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KOLCHAKINPLEA
FOR ALLIED HELP
Russian Dictator at Omsk
jWahts America to Take
Over Railroad at Once
CALLS FOR ASSEMBLY
Signs Decree for All-Russian
Election at "Earliest Prac
ticable Minute''
By the Associated Press
Ohul., Central Siberia. Jan. 16
The
destiny of Ilussla can be decided only
t)V a nntlnnnl rnntlHit,nt n;MfimhK.
Whether the fntiirv. nt itiiacia i n mnii.t
nrchy or the most radical republio doe- meaning that the are to bo baned from tlon me unproductlto in cery way, and
not concern the present Government ' I seclne members of the pre" , tho conclusion has been forced upon
This Is the strlMnR utterance of Ad-, Th- whole spirit of tho action taken the correspondents that tho only source
mlral Kolchak, confirming" his statement Is contrary In every lespect to the as-' of noun contenilnir Amerlca'i partlclp.i
that the people will hae tho opportunity sui inces e1ph to the American people ! Mon In tho peace negotiations Is the
to register their desires, as ho slpned I and already a feeling of discouragement President, who Is Inaccessible
in the presence of the correspondent a'
historic document proclaiming tin all-1
icussian nauonni election at me earnest
pritcucaoio minute.
i.atcr, ho Informed representatives or
the Kntente Poweis that the llussian
Government desired tho Tratif-Mbcrl.in
railway to bo tumed oer to an Intel -national
technical commission over
which John 1'. Stevens would be chair
man. Admiral Kolchak said ho mm an'ous
that the American people should alter
their conception of his program of re
construction, adding that the work of
tho dictator Is likely to cause nilsun- ,
derstandlngs. lie then proceeded to Jus-
tlfy the coup b which l.o gained ion-1
trol of Omsk
The interview took place In the closdv
guarnea omci.ii residence ovcrioouing
the frozen Irtish Hlver. Admiral Kol
effak Is smooth shaven and there I-
melancholic repose In his determined
features, which are Illumined vvlun he ,
talks and distinctly recalls rculptural
conceptions of Roman Senators. I
Ho appears to be about slst car
old. He was suffering with hronchltl
which he contracted b Insisting on ic-
lewlng troops whtn without his coat
tiecause eo many insuttielenlh cloth-d i
soldiers pass his houe
T.ooks I.Ike Ainu (if Totter
He gives the general Impression uf a
man of power nnd of Iron will
He explained that tho two great ne-
essitles of r.u-sla me the creiiion
an arm and the destruction of HoM.c-
nlral Kolchak considers that a dl-
r.ectora(e over the countn ! not feis
lbl. tlrst, because the military Mtua
,i .i&wn.i. ,i, . ...an i, . .i.i t.. I"-:' w L" u.vvf cfiiienicu ine unuersxanii- i.v in iiiiauriii iiaker rtpeatiHl lire
Il",d'm!"d; .""'.??" ".'. ".f'1.." ing betwem the peace plenipotentiaries I Mous requests for a t-mnorarv x, Ion-
the hands of one inun and be-cond, b
cause some members are partisan and
use their lutlueiuu to disorganize the
army He emphasised that he was i hose.,
1) Ills colleagues toi tho sole object of
leading Russia through her crisis He
js delegating rlvll mattcis entlrcl to
rolleagues Ills powe r Is leiiiporary nnd,
when older Is restored unit the rials 1
passed, he will, ho Fai?, retire and leave
everthlng to the representatives of th
people.
Friends of dimial Kolchak erive him
itle title of ' constitutional dictator '
He Mild his aim -in uniting Russia
would be to cu-operato with responsible
leadeis like tieneral Peniklne III"-
cussing the internal political situation
ho explained that theru wero three 1 1, m
it- uennea groups in me cumin j ins.
the people supporting the government
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in in me.! . i ...... s. , .. .
constitutional lines and, villi suitable
help from Vmeriia and the Allies, lo
annihilate Bolshevism, second, the le-
nctlonarv element which avowcdl is
striving for the lctoiatlon of the lnon-
nrchy, and third, the revolutionary o-,
clallsts who at an time mUht fall bai k
Into Bolshevism
Arm Mutt Hate Supplies
Asked if he favoied Allied and Aniet
Ican Intervention, he sal'l
1 was lust netting to that Russia
today Is terrlblv disorganized and needs
financlal, economic and Industrial help I can and British forces will continue to'
from America and the Allies. Inr esj e- police occupied '.erman territories and
liially requires munitions and i lothcs fur would be called "nto service posslbl
the gallant amy that is suffering fio-nlto suppress ilisoiders 1 ken to i
lack of essential eannenis 'have widespread effect, hut bejond that'
c'oncern.ng inteivei turn i ast of ihe the belliEeient activities of the Ameri-
Urals 1 ould velco.ie ibtacini uts of
Amcruan Lngli-h ami lieinh mops
not for fighting I tcessari . but for Ui
moral effect tne would produce op the
Russian arm Communication with
Russia Is diflloult, ard nemy propa
gandists are active. If the troops with
their own efcs saw America and the
Allies backing them in their cause, t!
fight ngainst terrorism certainly wou'd
be won
"This would not no intervention in
. . -. . - .. I
Russian affairs It would help win the
salvation of tho nation My present arm
of 2S0 000 men is sujjicient to conquer
'he BolsheMkl If It wero clothed and
supplied with munitions.
"But an Allied militarv oi economic
help depends entlrelv on the lranit. nance
of rallroaels, wide, are disintegrating
The transportation probl-m is doi inant
nnd must be solved first i fav -r nn
Mlied commission to take charge of the
situation It is i.-.pe-ratl" o tl it the
Trans-Siberian Railwat be .ail and
(American mauagemei i logl. aI,, iright
entail guards for th railroad
ajs SfineiiotT Is l.mbi.rrassliig
Discussing Otneral sw.icnoff le sad
vehemently that 'emenoff was a loi al
leader who was unimportant, hut ndil.d
that the Powers had Intervened and that
v now was nn
He added 1 tint
theiefore tho controversv
Interratlonal question
Iked.
