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EVENING ?UBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2-1. 1918
RKHTTOmL TRUTH
DfiMANDED IN SENATE
w
Elimination of France Amend
ment to Spy Bill Arouses
Opposition
CUT OUT IN CONFERENCE
Johnson Leads Movement to Reject
Report and Insist on Privilege
of Criticism
WaMntnn, April 21
Formidable opposition made Us up
pearance In tho Senate today npnlnst
trie action of tho Senate and Houne con
ferees In striking out the clku.-e In the
new csplonace bill cuaranteolriB tho
, riiht to publish and speak the truth
for Justifiable cuds.
Led by Senator Hiram Johnson, of
California, n movement was under way
to reject tho conference report ami
Insist upon the retention of tho so
called France amendment providing Hint
n6thlng In the bill should be construed
to abolish the right of any man to
speak tho truth with Rood motives Tlie
language stricken from the bill by the
conferees reads :
"Nothing In this act shall he con
strued as limiting the liberty or Im
pairing the right of any Individual to
publish or speak what Is true, with
rood motives, and for Justifiable ends."
The amendment was written Into the
hill after a hitter contest on the Senate
floor, during which the me.inirt was
denounced as "a gag bill " .t the
time It was accepted, however, leaders In
charge of the measure mdo it clear
that It doubtless would be eliminated In
conference.
The general purpocc of the measure
la to better nrm the Department of Jus.
tlce for a nation-wide round-up of spies
arid sedltlonlats. Tho France amend
ment was proposed as a safeguard
against use of the bill as a means of
suppressing criticism of the conduct of
the war
Those In charge of the bill today de
fended the elimination of the France
amendment on tho ground that it might
be used as a subterfuge by tho very
arsons at wliom the bill Is aimed.
Culprits punlshahle under tho general
provisions of the bill might escape the
penalties for disloyalty by hiding be
hind the pretenso that they were spcak
Inp tho truth with good motives and
for justifiable ends. It was declared.
The Department of Justice Is exceed-
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT
A DIRECTOR OF LABOR
PICKS CHINA AS PROPEk POWER
TO HALT GERMANS IN RUSSIA
Administrator to Dc Named Soon i
Will Be in Control of Work- I
era' Problem j High Japanese Authority Believes Such a Decision
Washlnftnn, April . rresldent WIN Woulfl fipmGllt Noi'tll aild SoUtll AtraillSt
son will soon name a national Inbor ad- uuulu Ot-Uium- inui ill cum juuwi AtrtlllSL
mlnlstrator to have charge of all labor I Pill nil MpilUf'P
TWO SMALL EXPLOSIONS
SHAKE DU PONT PLANT
Accident at Hnglcy Does Slight
Damage, but Creates Visions
of Air Raiders
problems Involved In the production of
war supplies. Duties now performed by
various labor bureaus In tho Govern
ment departments will bo co-ordinated
by the new officer.
The plan la a part of tho general pro
gram for centralizing labor control as
contemplated In tho reoiganlsation tho
Department of labor Is now undergoing.
The labor udmlnistiator will assume
some of the work now done by the De
partment of tabor and work In co-operu-Hon
with the labor board htuded by
former President Taft and Frank 1'.
"Walsh, named recently to settle labor
controversies
Tiiklo, Japnn, Aprlt 23.
"Japan considers It a gross breach of
faith for UuMln to conelud. n separate
peace with Germany." Is the word of a
high authority In the Government. He
11 also of opinion that while It I of
Paramount Importance to check the Ger
man advance In the Far Kast. there Is
no ociaslon for Japan to tako nn Imme
diate stMt at this moment such as the
dlvpatehlng of troops to Siberia llefo e
military operation Is commenced It Is
Central Tuan-shl-Jul for Its chief was
first established for sending Chinese
troops to Kurope. Nothing has yet been
done In this respect, but the new ofllce
LIBERTY BOND TOTAL
NEARS TWO BILLIONi
..-. &.n-. .. iHni i . a 1it Ifthnn la
i, .. . . , . , , ., iTvvi--swi , in muni; it, auiv m .,... .
