Fee Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 258.
Enter M - Mittir Ms it. 1900. at
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OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921.
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THREE CENTS
Marketing
Plans Are
Labor War
In Britain
Newly Elected Heads of
Nebraska Farmers Union
Move Made
To Declare
War At End
Gagged
Endorsed
. r
in nr
Nebraska Farmers' Union to
Alliance" Decides Up-
Senate Leaders Plan to Re
Establish Peace With Ger
many by Knox Resolution
Within Three Weeks.4
Join Grain Growers in
Disposing of State
Crops.
on Walkout Friday Night
T
rv or
Gustafson Resigns Helm
Support of the grain marketing
plan of the United States Grain
Growers, Inc., by the members of
the Farmers' Union of Nebraska
was indicated by the action of the
stockholders' meeting of the Na-
, tional Co-operative company yester
day. Suppressing all fears that the
Farmers' Uniou might lose its sep
arate identity, they voted in favor
. of merging their organization with
the sales agency formed by the Com
mittee of 17, if satisfactory arrange
ments can be made.
The National Co-operative com
pany was formed two years
ago, represented the plans of Farm
er Union members for a terminal
grain system in Nebraska. It has
sold a few cars of grain direct, but
has been most active in linking up
the co-operative country elevators,
installing uniform auditing and book
keeping systems and writing insur
ance. By unanimous vote the stock
holders, meeting in the Castle hotel,
decided to allow this organization
to lie dormant for 30 days, while
a merger into the Nebraska terminal
of the nation-wide grain marketing
system is arranged. All promotion
and other expense will be cut off
and when the plan is put through
such capital stock as has been paid
in will be retired.
Gustafson Resigns.
C. II. Gustafson of Lincoln, who
. resigned as head of the Nebraska
Farmers' Union, being succeeded by
C. J. Osborne, was re-elected head
of the National Co-operative" com
pany, and'E. L. Shoemaker of Un
ion, secretary. W. FT Dale, Lincoln;
W. B. Perkins, Mullen, and C. H:
Murray, Friend, . were elected di
rectors, ajl without opposition.
When the business affairs were
out of the way, the session' turned
into an experience meeting. Mr.
Gustafson started it with an intimate
talk on the seriousness of the situa
tion of agriculture and J. O. Shroyer,
ice president of the Farmers' Union,
backed him tip with the statement
that prices of everything will have
to be put on a level with prices of
farm products before good times can
arrive for any class.
It's serious men," said Mr. Gustaf
son. "One Nebraska farmer got a
bid dn a lot of hay, but was wise
enough to inquire' about what it
would eose him to ship iu He found,
- ,if he.oW it, the preri! woufd noti
pay' the-freight. -4-, ' - :
Can't Pay Prtight.'
V"A Texas onion grower sent' a
carload of onions to Lincoln and had
to wire $170 to pay the cost of ship
ment. The carload sold for $100 and
the freight came to $270.
"Out in Montana a rancher shipped
some sheep to the St. Paul market
and received in return a bill for about
30 cents a head to bring the pro
ceeds1 up to enough to cover freight.
He wrote back that he had no money,
but plenty more sheep. ;
""Hogs have been the only thing
that the farmer could get his money
' out of, and now that is gone. Oqc
of the delegates here' fed his hogs
.1,200 bushels of corn and then had
to sell them for less than he could
have got before he gave them the
corn. There is not a team of -horses
in all Nebraska strong enough to pull
Kreen hides enough to buy a set of
harness for them. We farmers have
Rot .to do some thinking and figur
ing, snd the real problem now is
scientific marketing."
Who Will Farm?
"Who is goinp to do the farming
after next vear?" C. H. Murray in
quired. "My banker tells me that if
l.e collected the notes due htm, W
per cent, of the farmers would be put
out of business. I can't ask my boys
to farm after their, dad has made a
failure of it. The papers tell of more
Canadian wheat coming into tnis
country, and it's the same with wool.
We can't continue to farm unless
things right themselves, and if ag
riculture goes down, everything else
will go with it."
