New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1919, Page 1

R rIrNews of the World. | By Asscciated Press. N I | » NEW BRITAIN H JRA D PRICE THREE CENTS. EW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. FRIDAY, MAY 23, 19:9.—TWENTY PAGES: HUNS FACE INDUSTRIAL RUIN AND STARYV | VON BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU TELLS ALLIES AS HE AKES PLEA FOR MODIFICATION OF PEACE PAC MILLION SOLDIERS WOULD BE NEEDED Unider K League Provisions, Termed By Illinois Repub- lican “Gigantic Firebrand For Wt:rld Conflagration.” Washington, May 23.—The attack on the league of nations began in the senate today with an address by Senator Sherman, republican of Il- linois, bitterly criticizing President Wilson for his conduct of the peace negotiations and denouncing the league proposal as a revolutionary attempt to set up ‘‘a parliament of nations controlled by an oligarchy.” Fears for Sovercignty. National sovereignty would disap- pear under the league, the Illinois senator declared, and liberties won in centuries of struggle would be lost forever. Doomed with “the curse of broken faith and shameless perfidy ! from its inception and birth” the league, he predicted would become a “‘gigantic firebrand for a world con- £ herman made his addresg in presenting a resolution declaring it .o the se of the senate that the league covemant should be separated from the peace treaty when the lat- | ter submitted to the senate for ratification. He charged that cove- nant and treaty had been closely in- terwoven in the final draft for the d liberate purpose for sccuring votes for the former and argued that separate & consideration would give an oppor- tunity for the senate and the country to pass a more sober verdict Accuses President Wilson. He charged President Wilson had broken faith with China, Poland and Ttaly; had “yielded to Great Brit- ain; had endeavored to subvert the fundamental laws of the republic,” ~ and had promised to embark the United States on policies that would require her to send a million soldiers | abroad. “The American people,”” declared the senator, “have not yet fully meas- ured the unparalleled and atrocious character of the assault made by the authors of the league on American government and American institu- men never threatened the peace and safety of our country than now de- mand that unlimited powers over the lives and fortunes of the American Makes S. Vassal State. “Like the original document it unmendable, omniscient and infa ble,” he said. ‘‘Again it must be .ac- cepted as it flashes from the sum- dom it has become political . blas- phemy to question and treason to.try ¥ to understand. Both the original and the amended leagues impair the sovereignty of this republic and re- duce it to a vassal state. “The league of nations is inter- locked with the treaty of peace de- signedly for an ulterior purpose. If it can be welded upon the peace treaty it is supposed to procure votes oth- & ©TVise impossible. It is a confessed war, the t and unknown war pow- ers of undefined extent will be in- voked to declare it valid. If peace be first concluded those extensive and interpreted by the p Pw. s are interpreted, defined or by the milita which exercises them. Would Ratify Treaty. “Let this Senate first ratify a treaty of peace, then We may considor under civil procedure and civil au- thority unawed by executive war pow- ace tribunals. ling from this league may then be and fortunes are proposed to be cast world’s quarrels. (Continued on Seventh Page) SENATOR SHERMAN CHARGES| WILSON WITH YIELDING TO BRITAIN, FORSAKING OTHERS Senator Sherman Presents Reso- Represemame Kahn W;ll Present Less Than LalI of City's Quota ATLANTIC PRIZE Y TO BE GIVEN TO AVIATORS’ RELATIVES London, May 22.—The Daily Mail announces that it intends, if Harry G. Hawker and Lieu- tenant-Commander Mackenzie Grieve have lost their lives in attempting to fly across the Atlantic, to devote 10,000 pounds to their next of kin in the proportions that Hawker and Grieve had already agreed to divide the prize. This dis- position will not interfere with the contest, which is still open. lution for Individual Action I Republicans Continue Their Program of Rushing Through portant Money Measures-——Johnson Asks That Treaty Text be Published —A resolution the senate ‘Washington, M drclaring it the sense that the covenant of the league of na- ' tions be sepa treaty when it is submitted for rati introduced Senator Sherman, Washington, May drawal of the American Army from | Burope will be demanded by Repre- sentative Kahn, of California, chair- man of the house militar; mittee, when he house on his two months’ republican of conditior Withdraws CHAMERLAIN WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE Drew For Director of Federal Reserve Bank. New Haven, May 23.