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AMUSEMENTS FAIL
AS PROP FOR BOLSHEVIKI
Warsaw, Feb. 27. The closing of
the opera houses and theaters owing
to epidemics of various sicknesses
is under consideration in Moscow
and other cities of Soviet Russia.
The proposed measure is looked
upon here as an indication of the
seriousness of the situation of the
soviet government as amusement
has been one of the strongest factors
from which the botsheviki have re
tained the favor of the classes, es
pecially the women.
Singers are paid 3.000 to 5 000
rubles for each performance. They
are in the first rank of the first
category of workers who must be
fed, although others may starve.
Clubs have been organized in Petro
grad and Moscow for the minor ar
tists, where they eat well and cheap
ly. PRESIDENT RECEIVES
CHAMBERLAIN COOLLY
Washington, Feb. 2. President
Wilson and Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon, chairman o fthe senate mili
tary committee, met today for the
first time since their controversy of
more' than a year ago, when the
president wrote a letter sharply crit
icising the senator for his New York
speech in which he said "certain gov
ernment bureaus had almost ceased
to function."
Senator Chamberlain called topay
his respects to the president, who
was at the capitol conferring with
senators and representatives. The
president' shook Senator Chamber
lain's hand once and the smile on
his face disappeared. Gravely bow
ing, the president released Mr.
Chamberlain's hand and without
speaking turned to greet another
senator.
WINE GROWERS PROTEST
VINEYARD DESTRUCTION
New York, Feb. 27. The Amer
ican Wine Growers association in
convention here today adopted a
resolution protesting against "the
un-American and bolshevik cam
paign of destruction which has been
conducted in this country against
the growers of grapes and makers
of wine, whose fundamental rights
as citizens have been violated and
whose properties have been confis
cated without just reason and with
out just compensation."
Another resolution urged the re
peal of the wartime prohibition law
on the ground that its enforcement
would result in the waste of thou
sand of tons of wine grapes which,
it was declared, could not be used
for any other purpose.
TOSSED DICE TO SEE WHO
SHOULD KILL EISNER
London, Feb. 27. Ex-Crown
Price Rupprecht of Bavaria and a
lum ber of former high army officers
tossed dice in a Munich club to de
cide who should assassinate Premier
Kurt liisner, the Daily Chronicle
lerrns from its Geneva correspondent
Count Arco Valley lost.
MRS. FIELD SAYS HUBBY
WAS OUT LATE NIGHTS
Chicago, Feb. 27. Mrs- Hazel
O. i'tf . Field was granted a divorce
Wednesday from Eugene Field, pr.,
the poet's son. Desertion wasxharg
ed. .
The Fields were married June 26,
1915, and on August 1 he left her.
"He stayed out late at night,"
Mrs. Field said. "When I objected
he told me he would leave me
and he did." She admitted they had
known each other only two or three
months before the marriage. "There
is a moral here." said the court. "If
you had known him better you might
have been saved this experience.
Will you remember?"
Mrs. Field promised to remem
Icr. .'
Swiss Guard Reinforced.
Geneva, Feb. 27. Swiss troops
imi the Bavarian and Baden fron
tiers of Germany have been rein
forced owing to unrest across the
boundary.
ENATE PASSES
LL TO ASSURE
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2.26 FOP, WHEAT
Billion Dollars Voted to Ful
fill . Guarantee Given
to Farmers by the
; v Government.
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Washington, Feb. 27. The ad
ministration bill appropriating $1,
000.000,000 to fulfill the govern
ment's guaranteed wheat price of
$2.26 a bushel to the farmer for the
K'19 crop was passed at 12:30
o'clock this morning by the senate
without material amendment and
now goes to conference.
