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WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly cloudy and somewhat colder to
day; to-morrow fair.
Highest temperature yesterday, 58; lowest. 39.
Detailed weather reports on editorial page.
VOL. LXXXVII. NO. 80.
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1919. Copyright, 1919, by tho Sun Prints end PutHMng AsaoetoHon.
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CITY EXTENDS
HEARTY HAND
TO ROYAL HEIR
Wales Says Experience Is
Ilappier Than He An
ticipated. NOW XEW YORK CITIZEN
Prince, Received With Groat
Demonstration, Is Modest
and Dignified.
A trim little naval launch that to
landsmen looked dangerously over
crowded shot out from Pier D on the
Jersey side of tho Hudson a few min
utes after It o'clock yesterday morn
ing and pointed her noso toward tho
lower end of Manhattan. Many less
speedy craft followed in her wake.
Bands wcrq playing the national
anthems of Great Britain and America
and from somewhere near by bombs
were being shot skyward releasing
silken Union Jacks and American
flags that drifted slowly downward
suspended from miniaturo parachutes.
From tho bow of tho little craft as
she careened crnzlly atop tho ebb tido
was flying tho royal standard of
Great Britain. It was the first time In
nearly sixty years that tho three
dragoned, gold and crimson Insignia
had flown In these waters. From tho
tafirail (lew tho Stars and Stripes and
in the stern sat Edward Albert. Prince
of Wales nnd heir apparent to the
British throne.
A few minutes later the young
Prince hopped nimbly ashore at the
Battery realizing what ho afterward
said had been ono of tho most pleas
ant anticipations of his American
tour a visit to New York city. And
that visit, if yesterday's developments
may be taken as a correct indication,
is likely to remain long a very gratify
ing memory for this' scion of the
House of Windsor.
Prince la Appreciative.
It should bo said right hero that New
Tork city did her best to Bhow young
Wales that ha was an exceedingly wel
ccme guest. It Is equally true that the
Prince was fully appreciative. Lower
Broadway, from the Batten- to Park
Raw, that Imposing canyon through
which many distinguished personages
have been taken during the last two
years, outdid Itself in the spontaneltjrVof
its acclaim. No person In recent times
received a better or more honest demon
stration of affection and respect for what
he Is and represents, than did tha Prince
of Wales yesterday,
"It has been the most pleasant experi
ence of my visit to the United States,"
he said to Rodman Wanamaker, chair
man of the Mayor's reception commit
tee, as the Prince and his escort drove
away from City Hall.
If the officials In charge of the Prince's
tour had any misgivings about the wis
dom of a visit to New York at this time,
as It has been Intimated to be the case,
they must have disappeared as a result
of yesterday's demonstration. Tho rea
son lies largely In the Prince himself.
The winning personality that charmed
Canada and Washington asserted Itself
arly yesterday. It began when the
Prince, following the usual British cus
tom. Inspected the guard of honor that
was on duty to receive him at the Penn
sylvania Station in Jersey City. It con
tinued throughout the rest of a strenuous
ay. It waa apparent at Battery Park,
In the drive up Broadway, at City Hall,
aboard the Renown, at the dinner in his
honor at tho Waldorf given by Mr. and
Mrs. Henry P. Davison In behalf of tho
American Red Cross, and finally at the
Metropolitan Opera House. The frank
Wish emtio was ever present. It seemed
t say :
"I'm awfully glad to be here and I
hope yoa like me as much as I like you."
W Colonel' Uniform.
When ho arrived In Manhattan yes
t'rday tho Prince was wearing the uni
form of a Colonel of the Welsh Guards.
Across his breast were four rows of
ribbons, among them the French Croix
do Guerre with two palms. These caught
i'le eye of every military and naval man
who met him. as well as several civil
ians. Their presence prompted Mr.
Wnnamaker to remark at the City Hall:
"This Is no tin soldier."
