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5 THE WEATHER, THE NEW YEARi Local rains and -colder Friday; Sat urday probably fair. ";"..' : .. Everr fcnsljieM barometer register good times ahead. ; Prepare for,, you hare with a liberal r.dvertlaln appr prfattoa for 1916. , : i PvTT TT- TT-' : VOL. xcvn-Ko. 105 A F FID A VITS IN THE PERSIA CAmB&NOT GIVE ANlMmACns Conclusive Proof That Liner Was Torpedoed is Not Re vealed by Survivors. . . - QUESTION MARKS TIME Lansing is Hopeful That Infor mation From Vienna May Clear Up Situation. Government at Present Un able to Shape Course, r Washington, D. C, - Jan. 6. ' Hope of obtaining .from survivors conclusive proof that it was a tor pedo that destroyed the liner Per sia, was virtually , abandoned at the State Department today when Consul Garrels, ' : at Alexandria, Egjpt, cabled that no new facts I were contained in the affidavits he had gathered. '-- . . r v Secretary Lansing is hopeful that inquiries made by. Ambassa dor Penfield, at the Vienna For eign Office, may clear up the sit uation. A dispatch r announcing the presentation of the inquiry was received by the secretary "today, and information concerning a. re ply is expected- before tomorrow Atvaltfng HeceswiT toformntlo. - Various aspects ' of the submarine crisis probably will be discussed by President Wilson and his cabinet o-l morrow. The President is understood to have told senators who called upon him today that as soon as the nec essary information was at hand he would take action which he believed would satisfy the people of the United States. ' . ; ' The matter also is expected to come up before the Senate Foreign Relations committee tomorrow when it holds Its first meeting of the session. . The com mittee discussion may extend to the question of submarine warfare ln gen eral, the sinking of the Persia the Lusitania case and other ' incidents of the European war in which Americans were involved. Chairman Stone " said tonight he believes that committee would map out a programme of pro . cedure with regard to all pending mat ters, including treaties awaiting rat ification and resolutions regarding the European situation. The official .text of Austria's reply to the second American note on .. the sinking of the Ancona was made pub--lic during' the day by the State De partment. Except for variations - in translation the official ' text is identi cal with the unofficial version cabled to the United' States in-"press dis patches from London. The. note is re garded as meeting the demands made by the United States for ; disavowal, punishment of .the submarine com mander who torpedoed - the vessel, and reparation- by payment of indemnity for the Americans killed and injured. A response to the communication will not, : it was said tonight, : be prepared until the facts surrounding the sink ing of the Persia, are. known, r it is evident that to obtain, them twill be impossible. . ; . , . . , , . j"; No Definite Information. One week has now passed since the Persia was sunk with a loss of at least two American lives and the American government still " is without informa tion necessary to shape its f course. State Department officials are most anxious to determine just where the Persia received her death blow and the manner by which she sunk. With accurate information of this character and a plan showing the bulkhead arrangement of the steam ship at hand, naval experts might be able to determine with - some, -degree of certainty whether a torpedo or a - mine caused the Persia to go . down. There is little disposition here, how- , ever, to credit the suggestion that a ' mine might have sunk the vessel. It is pointed out that the place of the disaster was nearly in midway be tween the island . of Crete - and the Northern coast of Africa. No mine fields are believed, to be in that local ity. On the other hand, Austrian sub marines are known to have been ac- . tive there. Naval officers think that if a mine had floated to that part: of the sea from a distant field ; of oper ations, it would have automatically .be come ineffective while en route. . . That any :. information that may be forthcoming from the AustroHunga rian government will lead to serious complications is considered improb able. Government off cials . would not be greatly surprised . should- Ambassa dor Penfleld be informed tnat-an Aus trian submarine commander , was re sponsible for the sinking of the Perv sia, but that he exceeded bis instruc