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House Votes Money to Get Reds
Simonds Says Europe
Has Ceased to Even
Discuss the League
Europe Endorsed Mr. Wilson’s Ideas and Then Proceeded to
Make a European Peace, Declares Simonds, Who Re
gards Settlement the Most Just in European His
tory—Says American Plan For Peace
Would Not Work In Europe
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS.
(Copyright. 19JG. bv The McClure News
ppt**r Syuale*to«) -
The proverbial visitor from Mari
would not find blnrjaoJf AWT* psrphx
td or confut'd than the Arn ur lea n< re
turning to his own country aftcr-nlx
month* spent*in the atmosphere of
Europe and In Immediate contact with
the facta of th< pcacs confi-rcnee At
home a mighty controversy la plainly
raging over the provisional netUr
mtnta nfid permanent un*h*»t|emcfttn
of the Baris conference. Ho far th«*
situation la identical with that in the
French capital, but while in Fiance
the arKumept centers about r#ue aet of
circumstances, in America the thing*'
debated ass totally different. In a
word, the peace discussion id the two
ht»misph<-r«* is about wholly dlsslmi
lar qumtlons carried on in fln utterly
dissimilar fashion
And at the outert of any exami
nation of this difference ltd* enaentiul
to i»ot«« the primary feci In the
United State a < debate mi 111 Centura
about the toaipi" of natkma; In Eu
rope--outside the circle of Americana
dMtly aaaociaUd with the preaidant
—*tho league of patlona has ceatetf to
occupy attention. provoke* dlflcurffctofi
—to put It quite bluntly. It lift* conned
to exist. Instead the thing consider
ed it the future association of Franca,
Great Britain and the United States
In an alliance which will perpetuate
the present association In Pari* and
preserve world order and posed.
TURNED FACES TO WILSON
AS A STAR OF HOPE.
There is another fact that is equal
ly necessary to emphasize and that is
that there never was save for ,on«
brief emotional moment coinciding
with the President’s arrival in Europe
on his first trip an) any real be
lief In the league of nations In Europe.
Purina that moment masses of poo
pie suddenly relieved from the Im
mediate agonies of the confllot *uil
broken with their suffering. looked to
the president a* a mao from another
world corn* to p« i foi m m
transform empires, abolish age-long
rivalries. In the reaction from tha
horror of the war rtieh fcnrt women
tut tied with a strange moving of ut
terly transitory faith to the president-'
of tha United States.
Hut this moment passed almost In
stantly If the British, French nml
Italian people ware for a moment
transported out of thcufaelvcs. they
quits as suddenly returned to -thalf
normal condition If tha British peo
ple desired permanent tf*acs they did
not lit the least subscribe to the Idea
that they th#m«flven and not tha
German* should pay for the war, for
the wanton destruction on land and
sea. Tha English people were pot
willing that the Germans should re
establish themselves in their old col
onics along British waterway* that
German ships should replace British
shins stink by submarines.
Aa (or the French people, they
kn«*w that the sale hope of French
solvency lay In compelling Uta tier-,
mans to repay for devastation and
they first demanded that military pro
taction should be gained with
Italy, in t#*»■» same fashion, resolved to
build hsr future at am tin Adriatic.
Europe wag from the outsat resolved
upon a European settlemefft Only
America, with small losses set off by
enormous economic gains, would
aver think of a peace of concilia
tion
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN
IDEAS IN CONFLICT.
And mo from the very outlet am Am
erican and n European Idle were In
conflict )*re*ldt»nt VViiaott oame to
Europe to promote n page* of concil
iation baaed Upon hi* fourteen polfttl,
•nd to be perpetuated hv hit league
of notion* which wae lo make war
tmuoealble In the future Kurope
the allien—*ern equally ffiotvwl upon
a peace which nhouh! no far wm It wan
humanly pogafbr* repair their lodaea
and heal ih. |r gaping wound*. If
America* ulealtuttr «urp*rtm«nt wan
ponelbln. alike In vie* of bur Malory
arid our contemporary londltlon, fpr
Europe It wire Impo-elWe alike !»«*-
cau»f of tradition* and- immediate vlr
cumetancrr
Itut given the eiaenl'a) facia, the
diplomacy of the treat powora. I»rIt -
atn. ErSnc* and Italy, dealt with th*
Aurertnan pfoimimi in totally different
faehlonn. particularly nt the outlet
The Writ ten on their pert, with «tu-
Pftme 8004 n* iim. «leeted not to op
poee mt Wllaon, but to aeaoclate
themaelvea with a propoaal rocoanli
ed by moit of them to he de.-ld* lly
unpraottcdl and gain thereby the in
calculable advuilin of pea* and
cioier frier,dahlp *lth tile United
Plate* The French, ho neatly bul mod
erately pro*’ifc'.mqd their licit of faith
In the WUaonkcn doctrine, while the
Italian* itood coolly aalde, inelMln*
at all ttmeir upon auch national bene
flta as they had material cltilrrm upon.
