Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 267, 23 August 1919 — Page 7

WORLD LEAGUE PLAN FAVORED BY ROOSEVELT W. D. Foulke Says Former President Favored League With Proper Safeguards. The attitude of former President Theodore Roosevelt toward the plan tor a league of nations, was presented by William Dudley Foulke of Richmond In his address at the launching of the Roosevelt legion of war veterans at Anderson Friday night. Five hundred representative Republicans attended the meeting. Oswald Ryan, provisional president of the Roosevelt legion, presided. Foulke was the main speaker of the evening. The speaker brought out one point showing Col. Roosevelt's attitude in respect to the league to enforce peace which, at one time, he criticised severely. "This was a time when the great war was waging around us," said Mr. Foulke, "and we were taking no part in even preparing for the struggle. He believed that some of the men who were taking part In this league were using it as a means of shirking our duty in respect of preparation. He was not opposed to a league of nations properly safeguarded. At that time the principal emphasis was upon a world court for the settlement of International disputes. "On June 4, 1815, I wrote him as follows: I want to write you a word In regard to the league to enforce peace, proposed by Taft, Alton Parker, etc. I was invited to speak at the Cleveland conference and did so, approving the main features of the proposals, but taking issue upon the proposition that all Justiciable questions should be submitted to a world court for Judgment both upon the merits and as to any issue as to Jurisdiction of the question. " 'I quite agree with your position In "America and the world war," that the nations ought first to agree as to certain elementary rights, which should not be questioned, and then submit all other questions to the world court. If a court can pass on what questions are Justiciable and what are not, it may decide anything to be Justiciable the right to exclude aliens or to regulate domestic affairs, for Instance and no nation could afford to agree in advance thus to surrender something which might include Its whole sovereignty. For Submission of Facts. " 'I don't think "all questions affecting honor and vital Interests" ought to be expected from the submission in these terms. That would allow a nation to call any subject a matter of honor or vital Interest and so escape submission. But it ought to be agreed in advance Just what things are not to be submitted and then let all the rest go In. For Instance, we could not submit the Monroe Doctrine; that Is necessary to our national defense, and we could not let any court take it away from us, a 3 an International court certainly would do if It had a free hand in the matter. So, too, Japan might well except from submission the question whether western powers should acquire additional territory In the far East. These matters, as you say, should be guaranteed in the initial treaty. " 'Now I was asked to Join in calling the league of peace conference In Independence Hall on June 17 to discuss the Taft proposals. The letter wanted me to sign my approval of these proposals. This I declined to do, stating my objections, but that In other respects I was in favor of the movement, and they accordingly put me down as one of the callers of the conference and I expect to attend and state my objections there if I have the opportunity to do so, of which I do not feel at all sure.' For War Prenarationg. "To this he answered: 'Of course I agree absolutely with your letter. You have stated the reason why I declined to take part in that conference. I hopo that you will take part. In view of your name having been appended to the call, and be able to make your statement Just as you outlined it; and I will try also to make a statement to the same effect. " 'My fundamental objection to this peace conference at the moment is that it is like the Liberian emigration conference held in 1S64. It distracts attention from tho point immediately at issue. Before we take part in a general international peace movement, we should attend to the affairs of our own household, by: one, preparing for war; and second, making It evident that we intend never to make

r promise that we do not intend to make good by action. "Later he criticised the members of the league for proposing to make promises which they would not fulfil. He thought it would be worse than folly to make such promises until we had built up the military force to make them effective. Accordingly, on March 19, of that year, I wrote him as follows : Agrees with Mr. Foulke. " 'A word in regard to the League to Enforce Peace. I wrote you on June 4, 1915, that I had been asked to Join In calling a conference at Independence Hall to discuss the Taft proposals. I stated my objections to them, that the nations ought first to agree as" to certain elemental rights which should not be questioned, and then submit their other questions to a world court or council of concilliatlon, believing we could not submit the Monroe doctrine or the right of such a court or council to pass upon immigration questions, etc. " 'You wrote on June 16 that you absolutely agreed with my letter, which was the reason you declined to take part In tho conference, but you hoped I would take part and make my statement as I outlined It. I did so, proposing an amendment to the plan that any proposals to submit controversies should be subject to the limitations of treaties, these treaties containing the vital matters which we would not submit. The league's plan was accordingly modified, and in its proposals the questions were to be submitted to a Judicial tribunal, subject to tho limitations of treaties, the purpose of this being to save these ivltal quostlons from submission at all. J accordingly 'Joined the league, was made a vico president, and recently have been placed upon its executive committee.

