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ran 16 PAGES TODAY riUlU.OTTK NEWS-Entbllhfd, Dally, 1SSS; Sunday, 1910. 5 I -V! ,M' CHRONICLE Established, 1903. ft iu. flE CHARLOTTE, N. C THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1921 HE THE CHABLOTTE NEWS THE EVEMNG CHRONICLE Consolidated -May 8, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. .' ; ; ; , ; ' and evening chronicle ; Av I f C R C ATI7D O TJ A n T Amrnr, o t,.A,,'w ' T ... 2 1 n a RL U i i l o rl U ML IN t, W S P A F ER ' 1 ';' 77'' v;' 1 FQUAL INTEREST IN MANDATES IS CLAIMED BY U. S. Nation Has Equal Concern and InseparaDie interest in Their Disposition. fcb. 24. (By the Associated ran TV. United States government, ' .r" . :t M A. T . jts note to tne council ut me utague Vations on the question of mandates. ' s an equal concern and interest -vith tne t,vl powers in me uveiaeaa pussea- ions f Germany anu in men- uispuai- Tjjis was shown tociay wnen tne note i hv tae American State Department (J laid Oeuuc wn vv- -e sterday was maue puuui. The eonnCII again iuuj up me uuic morning luuiuci v nini M.t,- i5 .o tn this olaim Bilvflncpd ,he United States. Some of the oth- u t' i r, I W ....... - nombers lieiU null. Am" n-a "u xuic- 'ji'Pii SUCh l'lgniss u KluiuiaiYiug, vo cm T?hc summary of the note, which as made public Wednesday, it was re- ,3'.ed that tne unuea otaies uwkucu t,,, nevel given 1L cunscui uiai n Of caule COinaiunicituuiis 111 mc u"-- . . J. 4. J? T ihiected to tne 'Uiliei "1 ox.y.n.. Vbp principal feature of the note, in "ditiOn tO the points uumamcu in uic "TTiarV. Was tne Aiiie;ii-dii vuiutruuuu ' pnual" right and interest in disposing Germany's overseas possessions, un hi? the note said: As one of tne principal aniea anu as- ociated powers, the united states nas oual concern ana insepaiauie uueiesi rith the oiner primitwi amcu a.ni do nated powers in the overseas posses ions of Germany, and consequently an oual voice in tneir nisposuiun, wnicn u ; respectfully submitted cannot be un- ertaken or eirected witnoui us con Referringr to the attribution of the Is- ,1 of Yar to Japan, tne note reacts: While this eovernment never as sented to the inclusion of the island Tap in the proposed mandate to ja- pan, It may t'f jjtumcu uui uiai even f one or more of the other principal illied and associated powers, othr principal aniea unu assucmit-u puwno re under misapprehension as to the nclusion of the island in the report ed decision of May 7, 1919, neverth- in the notes above mentioned tne United Prates government makes clear :s position. (Presumably the notes reierred to rr.Driseil that sent by the United -tates to Great Britain on November Hast, with the copiessubmitted to he French an l Italian governments. notes set forth the American posi cn on the responsibilities of manda ory powers. The Japanese mandate vas approved by the council of the -WW December 17 in Geneva). "At th'. time when these notes ww. '.dressed ' to the respective govern ment!! above mentioned, an agreement ad not been reached on the terms of he allocation of the mandates cover 's the former German islands in the ?a?ifie. Therefore, the position tak.n y the president on behalf of this S2y nment. clearly set forth, necessarily ad the result of effectively withdraw- -5 any suggestion or implication of sent, mistakenly imputed to this Government, long before December 17, 3:0, the date of the council s meet- .1? Geneva." The discussion of the council this aornintj centered on th question of ow the United States could remain outside the supreme council of the ague of Nations and vet be heard on all auctions in which the allied and fisociatpd powers are interested and on any feature whir-h thf lpasrue is exnect- fi to decide. The extreme difficulty of scussirsr and dcidine: imnortant nues- pn? under these circumstances was pointed out. Discussion of the "B" tvne of man- fates the Belgian mandatory over Ger- tast Africa, those of France and k. v v ti uuiauu, anu ujo tamerun. and that nf nl Over German Snnthnst Afrlnn Fas-on the order of business for this ueraoon in connection with the Am "can note. CONTROVERSY WITH POWERS. ashinston. Ffh. 54 StntA TWinrt- :nn officials. perican note to the League of Na- -uncn on mandates, said the con .oversy regarding the Pacific island of P was not one between the United , l?tna Jana. b"t between the Unit art, and th Powers that were to the allotment of the mandate w.u Jarjan- :onB r?ard to the reported conten ds or f'rent Britain and France that . 'lent of the Yap mandate, these offi- Ha u V - ,i"rican government best judge as to that. Am ' mat nic: yk uicob C'jiiil , n government against the fin nnV ' ,tltrreu to in tne Amen- ontain j ; tne league council, was irwt tT." seParate notes sent to an "tam, France, Italy and Ja- SUrnrviawF it.