BRITISH ANO AMERICANS
WORKED IN HARMONY.
The res till aw inevitable in lha
briefeat time the Hrltiah «ik! Ameri
can reprcaeutatlvca in l»arla were
working in docent harmony iVoti,
Hcmita miml luiif * doion other UrUtah
and Colonial repreventative* w« re
framing the i-ovmmii of the loami*
of natp na. while between the French
and Amtrwan r*pi«*aematlvea there
• wa* In «vl*ttnc<* and between the
Italian and American rrpreaentatlvra
there wa* growing up an eetrange
•went which abortly endangered the
peace of the world
Now in all tht* alt nation which rt*
tultad In the greateat diplomatic tri
umph In all British hlitory, It la very
hard to ee pa rate accident from de.
■l|rn td* not believe It la true ** |*
frequently unred that the Itrttlah
undertook to deceive or manipulate
the preaident arid the American rep
rooeb'alive* They did' not believe
In the league of nation* any more
•han th* French, but they aaw what
th* French dailed to »ee. that friend
»y and evmpathetlc a«*oclatton with
the preeldent promlaed to pare the
way to aomething eminently deairablc
—namely, a permanent Anglo-Amerl
oan alliance, ir, fact if not on paper.
They mv with equal clarity two
other intium they mw that thrr*
vrry ml lihrlthoiHt that rhamplonaMp
of th, proehtrnt'* tdena would r,>
mov, th* poaaiUUHy of * claah ov,r
•urh lanura a* the freedom of th#
*'•* and til, t«*a». of Ih. Oeirtnan
color!** Henry tV oh re mid of hi*
onang# of religion Ih*, "gran. # ,u
worih • mow." and Uruloh ••aieatnatt
•nip with equal vlMi.n rpomM that
Ameruan frlvndahtp. ai-eeptlng in*
prealdent •• r»p*■-< I-UIIV. Of An
-non. »». worth any amount of nm-
Mfhr »nd kid ft. Ih- pro. l .trnt m
furthering • plan which wi,other
pt-pctlml or hot. wa# without peril
•o Rrlilah la,create *od had an appeal
le certain adawetila In the UrltiaH
nopulailor
npcooNizpn amprica
A» LEAOINO NATION.
The Oth.r thing the Ifrlltah aaw
wlfh the gT.-ntrai clearneaa wan that
ih* war had chang'd Ih.- poattlon of
A merlin Hr I, ain vtrtorion* though
•I>* **r. had heen rrlpplrd Ananrtallr
and economically, recover)- if certain
would h» flow America wa* » po
icnttal rival car, aln to occupy acme
thing of ttrltaioa poalllon la th*
world for acme lime to com* c*r
Into to he the etrongept atnet* power
on earth for many decade* Th-refer#
to with America would he
fatal and to quarrel over the league
of nationa w*g» fatuity.
At this point it is necessary to add
one more thing If British policy
clearly pointed In one direction, there
la no leas unmistakable evnUmci that
the domlre of many Englishmen with
out regard to national questions was
for a new basis of Anglo-American
relations. If there wan calculation In
British policy, there was not ices cer
talnly--Hponta.ne-.oiJH and widespread
anxiety to establish newer and firmer
friendship between the two English
speaking people. In sum. I am arixl
ous to make dear that the British
■faufkmeh did not merely conspire
to use Mr Wlisoti’H Idealism, they
and their fellow came to
Pari a • or stayed at borne equally re
solved to promota t.h«v causa of .Anglo-
American friendship
British qtatrsmen, however, saw
clearly that Ufa league of nationH
idea could not succeed. They Pfc
ogniSHd that no peace of conciliation
wan possible, her-anas they knew their
Kuroiw*--they knew their own people,
the French people, and the Italian
people would never consent to per
mit Germany to escape from the war
unscathed to resume. the old attacks
wlillo the nations attacked by Ger
many were left ruined and bankrupt.
