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NO. 5304. !r??jsr?ffijr? WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY. MAY 13. 1921.-SIXTEEN PAGES ?-?jrVJSSffWSSS^ ONE CENT
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MUSTNOWRELY
ON HUNS'WORD,
SAYS SIMONDS
World Depends Again on
Germans' Good
Faith.
WILL LOOK TO U. S.
FOR IMMENSE LOAN
War Is Almost Certainty
Should Boche Fail
On Payments.
By FRA.W H. MMO>nV
The German surrender to the
ultimatum issued by the conference
at London represents at least
postponement of a military actio".
which would have unquestionably
halted all economic rehabilitation
of the world. At beat, it may prove
the beginning of real readjustment.
But ?nee more, as always, the wor
is thrown back upon the question
of German good faith. Germany
has done no more than sign 1 *
nam* to what may pr"*? *?"
other scrap of paper
proves Fveaeh Claims.
The French contention that Germany
recognizes only force has
been amply vindicated by the fact
that Germany has accepted terms
which represent the maximum of
moderation un<fcr the threat of immediate
military occupation of the
richest industrial area of the German
empire It has required a new
French mobilisation to bring about
this submission. Will it require
another mobilization to bring about
actual compliance with the terms"
It may be concluded at" once that
the army which the French have
brought to the Rhine opposite the
Kuhr district will not be demobollzed
until the German government
has compelled the Bavarian State
to disband Us Irregular army of
300.000 men. which constitutes a
plain ,violation or the treaty of
Versailles and under the terms of
the new ultimatum must be demobilized
within a brief delay.
Host Pay *=.V100?4?<M?
It is similarly certain that the
French will not demobolize until
the Germans .'hall have paid the
J--SO.OOO.OOO. which under the London
decision becomes due on or before
June 1 and constitutes the first
payment under the London agreement.
Conceivably Germany will not
recognize the fact that she has lost
the war and that she must pay. The
terms which have been imposed upon
htr call for an annual payment of
JT80.000 000. That is the maximum
that will be demanded until surh
time as German prosperity warrants
an increase in the burden.
Reparation 1-oaaa.
In reality Germany will pay to
her conquerors Just about the sum
which our European allies are bound
to pay to the United States on loans
advanced during the war. The sum
Is only about twice as great as Italy
must pay her allies for loans, and
it is only twice as large as France
must pay Great Britain and the
United States.
Everything now depends upon the
abilitv of the allies !o market the
H2.s00.00A.n0l) of bonds which Germany
will issue to her creditor conquerors
between now and November
1. The French share of this sum
Is approximately I?.500.000.000.
look to America.
Americans might Just as well recognize
now as any time that what
Europe hopes and expects is that
the American money market will
absorb these German bond Issues.
If it does not the fiscal condition of
the French treasury and of the
Italian treasury will not be improved
materially Under the present
terms France will receive an
annual Interest payment from Cermany
of approximately HOO.OOn.
?oo. This is a naere drop In th<
bucket. Unless the bonds can bt
marketed and marketed substantially
at par no great relief will
derived from their issue.
Exactly in the same way Germans
hope and expect that, having signed
this agreement, they will be enabled
to enlist American capital for
their own rehabilitation, and they
will unquestionably endeavor to
make loans over here on terms
which may easily Interfere with the
sale of the other reparations bonds.
Have Avoided War.
What has been accomplished so
far la negative. We have at least
temporarily avoided a new war, a
fresh invasion which might easily
have proven fatal to the already
ehaken economic structure of Europe.
This may be a beginning, but
It can only be a beginning.
The success or failure of the arrangement
must depend ultimately
on the success or failure of the
flotation of the German bonds.
In bringing about the present
German surrender, two factors have
been decisive?first, the French mobilization.
and. second, the clear
demonstration by the new administration
in Washington of the fact
that Germany could not look to the
United States for any support in
resisting Just payments. At London.
Germany relied upon English and
Italian support, endeavoring to play
her old game of dividing the allies.
jn Waahington she carried on a
similar offensive. The failure of
both operations has again demonstrated
that the world believes Oergiany
should pay up to her capacity.
