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COME TO WILMINGTON
Fair Saturday and "Sunday; . - cooler
Saturday.
Corn-and Aricnltvral Slum, Pfov. 18th,
lTta, 18th and . Reduced far on
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VOL. XCTVTMSrO. 44
WIXHiy GTOK, . dyrSATUBDAY MOBK1NG. JSO VEMBER 6, 1915
WHOLE DUMBER 39,374
GREEK SITUATION
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24
Zaimis Has Declined Request
of King Constantine to
Retain Premiership.
MINISTERS IN SESSION
Serbian Army in the North Be
ing Slowly But Surely
Crushed by Teutons
London, Nov. 5. Another twenty
tour Hours nave complicated rather
than clarified the situation in Greece,
the attitude of whose king is causing
the Allies much concern. King- Con
stantine. today urged M. Zaimis to re
tain the premiership. M. Zaimis de
clined to acquiesce, however, according
to Athens whereupon the king called
a council of ministers, the delibera
tions of which may or may not. deter
mine whether Greece is to align her
self against Bulgaria or persist in her
attitude of benevolent neutrality, which
means that though the allied troops
may cross her soil her armies will not
aid them in driving the Bulgarians
from Serbia. ' - -
Meanwhile the Serbian ' northern
array is being slowly but surely ground
own before the combined pressure of
the Austro-German and Bulgarian
lorces. The fate of Nish hangs by a
hair .and it is only . at the southern
end of the battle front that the Bul
bars are meeting with any reverses.
There, according to reports, the Brit
ish are co-operating with .the French,
but, as heretofore, these t reports are
unofficial and jragmentary and it can
not . be said - authoritatively whether
the British are in touch, with their
new enemy. .
If the Bulgar-Teuton tide is turned
the best opinion-here is that it-will
be some weeks toeace.Tr But -tvimgthe
Allies a month's time, it is argued they
can throw three hundred thousand,, per
haps five hundred thousand, men inta
Serbia, not including Russians, and
with such a force not only dispute the
advance . of the Central Powers but
contest Bulgaria's ocupation of Serbian
Macedonia.
The Germans maintain the defen
sive in the east and west. In neither
theatre, however, are any large battles
taking place. . . .v.'.
The Turks continue sporadically ac
tive. in the .Dardanelles . region, to
night's British official communication
from the . Galipoli peninsula reports;
This report says y the Turks t have
launched attacks against the British
right.
OVER 30O BRITISH LOST
Official Statement on Sinking: of Brittaa
Transport Ramaurn .
London, Nov. 6. OflBcial announce
ment by the war office tonight of the
sinking of the British transport Rama
zan by a hostile submarine in the
Aegean sea In the latter part of Sep
tember, previously reported, shows
that more than ' 300 . men were lost
when the transport went down. 'The
official statement saysr
"The war office announce that the
British transport Ramazan was sunk
by an enemy submarine by shell fire
at 6 a. m., on September 19, off f the
island of Antikythria In the Aegean
sea. There were about 300 Indian
troops on board,, of whom 75 were,
saved. Twenty-eight of . the crew al
so were saved. A . number of boats
were smashed by shall fire,
"The survivors reached Antikythria
in their own boats the same night and
were kindly and hospitably treated by
the inhabitants." "V
PRESIDENT'S AUTOMOBlliE
KNOCKS BOY DOWN UNHURT
Mr. AViidon Stopped Car ; Until Aaanred
Lad Waa Not Injured.