- a , A- """j "i me American note naciP mi ,iir. , ii -r i a.s flt. ., J lllc tuurniu a.i rails . ue cubed by Under Secretary Da- 3 "SO.ltinllv fntTOt in itc. nrscun. 'anv rii.r Pnciples, but lacking in t'AKUSO 48 FRIDAY. N'evv Yf.pi. TTVi. o. .i. , 4. able m ained in letters, telegrams and ic0 Car'SKares todav were read to k r,f, iS0, co"valescing from an iry of i,&.te th forty-eighth anniver '111 ha , birth tomorrow, Mr. Caruso torted i ,;uine. fever, his physician 1 lUfl t, - . re-dis- fppeap B:" ne hoped it would acw uays. SETTLEP if 1 I'ii,iT.,,UUp and viHnitv Parilv rlniidv itht ''. Friday nnwt fieri nnssihlv ? ram - - - -..v i ' hit.. 'U!1 Or lipnin I 4-. lnn,. Jnds. orth aroijiia: Increasine cloud! ?nd 'j' wed by rain or snow Friday ttr in ,ne west Portion tonight; foil "ut. "ireme west portion io lntf0litriar(,ina: Partly cloudy tonight PDr ,robably rain in exti-eme i - "i iHiH V : :r ".-- AGRICULTURE HEADI TAJ II A PniMP h L - .Twm I WENRY C WXLLAe Henry . Cantwell Wallace of Jes Moines, Iowa. Editor and publisher. Born Rock Island, 111. Age 54 years. Collegiate education. Farmer and live stock breeder in Iowa, 1887-91. Editor, manager and publisher of farm publi cations, 1893 to present. . Bank direc tor. Member U. S. Livestock Indus try Committee, secretary Corn Belt Meat Producers Association 14 years. L.ong interested in Young Men's Chris tian Association,' being member of in ternational committee. Mason. SAFE CRACKERS LEAVE MESSAGE Advice Not to "Blow" Spurned, And Note Left. is is The safe of the Palace theater, a ne gro moving picture house on East First street, was cracked Thursday night Yeggmen declined to accept the word ! of the theater management as express ed in a neatly printed . sign on card board which hung . directly over t'.ie safe and read: - "Attention, burglars: Do not blow up this safe. It has no money :n it, ar d it's burglar proof, too. Thanks." The yeggmen transferred Mie ife's door to an opposite- corner of the room, with the use of dynamite, and left this notice: . ' "If you don't want your safe track ed, . leave the combination on the , itoor so we can find it, and don't 'writ, that damn stuff on it. If you come o North Charlotte, we will, greet you. Oo not .blame this on no nigger for wu are as white as you are.' v h. A. R. ' Thus, the Palace theater manage ment believes, has. carried to perfec tion the art of safe-cracking which is now being practiced in Charlotte. Cor respondence between safe-crackers and safe-owners is recognized by the po lice as unusual to say the least. But the notice of the theater owners was truthful. The safe contained no money. Experience had taught them that a safe Is not a safe place to keop money. This particular safe has bean , nracked thrice in three months. While the yeggmen received no financial re ward .for their work Thursday night, $220 transferred from the Palace thea ter to safe-crackers about two months ago. A month or so prior to that a small amount of change was found when the same safe sustained the loss of its door. - f.: .. . J The notice to tne . management irora ; oi tne purposes or the meeting. C. B. the yeggmen was written on. an office j Riddle, of Burlington, came openmind file and replaced' the card-board sign led and was converted champion at the notifvine sate-cracners or tne iacK oz . monetary contents within tne iron vault. . The yeggmen's announcement was written in a scrawling hand with 'a pencil. The English was not perfect, but with the exception of ','nigger" each word was correctly spelled. The use of an electric drill and dyna mite has led the police to believe that the yeggmen are the same who blew open the safes of the Indian Refining Company and the Avant Wood & Cool Company. ' . . Officers have been working day and (Continued on Page 15) Do CHARLOTTE TEXTILE CENTER. That Charlotte is the recognized center of the southern textile and allied, industries? - - That nearly 800 textile mills with 10,000,000 spindles are located within a territory of which Charlotte is. the center? That between 8,000 and 10,000 people in Charlotte and immediate vicinity, are dependent upon - the textile industry for a living? . That Charlotte has 14 cotton and knitting mills? That approximately $10,000,000 is invested in textile mills in this city? That the estimated annual turnover of textile Industries : in Charlotte and vicinity is $50,000,000? ' ; , - " That Charlotte is the home, of presidents of , 28 textile mills? , That Charlotte is the home of three textile publications? That southern headquarters offices of two of the largest textile machinery manufacturing. Companies in. the. United States-are located in Chrlotte? That Charlotte' is headquarters of the American Cotton Manufacturers' association, the national organization of southern textile