Another farmer , told of buying a
hat a year ago for four bushels of
corn, and explained that although it
had a hole in it h was still wearing
it because he was asked the equiva
lent of 30 bushels for a new one. Mr.
Shroyer held up a pair of glasses
which he said he bought at war prices
' for $9 and was now asked $11.50. He
' stated that the company manufactur
ing the frames would not allow them
to be sold for less than $6 and it was
pointed out that if the farmers could
control the marketing of their crops
in the same way they would prosper.
Ray of Hope.
.The only ray of hope was contrib
uted by C J. Osborne, newly-elected
head of the Farmers' union, but the
sentiment of the meeting was- ex
pressed by Mr. Gustafson, who said:
"The question " is whether the
American farmer is to be reduced to
the level of the Australian bush
whacker and the Mexican peon. Are
we to maintain the American stand
ard of living or get along with less?
We can cut down on the kind of
clothes we- wear, do without any of
. the pleasures of life, and Hmit our
children's education, and- unless re
lief is found for agriculture, this will
have to be done.', ' '
C. J. Osborne declared against
radicalism in his fust speech. -Aside
' from being a- firm believer in safe
and sane progressive methods, Mr.
Osborne is the champion optimist. -Mr.
Osborne, aside from knowing
(Tom to rat Two, Celoma Iwa.)
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C. Jt Osborne, left, newly elected president of the Nebraska Farmers
union.
J. O. Shroyer, right, newly elected vice president of the Nebraska
Farmers union.
French Papers
Fail to Comment
On Harding's Talk
Cable Extracts of Speech Ar
rive Too Late for Lengthy
Opinions; "Pertinax" Says
Policy Is Determined.
Paris, April 13. Cable extracts of
the address of President Harding
before the United States congress
yesterday arrived here too late and
were too brief to permit this morn
ing's newspapers to comment upon
it editorially. The prominence given
Mr. Harding's message, however,
showed the importance attached to
it ,tn this city.
"Pertinax, political editor of the
Echo de Paris, was the only editor
ial writer to have something to say
regarding the message.
"There is no longer any doubt as
to the policy the new American
president and his advisors intend to
pursue," he remarked. "It was not
generally expected that . Mr. Hard
ing would announce immediately his
desire to see the theoretic state of
war with Germany endedFrance for
the past two years has been con
sstntly '- mistaken. " a Wut America.
Shall we now send men to Washing
ton capable of enlightening and de
fending us?".
The writer asserted the, last phrase
was not meant as a reference to for
mer Premier Viviani, whom he de
clared had "done his best."
Little surprise with the text of the
message was expressed by newspa
pers issued here today at noon.
Prudence," declared the Paris
Midi, "which is a customary quality
of American presidents, reigns su
preme in Mr. Harding's message.
There is no occasion for us either
to light bonfires in celebration or be
alarmed, for if the president is re
served, American public opinion is
much less so. In all quarters of the
United States the people are show
ing a sincere desire not to hinder
France." . . '
Douglas Primary Bill '
With Amendments is
Reported to Senate
Lincoln, April 13. (Special.)
With minor amendments, the Doug
las primary bill, H. R. 62, has been
reported out by the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections and
the measure is now .on general file
for.' passage.
The senate had previously passed
the Hoagland bill, providing that
only one candidate for each state
office be placed on the ballot with
party designation. . It did not re
strict the number of other candi
dates, - ; ' . ,
Senator Hoagland himself rewrote
the Douglas bill for the senate com
mitte, providing that the two candi
dates receiving the highest number
of ballots at state conventions tho.se
and no other get their names on
the primary ballot. It also applies to
United States senator. The Douglas
bill as passed by the house provided
for three party; nominations and no
other. - '
Deshler Commercial Club
. : ,' Entertains Neighbors
Deshler, Neb., April 13. (Special.)
Attorney Jay C. Moore and A. K.
Johnson, president of the Tecumseh
Cpmmunity club; and W. D. Vance,
mayor of Bellville, Kan.; Lloyd A.
Johnson, councilman; Charles J.
Klaumann, city electrician; W. D.
Saip, banker, and . L. Johnson,
manager of the' stock yards, were
guests of the Commercial club.here.
