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EVEttlNG PUBLIC LEDaER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1913
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WANTS U.S. NAVY '
BIG AS BIGGEST
Admiral Badger Tells Sen-
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ate LommitteC INatlOn S
Safety Is at Stake
NOW TIME TO BUILD
Never Before as Well Pre
pared, to Construct Power-
"to-.
5
ful Fleet
By the Associated Press
(Washington, Dec. I"
Appropriations to provide a navy for
theUnlled States by 1025 as large as
thai any other country was urged
board of "the naNy, before tho House
iuuoj uj .luiiuiu ...i - .- 1
avi: irtTimninp.
ikdi'Tlie' United States been fighting
aloneVhutr present war. the Admiral
,;,," "": "' " ,; ," ' ,,
serious and Perhaps fatal, because it
has been learned that the navy must be
strong enough not only to protect from
nv from "the seas" V 'S
lie told tho committee that tho coun-
y never has been. and. probably never ,
irlll lin nirnlii .IK well nrennred to build
a powerful fleet as at present. Hun-
dreds of thousands of men have be-
come skilled In shipyards which have
befep building" escls' for the merchant
marine, he said, and as. fast as these
Iiards are releasetl from mat won; tne
training a,nd experience of these men
ahould bo utilized to the greatest extent
nossible.
On August 1 las, Ad.nlra Badger said,
the Germans had 119 submarines op-
crating ill the Atlantic and twenty-eight
Jin,. aC,..,, i.i .io.htn in .iVr.iTt. '
ime n.on eighteen In the-Medl-
teonenehundred and flftv German and
V. rnJllAnnnnn iM1a n llin nntsnA.
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rocn nuatimii Duumai iiib i "1" "
ll 13 vi 1' iwi m nufiunv, auiiiiiui ajuu-
itat inM tli rnmTnlttftP. nlinflncr rpnftrt
frnm Aclmlral Rlma. 11a said tho nfiv-'
mnna lmrl hitllt tl onrnnnfltloo nriil lliit
the Austrian underwater fleet comprised
onlv thirty-five craft, ten of which were1
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UUSUICIV.
o
Demands Policy
of U. S. In Russia
Contlaued from Tare One
rlan'Rallway to be placed In the hands
of this mission, and that these recom-
mendatlons were refused by the Ahier- I
lean Government largely as a lesult of
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misiniormai.1011 receneu iiiiouuii me
"UHlu,rl " , ,,..,' , "l
Creel committee, supported by leaders ,
.., ,vk,w.w,hh,.l, . ... v.- ..a....,
In Russia?"
llld V. K
Delay lo Co-operate?
o...i..'i.t..n'.i. i.j ,i,..i... ,
., u fro. nfi n nnisn ,neuw nnd
hlhlK&V'l?5?
experienced British high commissioner,
' sent to Russia after the Bolshetlkl
iii Vw .1, H.7nv.rnmr'i,n,i
A...,1 wfn ?hi Mn nnH l'
co-operateu with the Allles, and that he
u.ii. ,i.n, ,..,,.ni in nnA-n
believed that Intervention, In co-opera-
Hon with the Soviet Government, was
feasible, and whether the American
wrerkv!C,Gornnn?srn
to suppor the mora e. of the army and
overthrow of,Kerensky. andithe ,upceSs
of the Bolshevlkl lcvolutlon.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mlttee and the State Department. Sena-
tor Johnson said, cannot or have not an-
swered these questions.
lit ..n.l..., 1 ..lt lit, C.A.. .. frnn
i unucioiauu ,iun wen, ovuaiu.
Johnson continued, "that the peculiar
lltnleranen whlph )n hoon fnstereil 'in
r ,r . . I
the past few- months, the state of mlntl
deliberately f ultlvated which has sought i
to Pully and lo teiroilze cither mild oh-
Jector or seeker for- Information will
iook askance at one so lost as to
racts concerning Russia and our partlcl-
pation in Us affairs. But those of us , "e was constantly arranging anu re
who are neither Bolshevik) nor In svm- arranging, the procession, especially the
, pathy with Bolshevism, of course, would
bo unfit to sit here If we feared to pur
sue a legitimate' Inquiry."
Attacks Creel, Bureau
'"The cxtraoidlnary amount of mlsln-
!SS!H; ":ii::s,v.si: i
concerjiing iiussia nimost lustines tne
'belief that thero has been a regular
rand consistent propaganda of mlsiepre-
sentat!on," tho Senator continued. "The
Creel bureau of public Information has,
apparently, been engaged, not in de- I
veloplng facts to our people, but In I
Justifying a course subsequently puisued
at variance with our words.
"As calmly we weigh what has Ueen
--transpiring in Austria and Germany, as
we observe the Insidious propaganda and
tne poison or uoisnevi&m emanating
. from Russia. rhIUf-have gone to the
verj- core of the autocarcy of the Cen-
tral Empires, can we be satisfied with i
the Creel committee's labored efforts to
.. . . ...
demonstrate that the Bolshevlkl are
"ma" ""
M'auts IJcht Turned On
Referring to what he termed "strange
motuncaiion" of armistice terms delay
ing
from
"C
Bolshev
Germany
man iroops.
"Let In tho light on the Russian sltua-
Ion and let our people know the faqts,"
he added. "In he, days to gomt, ourl
course must be steered safely through '
tho Scylla of Bolshevism and the
Charybdls of reaction. In this country ,
ruep can He rami lor uoisuevism. j
It is the spawn .qf oppression, poverty
aim iiuiigci.-. j ne Hiiuraniu rantings oi ,
an occasional international agitator wlH
find no response in .free America."
