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THURSDAY, JUXE 12, 1919
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TWn nrvn ? In Gr*?ter New York and I THREE CENTS
TWOCENTS^1thincommutIn?dlatanc? J Elaewheie
Root Showed Text to Lodge; Got It From Davison;
Big Four. Will Make Reply to Germans To-morrow
Nine Million Jews Present Bill of Rights at
aris
Nation-Wide
Wire Strike
Barely Felt
Company Officials Assert
Only Small Per Cent of
Keymen Left Posts at
Konenkamp's Call
15,000 to 25,000
Out, Says Union
Two Big Companies Deny
Any Great Delay in the i
Handling of Messages.
The first day of the nation-wide wire ;
strike, called by the Commercial i
Telegraphers' Union, and effective gen- I
erslly at 8 a. m. yesterday, brought no ;
noticeable break in telegraphic com- i
munication.
The early hours of the strike against
the Western Union Telegraph Com- ;
psny, the Postal system and the Amer
icsn Telephone and Telegraph Com?
pany drew a mass of conflicting state?
ments from company officials and
union men.
Strike leaders maintained that be- '
tween 15.000 and 25,000 keymen had
quit their posts all over the United
States. Telegraph company offiaials
declared the strike was a failure and
woold spend itself in a few days.
Ute last night in ^-Chicago, S. J.
ffonenkamp, president o*f the union,
said renorts showed definitely that j
-.^ore'^Rin 9,000 telegraphers were
already out. He added that complete
'. rures would probably approximate
18,000. By to-morrow, he stated, 75
per cent of the Western Union forces
would be out.
Says 'Phone Men Will Quit
:'he strike leader declared the strik
ii.'g keymen would be augmented by
t; icphone workers, who, he said, would
50 on strike Monday. Dispatches from
a!l over the country yesterday indi
cated that the telephone service had
not baen touched to any great extent.
^Newcomb Carlton, president of the'
Western Union, who said that the
-Strike had proved only a "slight irri
ticn," insisted that his company's
^stems were working normally with I
? "ly 175 of its 40,000 employes ab- i
?.\nt.
The Postal .company, through Ed- '
*^rd Reynolds, vice-president, ad- i
"i.ited a slight clogging of its wires,
OM to the fact that between 20 and
30 per cent of its 5,000 operators had I
joined the strikers. Mr. Reynolds I
*<1ded, however, that strikers were be
i'inning to come back last night, and
dtclared that messages were being
rcoved with only slight delay.
Railroad Men's Aid Denied
President Konenkamp asserted that
the companies were being hampered
oy the refusal of railroad telegraphers
to handle commercial business. Offi
mls denied this. Against Mr. Konen?
kamp's announcement that seriou3
trouble threatened in Canada, where
operators were refusing to handle
American business, was President
Carlton's statement that Canada had
Men working normally since 8 a. m.
yesterday, although he admitted there
had been a slight defection there dur
?if the preceding two houra.
Messenger boys were reported to
"ve joined the strikers in Chicago
*nd Atlantic City. A few minor dis
turbances were reported all over the
wuntry, but no serious clash between
police and pickets took place. Strike
leaders ordered union men to adhere
to "peaceful picketing."
There was no interruption of the
^le service furnished by the Mackay
?*mpany or the Western Union sys
totn. The cable operators, who main
toin their own international union,
?tuck to their keys.
Strike of Brokers' Wire Men Asked
An important development of the
?y came here in New York, where
<** strikers, a large percentage of
">em women, thronged into an as
**?b!y hall in the Pulitzer Building
Pa passed resolutions calling on
*T*sjdent Konenkamp to call out im
PJtUUljr the 3,600 telegraphers work
9r on brokerage wire systems in the
??Jted Ktates and Canada. Union of
'??!? said there were 700 such key
*?n in N?w York City and that most
?* them were members of the tclc
l*?phers' union.
p,??y Thomas, depoty international
rr??ldent of the union, in charge of
m Ustern District, including New
f?|. !nd N,w EnK'?n<J? declared that
?"y 1,000 keymen had quit th*ir in
"ruraents in this city. More than 60
w <???t of them, he said, were West
"* union men.
