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,tca,,o cHnoK,c,E-E.M,.t,i, - CHARLOTTE, N. O, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1921. ?g HraBgS,. SS PRICE FIVE CENTS,
PER IS ISSUED
BY LABOR BOARD
pleas for a Larger Cut in
Railroad Pay Envelopes
Were Not Allowed.
210 ROADS AFFECTED.
Decision Cuts $400,000,000
from Expenses; Affects
AH Those Employed.
CMcago, June 27. The United
States Railroad Labor Board today ex
endeci its wage reduction order effec
tive July 1, to nearly every large
railroad in the country. No change
from the average twelve per cent re
liction granted 104 carriers on June
i was made by today's decision. The
jrard's order today covered 210 roads.
Today's reduction order involved
-.early all classes of employes on vir
tually every railroad known as a class
,::e carrier not included in the board's
urinal reduction order. The class one
roup includes every big road in the
vfuntry.
The only change in the rates of re
duction made by today's decision was
:n ihe case of some marine workers.
Arnout one-half of the roads includ
ed in today's decision were parties to
the original decision, the duplication
resulting from the fact that many
cad? did not include all classes of em
ii'.cyes in their first petitions for a
Tvaee cut.
Ail classes of employes have now
l .cn named in the submission of some
( t the roadse. The wage cut, however,
applies only to those employes of a
given road which were named in that
read's submission.
Rates of reduction for several minor
liasss of employes were added to the
r :der today, which was issued as an
agendum to decision 147, the original
va?e reduction order. Chefs and other
restaurant workers, dining car em
ployes, laundry workers and porters
were named in the added sections of
'Ac decision. Reductions of sixty per
cent of the increases granted such era
j'.oyes since February 29, 1920, were
directed for these employes.
Added sections covering marine
workers set the monthly rates of pay
f.'r railroad marine employes in New
York, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads,
New Orleans, Natchez, Miss.; Cairo,
Lis.; St. Louis, Duluth, Minn., and on
tne TtnneLsee river.
.NEW WAGE DECISION WILL.
' GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1.
Chicago, June 27. The new wage de
cision of the United States Raildoad
Labor Board will make a reality of the
estimated $400,000,000 annual savings
expected when the board's twelve per
cert cut. effective July 1, is applied to
a!! employes on all railroads known
as class one carriers. The decision,
drawn up as addendum to the wage
reduction order of June 1, adds prac
t::a!ly every railroad in the class one
division to the original list of 104 roads
authorized to make the 12 per cent
rduction.
When the reduction order was issued,
i'- was estimated that, if applied to all
raployes on all class one roads, it
would lop approximately four hundred
trillion dollars from the country's rail
road labor bill.
The new decision will make this cut
possible, by ordering reduced wages
for employes not included in the
original case and also by including em
poyes on roads which were not parties
Jo the first hearing.
APPLICATIONS POURED IN.
Immediately following the announce
ment of the board's wage cut on June
road-s from every section of the
Wntry poured in their application to
te labor board for authority to make
'Hiiar reductions. A hearing set for
-J'-e included a total of 164 roads
8n'i in the next two weeks sixty-one
1 ore submissions were made and in
i uaed in a hearing for June 20. A few
"ads, w hich had not included all classes
"" employes in their first petitions for
reductions, came in with the remaining
masses in the last hearing.
Many of the roads which asked reduc
tions for only a part of their employes
at the original hearing in May, came
carle with applications to cover all em-
jes in these two later hearings.
l'uually every railroad in the country
cteci by the labor board's six nun
million dollar wage award of July
;,J-0. was included in one or more of
'lP- three hearings.
AKED LARGER CUT.
r IVYCIYB JtTi Cll I i cuu-
w'hich was generally unsatisfac-
COfv to tVio v. J . i :
K ,Doarl with added insistence that
Th 7 o-s iwa.ru ue wipeu uuu
to u ar3 however, was not inclined
,, chan&e its scale of reductions " de-
mined in the June 1 decision and
invf v added to that decision employes
xi u in the subsequent hearings,
for Yu two June hearings, the roads,
r the most part, contented them
s; e with reiterating the evidece pre-
YJ, iUay- Their arguments cor
ti r,hieflv of cost of living statis
itK , comparison of railroad wages
fT, mose In outside industries. The
SVf t00k UP other factors laid
conJL y the transportation act to be
iisiaei-ed in the determination of jus
nable wages. Hazards of em
Iin J hving wage and similar
tffrL. ev5dnce were introduced in an
i, , .,10 Prevent any cut in wages.
