The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 257.
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Detective Is
Arrested
for Slaying
John Herdzina Taken Into
Custody Following Filing
Of Manslaughter Charges
For Killing Howard.
Is Suspended by Ringer
Detective John Herdzina was ar
rested Tuesday morning by Police
Captiun George W. Allen of the
South Side police under order is
sued by Inspector Andrew Pattullo.
in connection with the shooting and
deatu of Joseph Howard, 717 Soutb,
Thirty-first street, Saturday night.
Information was signed by S. B.
Howard, father of the dead boy. .
Charges of manslaughter were filed
against Herdzina in the office of
County Attorney Abel y. Shotwell.
Herdina has been suspended.
Preliminary hearing on the man
slaughter charges will be held be
fore Judge Dunn in South Side
polici court this morning at y.
Herdzina's bond was fixed at $2,500.
t- 'i . r
roi;cwing a neanng oeiore a cor
oner's jury Monday, Herdzina was
ordered held as being responsible
for the death of Howard.
Clifton Hannon, 3424 Jackson
street; Paul Kane, 3106 Marcy
street: and John Welsh, 3561
Howard street, are still in the hos
pital suttering from . wounds re
ceived during the shooting.
Investigation as to why young
Hanr.on was allowed to remain in
jail 36 hours before his wounds were
given attention is being made by
police heads.- Commissioner Ringer
said last night that no decision had
been reached as there were several
witnesses to be examined yet. He
said that the investigation probably
would be concluded this morning.
Funeral services for Howard were
conducted at St.Peter church, South
Side, Tuesday morning by the Rev
Father J. F. McCarthy. Burial was
at Holy Sepulcher cemetery.
France in Accord
On Mandate Issue
Reply to Note of Hughes Ex
presses Agreement With '
Stand of, United States.
By The Amoclnifd Prs.
' Washington, April 12. France, in,
replying to .Secretary Hughes' notes
regarding mandates, is underitood
to nave expressed substantial agree
ment with . the American govern
ment's contention-that the United
States has surrendered none pf its
rights in the former German over
seas possessions. . ; '.
The reply was received yesterday;
but- whether it will be made public
has not been disclosed. It was de
scribed as a formal response from
the French foreign office. '
The reolv from Great Britain, also
received yesterday, was no more than
an acknowledgement of the receipt
of the American communication, it
was learned 'today. This,, serves to
strengthen the. opinion in some cir
cles that Great Britain would ex
change views with Japan before
rocking a final response.
France Is understood to have re
iterated its expression . of the hope
that the Yap mandate question may
be settled bv direct negotiation be
tween the United States a-d Japan,
without involving it as a princi
pal. .
Reductions in Steel
Prices Are Announced
New York, Aprif 12. Substantial
reductions in the base selling prices"
of the products of the United States
Steel corporation and its subsidiaries
were announced by E. H. Gary, head
of the cornoration. The new prices
become effective tomorrow, f.o. b.
Pittsburgh. '
The reductions follow:
Four hv four and Heavier billets,
from &&50 to $37' a gross ton;
slabs, $42 to $38 a gross ton; sheet
bars and small billets. $47 to $39 a
gross ton; bars, $2.35 to $2.10 per
100 pounds; -plates. $2.65 to $2.20
per 100 pounds; structural, $2.45 to
$2.20 per 100 pounds; wire, rods, $57
to $48 a gross ton; plain wire, base.
$3.35 to $3 per 100 ' pounds; tin
plate, $7 to $6.25 per base box. :
Wire nails in kegs were unchanged
at $3.25 a base. J
Panama Concentrates Army .
In Almirante Districts
San Jose, Costa Rica, April 12.
Troops of the republic of Panama
are "being concentrated in the Coto
snd Almirante districts along the
Costa Rican frontier and are being
-. closely watched by military leaders
in . this country. Military prepara
tions for the purpose of .countering
any blow struck by Panama are not
being made, as the government and
people of Costa Rica are , confident
the United States will follow out the
program laid down by Charles E.
Hughes.' secretary of state, in his
note to Costa Rica and Panama rela
tive to the frontier controversy. It
is stated the, Costa Rican govern
ment is holding the , Panaman
steamer Bclea Quisada as a result
of Panama's refusal to return sev
eral launcl.es captured near Coto at
the time when war seemed imminent
a few weeks ago.