Charges that the republicans are
conducting a filibuster in an effort
to delay transaction of business was
made on the senate floor by Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, democrat, dur
ing consideration of the wheat guar
antee bill.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania,
republican, denied the accusation,
and declared that since the Okla
homa senator, as well as Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, had devoted
three-quarters of the day discussing
an "academic subject," it was ef
frontery" to charge the republicans
with delaying transaction of busi
ness. Debate on amendments to the bill
followed, -with both republican and
democratic senators agreeing the
measure was necessary so the gov
ernment could keep faith with the
farmer. '
After adopting an amendment to
deny benefits of the bill to growers
of 1919 spring wheat, who did not
grow 1918 spring wheat, the senate
reversed its action and by a vote qf
31 to 23 struck out the amendment.
The only important amendment
adopted by the senate was a' rider
amending the cotton futures act so
as to restrict speculation in cotton
and give the government larger con
trol over exchanges.
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Committee to Probe Causes of
Unrest Authorized by
Conference Called by
Government.
London, Feb. 27. The industrial
conference, called by the govern
ment, today adopted a resolution
moved by Arthur Henderson, the
labor leader, that a joint committee
consider the question of hours and
wages of . workingmen and women
and general conditions of employ
ment. An amendment, offered by Pre
mier Llyod George, that the com
mittee investigate causes of unrest
and report to the conference not
later than April 5, also was adopted.
The committee, will be composed
of an equal number of employers
and employes, including men and
women, with a chairman appointed
by the government.
The committee also will report on
the steps necessary to safeguard the
best relations betwen capital and 30
representatives of employers. .
If Great Britain stood still in
meeting this problem, the premier
added, France and America would
stand sW'l and catastrophe would
follow.
See's Faults on Both Sides.
Premier Lloyd George said he
hope'd a preliminary peace would be
signed within the next few weeks
and declared the blockade of Ger
many cDuld not be raised until Ger
many had signed a treat which
would make war impossible.
Concerning the industrial situation
there were faults on both sides, the
desire to secure a higher and better
standard of life, was a natural as
premier said. The workers should
feel that, they had an interest in in
dustry and the employers must place
more trust in the workmen. He
hoped that by Summer the cost of
living in the workingman's house
hold would be- reduced four shill
ings a week.
The premitr said that the workers'
piration with which the whole nation
would sympathize. His conviction
was that the employers were pre
pared to go further than most work
ers imagined.
Government Warned.
; The early hours of the session to
day were marked by an assertion
boldly made by labor of its inde
pendence and power in which the
government was warned that labor
would be satisfied with no half-way
measures.
lAYOTi S
AG A I 1ST LIGHT
ILL BY HOWELL
Omaha Executive Says Does
Not Give City.Authority to
Buy Existing Plant if it ,
Is Desired.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 27. Mayor Ed
Smith has taken. a hand in the scrap
over the R. B. Howell bill, H. R.
No. 450, known as the electric light
bill. He has written to the members"
of the Douglas county delegation in
the senate urging the defeat of the
bill in its present form.
The Omaha mayor claims in his
letter to the senators that the bill
contains several jokers which make
it a dangerous piece of legislation.
Smith claims that the bill deceives
the people by removing the obliga
tion of the board to construct its
electric light plant at the, Florence
station. The bill does not empower
th-j board to purchase the present
electric light plant, Smith says. Un
der the-proposed- law. Smith says,
the water board would become the
supreme authority in the city gov
ernment and the city could not buy
the light plant of present owners if
it desired.
'Mayor Smith says that he is anx
ious the city acquire an electric
light plant, but he does not believe
the Howell bill provides the proper
means. . ''
Bill Validating Contracts '
Finally Passed by Congress
; Washington, Feb. 27. Enactment
of the bill validating $2,700,000,000
of informal war contracts and pro
viding for their settlement was
completed today with the adoption
of the conference report by the sen
rte without a record vote. The
measure now goes to the president.
Enteral t Hcond-clat matter May 2S, 1906. it
Omsfta P. O. undar act af March 3, 1679
Eddie Rickenhacher
to Be Raised in Rank
to Lieutenant Colonel
New York, Feb. 27. In a few
days it will be Lieut.-Col. Edward
Rickenbacher instead of captain.
Yesterday the American ace
was honorably discharged from
the service with a rating of "M.
