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TREATY VIOLATION
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May 27
Defeatof T&o Pact
Reservations Seen
THIS JUSTIFICATION
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Ily tlio Associated Press
h llrrlln. Sent, n. The German reply
'-to the note of the Allies with regnrd
ito representation of Austria In the er
. man llelchsmth Bars the German peace
delegation informed the Allies, May '-'7,
that Germany had no Intention to moil
tfv ho Anstrn.fJonnan boundaries by
''violence, but could not undertake to
"fcttPPOflo n Gcrman-AustrinnjspontancouB
ml '. (J f .. I 111. nnMnnntf
JrQCSiro lor uuiuu n uvn"t.j.
If '"Tho Allies acknowledged receipt of
-Jlils communication on June 10, thcre
?nlr rnntlnues. and. therefore. Germany
b'felt authorized to insert Article LXI in
t'J IUO CODBUIUUUU.
'i-'tThe-suprcmo council of the Tcace
;5oto couched in forcible terms to the
German Government, pointing out
,thai Article IjXI of the German con
stitution conflicted with Article
i 'LXXX o the German peace treaty,
y'iorbiddinc German interference fi
If Austrian -affairs. The article in the
constitution provided for representa
tion of Austria in the German Itcichs
rnth. The council demanded sup
pression of this within a fortnight,
declaring that otherwise the Allies
Would be compelled to undcrtnkc fur-
H' ttii nnnilnnliftn nt tlm Inffr 1ini1. d-.f
the Rhine.
Washington, Sept. C (Ily A. P.)
BThe. text of the ultimatum from the
Peace Conference to Jhc German gov
'ernment demanding elimination of the
. provision for Austria representation in
the German Kcichstrah wnrmadc pub-
J lie today at the State Department, as
follows :
"Tho allied and associated powers
ihavo noted the German constitution,
(August 11, 1010, nnd have noted that
' the provisions of the second paragraph,
article Bixty-one, constitute a formnl
violation of article eighty, of the peace
treaty, signed nt Versailles June 2S,
1010.
"This -violation (paragraph 1, arti
cle Gl), by stipulating the admission
of Austria to the Reichstag, assimilates
It this republic to the German lands
luDeutschcr lander) which compose the
IfGcrmnu cmnirc. the assimilation of
BJjivhlch is incompatible with the imlc
ifjpcndcnce of Austria (paragraph two).
IjbBy 'admitting and regulating the par
l'tlclpation of Austria iu the imperial
council the article creates a political
bond end political action common to
Germany and Austria in absolute con-
'tradition with the Independence of the
fatter.
i Must Act Immediately
."Consequently the Allied and nsso
Jfeiated powers, after having reminded
. (the German government that Article
ilfjt.78 of the German constitution dc-
v-N.u.va !.. n.uu-i w. I.., Ukij .
TcrBaillcs cannot be affected by tlic
Vonatltutiou,' request the German gov-
trnment to take due measures to sup-
yrwsB this violation immediately by
coloring tlio second paragraph of
rticlc Gl null and void.
'.'Without nlcdgine themselves not
to take further measures in case of
refusal, and by virtue of the treaty
(notably of Article 4281, the Allied
and associated pdners declare to the
German government that violation of
Its pledges on essential points con
strains them, if their just demand is
not compiled witli within niteen uajs
from the present time? to order at once
ffan extension of their occupation on the
j rlch't bank of the Rhine."
Continued From Fnre One
ato to avoid changing the treaty Iu
any way so as to cause confusion nnd
send us back perhaps to new negotia
tions with Germany. There Is reason
to believe that the business Interests'
of tho country nrc against such a policy
and tho Republicans in Washington, ex
cept when they let their personal feel
ings get the better of their party sense,
always listen to the business interests.
Shantung Amendment "Trial llnlloon"
The Shantung amendment was the
first trial balloon of tho blttcr-cudcrs.
It was admitted to be tlio strongest
of the proposed amendments. It touched
a deep sentiment in the American pub
lic. It might count In the church.
Rut the Shantung amendment com
ing down to earth is ns empty as Ger
man kultur itself. People saw behind
it a desire to reopen tljo whole subject
of the treaty; they saw the difficulty
of reopening a thing which would prob
ably goon be settled through the ac
ceptance of tlio treaty by Rnglaiid,
France and Italy. And so SUantuug
failed.
