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ONE CENT.
Eat?rW u Imod4 Qui Ball latte
?t th? Paatafflc*. Wuklsstra. D. 0.
Everflowing Supply for
Her Industries Is
Greatest Need.
Nippon press sees
U. S. BARRING WAYl
Prepared to Defend Em
pire Reaching From
Arctic to Equator.
?SecoM of a lerw of articles by Mr.
Kmsley. tcko has bern in the orient
mth Gen. Wood thin summer, and
whose opportunities for observation of t
the Japanese attitude and purposes
hast therefore, been exceptional.
By PHILIP umiv.
What Japan Intends to net at the
^ ashington conference la pretty
> well understood In the orient at
least. It ia a constant supply of
raw materials for her fast growing
f Industries. This is more vital to
her than new lands for settlers. The
Japanese have already demonstrat
ed that they do not emigrate and
colonize in great numbers.
Crossing the mainland of Japan,
one cannot fail to be Impressed with
the thoroughness with which the
land Is being used. Even the hills
are terraced to nnd earth pockets
for rice planting. It Is a tidy land
with clean, industrious people ready
to smile at travelers, even Ameri
cans. But one does 'not get the
Idea that there Is a dense popula
tion pushing each other Into the
sea.
Ei?M? "Crowded- Theory.
I think this overcrowded theory,
which is taken as a fact basis for
most arguments on the Japanese
question, may be something of a
fallacy. Why haven't they gone to
Formosa and &>rea and their own
north Island of Hokkalde. or to the
Pleasant islands with uncultivated
?eres given to them by the Paris
conference? Difficulties in each
case, perhaps, but necessity has not
yet driven them to overcome these
difficulties. They certainly ar? not
Pilgrim fathers and mothers.
There is undoubtedly resentment j
In Japan against Americans, and I
J>eard instances of threats and
street discourtesies In Nagasaki.
Kobe, and Tokahama. This is be
cause the Japanese press baa pre
sented us to their people as a sel- I
?sh nation of Yankees Wmir Al
Xeep Japan out of her rightful
place in the sun. insulting her'in
California, blocking her In Mexico\
and Latin America and the Philip- j
pines, opposing her in her very '
front door yard in Asia. But every- !
one was cheerful and pleasant '
enough where I happened to go.
Eehoea at V. S. Everywhere.
The Japanese have made the most
of their beloved country, which is
singularly like the coast region of!
California. Even the few billboards
one sees are artistically painted and
placed. In the giant factory towns
they show genius for organization
and achievement. There is one great
Iron and steel factory ln the south
that looks like the environs of
Pittsburgh. "Women work by the
side of the men In factories and
flelds and shipyards, coalinir srreat
liners at Nagasaki.
California. Yap. military occupa
tion of Shantung: and Vladivostok
these are the trading points wtilch
"ha astute diplomats of Nippon
?ve built up to use as later con- '
cessions. The Japanese policy re
garding Shantung, for instance, is
thought to be to return the political
cona-ol of the peninsula to China
and to retain only the mining, rail
road and Industrial concessions
I which China conceded to her under
i the famous twenty-one demands of
1S15. In the eyes of the traders of
[ other nations this would be to re
turn the empty husk.
Significant Three Wards.
Japan wants the open door main
tained in China with the assurance
| that each nation may retain undis
I turbed control of Interests alreadv
I acquired. The last three words con
I tain the nubbin. The question for
I the Washington conference, first is
[whether the treaties which embodv
I Wie twenty-one demands are to be
I regarded as facts accomplished, or
Iwfiether Japan Is to be forced to
? surrender her hard won advantages,
las she was forced years ago to sur
Irender Ltaotung peninsula "to China
? through the clever strategy of
? China's diplomats in appealing to
I the other powers.
I China, on the other hand, wants
?the complete restoration of Shan
Itung and the aI)rogaftlon of the
?treaties of 1?15. which she was
?forced to sltm because the other
?nations were too busv with the
^world war to listen to her appeals,
tor because they needed Japan then
^lesperatelv to keep the peace of
|the Par East.
Deem* War Inevitable.
I Th? situation seeing well stated
fey Count M. Sayeshima. writing in
khe Japan Review. He deprecates
?war talk and says the naval ex
pansion of Japan is merely self-pro
kectlve. He suggests that while
pauses foi- war remain, restriction
pf armament or a naval holiday tan
pnly defer war.
*Jar>an has no intention of flght
ng America on the emigration
puestion." he says. "The unexpect
ed may happen should Japan be
?objected to serious humiliation !n
the matter and the national indig
nation aroused to an extreme pitch.
"I think that on condition that
America recognises our legitimate
isitlon In the Far East, and pro
ded also that ho prejudice be done
what is past, we may listen to.
eveo comply, with America's de
ands in this connection. The ques
on cannot be solved without some
tncessfon to us."