-New York, Nov. 5. President Wil
son's automobile struck and slightly
injured a small boy here Tate today
while the President was On his way
to the train. The boy apparently was
more frightened than Tturt. After
stopping his oar and ascertaining that
the accident was trivial, the -President
continued to the station. c
The accident occurred as the Presi
dent's car turned a corner in front cf?
the Pennsylvania station. Mario Passi,
the boy. darted from the sidewalk
uoi-oss the street directly in ' the path
of the automobile. The youngster es-
;iped the wheels but a mudguard
Crushed against his left arm xand
knocked him down." - -
VOLR AMERICANS NOT KILLED
u Held Prisoners by Villa at Ca
nanea -Released. '
"ouglas, Arte., Nov. 5. General Vil-J-
has ordered the release of Drs. Thig
Pen :nd Miller and the two American
iiauffeurs whom e reported dead yes
terday, says a message received this
Htternoon.- The men were prisoners at
'-ananea. The doctor, however, will re
mjiin in Cananea to care for the
wounded. Villa said he was mistaken
when he reported the. four killed. . ,.
PROTESTS SENT BRITAIN
f or Interference ' With Shipments Of
Packing House Products.
Washington, Nov. S. Protests were
nt to Great Britain today by the
ate Department against the action of
'itish authorities in interfering with
s' 'Pments of -American packing house
Products on the Norwegian-American
steamer Krlstianiaf Jord, due to
ff'l from New York November 6 for
uristana. ,
GROW
WE
WITHIN
HOURS
113011 OUTLINES
f km PROGRAM
: : ' '
to Raise Great Continen
tal or Citizen : Army. "
SUPPLEMENT REGULARS
Would Inereas Regular Ariay by More
Than 30,000 and Organise CU1-
, en ,Arnty of -400,000--Spe- -.
; clallsts Consulted.
Washington, v. 1 5. An outline ot
the army's part in the national defense
program to 'be submitted' to Congress
in : December ' by the Administration
was made public, tonight by Secretary
Garrison disclosing , officially ": for the
first time ..details of, the plan . to raise
a great Continental or Citizen army to"
supplement; the regular .establishment.
In -brief, it is proposed to Increase
the -regular army from. 108,008 to 141,-
843 officers and men' - (changing ' the
term of .enlistment- from - four, years
with the colors and three years on fur
lough to two years with the: colors and
four years,; on furlough) ; to organize
a Federal citizen army of 400,000 (to
be enlisted ; 123,000 a year for three
years); to strengthen the state militia
by increased; appropriations and closer
co-operation; and to spend 126,000,000
a year for four years on coast defenses
and $26,000,000 a year for four years
in the accumulation of reserve material
for use by a force of 500,000. men. .
Mr. Garrison says that the framers
of the ' new policy are fully conscious
of the ; possibility of formulating mili
tary policies much better in theory,
but that "after concentrated consider
ation of existing .legal and other con
ditions they think it will be found that
almost insuperable objections and dif
ficulties arise in carrying into practi
cal operation suggestions that from the
military standpoint might otherwise
be very acceptable. '
The . statement reveals tliat ' in . the
preparation of .' their planB, War Def
paxtment officials have called into, con
sultation specialists in various lines, of
private- inaustry. rr. r - i-r, V;
Tt , aas been proposed, It 'tfaya; fto
make available, in time of need the ser
vices of those in' certain kinds of em
ployment requiring, special knowledge
and skill, such as railroad men, bridge
builders, engineers of all descriptions,
etc., and leading men in these lines and
professions have been collaborating
with the War . Department in an ; en
deavor to formulate, by legislation or
administrative action, . an acceptable
and useful plan with respect thereto.
"In this connection, and because of
the patriotic spirit thus displayed it
seems j desirable to ; say that if those
who are the employers of the . young
men of the country cannot by reason of
age or situation in life, give their per
sonal service, they - can dot that which
will be equally useful by encouraging
in every way the participation of those
in their employ ' in the plan of national
defense. IT they would so arrange
their business that a certain proportion
of those whom they engage, could un
dertake this national service without
sacrificing their personal Interests,
those who did this thing would be act
ing: in the - most pubjle spirited and
patriotic manner possible." . ; . :
The citisen army ,would be recruited
(Continued On Page Eight.)