i.--v,T. i , T """"""""" "" not misunderstood by an.vbotlv .More-
lresl(?ent has In mind for the pluce , m(r ,p ff.HlnR, of tn renll represent-
atl- tlussl.ins must he sounded Japan
must not unnecessarily provoke the llus-
I iians, with whom cordial relationship
I must be permanently kept up as oiio of
the closest of the neighbors
I niler the clrcumvtancis the came au
thority It Inclined to feel that It would
be better for China !-' tukc the flrt nc.
tloi to prevent the (term in advmt east
ward through tin- llii-sian territory. It
would be most timely for China to
strengthen tho defense of her Itutslan
frontiers by sending nrnre trmps to Shln
klnp and other portions bordering on
Uusla's Asiatic territory. This, accord
ing to him, may serve as a very good
nccason for d verting the attention of
the politicians ulm aie now engroscd
Eight Federal Reserve Dis
tricts Hnvc Passed Half
way Mark
Washington, April 21
The total subscriptions to the third
Liberty Loan actually paid In havcln internal poiiti.nl depute, renilllng
reached Jl, 700. 031, S."0. It was announced j In virtually dividing Hie lo.intrv Into
liy the Treasury Department today, i ,w" rUM '"ll,p
Oniclal reports Indicate an aggregnte of
11, "30. 000.000 a few hours hence. N'o
decision has ",ct been reached. It was
nnnouneed rIo." hs lo wlicther the St
l.ouls or Mlnneaiiolls official reserve
district was the tlrct to attain its quota.
Two morn States. Colorado and Ari
zona, officially went over til" line today,
bringing the total number of States
which have exceeded their quotas
an even dozen.
night of the Kedcr.il reserve dlstric
have passed the 30 per cent mark and
the Philadelphia district reports 18 per
rent with more than JI23.000 000. Dis-, --
trlcts vvlth lower percentages subscribed 1 onclon prll I
are .Vcw York. 4 per cent ; rtlchmond. I , .. ha been 'made 'b'v tho Kits-
10 per cent, and Atlanta. 15 per cent ., , ,., M Mvi.liflirrln.
The sp, i al iuiM.it org.ini.ition with tlirougli iIicm i;ii'an ftorliets
GERMANY IS AGAIN QUARREL IN CAPITOL
WARNED BY RUSSIA OVER TRUCKS' PRICES
Invasion of Crimea Arouses, Auditor General and Highway
us Fear for Black Sea Fleet, j Commissioner Induljrc
Wilmington, Ilel.. April 21 There
were visions of a. German air raid nt
1315 o'clock this morning, when tvyo
wneei mills al lite Gagloy nri "
dul'ont Powder Company blew up. Wll
mlngton and the surrounding country
was severely shaken by the (wo heavy
reports, which came In rapid succession
The cNptnslon occurred In two small
structurts, In which grinding nulls were
in..ni.,i h.i .... . ......... ......... ..An, tnem
, still there, and If Its aC'vltles he '" ' ." '. .'".::"'" 7, X. Y" ' , hurt
nmv turned to the work of strengthening, or Mllpil
the Ittisslan frontiers tho t-ame authority The blasts blew off the tops of the
thinks that nothing enn In nv re timely buildings In which tho mills vin located
tor China It would secur' the double, and the damage was cmillncfi mostly to
i .ni nt ,!i,.,iii,- ,i, ,.,.,i,.,. e ti.n them Accord tig to officials of the ioiii
lenclt of diverting the ,t.nn ton of tie . ,h(N rx))lo,ons u(,to 01Ii,v in
pVltlelans from dangeious tll-putos In !,, manufacture of powder, believed t
;iome pontics nnu also or ii-mnntratmg
China's activity in one o.' :ue nations
Joined together for tlcfa.itintf German
aggrcslnn
It would be ver.v wise for China -coidlng
to lilm, to turn tho new situation
created by the chaotic condition of Rus
sia Into nn oppoitunlly for effecting a
rctontiltatlon hetwien the north and
oiith An occasion Is now being nf
forded the Chinese politicians for sink
ing their party enmities by coming to
gether for the defense of their common
Interests agnlnbt the Gernnn menace.