tions or failed to receive them " and that the Austro-Hungaran govern-) ment regretted the fact md1 Stood ready to make ; satisfactory-- amends. The State Department is represent ed as not expecting' information" from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. T No In structions to. inquire for. information were sent to him. However, the am bassador might have" made inquiries at the Berlin foreign office, as has been indicated in press dispatches, upon, his own initiative - - ' ' ' J V. EIELIEH IDE THE T, BATTS SAYS When; New Haven Officials Got Themselves in Trouble ARE SEVERELY SCORED Denounced for Trying; to Shift Reepon. slblUtrCotuioel Declares Mellen , . in Teitlmony Tried to Pro tect Officials. ' - New Tor k, Jan. 6. R. L. Batts, chief prdsecuibr for the Government at the trial of "William- Rockefeller and '. ten other former directors of the New York, Jew. Haven & Hartford Railroad under the criminal clause of the Sher man anti-trust law, made his last ap peal to the jury today for the convic tion of the defendants. Tomorrow, af- ter Judge-Hunt has delivered his uuarse, me case win - go 10 tna ,jUTy for- a' verdict.. w Speculation on what the verdict might be suggested a number of ver dicts. The acquittal, conviction of, or a disagreement on all the defendants, the conviction of some, and the acquit tal of others or the conviction of some and a disagreement on the others. Tfcjose whose fate will be determined in addition to Mr,. Rockefeller are Lewis Cass Ledyard, Edward D. ' Rob "felns, i Charles F. ' Brooker, D. Newton Barney, Robert "W. Taft, James S. Hem- ingwayj Charles M. Pratt, A. Heaton Robertson, Frederick F. Brewster and L Henry ..K,..McHarg.- They were .colesie trrly scoredL by MrBatts In hisflnal 1 summing up today for haying attempt ed to shift the responsibilit yof their acts to Charles S. Mellen, former presi dent of the road. . : . - "When trouble came," he said, "they made Mr. Mellen the goat, if i may use that graphic term, and it is not un natural that during this trial he should continue to act In that capacity." Sought' to Protect Officials., .Mellen, he declared had sought to protect them by his testimony and while he may. have told the literal truth, ' he -did not seem "to appreciate the oath to tell tha truth and ' the whole truth." VT have a great admiration for Mr. Mellen." he said, "but it is the same admiration that I had as a boy for the fine old buccaneers and pirates, who operated on the Spanish Main. .While he was handling these yellow dog funds, he showed as complete a disre gard for the laws of his country as any matt could and keep out oj the (Continued on Page Eight. 0 THREE LABOR MINISTERS IN THE BRITISH CABINET RESIGN Henderson, Brace and Roberts Government's Compulsion r Bill Organized Labor Congress Votes Overwhelmingly Against Measure. London, Jan. 6. -Arthur Henderson, president of the board of education and leader of the labor party in ! the house of commons;" William Brace, par liamentary under-secretary ; for home affairs, and George " Roberts, lord com missioner of the treasury, also labor party leaders, have resigned from the ministry. The resignations of Mr. Hen derson, "ilr. Brace and Mr. Roberts were the direct outcome; pf thet labor congress held today, which was fol lowed by a two hour conference among the parliamentary labor members. . At the "close of the v conference the announcement was made of the wltK1 drawal of the three labor members in the coalition ministry. ; It is under stood, that Mr. Henderson will take an early opportunity to explain his point to the house, probably at next Tues day's" session. , ' v ,' . ' ' . .'.'i-f; v; -There are now four vacancies in tie coalition ministry, including that caus ed by the" resignation of Sir John A. Simon, -the home secretary. Gossip al ready is busy over-the probable suc cessors of outgoing ministers. ; ' OVERWHELMING . OPPOSITIOIff , ; ThonMind ' Delegate . Representing 3 000,000 Worttmea Atteil .Coagress. London, Jan 5. Organized labor of Great Britain sitting ; in Congress in London today, decided against the gov ernment's compulsion bill by the, over whelming mapority t of sl,9?8,000 votes to 788.000. -:' V .. Hostility to the - government's meas ure was uncompromising and necessi tated the resignations rom the coalition ministry - of all ; three " labor members-, Arthur " Henderson, William .Brace - and George Roberts, holding T-respectively the offices of president of .the board of education, parliamentary;, Under-Secretary for : home . affairs - an4 tMINGTOK, PLEA OF GARRISON Integrity .of Nation and Its Very Existence May De pend Upon It, He Says. ARGUMENT FOR PLANS Project Involving Expense of $600,000,000 Laid Before the House Committee. - Washington, Jan. 6. Flanked by a score of army generals and heads of various bureaus of the War Depart ment, Secretary of War Garrison to day - appeared before the military committee of the House in the inter est of. the 't administration's plan for building up a citizen army adequate for National defense.