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.r.o 7 . t . - ifi ' . u-f- -vyj"' v:.rj v;rt:rv .h' THE WEATHER. ITT- w . - 7Jk : . ... today; Monday clearing aoti moderate east to south winds.' lZPagep To-Day Kair colder; IT ft 4f? VOL. LXXXIX-NO: 86i FT? vV Mir 4 MIL. .. ' JL -, - IDE PRISONERS Indictments Issued Against Three Prominent Labor Leaders. THE DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY A Men Taken in Custody Were Witnes ses in Government Dynamite In- - 'quiry More Indictments ' Are Expected. ; Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 30.- Charg ed with conspiracy in transporting dy namite in violation of the Federal in terstate commerce laws, three labor leaders, Olaf A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the State Building Trade Council; J. E. Munsey, leader df the. Salt Lake Union of Structural Iron Workers, and Anton Johannesen," organizer of the State Building Trades Council, were indicted today by the Federal grand jury in connection with the al leged Nation-wide dynamiting conspir acy. Their arrest followed. For some time they have been here as witnesses in the government dyna mite inquiry. They were arrested in the witness room in the Federal build ing a few minutes after the Indict ments were filed by Judge Wellborn's court. The truo bills under which the men were taken prisoners were but a part of a packet containing an unknown number of indictments. Deputy mar shals were sent out Immediately and it was said other arrests wena lmmi nent, both here and in San Francisco. Oscar Lawler, the special prosecu tor was not present in court. It was said he had gone East, probably with rounty District Attorney John D. Fredericks, who left for Indianapolis early today..- ' vv ..;'- Fredericks took with him suit cases that were supposed to . contain evi dence gathered for use in the .McNa inara trial. ; , ..Cv.. ,-.v Statement by U. S. Prosecutor. : San Francisco. Dee. 3&r Olaf Tveit- more, indicted todly tW Lds'Ahgeles is the secretary of tb State and loeak Huildlng Trades Council and president of the Asiatic- Exclusion League, which spreads over the Pacific coast. He is ako editor of the local building trades journal. "Organized Labor." and mem ber of the executive board of the Na tional Brotherhood of Cement Work ers, which he organized. Tveitmore, who is a Norwegian, ...came.,., to thla country when a young man. He ob tained his secretaryship in- the Build ing Trades Council about 10 years ago, Anton Johanrvasen served as a mod el for the hero of a recent labor novel. He has a more powerful following in Chicago than in San Francisco. He was early a leader In the labor move ment in Chicago while an officer of the Wood Workers Union. His politics were . then extremely radical and he created a sensation in the convention of the American Fede ration of Labor in Pittsburg by de nouncing Gompers as a non-progressive. While in Chicago Johannesen was noted as the opponent of the "slug gers" advocating peaceful methods of dealing with the non-unionists. The action of the grand Jury had a Risible effect upon , Tveitmore. He " wa8 pale when taken into the United. States marahal's office. "Who will you have for your attor neys?" Johannesen was asked. . "Blamed if I know. We've had too many attorneys already," he replied with a laugh. . United States District Attorney A. I McCormick announced that In addi tion to Tveitmore, Johannesen and Munsey, indictments retujraed by the srand jury named E. A. Clancy,, the McNamara brothers, Ortie E. McMani gal anri Schmidt and Caplaln. "And the grand jury has not flnish '1 its Investigation by any means," he said. Oscar Lawler, special government prosecutor, dictated before his depar ture a statement to be given out af t(,r the first arrest. , : The statement says: . - - "Notwithstanding emphatic protest tations on the part of certain so-called labor leaders of opposition to the dy namiting practices indulged in by the M'-Namaras, not oneiof 'them has lift H h haud to aid the law in their ef flits to discover tho truth. '.On the contrary, here has beenexhfbited a Jwided disposition to impede such: ef forts. . .7 v ' -. : - : "The name of organized labor has D"en prostitdted. by a band of crimi nals, and it seems to those conducting no investigation that unless labor ifaders, who assert that