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GERMANY
CAPITAL OF
IS
ARMED CAMP
Food Supply Short and San
guinary Fighting Occurring
At Intervals in Suburbs De-
Presence of Ebert.
spite
PRESIDENT'S CABINET
IS LIKELY TO RESIGN
Veritable Civil Warfare in
Ruhr Industrial Region With
Opposing Forces Drawing Up
In Line for Battle.
No Man Has Right to Refuse
Presidency, Is Pershing's
Attitude Toward Campaign
War Hero Neither Aspiring Nor Avowed Candidate
For Republican Nomination, But Ready to
Answer Call of Duty if It Comes.
MATIIRF fiilFSil Pretty soft i WOULD M
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NATURE GOES
OH SKYLARK
IN THE NORTH
By the Amiocliitfd Vr.
Berlin, notwithstanding the return
of the Ebert government to con
trol there, still presents pretty much
the aspect of an armed camp with
the food supply short and the
sanguinary fighting occurring at in
tervals in the suburbs. There is
little change in the strike situation.
Serious trouble occurred in the
Moabit industrial quarter Sunday
night and in one conflict reported
Sunday 20 Spartacans were killed
in an engagements and 24 others
who were captured were summarily
executed.
In the Ruhr industrial region, im
mediately adjoining the allied zone
of occuption, there is veritable civil
warfare with opposing armies of
communict and government troops
"drawing up their forces for battle.
Government detachments have been
defeated in some preliminary skir
mishes. Lcipsic has quieted down after
the government victory there.
Among the agricultural population
in some sections of northern Ger
many there is increasing unrest.
Southern and eastern Germany
are reported fairly quiet. There is
a threat, however, of a renewal of
the general strike in Bavaria be
cause of dissatisfaction over some
of the terms of settlement.
Noske Presents Resignation.
Berlin, March 22. Gustave Nos
ke, minister of defense, presented
his resignation to President Ebert
this afternoon and the president ac
cepted it Other cabinet changes
are imminent.
It is announced that the independ
ents today demanded a definite
labor cabinet and that the govern
ment is considering the demands.
' Expect Cabinet to Rejign.
Berne, Switzerland. March 22?-.
The whole Ebert-Bauer cabinet
probably will resign, according to
Berlin advices. The crisis has been
brought about by the opposition
aroused by the agreement with the
trade unions, especially in the rural
districts.
The situation in the western in
dustrial regions and in upper Silesia,
particularly Breslau, is still serious,
the advices add. The country pop
ulations, however, are calm.
EBERT CONTROL
GOVERNMENT
PLEASES ALLIES
By F. H. BARROW.
Washington, March 2i. (Spe
cial.) Neither an aspiring nor an
avowed candidate, John J. Pershing
stands ready to respond to the call
of duty. He is willing to be drafted
into the presidency. He needed only
to be convinced of the authenticity
of.he call and the sincerity of the
demand.
This fact, coming today from a
source of authority beyond all ques
tion, will serve not only to dissolve
any doubts his friends and admirers
may have entertained, but the above
definite statement will, it is .conS
dently predicted, now rally to the
Pershing standard national and
state republican leaders who have
heretofore been noncommittal as to
presidential preference, or who,
favorable to the Pershing' candidacy,
have been waiting for definite word
as to the general's attitude.
None Can Refuse.
That no American has the right
to refuse such a summons to duty,
once it is made clear and emphatic,
is the attitude General Pershing as
sumes toward increasing efforts to
draft him for the presidency. The
sincerity of this demand was suffi
ciently demonstrated when 5,000
Nebraska republicans last week pe
titioned for Pershing's name on the
state primary ballot; it has been re
iterated since by the voluntary and
spontaneous. insistence of republican
leaders in Washington and else
where. The above authoritative state
ments, coming from a source un
questionably reliable, leave no room
for further doubt as to the general's
state of mind. It is the signal for
which many farsighted republican
leaders have been waiting. Its im
mediate effect is already being felt
here, and the ultimate result will be
to cement and arouse Pershing sen
timent heietofore apparent gen
erally, but thus far subdued and
largely quiescent because of the un
certainty existing up to this time.