New York's Interest In the Prince of
Wales was plainly one of curiosity,
Jluh In his favor has been heard by the
average New Yorker, and persons turned
"lit yesterday to see what kind of a
J'o-jth was the city's guest. They 3aw a
'"Im, fair haired, ruddy complcxloned,
btoj eyed youth. They saw a Prince
'iat was anything but pompous, but on
ttia onlrary posseted of a natural
H'jws that on several occasions evoked
'J'myatheMc expressions. Those who
were fortunate enough to be presented
Met a highly cultured young man. who
knew how to bo at once dignified and
democratic
The Prince's special train drew into
ths Jersey City terminal two minutes
before 11 o'clock. The Prince hopped off
'he rear car and shook hands Immedi
ately with Chairman .Wanamaker, Gro
ver A. Whalen. Major-Gens. John P.
O Ryan and Robert L. dullard and the
Jlher members of IHo committee, wM
had gone across the river to receive him.
These formalities of r the party walked
briskly down the platform to whero the
guard of honor composed of 330 rank
Continued en SUth Page.
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New York's
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Prince of Wales Viewing Skyscrapers From Motor Car.
BLIND SOLDIERS
GET SIGHT BACK
Four Patients at Aimy Hos
pital, Sightless Year,
See Again.
TORN NERVES JOINED
Operations by Capt. J. B.
Wheeler at Fort Mcllenry
Successful.
Special Despatch to Ths Scs.
Baltimore, Nov. 18. Delicate opera
tions performed by army physicians
havo restored sight to four young sol
diers at the Fort McHenry Hospital
after months of total blindness. Optic
nerves torn, and in ono case broken,
by shell wounds have been repaired
with the greatest technical skill and
were set mending.
Tho healing process was rapid In
most of tho cases and a few days ngo
the bandages about tho eyes were re
moved. In three of the cases tho sight
was totally restored so that dark
glasses will not bo necessary, the eye
muscles having retained their normal
strength. The fourth patient, Richard
Toomey of Sheepshcad Bay, N. Y will
for a time wear specially made spec
tacles. He Is now taking a courso In
business training and stenography.
Ail of the men have Deen bund nearly
a year. James B. Clayton, 25, of Ctymer,
Pa., was blinded Novemoer 22 eleven
days after the armistice by the acci
dental explosion of a shell. He was in
valided homo blind. Ills case apparently
was hopeless. After treatment at va
rious camps he was sent to Fort Mc
Henry, arriving there In April. A month
ago an operation was performed by
Capt. J. B. Wheeler. It was so suc
cessful that a week later the physicians
pronounced that a cure had been ef
fected. When the bandages were Anally taken
oft Clayton found his eyes a bit weak
for reading but quite fit for common
visual purposes. He has been enjoying
his restoration by long walks about the
grounds, seeing again the familiar nat
ural objects.
Private Jazek of Abbott, Tex., was
totally blinded fourteen months ago by
a machine gun bullet which entered the
side of his head. The nerve tissues were
connected by Capt Wheeler operating
several weeks ago. The soldier now
sees perfectly and will soon be permitted
to rtiirn to his home.
Pierson Welch, Centreville, Miss., Is
the fourth man-whoso eyelght has been
restored. Ho also Is required to wear
specially mode spectacles.
Twenty-four totally blind men also
received discharged from the hospital
and most of them have been sent home
or to some Government training school
for discharged soldiers. Surgeons at tne
fort raid they never could be cured,
in fact It Is said the four rrien who now
see would still be blind If only the ordl-
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nary course oi surgery nuu wen u"y
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policemen with drawn swords, solemnly
nlaivirririt on a aneclal narrow board In
the Grand Palace the names of the di
rectors and editors sentenced to deatn
in their abur.ee on November 7 for their
,nnniuilon with 7 BrureKoI. the pro-
nann taurnal nubllshed during the
, enemy occupation.
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BOND ROBBERY
GLUE IN ARREST
Polico Relievo They Have
Trail to $1,000,000 Thefts
in Broker's Capture.
BAND POSSIBLY TRAPPED
Loot Received From Messenger
by Parties Waiting in
Washington.
