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VOLUME XXIV, No. 116
Wilson Methods More Than Views
Arc Rcsenled by Premier Orlando
BIS UNABLE
TO m Oil TOT
'BLUES'TOO 10
Paris. —It has become knmvn that tl\
American delegates have been unable to
agree to certain parts of the report
adopted by the majority of the edrnmis
sion on responsibility for the war and
as to*the council of four, the
report contiiins a memorandum setting
forth the American reservations. The
Americans objected to the principle that
persons accused of offenses against “the
laws of humanity” should be subjected
to criminal prosecution, contending that
the laws and principles of numanity con
stitute a standard too uncertain to be
rightly applied in legal proceedings. •The
principle that heads of states should be
liable to criminal prosecution for
breaches of positive law was another
point in which they failed to agree with
the majority. The American belief in
this respect was that the essence of
sovereignty lies in the fact that the head
of a state is responsible for his legal acts
to the people from which he derived his
authority and not to any foreign sover
eignty. This contention, however, was
not held to apply in the case of a head
of a state who is abdicated for abdicated
for any proceedings against such a per
son would be against the individual no
longer embodying the sovereignty of a
state nor does it as>ply to political of
fenses committed by the head of a state
w'hich may. if deemed expedient, be
m-de the subject of judicial action and
punishment.
Holding these viewr the American
delegates were, therefore, unable to con
cur in the recommendation for the estab
lishment of a high tribunal and a prose
cuting commission for the trial of crim
inal ceases, as advocated by the commit
tee. The American viewpoint is that
these persons should be tried by court
martial now existant or to be named by
the different, countries involved.
Each of these tribunals would acquire
jurisdiction when the offense was com
mitted on the territory of the/nation or
against its property or nationals. In case
of offenses by the enemy affecting nrfbre
than one country these national courts
might unite to form one mixed tribunal.
GOLD WAVE HOLDS
WEST IN ITS GRIP
Washington.—A cold wave and high
pressure area today covered the country
tut of the Rooky Mountains, except the
South Portions of the South Atlantic and
Gulf districts, and freezing temperatures
prevailed as far south as the Ohio River.
With the exception of snow or rain in
the lower Ohio Valley and rain in Ten
nessee. the west portion of the middle
Atlantic states north portions of the east
gulf states, the weather wil he fair to
night and Saturday with continued low
temperatures except in Florida. Freezing
temperature, is to be expected tonight as
far south as Kentucky and southern Vir
ginia.
EUROPE WILL GO
UPON WAR RREAD
BASIS ONGE IRE
Paris —An increase in the milling per*
centhge which will virtually put. the
world back to a war bread basis for the
next three months is part of the pro
gram adopted the supreme food coun
cil under the chairmanship of Herbert
C. Hoover.
The program also includes a com
plete plan for securing and distribution
food to allied, liberated, neutral und
enemy countries until the next harvest.
One object of the program Is to deter
mine the availab • ppljr and bo
to distribute shipping as to put undue
pressure on any one market.
New York—Americana will continue to
eat “white bread" restored late last
year after months of milling on a vi -
tory flour basis, despite the return • f
European countries to a war bread basl ,
announced by the supreme food council.
Julius H. Barnes, president of the fool
admiration grain corporation and Fed
eral wheat director, said todav.
A survey, of wheat slocks, Mr Barnes
said, had convinced his department that
the American supply was sufficient not
only to warrant continued production or
all wheat flour, but to meet the export
demand until the next harvest.
MORE LIMITATIONS
ON EXPORTS REMOVED
Washing! >n.—l: oval bv the inter
allied economic ouncil of all ration lim
itations on exports to th* northern neu
tral countries excepting finished muni
tions of wsr was announced last night
bv the War Trade Board Th* suspen
sion of limitations becomes effective at
once.
Licenses now will be Issued. it wits
said, for the exportation of all commodi
ties to these cr.im»ri»*s w thout regard to
qnantltatU * limitations and Imports cer
tificates mill be issued In the *am** man
ner by the importer a*so uatlon* of the
severs! countries.
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Official Couriers
of German Party
Reach Versailles
Paris.—German official couriers in advance of the
German delegation to the peace conference, arrived at Ver
sailles today.
The Germans travelled by special train from Creil, near
Compiegne. They were received at Versailles by Colonel
Henry and other French officials and taken to the hotel Des
Reservoirs, which has been assigned to the German delega
tion.
Orlando’s Leaving
May Not End the
Peace Agreements
(By The Associated Press.)
Although Premier Orlando has left
Paris with two other members of the
Italian delegation to the peace confer
ence in protest against President Wil
son’s action in making public a state
ment on the Adriatic question, the lat
est Paris advices do not give the’view
that the move means a cessation of
Italy’s participation in the conference.
