Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1919, Page 1

— en } x 0 DOWNFALL OF TEUTON | BOLSHEVIKS TO MAKE ' FOR RAPID PROGRESS League of Nations! Twenty-Six Nations, LEGISLATION 10 Question to Take First Prominence’ . | in Conference | (BY Associated Press.) PARIS, Jan. 18.—The appar- | ent defeat of Bolshevism in Germany gives prospect of rapid progress at the peace con- ference. The stabilizing of the frovernment is foreseen with the prospect of responsible representa- tives to the conference. The congress is expected to devote itself single-mindedly to the crea- tion of a League of Nations. All questions at issue will be determined before the arrival of enemy delegates. A study of the methods by which the league can be organized will be committed formally to an inter-allied commission sitting contemporaneously with the congress, which will present the result of its labors for ratifica-| tion at the close of the congress, Al! questions at issue, of whatever kind, will be settled before the enemy} delegates arrive. | As regards Russia, it is stated that five leading powers have agreed that her representation by any Russian element is impossible for the mo- ment. As to other questions before the congress, territorial, financial and economic, the order of their consid-| eration will be indicated in the rules) of procedure to be read by Premier Clemenceau as president of the con- gress. It is understood that the method| of work will be such that each dele-' tion will record its opinion on each* question in memorandum which it will hand to the general secretariat. The five great powers, organizers of the conference, will deliberate these! memoranda, either making a decision at once or inviting the delegates of countries especially affected by the question at issue to come and discuss it with them. Thus the 25 represen- tatives of the great powers will act, | in a way, as arbitrators of the ¢on-| flicting claims of small nations. | Today’s real peace conference busi-| ness was: \ Submission of memorandums by all | powers on the responsibility of the war’s authors. Memorandums, for crimes war. Legislation regarding international labor. | The League of Nations will be the first business at the next session. 4,500 TROOPS . ARRIVE TODAY NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—The steam- | ship President Grant the battleship | South Dakota arrived today with 4,600 men. on responsibilit; | committed during the BRITISH EXPECT HUN TO PAY FOR| RAIDS AND SHIPS Claims Will Conform to Tenets of the Peace| League; Self Determination and Free Ports Are Also Urged [By Asxociated Press] PARIS, Jan. 18.—Careful to give concretely an outline Britain. | resentatives of the Arabian king who | | delegations. | publicity on some questions until final British aims are regarded in general as coinciding with the views of the United States delegation. Great Britain believes “first that a League of Nations is Are Represented at|, Opening Session at 3 p.m. Today (By_United Press.) PARIS, Jan. 18.—The peace congress ‘convened i in the fam- ous “Clock Hall” of the Quaix) D’Orsay at three o'clock thi afternoon for the first official session. The delegates repre- sented 26 nations, including two rep- helped to whip the Turks. None of the tremendous issues were taken up today. The session was devoted to formalities, princi- pally President Poincare’s opening address. Under the alphabetical seating ar-| rangements the Americans were at) the head of the horseshoe table aa Premier Clemenceau’s right. The crowds outside cheered and applauded the arrival of the various Newspaper men were permitted to attend this session. Altho a limited| number of correspondents will be| : permitted at future sittings, report-/| ers will not be allowed to hear all| the proceedings, There will be no action is taken, lest in piecemeal re- ports misunderstandings might be engendered. American correspondents are un-| satisfied and pressing for more pub- licity. PEACE CONGRESS OPENS IN PARIS FRANCE MUST RETAIN WESTIBANK OF RHINE _ SAYS MARSHAL FOCH The Casper Daily ececececsccccccscecccccccocccceces: THE DAILY TRIBUNE Reaches a dozen towns of Central Wyoming the same day it is published, with all. th f the d VOLUME 3. _ MAKE STATE ORY TO SEE STORMY TIDES, (3 CLAIM Legislature . Majority Is Strong for Prohibition’ But Methods and Means. Are Still Undetermined | (Special to The Tribune.) | CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 18.—! shead of prohibition election. Not | that the legislature is opposed to mak- | the state dry—far from it. Pra tically 80 ner cent favor euch a course. But trouble arises over method of making Wyoming arid. Overwhelmingly in favor of the gen- | eral proposition, members of the leg- | islature are very much divided on the | character and form this legislation | shall take. Since the introduction of the Har-| din measure, a voluminous document! PARIS, Jan. 18.