The amendment making the American
vote in the 4cnguc assembly equal to
that nf Kugiand nnd hr colonies was
tin ii' "inl balloon. It was sent up
n ilir i ago, and It can be seen
setllin ac to earth already.
No Formal Amendments
There will be no. formal amendments.
And it only remains to prove tkat some
of Mr. Lodge's reservations nrc amend
ments iu effect to make them ns inef
fectual M the Shantung effort. It N
so easv to accomplish nil that sane miAi
seek to accomnlish without In effect
nmending the treaty. That is certain
to be done in committee of the whole.
For example, the Lodge rescnation
on Article I is, iu effect, nn amend
ment. Article I now provides for n
conditional withdrawal from the league.
The foreign relations committee reser
vation provides for nn unconditional
withdrawal.
The difficulty might bo avoided by
an Interpretation reading that the cove
nant provides torn conditional ulth-
tllA twlftl Af ftalw'M lalm lTltimji aMri'
certain Dalmatian terrltorv. contending
that not only did Rett determination, of
(ho people of Flume direct that course,
but that adequate defense of Italy de
manded annexation of this territory.
The treaty with Germany, ordered re
ported out lato jeiterday by the foreign
relations committee, will Include four
reservations nnd about forty amend
ments when It reaches the floor of the
Senate about September 15. The reser
vations, adopted in commlttco In the
form of a resolution of conditional lntl
fiAuion, provide that:
rirst. The United Stntcs reserves the
unconditional right to withdraw from
the league.
Second. The United States is not
bound by Article X and accepts no
mandates except by joint resolution of
Congress.
Third. All internal nffairs of the
United Stntes are removed from the
league's consideration.
Fourth. The Monroe Doctrine Is de-(
clarcd entirely outside the league's ju
risdiction nnd the United States shall
N)c its interpreter.
The amendments include the provision
that Shantung shall be returned to
China aud substitutes "China" for
"Japan" wording of the Shantuug sec
tion j provide w Ithdrnwal of the United
Stntes from representation on the
AMERICAN FORCE
TO POLICE FIUME
URGED IN REPORT
Allied Commission Wants Ma
rines and British to Main
tain Order in City
Purls, Sept. i". It is understood that
the commission of nllied generals, sent
to 1'iume to Investigate disturbances
there, In which French soldiers were
killed, has made recommendations to
the Peace Conference which include
maintenance of public order in Flume
by nn American nnd Itritish police
force, marines forming th Americnu
contingent.
"The conclusions attributed to the
Interallied commission's inquiry into
the Flume Incident nic so enormous
sajs the Glornnlc D'ltalia, "that they
socm impossible us lomitig from repre
sentatives of governments vvftli whom
lor five jenrs Italy has lived in the
three $2000 checks. If,, said she with
drew tho deposit on August S3, 1018.
Philip N. Goldsmith, 1007 Diamond
street, a public accountant, testified
that, In his opinion, tho bank had becu
iusoheut for two or three jenrs.
Clara II. Schwartz, of IKtOS North
Twenty-seventh street, who said slic
had becu a stenographer iu the defunct
bank for over seven enrs, idcntilled
the three checks as having been signed
by Ambler. She declaied it was not
unusual for Mojcr's inline to bo signed
by the assistant cashier anil that Wnl
tcr (!. Colfiesh, the bookkeeper, and
Strang had the same privilege.
Charles V. Philips, nn ofhcinl court
stenographer, of r,"l!l Oigo avenue,
read Ambler's former testimony that
ho had only suspected the hank to be
insolvent a short time before it closed,
"ma.vbe n month."
After summing up the eoc, Mr.
Hvnns asked that bail In Ambler's ease
be reduced to ?2."00. The court agreed
to his request.
SCANDINAVIANS AID LEAGUE i
Interparliamentary Congress Dis
cusses Affiliation
Stockholm. Sept. 5. (Ily A. P.) -The
Interpn Momentary congress repro
sentihg Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
which opened hero Tuesday, discussed
the league of nations. All the spenkers
argued in favor of afllllatlug with the
league, although there was some adverse
criticism relative to ccrtniu stipulations
of the covenant.
Dr. P. R. Munch, Danish foreign
minister, and O. Rode, Danish minister
of finance, contended thnt siiuill powers
entering the league, should he utile to
reserve permanent neutrality to them
selves. .1. Castberg, president of the
lower home of the Norwegian Purlin
ment, urged that Scandinavian untions
lend the vwij for disarmament.
