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NO. 5358 L,usr ^sr WASHINGTON. D. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921.-SIXTEEN PAGES *T$LTk^LZgTZ*E?.'* M. ONE CENT
CITIZEN UNION
SURE TO FIGHT
PEPCO MERGER
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Federated Associations'
President Tells Why
Plan Is Opposed.
UNFAIR TO RIDERS
AND POWER USERS
Westlake Sure Congress
Won't Saddle Such
Burden on City.
The Federation of Cftiens* Associations
Is strongly opposed to the
absorptlo nof the Ptomac Electric
Tower Company by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. W.
B. Westlake. president of the associton.
declared yesterday.
"No advantages whatever to the
public could be expected to accrue
from a consolidation of this kind.**
Mr. Westlake said. "It has been
admitted by the president of the
two companies, that a reduction of
fares would not result from such a
merger and a reduction of fares is
vitally necessary if the people are
to share in the benefits of a merger.
"X'a/at* and Peraieioas.N
"It would not only be unfair to
the car riders but pernicious to allow
two utilities to become so
scrambled that users of electricity
would be compelled to pay more
than a fair rate in order to provide
funds to make up a deficit of the
Washington Railway and lectric
Company." Mr. Westlake insisted.
"The Federation has always insisted
on being recorded as advocating
a fair rate, by this we have
***eant a reasonable chrge for services
rendered by thecompniea If
the lines were conservatively and
efficiently managed as railway
properties they would pay a fair
return on their valuation as set by
the Public Utlities Commission. The
federation has never endorsed a
rate of return to pay extravagant
charges and it certainly has never
approved of a plan to tax 50 per
cent of the people?patrons of the
Capital Traction Company? in order
to permit the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to earn
dividends.
"While the Federation does not
question the motive of the Public
Utilities Commission in thrusting a
unform fare on the two companies,
a fare admitted unjustly high for
the Capital Traction Company?we
do believe that the commission has
erred greatly in considering these
two corporations as a whole. It
would be Just as honest and justifiable
to appropriate the earnings
of the gas or telephone companies
in order to apply them to the
deficit of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company.
-Oaly a Theory."
So one really knows what would
happen if a different rate of fare
was applied to each company. Mr.
Westlake argued. "Expert theories
have been advanced, but these theories
oftn fail in an actual test."
he said. "Experience seems to bear
out the contention that competition
reduces prices. It is just as
logical to presume that the business
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company would increase if
operated under a lower fare that
at present, even though higher than
the Capital Traction, as It would
be to predict its ruin.
"There are thousands of automobiles
in the city used by government
employes and others that
would never have been purchased if
the fares had remained at 5 cents.
Each of these cars -hauls from one
to five passengers to and from work
that otherwise would be street car
patrons. Many motorists believe the
street car companies have resorted
to extortion and make it a point
to deprive the companies of a fare
whenever possible by carrying a
neighbor or two.
The policy of the Capital Traction
Company seems to have been
to make as many friends as possible
and, there Is no doubt that
It has succeeded admirably. On the
other hand, the Washington Railway
and Electric Company has been
successful .only in making enemies.
This is probably due to the evils
of pa.?t management, and the present
officers may be trying to regain
the lost esteem and confidence of
the public It Is hardly to be expected.
however, that a Congress
composed of members from every
section of the United States, most
"* are with public
utilities and the ususla procedure
f wbich a utilities corporation ex^plates
its sins, will allow any legis-|
latinn to be promulgated that fixes
??i. ! Pcf?P,e ?f th* of the
Siu States * Perpetual burden
*row|n* *ut <* the improper I
distribution of dividends of the past, j
t oiice Break Up
Unemployed March
BWDOWORT. Can.. Jul,
?,it*br?k.e ">? scheduled parade
fiM^i Jh* *** m'nute City ofr^
2, ed the marching Permit
eathered'7'li CrOWd whlch had
C?4 *? fl*unt their "We Want
th^ rner" The crewd re*
aBno<"?-ement with jeers
"nallr deeded to
postpone the demonstration.
