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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918
Entered an Second-Clnim Mutter nt the l'oitomee at Philadelphia, I& ,
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TAGEBLATTCASE
Darkow and Werner Get
Heaviest Sentences in
Espionage Action
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PRISON, FOR 3 OTHERS
.War's End Lightened Punish-
ment of German Newspaper
menTo Ask New Trial
Judgo Dlckltibon, United States Dis
trict Court, today sentenced five editors
and omcers of the Philadelphia Tage
blatt, a German language newspaper, for
violation of the espionage law.
Permission for appeal to the Supreme
Court was asked, and the defendants
Were admitted to ball pending Judge
Dickinson's decision. The sentences lm-
-yposed follow:
IjOUlS
Werner, cdllor-ln-chlcf,. five
years.
Dr. Martin DarUow. managmg editor,
five years.
Herman Lemoke, business manager,
two years
Peter Schaefer, president of the com
pany, ono,year.
Paul Vbgel, secretary, one year.
Ball for Werner and Doctor Darkow
Was fixed nt $10,000 each, and for the
others, at $5000 pach
Werner Is sixty-eight years old, Doc-
tor Darltow Is sixty-one. Tho other men
are) younger.
Tn an address from the bench. Judge
Dickinson said he had been Influenced by
neveral considerations In Imposing com
paratively light punishment on all of
the defendants.
May n Farther Clemency
"One 1b the happy ending of tho war,"
he said. 'The effect cannot be resisted,
ana It may move to executive action
In. the direction of further clemency."
Werner's age and lack of health In-
' fluenced clemency 'in his case. Judge
(Dickinson said
r "K more Bevero sentence might seem
, harsh and cruel under the circum
stances." he continued, "and punishment
' that otherwise would be farlcal may bo
' considered adequate."
Lempke received a severe arraign
? ment, the Judge saying purely bad mo-
tlves Influenced this- defendant. But be
cause he had not been directly resnon-
Bible tor articles and editorials whlen
I appeared in tne Tagebiatt he was let
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. mil wiku mbui iiuiiiniiuicuu
i Although the trial ot the five me.i was
t conducted by Owen J. lloberts, special
, , attorney, and Samuel Itosenbaum, as-
lnr slstant. District Attorney, the motion to
jjtilfr Impose sentence was made by United
, JrJ States District Attorney Kane.
W "Counpel -for Schaefer and Vogpl ad-
urcsseq tne uourt, pieaaing ror ciemancy
Y for his clients on the ground that they
were'eonnected with the Tageblatt'only
) by virtue df their office In tho Brejvery
" Workers .Union.
' He "explained the union had lent the
Tagebiatt money on a mortgage, and on
tho'advlce of counsel had taken eighteen
' shares of tho stock of the paper 'that
(they, might participate In Itjr manage-
" ment to safeguard their Interests. He
galda-dayn Jail and, a fine of $1 would
j be sufficient.
' t'onvlcfed Last Fall
, . The five ' Tagebiatt defendants were
convicted oVf September' 27. The Jury
was 'out only two hours.
"Vogel, Lemk$ and Schaefer were con
victed" on tho ninth count of the In
dictment, that of conspiracy,
Werner and Darkow were also con
victed on this charge and In. addition
were found guilty on the first count,
-which charged they were responsible
for the publication of thirteen specific
seditious editorials and distorted 'news
reports,,
Werner also was convicted on counts
,two and four, based on editorials in
which, he condemned, sneered at and
1 viciously criticised the Government for
Its entrance Into the war.
t. v In Darkpw's case the Jury also found
'v, him guilty on counts three, five and six,
V which charged that foreign news articles
2. were changed Into decidedly pro-German
& . propaganda.
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MA I UJtC AJBOJUIN 1 ;
COUNSEL ENTER
NOT-GUILTY PLEA
'Smith Disappoints Courtroom
Crowd That Expected Per
sonal Appearance
Mayor Smith by proxy pleaded not
BUllty.today to charges of conspiracy to
vloate the Shern. act, conspiracy to pre
vent a free and fair election and mis
demeanor In office. The charges grew out
of the fifth Ward'electlon disorders that
resulted In the killing of Patrolman
George AvEppley.
A large crowd had assembled In the
Court,Of Quarter Sessions. Room 6S3,
CltjfHall, to Bee the city's chief exec
utive make his latest appearance as a
defendant, but the crowd was dlsap
jwlntcd. '
' While his attorneys were entering the
plea beforo Judge Martin, the Mayor
was In his office In City Hall.
The not guilty plea to the charges was
entered by former Judge A. M. Bettler,
James Scarlett, of Danville; and Shel
don Potter, who constitute the Mayor's
"personal counsel.