TO REJECT 'DIRECT ACTION',
GERMAN TRADE RUSE BARED
numerous international muiimMiiuiis , uruuM'niomi ui urin mm hi vwiom sue
limit the authority of American reprc- she given luminous proofs of friend
sentntives on the reparation coinmis- ship. These conclusions, if reports nre
sioiij provide for equal voting power in truc, nre blows which would be hardly
the league council nnd assembly of the! comprehensible, even if the commission,
United Stntes nnd Urent liruain aim inmmii oi uciiik irom nuieu nations
British Trades Congress Expected to
Disapprove Radical Policy
I London. Sept. ,r.. (Ily A. IM-
"Students" in Switzerland Were In Among the scores of resolutions that
Reality Salesmen will to" submitted before the Glasgow
Geneva, Sept. 3. (Iv A. !,)' o''gress of trn.les unions, which will
&.. : ..t.... i . - .t .. . OPPn ih'ai wimtiiijt i urn win uv u
Fnii.. .' " rt.1",.1" S lc' " "T11;- I outstanding subjects, the nntioiinllnr
f "'v,n.. .':""' V.."";" M",r"i: tlon of industries like ,,.l mines
months. inilwajs, nnd the policy of "direct ac-
The Swis minister nt' Vienna, nr- ' tion" or the cinplo.wiient of n national
cording to ofhcinl advices received iitistiike as u weapon toinforce political
Heme, iiiseovered (lint 81
iriiNX
nnilT
drnwal from the leoguc, but names iiq
tribunal to determine whether the con
ditions have been fulfilled and that the.
United States understands this to mean
thnt in any cano affecting it the Ameri
can Congress shall be the judge.
This is the really important reser
vation. If the United States can re
tire from the league on Its own terms
nothing clsti grently matters.
Rut the real fight is nbout Article N,
which bus larger political possibilities,
although not so much practical consequences.
nn1,ll!t Iti-itUli colonies voting in
leacue deliberations on questions at I Austrian empire
issue between Great . Rrifaln and the
United Stntes. Most of the other
amendments simply arc changes in
verbiage.
liei' fnnl .if i fleinntlM.
the "tUlletlts" uerp ill innlili xiiiiik. If mui ta irlntillv 'roitniii tlinl- Iftp
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iu.. uitii i-uuiuii'ii m uiueiiii-! oi uic om .siyiinuii-.iiiMi-iiiii commercial tinveiers. policy of "direct net inn will lie re- i
whose luggage was composed chlefh of
,1
Vicious Attacks
Coming McCain
LISTEN TO ITALIAN
CLAIMS TO FIUME
Foreign Relations Committee
Hears Plea of La Guardia
CHILD SETS DRESS AFIRE
lona Logan, four jcars old, of 3514
Federal street. Camden, lighted a candle
k early today and before it could be taken
t from her she had set fire to her dress.
Her body 'Wtas severely burned. At
f Cooper Hospital, where she was taken,
it was said ner coucmion was not se
f rlous.
Washington, Sept. 5. (Uy A. P.)
Tlic foreign rplntious committee to
day held what Chairman Lodge hud an
nounced would be the last bearings on
the" treaty. Representatives of Italian
societies nnd others presented Italy's
claims on Flume.
Representative LaGunrdia, Republi
can; New Yoik, the first witness, said
tho people of Flume were Italian by
blood tradition and language and were
anxious to be reunited to Italy. He
said he spoke frorfi three jcars- ex
perience ns American consular agent
there and later service with the Ameri
can army in the same region.
To sustain Italian morale during the
war, Representative LaGuardla said he
had endeavored to Interpret for them
poliit nine of the President's fourteen
points, that relating to self-determination
meant for them restoration of alt
Italian peoples to Italian sovereignty,
including those of Finnic.
Rcsprcbcntntlvo LaGuardia said the
President had "blue penciled the so
called, Tardicu compromise regarding
Flume nnd thnt a subsequent agree
ment reached by France, Great Britain
and Itnly had been forwarded recently
to Washington for the President's ap
proval, f
Professor Alexander Oldrim, of New
York, chairman of the Italian -American
delegation appearing before the
committee made a lengthy statement of
Continued I'rom Tage One
nm fionrm. W. Coles, its chairman
Magistrate Robert Carson, George 1).
