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ffevy Neglected
Troop Convoy,
" Sims Asserts
Pepartment? Warned of the
Danger of Battle-Cruiser
Raid, Waited 10 Months
to Act, Admiral Charges
Shipping Faced Menace
Declare* Plan After Plan
Suggested by Washington
Was Rejected by Allies
WASHINGTON", March 16.?Germany
missed an opportunity to paralyze ship?
ping and American troop movements
to France in the summer of 1918 by not
sending a battle-cruiser to raid con
?roys, Rear Admiral Sims said to-day,
continuing his testimony before the
Senate committee investigating his.
charges against the Navy Department's
conduct of the war. Although the de?
partment was warned in September,
1017, of this danger, he said, it had no
comprehensive plan to combat such an
enemy move ten months later when the
danger was really imminent.
"The department acknowledged that
it had r.o approved plans and said that
? it depended upon the European forces
a::d upon the British grand fleet to
stand off the danger until it had time
to act," Admiral Sims asserted, adding
ihat a little "bluff on Germany's part
would have worked havoc with Allied
transportation. The department sug?
gested plan after plan in the interven?
ing months, the admiral said, all based
on a wrong premise and most of which
had been previously considered and re?
jected by the Allies as unworkable.
Aroused by Cruiser Reports
In August, 1918, word came that the
enemy was preparing two cruisers for
raiding duty. Admiral Sims continued,
and not until then (lid the department
abandon its own ideas and accept his
recommendation, made tea months be?
fore, that battleships be assigned to
protect troopships. He read from the
cablegram accepting Jjis plan, in which
the department said it was "only a tem?
porary expedient" and did not "solve
the problem o? continued enemy battle
cruiser activity in the Atlantic."
The same cable said that "no reply"
hid been received to a request by the
department that four Japanese battle
cruisers be assigned to the American
Atlantic fleet for duty against raiders
and that the department desired to
"know what will be the Admiralty's
policy as to the use of their battle
cruisers for pursuit in case of the es?
cape of an enemy battle-cruiser."
The admiral said that confusion as to
p'.ar- a: this stage of the war was an
"impressive example of the deplorable
absence of unity of command on the
seas, a measure which the Allies finally
adopted on land and which made vic?
tory possible."
Atlantic Shipping Threatened
"Fortunately, the enemy never at?
tempted a battle-cruiser raid," said the
oicer. "To any one at all familiar
with the case it is, to put it mildly, dis?
quieting to contemplate the confusion
of all Atlantic shipping, naval and
morchant, troop carriers and all, that
would have resulted if the raid had oc?
curred during those long-drawn-out
negotiations between Washington and
London in an attempt to reach a simple
decision as to joint action."
Admiral Sims discussed four plans
proposed by the department for defeat?
ing Germany on the sea. They were:
A protected lane through the danger
zone; the blocking of German ports by
sinking ships in the entrance; mine bar?
riers of nets and mines of types then
in use; mine barriers of mines of a
new type. All except the last were
impracticable, he declared, and much
time was wasted by the insistence of
the department that they be tried.
Ninth Science Church
Votes to Oust Reader
Mrs. Kain Said to Support the
Board of Directors in
.National Dispute
Because they are displeased with
Mrs. Winsome E. S. Kain's open sup?
port of the board of directors of the
Christian Science Church in Boston, a
majority of the members of the Ninth
Church of Christ, Scientist, here have
voted to oust her as the second reader.
Mrs. Kain has not yet received notifica?
tion of the action, she said yesterday.
The congregation was organized only
recently and has been holding services
in the Park Avenue Hotel.
The action to request Mrs. Kain's
resignation is for reasons directly op?
posite those which resulted in the ex?
pulsion of Wentworth B. Winslow as
first reader in the Seventh Church of
this city last month.
