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VOLUME
PLOT AGAINST WILSON’S LIFE UNCOVERED
GREAT CROWD CHEERS AS WILSON AGAIN
CONSECRATES SELF TO NATION’S SERVICE
Great Ovation Is
Accorded Loyal
Legion in Parade
WILSON SMILES« i
BOWS IS ATUNTIANSI
PASS BY IN REVIEW
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President Recognizes Many!
Personal Friends in Gate
City Delegation, Notably
Judge George Hillyer
BT BALPK SMITH.
WASHINGTON, March s.—Enthusi
asm ran riot in the ovations accorded
Atlanta's Loyal x Legion as it paraded
down Pennsylvania avenue this after
noon, and passed through the pictures
que court of honor in review before |
President Wilson. The Legion. march
ing with precision of a well drilled com
pany of soldiers, to the martial music
of the Atlanta Drum and Bugle corps,
was at the front of the first brigade of 1
the civic organisations, facing the Tam
many Haul contingent and the militant
marching club of the Cook County Ds
mocracy.
Little Miss Dorothy Lawehe, daught
er of Bob Lawehe, leading the drum
corps was the toast of the town, and
was greeted along the Tine of march
with noisy demonstrations. The drum
corps, in their attractive uniforms shone
resplendent in contrast to thp regular
army and military bands In their more
sober uniforms. The sight of them fill
ed the eyes of the thousands of specta
tors in the reviewing stands, and their
music was provocative of patriotic en
thusiasm.
The Legion, lead by Mayor Asa G. i
Candler and the venerable Judge George
Hillyer. was acclaimed with popular
plaudits from the moment it swung into
line at the capitol behind the drum corps
untij after it had passed through tne
• court of honor and disbanded far down
Pennsylvania avenue, beyond the White
House. The natty business suits of the
, Legion members, the armpieces bearing
•he word "Atlanta," the white hickory
walking canes and the black derby hats
made a combination alike attractive and
impressive.
WILSON RECOGNIZES FRIENDS.
The president, who numbers among the
.egion many personal friends of years
-landing smiied and bowed his recogni
tion as the Atlanta contingent passed be- \
fore him, and turned to Mrs. Wilson to I
omment upon their presence in the pro-1
cession. Mr. Wilson recognised particu
larly Judge George Hillyer. who admit-j
ed him to the practice of law at Atlanta'
many years ago. and expects tomorrow
to renew acquaintances with Judge Hill
yer and other of his friends. The Le-1
gion will be given a special reception in
the east room of the White House Tues-|
day.
The inaugural parade was more than
r mere t recession as part of the cere-'
monies. *t was a* patriotic demonstra
t.on.
As the marching host of some 30,000
tramped from the capitol to the White
House before thousands of Americans
the martial music and unmistakabi'
note of national patriotism recalled to
many the days of more than 50 years
ago when the federal armies marched in
review over the same route.
The nation's# tignting r.ien. men who
have fought, the nation's wars and men
who will te calle J to fight them in the
'uture—all wer* represented in the long
Pre. Resplendent in-gold and blue and
eray, they marched in review before
the president. Army. navy, national'
guard; cavalry, infantry,
diers, marines; veterans of the Civil
war. boy scouts and Red Cross work
ers; all branches, past. present and
prospective, of military service snd
many thousands of citizens were rep
resented in the line
Pennsylvania avenue was massed •
with people on each side of the march
ing column. Great reviewing stands!
had been placed at iverv vantage point
along the li”e. Windows framed groups
or spectators, and thousands more had
places in balconies and on the house
ops. Between these walls of humani
ty marched the army of inauguration,
to th~ confused mixture of many
noises—bugles blowing bands playing.
»he rumble of artillery, the clatter of
horses* hqpfs and the steJd/ tramp <«f
marchers
* DIVISIONS OF PARADE.
The procession move ’ at the close
of the ipaucurtl ceremonies a*, the cap
ut’, swingling into lint behind Presi
dent Wilson and Mce •’rest-lent Mar
shal' as they returned to the While
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ARMED NEUTRALITY
MEME KILLED IN'
SENATE FILIBUSTER
Twelve Senators, Led by La-
Follette and Encouraged by
Stone, Defeat Will of Major
ity in Closing Hours
By Associated Press. >
WASHINGTON, March s.—The 64 th
congress expired at noon Sunday with
out a vote being reached in the senate on
the armed neutrality bill. .
