New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1919, Page 1

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PRICE THREE CEN 'DANZIG BECOMES INTERNATIONAL HARBOR: GERMANY CONTINUES TO BE STORM CENTER: CONGRESS MAY BE CALLED BEFORE JUNE — e RESIDENT HAS REFUSED REQUEST OF GOVERNORS TO INTERVENE IN STRIKE Cables Secretary Tum- CHICAGO POLICEMEN ulty that He Could MUST FACE TRIAL IF Not Act Intelligently CRIME 1S NOT ENDED at so Great a Dis- tance o Eight Hours of Extreme Violence Causes Chief Garrity to Take Drastic Action — 43 Murders, 29 KOONS HAS POWERS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT April 19 extreme Police Garrity all commanding offic: today and warn them there were unremitting Chairman of Wire| check i would Chicago, hours of Chief of Assistant Postmaster Gen-| t eral, Control Early Settlement of Phone face the trial Board, Expects e e i the crime wave some board. of the chief’s oflice showed that April 1 there had been 43 murde; 29 deaths by mansl —Forty. violence to s to his hat effoit of Re cau summon ght if office unless s to them cords | | Manslaughter Cases, 8 Homicides in 18 Days. and eigh homicides, a total of cighty killings in 18 days. In addition, 2 stores had been robbed, 94 saloons held up and looted, and three ticket sellers in elevated railway stations forced to surrender their cash. Thrce major causes were given by the chief for the reign of lawlessne Discharge of criminals from the army; unemployment; too few police- men. ' Question. Postmaster General Burleson Him Full Powers to Cope Situation — Before Taking Definite Washis cial Expresses Desive to Investigate Financial Condition of New Eng- land Telephone & Telegraph Co. President Wilson this morning cabled Secretary Tumul- ty declining a request he had received from New England Governors to in- tervene in the telephone strike in New England. The president said he felt he could not act Intelligently at fhis distance. l Paris, April 19. Frankfort. Copenhagen, April men were {220 demonstrators {were injured during larly Scttlement, 19.——As Koons, Post- n of repre- stant chairm told the striking tclephone that he saw could not within hours. He e had e e o v full from Postmaster General | Burleson to adjust ihe difficulty. i Koons Mects With Committee, Mr. Koons arrived here early to and met a commitiee of the England joint council of elect workers at the office of Mayor Pe! who had companied him Washington. and the hoard, of AL of Bolshevik sympathizers N0 TCASON 15 storm the Austrian he seitled by yiging, according to worker: why ‘g sirik powers Vienna. April 17. _lattempted ta storm | building here toc unemployed men ur viki agitators. A lar; windows in the building the W a ed on ac |was made during th atter the formation of th [last November. The eventually dispersed the polic Washington Was Uninformed. com- to the mit he d that no action hud |WVere been taken heretofore by the ac ment in relation to the strike be of telephone service had hampered communication be- | 2 : tween Boston and Washington. Untit |55 b il Hlesee the arrival in Washington of Mavor | ool YIS0 EOTeTmon 7 ; wdded, the exact situation | Go0° Great excitem unknown there, e |state af siege h brief statement depart se | | Copent sons were killed the suspension nt advice Investigating Finance, | has bheen Mr. Koons said t before taking | definite action, he wished to look into | the financial condition of the New England ‘Telephone and Telegraph Compa It was arranged that the ommittéc should go to the office of General-Manager William R. Driver, Ir. of the Telephone Company for a W Mr. Koons and Mr. fternoon After office, the visited the company. Offenbach is the {of Hesse. 50,000, BROOKLYN ferance Defeats Boston. 5 to Driver leaving ith 30 t1 mayor's sentati the pro-{ Bostom, Apsil 19, the telephone baseball se: today and afternoon zames at B The weather was clea n Crippled in Springficld. Springfleld, Mass.. April 19. nger . L. Sanborn of the New land Telephone and Telegraph pany to he had of seventy operators at work, Ing bc and nigt fts. ompares with a normal fo to 400. He =aid that his caring for aboui 25,000 compared With between 150,000 normally. W. Lewis Collins, Central Labor Union, the recent promise of striking operatoss by his or ried with it a possib 1 strike should lone company is to bre com- [ton with Dick force | While Manager count- | had . Pfeffer, Cadore. This | Grimes in readiness, with ferred for the opener. Score morning game: Rudoiph Robinson aid that a e of ¢ force calls 25,000 was ily and a Brooklyn Boston i secret York, condition of trust companie that they 096,300 excess of legal requiremen inerease of $1 o week. for the received, with CLEARING HOUSE REPORT. April 19.