! ? JFs?"rt V v- '"' vcn?3-..rjjj sx? """, j r. a? ' - v fcuenmtj public fefccjer NIGHT EXTRA VOL. V. NO. 270 Entered Second-Clan Mutter at the roitofflce. Ht Philadelphia, Under the Act of March 8. 1870 ra. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1919 Published Dally Krtit Hunday, Hubecrlptlon Trice JO a Tear by Mall. (np right mm. bv Public Ledger Company. PRICE TWO CENTS i i - THE WEATHER Washington, July 28. Showers tills afternoon; fair and cooler tonight. Tr.Mi'KttATimr. at bach hock I 8 0 10 11 12 1 a 8 4 I 80 83 H7 W1 2 jllfWl I I r I: flp fc. i i.V I I Torrid Weather Expected to Continue Throughout Day, With Showers Tonight MANY UNABLE TO GET , EXTRA SUPPLY OF ICE Work on Buildings Hampered, as Many Employes Are Forced to Quit Comparative Temperatures of Today and Yesterday JTcstejday 80 8i 80 88 no m ni 03 04 03 vIIour . 8 .. . 0 .. . 10 .. . 11 .. . 12 .. . 1 .. o .' 3 " . 4 . r Today ,...80 ,...83 ....87 . . . .80 ,...02 ....02 ....02 Humidity 70 per cent. Four deaths and several prostrations, due to the heat, occurred here in the last twenty-four hours. It is predicted the heat wave will continue throughout the day with a likelihood of showers and slightly cooler wenther tonight. Those who succumbed as a result of the high temperature are: rSomblna Denny, one year old, 2330 Ridge avenue. William Oasner, 0111 Hnzel avenue. Samuel J. McFarland, 1037 South Scvcentcenth street. Died at Philadel phia Hospital. Unidentified man at St. Mary's Hos pital. Sarah lilsliop, twenty years old, 117 North Mole street, was overcome at Seventh and Market streets; Jefferson Hospital, Mercury Reaches 02 Temperature at 1 o'clock this after MIA AS TEMPERATURE INCTYSOARS 92 noon was 02 degrees and there nrc in dications that yesterday's record of 04 will he exceeded. The mercury started out this morning as 'though it was iu tent upon breaking the season's record. 'The two hottest days this summer were July 4 and 5, when the tempera ture reached 100 degrees. Neighborhood bath houses in all sec tions of the city today were crowded to capacity and along the river front Fcores of youngsters bathed without burdensome attire. Although restrictions have been Is I sued in some districts regarding the use of water on account of a shortage in the supply, there was plenty of open air bathing. Hoys who could not turn on the fireplugs got out the family hoso and held neighborhood sprinkling par ties. More Ice Sought Many families' who suffered from the heat endeavored to' obtnin an extra sup ply of ice. Their efforts were futile, however, on account of the restrictions regarding its use issued recently by Di rector Krusen. Work on some of the building opera tions in the outlying sections of the city ceased on account of the depressing heat and in several factories dozens of work ers were compelled to quit at noon. Yesterday was within two degrees of v being the hottest July 27 ever recorded at the 'Weather Bureau. At 4 o'clock in the nfternoon. the temperature reached 0-1 degrees. It touched 00 on July 27, 1804. It was 77 at 0 o'clock 'Sunday morning.. The average, temperature yesterday was 80 degrees. This was 10 degrees above normal. The humidity was mod erate, being 48 per cent at 4 o'clock csjerday afternoon and C8 per cent at i" - ti i frMHni.i l.t lo.t tl,f 11 wl iiinuui -I.IUI.V uui. nv jiif.ui in; most parts of the city and many resi dents occupied seats fin walks and porches until an early hour this morn ing, unable to sleep because of thejieat and intense humidity. The prevailing heat wavo is attributed by the weather bureau sharps to the high pressure area constant over the ocean during tho summer now juts over the south Atlantic states and causes a rise in temperature. U HOUSE VOTES TO RECESS Adopts Resolution Without Record Vote To Quit-August 2 Washington. July 28. (By A. P) Without a record vote the House today adopted a resolution providing for a recess from August 2 to September 0. .During this time, the Senate is expected to be continuously at work on the pence treaty. The vote was preceded by a sharp debate and demand by some members that Congress stay in session until some thing was done for men discharged from vnr service and to reduce the high cost of living. Camden Man Is Missing Andrew Kennedy, twenty-four years old, of 810 South Eighth street, Cam den, disappeared from his home tea "days flso onil has not been seen since. Kennedy was tho solo support of his mother, a widow. Thunder! Thundtr-pavi'hh-duet-tlay, Fatt tonight and Tuctday. While wttt uindt rule We'll nil keep cool, 'Tit a joioui-neict-dav. m 'f . , -, Warn f. "" JL.'