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VOL. CX. NO. 163.
TWENTY PAGES TODAY, RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
TWENTY PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
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MEXICO IN CHARGE
OF JENKINS CASE
Message From ? American Em
bassy To State Department
Gives No Other Details
NO ANSWER YET FROM
CARRANZA TO LAST NOTE
American Consular Agent Goes
To Mexico City To Look AT
ter Case; Senator Fall Pe
nies Being Interventionist;
United Statei Impatient Over
Delays In Negotiations
Washington, Dee. 9. The Mexican
fupremi Court has assumed jurisdic
tion over the ease of American Consular
Agent William 0. Jenkins, the State
Department wat advised today try me
American embassy at Mexico City.
The message gave no details other
than that the transfer of the case from
the Pnebla State eourts had been made
a motion of Jenkins personal toon
lei and officials indicated that develop
nenta thus far had not been such as to
la use any change in the American gov
ernment's attitude as outlined in the
recent sharp note to Mexico renewing
the reouett for Jenkins release.
Ne reply to that note has been re
ferred and administration officers mase
kn effort to conceal their impatieuee.
Ia refusing the original request of
the United States that Jenkins be re
leased, the Mexican government said
... the consular uent'i ease was In the
hands ot the State courts of Puebla,
which bad eharged him with giving laise
evidence la connection with his kid
aaoninr by bandits in October and his
subsequent release on payment of 150,-
000 ransom and that the executive ae
partment wa powerless to act.
-, Jenktaa In Mestaa City.
j '' In its reply the United States took
the position that under the new Mexican
constitution the Federal Supreme Court
alone had jurisdiction of cases of for
' !ga diplomatic and consular represen
tatives in Mexico. This also was the
position of Jenkins counsel ia arguing
the motion that his ease be transferred
... to the Supreme Court.
Jenkins was released from the Pnebla
penitentiary last Thnradsy oa 1,000
" peeoe bond furnished by J. Baiter Eaa
.: bob and the State Department wa tat
, formed today 'that he had arrive! in
1 Mexioo City from Pnebla to confer with
Charge Bummerlia relative to his ease.
I Daring the day mem ben. of th Sen
ate) Foreign -, Belation committee eon
ferred informally and decided that the
investigation of conditions in Mexleo
by the Senate committee ahould be con
tinucd both ia Washington and oa the
border. The committee member also
approved a telegram sent by Senator
: Fall, of New Mexico, chairman of the
investigating committee, to H. T. Oliver,
aa American at Mexleo City, ia which
the Senator said President Wilson had
i not indicated his intention not to break
ft diplomatic relation! with the Car
ranza government. "
Senator Fall's telegram waa ia reply
to a message from Oliver asking for
tome word that would deny statements
Kiblishsd ia the Mexican capital that
New Mexico Senator was trying to
: bring about intervention in Mexico. The
telegram follows 1
SV.. I.U0MM wmimJ 1 .n ,M
(ally authorised to repeat and if aec-
tssary pnblisa la Mexico my naiemeai
to 70a, that although I have been called
aa interventionist, I am positively op
posed to' armed intervention la Mexico
xeept as aa absolutory usi reaon, ana
that my desire is for some friendly to-
I A- - M u-Jln. .iu.tiniM )4ftlt 4tlA
Mexican people and the government of
, Mexieaa people ana me government ana
M NnU n 1a United Btate. "
"If von Tubllih this statement. I
Insist that yon publish also the follow
ing evidence! Truth of above etate
i.lt ha fnnnd ia the faet that
the committee hat today given publicity
to Car'ranxa's letters of instructions to
Berlaaga, of Jut. 14 and August 19.
