Tjjf .. ' iST) Aitio ",-,vf 1 ' i- 7"Vf V ' 7Vrf:ft' w1'"""? -3 7T"S c- 'J laienma public Bleb get THE WEATHEk . i'lPahingtott, Jan, 18, Rain today; EXTRA ondy tomorrow. TEMrr.R vrtinn at n,cn nom o lio in in I ii i ; a I 4 i 61 1 J I I I I I I I I V. NO. 108 Publlibtd Dally KxrM PiimlKy, a..t...iin ti.t.- id . i,u tt.it PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919 Entered BtconJ Clnm Matter at th PntonV. t Philadelphia, Pa. Under the Art of March 8 1Sj PRICE TWO CENTS uopyruni, 1010. by Public ldrer Company. m NERVOUS SLAYING OF ADICAL CHIEFS of Luxembourg and jknecht Deaths Causes it -n r r..::.i.. If rear 01 ixcni isuis NDEMNED BY PRESS Lynch Law," Says Vossischc Zcitung? Protesting Courts Should Have Been Called on Hy LEONARD fcl'HAY tt'irelcii to Ki cuing Public Ledger Corlrtoht, 111 bu Public I.rdotr Co, anil A cm lor 7 line Co Kotlcnlmu, Jnn 18 News nnd com ment from Horlln makes the fuel star tllngly clear that the announcement of the death of Llehkneclit and ltosn Lux emburg, thouKh heard with satisfaction by a feu of their bitten st opponents, has been retched b the public generall) with emotions In whlih horror and fear predominate, horror at the circumstances and frar of the possible consequences. Tht' tlty Is described todn ni being ; 111 tlio same statt of nervous tension as 1 It was on the ce of the Bolshevist up I rising, when every one fill that civil wnr was In the atmosphere IS Rightly or wrongly, the people dread Plpst the lillllnir of their two leaders will lyjlrlvo the S'pirtacans to desperate deeds -'. m,.l l. , ... It,...!.. I.,.,, ropi rociiKf tins is ne mi nuc-ij, nun KJicr, to be- tlio case In Iterlln Itself as In Eolher plates, where the revolutionists jhave the temporary power In their hinds but In any event It Is believed tb it even If tlio extremists fcil thenirelvcs not strong tnough to attempt new deeds of violence In Berlin there will be a fresh outbreak of strikes Inspired by fierce Indignation among tht" classes out side, the ranks of the Spirtncans at the circumstances under which I.lebUnecht nnd Rosa Luxemburg were done to death. C Tho whole Liberal press condemns th deed, and even the Vosslscho Zeltung declares: "Xothlng can Justify this cxcrclso of ljnch law, even against the authors of the recent regrettable events In the, name, of humanity we protest against It. It should hive been left lo a court of justlco to make, them harm less for tho future and la caso of a judgment, such a court would not hive left out of account thit Lltbknttht was an Idealist, even though ho believed that his mission could only bo achlcvtd 1 liolencc.'- Die Frelhclt, tho organ of the In-de-penile-nt .Socialists, liakt a short but bitterly worded comment. It miss: 'This Is tho fruit of the policy of force of Kbert, Scheldem inn and Landsberg, the fruit of the ruthless Incitement by tho Vorwnerts and Its bourgeois auxil iaries It Is tho work of Noske, Gov ernor of Ilerlln, and his inmm.inder-lii-chief, Helnlmrd, the new War Minister, Tho blood be upon, them. 1 he Certain proletariat will pass Judgment upon them " Tho Uerllner Tageblatt writes of Hosa Luxemburg. "hho was undoubtedly a much stronger tharacter than Lltbknecht Sbo was tl e tnaracter tiian i.iti.knecm mio was ti e wumU(I ,, stk KMers, which was real 'man' In the hpartac.in movement 'authorized bv an ordinance- that pistil By her cxtraordlmry Intelllgenco and Councils on 'I lunsdaj, b is been nppiov energy she dominated her comrades and cd bv City Solicitor Connelly and for somctlmcs ono had tho Impression that , warded to Washington to receive the Llebknecht was almost childishly sub-i signature of Hecrttar) Hake r. The- rental ,' , , v, I consideration Is $1 a jear ject to ncr. ,,, In antlclp itlon of the action bv Coun. ' fundamentally slo may be compared 1 cKt worKnull ,ne i,ccn cnKng,,i for to the Husslan MMllst tpe .ot even. M.,,rai ,i,,s m improving the two wings her strongest opponents can deny that! for hospital purposes Tho Interior and Bho was sincere In her desire to help the exterior of the buildings have been n nnor nnd onnrcssed. but her hatred was I Painted, several bith tubs and shower boUndlcss, and she worked pisslonitely --. . . . . ..ll.ltl.a,. ana wnn every ieeuuuiB me-ans to un dermine and destroy the existing social system " MEDICINE AIDED BY WAR Science Greatly Advanced, Says Dr. 'ini?, New Head of Club Tho Medical Club of Philadelphia b night In tho Bellevue-btratford elcctetl the following officers: G, Oram Ring, president; Barton C Hirst, first vice president; Henry Beattes, second vice president; William S. Wray, secretary; Lewis II. Adler, Jr. treasurer; 12 13 Montgomery, governor; w ( T,..l. It'lltln... 1 lIl.K J. AorrailCH IVUKIi, tinniii i.. iv. f Howard A Sutton, Levi J. Hammond 3nd William M. Sweet, directors. 