m&&
X
, 1
icuentrm public fefoger
NIGHT
EXTRA
VOL. V. NO. &13
Published Wily Exrept Sunday. Subwrlntlon Price J Ter by Mall.
( Copyright, nun, hy Public Ledger Company.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1919
Unt- red as Sriond r ni Matter nt th rotnfflcp.jit Philadelphia, Pa,
VmUr thf Act nf March K iHTtt.
PRICE TWO CENTS
GERMANY
ECHOING
TO REJECT PEACE,
BLUFF; TREATY IS
SAYS BERLIN
DENOUNCED
CABINET,
AS RUINOUS
fr
!'
l.
THE WEATHER
Washington, May 21. Showers io
night ; cloudy tomorrow.
.TKMPKItATUItn AT EACH HOUR
i s I i) io u ia I i i a i ;t 4 I o I
I tl."i Kill UI7 7.' 11)0 171! 171) I
FW
7 .
r
6?
I?
fe&
A
i
I
r
NEW CHARTER
L
E
Senator Replies to Vare's "Ri
diculous and Impracticable"
Characterization
ACCEPTS BILL AS WHOLE;
OPPOSES AMENDMENTS
f
White, Connelly and Gaffnoy
Will Confer Here Tomorrow
on Proposed Changes
"The charter revision bill is a monu
mental piece o legislation."
TJiis is Scuntor lioics Penrose's re
joinder to n statement by Senator Vnre
that the charter bill is "ridiculous and
impracticable."
At Washington today the senior sen
ator from Pennsylvania said he accepted
the. revision measure as a whole nnd
would regret any amendments which
Would directly or indirectly affect or
undermine any of its vital principles.
Thomas Racburu White, who drafted
the bill, "will confer tomorrow on pro
posed amendments with John P. Con-
, nelly, city solicitor, and Joseph P.
Gaffncy, Councils' tinanee chairman.
Mr. White indicated today lie had
no intention of compromising on the
membership size of the single-chambered
council which the charter hill provides
(or this city.
' -Twenty-one members, elected by sen
atorial districts, is the size desired la
the charter revision committee. These
memocrs nre to be elected on units of
M.vw voters. The present council -manic
system, the committee contends,
US W.) w n reni-ChClHUl IVO 1 UIlSIIlllc I -11 S
iorJtrof wards clect'hoirchontlerat-H
MOMENTA
SAYSPENROS
Sjungfmimocr ot city legislators.
gv Whatever the future holds, however,
r rig to the size of the council it is vir
(J 'tually assured that the preseut Select
Council and Common Council will be
legislated out of existence.
Penrose to Press Passage
The extra session of Congress, Sena
tor Penrose explained today, Kept him
away from the charter revision "firing
lino" nt Harrisburg. Up hopes toTJo to
- the state capital next week.
Continuing, Senator Penrose said :
"The Republicans only control the
Senate by two votes and the Repub-
i llcancaucus hns ordered that all pairs
be canceled for all votes on questions
sof organization. Hence it is evident
that it has been necessary for r-vcry
Republican to he in his sent.
"I am hopeful that tiie organization
ojE the Senate can be accomplished
toward the end of this week and I will
then be. free to devote myself if woes,
sary to pressing to liiial passage the
reform bills for Philadelphia. I
"Meanwhile I will endeavor to keep
as close (o the situation as circum
stances will permit. As n matter of
fact no great amount of time lias been
lost, because nothing much could have
been accomplished last week on nccouut
of the reception of the Twenty-eighth
Division.
"In the consideration of a hill of the
complication nnd magnitude of the
Woodward charter and revision bill, it
Is only reasonable to give every op
portunity for ii thorough cxainiuatiou
of nil the details 'with n view of mak
ing; such minor amendments its may be
necessary tiTpcrfcct the bill.
& -"While there bus been no disposition
to rush these hills unduly, nt the same
!? time no delay shoud be permitted which
kl would jeopardize their final passage.
Md - jm: ctiuiicr tjvisiou on, wus prc-
lftlll-14 UJ 11 lUillUllllV' Ui H116l'U Willi-
.out, conference or consultation witli me
iln any way nnd during u period when
I was co u lined for eight mouths in
Washington with only one visit to Phil
adelphia, nnd that for a few hours on
personal business. The finance com
. mittce or tin- conference committee wns
in session duriug the time from early
Monday morning until late Saturday
evening, witli the exacting task of con-
S sidcring the revenue bill.
i Greatest Confldenco in Framers
ii- 'I do not know of nny piece of legis-
"1, lation, however, that has received more
careful, broad-minded consideration
W 'and study thun the so-called charter
j.i revision hill. I have, the greatest con
s' tidencc in the ability aud thje municipal
5? knowledge of the gentlemen who were
V connected witli the committee which
L prepared the hill.
