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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C., SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 5, 192T.
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FRENCH LEADER
SCORES WILSON
France Must Not Meddle
With American Affairs
Minister Warns.
By NEWTON C. PARKE,
Intel-national News Service Staff Cor
respondent. Paris, June 4. Gaston Douomergue,
Tormer Prime Minister of France, .and
vice president off the Senate Committee
. on Foreign Affairs, has advised French
diplomats against attempting tyj induce
the United States to enter the League
of Nations or to, ratify the -.Versailles
treaty.
France's policy, he sid, should be
to abstain from anything that might
be construed as meddling in Ameripa's
internal affairs.
"The flat rejection of the treaty of
Versailles and of the covenant of the
League of Nations is certainly evry
painful to us," said M. Doumergue.
"France has no other legal claim on
Germany except that provided 'in the
treaty.
"Bpt America's action should have
. surprised no one. It was a conse
quence, almost inevitable, of the error
committed by France and her allies in
ignoring the fact that President Wil
son's signature obligated no one but
himself. A better understanding of
the constitution of the United. States
and of American public opiiion weuld
have enabled us to avoid this serious
mistake. V,
"It is too late to repair a fault'; al
ready committed and there is nothing
to be gained by weeping over it. . It
is much better to retain this lesson;
two peoples, who possess mutual es:
teem and friendship for one another!
have permitted a misunderstanding
with infinite consequences to raise it
self between them. Only absolute
frankness and courageous confidence
will cause it to disappear.
"We can only bow with respect be
fore the frankness of President Hard
ing, who, in the face of his own coun
try and of the other nations of the
world, refuses to approve the personal
policies of his predecessor. We have
no reason, cn that account, to diminish
bur confidence in the loyal America
who gave her blood on our battlefields
for justice and liberty. It is the un
deniable right of the United States
and Of hI- COVPrnmPnt to tnlre a snvcr.
tigrn and independent attitude and to
reject a treaty which she has not con
stitutionally ratified.
ANOTHER "SCRAP OF PAPER." ." .
"France has too much respect for
the interior and p-s-t
friends and allies to permit anything
wmcn mignt resemble an attempt to
jneddle in American affairs. It should
be a matter of dignity on our part to
make no observation's on the subject
of the treaty of Versailles, which has
been rejected by the United States.
"But France csn and should say, dip
lomatically, that she renounces none
of her rights in the face of a Germany
too much tempted to evade her respon
sibilities, he signature of France is
at the bottom of the Versailles pact
and it has been constitutionally ratified
by the French parliament. - We have
not the right to go back on our sig
nature. It would be a fatal impru
dence fcr us to permit Germany to con
sider this treaty as a new scrap of pa
per solely because some of its clauses
were judged incompatible with the Con
stitution and national sentiment of the
United States.
, HADRING'S POLICY AUUROVED .
"This reserve, it seems, should be
as easily accepted at Washington as
we accept in Paris, the reserves of
President Harding. Between honest
people there is never any misunder
standing. Indeed, there are indica-
"Silent Cal" Coolidge Sphinx
Of The Senate Has Little
To Say And Seldoni Says It
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES,
. International News Service Staff
v Correspondent.
Coolidge they, called him up in Massa
chusetts, where he used to' be Gover
nor. And "Silent Cal", Coolidge he re
mains here in Washington as Vice
President. , ,
Being second in command of the
Administration ship has not changed
"Silent Cal" to any noticeable extent.
Perhaps he grooms himself a bit bet
ter it's unbelievable . the amount of
social activity demanded of a V. P.
tout otherwise he plods along about
the same. Silence with him still ?s
Great was the satisfaction' thereat. It
was thought that "Silent Cal" wouli
be a 'liaison" officer beween the Ad
ministrative .and Legislative branches
of the government, that1, ;he would
keep the Senate informed about what
was going on in the Cabinet and the
Cabinet informed about what was go
ing on in the Senate. In short, he wf.s
to be a go-between, a harmonizer and
an all-around grand little fixer.