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K 4m PUNE FORCED TO HALT
Engine Trotjble. Compels Swift
Uescent at Ardmore
i An airplane carrying mall from Phil
adelphia to Washington was compelled
to descend quickly at Ardmoro this af
ternoon when flying at a height of about
Severnl hundreu persons who were
watching the plane thought It had fal-
I'. lep. so rapta was tne aescent. Tne plane
ifjt. came down head on, and dug Its nosa
. '' In the mud nt Haverford, nnrt Mnrlnn
Vf roads! It wnB occupied by Aviators
' Steel and OreevesJwho were not hi
V) jored. They were compelled to descend
by engine trouble. The airplane was
later taken, 'to Bustleton and the mall
t lucwurucu iu TvuDititiBiuii uy anoiner
iv plane,-
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RABBI B. ILEVINTHAL
Of 716 Pino Mreet, one of the nine
men chosen this afternoon to repre
sent "the American Jewish Congress
at tho Peace Conference in Ver
' sailles
PEACEDELEGATES
CHOSEN BY JEWS
Rabbi Levinthal Among
Nine to Represent His
Race at 'Versailles
ALL DISTINGUISHED MEN
Nine men of distinction in the Jewish
race were elected delegates to the Peace
Conference at Versailles, nt this after
noon's session of tho American Jewish
Consrcss at Lu Lu Teruple.
The delcsnteb will carry a lcbolution
asking that all people expelled from their
native countries In Europe be 'restored
to their full r'ghts. -
The delegates follow
nabbl IJ. L. lcvinthal 716 Pine street,
this city.
JUdge Julian V. Mack, Chicago.
Dr. Stephen . Wise. New York,
Louis Marshall, .New ion.
uo onei iiarry cutler, i-roviuence, it. i.
Jiicon ue Mann. Moston
xornkiri ayrklrt. kw York.
Joseph Barondess, New York,
Morris wlnchesky. Now York.
I.lecteit Uhnnlmoulr
Bernard O. Rlchrtrds was chosen to
serio as Becretnry of the committee. .The
delegates were selected b a nominating
committee and elecfc'a' without oppo
sition. .
That the, selections-were Uopulnr was
shown by-ihe great tnthuslasm follow
ing (.ho election. ..
Tho resolution to bo carried tb the
Pence Conference sets, forth that the
principle df minority representation
shall bo provided by law. Regarding re
ligious observance. It sas:
"Any persons desiring to observe nny
other day than the first day of thq week
shall not be prohibited from pursuing
their secular affairs on any day other
than that which they observe."
Toward the close of the Besslon to
day, all the delegates ejected to attend
the Versailles conference were Invited
on the platform, whre they were greeted
with much applause.
While this was at Its height a dele
gate In the audience carried a picture
of Theodore Herzl, the founder of
Zionism, to the platform. It brought
forth prolonged cheers, and the congress
closed with much enthusiasm
Equal rights with all free-born men
were demanded today In Independence 1 through thorough d'scusslon, reach a
Hall for Jews throughout the world by ' crystalllzttion of their views on
four million American Jews, speaking .the basis of the calm thought and, the
through their delegates to the congress conscience of the American people," said
Rarely has the historic declaration Senator Knox. '
chamber of America's shrine of liberty) "It Is on this necessity of full dls
seen such an Intensely enthusiastic cusslon, rather than advocacy of a par
gathering as that which assembled there tlcular program, that I wish to dw ell.
at noon today, the climax of a parade
from Lu Lu Temple, where the' congress
Is .meeting.
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Sjcctng in tne peace conference at
Versailles the realization of the hopes
thnt Vinia fl tnr tnun nnrl inH An nf tlialii
that have fired men and women of their
race for centuries, the delegates roared
out cheers .for the United States and
for President Wijson.
i Deconsecrated to Liberty
At the call of Colonel Cutler the
delegates reconsecrated themselves to
the cause of human liberty throughout
the world.
They sang "America" and tho "Stnr
Spangled Banner," nnd conrluded with
a powerful rendition of the "Hatlch
voth," the Zionist anthem, with Its lilting
music that sounded far out over Inde
pendence Square.
On the platform In the declaration
chamber were Nathan Straus Colonel
Cutler, Joseph L. Kun, of this city, Dr,
U. J. Cattell and Jacob Glnsburg.
Referred Jo as "the. grand old man
of the congress," when 'he was Introduc
eo to "the gathering, Mr. Straus said
"there are times In one'B life wh,en say
ing nothing means more than trying to
explain.." lie' asked the delegates to
draw .on .their Imagination anil think
what he would say. If he had words to
voice his emotions.
With two flags. the American flag
and the blue and white emblem of
Zionism, carried at the head df the
column, the delegates marched from Lu
Lu Temple to Independence Hall, mar
shaled by Colonel Cutler,
His command, "Attention t Forward
march I" set the column In motion, after
which he took his place beside Nathan
Straus, In the front line. Then came
four soldiers cerrylng banners Next.
Ensign Nathan Straus. Jr.. 'oldest son
of the philanthropist, by the side of
Second Lieutenant Samuel Halbert, of
Philadelphia. A hgst ot prominent men
and j omen workers In national Jewish
causes' followed.
WIH Stop J'erseentlon
The Jugo-3'av and Uhra'nlan renuh
lies have promised to Investigate charges
.ho. I.,- ... ,n.rriminnirt !.. ,.,
...raaeiitoiiHn tlin twn nVimtric. i,t
remedy the conditions If found true.