"As a carefully-thought-out plan of
m municipal government the oodwnrd
11 ' bill, I am convinced, ranks very high,"
jP , continued Senator Penrose, "If passed
S by the legislature, it, will undoubtedly
p1 remedy many of the evils in Philadel
K$ phia which arc complaiuc'd of.
' "So far as I am personally concerned,
?r J accept the bill as a whole and I would
la .regret to see uuy amendments seriously
1 fnnn1flprf.il which would In nnr' will-
lEi directly or indirectly affect or undrr-
j nunc any oi iiic vuni principles oi mc
o: Mil."
'""
--ivw Revisionists Iook to Penrose
'.fi Cliarter revisionists arc piniilug their
RtvltnnpR mi Metintnr Penrose n r.nvn the
.Philadelphia reform legislation from too
many amendments at the hands of its
npoHi'ntSj
Fo ' No.deflttite. action on the charter 'bills'
"-& : J t.' -- -T ' '' !' ! . I '! I I
1 H
JOHN SKELTOX WILLIAMS
IMPEACH WILLIAMS,
MTADDEN WILL ASK
IN HOUSE NEXT WEEKi.ta. '" .:,::,it
Penrose Says Senate Republic
ans Want Comptroller of
Currency Investigated
Bu a Staff Correspondent
Washington. May Ul. Congressman
Louis McKoddcn, of. Canton. Pa., will
introduce in the 'House next week a
resolution calling for an investigation of
Comptroller of the Currency John Skel
ton Willinms and his ofHec. lie stated
today upon liis return frorli Harrisburg.
where lie was attending the trial of the
suit of the Canton National Bank, of
which Mijfiiilden is cashier, against
John Skolfou A llliams.
He intends to press the matter ami
will try to have the Comptroller of the
Currency impeached by the House.
Mr. McKailden introduced a similar
resolution nt the last session ot Con
gress, "when the Democrats were In con
trol, but wns unable to obtain any ac
tion by the rules committee, to which
it wns referred. The Democrats on the
rules committee stuck staunchly by
Comptroller Williams ' and prevented
any action by Congress to investigate
or i in pouch him.
Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsyl
vania, whit will be chairman of the Sen
ate finance committee, stated today that
he believed t li l ee-foil rt lis of the Senate
Uepublienns are opposed to Williams
nnd would support a movement to have
the ( omptroller of the Currency inves
tigntcd aud impeached.
ALLEGED FORGER IS CAUGHT.
Will Spend $350 to Get Suspect In'
$15 Check Passing
Nearly J?."!.'!) in railway fares alone
will he spent by the government to bring
back to this .city from Los Angeles.
Calif., a sailor accused of forging a
check for $ir,.
The accused man is William Gonzales,
formerly attached to the overseas
transportation department of the navy
here. It is alleged that lie obtained
ii pay check for $iri made out to- the
order of Otis J. Graham, another sailor,
indorsed it and obtnined some groceries
and the change from Mitchell, Fletcher
& Co.
Gonzales disappeared after the al
leged forgery was discovered and wos
located in Los Augeles yesterday. A
secret service agent left for California
today to bring him back.
According to the Pennsylvania Bail
road the fare to Los Angeles is $11)5.22
for the round trip, whicli added to the
$07.01 fare one-way for Gonzales, nnd
.f.TT Vullmun chnrges, makes a total rail
cost, exclusive of meals, of $340.8.1.
WARN OF BOGUSSI BILL
Poor Imitation Appearing In Various
Sections, Say U. S. Agents
Keep your eyes open for n counter
feit $1 bill on the Cleveland Federal
Beservc Hank.
Chief Mntlhew Griffin, of the Secret
Service, received word from Washing
ton today that n "poor Imitation" of
the note has made, its appearance in
various parts of the country. The bill
is poorly printed on single paper and
its decorations nre out of alignment.
It is easily recognized, nccording to
Secret Service agents, although to date
they havo been Unable to discover any
of the notes here.
POSES AS DETECTIVE
Displays Badge and Uses Blackjack
In Alleged Holdup
From detective to bandit in five inin
utifi was the quick transformation of
a well-dressed stranger who accosted
Dnyld Bergman, 2T,: South Eighth
street, at Eighth and Spruce streets to
day. "You're under arrest," said the man
as he threw back his coat and displayed
a shiny detective badge.
"Quit your kiddin'," said Bergman,
"I'm busy."
(Tlicn the" stranger displayVd a black
jack. Ho brought it down hard ou the
head of Bergman.