Experienced leaders here see in this
latest clarification of the general's
attitude toward the presidency pos
sibilities of the greatest importance
between now and Chicago.
Sentiment Not Fixed.
The oldest political sage cannot
recall a situation corresponding to
that which has existed here up to
this time. With th Chicago con
vention but three months away and
several open and avowed candidates
in the field supported by machines
elaborately financed and directed,
the average state politician, journey
ing to Washington as the fountain
head of political information, gets
only a negative or evasive answer
to his first question: "Who's going
to be nominated?" Outside of a
very few leaders whose personal
bias or geographical location has
necessarily placed an answer in
their mouths, seekers here after po
litical tips on the presidency have
been answered with "Can't tell yet;
sentiment hasn't crystallized." Re
ports brought to Washington indi
cate the same degree of uncertainty
over the nation.
Reason for this uncertainty is
found in the fact that republican
leaders ara duly impressed with the
serious problem confronting them.
They have not as yet been able to
satisfy themselves as to the exact
fitness of those actively seeking the
nomination. On every hand is ad
mittedly a sentiment demanding
that the candidate' named at Chi
cago must be in close touch with
business and the everyday affairs of
the nation; he must also be familiar
with world affairs, and of such
standing as to warrant immediate re
spectful recognition from the na
tions of the world; he must be
neither dictator, theferist, nor hobby
ist a man of demonstrated ability
and experience along broad lines;
above all, he must be known to be
of sufficient caliber to insure, in the
event of his election to the presi
dency, his calling to his cabinet men
of acknowledged experience, ability
and superiority in the various posi-
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OATH OF OFFICE
WILL BE TAKEN
. BY COLBY TODAY
OF
Nomination of New Secretary
Of State Confirmed
By Senate.
Warned That German Disorder
Imperils Good Relations of
Country Abroad.
By PARKE BROWN.
-..'W York Tlnien-Chleairo Tribune Coble,
Copyright. 100.
Berlin, March 22. Berlin repre
sentatives of the United States,
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Belgium have expressed to the
Ebert government their satisfaction
with his recovery of control. They
warned him that, German disorder
imperils the establishment of good
relations abroad and improvement
in provisioning the country and in
the unfavorable economic condi
tions through relief measures al
ready projected.
Numerous meeting of the major
ity socialists, independent socialists
and communists in Berlin formally
have declared that not ouiy are they
for a representative governmentbut
also that the party heads have
proved so unsatisfactory that they
must be replaced immediately. Spe
cial elections will be called soon.
The independents plan election of
their factory councils today.
The north end of Berlin practi
ally is cut off from the rest of the
city by trenches, barbed wire and
patrols. This is the laboring section
where the government is straining
. every nerve to keep order.
Washington,. March 22. The
-nomination "jf - Bauitmdge Colby as
secretary of state was confirmed
late Monday by the senate.
It was understood that no objec
tion was raised to confirmation of
the nomination which has been the
subject of extended secret hearings
by the foreign relations coirimittee.
There was no record vote on con
firmation. Several republican senators who
have been regarded as critics or op
ponents of Mr. Colby were not pres
ent at the session.
Word reached the State depart
ment from New York that Mr, Col
by would come to take the oath of
office Tuesday.
The, first business to receive his
attention will be the issuance of
about 4,000 passports that have ac
cumulated since Under Secretary
of State Polk ceased to act as sec
retary. Reorganization of the department
will be another task. There ' are
many vacancies to be filled and the
office of the assistant secretary has
been vacant since W'illiam Phillips
was appointed minister to Holland.
Under Secretary Polk will resign as
soon as possible.
Third Assistant Secretary Long,
candidate for the senate from Mis
souri, also is planning to resign.
Morganthau Selected
To Be Next American
Ambassador to Mexico
TWO CANDIDATES
FOR PRESIDENCY
ASK HEAVY POLL
Political Campaigners Busy on
Eve of South Dakota
Primary.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. March 22.
