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VOL. VI. NO. 58
Entered as Socond-CUn Mattter lit tho rontoflloe. at Philadelphia, Pa,
Under the Act of March 8, 1870.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1919
rubllehcd Dally Except Bunday SuWrlptlon Trice $8 a Year by Mall.
Copyright, 10111 by I'ukllc Iedirer Company.
PRICE TWO CENTS,
TREATY REJECTED, NEXT
UP TO PRESIDENT
Moore Demands Tax Rise to Cover Full 1920 Expenses, or Some City Hall Jobs Must Go
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Euentmi
H H HT B H JH jH
MAYOR-ELECT ASKS
NEXT YEAR'S FUNDS
BE FURNISHED NOW
Statement on Municipal Finance
Considered Ultimatum to Pres
ent Vare-Controllod Councils
BUDGETS NOT COMPILED
GOOD FOR ONLY 9 MONTHS
Several Appropriations Ridicu
lously Low, He Asserts Mc
Coach Predicts Levy of $2.65
A hither tar rate for 1020 was de
manded this afternoon by Mayor-elect
Moore.
Unless the present Councils increase
the rate and provide n budget which
will cover tho city's expenses for all of
next year, Mr. Moore viarns of rigorous
measures.
These will include the sweeping out of
some of the City Hall jobholders.
How much the tax rate should be nd
vnnced Mr. Moore did not say.
Yesterday, however, at a luncheon
given bj the Major-elect to the mem
bers of the new Council of twenty-one,
"Wllllnm McConoh. now a select coun
cilman from the Thirtieth ward, and a
member of the new body, forecast a
twenty-cent boost for next year. ,
In Nature of Ultimatum
Mr. Moore's, statement this after
noon, witli its threat to job holders. Is
in substance un ultimatum to the Vnrc
controlled Councils, and It is believed It
will reap quick results.
( Mr. Moore pointed out thnt the
bodget for next ear, now being con
sidered by Counclis, is grossly inade
quate, and that appropriations in sev
eral instances are ridiculous for the
work to be done. He also bald lie was
Informed that many important items had
been skipped. ,
Mr. Moorij'ss, Statement
Mr. Moore's MoVcmcnt "follows in
full:
"It is trqe thabtlitquesHon of taxes
was raised at thhiflrVeoif Vobfrrencc
held yesterday at the Union League, at
which; tho now CoUncil was present.
"I raised the question mjself because
I had been informed that the outgoing
Councils, which nre just as much sub
ject to the new charter us the incoming
body nf twenty-one, is having difficult
in providing revenues for the next year.
"As I am not Mayor, and will not
bo until the first Monday in January,
tho rcsponsibility'does not rest with me,
nor docs the law contemplate that it
should. -
"My information, however, is that
the budget, which the outgoing Coun
cils is no.v considering, provides onij
tor about nine months' expenses in 1020,
tho first j ear of my administration.
"I am further informed that muny of
the important items have been skipped.
For instance the very important item of
resurfacing and repaving highways.
"The budget provides only $400,000
for this extremeh necessary improve
ment. It is a ridiculous amount to set
apart for a whole jear. At least
?4,000,000 should be provided, and I
am not sure but that fifteen or twenty
millions could be used,
"I brought this matter up to the new
councilmauic body, which is composed
largely of old councllmen, in order that
wo should clearly understand where the
responsibility rests for failure to in
crease the tax rate this year.
"If an increase in the tax rate is
forced upon tho new administration, it
will be necessary to explain why de
linquencies have occurred and to recall
the fact that attention had been drawn
in due timo to the state of affairs now
existing.
"Pay-as-you-go" Plan
"We have a pay-as-you-go act since
1870, and tho new charter requires
Council to mako provision for all acc
essary expenses for tho incoming year
not for nine months or any particular
period, but for the cntiro year.
"It is evident that some of the de
partments in City Hall have not esti
mated in full for what must be done
next year, and that this hiis been due
to a desire to bridge over tnc lack of
funds to.meet the 1010 expenses.
"I told the new' Council yesterday
that it would bo far better for the out
going administration and Councils to
assume full responsibility even to the
extent of increasing the tax rate now
rather than havo a budget partially
made up to cover the next j ear's ex
penses, only to compel the Incoming ex
ecutive to adopt drastic measures for re
ducing departmental expenses or forc
ing an increase tax rate to carry on a
normal business."
It was when asked what drastic
measures he contemplated that Mr.
Moore said : "I will havo to cut out
gome of the jobs at City Hall even
though iome of them may be necessary,
in order to save money."
Home owners would be required to
pay thirty cents more per $100 of their
assessed property valuation if the pie
diction on next year's tax rate made by
BIr. McQoach is borne out by results.