&*?>'te this the only apparent lndi
???? of the strike here was the pree
2?,*f. ?*?k???. who paced the p.ve
???? before the offlces of the West
-ILk ?* ?UeM*? ?rt??t workers not to
?trTkeV, *? Wt tb#lr lot wlth *?
Gtntinued on page ${r
The Scout Law
I?A Scout Is Trustworthy
A Scoufs honor is to be
trust ed. If he were to violate
his honor by tefling a lie, or by
cheating, or by not doing ex
actly a given task, when trusted
on his honor, he may be directed
to hand over his Scout badge.
U. S. Transport
InCrashWith
CargoCarrier
Graf Waldersee Is Struck
By Redondo 38 Miles
Off Sandy Hook ? Crew
And Passengers Rescued
Two steamship collisions occurred
in waters near New York last night.
One of the vessels rammed was the
Graf Waldersee, former German liner
now a United States transport. She
was struck 38 miles off Sindy Hook
by the Redondo, a cargo .^arrier.
The Yankee, a steamship oper&ted by
the United States Shipping Board, col
lided with the Italian steamer Argen
tina, and began to leak so badly her
captain and crew had to be taken
aboard the Argentina.
A wireless message early this morn?
ing stated the Patricia was taking pas?
sengers and crew from the Graf Wal?
dersee. Engine and fire rooms were
flooded at that time, but hopes were en
tertained the ship could be kept afloat.
The Naval Cruiser Transport Service
sent two tugs to the scene. The trans
port Leviathan and U. S. S. Patricia
were also standing by the Graf Wal?
dersee.
The Graf Waldersee collided with and
sank the steamship Norge in the Elbe
River in 1915.
She was bound for Brest, having
saiied from Hoboken yesterday The
Redondo, a freighter, was inbound from
Gibraltar. The Yankee was bound from
Norfolk, Va., to New York, and the
Argentina from Brooklyn to Italy.
The Yankee and the Argentina came
together near Fire Island. Details re
ceived up to 1 a. m. were meagre, but
it was stated that the captain and crew
lost no time in abandoning the Yankee
and that all were safely aboard the Ar?
gentina, which continued to stand by.
At the information offlce of the Port
of Embarkation, at Hoboken, it was
said this morning that there were only
nine army rrien, all officers, omthe Graf
Waldersee.
They are Colonel Frank G. Mauldin,
Lieutenant Colonel Robert O. Edwards
and Major Joseph C. Haw, coast artil
lery; Major James Longstreet, cavalry;
Captain Guy R. Doane, quartermaster
corps; Lieutenant Thomas B. Steel, in
fantry; Lieutenant Charles R. Gilhart,
Lieutenant John H. Lewis and Lieu?
tenant Hugh A. Palmer, field artillery.
There were no civilian passengers.
The Graf Waldersee, accordinjr to the
army officials at Hoboken, saiied just
thirty-five minutes after the transport
Von Steuben, which has on board 1,000
replacement troops. Where the Von
Steuben was at the time of the colli
sion could not be learned by the offi?
cials this morning.
Former German Liner
The Graf Waldersee was a Hamburg
American Line vessel of 8,375 tons.
She was built in Hamburg, Germany,
ip 1899. She became the property of
the United States after the Brussels
agreement of March 14, being sur-'
rendered in exchange for permission
Ito purchase 370,000 tons of foodstuffs
! monthly.
At the concluslon of hostilitics the
Graf Waldersee was in her home port
; of Hamburg. When turned over to this
country she saiied under the American
t flag, but was manned by a German
| crew. At the Allied ports to which the
j surrendered ships were sent, the Ger
j mans were sent home and replaced by
crewri of the Allied countries.
The Graf Waldersee arrived here on
' June 2 from Brest with troops.
It was the second trip of the ship
j since ahe was turned oved by the Ger
i mans and she was held here for minor
; repairs and for a general overhauling.
i When she saiied for Brest last night
i she carried nine army passengers and
j one representing the navy.
The Redondo, also operated *by the
i Shipping Board, was bound for New
York from Cette, France, having left
there May 28.