mills, with approxi mately 1,000 members representing all sections? That Charlotte is headquarters of the ; national, council of American cot ton manufacturers, the joint organization' k representing the great southern andv northern cotton manufacturing associations which handle all national problems touching the welfare of the industry as a whole? That a Charlotte man is president of this council and a Charlotte man is That " Charlotte is headquarters for the Cotton Manufacturers associa tion, the thriving state organization xf textile men? . That Charlotte is the distributing center of the south for textile supplies and machinery? . - " ' . . That 29 dealers in cotton mill machinery and supplies, and representa tives of manufacturers of textile equipment, are located in Charlotte? That Charlotte has three large cotton oil companies operating 11 mills, With a total annual output of $10,000,000? . ' That Charlotte is the "Southern market" for dyestuffs, an : allied industry to textiles, laboratories and offices of leading dye corporations of the countRy being focated here? . , , . , . ; "That a cotton seed oil refiners plant is maintained here by one of . the leading corporations of the country? '. - - That two cotton waste companies .have .plants here?. . That Charlotte is the home of a cotton gin manufacturing company , and distributing' center for two large gin manufacturers?. ' That the textile industry -n this vicinity began its development about 1885? ' - (Compiled by Brock Barkley) EDUCATION PLEA GIVEN A HEARING BY LEGISLATORS Mrs. C. C. Hook, Made Most Powerful Appeal for Larger Appropriation. Raleigh, Feb. 24. Led by Alf M. Scales, of Greensboro, an educational host beat down upon the appropria tions committee of the general assem- bly Wednesday night and laid before , that body" the state's clamor for a $20,- 000,000 appropriation for its educational institutions. The appropriations fa thers were asked to forget that there was such a thing as a budget commis sion and its report, to disregard all rec ommendations for a modest bequest to the three state-owned institutions and to deal generously and as the needs in the colleges require. A" large number of women were in the delegation. They came chiefly from the Greensboro College for Women. Asheville sent down 25 men and Char lotte, Wilmington and many other cen ters had good representation in the large body of citizens who have caught a vision of the state's needs education ally. Directing the meeting, Mr. Scales in troduced C. P. Wharton and he set a fast pace, followed by Senatdr Dorman Thompson of Statesville who promised that the state would never go back on men, of far-sightedness and sound judgment in building for tho future. Then came Mrs. C. C. Hook, presi dent of the State Federation of Wo man's Clubs, and she spoke not only in this delegated capacity but also as the mother of a boy at Chapel Hill who sleeps in one of those beefs piled three high. She made one of the classiest of the speeches of the occasion. "We woman are tired of beiner asham- ed of North Carolina," she said. They were weary or coming here to plead for things that concern women and men alike. "Can't you feel that you repre sent us, too?" she asked. "I am one of those mothers of a university boy who occupies one of those beds piled three high. It doesn't matter so much for my boy he will be through before this program can be gotten under way. We . don't expect the luxuries or even the comforts of ereat wealth tii gentlemen, we do expect it to be decent ! and it is a disgrace there now. I have I K-m-i- J, 1 lllUBe luums ana nave seen She drew a beautiful picture of the immortal spirit of Ed Graham, and in voked it in behalf of a state and a school to which he gave his great life. In his name she made the final plea which moved the vast throng to cheer two whole minutes. C. C. Covington, speaking fpr New Hanover, brought a unanimous appeal for the whole $20,000,000 program and he is a -business man who doesn't fear Sj per cent bonds. He has heard-f them before. They are: cheaper than illiterate citizens. Thomas J. Harkins,' of Asheville, jumped up without preparation, made a telling appeal and in urging the as sembly to give the full appropriation of 0 millions, declared that it would cause criticism but the censure wnnlrl hurt I only those who indulged in it. "They .v..ov vacsai , uui ne Duiit an em pire; they criticised Washington, but he built a nation; they- criticised Lin coln, but he preserved the nation; they criticised Wilson, but he gave the world a new democracy," Harkins said. For a moment the assembly sat sil ent, then it realized that one of the most powerful republicans? had ri the president this generous and heart- ien irmute. it broke into handclapping and then shouted long. W. L. Small, of