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of Galveston
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1920
VOL. 40
GALVESTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1920.—FOURTEEN PAGES
NO. 282.
BRITISH RAILWAY UNIONS FAIL TO DECIDE ATTITODE TOWARD COAL CRISI
$
FOREIGN TRADE
POLES SURPRISED FRENCH WOMAN
UNCLE SAM'S RUNNING EXPENSES
• y
PLAN APPROVED
AT ALLIES' NOTE
MADE PROPOSAL
FOUR BILLION DOLLARS FOR YEAR
A
By Associated Press.
$
ONE MAN AT WORK.
TRAIN ACCIDENTS
RESULT FATALLY
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED.
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ly Bombardment.
NEW PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE.
KING REPORTED DEAD.
Re-
*,
WILL VOTE FOR COX.
less dispatch announcing the death
of
the king, adding the Greek
govern-
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED.
BANKS CHARTERED.
KING SLIGHTLY BETTER.
BOND ISSUES APPROVED.
it
lungs
"MADE BACK TOO HEAVY.”
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of
BEXAR COUNTY LOSES.
MRS. PARSONS RETURNS.
is
A
I .a
Bexar county for state
sent through the mails “because
He
Henderson
Precipitates
a school-
Debate in Commons.
APPELLATE court.
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THE WEATHER
s,
RAIN OVER TEXAS.
Herds of Caribou
Seen At Dawson
Greatest Importance At
tached to Conference.
his
the
she
of the United
in the future
President Howes Author-
ized to Call Meeting.
Suggested Change in the
League Organization.
it
was
MB
Miss Pankhurst
Is Granted Bdil
ADJOURN AFTER
SHORT SESSIO
American Bankers En-
dorse Project.
Young Prodigy
Enters Class
At University
Disaster Occurs in Chi-
nese Coal Mine.
Special to the Tribune.
Austin, Oct. 20.—The application
Express Fear of Further
Conflicts.
Mishaps in New York and
Pennsylvania.
POLAND-LITHUANIA
RELATIONS STRAINED
MAN WAS WHIPPED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Negotiations Are Unde
Way at London.
Nothing Official About
Overtures.
Dispute Develops Over Vil-
na Seizure.
OVER FOUR HUNDRED
DIE IN EXPLOSION
STATES POSITION ON
VARIOUS QUESTIONS
DEMANDS PROBE OF
IRISH SITUATION
NINE KNOWN DEAD
IN ERIE, PA., WRECK
PARIS GOVERNMENT
IS NOT CONCERNED
HUGE CORPORATION
WILL BE ORGANIZED
Southeast Corner 22nd and Strand
Strong Board of Directors.
No Confirmation of Rumors Are
ceived at Paris.
By Associated Press.
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
BELIEVED ASSURED
We Have for Sale
Food Drafts on Europe
Issued Under Direction of
THE AMERICAN RELIEF
Washington, Oct. 20.—Government expenditures of $4,000,000,-
000 during th next fiscal year were forecast by Secretary Houston
of the treasury department today, in an address before the convention
of the American Bankers’ association, in which he covered a wide
range of financial and economic problems of the nation.
The secretary outlined the treasury’s program for handling the
war debt, liquidation of which, he said, must go on steadily in or-
der that final redemption be accomplished without disturbance of
Paris, Oct. 20.—Confirmation of ru-
mors of the death of King Alexander
of Greece had not been received at the
Greek legation here this morning.
The Midi printed today under a Rome
date line a dispatch saying the Greek
steamer Atremites, anchored at Brind-
isi, had received from Athens a wire-
Burning Political Matter.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 20.—George Klatt, aged
21, a mail carrier, was arrested today
and turned over to federal authorities,
charged with burning political matter
Special to the Tribune.
Austin, Oct. 20.—Mrs. Ethel Parsons,
director of the bureau of child hygiene
in the state department of health, has
returned from St. Louis where she at-
tended the recent sessions of the Amer-
ican,Child Hygiene association.
GALVESTON TRIBUNE.
A woman asked the governor
views regarding maintenance of
Volstead act. He asked whether
showed the presence
germs.
Chicago - Boston Express
/ Hits Open Switch..
trade relations
Under existing
manufacturers'
States was “bound up
made his back too heavy.”
found in the basement of
of our
Secretary Houston Forecasts Expenditures and
Makes Plea for Economy and Thrift
Throughout Nation.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Oct. 20.—An issue of $800,000
city of Wichita Falls waterworks bonds
was approved by the attorney general’s
department, the bonds bearing 5 per
cent and maturing in 40 years with an
option of 10 years; also aproved an is-
sue of $125,000 Midland county special
road bonds, maturing serially and bear-
ing 5 % per cent.