With tho arrest of David W. Sulli
van, head of Sullivan & Co., stock
brokers, at 10 Wall street, who was
taken into custody by Detectives
Mayer and Brown, acting under in
structions of Alfred J. Talley, Assist
ant District Attorney, tho polico be
lieve they havo struck a lead whereby
they will be enabled to trace $1,000,000
worth of bonds and securities stolen
in recent month:, in tho financial dis
trict. Sullivan is charged specifically with
grand larceny and as a receiver o! stolen
property In concert with Frank Parnell,
a bank messenger, and others not yet ap
prehended. He Is accused of being Impli
cated in the disappearance on October
23 of two certificates of Crucible Steel
stock, of 100 shares each, valued at ap
proximately J4G.O00. The certificates
were Intruatew for delivery to Parnell,
who was to have taken them from Clark,
Chtlds & Co.. 136 Broadway, to Harrl
man & Co., 11 Broadway.
The messenger did not return to the
office of Clark, Chllds & Co. When that
firm learned the certificates had not
been delivered an Investigation was be
gun and It was learned the name and
address given them by the messenger
-were fictitious. The latter had been In
their employ but one day.
Ono of the missing certificates was
traced two days ago, according to the
police, to the Equitable Trust Company,
where it hr.d"been sent for transfer. It
subsequently was traced to the National
Savings and Trust Company of Wash
ington, where it had been left as se
curity for a loan of $14,000. This loan,
the police say, was obtained by a man
who gave the name of Wlnfleld Williams,
who, they say. Is now under arrest In
Washington and held In $25,000 bal.
The police linked Sullivan with Will
lams, alleging that the two recently met
In a Washington hotel, and when It was
loarned yesterday that Williams had
been taken Into custody Sullivan's ar
rest was ordered. .
The broker was taken to Mr. Talley's
office and questioned about this particu
lar theft and certain bonds nnd securities
which are said to have been hand ed by
his firm recently. Although Sullivan
was under examination for several hours
by Mr. Talley, who also wen; over all of
Sullivan's check books, bank books, caa.i
vouchers, customers' books and other
records brourht In under' subpoena by
tour detective, no statement regarding
this inquiry waa forthcoming last niIil
from Mr. Swann or any of his assist
ants. Sullivan is reported to have stated to
Second Deputy Police Commissioner
Lahey at Police Headquarters last night
that during the last year he has handled
perhaps $500,000 In securities, which he
said he had obtained In the course of
regular business transactions for three
persons whom he claims he has only
recently found to have been dealing
with him under assumed names. Sulli
van Is said to have' told Commissioner
Lohey that while he has disposed of
much property for these three men he
still holds securities belonging to them
which he has been unable to give back
because" of his inability to get In touch
with them.
Sullivan denied to tho Deputy Com
missioner having' had any acquaintance
with Parnell, the missing-messenger. He
claimed that he had never even heard of
him.
FRANCE JOYOUS
OVER SMASHING
DEFEAT OF REDS
Election Results Inspire
, Feeling Like That Here
After Bryan's Routs.
NATION'S CREDIT SAVED
Millerand - Jonnart Cabinet
Possible, With Viviani and
Other Strong Men in It.
By a Staff Correspondent of The Skn.
CotyrlgM, 1919, all rightt retrrvrd.
Pams, Nov. 13. Now that the re
sults of tho French elections nro
known and tho rout of Bolshevism ap
pears to be complete a feeling of
tremendous relief has swept over all
France: this is the most Impressive
feature of tho election aftormath. It
Is comparable only to the state of
feeling which existed In tho United
States after the defeat of tho Bryan
forces In 1896 and In 1900.
Tho awful ravages of war have not
produced Bolshevism in Franco, but
tho reverse. In a Europe torn with
misery and privation, amid dangerous
social currents, turned loose by the
war, France has raised her head and
pronounced unequivocally for con
servatism in government. As tho
Temps remarks: "It has crushed Bol
shevism in this part of Europe and
tho effect of this victory will be per
ceived throughout the entire world."
Had tho Socialists, openly espous
ing tho cause of Lonlne and Trotsky
to the extent of putting on tho ticket
hero ono of Lcnine's chiof aids, car
ried the day it would havo meant that
Bolshevism had reached the shores of
tho Atlantic.
