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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1919)
J THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1919. EVIDENCE PROVES MEXICO PLOTTED U. S, REVOLUTION ' Hoped to SeizeBorder States Acquired by America irf Year ' 1848 Carranza ' Supported Radicals. ' Centlnsd Trm Paf Om.1 two Atlantic ports; that's large num ber of American soldiers were pre paring to take sids with jhem, and that they proposed to .establish" a , capital cf a reformed government of the United States in the. state of olorad; that when such a reyolu- tion was successful, the Mexicans V rendering their assistance, the bor- - der atates which; were acquired by , the United States tinder the treaty ,"of 1848, woold be returned to Mex- - ko. ' " f . Secure Copies of Letters. The three men referred to are the same, the memorandum: states, as ; those mentioned by Carranza in let ters of which the committee has se cured photostatic copies. The first cf these letters, dated June 3, and addressed to "Manuel Aguirre Ber lanara, Mexican minister of Gober nacion, says: , "Senor, Lino Caballo, bearer of this Jetter, is the person who, in company with two friends, will bring to you the manifestos and the planr which they desire to put into practice in the state of Texas. . This plan being very favorable for Mexico, please aid them in every ' way and give the necessary instruc tions in the frontier states. A "I remain your affectionate friend, ; . "V. CARRANZA." The second letter, dated August ' 1; and addressed to the same gov ernment official, follows: "The present letter will be deliy- t ered to you by Mr. Juan N. Garcia - and the two friends from Texas, who accompany him .and, in accordance with our conversation, please give them the guarantee they solicit as ' welt as the pecuniary assistance they may desire. . . ' 4 - "I remain your friend, aff ection atcly . . ;"V. CARRANZA." Mexico and Japan. Other" information secured by the conimittee and which it regards as :. reliable, indicates treaty negotiations between Mexico and Japan. The 'document in possession of the com mittee states that one high official of Mexico would communicate to .'another high official that "the treaty with Japan is coming along" and that the writer is jconvinced of the "great advantages it would bring Mexico for its national integrity." . Reference is contained in another ; document to the support the Mex ican government proposes to give 'German commercial initiative, in Mexico, v Senator Fall's comment on the plan of revolution disclosed in the ? minutes of the Lodge meeting, s S that it would appear "preposterous, K ridiculous and so fantastic of itself to Reserve little attention, were it not ' first, for the? fact, that it is 'similar in all essentials to the plan of San t)iego, which the only judi cial tribunal passing upon the ques tion -was declared to have backed 'or supported by armed forces ; through the state of war by V. Carranza in 1915, and second, were it not for the fact that the plan of San Diego itself antedating, and this present plan following, were and are in exact line with the note of June 19, 1917, from Zimmerman to Von Eckhart, then ambassador from Germany to Mexico. The Zimmerman Note. "The Zimmerman note contained " the paragraph. 'We (Germany) shall give general finance support . (to Mexico),' and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona." I In connection the memorandum - called attentton to the suggestion in the Zimmerman note, that Mexico " communicate with Japnji, suggesting adherence to the plan and offer her medation between Japan and Ger many. . The evidence in possession of the I .committee, Senator ' Fall informed mhe president, indicates that con ditions now along the border are "rapidly taking on the same char- f I acter which had been assumed in our relations with Mexico prior and subsequent to" the date fixed for the uprisings under the plan of San Diego. The New Mexico senator support ed his recent charges that radical literature advocating the soviet form of government was being distribut ed by the Mexican embassy and the consulates of Mexico in the United States by an account of the manner in which the Information was se cured. A copy of the booklet was procured from the embassy by mail ing a request to the embassy, the senator said, adding that admission by the author, Arthur Thomson, that the Mexican government was aiding him in the distribution of his article and that it had secured from him several thousand copies, is con tained in a letter in reply to one signed by a German name. Carranza's blue Book. The committee, the memorandum said, had obtained possessions of what President Carranza calls his "blue book." At various places in this book attention is called to the "oppressive policy" of the United States toward Mexico and stress is laid upon the assertion that Presi dent Carranza has resisted every such encroachment and in every in stance "from the first proposed Ni agara conference, down to. and in cluding the American protests as to nationalization of lands and other properties" that he has been suc cessful bv "refusing absolutely" to yield in any respect to the demands of this governrftent. The