th. march ?i'd J""* '' er1'd of
in# march leaders. 'That's wh.t
?o.w.y and a hu'm^,^
snU^beM "^ r'VOlt-sd' po""
because of the crowded fPn*.
on Main street. They ??d 7L
wonld allow the men to m."h on ?2T
streets." but
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ft
Washed Ashore
After 24 Hours
Astride a Plank
Jobless Mcm Gives Up Suicide
Attempt?Driven 25
Miles by Wind and Tide.
XKW YORK* July 1?In*
Beach taUen had the thrill
their lives this aftrraooi when
nn Mthutle Old Maa of the
Sea. with haM head aad brtae teepe4
clothes. can* liilag
Mhore oaf of the Atlutle
utrlde six-feet plash.
The asi wss Iflchelss Issih
lofc. of New York, sod Beyleston,
Pm., who hsd tried te commit
saieftde by Jam pirn* iste Mew
York Hsrhor yesterday sftersooa,
twesty-fesr hears before.
Cold wster aad a convenient
plaah changed hla miad. aad
fee a ni*ht aad a day he rode
the friendly timber all erer the
bay aad fteand.
Wind ssd tide drove Kaachloff'a
wooden steed clear aroaad
the aoathera part of Loac
Ialaad. past Ceaey Ialaad aad
Rock a way. aaftl rollers laaded
hiau speechless with taw aad
thirst, twcaly-tre aOes from
where he started.
There he wss sues ted smd
leched ap on a charge of disorderly
cosdact while the police
were sttemptlair te get la teach
with his relatives.
Zsachloc us id he speat most
of Taesdsy nljcht wavtam SOS
ilraali with hi* cap to the ships
he met, bat he coa)da*t fret
j aaybody's attention.
Zaachlof said he had lamped
iato the harbor beeaase he eon Id
aot get a Job. He asked J entice
Nes te 'scad him te JaflL where
he would be certain of food aad
nhelter. Physicisas declared
that he was perfectly saae.
FEDERAL NEGLECT
CAUSES SUICIDE OF
400 WAR VETERANS
CoL Davis Criticises Care
Of the Disabled Under
Contract System.
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Sensational revelations of negle>et
and inhuman treatment of disabled
veterans by the government relief
agencies were made to the Senate
investigating committee yesterday
by Col Abel Ddvis, of Chicago: Col.
Thomas W. Salmon, of New York,
a noted medical authority, and
other witnesses.
Some of the disclosures follow:
That 400 world war veterans
committed suicide in New York
State alone last year because of
despondency caused by the government's
neglect.
That 5.000 veterans suffering from
mental diseases and tuberculosis
are being treated !n 1.100 hospitals,
owned and operated by private individuals.
under contracts "which
ought to be abrogated tomorrow."
Thoa?sad? I seared For.
That, in direct contradiction of
official government statements of
"over hospitalization" only about
26.000 disabled former service men
are being cared for while tuberculosis
and mental cases alone exceed
100.000.
That the Speedway Hospital. Chicago.
is an abortion, both as to the
building and ps to the location.
That the administration of soldiers*
relief measures by the government
has been "haphazard and
slipshod." by officials who know
"little or nothing of the actual situation."
That large numbers of disabled
veterans are being treated for various
diseases in a strange assortment
of -fly by night- institutions,
ranging from asylums for the criminally
insane to homes for feebleminded
children.
rbar?* *II*leadls* Ststemeats.
That government officials from
time to time Issue misleading statements
about an abundance of hosk1
f*c,lltl?? to hide from the
public their inefficiency and incompetency.
While the Sutherland investigatlon
committee was hearing this
.I1" Sm?ot subcon?mlttee
K amendments to the
Sweet veterans bureau bill, which
r p "p k th* rommittc? by Col.
