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VOL. XXII. NUMBER 7.
ALLIES MUST AGREE
TO SENATE PROGRAM
FOB RATIFICATION
Vote Not Expected Before
Friday—Leaders of Both
Parties Busy With Align
ments on Reservations
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Four re
vised reservations to the peace
treaty were adopted today by the
senate foreign relations committee,
with the administration leaders vot
ing solidly against them.
The committee also adopted a pre
amble to the reservations providing
that the treaty should not become
effective until three of the other
principal allied an dassoclated pow
ers had agreed to the senate’s reser
vations. This, too, was opposed by
the administration senators.
Text of Reservations
The preamble and the reservations
as approved by the committee fol
low:
“Preamble: The committee also
report the following reservations and
understandings to be made a part
and a condition of the resolution of
ratification, which ratification is not
to take effect or bind the United
States .until the following reserva
tions and understandings have been
accepted as a part and a condition
of said instrument of ratification by
at least three of the four principal
allied and associated’powers,’ to-wit:
“Great Britain, France, Italy and
Jan.
“1. The United States understands
and construes article 1 that in case
of notice of withdrawal from the
League of Nations as provided in
said article the United States shall
be the sole judge as to whether all
its International obligations and all
its obligations under the covenant
have been fulfilled and notice of
withdrawal by the United States may
be given by a concurrent resolution
of the congress of the United States.
“2. The United States assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence of
any other country or to interfere in
controversies between nationals,
whether members of the league or
not, under the provisions of Articel
I, or to employ the military or naval
forces of the United States under
any article of the treaty for any
purpose unless in any particular case
the congress, which, under the con
stitution, has the sole power to de
clare war or authorize the employ
ment of the military or naval forces
of the United States, shall by act
or joint resolutions so'provide.
“3. No mandate- shall be accepted
by the United States under Article
XXII, part one, or any other provi
sion of the treaty of peace with
Germany except by action of the con
gress of the United States.
”4. The United States reserves to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within its do
mestic jurisdiction and declares that
all domestic and political questions
relating wholly or in part to its in
ternal affairs»concerning immigration,
labor, coastwise traffic, the tariff,
commerce and all other domestic
questions are solely within the
jurisdiction of the United States, are
not under this treaty to be submitted
in any way either to arbitration or
to the consideration of the council
or the assembly of the League of
Nations or any agency thereof or to
the decision or recommendation of
any other pow-er.
“5. The United States will not sub
mit to arbitration or inquiry by the
assembly or by the council of the
League of Nations provided for in
said treaty of peace any question
which in the judgment of the United
States depend upon or relate to its
long-established policy commonly
known as the Monroe doctrine; said
doctrine is to be interpreted by the
United States alone, and is hereby
dediclared to be wholly outside the
jurisdiction of said League of Na
tions and entirely unaffected by any
provision contained in the said treaty
of peace with Germany.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—Treaty
friends prepared todav for a last
trench fight to obtain unqualified
ratification of the pact.
While debate raged on the senate
floor over the Johnson treaty amend
ment today, Democratic and Repub
lican leaders worked strenuously in
cloak room to line up their forces
on the proposed reservations.
No vote was evpected until to
morrow on the Johnson amendment.
Further reservations will be consid
ered by the foreign relations com
mittee at a meeting late today.
Senator Jo’hnson, making a final
plea for his amendment to equalize
voting strength in the league, de
clared that he introduced it with
the most implicit faith that it would
be accepted by the senate with en
thusiasm and acclamation.
“I find that I am sadly mistaken.”
said Senator Johnson. “There are
gentlemen in this senate who refuse
to their country that which is as
sumed by another.”
Senator Hitchcock tlet’ared there
are ir.anj moves ahead for adminis
tration forces despite tne word that
several mild reservationists have in
dictated their approval of the foreign
relations committee reservations as
agreed on yesterday.