1919, thawing hit active interference ia
affairs here. Also 01 disiriDuuon aero
by Bonillae, ambassador, tnd Mexieaa
eonsuls, revolutionary literature. Also
f Carranta letters directing Mist Oa
Undo to abase the United States aad
....u.is.ia PmaMMit Wilson. Letters
. Votweea Mexieaa official showing ne
gotiation wits japaa. aiso rune oooa,
letters and exprestions abating Preal-
deat Wilton.
vTbis sction taken to impress upon
the world that ia event the Mexieaa
unU thxmaalveMdo not brine ores-
sure to bear upon their present gov.
eminent, to eeast persecutions of Amtr
ioaa and British aad others, and aa
warranted interference ia affair ia
other eooatriet aad enormous paid
propaganda ia thlt , country, abusing
Americans is Mexioo, interfering with
their pete and safety aad with oar
government here, that tome country
' will, ia my Judgment, be compelled to
intervene, possibly by fore of arm
aad restore order oat of the chaos ia
the republic of Mexico. I am exerting
every effort to bring about such a solu
tion that neither armed intervention
nor war may ever be necessary. Re
member that ia the President's- letter
to me he doe not indicate that he will
aot break off relation and withdraw
recognition but that he it gravely eon
aidering the eommittee'e memorandum.
Two Killed la" Accident
Tampa, Fla., Dee. 9v W. C. Hammond
aged 45, a prominent contractor of thit
city, aid hie daughter, Louise, fifteen,
are dead, th result of a eolllsioa be
tween the . automobile in vhich th-jy
were driving and the train near Lake
rfrid this morning. Mr. Hammond was
Sited ' Instantly when the locomotive
isahed tho automobile. The girl lived
few hours. '
SUPR
COURT III
COLD WAVE SPREADING
EASTWARD, BUREAU SATS,
AND DUE IN EAST TODAT.
Washington, Dee. -The woatera
cold wave hat spread eastward over
the Mississippi Valley,, aad south
ward over the West Gulf state,
and Tuesday night temperatures
war 20 degree to SO degree be
low normal over practically all dis
trict from the Mississippi Valley
westward to the Plateau and Borky
Wnnntaia reriona. the Weather
Bureau reported tonight. Tho cold
wave will spread eastward rreaaes
dav and Thursday, aad be central
east of the Mississippi river.
The weather win do muen coiaer
with m Id wave Wednesday and
Thnrsdty throughout the region
t m.t iha Vixiaainni river. Thsrt
will be rains Wednesday through-.
out the Atlantic state, pomiDiy
changing to snow ia the Middle
Atlmatia auction. Temperature were
below sera over several of th Mid
dle Weitern state.
AT SAVANNAH, GA.
North State Governor Pleads
For Building Up The
Negro Race
SHORT.SIGHTED POLICY
TO DO OTHERWISE NOW
Presides at One of Meetings of
Southern Commercial Con
rress and Takes Fart In De
liberations' of House of
Southern Governors; Many
Other Speakers On Program
Savannah. Oa- Dee. 9. Th foreign
trade section of the Southern Commer
cial Congress, in which trd relatione
between the United State aa foreign
countries were discussed, wsa addressed
this morn in by W. B Wellborn, Gov
ernor of the Federal Beserva Bank,.
sixth district, whoso subject wss "jT-
naneing Foreiga Trade Direct Through
th Porta of th Booth"; by A. M. Har
ris, of New York, ot) Tho Obligation of
tho Banker to th Amerieaa Merchant
Marin." and by Dr. Boris A. 8. Aronow,
formerly .manage of h foreiga .de
partment 01 in ocuawaviu hh
8ttle, . .' ,
At th morning seamen at tho audito
rium the address of Dr. George J5. Vin
cent, chairman of the International
Health Service, Rockefeller Fountation,
which bad been scheduled for the night
session of th Bouse of Governors, waa
delivered. Dr. Vincent's subject waa
"Commerce and Health." R. O. Choline-
ley Jones, ..director of the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, spoke oa -war
Bisk Insurance." i Albert E. Tat, rbair-
maa of th Foreiga Trade Commission
of the Congress, presented th report
made by th committee upon it investi
gation of trade conditions ia Europe im
mediately following the signing 01 in
armistice. -
"The Amerieaa Merchant Marine waa
the subject discussed by Representative
William B. Ureene, enatrmaa 01 me
House committee oa merchant marine
and fisheries, while Representative 8. E
Burroughs, a member of the earn com
mittee, addressed th section oa is;
Restoration of th Merchant Marine,
Hon f Goveraera Moot.
