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WOLCIX. NO. 46.
RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1919.
PRICEt JFTVE CENTS
..' . , : '
INSTRlMENT S PREVENIi RENEWAL OF
THE
DANIELS AS HEAD
Shipbuilders Federation De
scribes Management As
"Pride of Our Country"
ANOTHER EFFORTTO LAND
30TH FOR THIS STATE
Favorable Report From Com-
mittee On Warren Nomina
tion Expected Monday; Sim-
mom Takes Up Question of
VARM PRAISE FOR
- . - . ..... Nm andvO,Wrvr Barein. ' I,
By 8. B. WINTERS.
(By SpacU Uued Win.) ' .
Washington, Feb. 14. MWe regard
t nonaction of those members of Congreu
ftlio attacked the Naval program for
political purpose aa antagonistic! . to
the spirit of the American people," i
the. MihlMmtt,P.Lht3Ki.f-,
- liMMor Federation of the Atlnntie
' Coast Oulf and Great Lakes, ia a rcso
l'ttion adopted at a meeting ia Pbila
UtlpJua jestera.v The mjuesMon was
a.-iactioncd by organized labor in all the
shipbuilding and navy yard) of the
I'nited States with the exception of the
I " 1'sotAe. eoait. The meeting ia Pliila
7 MpkJn warmly praised Secretary Dan
loit, whose manascmcat of the Americaa
lisvy wja described as "the pride of our
cou-ilry today.' "Th resolutions do
noi mince words in committing its sign
er to the policy of a "big navy," equal
- t that of -any other eountry. Hero is
...... tie t:xt of the resolutions:
"Resolved, That we believe tl.at the
American navy should be equal to that
of auyfcother navy in hta world and
tltst of r country should not be obliged
t. rely upon any other power for our
, ratiounl defence, and with that end W
' L -ew we heartily approve of the -.
, , fnrnAitionaotth Secretary of the Navy
chmittcd to Congress nnd tnot earn
. . smtly urge upon Ceagres to adopt the
fall program submitted by the navy de
partment. "We rrgr.rd the action of those mem
X "n of Congress who attacked the naval
program for political purposes as an-
tagou.stf to the spirit of the American
reole. Th citizens of our eonnlry -are
jus:!y rond of the achievements of the
navy, which hat reached it shighest effi-v---
ei?ney uuder the present administration.
. Ve c'lao congratulate the fcrescnt See-
. rary of the Xa'vy for "his management
--of mr aepartment- Una" wjjlth "" is" thfl
pr'de of our country twday'.''
Still After Sttb.
Rfn-tor F. M. Simmons and the Korth
Carolina Congressman, with the excep-
tjiiuof Kcprcscntativft 1'atet Webb, who
rill he out of the city, will call on See.'
retury of War Niwtoa D. Baker in a
l.o.ly tamorrov morning at 10 o'clock
fr tbe-tri-ef persuading the War
Dcpnrtmeut to have the Thirtieth Di
vision demobilized at Camp Orcene and
kirode through the streets of Raleigh.
Reitresentativo B. U Dougbtoa and
FranV Hampton, secretary to Senator
bimmons, were instrumental in massing
the collective, strength of the Tarheel
deleention. Senator Overman will be
etnined by
s meeting of the benute
-i Judiciary! Committee of
Btuch he it
... tMMHll-
Jttaa Ovcroua's Eggeaent."-r'
: Senator and Mrs. Lee 8. Overman will
- tomorrow make announcement of theen-
MBSement.tt Grace. Overman, their
-irviiiilrfr.Theeililing wemtmy will
t performed some time nt'ffierjBearTS1
tare, the date being announced to-
- irorrow.
Warrea Nemiaatioa.
- Senotor. Overman is expected to ob
tain eoaseat of the benate Judiciary
committee for favorable report of
Thomas D. Warren of "New Born as
United States attorney of eastern North
Carolina on -Monday. The sub-eommit-
tet-investigated the charges of Nortl
Carolina Republicans and mado a unani
mous report in favor of his confirma
tion. Senator Overman does not antici
pate much trouble ia the Senate. -
Corporal Chas. II. Edwards, of Dud
ley, Wayns eounty, naa received hit dis
charge from the armr, being stationed
at Camp Sevier. Be obtained his relets
on account of the illness pf (is mother,
Soft Crab ShlnmeaU. . .
