Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 120, 31 March 1919 — Page 1

VOL. XLTV,NO. 120 Consolidated

FAILURE IS NEAR, PEACE COUNCIL IN LAST STAGE Three Months Will Determine Whether Europe Will Survive War or go Down in General Smash. BOLSHEVISM STRONGER By FRANK SIMONDS. (Copyright. 1919. by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) PARIS, March 31 As a result of the developments alike In Hungary ana in Germany In the past few days. It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that In conservative circles the Tiew Is now held that there Is not more than one chance In four that the conference of peace will be able to reach a decision which will peacefully transform the situation here. We have the following possibilities. First, a rapid sweep of Bolshevism eastward, engulfing Germany and German Austria In Its advance. Two, th-3 moral certainty that Germany will not sign any treaty of peace formulated at Paris and will either join forces with Bolshevism or use Bolshevism as a weapon against her enemies. Three, the almost Inescapable certainty that when the people of England and France and Italy discover that after six months of promises following four and a half years of sacrifice, they have to bear the burden of another war and are not to enjoy the fruits of victory, they will turn their own governments and eastern and western political unrest will meet at the Rhine. The fourth possibility Is that the conference of peace will still be able to make up Its mind what the peace terms shall be and will possess alike the power and the will to enforce these terms. Turning to the first of the four possibilities; can Bolshevism sweep westward; The answer rests upon conditions which we can only partially estimate, but in my Judgment Paris today recognizes the possibility, the very obvious possibility, that we shall have Bolshevism on this side of the Rhine within six weeks. Agents of

Bolshevism are already here. I sat beside a French general at luncheon r f Jn Colmar last Sunday and he told . ine that already he had been compellV v 2. wtf tHMrf Vnaataa Di1itiirii n rrata

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(' ideas which they had encountered on w the Russian front. t May Not Sign Treaty. p I do hot believe there Is a single r thoughtful man in Paris who would venture to forecast certain diaintegraf tlon of Bolshevism before it arrives

across the Rhine, or guarantee that it would anywhere find decisive resistance. ' It is true that Hungarian Bolshevism in its first stage was more political than Bolshevist, that the Hun- . Karlans took one look at the map of their country which the Paris Conference had agreed upon and then adopted the garments and disguise, if not the principles, of Bolshevism. Unquestionably they sought to terrify the West with the spectre ot Bolshevism, but nowhere in Europe is material to make Bolshevist tire more easily available than In the Hungarian state, where the agrarian condition has been for centuries an invitation to revolution. " Attempting to scare Western Europe by adopting the disguise of Bolshevism, Hungary has in fact taken a deadly risk, and tomorrow no one . would be surprised to learn that the gospel of Lenlne had succeeded to the trick of Karolyl. In the second place, there is no one j ,Jn Paris today who believes seriously V that the Germans will sign the treaty r J of peace if this treaty of peace will deprive Germany of Alsace-Lorraine, East Prussia, Posen, a part of Silesia and of Schleswig. It will take five ' million people who were before the war German subjects, it will take all shipping, all colonies, and impose a debt of upwards of forty billions. Burden of New War, In this situation, nothing seems more certain than that Germany will adopt the policy of Trotsky and Lenlne at Brest-Litovsk, and at one time refuse both to sign and to fight. And if Germany does this, what will be the result? Many people think we could starve Germany, but I asked Mr. Hoover that question recently and he expressed the opinion that food could not be a weapon to coerce Germany. We may invade Germany, but that means making a new campaign. They may be unable to resume their industry, but we shall be unable to collect any of our indemnity. By refusing to sign, they may hope to prolong the situation to their own advantage. By signing, they must accept, if not a death sentence, a sentence of econom-1 lc servitude tor generations, a just sentence if ever there was one, but no less insupportable because it is just. Passing to the third possibility, it will be seen that some time within the next three months there is the very great posibility that the goveernments of France and England will have to tell their people that instead of peace with pension, with payment by the Germans of war debts and a bill for destruction, which has been promised, there is a new war against Bolshevism in one quarter, and perhaos In addition, something like war

if against Germany in another quarter t : as a result of the German refusal to eign. The people who bore the burden, the masses of the plain people, will therefore at one time be asked to make new sacrifices in life and in

