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LETTERS LINK
BERKMAN WITH
GERMAN SPIES
Kiiinia (ioldmnn Also in
J'lot f Har Pnyal to Fo
ment India Revolution.
SK( IM'.T CODK 11KVKALKI)
I'iiihN Promised by Teuton
Airents Appcnl Mode to
eml I. W. W. Flffhtcrs.
at i i'l I'ripatch to Th Six
Ve tstllN'elTllN', Vol'. StKttllliK ml
juice, l.rliovpil liv tltp l'rpnrtmcnt ot
jiiXicr le !" tho threat! which will Ie.nl
i,i unr.u Hllng a i-oiryillcatcjl connection
of A'evaniler llerkman, Kmma (toltlmnn
nl otlKt letetep of tho I. W. V. and
kindred iirKiinlr.atlon.1 In the I'nlted
Ftalm with the llernian fpj sjrtem In
o'.hfr niintr'ct, w,is made public here
tfi-ntflit
Tn lrttrr mitten to ltoikin.in ley
Jl.tr t'.t.il, the f Hinder of tho Hindu
molutionary paper Cliailf In S.m I'rnn-
.,11 o7p.1 h the Department of Ju.-
-c at the tluip the olllees of the Jiubll-
.nioii Mnlhrr I'.arth were raided, are
ie foundation for (ho statement hy the ,
eicpArtint'w oi .induce mni Aii's.miior
"erl.iu.ili and Kmma Goldman "tvero ap.
wrc'ill cooperat hk with Oerman spies
m 'oreun rmintrles."
IU iMsal, author of the letter?, Is
m in Hrrlln and lia lieen there since.
"II tnrln;r In rlose innnectlon with
fc 'ierman t'orflsn OlTlce In trylne to
orranlio 1 Hindu revolution. Itatn
randr.i, now nnductliii tho periodical
ffiiaile.l h liar l'ayal. Is on trial In San
F-nnrl.-. o now, ciarited with c in.plr.)r.v
(o cot on foot a military expedition
.icaint India l'jitm,i (toldman and
R,"rlimn are both scrvltiK sentences at
Fur! Leavenworth for conspiracy to In-t--ffre'
with the draft.
'ftnlriiMnn Tulhril of Ilolnht-i ikl.
Tlie l onvlctlnn nf DerkniHii ni,d Kmma
finldman was seized on hv the Itolshe-
Hi and other radicals in Ititssla as a
nicest to thieaten the safety of Amor
"an Amhasailr Dald It. Krancln at
IVi'etrad, some een wnininfT him his
'e would ho tti danger if the two New
Vol' "llreis" were Imprisoned.
Oi'e o' the lat thing Kmma Gold
rnr raid before leaitiK for Leaven
cnrili to brpln her term at haid labor
a Watch tho llnlhevllcl.'- It l
rtlienH to bo on this account that the
P'partnient of Justice stated to-dav that
v letter" nro beinc made public "In
'eurrctlon with the lecent agitations
nmonc certain tadlcals protestlnR
lain-t the Imprisonment of Ilerkman
r l (iiildman."
Tie first of the letters containing the
tlence against the two anaichists was
a rirewed to Tlerkman "In tare of
lmirv rmlh oiTlce, West ll.Mh street,
i."ir Sixth avenue. New York." and was
k'natknl "Amsterdam, October H.
"ii."i
Itnth letter, appealed for "comrades"
te aid in the Indian revolutionary plot
"uf tlrM letter follows.
"Hear Comrades: I am well and
r i Can 3.011 send some earnest and
sir, -ere comrades, rnci and women, to
li our Indian revolutionary party at
' juncture? They should be persons
Kernel character. If Tannenbaum Is
' nould he like to come?
I'lease keep this matter strictly
tivrttrr and confidential. Kinll don't
C' -ui- i with too many people. This
' a crcat opportunity for our "party. 1
fit the cooperation of earnest comrades
'" r important w ork. Several of our
r nrades from India have rime with
our.iRlns news and messages
nrrers to Send Money ut Once,
1' s' me comrades can come ',ileaRe
n iti: and WHITK to the above address
t v assumed name. ItfRAKL AARON
.'".N I shall send you money immedl
flv to the name under which you tele-i-aiih
l.et It be a name bediming with
R 1 -hall understand. riease don"t
'e'tiap.i In (our own name. Kindly
s n v -d tie telegram In such a way
' ' an understand how many com-
I s ite cominR. If the comrades wish
t .,n. pleas-e wlte .
Kve hundred dollar Joh vacant
c i p
' i put the number of comrades he
' " e hundred' or use any other de-
V f
K ml v also send me names and nd-ff-
s of the prominent anarchist com-an,-
in STialn, Denmark, Krance.
Mdn. Norway, .Switzerland. Italy,
'iiTiiany Austria and other European
' i utrie. lieaso also end letterx of
t t-odiiitlon for me to them from Kmma
t il vourself If you know them.
F'Uase also write a letter at the same
' as the telegram may be Intercepted
f KnRl.md. Iieae also use my assumed
tame rsr.iel Aaronson.'
s'-ali Fee comrade Nleuwenhuls In
fPA ilays
UPh love and respect, jnuxn for t,i
Htt Datai."
1' Please also slve the letters of
l' r.ijju-tion fir me to the comrades who
unio viiiress Israel Aaronson, care of
M us Ken her, U! Oude Scheventnger
f s, acvenlnuer, Holland.
'omrades who come should sto) with
ni Kercher at this address."
I)nnl Wants ncal Flsbtrr.
i ie ond letter was postmarKed
j 'wo days later at Amsterdam. wltU
Hat Dayals assumed name of Aaronson
1 .e invrlnpe as a return address, mxk
uis t ie v.,mc strict secrecy and appcal
!l ik i" for 'Vnmrades" to help the
1 nha v ..,.. "They should be real
Jli iter. w 'a or anarchists," thUf
" il stated The letter follows:
' onirades I am well and busy
'I m I can you send me some earnest
k 'I -.were otnrades, men and women,
v" "i lilte t. help our Indian rev-
a ii ovemenl In ome way or
1 i. ed the cooperation of very
- n.r.idcH. Perhaps nu can rind
"-ew Vork or at IMterson. Thev
" " ''t eal fighters, I W. W.'h or
' -t' Jiir Indian party will make
' ' '-jr iiiaiu'eiiionts.
