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BRITiSH-U. S. ALLIANCE IS FOUNDATION FOR LEAGUE

English Statesmen Determined to Hold American Aid and Co-operation, Claims Simonds. SHOW ASTUTE POLITICS By FRANK H. SIMONDS (Copyright, 1019. Th MeClnre Newspaper S radicate.) IRIS, Feb. 8. Last week h discussed at length the basis of French policy, as expressed at the Paris conference, Indicating that the chief concern of France was to prosecurity to the north against possible new German attack.

British policy as expressed ' at the Peace conference is somewhat less simple, since it seeks various objects Indirectly. Above all else, British policy at the peace conference is based upon a new Interpretation of the world by British statesmanship and diplomacy. One ought to say at the outset that Britain Is incomparably better represented at Paris on the technical and on the diplomatic side than any one of the other great powers. There are more brains and better brains In the British delegation than in any other, and these brains are concentrated upon a clearly thought out program. Grasp Lessons of War. The lessons of the war have been more clearly understood by British statesmen than by any other; they alone realize that the relations of the great nations have been changed. A decisive role in war and in peace belongs to America, for precisely the same reason that Great Britain held It so often in the past. We have come relatively fresh upon the stricken field. We alone are still strong, fighting as well as otherwise. Therefore It is necessary to recognize America. British policy has accepted this situation skilfully. The keynote of the British policy Is that there shall be no break of any kind between America and England, that every conceivable concession shall be made, large or small, on the political ' aa contrasted with the economic phase, to the end that Anglo-American ' relations - and Anglo-Ametlcanfriendship may be placed on a solid basis for the future. Vague aa to League. - In the matter of the league of nations, the thing was little more than a vague formula, even after Mr. Wilson had outlined his fourteen points. At the moment when the president came to Europe It became the mission of the British to work out the president's Ideas and give them form, to give them coherence and they have done this. Later it will be for the French to take hold and make them intelligible by translation Into the French language. But the fact that It is worth while to notice now is that, recognizing that America was committed to the league of nations and that President Wilson was about to make an earnest fight for it, and suffer material loss of prestige at home if the project were not in some form adopted at Paris, the British have squarely lined themselves up with the president. They have undertaken to do almost the Impossible task of creating a league of nations, and we have had not one, but half a dozen plans, originating amongst the British statesmen, all aiming to transform Mr. Wilson's idea Into European machinery. Accept Situation If the British bad not accepted Mr. Wilson's league of nations Idea, If they had not undertaken some part of the task of bringing it down from the clouds to concrete ideas, there would not have been much chance of success for that scheme at Paris; but the British were keen enough to see, first, that President Wilson desired it, second that their own people desired it, and third, that if they failed to renred substantial and necessary aid to bring it off, they would be criticized at home and suspicioned abroad. Now the scheme of the league of nations which the British have formulated, which, with certain essential but not numerous modifications, will be advocated by President Wilson, seeks to preserve certain influence in the world. It is designed to serve certain things in the world. Before this great conflict came, England had reached a point of saturation in the matter of imperial expansion. Her great problem had become to preserve, not to increase, and the burden of her empire was more and more heavily felt as domestic conditions foreshadowed complete transformation at home. Germany Failed Germany struck at the moment when she believed that both domestic problems and imperial problems would combine to ensure her success. She failed; but even in her failure she transformed many conditions; she upset the world that had existed, and she has strewn three continents with ruins of the ancient systems which must be revised. Now the chief concern of Great Britain as an empire is India. India begins at Gibraltar and at least extends to Hong Kong. To protect India no that Turkey is eliminated, it will be necessary to deal with Mesopotamia and Palestine and Syria, just as it was a generation ago to deal with Egypt. "Unless there can be some system devised which divides responsibility for the maintenance of states like Syria and Mesopotamia and Armenia, and strategic points like Constantinople, England will have to take most of them to protect India, or else surrender some of them to states who may develop colonies of their own across the vital pathway to the Near East. Continued On Page Five.

