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VOL CXII. NO. 154. ' SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER
I. 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
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OLD COMBINATION ,
NOW LOOMSUPAS
HOPE DF FARMERS
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Western Insurgents and South
ern Democrats To Wage
Fight For Farmers
THREATEN TO ALTER
PLANS OF OLD GUARD
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Thirty Billion Dollar , Slump
In Agricultural Product!
Arouses Representative! of
Two Turning Sections;
Emergency legislation Ab
solutely Necessary
News mnd Observer Bureau,
' 603 District Natl. Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
Washington, Not. 30. The old com
bination of the Western Insurgents
and Southern Democrats, -"threatening
tbe sternest defiance -to Uie Old 'Guard,
loomed' up prominently today as tbe
hope of the cotton growers of the
South and the' wheat growers of the
west ' '
Western 'Senators hare been holding
tf Bfc. m M . w 1 M
Southern Senators hare returned to the
national capital so far, but their return
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here the first of tbe week will find
them also in conference. Then, it ap
pears highly probable today, a joint
conference may follow.
It all comes about largely from-the
announcement made by Senator Lodga
and Bopuh-an leaders in the House
that noting but , supply measures will
' be considered at tho short session of
Congress. Mr. Lodge, having seen Mr.
Penrose on Saturday last, evidently
spoke with authority and there is no
reason for the Westerners or the
, Southerners to dispute the correctness
of his. assertion. They plan to meet
it with a fight.
Thirty Billion Uat.
Thirty billion dollars is the slump
t' in agricultural products since the
Republicans first announced that the
League of Nations was dead. Thirty
r - billions the amount spent by this
country in the world war has been
lost to the farming interest of this
country by reductions in the vriees of
arm products.
-Whon thr President sent to the Sea-
v , ate on July iu, law, tbe treaty ol peace
coupled with the 'league covenant, thei
price of cotton in New York was 3
' cents per pound. -The price .of wheat
was vs.o, is nannar oeen nxea vj act
f Congress.' ' During the pendency of
the treaty in the . Senate, when hope
was still held out to the world that
America would be able to eaaga in for
eign trade, cotton soared to forty
cents and the wheat market remained
t stabilized. Today cotton is under fif
teen cents in New York snd according
to report eomiugto Washington is
oiling considerably lower on Southern
markets. Wheat is quoted at tUEJ.
I Something must be done bow, all
lends agree. The West voted against
a Democratic administration because,
among the others things, it fixed the
price of wheat. Today tne waeal
growers are in the same boat with the
" cotton farmers and it is ths most nat
ural thing in the world to fook for the
representatives of the two great agri
cultural sections to join forces in , the
hope of averting a crisis.
Had the treaty been ratified by this
country as rapidly as it was by Great
Britain and France, many observer!
believe, the world would have "gone to
work" last summer. Small nations at
.that time could have gotten credit and
American oroduets could have been
ent to them. There was" no lack of
sklpa. Heretofore the situation has
-been reversed the markets were open
. but thia country did ot have the ships.
; Republican Denials.
The Bepublicans denied these things,
v of course, ft the campaign. The peo
- . pie, 4tUl stupifled aa the result of the
war. were dazed and test hope. Since
then there has been a periloua tottef-1
In in the old world ana two great pans
f a nation are elamoring for nelp
Everybody appreciates, of course,
that the paramount prices eonjd not
have continued. There was bound to
- be' some recession, but it waa a trash.
The election of Senator Harding and of
a Congress overwhelmingly Bepubhean
has signally taiiea w swaux
a ms conditions and the farmers are de
manding of the Bepublicans that they
Jive np to tne responsiuiuuc-.
pulled the -props- Irons aider proa-
- perity and now they most do aom-
.tor ICenyon, Senator SUrlinf
- and other Western aolons are going to
"a .I.. th. farmer be made
QOIDeUaU nasew w
' "the goat." Senators , Overman . and
.tanTar. -cat likely
same attituda vrnn rt. .
eoMtitueney. The combination wiU
Sokfor a way to mitigate a, ondition
! Senatorial :partinhiF k" i-
- ZmblieanAaa out iwd a fa
v whirh he says wui m
; Sn2e and which, in -njor -eaa-
M : . M ttanTfl Ulfl IUVUWII V
A gWthe iembers fcf -Coatrea. - ,
J ' ,., LeglslaUvo Ftograsn. .
