The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 20, 1919, Page 1

THE WEI Generally Fair. LAST EDITION THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 116. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON U NO-3 1S NOW OUT OF RACE; HAWKER LOST? Admiral Jackson at Horta De- clares Plane Too Severely Damaged En Route NC-4 AT PONTA DELGADA| This Machine Is in Fine Shape for Flight to Portugal— Made Good Time ‘Washington, D. G,, May 20.-—The naval seaplane NC-3 will not be able to resume the trans-Atlantic flight. A message to the navy department carly. today from Admiral Jackson at Horta said the damage resulting from the buffeting she received when forc- ed to land had definitely put her from the race, Her hull was leaking, the message said, and one of the engine struts was badly damaged. WEATHER UNFAVORABLE. London, May 19.—The weather ig sq bad off the coast of Ireland that} alr planes..ordered by the air istry, to search for Aviator Hawker’s ma; chine’ are unable to'fly.'\Theré were strong southeast winds, rain and fog at intervals during the night. All communication centers in London are silent as to news from Hawker. Even the rumors which prevailed yester- day and last night have died down. No definite news of the where: abouts of the airplane carrying Harry Hawker and Lieut. Commander Greeves has been received here. | It was believed in admiralty circles this afternoon that the daring aviators had come to grief soon after they left the shores of Newfoundland Sunday. According ‘to’ all reports no mes- sages came from the biplane wireless. ; ‘Off the. Irish coast the weather is ‘bad today and there are no further rumors that the Sopthwich machine fell into.the sea. >. NC-4_IN GOOD SHAPE. / “; Washington, May 20.—The_ naval seaplane NC-4. arrived at Ponta del Gada: at 10:24.'a, m.. The dispatch from Admiral Jackson showed that the. big: plane covered the 150 miles in 30°, minutes, or, at the rate of more tian: 352mileg.an- hour... crimen Admifal Jackson’s dispatch said: “NC-4 arrived; at Ponta Delgada 14:24 Greenwich meridian time (10:21 ‘Washingtoh time). All O. K.” i OVERHAUL PLANE. ‘Washington, May 20.—Rear Admiza! Jackson cabled the navy department o today that the NC-4 probably would not: start for Lisbon before two or ‘three days. It will be necessary to overhaul the plane and replenish her supply. CAN'T LOCATE AVIATORS. St. Johns, Nfd., May 20.—Sbins +* sea from the American coast to the British Isles swept the air in all di- rections through the night with wire- Jess queries regarding the fate of Harry . Hawker and Commander Mc- Kenzle Greeve, but all radiograms which reached Cape Race up to this|s morning from more than 20 vessels were negative. The Sopwith plane had not been signed, and repetition of its call let- ters, “D, K. A.,” went unanswered. CONG, VAN DYKE. DIES SUDDENLY IN WASHINGTON Washington, Ma: ).—Rep. Carl C. Van Dyke of St. Paul, commander in chief of the United Spanish War Vet- erans, died of hemorrhage of the stomach’ early today at a Washington hospital, where he had been under treatment since Sunday, The illness was an outgrowth of an_ affliction from which he had suffered for sev- eral months. . Mr. Van Dyke was a democrat. serv- ing his third term in congress, a native of Alexandria, Minn., and 38 years old. STRIKERS OFFER SETTLEMENT TERMS Winnipeg, Man. May 20. — The strike committee made public this afternoon in a letter to Mayor Gray, the terms upon whi.h it wil consider a settlement of the general strike. Recognition of all the unions involved, and reinstatement of all employes on strike are asked. The announcement does not specifically refer to wages and hours. The citizens’ committee of Winni- peg announced today that it had not issued but that it has endorsed the distribution of the newspaper, ‘The Winnipeg Citizen, which apeared on the streets, The newspaper referred to the struggle as a “fight to a finish.” LEAVES FOR WINNIPEG. Ottawa, May 20—Senator Robert- son, minister of labor, and Arthur ‘Meighan, minister of the interior, Jett for Winnipeg early today to intercede in the general strike in progress there and to endeavor to restore order. Re- ports of the establishment of a soviet government in Winnipeg are not cred- ited by government officials. . When questioned in the house commons Monday afternoon, A. K. McLean. speaking in behalf of the ministry of labor, said the situation was serious. The situation was also discussed at a special meeting of the cabinet yester- day. Later