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RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY, MORJfNG, JANUARY 11, 1920.
FORTY PAGES TODAY.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
-V
PERSHING DENIES
LIVES HEEDLESSLY
WASTED IN FRANCE
Order For Attack Withdrawn
When He Learned of Signing
of Armistice
1 TOOK IMMEDIATE STEPS
HE STATES IN LETTER
General Bad Ho Knowledge of
Sifninff of Document Until
Six O'clock Oa Hot.-11th ;
Fait fcnmorl Had Been
. In Circulation Tor Several
Days, Be Explains
iKnioiirJrlO:Chrffr made
before a Home War Investigating Com
mitte that American livea were need
lessly wasted oa Armiitiea Pay are
denied ia a letter from General. Persh
ing aiade. public today by Representa
tive Fuller, Republican, of Massachus
etts. General Fershiag says the American
forrea were acting under-general in
structions leaned by Marshal Foeh to all
Allied commanders on November 9,
1918, and that orders for attacks were i
withdrawn aa eooa as possible after he
rat advised of the signing of the arm's
iiea. He also says statements that
American troops were ordered to the
attack while French divisions remained
stationery are' "wholly erroneous."
- Pershing Write Letter.
The General's letter is dated Novem
lier 21, 1919, and is ia reply to ehsrfSes
contained in a letter to Mr. Fuller from
Capt. George K. Livermore, of Win
. cheater. Mass , formerly operations of
ficer of the 167th Field Artillery bri
gade of the 92nd (negro) diTision. 'Mr.
Fuller explained that, he made the let
ter public in view of statements recent,
ly made before the investigating com
mittee by Brigadier General Sher
burne, commanding the artillery dlvtv
ioa of the 92nd; Division, about which
much of the controversy . regaling
Armistice Day 'losses has centered.
The letter follows: .
"I had ao knowledge before fl t. re.,
November 11 that the amlatiee had
been signed and that fring was to cease
at 11 a. aa November U, : . rr
uTtk aIaicji urTaetive At 11 a. Mi
le v -,. : . x -.ill K
a. mv November 11, hence the infor
mation which Ceptaia IJverraore state!
he received about midnight' of Novenv
ber 10, was only a rumor although that
rumor proved to be correct.
"For several daya prior to November
11 false rumors of the sigaing f an
armistice were 'prevalent ia all the
armies. Ton may recall that at least
rne of these rnnmrs even reached the
I'nited States and thnt November 7, I
think, was xnad-j a day of celebration
ea account of a false report.
Marshal Foeh's Order.
"All armies took steps to correct
these rumors and at 8:45 p. m. Novem
ber the following telegram was re
ceived by me froai Marshal Foeh:
, "The enemy, disorganised by our
repeated attache, is withdrawing along
the whole front. It is important to
maintaia and hasten our action, I ap
peal to the energy and initintlve of the
commanders-in-chief and their armies
to secure decisive results.'
"All of the allied commanders re
ceived similar telegrams from Marshal
Foeh. ,
"Neither British nor - French head
quarters ordered firing to cease prior to
the going into effect of the armistice,
that is, at 11 a. m., November 11, and
'ia general firing by all-the Allies and
by the' enemy continued -oa .the whole
. front froaa Switaerland to the sea until
that hoar. Ia places tbe tiring died
, away prior to 11 a. m. and in a few
places iring continued until after that
hour. .
"The 9iA Division astride the Moselle,
attacked at 7 a. m. November 10 and
at S a. m. November 11 advanced short
distance, but the troops, had retired to
,over ia the face of reported heavy Arc,
whea the commander of the attacking
brigade received information at 7:18 a.
m. that aa armistice will be effective
at 11 a. at. The brigade commander
renorta that ha ordered all firing stopped
by 10:45 a. m, and that the firing weal
ao stepped, i Toe casualty reeoma snow
that ea November 11 the OTd Division
lost 17 killed and 2M wounded, of whom
jst were gassed. The casualty records
- of the marines show that their losses
ea November U were killed and 17S
wonnded.