I' oti.e (,,nir.iie wish to come thev
' " 1 "Jne to Holland. W have il
c Amsterdam anil Dutch com
' ' - are workinK with us. If some
"mules are ready to come, please, tele
"w tn ii mnie feminine name from
s"-v Vork to the following addrers:
Kraei aronton, care of Mme Ker
"" Hi oude Kehevcnlngerwe?, Sche
"'"nKen i Holland)
SI., assumed name la 'Israel Aaron
" K.ndy don't telegraph in your
, ia n The word 'yes' will au1Ic
me llotterd.ini. Atnerlka Line, will te.
' e i nt ructions from us here to give
K'u , to as many persons as you
ii'onmeii l financial arranifiments
, '"' nadn by our fiarty. Newa front
i'a ,s Kood We have lost some very
nave .onirades in tbc lecent Ulr-
'IlKllCk
H wiii b iui- if y0U Could Intl
' ,i v., hi teleuram how many com
vl 'w- I'or Infctanre. put
' in some sentence, I shall
""If" and. i- s, me months, holiday
The f0. ,hff P1.v.1(.fH ,)e f(Jln,
'" uiBi-m. I'Uase do tome to our
help. We are fihtlnit against heavy
oddg. With love and respect,
"Your for the fight, IUn Datai..
'I. 8. Kindly be very careful In
keeping everything secret and confi
dential. When comrades arrive they
should BO and we Domela NleuwenhtiU,
SO nttrgemestre Hfhooklann. Hllversum
(near Amsterdam), He will tell them
where to meet me. I'lease also write a
letter tu the above address p ScheVen
Ingeti, in ivddltlon to the telegram. Tele
grama maJF bn Intercepted. II, D."
OTHERS ARE INVOLVED.
Farther Letter. I'roni llnr lln In
llMnd nf Krilrrnl AtithnrlHrs.
Sa.v Krancibco, IVh. L'4, Letters In
tho possession of tho llovernment tend
ing' to show that Alexander lierkman
and Kmma (Inldin.in had coopeiated with
liar Dval In n rv,iitti, ..,,.. ,.i
Introduced a rvliton... .. i n, ..i.,i i......
of thlrty-onc persons charsed with con
spiring against llrltish rule In India, ac
cordlni; to Culled .States Attorney John
W. I'reston.
The documents used at the ttial were
inc same communications referred to In
a statement Issued by the Covcrnmrnt In
I'oinmeiit itn- m r..-...B.....i.. ... I
....r- i "I'uinit uvu iiciwceii -
lierkman, Kmma tloldmau and liar'
Dyal.
"Those letters." Mr. I'leston said to-1
night, "were Intioduced itt the trial bete 1
two months ago. I.nler thev were pho-
i"ni.iiii,u Mini me oriRinats turned over
tn police officials of New Vork. Wo In
troduced other letters which we con
tended Indicated that Har Dval had
written to other persons In on 'efforl tu
enlist them In the rwolutlouaty plea."
Dyal. formeilv a volunteer lecturer on
philosophy at Stanford Cnlvcreltv. was
taken Into custody In .Match, 101), by
Immlsrallon nltlclals mnl held for de
pnrtntlon. He broko hall and lied to Ku
fope, LED RIOfERS HERE.
'In li ii r n hn n in Srrvril n Term for
I. W. W. Invnsliin of Church. i
1'i.ink Tannenbaum came Into no
toriety In the sp-ltiR ofJUl when lie
led a mob nf I. w. r lot ers into St i
AlphonsusV Catholic church. That vva!
the time when a turbulent armv of the I
unemployed was stirglng through New '
York's .streets, Tannenbaum at the'r i
head, demandlnt: that they bo fed and
clothed hv the State, since w Ol !; i'nnl.1 !
not be provided for thorn.
The "ami)" was reel tilted niostlv
from among the radical element of the
Kast Side and Harlem, and It went to
many rhurches demanding a place to
eat nnd wlcep. The police broke tip the
arm.v when, after considerable dmnage
had been done to St. Alphonus's
Church In West Hroadway. Tannen
baum was arresteil on a chirge of un
lawful assembl.v. .ind sent to ltlack
w ell's Island for a year.
He balked there and was- put In eoi
tary conrlncment for seven months
When ho,, came out. he wrote and talked
publicly about what he termed the bad
conditions at the Island and tried to
have State authorities conduct an Invr.s
tlcatlon. I-flter he entered Columbia
I'nlverslty as a Utident. avowedly for
tho purpose of ciiulpptns himself ae a
leader of thin country's ladlcals He
was working his way through the um
ersity. Where Tannenbaum came fioin or J
wlwvt his nativity never was generally
known, but It was tenoned variously
that he wa of Austrian birth and that
he had been born on a farm In Sullivan
county. To tudy prison conditions he
had hlmolf admitted to Slrg Sinu In
UK and stnyed there a week
DISLOYAL CAPTAIN
IS GIVEN 25 YEARS
i.'on'mtird from I'trtt" 'ii;r
or that same is Inspired by a considera
tion of personal s.i-et.v .
"I am w.lllng to do transport duty :n
tho submarine zone or other duty of a
s.milar na.ure. all of wii.ch I will per
form to the best of my ability How
ever, I believe it is but just that one so
situated and whoso services may be
judged by a ipiestlon of loyalty should
not be placed in a position of ti list or
authority. I therefore beg that my ser
vices as a commissioned officer be now
terminated by the acceptance of ipj res.
Ignation."
Third I.ettrr Sent .
AKd.n he wrote to the Ail lutam-i ii
eral
"Pursuant to the piovl-i.mis par !
"9. A. I!., 1 hereby tender m l cogna
tion .is an officer of the aini.v. i,j lake
effect at earliest date.