there was am ceeting of the council, « GOVERNOR WILL WELCOME DAKOTA YANKS AT DODGE Governor Frazier will go to Camp Dodge on June 1, to welcome — the North Dakota members of the Ssth di- vision, for whom Des Moines is plan- ning a great homecoming, The Hun- ivisi is composed of troops Towa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, and the ors of all these states have been invited’ to be on hand June 1, to wel- come their own soldier bo; MACDONALD NOT IN ACCORD WITH CONSTITUTION Judge Nuessle Dismisses Quo Warranto _ Proceedings Against Miss Nielson DOESN’T RULE ON MERITS Neil C. Macdonald in district court ‘Monday afternoon foozled his second attentpt to oust Miss Mirnie J. Niel-; , State superintendent of public in-! Struction, from the office from which khe® ejected him last January, first with the aid of an 8,000 majority of the electoral vote of Ncrth Dakota| and second with a wri: of mandamus trom the supreme court. Judge Nues- sle in district court held .the statute under which Macdonald sought to dis- qualify Miss Nielson unconstitutional. Announcing his decision trom the} bench immediately at the conclusion; of arguments in the quo warranto proceedings instituted by Mcdonald in an eftort to prove his successor unqualified for the office which she holds, Judge W. L. Nuessle yesterday delivered the following opinion: “I think I might as well decide this| case here and now. There has been; some question in my mind on a point which has not been raised in this. case or in the argument at this time, and, not being raised, I don’t’ think it is necessary to pass upon it at this time. “It, seems to me that the statute concerning which argument has been made here must be held unconstitu- tional under the provisions of Sec. 82 of the constitution. I, personally, can- not see any other construction that canbe: pleced- upon-it-in- view of they various other sections of the constitu- tion with reference, to the qualifica- tons of various of the other officers, to-wit: County superintendents, judges of the supreme court, and various other officers. That being the case, I shall have to find for the defendant at this particular time. \1 anticipate that both sides are anxious to nave this matter finally disposed of and | decide the matter at this time thus expeditiously for that reason, dbe- cause it is a matter of great import, a matter of great concern to the Jiti- gants in this case, and to the public’ generally. “I am not passing upon the various other questions that are raised here, as I deem it is not essential that they be passed upon. I am making this decision solely or. the ground that the ute here in question is unconsti: tutional and that the words of Sec. 82 of the constitution providing that} there shall be chosen these various; Officers who silall have attained the age of 25 years, shall be citizens of the United States, and shall have qualifications of state electors, is de- terminative of this proceeding. ‘That will, be the order.’ i Will Be Appealed. ’ It is expected that Macdovald will immediately appeal from the order of Judge Nuessle to the supreme court. The complainant is represented by Judge John Carmody of Hillsboro, as- sistant U. S. district attorney; Ed S. Allen, state’s attorney of Burleigh county, and J. A. Hyland. Miss Niel- son’s defense is being handled by At- torney General William Langer, wit), Assistant Attorney General E. b. Cox on the firing line. Macdonald’s counsel called Miss Nielson to the stand Monday atfter- ¢oon and subjected her to a perfunc- tory examination which did nothing further than to disclose the fact that she holds a first grade life profes- sional teachers’ certificate of the same grade as that held by Mr. Macdonald. FUGITIVE BACK IN PEN TO DO TIME John Wilson, sentenced to the state penitentiary for two years by Judge Crawford of Dickinson on December} 10, 1914, and who took French leave in March, 1915, when his sentence was but a few months old, is back at} the old stand. John came to Bismarck for an enforced stay on conviction of burglary. After he escaped from the penitentiary he did some similar job in Washington, where he was pur in Walla Walla for safekeeping. ‘The i prison officials there discovered that| si Wilson still had a bit to do in North| Dakota, and the authorities here were notified. Last week Wilson’s Was- ington time expired, and Deputy Dop-| king wasat the Walla Walla prison gates to receive the former North Da- kotan, whose return to Bismarck was accomplished without incident. MAIL TO GET THROUGH Fort MePherson, May 20.