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The President's Speech.
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WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1919.
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By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
(Copyright 1919.)
1 At nine o'clock last eight, in New
York's Metropolitan Opera House,
there was a little brown table on
the stage. President Wilson sat
on one side of it, former President
Taft on the other side; Al Smith,
governor of New York, sat back ot
it, with Mayor Hylan near him;
Caruso walked out, bowed to the
President, his back horizontal with
the floor, bowed half as deeply to
the audience, then sang "The Star
Spangled Banner."
Stretched across the back of the
stage was a gigantic banner, with
stars bigger than the President's
head. It formed a background for
the imitation palace in which
burning Farrar had writhed and
sung "Thais" the night before.
Both Mr. Taft and the President
looked worn, pale, and gray. The
President's hair is as white as Mr.
Taft's. His form is not so erect as
it was. America burns up rapidly
both men and money.
Mr. Taft spoke slowly, with his
hands behind his back. Like the
President, he was deeply in ear
nest. He is for the peace league
for many reasons, and especially
because it would dispose of "the
specter of Bolshevism." That is a
very real specter to Mr. Taft He
called it "hard, cruel, radical, and
destructive," and the flow of ad
jectives came readily. You have
seen the picture of the little boy
in night drawers going upstairs in
the half dark, looking back in ter
ror to see if a bear is following.
That is how Mr. Taft feels about
Bolshevism.
Mrs. Wilson watched her hus
band from a box facing the stage,
and at least naif the audience look
ed at her more than at the men.
One most earnest American lady,
seated under the gallery, leaned
forward most dangerously, twisted
her spine and neck to look up and
out and backward, saying, "I
"know I shall fall on my nose, but
I don't care."
She pulled herself in to report
to others in her row that Mrs. Wil
son had a big bunch of purple
orchids close to her face, a black
lace dress, tight all around, and
that she looked sad and sweet
Americans are natural sight
seers, especially the 'women.
Mr. Taft and the President fol
low the sensible custom and make
themselves look .as much as pos
sible like everybody else, Ion;?
dress cast, white waistcoat and
tie, patent leather shoes. Mr.
Wilson sat with his right leg
crossed over his left, and applaud
ed constantly and gently as Mr.
Taft spoke. Each shook hands
and congratulated the other at
the end of his speech.
The President has not the slight
est doubt that the peace league
will go through. "Criticism,
puzzles me, but does not frighten
me."
Those that quote Washington on
"entangling alliances" against
Mr. Wilson's league have not read
what Washington said, according
to the President Both Taft and
Wilson agreed that Washington
objected not to alliances, but to
favoritism, for any nation, en
tanglements with one nation as
against another.
SaidMr. Wilson: "The thing he
Washington longed for, we are
about to supply an arrangement
that will disentangle all the alli
ances in the world."
Hie President told the great
crowd that opposition to the
league by Senators would prove
futile, that he would bring back a
peace treaty and a peace cove
nant or league so closely inter
woven that it would be impossible
to separate one from the otter. He
would leave the Senators the re
sponsibility of refusing to make
thepeace that the country wants.
The President made a fighting
speech all the way through, not
a placating word in it His
foundation stone was: "I know
American people and what they
want. My critics don't know, but
they will find out"
Those were not the exact words,
but were the exact meaning.
His exact words were: "I utter
1 this solemn warning, not threat
' the. great forces of the world do
not threaten, they operate."
Mr. Wilson wonders "where
they (his critics) have closeted
5 themselves that they have not
, come in touch with the world's
pulse, its thought and feeling."
The President's first words,
taken from a song played by the
band, were "I Won't Come Back
Till Ifs Over, Over There." and
again, half way through his
speech, he said, "I do mean not
to come back until it's over, over
there."
Republicans anxious to be called
m extra session must try to be
patient.
The President said to them last
night: "I hear from critics only
this 'Would it not be dangerous
for us to help the world?'
