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Mtatrta Smit wal VOL. XXII. NO. 77. THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS--GERMAN INDEMNITY COMMITTEE DECLARES FOR PALMER JUDGE FLYNT■ PROTESTS ACTION OF SUBCOMMITTEE Chairman Declares Commit tee Has No Further Right Than to Declare Result of Preferential Primary The Democratic state executive committee, by an overwhelming' viva voce vote, ratified the action of its subcommittee on rules, taken last week in Atlanta, in declaring A. Mitchell Palmer the winner of the Georgia presidential primary and de claring him entitled to name the del egates to the Democratic national convention to be held in San Fran cisco June 28. The issue as to whether the Geor dla delegation to the national Demo cratic convention at San Francisco, shall be declared by the subcommit tee of the state Democratic executive committee to have been won by At torney General A. Mitchell Palmer, was precipitated at the outset of the special meeting of the full commit tee held Monday noon at the Kim ball House. The committee was called upon by five members of the subcommittee and by the supporters of Mr. Pal mer to ratify the action of the sub committee on May 11. At that time the subcommittee declared by reso lution that Mr. Palmer had, In the primary of April 20th, won a plural ity of the county unit vote and was therefore entitled to the Georgia delegation at the national Demo cratic convention. The ratification of this resolution, was demanded by Judge W. W. Stark, of Jackson coufity, after the report of the subcommittee had been read by Secretary Hiram L. Gard ner, of Eatonton. Major C. E. McGregor, of Warren county, at this point insisted that the report of the subcommittee was addressed to the convention to be held May 18, and not to the state Democratic executive committee. He declared that the report should be acted upon by the convention com posed of representatives fresh Jrom ! the people of Georgia. Flynt Explains “This is an issue which Involves; the life of the Democratic party of j Georgia,” declared Major McGregor, ] “and by no stretch of the imagina tion can this committee assume au thority to pass upon the subcommit tee’s report.” Judge James J. Flynt, of Griffin, chairman of the state committee, at this point took occasion to explain his position, which was in agreement with that of Major McGregor. Judge Flynt on May 11 refused to sign the resolution declaring Mr. Palmer en titled to the Georgia delegation, and declined to certify the result of the primary to the state convention on the ground that It exceeded the au thority of the state committee. “I will uphold and support every rule laid down by this committee for the conduct of the presidential primary on April 20," declared Judge Flynt, “but I will not go one damn step further! We have no authority further than to declare the number of county unit votes received by each candidate and to say which candidate received a plurality. We are abso lutely unauthorized to darw any fur ther conclusion as to the result of the primary.” , Major McGregor Replies Fermor Barrett, of Stephens coun ty, introduced a substitute for the whole, ratifying in different lan guage the action of the subcommit tee. Judge Stark accepted the substi tute, and declared with considerable vehemence that it was time for the state executive committee to show its backbone by upholding the rules after the candidates had made the race under them without a protest. This declaration was received with applause. Major McGregor, replying to Judge Stark, sgys: "Why this anxiety to ratify the ac tion of the subcommittee? Why this unwillingness to subjnit this ques tion to the convention? Why- this attempt to usurp your authority? If you persist, I warn you to prepare for war. I warn you to consider well the result of the presidential election in November before you take this action.” E. J. Giles, of Toombs county, speaking in support of the Barrett substitute, said he was not at the meeting of the state committee when the subcommittee was appointed, but he was here now to uphold their hands, and he was not going to be swayed from his decision by the threats of any man. He said Major McGregor’s speech was tantamount to saying that unless the state com mittee acted in accordance with the pleasure of Mr. Watson, then Mr. Watson and his supporters would bolt the Democratic nomination and vote the Republican ticket in the Re publican election. His remarks also were greeted with applause. Juage Flynt Speaks At this point Chairman James J. Flynt relinquished the gavel to the vice chairman, N. F. Culpepper, of Meriwether county, and delivered a few remarks in support of his posi tion. He said he had always voted a straight