vt-jritrssy-'" vfyv, ffiW ,- " ,l,'jg('t"' vwii3 i'-r-s10)?jffil T 'U THE WEATHER Washington, April 28. Cloudy In. night probably rain tonight or tomorrow. TKJI I'KRATUKK AT KACH HOClt s i n ifo'ii m r , a ,ifT j-W 4I) 1.-.7 tm i I uentna public feftger -3 POSTSCRIPT s VOL. V. NO. 193 Published Dally Except Sunday. Rubierlptlon Price, ID n Tear by Mill. Copyrlrht, 1010, by Tubllc Ledger Company. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1919 Entered Becond-rUaa Matter at the roatofllce. nt Philadelphia. Pa.. Under the Act of March H, 1870 PRICE TWO GENTS KAISER MUST FACE WORLD COURT, ARTICLES FOR PEACE TREATY PROVIDE sijftJV I IV w l. IS-' J S" 1-Ji Y $ M. T DRIVER IS BLAMED BY FERRY OFFICIAL II RR RTRAGEDY Gears of Auto, Plunging Three j to Death, Said to Be .it-. in ii neversea FIVE ESCAPE AND BODIES '"' OF THREE ARE RECOVERED Army Officer Makes Thrilling Rescue and Divet5ollapses ' in Search The soars of tln heavy touring nor thnt backed off the ferryboat Camden into tho Delaware river, drowning three persons anil imperiling the live- of five other, were found to be in re Terse when the ear was rccoveird from the rifer this morning. This statement was made by .1. 1' Mnsson, of the New Jersey Auto and Supply Company, an expert, leprcsent Ing the Pennsylvania Itail road, who was present and examined the automobile irlllin tf nnu (nl.-nt. f.nm ilm i illni. 'I'lin ,, u ...i tw niio uini ii .....it i... .....it. ''I' . switch was also on, indicating, he Miid, that the engine was probably running i when the accident occurred. The brake. was also set. said Mr. Masson. Captain Clarence 13. Hill, i unmiuid of tho Camden, said today ho had in- I terviewed Klwood A. AVilson, driver of the automobile, Immediately after he was pulled from tho rher and that Wil son admitted at that time he had had the gears in rcvcr.so when the machine plunged overboard. Tho bodies of Mrs. Anna Wntkins nnd her two-year-old son, Spencer, were recovered by John Wnlteis, n deep sea diver employed by the Ited Star Line, this morning. The body of Mrs. Leah Watkins, the other woman drowned, xvas. recovered last night. Three Dead, Five Escape The dead ore: Mrs. Leah Wathins, fifty-sit years, of 4433 North Twentieth street, whose body was recovered by Captain F. W. D'Olier, V. K. A. Mrs. Anna Wathirft. twenty-six years old, daughter-in-law to Mrs. Watkins nnd wife of her son. William .7. Watkins, of -1433 Noith Twentieth street. Spencer Wathins, two jears old, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wutkins and grandson to Mrs. I.cnh Watkins. Those who escaped death are: Klwood A. Wilson, forty jears old, of 040 East Chelteu avenue, son-in-law to Mrs. Watkius, who was driving the automobile. Mrs. Ellvvood A. Wilson, thirty-four years old, of 040 I3ast Chelten avenue, his wife, whose mother wns drowned. Richard Wilson, fifteen niontlis old, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, of 040 East Chelten avenue. Beatrice Wathins, sixteen jears old, of 4433 North Twentieth street, daugh ter of Mrs. I.euh Wotkins, who was drowned. Leah Wathins, six jears old, 'of 4135 North Twentieth street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William .7. Wutkins, whose mother anil grandmother and brother were drowned. Explanation by Superintendent C. II. fircer, ferry and station super intendent of the Pennsylvania Itail road, stated today that the accident oc curred after the Camden had been sarcly docked and half unloaded. He that the car had bcctv.jnrrcd over- board by the impact of landing "could not bo true." Superintendent Greer admitted (hat no blocks had been, placed under the rear vvhccl of tho automobile, t Ii Hist ono on the boat, because any tv jar in docking u ferry throws, the auto mobiles on board forward and cannot by any chnuce force them backward, The gears of the automobile will hn examined when it is recovered to dis cover W'hetller Wilson liml nl, inn, I ll,... ri " " .... .. ...... ,.....,,, ..nut ?v-In reverse by mistake preparatory to getting off tho boat. Mr. Wilson and the other survivors Ijf were too ill to talk this morning, but -unriin .1. vv iison, a brother of the man who