When he concluded Benator John
son'p resolution at his request was te-
sons resolution at nis request was je-t
ferrfd,o thirorelgn Relations Commit-
withdrawal of the German troops ,h ,pp..inn .aimed the Bennd.nhnrir. , 2.re ue "..'...'',',.. ,b...:" ?...'., ,.i, is tormeil there 1b to
RusU Senator Johnson asked: , ef eate. jt Was composed of four corn-"1 l f? Considered hardly "ke'lJ that the be complete freedom of the seas so long
an It bo that the German-bribed ., f nrl,.,,.n. n.avnrlnn wi, '' .?.::.,... j ., .? ,,-. f ! .. )k. L,..n-i nf the league are ob-
Ikl, acting ln conjunction with ' ,w-.nnd Baden Infant So dense I :;? .";. . V.n win ,,-m, L.-,.rt h,. If the covenants are broken
, must be kept In order bv Ger- ! ....,,. ... v,at h... .,,',i.. t , ;"""i,.f ' ' , to '.i. .i nn..ihi. -in , 7u. ',... 1. tn h no freedom of the
Sei.ulors !eek- Iiitorinuilon. e, eqUls was me. by Mayor Wer- I r If Jbe peace treaty Is not signed be- jrunltlons; Lord Kitchener. Premier'
Senator Brandege, of Connecticut, a muth and People's Commlss'oner Ebert. I fore March (when the new Congress fjloyd George and Walter Runclman,
Republican member of that committee, I Greeting the returning troops, Wermuth convenes) it will be necessary for Presl. forer unanclal secretary to the treas
askerl thn C'nllfnmliL R-nntne wli.Mi.- - nn.i.. 'ii,. .v.riM.iimr thanks dent Wilson to retuin to tne United I .X., ,, Ti,.i member of Parliament
the 'duestlons liq liad propounded were
base,d on InXormatlon.
senator jonneon salu' all had some
basis of Information una none v
Idle, thoughv lie, was not prepared
vouch for the 'truth of ull the lnforma.
tlon,
Senator Le,wls, ot Illinois, Democrat,
declared that Senator Johnson'a inquir
ies aro pertlqeht; btit that press reports
the California, Senator quoted were not
sufficient "to Justify n Judgment con
victing the United, .states of any omis
sion, of dutji't l- .
Senator ow;l,s. n U that when the
American e-pedltl to Russia was
started ho, told .Jenato that the
W wtSi vo pK wr ."p.
piles irom uef man icapture ana also lo
Bid- the Czeclvp-SloVnka In Russia.
Senator Kocj-)ha'n of Illinois. Henub-
llcan, caned, tne attention, of Senator j
Johnson to a btatement of President'
..:. ,'
WlUon, onvilanuary 8. 1915, In which he
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"."""rT" ffl V? "u". " "l "
the Btrair pr the united Htales how much
rlghllng vis dpne lit Mexico before the
people ofthat country bbtalned freedom.-
l.jii,. Jnh,v..-.A h.t .'Hit.i. ,.-id. .i,
nndlhe fiofnUarfd that attitude with tho
Bit .' )''pm$&
nsked Senator Johnson why the people '
of Russia, did not obtain the liberty and '
democracy they seek since, as Mr. John-
son said, 94 per cent of tho people are
.strugjrlliiB for freedom.
Of course, that question Is not asked I
for tho purposo of eliciting Information,"
Senator Johnson replied, "but t will say
XVT"M"Sri.W T,
times when the leaders ot tho counry
.. .o ... ........
d not do what the American people ,
Mntil "
want.1
Ebert Gains
Power Over Reds
( oiillnurd from Tnce On
ness your industrious hands must build
Up from new foundations."
was shared by tho troops In spite of
lleriln Der. 1" rnvA u inr to ; their violent exertloiiB and almost hope
S. "oVf,niho M.nfst7r(of &.IA.lE ' , keep back the crowd
has handed In his resignation, which ! "In wave after wave tho soltlieis
has been accepted bv tho cabinet. struggled forward amid flags, greenery
, . i .. ' . . , . and (lowers. Jn front of the proces-
iJ?t te" Secrclar't " retirement sion inarched row of soldiers holding
flOPR tint potnft nn n nilrnrtaa nn liln re- I . . . . . .. ... .. ..
latlons with the Independent Socialist
wing of tho Ebert-IIaaso Cabinet reach-
ed the straining point some time ago. I
,,,at Ule Governlllent wa conB,dernB
uniciai denial was matio late toaay
t,- ... n.. i.i..&u mi.
. AT.,. "., ",..2e "rL.'V .f.. . -
cabmet was to contoke the Reichstag In
onier to give tne uovernment a parna-
nientarj. bas In aean wlth the Allles,
a(Ided tI)al , nBelchgtaB BMsIon
probablv would beginnext weel,
T'e authority of the cabinet as a
who'e appears to bo greater than It '
"as last weew.
Tll Knartnmis nrtran. tlm lloil WInir.
Indeed, declares that the executive com-)
mlttee of the Soldiers and Workers' i
Council has been stripped of nil Its (
power, despite tho fact -.that It was
originally planned that, all nower should
reside In Its hands. The newspaper
says the committee protested against
the march of troops In Berlin to-
diiv. but that Its nrntest Hl. lis demand
.that the troops be disarmed, were ig-
nored by the cabinet.
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cu,lve committee, which has been drift- .
ln steadily toward the extreme radical
'.? !?H'Pj- ?..-? ,
position wnicn it iiaa m me nrai qujb,
of the revolution. '
" hile tn
been Raining
t acilUUI QUILL ni uuvCI iliiiii liiu
cabinet itself. The position of the
Kbprt-Scheldcmann group has been,
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mnpnia v nrrpniyrn.npfi nn nc-ninnr inT
titude of the returning troops, and the i
,......l - In.. !, T1..-,l,.IT
ESion br J (in which the BoTs! f
hevlk ambassador declared that Ilusslan
Bolshevik literature was circulated by
P c 't'0, independent Socialists and
that u number of weapons were handed
ov; to. "e,r ?"'". , . ,. .
