South Bend News-Times, Volume 36, Number 17, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 17 January 1919 — Page 1

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IT ONCE I .Sen. Kenyon Proposes Conference of Governors at Washington to Work Out Program For Employment. BY Ii. MA I IT IV. Itv United Pre: WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. A conference of governors here to work out .plans with tlir department of labor for putting the growing armv of the unemployed to work at once wan proposed today by Fen. Kenyon. Iowa. Kenyon and some other members of conuress ar1 alarmed at rapid increase of unemployment and the lark .f any effective government plan for providing work. There Is no lark of ideas In congress for creating jobs in the future, hut how to supply work now is the problem worrying legislators. Sajs 'JOO.fMM) uro Jobless. "I am going to suspect to the department of labor that the governors of the states be urged to attend ither in person or through representatives, a conference with department officials to work out some means for putting to work at once the more than 200, noo men who. according to my information, are .1oble.es In th T'nited States today." said Cenyoi . , "If the -t ic. - uM . rrin an emergency proer.un of -a ork at once or as .-oo)i n weather conditions will permit, it iiwv h posibl' to prevent untold vif! "ering. Most of the state legislature. are now In session and evild proide necessary authority for emergency york." Congress is being urged on every h-nd to come to grips with the pro! m. which reports to members show is rapidly becoming acute. T( Other Sim c1 Ions. In addition to ICenynn's suggestion, two other ideas were advanced today. Tty Sen. France. Maryland; "More orkers from industrial centers here there is an over supply of labor to places where workers are needed." I'v Sen. Weeks of Massachusetts: "Clet busy on a federal emertrencv work on water ways, road building1 iind land reclamation." This is in effect, the plan urged on con cress by Pres't Wilson. No action has been taken on it. France said, in support of his

t given work under direction of federal rmplovmcnt bureaus. A.k 0nuTf-4 to Art SmX)ti. Weeks confirmed France's state ment regarding the need of men !n j -ome districts, saying: "The war department lias figures showing that in HI percent of th industrial c-nter.n there is an overmip:1v of l.ihor ami thnt in another iarce pereentaire there i a demand." "ivie organizations are appealing That congress act at once, asserting the ranks of the unemployed are constantly hoins? swelled by returning srtldier-. Congress h;is thus far been deaf t r Jsee'y Lane request for Jlflfl.000, 000 to 1-eirin land development ami reclamation, as a means of giving soldiers jobs. MONTENEGRINS RISE IN BLOODY REVOLT AGAINST SERBIAN DOMINATION f! v t "eit.t Prf PA IIIS. Jan with heavy b IT. Bloody r.htirvr. s pn both sides. li.as reunite. I from nn alleged atteivipt by i fbiat'.s to forribly atolivh Montenecrin sovereignty. art ordinc to ofVu-ial disitelie reive.l here to.l.iv by Montenegrin i represent a t i es. Twen t v ft,n ,i 4f.,..,no,.rirc :,r,. v H.1 fn lux mr. .1 H I I H I I i ' . I t icipated in an uprising against tlie irh;, The report that King Nicholas n opposed to inclusion of Montento in the propped Juco-SIav stite notwithstanding Serbian i untrue,

dan. there are many places where ' "We speak for organized society Tabor is needed, to which men could in its most real sense. We ate prebe taken t.v the government on gov- pared to stand between civilization ernment-controlled railroads and hind chaos. Now that the govern-

protestation- to the eontrarv. Mon- ! appointed oeicgaies 10 oerne as ,ep.e rir declared the king demands ll'art of the labor party's representaIhat a constituent assemt-lv shall : tin. decide the s-overeigntv of the n. ,v Vhe international trades union .täte rather than h-iving it aatomit- i congress will be held simultaneous-

; Mn.'. r xj. rbi.n dv t, ,- The uprising is cited proof that the majority of the people htand by tk

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Tills is hmv t!uv looked ns they marched away In August, 1017. Members of Ikittery 1 137th field artillery, (then the Thtrd Indiana Infantry) marvhlns to the station t entrain for l'ort IkMijamin Harrison.