In closing the men lew Admiral Ko'.
chak voiced gratitude for the assistance
American had given to Russ a and said
that lie prayed for Its ontmuance.
John Eooklne, one-t.me firs' seeretary
ot the Russian cmbassv in Washing
ton, has been appointed Foreign M'nis-
ter ot the Omsk liovernmetit no cm
i .... - ..i ...n.
nnaBizea wv "'Br- -l'- Ui ivvuvi nt i
hath UcaSse o'fTelr" I ck so" per cen? !
of the troops are forcedto retjrtf from '
the front He said it nlso was a source '
of discontent in tho armv.
Priests who escaped from Perm say i
that many of their colleagues were tor-
tured terribly netore tne Baltic in which
Perm was captured b troops under I
Reneral Galda They tn that priests !
there were plunged naked Into Ice-cold
water and then Into hot water and that
men were flogged and then slain by
the driving of wooden sticks Into their
backs.
ToVlo, Jan. IS (By A P ) Com
nianders of Siberian and Czecho-Slovak
troops fighting against the BolsheMkl
In Siberia have Issued statement! In
which thanks ara expressed to the
American Red Cross for Ito work In
supplying clothing and other comfort
nnd; aid to tlio men in that region, ac
cording to a message received here to
day from Paul S, Relnsch, American
Minister to China
Charged 'With lioliber)
Pater McCarty. Seventeenth street'
nun luce, was held without bail for i
t ny Magistrate fennoci; today on
fcharge of highway robbery, Peter
postponement or a settlement was em-. "" .,. ' , ,"" '"" ,, " """'i- i , " ... .-.".- i.siueiu, ne Me-iimsrtp are released to their owner.,
barrasslng. and Fald that If hemenof vlBt. T ' ' , bodle. It vas the warns igalnst possible att.mpts by the .-yeept tnoso In war or other Oovein-
wouid leave the line of the Trans-Sl- V1, ' Jlrc''0"1 hntb, ought from M reactionaries of the rid regime to e'e t in. tit otvlee lends the shipping bn ird
herlan Railroad he could do anvthlnir Le. p1' llon tl1p i;a,""''nt dee lining to agree a mimb.i of then group aw President moiin.inuiit "Hie steimi-hlps ret lined
-et.r
the
jiens
Carti
, p oouin enin uireei, aaia aic oan envn lor u ouri loaay oy Aiarls
rw one of two men who held birr) troto Pennock, charred with maintain-
I tiiua uu i.iu rouueu inflm on
i A watch found on SlcCarty.
$Ukd as itells-, ' i
wai
JOURNALISTS UP IN ARMS
A T PEACE PARLEY SECRECY
1 Recrudescence of Policy That
imertcan Press Delegation Charges Unfairness I
and Racks British Protest . )
I lly RICHARD V. OULAHAiN ,
! tuuv uuuie ju r-iening f uoiic meager;
Copurtoht. did. bu the .. 1 . Times Co.
rrl. Jail. 1C After all tliat lias
been promised conccrninc open discus
sion In tlio inakinc of peace, steps wero
taken at yeaterdnj'n session of tho Inter
Allied conferenco which show that tho
whole. Intent Is to keep th people of tho
nurlcl In tho dark us to uhtt Is going
on behind the closed duors of the Qual
d'Orsav. The representations of the fUe
treat 1'ov.ein adopted a resolution that
nothlnsf about their deliberations be
disclosed except what was contained
In the colorless dall .omniunlnucs
lonio of thoso connected with tho
conference construe tho resolution lis
and Indignation Is disputed among
newspaper ieprescn'atles from Allied
countries j ne
The British correspondents
mane a lormni prute't wnlch was
hacked immediate! I) tho American
correspondents
U.S. POLES MAY
DEFEND WARSAW
-c i r. lv. . . .-.
UlUaliail oaVa JJlVlSlOllS Ul'
. . tri-n -n
gaillZetl Jtlei'C Will Me
Sent to Poland
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uAKKiLll I U MJLMIfcA IKI
.
Allies Anxious to Strengthen
I IS'ew Republic So as to Halt
Title of Red Tenor
Jfy HICHARI) V. OL'LAIUN
Special Cable to Ihening Public Ledger
, onaM i9, h, r , , ,
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inference on Tuesday w.th I,0Jd
lleorge, Bilfour and Bon.ir Law Is be-
tl !..!.. , .. ,
of the Hrltlsii and American imicrn ( teer force of Cml.ooo i.icn Thlr, Biku
mnts concerning measures necessar emphasized, Is it tunporar proviHlon
to check the spieid of Bolshevism, v hlch Other pemts It.iktr tpl,tlned were
both legnrd as the most important Issue 't Is 1 inncd to make promotion b a
for the Allies to consider at tho pret- selection process Insiend of senlorit.
ent time. making re In Mont- irom men who came
It now apiicata virtual! certain that '" lruni rt" "'' as well as re-gular olll
the two Pulls, divisions which nere.1'81.
niganlzed In the United Pates will bo
sent from France to Pola: d to operate
against the Bolshevist forces which aro
endangering the stability of the Got ent
"W sought to be maintained hy the
I'"I sh nitlonal committee. I hat no
American or British troops now In ierv-
'ce will !) sent to Poland seems to be
definitely determined, hut there is a
iii.eiinnon mat tne mitlsn it lelst ma
..i r.-. . ,. 1... ......... .., r . . .. .
.... ' ' "' .wni. u wpiraie i
foice which v ould b ured to augment
eai tor volunteers to
.... v..,. .......