All depends now on whether the
German will recognize the truth and
accept a Just decision, or. as so frequently
in the past, he will sign
under pressure, with every Intention
of evading performance. If he does
this, the combined Influence of all
the other allies will not be sufficient
next time y> restrain France.
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Predicts Crack
Shortly In New
Boche Cabinet
Depends Pjow on Good
Will of Independent
Socialists.
Special Cable te The Waahingtoa Herald
ud Chieafo Tribune.)
By GEORGE 8ELUES.
BERLIN. May IX?All political
hammers are oat aad the
aew Germaa coalition * ??ment,
which wa? not built oat
of the strongest material* anyway.
la already feeling the
blows. There Is every Indleatlon
that Chaaeellor Wlrth's
Cabinet will eraek nhortlj aad
probably collapse.
The eablaet la now standing
on three legs ? the Catholic**
Socialists, aad Democrat a. Bat
the Democrats are already wobbly
aad. as It Is a minority
government, depending on the
good will of the Independent
Socialist* and others. It* life Is
aot expected to laat rery loag
Dr. Cnno, a director o^ the
I Hamburg - American Line. b<is
bee a offered the foreign ministerahlp,
but hla refusal is expected.
Dr. Cauo Is on his way
to the Calted States, and by the
time he reaches New York the
cabinet will probabl^ have colla
paed.
Meanwhile the Junher nationalist
aad coa*ervatlve newspapera
are attacking Dr. Wirth
for algnlng away Gernaay'a
j llbertlea and worldly possessions,
saying acceptance of the
allied altlmatum meana alavery.
(Conyricht. ltfl.)
INSURGENTS TELL |
UPPER S1LESIANS
TO NAME COUNCILS
Polish Political Groups
Will Compose Central
Assembly.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
ny L. C. WALTER.
BECTHEN. May 12.?A proclamation
calling: upon Upper Silesians to
elect district legislative councils
for the purpose of constituting a
central assembly on territory within
the armistice demarcation line
has been issued by ths insurgent
authorities.
Polish political groups, including
labor organizations, will form the
councils. As chief of the proposed
temporary government board. Korfanty.
leader of the insurgents, will
direct the foreign affairs department
dealing as an autonomous
ruler with the interallied authorities
at Oppeln and Warsaw.
Small credit for the apparent
success of the uprising is given the
Warsaw cabinet by the rebels and
sharp criticism is heard of the attitude
of Premier Witos, whose
party organs consistently combatted
ihe insurgents' movement.
Leaders of the peasant party fear
that Korfanty may use his success
as a stepping stone to the presidency
of Poland.
War between Germany and Poland
for possession of Upper Silesia
continues to hang in the air, despite
the armistice concluded by Korfanty
with the interallied authorities at
Oppeln.
That Germany will accept the proposed
demarcation line is considered
highly improbable by the Polish
chieftains.
^Copyright, 1921.)
Expect Dlaturbancea Saturday.
BERLIN. .May 12.?The German
government is doing its utmost to '
impress upon the allies the neces- :
sity ? for Germany's retention of'
Upper Silesia, if the terms of the j
allied ultimatum, now subscribed
to by Berlin, are to be fulfilled.
Germany will not march Into
Silesia, nor will she take any drastic
action without the express sanction
of the entente. The fear Is expressed.
however, that the local
populations In such cities as Kreusberg
cannot be controlled indefinitely.
and that they may take matters
into their own hands, if assistance
against the Polish irregulars
Is not forthcoming either from
Germany or from the allies.
The most serious disturbances are
predicted for Saturday and Sunday.
The name of Herr Cun?, head of
the Hamburg-Ame *i? ?n Line, who
had been asked by Chancellor Wirth
to become foreign minister, has now
been definitely dropped, and he is
not being considered for an/ post
in the government. Discussion of
the method for disarming the forces
in Bavaria has produced no scheme
as yet. but officials are agreej that
the disarmament mifst be carried
out ruthlessly.
Cabinet Coaalders Notes.