Italy, if all her delegates leave Paris,
will he represented* at the conference by
Great Britain and France.
Meanwhile, the Italian people to whom
Premier Orlando is returning, appear
from the Rome advices received to be
standing determinedly behind Its dele
gates at the conference. Demonstra
tions were held yesterday and last night
in Rome and it is reported that in all
the larger towns of the kingdom there
have been parades in which the people
have shown their approval of Premier
Orlando’s stand.
Feeling is running high throughout the
country, according to the reports and
dispatches Great Britain shares with
President Wilson the condemnation of
the Italian people. The slogan “Fiume
or death” is said to have been adopted
Whether Italy will occupy the disputed
territories of DtlmatU and Pttttno with
troops, as it was indicated yesterday she
might do, Is yet not definitely known.
Efforts to find some middle ground be
tween Premier Orlando and President
Wilson continued yesterday, but there
is no indication as to the nature of
the advances made by Premiers Lloyd
Hungary Closes Her
Border to Stop the
Rumanians Invasion
Berlin—Hungary has hermetically clos
ed all her borders in an effort to control
the P.umariian invasion and prevent un
favorable? news from escaping from the
country. Reports from Budapest, there
fore. are contradictory, but all indicate
th** situation is grave.
The days of the soviet government are
perhaps numbered. The Entente powers
are said to have sixty thousand colonial
troops i N**usatz, which are advancing
a» a Rumanian reserve The Czechs are
believe*! to be preparing tq attack. Th<*
people of Transylvania have revolted and
are advancing with the Rumanians be
cause of the Agrarian measures imposed
!>v th** aortal rsgtm*
A panic Is said to reign in Budapest
where the communist authorities are re
SECRETARY DANIELS NOW
AT LONDON FOR VISIT
London— Secretary Daniels arrived hen
today with Mrs. Daniels for a two week?
visit in England. They were greeted a*
the station by Vice Admiral Sir Rossiyn
Weymss, first sea lord; the American
ambassador. Davis; Major General Bid
dle, commander of American forces in
Great Britain and other American naval
and military representatives. Rear Ad
miral Henry S Knapp, who succeeded
Vice Admiral YV. S. Kirns, commander of I
American naval forces In European wat
ers went to Dover. with a party of
American naval officers to escort ?V
secr«*tary to Ixmdori.
After Inspecting the guard of honor,
Mr Daniel* dined *t the home of Am
bassador Davis and left soon after for
Soaps Flow. Ho will view the captured
German warships and then visit Edin
burgh and Sheffield before returning to I
Ixmdori for a ten day stay. The admiral-1
t.y hu> made* preparations to keep Secte
tary Daniels busy during his ojourn In
this city
George and Clemenceau in their attempt
to hold the coalition of the allies intact.
The council of three held a meeting
yesterday, but the expected decision
relative to the rival Chinese and Japa
nese claims to the former German fort
ress of Kiao-Ohau and Sahntung penin
sula was apparently not reached.
Reports from Paris state that a plan
dealing with the future status of the
port of Danzig, claimed by Poland, has
been approved. This plan creates Dan
zig as a free city, enjoying complete
autonomy but still under a sort of Pol
ish protectorate. Poland would bo given
the use of the docks and wharves, the
control of the Vistula water route and
the corridor leading from the Polish fron
tier to the sea.
Conditions in Hungary are. according
to a Berlin report very grave, with a
panic prevailing in Budapest, where the
soviet government is resorting to ex
treme measures in its attempt to retain
its power.
The Rumanian advance is continuing.
French troops 'aiding in the movement.
. The entente allies have troops at
Neustadt on the Danube below Budapest
to act as reserves for the Rumanians,
advices state. Czecho-Slovag troops are
reported by Vienna to be attacking With
aitzen. 20 miles northeast of Budapest.
President Wilson has recognized the
British protectorate over Egypt und in
according this recognition has depre
cated violence on the part of the Egyp
tian nationalists, whose movement has
resulted in disorders there for several
w'eeks.
ported to be ruthieasiy arresting scores
of the Bourgeoisie. Thousands of the
citizens are fleeing, according to report.
The Budapest police have begun a
counter revolutionary movement, but it
is said that uJI involved have been ar
rested. (jovernmerff troops are having
for the front unwillingly, having In mind
the experience of their comrades who
capitulated to the Rumanians
CZECHO-SLAVS ATTACK
THE CITY OF WAITZEN.