The House of Governors ia executive
session at todav'i Congress beard ad
dresses from prominent whit and col
ored men who had givea tun ana
thought to th uplift of th negro,
Many important points regarding th
attitude of th two racet wero brought
out by tpeaker of both racer. Great
frankness ia said to have been evidenced
by the speakers and because of th
proceedings being ia exeeutiv tetsioa
th detail will aot be mtd public at
thi time. Th negroes speaking were
Oile B. Jackson, a lawyer ef Riehmoad,
Ya.( Rev. M. W. Beddiek, of America,
Ga.: Frank H. Halleon, of tho national
Negro Business League, Richmond, Va. :
Rev. E. Lb Baskerville, of Charletton,
8. C.( Dr. B. R. Motoa, of Tuskeget In
stitute, Alabama; Dr. R. R. Wright, of
Georgia: Professor Benjsmia F. Hubert,
of Orangeburg, 8. C- The poakr of
tho whit race wero Dr. 1. K. MeCnl
loagh, of Washington. D. C.l A. T.
Gerrans, a ta mitt operator of New
Bern, N. C. W. Woods Whit, of At
lanta, Ga.; Governor Bickett, ef North
Carolina, and Governor Cooper, ef South
Carolina ",
tvrar Bickett B peaks..
At the meeting of th House Gover
nor Bickett presided ever the Fertiliser
section. He (poke oa th necessity of
bonding up the snanhood f a Mat and
aid it waa a thort-aighted policy aot to
(Coatlaaed oa Page Two.)
JOHN P. GRACE ELECTED '
AS MAYOR OF, CHARLESTON
Charleiton, 8. C- Dee. P. Without
opposition John P. One was today
eleeted Mayor of Charleston to serve
foar years beginning next Tuesday.
Twenty-four aldermen, six aehool torn
aaittioatr and two water entniationr
were also elected without opposition.
Of the' 3,500 registered votes, nearly
IJSOQ were polled, according t- th re
turns of th managers. . ,
Uatil a few day age it appeared that
Grace would be opposed for mayoralty
following a bitter contest ia th Demo
cratic party and then ia th court,
Mayor Tristram T. Hyde and hia follow
ere charging that th nomination had
been illegally and unfairly obtained
for Grace. Grace' coarse daring th
war against ' Germany was th para
mount feature of th eampalga against
hint in th spring aad sumi-ier. He
was Mayor for a tern, being defeated
for reaomiaatioa four years ago. All
the mea elected today belong to tho
Democratie party. l
BICKETT
SPEAKER
FIVE THOUSAND IN
NINTH GOAL FIXED
AS HOEY MAJORITY
Even Money Offered In Char
lotte That Shelby Man Will
Beat All Records
"FARMER BOB" SPEAKS
TO MECKLENBURG VOTERS
Davidson College Folks Send
Greetings To President Wil
son and i&x-Governor Glenn;
Senator Overman Speaks In
Charlotte Saturday; Hoey
Speaks Tonight
By R. E. POWELL.
(8taff Correspondent.)
Charlotte. Dec. 9 Ninth district Dem
oerats today fixed for their goal the elec
tioa' of Clyde Roark Hoey to Congress
by a majority of five thousand and in
Charlotte' Wall Street even money was
offered that the Shelby man's majority
would exceed any tyer givea Judge
Tares Webb was finding few takers.
The beginning of county rallies to
night in Mecklenburg, Hoey't invasion
of this territory thia evening pre para
tory to hia opening speech here tomor
row night when he will be presented by
Johnston D. Met all, Charlotte man, de
feated by Hoey for the nomination, the
arrival of "Farmer Bob" Doughton and
th assurance that Senator Overman
would speak here Saturday all conspir
ed to encourage th Democrat in th
belief that the goal will be reached or
passed.
Mr. Hoey was th guest of Phalanx
lodge of Mason ia Charlotte . tonight
aad after a ceremony ia honor of the
member who died ia tervioe, he made a
short address. Tomorrow night, while
Miss Katherline Hughes, secretary of th
Irish National Bureau, is speaking in
aa ante-room of th court house for
Irish freedom -Mr. Hoey is going to for,
mally lay th issue before the people
of Charlotte.