...',,y. .v-fsMiwuMiia JIKS. JOHN II. MASON, JR. Of Germ.intown, whoso suitcase containing $12,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from an automobile in front of tho Kitz-Carlton. Before her marriage Mrs. Mason was Miss Agnes Itroclilc Wife of Banker's Son Believes Robber Will Be "Terrified" at Sight of Jewels PROBABLY AFTER CLOTHES Mrs. John II. Mason, Jr., whose jewels, valued at between SSOOO and ?1 0.000. were stolen from an automobile at Broad and Walnut streets, expressed confidence today that they would be re covered. Mrs. Mason believes the thief who stole the suitense containing the gems expected to obtain only some clothing. "When he sees those, jewels he will be terrified," Mrs. Mason said. Mrs. Mason's husband, John II. Mason, Jr., is tho son of John II. Mason, president of the Commercial Trust Company, who has been mcn-J tioncd ns n candidate for Mayor. The younger Masons nrc living at the home of Mrs. Kimball Hagar, 3110 West Penn street, in Queen Lane Manor, while their new home in West' Coulter street is being constructed. The theft of the jewels occurred after the automobile had been parked in Walnut street, west of Broad. Had Returned From Shore Mrs. Mason explained that sho and her husband accompanied William Adamson, of Fisher's lane, German -town, and Miss Emjly Kennedy, of Ardmore, to Atlantic City Saturday. They returned to this city late Saturday night in Mr. Adamson's machine. "We stopped at the Bellevue-Strnt-ford for something to eat," Mrs. Mason said. "As we got out of the machine we started to take our bags in the hotel with us, but the doorkeeper said he would watch them. "We came out of the hotel about 11 o'clock, and as soon as we got in the car I noticed my hag was not there." The jewels were in a pink satin jewel case. The bag also contained some dresses of Mrs. Mason and some of her husband's clothing. Police Get' List of Jewels The list of stolen jewels furnished the police is as follows: Woman's cluster ring, set with seven diamonds; ring, set with small diamonds and (sapphires; platinum ring, set with n sapphire and two diamonds; circle pin, set with small diamonds; initial pin, set with dia monds and initials "A. 11. M." on surface; bow knot pin, set with dia monds; platinum bracelet, with dia- mond-studded heart in center; service flag pin, set with sapphires nnd dia - monds nnd surrounded witn sman rubies; engagement ring, t-ct with thirty-six diamonds. After the theft wns discovered Mr. and Mrs. Mason reported to the police of the Fifteenth nnd Locust streets sta tion, who are investigating. "There were not many persons there at the Jime," Mrs. Mason said, ."al though I did notice n crowd of boys playing in the street when we first drove up tp-the hotel." GERMANS GET U. S. LOAN $100,000,000 Obtained by Berlin Bank Representative London, July 2S. (By A. P.) An American loan of $100,000,000 has been obtained by Martin Nordegg, represent ing the Deutsche Bank of Berlin, ac cording to an Exchange telegraph dis patch from Berlin. It was said that 10 per cent of the loan would be deposited in foreign bonds to the German bank's credit. New York. July 28. (By A. P.) International bankers here who handled German business before the war, in cluding that of the Deutsche Bank, state that they know nothing of Mar tin Nordegg or the $100,000,000 loan which he is reported to have negotiated In this country. CAMDEN WOMAN MISSING Accident or Foul Play Believed to Be Cause of Disappearance Accident or foul play are the two theories given by Michael Kletkowskl for the disappearance of his wife. Catherine S. Kletkowski, sixty years of age. who is missing from her home, 1253 Sycamore street, Camden. According to the husband, who has reported the case to the police, Mrs. Kletkowski left her home threo days ago for a visit to Maple Shade aud has not been seen since. THIEFWILLRETURN SAYS MRS MASON IS THERE A DEAL ON TO COMPEL VARES TO BACK "HAMPY" MOORE? McCain Scents One of Cleverest Political Tricks Ever Tried in City HOW ABOUT DAVE LANE AND MARTIN IN FIGHT? Penrose, Coles, et al. Favor Con ' gressman Vares' Hands Forced? Ry GEORGE NOX McCAIN There are indications tlfnt one of the