Geneva.—( zeeho-Klvak forces have at
tacked the c*ity of Waltsen. twenty miles
northeast of Budaoest, which Is expected
to fad soon. French troops are said to
be aiding the Rumanians in their ad
vance m eastern Hungary, ;tcording to
advices received here from Vienna.
ITALIAN PUBLIC ANGRY
WITH PEACE CONFERENCE
London.— Pul,Mi- ouinlon In Italy, ac
cording to t, wirnl,-HM rrOMHiiy.* from Home
In much nxcltod nxitiriNt the lunri- < onf>r
•n< «‘ for rnfiiKtnjf to, ri>comlx<t the liullan
dftlrnN, Apparently there in f , complete
truce In party polltlce* «nd the m-WHpa
pere are urianlmoun In l.lamln* the al
lien. It In declared llmt leellnK I*
nlnif NO high that It mlicht have dihhm- ’
trouN Influence on Anglo-Kallan rela
tion*. »
Tiie ItNliatiN con«ider th n t they hnv*
been betrayed by the Allien,- the dfN
rmteh *oJd. "The whole nation In urotm
*d and tiae milled to the nnpport of Or-
Inndo and Hontdne There U u brave
army ready to itinke every ruVrlflce for
the renllmtfon of their program. Many
popular demonntratlona have tjken place
did the watch word adopted In Tlutrie or
death .
"If the conference >|n< a not accept the
Italian point of view, the situation will
b,erne extremely sarloua."
THE ONE IgAPER IN MOST HOMtS- THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES;
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 25, 1919
Leading Figures in
the Italian Affair
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DAVID UxOYD GEOEGSi
WILSON DEPLORES
VIOLENCE IN THE
EGYPTIAN MIX-UP
LONDON.— Violence In the promotion of
th*? nationalist movement in Egypt is
deprecated by President Wilson aml the
f’nlted Hint*** in a note recognizing the
British protectorate there, which was
communicated on Tuesday to G**n. H. 11.
alien by, special Itign commissioner for
Egypt und the houdsn by th** I United
States consul gener*) at Cairo, Th*? text
of th** not*? follows: *
“I have th** honor to state that I have
bean directed bv my government to ae
'KJ-tlnt you with the fact that the presi
dent of th«* United Htales recognises the
British protectorate ever Egypt which
has proclaimed by his majesty’s govern
ment on December 1* l!)|t. In accord
ing tt im recognition, th** president must
of necessity r*>» i • for fiirtrii* discus
sion details ihcriof along with the iiues
tion ftf t h** mofli Mention <#r any rights
which may enmlled lr> this decision.
"In thlr connection I desire to say that
the president and ths American people
have every sympainv with th#* legitimate
aspiration* of th* Kgvntlsn people for m
further measure of self-government, hut
* * y view with regret my effort to ob
tain a realization of thos«? aspirations tty
u resort to violence."
Orlando Resents
Elfort to Sever
His Government
and the People
Paris.— ln the statement given out today by Premier
Orlando in reply to President Wilson’s appeal on the Adriatic
question, stress was laid by the Italian prime minister upon
the question of the propriety of any attempt from the out
side to set up opposition between the Italian people and their
government.
As revealed by the full text of the premier’s statement
now available, after arguing that such an attempt would
virtually mean twe ignoring and denying of the high degree
of civilization which the Italian people had attained under
democratic government, the premier added:
“To oppose, so to apeak, the Italian government and
people, would be to admit that this great, free nation could
submit to the yoke of a will lather than its own, and I shall
be forced to protest vigorously against such suppositions, un
justly offensive to my country.”
Telegraph Bulletins
LONDON
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London. —The South African national
ist dclenution, headed by Gen. .1. B.
Ifertzor. lias rent a letter to Premier
Lloyd-George ,asking to be received by
representative* of the government. It is
understood in semi-official circles that
the British government will be guided in
South African quest ions by the advice of
Gen. Louis oßtiia, the premier, and Ills
colleagues
London. —Almost five rnilion persons
have died In British India from Spanish
Influenza and fully a million others are
believed to have died in the native states
from the same cause, according to a re
port of the Indian government made pub
lic here. Tile area affected contained
h population of 2.TK.025.240 and the num
ber of deaths was 4,*90,725, or 20 fi death*
per thousand. In a few months it Is
observed Influenza claimed half us rriuny
victims ns did the dreaded plague In a
period of twenty year*.
The Influenza which rpade Its appear
ance In India early last autumn, was par
ticularly fatal in th* central, northern
and westerno portions No part of the
Punjab escaped.