One move contemplated by Senator
Hitchcock is a straighcout vote on
ratification of the treaty with ut res
et vatiorss. He is expected to frame
maneuvers with a view Co putting
the Republican majority on record
against a. simple ratification of the
treaty before the reservations are
voted cn
This move, it is explained, will
force acceptance of Senator Hitch
cock’s theory that defeat of a ratify
ing resolution does not reject die
then on to vote down objectionable
reservations withoqt fear that this
could be continued as a defeat for
the treaty itself.
Scores of amendments to reserva
tions will be offered by Democratic
senators, it was said today. Dozens
of roll calls will be demanded, they
Eaid. indicating that the last round
of the treaty fight may be a long
one.
Democratic senators heard with
some surprise reports that the mild
reservationist group, including Sen
ators McNary, Lenroot, Hale and
probably Senators Colt and Kellogg,
plan to support the resolution of
ratification including reservations as
by - the senate foreign re
lations committee.
Type of War Refugee
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THIS LITTLE BOY is one of
many of the refugee children
found by the American Red Cross
wandering along the roads in
Greece. ’
The majority of these little ones
lost their parents during the war
and are now being cared for at
the dispensaries and orphan homes
provided by the American relief
workers in various parts of
Greece.
COTTON MARKET
MOST BULLISH
SINCE CIVIL WAR
Atlanta spot cotton scored another
high record on Wednesday, when the
market went to 37.90 cents, which
was an advance of 3-4 of a cent a
pound over Tuesday’s market of
37.15 cents. The latter also was a
new high record.
Although the market quotation
Wednesday was the highest ever
recorded—certainly the highest since
the War Between the States—even
this price did not equal the price
being freely paid by cotton buyers
at many small spot markets over
the state.
One of Atlanta’s largest spot deal
ers is authority for the statement
that buyers were offering and pay
ing 38 cents a pound, some of them
paying a fraction above 38 cents
at numerous points in Georgia.
“In other words,” said he, “cot
ton market quotations do not accu
rately gauge the present spot market.
’Cotton is ’worth what the grower
asks for it and what the buyer will
pay. Buyers were paying 38 cents
quite freely on Wednesday.”
Experienced cotton men declare the
present spot market is the most
bullish they ever saw or heard of.
Last week’s world cotton conference
held in New Orleans, where the spin
ners of the world candidly informed
the growers that they must nave
cotton regardless of price, is re
sponsible in large measure for the
upward swirl of the spot market.
It is significant that the spot mar
ket is outrunning the future mar
ket from 2 to 3 cents, showing that
the spinners are in the market buy
ing actual cotton, and are not hold
ing back on price. Apparently the
spinners attending the New Orleans
conference -went back home and com
menced buying.
Not only is the spot cotton market
on an upward swing practically un
precented, but the cotton goods
market is feeling the effects of ad
vanced prices. A very large whole
sale dry goods dealer of Atlanta said
Thursday:
“The New Orleans conference turn
ed loose a whole herd of bulls in
the market. They have crashed
through the spot cotton market and
are romping in the cotton goods mar
ket. I cannot get a price on cot
ton goods.”
That cotton will likely go to 40
cents before the bulls stop is the
opinion expressed by J. J. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture, who
states that the spot market at last
is beginning to yield to the prssure
of supply and demand.
East Lake’s Speed
Limit Not 115 Miles
An Hour as on Signs
The city council of East Lake has
issued a warning to motorists to dis
regard signs reading: “Speed limit
115 miles per hour—muffler cut-ou’-
allowed.”
These signs, it is stated, were
changed by some practical jokester,
and autoists must pass through East
Lake at fifteen miles an hour with
exhausts silenced.
The city fathers of East Lake
have begun a campaign atainst mo
torists who are taking advantage of
the unofficial sign, and have an
nounced that violators of the law
will be - rraigned before Mayor Til
son and fined $25 or more.