—Frederick Drew, of Ansonia, will be Connecti- ndidate for director of the fed- eral reserve bank at Boston, c { Kahn returned to W and immediately began organizing the | committee. » Risk Bill Passes. i passed without the deficiency The senate amendment appropriation > house carrying $45,044, k allotments to families of sol- ~ dependents ' The measure now goes to the president and its ap will make the delayed M immediately also will provide funds for the June 1 allotments. The senate pass three minutes. publican Leader consent for was given after 1A peace-time army and universal milita among the things recommended by yel sutcliffe, pastor of St. Mar “hairman Kahn. He announced he‘hchurch, were the speakers. Reports would endeavor to have both adopted ! by the team captains were given. A sion of con- in Favor of Frederick! of Civil w allotments ed the measure in: At the request of Re- - unanimous immediate consideration the bill was received | there w3 to fill the i | | | | { W tions. A more sinister assembly of ! F. S. CHAMBERLAIN. the house that 3,000.000 allat-! checks were being held up be e would press for the pu full terms of the treaty of peace at { once. | The published summarye he de- was far different than the v itself and he predicted that the ple would reccive a surprises when they sfudy democratic | senate the items had been considered the appropriations committee | appropria- | made available for | * American pe { great many it carefully | tions should soldiers’ families. Rush Money Meast House republicans continued their | rushing through import- reporting out i $15,000,000 airs appropriation bill and obtain ing unanimous | diate consideration. | ited to four 3 final action was to be deferred until | ant money measures by for its imm ebate was lim- | Agreement{ v, cq) Seaplane Wants Treaty Senatar Johnson, republican of Cal- called up for consideration in | the senate his resolution state departmet to furnish the senato | the complete text of the peace treaty. | COMMON LABOR IS ' SCARCE IN STATE! Washington, May 23 | conditions at Po unfavorable for people be surrendered into their keep- ing.” In revising the original covenant, said Mr crman, the delegates at Paris had improved its grammatical texture ing sent a day, mit where dwells the incarnate wis- | | | | 4,000 officers and case of log rolling. If the league be ! ratified while the government is at | toria ar undefined war powers ‘disappear. In! peace civil powers are construed and | authority | enginee: With 2,181 troops, cers and 183 men of the 401st tele- graph battalion which is made up largely steamship Panaman arrived from Bordeaux. The members comprise rters, supply and medical de- and Company D and E of headq tachments ers that colossal vital changes pro- | posed in our form * of - government. The revolutionary experiments brist- submitted to the people where lives into the bloody pool of the whole and “Altruism never before rose so far mbove human nature and common sense, nor idealism so deluded its visionary worshippers. The twentieth century does not call us to re-enact vacancy caused by resignation from )y > board of Thomas W. Farnam, 5. Chamberlain of New Britain, nd Whipple of New Haven withdraw candidacies in order to pre- gle name it was stated to- thei | SOLDIERS RETURN TO GOOD OLD U. S. A. 4,000 of 33d Division and 25th Engi- neers in on Liner—Telegra- phers Also Back. New York, May 23.—With nearly men of the 33d" di- vision and the 25th engineers, less! Company C, and casuals—in all, 472 troops including 1 1st of New Englanders, 101st. All except 71 men are Mechanics, Chauffeurs AR e e Clerks Do Not Want to Work much better b 23.—Scarcity in all parts of according to reports re- ment on most of the import committee chairmanships was report- ed ta have been reached today republican conference committees. Although members de- clined to announce any of the assign- ments until the report is made to an- other conference it was stated that nator Penrose and Senator Warren had been selected to head the finence and appropriations committees re- nectively, despite protests of progres- sives. { Connecticut, Employment requisitions for employment fices, it is estimated that the shortage , as this number can be Bridgeport would like Hartford 300, Meriden 50, towns { close by New Haven 50, New London 15, Stamford 35 and Waterbury and demand is equal ‘Willimantic. Haven has been able to find all of its such help The supply Torrington the 50 laborers. the emplovment surplus of mechanics, s, chauffeurs do not want or are | unwilling to work at common labor, as so called. 