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VOL CXiTNO. 67.
FORTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. 1
RALEIGH, K. C, SUNDAY
MARCH 7, 1920.
, FORTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY.
PRICEt FIVE CENTS
NAVY'S STRENGTH
IS DEPENDENT ON
ACTION ON TREATY
Secretary Daniels Lays Three
Provisional Building Pro
grams Before Committee
IF TREATY REJECTED
BUILD BIGGEST NAVY
If Treaty Ratified By Senate
Normal Construction Suffi
cient, But If Pact Defeated
Make Fleet "Incomparably"
Greatest In World; 69 Ships
', If No Action Taken
Washington, D. C, March 6. Throe
provisional naval building programs,
dependent on Scnato action on the peace
treaty uwere laid before the house nnval
committee toiay by Secretary Dan
iel. If the United SUitca ratified the treaty
and became a member of the League
of Nations, Mr. Daniel said he would
recommend new construction only "to
round out" the fleet now built orbuid
iuft. If the, Senate rejected the treaty
Tntathe,Tu!ted SlhleiTeTimleTy decid
ed not to join the Leaimc, he said.
fit would Urge duplication of the three-
year program of 1016, with some modifi
cations, with a view to making the fleet
incomparably, the greatest in the
world.
In the cane the Senate took no final
''tlq,n on the treaty at this session of
Congress, the Secretary aaid he would
present a sixty-nine rhip program for
construction as. rapidly as possible in
order that .the United .States might
not lose ground in competitive naval
building. Secretary Daniels told 'the
committee it must choose between the
throe proposals. The 09 shr -program,
ha said would cost nboot ,1U5,00U,00U.
He did -nut give anyeuttaiate of the coat
of a new tlireo-yenr program.
Avlatioa. Integral Part. "
Declaring thnt aircraft would never
: make battleships obsolete, the Secre
tary added that, a viatioN was "essen
tially" aa integral part of the fleet."
He told the eommitteo that he opposed
. efforts to institute an independent air
service' and said that if suck aetiom were
taken be believed it would end in fall'
or. ' " i -
Civil aviation should be entirely di.
vorced from the military a nd naval
ranches, he said, and advocated early
passage of legislation regulating, 'by
Federal agencies,-private aerial navv
cation. Civil aviation, should bo en
couraged, be declared, but should not
be developed by .'great expenditure
of the public funds.' .-'
Included" In tho tentative three-year
program, Mr. Daniels outlined were ten
dreadimughta and six battle cruisers, but
lie added that h would ask appropria
tions the first year for only two 1at
tieships snd one -cruiser. In addition,
th program would include for tho three
year twenty light cruisers and a large
number of smaller craft,
Tho sixty-nine ship program included
two dreadnaughts and one battle eruiser
for prompt construction, with a large
DToa-ram of cruisers and auxiliaries,
while the eeretary'e recommewdntions
ehoull tho United Btatea - ratify the
treaty and become a League member
would include no capital craft.
No Middle Groaad
Belterating hi atatement of last year
that "we most have League of Na
tions by which every, nation will help
preserve the peace of the world with
out competitive naval building, or we
must have incomparably . the biggest
navy in the world," Mr; Daniels declar
ed there was no "middle ground.
The Department which the. Secretary
recommended be authorised ia event the
treaty, is not ratified agreed with the
general board's proposal as to capital
ahipt two battleshipa -and one battle
SVuisei but added to that proposal 20
liht eriusers'and-l flotilla Jeaders.
or enper destroyers. No light erni"ri
nd only six eiiper-deatroyera were rec
ommended bythe board.
Most Be Prepared
It had been his intention if the ponce
treaty were ratified, "with the possibil
ity of armaments, being cartailod and
regulated," the' Secretary declared, to
'recommend definitely only such a "mod.
erate" building program necessary to
"round out the fleet" No capital ships
would have been lneludedT in thia pro
tram, he added, but in the "unsettled"
..tiiini.. k savM tAilav. hm Ath
elared, the American navy "muet 1 be'
prepared for aay emergency", - -".
