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SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY TIQCSTUNS 19, 1919.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
PltlCEtFIVECniTS.
ALLIED TROOPS TO IIARCH
MO DM J J BATTLE
FORIIATiOH
While There Are No Indications
That There Will Necessa
rily Be Fighting They
Are Ready For It
GERMANS NOT DISPOSED
. TO SIGN, BUT FEAR THE
RESULT IF THEY DO NOT
President Wilaon Is in Beljium
and Lloyd George Is Visit.
inf Battlefields Around Ver-
dun and Tiers Was Little
r : Doing in Pesos Conference
Circles Wednesday; Polish
Ukrainian Situation and Oc
, cupation of Danzig Dis
. ouised By Foreign ministers
GERMAN CABINET HAS
NOT MADE DECISION YET
i Wslmar, Jass IS. (By Tke As
sociated Press.) Tha cabinet today
debated tba peace terms of tha allied
ssd saoeeiated sewers. ' It waa of
ficially aaaonaeed that aa dsdatoa
had baaa arrived at. Tba cabinet
probably la awaitlag tba mm It af
conference . af tba sooth GotWI
premiers with tba government. Thar
will he ao farther cabinet sitting
atll Thursday.
. Tba rlgisal French Uxt af tba
entente answer, lacladiag tba ewvcr
lag note, was lalahed tbla morning
by tba priatan sad will ba dla
tribsted tbla sftsraooa.
Tba government today aaaoanesd
Premier ClaaraacaaaV apology for
tha atonlag of members of tba Gar
maa paaca delegatioa at Versatile.
(By The Associated Press.)
Nothing official taa yet become
knows ai to what action the German
, covernment will take regarding tha
peace treaty. At Weimar the docu
ment la being carefully atndied by tba
National Assembly's peace commission.
Unofficial report! are that there ia
great dissatisfaction oa the part of the
German Cabinet member and high
German official! ever what are soasid
ared the extremely hard term It ia
aaid large majority of the cabinet
member! are opposed to signing the
treaty, bnt are fearful of a reign of
Bolshevism and consequent ehaos in the
country should they decline.
German newipapera take a dark view
of the doctrine', whether Germaay
aigni or aot. The newspaper which
oppose aigning let their pessimism ma
to the extent of expecting a resump
tion of hostilities by the Allies Mon
day if the armistice is permitted auto
matically to end.
While there is nowhere any Indica
tes thnt if circumstances compel the
, Allied troops to advance farther Into
Germany . there aeeesssrily will be
fighting, the Americas, British aad
' French troops will bo prepared for any
eventuality. If a further iarasioa bc
comee accessary tha troops will march
inta Germany ia battle formation.
Wllsoa Ia Belgiasv
T With President Wilson In Belgium
and David Lloyd George, British pre
mier, visiting the battlefields aroaad
Verdun, the Council of roreira Da'
liters and tha Supreme Economic Coun
cil were the only sections ef the peace
conference ia Paris at work Wodaaa-
dsv.
Ths Polish TJkraiaiaa situatloa aad
detail as to the oecupatioa of Daatig
by the Poles were discussed by the for
ein ministers, while the economic
council's deliberations concerned ro
sumptioa of trad relations with Ger-
many and Inaneing af food supplies
for Austria:
Released Bpartaeaa and Communist
. prisoners have been repulsed ia aa at
tempt to fore their way into tha cas
tle at Weimar, where members of ths
German government have their head'
ousrters. '
, Th I attackers intention Is belioved
to have been to ssls President Ebert,
Premier 8eheidems:na and Misirtar of
Defenss Noske. 1
Aa attempt by Preaek sailors, whs
carried a Dae. to release from the
prison at Brest a.namber cf their eom
. rades who recently mutinied ia the
- Black dea also failed. Tba eituatioa at
Brest is reported as serious. ,
PEACE DELEGATES SAID
TO HAVE ADVISED AGAINST
ACCEPTANCE OF TREATY.
(Br The Associated Press.)
Basle. Juae 12. Ths German peace
. delegntioa at this morning's meeting
t Weimar advised tha cabinet to reject
- the pear treaty, according te a dis
patch from Wsimsr by th eorrespoad
mt of the rrsnkfort Zeitang.