Grain Man Goes on Trial
For Alleged Forgery of Bills
A jury was drawn in federal court
yesterday to sit on the case of Will
iam H. Richter, Omaha grain man,
tinder indictment on five counts for
forging railroad bills of lading.
Hearing of the case began yestcr
!ay afternoon before Federal Judge
J. .W, .Woodrough. , ;
MirSlutd
For Movie Censorship
Lincoln. Aoril 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Minor changes were made
m the Beebe bill, providing for regu
lation instead of movie censorship,
before the measure was finally sent
to third reading in the senate today.
One amendment by Hastings, who
led the fight against the Perkins'
amendment, bans "all scenes sacri
legious," obscene, indecent, or im
moral and such as tend to corrupt
or debase public morals,
Another amendment by Beebe
makes it the duty of any law en
torcement orhcer to Dring conv
plaints. Still a third amendment re
lating to . pictures banned changed
the wording of the sectiar) naming
pertectly nude women to mde-
tent exposure of person."
The tax was changed from $2 li
cense on each of the 90,000 reels ex
hibited m the state to a tax of $2 on
each picture. A sentence of 90 days
in the county jail was added to the
penalty provision for violation.
New Bills Filed
In Upper House
. Cover Wide Field
Senator Smoot of Utah Offers
Measure Proposing Sales
Tax to Replace Excess
Profits Act.
Washington, April 12. While old
and new legislative proposals in the
senate numbered less than 500. as
compared with 2,500 odd yesterday
in the house, they ranged from tax
plans, through anti-strike legislation
to adjustment of international debts.
Senator Smoot, republican of
Utah, offered his bill establishing
a sale tax in lieu of excess profits
taxing methods, and also an em
bargo measure against wool importa
tion.. Senator King, democrat, Utah,
proposed to make ' conferences to
assist price fixing criminal and also
to make conspiracies t'tf "hamper
movement of freight and persons"
in interstate commerce illegal. ?
Senator Poindexter, republican,
Washington, presented a bill tcv pro
hibit strikes in interstate commerce.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
reintroducing a resolution suggest
ing that the president ask Great
Britain whether its- West Indian
possesions could not be ceded to the
United States in part payment of
indebtedness, and added a suggestion
for similar inquiry of France as to
the French Antilles. Senator La
Fo.llette,' republican, Wisconsin, pro
posed, recognition of. the "Irish re
public." .
Greation of a permanent comrnis
sfotr, &s ; investigate lypcbjngs 'as
contributed in a Wit by -Senator Mc
Cornifck. republican, Illinois, while
Senator Kellogg, republican, Minne
sota, renewed his bill to give the
State department control over cable
landing rights. , ; -i.
Wants Coat Commission.
Senator Frelinghuysen, republican,
New Jersey, proposed creating a
coal commission, while Senator
Owen, democrat, Oklahoma, offered
measures to limit leaerai reserve
Pbank interest charges to 6 percent:
to create a federal marketing depart
ment . for farmers, and for, publica
tion of a national bulletin on gov
ernment and politics.
A public welfare department bi'l
was sponsored by Senator Kenyon,
republican, Iowa, who added a meas
ure for registration and regulation
of lobbyists. Senator France, repub
lican Maryland, suggested amnesty
for all persons , imprisoned for vio
lations of war-time laws, and Sena
tor McLean put in a bill for minting
a 2-cent coin with Theodore Roose
velt's effigy upon it. ;
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari
zona, again' declared for the purchase
of Lower California from Mexico,
and Senator Wadsworth put in the
War department's request for au
thority to sell surplus foodstuffs
habroad. Senator Caraway, democrat,
Arkansas, proposed prohibition of
"futures" sales in grain and cotton.
Measue Blocked By Smoot.
Senator Sterling, republican, South
Dakota, introduced a bill reclassify
ing all government employes, but
Senator, Smoot, , republican, , Utah,
blocked its reference to committee,
saying he would propose a measure
involving less expense.