R. presentatives of the tnlted States
continue to den stat"'"nts published
In the Paris newspapers and re( rated
in tho face of authoritative contradiction
tint President Wilson has agreed that
American troops should go to Poland
with tho Pollbh dlvljlons mentioned
Nothing I dealer than that the polh-
of both tho American and Brit sh Gov
ernments, in their fighting capacity, is
not to use any trocps raised for the
purpose of defeating (lermany now that
(iermany has surrendered The Am'ri-
an c veitionar ror e nwv he dcl to
have endeel
i lie main oi jev
if both governments
is to airange world affairs so tint their i makes the present organization perma-,1'4 meri an pilvute npei.it.ns and tln
inned forces ma be demobilized In the nent, but ekes not deal with any perma- present Covcrnment-ow ud and liovcri -shortest
possihlo time nnd tie rersomel I nuit pdlo ot the fount iy, such as un - m. nt- ontrollcd ships
sifted hack Int.- the channels of peace- teial mllllar tiainlng The dltfeietue In warns siioulel imi
ful industry at home The bill is dlawn to piuvlde tables , In vital to the qu. stlon eil rates ,ns
In a measure, it is understood, the ,
wulingress of tlie American and British
'plenipotentiaries th it the Polish divl-
slops should be employed In checking I
nlait. itmi.l.l V.A An .,.., .1 1.. .(. ).!.. I
jioisnevism in I'oiand is a concession to
thn French view expressed at the meet, i
Ing the buprcms War Council with I
tho heads of the peace dlegitiors on
-unuiy, that, as it was in possible effec-
tiveiv to deal with tl R isslan Bolshe
vist situation In a mnltar way, Poland
sheiuld be made tne l.uiw ira against a
extension of Bolshevism westward It
was suggested that Amen. an troops bo
emploved for this work, hut with Pres.
Ident Wilson unsvmpatlie-tie to this pro
posal the willing!,? s tl at Polish fom
mnrnis be so Useel shov. k lecognltion of
tho prinelple advai ceil bv the French
li s the intention to send in these troop3
tnroUEh i Cernian terntor, but it is ae-
knowkdged th..t tie jrob ems of trans-
port aro veiv great i
The Amenean delegation Is slid to i
be in agreement alto with n. Hrltlsh
a British
WBgestlon. which is .. modification of
tha ol'KlraJ British plan for ej.tendlng
that recognltlin of the .Soviets was fs.
Fentlal or wise Tie Britili now have
modified their proposition so as to pro-
Mile for sending an Intel-llled ronimls-
slon to Ruisla to study the situation audi
find a solution of the problems thnt are
........... .... ...... rl. ..,, ui iiui
shevifit ideas throughout Hurope It is.tionar
mils ia. i, in -.ii.e-ii. -u i riu eseillllllv P3
ar not unfriendly to this Mew, whlrli
,tin n
-.-,.r, rtn-1 inni f ,tto,,-.i . u
'"ince "between President "w,,,o n
Uin Brl,"h W'"Pentl.rle. on Tuesda.v
EBERT'S PRESTIGE GROWS
p.... Stfin,i Tmnr. p,
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ot the lillllicland
By EDWIN I-. J MHs
r. , ,, , , , . n t t .
apecial Cable to hiemng Public Ledger ,
...-.-. ....
Cowrtant. 1013 hj rht l . Tl up (a.
coblen.. Jan 16 -The firm stand I th ".vi" "' ork 1 .T a h .Vnel".', e ' IS ' Hc'lm ' L S" FJn,,cc Solium '
taken by the Berlin Government against I Psliy ( hronlcle . ul.ont t visit the' IOIier to AdvigC I'e.lCC Mission
the Spartacans has made u deep im-1 c'nited Mates. on a lefture tour i ,. , , , ,,
presslon on the people m this seetlon Ke will write his ImpresKlnns of Amer-1 , """blngton. Jan 10 (Hj A 7'
nnd feelings of renewed confidence are !a In a series of articles for tl o Dallv suvr r ( r"sll- J.ins Kslgneel us spe.lal
being rranlfested everywhere Chronlc'e "' commissioner of Ilnanco for the I nited
Numerous political meetings are being i Mates in l.urope-
held, the speakers tiihortlng their hear- TImirp CIlDDrimrn Tn inm.J Secretary (.lass will accept the rcsig
ers to elect candldnus to the national TURKS SURRENDER TO ARABS ria,l," K,"01. but M.r ' ,.Hbj 'nd ln
assembly who will build for Oermanv a """" ""ihiwikui iv mtUJ . remain in 1 hi rope to advise the Ameri
strong conservative government The H . ,-.. c si i- - .. c?" J10'' " tl'B.,tl'n on llnanclai ques-
populatlon hereabouts expresses tl e hope Holy City OI -Medina m M.lllils of' tlor
have a chance of obtnlnlng control In
Ilerlln. American troops will go there,
to enforce order
Ilelcl on Gambling Charge
William r.ose, Fnlrmount avenue pear
Sixteenth street, and Charles ejonsn,
nronrietor or a cigar store at 201 ti
South Tenth Btreet, were held In JIOU
ihk hii.uuiik ueviucm ovterai bioc ma
chlnea n
testifled.
kers icninitA'it tne, store, ponce
M
EVENING PUBLIC
Marked Congress of Vienna Sern.
,u uiac.oauro imi jet pern inaue -
to who was resnonsible for this ama
Ins procedure and I prefer to with
hold a statement until I am more fully
Informed. The fact remains that the
resolution must have been supported by
the delegate-, of at least three Towers,
which shows how little tho doctrlno of
open covenants, openly arrived at.
proalls nmonK thoso who are engaged
In nettling the destinies of tho world
Outside of this new and most serious
cause for complaint the American cor
respondents feel that they are not get
tlnp a square deal In obtaining Informa
tion from tho American delegation The
dallv conferenceH between the corre-
HDondcntH and tneinbem nf ih- .i.Wn
In splto of condemnation while tho
War Wn.q on tt thn wrrr.f tr.ntl,n4tt
prevailing at the Congress of Vienna
uio conclusion is ueing rorcea upon
1 observeis here that this conference la
1 the congress of Vienna over again.
