s THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL ' 25, 1919.
BURLESON PLEA
"AMAZING," SAYS
CHARLES J. POST
Postmaster General Arraigned
Sharply in Statement
by Publishers' Advisory '
Board Director.
New York, April 24. Replying in
a statement tonight to the charge of
Postmaster General- Burleson that he"
is the victim of an "organized prop
aganda," Charles Johnson Post, di
rector of the publishers advisory
board, declared that it was not the
publishers of the-eountry who need
ed defense, but the postmaster gen
eral himself. He asserted that de
moralization of the postal service
was a fact which every business man
and American home was able to
jud?e.
The publishers' advisory board
consists of the Periodical Publish
ers' association of America, the As
sociated Business Papers, "ncorpora
.ted, the American Musical Editors'
association, the New York Medical
Publishers' association, the Agricul
tural Publishers' association, the As
soc:ation of Relipious press, the Al
ned Printing Trades' council and the
Authors" League of America.
American .Ideals Menaced
' "The amazing official statement
by Fostmaster General Burleson in
his own defense, following his re
fusal to transmit the news dispatches
o the New York' World, because
such dispatch reflected upon his
incapacity, is a challenge to every
serious thinking American even
though he rescinded-uch order the
following day," said Mr. Post. "That
such a Prussian and vicious one
man censorship can be established
inthe postoffice by Mr. Burleson
or any one :lse reveals a menace
to our nation and American ideals
far beyond Mr. Burleson's point that
he thinks he has been criticised too
harshly.
"Whether the postal service is
good or bad is not a matter of argu
ment or of Mr. Burleson's personal
opinion. The public knows from its
own experiences, day by day from
the camps in France to the com
merce of 'Frisco, and as evidenced
by the impartial investigations and
the resolutions of the most reliable
business organizations of the coun
ty. "What Mr. Burleson calls organ
ized propaganda is the expression of
sentiment of hundreds and hundreds
of responsible business organizations
with their many thousands of busi
ness members, chambers of com
merce, educational institutions, la
bor vprganizations, religious organ
izations and cultural organizations
that have formally condeVnned the
various inefficient postal methods
nd principles which he champions.
How. Zone Law Works.
"He specifically upholds the'vic
' ions and un-American postal zone
law with its unfair postage increases
against distant. American communi
ties and alleges that the publishers
of the country, newspapers and per
iodicals, are in a .conspiracy to ruin
him. Those whom Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson is attacking by means
of the zone law are not publishers,
but they are the reading men and
women, the reading homes of this
nation. For, r4' this postal zone law,
he demands that any periodical shall
cost more in postage to an tAmer
ican reader because- of, and in pro
portion to, that reader's accidental
remoteness from any point of publi
cation. "And when public-spirited and rep
resentative organizations such as the
American Federation of Labor, the
Merchants' Association of New
York, the General Federation of
Women's . Clubs, the National
Grange, the National Education as
sociation and hundreds of others
i "
"Big Four" Display
Anxiety to Solve
Italian Problem
London April 24. An official
statement issued by the press bu
reau says that before his depar
ture for Rome, Premier Orlando
had another meeting with Presi
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd
Premiers"iloyd George and Clem
enceau. All displayed the strong
est desire to reach a satisfactory
solution of the problem.
The heads of the British and
French governments expressed to
Premier Orlando the hope that
the Italian parliament would as
sist in arriving at such a settle
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protest against this vicious and un
American law, he says that such
expression of opinion 'does notrhave
for its real purpose any desire for
improvement in the postal or wire
service, but is intended to aid in ac
complishing a reduction of the rates
of postage on second-class mail
(newspapers and magazine).'
"On the contrary, the publishers
of the country are fighting in order
that every American shall pay the
same postage for the same Amer
ican periodical or newspapers, no
matter' where he happens to live.
Publishers are fighting for equal
postage to every American every
where." Washington, April v24. Postmas
ter General Burleson, in a formal
statement today, said of more than
10,000 telephone and telegraph com
panies in the country all were work
ing harmoniously in co-operation
with the postmaster general, except
the Postal Telegraph-Cable com
pany. He declared that the attitude
of the Postal officials could only "be
attributed to the fact that its deal
ings with the postal establishment
made -it necessary to disclose the
fact that its records have been kept
so as to prevent state tax officials
of the various states from access
to figures showing the value of
property subject to local taxation."
