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EVENING PUBLIC Ll3)EEr-PEtIi;ADl3tPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2i, 1920
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Speaker nt Ledger Forum Says
Wilson nnd Clomencoau Were
Once Near Broak
TELLS OF BALKAN TANGLES
How pcrlloitsly olotc the pence .con
fprontr nt I'nrh "ns to l.rrnlilntc up In
,Hnurrpitirnt win rovonV.1 Inst tilRht nt
the third session of tho l't'tiMO IiEnrJF.n
Fnrum holnB liW In the foyer of
tbr Aendomy of Music. The spenker
, rr. Iwlnh Unwinnn, n director of
the Am-rlcnn (Jiosrnphlcnl Society nnd
the chlnf territorial director of the
American de'egatlon that accompanied
President Wilson to Paris.
"iViere worn n number of t mes,
!d l"r. Uowmiyi, "when It looked as
though the pence conference wo Inn
i,? ; war. but there was one really
crltlcnlpltrintlon that was raved by the
skill of the President. .
"The incident arose over tho Sanr
win A message came to some of us
thn we were' to call at the President
house and three of its went. Mr. WU
inn receded rs cordially, nnd, when we
v "re seated, he said frankly :
'Ontlemcn, I nm In trouble. I
nnt vnu to lieln me out. France do
me U the left bank of the niilne. 1
have told them that tho American dele
Mtlon cannot accept such n solution.
They have become excited and hnv
brnusht up .the question of the Soar
' ''Tlicv declare that they must havo
lint anv'how. I havo told them that
""cannot accept that solution either
us clvinc them the basin would be giving
to Trance f.OO.OOO Germans.
" Tlcmenoenu called mo pro-Oer-tnnn
and he abruptly left the room. I
do not know whether he nnd I will meet
neain today. I do not know whether
tTo will ever meet nRtiln. I do not
l'now whether the pence conference will
K A ti'an wns devised at: that meeting,
the speaker said, nnd this plan was til
innately ncreptcd nnd the pence con
ference" snved.
"I want to sny one thins of Pres
ident Wilson." he said. "I ask you to
remember that I am a Republican, thnt
I owe him nothing, thnt I have ncvpr
sousht nor held a position with his
administration. Tho thin; I wnnt to
sav is this:
"President Wilson stood head nnd
shoulders nbovo every other man in
the council room.
Would FlRht for Klsht
"On the way ncross, on the Oeorge
Washington, ho held n conference with
some of us. I took very full notes
of thnt conference, for mnny important
thlmjs developed that you have not yet
heard of.' I have transcribed these
notes nnd turned them over to Mr. Mil
ler, who will tell you nbout them at a
later cclon of this forum.
"Hut nt this conference he snld one
thine that impressed me as licitiR nn
index of his absolutely fair and unfal
tcriiiK nttltudo. Tiicrc were fourteen
of us there seven Republicans, live
Democrats and two Independents.
" 'Gentlemen.' said the President, 'I
nm Rolnu' to rely on you in the confer
once. Tell me whnt is right and I will
tiRht for it. 1 want you to rIvc me n
Runrnuteed position.' "
I)r Iinwinnn Bpoke of tho smooth
ing of tho onrly dayo of the conference
and the cordiality of everybody toward
everj body else.
"Hut when it came time for accept
Inp definite boundary lines," he said,
Limping Limericks
Invade Peace Forum
The Hew David SI. Steele, in in
troducing the speaker nt last night's
meeting of the forum on the Peace
Conference, said:
"The Halknns might be termed
the 'limping limericks' of gcogidphy
nnd tho solution of their geograph
ical policy might be described as
the writing of the missing last
lines."
Tho laughter and nppinuse which
greeted this definition showed that
till per cent of the 'representative
audlcnco present were followers of
the EVENINO PUnUO IiEDOKn'fl
popular contest.
"n figure emerged which dominated from
then on. This was Lloyd George.
"He was the 'bad bov' of the con
ference. Ho had plenty of time for fun,
and , looked terribly bored with alt the
preliminary details. Hut he sat up
when tho boundary questions came. He
snld in n mnnncr that arove away all
smiles: 'Gentlemen, If you present n
treaty to Germany giving Danzig to
Poland, she will not sign it. I cannot
support such a proposition.' "
This statement, Dr. ltowmau said,
changed the whole aspect of things.