Twelve senators, led by Senator La
Follette and encouraged by Senator
Stone, Democratic chairman of the for
eign relations committee, in a filibuster
denounced by President Wilson’s spokes
man as tha most reprehensible in the
history of any civilized nation, defied he
will of an overwhelming majority in
congress up/to the last minute and de
nied to the president a law authorizing
him to arm American merchants ships
to meet the German submarine menace.
Unyielding throughout twenty-six
hours of continuous session to appeals
that their defiance of the president
would be humiliating to the country; un
compromising in a crisis described to
them as the most serious to the nation
since the Civil war, LaFollette and his
small group of suporters refused a ma
jority of their colleagues an opportunity
to vote on the armed neutrality bill and
it died with the sixty-fourth congress.
To fix’ responsibility before the coun
try. «eventy-six senators, thirty Re
publicans and forty-six Democrats,
signed a manifesto proclaiming to the
world that they favored passage of the
measure.
The text of the manifesto follows:
The majority of United States
senators favored the passage of
the senate bill authorizing the
president of the United States to
arm American merchant vessels,
a similar bill having already pass
ed the house by a vote of 403 to 13.
Under the rules of the senate al
lowing unlimited debate It appears
to be impossible to obtain a vote
previous to noon, .March 4. 1917,
when this session of congress ex
pires. We desire the statement
entered on the record to establish
the fact that senate favored the
legislation and would pass it if a
vote could be obtained.
Thirteen senator declined to sign the
I declaration, but one of them, Senator
Penrose, Republican, of Pennsylvania,
announced that he would have voted for
| the bill had opportunity been afforded
I him.
NAMES OF FTLTBUSTERERS.
The twelve who went on record with
I the thirteen member of the house
against granting to President Wilson
the authority he asked from congress
in the crisis were:
Republicans—Clapp. Minnesota; Cum
mins. Iowa; Gronna, North Dakota; Ken
yon. Iowa; LaFollette, Wisconsin; Nor
ris, Nebraska; Works, California 7.
Democrats—Kirby. Arkansas; Lane,
Oregon; O’Gorman. New York; Stone,
Missouri; Vardaman. Mississippi—s.
Associated with them In opposition to
the armed neutrality bill were the fol
lowing thirteen representatives who
voted against the house bill Thursday
night:
Republicans—Benedict. California; Ca
ry. Wisconsin: Cooper, Wisconsin: Da
vis. Minnesota; Helgegen. North Dako
ta: Lindbergh. Minnesota: Nelson, Wis
consin; Stafford. Wisconsin! Wilson. Il
linois —9.
Democrats —Decker. Missouri; Shack
elford. Missouri; Sherwood. Ohio—3.
Socialist—London. New York—l.
The 76 senators 4vho signed the mani
festo were:
Democrats —A'shurst, Bankhead. Beck
hawi. Broussard.* Bryan, Chamberlain.
Chilton. Fletcher. Hardwick. Hitchcock.
Hollis. Hughes. Husting, James, John
son. South Dakota; Kern. Lea. Lee,
Lewis. Martin. Virginia; Martine. New
1 Jersey; Myers. Newlands, Overman.
Owen. Phelan. Pittman. Pomerene, Rans
• dell. Reed. Robinson, Saulsbury, Shaf
roth. Sheppard. Shields. Simmons. Smith.
Georgia; Smith. Maryland; Smith. South
Carolina; Swanson. Thomas. Thompson,
Tillman. Underwood. Walsh and Wil
liams.
Republicans—Borah. Brady. Brande
gee. Catron. Clark. Colt. Curtis. Dilling
ham. DuPont, Fall, Fernaid. Harding.
Jones. Lodge. McCumber. McLean. Nel
son. Oliver. Page. Poindexter, Sherman.
Smith. Michigan; Smoot. Sterling. Suth
erland. Townsend. Wadsworth. Warren,
Watson and Weeks —30.
Os the seven senators not recorded,
three. Galllnger and Golf, republicans,
and Gore, democrat, were absent on ac
count of sickness. Senators Lippltt.