Mine r.r i I
jrin- ucnuiie returns nave ue
tiken jfei fr0ni the referendum being
tnta ail tne railway unions on ac
rut "0fe 0r rejection of the 12 per cent
j, . it was expected that conferences
the v ;.uly 1 would agree to accept
rum; s uecision without any inter
uI'U0n of traffic
UNSETTLED
(iJlr!",,e and VioinUvr Partly rlmirfv
thUl,f "nrt Tuesday, probably local
I h uim.;nttmlerature. Gentle wester-
N'orrh ,De?onun variable. ,
tin,,... " atd Houth CarnKn Parlv
t y'J V f . ' -
Ti',,0n,?ht and Tuesday. Probably
than. '""""Tshowers Tuenda.v: little
To Seek Injunction
To Stop Carpentier
Dempsey Title Bout
Atlantic City, N. J., June 27.
Clinton N. Howard, secretary of the
International Reform Bureau, left
here today for Camden, where he
would appear before Vice-Chancellor
Learning, to seek an injujnetion to
prevent the Dempsey-Carpentiev
fight at Jersey City, July 2.. If he
fails to obtain such a writ in the
chancellery court, Howard said he
would appeal to the Supreme Court
at Trenton.
SELECTING JURY
TO TRY PLAYERS
Eighteen Men on Trial for
Alleged Throwing of 1919
World Series.
Chicasro .T 1 1 n o 7 Trial
baseball players and alleged gamblers
iujiru in connection with the 1919
world's series scandal went over until
Wednesday after ten of the defendants
had appeared in court today for the
opening of the trial.
J. ne delay was caused by Judge
Friend's ruline that PnH 7nrir ar
Louis, one of the defendants, must be
in court on "Wednesday morning. Coun
sel for Zork and for Ben Franklin,
another defendant, had nresdntoH
davits that their clients were too ill
to appear. Judge Friend also ordered
the state to report on Franklin's condi
tion at the same time.
Chicago, June 27. With a special
venire of prospective jurors ready for
examination, the case of the 18 ball
players, alleged gamblers and others
indicted in connection with the 1913
world series baseball scandal was to be
called to trial today by Judge Htvjfo
Friend, of the criminal court.
The 18 men indigted by the twe
Cook county grand juries which inves
tigated the case were:
Chick Gandil, White Sox first base
man in 1919.
Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams,
White Sox pitchers.
Swede Risberg, white Sox shortstop.
Buck Weaver, White Sox third base
man. Happy Felsch and Joe Jackson,
White Sox outfielders.
Fred McMullin, White Sox utility
player.
William Burns, former major league
first baseman.
Abe Attell, David Zelser, Louis and
Ben Levi, Carl Zork, Ben Franklin,
Rachel Brown and Joseph J. Sullivan.
alleged gamblers, who are charged
with organizing the reported conspir
acy-
TWO NOT TO ATTEND, t
Zork and Franklin were not expect
ed at the trial, although under bond,
both having sent affidavits that they
were too ill to come here from their
homes in St. Louis.
Brown, Sullivan and Barnes were
never apprehended, while Attell won
his fight against extradition frd.n
New York and Chase's fight against
extradition from California was no'.
contested by the authorities there ami
will not be tried unless they volun
tarily appear. All the others were un
der bond and their attorneys said they
would appear for trial.
The taking of testimony is not ex
Dected to start for at least a week, at
torneys for both sides estimating that
it would take at least that long to eet
a jury.
Of the 18 defendants, all but the four
Lewis. Zork, Franklkin and Zelser
were indicted last September when the
first erand jury investigation was made
The state was not ready to prosecute
when the trial was called and a sec
ond grand jury probe resulted in in
dictment of the 13 originally known
and also of the Levis, Zork, Frank
lin and Zelser.
RUSSELL TESTIMONY
RULED FROM RECORD
Tonkers, N. T., June 27. Testimony
given by Dr. Hugh Russell, Buffalo
osteopath, in the divorce trial of
James A. Stillman, New York banker,
against Mrs. Anne U. Stillman, has
been strickken irom tne recora oy r?ei
eree Daniel J. Gleason. This was an
nounced today by John F. Brennan,
attorney for Mrs. Stillman, who said he
had been so notified by the referee.