45,000 Pounds of
Sugar for Bees
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ Oct. 23.—For
ty-five- thousands pounds of gran
ulated sugar arrived here yesterday
and will be distributed to bee keep
ers in nine counties of central New
York. It is the main item in the
production oft he 1920 honey market.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Page ths
sugar hoarders. Hampton County
Improvement league asks sugar
equalization board for a ton and a
half of sugar to feed starving bees.
Arsenal for Sale
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. —Bids will
be opened November 3 at Edgewood
arsenal made for the sale of build
ings at the arsenal’s plant at Kings
port, Tenn.
MINERS TURN DM
PROPOSALS OFFERED
TO W WALKOUT
Compromise Termed Indefi
nite and Inadequate by
John L. Lewis —Shutdown
November 1 Scheduled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—The
United Mine Workers of America to
day formally rejected the proposal
by Secretary Wilson for settlement
of the coal strike called for No
vember 1.
John L. Lewis, president of the min
ers’ organization, announced that
the proposal was indefinite, inade
quate and failed to meet the situa
tion. He added that he would so
report to the joint conference this
afternoon.
The action of the miners means
that the coal strike probably will
start on scheduled time, unless Sec
retary Wilson can find some other
way to bring the miners and oper
ators together.
Mr. Lewis indicated the miners
would be opposed to continuing in
conference with the operators here,
unless a proposal very much more
favorable to the miners immediately
was forthcoming.
Mr. Wilson’s offer was: ,
That wage of miners be fncreased
at the expiration of the present con
tract to an amount equal to the in
crease in the cost of ’ living. This
increase would be effective from the
termination of the present contract
until March 31, 1920.
That the strike order be with
drawn.
That miners and operators enter
into negotiations for making a new
scale to be effective April 1, 1920.
If the offer :. accepted, these negot
iations to be started late in January.
Operators and miners professed to
differ on the interpretation of the
Wilson offer.
STATE OPERATION OF
IOWA MINES PROPOSED
DES MOINES, la., 'Oct. 23.—State
operation of lowa coal mines should
the miners’ strike become effective
November 1, is under consdieration,
Governor W. L. Harding, of lowa,"
announced today. If the coal min
ers’ strike causes public suffering,
the lowa executive expressed the
opinion he had power to order the
mining of coal and intimated he
might use this authority.
Total Demobilization
Os Souther Field Forces
Is Officially Ordered
AMERICUS, Ga„ Oct. 23.—The to
tal demobilization of the forces sta
tioned at Souther field is provided
for in orders just received by Col
onel Ira A. Rader, Commanding of
ficer of the aviation training sta
tion here. These orders provide that
the number of officers stationed at
the post shall be reduced to a to
tal of seven not later than Monday,
October 27, and that the enlisted per
sonnel there be reduced to four non
commissioned officers.
At present there are sixty-two en
listed men stationed at the post.
The orders direct Colonel Rader to
discharge certain officers named,
those to go including First Lieuten
ant James Carey and Second Lieu
tenant Percy Whitney, noth of whom
have been in the regular army es
tablishment during many years: Sec
ond Lieutenant Wallace P. Clarke
and Lieutenant J. B. Bl iiicn, the
latter being the inventor of a dirig
ible plane now being constructed at
the post. Officers who will be re
tained are Lieutenant E, A. Burg
torf, whose resignation now awaits
action; Robert Cronau, who will be
transferred to Dorr field, Arcadia,
Fla.; Lieutenant A. B. McMullen,
Lieutenant Perry W. Biaexier, Lieu
tenant John Wyatt, Lieutenant R. D.
Hentderson (medical); Major E. S.
Schofield and Lieutenant Colonel Ira
A. Rader, commanding officer.
Billy Dansey Now
Believed Found
HAMMONTON, N. J., Oct. 13.—A
woman kidnapper.is in possession of
missing Billy Dansey somewhere in
the middle west. Prosecutor Gaskill,
of this county, made this assertion
today. Information received by his
investigators from a passenger on a
railway train leads to thfs belief, he
said.
