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H1NDENBDRG ELEIIENT
BITTERLY RESENTS TI
t ' : - - - -- - - ' -
NEW ARMISTICE TERMS
. Jtedilction of German Army To
a "Mere Police Force'' Will
. Throw Many Army Offi
I cers Out of Work and
I Fat Salaries
TERRrrORIAt CLAIMS -OCCUPY
PEACE COUNCIL
Italian Delegation Will Not Ac
cept Proposal of Juj-o-Slavs
' As To Claims inrDalmatia;
Want Claims Adjusted , By
The Peace Conference Prop
er; Developments in Peace
Conncil Circles at Paris Yes
terday; Hun Armistice Com-
' - 1" ' - I III
TO f VSH'IflfaaamHiaBlr
JUDICIARY ASSOCIATION
" Paris, Feb. 18- HaV.) A -her
of eminent Jurist f Ik allied
nations, met today and dacidod ta
fern aa latcraatloaal adielal aalaaw
Tno' phl'tXHM t to ea-ordtaatt hilar
atioaal law and fern it lata a cada
and ta aropoaa lawa for tha Icatao
af attlena.
...iuat tha Aamiatad liaja.)
XoadoB, Fab. IS. Advicet . teeoiTtd
from fprlin by way of Basle today are
to the effect that the pan-Germaa, mili
tary party, headed by Field farahal
Von nindvnburg-, bitterly reienti the
aew elanaea in the armiatiee, eipeeially
thoM limiting the Germaa army to tha
ixe of a simple police force, the auper
viiioa of control of ammunition faeto
riei and the demand that Germany pay
the expense of the ' allied . armiea of
. occupation on the Bhine. ,
These condition, . it Is complained,
"will turowTior"6f-work-thooande of
German offleen. from ceneral down'
ward, while the army of ix hundred
' TthnaaidrToJuiitrir-Ttortd by-tb
" ' 0piim pre to have.beea orfanlaed.
nuet be diaetarfed, ,. ,
-'Th edvlco add tbai . MgnaKon
i . MtlPtt Mathia Eriberfer aa tba part
of tha military aathoritiee, i iaereaa
, Inf. ,
t ,- ; .
ACCEPTED TERMS BECAUSE
- - OF THE ONE ALTERNATIVE
..f the Ajoaelatod ProM.) u
Berlin, Monday, Tefr. 17. ThaGer
kian tovernment' reaaonl for aecept
inj the stringent terms for the renewal
ot the armlstioe, a outlined in a
Woi'iinae ditpatch to the Kord Deutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung, is that a renewal
of military operations following refu-
; sal to sign would lead to the complete
mora) collapse of the German people.
The absolute conviction prevailed that
refusal to sign, or dilatory treatment
6t the proposals, would meet with aa
immediate advance of the allied armies
pryrma tnv nninrt aoTviviag uw aiccu-
pation of the most important and in
dispensable industrial districts of west
Germany.
The representatives of the parties
who participated in tha cabidet delib
erations agreed unanimously that the
people as a whole would neither un-
dcwtnnd nor approve such an outcome,
and that therefore there was no alter-
- - native eaeept to sign wader protest.
The Berlin papers generally come to
"the same conclusion, except the eoaaerv-
. anva orgaas, such aa the Kreus Zoi-
tung and the Ailgenveina Zeitung, which
ttthe goverameftt-.ahould
: have refused t sign "Ure tcrnwr thns
forcing the allies to take the respoosibil
saqf t at a renewal nt military operations.
, Han Armlitie Ccmmiasiaa.
Paris, Feb, 18v (Havas.) A Berlia
dispatch says Count Von Broekdorf
Rantsan Withdrew his realgaation as
German Secretary for Foreiga Affairs
only on the condition that the armistice
commission should be under the author
ity of the Ministry of Foreiga Affairs.
TERRITORIAL CLAIMS
OCCUPY CONFERENCE.
Paris, Feb. IS. Tha territorial elaims
af the Serbs, Slovenes and Croatian
were submitted to th supreme council
at its meeting this afternoon by VL
Vesnitrh, M. Trumbitch and M. Zolger.
