Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Falr tonight and tomorrow; little change in temperature; probably frost tonight. four hours ended at 2 Highest, 63, at 4:15 p.m Temperature for twenty- p.m. today: . yesterday; lowest, 39, at 5:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Clu_iu N. Y~ Stocks IEd Bonds, Page 2 No. 28841. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D \-/ E WASHINGTON, MORE MINES SEZED INPLAN FOREARLY RUHR SUBMISSION Invading Troops Tighten Grip as Result of New Orders From Conferees. ALLIES DRAFTING TERMS TO BE READY FOR BERLIN Minimum to Be Within Bounds Fixed Last Year—50,000,000,000 Marks in Bonds. By the Associated Prees. ESSEN, April 17.—The authoritles of occupation have been tightening the hold on the Ruhr noticeably the last few days, and the adoption of even sharper measures is expected fn German quarters as the result of the Paris conference betwcen the representatives of France and Bel- glum. Gen. Degoutte's recent order for the selzure of coal in transport Inside the Ruhr has been applied with spe- cal force lately, and other steps have been taken to screw down the clamps on ali unauthorized traffic within the occupled zone. The occupation of the mines also has been extended, and the Germans expect the present week will see the taking over of a number + of additional pits by the occupying troops. TERMS TO BE DRAFTED. French and Belgians to Draw Up Minimum. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 17.—Louis Barthou, president and & French member of the reparation commission, and M De la Crolx, Belgian member of the commigsion, acting on the plan agreed to by the Belgian and French premiers at their conference here last week, are expected to draw up the minimum conditions the two allles can accept from Germany in settlement of the reparations ques- tion. A high spokesman for the French govermment today sald these condi- tions would be communicated to Great Britain and Italy, the other two allied powers, but perhaps not unti] Germany has made known that she is ready to resume payments. the terms in the meantime belng kept ecret to prevent the Germans from using them for the base of ma- neuvers. Plan Based on Reports, The plan, which will be based on warious reports furnished by tech- nicians of the foreign office, the min- istry of finance and the reparations commission, will be finally drafted Thursday at another meeting of Count Perett! de La Rocéa, director of political affairs of the foreign + office, and Jacques Sevdoux, financial adviser to the foreign office, at which | M. De Lasteyrie, minister of finance, who {s now in the Ruhr, also will be present. The text of the plan will be communicated to M. De la Croix, Bel glan member of the reparations com. mission, and M. Barthou, the French member of the commission, next week. 50,000,000,000 Marks Asked. The plan, according to present in- dications, will be within the limits fixed by the allies May 15, 1922. Ger- many would pay the A and B bonds to the amount of 50,000,000,000 gold "marks. The C bonds would not be issued, but would serve as compen- sation for inter-allled debts. In the schedule of May 5 Germany was given 2 maximum pertod of thirty-five vears in which to pay, which is an average of 3,500,000,000 gold marks annuaily. But as the evacuation of the Rubr is to be proportionate to German pay- ments, it would be to the interest of * the reich—and herein lies the new feature of the plan—to pay as quickly as possible, notably by organizing an international loan. | ABOLISH RHINE AUTHORITY.| By the Associated Press. COBLENZ, April 17.—The ‘“com- missariat of of the empire,” which | s the Berlin government's highest| authority in the Rhineland, has been ‘abolished by the interallied Rhine- land high commission. The commissariat was established in January, 1920, at the request of the Berlin government, to provide a | sort of liaison between Germany and the allles. Three days after it began : to operate, however, the French sought to have 4t suppressed, and there have been constant difficulties between the French and German rep- resentatives ever since. HIGHER RAIL WAGE OBJECT OF DRIVE By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 17.—One rallroad unlon, following close on the heels of announcements of wage increases among steel and packing house work- ers, has started a movement among rail employes for higher wages. The move ig expected by United States Rallroad Labor Board members to be- come general by the middle of the summer. The railway and steamship clerks, freight handiers and express and sta. tjon employes, numbering about 200,- 000 and affecting about 50,000 more, are completing negotiations to ask the carriers for a return of rates in y In effect prior to July 1, 1921, an| ncrease of approximately $30,000,000 over the present rates. Meetings have been held in the east and a final meeting will be held here Thursday, when the plans of the union wiil assume a more definite shape. If the carriers refuse this of- ficlals plan placing the request be- fore the labor board without delay. Other rail unions reported to be in the movement for higher wages de- nied today through their officlals that any concerted movement was under way for higher pay at present. They ‘would not comment on action of their respective organizations further than the immediate future. ‘The maintenance of way union, the telegraphers, signalmen and dispatch- .ers’ organizations are not backing ‘any demand for increased wages, offi- elals of these unions said today. {o ‘Ministers Saved In Attempts to Ditch Ruhr Trains PARIS, April 17.