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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 19J9
Entered Second Clan Matter at th roatnfTiee. at I'hlladalphls,
Lnrifr th. Act of March a, i7.
Pa..
TRICE TWO CENTS
toldge Denorinces the League of Nations
Covenant in Senate
as Binding U. S. to Code for
Greater War, Not Lasting Peace
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iHEoONLEY ALSO TO QUIT,
ACCORDING TQ REPORT
Cancellation of Fifteen More
Djintrnnti tnf TTntr Tain ml
ltracts for Hog Is!
Ships Announced
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"Wt'oimctimenfs Today
in Shipyard Situation
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'Charles Pier, director general ot
tho Emergency Fieet Corpoiatlon,
has resigned, effectlVo Hay. 1,
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id Howard wi uooniey, vise prcBi
Mdent ot the fleet corporation, will
'resUm lato in April.
' Striking tfWoff Island slilpvard
foremen, ajcioepted an advance of
,two dollars a week In wages, and
Mu-rned to work,
a'.'ij.s- -....--. ... "i- .
Bwuieen aoqiuonai cuiuiiicio iui
Wlf-ton ship being Uullt at Hog
Island havijybeen suspended.
HefUiqijarters of the fleet corpora.
nam, wtiitnui uu iiiuu-u iu ti aoiuue-
Jt Charles Pies hasTealgned as director
generat of tho Emergency Fleet Corpora
rftlon. He announced today his reslgna-
' tlon will take effect May i.
it At the same time. It was said at the
UlltCDB Ui HIV (.Vll'uiatiwil n ....
Cconley, vice president In pharge of ad-,
ministration, will resign about the end
of April, and return to his duties as
president of tho' Walswortli Manufac
turing Company, in Boston.
Mr. Piez, w ho Is president of the Link
' Belt Company, of Chicago and Philadel
phia, and an officer ef many other cor
poratlons, will make his headquarters
ft In, Chicago after leaving the fleet cor-
V porawon. no buu mac nu ,wut
J strongly urge that the offices of the fleet
corporation be kept here for nt least
another ear.
Simultaneously, Mr. Plez announced
I IllO BU5UTI1B1UH Ul ill. let;--, auuxivi.ui wM
Island ship contracts for the 'B" or
'8000-ton types of steel cargo nrriers,
bringing cancellations for thatnrd to
date up to thlrtj-flve Bhlps. The In
creased scale of wages granted the Hog
Island foremen had no influence on this
action, which the director general said
wss made necessary by the dicovery
that this type of ship Is not suitable to
peacetime trade.
Mr. Plez asserted It is possible that
W COniraci. lor uuiwnu ij i' u ivok-13
Q may be substituted for those canceled
V'"' Investigation has disclosed, ho said, that
V the 1000-ton ships are too light for
n transatlantic trade, too heavy for Amer-
i&Slcan coastwise and South American
V trade, ana too lasi ior ine vvesc inaian
.,-.. . w.nlpail fnf .tmllnr ranannc
Ph. have .recently been made at ards In
i, "Sristol and Chester, Pa, and Sparrows
Jffil'olnt, Md.
Foremen Greet Director
At a meeting last night with theU0.'
Striking foremen of the Hog Island vard
In the Parkway Building Mr. Tiez wae
recalved vvjth great enthusiasm. Ear
lier in the day he had conferred with
their committee at Hog Island, Indorsed
the new scale of pay offered them h
'the American International Shipbuild
ing Corporation and explained why the
government could not grant their de
aakands for Increases ot from J52 to S68
'Jid from to 170 a week.
When the men were polled by Charles
V- 3. Scott, an official of Hog Island Local
No. JJ1, international Hromernooa ot
- Boilermakers, Shipbuilders and Helpers,
b-V ,.irf: ....a .fiiw,l In mlA ht h.nil In
Sinijr WHP .-. .- - ... ..
i, token of acceptance of Mr, Plez's pro-
XKIDaiL.
' "Mi4. Plez's resignation was laid bo-
. I .tore Edward N. Hurley, chairman of tho
f United States shipping board and presl.
- 4ent of the fleet corporation, in Wash
ington several davs. it nao Deen ins
.auuareased desire to return to private
" tislness soon after Charles M. Schwab,
former director general, resignea in
December, but pressing shipbuilding
problems have, kept him at his desk here
for an average of fourteen hours a
toy. '
Mr. Hurley has not" yet announced the
uccesaor to Mr. Plez. After he Is
chosen he will h sent here to work
'with th. director general for several
' wseks before Mr. Plez leaves.
