THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1919.
NEW INDUSTRIAL
BODY CREATED BY
THE PRESIDENT
-
Seventeen Men Named to
Carry on Work Stopped
By Foundering of Re
cent Conference. .
By The Asiociated Press.
Washington, Nov. 20. President
Wilson today appointed a new in
dustrial conference and called it into
session here December 1.
The conference will be composed
of 17 men, including government
officials, business men and former
members of the cabinet and former
governors of states, and it will carry
on the work undertaken by the na
tional industrial conference, which
foundered on the rock of collective
bargaining.
Seventeen Men Are Named.
The personnel of the conference
follows: x
Secretary of Labor Wilson, form
er United Slates Attorney Generals
Thomas W. Gregory and George
W. Wickershani, former Food Ad
ministrator Herbert Hoover, former
Secretary of Commerce Oscar S.
Straus, Henry M. Robinson, Pasa
dena, Cat.; Prof. Frank W. Taussig,
former chairman of the tariff com
mission; former Gov. Samuel W.
McCall of Massachusetts, former
Governors Martin H. Glynn of New
York and Henry C. Stuart of Vir
ginia; Dr. W. O. Thompson, Ohio
State unfversity; , Richard Hooker,
Springfield, Mass.; George A. Slade,
St. Pairf; Juliui Rosenwald, Chica
go; Owen D. Young, New York
City; H. J. Waters, Manhattan,
Kan., and Stanley King, Boston.
The president's letter of invita
tion follows:
uu..... ...... ...w " o n
tion given me by the public group
of the recent industrial conference,
I am calling a new body together to
carry on this vitally important
work, and I trust you will give me
the pleasure of naming you as one
nt it nwmlifr!!.
No Distinctive Groups.
"Guided by the experience of the
last conference, I have thought it
advisable that in this new body
there should be no recognition of
distinctive groups, but that all of
the new representatives should have
concern .that our industries may be
conducted with such regard for jus
tice and fair dealing that the work
man will feel himself induced to
put forth his best efforts, that the
employer will have an encouraging
profit, and that the public will not
suffer at the hands of either class.
It is my hope that this conference
may lay the foundation for the de
velopment of standards and ma
chinery within our industries by
which these results may be at
tained. "It is not expected that you will
deal directly with any condition
wtiich exists today, but that you
may be fortunate enough to find
such ways as will avoid the repeti
tion of these deplorable conditions.
"The conference will meet at a
place to be hereafter designated in
this city on the first of December
next."
iHenry M. Robinson of Pasadena,
Cal.. a member of the new indus
trial conference, appointed today by
President Wilson, is an attorney.
He attended the peace conference at
Paris as a member of the economic
group of advisers to President Wil
son and also served there on the su-
internat;onal labor board. Later he
became a member of the United
States shipping board, from which
he resigned September 15.
Outcome of Treaty
Fight Still in Doubt
(Continued From Pise One.)
est1y set to work. They were opti
, miatic, however, that in theopen
ing days of the new session'if not
before, they could reach some agree
ment with the republican feroup of
'mild reservationists, who held out
in yesterday's debate against all ef
forts to divorce them from the re
publican organization.
Call on Wilson.
Democratic Leader Hitchcock and
Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala
bama, who took a conspicuous part
in the administration's fight for rati
fication, called at the White House
today, and although they did not
,see the president are understood to
have left for him their estimates of
the possibilities of a compromise.
Afterward Senator Hitchcock is
sued a statement pointing out that
80 senators in all voted yesterday
for ratification in some form and
expressing a belief that the 64 neces
sary to ratify could get together ul
timately. 1
"I realize," he said, "that it will
require very genuine efforts at com
promise to bring this about, and
that concession on both sides must
4e real and not merely nominal."
New Reservations.
Tonight the democratic leader had
drawn up a new set of compromise
reservations which he did not make
public, but which are understood to
propose principally a modification of
the preamble requirement in the for
eign relations committee draft which
would require the other powers to
accept affirmatively all the senate's
qualifications. '
Everything indicated that the ad
ministration had no intention of let
ting the treaty fight lapse, even dur
ing the interval before December 1,
and that there was no thought of
abandoning the treaty and nego
tiating a new one. The general
opinion seemed to be that the presi
dent jn order to get the treaty into
an advantageous parliamentary posi
tion a.eam, probably would withdraw
it and then submit it again in the
opening days of the new session.
, It was pointed, out that under such
a procedure it would come back be
fore the senate without the com
pelling cloture restriction which
brought debate to an end yester
day. Don't Fear Cloture.