".My reasons have heietofoie bren
stated, patticularly In letter dated .lune
2S last, and are mattei of iccoid. I do
not now find occasion to add to or alte
the views Ulready expiesed. The un
derlying fact" are unalterable. These
ami the attendant circumstances have
Impelled me to the belief that my first
duty becomes one of tendering my
resignation as an ofllcer of the army.
That duty having again been performed
1 trust that those In position of author
ity and greater responsibility tna.v see
fit to lecommend acceptance."
Court-martial Is Ordered.
The processes of the War Dtpaitment
were at last set to i ouslder the i.nse.
The consideration t'ame out in the form
of court-martial proceedings. The de
cision made on February S was le
vle.wed by the Judge Advocate tleneral
and found legal, and Menkes, stripped
of his rank under dalo of February 2.1,
wan ordered to be removed as a general
prisoner under eultable guard to Knit
Leavenworth.
Capt. Menkes had been In the Regular
Army servile for nineteen eats, having
been commissioned as a Second Lieuten
ant ftom the I'm ty-slMh fulled Sta'es
Infantrj, In which he was n serge.ml.
Me was made a First Lieutenant In
July. 190.1. and assigned lo I he Twenty
second Infantty In .Muy. 1910. he was
transferred to tho Sixteenth Inlnntry.
Me began military llfo as a private in
the First Wisconsin Infantry, cnllstine
In June. 1898, and entered the regular
service the following year. Ills home Is
III Iowa. Me Is 4.1 years of age.
The military court was allowed no
latitude apparently in making Its de
cisions Ily his own admission Menkes
was violating his oath lo support the
Constitution nnd the I'nlted Stales
"against all enemies, foreign and do
mestic." PHOBING CREAMERY INDUSTRY.
Henry Will Try to Jhmv Packers
Are In Control.
Chicago, Feb. 24. frauds ,1, lleney,
general counsel for the Fedetal Trudu
Commission, to-night announced that a
hearing will be begun to-morrow before.
Joseph K. UuvIch of the Trade Commls
slon. Into the creamery, butter and
cheese angle of the Invectlgallon of the
packing IndUHtrj. Witnesses from Wis
consin, .Mlasoutl, Iowa and other nearby
State will be henrd. An attempt will be
made to show that the lxtrkers control
the Industry.
Mr. Jleney will Introduce letters seized
In the vaults of Henry Veeder. counsel
for Hwlft ft Co., leeently.
"The letters," he said, "will deal prin
cipally with tho packers' activities in
connection with (loveruiiient lontracta
and with attempts to Influence varloua
bureaus and detriments' at Washington,"
OHLINGER'S EXPOSE
ASTOUNDS ALLIANCE
(leriunn AmerUnii Lenders
Fail to Kxplnhi Source of
90,(KI0 Income.
I'KOTKST TIIKI1J LOYALTY
Hoped to I'ool Coiiirress With
List of Teutonic Name
on Army Kolls.
'rlill flrtpatrb tu TlIB St
Vllli.APKl.l-lltA, Feb. 21 Well 1 1 1,1
plans of official of the Oermnn Ameri
can Alliance to fool Cougiess again and
prevent the suiircsslnu of fills agency
of the Kaiser were upset by the sensa
tional exposure of Its real imriKisiw hv
(lustave Ohllneer nf Toledo.
futll Mr. nhllngcr unexpectedly np
petred before the Senate Fiib-comtnlttee
'ni Saturday and charged specifically
that the organization was the Kaiser's
weapon for tindrriulnltu America's war
power, ofllclals were conllden! that Con
giesS could bo fooled Into dropping Sen
ator Kings Investigation by 'ncie prot
estations of lovalt.v
Hut .Mr. Ohllnger refit 1 1 of his in
vestigations of the work of the alliance
and his sptiiflc charge that 1( was or
ganized and Is working now to furthe"
spy plots, foment disorder, spread (!ei
tnan vi'op.lBand.i with ninev dl.iwu
flout a secret sotm o, has fo aroused Hie
Senator.-) that half 1 eaited .liii-sslons of
lf.v ally to America will not prevent the
most thorough Investigation.
Adolph Tlmni, national sccictary of
tin- alliance, who has. continued ns icnl
woiktng head nf the, otg.infzallnu s'me
Jir- C. I llcxanier found It healthli r
to get under cover at the outbreak nf
w.ir. was ii upset to-day that he said
he didn't believe the Senate had held .my
hearlli.-.
A't to ill. Milliliter, who has mad,- a
thoroug.i study of the nctlv lli-s of the
allium o sum, cirly In 191 1, Tlmni pro
tested again and again "He don't know
what he talks about."
According to Tlmni. tho Alliame has
ben working hard lately to in ep.it e a
case in lonvimc Congiess that the or
ganization is intensely loyal. This was
to be done by presenting tn the Investi
gators an Imposing li-t of men with
tierman uainix who aie In the army oi
navy.
As to rh.ug'-s that In- Alliame lias
been i oiiistenily wot king for the tier
man cause since It m organized in
19n0. tliH ofllccrs planned to deny that
anv itiot tollable activities had ever been
undertaken olllciallj by the Alliance and
that the effoits of Hr HcNamer, the
former president, to stir up feeling
against the Allie and force America to
do the will of the Kaiser were merely
personal arm Itiea.
Thum refused to make any nnswer to
"hunger's eevcu s-peeille charges againi
the Alliance.
"lie dpu't know what he talks about."
was his answer to the charge that of the
$3.,, 000 annual income ic eived by jvi,
Alliance only f."i,H0O Is from tbc dues of
meinhei". .Mr Ohllnger charged Hint the
r'st of the Income s received from per
sons whose interest Is, to woil; against
the I'nlted State
When Cotllrb Hammer, the uatlnnil
treasurer, was asked about this to-day.
he pleaded that he didn't know anything
about It
"(?o to lieachiuai ters tn-nmnnw and
they'll tell ou." he said Then he filled
Uie air with protestations of hit fifty
four years of loyalty to America.
Hoth Hammer and TImm have been
leaders In the Gorman American Alliance
organization for veais and were cioe
associates with Hex.imer
Tlmm's refusal tn believe that the Sen
ale had held a healing Satntdav wa
typically Teutonic He said telegrams
had been sent Friilav t, him and lo the
president, the l'.ev. Sigmuml i;. von
Itosso of Wilmington, announcing post
ponement of the hearing
"Theie was no hearing." said TImm.