Elizabeth City; J. J. Wells,' of Rocky Mount; John R. Pur ser, of Charlotte, all bore testimony of the unity of their people. Dr. R. W. S. Pegram, of Canton, said his people commissioned him to come nere Monday night when they learned ciose J. E. Latham, of Greensboro, asked to be taxed the limit, for the other man's needs. He gave his boy to the army and has no children of his own to profit by this plan. Mrs. Wiley Swift spoke for the Parent-Teacher association. Her refer ence to the budget commission, of whic , Senate Chairman McCoin was a mem ber, made the house laugh. She spoke for the preventive side of education. J. B. Newcombe, of Wilmington, rep resented, the 11,000 children of New Hanover. President F. P. Hobgood, of 5 ' (Continued on Page 12.) K.now 1 ' ' . ! BOTH FACTIONS TO ACCEPT DECISIONS London, Feb. 24. By the Associa ted Press.) Rechad Pasha, delegate of the Constantinople government to the near-East conference here, speak ing in the name of both his group and that of the nationalists, told the allied conferees at today's session that both factions of the Turkish would accept the decisions of the allies. The attitude of the Turks made an excellent impression upon the con ferees. Premier "Briand, of France, declared 'after 'the sitting that the conference had gone a long way to wards a Settlement. CONEY LANDS ATi CAMP JOHNSTON i Completed ..His Ocean to Ocean Flight in 22 Hours and 32 Minutes. Jacksonville, Fla., Ffeb. 24 Lieut. W. D. Coney, who started from Love Field, Dallas, Texas,, at.sj.0:14, central time, last' night on the. la"st lap of his ocean-to-ocean flight, arrived at Camp. John ston, near here, at 7:27 o'clock this morning. Lieutenant Coney's flying time, ac cording to a hasty unofficial compila tion by Lieut. S. C. Eaton, army nir service, who is here to officially wel come the trans-continental flyer, was 9? hnnrs nnrt 32 tninntpq fnr the 2.- 079 mile flight, an average of better than 98 miles an hour. His figures show the flying time from Dallas here to be eight hours and 13 minutes. The flying time of Lieutenant Coney is believed to be a record, though offi cial figures have not yet been com piled. The aviator flew over the city, scraped the wheels of his . machine on the sands of Pablo Beach and return ed here, landing at Camp Johnston. ' With the exception, of two hours, the flight from Dallas to Jacksonville, svis made in darkness. "Not until I vas over Mobile, Ala., did I see a light," Coney said after his arrival. The flyer stated that at some periods on the flight he made a speed of 150 miles an hour but, that the average speed for the trip was approximately 100 miles an hour. Immediately upon, the news of his arrival, crowds flocked to the landing field and scores of Brunswick relatives and friends overwhelmed the officer. His mother. Mrs. E. F. Coney, and three brothers were here to welcome him. V - If official .sanction can be obtained, Lieutenant Coney plans to make the return trip from Jacksonville to San Diego, Cal., by daylight with one stop at a Texas point for refueling. No difficulties were experienced on the . trip from Dallas to Jacksonville, Lieutenant Coney stated. - -c ; ' lieutenant Co.ney lt&Mjyiego Mon day night in'an attempt t6 cross the continent in 24 hours, the only stop be ing scheduled at Dallas. In an effort to avoid two rainstorms, he detoured and, in doing so, exhausted his supply of gasoline before reaching Dallas, landing at Bronte, Tex. 'Defective fuel obtained there jammed his carburetor and he was unable to proceed to Dallas until yesterday morning. VIRTUALLY ABANDON HOPE TO SAVE SEVEN Duquoin, Ills., Feb. 24. Hope had been virtually, abandoned today for the rescue of any of the seven men im prisoned by fire which started yester day afternoon in a gallery of the Kath leen mine at Dowell, five miles south of here. The Are, which is thought to have been caused by an electric wire -coming in contact with a canvas curtain, con tinued to sweep the gallery, keeping rescue squads away from the vicinity where the miners were caught. The gallery where the man were caught is on the 225-foot level and, When after several hours, it had been impossible to reach the scene. mermWs cf the mine rescue crews expressed the opinion . it was impossible for any of the seven to have escaped suffocation. Gas in the chamber was ignited, and the flames were communcated to coal which lined the gallery. Mine rescue squads from nearby towns were sent to Dowell. The intensity of the fire, however, precluded the possibility of any immed iate assistance for the entombed men. SOLDIER IS RETURNING TO HIS "HOME" AGAIN Lafayette, Ga., ffeb. 24. Fred Wil liams, who went away to war in 1917, will return home in a few days to find his "body" buried here, his war in surance policy paid and his bride the