The National Polish Defense Cquncll
ot America has requested that tw0 Jews
be named as members of a commission
to Investigate and remedy like condi
tions in Poland.
Telegrams to thta effect were received
during the afternoon session and
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
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KNOX PROTESTS
FORMING LEAGUE
AT PEACE TABLE
Urges Extension of Monroe
Doctrine to Europe Instead,
as Comity Guaranty
RESOLUTION IS HELD UP
Senate Committee Delays Ac
tion Till Saturday Ohjec
'tion "Not on Party Lines"
Uy a Staff Con espomleiil
Wnslilnitton, Dec 18.
The questions to be settled between
ho United States nnd the Allies with
Oermany at the Paris Peace Conferences
nro so numerous and complex that It
would Co n grave error to befog the
momentous Issues l.v taklnir uti such
questions as tho formation of a league
of nations nnd the freedom of the! ss,
Senator Philander C. Knox, of PennsI-
vanla. declared In a speech In the Sen-
ate today.
speakine on ,B resolution, which I
urges thet tho deliberations of tho Paris
. -
ment of pcaco terms and that talk ot a
league of nations and hlndred subjects
bo postponed for some other occasion,
tho one-time Secretary of State said
that such Issues as the league of nations I
neert l. ,ii..i ....
...... ...j wvl ..
Allies and the United Strtcs
Just before Senator Kno spoke the
Foreign Ilelations Committee had de
cided to delay action until Saturday on
his resolution that would record the Sen
ate In favor of such postponement nnd
also call for the withdrawal of Ameri
can military ind naval forces from llu-
rope and tho abrogation of the Presi
dent's extraordinary war jiowers
Chairman Hitchcock said later that
division or opinion In the committee on
the resoluton was not confined to party
lines He would not predict wnat action
finally might bo taken
Mould Stick to Mnln Needs
The function or the Pence Conference
is to seUle the prime issues of the war.
not to digress Into matters on which
there Is such a wide diversity of onln-
Ion.
nruuiur no h.tiu,
oenator Kn-x presented an Issue not
ncieioiorc Drouglit out when. In referring,
io me matter or reparation to bo de-'
Vi H -
, manded ot Germany, he asserted It might
tTo Gern.an imorn, 1 i?,.n,?,1iC ..'i"", f
and tho allocation of that su n,h
funds for the Indemnities of restoration.
etc
. a . - .
o furnish Dispeople who financed a vll
lalnous war, in a way they WOtfia-b'
Slow to roiget,' and would be better
than allowing Germany foreign trade
advantages that would enable her to
produce the wealth necessary to pay the
vast Indemnities.
Germany's colonies should not be re
turned to her, but should be divided
among the chief belligerents, or held
Jointly by them, Senator Knox said.
Wants Vree llufTrr Stales
He advocated tho setting up of new
free States to the east of Germany as
buffers to prevent In future the carry
ing out of the German grasping ambi
tion of a "Mltteleuropa," the dream
or German world domination.
"In presenting and urg'ng the resolu
tion that the Paris Peace Conference
be confined to the actual settlement of
peace terms amrthnt discussions of other
International eubjects, like the league of
nations, be d'eferred. I am actuntetf by
the conv'ctlon that the great national
policies Involved are matters on which
the Seante and, Indeed, Congress, should
"It Is clear that our attention should
be directed now to enforcement of our
I war almB, now best expressed as rest!
' "! """" """"""'.'"--"". """"1.
tutloti, reparation anu guarantees; ana
' ?Jthat purpose to complete. .0 Perfect.
I nnl tn nnnrantaa t hnao fl ImO O R Wt nflUQ
and to guarantee those alms, as we pass
to he state of formal peace.
Fears Too Great Amplifier' Ion
"Tho definite problem of ending the
war formally Is: By what measures as
to 'restitution, reparation, and guaran
ties' shall we assure that the war now
won shall stay won; that the menace
now removed shall stay forever removed 7
Germany, In a broad sense, is the, ques
tion by what measures of safeguard we
may make the recurrence of any similar
Contlnued on Titte Two, Column Two
furniVfhne.rA.!l2Srn-.f,n'Tw-Pt,-,e say the girls were plajlng
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN!
ONE CLEAN POLITICS BILL
Colonel Potter Says He Has Never Been Retained to Draft City
Committee Measure 'Vin Oversight," Is Explana
tion of Senator Vare
Eight months ago, the Republican city
committee adopted a resolution authoriz
ing the retention of Colonel Sheldon
Potter and Edwin O. Lewis to draft a
bill to take police and fliemen out of
politics.