—The & house hanks and shows bysta Four Others Die in Com- munist Rioting Near 19.—Five police- Killed and 40 wounded and wders | disturbances !in Vienna on Thursday, when a crowd attempted parlia ment Vienna advices The crowd which parliament s made up Bolshe- | number of the by e br few e by ur injured at Frank troop: -Boston Trooklyn opened the National league | morning aves' in r! 5 weelk reser T from 10 10 of roken ! as was the case when a similar attack | first days republic, demonstrators troops per- Of- kfort, s at- communist proces- prevails, ac- and a proclaimed. chief manufactur- {ing town of the former grand duchy Its population is more than OPENER. in First Game of National ILcague Scason. and field For the morning game, Arthur Nehi {Was slated to occupy the box for Bos- reserve, of Brooklyn Marquard and Pfeffer pre- h. e. tual Ve i { nition, IMMEDIATE INDEPEDENCE OF PHILIPPINES IS URGED FIVE HILLED, MANY | WOUNDED IN VIENNA Manuel Quezon Says Thi in Line With Avowed War Action is America’s Policies. ISLANDS SUPPORTING LEAGUE OF NATIONS Philippine Senator Says United States Has No Way Open, Consistent With Her Intcrnationally Principles, But to Crown With a Philippinc Republic, the Great Work Alrcady Accomplished There. New York, April 19—Immediate iu- dependence for the Philippines, the double ground of the Isiands’ fit- ness for self-government and ineir vight to this status under the United States war policy gnaranteeing the lih. erties of small nations, was urged here today by Manuel on, of the Thilippine senate, and chairman of the territory’s mission to this countr, \rgucs For Liberty. eonld America give even its assistance and cc operation, to the independence of Czecho-Slovakia, Poland and ubmerged nationalities, the senator asked, and withhold it from the Phil ippines? He cailled attention io his country’s six of self-rule, pro- nounced successful by supervising American officials, comparing it with the total lack of experience of some of the liberated republi Backs League of Nations, Mr. Quezon voiced that Phippines’ “enthusiastic profuse” of the [ of Nations, not only because of need of an international curb militarism and loving people, but because of his country’s experience under some of featu He daclared as a “'proud edent” for the mandatory ide ned in the league covenant, tk “unprecedented progress” of the Phil- ippines under American suzerainty, an administration “free from cxploila- on How its ravo agency protect to peice- treatment,” he “has made America what it is today in the eves of the weak and stivg- gling peoples—ihe champion of their rights, the redeemer of their bord- age.” continued No Other Way Possible. He saw no way open to the United States, consistent with her interna- tionally advocated principles, but to crown with a Philippine rep wonderful work” accompli islands When America assumed frustce of the Phillppines “for humanity snd eivilization.” S@nator Quegon said, 4Continued on Page Three) Advocated ! other | WILL AWARD IS HEROES In grateful recognition of the serv- ices rendered by the men of this city in the world w medal, depi above, will be given to every solder. =ailor and mar resident of New Britain. the common council eve- ning, the design adopted. The -date tion was left to the war bureau. It is probable that th miedals will be given to the returnc. heroes on July 4. Tentative plans for a celebration on Independence are now in progrees. On the reverse gide the soldier’s name will The following words graved: “United Stat Milita Forces. 1917-1918. New Britain her gallant sons in grateful recogni- i tion of a duty well performed in I\\'orld war.” George P. Spear is the designer, fo i a At a meeting of on Wednesday was unanimousl of the presenta- discretion of the any of be are the medal inscribed. also en- the BRITISH AVIATOR DROPS INTO SEA or Wood and Captain Wylie, { Starting on Trans-Atlantic Flight From England, Come to Gricf. Limerick, April 1¢ Wood, the British East Church, 13 afternoon in his ai fell into the lrish Major Wood and Captain ¢ (. Tis navigator uninjured. The accident head, to Wilie went assistance. lieved that the m No details of the received here, the Wood's falling into | been received by | Curragh. | Major Wood's in the Irish towed into troyer Paisley. uninjured. Major ator nd, for last T P who left vesterd: v this eity (o} W were occurred which near Holv- Navig Tt “hine can be saved. accident place or ¥ e been Major having from have of sea | news the telephone which fell been a irplane, sea last night has Holyhead by the The machine London, April 19Tt London this mornir Parker, an aviator from East Church yesterday after Major Wood left and who ! not been heard from overnight, {landed safely. wis reported that who fin caster Lan- flew soon had had 100 STRIK Berlin, Wednesday, April i6. (By The Associated Press.)