An increaso of twenty cents added to
fc ten-cent increase already authorized
by the Hoard of Education for the
school tax, would mean a thirty-rent
boost, bringing tho combined city and
school rate to $2.65. The present com
bined rate is $2.35, the city's shore of
that-rate now being $1.70.
Owners of two-story dwellings, as
sessed, say at $4000, would bo re
quired to pay $12 more next year
to meet the increased city and school
rates, The owners of more pretentious
homes, BSsesHcd, for example, at $10,
000, would bo re8uircd to pay $30 more
In taxes next year.
City Controller Walton, who has gone
fever the budget for next year, sub
mitted recently to Councils, would not
hazard a guess today on next year's
rate,
Councils must fix next year's rate
(before December 10.
GALE NIPS ROMANCE
OF MYSTERY CRUISE
Whitemarsh, "All Wet"
Towed Into Charleston, S. C, and
Held for Salvage
The Whitemarsh, mystery ship that
sailed from Philadelphia for the south
ern sens on November 11, is being held
at Charleston under suit for 40 per cent
of its value for salvage.
Her engine broke during a gale off
Cape Lookout Thursday, and after a
wild night was tow ed 100 miles to
Charleston by the steamship Lake Fab
lus. Word comes to this city in a letter
from a member of tho crew.
"Last Thursdaj," runs tho letter,
we ran into a fifty-mile gale and our
cngino broke. We hovo to for five
hours, and then tried to get under way
again, but the engine broke n second
time. The waves lashed about us and
the winds blew, and our lifeboat was
torn away, then tho fo'cVl went, nnd
then the railing was carried away, the
port sine or ino Driuge was entirely de
molished. And there were only three
of us who were not seasick.
"When the engine went the second
time we sounded the 8 O S and burned
distress signals. The Lake Fnblus was
in the vicinity. She steamed toward us.
Tow Line Around Pilot House
"Four times the lines we tried to tow
with snapped. They tore away the
stanchions and the clats nnd one of the
lines was a five-inch cable. At last
we hitched the anchor chain around the
Explosions of Acetylene Tank
Cause Blaze in Delaware
Ship and Repair Co.
FIREMAN FALLS FROM ROOF
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Two fires, one accompanied by two
explosions which shook buildings and
broke window-glass in a wide area,
caused a loss of about $100,000 in
Camden earlv today.
The first fire, starting about 1 o'clock
was in the garage at the plant of
the Public Service Klectric Co.,
Seventeenth and Stevens streets.
The loss was between $25,000 and
$35,000.
Assistant Chief William Patterson,
of the Camden Fire Department, was
badly injured at this blaze.
The second fire, which started about
thirtv minutes later, was at the shin-
vard of tire Delaware Ship and Repair
Co.. Reach and North streets. The
loss, it was said, was about $00,
000. A building covering about an acre
was destroyed and for a time it was
feared that the flames would spread to
surrounding shipyards and industrial
plants.
Two Acetylene Tanks Explode
Two tanks containing acetylene ex
ploded while the firemen were lighting
this blaze. Fire Chief Peter Carter and
twelve firemen narrowly missed being
injured. The explosion shattered the
burning building nnd damaged several
of the surrounding structures.
Chief Carter severely criticized the
managers of the shipjnrd. saing that
the exploding tanks could huve killed
several hundred persons and declaring
that it. was only good fortune that had
enabled the firemen to escape.
Both fires were spectacular. When
the firemen reached the plant of the
Fublic Service Ulectric Co. in response
to three alarms, they found thnt the
garage could not be saved. Gasoline
from eight motorcars in tho structure
had apparently fed the flames, whicli
were shooting high in the air.
Efforts of the firemen were centered
in snvlng the other buildings of the
electric company's plant.
Assistant Chief Injured
While directing this work, Assistant
Fire Chief Patterson tried to leap from
one roof to another. There was ice
on the roof, and he slipped, falling to
th ground.
Tho flames lighted nearby streets al
most as brightly as daylight, and at
tracted attention for miles around.
It was while crowds were hurrying
to witness this spectacle that two explo-
Conllnnfd on rut Two, Column Six
HA! WHISKY ONCE MORE
Vain Hope Distillery Will Reopen
for Medical Purposes Only-.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 20. Manufacture
of whisky in the United States, a dead
industry for more than two years, will
be revived December !1 with federal con
sent, when a large distilling company
starts operation of its plant in .Trffcrsou
township, near here. Distillation is for
medical purposes.
Company officials announced today
they were prepared to make between
fiOOO and 0000 barrels of the same grade
product that the concern until 1017
had turned out continuously since 1700,
when the company was, formed.
This distillery will bo the first in the
United States to recommence operation
since July 1. Heads of the plant have
been in communication with Internal
Revenue Commissioner Itoper for sev
eral weiks and the reopening will be
with his consent.
