New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 EW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAI FIVE DENIED CITIZENSHIP FOR REFUSAL TO SERVE IN ARMY DURING WORLD WAR Were Placed in Class 5 of 'Draft Because They Said They Were Aliens and Could Not Be Called Commissioner Church Ex- plains That They May _Apply Again—Twen'ty- Five Naturalized at To- day’s Session. Five New Britain candidates seek- ing American citizenship were reject- ed this morning at a session of the naturalization court hela in the com- mon council chamber at City hall be- cause they sought exemption from service during the World War on FORMER PRESIDENT IS Woodrow Wilson Quietly Observes Anniversary— Is Democratic Leader REPUBLICANS IGNORE RESOLUTION GIVING GREETING TO WILSOY o Washington, Dee. 28.—With- out debate and with a chorus or ayes from democratic senatory and silence from most of the republican side, the senate to- day adopted a resolution of- fered by Senator Harris, demo- crat, Georgla, expressing “the pleasure and joy of the senate’ upon the recovery toward health of former President Wilson, _ the grounds that they were alliens and not citizens of the United States and were placed in division 5 by the draft boards. The men refused citizenship rights and naturalization papers are Guisseppe P. Taricani, Adolph Kas- kowski, David Seidman, Felix Roman and Alex Plona. United States Commissioner Allen E. Church told the men that the gov- ernment has decreed that all men who sought exemption from service in the war on the ground of being aliens are not to he made citizens. They will, however, be given an op- ‘portunity to renew their petition for citizenship rights five years after the signing of the armistice. Twenty-Five Accepted. Judge George W. Klett presided at the session this morning and Emil J. Danberg, clerk of the court, admin- istered the oath to the 25 candidates who were accepted and made citizens of this country. Several men heard this morning were dismissed for vari. ous reasons and the cases of a great many were continued until next March, The case of IFelix Anthony Szcezo- panik, a scholar at Washington, D. C., was continued until he nas receivea his depositions from Philadelphia. “Constitution is Washington, D, C.” Several amusing answers were given by some of the candidates in reply to questions asked by Mr. Church. One man was asked what the constitution of the United States was and he in- sisted on telling the court tnat it was Washington, D. C. Judge Klett or- dered hi§ case continuea until next March and told the applicant to learn more about the government of the United States. Fausto Squillace, I'rancesco Satta and Salvatore were the three appli- cants from Italy granted citizenship rights; Carl Weklund and Hjalmar Birgar Johnson, Sweden; Dave Cher- niak, Isadore Gorfain, Julius Preisser, Russia; Abgar Babarian, Azez Sarkis- ian, Persia; Willlam Hickie, England. There were 15 men from Poland, Theodore Pekrul, John P. Lipsky, Ed- ward Litkie, Michael Muezynski, Pa- dussz Ruszezyk, Joseph Skindzier, Rudolph Deska, Irenciosek Dobek, John Dobek, Joseph Noznik, Samuel Solomon Chester, Max Blumbers, Bolesslaw Kozlowski, Bollislaw Ma- Jjewski, Vincent Nakarosicz. P Ask Cooperation of Hospital Ex-Patients| Suggestions by departing patients for methods of improvement and bet- tering of conditions at the New Brit- ain General hospital, are requested by that institution in what is thought to be a new departure in hospital man- agement. Every patient as soon as he or she is discharged from that in- stitution is given a card as follows: “The management of this hospital seeks in every way to better service. The impressions of a critical public are undoubtedly the. best guide and incentive to this enc. Will you not give us the benefit of your sugges- tions and comments. This communi- cation will be regarded as absolutely confidential. Post or leave at the of- fice. “‘Yours very truly, “New Britain General Hospital.” The hospital management feels that the experiences and observations of patients should prove of much value in suggestions for the betterment of service there. EASTER! EETING, New Haven, Dec. ~—A meeting of the Eastern league was set for today here without the customary dinner, but this afternoon some of the mag- nates were storm-bound between home and this city. It was assumed by those here the missing ones would straggle in during the afternoon and the batting order would be complete by evening. No time, in view of atmospheric conditions was set for the home run. LEAGU P LAST INDIAN DIES. New Haven, Dec. 28.