What they expected was that, an the.
league of nation project became more
and more potently Illusive, Anglo-
American association extended to In
ti ml« France, would become more and
more powerful, until the thro*- na
tions. acting together, dominated,
first the peace conference, and later
the world, through the medium of a
real league of inti rest If not of solv
ed covenants The league of nations
thus from the very outset meant for
the British an -Arnerl
ian alliance
M. CLEMENCEAU WOULD
NOT TELL A LIE.
The French on Ufftfr part began
very boldly Like George Washing
ton. M Ulemenceau was Incapable of
telling a lie. and unlike a wise dip
lomat he had to blurt out the truth—
Die result was, as l have said. Instant
> H’ratigeuH-ut between Franco and
th* united States, as royroaonted hy
Mr. Wilson, and a very unfortunate
period of disappointment. French
men Would not and could ndt believe
in .the league of nations, with the
memory of old and recent German in
vasions and devastations Iti their
minds: Moreover they knew- and it
gave them furious rage—-that their al
ii* * ai !"■ s tha channel did not belli ve
Ip the leggtu of natttfna, and tt (
they were being abandoned by their
Ur Irish friends, whereaa In the main
th• v were the victims of their own
logic.
At a certain moment, this situation
Was acute for the French saw the
British with Mr. Wilson’* consent ac
quiring all tho German colonic*, the
German fleet. Turkish provinces,
while their far more ttiod^ardemands
such aa the claim upon the Saar coal
basin were denied by Mr. WilHon,
and thalr HvrUn aspirations, at least
aa legitimate as British pretensions
In Mesopotamia, violently opposed by
American ami British statesmen. This
was the situation In the first stage of
the mace conference In this period
Mr. Wilson.'with British help, framed
tin covenant of the leaarpe of nations,
with British aid excluded, French
amendments designed to give French
security, and Japanese changes draft
ed to remove the stigma of race in
feriority Then Mr. Wilson returned
to the United States Ho far the
league of nations had been the cen
ter of European as well ft* American
discussion’, hut at this precise mo
ment the whole situation changed
TOOK UP MATERIAL
PROBLEMS AT LEAST.
With the president's departure, Die
Dears conference turned from the
league of nation* to the material
problems territorial and economic.
And at this point British policy neces
sarily changed For Britain, like
France and Italy, had matt rial Inter
ests involved. Bike France and Italy
she hml economic and financial
claims Moreover, she had secret
t'catlf* alike with France Japan and
Ugly, which bound her to support her
alUea* claims and even when these
claims conflicted with tha fourteen
points aqd insured the impossibility
of making a pea - <
Aa a consequence. When Mi Wlj
aoh returned ne found himself in the
presence of Europe Kbrope hail
■ Ivan him hla league of nations. It
waa prepared to give him such
amendments aa the political situation
in America demanded; but In return
It now Asked of him Ida assent to
the material and practical conditions
which had taken shape th his absence
Above all they demanded that he
should subscribe to the European
iika of German responsibility on the
financial side, and to the provisions
mad'' in the secret treaties.
But thfse European demands, le
gitimate. justified approval, since if
they were not satisfied Fiance was
ruined, Britain gravely wounded. Italy
left with her own -nationalities un
•atu fled abolished all hope of a peace
of conciliation Germany, after then*
terms had been Imposed, was bound
to bo crippled, Sullen. refleatful She
was bound to plan new wars and bar
bor all old resentments While tho
Jugo Slava, the Orseka and the
Chinese were equally certain to re
sist the decisions*of the prate con
ference.
POUND THREAT OF
LEAVING UNAVAILING.
In this situation Mr Wilson had to
tliooae. he might retire from the
peace conference, he might remain
ngtdty faithful to hts fourteen points
and his dream of a peace of concilia
tion Hut retirement meant the col
laps*' of the wrhole still upborn league
of nations, and It meant in addttton
political difficulties at home which
require no emphasis That he debat
ed doing this—hts sudden call for the
George Washington dearly indicate*
That he found the threat of going
was alone unavailable, the sequence
of events clearly demonstrated.
