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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVER TISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED First to Last ? the Truth: Ne ws Vot. LXXIX No. 20,483 Editorials - .Aduerf isements ribtmc [Copyrlgrht, 1019, New York Tribune Inc] TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1919 # * * 6 A.M. Edition WEATHER Rain to-day and to-morrow. South winds, shifting to west to-morrow. Full Report on Pajce 30 TWO CENTS ^ within commutinKdlstaneo | Elsewh'w HflfWiCf^T* fllSSlllO' m IH lj$r?>i/irl"' A.of'.n.cci \ ??? 1 tnTrh????? *-?? Wrecked Sopwith Found 30 Miles From Goal \C-3, Fogbound 60 Hours, at Ponta Delgada .Will Reject League Pact, Says Lodge Senate Not to Accept Covenant Unless It Is Changed, Is Declaration of Republican Leader New Text Is Worse Than OW Dangerous to Peace of the World and to the Interest* of America WASHINGTON, May 19.?Senator Lodge, RepublicHii leader and chairman of the Foreign Rclations Committee of the Sixty-sixth Congress, -which con vened to-day at noon, in a statement to-night declared that the revised league of nations ''is unacceptable," Er.d predicted it would not be accepted by tho majority of the Senate without amendment. Characterizing the new league cov? enant as included in the peace treaty as "distinctly worse than the old, and more dangerous to the peace of the worid and to American rights and in tereBts." Senator l.odge declared that none of the suggestions from the Sen? ate or from KUhu Root had been car lled out. Senator I.odge's statement follows: "So far as I can judge?and I havo had conversations with many Sena? tors, including members of both par tics?I am satisfied that a majority of the Senate feel very strongly that the league as now presented, must receive amendment, that in its pres? ent form, wuhout any change, it \s unacceptable and would not be ac? cepted. "To say that the amendments put forward in thc Senate and those pro? posed and formulated by Mr. Root on tha suggestion of the State Depart? ment, have been met is without any foundation. Not one of the sugges? tions of the Senate, not one of the I amendments proposed hy Mr. Root, has been carried out. Some have been entirely rejected. and where t'nere is an appearance of their hav ^e been adopted, examination showa that the new form is distinctly worse than the o!d and more dangerous to the peace of the world and to Amer? ican rights and interests. "It is impossible now to enter upon * detailed analysis, because, although ; *9 may suppose that the draft of the league sent over in the press dis- j Patc'r.es is fairly accurate, we have no knowledge of the treaty with Ger? many or^of if.s relations to tho ?eague. The i-ummary which was M?t out was not only incompleta ?ut vaeue and inaccurate, and it is impossible to gather from it what tne terms impoaed upon Germany in many respects real,y are. 'There is no desire anywhere to flelay the treaty of peace with Ger? many ono moment beyond the time necessary to understand it, but we Bittst have it before us in the official fki t0 the lea*ue of nations, tne American people must know just *nat they are to be asked to agree c By that League they are in 7 {ed *? takt' th? gravest step ever ??n by the United States and no o-'Saoized clarnor, no manufactured PftBanre of ?ny kind will swerve the E frjtYts hiKh dutyof l*y[a? wore the American people exactly *n*t the league involvcs and what it ??n8 to the United States, and to oe futu? Peace of the world." Jnrisdiction of Court Denied by Controller u . _ _ Speeial Corrtapvndtnce MARRISBURG, Penn., May 19.-The ** * the First National Bank of ??kn, Pa., against John Rkelton Will P* Controller of the Currency, was ?**n?d before Federal Judge Charles BU!m h"C t0"d8>' C/.^. \, b,tw*en Controller Will ?add.? **Pr??*nt*tive Louls T. Mc KsUn . h Preo'dent of the bank. 170 Ji'ii ? com?1&int, which eoron jTWWUd page*, Mt- forth that Wu|. ?a7?ft,' Up?r' the h*Tlk to 'urnish *Z IT *,h*rd8hiP 'or the instl < *,*?.."* nf h*Hl t<*hn!caliti*? N V/MMln!n? order was i,. V,?i?/fom ??'""