Porter. Frank Kenvvorthyr Clarence I).
Antrim, Senator Vivian Frank (Sable,
Thomas F. Armstrong, William G.
Disston, W. It. Horn, John Voorhees.
George W. Long nnd twenty or thlrt
others, all practical men.
No Hitch In Mechanism
"There is no hitch in working ngiec
ments. In wards or precincts where
tho Town Meeting party is strongest it
Is given undisputed sway. The Re
publican Alliance conducts its own
fights in its own wards. Iu borne dis
tricts they work together."
All politicians work along clearly
defined lines. Neither side, the Vnrc
organization or the Republican Al-
I liance, can fool each other very far.
It is therefore not n question now of
organization In a given number of wards
so much us it is the sSffcctivencss of
those organizations iu gcttiug out the
votes. ,
The gient registration of the first
two dn8 has proven botli iu tlic Vnrc
controlled nud Independent wards thq
practical working power of the Inde
pendent organizations. Leaders afthe
Moore headquarters point to this as evi
dence thnt their organization, which has
been in existence now for two )cars
both as Republican Alliance and Town
Meeting, is perfect.
Above everv thing these some leaders
emphasize the fact that if Moore is
elected Major his administration will
be run on practical lines. The men who
contributed to the victory over the Vnre
organization will receive the reward
mm is mcir nitc. .
Strang to Stay in
Jail, in Big Bail
Continued From 1'wte One
greeted him when he entered the comt-
room. He was not handcuffed.
"Hello, Ilouev," was his sister's
greeting.
Strang smiled ut his relatives.
"Hello, in boy," said his aunt.
The trio lipid n half hour's ioiiv crea
tion before the opening of court. Stiiing
smiled frequently, declared he wasj
hungry for sonic eggs and niilU, which,
lie could not get ut the prison, but
laughed nwuj tho suggestion of liisi
sister thnt she go out and get him omc
food.
The Tnst witness called at the I'van
Ambler henring was Louis Kvans, of
2S'J(t North Tw cut -eighth street. He
testified that Mrs. Herzog, n saloon
keeper, was allowed to withdraw $11000
from her account after it was jj&
known tn her the hank was insolvent?
Counsel for Ambler endeavored to in
troduce testimony to prove thnt the
complainant, Kvnns, had himself over
drawn his account in the North l'enn
Hank. Objection to such tcstiimfliy
was sustained bv Magistrate Costello.
Frederick L. Homlshcr, of Strnsbfirg,
Pa., special deputy in chnrge of the
liquidation of the defunct bank, pro
duced evidence to show thnt Ambler had
been rcgulaily elected assistant cash
ier of the bank in January, 11I1S
Three Cheegs Produred
Mr. Tlomishcr ulso produced the three
$2000 cashier's checks made to the or
der of Mrs. Herzog nud all dated July
0, 1018. lie also produced the with
drawal rccoipt signed by Mrs. Hcrrog,
the same date she received the three
checks.
Charles II. Prevcl, 0101 Washing
ton avenue, head bookkeeper in the!
hanking department of the Girnrd Trust I
Company, verified .Mrs. Hcr70g's open-1
Ing an account In that bank with the
lnngcu to appear
Swiss,
On learninir tlmt
refused to iudorse the student
ports.
jeeteil. At u muting of tho tiiple nlll-
mnjoritj of the lailwn.vmen sup-
the pioposnl to postpone a vote
,. ,..;.,, f.., !. on ine question oi "unfit ncnon
samples and prospectuses and pi ice lists! ,,.. ' ,
in Liiglisli, destined for London nnd ,",,'
New ork.,vin Switzerland, nnd nr '.,
tthur Henderson, lender of tlic la
the Swiss minister I"'1' party In the House of Commons,
puss spenkmg at i.onuon
a
ihninctcrized it as
'wise mid commendable decision."
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Clothes for
Men and
Young Men
Open Dnily Till 6 P. M.
Saturday Till 10 P. M.
