THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. 1920.
SIMS ON STAND
AT HOUSE PROBE
1IITSDAIJIELS
Declares That U. S. Failure to
Place Country.at Allies' Dis
posal Prolonged War
. Four Months.
Washington, March -9. Keaf' Ad-
n:iral Sims today told the senate
committee Investigating the navy's
conduct in the war that the failure
o the Navy department to act
promptly on recommendations and
to place the country's ejitire 'naval
resources at the disposal of the l-
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United Stateo entered the war pro
longed the wuggle for at least four
months. He added that it also un
t.eeessarily jeopardized the out
come. ..T clarinir that 3.000 live were,
,iand $100,000,000 spent every
of the war, the admiral said the
elusions from liisf statement
re obvious. .
Criticised 191? Way.
Admiral Sims 'said his criticisms
iere directed at the navy's work in
"i)17 "had nothing to do with the
magnificent way the navy function
ed in 1918 after it really got into
the war."
The navy, he said, was not prop
erly prepared in April, 1917. He
denied that his statements consti
tuted "an attack" on any one and
Characterized as "ridiculous" state
ments that he was attacking civilian
control of the Navy department,
which he said was essential.' ,
'.'I am it the end of my career
and have nothing to gain and all to
lose," said Admiral Sims.
Denies-"Mud Throwing."
He wished to be set right in 'the
eyes of the country and to refutt
widespread criticisms that he was
"throwing mud at the navy;" Ad
miral Sims declared. He said H
raised no question of the efficiency
of the . navy's participation in the
war, viewed in ita entirety and with
out regard to the time element and
was unable to adequately express
his admiration for the nas-y per
fect performance in the War "inso
far as the -machinery that controlled
it permitted." ,
Declaring that he had raised ques
tions about the efficiency of the navy
solely because he .had felt it- his
duty to point out errors, the ad
miral said he had been "much em
barrassed, by implications of in
subordination and impropriety.
He also vigoriusly attacked what
he characterized as "efforts to con
vict me of divided allegiance" and of
being "pro-British," saying that he
happened to be born in Canada be
cause his mother went there on a
visit t
Is Not Questioned.
"If they didn't want a man who
was pro-British and pro-French to
sit in the councils of the allies why
didn't they send a. pro-German with
a trunk full of bombs" asked the
admiral. ,
Admiral Sims said he repeatedly
asked the department to relieve him
if he had lost its confidence.
When the admiral had concluded
reading a statement the committee
recessed until tomorrow without
cross-questioning him. His state
ment set forth in detail his criti
cisms of the Navy department's
method of conducting its participa
tion in the war
Earthquake Kills Hundreds.
Tflis, March (U-Several hundred
persons are dead and thousands of
others, are homeless as a result of an
earthquake which destroyed Mak-
het, Orakali and other villages
within a radius of 60 miles west of
Tiflis.
Postal Appointments. ' ,
Washington. March . Poitmasters ap
pointed: Htrbert J. Anderson, Dustln,
Holt countyr vice 8. S. Wymore resigned;
Mm, Amy V. Larmer at Waubua, Waahe
baugh county, South Dakota, vice H. 8.
Hear, reo'.gncd; Mrs. Fayo E. Hern, Orln,
Converao county, Wyoming, vlca J. L.
KusbhII, resigned.
BRYAN TAKES RAP
AT CANDIDACY OF
S E N, HITCHCOCK
Commoner Declares in Formal
Statement He Will Not Sup
port Nebraskan at Na
tional Convention. s '
V. J. Bryan issued a signed state
ment yesterday in which he arraigns
Senate Hitchcock in scathing
terms, asserting that the senator's
nomination for the presidency would
be equivalent to an announcement
that the democratic party has no de
sire for success or hope of victory,
and that it intends to go into volun
tary bankruptcy.
If he should be elected as delegate-at-large
to the democratic conven
tion and Nebraska should instruct
its delegation for Hitchcock, Mr.
Bryan announces that he will allow
an alternate to vote in his place, but
that he would represent the state on
other matters before the conven
tion. '"' , ,
He insists that the democratic
party can not reconcile the presi
dential candidacy of Senator Hitch
cock, whose record on suffrage, pro
hibition, currency bill and his cham
pionship of Governor Harmon at
the Baltimore convention wijl not
sUnd the acid test of democracy.
Will Not Betray Trust.
"It is hardly necessary to add that
I would not be willing to stultify my
self and betray those who have for
so many years trusted me, by being
a party to Senator Hitchcock's nom
ination," Mr. Bryan states. .