' ' This program inehides i
Lnmediate re-establishment of the
War Fioaaee Corporation, ef which A.
. W. Melan, of North Carolina, 4s now
" " managing directory-,
--- immedUte r-estabUshmn of bade
- relatione with foreign eonntrien and the
readjustment tf erediU to a to per-
' mTt European markete to abaorb this
v country nurplna produeta. .
- Extension of adequate credits to
, . farmers by means of short and Jong
. , tme loans.' - . . . ' '
' fair end open markets for all farm
JAPS NOT TO MAKE
PROPOSAL TO BRING
UP RACE QUESTION
Viscount (shii Says Race Equal
ity Will Not Be Brought
Up In Assembly
JAPAN TO WAIT FOR
OPPORTUNE MOMENT
, .
Japanese Delegation - Also
Withdraws Protest Against
Annual Meetings of Tho As
sembly; Bace -Question To
Be Kept Out of Assembly
' For The Time Being
Geneva, Nov. 30 (By The Associ
ated Press-. The Japanese delegation
will not make any proposal for racial
equality at this session of the Assembly
of the League of Nations, it was an
nounced by Viscount Iab.il at this
morning's session of tbe assembly.
"Japan will patiently bide her time,
said Viscount Ishil, "until an oppor
tune moment shall present itself."
The Japanese delegation, he added,
alio had decided to withdraw Its pro-
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pan to make the long journey and re
turn. He recommended that meetings
onee in two years with special meet'
ings in emergencies, but said he would
not press the point,
The Japanese delegate made these
declarations in speaking on the report
of the committee on rules, which whs
read to tbe full assembly at the
opening of the session by Delegate
Ferrari, of Italy. The committee based
its renort on the orinciDle that the
jfsembly is the sovereign organism of
mo league, out imeruuiwii, anu uib,
the executive ceaneil is the permanent
power with the secretariat- as the eon
tinuons medium for the execution of
the decisions' of both the assembly and
the conneil.
8ome complex questions regarding
the relation between the assembly and
the eouneil were reserved by the com
mittee for further consideration.
Count Ishii. in his address, referred
to tho position' taken by the Japanese
delegation at the peace conference.
"It was to the poignant regret of
the Japanese government and people'1
he- said, that the f ramers ef the cove
nant were auaabl to weep the Japan,
ess proposal that equality before the
law should b assured to all men, irre
spective ef their nationality, race' or
religion. The Japanese delegates, de
dared thay would continue their in
sistence for the adoption of their just
demand by the league. In view, bow-
ever, ef present circumstance .Japan
is strongly persuaded that the league
is yet in a stage when the consoli
dation of its organisation should be
secorded greater attention than ques
tions that might involve reviaion of
the covenant." J
Viscount Ishii referred t the great
size of the Japanese delegation and
said this should be taken at evidence
of the real Interest of hit country in
the leaguet ' The Japanese, he said,
desired not only to have all the needed
expert advica-at hand but wanted to
educate their young men for partici
pation in the world' great task.
Delegate Ferrai, . of Italy, proposed
an amendment to the rules making it
obligatory for the assembly to meet in
Geneva. This was adopted with the
modification that the regular sessions
of th asembly must be held at
Geneva at regular intervals, bat that
extraordinary tesions might be held
elsewhere if the assembly a majority
of the conneil or n majority of the
member of the league so decided.
After the adoption of the rales the
assembly adjourned, to Thursday
morning.
