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ROUSING WELCOME
PLANNED FOR FLEET.
New York, March 30. A rousing
' ' welcome to the Atlantic fleet on its
expected arrival here April. 15 after
post-war organization in Cuban
i waters is being planned by the war
camp community service, it was an
. uounced today,
. The fleet, comprising 14 dread-
naughts, 60 destroyers, 10 subma
rines and 10 supply ships, will anchor
in the Hudson river for two weeks,
' during which it is planned to give
a fitting welcome to the 27,000 offi-
r cers and men.
Several of the larger vessels of the
i Atlantic fleet leturned here from
overseas December 26 and were re
. viewed by Secretary Daniels before
dropping anchor with the home fleet
assembled to greet them.
HEAD OF KNIGHTS
, ELECTED TO ARCANIA
New York, March 30. In recogni
tion of the war work of the Knights
of Columbus, James A. Flaherty of
Philadelphia, supreme knight of the
r order, has been notified by the sec
retary of state of the Vatican at
Rome of his election to the Ar
cania, a literary organization found
ed by Queen Christina of Sweden
in the seventeenth century, it was
announced here today.
Among the few American mem
bers of the Arcadia are President
Wilson, elected on his recent visit
to Rome; Cardinal Gibbons and
Archbishop Muudelein of Chicago.
FOUR PERSONS PERISH
IN GALE IN NEW YORK.
New York. March 30. Four
deaths attributed to tlve 76-mile
gale which swept New York as a
sequel to the blizzard were reported
bv the police today..
Two men died of exposure, a third
died 'of, injuries suffered when a
bric!c wall was blown 6ver on him,
and one woman died of heart disease
while struggling through the wind.
Ships in the harbor were badly
buffeted but none was blown ashore
and no serious damage was re
ported. i
.CONGRESSMEN CALL
ON PRESIDENT WILSON.
Paris." March 30. Except for
an hour of conversation with
the American congressmen in
Paris and a brief period of
study, President WHson rested to
day. The President and Mrs. Wil
son attended church in the fore
noon and motored about the city
during the afternoon.
Among the congressmen who
railed on President Wilson after
luncheon were Hatton W. Summers,
'Texas; William .R. Green, Iowa;
Addison T. Smith, Idaho; John E.
, Raker, California; Burton L.
French. Idaho, and C. W. Ram
nver, Iowa.
The conversation was general and
)t is said the congressmen assured
.President Wilson of their belief in
liis ability to effect an. early ad
justment of the situation. ., The
congressmen' are ' reported not to
hae displayed any spirit of antag
' onism against the stand of Presi
dent Wilson.
The war and its effects and the
problems ' incident to arranging
peace were freely discussed, it was
etatedV but President Wilson did
not commit himself on any point at
issue between the United States
find the allies.
DEBS SYMPATHIZERS
STORM TOLEDO HALL.
' Toledo, O., March 30. When they
Iwere refuse admission to Memorial
lialL a city Duilding, this afternoon
ry city officials, where Eugene V.
Pebs was scheduled to speak, 5.000
persons atormed the place, .broke
windows and doors and then pa
raded the streets, crying "to hell
"with the mayor." v v
And all the time Debs was in bed
n -Cleveland hotel, whereat was
aid he was too ill to appear in pub-
A sub-speaker for Debs appeared
bout 3:30 o'clock, but when he at-
erupted to make an address in pub
ic was chased away by policemen.
More than 75 men were arrested,
Including Thomas Devine, socialist
: jmembcr of cjty council. Charges of
inciting to not were placed against
jthem, but after. 300 policemen had
succeeded in breaking up the mob
the prisoners ,-were all released
without bail.
Announcement that Debs would
siot be permitted to speak appeared
in the morning papers and was the
. first notice the socialists had that
, their meeting could not be held.
SIR THOMAS LIPTON
ARRIVES AT NEW YORK.
New York, March 30. Sir
Thomas Lipton, challenger for the
America's cup, who recently accept
ed the conditions of the New York
Yacht club for a race in 1920, ar-
'ived here today on the steamship
. -Vimtaiiia from LivernooL He was
anied by his secretary and
obert of his visit liere was
to meek old friends, many of whom
ie had mot seen since his last visit to
'he Unitd States in 1913.
