Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 132, 14 April 1921 — Page 1

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COLOMBIAN TREATY ENDS OLDJISPUTE Believe Measure Will Pass in

Senate Opposition Sur prised President First Step Toward Friendliness. OIL RIGHTSlNVOLVED BY MARK SULLIVAX WASHINGTON, D. a, April 14 When President Harding picked the Colombian treaty as the first Item in Tits foreign program, his principal motive was the placating of Colombia should be the first step in a broad policy of creating friendliness for and confidence in the United States on the part of not only Colombia but also Mexico and all Latin America. Secretary Fall is among the small group of President Harding's advisers -whose counsel he takes on the subject of Mexico, and Secretary Fall advised the passage of the Colombian treaty as a means of showing Mexico and all XiaUn America that we intend to treat those countries as equals and intend to honor their just demands on us just s much as we determined to make them honor our just demands on them Tor damages that hare been done to us and to our people In their various revolutions. This motive having caused President Harding to decide to push the Colombian treaty, he approached various Republican senators who had opposed the treaty in past years, and asked them privately to withdraw their opposition. The president probaby was surprised by the vehemence with which some of these Republican senators refused. One of those of whom President Harding made this request was Senator Kellogg, who refused the request firmly, and will make one of the arguments against the adoption of the treaty. Deserved Place. The elevation of Senator Kellogg at the beginning of the present session to a position on the foreign relations committee was interpreted somewhat humorously as a means of persuading him to withdraw his opposition to the Colombian treaty. .By the rule of priority. Senator Kellogg has long been entitled to a place on the foreign relations committee, but younger senctcrs have been passed over his head. Although Senator Kellogg and some others stand by their opposition, several Republican senators who formerly . opposed the treaty have yielded to i President Harding's request and are now going to vote for it, notably. Senator Lodge, the chairman of the foreign relations committee. The reason which will be given by these Republican senators for their change of front will be that an objectionable clause in the original treaty has been eliminated. The treaty originally was negotiated when Mr. Bryan was secretory of elate. When Bryan set out to carry peace and good will to the nations of ihe earth he went the whole distance, and so there was inserted in this treaty, meant to heal the difference with Colombia over the Panama Canal, a rather remarkable clause which said: "The government of the United States of America expresses in its own name and in the name of the people of the United States sincere regret, over the events which caused the trouble.' Eliminate Apology. This was the clause in the treaty which the friends of Roosevelt opposed. These words of apology have "been eliminated from the treaty In its Iresent form, but tie friends of Roosevelt continue to take the ground that the mere payment of $23,000,000, either with or without accompanying word; of apology, would be in itself an acknowledgement having distasteful implications as to Roosevelt memory. During the years that the treaty has been pending a petroleum angle has become involved in it. A few years ago Colombia passed a law which In effect forfeits existing titles to oil lands owned by foreigners, much like the clause in the new Mexican constitution that has caused so much trouble. A subday committee of the senate foreign relations committee headed by Senator Fall, Ironed out this difficulty with the Colombian governmont and procured an amendment to the treaty which put rights to oil lands in Colombia on the same basis s rights to oil lands in the United States. Meantime the supreme court of Colombia also decided the objectionable law to be unconstitutional. Oil Rights Involved. good deal of the opposition to h treaty will be used on the theory h?t its present passage is. to a degree, in the interest of American owners of oil lands in Colombia. It is current gosip in Washington that there is in Colombia an internal political situation such if the treaty passes, certain oil rights and benefits will pcerue to Americans, while if it is defeated they will go to British' corporations. This is the sort of thing which is inseparable from most foreign affairs. The best judgment is that the senate has been carefully canvassed by the administration forces, and that there are enough votes to pass it. All but about two of the Democrats will vote for it. The Democrats became fommittee to It when it was originally . introduced as a Wilson measure. ' Some final disposition certainly ought to be made of this old controversy. It Is 18 years since Panama seceded from Colombia, and since we, in the first administration of Roosevelt, recognized the new republic and built the canal. (Copyright 1921 by the New York Evening Post. Inc.)