MANDAMUS TO ISSUE
AGAINST SEC. DANIELS
To Ooapel Injured Eeserre
Officers To Appear Before
Retirement Board '
Washington. Nor. SO. Ths supreme
eoart of the District of Columbia to
day .directed a mandamus to issae
against Secretary Daniel of tho Navy
Department to compel aim to permit
officers of th Naral Beeerve, who- have
been injured in line or duty, to nppear
before the naval retirement board in
order that the right to retirement' might
be determined according to naval regu
lations. . ' '--'
The Navy Department in 1M8 after
retiring , eleven - naval reserve . officers,
ruled that sues, officers were net entitle
to retirement and should teek compensation-
under th War -' Bisk ' In
surance Act. The department according
refused to retire any more reserve of
ficers, holding that Congresa in enact
ing a law regarding retirement did not
intend, the act to apply to reserve of
ficers. The eoart In it decision today
held that Congress in passing -remedial
legislation later evidenced it intent.
METHODISTS, PLANNING
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
-' hCemphis, Tenn, Nor. SO. The edu
cational commission of -'the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, . met her to
day with member of the college of
bishop and leader ' ef educational
aad mission work to map out a plan ef
co-operation to promote the campaign
for religious , education, to be under
taken by the church.
Bepreeentativet of . the V Sunday
school, - Epworth - League, the - board
of mission and woman missionary
eouneil in addition to member of the
college of bishop - and , educational
secretaries representing all of the
church conferences attended th meet
ing wfcica .will.be- ia -aesnon
BRITISH ADMIRAL VISITS DANIELS
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Copyright Underwood and Underwood.
Vice Admiral Sir William Pakenham, the new commander-in-chief of ttie
North Atlantis station of the British Nary, ealled on Secretary of the, N.avy
Josepbus Daniels reeently. The admiral and his staff are the guests of the
United States Navy and went to Annapolis to review the midshipmen.
Tp Consider Legislation
To Aid Farming Interests
I .
I VHIWPinUVUItVH
Senate Committees To Be
Held On Thursday
TENTATIVE PLANS FOR
REMEDIAL LEGISLATION
Senator Harrison Says Govern,
ment Should Take Steps
To Aid Farmers
Washington, Nov. SO. Possible rente
dial legislation for agricultural inter
est will be considered at a joint meet
ing; of the agricultural committees of
the Senate and House next Thursday,
The Senate committee went over the
situation today and invited the House
committee member to meet with them
st that time to leo what could be done
to alleviate the situation caused by
falling price for farm product.
Senate committeemen said tentative
suggestion for consideration included
LBeviral of tho War Fioaaee Corporation
ana tbe opening of European markets
for surplus products; some plan for
amendment ef the Federal Beservo Act
to afford extension of credits on agri
cultural paper.
Snggesta Bessiaa Trad.
Senator. Norris, Nebraska, aaid re-
establishment - of trade with Bosnia
would be one means of relief. Senator
France, Maryland, another member of
the committee, plans to introduce a
resolution for this purpose.
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committee member, indicated that Con
gressmen from cotton States were ready
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to join wita mums lruiu nawi pnu cat
tle Stfter in pushing relief legislation,
The Mihrissinpi Senator eaid he wanted
to aee tie War i inanee corporation re
vived and provision made for govern
ment lusns, to the agricultural interests.
Government Skoald Aid.
"The government encouraged the far
mer to make this crop, which'' was at
a very high cost of production, and the
government ought to apply exceptional
. t a- . : A v.-. r ...n.;l Dm.
ator Harrison, who said he had bills to
offer dealing with the problem if the
joint committee session reached no den
nito program.
The Senator said he would also favor
making property in the hands of the
alien property custodian, amounting to
about $400,000,000, basis for extending
credit to Germany to purchase surplus
American products. The joist commit
tee probably will ask Secretary Houston,
members of the Federal Beserve Board
and other officials of the government to
be present. ' '
TRUSTEE WOULD SELL"
"BIG FIVE" STOCKYARDS
Government Petitions District
Supreme Court To Appoint
.' ' , aTTrustee .