memorandum also contained a codv of a letter said to have been written by Carranza to. Miss Hernii- la oahndo. who had written a book entitled "The Carranza Doctrine." The Mexican president's note to her concerned a second book which he said he wished- her to write and with this in view he was sending her a copy of the "blue book," which he said would justify the attitude ot his government in its "systematic hos-. tility towards foreign speculators, especially Americans and English." Do not forget my injunction. Carranza wrote, "to describe in live ly colors the tortosity of the Amer ican policy with relation to our country, causing the figure of Wil son to stand well out as the director of that policy." ' Light and Heat Rules Of 191 7 Are Restored (Con tinned From Page One.) . phone, telegraph or public utility companies are exempted. Heating Regulations. Only enough heat may be used in offices, stores, warehouses and manufacturing plants to keep the nveage temperature at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, and then only during the hours for which light is per mitted. During other hours only enough heat is to be used to pre vent freezing of water pipes or sprinkler systems. ' In manufacturing plants or plants coming under power curtailment rules, heat (to 68 degrees Fahren heit) will be allowed only during that time prescribed for use ,of jo manufacturing plant' or fac tory shall be furnished bituminous coal or coke, or heat, light and pow er from bituminous coal or coke fur nished by or through the United States fuel administration for op eration in excess of three days a week, on the tasis of present work ing hours. The exceptions are hlairies, refrigerating plants, bakeries, plants for the manufacture of neces sary food products, of necessary medicinal products, water works, sewage plants, printing plants for the printing of newspapers only, bat tery charging outfits in connection with plants producing light or power for telephone, telegraph or publicity 'companies. Elevator service must be curtailed as much as possible in accordance with above regulations on use of heat, light and power, v Electric railways shall reduce schedules to minimum requirements of service under revised hours of heating, lighting and power as. here in provided. No heat shall be provided on elec tric cars during rush hours and heat ing during nonrush hours shall be curtailed as much as possible. t Electric railways and manufactur ing plants, stores and offices are re quired to co-operate in arranging, within the provision of the order schedules, days and hours of work to permit the maximum utilization of transportation equipment ESTIMATES OF GOAL STOCK IN OMAHA DIFFER . - Coal Committee Denies Claim Of Commissioner Butler That There Are 1,000 Cars in Yards. DOLL FREE Cn You Solve the Dolly PUZZLE? In the plctar of Dolly on th Uft ars number of hidden feces, Cm how many you can find. Sorao sr. looking at you some shew sides ot fac you'll find thorn upside down; in the folds of Dolly dress, nd every way. Mark each face you find with an X. If you find 1ft hidden faces you have solved tb Dolly Fusile. 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Mam ............ rosuunc .....y Street ,,.,((ffn,,Miii.vMXM1 ' atat .....Rural Boat No....... "This Doll Offer No Good in the City of Omaha" BIG REAL jf curly; . 1 w w (Csmttoued From Page One.) Union Pacific tracks between Six teenth street and Vinton streeet via duct, ISO cars in Gibson yards and 200 cars in the north railroad yards," he said. Worse Two Years Ago, "Fuel men told me that this coal isn't being moved and J was also told that a trainload of coal has been on the Missouri Pacific tracks here for a week and the cars have not been separated. "There is more coal in , Omaha now than there was at this time two years ago and I can't see the neces sity or sense of closinor industries. I believe 't is time that the city officials should get busy and obtain reliable information on just how much coal there is in Omaha. , ' State tJnjverslty Closed. The University of Nebraska, which has been open on part time, was completely closed yesterday on account of coal shortage. The Daily Nebraskan," the student pub lication of this institution, was sus pended on account of lack of adver tising. Weather conditions seriously in terfered with the regularity of street car traffic yesterday and caused much inconvenience for those who had to stand at chilly corners wait ing for their cars. First-hand information on just how much coal there is in Omaha was, sought yesterday by the city council following reports that there are 500 cars standing in the railroad yards of Omaha. Mayor Smith said that a railroad man gave him this information yesterday morning. Men were sent out to make a check on the cars of coal in the railroad yards. Wire from Denver. It is believed that great quantities of coal are being confiscated by the railroads. Commissioner Butler re ceived word that two cars of coal for the municipal coal yards were shipped from the Colorado mines two weeks ago. Yesterday morning he received a telegram from Richard Orotte, chief clerk m his office, who went to Denver last week, stating that both cars had been confiscated by the