TVoof -the four- candidates forte
publican presidential endorsement
at the South Dakota primary elec
tion tomorrow were among an army
of political campaigners in action
throughout the state tonight urging
men and women voters to go to the
polls.-
The spirited struggle of Gen.
Leonard Wood, Senator' Hiram
Johnson, Gov. Frank O. Lowden and
Senator Miles Poindexter for repub
lican endorsement eclipsed all other
primary issues. South Dakota's 10
delegates to the republican national
convention will be instructed to sup
port the candidate receiving the pri
mary plurality.
Party candidates for United States
senator, congressmen, governor and
other state offices are to be nomi
nated. The Nonpartisan league
ticket will not be on the primary
ballot, 'as there were no contestants.
The league has a party status in
South D?kota.
General Wood spoke tonight at
Rapid City find Senator Poindexter
addressed a mass meeting in Sioux
Falls.
Aurora Borealis Kicks Up
Heels, Dances All Over the
Sky and Puts Telegraph
Wires Out of Commission.
OMAHA PRACTICALLY
ISOLATED FROM WORLD
Press Dispatches Merely Filter.
Through at Erratic Intervals
No Instruments Strong
Enough to Measure Voltage.
New York, March 22. Aurora
Borealis tonigflt kicked up his heels,
danced all over the sky and put tele
graph wires out of commission.
The wire chief at Western Union
headquarters reported the company
had no instruments strong enough to
measure the voltage in the electrical
currents. Nature's skylarking in the
northland at times during the night
made telegraphy an impossibility.
The American Telephone and
Telegraph company, which also re
ported its telegraph . service was
completely demoralized, said the
northern lights had not interrupted
its telephone service. Cable ter
minals were u.ard hit as was wire
less apparatus.
Crowds in the streets were given
an opportunity to see an electrical
display in the sky.
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Russia and Germany
Must Be Recognized
To Escape Starvation
Rome, March 22. Premiere Nit
ti. outlining to the chamher of dep
uties the policy of the new cabinet,
declared all European countries were
facing a difficult situation and were
threataened with famine unless peace
should quickly be re-established.
The premier said that more than
300,000,000 workers do not produce
the necessaries of life. Rpssia and
Germany were producing little.
Europe," he said, could only recover
by recognizing Russia and Germany.
The political and economic dis
order would only disappear when
Europe had become imbued with
peace, he continued, and Italy would
work to this end, feeling thaat the
interests of Europe should be put
above hatreds and division
on
Hny MorgervtHax.
Washington, March 22. The se
lection of Henry Morgenthau, for
mer ambassador to Turkey, to be
ambassador to Mexico is expected
to be announced soon from the
White House. No official announce
ment is available, but it is known
that Mr. Morgenthau's name is fore
most among those under considera
tion. The senate has confirmed the
nominations of Charles R. Crane of
Chicago to be minister to China and
ut William H. Joyce of Berkeley.
Cal., to be a member of the farm
loan bc-ard.
More Hearings Before
Perfecting Legislation
To Control Packers
Washington, March 22. Another
week or 10 days will be devoted to
hearings by tlje house agricultural
committee before undertaking to
perfect legislation for controlling
the meat packing industry.
L. D. H. Weld, economist for
Swift & Co., was heard Monday, re
iterating objections previously ex
pressed to passage of any restrictive
laws. Swift & Co. spent $1,500,000
in 1919 for "educational advertis
ing," he said.
Suggestions from committee
members brought from Weld the
statement that this advertising
might be responsible for many of
the protests which members said
they were receiving from constitu
ents opposing federal regulation.
Call General Strike.
Strasbourg', Alsace-Lorraine,
March 22. A general strike has
been called owing to the failure of
the employers and workers to reach
an agreement concerning the men's
wage demands. No newspapers
were published where the supply of
gas was cut off, and all stores ex
cept food shops were closed.
The Weather
, Forecast.
Nebraska Unsettled Tuesday and
Wednesday with rain by Wednes
day. Iowa Unsettled weather Tuesday
and Wednesday with showers and
cooler by Wednesday; fresh to
strong shifting winds.