KEEP ARMY PLAN,
BAKER ADVISES
JLrgcs Retention of Present
Control Centering in
General Staff
I YSro FORCE OK .i(J0,000
Proposes to Drop Inspector
General's Office ami Finance
Division
H.mlnngton Jan 1G -fontlnu ince f .
the pr.'s"nt armj org. nation v hi h '
giveJ 1 ,rg"1 ,"ver M' gVX I sUfi I
JKuSTSS?,.." .J! J I
iiiiut locinv -rniH It Is imnviMil f .
. ! " .-..,-.... ..
ino ueparunent will not
IL mesenl
ic-e'tiii.inciiu universal mintnr training
'It 1h necesar to hive some legis
lation on the regular army during the
present fission " Baker said, explain
ing thai the tast lnaioiltv of joldleis
must tic released at least four months
after iea t
line 11111 Mrendt I'resenteil
t.ti. .i . . ..,-. - . .
. - -- ... ......
.'in on utit sunjrci mis neen nine
uuseU.' chairman Id in said, lefeirlng
to u liU nutho-izlng return to volun-
tnrj ciillstnentt l
The m..i,ih .,r ti, , .... ...,
stlie was thut we had about i.700 ncirt
men in th.i annv.' Baker contlnoe.l
"Ihe problem of the War i,tpartmeIlt s far as the iiieseiit (.ovcrniiunt-owncil
Is t demobilize those nun Hlilps purchased or built in the war
iiui esiinmcs are really a forecast i I,elU"' ',re -rncd. In a position, to
of the situation Wo said that S00.0unna'110 ,all's ln.,"m.,ictlt,.tm. "II''. hucli
men wis tlu at ,e s o-. . ,
ividec,1 tSrt; i
.... , . .. '
.!,.,. I L .. , l,rf,l,;lrf'l,as low as thos,, cifnej l.j- toieign ship-
the question whether we should change ping.
cm eontrol of that armv came up ltefeirmg to the .U.sttem whether
We decided we should t.oognlio tl e i operating -osts of eoiiim.rclal vcss.ls
present nrms of the service, the Im
provcuir-nts and betterments In the War
Department.
I" lulilie lieniirtr.ipiit
To s 1 ill is designed to slalnl,-.e me
j Wai Department
it now is instead i
of going back to the old organisation I.
of organlzitions tor GOO.uOO n en. on the
'anls that our i:uroi-ui f.pcrlence has !
shown an army ougl t to be organized on.
an'' "' . reat e as permanent law
lltll f .t. .t-itn ... .. ... . I
the I
cn:iiii,es in siarrs and bureaus now
crative In the department"
op-
Baker then mentioned two parts of tl
P'e' ent organizition to lie dono awa
"" ne" ire ine inspector gene nil
offlio and the finance division of the de-p.r'm'-m
de, 'i,' v ul, inonev and i .
I o Jilt
CARRANZAWARNS MEXICANS
IVar- tlpiiipt i, Rc.iciionarl,..
to Meet I'rcsiilfiit
Special Cable to Lienine I'ublu l.eduir
, , , , , , ,,u ,k, , ,, ,
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Mel. t lt, j . l.; President . ....
niA " "tntiment
Peats his declaration tl
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t,..
'"-" '" ....ration mat ne win retire
at the end of his term
" "0' "mo to i
I'l-ciaring mat
start 1 cnminlcn
Pointing to tl , mi.-r- . .
pohticl agitation the President ktates
that noaoial agitation tnk.s u snech.1
foim li a ou-itiv like Jlek0 . ,,, ,,'
wo hue rot s-jtHUent education nor
demo. rath expei.enro and ha-e list
.-uoiiiiriiiL-u in iMcier irom tha .-.,..!..
ei t whish has shaken our',ni to their owners t. m HioHe on
! vovagi will b relcaseil on tl eh leturn
to I In t nit. el States
COUI IT-
GIBBS TO TOUR U. S.
ISoti'tl War Conoponrfciu PLns
I-rcttire Trip Here
iri'rr.esj to Lienmg Public Ledger
ow nh' ins bjl'ihli I.rtljer I 0.
ul n lor. Toilf. ( o
Ionili.ii Jan If Pnlllp i;,i,i. .i,0
J. rr 1. 1,-., f . . u .1. ... ..
' ";." . " r .-.-.iiiK in. ...u as eor-
respondent with the Britlsi, armies In
rsorniA )i(aH.unit i.
