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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED IN THE TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED :j*&&!> First to Last?the Truth: Me Vol. IAXIX No. 26,585 fCopjrrUht. 101?, New York Tribuno lnr.| P5 ' ^ <* ! * ? rials Adve rtisements SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1919 WEATHER Unsettled and slightly warmer to-day; probably thunderstorms. Fair to-morrow. Full Rrport on Pa*? 8 * * * i-wrt r-vv-ro ; ,n r"-e?trr ?? Torh and I THRFK CENTi TWO fE>TS ) within rommntinr dUt ^^^ b anil I ?lanr? J Steel Strike is Held Off After Talk ith Wilson Gompers Uses Influence to Induce Men to De j>. Their Threatened V k-Out for Present president Would \\iu^\ Production - I Said To Be Back of Lane's Finn to Call a General Conference; W ??<:?' Issue Up Later ffew York Tribvn? Washington Bvr*z-? WASHINGTON, Aug. 2?.?As a result j jf a conference held this afternoon be? tween President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, the j executive committee of tho Iron and | Steel Workers and President Wilson ? the threatened strike of steel workers j will be postponed for a short time at ! least. Neither Mr. Gompers nor any j member of the committee would even ' intimate what whs said or done at the ! conference, but member- of the com- ' nittee stated afterward that the inti? mation of yesterday tnat (iecisive ac-? tion was imminent in answer to the ultimatum of the United States Steel CorporatK.n rcfrardi>!?r a conference i would not be realized at once. j It is understood that John Fitzpat rick, D. J. Davis, Ed J. Evans, William ; Harmon and William Foster, represent- i ir:g the steel men. virtually have made ; Mr. Gompers a sort of super-chairman j of their committee and are relying im- ! plicitly or; his counsel. It is conject- : ured that Mr, Gompers has counselled i patience and deliberation in view of i the general labor and industrial crisis, | with th? thought that something may j shortly he done that will- aim at deal- ! ?tip comprehensively with the whole in- ? trien? problem of wages and the cost of living. Only Two Ways Pr?sidera Wiison. it was learned to- ? day, is fully convinced that something; j more fundamental than the prosecuting i of profiteers and the desultory trim- ' ming of prices must be done if the j high cost of living is to be reduced in ! 0 rational way, and it is likely that he disclosed to the steel men what he has ! in mind. He is reported to be convinced that there are only two ways to lower the cos? of living, One is to reduce the volume of the circulating media and th'i ether is to increase the volume of production. So long as capital and labor are at outs and the air is full of reports of strikes or impending strikes and there I je general industrial dislocation there I is no prospect of increasing production. I Su it is represented that the President I con need that the first step toward increasing production is to tranquillize : the ?aber situation. It is understood ! that Secretary Pane's statement of yes- \ terday advocating the calling of a joint i conference of capital and labor for the ? 1 i of getting together on a sort i o: new constitution of the relations of j labor and capital was put out with the I approval of the President as a means j o!" arousing public interest and pre? paring for the early issuance of a call ! lor such a conference. < abinet Consider? It The Cabinet already has given con-! ??deration to the idea and the matter, has been left to the council of national ; defence, which i< merely a committee ol the Cabinet, for tinal consideration.! '' h understood that the council will I '?'?' next week, and seek to lay down! the objects to tic attained by the con? ference and the basis of representa? tion and that soon thereafter the ? at will issue a call for such a r'?'. emphasizing in that con nection the plea he has already made j for ;. true,, in labor-capi'a! eontrover- ? ?ie pending the effort to apply deep-j E<j'; ?j re i icdies. Men bi n of the commtteie ridiculed i to-di y thi statement that a steel cor- ! poratii.n survey had shown "hat only i 10 pe? cent of the men were in organi- ' ?atio s. Ti.cv hinted that fully half j ol ? . 50 1,000 steel workers are ai? rea . in the unions and that the daily >dditions mount into '.lu- hundreds. Before seeing the President to-day '' eel workers' committee sent the foil wing telegram to James Mulhol land secretary of Iron ami Steel Work t: ' < ouncil, at Gary, Ind.: "Your telegram received, stating that iteel workers are being discriminated ? and discharged wholesale for purpo ? of forcing strike. The Bteel Companies are doing the same in many other places Hot in spite of this per try to hold men at work un? til all amicable means of settlement bave been , xhausted. "Th executive council of the Amer? ican Federation of Labor is negotiating ! ?or a eonfi r> nee with President Wilson j ' day. The steel companies show by '?'' " actions i, determination to force ' ' sue before the President has had chanco to pass on merits of contro- I versy. VVe are doing all possible to | secure justice for the men and to pre- | '?'