Hourly Temoeratures:
a. m 47 I 1 p. m
a. m 4 I p. m M
7 a. m ta 3 p. m. ........
a. m 4! I 4 p. m '
a. m r,s 5 p. m SS
ll a. m ftl I p. m B7
1 a. m M 7 p. m "s
Omaha About Isolated.
Omaha was practically isolaated
from the outside world for several
hours last night. Associated Press
dispatches carrying the bulk of the
world's news were interrupted by
earth currents that seemed to center
in Iowa and Nebraska. Currents
subsided about 11 o'clock and com
munication was restored.
Until 11 o'clock last night Asso
ciated Press wires and the Chicago-Tribune-Omaha
Bee Leased wire
dispatches were being routed south
out of Chicago to St. Louis, thence
to Dallas, Texas, Los Angeles and
Sad Francisco and uac t0 Omaha
via Denver. Earth currents between
Chicago and Denver put this service
completely out of commission.
Western Union Shut Off.
The Western Union Telegraph
company was shut off from Chicago,
Kansas City, Minneapolis and Den
ver from 6 o'clock until 11. Parts
of messages that were caught were
practically useless..
High winds in the westefn part of
Nrbraska-'bTo-kemp- toffifrmrri cation' !
between Omaha and Denver most of
last night. The Western Union was
able to "talk" with Denver but little
and no points west of Denver could
be reached.
High Wind and Dust
Storm Rages in State
And May Damage Wheat
Lincoln, Nob., March 22. (Spe
cial Telegram.) One of the worst,
r'ust and w.riU storms that ever vis
ited the southern part of the state
raged all da;. Monday. Clouds of
dust high in the air were so dense
that the sun was obscured all day.
At 4 o'clock the wind blew in a
large p"ate glass window of the Peo
ple's Furnii'jie company, Sixteenth
and O streets, entailing a damage
of over $4d0.
The high winds which interfered
with wire communication in Ne
braska will continue Tuesday the
weather bureau predicted. They
reached a velocity of from 36 to 40
miles an hour and will damage the
state's wheat crop if they continue
for any apffreciable length of time,
the University of Nebraska Agron
omy department.
Government Takes
Issue With Ibanez
Un tternal reminme
Warhirgtan, March 22. And now
the United States government has
taken issue with Senor Vinccnte
;lasco Ibanez concerning the eternal
feminine. The distinguished Span
ish author, it will be recalled, urged
"cave man" treatment of the Amer
ican woman and his maxims, trans
lated into the vernacular, are some
what freely as follows:
Marry 'em young.
Treat 'em rough.
Tell 'em nothing.
The weekly bulletin of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which is a sort
of a Koran of the American house
wife, appears with the advice that
American husbands should tell their
wives everything. And, if the hus
band should be unable to answer
one of the questions of his better
half, the bulletin asks that the query
be forwarded to it.
"What do women want to know?"
asks the bulletin boldly. '
"Wre may not know," it confesses,
''the answers to all questions asked
of, us, but we are in touch with
sources of information, both state
and federal, and can obtain the
knowledge; from an authority on the
subject."
BABY BOY RUN
OVER AND KILLED
BY STREET CAR
Victor Kennedy Meets Death
While Playing in Front
Of His Home
Victor Kennedy, 18-months-old,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ken
nedy, 3109 South Thirteenth street,
was run over and instantly killed
late yesterday afternoon by a south
bound street car almost directly in
front of his home.
The little child was playing in
front of the house, having just left
his mother. The street car was in
charge of Motorman Gus Bickler,
602 North Fourteenth street, and
William Koenig, conductor.
The child, according -to W. H.
Wallweber, 4201 South Twentieth
street, the only eye witness to the
death, ' ran"direct1yTnto the " ap
proaching car and was dragged 30
feet before the car could be brought
to a stop, after passing completely
over the body.
, Motorman Griefstricken.
Motorman Bickler said he did not
see the child until within 50
feet df him, and immediately
dropped the tender on the front of
the car. The child, however, was
knocked down and fell under the
tender, the front wheels passing over
his legs and twisting his body di
rectly across the track in the path
of the wheels of the rear trucks,
which passed over the body.