Salvation of French Credit.
This, as was pointed out repeatedly
In Thb Sun's despatches, was the su
preme Issue In tho French elections, an
Issue In which the credit of France, the
reconstruction of the country nnd the
role she Is to play as the stabilizing
agericy on the Continent all were at
stake. Nothing was more vitally in
volved than French credit, as every con
servative Frenchman realised. Desir
ing the economic aid of the United
States as absolutely essential to the re
construction of France, it was reallxed
that American financiers ould not of
fer financial assistance until this elec
tion had been decided. An immediate
Improvement In tho credit situation is
expected now.
The victory of conservatism in France
Is all the more striking because on the
face of very Incomplete returns Italy
and even tight little Belgium seem to
havo slipped a bit the other way and
sent strong Socialist majorities to their
respective parliaments. In Belgium,
however, It must be said that the So
cialists had not been captured by the
Bolshevists, as they had been In France
and Italy.
In Italy especially Bolshevism was
rampant among tho Socialists, as was
evidenced by their manifesto. The re
sult In Italy may be the repudiation pf
D'AnnunzIo and the militarist party, but
on the other hand, with radicalism so
evident, sravo misgivings have been
aroused as to Italy's future welfare.
I'enannta Help to Defeat Itedi.
The prediction made by The Sun that
the Bolshevist campaign of the Social
ists was producing the greatest coalition
of the French conservative forces that
has been seen in years has been more
than confirmed. The French peasant
acaln has helped to save France, uphold
ing as ho has done before the rights of
property.- Tho small French business
man (petit bourgeois), one of the pillars jeral Amos stated that the sltuatou in
of French mercantilism, struck hard at; Kansas ns so .'ai reported did not war-
the Socialists and helped to win the day
It is Interesting to note that In the
large Industrial regions about Paris,
where tho Socialists concentrated their
electoral campaign and where they
counted upon winning by a large major
ity, their ticket was defeated absolutely.
All Interest now centres upon the com
ing Premier. The name of Arlstlde
Brland, who a few months ago was re
garded as the leading candidate, has
now given way to that of Alexandre
Millerand, former Minister of War and
now Governor of Alsace-Lorraine, who
headed the ticket of the National Repub
lican bloc and commands a majority of
votes In the new Chamber of Deputies.
The talk now is of a possible Mille
rand and Jonnart Cabinet, with men like
Vtvlanl, Lebrun and Louis Marin as col
laborators. The last named stands out
as the bitterest opponent of the peace
treaty In the Chamber of Deputies.
LAW AND ORDER WIN
IN FRENCH ELECTIONS
Triumph for Clemcnccau
Socialists Are Bitter.
By tht Aitodotti Press.
Paius, Nov. IE. AH the newspapers
hall the result of the elections as a tri
umph of law and ordor over Bolshevism
excepting the Socialist papers, which
adopt a sullen nnd bitter tone, llonry
Franklin Bouillon,, Jean Longuet,
Charles Chaumet and Pierre' Ilenaudel,
the most determined enemies of M. Clo
nienceau and the ratification of psaca
have-been defeated. The election was a
notable victory for the Conservative.
Moderate and Nationalist elements and
a personal triumph for Clemenceau. Tha
bloc will have more than 500 of the 628
members of the next chamber, and the
Contlnutfi on Second Page.
THREAT IN U.S.
COAL WARNING
Garfield to Tell Diggers and
Operators They Must
Agree Quickly.
BACKED BY THE CABINET
Fuel Famine Alarm's Wash
ington Officials, With Out
put Half of Normal.
Sptcial Dtipatch to Ths Son.
Washington, Nov. 18. Though tho
coal strlko waa theoretically called off
a week ago a coal famino Is perilously
near.
Reservo stocks under control of tho
Railroad Administration, as distribut
ing agency for tho Fuel Administrator,
are beginning to fall low. Production
Is still estimated at less than '50 per
cent, of normal and the situation is
becoming alarming.