When Bergman recovered he found
himself sitting in the middle of tho side
walk with his pockets turned inside but
and a gold watch and several dollars
missing. Bergman called the polices
Detectives Bluebond and Tombecn nr.
rested Joseph 3tob$np, who was held
NC-4 IS DELAYED:
TRIES IN VAIN TO
L
Three Attempts to Fly From
Ponta Delgada Fail as
Engine Balks
ALL HOPE IS ABANDONED
FOR HAWKER AND GRIEVE
Icebergs May Have Caused Sop
i ! with Collapse Other Sky-
i men prepare tor Nignts
By the Associated Press
Pnnta Delgada, Azores, May 'Jl.
Engine trouble caused the postponement
today of the flight of the NC-4 from
..111 (MOlllMII ,11 piun 111 llrt. Ul , tl n 1111
crew boarded the plane two hours be
fore sunrise to tunc up the motors.
After making three unsuccessful at
tempts to take off with one engine
functioning improperly. Lieutenant
I Commander Albert C. Head decided that
it was too late to remedy the trouble
' this, morning in order to take off .in
time lo make the flight to Lisbon in
daylight hours.
Thousands of persons who crowded
the decks of ships in the harbor and
vnntage points on the waterfront were
disappointed nt tlio failure to start to
day. Commander Head is confident that
me engine trouble is not important nnd
,'1!lt ' w"l he remedied in time to b
Igm tiie flight to Lisbon nt ilavbrenk
tomorrow, weather permitting.
Crowds of souvenir hunters who
tried to get pieces of the XC-3. the
flagship of the flight, which 'is moored
in the harbor here, made it necessary
today for the naval authorities to issue
orders that the ship be guarded day
nnd
"lb",.
By the Associated Press
Washington. May 21. Although the
weather conditions were extremely fa
vorable, Lieutenant Commander Albeit
f . Bend wns unable to get the seaplane
C-4 away from Ponta Delgada todav
for the S00-mile' flight to Lisbon, Por
tugal. Decnuse or ens ne trouble l,l,.l.
developed when Hie" craft
was being
tuned up for the start
Dispatches to the Navy Department
indicated that the motor trouble was
not serious, aud officials expected Com
mander Bead to gef away at daybreak
tomorrow to complete the first trans
atlantic journey by air.
A message to the Nnyy Department
fl tl M ntt tii-,i It r 4 1,n ,1A1.. .. at ,-.
i ""C. "" "l,UJ "r l" -4
"NC-4 will not start today,
gine not functioning proncrl'v
One en-
The trip to Lisbon should be made
in ten hours, thereby making night fly
ing unnecessary, as was the case in tiie
flight to the Azores.
Commander John II. Towers, trans
atlantic flight commander, has recom
mended that the XC-1, whicli sank nt
sea, be stricken from the nuvy list as
"lost nt sea," and that the NC-I5 be
placed out of commission for rebuilding
when she arrives in
X-... -,-..,. n.i.
XT, 1 t I , - .
M -.. on winch Commander 'lowers
',-,, iihk. i c
nc. . ,.u ueiuB iHKeu apart at routa
-. . . r v., ! i
ucigatin -preparatory to being shipped
home, after being damaged when adrift
i ...i... .,!.
rt
imuiciidiii. Lonimaniicr u. A. I.aven -
A. Laven-
! dcr and Lieutenant II. Sndenwater.
members of the crews of the NC-1 and
NC-.'L will return to the United States
on the first government vessel leaving
Ponta Delgada. The dismantled NC-3
will be taken to New York on the L
S. S. Melville, with Machinist L. B.
Moore, n member of her crew, iu
charge. The destroyer Stockton lint,
been plnced at the disposal of Com
mander Towers nnd the remaining mem
bers of the two crews, who will proceed
to Plymouth. England, the objective
port of the NC-4.
St. John's, X. F May ,21. (By A.
P.) Hope for the safety of Harry G.
Hawker nnd Commander Mackenzie
Grieve, missing since they set out east
ward through the air on Sunday in
their So'pwith biplane for Ireland.' was
virtually abandoned'today by the Brit
ish fliers preparing here to take wing
iu tlieir wake.
News of the safety of the NC-3 nfter
being so long on the water had been a
1 source of encouragement, but it is rrc-
ogulzed that the Hawker-Grieve ma
chine carried only a cockle-shell emer
gency boat as compared .with .tho stout
hull of tho American naval plane,
Begdrding the fate of Hawker and
Grieve, some of the airmen here believe
the Sopwith collapsed within a short
time after leaving St. John's, aud that
the wireless failed. The opinion is
gaining ground that field ice nnd ice
bergs extending for 100 miles off the
coast may have affected the work of the
engines through the intense cold con
gealing the oil. The American airmen
who flew to Trepassey from Boeknway,
N. Y., found that this condition caused
them serious inconrcuicuqr-, disturbing
nil their engines, some of which virtu
ally burned out from this cause, ac
cording to officers aboard the United
States supply ship Prairie.
