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BATTLE OF DRYS
AND WETS NEAR
IN MIKE REVOLT
Armed Force of U.S. Agents
Off to Seize Defiant
Michigan .Prosecutor.
WILL SHOOT, WARNING
Apprehension of Sheriffs,
Police and Citizens Also
Is Determined.
Society Women Rebuked
by Cardinal Mercier
BRUSSELS, Feb. 23: Cardinal
Mercier in his Lenten pas
toral letter blames society women
for setting a bad example for
srorkinr; women in what he terms
Uictr extravagant and audacious
di-css, sensual dances and luxury.
Dealing with the social prob
lem, the Cardinal decries Bolshe
vist tendencies 'and calls atten
tion to the necessity for recon
struction work. He also preaches
moderation 'in political contro
versies.
XATIYES WILL RESIST
Prohibition Leader Warns of
Trouble if Stato Authorities
Continue to Oppose.
TWO WOMEN ASK
'BIG FOUR' SEATS
Democrats May Sidetrack
Glynn and Mack to Pre
serve Harmony.
fecial to This Set sp New Toik IIdulp.
Chicago, Feb. 23. Malor A. V. Dal-
rjTiipl'1. supervisor of prohibition en
forcement for the Central Division,
left hero with a band of armed fed
eral agents at 6 o'clock this evening
for Iron county, Mich., where, it was
reported, thero was a rebellion against
prohibition.
Major Dalrymrjle declared that he
was going to Iron county for "a
thowdown between the Federal Gov
ernment and the violators of the Fed
eral i Eighteenth) Amendment. He de
clared that he would arrest P. A, Mc
Donough, Prosecuting Attorney of
Iron county: two Deputy Sheriffs, the
Captain of Police and three "Influential j
citizens" of the district wherein thej
allepeil revolt occurred.
"I do not want bloodshed, but If the
State authorities stand In the way I
in going to shoot," hesald just be
fore he left Chicago.
Denial ot a report of rebellion
asalnst prohibition enforcement In
Iron county was made by Mr. McDon
ough to the correspondent of The Sun
and New York Herald here this even
ing. Speaking over the long distance
telephone. Mr. McDonough declared
that it was "as quiet as a graveyard"
there, and that there was no rebellion.
He asserted that he was "helping the
CITY FOR MISS MAItBUUY
DEMOCRATS TO
CONFER AND END
PACTDEADLOCK
Senate Leaders Hope to Get
Decision on Lodge
Reservations.
DISPOSED TO ACCEPT
Simmons and Underwood
Active in Arranging
Conference.
WAITING FOR HITCHCOCK
Miss Mills of Syracuse the
Other Contender for Dele
gate to San Francisco.
However. Major Dalrymple looks on the
tltuation through other glasses. He de
clared that he had authority from the
Government In Washington to make
arrests, and that he would do so.
Must Be Showdown.
"This Is a showdown between the
federal Government and the violators
of the federal amendment," he said. "I
m going to enforce prohibition. I do
rot want bloodshed, but If the State au
thorities stand In the way and they are
U'.ked by their political cohorts, I am
roing to fhoot, I do not believe that
the rowdyism displayed by the State
officials, as reported to me, represents
the feelings of the people of Michigan.
Thtfe people showed by their vote some
time before the amendment just what
tiiev thought of prohibiten."
Major Dalrymple Is proceeding on the
theory that the arrest of Mr. Mc-Dono-jgh
and other Iron county officials
I necessary. It was authoritatively
nated that a request was made, by Fed
;al agents here to United States Com
Wfsioner Hutch, In Marquette, for war
rants to arrest these officials. The re
cast was refused. It was asserted, on
instructions by Myron H. Walker.
I'nlted States District Attorney In Grand
Rapids. Immediately H. M. Gaylor. as
sistant prohibition commissioner here,
instructed Major Dalrymple to proceed
wxler arms to Iron county and arrest
tSe men without warrants and then
to report to him.
Major Dalrymple referred to Mr.
Walker as "a wet through and through."
The possibility of trouble between the
Dalrymple forces and citizens of Iron
founty is regarded here as Imminent
Major Dalrymple should . arrive there
tanv to-morrow morning. Mt. Mc
Donouch. whose arrest Is asked! has a
'arg following among the citizens and
foreigners ot the county. With the
balrymple force Is Ieo J. Grove, pro-
tibttlon tommlssloncc for Iron county,
Hhn, it was charged, was arrested and
"ripped of his authority by Mr. Mc
Oonouch aftT Mr. Grove had arrested
tr-ie wealthy Italians and seized eleven
turn's of wine, llr'. GTove arrived In
'...aso to-Jay and made a full report to
Major Dalrmple. It was after he had
tntnn thlH report that Major Dalrymple
rot into communication with Washing
ton and it was definitely decided to
"ke an armed movement Into Iron
county.