A." He said:
"While I have not been offi
cially notified that I am a lieutenant-colonel,
I have been
given my discharge from the
army and the 'M. A.', or military
aviation rank fs one of the high
est any man pould hope for. It
is only given to an aviator who
has served three years or who
has done extraordinary service. I
have not served three years, so
there is only one thing I can
think. I know that no bearer of
an 'M. A-' degree is less than a
lieutenant-colonel, so I am, while
out of- the service, rather ex
pectant." HITCHCOCK 111
SENATE SPEAKS
FOR NEW LEAGUE
Peace With Union of Nations
or War "Without It Are
Alternatives, Says Ne
braska Senator.
Washington, Feb. 27. Peace with
the league of nations or war and
preparation for war without it; the
internationalism of peace and jus
tice or the internationalism of "the
socialist, the anarchist and the bol
shevist, are the alternatives before
the world," declared Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, chairman' of the
senate foreign relations committee,
in an address late today to the sen
ate. The propesed league, Senator
Hitchcock asserted, would "render
war between members as nearly im
possible as human agencies can de
vise." He spoke of the growth of
socialism and the popular demand
for relief from war and its sacri
fices, and said peoples throughout
the world, if denied measures for
peace, would violently protest and
seize power.
Senators who have opposed .the
league draft, the Nebraska member
asserted,-would be opposed to any
league. He .charged that in their
attacks these senators had magnified
its dangers and that they "quibble
and split hairs."
Cites Roosevelt's View.
Replying to a reference to Ameri
canism as opposed to international
ism in a recent speech of Senator
Borah of Idaho, who quoted Colonel
Roosevelt, Senator Hitchcock said
the former president had favored
a league of nations to enforce peace,
not only by moral force but by mili
tary strength, and expressed the 'be
lief that if he were alive Colonel
Roosevelt would be found support
ing the league as ardently as Presi
dent Wilson.
Suggestions that Mexico might
join in imposing conditions on this
country were ridiculed by the sena
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George Haller and Rex Beck
Arrested on Charge of
Stealing Drexel Car
' Fron Garage.
As George Haller, 18, 4512 North
Fortieth street, was on his way to
meet a girt friend near Sixteenth
and Douglas streets. Thursday after
noon, detectives arrested him to
gether with Rex Beck, 17, 1444 No.
Seventeenth street. Haller was
booked for breaking, entering and
grand larceny and charged with
breaking into the Fontenelle gar
age last Fridiy and stealing a new
automobile, belonging to J. H. Drex
el. 2526 South Tenth street.
Both boys confessed to the
charges police say. Young Beck
was arrested in a local garage by
Detectives Joseph Baugham and L.
O. Toland.
Clever ruses in running down the
youthful thieves were employed by
the detectives who first received a
tip on the stolen car from an in
terurban car crew, that helped the
boys get out of a stretch of deep
mud nearl Ralston.
From two girls with them last
Saturday night when the machine
was abandoned, the detectives ob
tained a further "lin" on the case.
Through the girls makini, appoint
ments with Beck aird HalUr, the de
tectives caused their arrest.
"Yep. we took he car," Haller
said. "The first night wT ditched it
behind the Methodist hospital. Sat
urday night we got the car, again
and picked up two girls at Sixteenth
and Douglas streets and took them
to a dance in Papillion. When we
got tuck in the mud, the girls went
on. ahead.- to the dance and we met
them afterwards. We just wanted
jto have some fun,"
OMAHA, FRIDAY,
Massachusetts Representative
Nominated on First Ballot
in Republican Caucus;
Election Certain.
Washington, Feb. 27. Representa
tive Frederick H. Gillett of Massa-.
chusctts was nominated on the first
ballot tonight as the party candidate
for speaker in the next house of rep
resentatives. Representative James R. Mann of
Illinois ran second, with Representa
tive Campbell of Kansas, who en
tered the race a few days after
Representative Simon D- Fess of
Ohio had withdrawn, far behind.
Aj the republicans will have a
majority in the next house, nomina
tion was regarded by them as equiv
alent to election.