BOWIE RESULT8
FIRST nACR. cUlmlnr, thr"-yer-old
and up. purio 11087.14, OH furlongs:
Klnellna 11., IIS. nutweims.80 tP.10 SS.BO
llrlck, IIS. Collin ... BS.pO 22.no
Marcery. lot, Myri,..i (1.70
Time, 1"!3 -B Toaditool, Indian Chant,
rinard. K Mahdl, Tornuato II.. Mandorin,
Holm C, OilMir. W, Ward, nrlnda,
I.dy tvan, Illnkavoun airi Hunroao alo
ran, Sunroa Kt rider tPkrco). Mtututl
Mi,
2 FIRES IN CAMDEN
WITH $100,000 LOSS
and Engine Broken, Is
fdlot house and the Fablus pulled us
nto Charleston.
"We are likely to stay in Charleston
for a while, as a libel has been served
on us which calls for 40 per cent of
our vnlue for salvage.
"Never nguin ! Seasick the entire
trip."
The Whitemarsh left Philadelphia on
Armistice Dnj bound for New Orleans.
It left In a cloud of mjsterj, for the
entire crew was said to hnve been se
lected with much care, nnd n deal of
reticence was maintained about what
they were to cm-ountcr If they shipped
for this trip. The crew is composed of
ex-service men entirely.
The yacht was built for L. O. Cox,
of Philadelphia, in 1010. She was later
owned by 13. T. Stotesbury, who turned
it over to the Government. It was one
of the swiftest in the bcout patrol off
tho Atlantic coast during the war. She
operated off Cape Muj ns the "S. P.
83. "
Captain E. H. Walberg is in charge
of the vessel and he sajs he is (tuking
it to some one who recently purchased
it at New Orleans. Lieutenant Com
mander F. It. Payne U. S. N.. retired.
is traveling on the jaclit as the owner's
agent.
In command of the Lake Fablus is
Captain F. Knstrom. His ship is bound
for Galveston and it hulls fiom .Mon
treal. ON ARTGALLERY
Promises Quick Move as Re
sult of Demand by Executor
of Johnson .Estate
WILL SEEK' NEEDED FUNDS
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Action on plans for obtaining n home
for the .Tohnson art collection on the
Parkway is promised bv Mavor Smith
as the result of a demand by M.
Hampton Todd, who has been given
charge of the collection by the Orphans'
Court.
Plans for the introduction of an ap
propriation bill, rarrjing $75,000 for
preliminary expenses, and nnother bill
designating a site, went wrong todaj
when it wns found that Joseph P. Ooff
ney, chairman of Councils Pinnnce
committee, had taken the desired fund
for other purposes.
Mayor Smith, after a conference with
Kli K. Price, of the art jurv, announced
that nothing will he done in the matter
until Joseph K, Widencr returns to the
city. At his office in the Land Title
Ilullding, Mr. Widener'H secretary,
speaking in Ids absence, said :
v "Mr, Widener does not (are to talk
one way or the other on the subject of
the Johnson collection. He is getting
tired of talking about It nt all. So much
has been said that he pajs no atten
tion to such statements as that of Mr.
Morris."
The reference to Mr. Morris applies
to a statement made jicstcrdav by
Harrison S. Morris to the effect thnt the
Art .Tun assumed nuthority over the
Johnson house and its contents, beyond
its vested powers.
A wrek ngo Mnor Smith agreed with
Mr. Widener that $75,000 wns to be
transferred from the unused pence jubi
lee fund to be used for preliminary
work on a Johnson Art Gallery on the
Parkway, beyond Logan square. The
hill was drawn, but In the meantime
Mr. nnffney had taken the fund to meet
pressing transfer needs.
In discussing the muddled condition
nrising over a Rcncrul misunderstanding
among himself, meinherj" of the Arr
Jury and Mr. GufTnev, Mn'vor Smith
said: "I guess there is nothing for us
to do but start all over again.
"I readily agreed to the proposition
of Mr. Widener that we take the jubilee
appropriation for the Johnson Ait Gal
lery, but when we went to find the
money it had been used for other pur
poses. Planned to Use Jubilee Fund
"When the general public showed no
disposition to enter into a week's cele
bration, Mr. Widener. myself nnd oth
ers believed wo would be justified in
putting up the money for the other
purposes. The bill, however, will not
now be introduced."
When asked about n site Mayor
Smith said: "The bill prepared to
carry the appropriation designated n
site which Cqunells had already agreed
upon as the proper location for a con
vention hall. J vould not sign it in
that shape even though Mr. Price de
clared the plot would be too small. In
his opinion, for a convention hall. Tho
site wns eliminated nnd we were all
readv to go ahead when we found the
money had disappeared.