I The best plan, he suggests, for
jreventing an American-Japanese
far and insuring th?- permanent ,
leaee of the world is to promote i
he reform and development of I
* and for this purpose he J
German Flags
At Half Mast
In Sad Protest
Though Mourning Loss of
Upper Silesia, Wirth
Accedes to Allies.
(BfMUl OaMs to Tbe Waskiactoa Herald.)
BERLIN. Oct. 26.?Under aflgs'fly
ing at half mast, in mourning for
the loss of Upper Silesia, the Reich
stag f*t this afternoon, and Dr.
Wirth. who has resumed the chan
cellorship and who is the successor
to Mathias Erxberger's title 'The
best hated man in Germany" with
the additional tjtle "the most trust
ed man in Germany," has solved the
latest of the innumerable political
crises in German political life by
naming a new cabinet.
More important than the cabinet,
however. was the announcement
that Dr. Wirth will appoint com
missioners. in compliance with the
entente's demands, for dealing with
Poland. The announcement de
clared, however, that "the govern
ment protests against the decision
of the League of Nations as an in
justice to Germany and to the world
and a violation of the peace treaty
and the rights guaranteed Germany.
Thus was dramatized Germany's
attitude, which men in political life ,
declare is similar to that of France ,
in 1870. It is pointed out that the i
German flag will probably be kept
at half mast In mourning the same
as Paris kept the statue represent
ing Strassborg. in the place dela
Concorde, under crepe, and Ger
many's protest regarding Upper Si
lesia is held as a parallel to France's
j protest when Germany stole Alsace
! Lorraine.
(Cepyright, lttl.t
HAITIAN DEAD NEAR
2?00 IN BATTLES
WITH U. S. MARINES
Heavy Toll Taken During
Occupation, Says Maj.
Turner.
The baffling maze of charges and
denials of atrocities of American
marines In Haiti was penetrated at
I last by the Senate Committee,
headed by .Senator McCormlck. of
i Illinois, yesterday, and much real
light - was obtained upon the
Haitian situation.
The committee teamed from Maj.
T. C. Turner. United States Ma
rine Corps, that approximately 2.-1
500 natives were killed In action .
during the period of American oc
cupation. The official records of the ;
Marine Corps submitted to the com
mittee by Maj. Turner, stated thai
1.132 natives were killed in action
from October 1. 1919, to October 1.
1920.
Maj. Turner estimated that ap
proximately 100 native Haitians
were killed by Haitian gendarmes, i
under the command of American
marine officers, when they
attempted to escape from road
building gaags Into which they had
been pressed against their will.
P.xeeated Wllkmit Trial.
Some native Haitians were exe
| cuted without trial, according to
; Maj. Turner. The major was ques
tioned at length about a constantly
recurring report that a band of fif
teen to nineteen Haitians were exe
I cuted without trial in a cemetery
by a body of Haitian gendarmes
under the command of a Lieut. La
[Vole, an American marine. He
J>.ad investigated this report, he
stated, but had been unable to lo
cate any actual eye witnesses of
the reported execution. Neverthe
lss, he expressed the opinion that
I "somthing like that did occur.'
"Do you mean that natives were
unlawfully killed?" he was asked.
"Yes." he replied.
"Under the direction and conni
vance of La Voie?"
"Yes."
"And you believe that his denial
was untrue?"
"Yes."
Maj. Turner told the committee
that a few airplanes were used by
the Marine Corps for scouting pur
poses and to drop bombs upon re
bellious natives. After a time, how
ever, the natives refrained from
gathering in groups of sufficient
size to Justify bombing *nd this
form of warfare was abanBoned.
The natives also stated that the
practice of forcing Haitians into
involuntary servitude in road
building gangs under the rifles of
the American officered gendarmes
has led to unsatisfactory results
and had been stopped.
Blames Maj. Wells.
Maj. Turner was detailed in 1919
to investigate the charges of indis
criminate killing of natives. In his
report, parts of which were made
public yesterday, for the first time,
he laid the responsibility for alleged
killings largely upon Maj. Clark II.
Wells, a marine officer. In command,
of the district where many natives
were shot. The report stated that
Maj. Wells told his men to "bump
off" the Cacos, the most warlikc
natives. In his testimony yesterday,
however, Maj. Tjrner stated he was
not sure now that Maj. Wells de
served so large a share of the re
sponsibility. because he since had
found the Haitians extremely unre
liable witnesses.
The committee also received as
evidence a copy of a "report made
by Lieut. Col. Hooker to -Oen. A.
W. Catlin, In January. 1919. The
reported stated that Lieut, fa. D.