' . Senator bimmons has taken tip 'with
. the express section if the United States
railroad administration, the Question af
aa embargo now ia effect which pre
cludes the shipment of soft crabs from
points ia eastera North Carolina to
points north of the Potomac, river and
west of the) Ohio river. ' He it endeavor-'
isg to induce the' officials haivng charge
of this matter to lift- the embargo ia
order that- shipments of soft crabs
, from eastern North Carolina may be
- mane 10 any point. -
Mr. and Mrs. McLean Eatertala. -Mr.
and Mr. A. W. McLean, formerly
or mmoerton, a. c entertained at 1
box party this afteraooa at Poli's
theater, the attendants hearing John
Wct'ormick. The guests were Senator
and Mrs. r . II. Simmons, Mrs. Josepbui
Dnnicln, Mr. L. B. Barter and Mis
Lennon. ,
KepresentatlveGeo. Hood ha recom
mended tiat Jh Postoffic Department
change the same of Cravta eonnty nost
office from Askines to "Ernul." and
- that tbbie I pock be Installed at pott'
; Ahoat Tar Beela.
Among ' thi North Carolinians
In
(Coaiiaaed Pag Eight.)
GATAiCLYSM
JUDGES' INCREASE I
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Senator Simmons Assures
House He's Trying To Ar-
range Parade of 30th
KIZER WALKS FLOOR
BUT LOSES FIGHT
Penland Introduces Bill To Ap
propriate $12,500 For
Training Blind 1 (
Working in high speed, the lower
branch ot -the General Assembly yet
today paused the 80 bate bill to in
crease -the salaries of both Supreme and
MV " iiAfl"..Jtl ni -1... J ' . U ...
dar
or a multitude ot local WMaMfc-j
In addtti6n,"1t recci?c(TlCsSurafic from
Sewatoe- -M jainMBoaand. Secretary,
of- War Newton D. Baker that very
thing possible would- to done -to have
at least a part of the 30th Division
pa-ude in Baleigh.
It declined to concur . in 'a Henate
amendment to the Bay dog tax bill re
quiring the dogs to wear tags.
)ur"tosyv.heu a petrtfon"of SB2 ' ouC'ibY
020 voters ia Stokes appealed for. a
good roads bond issue. '
The chair appointed a committee on
the part of the House'to concur frith
the Attorney General with reference to
reform in the prohibition laws.
Hcprerentative Penland, the blind
member from Clay, introduced a bill
to Appropriate 112,500 annually for the
vocational training of the blind.
And, for the Educational Committee,
Chairman Victor 8. Bryant reported the.
departmental bill providing a six
months' school term for every child and
the budget bill, assuring the teachers
better salaries, favorably.
Real House Like Session.
Compared with the days, that have
gone before it this year, the session
was tho most House-like, on of all.
LDaviiw f Warren, was tho first to sail
for. the syes and SSeVon the bill to
giro the judges mora money and he
voted again.n it. Two purely local
arguments consumed the best part of the
session devoted to debating, and in
one ot these Kizer, from Stokes, walked
from oao side of the hull to the other
answering questions and trying to
"keep straight .with my Lord and the
people back home.
Under -the bill passed by .be House,
previously parked in the Senate, the
Supreme Court justices will hereafter
receive 5,00 and a stenographer pro
vided Oe name of tho stenographer is
certified.-. Thd .Superie. Court jol gee
(Contlnaed on Peg Eight.)
S. GLEMYOUNG
U. S. AGENT FIRED
Fearless Officer Who Has
. Rounded Up Dozens of Army
Deserters Dismissed
(Spctl to the News and OoMrrtr.)
cville, Feb. 14. For some myste
rious reason vaguely described -a 1
"violation of Department of Justice
rules," S. Glenn Young, the man who
V.ptc! up t1ie.B(l Jim, Eose gang, cap
t nred the: notorious - Crawleys - single-
handetTand arrested dozens of army 5e
serters who had been at .liberty ia West'
era North Carolina, has been dismissed
from the service of the Department of
Justice. Notice of dismissal earn to
day and Mr. Young left for Raleigh to
turn in his commission and be placed
back in civilian ranks.
