~ —■■ —--—— u. WAS READY 10 - FICHTERClAl Admiral of War Zone Fleet Makes Startling Charges to Committee on Navai Decora tion Awards. Washington, Jan 19. -Hear Admiral Sims told the Senate committee in vestigating naval awards today that when he W'as ordered to England in March, 1917, jus1 before the United •states entered ti.. war, he was in structed by the navy department "not to let tile British pull the wool over your eyes" and that “we would just us soon fig-ht the British as tile central powers.” The admiral also charged that Amer ican naval headquarters in London did not receive co-operation from the navy department and that the department did not arrive at any decided plan of action until 10 months after lie strived in London. He added that "it v. as 10 months before we really came to the aid of the allies or acted on their rec- j ommendations.” Admiral Sims' testimony was in the form of a letter to Secretary Daniels entitled "some naval lessons of the great war" which Mr. Daniels received several days ago. The letter criticised the department for attempting to ad minister the details of action by the American naval forces over seas and alleged that the department demanded that it be permitted to pass fully on all plans, even those regarding action against the enemy. When Admiral Sims finished reading the letter, Chairman Hale announced that the full naval comrmttee would be asked either to empower the present sub-committee to investigate Admiral Sims’ charges of lack of co-operation or to appoint a separate sub-committee to conduct the inquiry. Sims, told the committee that he had recommended for decorations five times as many officers who served at sea during the war as he had officers who served on shore. He made this explanation, he said, to correct an im pression apparently widely held that he favored the decoration of officers tielailed to shore duty more generally than those who served at sea. The Bagley Letter. The admiral also read a letter he wrote to Commander D. W. Bagley, expressing great regret that Secretary Daniels should “have been so badly advised in this matter of awarding a distinguished service medal to Com mander Bagley." "I am very sorry that you should be placed in such an unfavorable light after your fine destroyer service in the war zone,” the letter said, “and I feel sure that if you had been consulted in the matter you would have taken steps to avoid this. "The criticisms in the press attack the secretary, particularly for award ing the D. S. M. to you and about all those who commanded vessels that were torpedoed during the wTar.” Admiral Sims told the committee he wrote this letter after he had written Secretary Daniels criticising the cir cumstances of some of the awards. Must Investigate All. Characterizing the alleged attitude of the department as "a terrible thing,” Senator McCormick, republican, of Illinois, said: “I believe we will have to go to naval affairs committee or the Senate for farther instructions and authority to investigate this entire matter of the attitude of the navy department towa'-1 Admiral Sims’ mission.” Referring to the statement that no enlisted men were recommended by him for medals, Admiral Sims read cable grams sent to Admiral Knapp in Lon don last January urging that the com pilation of lists of men to be rewarded be expedited. Discussing submarine warfare in general Admiral Sims said if the United States had had 500 destroyers when it entered the war it never would Lave bad to fear the submarine cam p agn. The admiral characterized the 110-foot submarine chasers as a “mis ■conception," but said they were not ■entirely useless. Turning the inquiry back to the •c(u< stion of naval awards. Senator Pittman, democrat, of Nevada, declared that Admiral Sims represented a minority of the officers of the navy and that the members of the Knight board v; presented the majority. Admiral Bints said that while he was in the minority, the officers on the Knight board were not in a position to judge fairly of the relative merits of the < filer•'•■• recommended for distinction. PACKER CONTROL BILLS TO BE TAKEN UP SOON Tribune Bureau at Washington. Washington, .Jan. 19.—-Representa tive llaugen, chairman of the House committee on agriculture, has an nounced that after the agriculture ap propriation bill is disposed of, as it will be in a few weeks, the committee will take up the question of control of tlte packers. This meets wishes of various House members who are anx ious to see packers’ legislation passed in the Senate. Though there has been some delay this week, Senator Kenyon expects the committee on agriculture to act one way or another on the Kenyon-Ken drick bill soon. BILL INTO CONGRESS TO PAY FOR LIQUOR Washington, Jan. 19.