Farmer Bob Speak
"Farmer Bob" wad perhaps heard with
greatest interest tonight at Sharon when
he discussed the conduct of th war by
th Democrats. A be told bow Presi
dent Wilson, ia the criaos, called to hia
aids Retrablicant and Democrats to nnlt
la th eommoa cause of defeating Ger
many, th Sharon folk followed him
intently. . -
"Every litant Secretary el War,"
declared th Eighth District Congress
man, "it a Republican. Herbert Hoov
er it a Republican and ever to many
of the big men called ia to help with
tht war are Republicans. They all
worked together then. Now tome of
them are angry because a Democratie
administration it getting the credit for
doing th job."
"It's a little bit worse than turning
ttatet evidence, he added.
Mr. Doughton also drove home to th
farmer ia lower Mecklenburg the legis
lation a democrat! administration pas
ted for them. They caught vry word
about the money market that the Con
gressman dropped. Many of them in
this distrier-know him, know he hat
mtde money on hit farms aad they have
high regards for hia opinion. '
"Why," he laughed, "th rcord of the
Republican party ia doing tomething
for the farmers compared to that of
th Democrats it like a potato hill com
pared with tht Bin Bidge-mountains.
Davidsoa Ctagratalate Wilson.
'At Davidsoa tonight, where Heriot
Clarksoa and Colonel T. Leroy Kirk
Patrick apoke, resolution eongratdlating
President Wilson upon the wise legis
lation enacted under hit administration
war paaeed and a telegram informing
th President of such action tad wishing
for him a speedy restoration to health
was dispatched.
The message to President Wilson and
ont to - ex-Governor - Glenn were sug
gested because a part of the college lif
of both was spent at Davidsoa.
To the President" thia message was
(Coatlaaed oa Pag Two.) .
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL
CALL MAYNARD TO TASK
Official Investigation of State-
' merit By Aviator Regard
:, ing Boose ' ' : '
Washington, Dec 9. An official Ja-
vettigatloa will be ordered by the War
Department Into statement attributed
t lieutenant Belvia W. Maynard, of
th Army Air Service, that th secret
f th failure .of omt of th pilot
la tht recent transcontinental army air
rst Heaa be attributed to toe much
booie."
If it la found that Lieutenant Mavnard
hat been correctly quoted Jt wit said.
today at the department, he will b re
quired to justify or prove hit statement!
oeror a a omml board.
Officials tsid BO official renarta had
bees received indicating 'that any flier
ia th transcontinental race used In
toxicant during th contest. They alto
pointed oat that every man la th race
wit tu mined at each control ttatioa
t determine hit physical fitness for
continuing tht flight. , ,
Virginia Over th Tp
Richmond. Vt Dec. 9. Vinrinl. Rain.
tltt have pledged 7.138,447 to th work
of th Master in the next Ave years, ac
cording to report received her today
at th headquarter of th Baptist torju
eil. There it 1138.000 more than th
State a allotment of 17,000 flOO of th
78.000,OOO which Southern BaptUtt set
I th goal.
Bare at Pioehurst today at S:45 p.
1. Steeplechase, runnins- anil hnr.
am. (Adv.)
T
P
OF
Newberry Detained ; In .Grand
Rapids On Account of Ur
gent Legal Business
OTHERWISE MEETING OF
G. 0. P. WORKING WELL
Followers of Lowden and
1 Wood Working Over Time In
Behalf of Their Candidates;
"" Spencer-Tborn Resign. Am
Private Secretary To Con
gressman Pou
t The Newt and Observer Bureau "
60S District Nations) Bank Bldg.
By FRANK W. LEW19.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dee. 9. The advance
guard of the Republican national com
mittee to be at the meeting wnirn oegins
Wednesday commenced to arrive here
Monday morning and now there are a
large number of the live-wires of the
G. O. P. ho have much to do with
naming candidates, shaping policies
and doiag other eesential things to
function the organization and make the
party go.
The coming together of these early
arrival at th New Willard in their
preliminary eonferenee look like a real
eonventioa and the general trend now
manifested it significant of what may
be done in the future.
Of all the presidential candidates,
prospective, receptive and otherwise, it
appear to be conceded that Ueneral
Wood and Governor Lowden lead all
the rest.