) , rr.iaau ny ttenwan
, Jr. 1 !e was recently reienea to Dy
jUr Sehwatx In a publlo statement as
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Clouds and rain and uaimcr fo
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CHARLES PIEZ
Director general Emergency Fleet
Corporation, who announced today
that he will resign on May 1
ORLANDO SEES
WORLD'S PEACE
IN LEAGUE PLAN
Itahs Premier Cables President
His Countrymen Acclaim
It With Joy
ttsahlngton.-Teb 28. (By A. P.)
Premier Orlando todav cabled n personal
message to President Wilson, declaring
"that the whole Italian people compre
hend and acclaim with Joy the high
value and everlasting significance" of the
league of nations.
1ho Italian Premier's message fol
loirs: .. "In Paris, the heart of heroic Trance,
through the high and persevering desire
or a ereat leader -if n ornt n.nni. th
fntlons who have fought together for
ino npeny ana justice of the world have
also determined together in the sanctity
i ? ; solemn convenant. and In tho name
.".,?l?lr "nd Justice of all peoples, to
establish a peace which shall reign
supreme over the future destinies of the
world,
."'.l1?1' c?enant, which shall be the
intangible charier of humanity. Italy,
who In the past and In the present has
uluavs championed the came of right
ana proclaimed and consecrated it w ith
her laws end with her blood, brings the
contribution of her assent with fervid
expression and deep conviction.
iJ.?ur.,1?ear"' w" "incere faith, cele
brate till .inl iihlflt. I- . ..ii. .
main one of the most memorable In
human history, nnd It in flttlnc that th
niJi-J i1 S". Pe?Pi0 comprehend nnd
pun'aerial terminal
Committee on City Landing
Places to Report Tonight
A project to establish municipal land
ing plnces In Philadelphia for airplanes
and dirigible balloons will be reported
on tonight nt a meeting of the Aero
nub of Pennsjlvanla In the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel at 8 o'clock
Members of a special commlti.... i..i.
, nated by the club to work out plans for
UQ nrOnOSfU Herl.il tormlnnl ...111 .
heard,
Joseph A. Stelnmetz. president of the
club, who has seen many Important de
velopments of commercial aviation over
seas, will be present and will havo many
interesting things to tell.
GRAIN-LOADING RECORD
7700-Ton Belgium Cargo Put
Aboard Steamship in 16 Hours
What Is believed by Gallcj, Davis &
Co. ofilcla s to be the national record
J?AnBaln l0,adlnr established when
7700 tons of grain were put aboard the
Belgian lellef steamer BJornstJerne
BJornson, which sailed for Antwerp to"
The steamer flles'the Nonveglan flag
and is under the command of Captain
nerdr.".eJ!nn A ma ,bffn ""."'U'oned
nnfi'l"?! 7"f wo.rk by the European
civilian relief committees
The grain was nut nhurH .k.
Port niclimond grain elvatnr Th.
nl.h) II.. Tk.,..J... -"?-".- .".""ujr
..pun nr.j,,..j..
...a... .? .iiuiwjhj- me loaainir crew
had put 2S4.166 bushels of grain. In bulk
and in sacks, aboard the steamer.
CITY DOCTORS' STRIKE OFF
Assistant School Inspectors With-
draw fay. increase Demand
Forty-seven of the city's aeslstant
school medical Inspectors who demanded
an Increase In salary from $600 to S1000
a year have withdrawn 'their demands
A strike of the Phjslclans, scheduled
to take place tomorrow, has been called
off, Director Krusen notified the In
spectors that their request could not
be granted, and filled the places of
many with other doctors
More than half of the phjslclans then
withdrew their resignations Many of
the doctors waited until the last moment
to take this action, however, and their
places have been filled.
FRANCE FAVORS POOLING DEBT
Chamber Committee Urges Inter
Allied Loan Committee
I'arla, Feb, 28. After a long discus
sion of the financial position of France,
as revealed by a compilation of her war
damages and otherw.se, the budget com
mlttee of the Chamber of Deputies last
urgent question oc meeting immediate
payments could best be solved, not by
' new Issue ot bank notes, which would
only Increase the cost of living, but
;througn an inier-Ainea loan committee.