Application for $220,000 Road Aid
Turned Down.
Mail Carrier Arrested on Charge
ment was awaitingg a reply from
Prince Paul, brother of the king, who
is reported to have been offered the'
throne, before publishing the news.
of
- or federal aid
to the amount of $220,000 on highway
No, 3, the Southern national highway,
at the regular monthly meeting of the
state highway commission, will not be
granted, .announced Chairman R. M.
Hubbard of the commission, neither
will the applications of Bexar county
for aid on the Pleasonton and Pearsall
roads to eliminate grade crossings.
. The commission granted the applica-
tion of Stephens county for additional
aid of $100,000 on state highways No.
36 and 43, and also the application of
Wood county for aid in the sum of
$12,000.
Tells Story to Philadelphia Governor Undergoes Live-
Police.
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 19.—(By the As-
sociated Press.)—Aside from the
enginemez and pumpmen who are
keeping the coal mines in good
condition, only one man of the
1,100,000 miners was working to-
day This man appeared as usual
at the pit mouth and entered the
mine and worked alone without
any prospects of the fruits of his
labor being brought up to the
surface.
of pneumonia
Temporarily Relieves Stockmen’s Fear
of Drouth.
By Associated Press.
Fort Worth, Oct. 20—Rain, falling
at many Texas points, relieved tempor-
arily the stockmen’s fear of another
drouth, according to this week’s range
reports filed by inspectors with the
Cattle Raisers’ association here. Ship-
ping of cattle to all markets continues
light, because of price conditions.
of liquid extracted from his
“Let me make this point clear: In
saying that the aggregate receipts for
the government should be maintained
at a hight level for the purposes indi-
cated, I am by no means committing
ADMINISTRATION
Denominations of $10.00 and $50.00
HUTCHINGS, SEALY & CO.
BANKERS
(Unincorporated) 24th Strand
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 20.—The eagerly-await-
ed debate on the Irish situation was
precipitated in the house of commons
today by Arthur Henderson, former.
labor member of the cabinet, who of-
fered a motion demanding an inquiry
into reprisals from the police and sol-
diers in Ireland. While admitting that
the armed forces of the crown had
suffered provocation, Mr. Henderson de-
clared the character of the reprisals
they had taken were “quite in keeping
with the aggressive policy which has
been consistently pursued by the gov-
ernment.”
The government’s policy, Mr. Hen-
derson asserted, seemed to him to aim
at stamping out nationalist opinion and
breaking the spirit of the Irish peo-
ple
Miss Helen Donaldson is Assigned to
South Texas.
Special to the Tribune.
Austin, Oct. 20.—Dr. Oscar Davis,
state health officr, announces the ad-
dition of Miss Helen Donaldson to the
staff of public health nurses of the
bureal of child hygiene. Miss Donald-
son will serve in the capacity of state
advisory nurse in Southwest Texas,
with Houston headquarters.
She was connected with the trachoma
bureau of the' United States public
health service for three years and her
territory the mountain region of Ken-
tucky. Ths constituted the most in-
teresting phase of her wide nursing
experience.
German Officers Reported Offering
Services to Wrangel.
Sebastopol, Crimea, Oct. 19.—(By the
Associated Press).—Severe fighting
continues along the Dnieper and north-
eastern front in the vicinity of Niko-
pol. Leon Trotzky, Russian bolshevik
minister of war, is reported to be
bringing up ten divisions of commun-
ist forces which will not surrender as
easily as the ordinary troops heretofore
used on this line.
It is asserted numbers of former Ger-
man officers in the Baltic provinces
are offering their services to Gen. Ba-
ron Wrangel, head of the antibolshevik
South Russian government.
national life. He appealed for “the strictest economy not only in
our expenditures, federal, state, county and municipal, but also
thrift on the part of our people,” adding that the program necessi-
tated the maintenance of taxation “after this fiscal year on a level
of not less” than $4,000,000,000 annually.
Mr. Houston saia there were indica-
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 20.—The Times learns
that the Polish government, replying
to the Anglo-French communication,
expresses surprise that Great Britain
and France should consider it their
duty to enforce possession of Vilna
by Lithuania. This decision, it is
pointed out, would give rise to further
conflicts and uprisings in the Polish
army. '
myself to existing schedules or to
specific taxes. Much of the war legis-
lation was of necessity hastily devised.