" 'I quite agree that the most Important business on hand is to prepare our nation both for immediate war and to take part in enforcing the peace when the war is over. I am heartily ashamed of our past shortcomings, but think the nation Is slowly becoming awakened to the need of this preparation and also to the need of our keeping our promises ami that when peace finally comes we will not be in the hopeless condition that our past record would indicate. "'In your article on Utopia or Hell in the book America and the World War, I think you stood for substantially this principle as your letter to me of June 16 would indicate and further think that you are mistaken in considering that the bulk of the men controlling the movement are pacifists. Indeed at .the first meeting of the executive committee a few days since, it seemed to me none of them were and I inclose resolutions passed at different times which indicates that this has never been its attitude. It refused to take part in a recent peace conference and expressly recommended to its members that they should not attend. " 'While I quite understand why you should take no part in the movement it does not seem to me that its designs and especially the motives of its members are open to the criticism you have made in your recent Metropolitan articles and It seemed to me that in frankness I ought to writ to you what I thought about it." "To this be answered: "'Dear Foulke: Now, I must confess that I had forgotten about your being in the League to Enforce Peace, but if you will read what I have said a little more carefully, you will see that I carefully guarded myself, and attacked only the people who are in that league as a means to avoid doing their duty in the present- . . . Give me a chance to see you the first opportunity. It isn't necessary for me to say that I swear by you, and your family in every way. " 'Faithfully yours, " 'Theodore Roosevelt Closes With Sonnet Mr. Foulke closed his address with the following beautiful sonnet l OUR LOST CAPTAIN A kingly soul lies dumb within the tomb. Spent is the flame that burned so clear and free, That light upon the headland in the sea Our brightest beacon quenched in cloud and gloom! While thick around our course new perils loom, Who may command, what leader shall there be. To speak to us with his authority. And warn us ere we rush upon our doom? , If storms shall brew beyond the misty deep, If the gaunt form of anarchy shall rise,

What guard to watch us like his sen tinel eyes? Who if we dream will rouse us from our sleep? Aimless we drift, no compass, sail nor oar. And our great captain points the way no more. FARM SALE CALENDAR Sept. 9 W. O. Huddleston, Bouth of Centerville. Aug. 28 Mait Starr, 5 miles south of Richmond, Vz mile west of Boston. Sept. 1 Roscoe Coughlin. Sept. 9 Cornelius D. Connell, h miles southeast of Richmond, 3 miles northeast of Boston. 10 o'clock. Sept. 26 W. P. Krom, Williamsburg Pike. J3ig Type Poland China Hog sale. White Rats Charge Union Workers are Blacklisted (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. The case brought by the Federal Tade Commission against the Vaudeville Managers Protective association In which that organization is charged with "blacklisting" members of the White Rats actors, because of union activities will be heard In Washington, Sept. 22, it was announced today by the commission. Married at 7; Has Wife Arrested at 10 It doesn't pay to be hasty in marriage, according to Linus Meredith, clerk of the Wayne circuit court. Thursday evening, Linus was called to the court house with the request that he Issue a marriage license. The groom "to have been" said that ho was in a hurry and wanted to be married that night. Always accommodating, Linus came away from a good meal to Issue the license. The young people were married by a local minister at 7 o'clock the same evening. At ten o'clock that evening, the groom came to the police station, and asked that his wife be arrested, claiming that she had left him, and had gone out to Glen Miller park with another man. Chickens and Children Are Principals in City Court Chickens, children, and a picket fence furnished material for a nice neighborly quarrel which ended up in police court Saturday morning when Mrs. Mollie Cracraft was defendant in a provoke suit brought by Mrs. Mary Lady, 1529 North A street. The case was dismissed but the women were warned that if any other difficulties arise they will both be fined heavily. Orpha McBride appeared on a charge of provoke also, the affidavit having been filed by Mrs. Sarah Snedeker. Mrs. McBride was dismissed because of the failure of the prosecuting witness to appear. Boy, 12 Years Old, Is Sent to Reform School Kenneth Miller, 12 years old, was ordered to the Boys' Reform school at Plainfield by Judge Bond, in juvenile court Saturday morning. The boy, who was charged with being incorrigible, was visiting his relatives in Richmond, Ky., and ran away from them to Join a carnival company. He has given the probation officer considerable trouble at other times.