While General Wood hat in a certain
tente the advantage of the Illinois
Governor, in that he has scored in the
first instruction, yet the undercurrent
and th general sentiment throughout
the country with aontrolling factor of
thS party Indicate that Governor Lou
den hat the strength that clearly shows
he muet be reckoned with. The respec
tive friends of Wood and Lowden are
struggling with each other to demon
strate that their man, is in tht. front
of th contest, and the "gossip among
th various adherent impresses observ
er that a hat th boat of th gam
in so far at present conditions . and
prospects combined ar eoneernad. " '"
Senator Newberry Absent.
Many of th big nee. of th party
are on hand. One aotabla, however,
who ia eontpienout by hi absence, b
Senator Newberry, whoybal been in
voluntarily detained by pressing legal
businett in Grand Bapids. He would
have been the observed of all observers
a h was in the Senate the other day,
if he could have been present to tell
the wis ones of his party how .to per
suade aa antagonistic constituency to
yield support and preference. At he
had to give hit personal attention to
the proceedings of the eourt, he was de
nied the important duty and pleasure
of being present to advise and direct
ia the formative ttaget of the momen
tout gathering of the party's national
committee. While their eonfldene in
him remain unimpaired and the need
of hit presence is keenly felt th rest
01 the leadort are confident they may
be able to weather whatever ttormt they
(Contlnaed oa Page Two.)
TO HEAD CONGRESS
Secretary Daniels Delivers Ad
dress Before Rivers and Har
bors Convention
Washington, Dec. 9. Development
of the eountry't great waterways sys
tem to at to relieve the present day
strain on rail transportation was u f, V I
todav bv sneskers aft the nmninv of f L., '
fifteenth snnunl eonventioa of th Na
tional River and Harbor Congress.
Bom of the changes tuggested In th
railroad bill, pending ia th Senate
aad detigned to encourage the upbuild
ing of water routet, were explained in
detail by Senator Joseph E. Ransdell,
or jjouistana, president of tht organl.
tatioB.
In presenting hit annual report, Sen
ttor Kandtdell reiterated that he would
aot seek election, feeling bow that th
tim had com after a service of four
teen yean, to tura th offie ever to
another man. Referene by Bepreeen
tativ Small, of North Carolina, to Sen
ator Bansdell t . magnificent work,
and hia refusal to remaia longer at th
helm brought th convention to itt feet
for prolonged eheering.
HWhll urged by many of th delegate
here from all ttatet to reconsider, Sen
ator Bansdell declared that be bad fully
mad up hi mind to retire and that
this decision wat definite and final. The
nominating committee' report will aot
b presented antil Thnrsday, but the
general report today was that Repre
sentative Small had been selected at
Sent tor Rsnsdell's tuceetior. , .
Aside from th preliml.ary report
th convention today beard Secretary
Daniels, who called attention ; to the
fact that the present generatioa had
witnessed almost the entire abandon
ment of the Mississippi river aa aa
artery of commerce. Senator Smith, of
South Carolina, largely indentifitd in
recent year in framing railway legis
lation told of th need of legislation
which would foster water trnsportatioa
line aad Representative Small pleaded
for "removal of thtcklet from water
transportation imposed by the rail
road." Mr. Small insisted that each system
was entitled to live, but that they she 'd
b co-ordinated for th public good.
SENATOR
ABSEN
ROM
GATHERING
REPUBLICANS
SMALL SCHEDULED
F,
A LURE TO AGREE
TO
Premature Announcement of
Strike Settlement Due To a
Misconstruction
PALMER'S MESSAGE TO
WHITE HOUSE GIVEN OUT
Attorney General Informed
President That Miners Will
"Promptly Acquiesce"; Fuel
-Administrator: Garfield Be
fuses To Comment; Fuel Re
strictions Continued
3aATngton7 Ds&ePToiding-t
Indianapolis where th United Mine
Workers Union leaders were consider
ing President Wilson' proposal for the
settlement of the soft coal strike were
followed with tense interest here today,
and the night adjournment without a
decision eaused keen disappointment
at the White Houne and the Fuel Ad
ministration and also at a meeting of
the coal operators where report from
the miner' gathering were closely fan
ned. An official message tent to the White
House by Attorney General Palmer in
Indianapolis was misconstrued thereby
resulting in a premature announcement
that the miner had agreed to th Presi
dent's proposal for the settlement of
the strike. The message, which was sent
by. Mr. Palmer, just aa Union represen
tatives were beginning their meeting,
aa revised,' said the miners would
"promptly acquiesce in the President's
plan."