"I am in favor nf action in this
matter and do not believe it should be
allowed to go over to the next admin
istration, I thought it was ngreed upon,
but it seems such is not the case. There
may be some Justification of the claim
of delay. ,
"I will try to get in touch at once
with Mr. Widener nnd Mr. Price and
we will se' n H"r jnd "l"0 'ry and
find some fund from which an appro
priation can be made. I fwir we will
have difficulty in the latter. I will
also get in touch with Mr. Gnffney
Continued on Vmt Two. Column One
$97,000 Stole.i From Mall Bag
Dunkirk, N. Y Nov. 20, (Uy A.
P.) Liberty Honda said to be worth
$07,000 were stolen from a registered
mail pouch in transit here last night,
it became known todav. The bonds
were .shipped by Tltusvlllc nnd Warren
banks. v
MAYOR WILL ACT
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to America
OH, HOW I HATE TO GET UP!
AMife
fcit r rs g. i . 1'"' iniirir tr turn ruiii'u it iniu ss-
Most of Our Commuters Late fori .
, sion here December 1.
Train This Morning Tllp Ponfl,rpn(.p M, ,,p oompo,pa of
Ihe old alarm went off with its hate- Up,ontorn n, im,iming government
ful buzz nt the usual hour this morning. ' ..,., ,..,. mp ,, fnpn, mi,m.
The commuters stuck their noses out
of the blankets, nnd golh, it wns cold!
And so they hesitated, just a little
while, long enough for their wives to
pull down the windows, instead of do
ing it themselves. A commuter is a
selfish crenture of a nippj morning.
Then, five minutes lute, staited the
daily marathon. A quick plunge!
(tooseficsh ! A murdeious three-niiu-ute
shut! A dash to the bieiiUfast
table! A gulp of scalding roffee' A
spoonful of burning cei e.il ! A mouthful
of boilid egg and no time to wipe it
off!
Then the run for the station !
And every doggone one of Us coin-
muters wns Into for the tram. Some
of us made it with oat tails living.
Others staggered panting bj the wu-
,1'lf,; ., ,..,... u ii
' That s what the Fust renllv cold
mornlni! of the jear docs to the com-
muter.
And maybe these flannels don't itc h !
RESTRICT INDIANA TRAFFIC
" Vi
Interurban Traction Service Cur
tailed In Order to Conserve Coal
Indianapolis. Ind.. Nov '.'O. (Hv A
P.) Curtailment on interurban serv
ice as another step in the efforts to
conserve the coal supplj of the stnte
became effective on several electric trac
tion lines in Indiana todav The ac
tion, in compliance with nn order of
the state public service commission, fol
lows bv a few davs the institution
throughout the tnte of lightless nights.
It was stated todav thnt unless an
agreement is reached in Washington
between miners nnd operators within
ten dnjs, the (oil shortage will cause
the suspension of manj industries,
riants in Indianapolis luivcv nn average
of about two weeks' siipph of coal, it
was said, and the railroads have an
aeragc of fifteen dnjs' supply.
ANOTHER "C0LDEsTdAY"
Temperature Dropped to 31, but
Then Started Climbing
Todav is another "coldest day of the
season," ,
It wasn't so very cold nt t o clock,
being only 120 degieis above -zero, but
that wus the coldest so far 1 this fall
in this part of the world. It grew
warmer later and todav maj remain
on iccoid ns the coldest c'.av for n
short time, as warmer weather tomor
row is predicted.
Colder dajs can be expected, it is
said, before the end of the month
which Indicates that there will be n
succession of "coldest dnjs" untii th'.
coldest coldest appears.
The snow flakes seen jesterday bv
observeis with good ejesight put tills
j ear ahead of last in the matter of
snow. No one saw snow here in 1018
until December (I, or if unj one did,
he failed to put the fact on record.
DRY SPREE COSTS GIRLS $12
Two Held In Theft After Movie,
Candy and Oyster Debauch
Twelve dollars in three hours on ice
cream, chocolates, ovsfer stews nnd
movies among the white lights of the
Girnrd avenue district is the record
of two Kensington schoolgirls, according
to the police of the Last Girnrd ave
nue station,
The gills nre Eva Loehard, fifteen
j ears old. 170S Tulip street, who goes
to school and keeps house while her
mother, a widow, works, and Mabel
Snvder, fourteen jenrs old, 1852 North
Kront strict, one of fifteen children of
Mrs. Martha Snyder, another widow.
The mopej, the police saj, was stoien
from the home of Miss Alice Saunders,
7-1,'t Senviva street, jesterduy after
noon with jewelry and other valuables.
The girls are in the House of Detention.