Today, Colonel Potter said be had
never been retained to drfft the bill,
and knew nothing about the matter ex
cept what he had read tn the nevvs-
'"'"Aoverslght an oversight" said
Senator Elwln II. Vare hastily this
afternoon, when the situation was called
to his attention. "It will bo seen to at
Mr i,ewls, who said yesterday hodld
- 'not care, to discuss jne suDjeci inai 11
was up to Colone potter asseriea mis
. .TT.oon that he' had done some work
iha hill. Only today, he said, the
eltv committee authorities had Instructed
him to rush through, the drafting of the
Ta Uty committee has made great
ronltal of the proposed bill to give Phlla
delPhta the relief, long Bought, from
Political domination of the Police De-
PaBut It now appears that the extent ot
the committee's Interest In the. meas-
MTCutefAfl nt n.RnlllllniH nnd
SlSUfLyfl JrinallMUMft.prorauiM and jjrojrtwt
mMdiL.. ' ' Mkmur
on dutch in loiel
Also Proposed Campaign Against
Sc.mdinnvin, Von Pnpcii's
Pupcrs Indicate
ltBuliliiRton, Dec. 18 (Bv A V )
Papers of Cap'tiln von I'apen, the for
mer military attache of the German
llmbassy here, taken from his quarttTs
when the British captured Palestine, and
which Indicated Germany planned-U-boat .
wnrfale nijnlnst the Netherlands and the
Scandinavian countries In October, 1910, I
wire plated In the record today In con- '
nectlon with tho Senate Judiciary Com-,
mlttee'i hearing on German propaganda.
BRUMBAUGH EVADES WRIT !
c tt T T ,. r. I
ocrvers Unable to Hand Hun l'a-
jicrs in Gaithcr Suit
They haven't
baiigh yet.
got Governor Brum
lour attempts
have been made
serve papers on him In tho Ualthcr l
equity suit to oust the Governor from '
tne post ol Htnte War IIlHtorlan,
Mate Treasurer Kcphnrt Ih III In this
cltv7 and therefore cannot bo servtd
with papers
ho tnr onl two members of the State
thP suit wns directed, have accepted
"rvli-e
rniirmmno m
fcNLlM uUVEKNUKa All)
Woman 8 Party Sends Petitions to
State LxcciltlVCs
,n.. ..i i - ti.-..
p'i nir titviii nifiiuiiiii en in oimt"
womann0suffr,1?Kellth,attlvVni be'esd" '
to tne 1,'niteti s-ntes Senate, nccorillnir iii0i, ,,,1 it irth ncnlnst thu luonh 8 co in
to Miss Caiollne Katzensttln, represent- M, V i Jl.S i n iinr . l!n tlnn the
Inc the nirtv In this rltv , til. which resulUd in Bar n boltlnn tilt
me unernorB are in vesfion m
.. :. . . .i
'"'"kjiih, aui . juscussinK tne lecon
Hirnriinn
tirobleina
now fating the
Slates
f()',Gornor"lBBrurb.lSh,lnepennV !
ot ijovernor urumb.iUKh Penns
viiniiis cmei executive m.uio tins co
mint whin ho signed the petition- '
'This democrncv Is unfair to th
women of the world 1n denvlng suITinFV
.The Senate should at ones make po-
mii.ui iiiumiiY upi-iy to an oui citizens
i DIED SAVING MOTHER
Woman Succumbs in Hospital
After Beating Out Flames
Mrs Josephlno Dwyer, fortj-flvc ears
old, of 1729 North Twcnt-slxth street,
died today from burns In tho Woman's
College Hospital.
December 12 the clothing of Mrs
Mary Allen, eighty jenrs "11. Mrs
Dwjer'H mother, bec-imt Ignited, and
the jsunger woman beat out tht flames,
thus receiving her own burns
l Htirna rnliorl m Ml nhiln ..f'.K
matclus caused the de ,h tod,y of Anna
R"erty. nine jears old. 2738 Titan
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1 wVeWM . u.ttin,, him... n
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. i ) i ijiiLiiiitt riifi-L -ii-i-it-i uiiu ii 1 1 rnniiii-
wtthmatr?lift whptf Annn M.inphprf v'
clothes caught fire.
SHOT, SEEKS SAFETY IN LAKE
Italian, Batlly Hurt, Tnkc3 Pllllise
to Escane Assailant
10 uauipc assailant
A quick plunge Into N'orthmont Lake,
near G'ouccEt r. aftei he had been shot
over the heart In arof.ier Itnl an nro'js
blv saved the life of Pasiualo Iacoti
b'lll. Ho was found it the side ot a limit
near tho hinks "f the Islte today bv
George Osier and WIUHm Hetth and
ent to Ctoper Hospital, Camden His
condition Is cr'tlcnl
Iaconbilll said that following the
doith of his w'fe recently he ren'ed h's
home near Northmo-u to another Ital
ian I'arlv todas he returned to h's
home to get Fonio clothing which he
had left In thp house and a dlf-putc arose
The other Italian chased him w Ith n
revolver. v
SHIPWORKERS STRIKE
Men at Gloucester Ynrd Demand
Piece Pay Plan
Several hundred men nult work today
at the Puscv . Jones shlpvard at Glou-
cester on account of dlsRitlsfactlon over
..i ..v.. ..,. .....- -..... .w ..v..
irinrA fhnn nrteen lillnarpu men on
DtiL
Those who walked out touay were
1.I11 hl nn,l Pnnllrrra ' Th
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velgmyen.s an h
.. . .. .. .
I ,,. .i.iJ,i,.v nn ,nr,,'mnr; mnnv.
