The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 22, 1919, Page 1

THE BIS THIRTY-NINTH YEAR. NO. 11% BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA YANKS P SOCIALISM AS SOCIETY MENACE TS LAID BARE Rev. M. D. Shutter Gives Schol- arly Exposition of Marx- ian Theories WOULD WRECK STATE Principles Attack Family Unit and Urge World-Wide Revolution Socialism was arraigned in a cleau- cut, logical and nonpartisan manner Wednesday eveping at the Grand the- ater by Rev. Marion D. Shutter, pastor; of the Church of the Redeemer, Min- * neapolis. No personalities were re- sorted to, local issues were not men- tioned, but the force of his argument lost, none of its weight by such omis- sions, There was.a fair sized audience and interest was deep in the expose, of what socialism of today means, to’ the safety ofthe home, the state andj{ the church. 3 y The destructive philosophy'as:preachy), cd. bythe radicals of' the! Socialistic! party, was’ thoroughly: explatned.:'Rev,, Shutter’ ‘placed’. emphasts’ upon’ the fact that what constructive leaders the party may have had in’ the Ben- the Spargos, the Russels and the Ben- sons have left and those who preach! the “revolution” at any price are now completely and arrogantly-in the sad-| je, i Seize. Agencies. Socialism, he declared, seeks to seize the agencies of government for the: deliberate purpose of forcing a co operative society-upon the world, and turning back ‘the. pages’ of civilization by:destroying the home, private own- ership, ‘the usages of capital and fi- nally religion. g By quoting copiously from the na- tional: and state platforms of the So- ‘Cgtiat perty.: Rev. Shutter indicated ‘efearly. the destructive tendencies of ‘the party; its:keen desire: to.destroy “alt-forms of ‘government andsin. their z ai up* {hie “operation ofthe de: morallzin the ‘Marxian theories. - 2. 2Poee of Farmers. “!This ‘clipping. from’.a- Minneapolis Soclalistic .paper..may.interest you.” said .Rev. Shutter «It quotes. a So: cialistic. speaker’ at a small station in North’: Dakota. Waving - his arms ditamatically,“he seid: ‘Look at those vich farmers ‘hereabouts with their fine barns, bulldings and automobilss. ¥pu working men here created. all that ind what. did xou, get? . Twenty-five yilarg a week. fen dollars,a day wauld have been’ tittle enough: you should have had twenty-five dollars a day. from these, rich farmers.’ “There you are. This is a specimen of the Socialistic doctrines. some of your farmers will be intere;t ed.in knowing what will iappen wae: Socialism is finally an accomplished fact.” Traces Develop nent. Rev. Shutter traced the developmeat of Socialism, He. touched upon its hostility to capital. Quoting Samuei Gompers’ defiance of the Social party, he declared that the Socialists presumed wrongfully tu speak tor la vor, “I am at vapiance with your pri ciples,” Gompers was quoted, as ing. , ‘This great leader of lador at declared ‘ttst the princhifeb ot tes cialistl? fdin'a social standpéinti were wrong'dnd that the Socialist was nné possible from an industrial stand point. Minneapolis Soviets. Rey. Shutter related his experiences with the Minneapolis Socialists. He declared that they had open sBolshe-; vism in that city. “I undeistand,” he said, “that there are one or two soviets. It makes no difference what thoy, call themselves, Socialists, Bol- shevists or I. W. W., they are all one in Socialism.” He insisted that Socialism was a vicious, destructive torce because iv sought to destroy the tour great tac tors in civilized society. “The famisy. private ownership, the rise of capital and the church.” Tne socializing of women in Russia was touched upon ‘and the attitude of the Prussian So- cialists. toward “marriage in tne war! days was shown by: quoting their lead- crs in the Reichstag. Stand tor Kevolution. » Reading from the. platform of the Michigan | Socialists, Rev. Shutter proved that they stand for “revolu- tion” and the expulsion of any mem- ber who urges peaceful reform to cor- rect the ills of the body politic. He urged the people to a realization before it is too Jate.of what the men- ace of Socialism means. Pointing to the bloodshed and squalor of Russia which has lately gone from constitu- tional government to. chaos, he indi- cated what am application of the so- cilalistic principles... usually brought about. ‘Nowuere in the address was the Nonpartisan