"I therefore announce in advance,"
he adds, "that if elected a delegate
to-the national convention, I shall
accept the commission With the un
derstanding that I 'will represent
the democracy of Nebraska on aB
cthe.r questions that may conie up,
but wilt not. as a delegate, vote for
Senator Hitchcock. If the state in
structs for him, I shall allow an
alternate to vote in my place. In
this wtvr I tan reoresent the de
mocracy of the state on other ques
tions withoutliaving Any part in the
effort to put the party standard in
the hands of Senator Hitchcock."
Some of the points emphasized by
Mr. Bryan .in his public statement
follow: " ' " ,
; Attacks "Dry" Stand.
"Forty-five states have ratified ,tlie
prohibition amendment to the con
stitution; it would be an insult, to
those states for the democrats to
put up a man . who, v like Senator
Hitchcock, voted against the sub
mission of the , national amend
ment 1 after .Nebraska had adopted
constitutional prohibition by a 29,000
majority, ''.''
"Senator Hitchcoclf voted against
the submission di woman suffrage
after the state legislature had asked
him to vote for it, and his refusal
to follow the avdvice of the state
legislature on suffrage, came at a
time when his vote would have
passed the resolution for submission,
and given the democratic congress
the honor, of haying opened the way
for that ereat refornv Senator
Hitchcock's nomination would, there
fore, be an offense to all the women.
voters.
. "It will be remembered that Sea
ator. Hitchcock was a member of
the senate committee which report-'
ed th'e currency bill. During the
fight on that bill he stood with the
Wall street financiers against the
enactment of what is now regarded
as the best currency law in the
world. , ,
Would Mean Bankruptcy.
"How coutd the party defend the
nomination of Senator Hitchcock,
who would be regarded as the one
democrat above all others, whose
nomination would be accepted as
evidence of a determined purpose oh
the part of the party to nullify the
currency law by turning it over to
a president in sympathy with the
Wall street financiers.
"It will be remembered also that
Senator Hitchcock was one of the
small group of , democrats who
joined the republicans in defeating
the shipping bill when it was first
before congress.
"And it cannot be forgotten that
Senator Hitchcock was, in 1912, the
champion of Governor Harmon
when the latter was a candidate for
the' presidential nomination - before
the democratic primary. Mr. Har
mon was at that tinie the Wall street
candidate. Senator Hitchock's nomi
nation would be very properly con
strued as a rebuke to the Balti
more convention and as a declara
tion of the party's purpose, to go
into voluntary bankruptcy by turn
ing itself over to the Morgan, Bel
mont, Ryan crowd."
formal Economic
Relations Asked
, By League Council
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TEfiiiks to the Vietrok'
sauaa do
99
smess man
Thanks to the Victrola," said a business man,
"I can sit down for while every day and forget
that I have a business. The Victrola gives my
imagination a chance. It was in. a fair way of being
starved; No man can afford to neglect the side of
his nature to which music appeals. The business
man who takes a little while off each day to listen to
the great masters on the Victrola or to indulge in its
lighter music will find himself keener at his desk
and a better citizen besides."
Victrplas in great variety, $25 to $1500. New
Victor Records on sale at all dealers on the 1st of
e&h month. ' a
Victor Talking Machine Go.
Camden, New Jersey
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rials and foodstuff with, a view to
the early. restoration of normal con
ditions.
, ' Seventhly The powers repre
sented at the conference have oriven
careful-attention to the special case
of the devastatted regions and more"
particularly to v northern, France.
lhe restoration 'of 'these areas is
of primary importance for the es
tablishment pf the economic equi
librium of Europe and the resump
tion of normal trade conditions. It
is evident that the large sums re
quired for this purpose cannot be
provided-out1 of the current revenue,
nor can the work of restoration be
postponed until the reparation due
from Germany, under the treaty of
peace has been received. The coun
cil recognized that the 'capital sums
required for this restoration may
be properly raised by market loans
in anticipation of the reparation
payments provided for by the treaty,
and that the restrictions which they
desire to see placed on new bor
rowing do not apply to loans and
credits raised for the purpose of
meeting this abnormal capital ex
penditure. Want German Debt Fixed.
"Eightly i-The powers represented
at the conference have taken under
consideration article 235 and cognate
articles of the treaty of Versailles
and passages in the letter addressed
June 16, 1919, by the supreme coun
cil to the peace delegates which con
template that Germany shall make
proposals for fixing the total of the
payments to b made'by her by way
of reparation and that facilities may
be eiven hen to obtain ncrMrv
foodstuffs and raw, materials in ad
vance of the payments being made
by way of reparation.