"I have four children of my own."
said Bickler," scarcely able to talk,
and shaking as if he had fever. "The
oldest is about the same age of the
little boy run over, and I will never
get over the sight of the car passing
over his little body," he said.
"If there was anything else I
could do I would quit the company
and never run another car again,"
said Bickler when being booked at
the police station on a chcarge of in
vestigation. He was released on
$2,000 bond.
Youngest of Six.
Little Victor was the youngest of
six children and had only recently
learned to walk. How he was able
to get put into the street could not
be learned, as it was some distance
from the house that the accident
took place.
The child's mother, overcome with
grief, is being attended by a phys
cian constantly and is out of her
mind because of the accident. Mr.
Kennedy was on his way home from
work when the accident happened
and arrived at the house a short
time after.
GENERAL WOOD
UNDER ATTACK
OF BOTH SIDES
Democrats and .Some Repub
licans Want to Know of -Campaign
Fund and
Subscribers.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire.
Washington, March 22. Gen.
Leonard Wood has suddenly be
come the object of virulent attack
from democratic quarters as well as
the organizations of rival republi
can aspirants for the republican
nomination for the presidency.
The New York , World-, chief,
newspaper organ of the Wilson ad
ministration, today asserted that
"big business" had undertaken to
underwrite the expenses of the
Wood nomination Campaign to the
extent of $1,000,000.
The principal contributors, ac
cording to the World, are Edward
L. Doheny, the oil millionaire who
was one of the largest contributors
to the Wilson campaign fund and is
now a candidate for delegate to the
democratic national convention
from California; H. M. Byllesby of
Chicago, A. A. Sprague of Chicago,
Ambrose Monel, director of many
large corporations: Harry F. Sin
clair, oil magnate; W. B. Thompson
copper millionaire; Dan R. Hanna,
Cleveland capitalist, and E. E.
Smathers, New York financier.
Wood's Manager Speaks.
In reply to the World, Congress
man Gould, New "rork Wood man
ager, said: '
"We have not collected $1,000,000,
but would like very much to have
that sum to spend benefitingly in
bringing General Wood before the
American people."
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
Wood manager here, pronounced
the World's broadside evidence of
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Two Shot Dead anJi
Four Seriously Wounded
In Rioting in Dublin
Duchess of -Marlborough's
Application Is Allowed
London, March 22. The applica
tion of the Duchess of Marlborough,
formerly Consuelo Vanderbilt, for a
decree of restitution of conjugal
rights has been granted by the
courts. The petition, filed last
week, is the usual preliminary to
divorce. The court orders the de
cree to be obeyed within 14 days
after its scivice upon the duke
Dublin, March 22. There was a
riot here Monday night in which
two men were shot dead and four
seriously wounded. The riot was
precipitated by the disorderly con
duct of soldiers, about 300 of whom
pareded the streets about 9 o'clock,
singing, jostling passersby, hammer
ing doors and smashing windows.
After parading through Harcourt
street, the soldiers returned toward
their barracks followed by a crowd
of civilians. At the Porto Bello
bridge, near the barracks, a clash
seemed inevitable and a volley was
fired pver the crowd.
The soldiers who started the dis
order eventually returned to their
barracks. Other soldiers not con
cerned in the rioting were roughly
handled by the populace.
New York State Assembly
Out After Anderson's Hide
Albany. N. Y., March 22 The
New York state assembly by a reso
lution adopted unanimously will
compel William H. Anderson, state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league, to appear before the assem
bly judicary committee to explain
the foundation of statements, utter
ances and publications alleged to
have been "made by him against legislators.
General Strike of City
Employes Forecast by
Walkout of Teamsters
Chicago, March 22. The first
walkout in what may be a general
strike of city employes occurred
Monday when 500 teamsters and
chauffeurs quit work, tying up col
lection of garbage and interfering
with street cleaning.
The strikers demanded an in
crease of $2 a day. The chauffeurs
receive $6 and the teamsters $9.
