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rHE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, " FEBRUARY IT, MM. WILSON'S NOTE IS BOMBSHELL TO BRITISHERS Viewpoint , on Adriatic Ques tion Considered Ultimatum, - Though Washington Says It Is Not. (Continued From Flrat ! sisted of messages from Washing ton that too sweeping a construc tion had been given to the presi dent's words, fortified by news from ':. Downing street that the council had not finished composing its answer. Nevertheless, Premier Millerand's cheerful obsrvation to the reporters on Friday "there Is not a cloud ahead" is taken as a purely diplo matic optimism. . The afternoon papers j displayed stirring headlines, in -which "bomb shell" was the favorite word. If Viot a bombshell, it was an entirely s unexpected ruffling of the waters . about the parliament houses, where ' it appears to have been assumed that so long as America had not even a representative at the conference table, her voice would not be heard in the debate. ' Drafting a Reply. The supreme council engaged it- self Monday in completing the draft of its reply to the letter of Presi- , dent Wilson concerning the Adriatic situation. It is stated authoritatively i the . forecast of the allied reply published in France should be taken with re ; , serve. It also was stated that the ' report from France that President Wilson announced that the United States would hold aloof from Euro pean affairs unless the United States was considered in the settlement of - the Adriatic question was too sweep ing. , The council will finally decide on its reply to President Wilson Tues- , day and it will immediately be cabled to Washington. The council is cabling to the United States gov ernment the reports on its delibera- . tions or decisions in which is con- , sidefs the United States is inter- - csted. ' Note Not a Threat. Washington, Feb. 16. "Decided objection to recognition of a settle ment of the Adriatic question on lines repugnant to those agreed up on in the Treaty of Versailles and not reconcilable with the' principles embodied in the 14 points of Presi dent, Wilson was expressed by the United States in the recent note to the allied 'governments. The note was not ,a threat to withdraw from participation in European affairs, it was said official- ' ly at the White House, but said that this country could not be a party to the disposition of Fiume as agreed upon by the allied premiers 'without consulting ' the United States and consequently would not concern itself with the question! in volved, including .the policies of the Adriatic, if the settlement was' en forced on the government of Jugo slavia. Wait on Reply of Note. The next step of the Washington government waits on the reply of the allied premiers to the- Ameri can note. The interesting suggestion was made in official quarters that the United States might cease its European relief work, which the al- lies have been anxious this country should continue, to keep down un rest, if a modification of the peace treaty were put 'into effect which -the United States would regard as cotnrary to the principles or self determination. The facts which influenced the Dcoartment of 5tfcte in framing the new American rc-tewer as follows: Facts 'Behind Note. December 9, lasC at a meeting of the supreme council in .Paris, a settlement of the Adriatic question was agreed Upon which, to become effective, required acceptance by both the Italian and Jugo-Slav gov ernments. The basis of this, in brief, was the creation of a buffer state of Fiume and adjacent territory, and America, as represented by Under Secretary Polk, was a. party to that arrangement. . After the withdrawal from Eu Europe of the American peace com missioners, and while the Adriatic issue was still a subject of discussion between the principals, a .meeting was held in London of the entente premiers, Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Nitti, and an entirely new plan was drawn up without participation by America and forwarded in the shape of an ultimatum to the Jugo Slav government. -' Other Substantial Additions. The basis of this was the recog . nition of Italy's title, to much of the eastern coast of the Adriatic and ' Dalmatia, and there were other sub stantial additions to Italian claims which did not agree in principle with the original understanding. The latest American note was in the nature of a protest against this ' method of procedure. It was not an ultimatum or a threat, but pointed out that if persisted in this would leave the United States in the posi tion of being expected to ratify a treaty which confirmed boundary lines beyond readjustment which if alreadv . had declared to be wrong. And furthermore, it was recalled that this latest move had been made by the premiers without consulta tion or advice from the Washing ton government, though fliis coun try would be bound to abide by the . results should it ratify the treaty. French Reply Brief. Paris, Feb. 16. In semi-official quarters it was said the allied reply to President Wilson's memorandum regarding