Has he been? He has not. "Silent
Cal" has observed what went on in
both places and kept his observations
tightly locked in his own bosom. He
has gone from the Senate to the Cabi
net room and from the Cabinet room
to the Senate with the same quietness
golden and he is , wealthy- beyond J ani taciturnity that has always mark
dreams of avarice
Day by day he sits'in what his pre
decessor, the inimitable "Tom" Mar
shal, was wont to facetiously term
"The Cave of the Winds," otherwise
the 'austere United States Senate. Ora
tory to the right of him, oratory Co
the left of him may volley and thun
der, roll. and crash, echo and rever
berate, but the slender, sandy-haired
chap from "down East" sits quietly on
his dais observing much and saying
little.
The taciturnity of the new V. P.
covers not only his constitutional du
ties. but extends also to his social ac
tivities and his participation in Cabinet
meetings, according to those who have
had ample opportunities to observe
him under all conditions.
When President Harding first' pro
posed having a Vice-President -do
something else besides preside over
the Senate it cretaed no little com
ment and stir in Washington. When
it actually developed that the V. P.
was to sit in at.Cabinet meetings and
express himself on the affairs of state
that are considered by that weighty
body, there was a flutter of anticipa
tion." NOT A GOOD "LIAISON" OFFICER.
"At last," it was thought in Con
gressional circles on the Hill, "we will
ed his demeanor in whatever he was
doing.
Cabinet meetings are held on Tues
days and Fridays. They usually occupy
two hours from 11 until 1. "Cal" is
usually on time for the meeting. He
sits at the foot of the table, facing the
President. Occasionally he puts his oar
in, but usually he listens. When the
mee'ting is over he glides that is dis
tinctly the word he glides out, gets in
to his car and returns to the capitol.
Arriving there he finds 'out what his
been going on the Senate having ccn
veied at 12 noon and then he takes
the chair. All this he does with
minimum of speech.
STENTORIAN SILENCE.
None of the reporters who cluster
about the White House executive cm
cers on Cabinet days ever tackle the V
P. to find out what has been going on
within the sacred chamber. They clear
an aisle for him and let him slip
through unmolested. Occasionally
correspondent for some .Boston paper
will walk out with him, but the mat
ters broached are usually far afield o
what has been . transpiring In the ses
sion
Only one other man Is so fortunata
in this respect. He is Andrew W. Mel
Ion, the Secretary of the Treasury. Mr
have" some representation in' the Cab-Iellon eases in and out of the side
met. we will nave one of us sitting
at the table, and at last we will know
what those fellows talk about down
at tne other end of .the avenue."
tions in the attitude attributed to the
new president of the United States that
he disinterests himself neither from
France, nor the subject of reparations,
nor the future of peace and the safe
guarding of civilization in the world.
That should be sufficient for us.
"There ;?.re two things which the
United States will never dream of
throwing aside, whatever the vicissi
tudes of her, interior politics. The
first is the unanimous and spontaneous
spirit of a great people aroused by a
flagrant crime, conscious of the dan
ger threatening the liberty of the
world and resolved to give her last
man and her last dollar for the triumph
of the cause which she knows to be
just. The second is the sentiment, ni
nate in the American conscience, that
justice siouid have its dues, cost what
It may. and that the innocent should
not suffer for th eguilty.
'Here are our best guarantees In tht
face of a Germany inspired by bad
faith and becoming insolent; the Franco-American
fraternity of arms and
the sentiment of justice so sacred with
all Americans. It was not with the.
purpose of leaving us without defense
before ai enemy still more prosperous
in defeat than we are. ruined hv Ar
bloody victory, that the legions of Am
erica have crossed and recrossed the
Atlantic."
door of the White House, usually walk
ing on the balls of his .feet and shun
ning inquirers. Mellon is cut from
the same pattern as the V. P. It has
been said of them since they came to
Washington that if they ever got to
gether in a closed room there would be
a silence that one could hear for
DIOCKS.
Whether that be true or not, it is
true that of all the hew officials Wash
ington is trying to learn to know, the
most difficult are the Vice-President
and the Secretary of the Treasury
RED TAPE CONVERT.
Portland, Ore. Never again will IC.
P. Cecil, former lieutenant in the
American Expeditionary Forces, con
demn governmental red tape. He
works on the principle that everything
comes to those who wait long
enough.