Washington,, Nov. 80v The , govern
ment today petitioned the 'district u-premareoprt-
to appoint a trusts to
take possession 'of and eH' the.' stock
yard, properties of -.the 'Big -Five"
paexers,
The petition, which Accompanied the
government' -objection to the various
plana jox we packer .zor a is posing oi
those .properties, , declared that .. the
packer) had failed to present a suitable
plan ,-to- the ' -.court, although nine
month, had : elapsed . sine they under
took ito formulate ueh' a .plan.
- Appointment of a trustee or trustee
with power to take possession of - all
stocks, bonds and other securities owned
by the-defendant packers representing
their interests in stockyards properties
was asked1' and 'the1 government also
asked . that tbe trustee be directed to
sell, these prepertiee in such manner
a the court -may.' - "direct ' after . due
notice to the defendants. .The petition
is made returnable en December 14.-
DEMOCRATS, EXPENDED
SLIGHTLY OVER MILLION
t Jr7asSlngton, Nor. 80 Diabursements
by the Demoeratie national committee
from. July 5 to November 22, totalled
IM08,007J8 and receipts 13938.74,
said a f nal report on campaign expen
ditures died today with 'ths clerk of
the Hons of fiepresentatives by Wilbur
W Harsh, treasurer of th committee.
Mr. Marsh listed liabilities st VlTtf
364.43 -including $110,000 borrowed and
1162,364.45 in unpaid Mils, leaving' an
if
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TSSLEEP
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IN THEIR STORES
High Point Merchants Take
. This Step To Stop Epidemic
of Burglaries
High Point, Nor. 30. Several High
Point merchants have adopted the plan
of sleeping in their places oT business
V prevent their goods from being
stolon, it became known today wbea
various merchants talked regarding fhe
seriousness of the situation resulting
from numerous burglaries which have
been committed ia this city during the
past few days.
Th High Point Chamber of Com
merce today -started movement to
have thaynorohant raise a special fund
t employ night policemen. The store
keepers were not at all in favor of such
an ide deolariar that they are paying
taxes and are due ample protection
from th city. Ueveral of thua an
nounced that they would sleep la- their
stores and protect their own places of
busines. Th small size of the night
shift of the police force makes the
work of experienced burglars easy to
accomplish.
During the past week or ten days this
city hss been visited by an epidemic
of burglaries. One store waa entered
fctonday night and more than 130,000
worth of merchandise taken. An at
tempt -was made on the rear of the,
Kress store here, but the heavy iron
bars kept the would-be burglars out.
Another recent burglary was at a black
smith shop, where crowbars used to
pry into other places of business were
borrowed. .
Juat what action the merchant body
of the city will take for self-protection
remains to be seen. It is believed,
however, that the only way to stop -the
series of costly thefts is to augment tbe
M . , . i
pouce lorce so uat Business ana resi
dential sections may be protected.
STRESSES CHEMICALS .
FOR PREVENTING WAR
General Fries Says U. S. In
Position ToTHanufacture
Most Chemicals
Washington, Nor. 30 Declaring that
tne world war demonstrated that "an
enemy bent on aggression cannot be
trusted to live up to any set rules for
war," Brigadier General Amos A. Fries,
chief of the chemical warfare service
m in. . m. M 1.1. ...1 .
Secretary Baker, assert that th devel
opment of this branch ef the United
States army to a point "where it is lm
possible for sny nation to go further"
will de much toward deterring other
nations from, forcing hostilities against
ui united mates.
, This country is in a position to man
ufaetur and deliver tm the field of
battle more chemical than any other
nation or group of nations, says Gen
era! Fries, adding that, "th United
State) has wisely decided to continue
the chemical warfare Aerviee with suf
ficient powers .and fund to develop it
possibilities, not for aggression, but to
insure that if American boy must ever
again shoulder arm in defense of th
Hbertr of their 'eonntrr ther will do
so en an dqnal footing with any other
nation so -far as chemical warfare is
concerned.'' . I '
During the past year the service has
conducted experiment of great value
in th production of new gas and chem
ical instrument of war, th report says,
and ha affected a close liaison with
chemist and chemical societies in civil
Ufa. ., , 'T -'- - -
, Stolra'SecurtUes TslaofcM..