I think it of urgent importance that
there be prompt resurvey of the situa-
tion with a view to a reform of the
taxes, to the wiping out of inequities
and the assurance of sufficient revenue
which may not be realized if the pres-
ent system remains intact.”’
Continued on Page Thirteen.
By Associated Press.
Providence, R. I., Oct. 20.—Probably
the livliest bombardment of questions
during his campaign was experienced
by Gov. Cox of Ohio here today during
an address to several thousand persons
in the public square. Holding what he
called a “town meeting,” the Demo-
cratic presidential candidate was plied
with questions upon the league, liquor
and Irish questions.
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 20.—A man giving
the name of Peter McHahon of Yonk-
ers, N. Y., with wrists scarred by a
rope and his back bearing the marks
of a whip, left a north-bound Pennsyl-
vania railroad train here early today
and sought the police for medical at-
tention. He says he was seized and
whipped Monday night a few miles
outside of Trenton, S. C., after he had
attempted to assist Miss Florence Pow-
ell of Aiken, S. C., in a settlement which
involved a devision of her father’s es-
tate.
His underclothing was stiff with
blood and besides lash marks, his body
and neck bore the marks of ropes with
which he said his tormenters had at-
tempted to hang him. Police here are
investigating his story.
McMahon, who is 55 years old, said
he believed his assailants were adopt-
ing methods of the Ku Klux Klan. He
said he was seized when'he left the
train at Trenton and was driven into
the country in an automobile where
eight men wearing white hoods gath-
ered around and beat him.
“They threw a rope around my neck,
then tried to put the other end over
a tree, but it would not reach,” Mc-
Mahon said at the Hahnen hospital to-
day. “After a severe beating the men
told me they had decided to let me
go."
“Then they drove me to Denmark, S.
C., gave me money to buy my ticket
to New York and made me promise I
would not return. All the way from
Denmark to Washington some one
came into the car occasionally and, aft-
er looking at me, retired into another
coach. This man acted as guard to
see that I did not leave the train.”
McMahon said he was too weak to
leave the train at Washington. Mc-
Mahon told the police he was a friend
and adviser of Miss Powell, He said
her father lives at Aiken and is presi-
dent of a bank. Recently, according to
McMahon, the father made a division
of his property among his children.
Florence Powell’s share was $50,000.
“I did not believe that sufficient,” he
said, “and she and I went to Aiken last
week to see if we could not get a bet-
ter share for her.”
McMahon said feeling engendered by
his interest in the case resulted in the
alleged mistreatment.
He also declared that when one of
the men who beat him asked if he
would sign a paper saying Miss Powell
Was incompetent to handle her own or
her father's affairs, he refused and
was beaten with clubs.
Two New State Institutions Obtain
Permits.
Special to The Tribune
Austin, Oct. 20.—Certificates of au-
thority to do business in Texas were
granted by the state banking board to
these two new state banks:
Guaranty State Bank of Killeen, Bell
county, capital stock $20,000. .Claude
McBryde, president; W. E. Wicker,
cashier.
Maxwell State Bank of Maxwell,
Caldwell county, capital stock $25,000.
Louis A. • Lans, president, and A. L.
Eckhardt, cashier.
Both of these banks have assumed
the guaranty fund plan of protecting
their depositors.
By Associated Press.'
Dawson, Y. T., Oct. 20.—This city has
no fear of meat shortage this winter
with thousands of caribou roaming in
great herds up to the very outskirts of
Dawson. Every house in the city has
been stocked up with eur:vou for the
winter, and it is estimated there are
at least 30,000 of the animals running
at large in the vicinity*
with other peoples.”
conditions, it added,.
By Associated Press.
New York, Oct. 20.—Master of twelve
languages, keenly interested in batting
averages, but more devoted to the
game of marbles when playing for
keeps, 12-year-old Edward Rochie Har-
dy, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Rochie Hardy of this .city, today quali-
fied as the youngest freshman that
ever entered Columbia university.
The youthful prodigy is five feet
three inches in height, weighs 143
pounds, and, his mother said, is per-
fectly normal in appetite, habits' and
recreants. He spends a great deal of
time in the university pool when not
engaged in reading Babylonian tablets,
investigating the fourth dimension or
delving into erudite subjects.