I'roiecntor Denies ReTolt.
In his statement to the correspondent
Tnz fk.s and new York Hxrald here,
f M. Donough categorically denied the
reports of trouble In Iron county.
"Everything Is aa quiet as a grave
fi up here." he said. "There Is no
fttl!ion I am helping the Federal
JStnts every way possible. Iron county
" of the most patriotic counties In
America it is true that we have a lot
? Ita .ans and other foreigners here,
Jf ihej are patriotic. They bought
..'Jt,'han thelr share ot Liberty, bonds
-3 ar Savings Stamps. Their showing
J "i lied Cross and Salvation Army
ves was very creditable.
I 'a e wlrtd to the Governor and to
'-e A" rnej -feneral In Washington to
"-ir own men to Investigate condi
tion. ; ;i wlij t0UD(, tnat
rap ' ho started this report of a
r Hon arc a lot of cheap polltl
"s o e ther are seeking -notoriety
a I.- nd wtn (j,,, preMnt Admin-
Bpicial to Tni Bts ad New Toss IIezalb.
Auunt, Feb. 23. The Democratic
Stato convention, which meets here
Thursday, may be compelled to choose
two women delegates-at-large to the
party's national convention next June
aa the result of a bitter rivalry which
developed between the New York city
and up-State women voters.
Gov. Smith will head the delegation.
William Church Osborn, formerly State
chairman, is second on the list as it
now stands. Martin H. Glynn was
third until to-day, when It developed
that the party has on Us hands Its
first serious partisan conflict among
women.
Tammany practically has pledged Its
support to New York women, who have
eeltcted Miss Elisabeth Msxbury as
their representative. It Is understood
that the metropolitan delegation has
given notice that It considers the bar
gain closed and will Insist ucon Miss
Marbury's selection. Her name is now
third on the list
Up S.tato women at once filed a notice
of protest and insisted that If a woman
were to be named as one of the dele-gates-at-large.
the must be Miss Har
riet May Mills, of Syracuse. Further-
It Will Bo Necessary to Get 35
Votes From Minority
Party.
Moslems Come to Plead
for Turk Sovereignty
LONDON, Feb. 23. -A Moslem
delegation is now in Venice
on its way to London and Amer
ica. The delegation, which
claims to hold a mandate for sev
cnty million Indian Mussulmans,
has sent a statement here invok
intr President Wilson's twelfth
point with regard to assurance of
a secure sovereignty of the Turk.
ish portions of the Ottoman Em
pire. It begs that no final deci
sion with regard to Turkey's fu
ture be taken until the Mussul
man standpoint, which is main
tenance of the Ottoman Empire
Intact without prejudice to the
autonomy of non-Turkish peo
ples, is heard.
The delegation also demands
the Caliphate's retention of un
lettered custody of the holy
places. Otherwise, the delegation
warns, "the traditional loyalty to
Great Britain in India will in
fallibly be challenged."
NOTE ON FIUME
READY TO WIRE
Revised Draft Returned to
White House Receives Prcsi
dent's Approval.
TREATY TAKES NEW TURN
Bptrial to Tun Srv akd SEW Tosic Hrait.n.
Washington, Feb. 13. Leading Dem
ocratic Senators to-day began to ar
range the preliminaries for a Demo
cratic conference on the peace treaty,
which they hope 'may be held within a
few days. The conference will be asked
to determine whether the Lodge reser
vation programme shall be accepted
and the treaty ratified on that basis.
The disposition of Democrats to ac
cept the Lodge reservations Is stronger
than ever, and while leaders In the
conference movement admitted they
did not have enough votes In sight to
Insure ratification they strongly hoped
these might be'obtalned. , Spteiai to Tne 8c a.x Jw Toax Htum,
Senators Simmons (N. C.) and Under-1 Washington-. Feb. 23. America's
wood (Ala.) are taking the principal part answer to the recent note of the Pre-
.v- -1... e ,. mlers of Great Britain, France and
(Neb.), the acting Democratic leia;r. j Italy dealing with the question of the
they were not prepared to announce a : nationality of Flume received the ap-
deflnlte programme, but said as soon as ; , , ,,. ,, , j,
Senator Hitchcock returned the question ! Proval ot Pent Wilson late to-da
would be presented to him. ' and was returned at once to the State
Senator Simmons started early In the Department, where preparations at
day In the effort to arrange a confer-, . , .. . t.,
ence. He said there was undoubtedly a 1 once were made for Ita transTOlttal- "
disposition among the Democrats to ac-1 will require several hours to effect the
cept the Lodge reservations without COding 0( the note and Its decoding on
Hnnjrarv Probably Will Be
Called In Because of Com
mercial Interests.
