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VOLUME XXIV, No. 154.
AUSTRIA GIVEN PEACE TERMS
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Freight and Wire Rates Are Upheld
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Rhine Provinces Declare 7 heir Independence
Higher Freight and
Wire Rates Upheld
By Supreme Court
Washington.— The Supreme Court in an opinion today
upheld the government authority to interfere with intrastate
freight and passenger rates under powers conferrd by the
joint resolution and the railroad control act by which the
government assumed control of the country’s rail system.
The court also set aside lower court decrees which held
that under section 15 of the railroad control act pre-exist
ing rates now in effect as lawful police regulations.
North Dakota supreme court decrees enjoining the
Northern Pacific railroad and director General Hines from
enforcing an order of the railroad administration increas
ing rates in that state were reversed.
BURLESON UPHELD IN
RAISING THE TOLLS
The court held that the authority con
ferred by the resolution and the act were
war powers conferred on the President
and that the power of the federal govern
ment “was supreme and conclusive.” z
The opinion was, unanimous.
Washington, D. C.—lncreased telephone
and telegraph rates, put into effect last
January 21st under an order of Postmast
er General Burleson were upheld today
by the supreme court.
The court held that under the joint
resolution by which the wire systems
were taken over by the government therj
was authority for interfering with inter
state rates.
Federal court decrees permanently re
straining the postmaster general from
charging increased telegraph rates in
Illinois were dissolved by the court.
The court set aside South Dakota su
preme court decrees enjoining the Da
kota Central and three other telephone
companies from increasing intra-state toll
rates in compliance wtlh the postmaster
general’s order.
The opinion in all of the wire cases was
unanimous. Massachusetts decrees dis
missing the stat ? public service injunc
tion were affirmed and original proceed
ings brought by Kansas were dismissed.
ALVIN YORK TELLS
OF TRUST 111 ODD
Nashville, Tenn.—At the annual decora
tion day at the Upchurch burying ground
in Chief Wolf River Valey, Fentress
County, Sergt.. Alvin C. York, world war
hero, yesterday resumed his role of elder
In his church, quitting his place beside
his sweetheart on a wagon seat to speak
to 500 mountain people gathered on the
hillside for the service and the big basket
dinner in York’s honor. The returned soU
dier said:
“It is with the deepest love towards you
all that I speak today. Love for you and
for ali my people thrills my heart again
when I with you.
“It has been two years since we have
met here for this decoration. While we
are spreading flowers on the graves of
the dead, we should remember to throw
flowers of kindness in the paths of those
•till living and help them reach a Chris
tian life.
“I have almost seen in the dark hours
of midnight a vision into the pearly gates
of Heaven. There are things that compel
men to think of God. It is hard to be in
the dark hohrs of night and see no one
near, yet hear men dying not far away
and hear them pray to God to save them,
who have put off tl|ir prayers to their
last hour. It is a sari thing to hear men
to your right and left asking God, be
tween their groans to have morcy upon
them.
“It is alright to ask God 4o have mercy,
but don’t put It off until the end is near.
W’e should lead a Christian life, so we
can lpok up and say ‘Lord I’m ready'.
Christ will take you safely through the
dark valley of death.
“If I were a preacher—and I’m not—but
Just a simple country boy—l would think
it one of the highest of honors to be
chosen from the multiplied millions to do
God’s work. While I have been gone, God
has beeti my helper and keeper. Without
the hand of God I know that I would not
be here today. I have placed myself in
the hands of a Man who never lost and
will never lose a battle."
SELLING DISCHARGES TO
ENLISTED MEN AT
McPherson
Atlanta, Ga.—lnvestigation of allega
tlons that discharge* had been Hold en
listed men at Fort McPherson here for
SBo apiece Is being conducted at the
fort, it became known Sunday, Army
officers would not say how many men
were Involved or indicate the number
of discharges they thought had been
bartered.
BRYAN EXPECTS A
SALOONLESS WORLD
Savannah, Ga.—ln hla address In Sa
vannah Sunday William Jennings Bryan
declared he expected not only to see a
saloonleaa nation, but a aaloonless world
“I am sorry the president made the
recommendation to congress regarding
the lifting of war-time prohibition," said
Mr Bryan. "I don't believe he would
have made It had he been In this coun
try. I don't want to be understood as
criticising him for being In Paris. I
don’t think we would have had the
league of nations had he not gone.