In many quarters it was thought
doubtful whether the cloture rule,
invoked in this instance for the first
time, could again command the nec
essary two-thirds. Under its oper
'ation the senate chafed considerably
and got itself into so many parlia
mentary perplexities that some sen
ators declared they would make a
Victor Rose water's Statement to Court
Following announcement of
Judge Redick that he was ready
to pronounce sentence, Attorney
Connell, for the defense, said to
the court that, as was his right,
Editor Rosewater wished to make .
a statement, in which he desired
to express his position, and the
position of The Bee, .regarding
the case at issue. The court grant
ed the request, and Mr. Rosewater
addressed the court as follows:
If it please your honor, in mak
ing this statement I do 'so with
every respect for this court. I
have no doubt it has been doing
what it believed is required to
protect itself against interference.
I wish to say, however, for my
self and for the corporation
which publishes this paper, that
there has been no consciousness of
intent to interfere with the pro
ceedings of this court in any man
ner which would be subversive of
justice.
When I saw this article myself
after it was printed, I felt and I
still feel, though I may be mis
taken in point of law, that it was
not subversive of justice, but was
in Jact, promoting justice. I could
not see and do not see how it
could be subversive of justice to
expose the corruption of the wit
nesses or the false accusation of
an innocent man by any person,
even though he may occupy an
official position.
I will confess that when I saw
the article, I had some doubts as
to the propriety of printing it, but
not in any way thinking it would
interfere with the prosecution of
the case. I felt rather, that its ef
fect on the case would be to in
terfere with the defense of
Moore, that the paper, had given
to the prosecution the evidence
which Moore had for his defense
which would subject the boys
who had been procured to give
false testimony against him, as I
believe, and have no reason to be
lieve otherwise . from the affi
davits under the same pressure to
go back to the statement brought
upon them in the first place. To
me that was the only question,
and I was greatly surprised to
hear of this citation to show cause
why this publication and those
responsible for it should not be
adjudged guilty for contempt of
court. I make that explanation
because I think it due your honor
and the public.
Now for The Bee, and myself
I think it only fair for me to make
this further statement: That the
indictment of Moore, after my
own experience in the grand jury
room, when it seemed to me cer
tain agencies of the police depart
ment had sought to secure my
own i indictment m connection -with
the riot, that the effort was
to bring some indictment or some
reflection upon The Bee with a
view of impairing its influence in
this community- and to "white
wash" the police department for
its negligence in permitting this
mob to burn this cUurt house
and to lynch the prisoner on that
regretful September 28. .
Only to Injure Bee.
It seemed to me that this pro
ceeding against Mr. Moore was a
Editor Rosewater
, Says Judiciary Not
Superior to Press
proceeding only through him and
over his head to mjure The Oma
ha Bee and that it would be only
fair and in no way contempt of
court for The Bee to show that
fact and to show that it was be
ing attacked and to rebut the
points'. If that is true and if it
has no such right, then must it sub
mit without protest, without an
swer, without showing how this
was brought about because, this
indictment may be pending per
haps for weeks and months; must
it allow the public to believe that
one of its reporters had been a
most active leader in this riot?'
I, for myself, do not believe any
such intention of the law is a
proper construction of it.
I will not take up your time un
duly at this stage, although three
days have been used to identify
me as editor-in-chief of this pa
per, when the -first paper exhib
ited showed that on its face. I
Jake the responsibility as editor-in-chief
of the paper. In fairness,
however, after the peculiar meth
ods employed to prove this point,
let me state that the Bee Pub
lishing company is organized like
most corporations, with a presi
. dent and heads of departments,
each in charge of his respective
department. There is the adver
tising manager, the circulation
manager, mechanical superintend
ent, managing editor, etc.,
A Managing Editor in Charge.
The managing editor has
charge of the news department
of the paper. Manifestly, for one
who has charge of all of these
departments it 'is physically im
possible, no matter what the pre
sumption of the law may be, for
one man to have personal respon
sibility and personal control of
every article or' every advertise
ment going into the paper. If the
law says I murt be responsible,
criminally and personally, I must
accept that interpretation, but it
is the same as if the presiding
judge were held responsible for
acts of other judges. That would
not be accepted as a good rule.
It is not the rule of law, and cer
tainly not common sense.
The court in his decision says
this is an attack upon the inde
pendence of the judiciary, where
as my. counsel in the course of
argument, suggests that this ac
tion is an attack upon the free
dom of the press. The court has
said the independence of the
judiciary is superior to the free
dom of the press. - I do not so
read it in the constitution. I
read the two together, the free
dom of the press in one place
and the . independence, of the
judiciary in another, and in my
opinion, if I am free to express
it, the two go hand in hand to
gether. It is fully as necessary
to the independence of the ju
diciary that there be freedom of"
tfie press as it is for the freedom
of the press that we have an in
dependent and fearless judiciary.
