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TRAIN SERVICE GUT
WON'T SIGN PACT, SAYS NOSKE
SUGGESTS A REMEDY
German Minister of Defenes Deter
mined Protocol Will Not Be Rati
fiedLet Come What Will.
WILSON OUTLINES' PLAN TO AL
LEVIATE UNREST,
CURTAILMENT IN MIDDLE WEST
UNEQUALLED IN HISTORY.
70 TRAINS OEF BURLINGTON
New Schedule of Union Pacific Ex
pected to Save 500 Tons of Coal
Dally. May Cut Diners. ',
Oninha, Neb. One of the most ex
tensive cutrnllinonts of passenger serv
ice In the annuls of Amerlcnn railroad
ing was Inaugurated Monday morning
nnd effects every rond operating In
the middle west.
The wholesale cutting of train
service affecting Oiunha nnd surround
ing territory will make travel almoin
Impossible except on most Important
missions.
To further eliminate tourist patron
nge during the present critical coal
shortage, It was announced that every
observation and parlor enr on every
line, except observation cars which
contain berths, were ordered off all
trains. It Is nlso probable thnt dining
cars will be eliminated from train
service, although no definite announce
ment wns made, no reservation for
Pullman space will bo mndo more than
48 hours In ndvnnce, according to
Union Pacific officials.
Through trains on tho Union Pacific,
which have been running In two sec
liens to nccommodate heavy tourist
tl ivel to the west coast, will be cut to
one section.
The drastic orders means the reduc
tion of one-third of tho passenger train
service on main and brunch lines. Tho
new schedule of tho Burlington takes
off 70 trains. Union Pacific officials
believe that curtailments on their lines
will save HOO tons of conl a day. Sev
eral Rock Islnnd, Mo. Pacific and Mil
waukee passenger trains have been
eliminated. It Is explained by railroad
officials that travelers may experience
the difficulty of being required to wnlt
for following trains when ono train Is
filled to capacity.
Moro than HO passenger trains have
been ordered discontinued by seven of
thu railroads leading Into Kansas City.
Alleges Unions Tools of Reds.
Winnipeg. Admission that laboi
unions hnd been tho tools of "Reds" In
Winnipeg's general strike last spring,
wns made by William Percy, chairman
or the committee which financed the
wnlkout, who testified nt the trial on
charges or sedition conspiracy of B.
It. Russell, nn alleged leader of tho
strike.
Percy denied, however, that any
"bolshevik funds" had been used In
financing tho walkout.
He said that although ho did not
attribute tho strike to Russell, as tho
strike committee nlnne wns responsi
ble, he did blame Russell nnd his sup
porters for "misleading" labor unions
ns u whole.
Habeas Corpus Petition for Reds.
Now York. Alexander Berkmun mid
Emma Goldman, America's two most
notorious nnnrehlsts, are at 12111s
Island. Tlioy wore surrendered to tlio
Immigration luithnrlties upon doutand
of the Department of Labor to nwalt
deportation" to Russln after preaching
tliolr doctrines In tlie United States for
80 years.
While they wore on tho way to the
Island, accompanied on the government
ferry boat by a few of their most de
voted followers, their counsel, Hurry
Weinberger, was appearing before Fed
oral Judge Mayer with a petition for
writs of habeas corpus In a last effort
to nullify the deportation decree.
Probe Jenkins Release.
Washington, D. 0. So far tho mys
tery which has developed from the
sudden release of William O. Jenkins,
American consular agent, from the
Puebln jail, nfter the determined de
mand of this government nppurently
had failed to lutluonco his Mexican
captors, has not been solved.
ltoth tho stnto department and
Jenkins himself already have started
Investigations with thu object of de
termining whnt Influences were Instru
mental In putting tip the $.p00 ball
bond which tho Mexican government
bo readily accepted.
Big Shipment of Dooze Ready,
Louisville, Ky. Approximately 1,(500
freight cars arc assembling In Louis
vlllo in preparation for Immediate
shipment of whisky from Kentucky
warehouses, should tho federal su
preme court, which Is expected to con
veno soon, declare the wartime prohi
bition act unconstitutional.