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Mrs., Theodore Roosevelt, widow of the late great American, Is en route to visit her sons In France. Capt. Archie Roosevelt Is now in America. Theodore, Jr., and Kermit are still in service In France. Teddy, Jr., is now a lieutenant colonel. Mrs. Roosevelt will also visit the grave of Quentin, killed in action. Mrs. Richard Derby, her daughter, will accompany Mrs. Roosevelt. For repeated feats of bravery beyond the bounds of military duty in action Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt wears the Croix de Guerre with two palms. He has twice been recommended for the American Distinguished Service Cross. Lieut. Col. Richard erby, brother-in-law of Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, arrived with his unit at Newport News and brought the

TEN Ml, BILLS ARE INTRODUCED AT BRIEF ASSEMBLY SESSION

(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8. With 28 members of the lower house of the In diana legislature absent from this morning's short session. Speaker Eschbach decided not to place any measure on passage and business was rnnfinpd to Introduction of ten new 'bills, indefinite postponement of three j others and advancement to second reading PI len nouse measuiea, ui tu third reading of seven house and eleven senate bills. The house wa3 adjourned until 2 o'clock Monday. afternoon when the speaker announced a session lasting until 6 o'clock would be held. He intends to transact business that was deferred this morning because of the number of absentees. The session today was enlivened by the charge of Representative Benedict that the committee on criminal codes had not read the bill he introduced providing for restriction and sale of fire arms and other deadly weapons which the committee reported, recommending indefinite postponement. He said he had not appeared before the committee to explain the purpose of the measure. ."We announced yesterday," said Representative Tuthill, of Michigan City, chairman of the committee, "that he would consider all bills pending before the committee. Mr. Benedict did not appear." Vocational Education Bill. The speaker ruled that the committee should withdraw the bill or the house would determine whether It has merit according to the author's U. S. Asks Reason for Foreign Trade Embargoes (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Inquiries have been sent by the state department to Great Britain, France and Italy, regarding the British import embargo, the French cartel system, and the Italian system of government supervision of purchases, all of which have an effect on American industries. For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Snow tonight and Sunday. Colder Sunday in southwest portion. - Today's Temperature. Noon 25 Yesterday. Maximum 38 Minimum 20 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Increasing cloudiness. Snow tonight or Sunday. Colder Sunday. General Conditions The storm that caused last night is passing out to sea. Another storm is following in tracks, and is almost certain to cause snow over this district tonight or Sunday. Cold weather will continue cold as a severe cold wave still prevails over the northwest. It is 20 to 30 below over southern Canada and border states.

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story of Theodore's exploits to the Roosevelt home in Oyster Bay. Lieutenant Colonel Derby was also decorated by the French government for bravery In visiting advance aid posts in the course of his tour of duty as surgeon with the Second division. He said that both Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Capt. Kermit Roosevelt had taken part in the hard fighting along the Meuse river. They were attached to the First division. Theodore, Colonel Derby said, wa3 severely wounded at Soissons in July, and was also gassed. He limps slightly and the gas has affected his eyes. Dr. Derby said that the Second division could not receive too much praise. He said he believed that onefourth of the prisoners captured by the American expeditionary forces were taken by this division. wishes. Mr. Benedict asked that It be sent back to the committee. Two bills concerning vocational education were introduced Representative Swain of Pendelton presented one which would amend the state vo cational law to conform to the federal statutes by providing that persons 14 years old or over without limit to the maximum age would receive such instructions and that the word "domestlo science" be changed to "Home economics." In the other by Representative Hare of North Vernon, provision is made for Instruction and supervised practice in gardening, agriculture, Industrial nnd home economics education for twelve months or so much of the year as the authorities decide in twonship, town and city schools. RECORD ENROLLMENT AT HIGH SCHOOL The largest number of pupils ever enrolled in Richmond high school will start their regular work next week. Several new pupils, and 119 promoted pupils from Garfield expand the enrollment of the school to above 800 pupils. Last semester the enrollment averaged over 700, a few pupils' attendance being irregular on account of illness. Nearly all the regular upper classmen, and second term freshmen are said to be back. Several boys have returned from the army and navy, and the Garfield promotions are large. Instructions for Freshmen have been issued from the principal's office, and arrangement of programs and class division is expected to be satisfactorily completed by Wednesday when regular work will be taken up, Principal Kelly said today. ROOSEVELT SERVICE AT MURRAY THEATRE Memorial services for former presi dent Theodore Roosevelt will be held i tomorrow afternoon at the Murray theatre at four o clock. Manager Holland of the Murray, has turned over the house to the committee for the purpose. Judge Will A. Bond will be the speaker. The program follows: Song, "America," led by Frank Hol- ! land. Silent prayer while organ plays, "There's a Long, Long Trail." Address, Will A. Bond. Song, "Star Spangled Banner," led by Frank Holland. EIGHT DIE IN EXPLOSION JANESVILLE, Wis., Feb. 8 Eight people were killed and an entire busi ness block is in flame as the result of a terrific explosion at Plattesvllle, Wis., this afternoon. Telephone and telegraph lines are reported down, and no details are available.