Mr. Winslow says he has been un?
able to account for the vote against
h:m in the Seventh Church, but it is
known that he was opposed to exclud?
ing the Christian Science publications
from the church and reading room, and
that the congregation favored the
ouster policy. Mrs. Kain's attitude is
:avorable to the directors and against
'?' a publications.
?Mrs. Kan is a professional practi?
tionerjvith offices at ?1G0 Fifth Avenue.
? ith il. E. Lesan, of this city, she was
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rectors and my hearty support of them
in the present conflict."
Mr. Ross resigned from the Ninth
Church two months ago.
Former Fire Captain Held
Charged With Holding Associa?
tion's Property
Patrick J. 0'Sullivan, a retired fire
captain living at 836 Forty-seventh
Street, Brooklyn, was held in $1,000
bail by Magistrate Schwab in Wash?
ington Heights Court yesterday for
examination next Wednesday on a
charge of withholding $24.000 in Lib
rety bonds, $500 in war saving stamps
i-nd books and records, the property of
the Firemen's Mutual Benevolent As?
sociation.
O'Sullivan, a director of the organi?
zation, was removed October 4 last, but
obtained an order from the State At
torney General forbidding his bcin>r
ousted until the expiration of his
term in June. It was not explained
how he came into possession of the '
orfranization's property. Magistrate
Schwab directed that a full complaint
be drawn.
Republicans
For Separate
Peace Treaty
Continued from page one
Britain," Senator William S. Kenyon, j
of Iowa, declared, after a series of
speeches by Senators Shields, of Tenn- '
esseo; Owen, of Oklahoma, and Phelan,
of California, in which the wrongs of
Ireland, Egypt and India were held up
to the Senate.
"1 am as good a friend of Iceland as |
any one else,' declared Mr. Kenyon, "not
only because election is approaching
but because I admire the sterling quali?
ties of the race. But let us have an
end of this fussing at Great Britain for
the purpose of gaining Irish votes.
Kenyon Defends British
"It would be an insult to the British (
nation for us to pass any such reserva?
tion and we don't want to insult her.
These two nations have got to stand to?
gether for civilization. We don't want ?
any disputes. Britain is now doing
what is the right and square thing for
Ireland.
"I wonder what we would think of j
her if people were going up and down ' ?
in England raising funds to establish ; .
the independence of and thus end Amer- !
ican rule in the Philippines, or Porto ? ?
Rico or the Virgin Islands. [
"I wish all this ciemagogery could ; '
be stopped, and we would let Britain t
manage her own affairs. I don't care ; '?
about any Irish votes gained by ma- ;
?gning Great Britain on the floor of '
this Senate.'' j
A vote is expected to be had to-mor- ! .
row on the Owen reservation and on \
amendments to it. Two additional res- !
ervations introduced to-day by Senator ! .
Reed, of Missouri, a Democratic irrec- j .
oncilable, will be taken up after the | j
Owen resolution is disposed of.
Johnson Cancels Speech
Dates to Vote on Treaty ,
WASHINGTON, March 16.?Senator
Johnson, of California, has cancelled
his speaking engagements in Michigan
and other states and is returning to ?
Washington to vote on the peace treaty.
It was said to-day that the Senator
Allied Mission
To Tour Russia
In Own Train
Car Equipped With Wireless
to Keep- League Inquiry
Board in Touch With
Worlcj While, En Route
L?nine To Be Entertained
Commissioners to Travel
Through Germany on Way
to Warsaw and Petrograd
Spectal Cable to The Tribune
PARIS, March 16.---While awaiting
Lenine's reply to the league of nations
telegram informing him of the resolu?
tions adopted by that body at Paris
preparations are rapidly being made
to send the proposed commission of in?
vestigation into Russia.
It is assumed that L?nine will not
offer any opposition, but his telegram
of reply is awaited before the full de?
tails of the league's plan will be pub?
lished. Meanwhile the executives of
the league have decided to send the
commission by special train direct |
from Paris, instead of having it pro- I
coed first to Petrograd by cruiser.
