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' VfcATliLV tilt thsn.l'rslWwei la ft portion Friday f Satarday partly eloady, showers. ::SllfJlt! YATC12 LA Z, M rw . r--' k.far, nliilo a., 4 t. j yoLax. ko.171. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY f.lOPJwN'G, mTl;UST9. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. FiucEt five cx;n. nnv Elll ; ITALMIPLICATIIS RESULT IN RESIGNATION ria l uia v SENATE POLITICAL SET BY CDitlFillTTEE OF GERM DELEGATION AND EXTEND THE TDJE LEAGUE DEBA1 FKIAL HEARiuG IS VOOLLEY SOUNDS HIGH PRICE SIREN lib i JjlUMililib Vice-President Applies Rules . Break To Stop Partisan 1' Shaft-Hurling ; THOMAS, OF COLORADO, Tells Va. Bankers R. R. Would Put Up Rates If Returned To Private Control OF EXISTING GOVERNMENT fresent " Delegation Reported . Violently Opposed To Sign ing The Peace Treaty, . Cabinet of Like Mind BUT FEELING AMONG -GERMANS GENERALLY IS THAT TERMS MUST BE MET I . . . , Meantime Marshal Foch Con a tintiea Hit Preparations To . Meet Any Emergency That Vllay Arise and Concentration . of Troops "Mong The Bhine Will Be Complete by Satur day; Italian Crisis Adds To Uncertainty, As The Orlando, Uncertainty of The Situation MAT BE CHANCf IN . r ; . GERMAN DELEGATION Paris, 1 Jaae 11- (Bjr Ths Asa dated Preea.) Advices received la American peae conference circle la Pari . frpm Weimar Indicate that there saay b a chaag la tho a.l af tka German peace eelst-atlon and that a abort extension af tha time limit for signing tha peace treaty nay ha requested by tha Cr maaa, hat that tha Garmas wi' aifa tha treaty. - . (By the Associated Prow.) While the membara of the German j-eac 'delegation are itill reported un officially a violently opposed to aigning ' tha treaty and tha greater part of tha ' German cabinet to be of similar mind, latest indication! are that the general feeling in Germany la tending toward recognition of that fact that tha allied demands must be met. Americas peace conference clrdei ia Pari hare re ' wired indication that to meet the re j quirements of the allies there mast ! . come a chance ia tha persoanel of the recalcitrant German leaders end that a 1 request for short aateniloa of time , from Monday, whea the time limit for Germany to answer fxpires, may be aaked ia order that a plebiscite ia Ger many eaa be held ta determine tha eon- 1 censua of opinion or the masses. j 1 Bat Treaty Will he Slgaed. 1 These indications, however, seemingly -tioint toward 'the pelief that tha Ger mans, in, any eventuality, will aiga. 'Meanwhile, Marshal Foeh continue his 'preparations te meet any contingency 'that may arise. The concentration of 'allied troops along the Bhine will be complete Saturday in readiness to in vade Germany further la ease tha Get mane remain obdurate up to the time of the expiratioa of the time limit. Foch is reported also to have extended hie line to the Daaube, so as to be able to operate from that region against Germany should necessity require it. Italy aa a BtambUag Block Agala. As aa addition to the uneertaiaty pre trailing with regard to whether Ger 'many will sign tha peace treaty, has i come a crisis ia the Italian government to perplex the peace eenferene. rait ing to secure a vote of eosndeae la tho Chamber of Deputies ia Borne oa a ' demand . by Premier Orlando that the ' Chamber ia secret aessioa listea to the government's explanation! of it for eign policy, tie Italian cabinet I followed precedent ia parliamaatarly affairs and haa resigned. Tola action 'may still further complicate the work of the peace conference, especially in etraightenlng out the tangle that long has existed as regards Italy claims to Fiumo and the Dalmatian coastal re gion. . : - The vote of lack of confidence ia the government wasjsa overwhelming oae, being 159 to 70. Prior te the vote the premier ia a statement to the chamber had announced that the various eeo , nomle- and financial questions concern ing Italy had been tovled, or were about to be eolved. , . a--m-- Haw Cermea People Peel Aboat tb Berlin, Wednesday, June 19. (By A. P.) 