D GIISS AT COW C British Labor Leader Declares Grave Problems Will be .Decided jat Berne. . ijy lowixl Mi:ijjrrT. r.y I'nited l'n . : PAIIIS. Jan. 17. The war between democracy and terrorism will be largely decided at the International labor and socialist congress in Rerne this month, declared Arthur Henderson, Ilritish labor leader, in an Interview with the United Press today. Henderson explained this was the reason the government had tactily supported the proposal of British labor, that the Herman and Russian delegates be admitted to the congress. ' The last hope in democracies is at stake." he said. "The issue is democracy versus terrorism. Between the two the western world cannot long delay its choice. Statu! Tor Organization. ments are beginning to realize that fact, there is little likelihood of them ever reverting to the idea that we (labor men) are to be feared." Henderson said the allied Liborius and socialists have drawn up a program for tluir principles, the reforms they desire, etc.. which they are ready now to present to the representatives of the central powers and neutral nations. The Berne congress will tliffer from the peace conference In this respect, since the allies will be occupied at Paris for month- in reaching an agreement before presenting their program to the central powers. French and British l.ihor representatives were engaged in final conferences with the associated peace delegates today. arntiKini; methods of communicating the rrcommen'lations of the Berne congress to the peace congress. American View I'nknouii. Henderson said it was possible the arrival of the German delegates would he delayed, because of the Intf rr.al situation in their country. Although the concress does not convene until the 27th. he left for Berne today to cooperate In final arrangements for the meeting. The British labor leader expressed : a. nope mat Vmerica would be repi e Miew. uui. .. ...... . -r..... ... .. I - M i , u K'il " v" " , (iompers, presuieni 01 ine .meri- , Ciompers, presuieni 01 ine Amen- ! can I teration or uu,or amI n,s a ! s.u-iates. It is known, however, that j (Rompers intends to confer with j NritMi trades union official, who , lv with the lolnt cunsress. iney constitute practically one conference in two sections as they have a Joint ec-.tary.

THEY'RE COMING BACK THIS EVENING

Battery F, South Bend's Own Returns Tonight From 1 8 Months Service

Part of Local Contingent Arrives at 5:55 O'clock on Vandaiia and Remainder at 10:10 Over L. E. Sc W. at Lake Shore Station. .

Welcoming arms will be outstretched to greet the boys of the 137th Meld artillery regiment upon their arrival home this afternoon and tonight. Word was received by the committee in charge of the reception to the men that about 30 of the members of the South Bend contingent will reach here over the Vandalia at 5:55 o'clock this afternoon. The rest of the men will arrive over the Lake Erie & Western at 10:10 o'clock tonight. Preparations for a royal reception to the men have been completed. Both detachments of returning soldiers will be met at the railroad stations by throngs of citizens and bands of music. It was originally announced that all of the men would arrive here at 10:10 tonight, but this morning word was received from Indianapolis that there had been some confusion in the mustering out of the men, and that some of them would arrive in South Bend earlier than was at first expected. However, the plans for their reception are going right ahead. None of the returning men is to be slighted. The same reception will be given those arriving this afternoon over tiie Vandalia 'as will bo given those coming in on the Lake Erie & Western late tonight. Committee in Charge. The committee in charge of the reception to the men and composed of Maj. Charles B. Calvert. Fred L. lenni.s and Capt. Frank K. Dolph, has placed the details of the reception tonight in charge of the Spanish American war veterans, the G. A. H. post, the Polish Falcons and the Army and Navy union. A general invitation to the public to be present at the station to greet the returning men has teen issued. A committee composed of Maj. Calvert. Ma J. Dennis, Capt Polph and a large number of prominent citizens will meet the soldiers at Plymouth and will escort them to South Bend. When the men with their escort arrive at the Lake Hrie & Western statiori they will be greeted by throngs of citizens, the Hodmen's and Knights of Pythias' Hands and the i:iks' drum corps. If the men desire to parade upon their arrival here, a parade will be held. On the other hand, if the men express a desire to go at once to their homes, they will be allowed to do so. However, if a parade is held. it will march from the railroad station to t'. : couri nousc. wnore the men will i,,. dinniisMed and ( i. dismissed and allowed to go to ! their homes Immediately. j Jolw Wlll be Waiting. Places of employment will be waiting for all but a few of the men. according to Wilson K. Snyder, head of the federal labor bureau here. ".Most of the men will go b.ck to thir old jobs, very likely." said Mr. Snyder this morning, "and the others will be taken care of shortly. I don't suppose any of the men will want ,to po to work right away, and in a couple of weeks things will

begin to open up. "I sent letters to a large number of manufacturers In South Bend and Mishawaka, relative to the return of men of the 137th field artillery, and find that while every one of the them will take back their for