The present pian of the commission- !
ers is to live in their train, which will I
travel over the wide expanses of Rus- !
sia wherever tracks are. available and *
the mission desires to go. The train |
will carry its own wireless, and thus i
remain in constant touch with the out?
side Vorld.
Will Take Own Food
Besides, the wireless car, with its
own wireless operators, the train will
have sleeping accommodations for the
commissioners, their secretaries and
advisers, and a dining car with suffi
cient food to last the entire period of
the stay.
It ?3 planned that the mission will
not rely on the country for any of its
requirements.
During the tour Lenino and other
Bolshevik leaders will be entertained
aboard the train and the commission- !
ers will please themselves about ac- I
cepting the hospitality of Russia. Fooa !
hiiped to be able to fill his engagements
in New York and Indiana after the
vote in the Senate.
Bryan Bids Party
Ratify or Retire
Campaign Will Be Farce,
He Tells Democrats, if
Treaty ?s Held Up Noiv i
Special Dispatch to The Tribune \ '?
ASHEVILLE. N. C, March 16.?De- ! ,
daring that the Democratic campaign ?
next fall will be a farce if the Demo- |
:ratic members of the Senate refuse 1
to vote for ratification of the peace
treaty with reservations after a de- '
:ided majority therefor has been '
shown in the deliberations of that body t
William .1. Bryan in a statement given
out here to-day expressed the convie- j
tion that an amendment should bo i
made to the Conrtitution providing
;hat a majority vote in the Senate may ?
.nake peace treaties. ! t
Mr. Bryan said the Democrats should i
rote in favor of ratification, if they : 1
are to be consistent with the theory 1
of this government that a majority : ?
rules. i ?
The statement follows: ? ?
"The vote yesterday on Article X >
would seem to insure ratification with- | *
Dut further delay. The vote stood 56 ' ]
to 26, or four more than 2 to 1.1;
Subtracting the vote of the thirteen : 1
so-called 'irreconcilables' it leaves the j
vote 43 to 26 in favor of reservation as ! ;
it now stands. That is seventeen
more than a majority of those voting
:>r>. the proposition. Nearly all the
and drink are obtainable there, but
because of the prevalence of disease
the league has decided this is not
obligatory.
A feature of the league's train will
be the hospital car, containing the
latest medical equipment. A doctor
and two male nurses will be in attend?
ance in the event any of the commis?
sioners are attacked by the diseases
now sweeping various parts of Russia.
Thertf are also bathing facilities and
cars for use as offices, containing type?
writers, paper and other materials re?
quired i? writing reports.
A difficulty which presented itself
when the idea of a league of nations
train first was suggested was the ne?
cessity for having broad-gauge cars of
the Russian type, but the French Min?
istry of Transport assures the league
this difficulty can be overcome. The
league train, therefore, will start from
a Paris station and the commissioners
will return from their trip through
Russia after having been virtually
self-supporting during the whole jour?
ney.
Train to Leave Lato in April
Before leaving Paris the league's
commissioners will be advised to be in?
oculated against typhus, smallpox and
all other complaints it is possible for
them to guard against. The train is
expected to leave toward the end of
April. The route is at present unde?
cided, but presumably it will be
through Germany to Warsaw and
Petrograd. On the other hand, if diffi?
culties prevent taking the Warsaw
route, it will be possible to make the
journey by way of Bucharest ana
Bessarabia.
A second train for press representa?
tives will follow.
Since last Saturday's public meeting
of the league of nations a private ses?
sion has been held for the purpose of
dealing with the communication re-j
ceived from tlie Supreme Council on
the question of Armenia. No further
session will now be held until the
Rome meeting, which is fixed for about
April 25. The Rome meeting will be
the most important yet held, on ac?
count of the proposed confirmation of
the publication of the powers' rules
governing the league's assembly. The
first official meeting will not occur un?
til called by the President of the
United States.