< ' ' the national disaster of a general ?' ke in the steel industry. Do not strike under any circumstances until the strike date has been set by your committee." Gary Not to Respond Judge Libert 11. Gary, chairman of th" United States Steel Corporation, * ?'? make no response to the letter ?0m the steel organization committee; ?f the American Federation of Labor ? intimating that unless he consents to I receive the committee and confer on | * ':> ?"? - and working conditions a strike, *>11 follow. Al his offices in the Em- ' Pi? Building yesterday it was said that ? s'j far as Mr. Gary is concerned the incident was closed by his letter de? clining to meet the committee. ?n his absence from the city over the *eek-end it was explained that in de el.nirtg to meet the committee or to r?copnize its claim to the right to speak for the company'? employes ! Judge Gary spoke for the board of di- I ??eetprs, which is insistent on main- I wining its policy of not discussing its ? employment problems with m?n not j ?umbered amont the employes. il Wouldn't It Be Belter to Split a Little More Kindlinss Wood? Instead of Using So Much Kerosene? Rail Men in | West Going Back to Jobs Heed Hi?es' Warning and Arguments of Brother? hood Officials; Strike in 3 States Is Ending LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29.?Heeding the announcement of the government that it would run the trains at all costs after 7 o'clock to-morrow morn- ! ing;, and the determination of United States Marshal C. T. Walton, of Los Angeles, that trains would be given adequate protection, railroad strikers were beginning to return throughout Southern California to-night. What was regarded as a critical sit? uation in fruit transportation in the Fresno district was saved when the striking yardmen and switchmen decided to return. After a visit by A. F. Whitney, a vice-president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, striking workers at San Bernardino agreed to resume work. The strike throughout central Cali? fornia, which had paralyzed overland and regional transportation for two days, reached its final stages of col? lapse when the yard crews returned to the passenger and freight terminals in San Francisco. Trainmen Besume Work Trainmen were reported to have re? sumed work at Needles, Cal. The situ? ation at Barstow was considered grave. it was stated that trainmen there flatly refused to obey orders of officers of the railroad brotherhoods. After a conference with M.E.Mont? gomery, a representative of the engi? neers, Mr. Whitney said he was certain the men would return to work before morning, lie said he felt they wore being influenced "by persons with Bol? shevist tendencies." "The strike is illegal and absolutely without sanction of the brotherhoods, he said. "1 hope the men will return to work If they don't their places will be taken by other members of the brotherhood, who can be summoned here in short ord?r." Operation of trai:.s on the Southern Pacific. Santa Fe and Salt Lake rail? roads will start to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock, officials of these roads an? nounced. Trains to Have Protection Railroad officials said trains would be operated with crews available under government protection if the majority of the men do not report. It was stated a rift in the ranks of the strikers existed, the conservative ele? ment favoring return to work, while the radicals favored holding out until the object for which they struck? the reinstatement of Pacific electric train? men who are on strike, with full seni? ority rights?is attained. Robert J. O'Connor, United States District Attorney, announced here that he was preparing to ask warrants in the cases of all men alleged to have interfered with the operation of the mails or to have delayed the handling of perishable foodstuffs. He said com? plaints would not be asked against those who had returned to work before to-morrow. Even Drug Addicts Get Strike Habit Eight Refuse to Take //y oscine Treatment at Hospital; Arc Arrested The strike infection has spread to the ranks of the thug addicts. Eight patients who voluntarily committed tl'.enis Ivos to Riverside Hospital re- I fui-cd to submit to the hyoscine treat? ment and were arraigned in Mor lisiana court yesterday before Magistrate Henry H. Curran on a \ charge of disorderly conduct. They ! were William McCarthy and David j Simo of Brooklyn; Emil Meyer, 1742 Broadway; Harry Pollack, 182 Clare- j mont