According to aa official announcement
It .was decided to submit the question
of the frontiers claimed, except those
' in which Italy la directly interested,
" to th commission already charged with
. th. question of the frontiers of BanaL
1CG0-8LAV AND ITALIAN'
CLAIMS IN DALMATIA
Paris, Feb. ISATho Italian deTega
lion to the peaca conference, according
to an official not, bas informed the
secretary of th eonforene that it can
not aeeopt th propowal for tha arbi
tration of Italian and J p to-Slav elaims
- la Dalmatia as urged by ths'JugodBlavs.
Th Italian plenipotentiaries in their
' letter to the secretary explain that all
territorial claims are being submitted
to th peace conference and they '-do
not believe that recourse should be had
to any exceptional procedure.
Early last week th Jugcla dele
gates to the peace conference naked
President Wilson to act aa arbitrator ia
th differences with Italy regarding the
eastern coast of the Adriatic. Presi
dent Wilson suggested that tha Ital-
ians and Jugo-Slav discuss their dif
ferences. .Tb Italians declined te
liaaW. .(Caallaied on Fag Two)
V V
WHICH ai'PRKMI COUNCIL W
' CONSIDERING WILL INCLUDE
. DEM0UT1OM or Til rOBTI
AT (UUQOLANDt OPBN CANAL.
London, Fob. IS. (Britiah WIloW
vloa.) Tb aaal irmklln eondttlM which
th auprwao Mncil If coMMcHBi 'will W
Bud public Man 4$t end of the Math
according to various mwiuiw, a Ml tha
will include anonc tlx naval condition
tha deaMlKloa of th forte aa HaiiaobHid
and tba KM canal, th anmndar for
purpoaaa of daatiailiun th German war
ship mw fatcrnad, and the opening of
th KM canal for chrU transport. It b
atatad that Germany wni bo loft with a
Hoot largo enough for eefewarv parpoaoa.
Aa laianan Booja-Proof Fort.
The naval aorraaaaadMt of th Daily
Mail. writing af tko etna- fortiaoatteaa
aa taa bland of Hollo Ian, aara: .
'Too NaaH of the bland is obo lav
mm boeae-praof fort, and tha betteriaa
art a plaoed oa ta be inviaibl from taa
tee. The beev Ran there ll-lnh and
lx-lnch weapon probably war reinforced
during tha war ay la-inch sua. .Tha
(una ara saeanted la ttool turrata of front
tMrknaaa. All tha baturiaa and abaor
vatioa poata ara connected ay oabUrraa-JaVD-jtMiajandMi
road, loading up to
' II proof.
i i'i ii an ' ."toTi
WHWwr' Wim"1 " yivwiiy na ..'Vmi1
twolva and a half naa milas. To anabia
tha bland ta etaad th eoneamion of thoir
dlKharca and raaiat ra dirartad aaaawt
,-,. ia paid to-4a haw opaat
btforo 11 and aobaoijaonUy. othar larad
una were allotted.
BlaT anplina Saoda. """ .'T
Tha Imna.naa aaaplano ohod ara amid
t ha bran, of the dlaappaarlne trae.
which could ha laworod aa a protaatkm
aiarnat lone ran lit, Thcra ara atera
abone and ravair work with all tha anal
aqaipawnt of a naval baa. Th forUaea-
. praanaublr will b blown
thair-i
aoaUotibm wtll he aa
ehiy MthaW."
Tnojr an of
and a Tory larea aoantHr of eaplcarna
will ha) laqalrad. ' c ':
Thl forttfteationa at either aatraao af
tiw KM canal an of fanaionia atraajrth
jid ara lavbihlr aapplM with th hndhwl
Omna hi atari tarrrta."
HERR ERZBERGER IN
Tells German Assembly That
Hr Did Have a Fateful
lfwA5S0 BA0 HE WOULD'
NOT WISH IT ON ANOTHER
German Armlstioe Commission
- er Tells Sis Ixperlences To
National Assembly
'Weimar, Monday, Feb. 17. (By Th
Asaoetated Press.) Th party lpeeches
in th German . National ' Assembly
which had been set down for this after
noon, suffered rude interruption by
the outcome of the hew armistice
negotiations. The general outline of
the new terms were known early today.
and it was no surprise when President
Fehrenbaeh announced that the speeches
and arguments would be deferred, so
that Mathias Erzberger, head of the
German ' armistice' ' delegation might
give a personal explanation of what
happened between his departure for
Treves last week and his unexpectedly
quick return today. -
Uerr Ersberger - noticeably wrought
p and laboring under a strain, began
with the' announcement that the delo-
gates Vere entitled to know at the
earlieftt moment the full detail of the
negotiations. He then retd the terms
and the house listened in almost agon-
ited ejleffeev Tb slight tir oiaa
brought . angry hlssesj the aasembly
never had been one tithe's still.
v' Tewciibew of h
easily as he nlsheIind stopped for
breath. Before continuing his explana
tion Herr Ertbergcr interjected:'
Oh! It Waa a "Fateful Honr."