5W' Medical discoveries that may revolu tionize tho tieatment or disease nro ex iectcd to result from tho battles over- Seas, according to Doctor King When Jfiedlcal men return from abroad, ho 7ild, they will bring with them u wealth tit experience they could never have Jioped to get In a lifetime of normal rnciice. j'aruc-uiariy in uriiiopeuic ork and in facial surgery aro results be expected. ART COLLECTION SOLD ("icturo by Sciirejer Disposed of for $5500 s-jvr York, Jan. 18 In the sale last tht In the Hotel riaza of paintings Sleeted by tho late John W, Sterling, (o honors of tho occasion went to a fcturo by Adolph Schrevor, which sold i Clapp & firaham for J&GOO, the lead- PC figure of the auction. The picture ortrayeel a groun of Arabian horse- nen, compastly designed and richly olored. A striking picture of Venice by Zlem old to Miss II. H. Lorcnz. agent, for 12500, and tho Holland galleries gave is: ror an attractive small picture of Ulnore castle oy oasen. Tho sale, blch was under the auspices or tns nerlcan Art Association, was con- cted by Mr. Klrby. The total recelveel for Mr. Kterllnt-'. Hlectlon was $25,420. LT. WIDENER HOME SOON delplila Oflieer Sails Due to Ar- rive Next Week none Pliiladelphlans homeward on the transport Georgo Wash- now en rojto from Krnnce. Is nanf T. A II. Wldener. .2d. son ph 13 Wldener, of Ulklns Park, (grandson or the lata,!', A. B. i 01 enant Wldener enlisted when Buntry entered tho war and has vlth the American expeditionary overseas for nineteen months. Hends plan a celebration for him lo arrives In Philadelphia. REPORTED DEAD, SOLDIER WALKS IN ON PARENTS Corporal Francis J. Aitkin Stir priecs Relative- Captain Page's Return Surprises Wife Corporal Francis J Aitkin. t!005 King scsslng avenue, returned homo without announcing that he was on bis way Ills parents h id thought him either killed or missing He h id been officially re ported missing nnd a friend In the arm) In Trance wrote th it he wns killed Wounfd In tic chest and gassid and then woundtd again, Aitkin passed inrnuKii some tlirllllng experiences ilolng down to the piers In New York with n friend whose husband was ex Iwetetl to riturn from trance, Mrs I3d ward Croi'ler Page, Twcnt) second ntm Walnut struts, wns surprised to see her own husbind, Captain l'agi', walk down the gang pi ink Mie was nccotnpin) Ing Mrs Joseph Walker, 3d, and linil no In. tlmatlon that Captain Pago was return Ing so soon. WAR RELIEF WORK TO GO ON t Knicrficiu-y Aid Will Continue It Branch Activities Abroad Tint there Is to be little or no let-up In the activities of the Tmergcncy Aid was made known jistcrday at a meeting of the exetutlvo boird and chairmen of the various committees nnd branches affiliated with this big war and home relief nrgnnlritlrn at the geiur.il head quarters, 1428 Walnut street With one or two i ve-cntlnns, the different, in 'it men rtportetr th it they wouM continue their war and gcniral nllef work for an Indefinite p rlod He ids of Held in. Trench, Itnllin and British committees said thai the ned for relief In those countries would In urgent for manv months In most In stances the women attending the meet lug 5esterda slid that they would not only continue tbclr relief work for the i Allied nations, but would also keep up their forces together In order that they may bo prepared for all emergencies DRY U. S. SURPRISES EUROPE lrcat lirit.llll bees Its (Jvvtl Policy Decided by Results Here .. . , ,, ,. . ,, , .. , , SpectalCablc to Ia enwg Public Ledger 'olr'ffif. mil hy thr V V Timrs (o I.tiiiiluii, Jail 18 The Dall Chronicle sivs "America's decision tint the whole fnited Mates shall 1,0 Mr' is Indeed a poitend for us all In the wine glowing countries of the continent the in w policy will prnbiblv be reielvcd with some thing like lmrtdullt. In (rent lirltaln, on the other band, It can. not but bu s.mp ithetliall and an- iously watched and all pirtlis will nil lze that In the- long run Its success or 'fiillnrn illl ,li, .111,, lint unli tlin Aim rl. mn policy glo-Saon ' on this subject but the An- NAVY BARRACKS QUARANTINED Slight Smallpox Outbreak at Cape May Not Serious The naval e- titer at Wlssablckon Hir raeks, Cape May, X. J, Is quarantined for an Indellnlte pi rlod because of a slight outbrenk of vm illpox. There Is no dang-r of the outbreak assuming the proportions of an epidemic-, the authori ties sas. the men stntioned at tho base will be held In quarantine for a pe rlod of at Jeast three weeks liurlng that time t lit v mav receive null, but will be pro hibited from sending It. The last let ters left the birracks Thursday HOSPITAL LEASE READY Contrail Letting Government U?e It Sent lo War Secretary 'I be Iiaso of two wings of the Phil i delphl i fletreral Hospital to the govern ment for tlio eare and treatment of baths and other eiiuipment have been Installed and other Improvements madelt by tho government at a cost of