'.'!"" ". r'i-' "i m neuriiiR n most
tvlll8 OI UclJlU
Imidon. Jan 15- (. Pi The
Turks who have been holding out in
Medina, Ho'j ' ty of the. Jloham-
m-rln faith, have r.emtolnt.l n -
King of tho Ifedlaz it was ottlclallj an
nounced here todav The capitulation
was under the tenns of the? Turkish
armistice
The Amir Ahdulla, representing the
King of the Hedjai, officially entered
Medina, jt 11 a. m. Monday. H lWa8
enthuslastlcal'y acclaimed and J pro
ceedd to th tomb of the prophetrrhere
he offered the midday prayer, f
LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY,
NEW U.S. POLICY
TO AID SHIPPING
Government Adopts Hurley
Idea to Write Off $1,000,-
000.000 Excess Costs
YARDS MAY BE INCLUDED
Represented as Only Escape
From Wage-Cutting to Make
Marine Profitable
lly the Associated Press
rarls, Jan 16. American shipping
will bo tnnbled to make rates In hucccss
ful competition with other maritime na
tions nnd keep the sens open to the
great business development expected
with the end of the war, under tho pro
visions of a shipping pollc nilopted by
the United htates Government it was
learned here todaj
1'ormulaed hv V. v lluile.v chnlr
man of the Vnit'd States shipping
board, after an extenrlvo lnestlgatIon,
this policy, which has been approved of
ficially, purposes to write off lituall
$1,000,000 000 from tho cost of American
shipping built In the war period and
probably a proportionate write-off from
tho valu-itlons of Amerlnn bhlpards
This wilte-on", ni cording to the
scheme, would apply to ships worth ap
proximately 3,000 000.000
Tt is epected the moral force of the
Oovernnunt In making kurh n. reduc
tion will bring prlvatel onne- shipping
Into the arrangement As all ships con
st! ucted In the United .States 111 tho wai
perfod were built bv the !ov eminent
tlio pemnnge of prlvatel owned thfu
plng affected Is small
Mill OhtlHte Wage I ul
Tins redui tlon In shipping values to
an aftr-the war basis bus been chore n
ntliir than a polUj calling for redui I
tlons In wages
oillclils were coin lined after e
haustlve htud, that one of thee alter
nitlvis was nectssar If the t'nlud
Stoti s was to ximpltt" v 1th foreign i i
tlons under the. high Mandard ottab-1
llshed h c'ongns- for maritime labor I
1'ollnwlne is an utile Ul outline of the i
I new polUv, which is (onsldercd of greai
importance to Anierlcnn business and of
vital influeni In obtaining for America
her pirt of the world's ocean trade
"Jt.ai.much as one ot the ven tn '
!'"atit fetors In ship opeiatlng ro
" ',a,1 J""' "' '"VfrTatio,,'""'!,
UTL TSSKm,' 5 ,
is itl'iliul mill e i s.iiiju-.i,iisi,i. ui ,
shin values should be made tt also I
Is cvldint that Kiund eonimtrelal prac I ORfji slesso gi c' posto al lavoto, con- After tho ictor at ttoilo and Vc
"ZrH lKfr"...'".!?.. Icrcmdo con p.reeehic pcrsonalita' wto. RallUe was one f ,ll0 first
shins alieidv built and now building
under war conditions are card. d
"It Is estimated from thn figures so
far obtained, that the proposed write-off
of from J to u per . in would be tin
minimum amount prope-ri chargeable
to the tost of the wai
'The operating cost of the I'niled
J'ates (,overnment-uv. lied ships is neo
essilll high because of the high con
struction co.t due tn the wai The
question of luture rates thcrefoie
makes necessary a readjustment of the
.ilu-s at which American shipping is
carried
cumu
Mut lmlude s1ilpt artU. too
'Ihe proposed i eduction should put
Aini'ilcin shipping on an titUeiuitc post.
.......... ............. ... .... ....v.,.. .. .....
ar fooling, both as to values .md cost
of oper.itl. n Similar methods, it seems,
might well he applied to a leeluuion i i
thlmaid values
"Jnc PropoMil new valuntlon of ships
iwouiu lie to put tne I niteil .Males in
run s as uny in- oncrcu 11 blllm ot
- rw:;;,; ?
peopl. shall have onan rates at least
piivatclv owned and those not at pres-
.lit ( In. - mm, nt -o.e tied ni-. nfffitiil l.m.
ouslv il) nn miters, vvnv b the wag
paid, it now Is known tint ," ier
"r " ,laii hoing tonn.ig. of the world
today N tn lug operate! within Irom
lo '' I"1 " "' ' ,,lal """ b'lng Paul
us
such difference could not be a irmtrollliig
factor In tli cost of operations of tin
rnlte.1 stmis sliinninn-1
REQUISiriOISEU bflll'S
iRI-: UEIG RETURNED
New nrl., Jan lo (II, 1' ) AP
nierli.in nlll) S I al WCle l.lUstloiled
tv the I nlli d Main" shlpiilng boiuii
dining tile- wai hive h.iu lel.aseel t
tlieli owneis with tin .Mepiloii of those
niuitllv engaged in nimv serv lei , it was
nnuuits "(1 b ll shipping boinl here
i ilav
In ina e of he ships reiaiiud fur uin
unioses t lia i have bei n litled out foi
tl.. tr'nnsi Urt of tre
,,imi. lm t, tot
,,,Hi i,, tho Hov.t
'u '?...,. .''
oliy the owners will
on tii-si-ls built and
rnme i,t
This act Inn Is nn extension of thnt
. . . . . ..... ...
.ict.li bv tne noarei leeeniiv returning to
., , .,. u ,-,.
. ,,,.. ., r. ,
. ... ..., !.,.,., ., .i ,-.,,,it.in, i
in lovernniHU Rerti.e will 1.,. rcpkic.-el .
In an equivalent amount o' loiiuag.i clie lo iificssita eomniirdall del jugo
uiiiil. up of shipping bond vessels. s1hI rcclnm.no unu hboco nell'Adrliitlco
wl I. h t mn ige will bo given to ,1 i own Ic .he, se I Italia ignora quest, neees
rs to .iprr.it. .ill thur emu iinount ' slta , essa potra iiilmicarsl detto iiolo
V ll cle?B. luslstant dlrntorof op. i -1 .,zlonl e creera un nuovo pericolo pel
,utioiiH said that all the h psr.feited to i ,,, ,,,,,,. ;urr,pa hl 8U ' ,.,, ..
In addition to the '.tuin of UdllUI-
tlonul ships lo their owners ind teplare
u.eiit of vcsseli. In (love rnmeut scrvlie 1
thlrtv-fuur steamships of .75 Fit dead '
weight tons owned bv the shipping
hoard today wero alloented to various
lltns for operation In Aiwilcun trade
it became known hei. The assignment
wa miitli- b shipping boaul e 'fMals in'
i hmgtex '
crosry mirrs eiiropran poqt
m ' "
"
U. S. RADIO CONTROL SHELVED
House Committee Postpones Ac
tion on Adminietnition Bill
Washington, Jan. 11 (By A. P )
By unanimous ote today, the House
Merchant Mailno Committee decided to
attempt no action at this session of Con
gress on the Administration .measure
proposing Government acquisition of -til
wireless e'tUons, , S t
AMERICAN TROOPS ANXIOUS
TO RETURN HOME A T ONCE
Doughboys Not Interested in Pacifying Russia, Balancing Europe
or Settling Peace Details When Home Calls Them War
Won, Work Done, Their View
By CHARMS
Special Cable to Itiening Public Ledger
Conright, tin, by the .V, V. Ttoiej Co.