? upo? the bank *? !a the complaint. President ls Reviled By German Populace PARIS, May 19.?Describing re? cent demonstrations before the Adlon Hotel in Berlin u dispatch to the "Temps" from the German capi? tal says the crowd shouted: "Down with France, England, America, Cle menceau, Foch and Wilson!" It 6ays that the shouts against Wilson seemed to indicate that he is par ticularly reviled by the German populace, public opinion "not par doning him for interpreting the four? teen points at varianee with the Ger? man interpretation of them." New Congress Meets to Solve Reconstruction Republicans Organize Both Branches and Prepare to Push Their Leg islative Programme WASHINGTON, May 19.?The Sixty tixth (or "reconstructive") Congres.", called in extiaordinary session by President Wilson from Paris, met to? day at noon and was organized by Republican majorities both in the House and Senate. Representative Gillett, of Massachu | setts, was elected Speaker of the House I over Representative Champ Clark.. of j Missouri, Democratic candidate and ! former Speaker, by a vote of 227 to 172. Senator Cummins, of lowa, the Re ! publican candidate, was chosen Presi | dent pro tempore of the Senate over i Senator Pittman, of Nevada, Democrat, j 47 to 42. Several Democrats were ab I sent, but all the Republicans were in ! their seats, two withholding their I votes. Republicans in Control The Republicans of both bodies also j elected full slates of other officers and j thus, for the lirst time since 1911, re I turned to control of the American Na [ tional Legislature. Routine affairs of organization com prised the opening day's proceedings, both bodies adjourning until noon to morrow, when President Wilson's cable message will be read separately in the Senate and House by clerks. The Sen? ate to-day concluded its session in fifty minutes and tne House in two hours and twenty minutes. Although keenly realized by all mem? bers, there was no outward evidence in the initial procecdings of the enor- j mous amount of work ahead. The peace | treaty with Germany, including the ; league of nations covenant, the Aus- j trian treaty and the proposed conven tion for the protection of France, are j not expected before next month. All hold j promise of dramatic debate. Important Work, Says Lodge Commenting on the Republicans' or- ! ganization of the Senate and the legis- i lative situation, Republican Leader ' Lodge, in a statement to-night, said: "The Congress ought to have been I called two months ago, because there is an immense amount of legislation of the highest importance pressing for action. There are eight appropriation bills involving vast sums of money which ought to be passed before the first of July. There is also the rail? road legislation, which is of enormous irnportance to the stability of business in this country and which ought to be taken up and dealt with as soon as possible." Will Itush Appropriation* Appropriation bills which failed ln the filibuster last March will be rushed immediately in the House. Chairman Good of the House Appropriations Com? mittee to-night called a meeting for to-morrow to beg'm work on tho general deflciency measure. Legislation dealing with railroads, telegraphs and telephones, woman suffrage, prohibition, repeal of the lux? ury taxes and other pressing subjects is promised ln tho van of important economie and reconstruction measures. This legislation is expected by lead? ers to hold Congress in session almost continuously until tho Presidential conventiona of 1920. Invcstigations planncd by the Republicans of numer ous administration acts also are ex? pected to begin in tho near future, with inaugurution probable in the Continued on page four When you leave town this summer? have The Tribune foliow you to your vacation home. 'Phone Beekman 3000, or write to Sub ?cription Dept., New York Tribune, 154 Nansau St., N. Y, C. Allies Hear Foch's Plan To Force Foe Pershing Postpones Visit to Britain as Allies Consider Steps to Take if Treaty Is Not Signed German Protests Answered by Paris Economie Demands Meet With Sharp Rejection bv Entente Leaders PARIS, May 19 (By The Associated Press).?Marshal Foch to-day laid be? fore the council of four his plan for military operations that are to bc put into effect in case the German pleni potentiaries decline to sign the peaco treaty. After the conference between Marshal Foch and the council of four President Wilson had a talk with General Persh? ing. It became known later that General Pershing'.s visit to London may be postponed in order to await develop ments. Allies Reply to Protest A reply by the Allied and associated governments to the German note pro testing against the economie terms of the