The official vote as announced by
Representative Horace M. Towner
of Iowa, chairnVan of the confer
ence, follows:
Gillett, 138; Mann, 69; Campbell,
13; scattering 5 four for Repre
sentative John J. Esch of Wisconsin
and one for Representative Frank
W. Mondell of Wyoming.
Election Made Unanimous.
Immediately after the ballot was
announced, the election of Mr. Gil
lett was made unanimous on motion
of Mr. Mann.
Immediately after his nomination
Mr. Gillett issued this statement: f
"I have reached the goal of my
ambition, a happiness which I sup
pose comes to few men. I feel the
deepest gratitude tomy generous
supporters, but I have no tinge of
hard feeling against any one. My
ambition now wil.1 be t& establish
harmonious co-operation among all
republicans that we may cope suc
cessfully with the prodigious prob
lems of the coming session."
Echoes from the recent conference
between Will Hays, chairman of the
republican national committee, and
Representative Fess and the Ohio
and Indiana delegations which pre
ceded Mr. Fess' withdrawal from the
race were heard at tonight's confer
ence. ,
Leaders Criticised.
Some of the lepresentatives speak
ing ain support of Representatives
Mann and Campbell declared that
Chairman Hays and Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania and other senators
sought to dictate the organization
of the next house.
"It looks rather 'Haysy' and 'Pen
rosv' for the republican party," de
clared Representative Sweet of Iowa,
speaking in support of Mr. Camp
bell. Representative Mcgee of New
York, speaking tor aim Mann, saia
no one could give any reason "why
we should be influenced in our
actions by outside parties."
Representative-elect Vaile of Colo
rado declared that if the speaker in
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
President Appoints
A. Mitchell Palmer
to Be Attorney General
Washington, Feb. 27. A. Mitchell
Palmer today was nominated by
President Wilson to be attorney
general. v
Mr. Palmer probably will take of
fice March 4, the date tentatively
fixed by Attorney General Gregory
for his retirement when he resigned
several months ago to return to
private practice of law.
The resignation of Mr. Palmer as
alien property custodian has not
been announced, and there has been
no intimation as to who may suc
ceed him in that office
Mr. Palmer is a native of Strouds
burg, Pa.,-and is 47 years old. He
graduated from Swarthmore college
in 1891 and two years later was ad
mitted to the bar.
In 1908 he was elected to congress
and served three terms from the
26th Pennsylvania district, becoming
a member of the committee of ways
and means and framing the metal
schedule in the Underwood bill.
Since 1912 he has been a member of
the national democratic committee.
In 1915 he was appointed by Presi
dent Wilson a judge of the United
States court of claims, but declined
to accept. It was generally reported
that he was offered the war portfolio
n President Wilson s first cabinet.
ut asked to be excused because he
was a Quaker. In October, 1917,
President Wilson named him, alien
property custodian.
Huns Kill, Burn and Pillage
as They Retire Frpm Russia
. Warsaw, Feb. 27. Twelve persons
were killed in Bransk by the Ger
mans before they evacuated the
town and villages along the railway
from Bialystok to Brest-Litovsk are
being burned and pillaged by them.
It is estimated that horses worth a
billion marks havg, been stolen from
Lithuania by the Germans,
FEBRUARY 28, 1919.
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G, F. EDIUfiDS,
FORMER VERMONT
SEISTOP BEAD
Statesman Twice in Race for
Republican . Nomination
for President Expires
at Age of 91.
Pasadena, Cal., Feb. 27. George
F. Edmund former U. S. stnator
from Vermont, died here today fol
lowing a long illness. He was 91
years old.
The former senator had lived in
almost complete seclusion for two
years. He is survived by a daughter,
Miss Mary Edmund's, who was at
his bedside when he died. ,
-Gcorge Franklin" Edmunds was
United States senator from Vermont
for 25 years, from 1866 to 1891, ac
quiring such a reputation as a states
man that on two occasions in the
early '80s his name was presented
in the republican national conven
tion as a candidate for the presiden
tial nomination. The first time, in
1880. he received only 34 votes, but
in 1884. 93 votes were cast for him.
Though never president, he was
known as adviser of presidents.