Three years ago , at Chalons suf
Marne, France, the lieutenant parted
company with his ; carryall .when, a
baggageman failed to toss it aboard
the train on which his troop , was
leaving "a shell-shattered town on a
dark night. He failed to - miss the
equipment until the train was welt on
its way, and with a philosophic' "6' est
le guerre," bought another kit.. ".
A few days ago in Portland Ceci?
and his lost dunnage met once more
It was all there trench coat, boots
army tent and blankets.
Cecil was a lieutenant in the - artil
lery corps.
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FRENCH DEPUTY
CALLED COWARD
Charged With Evasion of
Service and Also Prof
iteering. Paris, June 4 "The war did not
kill war," said Minister of War Bar
thou recently. He might have added
that war also did not kill war scan
dals, - for today another has broken
out which is likely to have far-reaching
consequences. War and politics
and even .-food supplies find their way
into the latest scandal which" is mov
ing the whole of France. It concerns
Deputy Ernest Vilgrain, Under Secre
tary of State for Food Supplies in the
Clemenceau Cabinet. V
The first accusation brought against
M. Vilgrain by Deputy Barthe , was
that he organized or tried to organise
a corner in wheat and also that he
used politics to avoid military service
in the war. The whole affair has been
aggravated by accusations . made
against M. Vjlgrain that he volun
tarily wounded himself or had him
self wounded while far from the firing
lines in order that he might be dis
charged. Some have gone-as far as to
say that Vilgrain deserted from the
army and that he prvented impeach
ment by pulKng political strings.
; Explaining his wounds at the front
Deputy Vilgrain says that while on a
mission for General Fayolle, to whose
staff he was attached, he was attacked
by a man wearing the French uniform.
Vilgrain closed in with the man and
taught him by the neck with his
right hand, while . with his left he
tried to seize the revolver the other
man was firing. He failed, however,
and a bullet pierced his hand. At that
moment a dispatch rider came on the
tescene and rushed Vilgrain to a hos
pital wniie the other man got away
and was -never found. In a written
statement the doctor who attended Vil
grain says his wound was very slight.
Vilgrain, it is stated, then began to
pull the : political strings and succeed
ed in escaping infantry service by com
plaining of attacks of appendicitis. Doc
tors' reports stated that Vilgrain could
be of no use in the armv till he h-id
been operated upon. His accusers say
ne never made any effort to undergo
the operation which would have en
abled him to fulfill his military obliga
tions. ' -
- Instead of this, by the aid of political
friends he found employment .in ti e
Food Supply Service and soon claimed
he was indispensable In that brancK
His friends are .supposed to hav'e en
couraged, nim in so far t hat they wrote
to the military authorties repeatedly
claiming exemption for -Vilgrain. -
Before the war M. .' Vilgrain v. held,
shares In one. or two wheat mills.' To
day it is claimed that heowns most .of
the mills in the country tihd is pos-;
sessor of an immense fortune. .The
formal charges Deputy Barthe-- makes
against M. - Vilgrain are -, three-fold.
First cqm.es the accusation of "attempting--to
constitute, to his . profit
p.nd to- the prejudice of national inter
ests, if V not -the impossible corner in
-wheat,' ?at5r least, a control on French,
jmills,;which ' would have made him
master' of '. the price of bread'.';. secondly
of having "taken - advantage of his
position in thef ministry : to organize
this corner or ;-control and of having
abused his official functions to carv
out his personal affairs to the detri
ment of the State"; thirdly
was only - able- to' occupy Y"at
terial post by fraudulent
aiiiyns -uLners a volunta,,,
which, enabled him ta i
itary service during th- Wa .,5 S
Ai judicial inquiry has
concerning, the-first t-.. ,,"een 0.,.
a court martial is making!5, hi
uons concerning m, ViloT..V,'"4estit
during the war. rjm 8 w01IJ
New Low Price Makes
Chalmers a Finer Investment
UNEARTH MASTODON SKELETON.