Mr, Moore delivered the principal ad
dress, telling something of Tecum
seh's community . work, Mr. Vance
told what Bellville was doing' along
the same lines. '
House Sifting Committee ;
Holds Up Senate Files
-Lincoln April 13. (Special.)
The house sifting committee de
clined today ; to handle any .more
senate files until the senate prove
to be more generous in throwing
house bills. on its general file.
Radical Changes
- In Revenue Bill
: Are Prepared
Intangible Tax is Increased to
Five Mills Withdraw
Five - Mills Withdraw
Capital.
Lincoln, April 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Radical and sweeping
amendments to Senate File 65, the
big taxation revision bill, were an
nounced tonight by Representative
George Williams, chairman of the
house committee on revenue and tax
ation. The changes are:
. Increase 4 mill tax on intangibles
to 5 mills.
Withdrawal of tax on average
capital on coal dealers, oil compa
nies and other seasonal firms. With
drawal of old average capital tax on
grain dealers in Nebraska which was
similar to proposed seasonal tax on
coal dealers, etc. Cutting out man
datory" requirement which Would
force county commissioners to pur
chase tax assessment supplies exact
ly, as samples sent out by state tax
commissioner.. The ta xcommission
er will send out sample, forms, but
purchase-fwduf Mti0 of forms 'j4ij
not mandatory.
Explains 'Repeal Clause.
Williams explained that rcpeal of'
the tax on grain dealers followed
revolutionary changes in the grain
business in Nebraska in recent
years. . :
"Farmers co-operating are rapid
ly gaining control of the, grain
business," Williams said.
C. Petrus. Peterson, former sena
tor from Lancaster county, was the
princii'l i speacr at the meeting. Wil
liams announced that the big tax
bill probably would be reported out
of committee tomorrow. Excepting a
few minor bills and constant re
quests to concur in senate amend
ments to house bills, the lower house
is through with its work for the ses
sion, everything indicates, in the
event the tax bill is put out on gen
eral file tomorrow, it will not be
long until the house takes up con
sideration of it and after that job is
completed, nothing short of an earth
quake will keep the homesick mem
bers in Lincoln. ' '
. Commissioner Explains Bill.
Tax' Commissioner Samuel Lord of
Minnesota is here, following a tele
graphic invitation from members of
the revenue committees of the house
and senate to explain provisions of
the big revenue measure which is
now pending in the house and which
has already passed the senate. '
Commissioner Lord will - answer
critics of the measure by famishing
the housecommittce with informa
tion as to. how the measure has
worked in Minnesota. The Nebraska
law is practically a duplicate of the
Minnesota measure. ,',
Nebraska Delegation
In Night Session to
j Confer on Patronage
Washington, April 13. (Special
Telegram.) Morning engagements
i nthe several departments kept a
number of the members of the Ne
braska delegation from attending the
called meeting of the deelgation,
which was to have been held, today
in Senator Norris' office and as the
junior senator had a committee en
gagement it was decided to , post
pone the meeting until tonight, when
it is expected to finish reading the
endorsements for federal jobs in Ne
braska. It is not expected that a
vote will be taken tonight on any
of the candidates., ,
: s i t h . ,i
Harding Contemplates No ..
t m TIT
Amnesty Lntu Teace nere
Wi
Washington, April u. rresmew
Hardii
called on-him today to urge the re-
lease
- of Eugene V. Debs and all
nricArtfira f finvirtffi unHpf til
other
war
tern
n la ten TaKintT no action looKim? to
general amnesty for such prisoners
v. lit. i as aiiwv.ji j ivi arviaa p ivaa- m
until a state of peace had been de
i i
clared
At 10 After Failure of
"PeactJ' Negotrations.
State to Use Strong Arm
By Th Asaoclated Freaa.
London. April 13. Great Britain's
"triple alliance of labor" will call its
members from their posts at .10
o'clock Friday night, it was announ
ced here this morning at 11 o'clock.
This decision follows the inability of
the miners federation, to reach an
agreement with the mine owners and
the government for the settlement of
the miners' strike which began
April 1.