"It is he longest time I have
stayed awV froiH America since I
was a lad.'Sir Thomas said, "and it
certainly is gocd to be back again."
As was recently announced from
London, Sir Thomas agreed that it
would be inadvisable to race before
.next year.
POPE SETS DATE FOR.
CANONIZATION OF JOAN.
Kome. March .ifl Pnn Renerlirt
I nas set April 6 as the? definite date
I for the canonization of Joan of Arc.
NAVY FIRES "FIRST SHOT"
i IN VICTORY LOAN DRIVE.
washinotnn l .l
than three weeks before the Victory
Liberty loan campaign is to open,
1 .f,.irSVUcnpt,on has been re
eived. to tho naw cm i
'firing the first shot" in t i
Irive.
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It was announced todav that vt
retary Daniels, just before he sailed !
for Europe, sent a check for $5 000
to Rear Admiral T. T. r
charge of the navy's subscriptions
iiu ijuc same iime called on the
linrn no maoc rne seas sate durine
ine war n continue the splendid
B;
VOL. 48 NO. 245.
BIG TRACT
CEDED TO
JAPANESE
Denial of Possibility of Inter
national Conflict Coupled
With Announcement of
Concessions.
Mexico City, March 30. The Jap
anese corporations have been grant
ed concessions to exploit agricul
tural lands in lower California, was
the statement made today by Gen
eral Amado Aguirre, under secret
tary of development and agriculture.
The affirmation was made, how
ever, that the concessions were fully
authorized by the provisions of the
Mexican constitiution regarding the
area and position of the territory in
relation to the ocean shore and the
frontier line. ,
There was nothing in the con
cessions, it was asserted by the un
der secretary, that might possibly
lead to difficulties as far as the
Monroe doctrine was concerned.
Does Not Fear Conflict.
Reports that there is a possibility
of international controversy over
the granting of the concessions to
the Japanese were said to be absurd
by Gen. Amado Aguirre in art inter
view earlier in the day, in which
he said the action was legal. At
that time he would not admit the
cofTcession had been granted, the
Japanese legation here denied it had
any official knowledge of the action.
In the interview, General Aquirre
is quoted as follows:
"If is absurd to give credit to,
or take seriously, the news published
todav that there is imminent an
international conflict because of the
fact that Japanese subjects or com
panies are arranging, .tojcquire
lands ffl ' Lower California,' said to
belong to the California and Mexi
can Land company of Los Angeles.
"In the first place, the lands,
which were given by a concession
in 1884 to the Mexican Land com'
pany, were declared the property of
the pre-constitutional government
on April 7. 1917, which action ren
ders void the concession granted to
the Mexican Land compiny. Since
then, the government has appointed
a commission to divide these lands
and sell them to Mexicans in small
lots. t
' Safeguarded by Constitution.
"Moreover, even though Japanese
companies do propose to acquire, as
is alleged, huge tracts of land in
Lower California, they cannot be
aided by our 'government, since the
Mexican constitution, in articl:
XXVII, expressly states that no
foreigner can acquire land in a zone
100 kilometers wide from a foreign
frontier nor in a belt 50 kilometers
wide along the shores of the Pacific
ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. Even
though the Japenese subjects secure
Mexican citizenship, they could not
acquire 800,000 acres of land, as it
is declared they seek to buy. This
equals nearly 400,000 hectares, which
is far above the legal limit placed on
the purchase of land, which restricts
all persons and companies to a
maximum of 2,800 hectares."
U. S. Government Concerned.
Washington, March 30. Atten
tion of the State department was
called about two weeks ago to the
reported proposal of Japanese in
terests to acquire a large 'tract of
(Continued on fata Tiro, Column Two.)
Seven British Officers
Slain on Train in Egypt
London, March 30. Official com
munications referring to the out
break of the southern provinces of
Egypt have been received here from
Cairo. They saythat a train from
Luxor was attacked at Minich,
March IS, and partially sacked. The
bodies of seven British offtcers'who
had been murdered were found in
the guatd's car.
On March IS, at Beni-Souef, a
crowd invaded the : courts during
their sitting, drove out the officials
and made an attempt to seize the
British judge. Failing, they
wrecked various- government of
fices and attacked' the residence of
the governor.