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Above, Senators Borah (at left) and Gore. Below, left to right, Senators ' (-V Reed, Poindexter and Fall. 1 Among the U. S. senators who are opposing the League of Nations contitution are: Reed of Missouri and Gore of Oklahoma, Democrats, and Borah of Idaho, Fall of New Mexico and Poindexter of Washington, Republicans.

MARK SULLIVAN BOOKED AS FEATURE OF CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM THIS YEAR

The Richmond Chautauqua season of 1919 will open August 17 and continue until August 31. ''T'"" A large part ot ithpr6gfa.iaa been completed, Charles W. Jordan, chairman of the program committee, said Monday. The committee has several lecturers in view but definite arrangements have not been made. The program this year will be exceptional; The musical 'numbers are particularly good. Since the war many Chautauqua lecturers and performers have returned to the platform. The old officers are serving at present. Charles ' Jordan is chairman of the program committee and president of the Chautauqua organization. A meeting will be held in the near future to elect new officers. Mr. Jordan said that he expects this to be the best Chautauqua season ever held In Richmond. J. Frank Hanly, Indianapolis attorney, and former governor of Indiana, will open the program Sunday afternoon, August 17. Mr. Hanly Is a well known speaker. On August 18, the Dixie Jubilee will furnish the musical program. Edward A. Ott, a noted lecturer, is the speaker for that date. The Demllle quartette has been obtained for August 19 and 20. This is a splendid musical organization. -.The Bostonia sextette will render musical programs August 21 and 22. Sullivan Is Big Feature A big feature of the Chautauqua program will be Mark Sullivan, editor of Collier's Weekly. Mr. Sullivan went abroad In the interests of Collier's recently with a party of editors. He is a well known writer. Pitt Parker, famous cartoonist, is the headliner for August 23. The Lillian Johnston company, a musical organization of note, has been secured for August 23. The Swiss Yodlers is one of the big musical features for this season. They will perform August 24 and 25. Cyrus B. DeVry, custodian of the Zoo at Chicago, will lecture August 26 on "Animals and Their Ways". This promises to be an interesting feature. On that date the Old Home Singers will give their first performance. They will appear twice on the twenty-sixth and twice on August 27. Bishop T. S. Henderson, a prominent Methodist bishop, will lecture August 27. The Florentine Musicians and J. Adam Bede, famous humorist, will THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair, continued cool tonight and Tuesday. Freezing temperature tonight. Today's Temperature Noon .;. 32 Yesterday Maximum ; 57 Minimum 34 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair and continued cold tonight and i Tuesday. Temperature below freezing tonight. General Conditions A cold wave from Hudson bay moved rapidly south- j 1 i .1 . I ,...1 wu.ru msieau -i eacmaru ua usual, and as a result an abrupt fall in temperature has been general east of the Mississippi river while temperatures are decidedly above normal in the west It is 68 above at Helena, Mont. This cold wavo will move slowly during the next twenty-four hours, causing temperatures below freezing as far south as Kentucky and Tennessee but a reaction to milder weather -will take place by the middle of the week.

