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E CITIZEN THE WEATHER 16 PAGES TODAY WASHINGTON. Aoril U Forecast for North-South Carolina: Cloudy and coo'er with probably local ralna Wcd neaday and Thursday. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868." ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE ASHEYILL BITTER ROW IS; EDHUSE! NAVAL BILL Kelley's Charge That Big Navy Men Backed Down . Resented by Them. destrtjyeeTpolicy is storm center Denby Denies He Wants More Commissioned Than Bill Provides. WASHINGTON. April 18. De' jision of "bis navy' men, on the heels of their victory for a bigger enlisted force, not to offer amend ments to the 1923 naval bill pro viding money Increases for shore utation activities, provoked a bit ter row in the house today, in fcthp course Ol wnicn. tmurman Jelley charged "they had backed Pinectinz the senate to complete the job.' Starting unexpectedly,- it raged for an hour or more and drew many into the fray. The "good faith" of those who had changed thefr plan at the eleventh hour was questioned by Chairman Kel Icy and Representative Mondell, the republican leader, and quick ly resented by those who had put through the amendment increas ing the personnel from 67,000 to Mi. 000. Ready with proposals, one call ing for 16,000,000' additional for the bureau of construction and repair, and another for S2, 000, 000 for fhe bureau of engineers, the forces opposed to tne committee measure agreed to let the bill sail along as framed Then all at once the storm broke. It camo while, the house was considering the item, provid ing commissions in the navy for 3ily 200- of the 541 members of 'e first year claso at, Annapolis, ending was a proposal ta com mission all. Kays Disarmament Is Not Wanted In Concrete. "This discussion," said Chair man Kcllcy, "simply Illustrates that everybody wants disarma ment in the abstract, but not in the concrete." Declaring the "cat was out of the bag," lie shouted to the house that the whole question at issue circles around the number of of fleers, and then charged that the! navy department, in Insisting on. an increased personnel, wanted to put 200 additional destroyers in , commission. "They, hoped to get these, de stroyers at . h other end ot the eapitol," he exclaimed. "The carcass is in plain view now. More destroyers mean more repair work. The men who wanted more mnnpv for tho navv varHsi have marched right up to the - place where they could take it nut. Then backed away, saying, Don't lets go any further: let's let the senate do it.' Half the job was done here and they pro pose to finish it at the other end." There came later a denial from Secretary ' Denby, transmitted through Representative McArthur, republican, Oregon, of the B"flaige that the department contclnplat ed puttUig into service alarger IIUI 0' numoer oi destroyers tna uliot- t by the bill. Half A dozen mbers, including Rerirejfnta- es Tsgue, " Massachusetts, and Baker, California, both democrats "resented" the insinuation that their-stand for an adequate navy was actuated by selflshj motives in behalf of the navy ydrds. Morm Blows Over Thin Breaks' With Renewed Fury.; The storm subsequently blew away, but it broke, afeain with un expected' fury when ; JWr. Mondel., prrssing the "big (navy" forces, declared he was suriiritd that the amendments had n-ot been offer ed when the sections wero reach ' H, in view of the 1-equa.st last week that they be passed over until the personnel had been fixed. ' Mr. McArthur, one of the lead ers for the 86,000 enlisted' pro l'oal. declared that Mr. Mondell '"tight to put in the amendments Inmsell -."or forever aft i wards hold his peace. 'f Mr. M Arthur a.id lie had teen infotmed by Ktar Admiral j Potter hut the 0-t of maintaining lO.OtHT'addi nl enlisted men would be $22, 1.000 and no' $60,000,00'), as claimed, by supporters i the bill. A poster display-! at the Brooklyn navy vard and signed Captain C. T. Vogelsang, the 'ommandant, saying among other :hings there wa3 the possibility of some yards closing If the bill as framed was passed, was read to ' bonne by Chairman Kelley "as an evldenc of. navy propaganda i' get more money." I he provision limiting commis s,'l,l! as ersigns to 200 first class men at Aana polls, was approved. Tne amendment by Representative ''wing, republican, California, in nmwL'1,.8 rrm approximately lo, "1)0,000 trl U9.000 000 the amount ippropr'lalod for subsistence of of-jB " no men, to meet tpe in creased Ipersohnel, was adopted l-o lit The jii j, eXpe(.tej to reach " 1u'f R stage tomorrow. i OUTIG.vs nic iv.it vr rmv tv STIUKI-Sj ARE SUPERCEDED n ''HARI.ESTON. tf. Va.. April srt0r,U0ns of the L'nited Sta.te" -strict court injunction referring tersuasion of miners in the M- v. uiiiicih lit info field unA rn.ulilJIn-r innln 'tnai of the Mtrnrn tent Colo - n'fS of st -Ikei-. we nsoended by an order of supercedea.s filed, to- a. Knapp, 5f,f jne circuit court of The order. howe.ver. stipulates Ut .'BOftlnn. .".VVu. W..lAn lnst Intimidation, menace and ,a? t -uspended. An appeal by official! of the United viine -Workers . of America ' was 'i"u i me game time anu case ordered into the fourth cir cuit court at Richmond, Va-.; with out a date being set for hearing. Counsel for mumhpn of the ii niiiiB work p. stay of the injunction allowing un- lonzatlon in the Mingo fields so long as it be accomplished with ' lut Intimidation or volence. - North Carolina Editor is Given Desk in Japan tri mniTiLta cuixaa nr h. k v: ifiiirj WASHINGTON. April 18. Edward L. Conn! a native of Ra leigh and well known in North Carolina newspaper circles, will leave, heTe in a day or two for Japan, where he beconves editor of the Times and Mail, an cng lish paper printed at Tokyo, but owned by Japanese. The selec tion of Mr. Conn for this wi.rk is a decided compliment to his ability and character. Mr. Conn began his newspa per career" on the Raleigh Times and later worked for the t ews and Observer, and several years for the Baltimore Sun. He has run for foreign affairs news here for five years. The king of Italy has award ed Mr. Conn "The Crown of the Cross of Italy" for newspaper work done during tlm World war. I F I S H E R TO TENTH DISTRICT Brevard Attorney Will Be Standard Bearer for - Republicans. Ralph R. Fisher, Brevard attor ney, will enter the Tenth district- congressional race as standard bcarer of the republican party and will flic notice of his candidacy with the state board of electlnnj this morning. Mr. Fisher will be the first candidate for congress from lransylvama county tor either par ty since 1861, when the county was formed from a' portion of Jackson and Henderson counties and his friemls predict the first congl-Cs-J sional candidate from Transylvania will make a strong race In oppo sitio nto Zebulon Weaver, incum bent, who again seeks tho demo cratic nomination. He is a comparatively young man, 31 years of age and has dur ing his career been associated with the best interests of Brevard and is Known tnrougnout western, North Carolina as a "booster Mr. Fisher first attended Mars Hill college, later Furman univer sity. South Carolina, and Wake Forest college, where he prepared ord for labor stands out as a result of having served for three years as a brakcrnan on the Southern rail road and for nine years working In various Industries of tho western part of the state, preparing for the entry Into the world of business. He Is now a member ot tne legis lature from Transylvania county, having WOn MS Seat by a majority I of 150 votes over the democratic opposition. When the call to arms came dur ing the early stages of the- world war, he volunteered in 1917 and after training in various c'ani'Ps, was transferred overseas, where he served for 19 and one-half months. Since the announcement in The Citizen several weks ago that L. L. Jenkins, former candidate, would not enter the race, consider able interest has developed in who would represent the republican party in the congressional race. PRATTOEAD or TO BOOST TRADE Made President of Made in Carolinas Association at Charlotte Meet. CHARLOTTE, April lS.-Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill, was elected president of the Made-In-Carolinas association at a luncheon and meeting of the In corporators and directors of the association here today. Otfter of ficers elected were H. I McCIaren, Chrlotte, first vice-president: J. O. Anderson, of Rock Hill, S. C., sec ond vice-president. The positions of secretry and treasurer were left to the appointment of the president tn-n vlr.nreRMpnts. i,u . ,. . i The goal of the organization tor. the first year is 60,000 people of the Carolinas who will pledge themselves, "all things being equal, to spend a part of their money for (jaroiina-maue pi Ove rtwo hundred mlllldn dol lars go out of the Carolinas annu ally for products no better than those made at home. The directorate, Droaaiy rcpic- sentatlve of the two Carolinas, nai, 'mmhira from South Carolina I r Allcman. Greenville; Rev. D. Camak, Spartanburg; J. G. An derson, Rock jHiir. r. a. iiju:. Columbia; w. . j."" ter; A. V. Snelfc Charlestoir; w. n. ; iBai-ringer, Florence; -"" Springs, Fort Mill. North Carolina directors win ot Statesvllle; John M. Brown, Winston-Salem: Fred N. Tate, High . . unJaAn npAniinnrn: Louis' T. Moore, Wilmington; Jo-, ienhus Daniels, Ri , "epr"u Durham; N R. G. corbii t.aieign; cicuuui : Buckner, Ashe ..in., n f5. ITorDIIt. ntnucmuii, M. Craig, Gastonia -Walter Tay- ' . '.'. ,.,iT. P.rrv Bloxam. Sails- 1. '... txr Tnwnsend. Fayette-1 ORGANIZATION yiii.' j q. Gilkey. Marlon; R. L.'wason wheels and used the ma- Patton, Morganion; . Goldsboro; Charles Cannon. Kan napolis, and the following Char lotte men: H..L, McCIaren, A. B. ,OUO- , I'..