The attack of the 92nd division oa
tbeJOth of November continued at S
a. m oa the morning of the 11th, was
not preliminary to .the proposed at
tack of November 14th. v
-"Captaii Uvermore- aUteSL-'Anoth-M
point of interest ia this matter is the
fact that the B2nd division was operat-
ing under, orders to advance along the
Moselle while the French ea its rigt
dank were ordered to mark time until
' the 14th the French well knowing that
- the chances strongly favored a termin
atioa of hostilities before that date. If
the French worked ea that basis why
(oolda't the American command have
dons aa muchr From July loth te the
armistice, the allies attacked in accord
aaes with a general pica. This, plan
contemplated attacks from just, east of
the Moselle to the sea. From a point
just east of the Moselle te Switserlsad
tue allies were anable, prior to the ar
mistice, te coaeeatrate the necessary
. mesas for the attack. That the French
troops holding the lines east ef the Mos
. ells took ae part in the rednetioa of
the 8U Mibiel salient or the subsequent
operations of the second army.: '". .
Under Wrong Imprmloa.
"Karly ia November the allied com
mander ia chief decided that the allies
were in position to concentrate suffi
'cient troops for aa attack fast, of the
(Coeti'ncd ea Page Twe.V
HE WILL BE NAMED
- DISTRICT ATTORNEY
' v.
Hon. E. F. Aydlett, ef Elizabeth City,
Who has i ba sejectad 'as successor" id"
District Attorney Thos. D. Warren,
of New Bern.
Asks Congress To Provide
$150,000 For Food Relief
For People In Europe
CONDITIONS ARE NOW
ALMOST CHAOTIC STATE
LOANS TO AUSTRIA
PROPOSED BY GLASS
ment ia a letter to Mr. W A. MeGirt,
Complete Breakdown Most Oc- . ot Wilmington, member of the Execu
D. -j T--- T ,ir' committee of the- Wilaaington-
CUT 3J End Of January In Charlotte, Asheville Highway Associ
Anstria If Help Is Not Given, "tlon. The Associatioa had asked the
Secretary of The Treasury
States; Poland Also Badly in contemplating asking for a fiifty mil
Wi1 nt TTaIh ! lion dollar bond issue.
1P U Aumnr- V Mrfi4 4Uf
, Washington, Jan. 10. Loans aggregate
ig 150,000,000 for food relief la
Austria, Poland and other European
countries and Armenia to prevent a gen
eral disintegration .of political cohesion
in Weeterw Xurope were propoved to
Cengress today by Secretary. Glass, who
aid, H night be aeeessary to inrease
this amount to 300,000,000 after the full
kituation in Europe had beeff aascsstd.
The Secretary reviewed at length con
ditions ia the suffering countries, par
ticularly Austria and Poland, and said
Great Britain, France and Italy were
assisting in relieving distress in Austria
through a $48,000,000 loan and that Eng
land would continue to lend aid by
furnishing ships far transporting sup
plies and such supplies as possible from
the United Kingdom.
Reviewing the situation in Austria,
Mr. Glass said suffering was so great
that the Chancellor, Dr. Renner, had
declared that a complete breakdown
must occur by the end of January un
less assistance was given from the out
side. "What the effect of a general social'
breakdown in Austria would be, of
.course, only can be conjectured," wrote
Mr. Glass. "That it would be confined
to Austria, however, seems highly im
probable, and if it spread to Germany,
Poland and possibly all Europe, thr re
suit would be no less thaa a general
disintegration ' of- political eohenion in
Western Europe. Such an event would
be fraught with the most serious conse
quences for the United States and would
certainly leave in its wske severe suffer
ing and thousands of deaths among the
poorer class."
Referring te Poland, Mr. Glass said
the failure of the government there
properly to ration its adult population
already had. caused demonstrations by
the "Reds" in Warsaw.
Under the Treasury Department plan
the loans would .be advanced by the
Grain Corporation out of the billion
dollar wheat guaranty fund and would
be used to establish 'credits ia - this
country on the basis of $70,000,000 for
Austria, $50,000,000 for Poland, $25,000,
000 for other European -countries and
$1,000,000 for Armenia.
Some forms of securities would be
obtained from the foreign countries be
fore the loans would be made. Assis
tant Secretary D-vis explained that the
countries interested now are consider
ing such security -from Austria, includ
ing her national forests, tobacco monop
oly and water power sites. . ; . .
