THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA
FOE DEMANDS
HUN COLONIES
-'Chancellor Warns That Germany
Will Be a Menace if
Trampled.
jWANTS CENTRAL AUTHORITY
i
Declares Era of World Domination Is
Over and Urges Maintenance of
the Wilson Program Red
Hecklers Drowned Out.
Basic, Feb. 17. Addressing the nn
tlonul assembly ni Wolmnr, I'hlllpp
Scheiilemnnn, the Chancellor, said the
(first essential of the government's pol
ilcy was mnlntenunco of unity In the
nntlon by n strong centrnl nutliorlty.
Immedlnto restoration of peace
came next, which should be secured
by adherence to -the program of Presi
dent Wilson and the rejection of a
peace of violence.
The program, lie said, called for the
.restoration of the German colonies and
.the ndmlsslon of Germany to the league
of nations with equal rights.
After reference to other points re
lating to foreign affairs the chancel
lor outlined domestic nnd economic
plans. There would ho a considerable
reduction In the period of servlco In
'the new army to ho created and the
,troops now In barrack:?, including
the 181)0 class, would be demobilized.
Many reforms were planned, the
chancellor explained, including better
sanitation and housing, protective
measures for the young, the regula
tion of supply and demand In labor
and the development 'of agriculture.
Wnr profits would be confiscated to
carry out these reforms, while the tax
on- incomes of more- than a certain
amount would be doubled and a tax
on large fortunes would bo levied to
scale down the national debt.
"The era -of world domination Is
over," said the chancellor, "and no
.power can, without let or hindrance,
risk the violation of the equal politi
cal rights of all."
Urging maintenance of the Wilson
iprogrnm the chancellor said If that
program were followed Germany
'twould be the fatherland of nil who
Idesired to be Germans, and that they
would be free Germans.
1 Germnny trampled under foot, how
over, would be as dangerous to all the
peoples of the world as the Pan-Germans
lind been.
' Regarding co-oporatlon of the nation
with the Individual states the chancel
lor declared In favor of the principle
of "unity In liberty."
' Scheldcmiinn's speech was effective
nnd the representatives of all parties
In the assembly listened attentively
and for the most part sympathetically.
The independent socialists from
time to time Interrupted the speaker
Avlth sarcastic remarks or laughed
derisively, but the remainder of the
house hushed down these Interrupters,
particularly one of the Independent
socialist women members.
Ilerr Seheldemniin gained the great
est applause when he declared Presi
dent Wilson's program had been whol
ly accepted by the government and by
a reference to the retention by the al
lies of the German prisoners.
lie sharply attacked the advocates
of a minority dictatorship, upon whom
he lnld all the blame for all the blood
shed In the early days of the German
revolution. The Independent socialists
,who entered the cabinet were, said
Scheidemann, "cursed with Inherited
Isin against the spirit of democracy."
, An interruption by the independents
nt this point was drowned by tho'tip
plnuse from the remainder of the
f.liousc.
POLES WIPE OUT HUN FORCE
German Unit Practically Annihilated
When They Refused to Surren
der as Agreed.
Berlin, Feba 17. A company of Ger
man soldiers under Lleutcnnnt Par
thenhelmer refused to return to Brom
berg in the' face of warnings, says n
dispatch to the Tngeblatt, and wore at
tacked on three sides by Polish forces.
The company was almost entirely
wiped out and Parthenheimer wns
killed. The Germnu forces are now
reorganizing.
RESTORE PORTUGAL REPUBLIC
Royalist Leader Arrested, According
to a Lisbon Dispatch Received
at London.
London, Feb. 17. The people of
Oporto, supported by republican forces,
have restored the republic in northern
Portugal, according to n Lisbon dis
patch received by the Portuguese lega
tion. Pnvia Coucelro, the royalist
leader, has been arrested.
Lottery to Be Abolished.
Wasldngton, Feb." 17. Pannma's nn
tloniil lottery will bo discontinued
nfter December 31, 1921. A dispatch
to the 'state department said a tax
bill, carrying an amendment to ubol
lsh the Institution had been passed.
Try to Halt Deportations.
New York, Fob. 17. Counsel for
eighty-five alien agitators being .sold
iat Fills Island for deportation left
hero for Washington to examine rec
ords of the Immigration department
In a further attempt to save them.