Democratic ticket since com ing of age; that he would rather see the Democratic party in the ascen dancy than to hold any public office; that he was not a candidate for Dem ocratic national committeeman or any other office; but he warned the committee that when they ratified the action of the subcommittee they would be sowing a wind from which the Democratic party in Georgia would reap the whirlwind in the fu ture. He declared it was not neces- (Continued on Page 6, Column 5) DELEGATES OF THREE CANDIDATES ARRIVE Smith and Watson Men Deny Palmer’s Right to Name All Delegates From the State Democratic State Convention to Begin Session on Tuesday The Democratic state conven tion will begin its sessions at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning in the Atlanta theater. Delegates ’will occupy the down stairs seats of the theater. Spec tators will occupy the stage and the balcony and gallery seats. Admission will be by ticket only. Albert Howell, Jr., for Mr. Palmer; J. R. Smith, for Senator Smith, and B. M. Blackburn, er whoever else may be named by Mr. Watson, will have charge of the giving out of equal allotments o£ tickets. Delegates representing the three candidates in the recent presidential primary were in Atlanta Monday in readiness for the convention which meets at 10 o’clock Tuesday morn ing in the Atlanta theater. The delegates representing A. Mitchell Palmer were claiming the right under Rule X of the Demo cratic state executive committee to name the entire delegation to repre sent the state at the Democratic national convention to be held in San Francisco on June 28. Rule X provides that the candidate receiv ing the highest county unit vote in the primary shall name the national delegation. On the face of the re turns, Mr. Palmar received the high est county unit vote. The delegates representing Sen ator Hoke Smith and those repre senting Thomas E. Watson deny the authority of the state committee to make a rule governing the action of the convention. They assert the supremacy of the convention’s au thority in naming the delegation to San Francisco. They deny that Mr. Palmer carried the primary. They concede him the right to name the delegates in those congressional dis tricts which he carried, but they do not concede him the right to name all the delegates. They hold that the primary was inconclusive in the sense that neither candidate received a majority of the county unit votes. They claim that the convention, if it means anything at all, must be controlled by a majority. Inasmuch as the delegates representing Mr. Palmer are not a majority, but only a plurality, they refuse to concede the Palmer members the right of controlling the convention. Willing to Compromise Though claiming the right under rule 10 to name all the delegates to San Francisco, some of the leading Palmer supporters at the same time were reported as anxious to make an agreement which would be satisfac tory to Senator Smith and Thomas E. Watson in the interest of harmony in the party in Georgia. Some of these Palmer leaders went so far as to declare that they would agree to the election of a new na tional committeeman in place of Clark Howell, who has held the posi tion twenty-five years, in order to satisfy Senator Smith. But they in sisted, nevertheless, on a delegation to San Francisco which would be composed exclusively of Palmer sup porters and which would be instruct ed to vote for the attorney general "first, last and all the time.’’ So far as Senator Smith was con cerned, it was understood that he continued to stand upon his original proposition of a divided delegation uninstructed as to the Democratic nominee. That is to say, he thought the fairway and logical way to com pose the convention’s differences would be to name a delegation com posed of the supporters of all three candidates in the presidential pri mary, the ratio to be determined ac cording to the congressional districts they carried, and their instructions to leave them free to vote for which ever Democrat they Considered the best qualified and most available as the party’s standard-bearer. It did not seem likely that the Pal mer leaders wmuld consent to a di vided delegation. The outcome, therefore, of the "harmony” suggestions going the rounds was very much in doubt when this edition of The Journal went to press. It did not seem likely that the Smith supporters would con sider anything less than a delega tion apportioned on the basis of the popular vote in the presidential pri mary. Caucuses Monday Night In the meantime, there was a meeting of the Democratic state (Continued on Page Column 5) PLOTTOffISMIZE U. S. NAVY IS BEHIND SIMS, DANIELS SAYS Secretary Also Declares That Plan Was Laid to Make a Rubber Stamp of Him WASHINGTON, May 17.