Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 111, 20 March 1919 — Page 1

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WILSON HALTS PLAN TO RUSH TREATY MINUS LEAGUE TERM

Serious Crisis in Conference Avoided by Anglo-French Determination to Preserve Relations With U. S. HAD DRAFT FORMED By FRANK H. SIMONDS (Copyright, 1919. by tHb McClure Newspaper Syndicate) - ARIS, March 20. In the days following the return of President -Wilson we have had 'What under different circumstances might easily have been the most seriou3 crisis of the whole peace conference. That a crisis was avoided was due to a single fact the unshaken decision of the British and French to preserve the solidarity of Anglo-American-French relations at ,any price. What happened Is simply told: When the president reached Paris he found a program completely arranged by which, before March 21, a preliminary peace was to be made with Germany. This preliminary peace was to Include military, naval, economic an,d geographic terms. It was to be in a eense preliminary, but in reality it was to be In substance the final, peace terms. Agreement Almost Reached In this treaty the covenant of the league of nations was not to appear; to this program the American commis- . Ion had practically agreed. There had been no difference of opinion, no debate. The American commissioners felt that there was not the smallest Intention to seek to defeat the league of nations by Indirection or to evade Jhe question even temporarily. The single notion of the Paris con ference In preparing the preliminary !

peace draft was to put an end to the ' Belgium as her side of the case isn't known. The prince is the second son of period of unsettlement, -to give Ger- thQ ex-ruler. He ia thirty-five and married Princess Sophie Charlotte Februmany something approximating the ) ary 27 1906- " , ' ' V '."'.(. ? terms of her enemies, to give Poland j ' - . "

her western frontiers, to disarm Ger many, thus to permit the completion 1 of British and French demobilization which would -hav to be interrupted my April unless Germany began to, disarm by that time. The best evidence of the good faith of the European nations was the tacit agreement to the program by the American commissioners. ' Wilson Calls Halt at Once , But no sooner had the president arrived than he almost abruptly vetoed the program for any preliminary peace arrangements which did not include the covenant of the league of nations. A public statement made in his name Saturday decisively disposed of any question of his approval of a preliminary peace plan unless it should include the covenant of the league of nations. In reality this put an end to any hope of the proposed action. The president took hi3 position that a preliminary treaty of peace would have to go to the senate, that if the senate got this without the league of nations covenant included exactly the opportunity sought by the Republican majority would be provided and his fight would be gravely compromised. This was the Saturday situation. On Sunday there existed the possibility of a difference of opinion, since both the French and British -governments attached very great value to the proposed prompt actions. But on Sunday night the .situation was ironed out once more; the British and French accepted Mr. Wilson's leadership, the proposed program went into the discard. ' No Treaty Before April Here, after all, was a final demonstration of the extent to -which both the British and the French are prepared to accept Mr. Wilson's views as the ultimate, accurate expression of America's wishes. By Monday morning all Paris knew that Mr. Wilson had successfully broken the slate of th3 peace conference. The consequences of this dramatic episode are plain. There will -be no preliminary peace treaty with Germany before April, and possibly not until May, when the President expects to go back to America. But by the latter date he expects to have a treaty I

completed ready to submit to an ex-imeni projects muuic uSieBOauj,uiiitrnordinary session of the senate, led without passing the railroad ap-

which he intends to call for June 1

In the meantime the work of revising the league of nations covenant for inclusion in the treaty has actually begun and will be completed with the utmost dispatch in deference to the president's wishes. At the same time, decision will be made in all matters concerning Germany. Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish matters will be left for the final settlement. Once the preliminary treaty is signed and the league of nations thus created, it is the president's idea that it will deal with all Asiatic and African problems, the questions of colonies and mandatories, and such other questions as remain unsettled. Wilson's Program Stands. But this bare narration of facts does not in any sense give the real picture of what has happened. The extraordinary determination of the president to create his league of nations, to include it in the peace treaty, to make good his declaration in his New York speech, has in less than twenty-four hours, with a dramatic suddenness hardly to be described, transformed the whole progress of events in Paris. We have laid aside an Anglo-French-American program for a Wilson program ; we have reached with the result with little more than a ripple on- the surface, however great the sub-surface activity for a few hours. Once more the British have adhered (Continued on Page Twelve)

