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Closing New York Stocks, Page 27.
Yesterday's Net Grcolatioa, 99,434
No. 27,701.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1920-THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
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Chief Justice McCoy Signs
Consent Decree?Attorney
I General's Statement.
I~*hief Justice M? < "r?y < f the I>i^trict
Supremo Court today M^nci! a consent
decree enjoining th "b.K live" pa* k
frs from ?v?ntinuin? an alUered cumbi
nation in restraint 01 ra? 1? . .?? -I l.oui
engaging .11 bustne. < !.??? ->ej> a.
Jied to the meat busit ?
Trie decree i* l>a. ? d ?? t .i - i for ;i;
Juncticn t 1? i] in opei, n.urt b\ \* *??t -
Otntral Mitchell Palmer bn
behalf of the* 1'i.iltd s!.1t?? > aiiainsf
?**w4ft ?X- ro . Arm??nr * 'o , M?.?rris ?V
? " Wllaon ? . th? iHa . Pa ^
i?>K ?'om?.an\ and aflilated corpora
tions and i ndi vidua 1>\
Ki(bty-roar I orporaliunn Effected.
Mr. Palmer explained to the court
?haf th#* defendants .??*mpriv?* #?phtv
four corporators .md fort\-c^ht in
dividual h and that answers were t??
be filed in behalf of all. A stipulation
"Would also be filed h? said, in w hifh
* consent decree bad been rea? bed
b.v which the pac kers w . re to b?- di
vorced from all lines o: business in
"w nieb they are now entra(T'*d except
the meat business and the dealing in
??;;**. butter. checs.- and po*Jtr\.
Am the parties had am* t ?i to th?
form of injunction. ?*hief Justne \|,
?*ov declared rh. re was nothing f,.|
him to determine and sr^n* d tl d*
cree.
Mr. Palmer I au?e? *?lir.
The appearance of Attorn*.? -
#ral Palmer at the court house ? a used
<iiite a si ir The old* s emplo\< of
the building coull mm rt-ca'l -hen
the government s ? h.ef .aw ot!ic. r ha 1
come to court in person to presen
* case for the ftovernmcni I'epuiv
marshals were po-.ted at ?'very en
trance to the huildtn - to ser-e aa
(guides to the Attornev General Mi
Palmer i?* arma' \isire,i th.
*?f Cnited Htafe:* \ttorne\ laaske\ 1
and In company Kith that official
entered the court rnm at M o'clock.
Ills address to the ?o ?rI o?*cupi<?d
about thlrt}-five minufh / fter the
decree had been signed he conferred
with counsel for ? he packers before
lea\injr the building.
Picture Taklns Ilarrrd.
A hatterv of photographers was
lined up in the courtroom m.en ?'hief
Justice McCoy open ^ court. His at
tention beinjt attracted to the camera
men. he trave orders that no pictures
*'re to be taken m the courtroom.
Other photographers arriving lifter
were allowed to enter the room only
after depositing cameras cn th?? out
ride. The me.i, however, secured
"?naps" of the Attorney (aeaeral as
he entered the building
Atlmej (?eaeral'a statement.
Th*4 Attorney fienerai's statement in
ronnection with the siffninr of the decree
/?Down:
T***, which tDepartment
?t J fist Ice has brought about by urirent
ln.?l?ifni.r. in designed to restore free
dom of competition and Inrmw the ]
opportunities for Individual initiative
1H business. which must in time hear
good fmit tor the public welfare.
"Those treat aggregations of c-itp'ial
>rnieh have come to be known as the
*big Ave' have been able to dominate
?o many lines of tra<]<> that their con
tinued pnd unrestrained growth con
?tituted a real menace not only to '
.American business, but to th* Atiieri- !
?an consuming public as well.
Termii of the Iter re e.
"Under the decree entered today the
?-nief pat kin? companies, tin ;r subanl- i
larten and principal stockholders are
compelled to sell preferablv to live
?tock producers and the public
"All their holdings in public slock- !
yards.
??All tiieir interest in stockyard rail
roads and terminals.
"All their interest in market news
papers. ;
?All their interest in public co!d
Horace warehouses, except that which
Is necessary ior their own n.eat '
products. i
"They are barred forever from the
Ye-.ail meat business.
"(.?related Liaea" Barred.
"They are barred forever from deal
lTf?i'n lin. a" which include
wholesale groceries, fresh, canned/
dn.d or salted flsli; fresh, dried i.r
tanned vegetables; fresh, crushed 1
dried, evaporated or canned fruits1 1
<lODfectioneries. syrups, no.ia water
fountain supplies, molasses honev
jams, jellies and preserves, spices'
?auces. relishes, etc.; coffee, tea. choc-"
olate. i ocoa. nutv. Hour, su^-ar ri. e
and cereals (with certain limited ex-!