—A Havas dis- Patch from Essen today reports that two unsuccessful attempts were made last evening to wreck trains conveying the French and Belglan cabinet ministers, who are inspecting the Ruhr region. No Injury resulted to any one from these attempts, the message said. AMERCAN DENAAD DEADLOCKS ALLES ) Wadsworth Insists on Prior- ity to Pay for Costs of Rhineland Army. By the Assoziated Press. PARIS, April 17.—An American de- {mand for absolute priority on Ger- man reparations to pay the costs of the Rhine was continuing today to deadlock the conference here over this question, it was stated in well informed quarters. Eliot Wadsworth, assistant secretary of the Treasury, representing the United States, was awalting a call for another confer- ence session from the representatives of the allies, who meanwhile were awaiting instructions from their gov- ernments. Mr. Wadsworth declared there was no warrant for the state- ment that the conference had broken up. The allied delegates assert that if absolute priority were given the United States the first effect would be to block German shipments of coal to Italy and also to force the British government to pay the costs of its army on the Rhine or else with- draw it. This latter point is disputed in informed circles. where it is as- serted that the British now are get- ting more from the Germans than the cost of thelr army through the re- covery act which in straight recelpts is yielding annually £6,800,000, it is stated. PRIORITY ONLY FOR QUOTA. Officials Here Do Not Believe Whole Sum Was Asked For. By the Assoclated Pres The request for priority of pay- ments which was submitted by Eliot Wadsworth to the allled representa- tives in Parls is interpreted here as meaning only that the United States should receive first payments from the yearly quotas fixed between the allied powers for the distribution among them of German reparations. It is not belleved the American dele- | gate has asked for a priority of pay- ment for the full amount of American claims, which total about ,000,000. Mr. Wadsworth's idea Is believed to be that the American Army costs can be liquidated by twelve annual installments, and that each install- ment should be paid in advance of any distribution of funds or payments in kind received by the European al- lied governments from Germany. _Information regarding the Parls riegotiations_has been received regu larly from Mr. Wadsworth, and of- ficials in Washington believe on the strength of these reports that an agreement soon will be reached. URGES PRESIDENT BACK .. BUILDING: Langley Seeks Administra- tion Support for $15,000,- 000 Program Here. The strongest support of the admin- istration for the $15.000,000 public building program for Washington, de- cided upon Friday by the public ildings commission, is sought by Representatve John W. Langley, chalrman of the House committee on public buildings and grounds, who called at the White House today. “The federal government in the in- terests of economy and efficiency must public building program for the Na- tional Caplital with a view to hous- ing every government activity in a government-owned bullding,” he said, and quoted statistics to show that millions of dollars can be saved an- nually by such a program. ‘While the facts being prepared by the Public Builders Commission for submission to Congress show beyond the shadow of doubt that at least five large buildings must be erected at once, or else the government work will suffer severely and millions of the taxpayers' money will be wasted, | Representative Langley feels that it {will be necessary to do some mis- |slonary work among members of Congress. Representative Langley, while at the Whits House, sald he thought it would allay considerable opposition that might be raised azainst a big public building program for Wash- ington {f the local public building | projects are included in an omnibus public building bill. In this connection it is recalled that Representative Langley through ob- jection on the floor of the House thwarted the proposals for erecting a general accounting office building and a national archives building. pro- testing that they ought to be in- cluded In_a general public bullding bill providing for a new post office buildings in hundreds of citles and | communities throughout the country. He did this after he had become con- vinced that the republican party lead- ers had no intention of allowing his ommnipus post office building bill to come up. All of this is encouraging to those who want the public building