mer employes, they haven't room for any others, though most of thejn say they will give preference to men who have been in the service." In Service About 18 Months. The men who return home tonight have been in the service of Uncle Sam nearly IS months. They were mustered into service In this city, Aug. 5, 1917, and up to the time they left here they were camped at Leeper park. On Aug. 22, 1317, Co. F. entrained for Ft. Benjamin Harrison at Indianapolis, to be Joined on Sept. 10, by the Headquarters Supply and Machine gun companies. There were nearly 350 men who left their home city to aid the United States in winning the war. Of that number 12 5 will return this afternoon and tonight after nearly 18 Reception on .Ian. 21. The big reception to the returning men will take place on the evening of Jan. 2 4. The Y. M. C. A. building has been turned over to the committee in charge by the otliclals of the .association for that purpose. At 6:30 on the evening of Jan. 24 a banquet will be given in honor of the men. This will be attended by the memlers of the 137th regiment and all other county men who have len in service and who let their desire to attend be known to the committee in time to make reservations for them. Following: the banquet there wih be a public reception held in the parlors of the Y. M. C. A. building. The reception will be closed by a dance to be atten-ded only by the returning men and their lady guests. months absence. Included .among the men who left South Bend during the summer and fall of 1917 were the members of the machine gun company. They are no longer in one organization, but have been ! scattered through the army by trans fers. None of the members of the former machine gun company are among those returning thte afternoon and tonight. After leaving South Bend under command of Co! (leorge W. Freyermuth. the South Bend and St. Joseph county men who were then in what was known as the Third Indiana infantry, remained at Ft. Benjamin Harrison for three months, undergoing intensive training. They were known as the Third Indiana regiment until they reached Camp Shelby, I lattiesburg. Miss., In Jan. ms. At Shelby Nino Month.-. For nine months the boys from here broiled in the heat of the southern sun Rumors from time to time reached the folks at horn" that the boys were about to embark for oerseas. but still no orders were gien by the war department at Washington that would allow the men who were anxious for an op-

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ASSERTS MEXICO WILL NOT SELL CALIFORNIA LAI

Gov. Cantu of Baja Declares Proposed Purchase by U. S. is Infp'ussible. (Copyright 1919, by the United Press.) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17. The Mexican people will never consent to sell Lower California to the United States. Gov. Kteban Cantu of Baja (Lower) California, today telegraphed that statement to the United Press. Gov. Cantu declared the Mexican people resent agitation In the United States for the purchase of the peninsula, much as American people would resent it if the English parliament should discuss the purchase of the state of California. Mexico relies upon the "principle of self-determination for all nations, which the American president has so nobly voiced" to safeguard Mexican territory from foreign occupation, Cantu stated. The governor's statement was made in reply to a telegram sent him by the United Press Informing him that the people of the United States would appreciate an expression from him regarding the agitation in congress for the purchase of the peninsula. No Authority Provided. "The Mexican people will never consent to sell a portion of their territory," Gov. Cantu's message states. "Their constitution does not authorize either the president or the congress of the republic to do this. "Their feelings are just as much hurt when the purchase of Lower California is discussed in the American congress as the feelings of Americans would be if the purchase of Upper California were discussed in the English parliament. "They are fully confident, however, that the principle of self determination for all nations, which the American president has no nobly voiced, shall effectually safeguard Mexican territory from foreign occupation." DEATH FOR INDUSTRIAL SLACKERS IS PROPOSED CHICAGO. Jan. IT. Death for slackers in after-war educational and industrial development today was recommended by Prof. David Pnedden of Columbia university. New York. Addressing a meeting of the middle western educational association here last night Snedden declared that "if individuals refuse to take advantage of the opportunity to fit themselves for their het in service, jail them, torture them. execute them for the pood of the nation." SINN" FFINTHS TO MITT TT. P.v United Pres: DUn LIN. Jan. IT. The Irish constituent assembly will open here Jan. 21. it was cM'eialiy announced at Sinn-Feiners headquarters today. The government, it is believed, will make no attempt to prevent the

meeting.

