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BRYAN GETS IN MESS THAT TEN INCUBENTS DODGED
Both Girls Charity Workers iWth Secret Ro
mance—Both Last Seen in Philadelphia.
Matter May Embarrass U.
When Considered by South
American Conference.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—In. giving
His» approval to the program for the
fifth Pan-American conference to be
held in Oantiago de Chile next year.
Secretary of State Bryan has opened
the way for the discussion of a vital
principle affecting the rights of Amer
icans in Batin America which the
smaller countries of this hemisphere
have for a generation urged the Unit
ed States Government to abandon.
Of eleven topics for discussion at
the conference, all but the last on the
program are entirely Innocuous and
within the usual strict precautions
taken to prevent the raising of em
barrassing questions at Pan-Ameri
can meetings.
The last number, however, agreed
to by Mr. Bryan as chairman of the
program committee is a topic which
has never before been permitted to
come before the Pan-American con
ferences and one which former mem
bers of the conference regard as
charged with dynami c so far as the
Interests of the United States is con
cerned.
Here’s the Dynamite.
The eleventh topic for discussion is:
“Declaration as a principle of
American policy that aliens do not
enjoy other civil rights or other re
courses than those guaranteed by the
Constitution and laws of each coun
try to the citizens thereof.”
International lawyers of experience
In Latin American affairs regard this
proposal as revolutionary in so far as
it seems to have the assent of the
present Administration through Sec
retary Bryan’s having acquiesced in
Its appearance on the program.
It is regarded as nothing less than
an attempt upon the part of certain
of the smaller and less stable coun
tries to draw the United States into
an agreement to curtail its right to
intervene diplomatically on behalf of
an American citizen in any of those
countries.
Taboo for 40 Year#.
For 40 years efforts have been made
from time to time to induce the
United States to accept the proposed
principle either by actual incorpo
ration In a treaty or by giving full
recognition to statutes to the same ef
fect enacted In those countries.
T v r o "ghout the entire period every
Secretary cl £'..r f e has flatly refused
to yield any such limitation on the
right of American citizens t appeal
to their Government when in difficul
ty in a Batin-American country.
There is reason to believe that Mr.
Bryan accepted the proposal at its
face value and in perfect good faith
without acquainting himself with the
traditional attitude of his Govern
ment toward such a principle. Ho
seems to regard the principle laid
down as in accordance with United
States policy.
Had he looked in the work of John
Bassett Moore, counselor for the State
Department, he would have found tn
the “Digest of International Law"
many declarations of the determined
opnosition of the United States to
proposals depriving American citi
zens of the right of appeal to the
Washington Government from deci
sions of Batin-American courts or
authorities.
Secretar. Blaine’s * iew.
Secretary* Blaine in discussing the
treaty clause proposed by Ecuador,
to the effect that an American tak
ing part in international questions
should be treated, tried and con
demned as a citizen of Ecuador and
should not appeal to his home gov
ernment, said:
“The general principle which main
tains is that the judgment of the
courts of a country can not be ac
cepted as finally* determining its in
ternational duties and liabilities. Once
admit that they are to be so accepted,
each nation is left to fix the standard
of Its own conduct and the measure
of its obligations.”
LOVING CUP FOR SLATON.
The Chi Phi Fraternity, its long
and illustrious history*, and the
achievements of its many distinguish
ed members were praised in oratory'
and song at the eleventh annual din
ner of the Fraternity Alumni Asso
ciation in the Georgian Terrace Sat
urday night.
Governor Slaton, one of the guests
of honor and an alumni member, and
Dr Phinizy Calhoun, the president of
the association, were in turn sur
prised by the presentation to them of
silver loving cups. The Eta Chap
ter, of the University of Georgia, and
the Atlanta alumni were the donors
of both.
“Bob” McWhorter made the pres
entation speech in giving the cup to
Governor Slaton, and the Governor
retaliated by bestowing the other cup
upon Dr. Calhoun.
TO NEGOTIATE, NOT “BUST.”
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Vice Presi
dent N. C. Kingsbury', of the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, who conducted negotiations
with the Government for the settle
ment of the telephone-telegraph com
bination, believes President Wilson
has now revealed his policy of deal
ing with the large corporations. The
pc llcy Is to be one of negotiation.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—The ghost
of Dorothy Arnold, beautiful young
settlement worker, who disappeared
three years ago this month, as if the
earth swallowed her, has returned to
terrify the parents of Jessie McCann,
also a settlement worker, who has
been missing from her home now for
more than two weeks.
In every detail the two mysteries
are identical. Both women were
young, pretty, intelligently interested
in sociological w*ork, and both cher
ished a secret romance aside from
their work.
Jessie McCann disappeared Decem
ber 4. Since that time her father,
Dr. Montessori Seeks
Rest in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MICH., Dec. 20.
Mme. Montessori, famous Italian ed
ucator, arrived here this evening
somewhat exhausted from her Ameri
can tour, and w*ent into temporary se
clusion at the Battle Creek Sanita
rium.
She will be the guest of Dr. J. H.
Kellogg here for the next few* days.