, ^.r ' dir,,ctor of the Buthern
i Risk Insurance- Among
j," a en<1">ent providing
that the director of the new vet-1
"a"S bJ?.rea" fha" be??he director
Smoot j { Bureau. Senator
Smoot said he hoped to have the
bill reported favorably to the Sendlately
m?rrOW Pa"8cd
[ The witnesses before the Invest!?f
th* ?omn?,ttee are all members
of the American Legions hospltalls
,nd th^
their testim on an Investigation
ki ^Un.r ot hospitals for dls[abled
veterans.
j Facilities Wholly Inadequate.
P"8h.t ,n which th< disabled
eTr man fln<Js himself
s one of the great issues befor, the
^Un,ry!?^y/ "W Co1 Davis, "and
the most distressing feature of the
Mtuation Is the fre<,uently reiterated
talk that a sufficient number of
beds are available. The truth la
exactly th, contrary. Vacant beds
on paper are not beds available
flr"VU?rtil? tT'j may h? available
for certain kinds of ras?s but the
facilities for tuberculosis and mentl
^patients are wholly Inadequate.
WHO la responsible for ths
breakdown?" interrupted Senator
Pomerene, of Ohio.
"The trouble is that there Is not
a Btngle administrative official who
knows the situation." replied Col.
Davis. "There is no co-ordination
and no co-operation. What Is
needed is consolidation of all governmental
agencies which have anything
to do with the former service
man and then have the Presi2-!lt.Plwk
S6 bl*?e" ">an he can
and to haadle the >o? as a wholj/-1
HOPEOFPEACE
GROWS AS IRISH
PARLEY NEARS
Spirit of Optimism Pervades
British Official
Quarters.
DE VALERA AWAITS
PREMIER'S LETTER
?
General Smuts Confers
With the Unionist
Leader.
UVEHTOOU Jmly ?.? Slam
Frta ftio mil tatertwtMi with
Vain Juki km Ufa) m ttt
i iil.i ?f ?h* TtoB ef the
Man o< Wain.
Sin rriam nil At iHn ?
aalte (kr Brttfcah a>4 Irtak lap
? (nrt tfce Mr t? Ike tkraar
n ! ma DaHla, >nw?Hr
(raa Kami ie Valera.
Blldll Oablo to Tk. WuUwWi XanM
aad Chicago Trttsaa.)
LONDON, July ?.?A spirit < optlmlm
a* to the chances (or rucceas
IB settling the Irish question pervades
official quart era n the British
capital tonight.
A series of Informal conferences
J occurred today, attended by Prime
I Minister Lloyd George; Gen. Smuts,
' who arrived from Dublin this morning;
Sir James Craig, and the Bar)
1 of Kiddleton. According to present
Indications there seems to be nc
question that the meeting betweer
the Southern Unionists and Eamonn
de Valera will be resumed on Friday,
The invitation for Of Valerm t<
visit London to meet Pi%ie Ministei
Lloyd George possibly may be altered
so that the Invitation will b?
issued by the King, following the
precedent established by the 1JH
conference at Buckingham Palace
where the representatives of all the
Irish parties, as well as the government,
were present. There is a belief
that the King's Initiative, a*
expressed in ills Belfast speech, renders
him the most likely figure to
bring about peace
The cessation of hostilities on
each side is cxpected during the negotiations.
Gen. Smuts was able to announce
authoritatively the standpoint of
the Sinn Fein and the difficulties
with which De Valera is confronted.
The most important question ??
how to reach a formula for settling
the problem In a manner satisfactory
to both the Sinn Fein and Ulster.
The utmost silenct as to" what
took place during the discussion ii
being maintained, as it is realised
I that nothing must be left undone
I that would endanger this most faI
vorable opportunity for a settlement.
(CejyrigYt. 1*1.1
Extreme Factions Demand
Right of Self Determination
(Special OaMo te The WaiUnctoa Herald
aad Chicago Tribaao.)