the Adriatic settlement will assure the president that the allied proposal of January 20 is not so unfavorable to the Jugo-Slavs as be believes. .,, The note will be brief, consisting of about ISO words, and according to these quarters will say it is rec ognized that the allies cannot settle the question without the co-operation of the United States, inviting the president to present a solution of the Adriatic problem. Italians Ratify Peace With'Bulgar Kingdom' " Rome, Feb. 16.. An official decree -was issued Monday i ratifying . the peace .treaty with Bulgaria, , Federal Appeal Board Is Provided for Labor Id, New Rail Measure Final Railways Organization Legislation Reached by House and Senate Conferees, Who Plan to Have 'Report Ready for Signatures Today So It May Be Presented to House Wednesday. , . ' Washington, Feb. 16. -h Final agreement on railroad reorganiza tion legislation was reached late to day by . the. house and senate con ferees, who planned to have the re port ready for their signatures to morrow s it could be presented to the house the following day. Aside from textual changes the general features of the compromise bill follow the lines agreed npon recently by the conferees with the exception- of the labor provision, which was modified so as to provide for a federal appeal board appointed by the presidcnt and consisting of nine members equally divided be tween the employes, employers and the public. As previously agreed upon this board was to have con sisted of five members. The new labor provision amounts virtually to a redrafting of the ear lier agreement and results directly. according to Senator Cummins of Iowa, chairman of the senate con ferees, from developments incident to the strike of maintenance of way employes, which was called off be fore the men walked out. Senator Cummins said he laid the draft be Production of Air Craft "Waste Riot" (Continued From First Page.) minority report replies to the major ity landings as "intemperate, biased and vituperative, an exaggeration of alleged mistJ.es and mi-. ''Art nients," a "gratuitous reflection upon men who faithfully served the government during war" and a "repetition of defamatory charges admittedly uusustained by evidence." Answers Majority Report. Answering the charge of the ma jority report that only 213 planes had been shipped to the front up to the armistica and that these were De Havilands. dangerous and known as "flying coffins" the minority re port quoted Brig. Gen. M. A. Pat rick, director of construction and forestry operations of the Ameri can expeditionary forces,' ,as saying that no larger percentage of De Havilands came down in flames than other types. Mr. Lea asserted that only 33 De. Havilands out 417 sent over enemy lines were lost. The majority declared more American aviators would have been killed ex cept for the "failure of General Pershing to receive more than 213 De Havilands." j Sending American aviators fo the front in this type of plane the ma jority said, was more wasteful of human life than "equipping shock troops with wooden guns." On this ooint the minority reDOrt said the government turned out more then 11,000 plar.es dupng te var. and these were practically the same as machines used bv the allies. Up to Secretary Baker. Touching on responsibility the majority report said Secretary Baker was properly chargeable with any success or failure of Ameri ca's aircraft program." Ihe greater part of the majority report was taken up with an indict ment of conditions in the soruce forests where 30,000 soldiers were assigned for civilian duty under Colonel Disque, a former warden of the Michigan penitentiary. It was charged that Disque illegally spent $4,500,000 of government funds in 1918 -when he "farmed out" 20,000 soldiers to cost-plus prices, the gov ernment paying contractors who charged a 7 per cent cost-plus profit on the soldiers' pay. Secretary Baker was charged with direct responsibil ity "for thisv unprecedented prac tice." Thirteen logging railways were said to have been started, none of which were completed before the war ended, and five cost $8,325,194, the majority asserting that some roads took a roundabout course "in order to touch summer resorts." Defends Use of Soldiers. There were not enough skilled loggers in the country to carry out the government's spruce production program, said the minority report, defending the use of soldiers. Jaovernment spruce properties, ac cording to the majority report, were estimated by DisqUe to have a sal valge value of 10 per cent of cost, on which basis settlements were made with Great Britain for its share of spruce losses. An -expert accountant employed bv the committee testified that $30,000,000 , was wasted by Disque. based on the contract price in 1918. The minority report held that at the end of the war the spruce pro duction corporation had on hand salvageable properties costing orig inally $18,000,000 and that settle ment was made with Great Britain, which paid $14,000,000 as a lump sum for its part of the obligation. On this settlement a 10 per-cent salvage value was