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FAVORITE OF N. C. .
G. 0. P. FIRST BALLOT
GOES TO PRITCHARD
Duncan May Make Effort
to Get Control of
State Machinery.
i
JOIfJT RESOLUTION
MAY BE PASSED TO
BRING WARTOEND
Step Is Considered Follow
ing Break in Compro
mise Conferences.
'FLO' HAS BECOME
EPIDEMIC AMONG
SOLDIERS IN CAMP
Nothing in Situation to
Cause Alarm, Gen.
Blue Declares.
By JOE L. BAKEK
Vin tjorr-esponueni xue cnuzen.r
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Reports
to Washington from all sections of
North Carolina Indicate that the
democrats at the San Francisco con
vention will support William Gibbs
JIcAdoo for the presidency and the
republicans, on the first ballot, will
vote for Judge Jeter C Prltchard.
After this complimentary ballot is
cast, the vote of the republicans Is
to be determined by the hand . that
controls the state convention. E.
Carl Duncan's lukewarm rally to the
party during the Hoey-Morehead
fight in the ninth has been interpret
cd by some as an indication! that he
will make another effort to tret con
trol of the machinery when the state
convention meets.
Against this possibility is advanced
th argument that Moreneaa, con
vinced before he entered the race In
the ninth that his election was lm
possible, only allowed the use of his
name in order that he might stand
in good grace with the national lead
ers and once again control the ma
chinery In North Carolina. The re
. publican hope of success is, propor
. tlonately, as buoyant in North Caro-
inn an anvwhare.. acordlnsr to visit
ors coming to the national capital
and Mr. Morehead in November went
in for re-election as national com
mitteeman rather than for election
to congress.
If Mr. Morehead and his following
control the party, "rather than Mr.
Duncan, and the republicans of Taft
persuasion, the North Carolina "vote
may be cast for General Leonard
wood, heir' apparent to the Koose
-vert mantle. If Duncan should sue
ce In getting -control of the party
' again, it is altogether possible that
, . General Pershing, whose friends have
tie finitely placed. Jura In tne- race for
. the republican nomination, may
have the support ef the North Caro
lina delegation. v
Reasons for Stand.
Th.r. nrA twn rAAJtnna whv Ifr.
Duncan would favor General Persh
ing. The first is that Mr. Duncan
would be inclined, his friends say,
to support a man who went across
and had a hand in the fighting where
the fighting was in preference to
General Wood, whom fate frowned
upon and left at home to do some
of the training of America's soldiers.
A second reason is that General
Pershing seems to be drawing sup
port from the conservative wing of
the republican party, wniie a pou
of members of the house of repre
sentatives shows that a majority of
the republicans prefer wood, there
are members or, the party in the low
er house who would support Gener
ai rersning. Many repuoucans xrom
the west, coming to Washington dur
ing the past week, have brought
news of a growing sentiment for Gen
eral Pershing out there.
Anticipating who members of the
senate on the republican side will
support is a poor business. Almost
very republican senator on the ma
jority side, with the exception of
Sherman, of Illinois, and Newberry,
of Michigan, have presidential as
pirations. Republican candidates for
the nomination are as thick this far
ahead of the primary as German
spies were four months before Amer
ica entered the war. And Gaston
Means thought there were at least
a 1,000,000 over here then.
But there seems to be little division
among North Carolinians as to the
right man to be nominated by the
democrats. Political observers from
the state have said that if a straw
vote was held in every county, Mc
Adoo would win five to one. Among
those who would get the short end
Attorney General Palmer and Gov
ernor Cox, of Ohio, are counted.
Governor Cox seems to have stirred
up more sentiment in North Caro
lina than any one else besides ' Mr.
McAdoo.
Support of Bryan.
Friends or Mr. ' McAdoo are cer
tain that he will be a candidate be.
Tore the convention and some of them
are even predicting that he will have
the support of William Jennings
Bryan. ' The Commoner, however,
was quoted in a New Tork interview
as eliminating Mr. McAdoo, Mr. Pal
mer. Governor Cox and all the others.