- The Secretary- read an exhaustive ex planation of his scheme to spend $600. 000,000 in the next four years, to creatt a mobile army of 500,000 men, greatly increase coast defenses, and store up an adequate reserve of arms, ammuni tion and war equipment. j -When Chairman Hay asked if recent orders of the War Department would prevent army . off leers from giving the committee free expression of their in dividual views, Mr. Garrison replied: 'They are free as air. They are bound only -by vocabulary and con science." . - Everyjmember of the committee was present ""and when- Mr. Garrison con cluded his statement. Chairman. Hay announced that members of the com mittee in the order of their rank would propound questions. For an hour the questioning continued, and Representa tive Kahn, : rankings Republican mem" ber, was drawing.-, out t the Secretary's viewson various, suggestions as to the - dfournea Until SiatVirrta v ; ' J- -".Secretary Garrison -made clear his opinion that no effort to federalize the National Guard Would solve the country's military probljrtn and laid great stress upon his contention that a regular army of approximately the size he has proposed, 141,000 men, would be ample; to, train a Federal citizen army.- Increasing the regular establishment beyond that figure, - he said, would add enormously to : its cost with a net result of only a few thousands of additional soldiers. Replying to Representative Kahn, Mr. Garrison said the Monroe Doctrine was a menace to the country's peace and should either be abandoned or preparation made for its defense. He agreed that the territory between the Panama Canal and the southern bor der of the United States was a source of peculiar danger. " . "The integrity of the nation and its very existence' : the Secretary said, reading -from a lengthy statement he (Continued on Page Blgu.y. Quit Because of Hostility to lord commissioner of treasury. , Their resignations were announced durfhsr tne evening. ine lauor congress was in many ways the most important body of the kind ever assembled. More than one thousand delegates were present, rep resenting four hundred unions and three mull ownorkers." ' : in addition to j the,. formal vote against the ; government's comnulsion bill, the - congress rejected by four to one . a motion pledging the DrinciDal of compulsion for single , men; , and passed' by 2 to 1, another motion direct ing the labor Iparty to oppose the .! bill in all its stages in the house of com- nnons. , ' '. - The .congress closed with an enthu elastic scene, the feature of which was the' singing of the. socialist anthem "The Red Flag," by some of ' the dele gates. I I , - . The delegates met in the so-called Central Hall opposite Westminster Ab bey and ft stone's throw from the par- iiament Duiiaings. - , One of the speakers, James Henry Thomas,. ,-.s general . secretary of the amalgam ed society-' of railway serv ants, - kindl d his hearers to fierce en thusiasm, wth an put, and put anti compulsion speech appealing, to the trade unions ."not to sell their heri tage of freedom," v , - A speech1 by ,-Arthur Henderson, president of 'the board, of education, came as : a sedative ' to the passionate feelings aroused by the earlier speak ers.- He .spoke , calmly : ai 1 logically, defending not merely . the, . solution before the - meeting, which, .ield' that labor members In the - house of com mons should be left free to vote' as they; saw It,: but also the compulsion bill itself. But his effort was : insuf flcient to turn the : tide', of opposition and It -was a t bregone - conclusion when the vote finally was - reached : that the resolution would 'fail..; . , . ,. . vWith . the exception : of the miners' federation, which refused to take part owin,g. to internal' differences, with the Joint board, 'virtually every trade union (Continued -on Page Two-.