According to statements mad here,
Mr. Young was "fired" for using De
partment of Justice blanks for securing
transportation for army deserters, a
proceeding that tho Department frown
ed upon. MaV Young, it is stated, was
called dowa several weeks ago for mat
ing use of theso blanks for transport
uoa for deserters, the Department hold'
ing that it was np to the War Depart
ment to supply transportation for theso
men. At that time Mr, Young told the
deartmcnt that bo had to transport the
prisoners captured and that if hi use
of the blank was not satisfactory to
take the amount out of his next cheek.
Once more it appears from statements
made by officials here that the fearless
special agent. has violated the technical
rules of the department and for this
reason he was 'fired. ;
Rumor thi afternoon, were to the
effect that professional jealousy might
have something to do with the dismissal
of Mr. Young, as he had bsought in
numerous deserters who had success
fully defied th regular authorities in
Western North Carolina and had mad
arrests of mca whose threats to shoot
up anybody coming after their relatives
had sort of deterred local officials who
knew them from starting after tho men
watted and among was Bryan Roberts
who enjoyed nearly a year of freedom
after deserting from the United State
Army before hi capture by Young.
Whatever th cause Mr. Young has been
removed from tho servics after a record
that fe.w men -will ear to attempt to
equal and after making arrcot that sot
many, men in tho United State would
ear to attempt, y
THAT HAS
PRESENT SYSTEM-
Proposal To Allow Juries To
Qualify Verdicts in Capital
cases Defeated r-
BATCHtJF HEALTH
BILLS BY. BROWN
Several Senators "Dead Agin",
Stacy Substitute Boad Bill
But Vote For It
Even though endorsed by jiieh dis
tinguished jurists as Judge W. J.
Adams, Chief Justice, Walter Clark and
lormer wuuge v . r. uynui. , tne Dgnaie
wjjd.yjjwltltimt - f f pHf' iin.ainet,"
and voted dov. n the measure by an over-
-vrteJmiwgTnajoiityTrestordayr- :
Several saw in it an effort to revive
the question of abolition of , capital
punishment, wu.Th had been defeated
early in the session, but the Moor
county Senator assured the always alert
Dr. Carr from Duplin that such was not
his purpose, af he had prepared the bill
lairt summer - Jutj--Wtvenow. in- it
start towards tearing up the whole
jury system, which is built upon the
basis principle that it shall find' the
fact while tho presiding judge' Will de
termine the punishment.
Senator Brown sent in a batch of
health bills, which have the endorse
ment of the Btato Board of Health and
which, if adopted and enforced, would
very effectually place the control of
venereal diseases in the hands 0 the
public authorities and would leave ab
solutely no legal means open for the
practice of prostitutif n;
Opposed to Principle.
The Stacy substitute road billeame
np for its second reading and went
through without so much aa a dissent
ing vote when the clerk very solemnly
proclaimed it a "Senate Bill 196, A
bill entitled aa act to provide or the
construction and maintenance . at a
fetate tystera of highways." Whea it
was ascertained that it was indeed a
8tate-wide road measure, Judge Stevens
asked To DO" recorded as "Toting "No.
Senator Coward likewise wanted to vote
in the negative an dezplained that it
was because of section 12, which pro
vides that t ebunty"shaH be reim
bursed for roads built when funds-are
available. Indeflniteness at to the
availability was given as his reason.
-Senator -Cooper has heard from New
Hanover and tho people of his city eon-idered-ii-crfhingorr"TloT"tesr"tbaa
(Continued oa Pag Eight.)
INTO 3 COUNTIES
Large Gathering at Maxton
Takes Steps to Present Mat
ter To Legislature
(SrweUl to Th News and Otxenrcr.)
Mastow, ii C Pea, 14r A mass-meeting
of fepreseatatlve? me'n frem-Low-
ber Bridge, rarkton, St; Pauls, Red
Springs, ttiuUVs, Majton, Alfordsville,
Burnt Swamp, Rowland, Thompsons,
shiptrvfflheidheToday4nheirii;
fefesTWTBmfBgcWrmMatTif
the territory composing the state of
Robeson. The theatre was filled with
the most representative men from these
township,: and others seen together in a
long time. J. S. Butler presided and
W. B. Hnrker, editor of the Scottish
Chief, and P. Urover Brirt, of the Lum.
bcrtoh Bobesonian, were made tecre
taries. .
The meeting voted unanimously in
favor of dividing Robeson into two or
more counties and a permanent com'
mittee. was elected to decide upon the
division and to take steps to present
the matter to the General Assembly.
