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WILSON LOSES IN INFLUENCE BY DEVOTION TO ONE IDEA Singleness of Purpose Identifies President's Future Greatness With Success of . League of Nations. FRENCH DISAPPOINTED By FRANK H. SIMONDS. (Copyright, 1919. by The McClure News- - paper Syndicate) PARIS. Feb. 17. With the departure of President Wilson on February 13, one phase of the Peace Conference is clearly determined. The publication of the constitution of the League

of Nations at the moment of the President's departure was an obvious endeavor to make a report of progress co far achieved, and It is fair to say to the outside world that while commissions have been appointed, the League of Nations covenant represents the actual achievement of two "' . months of the Paris conference. We have now to examine the success or failure of Mr. Wilson in the two months of European negotiations which followed his break with every a precedent and every tradition of Amer- ' lean history in coming to Europe. How far has the President sucecded and justified his journey? How far has he failed? " These are questions tbat will be asked most insistently on ell Bides. Success Was Great. At the outset It must be clear that Mr. Wilson's success was beyond the expectations of most, but it is hardly less true that his stay in Europe since tho first two or three weeks has proved an anti-climax, and that he has left the conference weaker In influence than at any moment , since his arrival. i The reasons for this slow but sure decline of the President's prestige, if not power, are not far to seek. Mr. AVllson came to France exhausted 'With four and: a half years of her straggle against Germany, hardly yet able to believe herself victorious, and bearing wounds still unhealed, still ca- . pable of becoming fatal. -' ' ; Coming to France. Mr. Wilson was lcomed as he was in England, as 5 fhe was In Italy, as a symbol, as an J I assurance. .aUkeoi the',reconstructon X. of tho world and 61 reorganization of

new wars impossible; and he was gladly hailed in France as the spokes man of the ally which had come to the battlefield at a critical moment, with decisive aid, to insure to France repayment for her loss and protection . as to the future. ' i French Suffer. ' ; I have tried very often in these dispatches of mine to indicate how deeply Into the French soul had sunk alike the German menace of half a century and German barbarism of the last four and a half years. No nation In the world looks more eagerly to a League of Nations as a promise, of a new

world than France, but no great na-J tlon had suffered on its own sou a millionth part as much as France, and no nation was therefore necessarily so completely committed to take material guarantees against the future, guarantees which would prevent a repetition of 1914, If the League of Nations should become another scrap of paper. Mr. Wilson's failure in France, so far as It was a failure, lay in his concentrating his attention and energy unon the League of Nations to the ut ter exclusion of - that other equally great problem before the French, the problem of security against tne iu ture. To a nation whose factories had been systematically destroyed, whose fields had been swept of fruit trees,

whose villages had been ruined, Mr, i Wilson spoke only of abstract princi

A, pies. He talked, or he seemed to talk, thus in the presence of some , of the

most solid and solemn facts in all Human history. One Mistake. A single incident determined largely tho current of French feeling. It was the hope of all France that Mr. Wilson would go to the Northern provInces and see with his own eyes, not alone the destruction of battle, but the wanton and selfish devastation of Iv the German soldiers whose single pur. pose It was to eliminate France and s Belgium from the economic life of the world, and then to take the place made vacant. Lv This Mr. Wilson never did. As a

result. Americans and particularly American correspondents in Europe reporting the Peace Conference, similarly failed to examine this phase of the French case. Even more than this, if not in the case of Mr. Wilson, in the case of some of those closely asscated with him In his mission, there developed certain impatience and Intolerance of the French view. The French passion for protection against another coming of the Germans was easily translated into the renaissance . of

French Chauvinism and French mai tetialism, while on the French side ?' there was silence, then suspicion, and at last profound disappointment, a feeling that America had changed her position with respect to France. This French feeling was intensified by the fact that the British without reservation bent their efforts and their energies to the realization of the League of Nation, and supported Mr. V iWilsonior seemed to support him in 4 U&t least temporarily setting aside those questions which for France, and France alone. were questions of life and death. into French feeling and into French

"life there crept a very clear sense, not - f Continued, on Page Nine.)