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PRESIDENT WILSON TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
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FULL TEXT
OF SPEECH
BY WILSON
Wr ASHINGTON, March s.—President's Wilson’s inaugural address
was as follows:
My fellow citizens:
The four years which have elapsed since last I stood in this place
have been crowded with counsel and action of the most vital interest
consequence. Perhaps no equal period in our history has been so
fruitful of important reforms in our economic and industrial life or
so full of significant changes in the spirit and purpose of our political
action. We have sought very thoughtfully to set our house in order,
correct the grosser errors and abuses of our industrial life, liberate
and quicken the processes of our national genius and energy, and lift
our polities to a broader view of the people's essential interests. It is
a record of singular variety and singular distinction. But I shall not
attempt to review it. It speaks for itself and will be of Increasing in
fluence as the years go by. This is not the time for retrospect. It is
time, rather, to speak our thoughts and purposes concerning the
present and the immediate future.
Although we have centered counsel and action with such unusual
concentration and success upon the great problems of, domestic leg
islation to which we addressed ourselves four years ago, other matters
havd*more and more forced themselves upon our attention, matters
lying outside our own life as a nation and over which we had no con
trol, but, which, despite our wish to keep free of them, haye drawn us
more and more irresistibly into their own current and Influence.
IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID
INFLUENCE OF THE WAR
IT has been impossible to avoid them. They have affected the life of
the whole world. They have shaken men everywhere with a passion
and an apprehension they never knew before. It has been hard to
preserve calm counsel while the thought of our own people swayed this
way and that under their influence. We are a composite and cosmo
politan people. We are of the blood of all the nations thart are at war.
The currents of our thoughts as wall as the currents of our trade run
quick at all seasons back and forth between us and them. The war
inevitably set its mark from the first alike upon our minds, our indus
tries, our commerce, our politics, and our social action. To be indif
ferent to it or independent of it was out of the question.
And yet all the while we have been conscious that we were not
part of it. In that consciousness, despite many divisions, we have
drawn closer together. We have been deeply wronged upon the seas,
but we have not wished to wrong or injure in return; we have re
tained throughout the consciousness of standing* in some sort apart,
intent upon an interest that transcended the immediate issues of the
war itself. As some of the injuries done us have become intolerable, we
have still been clear that we wished nothing for ourselves that we were
not ready to demand for all mankind —fair dealing, justice, the free
dom to live and he at ease against organized wrong.
It is in this spirit and with this thought that we have grown more
and more aware, more and more certain that the part we wished to
play was the part of these who mean to vindicate and fortify peace.
We have been obliged to arm ourselves to make good our claim to a
certain minimum of right and of freedom of action. We stand firm
in armed neutrality since it seems that in no other way we can demon
strate what it is we insist upon and cannot forego. We may even be
drawn on, by circumstances, not by our own purpose or desire, to a
more active assertion of our rights as we see them and a more imme
diate association with the great struggle itself. But nothing will
alter our thought or our purpose. They are too clear to be obscured.
They are too deeply rooted in the principles of our national life to be
altered. We desire neither conquest nor advantage. We wish nothing
that can be had. onl}’ at the cost of another people. We have always
professed unselfish purpose and we covet the opportunity to prove
that our professions are sincere.
NO LONGER PROVINCIALS,
BUT CITIZENS OF THE WORLD
THERE are many things still to do at home, to clarify our own poli
tics and give new vitality to the industrial processes of our life,
and we shall do them as time and opportunity serve; but we
realize that the greatest things that remain to be done must be done with
the whole world for a stake and in co-operation with the wide and uni
versal forces of mankind, and we are making our spirits ready for those
things. They will follow in the immediate wake of the war itself and
will set civilization up again. We are provincials no longer. The
tragical events of the thirty months of vital turmoil through which we
have just passed have made us citizens of the world. There can be
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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1917.
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DAY BE GRACE TILL
JULY IGBINTED IN
REED BONE DRY BILL
Senate Stops Filibuster Long
Enough to Postpone the
Agony, Concurring in Action
of House
WASHINGTON, March 4. —The eenate
early this morning agreed to the Moon
resolution postponing the date of the ef
j fectlveness of the Reed "bone dry" reso
lution In the postal appropriation bill
until July 1 next. The house adopted
the resolution early last night.
After having one© objected to unanl- J
mous consent for the consideration of
the moon resolution postponing the op
eration of the law. Senator Vardaman, |
of Mississippi, at 2:30 o’clock this morn-'
ing withdrew his objection and the reso
lution was passed by the senate. It had
passed the house early Saturday.
By a vote of 284 to 86 the house
had already adopted the Moon resolution
designed to postpone enforcement of the
“bone dry” amendment to the postoffice
j bill, became effective today, until July
1-
Representative Moon, of Tennessee, i
chairman of the postoffice committee,
who offered tne resolution, declared
that President Wilson, who signed the
bill today, would have vetoed it if he
had not been assured the extension un
til July 1 would be granted by con
gress.