Williams admitted killing several
natives who attempted to escape
from Toad work and that Lieut. Li
Voie admitted six persona had been
shot. ?
thinks International administration'
tho only resort. He vould have an
International board In virtual con
of Chinese affairs for ten years.
Tkm AM* Men M Beard.
He would put up the tariff rates,
five them a loan of IS90.000.000for
administrative reform and for the
development of coal. Iron and rail
roads. He suggests Viscount M?k
ino. Lord Robert Cecil and Herbert
Hoover a* members of the board.
Democracy a Lie Unless
The Blacks Get Fair
Chance, He Says.
WHITE PEOPLE
FAIL TO CHEER
President Lays Masonic
Corner Stone; Gets
LL. D." Degree.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Oct. 26 ?
Thp democracy of the United
States. In the opinion of President
Harding, "is a lie, "unless the ne
gro Is granted economic and politi
cal equality. *
Thi utterance, the climax of a
trenuous day In Birmingham, and
received in silence by the white
people in his audience as the ne
groes loudly cheered, yras the main
topic of conversation in the city
after news of his words had spreftd.
It was a bold, sharp extempo
raneous shot, directed to the white
In hi audience, a a result, it would
appear, of the failure of that sec
tion to respond to his plea that the
negro must be given a fair chance
?r. the interests of justice and na
tional welfare.
Approved by Gov. Kllbj.
"I plead with my own political
party to lay aside every program
that looks to lining up the black
man as a mere political adjunct,"
be had said. "The, South should
cease narrowing the negro's politi
cal rights."
At the close of the address,
members of the President's party
were frankly apprehensive as to
how his remarks on the race ques
tion might be received throughout
the South. Gov. Kilby, however,
who introduced the preident. said
afterward:
"It was a clear and conservative
statement of the race question and
I approve it."
Other leaders, many of them
Democrats, said the President had
merely taken the poltlon of
Booker T. Washington, and. despite
the very obvious lack of approval
manifested toward his remarks by
the white people in his afternoon
audience, no one of any import
ance ventured to express disagree
ment with Harding's position.
TWf* of Asllesee IVegm*.
The great audience which had turn
ed out to hear him at Capital Park
was segregated, two-thirds of the
seats being reserved for whiteh and
one-third for thte negroes. Noisy
yells of approval came from the ne
gro section as he spoke for economic j
and political equality, though warn
ing that an "absolute divergence"
must be maintained "in things social
and raciaL Racial amalgamation
there cannot be," he said. '
The negro shouts and cheers were
in sharp contrast to the virtual si
lence from the white section of the
audience.
But the President's speech on this
subject failed to dampen the enthu
siasm of the gigantic crowds which
surged around him all day, both be
fore and after his park address.
Every street he passed through was
pammed to the curb, and the hotel
lobby was packed whenever he ap
peared.
The President dinned the academic
cap and gown to receive an LL. D.
degree, and then made a quick change
to the Masonic apron Just before
crossing the street through a line
of arched swords to the site of the
proposed Masonic Temple. With a
silver troweel he smoothed the flrsa,
batch of mortar and guided the big
square stone into place as it was
lowered by the crane. Then, turning
to the 500 Mason*, many of them
X
Predict. Conference S.eee...
Dance of Devils
On Snow Hills
To Greret Prince
Plenty of Wine and Rum
To Solace Wales on
Indian Junket.
LONDON, Oct. 26.?The elaborate
and picturesque preparations which
are being made in India to enter
tain the Prince of Wales on hi*
tour of the domain over which he
will one day prsumably be emperor,
?re no less elaborate than the prep
arations to make his stay on board
the Renown, on which he has
?ailed, as comfortable as u prince
could des|re.
The vast stock of supplies taken
on board the Kenown Isn't all for
Edward, of course, but the quantit>
of food, drink and tobacco carried
along indicates that the prince's
suite will not suffer from hunger
or thirst. The Kenown carries,
first of all, 112,000 pounds of flour!
16,000 pounds of "bully beef,* 6,000
pounds of salmon and 2,000 pounds
of ships * biscuits.
5.000 Cigars for Prlaef.
For the use of the officers there
will be a supply of 195,000 ciga
rettes, 2,000 dozen bottles of wine
and 9,000 cigars, the latter in addi- j
tion to 5.000 cigars taken by the j
prince himself.
For the crew there are 5,860 gal
lon# of rum and 4,000 gallons of,
lime juice, the latter a survival (
6f the old days when scurvy was I
rife at sea.
The prince and his staff, witn
Capt. Meade, commander of th<
Renown, will mess together in the
rcyal suite, which has a separate I
galley as well as secretary's offices
The prince also has his own Maitrt i
d Hotel, for he e&pects to do some
extensive entertaining on his East
ern trip.
