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VOL. XVII
HUNS TAKE FIRST STEP IN RAISING INDEMNITY
Wilson Prepares to Fight for Treaty Ratification
'WEATHER FAVORS RETURN OF R-34
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. WASHINGTON, July 9.—Every
i precaution will be taken for Presi
dent Wilson when he addresses the
-§enate tomorrow. Printed notice was
eent to every senator today urging
the utmost caution in the distribu
\iion of tickets to the galleries in or
% der hat “no undesirable or dangerous
g persons” may gain admittance.
; By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
E WASHINGTON, July 9.—The is
. sues in the German peace treaty with
" its accompanying constitution for the
* proposed League of Nations were
.~ joined Wednesday. With the Presi
', dent back in the White House, the
i advocates of the treaty had leader
- ship at last. The opening gun of the
ratification will be fired Thursday.
. President Wilson will tell the Sen
ate and as many members of the
House as can be accommodated in
the chamber just why, in his opinion,
'_"‘lo treaty must be ratified. 'l‘hr?i
{ President’s message and the complote‘
official treaty went to the printerl
Wednesday. Both will be laid on the'
desks of the senators Thursday im
mediately after the President ends hls‘
address. . |
Those in the President’s confidence
who have had opportunity to read it
say the message is a 4 masterpiece. In
fact, some of the President's most'
enthusiastic advisers characterized n‘
today as the ‘“greatest” of his state
papers.
MESSAGE NOT CRITICAL.
Throughout the message is declared
to be absolutely free from critcism
of Mr. Wilson's opponents. It is de
signed, it was said, to lay the foun
detlon for full and free discussion of
the work of the American commis
sion to negotiate peace.
The message is something more
than 5,000 words in length. Starting
off with an explanation of the diffi
culties that were encountered in
reconciling the diverse Jinterests rep.
resented in Paris, it explains there
was evidence at all times the peo
ples of the world were looking to the
United States for guidance, The
President makes it plain the world
has depended on America to assist it
“in getting back to work.”
Tribute of the highest sort is paid
to the work of the American army
and navy. As in his speech in Car
negie Hall, New York, the Presi
deng extols the valor and dignity of
the American warriors who turned
the tide of battle and stemmed the
Aynward rush of the German military |
machine, making possible lits com
plete shattering.
TREATY DISCUSSED,
The President then takes up the
treaty itself in detail. He declares in
open, plain terms that everywhere in
the conference it was the concensus
of opinion that only through the crea
tion of a League of Nations could a
stable peace be established, He re
cites many of the complex problems
that have been raised which could
not be settled under present condi
tions and which of necessity had to
be referred to the League of Nations
to be worked out. He asks that the
treaty be accepted in its entirety and
ratified as speedily as possible in or
der that the United States shall not
he{ held back in assuming its place
in%the commercial world under the
new conditions now prevalling,
The message is declared by those
Continugd -on -Fellowing Page.
Full International News Service
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Here are the ladies who are in charge of the Red Cross booth in Rich’s department store, who are disposing of 150 mementoes made
by maimed English, French and Belgian soldiers, with the assistance of the Red Cross, while they were held in German prison
camps. Reading from left to right, they are: Mrs. L. L. Malley, Miss Catherine Dickey and Miss Ellen O’Keefe. They finally
found time to pause from selling their wares to pose for the photographer,
United States Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri, who comes Thurs
day evening to address thd people of
Atlanta and vicinity on the League of
Nations at the Auditorium, already
is assured of a great audience, ac
cording to those having the meeting
in charge here, Not only have many
Atlantdns asked for seat reservations,
but more than twenty out of town
parties also have requested that seats
be set aside for them.
Senator Reed's Atlanta speech will
be devoted entirely to the League of
Nations, as proposed by the treaty
of Paris. He comes under the aus
pices of the League to Preserve
American Independence, and it is
hoped to have Col. Henry Watterson
of Kentueky, who is president of the
league, deliver a short address also.
Regional Director Thomas w.
Hardwick has agreed to make a fif
teen-minute speech in advance of
Senator Reed's address. Senator
Reed is perhaps the leading exponent
of opposition to the league in Amer
fca, and Senator Hardwick also op
poses it,
The Missouri senator is rated one
of the most eloquent speakers in the
Senate of the United States, His
various political campaigns in Mis
souri, uniformly successful, *have
greatly endeared him to the people
of that State, and the coming of the
senator to Atlanta will give this
community an opportunity to hear
one side of the Leaguce of Nations
discussed by the man who has made
a more profound study of it than any
other American,
The speaking will begin lin the Au
ditorium at 8:30 o'clock promptly,
and no one will be admitted to the
Auditorium during any one of the
speeches to be dellvered, ‘
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Sale of Relies at Rich’s Draws Big Throng and
Realizes Handsomely ,
for Cause.