—John 8. Oviatt, who died in Orange on Sat- urday last, aged 86, was one of the last representatives of the Schaghti- coke Indians, who formed a settle- ment in Kent about 200 years ago. v $5,000 FOR A NAME, New Haven, Dec. 28.—A somewhat unusual sale that of a trade name was used in the federal court today. The receiver for the B. Shonimger Co.f ‘Washifgton, Dec. 28—Former Pres- ident Wilson planning a quiet obser- vance of the occasion at his S street home was receiving congratulations today on his 66th birthday. The only scheduled event of the day for the former president was the visit of a delegation from the Woodrow Wilson foundation at 3 o'clock to extend birthday grectings and inform him of the progress made by the foundation in raising the $1,000,000 fund to be used in perpetuating the ideals enun- WOODROW WILSON. ciated by him while president. Tt was announced at a meeting of the foundation’s board of trustees in New York yesterday that $800,000 of the amount had been contributed with another $100,000 expected in reports not yet in hand. Hamilton Holt, of New York, ex- (Continued on Second Page). MOLLIE FULLER ON STAGE, NOW BLIND Famous Star I'or Quarter of Century Found Penniless, Given Chance For Living. New York, Dec. 28.-~~Mollie Fuller came back to the stage last night. The audience in a Brooklyn theater laughed at the lines she had, and lis- tened appreciatively while she sang. No one knew that Mollic came back to the stage totally blind. Molly ¥ul- ler fifst became known as a member of Henry E. Dixey's company in “Adonis". Later with her husband as Hallen and IFuller, she played vaudeville houses over the country for 25 years. Friends found het last week in a hotel room, penniless, alone and blind. They arranged an act, provided a set- ting and obtained engagements. The part is ingeniously arranged to con- ceal her blindnes “I thought I never could act again," Miss IFuller said. “But next week we're going back to Broadway. It seems too goon to be true.” , ACCUSED OF A ARSON Bridgeport Man Arvested in Newtown on Charge of Having Set Tire to House, Newtown, Conn., Dec. 28.-~Nicholas Delazella, a shoemaker, said to from Bridgeport, is under arrest here and held in bonds of $1,000 on a charge of arson following a fire yes- terday which badly damaged a two story building in the center of Sandy Hook. The damaged building was owned by E. W. Cory. Delazella will be arraigned before Justice of the Peace Patrick H. Me- makers of pianos was authorized to accept an offer of $5,000 for the Carthy here this afternoon. His ar- rest last night came as the result of an investigation of the fire, 66 YEARS OLD TODAY, be| joff other ammunition. WHOIN LOSES HIS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM Former Magor of Mer Rouge Not Even Allowed Bail SAID 10 BE KLAN LEADER On Other Hand, Numerous Doctors and Businessmen of South Send Testifying to His Reputation, Letters Good Baltimore, Dec, 28,—Dr. B, M, Me- l\th former mayor of Mer Rouge, , today lost his fight for immediate vclenno on habeas corpus proceedings, He was remanded “without prejudice’” to give the Louislana authorities op- portunity to present their case. CONNECTICUT AUTOMOBILE ENGINE NUMBER I DEFACED Bookman Fined $200 and Sent o, Jail for Thirty Days KOPLOWITZ ALSO FINED $200 John Niwa Bound Over For Series of Burglaries—Kelley to Face Superior Court for Hudson Dunch Theft— | Pope Case Continued, [ 8im Bookman, local sales agent. for the Moom motor car, was fined $200 | and gentenced to 30 days in jail, and | Henry Koplowitz, an East Main| street businessman, was fined $200 by Judge George W. Klett in police court ! today, the former having been found Denied Right of Bail Dr. McKoin was arrested here i Tuesday at the request of Governor Parker of Louisiana who accused him of murder in connection with the Morehouse parish kidnapping last August, Three judges of the Balti- | more supreme bench sitting in city court denied Dr, McKoin the right of bail. A telegram from Attorney Gen. Coco of Louisiana to State's Attorney Ieach stated that Dr. McKoin had been charged with the murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards. The telegram added that a deputy sheriff was on his way to Baltimore with the necessary papers in the case. Dr. McKoin was represented’ at the hearing by Robert R. Carman, foriner U. 8. district attorney, and he was ac- companied to court by Dr. Hugh R. i Young, specialist of Johns Hopkins, with whom the one time mayor of Mer Rouge had been associated since | last Octpber. Designated as K. K. K. Leader Telegrams exchanged between Gov- ernor Parker and Governor Ritchie of Maryland were read during the pro- ceedings. In one of these Dr. Mec- Koin was designated as a leader of the Ku Kilux Klan, Telegrams from noted physicians of the sguth and business men of Louis- fana were read attesting the good jreputation of Dr. McKoin, EAST HADDAM WILL HAVE NEW LIBRARY Funds for. Erection of Building Are Given by Will of Late Norris ‘W._Rathbun, Fast Haddam, Dec. 28.