The daily Alaska citizen., August 30, 1919, Image 1

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“ALASKA CAN PAY THE NATION'S WAR DEBT”
W HOI.I'. Xl'MBKR 11 1*»
INDIA WANTS
HER FREEDOM;
ALSO OTHERS
\\ \SIIINV.TON, \up. Jw (/P) Other complicaUon
have now arisen with repard to the r.ati I ieation ot the peace
treat) and leapue ol nations covenant which are be I ore the
senate I’oreipn rclatieitts connnittea- for consideration. I Itesc
include the- claims of India, Lithuania. I krainia, I'.sthonia
and Livonia for self peneimment. India i' represented lie
fore the committee hv Imdlev Lie-Id Malone, the widciv known
attornev and politician ol New York while the other tour
provinces, former!) forminp what was penerally known as
West Russia, each has its individual representative.
In ptlttinp tile claims of India lie-lore the committee Mr.
Malone spoke- hoth for and apainst llu- peace- treat), lb- ad
v ise-e 1 the committee not to reject the- treat) in its e-ntiret) ;ts
such action, lie said, would break the- heart ot the world.
He furthermore declared that, oil the othe r hand, the rati 1 i
e ation of the treat) would break the- lie-arts ol .almost e'otint
less millions who are practicallv de-petnliiip on Ire-alv comli
tienis to help the-ni out of the trouble that be ets them, par
ticular!) Ire-lane], L.pvpt and India.
In speakinp elirectlv for his client. India, the- attorne-v
saiel that that countrv is beinp oppre-sseel In Lnpland. lie
aLei point eel out that I-'.upland is alsei beinp' accused ol oppre-s
sinp Irelatiel while- some e-omplttints akinp, llu- same- line- have
been hetird in America I coin L.pvpt.
SUBMISSION OF QUESTION OF PEACE
TREATY RATIFICATION TO VOTERS
PREDICTED BY SENATOR SHERMAN
SI'k II-11\I 1 ), Aug. _>lf (/P) l |>oii returning tu
his home in this city to<lu\ Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
made the prediction that no sett lenient ol the peace treat)
and league ol nations questions will he made at this session
ot congress. Nor, in his opinion, will the matter ever come to
a head in the halls of congress as he thinks that it will even
tually he submitted to a vote of the people. In tact he thinks
that the matter will probabh be made a parts issue and that
it will be one ot the questions submitted to the voters at the
time of the IAN) I‘residential election.
PARIS, Aug. 2'). (/P) Idle ratilication ol the peace
treaty by the French chamber of deputin'- was apparent!)
hastened toda\ when more than twentv deputie: scheduled
tu speak on the question waived their right to address the
chamber. Some of those who were to speak are known to
have lormerly objected to ratification, conseqtfentl) it is thot
that, having waived their right to give voice to their opin
ions, they are acquiescing to the ratilication ol the treat) .
FOOD CONDITIONS IMPROVING NOW;
ALL HIGH PRICES ARE GOING DOWN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. —(/P) In rejiorts recently
issued relative to the food situation thruout the country , with
particular reference to the storage of food and lood pro
ducts, the department of agriculture states that on August
15 ol this year there were in cold storage 0 1,710,1/5 pounds
of fish. The report is comparative and therefore further
shows that at the same time last year the storage plants of
the country held approximately 82,000,000 pounds. It is
further shown in the reports that 0,(X)(),()()() pounds of mildly
cured salmon .are held this year as against 5,000,(XX) at the
same time last year.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20. (/P) The juices ol all food
and toodstults on the Chicago market continues to droj) and
a still further slump is expected as a result ol the govern
ment’s campaign against the high cost ol living. Live hogs
sold today at the Chicago stock yards tor $1 1.50 jier hun
dred pounds.
BOLS MAKE GAINS IN DON RIVER
COUNTRY BUT LOSE ELSEWHERE
LONDON, Aug. 29.- (/P)—Successes in some parts ol
Russia and defeat in others, on the part of the bolsheviki,
are reported in despatches received here today. One ol the
messages says that the bolsheviki movement in the river Don
district is progressing favorably to their cause, the town of
kupiansk having been captured, while another reports that
13,000 bolsheviki soldiers have been captured by the cossack
forces in southeastern Russia.
VARIOUS ('.OYLRN.\ 1HNTS RI\CO(NI'/.E1)
W ARSAW , Aug. 29.— (/P) —The Polish government
has decided to officially recognize all of the various govern
ments which have established themselves in Russia except
that of the bolsheviki. The foreign ministry has accordingly
arranged to send representatives to all ol the governments
except that at Moscow, the bolsheviki headquarters.