GAVE LEGISLATORS A
DIlIflER FOR SERVICES
In Behalf of Legislation Favor
ing the New Haven
More Letters, Written by Former Pres
ident Hall, Flg-ared YeWeray In
Trial of Eleven Railroad
Directors. ;
c
New York. Hor.-'t- lltiey'd)foTtrrf. -Washington,. 'Nov. 5. Approval was
given by John? M. Hall, tort er presi
dent of the New York, New-.ven &
Hartford railroad,.- to the raiiroa:i com
mittee of, the' lower house of the Con
necticut Legislature, j?ured in the tes
timony introduced by the government
today at 7 the .trial of the . eleven for
mer directors of the New Haven road
charged with' violation of the Sherman
Anu-trust law. The dinner was, yiven,
according to a letter written by Hall
as " the culmination of politidalfattivi-ties-in
behalf of. the New Haven ..which
resulted in tfte failure of a Connec
ticut trolley '-company to obtain, a char
ter to build a line paralleling the New
Haven. It was the Motttville line from
Groton to Norwich, Conn. v!
- "I . went - over - to -the . capital,".. . Hall
wrote, on June 8, 1897, to E. C. Rob
inson,, a. - New iayen f director, i "and
found the railroad committee had re
surrected the. Montville ' charter and
got" it Into -the. Ssnate. As I- was all
alone I; had to fly around among the
Senator si and. get them to . re-bury. "At
the little dinner we gave the commit
tee afterward at the' Hartford club
they seemed well satisfied. In view of
the fact ' that ; some of them ;will -be
back again two years hence, I thought
if well to - show them this little at
tentiont.' ,t - -4
This and other leters written by Hall
to obtain legislation to t defeat the
charter were put in by government ac
cording. to R. : JtJtts, of its' counsel,
to show - the "Illegitimate means" em
ployed by the. New Haven to thwart
competition. : . -
GIVES FIRST ORDER
RADIO'
E
Daniels Talks to Command
ant at New York Navy Yard
IS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
Tle Seereiair. Sent, tjie Order Prom Uia
Desk la tie Navy Department by ,
; Way of Arllns-ton Others .."
v. Also Coavente. .
Washington, Nov 5. Secretary Dan
iels, today transmitted the' first naval
order ever sent by wireless telephone.
It wag to Hear Admiral Usher at the
New York navy, yard. , From his desk
in the Navyr Department the Secretary
talked to the' commandant of the New
York yard by 'way of the. big govern
ment radio towers at Arlington ' and
orde.reda report on repairs to the
dreadnought New York. Navy officials
say the. achievement brings closer the
days i when ar secretary of the navy
may sit at his desk here and talk tsj
the fleet commanders all over the
world. ; : ;
SSecretary-Uaniels f transmitted this
verbal 'Order' which was ..taken down
by ;a stenographer ..in . Admiral's Ush
er's office and acknowledged verbally
by the admiral . himself: ' .
"Rear Admiral Usher Commandant,
... New York Navy Yard. : . ;
"Report as soon as practiceable af
ter the arrival of the New York how
soon the "repairs recommended can be
completed. ; . ;
"Daniels."
i Other Station Hear Order.
Navy wireless stations :- in all parts
of the country were eavesdropping to
catch the conversation. . .While Secre
tary Daniels was still talking with ? Ad
miral Usher the Charleston, S. C., sta
tion telegraphed,., that the order ? had
been overheard and copied i there.
Assistant SSecretary ; Roosevelt fol
lowed Secretary ;lanlels at he radio
telephone and later, Mrs. Daniels was
accorded the distinction of being the
first woman to converse ' Kyi wireless
waves. . .- -' ,.':'v v p. i: i::V".; ji - y: , ;s-4
The Secretary's . fJSfflce, was-"' .5 crowded
with naval offlcersv an bur eau , off iclals
Ldurn.j
versed .with Admiral Usher. Later
secretary Daniels and Secretary Lans
ing, of the State Department went . to
the radio room-and listened-In." -,"
Admiral said the voices, from Wash?
ington were plainly audible in" his of-j
flee despite a heavy static discharge
which sounded, he said, like stage thun
der. , ,. . .- -, , , '
Used Ordinary Desk Instrument.