"Lenine May Be Glad to See You," Federal Judge Tells I W. W. Agitator . (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND. O., Feb. 22. "I presume that the Russian Bolshevists would welcome you and Lenine and Trotzky would be glad to see you back in the event the government should deport you," Federal Judge John M. Killits told Mayer Nehring, alleged I. W. W. organizer, convicted on a charge of violating the espionage act, when the. prisoner appeared In court to be sentenced. , - "In the event that the government does not send you back to Russia I am going to protect America from your activities by sending you to the Atlanta penitentiary for nineteen years at hard labor." The United States immigration bureau here has received word from Washington to ask for the retention of Nehring. and it Is believed he will be deported. DRY AMENDMENT THOUGHT SECURE SAYS NICHOLSON Cannot be Overthrown He Declares Says U. S. Senti ment is Dry. S. E. Nicholson, who is at his home in this city for a few days, discussed today the efforts of the liquor men, and their sympathizers to overthrow natinoal prohibition. Mr. Nicholson is secretary of, the National Auti-Saloon League, and for the past fourteen months has . been assisting various state leagues to secure ratification of the Federal prohibition amendment. He is now helping secure proper law inforcement legislation in congress and in the various states. "It was to be expected," said Mr. Nicholson, to a reporter today, "that every known means would be resorted to by the advocates of Hquor to defeat the Federal prohibition amend ment in the courts. That the United States Supreme Court will finally pass upon numerous points to be raised is not doubted." ".What about the efforts of the dis tillers to bring on a referendum in fourteen states upon the amendment question?" he was asked. Is Part of Constitution. "No doubt the attempt will be made," said Nicholson, , "but two things must not be overlooked. The Federal, constitution states in definite terms the precise manner of adopting amendments. ' When an amendment is nroDerly submitted . by congress, an when itj ratined, by.threaioufUir ! yt the state legislatures, it becomes a part: of the constitution. The . liquor theory is that in fourteen states which have the referendum, an act of leglsia tion is not complete until it has been submitted to popular vote, a situation which was unknown to the framers of the constitution. "If the contention of the liquor men is sustained, the Supreme Court will have to say that a legislature is not a legislature within the meaning of the constitution, but that the persons elected to what we call the legisla ture, plus the voters of the state, con stitute the legislature. The theory is so far fetched that few people expect the Supreme Court to make any such declaration. The term 'legislature'! has a fixed meaning and a fixed status and undoubtedly is the agency referred to specifically in the constitution. "If the theory of the liquor men is correct then the 16th and 17th amendments providing of the election of United States .Senators by popular vote and for the income tax have not yet been fully ratified and therefore are not in effect. Would Welcome Referendum. "But if the Supreme Court should sustain the contention of the anti-pro-hlbitionlsts, attention should be called to the fact that twelve of these fourteen states are row under state prohibition, and of these at least ten have had one or more referendums on the qutstion resulting favorably to prohibition. With only New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island failing to ratify (Pennsylvania is practically sure to complete it next week), even if the drys should lose four of the fourteen states in case a referendum were ordered,' the situation seems to be hopeless for the "wets," for, in order to win they would have to "secure ten of the fourteen. "The supporters of prohibition would have welcomed a general referendum on this question, if It could have been had constitutionally, for it is their confident belief that if submitted to a universal poll of the nation prohibition would have wen by a majority exceeding 3,000,000 of the popular vote. Defined By United States. . "The only other serious contention of the "wets" is that the amendment was not properly submitted, because it did not secure in the house a twothirds' vote of all the members elected to that body. This has been settled, however, by the Supreme Court, In a case involving a constitutional twothirds majority, and the court said that "two-thirds" meant two-thirds of those present and voting, a quorum being present. The latest attempt to evade the amendment is the suggestion that each state can define "intoxicatingr liquors," and permit threexor four per cent. beer. The government standard is one-half of one per cent alcohol, and the opposition has evidently overlooked the fact that a state law which is at variance .with Federal law is un constitutional. The beverage liquor traffi evidently will soon be a matter of history in the United States. LIQUOR "RUNNER" FINED. Harry Smith, colored, who tried to slip into Indiana from Ohio Friday with liauor in a taxicab. was fined $50 and costs in city court Saturday mora ine. Chief Gormon and assistant Chief McNally made the arrest. '