Prepare tor New Flights
Undaunted by the Sopwlth's disap
pearance, wmen must be taken into
START FOR
ISBN
CfhUM.'WM,
Pershing Congratulates
Navy on Aerial Exploit
Washington. May 21. flty A.
P.I Congratulations of the Ameri'
can Exeditionnry Forces on the
navy's transatlantic (light have been
.cabled to the Navy Department by
General Pershing in a message which
said:
"Please accept my congratulations
and those of the entire American
Expeditionary Forces on the mag
nificent feat of the American air
men who have added another bril
liant page to American achievements
nnd to the proud record of Hie
navy."
HOT FIGHT W1ARKS
Y1C. A. ELECTION
Appointees of Court Preside
Over Balloting "Reds" Take
Lead in Early Voting
INSURGENTS
CHALLENGED
Excitement was apparent among
nearly 200 women today as Mrs. Jo
seph A. Hudson, president of the Young
Women's Christian Association, cast
the first ballot in the annual election
for managers. For the first time in the
association's history this event was
held under the supervision of an elec
tion roaster at the association head
quarters. Eighteenth nnd Arch streets.
Mrs. Hudson's le went unchal
lenged into the clerk's hands, but Miss
Mabel Florence Coates. immediutelj
following her. was held by a challenge
from W'"'"1" " I'pace, attorney for
the administration forces.
Miss Coates was the first of the so
called "insurgents" as opposed to the
Hudson group, to place her ballot
mhpi
answered the questions of attorneys
quietly and smiled only slightly when
John JL Scott, the master appointed
by the court, declareih "The vote of
this young lady shall be reccked."
There wns a breath of relief through
out the north side of the assembly
room, occupied by constituents of the
"Beds." They were named "Beds" bj
their opponents today because their bal
lots re printed in red ink.
From thirty to forty women moved
constantly in the line from the rear of
the assembly room to the ballot bo.
The voting, which will continue till
10 o'clock tonight under the supervision
of court officials appointed by Judge
Staake, of Common Please Court No.
5. moved tediously this morning. At
noon only thirty-
ballots had been cast.
Benjamin O. Friek, attomeyfor the in
surgents, clialleneged only three of the
voters on the grounds that they were
merely subscribers and not active mem
bers. Mr. Peace, for the ndministra
tion forces, challenged every one of the
insurgent group who handed in her bal
lot, making the general objection that
these women had uot been elected mem
bers of the parent organization.
Opponents Gather Early
As each voter reached the table she
IHiniH'll mi uiwui u niiicii J milieu
'. .,., .i.j ..I I. n:i:..! ...
i tier nitiiic. iiuuiet, mill i-uurrii mil uiiui .
to the court clerk. George W. Geasey.
If accepted, it was passed to .lohn m.
.
i Mover, court crier, who placed it in
I the ballot box
i . .:...
I Long before 10 o'clock, the appointed
, ,!, f,. the hec nninc of the election.
representatives from both factions of
the association began gathering at the
headquarters. Women of social prom
inence and others whose names are
not recognized outside their own com
munities filed side by side to the poll.
Under the constitution ten members
of the board may be named from each
evangelical church.
The election brings to a climax n long
aud bitter fight for control of the Y. W.
CI. A. here between the two rival fac
tions, who clashed first over the mau
ageriient ot the last election, the "in
surgents" charging discrimination. In
the court proceedings that followed the
insurgents won the decision.
"I feel very bitterly in this matter
nnd prefer to remain silent," said M.
Peace, wheu asked to comment on the
unusual proceedings attending the elec
tion. Mr. Peace was present nt the
voting place, as wns also llonjumin O.
Frick, nttorney for the insurgents.
Each Side lieady to Challenege
Each side was prepared to challenge
the women voting and insisted upou
close scrutiny of their credentials. Any
member of the association presenting an
official membership card is eligible to
cast her "ballot. Active campaigning
was carried on around the entrance to
the assembly -hall by workers for both
sides.
Officers of the association will be
chosen by the board of managers from
their own personnel. Sirs. Hudson, iu
cumbent president, is opposed in the
administration faction for re-election
on tho board by, Sirs. Josephine Ballet.