- - N. FRIDAY MORNIKGr, JAUAIiy 7, 1916 u bunkers In two guns on THE LINER VERDI Captain Says Daily Practice Was Held on Vojrage from Palermo to New York. ; : INTENDED FOR DEFENSE Clearance Denied Until Guns Are Removed- State De partment to Investigate. New Tork, Jan. 6w Gunners of the Royal Italian Navy were in charge of the two guns on the Italian liner Giuessipe Verdi, which arrived here to day from Genoa, Naples, and Palermo, according to. the capitain, Luigi'- Zan noni. After the vessel left ' Palermo, the capitain said, daily practice was held .with the suns, barrels having been thrown overboard as targets. The guns were placed on the Giuessipe Verdi by I order of; the ,' Italian . naval authorities, .-but the Captain declares he was instructed - to use them1 for de fensive purposes only. The guns were mounted on the after house of 'the - vessel, ,one on either side and were in such position as to command all positions . from " the ship. The captain described- these guns as having a calibre Of 77 M M capable of firing a shell weighing 55 kilos four and one-half mllesi - - WHil. BE INVESTIGATED. If Liner Is Considered in Class of War ship She Will be Interned. Washington, Jan. fl.- The Italian lin er Giuseppe Verdi, i which arrived at New York - today with two. 3-inch rifles aboard, manned by gunners of the Xoyal Italian , nav . will be refused been dismountd and;- removed.' More over, State Department " officials said tonight an' investigation will be made to determine whether the. Hrier is arm ed solely for defense and not as, a mai of war, liable to Internment. This action wlir be taken to insure against violation of the general rules enforced by the United States defining the status , of armed merchant vessels entering Its ports. ? The State-Department probably will take up informally with the Italian government the; question of removing the guns, acting on the predent estab lished in the case of the Walmana, an armed British -vessel, which was de- - A 111 niea clearance ' papers - recemiy uniu the four-inch gun it carried was re moved. The question of merchant shipB car rying arms for defense has given offi cials much concern lately. It is in volved at present, in the. inquiry into the sinking of the British liner Persia and officials here frankly admit some modification Off the laws dealing with the subject is needed in light of chang ing conditions of warfare and the in troduction of new elements such as the submarine. y Unofficial facts as to the Giuseppe Verdi indicate violations of the rules defining the states of ' armed merchant vessels entering the United - States as announced by the. State Department in September,' 1914, when the British gov ernment complained that German mer chant vessels withi offensive armament were escaping from American ports to prey upon British .commerce. Under this ruling, which is still, enforced, the indications ' that vessels "are not equip ped for offensive' action are: "1. That thevvessel is manned by its usual crew , and the : officers - are the same as those on board before war was declared. "2. That the vessel carries passen gers who' are as a whole' unfitted to en ter the military or haval service of bel ligerents whose flag- the vessel flies." ,1 The fact that the Giuseppe Verdi had enlisted raencof the Italian navy aboard either as passengers or part of the crew is held by officials to be in vio lation of these requirements. Conse quently, there woulcC be no surprise here if the German . ambassador or some other agent of the Central Pow ers should request .that the . Italian gunners be interned.' " An official report of the incident from Collector? Malbne under, whose direc tion agents of the' New Tork neutral ity squad nave examined the ship's ar mament probably- will arrive, tomor row. The report wilt be submitted by the? Treasury -Department: to Secretary Lansing and will' be laid before the neutrality .. board for ; its action.