"It Isn't until next Saturday. Ohllnger
may have given out that statement, but
he did not appear before the commit
ee, because they wired us that the hear
ing was postponed. How could Senatnr
Klng send us those telegtum" It tlieie
was a hearing?
"We ai prcpated to prove that w e are
abolulelv loyal," he went on. "None of
the ni down there know what thev aie
talking about, but I won't tell v on what
we not going to show. You just want
some hot stuff and I won t give it to
vou You can't catch me"
Mi- Tmini. who .ame to Ameilca In
ivi ami was naturalized in lx;i:t, to-day
said he had not been treated with the
o liquidation that In. Hexainer cot
from the Kaiser when the former presi
dent of the alliance wa decorated In
1907.
He went over the list of the officers "f
the alliance and pointed out that one nf
the eight vice-presidents, Dr F P. Ham
masch, is a .Major In the army, stationed
at fort Itllev, Kansas. Dr. Mammasc1!
is fiom Ore-.'on. He said President von
ltjs.'e and Hr. liustave A. Metre), a vice
president, also were born In Ameilca
Another vice-president. John Schwab,
has a son who Is a .Major In the army,
he said, adding that the alliance Is send
ing out circulars to ask its members to
furnish a complete list of all men of
tierman origin who are In tho army or
navy fighting for Uncle tiim. This will
show, he c unbilled, bow loyal everybody
1), for nearly all those In the army have
volunteered
DENIAL BY VON BOSSE.
lllnnce II end Xin Its Riiok Will
Fully Ylncllcntr It.
x'ic-icif iftpatrli to Tiir Six.
M ii.viinrtov. Pel., Feb. 1M - -The ltev
.Slegmnnd 11 von llos?, president of the
Natainal tierman American Allinnce,
mid will also Is pastor of the Zlon I, li
the lull chinch, to-night made this )eplv
to the OhliiiKt-r charges that the alliance
has ltoen tved is an agency to spread
Ueiinan pioisiganda :
"All that I know abatll the cbaiges
hvouKlit against us In contained in the
ites-.s despatches as published in this
morning's paper" If. Mr. Ohllnger claims
that the alliance lecelved moneys from
abroad he U not telling the truth, for
by no proc ess of pioof presentation
could he mention a single cent from
abroad, a theie has been none. We are
piepaieil to meet evet v attack upon our
Integrity as merlcan citizens and a
patriotic Ametlcaii Institution.
"While we were leady to go to Wash
Ington for a hearing on Saturday, we
Pice nine that vve will be called upon
at a later date, a telegram having been
lecelved by our secretary telling him
that tho hearing had been postponed,
our defence will be mailt with all sin
cerity nnd as much dlgultv as Is possi
ble under the c Ircumstiinces, when we
feel that million of true nnd faithful
rltlzeiiH have been wantonly Insulted
"Our papem and books aie opeti for
Inspection to-day, a they ever havo
been, to resisinslble pet wins. All that vvn
have done Is tin record and will bo our
vindication when the time comes. Kver
sincci our country entered Into the war
we have supported the Oovernment hv
silence of ci It Idem and active further
Mice of all Its tiieaisurei.
"That thero has never been any con
nection, whether directly or Indirectly,
with either the German Government or
the German people, will be evident when
the laM scntenres In this trial have
been recorded,"
THE SUN, MONDAY,
LABOR CONFERENCE
TO BE OPENED TO-DAY
Kinplovers mid AVorkers to
Try to KstnldMi Truce
I Hi ri ui; War.
rOXCKSSIOXS LOOKED FOR
llnfh Sides; Kvpected to Yielil
in Interest of National
Wolf hit.
fprriiil lrt)tateti In Tiir. St x
Wasiiinc.tos', Feb. 24. Conferee" rep
resenting labor nnd capital arrived here
to-night preparatory to the first session
of their conference at the offices of Sec
retary of Labor Wilson to-morrow r.
meeting which rivals In momentous pos
slbllltles any discussion of domestic
policies held in Washington since war
was declared, p is trie expressed nope
nf each side that terms of a truco during
the war can be formulated. It Is the
belief of the Administration that each
side must mike greater concessions than
have ever been negotiated at a single
conference 1n the thirty odd years that
organized labor and capital have con
tended. The men who will confer arc.
fur the employ crs Loyal A. Osborne
of .Ww York vice-president of the Wes
tiiighousc Kleetrlc nnd Maiiuf icturlng
Company and chi'mvin of the executive
co'ntnlt'ee of the National Industrial
lio.ttd. If It Wordc-n, provident of the
Siihmailtie itoit Company. Newark,
N J ; W II Yandeivoo't nf fast
Mollnc. 111. president of the liood
Yandervoorl fnglneerlnc Company ; L.
F Lorre of New York, president of the
lVlaware and Hudson Comnanv . chair
man of the board and the executive com
mittee of the Kansas Cltv Southern
ftailway Company, president or th" Hud
son Coal Co'npany, Northern lion and
Coil Cnmpati.v, Schuylkill Coal and Iron
Compariv, ,xV C F.dwin Michael nf
Hmi'oke v.t . president o' the Virginia
Ilrldge Iron and Ilrblgc Compiny
The representative" nf tabor arc
Frank .1 Haves, tresideit of 'he
fluted .Mln Workers of .me-lca : Will
iam A. llutchesnn, president o' the
fn'ted r.rotherhood of Carpenters and
Jolne-s of America ,t A Fr.tnklln. Tires,
blent of the Itrotherhnnd of ltoilennak
ers n -il lion Shipbuilders of America.
Victor OlaPilcr. representative of the In
tercatiotial Seamen's Colon of America;
T A ItVkor. president of the C.arment
Workers nf America
I la eh side will name a icpreenlat.ve
of the pub! c at large at Ihe meet.ng to
moriow. llrnnUer 111,
The Mrs' selection of the men cho-en
to rortri-sent capital Included Charles F i
Itrnoker of no'ila. Conn . pres'dent of
the American Itrass Comp.i'iy. M-.