league or its leaders mentioned. Not once did Rey. Shut- ter refer to tie present political situ- ation. He prefaced his remarks by explaining that he was not upon a po- litical mission, but here merely to ex- plain what Socialism is. He did not deal in propaganda and the tem- perate manner in which he handled his subject should do much toward stabilizing conditions in this state. To come directly to my subject: What is Socialism? There are many answers. Proudhon told the French magistrate, “It is every aspiration for the amelioration of society.” “In that case,” replied the magistrate, “we are all Socialists.” Another says, “Its aim ig. to realize the brotherhood of man (Continged: On Page Six) ig’ andinimoral: principles pty 3 ‘ 7 “JOBBING’ IN DECISIONS” Probably! THE SORT OF COMPANY ART SEEMS TO FEEL AT HOME IN CHANCES TO BE JUST THAT SORT OF COMPANY man Hardt and A. E. Bowen A.C, Townley is now on a speaking tour of the Slope Counties accompan- ied by Herman Hardt—the Herman Hardt who was thrice sentenced to a term in’ the Cass county jail by {Charles F, Amidon, Judge of the U. S. | District Court of this state. Townley evidently craves such companionship and appears to feel more at home with men of shady reputation than» with men who have gone straight. He se- lected many men for his most responsi- ; ble positions who have een indited, or ;who have served jail sentences, or i who make light of the most sacred re- Jations of human life, or who have di- :Vorced their wives. In any event he appears to love the companionship of Herman Hardt. Paging Herman Hardt. Once upon: a time Herman Hardt was clerk of court of the county of Logan and tived at Napoleon, As ! Clerk of Court it was his duty to make certain affidavits and to administer certain oaths in connection with those seeking citizenshij). the habit.of admitting people to citi- zenshipieven after they were dead. Ror ingtazee, Herman made oath that Lon thie second day of July, 1907, when ithe dear Jady had been dead for some time, It did not bother this statesman whom Townley has made a contident and set him as one of the rulers of the State. when people were dead or had left the country, to make oath that NOW TOWNLEY AND YOUMANS ARE AT OUTS Another Bosom Friend of Artful Artie Is Read Out of Non- partisan League Now Grant "Yourtans. 2nd’ Art!Town: Jey are at outs. “Time was when Art and Gran as thick as two cooties. Nae: Now, says today's Courier-News, Youmans and Townley do not speak when they pass ‘by. $ ‘ And, says’ the- Courier-News, You- mans is “notorious for various baqk deals’ and ‘promotioas.” (Not in Val- ley City, however.) iy ‘Here's Art's: part of the ‘yarn. makes good reading: ;..“A. C, Townley, president, of the | Nonpartisan league, today made pu>- lic threatening letters written to bim jand to other leaguers by Grant S. Youmans of Minot, novorious for vari ous bank deals and promotions, by it wero It ley, J. |Manahan and William Lemke, the Jat- ter two attorneys for the league, You- ; Mans indicates that uuless league pub- jlications cease attacks on him. ie will |puolish a story to the ettect that Townley offered over two ycars ago to take $50,000 for securing a decision }from the North Dakota supreme court. “yeems that’ Youmans virtually mad¥thig’same threat ‘to Mr. ‘Townley in avletté#last December 4, which the {that time. On the contrary, two weeks league paper in this state, contained a cartoon and article ridiculing You- mans for attempting to support the | league traitors at the state house, and | for afterwards jumping on the farmers at Minot. Renews His Threats. ; “As a result of the cartoon and arti- cle which put Youmans in a ridiculous light he renewed in letters received from him this weck the veiled threats to publish the stories of alleged trad- ing in supreme court decisions by the league preident. supreme court decision for Youmans in consideration of money or anything else,” said Mr. Townley in making Youmans’ letters public. “The North Dakota supreme court is incapaDle of being improperly influenced by me or anyone else. Furthermore, | twice told Youmans to go to blazes whe: be himself brazenly suggested to me through other part that I help him iwhile his case against former Gov- ernor Hanna and others was before the supreme court. I have never be- lfeved that Youmans was a sincere man or a safe banker, and | have re- peatedly warned