'Danville. VaC. Nor. 80w-43oeuritie
stolen from th Bank oi EalifaxTwhch
were found by. a farmer in a seern
shock at Midway yesterday, consisted
ef life, insurance policies, notes and
other -papers j amounting to, S250.O0O,
bnt valueIesa7to the thieve. President
B. W.rteighj of the bank said 'today.
No bonda were recovered. y.y. y
FKANCB TO ttESCMX HER
' BELATIONS WITH VATICAN
Paris, Nor. 80 (By the Aoelate
Press.) Th chamber of deputies sup
porting the government's bill , for re
samption of diplomatic relations "with
the Vstlean, voted confidence' in the
rovsmmeai this evsning, 38. against
IVIL1U M l
GIVE REPUBLICANS
ONE DISTRICT OUT
OF MSTATE'S 12
Northwest Section Will Be
Made Into One Congres
sional District A
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL
RE-DISTRICT STATE IN '21
Plana For New Alignment of
Districts Will Eliminate Far.
mer Bob Doughton When
His County , Goes Over To
Republican District; Changes
In Western Districts
Tucked in somewhere among tho score
or so of road bills and the thousand
or so measures to protect squirrels,
quail and eattle ticks that will flow
over the reading clerk's desk in the
1921 session of the General Asembly
there will be a simple sounding-proposal
to redistrict the State to make room
for two additional Congressmen that
tbe State gains through tho 1920 cen
sus. North Carolina gets two mors
on a population basis
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clpitated one of the bitterest fights that
k l.l.J ... .1 It. 1. li .1
uiou uub vl iub ui Lit rest Qhraii idsi I
of tbe eapitoU. Twelve districts, with
seven of them going' west of that politi
cal equator that divides the State into
East and West, all crowd that territory
a litlo, and upset several status quos
that suit a good ninny peoplo very well
as they are now. One of the new dis
tricts, Democratic leaders say, is go
ing to be out-ami out Republican, so
designed end constructed as to make
it unlikely that it will ever be any
thing else. v
Dosghtoas Will Fight.
That country west of tbe Blue Bidge
mountains, up in the northwest corner
of the State, it is declared, is going
to be erected into a' district and turn
ed over to Frank Linney, or whom
ever the Republicans want to send to
Washington. No longer will those coun
ties be tacked on to an elongated dis
trict atrotching away down to the
safely Democratic counties. They will
exist for themselves.
None of which will seem unreasonable
to the-average Democrat, but to Gov
ernor Bufe Doughton, who hat hi habi
tation up in that northwest tcrriory, it
will not seem good at all. He haa been
carrying his county for years and years,
and teeing hi stretched, out eighth dis
trict go Demoeratie,- but if this new
plan goes through, he will not feast
U eye upon such a sight again.
Leaden Expect Doughton to Fight
Nor does reason end here. It will
amount practically to legislating Con
gressmaa "Farmer Bob" Doughton out
of a job. His county goes over from
the eighth district to this new "out
law" district across tho mountains, and
even his 1,400 majority this year would
look huge if he should get out and
run in that proposed district. Where
fore Representative Bufe Doughton is'
likely to' fight, both for himself' and
for his brother, Farmer Bob.
Conntle In District.
The proposed line-up of the new dis
trict is as folows: Stokes, Alleghany,
Wilkes, Ashe, Wataugs, Yadkin Avery
aad Mitchell. Of these Alleghany has
been going Demoeratie with fair regu
larity for year back. The others are
hopeless, turning np majorities that make
inroads upon the huge pluralities of th
east. Altogether they would go as Ko
publican as the second district goes
Democratic.
Not a district in the west will looM
anything like it docs, now after the
General Assembly gets through with it
next spring, it is declared. The tenth
is going to have some old blood drawn
out and some new blood infused intaj
its arteries. McDowell will likely be
taken away and in its stead Cleveland
county will be substituted.
