Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1922, Page 2

EASTLAEWTIE ACANSTMISS KN - Note Written to Him by Nurse While in Jail Also Read. By a Staft Correspondent. MONTROSS, Va., May 1.—Facing the woman charged with the murder of his wife, Margaret L. Eastlake, Roger 1. Eastlake, chief petty officer, U. 8. N., hilmgell acquitted of complicity n the crime, took the stand today to testify against Miss Sarah . Knox. The witness gave his zge as thirty- three years, ‘and said that he was em- ployed at present-in the Washington navy yard as chief mechanic of avia- tion. Detailing his actions on the da: the murder, the W said after breakfast with his wife he left by the front doér, saw no one around ther house, and walked down the boardwalk. “In about three minutes 1 heard cries frow the dircction of my neighbors, the.Govts. it sounded like a child’s cry,” he declared. Eastlake: ‘qualified his testimony a second later by saving the sounds were more like screams, as if the person‘was crying in a rage. He said he armfved at the boat at about eigh.- een ;to twenty minutes to 6. He then/ described who were on boarc whefi he got there and sald that he talked to Capt: Robey, in charge i thejlaunch, and told him that he would retitn in ‘the afternoon. Eastlake testifled that he was about to gescend the stairs of the boat when 2 one callpd to him and told him @ was warted at home. “I% was Willlam Carruthers.” sald Eaftlake. “He told me that my wife “had: been murdered, and said ‘that woman {is there’ I asked him what woman and as far he said Miss Kuo: ! ‘Returns to Home. ‘The ‘witness zaid he then accom- panied 'G_.‘l'flllherl to the home of Dr. W. L. Brept. “Catching up with Mrs. Carruthers,” ,said the witness, she told me that ‘that woman is up there flourishing a gun.'” Eastlake said he then went to his was mgt by Miss Knox who AT 4 3 ' wito can be your y. I must have a talk with you"” I brushed her aside and went in search for my wife. I tried to open the door to go in where she lay, but sqme one caught hald of me and told me I could not go'in. I asked if she ‘were dead and was told that she was.” The witness then.said. he asked for his children and learned they were at the home of Mrs. Goyt, ' “I went there at once,” said the witness, “and asked them if they had heard any pistol shots that morning.’ Little Roger id they had not. “I then went back to the house and ordered Detective T. K. Boulware to arrest Miss Knox. I.told him that he ‘would find a pistol and some dope on her person, which he did when he k her into custody. | Tnat as I can remember]!‘ ol $“T then got my gun and-found thap| it'was intact. I looked at my wife; her body was in a heap and was told not to touch anything. I then went out to talk with my children again. 2 y told me that Miss Knox had called him that morning, while Margaret, the little girl, sald that a, person wearing a raincoat that looked like her daddy had thrown down. Next I investigated sev- eral articles in the house and went {assure the inhabitants ttat all prop- {that civilians are in no danger. Gains in Battle for Peking Wu Pel-Fu's objective is to get con- trol of Peking and the government finances, while Chang Tso-Lin's pur- pose is to reunite the country. The fighting is due to their personal rivalry. SEES CHINESE BATTLE. (Contirued from First Pag.) notable success by a sudden attack. ‘He dispersed Wu Pel-Fu's 26th Di- vision, which became panic-stricken and fled from the battlefield. Many of the deserters were shot by troops coming up toward the front. Other divisions in this theater of the war were pressed Into service by Wu Pei- Fu, who is now attempting desper- | American Naval Attache Looks On ately to recover the lost ground. Gen. Wu Pel-Fu attempted 2 double From Automébile. ' attack, striking the enemy boldly on both flanks and .then concentrating ! ' ine Ascclated Prews. L e his crack troops for a blow at Chang PEKING, April 30 — Commanded anticl Ve - a . nticipated this move one J4, M ghd; : todny from the batticfleld. The auto- vance, thus upsetting Wu Pei-Fu's; e caloulations, The so-called Christian | Mobile he used flow the American general, Feng Yub-Slang, who is di- | recting the operations around Chang ! Teintein, made o determined attemp ccased during the last thircyaix lust night to penetrata Gen. Chang hours. From a hiilside overlooking Tso-Lin's northern line. Airplanes the Hun river he witnessed the ob- dropped bombs on the Fengtal sta-:STRtiOns of both armies, with Chang ton, but there were no casunlties, | T80-Lin's troops holding the village : of Changsinticn and the Wu Pel Fu Wu Reasaures Ctvillans. forces two miles southward fighting Temporarily Chang Tso-Lin is win- | desperately to advance. ad ning, but Wu Pel-Fu's commai ! “Smoke from the cannon envelo g, but Wu Pel-Fu's commanders Wil jeu; shells were bursiing in i the trenches} camels were to be seen be respected and!transporting guns to varfous points {and refugees were observed running For the first time since the estab- | qm Uhelf Momew, - @ \mdea were lishment of the republic Chinese sol- | jisorvea by Commander Hutchins. diers have displayed fighting efi-| poacr¥eq O¥ CONCE re shelling g He reported that firing had not erty rights will ciency. The present attitude of the .04 The relative positions of rival commanders indicates that it' oo, treas: not seem to rival commanders Indicates that It the contending forces did no Lo | have changed materially since dent Hsu SLih-Chang has Issued a statement in which he says that e fPrttly hegan. belleves the fighting will be over in! Ciaht “days. "Fhe ‘eople of Pening, GUNBOATS AT TIENTSIN. are not frightened. The number of | police has been increased to 17,000 The city