It was tho first Intimation that any
body had given thnt there was n pos
sibility of Germany refusing to sign
When ntked about the relations thnt
were mnlntnlped among tho "Hlg Three"
and the other nations, tho speaker said :
"That is n tall order. There was a
fine spirit of cordiality; but some of
the allied lenders had less use for other
allied lenders than they had for somo
other people. Hut I will toll you one
Httlo Incident that you may regard as
significant.
"It arose over the question of send
ing back an nrmy to Poland. I was
deputed to go to General Weygand nnd
find out what transportation would In
required. It was a IJritlsh official who
asked me to undertake this, 'because,'
he explained, 'it is a matter of iiayiii.
for the ships.' "
Turks Driven From liuropo
The speaker outlined nt considerable
length tho history of the -llnlkans nnd
gave an idea of whnt a tangled mags of
conflicting elements entered into any
solution nt Paris. He then presented
the p oblcin of tho Turk in Europe nnd
detailed the long conflict that has raged
about Constantinople.
"When we consider the ceogrnphlcnl
distribution of the Turks?' li0 until,
"and the cost that they involve, nnd
especially when we view the generally
unsettled state of the world, shnll we
not agrco that n policy of conciliation
in dealing with the Turk is wholly Jus
tified? In the social and political
wreck 6f the whole border of tho Mo
hammedan world not too great a price
to pny for the driving of the Turk from
Europe?
"Fop his presence nt Constantinople
Is a mere shadow. The armed forces
about tho sultan arc limited to, 700
guards. The total armed forces orTur
key shnll not exceed 50,000 men. nnd
these arc to be distributed regionally
by a military interallied commission of
organization in collaboration with the
Turkish Government.
"Tho fortifications of the Bosporus
nnd tho Dardanelles and ,on adjacent
islands of the northern-torn Aegean are
to bo demolished, together with purely
military roads and other works.
"In practice allied warships are
nncnorcu in strategic locniuics, nnu
doubtless will niwnys remain there if
present agreements are continued. At a
moment's notico the feeble military
forces of the Turk In Europe could bo
extinguished. ISccnuse u patch of the
map Is colored in n way to correspond
with Anatolia may seem n pity to tho
unthinking, but it has no significance
whatever in reality.
"A centuries-old hope of tho western
powers lias been realized. The Turk
Is really no longer in Europe."
To the Motoring Public and
the Automotive Trade we
extend the season's greeting.
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OFFERS FOR SALE
Slore Group at comer of Shipping Place and Market
Place, Dundallc, Maryland
Sealed bids on the above building will be received in
the office of the Chairman, United States Shipping Board,
Washington, D. C, on or before 10:30 A. M. January 20,
1921.
All bids will be opened at 10:30 A. M. the same day,
in the offices of the Board.
Thi3 building is "L" shape wilh a frontage of 167 feet
on Shipping Place, and 107.83 feet on side street by aver
age dq:t!i of 42 feet. It is new and modern throughout, of
hollow tile construction with stucco finbh, and has eight
stores on the first floor and one in the basement, offices,
lodge room, and large hall with stago on second floor.
Rentals from the entire building will exceed $12,000 per
annum.
Tho lot is 180 feet by 200 feet, with thrco street fronts. Pur
chaser will bo given fee, slrnplo title to tho ground.
Duwlalk is locnted southeast of Baltimoro on tho Sparrows
Point car lino about thirty minutes ride from center of tho city.
Proposal forms nnd other information may bo obtained from
tho Mnnnger, Division of Transportation nnd Housing Operations,
140 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tho Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Sealed bids should be addressed to the Secretary of tho
United Statos Shipping Board, 1319 F Street N. W., Wash
ington, D. C, and endorsed "Sealed bid for Store Group at
Dundalh, Maryland. Do not open."
Mayor Weighs Men
for Cabinet Places
Continual from Vnm One
of public safety ia the ranking member
o the cabinet. In the absence or dis
ability of tho Mayor, the safety director
is virtually the acting mayor.
May Visit Harding
If tho shift were accomplished, Direc
tor Caven would be In charge of the
battle lines here whllo the Mayor wan
resting nt somo winter resort. The
possibility that Florida may bo chosen
by the Mayor Is interesting, because
President -elect Harding will go from
Marlon to Florida in the near future.