The eorresDondent added that ths x
perts with the delegatioa also wero ej
th opinion that th treaty should be
rejected-
Berlin, Jun 18, The Germsn peace
leWsatea have draftee a memoraadum
recommending that the cabinet refuse
to sign the pea treaty, aeeordiag to
a Weimar dispt.eU ts the Zcitung Am
littng. :
- Count ,Voa Brockdorff-Ssnttau, head
sf the delegation, the Tsgeblatt says,
Kill reals- . as well as the other me
bers of the delegatioa unless this view
It sdopted.
i Th Premiers of B;.varia, Wurttem
Cr3tlaad' aa Page TUrteosu)
IF NECESSARY
C. S. WAS TRADE BOARD IS
BEADT TO ENFORCE EMBARGO
17 GERMANY REFUSES TO SIGN
Washlagtoa, Jama lay War Trade
Board la toady to oafotco embargo
mssearss agaiaat Ganaaay aa aaoa
aa word la receives! f roaa the later
AlUad Blockade Council Uat tha
hlockado of that coaatry la agaia la
feres la tha evesU that Cermsay
rtfaata to sign tba poaca treaty.
Aatlag Chairman Woolley aald to
day that sketotoa of tba war-time
machinery of tha board baa baaa
kapt latact aad tha board oaald
gaia pat late af oat Immediately ita
war-tlmm taatrlctloaa.
WeaponeVThat WoaU Ba Used.
la tbla eveat tba baard principal
waapooa to auks tha biackada affao
tira probably weald ba rigid prehlbt
tlosi agaiaat neat ram tradlag wttk
Ganaaay, tba adoptloa. of a aaw
enemy tradlag Hat.-aaaarata prehlbl
ties of aaythlag galag Goraway
direct, aad raeaaraa to tha lattealag
plaa applied to aaatrala dartag tha
wsr fop prevent the paaalblllty of
aarplaa supplies being obtained by
tba aaatrala which oaald ba as.
chaagad for German goods. .
Chief of Naval Aviation Tells
House Committee Reduc-
tions Mean That
(By Th Associated Press.)
Washington, Jsne 13. Iaereaaee of
$2000 POO ia tha IISOOWO aviatioa
appropriatioa sarriod la ha 1930 navy
appropriation Mil aa passed by the
Eoasa was urged before th Beasts
Naval Committee today by Csptaia
Crave a, chief of naval aviatioa, who
declared that aaleaa It was granted ths
United States would fait tar behlad
other nations a the race for aircraft
development ' , ,
Rear Admiral J. B- alcKeaa. aetiag
chief of operations, and Csptaia R. H.
Leigh, acting chief of navigation, also
asked the committee to authorix a
larger naval fore than tba House plaa
of M1.000 mea until October; 191,000
until JannaryJ nd 17100 thereafter.
Both recommended that 130,000 mea
should bo allowed until October 1st an
an average of 200,000 for the balane
of thoyear.
Urging aa Inireased appropriation
for naval aviation, Csptaia Craves de
elred that England intended to spend
1300,000,000 next year for the develop
ment el aviatioa aad lanee aawoo,-
000.
"In comparison to- those sums," the
eaptaia said, "the amouat we are ask
ing for seems very smsu. The general
board irst recommended that 40,000,
000 bo appropriated, but It was later
decided that by exercising tha strictest
economy we eonld get along with 135,
000,000, This was. the absolute minimum
for carrying out ths program, aad
whea it was reduced to $15,000,000 by
the Hose it meant radical aad crip
pling redactions.'
Plane for the construction of rigid
dirigibles would hsvs to bo abandoned
entirely, if the Senate did not iaereacc
the appropriatioa, Csptaia Craven aaid.
aad experimental work oa heavier thaa
air eralt would have to be greatly car
tailed. The importance of dirigible eoastruo-
tioa was stressed by Captain Cravjn,
who said that battles of th futore
probably would bo "woa or lost ia the
air," aad that dirigibles would bo al
most as valuable aa battleships.
THE XOBLCfA SCUTTLED AXD-
SENT TO THE BOTTOM
London, ' June , IS The Ameriena
steamship Korlina, caught in tha fire
which partly destroyed the Alexandra
docks at Liverpool last Monday, has
bees scuttled aad sunk ts prevent her
destroetioB. The Nprlina. owned by
ths Garland Steamship Corporatioa,
was- disrharging cargo vrhen the ftro
broke out. The ship was oa her first
voyage for her owaers siaeo being re
leased tram government service.
later-Anted Casaes Jane it
Paris, Tuesday, June 17-President
Wilson, General Perching, Preaident
Poiaeara aad Premier Clemcaeeau will
participate ia the oeremoniee incident
to the opening of ths Inter-Allied games
ia tha Pershing Stadium oa Juae 22.