accepted. Property cost ing more than $4,000,000, Mr. Lea declared, was sold at 74 per cent of its cost price. $30,000,000 Wasted. The majority report alleged that more than $30,000,000 was wasted through mismanagement in produc ing airplane lumber in the north west. The cost plus contracts were described as "direct invitation" to premeditated waste and extrava gance. The cost of five of the log ging roads was "practically double the assessed full cash value of three great transcontinental roads," the report charged. With all of his force and prep aration, the majority report asserted, Disque turned out only 7 per cent of the airplane lumber delivered in 1918. On the other hand, the minor ity report set forth that Oregon lumber men adopted resolutions congratulating the country that a man of Disque's foresight had been detailed by the government to pro duce lumber, while General Carmaclc of the British army was quoted as s-aying; tht increased supply of spruce from the northwest hafl re sulted "in a growing predominance of plane power," for the allies. Mr. Lea declared lumber men and log gers co-operated magnificently. in , war: fore Director General Hincs yester day and the revised section was said to conform in principle with the di rector general's view's. Must Submit Dispute. As originally proposed, five boards composed equally of em ployes and employers would have been established to deal with labor disagreements and their conclu sions would have been subject to the approval "of a federal board consist ing of five members appointed by the president with the senate s con sent. Instead, this plan was changed to provide that while adjustments of labor differences might be made by representatives of the men and the carriers in cases where a strike was threatened which would tie up interstate commerce, submission of the dispute to the federal board was made compulsory before a cessatioi. of work occurred and the findings of this board would be final. To prevent discrimination against the public, the conferees inserted a provision requiring the board's de cision to be made by a majority, one of which must be a representative of the public. , support of the government's ef forts. Cost of investigations by five house committees, the majority re port declared, would not equal much more than the cost to the govern ment of one mile of the Lake Cres cent railroad, and not equal 5 per cent of the cost to the governmtnt ot the biems-Carn bawmill folly or 2 per cent of the money wasted on the worthless Bristol plane. The majority recommended a spe cial aircraft service, but the minor ity declared this was "impractical" and would lead to extravagance. Women's League Urges Single Moral Standard (f ontiuu.-d From Flritt Page.) written at the first suffrage con vention in the world, 1848, at Seneca Falls, N. Y. ' , Want Packers Regulated. The-league will ask the republican and democratic national conventions to pledge their unqualified support to the Kenyon-Kendrick-Anderson bills for the regulation of the meat pack ing industry. Monday's session of the league was largely devoted to a discussion of the high cost of living. Co-operation with the Farmers' National council and the American Live Stock association in securing the passage of anti-H. C. L. legisla tion was recommended. Lgeitimate co-operative associations should be advertised and encouraged, the com mittee reported. Ask Right to Unionize. The right of women workers to organize in trade unions and bantam collectively with their employers was upheld in the report of Mrs. Ray mond Robins, chairman of the com mittee on protection of women in in dustry. Wage payment on a basis of work done, and not sex: establishment of a women's bureau in the department of labor with a woman at its head; state ana tederal employment offices for women; a constitutional amend ment giving congress power to es tablish minimum labor standards; limitation of women's hours of work to 44 hours per week, with one day's rest in seven; prohibition of night woric tor women in lactones; com pulsory payment of a minimum wage and participation of the United States in the international labor con ference to secure world-wide stand ardization of industry were among Other recommendations, j McCumber Flays Both Parties in Pact Debate (Continued From First Pace.) The subject technically under con sideration, a motion by Senator Lodge to modify the republican res ervation on withdrawal, was not mentioned until late in the day when Mr. Lodge : took the floor to ex plain briefly his reasons for mov ing for the change. ' When the debate was reopened the private negotiations for a com-; promise apparently passed the dol-' drums and some of the treaty's most active friends on both sides of the chamber predicted there probably would be no settlement unr til discussion on the floor had spent itself. Present Resolutions. Acting under an agreement with democratic leaders, Senator Lodge asked unanimous consent that the treaty be taken up and then pre sented the first of the proposed res ervation changes he made public last