As a result of conditions facing tho
nation and its industrial life the Gov
ernment has been forced to tike a
hand again in the difllculties between
tho coal miners and tho oporators.
Tho situation was canvassed this
morning at tho Cabinet meeting and
Dr. Harry A. Garfield, Fuel Admin
istrator, this afternoon asked tho scalo
committees representing the operators
and tho miners to meet him to-morrow
morning.
The Fuel Administrator Is prepared
to tell both sides that they must get
together and settle their differences in
tho national interest and that they
must act immediately. He will warn
them that further delay is dangeroiw
to the national welfare. Dr. Garfield
was not prepared to say how far tho
Government would go to avert na
Uonal peril or dUaster, but ho un
doubtedly would tell both sides to the
controversy to-morrow Just what tho
Government intends doing unless they
get together or reach somo decision
that will Btart production in tho coal
mines of tho country.
Tho call tor to-morrow's conference
has renewed discussion of possible Gov
ernment action in taking over tho coal
mines and operating them under the war
emergency laws.
Alarmed by State' Selzarc.
Reports from Kansas that Gov, Allen
had taken over the mines In that State
and would operate them caused real ex
citement anions both operators and
miners here. John I Lewis, leader of
the mlno workers, was authority for the
statement that Presllcnt Howatt of the
Kansas miners had received a message
that the Governor woula grant the six
hour day nnd the five day week in opening
the mines in Kansas. This was denied
later by the operators.
Harry N. Taylor, president cC the
National Coal Association, and F. AV.
Lukens, president of the Southwestern
Coal Operators Association, both of
whom are Interested In Kansas mines,
took up the situation with tho Depart
ment of Justice. They conferred with
Assistant Attorney-General Ames.
Afterward they said they would not
oppose any action, of Gov. Alien In get
ting the men hack to work In present
conditions, with the understanding thai
any wage Increase agreed upon in the
conference In Washington would be made
retroactive. Tiny stood, however. In op
position to thd use of premiums or
bonusos or other Inducements to tfet the
men to work. Assistant Attorney-Gen-
rant any action by the Department of
Justice.
Operators Isine Statement.
The executive committee of the opera
tors of the Central Competitive Fields
Issued this statement to-night:
Statements to the effect that he
conference between the operators nnd
miners of the Central Competltlvo
Fields Is being held up becausi of
differences and Indecisions on the
part of the operators are not true.
The scalo committees of both the
operators and miners have been asked,
to meet Fuel Administrator Garfield,
who has a itatiment to mako to thum.
The meeting was scheduled for tills
afternoon, hut was postponed until 10
o'clock to-morrow morning because
of Inability lo reach all delegates hi
time.
What Is to be said at this meeting
has not been announced. Further de
velopments in the situation await this
meeting.
The operators' scale committee was
not prepared to-day to submit the ex
pected counter proposal to the miners'
committee and there was no Joint ses
sion. The miners were told there would
be no meeting and they dleperecd. There
fore when Dr. Garfield after tho Cabtnet
meeting Issued a call -for a Joint session
that he might deliver a message to the
opeartors, the miners and the public It
was not possible to gather all the dele
gates together this afternoon.
Dr. Garfield's message will bear the
stamp of the Government and It Is
known that It has the approval of the
Cabtnet. He announced that he would
deliver It after attending the Cabtnet
session this morning.
Bapply 20,000)000 Tons Short.
The coal supply of tho nation, accord
ing to the best figures available, is
Continued on Fourth Page.
Corean Socialists Plan
Red Russian Alliance
LONDON, Nov. 18. Corcan So
cialists, in the course of a
meeting in an eastern Siberian
town, according to a Moscow
wireless report, decided tho
Corean bourgeoisie must be
destroyed and that close relations
must bo maintained with Soviet
Russia.
Corean delegates to the Soviet
congress in Moscow in December,
arrived at Chcliabinsk, Russia,
Saturday. Tho Coreans, Moscow
reports, declared martial law had
been ordered in Corea, whero a
rising was considered inevitable.
BRITISH LABOR
FOR RAIL PLAN
Government's Proposal Gen
erally Acceptable to
Workers.
