controversies with other European Powers in regard to matters arising out of treaties they Jointly i>r severally made or in regard to disputes arising outside of the treaties. Fsrrwe? Ksl?B|lrarst, "It is not conceivable that can In any way interfere with the disputes wtthout involving ourselves therein, in a word, the action taken will inevitably Involved ua in 'participation in matters Of distinctly European concern.' This is exactly wliat the President states we will not do, and yet unless we do that very thing we will do nothing Indeed, the Invitation of t he Allies was in these wards: T am authorized, with the con currence of all the Powers hetv repre sented. to express to the I'nitcd States our feeling that the Battlement of Inter national difficulties in which the world is still Involved would be materially as sisted by the cooperation of the United States.' "We p re asked to cooperate In the settlement of these difficulties. We ac cept the invitation to take part In the ?settlement of the international dliflcul -ien." How can wo assist in tin settle ment of international difficulties without we take part in the settlement? That Is to say. we embroil and mix ourselves In ; all of the European difficulties. "There is but one plain course of duty i for the United States if the mandate of the American people, delivered at the i last election, is obeyed, and that is t< get out of European difficulties and con- j troversles of every kind and to keep out and bring our American soldiers home. T am wondering whether we arc to enter the League of Nations by the back door." ALLIES STRENGTHENED BY AMERICAN ACTION Diplomats Say It Removes Misunderstandings. Bjj the Associated Press. Washington, May 8.?Acceptance by the United States of the invitation to have representation on the ootincil's dealing with world economic settlements la regarded by some diplomatists here as strengthening the hand of the Allies In their dealings with Germany. They also !ook upon It as having cleared away much of any doubt that may have ex isted as to the attitude of the United States. President Harding in his message to Premier Lloyd George, these diplomat ists say. made it clear that the Admin istration. while restating Its determina tion to abstain from participation In purely European affairs, proposes that the United States lend Its counsel and aid In effecting the readjustments grow mg out of the common victory over the former Central Powers. The presence of American representa tives on the Supreme Council, the con ference of Ambassadors and the Repara 'lons Commission, they believe, will fa cilitate the settlements, and at the same time, aid in clearing away any misun derstandings whtch have arisen between the United States and the Allies with regard to some of the settlements, such as mandates As these diplomatists view it. the sit uation is clearer than it has been at any time since the Senate failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. The allied xovem mgnts are known to have taken the posi tion that an attitude of extreme aloof ness by the United States would give encouragement to Germany in resisting the demands made upon her. They also are understood to have held that the mere refusal of the United States HJWn?ni-it Germany's counter proposals on tx joratlons did not quite meet the ituatlon that had arisen. BELGIAN CAVALRY IS READY FOR ADVANCE Occupies Strategic Points Along Rhine. H]/ the Astoiioted Prr**. Wtui, Pruaeia. May 8.?Belgian cav alry ha* occupied strategic points east and west of the Rhine near Wesel. Rhcinbcrg and Dinslaken. in readiness for an advance with the extreme left wing of the army which may possibly oceupj the Ruhr region of Oertnany. French troops ninoe last nigtit have occupied various points e;mt of Kattin gen and Andermund. Their advanced outposts are now within twenty kilo metres of Kssen. The movement of Belgian troop* east ward continue*, with effective* nearly double those of Saturday. THIRTY ARRESTS MAKE VIENNA SMOKERS GLAD Government Employees Had Caused Tobacco Famine. Vienna, May t.?fimokers, * ho for soma time have been short of tobacco, are rejoicing to-day over ths arrest of thirty persona who ara charged with irregularities In connection wtth the t iteaeco monopoly. It I* as Id that several thousand em ployees of the Government took their pay In tobacco Instead of money, and *r?ld the tobacco to a band of profiteers at enormous prices. The loss to the Government Is estimated at several hun dred million crowns. The World goes at so fast a gait That there is always danger that the personal note in busi ness courtesy m?.y be lost in merely mechanical efficiency. Two generations ago when Owens & Company started in business they knew most of their customers. They were ambitious to sell only the best coal the;/ could buy, and to fur ni&h personal service and courtesv with the C o si 1 Oui equipment is modem, hut we still hold by the old-fash ioned principles. Speed 100 tons can be loaded and started on their way in five minutes. This accentuates the courtesy of prompt and willing service. OWEN'S & COMPANY, Inc. Foot gl East 49th St., N. Y. C. BIG BATTLES NEAR IN UPPER SILESIA Poles Receiving Heavy Streams of Volunteers and Have Artillery. CZEVHS MAV GIVE All) Food Supply Running Low and May Prove Decisive Factor in Situation. MIS?S IIKAY 1LY GUARDED Germans Say Warsaw Is Aware That Regulars Are Helping Insurgent Forces. Special Cable |u Th? Nkw >oRK liicaAU>. < upprtpht, tPti, by Tint .New YoBK Hksalu. BgUTHEN, Upper Silesia, May 8.? Heavy engagements are expected to take place in two or three days as a result of the Polish uprising. The Poles are receiving a heavy stream of volunteers and now are equipped with artillery, though to what extent can not yet be judged. The likelihood of intervention by the Ozecho-Slovaks is being discussed, and such a turn in affairs might provide a way out for both the Germans and Allies. The food situation is a constant menace, though on taking stock of supplies the Germans find they have stores in most centres sufficient to last two weeks. A few of the larger towns, however, will exhaust their stores in j four days. The New York Hut a no correspondent i discussed the plans of Michael Korfanty. Polish insurgent leader, for provisioning the district and p.