Don’t worry about hla recommendation.
A republican congress won't follow him
when he, goes right, much less when
he goes wrong."
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European Situation
In Summary Form
(By The Associated Press).
Austria's delegates at St. Germain re
ceived today the terms of the peace form
ulated by the alliPd and associated pow
ers. The treaty was not presented In its
entirety, however, clauses being reserved
for future communication to the Aus
trian representatives.
The presentation occurred in the St.
Germain palace drawing room, the cere
monial opening shortly before 12:30
o'clock with a brief address by President
Clemenceau as president of the peace
conference. The Austrians were given 15
days to reply to such of the terms as
were presented at today's session.
Meanwhile, a situation which may af
fect the peace settlement with Germany
has arisen through the proclamation of
an independent republic of the Rhine
province, stretching along the frontiers
of Holland. Belgium and Luxembourg
and extending from the lowlands along
the Dutch border to tile hills of Ihe
Sarro. This province contains vast fields
of coal and iron, great industrial cities
and the centers of some of the most Im
portant textile manufactories in Ger
many.
Announcement that such a declaration
■ was to be made has been forecasted for
.several weeks, reports from Belgium,
Holland and Berlin reflecting the immi
nence of a move of great Importance.
Last week a. statement was issued at
Berlin denouncing those who were behind
the movement and declaring them to be
traitors to the Fatherland. It was
charged that the French were active in
propaganda work in the province, it be
ing alleged that General Mangin. French
commander at Mayence, was the prime
mover.
If the Rhineland province becomes in
dependent. a buffer state will be set up
between Germany and France and Bel
gium, the Sarre region will be in the
control of the new state and Germany
will have lost all hep possessions west
of the Rhine. Bremen and east and
west Prussian and possibly other prov
inces In Germany are said to he contem
platinga similar serious step which might
mean the disintegration of Germany.
Recognition of the all-Russian govern
ment at Omsk, headed by Admiral Kol
chak, is expected to be delayed until Ro
land S. Morris, American ambassador
to Japan, has reached Omsk and has re
ported to President Wilson. it appears
that various Russian factions object to
the terms said to have been proposed to
Admiral Kolchak by the peace conference
and advices Indicate that the head of the
Omsk regime may ask for a modification.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, Polish pre
mier, who Is In Paris, has asked that
an American commission* investigate re
cent reports of mistreatment of Jews in
Poland.
FROHI AGENTS 00
UPON TRIAL TODAY
Mansasas, Va.—Trial of State Prohi
bition Inspector W. C. Hall and Depu
ties Harry F. Sweet, Sr., W. B. Dun
lea vy and J. H. Sullivan, Indicted In
Shenandoah county for murder in con
nection with the shooting und killing of
Raymond C. Shackelford and Lawrence
D. Hudson, alleged bootleggers, and re
moved to Prince William County was
called here today by Judge Brent.
The Shenandoah county irrnnd Jury
returned indictments on May 12th against
Hall, Sweet, Dunleavy and Sullivan each
being Indicted for the murder of Shackel
ford and for the murder of Hudson, mak-,
ing eight Indictments in all.
Shackelford and Hudson were shot
near Fisher's Hill enrly on the morning
of March 26th while transporting 240
quarts of whiskey from Baltimore to
Petersburg. Va.
They were the first bootleggers to be
shot and killed since the state went dry
and public sentiment was much divided
over the tragedy. The Anti-Saloon
league claimed the liquor Interests were
making capital out of the affair and
Governor Davis was even petitioned hy
a meeting In Washington to call the
legislature Into extraordinary session to
protest against the shooting of the two
men. Ministerial associations and law
enforcement leagues regretted tho "ne
ceaslty” for shooting the men. but plead
ed for a fair and impartial trial of the
accused officers.
