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THE ARC
AW INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
8 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1015
8 PAGES
VOL. XXVI. NO. 8
SON. A
KJEPUB1ICAN
III GIVES
REASONS FOR
GOING TO WAR
Addresses Note t Neutral
iovcinnients of World
Reviewing Negotiations
at Time of Austria's Ul
timatum to Serbia.
SAYS AUSTRIA
DISTURBED
PEACE
Failure to Consult Italy
Before Sending Ultima
tum Seriously Affects
Interests of Italy Under
Treat v with Austria.
t ASS.lTIATrD PRESS dispatch
WASHINGTON. May 23. Italy has
addressed to the neutral governments
f the world a lengthy communication
explaining her reason far declaring war
against Austria. Count Di Cellero, tTie
Italian ambassador, presented the doc
ument to Secretary Bryan in the form
t.f a note to tho I'niled States. It re
vlrxvs the negotiations between Italy
an.l Austria revealing that they begqn
immediately upon the dispatch of Aus
tria's ultimatum to Serbia.
Italy claim: then that the action of
Austria disturbed the equilibrium of
the Palkans and the peace of Kurope in
way that vitally affected the Italian
interests. As an ally of Austria, Italy
asst rts In r right to have been consulted
before sending the ultimatum, the first
new enf which was received through
the newspapers. Failing to obtain
through diplomacy, satisfaction of her
territorial and national aspirations,
It.ily announces in the note that the
declaration of war was the only means
-f safegunrding her position in Kurope.
The note as translated and issued
from the Italian embassy -says in part:
The triple alliance was essentially
defensive and designed solely to prep-rye
status ouo or in other words
Mtiilibrium in Kurope. That these were
its only objects and purposed was es
tablished by the letter and the spirit
of the treaty as well as by intentions
le-erly described and set forth in the
ffiolal nets of the ministers who cre
ated the alliance and confirmed and
renewed it in the interest of pence
which always inspired the Italian pol
icy. "The treaty as long as its intents and
purposes had been loyally interpreted
are! regarded and as long as it had not
1-ecn Usui as a pretext for aggression
scguinst others, greatly contributed to
the elimination and settlement of catis
s of conflict for many years anil as
Furrd to Kurope the inestimable bene
fits of peace.
"But A astro-Hungary severed the
treaty by her own hands. She rejected
the response to Serbia, which gave to
her all the satisfaction she could legit
imately claim. She refused to listen
to conciliatory proposals presented by
Italy in conjunction with other powers
In an effort to ppare Europe from the
vast conflict certain to drench the con
tinent with blood and reduce it to ruin
heytinj conception of the human im
agination and finally she provoked that
conflict.
"Article One of the treaty embodied
the usual and necessary obligation of
smti pacts and a pledge of the ex
change of views upon any political or
economic questions of a general nature
that might arise. Pursuant to its terms
none of the contracting parties had the
right to undertake, without previous
.agreement any step of consequence that
might Impose a duty upon other sig
natories arising out of the alliance or
-which in a way whatsoever would en
croach upon their vital interests. This
article was violated by Austro-Hun-itary
when she sent Serbia a note dated
July 23. 1914, an action taken without
the previous assent of Italy.
"Thus AuFtro-Hungary violated be
yond doubt one of the fundamental
provisions of the treaty. The obliga
tion of Austro-Hungary to come to a
Ircv'us understanding with Italy was
irreater because her obstinate policy
jgalnst Serbia gave rise to a situation
which directly tended to the provoca
tion or the Kuropean war.
"As far hack as the beginning of July
tho Italian government, preoccupied by
the prevailing feeling in Vienna, caused
to be laid before the Austro-IIungaiVn
government a number of suggestions
of the impending difficulties."
WEATHER TODAY
WASHINGTON. IX C, May 25. For
Arizona, fair.
Italy's Entry Into War Will
Make War Duration Shorter
t ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH 1
I KT R M RAD, May 25. "Italy's
entry into the war will make the"
war or much shorter duration; it
will have an enormous influence on
the attitude of neutral countries and
will lead to the reapproachroent of
state whose interests seem at pres
ent to be opposed," said Scrgius Saz
onoff. Russian foreign minister to a
correspondent of Reuter's. He, said
he did not believe that Uulgaria will
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(ASSOCIATED PP.ES3 DISPATCH
WASHINGTON". May 23. The story 1
of how the vast resuurrcs of tho I'niii d
States may be used to aid tliu republicH j
of South ami Central America in clear
ing away difficulties caused by the Ku- j
roean war, was told in part to he j
business men and bankers, who repre
sent this nation at the Fan-American
finam ial conference. "In "Group con
ferences," delegates from eighteen
countries bgan explanations of their
pcculi.ir needs and indicated in what
way capital and credit could be ised
to the best advantage to strengthen
trade relations.