The department used was the regu
lar desk teleph?ae on Mr.-Daniels laesk.
It carried the sound to the great Ar
lington, Va., radio Station - where the
transfer was made automatically by
delicate t mechanisms, , and the voices
of the speakers thrown out into the air
to be audible thousands of miles away
to any . radio operator whose set hap
pened to be tuned to the right pitch.
In effect the conversations followed at
loop, going ; first by telephone ; wire to
Arlington, by radio to the towers of the
navy yard station in New. York, by
wire to the instrument . on Admiral
Usher's desk and the rejoinders di
rectly by wire from New York to Wash
ington. .
To all., appearances it. was an ordi
nary, long distance telephone conver
sation. No effort was made to subdue
the hum of voices in Secretary Dan
(Contlnued on Page Eight.)
GIVES APPROVAL FOR
AERIAL COAST PATROL
rVesident Interested in the
New Undertaking
Movement Started ' In Portland, Me.,
ly Private indlvldnals Sng
' gested as Kssentlal Far
' National Defense.
given by President Wilson tonight to
a movement started in Portland, Me.,
for the inauguration of a system of
aerial coast patrols along the coast
line of the .United1, States. The move-
i-ment has been started by private in
dividuals who propose ' to place their
service at the disposal of the 'Federal
government in time of war.,
- The". President was Informed , by the
Portland chamber of commerce that it
had appointed a committee represent-'
ing .the rcities of . Portland, Bangor,
Watervllle,' Augusta, Brunswick, Bath;
and Lewiston to raise 10,000 to pur
chase" a hydro-aeroplane and the equip
ment, of , aerial gpast patrol to cover
the coast " from ' Portsmouth to ; the
mouth of Penobscot river. It wassug
gested that such a patrol was essential
for- National, defense, and that the Btep
taken in Maine might encourage simi
lar . action by other states and pro
tect the entire, coast line.-
The . President sent the following
telegram to the president of the Port
land chamber: .. ..-v.', . . -
"I join with "the ' Secretary of Wa .
and the Secretary of the Navy in feel
ing a very, great Interest in the depart
ment of aeroplane service- in this coun
try and aid hoping that your citizens
Will1 meet with entire suceess in their
Interesting undertaking." T
OVER
P
PLOT TO RESTORE
HUERTA TO PO
STORY OF MEXICAN
A ... .'vt.. . f .
v . .
Prisoner Confesses to Alleged
Plant to Invade Mexico
From United States
1,200 MAY BE ARRESTED
Agents Were Said to Have
in Six States
. San Ahtonlo, Texas, Nov. 5. Jose
Orosco, ? who.a is' prisoner at El Paso,
has made a; confession of an alleged
plot - to " restore Victoriano Huerta to
power, in' Mexico, according to infor
mation given out tonight at the office
of United States District Attorney J.
Li-Camp, iin San Antonio. It is under
Stood that warrants will be issued for
the arestv of at least 1,200 men said
to be implicated in the plot.
' brozco, it Is" alleged, detailed the
story of,: alleged plans for an uprising
with ramiOcations in half a dozen
states and. for which agents in . New
Yorki ;New43Prleans, Galveston and San
Antonio ;i were working. Huerta was
in "New :York - while, the plans for , the
invasion. ' Mexico from .the United
States were'belng ' arranged, according
to the information from the district at
torney's . office, but left for ,the West
when everything .was ready for launch
ing the:' scheme to seize,;: Juarez and
make it the provisional capital of Mex
ico. Thent came the arrest of the for
mer 'dictatof!; in JE1 Paso. .