The three-year-old child wandered
away from his hqme near here fifteen
days ago. Since that time a coun
trywide search has been in progress
BEATS GASOLJNEfAT
15 CENTS A GALLON
New Invention Makes Fords Run
34 Miles’ on Gallon of Gasoline
and Start Easy in Coldest
Weather—Other Cars Show
Proportionate Savings.
A new carburetor which cuts down
gasoline consumption of any motor
including the Ford, and reduces gaso
line bills from one-third to one-hat'
is the n - oud achievement of tlie
Air Friction Carburetor Co., 21.3
Madison St., Dayton. Ohio. This re
markable invention not only in
creases the power of all motors from
30 to ’SO per cent but enables every
one to run slow on high gear. It also
makes it easy to start a Ford or anv
other car in the coldest weather with
out previously warming the motor
With it you can use the very cheap
est grade of gasoline or half gaso
line and half kerosene and still get
more power and more mileage than
you now get from the ’ighest test
gasoline. Manv Ford owners
they now get as high as 45 to 50
miles to a gallon of gasoline. So
sure are the manufacturers of the
immense saving their new carburetor
will make that they offer to send it
on 30 days’ trial to every car owner.
As it can be put on or taken off i > i
few minutes by anyone all readers
who want to try F should send their
name, address and make of car to
the manufacturers at once. They also
local agents to whom thev of
fer excentionalb- large profits. Write
them today.—(Advt.)
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1919.
LABOR WALKOUT
RAISES FEAR OF
HARM TO WILSON
Anxiety at White House
Over Effect on President’s
Health From Industrial
Conference Situation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. “The
president is making as satisfactory
progress as is possible fonder the cir
cumstances, ’ accorckng to a state
ment issued at noon today by Doc
tors Grayson, Ruffin and S tt.
“No new symptoms have devel
oped,” the announcement said.
Effect on Mr. Wilson’s health of thg
labor walkout at the industrial con
ference was a cause of some aniety
at the White House today.
In cases of nervous exhaustion, a
sharp disappointment, such as the
president might feel at the apparent
failure of his plan for settling the
industrial unrest, sometimes is a
bad effect.
Mr. Wilson also was confronted
with the necessity of taking some
action or advising the course of ac
tion to be taken, in the effort to
save the conference.
The prohibition enforcement bill
with the department of justice’s
opinion on its constitutionality was
to be laid before the president some
time today.
The president is known to be chaf
ing under this enforced inactivity
from participation in governmental
affairs, and although he has until
midnight of October 28 before the
bill becomes a law without signa
ture, the physicians again may low
er the bars and permit ihm to con*
sider the measure.
Rear Admiral Grayson, the presl
dent’s personal physician, made
plain that the increas d activity of
the president was not indicative of
any decided improvement in his con
dition. He expressed the opinion al
so that withholding important cues
tions from him probably wculd be
more harmful than allowing him to
consider them.
350DROWNWHEN
FOES SINK TWO
BOLSHEVIK SHIPS
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23.—Three hun
dred and fifty men were drowned
when two Bolshevik? destroyers were
sunk Tuesday, according to an of
ficial Bolshevik communique received
here today.
“Two Bolshevik destroyers from
Kronstadt were mined an dsunk,”
the statement said. “Three hundred
and fifty were drowned and six
saved.”
An official statement by the British
admiralty yesterday said the two
destroyers were sunk in an engage
ment with rßitish and Esthonian de
stroyers in the Gulf of Finland.
Two other Bolshevik destroyers were
said to have escaped.
PARIS, Oct. 23.—The American
relief administartion has sold food
stuffs sufficient to .supply Petrograd
for about thirty days, the supplies
being purchased so rsecurity by the
northwest Russian government.
While the Russians, therefore, ac
tually own the supplies, officers of
the American child feeding organiza
tion at Revel, are assisting in su
pervising the preparations for help
ing the people of Petrograd when
the city capitulates.
