LODGE TO CALL
UP KNOX PEACE
It's Conceded Senate Debate
Will Terminate Within Few
Days in Favorable Vote, Says
Dispatch.
Washington, April !6.—Senator
Lodge, republican leader, will call up
for consideration Tuesday the Knox
peace resolution ending the technical
state of war with the central pow
ers. It is conceded that the Senate
debate will terminate within a few
days in a favorable vote.
The Knox resolution, as reported to
the Senate by the foreign relations
committee, was altered In several re
spects from the measure Introduced.
It made more specific the clauses re
lating to the retention of Austro
Hungarian property obtained by the
alien property custodian. Also it set
forth that this government reserves
rights granted under treaties of peace
with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey,
as well as with. Germany.
Democrats wont uiocx.
The democrats expect to make
known their, opposition to a declatory
peace and put themselves strongly on
record against It, but they do not In
tend to block ithe resolution perma
nently or for a protracted period.
"I suppose you will let debate on
the resolution run for a reasonable
time," said Senator Underwood, dem
ocratic leader, when the resolution
was reported by Senator Lodge.
"I hope to pass it soon," said Sena
tor Lodge.
“Democrats are not disposed to de
lay It unduly,” said Senator Under
wood, “but some of us wish to discuss
it,”
Senator Lodge replied that he was
not inclined to be "unreasonable” In
urging early passage of the resolu
tion.
Porter’s “Different” Plan.
Meantime, In the House, Repre
sentative Porter, chairman of the for
eign affairs committee, has intro
duced a peace resolution differing
greatly from the one drawn by Sena
tor Knox.
Congressman Porter’s resolution is
brief, and declares simply that "the
state of war declared to exist Is here
by declared at an end.” It also re
serves to this country rights and
privileges acquired under the armis
tice and the treaty of Versailles.
Representative Porter argued his
resolution more nearly accords with
the wishes of President Harding, who
in his message asked that "such a
resolution should do no more than
thus declare the state of peace which
all America craves.”.
Congressman Porter said It was
perhaps unwise to repeat the declara
tions of war, as the Knox resolution
does, because this “might be con
strued as a disavowal of the war.”
“Leave President Free.”
“The resolutions recognize that the
constitution vests in the president the
(Occlusive right to make treaties sub
ject to ratification by the Senate and
therefore they do not fix any of the
terms or conditions of the treaties
with our late enemies, but leave the
- president free and untrammeled," said
Representative Porter.
The United News Is able to state
It is the intention of republican lead
ers in the House to be guided by the
will of the upper chamber, In spite of
the difference of opinion that has
been developed.
REPORT
TODAY OR TOMORROW
Washington, April 26— After a
brief executive session Monday aft
ernoon the Senate finance committee
postponed until Tuesday further
hearings on the emergency tariff bill.
Members of the tariff commission
probably will be heard then, also
Senator Knox on his proposal for
emergency protection for the chemi
cal and dyestuffs industries during
. the period between the adoption of a
peace resolution and the enactment of
the general tariff law.
Elimination of the foreign ox
change section of the emergency tar
iff bill has been determined upon by
members of the Senate committee,
according to sortie of its members,
and when the bill is reported to the
Senato either Tuesday or Wednes
day, it will be little more than the
farmers’ emergency tariff measure
which President Wilson vetoed.
The ways and means sub-commit
tee resumed work on the general
tariff bill Monday, and Chairman
t'ordney predicted Its completion and
report to the House by May 15.
HARDING TO TOIL AND
SWEAT ALL SUMMER?
Washington, April 26.—It looks
like a long, hard and hot summer
In Washington for President Hard
ing.
Despite the countless offers of
summer White Houses tendered him
by solicitous friends from coast to
coast, the president has made no
plan for moving far from Washing
ton during the annual torrid spell.
Few of the party leaders believe con
gress will finish its program before
September unless the high tempera
ture drives through legislation. Un
til congress leaves, unless It becomes
involved m endless debate over the
tariff, the president expects to re
main on the job in Washington.
SANTA FE ASKS WAGE CUT.
Topeka, Kan., April 26.—A long
**' statement, detailing conditions which
officials of the Santa Fe assert neces
sitates a cut in wages, was delivered
Monday to representatives of em
ployes attending a conference to dis
cuss the proposed wage reduction.
YARN MILLS REOPEN.
Fitchburgg, Mags., April 26.—The
Fitchburg and Grant yarn mills re
opened Monday after a six months’
period of idleness.
