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Stirs National
Political Chiefs
First Issues on Sale in Wash
ington Sell Like Hot Cakes
Hitchcock Comments
On Volume.
tMmg Tribnne-Omaha Bw iMwed Wlr.
Washington, March 26. Com
ment here today concerning the book
of Robert Lansing, former secretary
of state, entitled "The Peace Nego
tiations," was sufficient to indicate
that the disclosures contained in the
colume are expected to receive the
controversy of former President Wil
son's part in the making of peace
at Paris, lhe book was placed on
sale in Washington today and copies
of it sold like hotcakes.
Great interest was aroused in mat
' ters concerned in the political as
pect of governmental affairs and the
noses of the great and near great
are buried in its pages tonight.
Friends and supporters of Wood
row Wilson are certain to take issue
with certain statements made by Mr,
Lansing with reference to Mr. Wil
son's peace-making activities, and ob
servers here are inclined to predict
that the echoes of Mr. Lansing's
assertions and allegations will be
heard for many a day. As for those
who have been critical of the ex
president's poflcics, Some of them
are already showing a keen enjoy
ment of Mr. Lansing's revelations.
Certain republican members of the
1 senate are predicting that the book
wi be the most notable contnnu
tion to the whole history of the
peace conference about which many
volumes have been written.
Some Criticise Lansing.
One of the foremost of them said
today that no historian of the period
consumed in the making of peace
after the great war could overlook
the illuminating information that Mr.
Lansing has given the world. While
senators of this class are inclined
to be delighted over Mr. Lansing's
publication, some of them are dis
posed to criticise him on the basis
of his own explanation of his op
position to the Versailles treaty and
the league of nations covenant for
signing the treaty.
The contention was made today
that his- justification of his course
in becoming one of the signatories
was not entirely convincing.
Among comments from senators
were the following:
Senator McCornnck of Illinois
Whatever opinion the reader may
form on Mr. Lansings role in Paris,
he can form but one of that which
Mr. Wilson played there. Mr.
Lansing's hook justifies the harshest
of Mr. Wilsons critics and con
dermis the treaty and covenant for
the same reasons which led to their
t ejection by the senate. The world
has forgotten Mr. Wilson. Let us
do so, too, and with good heart set
to work constructively to repair
the damage. Let us labor-in the
real matter of fact realities and prac
tical concern to rebuild the common
economic life of Europe and
America.
Says Lansing Bitter.
Senator G. M. Hitchcock of Ne
braska In my judgment President
Wilson made a mistake in taking
Secretary Lansing to Europe and
Humiliating him there. It is ques-
tionable whether Secretary, Lansing
could have rendered any real service
to the president under any condi
tion. But having taken him to Paris,
he should have been accorded the
consideration given the high officials
of other governments at the peace
conference. In view of their rela
tions, it is ovious that Secretary
Lansing is utterly incapable of judg
ing President Wilson fairly. His
book conld not be fair, as he is
necessarily bitter over the way he
was treated.
Senator Henry Cabot .Lodge,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, who led the fight for
reservations to the treaty, has read
the Lansing book, but refused to
comment on it. One of his con
fidants said he understdod the
senator would have nothing to say
swici now or later.
Senator Moses of New Hamp
shire, one of the "bitter enders."
said:
"Mr. Lansing states and his book
snows, mat on President Wilson
alone must rest the responsibility
vi i. uic oi me peace negotiations,
as looked upon from an Am.,; ,
standpoint. While the book pre-
severe indictment of the pres
ident s policies and actions at the
Versailles conference, the author has
been more than fair to him, con
sidering the treatment he received
from him afterwards, and he appears
to have gone out of his way to cover
up and make excuses for the presi
dent's shortcomings."
Chicago Council Board
Favors Municipal Lines
Chicago, March 26,-Chicago's
city council committee investigating
city traction lines was enthusiastic
tor municipal ownership on its re
turn from a tour of seven western
cities.
"San Francisco, which has the
most extensive municipallyiowned
traction system of the cities we vis
ited, is having unqualified success,"
said U. S. Schwartz, chairman of the
local improvements committee,
which made the trp. "There the
city operates the street cars on a 5
cent fare and is making mony.
The committee visited Kansas
City, Denver, Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Seattle, Portland, St.
Taul and Minneapolis.
Japanese House of Peers
Votes to Aid Silk Industry
Tokio, March 26. Authorization
for an advance of 30,000,000 yen to
the Japanese silk industry was voted
by the House of Peers today, this
action being taken in the form of
the adoption of a concurrent reso
lution which already had been passed
by the House of Representatives.
Voluntarily Cut Wages
Tacoma, Wash., March '26. Un
ion carpenters today announced a
voluntary wage reduction from $8
to $7 a day. The announcement
was made by C. B. Gaskill, record
ing secretary of the union, who said
the cut would become effective Mon
day next. The purpose of the cut,
is tojtimulate building, it was said. V
It's always the right time
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stand apaxt from all the rest, when
fancy carries you back to those won
derful days of childhood, fairylike
and far away they seem to you now,
but then the wonderful Christmas
at Grandma's and again on Easter
when you came hurrying home from
Sunday school, remember the excit
ing Bunny hunts and the search
for those beautiful Easter eggs
just remember that those kiddies of
yours have the same right to perfect
health and childish happiness that'
you enjoyed
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