Fuel Administrator Garflold refused
to con.ment throughout the day and
would lay nothing officially tonight after
tht minere had adjouraed. The anal
operators at an informal session dis
cussed the President' proposition at
length, but adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning without reaching any
agreement. While they generally with
held comment on the term of the pro
posal, there were intimation that pro
vision for retroactive wage award to
tht miners without compensating in
crease ia the government t fixed price
for coal would meet with disfavor.
Th operators, however, already hsv
accepted the straight 14 per cent wsge
increase which was rejected by the
miners at" the joint conference. Be
strietion on, th consumption of coal
and power generated from eoal yer not
relaxed or abated in any degree, nor
were official etept taken looking toward
their abatement. The central eoal com
mittee of the Railroad Administration
as agent for the Fuel Administration,
continued to give its attention to the
details of distributing fuel.
SATISFACTORY TO THEM
OPERATORS ANNOUNCED
Bt. Louis, Mo.. Dee. 9. Th orormsi
tion of President Wilson meets with th
unqualified approval of the min opera'
tors, according to a statement mad by
Thnmns T. Brewster, chairman of th
Scale committee of the Coal Operators
or in central Competitive field after
dimmnry of the President nronosi
tion had been read to him her today.
CONDITIONS IMPROVE IN
THE POCAHONTAS REGION
Roanoke, Va,, Dee. 9. The eoal and
coke situation in th Pocahontas region
continues to improve and it above nor
mol compared with a week ago, the ear
supply being ample to meet all require
ments according to th weekly state
ment of the local officers of th rail
road administration issued her today.
Head' Virginia Eleven.
Charlottesville, Va Dee. 9. Hewton
Michie, right-end of this season's Uni
versity of Virginia football team, was
eleeted today captain of th 1920
eleven. Michie, a native of Charlottes
ville, waa gassed while fighting ia th
Argonn Forest with th 2th Division,
NAHUN-WlUt ntliULATIUNS
DO NOT APPLY TO SOUTH
Atlanta Railroad Regional Com
mittee Most 'Pint Declare
Them Officially
AtUnta,"Ga Dec 9. Th nation-wide
fuel regulation announced from Wash
ington last Bight, will aot apply ia th
southern recioa of th United Rtatna
Railroad Administration "until they
have been formally announced from At
lanta," the regional eoal committee an
nounced tonight
' It wat explaiaed that th Southern
Regional committee had suggested to the
Central committee at Washington cer
tain changes la the Natloa-wid regula
tion and that until these hsd been acted
upoa th Washington regulation would
not b promulgated a the Southern re
gion. Until such time, It wat added, th
regulation announced her November
29, with th variou modification will
remain in effect.
The committee alto announced that
should the coal strike be terminated at
hoped by th miner representative bow
meeting at Indianapolis th fuel eon
serration program could not be aban
doned Immediately.
"It will take at loatt ten day and
perhap considerably longer to brina- the
distribution of coal back to anything
lik normal basis," the announcement
read, "and until this is don th rail.
roads must operate the distribution ma
chinery set np to meet th crisis and th
public must be asked to continue oh.
servanc of the eonaervatioa measures.
until eoal l coming freely from the
mine and. there haa been time for at
least a part of the increased production
to move to destination, there eaa l no
real change in local fuel situations."
DISAPPOINTING
GOVERNMENT HEADS
EXPECT SETTLEMENT
OF STRIKE OF SOFT
COAL MINERS TODAY
LLOYD GEORGE TO PROPOSE
NEW IRISH HOME RULE
MEASURE NEXT MONDAY.
