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BIG PAY AND BIG PRICES
'Trade Leaders of National
Fame Plan Readjustment
lo Meet Peace Conditions
P a Staff Corrtapondtnt
' Atlantic City, Dec 3.
The American public Is ltally Inter
ested In tha var emergency and recon
struction congress hlcli began prelimi
nary meetings hero today, because prob- J
lems of living: coats, of wages, cr con
tinued production nnd all the Infinite
perplexities of Industrial Ufo wo to be
illsoussed and acted upon by many of the
rlatlon'a greatest business men.
How American Industry can best tie
transferred from a war to a peace basis
with a minimum of labor dhturiidtico
And of business credits Is one of the
big problems within tho Ecope of the
congress.
I mo congress, sponsorca oy ine unucu
tjtaics Chamber of Commerce, "Ueired
JeckS for action," through a series of
ommlttce meetings held In recral score
halls, churches and hotel room, depend
ing on tho strength of the committees.
' The general sessions begin tomorrow
ftnd will continue until Fridaj, with
theetlnga morning, afternoon and ca
nine, except that the Friday afternoon
cession will concludo the congress.
' rbllBdelphlang I'reeent
t Ernest T. Trigg, of th Phlladelplila
Vhamber of Commerce, was one or me
members of tho National Chamber s di
rectorate, who conferred today In the
tr-raymore Hotel. Thc consulted on last
minute details of the conference, nt
which more than 4000 delegates will be
present.
,1 Other Phlladclphlans who will bo ac
tive In the con cress Include JosePU B.
ItcCall, president of tho Philadelphia
Electric Company: W. IL Gartley. of
the U. O. I. : David Ludlem. president of
tlie Autocar Company: Alba 13. John
eon, president of the Baldwin Locomo
tlye Works: C. T. Asbury, of the
Enterprise Manufacturing Company :
Charles W. Deck. Beck Ungratng Com
pany; Aaron Belber, George D. Van
drer, president of tho Knickerbocker
tfand Company; II. J. Tlley, of Straw
fartdce & Clothier, and V. IL Taylor, of
the S. S. White Dental Uanufacturing
Comply.
The 'creation of a central committee
as an Intermediary between the Gocrn
irient and American business was dis
cussed this afternoon at committee
meetings.
, Each committee represented an In
dustrial subdivision and the alue of the
proposed central committee wns dis
cussed from the ylev, point of each in
dustrial group.
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i. Tho sending of a commission of busi
ness men to Ehrope as representatives of
merlcan manufacturers was forecast at
aeveral of the meetings
The commission, independent of any
Government agency, it was proposed,
would confer with similar bodies repre
senting the Allied nations It would
seek exact Information regarding the
Deeds of commodities and supplies by
America's allies.
President Wilson's lslt abroad was
toot commented upon at tho committee
Sessions. Among the questions discussed
Was the future of America's merchant
marine, but, as with the railroad own
ership question, the committees avoided
committing themselves to dellnito poli
cies, reserving action until the general
cession begins.
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Vacate Presidency
Continued from Fate One
(sited Canada and went to Mexico to
confer with President Diaz. President
Hooacvclt, he said, also tcf the borders
of this country at one time
Senator Smith, of Michigan, Repub
lican, said President Taft had conferred
w 1th Diaz on tho International brldgo at
El Paso, but did not go Into Mexico.
Deplores Old World Influences
Resuming his speech. Senator Sherman
deplored the Influences of the Old World
with which the President would como In
contact and declared when he reaches
Hurope, 'tho whole American ntmos
phere thit ought to surround the Presi
dent Is lost " ,
Tho effects of such Influence', he said
often have been felt by nations.