Federal agents every way pOssIble.""fT more, the pioneers In politics gave
notice they would not accept Miss Mar
bury as their representative even If
officially designated.
The up-State women have succeeded
In obtaining a little New York support.
A delegation from the Seventeenth Ben
ate District has declared for Miss 'Milts,
and will meet her hero on Wednesday
with their up-State sisters to perfect
their plan for the fight The organiza
tion leaders also will meet Wednesday
to round out the programme for the
convention on Thursday. Members of
the other side.
The President's approval of the In
The
If necessary. In order to get ratification.
One of the leaders In the conference
movement said the best .Information Indl- j slrunlent nwef in question.
publicans could muster for ratification It I delays which have Intervened since
would still be necessary to lme-up thirty-1 Mr. Wilson drafted his outline of the
five Democrats to ratify. He was not note have been occasioned by the
ccnfldent, but was sure that the ten-! scrunuiou. revlew 0f the geographical.
dency is decidedly toward ratifying on
whatever basis Is possible.
Democratic leaders conceded that a
vote on the Republican resolution of rat
ification, If taken to-morrow, would
show more than the seven Democratic
votes which were enst for It last No
vember. On the Republican side it was
asserted that twenty-two Democrats
had asserted their villlngness to desert
economic and ethnological arguments
which the President expressed should
be couched In clean cut phrases and
ha.vd iifxin einert knowledge,
It Is said that the publication of the
entire correspondence on the vexed ques
tion of the future nationality of the port
of Flume soon would be made by tne
Btate Department It Is known to oe me
Intention of this Government that the
thn lead of the President and loin with
Seventeenth wiSEt Con'lttare the Republicans in an attempt to obtain j new note .hall
ml. Allr. n,.,r Miller. Charles iv i ratification ot the treaty. !as it Is received tn London. This obW-
Tiffany. Mrs. Montgomery Hare, Mrs. I Since the memorable letter of Presl
Oranville Temple Emmett. Mrs. John .dent "Wilson to the Democratic caucus
Blair. Mrs. Vanderbllt Webb. Mrs. Will- 'on November 19, In which he asked the
iam Temole Emmett. Miss Ethel Bab-' members of his party to vote against
cock. Mrs. Belmont Tiffany. Miss Ethel
Stebblns. Mrs. Henry Moskowltz. Mrs.
James Roosevelt and Miss Alice J. G.
Perkins.
The understanding to-night Is that
rather than run the risk of starting their
campaign with a fight among the womtn
ratification as proposed by the Repub
licans. there has been a feeling ot dis
satisfaction among the ranks of the
Democrats. This has been added to by
the seven Democrats who refused to
listen to the guidance of the President
and joined the Republicans voting against
members of their party, the leaders , the ratification of the treaty as offered
pracucaijy rave agreea " sena ooui Dy jir. Wilson.
Miss Marbury and Miss Mills.
Mr. Glynn Is said to have consented
to withdraw In the Interest of harmony.
So has Norman E. Mack. National Com
mitteeman from this State. If a com
promise can be reached with the women
Mr. Glynn will be selected as the Urtrd
delegate at large.
The purpose of the convention la to
select the delegates at large, outline a
policy and try to gel together. The
party has a lot of factional trouble In
It also Is common knowledge In the
capital that the possibilities In the ranks
of the Democratic supporters of the
President and the Administration for a
break have grown and that .the move of
the seven Democratic opponents of' the
treaty has met with some degree ot
success.
When askod about the attitude of
Democratic Senators toward ratification
in case the President should notify them
"I
r.t
w enforcing prohibition to the
tlRd I tffv finv mnn tn ivntM A
''atement to my fate. I will be the
run in iron county to extend the
P a.jiy of Michigan to Major Dalrym-
wiifn he arrives here to-morrow.
S.raebody has-blundered badly some-"t.-e
along the line, however. I think
Ut alter all the smoke has passed
lr It will be found that this was a
se of 'political cohorts' wandering- from
Unta."
vIV. 'i H hwirs by Trxln. jdaal
jySia Winter weailu tad vert. awta
it. ronv. K-t nf h im.Rtnt. iMrt. 'that he would not deposit a ratification
ers are dlwsatli fled because they have based " V"5 Lodse reservations Demo
not had as much patronage as they ex- j cra,tlc leaders admitted that it would
OeCted iii:anc a. bicm uiiicrcuv; 111 uie lining up
' j of the necessary thirty-five Democrats.
nn A xrrtC rmr rrrif I " caicumiea even 11 rauneu
ULmAPlUo InlJUlKl the treaty has a decided chance of never
JMTn not r a -irr' belrtg put Into effect so far as concerns
inlU UK I LLALtUt. ibe United States. Tlie President has
1 notified the Senate repeatedly that he
Asseinbly Resolution Provides fTl!1I!!iienv,,n
. . . n .. . , . ,the Lodge reservations. Many Senators
Questioning on Political Fund. " have all along regarded Oils as a bluff.