Few there are who feel that Mr. Br'
an will seek the nomination but those
who believe that Mr Bryan will be
Just as much a factor In Ban Fran
cisco as he was at Baltimore eight
years ago can be numbered by the
thousands. Ana tnere . are a great
many people speculating more on the
man Bryan win support than there
are guessing the. republican nomi
nee,
; Conservative democrats ' believe
that the party lias an even tjetter
chance than It did In The re
publicans have been getting the bet
ter end of publicity for some time
but they haven't, been getting any
thing across. . Before they will al
low an anxious public to see how i
plot ends, they ring down the cur
tain on one show to ring it up on
another0 with an even brighter cho
rus. But no one sees the finale.
The truth is that their investiga
tions end their charges are amount
ing to nothing. Foiled In their ef
forts to Hevelon something rotten in
Denmark by (the diligent efforts of
their own committees, they have em
barked upon' a program of employing
well known "smelling-' lawyers and
giving these apostles of light unllnv
ited scope. The administration is
willing for them to have it and -if
ever there was a time when it looks
like the giving of enough rope will
Jhacx. It is now, 1
WILUAH T.fOAX00 .
Democratic sentiment in North Caro
lina on the choice for presidency is
leaning towards William G. Mc
Adoo, says a special dispatch from
Washington. Some observers pre
dict Mr. McAdqo. If he becomes an
avowed candidate, will have the
support of William J. Bryan.
TREATY MAY BE PUT
BEFORE THE PEOPLE
DEATH RATE LOWER
THAN LAST WINTER
Necessity of Action to
Stabilize Trade Condi
tions, Emphasized.
C0NNING5 FLAYS
S'
The Malady Appears To Be
of Mild Type Fewer
Cases of Pneumonia.
con
RECORD
Assails G. 0. P. Leadership
for Failure to Act on ,
Peace Treaty.
NEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 20. America
would have been the first nation to
ratify the treaty of peace had a dem
ocratio house and senate been elected
In 1918, Homer S. Cummlngs. chair
man of the democratio national com
mlttea declared in an address to.
night at Governor Edwards inaugural
dinner. Not only has republican
leadership "throttled" the treaty of
peace, he said, but "after months or
debate it cannot nolnt to a single con
structive measure that it has enacted
into law.
The republican party is bankrupt of
leadership, Mr. Cummlngs declared,
and cannot agree on a policy sum
ciently even to itself. "Its impover
lshed mental status of their policy
makers" is" shown by the fact, he
said, that their national committee
"has found it necessary to offer a re
ward of tlO.000 to any young man.
preferably under the age of 83 years,
who can write a winning platform for
the republican party." Only the
adolescent would undertake such a
lasK.- ne aaaea. r
"There wiU be na difficulty-tn 'writ
ing -a ' democratio platform," the
speaker continued. "It is not necessary
for. us to engineer our policy with a
view to pleasing particular groups or
to conduct ourselves as to develop
racial animosity. We stand today
upon a record of achievement un
paralleled in American history. ' We
have brought domestic reforms which
have long been denied our people and
during the war our successes won
the admonition of the world."
This republican oongress. ' Mr.
Cummlngs said, "has contented Itself
with conducting a campaign of base
less criticism and slander against tne
president of the United States; in the
repudiation of our international obli
gations and the abandonment of the
allies in whose company only a lew
months ago we were fighting to save
the civilization of the world."
Staggering Penalty. "
He declared this "interlude of in-
eanaeitv" was on. of the staareering!
penalties which the country was the principle signatories
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Possibil
ity of the introduction In congress of
a Joint or concyrrent resolution, de
claring the war with Germany at an
end loomed tonight, following a
sharp break hi the compromise con
ferences which have been trying to
adJuBt disagreements between repub
lican and democratic senators as to
the wording of the Lodge reserva
tions, i
The assertion ' of President Wilson
that he was willing to submit the
question of the adoption of the peace
treaty with the league of nations to
a vote -of the people, which has been
approved by Senator Johnson, of
California, and other political oppon
ents of the administration, has led
some senators to believe that this may
perhaps be the best solution of the
treaty controversy.