5,- | Branford each called for nurses— | steamer Kaiserin Auguste Vic- {reaus report a ived here from Brest. Travel- { machine uals were Lieut.-Gen. Rob- [ ert L. Bullard and Brig.-Gen. Herman | Hall The steamer Santa Elena, also from Brest, brought 864 troops, 68th evac uation ambulance company tember automatic replacement draft s, and discharged casuals. including 2 offi- clerks who eithe ANOTHER BOMB PLOT Unsuccessful Attempt Made to Dyna- transport De K cers Borde: vere 9 the other Sep- T mite American Legation Building At San Jose, Costa Rica. Gary. c poration is time that industr the United States sh and protected instead of helng attack- ed, interrupted and destroved. Washington, May 4 was made to demolish the Ameri legation building at San Rica, Monda cording to advices today to the state department. The bomb was placed near the en- trance to the legation reception room, but its explosion caused damage and no one was injured. state department announced it had or- dered an investigation. The legation is in charge of the|| Benjamin T. Chase. as- signed to Camp Devens. A head- quarters detachment and Companies of the 405th telegraph bat- lion 2 officers and 167 gned mostly to Camp Grant. Other i units aboard included 71st and 114th base hospitals, 42d ambulance com- pany, detachment of 5 officers and 7 Imen of the 100th di fters, 10th, 99th and 110th aero 'squadrons and casuals. men are as- ion's headquar- American consul, [ LEAGUE AND TREATY SEEK WITHDRAWAL MAY BE SEPAIIATEI] OF OVERSEAS UNITS Resolution in Congress Another Item to Be Proposed by | Chairman of House Military Afairs Committce. inves in the . E. F. " Mnr ashington toda; Wants Army of 100,000, ng the present s ‘Wants Treaty Published. NC-4 MAY RESUNME FLIGHT TOMC But Weather Forecast Is More Favorable. Saturday morning. AGREEME T RFACHED. Washington, May SWISS MISSION COMING. Berne, May 2 who will SICK SOLDIERS RETURNY, Newport News. Va.. May 2 and men, ar F were casuals ENCOURAGE INDUSTRY, New York, May 23.—Elbert I decl: nd enterpr 11 be encou WEATHER. Hartford, May —TFore- cast for New Britain and vi- cinity: Generally fair tonight and Saturday e ) Zarly with- affairs com- before the ation of 100,000 men | v training will e ahn announced he tion of the ROW | Is Still Storm-Bound — Weather 2 Delgada still were resumption of the transatlantic flight by the seaplane NC-4 Admiral Jack notified the navy message said the sea still w and rain squalls were expected within the next 12 or 18 hours. The weather forccast for the Azores-Lisbon route of the NC-4 re- ceived from Admiral Jackson said bly would become i early today -partment. His rough An agree- ant senate by the committee on —One hundred and thirty prominent men have entered names as members of a party which will tour the United States this autumn to study economic conditions. Among those will be 25 members af the Swi liament. ake the trip par- The carrying 1.189 offi- ived here today from nce. Among the troops ck and wounded. Most of rman of the U. S. Steel cor.. ed here today that it e in ged ‘SALVATION ARMY'S ~ DRIVE IS LAGGING | i i Has Been Donated :DEFIGIENGY BILL PASSED WANTS UNIVERSAL TRAINING KENILWORTH GLUB LEADS | Peace-Time Army of 100,000 Men Is | R(‘,x:m'l.\' Made Today Show Total Amount Collected to Be Only About $5,000 — Theater Rallies Being Planned. Salvation Army campaign, doubt v expressed at the rally at the Knights { of Columbus ciub rooms this noon, a | to whether New Britain would raise the $13,000. Reports by the team | captains indicated that only about $5,- {000 has been subscribed. Much en- | \ | | i - | thusiasm was aroused by the speak- Vi and the soldiers expressed a de- | termination to make the campaign a i sucees | er Clab Team Does Well. Captain Bloethe of Meriden, a Sal- vation Army worker and Rev. Sam- 's total of $2,545.90 was reported. The total, to date, is approximately $5,000. merican troops, Mr. Kahn said he | The Kenilworth club team raised the found, liked neither the French nor the British troops, and he reiterated s