"I say it would be fatal for us
NOT to help the world."
Mr. Taft told how, in eastern
Europe, there would be created, by
America and with America re
sponsible, twenty self-governing1
nations where only four existed
previously. We must h?p' them
start, pick them up -when they
fall. He compared them with
Cuba, "held by. us for three years,
then launched, had an election and
then a revolution. We took
charge there again, then launched
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FIGHT
EBERT
FORTS BOOM
ALUTES AS
PRESIDENT'S
HP PASSE
NEW YORK, March 5. The
transport George Washington, carry
ing President Wilson back to France-,
passed Sandv Hook and headed into
the open sea at 9:55 a. m. today.
She was escorted by a warship and
destroyers.
There was a light mist, but hardly
any wind, and the water was smooth
for the start of the President's sec
ond voyage to 'the peace conference.
Although the progress of the
George Washington from her wharf
in Hoboken to the Narrows, the en
trance to the lower bay, was quiet
and unattended by any demonstra
tion, there was a rousing send-off
as the transport passed the harbor
forts and the warships anchored un
der their guns.
Forts Hamilton. Wadsworth. and
Hancock cut loose with Presidential
Salutes. The war vessels also fired
twenty-one guns, seamen of the
ships in the lower bay swarmed into
the rigging, cheering, and spectators
on the shores waved and shouted
farewells across the water.
Breakfasts Early.
The President breakfasted early,
and was on deck when the transport
went down the bay. His ensign flew
from the mainmast. New York seem
ed to be still asleep as the George
Washington passed through the har
bor, but as the shores of Staten
Island and the Narrows were ap
proached, the cheering and whistle
tooting: commenced.
Have Same Suites.
President and Mrs. Wilson occupied
the same suites on the ship they had
on the previous voyage. Their apart
ments were -filled with flowers that
had been sent by friends and ad
mirers. The President wore an overcoat and
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BEASlpiFEIN
I P, IS ARRESTED
DUBLIN. March 5. Pierre Beasley.
a Sinn Fein member of the House of
Commons, was arrested today
John McGarry. who escaped from
the Lincoln prison with Prof DeVa
lera, president of the Sinn Fein or
ganization, unexpectedly appeared at
a concert in Mansion House last
night, and delivered an oration. He
was dressed in the uniform of a vol
unteer. Afterward McGarry departed, es
corted by a strong bodyguard.
150,000 POUNDS OF
TOBACCO FOR YANKS
Soldiers in the army of occupation
are soon to get 160.000 pounds of
chewing tobacco and 1,000,000 cigars,
the War Depa-'ment said today. The
Americans in Russia were furnished
nearly 200.000 cigarettes.
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First Photograph Showing
Dardanelles Surrender
This is the -first photograph received here picturing the actual
snrrender to the- allies of the Dardanelles. 3 -r -'
Gen. Franchet D'Esperey, commander of the allied forces in
the Balkans, is shown' taking possession of the Turkish stronghold
at the entrance to the. Black Sea, looking toward Sebastopol. General
Allenby, of the British forces, is standing with- his back" to the
camera. General D'Esperey is shown pointing.
PSEUDO LIEUTENANT
Convicted of unlawfully wearlrg
the uniform of a second lieutenant ot
the army, Pierce A. Wall, twenty
eight years old. of Kensington, today
was sentenced to serve eighteen
months in the District Jail by Judge
McMahon in police court.
Wall said he had worked a year In
France as a civilian clerk, and upon
returning to the United States donned
the officers uniform, IJelieving it
would aid him to obtain employment.
Wall was arrested on November 20
last Following his plea of guiltv.
he was sentenced to ISO days in Jail,
but sentence was suspended on his
promise to discard the uniform ai:d
to wear civilian clothes.
Yesterday Wall again was seen
wearing: the uniform on which ho
had placed overseas service stripes.
Judge McMahon ordered that ho
serve the susoended sentence of 1SJ
days with 360 das additional te
total being eighteen months.