-iiie iiiueneiiuciic ooi
The Independent Socialist members of
the cabinet have been noticeably quiet
n the ,. - . too. no the
recentlnn of the troons. In manv !
quarters the belief exists that Herr 1
- . -
Scheldemann, with so many factors '
favoring him and IiIb colleagues, will I
shortly take a decided btep to alter the
conditions which he characterized last
Sunday as Intolerable.
Proceedings have ueen
Instituted
against Baron von Rhelnbaben, former
Prussian minister of finance, and Count
,,.,i,i., ,,c,a' e i,i., i,.i,,i
Jlatuschka, accused of being involved
. ,f t?..,..,. ., . .,.-,,.-
In last .Friday's raid on the executive
committee 01 tie oomiers aim work-
'metis council, me 0Kai jvnzeiger says ,
M h "
territory ln an airplane.
.By JOSEPH HERRINGS
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&P" f"We to hvenmg Public Ledger,
lapTOHMWi, to. lort I-,,Co, -
Berlin. Dec. 10 (via Copenhagen, Dec. I
12). When In March the great German
A . , T..J ., ,. .. .,
onensive Degan, l-uaenoorn oversuaa-
owed everybody In Germany, even' tho
Ifalmii. "Whut U TII Afnlpslv rlnlncr?
. .. .
What has Bccomo of WIIhelinY the
lpyal used to ask. I was told at that
time tnat tne ivaiser was spenuing many .
hours at Headquarters, planning ms tn-
ui ,-,,. -..... .
VC"IU "'"'"'",..' "..... ..
head ot it. formed by himself and his I
victorious generals and paladlngs in all
the r traditional splendor. To this the
Kalser'aMnventive hraln added many
new and surprising features, which with
much artistic Instinct and gaudy colors I
'srsss.rsss ?m ss i
. i.. ,. i. . , i.
Gay Fareant Presented
This noon the gi eat spectacle actually
came off, but how different It was from
Kaiser Wilhelm's plans. Seen from the
Hotel Adlon. the Parlser Platz presented
an extraordinary, richly colored and gay
spectacle, despite the absence of Imperial
pomp and magnificence.- It had been 1
raining lightly all the morning, but the
rain ceased toward noon, and women
..... ...... . .
despite tne uiny streets, camo out in
their gayest clothes.
From tlle Adlon. windows one saw
more of the many-colored caps of sol-
dlers than of their somber gray unl.
I forms. Many reoplo carried flags, most-
'..! -".i? VX JH?'
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than three red flan In the whole Parlser
pjatz.
n t f,i if imnoslhl (a make head
d the nrst squaaron or two foi-
?, had to make a roundabout way
'.,!,,' . T ,,.
t0 Unter den Llnaen'
Million of Hlghtneera
There must haVe been mlllons of pa-
t ,otIc sicutseers about thlB tlmeA
General Lequls with his staff ap-
a - t, hca(j of th(, aUards. He
fS,?."' '"" fl,i v uni-
1 and his officers wore field gray uni
forms, which hardly distinguished them
from the others, seeing that all wore
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'2rSZ VSSTZSS.
t th. center of Parlser Platz Gen-
which. "he said, were due the troops for
fighting four years to the bitter end.
After a sneech bv Kbcrt the bands be-
Guard regiments In line, some carrying
parts of their trains along, notably still
smoking ambulant kitchens, nicknamed
goulash guns. The troops received a
heartier welcome than tliey would have
if they, had come as victors with Kaiser
Wllhelm at their head.
BERLIN WELCOMES
GUARDS AS CONQUERORS
,-nvitin ciidiv
")' LEONARD SPRAY
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Special Cable to hvenlng Public -f-tTer.
copOrtahf. . Wiv-Vm Vw-Ji rimrs Co.
Kotlerdam, Dec 17,
- .In.,.. lW 12 On Tunulnv
authority of the cabinet has VTren with Tri ant cVr P?!"M;. " . " "SI . . Vn . .!' " ," " l ?.,?'"5 of , Immediate resignation, t desired that".
in strength there has been ' ,-, Berlin was once more a. 1' -," ".,i. 3ll.nli ,n,i ,.rt 1. "" ' ' .-H"."c..t a,i, , nrst of nil, they should lay down their
.i i, ---- -- -- - can lo minu tne national ueieai. in Wilson defines -re ami comes to uiscuss mere " ," i,m m me inae- ,,. , " , J ,,, '
f the Barth element by various factors. ,,. i,. i.-i- ,t,i .1,. i.. ."l,. .., r:,vornmn. thr i ,,n ' n-mlenf nartv: for although .r.f.i mulel force majeore. The bolldeis weie
Among these were the result of the u, of lo b rcason of the ,, , ;cccd t'o anticipate difficulty about an ! number gave reluctant sunport to the 1 "?'". ?fe1 rtwlt'' th!8' bu,t , !: t0
Chemnlz election, where the majority , d, , of a'nd flo-erg. A ,he """emnt as to what it means. new authority, a large proportion de- h W'; ?n hnrll'C of the no-dent
Socialists won dec lively: the sober at- 1 .:'"' ... .,.. , '.... pgreemeui. ...., ., ,n ,,i e . .,. a guard regiment appeared and offered
punctuanv at i o ciocit me neaa oi: :.. " ...... i .i,. .nin. nf i,ni,i 9r the rormuia. tnai u a
. to play H Had a Comrade Once,". tlA.Si.roiaS: Knt '
tO I nn 1.a nvAflMutnn nmfariail tn Tint. H.n 1 . . - w. . .. l n... .
imm mo v.vaBi,i J..UV..UVU .w w.... u , rjeigaua, a i'onuguese frumor ihcu u g .