. "It is ,my wish that yon may never
nave the fateful hour I hare had. We
a the armistice commission have had
to bear untold responsibility."
; Bo then referred to the unfortunate,
well-night fatal, delay in the arrival of
the terms st Weimar and went iato de
tails on Marshal Foeh's . ultimatum,
which, he said, he was assured wa
framed with the unqualified approval
01 j-resiaeni wnson.
- Mane Faeh Was ' -Stern.-Herr
Erzberger told of the efforta to
secure modification, but said Marshal
Foe h had been sternly insistent on the
aeceptanco of the terms. Ha .touched
oaly briefly, but clearly,' on hl suc
cessful protests . against . Polish , incor
poration of Buessia and his an success
ful efforts to save Birnbaum, Beatachea
aad other German towas. H ompha-
sited that th allies would take over
th responsibility of keeping th Poles
in check and give gaaraatee for the
safety of th Germans on th Polish
side. '
T Herr Erxberrer's protests. Mar
shal Foeh replied that all war purely
ilitary measure and i aeeordanc
fwith- President Wilson's fourteen
points. . '"T-' -t"
rack As Cermaarls Boa. k.
Herr Erxberger- protested likewise
against the ' indeterminate extension of
tha armistice, but Marshal V Foch
brusquely declined to make nay altera
tion and insisted upon inclusion of s
clause which give aim power to pro
mulgate any order to Germany at Will.
Herr. : Ersberger then demanded
whether 'tha short indeterminate con
tinuation of the srmiatke might Ieu1
to an early peace, towhkh Marshal
Foch replied: 'I think so; I assume
FINAL AMflRTICI TElllg
GREAT
TRESS
UMAIil Oil
"
Recor -tions By House
' : un ways
-id Means
cRMS OF LOAN BY
T INSTEAD OF BY GLASS
Short Term Notes, of 1 To 5
Tears; Instead of Long Term,
Notes, Proposed
---1aV th'Aiointd PraaM
Washington, Feb. 18.-Short term
notes, maturing in from one to Ave
years, would bo offered in the forth
coming victory Liberty loan campaign,
instead of long term notes, under a ten
tative agreement reached today by'tb
House Wjiy("gnd Means Committee to
fix the term of the loan by legislation
rather than to give Secretary Glass wide
discretionary powers to determine
them, as he had asked. '
At the same time, Secretary Glass In
a statement explained that the intensive
popular campaign would be conducted
as planned, regardless of th term ar
ranged bv Congress, and that it would
retary -had asked.Cpnrcss Xoa, authors I J
warrant, but members of th commute
concluded a new loan issue would nec
essarily carry with it such a high rat
of interest that the financial market
might be adversely affected for some
time. ' Under tha tentative agreement
of the committee reached in executive
session at which Assistant Secretary
LeffingwelL of th Treasury, waa pres
ent, Secretary Glass would be given dis-eretion-
of raiulag any bko several of
four kinds of notes to be prescribed by
tha cislAtioa' Th quantity of these
non-aegotiabl securities would be lim
ited to probably $7,000,000,000 of which
the treasury now plans to issue only
about sis billions.
Feataroa of Notea.
The principal features of each of
these four kinds of notes proposed will
be as follows:
On class would .be at a low rate of
Interest, possibly four per cent and x
empt from ail federal taxation; on
would b at a comparatively high rate,
possibly) five, per teat, and subject to
all Federal taxes;, third would bear a
moderate rate of interest 4 h4 per cent
was suggested ad be exempt from nor'
mal inceav tan levies! th fourth would
be exempt from taxation up t ertain
aatOBBt.-'V '. : " " :,. v "'.