"The powers are agreed that it is
desirable in the interest alike of Ger
many and her creditors that the to
tal to be paid by her fdr reparation
should be fixed at an earlv date.
They observe that under the proto
col of the treaty a period of four
months from the signature of. the
treaty was .provided (during which
Germany should- have the right to
make proposals of the kind referred
to and they are agreed that in the
circumstances as they exist today,
such period shoufd be extended."
.Concerning Germany, the memor
andum, says:
"'It is most desirable in the inter
ests of the allfeM coantries no less
than of Germany that at the earliest
possible moment the total of repay
ments to' be made by Germany under
the treaty of Versailles should be
fixed and that in accordance with
the terms of the treaty and the re
ply of the powers to the German del
egates, dated June 16, 1919, she
should be enabled to obtain essen
tial foodstuffs and raw materials and
if necessary, in the opinion of the
reparations commission, should be
allowed to raise abrpad a loan to
meet her immediate needs of such
amount and with such priority as the
reparations commission may deetrt
essential. ,
"In the case of Austria, the cow
ers recognie that even more active
assistance may be required to be
given."
Civilization Set Back
The memorandum makes the fol
lowing general observation:
"The process of recovery of Eu
rope must necessarily be a glow one,
which cannot be expedited by short
cuts of any description. It can be
most seriously hampered by the dis
location of production, by strikes,
lockouts and interruptions of work
of all kinds, i
"The civilization of Europe has
indeed been shaken and. set back,
but it is far from being irretrievably
ruined by the trmendous struggle
through which she has passed. The
restoration of hef vitality now de
pends on the whole-hearted co-oper-atiqn
of all her children, who have
it m their own power to delay or
accelerate the process of recon
struction. "It is the hope of every govern
ment that improved conditions of
livlihood and employment may be
assured to workers. Taking the
allied countries as a whole, the re
covery of industry has been re
markable. Nearly 18 months have
passed since hostilities terminated,
and the reaction which necessarily
followed the tense strain of war is
gradually passing. The citizens of
every country are once again re
suming their normal occupations of
home life, and in their renewed la
bors the conference sees a clear sign
of renewed prosperity."
The memorandum reviews condi
tions in Europe at length. It esti
mates the increased cost of living
in the United States at 120 per
cent, Great Britain 170 and France,
Italy and Belgium at 300 per cent.
It estimates the men under arms
in Kussia at i.aw.uw; roiano,
Roumania and the former Austro
Hungarian empire at 1,000,000;
wheat sown in Roumania on De
cember 1, 530,000 hectares against
an average before the war of 1,900,
000 hectares. .
Mother Beoomes Hysterical
When Boy Is Sentenced
Mrs. Anna Novak, 1914 Grace
street, became hystericawhen her
son, Sam Novak, 18, was sentenced
to the Kearney Industrial school by
Distritc Judge Sears yesterday.
She was taken into the hall ad
joining the court room, where her
aged father, Isaac Pupkin, and oth
ers soothed her for an hour before
she was finally calmed. Later she
fainted. A doctor was called and
she was removed to her home.
When Sam was found guilty a
month ago by a jury of assault with
intent to murder Will Brown, negro,
the night of the court house 'riot,
his mother also created a scene in
court, ahriekinar and pring into hys
terica W
Republicans Offer
New Pact Compromise
(Continued From Flint Pat.)
political independence of any 'other
country or to. interfere in contro
versies between nations, whether
members of the league or not, under
the provisions oi aruoc, i, or iu
employ the military or naval forces
of the United States, under any ar
ticle OI Tne treaty ior any yuiyuc,
unless in any particular case the
congress, In the exercise of full lib-
nf -irtinn. shall hv a ft or joint
resolution so provide.''
Claim Majontjr of Votes.
A n.a.t ufitl, Viia rtnrtimpnt.
nr Wiinn and nthpr rennhlican
compromisers began their quest of
64 votes necessary 10 rainy, oy
evening they were claiming all the
republican votes except 12 and all
quiry, however," tended to throw
some douot on tnese ngures.
It appeared that the estimate of
the ffpublican votes was somewhat
excessive and Senator Hitchcock,
the democratic leader, insisted the
compromise would never get enough
votes on-the democratic side . to
satify the trea'ty.
Senator Hitchcock declared that
the Watson proposition had no sig
nificance "except political" and that
it could not be regarded as a com
promise hy the democratsl He con
sidered it merely a rearrangement
o the wording of the original Lodge
reservation. If the democrats ac
cepted, such a proposal and sent the
treaty to the president with the Wat
son reservaion attached , it .was a
"good bet," he said, that the presi
dent would pocket the treaty.