wife of another. This was the situation disclosed Wednesday when Mrs. Grace Robert son' received a brief telegram from New York signed by her first husband saying he had landed and . was com ing home as soon as possible. There was no explanation of his long : si lence. The War Department reported Wil liams killed in action soon after went to France, paid his widow his insur ance and then sent a soldier's body here as his. Williams' wife, whom he had married but a fow months before he left, mourned him and then married a former sweetheart, Joseph Robert son. - - MADE AN HONORARY BENEFACTOR FOR LIFE Valley Forge. Pa., Feb. 24. President Wilson, it was announced today by Rev. W. Herbert Burk, rector and founder of the Washington Memorial chapel, has been made an honorary perpetual bene factor of the Valley Forge historical society and has accepted the honor. Dr. Burk said a badge of the society . in gold and enamel will be presented to the president by- a special committee and that a fund of $5,000 to endow the benefactorship in his 1 honor is being raised. i . EVANS IS RELEASED AFTER APOLOGIZING ' Columbia, S. C Feb. 24. Barney Evans, Columbia' attorney, who. last night, was arrested by the South Caro lina house of representatives for an at tack on Representative Claude N. Sapp and who spent the night in the city jail, made a public apology when brought be fore the house of representatives today and his apology was acc-uted. Mr. Ev ans was released from ' custody. nvolved Cont U . S. Protest To DESERVING WILL GET A CHANCE AT P0ST0FFICE JOBS Harding Strong For Merit of Civil Service But the Democrats Are In. 1 BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Staff Correspondent of the Sewn. Copyright 1931. by Sewi Publishing Co. St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 24. One of Warren G. Harding's first acts as president of the United States will be to rescind the order of. President Wil son placing all postmasters under tho protection of the civil service. Mr. Harding will insist that merit , should control in the appointment of postmas ters but does not believe the democrats who have been placed in the postmas terships during the last eight years should be perpetuated in office. Mr. Harding . contends that one class of postmasters are classified by law under civil service. These are of tho fourth class and are of minor impor tance. President Wilson came to the conclusion after several years in office that, in the interest of efficient serv ice, all postmasters should be made permanent government officials, sub ject to dismissal only for. cause, and entitled to serve until they saw fit to resign. He thereupon issued an execu tive order to that effect, but executive orders are subject to repeal at any mo ment and President-Elect , Harding has indicated to a number of senators and representatives that he will declare the Wilson order null and void and will open the principal postmasterships of the country once more to political pa tronage. Mr. Wilson's order was so sweeping it included such choice postmaster ships plums as those at New York. Chicago. Philadelphia, Detroit and sim ilar cities included in the first-class designation. Under this order, no post master could be displaced for political reasons and, in the event of a resigntv tion. the job was open to the man who could attain tne highest mark in u competitive examination, whether dem ocrat, republican, socialist or Bull Mooser. A .number of important offices have been filled in this manner and a number of republicans have won post masterships under the demo'cratic . ad ministration. A lot of influential republicans are inclined to agree to the Wilson idea of protecting the postmasters from a political scramble every four years but they say this protective idea should not take effect until most : of the offices are filled -by deserving members'of the Or Or P. They say "that, IS-MrWIlson had been in earnest about bettering the postal service through civil serv ice protection,; he should have issued the order when he first came into jVi office instead of -waiting . until " deserv ing democrats had pre-empted all of the desirable places. They declare tht a vast number of- postoffice appoint ments made by Mr. Taft during the last four months of his term as presi dent were he'd up by the democrats in the senate and all the places thus offered were filled by democrats. This has accounted tor the fact that some 2,200 postoffice appointments made recently by Mr. Wilson have been held up by the republican senate, despite the fact that these appointments nave Deen made only after civil service examine tions. After Mr. Harding somes into office, these several thousand postofRci: appointments will be thoroughly exam ined. Where" republicans have been named and can show