" Linden. There were som fourteen I saiute. The George Washington re- "a"""""-"" I
. ""' , ,; ' ," ,. 'tj,. iTnlveraltv of Paris r has offered
n101"?, Plc,:ea detachments of the de-. Tho University of l ,jra M omM
ffta German armlea rir?$7sZ university official
lal entry Into Berlin, passing through v..'.i iimi i, wihn tn aW oil
,nl emr- inio rr". puuig mrougn
TO'K?
jta Mtart
bled, not even In the opening days of
August, 1914, when tho 'fever ran
through the city, Everywhere there
were flass and flowerp.
ti following description of tho en-
try reached hero this cvenlne from the
Berlin correspondent of the Nleuwe
rtotterdamsche Courant:
,,. 'J.Z'JZ'T!':
remarkable manifestation of national
remaruaDie manuesiauon or national
sentiment. The pressure In the Btrects
.. i ,. 11-. mi..
was so great as to endanger life. The
march of the entering troops In regular
fdnnatlon was at first impossible.
"Eventually men from the entering
troops had to be told off to assist In
making a way for their comrades. No
where had cordons been formed In ad
vance, not even in ironi ui tuc stunu- .-
stand, fiom which members of the Gov-
vance, not even ln front of the grand
ernment watched the spectacle, but the
mad throne was srood humored, and this
pUbI1e black red and gold. Then
camo detachments representing regl-
ments of nU tilB Federal States with
tneir own colors in weir mm uoircis.
nt camc the Bavarian-, with their ,
miAfa in inpir nun nrrpif
ut... m.i a1h nna roiinwa ktiii waii
.i7,Tnn.,i n,i m.-tnv on horseback. Oth-'
ers were seated on caissons, which were
r.iso .-uei;u -i"- ..-...-..- ..-.
..A0ngsldo many of the Infantrymen
mal.ohed with their wives and sweet-
hearts'. The cheering was not ery loud
but ran as a murmur along Unter den
Linden, where all ' w'"dr2, ba'; I
cornea u..- . -.-
spectators,
"Neither on the houses nor among
the Incoming soldiers were an- red flags
to be seen, bat from the Russian ein-
bassy the symbol of revolution was
flown. Some of the bands played
'Deutschlancl ucber Alies,- otners piayeu
soldiers' melodies, but not a single revo-
lutionary tune was heard.
.,,-. -i. .i..n.i i nn-ic..in.
0Ile Baw far above the. crowd Ebert and
Burgomaster Wemuth, with one general.
"u' ," . w,nHn, I,,,. h.t. ,. manv
aww t, it ..-...- ,.,... . . - -
other Bourgeolse spectators. Xo high
office were seen In thetirocessloti
"Flowers and cigarettes were thrown
, ..A .irttt. nflrl htVnnlP tn ti,
, ""MW"" """ "M
mlltn.. tnnrn full Mr anflitiaincm fi-ix i
the soldiers and their deeds.
,,Th. ,ra nothlnir In the entrv tr.
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llllUUSIl, CUlll.lili liuill uio ,, .IU I.CII3
Tn' l "'
watcning tnern.
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UJSKED SOLFS NAME
-,.- nr r. nr.n,r
WITH OLD REGIME
Dr. W. S. Solf. who has resigned as
lerman Foreign Secretary, became the
CJerman Korelirn Secrctarv. liecame the
-- -.--.
Secretary for the Colonies In 1911. He
figured frequently during the war In
discussions of matters connected with
Germany's colonial possessions which
the conflict was wresting from her. Ills
j prominence In German public affairs,
nas nowever ueen most marueo since
Sentember of this vear when lie was
. .-i -- .-- niin nits r iiimi" . i va u .... v,., - - i - . i .1 ik. rf . ..... .. .
appointed to the foreign secretaryship in , every other nain mum , i tor our
succession to Doctor von Kuehlmann. ' selves, antl I 'h'nI' ouCht to re
retalnlng at the same time the colonial ceive a little more re :ognl Ion than vve
nortfollo i do for the fact that we have never used
-..
wnen the overturn of the uovcrnmenc
tooka e laTn, 1 o,t r f w
Office in what was styled the coalition
&. Bert GoSmet As ,Wf S?
o ria nf ,.a.iffP. .in thA Wnslilnirton
nF $ffi
modifications of the armistice condl-1
iinnq smd for assistance to the German
'people.
In mld-Xovember, however, he
' " .. .. .......
was advised Dy secretary or estate an-
' sing to refer any future appeals to the
m.o ll,,l r.t In th. T-nflnil Htnlp.s
mic njfct.v v- w i .
alone.
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, O. X1 tCCX OUllS
. jpa. T7;o
'' JoWf c- rr nouit
Continued front Tare One
Presldent Polncare on Saturday hoon
after hla arrIval. The plans for Sunday
,,.,. t ,., i,. ,, i..nn,- rrn
Mondayt President Wilson, will hold a
--. i 4h. r.nis Gitv Hull, to
s -"" " " "" n"n '"
Olflvlal Visit I.lnilt
The length of President Wilson's "of
ficial" visit in Paris has been fixed at
forty-eight hours, according to the Ma
tin. The remainder of his stuy here
will not be, marked by any state cere
mony. The Cabinet, at a meeting today, which
was presided over by President Poln
care, decided that Saturday, the day of
President Wilson's arrlv.it In I 'arls, shall
iinuiie umi --! .
oc a. puuuu mmuu. ,.,.. i.j-.m"i .....
leave will be given all State employes-,
I who will receive their regular pay.
t Schools and the Bourse will be closed.