M. & H. SEJ,L IT FOR LESS:
Open For Business
During Alterations
at Our New Store
512 MARKET ST.
WE ARE all moved from 0Ui- former address, 130 Market Stieet,
but the contractors are not quite finished with their work of
alteration. Thu front windows aie yet to be put in, the high board
fence in front still remains to be torn down, and stock is not as
orderly placed ns it will be a few days later, but we are open for
business and arc ready to serve you to the best of our ability. When
the contractors complete their job, this store will be
The Largest Sporting Goods House in
Philadelphia, With 18,000 Square
Feet of Floor Space
devoted exclusively to sporting goods. With this fine, big six
story building of our own, expensively remodeled to suit our par
ticular business, wif will be enabled to give better service than ever
before. M. A H. has always been a headquarters for Fishermen,
Gunners and Sportsmen of all kinds before, and it is our intention
to make it more of a headquarters for the procuring of every article
required in the woild of clean sport at the greatest saving of money
for quality goods.
Remember, we are open for business iust inside the high board
fence where "M. & II. SELL IT FOR LESS."
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Final Announcement
Sale Ends Tomorrow Night
In the Face of a Recent 40
Per Cent. Advance in Cost of
Production, We Make This
Remarkable Offer:
MBrfSAND
YOUNG MEN'S
114 South 11th St.
toFFER IN A SPECIAL SALE
WHILE THE PRESENT
STOCK LASTS
THREE-PIECE '
Made-to-Measure
1FINE QUALITY WOOL SERGE
SUITS
Bverr ult W6 offer la positively worth
upirard to US. Serges are at a premium
pott; and you surely wilt ba a lucky man
to cash tn ononis remarkabls sale. Get
htre early. Thla lot wont last lonr.
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1 lth Street
"NOT GUILTY
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That is the emphatic reply of the retail merchants of the United States to the charge
that either their greed or their inefficiency is responsible for high prices.
There are some profiteers among them but no one is working harder to expose and
punish these crooks than the great body of honest retailers.
This wholev question of "retail profiteering" is thoroughly discussed in the September
3d issue of the ,
RETAIL!
The News-Magazine
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Business
Retailers have been charged with many crimes against the public welfare. For awhile
they said nothing. Now they are aroused and fighting back at their accusers.
. But more than that THEY ARE WORKING OUT DEFINITE, PRACTICAL
PLANS BY WHICH THEY WILL HELP REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING FOR EVERY
BODY. Although in no measure responsible for high prices, they are in a position where
they can exert a powerful influence on the other factors that are to blame.
OTHER FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE:
Why do retailers oppose the "Sleget BUI" now before
Congress? The menace of this proposed legislation is
fully explained on page 3.
Prescriptions have long been the province of the phar
macy, but A. C Huff, a Bethlehem music dealer, has
found anovel and lucrative method of adapting them
to his business. How he does it is told on page 1.
At 23 most young men are fortunate if they are making
a bare living, but Bernard Carp, of Mt. Vernon, III., has
built up a $275,000 business and he only had debts
of $1200 and the assistance of his two younger broth
era to start with. See page 1.
VCnat did the Pennsylvania Retail Merchants do at their
recent convention? Page 2 is devoted entirely to this
meeting, including an 8-column photograph of the delegates.
There are altogether more than a hundred stories and articles, each one containing
interesting facts and money-making suggestions for merchants and others interested in retail
business
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If a bullwhacker on a Western prairie hadn't admired
the hat worn by a certain young man it is possible that
the J. B. Stetson Company might never have been
formed. ,The romance behind this business is told on
page 6.
The neighborhood where Paul J. Devitt, Philadelphia
hardware man, has his store is rapidly running down.
But Devitt's business it increasing ever faster. The
reason is explained on page 7.
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This is FINAL. Tomorrow night when
our doors close, they will close on one of the
biggest money-saving Suit sales projected
in this city in over a year.
1 Until the closing hour tomorrow night
you can buy a Suit containing the label of
one of the most celebrated clothing makers
in America J - $26.50 that is positively
worth any wf ' e from $30 to $40. The fact
that this b; d is now being featured in
several prf ' aent shops in this city at $30,
$35 and $40, makes it necessary for the
protection of the manufacturer to omit the
name from our advertisement. But the
labels are in the clothes.
We made this big purchase many months ago
and held it for the express purpose of holding this
sale at a time when no other store could begin to
offer values even remotely approaching these.
Tomorrow is the last day. Don't miss it.
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You can see such a vast array of clothes in only one
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great economies are possible because of our enormous
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nearly two million dollars a year and because of our
small-profit policy. Advance Fall styles in Suits and Top
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