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wiu perform. :? 4., gr; Davies Opera Company The one musical feature that is'.at ways looked forward to by a great many Chautauqua goers is the opera company. For many years the Chicago opera company has come to Richmond Chautauqua. This year the Davies opera company, which compares with the Chicago company, and in many rrinds is far superior, will appear August 30 and 31, the last two days ol the Chautauqua season. The company is made up of well-known artists. The iast Sunday is always the big day. This year it will be bigger than ever. Besides the Davies opera company, the program committee has obtained Dr. Herbert L. Willett of the University of Chicago Dr. Willett was a headlines last year when he discussed phases of the war. He is a man of brilliance and oratorical ability. The lecturer for the teachers' meetlngs to be held in the morning, has not been determined. The complete program will be out within the next month. FINAL EFFORT MADE BY CANDIDATES IN CHICAGO CAMPAIGN (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 31. The campaign for mayor which has been the most exciting political contest this city has experienced, in many years, continued up to the eve of the election. Dozens of mass meetings throughout the city were held today and many others arranged for tonight, while in the downtown district and in outlying sections where crowds congregate, scores of speakers in automobiles addressed the people. Political managers of all candidates were united in the prediction that the vote would break all records for a municipal election. Out of a total registration of 793,000 men and women, managers estimated that a vote close to 700,000 would be cast tomorrow. There are six candidates : William Hale Thompson . (Republican) incumbent. - Robert M. Sweitzer, (Democrat) county clerk. Maclay Hoyne, (Independent Democrat) state's attorney. John Fitzpatrick (Labor Party) president Chicago Federation of Labor. . John M. Collins, (Socialist.) Adolph S. Carm, (Socialist Labor.) In his campaign, Mayor Thompson devoted much of his time to a discussion of national issues and his record in administering the affairs of the city during the last four years. Hoyne attacked the mayor's attitude in the war as well as his conduct of municipal affairs and Sweltzer's campaign was largely confined to criticism of tho present city administration.CONFERS WITH PREMIER. (By Associated Press)' PARIS, March 31. General Mangin, who it has been reported will be appointed to command allied operations in the Balkanjand Russia, had a conference with Premier Clemenceau today at the ministry of warr

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Claims Understanding Is Reached With Russians (By Associated Press) LONDON, March 31 George Lansbury, editor of the new labor newspaper, the Daily Herald, declares that the allies have received a proposal for an understanding with the present rulers of Russia and intimates that the conditions of that understanding are the withdrawal of . allied troops from Russia and the abandonment of the policies of interfenence in Russian affairs. Russia, on her part, would be willing not to interfere with the affairs of other nations; allow Finland, Esthonla, Ukraine and other republics formed from the by gone Russian empire, to choose their own forms of government and to pay Russia's international debts. The writer minimizes stories of outrage by Russian revolutionaries, declaring that such happenings have been less frequent than in other revolutions on a similar scale. He avers that Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik premier, and Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik minister of war and marine, have been "outrageously slandered" and described the present administration of Russia as "clean and uncorrupt." The reorganization of industries is proceeding everywhere in Russia, Mr. Lansbury says. WILLING TO DIE WHEN U. S. GOES DRY-MHOLSON President of Anti-Saloon League Gratified by First Year of Indiana Prohibition. fe"Had the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana worked twice as long as it has, greater success of the movement could not have been expected than has come to Indiana since the enforcement of , the state prohibition law one year ago next Wednesday," today said Timothy Nicholson, president of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League continuously since its organization in 1898. "Why, actually, some jails have had to go out of business," Mr. Nicholson said. "The state penal farm has not had enough men to keep up the work on the farm, and everywhere the type of law violators has changed radically and quickly. For the last year arrests have been, in a great majority of cases or tnose wna were attemDtiner to brine y Began" Crusade at 20. Mr, Kicholson said that his first experience In anti-saloon work was when he was about 20 years old and teaching school in a little country town in North Carolina. Since then he has watched, and not only watched but worked,-for the time which appears to be near nationally, and which is here for the state of Indiana a year's prohibition with astonishingly good effects. "Near the Friends Academy where I was teaching as a young man in North Carolina, there were two places where liquor was sold," Mr. Nicholson related. "One of these places was owned by a man who was a cousin of my subsequent wife, and whose wife was my cousin. There was a peculiar law in North Carolina at that time, saying that a petition gotten up to prevent the sale of liquor within two miles of an academy could be pas by the state legislature. I got such a law passed. I even hung the petition in the dry goods store of this same cousin who owned the store in which liquor was for sale." At a national anti-saloon workers' conference in Columbus, O., recently, Timothy Nicholson made the following statement regarding his antjsaloon work, which he says Is the simplest way he can express what has been a life's work to him: ;. "I do not know when in my long life I have felt a greater privilege than to be with this great body of Christian workers. I have met many congregations on many occasions, -bat I feel that I have never seen such a large number of devoted Christian" men who have been at work so many years to put down the great demon. I may say simply this, that 82 years ago, with my father, I signed the teetotaler's pledge and ever since I have been doing what I could to bring about the glorious work that has been consummated. . ' "I began to think six or seven years ago that if it was the Lord's will I should like to live until Indiana was dry. I thank Him and praise His holy, name that He has permitted that. If he permits me to stay until fuller prohibition comes, I shall feel like good old Simeon, "Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant ' depart in peace." " Want Nothing if Not All. The prohibition party never could have brought the radiant success which has come to Indiana, Mr. Nicholson thinks, because in his opinion their method has not been right They have wanted nothing at all, if not everything, Mr. Nicholson explained. "The only way to get anywhere with an issue of this kind is to make it non-partisan," Mr. Nicholson told The Palladium, "for there are always good men in all , parties who will eventually rally to its support if it is put before them as a moral issue and not a partisan one. Moral questions should never be made partisan. "As a result of their wrong efforts, the prohibition party has never accomplished any legislation. A great many nfen of that party have seen the folly of its method and have come over to our side. 'Tt ia 8tranfj Mr 'NiTrlortt nh. work has been done by Friends." With the successful operation of the Indiana law, and with so many people now strongly in favor of a dry country, Mr. Nicholson does not anticipate any serious difficulties with the brewers who are apparently ready to use extreme efforts in some states."