Two Men Kitted In Indianapolis Hotel Fire (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8. Two men are dead, and eight are in a local hospital as the result of fire in the Palace hotel here today. The dead were Frank Bracken, supposed to live near Logansport, Ind., and Elmer Reese of Redkey, Ind. They were suffocated. The fire started in a vacant room on the first floor of the three-story brick building occupied by the hotel. There were 42 persons in the building, two of them women. Several men escaped by jumping. The damage to the building. The damage to the building was small. The hotel, is at New Jersey and Court streets.

COMPOSITION OF GERMAN CABINET NEXT QUESTION Majority Socialists to Insist on Safe Representation Cen- . trists to Take Part. (By Associated Press) WEIMAR, Feb. 8. The composition of the cabinet appears to be the principal problem commanding the attention of the new German lawmakers, meeting here in the national assembly. The original proposition was to form a ministry of fifteen members, seven of whom should be Majority Socialists, four Centrists and four Democrats. The Majoriy Socialists, however, now are understood to be contending that they should be certain to have a majoritjr which the Independent Socialists cannot disturb by any political maneuver. Participation of the Centrists in the formation of the cabinet was assured by the action taken at their meting yesterday in which they decided to work with, the new government. The constitution was again discussed at a meeting attended by representatives of the various German states today at which Dr. Ludo Hartmann, Austrian minister to Germany, was present. Imperial Minister. The new minister probably will bear the title of "imperial minister" instead of "state secretary." Several of them will be without portfolio, even though additional portfolios be created. The finance ministry will be divided into two departments, one for special technical details and to deal with loans, and the other to be the department of the imperial treasury, for the administration., of socialized public works. It is possible that a labor ministry will be created.-, A demobilization ministry and " ah economic ministry are believed to be certain of formation, in addition to the reformation of the imperial treasury department. Although the subject of the constitution was on today's program it was believed that It would be impossible to reach it before tomorrow. CITY "JITNEYS" RUN BY SEATTLE MAYOR (By Associated Press) SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 8. City directed automobies 'jitney" service was inaugurated in Seattle today to break the 6trike in compliance with the mayor's ultimatum that the strikers would have to call off a sympathetic strike at 8 o'clock this morning or he would operate all essential industries. At 8 o'clock this morning no action had been taken by the strike committee representing 55,000 striking workmen on the mayor's ultimatum. I. W. W. Miners Strike. BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 8. Following plans agreed to at a mass meeting here last night at the call of the local I. W. W. hundreds of striking miners, some of them armed, turned back men who started for work this morning with the result that mining in the district is practically suspended. Refuse Strike Resolution. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 8. The San Francisco labor council, it was announced today, after a long debate refused last night to adopt a resolution under which local trade unionists would have refused to work on any job transferred to San Francisco from- points where a strike was in progress. Textile Strike Adjsted. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. John Golden, president of the United Textile workers telephoned Department of Labor officials today that the strike of textile workers in Lawrence, Mass., Virtually was adjusted, and that a full agreement was expected to be reached by Monday. Three commissioners of the department have been in conference with both sides in Lawrence for several days. Eight Thousand Men on Way from France (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The battleship Kansas and five transports,-bringing 500 officers and nearly 8,000 men were announced by the war department today as having sailed from France. Among the units on board are the 116th engineers (41st division) and a battalion of the 368th infantry and a battalion of the 351st field artillery (92nd division) and the 42nd coast artillery. ORDERS STRIKERS TO WORK (By Associated Press) SPRINGFIELD, 111. Feb. 8 J. P. Moonan, acting president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers with offices in this city, in a telegram today directed all electrical workers of his organization on sympathy strike at Seattle Washington, to return to work.

ACTION FOB BRIDGE NOT POSSIBLE IN NEXT WEEK Failure to Follow Legal Procedure Delays Appropriation Asked by Promoters of South Side Bridge.