The "triple alliance" is made up of
the National Miners Federation, hav
ing a membership of 800.000; the
National LTnion of Railway Men with
300.000 members and the National
Federation of Transport Workers,
its member unions having a member
ship of nearly 300,000. It has been
estimated that if the "alliance" should
call a strike there would be about
4,000,000 persons idle in England. as
a result.
Decision Is Unanimous. - -"
The decision to strike was reached
unanimously by the transport work
ers and railway men, H. Thomas,
general , secretary of the railway
men's union said after this morning's
meeting.
"The walkout," he declared, "will
take place at 10 o'clock Friday night.
Many other unions have sent ap
plications to join the strike, and
these are being considered."
Other labor organizations may be
come involved in the controversy
between the government and the
"triple alliance" the Daily Mail de
clared today that the executive com
mittee of the electrical trades union
resolved last night to support the
"triple alliance." , An electricians'
strike would paralyze street car traf
fic and public lighting companies.
' Papers Aroused.
All London newspapers - today
dwelt on the serious injury done
the country by continued uncer
tainty over the industrial, situation.
The London Time and the Morning
Post pointed out it was not the
actual amount of the wages at pres
ent in dispute, but the question of
national control of the profits of in
dustries which was at stake.
The Daily Herald, organ of labor,
said the government had "banged
and bolted the door upon all hope
of an honorable, settlement," ' '. '
The government today isydhe
following statement hearing, upon
the labor situation: i - v,
"In the event of the theatened ex
tension of the stoppage of work, the
government wishes to make it clear
that they will use the fullest powers
of the state to protect the workers
who remain at work in any services
essential to the life of the com
munity. "In any settlement which may be
reached, the government will give
their support in assuring that the.
position of such workers shall not be
prejudiced as compared with their
position before the stoppage."
The postponement of the "triple
alliance" sympathetic strike yester
day created an acute situation with
in the labor.camp. It is. understood
that the miners made a peremptory
demand upon their partners in the
alliance this morning that they de
clare finally whether they intended
to strike; and if so, when. ,.
Five Children Killed
By Tornado in Texas;
Property Loss Large
... .y ;. . '
McKinney, Tex., April 13. Several
children were killed late today when
a funnel shaped . cloud practically
wiped out the little town of Melissa,
six miles north of here. One thou
saand persons resided there.
, Five children, three whites and two
negroes, were killed, reports said. A
number of persons were injured.
Property and .crop damage will be
heavy, reports said.
Every business house east of the
interurban railway lines is a wreck
and some five or six business struc
tures caught, fire and burned, includ
ing a dry goods and grocery store.
The cloud Traveled almost due east,
destroying a $50,000 brick school
building. Every church in town was
blown down.
Two Houston and Texas Central
freight trans were scattered along the
track for half a mile. One employe
was probably fatally injured. '
Released From Pest House
And Immediately Put in Jail
Alliance, Neb., April 13. (Spe
cial.) H. Shapiro, Denver traveling
man, who has been at the city pest
house under guard for two weeks
following his escape after he had'
been sent there under quarantine for
smallpox, was, released and immedi
ate arrested on a charge of breaking
the quarantine laws of the state. He
was fined $100. Unless his fine is
paid he will spend SO days in the
city jail.
Japanese Steamer Seized
;''' V. Under Prohibition Act
- Jacksonville, Fla., April 13. The
3,400 ton Japanese steamer Erie Maru
was seized here today by the United
State marshal under the prohibition
enforcement act. The action fol
lowed seizure aboard the ship of 12
cases of liquor not recorded on the
manifest.
Sutton Will Stand
On Same Basis as
Others on Ticket
Decides to Remain in Race for
Commission Without Re
quiring Pledges for
Mayoralty.
Judge' A. L. Sutton has receded
from his position that he. should be
the pre-election candidate for mayor
and that the candidates who were on
his ticket should be so pledged for
him.x .
He has yielded ground in response
to the declarations of Commission-1
Towl and C A. Grimmel, who flat
ly ' declined to be pledged to the
judge for mayor. ,
During the last lew days the judge
was contemplating the elimination
of himself as a candidate altogether,
but on the counsel of several friends
he has decided to remain in the race
as a plain candidate without pledges
tor the mayoralty.