THIEVES START SMALL FIRE
Cause Blaze in Attemnt to Steal
Meier, Police Relieve
Meter thieves are believed to have
caused a file In the r-sldenee of Thomas
Islnger, 553 Carpenter street, today.
The family was downtrvvn doing
Christmas shonnlni; when the fire start
ed In the cellar. It caused damage
estimated at $800
"Nobody evei requested 1110 to draw up
the bill," said Colonel Potter this after
noon. "All I know Is what I have read
In the litwsiMpers "
Mr. Lewis did not care to dlstuss tht
matter. He said tt was up to Mi pot
ter, but admitted he and tho Colonel
might issue a Joint statement, dtflnim,
their position -Kilning
Senator Vare was quoted !nt ., .
as saying the following about th ..?
posed city committee measure? e ,ro"
'i '"Si .r," 5" ?BO .a."nounce -
ment
.. ... .- ..,-. ,c iiiuui(ian oil
Itteo had engaged Colonel Bk',."'
comm
Potter and Mr. Lewis to rirn. .... '""P
n bill, and this will be dnn ."' "uc1
fnvnr nf the jremni.il nt th. ..-.. re "
. ' . . - ,,,. nfA
firemen from politics, and what vvo ,ni5
eight months ago goes toduy m
"This blll,wlll be taken to Harrfai,,,
but whether It will be Introduced in tif
House or Senate I am unable trf ,,.!
this time. The Republican city il
mlttee will work for the passage 0f Yh"
measure, and. Its provisions will h. I
proved by the thinking people of lh'i?"
delphla." "'"'
Colonel Potter wos Qlrector of pUhii
Safety under Mayor Weaver. Ife j Hujz
one of the personal counsel to HSIZ
aMiti. yor
Mr; Lewis served a t'rra.ta Cwbu.
..:lL."-LA.1 :.
LOOMS LARGE IN
GERMAN CAPITAL
Licblcnecht Disturbance Se
rious Radicals Yet May
Overthrow Regime
-ivr i p t tvt t CvT1 1? It CHHTG
"Aft IU I i I S Ibll yUllO
Lbert T orced Temporarily to
AdJ0Ur" Soldiers' Couneil.
iecks Soviet Unity
Ilerlln, Dtc 17 (Deliycd).
The conflict between the radicals and
the i:bert-IIaasc Government, which
. , , ,, .,.. iu ,m ,,
broki- out nfrish vestcrrtuv, In stll tin
dec ded
,. , , ,. , i,n,- ,nul(ln
TIip demonstration bv soldiers outside
the Helchstnc building. led b Karl l.Ub-
l.neclit, was more serious thin nppi ired
i at llrst While thcTc wire no actual
'phvslcal tiLOunters, the attitude of the
! soldiers succeeded In forclnB Clnncellor
bert to avert the Issue by adjournlne
the solditinrnt (soldiers' council) until
I .J1 If ,, radlcul movement con-
tlnues to grow, the present Government
wu- .ni.. ,.i..-.,i n.irnfrA fnr thpr
xinr itviii-ni b"1"" ,- -'
ZT2X& 7ZxZ ami
.nntnn.
u,1b
-! r .1 (Jl, An1 Imu r u 1 un r rl
1 as Wni Minister, owln to dlsjBn munis
nnrwinlnrr ml1llnr liollcles Hi' U alSO
b,amrd fr ,U " th.ouKhoul Gtr-
man
. ... ,, ,
l'nrli. Pic 18 (By A V ) Unolll-
.ii reports still iwrslst, sivh the Matin
tint the Dbert-HnaBC tvivcrnmi-nt has
cntnatctl the
Miies to otcupy Btriin
Dy JOSEPH HERRINGb '
Special Cable to Evening I'ublic L-dger
rvpuriaht. mi, bv .Vru' l'oW. Tiwr? Co I
IJcrlln, Dec 1C, via Copeiilngcn Dec.
17. Today (Mondaj) tho Piusslan
Diet's palace, had within lt walls an I
assemblj such as the old barons, bu-1
reattcrats and plutocrats, who us-d to
legislate there, would lnve frowned on
with nrrogant dismist the national
conference of the Soldiers and Work-
I crs' Councils
1 Anions; the civilians the liardvvor.t
InT, dcep-thinklns tipc of factor)
n1na.n t CiimlniP rilfktVioci KPPTTlPfl III
V"'"u' f '" """.? - ..-
.TS.tX -sel voun mi.
f the type that used to follow In the
trail of the cabinet mlnmcrs on .u.
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riEi u ttliv Hiviv - ...-.,-, --.- ,
'Diet or Relchstae member, but the ,
imi iha iimii.ifiinivn rui-f" iil u mi iiit-i ,
i n4..,...iai nVisnlllt ,lv new
to the political World. The members,
of the executive committee nnd the
people' commmIs8loneis occupied tho
seats leserved for the Government
iiminp tin old routine. Ebeit. Barth.