—Government troops on Tuesday surrounded and | captured 100 strike leaders in the | Ruhr region who .1 left Bssen (o hold a secret meeting in the neigh- horhood town of Werden hecause proclamation martial law prevent- ed a meeting sen. Many of the stifkers who atlempied to escape were wounded. of in WEATHER. Hartvord, New B Tair toni warmer, April 19 —For and vicinit, Sunday in ht: | Delegates ¥ et | eral, | tendance at | cession was | DEPOSITS N BANKS SHOW INCREASE OF 19 MILLION tions on April 1 Total $386,- | 823,516, Sturges Reports. 19.—Bank Com- . Sturges in a're- Holcomb of the Hartford, April 'missioner Fverctt port Governor business done by the tanks of the state which are under his jurisdic- fion shows a notable increase in the deposits in savings banks and in the value of thelr assets during the six months. On April 1 the deposits in savings banks amounted to $386,- 823,516, an increase of $19,015,915.49. The assets of the savings banks of the state amounted to $414,939,813.13, an increase of $21,344,062.85. The assets of state banks and trust com- panies on October, 1918, were $143,- 599,816.92. The figures for March 4 of this ycar showed an increase up to that date of $18,683,210.90. TO HOLD TWO DAYS’ CONVENTION HERE »m Every Part of Coun- try Expected P. O. S. For the first time of the organization, convention of the uniform in the history the nationai commandery gen- rank, P. O.'S. of A. will be held in the east and in this city. Delegates from every part of the country are expected to be in at- the two rs' session begins on Tuesday morning 3. which April The convention will be formally opened on Tuesday with a parade at :30 o'clock in the morning. The pro- will begin at the convention headquarters at Hotel Beloin, and will march through the principal streets of the city. Music will be fur- nished by the American drum corps. A public meeting will be held at the P. O. S. of A. hall at 277 Main street at 10 o'clock. William Bardow, com- mander in chief will preside and Mayor George Quigley will wel- come the delegates on behalf of the city. The business meeting will be called to order at 10:30 o'clock. An- nu orts will be given and officers will be elected the ensuing year. An elaborate banquet will be served on Tuesday evening at Turner’s hall, under the dircction of the George W. Corhin Commandery. National Pres- ident Charles Heaps of Baltimore will preside at the banquet and will be ihe speaker of the evening. The committee in charge consists of D. H. Tarker, chairman; A. Bergerson, J. W. Redden. E. W. Wilcox, F. ‘well and A. 'T. Seaberg. A meeting of the George W. Wash- ington Commandery will be held on Monday evening to complete the final arrangements for the convention. re for Cas- BAVARIAN SOVIETS BATTLE WITH GOVT. overnment Troops Will Not Risk Decisive Battle Until They Fave 30,000 Troops. Berlin, April 19 (Via Copenhagen.) Serious fighting hetween Bavarian communist and government troops oc- curred Friday near Freisig, resulting in fairly considerable losses for both sides, a Munich dispatch to the Tage- blatt says. The Communists had constructed trenches near Friesing, which is 20 miles north northeast of Munich and defended them with many machine suns. Three thousand Wurtembu the dispatch adds, arrived at north of Munich, last night ernment leaders will not decisive battle with the unless they have at least 30.000 troops around the Bavarian capital. Tt will be several da troops will be in position ta move on Munich. troops Dachau, The gov- engage in a GAUDETT DEATH CONFIRMED Washington, April 19.—The killed in action section of the army easualty today, ns the name orporal Geo Ciaudette of Ngw 1 issued coy { ot 7 s ey b4 Britadn, Conn e ——— Commissioner | past | Communists | before this number of | Paris Reports Indicate that Wilson Will Re- turn About the Middle of Next Month; Final Decision on Italy’s Claims Expected at To- days Session; Situation in Cairo is Serious.’ (By The Associated Press.) With the question of Poland’s western boundary settled, the Council of Four of the Pcace Conference in Paris was preparell oday to take up anew the problem of the Adriatic definity disposition, Poland Gets Passage Through Germany. As a result of the Council’s deliberations yesterday the Baltic port claimed by Poland. is to become an harbor, it is understood Danzig} nternatiohal Poland will be given a corridor through German territory, said. so that she may have to Danzig. Whether this corridor is the one broug before the conference last week, is not known it i access Settle Italian Claims Today. Italy’s claims to Fiume and the Dalmation coast v be laid before the Council of Four by Baron Sonnino, the Italidn foreign minister. A final decision on the question is expected to be reached before the end of the day’s session. Conditions at Cairo are reported to be grave i b 4 T Rumanians Occupy Transylvania. It is announced that Rumanian troops have been ordered to occupy territory which was provisionally allotted by the Peace Conference to that country in Transylvania, formerly a province of the Austro-Hungarian empire. When the new Soviet govern- ment was established .in Budapest, it was declared that the taking over of this particular territory by Rounrania was one of the causes of the overthrow of the regime by Count Michael Karolyi. Troubles in Germany and Bavaria. The German government troops and Bavarian Soviet eoun- tries are believed to be fighting in or around Munich, but little has been learned as to the trend of events there. In northerd Germany, labor troubles continue, Bremen being the storm center of what appears to be a serious strike, while strike also persist in Berlin. movements Look for Extra Session of Congress. Reports from Paris seem to indicate that President Wilson plans to return to America the middle of next month, and that an extra session of Congress may be called to meet some between May 15 and June 1. LEAGUE OF NATIONS ESSENTIAL IF FRUITS OF VICTORY ARE TO BE ENJOYED, IS VOTE OF D. A. R. shington, April 19.—General en- dorsement of a league nations “without which shall the fruits of victo was voted today at th closing session of the National “hapter, Daughters of the American Revolution A number of resolutions Learing on the league were presented to the committee of resolutions, one which specifically urged recommendsa- tion by the senate the league of nations covenants its amended TRIPLE ALLIANCE TALK Talk time form. The attitude of the sc expressed in this resolution, by commission “Whercas at world history citizens in the oty was of reported we loge this critical period of it is important that United States who be- lieve in the league of nations with- out which we shall lose the fruits of victory, should place themselves on record to that effect, Resolved: That we, members of the 28th continental congress of the D. A. R. do so record otirselves.” of in GREGORY BELIEVES PEACE WILL SATISFY of Defensive Arrangements Between England. France and Unit- Former Attorney General, Back From ed States Still Being Discussed. Parie, Says Terms Will Be Paris April 19.-—The between question of alliance Agreeable. United States and still being discuss by the news. papers. The Excelsior today says t} the latest suggestion is for a special covenant restricted to defensive meas- ures. This agreement would not be connecte. intended to insure the payment of | ference, ret financial reparation, { senger on t | DATE OF PEACE TERMS Petit an France, the at Britain s New egory, York, April 19.—Thomas W, former Pr offi adyisor with the here tc attorneyv-genergl wiho accompanied esident Wilson o France as ters an al an mat Peace (on- lay as a pas- Von Steuben. and the treaty, Mr satisfied nsport king of the conference terms of the forthcoming Gregory nd the hi was that the'mvessit op of confer to the majority o United States. “There numer and differences of the delegates were met and settled as gentlemen. While course, lieve the accepted Re, rding »W W K, Mr. Gre- gory 1 He said, howewer, he had g into the possible London, April 19.—In a successful | return bodies of Ameri- k Thursday by Russian troops | can troops who died abroad and con attached to Allied forces operati | firmed cable reports that the work of the Murmansk railway south of Kem, | locating and ident a1e9* ank the Allied forces gained complete | Markis 1§ sati control Lake Vigosero { factoril main road north to the White se Mr. Gregory cording to an official stat TWilson the British war office s Presiden Bolsheviki . were driven 12 France, however i ward « worker, he sai sfactor Pavisienne Declaves That Text | of the of Treaty Will Be Given to Press difficulties onfornting they conferees country, of anted, T were ous opinion on Next Friday or Saturday. he said but Paris, April 19, (Havas.) e the preliminary peace t transmitted to the press on Friday or Saturday of next week. Aprii or April 26 he Petit Parisienne clares. The text of ty will e obtained all he- de- provisions generally ALLIES STILL ADVANCE, id seen 1 home of and siden eraen( today d.