cleverest political tricks ever turned In Philadelphia is in course of prepara tion. If not, then the Mayoralty out look is ns confusing as ever. Take these indicntiens: State Senalor David Martin has rather ostentatiously declared him self unfavorable to the candidacy for Major of Congressman J. Hampton Moore. David II. I.ane, the side partner, personal and political friend, and aKo neighbor.of Senator Martin, sug gests that Congressman Moore would make nn admirable candidate. Rumors for several weeks past have been current that an understanding existed between Senator Penrose and two or three independent wnrd lead ers. Senator Penrose regards Congress man Moore In n very favorable light. George W. Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting party, co-worker with Senator Penrose, openly favors Congressman Moore as nn ideal can didate. Councilman Charles Soger and Clerk of Select Council Charles 15. Hall, leaders of the Seventh ward, will indorse the independent candi date provided that he is a "prac tical man." Senator Penrose has gone to Wash ington and will confer with Congress man Moore this week. The regular Itepiiblicnn, or Varc organization, does not regard with particular favor the candidacy of Congressman Moore. Its leaders de sire to name their own candidate. If hcy go along on the Moore plat- form it will be because they have changed their minds. Mr. Moore's Attitude Congressman Moore was brought out originally by the Penrose people. He has been regarded as a Penrose avail able candidate. The only question has been the portion of Congressman Moore himself. He has expressed himself to personnl friends as not being desirous of a may oralty nomination. Only last week he told me that he was "getting along nicely and (satisfactorily with his work at Washington." He saw no reason why he should want to change it for tho turmoil of the mayoralty office. There is one feeling paramount, I think, in the mind of Mr. Moore, and it is that while he is not seckinghe nomination, yet should the demand come frobi men who are his political friends and who have sustained him in the past, nnd there were no entangling nlliances, he would feel himself called upon to take the matter under serious consideration. It would be n party de mand nnd not a factional one that would claim his attention. The above nre well-known sentiments that have been expressed by Mr. Moore for n year past when in conversation with personal and intimate friends.. Martin vs. Lane But there is another angle to this de cidedlv interesting situation ; can ft be imagined that two life-long personal and political friends such us David Mar tin nnd David II. I.ane do not under stand each other? Tho Tlennhlican narty is in a dilem- . ,. a bitter factional war llill - IIII1L IK. luunn that is, considering all tactions as 1 .,j CQSt n mat 0f nl0ney. What moru ' rMlgom,i,P to suppose than tlmt rcnator Martin is honestly unfavorable to Con- gressman Moore's candidacy '! That Mr. hv"" ... -ii T.nne is iust ns honestly tavoraoie i Mr. Moore's candidacy.' Being the dean ot the ucpuDiu-uii r ganization What more graceful act than that Mr. Martin should gracefully yield to the Klder Statesman, Mr. Lane, in the end? Besides, Senntor Martin hns been the good friend of Congressman Moore for many years. I would not assert that there is any understanding between these gentlemen, hut the younger generation of politicians may vet have to tane leseuuo n """, schoolmasters in the nn. The declaration of Messrs. Seger and ContlncMl on Tone hU. Column Six OFFICERS' BJlTPASSED Senate Measure Increases Personnel ' Prom 9500 to 18,000 Washington, July 2S. (By A. P.) Without a record vote the Senate today passed and sent to tnc nou: ' -ministration bill authorising an Increase from 0500 to 18,000 in the number of commissioned officers to be retained iu the army this year. ORDER THIRD DIVISION HOME . Marne Heroes Start Leaving Occu- 1 . . pled Area of Germany August 5 Coblenz. July 28, (Ry A. P.) rhe rt.i.f 1 TMt..t.. A ,1.a &nin-1fnn nrmv has been ordered home from, the occu pied area of Germany. It will begin entraining for Brest, August 5. The 75 -millimeter and llM-mlillmcter SET-AM instrumental In stopping the Germans on the Mnrne a year ago, will De snip ped on barges down the Rhine to Hot - trdam, .Sf thence .to the United States The movement of the Third Division to the port of