KENTUCKY LIEUTENANT
DECORATED FOR BRAVERY
Archsngtl—Lieutenant Milton Rogers
of Lebanon. Ky. Is the first American
to be decorated for gallantry during the
fighting on the Murmansk front. He
has been awarded the French war cross
for leading an attack on the Ttolshevlkl
tranches at I.’rososero on April llth,
with the cooperation of a French ar
rr.orod 4r^in.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
Terms Are Presented
to Austrians; Certain
of Clauses Not Ready
Summary of Terms
Offered By Council
St. Germain.— Following is a summary of the conditions
of peace as presented to the Austrian plentipotentiaries at
St. German-En-Laye today:
The conditions of peace of the allied and associated
powers with the exception of military, reparation, financial
and certain boundary clauses were handed to the Austrian
plenipotentiaries at St. Germain. Those clauses which are
not yet ready for presentation will be delivered as soon as
possible, the Austrians in the meantime having the oppor
tunity to begin work on the greater part of the treaty in an
effort to facilitate a final decision.
The Austrian treaty follows exactly the same outline as
the German and in many places is identical with it except
for the change in name. Certain specific clauses which a
plied only to Germany are, of course, omitted and certain
new clauses included, especially as regards the new states
created out of the former Austro-Hungarian empire, and
the protection of the rights of the yungarian empire,
and the racial, religion and linguistic peoples in Austria,
Czecho-Slovakia, RourAania and the Serbian-Croatian-Slov
enian state.
Austria is left by the treaty a state of from six millions
or seven millions people inhabiting a territory of between
5,000 and 6,000 square miles. She is required to recognize
the complete independence of Hungary, Czecho-Slovakia
and the Serbian-Croatian-Slovanian state, and to cede other
territories which previously in union with her, composed
the empire of Austria-Hungary with its population of over
50,000,000 people.
Austria agrees to accept the league of nations covenant
and the labor charter to enounce all her extra European
rights, to demobilize her whole naval and aerial forces, to
admit the right of trial by the allied and associated powers
of her nationals guilty of violating the law and customs of
force and to accept detailed provisions similar to those of
the German treaty as to economic relations and freedom of
transit.
In the following summary, part one of the treaty, con
taining the covenant of the league of nations, and part
twelve, containing the labor convention are omitted as
being identical with corresponding sections of the German
treaty. Part six dealing with prisoners of war and graves
and part eleven with aerial navigation are also identical
except for the substitution of names, and are likewise omit
ted. Part thirteen of the German treaty, containing guar
antees of execution is not paralleled in the Austrian treaty.
The preamble is longer and more detailed than in the
German summary and is as follows:
“Whereas, on the request of the former imperial and
royal Austro-Hungarian government an armistice was grant
ed to Austria-Hungary on November 3, 1918, by the princi
pal allied and associated powers in order that a treaty of
peace might be concluded, and,
“Whereas, the allied and associated powers are equal
ly desirous that the war in which certain among them were
successively involved, directly ordirectly, against Aus
tria, and which originated in the declaration of war against
Serbia on July 28, 1914, by the former imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government and in the hostilities con
ducted by Germany in alliance with Austria-Hungary should
be replaced by a firm, just and durable peace, and,
• Whereas, the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy has
now ceased to exist and has been replaced in Austria by a
republican government,
And whereas, the principal allied and associated pow
ers have already recognized that the Czecho-Slovak state,
in which are incorporated certain portions of the said mon
archy with that of the kingdom of Serbia as a free, inde
pendent and allied state, under the name of the Serb-Croat
Slovene, and,
Whereas, it is necessary while restoring peace, to reg
ulate the situation which has arisen from the dissolution of
the said monarchy and the formation of the said states to
establish the government of these countries on a firm foun
dation of justice and equity. •
“For this purpose the high contracting parties, duly
named
“Who having communicated their full powers, found in
good and due form, have agreed as follows:
"From the coming into force of the present treaty the
state of war will terminate.
"Austria is recognized as a new jxnA independent state
under the name of the republic of Austria.
“From that moment and subject to the provisions of
this treaty, official relations will exist between the allied
and associated powers and the republic of Austria.’’
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 2, 1919
Paris, The terms of
peace were presented to the
Austrians today with the
problem of the Adriatic
claims of Italy unsolved.