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ECONOMIC AID TURNED OVER TO COUNC L Plans of Procedure for Settle ment of Economic Questions Are Brought Up Before Peace Conference. RECOGNIZE POLAND PARIS, Feb. 22. All economic measures of a transitory nature which come up before the peace conference will be referred to the economic council, which was appointed by the conference at the suggestion of President Wilson, it was announced last night in the official communique issued by the supreme council of the conference. The communique follows: "The allied and associated representatives were In session at the Qaui D'Orsay today from three till 5:30 p. m. Stephen Pichon, French minister of foreign affairs, presided. The following matters were considered: "The question of the creation of a neutral zone between Hungarians and Rumanians in Transylvania was referred to the supreme war council at Versailles. Recognize Poland. "It was decided that the allies, as a result of the session of the Polish diet, at which the powers of the Polish ministers were confirmed, and at which Ignace Jan Paderewski was acclaimed as head of the government, should recognize the Polish government. , "Conclusions reached by the commission formed to draw up a plan of procedure for disposing of economic questions were considered. It was decided to refer to the economic council appointed by the conference at the suggestion of President Wilson, all economic matters of a transitory nature. Matters of a permanent nature will be examined by a special commission to be appointed by the conference at an early session. "Five delegates of the powers have been entrusted with the. task of drafting a plan of procedure- for the i new te a Jto maice. suggestions regaraing. its composition and In so doing to" take Into account the reservations made by Lord Robert Cecil regarding the representation of the British dominions. This question was referred to the commission on foreign affairs. "The next meeting will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock." Consider Labor Legislation Methods of dealing with complaints against a state for failing to observe International labor conference conventions to .which it is a party, were considered by the commission on international labor legislation at ts meeting today. The official statement issued after the meeting follows: "The twelfth meeting of the commission on international labor legislation was held this morning under the presidency of Samuel Compers. Continuing examination of the British scheme, . the commission dis cussed articles dealing with the procedure in regard to complaints lodged for failure to carry out the provisions of the international labor conferences to which it is a party. "Discussion if the article dealing with the ratficaton of the convention was adjourned to a later stting in view of the difficulty arising in connection with the constitutions of var ious countries. "The next meeting will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock." BOLSHEVIK LEAD BUDAPEST RIOT (By Associated Press) PARIS. Feb. 22. A communist re volt broke out in Budapest Thursday

night, says a dispatch to the Matin ' session. Although the senate is exfrom Zurich, quoting a Swiss news . pected to make amendments to both

agency message from tne Hungarian capital The revolt is under the leadership of agitators who are for the most part Germans and Russians, the dispatch states. The insurgents stormed the offices of the Socialist newspaper Nepzava and occupied the telegraph office and the railroad station. Count Karolyi, the provisional president, immediately called a meeting of the cabinet. The ministers sat far into the night and. decided to take all necessary measures to quell the outbreak. Martial law has been proclaimed. Government troops, the message adds, have already recaptured the railway station, The metal workers of the city, it is stated, are preparing an anti-communist manifestation.. Priest Wasn't Needed . (By. Associated Press PARIS, Feb. 21 The Eclair tells the story of how, at the moment of the attempt on the life of Premier Clemenceau, a Jesuit priest living close by happened to come to his house. He ran to the premier's assistance, helped him get . out of his automobile and said with emotiqp: "Do you need my services, Monsieur Premier?" . M. Clemenceau answered - dryly: "No, thanks, sir; not yet."

RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 22, 1919.