BERLIN
Berlin—The date foi reporting and
turning In foreign securities requisition
ed by the government for food payments
has been extended to May sth because
r.f the bank strike in Berlin and other
cities which has tied up big depositaries
for twelve days
NEW YORK
New York, N. V. —D*dega ten represent-
I ing 55,000 Macedo-Human lung hare today
I made public) a message to the peace con
| ference asking self-determination and i/i
--' dependence for fellow countrymen In
Macedonia.
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New York.—Announcement whm made
here Thursday by John Barrett, director
'general of the Pan - American union, that
I the P«n American commercial eonfer
< nee would he held in Washington from
June 2nd to sth Representatives from
twenty-one American republics are ex
pected to attend
| Troy, N. Y.—Th • Mobawl: River Mill
iat ('ohones, owned by the Wright Com
pany, which t.lso operates factories in
; this city, ha** re-opened after being rlos
led since February Ist. The concern will
operate on a 4# hour week hast* with
| psv for the same number of hours.
Tb»re Is no other development in the
textile situation brought about by the
it hour dispute.
WASHINGTON
* Washington, D. C.— Husp'iiHlon of the
lord*/ prohibiting the attachment of rail
road employes wages Is announced by
the railroad administration This action,
however, does riot make wages subject
I to attachment which are not subject to
attachment by the laws of the states as
.iff., *d b} the set of congrats util*
lodilng federal control of railroads.
, Washington.—ln an appeal to every
man In the navy to subscribe for at hast
one victory loan hond and by the action
say to nil America "match the navy'*.
Secretary Daniels today cabled Hear Ad
miral fowls, navy victory loan officer, a
! me* ;*re to be flashed aroond the world
i to all ships and stations of the American
Navy.
Washington— Increase* )i refrigera*
(Continued on Page Two)
IASSOCIAIED PHESS.I
In a subsequent part of his statement.
Premier Orlando, in referring to the con
ferences that have l»ecn held In an ef
fort to solve the territorial problems us
feeling Italy, during which the premier
said, President Wilson had had the kind
ness to recognize that "truth and ustlcje
ar*? the monopoly of no one person and
that all men are subject to error" Prem
ier Orlando, continued:
“And I add that the error Is oil the
easier as the problems to which the
principles apply arc th** more complex.
Humanity is such an Immense thing, the
problems raised by the life of the people
are so Infinitely complex- that nobody
can believe that he has found In a *l**
termined number of proposals as simple
and Kiire a way to solve them un If it
were a question of determining the di
inerisioriH, the volume and the weight of
bodies with various units of measure.
While remarking that more than once
the conference nearly failed eompletoly
when it was a question of applying
these prlneiples, do not hehoVS that 1
arn showing disrespect toward tills high
assembly. On th#* contrary, these changes
have been and still are the consequences
of human Judgment. I mean to say,
only, that experience has proved the *ll f
firulticH in the application of these prin
ciples of an abstract nature to concrete
rases. Thus, with all deference. hut
firmly, consider as unjustified tlx? appli
cation made by President Wilson In tils
message of his principles to the Italian
claims."
Declaring thal one could not accept
without reservation the statement that
the downfall of the Austro Hungarian
empire implied a reduction of Italian
aspiration, the premier added:
"It Is even perndssahle to believe even
the contrary, that It, that at the very
moment when all the varied peoples who
constituted that empire sought to or
gnnize according to their ethnic and na
tional affinities that the essential prob
lern caused by the Italian claims can and
must t»e completely solved
"Now- this problem Is that of the
Adriatic, In which arc summed up all
th*- rights of both the ancient and the
nsw Italy, all her sufferings throughout
the centuries and all the benefits she Is
(Continued on Page Two )
DU IS TO BE
II FREE REPUBLIC
Par!*,—Reconsideration of Polish as
pirations and claims relative to Istnzig
I resulted In u decision concerning the
future status of the city which goes con-
Mlerahly further toward satisfying Polish
demands than was contemplated some
time Ago,
Th* "fr*-e city of Danzig’ will he ere
ated not. as a neutralized state, hut vir
tually as an autonomous republic* within
the Polish Htate. contained within the
Polish customs union and represented In
international relation* by Polish dipt*,
rn«ts. Its citizens will he entitled to
diplomatic privilege * held bv the citizens
of Poland, n*J Poland will he guaranteed
free use of the* I Simla wharves and
licks ami other transportation facilities.
Poland will b* given control and ad
ministration of the Vistula water rout**
and freedom to cross, not only through
the Polish corridor, but also through
German territory If necessary, polish
control, however, will not extend to the
Internal affairs of the cltv over which th#*
resident* will enjoy complete local au
tonomy.
The independence of Danzig under
these canditlons will b* guaranteed hv
the league o f nations, which will appoint
a high commissioner to arrange tit#* n< ,*.