. The Associated Press Is in a position
L- t-l l.t.1... rr ni ?.,.. llfil.-II
to state definitely that President w ison
JffilLi aWU.S-'l!? more
for the President lo visit various placea
,nnce and "he Allied countries are
UOnaOiyV J1UCU ll "l H"V i.wa..a ,w
attend to the uigent business which
ti i.-i ....i,., .milt HT iranv tiipsp mm H
brings him to Europe. .against tne powei imuc.. "ii
Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese minister them." i. i,.
to the United States and a representa- Viscount Grey piotested against uie
tlve of his countrj' to the Peace Con- election of a servile House of urn
gress. has arrived at Bordeaux. mons, saying that In such case there
-, would be a drift toward dictatorship or
, n.rr CA1,r ,. v TV in
WILSON MAY LEAD
TROOPS II"PARISlllZer pre'sent cabinet In office'
i and who made ultimate success pos-
, lh.
Aboard Uie V. H. S, (leorge WmIi.
-iuu.ru r ., , -. -,---"-, --
- &&& 5V3.SK
uie. American iroopi in u. im., iu
j p,,riatm?e a".ls,nhe Vef expreswd toda
jt w-as hoped, however, that this would
i"1' he necessary.
plied. ' Then four destroyers of the Brest
squaoron wihcii uuu mncu vi. vnc iuh,
saluted and the llnsr naaln replied,
President ami Mrs. Wilson Htood on
deck, .watching the maneuvers of the
warships and getting their first, glimpse
of land in a week. ,, '
The President gave a dinner last night
to French Ambassador Jussernnd, Ital
ian Ambassador Cellere. Secretary Lans
ing and Henry "White, Republican mem
ber of the American peace delegation.
Tho President plans to" hold his first
Informal conference with the 'Allied
Premiers on Tuesday, Wednesdny and
Thursday of next week. Messages
-.nrhlncr him Indicate the holldav and
other festivities will delay the formal
conferences until January 3. The
pnniprnc uikii
Presldent will take
delay to clean up the
Buvaniage or tins
Informal meetings
I und visit tho devastated regions In
' '?,'.. . ,-ln,T.rTn tn llalv.
France ana ueigium. no uiso win
c
his spare time, day and night, vto the
J,aa-BSfflS
." . ' . , ,., . ' ' '.?.'..--ai..- '
GREY OPTIMISTIC
i
T nn 1 rTkPnn AHII
fll Mf A FRFFill lM
Viscount Finds Solution of ,
Problem in League
of Nations
. .. . Speaking at Dundee, Scotland, yes-
. ., . ., ,eraa". Colonel Winston Spencer Church
SHOULD APPLY TO PEACE Minister of Munitions, offered what
he described as a practical suggestion In
, regard to u league of nations. He said
T . , t XJ
U. b. and Ureal lirjtaill, lC
Declares. Will Have No
Difficulty in Agreeing
By the Associated Pres
Dewnbury, Kmland, Dec. I:!
league of nations Is the solution of
the question of "freedom ot the seas
and Oreat Britain and the United
,,., can reach a complete agreement
... ... .. t
on that quesUo,, .Mi-inw sucn a (
lencnio fipriwrpii t isluudl vid wmii.i
,.. ' ., i . snee.-h here last
,
,.,,,,.. Hiitd .,.... free ,
l le sea?; ll,e i3C',u"t SH,' ,'?,,?, ,',
In times of peace and Oreat Britain has '
placed no restrictions upon them. Dur- ,
,nR the war ,he American naxy had aid- ,
ed th, British ,avy ln maintaining the i
blockade and Lord flrey thought that
the United States would use the same I
weapon If necessity for it arose in
the future. 'Without the blockade, he
added. Germany might hae won.
Tho tenn "freedom of tho sens, he
continued, was American in origin aim .
i.ad been adopted by the Germans for
their own purposes. He believed Presi-
dent Wilson meant freedom of the seas
t nil who iolned a league of nations,
but the phrase needed clearer definition ,
He said: .,..,.
"I think it is a great pity that so
. ,1 n1,.t. 1. fvAAilnm
mum nas '- " "'" nJ.,i r
of the seas, w thorn being deflned. It
''J' TJLT rv' ditte
"""" r T :"LZt,' 7 ,.. "
fact tnat it is uuurcu iy uv h. ueiiimi
. .. .. An
?m..,.1 nave never ncreed. Hence,
... inritv, But until President
,N UIIUUI'UIU..',' ..... --.-. ...
--
F.eedom of the. seas In limes of
aceV If so wo agree Wherever the
Itlsh navy has been in position to
peace
lintisn ii.j "- j....w.. v-
1 . Innitonro fiifi nnu'rip ri tli
. .. . ho. Iififtn In nna ttnn frt
oxercints n- """'"vv .... ,-.. . Vl, ...
seas In times oi peace 1
that influence impartial!
- .(. --a tnv all
'IJZU ut
(iom m j c t .i.ini.
... ..... .1 I ., . ni. n r.VAIII anil I , t. - ... .. lll.ll I 1U1U flfllVIl 111V nmPt lllir 11 1 V
. ree in r.,. iiiurs
r.. rule forbidding foreign shins ' from the front. A majority of these
'"-Trvd. ? between tlfe Un? ed SUtes I troops are really driving for the main-
-, he ?r?mppfn ! Homo Xr coun!tenance of some sembltrnce of constl-
and the Pm "PP"'"' ", . vf',,.. ,,,,,. 1 nrder-and nrofess th.mselv..
ti .a ,mV 1 UltD r. vi.u onilic .VI1IU. ,..
es or trio same mm. c
1 ncer "a
haye been mo
I """ fe.,
ncer haa a
recuiauon iikg tnai. we
" " u.i - 4i, -.