The moving of Cleveland brings the
subjoet inevitably around to O. Max
Gardner. . Cleveland is closer to the
tenth . than it has ever- been to the
ninth. And there are rumors that Mr.
Gardner would prove acceptable to the
Democrats of the tenth, and that be
himself would' not look with too much
dihfavor upon taking up his residence
ia Washington for a few terms in
Conaress.
From the present seventh, eighth
and ninth districts, four districts will
probably arise, with a now district em
bracing' Union, aAnson, Albemarle, Ca
barrus, Bowsn, I Davidson, ; Davie and
Iredell. A brnnd new district will be
made wifb Guilford, Forsyth and Bock
inrhant counties. This . will be . the
smallest ' district in the State in area,
but will be the most thickly populated.
Llitia Erect In East.
The east will not fed the shake-up to
any material extent. Population has
moved westward." The fourth district
mar feel it a little, with 'a county r
in moved off the east and part of tire
fifth added to it; The second, third
and Arst districts have barely held their
own ia .population, and tbe third and
second may each draw a county -from
th fourth on the east. .
Some remaking of senatorial district
will also be negotiated during the com
ing term of th General Assembly.
Something will likely be done with
Sampson, and th fourteenth. - For four
years now that stronghold of radical
ism ha been., tied around -the-ne;ks
of three Demoeratie counties and twp
Republican Senator elected. This is
scheduled for a change." 5 .
Opinion is divided ss to whether to
leava Sampson alone with one Senator,
or to hitch it up with New Hanover,
Pendea. and . Onslow.' The latter will
likely happen, and, the Bepublicans will
lose two members of the -upper house.
- Iredell, county will alao leave its
sinrle estate and be tied up with Ca
tawba on tho west and possibly Lin
soln, with two Senators. " ', -v-
North Carolina Flat Race, ' 125
Steplechaee, ' Pinehurtt, today. :45. -
PRESIDENT WILSON
TO HELP IN ENDING
ARMENIAN TROUBLE
KIKE CAUSES $10.00
DAMAGE AT MIDDLESEX.
Middlesex, N. C. Not. 8. Fire
farly today completely destroyed the
suilding and coatents of the Middle
lex Supply Company, oa of the larg
est general mercantile concern la
(his vicinity, earning a loas eatisssted
at tlOo.OCO, partly covered by In.
turance. Altheagh th origin of the
blase has aot been, determined, the
Snalng of a door aad a window at
the plaoe open, leads the aatherltles
to believo It was started by berglsr
sfter robbing th store.
Steps Taken To Rcsume Dip
lomatic Relations Between
U. S. and Mexico
Washington, Nov. 50. A formal pro
posal from. Secretary Oolhy that eom-
"ivuvia . - a huh l-I ma ..UlLrU
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unnn wiiirri run t.m rmAui rataitmi ntinn
upon
which can be based' resumption
the two-goventmevits h:is been taken to
Mexico CityJiy Roberto V. Pesqueira,
Mexican confidential agent in Washing
ton. This was disclosed tonight whor the
State Department mado 'public Mr. Col
by's answer to Mr. Pesuucira's scent
letter urging recognition by the Uni
ted States of tbe new government of
Mexico. It was banded to thn Mexi
can agent before his departure Thanks
giving Day to attend the" inauguration
of President Elect Obregoa of Mex
ico, December k
Referring to his conversations with
Mr. Pesqueira, Secretary Colby, in hi
letter, said that they served to Kave
no reasonable doubt " of the high and
enlightened purposes that actuate the
present government ofc Mexico."
As to Art Wo 27 of the Mexican con
stitution, long a stumbling block to
comt!tte understanding between the
two governments, Mr. Colby said the
statement in Mr. Pvsqueira's letter that
it "is not and must not be interpreted
a retroactive or violative of valid
property rights" should "allay th fears
of those who nave ncqvyed valid titles
in Mexico, adding:
'1 at conceive of nothing battel al
eulated to correct this misunderstand
iug." v
''It only remains," Mr. Colby contin
ued, "to give theeo understandings
form whirh is usual in dealing between
friendly States and I have tho honor to
suggest .... that com misi oners be
promptly designated' by both Mexico
and the United States to-formulate
treaty, embodying the agreements which
have'been reached as tbe result oi your
successful mission.