Calls Oft Mine Conference.
Columbus, O. Governor Cox called
off tho conference of coal operators
and miners' leaders which wns to havo
been resumed Monday at. his office In
an endeavor to bring about a settle
ment of tho strike of the Ohio miners,
ns tho result of President Wilson's pro
posal to the miners.
Italians In Riot.
Rome. Eight persons are dead and
forty-two others are known to havo
hoen wounded as a result of the wild
rioting at Mantua, where mobs terror
ized tho city,
I
Butte Faces Crisis.
Butto, Mont. -In tho midst of tho
coldest weather In 80 years, Butto Is
virtually without coal. In addition,
thousands nro out of work ns n result
of Industrial shutdowns, duo to tho
conl shortage, and many families are
In want.
London. Gustavo Noske, Gemini
minister of defense, Is absolutely de
termined not to sign the pence proto
col handed Germany by the entente
nnd Ih resolved fo recommend that tho
German government adopt his atti
tude, come what may, according to nr,
Interview he gave tho Berlin correa
(indent of the Dally Mall, Saturday.
"The time has come," he said, "for
Germany to resist to tho uttermost,
I cannot speak for the whole govern
ment because It has not yet come to
a decision, but I shall recommend n
refusal to sign the peace treaty pro
tocol. "The limit has long been reached.
Let the allies occupy the country If
they like. The pence now presented
to us Is not pence, but u. prolongation
of tho wnr.
if we would receive such a treaty
tho German tuition would rise up
and avenge Itself upon the men who
signed It, and It would bit right.
Great Britain and Franco are delib
erately planning tho destruction nt
Oormnny. All the confidence I ever
had In the pledges of the allies is
gone forever.
"By deceit ami trickery the British
arid French governments are work
ing up opinion In their countries to
cripple Germany still further beyond
the crushl'ig off eels of the first treaty.
We havo yielded too often, and now
must resist. Let the allies do what
they please."
Asked whether he would resign If
the remainder of tho government de
cided lo acept the allied terms,
Noske replied that he could not say
what he would do a week hence, but
thnt his present position lias been de
liberately adopted and wns unnlter
able. Allies Ready to Enforce Demands.
Paris. Germany must sign the pro
tocol lo the peace treaty or submit to
further occupation of her territory by
nllled armies, It Is believed here.
The supreme council of the peace
conference agreed unnnlmously Sat
urday on the text of a note which was
understood to be virtually an ultima
tum lo Germany. While the text of
tho note was not. mndo public, It was
understood to state plainly Mnrshnl
Foch's armies are ready to advance
the minute Germany finally refuses to
obey tho allied demands. The note
was In reply to the latest communica
tion from Baron Kurt von Ler.sner,
bond of the German mission now In
Purls to negotiate with Jhe allies
upon terms for making effective the
peace treaty.
The peace conference has decided,
In the opinion of some observers here,
thnt the time for argument hns passed,
Germany must accedo to the allied
demands or see tho remainder of her
territory under nllled military control,
they believed.
SUGAR PRICES TO RISE.
Government to Glvo Up Control of
Commodity December 31.
Washington, D. 0. The govern
ment will not attempt to control tho
disposition and sale of sugar after the
sugar equalization board Is dissolved
December 111.
Attorney General Palmer, In making
this announcement, said that as no
funds had been provided by congress
for carrying on the work of handling
BUgnr, tho Department of Justlco
would confine Its offorts to tho punish
ment of profiteers.
Mr. Palmer's action was generally
accepted as opening up the sources of
more sugar supplies by permitting re
llners to pay more for the Cuban raw
stock', It also was believed to mean
that sugar prices would soar.
LEAVING MEXICO.
Orleans Fear Break Between United
States and Carranza.
HI Pasoi Texas. Certain American
concerns operating In Mexico have or
dered their bord'-r representatives to
prepare for getting thol- Amerlcnn em
ployes out of Mexico. In some cases
tho definite Instructions were given
for Immediate withdrawal of American
employes from Mexico.
Names of these companies nro with
held because of possible danger to
their ciuployo In quitting Mexico.