WICK SAYS HE
IS AFRAID FOR
HIS LIFE HERE
; IN CONTEST PROCEEDINGS VI
YAI.DEZ WICKERSHAM SAYS Hi
IS YERAHi SOME OE THE S[Cl
N \l. Cl IRPS MEN W1I I TRY Tt
CE'l HIS READ SCAI.P
WILL THEREFORE CEASE
TAKING OF TEST I MON A
II EES ON WITNESS STAND WIIA'l
UK AND HIS FRIENDS SI R
MISK A Ho IT SIGNAL rnRIh
MEN AND THEIR VOTING A'I
THE EAST EEEETloN
VALDEZ. Aug. 29 (Special In Tin
Giii/.eii ) Wickersham testified >•
tenia > iu tihe contest against Grimb.
for the dehgateship He said In dni
not intend to take further depoM
lions from tin* signal corps becau. ♦
in friends feared that he would h*
! Killed if he undertook it. and that In
had been advised by bis attorn* s and
i iiuid main other respectable men
i bat il ! 11 • • \ te- titled as to whom I h e \
o ed foi the signal corps men would
faIsel \ say Mies voted for Wickersham
tit ho it lias been notorious that most
of them had voted for Sulzer He thu.
direct l> accused signal corps men of
intent to commit p»*rjur\ and pmhap
murder.
\\ ickei hum turt hei t I ill* <1 '• ■
; being sfvereh beaten in an alien a
! n»n willi Turn Selbv la -1 Salurda.v
uni that be had been unable to doan>
; thing since The facts of the ma.ter
are that the voting of the ignal
imp*- iui‘ii was probablv about ev»*nl\
I divided between Sulzer and Wn k< r
ham and the latter now realizes it
The signal corps men are all im n
el high character. In the light with
' umng Selbv Wickersham received a
i light bruise on the jaw and had one
| tooth knocked out but was not wound
ed otherwise Wickersham trticl
. 'elhv first and the fight really amount
! • d to not lung Wick is mil v Irvin:
the babv act now in nrdei to get vm
I pa bv.
Wick is also endeavoring to have
I the entile Vote of the soldier: of Ft
[cum floitvv n out on tin y oumi
mat th• • v had not resided in the pi •
> . i thirty days before voting, al ho
thev were all drafted or enlisted men
fiom vatioiis parts of Alaska and all
had resided in Alaska for several
> eaiprior to enlistment and had al
readv been stationed at l.iscum mm.
than thirty days prior to election
IF claims these men could gain no
residence by being stationed at las
urn and that therefore could not
vote in that precinct. He is thu- tr>
ing to disqualify as voters all Alas
kans who were patriotic enough to
enlir : in the army during the war hut
who were compelled by militarv or
d< is to reside in other precinct: than
that in vv'hich they lived before enli: t
nient.
HOOVER‘DOES
ANOTHER JOB
i KS LEFT OVER OF BEMOAN Rll
LIEF FI1 NO TO ESTABLISH
SCHOOL FOR BOOR
BRUSSELS, Iielgium, Aug. 29. (/Pj
it is announced here tonight that
ilie Belgian government lias accepted
Herbert Hoover’S proposal l'or tilie
creation of a foundation for higher
education for Belgian children or
Workers and tieople of limited means
It is therefore expected that tin* final
as let of the Belgian Relief comniis
ion, amounting to approximate!) $1S,
'Mid.PUD, will he used for his purpose
as such a situation was stipulated b>
Hoover in the first proposal he made
the Belgians.
palmer“takes
OFFICE SOON
is NOW PERMANENTLY ATTOR
NEY GENERAL IS CONFIRMED
BY THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, D. I'., Aug. 29.
A Mitchel Palmer is now per
manently the attorney general of the
United Slates in which capacity In
lias been acting for the past several
months or since the resignation of
Thomas W. Gregory. The senate to
night, in executive session, confirmed
his nomination by the President to
the position and therefore all that re
mains to be done is for President Wil
son to affix his signature to the ap
pointment papers.
WITHDRAWAL OF
SOLDIERS FROM
: BORDER ASKED
Ft>M M \N I >EH «>F HFP \RTMKNT OF
H THWFST RECEIVES ro.MMF
Nh’ATIoN \SKINF, WTNIORWV
M OF T111: \MERl* \N TROOP.'.