Judge Vinsonhafer
Declares People Have
Had No Voice in League
A debate on the league of nations
was staged by Former Senator
Norris Brown and Judge Duncan
M.' Vinsonhaler for the second time
last night at the regular meeting of
the Independent Order of B'nai
B'rith held at the Lyric building.
Speaking against the league, Judge
Vinsonhaler declared that the peo
ple were allowed no voice in de
ciding whether or not the league
was desirable, and that the plan
was therefore un-American.
Judge Vinsonhaler insisted that
the league of nations plan had de
layed peace and kept American
boys in France. He called attention
to the recent withdrawal of Italian
delegates.
Former Senator Brown read
clauses from the amended copy of
the league constitution. He laid
stress on the ability of the league
to enforce peace by commercial and
social pressure, and compared the
league constitution to the original
constitution of the United States,
declaring that it could be improved
on as the original constitution of
the United States had been, if
changes were found necessary later
on. c
One May Carry Liquor in His
Own Car, U. S. Court Rules
Denver, April 24. Federal Judge
R. h. Lewis today sustained a de
murrer to an indictment against E.
L. Simpson, charged with violating
the Reed prohibition law by bring
ing five quarts of liquor linto Colo
rado from Wyoming in a motor
car, which he owned. By his rul
ing Judge Lewis held that Simpson
was not engaged in interstate transportation.
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WILSON'S RETURN
MAY BE DELAYED
BY PARIS CRISIS
Peace Conference Plans Upset
by President's Refusal to
Recognize Allies' Se
cret Treaties.
Washington, April 24. Confiden
tial dispatches from' Paris to ad
ministration officials here today in
dicated that the crisis brought about
br Italy's demands, and the un
alterable determination of President
Wilson not to become a party to
recognition of secret treaties had
so upset the plans of the peace con
ference that the president's return
to the United States probably would
be considerably delayed.
Belief was expressed in official
quarters that Italy eventually would
be 'obliged to recede from her de
mands, though . it was recognized
that for the moment Premier Or
lando and his delegation were oblig
ed to maintain an unyielding atti
tude or face repudiation at home.
The decision of the Italians to with
draw from Paris was forced, accord1"
ing to the view here, by the opposi
tion in Italy to the present cabinet,
growing rapidly under the direction
of former Finance Minister Nitti
and Giolitti, also a former cabinet
officer.
It was pointed out that the with
drawal of the delegation did not
mean the withdrawal of the Italian
government from participation in
the peace negotiations or fr6m the
league of nations. Italy might agree
to abide by the decision of the other
allies and satisfy herself with a pro
test against the ' loss of Fiume.
Italy's position, it also was pointed
out, is extremely precarious be
cause ot the tact that she is almost
entirely dependent upon the United
States for financial credit, food sup
plies and fuel. ,
Pioneer Omaha Insurance f
Man Buried Wednesday
Funeral services of Julius Jan-
kowski, a pioneer of Omaha, were
held at the Hoffman funeral home,
Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Mr.
Jankowski came to Omaha in 1869.
He had been engaged in the in
surance business for the past 10
years.
The pallbearers were George
Sieh, J. Taylor, Chas. Herring. W.
F. Lorensen, P. Beson and John
Dahmke.
Funeral sermon was by P. O.
Winslow of the Walnut Hill Metho
dist church.
Learns of Son's Illness in
Camp Hospital, Rushes East
x Frank S. Howell is due to arrive
in New York City this morning, in
response to a telegram that his son,
Guy R., was seriously ill in embarka
tion hospital No. 1. The son was a
member of the Omaha ambulance
company which arrived from over
seas this week.- Mr. Howell was
starting out on a Victory loan speaking-'
trip when he received the tele
gram which caused his sudden trip
east. . .
Complain Against Oil Lamps.
Lincoln. April 24. (Special.)
The Burlington railroad passenger
station at Holbrook is somewhat be
hind the times and still uses oil
lamps to light its station, accord
ing to a complaint made to the
state railway commission by citi
zens of that village.
They say in their complaint that
there are four trains which stop in
Holbrook during the night, and yet
the waiting room is lighted with an
old fashioned oil lamp, and the
agent thereof is compelled to work
by the light of a similar lamp. iThey
want up-to-date fixings placed in
the depot for lighting purposes.