Secretary Daaiele - emphasiced the
fleet's deficiency in light cruisers and
other secondary craft aa demonstrated
by war lesson. The present battleship
aVKLnrth. t nninted out. would soon
. a"
be inereaaed by the ten dreadnauglit
now building, "more powerful than any
li.ttlhin af loaL" in addition 10 ma
sis battle cruiser tinker eonetrnetion,
neeesiutlnf more nnxilinry eraft. ;
i . r.... RritaU In Lead
Destroyer and ether aati-wbmarlne
eraft construction daring the war, Mr.
Daniel said, had taxed racuitie ana
prevented balanced , . addition to the
flt. whlla Great Britain had been able
to carry out well-balanced program.
He pointed out that the British navy naa
increased tt light crnir to 7, against
which the American navy has tfilly three
til of doubtful value. , -
In addition to capiufl ships, the See
Vetnry' contingent program included
lix eeont cruisers, eight mine. Jaying
cruiser, six fleet submarines, four air
plane carriers, ; and ether o)tin'y
craft. ? "7.'' u - .. ' ' '
Leaaue or no League," I behev the
United State should have' a large a,
avy a any othet nation ia the world,"
said Mri Daniel. i " -' ,
"Do yon soy that because you lack
(Coatinned en Pag Twe,
DEMOCRATS SELECT
- HER AS A DELEGATE
Miis Harriet May Mills, of Syracuse,
N. Y., has' been chosen by New York
Stnte Democrats aa delegates at large
to tho National convention to be held
at San Francisco next June.
TO BUY UP BOOZE
Anti-Saloon League Thinks
That Plan Best Way To En
force Dry Law
WOTterville, Ohio, March 6 Purchase
by the Federal government of all
liquor stock bond is urged by the
Anti-Saloon League in a statement is
sued here today at the League's national
headquarter by Ernest H. Cherrington,
secretary of the League's executive com
mittee. The atatement says.' ' '
"Now that prohibition has gone into
effect everything which the government
can do to make it easy to enforce the
law should be done. ' -T ''
Wlth over eixty million gallons of
whiskey in bonded warehouse there is
constant, .temptation, 4o deviser ways
and meona of tiUliaing that Uqnof in
spite of the law. Mcreovt. - tang al
own it, realizing a bey-do ire great
eommerciai value except for pfohlbitiow
will be eonstantlr tempted to nee mil'
lima of dollar in effeert to repeal
and break down the promotion, lawn.
Bey At Cost. 7?;
' "The government of the United State
should purchase that whiskey at a price
to be fixed by a Federal eommiseion
which price should represent the actual
coat of producing it. Upon purchasing
the whisker the aovernment should con
vert it promptly into denatured alcohol
for which there ia nn ever increasing
demand. -
"By an arrangement the distiller will
get all they have actually invested in
the whiskey. The greatest temptation
to break the prohibitory daw win do
removed. ' The incentive to apend Vast
mm of whiskey money to secure repeal
of prohibition, or a serious modification
of the law, will be eliminated; the gov
ernment will be able to realise almost
as much from the sale of the whiskey
in the form or denatured alcohol as Ui
whiskey will eost the government,. and
the public will be the gainer in every
way. Jt will require less enori ana ex
nensa to enforee the law."
It was aaid the Anti-Saloon League
may ask Congress for legislation author-
iging purchase of all bonded liquors.
WAR ON PROFITEERS BY
RETAIL DRY GOODS MEN
New York, March v. The National
Ketail Dry Good Association opened
tta campaign agalnat profiteer today by
niacin 2 large poster in all buyers' of
fices in New York, urging ita members
to resist price advances and insist on
deliveries. The merchant are asked to
report all "unfair manufacturers and
wholesalers''. to' thOi Department of Jus
tice.- .. ,-
The action of the association, it was
announced, is in response to the re
quest of Howard E. Figg, assistant at
torney general of the United States, for
its co-operation in eliminating profiteer
in . . ' ,
must Vile tax return
OR HAVE GOOD REASON
; Washington, March fi Alibis of the
negligent will' not be accepted aa ex
euaos to escape penalty for failure to
filo income tax returns for 1819, the
Bureau of Internal Bevenue announced
today. Statements must be in by Mon
day, Marc'j 15,
Did not know," or "forgot abont it"
and similar pleas will be of no avail to
the tardy, the bureau said, bqt. person
who is physically unable to get his re
turn in on time because of illness may
secure a thirty-day extension on appli
cation to, the collector of his district.