NATIONALIZATION DEAD
Men Believe They Will Have
Advantage in Appeal
Tribunal.
Special Cable Despatch to The Sex.
CopvrtoM, 1M. all rights retrrved.
London, Nov. 18. The announce
ment of J. H. Thomas, secretary of
the National Union of Railway Men,
of tho offer by the Government of a
modified plan for the control and oper
ation of the railroads of Great Pritain
by which the men havo a voice In tho
operation and management is meeting
with general approval in labor circles.
Although the announcement makes
no mention of tho men's demand for
tho nationalization of the roads, mem
bers of the National Union of Loco
motive Engineers and Firemen ox
press a willingness to take the conces
sions as an Instalment of their de
mands. Tho fact that tho Government platws
no limitation on tho right to strike and
that tho mon will participate in wago
and conditions of labor decisions will
prove a great factor in some branches
where It will help the saner unionists to
overcome tho objection of the extrem
ists, who hitherto havo stood firm for
their whole demand as laid down In
claims made against tho Government
before tho war and known as the "all
grades movement." This demanded the
nationalization of all privileges then per
taining to other Government employees.
The railway men are pleased especially
with the constitution of the appeal tri
bunal, which they consider will give
them a real majority in deciding dis
puted points. On the other hand, there
U likely to be strong opposition to the
Government's offer fioni tho commercial
community, who see In the scheme a
possibility that It may bo extended to
all the vital Industries.
A general opinion prevails that thi
concessions to railway men represent
only ths thin edge of a wedge, and that
other union demands on like llr.es cer
tainly will bo put forward In tho near
future. It Is considered that the action
of tho Government In granting theso con
cessions to the railway men will create a
precedent which It will be difficult tc
Ignore In case the workers In all great
public services press demands for like
treatment.
This expression of distrust of the Gov
ernment's policy is significant politically
In view of the coming campaign on the
part of the miners to impress upon the
public the need for nationalization of
the mines. In political circles the con
cession of the Government Is considered
as giving a uow weapon to the miners In
their campaign. j
LONE BANDIT ROBS
LIMITED AND FLEES
U.
S. Troops Pursuing Thief
Near Medicine Bow.
Chetenkb. Wyo., Nov. 18. Westbound
Union Pacific passenger train No. IS
(the Los Angeles Limited) was held up
to-night and passengers robbed between
Medicine Bow and Rock River.
The train robber, who operated single
handed, Is believed to be William Car
lisle, escaped train bandit, for whom
posses have been searching slnco Satur
day, A epeolal train carrying a posse
was rushed from Cheyenne to the scene.
Carlisle escaped from the State peni
tentiary at Rawlins on Saturday. lie
was serving a term for the robbery of
three Union Pacific trains in 1916. He
got out of tho prison by concealing him
self in a box of shirts.
A man answering the description of
Carlisle was reported riding the rods of
an eostbound passenger train at Rock
Springs this morning. It is believed
that Carlisle was concealed on this train
when it passed through Wamsuttcr,
Wyo., at the same tlmo a posse, search
ing for him, was detraining at tho
Wamsutter station.
The special train sent to the scone of
the' robbery carried a troop of United
States cavalry 'from Fort RusselL
The bandit, according to reports,
robbed the passengers in ono tourist
car and leaped from the train at Med
icine Bow as It was travelling about
twenty miles an hour. He rolled down
an embankment amid a rain of shots
from guards.
The Union Pacific earlier In the day
had begun to hire armed guards to pro
tect its trains through Wyoming from
a possibility of a repetition by Carlisle
of his 1916 robberies.
HArVTSIIOR.NE. VALES CO.. Members
N V Stock niehanre. "i Eroadirajr. Air
EUROPE AGHAST
AT WILSON PLAN
TO KILL TREATY
Diplomats Baffled by Com
plexities and Dismayed
by Grave Dangers.
HOPING FOR COMPROMISE
Franco Might Ask New Pact
With Germany to Better
By LAURENCE HILLS.
Staff Correspondent of Tun Su.v.
Copvriaht, 1915. all rights reserved.