Eventually, on March 15, the revo
lutionists were driven back by a
small body of Indian troops.
"Wets" of St. louis
Protest Prohibition
St. Louis, March 30. Declaring
nrnhihition rmarWs of the "auto-
rratii- nnvrri of th Hesnotie Turk
and the late Russian czar," resolu
tions protesting against national
prohibition effective July 1 were un
animously adopted by more than
10,000 persons at a mass meeting
here toda;-. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Central
Trades and Labor union. -
The sovereignty of the people was
nullified by the action of the Mis
souri legislature in ratifying the con
stitutional amendment, the resolu
tion declares, pointing oui xnai
prohibition was defeated at the Inst
state election by 74,000 votes,
MEXICO
MAKE USE OF THE BEE'S QUESTION AND
,The Omaha
latent m mom4-cIu Mtttr Miy it, ism. at
Oawka P. O. nar act f Mwoa J. tuit.
Polish Parliament
Votes for Alliance
With Entente Power
Warsaw, March 30. The Polish
chamber of deputies voted unani
mously amid great enthusiasm
and applause for a treaty of
alliance with the entente powers.
Members of the inter-allied
commission to Poland were pres
ent at the session and at its con
clusion thanked the chamber for
their reception.
The inter-allied commission left
Warsaw today for Paris. Premier
Padertwski also is going to the
: Frenfti capital, according to an
announcement made here today,
to make arrangements for the
alliance between Poland and the
entente.
TWO WOMEN HURT.
WHEN BIG AUTO
HITS TAXICAB
Mrs. McCartney and Daughter
of Lyons, Injured While
Enroute to the Web
. ster Station.
Two women are in the Lord Lis
tej: hospital as a result of a collision
at Sixteenth and Dodge streets
early Sunday morning between a
Brown taxicab and Cadillac touring
car.'
The -women are Mrs. W. M. Mc
Cartney and her daughter, June,
bcth of Lyons, Neb. Mrs. McCart
ney is suffering with a fractured hip
and possible internal injuries. Miss
McCartney was cut by flying glass.
Both machines were badly
damaged.
The driver of the Cadillac car
made his way in the crippled machine-to
Eighteenth and Douglas
streets and abandoning the auto
mobile, fled.
Held by Police.
Police later arrested J. Kasado,
4313- South' Twenty-ninth street,
owner of the machine, and Adam
Brinze. 3311 T street. They were
held for-investigation. - '--
Kasado- told the poiice-tmr-inavp'lJiscredfts : "Report 'orAteocIFies.
chine had been stolen from a South
Side public garage early Sunday
morning. . T. he, theft was not re
ported to the police.
.The driver of . .the taxib, V.
Gray, Windsor hotel, was Tiot in
jured. The accident occurred at Sixteenth
and Dodge streets as the taxicab
was crossing the intersection in the
direction of Webster street station,
where. . Mrs. . McCartney and her
daughter were to entrain for
Lyons.-'.
' Car C'oing Fast.
Witnesses of the collision said
the .Cadillac car came west on
Dodge street at not less than 50
milesiper hour.
When the machines crashed, the
taxicab spun completely around
from the impact, and after nearly
toppling over came to a stop in the
center of the street.
The injured women were taken to
the hospital in the police emergency
ambulance.
Kasado and Brinze will be held
by the police until witnesses of the
accident have had an opportunity
to identify them.
Jury in Katleman
Case Deliberates
30 Hours; Still Out
Tury in the Katleman case, where
in Maurice Katleman was accused
of stealing automobiles and which
lasted throughout the past week,
were still out at 12 o'clock Sunday
night, having then been out 30
hours.
The jury retired from Judge
Redick's court room at 6:30 o'clock
Saturday night, following argu
ments of attorneys and the charge of
the court. Mrs. Katleman, wife of
the accused, with her child, sat be
side her husband Saturday afternoon
during the final rebuttal.
Eats arid Gains Weight
During Journey in Aphasia
Beaumont. Tex.. March 30.