'A kiss of a sensuous woman," said
Senator hliermun, ' his been know it to
change tho hlstorv of nations '
"We ought not to put hltn In tempta
tion,' ho added, after a pause, while
Senators and spectators In the galleries
laughed
hovereUnty Not Migratory
Senator Shcrmin contended that the
ordinary functions of tho President s of.
flee cannot bo performed whllo ho Is
abroad, that i cannot mako civil ap
pointments, pardon or rprlevo offenders,
order troopt to preserve ordtr or per
form anv of the routine- net
"SovcrelKntv is not of n migratory
character ' he said "Tito President
of tho United States is not the President
In a foreign land He Is an alien, shorn
of nil his sovereign powers He has no
power of his own volition to transfer
tho seat of government to an alien coun
try "
Thn Idea that the- resldenco of tho
United States ambassador Is it proper
nlaco to perform a presldentlil function
nbroad was characterized bj Senator
Sherman ns fiction
In 1001, ho said. President McKlnley
did not even step on tho International
bridge across tho Klo Grando when he
desired to meet President Din?, of Mex
ico President Harrison ventured ns far
as tie middle lino of tho International
boundary ence President Cleveland got
bejond the Jurisdiction of tho United
States once on a fishing trip off Cipe
Hattcras and President Taft onco went
to the Canal Zone, which, he said, wrs a
violation of the principles of the tradi
tion. Wellington'" 1 llt Cited
Senator Kpox. of Pennsylvania, called
attention to a visit by Gcorgo Washing
ton to New England before Rhodo Island
had accepted the new rcdernl Consti
tution, pointing out that Washington
carefully avoided entering Rlodo iBland
The galleries wero well filled whllo
Senator Sherman spoke AbouJ two
thirds of tho Democratic scats were
vacant.
Referring to tho resolution of Repre
sentative Rodenberg, of Illinois, Intro
duced In the House jesterday calling
upon tho Vice President to assume the
office of President. Senator Sherman said
his own resolution goe3 further and
declares the President's office vacant.
The Vice President, therefore, he argued,
would cease to be tic Senate's presiding
officer and would becomo President "in
fact" until another Is elected In 1020.
William Defends Wilson
Senator Williams, of Mississippi, re
plied to Scnatpr Sherman ridiculing the
latter's arguments and referring to
visits of former Presidents Roosevelt to
Pnnama and Taft to Mexico and Canada
At that time no Democrat, he said, had
antagonized tho Republican Presidents
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Real Bread Comes With Peace
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by raising any question of disability be
cause they trod foreign soil.
"Kings, Hmperors, Presidents all
have left their territory," said Senator
Williams, "and not ono In history has
been deprived of his functions for thnt
reason "
"I don't know of any real lawcr, pub
licist or real man of real common sense
who believes that Woodrow Wilson Is
doing anything wrong or unconstitu
tional, at any rate, when ho goes to
France. Gentlemen may bark and try
to bite, but they can't bite "
Citing Premier Clemcneeau. I,loyd
George nnd other lenders In tho war,
Senator Williams named Mr Wilson as
last but not least' among them
"And I warn gentlemen," he con
tinued, "thit they can t tear down
either om of them. The President
knows It Is better for him to have heart-to-heart
talks with CUmenceau, Movd
George, the Premier of It ily and King
Albert."
Applnuie ( becked
n outburst of applauso In the gal
leries when Senator Williams said
Senator Sherman, If named an American
delegite, would have been compelled to
oliej Pirsldent Wilsons orders, eausea
Vice President Marshall to warn spec,
tators against such demonstrations
Tho galleries continued well filled, but
m.anv Mnts on both sides of the floor
wero Pliant
Senator Williams declared thn re
sult of the list elections tndkated that
the Ametican people believed tho Re
publicans had been truer to the war
and that they trusted that partv to fol
low tho President moro than they did
tho Democrats
'Some of jou over there think vou
beat the President " ho said', address
ing the mlnorltv sidi' "Vou did not
bent the Piesldent The American peo
ple beat the Democratic partv because
our paitv, n a percentage basis, has
been truer to tln war thin we have,
and by we I mean the Democratic partv
I have- come to tho conclusion that
some of the people put jou in ofllce be
cause they believed that vou eould be
trusted to follow the President more
than we could
Prenldent Unafraid
' President Wilson Is so much greater
so much wlsir so much more long
vlsloned than are the men who try to
aiakt political rapital out of Ills going
abroad that there Is no comparison He
Is not afraid of nn thing and he did
not go around announcing that he is not
afraid of anything He Is going to do
what he thinks bet; he Is going ocr to
have a heart to-heart talk with Clemen
ceau and Ilovd Gcorgi on what Is right "
In closing the discission Senator vv II
hims nked the Republicans what was
to be gained by their criticism of the
President, sajlng tin' criticism would not
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discredit him, nnd would not add to the
credit of the Republicans.