—The dog- sled mail may not be as speedy as an airplane, but it gets thei In_ two and a half months the length of the Mackenzie river, 1800 miles from Fort MeMurray, in Alberta, to this point. 40 miles south of the arctic coast, was covered by the dogs. Thev encounter- ed terrific blizzards and came in 15 days late, but they never turned ba RGES PROHIBITION IN MESSAGE TO SPECIAL SESSION PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS RETURN OF RAILROADS TO OWNERS; IS FOR FEDERAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT } marck and Burleigh county veterans YANKS TO FORM NEW GRAND ARNY OF THE REPUBLIC Veteran of World’s War Will Organize Post of American Legion Tonight TO PLAN MEMORIAL DAY Observance of Anniversary Ex- pected to Be of Unusual Solemnity May 30 A Bismarck post of the new Grand Army of the Republic will be organ- ized at 7:30 this evening when Bis- of the, world’s war will assemble at the state armory to form a local branch of the American legion. What the Grand Army of the Repub- lic has been to America during the last fifty years, the American legion is expected'to be during the half- cen- tury to come. As, for almost a half- century. the.Grand Army of the Re- public proved ‘the most potent politi- cal power in America, so for thé next fifty years the American legion is ex- pected to wield an important influ- ence over the destinies of the world's greatest republic. Purely Yank Organization. The post to be organized in Bis- marck this evening will be urely aj Yanks’ organization. The meeting} has been called by Capt. R. H. Treacy, a member of the national executive committee for North Dakota, and Lieut. Harold V. Semling, who were among the delegates from this state to the recent national convention in St. Louis. Adjutant General G. Angus Fraser, who was a delegate to both the American legion and the National Guard conventions in the Missouri me- tropolis, will also be. present this evening. ‘These three’:delegatey wil! briefly. explain what was done anit! proposed at. St. Louis, will state the} approved plan or organization, and then ‘will turn the meeting over to the veterans, who will proceed to elect i The American legion is altogether. | democratic.:-1t recognizes=no- rank or} social caste. Its rewards ate wholly for service. It will be a great ‘na- tional organization in which the men who served in the ranks will hold the balance of power. The Bismarck post to .be organized this evening should have an ultimate membership ranging from 300 to 500, and it is expected to immediately. assume a leadership in all patriotic activities. Memorial Day. Aside from the organization, one of the important matters to come up tonight will be a proper observance of Memorial day. This anniversary, consecrated to our heroes of four American wars, is but eleven days di: tant. The day has taken on a nes} significance, with the Bismarck and Eurleigh county head who sleep, on: foreign fields of_honor. The capital | city will have to honor this year not only the living veterans of the Civil war, whose ranks have grown even thinner during the last twelve-month: not only those of our boys who fell in the insular campaign during the Span- ish war, but at least a half dozen of! our best and bravest over whose Jast! resting place the lillies of France: will bloom this Memorial day. The Bismarck post of the Amert- can legion will advocate a Memorial day not given over to sports and to holiday festivities, as it has too often been in the past, but a solemn day of reconsecration to the ideals for which those to whom this day was dedicated rendered up their lives. It is proba- ble that plans will be made this even- ing for a Memorial day parade, with (Continued on Page Four.) MAJOR RUSS CITED FOR HIS BRAVERY: Popular Bismarck Officer of A.| E. F. Honored | i i Major George H. Russ, v dent of the Bismarck bank conspicuous bravery in a notice which recently — appea in the Overseas Camp Dodger, as follows: “Major George HW. Ru manding Third Battalion, ry: On the morning of ) 2. 