Beturaa muU be made by every person
who had a set income for 1910 of $1,000
or ever, if single, or ef $2,000 or -over,
if married. - . - ; . ,v. - '
Ukrahlaa Committee Formed. '
'Washington, March A Ukraaian
National Committee has been formed
in Paris to preserve . the. integrity of
Bnssia in the Ukraine, according to a
repojrl to the Buseian embassy.. In a
declaration to the allied powers, the
committee asserted that the Ukrainian
delegation had eeaeed to represent the
Ukrainian people. The re-estabhshment
of he Ukraine along the ethnographic
eal boundaries and a federated union
with Bussia were announced as the
committee's aims. , . 1
ASKS GOVERNMENT
mi mniin it'll I iiftT
i v v nv-. mm
UI.I....U.1U IIILL.I1UI
SEE PRESIDENT 111
Tumulty Tells Correspondents
Wilson Has Already Had
His Final Say
REPUBLICANS MAKE
BIG TO DO ABOUT IT
Statement Regarding- Confer
ence With Senator Glass Re
garded As Point Blank Re
fusal To See Senior North
Carolina Senator; Rumors
fly Thick and Fast in Senate
The Nws and Observer Bureau
603 District National Bank Bid.
BY R. E. POWELL
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington, March 6 Today's devel
opment in the treaty negotiations, fea
tured yesterday by the selection of Sen
ator F. M. Simmons to carry the "mes
sage to Garcia", centered chiefly around
a half dozen rumors regarding the an
swer President Wilson will mak to Sen
ator Hitchcock's request that the Presi
dent confer with Senator Simmona with
keep the pact out of the campaign.
Joseph P. Tumulty, private secretary
te the President, told correspondents at
tne White House this morning that the
President had had hie final say regard
ing the treaty when he talked with Sen
ator Carter Class some time ago. Sena
tor Glass said on the floor this after
noon that hi moat recent conference
with the President waa about another
matter and that the treaty was net dis
cussed. - He did not refer to an earlier
conference.
Considered Aa Kef nasi
. The Tumulty statement that the Pree-1
ident would add nothing more to His po
sition, as outlined to Mr. Glass, Was
generally neepted as a point blank re
fusal by the President to see Mr. Sim
mons. The Senior North Carolina Sen
ator reluctantly discussed the reported
action of the President while Senator
Overaman, loyal to' the Administration
wishes regarding ratification but anx
ious to seo the treaty out of the way,
woe reported as viewing the news form
the White 'House a a snob to his eol
hracfoe. He demurred to any such sug-
gestiasV fcaar. k.--; , .
, The Bepwblirart enade great fuss,
about the Tamult statement. It came
up in debate several time. Once when
Senator Hoke bmith, was discussing the
ninth reservation te the treaty, dealing
with the part the United State aha 11
piny In financing headquarters rf the
League, Senator Simmons came in from
the Cloak room and, whispered to. the
Georgia Senator: r-'. . ', '
. "Will the Senator ten as U the Scs.
star from North Carolina has heard
from the White Houae and what the ver.
diet IsT"-naked 8enator Borah, high
priest of the bitter-enders.
"The Senator has hesrd nothing from
the White Honse and he did not men'
tion that subject," - replied Senator
Smith.
."That ia as I expected," rejoined
Borah.
Typical af Kevablicaa
The colloquy waa typical of the Re
publican part Of this discussion, With
out any- definite statement from the
(Contlnaed Pag Two.)
MRS, JOHN HENRY BONER
DIES IN WINSTON-SALEM
Widow of North Carolina Poet
' Puses On Anniversary of
Ensband'i Death .
, - Winston-Salem, March !.- Mrs. Boner
widow of the late John Henry Boner,
a well known poet and literary man,
died at a hospital here today, aged 78.
Her husband died March fith, 1903, just
17 years ago today. , Era. Boner wss
dsughtcr of the late ' Eldridge and
Nancy Smith, of Baleigb, and waa mar
ried to Mr. Boner in that city ia 1870.