Mr Wilson then faced the great
crista To go meant the ruin of the
league qf nations, the success at home
of hta political enemies and the con
fusion of the allied cause. But to atav
ineant to consent to a European
peace to accept terms out of accord
with his program of a peace of con
ciliation It meant to lose the com
mandtng role in the peace confer*her
The president's ardston vvas to
atav lie believed, he was convinced.
j that if a league of nations were once
established set In motion all else
would in the *>nd resolve Itself Mean
time he would try, and he did try,
to obtain such modifications of allied
claims as were poas ble Ms continu' d
to n*ht. notably in the case of Flume,
for at least a semblance of his pro
r.rwm of his fourteen points
Nevertheless in the very nature of
things the league of nations idea dis
appeared The settlement with o«r
--ma» territorial!) as well as politically,
cased on justice in the main. Insured
permanent German of utility and
France demanded and obtained the
president s endorsement of g guar
antee against Germany. which
amounted in fact to a new Anglo-
French-American alliance
MATIRiAL GA|Nt BOUGHT
BV THE LITTLE NATIONS
Exactly tn the same wav the small
*r powers recognised the fact, they
too with thetr claims laid aside all
»< ps or expectation of a league of
nation* and began to straggle fer
the material facts openly. p« and
Osecho-Slovakia Herb* and Rou*
mania and Bulgaria. Bulgaria and
E**rhta, turned from the thought of
peaceful settlement to 'the prepara
tion for conflict. When I left Baris
on May 31, not less than eighteen
wars were In progress in Europe
alone.
In a word. In the presence of na
tional aspirations and dreams in east
ern and irt southern Europe, in the
face of imperious material necessities
in western Europe, the whole concep
tion of a peace of conciliation, of a
league of nations to perpetuate an
amicable solution, Mr. Wilson's con
ception broke down and disappeared.
There was left only one thing—the
Anglo-French-American association.
It would not insure peace In Russia
or In central and southern Europe,
Hince it was unwilling to send troops;
it could not prevent conflicts between
rival races; it could not because of
the material facts concerning Britain,
France, Italy and Japan, make any
but a victor's peace with Germany,
and oner; it. had agreed upon its terms
a. A served them upon Germany, it
v», t p«.jln that most of the dreams ex
press'd in the league of nations were
incapable of realization.
AMERICAN PLAN WOULD
NOT WORK IN EUROPE.
To sum. up: Mr. Wilson came to
Europe with an American plan for
solving European problems. But
once the solution was applied to the
facts it broke down. Mr. Wilson’s
principles for which he fought earn
esliv were put into the league of
nations covenant and the European
nations solemnly accepted the coven
ant. but having done this they pro
ceeded to frame their peace on the
hauls of facts, financial, economical
and territorial.
Thd? could .not do otherwise, for
any other course meant ruin for their
countries and victory for Germany.
But once this waa done there emerg
ed nos a‘peace of conciliation, but a
treaty which put Germany for fifteen
years literally in the hands of her
conquerors, and compelled her to work
under their direction to repay the
sums She had cost them through her
attacks But to do this meant to
transform the league of nations into
an alliance whose main business was
to keep Germany In hand until the
account was settled, after an Indefi
nite number of years
This briefly is the story of the col
lapse in Europe of the league of na
tions, as a fact, Europe having In
dorsed Mr Wilson’s ideals, applied
its own principles, it made a Eu
ropean psace, the best and most Just
1 Btfropdfln peace in history, I believe,
but something utterly removed from
Mr. Wilson's idea of a peace of con
ciliation and literally a peace only to
be enforced by the continued applica
tion of actual force.
MET NO ONE WHO
BELIEVED IN LEAGUE-
Moreover ,the nations large and
small whose aspirations, frequently
legitimate, were not realized, declined
to accept the decisions of the peace
conference, and either resorted to
arms or bided their time with the
intention of ultimately appealing to
arms. Ami in this situation the league
of nations disappeared from calcula
tions. from the serious discussions of
Baris, save In American circles,
whereas to the returning American it
seems to have, continued to occupy
American attention almost to the ex
clusion of all else. In Burls I talked
with scores and scores of representa
tives of big and little nations, hut
never one did I meet who actually be
lls vo4 in the league of nations as the
fart or the possibility it still seems
to many Americans.
What they all talked about waa tho
Anglo-FrencJi*American alliance,
which as l said at the beginning was
the reality. British statesmen from
the beginning saw’ behind the league
of nations Idea and the French states
men presently perceived.