The Yankee is a 2,418-ton vessel, 296
feet long ar.d 40 feet wide. She was
built for the United States Shipping
'? Board in Cleveland in 1918. The Yan
I kee saiied from Newport News for New
i York on June 6.
Pershing Propose* To Send
375,000 Men Home In June
PAKIS, June 11 (By The Assoclated
Press).?General Pershing has advised
that he propoBes to transport 875,000
men horneward during June. This
| breaks all previous records for moving
j troops overseas and execeds the num?
ber Great Britain moved across the
Channel in any one month.
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House Votes
To Cut Down
Army and Navy
Limit of Former Tentatively
Fixed at 300,000 Men;
Daniels Estimate Pared
Down to $600,000,000
War Wages to Continue
Personnel Fixed on Sliding
Scale From 241,000 on
July 1 to 170,000 in 1920
WASHINGTON, June 11.?The House
of Representatives to-day moved to
reduce the military programme asked
for by the Administration by cutting
the size of the army from 400,000 to
300,000 and reducing the navy personnel
by a third, in both cases by withhold
ing appropriations.
Further reduction in the size of the
army to be maintained for the next
fiscal year was tentatively agreed upon
by the House in deciding to base ap?
propriations for pay and maintenance
on an army of 300,000 men, instead of
400,000, as recommended by the House
Military Committee.
The War Department had recom?
mended provision for an army of
509,000.
The controversy over the army's size
was brought to a test vote when an
item of $28,605,000 for the pay of line
officers came up for consideration.
Representative La Guardia, Republi
can, of ,New York, moved that it be
reduced to $20,200,000, making it in
proportion to an army of 300,000 men.
After two hours' debate the amend?
ment was passed by a vote of 59 to
37.
Supporters of the amendment con
tendfie*?that if provision were made for
400,000 the War D^artment would
make no effort to carry on the de
mobilization as rapidly as might be
possible.
Return of Troops Demanded
Representative Kearns (Republican),
of Ohio, asserted that people over the
entire country were demanding the re?
turn of the soldiers.
Representative Kahn, of California,
chairman of the Military Committee,
urged that the original estimates, based
on an army of 400,000 men, be passed,
saying that it would be a physical im
possibility to obtain a lower average.
"On July 1," he said, "there probably
will be 800,000 men still in the service,
and 500,000 by August 1. Thereafter
the decrease will be less rapid, and 1
doubt that the number will fall below
300,000 by the first of the year. By
the end of the fiscal year the number
will be reduced to 225,000. Taking an
average for the year, it can be clearly
seen that it will not fall below 400,000."
Representative Dont, of Alabama,
ranking minority member of the com?
mittee, said Congress was morally
bound to make ample provision for the
soldiers, and that this could not be
done "by blindly slashing the appropri?
ations."
ln pursuance of the new Congres
sional policy of economy, the Naval
Affairs Committee has cut down the
estimates of appropriation submitted
by Secretary Daniels about one-third.
The naval appropriation bill to be
reported to-morrow will carry approx
imately $600,000,000, which is $300,000,
000 less than the appropriations asked
by the Secretary and $120,000,000 under
the total carried in the bill as it was
passed by the House at the last ses?
sion.
The navy personnel is fixed at 241,
000 from July 1 to October 1; 191,000
from October 1 to January 1, 1920, and
170,000 from January 1 to July 1, 1920.
The personnel of the Marine Corps is
fired at 27,400 for the full fiscal year.
No new naval construction beyond
that already authorized is provided
for in the bill. The appropriation for
construction previously authorized
amounts to $133,000,000.
Pay Fixed on War Scale
A permancnt increase in pay of en
listed men, making the rate paid dur?
ing the war continue through times
of peace, is authorized in the bill, and
an appropriation* of $163,274,110 is
made for this purpose.
The proposal of Secretary Daniels to
divide the fleet into two squadrons,
one in the Atlantic and one in the Pa
cific, was approved by the committee,
and some appropriations were recom?
mended for new construction at naval
stations in the Pacific in conformity
with this policy.
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Labor Withholds
Unanimous Support
Of "Wet" Cause
Staff Correspondence
ATLANTIC CITY. June 11.?The ad
ocates of 2.75 per cent beer triumphed
>ver the advoca'jes of "bone dry" pro
libition in the convention of the Amer
can Federation of Labor to-day by a
rote of 26,475 to 4,005.