MARCH 31, 1919

VESSEL WITH U.S. CASUALS ON BOARD IS IN DISTRESS Naval Supply Ship Carrying 1 04 Troops Sends Gill for Help is Caught in Rough Sea. 2,500 MEN REACH PORT (By Associated Press) HALIFAX, N. S., March 31. The United States naval supply ship, Culgoa, with 104 returning troops on board, all casuals, is reported in distress off New York, according to a wireless message picked up here. The message said the vessel was hove to in a strong northeast wind the rough sea. It stated further the ship is capable of making six knots if the weather moderated. The Culgoa sailed from Brest for New York on March 5 and put in at Azores, from which she departed on March 19. The Culgoa's position was given as 33 degrees north latitude, 66.38 degrees west longitude. Her circulating pump was said to be out of commission. 103 SOLDIERS ABOARD NEW YORK, March 31. The supply ship Culgoa, reported in distress off this port has aboard casual company consisting of troops from Arkansas, Texas, North .Carolina, Pennsylvania and scattered origin, in all, three officers, 100 men and one civilian. CASUALS REACH PORT NEW YORK, March 31. With 287 troops, all .casuals, the French line steamship La Lorraine arrived here today fiom Harve. Units included casual companies of officers and men of South Carolina, Nebraska and of the regular army. National army men of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi returned on the steamship Alaskan, originally destined for Newport News, but di verted to New .York. These troops comprised the. fieHl -andltayeTOndrf end' ,,3;la5oii,i; headquarter Company; supply and medical detachments and companies E to M inclusive, 42 officers and 1,981 men, of the 346th infantry, 87th division. After going to Camp , Merritt, New Jersey, these arrivals will he distributed among Camps Dix, Grant, Dodge, Upton,, Taylor and Pike. The Alaskan . brought altogether 2,216 troops, of whom about 200 were casuals of various branches of the service. SEARCH GRAVES OF AMERICAN HEROES (By Associated Press) IN THE AMERICAN BATTLE AREA, March 31. Four thousand men of the American Expeditionary Forces are now engaged in the registration of and search for the graves of Americans who died In battle. The work of seeking the resting places of American heroes is being undertaken by the section of graves registration, which is directing its efforts so as to be able to designate the grave of every American should congress authorize the return of the bodies of the fallen. Tireless eeeking for identification tags marks the daily task of the men of the graves registration section. They set out -on their solemn mission equipped with pick, shovel and gas mask. Sometimes they pry down into the ground ' for the identity of the dead warrior, sometimes they ferret into the recesses of discarded dugouts and sometimes they clear away the brush of the forest to find some trace of the victims of battle. Each cemetery where Americans have been buried is fully plotted on maps. The graves registration service is now extending every energy to complete the burying, marking, recording and classifying of the heroic Americans. MAYOR WILL SUGGEST CITY BE CLEANED IIP Mayor W. W. Zimmerman said Monday that the matter of a clean-up campaign will be brought up at the next council meeting. This campaign has been carried on by the city for the last three years. Before that time women's clubs in Richmond handled it. Should the city council decide to conduct a special clean-up campaign, the various city departments probably would be asked to aid. A special week would be set apart for the movement. Schools, clubs, churches and other organizations would be urged to assist. ' This campaign would be advisable this year, it is thought, because of the unusual amount of dirt and coal soot about the city. Richmond has been dirtier this winter than ever before and there has been more disease, say advocates of a clean-up campaign. The campaign would involve flushing of streets, the cleaning of all vacant lots and the removal of all debris from vacant premises. Last year no attention was paid to this matter because the citizens were devoting all energy and time to war work. - .