According: to :,the . statement this, did
not prevent .VPasqual Orozco from at
tempting to carry , out the original
plans. " ; 9r0zq' crossed ,into, Mexico; for
feiting h.l i-feohd : given JnVthe United
Stte and' joined .Jos Orozco in an att
iteBnbttot;'rnen anTtarins -across the
Juarez,:" the1 alleged "Confession t says.
Jose was arrested In Texas, while ' try
ing to take these arms across and Pas
sual was killed several ; weeks later in
west Texas,- while he was endeavoring
to re-cross into Mexico to -head a large
bpdy of troops collected and waiting
a commander. r ' ' ' :
The following, extract is taken from
the - alleged confession which was not
made public in full:
Part ot Alleged Confession.
"There were $11,000,000 behind the
Huerta movement, and the former cler
ical party in Mexico was backing it.
Pasqual Qrozco, Jose Orozco, Isabelle
Gomez Rollo, former secretary to Oroz
co, now living in San r Antonio, and
Gen. Jose Ynez Salazar,' in prison now
in New Mexico, were to have been tile
Huerta generals, who were to launch
the revolt. As soon as they capturea
Juarez, Huerta was to have ? pronounc
ed it his provisional capital. Six thous
and rifles had been ordered for the re
volt, also 60 machine guns.'. .
.According to the district attorney's
office, -Orozco decided to make a clena
breast of his knowledge of the alleged
plot when certain friends in whom he
trusted and gave money to have his
bond furnished, proved -'false. Th4
sworn statement was said to have been
made to Assistant " United States Dis
trict Attorney H, E. Crawford.
, ii i i . - !
VILLiA'S REQUEST BEMED. . -1
Not Allowed to . Meve HU Wounded
Across American TerMtory.
Washington, Nov. 5. General yilla's
request for permission . to move his
wounded from Naco to Juarez over
American - territory, was denied today
by1 the State Department. Such a privi
lege, it was held, ;cannot be granted to
forces in arms against the de facto
government of Mexico recognized by
the United States. ' '
TO DECIDE WHETHER RAILROAD :
IS LIABLE FOR INSTANT DEATH
Tennessee Case Presented to Supreme
Court for Decision. . ? ;
Washington, Nov. 5. Whether ' the
personal representative of" a railroad
employee killed while engaged in in
terstate commerce may recover from
a railroad for : the "injury to the de
cedent" in? cases of - "instantaneovs"
death of the employes was presented
to' the Supreme Court today ."for de
cision. ,y '
The case in which the point was ar
gued was that of W. N, Showalter, ad
ministrator, of .Kobert K. Shewalter
against the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio
railway. Robert K. Shewalter, a, fire
man on that road, was killed outright
when his locomotive - hit a boulder
whiph had rolled down , the - mountain
side across the track. Judgment- for
SU,000,000 ' was rendered but , later
jl5,000 was rendered but later reduced
to $10,000. - -r- '
'.' The Supreme Court of Tennessee. held
that no recovery could be held .for in
jury to " the r deceased "when his ; death
had been instantaneous. ; No claim for
pecuniary loss to Burvlvors was averred
in the suit. Attorneys for the estate,
however, claim that 'the doctrine ap
plied by the .Tennessee court is a relic
of the barbarism of the .common law,
abolished . by the 41910 amendment to
the Federal employers liability law.".-'-
STEAMER REACHES ' HALIFAX i
Brltlab Steamer Rio Lages Caught Fire
'-' Whlie at Sea.'. : :
Halifax, N,. S., Wov, .5. The British
steamer Rio . Images reported on fire at
sea, arrived here tonight. The fire in
No. 2 hold wa burning briskly. - The
Rio Images left New-; York October 51
for Queenstown with a cargo of sugar.
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'Amk
They ' are still going to war in Ger
many with' high hopes ' according to
all ' recent testimony,, as this photo
graph .of, a .young man and r the- girl
he expects - to return -"to - wed - shows.