Divorce Case May Reveal More Sensational Chapters in Hohenzollem Family History

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Mos 0f Wavne's Overseas Of nayne 3 wverseas Men Are Still in France Of the 2,418 Wayne county men who went Into the. service, 256 have reported their return to civilian life to Mis3 Flora Mae Green . of, the Red Cross home service department. One hundred and fifty returned draftees have reported to the local draft board up to date. No average has, been obtained regarding the returned overseas men, but it is thought that a majority of Wayne county's 764 foreign service men are yet in France or Germany. A number have arrived recently in U. S. camps, however. During the war thirty-three Wayne county men died overseas either in action or because of disease- or wounds. In the camps of this country twenty-six lads from the county died during the influenza epidemic. A few died on board ship. Fifty-six Wayne county boys served on battle ships, and a number of these are still in the service. RAIL IMPROVEMENT WORK TO CONTINUE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 20. Little railroad improvement work now under way will be stopped as a result of the railroad administration's new order requiring, review of capital projects by railroad corporations and the administration, it was said today at railroad headquarters. Many projects planned. which would have been started this spring, will be temporarily held up, however, under the order. The principal purpose of the new ruling, it was explained, was to per mit railway corporation officers to reconsider approval given improvepropriatkra bill. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy - tonight and colder In northwest portion. Friday, cloudy and ' colder, probably followed by rain or snow in north portion. Today' Temperature Noon 57 Yesterday Maximum 53 Minimum ................ 1.......' 27 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight. Friday, increasing cloudiness, probably colder Friday or Friday night. General Conditions Fair and mild weather prevails east of the Mississippi river. A storm covers the west, being central over the middle Rocky mountain plateau. Temperatures are much above normal south of the 44th parallel. A cold wave has moved southeast from British Columbia, and is headed for the Great Lakes. Temperatures are zero and below over Western Canada, and cold weather is spreading toward Lake Superior and over Northern Wisconsin. It is probable that this cold wave will cause lower temperature some time during the next 36 hours.

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ex-Kaiser Wilhelm, has started what prob the story of the Hohenzollem family. ONLY 47 HOMES . VACANT IN CITY; DEMAND FOR 300 Unoccupied Residences Here ' Are Located on Outskirts of Richmond. Three hundred houses could be rented in Richmond today if they . were to be had, according to the reports of numerous real estate men and contractors of the city. A noticeable scarcity in renting and selling houses has been reported throughout the winter, but at present there are by actual county only forty-seven vacant dwellings in the entire city. The number of vacant houses was arrived at through Postmaster Charles Beck. Each postman was Instructed to count the numher of vacant homes on his route, and the total was compiled" from their reports. Taken generally, the houses that are vacant, do not have modern conveniences; they , are scattered for the most part, on the outskirts of the city, and are not regarded as desirable. Demand for houses 13 made constantly to real estate dealers and home builders. Renters want houses and want them right aw"ay. The kind of house desired is a med ium sized one, consisting of about six rooms -with furnace and bath, ranging in renting price from $25 to $35. This kind of house is at present impossible to rent or buy, it is said. Contractors are building some but are cot able to supply the demand. House Prices Increase. According to builders, the small modern house which : sold for $4,000 before the war. is now selling at $7,000 or $8,000. - "I cannot account for the increase in population in the city," said a prominent real estate man today. "It Is unprecedented, and it seems to me a good sign. Although the war has caused some business failures, the average man is on his feet now in a surprising fashion." Another real estate man explained that last summ'er a large number of ordinary workmen left the city to seek employment in munition factories,, aeroplane plants, mills, and other businesses, while at the same time a number of more or less expert workmen came Into .Richmond. Permanently Settled. "I do not understand," said this dealer, "why it was they were not attracted by the war prices offered in some special centers It remains a fact, however, that large number of families took up residence here last summer and are still here, apparently permanently settled." "The point is," he explained, "that these men who left with their families last year are coming back now that ; government and war plants are clos ing down or slowing up, and now they can find no homes. - "I know of numerous cases where families have all their goods packed and are rooming In cramped quarters. These people will, on the whole, pay good renting prices. They want a house ranging between $25 and $35 a month." - . i