I P.rofkcr's health prevented b in f'Cii ,v-
ceptu-g app Jintmeot anil Mr W orden
was ciiov,.n.
Mr Osborne "..leaking of the con'cr
ence said- "I don't th'nk anv of the
men to meet have any Idea bow long It
wil take us to complete the ptorramme
which has been arranged fni u We
cannot very well hazard a guess until to
morrow, when vve will b" told what is
expected of us I am sure we are all
anx'ous to br.ng the conference ti a
speedy ami successful conclusion Tint
Is what we aie here for. and we have all
come w.th open minds anxious to do
whatever Is let for our country. '
The conferences will begin, officials
declare, with the essential points of dif
ference few In number The flr.'t aim In
getting 'ho two side together Is tn reach
an arrangement that will do hw with
str.kes and lockouts, and make possh,.
a ilovei nnietit labor progr mime which
...111 nn.Ml.t ,l.lt it U II lA-fCMm MC.
essary ne the- 'nr the ilnifi-miii'tit to
tak" i-ontiol of war Industries rnr to
commandeer labor for war production.!
)f an entire agreement is not reached, of-I
flclals say. both Hies steps ape withn '
Hie range of possibilities. I
Mlliject f err Drlintr.
Hesules trikes oilier Important sub
jects to be debated will Include bases
for wiikv deleimlnatlnn. price tlxing and
piecework prices, elimination of restric
tions on output and measures m prevent
I the cutting of ,-ilece rate pay. piacie.sj
I to g-event dlliitlnn ot labor, illi -lmlna-
I Hon :wulnt union or non-iinlnn labor.
admission of union agents to plants. ,
methods of adjusting dlrpiite.s rights of
1 workers to orsanli'e
With oppn tuuit.es fm a better unrler-
"tanillng lietween capital and labor un
limited officials declare that the respon
sibility on both "Ides Is heavy
Toe subhvt of strilies is regarded as
perhaps the most Important to tome be
fore the conference. The Government
Is hopeful that disturbances may lie pre
vented altogether and are searching for
a means of doing away with their
causes. Strikes called since the war
began have been a large factor In
slowing up ptodurtlon of war ma
terials, and Depirtment of Labor le
rfinrt.. show they have been more numer
ous since the war began than at any
other petloil In the countrv'.s history.
In the shipyards alone strikes have
ptoeluceel more than Siin.nfiu idle days,
which Is equivalent In tonnage to more
than T."i.n00 tons of ships, in the war
iudiiestrles thev have been nearly as
iiumei oils.
IIhvc Declared xtlltude.
i in the subject of strikes and lockouts
i leot'i capital and labor have made dec
' laratlon.-i as to their attitude The Na
1 tlonal Industrial Conference Iioatd has
I s'ated that any Interruption to produc
tion operates to the advantage of the
enemy and the American Federation of
Labor has subscribed to the same pi In
c'ple, but added the qualification that
stilken should be undertaken only as a
last icsiort.
Hoth capital and labor agiee that
there should be no discrimination either
against union or non-union men, and
this principle. It Is believed, undoubtedly
will be Included In the agreement
doled shops will letnaln dosed where
11 Is possible to obtain a sulllcleiit sup.
ply of union labor, and no effoit will bo
made lo close open shoin, although
labor undoubtedly will bo g'veti full
rights to proselytize
Hoth sides aie In accord on the point
that all legal existing standards for
safely and health of workeis should be
maintained throughout the war
Capital, with the suppoit of the Gov
ernment, Insists that theie shall be no
limitation put b.v the unions iw thc
amount of wink a man should do, nnd
labor, evidently willing lo i once le thin
point. Insists that the rate of pay lor
plecewotk shall tint be tut if Hie limita
tion Is i nlted.
Wiiltc llase tn He Decided,
Capital asks that wage Increase) bo
leckoned on a basis of Increases In costs
of living and labor asks that the follow
ing additional considerations be made
factors' The equity nf the established
wage, the question as to whether the
rain was obtained by collective bargain
ing, a tnmpaiison of the rale with sim
ilar establishments In which the rales
were established lev collective bargain
ing and n comparison with tales In other
districts
fqualll.v of lepiiscnlatioii on adjust
ment boards Is demanded alike bv cap
ita! and labor Labor In addition Insists
that If the nieinheirhlp on an udjubl-
FEBRUARY 25, 1918.
ment board In uneven In number the odd
person should represent the public.
Labor asks that there must be good
will nnd demands recognition by em
ployers of the tonnnoii Interests of em
ployeee. It further demands application
of democratic principles as opposed to
autocratic authority In industry.
Labor further asks that whenever em
ployees have a common complaint or
grievance the employer shall meet those
selected by the workers us Ihelr repie
sentatlves. ISHII IMPRESSED BY
U. S. WAR RESPONSE
New Ambassador From Japan
Says Patriotism Is Now
Oominnnt Impulse.
"1'atrlotWm dominates) every other Im
pulse." That Is the Impression of America at
war gained b.v Viscount Ishll. recently
designated and about to start for tnls
Ci'untiy as Japanese Ambassador. He
returned to .In nan only recently after an
extensive tour of this country as a spe
cial Japanese commissioner, and tn an
article in tho Toklo Tniyo, one of the
foremost magazines of Japan, urges his
countrymen to follow the lead of the
Vnited State and lake a more active
Interest in the war The Amerlran peo
ple. Viscount Ishll declares, have demon
slrated rleaily thnlr determination to
win thn war at any cost
"I travelled this last summer for three
months throughout the Culled States
Just as she had completed five month"
of her war activities." the new Ambas
sador's, article slates, according lo n
transition made puHllc yesterday hv tho
I'ast .-ind West News lliueati. "It was
a splendid chance to observe wartime
Auirica. and I was tremendously Im
pressed with the unanimity of public
opinion, tho enthuslartlc spirit of her
pfnple and Ihe gigantic scale of her
military prvpatatioti 1'rlor to her dec
laration of war Ametha possessed
about 100, una regular soldiery, with a
Chilian troop, known as the National
Guard. In each State.
tnvT Marl nf Conscript lo.