. These .ktwrt have 'ef tecn"i?p
lnd.bal Trtasury cfflcials"sald thd
?robd4 slUraatlTes would satisfy the
rsasury Dcpartmsat,' They ovef all
tha possible term which th Treasury
might ehoose eve if it had broad dis
crction, It was axplalaed. In denomj.
nation the not probably would corre
spond with past liberty Loans, ranging
rrom nao up. r
ProaaMa Sis of Issn.
Th ways and mean eommltte also
decided tentatively not to increase th
authorisation for issuance of bonds
from about 3,000,00000 to $10,000,.
000-000. This means that the Treas
ury still would have power to Imp up
to five billions ia Liberty Bonds at the
(CftNtiaoetl Pact tw)
WORSE
THAN THE CZAR
New Slavery in. Russia Was
Brought About By The
Berlin, Monday,' Fb.-17.r-(By the A.
P.) The Bavarian government of Pre
mier Eisner is facing a serious inter
J itutioBLcordinf Jto "despatches
received here. The Munich correspon
dent of the Lokal Anreieer savs tb
garrisnni inMankhaad-Niucgibergar
recruiting troops lor th express pur
pose of opposing Eisner, his rpartarSn
and independent socialist followers fad
the soldiers' council. The Munich sol
diers' council haa issued a demand that
recruiting be stopped.
The same report declares th fippar
tacans who are temporarily la eqntrol
st Nuremberg will be . thrown out by
troops, brought' in from the' outsld if
necessary. .........
A Munich despatch to th Verwaerts
says a solution of th . government
erisis eanaot be delayed longer. A pa
rade in Munich on Sunday, headed by
Eisner, was behind banners demanding
the introduction - of a- Soviet govern
ment, a world revolution and a dicta
torship by th proletariat. At a meet
ing after the parade Pr. Levia, a Rus
sian Bolshevik!, who wss recently ar
rested, aad who release was com
pelled by th Munich Hpsrtacans, mad
a speech in which he demanded that tb
members of th ministry who are ep
poaing Eisner b throwa rat and a
Soviet republic instituted.
MM TROOPS ABOARD '
TBI CEORGEWA8HINGTON.
Washington; Feb. lS-Th Presiden
tial ship, George Washington, is bring
ing horn total of bout N offiosrs
aad 2,000 men. Th war department
aaaouaead- today that' th unit aboard
were th 146th Machine Gun Battalion,
complete, including" seven officer aad
6S men of th Idaho National Guard;
th 6th Engineer and engineer train
complete; a casual company of New
York troops; IS officers and two men
listed as in the Presidential party ; th
"President and peace commission guard
company" of three officers snd 242 men,
sad district of Paris casual company
No. 1. . ; '
250 Purse Steeple Chase, S1J0 Pacing
and Three Flat Races, finehurst, To-
i
BOLSHEVIKI
DEBATE Oil LEAGUE
Fl
Borah, Idaho Republican, De
clines Invitation To
White House
POINDEXTER (REP.) WILL
SPEAK IN SENATE TODAY
Vardaman Criticised League's
Constitution; Other Speeches
To follow ...
- Washington, Feb.-, I8r-Opposition ia
the Senate, to th constitution of the
league of aatioas began today to take
definite form. Senator Borah, of
Idaho, a Bopublican member, of the
foreign relations committee, formally
declined to aecept President Wiltons
invitation to attonttjthe White House
dinner February 26 and Senator Poin
dexter' of Washington, Republican, an
aouncedhe would speak in the Senate
tomorrow in criticism of. the league
plan. ' "
Others Te Attead.
All' members of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee except Mr. Borah.
matter until that time. General debate
la the Senate, - however, may follow
D . .t T ' i . r .11.. .:
ZZrX?A'- ,
Jfr??5?Si Jh ? fnBi -
)RCII;G TO FRONT
i nnuiuiu . cuiijiiiuiwii iji iiibi. . t.u l- . t iuui.. I . ; . I un ihk i lie oreHDic mw ior iner nviinea
I to refrain from open discussion of th I . i. i.W i... ' ' 1 i V Iit.i.iZ Nortli nlarohna, in l inte'rvVow miglit
I A.i : hi iL.i a: -i i wa. a. I -"iumo u I'viu f v v un i rnout m mm a UHiuiai nuu iiiniiuuio i
I"1; , . v ? ' .it -" "i T dustry and railroad building prospered,
by Senator .TMdaaartlsppau.tfKta. mimtmJLw2.