Protest Sugar Seizure.
Salt Lake City, Utah. Protest to
Attorney General Palmer against tho
reported seizure of 0.1100,000 pounds of
beet sugar at Its two Washington stnto
retlncrles was wired by Stephen II.
Love, general sales agent of the Utah
Idaho Sugar Co.
To Press Resolution.
Washington, D. ('.Senator IWs
resolution directing the president to
sever diplomatic relations with Mex
ico will be pushed, It Is said, despite
the release of W. 0. Jenkins, American
consular agent.
Montana Stock Perishes.
Havre, Mont. Weather and a lack
of feed, duo to tho protracted drouth
this summer, have caused the death
by freezing and starvation of thou
sands of horses and cattle.
Ratify Woman Suffrage.
Pierre, S. 1). A resolution providing
for ratification of tho federal suffrago
amendment was put through Its second
reading In both houses or the South
Dakota leg'slaturc.
1. American cemetery at Romngue. nenr Verdun, where lie 22,000 of cur soldiers who fell In the Ar;onne
Forest drive. 2. Czecho-Slovnk legionaries, who served In Siberia, welcomed home by the people of Prague.
3.- Launching of the great superdrendnaught California at Mare Island navy yard.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Coal Shortage Becoming Acute
and People Demand That
the Strike Be Ended.
MIDDLE WEST IN DISTRESS
Miners' Officials Cited for Contempt of
Court Diplomatic Relations With
Mexico Likely to Be Severed
Soon Supreme Council
Calls German Bluff.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
"Glvo us coal, and quickly," way tho
Imperative demand of a great part of
the American public last week. So
serious had the fuel situation become
that It seemed a settlement of tho dis
pute between the operators and min
ers must be forced by dire necessity.
In tho northwestern and middle West
stntes the condition was aggravated
by a severe cold wave, and the people
of that pnrt of tho country e."pccinlly,
actually became alarmed by the pros
pect of freezing to death. Plans for
ending the strike nt least temporarily
were ns numerous ns the planners,
but almost the only steps really tak
en were for the conservation of the
I existing supplies of fuel. It Is true
j that In somo of the western state." the
operation hf tho mines was taken over
by the state government and volun
teer miners were put nt work under
protection of the state troops. This
was most commendable In principle,
but naturally tho concrete results In
the way of coal to burn were not ex
tensive. Chicago, and Illinois general
ly, felt the pinch more ncutely than
most regions, and prominent men
gathered and devised regulation? to
curtail the use of coal. The stnto
public utilities Issued these regula
tions formally, and Governor Lowden
proclaimed them, and also planned to
ask tho federal government to adopt
the snine rules for the entire country.
They cut tho working day of stores
and factories to six and a half hours,
and materially reduced the heating
nnd lighting service everywhere. Al
ready the regional coal committee had
cut off all new supplies from nones
scntlal Industries. These rules prom
ised, within a very short time, to
throw out of employment many thou,
.sands of men and women.
New York city was not suffering
from the soft conl strike, because the
law permits It to hum only anthVaclte.
but It was worried by rumor." thnt tho
hard conl miners also might strike
soon. In general the Atl.nntlc coast
states had enough fuel, and Director
General nines was shipping hundreds
of carloads from thero to tho dis
tressed middle West.
Tho federal government got Into
action again by filing In the district
court at Indianapolis, Information
charging criminal contempt or court
against 81 International and district
olllcers of the miners' union. These
leaders, who Include Acting President
Lewis and Secretary Green, were sum
moned to appear In court Tuesday and
answer the charges. Of course' such
proceedings may result In the punish
ment of tho accused men. but will
they got coal for the would-bo con
sumer? That Is what the latter Is In
terested In Juit now, and that only.
He Is thoroughly disgusted with the
whole wrangle and Is no moro In sym
pathy with greedy operators than with
greedy miners. In his view, both sides
are 'criminally Inconsiderate of the
public needs, and he demands that
they bo forced Into a compromise. The
suffering nnd financial loss to tho peo
ple already have been Immense and
cannot now bo checked entirely even
If coal mining l resumed nt once. Put
tho people do Insist that they bo kept
warm from now op.