"Our party was m the Cnlteel States
just at the time the new const liptlon act
was going Into effect. If 1 am not mis
taken the number of lecrults expected
to be raised In the first order of m -biliziitini
was T.'en.KOO or SOO.t'OO Alto,
gether the llovernment hoped tn have
l.ino.ono for active service a- soon as
they rotild be vropcrly trained. In o--clinary
tlmrs the civilian soldiers nf each
State are under the control of the'State:
In an extraordinary time, like the pres
ent, ihev are under the direct control of
the I'residfiit.
"1 saw- many large, ti macks for these
itorults. in process of building, and I was
astonished at the icgulailtv with which
the;, were laid out, the lapidltv of their
t'cntlruetinti. the greatness of the scale,
t ie excellent satiltan ptecautlnns and
especially the highly developed condition
of Anicrh-r- mechanical Industries which
made poss'hle the rapid carrying out of
such a huge undertaking
"At the beglnnlns of this war tier,
many dfpled the sirength of Cngland
and accepted the haraid of her coming to
tho aid of France and Russia. Kven In
the course of tho ginelling conflict she
still Ignored the possible strength of the
rutted State- as a factor in the world's
inillt.it y lontllct .vtmost deliberately
she made America her enemy.
"It wa an amazing miscalculation
that she failed Hi realize into what a
foimldable military power a great Indus
trial nation like the I'nlted States oi
Kngland can he turned when occasion
becomes impel alive In ordinary times
the democratic spirit In Kngland and the
rti..cel Stntes naturalh is opposed to
militarism Thc'.r peoples in time of
peace seem lo have no aptitude for war:
but let war c lino the national tempera
ment unelergoes immediate .hange
111 IlKTrrencrs l.nlil Aside.
All difference of opinion gives way lo
one common Interest of the whole nation
I'.itiiotlsm dominates every other im
pulse! Such is the lesson taught bv
Kngland and the Fulled States. That
thoughtful German minis should lnxu
overlooked these characteristics of the
pent le thev antagonized- is Inexplicable
except on the s'jiio.ltion tli.U they were
so blinded bv their conceit that tin y ii
nothing .it the path of their ambition.
Whenever 1 have read the lntticy of
ihe Ciiited States or of Kngland 1 hive
admired the patriotic spint that never
filled to respond to the love of country.
This Impression was strengthened b my
rce em observations
$50,000 FIRE IN RICHMOND.
Two llnrllInK nnd llanuti- In Writ
New Brighton Destroyed.
A garage, two dwellings and a barn
were destroved, and two other tesidences
damaged by tire last night In the block
extendln-; from 103:' to 101" I'aMletoii
avenue, West New Itiightou. Tho tile
loss Is estimated at S5m. Dim
The Hi cf- originated In the gaiage of
Henry Itoliall at 10 Castle ton avenue
and destroyed the building and si au
tomobiles The home of Mis Annie Mr
tjuiule, adjoining, and the three st iry
house, owned by Joseph Wood were de
stroyed as well as a bam. I'eittsiges
owned by Thomas Powers and Theodore
Hoe, next III tho path of the flames,
weio badly damaged Fire, companies
were summoned f I tin i Pott Itlc liiuond,
Mariners Harbor and West Xtu-Itiighton.
War and Inflation
Kt'coiil Hguri- issued by tin. TroiiMiry Dt'parl uicitl
.sliow tin? total general stock of money in tho
I 'niled States on Jiinuaiv 1, 1!)18. to have heen
6,2.)(U08,271 as conipared with .OlOl.V.lT on
.lamia ry 1, 1!)17.
Per capita circulation of nioiiey on .lanuaiy 1I la-L
was 48.70 as compared with ijUIJ a year ajio and
W8.48 in ll(i. A imturnl result lias heen the in
crease in prices of merchandise and commodities.
The more money there is in circulation the less its
purchasing power.
With the continued demands of our Government for
money, goods anil services, a certain degree of infla
tion seems unavoidable, hut the banking system of.
this country should lie able to control its extent.
Merchants anil manufacturers can co-operate at. this
time by conducting their business along conserv
ative lines.
THE
Citizens National Bank
OF NEW YORK 320 BROADWAY
Established IS51
U.S. TROOPS TAKING
BIGGER PART IN WAR
Secretary Baker Reports Occu
pation of Important, Sec
tors on West, Front.
SCOlTINtJ S0HTIKS WON
Americans Not Daunted by
Ifeavy Fire First Contiu-
irent Retires to Host.
Sp'nal nupatch In Til Si x.
WvsttiNOTo.s', Feb, '. Gen. Persh
lnt a ttoops are taking a bigger part ol
the fighting on the west front, according
to Secretary ot War Itaker's tevlevv of
the military operations for last week.
A.merlcan artillery participated In a
successful thrust made bv the French
In the region of the Hut t- tin Mesnll
and American Infantry has arrived In
the teglon of Chemln des Panics, oi.e
of the most active sectors of the entire
front. Heavy hostile shell fire failed to
cause confusion or causallles among the
American detachments which took their
places lu the trenchee. The review
sa ys :
"While no major undertakings were
recorded In the west, vet the entire front
was the scene of hard driven assaults
of a minor charartei
"Our own forces aie taking mi in
cionslngly Imrnitant patt In the opetn-'
Hons Last week vve i worded the par
ti limtlon of our nrtllieiv in the very
successful tin list mad" by the 1'ien h In
tho region of the Itntte ilu .Me.siii'
"Th!. week Ihe piesence of our m
fanlry In a very lmpoitant .ilea of tile
Chemln des Dames Is reported. Ilere
our patrols have been outside our birbed"
I wire and have undet lakeu a number of
scouting expeditions lu No Man's Land
which were suceossfulllv tallied through
! "At the lime our detachments: vveiet
coming up into the trenches they were
under heavy hostile she'.l fire. Never- (
thejess our men made their way to
their stations wltnout confusion or
casualties. It Is useful to note that our
I forces now in action tn this, one of the
most active sectors of the entire French
, front, have acquitted themselves very
credltahly.