In the meantime, it is pointed out.
something should be done to stabal
ize trade relations with Germany
while the treaty issue is still undscid
ed, and a resolution declaring the war
at an end is one remedy which has
been considered by both sides in the
controversy.
To Meet Again.
Open rupture today of the leaders
conference was averted, temporarily
by passing over the dispute on the
Lodge reservation - regarding equality
of voting in the league or nations. Tne
bipartisan conference will meet again
late tomorrow, but with leaders of
both factions doubtful as to the possl
bility of ultimate agreement.
Prospects of failure of the feeders
conferences and of formal suspension
of their sessions today moed "mild
reservation" republicans aril a few
democrats not members of the leaders
committees to discuss independent
steps toward a solution of th
situatwrc
publican spok
would be forthcoming if conferences
of the leaders fail within a few days
to give more assurance of a compro-
Participants in today's conferences
of the Informal committees, of which
there were two, said an impasse and
suspension of the compromise move
ment was virtually reached at the first
session as a result of Inability to get
together on the equal voting reserva
tion to the league of nations cove
nant After more than two hours
spirited dispute, the whole subject was
put over.
Better Progress.
Better progress, however, was re
ported at the second session. The pre
amble to the Lodge reservations, re
quiring formal acceptance by three of
the five principal powers ox American
reservations, was taken up and, it was
said, a tentative agreement was reach
ed. The proposed compromise on the
preamble was said to provide that if
do not file.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Influen
za has become epidemic in several
army camps, particularly In the mid
dle west. Surgeon-General Ireland,
of the army, announced today, and
It has made its apparanetj among the
American troops Jn Germany. While
the disease Is increasing among' the
civilian population of the United
States, it has not reached epidemic
form and Surgeon General Blue, of
the public health service, said today
there was nothing in the situation to
cause alarm.
The malady as it has appeared both
among the soldiers and aivlllans, is
oi a mna type ana tne resulting death
rate proportionately has been far. be
low that Of thA wnr.t ma .ntrfnmip
while the incidence of pneumonia also
nas oeen much lower.
Surgeon-General Blue said the
state Health authorities apparently
had the situation In hand wherever
the disease had occurred and in
many states it is not prevalent and
that no request for federal aid had
been . received. As a precautionary
measure, nowever. Dr. iJlue had rep
resentatlves in these states co-operat
ing with state authorities and a corps
of doctors trained in fighting this
particular maiaay is available.
Epidemics. have been reported from
Camps Grant and Rockford and-Fort
Sheridan, 111, Love Field, Texas arid
tne ureat Lakes naval training sta
tion, but the number of men in these
camps is muah smaller than It was
during the war when influenza caus
ed many deaths among the service
men. The form of the dlease In this
country apparently is much milder
than that which has made its appear-
TO RECEIVE CROSS
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ADRIATIC SITUATION
AGAIN GROWS TEUSE
ADMIKAL W. S. BENSON. I
Pope Benedict has conforred upon
Admiral William S. Benson, chief of
naval operations of the V. 9., the
great cros sof St. Gregory. The
decoration will be sent Admiral
Benson through Cardinal Gibbons.
MAYO TAKES ISSUE
WITH
SIMS
STAND
Supreme Council Disbands Without Settling Question7
Premier Nitti Declares He Stands by His Ulti
atium Will Demand France and England to Exe
cute Treaty of April 1915.