IBLOCK INQUIRY OF
JOINT COMMITTEE
Builders Supply Buream Mem
ben fcefose To Answer
Questions of Counsel
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New York Nor. 30. The Builders'
Supply Bureau was successful today in
blocking inquiry into its affairs by the
joint legislation committee investigat
ing the-"Building Trust."
Offieial of the bureau declined to
answer question put by committee
counsel. Samuel Untermyer, and ob
taincd n supreme court injunction
restraining the committee from retain
ing posncwon of the burenu's books
and records after they had seized tbem
by a sergeant at arms,
While the committee was making vain
attcmpta at its hearing in city hall to
take evidence . from unwilling wit
n esses, who repeatedly were adjudged
in contempt, 'sixteen members of the
Employes Metallic Furring and Lath
ing Association were arrested on
charges of destroying evidence needed
by the committee. They plesded not
guilty and were released in 11,000 bait
ni i u o una limn iia-rs nan uuuou.i
activity in the criminal courts where
the new extraordinary grand jury
selected yesterday to -bike cbsrge of
esses involving criminality developed
by the committee, was in session.
Judge Mulqueen also ordered the con
tinuation of the November additional
grand jury which has already returned
several indictments lu alleged build
ing graft eases. The- trial of George
Backker, millionaire builder, charged
with perjury in connection with his
testimony before the committee also
was.- progressing.
Owing to failure of counsel for
Robert F. BrindcU, president Vf the
Building Trades (Counci., under indict
ment ' for - extortion ' snd attempted
extortion, to appear before Judge Mul
aueen and make any-, motion to"dis
miss' the indictments, it was reported
that Mr. Untermyer wii move that' the
labor leader's trial be begun within tbe
next two weeks.
Joseph - Penny, chairman of the
Builders Supply Bureau,' and John P.
Hilbrick, .former ehairm . of ttTfc
bureau, denned every igort of the com
mittee s counsel to get them to testify
to the ' proceedings and activities of
the bureau. i7'
NAME FEDERAL RECEIVER "
s FOR STEAMSHIP COMPANY
New' York. T Not. 30 Theodore i.
Keen today wss appointed federal re
ceiver- in equity for Mho Standard
Steamship Company, Incorporated, of
this city, on application of the Carter
snd Week es Stevedoring Company, of
West Virginia. V. v --
Th SU-voilorlng eoaipaay entered a
claim of $32,000. - liabiUtie of the
steamship compear Var placed at
$657,258. - Asset were . not estimated,
hut-were aaid to lnelod vessel bought
from tho government, on which, pay
FORIVIAL PROPOSAL
FOR RECOGNITION
Chief Executive Accepts Offer
To Act As Personal Media-,
tor "Through, a Rep .
resentative"
REPLIES TO MESSAGE
OF INVITATION FROM
PRESIDENT- OF LEAGUE
President Declares Willingness
. To Endearor To Bring About
Peace Between Contending
Parties In Armenia By Arbi.
tration With Moral snd Dip.
ldmatio Support of The Prin
cipal Powers; Asks For
Suggestions From League;.
Stresses Fact That United
State's at Present Cannot
Offer Any Material Aid Be
quiring Action By Congress
Washington, D. C, Nov. SO, Presi
dent Wilson today proffered hi "per-
i ItuTiiiL in 4 i f inn Ihr.iinh . mm..
l 1H III fill imwilllTlaWar in laTWlflTIIB ' '
i - -
tion from Paul - Hymaris. president
of the Council of the Lengue of Na
tions, transmitting a resolution adopted,
in behalf of Armenia by the Assembly
of the league at Genera November 22.