BRITISH MINE STRIKE
SETTLEMENT LOOMS
New Terms Propose Standard
Wage Which Shall Not Be
Reduced.
London, April 26.—Delegates to the
miners' and mine owners' conference
which Is now progressing 3moothly,
appeared optimistic Monday night,
although members of the miners'
delegation Informed the United News
that a temporary postponement of
the parley was necessary, owing to
the miners' refusal to submit de
tailed figures on thUr scheme to end
the struggle.
It was officially announced that
the new terms propose a standard
wage which shall not be reduced, and
that the owners and miners shall each
share In surplus profits.
The government is asked to assist
In the payment of wages during a
period ending July 31, after which
wages shall depend upon ability of
the industry to pay.
The conference adjourned until
Tuesday.
iraWm
U. S. S1EO.aOB.IOO
Chamberlain, Announcing In
terest Coming This Year,
Says John Bull Quits
Borrowing—To Repay.
London, April 26.—Great Britain Is
planning to pay this year interest on
loans from the United States amount
ing to more than $160,000,000, This
announcement was made in the
house of commons Monday afternoon
by Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chamberlain when he introduced the
new budget.
During the fiscal year Great Brit
ain reduced her indebtedness to
America by $300,000,000. England
still owes foreign countries, chiefly
America, $4,646,000,000 calculating the
exchange at $4 to the pound.
Budget Figure Cut.
Taking the gloomy view of the
country’s financial prospects for the
coming year, the government has re
frained from mitigating the crushing
direct taxation. By drastic cuts in
the national expenditures the chan
cellor has brought the estimated bud
get figure down to £974,000,000.
Great Britain’s dead weight debt is
now £7,573,000,000. An interesting
experiment in after the war financing
which the government is attempting
this year is the immediate flotation of
a conversion loan at 3 Vi per cent. In
order to reduce the dangerosuly
heavy floating debt. The offer ap
plies to all 5 per cent, war bonds ma
turing between now and 1925. This
Indicates the view of British financial
experts that the state no longer needs
to offer high yields on national se
curities.
"Restored Credit.”
"We have ceased to borrow; we
have begun to repay our debts," said
the chancellor. "We have restored
our International credit and made it
clear to those who doubted that we
shall still maintain this country as
the premier financial center of the
world."
MORE NEGRO PEONS
KILLED IN GEORGIA?
Revelations of Murders as
Horrible as Williams Farm
Ones Believed Bared.
Atlanta, Ga., April 26.—Revelations
of murders of negro peons on a south
Georgia farm, said to be equally as
horrible as those disclosed on the
farm of John Williams, now under a
life sentence at Covington, Ga., were
believed to have been made here
Monday to the federal grand Jury as
it began to Investigate labor condi
tions on plantations of a dozen Geor
gia counties.
Governor Dorsey is understood to
be co-operating with the federal au
thorities and if the charge of murder
is made, he is expected to bring the
case to the attention of the state
prosecutors. District Attorney Hoop
er Alexander said conditions on the
farm now under investigation will
be published as soon as the appar
ently authentic intimations so far re
ceived have been verified.
Reliable and substantial business
men of southern Georgia are the
principal witnesses in the new case.
They are understood to be entirely
willing to appear before any court of
proper jurisdiction.
"The evidence is of such a sensa
tional nature that the case may be
come as bad as the Williams case,"
said Vincent Hughes, in charge of
the Atlanta investigation bureau of
the department of justice.
COMMONS. PASSES
HUNGARIAN TREATY
London, April 26.—The house of
commons passed the Hungarian
treaty Monday, after defeating an
amendment seeking to necessitate the
approval of the commons to the ap
pointment of any Hungarian dele
gates to the League of Nations.
OOLLAR PRINCESS TO SEE
SPECIALIST IN PARIS
Athens, April 26.—Prince Christo
pher's aide de camp is authority for
the statement that the Princess Ana
stasia (formerly Mrs. William Leeds),
has so Improved in health that she In
tends to journey to Paris soon.
In Paris she Intends to consult
eminent specialists, and she may pos
sibly undergo another operation.
It has not been decided who will
accompany her to the French capital.
BEER. WIRE BICE.
PEOPLE’S LEAGUE
..
Wilson, Pershing and Edison
Regret They Can’t Attend
Meeting at Which Miss Mar
bury Raps Reformers.
New York, April 26.—What prom
ised to be the mildest of manifesta
tions in favor of personal liberty was
galvanized into life here Monday
night by Elizabeth Marbury, famous
woman politician and author, and
ended in uproarous endorsement of a
movement to organize an American
people's league to bet the blue laws
and bring back beer and wine.