—An ef fort to Prussianize the American navy and make a “rubber stamp” of its civilian head is behind the at tack led by Rear Admiral Sims, Sec retary Daniels declared today. Resuming his defense before the senate naval investigating commit tee, Mr. Daniels turned his heaviest guns on Admiral Sims and those supporting him. “Let me state to you gentlemen and to the American people what is behind this blatant hue and ci'y you have been deluged with,” Mr. Daniels said. “If you have not already seen the cloven foot, you will find a deep seated determination to organize the navy department upon the approved Prussian plan by giving all power to the military and taking all away from the civilian. Want German Navy “The evidence has disclosed a de sire to misrepresent the secretary of navy because he was not a rub ber stamp secretary. 1 have no quarrel with any officer who be lieves the Prussian system is better than the American system, or who favors a general staff or some oth er centralized military rather than civilian authority in the navy de partment. “But most of these officers seek to camouflage their Prussian ideas. What they desire is a civilian rubber stamp secretary with no power ex cept to draw his salary and ‘sign here’ when the military ohieftains tell him where to affix his name. “They wish a Germanized navy. Before the war some of them openly avowed that the German military method was their model. Move Against Secretary “One of Admiral Sims’ chief ob jects in writing his letter of Jan uary 7 and bringing about this in vestigation was to curtail the pow er of the secretary and remove the navy as far as possible from civil ian control. “If congress believes that civilian control is a great evil, let it follow Admiral Sims’ lead, create a gen eral staff on the German model and name some Von Tirpitz to rule the navy. But let us have no camou flage about it. Abolish the position of secretary of the navy, or provide that some admiral shall fill that post with a seat in the president’s cabinet. That would be the open way to do it, rather than put some Admiral Sims In control with a nom inal secretary as his clerk, messen ger boy and rubber stamp. “If this committee desires to raise that issue, I am perfectly will ing to go to congress and the coun try on it.” Mr. Daniels referred to his feud with Bear Admiral Bradley Fiske, which culminated in the admiral’s retirement. He charged Admiral Fiske “surreptuously and secretly” tried to reduce the secretary’s office to a position “somewhere between that of a figurehead and a rubber stamp.” Admiral Fiske appeared at the hearings recently as a witness tor Admiral Sims. BOLSHEVIKI ARE STRIKING BACK AT POLISH ARMY LONDON, May 17. —Russia Bol shevik forces are striking back at the Polish and Ukrainian troops which captured Kiev about ten\ days ago, 'according to an official state ment issued in Moscow yesterday and received here by wireless. The state ment said Soviet troops had started an advance and were engaged about ten miles northeast of Kiev. Prohibition Decision Is Again Postponed WASHINGTON, May 17.—The su preme court failed again today to decide the validity of the prohibi tion amendment and the erffCrcement act and recessed until June 1. No decision will now be made be fore June 7. The court previously planned to announce decisions on June 1. 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Bonlnois, who has learned art, ‘‘as she really is,” in many world’s fashion centers, is now painting ships, or some such, in the middle of fair backs —or bare backs. It’s the latest American fad. REBELS ARE HOT IN PURSUIT OF CARRANZA ARMY VERA CRUZ, May 17. —(By the Associated Press.) —General Candido Aguilar, governor of the state of Vera Cruz and son-in-law of Presi dent Carranza, who has been virtu ally a prisoner of revolutionary forces near Orizaba for the past week, escaped last night. It is be lieved he is trying to join Carranza, who fled into the mountains near Chalchicomula on Friday and who, so far as is known, has not as yet been located. General Aguilar has with him about 300 of his followers. Pursuit of Carranza is being vig orously pushed by Generals Pedro Sanchez and Higinio Aguila, leaders of the revolutionary forces which fought a grim battle with Carranza’s, army near Rinconada last week. They have a superior force of cavalry and are searching the mountains for some trace of the fugitive president. General Medina left here today over the Inter-Oceanic railroad for the purpose of intercepting Carranza if he attempts to reach the state of Vera Cruz. Lack of food and water lowered the rnSrale of Carranza’s men so that their defeat at the hands of the rev olutionists was a comparatively easy task, says a