The result is not satisfactory to the
"wet" group. Leaders had figured on
i vote of not less than ten to one. They
say that until to-day's vote they were
ustified in saying labor was solid for
aeer.
The "dry" element, for which John B.
lennon, for many years treasurer of
he Federation, was a spokesman, is
;lated. Lennon was defeated in Buf
'alo two years ago, after more than
hirty years' service. by a coalition of
'wets." To-day it was he who forced
;he calling of the roll.
Would Prevent Idleness
Mr. Lennon said the record of the
:onvention proved the "dry" vote did
lot represent the full prohibition sen
iment of the convention, citing a state
nent by John P. Walker, of the min
?rs, that the matter of throwing large
lumbers of workers out of jobs was
vith him the determining factor.
The beer issue was raised, by John
P. Frey, chairman of the Committee
>n Rcsolutions, who took the floor sud
lenly and read this resolution:
"Whereas, the President of the
United States has, by executive or?
der, given instructions to stop all
brewing of beer, <ts well as near
bear, on December 1, 1918;
"Whereas, the war emergency pro?
hibition bill, as passed by Congress,
both houscs agreeing, and signed by
the President on Novepiber 21, 1918,
provides that the manufacture of
beer, as well as its sale, must be dis
continued July 1, 1919, and until the
demobilization of troops has taken
place; and
"Whereas, The national constitu
tional prohibition amendment, passed
by Congress, both Houscs agreeing,
has been ratified by the necessary
number of states to make national
prohibition a part of the organic. laws
of the United States; and
"Whereas, The foregoing is prin
cipally intended to deprive the work?
ers of America of the means to se
Continucd on page six
Seek League's
Protection for
Jewish Groups
Delegations Representing
Oppressed Minorities Ap
peal to Peacemakers in
Paris for New Terms
Delay Austrian Peace
Wilson Main Ally of the
Communities Protesting
Against Being Ignored
By Frederick Moore
New York 1'ribune
Special Cable Service
(Copyrlght, 1019. New York Tribune Inc.)
PARIS, June 11.?The "minorities'
problem, which is holding up the
Austrian treaty, is primarily a conflict
between the governments of the
smaller nations and the Jewish dele?
gations in Paris, which are largely
supported by President Wilson.
The Jewish delegations are not the
only representatives of the so-called
minorities, but they are overwhelm
ingly the most important. The Jewish
delegates in Paris represent 9,000,000
people scattered over three continents,
from America to Asia. They are conduct
ing their campaign primarily through
the American delegation, because the
Americans have assumed the foremost
position in attempting to sotve prob
lems hitherto regarded as internal and
which have seldom cajled fortn, prior
to the present war, any but unofficial
protests from humanitarians in the
various European nations.
The Jewish delegations are keeping
the Americans informed of their de
sires and advised of the conditions
under which-their people exist in the
smaller European countries on Ger?
many's eastern border. On Monday
the Jewish delegates handed the Ameri?
can delegation a lengthy detailed re?
port, giving the names of the Jews
who sufFered in the pogrom at Vilna
last month as further evidence of the
need for protection of the Jews under
the league of nations.
The report, drawn up by the Jewish
(lontinued nv. nnnp. fnur
5 Days To Be Given
Germans to Sign;
Reparation Sum
Is Not Determined
Few Changes
Made in Text
Teutons' Plea to Act
as Mandatories for
Colonies Rejected
PARIS, June 11 (By The Associated
Press).?Distinct progress was report?
ed to-night on the reply of the Allied
and associated governments to the
German counter proposals, and indica
tions are that the reply will be rea,dy
for delivery on Friday.
The Germans will be given five days'
limit for final action, which would
therefore come on or before June 18.
The main feature of this progress
was an agreement regarding the
reparation terms, which have been the
subject of a sharp controversy during
the past ten days.
Reparation Sum Not Fixed
As finally adopted, the terms do not
fix the definitc amount of reparations,
but the commission is required to fix
the amount witbin four months of the
signing of the treaty.