UKRAINIA HELD (WIDER CONTROL OF BOLSHEVIKI

Russians Sustain Heavy Loss in Fighting Retreat Before Polish , Force. (By Associated Press) LONDON, March 20. Virtually all of the Ukraine is now in the hands of the Bolsheviki, according to advices reaching London today. In the heavy fighting at Nikolaiev, northeast of Odessa, the Bolsheviki lost between 5,000 and 7,000 men, but forced the French garrison, after fierce fighting to withdraw to Odessa. . Bolshevik troops under pressure of Polish forces, have been compelled toretire and evacuate Pinsk, one hundred miles east of Brest Litovsk, according to a dispatch from Warsaw. . The important railroad junction town of Mitau, southwest of Riga, has been captured by Lettish troops, a Lettish official statement issued on Wednesday announces. The Bolsheviki, the statement adds, are retiring along the whole front. GREEKS WIN VICTORY. - SALONIKI, March 20. A Greek victory at Kherson, northwest of Odessa, was won over a Bolshevik force of four times the strength of the Greek division engaged, according to an official statement issued at Greek army headquarters here. The statement declares the Bolshevik armies have been reorganized and are under the command of German officers, a large number of whom participated In the battle. The text of the statement reads: "The commandant of the second division of Greek troops in Russia reports a brilliant victory at Kherson over forces of Bolsheviki four times the number of Greek troops engaged. He says that the Greek arms were covered with new laurels.' According to official indications, the Bolshevik forces have been completely reorganized as to rifles, artillery and machine guns and are commanded by German officers, of whom a large number took part in the fighting. "The Greek troops realized an advance to the depth of a little more than twelve miles, capturing numerous prisoners and considerable booty. In spite of reinforcements the Bolshevik-troops have not been able to reconstruct their line." , Giant Airplanes Are Planned by British CBy Associated Press) ' - . LONDON, March 20. -After successful trials of new British dirigibles or the rigid construction type of construction, the government, according to the Mail, has ordered the building of two enormous airships. Each will be 800 feet in length and will have a capacity of three million cubic feet. They will be driven by six engines, which will generate a total of 1,800 horse power, and it is said, will have a lifting power of eighty tons, compared with 29 tons the largest load carried, by any known to be in existence, i REPORT EXCELLENT HEALTH CONDITIONS Health conditions in Richmond have never been so satisfactory as they are at the present time, according to reports which have come into the office of Acting City Health Officer Kinsey. A year ago in March several contagious diseases were prevailing in various parts of the city. Now there are only three cases of contagious disease here, and these three are in very light form. During the influenza epidemic the health conditions were serious, but lio situation wns nhnnrmal and na tionally so. Since that epidemic has been successfully curbed, few diseased are reported. ' I Children and adults are still having ; colds, and a few cases of influenza . prevail about the city, but other than j J this conditions are very good. West Manchester Man Commits Suicide ' s WEST MANCHESTER, March 20. George McGriff, 70 years old, committed suicide this morning at the Richards farm three miles northeast of the city, where he had been making his home. He shot himself through the abdomen, and death was thought to have been instantaneous. McGriff was unmarried. He had lived In this vicinity for over fifty years. Ill health is thought to have been the cause for suicide. PERSHING CLOSES VISIT TO TROOPS (By Associated Press) COBLENZ, Marclf 20. General Pershing completed his official call on the troops in the occupied German area Tuesday, devoting the forenoon to the inspection and review of tha fourth corps at Cochem-on-Moselle, and the afternoon to the review of the fourth division near, the same town. After the review Tuesday afternoon the commander-in-chief complimented the officers of the division, which fought in three great battles of the American armies the second Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne on the splendid appearance of the1 men and expressed the hope that the troops would all be back home soon. Among the spectators was Frank H. Hitchcock, former postmaster general, who stated he was in the occupied area merely on a sightseeing trip.