they were de reivPd by the McNamaras,- publicly demand from the latter and all otb, crs a full ami complete exposition of f.very detail of their dastardly operaJ-, t ions, whoever may be implicated thereby, and thus demonstrate a genu Jif! respect for the laws which have '".'HI SO rilthlAaalv vlnlntAd. rtftllbt as to the good faith of such assertions re amply justified. . The aid of District Attorney - Fred ericks and his associates, as. well. as inat of Mr. McLaren,- of the Burns lorrr-s, has been inv0lved and is most uPiy appreciated." ; ' -; Harbored McNamara in' Home. alt Lake City,, Utah, Dec.; 30.It "" ueen asserted repeatedly by detec ves empioyied faj'the McNamara case Tlli't J. F. Munsey, indicted in Los An KPles today in connection with the'aU .... . ..:.,''.. . Democrats Want to Cut Out ident' Travdihg Expenses: DEBATE PROBABLE Appropriation of i $225,000 for Tariff Board and $75,000 for Economy . CommiuW May Be i ' Eliminated . i ' Washington; Dec. 30. Democrats of the House df Representatives plan tc eliminate from- the next sundry civil appropriation '; bill the $225,000 , epproprialion for, the President's tar iff board, the $75,000 appropriation for the Economy Commission' and 1 the $25,000 appropriation, for .the Presi dent's' traveling expenses. " ' Democratic, members" of the approp riatlons committee are understood to be unanimous in the elimination pro gramme and they believe that the cut ting out of this, expenditure of $325, 000, all or which is; under the dlrec tlon of the President,1 will meet with approval of the majority party in the house, The sundry civil bilHerlT be ready for submission to the House in Jan uary and the Democrats ' plan to de fend denial of the quarter of a million appropriation for the tariff hoard on the ground that the very principle of a tariff body under the direct supervision-of the President is' undemo cratic. They further will point but that the constitution. gives to the;House of Representatives, the' power of initia tive in. revenue , legislation and wlli contend that'a Presidentiapy controll ed tariff board practically amounts to a urusnrpation of this power. ; - . The House' Democratic leaders have anv economy plan of their own - and wilf insist , that the "maintenance oi the Economy ,Jommissionj is; a waste of time, and . money.-;, They will argue that the House exDendltureaCcommit; tee-;. ;foi Iheyariws.-fiaJi'tmeBte; of government can take caret of ny econ omies tlrat ma be ? needed? if ' menir bers of the cabinet fall to discover ex- travaeances ofr -administration! : "As far as the President's traveling ex penses are concerned,' the Democrats feel that the annual appropriation of 125.000 for: that-purpose is being .used its-sinst' the Democratic-enemy and" thpv nronose to cut it off for that 'rea- sbri. ' These eliniina.'ted items are cer tain to provoke lively discussion when the sundry civil bill is reported. SIX KILLED IN! WFfECK. Great Northern Railway Train Wreck V-' ed In South , Dakota . 5?harnn. N. D.. Dec. 30. A Great Northern Railway train known as the Oregonian," was wrecked, iour mnes. west of ; Finley today with a loss of at least six lives and' the' In jury' of 13 persons. The wreck was due to a bra'ien rail. The train left St. Paul thfa Rffernoon for Seattle on tha train in his Drtvate car was t a. Cniheiv general manager of the Great; Northern 'Railway. Hf es csped.UJihurU. His car.wentoff the track' but remained L wright. . ... ; Great Northern: omciais iomguv im port the dad as follows: t " Mr Martha ' Keeter. Kalispell, Montana';" male passenger, not Iden- tAi tanivar-old cnila oi J. ey. agentf the Great Northern Rail- way, at. ijoiunwau, r a onrtir in dining car; Joseph Mosher, cook; sa amuyucj, jClf ti'aA iniiirftd only, two are se riously hurtHtS; saidvW - Borfe will die or wounds. ... An except James iley, of New York, who was DTUisea. , . rrW inJne'rar. the tourist car, and the first' and second day coaches turn-ar- and the first three rolled down a 20-foot embankmen . :.j ' The tourist car cauv stove and was burned. The dining swyw . . a. ort j was destroy- car also cauguv uis -y- -t j otforts were ma.de to put but tie flames with fire extinguishers, snow, . thA din.- J t. n on ITFT H. . . f . ... ... nifinpfl ine car.. fnysiciu from Sharon and Finley and the inr F?, ZZ Z ,itta to those places. 