.The budget committee expressed Itself
'as convinced that Justice and Interest
alike required that the Allies pool the
sinenses of the war.
With regard to the proposed tax on
capital, the committee expressed Itself
witn reserve. ,k nem.mosi 'strongly
U IWVjfisr Wfi h. hwbv my;
President Will
With New Grandson Here
Meeting Between Woodrow Wilson Sayre and
Distinguished Ancestor to Take Place at
Jefferson Hospital Next Tuesday
President Wilson and Woodrow Wll
son Sajre. his latest grandchild, whom
he has never seen, will shal.o. hands
for the first time next Tuesday after
noon In the Jefferson Hcpltal
The Pres'dent will spend an hour and
a half In this city on hU wav to New
Vork, where he will sail Wednesday
morning on the ste-tnuhlp George Wash
ington for the Peace Conference at
t-aris
This announcement was made at the
White House today.
President Wilson plans to leave
Washington Tuesday afternoon Imme
diately after adjournment of the Con
gress. He will stop here to visit his
daughter. Mrs.. Francis 13. Sajre, form
eily Miss Jessie Wilson, who is in the
hospital with her son, born there last
Saturday.
Tho President's voungeet grandson
was born while his distinguished ances
tor was on the way home from the
Peace Conference and the cares of state
have weighed so heavily that so far
the President has been unable to visit
the new member, w ho challengeH htm for
the most Important place In the fam
ily. Arriving in New" York at 8.30 p in,
the President wilt speak there Tuesdav
evening and Wednesday morning he will
sail for Prance.
Dr. P, Davis, the President's personal
friend and one of his ploslclans, and
CHURCHESUN1TING
FOR BETTER CITY
'Civic Righteousness' to Be
Demanded From TOO Bap
tist Pulpits Sunday
1
COMMERCE BODY TOuAID
Kvery religious denomination affiliated
with the'lnterchurch Federation of this
city Is expected to follow the example
of the BaptlNts and line up for a 'civic
righteousness" campaign.
Next Sunday will be observed In all
Churches as 'Civic Ttlghteousners Sun
day." ,
Baptist ministers have pledged them
selves to urge the voters In their con
gregations to obtain for Philadelphia a
public administration "frco from control
by special and selfish Interests and dedi
cated solely to the service flf the city."
Ministers of every other denomination
are expected to do likewise.
Tho Interchurch Federation has been
working actively for some time to bring
about a concerted motement among the
churches to this end The Baptist min
isters' conference was the first of the
church organizations lo respond of
ficially. There are 100 Baptist churches
In this city that will participate These
churches have approximately 50.000
members and nearly ISO.000 adherents
The Itsv. Dr. Carl E. Crammer, rector
of old St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
and president of the Interchurch Federa
tion, today expressed tne belter mat tne
action of tho Baptists forecast the ac- 1V.1... , , u"in mone from private
tlon of other big denominations "noiher "$' " '" ' ,0 ""
rrepare for Battle Superintendent tloblnson said today
'Tho Baptists," said Dr. Grammer. ,hat Mr- Taylor had lomplalned several
"may be looked on as the first corps of J,a8 aB about the Inadequacy of po
a great army falling into position fon lce Protection Pi the Sedglck and Sten.
battle. l'" Ttlon,a.nd l"i been referred to
'The Interchurch Federation, which J-aptain of Police Kennj. who detailed
may be looked up as the agent for all two extra mounted men foi dutj there,
the denominations, has been working ninctor Wilson's statement wns the
hard to advance the clvlo righteousness I cond development of the day growing
movement.
We have sought the Indorse-
ment and co-operation of all the
churches, and other religious bodies may
be expected to take position beside the
Baptists Immediately.
' I look for a similar declaration from
the Presbjterians and the Methodists."
Another powerful movement for a
clean clt administration is that Inaugu
rated by the Philadelphia Chamber of
Commeice. This consltts of a referen
dum, containing a "statement of prln
clplcs." sent out widely to civic and
other organizations by the chamber. It
will furnish a "charter of alms," b
which candidates for the mavoralty will
be measured. Though tha referendum
has been out for but three dojt, It has
been Indorsed by the City Club and the
Poor Richard Club.