WARSAW. Poland. May 12?Thf
Polish cabinet is considering tne
note from the supreme council, as
well as the separate note from Great
Britain, taking the Polish government
to task for its attitude toward
the Upper Silesian insurrection.
,
The cabinet will reply, it is declared.
that it indorses the declaration
of Premier Witos to the diet
in which he declared that the Polish
government disclaims all responsibility
for the insurrection. The government,
however, will maintain its
claim to the industrial districts.
The newspapers declare that the
British note was more severe than
the joint note from the allies.
lasargeats Coatlaae March.
LONDON. May 12. ?The Polish
government has rvot yet answered
the drastic note of the entente, declaring
that the^ Korfanty coup, if it
has any effect at all on the ultimate
decision as to the division of Upper
Silesia, is likely to exert an influence
adverse to Poland. The Poli3h
government has not yet made any
attemp to suppress the insurgents,
however, it was learned at the Foreign
Office, and they are crossing
ihe border without hindrance. The
French forces remain Inactive and
the Ttblisr force alone is helpless
to put down the uprising
i
GIVES FEDERAL!
VIEWS TOWARD
BUILDING TRADE
Hoover Tells Architects;
Co-operation Is
Policy.
SHOWS WASTEFUL
METHODS IN VOGUE
Services of Government
Must Be Entirely
Indirect.
_
"Deration with the different
branches of the construction industry
towards the removal of economic
Wastes and physical Inefficiencies
and not domination or regulation
of the Industry Is the policy
actuating the government In its efforts
to restore "normalcy" in the
building world. Herbert Hoover declared
last night, speaking before
the American Institute of Architects
at the New National Museum last
night
Kff.rts Mast Re Indirect.
"By and large," said Mr. Hoover,
"the services that the government
can properly perform In remedy of
this situation must be entirely indirect,
for the government cannot
enter Into the fixing of prices or
the determination of wages."
Among the obstacles blocking better
conditions in building. Mr. Hoover
enumerated "conspiracies to
maintain prices and corrupt bargains
with labor." excess profits
taxes, the highest ranges of the income
tax. the division of Investment
capital from building purposes.
intermlttcncles of employment
and the lack of a standardisation
of materials.
HHt.Hk. Weil Know..
The difficulties In our national
housing.' Mr. Hoover said, "have
been ventilated time and again by
the variou, national assoclationa. by
congressional Investigation, State
investigations, by statements of our
public men?leaders of the industry.
The appalling anomaly of millions
or Idle men. co-existent witlk suffering
as never before from underhousing.
is obvious to everybody.
"The Obstacles that lie in the
path of the quick resumption of
home 'bufldlng on the large scale
needed have been repeatedly enumerated.
Each enumerator puts a
different weight of Importance on
these different ' obstacles, among
which art the Inequality In levels
of economic readjustment?that is.
in the high prices of building materials.
of transportation, and of
labor?the reduced Income ln many
occupations, the conspiracies In restraint
of trade, the restrictions on
effort through the rules of organtIx?..o^?r;Jh,>
s'r,kea- the federal
taxation, the wastes in the Indusiries,
etc.
ttoveraaea, Aefla. IsHreet.
By and lar*e, the services the
government can properly perform
in remedy of this situation M
be entirely indirect, for the govrnamoefno
Cann?' 'n,'r ln,? 'he fixM
was. ' ?r th? ^termination
^^^thTrni^r^^f
Comi^Tree11 undertook
g^me'nr^o^'U'p.^ giVe'To
the building situation * t0
mem,hlI? *n,y *,t'mPt at readjustments
of prices and waee* is qK.? !
lutely a local question that must
ce'r'.^ hr''hln "Ch community.
mVmi? Imp^eVr^ ^iTn".
FedelaT "T"'
wtth fh . ce *nd c?-operation
ror-1
ive ,n
w:?e0",?0tfhe T,ry'nd Ph>"C"
I have held extensive confer
nee. with many elements of the
building industry, such as various
a^d flfd! m nftional organisations
low.i Y concerned in ma
ten.! real estate, finance and la?,r.