Democrat. He said the constitution
was unconstitutional and also criticised
rresideat Wilson Tor requesting that
disttssWn-i -CongTeaw
until after he could !eonfcr with the
Senate and House Foreign Relations
Committees.
Why Barak Declined.
Senator Borah plana to speak TnurS'
dsy in opposition to the league. In his
letter to Secretary Tumulty declining
taj President's invitatioa, Mr. Boras
said it was the lustom to hold In eon
fidene sny information received at
conferences at tha White House and
that he was mot willing to be bound
to silence on inch an important sub
ject, on which he and the President
disagreed fundamentally. -
WUsosy To Arrive Taesdsy.
After-receiving the letter, which
Senator Borah made public today. Sec
retary Tumulty Immediately transmit
ted it by radio to President Wilson on
ho stAnniet V
;!.lv-L'-Tf",j rbijfo futAiniiartinkntlinhis snssinn of aj
irttiMi to lesion next Tuesday.
' It , was, regarded' ttmtglit as highly
probable that attacks on th league
plan ia the Senat would draw spirited
defense from administration Senators.
Bom Senators said they did not re
gard th President's request a pre
eluding repute to criticism
J. Frank Ray "Tongue Lashes"
. The Insurance Commis
sioner Some-
OPPOSES ANY BILL ,
TO EXTEND HIS POWER
Cameron Park Besidents Would
Be Denied Vote in Gominj
City Election
ntroduction of th bill to extend the
corporate limits of the city of Baleigh,
th extension to date from January 1,
ivm, aad J. frank Kays slab at In
surance Commissioner Young stood out
promiueuny at the first night seseion'of
the House of Representatives for 1919.
Mr.-By was . ''tonguo -lashing,th
Insurines f &analsJli)Her iisder Hi in-
preastoa that he was registering a pro
test to a bill aimed to put more power
In Mr. Young's hands. The bill up for
third reading was one permitting the
State' to increase the amount of insur
ance It is now carrying on Stat build
ing. , -
, me insurance Commissioner was
scored heavily by the Macon Represen
tative, who, whea informed that his
discussion wasn't petinent to th bill,
blandly opined that he had been wait
ing for some time to"tongue lash the
Commissioner' and, hsvlng started, he
would have his say.-
MI aa opposed to aay bill that win
give ' th Insurance Commissioner any
more power, Mr. Ray announced when
the Shepherd bill came up oa second
reading. "He has used what power he
haa,", continued Mr. Bay, toning his
J - iJLl- .1(-L-
vuico xu tongue luaiung piica, oaij
tot this benefit of , th fir Insurance
compaaies."
. Attacks His Policy..
H attacked tb Insurance Commis
sioner for sending out "emissaries" to
hunt up violators of the fife law, and
had warmed up to criticise the "safety
first" campaign of Mr. Young when Mr.
Shepherd interposed a question : .
: Mr. -Shepherd: "What has that got
to do with this bllll" .
Mr. Boy: "I. want to tongue lash the
Insurance Commissioner some doesn't
this bill give him some more power f
Mr. Shepherd f No, ir: .this bill
merely permits the Stats to increase
tli amount of insurance it now carries
on State property." . ,
Mr. Bay: "Oh, well; It seems to be al
right I got in my little say, anyhow."
Exteasloa Bill Introdaced.
" The bill to extend the city limits of
Baleigh would, as drawn, give tb Cam
eron Park residents no voice in th
1919 city election. It would beeom
effective on January 1, 1920, aad in the
, (CosUascd ea Psge Three)
CITY EXTENSION
-BILL INTRODUCED
CANADA'S DEAD
NATIVE' PREMIER
.; "4
Sir Wilfd Laurier who has just
died after a stroke, of paralysis, was thi
first French Canadian premier of Oan-
point which gave
greater independence of the British
government than ever before-though
Uuengthcjunrpy,mrathetic
clal tie. with tKe British; Canadian lni
undw.-hbr svernmentibirt"ht--Tirtir'
ment came when measures for trads
reciprocity -with the United States wer
Ldf!ti ..;;
PLAN IS IN SOAK
To Meet Objections of South
ern Senators To Anthony k
; Amendment
Washington, Feb. 18, Advocates of
woman suffrage ia the Senate stated
today that they wer considering plans
smn aula omi-rent raoiuiion, aa m sun-
Itltul for the'Susa B. Anthony
lutioa recently defeated in the Senat
by on rote.. Chairman Jones, of the
Senat woman, suffrage committee and
other champions of equal franchise, are
canvassing- the situation with officers
of women's organisations aad a meet
ing of the committee may be called
later if the informal inquiry develops
any prospect of favorable action before
Congress adjourns.