more than $100,000 Reformed Church Jubilee Plans Tho -Reformed Church In tho fnited' States will observe the twenty-fifth an niversary of the formal organization of Its Sunday school work, under the lead ership ot tho Hev. Itufus W. Miller, sec retary, and Mist InciimUfnt of tho olllce, by an afternoon couferenic on "An Edu cational and Patriotic Campaign for Home, Country and llrotherhood" and an elaborate evening servlco In Christ Iteformtd Church, lirceii street below Sixteenth, on Thursda), January 30. Memorial for Soldier Hero Memorial services for William T. New- man, who tiled In France on uctoocr -a. will ho held In tho Fifth Moravian r.l,i,.tlt Osriiiintnun nepnim nlinea D.lll nhla street, tomorrow evening. . - TROOP SHIP WAS DIVERTED TO SA VE TIME, SA YS BAKER 1 , i, -i !-. it i ti . I 1 JKr Secretary Assumes full Kesponsibiltty for Urilcrmg llavcrjortl to New York Instead of Philadelphia-American Line Agent Thinks Little of Argument n Secretary of War Baker has assumed responsibility for the sudden, disappoint ing shift to New York ot the liner Haverford, laden with I'enns)lvanla troops Tho ship sailed Wednesday from Brest, with this city as Its original port of destination. Secretary of lho Navy Daniels and his law-enforcing officer here. Lieutenant Colonel Hatch, deny that tho vice sit uation caused the change, Said Secretary Baker. ' Tho change was made for practical puroses, Tho ship can bo loaded and sent out again In less time at New York than at Philadelphia. It is desirable to speed up tho movement of troops from Lurope," Said Secretary Daniels: "The first thing I knew about It was when some one called mo on tho phone. I had nothing to do with It and nover discussed tho matter with Secretary Baker. Tho vice situation In Phlladel phlo, I am sure, had nothing to do with the change." Said Lieutenant Colonel Hatch- 'Tho Ha-rorford was not diverted to Now York through any effort of mine. In fact, I recommended to Secretary Daniels that Philadelphia be made a port of debarkation. I have receded assurances from Secretary Djinlela that URGES WILSON LEAD WORLD FIGHT IN OPEN Pulitzer Calls on President to Break Peace Conference Precedents ami Take His Cause Direct to People 11) CHAM.KS II Special Cable to hhening Public Ledger Copyright, 1919, bu the ,V 1 Timtit to I'arls, Jan. IS Halph Pulitzer, pub Usher of the New York Win Id, who Is lcavtug for New York todiv, lias given me the following statement ' Tod iv, on the eve of the I'ntce Conference, the Allied (Jovernments ino suffering nil the vicissitudes of h tory. The solidnilt) of u common Uin I gcr Ins dep.irliii. t Tho Joint Instinct of sivr picsoiv.i. tion Ins given pi ice to conflicting alms of self-nggrandlrement The vanities cupldltlos and pugnacities which mas I qucrndo as national nsplt.itlons,- are seething beneath the serenity of the Qual dOrsay. "If the renco Conference Is allow td to remain, -a conference betvvien gov oriimentH Instead of between peoples it is apt to uogeueinto into a satin nnliii of statesminshlp which vvllllwhlih Willi one nuallllcatlon weie the clown a war to end war with a pcaie to end lx.ue "Time forces are laboring for such a sinister peace" (1) The bouibonlsm of politic! ins, Instinctive or oppoi, tiinlst, tdivlng for niHaiiocnn nt on tin chauvinism of the people: (2) The in i I terlallsm of Indiistrlil and lommenlil nl1D n ttttciti II ,k- ti, tlin 1,llwll,o ..,n ..,,.,..... ... ...- classes: (1) The militarism of pio.es. sloml soldleis uppenllng to prldu m fc.i- of Impcilallsm and Jlngois. Three Torres of lllght , "Portunatelj theie lire aKo thne forc-(s vvhlih, If pioperlv umiI, will tend povverfullv to piotut the wot Id tt r,Y l,,1i (I 'llnlWl' Pll V tlt.t 111 The Iniutlcutate masses of the nations "'"'v hunts' desire Is the pei petti i tlou of peuennd who phut such pen e nhovo the most mlllliiit teilinlcil DIRECT PRIMARY REPEAL PLANNED Republicans in Legislature Also Would Kill Non partisan Judiciary Act I MAY PROHIBIT FUSION, Iiepubllcan State leaders pi in to kill the htato direct primary liw and the nonpirtlsan judiciary net. A return to the old convention ss tem of iiomlnatlnc candidate h fur State otllces and the iirtls.tn method of elett- the Judges will he provided In a hill or bills which are lo be Introduced In lhartl Club In the Ilellevue-stratford tho Striate by T I.irry Ujre. of West Admiral Majo dt-e'.irtd that ( If the Chester. j lT,11,l1 States had spuit a few million The prlmarv law and the nonpnitlsiii "ollars before the war billions would Judlcliry act were put through the skv I "'' 'i'" saved In the war Ho added clal session of the L gisl Hum In Iinis, . " it It a few hundrid millions hid beta following the upheaval of lini , spent theie. would not have been nn Consideriblo diss itlsfaetlon has betu."'ir manifested ovtr both ninsuies 'I lie I "Arinlstleo dots