Thurman McNeal. aee 14. son of
Young McNeal, hotel proprietor at
Voth, eight miles north of this city,
today completed his 28th day in a
state of coma. Attending physicians
pronounce it a case of "sleeping
sickness."
The boy appears to be Raining
weight. - He eats heartily and physi
cians regard it as remarkable that
he is apparently enjoying hfs trip
into aphasia as at times he laughs
most heartily over what appears to
be his dreams. So far as known he
s oblivious of everything that goes
on around him.
American Guns and Planes
Shell Town Held by Bolsheviki
Archangel, March30. An Amcri-i
can patrolaided the bolshevik line
of communication south of Bolshoia
Ozera Friday, causing considerable
confusion among an enemy relief
detachment going forward into that
town. Meanwhile, American guns
shelled the town and airplanes drop
ped bombs on the place.
Bolshevik artillery yesterday heav
ily shelled the American position at
Ncmiar and at vaga.
OMAHA, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.
HUNDRED
THOUSAND
KOREANS
IN CLASH
Mob Armed With Scythes Raid
Post Office and Police Sta
' tions at Samga; Many
Killed in Rioting.
Seul, March 30. Serious disorders
have occurred at Samga, a village in
southeastern Korea, according to
a dispatch received here. ' It is said
that Koreans numbering 100,00 gath
ered at Samga, cut telegraph wires
and set fire to the town hall. Armed
with scythes, members of the mob
are reported to have attacked the
postoffice and police stations.
There was severe fighting and
many casualties were inflicted inthe
clash between the mob and the po
lice and a small detachment of
troops. Strong reinforcements have
been sent to Samga. Unrest con
tinues throughput the country.
Foreigners Not Implicated.
M. Hishmidezu, chief representa
tive here of the Japanese department
of foreign affairs, depreciates in the
course of a statement given out here
today rumors that foreigners have
participated in the riots and asks
consuls to warn their nationals not
to approach scenes of rioting be
cause ot the danger of their ac
tions being misunderstood.
The recent insinuation that Rans
ford S. Miller, American consul een-
eral, was implicated in disorders in
this city was a gross injustice, he
pointed, out, and resulted from Mi
Miller motoring past a point where
a demonstration was going on.
Alluding to charges of cruelty
preterred Dy the semi-othcial Korean
press., against Japanese troops,, M.
Hishmidzu said that the ; police and
soldiers may have dealt harshly with
rioters "wmle excited," but added he
found it hard to believe the Japanese
"acted like the Huns in Belgium."
Some stories, he remarked, were so
shocking that they could not be be
lieved, but, nevertheless; many mis
sionaries appear to place credence in
them. ... ..
"This is not,, surprising," he said,
"because they associate . constantly
with the Koreans, with whom they
converse freely. On the other hand
they rarely come in contact with
Japanese, not knowing our language.
Thus, they hear a one-sided story.
It is a notorious fact that .the aver
age. Korean is a ' great liar. It is
possible the Koreans are telling their
foreigu friends distorted stories,
painting the Japanese in the blackest
colors."
32,000 Imprisoned.
San Francisco, March 30. Demon
strations throughout Korea are
growing stronger; 32,000 persons
have been imprisoned; 100,000 have
been injured, including children and
girls, and Christian churches,
schools and stores haje been closed,
according to a cablegram received
today by the headquarters of the
Korean national association here
from Rev. Hyuu Soon, special rep
resentative of the Korean Independ
ent Union at Shanghai.
Announcement was made by the
association that Dr. Syngman Rhee
and Dr. Henry Chung, who have
been appointed delegates to repre
sent the Korean independence move
ment at Paris, are planning a mass
congress of Koreans at Independ
ence Hajl, Philadelphia, April 14.
when an effort will be made to en
list the support of America. Dr.-
Rhee who is in Philadelphia and Dr.
Chung who is in New York are
seeking passports to go to Paris, to
join J. Kyusic S. Kimn, who is al
ready there, it was announced.
C. H. Ahn, president of the Kore
an national association, has sent
from here a cablegram to President
Wilson, Premiers Clemenceau,
Lloyd George and Orlando and the
Lhitrese peace delegation at Paris,
submitting Korea's case on the basis
of national self-determination.
Form Provisional Government.