'Clean streets" will be one of the
Continued on rale Mm, Column Two
MUST WEAR $500
RING DURING LIFE,
WILL PROVIDES
Philadelphia Woman Bound in
Peculiar Testament of
Grandfather
Mrs Georgia Danforth Hberle, of this
riv must snend the 1600 benuest she
MrtAr, Vn'dle.is,K,.rneBar,,!,e,s:l
N. v., business man, ior a ring unu
must wear the ring through life as n
token of love.
This Is according to the terms of the
Lynde will, offered for probate. In Sur
rogate's court In Syracuse, N. V, today.
The same provision is made in the
will of Mrs Eberle's sister, Mrs. Doro
thy Danforth Jswett, of Jordan. N. Y,
The will was drawn several years ago
and provides that the bequests were not
to be paid until the girls reached the
age of twenty-ore. They passed that
milestone three years ago.
The death of Mr, Lynde occurred last
month In Florida, where he had gone
to regain health- Mr, Lynde left no
real estate, his fortune being entirely In
personal property. The) bulk of the es-
iuV'fcr,
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"Confer"
Mrs Savres phislclan, todaj had re
ceived no Information regarding the
coming visit here.
Woodrow Wilson Havre receded from
his grandfather a wireless telegram of
congratulation on being born shortly
after he came Into the world
The baby weighed nine pounds and Is
a healthv joungster. He looks una
lll.e a coming statesman and one who
can speak as effectively as the dis
tinguished gentleman In whose honor
he was named
His choice of words Is Jiot as facile
and effective as that of the President,
but he has cscellent lungs, thev sa
The message of tho President and
Mrs. Wilson to Doctor Davis said.
'Pleae give our dearest love to the
dear mother with every affectionate
wish and warmest congratulations
Mrs Sav re Is the second daughter ot
the President. She was married In the
White House six enrs ngo during the
tlrst term of tho President The ihlld
horn lifri Saturdav- III their third
Mr. Savre, who Is a member of the
faculty of Harvard University, has -)
ccntly returned from Trance, where he
wns engaged In Y M. C. A. work S-e- i
eral weeks ago he bought his wife to
Philadelphia, and bhe has recentlv oc
cupied a room In the Jefferson Maternlt
Hospital, where the second child of the,
couple, Hleanor, was born two and a
half venrs ago Their first baby, rran-1
els, Jr, is four jears old and was born
In the White Houhc. I
WILSON TO PROBE
EXTRAPOLICEPAY
Dismissal if Concerned in
Request on Suburbanites
f.or"$l JVIonthly
KENNXDETAILED
MEN
Director Wilson said today he will
discharge any member of the pollco de
partment who may be concerned In tho
letter sent residents of Sedgwick and
Stenton suburbs In Mt Airy, asking 1
monthly contributions to a fund for
six mounted men to patrol these fash
ionable suburbs.
The director has ordered nn investi
gation of the source of the letter, which
was oer the signature of F. ,. Tnjlor,
secretary of the Mnrvland Coal nnd
Coke Company, who Uvea at 511 Hast
Sedgwick street..
Superintendent of Police Robinson nnd
Lieutenant TlUdge. of the Germnntown
pollco station, todnj denied hii knowl
edge of tho letter. So far there Is no
evidence that the policemen who were
to benefit by the fund were consulted
about the matter in ndvance.
Director Wilson said.
Klrector Wj&i Proml.e. Inteatlsatlon
t ' !,.lv?" "sg about the letter, but
I will Investigate It thorough!. If nnv
i'"""1 '" "ie ponce department I
i,. i,.. . :t v ""' " "'"
oul ' -"r.. layior's letter. Earlier Com-
V ... nc"man JO,m " Graham. Jr,
of the Twenty-second Ward, declired he
would investigate.
Point. Out Inrreua,! Trolerllon
Tho plan originated win, v
iu, or, secretary of the. Marj land
... r" -"uipanj, who lives nt
ui casi neugwicic street.
Mr. Taj lor wrote .- ...i.i... ., .,.
section, calling attention oncreasedirespondents In Washington had been
l B" ,,w Pr",dent '" ""-'SU
SsJtr " - theVs?