The council of four held a
bi'ief meeting before going
to St. Germain this morning,
Premier Orlando of Italy,
and Col. E. M. House of
the United States being pres
ent. During the meeting the
Adriatic question was dis
cussed.
St. Germain—Austria was tqday given
15 days to reply to the terms of peace
presented by the allied nations.
M. Clemenceau, president of the peace
conference was the first prominent. flg
wre te arrive today at the meeting: at
which the terms or peace were present
ed.
Secretary of State Lansing and Henry
White were the first American repre
sentatives to arrive, Premier Orlando
of Italy and Premier Paderewski of
Poland and Arthur J. Balfour follow
ing.
At 12:10 o'clock President Wilson had
not arrived and the ceremony of pre
sentation was delayed somewhat The
president however, reached St Germain
ftt 12:14 o'clock. A puncture In the tire
of his automobile had held him up on
the way.
The Austrian representatives arrived
at 12:22 o’clock entering the chamber by
a rear entrance. The delegates were
attired In conventional morning dress
The Austrians were escorted In by an
Italian officer.
Immediately upon their arrival at
12:22 o’clock the session was formally
opened by announcement of the head
usher.
Premier Clemenceau, president of the
peace conference at once began his ad
dress.
Paul Dtftasta, general secretary of the
peace conference presented the terms to
the Austrians at 12:27 o’clock.
I)r Karl Renner, the Austrian chan
cellor and head of the delegation then
began an address In German.
COBLENZ Will BE
CAPITAL FOR NEW
REPUBLIC OF RHINE
Paris.—Coblenz will be the capital of
the new Rhine republic, which was pro
claimed yesterday in several Rhine cities.
The new government and national assem
bly will meet there, but the provisional
government will sit at Wciachaden. Por
tions of the proclamation have been tele
graphed to the Kcho de Paris from Metz
by Meurice Barren One significant sec
tion of it was:
“We declare the autonomous Rhenish
republic to he founded In the bosom of
Germany. It Is a pacific republic which
Is composed of the Rhenish province, Old
Nassau, Rhenish Hesse and the Palat
inate. The foundation rests on the fol
lowing bases:
“1. The frontiers will remain the same,
Including Blrkenfeld.
“2. changes In frontiers can be rrmdo
only with the approval -of other natlotis
• nlered ;ii «'M,il)||hli-'<l by a p|cHbisc|te
“3. The provisional government of the
Rhenish republic Is exercised by the un
dersigned delegates of the people.
“4. Fleet lons for the Rhenish national
assembly will !»• held without delay, aC
cording to the methods of the German na
tional assembly.
“Coblenz Is to he the capital of the new
government and the national assembly
will meet there.
“The provisional government will sit at
Welsehaden IjOcml authorities will con
tinue to exercise control for the time be
ing. The provisional government will take
thep lace of the central government, and
the Prusslori, Bavarian and Hessian gov
ernments.
(Signed).
“Rhenish. Hessian - Nassau Committee.
“Palatinate Committee,
“June 1. im.“
Another passage shows the movement
not to he separatist, but anti-Prussian. It
says:
“Violence from whatever side must dis
appear. The Knerilsh people honestly and
sincerely Wishes peace based on a recon
ciliation of all ocopies, That is why It
separates Itself from the Institutions
which are the bases of so many wars,
feudalism and militarism. It thereby
eliminates an obstacle standing In the
way of a genuine pence,"
M Bar res says that Mr. Dor den, the
president of the new repuhlln Is the
soul of the movement. He Is from Bonn
arid before the war was a magistrate.
During the war he was a German officer.
"He is one of those Idealist Rhine,
landers who have never been reconciled
to the subjection of the left hank of the
Rhine to brutal exploitation by Prussia."
M. Barres writes “We are In the pres
ence of the re-appearance of the old Ger
many with which our fathers were able
to enter Into ageeernenta and sometimes
to entertain friendship This happy event
became possible only through the admir
able conduct and political sense of the
allied armies."
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
League Is Assailed
As a “Gigantic War
Trust” By Johnson
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Washington. —Assailing the league of nations as a com
bination of armed powers “in a gigantic \rttr trust” Senator
Johnson, republican of California, told the senate today
that the Paris conference dared not amend the league so
the declaration of future wars would be decided, not by
established rules, but by a popular vote of the peoples con
cerned.
