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CHARLOTTE, N. C. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921.
THE
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ATESVILIE IS
FEATURING DAY
AT EXPOSITION
Hundreds of Visitors from
Iredell Metropolis Crowd
Exhibit Hall.
GOV. TURNER SPEAKS.
Special Train of 10 Cars
Brought Many and Auto
Parties Swelled Crowd.
Thursday at the Made-in-Carollnas
Exposition went to the Statesville visi
tors by an overwhelming: majority. Al
most by the time the citizens of Char
lotte had gotten their faces washed,
'heir breakfasts disposed of and had
talked upstreet, they confronted hosts
.f strangers bearing the labels, "States
ville Day" on their frockss, exposition
bound. The special train bearing: the hun
dreds of citizens from Statesville rolled
into tne city at 10 o'clock and instantly
the crcwds unloaded and began the
journey toward the heart of the city in
groups, small and large. Otherss by
the- hundred? also either preceded or
immediately followed them here from
Sttatesvi'.le by motor and it would ap
pear no exaggeration that Statesville
has lived up to the expectation of
sending more than 500 visitors to the
Exposition.
Th day was made memorable for
the Expositon because of the wealth of
inspiration brought by the visitors to
the management, their kindly words of
oneo'ira cement and congratulation, and
memorable for the Statesville conting
: t. mo. because of the fellowship
the occasion and the warmth of greet
ing extended them.
TURNER THE SPEAKER.
The Statesville delegation was head
?d by former Lieut. -Gov. W. D. Tur
:i-:t. on-1 of the foremost citizens of the
western part of the State, who was
scheduled to make an address i.i the
Exposition hall at 3 o'clock this after
:: n. Mr. Turner will undertake, not
merely to express the appreciation of
:h" visitors for the courtesis shown
:hfm during their stay, but will also
Nartih- commend the management of
: "'-.-' Exposition .for what, he contends
s dfcid-dly one of the most epoch-fak
:vrz exhibit ions of the State's resources
rr dreamed of.
Mayor L. B. Bristol of States-ille,
n ill precede Mr. Turner as a speaker
t h - off! -ia! renrosentative cf States
vi:ie. Colonel Kirkpatrick will intro-dm-e
both of the StiteviHe speakerST
PARTY MET AT DEPOT
Fift.v automobiles and a reception
committee composed of Mayor Walker,
farmer State Senator H. X. Pharr. C.
Hook and Mr-sdames Mayme Moore
Sifford and W. J. Finger were at the
S'oMthrn stattion to receive the visitors
when ihe train came. The reception
committee escorted as many of the visi
tors as desired to the Selwyn Hotel,
which was turned over to them for the
day. and to make such use of it as they
saw fit. A majority of the ladies in the
(-owd wr put in the awaiting automo
l i'.ey and brought uptown while many
of the men and boys chose to walk
; !--';. The plans of the flay Were to
?-! nsport the hundreds of visitors to
Exnosition grounds at 1 o'clock
.vh-re the remainder of the afternoon
I " spent in sight-seeing-
riKT BIG DELEGATION.
The Exposition management, naving
its first experience today with visiting
:! T. tions. exerted itseif to see that
y i-ere taken care of in comfort and
:m' the time spent here was profitable
;:s w.-' as pleasant. Special rest room
, n isions were made in the building
I The .-ntertainment committee mom
: i s ..-.re constantly alert to see that
.-ever the visitors wanted, they
' . i vx. The courtesy and attention
a-m the Statr-svi'.le citizenry ap-
i" i , h" civatly appreciated by the
of renreyentatives from the Iredell
?,v.p'-':i.-'and th- management of the
-.--;. n was not only publicly thank-
; f . l it - .--..nsidcration, but private
. : s.-ions from prominent members
: ! t.arty indicated to the commit-
that They were exceedingly happy
- :!.- sm t of reception they received
: -J m.-i iiv videnc.-s of kindness dis-
toward thf rn.
i KDMJMiNT VISITORS.
Th- statesville delegation was head-
'he Old North State Band, of
one of the most historic
: organizations of the State. It
; - ::- foi',,i by giving concerts twice
t ' i; fr .ta ! band stand erected on
e '.-!;! huuse lawn at Statesville. Dr.