Food stocks weighing 12,000 tons
have been located in Stockholm and
can be purchased for the immediate
relief of Petrograd if credits can be
arranged.
One Killed, Five Hurt
As Recruiting Party’s
Car Runs Off Bridge
GRIFFIN, Ga., Oct. 23.—Mr. Joe
B. Hunter, a young man living about
two miles from here, was killed; two
soldiers from Camp Gordon were se
riously injured, and three civilians
were slightly hurt when an automo
bile in which they were riding ran
off tlie bridge on the Williamson
road Wednesday night.
The party of soldiers in a govern
ment car had been to Williamson on
a recruiting trip and were on their
way back to Griffin at he time of
the accident. The injured soldiers
are Privates Hunter and Pitts, from
Camp Gordon.
Peyton Hunter, whose legs and
back were broken, is not expected to
recover. ,
Army Fliers Killed in Transcontinental
Race When Their Plane Crashed in Utah
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LEFT TO RIGHT. LIEUTENANT STANLEY C. MILLER AND
LIEUTENAT FRENCH KIRBY—The eighth and ninth names were
added to the list of aviators killed in the army’s transcontinental race
when the plane of Lieutenant French Kirby and Lieutenant Stanley C.
Miller crashed near Castle Rock, Uutah. Their machine side-slipped
after the engine of their DH-4 stopped. Kirby was the pilot. He is
seen here with Miller examining a map of the route just before they
left Mineola, L. 1., for the Pacific coast.
KAISER SCOFFED
IT MTEWIOA
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Von Bernstorff Tells How
William Invited < Breach
With America Revela
tion Creates Sensation
BERLIN, Oct. 23.—The former
kaiser scoffed at the danger of
American intervention early in 1917,
according to Count von Bernstorff,
then ambassador to the United
States.
Replying to a question by Doctor
Sinsheimer when • he resumed testi
fying in the reichstag committee in
vestigation of the conduct of the war,
Von Bernstorff admitted that Wil
hem telegraphed Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman about January 16, 1917,
“that if a breach with America can
not be avoided, things must take
their course.”
The statement created a sensation,
several committee members gasping
audibly- There was a hurried con
sultation and after sqme delay a copy
of the telegram was produced. It
was rc.d by Sinsheimer.
“His majesty does not care a bit
about President Wilson’s peace of
fer.’' the telegram said. “If a breach
with America cannot be avoided,
things must take their course. Events
are developing.”
The excitement grew as the full
text was read and the committee and
audience grasped the full import ol
this hidden bit of imperial diplomacy.
There was a confused muttering,
above which Dr. Karl Helfferich,
former German ambassador to Rus
sia, could be heard to whisper loud
ly; “Nonsense.”
When the hearing was resumed,
Sinsheimer declared Germany’s pro
gram of peace conditions sent to
Wilson on January 12, 1917, and said
to be the same as Germany offered
December 28, 1916, were in reality
not the same.
“This is the first time that I ever
knew that,” interrupted Von Bern
storff, excitedly.
Returning to discussion of alleged
German plots in America. Von Bern
storff said he believed that nothing
ever transpired to justify the accusa
tion of conspiracy. He admitted that
certain German officials had partici
pated in acts of sabotage, but de
clared the German foreign office was
never a party to it.
“American opinion against Ger
many resulted maihly from the inva
sion of Belgium,” he maintained.
Resuming his testimony this aft
ernoon before the reichstag commit
tee Von Bernstorff replied in the af
firmative to the question:
“Was President Wilson an hon
est mediator?”
“But,” continued Von Bernstorff,
“Wilhelmstrasse (the German for
eign office) seemed to have had a
different opinion and dictated tactics
to be pursued by me which indicated
clearly their belief. 1 am honestly
of the opinion that at this time,
President Wilson intended there
should be a peace without either vic
tor or vanquished.”