ARMED MEN AWAIT BANDIT
Special Trains to Carry Posses on
Trail of Union Pacific Outlaw
Cheyenne. Wo Nov. 20. (Ily A.
p.) Armed men, reiidv to leave on spe
cial trains on ten minutes' notice, to
day awaited the next move of William
L. Carlisle, notorious bandit, who rob
bed pnsscngers on n Union Pacific train
Tuesday night near Medicine How and
cscnpfdt
He successfully outwitted posses in
a hunt extending from last Saturday,
when he escaped from the state prison
at Uawllns. ,,,,.
A man answering Carlisle's descrip
tion called last night at the office of
the Casper Press, at Casper, Wyo
and asked for news of the train bandit.
He wbs shown dispatrhes. but before
officers could be called he had left. The
bandit is believed to be travelingln an
automobile, i
PRESIDENT CALLS
E
Abandons Croups in Appoint
ment of 17 Delegates to In
dustrial Assembly
TO AVOID PRESENT STRIKES
IN SESSIONS OPENING DEC. 1
Federal Officials, Fdrmer Cab
inet Members, Ex-Governors
and Business Men Invited
By tho Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 20. President
Wilson today appointed a new indus
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i)0rs of the rnbitiet nnd formei governors
of states, nnd it will cnrr.v on the work
unmiinKcn nv the nationni industrial
umfeienee which foundered on the roek
of (ollective bargaining.
The pciMiiim-I of the conference fol
lows: Secretary of Labor Wilson, former
United States Attornej Oenerals Thomas
W. (iregorj nnd (Jeorge W Wickei -shnm
: former Food Administrator Hei
bert Hoover; former Secretary of Cciin
nieiee Oscar S. Straus: Ilenrj M Uob
insiin, Pasadena, Culif. ; Pi of. Frank
W Taussig, former cliiiiiman of the
tariff commission : fornii r (iovrruor
Samuel W McCall, of Massachusetts;
lonner iiovcrnors .Martin 11 Ulvnn, nt
, Veu York, and Henrr f. Shiurt. nf Vlr
ginin ; Dr. W. O. Thompson. Ohio
Stnti' University; Uichard Hnotcci,
Springfield, .Mass.; George T. Slide,
Ist- l'aul: Julius Itosenvvald. Chicago,
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, w.., , r ,i....... ,.- r ,
.1 Waters, of Manhattan, Kansas, and
jsianie.v iing, or uosion.
Text of Wilson's Letter
The President's letter of invitutiou
follows: ' n.
lu accordance with the suggestion
given 'me J), the public group of the
recent industrial conference 1 um
calling n new bod) together to carry
on this vitally important work and
I trust j on will give me the pleasure
of miming jou as one of iti membiis,
Guided bv the expei lence of the Inst
conference I have thought it advisable
that in this new bod) there should
be no recognition of distinctive
groups, but that all of the new rep
resentatives should have concern thut
our industries may be conducted
with such regard for Justice nnd fair
dealing that the workman will feel
himself induced to put forth his best
efforts, tint the cmplover will have
an encouraging pioht and that the
public will not sufTei nt the hands of
cither class.
Plans Kut lire IJusiness Icare
It is niv hope that this conference
may lay the foundation for the de
velopment of standards and ninrhin
ei j within our industiies bv whicli
these results mnv be attained.
It is not expected that jou will
deal diuetlv with an condition which
exists todaj, but that mii mny bo
foitunate enough to find such wnvs
ns will avoid the repetition of these
deploiable conditions.
The conference will meet at u
place to be hereafter designated in
this ntj on the first of December
net.
PERSONNEL OF NEW '
INDUSTRIAL PARLEY
Of the seventeen members of the new
industrial conference one. William H.
Wilson, is a present cabinet nflieer us
secieturj of labor. Three others.
Messrs. Grigorv, Wiekcrslinm and
Straus, belonged to former cabinets,
the first two named ns attornej gen
eral nut! the third as secretary nf com
merce. Three former governors nre
Included. Mi ('nil. nf Massachusetts:
Ghnn. of New York, nnd Stuart, of
Virginia . , , .
Other former government officials in
clude Herbert Hoover, who was United
States food administrator during the
wur. and Prank W. Taussig, late
chairman of the tariff commission.
Julius Itnsenwnld is a prominent Chi
rngo banker. George T. Slade is a wt 11
known railroad man in tho Northwest,
who resigned as vice president of the
Northern l'litific Inst jear to become
n colonel in charge of American urnij
rnllrond operations behind the lines in
Krnnoc. He sailed for France two
weeks ago to advise with the French
Government on the rehabilitation of the
French railroads. Dr W. O. Thomp
son, president of Ohio State Univer
sitj, is one of the most prominent edu
cnt'ors in the country. During the war
President Wilson appointed him n mem
ber of an ngriciilturol committee to
studv agricultural conditions in Uurope.