< eption with respect to cereals). bread '
r.arm^eii'ir'"kcr"s- hia,'u"- spaghetti) I
J p'"- macaroni. . ipars. . hina
furniture and so fori 1, J
"Thex are required u. abandon ft.r
/. """ ,"r "1, ,r h house,,
rou e , ars and auto tru. lis comprising
the.r disirihuilon system for anv oth
vn/due'ts V" dairy
, e'.'Thny i,r'\r-l'"red to submit p.-r
]>e..tally to tiu- court's injunction for
l .ldtBg ?.| ,hl. defendants from <li
or indirectly maintaining any
? ombination conspiracy with them-i
S'-.\..S ?r an> Other person or persons
or nionopol zing or attempting ]
r?ut!dZ'v;i 1"y p,?'lu<t in the
?<r untaw fuI' pract'ice."^a"y u^'r !
Court Ketalna Juriadletion.
Moreover, the decree provides that
Jurisdiction ,s perp.'ually retained by
the court for the purpose of takirg
Kuch further ?. for, or relief as may !
be necewary in the circumstances to
carry tout or enforce the decree
In brief, the decree removes the
menace of control of unrelated i
tries by the -big tive'
heir activities in future to
iiess of distributing meat and its bv
products, ,ln(1. r injunction w
t est rains them from unfair ar,|
lawful practices
? '7'r ,i"'r-' is pine in its scope
and I am sure will b. 1,^1,1 v he,,,..
flcial to the public in its cffVe't "
The decree, which iiivolv.-s reor
Kanisation r.f great indtistrv with
assets Of more than S I .OOo.UUO.OOO and
V Inch affects eighty-sev. ,, eorpora
tions and forty-nine individuals re
sults from an aitre, mi-tit between the
larger meat packers and the Debar!
ZV! ?f i\,StiC* - a"n"" "Ccd last ^>el
cenibcr. This agreement was reached
? fter the department, at th. direction
cf President Wilson, had instituted
*uti-trust proceedings against the
packers in t,-hicago.
Kffeet of Kilini; lieeree.
Agreement for the flline of th- de
ere". Mr Palmer said, in ^nnounc^
it last December, would have the ef
feet of establishing "th.- principle
that no croup of men. no matter h ,w
powerful, can ever attempt to control
"10 'ahle of the American people
or any one of the necessities or com'
jfonent parts of it ?
The attitude Of the packers was
nimmed up at that tun, |,y \| w
liorders. general counsel for Morris A
fo.. as illustrating the "spirit of true
Americanism" of the packing indus
try. Henry Veedcr, counsel for Swift
A- Co.. asserted his company had met
the request of the government be
cause it was felt "that the same spirit
which caused the business men of the
country to submit to personal sac
rifices during the war is just as es
fcCuuUirjed 011 Pago Column 2 ) '
1 SENA TOR JONES OFFERS BILL
TO RETAIN 50-50 PLAN HERE
Substitute for Mapes' Measure to Abolish Prin
ciple Would Repeal Law Limiting Esti
mates to Twice D. C. Annual Revenue.
A substitute for the Mapes bill doing
I away with the half-and-half plan of ap
j propriating for the District of Columbia
was introduced in the Senato ye^tordav
? iffernoon by Senator Jones of Wash
ington. It was referred to the Senate
T?'str:i_ comm:ttte, of whit h Senator
Jones is a number.
Senator Jon- s" substitute measure re
*:un-? t!;.' It i.f-and-hall* plan, it repeals
? he exislii.^ i.iw, wh rh limits the e**ti
ni.it.; ; u:.netted to Congress ?y the
I|l-r ? ? umm ssioners annually to the
?? ' mai? ?? annual revenues of the
' "? ; "t ' ??? a* e?jii.?i ainoM*: from i h?*
''???t. Vi?-.isur\. J-'irh~i. the Jones
? ! pti>\ nit s Ui.u if any \ear 'he share
of the appropriations . hargeable to the
iMstr * I- venues is too j:r?vit to b?> met
h> the I'.strict revenues the money may
be .idvaf>l b> tli. federal government
and paid bail; iroiu the revenues of fu
ture \ ears.
W ould I.ay by lltrr%?.
I u case the District revenues shall
be in 4 Xo?'SS of th?- share 'o i?e coii
tr:l?utei| I. v the Pi strict, then it is
provided that the excess shall be held
in the federal Treasury to he used
Tor the District in future years.
The excess which has already co'
ted during recent years. because ,
the appropriations by ?*ongress have
? equaled the District revenue*
plus an equal amount contributed by :
?h" ^o\. rnmoti! und-r t h ?? hall-and*
b.4.1 f plan, under the Join s t.j|| also i
?vill be neld in the Treasui .** a
trust fund to be used for the Dis
t r ft in r he f ut ure.
Thv Jones bill uiii put hi, end to
rh?> s<?-? a lied surplus of District re\
'?!i U*'S. which has been responsible, it
is beiiev* d for mueh of the antnis
on::4|n in the ||otIS> to a ret?-||l inn of I
tb" half and-bulf piau The bili of- I
l*?-rs a workable plan for meeting th*- !
r.? "ds of t h ?? I Msf ri? t and at T li?? nam* j
time retains the hnlf-and half plwn ??'
appropriating for t National # ?
tal. which bus worked so *cll i?t 1
last forty yearn I
URGE A NEW SITE '
FOR REFUS PUNT
Citizens' Representatives 1
and Col. Kutz Confer
With Mr. Mapes.
