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Lloyd George Said to Uphold Reservations Borah Says Premier Sent Cable Declaring Lodge Program Satisfactory ; "WantJJ. _S. in League" Feared to Offend Wilson . Mr. t Senate Lines Up for New Treaty Fight on Monday; Knox Plan Is Kevived V? York T'ihuna Waahingto-n K?r< an WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.?Senator Borah, leader of tho "irreconcilable" faction opposing the ratification of the peace treaty, said to-day that Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain had cabled to Washington, "Lodge reser? vations satisfactory. We want the United States to enter the league." Mr. Borah, who said he had not seen the cablegram himself, but had been In? formed that two or more Senators had seen it, stated that Mr. Lloyd George liad not made a publie statement "on the reservations because of fear he might offend President Wilson. "But after an effort to reach the President through Viscount Grey, which failed, and after a full study and consultation with some of the greatest lawyers of London and some in this country, it was concluded that r?ser? vations construed by a political body ?<f*om whose construction there was no ^*g?>eal would be who! 1 y worthless," continued Mr. Borah. He added I ai y3?r. Lloyd George accordingly sent th? "*Megram quoted. Senator Borah's statement Mr. Borah said: ""The weakening and injury to the league which some apprehend from the American reservations would not Vee left in practice. Thus Viscount 'firey disposes of a?l reservations and renounces them as utterly ineffective j-and worthless. The sad part of it ?e tft?at he is entirely correct. Those proposed reservations do not protect ,piir independence. They do not pro? ject America at all. They are simply the flimsy excuse for failing to do ..y&at it is the plain duty of patriotic '-?Wen to do. They are the answer of party politics to the demand by for? eign governments to surrender our -independence. "The Grey interview and Lloyd ^Qeorge's cablegram ought to convince ?.tua y one that there is just one question involved in this controversy that is, shall wc enter the league or shall we stay out of it? When we enter the league we are there for all purposes, nnd our reservations will never be felt nor even respected." A semi-official declaration from a ? French government official similar to the Grey letter, in which acceptance ? :' reservations to the treaty will be urged '.-?i1' order to secure tne presence of the 1 nited States in the league of nations. s expected by Senators. ; ! Confident predictions were made ai the Capitol to-day that such a state? ment will be forthcoming within a few days. Ambassador Jusserand has ad? vised the French government that th? treaty cannot be ratified by the Senate without reservations, it was said. M Jusserand is in the United States, it . w<?s suggested, and no statement wil be made by him. But the friends ol ratification in the Senate fully expect ? -< me other official of the French gov ?'? rnment to declare France's willing? ness to accept American reservations. Senator Predicts Statement "The statement undoubtedly will come from Paris," said one Senator to ?efay. "Ambassador Jusserand has kept fully informed of the situation between ibe Senate and the President, and ha? ? hdvised his government what to do. Th' letter of Lord Grey was simply an opening for a similar declaration from the French government." All factions in the Senate treaty light to-day began to prepare for the renewa of the battle over ratification in tin Senate next Monday. Senator Hitch , eock, acting leader of the Administratior forces, sent word from his home ir Omaha that he will hurry back to Wash '? ington. He is expected to arrive Thurs? day. The "irreconcilable," who are? op? posed to ratification of the treaty it an form, planned to join the oppo nents of reservations and make a tight .; "Against adoption of reservations tha' might make ratification possible. The Democratic Senators, who art ;' 'preparing to accept reservations in or i der to secure ratification, conferrec ,'.flaring the day on plans for support ing the Knox plan of ratifying th( treaty in so far as it would establish e state of peace and postpone considera? tion of the league of nations covenant ? l?B the event that another deadlock ?' should occur to prevent ratiiicatior .with reservations. 