CAPT. HUGO SUNSTEDT
Capt. Hugo Sunstedt Is planning to
.pilot across the Atlantic a giant sea
plane that is being assembled at
Bayonne, N. J.
NO YANKS TO RUSSIA
LLOYD GEORGE GIVES U. S. POL
ICY TOWARD ANARCHISTS.
Declares America Will Send Neither
Men Nor Money Finds Problem
of "Reds" Is Insolvable.
London, Pel). 11. If- troops arc to
be sent Into Russia, who shall send
them? Premier Lloyd George on
Wednesday, In another speech In the
house of commons on the general peace
situation, asked the foregoing ques
tion. , America, lie said, would send
neither men, money nor material, and
the work If determined" on would
fall upon the British and the French.
Mr. Lloyd George In this referred
to real and effective Intervention, dis
regarding the small allied forces now
In Russia.
Mr. Lloyd George said that repara
tion by Germany was tlio election
pledge given by the government after
careful consideration by the cabinet.
The grave difficulties over Itussla
found no solution In Mr. Lloyd George's
speech.
He declared there had never been
any proposal advanced at the pcaco
conference to .recognlzo the anarch
ists. Russia, he said, was easy to
dogmatize about but difficult to deal
with. He admitted that the horrors
of anarchism wero so great that there
was a, sense of disgust when It cumc
to dealing with Its lenders.
The anarchists, tho premier con
tinued, were, assassins, guilty of tha
crimed lnld to their charge. Tile al
lies had given the nntlnnarchlst gov
ernments flnnnclnl support and assist
ance. Much of their equipment .had
been supplied by tho nllles, who wore
anxious to keep the rich territories of
Russia out of German hands.
The anarchist mnchlnery in Itussln,
he said, Is ruthless and brutal, but
there Is no doubt about Its efficiency,
and It Is tho only mnchlnery there.
HOUSE PASSES NAVY BILL
Votes Three-Year Program of-Ten Bat
tleshlps and Ten Cruisers Meas
ure Carries $771,000,000.
Washington, Feb. IS. Administra
tion leaders In the house on Tuesday
night won their fight for a declaration
by congress of n policy of naval ex
pansion unless limitation of world
nrmninent is agreed upon at tho peaco
conference. After an all-duy debate
the house voted, 104 to 142, to approve
tho new three-year building program
of ten battleships and ten scout cruis
ers nnd Immediately afterwards ndopt
cd the entire naval appropriation bill.
Tho vote on the adoption of tho bill
wns 281 to CO. As finally approved
tho measure carries a total of $771,
000,0000 for the naval establishment
during the next fiscal year, Including
$179,000,000 for the unfinished pnrt of
tho first three-year program adopted
in 1910.
FRANCE WOULD HONOR YANKS
Offers Site for Monument to Ameri
cans Who Died on the
Field of Honor.
Washington. Feb. in. France has
offered to present to tho'Unlted States
the site for a monument on French
soil to Americans who died "on tho
field on honor."
Kdnunrd de Hilly of the French high
commission sent Secretary Baker the
following translation of a cablegram
received from Andre Tnrdleu, head of
tho commission, who Is now In Paris:
"I am Informed by Mr. De Billy that
It Is proposed to erect In Franco n
monument to tho American soldiers
who have died on tho field of honor.
M. Clemenceau begs me to advise you
that Franco wishes to offer the ground
for tho erection of this monument."
Imported Clothes Soar In Price.
Now York, Feb. 15. Women's Im
ported npparel will cost more during
tho coming season than at any time
during tho wnr, in the opinion of
American buyers returning hero from
Paris.
Steamer Sunk by Mine.
Chrlstlanla, Feb. 15. The Dutch
stenmer Hick, Rotterdam to Bergen
struck a mine nnd sank three miles ff
tho Norwegian coast. Tho crew was
saved and Iuih been landed at Chrlstlanla.
U. S. REDS CAUSE
CHAOS IN RUSSIA
Anarchist Movement There Sup?
ported From Lower East Side
of New York.
YIDDISH ELEMENT AGITATORS
Man Who Was In 'Russia From 1907
Until Last "October Tells Senato
Committee of Conditions
American Negro Leads.