News That Bullet

Premier Clemenceau of France reviewing American soldiers in France during war and portrait of the "Tiger." Announcement that the X-ray examination of Premier Clenceau's wounds showed that one of the bullets had pierced his lungs and lodged near them has caused grave concern in offical circles and among his many friends. The firtt examination of the wounds inflicted by Emile Cottin. the youth who fired seven shots at the premier in an attempt to assassinate him, Indicated that they were superficial. Clemenceau is remembered by American soldiers back from France for his interest in their welfare and his pleasant smile and

AMENDMENTS TO NEW ROAD BILL ARE PREPARED Brief Legislative Session Held This Morning', tol . Consider ISpHant Measures! v s ' (By Assocled Press) "INDIANAPOLIS, Teb. 22. Chairman Dobyns of the senate road com-i mittee,. was in his seat today ' going oyer tne highway commission bill. He Baidthat he would see that the bill is amended in the committee so as to remove certain powers conferred on the director in the bill as Lieutenant Governor Bush suggested yesterday in handing it down. The amendments he said, would provide that all final action of the director would be approved by the commission. As the bill was passed by the house, it provided that the director be empowered to select and buy road materials and supplies, to sign all vouchers, to employ assistance besides many other provisions sine him power to spend annual ly the millions expected to be invest ed in better roads under the bill. Another amendment expected to be offered is one to provide that roads connecting all county seats be built before more than one road is constructed tin any one county. Thirteen Days Left. With thirteen legislative days of the seventy-first session of the Indiana general assembly remaining in which to dispose of business the. leaders of the lower house were not inclined to observe all of Washington's birthday today as a holiday, and the members assembled at 9:30 o'clock this morning expecting to hold a two and onehalf hour session for transaction of business. The week just ended has been the most notable of any week of the session. Disposal of the tax bill and the commission highway measure and consideration of the regular appropriation measure in part lifted from the members what they regarded as the most important questions presented this : the highway and tax measures, me rep resentatives are of the opinion that the changes will not be such that will cause a deadlock on either bill between the two houses. 101 Bills From House. Thus far Governor Goodrich has not vetoed any of the bills, passed by both houses, the majority of which are not regarded as being of great consequence, or any of the senate joint resolutions, initiating amendments to the state constitution. The house has sent to the senate since the opening of the session 101 measures, and has passed with amendments in some instances twenty-four measures, including joint resolutions received from the upper house. 1 nere are nendine for consideration on nassaee more than 135 senate and I- M ,V.I.V, mm rf nouse measures, ouiuo ui nmvu oiv w much importance and of state-wide in terest. There are an equally large number of bills in committee many of which are not expected to receive consideration. The house passed the measure which would compel parents of persons of feeble minds or insane, cared for in a private institution or home, to provide financial support for them when it is possible to do so; defeated the Kngsbury bill which would have enabled voluntary admission into hospitals for the insane by persons who though not declared Insane, are suffering, from mental disorders in the insipient stage, and voted 44 to 26 in favor of the Abrams bill, throwing safe guards about the people against purContinued On Paae Fifteen.!

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Germans Lost 3 ,000 Men In the Jutland Battle (By Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 22. There is no reason to doubt the substantial accuracy of the German official account of the losses suffered by the German fleet in the Jutland faaval battle, May 31, 1916, it is learned officially by Reuters Limited. The German figures published June 16, 1916, showed that .the. -casualties."40 the fleet's personnel " -ere : Officers klUed or missing, 172 ; wounded 41 m other ratings, . killed- or missing, ,2,414; wounded, 449; total, 3,076. "' .-' WILSON'S SHIP NEARS BOSTON (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 Secretary Daniels transmitted a telephone greeting to President Wilson today by naval radio. From his desk at the navy department the secretary's voice was carried to the transport George Washington nearly 800 miles off the Atlantic coast. ON BOARD U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON. Friday. Feb. 21 Favored with continued good weather, President Wilson's steamer tonight was less than 1,000 miles almfist due east of Boston and heading in shore at a speed of 17 knots an hour. The seas have been calming down, and, escorted by the cruiser North Carolina, the George Washington made a fine day's run of it The president continued during the day with the work claiming his attention, with intervals for rest and exercise. The plans for his reception at Boston have been virtually completed. They call for a speech by him during the afternoon and possibly a reception by the Massachusetts legislature, and his departure immediately thereafter for Washington. The president s speecn may not De n6ip(i . j noma nrnhahle that he , m reserve hi3 full statement on the ciihwt nf the ipamiA rf nations and