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V A 4 Sir Edmond Talbot. Sir Edmond Talbot has succeeded Lord French as governor general of Ireland. He Is the first Roman Catholic to be named for that position. BUILDING INTERESTS WILL WORK TOGETHER ON HOUSING PROBLEM Meeting in the council room of the city building Wednesday evening, members of the building trades of this city, together with employers of labor in these trades, made a determined effort to get together on a program that would reduce the cost of building and cause a resumption of operations on a scale in keeping with prewar conditions. As a result of the meeting, members of the building trades unions will name delegates to meet with representatives of the master builders at a conference next Wednesday evening, at which the problem will be discussed in greater detail. Both factions were willing to make concessions to start a building boom In the city, according to statements made at the meeting Wednesday evening. Willett Calls Meeting The meeting was called by R. G. Willett, Henry Dietrich, Frank Geers and W. F. Hendrich, representing the master builders' association. The members of the Allied Building Trades association and a committee of the carpenters' local union have been desirous of meeting the contractors for some time. Wilfred Jessup. the principal speaker of the evening, complimented the men for being ready for such a move as they desire. Mr. Jessup stated he believed the bulwark of labor today was the American Federation of Labor. He suggested in the conference that no party lines be drawn and the employe, whether organized or not, must have the same right as the employer. He also spoke of the 400 per cent increase in building operations since the war and stated that it was impossible to get back to pre-war prices yet, though it was his belief that something could be done to boom the building trade. Must Conform to Local Demands "There is a demand for relief among those who desire to erect homes, and the prices set should be subject to local conditions and not as set for Indianapolis, Connersville or other places. If we only get together it means that Richmond will begin the long neglected construction work. There is a wonderful opportunity here today and we must grasp it," he stated, and declared that Richmond was about 10 years behind in her building program. Mr. Jordan, the other speaker, declared that a common platform for employer and employe should be had. Houses are scarce and many men are not employed and the investors are putting their money in securities instead of property, he stated. We must get the money from these chan nels and into property. He stood for a square deal for both the employe and the employers, and appealed for all to get together and boost for the city. A meeting will be heM later In the month, and it is planned to have two members of every industry in the building trades present. RELIEF IS AFFORDED TORNADO VICTIMS (By Associated Press) MELISSA, Texas. April 14. Citizens of Melissa today set about affordJ ing relief to a large number of fam- ! ilies made homeless yesterday by a tornado and storm which swept this little town causing the death of eight persons and the injury of many more. Five of the eight dead are negroes. Five persons are injured possibly fatally, while more than fifty received less serious injuries. A number of the injured are in hospitals at McKinney. The tornado struck the town from the southwest and cut a swath northeast, demolishing virtually every building in the business district and razing many houses. Fire broke out soon afterward. Rain made the roads leading to town almost impassable and the force of the wind tore down telegraph and telephone wires that resulted in isolation for come time.

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SENATE GETS NOMINATIONS FORJNVOYS Names of Harvey To Be Am

bassador to England, and Herrick for France Submit ted by Harding. DAWES GIVEN BOOST By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 14. Nominations of George Harey, of New York to be ambassador to Great Britain and Myron T. Herrick. of Ohio, to be ambassador to France were sent to the senate today by President Harding. At the same time the president transmitted more than 30 names of men he had given temporary appointments while congress was in recess. The list included the name of John J. Esch, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Interstate commerce commission, whose confirmation was held up by opposition at the last session. Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, who served as a brigadier-general in the American expeditionary forces and recently headed a committee which investigated governmental relations to service men was Dominated to the rank of brigadier-general in the officers' reserve corps. Consider Suggestion. President Harding's recommendation for a consolidation under a single head of all government agencies dealing with former service men is to be taken up at once by congressional leaders and urged for immediate action. At a conference today between the president and several members of the joint congressional government reorganization committee it was decided that the service men's bill should not wait for perfection of the general re-organization plan. With predictions of almost solid Democratic opposition, the emergency tariff and anti-dumping bill was slated for general debate in the house today under the program contemplating a final vote on the measure before adjournment tomorrow. House Democrats were bound by caucus action yesterday to stand unreservedly against the measure and representative Kitchin, minority leader, . in. a statement bitterly assailing the Republican temporary tariff program, predicted that "less than a dozen Democratic votes would be cast for the Young bill." Expressing the views of minority members of the ways and means committee, which formally reported the emergency bill ye.-tr.niay. Representative Kitchin in his statement declared the Republicans were tossing into the lap of "three great trusts, the Packers, the Sugar trust and the Woolen trust, $775,000,000 a year." The minority leader also asserted the terms of the anti-dumping provision would operate to disbar future trade with the central powers and smaller European states. Debate Treaty. Debate on the Columbian treaty continued to occupy the senate today, with Senator Pomerane, Democrat, Ohio, prepared to speak in favor of ratification as has Senator Knox, Republican. Pennsylvania, should time permit before adjournment. Ratification was vigorously opposed in an address yesterday by Senator Kellogg, Republican, Minnesota, who declared it would cast a "shadow on the brightest page of the history of American accomplishments." Pending disposal of the treaty, which under agreement will come to a vote not later than April 20, action will be deferred on tho Knox resolution introduced yesterday to terminate the state of war with Germany and AustriaPending in the Senate today also was the proposal of Republican senators to increase their membership on the ten major commiltees action on which was forced over yesterday by Democratic opposition. OPEN SHOP POLICY IS NOT CONSPIRACY OF EMPLOYERS, CLAIM (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 14 Denial that the open shop movement was in any sense a "conspiracy of employers", was made today by George W. Sisson, president of the American pulp and paper association in addressing the convention of that organization. "I believe" he said, "that the rapid spread and spontaneous support of the open shop movement is but a natural re-action to the extremes of conduct and assertions, local and national, of closed shop unionists. It is not in any I sense a 'conspiracy of employers, but flows from an increasingly insistent and very significant popular demand for the recognition and restoration of principles as old a3 our institutions. "A labor policy that is economically unsound cannot long endure, for it can only result in disaster to the industry which attempts to maintain it. The final test of a labor policy is its success in bringing about a higher degree of individual development in the worker and more general contentment in industry." Mr. Sisson declared it was "time to call a halt on the tendency to government interference in industry". He appealed for business men to give constructive suggestions to governmental and legislative bodies.