Discfossing the exchange of notes
between the German foreign office
and the American state department
in 191 r, Von Bernstorff maintained
that President Wilson undoubtedly
was ready to attempt institution of
peace negotiations, providing Ger
many made plain she had no inten
tion of annexing Belgium.
When Secretary Lansing announc
ed that Captain Boy-Ed, German na
val attache, and Captain Von Papen.
German attache, must leave the
country, Von Bernstorff said he ask
ed Lansing if he also were impli
cated in the alleged plots.
“No, I would be sorry to see you
leave Washington,” Von Bernstorff
said Mr. Lansing replied
.at cording to Von Bernstorff, Col
onel House expressed sirhilar senti
ments.
Democratic Leader
Senator Martin Is
At Point of Death
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 23.
Thomas S. Martin, Democratic leader
in the United States senate, was in
a critical Condition here this after
noon and relatives expected his death
momentarily. His family has been
summoned to the bedside.
Senator Martin, who is seventy-two
years of age, suffered a breakdown
four months ago because of over
work, and his condition a few days
ago took a turn for the worse.
Physicians said he is suffering
from a leaking heart.
Paul B. Carter Pleads Not
Guilty to Charge of Sending
Infernal Machine in Mail
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Is Placed Under $5,000,
Bond by Judge W, T. New
man —Bond in State Case 1
Is SI,OOO
Following his indictment by the
grand jury on Tuesday morning on
the charge of naving -sent through
the mails to Captain John Kneu
bel, of Ebenezer, N. Y., a deadly in
fernal machine Paul B. Carter was
arraigned before Judge William T.
Newnan in the United States dis
trict court Tuesday afternoon and
pleaded not guilty to the charge
of the indictment.
The trial was continued until a
future date, which has not yet been
set. Judge Newnan stated that a
bond of $5,000 would be .required
of Carter by the United States
court. This is in addition to the
bond of SI,OOO required by the state
court in the charge of assault and
battery against his wife.
United States District Attorney
Hooper Alexander requested an ii
mediate trial, but the defendant’s
attorneys requested that the court
continue the case. The date of the
trial will be announced later.
Captain Kneubel, recipient of the
machine; Miss Mary Schultz, owner
of the boarding house in Philadelphia
where Carter is alleged' to have man
ufactured the machine; Lawton Nal
ley, Atlanta attorney, who, as Car
ter’s legal representative, has pos
session of Carter's suitcase, said to
contain materials of a deadly nature,
and Atlanta witnesses -who mailed
the machine at Carter's request,
thinking the contents to be candy,
were the principal witnesses giving
testimony in the case before the
federal grand jury.
These it is stated,
brought before the grand jury tes
timony and material evidence di
rectly to connect Carter with the
manufacture of the deadly instru
ment, the power of which would have
wrecked the postoffice or the train
or the building where it was opened
by Captain Kneubel, had its detonat
ing connections not been broken by
an accidental dent made by the post
office cancellation stamp.
Material similar to. and considered
by the inspectors to be the unused
part of, that used in tjie construc-
WILSON’S LETTER TO ROUND TABLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Presi
dent W’ilson Wednesday warned the
national industrial conference ft must
find some common ground of agree
ment, in a letter read to the confer
ence by Secretary Lane.
The letter follows:
To the Ladies and Gentlemen of
the Industrial Conference:
I am advised by your chairman
that you have come to a situa
tion which appears to threaten
the life of your conference, and
because of that lam resuming
to address a word of very sol
emn appeal to you as Americans.
It is not for me to assess the
blame for the present condition.
I do not speak in a spirit of
criticism of any individual or of
any group. But having called
this conference 1 feel that my
temporary indisposition should
not bar the way to a frank ex
pression of the seriousnes • of
the position in wb’- - ’his coun
try will be placed should you
adjourn without having convinc
ed the American people that you
had exhausted your resourceful
ness and your patience in an ef
fort to come to some common
agreement.