dispatch from the Asso ciated Press correspondent in the battle zone. He has just been joined by a correspondent of the newspaper El Dictamen of this city, who was with Carranza when he fled from Mexico City on May 7 and witnessed much of the fighting around San Marcos and Rinconada. Carranza Flees When revolutionary troops swept down on the capital, Carranza de cided to flee, clinging to the idea that it was necessary for him to reach Vera Cruz and establish his executive powers. His trains carried 10,000 men and a large amount of war mu nitions, in addition to the presiden tial suite and government funds and archives. On May 8 the Carranza trains reached Apazaco where they were joined by troops commanded by General Pilar Sanchez. They then pushed on, but soon the engin eers reported they could go no fur ther because their locomotives were out of water. The troops detrained andn pushed THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS WILL BE BIG NEWS MONTHS The national conventions of both the Democratic and Republican parties will soon be staged — And then will come the campaign with all of its excitement ind enthusiasm — And that will be only a part of the interesting news which readers of THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL will find in their paper every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from now to October Ist. ' FIVE MONTHS FOR 50c We are making a special offer to send The Atlanta Tri Weekly ‘Journal to you from now until October Ist for only 50c. SEND YOUR 50c TODAY In order not to miss another copy, send in your 50c today and your subscription will be started at once. Fill in the following blank, with your name and address, and send it together with 50c today. THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Here is 50c enclosed, for which send me THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL from now until October 1, 1920. Name R. F. 0 P. 0................................. Stale FARMERS PLAN TO ASK RECOGNITION OF THEIR WANTS WASHINGTON, May 17.—Organiz ed farmers have completed plans to force recognition of their wants in the presidential platforms of both great parties, according- to informa tion here today. Political leaders have been warn ed that unless farmers obtain this recognition there, is possibility of the organization of a new party, it was also learned. A committee of 100 farmers’ repre sentatives will go to Chicago and San Francisco to work for planks desired by farmers, Secretary Charles A. Lyman, national board of farm organizations, said today. The committee will speak for 2,- 000,000 farmers affiliated with the board, according to Mr. Lyman. Writ ten planks will be submitted to the conventions. They are being prepar ed by a special committee headed by C. O. Drayton, Greenville, 111., pres ident of the Farmers’ Equity Union. Among reforms desired by farm ers as outlined today by Mr. Lyman, are: , Amendment of anti-trust legisla tion to give farmers full opportunity to buy and sell food through co-op erative organizations without the continual menace of prosecution and imprisonment on charge of monop oly. New legislation to regulat-e the packing industry to establish real competition and stop the exploitation by farmers and stock raisers. Government operation of the Mus cle Shoals nitrate plant to provide fertilizers at a reasonable cost and remove American farmers from the menace of the Chilean nitrate trust. The farmers of the country will take a more active interest in the coming campaign than ever before, Representative Baer, North Dakota, non-partisan representative in the house, predicted today. on down the road, defeating a force of revolutionists which tried to check their advance. After the track had been cut be hind it, means was found to take the presidential train further toward Vera Cruz, and on May 1 it reached San Marcos. Rinconada was reached the next day and there a battle was fought against troops commanded by General Mireles which were defeated by the heavier columns commanded by Carranza. MOTION FOR END Or IM IS PASSED BY MJ 8 WE Result Goes to Conference. Veto by President Wilson Regarded as Certain —Un- derwood Speaks as New Party Leader WASHINGTON. May 15.