Courier Democrat., April 15, 1920, Image 2

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SENATE ORDERS
Investigation of"Outlaw Railroad
Walkout." Now In Progress.
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C.~:' of: Gtri! o—Nr.lionil Lenders
.Eked to Hc!o Frsme New
Lenisiation.
"Washington.- -The Senate has in
structed the Senate interstate com
merce committee to make an investi
gation of the "outlaw railroad strike."
now in progress.
The action was taken on the resolu
tion introduced by Senator McCormick
of Illinois. Senator Cummins will
proceed to bring the matter before his
committee at once.
The investigation is not expected to
yield much in the way of information
but is expected to provide a forum be
fore which the matter can be aired
and the public attention concentrated
on the salient features of this unusual
situation.
The frantic efforts which the labor
leaders are making to call off the
"outlaw" strike shows the keen real
ization they have of the seriousness
of the situation. They. too. are awake
to the power of public opinion in
dealing with a labor situation which
so intimately effects the general pub
lic.
Leaders Views Sought.
Herbert Hoover. Samuel Gompers,
W. H. Taft and other national figures
are to be asked to recommend labor
legislation to Congress and give their
views on means of reducing industrial
unrest, according to plans completed
by Senator Kenyon, chairman of the
education and labor committee.
They will be asked to appear before
this committee in the near future.
Secretary of Labor Wilson and prob
ably several large employers of labor,
such as Charles M. Schwab, John D.
.Rockefeller. Jr., as well as a number
of economists and special students of
labor problems, will probably be sum
inoned.
CONGRESSMAN IS STRICKEN
Kitchin Suffers Stroke of Paralysis
Following Speech.
Washington.—At the close of his
speech on the peace resolution Mr.
Kitchin suffered a colapse, resulting
from what was said by his physician
to be a slight stroke of paralysis. Rep
resentative Mondell later expressed
the sympathy of the House with Mr.
Kitchin, the members standing while
he spoke.
Physicians said that Mr. Kitchin
was resting easily, but that the seri
ousness of liis condition could not be
determined for 10 days. The paralysis
resulted from a clot on the right brain
affecting the side and with slight facial
paralysis.
SEVERAL NOTES EXCHANGED
French, British and Germans Are Ac
tive In Communications.
Paris. Paul Cabon, the French am
bassador in London, has been in
structed to present to the British gov
ernment the response of the French
ogvernnient to the note to FYance by
Great Britain. Doctor von Mayer, the
German charge d'affaires, has handed
to Premier Millerand a note from the
German government declaring that
Ceimany will hold France responsible
for the consequences of violent inci
dents in Frankfort.
DENEKIN ARMY WON'T FIGHT
Anti-Eolshevik Leader's Forces Desert
and Leave Crimea by Steamer.
London.-f-A Holshevik wireless com
munication received from Moscow
•says: "The evacuation of the Crimea
by the troops of General Denekin, the
anti-Bolshevik leader in south Russia,
is in full swing, and the remnants of
the volunteer army, perceiving the fu
tility of further resistance, have re
fused to light and are leaving the
country by steamers.
Mary Pickford Near Collapse.
Los Angeles. Instead of celebrating
her birthday with a party as was
planned. Mary Pickford Fairbanks
was taken home t'iom the studio in a
near collapse brought about by the'
nerovous strain which has been
caused by news of the impending at-•
1 iick 11poii tin legality (if her recently
obtained Nevada divorce.
Bank 3andits Get $9,000.
St. Louis. Five bandits held up ihe
Lowell bank here and obtained s'H.oOt).
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Admiral Rodman at his own re
quest testified before the senatorial
committee that the U. S. navy was I
never better prepared than when the
country went to war with Germany,
taking direct issue with Admiral Sims.
Without any attempt to aToid person
alities Admiral Rodman characterized
as "very indiscreet" the Sims letter
to Secretary Daniels which brought
about the present investigation and
declared that Sims committed a
breach of confidence in making pub
lic "an intimate and confidential con
versation which should have been
held sacred." He was referring to
Sims' statement that Admiral Benson
told him just before leaving for Lon
don "not to let the British pull the
wool over your eyes."
SOVIET ASKS INQUIRY
Wants Capture of Vladivostok
Pobed By Allies.
Make Demand That Japanese Apol
ogize, Cease Arrests and Re
turn Arms.
Washington. Official dispatches
telling of the occupation of Vladivo
stok by the Japanese were received
by the State department from the
American consulate.