Ths games will S&tndovet two weeks.
Wears 4 Ovetfeas Berries Chevrons.
Washington, Jnna IS. Major Gen
eral James W. MeAadrcws, formerly
General Pershiag's ehief-of-staff, aad
now'hssignsd as preaideat of the Army
Wsr College, has reported to Secretary
Baker prior to taking , ap his aew
duties. He Is tha trot officer to re
turn from Francs wearing four over
seas service chevrons, denoting two
years aetivs duty abroad during ths
war. .-..,v -
X
Tobacco Aaaoclatioa Meetlag.
Biehmead, Va Juno 1SV Announce
ment was made toalght that ths Tobacco
Awwiatioa of the I'aited fitatea would
hold it annual eoaveatinn at Old Foiat
Comfort, Juna 28, IT aad t r
CRIPPLING NAVY
AND AIR SERVICE
PiCKIItG SEilATORS
. 10 OPPOSE WIL ft
Borah, Hiram Johnson and
Others To Make Tour and
P-: Reply To President V
M'CUMBER'S SPIRITED
SPEECH FOR THE LEAGUE
t islimiiinn
Republican, Senator Rises
Above Partisanship and Be.
fuses To Be "Hidebound or
Blinded" By Party Zzigency;
Denounces Knox - Resolu
tion (By Ths Associated Frees.)
Wasbingtoa, Juae 18 The Leagu It
Nations wss supported ia ths Beasts to
day by Seaator MeCumber, of North
Dakota, a Bepablieaa member of ths
foreign Relatione Committee, who tf
gued ia a three-hour speech that th
league covenant offered a Just had prac
ticable plaa for th preservation of
world peace.
The North Dakota Senator replied to
arsrumeats of Senator Kaox, of Pea a
sylvsnia, and other RepubUeaa leaders,
and declared ha could aot be Influenced
against ths league plaa by party con
siderations. v
"Partisaa that I am," he asserted, 1
hope I shall never be so hidebound or
so blinded-by party exigency as to op
twee a Just position taken or a truth
declared by a member cf any opposi
tion party. I could not cast my vote
acninst any reasonable plaa for tha
preservation cf world peace without a
eoavictioB that would follow mo to the
rravs that I had committed an unpar
donable offense against all future gen
erations.
rasaaaln of Misrearoseatatloa.
The .North Dakota Senator charged
there had been a eampaiga of misrepre
sentation agaiast the league. He op
posed . a proposal ealcalatod "to souad
the death knell of any scheme to pre
serve peace,' ths resolution of Benutor
Knox, which would declare tha Senate s
oppositioa to accepting the league cove
nant with the peace terms.
Tha raaeeh aroused no debate but
while the Senate wss at work most of
the Jay oa appropriations there waa
much maneuvering ta preparation ror
the flght expected Friday or Saturday
to force a show-dova of Senate opinion
regarding the league. Btveral plans to
this sad were discussed, out u is mow
stood ae decision was reached. .
To Beply to rreaMeai. .
; i Soma progress was mads, however, on
plaas to eo-ordinst the speaking tours
cf 8enstors who will reply to President
Wllsoa whea he goes before ths ecus
try early next month to appeal for sup
port of the league. Although these
plans have not yet reached a definite
stage, Senator McCormkk, Republican,
Illinois, kas been given general charge
of the co-ordination scheme , for the
nresent.
Those expected to make public
speeches ia reply to the President, in
clude Benstors Borah, of Idaho; John
son, ef California; Harding, of Ohio;
aad Watson, of Indiana, all Republi
cans, and Seed, of Missouri, Democrat.
The oppositioa leaders also' are
counting ew Senator JJpre, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, but it ia understood he hue
given ao definite assuraaece. Senator
Knox and Chairman Lodge of .the
S?.,-
will ma on an extended trip.
"Folio Oa 8seUl Train !
A proposal that several of ths oppo
sitioa Benstors follow Mr. Wilson on a
. . . !J .1 V.. 4
special US1S una noen touimoreu, iui
so far there has been no effort to ar-;
range for such a course,
8PEICH OF SENATOR
McCVMBEB Or K. DAKOTA
Wsshlngton, June 18. Declaring op
ponents of ths League of Nstioas hsvs
sondueted a eampaiga of misrepreaea
tatioa and distortioa, Bcaator MeCum
ber, of North Dakota, a Bepablieaa
member of the foreign Belationa com
mittee, told the Bensts today the league
covenant offered ths only present hope
futars4cf preventing future snd mors terrible
wars. v.