Tho insurgents, if successful nt the
polls today, will elect from the board
of managers the following officers :
Mrs. John Gribbel, president; Mrs,
John W. Geary, treasurer; Mrs. Wil
liam Krcemontle, corresponding secre
tary, and Mrs. Frauk T. Grlswold, sec
retary.. , , - - , ,
Executive committee 'Jiijs Harriet,
Harvey. Mrs, If., Wijlard, Mrs.
, CmUbim w V;
i,, Cetiuuq Ua
E
IE TO REPLY TO
TERMS OF TREATY
Brockdorff-Rantzair Says An
swer Can't Be Finished by
Tomorrow Noon
TOO LATE TO DENY WAR
GUILT, TEUTONS ARE TOLD
I
I
uermail Note 011 Reparations .
and Clemenceau's Response
Made Public
r
By the Associated Press
I Paris. May 21. Count ou Broek-
iilorfT-ISantznu. head of the
German
peace delegation, has asked an exlen-
'sion of time for Germany to present her'
' J ro',r,l'nR "" l"-ace terms. The
count stated that further notes were
! bring prepared and that it would he
impossible to complete them by 1 p. in.
Tliursda). when the time limit is up.
I It is believed, says til" Ilnvns Agency,
that the request for the extension will
' be granted.
I he note sa.s the (iermans desire
more time to study a number of ques
ENEMY ASKS IR
tions in the treaty which thev have not "." Psrcssive movement of any ilimen
... . . sum m the party during this session of
jet had an opportunity to examine. rnrss H,lt the middle west has been
There is no official intimation regarding I dreaming of one. Have Borali nnd John
the decision of the allied and associated i5,011, KcnyYin. iMcConnick. Norris and
powers on the request. the others-been talking, lis senators so
The general impression in conference "Ben tnlk in Washington, only for the
circles is that the Germans will ulti
mately sign the treaty.
Too Late for Denial
The answer of the Council of Four
to n German note regardiug the repara-
tionsi,- which lias been handed" to the
(eriiiniis. points out in reply to the
German refusal to admit responsibility
Mr the war that it is impossible to dis
sociate responsibility from reparation
mid that it is J,oo late for Germany
to seek to deny aggression and rcspon
sihilit).
The Peace Conference has made pub-1
lie the text of the German note re
garding reparations and the reply made
by Premier Clemenceau as president
of the conference.
The German note reads:
"At Versailles. May 1."!. 1010. I
i' l.:.. -.it -,, at I
,i ilia -A, -uih-ih-,, , .,,. ienicni'CItlI.
president of the Peace Conference.
"Sir:
"In the draft of the pence treat)
submitted to the German delegates.
Part VIII, concerning reparations, be
I ' "" """ "mrl -"' "'""'" r''illls ""
l no lows :
I " 'The allied aud associated gov
ernments affirm and Germany accepts
the responsibility of Germany and her1
allies for causing nil the loss and dam ,
age to which the allied and associated'
goicrnmcnts and their nationals have'
been subjected as a consequence of tliej
Will iniMiscti 1111,111-1111-111 wy inc HKic:s
sion of Germany and her allies."
Promises Reparation I
Now tiie obligation to make repara-',
tion hns been accepted by Germany by
i ,.:-,,, nf tin note frnni Nneretni-v nf
" V . ...........
run,,- i. u: (life . i .'inniiuii ... .mi-,
I jmiPllt.nYntl,v of the question of re-
c. t.....:. r ...-.... in.. -: 1 u
; M,nsibi!ity. for the war. The German
if,iwii - Mifiiii, - .iM,iii - iiii. tin- iirniiii ii
,i.ittnn .minnt mlmlt timt ilmn, ,.nni,i
... ........... .......
arise out of u responsibility incurred by,,,
the former German Government in re- In calling up the resolution. Bepre
gard to the origin of the world war any I lmhp Maniu Republican, of Illinois,
right for the allied and associated po -1
, i, i,in,nifin.i i- Cm-mnnv ,. I chairman of the woman suffrage com-
i i n m v ...... .... . -- j .... .
losses suffered during the wnr.
The representatives of the allied1
nnd associated states have, moreover,
declared several times that the tier-1
man people should not be held rcspon-J
sible for the faults committed by their
governments. The German people did
not will the wnr nnd Would not hnve
mwlorlnL-nn n wnr of nirtrression. Thev !
liave always remained convinced that
this war was for them a defensive war.
Deny War Responsibility
"The German delegates nlso do not
share the view of the allied and asso
ciated governments in regard to tlfe
origin of the war. They cannot con
sider the former German Government as
the party whicli was solely or chiefly
to blame for the war. The draft of the
treaty of peace transmitted by you con
tains; no facts in support of this view:
no proof on the- subject is furnished
therein. The German delegates, there
fore, beg you to be so good as to com
municate to them the report of the com
mission set up by the allied aud asso
ciated governments for the purpose of
establishing the responsibility' oi the
authors of the wnr.