Representatives of thre? citizens'
associations, supported by five other
citileu?' associations, had a|^*fer*
ence with Chairman Mapes^^r
House District committee and with
Commission^ Kutz at te House ap
propriations committee today in re
gnrd to the final location of the Dis
trict refuse disposal plant.
Chairman Davis of the subcommit
tee on the District of the House ap
propriations committee told the dele
gation that if Chairman Mapes of the
District committee would furnish the
legislation s<*ught by the citizens he
would see that an appropriation was
made to provide funds to carry it out. j
chairman Mapes said that he would j
take up a bill if it was indorsed by j
the Commissioners.
Lieut. Col. Kutz said that the Dis
trict Commissi oners will take up the
matter with the House District com
mittee and Rive it thorough consid
eration. Commissioner Kutz stated
positively that the present site, on
Mount Olivet road, is uneconomic* 1
and that a new site which ran be 1
economically conducted must be ob-j
lamed.
Those in Delegation.
The delegation included D. H. York. !
president of the Trinidad Citizens As- I
sociation: Joseph Hurley, vice presi- j
dent, and W. K. Kyan. chairman of J
the legislative committee of the Trin- I
idad Association: Selden M. Ely. pres
ident of the Nofth <?apitol and Kck
ington Association*. Dr. Percrival Hall
of Gallaudet College and W. S. Tor
bert. president of the Khode Island
Avenue Citizens' Association.
This delegation urged Commissioner
Kutz to get into the appropriation bill
now under consideration a small ap
propriation for the appointment of a
sanitary engineer to go into the sub
ject of refuse disposal and re port at
the next session of Congress, when
an appropriation will be a^ked for
the building of a permanent plant.
Commissioner Kutz said thac several
years ago this had been drni' at an.
expense of about $7,000, and that lief
does not feci the need of another sur-'
vey at this time.
The argument, of the representatives
of the citizens' associations was based
av opposition to a permanent plant
ft*-i rig placed anywhere within the
/District, as it "constitutes an in
tolerable nuistnee." It recommended
that the plant be taken down the river
or outside of the District.
Commissioner Kutz told the delega
tion that he had no objection to their
proposal, but feared opposition from
1 members of Congress on the grounds
of economy. The committee insisted
that Congress would not be influenced
j so much by consideration of economy
as by a desire to keep such a nuisance
outside the National Capital.
GERMAN LEADERS READY
FOR TR AL IN GERMANY
Ludendorff. Tirpitz and Others Re
iterate Refusal to Appear Before
Foreign Court, However.
BERLIN. February 27.?A number
of prominent generals and admirals,
! accused by the allies of war crimes.
today issued a declaration which,
i while reiterating their refusal to ap
pear before a foreign court, expresses
l the willingness of the men to go to
trial before a Ger.nan judge, in whose
fairness they declare their confidence.
The signers of the declaration are
<;en. lCrich Ludendorff. former first
'quartermaster general; Admiral Al
fred \on Tirpitz. former minister of
the navy: <ien Erich von Kalkenhayn.
former ?-hi**f of staff; Kield Marshal
win Kluck. Admiral von Schroeder
ami numerous other generals and ad
mirals.
A (Jerman judge, the declaration as
serts, will proceed according to Ger
| n.ati law.
"We will only submit to a trial con
i ducted in accordance with these prin
ciples. but now that we know what
the enemy accuses us of, we expect
our trial will be immediately carried
out for the preservation of the Ger
man and their own honor." the docu
ment continues. "We declare that we
are prepared to assume lull responsi
Hllty for all commands issued to our
subordidnatt s."
Text of ?kf Meanarr.
The sutiKtitut** bill follows:
j "Hereafter the estimates of the
! Commissioners of the 1'istrict of <*o
| lumbia for any fiscal year, submitted
' in accordance with thr* art of June'Tl.
1<7>. shall stat? th? necessary ex
penses t?f the government of the l?is
I tri? t of Columbia for said year, and
shall hear no arbitrary relation to the
ti?1ui est iruated revenues ??f the I?is
tr;?t of Columbia for such fiscal year.
"See. l? ||. reatter th?- Seeretary of
the Treasury is authorized and dire .ted
to ativanr*'. on the requisition of tJ.??
?'omrnissioners ??f th?- !>istrict of Colum
bia. n ade ,n fh?- nianie r now prescribed
tb\ la . oul of ,t 11\ inon?-> m in the Treas
ury 01 tue 1'i.ited States not otherwise
appropriated. >u? !i mjiiis as may be
necessary oni t tn?- to time to meet
? the K"n?-ra. exp?n>?*s ?>f said i>mtrict.
.is authorized b> Congress. and to re
? imbuf>e tlie Tre isur> tor the portion of
saiil advances pa\.ihl?- b\ the district
of Columbia out of th'- taxes and rev
, ??f!U?,s tolleeted tor the support of the
( government thereof. K in any year the
: ta\e? and r? venues of the District of
Columbia shall he insufficient to mm
I urse the Treasury* for the portion of
said advancc payable h; the 1?istnrt of
'?^>luinbla. such unpaid advance shall be
i he reimbursed to s;iid Treasury out of
11he revenues of the District of Columbia
of th?- sue?-? ed?ng year or years.