Tration VieW ,wourinK their co-opsoml
1 J"*8 greatl>' Pleased when
some week* ago I received a communication
from the American In
Stltute of Archltccts conflrminl the
cw?'", ?f the Hepartment of
Commerce of the building problem.
Committee Appointed.
? "'In ?rd" to secure the best adi
?i ppo,nted a committee, conof
Ira Woolson, consulting
"5'"" ? n,he National Board of
* Ire Underwriters, who has made a
practical study of the buildin*
codes for years; Rudolph P. Miller
'n charge of building ordinances
?f New York and president
Mrintenrt8*<lC,*ti0n of Bu'lding Superintendents
of the United sT.tos;
J. A. Newlln. of the University of
estrv?npil^ ln charKe o' the Fori
Laboratory and a
R Woe? "uthor"y ?n timber; J
Lf ??
sity. who has had much experience
ti
who K= , er of your Institute
much L ik ,"?' contributed .o
Rv thoos small-home problem*
* arrangements your a soclation.
the engineering council
represented. enf*ln*erin* bod ^ "at
^r-^ght-^'rnde^vrhi
gafed .s^.i'T 11 m* promulf
e? a8 standards of practice In
nal?v ,hby th" "'P^tme^T etsi".
coilectfvei'v ?plnion? renedered may
ment In building practice.
- do not consider regulation Vy
CONTINUED ON PAOC *"T^
Man Who Served
Throughout War
Listed Slacker
< f 1 .
W. S. Bacon, After Retaining
Rank, Mentioned
a* Evader
CHICAGO, Mar IMIxk |m
M ( kit MkllratlM
( tta MMktr" list la
Clitan wltk a Uu?cr.
WUlUa talkcrlni Baaaa
was the Int aaaa ptMlaM.
Baeaa, a?MiMif ? nc?4i bm,
la rials sf the
Aaarrieaa Udn, aartti
Ikraukm tkc war, sad was
praaaatlaa aatll ke received tkc
raak sf Unlnasl eeleaeL
Aeeardla* ts friesds, Baeaa
naaM tkc ekeaaleal warfare
service rmiaj craaada at
Lakckarat, R. Ji as* ka4 at
least l^ao aaa aaier klsa. Baeaa
aaw la la New Ysrk City, nsaactH
wllk tkc Hatteaal City
Bask tkere.
t'apt. WllUaaa l?ll(, saris
t ary at tkc Aaaerfeaa Lrgtoa,
Davartaast at Illlaals, saccrsled
tkat aansfaper, 4a sat pakllak
tke Hal lists aatll tkc
La?l?i kas kaS aa eppartaalty
sf ekeeklac ev ary aaaae.
fkere saast kava keea aaaaf
tklaa mtj rmllar," Capt. SetII*
saM. "wkea tkc draft koard.
tkc wkalc l altct Statca gaaaraaacat,
latlatlaf tkc War Depart,
cat a sal tkc Departs* est sf
Jastlre, eaalt aat leant tkat a
Heateaaat ealaacl. esaasssadrr
sf a eaap la a very laapartaat
kraaek af tkc aca.lo. was killed
aaa a draft deserter.**
Other crrars kare alreadr kcea
faaad la tkc laltlal list.
WOMAN ACCUSED
OF POISONING FIVE
MEN SHE MARRIED
Los Angeles Waitress in
Custody of Honolulu
Police.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. May 11 ?
Accused of having killed Ave has*
bends by poisoning them with
arsenic. Mrs. Lydia Southard. 21.
formerly a waitress In a Tx>s Ar.geles
cafeteria, was arrested in Honotala
today, according to a cablegram
from the chief of police there ts
local officers.
Her arrest came at the sad of a
Ionic and tangled trail which led
from her home in Lebanon. Mo., to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Mrs. Southard- is accused of killing
two husbands In Missouri one
in Butte. Mont., and two la Twin
Falls. Idaho. She is said to have
collected about $10,000 insurance.
Her arrest was the result of an
investigation conducted by Deputy
Sheriffs J. B. Fox and J. F. Nolan,
of Los Angeles, working with V. P.