Honolulu, March 30. Korea has
formed a provisional government in
Manchuria, according" to cabled ad
vices from Koreans in Shanghai re
ceived today by. a local organization
of Koreans. Troops of the new gov
ernment crossed the Tumankang
river from Manchuria into Korea,
the message said. . During demon
strations which occurred in Seoul
March 25 and 26 both sides suffered
casualties, the advices said.
Two German Ships Ready
to Transport U. S. Troops
Cowes, England. March 30. The
German steamers Graf.. Waldersee,
of 13,000 tons, and the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, of 24,500 tons,
left here for Brest today with
American crews. The Zeppelin, of
15.000 tons, and the Prinr Friedrich
Wilhelm, of 17,000 tonsrrived here
today to be transferred to Ameri
can hands- ' " . ';
ANSWER COLUMN
Daely
Hungarian Soviet
Offers to Join Huns
in Resisting Allies
Copenhagen, March 30. The
Vienna Volks Zeitung's Budapest
correspondent says the Hungarian
soviet government has offered to
ally itself with the German gov
ernment against the entente, ac
cording to a dispatch received
here.
A telegram from the Wolff bu- '
"reau says, however, that nothing
is known in official quarters in
Berlin concerning such an offer.
Herr Stoessel, a member of the
German majority socialist party,
addressing the council of soldiers
and workmen at Bromberg, Prus
sia, according to the Berlin Tage
blatt, threatened that itne en
tente powers enforced an oppres
sive peace the workers of Ger
many would cease work and let
the allies come and make what
they wanted themselves.
"We irr the executive commit
tee," Herr Stoessel is quoted as
saying, "are resolved that in giv
ing circumstances we may follow
the example of Hungary. We
also can ally ourselves with Rus
sia." .
MAN IS FATALLY
BURNED AS PIPE
FIRES BEDDING
Night Watchman Goes to
Sleep With Pipe in His
Mouth; House Badly
Damaged.
Robert Reynolds, a night watch
man at the Missouri Pacific railroad
yards, was probably fatally burned
when the bed on which he was lying
became ignited fromthe ashes of
his pipe. The fire occurred at 6 p. m.
yesterday. . '
Reynolds' rooms at the Harry
Johnson home, 1505 Binney street.
MrJohnson says Reynolds went to
his room early in the afternoon. He
believes he; was lying on hi bed
smokino-. hew?"-drOW8v atld let his
Tlaff Iro'm. iaXuthThe smelfl
of smoke caused Johnson to rush
to Reynolds' room, which he found
in flames. : .
Firemen and police responded to
Johnson's call. The fire was ex
tinguished . quickly, although it is
estimated that the house was dam
aged to the extent of $1,000. . The
flames were confined to the rear
part of the house on the third floor.
Reynolds was taken to the Liste
hospital and attended by Police
Surgeon Edstrom. He was badly
burned about the face, chest, arms
and hands. - Dr. Edstrom stated last
night that he believed the burns
would prove fatal.
Police believe -that Reynolds has
no' relatives - in Omaha. He has
been rooming at the Johnson home
for several months. Mr. Johnson
says he was refined in bearing and
spoke with , a broad English accent.
His age is thought to be about 54
years. -
"Am
n
erican mncess
Leader of Italian Red
Cross, Galled by Death
New : York, March 30. Princess
Stagliano Colonna, leader of the
Italian Red Cross, died Friday at
her home in Santa Margherita, Italy,
of influenza, according to word re
ceived" here tpnight by Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Postal
Telegraph Commercial company, her
half brother.
The princess the daughter of Mrs.
John W. Mackay by her first hus
band, .a cousin of William Cullen
Bryant, was born in the "gold fields"
of Nevada. Her early life there read
like a chapter from one of Bret
Harte's stories of the great west.
Left destitute by the death of her
father, she and her mother were sup
ported by funds raised by the min
ers. Later, when her mother met
John W. Mackay, founder of the
Postal Telegraph, to thank him for
the share he had ;, in the subscrip
tions, a romance developed . which
culminated in her marriage to him.
The princess subsequently married
into the Colonna family, one of the
oldest in Rome," and won the popular
title in Rome of the "American
Princess Colonna" which she bore
for a quarter of a century.