—The foreign of- fice was the center, of interest from early this morning as crowds gathered and final preparations were made for the opening peace congress at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Along the Quai D’Orsay the crowds awaited the appearance of the delegates and gazed at the tall windows in the Salle De La Paix, where the congress was about to meet. Towards midday troops took up assigned positions at the Palais Bourbon and foreign of-| fice. Delegates will pass thru a file of soldiers. | criticism. | Rardin —_—_—— PARIS, Jan. 18.—All of the peace! delegations held final meetings this morning before assembling for the peace congress. President Wilson did not attend the American mcet- ee | PARIS, Jan. 18.—President Wil- son plans to visit devastated France | between meetings of the peace con-! | ference. ge AIR STATION FOR SHERIDAN SHERIDAN, Jan. 18.—The county | commissioners have purchased the ji, fair grounds with a view to designa- | tion of it as a landing place on the transcontinental aerial mail route. The Sheridan budget for the year totals $120,425. investigation makes it possible of the war claims of Great {the magnitude and Hardin bill to accomplish all reason- desirable, attainable, and none of the British ‘war claims Ae to be considered practicable unless they coriform with the tenets of such) countries such as Switzerland, given a league, | access, to the sea, this not only in As to indemnities, Great Britain, the interest of the trade of Great! expects to enter a pool with other| Britain but that of the world, and nations. She wants air raid damage she holds that there are numerous | and shipping losses paid for by the| ports which should ‘be made free, in- enemy. | cluding Constantinople. NOT INTERESTED IN As to freedom of the seas, Great AFFAIRS OF CONTINENT Britain, it is maintained, will, in the | Great Britain, it is declared by} interpreters of her views, has’ no| interest, in the continent of Europe other than that permanent peace and justice be maintained. She thinks future as in the past, aim at secur-| ing the greatest possible freedom for! commerce to all nations in times of | peace. This, it is said, is what she} means by freedom of the seas. The | + of approximately 8,000 words, a study of its drastic Cribune | CASPER, WYOMING, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919 Only newspaper in Wyoming served by both the Associated Fress and the United Press NUMBER 77 WORLD FUTURE IS UP TO PEACE DELEGATES Victory Was Complete and Total Conse- quences Should be Exacted, Premier Declares in Opening Address [Ry Unit ed Press) PARIS, Jan. 18.—“You hold in your hands the world’s | future, * President Poincare declared in his address at the ‘opening peace conference. and she perished by iron.” He réviewed reasons for e UNEMPLOYED OF BOSTON STORM THE CITY HALL (By United Press.) BOSTON, Jan. 18.—Hundreds of} “Germany willed to rule by iron ach nation’s entry into the war, | Stormy tides and a rocky road are | dwelling especially upon Ame upon America’s course. He hailed Presi- dent Wilson in the name of France and the Allies, lauded the American people and praised the allied troops. The victory was a total victory and the delegates should draw therefrom the total consequences, President Poincare declared. He recommended | the establishment of a League of Na- tions. | INJUSTICE CONFINED TO |ENEMY POWERS—POINCARE |. PARIS, Jan. 18.—The peace con- provisions has| ynemployed, including 300 former| forence formally opened this after-' brought ‘out strong opposition, even army chauffeurs,»,stormed the city | noon with the speech of President; from those” who profess: ‘themselves | hall today in a huge» demonstration | Poincare of France. dry. ‘Too many teeth,” “too severe’ and “too manifestly tryyanicle,’ are some lobby comments. e require- ment nece: ating the giving up of) all liquor ten days after the law takes| effect and making its prosecution a misdemeanor aficr that date, the un- usual power of search and seizure! without warrant given the prohibi- tion commissioner, and the multitude of ambiguities contained in the 77 | sections of the bill, come in for much It is evident that the measure will have to be! shortened and amended to receive the votes of a majority of the members, many of whom insist that it is too drastic, too complicated, and too long |to be properly digested in the limited! time they can give to its consi/lera-| tion. “I am a dry,” said an upstate sen- ator last night. “I want to see Wy- oming dry—bone dry; but I do not believe it will require a measure of | severity of the| i able people expect. Many provis- ions of the Hardin measure are dup- | lications of existing statutes and could be eliminated. If nobody else} ,; takes action soon, I shall introduce what will be practically a duplication of the Kansas bone dry statute and urge its adoption. Tho Kansas law covers the ground in three printed pages, and has been found workable | j and satisfactory. It is easily under-| stood and in my opinion would meet the situation in Wyoming.” Another angle certain to cause| further debate and delay is the W. C.! T. U. bill proposing a bone dry prate| on April 1, 1919. This organization urges that ‘inasmuch as the state has! repudiated the saloon these