peace treaty as being calculatcd to cause the industrial ruin of Germany has been delivered to the German pence plenipotentiaries. The reply is under eleven heads and answers each German contention. It. declares that the Allied and associated governments in framing the economie terms "had no intention to destroy Germany's economie life." On the contrary, the report points out that in the reconstruction of tho world''? affairs Germany will have her p;irt in the progressive dcvelopment, but also will share with the rest of the world in the. economie losses and disadvantages inevitably resulting from the war. Relief in Disarmament The reply declares that the German ! note fails to take into consideration the fact that the disarmament of Ger? many and the end of militarism will relieve tha-> German people of an im mense burden of taxation and return to the ranks of useful production mill ions of men formerly in the army who have been entirely withdrawn from industrial or agricultural activity. The reply also makes an emphatic rejoinder to the German complaint that the loss of the German merchant marine will throw out of work thou sands of German merchant seamen. Germany Must Stand Her Share The Allies' answer is that the de struction of merchant ships, chiefly by German submarines, has had the un fortunate effect of limiting the oppor? tunities for work of seamen through? out the world, the Allied powers being the greatest sufferers. lt adds that there clearly is no rea? son why Germany should be exempted from its share of the economie disad vantage growing out of this destruction of merchant ships. The reply on the economie ob.jections is regarded as one of the best docu ments in the exchange of notes. Many persons attribute it to President Wilson. Ebert Expects Aid In Treaty Protest BERLIN, May 19 fBy The Associated i Press).?President Ebert, in address- i 'tig a demonstration here yesterday, \ said that Germany would "never sign I the peaco terms." The demonstration was held in the Lustgarten and was altended by a great crowd. President Ebert de scribed the peace terms as "the product of tho enemy's revengeful hys tciia," and added: "Foreign countries will not permit the proscription of Germany. They v/ill rnino their voiceg with us that this peaco of enslavement. which we will never sign, shall not come to pass." Letts Occupy Riga; Kill Red Commissioners COPENIIAGEN, Mny 19. Lettish guards havo occupied Rigu nnd have executed most of tho Bolshevik com misKioners there, according to an an? nouncement mndo by tho Lettish Infor? mation Bureau here. lf you <'/in aavn money you <nn liivnut. whlla you aava. Ank for rmrLlfculara of i'nrtlal I'Hyirtrni. ?'li?n. iohn Mulr ft t'o.,Tli Vwe.y_Adrt. HA Ji'way_J Bishop Greer Dead at Age Of 75 Years End Comes at 6:10 P. M. in St. Luke's Hospital, Where He Underwent Operation on May 12 His Daughters At His Beclside Noted Chiirchman Ha<l Been 111 Many Months With Intestinal Trouble The Right Rev. David II. Greer, for eleven years Bishop of tho Episcopal Diocese of Xew York, died at 6:10 p. m. yesterday at St. Luke's Hospital. He was seventy-five years old. An op? eration for intestinal trouble had been performed May 12. His daughters were at his bedside when ho died. Bishop Greer's health had been poor during most of the winter. A few months ago he spent ten days at the hcspital, undergoing treatment for the same trouble which caused his death. . Upon his discharge he appeared greatly I improved and was to have presided 1 May 12 at the annual convention of j the New York Diocesun Council. lllness seized him that day. however, ! and ho was taken to the hospital. j The operation was performed by j Dr3. Frank Mathews, Charles Teck and ; Austin Hollis. Tho pa'tient rallied j satisfactorily and the sossions of the I Diocesan Council were cheered by re? ports of his progress toward recovery. Turn for the Worse He continued to gain in strength for nearly a week. Sunday he took a turn for the worse, but his condition im? proved during tho night. Shortly after he awoke yesterday morning ho suf fored^ a relapse, however. Announce ments made at the hospital during the morning were that the patient had had a reverse, but was in no immediate dariger. Early in the afternoon there was a consultation of physicians at the hos? pital, following which it was announced that Bishop Greer was sinking and probably would not rally. A