If Lulu liriri.t lui lllu HCC
... .1 . . ..
seas in iimeH 01 peace man
n. However great our Ebert for not having taken earlier defi- ' republlc , a t'allor rr0'm Hanover, and I ti"" and to point out to these Govern
been, we have used It nlte action to nrrnnge for tho elections. a former laundress Ins been appointed rnents the duty which the owe to the
i any o1'1" ";"0
, -- - - frecdom of the seas for
for imy " "-
".:.-. vai ,wwer ln times of peace
"'"-,, ,. ,.-e of the seas easier for
to nn I --at
lag It easier for others on the same
' of the seas In time, of w ar then
would say this: the t nitea uu, as
we all most gratefully recognize ..has
taken part in the last : two ears of t lie
' war. ithout tne c niieu .-iii
" ""V., -..,.:.. ,...i ,i ....i,. Mll.e
cotm. i.e ''"--"-;, " " hii:
. lial'A TlftU' Wfttl
' ; ,': J,i, aHmlrntion
i rmJC'i nor expicss too mc" "'1,i;t
' "- . . ...
or U. uui BlNtt ira i nn .
, .
ed the war she has not only acquiesced,
but I believe most strongly co-operated,
in carrying out the blockade of Germany.
t h. enriv nines of the war the
blockado was not nearly so complete be-
I cause the t'nlted States raised many
, , onB about It . but n the later years
of tho conflict the Ulocuaun was mauo
completo with the co-operation of the
t-.i,.,i ai,t Without that uiacitaue
success could not have been won. Indeed .
'without tho blockade Germani might
have won. , , , I
"Suppose this situation should exist .
again and It is Impossible to suppose
that the fnlted States would say that
tho blockade, which was eo essential w
1 oiiwcn ohmiM not bo allowed, mat
would stultify everything America did (
in this war. It would teally be ati .In-
suit to the t'nlted States to suggest that i
she would in future advocate any course (
In a war such as this inconsistent wltn ,
what she did In this war. and that
was the complete blockade of an offend-
Ing nation. If this bo so. we
this, that probably what 19 In President
Wilson's mind Is that freedom of the
.ii,"., ....... - - n
nn nl.mll.l hrt .PPllreil IO Ull) IttiVtW..
c-i -. -- --- -- -- .-.,. 0f
observing the cov, en, in s of a i eagu e
'nations and hu'dbe, d"'11' t0 " that '
. Ion ""faWni. ", of nations is the
I Is so then a league of nations i (
soiut on to " (l0m n
guoeVe there may
I be complete agreement uetween
' countries only If a league of ni
the two .
atlons is
I do not fee why this country
men ll.c.i .- . .....I
' seas, and every means are to e ""cu
Bolshevism. While giving 'J- " "
present government he said that the
ti n-ni.ed Viscount llaldane. former
jre nralsed v iscuum ii,""i
dlfh Chancellor; V.-u,
r . . . . ... . Flnnl.nt Mllna
Colonel
-' "-- .,, ,.,,, Minister of
i.for ewsbury. Viscount Grey said' that
even the success that these men liau
i achieved wouia naie .. ..,-.-.
' E
"Tourgeniff
' himself could not more perfect
ly hove epitomized the tlory of
the Rutsian cojanter - revolu
tion," says the New York
Tribune of
The City of Trouble
Petrograd Since the Revolution
By Meriel Buchanan
Daughter of the British Ambatsader to
Petroar.d.
With n Preface by Hugh Wolpole
11.33 net.,
CHAWISSvmmNErSSONS
55if RfTU AVF.AT StNJ$WyrJWr.
tlili .''
'VYr II
', l,,,.' . . f a. .iaJ4,
7,i"l0.ut,lhe 8UnPi"t of former Premier
J1, " Asqulth.
,. ,7 " "'atlom after the war i
budding between Oreat Britain and
ci 1H (nmiUTtiiAn in iiaimI num.
America It will be fatal to good rela-
ttons.
-:' fV S
nat is ueslrniilo in our naval
I but security. I do not believe a conflict
between America and (Ireat Britain pos
MBle. v,'e must be Jealous of any ship
building on the part of the United
States."
mat sucn a league should ascertain from
every country the extent of Its naval,
I military and aerial preparations.
"Secret armaments have, ln the past,
been a great danger," he said, "and tho
course I suggest would remove ono of
the causes that led to this fearful tatas
trophe." : Plots Disturb
German Nation,
uniiinirn irnm rnis tiii
pgtubl,allment of a lpnuHll!
. -
on Socialistic principles. They are
becoming much more d.ulnp than a I
snort tlrno ago, ami in tneir journals
are onenlv advocatln- the ma ntalnan
-''eopen adocati iil.e ma ntalnan
of the capitalistic syMrjn anil wiylng
their support of tho Ebert-TIanse Gov-
ernmMU Is only temporary nd will l,e
withdrawn when a national assembly j
has been elected.
Tho bourKeose p.ivties have also
.
rome out tn-"ie opon and have
united under the title of the German
pPOple'K party. Their kernel is com-
, .. ,. ,-..,. ..,.. .
'"-"" " "" -'"" ii.tit.,aiiu
they, too, are now openly attacking
tu,-. v.hpyt reelme. A thlnl mm to
comosed of extremists, who, although
the term is now hecomintr in dnmrer 1
the teim is now uecormwr ln danger,
, V Z tT, V V """"
,, ,,escrihol as nolsheylst. This ele-
' .lebCnen"t:, rn,?, L!-
nf VI'itlA n TI1 II Pfl TI nn finil mi !... 11.. I
I -V" "k .:r, ", "V'" ,"'L"t" "?
nol 0(.n Himicinniiy pmpnaHizcq that
It Is generally realized that at the
I timo the Kbert government was formed
. -
the reddest variety
n0- rpeniy allied Itself with the so-
IIfI, PSpaVtacus group. led by l.
lm, ,,, P.osa Luxembourg. w-l,lh i.