ARMISTICE STILL REMAINS -i-
IN EFFECT WITH GERM ANY
Washington, " Jaa. 1$. Formal
notice has aeea served ea Germany
by the United States ia eeaaeetiaa
with the; deposit at Paris tWay ef
ratifications patting late effect tke
Treaty ef Versailles, that ceaditieas
of the armistice still geverai relations
between the United States and Ger
many. , , ;-, , . ,
. Aaaeaaeemeat ef this action was
made tonight by the Bute Depart
meat la a statement (bowleg that
etBctal aetificatlea ef the exchange
bad aeea received. Oat lialag the
sitaatlea dae te the fact that the
I'nited States had, act ratified the
treaty, it said: .
"It la the aeeltlea ef tale ewvera
aseathat the armistice be csmtlaaed
la fall ferae aH effect between the
United States aad Cersaaay,' aad ac
cordingly the previsions, ef -the sr
aMlee agreement ef November 11,
1S18, as well aa the provisions ef
the extensions ef that agreeaseet. re
aaela binding ea these two aatlens
"Notice ef this was give to the
German government y tke United
States." i :
ROAD
BUILDING
MATERIAL IS BIG
NEED, SAYS PAGE
May Ask Special Session Gene
ral Assembly To Authorize
: Plants For State
GOVERNOR ASSURES" EARLY
CALL OF LEGISLATURE
Cannot Be Held Before July lit
When Report of State Tax
Commission On Revaluation
Will Be Beady For Snbtnil
ion ; Highway Commissioner
Talks
-Tha-p,jl.ssiioa tlis leg Ulatursl
to meet this summer for the completion
of the State's program of taiation start
ed in 1919 General Assembly will be
asked to authorize the establishment
of quarries for the production of road
building material, to place the entire
i highway system under the supervision
i at the commission, sad to devote the
j present automobile license tax. to j
1 maiatenace and, in its stead to levy a
j small property tax for construction
! purposes. - i
These are the greatest needs in high, i
way work at the present, c-clared Mr.
; Krank Page, State Highway Oommis
j siooer, discussing proposals f; for road
legislation yesterday.
! This specie! session, Governor Bick
i ett yesterday announced, will be eallea
as soon aa the progress ia the admin
! istratinn of the Revaluation Act justi
fies. The GoTcrnow made his annousce-
fee done, the Governor added: , "Of
aouise yoa understand 4ht-t
rial session was agred upon by the
General Assembly d myself for the
purpose of acting upa the tax report
under the Revaluation Acf. Just as
soon as the State .T Commisaies la
ready t snsks iu report, the apeelal
session will be called."
Inquiries at the office ef tbe State
Tax Commisisoa developed tke fact that
thla report will not be ready before the,
first of July.
Woold Amend McCeie Bill. '
New road lcgialatioa ia needed ia the
State, but not necessarily of the sort
that is rontemplsted in the request up
on the Governor to hurry the meeting
of the Genera Assembly, says Highway
Commissioner Frank Page. Whea the
legislature does get together again, at
the special session if It is deemed ex
edient to go into general legislation
at that time, Mr. Page will endeavor te
l ave the McCoin bill amended in such
fashion as to eliminate certain alleged
defects and provide whst he thinks a
more comprehensive plan of road con
struction and maintenance.
"If we had' a 50-million bond issue
in the State we could hardly build any
mora miles of road than we are build
ing right now," he declared, discussing
the proposed ensctincnt. "The thing
most needed by the Highway Commis
sion.is several .plants to manufacture
road building materia), aad I intend
,to ask the legislature for money to es
tablish such rock quarries sa are need
ed to provide atone for building roads.
We have the authority under the pres
ent act to establish the plants, but we
haven't the money.
Only a very small portion of the
crushed rock that is used in road build
ing in the State is produced at home,
and the Commission finds it increasing
ly difficult to buy it outside the State.
Quarries everywhere arc sold out for
months ahead of their production and
arc but little interested in offers by
the State to purchase from them. Most
of the rock used comes from Virginia
and West Virginia and costs delivered
$3.30 per ton. It could .... be produced
here in the State for 60 cents per ton,
Mr. Page declared.
Unlimited Supply la State.