Washington, Feb. 14. Success of ,
the anarchist nioveinont In Russia
wns attributed to aid from the lower
Fast side of .New York by Rev. G. A.
Simons, former head of the Methodist
Episcopal church In Russia, testifying
tit the senate Judiciary subcommittee's
Inquiry Into lawless agitation In the
United States.
The witness also said tho predomi
nating Influence on anarchist propa
ganda hero was the Yiddish element
of the Fast side. He explained that
ho was not In sympathy with nntl
Semitic movements, nnd that In stat
ing his view's he meant to cast no re
flection upon Jewish people In gen
eral. Referring to nnarchlsm, Doctor Si
mons said:
"I have a firm conviction thnt this
agitation is Yiddish nnd thnt one of
Its bases Is In the lower Fast side of
New York. I don't think the nn
nrehlstic movement In Russia would
have been a success except for tho sup
port It got In New York on tho Fast
side."
Doctor Simons said he now was hav
ing Investigated a report coming to
hfni on npparently good nutliorlty that
the governing committee of the north
ern commune in Potrogrud in Decem
ber, 1018, contained only 10 true Rus
sians, 205 persons from Now York nnd
one American negro calling himself
Professor Gordon.
Discussing annrchlst propaganda
In the United States, Doctor Simons
said he frequently visited tho Rand
school of social science in New York
to buy Its literature, which he de
scribed as "some of the most seditious
stuff 1 hnve ever found." He added
that 19 out of 20 persons nt this
school wero Jews.
KING OF R0UMANIA IS SH0TI
Ruler Wounded by Rebels While Try
ing to Flee From Palace
With Family.
Berlin, Feb. 14. A general Insurrec
tion is In progress In Roumnnla, says
a Vienna dispatch. King Ferdinand
wns wounded slightly In attempting to
flee from Bucharest with tho royal
family.
Worklngmen blocked the road to tho
pnlaco when the royal family attempt
ed to flee to Jassy and tho king was
wounded In the battle that followed.
The workmen are freely demanding
tho overthrow of the dynasty, crying,
"Down with the puppets; long live tho
republic 1"
Tlio rebels attacked tho palace and
many shots were exchanged between
tho royal troops and tho worklngmen.
The uprising Is lnld to bolshevlst
propaganda. In one clush between
the troops nnd tho worklngmen CO
people were killed nnd 100 wounded.
I EBERT IS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Constitution Adopted by National As
scmbly at Weimar Scheidemann
Named Chancellor.
Bnslc, Switzerland, Feb. 13. The
Get man national assembly, meeting at
Weimar, on Tuesday elected Frlodrlch
Ebert president of the German repub
lic by 277 votes out of 370. Herr Ebert
ncccpted tho office.
Count von Posadowsky-Wehmer re
ceived 49 votes.
An ngreement hns been reached by
the German national assembly on tho
composition of the now ministry,
which will consist of fourteen mem
bers. I'hlllpp Scheidemann hns len
selected chancellor; Dr. August Muel
ler, minister of economics; Herr Bail
or, minister of labor, and Ilerr Lands
berg, minister of natlonul defense .mil
Justice.
The national assembly .liinnitw'iis
ly adopted u provisional constitution.
FREE 25 HUNGER STRIKERS
Women Who Burned Wilson in Effigy
Released From Jail in
Washington.
Washington, Feb. 15 Twenh live
members of tlio national woman's
party wero released from prison iifter
they had served four or five days en
tence for burning President WIImii In
effigy. The women conducted a 'win
ger strike."
U. S. Paymasters Robbed.
New York, Feb. 17 Two ussc-Mint
paymasters were held up and p'libed
of $12,000 In cash at Clinton and Car
roll streets, Brooklyn, by tuxlcab 'mn
dlts. Tlio paymasters wero on tliolr
way to the Brooklyn navy yard.
Report' on Yanks In Russia.
Washington, Feb. 17. Capt. Oliver
T. Logan of the American Red Cross
medical service, reported to headquar
ters here that when ho left Vladivo
stok recently tho Amorlcan troops In.
Siberia wero well provided for.
F. B. HARRISON
I'". B. Harrison, who has been gov
ernor general of the Philippines for
st yenrs, longer than any of his
predecessors held this position, hns
returned nfter traveling 10,000 miles
on the Danish steamer Selandln, which
wns under the command of his brother,
Archibald Harrison. Tho tlmo con
sumed wns 53 days. Ho Is here on n
furlough and to pay nn dlllclnl visit to
Washington.
