Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 112, 21 March 1919 — Page 1

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ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO END CONTROVERSY WITH POLES

Council Will End Hostilities Carried on by Germans Presidency of Commission Causes Deadlock. STRONG STATE URGED (By Associated Press) PARIS. March 21 A semi-official German note explaining the reason for breaking off negotiations at Posen says it has been impossible to reach an agreement, especially regarding trolling the situation there. The Germans say they are considering the appointment of the president by Pope Benedict, while the entente nattons desire the permanent inter-allied armistice commission to name the presiding officer. The supreme council will consider the Posen situation today and will take up measures to be carried out against the Germans to bring about a cessation of hostilities in the province of Poland. In making his report to the supreme allied council yesterday on the Polish question, Jules Cambon, the head of the peace conference commission on Polish affairs, set forth the purpose of -the commission to create a Polish state which would have a firm foundation for its future welfare and at the same time to respect the principle of nationalities, despite the difficultis resulting from the geographical features of the problem. Poland, M. Cambon pointed out, is half enclosed by German territory and j has an Imperative need of an independent outlet to the sea by a route easy of access to insure her national autonomy. Therefore, he said, it was necessary to incorporate in the new state some German elements which, he reminded the council, had been Introduced there by Germany herself with deliberateness and in conformity with her colonizing system. In considering objections to the solution proposed, M. Cambon argued. It should be remembered that the country had ; already been thrice dismembered. I WARSAW, Tuesday, March 18 J Germany, although defeated in the i west. Is not yet beaten in' the east and If her aims In that part of Europe are to be frustrated and there is to be peace there must be a strong Poland, John Ignatz Paderewski, the premier of Poland, declared today. In outlining the present situation of Poland its relation to the . wholo European question, Ilerr Paderewski said: "The importance to the peace of Europe of a strong and united Poland cannot be exaggerated. Germany made war not for honors and ideals, but for markets and raw materials. The war has not yet been won. Germany Is ready to acknowledge herself beaten in the west, but not in the east. Supplies From Russia "The same men who organized the present war count on reorganizing Russia in their own Interests. If they do so, they will have an endless supply of labor and raw material. In addition to wheat, they will have cotton, from Turkestan, oil and great lumber supply from the forests of Russia, and immense coal and iron deposit to say nothing of gold, platinum and other minerals. "With these reinforcements, Germany would inevitably stamp her dominion on the whole world. Think of the effect on the splendid body of America's highly paid labor if Germany trained and directed the cheap labbr of Russia and China. No one could compete with such cheap production. "What stands in Germany's way is not France or England, which are so far off. Germany is at the gate of disorganized Russia and once let her 'combine with the Bolshevik! and reorganize Russia as she will have the leisure to do in peace time, she will dominate the world. A strong Poland alone can blot this plan. GENEVA, March 21 French troops have occupied Mannheim and Karlsruhe on the east bank of the Rhine, on account of Spartacan outbreaks there, the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin says. The newspaper adds that the French also occupied Rheinau, five miles south of Mannheim and Whinhafen. PATMS Mnrch 21 The chamber of deputies of Duchy of Luxemburg has votea unanimously 10 mammm iue independence and autonomy of that country, according to advice received here. THE WEATHER Kor Indiana by United Mates Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Saturday. Somewhat colder tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 51 Yesterday. Maximum 61 Minimum 28 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy this afternoon. Fair tonight and Saturday. Colder tonight, below freezing. Slowly rising temperature Saturday. General Conditions Temperatures continue above normal over Ohio valley and central states but it is colder from the lake regions westward. The cold wave reported over northwest has moved southeastward to the Great Lakes and will cause temperatures below freezing tonight over the central states. It is 14 to 24 below zero in southern Canada. A storm of considerable energy is now over the far southwest, being central over Arizona.

Returned Wayne Soldiers Want Better Positions Soldiers who have applied at the Employment Service office get back their old positions in most cases, tf they want them, Bays Miss Mary Fisher, in charge. However, many of them have grown and developed since being In the service and they want bigger and better Jobs. There are a few who are very glad to get back their old jobs. A small number who have been refused former positions have been placed elsewhere. Many boys returning from the service want outdoor work, whereas they formerly had inside work. They have been used to plenty of fresh air and now they think they can't go back to a stuffy office. Many have benefitted by the training they have received along various lines and feel themselves capable of taking a more responsible position. The United States Employment office which will close Saturday, has been successful in placing a large majority of the soldiers who have reported there from camp.