The judiciary protects the free
dom of the press and the press
insures the independence of, the
judiciary.
If this decision were carried out
to its full limit and strictest
application we would Jiave this:
That any corrupt, inefficient, or
lawless public official could pro
tect himself against exposure by
the press by merely having him
self listed as a witness in a pend
ing case. If the mere fact that
an official who is not doing his
duty, or is dishonest, can call
upon the courts to protect him
against exposure because he hap
pens to be a possible witness in
a case to be tried at some future
. time, then the freedom of the M
press in my tjudgment is wholly
subordinated to the will of the
'court. ' , )
Refers to Contempt Cases. ,
The court has also referred to
the fact that the contempt, law of
Nebraska is in large part made
up by cases that have come out
of litigation over publications in
The Omaha Bee. v That I take it
is no reflection but a credit to the .
Ipaper, it being proof positive that
its editors and reporters have
heen alert in exposing corruption
in office and standing against per
secution and oppression when it
believed .it was right.
In this case, I have no con
sciousness whatever of any intent
to interfere with the court in any
way, but only to promote justice
by exposing corruption in office
and thus to subserve the public
interest. If it means that for this
I am to be held in odium and
branded by the court as guilty of
an offense. I must accept the sit
uation and do accept it. I trust
you will accept these remarks in
the spirit in which they are in-'
tended.
stubborn fight if its use were pro
posed again.
Without a limitation on debate
the irreconcilable enemies of the
treaty declare they would oppose
vigorously any hasty action in the
new session and with other pressing
problems on nana and a Christmas
recess planned it is reckoned that
action might be delayed well into
the new year. '
In that connection the leaders are
mindful that some of the senators
most bitterly opposing the treaty
openly have expressed hope that
the senate will not act until the
people have spoken in next year's
campaign. Senator Borah, republi
can, Idaho, has announced' in the
senate on two occasions that unless
his party declared against the treaty
he will part company with it.
Senate's Rejection Causes
Much Discussion In Paris
Paris, Nov. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The adjournment of
the United States without ratifica
tion of the peace treaty created
much surprise in peace conference
circles, as dispatches from Wash
ington had suggested that some
compromise was probable.
Henry White of the American
delegation received the news from
the Associated Press while he was
attending the supreme council ses
sion today. The members of the
council, after adjournment, with
held comment.
In French official , circles, al
though there was disappointment of
the senate's adjournment with the
treaty situation still unsettled, no
surprise was expressed, and it even
seemed that the event had been ex
pected. Apparently the situation
had , been discussed and measures
taken in advance to" meet the
eventuality, as Foreign Minister
Pichon, who presided over the su
preme council today, urged that the
treaty be put into force not later
than December 1.
No formal meeting has been held
between the German delegates, who
arrived yesterday morning, and the
representatives of the allied powers
concerning the protocol to the Ger
man peace treaty. It now seems un
likely that the protocol will be sign
ed before the end of November, as
the Germans oppose the provision
requiring them to replace warships
sunk when their fleet was scuttled
at Scapa Flow.
The failure of the allied and as
sociated powers to reach an agree
ment on fhe treaty is reported to
have greatly encouraged the Ger
mans. Release of Jenkins
Demanded by U. S.
(Continued From Page One.)
once dead I would not be ransomed
at all; that the extraordinarily large
sum he demanded was difficult to
get in a day, and on account of its
bulk and weight it was difficult to
transport and that the state gov
ernment would surely prevent it be
ing sent to him.
1 Wanted Cash Sum.
"In view of these considerations,
it was finally agreed that a certain
amount in cash be pai-d and the bal
ance paid as demanded. This agree
ment was approved by Mr. Hanna,
the secretary of the embassy at
Mexico City, who rendered the most
valuable assistance at all times. On
Sunday the sum of 54,000 pesos was
paid in cash and five of my inti
mate friends here responded with
their lives for- the payment of the
balance, and I myself promised to
complete the payment as demanded.
My friends were forced to sign a
document to that effect, and upon
the delivery of this document and
the cash payment, I was released on
Sunday afternoon, October 26.
"The state government, and the
federal government, as well, did
nothing at all' to effect my release,
in fact they only served to disturb
the work of my friends. They
wanted to send troops immediately
to pursue the rebels, but these had
explicitly told my wife that if they
were pursuec! or "attacked, they
would Immediately kill me.r The
city police arrested all my servants
and employes, people . who had
nothing in the world to do with the
case, and had to release them after
ward, but they had to do something
to make it appear they were active."