TO DISBAND HUN ARMY
DEMOBILIZATION AND DISARMA
MENT ORDERED BY EBERT.
German President Says Count Von
Bsrnstorff Will Not Be Delegate
to Peace Conference.
Weimar, Feb. in. Frledrlch Ebert,
the president of Germany, has an
nounced to the newspaper men hero
that the government Is arranging com
plete disarmament and demobilization.
Germnny now plans, for the Umo be
ing at learit, n people's nrmy on tho
basis of general conscription, and n
commission, mado up df the center,
democratic and socialist parties, now
Is discussing details of tho new gov
ernmental program.
Count von Bernstorff will not go to
tho peace conference ns ti German del
egate. These points were mndo by Fried
erlch F-bert, tho new president of Ger
many, In an informal talk with foreign
newspnpor men. He nnswered ques
tions of American nnd English corre
spondents, nsked after he had read
u formal innocuous statement, which
virtually followed tho lines of his ad
dress on Wednesday, In which ho em
phasized Germany's Intention to re
habilitate herself.
President Ebert was Informality
Itself. Seating himself nt a largo
table, after having shaken hands with
the score of correspondents present,
ho read his statement rapidly, and
then signified his willingness to an
swer questions, nn opportunity of
which the newspaper men mndo Imme
diate use.
TAX BILL WAITS FOR WILSON
Final Legislative Action Taken on
Measure Levying $6,000,000,000
In Taxes.
Washington, Feb. 14. Final legis
lative action on the wn revenue bill
levying six billions In taxes this year
and four billions yearly thereafter un
til revised was taken by the senate.
Without a record voto and with but
a few scattering "noes," tlio confer
ence ngreement on the measure was
adopted as approved last Saturday by
the house.
After tho bill Is signed by Vlco
President Marshall and Speaker Clark,
it will be sent to the White House
for approval by President Wilson.
Formal approval of tho bill by tho
president Is regarded ns ussured nnd
trensury officials already have laid
plans for collection of taxes based
upon tin- rates.
PLOTTED TO KILL WILSON
Pletro Pierre, I. W. W. Chief, Arrest
ed In Cleveland by U. S.
Officers.
Kansas City. Mo., Feb. 13. ,Pletro
Pierre, an alleged I. W. W. leader,
whoso arrest In Cleveland, O., by fed
eral officers Is reported, wns wanted
In connection with an alleged con
spiracy against tho life of President
Wilson, according to local government
agents. Chicago apparently was tho
place where the plans were mnde, fed
eral officers hero said. Whether tho
alleged plot reached a stagowhero tho
president's life really was endangered
probably will not bo known until tho
sucret servlco Investigation Is com
pleted, It Is said.
Paris Military Governor Dies.
Paris, Feb. Ifi. General .Molnler.
military governor of Pnrls, died sud
denly while nt dinner nt the homo of
Jean, Cruppl, former minister of for
elgn a flu Irs.
Paris. London Air Record.
London, Feb. 17. The British nlr
ministry announces that a British serv
ice machine mndo a record flight be
tween Paris and London, covering the
distance In one hour and fifty minutes.
