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ARIZONA REPUBLICAN"
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
THIRTIETH YEAR
12 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7,.1919
12 PAGES
VOL. XXX., NO. 102
THE
LANSING'
HI
FACTS ON
fHEN
Rapid-Fire Questioning Confuses Secretary of State, Who
Requests Time to Prepare Statement Opines That
the Shantung Provision Not Square with Wilson's
Principle of Self-Determination Is Evasive Witness
Republican A. P. Leased Wire j
WASHINGTON, August fi. Secre-i
tary Insins before tjy serine foreign;-
relations commute.- today expressed,
!h opinion thai the Shantung provi-
Hion of the peace treaty did not square j
villi President Wilson's enunciated;
principle of self-determination, but
maintained that the treaty as a whole
carried out 'substantially" the presi
dents fourteen points.
Declaring his uni'amiliarity with
many details of the peace negotiation
and of the treaty itself, the secretary
told the committee he was unable to
answer many of its questions and re
minded senators in answering others
that he merely was expressing his own
personal views.
Lansing Pleads Ignorance
"Ask the president." the secretary !
said when pressed for details of tho
Shantung and league of nations nego-'
tiations. On three of the points raised!
he asked permission to refresh his I
memory and make a statement to the
committee later, and when he wv
asked for a detailed construction of
the labor and reparations clauses he
protested that he could not be expected
to carry the minutiae of an 80,000
word document in his mind and re
minded the committee it was much
easier to "ask questions prepared be
forehand" than to answer them off
hand. Mr. Lansing said that in his opin
ion Japan probably would have signed
the treaty without the Shantung pro
vision; that the United States should
ask no part of German renarations;
that the kaiser could not be legally
tried; and that the mutual guarantee
of territorial integrity from external
atrgression, as contained in article ten
of the league covenant, imposed a mtr.
al obligation but not a legal one.
Fourteen Points Not Discussed -
The secretary said it was true that
the 14 points had not been discussed,
to his knowledge, in the preparatory
stages of the peace negotiations; that
the American draft of the league of na
tions never was "pressed"' before ths
conference; that the president had
asked the peace conference not to lay
bfrfore the French senate the record of
discussions on the league; and that
the United States did not know of
secret treaties between the allies and
Japan degarding Shantung when this
country, by the Lansing-Ishii agree
ment, recognized Japan's "special in
terests" In China.
It was not true, the secretary said,
that he and other members of th
American delegation "protested"
aeainst the Shantung settlement: that
Great Britain "refused to permit" dis
cussion of the freedom of the seas by
the peace conference; or that any of
the American expert advisers had re
signed because they disagreed with
the decision regarding Shantung.
The general basis on which the trea
ty was framed, said the secretary, was
"common sense and general principles
with an avoidance of policy and ex
pediency." Would Present Entire Record
Verbatim records of the discussions,
he told the committee, had been left
in Taris. adding that he would not
favor giving to the senate the less
-omnlete transcripts in the possession
of the state department because it
micht cause "irritation" to other gov
ernments. Both the Shantung provision and
the league covenant, the witness said,
had been negotiated largely by the
president, who alone of the American
delegates would be able to reveal de
tails of the discussions.
The secretary was before the com
mittee during the whole of an all-day
session, and although senators appar
ently had finished their questioning
nf him when adjournment was taken
toniRht. it was thought likely that
other points might be brought up when
he appeared again next Monday.
Mr. Lansing asked to be given until
that time to prepare his statement in
reply to questions asked today about
the Lansing-Ishil agreement, the atti
tude of the United States towards
Japan's 21 demands on China in 1915,
nd what part this government took
'.oward bringing China into the war.
Senator Johnson recalled Mr. Lan
Ring had stated that American peace
commissioners went on the policy that
"expediency should not rule principle"
and asked whether that policy was fol
lowed as to the Shantung provision.
"Not entirely," said Mr. Lansing.