Councilman Graham said todav. i ' "a"" ''resident Intend-
".Vo policeman has a rig it to receive ,0 sugE,,Bt ul,on ",B r.elu,m to V 'J,111
gifts of money or anything else from ,deal '" measure to be used by the
citizens The police are paid fir public '"BUe '" eforclne territorial decrees
and not tor private duty." i 0 rondkt VMIh Cnuatllutlon
Tile Councilman Herlnt-i i.., . .. ' ........ ...
centrate police. In the section would be
.. ..u ,iia. iw V.UU-
eminently unfair to other neighborhoods,
if it meant less adequate
police tm -
tectlon there
Sure Probe la .Needed I
at he had voted for an in'
of police conditions by ,
Iioublv Sure Probe la Needed
lie sjlrt that lie bad nlrt tnr an Int'
fntlffatloii of iollc condltlonn by.
v - -. -r - .- . .. .. . w r
Councils, and was the more convinced
because of this development In Mount
Continued en rase Mm, Column Three
RUSSIAN PARLEY
DEFINITELY OFF,
- - TARDIEU AVERS
Failure of Reds to Stop Ilostili
tics Blocks Conference at
Princes' Islands
rarls, Tb. ! (Dy A. P.)There Is
no longer any question of going on
with the P'lnces' Islands conference
Andre Tardleu. one of the French dele,
gates to the Peace Conference, Informed
foreign newspaper correspondents to-
d?Ie said the Bolshevlkl had failed in
comply with the conditions laid down
. rthoi. of wsvfirKySBr g
WILSON SAILS
WEDNESDAY ON
PEACE VOYAGE
President and Taft Will
Speak at New York on
Tuesday Night
'VCi 1 IT WIT rADIT 1
1U J-iLi Ei LArUrtlj
AS CONGRESS CLOSES
Wishes to Amend League Plan
to Enforce Territorial
Decisions
MEETS
PART
LEADERS
Urges Speeding Up of Impor-'can
taut Measures and Refuses
Extra Session
Taft Accepts Invitation
to Speak With President
New Yorl., Feb 28 (By A. !)
Ex-President William II. Tnft has
accepted the Invitation to speak
here nest Tuesday night on the
same platform with President
Wilson, the League to Enforce
Peace announced today. Mr. Taft
telegraphed the acceptance from
Nnhlivltle, Teun.
Mr, Taft, in his telegram, em
phasized his desire to do ev en
tiling possible to help make clear
to the country tho nonpartisan
character ot the league of nations
Issue.
Jiy the Aisociatrd Presi
Vlaahlugton. Feb. 28 Pepirations
for President Wilton's return to France
were completed today at tho White
Houre He will sail on the transport
George Wushlngton Wedmsd.ty morn
ing, after speaking Tuesdav night on
tha League of Nntlons. with former
President Taft nt New York.
Tho President will lcive Washington
on a special train Tucsd iv afternoon,
after the adjournment of Congress, and
will stop for an hour nnd a half at
Philadelphia to see his daughter, Mrs
Savre, and Ills new grandson. He will
reach New York at 8-30 In tho evening
and, after speaking, will go direct!
aboard the transport to spend the night i
The close of Congress will find the
President at the Capitol signing legis
lation nnd winding up other public busi
ness He will go direct from the Capitol
to the train, leaving Washington about
2 p in and will have lunch and dlrfncr
on the train
During the stop In Philadelphia the
President will see only members of his
family and w 111 make no public address
Preparations for the meeting in New
York are In the hands of Governor
Smith, who will open the meeting nnd
will Introduce some prominent Republi
can, probablv the head of a civic or
ganization. The addresses by President
Wilson and former President Taft will
follow .
nralrea Hpeedj Treat)
President Wilson desires conclusion
of a jieace treaty as speedily as con
sistent with the great questions Involved
and, except for adjustment ot territorial
differences he believes a great part of
the work Is approaching final form.
This was learned bv newspaper cor
resnondents with whom the
T'rl.loni
had a free and frank discussion of His
work at Paris and tho legislative sltui;
tlon nfter he had snent two hours con-.
inn;, ...... .,.,. ... ... .....
ferrimr with administrative leaders at'
' th Canltol. It was the first time the
i rri.A t...i.i. t.i it . unnun inar
. " ' ".""" T, ,hn. i no nar-
lie Is firmly convinced that in no par-
', . H-..I-,, rt... v nr-il.lnn -f 1h leainie
r::rnnTTAVtennr ot nightly noia-u, . -
'...,...., IT. ,.IJ 1,l n.ll.p 11. n. I..