. .. . t .. t . . .
Knecnt ana t.os i.urmuourp, wnicn is
I . ..i a .... ..
, ., -en-enters - .deration the .-
'titude of the soldiers who have returned
.. ... . ..
; imi - "'" T""" '"-": ' "Z"". "
meimii i""u " -cv uvruiiiieiu,
Uii,,-li rtroRcliitr fnr tlm nlflnn r
aiinu-.i , . .-w..w.. .-i u
) .f. , AnnA.MU1.. ..., t.t.t.i
cohtoiuhii ""i) """ cruicizing
UfnAAH m ...nw..i nn.c, liic n auinoruy pi uie moment n mum
Sw.. vr"at Britain and the United; that what power Is In the Kbert gov
f ti,.i"fIlnt are.J' 8ttld.: , , h"l '" " actuality only admlnlitri
In ,. -a. A 1'iin.M."--" ---- i r-iur ......, Him, lULCl iV IUIIU UIU11L. I tie-
ui 11 is now i-vumii inn ninuiig mese minister, or rather mlnlstiees, of educa- ''" "' '"" V V V, . V ,
troops there Is a largo proportion led tlo.t at Frankfort. Yesterday armed sol- ee-ieral to take tinmedlate steps to re
by otllceis who are really reactionary 1 dlers plundeied several shops nrd waie- strain popular agltat on and to re
and still under the Influence of the old ' houses and the guards recently formed establish their peaceful t nations,
militarist Ideas. How doubtful are their to Keep order were powerless. "r'iat a natisfactorj and peaceful
motives and how embarrassing their An Illustration of the danger which solution of the matter In dispute between
friendliness to the Ebert government threatens economic existence and the the two ciuntiles maj he arrived at.
m-as shown last week, when on their distribution of foodstuffs Is affotded by there can bo no doubt and the (.overn-
i.i.i.ii,. .i,,. i-i,i .n n.., .1,. ti, fin thai nn th inwo- I'.hlno ami ment of the t nlled htates stands leudv
executive committee of the Berlin Sol-
,,a t vlolent street fighting and terrible
bi0odrhcl.
i -,ien th,re mUBt be lal.en lnl0 BC00UIlt
perhaps most important
,,.,.. i,, 4bfi situation, namelv. fie
factor in tne situation, name
, SoIdlers and Workers' Council
This
. .
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IH it niiiMiMiMiii.M.lMXUMinmlii,iimnl.ffii1i..H.m
"l '' n .lc-,wrlr " '- " " -ft ' - i--..' t A'MJ ." -y .,.:?. lf'-"rw. .,,.tt .... ...,- ali.'.
I body takes the view that It Is Itself I
'which really commutes the supremo
authority of the moment It maintains i
ibert govern
dmlnlstrattve ..... ...
Sol
diers and TVorkcn' Council.
rarallelt KerrnnLy In ltuitla
It will be seen therefore that Beilln
now offers an al'nost exatt parallel to
what existed In Pctrograd under the
Kerensky regime. Is It any wonder close
observers, whose opinions I have been
able to gather and for whose good judg-
ment I can ouch, hollcve that the .
ljuiauri ju ii uMeuueu Hllll IMMt Vlfi-
many Btands before thn awful fate
which BoWievism brought uOll Russia"
Xor aie things belter In oilier parts
of the former Umpire BavurlR also Is
without uny real" government and
Munich has Just been the scene of dis
turbances of eeu more serious (;Maracter
than Berlin. On K.Uuiday nrmed sol
diers established for a tlinn a reign 'of
terror and cceoded In deposing forclbl.x
a member of the (!o eminent : after the
holding of two huge meetings ot which
communistic demands were formulated
bands of armed soldiers stormed the of
fices of four newspapers and tooK pos
session of the plants
In the case of the Baxarian Courier
they formall declared that the paper
had passed fiom Its ilghtful ownership
ana was now the propel ty of its per-
sonncl on syndicalist lines and further
demanded of the Maff that thev present
only Bolshelsl ldi.no t. i0i '
were foi bidden to appear again, and tho
Munich Xeucstc .N'achrlrhleii. the most
Important Bavarian organ, was only al
lowed to go to press again after tiego-
Kllrt Uisner took pari
,, Threaten Aner with Drain
Afterward 400 armed soldiers went to
10 prlVtUe house of tl)Q JIinlstep for
Home Affairs, threatened him with
"" and demanded his immediate
reslgnntion. follow Inir is n rt.cirimlnn
of the outrage, ns written by Hen- uer
himself in the Munich Post :
,,c!i..... ..,.. .. . . .
of young soldiers together TU T cMI--
'an-J, appeared before my house fter
hlaf..'' Jm,"" 'ily """"' :"ir
'maud was made to me from the street
that I should teslgn. Then tl ey rled
'', na eventually broke 'in the
..m...& iu v,iJniilK. rt UC-
uoor.
P-lfles and revolvers were pointed
Vliiretl. "U'self prepared to gle In writ
'" tne desired declaration. I wiote
!, T 1I.( ., ...
me their protection.
.,,, , "T,1 r? ma, VeShnent to,d Aue r 1.
fned"be fev.ng3 sue ?" boujJ
:,.: ,', flle JJn5 ?"c'', . ac".on. "ou."
Afterward this regiment told Auer he
nlv
, W"'J
. than Uen punishment for
" similar deeds of terrorism.
, dually bad Is the state of affairs in
' I5,u r ' "punwlcfc. where the Bed
" ' s-lng prhate property and
""' Bolng from town to town levy n
nionev payments on the municipalities.
nsi.f,..i ... , . :
L"c 1JUUU UI oi u...w.. u- uiBapp-nreu.