The judge issued a statement yes
terday afternoon, announcing his
new status as a candidate on the
same basis as others on. his ticket,
"If we succeed in electing "our
good government candidates," he
said, "Omaha will then have good
government! and should some other
person be selected for mayor, I will
still have my share inhelping to.
give Omaha good government, and
whether I am to be mayor or not
is a small matter compared to the
benefits conferred upon the fathers
and mothers of Omaha."
A few days ago the judge an
nounced "Those who are on my
ticket must be for me for mayor."
' The present plan is to name the
Sutton ticket the "Solid Six." A
campaign chairman has not been ob
tained. , -
Woman Says She, Not Her
, Husband, Murdered Man
Boise, Idaho, r April 12. Mrs.
Frances Ernst Tuesday confessed be
fore the state pardons board that she
and not her husband, who is serving
time at the state penitentiary, is
guilty of the murder of F. A. Reh
berg. The murder occurred two
years ago at Rehberg's cabin in the
mountain fastness, of Lemhi county.
Divorced from his wife, Ernst
had heard that she was living at
Rehberg's cabin and had visited the
place. At the trial he testified that
he was at the cabin at th? time of
the killing, but that Mrs. Ernst had
shot Rehberg with a rifle. He
helped her bury the body arid then
departed. Mrs. Ernst's testimony
placed the blame upon her husband,
though she later was charged as an
accessory and pleaded guilty. .
New Revolution in Mexico
Scheduled to Start May 5
San Antonio, Tex., April 13. Re
ports of a revolution in Mexico to
begin May S, have been received by
government agents here from repre
sentatives at points along the Rio
Grande, it was learned tonight. The
size and strength of the proposed
revolution seems to be unknown, al
though government agents have as
certained it is of such a nature as to
be serious if carried through accord
ing to plans.
Three Persons Rescued
Beaumont, Tex., April 13. Only
three of the 22 persons on board the
Bowie Line steamship, Colonel
Bowie, which foundered last night
in the Gulf of Mexico of Tampico,
have been "rescued, according to a
wireless from the Norwegian steam
er Cissna to the Gulf Export and
Transportation company, owners of
the vessel.
Two Bandits Steal
Mail
Sack From Omaha Taken by
Robbers at Independ-
ence, Iowa.
Dubuque, la., April 13. A regis
tered mail robbery occurred early
today at Independence, la., when
two holdup men armed with re
volvers held up C; E. Dodge, night
agent for the Illinois Central rail
road, and relieved him of a pouch of
registered mail. No information is
obtainable -as to the value of the
contents. .
The east bound mail train No. 12,
parted; whn. .Dodge- picked " up tha$
pouch. As he was entering the sta-fl
tion, two men with drawn revolvers
ordered him to throw up his hands.
He did not comply with the order
quickly enough to satisfy the holdup
men and one of them shot at him.
The bullet grazed his shoulder.
The men then forced Dodge to
enter a waiting automobile, taking
,the mail pouch with him. They
drove about three miles and then
forced Dodge to leave the car, he
said. - .
Deportations Held
Up as Reds Refuse
Permits for Landing
New York, April 13. The plans
of the government to deport 35 Rus
sian radicals now at Ellis Island on
the steamer Manchuria tomorrow
.were temporarily balked today when
representatives of the soviet and
Letvian government served notice
on the immigration officials that no
more Russians from this country
would be admitted to their countries."
Charles Recht, an attorney who
represents the soviet government's
affairs in this country, communicated
this information to Augustus Schell
of the immigration law department
explaining that t would be futile to
deport any more Russians until fur
ther word had been received from
the soviet authorities.
League Officials Told to ,
Reduce All Undertakings
Paris, April 13. Officials of the
league of nations have received in
structions, says the Echo de Paris,
to reduce their undertakings in order
Ihat the "misunderstanding existing
with the United States" may not be
widened. '
The same newspaper declares that
Premier Briand has telegraphed
Rene Viviani, former French pri
mier, who is at present in America.
that France "believes the Unitedi
States must participate in all the ad
vantages of the common victory."