A number of speeches were mado and
much "enthusiasm prevailed. The testi
mony waa unanimous that the sections
represented were not only favorable
to the division, but would do all in
their power now and henceforth to
bring it about. " , .
The committee, comprised of rcpre
tentative men from all townships In the
proposed eyjt' off townships, decided to
ask that !Liberty" county- be formed
by beginning at a point below Rowland,
on the South Carolina line, three miles
east ot the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
and run thence to Raft Swamp, three
miles east of said railroad and . then
with' said twnnip to the Hoke eounty
line, thenee with the Hoke and Scotland
eounty linee to the State line, thence
to the beginning. They also deeided
to ask for another eounty to bo named
by the committee beginning at the point
la Raft Swamp, where the Liberty
eounty corners and run to the Bladen
eounty line; thence to Cumberland and
around to the proposed "Liberty"
connty line and so on to the beginning.
Thi will make three fine comities which
can be economically governed and good
roads built and maintained- The bills
will bo prepared, petition signed and
th matter presented to the legislature.
The advocate ot new counties expect
to have little opposition from1 the old
part of the county because that part is
fiied with, fine public buildings and
good roads, , ,! , y t
SUITS
HE SENATE
WOULD CUT ROBESON
PRKSTDRNT PRESENTS TI
REEQRTON
THE PLENARY PEACE CONFERENCE
SUMMARY HITTING
THE HIGH SPOTS IN
L
E
Di- DrnA
ximihviu Mti r-
REDUCTIONS ARMAMENT
TO THE POINT OF SAFETY
Preservation of Territorial In
tegrity and Political Indepen
dence of States Against
EittSrnal Alfelslonl
(Br the Associated Prsss.) '
of the proposed league of nations, as
outlined in "the eovefcant read .by Presi
dent Wilson today, will consist ot repre
sentative of the United State, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan, to
gether with representative of four other
states.
The council shall meet as oftea a is
necessary but at least one a year 'at
whatever place may be designated. Any
matter within the sphere of action ox
tho league or affecting the peace of the
world will be-dealt with.
The President of the United States
shall summon the first meeting of the
bodyo( the delegate and the locative
The league win bar a oereUrlat un
der the direction of a secretary -general
who shall appoint tho other members.
The secretary-general shall act in that
capacity at all meeting.
The representative of th high coa
tracting parties and tho official of tho
league shall have diplomatic prmlegi
and immunity... The building occupied
by the league or it officials shall enjoy
extra-territorial benefits.
.Admission of State.
The admission of state not signatory
ti the covenant shall be with the assent
of not less than two-third ot the state
represcnteTln'TO Snd
shall be limited to fully self-governing
countries. "".
No state shall be admitted unlets ,U
gives effective guarantees to observe
International obligation and unless it
shall, conform to conditions prescribed
by the league ia regard to its naval and
military forces and armament.'
- The high contracting parties under
take to respect and preserve the ter
ritorial integrity and political inde
pendence ot all states members of the
league against external aggression.. In
case of any such aggression or any
threat of danger , of such aggression
the executive council shall advise upon
the means by which the obligations of
the members shall bo fntfltted.
Safegnsrding Pesee.
rTie tig1i"coHtrsctinrTiartict .rcsem
the right to take any action to safe
guard the peace of nation in the -case
of war Or thrwrf ot .war. Jn the case
of disputes arising between them which
j diplomacy cannot adjust," the ligh eon-
withmifc mhnuttiiiff. tj aslAtjaUftA OS t&
an inquiry uy the executive council
and until three months after action by
the arbitrator or the executive council.
The executive conneil shall formu
late plans for the establishment of a
permanent court of international jus
tice, 1
About Arassmeata.
Concerning armaments, the covenant
says that the maintenance of peace will
require the reduction of national arma
ments to the lowest point consistent
1
(Contlnaed oa Psg Eight.)