Stories of the magnificent prep
arations for his reception in India
continue to reach London.
Plan Weird Dance*.
Most picturesque of all the cere
monials attending the prince's visit
will be those of the concluding
days under the shadow of the Him
alayas. In Kashmir, scene of the
loveliest valley in the world, the
prince will be welcomed by the Ma
harajah in a pavilion lined with
exquisite, hand-embroidered silk.
Weird devil dances by Buddhist
monks will be the leading feature!
of the "show" arranged especially
for His Royal Highness.
The devil dance is divided into i
two parts, the religious anu th? j
secular. The dancers are of the
strong Mongolian type, clad in Chi
nese silk robes and wearing hide
ous masks. A Llama, in a long
yellow cap, mutters incantations
while the dance is 1 performed.
These devil^ dances, indulged in
once a year, are revivals of the
pre-Buddhistic practices of witch
craft apd sorcery.
The fairest women in India m
found in Kashmir, and will be
among the guests at the banquet
to be given the prince at the Maha
rajah's summer palace.
STATE WILL TRY
EASTLAKE BEFORE
NURSE'S HEARING
i
Prosecution Hopes to
Force Woman to Incrim
inate Petty Officer.
By J. HAROLD KEEN.
(Staff Corre.pood.st .f WsUda?t.s Herald.) |
MONTROS8, Va., Oct. *6.?With 1
the chain of circumstantial evi-1
dencc collected by the State in the t
'"?? RoKtr D. Eastlake
and Miss Sarah E. Knox, alleged ,
"layers of Mrs. Margaret E. East-1
?xie- iW. = ?f ,.the arc"*ed man. at
Colonial Beach on the morning of
September 30, displaying weakness
before the attacks made by the
attorneys for the defendants during
the past several days, the prosecu
tion today took the Initial steps
tOM^ird retrenchment.
The flrst movement In the effort
to strengthen the State's case was
the announcement made by Com
monwealth Attorney Watt T Mayo
of Westmoreland County that
Eastlake would be the flrst' of the
Reused persons to be arraigned
before the jury on December 13 to
answer the charge of having mur
dered his wife, which was placed
against "him Monday by the West
morelahd County grand Jury.
Building Case Against Then.
By this method the prosecuting
attorneys hope to secure from
P*?." ^ lnformation detrimental
to Miss Knox. with the result that
the woman will probably abandon
Her protective attitude for him and
rive testimony which will build
up the case stabllshed against the
accused.
L-iIinJ r?U,dJL0t be po",b'e Pro
dding Miss Knox?against whom
.he prosecution believes the strong
case has been built?would be
;onvict?1 flrst. for in that event
ler testimony could not legally be
"><?* Winst the accused man.
The attorneys for the defense
William W. Butzner, of FrederlX
?ur* representing Eastlake. and
,T?. w Wh' ,T- of R'chmond
ind F. W. .Coleman, of Frederlcks
jurg. representing Miss Knox, will
;omorrow be Informed of the cora
ncpwealth attorney's decision as
r which of the prisoners will be
iT**' '?r trl^l, according to
:he agreemnt made at the close of
he grand Jury session Monday.
JH?t Defectives *9 Retain Erl.
Another Important movement
nade today in tfie prosecution's e(
ort to retrench waath, Issuance of
in order by th? oinmonwealth at.
orney that aU of the Imporant erl
lence. consisting 0f blood-stained
lothing alleged to be the property
>t both of the accused persons and
'ther articles bearing on the crime
rhlch were found at the Easlake
lome, now In the posaesaion of Pro
?ate DetecOve T. K. Boulware. of
.'oionlal Beach, should be Imme
llately surrendered to Sergt. W. T.
tail, of the Colonial Beaoh police
lepartment.
T?ls order was deemed necessary
>wl?* to the fact that Dstectlve
loulware was not an authorised
BIC#r ^ th* ooant)p or the
Board of Trade Commit
tee Submits Plans for
New Areas.
SOME STILL DREAM
OF DAYS TO COME
Rock Creek and Anacos
tia Additions Due in x
Near Future.
Hundreds of acres more of
Jessys? ?"*'?* ???
cjpzixvzjsi as
*K"i!dr"med of I" Avalon.
m end a t In pi I "tance* of recom
mendation, approved yesterday by
miM J Park """vatlon com
mittee of the oard of Trade.
l!erf. V* the forward aa
submitted by the chairman. Judge
Charles 8. Bundy. "
* Breat recreation park on the
Anacostia River between the Ana
brfdgea an<l r'nn*ylvanl* avenue
A park system comprising botn
? . Potomac River from
the District line to Great Falls, a
distance of over ten miles
*?" Fort Drive
^C.qU"l,tl?,1 ?f the ,on> ?'*? ?r
forts encircling the city and a fort
drive, connecting these sites
Golf links In Rock Creek Park.