'Sign the treaty and be through ' with the agony," ia the girt of the com- meat of the people of Berlia. - After the wrath .provoked by the moral indictment contained ia the cov ering aote of the Allied answer the residents of Berlin seemed te have re- igned themselves to the inevitable. ' ,"Btlr the end with terror than ' terror without mi,'1 was the way oae email merchant put It today. BRITISH PREPARATIONS TO ENFORCE PEACE TERMS. ' London,' June lfl.-'-Morning news papers featured. British naval and other preparations in the event of Germany refusing te eign the treaty of peace and print under big headlines several anofflclal reports which,, were current v, during the night. - Graad Fleet Oa War Footing. ; The Grand" Fleet ha agaia be a placed oa a war footing, it is4 reported, and ready to aail for German waters at a moment' aotiee. It ia also stated that the dirigible B-34 has been diverted from her trans-Atlantic trip, equipped with. bombs and machine guns and has been sent or ie going to the Baltic, while her eompaaioa aircraft, the B-33, similarly equipped,' .left Wedaeeday i ' V (Continued aa Page Two.) CERMAN ASSEMBLY. TO ACT SATURDAY ON PEACE TREATY s , MAY ORDER A PLEBISCITE Berlia,- Jaae 11. Yla Ceacaha gen.) Tha Cermaa National Assem bly wlU make its Saal deeurfea aa tha peace treaty Satarday, according to private advices received here from Weimar. Ia all probability, It le said, the assembly will decide to or der that a plebiscite be tokea. - - If tba Cermaa National Assembly erdere a plebiscite oa the peace treaty Satarday the voting will have to be doae so that tha German aa swr ca reach the alllea la Parle by :! p. an. Meaday, Paris time, aa leaa the Germans ahaald reqaeat aad the alUee grant a farther extension af time la which to answer. Late la April It was reported from Berlia that the Cermaa goveramcat had all apparteaanceo for aa else tloa la roadlaeee for a plebiscite oa the peace tanaa. At that time aoarcea close to the . German government clalsaod that each aa electlaa ceald be completed threagBeat Germaay la 48 hears. The qaeotloa of a plebis cite la Germaay, however, baa not beea raised since. Since tho revolatloa la November, all important elections In Germaay have beea held oa Saaday. BELGIANS WELCOME PRESIDENT WILSON Character of Demonstrations For Beloved American En- - thusiastic, Sincere SIGHT OF DEVASTATED REGIONS AFFECTS HIM In That Section It Is Like a - Dead Country and The Peo ple Seem Hopeless Tet; Dif ferent Spirit and Scenes In Other Regions Visited; The Party (By the Associated Press.) Brussels, Wednesday, June 18. Presi dent and Mrs. Wilton, with King Al bert end Queen Elisabeth as their guides, saw the devastation visited, upon Belgium by the Germans, The first part of their visit deeply affected the Americana, not only Mr. WUsoa but those accompanying him.- The -second phase was of aa entirely different char acter. ; Ia the forenoon few residents were encountered. Ia the afternoon the ap pearance of the President at Ypres, Ottend, Zeebruggt and, Anally, Bnrt sels, waa made the occasion of demon strations that mighT have beea accorded a conquering hero. With the Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson were Miss Mar garet Wilson, B. M. Bamch, Norman Davis, Gen. W. W. Harts, Herbert Hoover, chairman of the inter-allied food comminioa, and Commander Baker. Klag Eeceivea President. ' The Bight ran from Paris ended at Adinkerke, just across the Franco Belgian frontier, where King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and a party of Bel gian officers received the President. The Americans had breakfast oa their train aad stepped out of it prepared for their long drive. King Albert wore hie officer's suit of khaki, in which Americana in Parle have come to know him better than in any other dress. Queen Elizabeth wore a simple white dress with a dark blue motoring coat. Beaeath the Presldept's long duster he wore a frock coat and during the trip he wore a golfing' cap. Mrs. Wilsoa was dreesed ia dark blue, with a silk autorng eoat Brand Whitlock, Ameri can