The new resolution drafted by Sena
tor Jones, would confer the right - of
franchise upon women by constitutional
amendment, but only to tbo extent that
men are permitted to vote in the several
states. It is designed to meet the ob
jection of .southern Senators.
ERS
Solicitor Takes Nol Pros. As
To Counts 3 and 4; Argu
ment of Counsel .
. (Special to the Newt and Obarrvtr.)
, Wlnstoa-Salem, Feb. 18. Taking of
evidence in th Winston-Salem rioting
eojwsi' lioth; for he Stated an: tlrfcnd
snts,' was concluded this afternoon and
counsel Iftte, this afternoon began -their
arguments.
Three will be made for the State aad
on each for the defendants. Solicitor
Grsves today - took a nol pros on the
third aad fourth counts ia the bill of
indictment against all of the defend'
ants. The third eodnt alleged that
"they did unlawfully assemble upon
the streets of Winston-Salem and around
the prisoner and did esgsge in riot
ing -conduct, making thrests, shooting
snd defying the law,' refusing to dia
pers whea commanded so to do." The
fourth eount chsrged the defendants
with defacing and 'injuring property,
Clarence Caldwell aad Jack Bumple,
two of the defendants, pleaded guilty
to the first two counts, but elaimed
that they were innocent ia the. charges
as contained in the third and fourth.
Th first count alleges conspiracy to
lynch and the second alleged intent to
break and enter a jail with intent to
do violence to the prisoner, Bussell
High, colored.
INQUIRY INTO CASE OF -
COMPTROLLER WILLIAMS.
Washiagton, Feb. 18. John Skclton
Williams, Comptroller of the Treasury
snd Wade Cooper, a Washington bank
er. -today continued 'their testimony
before aa executive session of the Scnste
Banking Committee, in connection with
the re-appointment of .vlr. Williams.
Another witness was Norbonne Bobisr
son, local correspondent for a Buffalo
newspaper, who has been charged by
Mr. Williams with attempting to defeat
the confirmation of his nomination. Mr.
Robinson wss understood to have reiter
ated denials of the charges. .
Senator. Weeks, of Massachusetts, re
appeared before the commute in- behalf
of his bill to transfer th comptroller's
duties to the Federal Reserve board.
What everybody is wslting fort The
Pinehurst - Jockey Club Horse Show.
Saturday, March 1st. -- - - -
Aw SUFFRAGE
CASE OF RIOTERS IN
HA DS OF IAWY
FIRST CRISIS OF THE
E
IS
The German Once More Solidi
ties The Alliance 1
Against Him
FURTHER RESISTANCE TO
BE MADE IMPOSSIBLE
Compliance With The Old Arm-
istice Terms To Be Porced;
'. Allies Now Are Determined
To Check New German Re
naissance of Militarism and
Prnssianism
By FRANK H. 8IMOND8.
(Copyright, 1919, The McClure Newt
paper Syndicate.)
(Special Cable from Paris.)
Paris, Feb. 19. At a time when the
attention of the world, and particularly
of America, has been fitod upon the
thing, lt'has been serious within limits
bnt it never threatened to break rela
tions between the various allied powers.