Beplying to arguments of many Re
publican Senators, ke npheld the league
as entirely consistent with the Ameri
cas constitution and devoid of any
ability to dangerously entsngls or oar
mil America, interests.
"Ia twenty years of service ia the
Senate, said ths North Dakota Senator,
1 have kaowa but one- instrument
whose terms hsvs been so wilfully mis
interpreted aad so grossly misrepre
sented as ths eovensnt sf ths League of
Nationa. It is regrettable tbst ths
mighty power of eloquence is used to
defame aad distort ths true meaning of
aa instrument, the most important that
ever appealed to the hesrt or the soul
of msn. ." .
''Suppose wejspw refuse to join with
ths rest of ths world, in some scheme. to
prevent, war, what' will happen t As
surely as ths sua shall rise, CTtry great
aatioa will proceed to devise meane for
the .wholesale destruction of nations.
So desperate will be the next wsr that
all ths hsts aad all ths venom created
by this struggle will be infinitesimal
sompsred with ths aext. And against
what rare will all these weapons of
death be used t. Against ths whits
race." f '
Quoting the declaratioa of Seaator
Johasoa, Bepubiiean, of California, that
America by virtue of her isolat!.oa does
aot accd ths Europssa power "as
partners," Mr. MeCumber said isolatioa
had long sines broken dowa, a European
quarrel having cost this country In tha
past flvs years 60U0 lives sad 10,-
000,000,000. '
There la bo moral duty Incumbent
upon sSnymaa la kis rslatioa to his
. (Coatlaaed oa Psgs Two.)
EDWARD KIDDER GRAHAM, JR., WHO
HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY UNIVERSITY
1 ii in i in i -
.Y ''.:'
- - 'i i - -
To the rodents at Chapel Bill he
meeting of tha board of trustors of the
adopted as a child of ths Cuts institution aad committee appointed to look
sfter bis education nd support until he is SI years old. Bia mother passsd
away two years ago and since the death ef his father, the late Prcsidsat
Oraham, tr has lived with bis two aunts, the Misses Moses, at Chspet Bill..' '
RESTORED OCT. 26
Both Branches , of . Congress
Vote To Rsnca! Daylight
Savings Act
BUT REFUsItOMAKE IT
EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
End ofrut diciary Committee May
Present Season Was Over
whelming, 56 To 6 in Senate
and 233 To 132 in House;
Labor and 7arm Interests
Tor Repeal of Law
(By The Associated Press.)
Wsshington, June 18.Doom of the
daylight saving, Inaugurated as a war
measure, wss pronounced . today by
Congress, both Bessts and Hooss adopt
ing, by overwhelming messures to termi
nate operation of the law whea the pe
riod ef sammer time ends next October
' . ;
The House, following thras hours' de
bate, by a vets of 233 to 139, passed
a bhl to repeal the law on the last Sun
ay ia seat 'October, but rejected aa
amendment to make tha repeal effective
St eats. r
Ths Senate, by a vote, of M to 6,
after a brief discussion, added; a rider
to the agriculture appropriation bill
providing for repeal of the daylight
measure oa the same dsts fixed by the
House bill. 1 , ,
The Senate measure goes to confer
ence, with the agrieuHnral bill and ths
Rouse bill is to be sent to the Senate
It is sonaldsred likely that Senate
amendment will bo finally substituted
ror ths House mcssure. Actios of Con
greas, therefore, means continuation of
the present clock time this summer and
csrly fall with retura tq sua time Octo
ber M, ending two years' eperstioa of
the daylight saving plan. .
Farsaera aad Leber People for BepeaL
Members of both Senate and House
In sdvoenting repeal of ths law enacted
March 19, 1911, said they were guided
Isrgely by wishes of farmers and labor
ing mea who oppose the advanced hours
during 'ths spring and summer season,
Opponents of ths repeal legislation de
clared the extra hour of dnylight was
a boon to eity dwellers aad asserted
thst others easily could --sdjuet their
affairs to conform to ths sdvaaced
dork schedule.