Toward tin end of tho week hope
nrore that tho warring operators and
miners might reach an agreement. A
number of tho largest operator." form
ulated a new wage scale offering
"lightly moro than the U per cent
raise suggested by Dr. Garfield and
mnklng certain other concessions. This
wale wns submitted to the fuel ad
ministration before being made public.
Though In most of the mine fields the
men were reported to be firmly stnnd
lug for the HI per cent Increase which
Secretary Wilson proposed, In somo
parts of the country they were said
to be drifting back to work on the
Garfield basis; and It was hoped that
even If their union did not accept the
new scale offered, it would help to
break down tho holdout of the moro
stubborn.
At this writing Consulnr Agent Jen
kins Is still In jail at Puobla, the state
department at Washington Is await
ing a reply to Its second request thnt
he bo released Immediately, and Pres
ident Carranza Is In conference with
Generals Mnrgula nnd Dleguez, two
of his strongest military commanders.
Secretary Lansing's second note went
to considerable length to refute the
contentions put forward by Mexico
In tho Jenkins case and closed with
a repetition of the urgent request for
the freeing of the consular agent, hut
It wns no more of an ultimatum than
the first note. The Mcxlcnn congress?
formally put the whole matter In the
lmnds of Carranza.
Many members of congress ns well
as many other Americans are not sat
isfied with tho administration's Mex
ican policy, nnd In response to this
feeling Senator Fall of New Mexico
drafted a resolution requesting Pres
ident Wllwn to sever diplomatic re
lations with Mexico, and to withdraw
his recognition of the Carranza gov
ernment. The resolution was taken
under consideration by the foreign re
lations committee, and that body bad
before It copies of official documents
said to disclose the activities of Car
ranza, his embassy In Washington and
his consulates In various American
cities, to stir the radical elements to
revolutionary outbreaks. There was
a report that these documents were
supplied by Secretary Lansing, who
wished congress to relievo him of the
responsibility for aggressive action
against Mexico. It was said that Pres
ident Wilson had not been consulted
concerning the Mexican crisis nnd that
the state department wanted congres
sional nctlon before breaking off dip
lomatic relations. If this were the
rtnte of affairs, it seemed likely that
Mexico could not avert the rupture
now by releasing Mr. Jenkins. The
demnnd that The whole unsavory mess
be cleaned up Is growing Insistent,
'notwithstanding the fact that the mo
tives of somo of the loudest shoutcrs
for such nctlon nro open to grnve sus
picion. When be Introduced his resolution
Senntor Pall said the evidence by
which It Is supported "will astound tllo
people or tho United Stntes when It
Is produced." Senator Ashurst scored
the war department Tor Ignoring re
peated requests for sufficient troops
to protect the border. Senator Shields
of Tennessee, a Democrat, said :
"There Is no question thnt our rela
tions with Mexico constitute tho most
humlllntlng chapter of our foreign re
lations nnd that there Ought to bo
some nctlon to protect the citizens of
the United States. We have had oc
casion for war with Mexico for five
years, and now this resolution ought
to declare war against Mexico."
Germany persisted In Its refusal to
sign the protocol and thus delayed the
Interchange of ratifications and the
proclnmntlon of peace. The Gormnns
objected especially to the requirement
thnt they make reparation for the
sinking of the surrendered wnr ships
In Scnpa Flow; to the evacuation of
Lithuania; to tho necessity of turning
over to the allies for trial the Germnn
officers nccused of crime", nnd to tho
paragraph which, as Huron von Lers
ner says, "would permit the lnvnslon
of our country by nrmed force In times
of peace on any trivial pretext." The
supremo council showed no disposi
tion to recede from Its position, and
ns tho Amerlcnn delegation delayed
Its departure and supported Its- col
leagues entirely, It seemed certain
the Gormnns would yield soon. Their
assertion thnt If the terms nro too
drastic thejr government will fall nnd
the country lapse Into holshevlsm Is
discounted, for recent Investigators
have learned that thnt kind of tnlk,
so prevalent since the signing of the
armistice. Is largely "bunk." Mr. Polli
has let the Germans know definitely
that any differences In America con
corning the treaty cannot be construed
to their benefit.