"Pray accept, Mr. President, the
ussurancc of ,irijliigli consideration.
"BBOCKDORFF-BANTZAU."
Text of Allied Reply
The text' of the reply of Premier
Clemenceau is dated May 20, J010, and
is ns follows :
"Mr. Chairman: In your note of
May 1!J you state thut Germany, while
'accepting in November, 1!)1H,. 'the
obligation to make reparation' did not
understand such an acceptance to mean
that her responsibility wns involved
either for the war or for the acts of
the former German Government.
"It is only passible to conceive of
Contlntitd on ! TMrtMn. Column Thro
When you h!n'rf wrltioi.
tUUA el. waixiK.--!?..
wniri rf
Keeps Senators Jumping
Penrose's Darting "Chariot of Fire" Indica
tion of Unusual Activity Among Repub
lican Leaders During Recess
B BABT HALEY
Man ( nrrrspomlrnl. rtrtiiin: Public I nlcr r
Washington. May 21. Penrose lm
a burlj red car. In Washington the,
call it Hip rluiriot of tire. (Jrdiiiaiih
the thins diues hugely nt the' curb on
the shady side nf the Itnleich with n n
"ir nf ln!-fi'"l' and philosophical peace
But this was the chariot's buiy ilny.
It became suddenly nimble and pur-
Pacini, vibrant, as the advertisement
S:is. with pulsing life. You met it
eerwnere crosseutting the town, (lil
ting in and out of the lush greener)
about the Senate office building. Vo'r
the Senate is having n recess utitil
I'ridny.
Whenever there is great or difficult
work to be done tux Senate takes
a
recess. Nothing that pari icularlv mat -
, teis is ever accomplished in the open
I sessions. The two parties nre orenniz
IIIC tllfUp llflllinr. (Vnn,... 'I'l.n ltnn.il..
.liean lenders especially are testing their
I organisation and formulating their
plans.
Tlieir
ultimate motives anil their
will be revealed Inter in the
strength
week by the personnel of their wirious
committees, committees wlneli nre
n matter of fact, the Senate. The re
cess announced yesterday is largel) to
test out the movement, dubbed progres
sive, led hy Senator Borah.
Kcr)body knows that there can lie
ears of the 'folks at home-' The world i
will know later along in the week.
Senntor McNary, of Oregon, one of
the reven that met with Mr. Borali. to
announce a rebellion from the Lodge
Penrose domination, wns a straw to
show the direction of the wind when lie
accepted Mr. Lodge's appointment lo
the committee on committees. The
Bepublicnti majority in the Senate is
so small that no one wants to take
iliances with it. So the offices in the
I Capitol and the Senate office building
'seethed all day with conferences.
Leaders in Seclusion
The big leaders retired for peace to
the labyrinths. They left the near lend-
SUFFRAGE DEBATE
Easy Victory for Anthony
Amendment Expected
to Follow
RAM
ON BEER MAY STAY
"" -" '"
Washington. May 21. Consideration
of the equal suffrage constitutional
....1
,,--,
resolution begun in the
House shortly nfter noon today under
nn agreement to close. general debate in
two hours nnd with leaders cMira-tiuc
,(0 immediately afterward.
mittce, asked unanimous consent to ex-
tend the tune for debate to ,t o clock,
but Representative I ems. Democrat,
INS
HOUSE
of Oklahoma, refused In agree. "the present law discriminates against
Representative Little, Republican, of them in f.uor of Hie puckers outside
Kuusas opened the debate with an ad- of the state."
dress in support of the resolution. Calwell Bached Measure
The resnliil inn is tlin liistiirio sine.. '
It Anlhnnr ."li-nft ,,rni,si.. sol..,,!.,- I
siou to the states of an equal franchise
amendment to the constittitioift It was
adopted bv the last House 274 to RIO
on January 10. BUS. bill twice failed
in the Senate first by two votes and
then by one.
A large margin over the requisite
two-thirds majority was predicted to
day. With favorable nefion in the House
rpp.n riled nssnreit- Somite 1pnilet-K nls.i
were prepared to net promptly. They
plan to secure a vote early next month,
to dispose of the resolution before work
begins ou the pence treaty, appropria
tion bills and other pressing measures.
With changes in the new Senate,
suffrage advocates believe that resoiu
tion will succeed iii the Senate, nlthough
by a small margin over the necessary
two-thirds majority.