Avenue; Charles J. Kuehn, 134 | West 113th Street; Rudolph Propisil, 407 East Seventy-second Street; John , Flynn, 308 East Seventy-fifth Street; | and Thomas Nichols, 79 West 134th Street. \ i After hearing the testimony Magis- ? ?trate Curran committed all but Pro-! pisil, who is a returned soldier, to the j i workhouse hospital on Blackwell's Jsl ! and for further treatment. Propisil was i sent back to the hospital. During the ; taking of testimony, which lasted all ; day, Dr. John W. Crawford, resident | physician at Riverside, had to give the i patients morphine twice. Dr. Crawford, the complainant, told ' Magistrate Curran that the eight men liad heard that the hyoscine treatment 1 was doing more harm than good. He said they cited a case where one man S got broken eardrums from its use. i | Dr. Crawford pointed out that as drug1 addicts were very susceptible to such ? propaganda, he did everything in his I i power to keep it from the other pa- ? tients. When the eight disturbers of j I the peace refused to listen to reason j land threatened to alarm other patients,] it, was decided to segregate and arrest I them, declared Dr. Crawford. ' i The hyoscine treatment, the physi- ! cian said, was a mild form of "twi? light sleep" which counteracted the | i effects of drugs, leaving the patient in i a state of semi-coma for forty-eight | hours. Thirty-eight days was the time | necessary to cure the patient, he said, j Kuehn, who said he was an actor ? and a member or the Actors' Equity ? Association, told the magistrate he was' taking advantage of the strika to be j cured. Propisil, the ex-soldier', said he | became an addict as the result of being j gassed during the Argon no drive Commenting on the arraignment of j the addicts, Dr. Royal S. Copeland,; Health Commissioner, said last night he ! ? thought Magistrate Curran had done i the best thin,; possible. \ "The other patients are quite satis- j i lied so far," he said. "We have moved | ? nearly 400 into the hospital in the last ] week. Hyoscine is simply an anaesthet- j lis that sends them into a coma. It ' does not occasion any pain or suffer- I ? Ex-Senator Goff, at 79, Weds Nurse Half His Age CLARKSBURG, W. Va., Aug. 29.? Telegrams received by relatives here to-day announced the marriage of former United States Senator Nathan I Goff, of this city, and Miss Catherine j Penny, a nurse, in New York last night. Mr. Goff is seventy-nine years old and I his bride less than forty. -.???-m | HArPY DAYS I New York will have Us "Happy Pay?" nftor all. The Hippodrome Re-opens Mon | day (Labor Day). autujos and twice dally thereafter_Advt, Hylan Hints Nixon's Act Was Crime Instructs Corporation Couusel Burr to Fight Order Raising Fares on the North Shore Line Mayor Hylan yesterday threatened Public Service Commissioner Nixon with removal by the Governor unless he rescinded his order of Thursday in? creasing the rate of fare on the trol? ley cars of the New York & North Shore Traction Company. Commissioner Nixon replied that he was not a rubber stamp and would not be intimidated by the Mayor's threats end invited him to take the matter to the courts. The Mayor's answer was a letter to Corporation Counsel Burr, in which he said Commissioner Nixon had acted in deliberate disregard of the law. He quoted Section 1866 of the Penal Code, saying he believed Commissioner Nixon had violated its provisions. This car? ries a penalty of two years' imprison? ment, $1,000 fine, or both. He also directed that the officials of the trolley line in question bo directed not to charge the increased fare lest they also be liable to criminal prosecution. New Kates Enforced John G. Moran, secretary and vice president of the railway company, when the letter of the Mayor to the Corporation Counsel was called to his ? attention said: "We shall continue charging the new schedule of rates established by the ! Public Service Commission. If we did not do so we would be violating the j law. And we are not aware of any statute which would make us law- i breakers for complying with the law." ! Politicians are waiting for the next move, declaring that it will bring the long smouldering tight be- ; tween Mayor Hylan and Wrilliam Ran- ! dolph Hearst on the one hand, and ; Governor Smith, on the other, into the ! open. Nixon is Smith's appointee. The Governor came to town unex- I peetedly last night and had confer enees, it was understood, with those familiar with the situation. He will, unless his plans change, return to Albany this morning. The Mayor's letter to the Corpora? tion Counsel follows: "Public Service Commissioner Lewis Nixon has issued an order permitting the New York & North Shore Trac? tion Company to charge a large in? crease over the five-cent fare, which is the maximum the company is permitted to charge under the franchise