PARLIAMENT PLAYS AFTER WAR STRAIN; VIEWS GREAT FLEET

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Mall" correspondence of The Associated Press) Parliament, after five hard yeara devoted to the business of the empire, Is again learning to play. Last week it occupied a stand along the Mall, while the fighting men of the Allies passed in review. This week It continued . its peace celebration by visiting the fleet anchored off the mouth of the Thames at Southernd. And on both occasions it cast aside the dignity and hoary customs of its ancient legislative halls and enjoyed the novelty like- a lot of schoolboys out for a frolic. Monday the lords saw the ships -a comparatively email and select party, which left London late and came home early. Tuesday it was the turn of the Commons who cheered the best known fighting ships. Great Ships Viewed. The Balmorel Castle which carried the Commoners and their wives first circled the fleet, the "Lizzie" as the voyagers affectionately termed Admiral Beatty"s flagship, the Queen Elizabeth, being especially admired. Then the Warspite which the Germans said they had sunk at Jutland, the Lion, the Tiger and a lot oC other big Bhlps came in for admiration, while the Conqueror, the Thunderer and some of the smaller fighters were greeted as old friends. The Balmorel Castle then steamed down through the center of the; fleet. On one side were the big ships; on the other the submarines, chaseqs and desrtoyers. Few sailors were insight, but the crew of a submarine were loudly cheered as they took position on deck for a few minutes, and then went about some task set by their commander. A destroyer suddenly spouted smoke, gathered speed like an automobile and tore out to see. But that was all the commander showed of his fleet. There wais no firing of salutes; no orderly manning of the rails. Just the ships, silent and grim, beloved by all the Engli". people as their first line of defnsv GERMAN PRAISES ENGLISH SYSTEM BERLIN, Aug. 23. "The reason; why the whole world rose up against Prussia and Germany and not against England, is plain to everyone who had observed the Prussian policy in Pdland and the Prussian administration iii Alsace," asserts Professor F. W. Foerster, of the University of Muoiich, writing in the Tageblatt. 'England practised much rnighjt, to be sure, but It has also given tho world much freedom' and justicei," he added. "She succeeded in reconciling the Boers whereas we were unabfie in forty years to regain the sympathies of the Alsatians, who are German to the core. That speaks volumes. "The Isolation of Germany (from Hague conferences Is irrefutable pjroof in dominating circles that Germany is possessed of .different mentality than the rest of the world." He charges Germany with hawing erred In the exchange of the Versailles notes on the question of guilt and states that many one-sided accusatSons might have been combated morel effectively if Germany had' not again endeavored to defend untenable positions with rank sophistries. Navy Men To Be Given Honorable Discharge WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. Honorable discharges will be granted to all men who served in the navy during the war with Germany with good records and who have since been released with "ordinary" discharges, it was announced at the navy departments today. By a ruling of the department at the time the armistice was signed all enlisted men discharged before thta expiration of the full four years teism of enlistment were given ordinary discharges Instead of the usual honorable discharges. Many protests were received as a result and congressional action recently was taken to allow the awarding of honorable discharges Ordinary discharges may be exchanged for honorable discharged by forwarding the original discharge to the navy department bureau of navigation. The ruling includes all men who served in the navy with good records between April 6, 1917, and iNov. 11, 1918, and who have since been, discharged. SBRSHS

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Mexican Squatters Take Homes of 17. S. Mormons (By Associated Press) DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 23. Some of the several hundred Mormons who were driven out of their colony at Colonia Morelos, sixty-five miles southeast of Douglas by Villa's army of invasion in 1916 are endeavoring to recover their homes from the Mexican squatters who have usurped them. About ten Mownon families still live in the colony but are not permitted to occupy their own brick houses. Mexican families are living in them and refuse to quit, , proclaiming the doctrine of "Mexico for Mexicans." Many other Mormons, disheartened by their reversals have begun life anew in the United States. Appeals have been made to the Mexican government by the Mormons without result. Recently the American state department asked the Mexican government to drive out the usurpers and restore their property to them. The colonists hope this effort will be successful. Weekly Review of Foreign Press Comment Published (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 23 A weekly review of the foreign press on politica) subjects Is now being offered the public by the war office intelligence department. Publication of these .reviews Is to be handled by a staff of 120 experts. Papers comprehended in in these summaries are printed in twenly-seven languages. A complete and impartial survey of the world's press with the hope that it will stimulate public interest in foreign affairs is declared to be the object of the publications. ocs

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WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 23.If anyone is in the market to buy a town, the war department has one for sale. In advertising" this fact to tho public today, the government said In an official announcement: "The war department is offering for sale the town of Nitro, W. Va,, a complete industrial community embracing 737 manufacturing buildings, housing accommodations for 20,000 persons, and the utilities and civlo Improvements that constitute the conveniences of a modern city. "Nitro, built by the government at a cost of approximately $70,000,000, is the elte of the second largest smokeless powder plant In the world. The bids, which must cover not only the powder plant and the other Industrial units which were erected to prepare the Ingredients essential to powder making, but the civic community as well, to which the United States also holds title, will be opened at 12 o'clock noon, on Sept. 30, 1919, at the office of the chairman of the ordnance district salvage board, 1710 Market street, Philadelphia. SLUMP, CONTINUES ON STOCK MARKET (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 23 Further downward re-adjustment of quoted values which began in the previous fortnight on the demands of the Railroad Brotherhoods occurred in the stock market this week. Some important shares recorded minimum price for 1919, while many others forfeited the greater part of the gains made in the protected risa which had its inception in the early months of the year. The spread of adverse labor conditions, including the strike vote of the steel workers in the middle west and the serious complications which threaten to follow in the wake of a further slump in foreign exchange alarmed holders of long stock and encouraged an extra session of bearish aggressions. Material rallied towards the latter part of the week resulted mainly from covering of short contracts although substantial absorption and some of the leading issues was observed at concessions. According to board room gossip, public interest was again negligible and the bond market reflected unsatisfactory investment conditions, with standard issues at lowest levels for one to two years. Money for speculative purposes was in fair supply but at decidedly higher quotations than those which prevailed during recent weeks, ruling at 5 percent. Time funds were quotably Up-Stairs

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