gates are closed and stron ly guarded, being opened only to ad- mit wounded soldiers and civillan refugees. Al the French and British Craft Arrive, Martial Law Pending. By the Assoclated Press. TIENTSIN, April 30—French and British gunboats have arrived here. legations are increasing their guard. The force at the Amer-; ican legation has recelved an addi-|Another American gunboat is expect- tion of 350 men. Arrangements have ed. been made to protect forelgn life and| The forelgn consuls met today to roperty. Both the contending gen-|consider the question of proclaiming erais have assured the diplomatic.martial law in the concessions and body that forelgners would not be,for the purpose of requisitioning molested. Telegrams from the United . means of transport. States asking as to the safety of| It is said to be the plan of Chang- americans here show an anxiety not|{Tso-Lin to place a censorship over warranted by the situation. the posts and telegraph. The Man- An unconfirmed report was received | churian leader remained on his spe- here today that Wu Pel-Fu was shot.cial train at Chunliancheng, thus and slightly wounded by a would-be plocking traffic at Shanhalkwan. assassin who was captured and ex- | BOMB MISSES MARINES. eculte‘d. ien. Cha.nlt’l;:o-un!':dcl':fik; divisions have not yet been used. His troops are equipped with modern Plane of Chi-Li Said to Have Fallen weapons of all kinds while Wu Pei- o Fu's forces carry omly rifles and Near Their Train. bayonsts. LONDON, May 1.—An airplane used by the Chi-Li forces, flying from Tao- The writer visited the Fengtien > f u C] 3 O SO Sl i D nearrying a detachment of Ame- e marines to Peking, says a dis- the courtesy of the officers, the effi- clency of the artillery and the good |.icy to the London Times from Pe- king. work done by the Red Cross. Peas- HUGHES IS UNDECIDED. ants were Iimpressed as stretcher bearers and transport workers. Women in the villages were cooking for the Fengtien troops. The defeat of Chang Tso-Lin at Changtsintein is not regarded as im- vortant, as the position evacuated had no strategic value. The retire- ment was for the purpose of checking Wu Pei*Fu's advance. Wu Pel-Fu is adopting the tactics e used in the Anfu war to advance, fall back and lead the enemy into a trap. Chang Tso-Lin Is not advancing and Wu is in @ quandary, not know- ing whether to advance or retreat. U. S. Legation Plea for Another Warship Unanswered. Decision on the request of ' the American legation at Peking for an- other warship at Tientsin has not yet been reached, State Department offi- clals sald today. Secretary Denby, | testifying before a Senate committee, said the request had not vet been 1aid before the Navy Department. FEDERAL WORKERS BRYAN IN APPEAL FOR GENOA ENVOY Letter to President Begs U. S. to Send Adviser Wi.th No Binding Powers. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Neb., May 1.—In a letter to President Harding which he made public here Willlam J. Bryan urged that a representative of the United States be sent to the Genoa confer- ence, not necessarily to bind this country to the conclusions of that conference, but to advise with the {nations of Europe in an effort to in search for my raincoat. kept.in the box of the side car of my motor. They were not there. I dld not know what to think or do, so I waited for the authorities to com Bloody Water in Sink. ~The witness said that it was Miss Knox who called attention to the hloody water in“ghe sink. Ho de- talled having luncijat Colonial Beach with Lieut. Greén ¥nd Dr. Duff, after which he attended the coroner's in- quest and heard some one say: “Ar- rest those two people and you will have the right parties.” The witness ssid that in company with Misg Knox he was taken to the Montrose jail. and that on the way Miss Knox told him not to worry; that they had nothing on him. Asked by Commonwealth Attorney Mayo if ox made any further state- mdnt to him while in jail, Eastlake “Yes. That night in jail I broke down and cried. She tried to pacify me. 1 was trying to think how cer- tain® articles I had never seer Dbe- |bring about the rehabilitation of the fore had gotten into my house. She ! world. asked me what I was thinking of, ‘Was It the hatchet? and had I ever seen it before.” Eastlake said that Miss Knox sent Bhim three notes while in jail, two of which he had destroyed. - One, the witness said, mentioned where a package of letters to his wife were: | the second Included a statement from |2 the nurse saying that if the worst came to worst, she would acknowl- edge committng the crime. The third asked me what I was thinking about and‘I told her I was trying to think ‘where the bloody pistol came from. “She then wrote, saying, ‘1 would Mr. Bryan wrote the President it was a “national and international calamity” that the United States did not enter the league of nations, the :ponnlblhly for which, he sald, rests “about equally with the republicans democrats.” "dBn( the mistake of the past,” he adds, “should not prevent wiser ac- !tion In the present and future.” He quotes from the speech of Lloyd George at Genoa, in which the Brit- iish prime minister deplored the ab- sence of the United States at the con- not_put too much Stock in that pis- | ference, and adds: b ] d George, is dealing with 3 He o % aitustion and he needs very trying s Ao eln of the United States. It Would not hurt us to have a repre- sentative there if he went empowered Note Is Produced. At this juncture Mr, Mayo produced a note which was identified by the witness as one of those written by |to advise only and with the under- Miss Knox to him while in jail. Its | standing that our nation is not bound contents were: “I had a revolver|py any conclusions