drove the car, had spoken to the driver and told his story. , "My brother had been borrowing tho ' -machine, which was n big one', -weigh -,, ing about .1500 pounds, for moru than "f a year," Martin .7. Wilson said, '"nutl 5, was thoroughly familiar with its opera -k tion. s "When ho went down tho ferry in ' cllno ou tho Camden bide to board the boat yesterday the deck band nt the goto wuved him buck anil then utter my brother stopped tho machine, told him to go ou to the boat. "Elwood stopped tho engine and got out of tho machine. When the whis tle blew ou tho Philadelphia sido he prepared to get buck to tho driving seat. Tho brakes wero on nud thu ehock of tho lauding failed to send the Concluded on l'ato Xno, ColuuiiHSIx The Weather Vane! Cloudy tonight and on Tuesday. A'ot vrry much of a nncs day, I'rolabty ruin 'i(h some cold in its train. 'Yi iIf(ic-tiij-lioHiI"(o;i'-ie- " fute-doy. !$&( RAISING CAR 'faviffiHRm.V Bd4.H- PTIi-rr.' -aT-rfl I ; rCsV V p.f wK&a&m I'll.-1 I iliiiiiiiBlVHiR V m1 m I iBHHHHKi .f.Nll'U R 'SKVHAiallllKSIHillllllllHlHI fiHal iB3 ii-. SS? -A i ttiMftiiPizA'i,fWirr rr v - -i. i HfeUWBUBilllllBillHHilHillllBlHlllBillllHJ.'iJillllllHrV Vf IHlUBHLiVJr.' V Ji Vawa; 7'rir vtHllllHilHL'7"' U x;' r 3&?BBBBBBBBnBBBBBBB9efliB9tl ..Ww-i. V-V li-i.'3uXtlSiS.SA3ail!''' .X-.iiS.:.:., As soon as divers lorated the position of the submerged automobile, which bached olT ware river at Market Mreet ferry yesterday, tackle was riggeil to the wreckage and the face today FIRST FULL UNITS Minnesotan and Kroonland . Bring 1963 Soldiers and 24 Officers MORE IRON MEN AT SEA First complete units of the Twenty-' eighth (Iron Division) have arrived home. On board the Mluue.sntan, which ar-" rived today in New York, ore the headquarters company, medical detach ment, supply company and Companies A, It. C, 1) and 13 of the 11 lth in fantry, made up largely of men from Philadelphia and Montgomery counties and from Pittsburgh. The transport brought twentv -four officers and 1001! men. The Kioonhind has on board the re mainder of the 111th Infantry; Com panies One nnd Two of the military police: a mncljjne-gun battalion of (lie 100th Infantry (the old l-'irst Itegiment, N. (!. P.) and scattered detachments. The Kroonland is expected to dock this afternoon. In addition to these, 400 more l'cnn sylvaiiiiius gained sight of liberty today, arriving ou (lie Texan from Bordeaux. Four officers and -0- men of the 4i:!th Telegraph 'Itattulion were aboard and'a company W casuals containing U18 Pennsylvania bojs, was also landed. The steamship West Madakct, which left France on April 12 for New York, has been diverted to Philadelphia and is expected to anlve nt tills port some, lime today. It carries an army cargo ami one officer and seven nivii. The Fifteenth Engineers, the first Fnlted States unit to reach England after the declaration oft war, n Pennsyl vanian unite organizetl nt Oakmout by Colonel C. W. Sturtcvnnt, has ' also arrived at New York. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Taylor l'usey, oflTcer in charge of tho advance parly of the Twenty-eighth, sent home to arrange details for the big parade and reception, and mernbers of his staff will go to llarrisburg today to confer with (iovcruor Sproul on the parade plans. .May 15 Set for Turado .7. Jnrden Guenther, secretary of the Philadelphia welcome homo committee, has announced that May 15 has been rchcdulcd as the tentative date for the big demonstration in honor of tho con verted Pennsylvania National Guard. This dato Is Biibjcct to i-hango if all tho Philadelphia units of tho division have not dockciTln this country bv thnt Hmo but every organization of tho Twenty- eighth is Biipnosou 10 uo at sen now nnd expected to land in this country by May 10. Colonel Puscy will convey to Harris- .Contuiued ou rare roarteM.' Cluam TMa OF 28TH ARRIVE IN WHICH THREE WERE DROWNED iIBK Ki W' 'iVft- ". v CHILD STILL UNCLAIMED Unidentified Little Italian Girl Pa tiently Waits at Police Station ! Still unclaimed, a three- ear-old Italian gill with bright black e,cs nnd black hair, waits patiently at the tier-' mriiit.iuo mill ttotitiOL- PilrL