II. J Waters, of Manhattan, Knu.,
is nlso a college president.
Owen D. Young is a New York
lawjer. and Stanley King, of Itoston,
is a' lawjer und manufacturer.
SAVES HER BURNING BABY
Mother Beats Out Flames With Rug
and Averts Death
Prompt action by Mrs, Mnrv Winner,
134-1 Freeland avenue, probably saved
her tvvo-jear-old son, John, from being
burned to death this morning
While the mother was on the second
floor the babv lit matches. The flames
ignitfd his clothing. When the child
screamed Mrs. Winner ran to him and
smothered the flames with n rue,
Oscar Miller, 4327 Freeland avenue,
of the police tug Ashbridge. hurried the
child to St. Timothj's Hospital. lie
v as suffering from severe body burns.
NEW CONF
ERENC
ON LABOR UNREST
76 SENATORS WANTED
TREATY RATIFIED, BUT
PRIDE STOOD IN WAY
"Come-to-Me-First" Attitude Prevented Agreement
on Form of Acceptance Statesmen Act
Like Children in Quarrel
ADMINISTRATION, BEWILDERED AT REJECTION,
HAS NO PLANS FOR STRAIGHTENING OUT TANGLE
CLINTON W. GILItKRT
Muff Corrcspontlrnt of the Ktrnlnic I'ubllr I.rdttr
Washington, Nov 20. Surprise and
bail tiiuptr nre the two feelings the
failure to ratlfv tho treat has left in
Washington. Each side is mad at the
littleness the other side showed, and
each side is astonished that no com
promise was reached.
There were in all seventy -slv sena
tors who wanted to see the trentv rati
fied in some form, nnd they were onl.v
n hnger's bieadth apart on the form.
The Republicans were sure that Sen
ator Hitchcock would jleld before the
Lodge resolution went down to defeat
They were furious, especially the mild
rcservationists, when he did not
The administration forces were sure
that the Lodge group would fall apart
as soon ns It had gone on iccord for
the tommittee reservations. Uach
side knew the other side wns bluffing,
but neither side allowed for the anger
and pride which resist the calling of a
bluff after temper has gone sutlit ientlj
far and nerves have become l. egged.
Child -Like Statesmen
In the last unaljsis it was not a
question of the exnit terms of reserva
tions, but of just when the surreneler
should lie made The gient statesmen
stimil out like childi en who when called
llK)n to mi'ke up a quarrel exclaim.
"She must speak to me first."
Marj invited Sallj to speak to her
before the vote was cast and Sally snicl
"No, after the vtite Mnrj will be glad
enough to tome mound and speak to
)ne." Jlut Mary didn't, so each of these
little ones took up her dolls and went
l)omc erjitig With rageiat the meanness
and obstiniicv of the cither.
The sin prise extends to the White
Ilnnse. The administration had indi-
c.itttl Its willingness to make terms. A
little subterfuge like changing "unless"
to "until" wns enough to cover the
pride of the President Whv wasn't
"unless" changed to "until"? Whv?
Hecause little Marj said "unless must
be changed to "until" before or not
at all. nnil little S.iilv said "unless '
should be changed to "until" after or
not at all.
Still at War With Germanj
We are still at war with Germnnv,
theoretliallv at least, because of this
great question of precedence nbout "un
less" and "until " It takes jou back
to the time when the question of what
place n kingls mistress should otcupj
at a table jus, O'yive or just below some
gient peiMinage might lonviilse the
peai e of Uuropc.
The adnunlstrntioi. is bewildered.
It has no plans It is tonfronttd with
a dn7cn questions. It might do one
of several things.
May Resubmit Treaty
It prob.ihlv will icstibmit the trentj
to the Senate when the Senate recon
venes in Dim ember That is the logical
tiling to do, The tieatj is not dead.
There are still seventv-six men who
want to see it ratified and there arc
probahlj t nough of them to make up
two-thirds vote who ore not divided
upon iinv thing more substantial than
the question of preccdente of "unless"
and "until."
On general principles one would ire-
COAL OPERATORS OFFER 20 PER CENT WAGE RISE
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. An inciease in wages of 15
cents per ton and 20 per cent over the existing day scale, to
become qffectivc immediately lie bituminous coal mineis letum
to work, was ot'fcied by the operators at the meeting today of
the wage scale committees In the cntral comeptltire bltiimtnous,
fields.
PROBE DEPORTATION
TUCSON, Aliz., Nov.
20.
by citizens of a group of Husbian colonists from Casa Grande,
Pinal county, was begun today by county officials. The Russians
left' their native land to escape military servlcp. After tne
United States entered the war they were relieved of military
tcrvlce here bocdu&e of religious beliefs.