Dr. Russell testified that Mrs. Sal
man had confided to him that Mr.
stniman was not the father of Guy
Stillman, whose paternity is one of the
issues m the case- inis admission, ur
TCneaoii testified, was made in tnj
mrao nf nrofessional treatment.
Counsel for the defense attacked V.m
testimony and moved that it be strtcK
en out.
tv, mataroo nlsrt sustained the mo
tion to strike out a letter offered by
ctnimsin Mr. Brennan declared.
This was said to have been found by
Mrs Marv Kelly on Mrs. stuiman s
drpsslne table. It was said to have
been addressed to Fred Beauvais, co-
w. Mrs Stillman. The let-
rcapuiiuciii, v
ter was said to have contained evidence
in the form of an admission concerning
the parentage of the baby uuy.
STRIKE CONFERENCE
RESUMED IN LONDON
London, June 27 (By the Associated
Press) The conference of the coil
mine owners, the striking miners and
representatives of the government in
another effort to reach a solution of
i,. i nttira nmmpnewi this mor ti
me uuai oli iiv, ' ,
ing and the newspapers predicted con-
would result. It is unofficially stated
that the miners have definitely aban
doned their demanas ior a
wage pool, which long has stood in .he
way of peace, and that the government
has renewed its offer of a subsidy of
ten million pounds, provided a speedy
agreement is reauuou. :
LONG-TERM LOANS TO
FARMERS PROVIDED
-r. Tuna 9.7 TyPcislatlve
action on the Curtis-Nelson bill to add
about $25,000,000 to xne capnai ui
eral farm loan banks for long-term
loans to farmers was cumtneieu.i
with the acceptance by -the Benku. .of
the House reaucuou uum "" ".,
to twenty-five million dollars. The bill
ITALIAN CABINET
CONSIDERS VOTE
1
AS1FAV0RABLE
Premier Giolittfs Cabinet
Resigns as Result of Vote
of the Chamber.
HAD SMALL MAJORITY.
Count Sf orza and Foreign
Policy Were Especial Ob
jects of Attack.
Rome, June 27. (By The Associated
Press). The cabinet of Premier Gilolitti
resigned this morning as a result of
yesterday's vote in the Chamber of De
puties on the question of confidence in
the government, which was regarded as
unfavorable.
The chamber of deputies yesterday vot
ed in favor of the government, 234 to
200, on a motion made at the close of
debate on the reply to the speech from
tne tnrone in which the government's
foreign policy was attacked ifi some sec
tion ot chamber and defeded in oth
ers. Count Sforza, ine foreign minister,
was an especial object of attack, no
tably when he took up the subject of
Fiume and the treaty with the Jugo
slavs signed at Rapallo.
Premier Giolitti stated that the gov
ernment regarded the motion as a mat
ter of confidence. That part of it af
fecting the government's foreign policy
was defeated 234 to 200, and the re
mainder of the resolution was thrown
out by a big majority.
The vote was the first to be taken
following the recent election and it
came after a stormy session. The op
position comprised the most hetero
geneous elements, including socialists,
fascisti, nationalists, conservatives, re
publicans, Slavs, Germans, and follow
ers of former Premier Nitti.
The result was greeted by the fas
cisti and the nationalists with loud
cries of "Resign" addressed to Count
Sforza.
The opposition leaders regarded the
close vote as a demand for the resigna
tion of Count Sforza, arguing that' the
small majority included all the mem
bers of the government without whose
votes the government would have been
in the minority.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
CONSIDER PROGRAM
Denver, Colo., June 1 27. Plans - for
making effective at once the 1921 pro
gram of organized labor were discuss
ed here today at a special meeting of
the executive council of the American
Federation of Labor. The council,
which was called into executive session
by President Samuel Gompers, had be
fore it the resolutions and declarations
adopted at the federation's forty-first
annual convention, which closed here
Saturday.
Legislative matters, it was understood
would be the first to receive the coun
cil's attention. Steps to carry out the
convention's instructions on the Irish
question also were up for consideration
and the railroad situation and numer
ous other matters affecting the labor
movement were scheduled for attention
After mapping out a tentative pro
gram of action, the council will adjourn
to meet again next month.
HARDING TO PRESIDE
AT BUDGET MEETING
Washington. June 27. President
Harding will preside at a meeting Wed
nesday afternoon of all government
officials dealing with preparation of es
timates of expenditure for Congress.