minister to Belgium, accompanied the party throughout tha trip. : Yet Torn aad Abandoned. , There were ao ceremonies oa the train other thaa the ordinary greetings aad introductions. - Through the little sta tion building which, had beea elaborate ly decorated the party moved to a long line of care and began its trip into the shell-torn and, as yet, abandoned country. - y- , From time to' time the cavalcade halted to permit the visitors to study at does range some piece of destruc tion -that was unusually thorough. Nienport was the .first halt. Preaident Wilsoa who wae riding with King Al bert followed Queea Elizabeth . and Mrs. Wilson, and walked through what had been the city of Kieuport to the rulaa of the canal. - i From Kieuport eastward alone the old line of trenches to Dixmnde where ths lines at one timejatmoK touched" each other, -thrparty alighted at one or two placet to examine the nature of the trenches.' It thee went en to ward Ypres. All that part of the ride waa ia an almoet deserted country. There were very few refugees and there could be seen little' attempt to ward, reclaiming the ao!U Like aradCpaatry. It was iiks a dcadJeouiitry. Here and there a civilian was encountered but always hie face expressed seem ing hopelessness, Ypres, however, (Continued an Pegs Two.) ARGUES FOR THE LEAGUE Biffs Knox Besolntion . Ia The Optical Begion; Any Man Who Hasn't Tet Seen The Point Is Intellectually Blind; -' Today Sheppard and Sher man Speak j Washington, June 19 Debate la the League of Nations shifted to political ground agaia today in tha Benate with a resulting flurry tf party' feeling which eaded ia aa admonition by the chair that Senate rulee must be ob served. 'i.V. ' The flare up started when Senator Williams, of Mississippi, a Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Com mittee, charged that the Republicans had "stacked'' the committee against the league. 8enator Moses, of New Hamp shire, a republicaa member, mads a spirited denial, and 8enutcr MeCormirk, Republican, of IUinoia, declared the Paris peace mistrioa had beea "stacked with Democrats." Marshall Calls a Halt Other Senators quickly fcot into the discussion and still ethers Vere asking recognition when Vies President Mar shall called a halt, ruling that the dis cussion which had interrupted a epeech by Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Col orado, was out of order. The order Senator then resumed bis addreee, di rected against the Knox resolution by which the 8enate would ask aa oppor tunity to accept the peace treaty with out the League of Nations covenant in corporated. Repablicaaa Pat League lata PoUUca. w Senator Williams' charge followed one by Senator Thomae that the Bepab- licane first had put the league into poll ties by the celebrated round-robin of the last session, and now were eea demning Democratic support of the league ss partisan, . Mr. Thomas is oas of the Democratic Senators who have ao definite stand re garding the league, but ia his speech today he read many axtraeta from his torical works to show that la tha past beneficial proposals often had met the earns arguments as new confront the league covenant Thomae Attache Kaoa Msaearo. The Kaok resolution ha opposed as Improper ia that it woald overstep the power of the Benate la treaty making and would . be Interpreted aa a pre sumptive effort to dletate to peace ex fereuee." Aaswering the plea that the people should have more time to eoatirier the league proposal, ho as sorted there already had beea wide die- Cusfiod'Of the subject for several years. 