"There ia an unlimited and undevelop
ed source of supply ia the State that
ean and ought to be ' developed,", he
continued, "and. the cost of a plant
that would supply the needs of the State
should not cost more thaa $100,000. We
would save ia the course of our road
tuilding more thaa the cost of the plant,
and would be unhindered by the leek of
material. The plant could be .operated
by State convicts." ,
'' The amended highway law, would place
the entire State highway system, some
4.500 miles as contemplated by the
rrommhnrhnrrnadeT--the -direct super
yisioa of the commission, designate the
present automobile license' tax a a
maintenance tax" for the entire system,
andlevy a small property tax to take
the place of the license tax which ia
now used for road construetioa pur-
"By. the State highway system I mean
a system of roads, built by the State,
connecting every county seat ia the
State and maintained by tbe State. At
present we are working only on trunk
highwaya and there is ao maintenance
of the roads we are building except
such as ia provided haphsxaxdly by the
individual counties. We are collecting
about $1,200,000. this year from automo
bile taxes and that woald bersutleieat
te maintain the State system ot roads.
. - Ante Owner la Farina.
"Under the present law tbe automo
bile owner is paying for their con
struction. It seems unfair 'to -me that
one class ot people should pay for some
thing, that bene fits everybody, but.it
j does seem fair that the people who use
the toads most should psy for their o-
I keep. It would provide also for sys'
(Continnrd Oa Psre Two.)
7
RESERVATIP,
TREATY
BY :
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tfJCi
Jnl 1U
Efforts To Break Suate Dead
lock Advanced Step Further
By Counter-Proposal
MAIN ISSUES, HOWEVER.
NOT TAKEN UP AS YET
Senator Lodf e Said To Have
Oiven Tentative Assent To
Latest Mdte; Canraia of
..... omiifl ilenatofi Will Be
Made Thi Week; Under
wood Confers With Lodge
Washington,
i toiireak
the Senate, peace treaty , deadlock ad
keep the treaty out ef the political cam
paign were advanced a step today whea
Republican Senators advocating rati
fication drew up a counter proposal
to the set of compromise reservations
submitted to them early in the week by
a group of Democrats. ""
The Republican proposals te which,
it sponsors said, Senator Lodge, of
Miissat'liusetta, tbe party leader, had
givca tentative assent, was uaderatood
to deal oply with some of the collateral
isuea ia the reservation controversy,
leaving to futare negotiation the
troublesome questions ef Article Ten
and equality of voting power la the
League of Nations,
Some of the Democratic Suggestions
were said to have-been accepted, in
cluding a change In the Republieaa
reaervatioa program ef met session so
that the Senate qualifications wonld
not have to be accepted affirmatively
by the other powers. : A greenest - to
theae changes, however, was naderstood
to.be eoaditional on certain concessions
by Democrats ia regard to other reser
vations. ' ,
Many Ceafersnsss Held
Submission -of the counterproposal
to ' the Democrats cam after the Sen-
adjourned at the sad ef a day which-
had kept the chamber ' and cloak
rooms alive with treaty talk. Not once
wag the subject mentioned -en the floor
but Ik was tke burden Ft fe.X privatcr
eofuercscw n i,iuwn a-anna
sidesi , -- "''-'"'.
Ambsf these Conference was k talk '
between Senator Lodge and Senator
Underwood, of Alabama, a Democrat,
who bas taken a prominent part ia urg
ing a 'speedy compromise. Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the acting
Democratic lesder, conferred with eev
oral of the mild reservation Republi
cans. " "-1
Although the details ef these con
versations were not revealed, .there was
evidence that both Democrats and Re
pvblicsns intended' to continue their
compromise... efforts despite - President
Wilson's declaration ia favor of taking
the question into the campaign. Re
assurance on this subject were asked
of the Democrats, however, the Repub
licans requesting that they be inform
ed exactly how many Democrats would
agree tn the Republieaa counter-proposal.
They were told by Senators Mc
Kellar, of Tennessee, aad Kendriek. of
Wyoming, who framed the compromise
reservations, that there bad been no
change of sentiment Since the Presi
dent's announcement and that more
than -forty Democrats wanted to com
promise. To Caavasa DeasecraU.