institu-| j tions should be put out of business at | the earliest possible date. The earlier} date has the support of the Wyom- ing Woolgrowers’ association, which recently endorsed a rozolution favor- ing Apris 1st. The action of the sheepmen is based on their desire to have the state dry before the shear--| ing and lambing season occur, in the} hone that the absence of liquor would! reduce the trouble and expense inj their ‘business at, these periods. Between these extremes there wint| no doubt be bills proposing various) dates and varying degrees of dryness | and its control. In any event the dry | proposition will come in for much dis- cussion and consequent delay before an agreement can be reached. -_—_ REBELS PLOT : TO TAKE LIFE OF EX-KAISER, | “(By United 'Prean.) { AMERONGEN, Jan. 18-—The ex.| Xaiser’s guard has been increased,| against unemployment. lence the officials called the police re- serves who checked the mob. FORMER C CONSUL TO MEXICO DIES He thanked the Fearing vio-| lied nations for havine chosen Paris | {for the important work, praised the ;allied armies. which had preserved! | the capital of France from the enemy | jand said in part | “France has borne enormous sacri- fices, altho she had not the slichtest soon as the senate pa: resnonsibilitv for the friehtful catas- APPROPRIATION BILL FOR FAIR IS INTRODUCED Eighty-eight Thousand to Cover Deficiencies and 1919 *Ex- penses with One--Sixth Mill Levy is Asked (Special to the Tribune) CHEYENNE, Wyd., Jan. 18.— Representative Brubaker introduced a bill today appropriating $38,000 to cover deficiencies of the state fair and $50,000 for the 1919 fair and providing a levy of one-sixth of a million for the maintenance of future fairs. | The house today passed the $60,000 bill carrying the expense of the s ; sion, It now. goes to. the anata | where it probably will be passed Mon- The house today also authorized the employment of two attorne | advise the legislators on bills. N | Corthell of Laramie and M. A. K of Cheyenne, will be appointed s the m Ewart introduced a bill increas- ure, IN WASHINGTON (\trophe which has overwhelmed the’ ing the salary of the attorney general (By The Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—John R, Silliman, United States cpnsu at Guadalajara and prominent Ameri- can representative in the Huerta regime in Mexico died pMexicoldieditedey- REVOLT IN RUSS CAPITAL TAKES FORM OF CRISIS y United Pres STOCKHOLS, Jan. 8. T8—An up- rising has occurred in Petrograd, | | forcing the Bolsheviki to retreat in Esthonia, says a Helsingfors dispatch. | It is believed the Bolshevik need! strong forces to suppress the upris- ing. It is reported the Bolsheviki | are willing to cease world propaganda | \U. S. TO FORCE BOARD AWARDS y The Annoctated Prean.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—The | power of the navy department will | be used to force acceptance by the! {companies with which it has con-| tracts to enforce awards, LABOR BUREAU TO BE OPENED | IN FEW DAYS, Herman H. Tappert, examiner in! charge of the Casper branch of the! \U. S, Employment office arrived in Casper this morning to sobea a fonds quarters here. Quarte: | ployment office have tae caer ne |the Kimball building and will be the war board! important | \. | The service rendered by the employ- | ment agency will be absolutely free |to both employe and employer and Mr. Tapperl urges anyone in need | of help or a position leave their ap- plication at the local office. —— ee, | ready for business in a few = William “Missou” Hine: vice-} the principle of self-determination| question of rules of warfare by sea | fearing an armed German Bolshev‘k) ident of the E. T. Williams Oil com-| should be given full play and freedom! of transit both by rail and waterways. | She desires, it is stated, to see she considers’ quite separate and as! requiring discussion, but she hopes | the causes of war will be removed, attempt to seize him for a secret | trial in Germany and death thru | night where he has been attending scheme to blow up the castle. | pany, returned from Denver last the stock show. | universe. And at the moment when | to $6,000 a year. The house adjourn- ithe evcle of horror is ending, all rhe ed at noon until pMonday: |Powers whose delegates are asse: bled here may acquit themselves ‘Of anv share in the crisis which has re--, sulted in so unprecedented a disaster. What gives you authority to estab- | jlish @ peace of justice is the fact} ijthat none of the poonles of whom jyou are delegates has had any part| lin unjueties: ere is no need of further intor-| eres or of special inquiries into} \he origin of the drama which has just shaken the world; truth, bathed | ‘n blood. has already escaped from the imperial archives.’’ in the hope of first IMMIGRATION BUREAU T0 BE MAIN FACTOR STATE DEVELOPMENT, 15 CLAIM [Specint to! CHEYENN Carey and J. D. 18.