J "If in any year the taxes and reve
1 i-iies of the l?is'ri? f of Columbia shall
.??* more than .ifticient to reimburse
the Treasury for the portion of said
advance* payuMe by the District of
? ohiinhia su? h surplus c?f revenue
and *' I unexpended surpluses of Dis
trict revenue show n by the reports
??i Maid Commisi ion* r i t ? have be* n
beretufor? ?c? iiMiul.n ? d and deposited
in thi Treasury of the Cnited States
shall be held in th? Treasury as a
'r ipi fund lor the benefit of said Dis
trict and be available ad revenue of
the District t'i Columbia f?>r meeting
the portion ??i appropriation^ for meef*riK
h- said District In the succeeding 1
year or yeana
**8ec Ail acts and parts vr act'
in conflict v% 11 h uny of the piov.o.ons
of this act are her* P> repealed
SENATE ADOPTS
UNDERWOOD PLAN
Favors Commission to Treat
With Canada Regarding
News Print Paper.
! Over some protest, the Senate today!
paaaed and rent to the House the Cn
sserwood joint resolution creating a'
?commission to treat with Canada for ab
rogation of restrictions on the ex-!
port of pulp wood and news print
paper. Senator* 'Ironiu, republican.
North Oakota, and Klrby, democrat.'
Arkansas, found some disagreement
with the measure on the ground that
ViO.OOn appropriated by it to sustain
the commission wa-s excessive.
se??tor I'aderwood's Arfnnieat.
Senator I'nderwood. democrat, Ala
bama. defending the measure, said
that newspaper publishing, as an in
dustry In the I'nited States, ''almost
faced extinction" because of the dwin
dling news print supply. The reso
lution. he pointed out. had two lines!
of activity laid down for the commis
sion it created. .
< ile? Ike Requirements.
<">r.e of these, he said, would onlv re
quire a negotiation with Canadian "gov- i
ernnientnl authorities, hut the second, to
he taken tip if the negotiations proved
unsuccessful, would require an inves
tigation of the whole situation and
report to Congress on what legjsla- 1
live action could t>e taken by <*on
gress to induce action by Canada. The
objections were voted down without
a roll call.
STAGGERED HOURS ADD '
CARS TO POTOMAC PARK i
Inspectors of the Public Utilities!
Commission reported today that since '
the i\ ar I^cpartment staggered the
hours of its 20.000 employes to relieve
street car congestion the Capital :
Traction Company has been able to!
operate more car.s to Potomac Park i
during the morning and evening rush
hours.
The inspei'tors found that with the
Potomai Park buildings opening at
9:15 instead of 9 o'clock the Capital
Traction Company is able to (jet
thirty-six instead of twenty cars to
that point between S:45 and 9:12.
In th.; evening the company op
erates twenty cars from Potomac
Park between 4:4i? and 5 o'clock. Be- >
tore the hours were staggered onlv
twelve cars left Potomac Park in that
period.
Walter C. Allen, executive secre- ;
tary of the utilities commission, said j
the company undoubtedly would be
able to still further improve service to '
Potomac Park after the staggered i
hours have been in effect longer.
i
News
Pictures
Among the late news
photographs contained in
the Itotogravurc Section of
next Sunday's Star are:
Hear Admiral Peary'? fu
neral, the first group of
Herman prisoners home
ward bound from France
and the first American
warrior dead to arrive in
America from oversea*.
Feature photographs in
cliTde the finest picture ever
taken of the Capitol in a
snowstorm at night, MaJ.
Ilaymond Pullman's last
photo and several snap
shots of the late Admiral
Peary, besides dozens of
others.
In Next
Sunday's Star
it
AT CAPITOL UPON
AOKNOTES
Irreconcilables Believe Cor
respondence Shows Danger
in Joining League.
Tli'' notes <>n the Adriatic situation
and Dip effect they are likely to have
on the peace treaty in the Senate
were commented on variously at the
Capitol today. Some of the senators
; seemed to think they were a blow at
i ratification of the treaty. Particular
ly W.CH this true of the so-called ir
reconcilable. who urged that these
notes showed clearly the danpei u.
the Vnited States in joining a league
of nations. , ?
On the Other hand the senator, who
have been urging ratification "l the
treaty with reservations -iaid that
thes>- notes indicated the absolut
necessity of adopting reservations if
the treaty is to be ratified. .
A third group, including
Hitchcock, the administration
said that the notes niayhave a
tarv . fleet by showing that the United
States will dominate the len*Je
moment it entered. Senator Hitch<-o
said:
Dominant Position.
-The notes again put the Indent
in a dominant position It is diffi.-ult
to tell Just what effect his remarks
,b.?it article ten may have on the sit
uation in the Senate. In
stand may have a veO
bv showing that the 1 nited states .ar
from being s-ubservient to the l'.urorKXii
powers, is going to dominate the IcagU*
front the moment she enters it.