1 Senator Knox had dropped his piar temporarily, but the advisability o having Democratic advocates of rati fication in some form take it up wat discussed at a conference betweei Senators Underwood, of Alabama; Pitt man, of Nevada, and Gerry, of Rhode Island. No d?n:ision was reached, bu: it was suggested at the conference that should a deadlock come on Article X when the Senate again takes up the treaty Senator Underwood should move to have the Senate postpone considera tion of the league covenant and ratifj the rest of the treaty. An effort will be made by friend: I of Senator Underwood to have Sena? tor Hitchcock agree to chII another ! caucus of the Democratic Senators to elect R permanent Democratic lender of j the Senate. The Democrats have full representation now that Senator Glass, j of Virginia, has taken his seat. At the first caucus a tie vote was ? cast for Senators Underwood Hnd Hitchcock, the rival candidatos, on two ballots, and it was decided that an? other caucus should be held when ! called by Underwood and Hitchcock ? I after Senator Glass was sworn in. Underwood for R?servations Senator Underwood favors acceptance of modified Lodge reservations to the | treaty in order to secure ratification ' of the pact, while Senator Hitchcock I has insisted that the Dcmocra?e do j nothing toward effecting a compromise with t ti o Republicans without the con? sent of President Wilson. Senator Smith, of (ieorgia, declined to vote at the first caucus, but the supporters of the Underwood candidacy assert he . will vote for Underwood at the next caucus. Senator Smith, however, do i clared there was no authority for the statement, and added that'lie has re? ceived copies of resolutions adopted ? by various Georgia organization,9 de? manding that he continue to withhold his vote from both candidates because Underwood and Hitchcock are both "wets." Senator Smith holds control of the leadership situation among the Demo? crats, and his vote will decide the con ? ? He has inclined toward Under-' ! wood since the first caucus, because of the treaty. Senator Smith voted for | ratification with the Lodge reservations j when the treaty failed of ratification in I the Senate on November 11'. Former United States Senator .lames ; Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, of Illinois, 1 in a statement to-day declared the let j tor of Lord Grey was "impolitic and i profitless" and that it was aimed at the ?pro-Irish feeling in. the United States. "The statement of Viscount' Grey," said Mr. Lewis, "as to England's as j senting that the United States shall j have a> many votes in the league con vention as the British Empire was a bit of oil-spraying and for diplomatic use- riot for practical politics. He knew thai in every instance in the as sembly where Britain could cast lier six colony votes against any issue of the United tSates against Europe the United Statn would at the same time have the votes from Panama, Porto Rico and other Central American states under our direction, amounting to eight to England's six. "Lord Grey knew Britain had no six io our one in anything. He would not nave dared to surrender his country to us by giving up as Ambassador Brit? ain's votes if Englishmen felt they' had any such advantage. "?Us letter was a hit of English np- j 'peal to Irish opposition in the United' States for relief to Ireland. The pre-j pared document of Lord Grey was as ' impolitic as it is profitless." WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (By The Asso? ciated Press). Senate leaders, prepar? ing to bring the peace treaty again to |the surface of Senate consideration next week, took up to-day the problem of clearing away the wreckage of tan? gled parliamentary red tape which the treaty carried down with it when it ; failed of ratification last November. Not the least of their troubles was , the cl?ture which was invoked to choke off debate just before the ratification vote, and which Vice-President Mar? shall is expected to hold must come hack into the Senate along with the treaty. The leaders want, some sort of cl?ture but they do not want to be stringhalted by so stringent a rule, under which many Senators already . have expected their full quota of time. Treaty May Be Recommitted The methed apparently most in favor t for avoiding this difficulty is to recom 1 mit the treaty to the Foreign Relations E i Committee, a move which parliamen t ; tary experts say would automatically ? I rid it of its cl?ture restrictions. If - j that is done, it probably will be quali i tied by a stipulation that a report is to I be returned immediately. Then when ? I the report is made the Republicans will , be ready to present reservations and the Democrats to ^suggest modifications in them. . Some