By JOHN STKKI.E.
UBLIN, July 6.?The chief difficulties
about Mr. De Valera's going
to London, which still remain to be
overcome, arise from the attitude ol
the extreme factions in his own
party, who are not gunmen but
doctrinaires and intellectuals and
who insist that Prime Miister Lloyd
George s letter does not make it
clear whether he is willing to recognise
the essential unity of Ireland
and Ireland's right to self-determinatlon.
There is authority for saying that
both Mr. De Valera and Arthui
Griffith as well as Michael Collins
and other leaders, are willing tn
agree to remain In the British commonwealth
of nations, which word
they prefer to empire, provided
their right to secession is recognised.
They are also williiTg to
give Ulster all and more autonomy
than she now has provided she
agrees to accept it from the supreme
parliament In Dublin.
Ulster takes the stand that has
her autonomy and she is going to
keep It whether the South agrees
or not.
It is for these reasons that Gen.
Smuts and other mediators are
asked to find a formula for reconciling
these apparently conflicting
views Gen. Smuts is not expected
to return to Ireland, but Prime
Minister Lloyd George may persuade
him to comc again to explain
the details for the plan of
settlement or to give assurances
as to the good faith of his offer.
The "republican cabinet" is now
meeting daily fn the Dublin mansion
house, discussing the situation
and planning for Friday's meeting.
(Copyright. 1*1.)
Left $10,000 Estate.
Conway Robinson, attorney who
died June 2S. left an estate valued
I at more than ?10.000 according to
the petition for letters of administration
filed yesterday by a brother,
Leigh Robinson. The estate includes
cash amounting to $10.72( 25
and real estate, the value of whica
has not yet been ascertained.
FEATURES IN
THE HERALD
Tatar will be fassi ma tad*,
rated below i
Editorial *?ge 4
Society P"ge ?
Sparta' Fa** ?-T
The Weather. Page 8
Flaaaelal Pages * f
The Oaapa J...Page M
Has sawed Hasbaads. Page 1?
rive Pages af ClaaaMed
Ada la Seaaat Seetlea.
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Failure To Gain
Silesia May Start
German Uprising
1 Reactionary Element?
Count on Irregulars to
Upset Regime.
run. u m? WuMagtea Hml*.
Ui Chicago TriWs*.)
By GEORGE ULDU.
BERLIN. Jllr ? WarmllM
mi mm laynlw r.e. 4'rtrft
were >n?<mtr' mm Genu;
tetay wklrk. mvM with the
liraUf i?t?f trmm l'???
Klleele. >kaw the tine eeaaeetlmm
hetweem the twe trrrmtm.
All the Omul Irretralar
I feme hnt here withdraws
1 (na Vpwrr 811eate Vet three
-it- m 4etrmlar< te reaaaia
eertr. awaltla* the ??eete4
relleh mm mmOrn* feerth laearrec*"1"
U geaerally aa4eretee?
?n( the mMmrj eleeem
that ea lateraUM deelalea
ualeit GeraJa jeeeeaaloa ml
leeer Slleala will he the elgaal
tmr a aJtek ea Brrlle u4 the
ntltli* ef the gevmaeat
*11 the eetallatle par tic a, laelallu
the majority aeelalleta.
m acrHlwlr aerreaa.
ailaelearr ef Pahlle Safety
u>iaaia? who reeeatly 4#rlai?4
,aVwi.Mrewml ef the eelf-4eftmme
ersaalaatleaa 414 aet al>
trrt the aatleaal errarity, has
harrietfly *eae te Breelaa.
It le reverted that Gee. Vea
drr Gelta. wfce le? the MM*
rx?e4ttlea mm*, waa ia?ll?at?4
la thr Kan rr"?ela?iea. U aew
la lf?? "I"11
(Crpyri?kt, IML)
two?stgroups
sold same rights
! in siberian east
: Capital Sees Conflict Be;
tween Vanderlip and
G. 0. P. Backer.
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By RALPH H. TURWER.