—A fren public lbrary for East Haddam, to { be byjit in the village of East Had- dam, is provided for in the will of Norris W. Rathbun, which was filed for probate this noon. Mr. Rathbun died on December’9, The estate is probably worth not less than $150,- 000, The library bequest will probably take $100,000 of the estate. The li- brary will be called the Rathbun Free Memorial and is to be a duplic:e of the Coe Memorial library at Middle- field. A trust company at Hartford is name as executor of the will and trustee of the estate. A sum is left for equipping and maintaining the new library, probably about $25,000, which will be administered ' by the trustee, To the children of Thomas S. Rath- bun is left the income of $6,000, and upon their death the fund is to go to the missionary society of Connecticut. { Small sums are left for care of five cemeteries in town. EXPRESS IS DERAILED “Commercial Express” For The West, Wrecked at Princeton Junction To- day—No One Reported Injured. ' Philadelphia, Dec. 28,—The Com- mercial express, which left New York at 10:05 a. m., for the west, was de- railed at Princeton Junction, N. J., at 11:09 o'clock according to a report received by the Pennsylvania railroad here. A mail car, combination car and coach were derailed. The tender of the engine and the mail car turned over. The company had no informa- tion that anyone was injured. Makin Would Be a Connecticut Lawyer (Special to The Herald). Hartford, Dec. 28.—Ray I. Makin of New Britain, yesterday flled appli- cation with the clerk of superior court to be admitted to the Connecti- cut bar without examination. Mr. Makin is secretary of the local Chamben of Commerce and is a graduate of the California law school. He practiced law in California for a year, his petition says. His applica- tion has been referred to the Hart- ford county bar, Mrs. Eben Strong Breaks Wrist Falling on Walk Mrs. Eben Strong, of 7 Parkmore street, is in the New Britain general hospital suffering from a fractured wrist sustained by a fall on an icy sidewalk last evening. The accident occurred on Columbia street not far from her home. Dr. John Purney was called and found a fracture of the left wrist, Nine Killed as Fort_ Near Trent, Blows Up Rome, Dec. 28. — (By Associated Press)—Nine men were killed when a fort near Trent blew up last night. he disaster was caused by the acci- lental explosion of a shell which set The debris from the demolished fort was scat- tered for miles around. ] guilty of mutilating the engine num- bers of an automobile and the latter of having in his possession a car with mutilated identification numbers, | Edward Vincelette, a garage me- chaniec with a place of business on ArcH street, was arrested in connec- tion with the same matter, it having been found that he was the one who | did the actual defacing. A nolle was entered in his case by Prosecutor J. G. Woods and he was used as the state's principal witness. Burglar Bound Over, John Niwa, aged 20, pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries and was bound over to the March term of su- perior court in bonds of $700; John Makula was fined $150 for of the liquor law at his store at 686 Main street; Thomas F. Kelley of Bristol was bound over to the next term of the superior court in bonds of $200, probable cause having been found charges of theft of $56 from the Hudson Lunch company. In the Bookman and Koplowitz cases, the state alleged that on No- vember 18, Vincelette, under orders of Bookman and with Koplowitz's knowledge, defaced the engine num- bers. Koplowitz pleaded not guilty through Lawyer Saul P. Waskowitz, and Bookman, through Lawyer Alfred L. LeWitt, entered a like plea. Vincelette Tells of Defacing. Vincelette was the first witness called. He testified that, on Novem- ber 18, Bookman and Koplowitz came into his garage, each driving a new Moon car. he removed identification numbers which were inscribed on brass plates and affixed with tacks to the dash- board. Bookman then raised the hood and pointing out the engine numbers near the crankcase, request- ed that they be seraped off, Vineoitte testified, © When this wat done to Bookman's satisfaction and the regis- tration numbers had been changed from one