1918, in C. R. of Badricourt, Alsace. | Major George IH, Ross, Jr. y n the act of returning from a tour of inspec- tion of Observation Posts located near put line, when hostile artillery opened shrapnel fire on line of A supply wagon and water ere caught in this fire, The spokes were shot out of the wheels of the supply wagon, and large pieces of apnel struck the water cart. On|] seing a third wagon about to enter the zone of fire, this officer, with re- gard to his personal fety, passed through the zone and ordered this: wagon back to Db ion P. C. After a few minutes ob: ion of? ther char- acter of the fire, this officer saw that it was creeping toward’ an outpost consisting of a squad in position. in. al shallow trench, and that they would | soon be directly in line of the fifire. Here again, with great coolness and fortitude, he passed back thru. the zone under fire and ordered the squad forward out of danger, setting ‘an’ ex- ample of bravery which inspired his command,” Major Russ was one of the first Bis- marck men to enter officers’ training school, and one of the few in the state to win at Snelling a commission above the rank of lieutenant. He,bus been in active service for almost two years. presi- elted for dr, com: 2 Infani- ember 2, DAKOTA BANK AT HOME TO FRIENDS IN NEW QUARTERS The Bank of North Dakota IS, at least as regards its purely physical existence, The first institution of its kind moved into its new home in the Missouri Valley motor building on Main Monday, and Director General F, 'W. Cathro and his office force are ensconced there. The Missouri Valley building is a handsome. four-story structure on Bismarck’s best business bourse and the new capitol street railway loop will pass its doors. The hank has leased ‘practically all of the ground floor, vault space in the base- ment and other questers for a term of| two years. by the expiration of which period it is expected that North Da- kota will have invested a million or so in a modern office building which will house the Bank of North Dakota and other departments which are hanging on by their eyebrows at the old capitol building. Secretary. Morris of the industrial commission advises that reports al- ready are coming in from custodians of public funds* called upon by the bank for a statement of the funds in their possession as of May 17. These funds. become immediate “available assets” of the Bank of North Dakota. There is no definite knowledge as to their exact amount. Estimates have ranged around $27,000,000. MANY PLAN TO THBAR SHUTTER ONSOCIALISN Prominent Minneapolis, Divine Will Have Full House at Grand Tomorrow The Rev. Marion D. Shutter of Min- neapolis is promised a filled. house when he lectures at the Grand theatre tomorrow evening on “Socialism: Its Aims and..Purposes.’ Rev. Shutter, whom North Dakota regards as one of the northwest’s ablest speakers, comes to Bismarck under the auspices of the North Dakota ‘Standard. He is con- nected with no political faction within or without ‘the‘state, and his lecture jtheir own officers: and committees. 18 said to be thoroughly sane and en- lightening. © Socialism js a subject of which. much{ has been, heard and. said in North Dakota but of which com: paratively little is known, and Rev. Shutter will attract to his audience a majority of the thinking men of the capital. city. COUNTER TERMS FROM GERMANY ARE EXPECTED ' (By Associated Press.) Before the 15-day period given to] the German to make replies expire| Thursday of this week, it is expected the enemy delegation will submit counter proposals so voluminous and elaborate that it will take the peace conference until June 1 to frame a re- joinder. This ‘will be on or about June 8 and the peace treaty must then be engrossed in final form for sign- ing. The peace treaty may not be signed until sometime during the middle of June, according to advices from Paris. It probably will be known by June 8, however, whether the Germans will accept or reject the terms of the allies. « READY THURSDAY. Berlin (Via London) May 20.—The German reply to the peace terms will be handed to the representatives of the allied and associated powers Thursday, tho Tagesblatt says. The 15 days given, the Germans to make a reply to the peace treaty will expire Thursday. Paris, May 20.—The allied casual- ties in the fighting at Smyrna on Thursday totaled more than 300, it has | been officially announced. Only a con- sular guard was landed by American! warships. TERMS UNACCEPTABLE. Copenhagen, May 20.—The confer- ence of German political leaders and German peace delegates at Spa Sun-; | day agreed that the peace terms were! | unacceptable, according to a German! semi-official statement, and that Ger- many will leave no stone unturned in| an attempt to find “a practical basis of peace which takes into account our opponents’ justifiable demands and those capable of being borne and car- ried out by the German people.” AERIAL LANDING STATION FAVORED In response to a letter from H. R.