DEFENDS RAILWAY
onfm amAnir rha rrAna r i1asv.av
ra a solution or.tne.ireay 0urln; the week endlna- January
urn.' 1U44U . i jumuoi, e- m new C(Uie, were' reported- amon
unc,uo.i ..vi, - irne soiaiera on tne Knin. thia rn
resenting an increase of 45 over the
week before. Twelve deaths from the
disease were renortea. , wnne tnere
also were six deaths from pneumonia,
VERY FEW CASES,
CAMP GRANT. 111., Jan. 20. -"We
are down to and below the normal
number of hospital admissions, so it
can hardly be said we are still con
tending with an epidemic." Colonel
Arthur M. Whaley, camp surgeon of
camp Grant, said . today. Colonel
Whaley added that the camp hospital
was receiving m very few Influenza
cases and had -an extremely limited
amount of pneumonia,
The camp epidemic reached Its
"peak" a week ago, according to the
camp authorities. There have been
two deaths from pneumonia at Camp
urani in tne last i nours.
forced to pay for electing a republi
can congress in 191S."
"All processes of government have
been impaired," he continued. . "The
work of reconstruction has been de
layed, the business of the country has
been throttled, the peace of the world
has been postponed and rude and un
skillful hands have been thrust amid
Continued en Page Twe
formally, objections to the reserva
tions before their deposit to the ex
change of ratifications, the American
reservations shall be deemed to have
been accepted.
In the leaders dispute over the
equal voting reservation, several com
promise drafts were brought forth, in
cluding drafts by Senators Simmons,
democrat. North Carolina, and Walsh,
democrat, Montana.
23 NEW. CASKS. , .
GREAT LAKES, 111., Jan. 20,
There were only 22 new, cases of in
fluenza reported at the Great
Lakes naval training station at 2 p.
m., today and officials said they had
the situation in check. . The cases,
they said, have been mild. There have
been only six deaths out of a total of
soo cases, tne numoer unaer treat
ment at present.
HILL QUIT SAYS OUSTING
SOCIALISTS WILL RESULT
IN 'VIOLENT REVOLUTION'
Chief Counsel for Suspended Assemblymen Refers to-
Russian Situation as "One Word of Solemn Warn
ing" Denies He Intended to Make Threat.
REPORT 60 CASES.
PORTSMOUTH, Va., Jan. 20, The
announcement was ' made tonight
that more than 60 cases of influenza
had been received af the navy hos
pital in the last three or four days.
All are of a' mild type and no deaths
have as yet been received at the navy
hospital in the last three or four days.
All are of a mild type and no deaths
have aa yet been recorded. Norfolk
and Portsmouth health departments
report only a few Isolated cases of the
disease. "'':.
CET LI ABOARD
On Two- Leading Points in
Decorations Dispute.
War-Time Commander of
Fleet Is Before Sen-
ate Committee.
ALBANY, N. T., Jan. 30. Morris
Hillquit, chief counsel for the ' five
suspended socialist assemblymen, de
clared today at .the opening of their
trial that if the assembly permanently
ousted the defendants the act "will
loosen the violent revolution which
we socialists have always endeavor
ed." and are endeavoring,- to stem.
Mr. Hillault added this "one word
of solemn warning"! after asserting
that the. Romanoffs and all Instru
ments of . oppression in Russia bad
been destroyed after the government
h! triad tn outlaw the . socialist
movement and that "we are not afraid'
of suppression at the time one-half
the world is under socialist. controL"
This "warning was later interpret
ed fy Martin W. Littleton, associate
counsel for the' committee, as "a
warning to the country, a threat to
the committee and an admonishment
to the assembly that they do not dare
deal with the gentlemen he represents
unless they wish to Invite revolution
to this country. . -
" "Sort of Lore OffefN - 1
Mr: Hillquit denied that his remarks
were Intended as a "threat" and said
instead he had "made a sort of love
offer" that "we socialists are ready to
see the thing through In a constitu
tional manner aad by peaceful meth
ods. "I was merely .Imploring yon to be
as good and peace loving as we social
ists are." he said, "and net to be High
handed in your procedure."
"That was an entreaty and It was
Intended to be."
The Judiciary committee opened the
trial by excluding by a vote of 7 to 4
the New Tork city bar
committee, headed ' by Charles E
Hughes, from independent participa
tion in the proceedings, after which
the committee, submitting a brief op
posing the assembly's action -in sus
pending the socialists, withdrew. The
delegates made it plain that they did
not represent the socialists, ' but the
"public interests.'