Senator New of Indiana, a republican
member of the foreign relations com
mittee. said :
"It is unthinkable that a situation
*? ho 11 Id develop in which the I'nited
.-'Ute.< is placed in the position of as
suming final authority in the distnbu
iion of Kuropean territory with which
have no concern: of attempting to
dictate the fixing of boundaries or
Kuropean countries with which we
have or should have no concern. I hat
such should be the present attitude of
Ihe I'nited States government must
nevitably involve us in perennial
?juarreis. the result and extent o
Which can only be imagined."
Itefanr* lo t'omment.
Senator I'omerene of Ohio, demo
crat, refused to make any comment.
Senator Kenroot of Wisconsin, re
publican. said:
"The President's concern over tne
Adriatic situation ought to remove
all possible doubt as to the necessity
for our reservations on article A.
"There are other situations which ma>
arise over which we may have no con
trol which would made the obligation
imposed by article X jusl a* uncon
scionable as the President thinks the
proposed settlement of the Adriatic
question would be." ...
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
republican. Haid:
"If the President is abli to press us
into such a situation before we are
committed to the league of nations,
what would he not b* able to do if we
were already in the league."
Seaator Norrta Attack" Treaty.
Senator Norrls of Nebraska, foe of
the pea?e treaty with Germany, at
tacked the treaty when it was laid
before the Senate for consideration
today He described the development
of Great Britain's power in Kgypt,
criticising the British for neglecting j
thetr pledge to recognize the inde
pendence of Kgypt. Now. he_ said,
under the treaty of peace the I nited |
States agrees lo recognize the pro- j
tectorate or Great Britain over Kgypt.
All the other nations do the same, he
said. .. r '
"The treaty wipes the integrity of |
the Egyptian people off the face of the ;
earth." said Senator Norris. He added
that Great Britain was taking the last
final step which will transfer the go\
ernment of Kgypt entirely to the t'ov
ernment of Great Britain. j
Mandatory Hraervatton Keadopted.
The republican reservation regard- :
lng mandatories attached to the peace
tr- aty last November over the opposi- (
tion of thirty-three democratic sena- ;
tors was readopted by a vote of 68 |
to 4 in the Senate late yesterday, after]
The administration leaders had with- ,
drawn their opposition to it. i
It was the first time a qualification ;
of the treaty had been adopted with |
the acquiescence of the democratic
managers, and the first time more
than two-thirds of the entire Senate
membership had voted together in ap
proving any reservation. The result
was not generally regarded as indicat
ing a sudden break in the Senate situ
ation however, since the reservation
was one of those which the democrats
had agreed in the recent bi-partisan ,
conference to accept without change. I
Thirty democrats and thirty-eight i
republicans were recorded in favor of j
the reservation after Senator Hitch- !
cock, the democratic leader, had de- |
dared on the floor thai its effect
would be only to recite a principle al
ready established under the treaty it
self and under federal laws. It pro- I
vides. in substance, that no mandate
could be accepted by the United States .
without the consent of Congress. 1
The four who voted in the negative
were Senators Jones. New Mexico; Ken
drick. Wyoming: Walsh, Montana, and I
Williams, Mississippi, all democrats.
Explaining his vote. Senator Walsh de
clared he had "not the slightest ob
jection to the reservation except that
it is unnecessary." Senator Hitchcock
did not vote.
Reservation Up Today.
The reservation before the Senate J
when it met today relates to domestic ;
questions. and its adoption without j
change, but over democratic opposition,
was forecast by the discussion of it
yesterday. Two changes in language !
were proposed by Senator lx>dge, but :
he withdrew them after Senator Borah :
of Idaho, one of the republican irrecon
cilibles, had attacked them and Senators
Hitchcock and Walsh had denied flatly j
Mr. IXKlge's explanation that they were !
proposed by democrats in the interest ;
of compromise during the bi-partisan
negotiations. I
Senator Hitchcock then offered the
democratic substitute which had beep ,
rejected in the Senate in November, but {
it was not brought to a vote.
A new reservation, providing that the ,
ratification would not be binding unless
the President formally transmitted it
to the other powers within thirty days
after the Senate acted, was presented
by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, a
republican irreconcilible, for future con
sideration.
MAJ. PULLMAN'S ESTATE
IS VALUED AT $20,000
Raymond W. Pullman, late superitft !
tendent of police, lert an estate val- j
ued at JiO.OOO. according to the pe
tition of his parents Peter R. Pull
man and Millie A. Pullman, for let- :
of administration tiled today I
with the register of wills. MaJ. Pull, j
man left no will and his father, un- |
der the law, is his sole heir. i
Justice Bailey appointed Mr. and
Pullman as administrators and
fixed their bond at 11,000.
MaJ Pullman owned real estate
valued at *6.000 and personal prop
erty estimated at $14,525, In which
Is included liberty bonds, war stamps,
life insurance and cash in bank.
\\- ANACHRONISM
SENATOR JOHNSON
! IS CAUSING RIVALS
10 'TAKE NOTICE'
Presidential Chances Held
Good if Treaty Not Carried
Into Campaign.
BY O. ?ESSE*OKK
Swinging: round the circle is be
i coming the most popular form of
i outdoor sport lor the republican can -
i didates for the presidential nomina
1 tion. Excepting William J. Bryan.
: exponent of perpetual motion, and
j with whom the pastime is perennial.