D. C. COMMITTEE
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, instead of
Senator Sherman of Illinois, may bo
the new chairman of the District Com
mittee of the Senate
Senator Sherman is the fourth man
on the committee and Senator Kenyon
is third. The talk of Senator Sherman
for the chairmanship is based on tbo
idea that Senator Kenyon avIH be
given some other ,h airmanship. Ha
has been mentioned for privileges and
ciccuuns, oui win no: iiean mat com
mittee. He may bccim. chairman
of the Philippines Committee.
Should the committee on commit
tees of the Republican side of the
Senate not make eSnator Kenyon
chairman of the Philippines Com
mittee, he will doubtless be chairman
of the District Committee. Ho has
served for years on the District Com
mittee. WOMAN MISSING 2 WEEKS
FOUND AT FRIEND'S HOUSE
PHILADELPHIA, March 5. After
beinsr missing from her home here,
two weeks ago. Mrs. Harry B. Jewkes.
wife of a local teel operator, has
been located at the home of a fritnd
here. She-.4 11L,
SENTENCED TO JAIL
KENYON MAY HEAD
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Three more death sentences, im
posed by general courts-martial, have
been commuted by President Wilson,
it was announced by the War Depart
ment this afternoon. Two of the mw
had been given the death penalty for
wilfully refusing to obey orders, but
the third, Aaron H. Smith, was sen
tenced to death at Camp Greenleaf,
Ga., for having uttered unusually je
ditious statements.
ccordlng to the papers forwarded
here. Smith paid he "would rather
be in a German military prison, under
the military heel of Germany, than
in the United States array" On an
other occasion, in the presence of
many officers and enlisted men, he
said that "German atrocity was better
than American autocracv "
MaJ Gen. Henry G. Sharpc, com
mander of the Department of the
Southeast, recommended that the sen
tence be commuted to dishonorable
discharge and fifteen years at Fort
Leavenworth
The other death sentences com
muted were those of Arshag Ashbn
hain, Company M, Fourth Infantry, to
dishonorable discharge and ten year,
and Frank .1 Burke. Company A. Fi-.-,;,
Casualty Battalion, dishonorable dis
charge and fifteen ears
AS U. S. LEGAL CHlF
A Mit'-hell Palmer, interim appoin
tee, today took the oath f office as
Attorney General of the United
States, succeeding Thomas W. Greg
ory, resigned The oath was admin
istered by Chief Justice White, of the
Supreme Court of the I'nlted States,
shortly after the interim appointment
made by President Wilson aboard the
George Washington had been receiv
ed. The appointment was made nec
essary as a result of the Senate hav
ing adjourned without conflrraing the
nomination.
Palmer spoke very briefly after be
ing sworn in. asserting that he would
carry out the well-established policy
of the office of "enforcing the laws
of the country without passion or
prejudice and without fear or -favor."
NEW YORK. March 0. Before sail
ing today President Wilson signed re
cess appolntmsnts of A. Mitchell Pal
mer as Attorney Goenral to succeed
Attorney General Gregory and John
Skelton Williams aa Comptroller of
the -Currency.
PRESDENT SAVES
MEMO RE YANKS
PALMER SWORN
BERLIN STREET
CANNOTCLEAN
IY STEI!
ND CUT OFF
BY
By BILL PRICE.
The cleanliness and health of
Washington are both 'threatened by
the failure of Congress to put
through deficiency appropriations.
There is now no money for clean
ing the streets of the Federal Capi
tal. Three hundred men who worked
yesterday to make the streets pre
sentable, were laid off today, and
no streets were touched.
. There has never before been a
similar situation to this in the Dis
trict, -and today Engineer Commis
sioner Kutz and many of his subor
dinates were in long conference to
try to find a solution for the diffi
culty. Unless this solution is found
the streets of Washington will re
main filthy for months to come, or
until "President Wilson finally tori
eludes io call Congress in extra ses
sion to pass the appropriation bills
that were not acted upon.