questions concerning the peace con- tne aSe of 29- Sne volunteered her ferehce for the occasion when he will ' services, entering the Union army as discuss these matters with members an assistant surgeon with the rank of of the congress, and that he will con-; first lieutenant. She dressed like her fine himself in Boston to a speech ap- brother officers, having a gold stripe propriate to the welcome ceremonies. ! running down the trouser legs, wearPresident Wilson spent a merry ilnS a felt hat with gold cord, and an

evenine at an entertainment provid - ed by blue jackets last night. The presidential party joined all the soldiers and ship's company that could crowd into the Old Salt theater, on the lower decks of the liner and found the entertainment to be excellent. THE WEATHER For Indiana- by the United States Weather Bureau Rain or snow tonight and Sunday. ' Today's Temperature. ' " Noon . .... 46 , Yesterday. ; Maximum 42 Minimum ........................ 33 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday, with rain turning to snow. Strong southeast winds shifting to high westerly.. General Conditions The storm reported over the southwest is moving very rapidly giving no time for settled weather to develop after the last storm. " General rains and snows over most all of the United States. Temperatures are zero and below on the Canadian border, , Quite warm in the south. : '

Causes Concern ready wit when talking to them during the war. DR. MARY WALKER, NOTED FEMINIST, DEAD AGED 87 Wp s Surgeon irt Civil War and ""A warded , Congressional Medal for Services." , . . , , (By Associated Press) WATERTOWN, N. Y., Feb. 22. Dr. Mary Walker, age 87, . died at her home on Bunker hill near Oswego at S o'clock last night after a long illness. She was a surgeon in the civil war and was awarded a congressional medaVof honor. She gained considerable fame by being the only woman allowed to appear in male attire by an act of congress. Dr. Mary E. Walker led a picturesque career. Four years were spent on the battlefields of the Civil war. The remainder of her active life was spent in fighting for the feminine dress reform and woman's right to political suffrage, in which movements she was a pioneer. She frequently claimed to have been the first American woman to attempt to cast a ballot in a legal election. Her livelihood was earned during all these years by her private medical practice and by writing. By special authorization from the Federal Congress Dr. Walker adopted male attire during the Civil war and for the half century since she had continued to wear it in civil life the only woman in the country who ever had her rights in this respect pre scribed by the National legislators. She wore a black frock coat, trousers and a high silk hat and carried a cane. Was Prisoner of War. Dr. Walker also was distinguished as the only woman in history who, when a captive in war, was exchanged as a prisoner of war for a' man of equal rank in the army of the foe. She was also the first woman to be regularly enlisted in an army as a surgeon. Born in Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1832, Miss Walker Was a graduate doctor with the degree of M. D. at the age of 23. Beginning practice immedlately she soon adopted masculine clothes. Her war career began at 1 officer s overcoat. Her jacket was cut like a blouse and fitted loosely at the neck. "When I had on my overcoat," Dr. Walker declared, "I looked every Inch the man. and I am sure I acted it." Dr. Walker never married. ; Her proudest possession was the bronze medal she wore on the bosom of her frock coat. On the back was engraved this legend: "Presented by the Congress of the United States to Mary E. Walker, A. A. Surgeon, U. S. Army." ; . . World War Veterans for Form Organization Tuesday , . i I, 'i Byram Bobbins and Bernhard Knollenberg, who was in the naval aviation will talk to Wayne county - veterans of the world war at the courthouse Tuesday evening. ' Henry U. Johnson will also talf if business engagements permit. . . A county organization of world war veterans is to be made at the meeting and many of the 900 returned soldiers of the county are expected to be present. . Raymond Welsbrod, , an instructor in music during the war, is heading a movement to organize a military band of veterans who have been in service I bands. " v .