Ortnsby, county detective from Twin
Falls, who came to l>os , Angeles
eighteen days ago after the bodies
of two of Mrs. Southard's husbands
had been exhumed and arsenic
found in their stomachs, according
to the Twin Falls authorities.
Present Haabaid la Navy.
The trail led to Los Angeles
where it was found she was married
by Justice Brown on November
28 to Paul Vincent Southard,
26. a petty officer on the U. S. S.
"Chicago." of the Pacific fleet.
Southard was transferred to Honolulu,
December 26, and three days
later Mrs. Southard sailed for
Honolulu on the Mariposa from San
Francisco. The chief of police at
Honolulu was cabled last night to
arrest her and today he replied that
the woman was In custody. When
she married Southard she gave the
name of Edith Eva Myers, police
declared.
The woman's maiden name was
Lydia Trueblood She was described
as tall, dark and vivaelous.
The warrant for her arrest, held by
Orjpsby. charges her specifically
with the murder of Edward Myers,
h^r fifth husband. Ormsby said
that the bodies of all five husbands
had been exhumed and that arsenic
was found in the stomachs of each.
Baefc Case Similar.
The alleged method of operation
pursued by the woman was to wait
until her husband happened to be
ill. The attending physician, finding
him dead, would naturally
think his death was the result of
his illness and make out the death,
certificate accordingly.
Officers declared that during her
stay in Los Angeles. Mrs. South, or
Lydia Trueblood. as she is known
to the authorities, was the causa of
a quarrel between prominent automobile
dealers which almost resulted
in their dissolving partnership.
Both men are said to have
been In love with her.
It is also declared that she had
been accused of stealing a diamond,
ring while working as a waitress
in a local eafeteria.
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G. 0. P. CHANGE
IN SOUTHERN
STAHS URGED
Meeting of National Committee
May Alter
Basis of Party.
PROPOSED TO END
"ANCIENT SCANDAL"
Former Representative
John Adams Probably
Next Chairman.
Br mark ivlutam.
At tho coming: meeting of the Republican
national committee. In
preparation for which conferences
are now under way, there will be
Just two Important items of business.
One will be the selection of
a new chairman to succeed Will
Haya The new chairman undoubtedly
will be former Representative
John Adams, of Iowa. That part
of the business will be quickly put
out of the way.
But thereafter will come a detail
of reorganisation, which is right
now the cause of tense controversy.
The proposal, in short, is to change
the entire basis of the Republican
party in the South. Those who
want to do away with the ancient
scandal of the "Southern delegate"
propose that hereafter the Republican
party shall rest upon the same
basis in the South as the Democratic
party does.
May Follow State Law*.
In the Southern States large numbers
of negroes are prevented from
voting by State laws, which laws
have been held to be constitutional
by the Supreme Court of the United
States. At present the bulk of the
Republican party in the South is
made up of these disfranchised necroea
The new proposal is that
the Republican party shall recognize
State laws in the South and everywhere
else, the same as the Democrats
do.
The suggested rule is that hereafter
no person can be a delegate
to a Republican national convention
nor take part in a Republican primary
or in a Republican local convention
unless he is a qualified voter
of the State in which he lives an]
haa voted in that State.
Tw# Gross* OtpMf.
The practical wonting out of this
rule would mske the Republican
party In the South a white man's
party to practically the same extent
that the I>emocratlc party is.
The suggested rule Is opposed by
two groups In the Republican party,
which compose a curlou* combination
of principle and politics. One
large section of tne Republican
party in the North thinks the party
should continue to stand as it always
haa stood since the civil war.
the friend and protector of the
negro. To these are Joined a group
of old time Republican leaders of
the "hard-boiled" type who. have
been doing business with typical
Southern delegate? in every Republican
national convention for a feneration
or more. They do not want
to abandon the system. It is not
merely that they are anxious to
maintain an institution which, in
the past, has frequently been an
occasion of corruption. It is rather
out of a feeling of personal loyalty
that they do not want to throw
overboard old friends whose whole
political capital and standing in life
rests upon the fungus Republican
party of the South.