FINAL EFFORT FOR HUN VICTORY MADE A YEAR AGO TODAY (By Associated Press! WASHINGTON. March 21. One year ago today the German army, at the peak of its power, poured down on the British lines In Picardy bent on winning an overwhelming victory before American troops should reach the front in force. Today, Germany no longer exists as a military power; her gigantic war machine has collapsed and the American army she sought to avoid stands astride the Rhine, shoulder to shoulder with the British and French and with all of Germany absolutely at its mercy. When the cables on March 21, 1918, brought the news of the first ten-ino German onslaught, American effort, officers here today recalled, was striving toward the production of an army of five million men, equipped to bring victory in 1919. Within less than nine months the first and second American armies had broken the very hinge of the whole enemy front with the capture of Sedan, while decided victories had been won by the British and French. It was then that to save themselves from the ignominy of having their army captured, the German leaders forced their emperor to abdicate and surrendered as a nation. BRAKEMAN LOSES FEET WHEN HE IS THROWN UNDER FREIGHT T Howard Williams, 22 years old, yard brakeman for the Pennsylvania railroad, suffered the loss of both feet cut off at the ankles when his clothing caught on a passing freight train and he was thrown beneath the wheels, about 7:15 o'clock Friday morning. Williams lives at 807 North H street and is unmarried. He has been employed by the Pennsylvania about two years. In the course of his work ab'jut the east yard, he swung from a switch engine, and stood waiting for the freight to pass. He felt his clothing catch, he said after the accident, and was thrown under the wheels before he could save himself. A physician was called, and Williams was taken to Reid Memorial hospital. The physician said Friday afternoon that he was unable to tell whether or not Williams would recover, although he was getting along well, considering the nature of his injury. Two men witnessed the accident from a distance. Train No. 483, west bound, was the train which caused the injury. STEAMSHIP DOCKS WITH 1,856 TROOPS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 21. The steamship Giuseppe Verdi docked here today from Marseilles with 1,856 troops, 54 civilians and eleven nurses. Of the troops, 28 officers and 995 men comprised transportation corps companies numbers 60, 82, 107, 115 and 137 for distribution among fourteen camps throughout the country. Other units included casual companies numbers 1965 and 19S2, Pennsylvania; 1964, Missouri; 1967 .Virginia, and 1968 and 1983, Washington state, together with casual companies of scattered marines and colored troops. Wealthy Stockholder Pickets for Striking Textile Mill Workers LAWRENCE, Mass., March 21. The striking textile workers were led in their picketing of the mill district at the opening hour today by Mrs. Glendower Evans, a wealthy resident of Brookline. She was on the picket lines at 5:30 a. m. and headed a large crowd of strikers in a patrol of the mill gates for two hours. There were no disorders. Mrs. Evans, who is a stockholder in the Arlington mills which are involved in the strike, said she would continue her active interest in the striking employes because she thought they should obtain their demands for a 48hour working week without losing any of the pay they received under the former 54-hour schedule. Millrand May Govern Alsace and Lorraine PARIS, March 21. Alexandre Millrand, former minister of war. Is reported to have been appointed governor of Alsace-Lorraine, and office which was declined by Charles C. A. Jonnart, former French governor general of Algeria.