Europe does not believe in the
league’ trt nations. It has accepted the
covenant because America, through
Mr Wilson, asked tor it. To Europe
it is America’s share In the spoils of
victory. Just as the German colonies
fall to Britain and Alsace-Lorraine
to Ffunct* We might have had ter
ritory and money If we had aaked
for them; our right to claim both
was never challenged. Indeed. Eu
rope is anxious to have us take cer
tain territories In Asia Minor But
the thing 1 am trying to say is that
Europe adopted the covenant of the
league, of nations not because it be
llowd In the Idea, but because It rec
ognized that America, who had asso
ciated with the allies In the victory,
asked for such a covenant. It proved
its lack of faith In the idea by pro
ceeding thereafter to make peace on
u iiuropean baals without regard to
the tdeur of hte league of nations and
thug completely eliminated the league
of nations as an uctual living fact.
Hut Kuropo would not have adopted
t ne coVimant of the league of nations
had not British statesmanship seen
In It the llrst step toward Anglo Am
erican alliance, with ultimate French
R lrt s? 1 »‘* Uo, ‘ An<l h’dav this alliance
<*> «» that is left In Kurope, allies
and enemies alike of the league of
nations principle. It is the fart which
has survived the melting i»ot of the
peace negotiations. But to end where'
I began, there this is something total
ly different from the view which
s. ems to prevail In America to the
aptasejnent of the returning exile
FRENCH CU
goes to room
Coblenz. A division of French cavalry,
placed under command of Gsncrai Lig
gett. has rnovsd forwaid and taken a
Position on tho American left to fill the
gap between the American and British
at rnlcs on the Rhine.
Praetloully all movements of the Am
erican army have been completed in pre
paration for an advance 4n the event the
Germans reject the peace treaty The
first and second divisions are concentrat
ed ©n the eastern margin of the occupied
area, ready to lead a march into tier*
many.
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THE -AUGUSTA HERALD
FIGURING ON
FUTURE ROME
OE WILHELM
German Visitors In Conference
With ex-Kaiser at Amerongen
—Movements Shrouded In
Secrecy.
Amerongen —Reliable circles declare
the presence In Amerongen of visitors
from Germany is connected with plans
for the future residence of the former
emperor. Discussions are said to be in
progress for the purchase of a property
in Holland lying In a secluded spot
within 20 miles of Utrecht, but nothing
definite has yet been decided.
Dr. Krieg of the German foreign of
fice who is charged with realization of
the former monarch’s private property
is understood to have brought a report
that the German government intends to
deduct a considerable sum as taxation
for unearned increment. The amount
is variously reported at from one to
twenty million mark*.
Friedrich von Berg, former chief of the
Imperial civil cabinet is said to haw*
come to Amerorigen to give Herr Hohen
zollern the benefit of his expert advice
as he Is thoroughly acquainted with the
erstwhile ruler’* affairs.
Other Germans officials .here were
busily engaged This afternoon with the
ex-kalser. Observers here are of the
opinion that some movement is afoot,
as the servants around the castle have
been changed since yesterday. The mili
tary police, under orders of the war of
fice, have been rernovd but armeed coun
try i ollce under the ministry of justlco
remain guarding the grounds.
The lares around two sides of the cas
tle which hitherto have been open to
villagers only, have been closed to
everybody, but the other two sides of
the castle are still open although con
stantly patrolled by police in order to
prevent people from standing about. The
village telegraph office which heretofore
has been open for government purposes
until 11 o’clock at night, hereafter will
he closed at 7:30 while the staff has been
reduced.
GERMANY MAY
ISK EXTENSION
Time For Signing Treaty Ex
pires Monday—The Political
Situation Remains Chaotic
(BV ED. L. KEEN.)
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Parlx.—With less than 48 hours re
maining to sign the peace treaty, Ger
mand hud not announced her verdict Sat
urday night.
Every indication pointed to acceptance
of tire allied peace terms, though final
action at Weimar depended upon ad
justment of the German political situa
tion. which hud been in a chaotic ftfate
since the fall of the Scheidemann minis
try The belief was expressed in some
quarters that the Germans might be
compelled to ask slight extension of the
time limit, which expire* at 7 o’clock
Monday evening.
Unofficial dispatches from various
sources showed Gustav Bauer, one of the
majority socialist leaders, as the most
likely successor to Chancellor Scheidft
mnn! One dispatch even named the cab
inet Bauer was said to have chosen. Oth
er dispatches named Hermann Mueller,
Dr. Eduard David and Gustav Noske as
probable heads of the new' ministry.