The male element was in charge
when the speaking began, after a ban
quet in the Commodore at which
numerous notables were, gathered to
protest against the Lords' day alli
ance, the reform bureau and the anti
tobacco campaign of the W. C. T. U.
Conservatism at First.
An atmosphere of apparently pre
arranged conservatism reigned. Aft
er imbibing soda water and non-alco
holic champagne and singing such
rousing songs as "Suwanee River,"
and "My Old Kentucky Home," the
personal liberty lovers heard from
former City Comptroller Metz, as
toastmaster.
xxo cApiaiucu idiciuay umi lie
neither drank nor smoked, and that
he went regularly to church on Sun
day with his wife, but that he thought
it was wrong to tell other people not
to drink and smoke if they wanted
to.
Not rude whisky, he hastily explain
ed, but light wines and beers. He
thought it was a fine thing that pro
hibition had come to stay so far as
saloons were concerned. All he
wanted was a light wine and beer
amendment.
The next speaker. Judge Reuben L.
Haskell, of Brooklyn, went a little
further, but not much further.
Here's Miss Marbury’s Speech.
In the midst of this gentle advocacy
of diluted personal liberty, arose Miss
Marbury in her might and Indigna
tion.
“Why mince words," cried she. “A
lot of milk feds have robbed us of
liberty. Take devastated Europe,
devastated France—I want to tell you
that If we let them go on America
will be worse devastated than Europe
for no self respecting human being
will want to stay here.
“They began this business when we
went into war. Was there anything
the matter of our 2,000,000 men who
went over there? Those men had not
been interfered with by the semi
official conference. They took a
drink—of anything—when they want
ed it.
"I'm proud of our men as they were
then. I'm satisfied witli them as they
were, and as they have been making
history for us ever since the revolu
tion.
“Now comes these reformers and
tell us that our men have been all
wrong.
“U. 8. Stands as Joke.”
“For God's sake don't lets allow
them to put over their antediluvian
prejudices. Let's talk less and do
more. They say the women are with
their movement. They try hard to
pass the buck to us. Some women
have more sense. And for my part I
won’t talk it.
"As the result of the activities of
these reformers America stands to
day a joke in the eyes of the world.
We must not let them put these new
things over on us.”
Miss Marbury’s remarks were
greeted with shouts of applause.
From that moment the meeting
took on new life. Gov. Edward I. Ed
wards, of New Jersey, and a number
of other speakers aroused the meeting
to further enthusiasm and resolutions
were unanimously passed committing
those present to the policy of mo
bilizing the people into an “Ameri
can peoples’ league,” whose slogan
should be personal liberty.
Gofopers, Wadsworth Endorse It.
A telegram was read from Samuel
Gampers endorsing the object of the
meeting and regretting his absence.
Similar messages were read from
United States Senators Wadsworth,
Shortbrldge and Frelinghuysen and
from David Belasco.
Noncommittal regrets were sent by
Woodrow Wilson, Thomas A. Edison,
General Pershing and others.
NOISY PUPPIES BARE
$6,000 GEM BURGLARY
Chicago, April 26 (Special).—Two
puppies at 3658 Orenshaw street led
to the discovery of a 8G.OOO burglary
In the home of Morris Marcovitz, a
Jeweler with offices in the Heyworth
building.
Detective Sergeants Barry and
O’Hare of the Fillmore street station
found the family away. Near a base
: ment window was a rubber hammer,
a “Jimmy” and other burglar tools,
i The house had been ransacked.
I When Mr. Marcovitz returned he
said the robbers took diamond ear
rings, a diamond ring, a diamond pin,
two diamond rings for women, a
dozen watches and a fur cape.
The police are Investigating.
AGED PROSPECTOR DEAD.
Butte, Mont., April 26.—Edward
Hickey, 80, one of the locators of the
Anaconda lode died at his home here
today.
she s"huY~her mouth
AND SAVED SPARKLER
Chicago, April 26.—"Keep your
mouth shut," commanded the leader
of four bandits early today when they
kidnaped and robbed Helen Spangler,
urtlst, and Charles Holland, with
whom she was motoring.
Miss Spangler obeyed.
She took a big diamond ring from
her mouth after the bandits left. The
robbers secured about 81,500 in cash
and Jewelry, however.
ICED MIIEIOWE
LEFT rOUl WIFE
Mra. Cecil Ready Oyster to
Wage Bitter Battle for His
Estate—On Death Bed He
* Disinherited Her.