niciioo' bullion ior some one 10 can lor ner. i I. ale jestcrdav, afternoon the child was hiought into the station house b i an Italian woman whose name the police did not get. The little girl lias not been able to tell her name or give an idea where she lives. The child wore a white diessl and black shoes and stockings. WOMAN BEATEN IN HOLD-UP Police Deny Knowledge of Robbery at Tenth St. and Moyamenslng Ave. Although Mis. Mary O'.MaHc, of :201 I South Second street, told atliuhes of the Methodist Hospital, where she was taken with injuries of the head, that she hail been held up, robbed and beaten bj two men at Tenth street and MiP.Miuiensing avenue on Saturday night, anil the hospital notified tile police, the police denied all knowledge of tho case hist IMgllt. Mrs. O'Mallry was held up by two men, she s.iul. One of the men took her ninne, !C3, and another struck her ou the hi nil. I tot Ii of the men lied, but Mrs, tl'Mulley had a good look at one of the men and was able to furnish u description of him to the police. 8-HOUR DAY FOR SIXPERTS Looks as If Government's Orders Put Them With Hoi Pollol Must dollar-a-.vear omplojes of the government work eight hours a day, even on Saturday V An older just received from Wash ington notifies the Fnited States Em ployment Service in this city that, ac cording to a regulation, it is necessary for the local offices to open at 8 o'clock in the morning .and stay open until 3 o'clock at night, even on Saturda.v, Heretofore the' women's station, nt 23S Smith Twelfth street, has opened nt N:.".0 o'clock and closed at 4:.'t0 o'clock, excepting Saturda, when it closed at noon. The question that now disturbs the minds of, the ofiico force is whether the ruling applies oulyto those women who are under tho civil service ruling and are paid by the government or to the fifteen who have just received their appointment as dollar-n-yrur empfoyes., Slx Arrested In Raid on Club l'pou cnmphilut of u' number of per sons, police of the Itelgroda and East Clearfield streets station raided tho Kcj stone Social Club, nt tho corner of Salmon and Somerset streets, jes tcnluy noon and arrested six members ou the iCunrgQ of, disorderly conduct. They will bo giyen a)tcarlng before ..Lt& i- trl.iA.. ,1.1. .M-Mt..M jUBglBirvit) ii ngivji iuio luyiuiui. x illw 1 , , 3 I k "itf v 2 w ii fori' boat into the. Dclu car was hauled to the sur- E Penrose Reported Willing to Yield on Contract Clause Removal SPROUL BALKS "RIPPER" llu n Staff Conesvondnit llarrisburg. April US. Senator I'en lose expects to meet Governor Sproul in llarrisburg today to discuss legisla tion. It is understood that within a day or so Senator Vare will also consult w ith the Governor. i Senator Pentose, in a statement, de clared the registiation bills should be passed for Philadelphia, and that there was no reason for any further delay on the district attorney or charter bills. He ridiculed the assertion of Vare mem bers of the Legislature that 03 per cent of the citizens of Philadelphia do not favor the Woodwind chiutcr revision bill. Senator Penrose will alter his pre vious policy of "no compromise" ou the. Woodward bills. Close associates of the senator made it known today that Senator Penrose would not object to an amendment strik ing out the contract clause in the char ter bill. The conliact clause requires the city to do its owiustreet cleaning and gar bage collection, except when three fourths of the members, of the proposed single chamber Council vote to award the contract to a private contractor. Oppose Contract Clause Governor Siyoul recently intimated that he was opposed to the contract clause. The I'enrose forces now pro pose to substitute an amendment which will permit the city to award such con tracts to prlvute contractors on a ma jority vote in Council ' together with the Mayor's approval. The contract clause was fought stren uously by tho viu'oh, who used the tes timony of experts from New York at the recent charter heariug in Philadelphia Continued on I'm Hlx, Column One GOMPiRS IS IMPROVING . Labor Chief, Hurt In a Collision, Is Resting Comfortably New York, April US. Samuel Gom pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, who was injured in n collision befvvecn, an automobilu and street car on.Itroadwiiy yesterday, wus reported resting comfortably this morn ing. N It was said his condition showed cpnf sldccnble Improvement, CHARTER MEASUR MAY BE CHANGED PLENARY SESSION TAKES UP REVISED I I Norrotiations for Ariiustiviant nf - - 0 ... j . ' French, Japanese and Bel- 1 gian Reservations 'DRAFT OF WORLD PACT ?. IP PflR PIMAI ATTinW y '" " ' w ,r"- "" '"" . Mnrnn Doctrine Amendment, ITIWI II UU Not Expected to Encounter Opposition ! lly the Assnriated Press . Paris, April IN. What is in stoie for' the revised covenant of the league of nations when it goes before a pienar j session of the Peace Conference today I for Ii mil action is not jet clear, us no- gotintiotis have been active for the last I few days with a view to adjusting the lcserv nt inns made by the French, Jap anese and llelginns when the committee adopted the revised tel. The French amendments were designed to ic enforce military security, but these may not lie pressed owing to the mil i -tury tecuritj which France obtains under the settlement of the Ithine frontier, l The Jnpanese delegates have not yet indicated whether they will renew their amendment on lueial equality, as that depends somen hat on the settlement , they arc able to secure concerning Kino Chau. The P.elgiau amendment re lates to the choice of Geneva as the seat of the league, and this nlso is in the wny of adjustment. I The Monroe Doctrine amendment is .not expected to encounter opposition if I tins questio of French security is ad justed. Premier HurIics, of Austra lia, has previously indicated his purpose I of discussing the covenant as n whole, and he also will be the. chief opponent of the Jnpuiicsc amendment if it is re newed. 1 ' Semiofficial Analjsis I A semiofficial analjsis of the revised covenant sajs that the redraft was made after consultation with thirteen neutral nations and examination, the (criticisms coming from both sides of I the-Atlantic. The resulting document,' it is declared, does not create a super- l state tlie league must depend upon tho 'free consent of its component states. I Concerning the .Monroe Doctiine, Article NXI makes it dear that the covenant is not intended to abrogate j or weaken other agreements as long as , they are consistent with its owu terms for the assurance of peace. I "In so far as the Monroe Doctrine tends to the same cud," it is stated, '"whatever validity it possesses, cannot ue aucexcu dj i lie covenant. ' . Internal Affairs Kxcluilccl Thevvoid "external" in Article X. according to the aualj.sis, shows that the ' I league cannot be used like the holy I alliance to suppress nationul or other movements within the boundaries of I member states, but only to pi event forci ble annexation fiom without. Articles X, XI and XIX are cited as. ! making plain thut (lie covenant -is not j intended to make the new territorial I settlement ill Euiope iinaltcublc for all I time, but. on the control-, to provide the inncliiucr for the piogresshe regu lation of international affairs of the1 future. "Many of the quarrels of the past." the statement adds, "arose from the ah- ' sence of this niachinerj, so that the covennnt may be said to Inaugurate a ' new international order and thereby eliminate, so far os possible, one of the principal causes of war." Washington, April L'.s. (P.y A. P.I, Publication bj the State Department today of the irvNed covenant of the league of nations gave the text of the document In the Ameiicnii people sev- I fi ill hours in advance of its presentation to the Peace Conference in plenary ses sion lit Paris. The substance of the j co won nt, including material changes designed particularly to meet criticisms in tho Fnited States, had been clis- ' closed two weeks ago through an official smmnury, but many members of the Sennte. officials and other students of I the nation's foreign relations had with held final judgment ponding careful analysis of the complete text. Apptucntlj these observe! s found that the culficiiil siiiiiiunry had given a fairlj comprehensive outline of the