MAN HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Herbert Plndall, Lincoln Drive,
Caught In Head-on Collision
Two automobiles crashed in u head
on collision at Lincoln drive and Harvey
i street last night. Herbert Plndall, 11013
Lincoln drive, wns slightly injured.
He was riding with U D. Small, of
Wynrote, head of the mnchirte depart
ment of the Hemiiigtoii Typewriter Co.
Small was driving north on Lincoln
drive. Coming south wns Trunk C.
Hall, a mechanical engineer, 7420
Hover street.
When the machines smashed together,
one of the front wheels on Hall's car
was torn off und the mudguard was
battered, Small's machine wus not so
badly damaged. Unrh man blames tbf
ether lor the accident.
diet n cooling of tempers nnd a return
of sense while tho senntors are away
from Washington. Hut no predictions
are possible Kvery one here is obses
sed. The obsession, the demonstration
bj one idea; the operation on n single
track, went so far in the case of Mr.
Wilson that lie could onh be brought
back to earth bv a nervous breakdown.
Thnt is nature's way. Todav he is
probahlj the sanest man dealing with
the trentj in any important position.
Of one of the leading opponents of
the trentv. n man who comes daily in
contnet with him said, "Senator So-iind-So
can't think of nnv tiling else but the
trentv. It has nearlj driven him in
srinc." A distinguished lawjer who lias
tome frequentlv in rontntt with the He
publicans in clinrge of the trentj said
to me the other day, "There men nre
obsessed; their fight witli Wilson is in
their minds everj working hour. On
this sublet t they ate little better than
madmen,"
More Patients for Doctor Derrum
And the speaker is in general sympa
tic witli the Lodge program. It is
hard to make predictions upon men in
this stnte of mind, except the prediction
that if this fight goes on "Doctor Der
cum and his kind will have several more
patients."
If the senators do not cool off during
their Thanksgiving holidnjs thev will
come back determined to press the fight
further When the trentv is resubmit
ted it will go into the hands of the com
mittee on foreign relations. Tills is a bitter-ender
bodv whith may determine
never to report the treaty. The com
mittee might be dischargee! on motion,
but this Is a most unusual course. Tho
Senae does hql 'like' to dischurge; jUi
i 'iiiuiiiiicrr.
It would seem to be ns hard for Sen-
ntor Hitchcock to obtain a ninjnritj to
discharge the committee as it was for
mm jesiercinj 10 oiirain one to susinin
Vice President MnrshnlPs ruling keep-
iiiKuii-nnil; i w,
Perhnps it will not be nee-essnrv. Per-
hnps the; Uepublicans' plan will be to
..,..i .... ..,.,..,., , um, "" , icei me rorces opposed to adoption ot
the Lodge reservations anel place before the treatj as presented, declared the
Mr. Hitchcock again the duty of milk- (nihlrp- of ratnpntInI1 ln(tt nl(?ht mh&
Ing the hrst move toward compiomlse. th ,,,., lt), .rr,llrnt Wiu0n "clr-
Kesolution Complicates Situation cumvented the Sennte rules" by with
The situation threatens to be com- """ "IB ." aml ,'"'" Mibinitting- it at the
plieateel bj the resolution declaring the ' ncw M"ioi "eft month,
war between this tountrj and Germanj May Keel Out Allies
at nn end. It has nil along been the i nmiwpnH1.'i,H.u, ..i t... ..
intention of Senutnr Lodge mid his fol-
lowers to pass such resolution if the fit to fecd out The othe povve K s S
treatj failed. The resolu inn offers lie tllpir nttitinle on reservations with a
t hunt e to renew the tight upon the j vl(, 0r Kia ,Ilp tn,llty to
Incentive uncle nrrj it forward into new 0f ratification at the December ses-
"''''J' ,, ., .... , ., sion- If resubmitted the treatv would
Has ( ongress the nuthority to enel the ,.omi. 1)pfori, tllp Sennte practically as
war without consulting the Lxeuitive.' new business nnd debate on it would
This centers an unexplored tield of con- not be governed by the cloture rule In
stitutional law. A c one ui rent resolution yoked In the t losing dajs of the ses
is not subject to piesideiitnl veto Hut, sion just ndjoiirned.
nn tho other hand, diplomatic relations .Should the President fail to rcsub
are entirelj in his control. A ileelnra- mit Ihe pact promptlj when Congress
tion by Congress thnt the wor was over I reassembles i was believes! tho He
would seem to havo no validity unless i publican nailers would without delay
the President should choice to put it take up Senator Lodge's resolution iu
into force. trodiieeel last night after the treaty had
If tli" treatj bad been pusseel in a I failed ot ratification, iirooosiug that
form disagrt cable to the Preside;.!, his Congress declare the war with Germany
power to refuse certification of it wns , nt on end. The resolution would require
undoubted, lie could hnve pigeonholed concurrence bj the House. On this
Continued on lnfce bit, Column To
OF RUSSIAN COLONISTS
Investigation of the depoi tation
EXPLOSION BURNS WOMAN
Lighted Match Head Falls Into Can
of Gasoline
An exploding can of gasoline burned
the left hand of Mrs. KlUnbcth Gil
lespie, 4012 Spruce street, this after
noon, arfd caused a fire which damaged
furniture and draperies.