I "During the week Geu. rershinu made
e a personal Inspection nf the American '
sector northwet of Ton!. Ho visited
I all our first lino trenches, olvetvatlon
posts, battery emplacement and other
1 po tils cf Interest inning the two day.s
, spent on this trip the Commander Hi
'Chief , am" In close , tmt.it t with the
' men in the tranches, beard the.r com
ments or complaints and noted care
fully all suggestions offered to better
the condition and welfare of our Hoops
in action.
"Our ineii who have lompletfcl thtlr
first period of duty In the trcn-hes in ye
arrived at the leave centtc established
at A x-les-Mains This is the firs' ,,f .,
series nf rest centres 't is proposed to j
est.iblis i where our i.ien can tl lie I test
and recreation after the trying ordeal
of trench life.
"Along tile i-ie'iie'i front tbc enemy
reacted energetically 'n :ne region
southwest of the Hutte tin .Mesnll After
a sanstltliary encounter the Germans
succeeded in legainlng p.nt of the
flenches om lai-t week A further at
tempt In which three ileim.m hitt.tllous
participate1 w is repulscel. In a third
assHiilt the Germans took l '.'.". prisoners,
but the French forces icgalncil the Inst
posit'ons after a spltlted oountee at
tack. Our art.lleiy pat tlcipjted In
I these operations.
"Artillery duels too',; p'nee along the.
entire front A dec ided ineie-are in the i
, interi-iiv of liomlMiilmetits was noted. '
1 "The Hritish have taktn over an ad-j
dlt nnal segment t f 'he Frer.eh line
I The tiansfer of an appiee i.ihle mileage
I of the front below S ijuciitin was
made lo toe Kiit.oh without ddficultv or I
I eleia.v ' I
COSTA RICAN REBELS
TAKE THREE TOWNS
Las Cartas and Punta Arenas
May Fall Soon.
S v ,li t- in.1 Sfn, Nu. i rag a. i. Feb
-1 . levoiution is in progiess m t'osta
ltica Vtie t-omtnunlfatmii has been m
teriupted lietween Hie frontier and I.as
Saints' s known tin' the towns of
Alajuela. San Matro and Hcredta aie In
thn hands of the tevnlutionisf- It Is
teporled Iis Sanas and Punta Aicuas
probahlv will fall siioitlv.
The present Covet unit nt of c'osia ltica
'came Into power lu c niisttUcnec of a
lev-tdutlou in Januar.v of last cai. I'ien
' blent Goiicales was overthrown by Gen
, Ta.evo. who assumed the Presidency
The I'nlted States has not recognized the
Tlnncn Government.
There have heen several reports in the
last few months nf plots to overthrow
the Government. Former President Gon
7.ale7. and Germans 111 Costa ltica and
the I'nlted States are nald to have been
concerned In a scheme of this iit which
was discovered b.v the Costa Itican au
thorities! last Mav. According to press
despatches from San Jose at the time, ,i
I German firm In New Voik furnished
llOO.uon for the nigamr.atluu of a, revo
lutionary movement.
Several secret wnele- stations were
discovered, three of them at Heredla, the
home nf Gonzalez. The growth of the
German Influence In the Gonzalez Gov-
eminent was said to havo been largely j
respcmsioie icir me lev-ciiuiion. .rter
Gen. Tlnncn became President Costa
ltica seveted lelatinns with Germany.
Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin
"The
Bayer Cron
146 BELIEVED LOST !
IN WRECK OF LINER!
foiittttiirtl mm I'trtt I'nyt
HciIilJ, WILLIAM
fitzpatp.icic, p .1
gi!i-:!-:nini!. hiiwap.I'
GltlFFITHS. HAVII'
gfilfovli:. pirnut
Gl'SSW KLL. WILLIAM !
MALONKY. .IOSLPII. wife ami child. I
pLLi.Kv. miss- i:lizaih:tii 1
pnwnt. a.
-PAltlitlW. .1. G 1
WUMI.A.V, TlluMA-
l lrst Ihss fur llnllfnx.
ISKAVMONT, MISS .
I'.LLM'.VfF.. O. F.
iti:i.Lt:vri:. (child
IILItTF.AF. CAHLT KDWAIIU
ItiSHoP. WILLIAM K. i
Itl'llNHAM. i'AI'KT KALPH.
nillWX, I'AI'KT FHANK.
CONNOLLV, JOHN.
CHNNOL1.V. .MirilALI.
HAFPHINKi:. W. W.
UltlSCOLL. MICHAHL '.
HAItLi: WILLIAM
'l.KINi:it. AllCHIP.AI.Ie
K KAN. CAPT JOSni'll
KILLI1V. .It 1 IX.
massii:, ;i-:oi:gk.
MASSIC. MltS. CClUtGK
MASSIK. (child I.
MILLKIl. CIIAIil.KS 11
MOHIti:. WILLIAM.
MoFLTON. GFoKi'ri: A.
Mi ifl.TO.V. (child i
MI'N'X, JOHN S
MFNN. MISS - ;
pitMiTi:it, i;i:oi!iii:
PAlt.MITF.U WILLIAM i
PAItSoNS. CADKT JACK i '.
st John. ;i:i:alii.
SLLI.AIiS. I'lDIIT NK W.MAN.
snow. caih:t fp.i:i. .
.Sl'LLI VAN. MAJOP. MICHAi;i.
TltKNCIIAIlU. MISS .
ri'tinil l lnss fr llnllfnx.
KAP.TLF.TT. JAMi:.-'.
c'LKAItV. JOHN ,
CliOCKWIOLL. JAMKS
FAG AN. A. G
FiUtllKST. .1
FOWLKII, It. .1
IIOWKLL, CHAKl.i:?
LONG. elKOI'Ci;
LYNCH. JOHN.
MAHONLY! GP.iyiOP.V
NICIILLL. LLONAP.P
PFAltCY. H.
PI'lM)i:sTi;il. GLcTP.cTK
I ItlcllAllli. U ,
I STHVI0NS. Mi:
i SOCKLi; V. JOSKPIl
I Stevens Is fioin New Yoik. All Hie
j others are from St. John's.