The v6ting power' reservation
Hon adopted today is a substitute
for the original Leuroot reservation
and would give the other members
of the leagjiije their choice of reduc
ing the British empire's vote to one
or of increasing the vote of the
United States to six. It embodies
in part the effect of the Johnson
amendment, which was defeated last
November.
Text of Reservation.
Here is the text of the reserva
tion :
"Until part one, being ,the cove-
nant of the league of nations, hhall
be so amended as to provide that
the United States, shall be cntit'.od
to cast-a number of votes equal to
that which any member of-the
league and its self-governing do
minions, 'colonies, or parts of em
pire, in thi aggregate shall be en
titled to cast, the United States' as
sumes no obligation to be bound,
except in cases where congress has
previously given its consent, by any
election, decision, report, or finding
of the council or assembly in whicit
any member of the league and it
self-governing dominions, colonies,
or parts of empire, itf the aggregate
have cast more than one vote.
"The United States assumes no
obligation to be bound by any de
cision, report or finding of the coun
cil or assembly arisjnor out of any
dispute between the United Stales
and any member of the league, if
such member, or any self-governing
dominion, colony, empire, or
part of empire united with it polit
ically has voted."
All of the 20 votes against t'i
reservation were democratic, but 17
democrats joined with the republi
cans in support of the measure. H
THOMPSON-BELDEN
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Spring Suits of Tricotirie
v Are very much' in vogue
particularly in the simple, beau
tifully fashioned tailleuro that '
delight the " t a i 1 o r - m a d e"
woman.
The Eton jacket effect
sometimes shown with a satin
girdled accordeon pleated coat,
is very well liked for young girls
and small women. And there
are embroidered redingote styles
for those who wear them well.
An altogether pleasing ar
ray of Spring tailleurs is ready
for your viewing.
The Store for Blouses
Forecasts Spring Styles
And introduces them in charming
forms, showing the short-sleeved French
blouse in mignonette, Georgette, crepe
de chine and silk lace with varying neck
lines and lengths of tunic.
Wash blouses in batiste and French voiles
are trimmed with hand hemstitchings and rows
of shirred Valenciennes lace, and are to be had
in daintiest of styles.
Other styles and other fabrics are being showm
an inspection will convince you of their worth
Apparel Saction Third Floor
Imported
Laces ,
For women whose appre
ciation of beautiful things
makes them delight in fine
handiwork. The rare touch
of daintiness that real lace
gives a beautiful gown is
reason enough for its owner
ship. From Belgium comes ex
quisite hand-made Venetian
lace with a natural creamy
tone that adds to its distinc
tion. From France, a number of
Valenciennes laces in various
y widths and designs.
And from Ireland, the
real Carick Ma Cross, dainty
appliqued traceries on a
foundation of fine net, a
wonderfully effective lace
on dark velvets and the like.
Lacos Maia Floor
Silk Hosiery
For Children
Fine ribbed silk hose
for misses come in
black, white, pink, light
blue and cordovan for
$2.50 a pair.
Pure silk hose, flat,
not ribbed, with tops
and soles of lisle are to
be had in black, white
and cordovan for $2.BO
a pair.
Shaped silk hose with
garter tops and double
soles are $3.
. Infants' silk hose in
white, pink or light blue
are $1.25 a pair.
Maia Floor
Tho Silk Shop is Showing
Dalifhtful Ntw
Fabric.
Warner's
Corsets
The light, perfect
designed models j that
form a fitting founda
tion for any costume
and vastly improve the
wardrobe for Spring
and Summer.
. yfarners
$UJl-PtnJ
Qorsets
Are now being shown
in styles for warmer
weather wear'fpr prices
from $1.50 up.
Corset Dopt Stcond Floor
Two New Styles
in Sorosis Pumps
A plain pump with a medium short vamp 'is
shown in dull black kid or dark brown kid with,
graceful Louis heels. The price, $11.
A smart low heeled pump for street wear is
fashioned from soft kid with Welt soles and a high
effect in front that is equally good with or without
buckles. The price is $11.50.
Imported
White Batiste
These fine English
batistes are woven from
the finest cotton yarns
with a soft, silky lustre
that makes them won
derfully fine for babies'
dresses, blouses and
dainty undermuslins.
Different cf u a 1 i ties
are to be had for $1;
$1.25 and $1.50 a yard.
Linen Section
II ' '
Easy Money for the Return
. of Silk Shirts '
Leon Brothers Company, 1005 Farnam St, will
pay $300 for the return to them of the silk shirt
(approximately 25 dozen) taken from their place
on last Friday night Positively no questions asked
and strictly confidential. , Return the shirts and
Set the money.
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