Including some or the President's strong
est supporters, who have said that In
whatever form it might be ratified the
President would be delighted to deposit
the ratification.
But more recently the President's
threat to the European Powers to with
draw the treaty unless the Adriatic
question were settled according to his
views has placed him in a position from
which It will be much more difficult for
him to withdraw.
Bptrial to Tnz Sex 4D New Toie IIiuu,
Axjbant, Feb. 2J. Legislative Investl
(ration of the Anti-Saloon League's
finances Is demanded in a resolution pre
sented to-night by Assemblyman Cuvll
ller. Democrat ot New York. Mr. Cu
vllller said he believed It was the duty
of the Assembly to find out whether the
league contributed last autumn to the
campaign funds of any member of the
Senate or Assembly.
Such an Inquiry would determine the
activities of the league, the resolution
states, and settle whether the foes of
rum are operating within the provision
of their charter and whether their or
ganization was formed for political pur-
poses.
If the league Is not a political cor
poration and It made political contribu
tions, Ita officers and agents are guilty
of a misdemeanor, the resolution "states.
ROPER SEES BILLION
IN CLOSE TAX AUDIT
BILL SHIFTING VOTES
IN ITS THIRD READING
Brooklyn Democrats Threaten
Fight if It' Passes.
Sttciel to Tnz Sc.i akd New Toas Rziald.
Am ant, Feb. 23. -The Burllngame
hill, which Indirectly will cut 4.000 raod
Democratic votes out of John H. Mc-
Cooey'a Brooklyn district and plant them
In Charles F. Murphy's backyard, at the
rame time relieving Jacob A. Mclnninn
Would Add to Present Force t just much opposition strength
to Find Lost Revenue.
un 11s race ine bin aims only
Special to The Sex in New Yoik IIebaio.
Washington, Feb. 2J. More tlian II,
VOO.000,000 In additional revenue can be
collected by a comprehensive audit of all
tax returns. Internal Commissioner Dan
iel C. Roper has Informed the House Ap
propriations Committee. Ills plans are
to Increase Immediately the .auditing
force by 750 skilled men and 800 auxll- profit by his loss. On the other hand.
ously necessitates the publication of the
preceding correspondence wiui nil urc
solutions which have been offered only
to be refused as untenable cither by the
Italian or the Juco-Slavs.
in reaching a conclusion with regard
to the Adriatic difficulty It has become
evident that the- Interested Powers. Italy
snd the Serb-Croat-Slovene State, with
the four major Powers of the allied and
associated group. America, Britain,
Prance and Janan. 'will draft a new
diplomatic Instrument Separate and dis
tinct from the penaing ot peace wtin
Himmrv. Thia. It was admitted here.
has been mads necessary In view ot the
fact that the coming International un
derstanding over Flume, the Immediate
hinterland and the debatable Islands of
the North Adriatic Is In no sense a part
of a peace treaty with the constricted
republic of Hungary.
It Is a boundary treaty among pre
sumably friendly Powers In which in
ternational Interests are Involved deeply.
Thus far the negotiations have been a
part of the conference looking to a
treaty of peace with the Hungarian re
public, but although previous to the
armistice the whole of Croatia was un
der Hungarian dominion the Hun
garians relinquished the territory after
their retreat and not even the shadow
of a claim to any Interest in it has been
put forward since. It Is as completely
separate from the question of the na
tionality of Flume as even the Turkish
or the Bulgarian treaty.
Access to the sea for the new Hun
garian republic will be attained In the
future by way of the Danube to Con
stanza on the Black Sea. Hungary may
and naturally will make use of the port
of Flume, but only as a convenience
and will use rail transportation over
alien lines to effect the connection.
It Is admitted that this final fact gives
reason for the possible Inclusion of Hun
gary In the proposed conference of the
Powers over the Adriatic solution. It Is
likely that Hungary will be Invited to
participate and she may be one of the
signatories to the boundary treaty which
will be the outcome, though it Is not on
the ground of her national rights, but
solely on the question of her commercial
Interest
to-night
to cut Statcn Island from the Brooklyn
ludlclal district and add It to Manhat
tan's. Richmond's 4.000 Democratic ma-1
jorlty will ds shifted with the proposed
reapportionment, however. j
John II. McCooey 1? angry at the Dro-
posal to weaken the part' vote In Brook
lyn, but Charles t . Murphy Is pleased to
No Dutch Reply on Kaiser.