Lansing Evades Question
"Was the Shantung decision made
in order to have Japan's signature
. to the league of nations?"
"I really have not the facts about
that"
"Would Japan's signature to the
league of nations have been obtained
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without the Shantung decision?"
think so."
Senator Johnson suggested that, had
,. shantung clause not been adopted
,, trHHtv anfl league covenant would
have had another signature,
x,b. i ... ruin.
) we would nave naa Lnma s, .ir.
Lansing agreed.
"So the result wag simply to lose
China?" suggested Senator Johnson.
"That is my personal view," the sec
retary answered, adding that the Shan
tung provision was accepted by de
cision of President Wiison.
"The decision was his then, and net
yours'.'"
"Necessarily."
Senator Johnson asked if Secretary
Lansing had heard officially any rea
son for the Shantung agreement. Mr.
Lansing replied negatively adding that
he had never discussed the matter with
Co'- House.
. Questioned in detail Secretary" Lan-
sing reamrmea nis siatemeni mat me
14 points were "substantially" carried
out.
Regarding the first point, dealing
with "open covenants openly arrived
at" he said:
"I consider that was carried out. Of
course no negotiations can go on be
tween nations that are done in public
or at a public hearing."
Freedom of Seas Not Considered
Freedom of the seas, the second
point, the secretary said, did not enter
into the negotiations.
"Isn't it a fact that England would
not let it be considered?" asked Sena
tor Johnson.
"No, it never came up."
Equality of trade conditions were
established the secretary said on the
third point. The fourth for reduction
of armament he declared was effected
by the 'league covenant.
Imposes Moral Obligation
"But there is no arrangement for
reduction there except at the option of
nations" protested Senator Johnson.
"The covenant imposes a moral ob
ligation" the secretary replied.
"That's quite true of the entire cov
enant. Every nation ultimately has a
reto. There is no more modification
of sovereignty than there is in the
treaty by which we guaranteed the
sovereignty of Panama."
Discussing the fifth point relative to
Germany's colonial possessions the sec
retary said the mandatory system
would carry out the principle laid down
by the president.
"Have any mandatories been sug
gested for the United States?" Sena
tor Johnson asked.
"Oh many." - "
"Any that the United States has ten
tatively agreed to?"
"None."
Sixth Point Carried Out .
The Russhian problem dealt with the
sixth point and could not be taken up
by the conference, the secretary said,
while the seventh and eighth, relative
to Belgium and France, had been car
ried out. The point relative to Italian
borders was tobe worked out in other
treaties. The tenth, eleventh and
twelfth, regarding Balkan conditions
and Turkey, also would be worked out
later. She thirteenth and fourteenth
points, relative to Poland and the
league, the secretary said he consid
ered carried out.
Admits Violation
Senator Lodge quoted the principle
of self-determination laid down, by
President Wilson, and Senator John
son asked whether thatw as not vio
lated by the Shantung settlement.
"Yes," sadi Secretary Lansing.
When Senator Johnson began a ser
ies of questions regarding the repara
tonis commission, the secretary pro
tested that it wa simpossible for him to
be personally familiar with all the de
tails of the treaty.
"It is much easier," said Mr. Lan
sing, "to ask questions prepared be
forehand than it is to answer them
without detailed preparations."
Opposed to Reparations
While no decision had been reached
as to the United States accepting
reparations from Germanoy, Secretary
Lansing said he personally was op
posed to it. He "assumed" that was
also President Wilson's position.
Discussing the obligations assumed
under artclie ten, by which the league
members agreed mutually to guaran
tee each other's territorial integrity
against external aggression, Mr. Lan
sing said he "presumed in honor we
would have to follow out the general
purposes embodied in that article,"
though he thought there would be no
"legal obligation." He said the cove
nant went no further than the Panama
treaty in that regard, and that the
word aggression was a very important
item of this article.
"The word carres ithe implication
of a wrongful act," continued the sec
(Continued on Page Eight.)