railroads. Mayor Smith received a telegram from Peter Kooi, big coal operator in Sheridan, Wyo., stating that two thirds of the output of the mines there is being used by the Burling ton railroad. According to the result of the mayor's investigation there are plen ty of cars but no coal, contrary to Governor McKelvie's statement last week that there was plenty of mined coal in Wyoming but no cars in which to move it. Severe Weather Conditions. : Severe weather conditions prevail ing yesterday throughout Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, had a di rect bearing upon Omaha's coal situation, in the opinion of members of the terminal coal committee when they entered upon their second week of serious work yesterday morning. "This storm will have a direct ef fect upon Omaha," remarked H. L. Snyder, acting chairman of the com mittee, while waiting for the com mittee to meet. Snow was reported along the lines of the Union Pacific and Burlington lines through Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, with slight winds and temperatures from zero to IS de grees above zero. Trains are belated and wire trouble is reported from points in western Nebraska and Wyoming. Colder Weather Coming. The United States local weather bureau forecasts snow today. Nine degrees above zero was registered here at 7 yesterday morning and at 10 a. m. the temperature was 6 degrees above. The weather bu reau reported a general snow over the state Sunday night and yester day morning, with prospects of fresh northerly winds over Nebraska to day. No heavy winds were report ed in Nebraska yesterday morning. L. A. Welsh, local weather fore caster, this afternoon stated that lie expected the temperature will fall below zero in Omaha tonight. Valentine, Neb., reported 6 de grees below yesterday morning and 2 above zero was reported by North Platte. No additional receipts of coal from the Rock Springs district in sorthern Wyoming or the Sheridan fields in northern Wyoming were reported by the coal committee, which is following with keen inter est developments from day to day in these districts whose production is of material interest to Omaha. This committee is making a careful check today of the local situation, with a view of imposing more re strictive measures, as announced in a statement issued Saturday night. All Mines Closed. . "The snow storm now raging in Wyoming and Nebraska is cutting off wire communications from the Rock Springs district in southern Wyoming, so that there is no recent information from that district. News received yesterday morning from the Sheridan coal fields in north Wyo ming indicate that all mines are closed, due to a refusal of the miners in that district to return to work Monday morning. "No advice has been received by the committee from Washington or Chicago which would change the ? resent measures of conservation, n the event that the strike is ended the first effort of the committee will be to supply coal for use in the homes of Greater Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs,- after which, if the situa tion is improved, distribution of coat will be made to industries, so that workers may earn their liveli hood." Coal Receipts Dwindle. The committee is of the opinion that under the most favorable cir cumstarces now in sight, Omaha's coal receipts this week will be less than last week and it is stated that last week's receipts did not equal the consumption even under conser vation. Omaha's coai supply is being re duced, the committee reports and as long as that condition obtains, a stricter policy of conservation re quirements will be imposed. Distress Increases. Continued wintry weather and the closing of industries are revealing an increasing number of cases of distress. . "I wouldn't care so much if I didn't have a wife and two children at home," said an applicant for work at the city free employment bureau yesterday morning. "One of the kiddies is , months old and I have to get work," he added. "We receive appeals from more than V 5 destitute families every day. in addition to many other cases of the usual class," said Mrs. G. W. Dcane of the Associated 'Charities. "Many of these families who are now asking us for relief are abso lutely destitute, without food or fuel and in some instances they are in need of warm clothing for their chil dren. A mother told me Monday morning that she and her husband and four children have been eating only one meal a day and that they held out as long as they could be fore applying to charity for the first time." Children Need Clothing. "The saddest case we had Mon day," said Maj. Frank McCormick of Volunteers of America," was that of a mother, father and five children, the oldest child being less than 9 years old. The father has been working four hours a day and the mother is ill. The children all need warm clothing." A woman applied at the Volun teers of America yesterday morning for aid to help a sick husband and three children who are less tljan 6 years old. v A deaf and dumb man also applied to, Major McCormick for assistance. Hampers Car Service. "There will be no further curtail ment of schedules for at least the next few days," said R. A. Leussler, general manager of the street rail way