But - no one knows how., long it 'will
In Effort to leYer4( Munitions
Being' Shipped Allies
ONE OFFICIAL A3SERTS
Robert Fay's miurr Considered I nre
liable, -Say Federal : Authorities
Is Believed to Be HnaRa- '
' " '- V rlan 'Wamled: 'Kejfu.?"
New Tbi;k, Nov. 5. At least $500,000
hasbeen. expended in carrying out al
leged German Plots in this ; country
is; an effort to prevent war munitions
from reaching the AUses, according to a I
taie"cni luaay,. uy one. 05 . tne ; ofli
cials" investigating -the ; cases'of; Rob
ert Fay, who claimed to be:,a;;Grm'aii
armjf lieutenant,7 and ' flve,a.rieged ac
complices. '.. ', ' .
Federal authorities , admitted - today
that they considered ;; unreliable the
lengthy story which Fay ' rekdlly.' told
concerning, his life history, andasjfivi-!
ties .in . connectioawithrthe; plots
against steamships carrying munitions
from this country to the Allies'Fay
it -was said, Is now believed to be a
Hungarian whose read, name is Feji.
Federal' agents.are now trying Jto "traces
the source of the large,.. amount of
money said . ,to . have, . been . spent Tby
different ."men in carrying out or .-at-
tempting to carry out' the various bomb
plots,
i .-
Fay and SchOlz,.. his. brother-inrlaw.
were closely scrutinized : today by a
sergeant of marin.ee ffom the Brook
lyn navy yard.' 'He was on duty, it was
said, when an infernal machine; was
attached' to" the- rudder post' of thebat
tleship Texas, some' time .ago. . '
The story that an infernal maehine
was affixed to. the' battleship was et
the time officially denied. But the
presence of the marine at the court
house today, revived the report:
The sergeant of mfirines brought
with him: a small square box : which,
1t- was said, was the machine al-.
leged to have been fastened to. the
Texas.
RETt'RN TO WASHINGTON ;
h--.:. " - -
Presidential Party Leave New York on
r - Sneeial Train. ,
. Washington,' Nov, 5. President. Wil
son,' and his fiancee, Mrs.' Norman Gait;
and members Of their party, returned, to
Washington from New York shortly-af
ter 8-o'clock tohight on a special train
On th: return trin Mr. ' Wilson 'showed.
concern over Mario Passi. 'the V small-1
Italian boy who narrowly escaped be
ing.' run over by the President's ;,aul6-'
mobile in ; New York. Arrangements
were ' made at the White House fdr
inO-Uiring about, his condition i 'tomor
row.':, r. '--' ... -
The President's', two-day -visits ; to
New York is expected., by administra
tion leaders to-have arTimportant bear
ing on the 1916 campaign. At: numer
ous .informal 'conference with Demo
cratic leaders the "-""outcome of last
Tuesday's elections and -the prospects
for 1915 were discussed.; While no plans
were revealed : the leaders , professed to
feel : much encouraged by the outlook,
-Many of them will come together; here
when vthe'1 National .committee meets
in December.
' i ' ' - - ,
iat. cent.ly-ft.an 6rder, that news
papers r should - riot j discuss the' question
of peaces was--lssue'd. rThe British said
this ordjtJVKtdence that millions
of J GernftsjpalVihg peace, . else
why should '"tt'luwe . been necessary to
issue' such an " order. " :
OR HE JAPAN
He Will? There formally Ac
cede to the Throne
THRONGS PAY HOMAGE
. w . - . J
TokJo . in -Joyans. .Fete ;UnevampIed in
- Fifty Years' Hlsioir Hundreds
' of Thoiftnas'. f rili' the Prov- .
incea are There.
Tokio,' -Nov. 5. Yoshihito, Emperor
of, Japani . and;ij22nd.head.'Of. the Jap-,
anese . imperial -house ' after ' the " first
emperor, Ji'mmu,- whose feign ' began.