Completion of Meridian Hill Park
With sightly terraces and cascades'
Acquisition of the Plney Branch
parkway extension. the Klingle !
tract ParkW"y "nd Patterson
More land for Washington's play.
ground. Rock Creek Park
Pa?k fl*ld huu?? In East Potomae
Purchase and completion of the
Mt. Hamilton tract for a national
botanical garden.
Elimination of the extensive
bridged '>ectlo,, *b?ve Benitlng
A memorial bridge over {he Poto
mac, between the Lincoln Memorial
and Arlington.
Plea ta Save Roelf Crrek. ?
shirtU"fhV^fM?rv"">d water
shed of RoA creek with the forest
areas and ravines that protect the
streams that feed It. This Is to
prevent the rapid reduction la the
w,t*r ??*rrturh Rock Creek
_ M*rkia* of trees la the Capitol
Grounds, the MallVnd other smaller
Parka with their scientific and popu
lar^ names for the benefit of The
h"''" remov*' of the fence
around the present Botanical Oar
dens, and removal of the conserva
tory to the James Creek Canal
Pl'.Y.r,t? ?r ,h* Unton Station
m.n. wou,<l P?rmlt Improve
ment to the approaches of the Grant
Memorial, and allow the construc
tion of a memorial to Gen. Meade iiy
Pennsylvania Thts haa been au
thorised by Congress.
Some of these projects, members
of the committee admit, still arc
made of the shadowy tissue of
ureams.
Others are near consummation
'?*?*?< *atl?ssl Gsries.
The Mount Hamilton tract alone
'h* ?ait'B,0,e P"" Would cons|st of
about SO# acrea with forest-covered
hill sloping to river banks. It will
be necesaary to purchaae the land.
With every variety of land Included
in the tract It would be an Ideal
i^? ,membe? of the committee
claim, for a national botanic garden
and arbortium on a scale with the
gardens of Versailles, Berlin
and Vienna.
With the civil war forts roadway
'-ompleted. Washington would have
a complete park drive extending for
.? L?" the M?ryland line at
? tD th* ''"tomac River,
traffic -i? .. frora '""reeding
traffic. The road would run through
a wooded ravine with all heavy
traffic passing on bridges above.
PrevM* Athletic FMi
, >5*?rJ?r 'l1* torty '?rts which pro
tected Washington sixty years ago
> ?ood state of preserva
tion. Others have fallen Into rapid
decay. i#ith their picturesqueness
enhanced by the massy hand of time.
The Patterson tract Includes
eighty-one acres on the old site of
camv Meigs. It haa an - extensive
nw romlng pool. One half Js now
solid woo4, The other half Is open
S?V badly needed for athletic
V? 1?.'tr'rt to Great Falls pro]
.ct la still, members frankly aay a
part of their dreama of an ideal
a i^'i V :?Uld Include a great artl
S^incL extending the entire
State, and therefore could not be
officially connected with the caa?.
and because of the intimation made
by the defense attorneys that they
Intended to eontes his authority to
submit the evidence at the trial.
Scrgt. Hall.tfi duly authorised po
lice officer, will be legally entitled
to submit the large stock of cir
cumstantial evidence which was
collected at the scene of the crime.
laJstH Witness Ebpvsved.
Keen Interest on the part of the
prosecution ia centered about Capt.
Blanchard Robey, pilot.of the motor
launch upon which Bastlake was
preparing to sail for Dahlfcren on
the morning that the murder was
committed, who waa seriously in
lured in an* automobile acldent yes
terday. Capt. Robey Is considered
->ne of the most Important witnesses
tor the prosecution.
Reports, today, from, the Mary
Washington Hospital. Fredericks
burg, where the injured man is con
fined* indicated t slight improve
ment In his condition, bat It is
reared that he will be required to
remaia la the Institution for some
time.
Despite rumors in circulation here
that efforts will M made (or a
hangs ol venue before the date set
'or the trial, Commonwealth Attor
ney Mayo today declared that all
irraagements for the trtal being
held at this place had beea com
pleted and would not he changed.
LABOR BOARD CALLS OFF STRIKE PARLEY;
CHIEFS ADMIT UNIONS WOULD IGNORE
ORDERS UNLESS DEMANDS ARE SETTLED
* f* ' - ? ?a
"? ?
Injunction Possible If the
Brotherhoods Fulfill
Walkout Threat *
?.?.
AMPLE POWERS
IN U. S. COURTS
Debs and Others Jailed
For Contempt in
1894 Strike.
??
^ ll> ItOBKRT J. DK.\UI:H.
Attorney General Diaugherty has
decided that should a rail strike bo
Into effect, the government, if nec
essary. will enjoin the leaders
against stopping transportation of1
mails and interstate commerce.