“The Rose of Ncy Man's Land,”
otherwise known as the Red Cross
nurse, is not by any means the
total contribution of the American
Red Cross to the work of relief
during the war. Through its home
service department; its casualty
bureau and many other relief or
ganizgtions, the soldier, whether
wounded or recovering from
wounds, has his suffering alleviated
through the knowledge taht now his
pain is decreased the organization
is caring for his loved ones at home.
Hundreds of Atlantans saw an
other instance of the work of the
Red .Cross Tuesday when the booth
opened on the third floor of Rich's,
where many works of art, made by
maimed allied prisoners of war in
Goermany, were on sale,
When the men were caputerd, not
being able to work, they were sent
into prison camps, where they were
left most of the time with nothing
to do. The agony of mind would
soon have ended the troubles of
many of them, except that the Red
Cross again came forward, The
pay given the men was insufficient
to purchase tobacco, sweets and a
myriad of other things without
which the soldier's life ig not coms«
plete,
The Red Cross furnished the raw
materials and instructors in the
manual arts, who taught the sol
diers without arms, limbs, eyes and
other parts of the body, to forget
their troubles in pleasant work, at
the same time allowing them to
earn a little money.
Most of this was known to At
lantans, Perhaps this was the rea
son the reporter and the photogra
pher, sent to the booth in Rich’s
0 . ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1919
Tuesday, had to wait such a long
time before the ladies in charge
could leave their customers to pose
for the photograph. But finally
they left a long line of curio seekers
and lined up with a varied assort
ment of their wares,
There was a miniature tank, sev
eral aeroplanes of the same variety;
lizards, snakes, children's toys,
hand-painted perfumery Dbottles,
hand-woven baskets, rugs, and an
infinite number of other articles
of both ornamental and practical
value,
The articles ranged in price from
28 cents to $25. ach hore the name,
address and location of the soldier
who made the article, and in this
manner the purchasers were able to
get ‘a, personal touch of the unfor
nate victims of the war,
«.Mrs. L.. L. Halley, who with
Misses Catherine Dickey and Ellen
O'Keefe, is In charge of the booth,
expressed deep gratification at the
response from Atlanta citizens in
purchasing“the goods. All of the
work was done under the supervi
sion of experts, and many of the
articles, especially the rugs, will be
of practical value, as well as an
ornament to any drawing room.
There is a total of about 150 ar
ticles to be disposed of in Atlanta,
and while many were purchiased
Tuesday, Atlantans desiring to ob
tain mementoes of the great war
are urged to visit the booth, on
the third floor of Rich's.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast: Showers probably
tonight and Thursday,
Temperatures: 6 a. m, 67; 8
a. m, 70; 10 a. m,, 69; 12 noon,
168; 1 p. m, 70; 2 p. m, 71.
Sunrise, 5:34; sunset 7:52
Atlanta spot cotton went over the
top Wednesday, soaring 60 points—s 3
a bale—to 35.06 cents a pound basis
good middling, or exactly 10 cents a
pound above the low record of the
season-—recorded early in February.
The rise was+*due to the sharp ad
vance in futures, due chiefly to heavy
llmylmz for Liverpool account, aggres
sive. bidding by shorts, renewal of
rainy weather in the belt and scarcity
of contracts, Futures at New Or
leans advanced almost $6 a bale—B6
to 95 points—while the New York
market scored a similar gain.
With the spot price ehre quoted by
the Commercial Exchange at above
36 cents a pound, it officially con
firms the repeated prediction of The
Georglan's financial editor that such
a price would be recorded hefore a
new crop came into sight. However,
recently several bales changed hands
here at between 30 and 35 cents a
pound, That was when the exchange's
price was 3490, This means that
kolders probably received even more
for high grade staple Wednesday, The
cotton business here at the moment
is at low ebb, owing tot he embargo
on cotton shipments to Atlanta,
Prince of Wales Leaves
For America August 8
(By International News Service,)
LONDON, July 9-—-The Prince of
Wales, heir to the English thronet will
sall for Canada on August 8, it was
announced today by John W. Davis,
American ambassador to Great Brite
aln,
The prince is expected to arrive In
Washington October 1. The prince
will be a guest at the White House,
but will not accept any invitations to
private functions, it was stated, 4
lssued Daily and Entered as Sccond Class Matter at
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
. — 1
Two Million Dollar Ship Lies Ex
pdsed to Elements and Delay
Is Deemed Dangerous,
. :
(By International News Service.) |
WASHINGTON, July 9.—"“The
start of the return flight should be
made within the next 24 hours and
over the southerly course, as previ
ously advised,” said a weather re
port forwarded to the R-34, English
dirigible, by the naval department at
10 o'clock today.