Edward started to school at the age
of three and bounded over three classes
a year, graduating from high school at
eleven. His popularity and modesty
were proved by the fact that he was
elected editor of his school newspaper
and was a leader in school social ac-
tivities.
Judgments of Loxver Tribunals In Mur-
der Cases Are Affirmed.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Oct. 20.—Judgments of lower
courts in the cases of L. C. Gordon of
Eastland county, given a 25-year pen-
itentiary sentence for the murder of
Rowe Pollard and Joe Henderson of
Greeg county under a 99-year sentence
for the murder of Robert Killingsworth
were both affirmed by the Court of
Criminal Appeals today.
The judgment against G. I. Rasberry
of Rusk county, sentenced in the low-
er court to 99-years imprisonment for
the murder of Ethel Poole, was re-
versed and remanded because of a de-
fective charge to the jury. The judg-
ment against Tom Dunn, sentences to
25 years for murder in Coryell county,
was reversed and remanded because
only eleven jurors were used, , one be-
ing excused before the trial was com-
pleted.
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 20.—Sylvia Pankhurst,
who was taken into custody yesterday,
was arraigned in police court today,
charged with attempting to cause se-
dition in the navy. Ti e specific charge
was that of editing and publishing an
issue of the newspaper, “The Workers’
Dreadnaught,” on Oct. 16, containing
an article on “Discontent on the Lower
Deck.” She was remanded for one
week, but bail was granted.
tions of falling receipts because there
was no means of predicting the course
of business or incomes and profits.
The receipts for the present fiscal
year, he reported, would be material-
ly lower than tne record of $5,500,000,-
000 last year, expressing the belief that
the receipts fould not greatly exceed
the required $4,000,000,000 under the
present levy.
“We cannot afford to operate on a
tax basis which would give us revenues
below those anticipated,” the speaker
continued, “and in plans for revision
this should be definitely borne in
mind.
had put the same question to Senator
Harding, his Republican opponent and
then reiterated that the senator had
voted “thirty-two times wet and two
times, dry,” and owned brewery stock.
Declaring again that he opposed any
prohibition legislation “in conflict with
the constitution as interpreted by the
Supreme court of the United States,"
and that he had closed Ohio saloons
on Sunday, the governor said he had
been elected governor three times,
adding: “And the liquor interests nev-
er contributed a nickel to my cam-
paigns, the nor now.”
His statement that he favored pre-
sentation of the Irish question to the
league was cheered and when he de-
clared ‘‘for self-determination,"- a man
asked: “Does that apply to Ulster?”
“Ulster is a part of Ireland,” was the
governor’s quick response.
Attacking Senator Harding’s position
upon the Irish question, Gov. Cox add-
ed: “During the last two weeks Re-
publican speakers have been urged
not to mention his name.”
Charges that Senator Harding had
taken numerous positions upon, the
league were reiterated by Gov. Cox.
“Would you accept the Lodge reser-
vations?” was another question.
“They were never seriously suggest-
ed,” the candidate replied. “If they
had been Senator Lodge would have
declared for them in the Republican
platform.”
The governor added that he was
“most interested” in the “Hitchcock
reservations.”
Before the league became a political
question, Gov, Cox said, Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts had ‘indorsed it un-
reservedly.’ ”
Repeating his charge that Senator
Lodge later formed the “basest and
most infamous conspiracy” against the
league, the governor declared that the
Republican leader was “the most de-
spised man in America,” and loud hisses
from the audience followed.
i
By Associated Press. ,
Erie, Pa., Oct. 20.—Nine persons are
known to have been killed and at least
seventeen injured in a wreck on the
New York Central railroad, near the
Union station here today. Some of the
injured are so badly hurt that hospital
physicians said they expected the list
of casualties to be increased.
The Chicago and Boston express ran
through an open switch not far from
the station and sideswiped the train
from Buffalo on its way west. The
third day coach from the engine was
overturned and all the casualties are
believed to have occurred there. Res-
cue forces were quickly at work.
The body of a baby was recovered
from the wrecked car, bringing the
total known deaths to seven, and a few
minutes later word was sent out from
St. Vincent’s hospital that two of the
injured had died. This made a total of
nine deaths, according to the authori-
ties.
Six bodies previously had been re-
moved from the wreckage.
Early reports to railroad men were
that a party of signal repair men
working near the station had become
confused when they saw the two pas-
senger trains coming from opposite
directions and one of them was throw-
ing a switch when the train from
Buffalo rushed by. The next instant
the crash came. One of the dead was
believed to be a signal man. .