-. A vanevoy! R. E. Scogglng, Herlot : VjnW. Mty MOVixo PICTCRES BY RADIO ARE NOW FORECAST ' CHICAGO, .April .Transmis sion 0t both motion pictures and 1 1 nsie -bv radio to the homes of thn nrebt-nt generation vas pre- dieted today in a siirrc-n uy m,. Eastman, director of the Kyw radio fetation, the central . broad casting tation of the middle west. VICTIMS IN STQRM AREft NUMBEB3Z, LIST INCOiLEIE Many Trains Suspended " Because of Danger in the Flooded Areas. BIGGESTTIDE IN HISTORY FORECAST Beardstown Voters Pad die to Polls Tuesday to Cast Ballots. CHICAGO, April IS, (By the 'Associated Tress.) The tmrinY ! storms sweeping eastward across the county, which in some parts of the central states became tornti-1 thought its consideraton would re iine ' rMiiiteH in ai te.ist 3-' tier. ! quire only a short time, but was sons being krllcd. two missing, 30 injured and several iiiUlion.i of dollars damage to property, ac cording to incomplete reports to night from the stricken area. The 320 listed thus far as in jured, include only those in towns which felt the full effect .of the storms. Scores of others in sec tions not directly in the path of the tornado were hurt and the to-1 tal is believed to e beyond the C00 '. mark-. In addition several of the 1 ('In Hired are- in a critical condl I tlon. Illinois and Indiana were hit' I hardest, tho lost of known dead in Illinois being 11. whjje in Indiana 19 fatalities alreadv'liave been re-l ported. The Illinois reports are believed to be complete, but there i are some arras in muiuiia. Hum iti;tuun wiim.ii wan icvuiiihw.ibm which no word has been received, j by tho senate last July at the re communication lines beinc badly quest of President Harding. This hanrpcred. Two persons were killed in Mis souri, while Kansas, Michigan and Ohio sustancd heayy property damage. ( Tonight the storms still were moving eastward, but apparently had spent their full strength, sub-1 siding In most places to snow, or hail, with high winds. OYER THIRTEEN HUNDRED M fliES OP LAND 1TOODED . NEW- ORLEANS. April 18.--Pradicting that the Mississippi river would exceed by one foot the ilrh.,f f...,, .. .., flttained here. Dr. I. M. Cline, forecaster 'of the New Orleans weaMier bureau, i . j i . j issued a revised lorecasc miinj, calling for a maximum of 23 feet between May 1 and 10. . The pre vious record, which wps establish ed in 1912 was 22 feet. - The forecaster stated that recent rains over the Mississippi valiey and unfavorable winds which have retarded the flow of the excessive volume of Witrtnttrtli Gulf of Mexico have intensified flood con ditions and made the new predla- tlon necessary. Today s upward -i.i.. r flnn.t tOFM la the fourtn that has been issretf-stnw early in March, when 20 feet was predicted. The Southei-n Pacific railroad annonnced that service on Its Branch -from Baton Rouee to Laf ajye'tte. La . had been discontinued because of high water In the At cliafalaya river basin. - Vlcksburg reported that back water from the Mississippi and Yazoo rlv?rs had flooded approxi mately 1,382 square miles of ter ritory in the lower Yazdo basin. No reports' of loss of life have been received and all livestock have boen removed to places of safety. Heavy rains' during the 48 hours were said to have Increased the danger to the levees In the third Mississippi river district but head quarters at Vlcksburg reported that nothing beyond minor troubles had developed at any point. TRAFflC-OUT OF MKMPHIS BEGINS TO FEKli I LOOD MEMPHIS, Tenn., April IS. Through railroad traffic - out of Memphis' today began to feel for. tho first time this year the effects of the flood stages in the Mississip pi north of the city, when the St. Louis and San Francisco ruilroad announced annulment of Its through trains between Memphis and St. Louis. With the crest stage of the second rise in the Mis Hl.Mlnnl nassing Osceola. Ark., and expected here tomorrqw night, noH change has been reported, .in tne levee situation, all embankments between Cairo and Greenville. Miss., holding safely. ' Hundreds of tents secured by the Red Cross from the army de pot at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., were erected today on the ban quett of the Main levfte south of Mclwood, Arn and many rami t . ,j . nes wno navo dwu hiiuu'u i a weeK dv me mgn "i" num break in the -White river levee, were brought from the box cars in which they have been living and given shelter on the levees, where no trouble is expected. Tents have also been sent to the flooded sec tion in the Yazo.) delta where back water has driven out hundreds of tenant farmers living. In the river --. vtore than 500 men are at work strengthening the levee at Fulton Lake, south of Arkansas City, where caving has occurred during u I..-, ihriii rinvjr Kneinoers de- UIW ICTpi. 1"' - I , -tar tncmseivos connueru wmi. me fc heR aIthou?h the sit- uati0n there is described as. uufa- vorable. inr,rrir;TA'K COMMANDEER ALL AVAILABLE BOATS BEARDSTOWN, HI., Atiril .IS rcearJstown voters n,addled to the noils in boats toaay to cam ballots in tne aiaermiuc ticmvu. Every available boat was com mandeered by politicians to trans- .or voters. One nara worser ninne.l an automobile with high chine to haul voters .through the submerged streets. ' ' Railroad men, idle because ot the coal strike, becam boat-makers and are finding a ready market for th, small craft fWhlch are sold livJfJiJt ton .