The latest official dispatch from
Weimar regarding the ministerial situa
tion. filed by Breaident Ebert last night,
merely stated that he had been unable
to organize a government.
Press dispatches Saturday showed that
the opposition of the democratic leaders
had been largely responsible for the dif
ficulty In forming a Cabinet, since the
new ministry was not expected to partici
pate in its formation unless certain ad
ditional concession* were made by the
allies.
Later developments indicated that Eb
ert might attempt to proceed with or
ganization of a new cabinet without the
support of the recalcitrants.
SINKING OF HUN SHIPS
SENSATION IN LONDON
London.—New* of tho dramatic sinking
of the German ships created a sensation
here. Late extras were eagerly bought.
The public forgot the peace crlpls In the
surge of excitement over the unexpected
development.
There wan much speculation as to the
method by which the Germans perfected
their plot anil put It Into execution under
the very noses of the guards. The plot.
It was believed, was hatching for a long
time, and it was reported to have work
ed with clockllke precision.
Each ship started to go down at the
same time, according to unofficial infor
mation.
Beopl* also speculated ns to the prob
able effect of the sinking on the peace
PRESIDENT-ELECT
OF BRAZIL LAUDS
■ROW WILSON
Dr Epitacio Pcssoa Tendered
State Dinner By Vice Presi
dent Marshall—Party Here
As Ouests of United States
<»» th* uWrrsis enta* i
Waahlngton. D. C.—Warm nppmrlatton
of ITraldrnl Wlleone couree at thr [ware
conference and hla aupport of Braall waa
expreraed here laat nfcht by Preeldent
rlrct Kp tarlo Peaav* of llraall at a state
dinner tendered Mm by Vice-President
Warahall
"That aupport. constant, opportun*.
Arm and loyal, mad* Itself frit, aaid -l>r.
I‘ceaoa
"t am glad to proclaim It on thla oc
raalon and to affirm that my country la
fully aware of Ita extension which will
remain vivid In h*r memory
" lam tlad to raprra* h*r*. publicly,
my thanka for th* many proof* of sym
pathy and aol'darity. wMrh I r*c*iv*d In
I'ana from President Wllaon. th* chief,
full of authority and foroalßht. to whom.
In creat fortune .you ontruated your des
tinies at the moment o ftramendoua con
vulalon which haa )uat shaken the world;
the treat *tate*man whoa* attachment
to hla rrlnclptr* aaved the con>|u*et* of
tlrht end clviltaalion and prepared for
mankind a future of honor, of peace,
o factlvlty and wealth.”
Th# atat* dinner era* the Cret of a
America*s Defense
Under the League
Washington America’s defense
during its first year under the league
of nations—assuming that the cove
nant if accepted—will probably con
sist or:
An army of 400,000 men.
A navy of 29 battleships and 191,-
000 men.
This defensive strength will cost
$1,527,000,000 for the year beginning
next Tuesday.
These figures will go before the
Senate next week for final approval.
No Changes are expected except in
minor details.
MOUNTED POLICE
GRARGE CROWDS
25,000 PEOPLE
Winnipeg, Man. Royal Northwest*
Mounted police and Canadian soldiers to
day charged a crowd of 25.600 through a
hail of stones, clubs and bricks, break
ing up a proposed demonstration by
strikers. In the rioting, the first serious
disorder of the general strike here, one
man, a spectator, was killed and twenty
were injured, some seriously.
Tonight, following reading of the riot
act by Mayor Charles F. Gray, special
constables, mounted police and soldier
guards were increased in anticipation of
further trouble.
The crowd set fire to a street car stall
ed In the middle of the crowd when the
trouble started. The car was practically
wrecked. One hundred special police ar
rived on the scene at this time and sur
rounded the car. while the fire brigade
put out the fire.
It is believed the danger is over until
dark, when further trouble is expected.
A score of police, soldiers and civilians
were hit by flying missiles and hurried
to hospitals.
The man killed wan Morris Diamond,
cattle dealer. Despite the fact that offi
cers. in charging the crowd., fired into
the air, was shot thro\gh the
heart. His whs the only bullet wound.
Altogether police and strikers fired over
200 shots.