week. His amendment would make the withdrawal reservations stipu late that notice of withdrawal from membership in the league of nations could be given "by the president or by congress acting alone whenever the majority of both houses may deem it necessary." In the original draft, the notice might be given "by a concurrent resolution of the con gress of the United States." The modification was proposed, said the majority leader, because the reservations as previously worded would be "wholly ineffective" in per mitting a majority of congress to take the nation out of the league, i Although considered by the bi partisan conference, the modifica tion was not agreed on there and Senator Hitchcock indicated that he and many other democrats expected to vote against it. . Most senators were inclined to believe that it might be several days before action was reached on any proposals to modify the 14 repub lican reservations adopted at the last session of congress. A Swedish inventor has patented in 17 countries a faucet which re quires no packing, accurate grind ing of the fitting surface of the .valve preventing leakage , WAR CRIMINALS WON'T BE TRIED BY ALLIED COURT Berlin's Proposal to Bring ThDse Accused of Crimes Before Leipsic Tribunal Is Agreeable. ((ontlnued From Flrt 1'ace.) queen's government to depart from its traditional policy, but to con sider that the nature of their re questwhich does not in their opin ion depend solely or even mainly, on Dutch municipal law has not been adequately appreciated. "No question of prestige is at stake and the powers pay as much heed to the conscientious sentiments of a state with limited interest as to the mature decision of great pow ers, but cannot wait for the crea tion of a world tribunal competent to examine international crimes be fore bringing to trial the responsible author of the catastrophe of the great war. Prepares Way for Tribunal. "It is precisely this contemplated trial which would prepare the way for such a tribunal and demonstrate the unanimity of feeling animating the conscience of the nations of the world. The powers wish to point out that the league of j nations has not yet reached a state of develop ment sufficient to allow any .appli cation to it, or to a tribunal of any kind created by it meeting with that prompt satisfaction which is surely demanded. "The note of January 15, was sent in the . name of the allies, 25 in number, who were signatories to the treaty of peace' and the collective mandatories of a majority of the civilized nations of the world. It is impossible to disregard the col lective force ,of this request which is the expression not only of the feeling of indignation of the vic tims, but of the demand for justice made by the conscience of human ity as a whole. v "The Netherlands government surely has not forgotten that the 'policy and personal actions of the man required for judgment by the powers have cost the lives of ap proximately 10,000,000 men mur dered in their' prime and have been responsible for the mutilation or shattered health of three times as many, the laying waste to and the destruction of millions of square miles of territory in countries for merly . industrious, peaceable and happy, and the piling up of war debts running into billions, the vic tims being men who had defended their freedom and incidentally that of Holland. Nations Into Confusion. "The economic and social exis tence of all these nations has been thrown into confusion and they are now jeopardized by famine and want the terrible results of that war of which William II was the author. "The allies cannot conceal their surprise at finding in the Dutch re ply no single word of disapproval of the crimes committed by the em peror, crimes which outrage the most elementary sentiments of hu manity arid civilization and of which, n particular, so many Dutch na tionals themselves have been the in nocent victims on the high seas. To help bring to justice the authors oi such crimes, plainy asserts with 'the aims of the league of nations. How can anyone fail to be im pressed by the reactionary manifes tations which have followed the re fusal of Holland, and the dangerous encouragement to all those who are opposing the just, chastisement of the culprits and their exemplary condemnation, whatever their social position. Holland in Duty Bound. "Holland, whose history teems ol long struggles for liberty, who has suffered so grievously through dis regard for justice, could not place herself by such a narrow conception of her duties outside of the comity of nations. A duty, which none can avoid for national reasons, however weighty they may be, is to unite in order to mete out exemplary pun ishment to responsible authors ot the disasters and abominations of the war and endeavor to revive con ceptions of solidarity and humanity in the German nation, which is sti'l unconvinced of the falsity of the tenets of its government who pro fessed that might was right and-success condoned crime. "It was from this point of view, and not exclusively from a national standpoint, that the powers request ed