3U;crew expected tov clear. the tracks by morning InterestQuarter atAmerlcan Nation, ' Vnnrtrt rinf before January i2El3w interest. from January 1st iSa-'wlli receive credit for the full a hi 1st. 4 ner cent, com- i"i yu. a. lit,, Sam's j - i.tarAst .-nnm: : eposi Postal .'Savings Fund 'SaviSirs Fund. This is also Dtv- Idend period with the American, wa ??rr, S,vJvhAir shareholders Aft r inilvidend Checks for Year WhV hot , you (if you are YolingeTt and most progressive rWa-Aoun,g.-S t thi ection will glad rwelcome you and you will be tick. ly welcome ,j T.ontmnt -you .re- led to aeam T , ceive. ' ' ' "- ' .'A,:- ' k eA.Mil invitation ; Is extended to you to opn a savings JB tt. Peonia's Savings ".miry 2nd, the 5S next regular inter !? i ake an effort to begin : ML K SUH YAT SEH HAS CONTROL China's Provisional President Receiv ing l any Congratulations and . is Guest at Receptions and Banquets. Shanghai, Dec. 30. The rapid de velopments- which have occurred since the arrival here of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, newly elected President of the Chinese Republic, are almost bewildering but careful observation demonstrates that the provisional President controls the situation! Today he received a large number . of congratulatory despatches from' Europe and America, while lo cally he. has been tendered numerous receptionsand banquets, 1 ' - -i- ajftiuuKnout- me uay -ae rrecetved tb? stream of prominent callers and was entertained 'at dinner tonight by 40 of the principal Japanese commercial men here and some visitors to Shang hai. - - -'.-v - . ' . .. One of the significant developments today : occurred at a ' conference , be tween Tang Shao Yi, who came here as Premier Yuan Shi Kai's representa tive and Dr. Wu Ting Fang, leader of the Republicans at the peace confer ence, when it developed that Premier Yuan Shi Kai has authorized Tang Shao Yi to ignore the Imperial edict calline:: the National convention. This leaves the arrangements for the Na tional convention entirely In the hands of Tang Shao Yi and Wu Ting Fang. It is understood in authoritative quarters that the convention will be held within ten days and that the del egates will be practically the same as those who elected Sun Yat Sen Presi dent of the Republic at the Nanking convention on December 29th. Possi bly, however, delegates from Mongo lia and Tibet will be added. Wu Ting Fang asserts that all the delegates now in Nanking are proper ly accredited, by either the governors of the provinces or by the provincial assemblies , Dr. Sun informed the Associated Lpress that 'the assertion - that the fu ture programme of the revolutionists involves the separation of the Chinese provinces into autonomous Republics was entirely erroneous. According to their plans a strong central govern ment Is to be organized and a Parlia ment representative of the people elected. BJach province will select its own governor. No provincial armies are contemplated, as both the army and navy are, to be made National inr stitutions . and will be tinder the con troi of Parliament in the same way as the finances.. The entire governmental system is to be remodeled and modernized and the fiscal system is to be adjusted on up-to-date' methods. The income of the country', is ample to discharge its liabilities and to defray ordinary ex penses; , . -v , a . Construction of a system of railways and roads is to. be pushed forward as rapidly -. as' possible, care being taken to avoid . arousing tne suspicions ana pre judWes of the masses of the peo ple who must, first be made to feel that the future; of, China is dependent upon - the Chinese themselves. They must also be taught self reliance. v There is reason to believe that Dr. Sun and. his advisers fully realize the magnitude of their task and also that the main details, Including the selec tion of strong: executive officials -and organizers, have been eecided upon. Most of them, it Is assumed, have been associated with Dr. Sun, but up to now j have not :been definitely appointed. Dr. SUri has doubtless discussed his full programme with prominent men in Europe and America. His principal adviser): however, has not yet come to the front:; 'M ; - ' Premier Will Go Slow. Peking, ' Dec. 30. Yuan Shi Kai re ceived several foreign correspondents together this evening in the Wait Wu pu building, where he has both his of fice and residence,- The. approaches were heavily guarded by soldiers with fixed ' bayonets. Tents covered- the grounds, surrounding the building. The Premier. 