PRESIDENT WILL SET
-SAIL FROM BREST FOR
UNITED STATES TODAY
Brest, Feb. 14. (By The
Associated Press.) Arrange'
merits were complete this even
ing for the departure 'of Presi
dent Wilson tomorrow. The
steamer Georte Washington
moved into the outer harbor
this afternoon and all on board
were awaiting the arrival of
the President. The members of
the Fifth Engineers and the
146th Machine Gun Battalion
looked over the railings of the
vessel all day in the expect
tion that President Wilson
might show up. A gift of china,
presented by the city of Brest
and its environs, was received
aboard the vessel' this after
noon.' ' ; " ,
Admiral Wilsoa's flagship,
fte New Mexico, lies ready for
the voyage close to the George
Washington. Both vessels are
the last word in cleanliness.
EM E C
A
SHAKEN
-..V ;,y;lU x.' .
DIFHCULTTES OVERCOME,
OTHERS YET TO BE FACED;
h AS TO FREEDOM OF SEAS
Paris, Feb. 14. (By The Associated
Press.) Now that the project for the
creation of a league of nations, which
was the principal object of the gather
ing of representative of most of the
drfleBJH encountered and to Indicate I
th'e status of tome of tho great issue
remaining" to- be adjusfed by -the peaco
eoaferenre. '
Obstacles gartaoantenV
White there was .unanimity as to the
desirability of ajfeague of nations, it
soon developed that some of the dele
gate, skeptical . of it immediate effi
ciency, desired to maintain the old or.
frontiers until, the new system had de
monstrated it capacity to meet the
needs of peace loving nations. Patient
endeavor and many long scseioas of - the
SuDrem Council itself, and afterward
of th special commission created to
deal with the subject, were necessary to
establish to the satisfaction of these
threatened diseentor the impossibility
of continuing the. old order while in
stalling the new.
Qaeatiea of Mandatories.
In fact, it waa only within lbs, last
week that the difficulties facing the lea
gue of aatieas were overcome, although
with some misgivings it it true. The
doubting nations were induced to try
the experiment of relying upon tho
ionor and common interest of the
other natiba to insure tho aucces of
Leaders in Congress Disposed to Reserve ,
Both Judgment and Comment On League of
Nations Plan Until After Careful Study
(Br the Aoswlats Pns
Washington, Feb. H. Leaders ia
Congress "read the plan for a league of
nations ia pros dispatches from Pari
today without formal comment and
most of thesa were moat guarded in
their observations, oven in cloak -room
aad offle discussions, Thcir..ilenco
waa prompted x a .desire, tot careful
tody of the league's proposed eonsti
tion not by disinterest, and tlwre wero
evideaee that much of the little re
maining time of the present session
would be given over to speeches on the
abject beginning in the next dsy or
two.
No CosasBOnt ia Congress
Ia neither Henato aor House wa
there any comment today, although the
pre dispatches were sought and read
with- keen interest. . The articles deal
ing with arbitration and disarmament
were read on the House floor by Repre
sentative Harrison, of Mississippi,
Democrat, and were greeted with scat
teriBgrpteusr batirttliwrtanT
marked demonstration
Disposal ioa was evident on the ji. t
CAROLINA QUINT-OFF . .
FOR VIRGINIA GAMES
lfo.t. hH Ictiml ivr Tcnift,
at Charlottesville; Five Con
tests On Trip
(Btaefcl Is IS Hrw aad Otanr.)
Chapel Hill, Feb. 14.-The Carolina
basketball team was g'.vcn a rousing
send-off by the student body when they
left oa their Northern trip this after
aooa. A large aad representative as
sembly gathered at the postoffice just
before the team left for the 'station to
speed the quint oa to victory. Earl
Reaves, cheer leader, fouad little trouble
in arousing the crowd to n high pitch
of enthusiasm.
liaaager Jeff By Sum was unable to
accompany the team.
The following men made the trip:
Peter-Lynch, of Raleigh Billy Car
michaeL, of Durham; Bailey liipfert,
of Winstoa-Salea; John Morri,x of
Roxboro. for the first team, and Lw IL
Hodm. af Iaknille-i Hanford Rrown.
orVAsheville, and Griffith, of i'hartotteU
as substitute.
; The schedule call fo ga"e with
Virgiaia at Charlottesville oa the 15th;
V. M. I. at Lexington oa the 17th;
Washington aad Lee at' Lexington on
the 18th; V. P. I. at Lynchburg oa the
19th; V. P. L at Blaehiburg oa the 20th.