document, especially of the amendments. The new i article specifically exempting interna tional engagements and regional under standings, "such ns thn Monroe Doc- trine," hncl been quoted verbatif. The, sumintiry also had outlined amendments I exempting nationul domestic questions) from the jurisdiction of the league, pro viding for' withdrawal of member nu- I tlons upon two jenrs' notice, leaving it to member states to decide what f armed force, if any, they will contribute to uuy force which the league may de termine is necessary to enforce its find ings, providing that mandatories shall bo given only to states willing to accept them, and stating definitely thut arma ment reduction programs becoming cf- Continued on !( l"ourtfn. Column Ono The Solitary House A fascinating mystery story begins today on page 22, Don't Miss It LEAGUE COVENAN Full Text of Modified League of Nations Pact Washington, April 28. The following in the text of flic covenant of the Icauuc of nations as drafted for presentation to the plenary session of the Peace Conference and made public here: TN OKDI3H tn promote International i accede without reservation to this cove--L co-oprriition and to achieve interna- I nt. h,., accessions smll be effected lional peace and secmilv bv the ac- liy (if"lrntlcn deposited with the fcptaiHe nf obligntions tint tn resort to ...... , , ., war. t. preseriplion nf open, just !,,rrt"''t "hiu two months of the and honorable relations between mi- coining into force of the covenant. No tions, by t,p tirtu establishment of the the thereof shall be sent to all other uiideisiiindlngs of international law as metnbrrs of the league. toiirluHliule of .onduct ain.n.g govern- A f1 s0f governing state, do menls and by the mninlennni e of jus- . , , . , ti-e and a scrupulous iespet for all, "'"""" "r ,'",0" ,,ot 1"""("1 ln ,l,e treaty obligations in the dealings of annex may become a member of th" organised peoples with one another, the league If its admission is agreed upon by nigh lontraetuig parties agree to tills, covenant of the league of nations. the miginnl piramhlr 'the latt ' viifnicr icc, ".Idon 7im comtitu tintt." iiMfrttcf o ".t7i((cf to this cuicnnnt." Article One Till'' original members nf the league of nations (.hall be those of the signa tories which are named in the annex to this cove mint and also stli of those other states named in the annex ns shall ROME GREETS S0NNIN0 WITH WILD CHEERS ROME. April 38. Foreign Minister Sonnino, who left Paris Saturday afternoon, ni rived in Rome at D.30 o'clock last night. He was given an enthusiastic reception. Large crowds cheered the Foreign Minister and former Premier Snlandra in all the towns where their special train stopped Sunday. In a speech at Genoa, the Foieign Minister nsseited that the government is determined to obtain whnt is due Italy. U- S- AMBASSADOR PAGE LEAVES- ROME FOR PARIS ROME, April 08 Thomas Nelson Page, the American am- uas-stjcloi- to Jtjly, has left Rome fov Paris. An Italian news paper report front Rome received hy the Associated, Press April 25 said that Ambabsador Page had offered bis resignation be cause he bad been made "acquainted with President Wilson's Views ou the Italion cloinis." Tho btatcment was Authorized at the state department in Woshlnfjtoh on that day, however, that there was. no foundation for tills report. REDOUBLE EFFORT FOR LAGGING LOAN $25,000,000 Short of Quota in First Five Days of City Campaign $25,175,450 IS SUBSCRIBED, Victor Loan woikeis uie toclav ic doubling their efforts to make up Phil adelphia's X'J.i.II00.KI(I deficit in sub sciiptions reported for the lit-l live diljs cif the cli ive Acimdiiig lo n tor Loan oMicinN. Ibis cit bus ncliuill siibsi-iibecl S'J.'i. lT.i.l."(i. wheie.is S.'ll.lMMI.OIIO should have been iiiimsI b.v ill o'clock ou S.il uiduj lust. The actual subscriptions for the Third federal Keserve district are S.'O.ri 17.1(10. The should have been upward of SlOll.OtlO.fMMI. The dull) average in this city was S.-,,(i:5ri,0nil. ciuupaicd with S(.."fH.."itO in the fourth l.ibeitj Loan drive, while Hie district iivcnigeil SI0.10!!, I'-'O, against Sll.lsl.720. The lesiilts b ihi.vs in riiilailelphiu were us follow s : I'iist daj , X7 KS2.."H0, second d.ij, S4,0(.:..:S.