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directly behind the president. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN FRANCE OF U, S. AFFAIRS CRITICIZED (J3v Associate! Press), '"-vK,-. PARIS, April 14. The text ofYrest dent Harding's message had not yet reached Paris this morning and the j newspapers based their comments on extracts from the message thu3 far received. Some of the commentators, notably those of L'Homme Libre and the Gaulois criticized the lack of information possessed by France on the state of affairs in Washington. The Cablegramme, a new daily, representing Important busiess interests, said: "M. Jusserand was not kept informed as to what was going on at the White House and in the lobbies of the senate. Under the pretext of not wanting to offend American opinion, he has discouraged all initiative to promote our interests and has left us recently in prodigious ignorance of this over there. It pains us that we must speak thus of such a man as M. Jusserand but we are at a point where succerses in the past cannot compensate for failures in the present." Text Not Received. The text of Mr. Harding's message had not reached Paris last night and most of today's papers contented themselves with presenting such extracts as had been cabled to this city. Editorial comment continued to interpret the message as on the "whole favorable to France." Under the caption: ' President Harding's Good Sense," the Figaro said: "President Harding seems to have decided upon insisting in both American and Europe upon the policy of good sense, rvothmg could be happier for France, whose interests have always) suiit-iT-u iium idin-nui mi-its in general nnJ HTi 1 .Tvni In tn n . , 1 n T. .4 . . and Wilsonism in particular. President Wilson did not take into account ihe facts. His vipw had always to prevail notwithstanding realities. Writing in the same vein Pertinax, political editor of the Echo De Paris, ! Faid: "The clear, decisive language of Mr. Harding renders us a great' service. The Communist, Humanite said: "Mr. Ha.rdinc'? messsage reminds us that the Inte rriationale alone can pacify the world." Say U. S. Responsible For Japs in Siberia PEKING. April 14. American responsibility for the presence of Jap anese in Siberia has been intimated in ! a memorandum sent to Washington by the government of the Far Eastern republic at China. The memorandum asks whether the objects of the allies' intervention in Siberia have been attained, and when it will end definitely. Martha E. Good, Economy, Called by Death Angel Martha E. Good. 84 years old, died at her home in Economy at 7 o'clock Thursday morning. She is survived by one son, John E. Conley. She was a life long residenc of Economy. Funeral services will be held from the M. E. church at Economy at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Billhamnier and Rev. Hughes will officiate and burial will be in the Economy cemetery. WORLD'S OLDEST PRIEST, 102, DIES IN MANITOBA ST. BONIFACE, Manitoba, April 14. The Rev. Father Damase Dandurand, Order of Mary Immaculate, died here Wednesday at the age of 102. He was said tn be the oldest Catholic Priest in the world. He was born March 23. 1813 in the village of LaPrairie, Quebec, of French parentage.