<••*! nry trestles with Germany and Poland
and assist the municipal representative*
In drafting a constitution. Germany will
he guaranteed freedom of passage across
th« Polish corridor to esat Prussia
HOME
EDITION
THE WIOATHFR—Augusta and vicinity:
Probably rain tonight and Saturday.
EFFORT KCESSMT
TO PUCE VICTORY
till PB6HS OVER
Washington.— Fear that
many people regard the vic
tory liberty loan as certain of
success without the usual ef
forts was expressed today in
the treasury’s official review
of the loan campaign.
There were no additional
reports to raise the nation’s
total subscriptions above
$396,496,00 as tabulated
last; night.
"Chairmen In ninny part* of the coun
try. paid tin- official review, “report that
already they »TTV having difficulty In
nutklng It clear that the loan is not cer
tain to be subscribed regardless of effort
expended. The nniniou HcoriH to have
obtained currency that hecutmo of the
very attractive features of the. loan, nurh
jim l?itevent ate sind .short term* that Its
success is nsminoft, In an effort to com
bat thin belief, workers throughout the
country are redoubling their efTorlH and
explaining that this loan is no different
from any of the rest in that it can ho
floated only with the most enthusiastic
support of every fine.’’
Explaining that the total reported did
not represent fully actual subscriptions,
the treasury review said:
“If Ih Imnosslble to estimate a total
amount of all sales, but reports from va
rious districts saying that returns wer«
being made slowly by local committees,
supplied good basis for the belief that
tli*- pmlchnsers were considerably tnorn
than the oflieial sales indicated.
Herman Tend Italian foreign language
jroups In Chicago are engaged in a con
test to determine which shall round up
the most, subscriptions The German
group was ahead today. Sixteen Indiana
counties in the Chicago district have
reached their goals. In New Kngland
• Ighty-ciifut cities and towns have won
flags.
San Francisco district managers today
predicted they would reach % 10<-.000,000
(Continued on Page Two.)
LONDON PRESS IS
EVENLY DIVIDED
ON ITALIAN GASE
London.—The peace conference crisis
continues to be* the paramount topic of
comment In morning newspa
pers ,
Th* support they give? to President
Wilson’s and Italy's view* arc*, respec
tively, about evenly divided, but with
two or three exceptions opinions are *>x
pressed cautiously and with a manifest
desire to show* friendliness for both Mr
Wilson tfinri Italy, and to avoid saying
anything likely to {tinder the speedy res
toration of harmony. Four newspapers
emphatically champion President Wil
son’s point, although, wID* one excep
tion, with cautious moderAT!on.
Two others with equal moderation,
sympathize with ItaD s claims, hut
chiefly plead th«* necesfsty for compos
ing the diver gent, views, lest the* conse
quences be disasters for th** conference.
Two others vehemently attack the? presi
dent.
Dm* of these, The Post, refers to Mr
Wilson's "wild west. diplomacy." and
says
"Mr. Wilson's nam** among the allies
Ja Ilk*? that of tin* rich unde*, and they
have accepted his manners out of re
spect for hi* moans."
The Express accuses the president of
"plunging the conference Into u pro
foundly stupid tragedy bv rushing Into
the arena waving th** red flag’ and de
scribes I:Is action as "open diplomacy
gone mad", ft n*lds "Premier Orlando
has gone homo and we commend his ex
ample to Mr. Wilson."
Among President Wilson’s warm advo
cates, Tb< Dslly News regrets that Pre
mier Orlando's reply contains “much
which cannot |»e substantiated and ought
not to have h**#*n said", but pleads that
In view of events In Italy "his action,
which may have such grave results,
should not be condemned as altogether
wanton."
Th** Labor)te newspaper* The Dally
Herald, fraklv charges that "Italy Is nut
for plunder In common with Great Bri
tain, France, Japan and Poland."
PARIS PAPFRS DO
NOT SEP EVPRYTIMP.
Paris.—The newspapers here are unan
imous In the opnon that the departure
of Premier Orlando from Paris doe* not
constitute n rupture in niatlon* "It Is
riot adieu." says The Petit Journal, "but
air revolr".
The petit Pari si en Is particularly optl
rt i tic sl'"* that thi • ritlcal tension
exist* no longer and th- re are several
forms of cumnrorriM'* possible.
A part of th** Fr* nrh press manifests
some Impatience that new complications
should arise at th** moment when the
German t»lenlpnt**ntlarles are aland to
arrive Tin* Echo *!*• Paris fears that
"as a J'.equel of th** mefhod* cmi*lojrsdL
all alliances may totter.