} Doyle, president of the Cantilever | Aero Co, Governor Frazier probably | will urge the location of one of 32) proposed aerial landing — stations at] Fort Lincoln or some other appropri-| ate point in North Dakota. | President Doyle advises that the air! service branch of the United States; army is entering into negotiations | with 32 cities for the establishment of | local landing fields. These 32. cities | are located in 18 states. North Da-| kota is not one of the 18, i i | “It seems to us.” writes Mr. Doyle, “that North Dakota cities ought to be considered by the army service department.” He asks the governor’s views on the subject. jyet to be worked cut. check into each man’s bank account is! FRAZIER TELLS HOW 10 PRINT THE BALLOTS Governor Defines Form as Well as Subject Matter of Mate- rial for Voters HALL WILL PLAY THE GAME Governor Frazier’s proclamation set- ting June 26 as the date for North Da- kota’s special referendum election also defines the manner in which the meas- ures to be voted upon shall go on the ballot. His proclamation reads: “In accordance with the provisions of Sec. 25, as amended, of article 2 of the constitution, I, Lynn J. Frazier, governor of the state of North Da- kota, do hereby proclaim and give notice that) on Thursday, June 26, 1919, a special election shall, and will be held in each precinct in the state for the submission to the electors, for their approval or rejection, of the following measures enacted by the 16th legislative assembly and approv- ed by the governor, upon which meas- ures referendum petitions have been filed with the secretary of state, to- wit: House Bills Nos. 17, 18, 123 and 124, and Senate Bills Nos. 67, 134 and 157. Said election shall be conducted the same as a general election, and the polls shall be opened from 9 o'clock a. m. until 9 o’clock p. m., as provided by House Eill 33, session laws 1919. Let the secretary of state, all election officers and the. public take due notice and act accordingly. “Therefore, the said Thursday, June 26, 1919, shall be and is hereby set aside and designated as a ‘special election day throughout the ‘state, and I order and direct that the electors of this state be given a free and open opportunity, without confusion, to ap- prove, by voting yes, or to reject, by voting no, the measures above re- ferred to, thus enabling the electors | to vote directly uyon the measures as {ot Sec. 25, as amended, of Article 2, of the ccnstitution of the state. And to that end I respectfully request and direct that the honorable secretary of state prepare the necessary ballots and cause to be placed thereupon the respective titles of the aforesaid meas- ures, in the order such measures werep assed by the legislature, and that the same be submitted on the ballots in the following form and or- der: : Industrial Bill No. 1 “‘An act creating the industrial commission of North Dakota, authoriz- ing it to conduct and manage on be- half of the state certain utilities, in- dustries, enterprises and business pro- jects, and defining its powers and duties; and making an appropriation therefore.’ Commission, House the Sixteenth and approved by the governor Febru- ary 25, 1919, be approved?” «Yes——! The form is the same for the re- mainder of the measures, which the (Continued on Page Eight.) WILLARD HERETO SRE DISABLED MEN OF ARWY Mr. D, E. Willard, Vocational Advis- or for the Federal Board of Vocation. al Education, will bé in Bismarck on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday aud Friday of this week, and he would be glad, to see all disabled soldiers, sail- ors or marines who may find it ¢on: venient to call on him during bis here, The purpose of Mr. Willard visit ix that of conferring with those men who ‘have served their country and who may be entitled to compen- sation from the Government on ac- count of their disabilities, and = who perhaps may de: to, take. up some kind of training for a vocation’ better nited to their present condition tha that in which they were employed he- fore entering the service, It will be of interest to al soldiers who are in any Way disabled in the service, or who are not now able to pursue 4 gainful occupation, to see Mr, Willard while he is bere, All men who have been in the serv- ice are invited to call whether or not they desire any training or compensa- tion from the Government. he comninnicated with at local Rea