“unable to grant foreign customers
credit necessary to continuing for-
eign purchase, have been forced to re-
strict their activities in the foreign
field.
Under the Edge law, such a corpor-
ation as contemplated would be per-
mitted to issue debentures against for-
eign securities carefully purchased by
it to the amount of ten times its cap-
ital so that it would have a maximum
ability financially of about a billion
dollars,” the report said.
The people of the United States are
carrying around in their pockets or hid-
ing at home three billion dollars of
American, currency, or nearly one-half
the total supply, said Fred W. Ells-
worth, vice 1 president of the Hibernia
Bank and Trust company of New Or-
leans. “This means that for every fam-
ily in the country there is an average
of $100, a large proportion of which
should be in the banks where it could
.accomplish for the business community
infinitely more than it can resting in
dismantled sugar bowls or in trouser
pockets,” Mr. Ellsworth continued.
Five Others Are Injured in Smash at
Rural Retreat, Va.
By Associated Press.
Roanoke, Va., Oct. 20.—Three train-
men were killed and five other were
injured and several passengers were
shaken up in a head-on collision on the
passing siding at Rural Retreat, Va.,
between passenger trains Nos. 14 and
37 today, according to an official bul-
letin issued from the Norfolk and
Western, office here.
Telephone . messages from Radford,
Va., stated that the killed and injured
were v on train No. 14, which, while
pulling out of. a siding in tie yard,
was crashed into by train No. 37.
One of the trains, No. 14, was bound
from Bristol for New York, while the
other, a local, was going from Roanoke
to Bristol.
Some Improvement Is Noted in His
Condition.
By Associated Press.
Athens, Oct. 20.—King Alexander
passed a better night and a slight im-
provement was noted, it was announced
here today. The.condition of lung con-
gestion remained stationary. ’ The
wound caused by the bite of the mon-
key is improving, but an examination
By Associated Press. |
London, Oct. 20.—The Na-
tional union of railway men, the
executive committee of the trans-
port workers and the parliamen-
tary committee of the trades
union congress all had meetings
this morning to consider their at-
titude toward the coal strike, but
thus far no decisions have been
taken. The greatest importance
attached to the railway men’s
meeting which after two hours
discussion adourned until Thurs-
day. .
Negotiations which might set-
tle the strike of British miners
were today believed to be assured.
Government officials and labor
leaders who outlined their posi-
tions before the opening session
of parliament have shown their
desire to reach an understanding.
Belief was general today that pro+
posals were in preparation by
both sides.
Premier Lloyd-George has definitely
declared he is ready to enter into nego-
tiations, but he has laid emphasis on
the fact that the government wants a
final settlement of the differences
which brougnt about a cessation of
work in British mines last Saturday. He
has stated plans for a tentative wage
increase, pending a complete adjusa-
ment, would not be satisfactory as that
method of meeting the present situation
would threaten trouble later. Coal pro-
duction, he holds, must be augmented
and he may submit some proposals
which will deal with this phase of the
situation.
COMPROMISE POSSIBLE.
This morning’s newspapers comment
appreciatively on the calm and digni-
fied tone yesterday in the house of
commons and the absence of provoca-
tive words. This fact is regarded as a
good omen, journals maintaining that,
although the deadlock still exists, the
debate has cleared the stage for a com- ,
promise.
One possible basis for a settlement
is set forth by the Daily Mall, which
says if the miners are willing definitely
to agree that an advance, of two shill-
ings given now may be Withdrawn at 1
the end of December if production is
not increased by that time, the gov-
ernment will consider such a proposal.
The government, however, will inflex-
ibly insist upon its position regarding
production, the newspaper says.
In the meantime reports of the clos-
ing of industries accumulated, coupled
with assertions that workers in other
trades who are losing employment
Continued on Page Five.
Peking, Oct. 19.—(By the Associated
Press).—An explosion and fire in the
Tong Chan coal mine in Chi Li prov-
ince killed upward of ' four hundred
Chinese laborers on Thursday last,
but news of the accident reached here
only today. There were 119 survivors.
An official report by the mining com-
pany places the dead at 422. The explo-
sion occurred in next to the lowest
level, smoke causing most of the
deaths. It is believed the accident
was caused by laborers tampering with
safety lamps.
house where he was stuffing speeches
of Congressman Rainey into the fur-
nace. Klatt told police that when he
joined the postoffice service three
months ago other clerks told him they
always burned political and advertis-
ing matter.
FORECAST.