' if. Turner is director "of the band,
i .' i ided in the Statesville party were
f rn.er Lieutenant Governor W. D.
7 Mavor L. B. Bristol, President
Thomas of the Rotary Club, Sec
r. ;. Hope of the Chamber of
' ..,. ex-Sheriff J. M. Deaton,
: . ' -rr v. II. Morrison of the States-M'-r-'nants
Association, J. Paul
,:!. serreta.i-y of the Statesville
'.-'i-a.! fits Association and secretary
' ' North Carolina Merchants As
..'..r; It M. Gray, superintendent
' sville schools; W. H. Brown,
' 'Wagner, Dr. M. R. Adam, J. T.
m omerv, W. P.. Klly, C. II. Tur
w. sklent of the Chamber of Com-
W. C. Moore. K. i. Gaither, C
:- :--r. I.ee Kincaid, V. R. Kirwman,
1 Moore James Gray, of The
' .iiie Landmark. The fallowing
' of the faculty of the States
; .hlic school were also in the
M ,,i!liui on I'HJfe Nine.)
FAIR
iI'.Me and vicinity: Fair tonight
; 1 i i dav; I i . . I - Iiange in temncra
' ' ':!.. winds, mostly northwest.
and South Carolina: Generally
1 ' ni-ht and Friday; no change in
Railroad Strike 7
Favored By Unio
Chlcaeo. Servf is t:s P !
whether the nation will face s
eral railroad strike may resul
two important meetings to 1 v i
here next week. . '
isn?2nn un?.ay tlle r,Pr'1nt' of
500,000 railroad shopmen -et
here to determine what to
taken in regard to the wae v and
changes in working rules effective
July 1. A country-wide ballot, tak
en some time ago, is said to have
resulted overwhelmingly in favor of
a strike.
On September 22 the heads of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, Order of Railroad Conductors,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engine
men and Firemen, Switchmen's
Inion of North America and the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
will meet here to announce the re
sult of a ballot now being taken in
these organizations.
Unofficial reports from some of
the organizations indicate a large
majority of th momhoi-c fiim..
strike.
1,500 WITNESSES
ARE TO BE HEARD
Trial of A. R & A. Strikers
for Death of Engineer
Reed Proceeding.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 15. Indictment
was sought by county authorities to
day against Alf Smith, former flagman
on the Atlanta, Birmingham & At
lantic Railroad, and Gerald C. Myrick,
former yard clerk, on reconvening of
the grand jury to investigate then
alleged connection with the fatal shoot
ing of Engineer W. T. Reed here in
the cab of his locomotive on July 5.
Arrest of the two men. while waiting
in the witness room to testify for tb.
defense, formed the overshadowing de
velopment yesterday in connection with
the trial here of O. C. Fairchild, former
A. B. & A. flagman and one of the 26
persons indicted on a charge of "in
terfering with employes" of the road.
It was understood today that four
other names would be presented to the
grand jury.
Of thr 1,500 witnesses summoned for
the defense, thirty were heard yes
terday. Nearly all testified that former
employes on the A. B. & A. on strike
had been advised by their leaders not
to violate the law either in the treat
ment of the road's employes or its
property. "". H. Benton and Frank
Waters, both included in the list of 26
indicted persons, denied on the stand
charges of State's witnesses that they
had threatened or committed acts of
violence .against employes of the road.
SEVERAL SUMMONED.
To prove its contention that the re
cent wreck of an A. B. & Afi. freight
train near Atlanta, in which Engineer
J. T. Morris was killed, was not
caused by explosives, the defense to
day summoned as witnesses several per
sons who have testified at the State
investigation of the wreck now being
conducted at Atlanta.
Hopson Tarte, grocer, first witness
for the defense, testified that he saw
W. H. Benton and O. C. Fairfield, jomt
defendants, in front of his, store otia
morning when they had an argument
with two strike-breakers. He said that
Benton was unarmed and that present
employes were not threatened.
W. II. Benton testified that the strik
ers had always been instructed "not
to violate any law and to protect tne
company's property wherever possible."
He also denied the charge of State's
witnesses that he had ever- drawn a
pistol on the present employes.
Frank Waters, another defendant,
denied that he struck one of the pres
ent employes. Judge Gower would not
permit him to reply to a question
from the Solicitor Genejal as to wheth
er he had been bound over in a justice
court on a charge of assault and baf-
tery. The night that Engineer W. T.