reached, except as similar to that left at Colonial Beach ! gur people, acting through Congress in June. If this should prove the!anq the President or at a referen- same as it may, if it is a plant, it {gum, may expressiy approve. will prove bad for you and me Don't “Failure of the United States to cqucontrate on the ravolver.? entep the league of nations was a Eastlake admitted th-t the nurse|patinal and an International calam- helped his wife in giving advice | ity. the responsibility for which was when members of her family were |divided between the refusal of re- publicans to ratify the covgnant Without reservations and the refusal of the democrats to ratify the treaty Jith reservations. The covenant was 20 much more {mportant than’ the res- ervations that it was unspeakable folly for either side to subordinute the idea of international co-operation to the minor details about which they aiftered. “But & mistake in the past should not prevent wiser action in the pre: ent and future. It matters littl Whether it is called a league of ni tions, or an association of nations, or anything else. Our nation should use its Influence in aiding to secure world eace. “Mr. President, your sense of re- sponsibility to God must soon compel you to propose an appeal to the estranged nations to forget the past and begin the work of friendly co- operation in the upbuflding of Europe. You made a splendid beginning in calling the arms conference, but what will its work avall if Europe is to become again a slaughterhouse? “You are a man of prayer, Mr. President—you are the first President to include the Lord’s prayer in a public address; I beg you to ask for guidance in this world crisis, ‘Who knoweth whether thou art not come ln‘l'l:a Kingdom for such a time as this? The witness described his relations with the defendant. Throughout the entire hearings the defendant never owed her eves to divert m the ‘witness. Eastlake was most cool and gave his answers in a straightfor- ‘ward manner. W, C. CONGRESS PARTY VIEWING FLOODS By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May l.—Inspec- tion by a congressional deiegation of flood conditions along the Mississippi river began today with the arrival of ten members of the House and two members of the Senate—Senators Ransdell, Louisiana, and McKinley, Iliinols, and Representatives Hum- phries, Mississippi; Wilson, Louisiana; Jefters, Alabama; Crampton, Mich- igan; Temple, Pennsylvania; Vestal, | “wit! nces of e a Indiana; Brooks, Illinois; Barbour, my’v:e: President, TS Y Underhill, Massachusetts,| *Yours very truly, and Garner, Texas—to board the “WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN." Mississipp! river commission steamer| Mr. Bryan left here late last night DMissi: for Kansas Cit; districts from Memphis to the gulf. Plaus for the stay of the @elcgation in Memphis included an inspection | GIFT FOR PRESIDENT'S YACHT of levees along the Arkansas side of the river opposite this city, and & hearing aboard the Mississippl. Leaving Memphls, the delegation will make its first stop at Helens late this evening, and before leaving that eection a visit to the Old Town levee, where protective barriers have been consiructed to hold back the flood, which threatened the main em- bapkment several weeks. From Hel- ena the party will go to Greenville by boat; from Greenville to Vicks- burg by train, thence, by train, through overflowed lands to Yazoo City, back to Vicksburg, where the Mississipp! will again be boarded and the trip down the river continued, with Natchez and the recent break at. Ferriday, L&, the next stop anned. O " Minister Dominicl of Venezuels, ac- compa. icd by 3 cr-tary Denby, presents ed to President Harding today a small bronse reproduction of the statue of Gen. Simon Bolivar, the Venesuelan which was unvelled last Central Park in New York city. The gift will be placed on the presidential yacht Mayfiower. HARDINGS IN BIBLE SOCIETY. NEW YORK, May 1.—The American Bible Society -announced today that President and Mrs. Harding had be- come life members of ‘the organiza- tion. They joined at the request of sixtv-eigh -vesr-old woman mem- ber. who sald she had campaigned and voted for the President. isoclation, and Charles A. JOIN IN PROTESTING AGAINST TAX PLAN (Continued from First Page.) purpose of crystallizing public senti- ment. into a definite line of action against the tax propo: The resolutions point out: “That the current District appro- priation bill, as completed by the con- ferees of the two houses of the Con- gress, provides practically a new plan of taxation and fiscal relations be- tween the United States government and the government of the District of Columbia; and that the proposed change is most radical and the cit- izen part of the District of Columbia has not been afforded. opportunity to be heard on_the case." The Real Estate Board decided to “petition and urge the Congress to delay action on the proposed change of the fiscal relations until such time 1s the entire matter can be thorough- 1y discussed and all parties interested in same can be afforded an oppor- tunity to be heard.” The adopted morion urged upon Con- gress and the officials of the District of Columbia and pointed out to them the disastrous effect the proposed legis- lation would have on the already acute rental situation in the District of Co- .umig. “We are convinced, it stated, “that no action could be taken at this|sj time which would aggravate this rental situation _so much as the proposed change. Not only would the increased tax be reflected in increased rents, but what is probably of greater importance, the abnormally high tax proposed would, we belleve, discourage capital from building operations