VILLA'S AIDES ARE KILLED BY FEDERAL FORGE

Fifty-three Rebels Dead as Result of Recent Battle Lopez Among Killed. JUAREZ, Mex.. March 21 Additional details of the battle last Wednesday at Bouquilla de Marquotte in which Villa followers were defeated by government troops, were received at headquarters here early today from General Zuazua, commander of the government forces. According to General Zuazua the battle lasted several hours before the rebels ran out of ammunition and charged in an attempt to capture the federal mule train carrying ammunition. The charging rebels were met by machine gun fire and. were compelled to flee leaving their dead on the field. Villa's killed numbered 53, while the federals lost only 16 killed. Three bodies taken to Ascension, Chihuahua, twelve miles from the scene of the conflict were identified by residents there as those of Martin Lopez, Villa's second in command; Ramon Vega, a Villa general and Epifania Holquln, a bandit leader. Martin Lopez has been with Villa since boyhood, and for the last two years has been his personal lieutenant. It was Lopez who first instituted the practice of dynamiting trains and robbing passengers. Lopez with his brother Pablo, participated in the raid on Columbus, N. M., in March, 1915. Pablo was wounded and was later captured and taken to Chihuahua City, where he was executed. Ramon Vega is a comparative newcomer among the rebels. Among the federal killed was a former Zapata general who received amnesty and was commanding a troop of federal cavalry including a number of his former Zapata followers. GERMAN SEAMEN REFUSE TO OPERATE SHIPS FOR ALLIES (By Associated Press) BERLIN, March 21. The German steamers Burgermeister Von Melle and Burgermeister Schroeder, which were scheduled to sail on March 18 in accordance with the agreement reached at Brussels between German and inter-allied food commissions, have been prevented from leaving Hamburg, owing to a resolution passed by seamen thereKJefusing operate ships demanded "by. the entente nations.Some newspapers protest against the resolution and say it represents the will of a "small communistic section," and that it is strongly disfavored by other seamen's associations. The Hamburg section of the transport workers union has lodged a protest against the action of the seamen. HAMBURG, Wednesday, March 19. At a mass meeting of seamen held today the following resolution was passed: "Today's mass meeting of seamen of all descriptions refused to participate in the delivery of German merchant ships demanded by the entente and declared it to be the duty of all seamen and laborers to refuse to cany out work on those ships." Ti resolution was passed on the ground that there was no guarantee that Germany would receive any food except the initial delivery. PAUL M. HUNT IS DEAD IN FRANCE Paul M. Hunt of the 16th infantry, Company E First Division, is officially reported dead in a message received at the Red Cross service department headquarters here this afternoon. Hunt was wounded severely in the action at Chateau Thierry the 24th of last July, and was officially reported so in a telegram received by relatives In Centerville. Although three cablegrams had been sent to France since then no further word had been received from the soldier until the official message today. The soldier was a resident of Centerville and well known in Richmond. KING HAS NEW PLAN FOR WORLD LEAGUE (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, March 21 Senator King of Utah, democrat, announced today that he had drafted a substitute for the proposed constitution of the league of nations, designed to meet objections to the present document as expressed by various members of the senate and would send it to President Wilson at Paris. The senator said he had inserted provisions specifically exempting the Monroe doctrine and preserving the right of the United States to control immigration, the tariff and similar questions as well as permitting a nation to withdraw from the league upon one year's notice. Belgian Refugees Make Good Living in England LONDON March 21. Belgian refugees who fled to England at the beginning of the war, have made their residence profitable, according to testimony in court at Hempstead, where a number of them appeared recently to answer to the charge of not paying their income tax. Women, it was testified, made as much as $1,500 a year, while it was not uncommon for men to earn from $2,500 to $3,500. None of the fifty Belgians summoned before the court had taken any notice of the order to pay their income tax, anoNtne court ordered that they make amends forthwith.,

Suffrage Jubilee in St. Louis Next Week Will Honor Wyoming, First State to Extend Equal Rights to Women

Left to right, above: Governor Campbell of Wyoming, Mrs. Louisa Swain, Col. William H. Bright and Mrs. Stephen Boyd. Below: Mrs. Sarah W. Pease, Mrs. Esther Morris and Martha Symons-Boies-Atkinson.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 21. The Jubilee convention of the National American Woman Suffrage association to be held in St. Louis, March 21-29, will not only commemorate fifty years of suffrage campaigning and triumph on the part of the association, it will also make much of the fact that 1919 holds the jubilee anniversary of the RACIAL OOESTfi PROBLEMS TO The race problem is the greatest which the world will have to face in the future, according to A. Warburton Davidson, an Englishman, for nine years a resident of Chungking, China, who spoke at Earlham college Friday morning. Mr. Davidson represents the International Friends' institute in Chungking, which is the largest city in western China. "The student of affairs who said during the world war 'Today we are struggling in the greatest war of humanity; tomorrow we will be struggling with economic problems, and day after tomorrow the White and Yellow race problem,' was right," said Mr. Davidson this morning. "Even your own President Wilson, a man who never shrinks from facing existing conditions, shrinks from attacking the race problem. After thirty years during which Christian workers have conscientiously struggled in China, the solution is not yet in sight " "President Wilson has saved the day for the world by being present himself at the world peace conference table," Mr. Davidson said in regard to present international affairs. "I think the Chinese, who are thinking about existing conditions in the world at large appreciate this. I believe the proposed league of nations would be of greatest help to China. "Theeffort lies in getting the Chinese to consider political questions; in getting the ordinary person to think. We have men who are , great thinkers, who would be termed successful and interesting men in the western world. You have met these men in America. They come here and charm you, but they are not representative. They are the oasis in the desert of ignorance. Give Aid to Women. "And to help this great country of untold wealth, of unimaginable resources, we, who have entered -the field are enternally working." In the interests of spiritual, intellectual and physical welfare of business men in Chungking, a city of some half million inhabitants, a Young Men's institute was established there in 1909, and has proved so successful that at present definite steps are being taken for the establishment of a similar institution for the women of the city, Davidson said. He and Mrs. Davidson are enroute to San Francisco, and will sail from there on April 5 to continue their work in China. While crossing Famous Sistine Choir Is To Tour United States NEW YORK, March 21 The famous Sistine choir from Rome will make a concert tour of the United States under the auspices of high dignitaries of the Roman Catholic church this spring, it was announced today. The choir, which is the oldest establishment known to the Christian world, will come in May. It is composed of 32 choral chaplains and for many centuries these singers havo had the exclusive privilege of singing at those services and ecclesiastical functions at which the pope officiates in person. The Sistine choir was founded in the fourth century.