For Galveston and vicinity:
Cloudy tonight and Thursday;
probably showers.
‘ . For East Texas: Probably
showers tonight and Thursday;
cooler in northwest and north-
central portions Thursday.
For West Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday; cooler in
Panhandle tonight; cooler Thurs-
day.
For Oklahoma: Showers to-
night; cooler in northwest por-
tion. Thursday generally fair
in west portion; showers in east
portion; cooler.
Winds on Texas coast: Gentle
to fresh southeast to south.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30.—Approval of a
proposal to organize a $100,000,000 cor-
poration to finance the nation’s for-
eign trade was given today by the
American Bankers’ association, in con-
vention here.
President Hawes was authorized to
call a meeting of bankers and busi-
ness men to work out plans for the for-
mation of such a corporation under
the provisions of the recently enacted ।
Edge law, as proposed in the report
of the association’s committee on com-
merce and merchant marine, which was
presented today.
John McHugh, chairman of the com-
mittee, presented the report, which
recommended steps to put the corpora-
tion into business operation by Janu-
ary 1 aid solicitation of subscriptions
. . to its capital stock from the public.
The report said the economic future
Otto Patterson, Former Texas Republi-
can, States Position.
By Associated Press.
St. Louis, Oct. 20.-—Otto Patterson, a
local lawyer, formerly secretary of the
Republican state committee of Texas,
today announced he would vote for
Gov. Cox, Democratic presidential can-
didate, because of the “impossible”
stand taken on the league of nations
issue by Senator Harding, Republican
candidate. The announcement was
made in a telegram to Republican offi-
cials of Texas who had requested Mr.
Patterson to speak for the ticket.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Oct. 20.—The letters from
France received by Senator Joseph I.
France of Maryland proposing a change
in the organization of the present
league of nations were from a woman
and not a man, the senator said today.
The proposal dealt chiefly with de-
sirability of calling “an - international
convention of friends of peace,” he
said.
Senator France, however, said the of-
fer was very much the same as that
made to Senator Harding ana tnat al-
though the writer said she believed she
was expressing the views of the French
people, the senator said the govern-
ment of France was in no way con-
nected with the affair.
“There was nothing official about
it,” Senator France declared, referring
to the overtures made him on the prob-
ability of America joining with France
and other countries in forming an as-
sociation of nations to prevent war.
“A distinguished woman writer of
France made the offer to me,” he said.
“She is a member of an organization
which is working quietly among the
thinkers of her nation in order to form
a'body, in connection with the United
States, which will give subject nations
a definite chance, for self-government
as soon as they have proved them-
selves capable of it.
“It does not seem to be generally
known in this country that the Labor
party of Great Britain and the work-
ers of France are strongly opposed to
the league of nations as at present
constituted. Similar bodies in other
European nations endeavored to have
inserted a clause in the Versailles
treaty which would give subject na-
tions a position in relation to the great,
power to which it belonged analagous
to that existing between the Philippine
islands and the United States.
“The imperialistic officials who
formed the great council that drew up
the league of nations refused to permit
the change in that clause. Its propon-
ents of those days, are now working
quietly to, secure a new league. I
have letters from the Lawyers’ associa-
tion of Calcutta, many persons in Ire-
land and other centers of subject na-
tions indicating that the movement is
growing for a new covenant that will
really govern the world.”
Senator France said he did not have
copies of the letter with him, but that
when he returned to Maryland he would
give them out for publication. He
said he did not wish to make known
the name of the woman writer as it
might make trouble for her with her
own government.
L *
Crisis Develops Between Poland and
Lithuania Over Vilna.
Warsaw, Oct. 20.—(By the Associated
Press).—Relations between Poland and
Lithuania are becoming more strained,
according to advices from M. Kamen-
iski, Polish minister to Letvia, who has
been attending the conference of Bal-
tic states at Riga. On the eve of the
return to Paris of the league of na-
tions commission, which has been at-
tempting to reach a solution of ques-
tions arising between Poland and Lith-
uania, threats have been made by the
latter nation to intern all Poles as a
reprisal for the occupation of Vilna
by Gen. Zellgouski’s army. As a con-
sequence, many Poles are reported to
be leaving their native country.
Lithuania, according .to M. Kamen-
iski, is "determined to oppose Poland in
every way possible. A Lithuanian
army, says a dispatch from Grodno, is
being mobilized, men up to the age of
45 being called to the colors. German
officers are acting as instructors, it is
‘said. ,
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