bulletin issued at 3:50 p. ni. by Pr. George C. Clovor, superintendent of the hospital,! said Bishop Greer was making a brave \ light, but was losing and probably would not livo through the night. Prayers for his recovery were offered at services in the chapel in tho hos? pital. During the services the end came and at their close it was an? nounced that Bishop Greer was dead. Funeral Friday Morning Following a conference of church '' officials in the home of the Very Rev. Howard C. Robbins, dean of the Ca thedral, last night Bishop Burch an? nounced that the funcral oi" Bishop ! Greer will be held from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at 11 o'clock i Friday morning. The services will be conducted by Bishop Burch, the Right Rev. Charles H. Brent, bishop of Western New York; the Right Rev. Ed win S. Blin, Bishop of New Orleans, and the Right Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd, president of the board of missions of | tho Protestant Episcopal Church of America. The simple Episcopal burial ritual ' will be used for the service. The Ca Continued on page eleven Flagship Reaches Harbor Under Her Own Power After Search Had Failed NC-4 Abandons Direct Flight Purposes to Join "Three" in Making Trip to Portugal WASHINGTON, May 19.?After ] weathering a sixty-mile gale and heavy seas, the missing seaplane j NC-3, flagship of the American | naval transatlantic flight squad ? ron, entered Ponta Delgada harbor ! to-day under her own power, nearly sixty hours from the time she was : forced down by fog when almost in j sight of the Azores, on the record i breaking flight from Newfoundland ! for Lisbon and Plyrnouth, England. Searching battleships and destroy ! ers, scouring the seas, and naval of? ficials had all but abandoned hope for | the safety of the flying ship and her ; crew of five when warships at Ponta j Delgada saw a 'plane taxying across i the water headtttj for the flight ob i jective in the Azores. News Is Hiirried To Mrs. Towers , Rear Admiral Jackson immediate | ly dispatched the tidings to the ; Navy Department by cable, rdiev ing the anxiety of officials ar.d end? ing the long vigil Mrs. Towers had kept since first news came last Sat? urday morning that her husband's 'plane hac! been lost in the fog three hundred miles from the Asores. The United States naval seaplane NC-4, under Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read, went through a pre- ! liminary test with its engines to-' day. The projected direct flight! from this place to Lisbon, Portugal, was abandoned temporarily on ac? count of shortage of fuel. Read lo Join NC-3 In I'liglit to Lisbon Rear Admiral Jackson at Ponta Delgada cabled the Navy Depart? ment to-night that the NC-4 would leave Horta, Fayal, to-morrow at 7 o'clock, Greenwich mean time (3 a. m. New York time), if weather con? ditions permit. A stop will be made at Ponta Delgada, the message said. There he will be able to refuel his seaplane and take off with the flag? ship on the 800-mile flight to Lisbon. The early hour set for the start' of the flight to Ponta Delgada was interpreted by naval officials here to mean that Commander Read would attempt to-morrow to make the entire trip of more than 925 nauticai miles to Lisbon, the real end of the transatlantic flight. The Continued on ]>agc three Above?Captain Harry G. Hawker, British aviator, who is believed I to have almost succeeded in flying- from Newfoundland to Ireland. Below?The aeroplane in which Captain Hawker made the trip, with its wheels dropped, showing skids with which it was hoped to make a safe - landing. HORTA, May 19? (By The Associated i Press).- Tho crew of the NC-1 wers i picked up by the steamship Ionia Sat- i urday afternoon after they had been j toss^ed about in the water for five hours i in their damaged 'plane. All the mem- ! bers were fatigued and su.ffering from i seasickness. The 'plane is almost a I total wreck. Commander P. N. C. Bellinger. skip per of the NC-1, and the members of' his crew who are on board the Colum? bia, were much refreshed to-day after; their harrowing experience. Lieutenant Commander Bellinger gave out the following statement: "The NC-1 was the last 'plane to j take the air at Trepassey, doing so atl 10:10 p. m. Friday (Greenwich time).! We proceeded on the course, being j guided by the smoke and searchlights ! from the destroyers and the star shells ! they sent up. After