Washington, April 28.—Reports
that George M. Oyster, )r., 72. million,
alre who (lied Sunday night in At
lantic City. N. J„ was estranged from
his 26-year-old bride of three months
and had cut her off from any share
in his vast estate by a death bed co
dicil to his will, were generally cred
ited here Monday. Attorneys for both
Mr. Oyster and Mrs. Cecils Ready
Oyster, the widow, while declining to
discuss the reports refused to deny
them.
The young widow also refused to
comment. She remained secluded all
Monday in the sumptuous Oyster
apartment in the Wardeman Park ho
tel guarded from reporters by serv
ants and her mother.
Inquiries carried to Mrs. Oyster
by a maid brought the answer that
she “did not wish to talk." When a
request was sent to the widow that
she deny the reports, she declined
to answer at all.
nui ncjr <Twn V l mia.
Dispatches from Atlantic City re
porting that the aged millionaire and
his youthful bride had been estranged
for several weeks and that on his
death bed Sunday night he signed a
codicil to bis will cuttliv: her off
without a cent, were shown the attor
neys for both Mr. Oyster and the
widow Monday.
S. C. Brandenburg, counsel for Mr.
Oyster said he could neither deny or
confirm them. The only statement
he would make was:
‘‘Mr. Oyster went to Atlantic City
April 2 accompanied by his nephew.
Mrs. Oyster remained in Washing
ton.”
Daniel W. Odonougliue, who was
retained by Mrs. Oyster as her attor
ney soon after her return from her
honeymoon, said he would not dis
cuss the reports. He repeated that
the young bride had tried to ascer
tain her husband’s condition intend
ing to go to hlfti In Atlantic City, but
had beeri unable to learn anything.
$1,000 Weak “Pin Money.”
The widow's attorney said no set
tlement had been made by Mr. Oys
ter upon his bride Before their mar
riage last January. Ho allowed her
$1,000 a week "pin money,” however.
Rumors of an estrangement between
the aged man and his young bride
have stirred Washington society for
the last six weeks.
Mr. Oyster suddenly returned alone
from Florida where the couplo had
gone on a special car for their honey
moon on March 10. Friends of the
bride In Syracuse then reported that
there was an estrangement.
Mr. Oyster denied he had returned
alone because of any difficulties with
his bride. Ho said he came home to
atend to his Income tax and that Mrs.
Oyster and her mother, Mrs. Heady,
would return by automobile and join
him later. It was three weeks later
that Mrs. Oyster, accompanied by her
mother, reached Washington. Sever
al days, before their arrival Mr. Oys
ter went to Atlantic City. Both de
nied at the time, however, that there
was an estrangement.
Body to Washington.
Henry W. Brawner, manager of
Mr. Oyster’s dairy business made all
arrangements for the funeral Mon
day. He went to Atlantic City Sun
day night and brought the bpdy to
Washington late Monday afternoon.
Syracuse,. N. Y., April 25.—Cut oft
from the fortune of George M. Oyster,
the widow, Mrs. Cecil Ready Oyster,
of Syracuse, will wage a bitter legal
battle for a large part of the estate.
It was predicted here Monday, when
word came from Atlantic City that
Oyster shortly before his death had
executed a codicil to his will by which
the society girl he married January
15 was disinherited.
STORM PLAYS HAVOC
NEAR HASTINGS, NEB.
Hastings, Neb., April 26 (Special).
—Fully BO farms were swept over
within a radius of 25 miles of Hast
ings by the high twisting wind Sun
day night. On a number of farms
the barns and outbuildings were de
stroyed and the houses damaged,
about 50 automobiles were in the
ditches along the roads leading into
Hastings Monday morning where
they had been driven by the wind.
Practically all tops were blown off.
On several farms horses and sheep
were either killed or injured. The
scene of destructive windstorm three
weeks ago was again hit Sunday
night.
SHIP RACES TRAIN FROM
FLORIDA TO NEW YORK
Miami, April 26.—Oar A. Wood, ^
Detroit and New York manufacturer
and sportsman, left here at midnight
In his 900 horsepower 50 foot cabin
cruiser the Oar II, Jr, in a race to I
New York against the Havana spe
cial of the Atlantic coast lino. He
has set a 41 hour schedule, which
would carry him Into New York three
hours before the flyer arrives.