FROM MF.Xh \.\ P.ORDKR
f.AYS THEIR PRESENCE IS
CAUSE OF MUCH FRICTION
• n\l M I ’ VtC ATM )N PI RIM >RTS TO
Ri: FROM I KIRKPXTRMK OF
(’am»au:i;i v tkxas there is
<*»»\sihi:rapu: oofp.t as. to
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i; i'-l ion I)* l v.. ' ii Mexican anti Am
• ri. an t i\ nan. Tin:- eondil kmi of al
Kir. I li<- (’out in mi i« a i ion da iniftl.
t-tiidtl is - radicated l»\ llu* withdrawal
tn ihf 11mops.
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i »• r In a 11 nl ion 1ml no si a tcim nt re i
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paled.
—
NOT TO PRINT
i \ vr<ik i'll \mpeki.ain iii kin'O
EX ATI SESSION \PPE\I.S TO
NHWSI' M’KUS NOT TO PPISEISH
I'OKY OF WAII WRITTEN HA
CKNKKAI. Ill 'IN IIIIRFF
' V, 5 HAD HEARD IT WAS
READV EC) HE PUBLISHED
IT.LI SEN ATE Til A V N 1 MBER I )F
\.\! i :i;H \.N NEW SPAPERS ARE
I: I .A I >' TO PRINT IT TH AT
.MANS Si KIPT 11 A - Al.READY
I KEN RECEIVED HERE
V\' \.' 111N < ITT IN. D IT. A up. Til (/P)
Senator chuinibeihiin. deinocral, of
oie!;on. in tlie senate today made a
personal appeal in all of the news
paper men present not lo publish the
oi > of l he uai a wril ten by Hen
end von I ,udi ndoH'f. one of lie- for
inei Lai ei's riplil hand men. lie 1
aid Dial lie had b en inl'ormed Rial
t hr* Tory had been received in ilm
l'lifted States in innmtsisipt form,
Iraiisla 1 ed into Eiifili. h and all ready
II III i lit. lie ., Iso lidd I III' sella; e
Pal In had learned that several ol
Ihe inelropolilan him . papers had al
ready made a 1: a iR'emenls lo "run”
III ■ dory which Mas his 1 a.-am for
mnhiny: tin- retiuesi not lo do so of
I In- 111 m s paper men.
PRUSSIAN FLAG
RAISING OVER
BERLIN, Aug. 211. (/P) II war. an
nounced toda> that Prussia will dis
continue t he |»i a« t i< . of Hag mb in?.
. n the anniversary of tlie battle ot
Sedan. This action is being taken,
it is suited, b-gt the people regard
the old hoisting of the Hag on that
day as a demonstration in favor of
•he old regime
fta
S
Will. TKI.I, TUIO CONOR ESS ION A1.
COMMITTEE IN PARIS ABOUT
ARMY STOCKS
PARIS. Aug. 2H (AM Announce
nient was made here today that
Cent ral John J- P* rshing has been
t alb-tl to appear tomorrow before On*
American congressional committee
BAKER ASKED
ABOUT TROOPS
BY CONGRESS
WASHINGTON’. Any A1. (/!’) I'lie foreign affairs
[committee ol tile house ol represcutatiAcs is now busily en
paped in making inquiry as to win it is necessars at this
dune to keep \inerican troops abroad and in dump so is
ra11 lerinp all ollieial data possible on the subject. As ;i con
sequence a number ol lii-ph military officers and heads of
departments ha\e been siiinmoned to appear before the coin
niittee amonp whom is Sccretan ot War Newton Ik Maker,
I w ho pave test imom to<la\.
Ouestiotied repardinp the poltcv ol reiaininp American
soldiers in lutrope and Siberia at the present time. Secretary
Maker said that it is neee- ar\ at this time if the t.Tnited
States is to keep iaith with her allies. lie further said,
however, that all ol the Americans are to be brol home as
soon as possible, except about 40.000 who will be retained
there inde I initely alter the peace treatv is sipned. In
response to another question the secret;tr\ said that the of
licials ol tiie war di‘partnienl have not vet reached a decision
repardinp the setidinp of \tuerican troops to Silesia to do
police duty but that personally lie thinks that such action
will not be necessary.