—With few thrills and no hitch in the pre arranged program, the senate today, adopted, 43 to 3R, the Republican resolution declaring the state of war with Germany and Austro-Hungary at an end. The measure was in the form of a substitute for the peace resolution recently adopted by the house, which deait with Germany alone. The two proposals will be adjusted in confer ence beginning next week, the result be indorsed by both houses and the final resolution be sent to the presi dent for signature. That the president will veto it is a foregone conclusion, unchallenged by any speaker during debate in the house or senate. It is uncertain when the final res olution will reach the White House, but the Republican leaders anticipate no difficulty in putting through a conference draft with little delay.. The senate vote gave the majority of five predicted by Democratic lead ers for the Knox substitute. The party alignment was about that an ticipated. Three Democrats, Reed, of Missouri, Shields, of Tennesse, and Walsh, of Massachusetts, joined the Republicans In supporting the reso lution. Two Republicans, McCum ber, of North Dakota, and Nelson, of Minnesota, who were paired—lined up with the Democratic opposition. Predictions by leaders on both sides that the treaty of Versailles would remain in its present unrati fied position indefinitely were made during the debate. Senator Under wood, of Alabama, in his first speech in his new role as Democratic leader, declared that the Republicans had apparently “foreclosed” action on the treaty for the present session of con gress. From the Republican side, Senator Harding. Republican, Ohio, declared the resolution was a dem onstration against ‘‘one-man rule” of President Wilson. The resolution was* denounced as “futile, impotent, useless and dohe for no other than political purposes, to deceive the people,” by Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, administra tion spokesman. He also reiterated, against Republican denials, that President Wilson’s pronouncements had “pledged” the nation to the League of Nations. The senate substitute goes to the house Monday with the promise of early arrangement for a conference, although there was said to be senti ment for immediate concurrence by the house in the senate measure. The prospective house conferees are Chairman Porter and Representative Rogers, of Massachusetts, Republi cans. and Representative Flood, of Virginia, of the foreign affairs com mittee. Representative Porter said tonight that members could “rest as sured that there would ,be no quarrel over a peace resolution.” Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, in explaining to the senate his vote iii support of the Knox resolution,* said: , , “In my opinion the treaty of Ver sailles is so full of international in justices that it is a service to our country to do whatever can be done to prevent ratification in its original f °The Knox resolution, he added, was the "onlv constructive measure sug gested tending to remove the chaotic state of the country.” and protested against his party being compelled to make any such defense in the next election of the “international mjus tice and robbery” which he said had been placed in the treaty. The vote as it stood today is not sufficient to pass the measure <ner the almost certain veto of President Wilson. The line-up was the same as on the motion to substitute the Knox resolution for the similar resolution passed bv the house. . Immediately after adoption of the resolution. Senator Reed, M’ sf ,ourn introduced two bills for immediate reneal of all war-time ,aw - . The roll call on adoption of the resolution follows: For adoption: » , Republicans—Ball, Borah, Brande Calder. Capper, Colt. Curtis, J Dillingham, Edge. Elkins Fall Fer naid, France. Gronna, Hale, Harding. Johnson. California; Jones, Wash ington; Kellogg. Kenyoni. Keyes, Knox, Lenroot. Lodge, McCoimick, McLean. McNary. Moses. New. Nor ris. Page, Pbipns. Poindexter. Sher man, Smoot. Spencer. Sterling, Town send. Wadsworth and Warren—4o. Democrats—Reed. Shields and Walsh. Massachusetts —3. Total for. 43. , Against—Republicans —Nelson, 1. Democrats Ashhurst, Chamber lain. Comer, Culberson, Dial, Gay, I Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harrison, Hen derson Hitchcock, Jones. New Mex ico; Kendrick, King, McKellar, Myers, Nugent, Overman, Owen, I helan, Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell, Rob inson, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Arizona: Smith, Maryland; Smith, South Carolina; Stanley, Swanson, Thomas. Trammell. Underwood, Walsh. Montana, and JVilliams —3<. Those paired for *the amendment i were; _ ~ Republicans Cummins. Freling -1 huysen, LaFollette, Penrose. Sutner ■ land and Watson —6. Paired against, Republicans—Mc i Cumber —1. x , I Democrats Beckham, Fletcher, ; Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby and : Wolcott —5. „ ~, i Absent and not voting: F.epubli ; can. Newberry—l. i Democrats —Gore, Smith, Georgia G. O. P. PEACE PACT IS SENT BACK TO HOUSE WASHINGTON, May 17. —The Re j publican peace resolution, adopted ; Saturday by the senate, but in dis- I ferent form, went back today to the ! house, where it originated. Chair man Porter, of the foreign affairs