The gen i ll session of the conference
was marked with a dramatic speech by
Dr. Santiago Triana, delegate frorn Co
lombia, who waved the flag of i'an
Amerieanisru and declared that thiH
hemisphere should be for Americans,
lie proposed a new version of the
Monroe doctrine that will make it im
possible in the future of one American
nation to covet a foot of a neighbor's
territory nor invade her sacred soil. .
It was a speech such as bad not been
heard at the conference, and was de
voted largely to questions of commerce
and trade. The delegates greeted it
(Continued on Page Four)
ITALY SODS By TROOPS MID
SHIPS TO SIDE OF THE ALLIES
ROME, May
Italy into the
25. The entrance of
war throws close to
2,fi00,000 thoroughly trained and
splendidly equipped soldiers into the
scale on tho side of the allies on
land, and a fleet of sixteen battle
ships, si of them powerful dread
noughts, into the forces at sea. The
months that have intervened since
the outbreak of the war and Italy's
move against Russia under any cir
cumstances. "In any rase," the foreign minister
continued, "no hostile power can
henceforth lie reinforced at the ex
pense of any neutral country what
ever! lie declared the Italy-Serbian
relations are perfectly amicable, and
that Russia's task with regard to
Serbia will not be fulfilled unless
Serbia received a free outlet on the
Adrin'ic. "I have declared," he add
ed, "that Serbia will have free ports
which will be absolutely her own."
. -i . ' , IE " "?
SEVERAL TOWNS FALL
BEFORE ITALIANS AND
A US TRIA NS RO UTED
Although Von Hinden'mi'
"Is Jiejiorted in Command
ex the Au;-tr-.!-( lenn;,n
Troops. Jtaly J!as .Fore
stalled Jlim.
AS.IOCIAIRII l'KKSS DISPATCH)
liO.VDoN, May 2T.. Austria struck
fiist with the navy and air craft
along Italy's east coasi: Italy prompt
ly coi-nwred by throwing a consider
able body of troops across the north
eastern frontier, and occupying a
stretch of Austrian territory along
the river Isonzo. Thus, although
Field Marshal Von Ilindcnbr.ru. whose
reputation for forcing matters, was
reported in command of the Austro
Germ.in troops" new front, Italy in a
sense forestalled him.
Heme officially announces that
I Italians occupied a number of com
intervention have boon utilized in
learnfhg all the lessons to Ih taught
by the campaigns on both fronts and
in preparing both army and navy to
tin- last button."
Italy has had an army of at least
. 00ii,(i(i0 men massed along the Aus
trian frontier, facing a probably nu
merically inferior force of Germans
and Atfitrians, who, howcer, noM
the upuer ground and are undoitht
i cly strongly fortified.
I Military experts, however, agree
that there is at least a. strong prob
ability that there, will be made no
serious attempt to invade Austria by
direct frontal attack. The frontier
Mill be strongly held against counter-invasion,
it is thought. but a
large proportion of the Italian army
will go to battle either in France, to
al tempt a landing on the Dalmafiou
coast, or to reinforce iho expedition
ary army now fighting to force the
Dardanelles, with the, probabilities
Mronvly favoring the last contin
gency. Thi.-i hs been repeatedly' confirmed
in the last (Vr weeks by reports of a
great concentration of troops
ships at ISrindisi, Otranlo anel other
ports favorably situated for the em
barkation of a force for the Orient.
1
paratively important towns nnd com
pelled the Austiians to retreat. This,
! in ! rid", ;:uroma ri'.es the first thirty
'six hours of tt:c newest phase of the
; over -widening Kurojean conflict,
'which being new appeals to popular
iniatrinat ien. rr'ther sated by the seem
ingly unending struggle in other the
: .iters of war. Germany's claims ein-
brace both the oast ami west, notably
1 around Vpros and north of Frzeniysl.