The dispatches summarized the
situation as follows:
"The lines of the Japanese troops
were gradually extended to cover the
hills commanding Vladivostok during
the latter part of March, the Japanese
flag was raised over Tiger hill, from
which control of the railway station
was possible, on April 1, fortifications
were prepared, on April 2, Japanese
demands were presented to the provi
sional government of Vladivostok, and
the occupation of the city began at 10
o'clock, Vladivostok time, April 4,
when the Japanese troops moved in at
the railway station amid general er
change of shots between the Japanese
and the provisional forces.
"The headquarters of the provisional
government were reopened by the Rus
sians who claimed they found their
records in scattered condition. The
Russians insisted that the attack on
the city be investigated by an Allied
commission, that arrests and searches
by the Japanese be discontinued, that
the arms and ammunition of the Rus
sians be restored to them, and that
the buildings be evacuatec by the
Japanese. The Russians insisted
upon their right to an explanation and
an apology.
SUGAR PRICE PROBE BEGUN
House Inquiry Into Palmer's Action
Starts.
Washington.—Investigation has been
started by a House judiciary subcom
mittee of Attorney General Palmer's
action in fixing a 17 to 18-cent price
for Louisiana cane sugar as figures
that would govern federal action
against profiters.
Representative Tinkham, Republican
of Massachusetts, author of the reso
lution directing the inquiry, told the
subcommittee that he would present
evidence to show that the attorney
general's action cost the American
people $:i' 0,000,000 in increased sugar
prices. He denied that the attorney
general possessed authority under the
Lever act or any other statute to iix
the price of sugar or take any action
that would in effect lx the price.
Hog Sold For $40,000.
Villisca. Iowa. A thoroughbred Po
land China hog which Williams'
I trot hers. breeders of this place,:
bought If, months ago for $2G.j. has
l)i ei, sold by them to W. II. lOllsworth
of (ioldlield, Iowa, for $40,000, declared
to he the highest price ever paid for
tiog
Inspector Indicted In Vice War.
New York. I'olice Inspector Intnl.
nick 11 en ]-y, commanding the Tender
lohi district a central tlgure In Now
York'.-, vie* w.ir, wan Indicted by the
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Taunts of Teutons At Frar.kfor
Forccs Occupyin-" Troops
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Affrays with the French troops oc
curred at different points in the city,
which resulted in a number of the Ger
man population being killed or
wounded.
Berlin Order Behind Clash.
Mayence.—Disturbances broke out
in Frankfort but energetic interven
tion by the French troops restored or
der. From German sources it is
learned that six Germans were killed
and 35 wounded. It is reported that
the manifestations which gave rise to
these incidents were due to an order
originating in Berlin.
Calm Before Storm.
"The first day of the occupation of
Frankfort passed without incident, the
reception by the population was almost
cordial," General'Dequotte, the French
commander, said on his return from a
tour of inspection. "Then suddenly,
on orders from Berlin, a certain fer
ment seized the population. This fer
ment degenerated into aggression, and
our soldiers, in self-defense, were
obliged to use their arms. So far as I
know we had no losses.
"The incident shows how we must
watch proceedings in Berlin, and that
is why the events in the Ruhr de
mand my whole attention. You can
not consider what is going on in the
Ruhr and here apart, as there is a
close relation between the events we
are witnessing. The aggressions at
Frankfort and events in the Ruhr are
attributable to the same military re
action. Of that we have absolute
proof.
"The Berlin government allowed the
Reicliswehr to invade the Ruhr dis
trict unnecessarily because it was the
desire of Kapp, Von Luettwitz and
their like. The coup d'etat having
failed only through the general strike,
the military party sought revenge on
the working class and invented the
Bolshevist peril in the Ruhr. It ought
tq be known in Franc6 and elsewhere
t^iat there never was any Bolshevist
peril in the Ruhr. It was simply a
case of a population of workers, which
hates Prussian militarism, asking only
to be allowed to work in peace. That
population was still at work in Essen.
What is happening now is the result
of the Reichswehr occupation."
NAVY WAS READY TO FIGHT
Admiral Rodman Takes Direct Issue
With Sims In Testimony.
Washington.—Testifying at his own
request before the Senate committee
investigating the Sims-Daniels row,
Admiral Rodman, commander-in-chief
of the Pacific fleet, took direct issue
with Admiral Sims' charges and cri
ticisms.
Admiral Rodman denied categorical
ly the charge that the navy entered
the war without plans or policies, that
it was unprepared to fight or that it
was a mistake to attempt to direct
naval operations from Washington.
The admiral said he appeared through
a sense of duty, "to defend the good
name of the navy," the work of which
in the war he praised.
Admiral Rodman declared that never
in his more than 40 years of service
had the fleet been in a better state of
preparedness than in the spring of
1917.