Some of the most active “dry” work
ers, including Democratic Leader Kitch
in and Representative -Sims, of Tennes
see, joined with “wet” representatives
In urging adoption of the resolution.
They were opposed by Representative.
Howard, of Georgia, and Representa
tive Almon, of Alabama.
of the resolution insisted
fairness should warrant its adoptiorf.;
They declared that many distillers, j
taken unaware by the law so suddenly
enacted, had large stocks of liquor on
hand which they could not possibly move
under the statute as it stands ezeept
at a loss. Many banks, too, it was de
clared, hold large amounts of ware
house certificates upon which they have
ATTORNEY GENERAL S
OPINION IS ASKED BN
PBESIDENTS POWER
Democrats of New Senate
Caucus to Start Fight for
Cloture Rule as Suggested
by President
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March s.—President
Wilson has referred to his legal advis
ors, his doubts of his power to arm
American ships in the absence of direct
authority from jongress. Some de- j
clslon is expected from the attorney'
general within the next twenty-four
hours.
A Democratic senate caucus has been
called for 10:30 tomorrow morning at
which one of the subjects discussed will
be a fight for a cloture rule to prevent
filibusters by a few senators such as
killed the armed neutrality bill.
The president advocates Immediate re
form of rules by the senate at the ses
sion called for today ,to prevent a small
minority from holding up legislation in
the future. .
After* twelve senators, le.d by Senator
La Follette, had defied the wish of an
overwhelming majority to vote on the
neutrality bill until forced adjourn
ment yesterday noon carried the meas
ure down to its death. President Wilson
issued a statement denouncing the ob
structionists and expressing doubt
whether he can ffroceed to arm ships
without legislative sanction.
Referring to the filibuster, the presi
dent's statement said:
“The result In this case Is a complete
paralysis alike of the legislative and
executive branches of our government.
"A little group of wilful men, repre
senting no opinion but their ’own, have
rendered the great government of the
United States helpless and contempti
ble.
"Although as a matter of fact the na
tion and the representatives of the na
tion stand back of the executive with
unprecedented unanimity and spirit, the
impression made abroad, of course, will
be that It is not so and that other gov
ernments may act as they please with
out fear that this government can do,
anything at all. We cannot explain.'
The explanation is incredible.”
The president’s statement followed
a conference at the White House be
tween Mr. Wilson, Scretary McAdoo,,
Postmaster General Burleson, Colonel
E. M. House, Vance C. McCormick,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, and Secretary Tumulty.
It will be noted that the president
referred to the opposition group as
containing eleven senators, whereas
thirteen who had opportunity to do so
failed to sign the manifesto. Senator I
Penrose did not sign, but said he would
have voted for the armed neutrality
bill had opportunity been afforded.
It was assumed that the president
had eliminated also Senator Stone in
his list, because Stone announceed he
opposed the bill, but did not oppose a
vote.
The senate has been called by the
president to meet In special session to
day In accordance with the custom of
having such sessions at the beginning
of each administration to install the |
vice president and confirm nominations. |
There has been much discussion of
late of continuing the session this tim#
to consider changing the senate rules.
A persistent fight has been waged for
years for some form of cloture and
opposition to it has dwindled in spite
of the powerful tendency to resist any
tampering wtlh traditions of the sen
ate. Debate there always has been un
limited.
Georgia Artillery
Leaves for Home
(By Associated Press.)
SAN ANTONIO, March s.—The First'
battalion of Georgia field artillery at
El Paso left for home today. Batteries
of the Georgia artillery, with exception
of battery B, will go to Savannah. Bat
tery B and a detachment of sanitary
troops will be mustered out at Atlanta,
advanced money that would be of doubt
ful value if the law were not amended.
Representative Howard denounced the
resolution bitterly. Enough “wet" j
spots, such as Chicago, St. Louis and ,
Cincinnati, remain in which distillers
can dispose of their surplus stocks, he
said. He predicted these cities would
be "dry" in two years.
President Wilson on Saturday signed
the postoffice appropriation bill contain
ing the "bone dry’’ prohibition pro
visions.
Seven southern states, Virginia. Ten
nessee, North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama and Mississippi, and at,
least eight others are added to “bone'
dry” states and after Jul ■ 1 it will be
unlawful to import liquor in any quan-;
tlty for personal .use. Arkansas already
was bone dry under state law. Florida,
Louisiana and Texas are not affected
by the "bone dry” provision.