car to another, the men drove away, Vincelette told the court. Admissions Made to Rival. Detective Sergeant Matthias Rival, who made an investigation at the re- quest of the state police department, testified to the arrest of the two men, On December 21 he had Bookman and Koplowitz at police headquarters and they admitted their part in the affair. Bookman explained that he had sold a car to Koplowitz that was not satisfactory.He agreed to exchange his demonstrator for the unsatisfac- tory automobile and for that reason the identification marks were re- moved, ‘the sergeant testified in his recital of the stories told him at the detective bureau. Bookman and Koplowitz Explain. Bookman's story on the witness stand was substantially the same as that recited by the sergeant. He said the demonstrater was sold to his em- ployer, Max Sternzer, on a condition- al bill of sale from the Halliwell Mo~ tor Co. of East Hartford. He ex- plained that the transfer of cars was (Continued on Twelfth Page). , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 19 PRESIDENT ASKS SENATE TO REJECT BORAH’S PLANFOR NEW CONFERENCE: GIVES NO HINT OF FOREIGN POLICY U. 3. JOINS ALLIES IN {Child Says Turks Must Re- violation | |news from Lausanne it is understood At the former's request| 22 OEEKING GUARANTEES place Capitulations Abol- ished—Fleet Sails Lausanne, Dec, 28.-—(By Associat ed Press)—Richard Washburn Child, chief American spokesman joined with the heads of the allled delega- tions at today's meeting of the capit- ulations commission of the Near Kast conference in declaring that some guafantees must be given by Turkey to replace the capitulations or extra territorial rights for foreign- ers which the Kemalists have declar- ed abolished. The meeting of the commission of capitulations failed to make progress at today's session. Some of the al- lied delegates on leaving the hall said the conference had reached a dead-, lock pending the arrival of new Turkish instructions from Angora. Malta, Dec. 28, — (By Associated Press)—As a result of unsatisfactory that the ships of the British Medit- erranean fleet which arrived here on December 23 for a three weeks visit have received orders to return to the Near East, Naval authorities were reticent to- day but it was believed that Admiral de Robeck, commander in chief of the Mediterrancan fleet, was prepared to leave this afternoon with all avail- able vessels. The understanding was that the dreadnaughts Iron Duke, Marlbor- ough and Ajax, the light cruiser Con- cord and all the destroyers were to sail eastward at 4 o'clock. ROBBERS DISAPPOINTED Loot Offices of New York Firm, After Beating Watchman—Get $3,000 In- stead of $40,000. New York, Dee. 28.—Robbers who scaled fire escapes, entered the Har- fem office of the New York Edison Co., eurly today, assaultéd and bound Philip O'Connor, watchmau, blew open the safe and escaped with tis contents. Edison officials said the loss, which had been estimated by police at $40,- 000 would not exceed $3,000, as most of the funds had been removed to.a bank yesterday. The building gtands near Fifth ave- nut and 125th street, one of the bus- iest corners in Manhattan, REMEMBERS HOSPITAL Mrs, S. Wightman of Bristol Gives Institution in That City $6000 by Her Will. Bristol, Dec. 28.—The Bristol hos- pital is given §$6,000 by the will of Mrs, Mary S. Wightman, which ‘was offered for probate today. Other b quests are $4,000 for the First Con- gregational church of which she was a member, and $2,000 to the Bristol Boys' club. The residue of the es- tate, the value of which is not given,; {s given to nieces and nephews, Mary -l_’olice Lose Part FIRE ROUTS FAMILIES Seven Families Driven From Their Homes at Frie, Pa. — Flames Spread—Storm Hampers Firemen. Erie, Pa,, Dec. 28.-—Seven families were driven from their homes by fire today which destroyed the Aris the- | ater building, 16th and Peach streets, and spread to the three-story Zuck building adjoining. Every available partment equipment is battling the flames in the midst of one of the worst sleet storms in years which de- | moralized transportation and put sev- eral fire alarm circuits out of order. After a fight of three hours Iire Chjef Cronin announced the fire was | under control. He estimated the| damage at about $100,000, | One fireman was injured. piece of fire de- Western New York Swept | By Terrific Snowstorm Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 28.—Waest- | ern New York today was swept by the most severe snow storm this season. A Dbiting wind from Lake Ontario drifted snow to a depth of four feet in some places. Hartford, Dec. 28.