'who' is . believed to be constantly-in danger of assassination and therefore I takes the utmost precau- (Cteattaned on Page Eight.) v STEPHEN G. BBAGAVJ.:7tiinTE0 Now Superior Court Judgapr First District Pardon to Atamane ?i vouxn Kooason Railroad Other: (Special Star-Telegram.) Raleigh. N. C, Dec.'r30XStepheia a Bragaw. of : Vashmgttfnl! is the new Superior Court iig& for the first judicial district succeed Judge George W-, Wardwh6esgll ed. The appointment of Judf e Bra gaw was announced by 'tTemor Kitchin this morning and his f ommTs Eion is effectiVe. January lsi hie; first court to be January 8th InJlIelgn; neen- snarpiy,-irawn ,etween Judge Bragaw and. -Col. -WV-'C. Rodman, of Washington- The contractors are pressing-the work' of repairing the wreckage done to the Express-building through inju-' dicious excavations for the big quar ter million dollar- State building and they expect to have the place- secure and danger of further collapse .remov ed within -a day or two. It will cost probably $1500 to repair the damage done the Express building which is a part of the Tucker estate. This wonc will give the regular progress on the placing of the concrete foundations of tne (State building a set back of a week or two through having to stop to take care of the Express building. Governor Kitchin grants a pardon for Richard Neville under five-year sentence in- Alamance county. He was implicated in stealing a mule. The judge, solicitor, eight jurors and a large number of citizens joined in the appeal for the pardon on the ground that the . prisoner is only 22 years old and proved a good character and believe the pardon will prevent a miscarriage of justice. The"' Pembroke Red prings ' and Northern Railroad Company was granted a charter today to construct and operate a railroad from Pembroke to Red Springs Robeson county a dis tance of twelve miles. The authoriz ed capital is seventy-five thousand, with J. L. McMillan, W. J. Johnosn and others incorporators. Joseph L. .SeawelL the newly ap pointed clerk of , the 1 North Carolina Supreme - Court,' succeeding the la mented Col. .Thomas S. Kenan, an nounces the appointment of Weldon T. Smith as assistant and stenogra pher. Under the new order of things there will be no deputy clerkship. OUTLINES. Several prominent men testmed yes terday before Justice Wright in the Puck's Stove ; and Range Company against ' labor leaders The " House Democrats will attempt to ,cut out ap propriations for the Tariff Board, Economy Commission and the Presi dent's traveling- expenses Some of the men "higher up" were arrested in Los Angeles yesterday in connection with the dynamite inquiry, and if is very . probable that other indictments win be issued by the government -Yesterday Senator LaFollette entered President Taft's oWn territory and -delivered addresses to good crowds. .He attacked .- the . legal . construction: of the Sherman law1 which, he said, restrict ed labor unions and i privileged:, ca.pt talists t-a; wreck m the Great Northern r Railway ; in. ? South Dakota y esteTda y caused ; the death of at : least six. and a number seriously1 injured President.-Taft stopped over in Philadelphia- yesterday , on his way to at tend the peace dinner at New York and" delivered the address at the ded -ication of the new Wanamaker building..:- . ? , ' A . - -New York markets: Money on call nominal. Flour steady, with business BloWi vwheat, spot irregular, No. 2 red 97 1-4 elevator, export basis, and 97 3-4 f.o.b. afloat Corn, Bpot steady, export; new, 68 5;8 f.o.b. afloat. Rosin steady. . Turpentine firm. Cotton nom inal. V . - Ladies attend the half-price sale at Folvogt'8 In their suit and millinery department,' .'