granted by the city of New York. "In making this order Commissioner Continued on page nine Committee Again Amends Treaty; Demands Vote Eqnal to Britain's; Knox Pleads for Separate Peace Pennsylvanian Proposes I U. S. Waive indemnity! and Give Enemy Credit for Sum Due America Says Aim of War Has Been Attained! Wants Peace Declared as Soon as Three Nations Vote for Ratification New York Tribun? Wnxk'nalnn rlurr.au WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.?Senator Philander C. Knox, attacking the peace treaty in the Senate this after? noon, declared that the only safe way to deal with the Paris document was to reject it altogether and negotiate ! a separate pact with Germany. The Pennsylvania Senator recom I mended that the United States re? nounce all claims to indemnities, tnas ; much as America's war aims were ! satisfied when the Hohenzollcrns were i overthrown and there was now no rea 1 son to take part in European settle ; ments. He urged that Congress re I establish peace as soon as three of ; the Allied powers had brought the I treaty into force by their ratification. The treaty terms. Senator Knox said, went beyond the pale of interna? tional law and would be impossible of enforcement. He characterized them as constituting "not the treaty, but the truce of Verailles," and as laying the foundation "for centuries of blood? letting.'' Senator Knox said in part: "I wish at the outset to make my own position^ perfectly clear, that rea ! son or excuse for misunderstanding or ? misinterpretation may not exist. N'o ' one more abhors Germany's lawless 1 ness, her cruelty, her cross inhumanity in the conduct of this war than do I. i No one is more determined than I to ; make her pay the full penalty for the ? great wrongs she has inflicted ou civ ; ilization. The observations 1 shall make pre therefore dictated by no maudlin i sympathy for Germany, the felon who must suffer the penalty incident to his crime. "But 1 am vitally concerned in the pence of this world, and peace we must : have if it be attainable. But, Mr. President, I am convinced after the most painstaking consideration ? can i give that this treaty does not spell peace, but war?war more woful and devastating than the one we have but now closed. The instrument be l fore us is not the treaty but the truce ; of Versailles. It is for this body?the i coordinate treaty-making power of this great neutral nation of ours to make of the document a peace treaty if pos? sible, or, if that be impossible, then we mus', put this nation in such relation to the treaty and to the powers of the ! world that our voice may hereafter as ? ? heretofore be always raised for peace." Deplores Secret Negotiations Senator Knox said he deplored the j secrecy which attended the negotiation of the treaty, f.nd expressed confidence I that the American people were becom ! ing awakened to the gravity of the j issues involved in assuming the many burdens and entanglements involved in j the treaty. He observed that all the documents upon which the treaty is I based are not in the possession of the | Senate Foreign Relations Committee. i Discussing the proper functions of a ?peace treaty, Senator Knox said: "Mr. President, a treaty of peace has ! two great functions. In the first place, j it ends the war and brings back peace, ! and in the next place it gives to the ?victor his spoils, which normally take the form of territorial adjustments and monetary or other indemnity, either ! merely to make good his losses or, in ! addition, to impose a penalty. If the i victor be guided by a wise statesman ! ship, he so accommodates his spoils as ! 1 not to sow seeds for another conflict I with his erstwhile enemy. The great | war now ending was bottomed on Bis | marck's violation of this fundamental j principle. France overlooked her in? demnity, but she never forgot nor for? gave Alsace-Lorraine. There is, I warn you, Senators, many another Al? sace-Lorraine in the treaty laid be? fore us for action." Steps to Ratification Senator Knox then entered into a do tailed explanation of the steps neces? sary to a ratification of the treaty. Ex? plaining that the treaty came, into effect as soon as it was ratified by three of the principal Allied or associ? ated powers, he continued. "To bring peace between us and j Germany it is not necessary that we shall ratify this treaty. It is true Congress need not accept this treaty j termination of our belligerency, and j might by proper resolution, either j joint, concurrent, or by separate reso- . lution to the same effect by the Sen- ? ate and House, respectively, continue j this war, because to Congress exclu-1 sively belongs the authority to create a status of war, and therefore it might ! continue such a status by a new; declaration. But Congress has no de- ; sire to do and will not