The more forward-looking Republican
leaders who want to adopt
the new rule say the negro in the
South has not been helped but has
been harmed by being used as political
capital by white leaders of
dubious standing, who trade with
them a? pawns in national conventions.
They say the experiment of
trying to force local Southern communities
to permit negroes to vote
against the will of the white communities
has gone on for nearly
sixty years and hy never been successful
but has always made mischief.
Pealttoa Improve*.
The only sound way for the Southern
negro to become a voter is to
so impress his character on his
white neighbors that they are willl?r
to give him the franchise That
process Is golng.on all the time and
the number of negroes who have the
franchise constantly increases. The
position of the negro in the South,
aft elsewhere, becomes better every
year, and his worst hsndicap is the
so-called white friend who uses hfm
as a political pawn.
The innovation of doing away
with the Southern "delegate" scandal
and making the Republican
party in the South a white man's
P*rty, same as the Democratic
party, will probably succeed. There
is little doubt that President Hardfavors
1t. It is to be observed
that his is the first Republican administration
since the civil war
whiph has not thrust colored postmasters
and other colored officeholders
on white communities who
retent them. In addition to President
Harding. bo many other forces
are behind the proposed innovation
that it will probably succeed.
NUTMEG STATE
TO BAN BIGAMY
HARTFORD, Conn., May 12.?The
"Nutmeg State,** which has become
a bigamists' paradise since the discovery
that her marriage laws permit
a man to get married to as
many women as he chooses, provided
he and his wives live out of
the State afterward, is taking steps
to clear her fkirts of scandal.
The third sensational plural-wife
case within a year has stirred a
committee of the general assembly
into framing a new marriage law,
which will be presented and prob.
ably.passed by the legislature before
June. The attorney general
himself admits that there is no
way of prosecuting New York or
New Jersey bigamists frho marry
in Connecticut under the present
law.
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MADAME CURIE,
Discoverer of radium, and her sixteen-vear-old daughter Eve, who
arrived in New York Wednesday on the steamship Olympic.
Madame Curie was also accompanied by another daughter, Irene.
The trio will visit Washington May 20, 21 and 22.
U. S. in Allied Councfl
Will Solve Own Problems
?????__?_
Declared That Participation of America Will
Not Be Concerned With Affairs of
European Countries.
By ROBERT J. BENDER, | that President Harding hat com.
., . ., ,. municated thin interpretation to
American participation in the Senat<? ^th lhat
allied councils of Europe will he the peace policy *f the administrastrictly
limited to nrattclins the J 'ion will be one of nonentanglexnent
right* and interest* o# this co^ntrv. a"d may or may not be based upon
. ., , - the treaty of Versailles. Solution
adminisration. it is stated on ,,f p?nd,n|t qu^tlnn, jn th? alli(d
highest authority, wishes it em- councils will largely determine the
phatically understood that it will ' President's future course. It Is said
not Involve itself in problems of Meantime it is explained, the ad- j
rpinistration is not hurrying its
strictly European concern. foreign policy, but is moving slowly
This word, poi/itedly expressed and cautiously in an effort to obtain
yesterday, tended to have a quiet- "most prudent" solution. This
inn- ?fTWt _ ., course is exemplified In the ofll'
ins elrect upon "r,"n 'rreeoncil- cl.?y.?nct,on,d rt,Uy of th? Knox
ables who professed to see the resolution in the Houm.
; Harding foreign policy making for ?
general political and economical en- pITIl I |)T\ ALLirEDC
tanglements with Europe. It came \/UIlAl\I/ UF1 lVLilxu
directly in response to inquiries as , _,, , . . .....,?
to whether the Inited States wo.id CTDIIf UDD C A (fEDC
act with the allies in the present iJ 1 ltllkUlllbllAEAlJ
Silesian embroglio. as a result of
its voice in allied councils. ma-ii* ?
our night* ,??eced. Millionaire Shipowner Is in
The Silesian difficulty is regarded Crew of Aqilitania, Sailby
the administration as one of j .