1 With two different Russian govarnments
parcelling out concessions
in Siberia, a conflict is in prospect
between American Interests for the
right of exploitation in the potentially
rich territory of Kampcbatka.
Tw0 distinct representatives of
1 American capital have been prom,
ised the aame concession.
And. eat of. this unique situation
baa arisen the question of who's
who in the matter of Russian Jurlsdlction.
The Soviet regime at Moscow, under
Lenin's direction, promised a
10-year concession in Kampchatka
to Washington D. Vanderlip. who
represented himself as the emissary
of a California syndicate.
Eaftaeen ?? ! Ore*.
It is learned now that the Far
Eastern republic, with headquarters
1 at Chita, has promised the same
concession to another group of American
capitalists, which is rcporte*
to be headed by William Boyce
Thompson, wealthy New Yorker.
Vanderlip returned to America recently.
The group with which Thompson
' is Identified already has dispatched
a number of engineers to the Orient.
1 They propose to explore the Kamtchatka
region, determining so far
1 as possible Its value in all min'
orals, timber and other natural resources.
Whether the concession is
finally negotiated, and upon what
terms, will depend on the investigation
of the engineers and geologists.
The administration lately has displayed
considerable interest in the
1 status and general political make1
up of the Chita government, following
a formal request to the State
Department for American recogni1
tion of the new Far Eastern republic.
An American government
' agent, James F. Abbott, was sent
from Peking to Chita ten weeks
ago to Investigate the new republic
and submit a report. This mission
has Just completed Its work and
1 returned to China.
Is G. or. P. "Ansel."
Thompson not only is a mining
man. which might explain his interest
In the undeveloped lands of
Siberia, but is personally familiar
with that country, having heafled
the Red Cross mission which the
United States sent to Russia after
the overthrow of the Czar.
Thompson was the leading "angel"
of the Republican Congressional
campaign of 1918 and was one
of the - heaviest contributors in the
last Presidential drive. He was
mentioned as both a Cabinet and
ambassadorial possibility and has
just been named as the civilian
head of the American delegation to
the Peruvian centennial.
CITIZENS OF N. W.
ASK FOR LIBRARY\
The Connecticut Avenue Citizens'
Association went on record last
night as favoring the Northwest
public library branch and proposed
by the Mount Pleasaat Citizens' Association
last week.
Reports i^jeived showed that the
Carnegie Library Association would
construct and outfit the new building.
but that a site would have to
be furnished. It Is understood that
the District Commissioners have
asked for $25,000 in the new appropriation
bill about to be sent to
Congress, to purchase the site
The plan to further the work of
the nature study department in the
Washington schools received the
favor 4>f the association.
WIRE SAYS LENIN
ARRESTS TROTSKY
S
PARIS. July S.?Leon Trotsky.
Russian War Minister, has been arretted
by Nikolai Lenin. Russian
Premier, accordng to an unconfirmed
dispatch received by L'lnformatlon
today from Moscow.
No details vara given.
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HUGHES'POSITION
IN TREATY FIGHT
GAINS ADVANTAGE
Opponents Say Harding
Wouldn't "Dare" to Resubmit
Pact.
Practical fegal procedure versus
politics, is the fight of the hour now
in Washington, staged in the peace
treaty arena and with President
Harding as referee.
Very soon the President must decide
for Secretary Hughes on the
one hand, sponsoring ratification of
the treaty of Versailles stripped of
the league covenant and other provisions
of "insolvement,' or hold
up the hand of Republican Senate
leaders who declare the Versailles
pact cannot come back.
Betting Favors Hughes.
At present Secretary Hughes Is
the favorite. He has Mr. Harding's
ear and in several conferences sincc
the latter's return from New Jersey,
has delivered some telling
blows. The Senate irreconcilables.
on the other hand, are fighting at
long range. They haven't been
able to get close enough to the center
of the ring yet to do any effective
mixing. And. while both sides
are confident, the betting favors
Hughes by long odds.