not spell pc lee," s ibl prhnar wis txpectul to tllmlnite the Aumlrnl .Majo ' If this great war e nils evil of bosses' slating tandldalis for, without tlltlk ultles fo'lowlng it will In State nfllin and the uonp irtlsmi net was' dlffert nt fieun an otlier wai Wt mav counteil upon to take the elittbui ofiited our Ii ittli shins at anv time '1 he Judges out of the hands of pirty or ginlzatlons . .1. V... ...!. ..m .1.11.... t.i.. .,..11- ,11 till' I'll fill,,!', l-llllHil, l.ll, Hint. - dates, supported b the llepublU.ins, wero elttteq to tne supremo nun, ai- al though the State Constitution ileirlv provides lor inuu'rii-. r l'11 ' nluu " w nen two or more mt'iiu-ers in mi r-n-nremo Court are to be elected at the. - amo time, by specif) Ing that each voter can vole for only one cannldate Tho State liar Assoc! itlon net nil) adopted resolutions asking the repeal of tho nonpirtlsin act. ' "ul " """"V "" """,' '," tlio two measures win " pnnuim in ono bill or two In whatever foi in the nuasuro Is Introduicd, It will beconio a pirt of tlio Iltpublltan bglslatlve pro grom and will rteelve the support of both faction i of the regular organiza tion. Any opposition will have to be waged b) the Indi pendents The passage of the two iict In 1001! was duo to a desire on tho part of part) leaders to appease the Independents throughout the stnte i K is also un.ierstooti uiai an inwr vviu no maue 10 aounru mr ihimul nonpartisan act under which Ihe nuiii- I I Continued on l-uze fwii. Culiiinn Four my part In the Philadelphia vice con trovcrscy had nothing to do with the change In plans." r. K '"toung, local manager of the International Mercantile Marine Com pany, which owns the Havirford, puis tho Issuo squarely up to Secretary ISaker. Tho War Secretary's assignment of "practical purposes" for shifting the Haverford'a course Is not favored by Mr. Young This port, he t-ald, has ex cellent facilities for handling tho troops "We cannot understand why the War Department states that returning troops cannot bo handled at tho port of Phil adelphia," declared Mr, Young. "It Is self-evident that troops can bo handled here and should be handled here. "At tho A mei lean lino pier at the foot of Washington avenue thousands of outward-bound troops have been handled with perfect satisfaction. In addition, new arrangements hive been made nt the Washington avenuo pier for handling returning men, Wo have, no hesitation In saying that the pier Is In every way adapted for the purpose " Philadelphia business organisations, through direct communication and through Philadelphia members of Con gress, are bringing pressure on Secre tary Baker In art effort to have lho dl version order rescinded. Plans for welcoming the Sloo men aboard the Haverford were rapidly as- Continued on Tate Four. Column Two UKASTY tiltimpliH qf their statesmen: (2) the1 liberal anil thoughtful minds of tin-so nations, among whom nppeir to be a mlnorltv of their statesmen vvhii have otitgiown the discredit! d old tricks of tiiido-baluuo W povvei. strategic frontleis punitive Indt nuiities, cio nomle Isolation and who wish In sub stltttte tin- confessed oxpitlment of a I. if-ti. ,t ,,!illrt,iu unit iltn Mlllllliltt (,,,, dotalUil settli incuts of pence in u liberal ami prngrisslvo spirit In li.u- tmmv with such a h igm-, (1) I'm side lit Wilson, whoso mm til Initiative- and mnlerlnl dlslntrestedni vs mike him tho accepted leadet and mouthpiece of the In irllctllate misses utid the 1 illv Ing point of liberal minds of all iniin tt les. 'Without national linltv It m ems ' sife to nssert that, Ini king the poten i tlalltv of l'Msldtnt Wilson's phvslial prestnii- lien- his fouitnn points b isi s of the ii mlstli e. atcented liv tin Allies would not lwvo the i Inotist i h line of surviving obllti latlim ni at least mutilation nt the hinds of tin elder stateMiien of the (onfeicnce anil thn war whl h began with one sci ip of papei, would hive ended with foul tf en I'oitunatelv, Pieslilcnt INon Is . ii.i....' ...!. .'.' "''- '','" ',',''' " ",' " peoples of the Aims nun P niiiiiim i.-n'i imong the statesnien of some of Hum his been will pel formed 11i.11i-1.ih n VVINuii tli 'He his too, an uncongenial but powerful nllv In the growing meniue rf tiol-luvlsni This inen.ue seems lll.tlv to introduie among the llled st itcnien the relnti grating factoi of a common fi ir whlih tin prostration of (lir- ontlniieil tin l'ice lour. ( nliimn llirce MAYO SEES NEED OF ALERT NAVY Admiral Tells Poor Rich ard Diners U. S. Must Keep Prepared ARMISTICE ISN'T PEACE must keep III a The United htalcs const Hit stab' of prepuedn.ss until all possibility of a rcsumpt'im of bostlll ties Is pist, nccordlng to Admiral T .Majo, loniinaniler-ln-chlcf of the Allan " "cot ,Ic siu)ke.lai.t franklin birthday dlnne I Idei that the oul thing to tin now is lo get the- biijs batk quickly Is all .. 