LA F0LLETTE MEN WINNERS
Milwaukee. Wis.—Returns from
more than :!0i precincts in about half
of the counties of the state indicated
that delegates at large to the national
-.ublicar, convention favorable to
Senator itobe'rl. M. La FoHette were
victorious in ihe delegate election. In
completi returns indicated that Re
publican delegates :uppoiteii by Sen
ator La Foliette had carried at least
nine out of eleven districts over those
backed by Gov. K. L. i'hilipp and prob
ably the First, and Eleventh, in which
the race was close.
Get $1 A Day increase.
Topi ka, Kan. A dollar a day in
crease bus been agreed lo by Topeka
contractors lor painters, plasterers,
carpcnliTri, hrii klayers, si unonuiHOns
all building nicelianicn This in
crease make,, a minimum wage of $7
and a maximum of $|n a day I'm flume
workmen carpenter bricMaywa and
stonemasons ivceivlur, ihe latter
it lire In setting
THE COUHIEK-DEMOCRAT THWRSBAY. APRIL 15, 1920
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Paris.—The French forces wh::h
have occupied Frankfort
other German cities will be rein
forced, the Temps says. Addi
tional German troops are on their
way to the Ruhr valley, according
to a dispatch to The Temps from
Mayence.
Frankfort.—Colored French troops
turned a machine gun on a crowd in
the Schillerplatz killing a man and a
child and wounding eight women and
44 men, some of them seriously.
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A dispatch from London states that
owing to failing health, M. Clemen
ceau, the former French premier. Has
abandoned his projected trip to Ath
ens and will embark at Alexandria,
Egypt, on April 17 for Marseilles.
FRANCE GIVES REASON
Tells Why She Sends Troops In
to Ruhr District.
Says Germans Have Violated Treaty
and Teuton Move Is Military
Party's Action.
Washington.—The text of the pro
clamation issued by General Degoutte
in extending the occupation of the
French army has been received here
from Paris and made public by the
French embassy. It follows:
"The German government, yielding
to the pressure of the military party,
has launched a hasty offensive of the
German troops against the working
population of the Ruhr basin. In do
ing so it has violated one of the most
imperative and most solemn stipula
tions of the Peace treaty.
"In the conversations which have
been taking place 'to this day
French government has made all
forts in order to dissuade the German
government, from undertaking that
military action, which a little modera
tion would have made it possible to
avoi3.
"The Reichswehr troops have none
the less invaded the Ruhr basin and
the government, of the French republic,
feels compelled to secure guarantees
in order to bring the Berlin govern
ment over to the respect of its signa
ture.
"I have thus been instructed to
der the immediate occupation of
cities of Frankfort, lloniberg, llnnau,
Darmstadt and Diebourg.
"While proceeding to that occupa
tion I wish to assure you that It does
not involve any hostile thought to
wards the laboring populations of this
region. Its only purpose is lo insure
lie exeeut ion of I lie I ivaty.
"II will collie lo iiII end as soon as
the troops of the Itcichswelir
completely
zone."
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is powerful—pulls two 14- inch plows in the stiffest soil—12
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Twenty horse power available at belt pulley.
is durable—simple in design, easy to operate. The toughest steel known
is used to give strength and long life, instead of depending on heavy masses of metal. All mov
ng parts t-rclind, running in oil, equipped with air washer which filters air mixture and pro
tects motor.
Sales Agents for Cavalier County
J. F. RAMACE to SON
52C
How would YOU
like a raise,
like this
2790 Pounds
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and for
34 Ifears Work,
HAT is the kind of increase in salary
the minister has received. His living
expenses have risen just as fast and as far
as yours.
But he is paid on the average jost 52 cents
more per church member than he was paid 34
years ago.
The Minister Never Fails You
Every officer of the Government with a war
message to deliver appealed to the ministers first
of all.
But 80 °fo of the ministers receive less income
than government economists figure as a minimum
for the support of an average family.
When hospitals need money they enlist the
support of the ministers—and receive it.
But when sickness visits the minister or the
members of his family they must be treated in a
charity ward. His pay is less than a day laborer's.
8 out of every 10 ministers receive less than
$20 a week—about half the pay of a mechanic.
We Pay Him Half the Wages of a Mechanic
And of these pitifully inadequate salaries, how much do
you contribute? Nothing if you are outside the chmrch
an average of less than 3c a day if you are a church
member.
All of us share in the benefits of Christian ministers to
the community. They marry us bury us baptize oar
children visit us when we are side. In their bands is-the
spiritual training of the youth.
We Are All Profiteers at Their Expense
Part of the Interchurch World program is this—a living
for every minister of Jesus Christ an efficient plant,
and a chance to do a big man's job.
If you want better preachers, help to pay the preachers
better. It's the best investment for your community—and
for your children—that you can ever make.
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