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Joint Operation
Of Shantung R.R.
Planned By Japs
TOKlO, Saturday, Aug. 2. Vis
count Uchida, Japanese foreign
minister, in making his statement
today regarding Japan's intentions
toward Shantung, declared the
Kiao - Chau - Chian-Fu railway
through Shantung would be ope
rated as a joint Chino-Japanese
enterprise, without discrimination
against any nation.
Viscount Uchida added this to
his declaration that Japan did not
intend detaining or claiming any
rights affecting the territorial sov
ereignity of China in Shantung
and that when an arrangement
was concluded with China for the
restitution of Kiao-Chau, the Jap
anese troops would be completely
withdrawn from that territory.
A summary of the greater por
tion of Viscount Uchida's .state
ment was carried in Tokio dis
patches received through London
August 5. A delayed dispatch
covered the foreign minister's
statement regarding the Kiao-Chau-Chian-Fu
railway as given
in(the foregoing.
PUBLIGClTROL OF
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Presentation of Tri-Partite
Plan of Operation Is Pre
sented to Congress Does
Not Strike at High Price
Evil
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Organized
labor's remedy for the high cost of
living, in a bill that would turn over
the railroads to the publci, operating
officials and labor was presented to
congress today by men high in the
council of the organization, who de
clared with utmost frankness that
conditions were so desperate it might
be necessary to advocate a firing squad
for nrofiteers.
With equal frankness, members of
the house interstate commerce com
mission recommended during the ex
amination of Warren Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Railway
Locomotive Engineers, and Frank
Morrison, secretary of the Amercian
Federation of Labor, that the bill, em
bodying what has come to be known
as the Plumb plan, was too radical,
and failed to strike at the high price
evil against which people throughout
the country are clamoring.
Plan Too Radical
For more than a month the house
committee has been considering all
plans for solution of the problems con
fronting the roads with their return
to private management, and the
Plumb proposal was offered with the
assurance of labor leaders that it
would cut down prices of commodities
because of the reduction in rates which
would follow the elimination ofpri
vate capital from the railroad com
Danies. '
The two union officials for five hours
stood rsr In defense of the bill, and
answered a whirlwind of questions
from men who must report it out or
throw it away. During the long dis
cussion. attended by an attentive au
labor leaders made strong denial of
dience, including many women. t
reports that they were attempting to
intimidate congress by threats to
strike or chop off the political heads of
members voting contrary to their de
sires.
May Be Political Issue
There was a broad intimation that
the public ownership plan, is not en
acted into law, would be taken to the
convention of the two big parties next
year with the hope of having its en
dorsement written into the platform.
Vt arnings were sounded by Secre
tary Morrison that the burden of the
leaders might be too heavy that they
might be unable, during ther i period of
unrest, to control the workers, in
which case, he declared, there would
be a revolution to the next of general
strikes. Around the whole theme of
what the two witnesses said was wot
en the ever-rising price of food,
mounting higher and faster, they in
sisted, than the increase in the work
ing man's w-ages, with no assurance
that it would stop unless quick and
drastic action was taken by congress.
Want Lasting Relief
Both Mr. Stone and Mr. Morrison
said wage increases offered onry tem
porary relief, contending that prices
of food and clothing must come down.
after which the wage demand pres
sure would be lessened. They declared
the pendnig bill would prove to be the
first step toward forcing down pricei
ny reouctng freight rates and ex
pressed the belief that, despite the
burden of bond buying during; the war
the American people would furnish the
funds necessary to take the roads from
private control. '
While the committee listened by the
hour to opinions as to what the blil
would do, there was no explanation of
its various provisions. Glenn E.
Plumb, its author,' was present to give
this, but so much time was taken up
witn tne examination of Stone and
Morrison that his statement had to go
over until tomorrow.
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VILLA RAIDERS LOSE
HEAVILY IN BRUSH
WITH CARRANZISTAS
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 6.