winning of Wyoming, the first commonwealth of the world's history to bestow unlimited suffrage on women. Men Proposed Suffrage Bill One of the points about the winning of Wyoming that strikes the reader of suffrage history fair in the face is! the fact that the political program byi which the enfranchisement of Wyo-1

MOST StRIOOS OF AFTER-WAR : ' BE MET, DECLARES CHINA RESIDENT

the country they are attempting to interest the people of the United States in the work. A suitable building is desired for the furthering of the work among Chungking women, and for this they ! are asking $15,000, two-thirds of which they secured in England during a recent visit there. They are anxious that some one in Richmond take an interest in the work, and raise a sum of money in this city. "The city of Chungking is what wo in the States would term a 'wicked city,' " Mr. Davidson explained this morning. "The city has been brought more and more into contact with the worst side of the Western civilization. The vices of the West are being PLANS FOR EFFICIENT SHIPYARD OPERATION (By Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, March 21. Announcement was made here today that Charles Piez, head of the United States shipping "board of emmergency fleet corporation in a conference at Washington with Pacific coast ship builders, discussed with them the desirability of a revision of the existing contracts. By this means, It was stated, that government will secure the advantages of such reductions of cost as are due to the increased efficiency of the yards. During the conference Mr. Piez dwelt upon the fact that his views applied to those yards that had been in existence at the time this country entered the war and thus had not only competent, efficient management, but the nucleus of an efficient yard and shop organization. The yards created during the war, Mr. Piez was told, have found it difficult to make ends meet, because they were hampered by high construction cost and by the necessity of building up a working force out of wholly green and inexperienced men. Mr. Piez stated that a big western yard with a contract for twelve 8,800 tons ships Is reported to have gone into the hands of a receiver, this being the third to take this step. This incident, he said, is but a reflection of the conditions that exist in some of the newly created shipyards. Germans Ask Plans on Treaty Consideration (By Associated Press) BASEL, March 21. The president of the German armistice commission ! at Spa has presented a note to the inter-allied delegates asking if Germany should consider as true statements in the French and British press that the peace treaty would be ready for the Germans as soon as President Wilson approved, but that the Germans would be allowed neither to discuss nor modify the document, according to Berlin advices..

ming women was affected, was projected by men, not women. It might almost be said to have been projected by one man, William H. Bright, though to be sure the "indirect influence" of woman was behind iL Mr. Bright was at the time a member of the council in the Wyoming Continued On Page Eleven.

frafted onto those of the East with a result which Is vile indeed. The moral poisons of Europe spread with alarming rapidity in Asia, and the Chinese learn our vices much more quickly than our virtues." Extremist ideas of certain English and American suffragists have spread to China, according to Mrs. Davidson, who spoke briefly on conditions existing among the women of Chungking. Recently the women donned khaki and rioted In the heart of the city, she said. It is In an effort to combat this spirit, and at the same time bring education and religion to the women of the Chinese empire that the Women's Institute is being planned, Mrs. Davidson told the students. Hundred Seventy-One 13. 5. Aviators Killed In Combat During War (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 21. Casualties in the United States air personnel serving with the Americans and allied army at the front, numbered 544. Of the tatal, 171 men were killed in combat. MORTON FUND ONLY $19 SHORT OF GOAL With a total of $36 contributed to the Morton picture fund up to late Friday afternoon, persons interested in the campaign to subscribe $75 to defray the expense of enlarging a photograph of Indiana's war governor expressed a belief that the entire amount would be contributed within the next few days. But $19 remains to be subscribed. A particularly interesting phase of the campaign is the fact thatthe major portion of the fund has been given by persons who were intimate with Governor, Morton, a material testimony of their respect for the Wayne countian. C. W. Elmer, who contributed $1 Friday, lived near Mr. Morton in Centerville, and was closely associated with him. Fred Otte and Lafayette Marsh, both civil wa, rveterans, each contributed $1 Friday. The Woman's Relief Corps contributed $10 Thursday afternoon. Contributions as they now stand are: Previously totaled ....$33 Woman's Relief Corps 10 W. L. Morgan l Lafayette Marsh l Fred Otte l C. W. Elmer i Nathan Ballenger .v 1 W. O. Crawford '. 1 Kalherine Pickens l