the government of the queen to hand over William of Hohenzollern, and from this point of view they now renew that request and the powers desire to remind the gov ernment of The Netherlands that if it should persist in its attitude of de tachment toward the presence of the imperial family on its territory so close to Germany it would assume direct responsibility both for shel tering from the claims of justice and for that propaganda which is so dan gerous to Europe and the whole world. ' , New Center of Intrigue. "It is indisputable that the perma nent presence of the ex-emperor un der ineffectual' supervision a few kilometers' distance from the Ger man frontier, where he continues the center of active and increasing in trigue, constitutes for the powers who have made superior human sac rifices to destroy this mortaj dan called upon to accept. The rights they possess in virtue of the most express principles of the law of na tions entitles them and makes it their duty to take such measures as are required for their own -security. "The powers cannot conceal the painful impression made upon them by the refusal of the Dutch govern ment to hand over the ex-emperor to them without any consideration of the possibility of reconciliating the scruples of Holland with some effectual precautionary measures to be taken either on the spot or by holding the ex-emperor at a distance from the, scene of his crimes, mak ing it impossible for him to exert his disastrous influence in Germany in the future. "Although a proposal of this na ture would not correspond fully to the request of the powers it woulu at least have afforded proof of those feelings which Holland cannot but possess. "The powers urge upon the Dutch government in the most solemn an 1 pressing manner the importance at taching to fresh considcratio of the question put before her. They de sire that it may be clearly under stood how grave the situation might become if the Netherlands govern ment were not in a position to give those assurances which the safety of Europe demands." "Get Together" Party Held by Nebraskans " i (luntlnued From Firot Page.) regions, 'upon which Mrs. Charles Dietrich, of Hastings served, was adopted. Nebraska is placed in the sixth region with Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico, Oklahoma. Texas, Ar kansas and Missouri. At a caucus of the sixth region of states, Mrs. W. E. Barkley was nominated for regional director, and Mrs. Draper Smith and Mrs. H. C. Sumney fo;-directors-at-large. All three de clined the nominations. Mrs. F. A. Harrison of Lincoln will offcially assist at the election on Tuesday. Vindicate Republican Honesty. Grace Abbott, now of Chicago, who formerly lived in Grand Island and is consequently claimed by Ne braskans, 'appeared before the gen eral assembly of the league Monday morning in behalf of resolution's from the women in industry section. Mrs. Barkley of Lincoln is a mem ber of the committee which submit ted the resolutions. Miss Abbott has been connected with the federal children's bureau for many years and is' well-known in that work. At present she is secretary of the Illi nois immigration committee. i Mrs. Barkley, who is registered as a democrat, lost her pocketbook Monday in republican headquarters. Her friends told her that the money would probably be used for repub lican campaign purposes and that she would not likely recover -it. The honor of the republicans is vindicat ed, however, for the lost has been found and returned to the owner. Will Attend School. Mrs. Charles Johannes has re ceived 'a telegram from Jeannette McDonald, teacher of English in the Omaha Commercial high school, saying she would arrive in Chicago to attend the citizenship school to be conducted following the closing of the conventions now in session. Miss McDonald will represent the Nebraska State Teachers' associa tion in the school. A somewhat similar school was held in Omaha two years ago con ducted by Mrs. Frank Schuler, Mrs. H. W. Wilson and Miss Ames of New York, all of whom are promi nent in the present gathering. Mrs. 1 nomas G. Winter of Minne sota, who was in Omaha last Jan uary attending the general federa tion board, spoke Monday before the League of Women Voters on child welfare. Mrs. Winter is can didate for president of the General federation of Women s Clubs, sub ject to election at JJes Moines next June. Pioneer Day. Today was pioneer day at the suf- irage convention. Nebraska's honored dead who re ceivea special recognition were: William Larimer, chief champion of the first suffrage bill ever intro duced in the United States, which was called "The bill for describing qualifications for electors and elec tees, introduced in the territorial legislature January 10, 1856, and passed in the house; Charles F. Manderson of Omaha, who intro duced the proposal to strike out "male" in the constitution of 1871; E. M. Carrell of Hebron, president of the National Suffrage association for one year, who championed the bill that submitted the suffrage question to the voters in 1882. Others honored are: Mrs Clara R. Colby, Mrs. Clara