pro- gram for the Natlonal Capital to go through, because they view Repre. sentative Langley's tactics as recog- nition that the federal building pro- gram for the District is favored by the majority in Congress and that he hopes the sentiment for it will be strong enough to pull along with it a favorable vote on his general bili for new post offices, | i i i i the American Army of occupation on| the | at the earliest possible date start its | ALLEVCLOSHG LAY TO T FEN HONES Stephens Explains Limited Scope of Statute to Commissioners. REPLY TO INJUNCTION City Heads Take Up Proceedings Attacking Validity of Law, Claim- ing Police Power of Congress. The Commissloners today asked the District Supreme Court to dismiss injunction proceedings by which Charlotte E. Lockwood and other property owners attacked the valid- ity of the alley closing law, which goes Into effect June 1. The Commissioners claim the act of Congress is a valld exercise of the police power and any injury or dam- ages sustained by the property own- ers by its operation constitute a | “wrong without injury,” for which the law allows no redress. Stephens Files Motlon. Corporation Counsel Stephens filed the motion to dismiss the sult. At the same time the Commission- ers approved in board session the opinion_of Corporation Counsel Ste- phens, which will make it necessary for the Commissioners to evict only a small percentage of the 10,000 alley dwellers on June 1. The corporation counsel, after a careful study of the alley-closing law, reached the conclusion that it is in- tended to affect only those alleys which are less than thirty feet wide and which do not run straight through from street to street and which aré not supplied with sewer, water, gas or electricity. Ask for Liat. ‘These provisos will have the effect of eliminating a large majority of the inhabited alleys from the operation of the law. The Commissioners indorsed in principle findings of the corpora- tion counsel and will direct the en- gineer department to make the neces- sary investigation to list those alleys which fall within the law. Mr. Stephens rendered his opinfon on an inquiry made to the Commis- sioner's as to the status of Browns court. He sald, in part: “Browns court is only twenty-five feet wide and does not run through to two of the streets bordering the square. It is, therefore, to that ex- tent within the prohibifed class. It is understood, however, that Browns court does have sewer, water mains and gas or electric light, and if such is the case, it is belleved, as herein- after indicated, that such will take it out of the class of prohibited alleys. | Scope of Law. “In considering the enforcibility of |a statute it must be viewed from the | standpoint of, first, its validity; that {is. whether constitutional or uncon- stitutional; and second, its construc- | tion, the scope and extent of its ap- { plication. So far as concerns its constitutionality, it may be assumed {for the purpose of this opinion that | the courts would give a liberal in- terpretation to this act as being within the police power for the pro- tection of the public health, morals, safe'y and welfare of the District as recited in the act itself. “But 8o far as concerns the scope and extent of its application, the courts would undoubtedly construe the 'act strictly against the government jand liberally in favor of the property owners as being in derogration of the common law, as being at least quasi criminal and “as depriving property owners of their property rights. “It will be noticed from the portion of the statute quoted that the unde- sirable or adverse conditions aimed at by this statute are all stated in the | conjunctive. The act provides that the use of such alieys shall be uniawful where the alley first is less than thirty feet ;wide and second, does not run straight through and open on two of the streets bordering the square, and is not supplied with sewer, water and {gas or electric lights. All three of these adverse elements must coinclde in order that the unlawful conditions shall exist. ‘Way Out Shown. Furthermore, an alley which is now within the prohibited class may be taken out of that class by improving it to the extent of only one of the three elements recited; for instance, lights should be installed, either the unlawful alley will become a law- ful alley and beyond the power of the court to disturb so far as this statue is_concerned. “The same would apply, of course, if { the improvement was made in one of ithe other aspects such as widening it | to more than thirty feet or extending it | the square. | not_practicable. “It ‘would therefore seem that the hardships that would otherwise be in- voked by the enforcement of this uct {can be very materially kept down by ! the above construction of the act and by { making the improvements suggested in those cases where necessary.” 'FLYERS UP 25 HOURS SET SPEED RECORD | DAYTON, Ohlo, April 17.