FRENCH ASSERT flllRIGil WOI GREAT nGTORY

Say New World Delegates Dominate Peace Conference. Discuss Russ Problem and Proposed Secrecy. BY KD Tj. Kinrv. Ity Ur.lted Press: PARIS, Jan. 17. America has won the biggest diplomatic victory in the peace conferences to date, through the large representation secured by the new world powers, in the opinion of the French press today. Great Britain obtained a big advantage when representation was granted her colonies. But, the newspaper insist, the Americans now have an even greater number of votes at their disposal without counting Canada which, on many pointF, is expected to side with the Unitod States. The press complains that France overlooked a bet in not having her numerous colonies, which contributed heavily to the war in troops, money and materials, represented at the conferences. The American majority Indicates, according to the French newspapers, that the moment the United States entered the war for purely humanitarian ends, her statesmen foresaw that these ends could not be attained unless the peace conferences were dominated by states with similarly altruistic aspirations. The press is therefore Inclined to interpret the entry of Central and South American republics and the West Indies nations as the most farsighted diplomacy and statesmanship the world has yet seen. JIY LOWKLL MnLLTTTT. By United Tress: PARIS, Jan. 17. The greatest political battle of modern times was being fought out here today In secret. This struggle centered on the Russian situation. Its outcome was believed to hinge largely on the result of the newspaper correspondents' fight for publicity of the peace proceedings. The general question at stake was the right of a people to self determination. The specific qtiestion was the application of this vital principle to Russia. This matter was being discussed alongside the problem of open or secret diplomacy. If the correspondents win their fight for admission to the conferences, the nature of the other big conflict will soon become apparent. Inkling of Situation. Some inkling of the situation was given to America bj' the United Press recently, when It revealed the fact that the peace delegates were divided as to whether a fair Inquiry should be made into Russian affairs, with a view to offering cooperation or whether the conference should act on the assumption that the situation Is exactly as has been painted by hostile propagandists ani that Investigation is unnecessary. Further Inkling came when the I French socialist newspaper Humanite picked out of the air (this is literally possible in these wireless days) the text of Foreign Minister PIchon's response to Great Britain's proposal for at least partial recognition of the soviet government, revealing an evident effort to use the old method of secret diplomacy to dispose of matters as vital as the Russian situation. Question in Abeyance. It was explained today that the matters of sending an allied commission to investigate Russian conditions is being held In abeyance because of the illness of Col. House. This is only part of the reawn. The other part Is the sudden realization in ertaln quarters that such a move would mean at least partial recognition of the present Russian government. Unless the delegates are able to devise some form of Inquiry that would eliminate all possibility of its being construed as any form of rec-ogT-ition. it is possible that no investigation of Russian problems will be undertaken until after the full peace cor. jrress votes on it and then only in case the advocates of an inquiry out-vote their opponents. Russia's case puts on trial at the outset of the conferences the principle of self determination and It is certain to be a bitter fleht, since :t Involves the question of the right of any nation to launch an entirely new form of government: In this I instance, an Industrial democracy.

Borah Assails Plan to Shut Council Doors

Senator Says Wilson's Point is Issue at Stake at Versailles. By United Prest: ! WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Secret! diplomacy in any form was assailed ; tody before the senate by Sen. Borah. Idaho. He declared the senate ' "should let the American peace dele- j gation know that the great majority of the American people are dead: against secret sessions of the peace conference, or anything bottling upthe news from Versailles." After reading dispatches from Paris telling of the apparent decision to close the conference to newspaper correspondents, I3orah taid he had been informed the subject had been reopened with some prospect of a modification of the secrecy order. "For this reason." said Borah, "the senate should go on record as supporting emphatically the view of the American delegation on open sessions. "There can be no doubt from Pres't Wlleon's language on Jan. 8, that the first of his 14 peace terms meant open session of the peace congress. He was careful to say that peace treaties should not only be open but that they should be openly arrived at. Rep. Johnson of Gas City Introduces Measure Into Legislature. fly United Tres: INDIANAPOLIS Ind., Jan. 17. A bill granting women the right to vote for presidential electors, was introduced in the house today byRep. Johnson, of Gas City. The measure provides that special ballots be prepared for women at presidential elections, the names on the ballots to include only the presidential electors.

WOULD ALLOW WOMEN'S VOTES FOR PRESIDENT

The senate today indefinitely post- j poned action on the Reardslev worn- j GUITRILLA WARIWRT. an suffrage amendment passed by j C ARRIIH) ON RY SIRT.C v. the 1917 legislature. The same ac- j RRRLIN. Jan. 1.". The Spart. -tion was taken on the amendment j c becoming more and mere providing that salaries of officials j disorganized b,"t :re rondatin r cannot be raised while they are , guerilla warfare. Tb -y r.re keepin.r holding office. Tills clears the way 1 "P spasmodic lighting from wrfor action on the administration's i dows, roofs and hiding places ia constitutional amendments, which ! streets. Th-r- r.r.- oecaMr.ral have been introduced. J outbreaks in which rifl s. n ach;-;-