Congressmen Who Served
In War Form Organization
Washington, April 13. Congress
men who served with the colors dur
ing the world war formed an organ
ization with the view of exchanging
ideas for he assistance of ex-service
men. Fifteen attended the
initial meeting, the majority of them
being new members. Those present
included Representatives Arentz,
Nevada; Linebcrger and Swing.
California, and Johnson, South
Dakota.
Peasant Revolt Spreading
Copenhagen, April . 13. The cor
respondent of the Berlings Zeitung
Hclsingfors says he learns the
peasant revolt in southern Russia is
spreading. Reports says the govern
ment of Tambov, Voronesh, Kursk,
and Samara are in the hands of the
rebels. i
Registered
Three Brothers
Under Arrest in
Gigantic Swindle
Fraud Scheme Nets Thou
sands of Dollars to Men
Who Solicited for Maga
zines Never Published.
Washington, April 13. In two
arrests made here early today post
office inspectors believe they have
apprehended the perpetrators of a
colossal mail defrauding Ichemeby
which people of this citjr.'ijew York;
Philadelphia," ""Baltimore and Chi-.
cago were said to have been mulcted
of thousands of dollars. The per
sons arrested, .were Albert E. and
Frank H. Hitchcock, brothers, resid
ing here, and their detention was
said to have followed notification
from Los Angeles of the arrest
there of a third brother, Horace D.
Hitchcock and his wife.
The four are alleged to have used
the mails in soliciting subscriptions
to a half dozen purported period
icals which, it was said, have never
been published, and for other fraud
ulent purposes.
Armed Men Are Repulsed in
Attack on Prison in Cork
London. Aoril 13 A
attacked the eastern wing of the
prison in tnexity ot Cork last night
and were repulsed only after bitter
fightine. savs a Central News His.
patch from the city.
When the attack was launched
the military guard sent up lights to
illuminate the vicinitv" and cnMiWc
oil the ramparts used machine guns
upon the assailants of the prison.
The firmer lasted for 10 mimifp
after which the attarkincr mri. Aul
appeared. One of the civilians was
Deiieved to be wounded, but there
were no casualties ainonsr tfip nrienn
guards. ; ; . '
Judge Doesn't Think Pair
Able to Beat Up Anybody
Harry Lefholtz. 4119 Izard street,
manager of the Universal Film com
pany, and J. F. Connellv, 1304 Far
nam street, were both discharged in
Central oolice court vstirH:iir hu
Judge Foster, after hearing of
enarges ot an alleged assault upon
F. C. Jones. 1114 North Sixteenth
street, last Friday.
. Both men denied any knowledge
of the' affair save that- thev tioln.rl
Jones after learning that he was en-
ganea in a ngnt. v
Foster ruled that Jones was mis
taken, in his identity and said he did
not believe that Lefholtz and Con
nelly possessed any fistic ability.
The Weather
" Forecast.
Probably" showers and cooler
Thursday.
" Hourly Trmprraturrg.
5 a. m. (4 1 p. m. n
6 a. m U l p. m .06
7 a. m ....64 3 p. m it
8 a. m. ., 64 4 p. m 66
a. in 64 6 p. m 6
J a. m.a ........63 6 p. m St
11 a. m.' it 7 p. m. 64
12 noon. .........64 I S p. m. 64
Ymterday'a Temperatures.
HI. Iwl HI. Vw
Boston 84 44 t.o Angeles... 64 60
Buffalo 48 44'Nw Orleana.72 S2
Calary ......70 HINew York 62 4
Cheyenne 60 Sl North Platte..64 4
ChlraKO S 4:St. I.ouli :7J M
Denver 6J 42!?t. Paul ....... 30
Jacksonville . .R Eft San Francisco (0 4(
Kansas City. ..70 62Seattla 60 40
Lander r 56 33Valentln 6t 2
Shippers' Bulletin.
Shipments in all directions handled
during; the next S4 to 36 hours mav be
made safely.
U. S. To Demand Rights
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chiracs Trtbune-Omalia Bee I .rased Wire,
Washington,. D. G, April 13.