farmers and others concerning his banking operations. That is the reason that he now tries what‘amounts to blackmal! upon me. No man can fight me by insinuating that he will make public libels upon me, and I am making public You- mans’ correspondence to myself and other leaguers to contemptible means men of his char- acter will resort. “Not only was I powerless to Youmans in any way while his case was bofore the supreme court, and not only did 1 tell him so in strong language, but at one time I told him that if he attempted to go through with a certain banking promotion he was contemplating I would warn the public against him and his proposi- tion, which I considered dangerous. He never went through with the pro- motion, Resentment of this attitude on my part is, I think, at the bottom of Youmans’ present insane effort to intimidate me by threatening to pub- lish 4 damnable le about me.” Herman was in| )Matilda,; Schultz, appeared before hin | jleague président paid no attention. at! ago the North Dakota Leader, official | “T not only never offered to get any} show to what) No One Can Blame Birds of a Feather for Flocking Together Nor Water for Seeking Its Level, Which May Explain Why Her- Are Ace High With the Big Boss. i they were present and applied for citi- zenship papers, He attached his name to solemn ouths that they were pres- ent and filed for admission as a citi- zen. Not only did German manufacure principals seeking citizenship, but wit- nesses, ds well were prtsent, who had no knowledge that they were appcar- pear and were many miles away or in another state or country at the time he swore they were present, The Truth About Herman, Under the state statute, ilty of falsiffing public records, which amounts to a felony. federal laws he committed grave crime, grand jury at the May term of the U. 8. District Court in’ 1909 on two counts ‘andy ué<the adjourned = May term in 1910-upon one count. tered a plea of guilty before Judge Amidon upon all three counts and was sentenced’ on October 0, 1910, jterm of imprisonment und $400 fine in each count, making six months im- prisonment: and $1,200 fine. Hardt’ wasn't considered very much of a factor in the Nonpartisan League until {t_was ‘discovered that he had 2 criminal? #evbrd and. then, he was..at. once promoted: the: position of . 4) favored: lieuterant by Towiiley and , high in the councils of the organ j tion, And it is said that he is enti jab home in his new surroundings— finds many of his own Class in the “Inner Circle.” | | INDIANS GET IDEA; OF EUROPEANIZED AMERICANISM HERE Ninety-four students of the Bis- marck Indian school, under super- vision of Superintendent Padgett and the corps of. instructors spent Wednesday afternoon at the In. ; dian school, inspecting. the In- | dian’ ‘réties in the state’ ‘historical museum ‘contributed by. thelr fath- ers ‘afd? forefathers, visiting the govertor,and generally ‘taking in hts: asa portion of their ‘in Europeanized American- | DBLAY FLIGHT - OPNG-4 PLANE Tommorrow for Resump- tion of Trin Washington, May —High winds again prevented the naval seaplan insinkuaticns in letters 10 Mr. Town-|NC-4 from leaving Ponta del Gada for! impaired — his forensic ability, | but R. Waters, P.M. Casey, James’ Lisbon on the second leg of her trans-|seems rather to augment it as the : Atlantic flight. The navy depar iment this morning received the fol- lowing message trom Admiral Jack- son; Tough for start.” The weather forecast for the Azores district cabléd! to’ the’ navy” depart- iment today’held promise that condi? tions might be favordble tomorrow. Lieut. Commander A. C. Reed, in charge of the NC-4, was dissappointed today when he was compelled to post- ;Done the flight of his seaplane to Lis- on until tomorrow. The weather be- tween ‘Here ‘and Lisbon ‘was’ favorable, ‘except for the choppy sea, which caused the postponement. INDUSTRIES | AT WINNIPEG START AGAIN i; Winnipeg, May 22.