I the democratic aspirants have nut
' yet got going good.
i Senator Harding and Senator John
son arc both uiield. btat'"K ''P "'I
bushes for delegates, and the horn
of the huntsman is heard on the hill
in clarion tone. Senator Poindextef
and Gov. ix>wden niake occasional
i forays and Gen. ?ood has foot in
i stirrup all the time, ^huh is as it
should b?. since the hour is close at
hand w hen several states v? ill beK'n
the selection of delegates to >hc na
I t ion a I convention. .
Senator Johnson, tbe Politic?an? sa>.
is beginning to cause the other can
, didates to sit up and take notice,
lit is his personality w hi< h is at
'trading the people, so they sa>. as
! he Ss the most spirited and aggress.ve
talker of them all. And. no '???^
about it. American audiences do lis -
to hear a man with "punch in_ b1 s
nolitical speeches. Senator Johnson
fs dramatic and forceful, an.l K>lck
to "get a rise" out of his audiences.
Kncourwte Ills AetlvMlm.
It is rioted that the friends of all the
other candidates except Gen. Wood
are encouraging Senator Johnson's
campaign and even him >nto
tlieir own territory. This is < iasse?i
?is good strategy, since Sena'tor John
son is expected to draw most hea\il>
from the Wood strength?the progres
sive and bull moose republicans. As
Gen Wood is the most formidable op
ponent of the others, and as they must
head him ofT before they can assure
their own progress, anything thaS
will weaken Wood is welcome to them.
Thev expect to be able later to divide
the Johnson following among them
Se-Vou mav be reckoning without
vour host." the Johnson managers say.
"At the rate Johnson is gaining you
mav be called upon to pass over your
assets to him." This threat does not
alarm the backers of the other candi
dates. however, who are counting
upon Senator Johnson losing out in
the final hhowdown at the conven
tion. ou the ground of his irreconcila
ble opposition to the league, of na
tions.
There is thought to be no question
that the majority opinion of republi
can political leaders, managers and
local henchmen favors adoption of the
league of nations with the strict
Americanizing reservations proposed
by the republican majority in the
Senate and concurred in by a large
number of democratic senators as
well The treaty "killers" are in the
minority of their own party, and, it is
believed, represent a minority opin
ion in the country at large.
Arrne to Extreme Hwlllltf.
So- the politicians figure that if the
treaty is still pending at convention
time and the league of nations prom
ises to be an issue in the national
elections, the advocates of extreme
hostility to it will not stand well;
with the nominating convention. The
delegates, it is the belief of thought
ful republican leaders, will be averse
to putting the republican party in
outright hostility to the league and
will not accept a candidate thus
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RAILROAD BILL VALID,
PRESIDENT INFORMED
The compromise railroad bill
was returned to the White House
today by the Department of Jus
tire. to which it was referred
Wednesday for an opinion as to
its validity.
Attorney fjeneral Palmer in
formed the President that lie saw
no constitutional objection to the
measure.
l^ater the President ordered the
bill sent to Director General Hines
for hi^ opinion. Mr. Hines alreadv
has studied the measure, and is
understood to take the view that
the law is the best that can be had
under present circumstances.
FRENCH FORCED BACK
IN FIGHT WITH TURKS
Severe Struggle in Villayet of
Aleppo. Syria?Natives Baise
Half Million Volunteers.
TiOVDON. February 27.?Official dis
patches on the situation at Marash. in
the villayet of Aleppo. Syria, where
French troops have been having a
severe struggle with Turkish forces,
announce that the French succeeded
in extricating their contingents after
hard fighting. The French evidently
withdrew hastily, as they were com
pelled to l?ave their wounded, which
will be cared for by the American
Red Cross.
A message from the same source
confirms the reports of massacres of
! Armenians in the Marasli district, but
? does not substantiate the statement
I from Armenian quarters that the
| number slaughtered was several
j thousands.
I
?'AIHO. Kgypt. February 2i*>?A dis
patch received here from Damascus
says the Syrians are preparing to
raise half a million volunteers to de
fend Syria should Prince Feisal. son
of the king of the Hcdjaz. fail to ob
tain a satisfactory solution of his
! dispute with the French.
I
EDUCATORS AT CLEVELAND i
ELECT CALVIN M. KENDALL I
CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 27.?
Calvin M. Kendall, commissioner of
education of New Jersey, was elected
president of the department of super
intendence of the National Education
Association in convention here today.
Other officers elected were: Ernest A.
Smith, president of schools. Salt Lake
I? City, first vice president: M. Gwynn.
superintendent of schools. New Or
leans. second vice president, and Re He
M. Ryan, assistant superintendent of
schools. Omaha. Neb., secretary.
Washington and Cleveland are .seek - !
ing next year s convention and a i
preferential vote by the delegates for!
next year's meeting- place may be i
taken late today. |
Charges of autocratic rule by the i
officers in selecting their successors
was made in a resolution offered by
Supt. Fred Hunter. Oakland. Calif., I
asking" that the new officers be chosen J
by the 8.000 delegates rather than by I
a nominating committee appointed by |
the president. The resolution was j
defeated and the nominating commit- <
tee's selections were chosen.