More thaa two score of Bouse mem
bers participated In ths "debate, but
as moat speeches were limited Is a few
minutes all obtained permissioa to ex
tend their remarka '.v sy -,-..,-; t
.Senate discussion wss confined virtu-
slly to addresses by Senator LaFollette,
Bepubiiean, of Wiseonaia, champion of
the repeal rider, and -Senator C's'dcr,
Bepubiiean, of New York, author of the
daylight law.
is known as "Sonny.", At. ths aanual
University this week he ,Tt isrmally
SENATE STANDS BY
II
3y Vote of 55 To 11 Proposed
Exemption of Wine and
Beer: Is Defeated
TEST IN THE HOUSE
I EXPECTED SATURDAY
Seject Amendment Propoaed
By Card, of Ohio, To Em
power President To 8ns
pend War Time Ban On
Beers and Wines
(By Ths Associated Prose.)
Washington, June IS. Certain de
feat for efforts to have Congress ex
empt beer aad wine from eperstioa of
the war-time prohibitloa law was sees
in sa overwhelming vote of 65 to 11 In
the Beasts late today agaiast sa ex
emption proposal.
By. that margia, the Sennts tabled
a motioa by Senator Phelan, Democrat
ot California, to add a rider to the
agricultural bill for application of ths
war-thne prohibition law to "distilled
spirits alone. Ths sentiment sf ths
8enste thus expressed ia the Ant test
vote of this Congress wss taken gen
erally to sound ths deafh kasll for
measures-designed to permit use ;f
beer snd wines under ths war-time
leglslstios. '
New Tack Tskea In Hoaee.
A new tack was takea la the ITouse,
however, by advocates of suspension of
the wsr-time prohibition law'a provi
sioas insofar as they affect beer and
wines. Ths House-Judiciary Committee
received and agreed to vote next Sat
urday on an amendment, by Represen
tative Gard, Democrat ef Ohio, to pro
hibitloa enforcement legislation which
would authorise ths president to sus
pend the wsr-time bsa oa beer and
wines. . Bejcetipa of the amendment
by1 tht committee generally was pre
dicted. The committee also decided to
recommend enforcement of prohibition
by ths International Beveuue Commis
sioner snd not by a special commis
sioner. Motioa la Beasts Quickly Tabled.
Disposition1 by 'the Senate of the
Phelan proposal cams after little dis
cussion, ..except by Mri" Phelart aad
none by advocates of prohibition. The
California "senator urged that the Be
nats's rules Sgainst legislativs riders
oa appropriatioa bills be set ssids to
msks his rider ia order. Such a mo
tioa required' a two-thirds majority,
8enater Uronns, Bepubiiean of North
Dakota, declared that interminable de
bats would he entailed and moved to
table Senator Phelan'e motioa to shut
ting aS further discussion.
BEER
PR0K1BI
CREATION OF HAPPIER
SOCIETY
"SOIIIfJIPE
BY THE TRUSTEES
University Becomes Guardian
For Son of Late President
Edward K. Graham
COMMITTEE IS NAMED
TO MAKE-ARRANGEMENTS
Enlargement of University and
Future Development of Ita
Phyilcal Property PlaxedJn
Handa of Committee; Stepi
Taken To Secure Exchange
Profeaaors in State
(Specisl to the News siObaerver.)
Cbapcl Hill, June 18. No nobler
tribute could have beea paid to ths
memory of the late Edwald Kidder
Graham of the University of North
Csrolins, than ths steps takes at th!
sannal meeting of the board Of trus
tees in Chemistry hall last sight ts
adopt Edward Kidder, Jr., popularly
kaowa among the students aa "Bonny,"
the eight-year-old boy of the decease!
oresideat of the University. . Greater
thaa any monument or carta or siont
will be the caring for this orphan boy,
still young in years, whose genial dis
position hss won the hearts of a host
of admirers. '
: To carry out the wishes of the bosrd
ot trustees, who without a dissenting
vote adopted the resolution to this cad
ot Col. J. Bryan Grimes, the following
committee haa been named to make
arrangements - for young Grahsm's
education and ears until ha ia SI years
Old: President H. W. Chase, of the Ual
versify; Secretary of the Navy Joaephns
Daniels: Mr. B. I. W. Connor, seere
tarv ef the board of trustees; Prof. M.
C. 8. Noble, of the University fueulty,
and Mr. W. N. Everett.