SOME OF THOSE ABOARD.
j.liiliu slinniion VI ii nn n nmnu;
I'nhHeiiHers
J, 1 1 1 1 S'laminn Munn cme of Hie pa-se-igei-s
ami ,i m mag. tig ,i.ie. ttn cef 'he
111-n of ItonrniE Ttrotheis Ltd.. was a'
stepson eef Sli klilunid Howling .Mrs.
akiTvvduntnami
Brotdwiy t 34th Street
Will offer extraordinary Values Today in a
Sale of Men's Hats
at $1.95
If New York men were as familiar with con
ditions in the hat market as are we, there
wouldn't be one of these hats left by to-nighl.
The cheapest kind of a derby or soft hat made
now costs $2 irlmlmile, yet yon are offered in
this special sale high-grade hats at $1.95. In
cluded are:
3,000 Soft Hats
in a .splendid selection of new Spring shapes and
colorings hoth rough and regular finish.
1,200 New Spring Derbies
in Hlack and Brown, "seconds" of hats made hy
America's host-known hatter. All .sizes.
Wc Shall Also Offer Today Splendid Values in
Men's Shoes at $5.95
J In the new Spring lasts with broad or me
dium toe, carefully produced in Dark Russet,
Gun Metal, and Vici Kid. A very smart but
ton model may be had in Patent Leather.
Sizes U to 11: widths A A to IX
M4
The One' Genuine
Anyone can write your name. But when
you write It yourself it is your genuine
signature.
Any white tablets may be called "Aspirin"
may even look like "Aspirin." But when
marked with the Bayer Cross they art the
genuine
Sold b.v reliable dealers everywhere. For
your protection every package and euiy
tabid is invaiiably marked with
Your Cuarantt
of Parity"
Tht trt--mrk "Aaslrln" fftcp. tJ. ?. rt. OT 1 n,
f osrntrethst thtmonoae-elieae-eeleiUc-rcet .nllrslirfccej ,t
hr- tsblvtt In of Ot rellablte llarcr manufactore.
Munn is iicjw lu jfovv York, having .-i'-r'ved
here several clays ago In await tin
arrival of her husband and daughter,
Hetty, 3 vear-i old, who van vvllh her
fathei on the ship. Mis. Munn l pros
Hated bj tho news of ihe dlaaftei and
U'l'ler eaie nf n physician
The last word from Mr Munn was ie.
cclved heie Saturdaj in a telegram i e
lallng to cei tlfie-ati's of vacc nation be
carried, lu which ho asked If it w.n
thought the health ollVers at New Yoi'K
would lecognlzo them and permit him tn
land If Ihe- snip wc te ciuaiautllicil.
Aimlhi'r of the passengers was F. W.
Stevens of 111 Hecatur sireet. Ill "ikl. n,
vc-ho was listed m a ro'incl trip passen
"t. It was saiil nt the- line's nffii cs
that he hinl none In St Johns to con
fer with P. Tetiipleuian, who wa at
one tlni" beid of the Templcm.tii Stinni
hhlp Compun.v in this cit Wntil was
received at tne comvinv offices Hmt
Mr. Pteveps's wife Is very ill
The total cargo Is sal. I to have n"cti
valued at t,00,onn. The. shlp'was vvotth
SI. 000.0(10 The ship and cargo wcie
fully covered by wit- tlk and tiinritie
inMitanco.
RECORD OF FLORIZEL.
hr Is lle( llcnicni tiered Merer nm
let- llrrrikcr.
ii'" lioi r.el ,s best remembered in this
harbor by her philanthropic work 'n frc
ing a large fleet of ' oal laden vessels
fiom the grip of I. arbor Ice early In Jan
uary and releasing sugar ships In th"
North Hive:.
She was eepi.ppe.i as an ;ce breaker
lieini sheathed b"low the wa'er Hue
with heav y nrnioi. it-enforced at the bows
with coneiic. She could '-.live her wai
through ice fields from three to the feet
thick, and htr urinoi- plate cin'i ed bet
tte ride over and , rush floes
The Floilze! to i lnally was tleig,ir d as
a sealet. nud It was tiecefcearv fo- he ce
mash her way through the frozen wa
!'! on the coast of I.ibradeu. She and
her sister ship, the Stepliaun. Mink lu Oc
tober. Ill'', off the Massachnecti s mas'
bv the tinman submarine I'-f,:!. weir
withdrawn from the New York Halifax
St John's loute- seieial week evciv
VII- .111.1 llSe-el In the FC.tl fishc! tes Tl e
I'usslaii .G'lV'ernnicnt offefe.l the i: I
Cross Line an ucprccedenteel price To
Hie Fori7.nl .mel Stephano for use n
ce lireakeis in the White Sea, bill the
line preferrtd to I. rep them for war t.ec
otherwise. i
St'i e the bec ri-in: of '.." ct in.
ritulzti has iitcn used ns a dcsp.ci, i mjs-t-l
brtwren Newfentndlard nnd llalifav
and New Y'oik. and has brougot uiai .
Hritish of!lr;as unci wounded -ollieis t.
this port she was regarded n ,,t e of
the snf"ft vessels in Mm coastivi.-c trade
She vvn? ao rUlte capable a.- a tratisat
'anil, t-aveller. Iiav:-ic -irrn-el New
loiinellginel and New llrtit.sv, c 't He.op'
fiom llal'fav to Ihigl.vd
The Florizel i,'is uvrcei '. c tn,
York, Newfoni.dl.iii.l and l'a ifav Menm
hip Compauv. kuocvu as the !!.! c ess
I. tic. '". i' Itnvvritig & Co, ot' l.-VeH.col
.end Ne-.v York, were hei auent.s bcie
She- war 'ni 1 1 1 nt Glasgow- it. Itidi. hums.
u i eel :i.nvi tons Srli,t, ,IS JJll,"l ,1 fft't
long, ts.' feet beam and of '."i it depth of
hold She was ect'lippeel wi' , siioin.t-ie
-Ig-iellmu appaiatus w iclc.s u,i rated
high b Hie, Hi it.sh Lloyd
I
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