; TEN AERESTED IN SAID. j
Federal Agents and Cleveland Po- j
I lice Seize Men as Badicals.
j CLKVEfjAND, Ohio, February 27.? j
Raids by federal agents and police '
early today marked a renewal of the J
government's fight to stamp out radical- |
ism and send agitators back to their I
native lands. Ten alleged radicals were
arrested. No specific charge has been
lodged against them, all being accused
generally of "violating the United
States laws."
Several wagonloads of radical lit
erature were found in the homes of
some of the men.
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NOTED SCIENTIST AEBIVES. i
?
Prof. Oddone, Seismologist, on I
Way to Mexico.
NEW YORK. February 27.?Prof. '
Kmelio Oddone. noted seismologist. |
arrived here from Naples today on '
the steamer President Wilson, on his |
way to Mexico, where he has been
sent by his government to atudy the
causes and effects of the recent earth
quakes.
He brought his new invention,
called an inerviameter, for the meas
urement of energy and motion. On
the trip across he used the device for
measuring the amplitude, length and
duration of ocean waves and (heir ef
fect on the .steamer's motion.
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Apparently Willing to Abide
by Solution of Italy and
Jugoslavia.
BV DAVID LAWRKNCE.1
On the surface. President Wilson
appears to be "standing' pat" on the
Flume issue. Actually, however, he
! has receded sufficiently to permit of a
j settlement between Italy and Jugo
slavia.
Stripped of diplomatic phraseology
and legal discussions, tbe exchange
of notes just made public places the
President of the L'nited Stair* on rec
ord as being willing to accept any
folution which the two most inter
ested parties?Italy and Jugoslavia?
may reach, provided the settlement
does not prejudice the interests of
Albania, a circumstance that is not
difficult of adjustment.
The President. moreover. backs
down on his threat to withdraw the
treaty and American membership in
the league of nations if the memo
randum of Tiecember is not accept**<1.
for. since that proposal was rejected
by Italy, Jugoslavia has appeared
ready to negotiate a new settlement,
i The question of American withdrawal
i really-turns upon whether or not the
l'nited States is to be consulted The
allies have given assurance that tiny
will consult the United States. What
they forgot was that, although th?
Knited States has not yet become a
i member of the league of nations.
American ambassadors abroad should
J have been kept informed of what was
I going on in respect of questions
i throwing out of a treaty signed by the
j President American diplomats in
I Kurope. however, being anxious not
to offend the Senate, have r.fraitied
! from meeting with the allied premiers
! in formal meetings of the league?
something that has confused foreign
: governments and led to the present
' misunderstanding
Itraponalblc for Divergence.
I Secretary l.ansing seemed to take
the view that imperfect means of com
munication was responsible more than
anything else for the divergence of
the allies from the viewpoint sought
to be established by the President, and
it is a fact that Mr. I.ansing urged
Mr. W!V J"? not to a3ix a threat to his
note to withdraw the treaty. Mr.
i Lansing felt that matters had not yet
reached so critical a stage, and that
an ultimatum vf that kind might have
a serious effect on the status of the
treaty in the Senate, where it might
be construed as justification of the
ideas of the irreconcllables. who ail
along have been lontendlng that a
partnership with Kurope.au govern
ments was an association with terri
torially ambitious and selfish nations
The President, however, took em
phatic issue with Mr. !<&nsing and in
rather summary fashion ordered the
note sent, threat and all. The notes
, sent to the allies were therefore not
the work of Secretary Tensing, but
were written by some of the experts
who accompanied President Wilson to
I the peace conference. The documents
were, however, revised by the Presi
dent. wl.o is not yet strong enough to
write a diplomatic note of such length
without outside assistance.
The allfe.s contend that they dis
carded the memorandum of December '
9 largely because it was objectionable
to Italy and Jugoslavia and that they I
started anew. They are admittedly :
In an embarrassing position because
of the treaty of London, but the cen
tral fact brought out in the exchange I
of notes is that Ureal Kritain and |
Prance were ready to yield to practi- i
cal expediency in the Flume affair to
appease Italy, while President Wilson ;
was quite, sure this would only ro??ji
a temporary calm.
Healthy Krtura to PrinAnn.
From the viewpoint liberals, !
President Wilson's stanch refusal to ,
allow expediency to govern him in the )
Adriatic settlement is a healthy return i
to the fundamental principles which :
so many of his critics wished he had 1
followed in the Shantung affair and the
Rhineland. both of which settlements
were defended on the ground of ex
pediency. Mr. Vvllson's readiness to
take the world into his confidence on !
the diplomatic correspondence over '
Fiume opens a new era in diplomacy, i
too. It has raised among liberals here
the question of how much more the
President might have accomplished by ;
adopting a course of pitiless publicity
on some of the other items on the
Paris settlement. For while the Fiume
correspondence was variously inter
preted on Capitol Hill, where opponents
of the treaty saw confirmation of their
contention that the treaty means in- j
veiglement in European tangles, others I
saw the possibilities of the league of i
nations projected forcefully on the in- ,
ternational screen. Much comfort was
derived out of the recognition, more- ,
over, by the allies that the treaty of
Versailles was not to remain un
changed, and that one of tbe articles
of the covenant providing for revision
was not inserted as an empty promise,
but might be actually invoked.