Sen. Retherford of Anderson, introduced a resolution protesting nffilnct tho nrnnnpd nereent tax n a trr'nn t r tVvnntr.ru nrri-i.1e1 in the federal revenue bill. No action was taken on the resolution. Among those who addressed th senate today wer former Sens. White of Crawford-ville and Thornton of New Albany, and members of an Italian labor mission. nxix1 Little- Opposition. Iittl opposition Is expected to th Johnson bill granting women the rieht of residential suffrage. The text of the hill follows: "All women citizens of the United States j of 21 years and upwards, who shall ; have resided In the state during the six months, and In the township a day?, and In the ward or precinct 30 day?, immediately preceding any presidential eleetion. shall b entors, subject to the provisions law regulating the votes of rr electors, if she shall have been d :lv registered according to law. "Separate ballot boxes and ballot shall be provided for women citizens in each election precinct, which ballots shall contain the names of the candidates for presidential eleetors who are to be voted for, ar.d the ballots cast by women Citizen. shall be canvassed with other ballots for presidential electors. "Prior to any presidential election, for which male voters are required to register, women citizen

shall also register in the same place , and manner as male voter, provl-j No previous reports haw ill usion being made for women Citizen rated that Ler.ine even contemplated to register separately by thoce ; leaving Russia and th above d.whose duty It Is to provide for reg-jpat-h has no confirmation from t istration " "

LIEH EGT AID LUXEMBURG ARE BOTH KILLED

iSpartacan Leaders Slain and : Revolution Breaks Out ! Anew in Berlin, Says I Cable Reports. jjy I'lLWU J. TAYIOll. iy United l'ress: herlI.W Jan. Kail L.m kneeht, the mit dramatic nure ia Germany, was shot dad whib Irving to escape from a heavy escort of government troops, it was learned today. At the Käme tim" his chiM" lieutenant. Rosa Luxemburg. w.i lynched by a mob. - The Spartacan leader, who f- i". just short of overthrowing the newGerman government by a countrywide revolution, was trapped in hi-' home and taken prisoner with hi wife and sons. The lat'er were taken to jail. Liebknecht himself was lining escorted to military headquarters. The automobile in which lie was riding broke down. The partv proceeded on foot. Liebknecht suddenly drew a knife, stabbed one af the guards and tied. Mol LynrliCM Woman. J The guards Hung their rities t their shoulders ar:d fired. IJehknecht fell dead, riddled with bullets. While Liebknecht was being hunted down, Rosa. Luxemburg m t death at the hands of a rnoh. Th details of her death coul I not h' definitely learned as thi was written, but it is known that she w.is beaten into Insensibility by a maddened crowd and then thrown intu the Iandwehr canal. The government issued an omVial statement today announcing that the "murderers" of Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg "will be severe!; punished." It is known that Feveral persons have lern arrested in thi connection. ZURICH. Jan. 17. The Spartacan revolution has been revived on a large scale in Rerlin and several of the provinces, following the death of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, it was reported in a dispatch received here today. The government H expected to take violent measures in an effort to suppress the new disorders. Five new divisions of government troops have arrived in IVrlin. Ti city gives the Impression of bejrr oeeupied almost entirely bv sol i i. t . ' runs ,n'! an.i gr-nae ! Played, but the,, are rare .i r Many ra. d or - i ViCtS pa" taken .'i d v t n Vt irr- of Spartacan revolt to conduct a it::paign Many f ro'-t'Int: y ri on-'. nd p! i nd r i t . not!y ir.f.r- . r,t pedesr r i.tn everv d'JV ire killed or m :'id--d At bn- ;i doen !-ho'-t-ingx. entirely ur.re.t!e.! to ?.e political tirriintr occur daily. Twelve p'-ry-r.- were report'! to hav V-en killed and 4 0 wo'.i nd -i in Vesterrl.i V S O'jl .re:t t T':-e lorf. BEGIN' SAVING TODAY IS PLEA OF GLASS I'.v I"r. :t. .i I':-.. WASHINGTON. J;tn. 1 G!ts today calb 1 upon all Ani'-r;ivi to be'ri its 1 M ' --avir. ir. It's a p-i.o i day to 'art, G! s , id, ' eo-j (!- ; 'imin Vr. n 1 t I voire li-o tri'I.l" 1 ' ' (V.r. r,f t-f Franklin' y'Wa ; p ars on th 1 I Slf War S : In-'-j was t :i-!'l" ' 'V partmnt f'- J-'u a m ! o tO' The f r . i s : ry d- - vi th. " I i.'. i r S i i r. ur -i i drive f or the Itar.d Thrift s'arn; LENINE IN BARCELONA 1iNlx'iN. Jin. 17. NskoUi -ir.e, Russian premier, has arrive.) in Rarcelona. according to an Uvchang Teerr,t;h dlfpufh fror i Madrid today.