-;. Its final action will be taken by Mr. Lai sing. , . ' s , - : : ' ; THE DAY INXONGRESS V ' - v Sematei . . " . - 'Y- Met at noon, . r. v--' : : ' ' Adopted, a. resolution asking the War Department it it- is. iujtc possible " to abolish or .consolidate some army posts. Senator McCpmber asked- for inves tigation of .charges that an illegal com bination: is - about . tp advance prices of binder twine. . " . ' . -; - , r- Adopted resolution asking, the Presi dent to designate- a. Jewish" relief day. ' Adjourned at 4:45 P. M. to noon Pr- House t Met at. noon. ' ' 'Secretary Garrison outlined the army increase t0 tlje jjiilitarycommittee. - '- Representative Pensley asked for an Investigation ; of . propaganda for : and against preparedness. - " ' - Navy ' committee .continued ' .hearings on the naval bill.' 1 ' i ' v ' - Adjourned ftt 4:50 P. M. to noon Fri day. ' " a T ft- .Jlt.. .. Advices Indicate Austriftns' Are Hard-Pressed Over Long ' Line of Defense. ARE BEING REINFORCED Central Powers' Plan for At tack on Saloniki and' in Egypt Possibly Upset London, Jan. 6. The area of Rus sian successes over ' the Austro-Gerr man forces in the East continues' to widen. Although the situation around Cernowits has not yet been cleared up officially, it appears from advices from Russian sources that" the Aus trians are hard pressed over a long line of defense' and arej" throwing huge reinforcements into the district. The Russians, however, are expected to strike .kt ; the Kblomea-Stanislau-Halicz liiiei where powerful defensive works have been in preparation for some time.1 by the Austro-Germans. Meanwhile , the Russian position 250 mUes" further north on the middle Styr river has - been greatly strengthened by successful operations in the region Of the great marshes -where the Rus sians' are beginning to emerge with prospects of being able to use the roads -leading either northwest, west or southwest. - The advice here -is that this has not been the result of an iso lated battle, but of a series of en gagements lasting over a considerable period. " ' ' Plans Possibly Upset. In the capitals of the Entente, Allies the opinion is. expressed that the. Rus sian offensive has completely, upset. the plans of the Central Powers for an in vasjona ofgaloniki and. , Egypt? .V. fin conhedipn ? "with yestef (Stay's fan bunceroentof a Jilefeat; of & German war vessel , on Lake Tanganyika, m East Central Africa, a-half . mile above sea level, it is announced that the Brit ish' ships which accomplished the sur render of the German vessel were es pecially constructed in England and transported to. the heart of . Africa. Un til the .arrival of tnese vessels,, tne Germans dominated Lake; Tanganyika, which is the center of a -large and important territory The presence , of her ' armed vessels on the lake will completely reverse the situation . there. This is considered most opportune in view of the forthcoming campaign in East Africa. The interest in the fate . of Serbia's refugee army was. shown by the ques tion asked in the house of commons today "whether a considerable part of the Serbian army is in distress at Scu tari, after haying suffered great pri vations in the retreat , through the. mountains, and whether his majesty's (Continued on Page Two.) BRITISH CONSCRIPTION BILL PASSES THE FIRST READING Scenes of Wild Enthusiasm in House of Commons as Measure is Given Decisive Vote of 403 to 105 Lord Balfour Turns Tide of Adversity Among Members. LondoV Jan. 6. Amid scenes of wild enthusiasm, the House of Commons to night passed the first reading of the government bill for compulsory mili tary service, by the decisive vote Of 403 to, 105. The vote came shortly before midnight, with the galleries again packed eery seat on the floor of tbe house occupied,' the ministerial bench es fill e'd, ' and an air of eager expec tancy prevailing. ' Te events of the day had increased the tension to a high pitch, notably the action of l the labor congress and the quick sequel of the retirement of three labor members of the ministry. 'Throughout these developments out side of: Parliament the debate in the bouse' had forged steadily ahead. : It was reserved for A. J. Balfour, first lord? of the admiralty, to close the de bate in behalf of the government, and turn the tide of adversity which had been running steadily against the measure through the debate and the outside events of the day. "Let this vote tonight show that we are a united people," has his olosing appeal. "Do not let us give a false impression to the world that in the moment, of the country's gravest emer gency we axe divided one against an other. Abandon '- your abstract theo ries, " and ' remember r we are dealing with stern realities which call for great sacrifices." " . . ' : ' Then, came the -votes and, the an nouncement of the figures was receiv ed. vwlth . a : tremendous outburst of cheering. " r v . ' ' : . Amid the -demonstration Premier As quith, his face usually pale, now glow ing with- satisfaction, walked -down the floor- of the house to present the , bill formally to" the. chamber. -His appear ance ; was, the signal : for." a jrapturons pvatlbn, members of all "sides standing and cheering, while the galleries- could PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT MEXICO BASIS FOR DEBATE III SENATE Another Discussion of Gov- ernment's Policy. DIPLOMACY IS UPHELD Senator Williams Declares President Wilson Can Handle - Diplomatic Situation With Europe Bet ter .Than Congress. .Washington, Jahl 6. Mexico furnish ed the vehicle"..today for another dis cussion of foreign relations" vn the floor- of the iSehate.