1 If there is a maa between the two oceans who haa not discussed it aad reached some conclusion regarding it" he said, "the fact argues for hia igno rance and for tlie impossibility of his ever reselling any conclusion. Sheppard aad Shenaaa Taday. After Senator Thomas had concluded, (Contlaaed on Page Two.) General Secretary of Board of Temperance M. t. Church , Makes The Charge, Washington, Juns 19. Clarence Trul Wilson, General Secretary of ths Board of Temperanec of the Methodist Epis copal Church, charged before the Benate Judiciary sub-committee today thst agi tation for legislation permitting ths eon tinned manufacture of beer containing 2 M per cent , alcohol waa part of a well organised propaganda backed by Ger man brewers and brewery. , Mr. WUsoa also charged that ths Al lied Medical Aeeoeiatioa of America, which recently endorsed the aaa ef wines and beer, 'but later rescinded its action, was not a medical organisation la "good standing," but one formed by "quack doctors'' especially for ths pur pose of promoting anti-prohibition prop aganda. He read a telegram which he said he had received from the American Medical Aeeoeiatioa aad which aaid: " "Allied Medical Aasoeiatioa aot rep resentative of scientific medicine. ' Ig nate Mayer, President, bora Austria; L Mottefy, Secretary-Treasurer, appa rently chief organizer, bora Hungary." Chairman Sterling announced today that the sub-committee would does its hearings' oa measures to enforce war time and, national prohibition Saturday. DANIELS AGAINST REDUCED AVIATION APPROPRIATION ' Wmmtilnarf Aaa. JuftaV lfLTun fJraTillat St ,rgef appropriation for aviation, the Secretary declared be coasidered "it a calamity, tr at least a great mistake, that Congrets should compel the air eervicMle mark time for the' aext year while T-eer nations are giving all that is aaked.", "Whea it is considered that thin coun try developed the first successful air plane," hs aaid, "and made the first trans-Atlaatie flight, it seems a shams thst further development should be thue summarily cut ft. It ia just as illogical to do that as H would have been to stopped telegraph development after the first line had beea set up.. BEER AGITATION II PROPAGANDA Senate Body To Take Up Ques tion of Confirming Comp troller of Currency FORMER TAR HEEL BANKER 0NE OF THOSE OPPOSING ojawsmamnaaaamaa) Bocky Mount and Ooldsboro Postof flees AdYanced To first Class Position; Secre tary Daniels Is Unable To Attend Home-Cominf Cele bration in Hewport News Ths Ksws aad Observer Bureau, COS Datrtet National Bank BJdg, By S. B. WINTERS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Waahfngton, D. C. Jans 19. Ths Benate baaklng aad sarrency commit tee haa fixed Jans 10th as the data for the Saal hearing ef -testimony, favor able aad adverse, regarding the con firmation' of John Bkeltoa Williams of Virginia, ae comptroller of the cur rency. The President having already eeat his nomination to the Seate for another term, ths renewal of the fight against his coafirmutioa promises an other lively skirmish. By reason of his contact with tha state aad ths fact that Wade H. Coop er, a former Tar Heel beaker, is marshalling ths forces to effect hia re Jeetioa by ths Beasts, North Carolina has aa added interest ta the outcome ef ths contest. Ths. personal aatagoa- ism by tha former North Carolina baa ker and tha Comptroller of the Cur rency gathers warmth as the hearings progress. Committee Haa Broad Powers. Ths 8eaate as a body has reposed to ths Beaats banking aad currency com' Jtte the final say-so whether ths Vir- giaiaa snail do retained ia omoe or his aomiaatioa rejected. The .majority vote will determine ths outcome of the coatest aad his fats win probably be kaowa la early July. The committee sitting la judgment oa ths hearings, which have assumed national aspects, la composed of alas Bepubileaaa aad aevea Democrats. Seas tor George P. McLala, a Republicaa of Connecticut, is shairmaa of ths committee. .The other Republicaa members are: Sena torn Carroll 8. Page, of Vermont; A. J. Gronna, of North Dakota: George W. Kerria, of Nebraska; Jos. 8. Prel- iaghayeea, sf Nov Jersey; Henry W Keys, af New Hampshire; Balsa Pen rose, of Peaasytvania; Trumaa H. Newberry, of Michigan; William Calder, sf New York. - , . , The Democratic members are: Baa- atora Robert L Owen, af Oklahoma; Gilbert M. Hrtcheock. of Nebraska: Duncan V. Fletcher, of Florida; Charles B. Headeraoa,of Nevada; Joka. B. Keadrick, ef Wyoming; David L Walsh, ef Massachusetts, sad Atlee Pomsrene of Ohio. I Two PootoSlces Advanced. Effective July 