Paris, Nov. 18. What will "be the
effect on Europo of a withdrawal of
tho peace treaty from tho Senate In
Washington? This was tho question
asked everywhere to-day after publi
cation by the morning papers of a des
patch that formal announcement had
been made in Washington that Presi
dent Wilson would withdraw the
treaty.
While no official confirmation of this
was received by the American mission,
it Is evident that Under-Secretary
Polk, head of the American delegation,
is inclined to credit it. taking the view
that no European Government could
accept the reservations ns adopted.
Europe actually stands aghast at
tho prospect that the treaty may be
pronoinced dead in America. Tho
most astuto diplomats hero seem to be
battled by tho complexities of tho sit
uation that will arise and aro dlbmayed
at Its consequent dangers. But no
definite course seems to have been
mapped out by the other Governments.
May Demand New Treaty.
The situation is complicated further
by tho advent of a new French Gov
ernment, which must orient itself on
this and other problems. The idea la
even advanced in French circles that
this new Government may demand a
new treaty with Germany In which ihe
interests of France will bo better pro
tected as an offset to the reservations
on Article X. by tho United States.
Tho German delegates who are to sign
the protocol arrived In Paris to-day:
the signing may be done Thursday. The
Allies apparently Intend to put the
treaty Into effect very soon. No other
course Is left open to them, but Ger
many's attitude In the event that tho
United States actually withdraws is
what is causing the greatest concern.
Senate Blamed for Europe's Unrest
Naturally the supporters of the Wash
ington Administration In Paris are put
ting tho worst possible construction upon
every development In the political situ
ation In Europe. The Hlndenburg dem
onstrations In Germany are attributed
to the action of the Senate In Washing
ton, while llttlo nations like Poland and
Czecho-SIovakla are pictured as about to
fall Into the lap of Bolshevism because
their one protection was to have been
Article X., which ths Senate has punc
tured. t The actual withdrawal of the peace
treaty would mean tha. Ambassador
Wallace would not sit In the council of
Ambassadors nerc, and It Is hinted also
In American circles that the American
troops would be withdrawn fiom the
Rhine. The hones of tho European
Governments to avoid contingencies like
these rest entirely upon tho belief that
President Wilson yet may arrun") a
compromise with the Republicans and
rZ chanre, wfil be made In the re-
servatlonf, which as they stand seem to
withdraw tho United States from the
Euroocan concert, according to the
views expressed in diplomatic circles.
Wj His Associated Press.
PaiIS, Nov. 18, Regardless of the
American Governments attitude the
peace treaty of Versailles will be put
Into force, according to the prevalent
view here. Whatever happens the feel
ing In French circles Is that Franco
cannot meet the German plenipoten
tiaries again, and French opinion Is
that Italy and Great Britain havo a like
feeling.
The United States transport America
has been placed at the disposal of tho
American delegation to the peace con
ference for Its voyage homeward. The
transport will probably leave Brest with
the delegation on board early In De
cember. Frank I Polk, head of the American
peace delegation, will leavo for London
Thursday on private business. Ho will
return to Paris next TueBday. As
Premier Clemenceau Is leaving to-morrow
for a four days vacation at his
home In Vendee, It Is probable there
will be no meeting of the Supreme
Council for several days.
ENGLISH PLAN AIR
LINES IN ARGENTINA
titers Arrive tor auenos nires i
Service. I
i
Bcksos Amies, Nov. 18. Represcnti-i
lives of the Handley Page Company.!
Just arrived hero from England, an-
nounced I tho Intention of the company j
to establish airplane passenger servlco
n . . . . j. r . . '
between Buenos Aires nnd points on the
east coast. Airplanes and a force ot
experienced pilots and mechanics are
now en route from England on nnother
ship. These pilots will train local pilots
on a flying field to be provided by the
Argentine Government
Tho tentative schedule contemplates
cay flying with stops at Montevideo, Rio
Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Ja
neiro. Victoria, Garavotlaa, Bahla, Ma-
ce!o and Pernambuco, covering the dis
tance of 2,713 miles In four days.