Reed was shot, Waters said he was at
home.
FIRST SHOT FROM LOCOMOTIVE.
J. II. Cardell, who says that he has
a son out on strike, testified that the
first shot on the night that Engineer
Reed was wounded came from the loco
motive.
H. A. Howard, on direct examination
testified that the first shots came
"from where the engine was," but on
cross-examination said he "couldn't tell
whether the pickets or the present em
ployes who were on the engine nred
first."
Attorney A. J. McDonald announced
that the defense would introduce ex
pert testimony relative to the wre:k
near Atlanta in which Engineer Mor
ris was killed.
W. J. Morris, re-called by the defense,
testified that 1,400 men of the A. U.
and A. were on strike. He said about
200 reside in Fitzgerald. On cross-examination,
he said it was necessary to
maintain guards to protect compiny
property.
Ed. Carney, former engineer, hurt m
a derailment a year ago, testified that
the accident could have been caused
by defective equipment. He said h.t
had attended meetings and that strike
leaders instructed the men to protect
the company'. property as they wouid
their own.
C. F. Fox, chairman of the A. B. and
A striking employes, testified that noth
ing had ever been said about interfer
ing with present employes or destroy
ing property.
32 PASSENGERS AND
CREW THOUGHT LOST
Bridgetown, Barbadoes, Sept. 15. The
schooner Majestic, commanded by Cap
tain Barnes, with 32 passengers and
crew from Demerara, for Barbadoes, is
believed to have been lost in the hurri
cne which swept over this region Sep-
ember 8. The British warship Valer
ian returned here todsy from an unsuc
cessful search for the schooner.
CHARLOTTE BANK CLEARINGS
(Reported by Chamber of Commerce)
fTnr the week ended:
September 14 1921 .... .g .993,212 97
cntmhor 1 1921 $4,941,0b4.O.
ESb2 15. 1920 $8,466,119.68
KAIm HAMr l DN I Fatty Arbuckle And the Girl He is Charged With Killing. IKjMPSD ISMS
DENIES TAKING
PART IN CONTEST
Resents Story That He is
keeking Appointment of
Warren.
PARDON HEARINGS ON.
Governor Devotes Part of
This Week to Applicants
for Pardons.
BY JULE B. WARREN.
Staff Correspondent of The W3.
Raleigh, . Sept. 15. While Governor
Morrison sidetracked consideration of
the appointment of the Supreme Court
justice to succeed the late Judge W. 11.
Allen, for the regular monthly hearing
of petitions for pardons this week, tho
possible successor to Judge Allen con
tinued the chief topic of conversation
and held the interest of all delegations
who have come to Raleigh, during the
early part of the week. The only real
newa development of the day connected
with the appointment of the associate
justice was the statement by J. Frank
Hampton, secretary to Senator Sim
mons, that he was not an emissary
from the Senator lending his influence
for the appointment of Chairman Thom
as D. Warren, of the State Democratic
executive committee.
SIMMONS NOT INTERESTED.
Mr. Hampton declares that Senator
Simmons is not having a thing to do
with the appointment. He is a friend
of Mr. Warren and a large number cf
the other gentlemen who have been
mentioned for the place, but the Sen
ator is taking absolutely no part in
suggesting names for the place. In
fact the private secretary of the senior
Secretary declares that he has not com
'municated directly or indirectly wirh
Senator Simmons since he left Wash
ington, and has not seen him since
Judge Allen died. The story that Mr.
Simmons is backing Chairman Tom
Warren is absolutely without founda
tion in fact and is a product of an
unhealthy imagination, Mr. Hampton
declares.
He came to Raleigh from Rocky
Mount, where he has been visiting his
home folks, purely for the purpose ef
seeing some of his friends here, and
his mission is in no wise connected
with the appointment of a Supreme
Court justice. Prior to the tim he
announced that he was unwilling: fov
his name to be used, Mr. Hampton de
clares that he was a supporter of wis
townsman, L. V. Bassett, of Rocky
Mount. He did not know how Mr.
Simmons stood on this support, but
as a matter of helping a fellow towns
man Mir. Hampton was for Mr. Bassett
until he announced that he could not
allow his name to be further consider
ed the place.