—Lieuts. John A. MacReady and Oakley Kelly, McCook Field pilots, are still in the air, aboard the giant T-2, in their ef- fort to set an endurance record of forty hours. At 6 o'clock this morning they had been up for approximately twenty hours. and had covered forty-six laps, a distance of 1,426 miles, at an aver- age speed of seventy-three miles an hour. | Winging thelr way through the night, MacReady and K-lly at 2:30 this morning had flown more than 1,200 miles, and had set' a new speed record for 1500 kilometers (331.76 miles). The new speed record for this dis- tance is twelve hours and thirty-nine minutes, an average of seventy-four miles an hour. The former record of sixty-two miles an hour was held by a French aviator. The low-compression Liberty motor In the T-2 was working perfectlyt mechanics “at Wilbur Wright Field said, as droning sound of the motor ‘came to thelr ears, as it passed over- head at regular Intervais at an alti- tude of about 2,500 fest. The fliers are nmegotlating a = thirty-one-mile rectangular course, marked at by plercing lights. Tight In addition to the endurance record the aviators are seeking to establish records for other distances and for non-stop distance mileage. The huge plane took off at Wilbur Wright Fleld at 9:51 a.m. yesterday. MacReady and Kelly are alternating in piloting the piane. In event they are successful in setting the endur. ance record, they will not land until early, tomorrow morning, if sewer, water and gas or electric| prior to June 1 or subsequent thereto | through to two of the streets bordering | These latter, however, are | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION bening Star. D. C, U il i MAY PRESDENTSEES LABOR SHORTAGE | Confirms Gary Statement of Threatened Dearth in Im- migration Curb. President Harding was said at the | White House today to belleve that | E. H. Gary, chairman of the board of i the United States Steel Corporation. iwas quite correct in his statement i made to the corporation’s stockhold- !ers yesterday that a serlous labor ' shortage was threatened through the | operations of the restrictive immi- | gration law. |~ Secretary Davis presented to the | President a report compiled by his | department showing that a shortage already exists in some of the trades calling for skilled labor. The report indicated further that the shortage was being felt especially in the steel industry. ‘Working on New Bill. Secretary Davis has been at work for several weeks on a new Immigration bill, but White House officlals said they were unable to say whether pro- | vision was to be made in it for al {lowing skilled laborers to come in to the country in excess of quota limits in case of labor shortage. In his report to the President, Sec- !retary Davis said that despite the labor situation he belleved that throwing open the gates of immigra- tion and flooding the country with workers and non-workers at the | present time would serve to “bring | prosperity to an end.” Increases in the basic industries, he added, have ranged from 2 to 20 per cent, ‘and recently the larger steel | plants granted general wage in- creases of 11 per cent, which, he pre- dicted, undoubtedly will be applied throughout the industry. As these | conditions, he declared, presented a | contrast to the situation when the 3 | per cent restriction on immigration | was decided upon, it is “inevitable | that there should be agitation among | some for the lifting of immigration ! restrictions.” | Immigration restriction, the Sec- {retary held, was one of the measures which stopped the industrial panic. “Today unemployment has been re- |duced to a minimum,” the report said: ‘‘wages everywhere are rising. | During the past year, even during the past few months, there have been i wage increases in practically all of the forty-three industries reporting {to the bureau of labor statistics.” Short-Sighted Policy. “It is a short-sighted policy,” Mr. Davis continued, “to seek cheap labor through immagration. Today, be- cause of the demand for workers, there is a perceptible movement of common labor of a low grade from a contiguous country. Large groups «f this nationlaity are finding their way into our mills and factories. I have talked with employers who have taken on these men, and in every case they admit that an up- standing American workman would do two and one-half times the work that is accomplished by the indi- vidual of this radical group. “That being so, it is quite apparent that it is cheaper to pay an Ameri- can worker twice the wages which the foreigners recelve, It has been my_experience since the days when I worked in the mills that cheap t1abor s expensive labor, both for the industry which employs it and for the community which houses it.” No Adequate Shortage. Pointing out that American immi- gration laws in the past, while not adequately protecting America, were soundly based on the principle that but two races, the Caucasian and African negro, could be naturalized in this country, Secretary Davis sald that “we should absolutely bar from our shores all races which are not naturalizable” under the law and all individuals of all races who are physically, mentally, morally and spiritually undesirable, and those constituting