“At Roosevelt Field,” the forecast
stated, “the weather will be partly
cloudy, béeoming unsettled during
Thursday with moderate southérly
winds becoming fresh southwest by
Thursday morning.”
Favorable wind and weather will
be encountered over the western At
lantic during the next 24 hours, it
was stated.
Mysterious Supply of
Rum Ready for Flier
(By International News Service.)
MINEOLA, L. I, July 9.—Light,
southwest winds have suvplanted the |
strong headwinds which thfeutonnd‘:
to keep the British dirigible R-34
from returning to Europe for several
days and tentative plans this after
noon ecalled for her departure at 4
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Half an hour after she hoists
anchor at the Roosevelt Field, the
R-34 will sail over New York City.'
Search lights will be played upon her
until she bids farewell to New York
and heads out over the Statue ufl
Liberty on the trip home.
About a ton and a half of provi
sions were stored at the field today
and will be placed aboard as soon
as positive assurance is received thflt|
the start will be made tomorrow
morning. Mineola meat markets havn‘
been asked to hold themselves in
readiness to furnish a large supply
of fresh meat, to be roasted a few
hours before the R-34 soars away.
Twenty gallons of rum went aboard
the dirigible this noon and a rum‘
ration will be served out to the crew
on the return voyage. No one would
explain where the rum came from.
Maj. G. H, Scott, the airship's com
manded, said he hoped for an abate
ment before night of the unfavorable
winds that caused the R-34 to post
pone her departure this morning, but
that he was quite certain he would
get away tomorrow morning, regard
less of the weather,
“The dirigible has now been lying
in the open four days, exposed to
danger of being damaged or de
stroyed,” he said, "“This is the flrutl
time any of our big airshpis have
remained unhoused for that length of
time. The R-34 cost $2,600,000 and
we must not take unnecessary risks
by staying here longer than is abso
lutely necessary.”
Upshaw Greets Wilson
In Behalf of Georgia
By WINFIELD JONES.
Washington Correspondent of The
Georgian,
WASHINGTON, D, C, July §-—
Representative Upshaw was among
the congressmen who welcomed the
President home to Washington Mr,
Upshaw was introduced to the Pres
ident and told Mr. Wilson that he|
welcomed him back to the United
States on behalf of Georgia, and par
ticularly Atlanta, where Mr, Wilson
first hung out his shingle as a young
lawyer. The President laughed and
remarked to Upshaw that he had
never forgotten those days and that
he always had a warm spot in his
heart for Atlantdy -l
CTEERIT
A Paper for Atlanta, Georgia, -
and the South
- -
Jim Ham Lewis
Refuses Medal
.
Of King Albert
(By International News Service.)
HICAGO, July 9.—James
< Hamilton Lewis, former
United States senator
from Illinois, announced today
before leaving for Washington,
that he has declined a decora
tion recently conferred upon
him by King Albert of Belgium.
Mr. Lewis explained that any
service he may have rendered
Belgium was not military in
character, but as an offigial of
the United States, and as such
an official he is prohibited by
law from accepting a decoration
from any foreign power.
!
The method to be employed in dis
tributing the slight increase in water
rates, already decided on to raise
$14,500 additional revenue, Was to be‘
determined by the City Water Com
mission Wednesday afternoon. \
Three plans had been prepared by
the general manager, W. Zode Smith.
The difference among them - was
[tetohnival. According to the official,
the small consumer will he touched
but slightly, the monthly advance be.
ing not over [ cents and in many in
stances nothing.
Full authority to levy a higher
('hnrgn: was possessed by the com
mission, and but little protest against
its action was expected. The money
will be used to grant wage increases
demanded by employees of the water
department. They threatened a strike
if refused.
After a joint session with the
Finance Committee of Council, when
the wage demands were considered,
the commission Monday afternoon
voted for the rate increase for Ssix
months as the only solution. A tie
up of the water plant which impended
made definite action necessary imme
diately.