. i. . : -. . -: ' vv -. l--.:v ft TH ; VISITS v PHIIlOELPiiLI Dedicates . Wannamaker A' Building 1; :h LV His Hand Reverently en Philadelphia, - Dec. 3X),-i-Preaideflt Taftv,ohv-bis. way ,to attend, the'jPeace dinner. In New-York tonight,- spent x. I 2 - 1 . ' 'V ' A uiree nours- in"fnuaaeipnia tnis. ai ternoop, - and durlngj :'thatr4Ime-: ina.de an address ; dedicating' the -new build ing ox John Wannamaker; held, a re- ceptionv in the, offices of the Philadel phia Putlicv-Ijedger;:ndvlsted Inde- pendehde HalLv where he ' reverently laid isihand w the old Lberty'belii wnowenanced - to -oe tn the :str eets be traversed in; going from place, to placd Tho route he was to take through the business section of the city was not generally known and the persons in the every-day throngs on the streets did not know that the President of the United States was among them until they heard the clatter of the horses of the Philadelphia city troop, which-was the President's honorary escort. The President spent more than two hours in the Wannamaker establish ment where the dedication exercises were he)d in the presence of thous ands of persons. At the conclusion of tne exercises tne President held a re ception. Then he proceeded by auto mobile to the Public Ledger office, where he met George W Ochs, editor and publisher, and the entire staff of that newspaper. The reception was held in the offices once used by the late George W. Childs and which "were visited in Mr. Childs time by Presi dents Grant, Hayes and Cleveland. While in the Ledger offices the President expressed wish 1 to viBit Independence Hall, across the' street, remarking th'at- he had not 'been at the "Cradle of Liberty" since way back in the seventies. Flanked by John Wannamaker and Mr. Ochs, the President proceeded to the old build ing, while the police hurriedly opened bT way. through the crowd. Mr. Taft first entered the room where the Dec laration of ' Independence was signed, and placed his name in the. visitors book. After taking a look at the "por traits -of the forefathers hung about the walls and the" .quaint, colonial fur niture in the room; he next stepped in the rotunda and. stood at the glass case, enclosing the historic bell. . .The old guard on duty opened the case and the President laid his ungloved hand on the old, cracked relief an honor which the guardian of the bell gives to no visitors ' The President then hurried to 4he railroad station and left for New York, where he was scheduled to speak. "MARSE?' HENRY ON PEACE The Ratification of the Peace Treaties Endorsed Charlotte. N.. C.V Dec. 30: That the notion that 'war makes for manly development Is at" variance " With all history, was largely, the burden of ah address delivered pere. tonlgnt by Col onel Henry Watterson,. who advocated the; ratification, of the. pending peace treaties between- the United , States England and France. - Colonel JWatter- Rrm Knrntft .tn a lar era audience t and was heartily applauded throughout his address. At the inclusion ..or -Mr. Wiatterson's speech, . Major ' J C , Hemphill, editor of the Charlotte Ob server offered a set of : resolutions which were unanimously adopted, en dorsing the ratification of ' the peace treaties. ' - Thousands of Pebple. . ' Will receive interest on January 2nd at . the People's Savings f Bank. - This Is the regular interest quarter of this strong old savings bank, and all de posits made there Tuesday, will, re ceive three months interest on April 1st-: ' : ' S.W , - . ' Attend the half-price sale at Pol- vogt's in their suit and . millinery de- . M mat Jaunty t; n-ti- We Liberty'. Bell-tHo Ida a -vcjf-i.v. t. - . .-5:-.. i . . . T.1:.- ,r. $$m& 7-.;';2- --mil Ell K.!vfr'.V- Senator LaFolletto Made Ex-. tenilid ddresies ; fief ore , T i ' Good Crowds. JALKSilllOEFEIISEOFillBOB Attacked .judicial Construction of the Sherman Law Which rtestricts ". . (Labor Unions -8houJd be . ;1 " Amended . v,iiy:innati, iec 30 .Senator La Follette-inyaded President TaftV own territory: today. The Progressive can- didate' for ; the Republican nomination for 'President stopped at Hamilton, Batter county, drew .t6gether a crowd i . . uireu..me nau m.wmcn he spoke, and after -a brief f reception . by tb:o Hamilton; Chamber of Commerce, en tered President Taf t's o wavdty in5 drizzling rainstorm. A u ,i u Lla.' Hamilton; although arrangements for ithev meeting nad been made -too late to permit any extended notices, agitating rink hastily-outfitted with chairs, was well v filled. Senator La j piuette, -with watch in hand, announc ed Cr tnat - he : would .talk but half an hour, but warmed ,,Into hls! speech and talked nearly three times as long.-His voice had become husky and. he-'gave evidence of being fatigued by the first week of .his s speech-malting tour. , .