their loyalty, to the party and their acceptability to 'he con gressman of their district and the sen ators of their state, they may be-re named. Already Mr. Harding has had called to his attention the cases of a good many republicans who have won 'postmasterships under the Wilson civil service arrangements and who are afraid now that they will be Thrown down and out under a republican admin istration From nresent indications, all demo cratg whose names have been sent to th senate after examination tor post master shins of the so-called presidential classes will be excluded from further consideration and their places will be taken by workers in the political ranks. The terms of all the mcumDent post masters will be considered at -an end four years from the date of their ap pointment. Mr. Harding's statement, that he con siders only one class of postmasters protected by the civil service and tne forecast of his eary changing of the Wilson executive order protecting all classes, will be the signarfor a great rush of applicants for office. As a mat ter of fact the rush already nas De e-nn. Senators and congressmen are telling the president-elect they are being besieged from all quarters and that there are nine or ten strenuous appli cants for every postmastersnip ' m tne country which can be mied Dy presiaen tint annnintment.. The Postoffice Department offers the greatest opportunity for th reward of the politically iaitniui. it is tne avenue of party patronage, and in the mmiriir administration it is to be pre sided over by the directing genius of the republican political organization, ivTr. win Tf Havs. While postmaster ships generally are conceded to the con and senators. Mr. Hays will have virtually the last say as to all who are recommended. Mr. Harding will make the formal appointments, but Mr. Hays wil give the o. k. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SEEMS DEADLOCKED Columbia, S.. C, Feb. 24 The' gener al assembly seems hopelessly deadlock ed over the' election of a successor to the late Associate Justice George . w Gage, -.of the - South Carolina supreme court,7 after three ballots taken .today, Jeese T. Carter, of Bamberg,, is leaid ing, with Senator J. H. Marion,, of Ches ter. secondhand M. L. Bonham, of An der son, third. - The balloting : will -be continued Friday at 10 o'clock. The first ballot was: Marion 32; Shipp 23: Carter 51: Bonham 34; total 150." Second: Marion 35; Shipp 27; , Carter 49: Bonham 38; total 149.. Third: Marion 40; Shipp -26; Carter 52; Bonham 39. . . CHARLOTTE BANK CLEARINGSl (Reported by Chamber of Commerce) For the week ended: -: . February 23, 1921 . . .. . , 4,783,150.11 February 16. 1931 : . .... ...S 4.640,51 S.G February 25, 1920 $19,341,863.03 roversy Behind League Council By DAVID LAWRENCE, ' Staff Correspondent of The News. Copyright 1821, by ws Publishing Co. ;Washington, Feb. 24. The United States government demands freedom -of cable communication across the Pacific to the far-East and insists that the im portant way station . on the small Is land of Yap shall not be given to Ja pan by the League of Nations. The American government, in its latest note, the. exact text, of which has not yet been made public does not ask that Yap be given to the United States but that 'the island be interna tionalized so that it will always be un der the joint control of the great pow ers, Great Britain, the United States, France and Japan. - , The United States contends, moreov er, that Japan never had any right un der international law to seize the trans Pacific cable at Yap and that, the status which existed before the War shall be restored. Back of the entire question of cable communication through the Island ' of Yap is a greater and even more involv ed controversy over the cutting, of the German cables . in the Atlantic.' The American companies, contend that both England and France have seized these Atlantic cables unlawfully and are to day depriving the people of the United States of direct cable communication which is so important to commercial in tercourse with Germany and Central Europe. In other words, England and France have a . reason to be sympathetic with the Japanese viewpoint rather than the American so far as the 'legality .of -the seizures of cables is concerned but Eng land and France, on the other hand. have to decide whether they too will maintain communication with , their own interests in the far-East only by having most of their messages pass through Japanese territory. The situation in the Pacific, which has precipitated the American note to the council of the League of Nations, is best described by Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Commercial Cable and Postal Telegraph Company, which owns the Pacific cables that are at the bot tom of , the controversy. He