embarkation is expected to be completed wltblu one week. Organization Must Pick Good Eater for Mayor "Dave" I.ane, organization leader extraordinary, says the majoiulty candidate, aside from having brains, must have "gastronomlcal ability." "Look." he says, "how many men have died in their tracks trying to keep up with the procession of ban quets tendered n Mayor of Philadelphia." COLES TELLS OF Committee of 100 Appointed to Pick Anti-Vare Candidate at Meeting Wednesday 7 WOMEN TO HELP CHOOSE A list of prominent Philadelphians, suggested both by Individuals nnd or ganizations, ns possible candidates for mayor, will be presented to the com mittee of one huiiiTred Wednesday, when that newly named organization will hold its first meeting. The list will be presented by George W. Coles, cHairman of the Town Meet ing party. It is pointed out that the men on the list hae not necessarily gone on record as having "thrown their lint in the ling." In most cases the men were named, without their knowledge, by friends. Among the names to be submitted by Mr. Coles are those of: A. Lincoln Acker, former sheriff. Krncst L. Tustin, former recorder of deeds. John II. Mason, president of the Commercial Trust Company. District Attorney Rotan. John C. Winston, chairman of the charter revision committee. Thomas Raehurn White, who drafted the charter bill. Powell Kvans, publicity director of the charter movement. Dr. George Woodward, who repre sents the Gprniantown-Chcstuut Hill districts in the state Senate. t To Present List "I shall take the list to the meet ing of the committee and lay it on the table," Mr. Coles said today. "Then the' committee will tnke their pick. I do not believe that whether n man is an independent or a regular Republican will enter into the question, as the candidate will be picked for his quali fications and fitness. "The committee will try to avoid picking a man who would not prove practical. Personally, I have not thc4 slightest idea who will be selected." Mr. Coles announced that the com mittee would meet in the rooms of the Civic Club ou Wednesday afternoon to organize and select a chairman. The personnel of the committee was made public yesterday. It is composed of 103 members, including seven women. Acker Npt on "100" Politicians who discussed the person nel of the new directing body of the Pcnrose-Indepcndcnt coalition declared it significant that the name of Mr. Acker was not included in the list. Mr. Acker is mentioned frequently ns the probable majoralty candidate of : the Penrose forces and independents H i tnp e is said to be the choice of leaders of e Rcnubllcan Alliance for the nnini- , nation All Sections Considered In makinc un the committee which will direct the fight to try and tako W0J- Republican control from the Vares ecognition was given to every section n( n elements in the city. I For the first time in a reform move- met many workers rlosely allied with tnc Penrose faction have been given ,,inces on the committee. omen, cliurcu worKcrs, represents Contlnurcl on Fare Mx. Column Four BANDITS GET RANSOM AND FREE U. S. BOY Father Acts On Advice of Mex - ican Government in Pay ing Out $750 Washington, July 2S. Acting upon the advice of the Mexican fJovcrnment, John West Thompson, an American , ranchman living near Mexico City, has Pil the 1000 pesos , 7C0) ransom da- mantled by bandits for the release of his fourtM.n.yenr.oW son, the State De- nnr(m-n ,... noVi.,! mlnr. ATevlen.. .... . .... .. authorities said they feared the bandits would murder the boy unless they re ceived the money. The kidnapping took pince last boy was released on Friday 1 "fretary i.ansing sum me Mexican "reign office hdngreedo refund he amount of the ransom and take mens-. ures to capture nnd punish the outlaws. When you think of writing, think ot WHITING. Adv. . NAMED FOR MAYOR CHICAGO BLACKS E T; Stone Fight on Bathing Beach Spreads to "Black Belt," Where Clash Is General POLICE WIN UPPER HAND AFTER NIGHT OF TUMULT Negroes Beat White Boy Whose Missile Caused Colored Lad to Drown Terrorism Policy Urged by Negro Meeting in N. Y. New Yorlt. July 2S. (Hy A. P.I Nearly 2000 negroes shouted their approval here yesterday when vari ous speakers, addressing a meeting under auspices of the I'quiil Rights League, urged the adoption of ladi "alism among negroes ns n means of obtaining their "rights." i One speaker suggested "following i the