It was to Senators MeKellar and Ken
driek. that the new plaa.of tbe Republi
cans was presented, aad. they announc
ed that they would make a canvass of
Democratic opinion early . next week
They declined to make any prediction
as -to their acceptability, but both said
they were pleased with the progress of
the negotiations. " i
After their talk with Senator Lodge
tbe three mild reservation iat a who pre
sented the eounter-promnaal also ap
penred satisfied with the result. Sen
ators McNary, of Oregon, and Colt, of
Rhode Island declared the situation was
improving constantly and said they
were very hopeful of ratification. - Sen
ator Lcaroot, of Wisconsin, the ether
conferee, described the propsect as "aot
entirely hopeless." Senator Lodge had
nothing to aay.
BRYAN WITH PRESIDENT
IN PURPOSE, HE STATES
Chicago, ' Jaa. IS William Jen
nings Bryan told reporters today
that he and President Wilson "agree
la corpses.'
"We bet want Immediate ratifi
cation of the peace treaty aad a
speedy eetabllshaseat of the Leagae
ef Nstlena, he said.- "It M simply'
difference ef opinion ever a
aaothed nnd not a perpsss. . ;'
,.- ."There Is no reason why 'adve-'1
racy of n eemprentlse should be In
terpreted aa eppeeltloa te the Pres
ident. Mr. Wilson In aa official end
his recossnsendstlona travel by their"
owe weight.
"The ConetHatiosi gives the Pres
ident the right te make return tea- :
datlea to Cans rsaa. It gives Coo-,
, areas the right to disregard these
recemmeadaUena, )net as it entnenr-
ere Ceagress te pase laws sad the '
President to veto these."
Mr. Bryan said SS Boasters favor
ratiScatlea of the treaty, bat differ
, ae te rooorvaitoasv Me advocated a
. eempreasioe so aa to keep the treaty
; from beeoasiag a campaign loeae,';
4aiSg. " ' ,
"If the RepebUcana Insist a pea
reeervatlone that the Doanaecata can-
. not accept, then tbe Democrats wil .
' be la a -good pseUloa to take M as
: a lasae before the people."
, ;
Six o'clock dinner Sunday at the
George "Washington, ; 130) Fayettevillt
street. Adv. '
?INAL ACT IN ENDING WORLD
WAR TARES
United States Only Country
Not At Peace : Baron
.Though Heavy Sacrifices Are Imposed Upon His Coun-1
try; Promises That Germany Will Go -Utmost Length'
To Fulfill Obligations. ' I
Paris, Jan. 10. (By the Associated
Press.) Ratifications of the Treaty of
Versailles were exchanged and peace
between Germany, Frauee, Great Britain
aad the other Allied and Associated
Powers, with the exception of the United
States, became effective at 4:16 o'clock
this afternoon. There were eleventh
beer rumors of a tnrthenrposTpone"W(fut;'
but these proved to be groundless.
The outstanding comment tonight on
the ceremony la that it leaves the United
States the only power which waa actively
at war with, Germany not now on a
peace basis. That waa the note sounded
1 by Heron Kurt von-'lrsncrf head wi
the German peace delegation, in a state
ment to the Associated Press immediate
ly after the ceremony.
"I am naturally happy that pence has
finally become effective," Bnron von
Lersner said. "My great regret is that
the United States is the only country
with which Germany is atill in a state
of war. I hope, however, that this sit
uation will soon be changed.
Imposes Mesvy Sacrifices.
"Execution of the Treaty of Versailles
imposes upon Germany the heaviest
sacrifices ever borne by a nation in
modern times. We lost in the west and
in the east territories which had be
longed to Prussia for many centuries.
We have summed enormous economic
obligations. Nevertheless, I nm glad
that peace is at Inst re-established, bu
rause it will give back to Germany ber
beloved sons still prisoners abroad."
Asked as to the execution of the terms
WERE SUSPENDED
New York Assembly In Action
Followed Congress, Declares
StaU Senator Lusk
CHALLENGES FITNESS TO X
SERVE IN LEGISLATURE
.III IS I I
Not Merely Because They Are
Socialists' fint Because of
Beliefs; Protests From Many
Sources Continue To Pour,
In; Three Rallies Held In
New York City During Day
New York, Jan. 10. Tbs Neji York
Assembly's suspension of its five Boo in I
1st members follows the recent practice
of Congress, State HenatorClayton R.