WILL PROBE CHICAGO’S
INDUSTRIAL UNDERWORLD,
Chicago, April 25.—"Chicago's in- ’
dustrial underworld,’ charged with
throttling the building Industry, will
be Investigated here May 4 by the
grand jury.^ |
Observers declare that England and
Fiance are shortly to be plunged into
a hateless battle for the air supremacy
of Europe, with commercial aviation as
U e prize.
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4 Dublin, April 26 (Special).— 4
4 The discovery of gold in the 4
4 streams of County West
4 meath, Ireland, calls attention 4
4 to the fact that the ancient 4
4 tribesmen of that country 4
4 must have been oxpert metal- 4
4 lurgists. Although not noted 4
4 as a gold producing country, 4
4 Irelnnd is one of the greatest 4
4 storehouses of antiquities In 4
4 the world. It Is a literal mine 4
4 of personal ornaments, imple- 4
4 ments, rings, torques and other 4
4 Celtic antiquities. Kemble ob- 4
4 served that, "with the sole ex- 4
4 ceptlon of the museums of 4
4 Scandinavia, there Is scarcely 4
4 one European collection which 4
4 shows anything like so great 4
4 a wealth of personal orna- 4
4 ments made of the precious 4
4 metal as Ireland.” It Is almost 4
4 certain that the gold orna- 4
4 ments found In such abun- 4
4 dance were made from the 4
4 precious metal found In Irish 4
4 streams. 4
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TIMES 'VISIT'
MJSCIU
Between Whiting and Onawa
Telegraph Lines Are Torn
Down—Twister Sweeps
Part of Muscatine.
St. Paul, Minn., April 29.—Widely
separated sections of Wisconsin and
Iowa were visited late Monday by
small tornadoes, accompanied by
heavy rains and hall.
Reports reaching here were that
the Northwestern railroad round
house In Washburn, Wls., was un
roofed. Communication with Bara
boo, where the storm seemed to cen
ter, was lost late in the day. Between
Whiting and Onawa, la., telegraph
lines were torn down. Trains in Iowa
were delayed because of fallen tele
graph poles.
Muscatine, Ia„ April 25.—The south
part of the city was swept by a noon
hour twister Monday. The Zlgler
canning factory was unroored. Many
smaller buildings were razed. In Ata
lissa, in the north end of the county,
considerable damage also was done.
Three men were injured when an au
tomobile In which they were riding
was blown into a ditch.
SQNURNQ9
John Cornyn, 60, Frisco j
“Newsboy,” Shot Them
“So They Might Join
Mother in Heaven.”
Chapman Park, Cal., April 29.—Ly
ing side by side, face downward, the
bodies of Arthur Cornyn, aged 7 and
Andrew Cornyn. 9 were found near
here late Monday after an eight-hour
search. They were shot and killed
Sunday afternoon by their father,
John Cornyn, who gave himself up
to the police in San Francisco Mon
day.
“Their mother had been calling for
her boys. So I killed them that they
might Join her in heaven," Cornyn
said.
He was brought here to direct the
search for the bodies but proved of
little assistance.
George Mahood made the discovery
of the bodies. A posse of several
hundred, including 100 school mates
of the Cornyn boys from the or
phanage had searched the hills of 1
Marin county all afternoon.
Cornyn, 50, a "newsboy." was re
leased from an asylum only a few
months ago. Ho called at the or
phanage Saturday and took the boys
for an “outing.” Only the refusal of
orphanage authorities to permit him
to take his little daughter, 3, is be
lieved to have prevented him from i
killing her.
AURORA MAYOR WILL
BE POLICE CHIEF, TOO
Aurora, 111., April 26 (Special).—
Col. Charles S. Greene, mayor-elect
of Aurora, proposes to "double'’ as
chief of police Until his pre-election
pledges to the voters have been made
good.
Colonel Greene, who takes office
May 2, has asked sanction of his plan
by the four new city commissioners.
He said he wished to direct the
town's police activities until every
moonshine establishment and every
gambling place has been closed. He
also pledges to direct proper super
vision of all public dancing and drive
out “black and tan” resorts.
RACE HORSE KILL8 GIRL.
Plcher, Okla., April 20.—A 5-year
old girl was killed and live persons
were Injured when a race horse
dashed through the track fence Into
a crowd of spectators.
TWO PURDUESTUDENTS
DROWN AS CANOE UPSETS
Lafayette, Ind., April 26 (Special).
—Oral A. Dalton and Walter G. Ar
nold, students at Purdue university,
were drowned In the Wabash river
when their two canoes overturned
and they and four companions were
thrown Into the water. The others
wtro suved. Dalton’s home was In
Mitchell. Ind. Arndul lived in Mor
rlston, Ind. Dalton’s body was re
covered.