Fifteen hundred students next year
ars expected snd the problem of coring
for them has already begun to worry
the faeulty snd ths trustees didn't
know just what to do. Of one thing,
however, they srs surs snd thst is they
ran aot afford to make mistakes ia the
loeatioa of aew dormitories.
The two csmmtttces aamed sometims
ago, ens te parchsse Issd, and the other
to arrange, for building, were com
hired with authority to employ a com
petent laadscape engineer to draft S
plsa of dsvslopmsnt The committee is
as follows! Col.-J. Bryas Grimes, James
A. Gray, John Spmnt Hill. George
Btephens. Haywood Parker, represent
ing ths board of trustees, and Presi
dent Chsse nnd C. T. Woollen, repre
sedtlag the faeulty.
Plana under consideration contem
plate the erection of four dormitories
to the north of the college but the
trustees feci thnt the development must
be towards the southern part of the
campus and muck laud in thnt section
ass already beea acquired.
It was decided to name a committee
of three trustees aad the president ot
the University aad two members of the
faeulty to outline the future policy ss
to the ase of the Keaaa fuad.
Waat Exehaags Professors.'
. Ths trustees took ths initiative ia
suggesting exchange of professor for
lecture courses with ether North Caro
lina colleges, which it is hoped may
prove the mesne of bringing the colleges
ef the State into closer relations with
each ether. It' ia hoped to have pro
fessors from ths University go to other
colleges ia the State and deliver lectures
sad have them ia tura scad professors
hers for the asms purpose. President
Chase wss authorized to take steps to
this end. '
A committee of five trustees wss sn
thorised to ro-o pernio with a similar
committee from tea faenlty to arrange
for tha inauguration of Preaideat
Chsse, the date to be selected later.
A suitable moaumeat over the graves
of President nnd Mrs. Graham will be
erected. - A committee -composed ot
President Chsse, Oesernl Julian 8.
Carr and Major Joha W. Graham waa
named to hook after the arraagemeata.
New Profeaaora Employed.
Other matters cf routine including
the promotion of profeuorr sad em
ployment of sdditionalyprofeaaors were
considered by the trustees aad the
recommendations of President Chase
were adopted.' Among the aew addi
tions to the faculty is !'- Edgar W,
Kaight, formerly Superintendent of
public Instruction for Wske County
ssd previous to his employment there
being professor of education at Trin
ity College, Durham, 'who becomes pro
fessor of rural education. Another "new
professor Is C. A. Uibberd, who aa as
sistant is English will have charge of
the teaching of journalism at the Uai
vcraity. Mr. Hibhrrd Is a newspaper
man of considerable experience, having
represented, papers in the far East for
several years aad recently engaged ia
specisl feature writing for Chicago pa
pers. , .
Promotions, additions and resigna
tions, as approved by the trustees.
wero announced today at the commenee-
sMai exercises by, President Chise as
follows:
Promoted ' from associated to full
professors: J., H. Haaford, professor of
English; Norma Pocrster, professor of
English; J. G. Beard, professor sf
pharmacy. : '
1 rom instructor to sssiatant pro
fessor: A. W. Hobbf, ot department of
mathematics, . '-
Dr. J. V. BcIL Smitk professor of
ehasnlatrv. t '
Additions-Dr. Edgar - W. Kaight,
(Coatlaaed sa Psgs Tw4
HOST
BE GOAL
Secretary Lane Delivers Schol
4idy f ddress On Lessons of
The War To Graduates;
of State University - -
SPEAKER IS INTRODUCED
. BY SECRETARY OF NAVY
governor Bickett Delivers Di-
plomai To 87 Graduates and
Incidentally Calls On Them
To Use Their Influence To
Work For League of Na.
tions; Honorary Decree of
Doctor of Laws Tor Visitisf
Speaker . v '
(Special to News aad Observer.) . ;
Chapel Hill, June lS-Ours Is not a
task of reconstruction but of carrying
on, Secretary of the Interior IrankUV
K. Late told members of shs graduating
class of the University of North Coro
nas ia a letioiarly and eloquent ad
dress today, ia which ho pleaded that
the unity of purpose sseossary for war's
grssi aeeompiianmsnta may be trans-
ferret to the problems of ereatiag a
happier society ia times sf peace, .
ne saner, sounder sor more elevating
address on ths problems of ths asw day
haa been heard ia this State reeeatly.
pui mere was utile to startls or indeed,
little that at first thought seemed aew. .