-0 ; thiid day, Sl,:t:i.'!,l(IO; fouith dn.v, S(!,!l2."i.!l."iO. nnd fifth clay. .$.", 2K!,"iO. I'r the Thiid district the figures are: I'irst day. 810.1(17,200; second day. S!),0!)0,!l,"0: third day, S7, Kl.t.ll.'iO; fourth dnj , .?i:i.207.1."0, nnd fifth da, K10.S."1,S.-0. Saturda 'h fig ures will he announced by the Kcdeinl itescrvc Hunk todnj. Polish Societies Parade A picturesque panicle, in which the 200 local Polish societies took part, was followed b.v two muss-meetings one at the Statue of Victor), in ltroad street, and the oflier in the Acadeni of Music .vesteidu Members of the Aimlemy audience, consisting of men and women of niodesf meuns, subscribed for ?H,:i00 vvortli of notes when five Prussian and Austrian gala helmets the kind especially made for the (iermans' ''triumphal cntr" into Peris were auctioned off. At the Academy of Music C'asiinir A. Sicnkcwicz. secretary of tin foreign iniirnnei- division of the Loan orgimizn- tlon, presided, and addresses were made by Judge Joseph Ilufliuatou, chairman of the foreign language division; 10. T. Stotesburv, John II. Mason, director of the war loan organization In this dis trict; Captain .Stauislavv Uutowski, a United States stuff officer of Washing, (on, and others. Father fiebriel K rutin, of S,t. I.aurentius's Church, pronounced the Invocation. Ono of tho helmets was presented to K. T. HtoteKbury, who subscribed for flO.OOO to go through the Polish com mittee. ,,,,, , , Joseph V. .Slomkowskl was grand Continued on Tut Tonrtnn, Column Three, Wlu.Vu thlnh of wrltlnv vuuok ot vmrma. idi; two-thinls or the assembly, provided that it shall give effective guarantees of its sincere intention to observe its in ternational obligations and shall accept such regulations as may be prescribed by the league in regard to its military and naval foices and ni liniments. An member of the league may, after two .veins' notice of its intention so to do, withdraw from the league, provided that all its international obligations and all its obligations under this cove- ( fliitinuf.I on I'iirc ruurtfrn. ( olmnii 1twi AT PEACE TABLE "Threat to Withdraw Unless Granted Demands" Openly Hinted in Paris SWAYING TOKIO DIFFICULT 11 (UNION V. (.ll.ISKUT I ' s,afl C orrrMKinclpnt of Hie llvenliitr 1'clMlc 1 I ccliicr With Hie Ponce llclrcn- I lion In l.nrciee ' II) Wireless tiilHJtiyl'l 1'II'K 111 I'nhlu l.rilu't t " ' 1 Paris, April 2s. The league of un - . I lions covenant comes before the pleuarj j 'sisviou loclii) in the critical hour of, t lie Pence Conference The Italian dele ' lrules luive left I'm is mid the tour of I Picmier Orlaiiilo back to Itoini seems lo have been staged to mouse the na tion to suppoit the Italian claims to riiime. The Japanese issue over Kino Chau becomes even mole thie.iteuiug hccuusiyj Ibe weslein po.vei's have even h-. of 1 a hold upon .lapiiii than upon ltul). Thus, mil of the live nieiubeis lompos ing the inner council, two ma) lefiise to become niembcis of the league. In the light of this quarrel of nations, the ollu till statement that unanimous net ion ou the league covenant makes it eas) of maintenance seems farsighted. Japan Factor I, Use Italy The issue whether there will he an.v j league at all depends upon .I.ip.in and , Ital.v. Inipili) Into the sessions to dale! reveals that Japan is likely lo ni.ilie a hard llchl for the rare equality amend ment lo (he covenant. II Is understood that l-oiil Holier! Cecil has a com promised amendment to propose, which lin thinks less open t-i objection than the Japanese proposal. Many compi onuses already have been offered ou every issue here ami it re mains uncertain whether Japan will accept Cecil's pioposal. It is equally uncertain whether Australia, which is leading in opposition to the amendment, will accept. Japan is not like! to be readil) con ciliated by the proposed compromise, unless she also is usHarccl of a satisfac tory settlement of the Kiao-Chuu ques tion, uffording Japan a practical means of milking to China uu economic offer regarding tho port. Threat to Withdraw Iteportrd The Matin publishes