, In the latter region it is announced
that General Mackenzen is again
I surging forward, taking a colossal
' number of prisoners. The llritish
; admit they have boon unable to en
j tirely reform the line dented by the
', Germans east of Ypres.
j The most interesting statement in
; the Fritish announcements is that
j"with due precautions," gas attacks
can be "met and defeated." This is
i ... . ,
I (Continued on Page Four)
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Treaty Signed
By China While
Group Five Waits
TaSSOCIATKU l'KKSS MSPATCHl
PFKING, May 2.". Two treaties be
tween China and Japan, together with
thirteen r.e'tes were signed by the
Chinese foreign of lice. This act
brought to a conclusion negotiations
which have been going on since Jan
uaiy when Jaoan, shortly after the
fall of the German position. Kino
Chow, prt-sonteel her well known de
mands to China.
Discussion of Japan's demands are
at an end until such time as the five
article's reserved for future argument
arc brought up for consideration. The
first treaty deals with Shan Tung,
the second with South Manchuria and
eastern Inner Mongolia. The only
difl'irence between the terms of the
ultimatum .sent by Japan, anil the
treaties as signed is in the substi
tution one for another of mining
rights in South Manchuria.
The Japanese endeavored to obtain
other alterations, notably, the omis
sion of the words "south" and "east
ern," before Manchuria and Inner
Mongolia, respectively, as well as the
substitution of the words "Liao Tung
peninsula." for "Dalny," and "Port
Arthur," but the Chinese representa
tives fought and obtained strict ad
herence to the terms of the ultima-
anctji,,,,, -Japan lodged heavy claims
against China for injuries to Japan
f:i!ljoi-ts and goods at llan Kow re
cently by Chinese mobs.
f D'C EMr.
LI I U lit.
Former New York Police
Lieutenant Must Die in i
Flectric Chair Within!
Six Weeks Unless (Jov-j
ernor intervenes. i
CONVICTION IS
I1FL1) PI JO P Fit
Fate Rests with Fxecutivei
Who. as District Attor-i
nev. Prosecuted Jlim at
Koth Trials for Murder
of (Jaml)ler Itosenthal.
I ASSOCIATKD I'ltKSS DISPATCH
AI.HANY, New York, May 25.
Charles Decker, former Now York po
lice lieutenant, must die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison within the
next six weeks for the murder of Her
man Rosenthal, a Ne w York gambler,
by four gunmen on July IS, F1-. unless
Governor Whitman or the United
Stale's supreme court intervenes. The
punt of appeals of Now York affirmed
the conviction of Becker by a jury in
the supreme court at the fceeond trial
held se''eral months ago.
The same; court granted Ue-ckcr a
now hearing alter the first trial " Uie
ground that Presiding Justice Golf
erred, 'executive clome'iicy for P.ooker
is regarded as remote. As district at
torney of New York county the pres
e'nt governor prosecuted the.' former po
lice lieutenant both times. The date
of Pecker's execution may not be set
nor the death warrant signed until
next 'week eiwing to the absence of Phe
judgfK. The law prescribes that thes
execution must lake place not le-ss 1han
four or more than six weeks after the
decision is handed down. The prevail
ing opinion of the court, written by
Chief Judge Partlott, held the s"cond
trial fair mil free etf error. Judge lio
gar. alone dissented. He submitted no
writte'ii opinion.
The statement made by "Dago
Frank"' Cirofioi, jiust before his execu
tion at Sing Sing, that as far as he
knew Xleeker Iiael noth:ng tei do with
the killing of Rf.sentlinl, was rightfully
exclud'u from the evidt nee at lU'e-ker's
second trial. Judge partlott held. The
opiniein says:
"It is generally believed the sense of
speedily impending death operates to
induce one to tell the truth. We are
asked to hold this influence to be ju';t
i'S efft'oti ve- in the case of any witness
whei is about to tlie as it is de-emed to
be in the cse eif a victim of homicide.
As to the argument ill favo.- of admit
ting the evielencer e.- such a .le'ekiration
as that alleged to have been made by
'Dago Frank', it miv be observed tno
influence of approaching death might
l e very different in the case t, an in
iiocent victim of a crime from what it
would be in the case of a guilty mur
derer condemned to die, un'ess rufn
bers ef innocent men huv-? suffe-red
capital punishment in this country and
many criminals have died on the gal
lows with a lie uo in their lips.