London, Feb. 23. Andrew Bonar
Law. the Government leader, stated In
the House of Commons to-day that no
Intimation of the decision of the Nether
lands Govfrnment regarding the former
German Emperor had yet reached the
British Government
Mr. Bonar Law made this statement
Is reply to a question an to wnetner Hol
land had derided to keep the former
monarch in Curacao. Dutch West Indies.
FRANCO-BRITISH
TRADE POLICY IN
RDSSIAISFIXED
Premier Millerand Quoted
as Saying Agreement
Has Been Beached.
SENATE PASSES R. R. BILL;
NO W GOES TO PRESIDENT;
VETO IS HINTED IN DEBATE
COMMERCE TO BEGIN
Dealings to Ignore Moscow
Soviet's Control of
Cooperatives.
NORODNY BANK TO ACT
Desire to Escape From Too
Much Dependence on U. S.
Is Factor.
i
Sptcial Cable DetpatcJl to Tax Sw axd Niw ,
Yoax HebaLD. Cop7rtgKt, ISM, bv Tat Sex .
asp New Yoik Hzialo.
London, Feb. 23. Premier Millerand (
of France was quoted to-night as hav-1
lng said that the French and British '
Governments were agreed on a policy
In Russia. I
This, as well as other Indications in '
I
this connection, was Interpreted to .
mean that an agreement had been
leached In connection with trade with
the Russian cooperative societies '
and that this trade would begin
Irrespective of the fact that the co
operatives of Russia are under the
control of the Moscow Soviet Govern-'
ment a. fact which the Allies will Ig-'
r.ore until they are ready to grant for-,
mal recognition to the Bolshevik!. j
It was authoritatively stated that
banking arrangements In connection
with this trade will be very largely in
the hands of the Norodny Bank In
Moscow, which, while Russian named,
was owned by British capital. The
Bolshevlkl when they seized all Gov
ernment and private Industrial and
financial concerns, took possession ot
foreign owned Institutions aa well.
No secret Is made of the fact that the
desire for a settlement of the Russian
problem .arises out of British desire to
escape the commercial hegemony of the
L'nlted States. The strongest argu
ments used to-day concerned the possi
bility of obtaining raw materials from
Russia, and even from Germany, as the
surest way to find relief from the bur
dens of buylnr from America under ex
change rate conditions which cannot Im
prove as Ions as the balance of trade
favors the United States. This argu
ment was forcefully directed toward
France on account of her well known
pposltlon to doing business with the
Bolshevlkl or having any dealings with
them.
How' Senators Voted on the Railroad Bill.
Bpeelal to The Sex a,id New Yosk Heiald.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-The detail vote on the conference re
port on the Cummins-Esch railroad bill, which passed the Senate
to-day, follows:
REPUBLICANS.
For Ball (Del.), Brandegee (Conn.), Calder (N. Y.), Capper
(Kan.), Colt (R. I.), Cummins (la.), Curtis (Kan.), Elkins (W. Va.),
Fcrnald (Me.), Frclinghuysen (N. J.), Hale (Me.), Jones (Wash.),
Kellogg: (Minn.),Kenyon (la.), Keyc3 (N. H.), Lenroot (Wis.)rLodg.j
(Mass.), McClean (Conn.), McNary (Ore.), Nelson (Minn.), New
(Ind.), Page (Vt.), Phipps (Col.), Poindexter (Wash.), Smoot (Utah),
Spencer (Mo.), Sterling (S. D.), Sutherland (W. Va.), Townsend
(Mich.), Wadsworth (N. Y.), Warren (Wyo.) and -Watson (Ind.).
Total 32. v
DEMOCRATS.
For Beckham (Ky.), Fletcher (Fla.), Gay (La.), GIas3 (Va.),
Myers (Mon.), Phelan (Cal.), Pomerene (Ohio), Ransdell (La.),
Robinson (Ark.), Shields (Tenn.), Smith (Ga.), Smith (Md.), Under
wood (Ala.), Walsh (Mon.) and Williams (Miss.).
Total 15.
Total for adoption 47.
REPUBLICANS.
Against Borah (Idaho), France (Md.) and Gronna (N. D.).
Total 3.
DEMOCRATS.
Against Ashurst (Ariz.), Dial (S. C), Gore (Okla.), Harris
(Ga.), Harrison (Miss.), Johnson (S. D.), Jones (N. M.), King
(Utah), McKellar (Tenn.), Nugent (Idaho), Overman (N. C), Pitt
man (Nev.), Sheppard (Tex.) and Trammel (Fla.).