A precedent for such action was
established during the famous Pull-4
man strike In 1894, fend Eugene
V. Debs, then president of the
American Railway Union, can tes
tify that leuders acting In con
tempt of such an Injunction, can be
placed in Jail and kept there.
Trsopi Only Ib Esierg^sr).
Briefly this appears to be the
initial program of the government
in event all other means of pre- J
venting a collapse of transporta
tion fail. Troops will be resorted!
to only in extreme emergency, for
it is believed that sufficient m*n
will be available to man all trains.
It was on an appeal for a writ;
of habeas corpus, made by Debs
and the vice presidents of the
American Kailroad Union, who
were imprisoned with him for fail
ure to heed the injunction in the,
Pullman strike, that the govern
ment now finds Its "ample power"
for the purposed action if the
present strike threat bears fruit.
In answer to the appeal of these
prisoners for release at that time.
Justice David J. Brewer, of thej
United States Supreme Court, dc- !
nied the application.
IphsUs V. I. Fewer*.
He held that:
"The Government of the United j
States has Jurisdiction over every
foot of soil within its territory.;
and acts directly upon each citisen.
"While it is a government of
enumerated powers, it has full at
tributes of sovereignty within the
limits of those powers. among
wfctpfc- ar? the f>ew?r over inter
state commecr* and the jQVei: over
the transxJMon of the mails.
"The p4*r#fll thus conferred are
not dormant, but have been as
sumed and put into practical exer
cise by Congressional legislation.
"In exercise of these powers, the
United States may remove every
thing put upon highways, natural
or artificial, to obstruct the pass
age of interstate commerce or
carrying of the mails.
May Invoke Injunction.
"While it may be competent for
the government, through the ex- f
ecutive branch and in the use of j
the entire executive power of the
nation, to forcibly remove all such
obstructions, it is equally within
its competency to appeal to the
civil courts fof an inquiry and de
termination as to 9i<r existence and
the character of any of them, and
if such are found to exist or
threaten to occur, to invoke the
powers o< those courts to remove
or restrain them?the Jurisdiction
of such courts to interfere in such
matters by injunction bfcing recog
nised from ancient times and by
indubitable authority.
"Such jurisdiction is not ousted
by the fact that the obstructions
are accompanied tyy or consist of
acts in themselves violations of
the criminal law, or by the fact
that the proceeding by injunction
ip of a civil character. ?nd may be
enforced by proceedings in con
tempt; as the penalty for a viola
tion of such injunction Is no sub
stitute for, and no defens^ to a
prosecution for criminal offences
committed In the course of such
violation.
Pnwer In Clreelt Cssrt.
"The complaint filed in this rase
clearly shows an existing obstruc
tion of artificial highways for the
passage of interstate commerce and
the transmission of the mails, not
only temporarily existing. but
threatening to continue, and under
it. the circuit court has power to
Issue Its process of Injunction."
The big question, of coume, is
whether injunction proceedings
against the brotherhood chiefs and
others?or even the jailing of the
union officers in event they disobeyed
the oourt?would stop the strike. In
the case of the Pullman strike, the
walkout spread steadily throughout
the West and parts of the East until
in the latter part of June it reached
its peak. This was shortly artei
Debs had called his . "sympathy
strike" to cripple all transportation
systems.,
Officers Seat to Prison.
After the injunction was invoked
against him and his fellow officers
In July and all were sen| to prison
for six months, the strike began
to wane. It was never officially aauvo
off. but interest died out and by the
latter part of August the railroads
had returned to normal operation.
All agencies of the government are
said to be ready for the crash If
It occurs on schedule October M. All
officials say the trains will be moved.
The Post office Department has com
pleted arrangements for moving two
mail trains dally of nearly a soore
?f cars each out of every large city.
Aircraft will be used as auxiliary
mail conveyances.
Men seeking to take the places of
itriklng railroad workers will be as
lured the full protecaion of the Amer
ican government in advance, and
measures will he taken to eee that
this pvtoteetion la accorded, say ofl
Dtals.
, Senator ftuet to Speak.
UPPER KABLapRO. .*<1. Oct. *?.
?United State, 8e?*ter Joseph I.
France will be the nrlMlnl speaker
it the Tatr Hi emancipation cele
bration at the ftttliiwtjeotl at
Croon next ?**??p ?*
NEGRO KILLS MAN,
SHOT BY POLICE
ST. JOSEPH. Mo., Oct. M-A. M.
Call, a polU^- clerk. killed and
three officer? wounded when a squad
of police besieged an unidentified ne
gro in a shanty In the Burlington J
Railroad yards here late today,
where h? had taken refuse resist
ing arrest. The negro was killed.