,,.1
rtOU
l.ln nolA In tn nnn.no,tnn n -l.n
S.fff."! 1S.-" """P.,''?.11 ff l
i .. 0iutionarles
also in the harbor of Boer all shipping
of last week.
Dutch East Indie, Have Million HI
Amsterdam. Dec. l'J.-lt is offlclallN
intimntprt there me l.OOO.oon mm of
Influenza In the Dutch I-ast Indies.
i hi me. ana tne lnvnoer.q rlpinnml,,,! mv
nitltlLiniiiiiilM iiiitit'iimnmimiiiiiitTTiii
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CHILE-PERU NOTE
lY77r ATTTP Ti T T d
111 V Vl 1 III I I If I I J. .Ir whether it would contemplate a set
" ,
,
America Urged Quarreling
D I
Nitintia tn Sotrlo Nitrsito
Dispute
OFKKRED TO MEDIATE
rillinp lo Seek Solutiiui
Alone or Willi Oilier
Countries "
Assouated 'res
Wnnlilnirlon, Dei U.
Acting Secieury I'olk made public at i
the State Depai tiiient todav the text of
the note handed bj the United States
ambassadors reicntly to the l'ieUlt utt" t
of chile and Peru, uiglng that the two
fc'outh Amu lean nations owe It o the
... ,, ,
i. . i.i - .... it H
"" ...i -
feryice and uiioniiiiig tnem mar me
United Slates "stand- ready to K-nilei
alone, or in conjunction with oilier
countrles of this hemlsphete, all ims-
slble assistance" to bring about an
equitable solution
The note said the t'nlted Slates Mew
ed the seerance of tonsillar lelatlonx
between the two ( etnments with the
gravest aniirehenslon. particular! on
tho ee of the Paris Peace Conference
.f.. ...1.t..1. It tn . ..n. I. ..t.. n. ia. ,...1 'Iki,
,11 vviiiv;i, it IB i muiuriiii. i.('dn-u umi
steps will be taUen to prolde for an
erti if lasting pence .inionp all p-opl' '
Intltrs KfTort of ll
il, suing out the note. Mr. Po.k made
" comment Yesteiday he discussed
conflicting leports about the action of
the United States ln connection with the
'
Chile-Peru controersy oer the prov
inces of Tacna and Arlca, and said the
American Government had suggested
that all South American countries, not
Argentbta alone. Join In file effoit to
compo.se the dlfucult.
Following Is the note-
"The President of the 1 nltetl states
deslies to Infoim Your Kxcelleuey that
the arlous Incidents leading up to thi
seeiance of consular relations between
the Republics of t'hllc and Peru hae
been viewed by the Go eminent of tlle
United States with the giavest appie
henslou An agitation tending lo lei--se
tho prospeet for permanent peace
thtoiighout the world, paitloularly on
the eii of the convoking of the Peace
Conference in Palis, In which It is con
fidently eected that steps will be taken
1 w
responsibility befote the world for theh
actions
llul tu Keen I'eai r
"The Piesldent of the United States
feels it his duty to draw to the nttcn-
.1 . -1.. - .. .. r-.i.n.. 1
ln Ol. IMC VJ O T I II Hie"ll II, IJ I V lllltT HIIU
Peru the gravity of the present situa-
to tender alone, or in conjunction with
SSTtta maUer.''
naeno. tire.. Dec is -(By A P )-
Hie Chilean Government has sent a
message to the Government of Argen-
asking the lattet to explain Us
f
)
Alr-TlKlit
Vlr
keeps water anil
air away from
soap Prevent a
drylni out. No
niDDor .,
can't
rot.
In Alr-Thtut
offer of mediation In tho controversy 1)-
twn rJAfii on1 fhn Ttia tnaaairrt Itia
quires whether mediation vvodld be con-, 'J..!
nnou to clearing tne present crisis, wnicn
nrew nllt rf th iltntnrhnneen nt tnufntlAi. J:
tlemcut of the old question of the pro-
vlnrcs of Tacna and Arlca
The Chilean newspapers assert that,
jhf ovement of niiiij youid accept,
Intervention with the object of settling
tlle 'quid"' trouble, but vould reject It
In the Tama-Arlca dispute.
In well-Informed clrclert It Is Insisted
that l'eru will decline Argentina's offer
of mediation. If the declination has not
alieady been sent
I In- these circles. It Is declared that
I Peru has accepted president's Wilson'
offer of mediation. ,
I Muitlmo, Chile, Dec. 12 (By A I)
- Uonzalo Hulnes, lecently Chilean aln-
bassndor tu Argenllnu, on a special mls-
! sion. In an interview with a local news-
1 lJper, m5s that President Irlgoyen, of
. Aigentlna, piomised him that Argentina
I would remain neut'al in tlieeent of .
oiifllit between Chile and Peru,
"" " .
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UuhiiiKlun, Dec 12 - (Bv A P.)
Tim vu t It rm ti ti it MiTli lull nllnn liutt iir tn.
"lv '"' " " '
feIltoll uf )e,,Ul.lnB waB ot rairoart
men generally after peace Is declared, it
,,, stBted authorltatlvelv today, and ft
the period of Government control Is ex-
tcrOd for live ear. us suggested by
Director General JlcAdoo. It Is prob
able that wages will staj at their pres
ent level.
Mr. McAdoo also is nald (0 believer
tlif mesent basis of Government caiitfc
t.ensatlon of railroads or guarantee ot
earnings would bo fair and adequate
.- . .. ..n.. ..... t. ..A . V
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er"nent eontrol.
T'ndei the existing lajlioiicl law com-
imiiihs are guaranteed b the Govern
ment a sum equal to the uerage an
nual earnings for the three jears pre-
""" tho "ar'
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