Then Louis M. Martin, chairman of
the judiciary committee, read a state
ment assuring the defendants ' that
they will, "receive fair play' and "the
case Is not pre-Judged." -Mo4Uons
Denied
Mr. Hillquit challenged the asser
tion that the case was not pre-Judged
and made three motions, two of which
were denied. The committee reserved
decision on the third which provided
tor dismissal or the proceedings as- il
legal ana unwarranted, r
The motions overruled by the com-
mittee cnauengea tne fitness of the
committee as a whole and its mem
bers as individuals to serve aa Juda-es
on tne grouna mat tney played also
the roles of accusers , and the vast
majority was "committed in advance
to one side." In the case of the com
mittee the motion urged that " that
body recommend to the assembly that
the ease be tried by a aoecial com
mittee elected by the lower bouse and
not appointed by Speaker Thaddena
C Sweet, "who appears aa the first
accuser." -; v . ... ;
NEW TORK. Jan. 20.The board
of aldermen today adopted a resolu
tion calling upon the state assembly,
to "reconsider" its action in suspend
ing its live ' socialist members. Vie
vore was 40 to It- the democrats and
associationsocialists voting together.
DISABLED VESSEL
Bardic Starts to Tow Trans
port Powhatan, Says
, Message.
HALIFAX, N. S. Jan. ; 20 The
White Star, liner- Bardic succeeded
late' this afternoon in getting a line
aboard the Powhatan and started to
tow her to this port.,
WASHINGTON", Jan. 20. Direct
issue with Rear .Admiral , William S.
Sims an the two leading controversed
point m the naval decorations dls
pute was taken today, by Rear Ad
rairal Henry T. Mayo, war-time com
mander of the United States fleet, in
testimony .oday , before the senate
sub-committee investigating the med
al award controversy. -
Heading . his letter to Secretary
Daniels giving , his views on the dec
oration awards, which views, he said,
were not-presented as a protest, Ad
miral Mayo first disagreed with Ad
mlral Sims as to the relative Impor
tance of sea and shore duty. Ad
miral Mayo , explained to the ' com
mittee that he wrote to Secretary
Daniels ' because? he did not believe
tho Knight board of award of Mr.
uanieis, nod . given sufficient consid
ration : to, the , importance of - the
dutios performed by officers who
served at sea with the Atlantic fleet.
Admiral Sims In' his "testimony and
also in his letter to Secretary Dan-
lefs declining the distinguished serv
ice medal, contended . that too much
Importance was attached to the -serv
ices of . officers who - served at sea
as compared with those who admin
istered Important posts on shore.
The second point on which Admiral
Mayo differed witn Admiral Sims,
was- the Question of the award ; of
medals to the commanding officers
of ships sunk, r seriously damaged
by torpedo attack or mines. ;s While
stating that a broad 1 general policy
along that line' would not be. a good
thing for the service, Admiral Mayo
declared that in cases where the com
mending officer's conduct was of an
especially meritorious character, a
proper reward should be given. Ad
miral 'Mayo approved -without qual
ification the notion of the Knight
board ; and Secretary Daniels ' in
awarding distinguished service med
als to Captain Christy, pf the cruiser
San Diego', ' sunk by a ' mine, , and
Commander P. W. 1 Foots, . of the
transport President Lincoln, sunk by
torpedo. Admiral Sims severely
criticised the action of Secretary
Daniels In Insisting on the' awards
to the commanding officers of ships
sunk 'by the enemy. .
Testimony Brief.
Admiral Mayo'e testimony was
brief and tomorrow the sub-commit
tee will 'hear Major General Burnett,
commandant of the marine corps.