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Snow this aftermoon and to- night; ocolder tonight. Friday clondy and continued cold, northeast to northwest gales, | | | | | | | * Disobeying Order to Attend Drill | orders, the police | had been listed as absent. of Vacation For Sergeant Fined Six Days,J Eight Patrolmen Four| Days and Four Patrolmen Two Days, After Hearing. After lengthy hearing held last| night in the police court room, in which 12 patrolmen and a sergeant | in the police department were “on the | carpet” for alleged disobedience of commission unani« mously voted to punish the men for breach of discipline. In the case of Sergeant Michael J. Plynn, six days were deducted from his vacation period next year. Right policemen, Georgg Moffitt, John I* O'Brien, Maurice IFlynn, James Sulli- van, M. J. Moore, Patrick Mechan, Thomas J. Feeney and Patrick O'- Mara, were fined four days of their| vacation time. In the cases of Po- licemen Thomas Tierney, Alfred Tan-| guay, Charles Anderson and John| Kennedy, a punishment: of two days of their vacation was imposed. Re- ports were received by the commis-; showing that Policemen Peter oy and Anthony Walinczus )mvlr reported at the dMociation for drill last Friday, despite the fact that they They were not called in to the hearing last night. The men were called in from their beats just before 8 o'clock, all at- tending the proceédings in full uni- form. The session was called to or- der by Chairman Dunn. Chief William C. Hart outlined the situation. He explained that under a a | esi ! nie 'RTEEN PAGES NEW HAVEN llENl]UNIIEI] FOR WRETCHED SERVICE Schedule and Equipment Under Fire in Petition toP. U. C. “Utterly demoralized, hopelessly an- tiquated and outrageously unreliable’ are some of the epithets applied to the schedule and equipment used on the Hartford-Bristol line of the “New Haven" road in a petition which has been prepared for presentation to the public utilities commission by com- muters who are disgusted with the service rendered them. The first name signed to the petition is that of Mayor A. M. Paonessa, Roy Prosser of 561 Main street, this city, has secured 178 signatures to the petition. The petition follows: “We, the undersigned, long suffer- ing patrons of the New Haven Rail- road and its subsidiary, the Central New FEngland ‘Railroad, hereby beg that the Public Utilities commission of the State of Connecticut assert its authority and demand of the said railroads that they furnish immedi- ately adequate and prompt service on that portion of their lines between Hartford and Bristol, present utterly demoralized, hopeless- ly antiquated and outragecously unre- liable schedule and equipment now making life a burden for the unfor- tunates compelled to use it, “IPurthermore, said commission has been created for the bhenefit of the public whose opinion ig herein oxpressed. The railroad should al he run for the benefit of the public and there should be no deviation from that principle on the score of lack of help, poverty, coal shbrtage, or any other excuse. “Regardless of the causes of present dissatisfaction we are entitied to service and we demand that it be given,” remember that LIQUOR SCANDAL REPORT Prohibition Agent Decl New York For Holiday ’I‘rudt'. o New York, Dec. 28.-—Alexander Williams, who said he was an inves- tigator for the department of justice, is authority for the statement today that more than $4,000,000 worth of liquor was smuggled into New York through New Jersey coast waters for the holiday trade. This contradicts statements attributed to prohibition officers that the prohibition navy held most of the rum runners at bay out- side the three mile limit. Williams, who said he was on his way to Washington to report to Pro- hibition Commissioner Haynes, de- clared that a vast amount of liquor was landed along the North Carolina coast to supply Washington. Most of the liquor landed on the New Jersey coast, he said, was imported into New York in the usual hurlap bag pack- ages in trucks and that private police accompanied most of the shipments. When prohibition agents stopped the trucks the special officers would as- sure them all wa Schooner A;rround Crew Jumps and Wades Ashore Asbury Park, N. J,, Dec. 28.—A schooner believed to be the Annie Rell of Baltimore, went ashore in the heavy fog today near Sandy Hook. Supt. Cole of the U. 8. Coast Guard di; t was notified that the schooter arried a cargo of whiskey. Accord- ing to a report received by Supt, Cole the crew of the wrecked schooner wped when the ship struck, by jumping into the shoal water and wading ashor Armed Guards to Be on Duty at Hartford P. O. Hartford, Decs 28.