Discrepancy in Brick Price
Advances to Be Investigated
Chicago, March 30. When mem
bers of the legislative commission
investigating the high price of build
ing materials , resumes its inquiry
next Friday, an effort will be made
to ascertain why the price of com
mon building brick has increased
70 per cent while the price of orna
mental brick and other building ma
terial have not advanced more than
35 to 4S per cent.
"Tu. u:t. : i
a lie ' mgu yi ii-c dincu iui vuiil-
mon building brick,-1 think, is the
key to this: whole problem," . said
Chairman John Dailey. More com
mon brick are used in building tjian
any other material and we are
curious to know why this com
modity has advanced 70 per cent
while prices of ornamental brick
and other building material . have
not been raised, more than 35 to 45
per cent.
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Dally Sua- M.SOi aatriaa Nl.
ADRIATIC
PORT PUT
STATE
SIEGE
General Mangin Will Direct
Operations Against Hun
gary, With Headquar
ters in RoumaRia.
Fiume, March 30. The command
er of the allied troops has declared
Fiume, Austria's big port on the
Adriatic, to be in a state of siege,
according to the South Slav Press
bureau.
Ukrainians Seek Truce
Berne, March 30. The command
er of th? Ukrainian forces has sent
a message by wireless telegraphy to
the allied governments stating that
the Ukrainians are ready to enter
into negotiations looking to a ces
sation of hostilities ;ith the Poles
on condition that the allies set a
line of demarcation in accordance
with the present battle front.
A high American officer and his
staff consequently have arrived at
Stanislau, 70 miles southeast of
Lemberg, to negotiate jointly with
the members of the allied military
mission to Poland and the Poles and
Ukrainians at a city southwest of
Lemberg.
Mangin to Direct Campaign.
Paris, March 30. The Havis
agency believes it certain that Gen
eral Mangin will direct operations
against Hungary, with headquarters
in Roumania, and that General Hen
rys will command the Polish troops.
Extension of the authority of Gen
eral Mangin, who, to include .the
Polish army will be considered by
the allied military authorities, says
Le Mat) n, in order to establish un
'ter. ppp""n?n', a from the
Baltic sea-to the Black sea.
According to news from a Ger
man source, says the Temps, the
bolshevik revolt recently reported
in Bessarabia has progressed to thi
Danube.
A report from Pressburg an
nounces that the allied mission at
Budapest has started for Belgrade.
Invade German Territory.
Copenhagen, March 30. Com
munist troops invaded German West
Hungary, but . were repulsed after
several conflicts with the inhabi
tants, according to a dispatch from
Berlin, quoting the . Versiche-Zei-tung,
as stating that a deputation
from West.Himgary arrived yester
day in Vienna to report to Secretary
of State Bauer .concerning the in
vasion. Many houses were plunder
ed and burned.
How Soviet Operates.
Vienna, March 30. Following the
practice put into effect by the Rus
sian soviet government at Moscow,
bank presidents in Budapest have be
come mere figure heads while soviet
clerks administer the business. Rents
no longer are paid to landlords, but
to the government which is repre
sented by the janitors. The stores
have been nationalized and the
heads of factories' have been replaced
by those elected by the workmen.
The banking1 business is handicap
ped under the new regulations.: No
one is allowed to draw out more
than $100 except in the payment of
salaries. A check must be signed by
all the trustees before it is sub
mitted to a bank where it is honor
ed on the condition that the trustees
of the institution are shtown to be
employes. '
During the period from which in
ventories are being taken all stores
are closed except for thebaic of food
and drugs. .
Thousands Flee to Vienna.
Thousands of refugees are travel
ing toward Vienna. All are deprived
(Continued on Pave -o, Column Eight.)
Gol. Bingham Comes
Here as Successor to
Col. Grant, Retiring
It is rumored here in army circles
that the successor to Col. F. H.
Grant, who retires today as head of
tht quartermasters department of
this city, will be Col. G. Bingham,
now stationed at San Francisco.
Colonel Bingham was in charge of
the Omaha depot before he was
transfered. when Colonel Grant was
first sent here.
Two Thousand Agitators
Arrested at Barcelona
Washington, March 30. Approxi
mately 2,000 agitators at Barceiona.