constructive work done by blai ks In Washington," while others ad- , vised "using nil methods, even force," nnd "making radicalism the I sspenoe of our propaganda." and I stopping the white man treading on our toes." The meeting was a "welcome" ionic to William Monroe Trotter, of liostoii. who recentlj returned from Paris, after nn attempt to present to the Peace Conference a petition concerning the negro race. Ry the Associated Press Chicago, July 2S. Trouble between whites and negroes wns renewed in Chicago's "black belt" today, whrn Moses Thomas, n negro, fired .several shots at u wngonlnnd of white work men being taken to a South Side fac tory. When nn nttempt was made by whites to disarm Thomas, a dozen negroes rushed to his assistance. The police quelled the disturbance and reported that nobody had been injured. The distill bnnce occurred in a district where many negro workmen live. A riot call was sent to a nearby police station, but when a wagonload of pa trolmen arrived on the scene the fight ing wns over. Hundreds of whit men and negroes were gathered in groups on the sidewalk, and n patrolman iiad Thomas in custodj. Rluecoats scat tered the crowds and withdrew. Police today said they had been un ablc to find any trace of the unidentified white boy reported drowned jesterdny in Lake Michigan during the race dis turbances. District Is Well Guarded nicy uiounieci ponce and Kill pa- i trolmen hnve been assigned to guard the negro district, while .100 policemen nrc' held in reserve nt nearby stations in the event of further disturbances The patrolmen were instructed to ' search all negroes for firearms nnd to' prevent whites nnd blacks from con gregating in groups of more than three persons. Coroner Peter M. Hoffman, in open ing the inquest over the unidentified ne gro hoy drowned in yestcrdn.i's rioting, announced he would make a thorough investigation. "Such things have happened iu Chi cago before, nnd I think it is time drastic measures were taken bv the au thorities to prevent a repetition of yes terday's disgraceful beetles," the coro ner said. Yesterday's rioting resulted in the death of two negroes and the injury of perhaps fifty or more whites, includ ing four policemen. Accounts of the origin of the trouble differ, but the version accepted by the police today is that the fighting started at the Twenty-ninth street bathing beach, where the whites and colored people nre accustomed to swim in Lake Michigan, although the two races arc separated by an imaginary line. This version of the affair savs that a negro boy on n raft crossed the boundary line nnd that white hoys threw stones, knocking the colored lad into the water. He was drowned, A general fight de veloped between the rnces and riot calls brought hundreds of police into the colored district, the center of which is around Thirty-first and State streets, more than a mile from the bench. Stones and Clubs Fly Negroes asked a policeman to arrest a white boy nnd when he refused the negroes began to bent the whitfJad. Colored bathers from- another bench nt Twenty-fifth street, attracted by the fighting which ensued, re-enforced the blacks nnd soon stones nnd clubs were. ' hurled In all directions, many people being injured. After the fighting near the beach had been quelled, trouble broke out further west near the center of the colored dis trict. John O'Brien, n policeman, was attacked by a mob. He drew his re volver and fired into the crowd, three j colored men being hit, one of whom died later in a hospital. It is estimated that thoe are close to IHO.OOO negroes in Chicago, neaf 60,000 of whom were drawn here dur ing the last three or four years hy the attractive wages iu shops aud factories engaged in manufacturing war mate rials. Virtually all of the negroes live on the south side of the city, and many have acquired property in deslrnblo neighborhoc Is occupied by the whites. This has leJ to many minor clashes be ween the races, and in n number of in stances In recent months bombs have been exploded In buildings occupied by negroes. "The black belt" now com prises approximately twenty-five square miles, and Includes only a comparatively few small white settlements. REN WRACE TWO DEAD 50 HURT Hughes Supports League; Proposes Reservations Sends Hale Resolution With Four Provisos for Presentation to Senate Calls Article X Trouble Breeder Ry the Associated Press