President Harding will take no step
in the direction of partial ratification
of the Versailles treaty, unless the
allied powers first reconsider their
award of Yap island to Japan and
acknowledge in full American
rights in the disposition of all the
confiscated territories of thecentral
empires.
This disclosure was made author
atitely today concurrently with thfl
introduction in the senate of the
Knox resolution declaring peace
with Germany, as revised ana ap
proved by the president. By means
of this resolution it is planned to
re-establish peace with Germany
within the next three weeks. Sec
retary of State Hughes known
to be supremely confident that
the allies will reconsider their
denial of American rights in the
mandate territories. If, however,
they should persist in their course
of resisting the American conten
tions, the administration would re
gard the attitude an insuperable ob
stacle to negotiations with the al
lies in regard to American ratifica
tion of the reparations, economic
ani other features of the Ver
sailles treaty, affecting the rights
and interests of the United States,
Hold Allies Responsible.
The allies, according to the ad
ministration view, would be solely
responsible for interposing ob
stacles to American acceptance of
any part of the Versailles treaty
and the only feasible alternative
would be the negotiation of separ
ate peace terms with Germany.
Italy already has taken a posi
tion favorable to the American
contentions, but Great Britain and
Japan have not answered the
Hughes note on Yap and France
has replied with a suggestion that
this question be settled by Japan
and the United States. Mr. Hughes
holds that the controversy is with
the allies jointly and he will enter
tain no suggestion to deal with
Japan alone.
Nor will the administration con
sent to the inclusion of the Yap
question in general negotiations to
. sdule all matters at issue between
Hk Unite4 States ' and "Japan; as
Tftkio is reported to contemplate
proposing ' Mr. Hughes regards
the Yap and general mandate ques
tion distinct from all other issues
and one in which the allies arc
called upon to undo jointly what
they "have done jointly in defiance
.ot American rights. - '
May Involve Anglo-Jap Pact.
It transpired also that the pro
jected renewal of the Anglo-Japan
treaty. next July may become in
volved in the conversations between
the United States and Great Britain,
if the Yap and general mandate
question is not settled to the satis
faction of the United States. The
inference is that the Untied States
would view with disfavor a
renewed alliance of .two rations
continuing to deny the United
States its just rights.
If, however, the allies yield to the
United States in this controversy,
Secretary Hughes will open ne
gotiations to determine the most
feasible means- of accepting those
parts of the Versailles .treaty in
which the United States is inter
ested. This might be done by
sending a delegation to Europe or
by calling a conference of the al
lies in Washington. .
It also is suggested that if it should
appear impracticable for the United
States to ratify the treaty with reser
vations, those parts satisfactory to
America might be embodied in a new
treaty or treaties to be signed by the
United States the allies and Ger
many. The foreign relations com
mittee intends to consider the Knox
resolution at once, report it to the
senate and press it to a vote as soon
as the Colombian treaty is disposed
of.
Text of Knox Plan,
The revised text of the Knox res
olution is as follows:
"Resolved, That the joint resolu
tion of conenvca naccs4 (. iniT
declaring a state of war to exist be
tween the imperial German govern
ment and the government and peo
ple of the United States, and making
provisions to prosecute the same. be.
and the same is hereby repealed, and
said, state of war is hereby declared
at an end:
"Provided, however, that all prop-'
erty of the imperial German govern-'
ment or its successor or successors,'
and of all German nationals, which
was, on April 6, 1917, in or has since
that date come into the possession or'
under control of the government of
the United States or of any of its of
ficers, agents, or employes from any
source or by any agency whatsoever,
shall be retained by the United States
and no disposition thereof made, ex
cept as shall have been heretofore or
congress until such time as the Ger-'
man government has. by treaty with;
the I'nilffl !sfate rMi'fi.-at!.-,n utuM-a.'
of is to be made by and with the ad
vice and consent ot t lie senate, made
suitable provisions for the satisfac
tion of "alt claims against the Ger-,
man government, of all persons
permanent allegiances to the United
(Turn to re re Tiro, Column Four.) .
Secretary
Daniels-
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