Mr. Hughes, from the outset, has
stood for -engaging under the
treaty of Versailles" in effecting a
peace basis with Germany. This ?ias
been his position for many months
and naturally he still adheres to
full knowledge of it in th# Senate,
Republican leaders still insist
that the President would not "dare"
to return even the emasculated Versailles
pact, because, say irreconcilables,
It would mean "political
suicide.'
Mailt Protect U. B. Rights.
Interest in the contest has spread
throughout official and diplomatic
Washington. Virtually all other
phases of the routine connected
with the next peace step has been
submerged. The larger treaty problem
has taken the foreground because
of the intimation in official
quarters that diplomatic relations
will not be resumed with Germany
until the final peace understanding
is reached. This is primarily due
to the fact. It is said, that the administration
does not wish to get
on a full peace basis with the
ccntral powers until it has definitely
establishes protection of its
rights under the Versailles treaty.
In addition, however, certain delays
are unavoidable, particularly
*.n the cases of Austria and Hungary.
before relations can be resumed.
Legislation Is Necessary.
Before envoys can be sent to
either Vienna or Budapest congressional
legislation is necessary to
designate the nature of the diplomatic
post to be established by this
country in those capitals. While
an embassy, carrying with it an
envoy with the rank of ambassador,
was formerly maintained by
the United States at the capital of
Austria-Hungary, since the dual
monarchy has been divided and
neither Austria nor Hungary a^e
now first class powers, Hughes
will recommend creation of American
legations at Vienna and Budapest.
This wilt mean* that the new
envoys to these powers will be
ministers and not ambasadors. An
ambasador, however, will be sent "o
Berlin.
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ELVES UP IN THE!
PERSHING AWARDS
MEDAL TO WAR DOG
Fastens Gold Medal on
Mascot of 26th Division.
The heroism of' m 4?c
rfcogalir^ by (ip?. Pernklair
yesterdsy wkea ke decorated
"Stikky," a Boston bull terrier,
wearer of three nerrire stripes
and a wound stripe.
In kla private office. reraklag
attacked a icold medal ta
***tukky*B** collar, spoke a few
words on tke theme of "naa'a
bent friead, la peace or war.**
and "Stabhy** acknonlfdned the
honor with a gratefnl hark and
a ?> reins tall. The do**s
plensnre wan not no ?crest. how. j
ever, when a (iermaa Iron cross
was tied to his tall.
"Stabby** went across an the j
inaaeot of the Twenty-sixth
New Knjclaat! Dlvinlon, received
n shrapnel wound In the cheat
at the battle of Setehprey, wan
taken to a honpltal and received
all the atteatloa available.
Stubby** Is now the property
of J. Kobert t'onroy, of New
Haven, Conn- n former corporal,
who hroajcht hint to
Perahlarc's office.
PAPER ATTACKING
OFFICIALS BURNED
Fargo, N. Dak.. July 6.?Charges
that three members of the Stata
eecutive committee of the Nonpartisan
League have squandered $50,000
of the league's funds for the
recall election campaign were made
in a special edition of the Fargo
Courier-News, one of the Nonpar-,
tisan League's newspapers, today.
The special edition was not al-j
lowed to gain extensive circulation,
as it was recalled. When it became
apparent that the editor intended to
give this edition wide circulation,
the committee appeared at the office
of the paper and took possession.
Under the committeemen's orders
50.000 copies were taken to the
c^y dump and burned and the
plates and matrices destroyed. It
is reported, however, that some of
the paperse were distributed.
WORKERS' CONGRESS
HOLDS ELECTION
DANVIELE. Va . July The election
of half the Industrial Congress
at Schoolfleld took place quietly today.
While many of the operative
candidates knew that they had been
successful tonight, the complete returns
were not given out. These
are to be posted up In the mills
tomorrow.
ff HE REALIZI
fbig New York h
dozen Mary Smit
the wrong?