a menace to our civiliza- tion. Should Be Drawn by Americans. “It seems to me,” he concluded, “that the immigration laws of the future should be wholly American, drawn by Americans, enforced by Americans for the benefit of America today and in the future. This is due to the native-born citizens and to those immigrats who have, and who no doubt, will continue to come to contribute to this country's industry and commerce. I am firm in the con- viction that we should welcome to our country only those who come here ready to make their homes among us, to cast their lots with us for better or for worse to support American in- stitutions, and above all to take their place in that family life which, after all, is the basis of all social order,” T THIS EXAMPLE BE EFF Stage Hand Vies With Barrymore For Star Honors By the Aswocinted Press. NEW YORK, April 1 hand temporarily eclips Ethel Barrymore at the Longacre Theater last night, where she is starring in “The Laughing Lady.” Faint smoKe came from back stage and floated out over the audlence, causing decided uneasiness. Miss Barrymore became a very serious lady. Then a stage hand, dressed in his’ working clothes, rushed to the center of the stage, his hat in one hand and a smoking rag in the oth: *“Just a littl and gentlemen for the wings. ce roared. T Barrymore—and then ahead with her lines. SAYS CAR MERGER MUST CUT FARES Senator McKellar to Demand Amendment When Bill Comes Up. A stage rag burning, ladles sald Miss she went i Any bill authorizing the merger of the street rallways of the District, which go through the next Congress, will have to provide for a reduction in street car fares and for ample transfer facllities, Senator Mc- Kellar of Tennessee, sald today, dis- cussing the street car situation here. During the last Congress Senator McKellar conducted a strenuous fight to have attached to the District ap- propriation bill and then to other District measures, an amendment di- recting that street car fares in the capital should be 5 cents. “I see that there is considerable talk at present of the proposed street rallway merger,” sald the Tennessee senator. “I am going to look into the merger proposition carefully during the recess of Congress. It may be that a merger would be a wise thing. I am not opposing it at this time, though I want to study the matter. But you may put it down that any legisiation enacted by Congress to authorize such a merger will have to carry provisions for reducing the present fares and for transfer fa- cilities. Seeks Public Relief. “I want the street car companles to prosper. T haven't a thing In the world against them. But I want the people of the District to be relieved of the present heavy burden imposed by the cost of transportation in the street cars. “If the street car companies are un- able to provide transportation at lower rates of fare, perhaps it would be wise to turn the matter of street car opera- tion over to the District government. But I belleve that with lower fares and free transfers, under a merger plan, the companies could do more business and make more money. I hope that the companies will work out a satisfactory merger proposition and submit it to Congress when that body convenes next winter."" FORMER OFFICIAL DIES. PONTIAC, Mich., April 17.—Word was_received here today of the death at Orlando, Fla., of Fred M. Warner of | Farmington, Mich., former governor and { at one time republican national commit- teeman from Michigan. The former governor, who was fifty-cight years old, was spending the winter in Florida, i | seeking to regain his health following a thaus is ma | serious illness more than a year ago. i TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1923—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. Purrenn _DUEEEIINE. PHILADELPHIA SENTENCES RicH BANKER To TEN YEARS N | | PENITENTIARY For AuToMoBILE KILLINGS. l CTIVE! CONGRESS TO ACT | ON BIG RAIL PLAN Cummins Sees Consolidation Legislation Efforts in Next Session. Legislation to make effective the plan being worked out by the Inter- state Commerce Commission for con- solidation and regional supervision of the railroad systems of the coun- try will be undertaken in the next Congress, Chalrman Cummins of the Senate Interstate Commerce commit- tee said today after a discussion of the railroad problem with President Harding. Senator Cu posed” ‘consoliation. s CAL® D2 solution short of government owner- ship, and added that the President and he were agreed that government ownership was not to be considered. “Means for Eficiency.” “I think consolidation of the rail- way systems as initiated in the trans. portation act is the only means of gaining the efficlency that the coun- try requires of the railroads” said Senator Cummins. “Moreover, it seems to me to be the only method of bringing down freight rates on| commodities on which the rate must | be lowered. The conference was prelimina: the intensive study the President e | pects to give the railroad situation prior to his transcontinental speaking | trip to Alaska, during which he has indicated he