Friends of the President have here
tCoutinu-d on Page ?. CoJujsa 4.)
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Sent to White House Imme
diately After Being
Decoded.
NATURE OF ANSWER
TO U. S. WITHHELD
.Text of Premiers' Note Not to Be
Made Public Here Without
Their Consent.
The reply of the British and French
premiers on the Adriatic question was
received today ?t the State Depart
ment. It was Bent to the White Hout*
immediately after being decoded.
State Department officials woulA
give no intimation as to the nature of
the reply, which was drafted within
twenty-four hours after the premiers
had received President Wilson's note
; In that note the President adhered
to his former position that unless the
Adriatic settlement of December 9 _
was restored In principle he would
have to consider withdrawing the
peace treaty and the Krencli-Americ?n
alliance from the Senate.
. Trit Vat Vet to Be rikllsM.
]t was announced that the text of
the premiers' note would not be made
public by the American government
without the consent of the premiers.
This is being sought.
The British government is under-,
stood to plan publication of all of the
exchanges, including this latest not^
within a few days, and officials
thought it might be possible that t ho
, premiers would consent to simulta
neous publication of the latest repl>
on both sides of the Atlantic.
The State Department has learned
that th?- British government is to piib
' lish communications they had. after
I December S, with the Italian and Ju
goslav governments Which have not
beer, received by or communicated to
1 the American government.
These include a memorandum by tne
Italians on January #. another note of
the Italians on January 16 "n<1 a n?v
from the Jugoslavs on January SS.
The British also will publish a note
from the Serbian government of Jan
uary 20. a copy of which lias hofn
transmitted to the State Department.
>ot Kid of XesotlatlMB.
It was learned at the State Depart
ment that the British government
t consented to the delivery of the not*
i of December 9 on the following conai
i lions:
That it should not be considered as
ending negotiations and corresjo*#'
' ?nce on tho question and that the Ital
ians should be permitted to reply, the
note should not be considered as an
. ultimatum and that it should not be
1 published at that time.
Officials said It was understood defl
nitelv. however, that the United State*
I would not consider any modification
i of the tern* of this note. The UnltM
States, however, did not desire to pre
vent a complete understanding by tns
interested governments of the deci
' sion of the plenipotentiaries.
% ft am vary of (hr w
Mrlatle >ll?ttl?. made prtlk laa*
night, is printed page 12.
G. 0. P. CONTEST SEEN
IN 0. C. FOR DELEGATES
Call for a Convention Is Sent 0*t
by Aaron Bradshaw?Others
Claim Authority.
\ contest over the selection of dele
gates to represent the District of Co
lumbia at the republican national con
vention in Chicago is ^reca.t in a
call sent out by Aaron Bradsnaw.
chairman of the republican
committee, for the ' n~
uates to a District republican conven
tion'at whi'"h ,he <lclegates to th?^na
tional convention are to be , .
Mr Bradshaw's call provides tor tho
election of two delegates and two
alternates in each one of the twenty
two legislative districts in the District
of Columbia, as formerly ?-*J?t"|*o
: The day set for the election is
i Mfixch *9 and the hour 8 p.m. The
(invention is to be held the following
dav at noon, in Orand Army Hall.
1412 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The republican state committee,
headed bv William T. <ialllher. on the
! other hand, insists that the republican
national committee has Intrusted to it
the selection of delegates to the na
tional convention The republican
state committee has not yet held a
i meeting or determined what course
shall be pursued with regard to the
' selection of delegates.
MEXICAN AMBASSADOR
GOING HOME MARCH 1
Salvador Diego Fernandez to Tata
' Charge Here When Senor
| Bonillas Leaves.
1 MEXICO CITY. February !7.?
I Ygnacio Uonillas. Mexican ambassador
j at Washington, intends to leave that
citv for Mexico on March 1. it was
learned from reliable sources here las.
night. Alfonso Siller, counselor at.
he embassy is also coming hero for
the purpose of receiving instructions
befor"assuming his post as Mei cW
-minister to Peru. Salvador Diego
Fernandez, formerly in charge oT tho
foreign ottice here. ?>"
Mexican interests in Washington, with
llie rank of counselor
Headquarters of the national civilia?
partv. which has selected Senor Bonil
las as its candidate for president, ga**
out a telegram from him last night
saying he would arrive here in a few
days. _
DISCUSSES SPQAB CHARGE*.
St. Louis Judge Declare* LeT?r Act
Amendment TJnoonstitutionin.
ST. LOl'IS. Mo.. February S7.?TW
amendment to the Dever food con
trol act was declared unconstitutional
by I'nited States District Judge Faris
here yesterday, when he sustained a
demurrer of the defense and dismiaaod
the case of the U Cohen Grocer Com
pany. which was charged with male*
ing an unjust profit on sugar.
Judge Farls made the ruling at the
conclusion of the testimony In the
case. He took up the conflict with
the sixth amendment to the Consti
tution. saying the Dever act amend
ment was vague, indefinite ana un
certain. and delegates legislative
rowers to courts and Jories. and tml
It did not provide for informing ?n
of the charges against M%r