-h. Politicians DOUgnt tne boats as rapidly as they were nn Ished today. Every boat turned out by the railroads bore the trade murk "Q. Q." uuritilnim third "flood baby" was born todav but was forced to leave his home a few hours after fee made the house of his parents use l ha rilling .wa,- Mrv and Mrs. C. H. Moeller. unin habitable 1 Senate Republicans Want Soldier Bonus Enacted At This Session Of Congress Under Present Plans the Tariff Bill Is to Be Called up Thursday and Be Laid Aside for Con sideration of the Bonus Bill. WASHINGTON. April IS. Sen ate republicans, meeting today in n-x-fir Mnf.rtnxi vnu.,1 1 R t A 9 In favor of the passage'of a soldiers'! bonus bill at this session f con gress. The finance committee ma jority was requested in a formal resolution to report such a meas ure "within a reasonable time." Senator Watson of Indiana, a republican member of the finance committee said the bonus bill probably would be taken up in the senate and put through immedi ately atfer it was reported. He not so certain as to the form the measure to be drawn by'the com mittee would take. Under the present nlan the tar iff bill which is to be called up Thursday would be laid aside tem porarily for consideration of the bonus. There was a suggestion that the means of financing the bonus might be provided for In an amendment to the tariff bill. Th?rc is a division of opinion be tween ma.tority'scnate leaders as to whether the senate could attach a revenue provision to tho bonus bill itself because of the requirement thHt revenue measures originate in the house; The bonus measure passed by that body carried no means of financing. Aside from the house bill which was referred to it last month, the senate com- rrrittee has before it the bonus log- likewise has no revenue raising provision. iinlv nn mffmhpc nf the -finance committee, .Senator Calder of New I MANY NON-UNION INES ARE IDLE IN PE Organizers Declare They Have Caused Suspen sion of 129 Mines. - PITTSBURGH, April 18 Dis trict officers or the .United Mine Workers tonight gave out a Met if 129 nonunion mines, in ,Westein 1) non-tinlon, which, It was declar ed, had been closed by union or-, ganizcrs since the coal strike be gan. There was no statement from operators other than that some of TCriffiHFs""1irthe list were not clos ed eptirely and that others had been shut down by the business de pression. . t This Was 'the last day usually celebrated by coke country work ers in connection with the IOastsr holiday and it was expected by both aides that when tha whistles blow tomorrow morning hey will be able to determine Just how many miners have been absent be cause of the industrial disturbance. The only disturbance reported during the day was at Export, where-the state police were called to disperse a party of young men. j no one was hurt but two organizers for the United Mine Workers were taken Into, 'custody. NNSYL1IA OVER NEWBERRY PHWIRIIITV HP CTmcrc r tiv ; an;rn"nel lu enact a lariii mw r1 LSJ"i.?;"hlch.i, opposed by every on but IN MINGO OVERSHADOWING NEW YORK, April 18 Possibili ties of a spread of the bituminous coal strike in Mingo county, W. Va., following suspension by the united states circuit court of ap peals at Washington, .of sections of i on injunction agmnsc union miners overshadowed the wage discussion when anthracite miners' and oper ators' sub-committee on negotia tions resumed session here today. "Unionization of Mingo county mines will go on with a rush now," declared union leaders. "Our agents will be able to carry on their work there without molesta tion unless the operators Inter fere." Twenty-two thousand non-union men have Joined the rinks of the strikers In the Mingo region, ac cording to Lawrence Dwyer. "A deplorable feature of the In junction," he said, "was that strict adherence to its terms would have prevented the union leaders from feeding 80,000 people In the New River field who have been facing starvation due. to a previous lock out." This food, he added, was being brought from Baltimore and smug-, gled to the men, women and ehil- dren in the tent and shack zones. Present rations consist of corn meal, flour, meat and coffee, Mr. Dwyer said. "In the name of humanity w could not , obey- any. Interpretation of the Injunction that would pre vent the feeding of these starving people," the union leader said. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRIKE SITUATION INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 18. No significant change in the nation-wide coal strike situation developed during the Easter holi day season, according to Presi dent John L. Lewis, of the United iin. x.r . . -. . J., . Mine Workers of America. Thel third week of the strike now half gone, he said, was marked by some "progress In non-union territory" but not especially big gains in en listing non-union workers to the suspension have yet been reported by field agents: While recent progress- In the non-union districts have been con fined largely to Pennsylvania, union officials here Indicated that the drive would be resumed again In West Virginia. . , RAILWAY WORKERS REJECT THE ONE BIO UNION IDEA CHICAGO, April 18. A nro- posal to amalgamate all railway workers info,' (one industrial or ganization, modeled on the "one big union" idea, was rejected to' llayJ)y,delegateeattendJnghe vuuvciiLiuii ui ituiwuy eiiiijiujira department-of tha American Fed eration of Labor. Yot-K. voted against the conference resolution declaring fur' passr.ge of the bonus. After the return here Thursday of Chairman McAiumber. of the finance committee, nialoritv mem bers of that committee will meet to determine procedure on the bo nus. Representative of the Amer ican Legion and other organiza tions of veterans of th world war will be heard, possibly late tilts week, but It is not resmled now as.iikelv that there wH- be general he rines. j Senator McCumber desires to get the bill before the senate as soon as possible. Ho and several oth ers of the majority members ate Inclined to favor the house bill wi'h its adjusted certificate bank loan 'provision, but th'ore is con siderable opposition to this meas ure by other committeemen. Before the committee comes ,to any decision a number of its mem hers titan tn discuss the Question 'with President Harding 'who has been4 inaiblent thut any bonus leg islation should carry a means of financing the options aroused for the veterans. The President alo has expressed a desire that thetar- iff bill bedven preference. In deciding" to proceed with the tariff bill Thursday, the republican senators wer agreed that every effort should be made to bold a quorum continuously while thit measure was before the senate. Then anticipate a fight 1V tho dem ocrats and some republicans, but confidence was expressed that the bill could be put through at this session of congress denplte the threatened split between the sen ate and house on the question of American valuation. C D X ADMINISTRATION Seating of Senator De clared in Defiance of Na tional Decency. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., April 18. James M. Cox democratic fa ttii li u t A fnp Ik. ni.Al.1 danmr i WO. speaking-a the honor uel of Michigan democrats at their Ad visory convention tonight, describ ed the seating of Senator Truman H. Newberry, republican, Michi gan, as a "defiance of the natUn's sense of decency." . "Newberry," he said, "would not have been soate'd excWt for the a-seistance of the administration. It Is supporting every senator who voted for him. The seating of Newberry was in deflanc of pub lic sentiment and the nation's sense of decency, , "Run through' a list of the poli cies of the administration and we find an underlying defiance of iUb lic will but deference to, the old guard of the republican party. "The appointment of George Harvey was in Uefinance of public opinion and his retention, because of his attitude toward Ainencan soldiers and gold star mothers wag Is another defiance. . "The present administration 1 determined to enact a tariff law the old guard and In behalf of those who were contributors to the republican campaign fund. That is another dclance. "I' wish 'to take issue with Messrs. Hughes, Taft, Root and Lowei' on the question of defiance of properties. Three ot these gen tlemen are lawyers and know that when. In their practice, tncy are enthused with a trust involving funds, there must be an account ing In the campaign ot 11)20, hundreds of thousands cf voters gave them votes in trust, upon their representation that we would go into tho league of nations. It is time for 'an accounting. If these gentlemen have been deceived by iho administration they should say so. 1 the administration has some thing in contemplated policy which will match its nreachments, it should confide In Its followers." FORIVS""MUSCIiE SHOALS - . POLICIES ARE. OUTLINED DETROIT, Mich., April 18. Henry Ford's plans for develop ment of the Muscle Shoals pro- Uf BkniiM tn a a r-r 1 1 i ro tha ni-rm- erty from ihe government were mittinort ir.rii.taii tnrlav hv K o. Lelboid,- hi private secretary, .In n address. Mr. Lelboid dealt at length upon the Ford proposal to make the shoals the basis for a curren cy Issue amounting to 130,000.000 the estimated cost of improving the property. Under the plan the government would authorize an issue of Muscle Shoals currency, persons performing labor or fur nishing material being paid In this manner. Such a step would eliminate taxing of the public, Mr. Leibold explained. The currency would be retired, .under the, plan, from a redemp- . I . i tAA ' .Ua. , nun lunu iimviueu iiuiu uiv oftn Ann n.n m. va m nay the government as rental.1 After 15 years Mr. Leibold says, the entire project would have been paid for without the public being taxed. He declared tne government's profit under, the plan would year.' would be 190,000,000 in 100 nAMMKR GETS BRINSO.VS EDUCATIONAL APPOINTMENT WASHINGTON, April 18. Rep- resenalve Hammer will be pro-1 mo ted to the house committee on education to succeed the late Rep resentative