those problems of concern solely 111^ Saturday.
to Europe, at least for the present. ' _______
and does not affect rights of th?ITnited
States. Hence this govern- I/)NPON. May 12. Three hun- I
ment will not become involved in it. dred officials and members of the
For some days there has been tn- office force of the Cunard Line have i
creasing manifestations of alarm strike-breakers to man the
in some Senate irreconcilable luar- ! Ai|uilaiii?. due to sail Saturday with
ers. not at th. actual re-estab- , cn0 passengers.
lishment of the I nited States on, sir P(.rc). Bates. millionaire ehipttae
allied councils, but at what this | own,r ,nd a Sector of the Cunard,
step might eventually lead to was among, the leaders I
Thi. feeling had been reported to wjth p.,.,,, B?? hi? bro,her. and)
1-re.ldent Harding and it possibly^. E Cottr??. assistant manager of
nation' tha'The authoritative' in- ,h' in ,h' ""J" Th" j
terpretation of the adminlstra-' v""""?r? were measure* for uniting,
position was uttered Thurs- f?r "', "nd "V"'1 ,n *T'
^ay nitely in every capacity from stewWhile
the Pnited States' note of *rd,s to cooks butchers, baker..,
acceptance t" the supreme council, i d?1' "Pen- "nd h?BaP* handlers
resulting in our representation in'. ,,nfl,w(l1 ,*k' "ps- to?- the" I
that council, the council of ambas- j .... . . ...
sador. and th, reparations eommls-' Hom ' d ?"d 'rhlt?,-r','"'r*d
sion. made it specifl, and clear that' ,w! ' *M "'?"F w"h ,,h'
we would not Involve ourselves In ",.h'r h"? ,s another question |
matters pertaining strictly to Ru- ".'J?'" "d threa.en to
rope, the delay in ?oing ahead with ?'*? rVh?T 'h,n w"r* b^?"
the Knox resolution had aroused I ?"" "? ,h" federation ,
the suspicions of some Senators to | ?* ^ H
the point where it was deemed nd
visable to reassure them. It is the *> f*a* f '/a
hope of the administration that rOlltlCOl C. rllCT IQW
there will be no embarrassing KUIpH Fmm Amhli*h
flare-up in the Senate which micht I\UUfU f rum S\mOU&n
obstruct the development of Hard- CHICAGO. May li.-Tony D'Anlng.
foreign polic>. dpi,a political chieftain of the
. Policy >-o, Hurried.' "Rloody Nineteenth" ward, died here
Declaration, therefore, that the today as the result of thirteen
government will restrict itself to shots that were pumped into his
what was termed a safe and prac- body by gunmen in ambush.
ticable course of protecting strictly P'Andrea's death was the result
American interests, was expected to of a political feud that has taken
at least postpone any explosions in a toll of eight lives in the past
the Senate. It is further understood three months.
Washington's Fastest Growing Newspaper.
s ?
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SHE LEFT New York and went
to Mexico because she thought
something might happen.
?It did ? "In The
Thieves' Market"
?BY?
George Agnew Chamberlain
In Next Sunday's Herald
i _
Washington'C Home .Vrwrpaper.
FRENCH TROOPS
HELD PREPARED
TO SEIZE RDHR
Allies Waiting: to See if
Germany Will Keep
Promise.
PREPARING TO STAT
UNTIL AFTER JUNE 1
French Government Now
in Power May Be
Overthrown.
Curtal CtMs ts TW ??sad
Chioags (itall
By HESRT WALE*.
DC SSKLDORF, May 12?The t
tente's occupation of the Ruhr Valley
has merely bera deferred a><
not cancelled until tba allies ?-~rr
tain If Germany really intends fulfilling
Ita reparations and diaartnament
promises.
A ateady flow of reinf"*~-Tmniat!
from the 1J1I claaa continues, tile
poilus Streaming up the roads from
Cologne, taking up positions along
the Rhine aa far as Wesel.
Craclc Moroccan divisions which
fought alongside the First and
Second American Divisions In the
July IS. ISIS, counter-offensive and
with the Thirty-second American
Uivision on Juvigny Plateau began
arriving tonight, reinforcing the
cavalry divisions now occupying
the area.