Strikers and spectators gathered near
the city hall for the parade scheduled
for 2:30. They jammed all streets ad
jacaent to the city hall square.
Before the strikers organized their pa
rade. a company of mounted police and
a troop of Canadian regulars charged
into the gathering.
Officers fired Into the air. The crowd
broke before the charge, missiles flying
from it.
As the demonstrators scrambled hack
from the advancing officers Mayor Gray
mounted a box in front of the city hall
and loudly read the riot act.
A street car. stalled in the mob, was
fired and practically destroyed.
CONGRESS PLANS
DR! LEGISLATION
Both Houses Going Ahead With
No Thought of Repeal of War
Time Prohibition. President
May Act.
Washington —Both Senate and House
judiciary committees last night were
planning to report prohibition enforce
ment bills next wetk In hope of having
them passe/ before July Ist.
The fact that Congress is going ahead
with this legislation, with no. thought
of a repeal of war time prohibition,
makes It practically certain that any
move to stave off the dry period must
come from the president. Rumors are
current among congressmen that the
president will act but apparently no def
inite word has been received.
The House Judiciary committee will
complete the enforcement legislation
Monday, while the Senate is expected to
report out Its bill Wednesday. Both
will problde for strict enforcement.
situation. It was feared it might great
ly bolster up the morale and determina
tion of the German nation.
The news was nCfltVfld Wtttl mixrd
feelings. Some people grinned and re
marked It saved a lot of trouble in de
ciding: how to dispose of the fleet.
“It is jum the way our boys would have
done under Similar circumstances,” many
declared.
Others were bitter against the Ger
mans. and declared the enemy seamen
should be executed. There was much
speculation regarding the form of punish
ment that will be meted out to the Ger
man*.
The belief was general that the admir
alty will he the object of much criticism
as the result of the sinkings.
series of such affairs to be tendered Dr.
Pessoa and his party, who arrived here
Saturday for a visit hr guests of tho
United States. With Dr. Pessoa came
Madam Pessoa and their daughter
Until Wednesday the party will be en
tertained In Washington at a round of
social and diplomatic affairs which in
clude a pilgrimage Sunday to Mount Ver
non on the Mayflower. President Wil
son’ a yacht. Leaving here Wednesday,
the party will make a short tour of the
country, sailing prrbably In ten days
from New Orleans or one of the gulf
ports.
Booming of the Sovereign's 21 guns
salute welcomed Dr. Pessoa to Washing
ton early Saturday afternoon when he
arrived on a special train.
SIGNATURE OF
ORLANDO WILL NOT
BE NECESSARY
Faria—The It*..an peace delegation
doee not export Vltorlo Orlando to re
turn to Parte to sign "the German treaty,
aa Sltnor Creep!. Baron Sottnlno and
th* other two delegate* here have fu#
power* to sign and It will not be necea
aary for the head of the delegation to
attach hla signature.
While the delegation haa not been ad
.S ny *4 change In mem
bership. th* de egate* export that a new
member probably will be derlgnated to
replace Signor Orlando when a new It*!-
ttn |BvftrnntftPi m formed*
Palmer Now Given
a Million Dollars
to Fight Radicals
Washington—The House late today
completed consideration of money meas
ures for this session by the passage of
the Sunday civil bill, carrying $483,-
000,000.
This bill marked the first actual step
Conservatism Will
Continue As Policy
of Organized Labor
Gompers Re-eiected With Administration Slate —Radicals Fait
to Put Through Any of Their Revolutionary Plans
Atlantic City, N. J. —Conservatism un
der the leadership of Samuel Gompers,
will be the policy of the American Fed
eration of Labor’s 4,000,000 members
during the coming year.
Gompers’ re-election with an adminis
tration slate was the result of his per
sonal popularity, the friendship of
Woodrow Wilson and a smoothly oper
ating machine. Only the Seattle delega
tion audibly voted against the veteran
leader.
While radicalism received a severe
setback at the convention, leaders de
'clared they have accomplished their
purpose of spreading propaganda. Meas
ures seeking amnesty for political pris
oners, recognition of goviet Russia, for
mation of a labor party, and the estab
lishment of -May Day were not endorsed
by the convention. On the other hand
the federation declared its determination
to break up the judicial systems which
enable employers to secure injunctions
and otherwise to crush workers. The
convention decided ?*?!rther to organize,
regardless of the consequences, the half
a million steel workers arid negro labor
er of the south.