Brlnson. It Is under stood? that Representative Kltchln approves this 'action and has asked that it be dune. That gives EXCORIATES Mr. Hammer an important assign-j is se-lou( opposition te his conhr ment in addition to those !is al- mation and his nomination will be ireadv-haa. He will hold on to fhis placie on thesis tricC of Cblumi'ffiave'ari ospoTOnityTrrmyTTtfiTgwr. bla conVmittee where he has doneTTTff defeated a soldier candidate, tome good work. I who had first right to the place. IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY IS FAITHFUL TO All Other Statements Are Propaganda, American Journalists Told. FREE STATE ARMY DOES NOT EXIST! Arson and Sniping Con tinue Through Tues day in Belfast liinUN, April IS (By the Associated Press.) (Je.neral brad quarters of the Irish -republican army tonight h-sued from the Beg garbuMi barracks to the American journalists a long statement on the army' situation. It points out lhat the description of the army a thefree state army is false prop aganda and says the army is act ing under the authocity of tjjc; ( the same position as before the truce. The army It adds, stands to the Irish stale In precisely the same relations as the American army to the lotted States. It is not the Instrument of any section, group or province, but of the state whirl? controls It. 4 The statement proceeds to at tack Roderick- O'Connor's men as adopting the worst methods of General MacReady (former mili tary commander In Ireland) and Tudor (former commander of the Black and Tans), wj,th an avow ed program of preventing free as sembly, the freedom of speech and even of preventing -the elec tions. . The recent meetings held by the dissident republican army men In Dublin, the statement says, were not simply military meetings hut l were .directed ngauju the .Dall f Kircann. Its authors may desire to become military directors, but they are In the Incongruous po sition of bcins military dictators without the power to dictate. I Regarding the general ituation ! the statement says the Irish re publican army will remain as the army of Irish liberty "and we have no doubt that tho principles which have bound all Irish sol diers in the common service since 1913 will reassert themselves and this muUny will be short lived." CKMHIIDGE BARRACKS ARE SCENE PROLONGED ATTACK DUBLIN, April lg-(By the As sociated Press.) According to an official report issued this evenlnsr. the Celbridge barracks, which Is ?,rL-f!I!5e5ls',Lth.Irr,,l ro?b llcsn army headquarters for that district ot County Kildare. were the scene of a prolonged attack Mon day evening. Numerous parties of strangers In civilian clothes for an hour maintained a stiong rifle fire against the building. An attempt n made to scale the. walls, and It Is bclltved there wore some casualties among the attacking party, several members of which were seen to fall when the guard fired. One of the guards was slightly wounded. . An Irish republican army dis patch rider In uniform was fired upon at Rathmlnes, a Dublin sub urb. At the same time tram cars were' held' up and searched by armed men. , ARSON AND SNIPINO IN BKLKAST CONTINUING BELFAST, April 18. (By the Associated Press.) Sniping activ ities continued throughout this af ternoorKIn the Marrowbone district. The milijary replaced the regular police fy"e- nd were tuvvlng'gn great dimcuity it) locating tne gunmen. The police early today raided a house In Lusraell street and arrest ed ten men, including the proprie tor, with' two rifles, 87 pounds of ammunition and an 18 pound shell. One man was fatally wounded by a gun shot while riding In a motor car which failed to halt wlicn ordered to do so by specials In the Flntona district of County Tyrone. In the Marrowbone riotilng a soldier of the Norfolk regiment was wounded by a sniper. , Sllgo has now been completely evacuated by the republicans who occupied the city last week. The serious feature of the dis- Murliance in the Marrowbone die trict was a renewal of the attacks on houses in the trouble zone. Eight houses In Aptigua street had been ot on fire earlier and but for the presence cf soldiers more! would have suffered. In Saunderson street the crowds got beyond control and several houses were set on fir. The fire men worked amid the whine of bullets to save threatened bulMr .Ins. Numbers of shops were loot ed, uiing the trouble the snipers took-their, customary toil, and am bulances were busy. BIG CLASS IS TAKING DEGREE IN FREE MASONRY CHARLOTTE. April IS, With a class of more than 100 candidates for degrees, the spring reunion of Carolina consistory number 1, An dent and Accepted . Scottish Rite of Free Masonry, Valley of Char lotte, began Tuesday morning More than 600 visitors and locaT members are expected.' Degree from tho fourth to tho thirty-second will be conferred. A feature attraction of the re union will be the appearance of John. H. Cowles, thirty-third de gree, of Washington, U. C. sover eign grand commander, southern , jurisdiction Presiding officer will be Thomas J. Harklns, thirty-third! degree, sovereign grand inspector general In North Carolina. Candidates tor the degrees will include members of the consist ories at Charlotte, Ashevtlle, Wiy mlngton and New Bern. BODF.N REI M E R NOMINATED FOR ELKIN POSTMASTER ' WASHINGTON, April 18.