Total 14.
Total against adoption 17.
Pairings Bankhead (Ala.) for, with Culberson (Tex.) against;
McCormick (I1L) for, with Henderson (Nev.) against; Dillingham
(Vt.) for, with Swanson (Va.) .against; Fall (N. M.) for, with Ken
drick (Wyo.) against; Simmons (N. C.) for, with Kirby (Ark.)
against; McCumber (N. D.) for, with La Follette (Wis.) against;
Harding (Ohio) for, with Walsh (Mass.) against; and Edge (N. J.)
for, with Owen (Okla.) against.
Previous to the roll call it was announced that if Senators Hitch
cock (Neb.), Stanley (Ky.) and Chamberlain (Ore.), all Democrats
had been present they would have voted in support of the report.
Conference Beport on Mea$
ure Is Adopted by Vote
of 17 to 17.
3 BEPUBLICAN
'NOES'
Cummins Denies Guarantee
Is Given and Explodes
Critics! Claim.
TO STABILIZE R. R. CREDIT
ALL RUSSIA IS
NOW MOBILIZED
Every Able Bodied Man L'p to
35 Years Is Obliged
to Fight. '
llu.ilan Food Necesaary.
An unofficial statement said:
SOLDIERS GET'BI&' PAY
Strength Lies in Fact Oppo
nents Are "Worse Off, Says
Dutch Correspondent.
RAILWAY LABOR
IN STRIKE MOOD
Delegates to Jlceting to Act on
Wilson's Proposals Scent
Unfairness.
HOLD SECRET SESSIONS
Amsterdam, Feb. 23. A staff corre
spondent of the jaiidel6!ad who has
returned after a prolonged Journey
through Soviet Russia In describing
It Is conditions throughout the country and
quite onvious mat new conauions aris
ing from the recent Bolshevist suc
cesses necessitated discussions on the
part of the Council. Russian food Is
necessary to all Europe; Russian re
generation concerns the whole world.
Relations with Poland and many Incl-.
dental questions formed the basis of the
day's dlscuralons."
One of the Questions unrjermost In the
discussions to-day was the movement
of gold toward the New World. TheH
high cost of living has become a vital
political issue to every Government In
Rurope. There is a growinir disposition
on the part of politicians to blame this
on the unchecked flow of gold to Amer
ica. "As Ionir as European countries
are compelled to Import necessities prices
or tnose necessities will depend abso
lutely on the rate of exchange," Bald a
man close to to-day's dlsousslona "The
rate of exchange depends entirely on,
the quantity of bills available. When
nil the gold flows one way bills are at
premium. Tne result nas been a bic
change In the actual value of gold as
well as the prices of commodities."
It was tills argument that was pressed
on the French' at to-day's .meeting, the
ODject being to impress Premier Mil
lerand with the necessity of tradlnc with
Russia, as well as with Germany under
condition! which would enable Germany
to live. He was told that If he was able
reduce the high cost of llvlnir In
Franco and to boost the rate of ex.
change In favor of the franc, indemnities
irom oermany would be forrotten hv
his people.
There is reason to believe tht Pr.mi.,
Millerand reminded his confreres that
80,000,000 prosperous German farmers
constituted a menace to France greater
than the present Rhine watch could fore
fend. In a word, the French position Is
that If Germany is to be allowed to re
cover economically France must have
greater military guarantees of protection.
lary clerks to carry out this programme
at an estimated cost of $3,000,000, and
these recommendations nave been in
cluded In the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill now pending
before the House.
Most of the additional revenue would
be obtained from the so-called consoli
dated reins, which are thoee of oor
pentieM with several nMAarfea, 36-,
trouble will be started when Mr.
KoenUfa organization is handicapped to
ease up presaure on Mr. Livingston's
worxers.
Brooklyn Democrats fear Mr. Murphy
will urge the Governor to sign the meas
ure it It Is sent to htm. If he does ap
prove It he will be Inviting trouble'' la
Brooklyn, as the MeCooey organisation
has already threatened, & fight If. U kill
CLOSING TIME As!SD
$tXXi AND NEW YORK HERALD
In the army deals with the morale of
tho Soviet armies, the compulsory
military system, the ridicule of atroci
ties reported in the foreign press, divi
sions in the Red Army over Bolshe
vism and the well to do as well as the
poor in tho Soviet regime.
"Russia has been completely mobil
ized,' he says, "with all the able bodied
men of the country from the minimum
fighting age up to thirty-five years,
and with' officers regardless of age.
There Is no alternative and thoy are
obliged to fight under the general ad
ministration of the commissaries, who
are Bolshevist to the backbone. This
operates very effectively. A soldier
who deserts, betrays the cause or
otherwise fails in his duty Is shot: or
If he succeeds in escaping his family
Is held accountable."