Arlington, Ore. The complete skele
ton of a' mastodon with tusks nine feet
long and twelve inches in diamet-ir,
has been discovered in Butcher Knife
Canyon, four miles east of here. 4li
the bones have not yet been unearth
ed, but it is believed to be a complete
specimen. Arlington citizens plan to
have the find exhumed and brought
here to be mounted and placed on es
hibition for automobile tourists.
William Marshall, sheep herder.
made the discovery. He noticed whxt
he thought was a stake protruding
from the ground which on' closer in
vestigation proved to be one of the
tusks of the prehistoric mammoth.
At the new lcrtf prices, the Chalmers is
a particularly satisfactory investment.
It is a remarkably good valuer; and it
costs the owner less by the month or
the year.:
Since last fall, the Chalmers has been
reduced $300 to $450 in price, accord
ing' to. the type, bringing it down fo
about the price asked for many smaller
cars.
It's upkeep is exceedingly low. Replace
ment and maintenance charges are.
less. The life of the car is longer.
This is largely due to the wonderful
Chalmers motor.
Fuelis Pre-Heated. - '
The hot-spot pre-heats the fuel bef ore-
it enters the : cylinders. Combustion i3
much better and more complete.
Scored cylinder walls, burned bearings
. and other motor ills are avoided. Ad
justments are less necessary. Costly
shop lay-ups are almost unknown.
A Beautiful Car
Besides being .fine mechanically, the
Chalmers is a beautiful car, worthy of
comparison With those costing a great
deal more. y
Its - design, its fittings and its uphols
tery are all in ' thprough keeping with
the wonderful motor. "
. We suggest that you permit us to clem
onstrate the marked Chalmers supe
riority. .
New York, June 4. Another Ameri
can peace delegation this time com
posed entirely of women was enroute
tonight to another peace congress in
Vienna.
A delegation of forty American wo
men delegates to the convention of the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom, headed by Jane
Adaams, Chicago, sailed today on the
Neiuw Amsterdam for Europe. '
NEW PRICES
5-Pass. Touring Car $1545 7-Pass. Touring Car $1795 Coupe . .... .... . . $229 )
Roadster .... $1495 Sport Car .... . $1695 Sedan .......... $2445
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Eight months ago, when the costs of material
and labor appeared to have reached their peak,
we made substantial reductions in the prices ; of
Studebaker cars. These reductions were in - antici
pation of our ability, after the turn of the year,
to purchase materials and to fabricate them at
lower costs. - . ' ;
The expected savings have been realized.
With them other savings have been made, as
a result of the greatly increased volume which
Studebaker has this year enjoyed.
r'. During the first five months of 1921, our volume
of business has exceeded that of any other auto
mobile manufacturer except Ford.
The Studebaker plants are running at capacity
with unfilled orders on hand for over 7,000 cars;
In this, quarter we shall produce 21,000 automo
biles against-11,000 in the : corresponding period of
last yearl This is an increase of approximately 100
per cent. . .
: No other, automobile manufacturer is making &
comparable showing. -
We believe that the confidence .of.the buy ing pub
lic, which has' made and Vis making this record
possible, will continue, because it is supported by
the qualityand value of our products, and these
we shall uphold. : ,;; .
We expect that a-s xa consequence the present
economical and , efficient production basis can be
maintained and thai, we are justified in making
turther reductions in the prices of Studebaker cars.
Touring Cars and Roadsters
LIGHT SIX 2-Pass. Roadster. . . $1300
LIGHT SIX Touring Car . . . ... . $1335
SPECIAL SIX 2-Pass Roadster $1585
SPECIAL SIX Touring Car ... $1635
SPECIAL SIX 4-Pass. Roadster $1635
BIG SIX Touring Car . . . : . ... . $1985
NEW PRICES OF STUDEBAKER CARS
F. O..B. Factories, effective June 1st; 1921.
Coupes and Sedans
LIGHT SIX 2-Pass Cdupe-R'd'f $1695
AjxvTxix oiA o-rass. seaan . .... siyo
SPECIAL SIX 4-Pass.vCoupe
SPECIAL SIX 5-Pass. Sedan
BIG SIX 4-Pass. Cmipe .. .:.
mu-siA 7-Fass Sedan
$2450
$2550
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