amuuuii. .c iuim '" vw...,n ...... ...
the Paris conference he had close!) and
Cont'nued on 1'ase Mne. Column One
HlllUUUIl. JIO IUIU Ilia vwiisin u'wi '
I the Paris conference he linu closelj and
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nns- niitvn nn imkp .iiur. w uiuniu in e
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COST OF DYING, GOING UP
Another Little Boost for the who goes out with a blackjack and
Tomhstono Maker h... JCJX 1ZS&
lloalon. leb. IS (By A. P.) A . ,,k the pn, ,clan treats disease. Inn
three-jcar ngreeinent. proi .Idlng for h , wnere lhey
dully wages ranging from JB.60 March "";"' nr.(,..-,i and i.0 be removed
1 to $C80 April 1, I0J1. In the monumen- will be protected and aiso oe ryiovtru
lal granite lndustr of the country, was' Hum decent society,
nnuourced today as a result of a con- ii,. Them Think Twlee
ference here of producers and granite. Make. Them mink iwee
Lcutters union representatives.
This agreement, wnicii iuusi ur buu-
mltted to tho local unions and to the
granite manufacturers of the country
for acceptance, is expected to avert
str'kes and lockouts that had threat
ened to hamper the lndustr.
Fifteen thousand workers In the New
Kngland states, ,Nevv York, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North Carolina, .South Car
olina. Colorado. Illinois. New Jersey
nnd Indiana are affected.
Wontant Finds Father Aiphvxlited
Uomlnlck Laalro. sixty-three jears
old. 111 Tssker atreet, was found dad
In the bedroom of his home today. The
"Jf'J??."'rSLari' "L"-."r"u".'"'
a,f . fiaai m "..jr-.',T '."'
er itaorsrs aaar.li
att,
Whittle Down Indemnity
to Germany's Capacity
Estimates Now Vary From 10 to 40 Billions,
Rhenish Republic Meets French De
mand for Buffer State
By CLINTON W. GILBERT
Man Cnrreapondrnt of the i.-ienlng Public Ledger
With the l'eacr Ilrlrgatlon In Korope
B) ff ireless
Cotmr.eM, 199, by I'ubtlc Ltdotr Co.
Paris, Teh J8 The repaiatlon com-
mission has begun to discuss the
amount Germany will be able to pa
No one is asking now that Ger
many pay completely tho cost ot the
wni, for It Is realized she cannot So
the teparatlon claims aic being whit
tled down to tho point where they
will not exceed the maximum amount
that It Is estimated Germany actuully
paj.
These estimates of the German
ipowcr to pa), however, etend from
I a minimum of $10,000,000,000 In ten
vears to n maximum nf $10,000,000,.
000 In twentv-flve jears.
The reparation commission will bo
ready to make a preliminary report tc
16000 NEW YORK HARBOR WORKERS TO STRIKE
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NEW YORK. Feb. 28. A 3tilkc of 1C000 harbor workers,
effective nt 2 o'clock tomonow afternoon, was voted today by
the executive council of the Mat ine Workers' Affiliation as t
i cult of dissatisfaction with the award of V. Everit M.tcy,
U'npiic of the National Wni Labor Board, granting an eight-hour
Oay without inci cased wages.
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EltlTSSELS, Feb. 28 The Belgium government is pressing
negotiations with n view to having Antweip used as a supply
base for the Ameiicau aimy of occupation instead of Botteidam,
Holland, Fremiti Delaciolx announced in the Chnmbei of Depu
ties, todny in leply to a question by Deputy Koyets, of Antweip.
The Picmiei said he hoped that the negotiations would be con
eluded soon.
CRIME LESSENED
BY STERN JUDGE
McCormick Believes 'Stiff
Sentences Drove Hold-Up
Men to Cover
DON'T DESERVE MERCY
I have been handing out some stiff
sentences, but the criminals deserved
them. Others who appear hi this court
will get the same medicine, for the
Philadelphia Judges who will succeed
me will undoubtedly continue m pol
io. '
This warning to the criminal element
of Philadelphia that has been terroris
ing the clt for two months was made
this afternoon bv Judge Robert S Mc-
1 Cormlck in Quirter Sessions Court.
.Tiidire McCormlik said farewell to ino
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I Philadelphia couns ami mnue !.(
go baclt to his home In Ixick Haven, Pa
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The upstate junst una oeen in ui
city a little more tnan a mom,., ana
.W
w
nmeclatlng t t the lawless clement
, fu'i sway nnd terrorizing
. "enfVltln Judge McCormick let
go a barrage on the crlnilnuls nnd sent
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"" entenee. brouel.t mm mo ,
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at ! i csi n at-o an anil l i v -,-v
llinellEht and were so
lessen.