1, two North Carolina jt offices will be advanced from sec ond to first-class rating, Goldsboro ssd Rocky Mount. The' minimum salary sf ths postmaster of a first-class office is $3,000 a year, aad the receipts of the effies must have attained a year before it is accorded the A-l rating. These figures include collections from wsr revenue sources. With- the advaaeemeut of Bocky Mount and Goldsboro, there are 11 first -class poetolDeee ia the Tar Heel Ststs. The Bias offices already thus classified are Aahevillb, Charlotte, Dur ham, Greensboro, High Point, New Bern, Raleigh, Wilmiagtoa aad Winston-Salem. . .' I G. Daniels, postmaster at New Bora, occupies a singular position la postal affairs ta North Carolina aad tha strange anomaly was fostered by war-tims emergencies legislation. The New Bern postmaster draws tha salary accredited a seeoad-elase postoffies, while the county seat of Craves has a first-class rating. Aaticipating that war revesas oonreoo might aaduly boost ths salaries af post masters sf ths country, Congress ea se ted legislation specifying that aa postmseter could draw a salary ia ex cess af the figures contained ia his pay envelope lmmedistely prior to ths war. Meaavrhile, ths New Bern efflee climbed froaa soeoad elans te first grade rating while Postsaastaa- Dsaisls eoald aot eapi talis ta spportaaity of enhaaeiag his salary. However, effective Jaly 1, 1919, his pay' wOl be tacreased from $2,900 to $3fl00 a year. , Danlela Vaablo To Co. Joha B. Locke, ehairmaa sf the wel come horns committee of Newport News, Va, today wared Secretary af tie Navy Daaiela aa argent request at joia Vir giala aitiaeaa ia weleemiag bom to morrow e000 North aad South Carolina troops' sf ths Slot Divisioa who will debark at Newport News at S o'clock Friday from ths transport Maacharia. "Wo ar arranging ts give thee boys s royal weJeems. Parmit as ts arse yoa tc joia with Virgiaiaae aad Carolinians la extending welcome. Mr. Locks wired. . "I casaot estpreea my deep regret that official eagagemeata whleh are Im perative, deay me the pleasure of joia - - i (Coatlaaod oa Page Tw,) CHALOXER MAKES NEW EFFORT TO GET HIS N. T. PROPERTY. New York, Jane 19. John Armstrong Chaloaer, legally iaeaa ia New York Stat while aaa la Virginia, ebtaiaed a State Supreme Court order her to day directing Thomae T. Sherataa, who wss appointed some year at t ma' age. hi property ia this 8tate, t ehow rase why Chaloaer should aot sow b declared saae ia New York aad be girea charge of hi ewa property. Ta order is retaraable July a. Meaanhile, Chaloaer 1 exempt from arroat here as aa laeomrtctatiJ Jaae 24 nnder a Federal Court order ironed recently when he cam her to t a libel suit. FREIGHT CHARGES WOULD INCREASE COST OF LIVING L-C. Commissioner Arrnes That It Would Be Sounder Economics To Take Care of Any Deficit From Carrier Operations Out of The Na tional Treasury (By The Associated Press.) Old Point Comfort, Va., June 19. Betura of the railroad to private op eratioa . larisg the read jut meat period would oecssioa a neeeaiity for increased freight rates that would msaa a rise ia price ia this country "the eper of which no man could pre dict. Robert W. Wooliey, member of tiie Interstate Commerce Commission, dared in an address here today be fore the annual convention of the Vir ginia Bankers Association. Owing to the .cut in railroad reve nues caused by diminishing traffic dur ing the readjustment period and other conditions, said . Mr. Woolley, the In terstate Commerce Commission would no forced to great aa increase In rates if the roads were returned .to permit them a fair revenue. For these read justments conditions would prevail, he said, regardless of whether operatloa of ths roads was retained by the gov ernment or relinquished to the owners. "Isn't it far . sounder economies I" said Mr. Woolley, "to take care of any deficit from carrier operations out of ths national treasury, whose coffers are replenished- through taxes levied where they can best be borne, thin to force by their return an increase la rat eat" 1 The opinion, la held by