says: A company owned m Germany , but largely- supported by Dutch capital and subsidized by the German and Dutch governments, own the cables running from Guam (owned by the United States) to Yap, there diverging? one line going south to the Dutch Indies and the other going north to Shanghai. "We operated the Guam end of that cable under a contract with the German Dutch company. All messages for the Dutch Indies were' sent via Yap under normal conditions and, during interrup tions of our cable between Guam and Manila, which cut off ail communica tion with the Phillippines and China by tur route, we diverted traffic via Yap to Shanghai over this German-Dutch system. Hence these cables were very important in maintaining uninterrupted communication With China and the Phil ippines and. the seizure of Yap by -the Japanese" and the diversion of the cable into one . of the JauanQpe islands, de prives Us of this alternative route-. There' was only one other, alternative route to ; China and that was via Ja pan. , , v . ' ' , . ' ' . "If ' Japan continues to retain - the Yap-Shanghai catye.-. it. will mean that all traffic destined to China, ana tne Philippines during interruptions of our Guam-Manila cable1 will have to pass through Japan, and the volume of traf fic to the Philippines would not justuy the laying of such a cable which would be practically idle most of the time. ''.The same arguments as to the inter ference with American cable communi- rationa annlies here as to the seizure of the German-Atlantic cables. No part of these cables in the Pacific touched Japanese - sou,, but one end touched American territory (Guam) and yet the the Japanese have seized this German Pacific cable system to the detriment of our trade witn v.nina. aim tne i-umvr nines ni to the advantage of their own, I strongly submit that the United States in consideration of its co-operation, in the war should not. be affected by being reprived 5 of an important alternative means of communication with China nnri it far-Eastern- Dossessions. the Phillippme Islands, which it enjoyed before the war." ' The Island of Yap is really worthless except as a place for a cable 'landing because the distances m tne -acmc are so-great that,' to reach the far-East; the cables are landed first at Honolulu, then the Island of Midway, then Guam, and finally Yap, where the northward cable goes to Shanghai and the south ward cable goes to the Dutch East In dies by way of the Philippines. Should Japan get control of the Island of Yap, it would be free to refuse permission for a landing of any cable except one own ed by Japanese interests and could thus practically compel the sale of the north end of -the present cable to the Japanese.- - ' : ' " : Whoever gets possession of - the Is land of Yap gets the key to trans-Pacific cable communication. The United-States is not anxious for that con trol herself but merely wants .to have Yap internationalized so- that no nation can have an undue advantage. , Indeed, the stock of the Commercial Pacific Company is owned partly by the Mack ay Company partly by Danish and British interests, although, according to . Mr. Mackay 's own statement, the company "stands in respect to the Unit ed States government and public as purely American in its operations as if every dollar of its stock were pro vided by American capital." - The decision of the assembly of the League of Nations to approve the man date giving the Island of Yap to Japan is, of .-course, not binding upon the United States as mandates must also be approved by the council of the league. Unfortunately for this incident, the United States,-while a 'member of the council ; under the treaty of. Versailles has not .taken hr place in the council, so the question is yet to be determined whether unanimous action can be taken with America absent. Meanwhile, the Department of State has sent its note merely to conserve American rights anT give Secretary of State Hughes a free hand after March 4 th to deal, with the situation as he deems wise. : ; DR. GAMBRILL ILL.' Dallas, Tex., Feb. 24. Dr. J. B. dam brill, 80, president -of the -Southern Bap tist convention, is seriously ill at the home of his 'daughter,' Mrs. Frederick Porter, this. city,.. - .He is suffering from a nervous breakdown, brought on by overwork, physicians say. It was re ported that he has a fair chance for re covery. ' ' '" " -. ; BANK STATEMENTS CALLED. . Washington, Feb. 24. The Comptrol ler of the Currency today issued a call for the condition of all national bank's at the .'close- of business xn' Monday, February .21." , : . LABOR LAUNCHES A DRIVE AGAINST THE "OPEN" SHOP Publicity and Educational Drive Planned Against Propaganda of Enemy. Washington, Feb. 24. President Wilson was urged to veto the Winslow Townsend bill as "an unjustified an.