Psrln, Jan. 1C Our soldiers want to
go home. With the exception of com
paratively few adventurous spirits, who
would not mind seeing Germany or even
tickling Ilussl'i, our men are eager to
get back to America
So long as thero was a leal war to
bo fought to save the world and par-
' tlctilarly the United States from Oerman
Hggresslon they were game for It all tho
way to Hcrlln If necessary. Hut among
tho soldiers It Is held that the purpose
for which the came to l'urope has been
accomplished
They argue thnt It Is not Justltlabls
to keep them here to do pollee duty or
to furnish a basis of establishing Borne
kind of balance In Kurope, or to put
down anarchy In Russia or to occupy
Herman or even to help establish a
league of nations.
The latter should bo a question of
moral suasion. If wo cannot persuade
Hurope to ndopt American Ideas and
Ideals, then wo should leave Hurope
to wotk her own salvation in her own
tlmo and her own wa, extending all
possible aid. moral nnd material, from '
mi uuiri- aiue ui mo 4uamic. incidentally provide enough American
It is nrgued that tho presence here of , soldiers for a sufllclently long period to
the merlcan arm created an artificial I tako care of all legitimate nccda In
situation, which prevents the operation I Kurope
le dimTssioni del "'Wsufisgive"
gabinett0 italian0 medal to american
L'Onorcvole Orlando hu Rice-
Mito I'lncarico di Ricom
porre il Minislcro
Published irnl nintrlbutea Under
, ,. , PERMIT NO 841
Authorized ti tho net of October 9,
1d17 on nio at tha I'oBtomce of Pnlla
dflphla. r.
Uy order ot the PreM"nt
a s. mmi.nsoN.
FoBtmaster denera!
ROMA, 1G fiennaio. L'intero
Galiinctto Kaliano hi rahsecnato Ic
l'."".'" . ,0. I,al'd" "a rf,es"a'
nM?' n " e toriO
I"" ".2!- h I!S!., .
. ... i va. . J
ennco tit rtcomporre ll Mimstcro cd i
nolitiche. L'On. Antonio Salandra,
cx-presidl-lltc del couMglio del
. , , .
ministn, sara uno del DclcRalt alia
Confcreiiza dclla Pace, sctondo il
"Giornale d'ltalia."
Si crcile clip la crisi ministerial?
potra csscre risolla hollocitamen.
I-n disnacelo .la MIHno leca cl e in
nu'lla citta, neU'AuU JIagna del Llceo
illuieml.i. Im ncutn lilnirn nn Imnnnenle '
i oml?Io per nffcrmare 1 Itallanlta' della
Dalm.uia.
Iiupoitantl dlscorsl furono proiiunclatl
tia (UCM. iiuclli upplaudltlsslmi del
-. -.-- -,-- .. . --.-. -
deputatl sliM l.jtlu e Zinelhi Popo II
.omlilo si formo uu iungo .ortco clu
.llede luogo ml una dlmcstinzluue. H
.,., sst. s,.m m ,. i ,i. ...,'
rnall
Ijlspacol irluiill d.i I'linnn f.ini.n ,n.
.,ro u K,,lnl eiCurlnazione ell quella
popoMrbnu per l'annes,,onc nil Italia
uu.ua.
, .,... ,
., " boi.iu i.i eiurai
:r.r;r.uh'teio,T;,jii5 Ei: I
I'.'tto della demobilltazlone ha subito uu i
-Jbltn,iei ,- vltale camblam.nto, o elo ,
' pr.sentenu.ite .llmostiutn dalle drastl- '
-'" con.lUlonl donmi.Iato alia (Jcriiian.la
per rinnovan- 1 arnilktUlo.
' ",l
tere 111
Ultotitii' il Itnptceahlic iar.it
i. hi i -"ltial Wvis-hi illchl-
nrlo the .s'ste una siiu.uleni. In Huron.i
p. r la ii,ile la ,uerin putrebbe iiuova
nicnte coip!ue el.i un lnoincnto all al
tro ii Cnnilllu ell e.Ue"r.' Alleatn ' ar
livnto ad una dei 'slon. con i.ui mezzl
ehe II populo lli'lesi lia elfoneali elite
preso le appueuzi dl pun pei realia
(Juesta .It cis'one la i-ompieiidire che II
nuovo mlnlstero inglose hlsogna livcda
lo schema pei li eli mohllllalone
ep,r e ssr- Ito '
I.indrH, Ij gennaio Commentando I
la conferenzi .11 veneidl' scorso tra 111
Piesldente Vllson ed 11 Presldente del
'onslgllo elel Mlnistrl itallanl. On. Or- i
lanelo, persone die hnnno contitto con la
"Mlsslone Italiana nvre-bbers dlchlarato
ln tl Pi lino Jllnlstro el'ltalla fu soi
1)1. so d. llattltudlrie del Presldente Wil
ton, "lo' 'cfnn.lej il .onispoiideiite da
l'ftr dfi Iall Jlnll '
11 corrisponclrt.te s.nvc t nc li Pitsl
deiile Wilson tu feimo i.el sun I llluto ell
, Icoiios. ere le i -pirazioin Italian, al di
In Trieste e Trento I, poto che II
Jllnlstra uallnno per gll alTuri csterl,
llarone l-ontiluo elom ind-t una mipor
tunte inrtc elella .osti dell. Dalninzia
olire I'lun.e, nicntic lonoievole Oiiando
saiilibo dlsiosto a daic la e-ostu .1. lit
Dalmazla per aveio asslmrato I'lume
13' statu rapportatn .he Wilson audio
ill questo punto f' rlialcltranlo
II corrlspondento seiive, inoltre
".Mrntre la tmgglnranza degll abitantl
dl Flume Fono itallanl, il jiorto o" un
nnturaln sbocco .1 mrio per gll slavl
austrl.ici i-l nice innitro che pocho
mlgllala dl Italian! In Flumo non lios
sono bll.itn i.iro i blsoi.nl Pr uno sbeicvo
eu' "m' " I'.iuoii en siavi hi dlclilara
son uon fara conslderaro the Flume
iMine porto linen neiii muni degll
Itsllanl potra in. outran. 1 blrogni del
Jugo-slavi dell Intcrno i
Mother-of'Pearl Dress Sets
'1 liese Jin- mot)ier-of-ptv.rl set with
grecn-Rold or platinum mountings
will please men of (l''.criminatinK
taste.