Washington, July 28. Charles K. Hughes. Republican candidate hi the last presidential election, has drawif up a resolution which he offi rs for adoption In the ("lilted States Knntp, consenting to inclusion of the lengue of nations coienaut in the peace treaty, but suB Resting four reservations to prevent "sacrificing the essential Interests of the I'nlted States." This became known todny when cor- lespmideiice bctv Mr. Hughes and Senator 1'redeiick Hale. Republican, of Maine, dealing with ratification of the treat was made public. While finding ambiguities in Articles I and XV. denting, lespectively, with withdiawal from the league um! ques tions of purely H domestic nature. Mr. Hughes takes chief exception to Ar tihles XXI nnd X. which concern the Monioc Doctrine and the liability of the Cnited States to provide armed forces to protect other members of the league. l'eais ICITcct of Article X The "descriptive phrase" employed in connection with the Monroe Doctrine is snid hy Mr. Hughes to be "innc c ut ale." while Article X is branded h him ns a "trouble-breeder," which, if not eliminated, should lie thoroughly interpietcd. Any ro.semitions. Mr. Hughes julded, should he incorporated in "the lnstiiinient of ratification" to make it Milicl. but the f'ict that such rcc i mm ions are made should not lead to the assumption Hint the tic.it would fail or the Peace Coufeieuce would HUSBAND OF FORMER MRS- DU PONT GETS DIVORCE Judges Mnrtin and Monnghan today granted divorces to Robeson Lea Perot from Eleanor duPont Perot and Arthur E. Clifford from Florence B. Clifford. Mrs. Perot was Miss Eleanor Ball duPont, of Wilmington. Mrs. Clifford was Miss Florence B. Bissel, daughter of a law-work publisher. AIRPLANE FALLS 200 FEET 5 PILOT KILLED MINEOLA, N. Y., July 28. Second Lieutenant Stephen B. Johnston ,a pilot of TJvalde, Texas, was killed, and Lieutenant Amos C. Payne, an observer, was slightly injured at Haselhurst field today when their airplane fell 200 feet" as they attempted a landing. Johnston, who was twenty-eight years old, had been stationed at the field since hi3 return from overseas three months ago. MANY NORTH PENN DEBTORS PAY UP Pusey Sees $50,000 and Inti mates Another $90,000 as Good $200,000, SAYS M0YER Approximately $200,000 hns been pledged by pernors owing money to the collapsed North I'c nn Bank. Colonel Tied Tin lor Piicy. special state invest ijntor. and William Morgan Montgomery, nttnrney for the accused cashier, Hnlph T. Mojer, were the au thority for the statement todny. Colonel Pu.ey announced that he had definite promises of S."0,000, including $20,000 promised this morning by a Buffalo contractor, and intimnted that the $90,000 pledged by Moyer oiijSat urday was good, while Mr. Montgomery said there wns another 520.000 obtained by the cashier today, as well as $411,000 w'hich he knew would he forthcoming. Charles A. Ambler, former insurance commissioner, who is indebted to thp bank to the extent of at least ST.'i.Odd. sent his brother. Harry S. Ambler, his attorney, to the office of Colonel Pusej this nfternoon with reassurnnces that he would liquidate his loans when n statement of his accouut is furnished by the bank examiners. Statement Heady financial standing of the collapsed bank A preliminary statement of the has been completed. It will be in the hands of Assistant District Attorney Joseph II. Taulanc before night. The statement, it is understood, rovers the tinnnclal transactions of Mover, who is held under ?2T,000 bail on criminal charges growing out of the failure. It wns prepared hy Philip N. Goldsmith, accountant, who has been retained by District Attorney Ilotan. Facts contained in the statement will be used by Mr. Taulanc tomorrow after noon at the further hearing of the cashier. While the assistant district attorney would not disclose the nature of the evidence, it is understood that he considers his case conclusive aud be lieves he will have no difficulty In es tablishing n prima facia case to hold Moyer for the grand jury. Denies Moyer Graft Mr. Montgomery intimated todny that he would fight thn case In Central Sta tion tomorrow. The lawyer announced he had a number of affidavits from debtors of the bank In which they swear that Moyer never gained modey Continued on Paso ISUlUMu, Column Tour have to resume operations. Summarized, Mr. Hughes's four res ervations are : Pirst. That on giving notice of