—Governor rk, the latter com conquering the |Missioned by Governor Houx to con hegemonv of Eurove’ and next! fer, with Secretary Lane on the in- the mastery of the world, the central terior department soldier settlement }empires, bound end force a way to the east. together by secret |Plans, addressed a largely jnlot, found the most abominable of Meeting of legislators and ot inretexts for trying to crush Serbia,|the Industrial club, At the /Some detail typ attendea ‘sat explaining in proposed activity |samotime they ‘disowned {the most Attorney Clark explained the con solemn undertakings in order to Stitutional difficulties in the way of ans Belgium and force their way Wyoming co-operating entirely alo jinto the heart of France. These are these lines, but expressed the o j/ion that ample room for full develop- ox |if the Allies make peace with Russia. jpinforgetiable outrages which opened ho way to aggression. ment could be had thru a revival of |. “If, after long vissitudes, those | the state immigration bureau, prop |&no wished to begin by the sword | erly equipped with funds, in connec \have perished by the sword, have only themselves to blame. they | tion with the suggestion of Governo They | Carey for a co-ordination of th jhave been destroyed by their own reau with the proposed depz | blindness. }of agriculture. Mr. Clark will draw -_— §up a bill incorporating these activi | The Casper Cump of the Modern ties, which will be submitted to the Woodmen of American installed their new officers at the annual meeting last night. Following the installation | of officers a business and social meet- | ing was held. The campaign which | was recently waged for new members | is showing good returns. W. R. Kapper of Denver, a Sree leeestise of T. L. James & Co. of, Kansas City, is visiting his sister, | Mrs. Bert Wagner, this week, com-|unteers are joining the colors to prc session shortly. W .L ENGENDER fs: WENGE SPIRIT ; WERS GERMAN Allied Leader Warns Against Chance of Second Conflict (By Un Yj end TREVES, Jan. 18.—Warn- ing that Germany may attempt to force a second world war within a few years, Marshal Forch told American newspa- per men today that France must hold the entire west bank of the Rhine to protect he If and eali- ed upon the Allies to establish a new “watch on the Rhine.” M which the frontier natural civilization, will protect Rhine.” GERMANY WOULD NEVER FORGET LOSS, ASSERTION COBLENZ, Jan. 18.—If Rhine- land is taken from Germany, as Mar- shal Foch suggests, a spirit of revenge will be engendered, a spirit that will bring another war, Governor Groote of the Rhenish province told the United Press. “The territory on the left bank of the Rhine belongs to Germany and is thoroughly German," said Groote. ‘Germany would never for- yet such a severance and a reunion with Germany would be the object of our most ardent hopes and en- deavors.”” FAILURE TO DELIVER WILL L D TO BREAK The Associated PARIS, Jan. 18,—Mar: hal Foch, according to the Matin, will break off the armistice with Germany if the conditions of the armistice are not fulfilled. The allied commande: chief, the newspaper adds, does not believe the Germans exaggerate when they ery “famine.” Germany still possesses an army, the Marshal declared, but the allies hold the Rhine, which continues a formidable strate 1 barrier, a CONTINUOUS RENEWAL OF ARMISTICE IS PROVIDED PARIS, Jan. 18—An agreement for renewal of the German armistice signed by Mrshal Foch, Acf Browning and German armistice commissioners Thursday, provided for a renewal of the armistice from time to time after the month for which the runs until the conclusion of peace, subject to the approval of the allied governments. — U.S. CONTROL OF MEAT INDUSTRY IS THOT URGENT (hy United Press) WASHINGTON, | 18, tional disclosures showing t extension for effective leg GERMAN VOLUNTEERS J01N THE COLORS TO MEET POLE INVADER (By Associated Presx.) BERLIN, Jan. 17 (Delayed) —Vol om Bolsheviki and Pole hteen div of Pol reression. @ about io} |r. Be business and pleasure tour. |tect the boundaries of East Prussia.” ne Oke ne D ned to appeal to for protection AMERICAN FORCES IN EUROPE T0° BE REDUCED TO MINIMUM, REPORT WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.— American forces. in France and oc- Independent bknecht was Sociz not trying Freiheit of Ber to begin a cen on workers official reports. (By United Press) all the | BERLIN, Jan. ——Spartacan cupied territory of Germany are to be reduced to minimum strength, “consistent with our national obli- gations” General March announced that General Pershing had ad- vised him. He said America’s share of strength to be maintained by the Allies would be far less than thirty divisions given in the | The demobilization of | army in the United States has been ordered, General March an- nounced, with the exception of regular army regiments needed, for camp guard purposes and vari- ous detachments necessary to con- tinue the demobilization process. The total now listed for demobil- ization is 1,177,000 men. |rioters are causing disorders in vari- lous parts of Germany. A number of |Spartacans attacked the Hotel Vieg- ner at Breslau where the campaign bureau cf the German Democratic varty was located. After demolish-- ing the interior they attempted to set the hotel on fire, but were dispersed lby government troops.