“It; is not a league of nations to prevent war” he as
serted. “It contains within itself the germs of many wars,
and worse than that, it rivets as in the Shantung decision
the chains of tyranny upon millions of people and cements
for all time unjust and wicked annextations. It is a great
world economic trust, wherein a few men, sitting in secret,
may control the economic destinies of peoples. It is not a
league of peoples nor does it anywhere concern itself with
peoples.”
PHONE OPERATORS
10 STRIKE TODAY
IFPLEA REFUSED
Atlanta, Ga.—^What union leaders as
serted would prove to he s nation-wide
strike of telephone and telegraph em
ployee appeared early today to hinge on
the question of reinstatement of less than
a dozen telephone girls here. The strike
would go Into effect at 3 o’clock this
afternoon.
The operators wAro discharged for join
ing the Commercial Telegraphers Union
of America, according to their leaders
while the company Just as i»oslttvely as
serted that union affiliations had nothng
to do with the cases Ineffclency and
Infraction of rules was the, reason assign
ed by President J. Fpps Brown of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company for discharge of six local “hello
girls.” Union leaders said seven young
women and two men wore discharged for
joining the union.
At a meeting last night an ultimatum
demandng the reinstatement of the ope
rators, with the alternative of a strike,
which was served on the company Sat
urday, was ratified by members of the
telegrapher* union.
Thf company In the meantime had put
the case up to Postmaster General Bur
leson through the government operating
Ismrd In New York, hut as far as could
be learned here early today no word had
been received from either the board or
Mr. Burleson. The latter, however, an
nounced last night In Washington that
he had ordered an Investigation.
Telegraphers employed I y the West
ern Union and Postal Companies would
be the only Morse men affected, union
men said, except for union telegraphers
working for the Bell system.
George Yundt. vice-president of the
Southern Bell Company In charge of op
eration, said this morning no communica
tions had been received from the wire
operatlhg hoard In New York in connec
tion with the local situation. “The situa
tion remains Just as It stood Saturday
evening.” he said. ”We made a report
to the operating board Saturday. Since
then we have had no advices from the
hoard and nothing further from repre
sentatives of the union. There have been
no reinstatements of discharged em
ployes, to my knowledge.”
Washington, D. C.—H. J Konenkarnp.
president of the Commercial Telegraph
ers’ Union, stated here today that no
date had been set for a natlon-wtde tel
egraphers' strike, and that the tlireat
(Oontlnued on Page Fight.)
MORRIS IS TO REPORT
ON KOLCHAK REGIME
Psrls— Until Roland H. Morris, Ameri
can ambassador to .Xajmn, rein lies
Omsk, from Tokio, It seems Improbable
thul further steps toward extending
recognition to the Kolchak government
will he sanctioned hy President Wilson,
as he is anxious to have a report from
Mr Morris after he has fully discussed
at Omsk Because of slow communica
tions over the trans-Hlber lan route, it Is
probable lhat It will he another week be
fore Mr Morris reaches Omsk.
While It is generally believed Admiral
Kolchak will accept ine majority of the
conditions under which the entente na
tions and the L'nlted Males offer rec
ognition, it is likely thlie Omsk govern
ment will seek modifications of the sec
tion providing for Russia's recognition
of the Baltic, Trans-Caucasian govern
ments, as nutomlnous and stipulating
many difference which may, arise be
tween them and the Kolchak government
shall be referred to the league, of na
tions. The Russian commission In Paris
which Is supporting dial Kolchak,
Holds this section lo he prejudicial to a
re-united Russia for which a struggle Is
being made The irans-faspinn and
trnns-Paucaslan sections contain Rus
sia's chief cotton and petroleum supplies
and (he provisional governments there
are largely creations or the British army,
It is said Consequently their recogni
tion as Hutomlrioua would In the opinion
of Russians make Turkestan and trans-
Caucasia virtually British tones of In
fluence
A, F, Kerensky, the former Russian
premier and his sympathisers In Paris
are strongly opposing the extnslon of
recognition to Admiral Kolchak.