Spain, have been arrested, according
to a Madrid calbegram today to the
state department. Among the pris
oners is the director of a German
bank charged with distributing funds
to syndicalists.
The home guard at Barcelona has
been largely augmented to facilitate
the bringing in of supplies to the
city.
The report said the situation in
the rest of Spain on the whole was
quiet and the Spanish military au
thorities had permanent control.
IF
IN
OF
Saay. MM; TWO f!F!NTS
aaatata- nta.
Poles , Will Land
at Danzig Despite
German Protests
Paris, March 30. The Temps
today says that the allied and as
sociated governments seem to have
decided to disregard the German
objections concerning Danzig and
to land, by force if necessary, Pol
ish troops at this Baltic seaport.
The newspaper adds that con
cerning the question of the Polish
frontier the allied governments
seem inclined to create about Dan
zig a neutral state, in order to
avoid attaching this part of the
coast either to Germany or to Po
land. Germany has been invited to
send delegates with all speed to
Spa to meet Marshal Foch con
cerning the Danzig difficulty.
WILSON TO MAKE
END TO DELAYS IN
DRAFTING PACT
Persistent Efforts to Speed
Up Peace Conference Work
Beginning ta Produce
. Results at Paris.
Paris, March 30. The chamber of
deputies remained in, session far in
to the early morning hours today
discussing the government's policy
in Russia. Stephen Pichon, minister
of foreign affairs, and Deputy Leon
Abrami remained in debate until
after midnight.
Minister Pichon in the course of
his speech declared that he would
submit the conditions of the pre
liminary peace treaty with Germany
to the chamber in a few days.
The Intransigeant prints the re
port that the indemnity which Ger
many must pay for he damages of
the war has been fixed at a figure
between 150.000,000,000 and 250,
000.000,000. The yearly payments
will increase as Germany's economic
life revives. .. .'
j Speeding yp Work.
Persistent efforts of American dele
gates, but seconded for the most part
by the British and Italians, to speed
up th work of the various councils
and commissions preparing the. de
tails of the peace treaty, resulted in
better progress during the closing
days of the past week.
That most important results will
be attained during the present week
is predicted by those who are in a
position to speak, including the dis
position of the Monroe doctrine and
reparations, the two subjects which
have been main obstacles to the
completion of the treaty.
It is learned that, there has re
cently been a revival., of certain
propositions and arguments, which
has tried the patience of some of the
participants in the deliberations. But
apparently new idea have been ex
hausted and there are signs of the
rapid approach of the end of the
discussions. Therefore, it is expected
that President Wison, whom some
of the French newspapers, as well
as some influential British papers,
have held responsible in a measure
for the delays', is about to exercise
the power which goes with the re
sponsibility to make an end to the
delays.
Reparations Stubbornly Contested.
The most stubbornly contested
subject was that of reparations and
it is suggested that the delay in
this case cannot be charged up i to
the Americans, but rather to the pre
election promises of Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau to
make the German pay, the ' whole
cost of the war, which. hafVe led to
some embarrassment because of the
patent inability of the enemy to pay
more than a fraction of the enor
mous indemnity that will be required
for that purpose.
However, real progress has been
made in bringing about an agree
ment on the total amount of in
demnity and the terms of payment
on a basis of painstaking studies of
the exact states of German indus
tries and resources at the present
time arid prospects for the future
made' by the financial commissions
of the conference. The American
representatives on these commis
sions have convinced their foreign
colleagues of the danger of forcing
Germany to sign under duress con
ditions they honestly believe be
yond the ability of Germany to meet,
(Continued on Tg Two, Column Seven.)
Wifey and Hubby Each
Set the Clock Ahead;
Came Early to Church
Did you experience the same
early rising yesterday morning on
account of the change of time as
did James H. Simms, organist at
All Saints Episcopal church,
Twenty-sixth street? Mr. Simms
waited at the church one full hour
before the prayer-book enthus
iasts began trickling int6 the edi
fice. Cause: The night before, his
wife set the family clock ahead
one hour to conform with the newly-made
rule; likewise, Mr. Simms
6et the clock ahead another hour,
unmindful of his wife's care of the
time. Result: Mr. Simms and his
wife arose an hour earlier, and
neither knew their mistake Sintil
they held a dual conference at the
church while await.ng the influx
c church members
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COVENANT
CHANGE
PROPOSED
BYJURIS
Republican Statesman Woul
Approve Peace Conference!