Senator Harding and the Mayor arc ac
quaintances. The Mayor han lists of city employes
and the nnmes of their political back
ers. These will be studied with the view
of making the city administration in all
respects, as nearly 100 per cent loynl as
possible. The Mayor's "weeding out"
process, it was explained, is to be thor
ough to go from top to bottom.
A significant Indication of tho trend
of Independent po'itlcnl thought was
provided by the declaration of .Tohn
Walton, who was chairman of the com
mittee of one hundred, tho group of in
dependent leaders who brought Mr.
Mooro out In the mayoralty fight, thnt
lie was absolutely with Mayor Moore.
This was most pleasing to the Mayor,
following his repudiation of George V.
Coles, chairman of the Town Meeting
party, who also had been actlro In the
commlttco of one hundred.
Moro Letters Praiso .Mayor
Letters from citizens commending the
Mayor's Municipal Court veto nnd criti
cizing the councilmcn who ileseitcil to
thp Hrown cam
celved in large
Moore.
Thp Mn6tor Builders' I'xchange sent
n resolution commending the Major for
the position ho has tuken "relative
to the cutting of tho appropriation of
the budget of the city of Philadelphia
for the yenr 1021."
William rotter, former minister to
Italy, wrote:
"I feel certain from tho expressions
heard in every direction today that nn
overwhelming majority of tho voters of
Philadelphia approve our courageous
act."
Tho Itov. Arthur C. Ratduln, pastor
of the Chestnut Street Baptist Church,
wrote :
"I believe that the city needs a great
awakening of public sentiment. We1 work. 'Bight is might and fn thj end
cannot make tho ndvaucc wo ought until will 'prevail.' The great masses of this
wo nro nil aroused mid in lawiest. This i cil are with you."
is oho (idvontngp of the present sltua- , CiI Iti A. Frkho: "You are the
uoii. Hiim- uuio im-Bi- i b w- utily iniiii ue ever linil to run our nunim
easily In tho dark, now we m-p I
(Jo nhead. Make a noise. All things
will work together for good. This may
be n chnncc to make tho people see
who and whnt have been in control."
Sees Good Hesult
E. E. Montgomery, Mi!(J Spruce
street, wrote:
"I would bo dercllet in my feelings If
I did not write In commendation of jour
action In vetoing the excessive expenses
of tho Municipal Court, and I am con
fident tho resulting disloyalty of men
of the Council will linsteii the day when
we choose men for their loyalty to the
city and not to some boss."
Tho Bov. Carter Helm Jones:
"I congratulate you on the Intelligent,
brave, patriotic stand ion have taken in
tho interest of the citizens of PhlladcN
phin. Strength" to jour arm."
Samuel M. Harrison, fonner council
man, Twenty-fourth ward : "You
iiavo my mornl support, tho same ns
that of all other good citizens, and I
will bo only too happy to be of service
to J ou for the continuance of jour
'good light. "
J. Myron Shinier, attorney: "Un
less economy and efficiency are applied
in the government of our largo cities,
unless crime nnd the sinister inflili'iircs
of invisible irresponsible government
nro Imnished from ritv politics, our
American government will ultimately he
a failure. That it will not be u failure
will bo due to men like you."
Will Win in Long Bun
Clarence I. Antrim: "The people,
I believe, will stand bark of you In your
deslro to clean out these places that
nro overrun with useless emplojes. I
p continued to be re- !'?J nothing but expressions of the most Mrvko law
numbers today by Mr. kindly feeling toward you in your stand Istration .
for retrenchment, nnd expect to see you " "
HOTEL MARKERT
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Special Ihiiineai Man' 3 Lunch
win out in the Ion
John F. Bolger
run.
"I beg to offer the
Mi night. Best nssurcd the people ore
with you stionger than ever, wnvu
them nil out. Do not bnvo any of them
antagonistic to your program oft pro
gresslveness. You arc right. A c arc
nil with you."
Emily Soils Cohen: "Mny I not con
gratulate joii and thank you for your
liravp stand in dufenso of the city? H
gives us hope."