The naval award-controversy late
in the day reached the floor of the
senate . through presentation oi
resolution by Chairman Hale, of the
sub-committee, to authorize employ
ment of counsel and a clerical force
to aid in the investigation. , Although
final - action was prevented by ab
sence of, quorum,; thers was con
slderable discussion. . -
Assistant Secretary of . the Navy
Roosevelt, during the day , announced
the . personnel of. a board of Inquiry
to investigate conditions. at tne Itew
port, R. I., naval station, which led
to charges by 'John t R. Rathom, of
the Providence, Rv I.) Journal, of
immorality, in tne navy. The noara,
which was designated 10' days -ago,
is composed of Rear. Admiral Herbert
O. Dunn, commandant of the first
naVal district; Captain John'I?. Hlnes,
Captain David K. Tneieen ana tun
sign Henry 1 Hyneman, Judge advo
cate. . , -
PARIS, Jan. 20. (By the Associated Press.) -With the disbanding to .
night of the supreme council without a settlement of the Adrlatio question, '
Premier Nitti of Italy, declared he stood by his ultimatum that If the Jugo
slavs did not accept Italy's terms tonight, he would withdraw his compro
mise offer and that "Italy will demand that France and Great Britain execute
purely and simply the treaty of London of April, 1IS." . : ' : v '.-
Prior to the breaking up of the council the Jugo-Slav reply to Italy's
demands had been presented. Stgnor Nlttt declared the terms unacceptable.
The Jugo-Slav note satd It constituted "the present effort of Jugo-Slavia to
bring about an agreement with Italy." This fact taken In connection with ,'
Premier Nitti's statement apparently leaves the situation a tense one. . ,
The council this afternoon held a further discussion on Great Britain's
announcement of her inability to send her quota of troops Into the plebiscite
areas. The discussion resulted In the British offering to send naval detach-'
menta to Momcl and Danctg. , : ; , ,
', , . , - During the session Hugh C. Wal
lace, American ambasador; Premie
Lloyd George, Premier Nitti and Bar
on Matsue, the Japanese ambassador,
extolled M. Clemenceau in brief for-.
mat farewell addresses. -No
definite arrangements were
ing for turning over the Turkish, Ad
riatic and other problems to other
hands, but it was indicated that the
proposed conference of ambassadors
would be empowered soon to continue
this work... -.. -.;,.- .u-.
Recognixed By Slavs 4 i V .
' The right of the Italians In Dal
matta to choose ' Italian - nationality ,
without leaving Jago-Slavla Is recog
nized by the Jugo-Slavs who also
agree that Italian national rights In
Dalmatian Industries shall ' be guar
anteed by an international conven- .
tion. They refuse to make any alter
ation of the line drawn by President
Wilson. . ' -'
Signor Nitti, the Italian premier,
left this evening for Rome and Davl4
Lloyd George, the British prime min
ister, will depart for England tomor
row morning, M. Clemenceau lndi- -cated
this evening that he would turn
over the affairs of the council tomor
row. ' - 1
The Juco-Slavs accept Internation
alization under th league of nations .
tor flume and Zaro, concede to Italy
the Islands of Lussln and Pelagoza
and, agree to the demilitarisation of
the Adriatic islands with the condi
tion that the Island of LUsa remains
Jugo-Slav. ... .
'ANTI-STRIKE' BILL
Poindexter Speaks Before
Business Men.
Says If Question Is Not
Solved by Law It Will
Be by Blood.
MESSAGE RECEIVED
NEW YORK. Jan. SO A radio mes
sage received by the army transport
service tiere late tonlgnt indicated
that the Powhatan was about 225
miles south of Halifax In tow of the
steamship Western Comet beaded for
Halirax. it statea mat tne zil pas
sengers would be transferred from
the Powhatan to the transport North
ern Pacific tomorrow morning.
Northern Paoiflo is expected to ar
rive in New York Thursday. The
navy destroyers Sharkey and Laary
are stadlng by, th message said, and
the Canadian government steamship
Lady Laurlsr, has put out from Hal
ifax to help ttow in tne aisabiea
transport. It was reported . that the
weather was moderating.
DESTROYER ALONGSIDE
NEW YOFK, Jan. SO. Radio mes
ses tonlsrht reported the arrival of
the destroyer Sharkey alongside the
disabled transport . Powhatan. . The
messages said the steamship Northern ;
Pacino would take off the passengers
and, that the Western Comet would!
twl$h Powhatan to Halifax. .