One ver fashionable et conist of
a pair of otal loose links, four vest
buttons and three shirt studs;
mother-of-pearl with Oriental pearl
center; handsomely (Migrated green
gold mountings $40.
S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
DIAMOND MEnCTrANTS JEWCleKItS SILVERSMITHS
" ' '' H : . -
JANUARY 16, 1919
H. GRASTY
of natural forces for lesiirlng European
equilibrium. Germany no longer pos
sesses organized military power on land
or sea. Tour nnd a half cars of war
have spent the military spirit In tho
Allied armies. Sheer exhaustion creates
a condition favorable for peace plans.
But It Is argued that the presence of
an unspent American army furnishes a
basis for Individual national hopes, am
bitions nnd demands, l.'uropean coun
tries are tempted to count American mil
itary strength as a part of their stock
In trade and may be drawn Into enter
prises not properly part of tho work of
establishing peace. From the American
soldiers' viewpoint th war Is over, nnd
they do not seo why they should bo held
heio whllo statesmanship dilly-dallies
with peace details.
Tho sentiment of tho soldiers is shared
In other American circles lure. It la
widely believed that If It was determined
nnd announced that the American army
would be sent homo Just as rapidly ns
transportation could be provided It would
clear the atmosphere and speed up peace
proceedings
I'rom slc to ten months aro required
to transport nil the troops, which would
.
Italian Peasants Club Together
With Last Snings to Show
Gratitude
Special Cable tn A i oninu Public I ,J,r
I't-iiai L,auie in hieninn I uoiic lyiuger
Copurtoht, 1910, bu the V. 1. rimes Co.
Home, Jan. It. Setnour Untitle), of
New ork, has been the principal figure
In
a pathetic ceremony which has jutt
taken place Halkle belongs to the
American Red Cross and has done splen-
,,'V , , r" HP
I work at the Italian front, lellcvlng'
and comfort.,, the Inhabitants of vll-
!l'!!r-"',,'a " M"
. .
bardments
Amerlcins to cntci ruined i ongellano
'lie took food and vara clothes to the
Inhabitant who hud suffeied all kinds
of hardship under tho Austrian tule
What was left of the pupulutlon of Con-
geliani), mosth peasants, wished to c
press In tangible form their gintitude
to this American who had elune so much
i to help them
ft" ""' logemei. eacn i.nngmg a
(ima" rr'nB. toln,',5'
gold medal foi
I"1 s",l,",u" ,u
Rnlkley to show theii
deep gratitude Women came up with
their list savings. salng the were glad
to give them 'Ha saved ni small
child from dlng of hunger,' said one
Anothei explained, "My old mother was
hvlrlddcn Ho jiersoually camo and
give her bl inkets mid food"
Ralklev- in lt-ceivlng the glfi, was
visihlv moved ns he ilellveicd a short
speech of thanks to the ciov il which
surrounded him
REDS ENDANGER AUSTRIA
.
-gm; pi-? uio for
1 OlltlCdl Action
ff ;rPl,,ys ... i , ..;,. ..;,;... r.;
-toiling node Ledge
-WJrtoht ;ij by VubUc l.edatr Co.
n'"' "' 1" u"'c' l
(ienrTii, Jan iff Although political
developments i-i iiie states which for
merly composed the euipli. ot the Haps
burgs reem peaceful ennu,li In compari
son with the oil, I .-i.il.s ot Bolshevist
frenv In ..eitaaii there i.ic cdtni'i
slf,ns tin. ti sioini is n'so breaking i
(i. iiii.in-u.iiu Hungaiv and oven Bo
hemia It is a vt-i significant oiuptoin that
attempts aie at present being made b
the extreme hoc! illst elements In Buda
pest, Vienna and Praguo to effect an i
arrangement between Hungarian, (Jer-man-Austilan
and Bohemian Socialist
paitles with a Mow to Joint political
action
laipli'li Miners Inrreae Demands
I niielon, Jan If, The Southport
,'lnrK' l'e de ration which elemandeel on
Ueilnesdav that the llov eminent de
mobilize ml miners In the annv, also
el. Willi! i a majorlt of n'oie than two
to one to ele-nnnd nn aelvance of 5.1 per
rt vol pr.sfiit wages othr t than war
wages
OVER THREE THOUSAND
GIRLS AND WOMEN
hue been placid t us ir
pjsltlona paving
I rom $12 to $3.r lcr Week
-tpc( ! tl r In ti prtf-jelnn th tt h b
,. i cHtabllsh'! nnd nnlp jirnftt tbU it
iur ihaln of nchooln the onl onen of
their klntl Inm-ctlon of lh equipment
nlone will repi jou for a In It ioti
ji ct to cuter but mv or to nam
t uuur tarmig caput uv oi r n tia ct it ill
r. h tmtuablc to "'
1m IJvrnUiR nnu (.uriehpuiiurnio Courses
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF FILING
910 Catitnut Street
Ilraiuhes Nvv York Huston rii.ideo
WORLD LEAGUE
HEADS PROGRAM
Priority Assured Wilson's
Plan to Block Wars in
Future
ADDRESS BY POINCARE
French President Will Open
Plenary Sessions of Con
ference Saturday
By ERNEST MARSHALL
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Corurtoht, 191), bv the .V, V, r(me Co,
rnrlo, Jan. 10. President Polncaro
will deliver on Saturday next a speech
declaring tlio preliminary and plenary
sessions of the Pence Conferenco be
tween the associated' powers opened.