While council's consent to the raise
in rates is unnecessary, the additions
to the water department pay roll will
have to be authorized by it. A full
explanation of the move's necessity
was expected to prove sufficient to
gain council's assent.
Big Dirigible Brought
Letter for Georgian
SAVANNAH, July 9-—Miss Helen
Greene of Savanah has received a let
ter from Mrs. Sidney L. Thatcher via
the big British flying ship, R-34, Mrs.
Thatcher and Miss Greene are sis
ters. The former is the wife of a
former Savannah newspaper man
who now is a correspondent in Eu
rope. As a newspaper correspondent
he covered the sailing of the big ship
and induced a friend on board to
bring over this letter, which wusl
mailed when the ship arrived in
America and reached Miss Greene lnj
Savannah via United States mails,
Invest an Hour
'
Of Your Time
'
Profitably
.
Tonight
Go to prayer meeting,
It i# a profitable Investment
of time., It repays the In
vestor In rest, recreation,
mental stimulus and spiri‘-
ual uphift,
You will find an atmos
phere of friendlineas and
cordiality., You will hear the
songs you like, good talks
and inspiring prayers, The
Church Invites you. It will
be a distinet loss to you |if
you do not accept that invi
tation,
Again on Sunday the Churches In.
vite you. Read their programs and
their Invitations In the “Go To
Church” columns of Saturday's
Georglan,
NO. 292
ba— . SAE% i x
Erzberger Qutlines Program Teus
tonic Republic Must Follow %
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(By Internationa' News Service.)) *
| WEIMAR, July 8 (via Berlin, July
9).—The initial step toward raising
‘the great war indemnity imposed on
l(}ermany by the allies, was taken here
this afternoon when Dr. Mathias
Erzberger, vice chancellor and minis«
ter of finance, introduced ten new
revenue bills, designed to increase the
income of the republic by 900 per
cent,
The measures provide for eX-pro=
priation of large fortunes.
Special taxation on all fortunes ine
creased during the war.
Taxation on the profits of real es
tate transactions.
Taxation on amusements.
Inheritance taxes. ]
' A federal tax on the profits by Ger
man States from the sale of lands
used for military purposes during the
war,
Additional taxes on sugar.
Three bills for additional taxes on
tobacco, matches and playing cards,
OUTLINES NEW PROGRAM.
The vice chancellor introduced the
bills at the conclusion of a speech in
which he outlined the program the
new republic must adhere to if it
hoped to fulfill its obligations and
at the same time escape bankruptey.
Germany's first step toward re
habilitation, said Dr, Erzberger, must
be the restoration of life and labor
throughout the republic; then she
must turn her attention to the pay=
ment of war indemnities.
The vice chancellor declared it
would be necessary for the govern
ment to raise 25,000,000,000 marks
(about $6,000,000,000) annually for an
indefinite period.
The vice chancellor urged all Gere
mans to cease talking of revenge on
Germany's enemies and to get to
work,
“The word of the German republie
must be honorable,” he said. “We
must work, else there will be no food.
We must not agitate for revenge, but
seek to show the justice of our case.
“I am firmly resolved to tread the
path of hard economy. Beginning the
first of October, there will be no more
items of expenditure without details.
The war finance system will cease,
There will be no more unproductive
expenditures. It is necessary for the
propertied classes to surrender their
superfluous riches.
MUST MAINTAIN INTERESTS.
“The government does not intend
to annul the war loans, We must
maintain the interest upon them. An
inheritanee tax and a big levy on
property will be the inaugural steps.
The republie’s income must be in
creased 900 per cent and that of the
States’ and communes’ 100 per cent,
Bankruptey must not seize us.”
The vice chancellor was loudly ap
plauded when he concluded,
The most revolutionary steps in the
government's financial program as
announced by Dr, Erzberger, was the
flat statement that "it is necessary
for the propertied classes to surren
der their superfluous r‘it"hvs."
Huns to Make Final
Plea to Save Kaiser
WEIMAR, July 7 (via Berlin, July
9),~The German National party will
propcse in a resolution tomorrow that
before the National Assembly ratifies
the peace treaty it make a reserva
tion that Germany will not surrender
the ex-kaiser for trial before an in
ternational commission,
The bill for ratification of the peace
treaty is composed only of two brief
paragraphs, It follows:
Article 1-—The treaty of peace be
tween Germany and the allled and
associated powers, signed June 28,
1919, and the protocol belonging
thereto, as well as the agreement
concerning military occupation of the
Rhineland, are hereby approved.
Article 2-—This law w .
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