Senators, however, are strong :ly adverse to opening the gates of de [ bate without any form of cl?ture, and , : are bringing pressure to bear on the Rules Committee to act promptly on ? | one of the proposals for modified clo I ture before it. Tonight no meeting j ; of the committee had been called, and '_ the leaders were not hopeful that any , ? action would be possible before the . ' treaty comes up Monday. In case the committee does not act I it is possible there may be a move to adopt a cl?ture rule in the Senate ^ without committee consideration. It was said to-night, however, that no 1 . definite plan to that end had been ' ; evolved. t ' ~~ Johnson to Fight League. In Spite of Grey Letter 1 ' Staff Correspondence ? I ST. LOUIS, Feb. ;;.?Senator Hiram ! j Johnson, of California, Presidential 1 I candidate and foe of the league of na - tions, in St. Louis to-day on his way ? i to Washington after a speaking tour in ? ? the Third Missouri Congressional Dis i trict, said the statement by Viscount Grey, British Ambassador, regarding i American reservations had not changed f his attitude toward the league and that he would continue to fight ratification, i "Americans ought to appreciate the i generosity of Viscount Grey and the - British Empire in permitting us to have ? equal representation in the league with t Great Britain," Mr. Johnson said. ; Asked if he thought the league cov ; enant would be ratified as a reuslt of ? Viscount Grey's statement, Mr. John ; son said: "Why shouldn't it be ratified? Great r Britain says we may. We've been given permission to ratify our own reserva ? lions. That ought to end it." BERW?CK-^i?. GORDON*-?**. ?They are curve cut to fit the neck and shoulders perfectly^ Arrow F ? RM -FIT or & Co., Inc., Makbrs, Troy, N. Y. Northcliffe Press Opposes | Government's Irish Policy "Premier Must Choose Between Peace and (luios,"! Says Newspaper in Warning That Revolution in Erin Now Is Nearer Than Ever Before ? By Arthur S. Draper Nev York Tribvvr European Burr au ?Copyright. 191:0. Now York Tribuno Inr-. 1 LONDON, Feb. 8.?Irish affairs sud denly have taken a new and unexpect? ed turn. The powerful Northcliffe press is now united in opposition to the government's policy of wholesale arrests in Ireland as a preventive measure against open revolution. Thus, indirectly, the Northcliffe presa Is helping the Sinn Peinera hold Ireland. The Northcliffe press justifies its position by asserting that the govern? ment's policy, instead of leading to the pacification of Ireland, is serving merely to raise further barriers against reconciliation and settlement. Ireland Sees Coercion The arrest of a large number o? Sinn F?in members of Parliament, as- well as of successful candidates at recent municipal elections, is made the basis of the attack on the policy being pur sued by the government executives in Ireland. "We have never been convinced thai firm action, directed honestly and frankly against assassination and ??tit? rage, provokes any rankling sense of injustice in Ireland," says "The Times" to-day. "The vice of the present situa? tion lies rather in the fact that, while Downing Street, is no doubt genuinely engaged in seeking a just measure of Irish autonomy, Ireland sees only sterYi and even reckless coercion. "The Prime Minister must choose finally and irrevocably between Irish peace and Irish chaos." None of the developments in Irish affairs of recent months is of such profound importance as is the action of the Northcliffe newspaper.. It comes at a time when Ireland is in a state almost approximating revolution. No better proof ?u* this is needed than the report from Dublin Castle itself, which defends Saturday's wholesale ar? rests on the ground that many o I the prisoners are members of the so-called Irish republican army. They are be ing held under the defense of the realm net as members of an illegal or? ganization. The Sinn Feiners are in almost abso? lute control in Southern Ireland. The royal constabulary no longer i- :; po tent force, and all preventive measures are being luken by the military. According to the parliamentary labor ?party delegation, whiih iins |ust re? turned from Ireland, the Sinn F?incrs and the Ulster Unionists are irrecon? cilably opposed, flip former demanding I that England "gel out," while the lat i 1er is willing to fight almost* any ; change. Prcm'ier Lloyd George's latest scheme is said to be unacceptable, and I the situation is growing worse. The Irish question has become a big | issi;>> in (.he in election contest in i which former Premier Asquith is fight? ing to return