its In tention to withdrnw from the league, a power shall cease to he a member or subject to obligations of the covenant at the time specified in the notice, but that such withdrawal shnll not release! that power fioui debt or liability there tofore Incurred. Second. That questions such ns Im migration or import duties, which nre solely within domestic jurisdiction, shnll not be submitted for consideration or action by the league. Third. That the I'liited Stntes shall not relinquish its traditional attitude toward purely American questions, which shall not he subject to jurisdic tion of the league, leaving this coun try free to oppose (acquisition hj nil non-American country of territory in the western hemisphere. Fourth. That under Article X the I'liited Stntes shnll assume no obliga tion to undertake nn military expedi tion or employ its armed forces on land or sea unless such action is authorized by Congress. Opinion Requested hy Hale The resolution suggested by Mr. Hughes is embodied in a letter reply ing to one from Senntor Hnle lequesting Sir. Hughes's opinion on the validity of icservntions to the proposed covenant nnd also asking Mr. Hughes "what res eivations in jour judgment should be made to sategnnrd the interests of our countij." In his letter, Shnator Hale Ccinllnurd on 1'uKe Klcltlren. Column Two BT ALLIES IN 1917 Ribot, Former French Premier, Declares German Reports "Distortion of Truth" VATICAN SOUGHT PEACE Hy the Associated Press Paris. July 21?. "A distortion of the truth," wns the characterization ap plied today by Alexandre Hiliot to the iccent statement by Mnthlns Erzbcrgcr. the (iciiuan finance minister, declaring that Great Britain nnd France made peace overtures to Germany through the Vatican in 1017, which Germany re jected, M. Itibot, who was French premier nnd foreign minister nt the time in question, made this declaration iu a statement to Marcel Hutin. of the Kcho de Paris. The former explained the occurrence ns follows : "Pope Benedict In August, 1017, sug gested proposals to serve ns a basis for oerturcs to Germany. France nnd Gieat Britain both decided to decline the proposals. The politest acknowl edgment was made to the 1'oye but nothing more. "The British minister to the Vatican, in Ills own name, pointed out tlmt the proposals did not rontnin sufficient guarantees for Belgium. Cardinal Gin pairi. the papal secretary of state, M. Illbot continued, belzed upon this to telegraph Germauj for explanation on thp subject of Belgium. It wns an nttempt to start a conversation, M Illbot declared, but the British govern ment cut it off short and the British minister went no further. "I simply said to the British gov ernment." ndded M. Hibot, " 'Do not let jourself be involved in nn indirect conversation like that,' and that was the end of the matter." Berlin, July 2S. (By A. P.) Dr. George Michaelis, the former imperial chancellor, in a long declaration pub lished by the Taegllschc Itundschau dis claims, responsibility for refusal of peace overtures in 1017 attributed to him by Mathias Drzbergcr, vice premier, speak ing in the Gcrmau Nntional Assenibh On thnt occablou M. Drzbergcr de clared peace overtures were made to Germany by Great Britain and France through the Vatican iu August, 1017, and that Chancellor Mldiaelis, on Sep tember 21, wrote that the situation was not sufficiently clear and rejected the overtures, Doctor Michaelis in his present state ment says the proposals were laid be fore him ettrly in September, not Au gust, and that he discussed them with Dr. von Kuehlmanu, who was foreign Continued on Faxo Eljhtn, Column Turoo DENE S OVERTURES G. 0. P. SENATORS T Ti Propose to Lay Aside Versailles Pact Until Fronch Agree ment Is Presented SHERMAN INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO TREATY President Consults With Demo cratsWalsh Speaks in Defense of Article X By the Associated Press Washington. July 2S. Republican members of the foreign relations com mittee today discussed in private con ferences the withhnl.lliii- nf ti,. i l. HREATEN RECESS AS WILSON OURS treaty by President Wilson. snnt- '3tt llrnndegee, Republican, of Connecticut, said he intended to prniose to the com mittee that, upon conclusion of the rending of the German treaty, no further net ion be tnken until the French treaty wns submitted. . The Republican senators also dis cussed the possibility of a senate re