—Aggressive re- jsumption of commercial enterprises in Winnipeg which had been paralyezd by the general strike of union men begun a. week ago today was taking plece this forenoon, while high ¢gov- ernment officials were conferring with leaders of union labor regarding a ; Settlement of the industrial disagree- ment. No Disturbance Reported, Senator Gideon Robertson, minister of labor, and Arthur Meighan, minis- Iter of the.interior and also minister of justice, arrived from Ottawa. They declined to comment on the situation ! prior to a conference with the central istrike committee. The Winnipeg | Free Press published an extra edition |thig forenoon. Announcement. was ;made in the Press “that ‘the Free Press hoped soon to have its entire ‘organization working.” No disturdance of note was reported 1} from any section of the city. City and | provincial officials declared they were firmly convinced that the danger point ; Was passed. Union leadors, who ; Were asked to comment on ‘this re- { mark, said there never had been any |intention of violence. Mayor Charles M. Gray said he expected the’ prob- {lems surrounding the strike would | shortly be disposed of. He said he hoped conciliation would then bring about permanent industrial peace. At the board of trade where the citizens’ committee was in session several members declared “the strike was | broken.” BEV: REPAR ing before him and in fact did not.ap- |, Herman j Under the | very | He was indited by the! He en-! to aj Conditions May Be Favorable| “NC-4 will not start today. Seas too CAPITAL CITY T0 ENTERTAIN HUGE FARMER MEETING Prominent: Agriculturists From All Parts of State to Hear Gore and Pinchot TO TALK OVER PROBLEMS Many Phases of Puzzles Which Confront: Tilers of Soil Will Be Discussed The cityof Bismarck will have ‘as its honored guests the greatest galaxy of national. celebrity which has ever visited the northwest, in the federaved farmers’ convention: to be held in Bis- marck on June, 16, beginning at 9:30 a,'in. From then ubtil midnight there} will follow in‘succession addresses and | discussions by expert specialists in all matters pertaining to farming, dairy- ‘ingand catle raising. Governor Lynn J, Frazier. has con- sented to deliver the address of wel- come on behalf of ‘the state of North Dakota, and ‘Seeretary Keniston of the Bismarck Commercial club will) wel- come theiconvention on behalf, ot the \Gapital.. City. ‘It is expected that this elaborate program ‘will. attract every farmer, dairyman and cattleman in.the entire state for a day of most profitable con- ference, ; | It is requeste? tii every newspa-| per in the state and every convention of, North Dakota people shall extend the notice of this meeting as generally! as it may be possible. | Biggest Ever Known. Preparations are being made to take care of the largest assemblage | North Dakota has, even known. ‘The | hotels and restaurants are preparing ; to accommodate the people with the utmost service and’ dispatch; and the stores of the Twin. Cities of Mandan tand Bismarck will be decked in holi- day attire, with a view to making this| { 8reat, convention the most. successful} evér held in. this state. |. Senator. Thos. -P. Gore of Oklahoma | will be the leading speaker at the big ®Wederated: Farmers’ convention to be j held, in Bismarck. and Fargo. Senator Gore is chairman: of the United States senate committee. on agriculture. Dur- ' ! fought for a -high:wheat price’ to the farmers, this price to’ be mained by governmental authority. Senator Gore made most tellingr::speaciies in -the senate in advocating higher wheat { prices, and to him more: than to. any | other man wheat farmers owe the ex | tta"measure of prosperity due to-the high price established by the govern- ment. Senator Gore has always been a cham. (pion of farmers’ interests, His official | Position at the head of such an im- {portent committee gives him unusual prominence at this time, although be has been a nation-wide figure in pu- i He lige for many years. He is known 5. “The Blind Senator from Okla- jhoma.” His affliction has in no way j senator grows more of a forceful and onvincing orator each year. The sub- ject of his address at the Bismarck convention will be “The oWrld's Situ- ation on Wheat.” May Have Outdoor Meet. So great has been the general de- mand to hear Senator Gore that a special: outdoor mass meeting may have to ‘beheld to accommodate the crowd. This meeting will be open to the general public. No admission will be charged. | Seven other speakers, each with a national reputation, are to be featured at the convention. Foremost among them in acquaintance among north- west farmers is Dr. W. J. Spillman, who for many years was.a faculty di- lrector at the Washington State. col- lege, Pullman. For many years Dr. Spillman led in the instructing of \farmers of the Inland Empire