Miss IV
By Eliz
A Complete E
In Your 5
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R OWN BARREL I {
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h?-?
By J. N. DARLING.
c.l convention
urged to oppose
wordunessim!
. ?
Rev. F. E. Clark Calls for c
Rally to Life Up Moral
Standard. f
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NEW YORK. July C?Opposition J
to Sabbath desecration, indecent h
dree?, sensuous and promiscuous *
dancing and suggestive moving pie- I *
! tures was the keynote of the first | v
session of the World's Christian ^
Endeavor convention, which opened J1
at the Seventy-flrst Regiment Arm- g
ory this evening.
Th? call to rally to this standard
was sounded by the Rev. Francis
E. Clark, president of the organization.
who made the principal address.
The report of Edward P. Gates,
general secretary of the United Society
of the Christian Endeavor,
said in part:
"Christian Endeavor Is growing:
1.238 new Christian Endeavor societies
have been organised in the
last two years.
War l,eeaea *lade l>
"I?sses in societies and membership
due to war conditions have
been more than made up. There
are more Christian Endeavor socleties
today throughout the world
than ever before in the history of
th? movement. The total Christian
Endeavor membership is larger
Christian Endeavor is represented
in more denominations than ever
before. More nations are Included
in our world-wide fellowship.**
There were three ressons for its
growth, said the speaker. Christian
Endeavor is adaptable to any denomination
and is the tool of the
church, to be used as special needs
require In winning and training
young people for Jesus Christ. Second,
its responsibility is entirely to
the church, pastor and denomination;
and third. Christian Endeavor
has not been afraid to hold up for
young people a standard of out and
out consecration.
Urges Endeaverer I.rane,
The address of the president, the
Rev. Francis E. Clark, was on
"Christian Endeavor Foursquare.*
In outlining proposed activities for
the year, h? said.
"I should like to see a league of
endeavorers set themselves against
indecent dress, sensuous.. promiscuous
dancing and sensual and suggestive
moving pictures, all of
which are destroying the modesty
and eating out the souls of millions
of young people. I*et not
CONTIJCUTO OK PAGI EIGHT.
ED too late that in a
totel there might be a
hs. And he had drawn
Iary Smith"
abcth Jordan
3Tue Ribbon Story
rnnday Herald
MELLON URGES
BONUS DEFEAT
TO AVERT CRISIS'
Tells Senator Treasury*
Fears Added Strain
On Finances.
SEES LIVING COSTS
GREATLY INCREASE
Makes Administration's
Position on Bill
Clear.
Funp of the soldier bonus Mil
rould Increaae the corft of llvln?.
>rtDC higher taxes. and defeat th?
idmlnlatration'a prorram of ecoo?ny.
Secretary of the Treasury Ma?on
haa informed the Senate
Mr. Mellon denounced the hTTl In
rigorous tenna and warned of lb?
-serious ait nation" and "inevitable
Inanctal consefluencea" which he la
crt&in Ita enactment would entafL
?a?t additional burdena Impowd on
he Treasury. h?w*?r Sr.iocW.
ronld aenoualy interfere with renndlnc
operatlona. Jtr. Mell??
tated. and wonld brin* additional
leflclts to be met alther thr^n?h
, v taxes or fnrther berrvwinji.
Aa r?UM Clew*.
Mr. Mellon a latter wai wntut
n reaponae to an Inquiry aa to the
,rotable coat of the bonua. made by
Senator Freylin*buyaen. of Sew
raey. Freylin*huyaen laid the
etter before the Senate yesterdar
j jt vu about to proceed to coailderatlon
of the bill.
The letter aerved to malt" c.ear
he position of the adminirtra" .<"
,n the bonua. which up to r - !.*
>een In doubt. The determii u*lositlon.