- It- preceded the adoption without .opposition of a reso lution offered by -Senator Fall, calling on ' President ! Wilson for all available information bearing upon the recog nition of the Carranza government by the United States. - -' Senators' Fall and, rLodge spoke t in support of the resolution, insisting that the President should inform Con gress - fully . concerning the situation before the nomination of an American representative - to Mexico was confirm ed. . ' -. ' Senator Williams diverted , attention from Mexico in the course of the de bate by commenting at length upon questions arising' from the European war. He said' an: embargo on export of munitions , woud .. !'hamstring" the United- States-empre, than any other, first class power. - ' Senator Borah wanted to know J wliiethei' the - - "MlsiBStppi -Senator" thought that .aHer-the'war some Euro pean government would attack the United States' tout of pure spirit of con quest . 1. '.'- ."I am'not anticipating any attack in the first place,'' Senator Williams re plied. f1. am anticipating bullying first and I am anticipating the fact that the American people will not con sentjito be : bullied." - : He declared there would be plenty to quarrel about, referring to repeated torpedoing of unarmed merchant ships by one nation and "similar acts by the ally of that nation after -questions in volved apparently had been settled by diplomacy. - "These are in the field of diplomacy now, and the. President of-the United States has : very wisely attempted to keep them within the field of diploma cy," he added. "I am. sorry, for one, that Congress had to meet ngnt now. I think the matic affairs would have heen more (Continued on Page Eight). with difficulty be restrained from join ing in. Analysis of the " vote showed that the government had held the great bulk of IJberal'vand Conservative votes'. The Nationalists voted against the bill, but the Irish Unionists supported the measure and the O'Brlehites ' took no part in the division. ,-.. v The minority showed a sprinkling Of liberal members, the most notable, be ing John Burns, the former cabinet member. A number of- Labor members also voted with the opposition. SEES NO REASON FOR FEAR OF ."DinHPiNG' AFTER WAR. Daniels Describes Those Who Predict Such an. PeMimUitic Frophots. New York; :-Jan. 76. Persons who predict destruction of 'American indus try through '', the - "dumping" of cheap foreign-made goods after the European war were .4iescribed . as pessimistic prophets of evil by Secretary Daniels of the Navy, in a speech . here tonight at the annual banquet-of the Society of Automobile-Engineers. "I would be ashamed," he ; said:.-, "to believe that with a large portion, of . the European workers . killed - in rbattle. and , more maimed and crJp'piedY American able bodied men trembled . for- i fear they would; be ruined ;byj'Such, competition when : the war ends. And I : would be more ashamed if, I did' not believe that the American gevernjnent could be de pended upon in: any such remote emer gency to , preserve - American commerce from any unfair "practices of other, na tions following the -.war without , the necessity Wof "returning to '. a tariff en acted, for. the -fat fryers." ; Philadelphia, Jan 6.