company. "We are hoping that the miners will return to work this week, and if that should be the case, then we will not anticipate any further reduction of our serv ice. Street car service will be re sumed tonormal conditions as fast as fuel conditions warrant." Receive Fuel Oil. The Nebraska Power company's re port yesterday stated that this pub lic utility can operate at lest 10- days, under restricted conditions, and with present fuel supplies. The company received eight cars of fuel oil Sunday and yesterday, which gave the plant an advance oil supply for the first time during the coal emergency. During the last week conservation measures observed in homes resulted in a reduction of 5 per cent in the demands for elec trical energy produced at this plant. Ice Firms Pool Coal. Ice yesterday was seven inches thick on the lakes near Omaha and in the event that cold weather con tinues 10-inch ice will be available soon. - . At a conference yesterday manu facturers producing ice for the pre servation of food agreed with the coal committee to pool their supply of ice, which will result in the clos ing of fonr plants now operated by coal-made steam. Omaha ice manufacturers yester day agreed with the terminal coal committee to a conservation meas ure which they believe will reduce their coal consumption 50 per cent. The Storz Beveridge and Ice com pany and the City Ice company have closed their ice plants and the Oma ha Ice and Cold Storage company and the People's Ice company have each closed one of their plants. By pooling their product with the municipal ice plant the ice needs of the city will be met until natural ice is cut, which it is believed will be soon. It ' is estimated that this meas ure will effect a reduction of 50 per cent in the amount of coal now be ing consumed by these industries. Employes of the ice plants not op erated will work at the plants which will be open. The coal committee has not re ceived officfal advice of the appoint ment of H. G. Taylor of Lincoln as fuel administrator for Nebraska. Members of the committee believe that Mr. Taylor's appointment will not disturb the fuel administration plans now in operation here. Randall K. Brown and J. M. Gil Ian of the Chamber of Corrjmerce are considering a plan for giving men employment chopipng wood. Information on 1 available timber near Omaha is being obtained and plans for organization will be an nounced this morning. i wish to emphasize the impor- Restoration of German Monarchy Is Planned (Continued From Fag One.) reckon with a return to the mon archy immediately or even soon. "It can V assumed that the next elections will show a strong shift to the right (nationalist or conserv ative side), should this assumption prove correct, and we get a Buerger liche (bourgeois) majority in the reichstag that is, a majority of the middle classes then there is reason to believe the desire for the restora tion of the monarchy will gradually become more general. t Plebiscite to Decide. "In any case, and under all cir cumstances, the reintroduction of the monarchial system would have to be brought by a vote of all the German people, that is, by a plebescite." "Will the future monarchy, as con ceived, differ from the old, and in what respects?" I asked. "It is self-evident thatahe future monarchy will have to differ in many respects from the old regime," answered Colonel Bauer. "It will es sentially be a democratic and con stitutional monarchy, with responsi ble ministers that is, similar to the one in Britain. "For that matter, the power of the former monarchy has been much overrated. Many of the old catch words about our former monarchy, such as 'absolutism,' 'militarism' and 'junker domination' are based upon ignorance of the real power of the kaiser and our inner political rela tions and governmental system! This must be clear to every one after un prejudiced study. "Had the former monarchy really been as strong as it was generally credited with being, there certainly would have been no revolution. VThe future monarchy will be, of course, a really central power, but this centralized power will above all lie in the representatives elected by the people." Vis it assumed, then, that a mon archical government can more quickly reconstruct and build up Germany than the present form?" was my next question. Can't Reconstruct Germany. "The present German government can in no event reconstruct Ger many," answered the spokesman of the German monarchists. "The pres ent igovernment is identified in the consciousness of the German people with the signing of the armistice and the Versailles treaty which forced upon us unfillable conditions. "In addition, the realization and the conviction that 1 our collapse was due to the undermining agi tation of the social democrats dur ing many years, is gaining ground among the German people. "Brit quite apart from all this, it is not a popular government, but purely a party regime, and of ex clusively social democratic tend encies. The ministers, not even Noske, can get away from their party, since it would mean the loss of all their following. "On the other hand, it has been demonstrated that the social demo cratic principles transformed into practice demoralizes and ruins every