Representative Mann, of Illinois, Re
publican, chnirmnu ot the House suf
frage committee, was in charge of the
resolution today in the House, while
Representative Saunders, of Virginia,
Democrat, was regarded as the opposi
tion leader. The resolution was report
ed favorably yesterday nt a hasty nieet
iug of the committee, with Republican
leaders nrrnuging to give it right of
way today.
mehip'ay .oTwcrc incurs ot
It wos pointeu out oi me Mouse
the Inst Hout 20.'! of whom" had prfvi
ously voted for the resolution, 100
against nnd one not voting.
Ban May Stay on Beer
Notwithstanding President. Wilson's
CobW4 on I'otr Thirteen:, ttwan Om,
ti .VvN i -k, T-rv
fimti f
ers to lirht ii renr-eunril action with
barrages of small talk til-nut the I'resj I
dent's message and the chances of ni
repeal of the war-time prohibit inn rule
The men wdio actually run the Sen
ate were not especially critical of I lie
President's message. The) regard it j
as tiie work of n very tired iiian and
they nre fair enough to realize that it
could not be otherwise than superficial
and pet-functor) .
They are chiefl) interested in adjust
ing the multitudes of whims and preju
dices, aims and desires on Hie two sides
in order that the important commit- I
I tees for finance, appropriation", foreign i
illations. nanl and military affairs and
so on. may have safe iniijoiilies to sqs
lain me conservative iieiiiuin-iin -e-i- ,
' .!.. .. 1 f.. 1 '.1 n. tin I
SlOlls 111 reunion lo inline uuinr.-Me in"- I
S,'s!!;i,!!:!iusn,r,m,;s,i Kid.. i,i.!Appeals to U. S. to Secure Ful
a knowledge of trends on the Demo
cratic side. The preliminaries of Senate
organization required u Hied and sen
sitive hand.
So the chariot of lire left its curb
onl.v ,,, Pnjn.ei little rest throughout
the day. It did not always carry Mr
Penrose. Itut it carried his messages
nnd plainly was the instrument of liis
will
I'ntil the recess conferences are over
and the arious committees named It)
Mr. Lodge and liis associates are an
nounced it will be difficult to assess ma
jority opinion definitely on any of the
major issues. Fear of discrimination
by the iiif'i who make the committees
ietraiiis a good many senators on both
ides from frank utterance until after
the Senate organi.atioii is complete.
lt is apparent iilread). howexer. that
there will be a great deal of virulent
nuti-Wilsouisiii hi both bouses.
Hysteria Discouraged
Partisan hysteria linn already mailerPptanc(, of slIl,h conditions could not
itself apparent in the rising clamor for . (mnml(,( ,, ,hBt ,h Et t
war probes aud investigations. I lie . . . . ,
abler Republicans in the Senate and ,""s ""Justified in imposing such de
in the House lime little sympathy with mauds." '
tin's sort of thing, not because they arc ,,n... .... ni..i.
uot willing lo light the administration j l,em,cs (,erma Clalms
upon any ground, but because they feel "Germany has not only a moral right,
assured that the majority party, has I to compliance witli the general promises
more important and trying
for it.
work ready l
Continued mi P.ute TltlrlctMi. Column Two
"PHIUL MEN URGED"
BILL, DAIX ADMITS
Cold Storage Measure Was to
Protect "Little Fellows"
From the Packers
EXPERT SEES PRICE BOOST
By n Muff I oi-rr,s;ioirf'-it
Senator A. F. Unix. Jr.. iu llnrris
burg todii). frankly niliiiitted that the
cold storage bill, whicli passed iu the
House last night, was introduced at the
request of cold storage interests iu
Philadelphia.
The present law. Senator I).ii. said,
is unsiilisfiii tor) to the cold storage
iicople in Philadelphia, who claim that
it was dratted iu I he interest nf the
big pui kers.
".My bill." Senator Unix asserted,
"was introduced at the request of the
cold storage people am! tiuuuciul m-
tcresls in Philadelphia, who chum that I
"The I'aix cold sfHjgi- hill is the
, '""' "-'"" k'-'"vmi u ii- kiiiii
PV,M' 'l'lcrl l.y nny slate declared
' ( lm,'lc" S- ' "ltt'"" l",s"1,ll, "r "'
!r"r" '''''''K' National Bank. win. is
inieresieii in tne measure ami was re-
'sponsible for il being introduced in the
j Legislature.
i "It embraces the best features of the
Massachusetts and New York laws on
the same question, as well ns the regula
tions promulgated by the United Stutes
food administration during the war.
"Philadelphia and other Pennsylva
nia food merchants have been greatly
handicapped under the old law, which
was severe in the requirements it de
manded of them, yet permitted mer
chants outside the state to ship in
foodstuffs not so regulated and com
pete iu t he home markets. The Duix
bill protects the consumer iu every
way.