EDUILUK
AR E THE B!G ISSUES
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PARISH SCHOOLS AND FOREIGN
LANGUAGES UNDER FIRE
OTHER LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
A Brief Digest of Other Important
Legislation Being Considered by
the Nebraska Legislature
Lincoln. Tho legislative plan for
tho regulation of prlvnto nnd parochial
schools In Nebraska, was outlined In a
bill prepared by tho commlttoo on ed
ucation of tho lower house. Tho bill
Is a substitute for all bills Introduced
by Individual membors, Including
thoso proposed by Representatives
Gorhart, Hurney nnd Lambert. Tho
bill provides that private anil paro
chial schools shall bo undor tho super
vision of tho public school authorities
In exactly tho snmo mnnnor ns nro
public schools, This provision la
embodied in tho following language:
"All prlvnto and parochial schools
In tho stato of Nebraska and all
tonchcrs employed or giving Instruc
tion therein shall bo under and gov
erned by tho provisions of tho genor
til school laws of snld shite, bo far
ns tho same apply to grados nnd tho
kind of text books to bo used there
in, Including equipment and supplies,
qualification nnd certification of
teachers, promotion of pupils and
the general control, supervision nml
Inspection by state, county and city
superintendents of public instruc
tion, and In enso any "such prlvnto or
parochial school falls, refuses or nog
lects to conform to and comply
therewith, no porson shall bo grant-
HON. DWIOHT S. DALDEY
Mr. Dalbey Is speaker of the house of
representatives In the Nebraska lenlsla
ture. Ho was elected to represent the
31st district. His home Is In Beatrice,
Gnoe county. Mr. Dalboy takes a keen
Interest In the details of fanning and
fully appreciates and understands the
farmers' problems. He Is especially In
terested In thoroughbred livestock. This
Is his third term as a lawmaker,
cd or allowed a certificate to teach
therein, and tho pupils attending
suclf' school or schools shall bo re
quired to attend tho public school ot
tho proper dl&trlct as provided
by law, in llko manner ns though
thoro woro no such prlvnto or paro
chial schools. Full credit for cer
tification unJor tho law shall bo giv
en to ull touchers who lmvo taught
in accredited prlvato or parochial
schools, tho same ns though they
had- taught In public schools."
At tho same tlmo tho commit
too recommended the pnssago of
Sonato File No, 24, restricting
tho ubo of foreign languages
In public, prlvato and parochial
schools, as amended by tho committee.
The amendments consisted of striking
out tho words "church" and "denomi
national," leaving tho bill refer only
to "prlvato parochial and public"
schools. Tho purpose of this, action
was to permit the use of foreign lan
guages In strictly religious Instruction
in special church classos, conducted In
dependently of the regular parochial
school course. Tho commlttoo also
struck out the suction giving tho state
superintendent of public Instruction
control of tho foreign language curricu
lum when tho language is taught for
cultural purposes. Tlio bill appears to
prohibit entirely tho use of any for
elgn langungo as a medium of Hccular
instruction nnd to prohibit also tlte
teaching of any foreign langungo below
tho ninth grade, whether In public or
private schools.
In thoso two bills tho legislature has
before It a doflnlto program for tho
regulation of parochial schools and tlio
restriction of 'tho uso of foreign lan
guages In nil schools. These bills be
come the basis for legislative action
and conditions Indicate that the legis
lature Is disposed to favor substantial
ly the course provided by tlio commlt
too. S. F. 49. by Chappell, providing that
every American citizen, Instead of
every person of legal ago or possess
ing other legal qualifications, shall bo
entitled to voto at district meetings
and school elections, was advnncod to
third rending with recommendntlon
that It bo pushed.
Attorney General C'laronco R. Davis
haB ndvlsed State Auditor .Marsh that
tho warrants for tho pnymont of the
per diem and mllengo of tho members
of tho special sosslon of tlio legisla
ture called by Governor Novllio In
1918. which hnvo been held up, should
ha lUKtiPil
Representative linll wns ngalnj
crowded by supporters ot Nebraska)
parochial schools, seoklng to present
tholr, vlows to tho oducatlon commits
too of tho lower legislative houso. Onj
tho previous occasion tho dlscitsfllon
contorcd on bills to abolish or regulate-
pnrochlal and prlvato schools
This tlmo tho subject wns Sonuto File
21, already passed by tho sonnto, re
stricting tho uso of foreign langungos.
In all schools. Noarly COO people re-,
mnlnod for two hours and a halL,
standing for tho most part, following
tho various speeches with rapt atten
tion nnd giving froqucnt applause
It. B. Howell of Omaha, tho Rev.
Georgo Wellor of Sowurd, a Luthoran
pastor, and Miss Francos O'Shoa, a
communicant of tho Catholic church
nt Petersburg, furnished dramatic In.
cldonts vjhlch cnllvoncd tlio proceed
ings. Roprosoiitativos of tho German
Lutliornn, Gormnn Catholic, Jowlsh,
Polish, Bohemlnn nnd other denomi
nations took tho floor In turn, nnd,
questioned tho power of tho stnto tq
do what tho bill proposed to do.