n story concern ing the Japanese position which Is doubtless authoritative. Japan, the newspaper asserts, Is insisting on two points, and unless satisfied on both she will withdraw from tho Peace Confer Continued on rare-roBrteto-'Column vtx APAN MAY SULK FI K POOS JO IE JUDGES JflTBlILM ' Must Answer for "Supreme Of fense Against International Morality and Treaties" Js, NATIONS WILL DEMAND DUTCH GIVE UP "GUEST" Germany's Other War Criminals to Be Arraigned by Allies in Military Courts TRIBUNAL TO FIX PENALTY State Department Gives Clauses Plenafy Conference Will. Consider Today It) the Associated Prrss Washington. April 2S. New articles proposed for insertion in the peace treaty, to be considered nt the plenary session of i,Iie Peace Conference today, the Slate Department anuounced today, include the following : "Article I The Allied and associated powers publicly arraign William II, of Ilolien.ollern, formerly (ieiman em peror, not for an offense against crim inal law , but for a supreme offense against international morality and till; sanctity of treaties." It is proposed that a special tribunal be constituted to try the accused, con sisting of five judges, one appolpted by each of the live great powers I The, fnited States, Great Itritoin, France,' Italy and Japan, ! t. To Demand Kaiser's Surrender The Allied and associated powers wil request Holland to surrender the former emperor for trial. Persons accused of violation of the laws and customs of war, according to a second proposed- article, will be brought befoie niilitnrj- tribiiuiils and, if found guilt), "sentenced to the punish-' incuts laid down by military law." All persons accused of having com mittced an act in violation of the laws ami customs of war. who are specified "either hj name or by the rank, office or employment which they held under the (ieriiinu authorities," will be de manded of the (iertnan government for 'trial b.v the military tribunal of thp power against whose nationals the criminal ails were perpetrated." Proposed Articles Announced The announcement issued by the State Department follows: " following uie'tlie proposed articles regarding penalties, for insertion in Ileal) of peace, to be considered at a plenarj session of conference today, Aloiichi). ill ." p. in.. Pin is time: Article I The Allies mid associated powers public I) arraign William II or Hohen.olleni. fornierl) (ierniliul emperor, not for nil offense against ciiniinul law. but for a supicinc of fense against iiileruiilion.il morality anil the sanciit) of treaties A special tribunal will he con stituted to tr) (he accused, lliereb" assuring him the guarantees cssch tinl to the right of defense. It will be composed of live judges, one ap pointed b.v each of the following five powers: Nninel). the fnited States of Amu mi. (ireat Itritalu, France, ltul) ami Japan. 'tribunal to Fix Punishment In its decision, the tribunal will be guided b) the highct motives of Inter national polio), with a view to vindi cating the solemn obligations of inter niitiotial uudei takings nud the validity of international mornlit). It will be Its chit) to k the punishment which it considers should be imposed. The Allies mid associated powers will address u request to the Government ot the Netherlands for the surrender to them of the e. -emperor iu order that he mil) be put 1111 trial. Aiticle 2. The German Government, not having insured the punishment of the persons accused of haviug exercised acis iu violation or tho laws and customs ot war, sin h persons will be hi ought be fore military tribunals by tho Allied and associated powers and, it found guilty, sentenced t the punishments laid down by military law. The German Government shall hand over lo the Allied and associated powr ers, or to such one of them us shall to request, all persons nccuxed of haviug committed an act In violation of the' laws and customs ot war who are spc-!?' citled cither by name, or by the rank,1. JpJ office or emploj meut which they held1 'k j? nn.lor Che ftprninii nlithnrltfea. ) '"A Vnilii... Vln. Ilanl-li.l f IT n .1 1. cl Article .'I. 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