will devote one or more aqlt"l:e"l" to railroads, e Interstate Commerce Commis- sion was directed by the transporta. tion act to make a study of the prop- osition of regional consolidation, and this survey has been in progress for more than & year. The plan worked out, however, can be made effective by further legisiation. e Iowa senator also discuss briefly with the President apparms ments to the three vacancles on the Railroad Labor Board. He sald he gained the impression that Mr, Hard. ing had not definitely decided who he will appoint. OSTHAUS INDICTED IN AUTO TRAGEDY Charged With Manslaughter for Death of Miss Ella Buck- ley Under Car. Joseph H. Osthaus, thirty-three Years old, machinist, was indicted to- day by the grand jury on a charge of manslaughter, in connection with the detah of Miss Ella Buckley, thirty-four years old, of 21 6th street northeast. The body of the woman was found under an automobile, wrecked March 18 last, on, Hobart place northwest, near 6th street. Os- thaus is sald to have had the young woman in his car and to have aban- doned the vehicle after the accident, leaving her under the wreckage. Osthaus at first denied knowledge of the accident, but later is said to have confessed that he removed the tags from the vehicle to prevent iden- lentrance of the United States into [not be construed as me: every cit “From Press to Home The Star’s carrier system covers block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Within the Hour” | Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 96,113. * TWO CENTS. 33 ‘Dry’ Officers Have Been Killed Since Prohibition Thirty-three federal prohibition agents have been Kkilled since prohibition became effective, ac- cording to a statement today by Federal Commissioner Haynes, in commenting on the killing of J. Leroy Youmans, a prohibition agent at Hyattsville, N. C. “Agent Youmans gave his life for his country as truly as though he had died on the fleld of ba tle,” sald Commissioner Haynes. “When an officer of the law is killed by a moonshiner, bootleg- ger or rum-runner, the verdict should be such as to strike chaos to the heart of such slayers. All murderers should be punished, but the people themselves should extend the fullest protection to the officers who risk their lives in the enforcement of law, for it is the people themselves who benefit through law enforce- ment,” DEMOCRATS BACK - WORLD COURTPLAN Sentiment in Senate Favor- able to U. S. Entry, Can- vass of Members Shows. A canvass of sentiment among so- called Wilson democrats in the Sen- ate today indicates clearly that they do not propose to be placed in the position of pulling the republican “frreconcilable” chestnuts out of the fire, when President Harding's pro- posal that the United States enter the world court is taken up at the next session of Congress. Opponents of the entrancs of the TUnited States into the world court— set up through the agency of the league of nations—undoubtedly are seeking democratic support. They hope close followers of former Presi- dent Wilson will refuse to vote for the entrance of the United States into | the world court if there are reserva- tions declaring that this action does not connect up the United States and the league in any manner, shape or form. Favorable Vote Likely. The Wilson democrats, of course, would prefer to have the United States go into the court without any reservations, they say. They will vote against some of the reservations, possibly all of them. But they are strongly inclined to vote for the the court with the reservations, if this action cannot be brought about in any other way. This is the word from the stanchest supporters of the former President in the Senate. ‘The democratic leaders themselves do not look for more than three dem- ocratic votes in opposition to the en- trance of the United States into the court—possibly not more than one such vote. They rejoice that Presi- dent Harding is getting away from the policy of isolation, they say, though, frankly, they would prefer to have him go much further. Furthermore, the democrats say that in_their view a wrong interpre- tation has been placed upon former Presideat Wilson's recent letter to Representative Rouse of Kentucky, chairman of the democratic congres- sional committee, in regard to the world court. did not mean that there should be no entry of the United States into the world court, except unconditionally, but that Mr. Wilson did mean he de- mired the adherence of this country to the court without reservations. Trouble in G. O. P. Ranks. They think Mr. Wilson | D.A . TO FIGHT PROPAGANDA OF PACIFIST BODIES Resolutions Introduced Pro- testing Against Efforts to Undermine Army. SEEK LEADER CAPABLE OF TIRELESS EFFORTS Congress Breaks Into Cheers When Patriotic Texts Are Read. The Thirty-second Continental Con- gTess of the Daughters of the Amer- fcan Revolution prepared today to launch a relentless counter campaign against pacificism and radical prop- aganda in the United States. Simul- taneously the delegates bezan to con- sider behind the scenes the selection of a new