FEAR D. 5. ACTION
In This Case Poincaire Will
Succeed Briand—First Sec
tion of German Note Beaches
America, Is Intimation.
BY C. F. BERTELLI,
Paris, April 26.—There are Indica
tions that the American attitude of
conciliation on the reparations ques
tion may provoke a ministerial crisis
In France. In this case It is almost
certain that for President Poincaire
will replace Premier Briand.
If this ocours It will be the final
rupture between France and the allies.
Poincaire has already declared thnt
"President Harding cannot be con
sulted in the matter of reparation*
which peculiarly concerns France and
Germany.”
"Must Occupy Ruhr.”
He has also affirmed that the Ruhr
valley must be occupied at all costs.
The lobbies of parliament are fer
menting with senators and deputies
manifesting the gravest disapproval
of Premier Briand and the acceptance
of Lloyd George’s "wait and see” pol
icy, which was obviously dictated by
America.
In the event that parliament In
stead of taking a vacation Friday, de
cides to remain in session, Briand will
be put to a vote of confidence the out
come of which Is doubtful.
illustrates rrencn indignation.
Illustrating the wave of popular
Indlgatton against American inter
vention In the question of reparations
Paul Aubrlot In Bonsolr says:
“As regards America, we have
good reason to keep on guard.
We must not forget that they re
pudiated President Wilson's sig
nature. Now they want to return
to the councils of the allies on the
demand of Germany. Therefore
It Is legitimate to suspect that
they will servo Germany.
“In transmitting Germany's
proposals America engages her
self to defend them which Is de
cidedly inimical to the Interests
of the allleB."
Briand Meets War Council.
Premier Briand met the war council
Monday night under the presidency
of President Mlllerand and reported
the results of the Lympne conference.
The Impression In official circles Is
most pessimistic. In summing up the
events of the day a high diplomat
said to me:
“Unless Premier Briand invades the
Ruhr regardless of the decision of the
United States and England, his days
are numbered."
FULL TEXT EXPECTED
IN WASHINGTON TODAY
Washington. April 26.—Although
official confirmation was lacking at
midnight Monday, it was reliably
Intimated that the first section of the
German reparations note had arrived
at the state deparment.
It was expected that the full text
would be ready for consideration of
cabinet members Tuesday. Discus
sion of its terms will largely center
In Secretaries, Hughes, Hoover. Mel
ton and President Harding and con
sideration of the proposals by Hughes
In a conference with the allied am
bassadors Is expected to follow the
note.
—^—
Washington, April 26.—Press dis
patches from Berlin that Germany In
her latest note to the United States
government on the indemnity ques
tion has suggested a grand total of
200,000,000,000 gold marks furnished
a basis for forecasting the attitude of
the administration on such an offer.
The note had not reached the state
department late Monday, It was said.
If It should arrive during the night
the fact of Its arrival would be made
public, but the text will not be given
out before Tuesday, it was said.
The communication Is In cipher, It
was explained, and for that reason,
could not be prepared for Secretary
of State Hughes and President Hard
ing Monday night. The president and
Secretary Hughes must read the note
before It Is given to the press.
It is understood the business men
among President Harding's cabinet
officers agree substantially with those
of tho preceding administration. The
latter were almost unanimous In the
opinion that 226,000,000.000 gold
marks fixed by the allies originally
was altogether out of proportion to
the amount which could be collected.
Speculation on the reception which
this letter will get from the diplo
matic and financial officials of the
present administration seems to be
generally to the effect that they will
regard as reasonable the new German
proposal if it actually Is 200,000,000,
000 gold marks.
The next step should this be the *
offer rvould be to communicate it to
the allies in a way "acceptable to
them.*’ The nation most Interested
is France and it is believed that the
first thing to be done after a confer
ence between the president and sec
retary of state will be informally to
communicate the proposals to that
country.
The delay in getting the note to
the United States Is yet unexplained.
Boring Ilresel, the United States
commissioner to Germany, was in Co
blenz Saturday. 6ut the note was
handed to his office, according to
accounts for prompt transmission
to the state department. It was
expected early Monday morning,
s . -
BENSON IS SEEKING
TO AVERT STRIKE
New York, April 28.—Admiral Wil
liam S. Benson, chairman of the
United States Shipping Board Mon
day night called a conference of all
vocations employed In the American
Merchant marine, to meet at 11
o'clock Wednesday morning In Wash
ington to seek means to avert a na
tional shipping strlka scheduled for
May 1.