DISCUSSED BY COUNCIL Because of a failure to follow the procedure prescribed by law to make building appropriations through the county council, no action can be taken by the county council Monday on the South Side bridge project. County Attorney Gath Freeman presented the law to the county commissioners at their meeting with a committee from the South Side Improvement association Saturday morning. As the citizens' committee, headed by E. M. Campfleld, had confidently expected to ask for the appropriation at the Monday meeting, calling of the meeting was at first discussed, but it was decided to' go ahead and hold it for discussion of the project only. Want $150,000. According to the law, an appropriation must first be recommended by a regular meeting of the commissioners, then it must be advertised for seven days or more, and finally, after such advertisement, must be presented to the county council. This procedure has not been followed, as the appropriation was only discussed a wek ago by the commissioners, and it has not even yet been formally passed on by them. Advocates of immediate building had planned to have the appropriation formally recommended by the commissioners and made by the county council at the Monday morning meeting. The county commissioners are in favor of the appropriation, and it will doubtless be recommended to the council later. E. M. Campfleld, of the citizens' committee, said Saturday that the committee had planned to ask for $150,000. He said that the plans called for a bridge either fifty, .fiftyfive or sixty feet wide, and if a bridge of none of these dimensions could be built for $200,000, he was in favor of waiting until it could be. But Campfield believes the bridge-can be built Immediately for that sum. , DEMOBILIZATION OF YANKS IS ON "HOMESTRETCH" (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 General March said today that demobilization in the United States was on the "home stretch". Up to yesterday a total of 67,038 officers and 1,033,812 men had been discharged, while the total ordered for discharge had reached 1,442,000. The demobilization machinery is now at such a point of efficiency of operations, chief of staff explained, that it is capable of handling more men than Pershing can possibly send, with available shipping. Of the troops in the United States only the overhead detachment which must be maintained for future demobilization of returning units, will be left. Correction in Casualties Last week's casualty reports showing more than 10,000 men of the expeditionary force missing in action has been corrected to make the total 7,783, General March said today. General Pershing had reported the new total with the information that the figures were being reduced by from 100 to 200 names per day as a result of the checking of records in the central records office in France. At the same time General Pershing gave the war department new totals of casualties in the first and second division, the marine brigades in the latter being inserted. The first division had a total of killed, died of wounds, missing and prisoners of 5,248, the second division total was 5,260. German Women Ask Work from Army of Occupation (By Associated Press) COBLENZ, Feb. 8 Three hundred German women factory workers, many of them widows of soldiers, applied recently to the Third American army headquarters in Coblenz for employment, contending that with the ending of the war they had been thrown out of work. The question of employment of the women as menders of American uniforms was taken under consideration. Night Schools Opened for Workingmen in Havana (By Associated Press) HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 8. Four night schools for the education of workingmen, the first of this class ever established here, have been opened by the Department of Public Instruction. More than thirty men presented themselves for enrollment at such school opening date. Special attention is to be given to instruction in drawing, a knowledge of which is considered will be of greatest value to workingmen in many branches of the trades and industry.

New President of Portuguese Nation

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Admiral Joan E. Castro. Admiral Joan Do Canto E. Castro Silva Antumes . was proclaimed president of the Portuguese republic soon after the assassination of Paes. Efforts of the royalist faction to place ex-King Manuel back on the throne as king are causing considerable trouble for the new executive. DECLARES JAPAN WANTS NO LAND FROM CHINESE Peace Delegate Describes Ef forts ot Germany to Lause Trouble in Orient, T'CBy " Associated leia''r"'""'' - PARIS, Friday, Feb. 7. Baron Makino, senior Japanese delegate to the peace conference, made public today a statement as to Japan's position at the conference. After outlining the main facts in the history of the past twenty years since the Chino-Japa-nese war, describing Germany's efforts to establish herself in the far East and giving in some detail the claims of Japan to Pacific Island groups located north of the equator, the statement says: "Germany sought to stir up ill-will in the Far East after the penetration of Manchuria by the Japanese railway under the right granted by the Portsmouth treaty. She also made the most of the more or less serious mistakes made by both Japan and China in the course of their diplomatic and com mercial relations. After outlining the successive sur renders by Jpan in the interests of peace after the Chinese war and the waiving of all money indemnity follow ing the war with Russia, the statement comes up to the taking of Tsing-Toa from Germany after Germany had re fused to accept the ultimatus of August, 1914, under which Japan demand ed that Germany vacate Tsing-Tao. Pledged to China. "Japan Is now pledged to return to China this harbor and port built with German money, together with the ter ritory of Kiao-Chau, which China will receive eighty years sooner than she could possibly have received it. the statement continues. "Otherwise the treaty of 1919, under which this res toration is to be made contained no secret clauses and an agreement entered into in September, 1918, regarding future Chino-Japanese co-operation in Shantung, contains no stipula tion which is more or less than a just and mutually helpful settlement of outstanding questions. "These documents, with all their clauses, have been laid before the powers, including America. Japan does not seek more than a fair divi sion in this work of development. We realize that a great change has taken place in the dealings between the nations to b represented in the league of nations. If that league is to be of any value its rules must prohibit selfish aggression, exploitation and dis crimination. We seek no territory in China and ask only for friendly co operation and the maintenance of peaceful relations. German Woman Visits Her Son in American Army COBLENZ, Friday, Feb. 7 Mrs. Martha Greeff arrived here recently and presented credentials at army headquarters explaining that she wanted to see her son and for this reason had made the Journey from her home in Essen. American officers explained to her that the only German soldiers within the occupied zone were those on special duty in connection with the turning over to the American army property of the German army and that Roland Greeff's name did not appear on the list of these men. "Apparently you misunderstood me," said Mrs. Greef to an American who spoke German. "My son is in Company B, Eleventh Infantry. U. S. A., which will soon be stationed in the region of Treves." Permission for Mrs. Greef to visit her son will be granted by headquarters.