Total $56

BREAK WITH CONFERENCE THREATENED CY ITALIANS Delegation Will Withdraw Unless Fiume is Awarded Italy With Peace Treaty, Says Report From Paris.

BITTER FEUD DEVELOPED (By Associated Press) PARIS, March 21. The Italian delegation to the peace conference ha3 unanimously decided to withdraw from the conference unless Flume is assigned to Italy contemporaneously with the conclusion of peace. The decision of the Italian delegation, as reported from Paris, apparently brings to a head the bitter controversy between Italy and the new Jugo-Slav state over the disposition of land along the Adriatic, formerly belonging to the Austro-Hungarian empire, which both nationalities claim. Italy's claims originally included virtually the entire Dalmatian coast with Triest and Fiume, which latter city is the second principal seacoast on the eastern side of the Adriatic. Recent reports have been that the Italian representatives were manifesto ing a disposition to make important concessions regarding the land along the Dalmatian coast, provided that the city and harbor of Fiume remained to Italy. The Jugo- Slavs, however, have been insistent that this port be alloted to them, claiming it to be essentially a Croatian city and necessary to the new Jugo-Slav state as affording the only feasible, suitable sea outlet for her commerce. Antagonism Shown. On the other hand there has been no disposition on the part cf Italy to yield her point so far as Fmme was concerned. Her attitude was officially stated by Premier Orlando in addressing the Italian chamber of deputies March 1 when he declared that while Italy remained "faithful to the spirit of conciliation which inspired the treaty upon which Italy entered the war," that did not mean Ehe could "remain insensible to the appeal reaching her from the Italian town on the gulf of Quarnero (Fiume)," which wag .'exposed to the- loss of both its nationality and Independence. " We do not think," added the premier, "that this is possible at the very moment when it is wished that the world may be redeemed from a memory of violence done to the rights of peoples." There have been several "incidents" at Fiume and other points in the territory claimed by both Italy and Jugoslavia, since the signing of the armistice, and the feud at on time erew so bitter that Italy established a blockade and cut off food relief import for the interior. This matter was adjusted by the supreme council in Paris, however, and the reports of late have indicated that an amicable settlement of the conflicting Italian-Jugo-Slav claims was possible, if not probable. Just what has caused the Italian delegation to announce its determination on the Fiume question at' this time has not been developed in the Paris advices. Labor Legislation Draft A draft of clauses regarding the freedom of transit to be inserted in the treaty of peace was considered today by the peace conference commission on the international regime of ports, waterways and railways. Thg clauses were presented by the British delegation. The meeting which was held at the ministry of public works adjourned at 1 o'clock p. m. The peace conference commission in international labor legislation todav considered the final draft of the labor clauses to be included in the treaty of peace. The commission held two meetings, its 30th and 31st, under the chairmanship of Samuel Gompers. Among the amendments to the covenant of the league of nations suggested at the meeting of neutrals today were several which urged an increase in the number of secondary countries admitted to the executive control of the league; the reduction of armaments and the control of munitiou manufacturers. BLAMES SENATOR FOR ARMY SYSTEM OF COURT MARTIAL YUMA. Arizona, March 21. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, who is on an inspection tour of army camps, replying to charges made yesterday in Washington by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the senate military affairs committee, that the secretary was under the influence of reactionaries opposed to changes in the army court martial system, said that the senator himself caused to be enacted the system he is attacking. Secretary Baker and his party passed through here late last night and are expected to reach El Paso today. Secretary Baker's statement follows: "I cannot permit myself to be drawn into a newspaper controversy with Senator Chamberlain about officers of the army to whom I hold an official relation and whose conduct I must judge dispassionately and upon all the evidence I can obtain. "That duty is mine and not Senator Chamberlain's, and I shall perform it unbiased and unhurried by abuse or agitation. "It is important, however, to note that the system of court marital and of military justice which the senator attacks is one which he himself caused to be enacted In 1916."