SEWS GIVEN OVATION.
NEW - YORK, Jan.. 20. Rear . Ad
mlral William ft : films - was eriven an
ovation; tonight by several Anndred of
his brother officers of the army ana
navy when-. It was announced at
banquet tendered to general officers
of the-army ana. nag omcers oi tne
navy that Admiral Sim, one of the
guests of honor, would in view or re
cent , happenings"' snswer any ques
tions which we put to mm at tne qjose
of his address. , Rear-Admtrai Brad
ley Fiske. who presided at the dinner,
announced that in. view ;of Admiral
Sims' desire to submit to a question
naire, he would be the last speaker
called upon so that the guests could
prepare their sjnestions in writing.
- The keen Interest , aroused among
the diners by these, announcements
was now. however rewarded with any
sensational statements when the ad
miral finally, arose 'to, speak. He re
frained from all personalities and the
only direct reference he made to his
recent testimony; before a senate
committee , in Washington, was the
statement that he was "embarrassed
to And myself referred to by a clever
correspondent as the best British ad
miral in the American navy.' "
The admiral said there was two dis
tinct "rows" on at present, one over
medals and , the other his criticism.
He declared the impression was that
he la the aggressor but having had
some historical and practical know-
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PROVIDENCE.' n. I., Jan. 20.
The "anti-strike" clause in the Cum
mins railroad bill, now in conference
between the houses of congress, is
the first substantial move made "to
solve a problem which has in it the
o-erms of civil war ana revolution
United States Senator Miles Poindex
ter, of Washington, an aspirant for
the republican nomination for presi
dent, declared, tonlgnt in an aaaresa
on "anti-strike legislation" before an
audience of business men here.
"If It is not solved by law," ne saia,
"It will be solved in blood and, per
haps. In the destruction of our Insti
tutions. It Involves the i question
whether Industrial disputes, th.
lustment of wages, th terms and
conditions of the employment of la
bor in commerce and industry, where
emnlover and employe cannot agree,
are to be adjusted by the orderly pro
cesses of government, through reason
and public opinion as officially , ex
pressed, or by torce, terror ana intimi
dation. ... .
-"While it Is confined to those en
gaged in interstate commerce it in
directly affects every industry because
every Industry is dependent upon pub
lic transportation. And if the princi
ple is established . by the enactment
and enforcement of this section, the
patch . will have been cleared which
will be forced both by the federal gov
ernment and by the state, as the nec
essity therefor may appear, the Indus
trial struggles or tne ruture.
"When the people of the United
Statea cave congress exclusive power
to regulate commerce they, by nec
essary implication, impQsed upon it
the duty to protect lb The one ab.
solutely ; indispensable agency of our
modern society In transportation and
the power to preserve it is synony
mous with the power to preserve the
government and the nation itself from
destruction. When transportation is
tied up for the purpose of enforcing
an economic demand, it is-a physical
attack upon the nation.
1 Adjustment Board.
The pending bill establishes a wage
adjustment board and a transportation
board for the Hearing and adjustment
of disputes, and the question involved
here Is whether we are to determine
economic disputes by the legal ma
chinery, or to leave it to the adjudica
tion of force, in a species of civil
war. ., ;. ' .. , :..
"Express' threats have recently
oeen made oy tnoae in positions or
power that It would be used to compel
the people to purchase the railroads
and to turn tnem over to the officials
and employes under what . is known
as th Plumb plan, a .
. "It has been openly proclaimed by
those who were largely active in tne
coal strike and steel strike, and the
threatened railroad strikes, that their
purpose . was not merely to increase
wages and ahorten the working days,
but that it was to abolish the wage
systems, to .communis industry, and
to overthrow .the government.
"If the government has within it
self the power -to protect its own
functions, to preserve itself from de
struction, and its people from the
tyranny of irresponsible . and cruel
terror, this bill should be enacted into
law,".-. . i .,,.;... .