It reqnested that "the horrors of the
Armenians, be brought, to the attention
of the powers with a view to entrust
ing some power with the task of tak
ing the iesoary measures to stop" the
hostilities in Armenia.1 The United
States, although not a member of th
league, was included smong the na
tions of the world to whom the broad
cast invitation was issued.'
No Material Relief.
' Adoption of the resolution was, pre
ceded by some discussion of th
feasibility of organizing1, an interna
tional force to intervene in Armenia,
assailed alternately by Turkish na
tionalist the Bolshevik and. other ran
Caucasian elements. In' his reply, how
ever, Mr. Wilson said be waa without
authorization to offer or . employ the
military forces of the United State
in sny project for the relief of Ar
menia, or any material contribution
requiring ths content - of . Congress,
"which 4a not now in session and
Whose action I could aot forecast,"
Th President declared, however,
that h wss willing, upon ssursnee or
ths moral and diplomatic-support ef the
principal powers, to endeavor to bring
nboufL peace between " the contending
inrties in Armenia through arbitration.
He siked suggestions as to the avenue
t)rfoiigh which the proffer should be
eonrryd and the parties to whom it
should bn addressed. The text of hi
letter follows:
Text Of Utter.
"I have the honor to acknowledge
the reoeipt of your cabled message set
ting forth tho resolution adopted by
the assembly of the League of Na
tions requesting the eouneil . of i the
league to arrive, at an - understanding
with tho' governments with a view to
entrusting a power with -the task of
taking the necessary) measures to
stop the hostilities lit Armenia. r
"Vou offered to the United State,
the opportunity of undertaking the hu
manitarian task of using'ita good of
fices to rnd the present trsgedy, being
enacted in Armenia, ' and youksor
me that yonr proposal involve no repe
tition of the invitation jj. accept any
mandate for Armenia. .
''While the invitation - to accept the
mandate for Armenia has been rejected
by the Senate of the . United Statea,
this country has repeatedly declared
its solicitude for the fate and welfare
ef the Armenian people, in a manner
and to an extent that justifies yfiu in
saying that the fate of Armenia has
always been of special interest to
the American people. .
Is Without Authority. .
"I am without authorisation to offer
or employ the military force of the
UnitedHtntes in any project for the
relief (X Armenia, and any: material
contribution would require the authori
sation of the Congress. wich. J . not .
nnw in session and whose , aetioa I
could not forecast. I am willing, how
ever, upon assurances of the moral and
diplomatic . support of the principal
powers, aad in a spirit of syaipatbetie
response t the request of the eouneil -'
of the League of Natidas,' to use my -good
offices, and to proffer my personal
mediation thru a representative whom !
may, designate, to end the hostilities
that are now being waged against tho -
Armenian people and ' to bring peso i
and accord to the contending parties,
relying upon the eodncil of thai League
of Nations to sugjrest to me tbe;avenue .
through- which- myproffer should be
conveyed and the parties to. whom it
should be) addressed. ' I .
(Signed) WOODBOW WILSON."'
. May. Be Mergeathaa.-' ' . -Among
officials ia dose touch with
the President' it was suggested that on
aesount of the , familiarity of - Henry ;,
Morgenthau, . former - Ambassador .to.
Turkey, with Near - Eastern . problems.
it wss possible that he would -b the, '
"reprcsentative'L. through? whom Mr.'
Wilson might act, The ' President al
ready has before -him mneh : data 'bear
ing on Armenia in connection with the
nut in connection who i
i to him of fixing Armenian
t-v -.. n ' '
i bj the'faW of the Ar-
task intrusted
bounaarie.
Question as
moafatn nation was rsfsed ia th lesgu
assembly at Geneva by Rene Viviaai, of
France, who declared that' tbe attitude
ward Armenia won in
vindication c( Con
demnation of th lesgu to th world.
The Armenia "resolution wa adopted
and K was determined to aeek among
the power a mediator in .the struggle
T
(Coatianed e Fage Two);
Jingifatssl deficit of 2tl.033J)S .
ment had not been oompleta, :
(Coutlyed en- Fsg Twelve-J