The main changes r.re explanations,
rather than modincp.tions, in order to I
meet the contention that the financial |
commission was vexatious, inquisi- i
torial and infringed Germany's rights
to conduct her own financial affairs. The
fevised terms clear away much that i
was open to the construction of being \
vexatious.
Final action on Germany's request I
for admission to the league of nations j
has not yet been reached, but the dis- j
cussion is declared to be tending tow- \
ard an accord. The Silesian question, I
which has given difficulty also, has virt
ually been settled.
Wilson's Return Indefinite
Although the chances are that"the
reply will be delivered by the end of
the week, President Wilson has made
no plans to start for Brussels, as he
Continved on page four
And All the King's Horses and All the King's Men Couldn't Put Humpty
Dumpty Together Again"
(Copj-right, 1919, New York Tribune luc.)
Wilson Telh Daughter
(Be Ready to Go Home'
New York Tribune
Special Cable Servict
(Copyrtght, 1919, New York Tribune Ine.)
T>ARIS, June 11.?Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of the Presi?
dent, who is singing for the Y. M.
C. A., is reported to have informed
that organization that her father has
requested her to be ready to leave
France at an hour's notice any day
after Thursday.
The assumption is that President
Wilson intends for her to accompany
him and Mrs. Wilson to the United
States.
Democrats to
Fight Knox
Resolution
Senator Hitehcock to Lead
Filibuster Against Vote on
Measure to Keep Peace
Treaty Pact Out of League
New York Tribune
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 11?Adminis
tration senators decided to-day to use
every possible means to prevent a vote j
on the Knox resolution asking the \
peace conference to separate the league |
of nations covenant from the peace
treaty, before the President returns
from Paris.
This decision was reached after sev?
eral conferences. Senator Hitehcock,
of Nebraska spokesnian for the admin?
istration, i3 very much perturbed over
the situation. TIe characterized the
Knox resolution as "a serious menace." j
Although confident the Senate if per-1
mitted to vote, would kill the proposal, i
Senator Hitehcock said it would "be |
calamitous" to have a vote at this j
time. More than a third of the Senate,!
he explained, might be shown in this |
way to oppose the league. Such a
notice served on the peace conference,
he fears, might be misconstrued and
upset the whole peace agreement.
Senator Hitehcock said that because
of the seriousness of the whole situa
tion and their belief that the league
opponents intend to "railroad through"
the Knox resolution, the Democrats ex- j
pect to filibuster with all their might. '
Consideration To-day
In the meantime, Republican leaders
took steps to get the subject before
the Senate. The Foreign Relations'.
Committee set to-morrow for consid- !
eration of the resolution. In all prob- ;
ability the measure, slightly amended, j
will be reported to the Senate for pas
sage during the morning hour.
Senator Knox said he would get the
question before the Senate at once by
moving that it be made the unfinished
business. Such a motlon is debatable
and no doubt would precipitate the I
whole discussion.
In committee it is expected that the ;
vcte will be 9 to 8 for the resolution.
Senator McCumber, of North Dakota,'
it is thought, will vote with the Demo
crats. Supporters of the league could ,
prevent a report by the use of the fili
buster in committee, but it is not
thought this will be done.
Opponents of the league plainly are !
elated over the situation. For the:
niost part the opposition is coming
from Republicans. Right now they:
have the Democrats "in a hole" so to i
speak, and intend to press their ad-;
vantage.
Expect Allies to Be Impressed
Administration Senators are expected
to start their filibuster when Senator j
Knox seeks to get his resolution before
the Senate. Republicans say this will i
be to their advantage because it will !
show to the peace conference that the ;
Democrats are afraid to get the sub- i
ject before the Senate and permit a '?
vote, therefore admitting defeat. Such !
men as Senators Lodge, of Massachu- ''
setts, and Knox, who had a long con- j
ference this afternoon, expect the al
Iied statesmen to be impressed by the |
seriousness of the objection in the Sen
ate to the league of nations even !
though the administrations succeeds in |
preventing a vote.
? Two Republican Senators, Mr. Mc?
Cumber and Mr. McNary, of Washing
ton, are known to oppose the Knox
resolution. Senator Kellogg, of Monne
sota, is being claimed by both sides.