who; ; Were turning from one-crop methois to diversified farming, His work at- tracted so much attention that he was ‘drafted to the federal service in the bureau of agriculture, where he later became director of the division of Karm management. While in this po- sition he became involved in a con- jtroversy with Secretary of Agricul- ture Houston over a question of juris- diction. He is now editor of the Phil- adelphia Farm Journal. He will speak on the subject’on the subject, “The Cost of Production.” Pinchot Big Card. Gifford Pinchot. who becam’ @ wa- tional figure during Presiden: Noose: velt’s administration, will addr the convention on “The Value of Qrgani- zation.” Mr. Pinchot was chief oi the forestry department during President Roosevelt's regime, and to him has | been credited the © reorganization of; the forestry service and its being plac-! ed tipon a modern, effective bas's. Mr./ Pinchot is widely know throughout the United States. He is now presi-) dent. of the Pennsylvania Rural Prog-| ress association. I ‘National Chief F. E..C. U. { Much interest centers in the cot of Charles S. Barrett of Union City. Ga. He is national president of the Farmers’ Educational conference in iFrance, where he presented argu- ments in favor of the establishment of | an international bureau as a part of! the League of Nations. Mr. Barrett! interested David Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau, virtually secur-| ing promises, from , them of support] for such a provision in the interna- tional league. He also interested Pres- ident. Wilson in the matter. Mr. Bar- rett does not resemble a farmer in ing.the past two.-yeare te-consistently |.’ E FOR’ SLATED FOR JOB IN LEAGUE OF NATIONS D Paes fae PAVYMONN A POST CH Fosdick is slated for a place in the league of nations organization;:thougs the announcement as: ta. what it will be has not been made. He was chair man of the committee on training camp activities during the war. He is a lawyer, 36 years: old; and was ac: tive in the New York municipal gov- ernment under Mayor Gaynor, FORCES, SEEK "SETTLEMENT IN GERMANY Business Interests Prefer Sign- ing Treaty to Reign of Terror v ITALY LANDS _ TROOPS Paris, May 22.—The seven, days granted the Germans for the tinié lim- it for the submission of, réplies to the allies’ peaco terms wi, not be devoted exclusively ,to the drafting of peaec tefms at Versailles, but/ will be employed at Berlin for the purpose of quieting agitation there, according to newspapers here, * It is pointed, out- that there. is an influential-party in Germany made up of independent and majority Social- ists which favors’ the signing’ of the treaty: Bankers, manufacturers ‘and business; men, generally; ag‘;well as military ‘authdrities; are bald itd share this view,” believing, it declared, that ‘anything is preferable to Bolshe- vism, whish. might ensue, should Ger- many decline to agree to the terms of peace. Newspapers declare grauted yesterday will be the last concession as to time made to the enemy. If this is true, the treaty may nA signed between June /12 and June 16. ; JOINT COMMITTEE, London, May 22.—It is apparent from forecasts in the German press that one of the principal noints of the German reply to the peace terms will be a proposal to institute a joint com- mittee of representatives of both sides with a neutral president to de- cide the economic questions. The Ger- mans also will,.ask, the appointment of a similar. committee to determine the damage done in . Belgium and France. The German reply also will protest the treaty not taking into considera- tion the damage done in Germany. It will be urged that Austria-Hungary should be held in the same responsi- bility as Germany. DEMAND Wemenaed hy SIGNED, Berlin (Wednesday Hi rand 22.— greater Berlin soldiers’ fad ‘workers’ council today adopted a resolution de- manding that the peace treaty be signed and appealing to the proletari- at of allied countries. SENT NOTE TO ITALY. Paris. May 22.