do this thing.' "On the other hand, Congress, while it cannot negotiate a peace with the enemy, can nevertheless end hostilities I with him by declaring as no longer : existent the status of war with him, which the Congress created by its own' act. Resolution Necessary "Thus, so soon as the first proc?s verbal is drawn under this treaty, Con- j gress may with all propriety, and i should to insure full legality to the ? act of the ? Executive in negotiating; this particular treaty provision, pass ai resolution?concurrent, because the! Executive, having already committed ! himself to the substance thereof, his | approval would be superfluous?which | shall declare that the status of war created by its resolution of April 6, | 1917, no longer exists and that a status of peace from that moment obtains. Thus we shall put the country immedi- | Continued on next page French Deputies Forego Speeches To Hasten Treaty's Ratification ?>ARIS, Aug. 29 i By The Associated Press).?The general discussion of ?*- the ratification of the peace treaty came to a dramatic conclusion this afternoon in the Chamber of Deputies when, after a stirring speech by Albert Thomas, former member of the War Council, more than twenty Deputies who were expected to take part in the debate announced their decision to refrain from speaking. The government was plainly embarrassed, all the ministers gathering around Premier Clemenceau. Finally Andr? Tardieu arose and said the government had anticipated a discussion lasting well into next week, but i was ready to proceed, and would require an hour and a half. Jean Bon, Socialist and extremist, then made a bitter attack, which made it a question of confidence, and all the government's supporters ral? lied to the Premier. The sitting was then adjourned until Tuesday. M. Viviani told The Associated Press that he expected the treaty would be ratified on Thursday or Friday next. In his speech Albert Thomas advocated the neutralization of the Rhine Valley under occupation, with the league of nations in conrol, and the capital of the league at Cologne or Aix-la-Chapelle. Deputy Maurice Barr?s advocated French propaganda and the dissemi? nation of French literature, art and language, so that when the fifteen years of occupation have ended the Rhine Valley may become a sort of Franco-German autonomous country. Urge Broad U. S. Mandate In Turkey I American Investigators Said to Favor Inclusion of More Than Armenia and Constantinople PARIS, Aug. 29 (By The Associated; Press). -The report of Charles R. ' Crane and Hence C. King bearing on their investigation of conditions in the , Near East has been submitted to the ? American delegation in three sections. i The first relates to Syria, the second ! to Mesopotamia, the third to non Arabic-speaking Turkey. ? The American commissioners said their report does not necessarily ad? vise a United States mandate for all of Turkey, but it is believed from their I discussions that they have reported that, in their opinion, much more than ; Armenia and Constantinople should be included in the American mandate if the United States decides to accept it. Syrians Want Palestine The report contains recommenda? tions as to mandataries, which the two commissioners refuse to disclose, but ' they discussed to-day with The Asso? ciated Press the results of their con ! ferences with delegations throughout ? Syria and other parts of Asia Minor. The Syrians generally hold that i ' Palestine should be included in Syria to afford a united country and oppose I I the Zionist movement, under the con- J I tention that the Jews form only 10; j per cent of the population of Palestine . ! at the present time, and the Moslems i i fear an influx from other countries. I The Syrian and all other peoples ' regarded the American mis-ion as a means of taking a plebiscite and frank- , ly expressed their views, which the i commissioners say probably would not j 1 have been possible had an international j mission gone to Asia Minor, as the con- j | ference contemplated. The French, ; ! however, refused to participate in such : a mission, and because of French un- ? 