Close View of Russian Army.
The correspondent, who apparently
tried to view things from a fair and
neutral standpoint, dined with several
Bolshevik officers' messes while en route
to Moscow from the Polish front and
had an opportunity to study the Red
army in detail.
"The soldiers." he says, "are polite and
there seems to be a quiet and agreeable
discipline. The pay Is 800 rubles a
month for a soldier, 3,200 for a company
leader and 4,200 for a regimental leader.
The former Generals of the Czar's army,
six of whom are now serving on Trot
zkya staff, get 8,000 roubles a month.
Nobody In Russia receives a larger sal
ary, with the exception of Lenlne, who
now gets 8.000 rubles a month.
Every Red army corps nas a board or
commissaries, and besides there Is a
commissary for every regiment, bat
talion, brigade and division. They wear
as a distinction & red star on the left
breast on which are embrossed a ham
mer and a plough, with a silver laurel
branch all around, and under It the dis
tinction of their arms, a small machine
gun. two crossed sabres, Ac
The omcers in tnia army are cauea
leaders and they wear an arm band
ference circles here Is demanding to bearing the Soviet coat of arms, and
know how, in view of the economic emDroiaereu oenemn . aro me s
turn the negotiations have taken, it will markings one. two, three or four golden
be possible to go on with this work with- blocKs.
out the United State, being represented "V' " ' I. "f
' bourge!"
J The contrast between various types In
j the officers' mess at Kreepke (near the
'polish front) proved striking, the cor
' respondent says. 'The brigade com-
' mander was a charming gentleman, for-
Unions to Ask President
Veto tho Cummins-Esch
Regulation Jfeasure.
to
No Contact With America.
Although American bankers here are
close touch with British bankers and
others, the fact remains that there Is
r.o political contact existent between the
council and the Washington Govern
ment and the Premiers are worried
rbout it.
Meanwhile every one in peace con
Continued on Third Page.
Washington-, Feb. 23. Railroad
labor is not satisfied with the way
things arc going with respect to Its
wage demands. This was indicated In
unmistakable manner la conferences
here to-day of union official, and gen
eral committeemen called to pass on
the President's settlement proposal.
Passage of tho railroad bill by the
Senate only served to add more bitter
ness to the talk of the union workers.
Arrival of 'scores of committee chair
men disclosed strike talk. The higher
officers were Inclined to discount this
evidence of the workers' feeling, but the
hotel lobbies buzzed with the possi
bilities.
Union spokesmen believed there was
no way -to avoid a direct appeal to the
President to veto the Cummins-Esch
measure. They declared it must be done
to satisfy the workers who have not
had a "close up" of thesltuation. But
as to hope that the legislation might
yet be kicked overboard, there was little
expression. ,
Heated discuFslona marked all of the
conferences of the fifteen organizations,
which met separately. None was able
to finish examination of the documents
which were transmitted between the
union officials, the Dircctor-Gercral and
the White House, as delegates continued
to Insist on assailing "the unfairness
with which Congress and the Govern
ment generally haa dealt with us." The
President's proposal Is by no means
sure of acceptance by the unions. It
drew attack from various angles, ac
cording to Information which leaked out
of the secret meetings.
The gist of the strike talk, as ex
pressed by several Influential union offi
cers, was that, the railroad organizations
have reason to assert their strength
through a walkout, but It was deemed
Inadvisable to carry out such a pro
gramme now.
One leader declared that the action of
the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employees and Shop Laborers In Issuing
the recent strike call had hurt the
workers' cause materially. He charac
terized that sort of thing as "damning
us In the eyes of the people, whom we
must have as our friends."
Leaders were confident of their power
to call a strike which would tie up all
transportation, but tnelr attitude wan
that peaceable means should be em
ployed If possible Those who sat
through the discussions with Director
Gnrsl Hln"" were desirous of negotiat
ing as long aa there was hope of success.
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,'meily a Colonel In the Czar's army and Representations to President.
commissaries, one has almost an aristo
cratic appearance; the other Is a big,
tall, unshaven brute with a sinister face.
"After so long underestimating the
strength of the Red army one must not
now exaggerate It," the correspondent
concludes, declaring that a year ago It
would have been a ridiculous army, but
now Its strength lies chiefly In the fact
that Its opponents axe worse off.
RXFAIR THE DAMAGE.