"I hope the Governor will sign the
measure, aud I conldently believe he
will."
Profiteering Will Result, He Says
Dr. Charles II. Lawall, dean of the
'Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
widely known as u food expert, de
flared today that passnge of the Duix
cold storage bill by the Legislature will
open the way for extensive profiteering
' -' $" "S Ut
the mercy of cold storage iuterests
It is expected when tho bill is sent to
the Governor for his uproval that the
rjtate Department of Agriculture will
recommend its veto.
The measure extends (he time limit
Continued nfptfie,To,' Colusa Six.
for
AGAIN HUES '
OF HH PACT
Latest Statement of Intention
to Balk Is Delivered to the
Associated Press
ECHOES EBERT'S WAILS
OF RUINOUS CONDITIONS
Charges "Moral Bankruptcy at
Versailles" and Puts Teuton
Claim Up to Americans j
LAMENTS WILSON'S POINTS
fillment of Principles Presi
dent Announced
By the Associated Press
Berlin, May 21. "Germany declines
to sign the peace terms Inid before it
because they spell the economic de
struelion, political dishonor nnd moral
degradation of the entire German na
tion, not only for the present, but nlso
for still unborn generations," wns a,
statement authorized by the cabinet
yesterday through the Associated Press.
"That these consequences must log
ically follow acceptance ot the peace
conditions, the American press itself
has recognized without question," the
statement continues. "Tifward Ujem,
Germany took the standpoint that ac-
I1K110 jti , th-mly grounded, definite,
clearly defined claim, according to the
basic rules of international law, on all
the Entente powers and, especially, ou
the United States. A specific recogni
tion of the right of Germany and ot the
German peoples to n pence of right,
justice and reconciliation, instead ot
the paragraphed song of Jjntc, which was
written til Versailles, is contained in the
note the American secretary ot state,
Lansing, of No) ember ", l'JIS.
"In il, the secretary of state notified
tho Swiss minister in Washington un
conditionally that the established basis
of President Wilson's fourteen points
should be authoritiithc for the peace
conditions. Secretary Lansing an
nounced further thut the Eutente gov
ernments, nfter careful consideration, "
also were prepared to recognize the con
ditions set up by President Wilsou as
the basis for the conclusion of pence.
"The declaration of rights, emanating
from (hose specific declarations ot all
the Entente powers and the United
Slates, constitutes Germany's sole as
set iu the general moral breakdown of
all international politics, whicli has
found unsurpassable expression in the
crsuilles terms.
"Moral Bankruptcy" Charged
"Germany iinswers them witli Its
clearly juristic right iu international
law. Toward the politico-moral bank
ruptcy of Versailles the Germnn nation
stands ns a creditor with undeniable
rights ami it is not iu n position to yield
ou this chief point. Germany concluded
peace on the bnsis of President Wilson's
fourteen points, which all America hni
mad" its own. and all America, every
individual, is responsible for the ful
fillment of its claims.
' "It is nut the German people's bnsi-
j uess to indicate how its rights shall be
realized by the fourteen points, or es-
pecinlly by the note of Secretary
Lansing. That, rather, is the tusk ot
those who constructed the fourtee'h
points and brought them to acceptance,
thereby inducing Germany to lny down
her weapons. We do uot believe that
President Wilson, Secretary Lansing
nnd the Amcricaupcoplo can take other
than this German standpoint, if they
do not wisji to do that which President
Wilson, in his message of December 4,
1017, condemned categorically, when lie
snid: 'We would dishonor our own
cnuse if we treated Germany nuy other
than justly and in a nonpartisan man
ner and did not insist upou justice to- ,
ward all, no mattor how the wnr ended.
We demand nothing which we arc not
ready ourselves to iidmlt.'
In President Wilson's message to
Cougress of December 4, 1017, no
pnssage can be found iu textual
agreement with the quotation in the
cabinet statement. The quotation ap
pears to be u condensation from the
following paragraph iu the message
in question : ,
"We cau do this (concentrate on,
Continued on l'r Si, Column Tho
Comfort Ahead
Rain tonight and cooler, llardtr
ttraini iii ?nf.)iift ihrmi
Though tonight fitiy dampen ardor,
Thvrtday tcillot Jfirl f
I'
I
i'Jl
3fl
i
i
I
t-
1
.
hi'f
vr4
vtr
4
t
.ii
i-i
si
.ii
M
Ai
. jFJ
3SJ
1
f
1
JJ
1
1
,
jH"
'
P
!
-'
'
v-i1" i
i "S " . U . P
' ' .. .-...i, '
,---v v-v
'A
TA' V
- si"'r
.
ij - ' -',