A. Young, Mrs. Amanda Marble, Mrs. Esther Warner, Dr. Hettie Painter, Mrs. George Tilden. Distinguished Service Veterans. Pioneers in suffrage, who are those who have worked for the cause prior to 1880, now living and especially honored today are: Mrs. Ellen Harn of Kenesaw, Mrs. Thomas L. Kimball, Mrs. C. S. Steb bins, Mrs. Isaac Connor, Mrs. Mary Creigh, all of Omaha, and Mrs. Mahala Phildrick, Mrs. Deborah, and C. King of Lincoln. For long serv ice on the suffrage board: Miss Mary Williams of Kenesaw, Mrs. Frank Harrison of Lincoln, and Mrs. Anna Kovanda of Table Rock. Distinguished service veterans from 1880 to 1890, which group is limited to- eight, include: Mrs. Mary Smith Hayward of Chadron, Dr. .Innez Philbrick of Lincoln, Mrs. W. E. Barkley of Lincoln, Mrs. H. C. Sumney, Mrs. James Richardson. Mrs. Geore W. Covell, Mrs. David Crowell and Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha. For signal service to suffrage, also limited to eight: Governor McKelvie, William Jennings Bryan, Martin Brower of Fullerton, I. D. Evans of Kenesaw. editor of the first paper in the state to advocate suffrage; W. E. Hardy of Lincoln. Francis A. Brogan and John L. Kennedy of Omaha. The University of Nebraska club, of Chicago, will give a luncheon Wednesday noon in honor of Ne braska alumni who are in the city. Everett Swain is president of the club, , and Harold Campbell has charge of the local managements. America's Business Not Ours, Earl Curzon Tells Britishers London, Feb. 16. Earl Curzon, secretary for foreign affairs, speak ing at the Primrose league here, deplored the- publication of sensa tional articles concerning the set tlement of the peace problems and the attitude towards these of the United States, which he pointed out, was confronted with exceptional dif ficulties. , "So far these difficulties are of a domestic character," he added. "They are not our business and I hope nothing will be done in this country to aggravate those diffi culties." ) Accepts Holden's Resignation. Washington, Feb. 16. Resigna tion of Hale Holden as regional di rector of railroads in the central western regional was accepted by Director Genera! Hines to permit him to resume his duties as president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Colorado & Southern railroad companies. To Heal a Cough Tak HAVES' HEALING HOMEY. Sic Bid Millions for 1 j Vessels at Auction (I'oulinuml iTom Klnt individual vessels were considered. The highest group bid was $14,050, 000 by the International Mercantile Marine for nine ships, which went unopposed, and the record bid for a single ship was $2,000,000 for the Callao, by the American Ship and Commerce company, double the of fer of the International Mercantile Marine for the .vessel. The highest' group bid covered the Leviathan, George Washington, America, President Grant, .'anse moiid, Antigone, Pocahontas, Princess- Matoika and the Callao, of fered bv the International Marine, the vessels to be put in ube Eu ropean service. $13,100,000 for Six Ships. The next highest group offer was the International Mercantile Ma rine's bid of $13,100.000 for the George Washington, Martha Wash ington, America, President Grant, Nansemond and the Callao fpr serv ice to Hamburg and Bremen. Moore & McCormack offered $4,500,000 for five vessels, the Martha Washing ton, Aeolus, Huron, Princess Matoi ka and the Pocahontas for South American service and the same com pany bid $4,000,000 for the Princess Matoika and the Pocahontas for service to the Baltic. For individual ships, the high bids were as follows: Black Arroy, $700,000, Orfiental Navigation Co.; Princess Matoika, $975,000, International Mercantile Marine; Susquehanna, $650,000; C. B. Richard & Co.; Artemis, $750, 000, International Mercantile Mar ine; Amphon. $275,000, C. B. Rich ards & Co.; Antigone, $800,000, International Bureau of Supplies; Eten, $700,000, Oriental Navigation Co'.; Madawaska, $975,000; Oriental Navigation Co.; Pocahontas. $925, 000, International Mercantile Ma rine; Callao. $2,000,000, American Ship and Commerce corporation. Some Bids Are Withdrawn. After making trie $13,100,000 bid for the group of six ships, Mr. Franklin was asked by Commis sioner Scott if he desired to make any statement regarding the owner ship of his company, to which he replied that the International Mer cantile Marine was 99 per cent owned and controlled in the United States. Bids submitted by the Interna tional Mercantile company have been withdrawn at the request of Mr. Franklin. These bids included one of $28,000,000 for the entire fleet of 30 vessels and one bid of $4,000,000 for the Leviathan. Chair man Payne said the other companies offering bids at that time would have the privilege of withdrawing theirs. In general the bids made to day were much lower than the ones received in January. Terms proposed by the bidders for the purchase of the ships of fered today varied from the regular shipping board terms of 25 per cent on delivery and the remainder in five years to payments over a period of 15 years. 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