Cross headquarters, Post office build- ing. VACATIONS FOR ALL IS PLAN URGED IN ENGLAND London, May An annual va tion with full pay for wage earners a: well as the salaried is one of thet r forms which the National Alliance of Employers and Employed is now coh- sidering. @'The — proposal —_ involves changes in overtime pay schedules and co-operation of nearly all employ Payment 3 also urged as doing away with the long line of workers before a pay win- dow ‘and encouraging the maintenance of’ bank accounts, ‘ provided for in paragraphs-4,5-and 6}- “ ‘Shall House Bill No. 17, passed by, legislative assembly, ; *)Tuesday, May 20, He can| REP EAL Unique Document Only Transmitted Across t livers It. tion law, so far as it applies to lines would be returned to priv. Reading of President Wilson second day’s session of the new tions committee to consider proce Steps toward senate commi: cratic senate leaders were also at HIGH SPOTS from Paris. Besides that he-again; prise through the expansion of peace terms, the president said i at length. LANGER WOULD HAVE HIS BACON MINUS WRAPPER Attorney General Insists ‘That Paper Covering Cannot Be Charged as Pork Attorney-General: Williann=hinger today commenced criminal proceedings against. the packing companies selling wrapped bacon in this state, to. pre- yent the practice of charging for the weight of the package instead xcluding from the sale price to the rchaser the weight of (the wrap- The action is based on the that the purchaser in paying o much’ v pound for smoked me is jentitled to net weight of meat, exclus ive of the heavy paper, ‘burlap and twine ich the high grade of ed by the various packing companie The claim is made tha sale meat dealers, by being permitted jto charge the same pr for the paper wrappings that they charge for the {meat which they contain, have been allowed to make an excessive and fraudulent profit, The wrappings on each package of smoked meat runs from 8 to 14 ounces in weight; th paper is worth approximately cents per pound and when the pack- age is sold, the gross weight is the one on which the charge is made, so that the consumer pays not only be} tween forty to sixty cents a‘pound 14 nt ' the whole- the meat but also for thé! peper which the package is wrappe To illustrate the importante ef pre- venting this alleged violation cf the pure food law, it ted that the Swift Packing Co. was able to make on transactions of this character in jthe United States on bacon alone for the year just passed more than $35,- 000,000. The charge in the complaint file that in selling this class of commercial meats the sellers are violating the pure food law in that the true net. weight of the contents of the package is not placed upon the outside of the wrapper, The Swift’s Premium Baca Nas been selected as the particular kind of meat on which the test is to De made. The date on which the pre- liminary hearing is to be held in the ity of Bismarck has been set for The outcome of the lawsuit affects all of the packing companies doing business in this state including Swift, Armour, Cudahy, Mor- rell and Morris Packing Companie: Attorney General William Langer being represented in this case by Asst. Atty, General Albert B, Sheets, Jr. WAGE BOOSTS FOR 150,000 Boston, May 20.—Wage in affecting 150,000 textile operatives in New England and other northern {States were announced today. In |most instances the advances are 15 per cent. Both cotton and woolen mills are affected. The raise, which will bo effective {June 2, will bring mill wages to the highest level on record, and in some instances represent a total increase of more than 109 per cent since 1915. 11,000 TROOPS — | } | H troops arrived here today from France, on a half dozen transports. The ma- jority comprised units of the 29th, 33rd, 41st and 82nd divisions, and in- cluded Brig. Gen. Edward . L. King, commanding the 65th infantry bri- Bade, LAND AT PORT! New York, May 20.—Nearly 11,000 | One of Its Kind Ever he Ocean From an Exec- utive on a Foreign Shore—Reading Clerk De- Washington, May 20.—President Wilson in his message to congress today recommended the repeal of the war-time prohibi- wine and beer only; announced definitely that the railroad systems and telegraph and telephone ate ownership; urged a revision of war taxes, particularly to abolish the manufactures and retail sales excises; and outlined generally a program respecting labor. ’s message was the feature of the congress. Actual work on legis- lation was begun in the house with a meeting of the appropria- dure of the seven big supply bills. ittee work also were taken at an initial meeting of the senate conference of committees.’ Demo- work. OF MESSAGE These were the “high spots” of the president’s message cabled ; ged enactment of the women’s suf- frage constitutional amendment; recommended that the tariff laws be supplied with teeth to protect American industry against foreign attack; spoke for legislation to facilitate American enter- shipping, and backed Secretary Lane’s enterprise for land for returning soldiers. Referring to the covenant of the league of nations and the it would be futile to discuss them Congress heard a unique document; the only one of its kind ever trans- mitted across the ocean from a presi- dent on a foreign shore. For the Jirst time in six years it heard a presiden- tial message erad by a reading clerk, instead of assemblying to hear tho president deliver an addres in per- son. In his reference to prohibition, the president did not enter extensiveiy into the problems involved, Demopili- zation, the president said, “has pro- gressed to such an extent’ tha:- it seems to me entirely safe now to re- move the ban on the manufacture of wines and beers.” Removes Ban. This ban, laid several months -ago, to become: effective-July”1° on wines land beers, could only be removed, the president said, by congressional ac- {tion. His statement in re the return lot railways and .wire Ines was the first detinite announcement from tho administration as to its attitude to- ward public ownership, and ‘ft was a surprise to m who had: believed the president would propose some form of permanent government con- trol. On the contrary the directness of the president's declarations on that point left no doubt that he was through with any considerations of permanent control. As soon As Possible. “The wire companies will of course be returned to their private owners as soon as it can be accomplished without confusion. The railways will be handed over to their owners at the lend of the year.” In the case of each, the president asks for legislation to make easier the eradjustment necessitated by the return to private ownership. “Gentlemen of congress: I deeply regret my inability & be, Fceent in el j atthe opening/pf the extra- eect session of cont Bs still seems to be my duty to contribute what I can to the settlement of the innumerable questions’ to which the peace congress has had to devote it- self. I deemed it my duty to call con- gress together at this time, because it was not wise to postpone longer the provisions which must be made for the support of the government. A Special Message. “I will take the liberty of addrés- sing you upon my returir on the sulb- ject which -has mogt engrossed our attention during these last anxious months since the armistice was sign- el — the international settlement which must form the basis of our treaty of peace. It would be prema- ture to discuss them or to express a judgment about them before they are brought to their complete formula- tion by the agreements which are now being sought at the table of the con- ference. I will lay them before you in their many aspects as soon as agreement has been réached. No Local Recommendation. “IT hesitate to venture any opinion or press any recommendation with regard to domestic legislation while absent from the United States and out of touch. But there are several] ques- tions pressing for consideration to which I feel that I may and must even now direct your attention if only in general terms. The question which stands at the front of every other in every country amidst the, present ‘|crisig is the question of labor. Labor Is Mentioned. “1 do not mean efficient industrial production, the question of how labor is to be obtained and made effective in the great struggle to hold our own in the world’s markets. “T mean that much greater and more vital question—how are the men and women to’ do the daily labor of the world to obtain progressive im- provement in the condition of their Jabor to be made happier and to be served better by the communities and the industries which their labor sus- tained and advances? How are they |to be given their right advantage as citizens and human beings? “We cannot live our right life as a nation or achieve our proper suc- cess as an industrial union, if sapital end labor are to continue to be an- tagonistic. instead of partners: if they are to continue distrustful and sus- (Continued on Page Three.)