passing most of the station ships we did not meet with I any trouble until we goi into fog at > 11:10 a. m. Saturday, when we wer-. near Station LS. Alter being in the fog for some time we alighted on the water at 1:10 d. m. Saturday. "We kept to our course until we struck the fog, when ve lost our bear ings. We deemed it advisable to head into the wind toward land to get our bearings beforo proceeding. We were then flying about 3,000 feet up. We dropped to fifty feet in order to sight water and found the wirtd was in a different direction on the surface of the water than it was above and also that the fog was more dense at the lower altitude. "We made a good landing on the sea, which was rough and choppy with heavy swells. The strong wind con? tinued until we were picked up. "At (> p. m. (Greenwich time) we sighted the masts of the Ionia on its way to Fayal and Gibraltar. We were unable to see the hull of the Ionia and as she did not have wireless we were unable to communicate with her. We therefore started taxying toward her. "About this time the Ionia sighted Continued on page three an Thc routcB taken by the overscas aviators are indicated on tho map follows; Dotted line, United States naval seaplane NC-1; brokgn line ??? NC-3; singl;* straight lin, NC-4; twin straight line, Hawker's Sopwith 'plane. New World Record Made if Floating Tlane Off Irish Coast Was Fliers9 No Authentic News Received All Britain Shares Coneern Over Fate of Daring Aviator LONDON. Tuesday, May 20 (By | The Associated Press).?London spent yesterday in tense excitement ; and suspense waiting the result of i the bold attempt of Harry G. Haw? ker, the Australian aviator, to fly i across the Atlantic, and, after a day i and a night of anxious inquirie? ! and unverified rumors and specula i tion, the fate of the gallant avia? tors is still unknown. A Sopwith machine. supposed to be Hawker's, according to an Aa miralty wireless report from the Castletown station at 10:35 o'clock last night, descended to the surface | of the ocean forty iniles west of the : mouth of the River Shannon. Ad j miralty reports early this morning : said this information was not eon ; sidered reliable. According to this morning's is j sue of "The Daily Mail," Admiralty quarters in Queenstown, when ques tioned at 11:15 o'clock last night. j denied having received a wireless 1 dispatch from the Castletown sta? tion saying Hawker's machine had '. landed forty miles west of the ; mouth of the Shannon, or any other I wireless. Reported 10 Miles | Off Irish Coast The dispatch from the Castleton station at 10:55 o'clock la.;t night was reported to have said: "Sopwith machine down in lati tude 52.,'JO north, longitude 11 west, which is about forty iniles west of mouth of the Shannon." Moreover, it was asserted the especially sensitive wireless plant at BaJly Bunnion, on the northwest. coast of County Kerry, Ireland, did not receive the message. The Admiralty in London is in vestigating the mystery. The British government at 9:15 o'clock last evening had no informa? tion whatever concerning the fate of Hawker, according to a state? ment made in the Hou<?e of Com mons by Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Orme Wilson on behalf of the gov? ernment. The early unverified reports had it that the Sopwith machine en countered a gale which reduced its speed to forty miles an hour, and finally compelled it to descend ow? ing to exhaustion of gasolene. Crowds Wait to See Landing Crowds of people waited th* day long at the Brooklands airdrome. where Hawker learned to fly, be lieving the aviator would make his landing there, although exports had expressed the opinion that Hawker unlikely would be able to fly there after 5 o'clock this afternoon, owing to his limited supply of petrol. Mrs. Hawker Begins To Share Anxietv The vigil was kept long after dark, however. on the chance that the aviator might arrive. Mrs. Hawker remained at the airdrome until 9 o'clock. Her faith in her husband's skill had enabled her to endure the suspense calmly, but on leaving for home she was unable to conceal her anxiety, although she still remained comparativelv cheer ful. The fate of Hawker and Grieve cannot be deflnitely stated. and it is impossible even to assert that the machine found at sea is Hawker';. The weather off the Irish coast Monday was boisterous, with rain and haze. /'. The Admiralty has sent out all