"The case as presented at tho second
trial differed mat ria.'' v from the case
as presented at iho first The actual
killing of Rosenthal by the gunmen
was not controverted nor was the
ageney of Rose, Webber and Harry
Vallon in emploving them. The cpies
tion was who instigated Webber, Rose
and Vallon to cause the murder to be
done. Wore they moved to act by a
fraternity of New- York gamblers,
largely represented on the Sam Paul
excursion, who dreaded the destruction
of tbtir business by Rosenthal's threat
ened disclosures, or did they hire the
gunmen to shoot Rosenthal at the in-
BECK
in uiitii
ib nun
WHIN
GOV.
SQUARE DEAL EOR FINES IS
URGED BY MARICOPA CITIZENS
Urging a square deal for the min
ing interests of the state, over 100
taxpayers anel representative citizens
of the valley met last night at the
Adams hotel and unanimously adopt
ed a resolution calling on the mem
bers of the Maricopa delegation in
the legislature to use their best ef
forts to have the governor include in
his forthcoming call some provision
for mine tax legislation. A resolution
recommending the organization of a
Ma'icopa County Tax .Payers' league
also passed without a dissenting vote.
The meeting was called to order
by David Goldberg, who introduced
President Harry Fennomore of the
chamber of commereo as chairman for
the evening. Mr. Fennomore. review
ing a recent conference on the mat
ter of securing a. main line railroad
for Phoenix and the Salt River val
ley, spoke of the importance of tho
building of a through line nnd of
what it would mean. He brought out
the fact that the prosperity of the
railroads, the mines and the agricul
tural interests we're all linked to
gether, and called attention to the
necessity for co-operation if anything
ef lasting importance was to be ac
compllshed. He then called on Ku
gene Hackett, who told of the per
plexing problem of mine and railroad
H0USE HAS
x... i nrjni nnr
SENATE'S FINAL TOUCH
I CELEBRATORS' BULLETS
FALL OVER LINE
DOUGLAS, May 25. A numU-r
of bullets fell here from Agua
I'rieta. where the Carranza garri
son indulged in heavy filing in
eeleliiation eif the new victory by
Obregon near Monterey. During
the celebration it was reported
that two women were attacked
anel Frank Gardner, an American,
wounded anil robbed. No one wan
hurt here. Jesse liisky, a negro,
reported to the United States
military officials that a bullet
struck his house a few feet from
where? his wife was standing.
Adoption, of a Resolution
Comniendini!: Its Cour.'i'.'e
ajje and Conscience in Its
Discharge ol' a Most Dis
agreeable Dutv.
As an offset, a counter-irritant, to
the house resolution requesiiDg the
bctard of pardons end paroles to re
conslder its determination not to in
terfere in the ease- of the five men
condemned tr be hanged at Fioronc-e
eii Friday and to recommend a re
prieve of sixty days too sinte senate
yestcrelay afternoon adopted a reso
lution commending the board for its
courage, its upholding of the law in
the face of a disagreeable task an.l
its executie n of the instructions that
the people iiac1 .given it.
The senate has had in contempla
tion such a resolutir.n ever sir.ee the
adoption by the house of its resolu
tion but on account of tho already
strained relations between tho twei
bouses it was decided tei defer ac
tion until the general apt roprlation
biil had been disposed of in the
house.
If. was alse brought to the atten
tion of the senate that the members
of the hoard of pardons and parole"!
had been embarrassed by tho action
of tho house; that though it recog
nised that the action of the house
was not official and hat such a law
(Continued on Page Three)
stance of Pecker. There is nothing to
indie ate the gunmen were actuated by
any personal hostility toward the man
killed. They were simply murderers
for hire. Rose, Webber, and Vallon,
upon the truth or falsity of their tes
timony to this effect depends the guilt
or innocence of the defendant."
Justice isenbury held it to be correct
in admitting the testimony of Shapiro,
the chauffeur of the "murder car," who
testifieei he heard one of the gunmen
say; "Leave him turn around; that
P'cker has the cops fixed up: every
thing is all right." According to the
opirioi this testimony tended to
strengthen the proof that a conspiracy
to which Rocker wns a part, existed.
The opinion also held the point
raised by Pecker's counsel that the
second trial "was staged in an atmos
phere designed to be hostile to the de
fendant and highly prejudicial to his
rights." was not well taken.
taxation, anil cited as one example
the assessment of the Ray and Gila
Valley at $ J 1 4.000 per mile. A bet
ter understanding between the various
interests of the state, he said, was
what was needed, and he urged that
every interest, be given a seiuare deal.