25.75'; years ago, ? left t Tokio today for
Kioto to make his state entry into the
capital 'of--his -forefathers and there for
mally "a cfeede to" the throne of the Em
pire r of r th 'Rising ;Sun V The monarch
was to ha Ve been accompanied by Em
press' Sadaco, buf'te-nearness'-of the
period when Hier". Afajes'ty is, expected
tp.give birth'to-another, heir prevented
er from participating, .-in . the ceremon
ies. .'.' ;V . . - - : ' - - ' .
As the ; emperor emerged , from '. the
palace.he was-, greeted .;by two - hun';
dred thousand school children who paid
silent homage to,-the uler.;;. There was.
no -cheering, .the authorities bearing in
mind the- accident which happened.: to
King jGeprge recently, on the western
war front, when his horse was .-frightened
by- the ' soldiers ' and - threw him,-
causing painful injuries. ; Soldiers and
blue, jackets .were drawn up in the
streets ten lines deep. Americans an.d l -
other foreigners; viewed - the 'proces--sioh
from a reserved section, waiting;
two hours before .the emperor appear
ed.,, , f ; ;
The whole city :of : Tokio r is in Joy
ous fete unexampled in Japanese his
tory -since the- -triumphant' -entry .' of.
Emperor Mutsuhlto- nearly 'fifty years
ago. rHundre Is ; of f. thousands- of .people;
are' here from the provinces, most -of
them, to remain -until the great celebra
tion in-Tokio -at the end of; the month
when the -Emperor returns-from Kioto.
From' the noble to . the ricksha man
I'the. dominating, note is joy, and glad
ness.
-At the .appointed .time -In the early
morning, the., hall wherein is enshrin
ed the imperial sanctuary was decor
ated - by court- rttvtalists in -a manner
.appropriate , to the occasion. This be
ing finished,' His- .Imperial . Highness
Prince Higashl Fushimi, chief commis
sioner, and other members, of the cor
onation board,, all in ceremonious Jap
anese dress, took, their seats.-,
The doprs of the .sanctuary were op
ened amid Shinto music, and. after: off t.
erihgs were made, .before ' the altar
Prince . iwasurt, the . chief ritualist,
read a rerious-address or prayer an
nouncing to the spirit-soul of the im
perial grand . ancestress, . ' Amaterasu
Omikami, the '.commencement of,' the
auspicious ' coronation-ceremonial' and
the' transfer, of the Imperial ..sanctuary
and,, the court to vKloto -forithe cele
bration .of the same.; Then-a" chamber
lain and a. mald-of -honor,--both- in an
cient court robe; and respectively repre
senting the' eraperor and, empress, pro
ceeded hefore Ithe presence of the holy
of. holies and. mde pbeIsance..oni!behalf
of their majesties. . . ' " '
. ..The : ceremony;', having r closed with
solemn-, chords of ; music, h the . holy of
holies,, which-is the sacred mirror, was
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LEAVES FOR flTO
BRYAN IS AGAINST
NATIONAL DEFENSE
Says It is a Reversal of Nation
al Policy and Menace to
Peace and Safety
IN FORMAL STATEMENT
Read "With Sorrow and Con
. - -v - - . .
cern" President's Speech
Before Manhattan Club.
Washington, Nfcv. 5. Former Secre
tary Bryan came out squarely against
President Wilson's National defense
plan today in a formal statement in
which he took Issue with the Presi- -dent's
views as expressed last night
before the Manhattan Club in New
York. . ' ..
"A departure from our traditions, a
reversal of . our National policy, a men
ace to our peace , and safety and a
challenge to the spirit of Christianity,
which teaches us to influence others by
examples rather than by exciting fear,"
is Mr.. Bryan's view of the National
defense' plans.
The statement, which reiterates
views previously expressed by the
former. Secretary of. State, was re
garded as the opening gun in the fight
which administration leaders expect in
Congress against adoption of the plan.
In his statement Mr. Bryan says:
Read Speech With Sorrow.