President Grant publicly ac
knowledged that Edumunds was one
of the men to whom he was most
indebted for counsel
Born on a farm at Richmond, Vt.,
February 1828, his education was
in tjie common schools and by pri
vate tutor, but during his lifetime
he received honorary degrees from
four New England colleges. His
profession was lai-.
Succeeded Solomon Foot.
In March, 1866, he was appointed
to supply the vacancy in the United
States senate created by the death
of Solomon Foot and with' his first
speech, during the services commem
orative of his predecessor, he
stamped himself upon the senate as
a man of keen intellect and power.
He took a leading part in the dis
cussions of the senate during the
turbulent reconstruction days and
was active as one- of his party lead
ers :vthe impeachment of President
Johnson. When Hayes and Tilden
were contesting the presidential
election returns in - 1876, Senator
Edumunds was one of the electoral
committee "which placed Hayes in
the White House. ' '
Author of Anti-Polygamy Act.
He was unanimously elected presi
dent, pro-tempore or - the senate,
when Vice President Arthur was
called to the White House by the as
sassination of President Garfield. As
a parliamentarian he gainedhiglv
repute. Any member who ignored
the rules would promptly invoke the
Vermonter's biting satire.
In 1882 he introduced a measure
for the suppression of polygamy in
Utah, and the disfranchisement of
those who followed it. This act,
which came to be known as the
Edmunds act, was brought before
the supreme court and upheld in
decisions that were given in a series
of cases. In the year before he vol
untarily retired from the senate, he
closed his long political career by
helping to draw up that famous
anti-trust law, which bears the name
of the Sherman act.
The venerable Vermont states
man spent most of his last days in
Pasadena, Cal.
Prominent Omaha Couple
Are Married at Duluth
L. G. Doup and Mrs. Ella L.
Cummings of Omaha, were married
at the home of the bride s sister,
Mrs. F. D. Or, in Duluth Minn.,
Thursday, Rev. Everett W. Couper,
rector of Trinity Episcopal-cathedral
officiating. The couple will return
to their home here immediately.
Well Known Artist Dead.
Montreal, Feb. 27. Robert Harris,
one of Canada's best known por
trait painters, and former president
of the'Royal Canadian academy, died
here today. He was born in Wales
in 1840, but came to Uie dominion
,iis a youth.
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Rhenish Republic May
. Be Made Separate-State to -.
Be Controlled by League
Would Be Permitted to Exercise Right of Self-Deter-
mination After Germany Has Paid All Allied Debts;
Little Likelihood That Concession Asked by Japan
Will Be Granted.
By JUSTIN McGRATH.
Staff Correspondent of Universal Service.
Lyons, France, Feb. 27. Tlje establishment of a new
Rhenish republic became a strong probability today, as the
result of conferences among leaders of the "big ten." The
French all along have been opposed to permitting Germany
to keep territory on the left bank of the Rhine.
The first proposal was that this territory should be per
manently annexed to France. The other allies took the posi
tion that this would be impossible without creating another
problem similar to that of Alsace-Lorraine
The next suggestion was that this
territory should be organized into
a separate state controlled by the
league of nations.
The present proposal, which seems
to meet with general favor is that
a Rhenish republic be organized
into a separate state controlled by
the league of nations until such time
as Germany shall have paid all al
lied claims against it in full and
then be permitted to exercise the
right to self-determination.
If the republic wishes to rejoin
Germany there will be no objection.
France has consented to this so
lution, therefore, it most likely to
be adopted by the conference.
Making Progress.
All of the special committees of
the conference are making gratifying
progress. It is expected that nearly
all the troublesome questions will
WILSON HEADS
VICTORS' PARAGE
AT VASIIIflGTON
Hundreds of Wounded and
Men From Every State in
Procession Reviewed by
the President.
Washington, Feb. 27. Pennsyl
vania Avenue re-echoed today, for
the first time in marly years to the
tread of victorious American sol
diers men who fought in Europe
under the Stars and Stripes to help
clear the way for the spread of
democratic ideals.