committee, was prepared to ask that it be sent to conference, and there was no indication of opposition. No program has been agreed upon for rushing the measure through the conference, but Republican leaders said the differences would be ironed ! out so that it might go to the presi dent this week. Democrats and Republicans agreed that the president would veto it. the former asserting that it would die then through failure to obtain a two-thirds vote for Scents a cop*. $1.50 A SEAR. LUMP SUM AGREED ONBYMKLO-FRENCH HYTHE WfflCE French Evacuate Territory East of Rhine Other Agreements Are Reached by Session of Allies \ PARIS, May 17. —It is understood in official circles here that the An glo-French conference at Hythe, which closed yesterday, decided that the sum total which Germany should pay as reparation would be fixed at 120,000,000,000 marks gold (approxi mately $30,000,000,000). It is also understood that It was decided Germany would be permitted to issue bonds covering her indebt edness to the allies, payable in an nual .installments. Such action, it is pointed out, would enable France to discount a part of her claim on Germany and permit her to settle her debts to the United States and the allies. These decisions, together with the action taken postponing the Spa con ference with the Germans on June 21, comprise the definite conclusions «. reached by the French and British premiers and their advisers, accord ing to the understanding here. AH the other details of the arrange ments remain to be settled by the financial delegates, who are still working upon them. A special conference of the allies will be held at Ostend to consider financial questions among the allies, it is*stated. This meeting will be independent of the League of Na tions conference at Brussels. The dates of these conferences remain to be fixed. U. S. DEBT IS NOT INCLUDED IN PLAN HYTHE, England, May 17.—(8y the Associated Press.) —The Anglo- French corfibination which has suc ceeded the big four in the manage ment of the allies’ dealings with Germany, determined at Sunday’s session here upon the principles for the settlement of both the German indemnity and inter-allied debts. The principles are that the finan cial experts of the two governments shall recommend, a lump sum for the indemnity and that the pay ments of the inter-allied debts shall proceed parallel with Germany’s payments. This arrangement is a substitute for Premier Millerand’s proposal un der which most stress was laid upon the immediate payment of a large sum to France. The French delega tion, however, appeared satisfied with the results of their mission. The present- purpose of the "big two”, is to present the experts’ plan to th® Germans at Spa.- According to experts here, the question of the amount of time and the method of payment are yet to be considered. The debt to the United States is not embodied in the new play and the government’s spokesman Inti mated that this would not be possi ble without the participation by the United States in the conferences. Recognition of Belgium’s priority claims upon Germany still stands. .The proportional allotment of the German indemnity, made eight months ago, by which France gets 55 per cent and Great Britain 25 per cent, stands, according to yesterday’s agreement. The creditors of the allies are distinct gainers by 1 the new plan, be cause it virtually makes German payments toward the Indemnity guar antees for the inter-£Hi?d debts. The French consider themselves gainers, on . the one hand, because it now be comes doubly to Great Britain’s in terest to press Germany for repara tions, while Great Britain, on the other hand, secures definite assur ances for repayment j>f her loans to France. Another item of gain for France obtained from the conference is the bargain by which Great Britain al lots to France 45 per cent of all coal exported. After the conference Premier Mil lerand and his suite left for home. An official statement issued at the close of the conference said: “The British and French govern ments recognrze on the one hand that it is to the general interest that reparation for losses and dam ages caused by the war should be secured as soon as possible, and with this object in view it is neces sary resources should be made ef fectively available without delay, and on the other hand that it ’S desirable Germany should be put in a position to regain her financial (Continued on Page 6, Colnmn 6) HEALS STOMACH TROU ‘ BLE AND TAPE WORM AT HOME A sample home treatment which gives quick and lasting relief in all forms of stomach trouble, including tape worms or other worms, is being supplied to sufferers by Walter A. » Reisner, Box C-64, Milwaukee, Wis. 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