MASONS PLANNING
SUMMER BESORT
RALEIGH. Jan. I0-The Grand
lodge of North Carolina Masons as
sembled in Raleigh tonight for the
lSIrd annual communication, took
immediate action on a suggestion in
Grand Master Henry A. Grady's re
sort and appointed a committee to
Investigate the feasibility of a Mason
ic mountain retreat and summer re
sort in western North Carolina, -
BUDAPEST. Monday. Jan.
Resentment over the terms of the
peace treaty recently presented to the
Hungarian delegates at Neutlly ia con
tinuing to be voiced by the press and
by political leaders. In. a speech yes
torday. Premier Huszar said: V
"Hungary's coffin ia being built at
Neuilly. W are impotent, but never
for a moment will w renounce our
claims. . We will wait until ara
strong again and then convert our
enemies by diplomacy not by arms
confident in our : historic powers - of
reaistence and endurance," .
Appoirrrs statement. '
VIENNA. Jan. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press). "Such a peace aa Is
proposed for us so far cannot last. It
Is artificial, tearing asunder the na
tion's heart economically and terri
torially, a peace so absurd that tt wilt
fall' by its own weakness without the
use of force by us or anybody,"
Count Albert Apponyl. the former
Hungarian premier and head of the
Hungarian peace delearation. made
this statement to the correspondent
while the special train from . Paris
was speeding on Its horn journey. .
"I wonder." he continued, "if tha
allies will take action through us
against the vast bolshevik! danger
preparing to sweep through Europe. ,
We are a fighting nation; if they let
us form an army w can help the
Roumanians stand up, who cannot
alone."
OFFICIAL COMMUXIQIE.
PARIS, Jan. 20. The official com
munication of the supreme council Is
sued this evening says:
"The council took cognizance of th
Jugo-Slav answer to the Italian plan
for Settlement of the Adrlatln mi. ,.
tion. The Jugo-Slav government hav
ing mad reservations, it .1 has , been
asked to give a definite reply on the
subject between now and the end of
the week. M, Pachitch and M. Trum
bltch, th Jugo-Slav. renresentaHvaa
were heard. -. : '.Y- .) '
"M. Millerand, Earl Curzon of Ked.
leston. Signor de Martina. ImkiixJ..
Wallace and Baron Matsui wilt meet
st 11 o'clock Wednesday in the
w0r to '" nto what form .
the inter-allled dinlomatiA inrn.
ler will be continued henceforth, i -
INSURGENTS MAKE
ATTACK DM DERBEfJT
Denekine Is Reported to
Have Formed a New ;
Government.
'I Am Not a Candidate
Gen. Pershing Asserts
I SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 20.-
While In Seattle today General
John ' J. Pershing declared n
doe not want to talk politic
while on a tour of Inspection of
the army reservations pf the
country. -.
- "Everybody should know
where I stand.' he said. "I am
not a candidate for president.".
- . Four thousand former aervloe
men were present at a .boxing
smoker that General Pershing
attended.. , . .
LONDON, Jan. 20. Th situation
in South Russia, according to official
dispatches dated January 1 was
then as follows:
"In the Caucasus insurgent attacks
against Derbent had been repulsed,
and, the bolshevik advances toward
Praskovaya likewise had been re
pulsed. The Causasue army was hold- '
Ing the line astride th Baritsin-Ska-terinodar
railway 120 miles south .
west of Barltsin. ?. .
Further west bolshevik attemnta ta
pas the Don river tied been unsuc
cessful, but a small party had gained
th left bank of th stream south of
Nakhichevan. - ....-,.-;,;.-'..
In the direction of th Crimes the
bolshevik! bad reached -a line 20
miles north of the Cbongar Isthmus.
" ' PANIC T CONDITIONS, '
GENEVA. Jan. 20. The Rou
manian legation at Berne has received
a message from Bucharest to the ef
fect that the Greek steamer Leopold
had arrived at Const ansa on the Black
sea coast of Roumian. loaded with
refugees from Odessa - who . report
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