Officers of the Clerks and Sten
ographers union notified the city
council that a strike would be
called Thursday unless demands for
a wage increase of $25 a month
were granted, and delegates from
other groups of cky employes asked
for wage advances.
The council today considered the
1920 budget, which totals $31,190,
000 in an effort to straighten out
wage difficulties, but took no ac
tion. "
Ford Revives Contest
For Seat in Senate
Washington. March 22. With
Senator Newberry of Michigan
convicted and sentenced to serve
two years in Leavenworth prison,
Henry Ford has revived his contest
for a seat in the United States sen
ate. Senator Dillingham, chairman of
the senate committee on privileges
and elections, has made public a
letter received from Alfred Luck
ing, attorney for Ford, asking that
the recount of the Michigan bal
lotsrceed and promising to pro
duce additional evidence to show
that Ford is entitled to Senator
Newberry' seat.
The subcommittee having charge
of the Ford-Newberry case will
meet Tuesday to arrange procedure
for the recount of the ballot
LIQUOR HELD IN
COURT HOUSE AS
-EVIDENCE STOLEN
Highjackers Break Into Vault
And Get 300 Pints of
Whisky.
LONE PEACI
WITH BERUI
Republican Representative I
troduces Bill to End -W:
Between United States ar
Germany and Austria.
MAY NOTIFY POWERS
SENATE REFUSES PAC
President Likely to Combii
Notification of Treaty's Fa
ure With Announcement
His Future Plans.
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Three hundred pints of whisky
constituted the haul of highjackers
who broke into the vault in the base
ment of the court house where
liquor confiscated from prisoners by
the police and held for evidence is
kept.
The theft occurred between 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon and 9
Monday morning. It was discovered
at 1 yesterday afternoon when Po
lice Officer Teele went there to add
some more "evidence" to the store.
He found the brass lock, two
inches wide and nearly an inch
thick,-watly cawd off and chain
which held the bar broken. The
door was closed and without trying
it no one could know the vault had
been broken into.
The liquor taken was only a small
portion of the store. Late yester
day afternoon the rest of it was re
moved to the police station in a pa
trol wagon by Police Lieutenant
Marshall and Morals Squad Offi
cer Samardick.
A. E. Agee, superintendent of the
court house, said he believed the rob
bery is an "inside job."
It is believed the robbers intended
to return later and get more of the
store of liquor.
Racing Patrolman
Dismissed From Force
By Chief Eberstein
Patrolman P. Downs of the South
Side station was dismissed from the
police force yesterday by Chief of
Police Lberstein on a charge or con
duct unbecoming an officer and, is
now under a charge of passing a
worthless check for $20 on Louis
Rubenstein, a merchant of the South
Side.
Last night an officer detailed to
arrest Downs had not found any
trace of him, according to police.
The charges against Downs re
sulted when he was reported by a
patrolman for racing madly up and
down L street on the South Side on
a motorcycle with a girl who gave
her name as Marie Davis, living in
Albright, and when arrested, police
say, had two quarts of liquor in the
car with him.
He wa? "stripped" of his badge
and gun late Sunday afternoon by
Captain Allen of the South Side sta
tion and was sent home. With him
at the time of his arrest was Clar
ence "Dennis" O'Brien, who, accord
ing to police, was a close associate
of the two alleged gunmen and high
jackers shot by South Side police
in a running gun battle last December.
Anti-Saloon League
Against Referendum Vote
Jefferson City, Mo., March 22.
Counsel for the Anti-Saloon league
of Missouri has filed a brief in su
preme court to prevent the refer
endum vote in November on the
action of the Missouri legislature in
ratifying the constitutional prohibi
tion amendment. The suit will be
argued at the April term. It seeks
to prevent Attorney General Mc
Callister and Secretary of State
Sullivan from submitting the ques
tion to popular vote.