railroad offi cials generally .said Mr. Woo' Icy that a rate increase sf at least .10 per. cent would be necessary upon re'urn of the roads., This, he declared, would meaa another swing through the "vicious cir cle of mounting 'prices, .Mimatlng that such a rate advance would be e fleeted "fourfold" ia the price of finished com' modltie to the consumer. At th, end af the "circle,'' he said, when labor and raw material coats had beea raised to a level eommensurat with the rat ad- vaace, the rallroada would fiad them salve ta exactly th. tarn- position a befor th ad vane aad the Isterstate Commerce Commission, npoa a showing f inadequate revenue bv the railroads, must agala authorise aa merenss ta rates. This process, h said, would ulti mately render Amerieaa Industrie pow erlese to compete with thos of Euro' peaa countries one they were restored t normal. i Th Principal Elemeats of Case, "Bearing ia mineV Mr. Woolley con cluded, "that tha, three prineipla ele ment in th cost of th finished product ar th price of th raw material, the price of laor, and the price of trans portation, area t we, by retaining eon trol of the road and refraining from increasing freight rate, pegging down on corner of th vicious triangle! ' ' Not at Variaac With Wilsoa. "Let me esy I do, aot consider that i advocating continued Federal control (Coatlaaod oa Page Two.) Senate Military Committee Agree On New Figures In Appropriation Bill Washingtoa," Jaas 19. Provision la th army appropriatioa bill for mala' tenane of a amy of 400,000 officers, aad mea during the next Fiscal year was tentatively agreed ea today by the Seaat military subcommittee. The Hon bill,- which was before the com mittee, reduced the site 'of the tem porary army of 606,000 efllcers and men requested by the Wsr Department to SO0.OOO. Co nsi deration of the bill was vir tually completed tonight. ' Chairmaa Wadsworth said a plaaaed t report it tomorrow t th full committee which I expected te ooasider it ab ones so that the measure eaa be sent t th Senate without delay aad aa effort made to eipedit it paseage before July let, whea tome appropriations will be aeeded. Chairman Wadsworth said tonight that aamereus ehangee were made in ths Hones bill swing to th fact thst th appropriations carried in that measure had beea worked out on a basis ef an average army of 100,000 for. the coming fiscal yesr, while the 8enate committee increased this to 400,000. i " Baker aad March laslsUd on Itf.lM. Ia appearing befor tha Senate com mittee both Secretary Baker aad Gen eral March war emphatic in their 're commendation that the average of the army should bs fixed at 509,000 ss origiaally . recommended, pending the determination ef a definite military policy. Other lacreaaos Over First Estimates. The Seaat committee increased ap propriation for th army air service aad ordnance department, although ao estimate was mad tonight ef the exact amount It also allowed 920,000,000 for barrack and quarters ia place ef $23, 000,000 recommended by Secretary Baker had 92.000.000 provided by the House bill. Aa appropriatioa of 94,700,- 000 also waa agreed oa lor vocational training and welfare work ia the army camps. The war departmeat aaked 9 000,000 for this work bat th House reduced it t 1130,000. ARMY OF 400.000 NEXT FISCAL YEAR IK WO m DEPUTIES Fundamental Outrage of Huns Was The Violation of Sa- cred Treaties - CRIME AGAINST BELGIUM AWAKENED THE WORLD President Pays Tribute To De- . sire of Belgians To Occupy a . Place Among Pre Peoples, a Position Into Which They Have Come Through The ' Deep Valley of Suffering (By the Associated Press.) Brussels, June 19. (By the . Asso ekted Press.) Th King and Queea of the Belgians said good-bye to President and Mrs. Wilsoa tonight after a day of functions aad eight-seeing that taxed th energies of Avery indivldutl in the American party. The President made three speeches and aa extended tour of the battle. fields, attended a luncheon and a formal dinner by the King. Had there been cay doubt relative to the feeling be tweea Americans and Belgians, it wss removed