Indications today are that Chairman
Warren is getting the endorsement of
a larger number of people, and is pos
sibly leading in the number of support
ers before the Governor at the present
time. The Governor has not indicated
when he will make the; appointment,
but it is expected to be announced be
fore the end of the week.
HAMPTON'S STATEMENT.
J. Frank Hampton's statement fol
lows: "I was astonished bythe local story
appearing in The News and Observer
yesterday morning in which it was
sought to make it appear that Senator
Simmons had sent me to Raleigh to
try to help the friends of one of the
gentlemen who are being consider!
for appointment to the vacancy on the
Supreme Court. Of course this news
paper story is wholly without truth or
foundation in fact. So far as I know.
Senator Simmons is taking no part in
any movement looking to the appoint
ment or recommendation of any par
ticular person for the Supreme Court
judgship. The fact is that I left Wasn
ington before the death of the lament
ed Associate Justice Allen and I have
had no message from or communica
tion with Senator Simmons, either dr
rectly or indirectly since Judge Allen
died. I have been taking a little rest
at my home in Rocky Mount and came
to Raleigh purely for the purpose of
making a visit to my friends here. 1
might say also that until he forbade
the consideration ot his name on Mon
day, I was personally a very earnest
supporter of my dear friend and towns
man, Hon. L. V. Bassett, of Rocky
Mount.
"While reasonable newspaper spe?'i
lation is sometimes legitimate, I regard
the unfounded story which appeared in
Tuesday morning's News and Observer
as being wholly unjustified upon any
ethical principle or rule of the newspa
per profession I do not think it pos
sibje to condemn too strongly the aet
of the reporter wno wrote tnai story.
Without trying to inte.wiew me at ill
with a view of getting the facts, he
told a tale in his story that must have
been the product of a very vivid and
unhealthy imagination. i nave no
said to any person whomsoever any
word concerning Senator Simmon s at
titude with respect to the judicial ao
nointment, for one reason, because I
have no information whatsoever as to
what the Senator s views are on the
?nhiect. Mv impression is that ben
ator Simmons enjoys the friendship rf
and has high esttjem for each ana an
of the gentlemen who have been men
tioned for the judgeship.
7 ELECTROCUTION DATES
Unless commuted by the Governor
seven prisoners in the penitentiary will
die on the dates designated already,
oi iiofo fnr the electrocution of oth
ers will be set later on. The first of
these gondemned men, lion iittie, or
a nnnrtv will he electrocuted on
September 29. Little was convicted of
murder.
The next electrocution date is Octo
ber 10, when Frank Henderson of Mad
ison caunty, convicted of the murder
of his wife, will be killed by the state.
Ten clays later, on October 20, J. T.
(Continued on Page IVine.)
'' ' s ;
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle and
Virginia Rappe.
MURDER CHARGE
MAY BEPUSHED
Or Arbuckle May be Tried
for Manslaughter for
Death of Miss Rappe.
Kan Francisco. Sent. 1 K A r-nnntv
grand jury indictment charging Roscoe
C. (Fatty) Arbuckle with manslaugh
ter in connection with the death of
Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture
actress, alter she nad attended a party
in his rooms in the St. Francis hotel,
wa returned to Presidinsr Judge
Shortall, of the Superior Court, today.
3n "Francisco. Sent. 15. Arrange
ments were being completed today for
the funeral of Miss Virginia Rappe,
motion picture actress,, whose death
in a sanatorium here last Friday, re
sulted in four charges against Roscoe
C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, two of murder
and two of manslaughter.
Herman Jaurag motion picture u
rector of Los Angeles, was expected to
arrive today and take charge of the
body, which 'will be sent to Hollywood,
Miss Rappe's home. Jaurag is act'ng
at the request of Henry Lehrman, fi
ance of Miss Rappe.
Proceedings against Arbuckle today
were a scheduled return of the. man
slaughter true bill voted by the coun
ty grand jury, the assigning of the
case to one of the three superior crim
inal courts, and a conference between
District Attorney Brady and police of
ficials to deter ..line- the charge on
which Arbuckle shall be tried.
A telegram from Lehrman, who is
in New York, to Brady, was made pub
lic. It said: .