Husband of Gotham Stage Beauty Files V Proceedings for $ 1 00,000 for Lost Affections

,' The affections of Miss Lillian Lorraine, jrtage beauty, ' are : ; valued - at $140,000 by her husband, Frederick Gresham, in an alienation suit filed in New York city against J.- L.Pani - of - Westchester. Mrs. Pani, it is said, secured a divorce from her husband following a forcible entry into the apartment of Miss Lorraine last July. Lillian MORTON FOND PASSES HALF WAY FIGURE Civil War Veterans Pla Conspicuous Part in Military Picture Campaign. Many civil war veterans ' are contributing to the Oliver -P. Morton picture fund. E. P. Roberta of Fountain City, who contributed $1 Thursday, writes: fvl served from 1861 to 1865 in Company A, 22nd Indiana Infantry. There were five brothers in my family. All of them have answered the roll call but me. Governor Morton came to Camp Carrington at Indianapolis and gave us boys a talk almost every Sunday, which we appreciated while we were in camp. He was a good, great man. Long may he be remembered." The Sons of Veterans contributed $10 Thursday. Alonzo Marshall, another contributor of Thursday, served with Colonel Perry, the originator of the Morton Fund, in the 69th Indiana Infantry. Colonel Oran Perry, a former Wayne countian, asked that Wayne county be represented in the pictorial military museum that is to be established in the base of the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in Indianapolis that will represent Indiana's part in all the wars from the Revolution down to the World War. Colonel Perry has a full length photograph of Governor Morton, Indiana's war governor and a Wayne county man, taken in 1865, which can be enlarged to fit a frame 40x60 Inches. This will cost $75. Colonel Perry appealed to the people of Wayne county through The Palladium to raise this amount. The amount now has reached more than half that desired. Most of this has been contributed by civil war veterans. THE CONTRIBUTORS ARE Previously totaled, .$22 Sons of Veterans 10 E. P. Roberts .................. 1 O. B. Fulghum 1 W. W. Alexander ............... 1 Alonzo Marshall 1 Maurice Pitman ................. 1 Mrs. J. P. Iliff 1 L. E. Iliff 1 Total ......................... $39 HOOSIFRS ARRIVE FROM MARSEILLES (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 20. The steamship Italia, from Marseilles, arrived today with 1,008 troops, all casuals. Units included casual companies No. 1943, Indiana. Federal Financiers Holding Conference CBy Assc elated Prewi WASHINGTON. March 20. Government and federal reserve banks and financial advisors of the federal reserve board opened today a three-day conference on important financial and business problems faced by the United ; States as a result of the cessation of' the war. Director General Hlnes met j with the bankers today to explain the ; railroad administration's plans for fi-; nancing the roads without a large revolving fund. Tourists in Germany Must Present Permit BERLIN, March 20. Because of the great number' of military and civil entente missions which have visited Germany since November, the German j cabinet has decided, according to the Kruss Zeitung, that no person from an allied country will henceforth be permitted to travel in Germany without special permission from the armistice commission.-

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iorralne Armistice Negotiations Are Broken Off Again (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 20. Negotiations between the Interallied commission and the German government's representatives at Posen, have, again been interrupted at a time when a result seemed about to be reached. It is said that this was the result of the evasive attitude of the German government. Dispatches state . that the German high command appears to be in open conflict with the Berlin cabinet, and will not undertake to respect an armistice between the Germans and Poles.' .' - " ." A decision In keeping with the sit uation, is expected tomorrow. DECISION ON RACE EQUALITY HELD TO STAND WITH NATIONS (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 20. The Dominion delegates here heartily concur in the view of the British delegation that the question of the equality of treatment of all nationalities throughout the world is not a matter for the league of nations. , A prominent Australian expressed the opinion that the commonwealth was not prejudiced against the Japanese, it had a great admiration for them. Nevertheless, he said, Australians believe that it would be better for the future world if each race should develop along its own distinctive lines. A Canadian delegate declared that the question of immigration must be settled individually by each country. Canada, he said, hitherto has had no complaint regarding the Japanese in Canada. Their immigration was limited, he pointed out and only a few hundred were admitted yearly. INVESTIGATE CLASH WITH JAP TROOPS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 20. Several partial' reports on the recent trouble between, the American soldiers and Japanese at Tien Tsin, have been received by the state department, it was said today, but the department i3 awaiting a complete report either from Minister T Reinsch at Peking or from Counsul Heintzleman at Tien Tsin before deciding what steps shall be taken. According to unofficial advices reaching -Washington today, the Ja;anese made an unprovoked attack upon American soldiers. This attack took place within the French concession and it is understood here that the French government also is making an investigation. Alien Deportation Cases Taken to Federal Court (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 20 Counsel for members of the I. W. W. whose cases were recently decided unfavorably by the department of labor shifted to the federal court the fight to save their clients from deportation. A writ of habeas corpus, prepared yesterday and signed by the twenty men and one woman confined at Ellis ilsand was the course adopted to bring the prisoners into court for a hearing. The petition recites that the twenty-one are not detained by any process or mandate Issued by any court and in general follows the lines of the legal fight that was successful in gaining the freedom of twelve of the prisoners and the refusal to allow the present petitioners their freedom. All of the twenty-one seeking to avoid deportations were recently brought to Ellis island from the west.