A bill embodying the "five-fold"
plan for veterans' compensation was
introduced by Senator McLumber,
North Dakota. .. - -,r -
4n the house. Representative Fish,
republican. New York, announced
he would introduce tomorrow, a res
olution providing for the withdrawal
of American troops from Europe.
A bill to prohibit publication of
foreign language newspapers or mag
azines without publication of an
English translation was introduced.
A bill was offered to instruct the
attorney general to institute proceed
ings against the Standard Oil and
United States Steel corporations, erf-
joining them from distributing sur
plus war profits and to direct tne
ways and means committee to draft
a bill taxing nil sch surplus profits.
Another bill offered was to pro
hibit the misbranding of manufac
tured articles by amending provi
sions of the pure : food law.
Catholics Prepare Warm
Welcome for Dougherty
.New York. April 12. Plans were
perfected today by high xlignitaries
of the Roman Catholic church and
Knights of Columbus to extend a
warm welcome to Cardinal Dougher
ty of Philadelphia when he arrives
Wednesday on the steamship Olym
pic. .- - .
Goodyear Tire Company
Cuts Its Capital Stock
Columbus. O., April 12. The
Goodyear Tire and Rubber com
pany, Akron,' today filed, articles
with the secretary of state reducing
its common capital stock from ,
$100,000,000 to $1,000,000, i
Fight Over
frxl 1 !n
4 VUlUlllJLFiaiJU
PactQ
Lodge Leal- .Ive for Rati-
fication of Treaty in Senate
Harufng Favors Early
Passage.
Vote Expected April 20
Washington, April 12. The fight
over the Colombian treaty was rc
opciiedi in the senate today, with
Senator Lbdge leading the ratifica
tion forces.
The contest, which administration
leaders hope will result in a favor
able vote Aoril 20. began with the
reading in open executive session of
a message from President Harding
who declared "the early and favor
able consideration of this treaty
would be very helpful in promoting
our friendly relationships." The mes
sage was read in executive session
March 9, but was not made puDiic
until today.
Senator Lodge dedared ratifica
tion not only would improve rela
tions between the United States and
Latin America, but that the world
situation as regards oil, of which
Colombia has rich stores, seemed
"strongly to justify, in fact to de
mand, the ratification.
Acceptance Bearable.
Acceptance of the present pact, he
contended, would' not be inconsist
ent with the stand taken in 1917 by
the 'republican minority members of
the 'foreign relations committee, in
refusing to agree to a favorable re
port. Since then, he ( declared,
changes have been made', including
elimination of the expression of the
American government's regret to Co
lombia for the part played by the
United States in the events attendant
on the separation- of Panama from
Colombia. These changes, he assert
ed, removed in the main the ob
jections, raised in 1917.
He further declared ratification
would cast no reflection on the ac
tion of President Roosevelt in ex
tending recognition to Panama after
it had revolted from Colombia.
Large Oil Fields.
Declaring that "the indications. are
very strong that very large oil fields
are on the point of development in
Venezuela' and Colombia" the sen
ator said "American companies have
already started in Colombia, but
they will pass into the hands of the
powerful British combination if our
people cannot understand that they
will be protected against wrong and
injustice if they invest in countries
other than their own, for the purpose
of f urniihinsf the5 United States with
oil And.nlagiiiLg-oux. ommerceJL-w
Another aspect of the oil question
was brought out in a letter written
by Secretary Fall and read by Mr.
Lodge. -In it Mr. fall charged
"British oil interests are giving
every assurance to Obregon and
Mexican officials in their support
and friendly co-operatiort, seeking
advantage against or over American
companies, while the British govern
ment owning this' oil company, (the
Aguila company) "is ostensibly
standing by the, United States" in its
protests against obnoxious Mexican
decrees. ' , '
Farm Home Robbed
Of Money and Jewels
Seward, Neb.. April 12. (Special.)
Robbery of the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Kicnarason, seven
miles northeast of here, was revealed
through a report made to the sheriff.
The burglars escaped with $720 in
cash and a draft for $1,500, besides
set of moss agate earrings and
cararo ring.
The Richardsons were in Seward
at the 'time of the robbery. When
they returned home the rooms of
the house were saturated with black
pepper; and theh prize Boston bull
watchdog had been so cowed by the
robbers that he would not even re-,
spond to the caresses of his master.