,lnn t bellCVI
j nrt'pa "rm,nas,"
explaining his c
men are hardened
t.-ii-. it, f t win une con-.
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I -. .I.lnlnv his I OUT SO. "Tlie llOlU-Up
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mm are hardened criminals and aocieij
'cannot afford to tolerate them. There
' r . . .. . ,- -il ..III, them nnd
Is DUI one j ui uc.
..... i. ,. Itr litem locked uu A man
vynen asked if lie beueveu mat long
ientences serveu to unve tne iioiu-up
I men to cover nno servea to cnecK crime.
Judge McCormick repueu tnat ne uio.
"I believe," said the Jurist, "that the
criminals read the newspapers and
follow the trials of their colleagues
When they realize that no mercy will
bo shown them and that they are likely
to gel ten and flftecn-jear sentences
for a single hold-up, they think twice
before hitting a decent 'citizen with a
blackjack. As a rule they desert the
city, for their game Is too expensive
to .Play." . , ,u ,
tllvlng nis, reasons ior vn. crime tiaic,
Tuai.-!
'UeCermlsk lV
STiaC w bu
aky has betav a
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the Teace Conference by Jrarch 8, out
lining definitely what Germany can
pay nt once and, perhaps less definite
ly her futute power to pi.
On President Wilson's return all the
facts necessary to making a prellml
naiy peace will be icady, and In a
few weeks Germany probably will be
called Into the Peace Conference,
Ready to Fix ltoundarles
The three vital boundary Issues
between Trance and Germany, Poland
and Germany and Italy nnd Jugo
slavia are the only important ques
tions that remain of the big ten to
ettle nnd, they probably will be taken
up In the coming week.
M. Tardleu has told the prcs3 here
that France wants no annexations of
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HOLD RAILROADS,
WILSON'S ORDER
Return Depends on Enact
ment of Regulations Within
a "Reasonable Time"
urvpc ir;iTTr'c nr-iTTec
HliNES WRITES CONGRESS
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H, the Associated Prcs,
M" "" Keb -'8-Ulrector Gen-.
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approval of President Wilson, that the
railroads would not be relinquished from
government control until there has been
an opportunity to see whether a con
structive permanent program of legis
lation wns likely to be adopted within
a "reasonable time "
The administration's attitude was
stated In a letter sent bj Mr nines to
Senators Smith and Martin, chairmen,
respectively, of the Senate Committees
on IntcrMtte Commerce and Appro
prlatlons and to Representatives Sims
ard Sherlej, chairmen of the House
Committees on Interstate and Forelirn
Commerce r.id
letter follows'
Appropriations The
As vou nre aware, there has been
S?imi nflulrJ-, " " whether there
might be an Immediate or precipitate
letum of the rnllroads to private man
ngement The nllrnul g,i,i.i.,..
tlon has Indicated whenever this In-
it " ixten niuue mat It vvou Id
reconimeend that any such sten
taken
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ror jour tur ner .information I am
r. j s ua s nnir nun u isi'iissrn
mv tii,iji wmii me ircBtueni, u nu ne
lias authorized me to state that not
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Kit! Later it- lies mi gunr an faviin.
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. -t'ii.nt of the rnllrnnH. hut ..
thcr, that It la nnt Ida purpoae to re
i.m,,iiih,i the rullrsatla until there liai
been un opportunity lo aee whether
eonalruetlte permanent program of
Iralklallon la likely to be ronaldered
promptly and adopted within a rea
aonnble time,
llines conferred with the President
last night on the railroad situation.
Today's Developments
at National Capital
Senator Lodge, ot Massachusetts,
delivers speech In Senate attacking
league of nations covenant.
President Wilson announces
plan to sail from New York Wed
nesday morning for Trance.
Vlctorj Loan bill, providing for
a 16,00,0,000,000 short-term note
Issuo, favorably reported to Senate.