Soon after the marriage they went te
Washington, D. C, where the hnsbend
secured a position of proof reader in
the Government printing -office. Later
he was literary editor of the New York
World, resigning his position with that
paper to go with the Literary Digest.
He died in Washington, the remaina be
ing brought to his native city here for
interment. .During their llfo Mr. and
Mrs. Boner entertained many noted lit
erary men..- "
PAGE SEES NO REASON
- FOR HIS STAYING AWAY
Charlotte, March fe-Hon. Bobt. N.
Page left for home today after two
days speaf here in the interest ef his
candiacy. "My beina Here, in wecxien
burg la not in spirit ef Antagonism er
discourtesy. Any other candidate
aspirins for office ef Governor would
have no reason for not coming to Meek
lenburgv I am seeking the nomination,
then why should 1 deny an important
part- of the population the privilege to
help make me governor. . V -
TRY AGAIN TO AMEND '
' COURT-MARTIAL RULES
Washington, March 6. Further efforts
to amend existing court martial regula
tions will be made next week when
the House take np the army reorgani
sation bill. Representative Johnson. Be-
pnbliesn. South Dakota, aaid today.
"The existing court martial aystera Is
atrocious to ths Prussian degree," John
son said. ""It subject every man ia the
ermy te the whim, caprice, or ill-will
ef any officer,' , ;
REGARD TO TREATY
TOPt
TC,
fREATY
DEBa.c to close
Attempts at Compromise Fail
and Enemies of Pact Pro
nounce It Dead
NO FURTHER NEED TO
CONFER WITH WILSON
Official Close To President Says
Executive's Views Already
Well Known and That Lodge
Is Man To Be Addressed On
Compromise ; Another Reser
ration Readopted
Washington, Mar. . The move to
bring President Wilson actively into the
peace treaty compromise negotiations
got such n setback st the White House
today that the Irreconcilable Senate op
ponents of ratification again pronounc
ed the treaty dead and gave notice
that they would move Monday to bring
this debate speedily to aa end.
An official close to the President de
clared that Democratie Senators si-
rTadr were fully advised of the sttitudefNteeing as shsrply ss they had dur
of the executive and that compromise
proposals ehouhl be addressed, not to
Mr. Wilson, but to Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, the Bepublican leader in
the Senate. It wa wot revealed whether
the President would grant the requested
conference with Senator. Simmons of
North Carolina, repreaenting the Sen
ate Democrats in a final effort at com
promise, but the White House officials
intimated that they thought further
efforts to inquire the Presidont' view
would be superfluous.
The development caused unconcealed
disappointment among- the Bepublican
and Democratic senators working 'for an
eleventh hour compromise, but it did
not out a atop to j their negotiations.
8ome on both side openly declared the
only' course left .was. to go ahead Uh
the effort at agreement, and men, u a
ratification were accomplished, let the
President decide afterward whether he
rovl4 accept or re.iect it
" V - Article Ten Monday; -.;
; Among the irreconellables, however,
it rodent. ifl was asserted "rrerff'sV
agreement, ever eoultf .he ieTtaiie.f, do
each ftn uncertain ; basis, and (hat, if The
declarations ef , the .White House iot
fleials refleeled the view of the Presi
dent, further delay of (he ratification
Tote was only ee much time wasted The
notice of their Intention to fore final
action wss given, in the Senate, by Sen.
atoc Borah, Republican, Idaho, who said'
ha would move Monday ,t take np at
once, the knotty problems f Article'
Ten. which had been But -ever in the
hope, that at compromise en tt might be
secured while the Senate worked its way
through the long list of collateral res
ervations.' - '
Senator Borah's propossl - at once
wnc endorsed by Senator Hitchcock of
, i . .L.n .1. 1 - - .1 1 - .U
aid h and his colleagues were reedy
to vote "at an early date and that it
waa "unnecessary" te -seek the views
of the President before taking final
action. Senator Lodge, however, sug
gested that the quickest way new to
(Contlnaed en Page-
M'ADOO MAKES IT PLAIN
. ABOUT USING HIS NAME
Pormer Secretary of Treasury
Positively Declines To Rnn ,
in California
' New Tork, March . Wlllsm G. Me
Adoo again made plain hi intention not
to permit his name to be entered en
presidential preferential ballot when he
seat a telegram today to B. T. Ewing,
ehsirmarl Kf the Democratie state com
mittee of. California, requesting that he
. . . .. . T , . : t
DO sept nTOI me vainorma F""'J'
Mr. McAdoo reiterated the statement
be recently made to Georjria democrats
that he favorea tne) svtuiag or umn
strueted . delegate to b National Convention.-
- i,:.-- ,..