in the chamber of deputies when the President wss warmly ap plauded by the mempers ana those gMh ered in ths slleries. ' In n simple, etraight-forwarTmann'er he brought them to the realiiaftori that America waa aot in the line with the pact; that now is the time for credits, and it is proposed to extend them. - The President in the course of his speech, said he hsd in mind to suggest to Congress to elevate the lrgation at Brussels to an embassy nd the post of minister to ambassador. , . The appearance of President Wilson before the chamber was the most im portant feature of thej day' program, but it wo rivaled by the reception ef Burgomaster Mat at the Hotel do Villa later ia the day. The burgomaster, who had defyed the Germane, welcomed the guests befor a gathering of th rapltafs prominent citisene saying i Asnerleea Aid Saved the Dsy. , "You represent a noble people whose generous aid preserved millions of human being from famine, and whose prodigious work made of the. United Statee the great storehouse' and arsenal of tha entente." Witk King Albert, the President en tered the chamber of deputies to the. minute fixed while Mr. Wilson, Mar garet Wilson and the Quean were es corted te their seats. Tba hall was filled, every member's seat being taken, and the galleries were crowded with mea and wemea, at least a third of the womea still wearing mourning. Th President, with the King, was eented on the floor 'of the Houee, di rectly in front of the Speaker. The Queen aad Mrs. Wilson occupied places to the Speaker's left. ' Hysaaaa Expresses Gratltads. The Belgiaa Minister of Portigo Af fairs, Paul Hymens, expressed grati tude at the part America played la the war. He referred specifically to the work done by Herbert Hoover, who was d re sent and was forced to arise and acknowledge the applause of the cham ber. More than once the Preeident, aad evea Mrs. Wilson, were obliged to .bow acknowledgements whea reference were made te them. ' Ovatloa To WUsoa. At the conclusion of his ad drees, the whole chamber rose and gave the Pros- Brussels, June 19. In bis address to- ident aa ovation. The - guests were conducted later through the historic roomsr-ineluding the Senate chamber,' where the English nurse, Edith Cavell, was tried aad sen tenced by the Germans. Before leaving, the President signed "th Gold Book," aad at 1:10 th presidential party aad Royal party, amid plaudits, took automobiles for Mallaes. Aad The Bead Played "Old Glory." Oa the arrival and departure sf the Preeident Belgians bands played, "The Star Spangled Banaer." The opealng of the eessioa waa a picture unusual tc' Americans. Color guard etatioaed in the ehm,bcr, advanced on signal .to the platform behind the Speaker's chair and there grounded, their standards and remained at attention through the ceremony. . Wherever the President and his party moved throughout the city, it was th signal for 'hug crowds to gather, chil dren' especially. ' Whea the party left for the front hundred of youngsters, mostly girls, gathered befor th p1e so densely as almoet to halt the cars. PRESIDENT'S SPEECH IN . CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES day befor the Belgiaa Chamber of Deputies Preeident Wilsoa said ia part) "Ths enemy committed msny out rages ia this war, geatlemea,' but the initial outrage waa the fundamental outrage of alL They, with that Insolent indifference, violated th saeredneis of treaties. ' They ' howcd that they did not care for the honor of any pledge. They ehowed that they did aot care for the iadependence of any aatioa, whether It had raised Its hand (gainst (Ceatlnaed aa Page Two.) Chamber: of Deputies Rejects Vote of Confidence In The ::, Orlando Governments :-.r Vote 259 To 78 PREMIER HAD FORCED THE ISSUE ON LEGISLATORS The Resignation of .Orlando . As i a Consequence ZXay , Have An . Embarrassing Ef. feet On The Peace Confer ence and The Conclusion of The Treaty With Germany, ' Orlando Being a Member of Tho Council of Pits; Labor, and Pood Situation in Italy Not Satisfactory Borne, June 19. The Italiaa govera meat resigned