He is not ready, he said late to-day, to
state his position. Democrats who will j
vote with the Republican majority are
Mr. Reed, of Missouri, and Mr. Gore, of j
Oklahoma. Senator Bankhead, of Ala
bama, and Senator Myers, of Montana, |
also are counted on to support the
Knox proposal.
Ambassador Davis Returns to
London; End Rhine Work
PARIS. June 11.?John W. Davfl,
American Ambassador to England, '.eft
for London to-day, his work on the spe?
cial commission to arrange for the
civil regime on the left bank of the
Rhine during the period of occupation
having been completed. The report of
the commission has been ptesented to
the Council of Four.
Treaty Leak Quickly
Explained; Sena?
tors See No Im
propriety in Act
Pact Is Called
No One's Secret
Morgan and Vander
lip Say They Did
Not See Document
By Carter Field
New York Tribun*
Waski-rigton Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 11.- Two mem?
bers of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.
caused the "leak of the peace treaty,"
it developed to-day at the opening of
the investigation by the Senate For
eign Relations Committee of reports
that "certain interests" in Wall Street
had copies of the te>;i while it was
being denied to the f-'?r,ate and the
people of the United States.
Thomas W. Lamont, on leave of ab
sence from J. P. Morgan & Co., while
he is representing the Treasury De
partment at the peace conference, gave
another partner of the firm, Henry P.
Davison, a copy of the text. This copy
was lent by Mr. Davison, on arriving
in this country, to Elihn Root. Mr.
Root allowed Senator Lodge to read
it while the Massachusetts Senator was
in New York a few days ago. This is
the copy whicii Mr. Lodge told the
Senate he had read.
There fs a strong probability that to
day's hearing, which was the first, also
will be the last, of the leak investiga?
tion. Several Senators would like to
question Mr. Lamont, who gave the
treaty to Mr. Davison, but most of
them seem to feel that further hear
ings are unnecc-ssary, especially as Mr.
Lamont is in France.
J. P. Morgan and Frank A. Vander
lip, retiring president of the'National
City Bank, the only witnessea besides
Messrs. .Root and Davison, sa/J they
had never seen a copy of the treaty
*ext.
Root Statement Voluntary
The explanation of the "leak"
was brought out in the tctimony
of ex-Senator Root, v/ho volun
tairly appeared to clear up the mys
tery, althouch ne had not been buid
rnoned. His appearance to-day was
a complete surprise to everyone cx
cept Senator Lodge, who had promis'ed
the Foreign Relations Committee %e
would ask permission to give the name
of the person who had allowed him
to read the treaty.
Most of the members of the com?
mittee seemed perfectly satisfied tnat
no wrong had been committed. Mr.
Davison's explanation that he /wanted
the text so as to have e!l the informa
tioti possible to guide him iu connec?
tion with organizing a league of Rcd '
Cross societies of the worjd to re
lieve the situation caused by the war,
and also to lay plaxis for the indus?
trial upbuilding of Europe, was ap
parently convincing to the committee
members, judging from their com
ments and questions.
His explanation of why he gave the
treaty to Senator Root ?that Mr. Root's
advice had been repeatedly asked and
given by ihe peace miasion, ar.d Mr.
Davison had thought the full text of
the treaty might aid Mr. Root as a
cable advisor of the peace mission"?
also seemed convincing to the commit?
tee members.
View Generally Accepted
Both Senator Root and Mr. Davison
defended vigorously their possession of
the treaty, and no Senator on the com?
mittee, with the possible exception of
Mr. Borah, some of whose questions
might have been otherwise interprctcd,
appeared to find any fault with tho
proceeding.
Senator Johnson, of California, and
others went out of their way to give
assurance to the contrary, emphasizing
that the only complaint they were mak?
ing was that the American people had
been denied the same information. Mr.
Root, whose experience - in interna?
tional affairs has given him a wide
reputation, not only assented to this,
but fiuid it would have been wiser on
the part of the President and bettor
for the public business if he had kept
the Senate informed of his progress
during the proceedings of the peace
conference.
Senator John Sharp Williams, the
closest friend the President has in th?
Senate, surprjjfd his colleagues by