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We Preach the Class Struggle in the Interests of the Workers as a Cl TELEPHONES V&1jlE1) EMtL4r L1PiU Editorial Rooms........292 ViL I. -- \ . .17 . 8 1 TT'iE. MONTANA. Tilt 1SI 'L\A . It IY 7. 1919. PRICE FIVE IE 9NTS WILSON CONFERS WITH REPUBLICANS Senator Sherman Says sapan Will Become an "Asiatic Kaiser" HUNGARIAN SOVIETS WOULD FIGHT THE WHOLE WORLD FOOD SITUATION IS BECOMING SERIOUS. "S 1' uit e ll l es . C ;orr l (len ,e. .. (CopFlyrig.hledl.) iBy BIN(,. \ ienii. J.1 l 17 .---- olshevik l li aI['.V is like ii \w\OLJu (lOd liin)t lt ily [l(c sit{ula s reaidy Ito [ ight the \\while \ 'l'o ( ill (le il f se Iof lie tiviet g'lverllllntlillt. Yet 11 . Slnalill tllied armi y. especially it' it ini(lucile Ameri- l mn l lmivilislh soldiers , coiild crl .sh the reds, etsilI\. I (c il make th.is sliteniei alli hrilatively alter peosonally witnessing the whole course of the revolution in Budapest. The food situation throughout Hungary is critical. Budapest is virtually starving. The country is torn by internal dissensions. Bela Kun is confronted with problem of raising an army from a people whose morale is at lowest ebb. and equip ing it with arms and munitions that aire practically non-existent. Should the expected allied offen .i\ve fail to materialize, there is one other factor that could bring about the downfall of the bolsheviki. A concerted attack by a diversified anti-soviet government. The rcus are prepared to fight the Runlanians and Czechs, probably successfully, but. ,have no stomlach for fighting their brothers in tie white army. T'1ih- white forces are now scattered and without competent leaders of definite objectives. Entire divisions of the red army, however, have served formal notice they will refuse to fight the white army. A number of workers' battalions were disarmed and returned to the factories because of this defiance. An allied offensive undoubtedly would result in an immediate crisis in tile soviet government. Neverthe less, I believe the order whicil has thus far been maintained by the re(Is in Budapest would continue. WILL PIRIO'LAIM A IREPUBIILIC. (Special United Press Wire.) Paris, July 17.---Colunmunistic chiefs have announced a soviet re ulblic will be proclaimed ill Vienna on July 21, say Vienna dispatches. It is feared bloodshed will follow the proclamation. FATE OF PRIVATE STOCKS CONSIDERED (Special United Press W'ire.) Washington, July 17.-The fate of private stocks of liquor will be con sidered by the senate judiciary coni Inittee, framing prohibition enforce lment laws. Attoriney Sheeler of the Anti-Saloon league declared "we want to prevent the home from be coming a spkakeasy." He said pos session of liquor in the home should be limited. Senator Walsh of Montana sug gested a tax of 100 per cent on liquor in homes, mnight be more effective than drastic prohibition of such stocks,. He also suggested prohibit ing purchase instead of making pos s ession unlawful. VESSIELI IN I)IST'IRESS. (Special United Press Wire.) New York, July 17.-The United States radio station here learns the shipping board steamer Scantic, is in distress off the New Jersey coast. Executive Board Meets With President Kelley The executive board of the Metai Trades are holding a conference this afternoon with President Con F. Kelley of the A. C. M. to go over various clauses of the proposed new contract for the ensuing ear which have not yet been considered by the Metal Trades. The executive bot;d. after the conference, will appoint a date upon which all the crafts of the Metal Trades will hold a referendum on the question of adopting the new contract which the A. C. M. has of fered. All the various lpcals will hold the referendum on the same date. PROFITEERS GETTING BUSY Associated Industries of Montana Points Out the Menace of Arbitrary Price Increases. The action of many Butte profiteers in raising the prices of necessities coincident with the an nouncement that the mining com panies had granted the workers a restoration of the d(l'lar a day cut from their wages last winter has be come so flagrant, it is stated, that', even the industrial corporations have been compelled to step in and combati the profiteers. In a communication issued by the Associated Industries; of Montana, the newly enlarged state employers' association, Secretary John H. Mc Intosh has felt called upon to point out the menace that lies in such arbitrary price increases and to urge upon all industries their hearty and l active co-operation in preventing such profiteering. In an interview by Mr. McIntosh, made public coincident with the em ployers' association communication, tile secretary admits that some ad vances in some products are to be expected from purely economic causes, but declares that "it is not hard to distinguish between those things over which we have no local control and those which are arb, itrarily put into operation in the con: munity." Secretary McIntosh points to the i fact that the action of profiteers in' unwarrantedly incre&,ing their prices t for necessities simply because the, companies raised titeir workers t wages as a means of assisting those' workers in earning enough to meet, the already exorbitant cost of living, 1 is bound to cause labor unrest, anl I event sought to be avoided by the in- i dustrial corporations at this time. 1 The communication sent out by the Associated Industrie: of Montana is as follows: "All Members: "With increased wrages at the: mines. Butte should shortly enter, upon an unprecedented era of busi (Continued on Page Six.) The carpenters will hold their's tonight at their regular meeting. while the engineers will vote Satur day night upon the question. James O'Brien, president of the State \letal Trades, expressed tithe opinion that the new contract wouhl be ratified. WILL SAIXAGE SHIPS. (Special United Press Wire.) London, July 17.