Immediately nfter tho French President's
Inaugural address, which Is expected to
tako tho form of a welcome to tho as
sembled delegates nnd aspirations that
their labors will result In practical frui
tion of the hopes with which tho world
Is looking to tho meetings In Paris,
there will be n declaration of the prin
ciples by which tho congress will be
gu'cien.
In the forefront of thee will be a
resolution which will be submitted to
! the delegates to tho effect tint one
of the baslii principles on which the
futuro of the world will be safeguarded
Is embodied In tho ldcn of a league of
nations It will be submitted that pro
posals for a practical scheme for the
working out of the league of nations bo
referred to a grand comm'sslon, which
?"'. "!uf0"Vr?r"rIli Slt?
i mice of the chief delegates of the as
boelnted powers
That the league of nations will be
placed at (lie hcid of the program of
me conference Ins-ures pr'orlty of at
lmtio" ?'"" tne '"Ports of tho various
commissions aro returned lo the con-
fcrencc
Principles Ilrondh Drawn
The idea which obtains at present.
'f",at. "e ,"f'c""aVon or PrlnclploB to
form siial he broadl drawn, so ns not
to provoke discussion at tho outset. Then
h ??l
'"'
Vudy'
iV
ral commissions appointed bv
ilous countries will get to work
together half a dozen or moie
most Important suggestions which
have been made for the practical reali
zation of the Idoil of the league fios
r'P says that President U llson has n
si heme of his own, but up to tho pros
ent Amer'ca's icpresentatlve at what
ma he called the- league of natlon'.s
board Ins not been announced
Lend Robert Cecil is Britain s l epic-
ll Beginning Tomorrow ll
at Nine O'clock ll
A SALE of MEN'S 1
II Great Coats. Ulsterettes, II
Great Coats, Ulsterettes,
Dress Overcoats, Sack
Suits and Evening Clothes
from the Kirschbaum shops
28.50, 30.00, 32.50 formerly now $22.50
33.50, 35.00, 38.50 formerly now $27.50
40.00, 42.50, 45.00 formerly new $33.50
47.50, 50.00, 55.00 formerly now $42.50
60.00, 65.00, 75.00 fbrmetly now $52.50
Evening Clothes now $35.00 and $40.00
Full Dress Waistcoats, formerly
$6.00 lo $12.00 now half-price
'J'WO facts distinguish this
event from the ordinary
clothing sale. First, the gen
uineness of quality in these
Kirschbaum suits and over
coats the fine all-wool fabrics,
the high character of the
tailoring and finish. Second,
the genuineness of the R. &
F. reductions which, together
with the original prices, are
actually as stated above.
A rare opportunity for men now
changing from khaki to mufti
REIEFi
1204 CHESTNUT ST.
11 SOUTH 15th ST.
sentallve, and Irfon Bourfeola wilt rep
resent Franco. Clemenceau's Ideas In
regard to the league wero explained by
himself In tho Chamber of Deputies,
and his selection of Bourgeois has been
the subject of some criticism on ground
that It was purely governmental. How
ever, (he samo criticism might be. ap
plied to the nppolntment of Lord Robert
Cecil, and tho common belief la that
both Cecil nnd Bourgeois are heartily In
smpathy with the idea and that the
best efforts of both will be devoted to
nhlaln Its practical realization. Bour
geois Is not only one of the elder states
men of France, but, ns president of tho
French association for n league of na
tions, he represents a committee Includ
ing other former Premiers and For
eign Secretaries of the French Republic
Rlbot. Barthou, Brland, Doumergucs,
Hanotaux. Palnleve and Vlvlanl, ana
other publlo men of such different lows
ns Jules Cambon, Hanotaux, Albert
Thomas and Sembat,
On the British Bide, Lord Robert Cecil
will have tho direct assistance of Gen
eral SmutB, who Is now In Paris and
has drawn up a scheme for a league
which, owing to the mismanagement of
his publishers, has hardly received all
the attention it deserves
Hark Wilson Plan
President Wilson's ndvocacy of the
league has been so cardinally the prln
clplo of his policy that no doubt Is felt
that whoever may be appointed as
America's representatives on the league,
of nations commission will do the ut
most to further any practical method of
carrlng out tho President's ideals.
In fact, the basis upon which the
league proposals will be worked out will
be found In the President's fourteen
points Arbitration or mediation will
be ono of tho first principles of the
league, and the judicial possibilities of
making aibltration or mediation obliga
tory through permanent Institutions will
probably bo found to hac been worked
out In detail by Dr. Jnmes Brown Scott,
of the Law Department at Washing
ton. The question of limitation of arma
ments will bo ono of the crucial dif
ficulties In the formation of the league,
for, although the lifting of this burden
from tho world Is one of tho chief de
siderata of all, tho Iews as to where
tho margin of safety lies differ consid
erably, ihe French position in regard
to the dangers to be feared fiom an un
regenerated (lermany, nnd the British
Mew of the future possibilities of a men
ace to the Imperial communications by
FCa, nta5 be Instanced
Finer Flavored
and Softer Than
Any Other
Similar Beverage
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GINGER ALE
lllade from distilled
uatcr only)
old Ht flood Orocers
nnd Drugglals
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