"For the sake of God and justice to
men, don't let justice be cheated." It
brought tears of rage to my eyes when
I read your speech that influence and
wealth are brought into play to oar
justice. I cried because you told the
truth in spite of the pressure of go d
to stifle it."
District Attorney Brady announced
that he would confer with his assis
tants to determine on- which of the
two charges he would bring Arbuckle
to trial. It was pointed out by Brady
that, should it be decided to try the
film star on the Charge of man
slaughter and the murder charge be
dismissed, Arbuckle would be admitted
to bail. Under the California law, a
person charged with murder cannot:
obtain bail.
MANSLAUGHTER VERDICT.
The coroner's inquest into the death
of Miss ftanpe was the most important
feature of the Arbuckle case yesterday.
The coroner's jury returned a charge
of manslaughter. ,
Telegrams were received by District
ttorney Brady, asking him to prose
cute the case vigorously. Arbuckle
too received telegrams, eighteen fo
them, the contents of which were not
made public. The telegrams to Ar
buckle were sent in care of the chjef
of police. ...
The verdict, of the coroner's jury m
assigning the cause of Miss Rappe's
death said: .
"We, the coroner's jury, find that
the said Virginia Rappe, age 25, single,
residence Los Angeles, came to hei
death on September 9 at the Wake
field sanitarium from a ruptured blad
der: contributing cause, peritonitis.
"And we further find that said Vir
ginia Raope came to her death from
peritonitis caused by a rupture of
vinrv Madder, caused by the
application of some force, which, from
the evidence sunmmea, was aypu
bv one Roscoe Arbuckle.
"We, therefore, charge the said Ar
buckle' wth the crime of the man
slaughter." MINORITY VERDICT.
Ben Boas, one of the nine jurors,
returned a minority verdict in which
he said that Miss Rappe's fatal injur
ies were caused by the application of
some force, "but I am unable to say
Uio applied it."
Two charges of murder, one pre
ferred by the police and the other by
Mrs. Bambina Maude Delmont, friend
of Miss Rappe, and two charges of
manslaughter, one returned by the
grand jury and the other by the
coroner's jury, rest against Arbuckle.
VIOLATED VOLSTEAD ACT?
San Francisco, Sept. 15. Roscoo
(Fattv) Arbuckle will be prosecuted
as a violator of the Volstead prohi
bition enforcement act if evidence,
now being gathered, shows that he
transported as much as "one drop of
intoxicating liquor" from Los Angeles
to San Francisco for his party on
Labor Day, Robert H. McCormack.
special assistant to the United States
Attorney General, announced here to
day. McCormack announced that he
had sent Prohibition .Director K. Forest
Mitchell to Los Angeles to investigate.
Federal authorities are conducting an
investigation into the source of the
liquor supply alleged to have been
used at Arbuckle's suite. Two empty-
whiskey bottles are alleged by authori
ties to have been recovered from a
wastebasket in the Arbuckle rooms.V
Scott Ferris Suggested As
Successor To George White
Oklahpman, Not Identified With Any Democratic Fac
tions, Urged for Chairman of Committee; White
. Wants to Retire from Position.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Staff Correspondent of The Xewi.
Copyright, 1021, by Sews Publishing Co.
Washington, Sept. 15. Scott Ferris,
former member of Congress from Okla
homa., may be the next chairman of
the Democratic National Committee.
George White, the present chairman,
intends to resign if all the factions
can agree on a new chairman who shall
not have been identified with the
quarrel of the past. The name of Mr.
Ferris is being urged by his friends
for that very reason. He was not pres
ent at the San Francisco convention,
where the rift between the McAdoo and
Cox forces developed, and he has not
taken part in the controversies that
have developed since that convention.