Mme. Montessori is not ill, but is
badly* in need of rest.
CAN RAISE BEEF HERE.
According ot Dr. Peter F. Bahsen,
State Veterinarian, in charge of tick
eradication work for the State De
partment of Agriculture, the interest
in raising high-grade beef* stock for
the market is increasing steadily in
those counties which are free from
cattle tick. ,
“Newton County* w*as released from
the cattle tick quarantine in Septem
ber of this year,” said Dr. Bahsen,
d“an immediately after the ban was
lifted the live stock owners in that
county bought a carload of registered
Hereford cattle for breeding purposes.
These will be distributed and soon
fine beeves will be shipped into the
markets from that county, command
ing top prices.
“With high-grade beef stock being
brought into Georgia for breeding
purposes and with Georgia producing
annually thousands of tons of cot
ton seed meal and hulls, accepted is
the most fattening and least expen
sive form of cattle feed, there is no
reason why Georgia should not soon
produce more beef than this State
can use.”
her brothers, her friends, a corps of
policemen and private detectives have
sought her in New* York, in every
suburb, in outlying towns as far as
Philadelphia. As Dorothy Arnold last
was seen in Philadelphia, three years
ago, so the last word of Jessie Mc
Cann came from Philadelphia.
Robert G. McCann, the girl’s de
voted father, has grimly announced
his belief in the fatal omen which has
linked the stories of his daughter and
Dorothy Arnold. He is certain, even
though he searches frantically, that
the girl has been killed. He enter
tains the slight hope that she is being
held by someone who prevents her
communication with him.
Stork Leaves Baby
In Burning House
ERIE, PA., Dec. 20.—A baby was
born in the homje of Guy T. Justice,
superintendent of the Erie Associa
ted Charities, while the house was on
fire.
Firemen succeeded in preventing
the flames from reaching the room
where the mother and child lay. •
TO BUY GEORGIA FORESTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—An
nouncement was made here to-night
that the National Forest Reservation
Commission, in charge of forest ac
quisitions under the Weeks Appa
lachian Range law*, has decided
upon the purchase of more than 10,-
000 acres of Georgia forests.
In Rabun County* 3,311 acres have
been selected at an average price of
$6.06. and in Fannin County 7,906
acres at an average price of $5.14 per
acre.
Congressman Gordon Lee, of Geor
gia. is a member of the commission
for the reservation of the Appalachian
Range.
TITANIC WIDOW TO WED.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Mary
F. Marvin, one of the survivors of the
Titanic, whose husband was lost
when the ship went down, will be
married to Horace De Camp on
Christmas afternoon in the Harlem
Presbyterian Church.
The Marvins were returning from
a honeymoon trip at the time of the
disaster. They remained abroad,
purposely a few days late, to take
the Titanic.
S. CONTROL IS
Congressman Lewis Wants Action
Regarding Taking Over Tele
phones and Telegraphs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Repre
sentative Lewis, of Maryland, origi
nator of the present movement in the *
House for Government ownership in
connection with the postal service, of
telegraph and telephone systems of
the country, to-day presented a res
olution directing the House Postoffice
Committee to report a bill authoriz
ing Government acquisition of such
methods of communication.
His resolution urges that the bill
to be reported shall embrace provi
sions for:
The appropriation and transfer of
title directly by statute of the tele
phone networks, except farmers’ lines,
to the United States, effective Janu
ary 1, 1915.
To Be Postoffice Adjunct.
The taking possession by the Post
master General'of said networks and
the operation thereafter as telephone
and telegraph lines by the Postoffice
Department.
The appraisal thereafter of said
properties by the Interstate Com
merce Commission awarding just
compensation therefor with the right
of appeal to the Circuit Court of Ap
peals as to the amounts of the re
spective awards.
The payment quarterly to the own
ers of such telephone properties, pen
dente lite of 4 per centum per annum
upon their value from January 1,
1915, until payment of the award.
To Pay in Bonds.
The appropriation to the owners of
such property out of the Treasury of
the amounts aw*arded to them.
The issue by the Treasurer from
time to time of the 3 per cent bonds
of the United States to an amount
equal to the aggregate awards for
such proi^erties.
For licenses to existing telegraph
and radio comoanies to continue their
respective businesses and to such
railway agencies for railway pur
poses. Licenses from the Postmaster
General to States, counties, cities, cor
porations and individuals to make
extensions subject to the right of ac
quisition by the Postoffice Depart
ment, application of the merit sys
tem to employees and such other pro
visions ag may seem desirable.
WARSHIPS TO REMAIN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20— The
Navy Department has determined, in
view of the importance of the Tam
pico situation, to keep all the vessels
there which were assigned to the
protection of foreigners in that city.
The American vessel Chester and
the British cruiser Suffolk, which
went to Vera Cruz, have been or
dered back to Tampico.
What navy officials say privately is
that it is not to be expected that the
strong forces of the Constitutionalists
which recenly attacked Tampico will
give up the struggle, and that on
the contrary Tampico, so far as
Huerta and his rivals are concerned,
is the key of the situation.
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