Fear Disease Epidemic.
The Health Department of the Dis
trict government fears typhoid and
other epidemics as a consequence of
unclean streets. Added to the trouble
Is still another mepace to the health!
of the city.
Congress failed to put through a
deficiency item of 126,000, agreed
upon in both bodies, for cleaning
sewer catch basins throughout the
city. Even the the streets are kept
clean. these catch basins fill up
after rains, and a good-sized force of
men is necessary to keep them open.
With the streets uncleaned, the basins
will fill much more rapidly, and there
is no money to remove this menace to
health.
'There did not appear today any
other appropriation which, by a
stretch ot legal interpretation, might
be made available for either street
or sewer work.
Congress Broke Promise.
The District Commissioners had
asked Congross for a deficiency ap
propriation of $115,000 for street
cleaning Congress, which failed to
appropriate sufficient money in the
beginning to carry on this work
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T
The commission to investigate sal
aries ot Government employes, as
provided for In the legislative bill,
headed by Senator Jones, of New
Mexico, held a meeting today in the
offlco of Senator Henderson, of Ne
vada, it is losing no time in getting
down to the work of inquiring into
salaries with a view of reclassifica
tion and standardization of pay.
Today the commission conferred
with President Luther C. Steward,
of the National Fede-atlon of Federal
Employes, and with Herbert D.
Brown, of the bureau of efficiency
Congressman Keating, as secretary
of the commission, was authorized to
confer with Air. Brown and devise a
plan for work and reclassification.
The task is a huge one The 11,000
employes of the War Risk Insurance
Bureau have already been classified.
Rut there are about a hundr 1 thou
sand employes in the i?tnrt to by
classified and this will inv lvs much
labor. They were classified some years
ago, but the classification is not up
to date.
The members of the commission
are Senators Jones of New Mexico,
Henderson and Spencer, and Con
gressmen Keating. Cooper, and Ham
lin. The terms of tho members named
by the House have ended
The commission will have offices in
the Senate Office building. Mr. Keat
ing will be In charge.
Inquiries will be sent out to State
and municipal authorities and private
employers to find out what pay Is al
lowed for various classes of work.
ONRE
ASK FIRING
ALA B BEGNS
GOVERNORS
PLEDGE AID
N FIGHT FOR
The governors of twenty-eight
States and the mayors of virtually
every large city in the country to
dav are urerjarine to carry Wash
ington's fight for votes throughout
the nation.
These State and city executives,
here in reconstruction conference,
have heard Washington's appeal for
votes, have been convinced of the
justice of Washington's appeal, and
have been enlisted M the national
campaign to "win the,.right of suf
frage for the people of the National
Capital.
No poll has been taken yet to as
certain officially theriews of each
and every governor or mayor, but a
mpetinir last, nlcrht indicated that
Washington can expect raaniraous
support by these governors and'
mayCrBflPthelmffrayo 'campaign.
. IJarper Jubilant.
The friendship ot the governors
and .mayors will do much in influenc
ing Congress to give suffrage to the
District," said Col. Robert N. Harper,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, today. "With the support of
these men, Washington may feel con
fident of a tendency on the part of
tho next Congress to grant suffrage
to the District,"
The justice of the District's appeal
for suffrage waa explained at a din
ner In the New Washington Hotel
last night in honor of the governors
and mayors. The Washington Cham
ber of Commerce was host.
Every argument brought out by
the speakers in favor of granting a
franchise for the people of the Na
tional Capital was eagerly absorbed
by the conferees.
Many of tho governors and mayors
made notes of tho points scored by
Colonel Harper, Henry B. F. Macfar
land. Commissioner Brownlow, and
the other speakers for suffrage, and
it was evident that they were stor
ing up knowledge concerning Wash
ington's voteless condition for future
use.