1 willingness the British withheld dele? gates. , ! Apparently there is a majority senti- ! j ment throughout Turkey favoring for j eign mandates as the best means for re habilitating the country, and, except in ; portions of Lebanon, where the French ? are favored, the commissioners assert, I there seems to be an overwhelming sentiment for a United States mandate. Tenants Form Soviet and Run House, Says Owner Apartment Reds so Belligerent He Can't Go Near Place, He Tells Court A victim of the power of the soviets i fled from the domination of the prole? tariat into Harlem court yesterday and demanded that Magistrate Simms appeal to the President or somebody to dissolve the Red republic that had been formed at 1294 Park Avenue. According to the refugee, who said i he was Abraham Levow, and had owned i the apartment house at the above ad? dress until his tenants told him he didn't, something had to be done im? mediately. The tenants, he said, had got tired paying rent and had formed a soviet. It was a belligerent soviet, he added, , with a battalion of death headed by I certain women tenants. Things had got to such a state, he moaned, that he didn't dare go near his property. As proof of the determination of the new i republic, he submitted that its forces : had even invaded the janitor's quartets : and defeated him. Tears stood in Mr. Levow's eyes as he. recited the culmination of the tragedy. The leaders of the battalion ! of death, he said, had collected $300 j rent and he hadn't seen a nickel of it. The social revolution, it was brought I out in court, came about through the j serving of dispossess notices on the > tenants by Levow. Th? tenants held1 a meeting, recruited a Red Guard and then marched triumphantly through I the building, shouting "The Bolsheviki are in control." The accused women were represented by counsel who, after listening to the j landlord's charges, asked for an ad? journment till September 4, which was i ?ranted. Wilson Will Invade Land O? the Enemy Will Spend 27 Days and Make 30 Set Speeches j in Effort to Set "Back; Fires" Under Senators I New York Triburg Washington Bureau. ! WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.- The Presi dent's speaking tour of twenty-seven days, during which he will make thirty i set speeches and many impromptu I talks, will begin next Wednesday i night, when the special train leaves ; Washington for Columbus, Ohio, where \ he will speak Thursday night. The 10,000-mile swing around the circle will : terminate at Washington on the morn- j ing of September "0. The itinerary, made public to-day at j the White House, shows that the Presi-j dent will carry his light into the parts of the Middle West and West whose [ representatives in the Senate have ! voiced the strongest opposition to the ? treaty and league of nations. His ' opening attack will be made in Ohio, | Senator Harding'.? constituency. The ! next stop3 will be made in Indiana, I i where he will endeavor to build back- j fires under Senators New and Watson. Will Invade Foe's Haunts By speaking in Iowa, South Dakota j and Minnesota the President will ad-! dress constituents of Republican Sen- ! ators who favor reservations to the treaty. In Missouri, where two speeches are scheduled, the President will be in j the territory represented by Senator ' Reed, the most outspoken Democrat : against the treaty. When California and Idaho are ! reached the President will combat the influence of Senators Johnson and! Borah, two of the bitterest enemies of the league. The fact that the Presi? dent pian<< to speak in the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake. City brings about an interesting situation, since Senator Smoot recently cited Mormon revela? tions against the league pact. The President's determination to de? vote so great a share of his time to the Pacific Coast is believed to be due to the strong opposition from there to the Shantung settlement. Accompanying the President will be Mrs. Wilson, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the j President's physician; Joseph P. I Tumulty, his secretary; three White i House stenographers, more than a j score of newspaper correspondents j and a squad 01 camera and movie ? operators. Joseph Murphy, Assistant! Chief of the Secret Service, will be in charge of the President's body? guard of a dozen men. The President's Itinerary Following is the itinerary: September 4, Columbus. September o, Indianapolis and St. Louis. September 6, Kansas City. September 6 and 7, Des Moines, with address night of September t>. September ?b, morning address in Omaha, Neb., and evening address in Sioux Falls, S. D. September 9, St. Paul and Minne? apolis. September 10, Bismarck, N. D. September 11, forenoon address in Billings, und evening address in Helena, Mont. September 12, forenoon address in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and afternoon address in Spokane, Wash. September 13 and 14, Tacoma, with evening address in Seattle, Septem? ber 14. September l?, Portland, Ore. September 17 and 18, San Francisco. September 19, afternoon and night in San Diego. September 20 and 21, Los Angeles. September 22, Reno, Nev. September 23, Salt Lake City. September 24, late afternoon address in Cheyenne, Wyo., spending the night in Denver. September 25, forenoon adress in Denver, and afternoon address in Pu? eblo, Colo. September 26, forenoon address in Wichita, Kan.; evening address in Ok? lahoma C.ty, Okla. September 27, midafternoon address in Little