Mr. Ewing had offered the service
of the California organization in cir
culating a petition to enter Mr. MeAdoe't
name in the primary. The former sec
retary of the treaaury replied as fol
lows: :. - - ' ' -
, "Thank you warmly for your telegram
offering services of ths Democratie or
ganization of California in circulating
petition to enter me in the primary ef
that State. Recently I stated to friend
who wished to enter me ia the Georgia
primary- that I waa strongly convinced
that all delegate) should as far as prac
ticable go to the next National conven
tion .uninetroeted ao that we might
have a free conference of unbound dele
gates who would strive to da the best
thing for country regardless af indi
vidual claims or ambitions.
. 1If we are to win in the next election,
prffielplee and service, not personalities
or expediencies, must eontroi tne action
of the convention. I cannot, therefore,
enter any primary or seek to have any
delegates or delegations Instructed for
me. I am not interested in the fortunes
of any individual but I am eager to join
my party associate ia every form ef
patriotic effort to serve the ia teres ts of
our too a try which in the hearts of .every
virile American must always transcend
every other , consideration. , Please,
therefore, keep me out of the California
primary and convey to the-members of
the committee my beet wishes and sin
cere appreciation. I do not doubt the
triumph ef Democracy in the coming cam
paign it our constant guide and inspira
tion is: For service to eonntry, every
thing; for service to solfl.h , interest,
corporate or individual, nothing:." . .
POPULATION OF CHARLOTTE, 46,318; ;
INCREASE, 12,304 PAST TEN YEARS
Washington, March 6. Population
announcements for 1&20, issued by
the census tonight were:
Toledo, Ohio, 243,109 ,an increase
of 74,018, or 44.3 per cent over 1910.
Charlotte, N. C., 4618, an in
crease of 12,304 or 36J1 per cent.
The population of Charlotte in
creased 88 per cent during the ten
years from 1900. Toledo showed an
increase of 27.8 per cent in the same
time. Toledo had the larger growth
in the twelfth census, having in-L
ereaaed 81.9 per cent in the ten year'
GETS NO RESULTS
Debates For Four Hours But
Reaches No Decision On Air
Program " Probe
Washington, Mar. 6. After four
hours discussion of American aviation
efforts during the war, the House, sit
ting as a committee, reported today to
the whole House that it "had come to
no resolution'' on the conflicting reports
of the special investigating committee,
mado after prolonged inquiry into the
air program and its results.
Even this announcement by the com
mittee of the whole did not ' paaa un
challenged, Bepublicana and Democrats
tee reports. The disposition made,
however, waa true to the program of
Bepublican leaders. Their spokesman
during the debate declared the' only
purpose was to make known the fact of
the war-time aviation failure.
Democratie speakers pictured Ameri
can effort aa n "success'' that gave the
allies predominance of the air. ' Such
"mistakes' as are admitted by - these
speaker were said to be only what were
to be expected, In so novel and gigaatie
an enterprise.
Representative Freer, Wisconsin, snd
Representative Magee, New York, Be
publican of the investigating commit'
tee, led the attach en the War Depart
meat and aviation officials, sharply ar
raigning them for acts and policies in
regard to aviation during the war. Rep
resentative Lea, California,- the Demo
cratic committeeman, eaptained -the
Democratie defense, supported by Rep
resentative Flood, Democrat. Virginia.