—The first 3tep in congress to reimburse the holder of large stocks of liquor now virtually a total loss, was taken today by repre sentative Sabath, Illinois. He introduced a bill ordering the bureau of internal revenue to pay brewers and distillers the actual cost of producing the stocks now on hand and to refund taxes paid on liquors that -smiot be sold - “BED ROM" EXPEGTTOGOME TO u. y SUN Buford Lands Radical Cargo at Hango—Will Be Shipped to “Red” Russia Through Fin land at Once. Hango. Finland, Saturday, Jan. 17.— The United States army transport Buford, having on board 319 radicals deported from America, arrived here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Finnish pilots could not dock the vessel and a German pilot was summoned. Alexander Beikman and Kmrna Goldman, who have been considered the leaders of the deportees, have de clared they will not remain in Rus sia but will “return to America to save it." The reds on board the Buford will be taken to t He Russian frontier by United States labor bureau and immi gration officials. After the Buford had been docked, Berkman and .Miss Gold man led a procession of radicals down the gangplank. A large number of persons assembled on the wharf, gaz ing curiously at the landing. The reds made up a motley thring, their faces full of curiosity as to what the recep tion might be and there were traces of anxiety lest they might be attacked after they had left the protection of their American guardians. Finnish au thorities will look after the safety of the deportees. Willing to Talk. After they had landed Berkman and Miss Goldman talked willingly with newspapermen. Asked to give her opinion of the deportation, the latter said: “It was melodrama to keep it secret." "It was unfair and stupid,” interject ed Berkman. “You can’i kill an idea like that. The czar tried and failed. He is dead and forgotten.” "Do you want to overthrow the Am erican government?” Miss Goldman was asked. “You need a new government," she answered, "and I hope the election will provide it.” It is her intention to return to Am erica as soon as possible. She asserts she became an American citizen by vir tue of her marriage to Jacob Kersner at Rochester, N. Y., in 1887, and de clared the court decree issued in 1909 cancelling Kersner’s certificate of nat uralization was illegal. Miss Goldman was divorced from Kersner in 1889, but she claims this did not alter her status as a citizen of the United States. Berkman is under contract to write for an American monthly publication a series of articles about former Amer ican prison wardens, among them Thomas Mott Osborne. He will also write a number of Russian sketches, he said. DESCHANEL WINS FRENCHELECTION Only One Ballot Taken After Name of Clemenceau Was Withdrawn at His Request. Versailles, Jan. 19.—Paul Deschanel tvas elected president of France by the national assembly here today. Deschanel received 734 votes. Deschanel had long been a prominent figure in French politics. He was first elected president of the chamber of deputies in 1898 after a career in minor offices. He served until 1902 and was again elected in 1912. He is a member of the French academy and the acade my of sciences and has written exten sively on political, social and economic questions. Deschanel was born in 1856. Tlie unified socialists held a meet ing this morning to discuss the feas ibility of presenting a purely social ist candidate for the presidency of France. By a vote of 27 to 18, how ever, the group decided not to put forth a candidate in opposition to Paul Deschanel. NO BOOZE, HIGH PAY, CLOSING DOWN JAILS Boston. Mass.. Jan. 19.—The jail population <>f Massachusetts has dim inished so rapidly during the last few months that county jails at Low ell. Taunton and Newburyport and Fitchburg have been ordered closed. Twenty-five county institutions which have accommodations for 6,490 pris oners, housed a daily-average of only 2.500 during the last month. In ad dition to prohibition another reason assigned is high wages. Three Bos ton men who drank wood alcohol mix tures at John Barleycorn obsequies last night were in hospitals today. MRS. ROOSEVELT HOME. New York. Jan. 19.—Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt today completed a round trip to Brazil for tlie benefit of her health. She left New York on No vember 19. and returned here today on tho steamer Vauban. on which she had departed. Her son, Hermit, ac companied her to Rio Janeiro from New York, but remained in Brazil on business. Mrs. Roosevelt returned alone. KILLS WOMAN AND SELF. Boise, Id., Jan. 19.