no doubt both of the latter were heaten when the American Army stepped in. largest amount today, $433.50. Much | applause was given when the report of the Kenilworth club was read, showing this team has secured over $1,000 in the drive, or one-fifth of the {total amount raised to date. ! Various Team Reports. | The reports of the various teams follow: | Team 1, Captain Philip A. Nelson, | $169; 2, Captain Henry Neumann, $9; 3, Captain Henry Overstrom, $80.7 , Captain Raymond Frost, $§6.50 Captain Clifford E. Hellberg, $8 9, Captain Joseph Carrol, $81.50; 50; 10, | Captain J. Goobey, $118; 12, Captain G. Wooc ch, $1 Joseph $111; 14, Captain Captain Joseph 1 ptain. Lloyd ptain 8. N. Captain Carlson, Gunnar Lind- ‘aptain Herbe aptain A. Sorel Fred Ensworth, \ Captain | gren, $94.50; 2 Brann, $453.50; 31, Theater Rallies Planned. ! For the next three days the drive {will be carried on with much vigor. at the theaters by the soldiers. The | speakers at the moving picture hou will be as follows: Tonight, Fox's theater, Harrison Conne Pal theater, Captain A. H. Griswold, Scenic theater, Gerald Crean. Sunday theater, Clifford Hellbersg. ; night, Lyceum theater, Captain G wold; Fox’s theater, Dewey Selander; Palace theater, Herbert Brann; Scenic theater, Gerald Crean; Sunday night, Lyceum theater, Clifford Hell- berg; Palace theater, Joseph Carroll; Scenic theater, Philip A. Nelson; Ly- ceum theater, Herbert Brann. It was reported at this noon’s meeting that every employe at the New Britain General hospital and the Herald had subscribed to the fund. Tomorrow evening concert will be held at the “Green.” The music will be furnished by the famous Salvation Army band of South Manchester. On Monday evening, the closing day of the campaign, a dinner will [ be served at the Elks' club and final reports will be made by the team captains. WOULD SELL ALL SHIPS UNDER 6.000 TONS WEIGHT ashington, May 23.—Immediate sale of all ships under 6.000 dead- weight tons capacity either to domes tic or foreign purchasers, and con- tinued development of the American merchant marine in the large sizes of vessels, was advocated today at the shipping board’s conference by Ed- ward Burling, representing the cham- ber of cammerce of the United States and P. F. Franklin of the American Shipowners’ association. W °D $1,000 FOR SFRAUDING GOV’ 1S FID D Boston, May Jahn J. McGovern of New Haven, formerly employed as [ of the New aded guilty in the a steward on din Haven railroad, ple charging consipracy to defraud the | ecovernment by use of fraudulent mail checks and was fined $1,000 VOLCANO IN EXUPTION. Rome, May 23.—The volcano of Stromboli. on the island of that name, off the north coast of Sicily, was in Sioalent eruption last night. Numer- ous victims are reported, With but three days left for the | 5 | Miss Irene T. Byrne for 16, Captain Gerald | $ po! | of i ! central administration. Three-minute speeches will be given . RNMENT | | Pre federal court today to an indictment | {ne peace conference | tive to Kine Chau and She !Council of Four, in Lengthy Reply, Scores Diplomatic Victory by Ripping His Argu ments to Shreds With Statement of Facts |NO PUBLIC MEETING FOR TWO TEACHERS Protestation Session For Miss Dunn and Miss Byrne Called Off Today. The public mass meeting which was | ¢ SHrth ok o )\(Im to have been held at Fox's theater on | of Sunday afternoon to protest against the action of the school board in not re-engaging Miss Julia T. Dunn and| the ensuing year has been called off, according to Lawyer Michael 4. Sexton, who has/ been retained by the twq teache Attorney Sexton refused to state why the meeting was called off saying that “future developments will explain.” Although it was rumored that the teachers’ committee had reconsidered | its action and had .recommended that | s Dunn and Miss Byrne be re-en- | gaged, Superintendent Holmes denied | this today. He stated that the school commissioners had not decided to re-! appoint the two instructors and that no recommendations had been of- fered to that ef: The protestation meeting was to have been held with the object to present resolutions to be indorsed by the public, requesting that the school board take steps to reappoint Miss | Dunn and Miss Byrne or else give the teachers an explanation why they were | dropped. WANTS AMERICA TO TAKE MANDATORY | Morganthau Advocates Including Con- | staninople, Anatolia and Ar- menia Under One Head. Pari May 22, (By Associated | | Press).