1-IM, ' UlkMt, Ailmlra Ma-, n, the spcakci (i n,, tlliiin r w.ie -injur Kiiier.ii iicorge iiirnttt, eoui ni tnd.int of the United statis in irlm corps, C.ijit ilu Willi mi I Ilarrlgui, of the Si VtntV-Si-Vtlltll Division. -Sew -link. son of tin I no IMw.ml llarrlitin coiiiiillin and song writer, the- ICev W W.urtn Cll, s, t,f i:.ist Drange N .1 . Colonel 13 Coki, I). S O, Jl C, llrll Isli einbass), Washington, I, P K tllff. rov, it presenting the Ilelglan mlllliii) illusion ; t.li uttnaut Ctsare .MIiiiu, Itpresint.itlvo of the Preneh conuuls slou, Lleiittnant Kivlde Connautlnl, ir the Itojal Itall in armv, and (ieorgn r liss, tb,. llngll ), actor Ilk haul A oil), pit situ nt of tho club, wag toast I '"'" "" master LUgai 1 Smith, provost of I'lilverhlt) of Penns.vlvania. mo- nriitii, ,1 tin Im,,. ,l,. . l.i. i. . ...i-.i with .V to. st to I-rankiin ... "IT""' ,,,., .,, i. r,,irill Atliuiral .Main dubbed as uarroiv minded' the leinnrks of a intinbei ot , Cniigrcss that "prtpartilness Is being urgt-d b) naval olllcers for tin Ii own ad mm, itii'iii nt e-riucizftl Ulose w no aie urging dimiantlnnent of the Meets Sl-COMiI Cll.lllllier Applaillli delV -i and pr.ilstd the work of the men who ....,, Tn.ii.il,,.. ,, Prn.l.lnni I hid to remain at boom l trnln ,, crilHlPIlt H IllMtiltlOIl to I rCslllPIlt tlglltllS 'It Is Iniposslblo to send everv per son loirte now ami sdll ilo tho regular work of tho navy," said tho Ailiuli.il 1 "Battleships are being ufciI as trans prts and it takes a largo portion or the !XZXX ' 'Wo do not knuw when thes., battle- I ships might be needed for other purposes. ami tne use or tne men in transport sen lie hub against the teamwork of ln dividual units of tho nav.v, whlcl Is so necessary fr Us success In time of hos tility" ' I think we all agtee now that had America spent a few millions before tho war for preparedness she would noil have had to spend many billions In win, and had she spent a fiw hundred mil- linns lhpr,e Mould tint line, lippn line, inr ' I have no pillcmo now with these men who, llko a Congressman the other da) on tho Naval Affairs Committee, dismiss tho needs of tho navy with tho state- ment that tho naval ollkers aro only seeking an Increased navy for their own advancement ' Ilarnrll l'rubtes 3-tiii) General Harnett praised tho navy for getting 2,000.001) men to Franco quickly, and told how advertising aided la recruiting the mnrino corps to Its high state of elllclency, "Wo told ever) body," ho said, "that our corps vva Just a little better than any other branch of the service. Per haps that was so and perhaps It wasn't But wo gathered together tho finest bunch of recruits ever seen In tho world " General Harnett declared also that Poor Itlchard had won tho war, "Advertising methods brought to gether more than 60,000 men In the ma rine corps qualified to undertake any tc.sk and Imbued with the spirit that Continued on I'm ltur. Column Ino SEES NO REAL PUBLICITY AT PARIS PARLEY Gilbert Experts Little News of DiM'iiSbioiih in Con ferences) I isvimtv rOVI'N'AN'IS" Ul IM UIL1VUM3 SECRETLY ARRIVED AT I' re-s iikciy win m aminiivu When oNthing Vital Is Scheduled ' SOl'NDS LIKE WILSON Lmxmiu Oflieer Sah Agree ment Was Salisf.ietory In the I'resio'ent It (.LliSToN W. CH.HKKT stiin" I irrriillilelil nf Hie livening Pub. lie I edeer tt It the I'rni e llclc- kiilleli In I iirnpe Iv .s'nifi'a Cable I urlulit 1111 lPn(i l,i'lllir Co Paris. Jan. 18. If President Wil son really meant "Open covenants openly airiveil at," lie has sustained: his fust Kieat defeat in the Peace tin- liolsiuvikl with the aimed fones Prlrlf, .,, i of all the Allies, In othei vvoids Inter- iconic 1 1 nee. vtntlon Si i ond. tint of having the As summaiircil by a member of i-isiieviU come to tin- Pcm- Confei. tho Americnn press, the publicity t nee to state their use through dele aKiecment just ntlopteil by tho con-, K",.',71, lsl ,,,, Mpms , ,mo Kom, fetencu means open covenants, but into the Intel n.itloml dlscud, Amu- not openly arrived nt. That nRi ce ment is described l the liaison of ficial who is uo-bctvvcen for tho Amctican delegates and the United SUitcs press repicscntatives as unan imously adopted and satisfactoiy to i President Wilson. This aciccmcnt amounts to a cer tain deirrcp of concession, but the K.iK rule, oiicinally adopted, stiovcj to accompli!,h Ki cater secrecy than, ever achieved in any peace confer ence of the past. Tho old diplomats , alvva- talked to journalists whom , they trusted. I rm, .,., rnirm,lini tlllblieilv ,,.,.', i. ,t, i,r r ,v, ngi:nn, iliiuiee:ii e, "iw ,n-i- ui v..w ...,.w..u in the conference amounts to a de fense of tho policy of secrecy. It 1 -HI HIM a-tiHUI - - 1 t night ftrt3tntif,'fol'rvo,l'iy-"t10 c"ccslrmtj)tii' r of li Poor nt sonVe mcctinRs the press repre sentatives, three from America, it is j understood, may be