Hanse. RIttmann. Landsberg and
Schcldemann, nil six weie there and
f.,miiiir crectlntrs exchanged
ivltVi membprs of
tlic ns-'emniy, cirac
m.tD iriimrelv with the haughty
ahs of the old-time Govcinmont chiefs
Rlchntil Mullcr, fine of tho two presl
dents of tho executive committee,
opened the mietlili;. He Is i veiv nc
rlous-looking youmc man about tlilitv
vears old who one could hardly be
lieve docHred In the fl'st few dnvs
of ii. revolution "that the wnv to the
nation would lead onlv across my i
diRd hois." II snoaks very well,
hut c-onflnes himself to the miuil
I rovolutionaiv phrases.
Illiert OmltH Amemblv
He was followed bv People's Commls.
sloner Kbert now about tho most popu ar
m,hor .if the Government i:inrt had
J- nn flha RI1GPCI1 M'HlllllllJ iu
thousands of his partisans, miking It,
Hurt and rw III come one. tlnn it first
nl-inned He must have Known tint me
Laioritv of the delegates who l'stened
,',., BnPP(-h today vvere determined to
, ,. nntinnm convi'iiium v,.i,j ...
ntv
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Jnnuarv
but 1 inert ntver i'" "
nt tm suuici.
lt ll,l manv fine tn'ng T'OUI leu
. : iniitie rrmihllc enii)hirl7 ng
IM ""' .. .. . . ..1 , . I
ot the rtVIegat's ulio ivl-
n trijorln
dentlywaiitarepublli'onnhr.iideriiem-
orti.. hv,e They listened ti'P'Ctfull
but without enthusiasm until .be"
warned thun that the nulimi would go
to Th.- dogs if ev.rjl.o-n Ins'ste. on
worklig "i" 'bines 111 his on 11 fusion
and that only the firmest c-op'r ttlon
iind goodwill could save the nation
Tlies bcntcnces evoked tremendous no-
'' Then the house proceeded to organize
"while this wns In progress a small,
dark man suddenly nppeared on the roof
of the Diet building prelecting Into Prlnz
Albrcc'it straps. Ho wore a large red
lndge and waved a ted handkerchief at
the thousands already collected In the
streets, who at tho sight of tlu little man
Increased to tees 01 inouuuu
"It is Karl Litbknetht" MnuUd tht
masses l.et'h hear what Karl has"
I Meanwhile Liebkiitcht's bodj guard
gatheied around him on the roof sail-
ort., boldiers an-1 civlliano with 1 irge red
' badges and lid handkerchiefs Soon ho
I i,egan to -peak Those near him told
r .,fi, rnard that he repeated his Well-
known program agaltibt llbert, Sthiedu
mann, tho Government and the national
convention
DESTROYER LEARY LAUNCHED
' - f
Mrs. Mary Lenry, Mother of Dead
Naval IJeroj Sponsor
ti new iii'p'iloboat den'royer l.eury
was launcned this afternoon "t Pi'
. .- ,i
1 Cmnpaiiv at Camden.
v 10r11 ompouiiuuiii
Int 'h's vrd for the navy as part of the
I - " m ii ..Itflli rmm AirA flAnatmln'Ail
war program
The new warrior was namd after the
1 lnte Lieutenant Clarence F, Lenry, of
. the Navy Bunau. w,v0 vvss s"ffrenH
1 7'"- . -.. .i,H,l ,1&nl, nf
wn.in the third deck of the trnnunort I
Charlton Ha" wen tt was torpedoed In
the mgllsh Channel. .,.,..
The honor of christening the de-trover I
was conferred on th" mother of the dead I
naval hero, Mrs. Mary A. Leary, qf j
Brooklvn. ... f.
She was attended by members or the
family, Including1 Mr. nnd Mrs. U f
Tary, Siw ui eivunijui iiiuint-r llliu
stster-ln-Iavv of the late naval officer;
Cnptalrt Walter McKay, U. S N , and
wife. President M. A. Keeland of the
sh'nbulldlpe company; H. A. Magoun,
vice president of the same concern, and
Other yard offlclaja.
'JiiiMyHo" 0WWWH.M...8S 17.-5J3
l&..? Vi.'.-.,.' l.:AL'ta,i1' ' , .
WILSON PEACE PLAN
GAINING SUPPORT OF
FRENCH SOCIALISTS
Party Leaders Strive to
tions for Unreserved Indorsement of
President's Principles
CLEMENCEAU WINS
AS DEPUTIES VOTE CONFIDENCE!
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Appeal of American Leader Is Actually to Socialists, but
He Is Given No Opportunity to Address Himself
Directly to Them in Paris
By CLINTON V. GILBERT
NtiirT t orreiDmpnt of tli- I vetilne I'libtlr I,eilKrr With the i
I'l-ufF lit If-Ktitltm In Inure j
' Ih Special Cable
toiiriolit, loin. Vu 'ulilli Lrtloer Co. '
. . l'aris, Dec. 18.
President Wilson's presence here and his popularity are rousing the
Socialists to action. They are striving to put themselves forward as the
Pal IV that ftands for his whnlo nolirv
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Yesterday the Social.it. tried for
censuring tho Clcmcr.ccau government
not dcmobilhing the Geiman aimy. The
ovciwhalming, Lut tho Soc afists continue feeling around for issues
may lind one in tho demobilization
early demobilization, which nil France appaicntly wants.