(Continued on Page Five)
I
PARDON BOARD
HAS APPROVAL
OF THE SEIATE
Unruly Prisoner Stabs Five
Two of Whom May Die
associated press dispatch
DOS ANGFUKS, May 25. Taken to
the county jail because of making a
disturbance in the streets outside. H.
j W. Cecil stabbed five prisoners, two
! perhaps fatally, when he was re
leased from his cell two hourn later.
He seriously wounded Percy Tngwell,
sentenced for life to San Quentin, for
tho murder of Mrs. Maud Kennedy,
but awaiting an appeal to the state
supreme court, and Ray Darth. await
ing trial on a burglary charge. They
were stabbed under the heart. The
FINISHED
t t s-t t- t t t
Prompt and Favorahle Ac
tion Is Expected This
Momin,' on the Confer
ence Re) tort, Followed by
Final Adjournment.
BR FA KING POINT
ALMOST RFACIIFD
House Had Just Enough
Yotes to Injure Adop
tion of Peport Fight
Centered about Attack
on Governors Power.
By the narrowest of margins, the
conference report on the general ap
propriation bill passed the house late
yesterday afternoon and was trans
mitted to the senate. No action was
taken on it by that body for the rea
son that on account of the absence eif
so many ejf the members there were not
enough in the chamber or in the city
to adopt the report if all of the votes
laid been affirmative. By reason of
the emergency clause two-thirds of
the votes of the total membership of
the senate must be recorded in its fav
e.r. Thirteen make two-thirds. There
were only eleven present. Dr. Bacon
and Mr. Goldwater and other absen
tees will reach the city today. Preimpt
and favorable action on the report anel
final adjournment are expected today.
It was expected that the report of the
second conference committee would be
ready yesterday morning but after brief
sessions by both houses word came
from the eeimmittee room that the re
port could not be prepared before two
o'clock and there being no other busi
ness to be transacted a recess was
taken until that hour.
It was not long after that that the
re port was brought into tho house. A
statement was made by Chairman Pow
ers of the appropriations committee
and one of the house managers regard
ing the deliberations especially with
reference to the items to which the
house had objected in the first report:
the sections relating to the land com
mission, the tax commission and the
subdivisions making appropriations for
the office of the auctitor and the attor
ney general. Mr. Powers said that the
report had been signed by five of the
six conferees. Senator Martin hail
Figned only that part of it which he
had assisted in making up. It "was not
meant that he disapproved of any other
part of it.
Concessions by the House
As to the tax commission appropria
tion the house had acceded to the de
mand of the senate. As to the land
commission, the senate had yielded to
an increase of to $5235 to pay the sal
ary and expenses of the employes of
the commission to the end of the fiscal
year with the understanding that no
part of the amount was to be used for
the salaries of the members of the com
mission. The senate had insisted on
the repeal in the bill of the following
statutes: that providing for the state
school, that providing for the salaries
of the land commission and that pro
viding for certain expenses of the cor
poration commission.
The only important concession made
hy the senate was an agreement to
strike out the Goldwater veto amend
ment providing that a veto by the gov
ernor of any item of the bill should not
have the effect of reviving any statu
tory appropriation concerning It. But
in place of this amendment the senate
conferees had insisted on placing four
repealing clauses referring to statutory
appronriations.
It was this insistence that came near
wrecking the report in the house. Mr.
Pinkley objected to the location of the
clauses In the bill. He eaid that he
would not object if they were put into
the section or subdivisions to which
they referred but situated as they were,
they constituted an interference with
the constitutional power of the gover
nor whereupon Mr. Christy remarked,
"Now. you have come out with it. I
have been expecting it."
Though there were some other points
of dispute, especially the agreement
with reference to the tax commission
appropriation, for "other help", the ob
jection to the insistenee of the senate
was not strenuous. But all afternoon
the fight raged about these repealing
clauses. It was charged by their op
ponents that they were really worse
than the Goldwater amendment. The
senate, they said, had succeeded in put
ting something over.
(Continued on Page Three)
I injuries of the other three are not
serious.
Although no weapons were found
I on Cecil when he was first taken to
'jail, he brandished a pocket knife
j when the jailers, who believed he had
quited down, eipened the door of the
jcell to release him. Prisoners in the
corridor scattered, but were not quick
enough to escape the knife, according
to deputy sheriffs who cornered Cecil
a few moments later.
A complaint charging Cecil with as-
sault with intent, to etimmit murder
:was issued and he was put in solitary
confinement for the night.