and would drive it into other sources of Invest- ux- Xempced 1S su - municipal and government issues.” as 1 wr sol -d. t-L in the opinion of the real estate board, “the citizen body of Washington is entitled to ample time to present their views on this most important matter, inas- S!South China Forces Making I | much as they are without direct repre- mentation in the Congress and have therefore been precluded from oppor- tunity to be heard on this most im- portant matter. Coples of this resolution were sent to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate, the Speaker ot the House, the chairmen of the respective District committees and the board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Citive: Conference. The letter regarding the citizens 'yjations, though they are divided conference was sent by special de- livery to Thomas Bradley, president of the Washington Board of Trade; Albert Schultols, president of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce; Anton Stephan, president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- clation; John B. Larner, president of the District of Columbia Bankers' As- Ker, pres- ident of the Federation of Citizens' Assoclations. The letter was signed by.John A. Petty, executive secre- o, It follows: “The s 1 committee appointed by President Boss in connection with the proposed changes in taxation for the District of Columbia directed me to request you to appoint & small com- mittee from your organization to meet in joint conference with -the special committee of the Real Estate Board and other civic organizations in the offices of the Washington Real Estate Board, 1319 F street north- west, Tuesday, May 2, at 3:30 p.m. “The importance of this matter need not be emphasized, and the need for immediate co-ordinated action of all civic organisations is therefore apparent.” e committee lfpolnted today to take part in the joint conference to- sists of R. L. llcxoavkr. chairman; J. C. Weedon, Harry Boss, John L. Weaver and Morton J. Luchs. — POLICE BATTLE ANARCHISTS. SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 30.—Anarch- ists and communists in & May day eve demonstration came _into _collision withe the police, into whose ranks they threw & bomb. The police opened fire with their revolvers. Two persons were killed and many injured KILLS 12-FOOT SHARK. * PHILADELPHIA, May 1.—A twelve- foot shark, said to have been of the man-eating varlety, was t al killed in the Delaware river, at Ta- cony, & northern subucb. first time s shark had ever bee: in that part of the D:hvuv It was the | mear x Mra. Oswald Chew of Phil Arlington national cemete; 1 Service League, now % adelphin, Pa., places a wreath on the grave of America’s unknown wsoldier I-e-.:r'r‘;t e‘:e 150 women killed overseas. A tribute from the Women's Overseas on y. THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1922, WOMAN WORLD WAR HEROINES HQNORBD. 2 SECRET GERMAN MILITARY TREATY DENIED BY RUSSIA (Continued from First Page.) Plus praising the efforts of the con- ference evoked expressions of grati- fication from the chief delegates, who looked upon it as contributing to an eventual amicable understanding. The draft of the private property article to be embodied in the pro- posals. to Russia, drawn up by the experts, was submitted to the allied conferees today and provoked s lively discussion,” Belgium objecting to the draft as unsatisfactory. It was de- cided, ~therefors, that the experts should re-examine the draft and make ' another report later in the day. LONDON, May 1.—The Genoa cor- respondent of the Daily Mail {8 au- thority for the statement that a pri- vate agreement has been reached by ! Esthonia, Lithuania and Latvia tend- ing toward closer harmony in their foreign relations. The agreement, he £ays, is likely to bring them closer to !a new Russo-German combination |and detach them from any co-opera- tion with Poland in eastern European relations. Letter From Pope. Hope for the sucoessful outcome of the Genoa conference as a notable ald in achieving the establishment of peace on a secure basis was expressed by Pope Pius in his notable letter to Cardinal Gasparri, which has created such deep interest in conference cir- cles here. The text of the letter read “The keen desire by which we are animated to see established in the world a new peace which does not merely consist in a cessation of hos- tilities, but principally in spiritual reconciliation, causes us to fn'ow wth solicitous attention, in fact with anxious trepidation, the work of the Genoa conference. “We have already invited our faith- ful people to Invoke with fervent prayer the benediction of God on this conference. We cannot hide the in- tense satisfaction we feel at seeing removed, thanks to the good will of all, the serious obstacles which from the very beginning seemed to make the possibility of agreement remote. Plea for New Era. ‘“Nobody, in fact, can doubt that the happy issue of such a great as- semblage, which includes representa- tives of all the civilized nations, will mark an historical date ror Christian civilization, especially in Europe, the people of which have suffered so much in past confli ts and throneh its recent and most deplorable conse= quences, and nghli, dosre st through the agency of the confer- ence the danger of new conflagra- tions shall be removed as far as pos- . “May full ettainment, at least. pre- pare the basis for the future and not far distant advent of a new era of peace, of which one may say, with the Bible, that justice and peace have joined, remembering that the exi- gencles of justices must be tempered with charily. “Such a return to the mormal state of human relations in its essential elements, in