to Parliament. In his campaign Mr. Asquith is declaring against the Irish republic, but favor? ing a sett lenient "on the most gener? ous lines." He would allow the Irish parliament to control custom: and excise taxe-, in Iroland, and thus pul the country on the same fool ng ivith the -elf govern? ing dorn in m,,. J. M. Biggar, Mr A quith's Labor '?''O i ent, has rece ' 'd tin indorsement of t he local Iri h ocicly, wh ich con - trois several thousand votes, Biggar g< e much furl her tl an M r. Asquith in granting frelnnd's demand The all -importan! fuel to-day is that Englishmen are greatly interested in the Irish sol : lemenl and nre in a mood to compron on liberal terms, whereas n year ago they were either apatl die or violent ly host ?le. This profound change in sentiment should lie appi eciated it A meri :a whenever England is criticize.1 for its dealings v. th the Sinn F?incrs. I ! is possible i hat this cha nge hn ; ci une too late, but close oii..;,Tver-. st'll belicvi that ;. L'ttlem nt vvi I ! be i cat lied thi: year. P?on<hsr;uis ??rvo!? Again; (?ovuri???iunl Troops Win New Rising !.c?I l>v Mrmbreno, Defeated Candidate for Presi? dency of the Republic MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Fob. 3. There has 1.n n fresh revolutionary oui break in H on lurn . iccord :,;? Lo ad v ees re? eiveel to-day. Hie re vol il ion ists, who an headed by Don Alberto Membreit?, former \'ice PresidenI of Hondura :. and Dr Mazario Soriano, CTgaeuw''iw?"W*<ra>vgifj,i?waara?? An Aluminum Measuring Cup Also Dessert Molds Send us two trade-marks from Jiffy-Jell packages?the (g) circle trade-marks on the front. That will certify that you use Jiffy-Jell We will mail you this half-pint cup. It is an exact cup for use with any recipe. 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WHOSE VERY NAME STANDS EOR EXCELLENCE IN FOOD AND SERVICE Enjoy An Elaborate Revue that Surpasses Any Musical Production On Broadway " Palais Royal Revue of 1920" Featuring a Brilliant Array of Variety Headliners and a Bewildering Bevy of Bewitching Beauties TWO PERFORMANCES NIGH LIA At Dinner, 7:30. At Supper, I 1 :30. NO COVER CHARGE FOR DINNER DANCING BEFORE AND AFTER PERFORMANCES Reservations Can Be M/de One Week in Advance. 'Phone 9440 Bryant. * have suffered n heavy defeat at the hands of government forces and are now retiring toward the Nlcaraguan frontier. The last revolutionary outbreak in Honduras was initiated by General Rafael Lope/ Gutierrez, who was inau? gurated yesterday as President of the republic, and resulted in the overthrow of President Bertrand on September H last. President Bertrand (led the coun-1 try with his brother in-la w, Dr. Na zario Soriano, who had been supported by Bertrand as his successor to the Presidency. Don Alberto Membreno, who with Soriano is mentioned as leading the pre lent revolution, was n candidat" against (Juneral Gutierrez in tho elec? tions of last October, but received only a -mall vote. Membreno was Vice President during Bertrand's tenure of office nnd was imprisoned by the latter in July last. Later no left the country, returning to become a candidate for tho Presidency. Asquith Liberal to Ireland LONDON. Feb. 3. Andrew Bonar Law, government, leader in the House of Commons, has. written to James McKean, Unionist candidate for the Commons from Paisley, Scotland, where former Premier Asquith is run ing on the Liberal ticket, commending him to "every elector who believes it in 'he national interest, that the pros-I ent government should continue." Mr. Asquith at a meeting last inght declared that the only effectual means of getting at the root of the Irish question was a generous system of Irish government. He said ho would not refuse to consider dispassionately any scheme of settlement for Ireland which the government might, bring for? ward, but it must be a permanent set? tlement. The principle of self-deter? mination, Mr. Asquith declared, also should be applied to Scotland. Berlin State of Siege Stands BERL?N, Feb. 2.