Thine who have been closely follow
ing the politics In China are agreed In
feeling that limn Is now ripe for the
north and south to be reconciled H he
arc now tired nf the dispute. Theie Is
a reason to believe that both nf them
arc dkgusled with 111" failure to effect
anv thing on either side. nvl nre now
read to catch the flrst opnnrtunltv for
beating a nohie retreat and this iiancc
N nou li.llrxed tr liae been given by
tlic liiiintn'ii e ,,r the fierman nicu.ice
Resistance Is Hinted
Ingly anxious that the bill be placed on
the- statute books at tne earnest pos
Bible date. It Is one of the scries of nces. but Its position Is below expecta-
mc&sures offered to serenglhen the Gov- 'Ions of loan dlrci.iori and ofllc ala con
ernment In rooting out treason and se- ver-unt with banking. tv?titomed to a
dltlon Despite all opposition threat- ! forward place among the Kedcral ltc
enlng the bill todaj. Indications were serve banks In the subscriptions to Gov
that the Administration forces would eminent loans, the district has fallen to
b able to muster sufficient votes to . tenth place. New York city and parts
reject any motion to send the bill back, of New York Statp have suhcrlbed 43
to conference. ' per cent of their quotas, points In Con-
, I nectkut have recorded 5i er cent and
1TT DfinT APrilPC VI?I I l.'everal northern N'cw Jerf-cy towns and
AJK. KUU1 AKUUfttJ MlLiLi c0tics hBVO subscribed fll per cent
PRO OR CON. IS TRIBUTE with Newark leading with a percentage
Opposing Counsel Calls Attention, of
Court to His Change in Stock
Action
York, April 51 F.llhu Hoot's
ability as a lawyer was conceded In
peculiar fashion in th Supreme Court
by an attorne opposed to him In an
action which was being argued before
Justice Gu A dispute over H00 shares
of American Sugar Refining Company
stock brought Mr. Hoot In'o court When
tyr. Hoot had finished his argument.
Anson McCook Beard, attorney for the
plaintiff aro.se and remarked:
"In another action which came up
before tho Appellate Division Mr. Hoot
argued forcibly that we should be on
the equity side of the court. Now that
we are suing on the equity side the
Senator Just aa ably argues that our
action ought to be one in taw."
When both lawyers finished Juilice
Finch said he was Inclined to agree with
Mr. Root, but said he would examine
papers submitted and announce his de
cision later
FIVE HURT IN AUTO SPILL
Kansas ntr reports inrre-iouriiis or . - ..,,, ,,, -n nr iii.r.
Its quota and l in third Place vvltl, the n,an,lH'nd Ukrainian troops In eroding
Chicago district following with more , . (. , contending that this Is
than 2C8ono.onn bribed, or 03 per , ''Uon of the peace treaty, accord-
ce! ot '.t!,1H?U, ,. , , ,, hip to a Russian wireless dispatch.
The .New ork Federal Reserve ills- . lnva,011 is threatening our
ii it;u (-uiiiuim."i nil iitiK1 utti ci-
rtlack Sea Fleet." M Tchitcherln adds,
"and may lead to encounters dictated
In the Interest of the prct-crvatlon of
our fleet."
It Is also announced officially that
Russian troops have been sent to the
Finnish border, vt itli orders to conduct
themselves like troops of a neutral State.