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Richmond is Only Indiana City Bidding For Hospital For Vets

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU . WASHINGTON. April J 4, Indianapolis having withdrawn its application to be selected as a site for the loca tion of one of the five new government hospitals for disabled veterans of the World war, Richmond is now the only Indiana city which is petitioning for one of the institutions. Indianapolis desired to have one of the hospitals erected on the government reservation at Ft. Benjamin ' Harrison, but withdrew its application when the announcement was made that none of the new institutions would be located on the site of a military post. Representative Elliott of the Sixth FILE REMONSTRANCE AGAINST BOND ISSUE IN CENTER TOWNSHIP A remonstrance against the proposed $110,000 bond issue for the building of a township high school in Centerville was filed with County Auditor Howard Brooks Wednesday and immediately forwarded to Indianapolis to the state board of tax commissioners to set a date for a hearing. The petition against the issuance of the bonds wa3 signed by several large taxpayers of Center township, according to Mr. Brooks. The leaders in the movement against the building of the school at this time are said to be tjenjamin ueiser, inaa .'nickois, uien ' .-. . . i . T II.. jasKy, jonn uynes axia jaunts na.rris, all living near Centerville. The date ior the sale of bonds by Center township bad been set for next! Monday and advertisements said that the salo would be held at that) time. Ocdoso Bond Issuance All of the men who have been active in the circulating of the remonstrance stated that they were opposed to the issuance of the bonds at this time because of the necessary raise in taxes that would accompany it. They stated that they believed the construction of the proposed building should be deferred until building costs had been reduced and taxes lowered. The action in Center township was unexpected according to township officials, as plans for the building had been made and no remonstrance raised i up to this time. Hearing Date Not Set Filing of the remonstrance will necessitate a hearing before a member

or tne state Doara oi tax commission-, COQ on pday. Strong shifting ers. Officials of the state board stated ;wjntjs. Thursday afternoon that a date for the bearing had not been set yet. They I FoP ,ndiana by the united States stated that this would be arranged asjWeatner Bureau Cloudy and cooler

soon as possible. The action of taxpayers in Center township is similar to that taken in other townships of the county where the building of school houses has been opposed by large numbers of tax payers. Wireless Demonstration at Abington, Friday ABINGTON. Ind., April 14. An entertainment will be given by the Willi ing Workers society of the Abington

church on the evening of Friday, i Melissa. Texas. T&is tornado aeveiApril 15. at which time a demonstra-: oped on the southeastern quadrant of

tion of the wireless telephone of the; Richmond Palladium will be heard. There will be several pieces of music and a short talk by a Richmond man. The demonstration will be given in the Abington church. A

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Indiana district, called Wednesday upon the chairman of the board appointed to locate the new government hospitals and urged that the board members visit Richmond, Ind., and inspect the site offered by that city before the board recommended any locations. A number of prominent Indiana Republican leaders were presented to President Harding yesterday by Senators Watson and New of Indiana. Among them were Linus P. Meredith, of Richmond, who is to be United States Marshal for Indiana: Bert Thurman, of New Albany, who is to be collctor of inlrnal revnue for Indiana; Bert Morgan, of Greensburg, who is to be prohibition director for Indiana; Joe Kealing, of Indianapolis; John Owens, of Noblesville, campaign manager for Senator Watson during the last cajnpaign, and Lawrence Lyons, of Brook. Re-publican chairman for the tenth district. The main army of "tin can" tourists from the middle west who have been spending the winter in Florida and other southern points have arrived in Washington enroute to their homes. They are arriving by the hundreds and they come to Washington to strike the National road to the west. LIABILITY DECISION HOLDS SLACKER LIST (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 14 The opinion of the department of justice as the possibility of the government, the secretary of war, and the newspapers for the publication of the names of persons which may be erron eously included in the list of draft ! evaders, nreoared bv the war deoart ment. will be sent to Secretary Weeks early next week. Attorney General Dauzhtertv said to riar. Publication of the lists has been held up bv Secretary Weeks, pending receipt of th? careful consideration was being given the subject. He indicated also, that the department was giving weight to the possible inclusion in the list 01 i the names of Americans who enlisted j in the allied armies under assumed names. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Showers; cool; blustery. Showers and colder this afternoon ;and tODight followed by unsettled and tonight; Friday unsettled, probably showers; cooler in north portion. Temperatures For Yesterday Maximum 70 Minimum 44 Today ' Noon 62 Weather Conditions The center of the storm which originated over the southern Rocky mountain plateau the first of the week is now crossing the central states and is being followed by cool weather. An eepecia'ly destructive tornado occurred Wednesday at tne Kocny mountain storm wnicn is now crossing the central states Barometer Readings 7:00 a. m 29.80 j 10: 00 a. I 1:00 p. m ....29.75 m 29.69