I lie selective service men who have been in Siberia are
beitip replaced as rapidly as possible In volunteers, according
to the secretary, and will be brol home a> soon as the ranks
are tilled up. In makinp this statement the secretary com
pared the small number ol American troops in Siberia with
the number retained there In other nations, lb- said that
the Jap troops in Siberia number b>,()()<). the Mritish 1,44ft.
the Italians 1,4m) and the h'renrh 1,480,
PACIFIC FLEET WILL PAY VISIT
AIK >ARD I) R I ■ VDXAIVKIT XI \\ \ ( )R K AT SKA,
Any. 29. (/P) I’lans urn1 |k i I<wt< I today In Secretary
ot tin- Navy Josephus Haniels who i a passenyet on the
New \ ork bound lioin Honolulu to the United States, tor
the I’acitic lleet under .Admiral Rodman to visit Alaskan
waters early next year. The secretarv states that the pro
posed trip must be postponed until that time owiny to the
lateness ot the season this tall and also because ol the tact
that many ol the vessels ol the fleet must he docked for re
littiny and repairs. The New X ork will rejoin the fleet at
Monterey, Ualilornia, on Sundae.
U na h i: In*i la. I la- pin |hi. of n , .
ligating tla wai linn- < xp» ndilun
• i i la American turn*.- ii i mulei
.land that Mineral l*ei hing will be
ipa-stlomd pai ticulai Is regarding -tie
di pa it ion at' iill . in plu army stork
which were in Miami wla-n i In - w.ir
ended It I ill: O : tilled that 111* W ill
he a.-, ked lo tell why lla .Ameia.iil
lei i • . in.ah an al lark on I lie M< r
man:, the day after the armi lin w;e
at : ,ai ia i ed.
MORE OFFICERS
ARE AUTHORIZED
IK II I'. \l THOKI/.liS Kl'iTKNTK i I
uk is.oou oKKit'KKS Kim tiii;
MAY NAVY
_
WASHINGTON, M. I)., Aug. ”‘J.
(/P) I In* administralion’.- bill author
izing the war department to retain
IX,UUO extra officers in the United
Slates army until next July passed
the house today. There is but little
objection to such action on the part
of the government as far as can be
learned and ii is therefore thought
that the senate will take like ad ion
an (lie bill.
The officers, it is claimed, are need
cd for the purpose of oilicering the
various units of the reorganized Amer
ican army. It is understood that the
smaller units will be formed into
larger ones as the organization pro
gresses and that the new organization
will be able to dispense with the ser
vices of the extra officers by the
time that their time of service ha.
expired.
•w
A GOOD SIGN.
it was several day■ att »r arti\ing
home from the. front that the soldier
with the two broken ribs was sitting
up and smoking a cigar when the doc
tor came in.
‘‘Well, how are you feeling now ?”
asked the latter.
I’ve had a stitch in my side all
day,” replied the wounded soldier
“That’s all right,” said the doctor.
“It shows that the bones are knit
ting.”
GERMAN SUB IS
ON EXHIBITION
• \ I' l l REI • SI RM MONK I'-88 HAS
l; i:\OIH-;|i SAN DIEGO AND IS
NOW RHINO SHOWN
S.\N blKCO, Cali I'., Aug. 29 (/P)
rin ( .ipiunil Cciuuiu . ubuuu int* U
ss arii\i il licit tonight after a .stivn
I ll(m (tip from Canama due to rough
weather. She i: soon to be thrown
| open lo in: peetion b> the publie part
l> to . how what . lie is like and part
i ly lo tiniulafi naval recruiting. It
j is estimated that fully 2f>U,000 people
Uisited the submarine during the time
I she was oil the Atlantic coast.
PERSHING IS
FAVORED ONE
| SENATE AI.SO FAVORS GIVING
PERSHING PERMANENT RANK
AS I S GENERA I.
—
WASHINGTON, 0. Aug. 29. (A3)
The house hill authorizing Presi
I dent Wilson to appoint General Per
shing lo I he permanent rank of gen
eral, was favorably reported today
by I lie senate committee on military
affairs without a dissenting vote The
hill is expected lo pass the upper
house as soon as il is read and it Is
therefore thought that the highest
military title in the gift of the United
Slates will be conferred upon General
Pershing before I lie end of another
week.
CAN YOU BEAT IT?
Stic Oh, Jack, do excuse me for
getting here so late. You poor fellow,
you’ve had to wait an hour.
He Oh, uo, it’s all light I’ve
only just come.
She What! So that’s the way
you treat me, is it? If I’d come at
tie time agreed you’d have made wait
a whole hour.