Scheme Amended as
He Suggests.
New York, March 30. Elihu
Root tonight declared himself an
advocate of the league of nations
covenant made public by the peace,
conference, orovided it is amended. I
primarily, by writing enforcement Jf
clauses into the articles calling forMl'
arbitration and limitation of arms
ments, by restricting to five yiar
the unanimous guaranty of the pret
ent political and territorial status of
members and by protecting from
non-American interference -the af
fairs of the American continents.
He made his approval contingent
also upon amendments assuring
periodic revision of international
law and a general re-drafting of the
covenant in an atmosphere removed
by sever. 1 years from the issues at
tendant upon the settlement of a
world war. ' ' ' : '
To dispel doubt as to the right of ,
withdrawal from the league, he
favored specific reservation of this
privilege to any signatory, co
incident with or after the proposed
re-drafting conference.
Duty of United States. .
If these changes could be made,
the former secretary of state as
serted, it would be "the clear duty"
of the United States to enter into ,
the league agreement, in keeping
with what he termed the apparent
general desire of the American re
public that the country "do its full
share toward8 the establishment of
an effective international organiza-"
tion to preserve the peace pl. $h
world." . ' v ; .-'"" 1
Mr. Root reviewed the league
project and proposed his amend
ments, six in number, in a letter to
Will H. Hays, chairman of the re
publican national committee, which
the latter gave out, for publication.
The discussion was in response to
a request by the party leaders, who
advised the former cabinet .member
and senator that citizens in the re-'
pablican ranks "determined to do all
that can possibly be done toward
the 'maintenance o,f peace without
sacrificing our own supreme na
tionalism," and seeking "the test'
judgment" to aid themin reaching ,
a conclusion, would appreciate a
study of the covenant from Mr.
Root. j
Would Save Monroe Doctrine.
Mr. Root proposed that the Mom
roe doctrine "the United States'
traditional attitude toward purely
American questions" be"1 ' ' '"j
from "decisions or recr-'- 5 -...ons
of other powers" iiS.:-i -graph in
serted in the league constitution im
mediately before, the signature of
the American delegates'.
Without such an amendment, he
continued, "surrender of the Mon-;
roe doctrine is inevitable," under .the
terms of the covenant.
The leagues provision for coui'
pulsory international conferences on
political questions in times of danger
was classed by the former secretary 3
asa great step forward." But the
scheme was not carried far enough, J
h said.' It should not merely sug-;
gest, but compel arbitration, cv
cluding only those questions of pol- i.
icy or politics. He added that the I
drafters of the league plan, in leav-.
ing to disputants the privilege ' of "Ji
submitting to arbitration questions"
"which they recognize as suitable sf
for submission" had set the enhre j
subject of arbitration ''back-where it
was 25 years ago." -' I
Reduction of Armaments
Along with compulsory, arbitral -tion,
Mr. Root urged adoption of
the suggestion, of Leon Bourga&is
of the French peace delegation thatv
the league be given powers , of -in-':
spection and verification to. make
effective the proposed general-agree-,
ment for reduction of armaments to
th lowest point consistent with the
national safety of each member,
Without a weapon such as this, lie
claimed, he disarmament commis
sion would be helpless against
"some nations whose public of
ficers would regard it as a duty to,
conceal an mislead," and the whols
effort to secure future peace woul.f
"go for nqthing." ;
The former senator advocated
definite arrangements in the cove
nant for keeping international law
up to date and for revision of the
instrument itself, by provision for a
conference of the signatory pawers,
on the former subject within two to
five days, and on the latter question
five to 10 years hence. One of the
league's weaknesses, in its present
drat, he declared, was its failure to
assure perpetuation of the progres1
of present and past generations' i'i
the development and application of
international law." ,
In view of uncertainty as to "Vhen
or upon what terms the central or
eastern powers are to he admitted
to th? leapue." he contended that the
timid obligation of the . member'
(Continued on Tt T. Colons XL' )