The money and draft which the
robbers stole belonged to Sol Plum
of Stanton, Mr. Richardson's uncle,
who is visiting with the family.
West Acting Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue
Washington, April 12. William F.
West, formerly deputy commission
er in charge of accounts, was des
ignated today by Secretary Mellon
as acting commissioner of internal
revenue pending the appointment by
President Harding of a successor to
William M. Williams.
Daniels' Story
The Inside of
the War
Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy under the Wilson.'ad
;,jninistration, himself a news
' paper man who knows what
people like to read about, is to
tell the inside story of those
stirring days in The Bee, be
ginning Friday.
Daniels' story will include
hitherto unpublished facts re
garding diplomatic and naval
achievements' of the United
States. . . ; ;- .
"The Mysterious Mr.'
Davidson"
"Secrets of Communication"
The Nary Secret Service';
"How America Saved Paris"
A thrilling story in things the
censor suppressed in 1917 and
1918, beginning Friday in
THE OMAHA BEE
When President Reads Message to Congress
liffiSSUT m 111
Shipping Board
Asks Non-Union
Men Unload Ship
Steamer ) Martha Washington
Has Been Tied - Up at
Buenos Aires Port Sever
t , al Pys by Strike.; 1 f'"
Buenos Aires. Aoril 12 Port au
thorities in this ciy were officially
requested by the United States ship
ping board yesterday to give permis
sion for non-union laborers to un
load the stqamer Martha Washing-,
ton, which has been tied up here be
cause of a boycott of union port
workers. The authorities were also
asked to protect any men employed
in the work of taking the cargo out
of the vessel's hold.
Negotiations by the Munsoa Line,
charterers of the Martha - Washing
ton, failed to settle .the unloading
problem. W. H. Robertson, United
States consul general, "it js under
stood, has received instructions from
the State department authorizing him
to make strongrepresentations andjf
the port authorities refuse to act, it
is regarded certain that a sharp pro
test will be made. .
When a shipping board represen
tative called on Anso Quintana,
port administrator, , yesterday, re
questing permission to employ non
union labor, and asking for protec
tion for these men, it is stated' that
Quintana suggested concessions be
made to the Port Workers union and
the ships firemen.- The American
representative replied that such a
proposal ..was preposterous and that
no concessions would be made.
16 Cars Derailed on
; - Northwestern Road
-l' Sixteen cars of meat on a North
western train 'were derailed early
yesterday at Maple River,.. Ia., according-
to.a. report that' reached
Omaha late in the afternoon. No
one was injured. , A third track
had "to be constructed around the
wreckage in order to get the traffic
tr.rough by 10 o clock.
Stop JTrain to Rescue Boy , :
And Sick Mother From Fire
Cochrane, Ont., April 12, Seeing
a farm house on fire and a child's
face at a window, Engineer John
Nelson and his fireman oh a trans
continental railway train, left their
engine to rescue the youngster, ,who
Jumped from the second story vinto
their arms. '
The men- then rigged" a scaffold,
scaled the side of the house " and
rescued the boy's mother who was
ill in bed.
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Trucks Hauling Freight
And Express Out of Wahoo
Wahoo. Neb., April 12. (Special.)
; Truck lines handling freight and
express have been established ' be
tween Wahoo, Omaha, Lincoln and
Fremont, due to high rates charged
by railroads. Trucks are making
daily trips between these and inte
medrate points and the service is said
to be entirely satisfactory. '
Explosion in Tire Plant
At Akron Kills 1, Wounds 6
Akron, O., April 12. One man
was killed and six others were in
jured this morning when an ex
plosion wrecked the cement house
of the Miller Rubber company. Of
ficials of the company estimated the
damage at $25,000. Large quantities
of gasoline and chemicals were used
in this department oi the factory, it
ia said. V.
ComifMt 1931: Br Thi Chicot Tribal.
Harmony Restored
Among Candidates
Judge Sutton States
Judge A. L. Sutton stated yester
day afternoon, "following a confer-,
ence in his office, that the situation
which threatened the peace between
himself and some of the candidates
who are runnin'cf with him seems to
have been cleared: uovf?i. :;fvr At Pi
i'The situatld iis satisfactory r-"TO
-me andP-witl" lmgTformaT slate-
ment . to make tomorrow," said the
judge. ' - :
The judge , and his running mates
are working on a campaign commit
tee which they expect to announce
this afternoon. ' .