London, Wednesday, Dec. 10. Pre
mier Lloyd George will introduce the
new Lrish Rome Rule bill in parlia
ment Monday, according to the Daily
Mail. The newspaper adds that the
hill provides for two legislatures with
a co-ordinating Senate, but that the
powers to be allotted to the Senate
have not yet been defined. It says
the fate of the bill will depend on the
government's generosity in thia re
spect. "
London, Dec. 9. For the first time
In history there is every prospect of
the Irish question being settled eatii-factoriiy-axioorJiBg
.ta .a. atatement
made in a epeech tonight by Walter
Hume Long, first lord of the ad
miralty. Recommendations of Navy
General Board For Next
Year's Building Program
SLOGAN TO MAKE NAVY
EQUAL TO ANY BY 1925
Statement of Policy As To Ulti
mate -Strength Reiteration
of Board's Position Since
1918; Naval Expansion Con
sidered Necessary For Pro
tection of Merchant Marine
Washington, Dec. 9. Recommenda
tion of the Navy general board for th
betiding program for 1921, Include two
battleships, one battle-eruiser, ten scout
cruisers, five destroyers Flotilla lead
etV aad six submarines.
"Th navy of the United State should
ultimately be equal to the moat power
ful maintained by any other nation of
the world," not later than 1925, the re
port add. '
The statement of policy aa to the ulti
mat strength of the navy and the time
when it thould be achieved it a reitera
tion of the board 'a position at carried
ia it report to Secretary Daniels each
yoar since 1915.
Contrary to hit custom for the last
few years, Mr. Danielt did not make
publie the board' recommendations
when his own annual report wat re
leased, although it was attached to that
document at it went to the President.
Mr. Danielt did not himself recommend
any building program, withholding this
for later presentation.
Urge Naval Expansioa.
In itt recommendation made publie
today at the department, th general
board urged a policy of naval expansion
that will guarantee protection of eoast
line and the rapidly expanding mer
chant marine againet any naval power
in the world. Such protection, the board
declared, can be had only by inereaaing
American sea power to a point where it
1 "second to none and maintaining it
at that level.
Th board further asserted that the
war having demonstrated that posses.
tion of a fleet powerful enough to pro
tect itt eea-; orre commerce is vital to
any nation in time of hostilities, the
maintenance of such a navy by the
United State would be "a great pre
ventive of war, for no nation would
lightly provoke hostilities when her
own commerce would thereby be imper
iled." The necessary future strength
of the American navy, therefore, must
depend, the board said, upon tht naval
strength of he "powert in a position
to challenge our legitimate commercial
expansion upon the high teas.
Need of First Line 8aip.
Declaring th gteatest naval lesson of
th war was th immense advantage of
uniformity ia speed and armament of
first line thipt, th botrd asserted it
was evident that first line ships of the
American navy must hav heavier
armament than th 12-inch guns of th
first drendnaught. Thee ships, the
board laid, were rapidly assuming the
same relationship to the navy' super-
dread naughts that the older battleship
bear to th first dreadnaughtt them
selves, with the tim approaching when
they eaa bo longer be considered as
effective first Una ships. Th Oermaa
fleet, th board declared ia thi eon nee
tion, waa handicapped aad not strength
ened by th presence of pre-dread
aaught of slower speed and lighter
armtment in th battle of Jutland, be-
(Coatlaaed oa Pag Two.)
MAYNARD SAYS AMERICA'
DOESNT HELP AVIATION
Savaanah, Ga., Dee. t. Speaking be
fore the Rotary Club of Savannah to
day, Lieut. Belvln W. Maynard, who
recently won th Trans-Continental air
race, declared;
"The United State air service 1 aot
a friend to commercial aviation. In
stead of encouraging commercial flying
th service teems to b 'discouraging it.
Instead of telling eirplanet to aa air
plan company they thould hive been
told to those who were tnxiout to ea
ter commercial flying," . -
Lieutenant Maynard will leave Sa
vannah at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
and take 1 o'clock lunch at hi horn ia
North Carolina,
URGE BUILDING OF
TWO
BATTLESHIPS
General Committee Adjourn!
For Night Without Reachina
Agreement On Govern
ment Proposal
ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES
OUT STATEMENT MADE BY
PRESIDENT TO-MINERS
Wilson Proposes That Strikers
Return To Work With 14
--. Per Cent Waga Increae
Pending Investigation By
Tribunal of Three Men To
Secure Just and Equitable
J - W.J ,
Trial of Miners On Contempt
Charges Postponed Until
Next Tuesday
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 9. Srttlrmen'
of the strike of coal miners tomorrow
confidently was predicted late tonight
by a high official of the United Mine
Workers of America. It was declared
that the conservative element was in the
majority and that an agreement on the
l'reiident'a prupotal for termination of
the controversy vas only a question of
how long it would take to hear the argu
ments of all representatives who wished
to spesk.