At a time when the nations of
the world are endeavoring to find
away of avoiding international
war, are we to confess that there
is no method to be found for
carrying on industry except in
the spirit and with the very
method of war? Must suspicion
and hatred and force rule us in
civil life? Are our industrial
leaders and our industrial work
ers to live together without
faith in each other, constantly
struggling for advantage over
each other, doing naught but
what is compelled?
My friends, this would be an
intolerable outlook, a prospect
unworthy of the large things
done by this people in the mas
tering of this continent; in
deed, it would be an invitation
to national disaster. From such
Cuts Clothing Prices
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—The Bell Tail
ors, Adams, at Green St., Chicago, 111.,
said to be the largest tailoring con
cern in America, announces a big
reduction in price on men’s tailor
ing. Their most popular value is
in all wool cassimere at $20.00, a
very attractive pattern, which is
generally sold at $30.00 to $32.00.
Even larger savings are offered on
their higher priced numbers. Their
latest catalogue, No. 282, containing
large cloth samples of many beauti
ful fabris, will be sent free upon
request to any reader of The Jour
nal.—(Advt.)
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THE DEADLY POISON NEE
DLE DEVICE and a photograph
of Paul B. Carter inscribed with
words of love. Both were receiv
ed by Mrs. Clara McMillen Carter
through the mails, the photograph
coming openly from her former
and the poison needle,
postoffice officials suspect, from
the same source.
tion of the infernal machine, was
to have been found in the room
occupied by Carter in Philadelphia,
where he was employed by the Bal
win Locomotive works. Electrical
contacts, coper lining, hard fibre in
sulation, a cigar box from which
part of the wood had been removed,
wires, and empty match boxes such
as were used to contain the ex
plosives were among the materials
found, it was alleged. All these
things are said to be counterparts of
the materials used in the construc
tion of the machine received by the
army captain.
a possibility my mind turns
away, for my confidence is abid
ing that in this land we have
learned how to accept the gen
eral judgment upon matters
that affect the public weal.
And this is the very heart and
soul of democracy.
It is my understanding that
you have divided upon one por
tion only of a possible large
program, which has not fully
been developed. Before a sev
erance is effected based upon
present differences, I believe
•you should stand togeether for
the -development of that full
program touching the many
questions within the broad scope
of your investigations.
It was in mind when this
conference was called that you
would concern yourselves with
the discovery of those methods
by which a measurable co-oper
ation within industry may have
been secured, and if new ma
chinery needs to he designed by
which a minimum of conflict be
tween employers and employes
may reasonably be hoped for,
that we should make an effort
to secure its adoption.
It cannot be expected that at
every step all parties will
agree upon each proposition or
method suggested. It is to be
expected however, that as a
whole, a plan or program can
be agreed upon which will ad
vance further the productive
capacity of America through the
establishment of a surer and
heartier co-operation between
all the elements engaged in in
dustry. The puolic expects not
less than that you shall have
that one end in view and stay
together until the way is found
leading to that end. or until it
is revealed that the men who
work and the men who manage
American industry are so set
upon divergent paths that all
effort at co-operation is doomed
to failure.
I renew my appeal that with
a full comprehension -of the
almost incomparable importance
of your tasks to this and to
other peoples and with full
faith in the high patriotism
and good faith of each other
you push your task to a happy
conclusion.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Bela Kun Escapes to
Italy, Backs Revolt
BERLIN, Oct. 23. —Bela Kun, for
mer director in Hungary during the
Communist regime, has escaped from
the internment camp at Vienna and
has gone to Italy, where he is en
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DELEGATES VOTED I
DOWN COLLECTIVE 1
BARGAINING PLEA
Labor’s “Last Word” Fails
to Get Approval, and
Gompers Announces With
drawal .
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.— Organ*,
ized labor tonight, through its leader,
Samuel Gompers, announced Its with
drawal from the national industrial
conference, which has been in ses
sion here since October 6 to estab
lish a new relationship between cap--
ital and labor.