' At the close ef debate, under the spe
cial order that . made it possible, the
Hotter 'StttanuUealljt josa aad, .Speaker
Cillett, emiming the chair, was inform
en . by the temporary presiding eflieev,
Representnfive Hicks, Republican, New
York, that, n decision had been made
by the Hotiae, . Representative Garrett,
Democrat, .Tennessee, ; asked If this
course" wss proper, since there
"nothing before the House", calling for
aetioa. - . ,v -
- Speaker Glllstt naked Mr. Garrett to
stigffcst a better form, and getting none,
held Mr. Hicks report was "proper,"
and u house adjourned,
WILSON ENDORSED BY
LONE STAR DEMOCRATS
Dallas, Texas, Mar. 6. Endorsement
of the sd ministration of President Wil
son and arraignment ef the anti-administration
sentiment as exemplified by
the "Bailey faction" marked a state
wide meeting of Texas Democrats here
today which is formulstmg plan for
aending a pro-admjsiatration delegate to
the Democratie National Convention.
; Wontea from seversls eetion ef the
State participated , In the Conference
It was declared Texas proposed to send
several women -delegates to the ' Ban
Francisco convention. f ,' -. '
STRIKE CAUSES EXPRESS I
EMBARGO IN WINDY CITY
Chicago, -March fi. An embargo was
placed today against all express shin
ments, except newspapers and funeral
equipment, : by the American Ballway
Express Company, following the strike
of "insurgent", railway express clerks,
wno demanded a wage increase of $35 a
month. . '."
The strike, called by B. E. Sheoherd.
chairman of the Chicago and Western
Uifcea -division of the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, b without sanction of
international officer, it was announced.
Mora than 2,500 men responded to the
strike call, Mr. Shepherd said.
WANTS REPUBLICANS
' , TO HELP SOCIALISTS
' Albany, N. T- March Astemblyma
William C. Amos, Republican,, of Nen
Tork, announced tonight that he hs,l
written a letter to Will H. Hays, chair
man of the Bepublican National Com
mittee, urging.him to make trabli a de
coration thatch) Republican party 1om
not approve ine proeeeaing er tne Mate
rembly to unseat the' five Socialist
aie'itbcrs of that body.
Axeembiymaa Amos called the letion
of. the assembly "high handed" and ia-
eUrd the Bepublican party "has alnay
mai.vaited that the. ballot box la the
concrete typifies tion of the idei's of
our government." . . r. r u . ?
GOOD SPRINKLING 0F. ' '
GERMANS COME OVER
' New Tork, March 0 Despite the fact
peace has not ben concluded between the
tinted States and Germany appreciable
sprinkling of German are. appearing
amtao: the immigrants passing through
Kill If and, according to a statement
fawned today by Byron H. Chi, acting
Ccmtiihaioner at the station. As long
ai these Germane get passports from
Amcrean consular agents in Carman
ports, Mr.'TJhl said, the immigrant aevd
only to meet the ordinary requirement!
rf inspection here, as three passport
contain a tacit permit from the Stale
Iyrtmnt. ' -. ' ;' : .,.
HUES
from 1800 to 1900J while Charlotte's
increase was 50.5 per cent. Char
lotte is the first North Carolina slty
whose population baa been compiled.
Charlotte's population U .1890
was 1 1,557; in 1900 it was IS, 091,
and in 1910 it waa 34,014.
It wa during the previous decade
that large territorial aeulsition were
made when "Greater Charlotte was
incorporated," , which accounts for
the big jump in population.
TO
Labor Leader. However, Had
Too Much Sense To Attend
State Convention
James F. Barrett, conciliator of the
State Federatioa of Labor and I litor of
the Ashevil'Ie Advocate, saw the More
head machine function in accord with
the Morehead platform in. the Meeilon
burg County Convention and announced
that he would not attend the Republi
can State Convention in - Greensboro,
to which he had been elected as a dole-
gat from Asheville. Mr. Barrett there
upon went to Florida and in hia absence
the Republican Convention put him on
the ticket for Commissioner of Labor
and Printing, and now the friends of
Mr. Barrett are looking lor him to fol
low up hie original statement with a
refusal to run in the Morehead com
pany. In the Asheville Advocate Mr. Barrett
announced under a double eoluma head
that he would not attend the Bepubli
can convention because of the announc
ed policy of the American Federation
of Labor to stand by men. regardless of
political affiliation, who would work
for all the people.