House republican Will Not Oppone
In a statement? today declaring fac
tional strlfo should not bo permitted
to lnterfero with President Wilson's
mission abroad, Representative Mann,
of Illinois, Republican leader in the
House, snld thero would bo no con
certed effort on the jnrl of tho House
Republicans to embarrass tho Presi
dent nnd that he did not believe tho
American peoplo would "tolerate any
meddling In that which so vitally con
cerns them "
'Thero will be no concerted effort on
the part of Republicans of the House
to embarrass tho President while he Is
abroad, said Mr. Mann "t think the
American people would not bo In sjm.
pathv with any attempt to pin-prick tho
President whllo ho Is away on bo Im"
portant a mission. Personally I am not
In svmpathy with any of the resolutions
which havo appeared In tho Senate or
House regarding thn President's ab
sence from Washington or IiIb visit
abroad.
"I cannot help what Individuals may
do In tho House, but the Republican
members of tho IIouso ns a body will
certainly make no movo to cmbarrns or
hnmpr the President in any way while
he Is engnged on a mission that affects
so vitally the interests of tho American
people I bcllcvo he should have tho
support of tho Congress In so far as
thosp Interests arc Involud nnd that
factional strife ought not to be per
mitted to lnterfero with his mission
or give the rest of the world the im
presblon that tho American peoplo are
divided on Issues InvolUng the pcaco of
the world.
' I do not think tho American people
would tolerato anv meddling in that
which so vitally concerns them the
Proldent is engaged upon a highly Im
portant mission. I am opposed to at
tempts to throw anv rocks In his wav.
I do not think he should he hampered
but should bo given the fullest oppor
tune to carry out his mission suc
cessfully." Treves Folk Watch
U. S. Troops Enter
Contlnaed from Tare One
but no church bells rang Thero were
no flags, no e'hecr.s, no smiles, few tears
It was just Mich a recepiom as only
the bocho could give.
It was Just 6 30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing; exactly one month after they broke
through tho German line north of Ver
dun nnd made tho now famous dash
toward Sedan that tho Americans quit
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hospitable Luxemburg for their trek
Into Germany, into wim mo men m
unlamented Kalecf used to call the
sacred soil of tho fatncrland, To ono
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the International bridge at Wnsserbllllg
In the sickly ugni ci . ciouuy uii
they seemed to march just as fhey did
not so long ago, when the same lads
were going Into the hell which lasted
five weeks over In tho Meuso sector.
Tho feature of tno uay s buvhuco unu
tho territory of the foe was their en
tranco Into Treves, a city of 7o.000 pop
ulation, rich and Important In manu-
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turned, it was im . ... .v..i.mv..
thero meant the measure Qf distance
from tho Luxemburg border to the
Rhlncland
I got into tho city an hour beforo the
troops arrived The streets and squares
wero lined with peoplo. There were civ
ilians In silk hats; there were officers
in arrogantly splendid uniforms; thero
were women with furs and women In
ragged clothes, and everywhere, many,
many children.
City's I'rotperons Appenranre
One was impressed by the general
prosperous and sleek appearance of the
whole cuv. inr..i.... - ...,.....
filled with all sorts of merchandise nnd
wero far from empty. There was that
air that one used to see about captured
fjerman officers, the same sullen apathy,
tho same Insolent and disdainful man
ner. T o one w ho smiled, many frowned ;
hut most ElllipiJ' " "";? """ "ianu
We went out on tho bridge over the
beautiful Moselle to nwalt tho coming
of the Americans.