presldent general capable of leading in the strife. Spurred by the patriotic addresses of President Harding, Secretary of State Hughes and Mrs. George May- nard Minor, the incumbent president general of the society, the congress recelved with enthusiasm this morn- ing two resolutions almed at the de- struction of “so-called peace organi- zations,” and “the forces of commun- | 1sm, socialism and other forms of de- | structive radicalism, ever growing in volume and intensity.” Cheer Resolutions. The resolutions were presented by Mrs. Eva V. M. Bissell, Mrs. Minnie F. I Mickley and Mrs. William Cumming Story, the last of whom is one of the three candidates for the office of | president general. Time and again during the reading of the papers, which was the first business at the morning session, the congress broke into prolonged cheers, and Mrs. Minor was obliged to rap for order. Mrs. Story fired a broadsidel point- blank at the Intrenched forces of what she termed, “so-called peace or- ganizations, or organizations which urge the reduction of the dafensive forces of the United States, where it it would be impossible for those forces to successfully defend the country against internal enemles or foreign foes.” Text of Resolutio: ‘The resolution declared: “The his- tory of mankind has shawn that no nation has long remained free, once it lost the will and power to defend itsel?, and human nature is still such | that "more than 100,000 policemen, sheriffs and constables are required in the United States to maintain peace among Americans, and there exists throughout the world enormous dif- ferences in wealth, education and in the ideals of religion, morality and home life. The United States has from the time of the revolution main- tained its military forces so small as to be almost negligible, and this near- ly complete disarmament has led to wars, disastrous in their costs In money and life, which probably would Have been prevented by a reasonable armed force.” “It Is resoived that the Daughters of the American Revolution in annual con- | vention ~assembled agree with Presi- dent Washington, who, on January 8, | 1790, wrote: ‘Among the many interest- | ing_objects which will engage your at- | tention, that of providing for the com- {mon defense will merit_ particular re- gard. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserv- ing peace. Need of Training. | The real stumbling block over the President’s proposal that the United States enter the world court is found in the ranks of the republicans themselves, it appears. The repub- licans realize that in the next na- tional election they face a fight. They are anxious for harmony among ail the republican groups. in the row over the world court, with the republican irreconcilables oppos- ing the proposal, a chance for seri- ous division. Some of the repub- licans for this reason are advising the President against pressing the world court proposal further. But it was pointed out today that there probably will be not more than nine or ten republicans and demo- cratic votes agalnst the proposal; that the protocal can be taken up if the President insists, at the open- ing of the next session of Congress and pressed to a vote, and that the issue will have been decided long be- fore the campaign begins. When Versallles treaty with the league of nations covenant was before the Senate, the irreconcilable group voted for the Lodge reservations, Wwhich were unacceptable to President Wilson and his democratic supporters l\nnt‘i::lss")‘:afie. :nd after these reser- v ad been adopted, v against ratification. i rored To Ask Reservations. = the world court proposal gomes before the Senate, President Harding will be in favor of certain reservations, along the lines proposed by Secretary Hughes, making it sure that the entrance into the court can- aning that the United States 1 —_ s getting into the The democrats, it s expected, will OPpose these reservations. If the re- publican irreconcilatle group should also oppose them and mustered suffi- When tlg‘cllllos. - ss Buckley lived with the siste: of Osthaus, Mrs. Mary Griffin. Os- rried and "has two chil- dren. .THOUSANDS OF ELECTRIC BULBS Historic Pennsylvania avenue, scene jof countless pageants and eventful i parades, will be illuminated for the ! Shrine convention on a scale not ex- celled by any occasion in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Thousands of ,red, yellow, green and white electric bulbs will light up that picturesque thoroughfare from the Capitol to the White House. Already workmen are planting forty-foot telegraph poles along the Avenue from which the ribbons of light are to be suspended. The task of erecting the poles has progressed from 1st to 7th street. The Capital Electric Company and L. T. Souder are doing the work for the Shrine officlals and have submit- ted plans to the electrical department of the District for two patterns-of TO LIGHT AVENUE FOR SHRINE illumination, major and minor. The major designs will be placed at intersections and will consist of rows of vari-colored lights, draped in