-Chns. N. Bodenheimer was nomnated for t postmaster at Elklns today, there held up until those opposing him Genoa Conference In State of Crisis Over Russian-German Pact i RAPALLO TREATY REPARATION ii nT niniiirinmiT Tn hi ii i vii ni i l ii ii ni i ii ii im u i diumuunm iu TO UNITED STATESITREATY IS VOID Departmental Circles Not Disturbed Over Latest Foreign Turn. U. S. INTERESTS ARE NOT AFFECTED Soviet Recognition by Q-ermany no Big Support for Bolshevism. WASHINGTON. April 18. (By i.e Associated Press.) Although ;he American government is ncg lecting no opportunity to iiuoim itself of what is happening at ilenoa, olRelals here, betray no anxiety over the latest develop ments as they affect American In- I'pon the highest authority :t was said today that in me. view of the administration the new treaty between Russia and Ger many means nothing to the United States. Unless later Information convinces (hem otherwise, - Presi dent Harding and his advisers were said to accept tile treaty at its fnce value as a financial and pence settlement without sweeping political s'gnlflcance. On Hm basis of its present ad vices .tli in government Is declared to he uf 'the opinion that nothing in the treaty conflicts with the separate peace treaty between the United States and Germany, inter- lallli A rr f l-l frt n IllterflMtH In f ither ro'jiilry, or materially alters t ne status of Russia In the gen era! world situation. The state department Is said to he t'n in In Us belief that the soviet r gl vie In Russia should not be recognize 1 but It ' Is not disposed to (iiiesticin the fight of another soveielpn power to extend that recognition, nor does It apparently expert that recognition by .Ger many alone will have any Impor tant effect towards giving bolahc vlsni a real standing in the family of nations. It Is teilized, of course, that if the Get man Russian rapproche ment of Genoa were tn become a stepping Ktone lo an offensive and defensive, alliance, a much altered political iltuatlon might confront Europe On that -subject, how ever, no official will speculate be yond m:iklng the prediction that no immediate elements of danger a, perceptible. The whole ten dency ot officials is to mlnlmlM tne Importance to the United Slates 'of all that has transpired In the Genoa conversation. Thus suggestions of a "war scare" for Europe, or possible en tanglement for the United States through the presence of American troops on the Rhine, excite only smiles and expressions of Incredul ity In American official circles. ' Meantime, as regrads European Interest i. and nollcies. lh hinHi. (off policy which actuated th American refusal to sit In the con forencn continues. High officials Indl-ate that they still regard the conference as an effort to slrenghlhcrt out an eennnmie tangle pi e.emlnntly Eurooe-in hint thev are rnntuni i keep their distance In the confl dence t'.af the European power mm mi-!, ine situation as best tney can Morrison's Office Receiv ing Many Messages of Endorsement. eiTitss kiwi snmiit f Aiiinitooiia aoril, By BROCK BiHKLBV) RALEIGH, April 18 Chairman J. Dave Norwood, of the demo cratic state executive committee and Congressman E. W. Pou were among leaders arriving today In advance of the state convention. Chairman Norwood, who was elect cd to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas I). War-,1-en. will be up for re-election in Thursday's convention. He will have no. opposition. Congressman I'ou will deliver fhe keynote ad dress. Party leaders are not anticipat ing any unusual developments in the convention. The adminlstra- i "? ""A ? A", u; live committee will be chosen and tne party platform adopted. No J plans have been divulged here for tne reported demonstration for O. Max Gardner upon his arrival to morrow night, though this w'ould occasion no surprise as he will have mnny friends on hand- Governor Morrisons office has received many telegrams stating that county conventions all over the state passed resolutions heartl- jy endorsing his DroirresHli ve.Hdmln- uttration. While this i not a movement expected of county or ganizations in their annual con ventions, praise for the adminlstra tlon nnd Its work was spontaneous and enthusiastic. Pasquotank, Johnston, Pender. Duplin, McDowell, Surry and num erous others passed resolutions and the state convention is expected to "follow suit." ' "I expect the meeting to he har monious," said Chairman Norwood tonight, "I doubt that it will be necessary for a roll call, even." Between 1,600 and 2,00 dele gates are expected. THfj.HlPl: morning erroneously scheduled the convention for netkSaturday. AflVANCE GUARD OF DEMOCRATS IS W IN RALEIGH DECLARE NEW Charge Germans Destroy ; Spirit of Mutual Confi dence by Action. BARRIED FROM ANY RUSS ARRANGEMENT Germans Say British Knew