- Vi-Ai Music Hall here, today he at tacked the judicial-construction which brought labor unions under the ret fetrictions of . the 1 Sherman -anti-trust law..- ..;- r-.o :!;? rf- -i. ; .; ' v "It is strange." he said, "that whto he court goes to Its farthest .limit fin Inposfng , penalties on combinations of capital,' all of the capitalist owners get away with the full value of their property but when ; the courL goes .to tne- same limit in enforcing penalties on. combinations -of labor, tt . takes away the ! homes and - savings of the gUTity,;ones. t. .-" ...t.i f "The factti- the lawwasf notjfiin deratood by the people 'to-'a&ply ttt la Imja jwgsaLudtana 3aLfV Is A-iyistaken -JlidlcIalstxuKrtiottlath.ai' so apply. The law should: be "amend- eo by taking out from under its oper ation all labor organizations' and all employers' associations. The law sbould exclude entirely from its pro hlbitions the collective bargaining of labor unions and employers.' "Administration oflhe patent laws,". Senator LaFollette said, ' should be placed in the hands of the commission with power to 'prohibit any unreason able lestraint." The commission, he declared, should have authority to pre vent restraint of trade through any monopoly of natural resources and control over raw material. , "The greatest menace to competi tion at the present time," he said. "is thecontrol of credit and the con centration of money in the hands of those who control the trusts.- Elas ticity in our currency is imperative but any plan to secure it, like that of the proposed national reserve association, which puts control in the hands of the banks and the money Interests,' Mill strengthen the power of the trusts , to get capital and to keep com petitors from getting it , "It will be the people's money that will give security to any plan and the people's money must not be controll ed by those who on the plea of elas ticity will use it to kill oft competitors o? the trust." GOLF AT PINEHURST. r Cup in Eighth Annual Holiday Week Tournament. Pinehursi, ,N. 'C.,v Dec. 30.- Chis holm Beach, of JFox Halls, defeated Robert Hunter;' of Weeburn; for the president's cup today . In the eighth annual holiday week golf tournament. The players were never more than a stroke apart throughout the entire play. They squared the match in the 18th hole and a pit cost Hunter the cup in the extra hole. Filmore R. Robeson, the 14-year-old player of Rochester, N. Y., won the consolation from C. , L. Becker, of Woodland. STEAMER STRANDED. Thistleroy, Agrlaund Off Cape Lookout, Will be Saved. ! Philadelphia, .Dec. 29. A- dispatch to the Maritime -Exchange here from Beaufort.. N. C, says.. "British, steamer Thistleroy from Tampa, via; Galveston,- December 21, for Liverpool and Corki stranded on . will save ship"- " ; ' ; ''-" ..... - - , . ; . ( New York,1 Dec. 30. One marriage to every 100 -of population was "the api- proximate weddings rate in New York during 1911; accordinfrto figures ihade public by . the marriage license bureau after closing" today for the year. Dur ing the 12 months - there were ' issued 54.578 licenses. 3il45 more than in 1910, . . . . ' Regular Interest Quarter. Tuesday, January 2nd, at the Peo ple's Savings Bank, that. Big White Building, corner Front and t -Princess It will pay you to begin the New Year trlth thla ntrnne' rtlA sarine-f hfttilr. Regular Interest Quarter. Tuesday. January 2nd. at the Peo ple's Savings Bank, that Big. White Building, corner Front "and Princess. It will pay you to hegiri the New Year with this strong old savings bankr " TflOlfBLES AT THE i npinrvnfinniir Danyut JEchbef of Dutensions.Wtiich Marked; Preparations -' ' COL BOOSEVELT WAS ABSEHT uiscuasion or purpose f ; Dlnntt.1 Pre sj dent, Taft . Had to Wait ' Wore Than an Hour In Pi vata Roomi" New (York. Dec. 30, Preceded v. Inr dissensions wWch! aeemed - for a tlme y. tnreateff a climax, 'anything but pa-1 1 iflc, the Citlxens'. Peace' Banquet ioi nighi proved in realiratton everythlag . " that ita name imphei;;o;far at Veast" ; , as' concerned ts attendant conditions. President Taf t," who" was tie guest of v honor and -chief speaker of the ; even ing, while argiilhg for the fending ar- : bitratidn ; treaties between tne United H SUtes and.'Greajt jBrtala.a(id ' France j ; replied, speclficallytosome criticisms recentiy made agaiiist the phnciplea ' in o;t3eekty:H9ii- made ah- iwer to i the 'charge'- of 'IpconBistency ',' lodged again8tvadfvtcatet' pf f the arbi- J tration treaties ;who did not favor'af-; pitrtiott In the1 difficulty telween '-'the ! United States' and Ru3sfa; s I "Those - of ua who are to favor of - , these, treaties havb heett1 criticised - as . incdnsistent because w did not In-! yoke arbitration' in the recent 'differ ence with Russia said MK. Taftt "I am : not entirely -willing; 'tc- speak as trankly as might because my tolurue Is" tied ,in' a 'Slight way. by whlit we? hope 'for in. futureH hegdUatibna.. t'AU ; that' I -can sayMs that If 'you will read the great argutaeht rbf ElihuRoot on i the iquestlota'- on- which - 4b i treaty ) hould W.1 terininited'4tttwhy irauoa -wouia; not dO,vahr -cototent to siana nmnia exjuinvana expiamttioa -, ; , - . ' MHhatr jt ;.-v$ .... ; . ' - I lfThe truth is; 0i--tfetrcJtB8;it ;f f pai1rthe?Ctt ,he Xdoptrnlej: of 'on.-pitriatlon ad f . irwufiiuiB we riKm oi. Russia 10 say j that the naturalized RUssiaa citlzehs -In the United States should not lose their allegiance to Russia and could be punished for- becoming naturalized citizens. : - "Now, that was contained on the face of the treaty. It was in accord- ' ance with the doctrine that prevailed in the United States and that prevail ed in Russia in 1832. The doctrine had been departed from by statute in the United States, but it remained in the treaty and" we cannot, so far as a foreign country is concerned, in contractual dealings Wlteh her repeal a treaty by statute. "Hence, it was stated In' the notice of the termination of the treaty, made in accordance with the terms of the treaty that the treaty was so old that it was not responsive to the views of the two nations. . "Now, why, therefore, should we ar bitrate a treaty of that sort in which we were met first and foremost by the proposition that 20 or 30 or 40 years ago, we repudiated it as an interna tional matter? -v. 'Therefore, I say that-: the Inconsis tency' that is supposed to exist in our' fallqre to invoke arbitration there does not exist and I commend to those who think it does a cloa perusal of Mr. Root's argument and of the trea ty itself." New York, Dec.' 30. With the Wal dorf-Astoria humming .with suppress-, ed excitement and guarded within and without by. a force of a hundred or more police officers, detectives and se cret, service men, the' preliminaries to the Peace Banquet tonight savored almost as highly of the sensational as did the events of the Week of turbu- - lence among the promoters of the ' function. ' ' ;-.' There was trouble before the ar rival of President Taft,. the' guest of honor, who reached here at 6 o'clock' from Philadelphia,, and was driven di-, rectly to the hotel. Through some misunderstanding the dinner card 3 had not been dellv- ered and the President on reaching the Waldorf, was: ushered into a pri vate room and had to wait more than an hour while the committeemen tried to untangle the snarl and arrange for the seating of "the more than 1,400 guests. Millard J. Bloomer, execu- Uve secretary of the .t arrangements committee, could not be found and before the difficulty had been adjusted ; both" management and prospective din-' ersbecame perceptibly Vagitated. . Echoes of the dissensions which . had? marked preparations for the din-' ner? were -' still heard as the diners were v assembling. The delegation from" Washington, was a; disappoint ment in size, as none of the foreign ambassadors or other diplomats who had i accepted Invitations came. Discussion of the purpose of the dinner whether it waa definitely to '. endorse the pending arbitration trea-: ties was also revived wlthr the decla-., ration by Congressman Richard Bar-.' tholdt, of Missouri, that he had Intended-staying away, when told that the endorsement of the treaties was to be "side-tracked"; but Ijad decided to come when advised by the committee r"that the purpose of the dinner had not been .changed." - : . -. Further contribution to' the discus sion was also made today by CoL The- ,i odore Roosevelt, about whose attitude t (Continued on Page.Eight) -, ,y I J ' 'Ay n. VV f : " . ''-',r- ,7 . 1. 1 : '.sVi (Continued on Page Eight.) the newyear wnu .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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