A chairman of the campaign com
mitee has not been obtained, al
though several : names have been
proposed.
The Sutton candidates will meet
again this afternoon at 4 in the
judge's office. . .. ;'.
Silas H. Paine, Pioneer
Oil Man of U.S. Is Dead
Glens Falls, N. .Y., April 12.
Silas H. Paine, 76, for many years
identified with .-the . Standard Oil
company, died today at Silver bay,
Lake George, where with Mrs. Paine
he had resided since -retiring from
active association with the company
12 years ago.
. Born in Holbrook, Mass., he left
school when 12 years old and went
to work. After accumulating a small
amount of capital he became inter
ested in the oil business, then in its
infancy. After several years he be
came interested in the refining busi
ness in Oil City, Pa., and his busi
ness was one of those, taken in when
John D. Rockefeller founded the
Standard Oil company. In 1884 he
went to New York and became head
of the company's lubricating oil and
candle , departments, continuing . in
that capacity until 12 years ago.
House Rejects Bill to Bar
" - Convicts on State; Roads
Lincoln, April 12 (Special) By
an overwhelming vive-voca vote, the.
lower house of the state legislature
today voted down a resolution by
Kenresentative Harrv - A. Foster of
Omaha which would bar Nebraska.
convicts from ; working on . state
roads. - ; '
Foster, in' his resolution, declared
there were thousands of free men in
Nebraska out of work and seekiivsr
employment and it would not be fair,
to force them to compete with con-
vict labor.
Another problem' facinjr the solons
in, this connection1 " is' whether- the'
convicts may build' their own ' re
formatory, for which $300,000 .has
been appropriated. - It is pointed'but
in this connection that, the federal
government follows that .plan; .-the
Fort Leavenworth .' prisoners con
structing their own quarters.
$25,000
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Lightning Stroke.
Guts Off Electric
Power for Hour
No Damage Done to Building
But Machinery in Main
Plant Rendered Useless
Lightning struck the main power
house of the, Nebraska Power com
pany, at the foot of Jones street
about 4 yesterday afternoon and did
damage which cut off all electric
light suid power in the entire city
for nearly an hour. ,
Machinery, lights and all electrical
equipment supplied by the company
were quiet and dark for nearly an
hour. , , .
At 5:15 the plant had been re
stored to such servjee that only the
North Omaha and Leavenworth sub
stations were still out of commis
sion. These two supply the north
ern and western oart-of the city.
They were again in working order
shortly after 6.
The stroke of lightning did no
damage to the building but made
the machinery completely useless
for the-time being. The bolt came
in over the transmission lines and
burned a hole through a six-inch
concrete barrier, a thing never be
fore heard of by local electricians.
Having passed the barrier, it in
stantly made wreckage, of the switch
es, putting the whole plant out of
business. '
A large .force' of men was set to
work at once clearing up the debris
and putting in emergency equip
ment, while thousands of telephone
calls sought to get upon the lines
to the Company s . headquarters to
know what was the trouble. :: ,
The material damage was ' not
heavy, being covered by a few hun
dred dollars. But. the loss .in bus
iness from complete stoppage of con-,
sumption of electricity for even two
hours "was many thousands1, of dol
lars, officials said, r "
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Negro Given Life Term
On Murder Conviction
. , , " ,
William VsJlace,va negro, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree nd his sentence fixed at life
imprisonment by a jury in District
Judge .Troup's court yesterday after
ndotL 'He was -tried for beating to
"death iGeorge A. Williams, "who was
found at i nirtecntn ana . cnicago
streets the morning of. February 2..
Catholic Church Will Be ;
' Built on 'Site of (fid One
- Wahoo, Neb!, April 12. (Special.)
A new Catholic" church will be
built on. the site of the present struc
ture in Wahoo. . The building will
be of brick with stone trimmings and
will cost approximately $90,000, $76.
000 6f which already, has been raised.
The church will cover a ground area
of 54 by -126 feet and the tower will
rise.to a'lteight. of 118 feet. .