Whea Mr-. Barrett made this state
ment, he had already attended the Meck
lenburg convention in the role of
speech maker and on-looker. There he
had abundant opportunity, in the
slaughtering which Jake Newell got in
his defense of labor delegation, to ob
serve that the men "who will work for
the interests ef all the American people
lnetead of being hound to special in
teresta' do not run in the Morehead
company. . ". - .,
, Mr. Barrett' statement of intention
was wwtds in a kter to Dan, W. Hill,
chairman of the Kaacombe County Be
publican. Executive Committee. : It fol
lows: i'. j.''-:,';, ' - ; t
Dear Mr. Bill r Tour committee hes
red ms with appointment as oae ef the
delegate to the state convention to be
held this week at Greensboro. Since
that tim the American Federatioa of
Labor has announeed " that organized
labor will take-a very active interest in
tho coming campaign and election, along
purely non-partiaaa lines, and being in
thorough accord with the plans outlined
by the, A. F. of . I feel that I should
not sn aa a delegate te the state con
vention, aad for tho following reasons
sak you to drop my namo from the
list: - i '"
''Should I go, to the convention aad
take part therein, I should feci under
obligations to . support the men and
measure named and adopted at the eon,
ventlon, regardless of whether such
men and measures were friendly or an
tagonistie to the principles laid dOwa
by ths Americaa Federation of Labor.
The plan of the labor organisation call
for the support of men, regardless of
political affiliation, who will work for
the interest ef ths American people
instead of being bound to special inter
ests ef the country. Ia order that 1
may be in a position te work in abso
lute harmony with this plan, I am con
vinced that I should not take part a
a delegate in any political convention.
"The American Federation of Labor
has no desire to have any political
party committed to organised labor, but
wo are especially anxious to see men
elected who are committed to the Ameri
can people a a whole. Instead of be
ing bound to respond to the dictates of
certain -special intereifv To tbi end
the labor movement will work during
the campaign, and, as stated above, the
work will be done along purely -nonpartisan
lines.
"Trusting that the Bepublican state
convention will adopt a platform that
will apeak for North Carolinians ss a
whole, taking into consideration the
welfare of thousands of our citizens
who arm. today denied representation ia
the town and cities la which they live.
snd wDl nominate men for various state
office who, if elected, will administer
the affairs of the stats for all ths peo
ple instead ef , being mere . office boy
for certain interests, and thanking you
for your many courtesies of the past,
J, am ,T---,.,.JT1."' v ;',.-;' , ,
v .' . "Sincerely yours,
JMa F. BARRETT.
H. C L LANDS BLOW
, ON AUMONY PAYERS
Topcka. Kan- March Allmeu.
like wagea, U subject te revision en se-
eount of the high eost of living, the Kan
sas Supreme court held todsy. It affirmed
a decision of the Shawnee county district
court in which - Mrs. Grace Nixon
brought suit for an increase in alimony
from her formes husband, Ira Nixon.
She pointed out that he wss able to
psy- more alimony boesuse. he waa re-
coir in g a larger .salary than whea, ah
obtained the livorce. v , . , , , ' ..
' kallroed Man Arrested. -
New Tork. March . William J. Love.
ptirehaaing agent of the North Atlantic
division of the United States Shipping
Board, was arrested today on a charge
of having aold to himaolf valuable
steamer rugs which the board had takes
off German ships afirod by the govern
ment. He wa held in 12,500 bail after
waiving preliminary examination. -.
MOREHEAD THROWS
BAT
BARRETT
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LETT
FOREX-SOLDIERS
Charlotte Attorney Declares
Action of American Legion
Is Contemptible
MANY MEASURES BEFORE
CONGRESS FOR RELIEF-
Ex-Service Man Charges That
. Legion Is Porming Political
Ring; Atlanta Man Endorses
Maxwell For Interstate Com-'
merce Commission ; Durham
Mayor Wants Investigation
The New and Observer Bureau. ,
003 District National Bank Bldg.
- By K. B. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washington, March 6. Declaring that
the action of the American Legion in
appearing before the House Commmlttce
en Waya and Meana to unre a bonus or
"service adjustment' to soldiers in the
late war is contemptible, Charles 'W.