CONGRESS THROUGH WITH
v BIG REVENUE BILL
Washington, Feb. 13Final legisla
tive actio en the war revenue bill levy
ing aix billioa in taxes thi year nnd
foar billion yearly thereafter, until re
vised, waa taken lata today by th Sen
ate without a record vote and with but a
few sestteriag "aoe,". the conference
agreement en the measure was adopted
as approved last Saturday by the House.
After the bill is signed by Vice-President
UarshaU aad Speaker Claik, It will
be seat to th White Hoaao for approval
by President Wilsoa after his return
frost Fraaee. . Formal approvsl of the
biU by the PTesideat ie regarded a as
sured. . ' ; ,
CIVILIZATION
, r , .. , ,;. ,;; ... :M
NANIMOUS
GUE 0E NATLONS TO
the project. Then there was the dif
ference over the question of manda
tories for backward peoples. Bather
heated arguments developed at times,
but 'these differenccs'were also adjust
ed with unanimity in tho end
'gtsfftiij1
report afterward to the' league .of na-
tions, while others vere rather sudden
ly disapproved 4n the litrM -of the -development
rthe paurroTWTcBTifl
of nations.
.. Freedom of the Sess.
Of . such was the vexed question of
freedom of the seas which jeopardized
the. support of Great Britain. It was
realized that with a perfect league of
naHoj;. jybejre j;ouJ Ja ?fttJ,I,J
and iliai'" consequently no questions'
could arise as to the freedom of the
seas in time of war, while in time ot
- fpee equitable relations between na-
tions were guaranteed by special pro
visions of the covenant.
No Hard Feelings Remain.
FlnaUy after these discussions were,
over it can be stated that no litird feel
ings remained. There was ahsoliitely
unanimity so far as the special com
mission was concerned; that those na
tions which at first, hsd doubted the ef
ficiency of the project came out of the
discussions as its firmest advocates.
Looking to the, future, the special
commission attaches much importance
to th provision made tor the admission
to the leaguo of neutral or late enemy
states. ......
of lenders in both houses to suspendj
notn judgment and comment until after
most careful consideration. Opposi
tion was regarded as certain to come
from soms'members of both houses who
oppose any kind of international organ
ization. .
.Question ot Enf orcemenL,!
I'rom the animated private discussion
it appeared that the question of en-
JtQ.cement or tue league s decrees was
of principal interest. From a cursory
reading of the "draft several of thoso
who have been following the proceed
ings in Paris most closely thought the
provision for economic pressure by
leaguo members the principal force as
a war preventive.
Disarmament Provisions.
Wide difference of opinion regarding
the disarmament provisions teemed
prevalent with doubt existing regarding
the extent to which n disarmament
policy could he -dictated or enforced.
The complete text of the plan, identi
cal with the text as earned in Asmv
f TaTedTfTis"aisriBT?h TTwiirmaTbTliuT?
lie late in the day by t h o Btafo lepart-
mcHt. ,
AEMSTRONGSPOINTES
WINS IN NELD TRIALS
(Spxfal u th Ntws ndObcrTfr.)
V7: ; : . :. . . r
j'lneuurst, reo. J4. Kohort Arm
strong's brown snd white pointer, John
Bilkins, won the first prize in the open
sweepstakes held by the Pinehurnt Field
Trial Club today. Tho judges' award
of the second, third and fourth prizes
bad not been announced up to a late
hour tonight..
CONDITION OF ALLIED TROOPS
IN RC83IA REPORTED GOOD.
London, Feb. 14. An official report
on the condition of t.e troops in. North
ern Russia, dated February 1,'and made
publie by the war office today, says that
th medical arrangements aro exccl
TvnU' .
Tho, health of the American troops,
the report says, is very good, and less
than four per cent are in hospitals from
all causes. ' - : .
The winter hns been mild, the food
suitable and sufficient and the sanitation
.bJ improved s much as possiblo,
the report adds. .There , have been no
!j : ! .
luircuuiis uim-ascA,' .
There are-hfwpltat accommodations, it
1 added, for 20 per rent of the Ameri
can' and Allied troops and they are
being increased. There is an ambulnnce
train for 100 cases and 100 ambulances
and sleighs. The trying period of the
rlimstie conditions on the Murmansk
coast has passed. Tn report roys that
rpecial clothing has Iteen provided and
that tho soldiers will lie no more in
convenienced than Englishmen are dur
ing a cold spell in England.