conformity with the dic- tates of reason, which is also the Divine command, will work greatly to the advan of both conquerors and conquered, but especially to the ad- vantage of those unhappy popul: rions of eastern Europe, which, ready lald waste, by war, by inter- necine struggles and by religious persecutions are now, in addition descimated by famine and epidemics, while they embrace in their terri- tory so many sources of wealth that they might be strong elements in so- clal restoration. Danger if Conference Fails. “May our word of compassion and together with that of our redecessor, reach these ‘pop- 'rom co! lament our communion by an ancient differ- ence, and may these unhappy popula- tions also receive the ardent desire {of our paternal heart to see them en- SCENE OF BATTLE FOR PEKING. oy, together with us, the same gifts of humility and peace which are ex- pressed by common participation in the holy mysteries. “And if by the helght of misadven- ture even in this conference, the at- tempts at sincere paclification &nd last- ing agreement should fail, who can think without trepidation how much the condition of Europe, already so deplorable and threatening, would be aggravated with the prospect of con danger of a conflagration which would in olve in fte ruins all Christian civilization?” New Influential Figure. A new figure stands out on the skyline of the Genoa conference. He is the Rev. Father Lulgi Sturzo, leader of the Itayan Catholic partw, and his views, uespite the fact that he has no official standing in the conference, are receiving close attention from the leaders of the various delegations. He favors establishment of a kind jof European federation, based on the principles of brotherly love, concilia- tion and co-operation, and he plans to visit the United States later to ipreach his ideals. !” saturday night he was a dinner guest of the British prime minister, Mr.. Lloyd George, and since his arrival In Genoa he also has con- ferred with Frank A. Vanderlip, American banker; lunched with Chan- cellor Wirth and’ Dr. Rathenau of the German delegation, dined with the Italian foreign minister, M. Schan- zer, and held lengthy conferences {with Premler Bratiano of Rumania and the delegates of Jugoslavia, Bel- glum and Holland. In all these leaders he has appar- ently had listeners eager for his views on the necessity of a “political inter- nationale” based on International as- pirations much_ loftier and broader than anything the world has yet seen. Long Road Ahead “People must not think the evils of the world’s suffering can be eliminat- ed at, a single stroke of a magic wand,” sald Father Sturzo to the cor- respondent. “The Genoa conference is only the first step on a long road —only the beginning of a work which will lead after many years to the restoration of Europe and to & broth- erhood of peoples. “Once the foundation is lald in Genoa for a better understanding be- tween the countries of Europe, and of a more conciliatory spirit, the next step to be taken will be the recon- struction of Germany, which will be advantageous not only to Germany herself, but also to the other Euro- pean countries, especially Germany's neighbors, and above all, France. “It will probably be another con- ference which will deal with this subject when the time is ripe for it and when present resentments are smoothed down. Meanwhile I am working Indefatigably for consum mation of what call a political internationale.” World Organisation Desired. He explained that by this he meant a world organization Inspired by Christian principles, though not nec- essarily aiming at the spread of the Catholic religion. He wanted to unite the parties of all countries which have ideals similar to his own—name- ly, that everybody should wish the best for theilr own country, but simul- taneously strive for the betterment of all peoples. Already, he said, he had received adhesions from all the countries of Europe except France and England, and he was going to those countries about the end of M He had received adhesions also from South American countries, but not from the United States. “First, 1 want to establish a kind of European federation, and then I will visit the United States and pur- sue my labors there,” he said. Father Sturzo is regarded by his countrymen as a true apostle. He is over fifty years of age, but looks about thirty-five. riest at an early He became a age. Joining the Christian democracy movement, he rose to leader and this led him into politics. He was elected to the city council of Caltagirone, Sicily, his native town, and served as mayor for fifteen years. As his fame spread his power grew and he finally became leader of the Catholic or popular party. Map shows Gen. attack Wu Pel-Fu, commander of the south China forees, nmcnu-:'n&..nmmq-.n 3 an Tumm tinually increasing suffering and thej’ i I OVERSEAS WOMEN 10 AID DISABLED Convention Delegates Call Work Undone—Officers at White House. Memories of days behind the lines in France, when Réd Cross nurses and Salvation Army lassies and the other women of mercy took some of the sting out of war, were recalled today when delegates to the Women's Overseas Service League reunion gathered at the Y. W. C. A. Dressed today In fashionable tweeds, where once they wore the trim uniform of the American Red Cross or served as workers or Knights of Columbus workers, or in any of the other women's divisions, the delegates to the second annual ::nv:lnl:lobn xd!lt:l.lued the progress of ° efore Congress to t charter to the lu‘u‘: SR Plan Farther Usefulness. The convention is to last three days, during which officers will give reports showing work still to be done 1 | ED BRIBES HERE SEEN BY GOMPERS Laborite Says Soviet Recog- nition Propagandists Spending Millions. By the Associnted Press. CHICAGO, May 1.—Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation | of Labor, yesterday issued a state- ment declaring that recognition by the United States of the bolshevik tyranyy in Russla would be a “need- less and base betrayal of civilization.” Declaring that American public life was being flooded with propaganda and that “predatory international finance has its appetite up and be- lleves it sces loot In Russin,” he a: serted that nothing “would be more fraught with disaster to humcnity than American recognition of the bol- shevik power in any form." A fund of millions of dollars, he a iserted, wus being used in the Unit | States for bolsnevik propaganda, out of which “bribes have been offered in {places where the Amcrican people can il afford betrayal.” President Gompers® part, follow: “A’ number of persons have asked me whether, in_the event that Er {1and and otlier European nations rec- | ognize the bolshevik government, the | United States should not follow the example. Disaster to Humanity. ! | “I can think of nothing that would ! {be more fraught with disaster to hu- | manity than American recognition of | the bolshevik power in any form—| | whether by entering into anoth economic conference at which Ameri- | ca would sit cheek by jowl with so- | viets, or in any other manner. { “I 'know of nothing more cynical than the attitude of Furopean states- men and_financiers toward the L sian muddle. Essentially it Is the| purpose as laid down at Genoa, to place Russia in economic vassalage and give political recognition In ex- change. Recognition in exchange for concessions. They know immediate trade is not to be had, but they know that eventually they can get at the gold, the coal, the oil, the | timber and “futuro products of tke soil. i “Russta herself is on the bargain | counter behihd which stands Lenin | as a bandit merchant, to take what| he can get and what will serve his| purpose in exchange for the herituze of a people rendered helpless Ly him and his. “American business s asked to join | i nthat helpless esc.pade, that mis- erable and contemp!ible business, the | looting of that vast domain, and to | facilitate its efforts certain Ameri- | fcan bankers, engaged in mortgaging | the world, are willing to sow among thoir own people the fiendish anti- democratic propaganda of bolshevism, { subsidizing, buying, intimidating, ca- ‘joling. There are splendid and not- | Iable exceptions, but the great powers | {of the American-Anglo-German financ- | ing combinations have set their faces | toward the prize displayed by a peo- ple on their knees. Proof of Propaganda. “Bolshevik propaganda has been or- ganized exactly along the lines of | |pre-war European intrigue, over- | | looking nothing that went to make jup the old internativnal German and { Russian espionage system. It is im- ipossible to violate confidences, but 1 | statement, in {warm friend; his wife, in helping the wounded soldiers in |31 EOINE to make here certain stute- the United States. These women do not feel as if their task ended "nver; there.” ! Miss Margaret Lambie, chairman of | the committee In charge of the con- vention here, stated today that the ( purpose of the meeting is to rededi- cate the efforts of those who served | overseas to assist disabled former | service men still undergoing treat- | ment and to all classes of emergency :30_ o'clock this after: Presi@ent Harding received the na- tional officers of the league, including Mrs. Oswald Chew of Radnor, Pa.| natlonal president; Miss Rose Glass | of Seattle, Miss Miriam Heermans, Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. S Ware. | Robinsdaie, Mra Bdwara o | . S vice presidents; Miss Dorothea Denys, | Washington, D. C., recording secre- tary; Miss Mary A. Bogart, New York | city, corresponding secretary, and| Miss Sibyl Richards, Boston, treas- urer. H Gen. Pershing is to speak at a mass meeting to be held at Central High ; School tonight, where he will greet | all women who served in the Ameri- | can expeditionary forces in the war. | Sir Aukland Geddes, the British am- | bassador, and M. Jules Jusserand,| the French ambassador, are to speak. | Mrs. Chew is to preside. ! Memorial for Overseas Men. The delegates 'yesterday held me: morial services in the Arlington Am- phitheater for the overseas women who died in the service and paid trib- | apd press onward | wou ute to the unknown soldier by plac- | ing a wreath of lilies on the gonl:b. 3 Rev. Dr. John Van Schaick m: the memerial address in the amphi-} theater. “It 18 needless to tell of the | wonderful work that was carried on , by the women of this country during | the world war,” he said; “of how they | sacrificed to help the fighters who | :l;l'a in the t.r'unm- on the other ide. “When the boys returned from| France to go to their homes and ;en- ple they spoke the highest of those women who #derved them—how they furnished them with food and were always willing to help. There were those women who were decorated and there were those who were situated too far up on the front, who could not be decorated, but they were all alike yfrer Oswald Ch s. OBW! ew of Philadelphi: president of the organisation, out lined the work to be taken up at the reunion In a brief address. A musical program was given in conriection with the ceremonies by Mrs. Rose Maxwell Dickey, who play- ed a violin solo, and Miss Lucig Max- well, who recently made her debut, sang a solo that brought applause from many in the nt{grin'. includ- 88 ing Gen Pershing. 