?dward Eads. a detective, is be
lieved fatally shot. .
The other wounded are Chief of '
Police Clay C. Mac Dona Id and Thom
as Johnson, chief of detectives.
The battle lasted more than an hour.
HOUSE MAY VOTE
AGAINST OUSTING
OF REP. BLANTON
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4
Democrats Favor Censure ,
Of Texan Instead of J
Expulsion.
The House of Representatives Is (
weakening in its determination to i
expel Representative Thomas L* I
Itlanton. of Texas, on the charge 1
of having had Indecent and obscene 1
language Inserted in the Congres- I
slonal Record.
Many who most warmly sup
ported the resolution of expulsion t
offered4 by the Republican leader. ?
Representative Mondell, now ques- <
tion the advisability of passing It. i
1 Man ton. It Is feared, might become <
a martyr In the eyes of the country. ?
with the result that his political t
smbitions would be furthered. ?
Rlanton Is credited with aspirations ?
to sit in the Senate.
Urged to A?olasrtse.
As a rasVilt of this feeling. It ,
seemed llkaly that the House would ,
modify Mondell's resolution to one ,
of severe censure when the ques- t
tion comes to it vote today. The
Texas dele?ration and some of j \
Rlanton's Democratic colleagues j i
will urge the modification. T.he
vote will not follow party lines,
however, according to leaders of 1
both parties.
?1 an ton Is being urged by Ms ?
? colleague* to apologise to tba
| House, or at least not to asaam*
a belligerent attitude. What he
I will do could not b* ascertained.
He returned from Wheeling. W
' Va., yesterday, but declined to com- 1
I ment on the Mondell resolution. 1
He said he would talk from the
floor and meantime would talk to
i no one but his friends.
Falls to Get Reeoamltloa.
I Blanton entered the House in the
middle of the sftemoon. walking .
to his seat from one of the side j ,
aisles. His entry caused a slirht ,
?tlr and craning of necks, but
there was no demonstration of ,
favor or disfavor. | j
Blanton took his seat and made <
an ineffectual effort to obtain rec- j i
ognltlon. but did not succeed be- t
rause his attempt was not in or-,
der. t
No one greeted him. After s ?
few minutes Representative Clark, f
of Florida, walked to where Blan- t
ton was and talked with him. \ I
Friends of Blanton said his de- <
fense on the floor would be that j
the remarks to which there wa? ?
objection were not his remarks:
that they were a part of an 1m-1 '
portant record which Justified their *
insertion. No postal rerulatlons '
were violated, he will claim, be- '
cause sufficient letters In the of- <
fenslve words were eliminated. 1
Texaas Caadeva Blaataa.
The Lone Star Club, composed of
Texans residing In Washington,
adopted a resolution bitterly con
demning Blanton and warmly 1
praising Representative Mondell for *
offering the expulsion resolution. *
The resolution characterised Blan.
ton's conduct as "utterly obscene
and disgusting." and declared that
"Bo^cacio. In his most lurid and
lustful moment, never penned a
more salacious piece of obscene
literature than that Included In the
Congressional Record by Blanton.**
Copies of the Congressional Rec
ord containing the material In
serted by Representative Blantoa.
which It was charged was "inde
cent and obscene." are exhausted.
As soon as word spread that the
expulsion of Blanton was to be
asked, a great demand for the Rec
ords developed, sccording to W. A.
Smith. Capitol Record clerk.
PORTRAIT OF T. R.
ON NEW U.S.NOTES
The portrait of former Preeldent
Theodore Roosevelt will appear for
the first time on a government se
curlty on the SttS denomination of a
new laaue of Treasury saving* cer
tificates to be Issued within a few
weeke, Secretary of the Treasury an.
nounced yesterday.
The new Issue will be a feature
of the unified government saving,
plan being developed by Secretary
Mellon and Postmaster General Hays,
the details of which are to be an
nounced later.
"The new plan." eaye a Treasury
Department statement, "will oombtne
to the bast possible advantage the
facilities of the Treasury snd the
postal savings system, and is de
signed to promote popular saving and
tnveetmeat in government securities
Polft Give Matinee
Far Disabled Soldier*
Disabled soldiers from hospitals
In and around the city have been
invite* to be guests of the manage
ment of Poll's Theater tomorrow
afternoon for a special performance
of "Ladlea' Night," tin current at
traction at that plaghoare. The
tUMkl performance has been ar
ranged by 8. Z. Poll aad A. H.
Wood, the prodaoer.
Satisfactory Settlement*
Only Can Stop Strike,
Leaders Declare.
RAIL EXECUTIVES
RETURNING HOME
Chairman Barton Will
Make Statement on
Situation.
(Special to TV. WuklnfUi H.rmU.)