The meeting was called today at the
direction of the President by Charles
G. Dawes, director of the budget.
Those included in the call are the
secretaries of the executive depart
ments and assistant secretaries, heads
of various independent commissions
and bureaus outside the departmental
structure, chief clerks of the depart
ments and the chiefs of the department
al bureaus. Mr. Dawes said the con
ference would be a preliminary step
toward co-ordination of government
exnenditueres.
The meting will bring together the
entire business organization of the gov
ernment for the first time, Mr. Dawes
said, with the President presiding as
head of the corporation." The director
would not discuss his plans in detail.
USERS OF BITUMINOUS
COAL ADVISED TO BUY
Washington, June 27. Railroads and
other large- users of bituminous coil
were urged today by the Interstate Com
merce Commission1 to acquire a large
reserve supply of such fuel now "while
conditions are easy .
The commission's views were set
forth in a letter from Chairman tTl.-.rk
to T. Dewitt Cuyler, charman of the As
sociation of Railway Kxecutwes. Mr.
Clark said the "oroduction and trans
portation of bituminous -v has been
disappointingly small this summer and
is now at a disappointingly low stage".
FARMER DIES FROM
INJURIES SUSTAINED
Winston-Salem, June 27. E. G- Lan
caster, 50, a Rockingham county farmer,
died at a local hospital this morning
from injuries sustained in Madison Sat
urday afternoon when his automobile,
in which he was loading a bag of ce
ment, was struck by a car driven by
Mrs. R. B. Webster. Lancaster's ma
chine was thrown against him, break
ing his leg, and Ihe was also hurled
against a brick wan or a store, irac
turing his skull, the latter injury . re
suiting in death.
HER CONDITION SATISFACTORY.
New York, June 27. Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rinehart, novelist and play
wright, who underwent an operation
yesterday, was reported in a satisfac
tory condition ' today. Her physician
said she passed a fairly comfortable
night.
TWO WERE SHOT DEAD
Dublin, June 27. (By The Associated
Press.) A police sergeant and a con
stable were shot dead early today when
a police patrol was amt ashed : in Mill
town, county Galway.
I
Trans- Conental
Non-Sto;ght In
Airplanff Begun
Yuma, Ariz 4e
27. Aviators
David R. Df id Eric Springer,
of Los Aug' . tempting a trans
continental Stop flight passed
over Yum. " 79:05 this morning.
They were f g at a high altitude.
Riverside, Calif., June 27. David
R. Davis and Eric Springer of Los
Angeles, left March Field here at
6 a. m. today on an attempted
trans-continental . non-stop aerial
flight. They plan to land at Mineola
Field, Long Island, within 30 hours.
MISS ECKLIN IS
SHOT BY LOVER
Crazed With Jealousy He
Then Turned Pistol Upon
Himself.
Washington, N. C, June 27. Crazed
with jealousy because he saw his
sweetheart in company with another
man, Leslie Cox, 24,' shot Miss
Lola Ecklin, 18, twice through
the body and then turned the
smoking revolver upon himself,
inflicting a serious wound in the abdo
men Sunday evening . shortly after 7
o'clock. Miss Eklin is at a local hos
pital, where it is said her chances for
recovery were very slim. Cox is at
another local hospital begging the
physicians to allow him to die.
The shooting occurred on Fifth
street, and was witnessed by a score
or more persons in ;.' the immediate
neighborhood. A large crowd of other
people quickly gathered and threats of
Violence against the ". crazed vounar
man were heard, but it is not believed
that any effort will be made to put
them into effect. A; special police de
tail has been stationed at the hospital
where Cox is a patient
WELL KNOWN IN WASHINGTON.
Both Miss Ecklin and Cox are wc'l
known here. It is said that they havo
been going together but that they quar
relled about two weeks ago and that
Cox had not been to see the girl since.
He is reported to have told her that if
he ever saw her in company with an
other man he would kill her.
This afternoon Miss Ecklin and n
girl friend went out walking with two
young men. After taking some pic
tures in the outskirts of town, one of
the young men left them and the other
young man accompanied them to the
city. v ' v'.
As they were walking -; slowly alcr.g
Fifth , street about ' 7 o'clock, footsteps
were heard behind but no attention
was paid to them untifS Miss Ecklin
was suddenly seized by the arm and
wju.rAfirou.n?l, .EhV , oilers. . in t.ho
party , turned to see Cox with a re
volver in his hand, which he brandish
ed, his face deathly white and his
body quivering with excitement.