President Wilson, back only a few
days from the peace conference in
Pan's, led the parade or foot and
after marching through cheering
thousands from the capitol to the
White House, took his place in the
reviewing stand with Mrs. Wilson,
surrounded by his cabinet, justice,
of the supreme court, the diplomatic
corps and high officers of the
American and foreign military
forces.
Many Wounded Men in Parade.
The parade was organized as a
tribute to service men soldiers,
sailors and marines from the Dis
trict of Columbia, but it' soon be
came apparent that this first review
in Washington since victory was
won had more than local signifi
cance. Men from every state and
every service took part, but espec
ially the presence of hundreds of
wounded who at Chateau Thierry,
St. Mihiel and the Argonne helped
write stirring chapters of American
participation in the war, made the
parade a testimonial of the nation's
pride in all its fighters, regardless
of locality.
i Three generations were represent
ed in the pageant, the fighters of to
day, the veterans of yesterday and
the high school and college cadets
in training to take their places under
the flag if need be. Blue and gray
walked together in the section of
veterans, followed by younger .men
in the uniforms of Spanish war
days.
Indians Wear Tribal Garb. '
Resplendent in their tribal war
garb, Indians joined with their white
brothers in the parade as they joined
them in fighting on foreign fields to
crush autocracy.
After President Wilson had taken
his place in the reviewing stand the
"Star Spangled Banner" was sung by
a chorus and then the great stream
of service men begal to pour1 by,
some of the soldiers wearing body
armor and trench helmets and carry
ing gas masks, as they did in r ranee.
One lad carried a German helmet
on his bayonet, exciting tumultuous
approval.
Representatives of the Red Cross,
Salvation Army, Y. M. C. A.. Jewish
Welfare Board, Knights of Colum
bus and American Library associa
tion, who helped the figliters ""carry
on, received their share of applause
Uniformed women attached to the
Navy department marched in ex
cellent formation, looking very trim
in the blue of the navy or olive drab
of the marines.
Pioneer M ller Passes On.
Los Angeles, Feb. 27. Gottlieb
Schobcr, 84 years old, formerly of
Minneapolis, a pioneer in the flour
milling industry of Minnesota, died
here today. Mr. Schober came here
several years ago on his retirement
J from business,
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be, out of the way by the time the
next plenary session is held.
The Japanese have been pressing
the conference hard to adopt a dec
laration against any radical discrim
ination in immigration laws, but both
Great Britain and the United States
are opposed to this suggestion.
Britain's opposition is even stronger
than that of the United States.
There is, therefore, no likelihood
that the concession asked by Japan
will be granted.
Reparation claims arc gradually
being reduced to more reasonable
figures. The latest estimate is $12,
000 000,000. "
The Armenians have presented a
claim for an Armenian republic live
times the area of the present Armen
ia, extending from the Black Sea to
Alexandretta on the Mediterranean.
They prefer the United States as a
protector, but would accept Itily.
AYS GASH WAS
USED TO OBTAIN
PARDON, OF SON
W. C. Rathbun, Father of Ida
Grove Youth Convicted of
Assaulting Girl. Makes
Charge in Affidavit.
Sioux City, la., Feb. 27. (Special
Telegram.) W. C. Rathbun, father
of Ernest Rathbun, Ida Grove
youth convicted of criminally as
saulting a young girl, now serving a
life sentence in state prison, has
given affidavits to Attorney Gen
eral Havner in which he says he
paid $5,000 to George Clarke, his at
torney, with which to procure a par
don from Governor W. L." Harding.
Clarke told Rathbun, according to
the affidavit, that part of this money
was to go to the governor for grant
ing the pardon.
Grand Jury in Session.
The Ida county grand jury is still
hearing testimony of bankers of the
county concerning sums of money
drawn by the elder Rathbuivprior to
the granting of the pardon.
"It is not my place to indict
Hardjng." Attorney General Hav
ner said in response to an attack
made on him by Des Moines papers
"It would be up to the grand jury
to do this, but as the transaction un
doubtedly did not take place in Ida
county, that body would be without
jurisdiction, so it is up to state leg
islative investigating committee to
act on the evidence I am laying be
fore them, it sufficient ground for
impeachment is found."