'CHICAGO. Oct. Zt.?"Big Five*
brotherhood chiefs told the United
States Railroad Board tonight that
nothing but a "satisfactory settle
ment" can stop the threatened
strike from being damped on the
railroads starting at ? o'clock Sun
day morning.
Further sessions of the labor
board meeting with railroad execu
tives and heads of the railroad
brotherhoods mere called off at 8:2t?
o'clock tonight, when adjournment
was announced. The railroad ex
ecutives immediately began return
ng to their homes, while brother
hood chiefs announced that they
R-ould meet tomorrow with the
general chairman. Chairman Bar
ton of the labor board announced
that a statement would be made
public probably tomorrow.
Woald Igaore Hoard's Order.
In reply to four categorical ques
tions from R. M. Barton, chairman
>f the board, each of the Ave union
hiefs declared their opinion that,
if the board issued an order de
claring the strike unjustified and
iirecting that it should not occur,
the men mould not respect the or
Jer. They said if the board issued
?uch an order they would not use
their power to get compliance from
the men.
They declared that, supposing
they or the executive committees*
of the brotherhoods Issued an order
calling off the strike, unless a set
tlement had been effected, the men
mould ignore their orders. Noth
ing but a "satisfactory settlement. '
they avowed, can avert a walk-out.
The questions by Judg*- Barton
brought to a head a day of inquiry
directed to the question of whether
the strike is against the July wage
put and t violation of a board rul
ing. and second, what ?Hff-renoe?
between men and carriers may be
underlying causes. It was held in
the Coliseum annex, and it ma* at
tended by perhaps the most notable
gathering of railroad men ever as
sembled in America.
?cetisR Lark* Rewlu,
At the end of the day's sessions.
T. C. Cashen. head of the Switch
men. in a statement reflecting the
lentinaent of other brotherhood
chiefs, said: "Nothing transpired
it the day's meetings to change
the situation, so far as a settle
ment is concerned.'
Shortly before the afternoon session
losed W. L. Menlmen. of the labor
srroup on the board, asked W. R
-arter, of the firemen, "are you wili
ng to talk it over with the railroad
'xecutivesT*
"Oh. man," replied Carter. **tf only
hey had talked when we met them
i short time ago. I'm afraid they've
rot to do some fast talking now. If
hey had Just talked, instead of feti
ng us they had decided to seek an
>ther 10 per cent wage reduction! If
ou'll adourn tonight we can talk until
\ o'clock in the morning.?*
As to the next move, the board to
night seemed undecided. <~>pln!on of
K>me of the members mas that efforts
prould be made to brfcpg executives and
the union chiefs together in a session:
>ther* said they did not think this
sould be done The general imprea
>ton was that the day's meeting had
tccomplished nothing.
Insist M "Vftleseat*
One fact developed st the hearing?
ras that on the scene In Chlcagn are
he executive committees and other
>fllcials in whom is reposed power to
?all off the strike. But all Ave brother
lood chiefs were Insistent that any
^ich order would be futile and would
lot keep the men back unless a "satis
factory settlementwere reached.
One expectation at the Coliseum was
hat tomoorow the board will iasse an
>rder declaring the strike unjnstified
ind in violstlon of a board ruling
*nder the transports!Ion act this is
ibout as far as the board can go.
There were intimations that other
governmental sgencies will then act:
>ne report was that Washington may
itart injunction proceed I nga against
he unions for violation of the act.
The brotherhood chiefs, during the
luestioning. took the ground thst ths
sw Itself does not contempls'o ??enisl
>f the "inalienable right to strike.**
Ssys Kxecatltea maat strlkn.
"Leading members of Congress.**
isid Mr. Carter, "have repeatedly told
ne that there is nothing compulsory
n the law except public opinion. Is
he papers some of the executives hs*s
ndtested they want a strike. I think
hay do. They have done everything
hey can to bring It shoot."
The day's hearings brought fiat
itatements from the brotherhoods that
he strike vote was taken on the
rage cot of July. They declared, horn
??r. that In th. mind..of "JT"
rhen they rotod, were that the
oad? contemplated farther wait "?
IncttoM wlthont delay, abrogation of
wea^nt ached ulee and
rorklns conditio?. especially with a
lew of cutting out time and a half
or overtime.
The categorical questions asked
>y Chairman Barton, which brougrt
.tit In definite ?n???r the main
iolnti which the board has be?n
eeklnc enlightenment upon all daj
"Who or what authority. In your
abor organisation. can withdraw
he order to strike or atop a strike"
In aaawer nil In said that !??
xecuti.e committee* or mwr /
wdlea were IrTChi ifn iloihed with
acta power If a "natlafactory settle,
nent" were reached.
"Suppose you. the chief exeutiee
Oe?rtna?d w faft