Eighty-three Villistas were killed and
33 captured when Mexican federal
troops under Gen. Carlos Ozuna routed
Villa bands commanded by Martin
Lopez at Balleza, Chihuahua, August
2, according to an official message re
ceived today by Mexican Consul Flerro.
The federal force numbered 600 men
and the bandits 150. Fifty horses and
116 rifles were taken by the Carran
zistas. ,
Another message, to Flerro declares
many Villistas have deserted to the
federal general Ygnacio Enriques, in
Chihuahua City. -The ;Villistas, the
message says, desires to return to their
homes and "say they are tired of the
continual fights." . v
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SAY COMMISSIONERS
H INCREASE
OR STRIKE IS
ULTIMATUM OF
RAIL WORKERS
ropose "Temporary Re
lief By Congressional
Appropriation 14 Big
Unions United In De
mands WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 Acting as
a unit for the first time in the presen
tation of wage demands, the 14 princi
pal railroad unions today, in express
ing to Director General Hines their
disapproval of President Wilson's pro
posal that congress create a commis
sion to consider increased pay, 'de
clared the wage questions must be
settled immediately.
A program to meet the present
crisis, involving the threat of a nation
wide strike, was submitted to the di
rector ereneral. It suggested that the
money to provide increased pay should
come from ,an appropriation by con
gress, to be followed by appropriate
freight rate advances.
This temporary relier' must be ac
companied by a determined effort to
reduce the cost of living.
Want Quick Action
Permanent solution of the railroad
problem was declared to depend upon
the removal of returns to capital as
the sole purpose of operation and the
director ireneral. accordingly, was
asked to recommend to President Wil
son that he attempt to obtain early
passage by congress of organizedla -bor's
bill to eliminate private capital
from control of the railroads and to
give the employes a share of the
profits. The unions declared the be
lief of the workers that transporta
tion rates should be suficient to guar
antee just wages, maintain the proper
ties and give equitable returns on
money invested.
Effort is Unified
Interesting as were the suggestions
for removing the meance of a nation
wide strike, the unified action of the
14 organizations attracted equal at
tention. Labor leaders who were ques
tioned declined to say whether the un
ions would act as a whole in the future
but declared they were going through
with the present situation as one body.
One result was to put the solid weight
of 2,000,000 persons, virtually the en
tire rail transportation personnel of
the - United States, back of the de
mands, with the possibility as never
before of the paralysis of the. nations
life if a general strike should ensue. .
Co-operation between the four
brotherhoods engineers, firemen, con
ductors and trainmen for the first
time several years ago proved the
power of united action in the passage
of the Adamson'act.
The present situation was said to be
similar but infinitely more dangerous.
Not onlv are the four brotherhoods in
volved, but all the other unions also
which have to deal with maintenance
of equipment and the moving of trains.
The program submitted to Director
General Hines declared that the em
ployes were entitled to compensation
which would at least re-establish the
pre-war purchasing power of their
wage. Kates or pay. it was sam. were
in no way co-related to transportation
charges. The plan for a congressional
commission, was disapproved because
"it means months of delay at a time
when the questions involved require
immediate settlement," the program
said, continuing:
"Ton already have in the board of
railroad wages and working conditions
the necessary machinery to dispose of
these questions, and we ask that their
function be restored and they be al
lowed to pass upon the questions sub
mitted to them and that their findings
be placed before the representatives of
the reorganized organizations for their
consideration and be mutually agreed
upon Deiore Deing issnea.
"The moneys with which to pay
these increases, should, in our opinion,"
be raised by an appropriation by con
gress, this appropriation to be of suf
ficient amount to temporarily take
care of immediate deficits. In the
meantime let the proper rate-making
body make a careful study as to what,
if any, increases should be made in
passenger and freight rates, prompt
action in this regard being both essen
tial and desirable. This will only give
temporary relief and must be accom
panied, or immediately followed bv
determined united effort to not oaly
prevent a farther increase in the cost
of living, but to secure a reduction
therein.