MODS RIOT IN MUNICH; CIVIL WAR PREVAILING 10,000 Workmen Join Revolt in City Violent Firing

Meets Attacks of Mob Shops Are Plundered. AUER IS STILL ALIVE (By Associated Press LONDON, Feb. 22. The troubles In Munich took a still more serious turn yesterday afternoon, according 1 to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Church bells began ringing, 10,000 workmen from the suburbs marched into the center of the city, and a short time later violent firing was heard. It is said. The mob is reported to have begun plundering shops. The dispatch characterizes the conditions now prevailing in Munich as virtually those of civil war. The attempted assassination of Herr Auer, the Bavarian minister of the interior, is Interpreted as an act of revenge for the killing of Premier Eisner, according to advices from various German sources. The men were bitter opponents.- . Diet Adjourned. Herr Auer is a Majority Socialist minister and had been looked ,upon as a man likely to displace Herr Eisner as premier. The latter was the idol of the ultra-radicals,, was a staunch defender of the soldiers and workmen's council, and was uncompromisingly for the national assembly. The political situation in Munich has been drifting rapidly to the point of an explosion and the ultra radicals who comprise the Independent Socialists and the Spartacans, are suspected of uniting in a final-desperate attempt to save their political control; The immediate adjournment of the Bavarian diet after the shooting was due to the fear that the holding of further sessions would aggravate the situation., , -V '." vAUER STILL ALIVE. BERLIN. Friday, Feb. 21 Bavarian Minister of the Interior Auer was still alive this evening, according to reports " received here from Munich. He is desperately wounded, however, a bullet having grazed his heart. The assassination of Kurt Risner. the Bavarian premier, caused a tremendous riot in Munich. The streets adjacent to the parliamentary building were thronged with crowds during the day, and the chamber where the diet was in session was invaded by a mob. At the foreign office in this city where the news was received by telephone shortly before noon, tne as sassination is deplored by officials. Timm is Wounded Minister of Justice Timm and Minister of Social Affairs Unterleitner of Bavaria were wounded during the shooting which took place at the Bavarian landtog yesterday when Herr Auer, Bavarian minister of the interior, was shot. Having fired at Herr Auer. a man sprang in among the deputies and fired further shots at the ministers bench. At the same moment, several shots were fired from the strangers' gallery. A scene of confusion followed. Sanguinary incidents are feared as the military command has declared that it cannot undertake any protection and will not oppose persons conducting demonstrations. . The injuries inflicted upon Herr Auer and Herr Timm : are such that they are not expected to recover. - Herr Hoffman, minister of public worship, and Herr Frauendorfer, minister of communications, are reported to have been slightly wounded during the shooting. - , - Troops Protest Order. German troops defending the Posen front against the Poles at Blrnbaum have addressed a communication to national assemblyman Opler, protesting against an official order to vacate territory held by them, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Marshal Foch in which a line of demarkation between the Germans and the Poles was defined. The communication declares: "We propose to remain in the positions held by us so long as we have a cartridge left and so long as a spark, of fire remains no Pole will succeed in invading our lines. The path to the point designated by Marshal Foch will lead over the dead bodies of thousands of German men. If Marshal Foch Is determined to force matters to tho . uttermost extreme, he will find us ready. We will open the gates to Bolshevism, which will overflow Europe." ' LOCAL TEACHERS INDIGNANT OVER ri'COIIAIIA VOTE ' Richmond teachers were discussing tnHav thn vnta rt hv Senator McConaha aeainst the bill providing Increas ed pay for Indiana teachers. Senator McConaha was one of five senators who voted against the MIL According to Guy Sipple, president of the teachers' federation, . McConaha had promised the Wayne county teachers to vote for the bill. - ; "The ' teachers- cannot, understand why Senator McConaha voted against the bill," said Sipple. "the. bill would not affect any of the teachers In Richmond or Wayne county as all of them are being paid over ' the . minimum scale provided , in. the bill. There seems to be no reason for his actio a."