FIRES TWICE INTO BODY.
"What did I tell you?" he shouted,
and before any one could reach him
he thrust the pistol against the girl
and fired. Her body swayed slightly
and he fired again, the second bullft
taking effect within four inches of the
first.
Dropping the girl he stepped back a
pace and placed the revolver againsl
his own body and pulled the trigge.:
then falling with his face to the pave
ment. The young woman was taken to
the Washington hospital while z-v.
young man was carried to the Fowle
Memorial hospital.
Miss Ecklin regained consciousness,
but at 10 o'clock last night she was
in a critical condition, cox was op
erated on and the doctors think he
will recover.
Miss Ecklin is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Ecklin, of this city. Cox i
employed in a local business establish
ment.
ADOPT ATTITUDE ON
POLITICAL STRIKES
Detroit, June 27. The Socialist
party's policy toward general and po
litical strikes and its attitude toward
organized labor was up for decision in
the party's national convention here to
day. . .
Left wing communists, who so far
have met defeat in all the issues they
have put forward, offered a proposal to
use the political and general strike as
a revolutionary weapon. Centrist and
right wing groups were confident this
proposal too would be defeated and
predicted adoption of their own resolu
tion, which declared the general . strike
to be a weapon for the exclusive use of
labor organizations. The political
strike, the resolution declared, might
be used by either labor or political
parties to obtain passage or repeal of
legislation. Present condtions in the
United States, the resolution added,
made it impossible for a political group
to call such a strike.
The centrist and right wing groups
have been in complete control of the
convention and routed the left wing
communists yesterday when the latter
sought to have included in the party
policy '.'dictatorship by the proleta
riat."
VIRGINIA DELEGATION
IS RECEIVED BY KING
London, June 27. (By The Associated!
Press.) Kincr George received in Buck
ingham palace today a deputation of
men and women tiom Virginia, headed
by Professor Henry Louis Smith, presi
dent of Washington and Liee Univer
sity, who came to England to present
to the British nation a bronze copy of
Houdon's famous marble statue of
Georee Washington, the original of
which stands in the rotunda of the
state capitol of Virginia in Richmond.
The statue was presented . to Great
Britain by Virginia as an expression of
its friendly feeling for the country
whose sons were among the first set
tiers of the state.
The King cordially welcomed: the
Americans to England and expressed
the hODe that they would take away
with them the happiest ' memories of
their trip.
MISS ELIZABETH RYAN WON.
WTimbledon, June 27J By the Asso
ciated Press) Miss Elizabeth A. Ryan,
of California, defeated Mrs. Molia
Bjurstedt Mallory, American women's
tennis singles champion, in the wo
men's singles of . the British turf
lawn tennis tournament here today,
0-6, 6-4, 6-4. .... ..
Harding Orders Investigation
Of South's Credit Facilities
Washington, June 27. President
Harding has reqi tsted Secretaries
Mellon and Hoover and Managing
Director Meyor, ef the War Fi
nance C-.-rporati- n, to conduct :m
investigation , into credit facilities
in th3 South with regard o the
carrying owr cf i-resent cotton
stocl:s unril thev can be marketed
in an orderly way.
Announcement of the credit in
vestigation was made today by M.
Hoo'it, who said the comm'tiec
namiKi b the President won'd be
gin prelim '.lj.i'y. investigation f
the subject immediately upon the
Mexico's Pronouncement Is
7 .... ", - v
Declared To Be Satisfactory
RAYMONDM'CARL
HARDING CHOICE
Nebraskan is Nominated to
be Comptroller General of
the United States.
Washington, June 27. J. Raymond
McCarl of McCool, Neb., secretary of
the Republican Congressional campaign
committee, was nominated today by
President Harding to be Comptrolled
General of the United States, a position
created by the new budget law, wrhich
becomes effective Friday.
Mr. McCarl is about 40 years old
and has been secretary of the Congress
ional committee for about three years.
He is a graduate of the University of
Nebraska law school and was secretary
to Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska
for a number of years.
As Comptroller. General, Mr. McCarl
will have charge of government finan
ces, axpaditures of appropriations, audit
ing of all expenditures, settlement and
adjustment of claims of and .against the
erovernment, and managing of all fiscal
affairs with the exception only oi postal
accounts, which are to be under a . pe
cial comptroller of the Postoffice Depart
ment, also created by the new law.