7 the acco! Elizabeth lowing the ceremonies in the theater, by Mrs. Chew and Miss Mar- garet Lamble, president of the Wash- ington chapter. —— MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT, MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Victim Claims He Was Attacked on Street—Roomers Hear Shots in House. ‘Walter Anderson. thirty-three years old, who told the police he came here from Illinéis and said his father re- sides in Providenc: L, was taken to Emergency Hospital last night from & rooming house at 459 Mis- souri avenue and treated for a dan- gerous bullet wound in his chest. Detectives Thompson and_Embrey and Precinct Detective Guy Rone are trying to solve the mystery of the affair. The wounded man told the detecti that he was on the street when he was shot, but neighbors heard reports of two shots in the house, it was reported, and there is a bullet hole in the ceiling of the room occupled by Anderson. Five men who sald they are William F. Mullen, Harry E. Carpenter, Hugh McGuire, George J. Moore and William Nester were pending an in- vestigation. A message was sent by the wounded to his father in Providence, telling . _Detectives say they iexpect to make itional arresis. They |tunn¢ no trace of a pistol in the house. It was said at the hospital that the nded man's clof ahowed pow- der marks, indicating the shooting was at close range. 1 e ments on this point for which I have ample proof: “First. The bolshevik propaganda fund in the United States amounts to many millions of dollars, partly in cash deposits and partly in old crown and nobllity jewels. “Second. Bribes have been offered out of this fund. Bribes have been offered in places where the American people can ill afford betrayal. “Third. The -newspaper world, to which we must 1ook for information, 1s worm eaten with bolshevik friends and propagandists and still further eaten Into by immature reporters and editors who fall victims to deception or_blandishment. “Fourth: As a result, editoria] under- standing is offset by a great volume of znlsreporung and pro-bolshevik report- : | ng. “Fifth: Foreign correspondents are to an amazing degree addicts of the bolshevik dope habit, evidenced at the i o..en by obviously tainted cables from Genoa. Sixth: Most important is the espousal of the bolshevik cause by the group | of American-Anglo-German _ bankers, | who like to call themselves interna- tional financiers to dignify and conceal their _true function and limitation. Specifically, the most important bank- S i krou~ and speaking for this group Born in Germany, as it happens, | has issued orders to his friends and as- | sociates that all must now work for soviet recognition. “Seventh: _Prominent dignitaries, strong labor haters are putting forth | fresh_efforts in the bolshevist cause. Specifically, labor haters like the ex- governor of one of our western states, have joined the bolshevist supporters in the great campaign to secure Amer- an_recognition. “Efghth: A fresh flood of ‘no-we-are- & accounts has been poured out of the Moscow propagandd machine | into the ears of the world. News-; papers publishing these acounts, forget | that it is but a month since Lenine said: ‘We countered the fight against us by instituting terror, a threefoid terror. If it becomes necessary again | we will have it once more.’ “Ninth. A floou ot cavles has come to America about the relinquishment of censorship in Russia, though there has been no such thing. Only three months ago the soviets officially declared through Zinoview: ‘We are | not going to admit the existence of any Independent press. Our own press must clearly inform the work- ers and peasant.’ Reds Threaten Labor. “Tenth: W. Z. Foster, who had no money, went to Moscow and came back and announced that he was, building a great secret machine to undermine the American lator move- | ment and turn it over to the red internationale owned by Lenine. He began publication of ‘an expensive magazine and proclaimed ‘a thousand cret agents in a thousand commun- g 1ties.’ “Eleventh. European concession hunters and business representatives | on Genoa sub-committees are using | every effort to bring American busi- ness into line with European pro- Russian grab aspirations, as evidenced by their Invitation to the American sections of the newly created Inter- national chamber of commerce to meet with them for decision upon Russian and other problems. “Twelfth: The campaign organ- ized to her political power into the hands of pro-bolshevists contin- ues and with astounding results. Will our people helieve that an ardent and active pro-bolshevist utters supposed administration views, which are then widely printed as authoritative? “It is my understanding that Amer- jca stands by the policy that we can have no dealing with Russla until there is in that country & government answerable to the people put In ofiice by the people. Prime requisites are elections, free press, free assem- blage, free speech, none of which has since Lenin created his autoc- rac; ‘And Secretary Hughes, we may be sure, stands by his splendid declara- tion that even ‘if fundamental changes are contemplated,’ we must still have ‘convincing evidence of the consummation of such changes.’ ~I¢ it were possible to despair of the sound democratic faith ~f the American people, the situation today in relation to bolshevism would be most discouraging. I do not despair, put never since the assumption of racy ;:en so filled with peril.” Mr. Gompers came here Saturday to_addresi mass meeting of union labor organizations on the Landis ha building trades award, and after issuing yesterday’'s statement parted for t:; east. | 1ot the weneral Army schools, A. E. F., and sent to . E.F. STAFF CHIEF 'ANOREW DIES General Dies After Forty Years’ Army Service, Persh- ing at Death Bed. MAJ. GEN. JAMES W. McCANDREWS, Maj. Gen. James William McAn- drew, U. S. A., chlef of staff of the American expeditionary forces and commandant of the Army War Coi- lege, Washington barracks, and for nearly forty years prominently identi- i in military annals, died shortly before 11 o'clock last night at Walter Reed Hospital. Dexth came ufter an iliness of two and a half years, caused by arterio-sc and valvular heart disease, ending the life of one of the first great American leaders of the world war. Gen. John J. Pershing, a Mre, Nelll Elfzabeth McAndrew; two sisters, Mrs J. P. Creighton of New York and Mrs. John Hawley of Pennsylvania and Col. J. B. Gowen, executive officer of Washington barricks, were at the bedside. Funera! arrangements have not yet been compicted. but it ix known that the services will be held Wednesday, followed by interment in Arlingion national cemetery Under orders issued by the W partment today all troops cinity of Washington w pate in_the fu; Ge and senior officers statio ington will act as Lonorary bearers. Born in Pennsylvania. Gen. McAndrew, the son of 3 Iion ra daad hza (Cain) McAndrew was b 1862, at Hawley H. ived his preliminary ed- A ucation in the nublie £chools of Haw- ley and . Francis Xavier College New Y city. He was graduated from West Point in 1888, the twelfth in his class. A degree of LL.D. was given to him in 1418 by Fordham University. On the day of his grad- uation from the Unitcd States Mili- Academy he was commissioned second licutenant and assigned to the t Infantry, participating in Sioux Indian campaign of 1890-81. He was promoted first licutenant in 1895 and assigned to the 3d Infantry. He served in the Santiago campaign, Spanish-American war, and was en- gaged in the battle of El Caney and the battles before Santiago He went with the 3d Infantry to the Philip- pines and’ was promoted captain in 1899. He served as_quartermaster of the 3d Infantry in both the Santiago and Philippine campaigns, also of Bates' Independent Brigade and Division the Santiago campalgn. In the ippines he was engaged in action Caloocon and in the advance on M lolos. In 1801 he was detailed pay- master and served in that corps untit 1905. He was on duty at the school of the Line, Army Staff Coliege, and as instructor in the Army Service Schools during 1909-12, having been promoted major of infantry in 1911 He was honor graduate from the Army School of the iine in 1910, Army Staff College in 1911 and Army War College in 1913. He was on duty as instructor Army War College during 1912-14 and at Naval War College, Newport, summer of 1913. Promoted lieutenant colonel in 1916, he served on the general staff for a vear, and as assistant commandant and ‘com- mandant, Army Service Schools, and was then promoted colonel He was then assigned to the 1Sth Infantry for duty with the 1st Division to go to France in the American expedi- tionary forces. He was with this command until promoted brigadier general, National Krmy, in 1917, and was then assigned mand the 2nd Brigade, 1st Di- 4 10 vision. ‘World War Record. He was on duty in the srganization of 1st Corps schools, A. E. F. in France, during August-October. 1917, and was then detalled as commandant taff college and the ngres to organize, equip and in- stitute those schools. He was pro- moted major general in 1918. One month later he became chief of staff. A. E. F., continuing as such through- out the period of active operations in France. He was then detailed as commandant of the general staff col- lege (now the Army War College), Washington barracks, D. C. He was promoted major general, Regular Army, March 5, 1921. He was entitled to wear the cam- paign _badges of the In war, Spanish-American occupation and Philippine ion; also the victory medal of th allied forces in the war with Gers many. received the distingulshed service medal from the United Staies government and the following dec- orations from foreign governm.ents: Knight commander, Order of St Michael and St. George, Uriish gov- ernment; commander of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarps, Italian government: grand officer of the crown, Belgian government: com- mander of the Legion of Homor and croix de guerre with two palms, French govs=wament; Pyince Danilo I de Montenegro, from Montenegrin overnment. €He was a member of the Soclety of ! santiago, Society of the Carabao, So- clety of Indlan Wars, Catholic Club (New York clty), and Army and Navy Club (Washington). He married at Seranton, Pa., November 26, 1889, Nel- lie Elizabeth, daughter of John C. Roche, a resident of Scranton. They had one child, Mary Aloysis McAu- drews, who died in 1908. o Gen. McAnmdrews received the dis- tinguished service medal, with the following citation: “For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services as chief of Staff of the American expeditionary forces. The development of the Army sohools in France is largely due to his marked ability as an organizer and to his brilliant professional at- fainments. As chief of staff of the American expeditionary forces during the period of active operations he Has met every demand of his Impor- tant position; by his advice and de- cision he has materially contributed fo the success of these forces, and he has, at all times, enjoyed in full the confidence of the commander-in- chief.” J GIRL BAGS MOONSHINERS. Catches Outlaws After Several Days on Father’s Virginia Farm. MONTROSS, Va, May 1.—Miss Marion English, 'seventeen-year-old daughter of Lee English, after keep- ing vigll for several days, finally caught moonshin 1ling llquor‘ln a shack on her fa 's farm near Old- . Leaving her aged father to guard the outlaws, the girl reached a tele- phone and called Commonwealth At- torney Mayo. insurrec- {