Lusk, chairman of the Joint legislative
eaoimittee investigating seditious activi
ties, declared in a statement issued here
tonight.
The Assembly's hetlori amounts to a
challenge of the fitness to servo of the
Soocially as "individuals," Henator Lusk
said. The charges ngainst them were
based on evidence presented before the
Joint legislative committee, he added,
although the committee is not the
eomplainan', nor a party to the hear-
ings." - .
"The ehsrge ia that they as indivi
dnals personally atand for the over
throw of the -established Htiite and 'Na
tions) tiorernmenU by force and '
lance," Senator Xusk said: "Their affi
liaMons with the Socialist party, as now
orran ized. and the Rand school, their
attitude towards communism and their
activities are" simply evidences having
a bearing on the question of whether
they individually are pledged to the
violent and revolutionary overfnrow of
our Government.
Mot Merely Socialists.
"These men have not been challenged
merely because tboy are Sopialiatrand,
of course, they will not bo eonvicicu
end deprived of their seats merely be
cause they arc Socialist. The difference
ef opinion which haa arisen over tbe
challenge made by the Assembly of their
right to take their seats is premature
because obviously any intelligent dis
cussion most lie based on the proofs
in the esse sad whatever proofs there
are have not yet been put in evideneei"
The Socialist party staged three
rallies late today at UOth Street and
Fifth Avenue ia the heart of the district
which sent August Claessens, suspended
Socialist member, , to . the Aesembly.
Claessens Spoke to a crowd of more then
a thousand persons who cheered him
repeatedly. i..
What.,the jmteome.o.L ths will
be, I dont know," Claessens said. Ask
Mr. Sweet." They are signing their ewa
death warrant They are bringing
about' their own finish. If a citizen has
ao right to east a ballot then-there i
ae democracy. That is a state of in
erehy. - We can indict the-I)enioeratlc
snd Republican parties as arch-crim-
ins is. '
Renabllcan Oak Caademaa.
Abrahsm Beckerman, Socialist alder
man, declared he felt slighted for not
hsving been "ousted" from the board ef
aldermen in the same way the Socialist
assemblymen had been suspended.
; "I must apologize ' for etill being a
ember of the board of aldermen," he
said, "but H W not .my Yanlt." " ;''
.'Suspcasioa of - the . five Soctalist . as-
stmblyme'a was sSaraetersied -in -lutfcsos
: adopted by. the .Youpg Men's
Repubiicfa Club here - today "as
stupid and -wanton denial of the fandu-
(Centi ned an : Page Twe.
WHY SOCIALISTS
Annual Mid-Winter Steeplechase, full
'Course. $250.00 ' Purse. Pineburst,
Wednesday. Adv."" '
PLACE IN PARIS
Now With Whom Germany In
Von Leirsnef Grateful Even
of the treaty, Baron Aon Lormier de
clared Hint iernuny was remly and de
termined to do her utmost. He con
tinued: "We have nlreiidj, even without being
obliged by the terms of the treaty, rte-
livered a considerable qtuintity of .
products, including two find one-hnlf i
million tons of coal to Kninee, and I '
raw -any -that Ocriimuywllt " gfl " Ti "TtiF j"
uttnoat limit of possibility in fultilliiiK
all the obligations she has incurred. It '
will nicn-n hard times for Germany, but j
with the recovery of our ardor for labor j
and production we hope tfi meet every
emerKencr. j
To Kestort jTsdc Rclstlons. j
"The recovery of our economic pro
x ritv is as much tn the interest of
the Ente nte as it is to us on account
of the great economic difficulties that
tbreiiten all Kurojie, It is obvious,
speaking chictly of France, that lier '
economic prosperity depends upon thej
economic recovery of Germany."
Huron von Lerner said he had liudi
several very satisfactory conferences
with Louis liOiicheur, French Minister
of Reconstruction, regarding the re
sumption of trade relations between
Germany and France, and added thnt lie
hoped the Kuropean nations, working
together, would solve the great eeouoniie
problems. The mutt thorny reniaiiiinK
problem appeared to Von Lersncr to be
the question of the extradition of a
considerable number of Gcinan officers,
officials and soldiers to be tried for
(Continued oa Psge Two.)
Tl
"National Committeeman A. W.
McLean Sees Nothing To Be
" Frightened About . .