MANY CO-ORDINATED
Many government activities will be co
ordinated under the Comptroller. He
will inherit the duties, ptf.sonii.') staff,
documents and offices of the Comptroll
er of the Treasury, whose position, and
those of six auditors for various gov
ernment departments are abolished by
the new act.. ;
The Comptroller's term of o jce is fif
teen years and he is made ineligible for
re-appointment. A similar term isglveh
an assistant comptro'ler. Their respec
tive salaries are $10,000 and $7,500. Botli
are subject to removal for improper
conduct, by joint resolution of Congress,
requiring the President's approval, and
may not serve after reaching the age
of 70.
The Comptroller's term of office is fif
with the investigation of all matters
relating to the receipts, disbursement
and application of public funds, with
reports to the President and Congress
recommending legis 'tion to facilitate
the governing i s fiscal, affairs. Th-3 law
also requires recommendations "looking
to greater economy or efficiency in pub
lic expenditures". He required to
report especially wry expenditure or
government contract in violation of law.
EXPECTNOMINATION
OF GRISSOM SHORTLY
BY PARKER ANDERSON,
Staff Correspondent of Tbe Ntwg,
Washington, June 27. The nomini
tion of Gilliam Grissom ,of McLeana
ville, to be Collector of Internal Rev
enue at Raleigh is expected to be sent
to the Senate this week. Early today.
National Committeeman, Morehead fi'.e-J
the recommendation of Grissom and
the Charlotte . man expects quick ac
tions. The reason that Grissom's name he s
not been submitted, earlier was because
it had been hoped that plans could be
made to establish the office of wesrern
collector before the change at Raleigh
is made. It looks like there may be
more delay than expected in re-e3tab-ishing
the office at Winston-Salem so
it has been ' decided to let G.-isswi's
name go to;the President without
waiting for the additional office wi.;ch
is certain to be established in the ne:-r
future.
WOMAN HEADS BAPTISTS.
Des Moines, Iowa, June '27. Mr3
Helen Barrett 'Montgomery, of Roch
ester, N. . ., -was elected president of
the Northern -Baptists at the conven
tion of that denomination todayv She
is the first woman to hold the" position.
Judge Lark drove t Tulip, Indiana,
t'day, where he has half a case pendin'.
Uncle Lemuel Tharp - passed away
yisterday. He; wui a good neighbor
an' citizen an' ' a big-heartorf ah en
ere us as a public service commission.
A.
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return of Mr. Myer, who is now
absent fro.-ji the city. He said he
had no defi;.:? program in mind
as to wht 'mes ?he investiga..io l
wouli loi tw, tut explained tlvit
there had been many complaints
about the insufficiency of credit
for carry-over purposes.
The President seemed to have in
mind, acccrdinp. to the Com nerce
Secretary, a desire to make credit
available in order that the stocks
oi cotton from previous years,
vevr stored throughout the South,
would ri t. act as a deterrent to
the growth of a full crop this year.
But Will Obregon's Succes
sor Hold Same Viewpoint
on Mooted Article?
By DAVn) LAWRENCE
Staff Correspondent of The 'ews
Copyright, 1921, byJfews Publishing Co
Washington, June 27. Mexico's pro.
nouncement on forelsu policy made by
iresident Obregon through a news
paper interview has been arefully
studied and there has not and will not
be any offician comment. Neverthe
less, the viewpoint of the Department
oi fetate turns entirely on one para
graph in which Obregon says:
"Not only have we made official and
repeated declaration that article twenty
seven would not be given retroactive
effect, but we have forbidden any ac
tion whatsoever that might give any
such appearance. .
it resident Ubregon is sincere m
making that statement, what objection
has he to incorporating its substance
in a treaty with the United States?
Upon the answer to that question rests
the entire American contention and offi
cials of the Department of State insist
that there is no other obstacle in the
way of recognition of Obregon and the
re-establishment of friendly relations
with Mexico than a clear understandin
on that point.
HIGHLY GRATIFIED.