Beveridge Mentioned
Among Those Eligible
for N. E. A. Presidency
Chicago, Feb. 27. Interest in the
Xational Education association's con
ference centered today in the work
of the nominating and resolutions
committees, whose reports will be
made tomorrow.
Resolutions calling for an inter
national education commission in aft
effort to realize approximation of a
world standard of education and for
a federal government department of
education, headed by a cabinet sec
retary, are the two most important
resolutions being prepared.
Among those mentioned as eligi
ble for election as president of the
association are Dr. Henry Holmes
of Harvard university, Prof. William
B. Owen, principal of the Chicago
Normal college, and Superintendent
J. II. Beveridge of Omaha.
Marine Workers' Unions
Reject Umpire's Award
New York, Feb. 27. All unions
connected with the Marine Work
ers' Affiliation voted today to reject
the award of an eight-hour day,
without a wage increase, made by V.
Everett Macy, war labor board um
pire, in the harbor strike here last
December.
This announcement was made to
night by Thomas L. Delahunty,
president of the affiliation. He added
that the question of whether the
strike called off at the cabled re
quest of President Wilson shall be
resumed will be decided at a meet
ing of the affiliation, tc-monow.
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World in Emergency," He
Says; Urges Congress to
Speed Legislation.
Washington, Feb. 27. President
Wilson spent two hours at the stati
capitol today conferring with score:
of democratic members of congress
discussing innumerable legislative
affairs, measures to expedite the
work of congress before adjourn
ment next Tuesday, patronage and
the league of nations and questions
related to his work at the peace con
ference. From 3:30 o'clock to 5:30 callers
filed into the president's private
room off the senate chamber, while
the president, standing throughout,
gave and received suggestions on
many subjects. At the close of the
visit tlie president- received news
paper correspondents and discussed
legislative affairs, the proposed con
stitution of the league ot nations and
his immediate personal plans.
will Not Lall,i.xtra Session.
During his conferences the presi
dent reiterated his determination not
to call the new congress in extra-
ordinary session until he returni
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ironi r ranee ana asKea administra
tion leaders so to inform the re
puuncans, wno were represeniea Dy
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the democrats as determined to de
feat the victory loan bill and thus
force an extra session. Leaders
were urged by the president to pass
that and all urgent appropriation
and other measures..
Confidence in the success of plans
for a league of nations was reiter
ated by the president during con
ferences with senators.
its success is inevitaoie, the
president was quoted as saying.
"The United Stptes cannot afford to
fail thj world in this emergency."
The president let it be known thai
he is firmly convinced that in no
particular does any provision of the
league charter conflict with the
American constitution. He told his'
callers that in the Paris conferences
he had closely and carefully lttfat in
mind constitutional features, and had
had the advice of expert American
lawyers on all constitutional ques
tions arising. Those appearing to
conflict with tire constitution were
rejected or altered.
Talks With Newspaper Men.
President Wilson desires conclu
sion of a peace treaty as speedily as
consistent with the great questions
involved, and, except for adjustment
of territorial differences he believes
a great part of the work is approach
ing final form.
This was learned by newspaper
correspondents with whom the presi
dent had free and frank discussion
of his work at Paris and the legisla
tive situation late today after he had
spent two hours conferring- with ad
ministration leaders.
It was lcrned that an amendment
to the proposed constitution of the.
league of nations which the presi-,:
dent intends to suggest upon his re-'
turn to Paris will deal with meas
ures to be used ,by the league in
enforcing territorial decrees.
Regarding the Monroe doctrine
the president felt that the league
constitution could not contravene it
when it provided for maintenance
of the doctrine by all the worrd.
It was gathered that the president
believed that with the exception of
the clause relating to enforcing ter
ritorial decrees the only ambigui
ties connected with the league con
stitution existed in vhe minds of
persons discussing them.
It was lear'ed that the president
is firm in his determination not to,
(Contnufd on PaK Two, Column 8lz.V
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