The day after President Wilssn's arrival, L'Humanite, a Socialist news
papei, attneked Piesidcnt Poincarc's speech as not in harmony with Piesi-
dent Wilson's views. Piesidcnt Pomcare,
on-y wshed.to admit intD tho league of nations belligerents of the Entente.
He refused assuicnce that this would bo the last wai. President Wilson is
desciibcd as clear and firm or. these capital points.
.
Agiliting for Union
The Socialist press is a'jittiting fos a union of the party, which is now
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014111, 111 v oi-'.wicu iuujja, Liiu uiuuii lu
L'Hi'manite today quotes the Manchester Guardian's correspondent in
Ru-nia on tho stability of the Bclshcv.k Government and accuses the
AlKe3 of making war mcicly on a .otm of government in Russia. The
Ru-3ian Ibsuo evidently is of g.cat coiiscqucncc, for Le Temps replied lqst
night with texts rf a wirclecs message, which could only have been
obtained from the French Government,
t'J nn uiinnw flM HfilciMV nvnifn.l rt
" '- viiiv-tiii 11 lui( Lt&v.vt
dekgnt'on la meet him. The Socialists, proposed a special demonstration
in
is hTioi vKra ho leached Paiis.
ize it en (l)e g-ound thst Piesidcnt
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13 f'VHiciu mat. u-.i- ouCfUiuu-i icguiu rresitiuiii, vyiksuiih presence as
affording them a special opportunity.
The French Government feels a keen intciest in what President
Wilson may say heie and it is believed to have its' own reasons for
lef using him oppoitunity to addiess a Socialistic demonstration. Some
of President Wilson's friends, piobablj without authoiitv, have told the
Socialists,to spicad tho impression among the masses of his absolute sin
cerity icgauling his "fouitecn points'' and of hi, desiie to end all war.
The Wilson position 'n peace diplomacy is similai to the Wilson
position in v ai diplomacy.
App'als to Sociulit.lt,
The only genuine internationalists in Em ope are the Socialists. President
Wilsons r.a-.uiai appeal, tnoreiore, is to oociausts. tie taiKcu always ciuiing-!(. pleading for assistance on be
the war to Gcrmaii Socialists, ultimately with success. His position is half of small oppressed rationalities,
moic delicate nowj for it is not easy to speak out while he is the guest rspcclall Armenia and Poland The
of Euiopo, and his propaganda is necossaiily circumscribed. Still the re- Pope's letter also expressed the hope
suit of the Peace Conference will be influenced by tho strength of the f -i Ju!' "'' durable peace being
gociallsts m their capacity to form a
I' strength of the Labo.' party of England, as shown in the icccnt elections
Tow aids Piesident WiNon's point cf view, old-fashioned Euiopcan
diplomacy s skeptical, and with victoiv has come the deshe to leap the
fruits of victory in a greater degree than the Wilson idealism probably
poimits, but Euioriean public opinion will excicise a laiger influence in
the coming pence-making than evei befoto. The Socialists and the So
cialist pies3 am taking an active pait in foiming opinion. This make?
the effoitf of the Fiench socialists 'nterohting, even if they m-iv not be
menancm(, to lhe clemencciu combination.
, ,
GERMANY PLANNED U-BOAT WAR ON DUTCH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 Papers of Captain von Pape-i.
former military attache of the Qtrmnn embassy heie, taken fiom
his quarters when the Biitisb. captuted Pnlestlne, and which
indicated Oermany planned TJ-boat warfare against the Nethci
Jand the Scandlnavlaix counti-ies iu October, fSlG, weie pi j cod
in the record today in completion with the Senate JudlclfcTy
Committee's hearing on German propaganda.
WAR LABOR BOARD WILL ACT ON N- Y- STRIKE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The nanoi.nl v.nr laboi boaid
today assumed jurisdiction in the New York, haibor ooatmcuN
wage dispute and decided to hold a hearing at 10 o'clack Satui
day morning1 at New Yorw. When this was nnnouueed T. V.
O'Connor, representing the employes, said he would communi
cate by-telephone with the men, and believed the sti ike scheduled
for tomorrow mornhrg- would be postponed.
SENATE ADOPTS PROHIBITIVE TAX ON CHILD LABOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The amendment to the war reve
nue bill, placing on the products ot child labor a tax that is
intended to be piohlbitive, was adopted late today by tfhe
Senate. The vote was 50 to 12. All tbobe who cast negative
votes are Democrats.
9
RACING RESULTS
First New Orleans race, 5' 1.2 furlongs Ettahe, 102, Cas
sidy, 4 to 1, 8 to 5, 4 to 5, won; Little D, 107, Robinson, 11 to 5,
1 to 5, 2 to 5, second; Alma E, 107, Kodeyguie, 12 to 1, 4 tw 1,
2 to X, third. Time, 1.02 3-5,
TODAY'S BASKETBALL SCORES
Unify Divergent Fat-1
SKIRMISH
without nnv rnsprvntinn.
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a vote of the Chamber of Deputies
for its lefusal to give its reasons for
vote in favor of the Goveinmept was
They
of the Fiench army.