NEUTRALS TO HAVE VOICE IN CHANGE OF LEAGUE

Proposed. Amendments to be Considered at Commission Meeting Saturday Definite Form Will be Decided. PROVIDE FOR DOCTRINE (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 20. President Wilson will act as chairman at the meeting of the league of nations commission which will be held at 10 o'clock Sat urday morning when all proposed amendments and changes will be con sidered and the plan put into definite form. This will be the first meeting of the commission since the covenant was adopted the day before Mr. Wil son left for America and it will con sider proposals submitted at the hearing of neutrals tomorrow and also any other suggestions which have taken definite form. Lord Robert Cecil and Thomas W. Gregory, former United States attorney general, are now here and are among those who have sought to draft a proviso relative to the Monroe doctrine in such form that it will meet the approval of legal experts Neutral countries of Europe, Asia and South America will be given opportunity today to express their viewa and propose amendments to the league of nations plan. Nearby neutrals such as Holland and Switzerland have sent delegates in response to the invitation of the supreme council, while more distant countries will be represented by ambassadors and ministers residing in Paris. Will Ask for Membership . The meeting will be held at the Hotel De Crillon, the American headquarters, in the same room where the covenant was framed and it is proposed to continue the session throughout the afternoon and evening and, if, necessary, tomorrow, in order to complete all neutral proposals and prepare them for submission to the commission on the league of nations. Lord Robert Cecil of Great Britain will be chairman and Premier Venlzelos of Greece, Dr. M. R. Vesnitch of Serbia, Paul Hymans of Belgium, Colonel E. M. House of the United States and Leon Bourgeois cf France will sit as members of the sub-commission. The claims of neutrals will be heard either directly or by memorandum, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, Spain. Persia, Guatemaela and most of the South American neutrals having some suggestions to make. Those represented by delegates or ministers will be beard together, according to present plans. The three Scandanavian countries will present virtually identical proposals, it is understood, these being in the main, favorable to the league and asking that neutrals be admitted to membership. Japanese Amendment. A Japanese amendment to the covenant of the league of nations provide ing that the contracting parties shall agree to grant "equal and just treatment" to all aliens within their borders who are nationals of states that are members of the league, will be submitted to the supreme council, it is learned by Reuters from Japanese sources. The standpoint of the Japanese is that all citizens of nations deemed sufficiently advanced to become members of the league should have equal rights when traveling or living in foreign countries, it Is said. While the Japanese delegates do not accept the view that treatment of foreigners and discriminating immigration laws are purely matter of domestic policy, they say they are content to ask from the league only a recognition of the claim of their people now living in foreign countries to equal rights with other aliens. Foch is Called. Marshal Foch and other generals were called in during today's pro- . longed session of the supreme council to give their advice as to action which should be taken in Galicia, where Ukrainian forces are besieging Lemberg, which is threatned from three sides. It was decided that a sharp warning should be sent to both sides asking for a suspension of blstilities. The warning will take the form of an "injunction" to the two armies. President Wilson had dinner with Colonel House tonight, going over the talks which the latter had today with Premiers Clemenceau and Orlando on French boundaries and the Tugo-Slar question. The dinner was followed by a reception in which Mr. Wilson and a number of other prominent figures at the conference participated. . The commission on international labor legislation today decided against the international labor bureau when constituted, invoking the aid of the league of nations to enforce ita decisions. This decision was mainly due to difficulties which would be encountered in the United States, where state constitutions would require alterations before they would permit such outside interference. OHIO CASUAL FORCE REACHES HEW YORK (By Associated Press NEW YORK. March 20. Bringing casual company number 1,4T3. comprising two officers and 102 enlisted men of Ohio, the steamship Maumee arrived here today from Brest. These troops are assigned to Camp Merritt