—It has been learned in trustworthy quarters that the Unit- ed States and France have united in| sending a note to Italy requesting an explanation of the landing of Italian) forces in Turkey. Premier Orlando is; said to have made a reply to the coun- cil of four, after a sharp personal in- cident during which he objected to the presence of Premier Venezelos of Greece. The latter retired. The Italians landed forces at Bud- rum, Azalia and Makri during the peri- od when Premier Orlando and For- egn Minister Sonnino had withdrawn from the peace conference, making the landing without notice to the allies The nature of the Italian reply and whether it was acceptable to the send-| ers of the note was not known this} forenoon. RED CROSS MAN HERE TO ADVISE INJURED YANKS! D. E. Willard, director of voca- tional training for the Red Cross “or the northwestern district. is in, the| city,.advising wounded Yanks from! the Bismarck district. Mr, Willard | has at his fingers’ tips all of the in- formation which wounded soldiers re- quire to enable them to take advan- tage of the vocational training which | Uncle Sam has arranged for them. While Mr. Willard is not making the local Red Cross rooms in the fed- apearance and when he is on the platform he is more often mistaken (Continued on Page Two.) eral building his headquarters while A CTI PRICE FIVE CENTS MOTOR TRUCKS MOVE TO BRIDGEHEADS ALONG RHINE — TO MOVE INTO GERMANY General Liggett and Major General Hines on Way to London Suddenly Recalled—Friction De- velopes at Coblenz—Refusal of Teutons to Sign Means Immediate Military Steps. Coblenz (Wed.), May 21—Lieut. Gen. Hunter Liggett, com- mander of the army of occupation, and Major General Hines, com- mander of the third corps, who were on their way to London, today were recalled to Coblenz by orders from American general head- quarters. Nine hundred motor trucks began to move Tuesday midnight from west of the Rhine to the bridgehead area. The trucks are being distributed to various points of vantage among the troops holding the territory east of the Rhine should the occasion arise for the Americans to start an advance. INDICATION OF FRICTION Because of increased indications of friction between German civilians and soldiers throughout the American army of occupa- tion, American officers today. warned the burgomaster and other German officials that they. would: be held responsible for any vio- lence or any attempt atdeéstruction’ ¢ of ‘American army ‘pl ty. The recall of Generals’ Liggett, ante eat wi in Coblenz, is part of the new program for the American army in the event the Germans do not accept the peace treaty. The composite regiment of the third army, organized for participation in the Empire Day festivities in London, in which Generals Liggett and Hines are to take part, is being held in Coblenz. The regiment may be pent to London and Brussels as intended if the peace treaty is signed. COMPLAIN OF NOISE the extension | The movement of motor trucks continued throughout Wednes- day and Wednesday night and was the topic of conversation at Coblenz. Many civilians complained that the trucks as they rum- bled acr MANENY AND ROY HALLIDAY ARE GIVEN BERTHS Manager of State Bank Rewards Employes for Faithful Ser- vice in Examiner’s Office L, P. McAneneyof Devils Lake,’ former deputy state bank examin- ver, who recently came, to the cavitol to succeed Eric. A. Thor- berg as chief deputy examiner, yesterday was appointed. deputy director of credits of the new Bank of North Dakota. It is be. lieved that James R. Waters, man- ager of the Bank of North Dako- ta, and former state bank :examin- er, had this appointment. in mind when he brought Mr. McAneney here from Devils Lake. Gilbert Semmingsen, formerly deputy ex- aminer for the Minot district, has succeeded Mr. McAneney, for the present at ‘east. Roy M. Halli- day of the bank examiner’s office has been made assistant director of publicity of the Bank of North Dakota, and, temporarily, assist- ant director of audits, and he is succeeded in the examiner's, office by Hunter Uatrick..a formerj;mems::; ber of the gtaff who, recently.ra, turned from service overseas. . No other appointments for the Bank of North Dakota have been an- nounced: to date. So far, Manager Waters advises, none of the five di- rectors of departments who are to form an advisory executive commit- tee, has been selected. SUFFRAGE GETS THROUGH HOUSE, GAINS IN SENATE Washington, May 22.—The women’s suffrage resolution passed yesterday in the house gained another vote in| the senate with the announcement to- day of Senator Hale of Maine that he would support it. Senator Hale voted against the amendment in the last session. Suffragists previous! had claimed sufficient votes to a adoption of the resolution in the sen- ate. Adoption of the suffrage resolution in the senate, with not less than six votes to spare, was predicted by Sen- ator Jones of New Mexico. The sen- ator estimated that the vote would be about 66 for and 30 agains’ the resolution. that the resolution will be passed as soon as it can be brought to a vote in the senate,” ‘the senator said, NEED SUBSIDY. New York, May 22.