The hearing has been set for Fri
day morning, May 9, at the offices
of the commission.
BRAVE ARMY
READY TO SEIZE
DISPUTED COAST
(Continued From Pag. One.)
that part of Dalmatia apd other Ad
riatic territory named in the pact of
London with about 100,000 men, it
wasjUated today by Captain Pozzi
of Orlando's staff.. A similar force,
the captain added, would bgsent to
thi northern region and around
Fiume.
Premier Orlando's course in the
meantime, Captain Pozzi says, would
be to convoke parliament in special
session and secure from that body
the passage of a measure providing
for the annexation of the Dalmatian
and other eastern Adriatic territory
given to Italy by the London agree
ment, and ajso of Fiume.
Reports have been -received, the
captain added, that a military dem
onstration by the Jugo-Slavs at Spal
ato was contemplated, in which event
the Italians would take proper coun
ter measures.
The situation in Fiume is compli
cated by the fact that the town as the
headquarters of the allied army of
the Orient contains French and Brit
ish, as well as Italian troops. A
one-sided Italian occupation of
Ftume, it is believed, would imme
diately provoke a diplomatic and.
military issue with the European al
lies. May Approach Germany.
It was stated in Italian quarters
today that should the break become
definite Italy would take steps to
approach Germany with a view- to
making a separate peace.
At Italian headquarters the an
nouncement was made that the par
liament of Italy would meet imme
diately upon Premier Orlando's re
turn, probably in a day or two. Pre
liminary instructions have been al
ready telegraphed to Rome.
The Adriatic question was taken
up when Premier Orlando again at
tended the meeting of the council of
four this afternoon. The other mem
bers of the council. Premiers Clem
enccau and Lloyd George and Pres
ident, Wilson, also were present. ,
Premier Lloyd George arranged
for President Wilson and Premier
Clemenceau to meet Premier Orlanr
do and Foreign Minister Sonnino at
the British premier's residence at 4
o'clock.
Premier Orlando, and the other
members of the Italian delegation
apparently are much angrier over
President Wilson's world-wide pub
lication of his position on the Adri
atic question than over his opposi
tion to their claims and the fact
that diplomatic procedure has been
violated and what is termed an in
sult offered to the Italian govern
ment because the president made his
position known to the Italian peo
ple over the head of the peace dele
gation. "Fiume or Nothing."
Discussing this contention to
day, a member . of the American
peace delegation said:
" 'Fiume or nothing' has been the
Italian delegation's unalterable
formula for nearly eight weeks, and
their firm insistence upon the set
tlement of the Adriatic questions
before an agreement upon . the
peace terms forced President Wil
son to tell the world where he
stands. ,
'!This statement wap more for the
American public than for the Italian
public and it should not leave any
one in the dark as to the American
position on secret agreements."
The effort of the Europeans to
invoke the rules of diplomatic proce
dure and the conflicting statements,
clouded in obscurity, have, been
noted by the American delegates
and correspondents who are' en
deavoring to obtain the actual
facts. The professions of surprise
by the Italians of President Wil
son's statements are amazing to the
correspondents, who have positive
knowledge that the statement was
submitted to Premier Orlando sev
eral days before its publication and
that he sought advice about draft
ing a reply. ,
ITALY'S PREMIER
REBUKES WILSON
FOR HIS APPEAL
(Continued From Pace One.)
the Istrian peninsula. I contend,
furthermore, that he who is entitled
to the honor of proclaiming to the
world the right of the free deter
mination of peoples should recog
nize this right for Fiume, an an
cient Italian city which proclaimed
its Italian nature before the Ital
ian ships arrived an admirable ex
ample of national conscience per
petuated throughout centuries.
"To deny thjs right only because
of the small f number concerned
would mean the admission that the
criterion of justice toward peoples
varies according to their territorial
extent."
Aspirations Held Responsible. .
Premier Orlando then points out
that Antwerp, Genoa and Rotterdam
are international ports serving as an
outlet to divers peoples. and terri
tories without having to oay for the
privilege by sacrificing national con
science and continues:
"It is impossible to qualify as
excessive the Italian aspirations to
ward the Dalmatian coast, Italy's
boulevard throughout centuries,
which Roman genius and Venetian
activity made noble and grand and
whose Italian character, defying for
centuries implacable persecutions,
still shares the same thrill of pa
triotism with the Italian people.''