"Any permanent solution of the rail
road problem must necessarily remove
the element of returns to capital as the
sole purpose of operation. Therefore
we ask that you urge upon the presi
dent the necessity for the prompt
passage by congress of the required
appropriation bill to meet the emer
gency now existing.
CHINESE BREAK NEW
MEXICAN WORK LAW
AND PAY BIG FINES
NOGALES. Ariz., Aug. 4. Six Chi
nese merchants of Nogales, Sonora,
across the international 'boundary
from here, today were fined $500 each
for failure to observe the Mexican law
recently put into effect limiting the
number of alien employes in any es
tablishment.
. The law requires 80 per cent of the
employes of any concern to be Mexi
cans. The Chinese declare a deter
mined fight is being made against
them by Mexicans because they have
secured an ascendancy in the general
merchandise business in Nogales.
Mayor Arana of Magdalena is deliv
ering a series of. addresses in impor
tant Sonora towns advocating the en
actment of legislation limiting rigor
ously the number of Chinese immi
grants admitted to Mexico.
UNCOVER PROFITEERING
PITTSBURG, Aug. 6. Valuable
evidence has been found of profiteer
ing. Special Agent Edgar K. Speer of
the department of justice said tonight,
following the arrest today of three of
fcalis of the Central Sugar company's
branch office here for alleged sugar
profiteering. It is charged the com
pany sold sugar durnig the last weeks
at 14 cents a pound, wholesale.
Miami Smelter
Closes After
Wage Dispute
GLOBE, Ariz Aug! 6. Twenty-five
employes of the International Smelter
at Miami quit work this afternoon
when they were refused a 25-cent
raise in addition to the 75 -cent general
wage increase effective July 16. The
men claim they should be classed as
"first-class' journeymen mechanics."
Assitant Superintendent ' Morton of
the International Smelter, stated this!
evening that he would take no action
on the demands, as the matter was in
the hands of Dr. Ricketts, consulting
engineer for the International Smelt
ing nd Refining company.
The smelter will be closed pending a
settlement and a corps of men is at
work this evennig banking the fur
naces at the smelter. About 400 men
are employed at the smelter, but only
the 25 who quit today will be affected
at present. In the event the question
remains unsettled ftjr any. length of
time, the entire crew will be laid off.
The International smelter treats the
ores from the Inspiration, Miami and
Old Dominion mines, but it is not
thought probable the shutdown will af
fect the big mines, as the ore can be
stacked until ready for shipment.
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JAP STATEMENT
SHOULD SUFFICE
Declarations By . Viscount
Uchida As To Japan's
Intentions In, Shantung
Ought to Remove' Misun
derstanding Explains
1915 China-Jap Treaty
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, August 6. Presi
dent Wilson issued a formal statement
tonight saying that the "frank state
ment" made by Viscount Uchida as
to Japan's policy regarding Shantung,
"ough to serve to remove many of the
misunderstandings regarding Shantung
which had begun to accumulate about
this question." -
Reference in the Uchida statement
as to the agreement between Japan
and China in 1915 "might be mislead
ing," the president said, "if -not com
mented upon in the light of what oc
curred in Paris.
When the question , of ' disposal of
Shantung was definitely decided on at
Paris, President Wilson said, the Jap
anese delegation in reply to a ques
tion from him, said: ''
Japan Replies Favorably
"The policy of Japan Is 1 to hand
back the Shantung peninsula' in full
sovereignty to China, retaining only
the economic privileges 'granted to
Germany and the right to establish a
settlement under the usual conditions
at Tsing-Tao." ' '. '
The president' statement, made pub
lic through the state department fol
lows: "The government of the United
States has noted with the greatest
interest the frank statement made by
Viscount Uchida with regard to Ja
pan's future policy respecting Shan
tung. The statement ought to serve
to remove many of the misunderstand
ings which had begun to accumulate
about this question. But there are
references in the statement to an
agreement entered into between Japan
and China in 1915 which might be
misleading, if not commented upon in
the light of what occurred in Paris
when the clauses of the treaty affect
ing Shantung were under discussion.