The general feeling in Europe is that
the assembly should meet in the early
fall. It originally was Intended to hold
the first assembly meeting in Wash?
ington, but it is thought President
Wilson possibly will call it for Brus?
sels or Geneva. Though the United
States has not yet joined the league,
it is assumed that whatever directions
the President gives in calling the as?
sembly together will be followed with?
out question.
other reservations were carried by ma- j
jorities quite as decisive.
"It is no longer a matter of personal
opinion; it has now became a test of
the Senate's belief in popular govern?
ment. The fundamental principle in
a Democracy is the right of the ma?
jority to rule. If we repudiate that
principle in this country with what
consistency can we recommend it to
Europe? The Old World is watching
us and will judge our devotion to our |
form of government by what we do
rather than by what we say. 1 as
sume that the Democrats of the Sen- ?
\te will join iri ratification now that j
the majority has so clearly shown it- !
self.
"Our campaign will be a farce as well
as a failure if, after the Senate has so
emphatically expressed itself in favor
of ratiiying with reservations, our
jarty joins the 'irreconcilables' in op?
posing ratification in order to make,
the treaty a partisan issue. The con- j
:lition in Europe as well as the situa- '
:ion in this country demands immediate ;
ratification with the reservations j
agreed upon, unless a better compro- j '
mise can be obtained at once.
"If Democrats want to make the res- j ?
arvations an issue in the campaign j
they should make an effort to obtain ;
from the people at the polls a mandate
fcr such change as they desire. It would ;
be fatal to commit the party to the ob- j
struction of the will of the majority ?
if the Senate, constitutionally ex- j
nressed. The Senate action in dealings
ivith this treaty has shown the reed j
3? an amendment to the Constitution j
lermitting a majority to ratify a treaty. \
It oucht to be as easy to end a war as to ;
DCgin .- war."
Mr. Bryan arrived last night from j
Miami, Fla. He plans to depart for New
York at once to attend his birthday
dinner on March 10, and will reach ;
Washington to-morrow. I
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U, S. Expected
To Insist Allies
Remove Sultan
Believed Reply to Pro?
posal to Participate in
Turk Settlement Will De
maud Porte Be Moved
Churches Make Protesl
State Department Askec
to Oppose Allowing Rulei
to Occupy ConstantinopL
PARIS, March 16.?The United State
government, according to the "Temps,
to-day, has been sounded as to its vie'
of the settlement under consideratio
for the solution of the Turkish pro!
lern. The government has not yet re
plied, adds the newspaper, but Assist
ant Secretary of State Polk has give
expression to his personal opinion o
various points of the proposed adjusi
ment for the Near East.
From Tho Tribune's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 16.?Ame
ica's answer to the Allied proposal thi
she participate in the settlement of th
Turkish problem may go forward th
week, it was learned to-day. The r
piy, it is understood, will give tl
views of this government on the a
rangements tentatively made by tl
other powers.
Based on the known attitude of tl
Administration, the impression exis
that the reply will register objectio
by the United States to any settleme
which would permit the Sultan to co
tinue to occupy Constantinople as t
seat of the Turkish government.
Guardianship for Sultan
Advances made by the Allied govei
ments took the form, it is understo?
of a memorandum containing inforn
tion as to the tentative plan of sett
ment that was drawn jip two wet
ago in London, at a conference of i
Allied ambassadors. It provided tl
the Sultan should remain in Constan
nople, but under the guardianship
an international commission, to wh
he would be responsible for the c?
duct of affairs. As announced at '
time in the dispatches from London, 1
plan also undertook to dispose of c
tain portions of the Turkish holdii
in Europe through assignments
Greece and Rumania.