-The .battleships South" Carolina, Kansas 'and Michigan left here, today for 'the Guantanam station to relieve the . Kearsarge and Kentucky.: . The 'three ships will call at Hampton v Roads on their way south. . . , ' . --" - WHOLE NUMBEB 39,435 OUTLINES 'S POLICY Principle is for Concerted Ac tion for International and Domestic Peace. ADDRESSES DELEGATES Believes That America Will Establish Foundations of -Might Not to be Doubted. Lima, Peru, fchosen for Next Meeting of Congress. Washington, Jan. 6. The Unit ed States government 's Pan-American policy was revealed in de tail by President Wilson tonight, in an address before the second Pan-American Scientific Congress. He explained the proposals, sub mitted, to South and Central Am erican diplomats here last week by Secretary- Lansing as. a basis for an effective agreement between all the republics of the Western Hemisphere ' ' not only, for inter national peace of America, but the domestic peace of America. ' ' ' . For Concerted Action. ' , The programme as outlined by th -President, proposes that all the Amer ican ; nations shall . take concerted ac tion as follows:.,. ; uuarantee to y each ' other absolute political . independence-, and. territorial, integrity.. .Agree to settle all pending boundary disputes as soon as possible, by. - amicable process. ; Agree to: handle all' disputes arising among them by patient impartial in vestigation, and to settle them by ar bitration, i Agree that no revolutionary shall be outfitted against, or supplies for revo lutionists - shipped - to neighboring States. - . ' v ' He said, the Monroe Doctrine always had . been -and always would be main tained by the United States on its own authority, but that the doctrine . did not disclose whaf attitude the United States ; would assume towards other .nations of the hemisphere, and consequently the other nations hail been distrustful of it. In this con nection the President said: '"The Monroe Doctrine was proclaim ed by the United States On her own authority. It always had been main tained and always will 'be maintained. upon her own responsibility. But the Monroe Doctrine demanded merely that European governments -should not at tempt to extend their systems to this side of the Atlantic. It did not JBs close the use which-the United States intended to make of her power on this side of. the Atlantic. . It was a hand heid up in warning; but there was no, promise in it of what America was go ing to do with Implied impartal pro- tectorate which she 'Apparently was trying to set up on this side of the water, and .1 believe you will sus tain me in the statement that it haa been ?- fears - and suspicions on this score which have hitherto prevented the greater intimacy and confidence) and trust between the Americas. The states of America have not been cer tain what the -United States' would do with her power. That doubt must torn' removed. Views Charming and Hopefol. "Aftd latterly there has been, a very frank interchange o1 views between the a-uthorities ' in Washington and those who represented the-other states of this hemisphere,' an interchange f views charming and hopeful, because- based upon an increasingly sure ap r. preciation of the spirit iV is they were :. undertaken. These gentlemen have seen that if America Is to come into her own. Into her legitimate own, in; a world of pece and order, she must es. tablish .the foundations of . a might eo that no one will hereafter dbt them. I . hope ' and I believe .that , this can be accomplished. These conferences have enabled me to foresee .how. It will , be . accomplished.; , It wlll - be - accom plished in the, first place, by the states of America uniting.... In . guaranteeing to each pother absolutely -political, in- ' dependence ; and . territorial integrity. Inthe second, place and as a necessary coronary to tnat,-, guaranteeing mer agreement . to J settle all pending boun dary. disputes . among ; themseTves, should 'they, unhappily arise., win oe handled. : by patint, - impartial inves tigation and settled by arbitration; and the agreement " necessary to the : peace of Americas, ? that no- state of either ontinefnt will permit, revolution- against another state to ; be fit ted out on its territory and that they will prohibit the ' exportation of the munitions .of ,w.ar for the purpose s'up" plying: revolutionists agaiiist -f neigh boring '':':.?':- '''.,.' , ?t'' ": .- V u DbmHtie,Peaee'f Anerieti - i - "Yousee5 that our thought - is, -' gen tlemen, not only the international peace of " America, but the domestio peace of America. If American states are consistently in ferment, if any of them are constantly; in ferment, there will. be4 a? standing, threat' to tbeir re lations with one : another. It is just as much" to our. interest to assist leach other: to the - orderly processes within our- own -"borders as it to follow ;! or derly processes in our - controversies . with -one ; another. These are - very practical v i suggestions. : which hav - f (Continued' on Page Two. r AMERICANISM i"-v .
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