Three Injured When Auto
: Hita Calf and Overturns
' Suttan,' Neb., April 12.--(Special.)
Three members of the Adolph
Johnson family, living four miles
west-of Sutton, were serionsly in
jured when the automobile in which
iney were naing siruci a can m
the road- near Inland and overturned.-pinning
the occupants be-'
ncath. ,' Johnson sustained serious
cilts'about the head and was knocked
unconscious. His wife sustained a
broken collar-bone and his mother
buffered internal injuries. The two
children in the car were unharmed,
Final Rejection of
League Covenant Is
Asked by President
Immediate Declaration of Peace With Ger
many and Ratification of Such' Parts of
Treaty as Involve American Rights and
Interests Urged 'in Harding Message
To Sixty-seventh Congress.
I By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. ,
Chlcnro Tribune-Omaha Br Lfimrd Wlrn.
Washington, April 12. Immediate declaration by con
gress of peace with Germany, complete rejection of the
league of nations covenant and ultimate ratification of such
parts of the Versailles treaty as involve' American rights
and interests were proposed by President Harding in his
message to congress today.
The administration peace program, as outlined by the
president, may be summarized thus: , '
Irreconcilables
In Senate Praise
Harding Speech
Senators Johnson and Borah
Express Approval But
Doubt if Treaty Can Be
Revised Satisfactorily.
Washington, D. C, April 12.
Doubt that the treaty of Versailles
with the league of nationi covenant
excluded can be put in such shape as
to be ratified is expressed by Senators
Johnson of California and Borah of
Idaho, league "irreconcilables," in
formal statements today discussing
the president's message to congress.
Both senators express hearty ap
proval of the president's stand in
definitely rejecting the present league
of nations, Senator Johnson says
two "great policies" are enunciated
by the president:
"First, America remains America,
and the policy of Washington of no
entangling alliance is again in clar
ion tones proclaimed. Second, an
immediate declaration of a state of
peace, notwithstanding the immense
amount of propaganda, is to be
made." -
Lodge Well Pleased.
. Senator ' Lodge of Massachusetts,
the, republican leader and chairman
ot the" foreign relations committee,
was aupted... s . being i!extremely
pleased over the message, which he
said "separates us from the league
and approves passage of the Knox
resolution,"
Senator Borah said the approval
given the Knox resolution by the
message was "exceedingly important
and satisfactory." '
, "As to the suggestion concerning
an association of nations," Senator
Borah continued, "I can not discuss
it until I see the framework of it.
As to the Versailles treaty, I under
stand that matter is left open also.
Whether anything" can be done with
it or not, whether it can be excised
and changed so that it would be per
missible for us to have anything to
do with it, ' the president says in
effect, the future is to determine.
Naturally we have to await an intelli
gent discussion of that also.. I can, not
imagine myself,' the treaty being put
in sum Biiduc mai u snouiu nr rati
fied. ' I ' am not disposed to' gather
any trouble just now from the fu-
ture." i
Ha Followed Promises.
Senator Johnson said lie had "no
fear of an association of nations in the
near future ,of ratification of the
treaty of Versailles."
"The American people are now
aroused," he said, "they understand
as they did not understand in the
commencement of the propaganda for
tne league and treaty and there never
will be anything of the kind that has
been suggested in the past, either of
league or treaty."
Declaring . that the league is
scrapped" Senator Johnson said that
"in the light of the firm and emphatic
statements in the president's address,
the most benighted adherent of the
league can not longer pretend other
wise. ..
The California senator declared
that in his pronouncements regarding
the league and peace by congression
al resolution "the president has
squared his actions with his pre-election
words and has followedthe
mandate of the American people ex
pressed in the election."
Union Pacific Directors
t Elected by Stockholders
Salt Lake City. April 12. Direc
tors of the Union Pacifkv railroad
were elected here at the annual meet
ing of stockholders, as follows:
Oliver .Ames, H. V. Clark, Robert
W. Goclet, Carl R. Gray, E. Roland
Harriman, W. A. Harriman, Otto
H. Kahn, RoberrS. Lovett. Charles
A. Peabody, W. G. Rockefeller, Mor
timer L. Schiff, C. B. Seger-and
Frank A. Vanderlip. all of New York
City, and Marvin Hughitt, jr., Chi
cago, and Charles A.- Stone, Boston.