It waa s call of ths realities sf home, of
devotion to loved ones, of ears for ths '
afflicted, of stability of character sad
of faith, a simple faith that does aot
sk to see tha distant scene, but walks
ncniDiy in us present. ...
It was a messaae that smnhaaiiad tha"
old. truths, the sober view aad yet em-
vtxnea bb appeal to go lortn as era -adcrs
ts destroy the enemies ef an.
riety, ths things that toad to destroy
freedom snd happiness. He arced so "
operation snd at ths asms tima pointed
out ths ssisssity of individualism. He
discussed national affairs aad predicted
mat America would sever become drunk
with the glory of power.
' Introdaced by Secretory Daalela. -
"They went forth as crusaders," said
he, speaking of the soldiers, "snd they
come back eitixcaV We proved 'thst '
we could fight, we proved thst ws would " "
fight snd ws hsvs proves that we tan
corns back sober." ,.,-. 4- .i',!' '
Secretary Lane wss introduced by
Secretary of the Navy Josephue Daniels,
the latter being presented by Presfct"
aont mare, who eommended Mr. Lane ta
his audience as a man sf genisl per
sonality snd f likable disposition, a
mas whe incarnates a forward vision
and a-practical plan,' for taking tars
of our soldiers snd sailors.' In saying
these kind things about his eoltenrua in
the cabinet, Secretary Daniels humor.
ously declared hs wss violating the only
rule of the cabinet, which was never to
say a kind thing about another cabinet
officer. .
Secretary Glvea Degree.
The honorary degree of doctor of -
laws was conferred on Secretary Lans
following bis sddress. Govcrsol
bickett, who took time enough to pay '
his respects to a hand full of folks
in Washington "who if they persist la
ueir en oris, men a trash wagoa will
drive up to ths back door of the Senate
and haul away a lot of broken property
ueuverea aipiomss to 07 graduates.
Governor Bickett expressed himself
rathet vigorously oa ths questloa of a
league of aatioas aad bads ths grad- '
nates go homo and hslp la seeing thst
wo get out of the wsr just what ws -fought
for. "Tou know ws went la to
ait to. put a atop te wars," hs declared.
sid his audieaee applauded vigorously.
Governor Bickett, who had ths honor
of escorting Secretary Lass to ths UaV
varsity, had ths misfortune to have two
tire puscturss oa route from Raleigh
to Chapel Hill in kis automobile aad
this delayed the arrival sf the party
for mors thaa aa hour.
Aeadosals Prsssssssa Parma. .. .
It wss hot, very hot, bat tha ssrgisg
ssAss sf huaaaaity waitod patiently, ths '
college baad meaawhlls keepins thinsa
aa livsly as possibls by playing varloaa
selections sf popular band music, ,'
Shortly before aeoa, ths scad em is pro-
csssios lorsnoa sna marened to Memo-
rial hall, headed by Col. Hyde Pratt, '
faeulty marshal, aad Josh Taylos, chisf
student marshal, followed by Secretary .
Laae and President Chase, ssd Gover-
aor Bifxstt and. Secretary Dsaiels. Ths
graduating eiaas acted as escort for ths
fseulty sd board of trustees. ' '
Then tha crowd rushed ia. moat af '
ucm expecting not to be able to find
seats, but there was room enough for
uU. The acoustics of the hall never
good, were ao better today than usual,
and consequently many did not sear the
splendid sddress by Secretary lass. -
rreudent Chase was given, a great
erstioa aa he arose to call the meeting
to order. The audisaes rose to iti test
snd cheered him vigorously.' Bcv. May
aard Marshall, ot the Episcopal church, '
onered the invocation.
Two Newspaper Mea. .
In presenting Secretary Daniels to
introduce Secretary Lane, President
Chase explained there was soma pro
priety as Secretary lane had ones beea 1 .
in ths newspaper business ssd Mr. ,
Daniels had formerly been sir editor
ia addition to their service together ia
the cabinet. h
Secretary Daniels was gives another-"""
ovation as ho aross to speuk. Hs spoke '
briefly of the great challenge the suc-
eessful conclusion of war had brought -to
all institutions but to none to mack
as colleges snd universities. College
mea had .been tried ia war aad aot '
fouad wanting. They had aot hesitated '
to. do the thing nearest at hand, wheth
er It whs peeling spuds or washing
decks. Educational . institutions met J
the test .of war they must aow meet
the challenge of peace - ,
Secretary Daniels urged the seniors '
net to think of junkerism ss being eon-
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