PROJECT FOE) SOCIETY OF NATIONS S COMPLETED

Commission Speeds up. Work at Long Session Last Night War Council Considers Armistice Extension. HEAR MILITARY REPORT (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 8 The peace confer ence commission on a society of nations expects to finish its work at the session to begin at 10:30 o'clock a. m. today. At a long cession last night the committee completed two thirds of the draft of the project. Final Decision Today Many imDortant matters worn be fore the supreme war council, comDrisine the council of tha roat row ers and the military commanders on an ironts, wnen it met today to consiaer primarily tne extension of the armistice with Gnrmanv which oTnli February 17. Although the final de cision went over until tomorrow tne session was interesting from the number Of KUhipftR dpmnndinc a ttcn f irn that were presented by the naval and military cniefs. Reports were made to the council by the military hleh commands on th subjects of demobilization and the rel ative torces or tne powers to be maintained in the occupied regions. The Versailles militarv counr.il alan Riih. mitted a report as to the military torces available lor tne disturbed regions of Turkey. The naval branch of the council presented recommendations formulated as the result of consultations among the British, French, Italian and American naval commanders, bearing mainly On the tuminz aver of tho Rerman submarines, blockade restrictions and tne surrender or the German commercial fleet. This fleet, it is stated, is ready to be turned over, but thp allien thus far have not agreed on the allot ment or tne steamers among the various allied nations nor on the compensation for the U8 of the tmmIs When an agreement is reached and the United States receives its share of the ships, they will be manned by the American nayv-and fiv tho stnra and Stripes, the initials of the relief council being added to the flag. The commission . on blockade also presented a rpnort favorine- tha iirh. enlng of the blockade restrictions in tne Mediterranean and the Adriatic. A tendency was evident in some military Quarters to fmnnsA further drastic terms upon Germany when the armistice was extended, no decision was reached as to what measures might be taken. After hearing the views of the military representatives the council of the great powers decided to continue discussion tomorrow when the decisions will be made without the presence of these representatives. This last move was regarded in some quarters as significant of the gradual . change from war conditions to those of normal peace times. HOWARD TO MAKE MANSLAUGHTER PLEA A plea of guilty of involuntary manslaughter will probably be made by James Howard, colored, held for killing Gideon Kllngman with a hammer in a fight in Richmond about two months ago. Will Reller, attorney for Howard, was informed by Gath Freeman, county attorney Friday evening, that he would accept the negro's original plea, instead of attempting to convict the latter of murder. At the time of Howard's arrest he wished to plead guilty to this charge. but the state at that time believed it possible to convict him of murder. The trial was to have come up Tues day in the Randolph county circuit court on a change of venue from Wayne but the case will probably be brought back so that the negro may plead guilty of the lighter charge. Two to fourteen years is the penalty for involuntary manslaughter. Turks Arrest Men Guilty of Armenian Atrocities (By Associated Press) CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 8. The Turkish government has arrested about forty members of the union in Progress Party, who are charged witb. profiteering and the massacre of Ar menians, the deportation and spoliation of Greeks and the ill-treatment of allied prisoners of war. Those under arrest include Husseih Djahid Bey. former vice president of the Turkish parliament; Hadja Adel Bey, Vail of Adrionople; Rahmi Bey, former Vail of Smyrna; Ismael Daambolah, former minister of the interior; Kamel Bey, former minister of food and supplies. and several former deputies. Belfast Strikers Given Demands by Enfytrs . : CBy Associated Pr s) BELFAST, Feb. 8. It la unofficially stated that employers of union labor have asked striking workers to re sume work on a basis of forty-seven hours per week, with a promise of a forty-four hour week when the treaty of peace is signed. Police authorities deny that warrants have been lssaed for the leaders in the strike movement here on charges of conspiracy to prejudice ana injure public safety.