All Along of Ne gotiations With Reds. GENOA, April 18. -(By Thd Assiclated Press) The allied note informing Germany that she is de barred fr.ni further participation In discussion of Russian affal-s at the . economic conference, by vlfture of having signed the treaty tHXi R-issia at Rapallo, condemns the secrecy of the treaty and calls it a violation of the conditions to which. Germany pledged herself In eiterlnt; the conference. "The allies proved their readi ness to waive the memories ot war" says the note "but Ger many's. act destroyed the spirit of mutual confldience which Is indis pensable to interantlonal co operation.'' ' . . LONDON. April H.The allien have agreed that the reparations commlasicn shall declare the UussoGerman treaty null and void says the Genoa correspondent of too jjany Man, GENOA, April 18.fBv The Am. soclated Press) With Germany , debarred from further dellbera- Hons with respect to the agreement which the powers hope to conclude with Russia, the Genoa conference Is tonight In a state of crisis. The ? allied powers, sitting with tha , states of the little entente, hav, ' Imposed a severe penalty on Ger- ! many because of what is termed her violation of the condition! to which the pledged herself, in enter Ing the conference. Thl violation took the form of "secretly conclud ing" a treaty' with Russl aon the ' ery matters which all the powers had agreed to discuss in common at Genoa. ; Notwithstanding the allies vig orous actlofs Indications tonight were that the Germans would not ; bolt the conference, althourh thev had not disclosed what attitude they would adopt. Apparently they will decide without consulting Ber- , lln. Conference Will Not Be . ' Halted By Action, The representatives of the pow. ers which convened the Genoa con , ference, together with the little entente, decided tonight after an. all-day discussion to continue the ! economic conference regardless of '; the attitude of Germany and Rus sia. A strong note was prepared and ,! sent to the German delegation, , which declared that "Germany"! act had destroyed the spirit of mu t tual confidence indispensable to In- ' ternatlonal co-operation," and In. ? forming Germany that she is rle- ' barred from further participation ; in discussion ot Russian affairs at s the economic conference. The discussions were calm and dignified, although "considerable . differences of opinion existed.- Two : groups formed, one led by Eng- ; land, and the other by France, while the Italian delegates dls- . played a conciliatory attitude. 1 Some of tho extremists are said to have proposed .breaking uip the 1 conference, but a majority favored ' awaiting Moscow's reply to the al lieJ demands. According to Information from French sources, Mr. Lloyd George . emphasized Jthe necessity of adopt- -. Ing a severe attitude toward both Russia and Germany, but espeel- , ally against Germany, pointing out that Germany had signed the Ver- -sallies treaty, whereas Russia had not. V , Slgnor Schanrer, the Italian for eign minister, favored an attitude of moderation In the Interests of the confere. Mr. Lloyd George re plied that it was not time to dl- " play weakness. He counseled send- ; Ing a hots to Germany and Russia, declaring thy must modify their attitude If they expected to be oer ml'.ted to discuss Russian affair! ; at Genoa. i Germans Not' Uneasy Over Situation , M. Chileherln. head of the Rus sian delegation, called on Chan- s ccllor Wlrth and Dr. Walter Rath- I ncau, of the German delegation, at i their hotel today while the big i and little entente powers were meet- ; Ing to decide what they would do t about the. Ruso-German treaty -nnd had a long conference with the Germans, who displayed no uneasl n sii about the possibility of direct consequences l the treaty is not i abrogated. - According to the Germans the i signing of the treaty did not corns as such a surprise to the British as I some at first' believed. I Baron von Maltzahn, whn Is in S charge of Ilusslan affairs In the Ger- man foreign office. Informed The -Associated Press today that the Ger mans had frequently mentioned to the British the conversations the i Germans were having with the Rus- I sfans and had made it clear that th ' Germans felt thry were being done ,j a great injustice by the allies who failed to let them Int.i the confer. enoes at Mr. UoyU George's Vllia ; where the Russian affairs were being i adjusted without consideration of ', Itirman Interests. lltyi British Know ef Treaty ! frlfi ftundav. Nlaht , Furthermore. Baron von Maltzahn ; said he had Informed Sir Cecil Hlackett ot the British delegation, on Sunday night that the treaty had ' been signed that day. , Jt would j therefore seem unlikely that Mt:. Lloyd George was unadvised, l- ; though It is doubtless true that h y had not seen a copy nf the treat herdreTnw-mwiflTig-iieii tsst eventnr tn discuss what the allies would do- about if , ! . '':."'.' ' '",r ;v :i'
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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