Attar aay U9 Father Jsha'a !ii3i&
fctlst to Wi )mw atrtagtt-Uftt
London-, Feb. 23. Sir Hamar Green
wood, Under Secretary for Home Af
fairs, replying to a question in the
House of Commons to-day said the
Government was aware that invitations
were being latued through the Amer
ican press Inviting subscriptions for
bond certificates of the Republic of Ire
land, but that Great Britain had made
no representations to the President of
the United 8tatea upon the matter.
Tts I-.rt.tr part t Sit Hamar'a answer
iru xreeted wllb eriea "Wfcyr
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Labor Leaders and Rail Of
ficials Hear Dchate Hines
Sends Message.
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Sptdal to The Sen a.no Niw Toik Hould.
WAaniN-OTON, Feb, 23. By a vote of
47 to 17 the Senate adopted to-day the
conference report on the railroad bill
which was passed y the House on
Saturday. Tho bill now goes to the
lYesldent Only three Republicans,
France (Md.), Gronna (N. D.) and
Borah (Idaho), voted in the negative.
There was a full day of debate, open
ing with a statement of the blll'a, sub
stance by Senator Cummins (la,), who
1 was in charge of It whether the
President will sign It has been ques
tioned for several days. The Impres
sion that he may veto It came up to
day when Senator Plttman (Nev.).
during a speech against it, Intimated
a strong belief that It might be re
jected at the White Houso and Its re
vision made necessary particularly as
tc the long and short haul provisions,
which are unsatisfactory to the lnter
rttountaln country.
As was the case In the House on
Saturday, the galleries were packed.
La Dor leaders of all the railroad unions,
tvho were in Washington attending a
.ver.ts of conferences to determine la
bor's attitude upon pending labor dlfll
cultiej! as well as on tho measure aa
It wan before the Senate, were among
tlx most Interested spectators.
The union leaders were called to
TVa'shlngton td vote' on the settlement
proposal submitted by tho President
and to take united action upon the
bill An American Fedefatlon of Labor
conference already has asked for Its
veto by the President
t
Rail Officials In Galleries.
Several railroad executives and 31.
Brlco Claggett, assistant director-general
of railroads, and other Railroad
Administration officials were In the
galleries.
The labor provisions of the bill were
the subject of a particularly lively dls
curslon. Senators Robinson (Ark.) and
Myers (Mon.), Democrats, denounced
the labor leaders for opposing the meas
ure In Its final form.
Further arrangements for turning th
railroads over to their corporate owner
on March 1 were made to-day by Director-General
Htnes. who sent the follow
ing telegraphic message to all regional
directors:
To facilitate the return of the rail
roads to their corporate owners at
12:01 A. M. March 1, In accordance
with the President's proclamation
please ascertain Immediately by wire
irom tne proper corporate officers of
all railroads in your region the cor
porate .officers to whom they desire
the heads of departments to report
on and after March 1, and upon re
ceipt of this Information issue proper
Instructions advising such heads of
departments that effective at that
time. Government operation will ceaso
and that, thereafter they will report
to the corporate officers designated
until otherwise instructed by the
corporations.
Summarizing .the bill as it finally has
passed and explaining Its divergences
from the original Senate and House
measures. Senator Cummins said:
"It Is, I think, my duty to call your
attention specifically to those parts of
the two measures wherein the differ
ences were fundamental apd could not te
settled by compromise. First, the bill
as It passed the Senato proposed the or
ganization of an additional tribunal
known as the transportation board.
Senate Clauses Changed
"Second, tho Senate bill provided, un
der certain conditions, for the Federal
incorporation of railway companies
either by reincorporation of existing
companies or original organization un
der Federal law. The House conferees
were so Inflexibly opposed to this prin
ciple that to reach any conclusion the
Senate conferees were compelled to
yield.
"Third, the Senate bill proceeded on
the declared theory that to make rate
regulations completely successful the
railway properties should be divided for
ownership and operation Into not lees
than twenty nor more than thirty-five
system, preserving fully the competition
In Service nt- existing and the estab
lished channels of trade and commerce.
In so far as the Senate bill contemplated
ecmpulcory cormWions the Senate
conferees have found It necessary to re
cede, but the real principle embodied In
the Senate bill has been preserved.
"While I regret that the House con
ferees could not be brought to- a com
plete acceptance of tli Senate Mil on
this subject I feel that the provisions
agreed on are a tremendous advam.ii
toward the desired end and will eventu
ally result In such n, rcndjusr.ment of
our railway systems that It v.ill bo pos
sible for the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to establsh charges for the ser
vice of transportation that will falrlj'
sustain all our railways without giving
to any of them an excessive return upon
the value of the property rendering tin
service.
No Guarantee In BUI. '
"Fourth, that part of tho Senate Mtl
known aa Section atf was accepted by
the House conferees with two principal
Bodlfioatloaa. Xho O&Ura aectlua wu .
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