The Amerlcnn delegates planned U
return home because they felt thai
such matters ns were being hnndlcf
by the supremo council should bi
bundled by the stnto departments o:
the various nations. The British nn(
French urged thnt their departure hi
delayed for they considered the sltun
tlon as threatening In view of the ugl;
temper shown by the Gormnns. nn
felt thnt the nrmed usslstnnce o ,
America might still be needed, i
Paris dispatch says secret advice
from Germany stnte thnt more thai
half a million Germnn poldlers stll
are under nrms a force exceedhr,
the combined British and Rrencl
forces not yet demobilized.
The American. French nnd Brltisl
pence commissioners last week fonnn
lated a compromise ngreemcnt on th
Adriatic question which was present
ed to Italy for consideration and whlcl
It wns confidently expected would sat
Isfy the Italians nnd all other partle
to the dispute. A dispatch from Rom
snld Italian regulurs would occup:
Flume nnd nil the territory given t'
Italy by the treaty of London, am
that Captain D'Annunzlo's volunteo
troops would withdraw.
Unless some solution for Italy'
troubles Is found, thero Is n good pros
poet of n revolution thero. When pat
liamcnt assembled tho Socialist depi
ties refused to rlsv on the entrance o
l tho king or to take tho oath In hi
presence. Next n genernl strike wa
started In several large cities, nn
though this did not Inst long It wn
accompanied by disorders that ni
sumed revolutionary aspects. In Rom
Turin and Milan there were perlou
riots.
The tangled situation In Russln. Pc
land and the Baltic countries Is stll
more complicated by dispatches tha
show Denlklne Is being fought to i
standstill by tho Ukrainians, Pole
and Jews; thnt tho bolshevikl nr
either winning or losing ground, nc
cording to the source of the news
that Colonel Bermondt nnd his Get
mnn army In the Bnltlc region wen
fighting for Denlklne nnd Kolchnk an
ngnlnst the bolshevikl. It would tnki
a Philadelphia lawyer to figure otr
the truth concerning thnt part of tin
world.
Ksthonln and Lithuania began n con
ference with the Russian soviet govern
ment on Thursday nt Dorpat and It
was believed a truce would result
Finnish nnd Lettish delegates attend
ed, but they were without Instructions
ns their governments were nwnltlnp
word from the allies.
From Tltlls comes word that at,
American officer. Colonel Rhen. hn'i
boon named personal arbiter In nil
disputes between Armenln and Azer
baldjan that cannot be pcttled bj
ngreement. Tho Armenlnn premlet
snld this wns the first time In history
thnt tho Armenians and the Tartan
had signed un agreement, nnd he. gave
full credit to Colonel Rhen for bavins
ended n warfare that bad been golnp
on for nearly two thousand years.
Although It wns not wholly unex
pected. the Indictment of Senntot
Newberry of Michigan and scores o1
his supporters 'In tho senatorial elec
tlon came as something of n shock
The defendants nro nccused of cor
ruptlon. fraud and conspiracy. At
first 'here was a widespread rumnt
that pleas of guilty would ho entered
but Mr. Newberry not only declurert
he would fight the enso to a finish, but
also demnnded n senatorial Inquiry
Into bis right to his sent.
Politicians looked townrd South Da
kota last week with great Interest
for tho stnte conventions of tho var
Ions parties declared their preference!
for president lul nominees. The Re
publicans Indorsed Genernl Wood af
tor a lively struggle In which Gover
nor Lowden came out second best
The Democrats were unanimous foi
Wilson for a third term, nnd the Nnn
partisans were a unit for Governni
Frnzior of North Dakota. Both Re
publicans nnd Democrnts Indorsed the
League of Nntlons covenant, tho form
er with reservations, the Intter with
out.
TELLS CONGRESS TO GET BUSY
Barely Mentions Peace Pact In Mes
sage to Lawmakers Labor
Freely Discussed.
Wnshlngton, D. C President Wil
son sent to the Sixty-sixth congress u.
mcssuge urging an extensive progrnnii
of reconstruction legislation.