It was Just at 1 o'clock, German time,
timt Colonel Hunt nppeared, leading tho
Sixth infantry of the Fifth Division,
vhlch is to bo the permanent garrison
of tho city during our occupation. Be
hind him came a brass band, formed by
doughbovs. who were followed by a full
reclment. and a company of machine
cutis The wero neat and nifty, these
victorious joung Americans, as they
marched so solemnly into this Hun city.
It was so different from to entry Into
Trench and Belgian towns, where tho
smiles of tho llttlo children and bless
ings and Joyful tears of grown folks
had greeted us. Here was hostility
lurking beneath the smirk suavity of tho
tr.. . Mn han not vet been humbled
enough to Insure tho world's welfare. I
turned and marched with tno ncau oi
tho column Into the ancient city, the,
German name of which Is Trier.
No American as there but that loved
the bandmaster. Ho must have come,
..i. nr ihn Mnmn nnd Dixie line. or
ns Colonel Hunt set foot Into tho city
tllO Strains OI JJIXie urunu "' m
tune quickened tho heartbeats mid foot
steps of tho Americans but of nil those
thousands of Germans wno lined our
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cept tho little children, who smiled at
tho soldiers, at all children will.
The crowd grew denser nnd denser a
w-e reached the rquaro. Hero a band
broke Into "Suawanco River." nnd Just
then the standnrd-bcarer gave the Stars
and Stripes an extra whirl, and the col
umn passed on by tho ancient Porta
Tegra to their barracks.
Silence Is Appalling
After the triumphal and glorious
march through Prance and Uclglum, and
even Luxemburg, tho appalling Bllonco
almost frightened one. There was gloom
everywhere, liven the German flags and
arches which had welcomed tho return
ing boche soldiers had been put away,
and nothing remained undono to make
the ceremony more sombre.
One was deeply Impressed by the
quiet dignity of tho American dough
boys Sunday. Theso lads whistled and
Joked and plajcd mouth organs while
going Into battle, but marching through
Germany thero was not n. smllo on their
faces or n Joke on their lips. They were
dead serious.
Permanent garrisons nre being left In
nil Important towns and villages by the
Third Army. This way use Is to bo
mado of at least five divisions of our
army before wo reach tho Rhine. The
front line Is formed by the Second Divi
sion on tho left. Next Is tho Thirty
second, then the I'lr.n and Third on the
right.
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THE SOULf.QF ITALY! How splendid in; trial
and supreme in misfortune. No nation has served,
more heroically, with higher inspirationor greater valor.
Italy, with only 36,000,000 people, mobilized 4,500,000.
magnificent soldiers, and struggled to Victory through
snows of Alpine peaks and.choked-upjmountain passes
IF the death grapple between Italy and Austria had
alone filled the world's stage," writes Charles Edward
Russell, "we would have stared breathless on one of the
strangest and most exciting wars ever fought, and cele
brated a thousand acts of heroism we now hardly know'
Charles Edward Russell knows Italy knows'
her glory knows her sacrifices. His tribute
in Hearst's for December was written fresh
from his last visit to war councils of Rome.
IF you are nqt interested, in "worldwide, broadness of
vision in generous appreciation of less conspicuous
accomplishment you won't want Hearst's this month'
or any other. But if you want the one magazine jtfiat
more than any other represents the greater spirit of these
greater times,
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Empress of Britain and Adriatic
Leave Li crpool for New York
Washington, Dec. 3. (Dy A. P.)
Two steamers, the Kmprcss of Britain
and the Adriatic, sailed from Liverpool
yesterday for New York with returning
American troops, the War Department
announced today. The lanpress of Brit
ain carried seventy-clx officers, ten
nurses nnd 2389 men. The Adriatic car
ries eighty officers 'and 2208 nine.
Aboaid the Kmpress of Britain are
tho 307th, 361st, 140th, 337th, 256th
and 834th aero squadrons: tho Tenth.
Thirteenth, Seventeenth nnd Fourteenth
air scrvtco construction companies, and
a number of casuals and sick and
wounded. Thero nro clrvcn officers nnd
241 men among the casuals not re
quiring special attention and 154 en
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