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Rumanian Princess May Make Visit to America PRINCESS MARIE. Queen Marie of Rumania is planning to visit the United States in the near future, and if she comes. Princess Marie, her daughter, expects to accompany her royal mother. Princess Marie and the other children of the king and queen, have been in London for some time. U. S. IS STIRRED BY MEXICO LAND GRANTSJO JAPS Formation of "Little Japan" on Border of United States Feared by Officials. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 31 The American embassy at Mexico City was instructed today to make inquiries concerning the report that the Mexican government has granted agriculturalj a)nessioli -to -Japan.es-: in. lower California and to report the facts as quickly as possible. SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 Direct diplomatic representation to Mexico and Japan to prevent the establishment, of land grants to Japanese within Mexican borders "because of their military and industrial menace" are to be urged on the floor of congress by United States Senator James D. Phelan, according to an announcement by the senator here today. He will take direct plea to the state department also, he announced. Fears "Little Japan" "While Mexico is well within her constitutional rights in granting this land, it will form a 'little Japan' right on our border," Senator Phelan said. "This will increase the danger of a Japanese invasion of California, which is a very attractive country for them. It would create a base of supply and would be a propaganding ground. "Already we know that the Japanese are coming over the border from Mexico. The Japanese fishermen at San Pedro and San Diego, maintain a large fleet of high powered motor boats and it is expected that the Japanese are coming in also by that means. "So a large Japanese colony in Mexico would be a military and industrial menace and I believe that the policy of the government is to prevent such a settlement near our doors." OFFICERS MAY LOSE GRADE IN NEW ARMY (By Associated Press; WASHINGTON, March 31 War army officers who are applying for commissions in the permanent establishment were warned in a war department circular today that because of lack of legislation or any immediate prospect of legislation, they should consuder carefully before placing themselves in that classification. Applications for reclassifications which they view to discharge when the services of the officer can be Bpared would be considered. It is pointed out that a general reduction in grade of. temporary offerings upon entering: the permanent establishment appears probable, and that regulations governing the grade to which officers are to be appointed and their relative' rank cannot be formulated . until legislation authorizing appointment is enacted. - DEBS' APPEAL. FOR . REHEARING DENIED (By Associated Press) -WASHINGTON, March 31 Eugene V. Debs, application for a rehearing of his appeal from conviction and sentence to 10 years' imprisonment for violating the espionage act- was denied today by, the supreme court. ' APPEAL IS DISMISSED ' . (By Associated' Press) . WASHINGTON, March 31 Upon the motion of the , company, the su preme courtT today' dismissed appeals brought by, the Corn Products Refining company in proceedings under the German law brought by the governent against tne corporation. . ,

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WILSON TERMS INSISTED UPON BY HUNS FOR PEACE BASIS Decision Reached by German Foreign Office as to Action on Peace Negotiations Want Wilson's Terms.