Ills message, a lengthy one, wns de
voted entirely to the grout problems
confronting tho nntlon.
Leglslntlon wns recommended to
curb bohslevlsin In America, reduce
living costs, remove the grievances of.
labor, which are causing Industrial
troubles, aid farmers to produce big
ger crops, simplify tho system of tux
ntlon, built up during the war, control
government expenditures by n budget
system nnd care for tho nation's sol
diers and snllors who have left the
.service. Though tho president several times
referred to the peace treaty and tho
league of nations he did not discuss
tho treaty stluatlon. lie will do so In.
a later message, and nt the same time
take up tho railroad question, accord
lug to reliable information.
Much of the messuge wns devoted'
to discussion of the labor problem..
To solve It, the president said, con
gress "must now help In the dlfilcult.
tnsk of finding n method thnt will
bring about a genuine democratization,
of Industry based upon the full recog
nition of the right of those who work,.
In whatever rank, to participate Irn
some organic way In every decision
which directly affects their welfare."
No better means of doing this can bo
found, the president declared, than by
applying In leglslntlon the principles
set v in the lnbor section of the
league of nations covenant. To go
back to old standards of labor and)
wages Is Impossible, he said. Age
long antagonism between capital and)
labor must be ended, he declared, be
fore real world stability can be ac
complished. The president wnrned!
against antl-strlke leglslntlon nnd tug
gestcd establishment of u tribunal be
fore which disputes by capital nnd ln
bor can be taken for settlement.
Annlysls of labor's complaint, tho
prcsldent told congress, shows It Is
based upon justice. Capital, too, he
declared, has n right to nn adequate
return, nnd tho government ho wnrned,
must never "piny" capital nnd lnbor
against encb other.
Blame for the unrest In the coun
try wns placed partly upon the sen-1
ate, for Its failure to ratify the peace-
treaty. f '
He urged that the causes of unrest'
be sought and removed, nnd outlined
them thus:
"The causes of this unrest, while
vnrlous nnd complicated, are super
ficial, rather than deep-seated. Broad
ly, they nrlse from, or are connected
with, the failure on the part of, our
government to arrive speedily at a Just
nnd permanent pence
from the transfusion of rad
ical theories from, seething Europcnn.
centers- rt from heart
less profiteering nnd
lastly, from the machinations of mal
evolent agitators."
Stronger laws against anarchists;
should be enacted at once, he urged.
The president appealed again for
enactment of the comprehensive pro-,
gram ho proposed at the special ses
sion to lower living costs.
Wilson opened his recommendations,
ivlth the hope that u budget system,
will be established, which will put the
preparation of appropriation estimates;
under direction of the president, nnd
provide for nn audit system to deter
mine whether tho v.ioney hns been,
economically spent.
Immedlntc necessity dictates simpli
fication of the Income nnd profits,
tnxes, the president said. He warned1
thnt If Income and profits tnx rates;
are left too high they may prove de
structive to business nnd not produc
tive of revenues.
He nlso warned ngnlnst n tnrlff too
high for Europe's manufacturers.
Tariff legislation protecting the
chemical and dyo Industries of thla
country ngnlnst German efforts to re
gnln the market Is, however, neces
sary, the president said.
Wilson repented his request for leg
islation to provide farms for soldiers.
He recommended ngalnst legislation
making nvallable for them tho cut over
lands nnd unused lands In the west.
Encourage the farmers, the president
urged, nnd make rural life more at
tractive as a means of stimulating food
production. He Included recommenda
tions for developing the forest re
sources and continuation of the build
ing of good roads.
American Team Wins.
Now York. Goullot and Madden, the
American team, won the six-day bicy
cle race hen.
THREE DIE IN WRECK.
Motor Bus on Burlington Jumps
Track at Muscatine, Iowa.
Muscntlne, hi. Three persons wero
burned to deuth, nnd 11 were Injured
In tho wreck of u motor bus, which
Jumped the mils of the Muscatine,
Burlington St Southern Railway at
Halm Crossing near here. The bun
was fitted for use on railway tracks.
Every occupant of the bus was either
killed or Injured.