-I unjustifiable concession to the railroad owners who have shown a wanton dis regard for laws and lawful processed," in a resolution adopted here today by the executives of national and interna tional trade unions affiliated ' in the American Federation : of Labor. Should congress attempt to override a veto and enact the . measure which provides for immediate payment of i large part of the $600,000,000 due the railroads under the transportation act, legislative representatives of all labor organizations are instructed to use ev ery effort and all legitimate means" to preventpassageofthe.bin. Refusal of -the railroads to meet in general conference with railroad work ers' unions, the resolution said, wad evidence of "a purpose to destroy trade-unionism that is identical with the so-called 'open shop' movement in the steel and other industries." The conference also went on record as supporting, the workers of Porto Rico in their request that the United States congress appoint a, commission to investigate industrial conditions -as well as the general governmental af- fairs of the island, especially affecting education, health and sanitation, econ omy and living conditions of workers It was also demanded that the con stitution of the United States and the laws passed by congress intended to protect t,he American .workers shall be applied "fully to the workingmen of Porto Rico." Washington, Feb. 24. Plans for a publicity and educational drive to eff set "open shop" and other propaganda of enemies of organized labor were be ing considered here today at the sec ond session of the conference of repre sentatives of national and internation al unions affiliated in- the American Federation of Labor. ; While the details of the program were , withheld, it is understood pro posals have been submitted for con- ducting a- central information burecu for the dissemination of the--principle's of unionism. Plans also are being con sidered, it is understood, to send a corps of "minute men" throughout the country to give the public first-hani information regarding the organized la bor movement. , , Publicity may also be used to boost the federation's legislative - program and its fight against injunction and in dustrial courts. .Recommendations regarding the .pub ; hcity campaign -will-' be-1 made to th conference by the : federation's execu tive council, which has had the mat ter under consideration. - Repeal of .the Volstead act will be anither matter to be considered. The -executive council -had been asked to consider a proposal to ask congress to take action toward-the .repeal, of ths act and make a report at today's meeting.- - ' ., -. - ' While .the conference was cleaning up; Us last business today, a staff of clerks was busy at the federation head quarters preparing: for nation-wide dis tribution - of organized labor's declara-. tion of principles adopted . yesterdav. This declaration, which sets forth the full story of. labor's grievances and recommendations for their correction, is considered ' by labor leaders - to be one of the most important documents ever issued by the federation. "It is the pronouncement of a move ment that is consecrated to the cause of freedom as Americans understand freedom." said the. preamble, to .tho declaration. "It is the message of men and women who .will - not desert tho cause of freedom, no matter what the tide of the struggle. : .'.,-. "Labor speaks from no ' narrow or selfish point of view. It speaks from the standpoint of American citizenship. "Standing between two . opposing forces, uncompromisingly toward both, the American trade - union: movement today finds itself and every ; American institution of ' freedom assailed and at tacked by. the conscienceless ' autocrats of industry and the followers of radi cal European fanaticism. -. If . either of these wins, the doors of democratic freedom and opportunity can never be re-opened, in our . time." . While charging unemployment to the "maladministration of industry," the , statement declares also that the condi- ' tion of unemployment has been "ac centuated, by keeping open the floor gates of , immigration, which - has added to the confusion and given employee an . additional weapon , in their ; efforts to reduce the American standard of living." , V - Condemning the use y of the injunc tion under present laws, the declara tion asserted that the "only Immediate course" through which labor could find relief, "lies in a '. flat refusal on the (Continued 'oh Fage Three.) A friend that hain'tj . in need friend indeed. It wouldn' hurt girls if they'd put., ten or fifteen san dollars in their stoefcin's, is t some thou- I ,vci portion tonight. A. V
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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