Tho forolgn langungo circulating
libraries, which havo been circulating
under tho supoi-vlslon of tho stato lit
brurlnn, nro doomed, It tho action ot
tho stnto eenato offore any expression
on tho subject. That body pnssed tho
motion ot Senator Reed ot Hamilton
county, requesting tho etato librarian
to withdraw thoso books from circula
tion permanently, nnd that a com
mlttoo of throo stmntora, with u like
commlttoo from tho house, bo ap
pointed tdexnmlno such libraries and
report back vlth their recommenda
tions. Senators Rood. Slinan and Tay
lor wero appointed to act for tho sen
ato.
Representative McKeo's bill, pro
vldlng that no alien may tench In a
public school In Nebraska, was approv
ed by tho lower legislative house. In
cotnnilttoo of the whole. Tho houso
also approvod Senato Fllo 37, permit
ting school districts with moro than
100 pupils to levy a tax ot 100 mills,
If tho same bo authorized by n (50 por
cent voto of tho electors voting on
tho question.
Tho conimlttco on cities nnd towns
had a. busy sosslon. R. B. IIowoll,
head of tho metropolitan water board,
of Omaha, presented argumonts In
support of his long standing proposi
tion to glvo tho wntor bonrd authority
to go Into tho electric lighting busi
ness. Mr. Howell Bccurod the pnssago
ot such a bill, after u bitter fight, some
four years ago, but Qovornor More
head vetoed U.
Tho houso Judiciary commlttoo pul
a quietus on two efforts of Sotiatori
Reed to mako dlvorco moro difficult In
Nobruska. It indefinitely postponed
S. F. 2G, which oxtended from six
months to two years tho tlmo thn4
olopsua between n docroo being given
and when It becamo finally offcctlvo
In dlvorco case. It also killed S. F.
53, which mado It tlyc'o years In tho
cane of n guilty party before ha or sho
could remarry.
Tho .Judlclnry commlttoo ot tho
houso recommended for pnssago S. F.
10, which gives district Judges $15 a,
day pay In addition to their regular
salary when acting ns appralsors In
the caso whoro Omaha Is trying to
tako ovor tho gas works. A previous
law put this duty on district Judges,
but did not provldo for their pay.
They thought that ns It wns outsldo of
their duties nnd not a duty devolving
upon them as Judges they should ba
paid far It,
Tho lower houso adoptod unanl.,
moiisly a resolution by Wlldmnn, Good,
and Vanco, moniornllzing congress to,
enact "such nutlonnl co-operatlvo or,
othor laws as will sccuro oqulty and
conservation and prevent robbory of
tho masses." Tho resolution reforred
specifically to packing houso nnd fruit
association combinations.
A resolution by Jacobson and others
asking that tlio congress bo memor
ialized to hasten rcclumatlon work
In tho western part of the stato and
that Irrigation projects be carried to
completion In order" to bring some
70,000 acres of land Into cultivation
and to furnish work for returning sol
diers, was passed.
Tho senato cpmmltteo which lnves.
tlgated tho various Btato institutions
on Instructions from that body to as
certain tho sanitary conditions and
general conduct and nocdB thorcof
has mndo n roport. They find condi
tions generally very satisfactory, but
aro Inclined to crltlclso tho fact that
heavy supplies havo been bought and
stored, purchased on a high cost mar
kot. Tho committee puts Its dlsap
proval on a number of building pro
jects, Including somo recommended
by tlio stato board ot control, anil
resoniinonds the dismissal ot several
institution officials.
Senate Fllo 220, by Warner, which
provides that co-operatlvo corpora
tlons may hold, buy, soil or vot
stock in othor co-operatlvo corpora
tlons, wns recommended for tho gen
oral file.
Representative Pulls bill, provid
ing for taxation of tho cash sur
render vnluo of life Insurance policies,
wub recommended for indefinite post
ponement. Tlio lower legislative house record,
ed itself In favor of adding farm
tractors to the long list of articles
whoso sulo Is regulated by law In Ne
braska. The houso approved a bill,
by Representative Cro;ler of Polk I
county, providing thut no farm tractor
may bo sold without a llconso from
the stato railway commission, The
commission is directed to rofuso a
license to any company which fails to
maiutuiu an adequate service station'
in Nebraska, or whoso tractor, on tost
by engineer of tho University of Ne
braska, falls to comply with tho repre
sentations of tho manufacturers.