graceful semi-circles across the street from sidewalk to sidewalk. In the center of the street the strings of light will be surmounted by bril- liant sunbursts. The minor designs will be along the same general lines, but less elaborate, and will be strung across the Avenue at points between inter- sections. ‘The major streamers will be made up of 688 lights and the minors 336 bulbs. This lighting scheme will glve the Avenue a gala appearance for the night parade, which is to be one of the outstanding features of the convention. It was estimated today that the lighting of the avenue will cost $50,000. The major curtains will be at ‘4%, 7th, 10th, 13th and 15th streets, with fifty-nine minor de- signs in Detweea. clent votes along with the democrats to defeat the reservations, then, in- deed, the proposal to enter the World Court might be defeated. But the ir- reconcilables would be themselves if they opposed vatiohs by their vote, and also they Wwould be taking very long chances. If President Harding continues to advocate strongly the entrance of the United States into the World Court, and is not called off by his political advisers between now and December, it seems almost certain that the pro- tocal will go through, with the reser- vations urged by the administration. —_— AMERICAN ESCAPES REDS. stultifying the reser- Relief Worker Tells of Being Held | Eighteen Days in Soviet Prison. LONDON, April 17.—A Constantinople dispatch to the Daily Mail says that Elgin E. Groseclose, an American rellef worker, has arrived in that citv from Tiflis, where he said he spent eighteen days in solitary conflnement in a sovjet prison on a charge of spying. The charge was based on the discov- ery among his papers of an insurance policy which the soviet police mistook for an incriminating document. Groseclose said that while he was in Jail ninety-two political prisoners were Bhot in reprisal for the assassination of a bolshevik commissary. ¥ They foresee | “ ‘A free people ought not only to be | armed, but disciplined, to which a_uni- | form and well digested plan is requisite ; and their safety and interest require | that they should promote such manu- | factories' as tend to render them inde- i pendent of others for essentials, par- i ticularly for military eupplies.’ “It is further Resolved, That this { convention urges the maintenance of | the defensive forces of the United States, comprising the Army and | Navy, ‘at such a state of efficiency and of such size as will certainly pro- | tect the mation against any possible | uprising of those elements of our own population which would _de- stroy the Union and at the same time | get that respect from forelgn gov- ernments that is the best guarantee of peace. 1 Agree With Weeks. “This convention heartily indorses the stand recently taken by Secretary of War Weeks, in setting forth the dangers that arrive when so-called | peace organizations or organizations | for disarmament, for the prevention of war, urge the reduction of the de- fensive forces of the United States to the point where it would be im- possible for those forces to success- fully defend the country against in- ternal enemies or foreign foes. Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Mickley sub- mitted their resolution point “Whereas the preservation of American liberty and of constitutional government through the agencles | wisely ordained by the founders of the republic is essential both to the { continued welfare of our country and {to America’s mission of friendship and | helpfulness throughout the world,” | said the resolutfon. | “The institutions, traditions and {1deals which have made and main- { tained us a mighty nation, including { not merely our form of government, {but also patriotism, religion and the sanctity of the family and the home, are now assalled by the forces of jcommunism, soclalism and other forms of destructive radicalism, ever growing in volume and in intensity. “Those who seek to destroy our American civilization endeavor to de- lude_and confuse the minds of our people and make their appeal to the base passions of greed and malice, so that there must be invoked against them the noble virtue of true patriot- ism, grounded in faith and devotion, supported by reason and enlightened by intelligence. “We pledge anew our unwavering loyaity to the land of our heroic an- cestors, our home, our country, the United States, and resolve that it is the duty of all patriotic women, and especinlly the Daughters of the American Revolution, to be prepared to play their valued part in the strug- gle to save America from the attacks of false friends, and open foes, by in- forming themselves _thoroughly, by reading, study and other means of in- formation concerning the philosophy and the essential principles of Amerl- can government, the excellence of our institutions and the means of perpet- uating the highest standards of Ameri- can civic virtue, to the end that the blessings of liberty may be preserved to our children’s children.” Polities Starting. 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