The principle proclaimed with
reference to Poland that denation
alization based on violence does not
create rights, the premier contends,
should be applied to Dalmatia.
Passing to the argument of "cold
statistical statements," the premier
affirms, that among the national re
constructions' occupying the peace
conference none of the reconstructed
nations will count within their fron
tiers a relatively slighter number of
persons of alien race than would be
attributed to Italy, and asks why
only Italians should be suspected of
imperialistic cupidity. . The history
of Jhe negotiations, he declares, will
show that the Italian delegation act
ed not only with firmness, but with
a grand spirit of conciliation.
Refers to Italian Sacrifices.
He concludes his statement as
follows:
"The presidential message ends
with a warm declaration of Amer
ica's friendship for Italy. I reply in
the name of the Italian people and
proudly claim the right and honor to
do this as one who in the most tragic
hour of this war proclaimed the crv
of resistance at all costs. This cry
was heard and replied to with cour
age and abnegation, of which there
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Through five dec
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The Omaha
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Farnnni t Seventeenth
President Denies
Having Entered Into
a Secret , Alliance
Washington, April 24. Secre
tary Tumulty in a statement is
sued tonight at the White House
said . a cablegram had been re
ceived from President Wilson in
Paris "giving positive and un
qualified denial" to reports that
"the president had entered into a
secret alliance or treaty with some
of the great powers."
Press dispatches from Paris,
several days ago said it was un
derstood that the president was
considering an understanding with
France providing for the assis
tance of the United States in
event of any future aggression on
the part of Germany.
are few more striking examples in
the world's history.
"Italy, thanks to the most heroic
sacrifices and purest blood of her
children, was able to ascend from
the abyss of misfortunes to the ra
diant crest of most glorious victory.
In the name, therefore of Italy, I ex
press with all my power the senti
ment of admiration and profound
sympathy which the Italian people
professes toward the AmericanVpeo
ple." Miss Grier of Kansas City
Wedded to Dr. J. F. Langdon
Kansas City, Mo., April 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The marriage of
Miss Nell Marie Grier to Dr. J.
Frederick Langdon of Omaha was
solemnized at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning at St. Vincent's church.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Cecelia Jane Grier, as
maid of honor.' William J. Mc
Caffrey, Omaha, was best man. Out-of-town
guests were: Lt. and Mrs.
J. H. Murphy, Camp Grant, 111.; Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. McCaffery, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Leary, Mrs. Martin
Langdon, F. O. McCaffery, Dr. L.
J. Bushman, Arthur Coad, Burt
Murphy, Omaha; Mrs. J. G.- Beste,
Hartington, Neb.
Dr. and Mrs. Langdon left for an
eastern wedding trip and will be at
home after June 1, in Omaha.
Woman Identifies Negro
as Man Who Attacked Her
Charles Savage, Kansas negro,
who was arrested Monday morning
in the Council Bluffs Burlington rail
road yards, yesterday morning was
positively identified as the man who
attempted criminal assault on Mrs.
Myra Kapara Sunday night, police
say.
"I will never forget that voice. I
can never forget that face and form,"
Mrs. Kapara exclaimed as soon as
her eyes fell on the cringing prison
er. "I will swear absolutely he is
the man who attacked me.
"I did not do it," the man fairly
shouted.
PARIS STRUGGLE
MEANS FATE OF
CIVILIZATION
(Continued From Page One.)
other nations have been doing in
war preparations.
. Wilson Sacrifices Himself.
"I have objected to the efforts
that have been made to make polit
ical capital out of this great docu
ment. I glorify in the name and
service of William H. Taft in this
great emergency. He has come
boldly to the support of the presi
dent. "We have reached the point
where the league of nations repre
sents the aspirations of the world.
When history shall have been writ
ten you are going to find that the
great figure of this struggle it
Woodrow Wilson. He is not strug
gling for the selfish or material in-,
terests of his country7but for the
world. He is making this fight at
the sacrifice of his personal popu
larity. I know that he is not as
popular in Great Britain, France or
Italy as he was when he first went
over. He is sacrificing himself de
liberately and for the future?'
Ukrainian Troops
Drive Bolshevik
Forces Out of Kiev
Vienna, April 24. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The bolsheviki have
been driven out of Kiev, capital of
the Ukraine, by revoluionary Uk
rainian troops friendly to Simon
Petlura, the Ukrainian leader.
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