- The motion of the Independent Socialists to raise the state of siege, introduced in the Na? tional Assembly on Friday last, was defeated to-day. Only one Independ? ent supported the measure when it was, put to a vote. Youths Caught In Chase After <11,000 Holdup ?VleHMenger With Pay Roll-Is Attaeked in Hallway Near Fifth Avenue, Felled With Blackjack and Robbed Stolen Money Recovered Two Prisoners, 19 and 20, Confess Planning Crime for 2 Week?. Police Say Following a chase down West Eigh? teenth Street, yesterday afternoon by a crowd and a traffic policeman, who tired at the fugitives, two youths who are alleged to have assaulted and robbed a messenger .if the $11.000 pay roll of Siff Brothers vero captured and the money recovered, Pidward WilcQx, twenty-three years old, was just, entering the place ol business of his employers, at 1Ci West Eighteenth Street, with the money wrapped in a brown paper package when he was set upon in the hallway. One of the assailants levelled a re? volver at him, while the other hit him on the head with a blackjack and grabbed the package. Both fled toward Fifth Avenue. Wilcox, not bad!;- hurt by the blow, gave chase, yelling at the top of his lungs. More than 200 pi rsons joined in the chase, and their outcries drew th attention o!' Patrolman William Ken nelly, on duty at Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth Street, after the robbers had harted past him south of Fifth Avenue. Kenneily sprinted after the fleeing bandits, who halted neat Se-ven muami ??? ?????? i ? i m?. WALTCR DAMROSCH Mutloil Dlrnetf HOLOXSTB Helfet as Canuda ?<<?< hmnnlnoff Tetrazzlni Uems>rl ?UarriHon F..?t"?< Smideliu? Schill)? ll<irrl?i llrii~liin CiaiiSMCD Alf-i>' k Johnson Hncketl "Murpby Werrcnratb ?(ot?ii?-r Graveur? Dudmun Tit 11'?'i' !':etton SUBSCRIPTION SALE ? OPEN FOR THE GREAT music festival: April 6th to 11th at the 71 at Regiment Armory, 34th St. & Park A*. by the ! Oratorio Society of New York Augmeated Chorus of 1,000 Trained Voice? Children's Chorus of 600 The Bach Choir of Bethlehem New York Symphony Orchestra of 150. 2.", WORLD FAMOUS SOLOISTS 6 Great Concerts Apr. 6 (eve.)Elijah Apr. 7 Rachmaninoff Evening At;w\ 9 (eve. 1 Pilgrim's Progr?s* Apr. 10 (aft.) Bach, Beethoven, Drahmt; (eve.) Damnation of Fausl Apr. 11 faft. ) Program for Chorus and Orchestra, with Tetrazziaj Pncea tor c ' gix performances, /rom $4.75 to jis 55, iB. ?ding oar tax. AU subscriptions tilled, in the orcfrr of ' receipt, only at (hi office ol the Oratorio Society <?/ Veto York, t West :;<???> Street Tt ? y>.s -.'???<??? 9*51. teonth Street, and vitc. placed under arrest. Meanwhile Wilcox had seen one of them tii row the package of money and the revolver into the gutter and had paused to pick them up. Planned a Week Ahead The prisoners said they were Peter I Gentil, nineteen years old, of 640 West Thirty-eighth Street, and Alexander Grasso, twenty. v.r ''00 West Fortieth According to Captain McQueeny, of the West Twentieth Street station, they confessed and said they had been planning the robbery for more than ;> week in order to get $6,000 to start a gasoline* station in Brooklyn. Wileox dentified Gentil as the one who had wielded the club and ?rrahbcd tht money and Grasso as t':i? gunman. British Negotiations In Egypt Blocked '? AIRO, -i . I ifii ?te solu ioi of the Egyptia bli m by tho headed by Visco-..nt Milr.fr i- ?mprcba bi". although members of the British party h i dlected a gr< al m iss of in? formation n ?'?? ? ? ? the Bitual or. here Popular excitement has reached a phase which make- it virtually -, ble for ' m to negot ate ? ? representative Egyptian bony, and t believed the deliberations will b? a(> journcd and resumed in Lonuon uniesi the position changes ,-oon. 7 CL a Cent A given unit of any corn modily will buy more transportation now than it ever did before in the history of the country. A ton of steel or a bushel of wheat will buy more transportation now than ever before. WALKER D. HINES J)imt?r f i livrai of Raileeait Freight rates have played a very small part in the rising cost of living. Other causes ?the waste of war, under-production, credit inflation? have added dollars to the cost of the necessities of life, while freight charges have added only cents. The average charge for hauling a ton of freight a mile is less than a cent. A suit of clothing that sold for $30 before the war was carried 2,265 miles by rail from Chicago to Los Angeles for 16V2 cents. Now the freight charge is 22 cents and the suit sells for $50. The cost of the suit has increased 20 dollars. The freight on it has increased only 5& cents. Other transportation charges enter into the cost of the finished article carrying the wool to the mills and the cloth to the tailors -but these other charges amount to but a few cents more. The $10 pair of shoes that used to sell for $5 goes from the New England factory to the Florida dealer for a freight charge of 5% cents only one cent more than the pre-war rate. Beef pays orlv two-thirds of a cent a pound freight from Chicago to New York. American freight rates are the lowest in the world. 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