VICE-PRESIDENT BREAKS TIE
AND DEFEATS HIRAM'S HOBBY,
Washington, Feb., 14. With the vote
of Vice-President SIsrshall breaking' a
tie, the Senate late today defeated a
motion by Senator Hiram Johnson, of
California, Republican, to proceed with
consideration of his resolution propos
ing aa. expression by the Senate for
withdrawal of American, troop from
Russia as toon as practicable.
WILSON'S SPEECH -
ON SUBMITTING
THE LEAGUE PLAN
LWMeJLls
IS NO STRAIGHT JACKET,"
NO VEHICll OF MIGHT
Yet, While Elastic It Is Very
Definite, Designed To Purify,"
To Rectify and To Ke- '
(By th Associated Pren.)
lurm, reo. i. rresident Wilson wa
the central figure of the plenary peace "
conference which opened at 3:30 o'clock
this afternpon when in person he read
the covenant establishing league of
nations. There was added interest in
the session1 as it wa the last gather-""
ing of the delegates prior to the Presi- .
dent's departure, as well a being the
occasion of presenting the document
with which his name is identified.
With Military Honor. T"T'""
The President wss received with mill
tafy honors a ho arrived at th foreign t
ofree and the large erowd which had "
eouSMgated gave him n wmttat welcome f
as he passed through. The delegate
already were assembled whea th Presi
dent entered the council clumber. '
, When he catered the chamber the Pres
ident wss greeted by Premier Clemen-
ceu. Foreign Secretsry Balfour and
Viscount Milner of Great Britain and
the American delegntcs at th head of
the, table. There was little formality.
Premier Clcmenceau who i president "
of the conference called the conference
to order and President Wilson rose and
addressed the gathering.
Presents Report.
.'X have very, great pleasure,", said
-Pxcsideoi AYilsun k Wfanj-'Hir-pre-
cnting the report of the. commission '"
which hns framed the constitution ot
a league of nations. I am particularly
happy to be able to say-iit ,i a unaaU .
mous report, signed by the represents- .
tives of all the powers on th com. "
mitet."
President Wilson spoke earnestly, but
without oratorical effect.
i no Den report x ran make, toe
President continued, ""is to read th
document itself." .
Constitutioa of League.
Tliereuon hread from a printed
sheet tho constitution of the league,
while the assembly followed hi read' - -ing
with the closest attention.
ll' the President was readi n g,
3Trs. Wilson, accompanied by the "Preai-
uaval -aide V
place back of tho duhiKaUs' table,
radertono of Enthusissia,
Tho reading continued for thirty-five
minuter wilhent intermption of ap
pIauso.I As.lJio closed, the President
iiueratWMis ot the commission had been
most instructive, and throughout tho ,
proceedingu there wai an undertone of.
enthusiasm in the g cat work being ac- .
complished he said. ,
Judgment, of 14 Nations. T
Th'e results, said President Wilson,
embodied the judgment of fourteen
nations represented on tho commission, 1 ,
and these fourteen nations were a rep- '
resentative group of tho conference it
self. '- , . , .
"This is-j union of will in a common
purpose," the President proceeded.
"It is a union which cannot be resisted .
and I dare My, one which no nation
will attempt to resist.'' ....
No Straight Jacket.
The President pointed ouf 'thHtThjV .! I
document -.waa no iiatraigjit jacket." It '.v
was elastic, and not a vehicle of might,
he said.- It wat yet to be developed, - - '
and as yet care should he taken. at ts '
the clothes put on it. While elastic, yet '
it wat definite.
It is definite," continued President .
Wilson, "as a guarantee of peace. It is
definite ss a guarantee against agres
sion. It is definite against a renewal of .
such a. cataclysm, as has just shaken
Sivilizntion.1' . k ,' ,'".'
Wrongs Against the Helpless.
The President spoke with especial
emphasis as ho referred to the wrong
committed against helpless peoples.
' "There is one especially notable fe .
tur in Jhis document,", he suid. ' "W -e.re
dote with annexation ot helpless
peoples, at times- accomplished in- th f
past for th purpose of th exploiting
of these peoples.. In (his document we .
recognize .that these helpless communi
ties are first to be helped and developed
and that their own interests and well
being' shall come before any material
advantage to the mandatory entrusted
with their rase." " . - ''.
It's a Hamaa DocosaenU .
Too often ia the past, the President
added, the world had seen the laads of
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