Prepare tor Three. Maatka.
Officers are taking bill eta for
three months and making other
preparations* Indicating they will
stay longer than to June l
' ""ders.ood that the ocenpntion
of nusseldorf ?ffl he maintaincd
until Germt^f pars >># i*
""" "<* *<"> 'old vsrks halaX -J
the 20.000.OOOOOfl gold mark? which
the \ eras,lies treaty prov.ded was
to be paid by May L
Military opinion persist In holding
the belief that the allies wit!
occupy the Ruhr basin even,,,.^
to force Germany to pay The ? ??_
ensue of opinion b thu t|M. w
S!T7J"*nt ^
tore the protn'ses are fu 1 Ailed and
the next Berlin government will not
reco*nixe Dr Wlrth. pmnrtaaa.
May Chsssa PMmv.
Close observers of the sit nation
aa-ert that the p??.B,
zrrr 7"1 ^
the chamber of deputy, reconvnes
.he Pr*""1"" Potncare a*
the only available successor to
Premier Rri.md Potncare is Brmlv
and solidly commuted to the taking
of military sanctions and it is
bejleved that he would or?r ,?
occupat'on ?f tbe Ruhr ~
g.rdles. of ,he Rritlah
"J' meantime the p.?hr popn'?
? ?? >>ing the affair spathetically
and the rich war profiteer,
* hose automnk iles have been command
e. red an.I whoae factor, n.^t
ucts have been taxed. a^TL^t
ones dissatisfied. The small tradesmen
.re deng a roaring bu^mT!!,
fleers^ Th'h'i l?""'h P?"u* "f"
ncers The labor element is gi?j
but'Germs ??<*
Germany is secretlv trvlnr to
introduce propaganda asking the
workmen ,f tk,y ,?
!T.s reparations burden hung
on their thoulofrt.
(Copmrht, itei >
Reported Red Propaganda
Circulated in French Army
(Special Csble t. Th. Wuluwu,
aa<l Chi esse TrtbSo
By Mm fLAlTOH.
PARIS. May 12,?Wuh the German
acceptance of the aUled ultimatum
announced, serious " ,
5???* **" broken out among
French troops mobilised for service
In the Ruhr district Conservative
f.T"""'"' ,hl* morning print a
't"ry "f ?uti?r Of the One Hundred
and Twelfth Infantry at Toulon.
* noncommissioned offieer
?as pelted with stones snd seriously
injured by men of tbe iflf , i ?
Humamte declares that certain
units of this class, while entraining
for the Ruhr district, sang the "Internationale."
the Reds" ,?them
Rod agitators have been using the
mobilization for extensive propaganda
among the impressionable
hoy, of from 21 to 28 who were
called for duty in the occupied lone
'nr' " become apparent that
the Ruhr district will not be occupied
immediately, they hsv* redoubled
their effort?.
This propaganda movement ha*
been traced directly to
propaganda headquarter* Moscov
regards ignorant soldier*
discontented with barracks 11f?. aft
fertile ground for propaganda.
Jt is doing its utmost to instill revs,
tatlonary doctrines during this
period when the youths. chaflag
under restraint, are eager to r?*?m
to civil life.
fCo*yrtrht. IS81 )
SHIP BOARD ENDS
STRIKE PARLEYS
All negotiations with leaders of
the sesmen's unions on the marina
strike have been definitely terminated.
Admiral W s. Benson, of th#
Shipping Board, announced last
night.
In making this statement. Benson
appealed to "the common sens*
snd good Judgment of the personnel
of the Americsn merchant marina
to meet the present Issue is a fair
spiritVessels
of the Shipping Roard continue
to ssil steadily from all porta.
Benaon ssid. adding that reports
received yesterday showed considerable
improvement In the situation.
Benson said the Shipping Benrd
had received many communications
from seamen offering their services.
and reiterated hia assurance
that all marine workers whs assist
now in operating ships would
receive the fullsat protection "both
during and after th* SC
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