Mrs. Gillespie struck a match and
the lighted head fell into a can con
taining the gasoline. The blaze was
on the secoud floor.
About eight boarders were eating
lunch t)n the first tioor of the house
when the explosion occurred. Several,
InelliiUficr tun Unlversltr nf PenitKTl
vnula students, fought the flames until
firemen arrived
WLSON
DECUNES
ANY COMMENT ON
SENAJEWION
Executive Is Expected, How
ever, to Submit Pact to New
Congress December 1
MANY TRADE PROBLEMS
ARE LEFT UNSOLVED
Bitter Controversy Awaits Ef
fort to Pass Lodge Peace
Resolution
Hy the Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 20. The fate of
the treaty of peace with Germany and
the league of nations, so far as the
United States is concerned, today again
Is in the hands of President Wilson.
The President will hnve no statement
to ninke on the failure of the Senate to
ratify the treaty of Versailles, It was
said todav at the White House.
Senutors Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the
administration lender, and Underwood,
of Alabama, called nt the White House
during tho morning, but did not see
Seeretnry Tumult) . who wns with the
President on the White House lawn.
Thej took a philosophical ievv of the
nttioti of the Sennte.
"Democratic leadership played Its
cards to the limit nnd for all thev were
worth nnd lost that's all." said Sen
ator Underwood
"As long ns the treatj is not ejead,
there is something to be joj ful about,"
nam ne nuior H11CI1COCK,
Nent Mote Up to Wilson
Failure jesterday and lit night ot
nil efforts to have the treatj ratified in
some form bv the Senate brought tho
situation just where it was six months
ago, when the pact wns submitted to
the upper Jiouse of Congress, and tech
nically peace is no nearer than it wn
mi .rmisiice iaj more than a yi;r
"IS",
JVtli the muchnlebatcd mnl.'niutflipt, ra
' niitl(U(fedv,'iIqciiinent thrtisb baetf 'tlffcKv f
him, (tlie next move is up to fhe-PrfslV -3
dent, and tndnv rlmre unu n. intlMniu ft
what count- he would pursue, jn on 1 i 'CI
event, it was not believed there wouli frt
i he unj developments until Congress
reennv cues December 1 in regnlai1 ses-t.
sion. opinion ns to what may be cx-
oeeteil thon u ,ii,-i,i,i
Senator Lt.dge. maj'oritv lender, wht
President during the ret ess might see
question there also is n division ot
opinion, Democratic lenders holding that
such n resolution would have to b
approved by the President to become
effective nnd Republicans holding thnt
presidential approval would not be
nccessury.
No Debate I lit II January
Although not changing technically
the existing status of relations between
the United States and Germany, the
Semite's failure to rntifj the treaty is
expected bj administration officials and
diplomats to have un indirect result
of some important e on the steps now
being token to lestorti the world to
pence basis.
One of the first consequences, accord
ing to the view taken hero, is likely to
be the hastening of the negotiations in
Paris, including promulgation nf the
proees verbale, which will restore full
commercial und diplomatic relations be
tween Germany and the powers which
have ratified the treaty Paris dis
patches have suid this step was wait
ing for one tiling on the nrtion of th
Sennte but it is thought there will be
no further tlelaj now for that reason
The new Congress will meet on De
cember 1. but not even fin most ardent
supporters of the treatj bejievp it will
be possible to tuke it up again at the
outset of th session. The Christmas
recess is expected to intervene before
much can be; uts-oipnlished. with th
result that u clear field for treaty con
sideration will not be opened before
January nt the earliest.
Once the other great powers hays
gone ahead witli their establishment of
full trade and diplomatic relations with
Germany officials sny new arrange
ments will have to be made by the
United States to fit Into the commercial
scheme thus created, whatever trade
the United States has with the central
powers.
No U. S. Consuls for Germany
hAt present the war arrangement by
which Spain is taking enreof Amer- i
ican Interests In Germany continues lit
force, und that Is not expected to he
disturbed. The rationing n( supplies txt
various sorts to Germany must bci
under the treaty terms, however. aa4
the reparations commission will nttf i
mlno all details of Germany's coinour- '
clol Intercourse with other nations.
On this commission the United Htatw
will have no representation, though' ft l '
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