The Washington government express
ed itself informally today as highly
gratified with the assurance given by
President Obregon in the paragraph
quoted above as indicating Mesxican
policy but, until 'such a declaration is
made in substantial form to the United
States, it can have no validity. It was
not denied at the Department of State
that Mexico had once before givert as
surance-that article twenty-seven of
the Mexican constitution governing oil
leases would not . be retroactive but it
was also " pointed out that, since IHat
ssoiraJice was given, the Carranza
regime issued decrees which were plain
ly retroactive. While these decrees
were never enforced, it is also fact that
they never were withdrawn and that
they stand on the records as a club
that can be used by any Mexican Presl
dent at any time he desires. It is
precisely that one Mexican executive
would interpret the constitution in one
way and another would feel free to
interpret it another way that Secretary
Hughes has asked for a treaty between
the two countries so that a violation
of it could not be regarded merely as
a repudiation of the former administra
tion.
PLAYING POLITICS.
The Department of State is curious
to know why it is that the Mexican
government is so ready to give assur
ance to American newspapers that ar
ticle twenty-seven is not and will not be
construed as retroactive but is unwil
ling to make such a declaration .to the
United States government in a form
that will be permanently binding on
Mexico. The inference, which official.1'
are inclined to convey is that Mexico
wisher to have American public opin
ion believe the hard-hearted American
government is oppressing her while, at
the same time( the Obregon regime pro
fesses to be willing to meet every de
mand made by the United States. The
State Department here is not interested
in the form of any declaration that
may be made but in the substance
There may be a way out when Mexico
enacts a law actually giving the mean
ing of the famous article twenty-seven
In President Obregon's statement, he
promises in effect to have a jaw passed
which will "Include no constructive nor
confiscatory feature," in interpreting
the constitution. The government here
is pleased to note that promise but
prefers to await the actual fulfillment
of that promise before playing the one
f-ard at its dosposal at present, namely
formal recognition of the Obregon
resrime as a de facto or de jure govern
ment. The Obregon statement indicate
that there mav be more delay in pass
ing. the law. That means also delay at
this end in extending recognition.
WOULD DISTRIBUTE
FEDERAL PATRONAGE
Washington, June 27. A complaint
reerarding the present distribution of
civil service appointments amon the
states was made to President Harding
today by Senator Willis, Republican
Ohio, and several" Ohio representar'ves
Thev asked that, in the government re
organization now under way. each state
be given as nearly as possible its pro
portionate share of Federal appoint
ents.
According to figures compiled by Sen
ator Willis and placed before the Pres
ident. Ohio is entitled to 2.38X civil
service appointments and actually has
inly 1,505 while various other states
are far in excess of their quotas. He
called particular attention to the fi?
ures in. his table showing that Vir
cflnia s entitled to 957 places but hulds
2,484. that Maryland is entitled to 601
and holds 2,412.
REFINED SUGAR GOES LOWER.
' New York. June 27. The Federal
Sugar Refining Company today an
nounced another reduction of 10 points
!n their price of refined sugar to th-i
basis of 5.30 a pound for fine granua
ted, the lowest level recorded in five
years. , .
TWO FLYING CADETS KILLED.
Sacramento, Calif.. June 27. Flying
Cadets Harold E. Peage, of Unijn
City, Mich., and Joseph W. Weather' iy.
of Fort Davis, Tex., were killed today
when their airplane crashed to ; earth,
near Visalia, approximately 200. miles
-louth of here. The men were starting
v flight from Visalia to Sacramento
svhen the plane fell.
HIANY CONFIDENT
DE VALERA VILL
ATTEND MEETING
Lloyd-George's Invitation
Caused a Sensation in
Sinn Fein Quarters.
TO ASK GUARANTEE.
Sinn Fein Head Probably
Would Desire Presence of
Two "Assassins."
London, June 27. Belief that Ea-
monn de Valera, "president of the Irish
Republic." Will nrrenf- Prorio Tln,.
George's invitation to come to London
iur a conierence with the government
and Premier Craig, of Ulster, designed
to( bring about, a .settlement of the Irish
problem, is' expressed in ; the majority
uj. reports reaching this city from Dub
lin. All reports aeron that J Af.narr'a
invitation railSpr! a nrnfnimH cneofiAv
, r wj.vmav uiiau tiuii
in Dublin and that the question whe-
yier ue vaiera would accept was the
subject of universal speculation.