They
demand
wrote Maicel Cachin in L'Humanite,
bu;i b ri uami-iiii vvilduns iuiitlt;s.
seeking to discredit tho corre-
"IVilVf tiM wuv- UiiflbLi 111,14V ft ilUVVlUI
i met t-i-tn VJrtrt nlisn snnr n nnnMtnl
I
The Gov omment refused to author-
Vilson's wishes weic not known. It
J T, JJ i m..i
union and find an issue, and by the
CBMTJIAL.'H. F. 6. 5-11
" 'K'L2.iL'' viLuBi
WILSON HAS.
APPROVED NO
LEAGUE PLAN
Denies Statement He Had
Indorsed Move of Organ
ization to Enforce Force
HOLDS CONFERENCE
WITH U. S. MISSION
President Talks With Gen.
Foch Regarding Terms of
Armistice
RECEIVES PAPAL PLEA
French Press Expects Peace
Mectingb to Begin Ahout
January 10
President Wilson to Go
to England Next Week
I.on!cii, Dec. 18. (By A. P.
Pieslt'ent Wilson Is expected In
nnglr.nd on December 26.
It Is on the President's own sue
Rc&tlon that he is coming to Kng
land next week. A communication
to that effect was received b tho
British Government today. A reply
was sent to tho President, welcom
ing tho suggestion.
As a result It will not be neces
saty for Premier Lloyd George and
Mr Balfour to go to Paris, as it is
expected that the conferences be
tween the President and the British
statesmen prelimlnaiy to tho Inter
Allied conference In Paris can be
completed during the President's
stay heie.
By the Associated Press
l'arla, Dec IS.
President Wilson this afternoon gave
out tho following statement:
The Paris edition of the Chicago
Tribune this morning In a dispatch
accredited to its correspondent at
Washington, declared that before
leaving for France I gave assurance
that I approved of a plan .formu-
la ted. b the Keafrueto Hnfofcp Poace. ,X
This j.(atcmenris-fntireiy false vj
I am, as every one knows, not only
In favor of a league of nations, but
believe tho formation of such a league
"absolutely Indispensable to the mainte
nance of peace. But the particular
plan or the league to enforce peace I
have never directly or Indirectly In
dotsed Pusldent Wilson thVafternoon called
at the he idquarters of the American
peace mission In the Hotel lie Crillon, for
t nt puipose of meeting othtr members
of the nlss'on ard inspecting the or
ganization already crtated
This aftemoon Monslgnor Ccrrettl,
Paptl urder secvtai of state, present-
...-.- , ,. ,
nl..nlii,Al, InfllcnnliaahlA In thft tVlilintA. St..
id to Mr Wilson a letter from the
reached through enlightened action.
Had Wrntlier Today
notVr raw wet day kept President
Wilson Indoors this morning- except
for a ride In a closed motor car.
The President worked late last night,
after his return from the rsccptlon given
b Ambassador and Mrs Sharp, anl
i!tpt lite Into thels morning
The Pris'ilent Is mlss'ng tho entertain
nent hu custuriarllj gets from attending
the theatre, and he Is planning to vvlt
nt.b u theatiltul parformanc here spon,
Kiln n'blu at the optra la being plan
liiil for lilm but he Intends also to wit
ness u v.uletj entertuiniiitnt
The President has iptebs,i.d n deBlre
to meet Iieutiiimi lteno Fonck, the
roted 1 renth aie ind the aviator will
bo brought to the Murat mansion In the
neai futuie
CM) still Celfbrntu
Altlioush Piesident Wilson has been
in Paris four das now the city re
fuses to tea.se celebrating Hvery one
had expected the iiithUFiasm and the
deniotietratiosiu to subside after a day or
two, but the boulevards are just as
crowded as ever and the clt) seems al
most as gieatlj excited as it was on
I the Hist uud second dajs of the Pres
ident's visit
I The crowd waiting outside the Mura
j niansjon, whtie the President is resid
ing, has not thinned out wltl the pasa-
1 age of tha dajt-, aid when the President
apptais on the stitets in ,111s motorcar
I going out fii frebli air or into tha
i country for a rido the cheuilng seems, kvt
J..... ,. cnrnt.,,,or.,,U .IB Dl M
I Tlie President Is continuing his dally v.
' routine and lestrlctlng all calls to thosa ,ji
1 necessary to the transaction of official
buslhess The same stuff which our-
I. film nt tVt WhtlA TTnlio. !
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warding off unnecessary InterrupttobJ ; 7 V.
and, looking after the many formal mat V i
ters not requiring the Prebldenfa per.itWjO
sonal attention. A;
Meets I.loyd tleurff Saturday t"'
tha President, It Is clear. Is rasldli "
getting through with such of the'tunia-'j f
mentals of his visit aa have been clftMl- ',
fled as official exchanges Und Informal1 ; '
conferences. He now Is prepared for (Jm i
vlaltB of Premier Lloyd deorge ptid ,Xi
j, Ralf our. the British Foreign Seaufe
tar'. on Saturday. Wlille,"the B&HB'
Premiers visic wm .a.orit onVBJF
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