Fonner City Solicitor James Alcorn:
"I want to be counted among the citi
zens who npprove of your couth o in
vetoing tho items of the appropriation
bill, which were criminally extravagant
and excessive. I am at your service and
tun ready to support you In any way" I
con in jour light Mr the people."
There were scores of othev letters,
expressing general condemnation of the
couneilmnnlc action nnd approval of the
Mayor's course.
Many of these letters predicted n
political upheaval if the present tac
tics of the contractor combine in Coun
cil and elsewhere were continued.
The writers Included W. S. Shontz,
M. I).; E. V. Homincll. John M. Hull,
I.ouis Sulltn, ( H. Bink, Charles A.
I'lrlcli, M Jonathan Lukens, B. N.
Fagnii, Chaiics 1'. IMtnc, Hownrd A.
Anders, Thomas E. Brown, James A.
liiijes. William Jamleson, J. Snowdcn
Bhoads. Albert B Ontwlsh, Donnto
Cugino. Joseph J. Fischer nnd Edward
M. Ocrity, who droppeii Into verso in
approval of the Major's course; Thomas
(. Loverovc, former councilman ; C. K.
McNIehol, Wilfrid J. Wntkins. Theo
duro B. Palmer, licnry F. Schwarta
and Morris Aleus.
.Major Tells of Obstacles
A literal Interpretation of the civil
service laws is apt to binder tuc aumln-
Jiaj-or .Moore told Aioa n.
ml Krnest T. Trigg, ot inc
Chnmbor of Commerce.
Tin- Mayor talked of the difficulties
C'avcn, of public works, hud to con
vince the Civil Service Commission that
municipal street "lemiers and garbage
collectors should be exempt from civil
service examinations.
In citing another rnfo the Mayor
referred to the selection of Boss B.
Davis ns chief of the fire bureau. .Mr.
Daxls, he said, was a capable, experi
enced firefighter with the confident c of
tho administration; vet the Civil Serv
ice Beform Association objected to ex
empting Chief Davis from a promotion
examination.
MEANEST THIEF AT WORK
Massachusetts Scoundrel Robs Four
Children's Trees
Bnilntrcp, Mass., Dei-. L iIJj A
P.) The crimp ne ntni'k tlm town
In Its softest f.pot the Christinas tiecs
of its school children Today Iht Yule
tide spirit of good will to men was
mixed with n wish that the town's
meaiievt thief be brought to Justice.
Pour big trees hung with toys, fruit
eondv nnd the other good things in--tended
to bring Jov to the kiddles of the.
Mollis School were strlppid l.y n tlilcf,
who e.nne in tli" night.
Meanest Thief Robs Christmas Treo
Atlantn, Dec. 1M. Atlanta's meanest
thief broke into All Saints' Episcopal
Church and denuded n big Christ
inn tree of all gifts, even carry
ing nwiiy ribbons and decorations, MosJ:
of lilo loot was boxes of candy or other
goodies, ready for tho children's Cbrlst
mnH telebratlon.
continued support of mi family and inised by the insistence of the Civil
mvself to nut an end to Miniiditrv' in Service Beform Association for a lit
Council
Philadelphia.
as well ns upon the stieets of t'n' nrmMrntion of tho lnw. He guve
Please keep up jour good ns nn Instance the hara tnsit uirector i
Free Lecture
Christian Science
William W. Porter, C. S. B., of New York City
Member of the Ilnnrtl of I-rrturmhlp of Thfc Mollifr Church, Tho First
Church of Christ, Hclcntlst, In lluilon, Mux.
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That's what the Barton Company, of Manchester, N. H., says
about a Christmas sales idea which appeared in a recent issue
of the Retail Public Ledger.
The Barton Company felt that the same plan could be used to
good advantage in Manchester. They knew that it had been
successful elsewhere, otherwise it would not have appeared
in the Retail Public Ledger. So they lifted it in its entirety
and
"It proved to be one of the best stunts for the increasing of our
toy business that we have ever arranged for. We are writing
to thank you for the idea, which is only one of the many
profitable ones we have otbained from your paper," writes
Mr. V. E. Quirin, president of the Barton Company, on
December 20.
The plan in question was only one of the hundred or
more which appeared in a recent issue of the Retail
Public Ledger. Every copy is filled with profitable,
business-building ideas, collected from all parts of the
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