It . wan Ihyilauseof -mw " temporary I
misunderstanding and not a little
anxiety? rr--"' 11 " " .i'
The essential vice of the situation
grows out of the initial blunder, which
waa made hv all nt the nstinna tno-ether
in the matter of reraianvv At the time
of the armistice Uertnany was defeated
and in revolution, incapable of respond
ing in military fashion and, at least al
parently, threatened with a-Bolshevik
uprising which very materially affected
the point 0 view of the allied statesmen
who saw with apprehension a possible
extension of Bussian anarchy to Ger
many. 1
As a consequence, the armistice terms
were drawn incompletely. The essential
necessity of making at least a provis
ional treaty with Germany, which should
clearly and completely outline the terms
which the allies later meant to impose
upon the German empire, was over
looked. The result was that while the
Gorman fleet was taken, certain German
territory occupied, and a portion of Ger'
man war material 4emad4. the whole
tAeawy BT tha- nrmHTWr wA based npes
the hiss) of ermsnec Germany, threatened
wiU anarchy, which would be dlsaa-
troni to all nations.
Following th armistice Lloyd George
chose to go. bef or the country In an
election which occupied all bis ntteution
and alt th attention of the British peo
ple. Paris was waiting for the arrival
of President Wilson aad when President
Wilson cam he cam committed to
program which concentrated all -the
American effort on the framing of
League of Nations.
- We have had, then, a period of more
than three months since Germany was
beatea aad quit, in which no progress
whatever has been msde in the direc
tion of making peace with the nation
which produced this war, during which
tho attention of the various nations has
been concentrated first upon domestic,
political and economic, conditions, and
later upon the framing of the Leaa-ue
of Nations, while absolutely nothing of
a practical nature has been done in
dealing with Germany. We stand Prae
tieally where w stood on November 11,
so far as making ;ieaee with the prin
cipal enemy and imposing terms which
must be imposed upon that enemy are
concerned.
Now, in the course of these three
months, Germany, as I pointed out the
other day, has achieved marvelous re
integration. Hht haa dealt summarily
ana completely with her Bolsheviks.
Sh ha abolished all danger of seces
sion and sectional agitations. She has
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M EDI ATION OF TEXTILE-
STRIKE IN GEORGIA
Washington, Feb. 18. The Depart
ment of Labor announced tonight Com
missioner W. C. Liller had been as
signed to mediate in the dispute be
tween striking textile worker and
their employers at Columbus, Ga., ia
which approximately' 8,000 men are said
to be involved. In the controversy be
tween -textile, workers and their em
plovers at Oranitevlle, S. C, the de
partment appointed Commissioner C.
Bcadhcim as a mediator. About 2,000
men are said to bo out at Graniteville.
In both cases th men are demanding
a tvnour week.
Still Tied l at Psasak.
Passaic, N. J., Feb. 18. After repre
sentatives of, the 13,000 striking textile
workers here and a committee repre
senting the manufacturers, bail con
ferred today with Mayor Soger s con
ciliation committee, the manufactur
ers announced that they refused to
meet the workers' demands for a 44
hour week aad a 35 per cent wage in
crease. The manufacturers said, how
ever, they would grant a 4S-hour week.
The operative have beea working 69
hours. V
BOSTON LIQl'OR. STOPPED
ON THE WAY TO VIRGINIA
Boston, Mass., Feb. 18. Agents of
the department of justice boarded the
steamship. Kershaw, of the Merchants
and tMiner' Transportation Company
here today, shortly before the ship wss
due to sail for Norfolk, Va., aad seised
whiskey valued at $3,000. The officers
declared tha liquor was to be taken
into Virginia, a prohibition state, in
violation of federal law. '
Practically all of the liquor was ia
piat bottles aad had been packed in
suit eases and bags, aad hidden in
locker and beneath buaks ia th
crew's quarters.
PEACE CONFERENC
DECLARED
OVER
FORMER GOVERNOR
CRAIG GIVES HIGH
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Formerrar-HeeChif-Execu-.tive
On Return Home From
Washington ?
PART 0F 30TH DIVISION v!',
LIKELY TO PARADE HERE
Bellamy's Name To Be Sent To
The Senate Upon Return of
President Wilson; Sam Wil
der's Claim Under Consider
ation Bj War Department;
"Tar Heels at Capital
Nawa and Obaanror Bumtt,
4M Diatriat National Bank Bldf.
By . K. W1NTSRS.
(Br Special Laucd Win.)
Washington, D. C, Feb. 18. "It is in.
tcresting to contemplate a plain Amcr
lean citizen, with no title, no crown oa
his head, no purple, sitting with th
before leaving for his home in Ashe.
vllJcHe'Lhaalbeejispcndlng several ,
days in Washington on legal business
and his friends are extremely gratified
to note the improvement in his healtv
aitcr .auch a prolonged. illness. s .