"I have read the President's speech
at New York with sorrow and con
cern. . He is doing what he believes
to be his duty and so long as a man
follows his. conscience and. judgment
we cannot . criticise , his motives, , but
we may be compelled to dissent from
his conclusions. I feel it ,my duty to -1
dissent and as he -has given his views . " .
withselearness and-emphasisi those' -whq, j
differ from him are under, a; like blt'"'
gation-. to express, themselves- vith
equal clearness. i .
.. v"He says that his position is differ
ent from that of the, private individual
in that the individual is free to speak
his. owns thoughts and risk his own
opinion, he does not differ from the pri
scure. Insofar as he expresses his own .'
opinion,: he des not. differ from the pri
vate citizen except that he speaks un
der a sense of official responsibility,
but: where a Nation's fate is involved
in. a policy every private citizen who
loves his country and tries to serve It r
is conscious of responsibility. ' .-,
"He has -announced a policy which
has never, before been adopted in this
country -. and never endorsed by any
party in the country and he has no
way of knowing, until he hears from
the people, whether he has correctly - '
interpreted: the will of the public. His
appeal is not; to any part, but, as he
says, to men of 'all shadesof opinion.'
' "A, False Philosophy",
- "The President-says that we should
be prepared 'not for agression, but. for
defense. That - is the - ground upon
whifch ' all preparation for war. is made.
What nation has-ever prepared for
war on "the theory that it was prow
paring, for, aggression? It is 'only fair
to -assume that, the . European rulers
who are involved in the present, war
thought that ( they were : contributing
toward the maintenance of peace when -they
were making elaborate prepara
tions for defense.- It is a false philo
sophy . and,, being false, it inevitably
leads . into . difficulties. The spirit that
makes the -individual carry a revolver" .
and who ever- carries a-revolver ex- .
cept for ' defense? leads him not . only t
to use it on: slight provocation but tp
user language. which' provokes trouble.
'Speak softly -but carry a big stick' Is
one of the delusive maxims emploj '
ed by those who put their faith in .
force.- There-ar.e two answers to it,--flrst,
the man who . speaks softly hap '
not the - disposition - to carry a club .'
and if a man with a soft voice is -persuaded
to - carry a club his voice
changes as soon as he begins to rely
npon - 'the'club
"If there is any truth in our religion.
a .nation must, win respect as an -individual
does, 'not .by carrying ' arms,
but- by an- upright, honorable .course
that- invites confidence and insures good
will . This nation; has. won its position
in' the world , without resorting to th
habit .- of -toting, .a. pistol or carrying a
club. Why reverse our policy at ,thfs
rti'hie?-.' -The - President himself admits
that there is no reason for change. j
1 - AVhr Change our Policy T
. - "If we are not threatened by any na
tion, if our relations with all nations
ate 1 f rieidly. If everybody knows that .
we're able to defend ourselves Is neces
sary and if there is no fear amOng us,
why is this time chosen to revolutibnr
ize our National theories and to exr
change our policy . for the - policy of
Europe? Why abandon the hope that
we have so long entertained of sett
ting, an example to Europe. Why en
courage the nations of Europe in the
fatal . folly by imitating them? Why
impose upon the western hemisphere a
ftelicy so, isastrous? - May we not ex
pect all , Ltatln-Amerlca to be stimtj,
lated t preparation if we enter upon a
new era of preparation, and will not
such, a policy make conflicts between ;
tbese republics more probable? - r
"We are now spending more than
$250,000,000, a - year on preparations h '
ten times as much as we are -spending
on . agriculture arid I feel- sure that
the tax payers are not in favor of in
creasing this sum at this time when a
change is .not., only unnecessary but: a
menace f tp' our, National ideals. -: V
J" Onr Prejarednesa Increasing
' "There has, not been a time In ; 58
years -when there -.was less reason to
add ' to Vthe expenses , of the army and
navy, for we - are not only without an
enemy but our preparedness is increas
ing relatively as. other.nations exhaust
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