I, therefore, take the liberty of sup
plementing Viscount Uchida's state
ment with the following:
Supplements Jap,, Statement
' 'Tn thft pnnfprpnr nf thirtieth nf
April last, when tlus matter was
brought to a conclMion among the
heads of the principaVhllied and asso
ciated powers, the Japanese delegates
Baron Makmo and viscount Chinda, in
reply to a question put by myself, de
clared that:
" 1 "The policy of Japan is to hand
back the Shantung peninsula in full
sovereignty to China, retaining only
the . economic privileges ' granted to
Germany and the right to establish a
settlement under the usual, conditions
at Tsing-Tao. ' ' :
" ' "The owners of the railway will
use special police .only to insure se
curity for traffic. They will be used
for no other purpose.
" ' "The police forces which will be
composed of Chinese and such Japa
nese instructors as the directors of the
railroad may select, will be appointed
by the Chinese government." '
Explains Situation
"No reference was made to this
policy being in any way dependent
upon the execution of the agreement
of 1915 to which Count Uchida appears
to have referred. Indeed, I felt it my
duty to say that nothing tljat I agreed
to must be construed as an acquies
cence on the part of the government
of the United States in the policy of
the notes exchanged between China
and Japan in 1915 and 1918; and ref
erence was made in the discussion in
the enforcement of agreements of 1915
and 1918 only in case China failed to
co-operate fully in the carrying out of
the policy outlined in the statement of
Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda.
"I have, of course, no doubt that
Viscount Uchida had been apprised of
ail the particulars of the discussion in
Paris and I am not making this state
ment with the idea of correcting his,
but only to throw a fuller light of
clarification upon a situation which
ought to be relieved of every shadow
of obscurity or misapprehension."
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FIRE DESTROYS ENTIRE BLOCK
RENO, Nev., Aug. "6. One entire
block, including the Lafayette and
Martin hotels, the Hoskins 'warehouse
and other warehouses across the street,
were destroyed in a fire at Winne
mucca. tonight. All wires are down,
but the last information received here
stated that the fire was still burning
and that the Southern Pacific freight
and passenger dejooU wen
U. S. LAW ENFORCEMENT
MACHINERY IN MOVE TO
SLASH FOODSTUFF COSTS
Suits Against Packers Are First Concrete Development of
Government's Campaign President Refuses to
Postpone Date of Address to Congress Results of
Shoe Industry Investigation Are Announced
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. Anti-trust
suits against the great meat packing
firms were announced today by At
torney General Palmer as the first
concrete development of the govern
ment's campaign to reduce the high
cost of living.
Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson and
Cudahy who have been pictured in the
investigation of the federal trade com
mission and before congressional com
mittees as a great combination in con
trol of food products, are to be haled
again before the federal courts by
special prosecutors.
The evidence in hand. Attorney Gen
eral Palmer declared, indicated "a
clear violation of the anti-trust laws."
Whether the prosecutions would be
civil or criminal the attorney general
declined to state, merely recalling that
the law provided for both.
No Jail Sentences
The history of all the government's
anti-trust prosecutions in 25 years
does not show a single individual ever
serving a jail sentence for a violation.
There are evidences that the govern
ment hopes for some in the present
campaign. '
While he was announcing prosecu
tions of the packers, Attorney General
Palmer was unleashing his special
agents on the country-wide trail of
profiteering and hoarding.
All United States attorneys were in
structed to ferret out food hoarders
and libel them under federal law.
"This is the most important business
before the country today," announced
the attorney general, "and I propose
to have the law enforcement machin
ery of the government sidetrack ev
erything to this job."
Declines to Postpone Address.