—Henry Morgenthau, former { American minister to Turkey has | submitted a memo: ! dent Wilson conc i i that the United States should become { mandatory for Cons * ! understood that he favors the inclu- | ; S, ision of Cons Captain Eric Carlson, | ndum to Pre: ng the propos ntinople. It is | antinople, Anatolia and | Armenia under one mandate, as being advantageous for administrative pur- s by combining a large section orthern Asia Minor under one The question of mandates for va- rious parts of Turkey is before the council of four and has not been finally settled. British and French sentiment is favorable to the United states taking the mandate for Con- stantinople and a similar movement | is apparently gaining ground in the American delegation but it is stated authoritatively that Constantinople must be conditioned on the submis- sion of the question to congress President Wilson's recommendation relative to accepting a mandate for Constantinople will depend largely on the report of a commission created today for the investigation of condi- tions in Syria. Henry Churchill King, [ president of Oberlin |, college and Charles R. Crane will be the Ameri- can representatives and will have colleagues from other allied and as- | sociated powers. The commission | will leave immediately to study con- ditions in Turkey. MIGHT HAVE BEEN HAWKER. Cable Ship Reports Having Scen An Airplane Light in Midocean. London, May 23 (By The Associated | Press.)—The cable ship Faraday re- ports that it sighted the red light of an airplane during the early hours of Monday at 50 degrees 28 minutes, north latitude, and 30 desrees, west longitude, approximately midway be- | tween England and Newfoundland, | and in the course which would have | been followed by Harry G. Hawker in | his attempted flight between the American continent and Ireland. CHIN SE WILL SIG Dut Will Make Certain Reservations Relative to Shantung. Paris, May 22, (By s.)—The Chine the Associated e delegation to s understood to have reached a decision tn sign the treaty of peace with reservations rela- ntung It is said that this will not affect the treaty as a whole and will preserve the rights of China. Precedents are cited in which the United States senate has similarly at- | now a | tached reservations to treaties before‘l ratifying them. Better Businesg, i ESTABLISHED: ATION, In Diplomatic Debate, Allied Rej sentatives Bring Out Facts Showing Term of Treaty, Not Change Pre-War Conditions Trade or Home Economics. note from .RamzaU, head delegation & treaty dated a s made publid of the 9t to present communication ave the honor commission charged with| ; of the effect of the condi: tions of peace on the situation of the population. Germany Is Industrial State. “In the course of th erations, Germany has formed from an agricultural long as shel last two gen= become transs agricultural could feed 40,000,000 inhabitants. » quality of an industrial state, shel nourishment the -importation in round fig- Before the 67,000,000. of foodstuffs amounted, to 12,000,000 tons. war, a total of 15,000,000 of persons their existence foreign trade and by provided for direct manner, the use of Will Lose All Tonnage. “According to the conditions construction German ship- will build for five years, , tonnage destined !/ for the allied and associated gove: Germany will, nounce her able for overseas trade. interests and se- and protectorates; installment reparation, > exposed to any the allied and asso: fit to main years of pe Agricultural iated powers think r to take during the Regions Gone. into force of the the treaty important regions for which would be equivalent to the loss of the total ecrop of Moreover, the r agricultural produe- tion would diminish considerably. . the lack of | those articles of food importation al indispensable manufactures, would hinder this also would suffer industries from Ia of peace provides far the third of the produc- of certain production such as phosphates, The treaty loss of almost tion of our this decrease, ments of coal to various allied coun- conformity concede to three-quarters and more r zine produe- production three-fifths Would Be “After this diminution of her prod- wou!d not sufficient qua f German industry . inevitably be condemned to ame time, the necessity that demand would > proportion Looms Up, short time bility of satisfyineg v would therefore, r numerous millions of inhabitants, ation and by persons would ¢ countries and tant ones will oppose any German im- (Conlmued cn Eleventh Page)