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thus never reach the public, and the
crime remain forever buried, was
not denied. t
Such was the decision, and it holds
good, unless reversed by the higher
courts, in all future rases of the
kind, in which exposure of what is
taking place involves a witness for
the state.
If the public doesn't like it, what
is it going to do?
If the public wants the news, how
is it going to get it? '
Is there any other agency that
can better get the news than a news
paper?
Cannot Analyze Cases.
To correct whatever lalse im
pressions might have been gathered
from the wording of his decisions,
as pronounced hastily during the
trial of the case, said Judge Redick,
he would supplement them with
respect to the liberty of the press
by a definition of -exactly what a
paper could print and to wnat
lengths it could go in reiernng to
cases "pending" in courts.
The court does not inhibit publi
cation, except to the extent that the
paper must not analyze and com
ment on a case, or the testimony of
a witness to the extent of making
such analysis and comment a trial
of .the case before the public," said
the judge. , 1
Xn the story as pubiisnea in ine
Bee. the situation with respect to
certain cases handled .by the police,
and certain conduct of the police
department was referred to; as
rotten.
Under the ruling of the court this
might be taken as coming under the
head of either analysis or comment."
That it might be true, under the
ruling of the court, and that the pub
lic had a right to know the truth,
would not warrant the publication,
if the characterization of the de
partment could be construed as
coming within the meaning- of "an
alysis or comment."
Under Head of "the Truth."
The Bee in its headlines further
said: "Captain Haze offered liberty
to boys for false testimony before
the grand jury.'1
Apparently this part of the story
Cannot Tell Truth About Any
Witness, If Case Is Before
the Court, Announced Judge
Point Is Made Qlear in Final Decision and Pronounce
ment of Sentence in "Contempt" Case Against
The Bee for Exposing State of Rottenness in Po
; lice Prosecution of Case Before Grand Jury.
(Continued From Page One.) , '
court it might pass unnoticed, andi comes under that part of the court's
runng reiernng to me ' truth.
Further on in the story of The
Bee, the allegation: "Captain Haze
'framed-up' malicious and false tes
timony before the grand jury.'"
This, in turn, appears to come un
der the head of analysis.
Down in the body of the story is
the interesting disclosure that:
"Captain Haze is the same man who
was discharged under a former ad
ministration for indecent and im
proper conduct towards women. He
is the man to whom Commissioner
Ringer looks for his most particular
and delicate detective work."
Examining the ruling this appears
to come again under the heading of
"truth."
Editor's Statement.
Previous to pronouncement of
sentence "by the court, Attorney
Connell reauested that the usual
priviliege be extended, and Editor
Rosewater be allowed to make a
statement, in which he wished to
explain to the court an4 the public
his position, and the position of
The Bee, on the question at issue.
In his statement Editor Rose
water in a lucid and masterly man
ner discussed the fundamental
rights of the courts and the paper,
and took issue with the judge's rul
ing that the rights of the judiciary
are paramount to the rights of the
press, stating that the rights of each
were equal.
"It is the press," said Mr. Rose
water, "which in fact, protects the
judiciary."
"The judiciary in turn," he said,
"protects the press." ' i
Case is Appealed.
Followiner the remarks of the
judge, explaining his sentence, the
vital points of which have been set
forth, the court announced its sen
tence of $1,000 fine against The Bee
Publishing Co., with costs, and
$1,000 against Editor Rosewater,
with costs.
Attorney Connell immediately an
nounced the filing of a motion for
a new trial, and the taking out of a
supersedeas to the supreme court.
Bond was fixed at $2,000 in each
case, 'being twice the amount of the
fine.
Three American Women
In Rome Seek Divorces
Rome, Nov. 20. -Three American
women are concerned in application
for annullment of marriage now be
ing considered by the authorities at
the vatican.
Duke Heinrich-Berwin von Meek-lenburg-Schwerin
has asked the an
nullment of his marriage to the
widow of Count Gasquet-James,
who was formerly Miss Elizabeth
Pratt of New York.
The Princess Radziwill, formerly
Miss Williams of Washington, has
requested the annullment of her mar
riage to the former chairman of th
democratic national committee, Wu
liam F. McCombs.
Foreign Exchange Drops
-To Unusually Low Levels
New York, Nov. 20. Foreign ex
change again dropped to new level
in the local market today. Sterling
brought $3.99tf, which is VA cents
below yesterday's lowest quota
tion. Franc checks were quoted
at 9.79 for the dollar, S centimes be
low yesterday's prices, while lire
checks sold at 12.57, off 13 centimes.
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