Thomas L. Chadbourne, chairman
cf the public group, declared the pub*
11c delegates would remain in ses
sion and report direct to the presi
dent.
Mr. Gompers thanked the chair
man and members of the public
group for the courtesies shown labor
by that wing of the conference, but
said that since the right of collective
bargaining had been voted down three
times, once after President Wilson
had appealed to the conference to
stay in session, labor felt it had no
objects to gain in continuing the de
liberations.
Addressing the conference after
defeat of the resolution, Mr. Gompers
declared that the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor,
in a meeting last night, voted to de
vote all the moral and financial sup
port of the federation to aid the
steel strikers in enforcing their de
mand for collective bargaining.
“The word you have spoken here
means nothing,” Gompers told the
employers’ delegates. “You have de
feated the labor group in its decla
ration. but we will meet you again
in conference, and when we do meet
you there you will be glad to talk
collective bargaining.”
The conference voted down labor’s
resolution .for recognition of the right
of collective bargaining—a resolution
which Samuel Gompers, leader of the
labor delegates, had characterized aS
“the last word” on the subject.
The employers’ group of a major
ity of one decided to oppose'the reso
lution, and although the public and
labor delegates voted for the pro
poal, under the conference rules pro
viding for unanimous approval the'
declaration was lost.
Mr. Gompers, introducing the reso
lution, began by praising the work
of President Wilson, in expressing
a wish for his recovery. He de
clared the labor group had decided on
its present action in deference to
the wishes of the president express
ed in his letter read to the confer
ence by Secretary Lane at the morn
ing session.
Gompers’ resolution read:
“The right of wage earners to or
ganize without discrimination, to
bargain collectively; to be represent
ed by representatives of their own
choosing in negotiations and adjust- '
ments with employers in respect to
wages, hours of labor, and relations
and conditions of employment is rec
ognized.”
Gompers’ resolution differs from
collective bargaining resolutions vot
ed down* yesterday chiefly in that
it makes no mention of trade or
labor unions.
Charles Edw'ard Russell, Socialist
member of the public group, imme
diately seconded Gompers’ resolution,
and Chairman Lane permitted the '
waiving of the rule by which all
resolutions must be submitted to the
central committee of fifteen before
being discussed by the conference.
These tactics assured the Gompers’
resolution of immediate consideration
by the conference.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.— Out of
the wreck of the national industrial
conference, President Wilson today
sought to build new machinery to
bright about industrial peace In the
country. In a message to Chairman
Lane he asked that the public rep
resentatives in the conference con
tinue their work and make a report
to i)im.
It is the hope of the president and
other administration officials that
the public delegates, who were ap
pointed by Mr. Wilson and who rep
resent both employers and workers,
can formulate a program which will
be acceptable to capital and labor.
After announcing that he had re
ceived, President Wilson’s message,
Chairman Lane declared the national
industrial conference as originally
constituted adjourned, and immedi
ately called the members of the pub
lic group into session as new con
ference.
Secretary X>ane Explains
“The president desires the nature
of the conference changed and the
work carried on by the public? group,”
Mr. Lane said' in bis speech.
“Inasmuch as the burden of the
quarrels between capital and labor
falls on the public, it seems proper
that this group should undertake
to find the way. It recognizes the
fact that the people of the United
States are greater than any party.
“The public group will be asked
to make a report and to give adviqe
and suggestions as to the industrial
policies of this country, these to
be presented to the president.
“Outside the weather looks gloomy,
but out west we call wet weather
growing weather. So it may not be
as unkind as it seems to be.”
The employers’ group also went
into executive session when Mr. Lan®
adjourned the conference.
“We also may frame a group re
port to the president,” said Chair
man Harry A. Wheeler.
Samuel GomperS, president of th®
American Federation of Labor, In a
formal statement today, reiterated
that unless the employers’ group in
the conference agreed to the declara
tion that the workers without dis
crimination had the right to orga
nize it was worse that useless fofi
labor’s representatives to continue
the deliberations.
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