The public may not know it, but
inside the Democratic party, the con
test over the selection of a chairman
has been going on with the same in
tensity as might occur on the eve of a
national convention. The struggle for
control of the party machinery so as
to influence the convention of 1924 in
its choice of a Democratic nominee
lor the Presidency has been at bottom
responsible for the impotence of the
Democrats since their overwhelming
defeat last Autumn Although every
condition of strategy would seem to
dictate that the party forces should
be harmonized for the good of the
party instead of the interests of any
individual, the fact is the factions
are as far apart as ever and pulling
in all directions. ,
WHITE HOLDS WHIP HAND
George "White, the present chairman,
holds the whiphand. He announced
some time ago that he was eager to re
tire. He has done a creditable Job as
national chairman, as the party will
discover when the record of his work
is disclosed, but he doesn't want to con
tinue in the management of the party's
interests. The job was originally forced
upon him. But George White caji con
tinue if he likes,, until after the next
national convention in 1924. It is not
customary for National Committee to
pick a new chairman between Presi-
It's jest about got so if you stay at
i ,1 atnrl t vnnr JlU'Tl hllSinCCS
....Jill . I . U......U - aT u u. " - t
you're accused o 'distillin. You tk;n j
purty near aims guess you re gom i i
git shot by th place a feller reaehes
iter, but you can't tell any more wlietli-;
er a woman is goin t' give you a little j
kiss or blow your head off.
RjJ.
dential elections unless one resign
and, although the McAdoo forces prob
ably have a majority on the National
committee it is unlikely that they would
compel White to resign. Considera
tions of harmony would prevent such
a tactless move.
HOPER SUGGESTED
So Mr. White, while willing to re
sign" insists that he will not do so
until all factions have agreed uooii a
man who can be trusted to manage
the party's affairs not in the interest
of the ae'irtdTieonS . .
of Mr McAdoo cr Mr. Cox or any other
potential erflididcte. The McAdoo peo
pie would Pke to see Daniel C. Rorer
named. He is a capable executive and
would make a eriiendid chairman, but
his selection would be opposed by the
Cox Wing of the party because Mr
Roper was pre-conventicn manager for
McAdoo and would not have the confl
dence of all factions. Others have been
mentioned) who have at one time or an
other taken sides on the matter of
Presidential candidates. What Mr
White wants is someone who hasn
been a partisan of any body and who
is at the same time representative o
the progressive element in the Demo
cratic party.
j There is no certainty that the Cox
forces would give their approval to the
election of Scott Ferris, for they have
had their minds set on getting soaie
I body affiliated more closely with tin
party machinery in the larger States
But, m behalf of Mr. Ferris, it is be
ing urged that he managed the Con
gressional campaign committee of the
Democratic party when he was in Con
gress and that he had at the time tho
full support of Woodrow Wilson.
DEFEATED SENATOR GORE.
Mr. Ferris ran for United States Sen
ator against Senator Gore in the Dem
ocratic primaries and defeated him. Ex
cept for the Republican landslide last
Fall, he would have been elected Sen-
ului j.i uiii vyiiaiiuiiia . i iu vv cx n ou uunv
in the Senatorial tight that he did not
attend the San Francisco convention as
a delegate. The Oklahoma delegation,
moreover, stood throughout for the
candidacy of Senator Owen.
WILSON SEES WHITE.
Former President Wilson has had a
conference with George White but the
latter says the chairmanship wasn't
mentioned. Mr. Wilson has also con
ferred with George Brennan, Demo
cratic leader from Illinois. There is no
evidence, however, that the former
President is interesting himself in
party politics. The movement for har
mony in the Democratic party springs
entirely from those who believe the
McAdoo and Cox forces must get to
gether on a compromise candidate for
chairman. The truth is several follow
ers of Cox have said they have not
pledged themselves to the former Ohio
Governor for 1924 but they simply
want to see how public sentiment de
velops. If it appears that Cox can
be nominated and elected, they wid
be for him again. If it looks as ir
McAdoo is the stronger man, they will
swing in behind him. But from every
side comes the warning that, unless
the leaders forget individuals for tha
present and work harmoniously, "he
party machinery will not function and
the nomination will not be worth hav
ing. BABE RUTH SETS RECORD.
New York, Sept. 15. Babe Ruth
made his 55th home run today, break
ing his last year's record of 54 durin-j
the season. It was in the fifth inning
of the first of today's double-header be
tween New York and St. Louis. One
man was on base at the time and
Bayne was pitching.
BELFAST RIOTING RENEWED.
Belfast, Sept. 15. (By the Associated
Press) Rioting was renewed in tho
North Queen street area here this af
ternoon. Two women were wounded.
Troops were called out and soon Mie
whole district was swarming with
them.
ON RE
COGNITION
Accepts Conference Invita
tion of British Cabinet in
Terms of Premier.