—Frank Pharris, 55 years of age. said by his wife to be a grandson of Martin Van Buren, last evening at 6 o’clock shot and killed Vinnie Barr, the woman with whom he had been living for the last 12 years and for whom he deserted his wife, at her home here and then committed suicide. United States vessels in the harbor of Barcelona have been waiting eight days to discharge their cargo, but have been prevented because of a strike of Spanish workmen. rrru:: l. .J—. .. j.rsr.’s. .rr=r irniliST RATES IF I. s. ERERTEST MICE T« EUROPE M London, Jan.. 19.—Europe's recon struction difficulties may be traced di rectly to the high rates of interest charged by the United States. J. Taylor Peddie. international exchange author ity, declared today in an Interview. Continuation of the present system is a crime against the peoples of east ern and central Europe, he said. The present system of international trading is an unjustifiable gamble which lias resulted in inflation of currency that will inevitably prove a worldwide boom erang, the present systems will result in a continuation of labor disorders, suffering, revolutions and bolshevism. Peddie added. As director of Peddje-Harke-MartUi. Ltd., financiers, Peddie is recognized in Great llritain as competent to speak with authority. Commenting on the different opin ions of Herbert Hoover and Sir George Paish, F.ritish financial expert, Peddie declared: Hoover Is Right. "Hoover is right—partly. Paish is wrong entirely, although he is trying sincerely to advance a noble work. "in the first place Europe does not need seven billion pounds credit. Secondly creation of new credits will not remedy nor improve our technical position. Adjustment of existing lia bilities is the solution. "Everybody desires restoration of international trade to its pre-war standard but it Is impossible unless we restore pre-war exchange rates. De manding that exchange rates find their own level is like expecting hu manity to do the same thing.” Herbert Hoover has expressed many “common sense views” Peddie ad mitted, but, he claimed, Hoover “does not go far enough.” “He does not point out the way,” the financier added. Must Have Credits. The wealth of Europe, Peddie sal6, is wrapped up in its producing pow era which at present are dormant be cause of lack of credits and raw ma terials. Europe's existing productive financial potentialities are sufficient to meet her maximum requirements but the present "laissez faire" policy can only lead to a continuation of inaction, suffering, disorganization and finan cial dissolution. “There is no need for alarm in America over Great Britain’s technical position and productive possibilities.” Peddie asserted. “Within a year Brit ish exports will exceed imports, if the t’nited States will recognize these facts and buy exchange at its prop er value we can begin sooner the pay ing off Of our debts. Charity Not Wanted. “The problems arc inter-dependent. We don’t want cnarlty from America. We want only her r<-i ...ration in tack ling. adjustin'? >.ui solving existing conditions i rder to stabilize ex change. rer .v impediments to free trade betw n nations and secure de flation of urrency notes." it is—to America’s interest, Poddie asserted to follow his suggestions If she desires to protect loans already ad vanced to Europe, if she co-operates whole heurtedly, lie said, exports in real pounds, during the coming year, will exceed imports. “Tell America," the financier said, “we are after her trade and would not exchange our productive power for all the gold in your country. The basis of value rests upon production, not upon Bold. Our exports last month were £177, 000,000; next month they probably will be £150,000,000. “Wall street’s speculation on the de cline of European currency is doing the greatest harm and injustice to civili zation. If these activities were curbed the situation would improve greatly. “Only through trading exchanges and restrictions of currency and notes will trade development and extension of pri- > vate credit become possible.” Kelleher Tells Senate Commit tee Kenyon Blue Sky Law Will Save Iowa Millions. Washington, Jan. 19.