Director of Itallroads llines an.
nounced the President's decision to
retain the railroads until it could
be seen whether Congress trevolep
ed constructive egis4atlon Jn a
"tfstH.We .- vf
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WOULD LOSE
OWN SAFETY,
SAYS SENATOR
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G. 0. P. Leader Warns
Against Abandoning Doc
trines of the Fathers
BOLDLY TAKES STAND
FOR PEACE OF FORCE
Reflects Frailk Disdain for
President's Reputed Faith -in
Human Nature
FAVORS FRENCH CLAIMS
Democrats Declare Address Is
Riot Call to Future
Generation
The leTt of the speech of Senator
"Igr In the Senate today ,rii Z
found on page 20.
By BART HALEY
Staff Corrtspondent of the Evening
Public Ltdttr
ya.slllnBlon. Teb. 28.-A11 the at
neks made thus far on thT
leaguo of nations covenant seem like ,
aimless chatter in comparison with
the assault delivered In tho Senate
today by Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts.
Senator Lodge's address was not
only the most ambitious of the entire
session, it wns sensational, as a
sudden departure from the human!
tarlan motive that now directs- r.
""'"' a Perfectly frank disdain for'
the faith In human nature that Is
supposed to animate Mr. Wilson.
The Senator from .Massachusetts
called for n settlement of force Ho
proscribed chains and fetters, rather
than compassion, for Germany, and
demanded for France not oy" Alsace
and Lorraine, but as much of German
territory as the Trench consider
necessary for their future sifety.
The Republicans in the. nntl-
nlflcent ' "" th SPPech maB'
Deinoirals Herat It a Itfot Call
many powerful currents ,pfc, JlLSa!
crackled with? bild'-cVnlcLsm. tTTII.7
n.-j - - ' ' - w- -i
The Democrats Kniri it uo ...li
less than a riot call to all the future
nvnviutiuMB ui men.
Mr. Lodge, In what was regarded
as a direct appeal for popular sup
port In a contemplated agitation for
a referendum on the peace treaty
said that American labor soon vvouk
have to compete with Chinese. Japa
nese and Hindus If the Paris pro
posal were adopted as It stands be-
.longer would hP within our control
I .. declared "'at America would loss
' lta "n sa' uder the proposed
covenant drawn up at Paris.
' He tiatl refused to accept the In
. ..cuac llie IlllllllCrUIinil n la.Mnn nn
K ' l. . .??
that the domestic policies of any na-
linn ., ca ... .... ..m ..
.....c .iic BUKKCsuon
'" me " up uittfcicu in any
under the proposed sjstem. And he
said that, if the clauses In the con
stitution of theague could not bn
made ro explicit as to leave American
Influence supreme In this hemisphere
European peoples should make their
own league of nations and permit us
to follow our old fashioned vvajs of
peace and contentment.
Address Prepared Weeks Ago
One or two Democrats refused to
Interpret Mr. Lodge's speech as a
plea In behalf of tho country. They
believed It was deliberately prepared
as a new creed for a large element of
those conservative Republicans who
now are being designated as "ant!
Taft." Others saw In the address the
actual foundations for a new party
platform.
The suddenness and scope of Mr.
Lodge's attack lent It peculiar force.
It had been supposed that lie had
acquired a. more temperate view in
his meeting with the President Wed
nesday evening. The address was
prepared weeks ngo, but was held up
In deference to Mr. Wilson's request
for a general silence in Congress on
league matters till his return.
The speech differed from all previ
ous criticism In the Senate by being
more than a mere denunciation. There
were passages In tho general argu
ment so ariestlng as to cause man?
! Senators to believe that tho President
might find tome means of making a
repl before he returns to Paris,
War In Open Over Extra Session
The war betwen tho White House
and Congress over pending bills was
carried into the open today. It threat'
ens legislative crisis without preee- '
dent. N
The President's representatives Ibv- ,s
the Senate were Informed that the i
Victory Loan bill, with all other legis
lation of tho first magnitude, may be
held up unless an extra session 1
called now,
The reply from tho President was
that there will be no extra session t
at this time.
It may be said with Jbo utmost
posltlv eness that Mr. Wilson will not
change Jils mind. He wants Congress
out of the way while he Is negotiating
In Paris.
The anti-league group or ttepuftsV
cans, aided by tha anti-Wilson
crats, arc maneuverJnsT fer. an
session beoause iney warn I
to I
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