If any other troops nttempt to cross the
Russian border, and to offer decisive
resistance
A Russian wireless dispatch sajs:
' All attempts, direct and through the
in Debate
dcnionMrations on J-bcr.y Pay. with
subsequent sales to corporations and
large Individual buvers, the dlstrlit Is
expected V regain Its former stride end
lead the countrj
Denver. Col has sub'crlbed 19 per
cent; Kansas city, Kan., has gone over
mure than 48 pei cent; Topeka has re
ported 78 ptr cent; Omaha reports 79
per cent, and Oklahoma City has ub-
scribed Its allotment by 97 per cent. The their work In this country and play
Kansas City district is nearlng 10.
000,000
Committees composed of foreign-lan
guage units are w oil. Ins assiduously for
the loan. I
Wisconsin has been declared unoffici
ally to have exceeded Its quota, and
we&tern enterprise has resulted In a te
port of 442.000 Individual subscribers in
the State of Illinois, with Iowa leading ,
at tJ9,000 bond purchasers. Salt Lake
City claims one bond sold for every six
of Its population
Elaborate plans arc being made for
observance of Liberty day throughout
the country.
In West Virginia nriangements have
been made for the ringing of bells from
12 o'clock noon to 12.15. The West Vir-
"Jjtney" Overturns on Curve, Break- chiia loan committee has telegraphed
:-.. n.i.tw..,. r t I Federal reserve banks requesting that
ing Paulsboro Mans Leg lhl8 denion3lrali0 he extend. d n.i-
rive men were Injured. One seriously. "vw Cinrlnnrl luanlei! 7r, honor tlira
when a "Jitney" motorcar, reurning to New l.nglana jrilecl 'u(".on?r "'",
Paulsboro N J., from the Paulsboro I yesterday, bringing lhe total In that
Pilnt Works, overturned on a sharp district to )59
curve shortly after midnight. Subscriptions. totalling $10,512,000 '
Alexander Chefa forty-two vears old. haVe been received In Jefferson count.1
J 12 Buck street. Paulsboro. received a KentUck. where the minimum quota
fractured left leg and bodv lacerations j-n4iflna This mnntv include.
He was taken to Cooper Hospital. Cam- wa!t , '',,' V" ,. , . .lnc,V.d" i
den. In a serious condition The four the city of Louisville. Reports show that
other men were taken to their homes ' Individual subscriptions are close to
after their injuries had been attended ' 31.000 in that district almost twelve
by a physician. utr cent of the population.
llarrMiitrir, April 21
Some Interesting figures were brought
otil at the Investigation of Auditor Cien-
eral Snyder Into tho purchase by the
Stnte Highway Department of nine
inntuitruiks fmm a Pittsburgh com
pany Prior to going Into conference with
'eprcscntatlves of tho company Auditor
tleneral Snyder had a talk with Attor
ney Clennral Brown and Stato Highway
Commissioner O'N'ell, who contended
that tho price paid for the nine trucks,
$13. 303, was tho best offered In (he com
petitive bidding.
The doors wcie closed, but manv loud
voices wero heard over the tranom
It is tho contention of the Auditor
Ccneral that the Highway Department
paid J55S0 more for the nine trucks
than nn Individual bidder who wrote for
to pay It Is
ed price on the
e Highway lie-
company usually
m,, .rr rn. i.. - !..
1,-rans that !. rmany has dc. Ideri to ie- ' ,'., ru,.,v ll,. Thl, wnllIr1
nounce the fuiniment of hn clause In ,.. rJI.h ,,,,, Tp.irll.r of
the (hasls, which Is oold indepen
dent nf the top. whli h pells nt $750
without anv piicentsge off. Is $5000
land deducting the 13 per cent leaves
.1000 Actors Would Go lo France M23o plus the m-iic of the top. or $sooo.