—Strong testi mony in behalf of the Kenyon blue sky bill was given before the Senate In terstate Commerce sub-committee, headed by Senator McLean today. D. M. Kelleher, of Fort Dodge, la., for mer solicitor of internal revenue, made a statement which set forth In striking fashion the need of some action. Mr. Kelleher cited Instances of Iowa per sons, who in his own knowledge had been fleeced by fake stock sales. The senators present seemed much impressed by what he sakl, but whether it will be possible to get legislation is uncertain. Mr. Kelleher presented facts to the subcommittee which seemed to as tound the senators. He said that not less than $200,000,000 and probably $150,000,000 to $500,000,000 of these fictitious stocks had been floated in Iowa alone in 1919. He said blue sky oil stocks were numerous. Several thousand agents are busy in Iowa with automobiles, Mr. Kelleher declared, adding that two ex-govern ors are especially busy. He intimated that a reason why slate law is so laxly enforced is that some state of ficials hope to go into the business of getting easy money on leaving office. Mr. Kelleher said bolshevists are being made out of the victims who in clude renters, widows and many oth ers. The names of the ex-governors were not given to the sub-committee though (hey were privately mentioned. Prom inent bankers and church members are promoting the orgy of stock sales, Mr. Kelleher said. Senator Kenyon, in a statement backed up Mr. Kelleher. Members of the sub-committee are strongly disposed to suport the bill and Senator Kenyon is hopeful it may pass. SPAIN HAS PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL BANK Madrid, Friday, Jan. 16.-—The re publican group in the chamber of deputies today introduced a bill un der which the Spanish government will organize within one month an economic conference at Madrid at which all the states of Spanish origin in north central and Soutli America, as well as Portugal and the United States will be represented. THINKS U.S. MAY SOON TAKE OVER ALL LIQUOR Chicago, Jan. 19. — All liquor in tho United States may eventually be come property of the government in the opinion of Maj. A. V. Dalrymple, district director in charge of prohi bition enforcement. He said today that after acquiring it the government would in turn transfer it to hospitals druggists and other persons author ized to handle it. "That is the probable goal that the government is leading up to,” he ad ded. JOHNSON TO TAKE OVER COMMAND OF CAMP UPTON Washington, Jan. 19.—Brig. Gen. Ar thur Johnson today was relieved from duty at Camp Custer. Mich., and di rected by Secretary Baker to proceed to Camp Upton, New York and take com mand there. Brig. Gen. F. It. McCoy was relieved from Camp Pike. Ark., and ordered to Douglas. Ari*., to take command of the. Douglas district. RUSSIA IS FREED Allies Decide to Remove Re strictions Under Revised Attitude on Bol shevists. Paris, Jan. 19.—The allies today ap parently have adopted a completely new attitude toward Russia. The supreme council announced last night, in an official communique that the blockade against Russia would be lifted at once. The council’s action, In the view of many political observers, constituted a direct about face from its former policy. The council has decided, according to the communique, to give the Russian co-operative societies facilities neces sary to permit transportation and dis tribution of merchandise, as well as cereals, linseed oil, wool and other Rus sian products. The announcement followed rumors here that the allied leaders were pre paring new active military measures against the bolshevists. Both London and Paris observers had believed that, in view of the recent bolslievist mili tary successes, which were admitted to have menaced British influence in Asia, the new policy would be even more severe than before, probably com bining military action with the block ade. Instead came news of the lifting of the Russian trade ban. In some quarters if was believed ths new policy does not mean any changes in the allied attitude toward the soviet government. The allied leaders, it was pointed out, may hope to deal with the great co-operative societies directly, ignoring the government. CANADA NEWSPAPERS QUIT PUBLICATION Clash With Paper Mills Stops U. S. Shipments—Govern ment May Seize Mills. Winnipeg, Man., Jan., 19.—Manitoba was without newspapers today. All daily papers suspended publica tion with yesterday's issues because of the refusal of the Fort Frances Pulp and Paper Company to supply paper on order of the newsprint con troller at Ottawa. All shipments to the United States were held up at the mill by Canadian customs officers. No shipments will be allowed until the company resumes supplying Canadian papers. Officials were preparing for seizure of the mills unless the company recedes from its attitude by Saturday. PAPER GONG UP. Holyoke. Mass., Jan. 19.—An increase I in the price of paper amounting to 20 | per cent was announced today by the American AVriting Paper Company, effective January 19. The reason given is “the advanced and advancing costs of ray materials and labor, and the operating exigencies with which the fine paper industry is faced." CALLS TREATY BACK. 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