—Before starting for Kurope today as head of a com- mittee. which will study means, of de- veloping in this country the commer- cial airplane industry, Assistant Se retary of War Benedict Crowell de- clared that in his opinion the object could be attained only with the aid of a government subsidy. CLAIMS ELECTION. Lima, Peru (Wednesday), Ma Agusto B, Leguia, candidate of the independent party for the presidency of Peru, today claimed his election. He said telegrams from the provinces give him grounds for estimating his total vote at 100,000 against less than in Bismarck, he may: be located at his private address through these offices. | 20,000 for Anturo Aspelligia, his near- est rival, 4 sR SENSOR TEIN 5 LN Rie CT RRNA BINNIE “There can be no doubt} the Rhine bridges at night disturbed their sleep. To Decline Terms, The German cabinet’s declarations that Germany would decline to sign the peace terms as presented:to her. at Versailles reflects the underlying note of the official reply to be made to the allied and associated powers,’ It fact, the statement as a whole virtual: ly represents the. preamble of. the document which Count Von Brock- dorff Rantzau, head of the German delegation, is expected to deliver be- fore the end of the week. This document: will be-aceompanied by specific proposalg and counter pro- posals, which will bring the volume of the reply up to about sixty type- written pages, He % The delay of several days in. thé framing'pt the reply has ween’ dive“#0' the abSence of confirmation’ 'trdat Count Von Brockdorff-Rantzau‘and A associates of decisions reached “'@? Berlii The Germans have been’ dak’ rying on deliberations at no less’than three places, Versailles, Spa and Ber- lin, this separation making more dif- cult the work of co-ordinating and unifying the steps decided upon. In Eerlin there appears to have been the greatest difficulty. IRELAND ASKS RECOGNITION. Paris, May 22.—Premier Clemen- ceau received a letter from Edward De Valera, Count Plunkett and Arthur Griffiths, Irish Sinn Fein leaders, in which they declare that Ireland will not be bound by tbe action of the British delegates on the question. of peace. They ask recognition on behalf of Ireland. i ie, oeeiae ‘ “DIFFERENTIATE PRISQNERS;. : Baris, Mpy, 22.—The counci: of four ,{ has delivered its reply to the,German note on prisoners of war,,,,The reply indicates that the allies differentiate between ordinary prisoners and those guilty of crime and that the latter will be held and punished. NATIONAL OPPOSITION. London May 22.—Full realization of the peace terms has restored some of the national feeling in Germany which seemed to have vanished, and voday there is almost solid national oppost- tion to the peace treaty, writes the traveling correspondent of the Mail, near the Polish frontier on May 20. Germany is slowly finding men‘ around whom fhe will rally, says the corres- pondent. Upper Silicia will fight, he says, and is determined to remain Prussjan. One million, five hundred thousand persons have signed a sol- emn pledge that the mining and foun- dry industries of the region will be handed over to Poland only in ruins, “and the price will be taken in blood.” BC, MARKS GRAND MASTER OF WORKMEN Fargo, N. D., May 22.—The grand lodge session of the North Dakota Ancient Order of United » Workmen, comprising Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, California and North Dakota, closed its business session to- day, selecting Bismarck as the site for the next meeting, two years henc B. C. Marks of Bismarck was se- lected grand master; John B. Nuss of Grand Forks, grand foreman;' R. S. Adams, | on, grand treasurer; Jos- eph = O'Le Carrington, grand guide; W. R. Kilpatrick, Boise, Ida.. grand inside watch, and J. H. Corcor- an, Great Falls, Mont., grand outside watch. B. C. Marks, George J. Price of Grand Forks and A. J. MacFadden of Neche were elected delegates from the North Dakota jurisdiction to rep- resent the grand, lodge at the supreme lodge session ta, Wilmington, Del., the week of June 9 :