HOME
EDITION
THE WEATHER—Augusta and vicinity!
Cloudy tonight and Tuesday.
Instead of coming closer to those most
concerned, the men and women for whom
governments should exist, the league goes
a step farther, from them. The repre
sentatives of ruling powers sit far away
in secret.
“The answer is this Is not a league to
promote peace, but to protect power.
I'hoHe who advocate it dare not amend It
so that thp issue of war shall be made by
the men and women who must tight and
die for It.”
Urging adoption of his resolution ask
ing the state department for the full text
of the pcac.e treaty. Senator Johnson read
into the record the oft-quoted utterances
of President Wilson regarding open di
plomacy.
“open covenants openly arrived at,"
continued the senator, “are now a byword
and a Joke. Their mention brings but a
eyhlcal smile."
The revised covenant, Mr. Johnson con
tinued. far from preserving the Monro*
doctrine, would mean its destruction He
declared the leagjje would he a. partner
ship between Ihe world’s one great “go
ing concern” and bankrupt nations, and
charged that, government propaganda was
discrediting league opponents. By the
Paris negotlations, he Hald the United
Slates has made many powerful enemieH.
On the llth of November, America, as
no nation ori earth ever had been before,
was respected, revered and beloved. After
six months of meddling and muddling in
Furopean and Asiatic, controversities and
contests over territory the end of th*
peace conference finds Italy detesting us,
France secretly despising us. Fngland
using us, and Japan bluffing us.
“They are all willing and anxious that
we should have our league of nations, and
willing and pnxiouH because of the same
spirit which has ruled them in the peace
conference. The one going solvent con%
cern nationally is about to enter Into
partnership with certain national bank
rupi Wo i* • "i our aseta both moral
and material and assume a part of their
liabilities.”
Quoting the Monroe doctrine amend
ment to the league covenant Senator
Johnson continued:
“If an American with the purpose in
view of protecting the Monroe doctrine,
wrote this article, his affection for it was
tepid, arid his allegiance feeble. It could
not have been written with any other
purpose tfian the destruction o? the Mon
roe doctrine.
“The blackest page in all our history
was written when our name was signed to
the treaty delivering Shantung to Japan.
We have not only committed the crime,
in the first instance, hut we have guaran
t*ed fin- « r‘.in*- for all time. We give by
the peace treaty Shantung to Japan and
hy the league of nations, part of the same
document. w»* guarantee Shantung to
Japan and guarantee It with our treasure
and our blood.
“It is absolutely clear that questions
like immigration, those arising from the
alien land laws of California and similar
matters will he within the Jurisdiction of
the league. Remember that there is in
existence an offensive and defensive al
liance between Japan and Great Britain,
arid that wtlgnt be question of Shantung
recently was up. Britain very frankly said
this treaty alliance still existed. As a
Californian, I am not ready to submit any
race problems we may have to the Juris
diction of the council of the league of na
tions, or to the league itself.
“I arn unwilling that either body should
pass upon jK>sslhly the gravest question
that confronts us. You gentlemen from
tlie South would resent the suggestion
that a race problem of yours should b*
decided by nations bound to the race af
fected by secret treaties.”
COTTON CROP WHS
75. G PER CENT OF
NORMAL MAY 25
Washington— I Th* condition of tho cot
ton crop wan 76.6 per cent of a normal
on May 26th the department of agricul
ture announced today In Its first report
of the sea eon No estimate of the area
planted was made. That will be an
nounced In July.
Condition by state* follows: North
Carolina, 65; South Carolina, 76: Oeor
kU. 61; Florida, 75; Alabama. 71; Mis
sissippi, 71; Louisiana, 74; Texas. 76;
Arkansas, 66; Tennessee. 64; Missouri,
70, Oklahoma, 65. California. 11; # Ari
zona. —; New Mexico. —.
CLEVELAND JEWS PROTEST
THE POLISH POGROMS
Clsvslsnd. Ohio.—With muffled drums
and with every marcher wearing black
hands or mourning gsrmenls approxi
mately 5,000 Jews paraded through ths
downtown aectlon of the city today in
protest of the reported sntl-Jewlsh per
secution in Poland and Galicia.