It was believed. w
he one thin* needed to
leflniiely. and In all probabil
he bonus project, which C
iaa been dodjrint for month*.
re have at all titnea been 1???5 ,
Fupport the bonus and had evv~. tei
o delay final action en it. ?? -T'ta J
?f the fact that conaiderat < r l.a?
wen forced by the inaistr-"
Senators and orrantxed vet'rk:.?
r?ata (I aaa imm*.
Mr. Meilon aa.d It ?a 1ml -? B?
o make definite estimates a? ?
..twi ultimate coat of the .-us
The minimum. If all veter. - ^
epted adjusted aervice pay. he p?i
lt tl & ?. ?? The maximum, if
.11 accepted adjusted .ervice crrti*atea.
he eatimated at ?0? 09^
"The actual coat of the bi.l
all between these two extremes.
u Mellon wrote. "If. a? wema
.robable. at least one-halfshou^d
lect the caah P*r ent plan a"*
bout one-half the certlfica plan.
v ith one-third of the latter r * - .
ng on their certificates, t lit.- j
nate coat of the blUltla e?- ?' a |
rould be over ?3.5i'0.000.?0<
Mr Mellon said administr* %r
tenaei and aelection of ol> . r ' fionel
plana by veterans w. *?
well the total. He added.
twwrea Delayed Payaie ..
These estlmatea. incom * ? 1
hey are. ibow the heav, u ?a- 1
ions to which the penc - im? -i
rould commit the country.
>ose these vast additional ?
ipon the treasury, partlcu *
ler preaent condit'ons in
ind commerce, would In t ?- '
nent, create a aerious a ,
Mr. Mellon saw aa "not
listurbing feature"' of the
proposal to postpone actu
?ution of the benefits to 1
"This means that. *itr
erring immediate benefit* n former
aervlce men. the countrj woaid
?e committing itself to ?
loua indeterminate liability which,
>nc? assumed, it would have te
^rry through. no matter how em ftarrassing
It might ba to the
1 nances of the governm. nt and tha
business of the country whe? tb?i
time comes for fulfillment.' coninued
Mellon.
Mr. Mellon said thfh feature tend?
to mislead the people into the beief
that the Treasury would nac
?e seriously embarraasetf.
-As a matter of fact.** he colInued.
"a plan to disburse over a
>eriod of years up to 14.f>0t
>r $5,000.000 000 as adjusted <"?
>ensation' must inevitably increaaa
>y Just that much the mar burden
rhlch the American people have te
C?ear. It would greatly swell thd
?ost of government and virtually
lefeat the administration'* program
>f economy.
**It could be flaanred only by iddng
to the burden of debt and taxea
jnder which the country Is now
taggerlng. However financed no
inch sum conld be taken out of the
>ubllc treasury without throwing a
corresponding load upon the whole
>eople In the form of increased ll?erest
charges, increased taxes, and
increased coat ?f living.
-This burden, moreover, would be
n addition to that already i/npoe^d
n mo?t of the States, which have
>rovided bonuses in various degrees
>f liberality to veterans of ths late
nr."
"Grave complications'" would be
ntroduced Into th# government's
ending operations Mellon said,
pointing out that fR.ooe.ooo.oen in
tecuiitle* fall due In the year In
rhlch It Is proposed to begin honas
>ayments
"The market fnr outstanding gev?rnmeni
securities would V adrersely
affected." he declared, "and
he patriotic holders of Liberty
>onda, instead of looking forwsrd t
o Improved market condition*,
ronld have to face the threat of
'orther depression. I know of ro
me thlnr for example, that would
o irreatly strengthen the market
or Liberty bonds as the assurance
hat Conrress had once for all g<T n
up conalderation of a soldtjjr
>orua"
Mr. Mellon said there Is crava
lanrer that wlthont any siditlonal
.xpendltnres the expenses "f '*?
rovemment In the near future win
xreed Its ctirrent receipts
rlea* far Kelay.
In theae d*o??natanoer " h^.sa'4.
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