-The British ad miralty has placed contracts for sal vaging of the German warships at Blithe by their crews it is announced. Satisfactory results are expected. I % k\ABOR' 1 'o RGANKEDr~~ q !/J-TA I :I --B . C . Fe1 r t un st HIBERNIANS MEET Hugh Daly of Butte and the Rev. Father Patrick Casey of Helena Given Chair manships. (Special to The Bulletin) San Francisco, July 17.---Hugh Daly of Butte and the Rev. Father SPatrick Casey of Mount Charles col lege, Helena, were among those hon ored by appointment to chairman ships of committees at the conven tion of the Ancient Order of Hibern ians now in session here. Father Casey was given the chairmanship of the committee on Irish history. The Butte delegates in attendance at the convention comprise: Walter J. Sewell, Pat J. Boyle, Patrick F'. Cleary, James J. O'Connell and the Rev. Father James O'Shea. .Miss Mamie Lenihan and Miss Kate liar rington of Centerville are delegates to the ladies' auxiliary. fifAING IS OPENED ON INCREASED RATES (Special United Press Wire.) Portland, July 17.--W-ith a dozen attorneys and examiners assembled. the hearing opened before the inter state commerce commission on the radical freight and icing increases. ordered by the railroad administra tion on northwest fruits, eastern boutnd. i. C. Dearborn of the Pacific Fruit Express was witness throughout the m(or ing, testifying to intricate tar ift's. Underfcross-examination, Dear-' bonr. admitted of times when hit. couttpany ordered dry cars, they came half filled with ice. Dearborn de t lartd the basic cost of ice delivered to his company had increased 25 to i! pt-r cent. AVIATORI KILLED. SiSpecial United Press Wire.) SLos Angeles, July 17.--Lieuten ant Nosley, aviator, fell 500 feet andl was killed, in attempting to Sland. He came from San Diego. City Council Rejects All Printing Bids; Hold Busy Session 'T'he tem(lpor u'y almi,.nirllli.nt l the , l IJIH 1) cEreafle a lhuge pa.ying disrict i. the soutllitwel el : (lV'. llration's of*t iintenitionl to paIV. a uiiber of atlleyV; a tdisc-;siun of the projecl of Opeln ilg Arizon s.ee[ across the Norlhern Pacific right of way; I(he project 1i)toia lnloi the city hull inl to move city o'l'ices to tlhe coirt lhoust . anl the rejeeli oft alt bids tr city printing. were features of la.t night's regrilat meeting of the cit' y c.uncil. FRISCO WELCOMES PRESIDENT OF IRELAND (Special I nited Press Wire.) San L'Francisco, ,July 17.--TIh tri-color or the Irish republic floats over public buildings in honor of IhIamonn11 Ie V'alera,l pres ident of the Irish republic, who is exlected to ntrive here latin this afternoon. Mayor tRolDh will for nally welcome tlhe distingluished Irish revolutionary leader and San Francisco generally will outdo it self in showering honors upon D)e Valera. WOMAN IS NOT GUILTY SAYS JURY Spokane, .luly 17.- Mrs. Leta Lan ger was acquitted of the charge of murdering Edmund ilaley of Butte by a jury here. T'liw defense brought out evidence to show ihat Ilale.'s re lations with Mrs. Larger began after Mrs. Langer's husband. a sergeant in the marine corps. had entered serv ice during the war ..nd that Mis. Langer -hot Habl y in .self-defense after he had chasced her through various rooms and up a fire escape. Mrs. Langer was formerly a resi dent of Butte, where, it is said, she conducted a rooming house several years ago. City Attorney Clinton announced to the council that the city's action toward paving special improvement district No. 277 in the southwest end was illegal and could later be thrown out because of the fact, that the law was not observed in the matter of giving all interested property owners in the district sufficient notice of the city's intention. The city attorney said there were approximately 700 property owners in the district and that in sending out the notices a large numbner were overlooked until several days after the legal notice period had elapsed. On motion of Alderman F'reudenstein the coun cil's action of a former meeting was rescinded and a new declaration will be made. So.tlihsiderls Present. l The council chantmber was filled with residents of tlhe south side who are interested in having a crossing established over the Northern Pa cific tracks on Arizona street. The residents of the district involved ob ject to having to travel so far to reach the downtown district, fronl their homes, and assert that the in stallation of a crossing over the I tracks at Arizona street would shorten their journey by a consider able distance. There were a num ber of railroad officials fromn St. Paul and other cities present to fight the propocal. The matter was finally: temporarily disposed of by the coun-i oil's action in fixing July 22 as thet date for a public discussion of the l project between city officials, inter ested property owners and residents and railroad officials. Report Filed. The report of a select committeel on the question of transferring the city offices to the courthouse and abandoning the city hall was pre sented and filed. The committee re- I ported that the county commission-I ers were willing to rent office spaceI in the courthouse to the city. but be (Continued on Page Seven.) HUGE SUM VOTED FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS (Special United Press Wire.) \Washill g'lon. J1llyl IT.