Tillett, Jr., ex-soldier aad attorney of
Charlotte, has registered a bitter pre
test with Senator Overman acalaat ser
ious consideration ef this proposal by
Congress.
"It is unthinkable." he say, "thai the
young men' who were released br the
army having done a splendid service
should now be etandinc around with
their hats in hand trying to get a hand
out." '
Strongly flaying the Legion officials
for "building up a political ring within
the organization," he telle the Senator
he doee not propose to sllow a bunch
of self-seeking American Legion oficisl
to proatifute the feeling that the div
done by the soldiers wss a priceless
one ''for a handful ef silver.'
Many Bills Before Concrete.
The North Carolina members have of
fered bills to the eommitteo looking for
relief to the soldiers.; There are nearly
100 different bills proposed by mem
bers to which the American Legion re
cently added a plan to its own for
squaring accounts- with the geveramenU
Mr. Tillett write Senator Overman t
"I have noticed with - astonishment
that Congress is apparently taking ser
iously the demaada of the officials ef
U Americaa. Lrco or. the granting
ef a bonus to discharge soldiers. It ia
not my habit to writo yon about pend
ing legislation, but that ia a matter
about which I have very deep fee lias; V
I consider that the action of these of
ficials is contemptible, and X hop that
you will see. your way clear to fight
this measure to the limit. ,
: "All of my life I have been disgusted
with the attitude of the soldiers who
fought ia the Union army during the
Civil War en account of the fact that
they were constantly trying; to milk the
government for everything they could.
To my mind' if will be aa aaspeakable
calamity if this thing is started now In
behalf of the soldiers who fought in
thia past war. It i unthinkable that
the young mea who were released by
the army, having dona a splendid serv
ice, should now be standing around with
their hats in their hands trying to get
a handout. I have talked to several
young men around the Law building-
who were in the army, aad each of
them has agreed with the sentiment ex.
pressed in this letter. -
Farming Falltical King.
"It is very clear to my mind that the
Legion officials who are pushing this bill
are doing so with the idea of building
Up a 'political ring within the organi
sation, so . tbst - they can perpetuste
themselves in office, and perchance.
Tyouiigi
gain some political preferment later on t
at the hands of the. voters whom they ' '
have corrupted.' I am using strong ' !
language in this letter, but it is boesuse J.
I feet the matter so deeply. I was ia '
ths army myself, and, of eourse. being ' t
lawyer, folt the financial effects of
my absence more than soldiers whs
went from other businesses. If anyone ' '
sou Id have a right to claim damage on "
account of service, a lawyer certainly ,
would, because his practice was demel-
iahed. I feel that account between the- i
government and me are square, how
ever, because ss compensation for the
financial loss I have a feeling of duty J
posetosllowabuneh shrdluomfwyp I n
done that la priceless and I do not
propose te allow a bunch of self-eeeklng
Americaa Legion official prostitute this ,
feeling for a handful of silver. r -
I hope that you will not allow your
self to b misled into th belief that ?
it.... t. ... .. .e . n..t ,-S,:.
of the young men of this country for,' )
the measure that I being pushed. There
U a universal demand that the govern-
meat do -everything -.humanly . possible
la 'behalf of those soldiers who were '
seriously injured during the war. As to
this the government should go ths limit.
But the healthy oae 'who 'Were dis-.
charged1 are entirely able to' fight the
battle ef , their private life on their
own manhood, and. I hope iney wiu.
not be made ebjects of charity. . "-.
Watklas far Maxwell. . . -
Senator Simmons office today an-
nouaord the receipt -of a letter from
Edgar Welkins, of Atlanta, who was for
while in the funning for ths inter
state Commerce Commission vacancy
stating that he is not fater the appoint
ment nad expressing the hope that there
may be a "general agreement" en Com
missioner Maxwol), of North Carolina.
From ths office of Senator Harris, of
Georgia it wa learned that -Mr. Wat- .
klna, In withdrawing from this race, en
doraed for the vacancy W, A. Wimbiah,
of Atlanta. The interpretation placed-
on hi letter to Senator Simmona is that
ha fears tbst WimbisK eaanot be sue- '
eessful and next to a "favorite son,
he desires to see Mr. Maxwell named.
The War Department today an
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