ptcscnt. What this amounts to depends upon how many mectinRs will be held in the open and how many in executive ses sion. There is certainly no inclination disclosed to alTotd any real pul licity. The journalists are likely to lie invited in on flats when nothinp; is to happen. Nothing wns said in the. statement about endinp; the ccn- sorBhip, thouirh that is the Kieatest olistacle to the peoples of the vvotld knowtne; the tiuth nbout the confei- ence. The statement bears marks of President Wilson's authort'hip. The number of press representa tives to be admitted seems to be- dic tated by the fact that theie arc tin co American press absociations 1 ll..t rt. . n.nnnils ll.ltll flln tllim. lltlil v...... v ber President Wilson has taken with him on hh travels. C' Thn nitriimonr in the .statement follows the line of Piesident Wll- 1 t. .. a ..l On....tn Hah .I. ROUS urKUiuuiic wncn ounitiui uutuu nrnnnwl nnen session tlurinir the t.eaty-makinB by the Senate. The nKitation for leal publicity is I likely to ko on. DUTCH HOPE TO SEE WILSON II irelcss to Enning Public Ledger l oiwrtvht 1919 hi Public l.nlair la, nml V(U 1 ork mi t t o , rim II near. Jau ll lho Idea that there Is still a posslbllitj of resident Wilson coming to the Vt-tliorl mds ap- pears to ho prevalent In many nuaiters , In splto of tho President's answer that he did not know If ho would huvo time to come, tho second chamber todii) ap plauded tho government's Invltntlori to Presld-Mit Wilson anitu great enthu siasm The president or tho chamber stated tint It would he considered a great honor for the country should Mr Wilson bo able to come This Btntement also was greeted with i,i ,.,,i.,nsn. iiiioucli the revolution ary Socialist, W)nkoop, Interrupted the speaker and wished to bulge a protest, sajlng ho could not take part In tlio 'demonstration In favor or ino invitation I lie was Infonntd that no discussion could bo opened on tho question W);i. koop, howevir, again Ins sled that he wished to open such 4 discussion The motion was not carried, however. NEW SERUM IS STOLEN New York Doctor lilames Man Posing ai Patient eiv 1nrk. Jan 18 Dr Thomas W" I3dgar, 7GG West 13nd avenue, yesterdav reported tho mvsterloiis theft of ten vials of serum from his home and the disappearance at tho same tlmo of the history of tho serum that he has used In combatlng.dlabetes. Doctor 13dgar be. lleves the thief Is a pathologist. The serum, which Doctor I'd gar told detectives he perfected recently after four years of work, was tal'en from his desk by a man wno posed as u patient, PEACE CONGRESS WILL BEGIN SESSIONS TODAY; PRESS WINS ADMISSION Peace Conference May Listen to Bolshevists Britain's Plan Likely to Be Supported by America and Japan France and Italy Opposed , It CHAIU.KS .Vein Cable to l.tetiing Public I.idgerh.i t ni iritiht, il'i. hv tt r 1 Tim, i Co Paris, .Ian IS It seems most prolv able this afternoon, on the eve of the opining of the Penc- Conference that uflii I'm side nt Point lie's spteeh ami othti in name ntat beginnings the tlrst iial bif-lniss t.ikt u up will be th it of Iti1siivl-m In Itussli .nut tlsewlure In lluiope, i.itliu than the tiuevtlou of the le iglle of nations as oilgluallv pi nun d This for the s inn- icason tint If the house otl have got to live In foi some time to lotne Is on Hie volt will tb vote volirself to putting mil the II lines be fine tximlnlng the plans foi the house jotl hope to live 111 llttr on Theie ait- two phases to this litis si in question' first, that of going to I10MD EXPLODES ON DOWNTOWN DOORSTEP A dynamite bomb placed ou the Uooisttp at the home of ruuik Damnto, 002 South Ninth sticct, exploded thib muiui-aj; and blew out tho fiout of the bou&e. The pulkt btlievt it to be pan of a black hand plot. FRENCH SENATOR CLEARED OF SPY CHARGE PAlqS, Jau, 18. Investigations have ebtaulibhed the falsity of,nocub(4lo;ib made agalust Charlca-Huinbert, who wa3 chargco with tonituuijitatlu; to Gertuany tho louUiilt- of two Uocuuieulv Klatlc lo tjas uutloujl dvletfw.. : HOLD THE RHINE, FOCH DEMANDS Rjvpr Ahl8 Be Bulw rk of Franco and Civilization, Maifehal Says L A U I) S U. S. ARMY ll KDWIN L. JAMI.S Special Cable to 7,'t ruing Public Ledger ! (opjiiultt t til, by the V. 1 7i,,ir f (I Tr(l ,,, 18.T ,,,, ,,ar. rler whleli will protut elvillz itlon is tin. ,!nim ' was a pregn nit seuten.e-ulte rid 1.1 Mnlllll ll 111. ! Ill 1111 ll. Int. .. Itl. AiiuiVui war eoi respondents, which Is full ,if ni, .1 fi 111 ,- fitr Atuftr!,-, n,t,l It.i.l- - - .,..