IS SOVEREIGN STATE.
And Only as Representa
tives of Such Do Negotia
tors Have Authoritv.
London, Sept. 15. (Ry the
Associated Press) Premier
Lloyd-George has replied to the
latest communication of Eamonn
de Valera on the question of a
peace settlement, it was an
nounced late today. The reply,
it was stated, would be given out
at once.
rtiiriltn Vont I K u itrinnn si r
Valera, in his reply to Premier
Lloyd-George, accepts the invi
tation to the proposed Inverness
conference in the terms of the
final paragraph of Mr. Lloyd-
George's last letter but reaffirms
Ireland's independence as a sov
ereign state and declares that,
only as representatives of such,
have the Irish negotiators any
authority.
The text of the reply of Eamonn de
Valera to Premier .Lloyd-George's
latest communication is as follows:
"We are unhesitating in declaring
our willingness to enter a conference
to ascertain how the association of
Ireland with the community of nations
known as the British empire can best
be reconciled with Irish national aspir
ations. "Our readiness to contemplate such
art association was indicated in our
letter of August 10. We have acord
ingly summoned the Dail, that we may
submit to it for ratification the names
of the representatives it is our inten
tion to propose. We hope that these
representatives will find it possible to
be at Inverness on the date you sug
gest, September 20.
'In this final note, we deean It
our duty to reaffirm that our po-1
sition is and can only be, as we" '
have defined it throughout this cor
respondence. Our nation has form
ally declared its independence and
recognizes itself as a sovereign
state. It is only as representatives
of that state and as its chosen
Guardians that we have authority
cr powers to act on behalf of our
people.
"As regards the principle of govern
ment by consent of the governed, in
the very nature of things it must be
the basis of - any agreement that will
achieve the purpose we have at heart
that s, the final reconciliation of our
nation with yours.
LLOVD-GEORE QUOTED
"We have suggested no interptation
of that principle save its everyday in
terpretation; the sense, for example,
in which it was understood by the
plain men and women of the world
when on January 5, 1918, you - said:
'The settlement of Europe must be
based on such grounds of reason and
justice as will give some promise of
stability. Therefore, it is that we feel
that government .with the consent of
the governed must be the basis of any
territorial settlement in this war.'
"These words are the true answer
to the criticism of our position which
your last letter puts forward. The prin
ciple was understood then to mean the
right of nations that had been annexed
to empires against their will to free
themselves from the grappling hook.
That is the sense in which we under
stand it. In reality, it is your Govern
ment, and it seeks to rend our ancient
nation and to partition its territory
that would give to the principle an in
terpretation that would undermine the
fabric of every democratic state and
drive the civilized world back into
tribalism.
"I am, sir, faithfully yours
"EAMONN DE VALERA."
AWAIT ARRIVAL OF COURIERS.
Dublin, Sept. 15. By the Associated
Press.) Continuance of negotiations
with the British government with a
view to establishing a basis for. peace
in Ireland was believed here today to
depend largely upon the report submit
ted to Eamonn de Valera and his col
leagues by Harry Boland and Joseph
McGrath, the couriers sent to Gairlocn
on Monday to confer with Prime Minis
ter Lloyd-OeorgVi. The two couriers
were expected to lay before the Irish
Republican leaders the explanations
given by the Prime Minister of certain
features of his latest note to Dublin,
and there was optimism that the five
plentipotentiaries named by the Dail
Eireann yesterday to carry on the par
leys with Mr. Lloyd-George would go
to Inverness soon. There was a possi
bility, however, that the report of Bo
land and McGrath would be such that
there might be a break, at least for a
time, in the conversations that have
been going on for the past two months.
Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins; Rob
ert C. Barton, Eamonn J. Duggan and
George Gavan Duffy, the delegates ap
nointed yesterday to take part in the
"possible conference with representa
tives of the British Government,"
might, it was indicated, take the Sinn
Fein reply to Inverness. There were
many.however, who believed they might
wait here until Prime Minister Lloyd
George announced his aceptance of any
terms the Sinn Fein laid down prelimi
nary to the conference. It was obvious,
however, the mission that took Boland
and McGrath to Gairloch on Monday
was of utmost importance and that
their report might have much to dc
with the continuance of the negotia
tions.
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