Wants Closer Communion
Between Army and Public
Washington, March 22. "Efforts
to perfect closer communion" be
tween the army and public were
ordered by Secretary of War Baker
in a letter to General March, chief
of staff. He decided that all offi
cers be .instructed to establish cor
dial and personal relations, with ci
vilian officials, business men and
heads of civic organizations, so that
they might be made agencies (or an
"active, working force for the up
K..:M;n0r of the new army.'-'
Washington, March 22. A
proposing a separate peace betwc
the United States and Germany a
Austria for the purpose ot pea
fu! commerce was introduced tod
by Representative Britten, repub
can, Illinois.
Creation of a European tra
council to promote trade with El
rope generally, also was propos
the council would be directed
report to congress "in the shorti
practicable t;me on a general pi
tor financing Luropean ere
through the federal reserve banki
system," pending such time as t
exchange value of foreign mon
reaches something like its prew
status.
A proposal to amend the cons!
tution so as to provide for ratifid
tion of treaties by a majority
stead of a two-thirds majority of fl
senate was introduced by Sena!
Uwcn. democrat, Oklahoma.
May Notify Other Powers.
In the absece of any author'
tive prediction of what Presida
Wilson would do with the unra
fied treaty, the impression gains
diplomatic circles that the first stl
probably would be a notification
the other powers that the senate h
refused ratification.
Diplomats pointed out that , s J
a notification could be given
clarify relations between the- Unit
States and other powers regardH
of what decision the president mig
make later on the treaty's rest
mission to the senate or negotiati
of a separate peace. ,
In some quarters it was predicl
that Mr. Wilson might, howev
combine a notification of the treat
failure with an annoudcement of
future purpose so that the natio
that have ratified may be advised
what course they can expect dsv
opments here to take. P
. . . Influenced by PossitjlityrV
Senate leaders are understood
have been influenced partly by a
a possibility in their decision to 1
lay action on a declaration of pea
preferring to know what the pre
dent will do before going ahc
Today there was some discussion
the-peace declaration proposal
conference, Lut it was predicted in
it would not come up on the flol
for two weeks or more.,
'Opinion differed in senate a
house, both of which would have
act on a peace resolution, as to t
form the declaration should U
Mild reservation republicans ha!
declared they would be adverse
including any statement of polJ
which would regard the treaty a
the league of nations as dead wa
republicans irreconcilables wa
questions of policy left out.
In predicting a notification -mig
be sent to the other powers ot tt
senate's return of the treaty to t
president, diplomats said that t
case had taken a different asp
since the adverse ratification vote
November. Then the treaty was it
sent back to the president and itw
possible for him to preserve silen
Don't Fear Difficulties.
The -question of establishing
modus vivendi with the allies ov
clauses of the treaty in which t
United States is inextricably bou
by her interests, in casrr a 6epara
peace is decided on, is not believ
to offer great difficulties. Allied a
ticials, it is thought, would be qui
to endeavor to reach an undfl
standing which might preserve t
established by the war.
In some diplomatic quarters
was tnougnt probable a separa
peace might be established wi
uermany, a motlus vivendi neg
tiated with the allies and the qua
tion of the covenant of a league
nations alone left to the "solen
referendum" of the nation.
The fate of the French defens1
treaty appears to diplomatic joffice!
to nave Deen lorgottcn. j
Permit Women to Vote
On rVmehhirinn a
' VVAIUUbUUUIl UU
Revamped by Dk
Lincoln, March , 22. (Special.)
Women of Nebraska have a right
vote on the ratification of the ne
constitution, the constitutionaL-Coi
vention taking such action bv
vote of 45 for and 30 against. Th
will have to cast their votes in
separate ballot box, so that if tfl
matter is contested the vote will li
known.
The convention eliminated tn
x-ttersoii amendment to trie rurl
credits proposal giving the state tit
right to back loans to any amoui
and then adopted the original pr
posal limiting the amount to whit
tne state could go into debt to $500.
- First Big Fur Auction.
Montreal. March 22. Buve
from all parts of the North Amen
can continent and Lurone assemble
here Monday at Canada's first bi
fur auction since the days of tn
old Hudson Bay company. Skirl
valued at more than $5,(X)(),000 wed
offered and the momingr said"
amounted to $190,473.