Rock, Ark., and night address in Memphis. September 28 and 29. Louisville. Two of Three Changes by Senators Moses, Fall and Johnson Strike at English League Power President Gives Up Signed Protocols i -?? Fall Would Forbid U. S. Reparations Envoy to Vote Without Order* JV>?,' York. Tn'bun* Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.?Three mor? amendments to the peace treaty wer? adopted to-day by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Two would re* duce the voting power of the British Empire in the league of nations as? sembly and the third would restrict the activities of the American members of the reparations committee set up by the treaty. I The first of the amendments hitting ! at British influence in the assembly, ! offered by Senator Iliram Johnson, o? California, would give the United States as many votes as the British Empire?a total of six. Great Britain is not mentioned, but it is provided that when any member of thu league has self-governing dominions or colo? nies or "parts of empire which aro members of the league the Uni'ed States shall have as many votes ?a the total. The phrase "parts of empire," Sen? ator Lodge said, was aimed at India, which, he declared, was inserte i "by force" at the peace conference, inas? much as India is not self-go -erning. All League Members Protected The second amendment, was proposed by Senator George 11. Moses, o:' New Hampshire. It provided that in any dispute ?ffe'-ting any country which had dominions or colonies or parts of empire which were represented ?n the league assembly, all would be barred from the vote settling the dispute with any other power. The idea is : i pr ? vent Canada, for instance, votin - ?? Great Britain and Xew Zealand and South Africa and India in a quarrel between Australia and Italy. This amendment goes further than tho Johnson amendment in that it protects all the league members instead of only the United States from the effect o: Great Britain's six votes. "I don't know how any one is going to defend a vote against this amend? ment giving the United States eouai representation with the British Um? pire," Senator Lodere said after tho meeting of the committee. "It will h<t a difficult 70te to defend before tho American people." McCumber With Democrats The Johnson amei h ni ' ed by a vote of 9 to 8, Senator McCumber voting with the Demi crats. V the ? i ? of Article III it adds the following: "Provided thai, when any me of the league has or posses e governing dominions or coloi ii parts of empire which are al o i em bers of the league, the United States shall have votes in the a sembly or council of the 1< aeuo numerically equal to the aggregate vote of member of the league and its self governing dominions and colonies and parts of empire in the coun? cil or assembly of the league." Senator McCumber proposed a sub? stitute for the Johnson amendment, which was defeated by a vote of 10 to 3, McCumber. Hitchcock and Swanson voting in the affirmative and John Sharp Williams voting with the Repub? licans in the negative. Senator Fall's Amendment The third amendment offered by Sei - ator Fall would res trie ; power of the United States de egate the Reparations Commission b> alter? ing the treaty clause to prevent I American from voting except wl n in? structed by the United States govern? ment to do bo in specific instances. To effect this end Senator Fall pn posed to amend the third hn?-, se< paragraph of Article II, Annex 2, by striking out the word-; "the United States." In the fourth line of the : a paragraph, section and annex, amend by inserting alter the period, fo' owing the word "occasion," the words "the delegate of the United States shall have no vote in the proceedings of tho commission except concerning a matter wherein such delegate is specifically instructed by his government to take part in proceedings of .the commission and to cast and record the vote of the United States thereupon; but shall al Ways have such right when Annex 3 to the reparation clauses, or any section thereof, is under consideration." The vote on this amendment was 9 to 8, Senator McCumber voting with the Democrats. Senator Moses proposed amendment applied to the end of paragraph 9 of Article XV: "Whenever the case referred to tho assembly involves a dispute between one number of the league and anothez member, whose self-governing domin? ions, colonies or parts of empire at? also represented in the assembly, neither the disputant members, nor any i of their said dominions, colonies or parts of empire shall have a vote upon any phase of the question." It was agreed to record this by vof.o of 9 to 8. Senator Knox's speech did not sur I prise the Senators with whom h? has | been talking lately, especially since th? luncheon in his office last week ol eight "irreconcllables/* Republican