The federation failed to endorse the
six-hour day and other plans for solv
ing unemployment. The convention also
failed to suggest methods for ameliora
tion of this serious problem, other than
to urge the government to resume build
ing. a continuation of the shpplng board
program and restricted immigration for
a period of three years.
The executive council was granted au
thority to decide upon the place of the
next conventions but it will probably be
held near the city where the national
democratic and republican conventions
meet.
Tho fact that British colonies have
voting pow T er in the league of nations,
general labor conference will prove a
source of strength to the United States
“instead of an embarrassment", accord
ing to cable message from President Wil
son. explaining recent changes in the la
bor covenant, read at the American Fed
eration of Labor convention here today
by Camuel Gompers.
In this message, received by Mr. Gom
ners late Saturday. President Wilson also
asserted he believed changes in the la
bor covenant “were not substantially Im
portant, inasmuch as. every labor conven
tion adopted by the conference must be
submitted to our government for ratifi
cation." thus leaving the “choice of ac
ceptance or rejection in our hands."
After first setting forth in detail the
changes which are similar to those al
ready published and indorsed at yester
day’s uession of the convention, the pres
ident then proceeded to reply to a point
raised in a cable sent him bv Mr. Gom
pors. This point, according to the presi
dent's reply, now appears in the treaty
of peace under Article 405.
“I am convinced,” read the president’s
message, “that except for changes in
wording, which do not affect the sub
stance and spirit of those before men
tioned clauses, they remain the same.”
The president’s message said that in or
der to make the convention conform to
the covenant of the league of nations in
the character of its membership and in
the method of adherence. Article I of the
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taken by Congress to rid the country of
“Reds.” Attorney General Palmer was
given $1,400,000 to use in ferreting out
and prosecuting the radicals.
As the bill goes to the Senate, It is
minus appropriation for continuation of
the United States employment service.
drafting commission’s report, together
with the first two clauses of Article 35,
together with Article 36 were combined
as Article 387 of the treaty to read:
“ ‘A permanent orgahization is hereby
established for the promotion of the ob
jects set forth in the preamble. The orig
inal members of the league of nations
shall be the original members of this
organization, and hereatfer membership
of the league of nations shall carry with
it membership in tne said organization.’ ”
“As you doubtless have in mand,” the
president’s cablegram continued, "the
changes have the effect of glvThg the
British dominions and colonies separate
representation on the general conference.
When you give your final judgment of
the importance of these changes, 1 earn
estly urge you to entertain the follow
ing considerations:
•1. That Borden could not go back
to the Canadian people, who occupy a
position of considerable importance in
the industrial world and tell them that
they were not entitled to representation
on the general labor conference at Ver
sailles.
“2. That the changes did in fact bring
the labor convention into harmony with
the league of nations covenant.
“3. That the changes are not substan
tially Important inasmuch as every la
bor convention adopted by the conference
must be submitted to our government for
ratification. Thus the choice of accept
ance or rejection lies in our hands, irre
spective of the constitution of the gen
eral conference.
“4. That the problems of the chief
British colonies and dominions are much
more like our own than like Great Brit
ian’s, so that their representation will
be a source of strength to our point
rather than an embarrassment.
“5. That in my opinion the changes
do not introduce any weakness or threat
of any particular weakness into the la
bor provisions.
“They still stand, thanks to your ef
forts and guidance, as one of the great
progressive achievements of the peace
conference, something from which peoples
the world over may take courage and
hope and confidence in a better future.
“I am sure that you will agree that
nothing could bem ore fatal to these first
aspirations than any failure to indorse
these provisions. I count upon your sup
port and sponsorship.”
ONE-ARMED GOLFER
IS COMING TO U. S.
Paris —America is to witness in exhi
bition matches the famous French one
armed golfer, Monsieur Botca/on. pro
fessional at the La Bouiie links i f Paris,
who swings the club with one hand bet
ter than many golfers tv ft a two.
He is proceeding to America on invi
tation of Harvey D. Gibson, of Die
American Red Cross, and will give ex
hibitions pn many of me best links in
the static Botcazon is a champions.-*u
player 77. id travels the usual IBohole
course well under the eight tea
Botcazon declares that if It cou’d be
arranged he would like to get into a
tournament for one-armed goifers. Ten*
tative plans are under wav in the state*
to hold a tourney for goiters who haA e
lost an arm.
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