President Wilson continued to give
close attention to the food cost prob
lem and decline a proposal to postpone
his address to congress until Tuesday
next week instead of this Friday. Re
publican floor leader Mondell of the
house suggested the postponement be
cause of absence of members from
Washington, but the president declined
in the following letter to the republi
can leader:
"I am very sorry indeed that I can
not comply with your suggestion of
delay in the matter of my address to
a joint session of congress. The situa
tion which compelled me last week to
ask congress to postpone its recess un
til my recommendations could be sub
mitted is still acute. I have had under
very serious consideration the proper
action of the government with refer
ence to the high cost of living and I
feel that it is my dutyat the earliest
possible moment to present certain
recommendations now ready for sub
mission to congress.
Seeks Joint Session
"I have, therefore, asked the vice-
president and the speaker to arrange
if possible, for a joint session for Fri
day afternoon next at 4 o'clock."
There was no intimation from the
white house as to the nature of the
recommendations the president would
make in addressing congress. From
the trend of the government's activi
ties in an attempt to solve the livine
cost problem, however, in the view of
several officials, the president prob
ably would deal with these subjects:
Enlargement of the provisions of the
Lever food control law, to make it op
erative after the proclamation of peace
and applicable to shoes, clothing and
all life necessaries in addition to food.
Legislation to reach the small or in
dividual profiteer as well as "big busi
ness" extortion. ,
Legislation to define profiteering,
thereby making easier prosecution un
der existing laws.
Laws to make speculation in neces
saries a crime.
Legislation limiting the margin of
profit on necessities.
Report Shoe Trade Report
Another major development of the
day was the making public of the fed
eral trade commission's report on the
shoe industry investigation. This re
port charged that the high price of
shoes resulted from excessive profits
MajesticSea Warriors Will
Be Welcomed To New Home In
Waters Of The Pacific Today
SAN DIEGO. Aug. 6. The Pacific
fleet of American . dreadnaughts .be
came a reality today when six of the
heaviest line battleships in command
of Admiral Hugh Rodman, dropped
their anchors off Los Coronados and
made ready to receive tomorrow a wel
come to their new home in the waters
of the Pacific ftom Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and the people of the
western coast. Secretary Daniels
reached San Diego tonight and went
over final plans for the reviewing of
the naval parade oft Coronado beach
tomorrow morning. ...
The six dreadnaughts the largest
class of tbe fighting line of the U. S.
navy were the flagship New Mexico,
Mississippi, Wyoming, Arkansas, New
York and Texas, and with them came
over a score of destroyers with their
mother ship, the scout cruiser Birm
ingham. The older warships Georgia
and Vermont and the cruiser Montana
were already at anchor off Los Coro
nados when Admiral Rodman's armada
arrived. Admiral Rodman's fighting
ships, the first dreadnaughts to visit
the Pacific shores, had steamed al
most steadily for 18 days on a five
thousand mile voyage from Hampton
Roads, Virginia.
Are Part Of The Grand Fleet.
Four of the Jreadnauehts the New
York, Texas, 'Arkansas and Wyoming
composed the major part of Admiral
Rodmans sixth battle squadron
which, as one of the fast wings of Ad
miral Sir DaviJ Beatty's grand sea
fleet, pinned the Germans in their
holes behind Helgoland.
The echo of the anchor chains had
scarcely ceased at dawn as the big
ships came to snchor when scores of
jackies went over the sides on ladders
and begin the task of painting the
ship's sides. Th-a turrets and the big
kuu mmii am jMBwt.a and, hatchways
taken by every factor in the trade.
The packers, tanners, manufacturers
and retailers all shared in the blame.
The report was placed before Attorney
General Palmer today.
"The hoarder is the big part of th
game right now." in the opinion of the
government officials in charge of the
efforts to bring down prices, and At
torney General Palmer indicated today
that he was depending largely on the
section of the Lever act dealing with
hoarding as one of the most immediate
means of forcing prices down.