-ying the wages of the miners, with leading Germans, who de clared that the ldea of the insurgent dic tator was illusory. They say that food j either from Poland or Ciecko-Stovakla could not be imported and distributed in time to prevent a famine. The mine owners also say tliat Korfanty's esti mate that there was enough cash in the Silesian banks to pay 80 per cent, of the pay rolls due May 15 was incor rect. Only 10 per cent, of the money necessary is on hand, they said. Ftonrl Plan fHmcon rnitr il. Tli? - issum|c< of bonds countersigned by tlie Mine Owners' Association, sug- J gested by Korfanty as another means of paying the miners, also is impossible, they say, because there are not enough' managers who could obtain the author ization from the owners quickly enough. And even if they could, the currency could not be issued in time to be used ! when the payrolls must be met. The German rafne owners also deny : any negotiations with Korfanty or that they had themselves planned the de struction of the mines which the rebel leader says moved him to take charge j of the uprising. The Germans them selves fear that the mines will be de- ; rtroyed before the insurgents can be i driven out. They say that even with out the intention of the Polish leaders tills Is likely to happen. The electric power by which the pumps are kept in operation comes from two generating plants near Beuthen, and their coal sup ply now has run low. If those power ! plants dose down the mines will suffer millions of dollars' worth of damage. Mlncri Must Have Pay. Food riots thus far have been of mi nor imports nee, and orders are being en forced for the control, shipment and sale of food. But unless the miners get their pay and food next week there will be untold suffering and disorders. The mines now are being guarded by the workmen's council, In which the Poles have a majority. These ordered operation to commence yesterday in the Koenigin I-uise anrl in the Koenlg mines. Operation also was resumed In the plant of the German Nitrogen Company under : the orders of the Polish committee, but it bad to be suspended following a raid by insurgent Poles. The miners give evidence of wishing 1 to go back to work under pressure from their wive*, who are opposing live proa I pects of starvation, particularly as j strike benefits are not being paid. ! There la still a prospect of obtaining 23 COMMUNISTS WOUNDED IN A TTACKS ON JOAN FETE Much Disorder in Paris and Other Places in Celebrat ing: Lifting of Siege of Orleans?Deputy Mayer Heads One Communist Parade. H / (he At?oe tated Press. ? objections were made to the event on Paris. May s.?There was consider- political' and religions grounds. able disorder to-day in Paris and in At St- Kt >?*?42 men, arrived in Petrograd from Decem ber, 1920, to April 1 laet, and dur ing the first part of April 2.000 addi tional persons arrived. Most of the im migrants remain In Petrograd. The others have been sent Into the prov inces. It is announced that in the future emigrants must he organized into "pro ductive'' groups prior to sailing for Russia, so they may bo distributed among various localities after their ar rival. Although the volume of trade did not reach the large proportions predicted from Moscow for the first month of open navigation from the Baltic ports, imports of foreign goods into Soviet Russia through Ksthonlan and Latvian ports in the month of April is estimated to have approximated 33,000 tons, the largest amount of goods to enter Russia in any month since the blockade was lifted. An officially informed Ksthonlan source estimates that to date 400,000.000 gold rubles from Russia have been sent abroad from Beval upon which the Esthonlan . Government has taken transit tax of 3,000,000 rubles. 6 KILLED, 40 HURT IN ITALIAN RIOTS As Election Rears War of L'om 111 nitIsts and Facisti Grows Worse. KoMt, May 8.?The battles between the FaaciStt and the Communists are becoming even more bitter as the elec tions draw nearer. On Friday the fight ing caused a total of si* dead and forty wounded. At Cittadelltt, near Padua, the Fas "ifti In avenging a Communist assault attempted to destroy the labor head quarters. All the attacking party, how ever, were arrested and Imprisoned. When this news reached the Fascist! headquarters in Padua several hundred members of the organization went to Clttadella. forced <>ne of the prisons ia which horn- of the arrested men had been placed and overcame the carabi neer guards there. The Fascist! then proceeded to the other prison, where the guards refused them entrance, J^hots were exchanged and the guard officer was wounded. The carabineers opened lire and a veritable fusillade occurred. The Fascist! tried to storm the place, but failed, their at tacks resulting In three of their num ber being killed and ten others being wounded. FAT JOBS IN AUSTRIA GONE; WORKERS SAD Staff of Reparations Commis sion Deny Extravagance. .special Cable to Tub N'iw York Hbkalp. Copyright, 19!/. by Tub Nbw Yonn }Iebai.d. New York lleruld Bureau, j Paris, May 8. J With faces long drawn at the pros pect of giving up their monthly salaries of 40,000 crowns, the first batch of 200 stenographers and clerks, mostly Kng llsli and French, with a few Americans, released by the Austrian Reparations Commission, have arrived here. 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