-,,- . -nrtlie i mtirc. Its full meaning is this i ' The Ithlne is the t omtnou birrltr of I the Milts of prc-elt-tl)' those who united to save tlvlllzatlon The Ithlne Is the guarantee of if.ict- for all the nations who hivt shed their blood in the eauso of llbert) " i In nuriias neeptlou of these state ments in iv be wrapped up the story of the rob the Vmir'e ins will pliv tu Ilu ropenii politics world politics. If one lileans- afltr Ihelr l.iit war tisk is done Maishal I'oe-li s speeeh ma) give the nierlciu ieople i better grasp of the t,re.u task before Ihe peine eomiulsslon ers, who must shape America's stand so '"s to support America's position as an agint or worm nneriv, ami who at the sime time are bound to respect the trn dltlons to whlih Amir'ca w is born and to whlih she has rrown to full stature Marshal Koi h s slat, m, nt was mule Just after he had mm from tin lrst Intttlng of the pence ilehgitts Whit Foeh sild to Aunrhun lorrespondt nts Is whit he sa)s lo the Peace Confer ence and one knows how Clemt n'eeau nnd the ruling statesmen of Frame rel) on Marshil loehs Jiiiigment merlci will n-celve with g'ad cats and hearts the Marshal's praise or our lighting men She will think serlousl) or the momentous preparation whlih Marsh il Koch toda suggested that the lorrcspondents place berore the Ameri can people "It Is the using of the Ithlne that Cantlmod on Inre I onr. Column lnrn ORLANDO NOT AT PEACE TABLE Cabinet Cliuiiges in Italy Keep Premier iu Home Wireless to Evening Public Ledger lopurlohl, 1919, bu Public I rilaer Co, and Stw iork Times Co Milan, Jnn 18. Premier Orlsndo has been unable to leave Rome for tho Peace Conference In const quence of the com plications In resolving the ministerial crisis Changes nave become Inevitable on a larger scale than was expected. The latest reports say that In any case the new members of the cabinet could not present themselves to tho King for the taking of the oath of allegiance earlier than last evening, hence Slgnor Orlando will necessarily bo absent frpm the first plenary meeting of the conference today. . .SKU1K.N will podtlv.ly not be a paitj to militarv Inn rventlon on a latge scale 1'rinei Is not In position to send luge iiimles then- because of her own In tel Im politlial and liulustil il situation and she tannot act In the in itli r with out the full co opi ration of the otlu I Alius, wlileh Is not foi the oinlng Theiefore the foiin In whlih Hot slievlsm will tlrst eome before tin-coiifeienei- Is in nil piobibllltv the pioposil made li) Llovtl (lioige th it deltgites of the I(oWliiIM as well .ti!:,,s,,-;;:v;e;;,edu,Tini1!u tltude of two delegations on this pio posal Is alieulv known In ndvime. anil there Is shriW(l plausible specula tion ih to how the others will stand Only I'lve Powers Have Volte In this tonnectlon out) live I'owe-is ate eonsldeied as hiving anv olit- in the nutttr Atmile.i Ungl mil, l'ranie It lb and Jap in I'nglind is ilit idv eommltted bv her 1'itmlei to reeelve llolshevlkl delegatts rranee Is ib snlutel) oppostd to It, as ilecl ireil b Plelion In his note lt-Jettlng Llovd ( nntlnlifil i,n Pure l'tiiir ( Allliittt Tun COUNCIL HEEDS PRESS DEMANDS Dovotcs WJ,ole DitV TryilH , J c ! to Solve Problem Corre- bpondents Raised ALL FAVOR PUBLICITY II) HICHAM) V. OULMI.N tt'irclcn to h 1 1 ning Public Ledger t opuliohl, ni i bu Public Itttacr to toifi .-it ii 1 ork Ttmr to Paris, Jan IS Viitu illy all aetlvl. ties of the I'eiee Confei t-nce ilellhtia lions are at a standstill The oft cot of the protest made by the press tip itsentatlves, p iitlcularl) those of tin fiiitcel States and Oieat Ililtaln. against the attempt to kiep from them Infoim itlon of what takes place aiouud tho lonference table, ecept Mull is tho coiifeience chooses to give out In coloiless communiques, was apparent In lho inteiest tllspli)ed h) the Allied pit nlpotenllarles The .innouncemi nt was mule th it the tonfirence devoted Itself toili) to consideration of the suggestions made by the newspaper delegations In con. foimlty with the lequest of the eon fen nee after the plenlpotentlaiies had In gun to leallze the Indignation arous-e-d over what Is cleslgniteil iu some flttai ters as an allc mpt to gag the press .iml conclude a peace treat) In secret The committee appointed by the ne-wspapei 'coriChpoudentH of the rutted States, Orint ltrit.iin. Trance. Itn:) and the smiller nationalities sit until J o'clock )estciday morning se-eklng to reach unanimous agree ment ou a plan for press repiesenta. tlon at tho conference to bo pre sented to th.it body for action Amcrii.tns Insist on ruMlrlty Tho American eoriespondents felt that their Interests were more Intb matel) Involved than those of the press of any otlier countr) beeauso the closuin resolution adopted 1 the counsel on W ednesday appeared to mean a death blow to the llrst of Wil son's fouiteen points, which asserted the principle of "open covenants of pence openly nrrived ah" ,, Tiled- representatives went to the' press conference with Instructions tot nsK mat ten representatives of each of the Allied countries be admitted to the Peace Conference. The French newspapermen refused to agree to this or any representation whatever, and the Americans