----l'he White House today disclosed t hat President \Vilon will (oiJtilu.e col ferences with the re pInbli n seat. is ulilil lhe has gone lhrongh the entire list. He plans al~pinlilnenls wiIh 'ouri or five daily. allowing an hour to eacih (oniemreiice. (c'dinarily presidential conferences con sme a lut 15 minutles. SAY STATE OF WAR EXISTS Lor4 Mayor of Dublin Asked Not to- Recognize "Peace Day," July 19, as a Holi-i day. I)ublin, July 17. --Holding that "a stite of war exists between the Irish people antd the British govern ment," the people of Ireland with possible exceptions in the Ulster provinces have refused to participate in the "Peace day" observances scheduled throughout the British empire on Saturday, July 19. In a menlorial presented to the lord mayor of Dublin, all grades officials of the city government asked his lordship not to recognize "Peace day," July 19, as a holiday on the grounds that a state of war exists between the. Irish people and the British government. It is anticipatedl that there will be no national ob servance of the day in Catholic Ire land. TAX ON SODA WATER WILL BE EPEALEOD (Special United Press Wire.) Washington, July 1 7.---With all evidence from both sides in. there is no indication that the senate will modify the strict provisions of the house prohibition bill, Chairman Sterling of the senate judiciary com mittee said "we don't expect to make any important changes in the bill." The republican steering committee has decided the repeal of taxes on soda water anld ice creanm will be pushed tihrough the house after pro hibition enforcement legislation passes. BOSTON STREET CAR SYSTEM TIED-UP (Special United Press Wire.) Boston. July 17.--The entire street railway system here, including the surface, subway and elevated is paralyzed. Practically all of the em ployes of the Boston Elevated Rail way Co. have struck. Must Report Within One Week, Says Koones (Special United Press Wire.) Washington. July 17.-All west coast striking telephone employes will be taken back immediately it they report for work within one week, Assistant Postmaster General Koones telegraphed President Noo nan of the electrical workers.. The postoffice authorities refused to give out any details on the strike situation. The question of retro active pay will be submitted to the wire control board. The postoffice department retained theright to re fuse re-employment to those who Today:s senators were McCumber, Jones, Washington, Colt and Nelson. All conferences will be held in the White House instead of in the'execu live offices, where they Usually are held. McCumber was the first called. He remained one lhour. He said he re garded the conference as confidential. The president's friends say he dii cussed freely his reasons for the ad option of the treaty. McCumber is a member of the for eign relations committee and a pro league republican. The president is attempting to answer the rep Ii cans' questions. He desires. F - portunity to tel.. why which was ocqupied by dernly, was ceded to Jpg .. a, .. He points out that the Anmerican peace delegation found a previous treaty existing, which we were forced to recog)yize to retain Japan in the conference. Allied leaders are un derstood to have declared that pub lic opinion in their countries would not have countenanced anything that might lead to a dangerous situ ation with Japan. Many regard Wilson's move as an attempt to carry war into the repub lican camp. The president having it viled republicans, cannot be accused of making the treaty a party. issue, but on the contrary. if the republ.h cans refused to hear the president it would place them in a vulnerable po sition. WILL MENACE THE WORLD. (Special United Press Wire.) Washington. July 17.--The peace treaty makes Japan so strong that the mikado in time will become an "Asiatic kaiser" challenging the whole world, Senator Sherman said today in a speech attacking the peace treaty. He denounced the peace conference's action giving Shantung to Japan as "the superla tive treachery of modern times" and warned his hearers that Japan. will gradually absorb China and menace the world. INCREASES APPROPRLATIONS. (Special United Press Wiry,) Washington. July 17.--The. house more than met President Wilson's ob jections when he voted the sandry civil appropriations bill. They in creased the appropriations for the.9v cational rehabilitation of wounded soldiers to $14.000,000 and removed the limit on salaries for board mem bers. The president had asked for $8,000,000. ASK FOR COPIES, (Special United Press Wire.) Washington, July 17.-The sen ate foreign relations committee has voted to ask the state department to supply copies of all treaties under which Germany acquitted her rights in China. TO REORGANIZEE CABINET. (Special United Press Wire.) London, July 17.-Bonar. Law an nounced to the house of commons that the government intendeds con sidering reorganizing the cabinet. committed acts aimed to injure the telephone company or its service. ASK FOR PARTICULARS.. (Special United Press Wire.) San Francisco, July 17;.-What ac tion the striking telephone operatots will take on the agreementiin Wash ington between the wire - coltr.l board and union representatives de..' pends entirely upon the' word4Qg .. the full text of the'agreement, mem bers qf the central strike 0,.wafttee dclared.- They wired, Waehington. asking for farther particulars,