The first meeting of the new board,
it was reported, would be held in
New York, April 21..
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s 3. Adoption of a modified Knox
j resolution ending the state of war
land stipulating non-waiver of any
American rights under the Versailles
treaty, but excluding any provision
for the negotiation of a separate
peace treaty with Germany.
2. Acceptance of such Versailles
peace terms as confirm American
rights and interests, Including the '
economic provisions, if that can be
"satisfactorily accomplished," by
ratification of the ' Versailles treaty
with "'such explicit reservations and
modifications" as will achieve com
plete rejection of the league oi .
nations covenant and "secure our ab
solute freedom" from entanglement
in purely European affairs.
Germany Must Pay.
3. Regard in whatever settlement
is affected for American determina
tion to stafid with ,the allies in hold
ing Germany responsible for the
war and bound to make reparation
to the full extent of its ability.
4. Eventual ffort to create an
association of nations to prevent war
and preserve peace withput "sur
render of national sovereignty" in
lieu of the league of nations, which
is an agency of the victors' to en
force the terms of the Versailles
peace.
5. Statement by the executive of
America's "future policy with re-
spect to European affairs," to be
known as the Harding' doctrine of
the , participation of - the United
States in , the stabilization of world
peace, analagous to the ' Monroe
doctrine of American policy in re
spect to European y aggression on
American republics.
Presumably American troops will
stay on the Rhine pending the evo
lution of the American peace pro- .
.gram.,,, '
Expect Early Action. -
The Knox resolution declaring
peace with Germany will be, con
sidered in the. senate is soon as the
Colombian treaty is disposed of in
about a week hence and it is ex
pected that the measure will be
passed by both houses and signed
by the president before the end of
the month.
Whether the Versailles treaty will
be resubmitted for the partial rati
fication proposed by the president is
a matter of speculation.
Either a refusal of the present
signatories of the Versailles treaty
to accept American ratification with
reservations, or great opposition in
the senate to the course proposed,
or both, would constitute difficul-.
ties which might convince the presi
dent of the impracticability of re
submitting the treaty to the senate.
To ascertain whether the powers
would accept American ratification
of the treaty with reservations, Sec
retary of State Hughes will enter
into conversations with foreign
chancellors and it js not impossible
that a conference of the allied and
associated nations will be called to
discuss this question. . .
Given Warm Welcome. .
The discussion of the peace pro
gram was the conclusion - of the
8,000-word message, ! chiefly devoted
to the president's recommendations)
of domestic reconstruction .legisla
tion. When lir. Harding appeared'
at 1 p. m.- before the joint sesrfon
of the two houses and a distinguished
audience of administration officials
and diplomats, he was received with!
prolonged and enthusiastic cheering.
When he pronounced for. .conn
plcte rejection of the league of na
tions covenant, " the' great chamber
of the house was swept with a storm
of applause. Many democrat ena4
tors and representatives joined that
republicans in this demonstration o
approval.
The president's .approval of al
declaration of peace by resolution,
was greeted by a similar wave of
applause, though less in volume and
confined in the main, to the repub
licans. The proposaL for a partial
ratification of the -Versailles treaty,
passed without any demonstration
even on the part of treaty pro-
ponents, though it is possible they"
did not catch the. meaning of thrf
somewhat involved phraseology.
Treaty Opponents. Pleased. '
When the senators returned t
their chamber, the irreconcilable op
ponerts of the entire Versailles
treaty were a unit in their enthiw
siastk- praise of the message. Theiij
ardor was not dampened in the least
by the president's advocacy of par
tial ratification of the Versailles
treaty; They expressed the opin
ion that such ratification would no.
be lound feasible and that oncfl
peace is declared by resolution, th
question of accepting the treaty in
part would drag along in the fac
of insuperable obstacles, either1
mong the other powers or in thi
senate, until the helving, of the
proposition and the negotiation of a
separate settlement with Germany
would be necessary.
Mr. Harding called the republican
, (Turn to Pf Two, Cotama Two.)
Full text of the president's met
sage on page 10.