SENTIMENIAT: dinner v;
FAVORS THE PRESIDENT
' V - -f V
Senator Simmons Says Com-.
promise Can Be Secured If
Friends of Treaty Win Go To
Work To Secure Compro
mise ; Overman Thinks It Can
Be Done In Ten Days
News and Observer flirrentr,
6U3 District National Bnnk illd:;.
By- R. E. POWELL.
(Uy Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 10. T'ae
difference of opinion between President
Wilson and Mr. Bryan regarding the
treaty is nothing serious, according to
A. W. McLean, Democratic National
Committeeman, from North Carolina.
"I do not reg.ird the difference of
opinion between President Wilson and
Mr. Bryan in respect to the nature of
reservations to the treaty and League of
Nations as serious," Mr. McLean- said
todajv-"AsTi matter of fact the Repub
lican papers are greatly exaggerating
the. matter with. the. hope, of causing a
serious division ia Democratic ranks.
I do not think tl. in effort will succeed.
The sentiment among the fifteen hun
dred persons who attended the Jackson
Day banquet' from all parte of the
country was well nigh unanimous in
support of President Wilson's position.
Those who approved Mr. Bryan's posi
tion were very small in numbor'. All
Democrats Teeliwv that President Wil
son is the leader of the party and there
ia no disposition at 'the present time to
encourage a. divided leadership. The
banquet afforded abundant evidence that
the National -Democratic party ia en
thusiastic and confident of its position.
The banquet waa the greatest .event of
the kind ever staged fy any party."
Senator Simmons aaid today that a
compromise that wonld not nullify the
treaty could be reached if the friends
of the treaty will earnestly go te work
in an effort to obtain a compromise.
Senator Overman ia of the opinion
thst a compromise can be effected with
ia the next tea days,
Mr. Kitehin, against Bryan on pro
hibition, suffrage gad government own
ership, thinks his views on the) tresty
are sound and ought to bs followed by
ihr Jtsdcrs. ia the Senate. .
Representative Pou holds a diametri
cally opposite opinion. He believes the
Senate should stand by the President.
DIRECTOR ROGERS SAYS
CENSUS WORKING FINE
Washington'. Jan. 10. Completion of
4 the 1920 census in record breaking time
. . . . t . .
was preaieiea lomgnt oy uirmur m
L. Rogers, who said that less thaa 100
of the 87.000 enumeration districts hsd
reported inability to start canvassing
because of unfavorable -weather. Many
reported hearty co-operation by the
public. - . .,- ' ; '
.The so-ealled 'Reds' have not give
tntf census enumerators ' any difficulty
so- far .aa- the burcsn .is adviscdVhe
continued. ''On the contrary, th super
visors of many of our large cities have
repirted-thatctiuiiierntion work tn the
distriots eommoniy supposca 10 dc in-
tustriori
tiuhifMl
by 'reds' ia progressing Swiftly
and with the minimum ot difficulty."
To help hasten the censua work" the
public waa asked to familiarise itself
with census questions before the enum
erators i"sll.
1G SERIOUS
DIFFERENCES
AYDLETT NAMED TO
BECOME DISTRICT
ATTORNEY IN EAST
Elizabeth City Lawyer Suc
ceeds Thos. D.Warren, Who
Declines Nomination V
FIRST DISTRICT GETS
SUBSTANTIAL NOTICE
New Bern Lawyer Declines E4
nomlnation'Becsuis of fail-
tire of Senate -To -Confirm
Appointment; Tar Heel Sen
ators Send Aydlett's Name
To The Attorney General
The News mid Observer B u re a a
60:t District .National Bank Bldg.
By K. E. POWELL
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington, D. C, Jaa. 10. E. F.
Aydlett, of Klizabetli City, past presi
dent of the North Carolina Bar Asso
ciation, will succeed Thomas D. Warrea .
ns United Mates attorney for the East
ern District of North Carolina unless
the Semite holds up his confirmation. '
Mr. Warren having indicated to the
Attorney Genral thai he must decline
a renoiii ination, Mr. Aydlett's name was
sent to the Attorney General today by
So n n to m Simmons and Overman and ,
Monday morning it is expected to reach
the White House. The President is ex-;
peeted to send tbe Aydlett appointment
to the Senate early neat week.