"We find sentiment in support of
tho District suffrage plea almost
unanimous among the governors and
mayors attending the conference,"
said Colonel Harper today.
"Many of the men were at first al
most unable to believe when they
were told that Washington is the only
capital in the world without repre
sentation in the National Government.
"But they have been told of the
existing conditions, and District resi
dents may feel sure that these gov
ernors and mayors will go to their
States and their cities and spread the
cry of Washington for 'Suffrage.'"
Why British I.aug.
Henry B. F. Macfarland struck a re
sponsive note in the minds of his list
eners last night when he said:
"No wonder the visiting Britisher
laughs up his sleeve when we tell him
that, we fought In the Revolution main-
(Continued on Page 2. Column 1.)
OF 4 FROM FIRE
Dr. R. H. Buck and his wife and two
small children Here carried from thoir
smoke-filled rooms to the street to
day by Walter J. N'orris. of C25 II
street northeast, and Frank L. Xuss
baum, a policeman detailed at police
headquarters, when fire was discovar
ed in the drug store of Buck &. Gor
such, 654 H street northeast.
The fire originated in the basement
of the drug store shortly before
o'clock this morning. Smoke quickly
flHed the Buck apartment over the
drug store, and Norris, after sound
ing the alarm, climbed through
an open window, carried Mrs. Buck t
safety, and assisted the prarraaclst M
the street
Nussbaum arrived soon afterward
and assisted in carrying the two
children to the street. Damage to
the building and contents is estima
ted at $1,000.
D. . VOTES
RESCUE FAMILY
MAY
GREAT PROSPERITY
ERA DAWNING,
SAYS GLASS
"We have a great future .im
mediately at hand prosperity is
before us, and we cannot afford
to stand back,' Secretary of the
Treasury Glass today told the
reconstruction conference of
governors and mayors ia the
East Room of the White House.
-"The Government is intensely
desirous of seeing formulated a
certain policy that business may
follow. The Government wants
to see business go forward," the
Secretary added, urging that
some definite policy come out of
the three-day confereBee, which
will close today.
REMAIN
NEW TORE; March; 5. Despite ef
forts of James I. Hughes, Federal
conciliation commissioner, the' New
York harbor strike la -still In effect
today.
President Delahunty, of the Marine
Workers' Affiliation, claimed that 90
per cent of harbor crews have Joined
the strikers and that the men sow
working are in sympathy with the
strikers and will Join them shortly.
Municipal ferries, operated by civil
service employes, and boats owned
by the Lackawanna railroad continue
to operate between Staten Island and
Jersey points and Manhattan.
The burden of passenger traffic
normally using- the ferries has been
thrown on the Hudson tabes, and con
gestion at tube terminals during, rush
hours today assumed unprecedented
proportions. Police reserves were
stationed at terminals to maintain
order.
The boat owners continue to re
fuse the workers' demand for a 30 per
cent wage Increase and an eight-hour
day, although they were granted tho
latter without wage increase.
Although strikers and boat owners
had stated that they would not carry
their cases to the Government, aa
attempt was made to get In communi
cation with President "Wilson by
union leaders during the night.
The president of the Longshore
men's Union gained admission to the
George Washington, tied up at a Ho
boken pier, but the President had
retired.
E-
CAUGHT: 3 NABBEB
After a chase through Georgetown
early this morning, police reserves ar
rested three colored men on suspicion of
bringing llQUor into the District, and
confiscated eight cases of whiskey.
The men are Abraham L. Mitchell, of
1225 Twenty-eighth street northwest;
James V. Cogsdall. of 123 Twenty-eighth
street northwest, and Joseph Young, of
245 Warren street northeast.
Receiving information that two whis
key laden automobiles were on their
way to the Capital, police of all pre
cincts were called out to guard roads
leading Into the city. It was learned
that one of the machines belonged to
Mitchell and a cordon of police surround
ed his house.
Shortly afterward two raachinsa
drove up and Mitchell alighted from
one. Seeing the police, he ordered tho
two machines to drivo on. ran into
his house, and barricaded the doors.