New YtirL, April 21 Thrre thou- 'Ine cart would, therefore, be worth
sand actors have volunteered to give up . $15.00(1, l( Is contended The company
allowed "iSWi for old cars turned In,
huvo been purely nrcidentnl
AMERICA TO FINANCE
HEJl ALLIES DIRECTLY
Will Eliminate England Mak
ing War Credits British to
Pay Own Bill Now
NO BIGGER ARMY PLAN
PRESENTED BY BAKER
Department Not Considering
Forces Beyond Equipment
for Transport and Supply
ininrmofiurv fi inn iipriinin iiprii i
of RH. yet the loan oitlcnls declare there "" . . r ...... ...,-., ... '
is no obvious reason for the dlstrl, Cs "' ' ,. S, i 7 'il,rlt(" H""M )uxc lli'd
low rate. The larger subcrlptlons In S" i L"7, ,, i'1" ," "",.,'; , CT"l,lnl ",:" "" 1l
the last few davs of the campaign are '?ada ' a,x "'? . fn,l.,"1',Mr, ?' "l,,c '": ImekP was .-,;r,n to tli
looked uin.li as Inevitable, and will, the 1 '"" ."?.':"" "V ..V"'1 ui"..C"",:,: partment. but that the
.viifii nriiiti "cni.ih ...tmi'i ..!,- linn, ,rtin,lu r w .
II" Urcst-Lltovsk treaty which provided
that Russia should conclude an lin
mediate peace with the Central Rada '
ramns behind the Amcr.can line n
France Thoe who go will furnish
entertainment In the Y. M C huts
Ussblnilon. Anrll 21. Revolutionary
changes in the financing of the world
war will Mion occur A re-arrangetnent
nf Hilled credits, which will eliminate
the handling of loans by Ilnglaud to tin1
Allies, has been virtually agreed upon.
The united Slates has extended cred
its of 3, 285, son. 000 to tho allied govern
ment" more than half of which has gone
to Rtiglnnd.
Contemplated linnges would discon
tinue credit estenslons to I ngland and
in turn would supply the other Allies
with funds for which they have been de
pending upon rireat Britain
(Jrent Jtrltnln plans (o raise hei war
funds through taxes, 'leaving none nf
tho tot to posterity" In virtually
iispendlng loana In her -Miles. (,rea(
rtntaln has forced immediate ai tlnn on
the part of the other governments, will, ll
havo been InuUnc to her for help.
Ihigland had built up a monster pur
chasing machine before the t'nlted
States entered 'the war. Through loans
from the I'nlted States, the British and
all of their Allies had tho advantage
nf this iiiachlnt. The problem confront
ing the Allied (iovernments now Is how
to retain the uo of the I'ngllsh buvingj
organisation tlitough a different sm, m
of credits
Tho British (lovernmont ha- s,i , it
stands reaily to aid In anv av l.u
until Assistant Sccretarv nf "I reasu
Croshv reaches Washington, ollli i,il hero
would not discuss the arrangement
Crosby has been this countiv s Hn,,m .i
representative In the Interallied w.n
Council, which Is lo give ui dim. t n
nf loans under the, new pl.-m
Will distribute Burden
Prance and Italy heretofore h.ie used
tuxes largely In obtaining mmiev i I
which lo tun the wnr. Neitlur ha
gone so far nR Britain in floating Immls
f.o. accotdlng to tho view held I" - m
oulclals the projiosed rr airango'iteni
nf credits will be. In mea'uw a r .
of a plan to distribute the hurcKMi '
those countries It was not known In r
whether self-governed colnnn and do
minimis of Creat Britain are affe, ted
Italy has Issued bonds for war . ir
poes to extent of onl.v 1 I'll sno non
l-'ranco's loans used In the prosoi u' on
of the war now agrregatc ai.ro maiei
S20.nnoono.000. So far thin vcar bond
totaling $2,200,000,000 have hi- n -"'d
Karh country's debt Is much laigcr p
dicating tnat tne internal tax assess.
mlit has been heavy since both nations
Washington, April 21.
Secretary Baker presented no plans
for Increasing the army beyond Its
present authorization or for raising the
ages In the draft limitations when he
appeared before the lloure Military Com
mittee for the first time since his return
from the western battlcfront
Mr Baker Indicated that the War
Department was not considering Increas
ing the forces beyond present equipment
for transportation and supply, but ndded
that he might appear later with some
recommendations
livery responsible olllcer ot the llbd
armies with whom he had been In con
tact, the Secretary told tho Congress
men, had only one Idrn of the outcome
of the war, and that was a complete
victory of the Allied nrms.