In the appointment of Mr. Aydlett,
the first District is recognised ia a sub
stnntial way for the fiajt time ainee the
Democratic administration came into
power. Heretofore, in th Aiistribntion
of federal patronage, the other districts
in the eastern section of the state have -drawn
better than the first and the
Aydlett appointment ia the first big
piece of federal patronage to be award
ed tot he district sine 1912. , '
Wae Formerly Candidate ' '
Mr. Aydlett was a candidate for the
United-States Attorner Job ia. 11113 when .
eJudge Francis D. Winston, of Wind
sor, was sppointed aad when Mr. Carr
reaigned, Tliomac D. 'Warren, who has
be State Chairman of the Democratic
executive committee all along was ap
pointed by the President te succeed Mi.
Van, :' . . '.v.'. t ...
y ln deellrUng re appointment, wMcfc
was tennerew him By the Attorney Gen
era! on December 22, Mr. Warren, writ
ing from New Bern on December 88, .
tells the Attorney General that he is
advised ','by those ia n position te know "
that the Senate s-aow constituted will
not confirm my appointment and I aa
unwilling that the matter should be held
in further suspense."
"The charges preferred sgsinst me by
the State Republican executive commit
tee", Mr. Warren sdds, "are political
in their nature, they are-preferred for
p&rtiann advantage and wilt be eon
sidered in the Senate by the Republicans
from this standpoint. . ,
First Nominated Last Year '
Mr. Warren was first Dominated to
succeed Mr. Carr in February, 1818 aad
his name waa sent to the Senate for
confirmation. At the instance of Re
publicans who opposed the selection of
Mr. Warren rbcaiiae of a letter he wrote ,
to Democratic - precinct' Chairman re
garding the construction of the absentee
voters law, his nomination was held up..
Ho
aerved under Presidential, or re-.
cess, appointment then until Senate ad
journed ence more without aetioa on
his appointment, although, ia the mean
time Clarence R. Pugh, Republican Vice
Chairman, appeared before the Senate
judiciary committee with a Ion brlrf
opposing the ..eon tfrntBttsTTof j. War,
ren. ('..-,
- When the second seasioa of the Senate)
adjourned without action on his nomina
tion Mr. Warren, t his owa' requestr7
was given a recess appointment by Fed-
oral Judge Henry U. Connor and he is
holding office under fhis at the present,
time. This appointment was at the
direction of the Attorney General and
permitted him to continue to serve as
United States Attorney without . direct ,
conflict with the established rule that a
nomination, twice turned down by tha
Senate, cannot be again made while thai
Senate is in session. ' , I
; Many Lawyers Cmslssred.
That the work of Mr. Warren woa tU
unqualified endorsement of the deport-:
i.ient of Just ics aad of tha Federal J
Judge Henry G. Connor, of the Eastera :
district, has never been disputed. The '
letter from Attorney General Palmer
to him ander date of December 23, was '
a warm endorsement of his serve sad;
an expression of the hope that he would '
again accept the appointment of tha;
President which, until the last. Senator
Simmons believed could be engineered '
through, the Senate. ;
When it waa decided to make aonther '
sppointmenlr- there-vrerc unnrber of -prominent
lawyers' in Eastern Caralina '
at length for the place- Mr. Aydlett's C
stiinding anting his brethren at law and ;
the fact that the first district .has bee j
given but sea at recognition in the past,!
moved the two Si'4$ors to agree that
he-was the logical man to succeed Mr. f
Warren. Senator Overman, : who is a '
member of the judiciary committee,
tonight expressed the opinion that thera
would be no doubt about getting his ,
confirmation through the Senate. . - ,
The other districts have hsd, 'in order
Judge Francis D. Winston; United 8tetes
Marshal Dortch and ' assistant district
Attorney Greene, collector Bailey aad
"a host of others," the Collector of Cus
toms, the United States sttorney aad
the present United, "States Marshal.'.': '
Mr. Warren's Letter, i
!' In his- letter to the- Attorney Gcaersl,
Air. v arret saia: , r l; ; ,
"I wish to thaak you for your favor .
of the 22nl' , notifying me that . yon
would shortly send to the Whl,te Rouse,
your .recommendation that my name ba
ttcnt to the Senate ' agfiin, -as 'United
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