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(By Associated Press) PARIS, March 31 Premier Lloyd George and President Wilson conferred privately for an hour this forenoon before the council of four met at the president's residence. It is understood that the purpose of the conference was to expedite the peace proceedings.

LONDON, March 31. The department of the German foreign office having charge of the peace negotiations has reached a decision as to its attitude toward the negotiations, a German wireless says. The department has decided the German government should act only in accordance with Pretident Wilson's fourteen principles. The fcerman financial Bubcommlssion which is to discuss pending financial questions with representatives , of the allies, has arrived at Spa. t-f Daumig Arrested. The financial conference between German and allied representatives, according to the first announcement, was to be held at Paris. Later advices said the meeting was likely to " be held at Versailles, although other places. Including Compigne, have been -j mentioned as the seat of the conferences. ,A Berlin dispatch on Satur- ' day said the German commission I

would .'stop at Spa on its way to Ver- . sailles, there to await developments Ernest Daumig, president of the executive committee of the soldiers' and workers' council, of greater Berlin; was arrested yesterday. He is suspei ted : of having been a leader of th January disturbances with George' Ledebour,- who ha3 been in Jail for several weeks. Daumig la an inde-, pendent ' socialist, ...V. " FRENCH TROOPS f ARE ATTACKED II NEAR HUNGARY' PARIS, Marcn 31. A small force of French troops stationed in the neutral zone between Hungary and Roumania has been attacked by Hunearian troops, 350 of the French being taken prisoner, according to an official report received here. , INDUSTRY AT STANDSTILL WASHINGTON, March 31. Industry and business is at a standstill in Budapest, according to advices to the state department made public today by Acting Secretary Phillips. A dispatch from Vienna states that all in-,, dustrial activities have been stopped in the Hungarian capitoL that an inventory is being taken by the new Bolshevik! authorities of all factory plants banking institutions and shops of every variety. - All property Is being sequestrated; both real and personal, the dispatch says every house is regarded by the authorities now ia control at Budapest as belonging ; to the state and arms and ammunitions of every kind have been requistloned. Some prominent people have been arrested. The diplomatic agent of the Germalf" government at Budapest has advised Germans to leave Hungary. CLAIM STRIKE UNSETTLED PARIS, March 31. Reports that the railroad strike in German-Austria has been settled are untrue, according to a Vienna dispatch to the Echo de ParU which was forwarded by way of Genoa, Negotiations between the strikem and Herr Renner, the chancellor, and Herr Deutsch. secretary for military affairs, have failed, and the strike continues on the eastern and southern ' railroad, it is said.- - Colonel Cary of the British army, who is at Triert, has offered to act as arbitrator, but the strikers have been destroying railroad property and stopping the transportation of food. A council of railroad workers has been formed in Styria. Chancellor Renner has implored the strikers to moderate ' their demands, pointing out that In case of complicaA tions the entente troops will occupy the country. Employes of the western section of the Franz Joseph railroad have Joined in the strike which prevails on the northern and northwestern systems. A British representative at Vienna is reported to have issued a J proclamation to the public exhorting the people not to interrupt the movement of food supplies. The situation is reported to still be grave. French Profiteer Ordered Discharged by U.S. Court : ' 1 . - iBy Associated PtmsI WASHINGTON. March 31. The decision of the District of Columbia supreme court, ordering discharge from custody of habeas corpus proceedings of Frank J. GodsaL a French citizen whose extradition was sought by the French government on . a charge of making several millions In unauthorized profits on motor truck contracts, was upheld today by the district court of appeals.

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