British, Italians nnd smaller nationalities decided to recom mend that no less than five representa tives of each country be admitted. All, however, Including the Trench, ngreed to a declaration of principles which called for official communiques ns complete an possible, and the aboli tion of the ccnscrshlp for all Allied Cpnli Inocs) on Past Tour, Col-nan Baa Council Reserves Iwl Right lo Hold Execu tive Meetings WILSON FIGHTS FOR PUBLICITY Plan Pending for Five Se cret and One Open Ses sions, Kaeh Week BELGIUM AND SERBIA GET THREE DELEGATES l' 1cv""" Ma1 Num. licr of Kmojs- Tw o Granted Ilctljuz King Paris, Jan. IS All is In readiness foi the commiucement this afternoon of the l'eiet- Conference At a meeting .vesteidi) attended b) President Wil son and the lendfis of the great row ers the tb legations who aro to sit In the conference- weie e-otnpleted by ac c oi ding to Belgium and Serbia dele gations who aie to sit In the confer ence were completed h), according to Belgium and Seibli, two delegates eich nnd two representatives to the King of the Hedjiz, whoso forces tn Holy Li nil so materially aided tho British In overcoming tho Turks. it wis decided that tho newspaper men should be admitted to tho meet ings of the full conference, but that on neccss.ii) occasions tho delibera tions of the conference might bo held In sei-iot. It was di tcrmlned In reach ing this decision limiting tho activi ties of the pit-ss that while not, under i.itlng the Importance of public opin ion the process of i caching a favorable solution of the task befoio the confer enco would be hindered If discussions of every disputed question were open b) a public declaration by each delega tion of its own national polnLojtjrlfi'Jr-, .-similar to U. , senate It 1ns been tentatively decided that tin eo representatives of tho press of the Allied and nssoclited Powers wilt bo admitted to tlio conference. The conference piobabl) will be organized In a manner similar to the American Congress, with secret committee meet ings to discuss th llcnte questions, with foi mil opening sessions and with ex ecutive sessions, as In tho United St iti s Sen itt- The stcietailit of tho conference timing; the evening completed tho offi cial list of the- tb legates It includes a distinguished arrav of leading pub lic fixtures fiom ever) section of tho ilvllUed globe, and In personnel and In the lnteitsts repiesented it cm bi.ms piobabl) tine of the most nota ble gatherings of statesmen the world ever Ii is seen It Is unileistooii that when tho su preme wai iiiuncll adjourned ) ester da) theie was pi ndlug a plan for one open and live seiret sessions per week. Anieitcan pri ss icpre-i-entntlvcs de cided at a meeting list evening to continue their efforts to have the pulillclt) feature of the Peaco Con feu nee nbsolutel) unrestricted. An other call was Issued for n meeting toil i) foi all press tipiesentatlves, Including the I'rcuch (it Oul) Half a I -oaf II nun mc ins lb it the concessions in ido bv the supitme louncll con stitute whit might be c illed "half a loif " It is iindeistood that these con eisslons win- m ide nltir a vigorous discussion lead h) I'le-ldent Wilson, who wis suppoittd b) Biltlsli dele gates .Mi Wilson has received many cable grams fiom the United States, al most all of which hao urged him to contend for the fullest publicity con sistent with tho success of tho confer ence ,, Olllil.il Statement The following olllclal communication dealing with the Peace- Conference was Issued tills evening 'The Piesident of the United States of Ameilca, the Prlmo Ministers and Porelgn .Ministers of the Allied great Powers, assisted b) the Japanese am iMssndois in Paris and London, met at tho Qual dOisa) today, in the morn ing fiom 10 30 a m to 12:30 p. m. and In tho afternoon from 3 p. m. to 5 30 p, m. "The Trench president of the coun cil read out tho terms of tho renewal of the armistice. "The meeting decided to give Bel glum and Serbia three delegates each at the conference, u was decided also that tho King or tho Hedjes should be icpresented hy two delegates. The question of the number of delegates for the various Powers thus was final ly established. At last Mimdav's session of th supreme council Belgium nnd Serbia wero given only two delagates each, while Brazil received three. A. Brussels dispatch csterday said th3 Belgium cabinet had decided to send a strong protest to tho Allied Gov ernments J ' A "Tho program for the opening oe' ference, which will take place at Um Foreign office tomorrow at 3 o'clock , In the afternoon, was afterward ar ranged. "The meeting finally examined tut the question ot the publicity to k given to the discussions ot the confer- ' f CtaM-Hwa wi rut V iu, Colut Ctluw NtS,," - i J fi 'u - ' V V .-L' : I. ft f ' t. , .-"si ..i.l siliSM i
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