Since this plan was drawn up, h?
ever, events have transpired in A
Minor which, it is thought in offic
quarters here, might conceivably 1
to some modifications. These eve
involved principally the defeat of
French forces by the Nationalist Tu
at Marash and the massacres wh
followed. Following these happeni
the Allies landed a force at Consta
nople, with a threat of more rep?
sive measures in the event that
Sultan's government was unable
control matters better in Asia Mil
Whether these incidents have, in f
led to any suggestions for a modif
tion of the plan officials here have
been informed.
Independence for Armenia
Included in t'.e London arrangerr
was a proposal for recognizing the
dependence of Armenia, toward wl
proposition the sympathetic attii
of the United States already had 1
made known to the other powers,
jeetions of officials here concerning
various proposals that had previo
been made regarding Armenia i
based on the fact that the boundt
proposed would have left the new
public surrounded on all sides bv
tile Turks and without an outle
the Black Sea. To what extent these
objections may have been overcome in
the London plan was not disclosed to?
day, the entire information conveyed
to the State Department about the am?
bassadors' plan being dexsribed in well
informed quarters as "somewhat
vague." *
The strongest kind of pressure, it is
stated, is being brought to bear on the
government at Washington by relig?
ious denominations all over the country
against the retention of the Sultan in
Constantinople, these protests, it is
suggested, being reflected in the stand
which the State Department has hithr
crto taken.
Concerning the composition of the
international commission which it is
proposed to set up in Constantinople,
the impression prevails that the ar?
rangement is elastic enough to permit
eventually representation for Russia
in its personnel.
-. .
Weber Says Firm, Not He,
Bought Tax Agents' Meal
Tells of Notes Given Instead of
Cash Dividends; Denies
Bribe Offer
Jay A. Weber, secretary of the Pic?
torial Review Company, on trial in the
Federal Court before Judge Cushman
charged with attempted bribery ? of
agents of the Internal Revenue De?
partment to falsify income tax re?
turns of the corporation, took the stand
in his own behalf yesterday. His testi?
mony followed that of several charac?
ter witnesses.
In his direct examination by John B.
Stanch field Weber told of the coming
of Cropper and Schlanger, two Internal
Revenue accountants, to go over the
books of the company. He said that
numerous questions arose and, because
he was busy, he arranged to devote
the luncheon hour for the discussion of
them. He bought lunch for Gropper
and Schlanger, he testified, and put in
a bill to the company for the expense.
Weber told of the magazine and pat?
tern business conducted by the Pic?
torial Review Company. He said that
when Gropper a_nd Schlanger discovered
notes from stockholders in lieu of cash
received as dividends, after the di?
rectors had voted to rescind a dividend
payment, they made so much noise he
had to ask them to go to a reception
room to discuss the procedure.
Before the defense began its case
Mr. Stanchfield sought to have Judge
Cushman dismiss the indictment and
acquit the defendant on several
grounds. The court overruled Mr.
Stanchfield's motion in its entirety..
Hoover Gets Cracow Degree
WARSAW, March 16.?Cracow Uni?
versity has conferred the degree of
honorary doctor of medicine on Her?
bert Hoover for services rendered to
Poland.
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House Committee Refuses
Warship Appropriation
Funds for Two Giant Seaplanes
Also Denied in Measure
Favorably Reported
WASHINGTON, March 16.?No new
warship construction is authorised in
the annual naval appropriation bill as
ordered favorably reported to-day by
the House Naval Committee. Requests
for appropriations for building two
giant seaplanes- twice the size of the
transatlantic NC-4 and a mammoth
dirigible also were refused.
The measure carries a total of $424,
450,000, or $200,000,000 less than the
last appropriation bill.
The only money for construction ap?
proved by the committee was $104,000,
000 for continuing work on the unfin?
ished 1916 program.
Although the permanent authorized
strength of the navy is 143,000 men, the
committee provided pay on a basis of an
average force of 120,000 for the next
year.
The appropriation for aviation was
$15,800,000, including authorization for
small seaplanes and dirigibles and for
the establishment of six aviation bases
in continental United States, on sites
to be selected later.
The permanent strength of the Ma?
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