"Vou can hiiv," tin announced, as he
entered the eomtnlltro loom, "that I
atp here Just for an Informal talk on
the conditions as I found them In France.
I am not going to bring up the nuesllon
of the size of the army or extension
(if the draft age You can go as far as
you like In the matter of unified control
of tho Allied forcos mid In tho tangulne
and confident belief In the success of the
war "
Members of (lift committee were pres
ent In fnrco. The nrmv appropriation
bill lias be 'it held for months to await
the Kccretniv's return.
Representative Rha!Inberger. of N'r
brjiskn. has prepaied n hill In extend
the draft age from Ihlrt.v-nnc In fnrlj
but has deferred pressing It until he can
cr certain the Secrctar's views
Tho Secretary did not discuss the pro
posal to raise the draft age either Re
garding an In.rcase In (he s7,r of the
army, hn to)d the committee he did not
bellevo In providing foi an inercasr. In
its strength hevond the ability of the
(Jovernment (o transport and supply it
In France He bnpeel to return to the
lommitteo with a recommendation on
tho subjri t in a daj or so
PROPOSED NEW LAW
WOULD DRAFT WOMEN
Wilson Considers Measure to Regis
ter All Between 19 and CO for
, Industry
VVHulilntton. April 24 The military
registration of all women ns well as nil
men between the ages of eighteen and
fifty years may be provided for In n new
draft proposal the fundamental part of
wlilc,h Is in the hands of President Wll
ron for consideration
A measure which provided for regis
nation of nil men between these ages
was put forward recently by General
Hugh H Johnson. The antagonism which
It Is believed would arise In the ranks
of organ. icd labor lo legislation ot this
kind hni resulted In the suggestion that
both men and women be Included In reg
iMiatlon. and that the rjovcrnmrnt asccr.
tain to what extent factory and other
work can bo turned .... .
Through tils means til. '. '? Wm. i
strength of the country Voum V.l"2,,ufl!
STRIKE TIES UP THOLLEYS
Crews of Detroit cars Demand CiJ
Wage Increase H
netrnlt. Mlrli.. April 2j ... !
men and conductors of ihJ'ff'tor.l
United Street Hallways .-. t,lrttl
nt 5 a. m. today and not a "' "M
car Is moving. Incoming ini.JL ,rMl
cara are being deserted i, ., "lcrburbn
nrrlval at the hams The . hi. r,1
result of thn refusal of ,h, '"" '' "H
grant wago Increases amounting i " ' '
than 11.000.000 '" '0 mor i
Officials of the street ,.. ..-.. 1
Bay they did not ..inn, Sri ii,"J,.H",l"ii
"siieout (
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have been charged K 1. 16.200 In draw icvenue
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"They were nervous and restless
huddled in the dugout, waiting for the gray dawn that was to send them over
the top. I would wind the Grafonola, slip on the record of the 'Humoresque'
and as the soft, sweet, haunting strains floated out, I'd watch the grim faces
relax; and the tense mood pass.
"Again in a shattered Belgian village a group of American lads truck driven
going up to the front would be caught and held by a tornado ofshellfire. There
was nothing to keep them occupied; to leave the hut was certain death we'd
play band music on the Columbia, lively selections that would take their minds
off of the whine and screech of shells outside.
"We had 120 Columbia Grafonolas in our 'farthest up' huts. Over 300
Grafonolas and 5,000 records were in use in the Canadian area alone. They were
an important part of our equipment."
These extracts from a letter from Captain H. A. Pearson, Senior Officer,
Y. M. C. A., with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France, paint vividly the
part played by the Columbia Grafonola in the grim events "over there."
Captain Pearson, who was invalided last Tunc, after beintr severely wounded when
his hut was destroyed by shellfire, writes, "Give your soldier tobacco; give him
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