Bicycle policemen gave chase and
caught the automobiles. Mitchell was
arrested later
Henry Moore Holt, nineteen, of
Fayettevlllc, X. C. was arrested this
morning by Detectives Stringfejlow
Rnd Evans at Union Station on a
charge of violating the bone-dry law.
Holt, according to the police, carried
a suitcase containing fourteen quarts
of whiskey
WOMBX VOTE IX DETROIT.
DETROIT, Mich.. March 5. For the
flrj.t time women in Detroit voted to
day in the primary flection of candi
dates for justice of the peace and
other city officers.
HARBOR STRIKE
UNBROKEN
BOZ
LADEN CARS
FALL
SPARTACANS
ens a:
clash begin:
By ALFRED G. ANDEBSEK,
I. N. S. Staff Correspondent.
BERLIN, March 4 (vis Losdes
March 5.) The first big clash, be-
tween the Spartacans and govern
ment troops occurred at soon today1
in Alexander Plate, when the latter,
without warning, began firing upea
civilians. I saw from six to ifteae,
persons killed.
After a bloody battle the goverm
xnent troops recaptured the polfc
station this evening.
There is every indication that tit
independents and Spartacans. ares
backed, by 30,000 or 40,000
including the republican guard,
peeing sooux io,wv.
The governsent, headed by
deBEbrjny U fyK&l eefr wi&m
,tw4foOTjMr&
Claafew ArevFreejeai
In. OB cls&h between IscteeaJeeis
and government troops Is Alexander
Piatz four noncoms were shot.
While riding In a cab I saw severaJr
shootlng' affrays.
At one place a mob charged t&ra
cafes, trying to seize soma array of
fleers who were dining; there, bat wer
driven off.
One young girl who was caught is
the line of fire in Alexander Flats has!
the top of her head sho't off
Both the red guards and the gov
ernment forces used machine guns.
Tranjrportatlon Tied Up.
Transportation Is at a standstill
and thousands of officers and en-'
ployes walked miles from suburbs to-t
reach the city.
Twenty police stations, are aowheld
by the Independents and Spartacaas-,
Police headquarters were seized br'
a marine division, and several govern
ment soldiers who were found thers;
were seized and disarmed.
RUSH RE-ENFORCEMENTS .
TO BERLIN AS REDS SLAY
AND PILLAGE IN STREETS
AMSTERDAM. March 5L At least
three military policemen, were killed
in clashes between Spartacaas ami
government troops in Berlin as a, re
sult o fthe general strike, accordrngr
to advices from the German capital:
today.
Three divisions of troops wen swa
moned to re-enforce the Berlin gar
rison.
Following the declaration of mar
tial law in Berlin a state of seigat
has been proclaimed at Brandenburg
and Thorn.
There is much pillaging acd many
food shops were 'looted.
Fighting broke out among the
troops themselves.
Thousands of idle workmen throng
the streets.
FOE GOVERNMENT FACING
FINAL TEST OF AUTHORITY
AS RIOTOUS REVOLT GROWS
COPENHAGEN. March 5. The Ger
man government is facing its grav
SHOOT DOWN
est, and possibly its final test of au
thority, it was indicated in dispatch
es received here today.
With disorders growing in Berlin,
the general strike was reported to
have spread .to Leipzig, where Spar
tacans were said to be entrenching
themselves to oppose a large fore
of government troops approaching;
the city.
Armed clashes have occurred in tho
Tiergarten and Welmarstrasse aC
Borlin. and plundering and rioting"
was said to be going on in all carta
of the city. Several units of govern
ment troops were reported to bo
wavering In their loyalty and three
additional divisions were being hur
ried to the city.
Government troops have occupied
the artillery depots and warehouse
at Spandau, where 47,000 workers ara
on strikes.
The Independent Socialists are un
reservedly supporting the strike, and
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