LLOYD-GEORGE PLEA FAILURE; MINERS FIRM Conference Between Prime Minister and Delegation of Officials of Triple Alliance Fails To Make Headway. OUTLOOKlTGLOOMY

(By Associated Press) LONDON, April 14. A conference held this morning between Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, and a delegation of officials of the triple a'liance, which has called a strike for Friday night in support or tne striking miners, was concluded within two hours without any progress apparently having been made toward an adjustment of the grave labor situation. It was reported from the conference that the prime minister made a long statement, appealing strongly to the railwayman and transport workers, who, with the miners, make up the triple alliance, asking them to exercise restraint and not precipitate a crisis. This plea, however, does not appear to have had effect. J. II. Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. declared after the conference that he could eee no prospect for the reopening of negotiations for an adjustment of the strike situation. Deadlock Holds On the government side it was said the labor men were unable to present new arguments giving the government any different view of their case, while the government, it was understood, did not indicate that it was prepared to make any further concessions. Thus the situation, early this afternoon, appeared unchanged and the outlook gloomy. When questions in connection with the industrial crisis were passed in the house of commons this afternoon. Prime Minister Lloyd George staled he believed a discussion of the sub ject would be prejudicial to a settlement. The opposition leaders. Former Premier Asquith, for the Liberals, and John R. Clynes, for the Parliamentary labor party, concurred in this view. Mr. Clynee referred to the negotiations as "to some degree not altogether suspended." Thus it appeared that, while the outlook was admittedly dark, there was still a ray of hope in the situation. . - . Discuss Reply. The house of commons was prepared today to discuss the reply to the King's proclamation regarding the recruiting of reserve forces to act in the event a great strike should develop. The labor party had given notice that it would move the following amendment to the reply: "The house regrets his majesty has been advised to take such costly and warlike measures, which are calculated to provoke public feeling, and are directed against loyal citizens who are exercising their legal right to resist encroachment upon the standard of living of themselves, or their fellow workers." Whether the call for a strike issued by the triple alliance, will be universally obeyed remains doubtful. Thf Daily Mail, which has canvassed several railroad centers, expresees confidence there will be no complete stoppage of traffic. Edinburgh reports there is in that city "no strike enthusiasm," while Glasgow claims that "certain areas are doubtful." In other centers including the big long terminals, it is said that train serivce will be reduced, but not stopped. Mail Comments. "Experience is conclusive proof." declares the Mail in commenting on the situation that a general strike cannot ; be expected to succeed as the majority will not surrender to the minority. Will labor risk the commission of so fearful a mistake? Shall it be peace or the sword?" Figures printed by the Daily Graphic purport to show that if the triple alliance strikes should actually result and should last three weeks it would result in 6,000,000 being thrown out of work. Another result of such a strike, it is said, would be that thy national census, fixed for next week, would be postponed. Such an action would be without precedent. The federation of general workers. representing 1,500,000 in more than 100 industries outside the triple alliance, decided to support the triple j alliance in its strike in the interest of ithe striking miners. CHRISTIANS SAFETY PROMISED BY TURKS fBy Associated Press) ROME. April 14. Cardinal Gasparrl, Papal secretary of state, has made an appeal to Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish nationalist government at Angora, in behalf of Christians inhabiting countries under Turkish rule. "In the name of the supreme I.ontiff." said the telegram sent to Angora by the Cardinal. I have the honor to make an appeal to your noble sentiments of humanity, imploring you to give at the earliest moment possible the necessary orders to insure respect of the lives and property of Christians in the Caucasus, Asia minor and Anatolia. After the suffering humanity has undergone, it i3 to be hoped the voice of clemency and piety may be

heard everywhere. " n Mustapha Kemal answered the Card-, ,

inal's telegram in tne most deierenum -v terms, asuring him that "the- safety. C-A -pnd welfare of the inhabitants of thl.Vl country. Irrespective of race and rM ligion. is the supreme duty eommaad-VtJ ed by my humanitarian sentiments, 48-. well as by the Moslem religion.' V"r 17

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