" Sources, predicting that de Valera will
accent are erenerallv ne-reofl that v
probably wilf attach sharp conditions to
ma acceptance, one oelng that more
vmaing guarantees than were contained
in Lloyd-George's letter must be given
regarding the safe
of his colleagues whom de Valera may
wisn , 10 nave accompany him. - This
applies especially to Michael Collins,
former commander-in-chief of the Irish
republican army, and Richard Mulcahy,
who frequently has been referred to
in England as an "organizer of assas
sinations." '
MAY ASK RELEASES. v
It is stated in some quarters that
de Valera' would not ' go to London
without these two men, while it also
was predicted that he would insist
upon release of other men now interned
or imprisoned In order that they might
accompany him. It was - pointed out
that the wording . of the premier's let
ter would make it impossible for him to
refuse such a demand. This was con
sidered to constitute a remarkable and
significant change in the attitude o!
the British premier, who, earlier in the
year, fiad excepted certain Sinn Fein
ers from those whom he would be will
ing to receive. as negotiators.- The men
excepted - had been denounced in the
house of commons as murderers.
In the event; that de Valera refuses
the premier's invitation, it is generally
believed that the government, will ,TO8Jj
eergeTic'prepafatic-ns fifr" a' - vigorous
campaign to suppress Sinn Fein activi;
ties in the west and south. Troops,
Which could be used for this purpose,
are constantly arriving in Ireland. In
some sources, it is predicted that the
services of British troops 'may be need
ed even if de Valera consento to nego
tiate, as it is held- that he will be unable
to stop.-the .activities of. Sinn Fein rifle
men without British help. '".'
MODERATES ANXIOUS.
' Moderate Sinn Feiners are represent
e"fl as being extremely anxious that.de
Valera accept Premier Lloyd-George's
invitation. It is said that they can
see no possibility of ending the conflict
under present conditions and that they
fear terrible . results 'if , an intensified
military, campaign is begun as a re
sult of rejection of Lloyd-George's over
lures.
.'.An authority anonymous'y quoted
by - The Daily Mail in dispatches from
Dublin declared that peace would be
possible if- the British government
agreed to permit" Ireland to govern her
self, excluding only matters pertaining
tp foreign relations, the army, navy
and other strategical considerations
and if the six northern counties were
granted by the rest of Ireland suoh
measures of, self-government as de Val
era 'has indicated ' his ''. willingness ; to
concede, within the limits of an autono;
mous Ireland. Such a settlement, how
ever, this authority pointed out, would
involve abandonment of the demand for
complete - independence and might for
that reason be repudiated by the . ex
tremists. .
STRATEGIC MANEUVER
OR PANG OF HONESTY?
Belfast June 27. In a message tele
graphed here from Paris, where he is
acting. . for. Irish republican ' : interests,
Zean O'Ceallaigh, member of the Irish
republican parliament, says:
"Mr. Lloyd-George's invitation to ex
plqre the possibilities of a settlement,
if independence is, not included, will,
.undoubtedly receive the earnest con-,
sideratipn of President de Valera, and
the Irish cabinet."
The .unionist newspaper Northern
Whig, ; takes exception to Premier.
LJoyd-George's attempt to "draw Ul
ster into, a conference with . the Sinn ':
Fein," declaring Lloyd-George -is not
.treating Sir James Craig, the . Ulster -.premier,
; fairly - foi;. asking him '. to meet
with de Valera. -. - i .
, ; "What is Ulster to do with de Val-'
era's absurd claim that he has set, up.
a republic , in the country?" the paper
demands. '
ENDS "REPUBLIC"? ! T.
The News Letter says: 'We are dis
closing no secret- when we say that
this invitation for a conference '. is a
sequel to the bringing into being -of
the northern parliament. The Sinn
-Fein has to face that fact and 'reckon
with. it. .It. can , only do that, in .one
of two. ways-by : abandoning . the de.-.
mand . for. a republic arid agreeing' ,to '
the establishment of " a. southern ' par
liament under the. government of Ire
land act, or by continuing , its present'
' ; ; (Continued on, Fare Fifteen.) ' ' '
WA1TIXG FOR THE NEWS )
TO -.FIND THE OWNER ' . j
Last ..week,, a valuable Airedale '
pup strayed from his owner, 12. '
Guggenheim. Mr. .Gusrgennelm'a
first thought, "how to- find him, "
was a Lost ad in The Newer The
ad went ' in. and soon - after -the '
paper had been delivered in the .
homes .Mr. Guggenheim had aj
'phone message to come for hie
pur-. -A party-had the dog and!
wan waiting- for : Th jNews: to i
come to find the owner. In Char-1
lotte It's The jNeweAelt ravf
hC m temperature.
now goes to tne jrretsiuem..
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