This official, who strongly favors ac
ceptance of the new plan for ending tho
strike, spoke enthusiastically of th fighl
made for adoption of the proposal by
Acting President Lewis and Secretary
Treasurer Green, of the miner' organi
sation, at today's meeting of the gea
eial committee of the miners, at which
the plan wat presented. Thlt fight, he
said, was continued after adjournment
of the conference at 6:30 o'clock to
night and it Ml believed that mora than
sumcient strength wa mustered to vote
down the radical element when the'
committee reconvene tomorrow. Con
sideration of the question will be re
lumed at 9:30 o'clock ia the morning.
M. Lewi and Mr. Green," he said,
whole-heartedly accepted th proposl
tloa made them by President Wilson
and entered into the fight for itt adop
Uoa by the miner with all their
strength. Settlement of the controversy
when It comet will he greatly due to
their effort and it ia only justice to
giv them credit for their fight.
"The conservative element whlrh fa
vor acceptance of th plan, ia clearly
ia the majority and there ia no ques
tion of the final outcome."
Radicals Hold Caaeasea.
It wat also learned that four vtrAt
caucuses ia which to-called radicals f
Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Western
Pennsaylvania participated war held
tonight. Except that plan were mad
for continuing the ficht aa-aJnat arinn.
Uob of the strike settlement plan, notb
Ing could be learned, of the proceedings.
The radicals, A became known
late tonight communicated their first at.
tempt to defeat or postpone settlement
of the itrike by introduction today ef a
motion to take the matter from-the
hands of the general committee and sub
mit it to the locals of the organization
for a referendum vo Thia motion
waa voted down and ia believed to dem
onstrate the strength of the Lewis
Green supporter and foreshadow acceptance-
'of the Presj'PVt plan when
it comes to a final vote.
GENERAL COMMITTEE FAILS
TO REACH AGREEMENT
Indianapolis, Ind., Dee. 9. Th gen
eral committee of the United Mine
Worker of America, meeting here to
consider President Wilson's proposal for
ending the strike of bituminon coal
miners, adjourned tonight at 0:30 o'clock
without reaching an agreement. Th
committee will meet again tomorrow
morning at 9:30 o'clock.
The minen hid been In eontinuout
session tine 2 o'clock thi afternoon
when John L. Lewis, acting president of .
tho Mine Workers' organization, pre
sented the proposal of President Wilton
to end the itrike which began more
than five weekt ago.
I ha
have nothing to say." said Actio-
President Lewis after th adjournment, -"except
that we still have the matter
under consideration and will meet again
at 9:30 tomorrow morulas'."
The general committee of the miners
is composed of 84 international and dit
triet officials and members of th or
ganisation' executive board and seal
committee.
Big Factor la Oppoeltioa. '
After the miner adjourned thia
afternoon it wa reported that a bis-
factor in the opuoaitiin to accentinee
of the President's proposal wat th be
lief oa the part of many miner that It
would require another session of th
general convention of the United Mine
Workera to mik valid aarreement to
end the atrike. '
It waa pointed out thit the last mn.
eral convention, held ia Cleteland.
formulated th demand to be presetted
me operators and voted that ia th
event they were refused that a ttrlk
thould be called. Th Plan aDoroved
by the general eonventioa also pro
vided that ia eas of a strik aad tub
sequent proposals for a settlement an
other general sessioa would hav to sp
prove any action takea looking to aa
end of the ti-up.
Th Presidents proposal, mad ouh-
lio.by Attorney-General Palmer this
afternoon, provides for, resumption of
wo; I by th miner at a 14 per ceil
wag increase, pending final aettlement
of th wag controversy by a eoeimls- '
sion to be appointed by th Preside!.
Thit commission would Include in it
personnel one practical miner aad one
active nine owner, or opeaator aid
would not only adjust th wag quee
tioa aa related to th increased cost of
(Contlnaed oa Psg Two.)