this evening following an adverse vote against it In th Cham ber of Deputies, premier Orlaado, ta announcing hia rAignatioa aad that af th cabinet, said King Vis tor Em manuel had reserved dedsioa as to ac ceptance. " The chamber had by a veto of 259 to 78 rejected Premier Orlando'a mo tion in favor of discussing the ejnee tion of confidence, which related to tb foreign policy of th government, ia , secret session. ' ' 1 Prior to the Vote Premier Or Undo Italy's Peace With Germaay Sotvod, Ssld Orlaade. , "Italy's peace with Germaay aad Austria ha beea eolved in a saaaaer with which, on the whole, I feel Batte ned." Insisting on th necessity of a secret session, ths Premier declared .that the government needed greater confidence and would treat hia motioa for secret eessioa as a question of esnfidenc, . The. Socialists immediately opposed this (. Bignor Orlando la hia address said Italy'a posiftoa had beea coasidorahly aggravated by internntlonal eveata dur ing the second fortnight ef April. He referred ts Presldeat Wilsoa' aseaaage regarding the Adriatic qucitioa. . Th Italia delegation at tha Peace Conference, the Premier added, had followed this policy t TlMt Mnintnla with Inmi sll ths essential points of th Italian claim, without which Italy ia Con. vinced peace will r neither just "t adeqnate te the immenee sacrifice tuf- . , - . irn.fi. "Second. Remni n faithful ia your, dutlea toward tho Allies. , Third. Arold any blind form of ob stinate intransigeaaee. Indeed facili tate conciliatory suggestions capable of producing accord ia th confereaee over the problem concerning Italiaa froa tiera." Bignor .Orlando urged patJianseat to separate the diseuesloa of foresga af fair from tb internal posiay af th country, the latter being virtually ah sorlied ia the grave qaeetloa of th high cost of living. Past history showed, be said, that Internal perturba tions were transitory aad that buW librinm sooa would b regained. ' Food Bltaattoa Asa. - The goveramcat, tb Premier eon. tinned, was determined te strengthen ths defense of consumers agaia th cupidity ef speculation, which had as sumed almoet th form ef folly. iTh government intended to supines to tb almost possibl tb machination f th middl maa aad aid ia brtagias; about co-operation among consumer. - Hav ing complete control f bread, riea, eeresls, sugar and petroleum, be added, the government" would sell then at low tied prices. Meat woald be imported, ho said, and diitribated at the cost without profit aad withoat tax. Ia Bum ming up th srtaatien. Big Orlaade said I r - . - - Darheot Dor Ar The Right Hew. "The deep Barest throughout th world lead to pessimism such aa was aever experienced daring tha war. Im mediately after th armistice ws sign ed . ths peoples, ia geaeral, Italiaa ia pameuiar, never warn innragw i ansa dark days as bow. This I th most acute phase of the Immense crisis arte ing from- th wK Nevertheless, I am aot' discouraged, believing aa I do that th situatlo gradually will ameliorate." CONCENTRATION OF ALLIES' . FOR ADVANCE INTO GERMANY. (By The Associated Pre.) Coblena, June 19 The eoneeatratioB of American, British, French- and Bel gian troops, begun by order af Marshal ther into Germany will be completed Saturday, whea eeveral hundred thous and allied soldier will stand ready to march toward Berlia if the Germans do not siga the peace terms. , , Artillery and great trucks carrying various kinds of war material are being moved across, th Rhine at Cologne, Coblena, May e nee aad other bridge point withia the occupied arc. In the Amerieeu area there was marked activity today, particularly among the first and second divislosa, whleh ar holding the bridgehead. Oa the -Jeft bank of the Rhln tb third and fourth divisions completed minor details for advancing If the word comes to 'go ahead".- .. - Tb fourth division, which bad beea ordered home' eeveral week ago and had turned ia all it equipment, it be ing re-equipped for possible action, , ,
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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