The same bill prohibits delivery in
the mails of any publication or corres
nondence bearing liquor advertising in
states which by their own laws pro
hibit such advertising within their bor-
NUMBER 44.
STIRRING CALL ISSUED
FOR UNITED AMERICA
IN MBH SPEECH
President Takes Oath in Pub
lie Immediately After Vice
President Marshall Is Sworn
in in Senate Hall
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(By Aaioeixted Frau.)
HOBOKXir, N. J., March S— .Mb aS*
leged plot against life of President
Wilpon has been uncovered hare, ao<
cording to ’detectives who today aerert*
ed Frjltz Kolb, a German reservist from
Mexico. In a hotel where Kolb had en
gaged a room were found two bomba
which, the detectives said, were to have
been sent tonight to the president. V
(By A»»ootatsd Frets.)
NEW YORK, March 5-—Fritz Kolb,
arrested In Hoboken today, was a Ger
man reservist who came to the "United
Stattes from Mexico Olty after the Eu
ropean war bjegan, according to Infor
mation given out at pollc eheadquar
ters here.
New York detectives have been fol
lowing him for some time. It was stat
ed, after *lt was discovered he wag
handling explosives.
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(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March s.—President
Wilson took the oath of office In punilo
at 12:45 o'clock this afternoon and
livered his Inaugural address before a
great crowd which packed the plaza at
the east front of the capitoh
Vice President Marshall had been In
augurated in the senate chamber a few
minutes before.
With a new consecration to the na
tion's service, the president, touching
on the international crisis, declared
there could now be no turning back
from the tragical events of the last
thirty months which have brought
Americans a new responsibility as co
zens of the world. The president de
clared anew that America must Ktand
for peace, stability of free peoples, na
tional equality In matters of right, that
the seas must be free to all and that
the family of nations shall not support
any governments not derived from the
consent of the governed.’
Sounding a solemn warning to the na-,
tlon against any faction or Intrigue to.
break the harmony or embarrass the
spirit of the American people, the presi
dent called for an America "united In
feeling, in purpose, and in Its vision o£
duty, of opportunity and of service.”
At the conclusion of his address th«|
president led the inaugural procession
back to the White House, where it passl
ed in review before him.
NEW YORK GUARDSMEN.
Just before 10 o’clock the Twelfth an<4,'
Sixty-ninth regiments of the New York
national guard began moving to their
positions along Pennsylvania avenue,
where they were detailed to lino the
street while the president was passing.
The Twelfth was placed along from the
White House toward the capitol and
the Sixty-ninth was detailed from the
capitol toward the White house.
Bronzed and hardened by months of
service on the Mexican border, the reg
iments presented a fine appearance as
they swung along In Uieir long, heavy,
olive drab ulsters. At*lo o’clock Major
General Scott, grand marshal,yand his
staff, began assembling In the court of
the state, war and navy building. The
staff was composed mainly of more than,
fifty regular army officers, headed by
Major General Bliss, as chief. They as
sembled In column of fours and with
platoons In order from front to rear,
ready to swing out Into Executive ave
nue and over to the front of the White
House grounds Into the court of honor.
It was the first time since the first
inaugural of Lincoln that troops had
been used to guard the line of march.
Then, as now, the country was at a
great crisis. X
CADETS ESCORT MARSHALL.
Meanwhile, cadets from Culver Mili
tary academy were forming at Vice
President Marshall’s hotel ready to es
cort the vice president and Mrs. Mar
shall to the White House to join the
presidential party for the march to the
capitol.
The celebrated Black Horse Troop
was the vice president’s escort.
While thingg were getting into mo
tion about the White House, last-minute
preparations were rapidly taking form
at the capitol. Senators were assem
bling for the special session and their
part of the inaugural ceremonies and
the great crowd on the plaza was gath
ering for the out&oor exercises at
which the president delivers hig in
augural address.
Promptly at 10:30 the grand mar
shal’s staff swung over through th©
court of honor and halted.
Immediately afterward the president’s
escort of cavalry from Fort Myer form
ed In column of platoons with flank rid
ers in the center. The vice president's
escort took a place immediately behind.
In the president’s carriage, drawn by
four horses. Senators Overmaru and
Smith, of Georgia, rode with the*presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson. In the carriage
with the vice president and Mrs. Mar
shall rode Senator Warren, of Wyoming,
and Representative Rucker, of Missouri.
The president’s carriage was entirely
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