Administration Must Ac
cept Reservations or ,
Defeat Treaty.
LEAGUE VOTE ASSAILB)
Lenroot Change Aimed at
British Representation
Is Adopted.
LODGE WINS ALL POINTS
Prospects for tho Pact Ever
Going Into Effect Aro Con
sidered Gloomy.
Washington, Nov. 18. After a .ses
sion which be&nn nt 10 o'clock In tlio
morning and lasted until far Into the
night everything connected with the
treaty of pence with Germany nnd
the League of Nations was disposed of
with the single exception of the reso
lution of ratification. At the wind up
of the long session Kenator Lodge
(Muss.), the Itepubllcnn leader, noti
fied the Scnnte thnt ho would offer
the ratification resolution to-morrow
when the Senate met. Under the
rules It must lay for one day, which
will permit n vote on Thursday.
Tho resolution of ratification reads:
Ilcaolvcd (two-thirds of the Sen
ators present concurring therein),
That the Senate do advise and con
sent to the ratification of tho
treaty of pence with Germany, con
cluded at Versailles ou theSSth day
of June, 1019, subject to the fol
lowing reservations, understand
ings nnd Interpretations which
shall be made a part of the instru
ment of ratification.
After this come the reservation
headed by the preamble providing
thnt three of the four principal allied
Powers must nccept the reservations
before any part of the treaty or tho
league covenant Is binding upon the
United Stutcs.
No 3Iorc Change Possible.
In announcing tho adjournment to
night Vice-President Marshall de
clared that tho treaty was closed to
further reservations or amendments.
Almost all of tho time to-day was
spent In consideration of reservation!
sponsored by Individual Senators. Of
this number only two were adopted.
Ono by Senator Lenroot (Wis.) pro
vides for equalizing tho voting
Strength of the United States nnd
Great Britain In tho league assembly.
The other by Senator McCumber
(N. D.) provides that tho United
States shall not be bound by the In
ternational labor scheme of tho league
unless Cougress by affirmative action
provides that It shall.
After all of this was disposed ot
in cammlttee of the whole the Sen
ate proper had to go over the same
ground again so far as votes were
concerned. Senator Lodge sought to
have all of the reservations, fifteen tn
number, which have been adopted
voted unon en bloc.
I.oiIrc Motion Adopted.
Senator THtrhfviM.- Vnh nK,,i
, , ,. .
demanding a separate voto ou the
preamble to the reservations seeking
to strike out tho provision that the
reservations must be accepted by
three of the four main Allies. Th
motion was defeated, 45 to 36. All
of the Republicans voted against
the Hitchcock motion with tho ex
ception of McCuraber. Of the Demo
crats Senators Reed (Mo.), Gor
(Oltla.), Shields (Tenn.) .and Walsh
(Mass.) voted with the Republicans.
The Lodge motion was adopted with
out a rollcall.
Senator Lodge then asked for a sep
arate vote ou tho fourth reservation,
which provides that the United State
shall accept no mandate without the
consent of Congress. On this vote
the action of the commltteo of th
whole In accepting the reservation
was sustained by 52 votes to 31. All
of the Republicans voted for It, and
the Democrats who voted "aye" were
Senntors Reed (Mo.), Goro (Okla.).
King (Utah), Owen (Okla.), Shields
(Tenn.), Smith (Ga.). Thomas (Col.)
and Walsh (Mass.).
need Reservation Defeated.
Senator Reed remanded a vote oa
what Is known ns the "Rccd rcscrvn-
tion."
, , , . . . . , ...
" had been defeated In commltte
of the whole. It would reserve to tbn
UnItcd gtate3 the rght tn fcc.
. ... y, .. ,
""i- 'i"cnuur, I4Ci.i nouui huu
Its vltul Interests and thnt such ques
tions ehnll not be submitted to ar
bitration or to the league In nny wnjr.
However, the Reed reservation lo.t
again, this time by a voto of 50 to 33.
On ths motion of Senator Owen
(Okla.) the reservation to withhold
recognition of the British protec
torate over llgypt pre-Iousty beaten