Discussing the league of nations and
DDA (T Tfl !
riAMIOL IU HJLOU I
the master hand of Woodrow Wilson ia ' '
the formation of the covenant for peace,
Hte-beloved former-Gowaov f Nrth-"v'
Carolina' said : " T v ' "
"The scheme ef government -aa! ?
civilisation conceived by Woodrow Wil . .
son is vaster in its scope and contrail
by principles of humane policy fsi
above the empires of Alexander, Charle
magne and even Napoleon. It is s
scheme to insure peace to th whole
world and freedom and ' justice to all
mankind, to guarantee the rights of em
pires and see that no weak people an
treated with injustice. ' .
In Regard to TitI.'
"It Is intreting,,, said Governol
Craig, "to contemplate the (igaifieanei
of titles. In the earlier days of ths
Roman empire th general of the arm)
wa the imparato. He wits subordinate
to the consult,. In- th evolution 01
their government th Imparato was
clothed ia pnrpl and all the- trapping
of absolute power there wa something
myaterions aaj dlvin attached to th
person of the imparato. ' Th emperor
became th majesty of th tarth.
"In the earlier day of our republif
tho secretary was a subordinate, ii
subordinste control of a department ol
tho government. Now tbo Secretary of
War, Secretary of tha Navy, aad other
secretaries araj wspnsiblo :fot"nnd it
control of those vast responsibUiti ,
and when the league of nations shali
bo established the supreme head of th
executive council that shall control th
international relations of Ihe earth will
bo known as the Secretary General.
"Soon we will welcome home Wood '
row Wilson from his great work and ,
the completion of his mighty task. H
has beea the law giver for Europe,
Asia, Africa, Australia and the republics
of North and South America. He ha
sat with the emperors and kings aad
presidents as th recognized master ia'.
Wllcct and moral force," '
Troops Exported to Parade Here.
Senator Iee 8. Overman was today
given some assurance that a division
of North Carolina troops would b af
forded the opportunity to participate
in a parade and reception in Raleigh.
The junior Senator told The News and
Observer representative tonight that h -j;
believed that the request for the troop -'
to parade in Raleigh would be granted.
- "Tbo following letter received by -
Senator Overman today further sub
stantiates his belief that Baleigh will
havjlprtttnjty?HBj reviewing -a
portion of the Thirtieth division; 3
Th chief 'of staff directs me ia In
form you relative to your request fof
a parade in. Raleigh, N. C, of a portion
of the Thirtieth division, that if th
troops of this division land in -Newport
News, a portion of them will be routed
through Kaleigh and permitted to stop
over there for -a parade and reception.
If they land at Charleston a portion '
of them will, if practicable, without un )
due delay in being .demobilised, be al
lowed to go to Raleigh for a parade aad
reception.
Senater Over ma a inquired over th
telephoue today of the Department of
Justice for the delay in transmitting th
name pi Ueorge 11. iiollamy, of Brunt
wick, county, for nomination by the Sen
ate to the office of Marshal for Eastern
North Carolina. The reply was te tat
effect that the name of th "Duk of
Brunswick" would be sent to the Senate
upon the return of President Wilson. -
That there will be bo hitch in obtaining
th confirmation ef his nomination was .
indicated by the Department of Justice. '
The junior Senator had perhaps antici
pated, delay owing to an attack oa Mr.
Bellamy on the contention that he was
not in sympathy with the prohibition
laws.
Wilder. Claims Up.
In n letter received today by Repre
sentative Edward W. Pou, of North
Carolina, from Adjutant General P. C
Harris, the validity of tb claim of Sam
Wilder, of Baleigh, for reimbursement
incurred in the location of land on hli
property is doubted. The War Depart-
ment has no record of his elaims but has
instructed the commanding officer ot
Camp Polk to. furnish tb War Depart
ment with a report upon th validity of
the claim of Mr. Wilder. The letter . -
to Representative Pou.' reads : .
"Referring further to your'lettcr of
February 10, enclosing a communication
from Judge J. S. Manning, of Raleigh,, f
N. C, in regard to a claim by Mr. Sam '
Wilder to be reimbursed for loss in
(Ceatlaaed e Fag Tw).