cess. They said thnt with the House in adjournment until September 0, and the President away on his Western tour, they could sec no reason why the Sen ate also should not take a recess of several weeks, if the French treaty wns Lot submitted. Sherman Proposes Amendment A resolution proposing an amendment to the treaty was introduced in the Senate todny by Senntor Sherman, Re publican, of Illinois. It would pro vide that in the adjustment of the Allies' financial obligations to the I'nited States, there should be no "de duction, credit or set-off," because of bonds of the confederate states of America held abroad. The Illinois senator snid he had observed "great activity" recently among the foreign holders of the repudiated confederate securities. Mr. Wilson today began discussion of the pence treaty with Democratic sena tors. Further conferences with Repub lican senators, a dozen of whom already have visited the White House, were held in nbej-ancc. Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Colo rado, was the first caller today, remain ing with the President for half au hour. He described his talk with the Presi dent "as highly satisfactory," hut re- fused to go into details of the discus sion. The Colorado senator said he was reading the treaty for the fourth time and wns not j'ct ready to an nounce his attitude. Calls Perpetual Peace Illusory Declaring that "the idea that the treaty and the league of nations will bring about permanent world peace was largely illusory," Senator Thomas said he would address the Senate tomorrow on one phase of the treaty the effect it might have on the peace of the world. Representatives 'pshaw, Georgia, and Hudspeth, Texas, asked the Presi dent to include Atlanta, Ga., anil El Pnso, Tex., respectively, in his Itin erary. Mr. Wilson promised to visit Atlanta if possible, and said he hoped to include F,l Paso in his itinerary. Representative Hudspeth in an nddress iu the House last week urged military intervention In Mexico. Senator Johnson, of South Dakota, nnother White House caller, said after his talk with the President that in his opinion the treaty either must be ac cepted by the Senate without change or flatly rejected. Any reservations, he said, would lead to complications. Senator Johnson invited the Presi dent to visit Sioux Fulls nnd Mitchell, S. D., during his "swing iirnuud the circle," but the President did not give a definite answer. , Representative Stevenson, of Minne sota, wns the onlj Republican to call upon the President today. Walsh Defends Article X Denial that Article X of the league of nations covenant would handicap the cause of Irish freedom or fix externally the boundaries of nations was made (n the Senate today by Senator Walsh, Democrat. Montana, who said no lan guage could be clearer than the nrticle's stipulation that members are tu pro tect one another from "external ag gression." "Beyond cavil and beyond contro versy," he said, "this limits our obli gation in the rase of war by one notion against another." "Changes will continue to be wrought by peaceful negotiation and internal commotion and revolution. Siberia may separate itself from Russia. Ireland or Kgypt may revolt." Referring to the assertion that out side aid iu a revolution such as France gave the American colonics would be precluded under the article, Mr. Walsh denied that but for the aid of France we would never have achieved lnde dependence. Under the league It would have been impossible for England to have employed 30,000 mercenary Hes sians to reduce the colonics, he said. Sees Hope for Ireland Reviewing Irelaud's struggle for freedom, Including her successive afd ,' from Spain, France nnd Germany, the ' Montana senator said: "No single nation, save the United States, is today In the same class as a military power with the British em plrei There must be a union of powers against her to afford the opportunity, , l.f.,1. It I- -nt.l A-tlila 1H .l-ntiM. t.. nuii-u ti.j " .....v.w w ...... jn , j, Ireland. Are senators prepared to leaves 4 open -for fomentation another worW Jtj war on tne cuance oi a cnange pi est eminent for Ireland? ' fiffl "I prefer to hope that the end majr, "- C'untluufU n !" lilibUtn. Column Pit" wWj s $1 rl s& "m -AtMHI m "w -WrU 2s im '"If Wi H Ff-v- I'flL 'sic lu 'fSS'kLrhSii irhV! V J. ir -a HztBLfi. i:JLi , J&V t y
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