"The prce gouger can be reached in
another way," the attorney general
said, adding that there was not much
difference between hoarding and profiteering.
Wartime Laws Operative
The attorney general today pointed
out that all of the wartime laws gov
erning production and distribution of
foodstuffs still were in force and that
they would be used to the fullest ex
tent. The conditions confronting the
country uow, he said, are properly
classed as resulting from the war and
are a part of war conditions.
Testifying before a senate committer
investigating living conditions in the
District of Columbia, Thomas E. Wil
son, president of Wilson and company
and chairman of the Institute of Amer
ican Meat Packers, declared that the
packers were not profiteering. The
high cost of living, he told the com
mittee, was a world problem and not
local.
"The world is on a holiday and peo
ple are spending money like drunken
sailors without producing," he added.
Packer Makes Statement
Later upon learning of the decisior.
of the department of justice, Mr. Wil
son made this statement:
"The facts shown by the federal
trade commission do not justify a suit
by the government. The department of
justice is looking around for somebody
to blame and naturally they intended
to make the packers the mark. I don't
think the suits is the way to go about
it. The department of justice will get
no satisfaction out of the packers and
wlil do no good in reducing prices."
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LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. .
Charles McGwire, suspected of bavins;
knowledge of those responsible for the
dynamiting of the home of Oscar
Lawler here early Sunday morning and
who was being questioned by District
Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine in the
latter's office here late tonight, suc
ceeded in escaping from two detectives
who were guarding him, and leaped
from the eighth floor of the Hall of
Records to the pavement in New High
street. McGwire denied any knowledge
of the affair but when Mr. Woolwine
left his office for a moment. McGwire,
it is said, attacked the detectives and
leaped from the window.
McGwire was dead when picked up.
The dead man, who was assistant
chief engineer for the Los Angeles
board ofTiublic utilities, was connected
in litigation over a will recently in
which Mr. Lawler represented the op
posing faction and which was decided
in favor of Mr. Lawless clients.
TROOPS CHARGE STRIKERS
LIVERPOOL, Thursday. Aug. 7.
Troops at midnight charged with
bayonets and dispersed a crowd of per
sons outside St. George's hall. Several
soldiers were beaten with ax shafts by
the mob. At the same time firing was
heard in the Scotland Road district. ,
Details of the trouble there have not
been received.
all came in for a bright coat of grey
Decks were cleaned and bright work
was polished and nightfall found the
war vessels in readiness for the re
view. Phoenicians To Welcome Fleet
(Special To The Republican.)
SAN DIEGO. Aug. 6. Some tw
hundred people are here tonight, read;
to extend a hearty Arizona welcome
to the magnificent Pacific fleet as it
enters the bay this morning. Today
the fleet lay off the Coronado Islands,
some 15 miles below the city, coming
to anchor at 6 o'clock this morning.
Tomorrow morning the great fleet,
formed in lines by battleship, cruiser
and destroyer divisions, will be offi
cially welcomed to the Pacific coast
by Secretary Daniels and other offi
ciala. Tomorrow afternoon will be
held the great reception and enter
tainment at tbe exposition grounds for
officers of the fleet. Tomorrow ath
letic events and ar. entertainment will
be given the enlisted men of the fleet
at the stadium, and in the evening the
ladies will be honored by a reception
at the Grant hotel.
Grand Banquet For Officers.
The grand banquet and ball for the
officers of the fleet, welcoming of
ficials and their ladies will be held to
morrow night at the Hotel Del Coro
nado. The ball will be given particu
larly in honor of the secretary of the
navy and Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander of the fleet
San Diego tonight Is all ablaze with
lights and has on its best decorations
in readiness for the grand celebration'
while the fleet is in this city. Food fi.r
ten thousand r.ien is prepared at the
exposition grounds, and all soldiers
and sailor clubrooms are getting set
for open hou&e during the time of the
fleet's stay.
SUSPECTED BOMB