state, for the reason that they are neither social nor democratic and lead to general corruption. "Germany, which formerly was above all suspicion of corruption and graft,Ms now a hotbed of both. Out of these traits and character istics of the social democratic system arose the splitting of the movement into communists and extremists on the one hand and ths more sober, wiser and more moderate socialists on the other. "The reconstruction of Germany is possible only by the co-operation of the moderate industrial working classes, the peasantry and cival service officialdom. All these desire a truly liberal 'constitution in the real democratic sense." SEEN 01 THE STREET DURING THE BLIZZARD Qan' 't Remove Private 4 Plants to Aid the City Washington, Dec. 8. A Lbs An geles city ordinance authorizing re moval of privately-owned electric light wires interfering with the ex tension of the municipal street light ing system was declared unconsti tutional today by the supreme court. tance of the wood-chopping idea and hope that the Chamber of Com merce and other organizations will take this up in a serious manner," said Mr. Snyder of the coal com mittee, adding, "There is little coal in sight today." s ' , To Heal A Couch rke HATES' HEALING HONEY. J6o per bottle. Meditations for Married Men It's a satisfaction to a married man when his wife sniffs approvingly and says "My! That's a good cigar you're smoking". ; That's one reason Meditations make the ideal after-dinner smoke they please all the family. ' The skillful blend of fine, mild Havana gives taste and fra grance mat maKe Meaitanons ieaa in popuiaruy wuer- ever tney are miroaucea. AtalldtaltTt' Harle-Haas ComDanv. Council Bluffs. Iowa Thermometers on the streets at midnight last night, registered 3 de grees below zero, the lowest mark the mercury , has reached this year. Automobilists railed at the day, they railed at the storm, they railed at their cars, and then called the nearest garage to tow them in off the streets. One garage in the down town district towed in 11 cars be tween 8 and midnight. Towing busi ness in other garages was rushing. Weary street car patrons felt last night that their grief had reached the highest. When Old King Coal curtailed the already "punk" street car service, they didn't complain. But when a lusty young blizzard dropped in on them and curtailed still further the "already-curtailed-punk" service, they were rightly peeved. Taxicabs were at a premium,. but taxi service was little better than that of the street cars. pointment of a commission to in vestigate and report on what is a just increase in wages. Under this plan, it was believed, the miners would return to work at once at the 14 per cent advance and after final settlement be given the benefit of any increase above the 14 per cent by payment of back wages during the period interven ing. To Probe Reds. Tacoma, Wash.,' Dec. 8. Federal Judge E. E. Cushman called today a federal grand jury in line with the government policy of prosecutinf radicals in this part of the state. , Every police officer is supposed to try the front and rear doors of each business house on his beat after closing hours. When a cop finds an open door he informs the owner at ence by telephone and then stands guard until the owner arrives. Last night the quest for open doors was more spirited than it has been for months. The order of procedure on finding an open door, differed, how ever, irom the regular course. An open door last night meant a refuge from the wind and cold and snow. Last night's open door list at cen tral station was dozens more than ordinary. A barrel of rubbish burning in the basement of the W. O. W. building at 6:30 brought several . fire com panies to the scene. No crowds gathered about the fire trucks. Blizzard Is Raging Throughout the West (Continued From Far One.) ( ' temperatures in Missouri, Kansas, parts of Oklahoma and Texas, as well as eastern Colorado and Ne braska were said to be rapidly fall ing. Severe suffering among live stock is feared. Nebraska's low fuel supply was further reduced -by temperatures j that reached as low as 9 degrees ! below zero. Snow storms interfered j with railroad traffic and all railroads : operating from Denver to the east j were (experiencing great difficulties. I Temperatures have already fallen to below zero over Wisconsin, ' northern Iowa, Minnesota, the Da kotas and other western states. The cold wave will spread southward during Tuesday and Wednesday to the Gulf of Mexico and Wednesday , and Thursday generally east of the Mississippi river. Still Mum on Terms Of Coal Agreement (Continued From Face One.) taken and it was indicated that they ! expect a speedy, settlement of the strike and resumption of work in the mines. It is believed that a statement by Ellis -Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers Journal, to the effect that any proposal which met the approval of Mr. Lewis and Mr. Green would be endorsed by the executive board reflected opinion among the miners generally. v Speculation on Proposal There was much speculation to night as to the terms of the proposal of President Wilson and widely dif ferent views were expressed. 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