—Armed guards will patrol the federal building in this city during the week of January 2, when the money order department of the Hartford post office will the work of redeeming war or thrift stamps to the amount about $90,000, Killed Aiding Bhnd Man Newark, N, J., Dec, 28, — While leading a blind man, Edward Burtee, 1CTOSS A 't last night, Mrs. Ifan- D, Truax, was struck and killed | by a trolley car. Burtee, while knocked down by the impact, rolled from the path of danger. IN AGAIN, Pairtield, Dec. Arrested follow- ing his release from Wethersfield prison after serving sentence for thert Charles Murtha was today held in bonds of $2,000 for trial in the su- perior court by Judge Clarence R. Hall. Murtha was today charged with larceny of valuables belonging to Wil- liam Palmer of Hartford. OoUT AGAT HAVE $650,000 DEFICIT. Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 28.—~The deficit of Houston Fible and Co., brokerage firm suspended from the 18, will be approximately $650,000, an auditing company reported at a meeting here today of creditors of the company. This deficit the committec ruling of the police commission, and (Continuéd on Fifth Page) said would prevent reorganization of the firm and make liquidation neces- sray. so TR gy N A in place of the we suggest that the it our red 4 Million Dollars \\m‘"‘ “fl' \n\ll';",ll’(l Into Who Escapes Uninjured ! New York stock exchange December | Average Week Endlu December 23rd 3,709 Simply Explains That Pro- posal Would Embarrass Him In Negotiations Al- ready Under Way Likewise Says This Country, Cannot Presume to Dic- tate to Europe Concern- ing Reparations Settle- ments. Washington, Dec. 28-—President; Harding asked the senate today not to adopt Senator Borah's proposal for a new international ‘economic confers ence, saying in a letter to Republican lLeader lLodge ‘that formal congress sional action on the subject now would embarrass him in negotiations| he already is conducting looking to such a conference. The president's letter was sent tos Senator Lodge for presentation durs| ing the senate's second day of de-' bate on the Borah proposal which is embodied in an amendment to the naval appropriation bill. Seeks To Block Action. The president irectly to block senate actiom sulted with Secre! ter Senator Lodge White House and hi progress made in the already being waged against the Bors ah amendment by administration’ leaders in the senate. Wants To Be Helpful, The letter states that while the sen- ate might properly “advise in regard to international negotiations"” its ac- tion on the Borah plan might give “false impressions” to European pow- jers. The administration, the presi- dent said, was “trying to be helpful®” in the Kuropean sit@ation, which had been given ‘“‘most thorough and thoughtful consideration ior. many months.” Cannot Dictate, Without disclosing details of what, he ix doing, ihe ‘president SIAKKeMul "m,r agress nvpht b helpral by . treq ng the himds of ke wiied debt commisgion. ¥ wise* decl the reparations was the fou European difficulties and that this na- tion “cannot assume to say to one na- tion what is shall pay in reparations nor to another what it shall accept.” No Chance of Disarmament. As to further armament limitation negotiations, also provided for in the Borah plan, President Harding warn- ed against what might be “a gesture of promise to the world which cannot be fulfilled until the nations directly concerned cxpress their readiness to co-operate to such an end.” Can’t Bulletin Details Just what steps already taken op lin contemplation by the administra- {tion may be, however, the president did not reveal. He said members of | congress could learn if they inquire in the proper way, but that state depart- ment communications on so delicate a subject obviously could not be “bul- letined from day to day.” The views of the president were set forth in the letter. Senator Lodge presented immediately after the sen= |ate convened. | Borah Takes Notes Senator Borah noted on a pad of | paper the high spots of the communi- [cation and smiled broadly at the president’s declaration that the pro- posed amendment would in effect give the impression that the executive | branch of the government was not | “fully alive” to the present world sit- uation. The part: | Text of Letter, “My Dear Senator Lodge: “Replying to your inquiry relative {to the proposed amendment to the | pending naval bill, authorizing and requesting the president to call an economic conference to deal with the war-torncountries of Iurope, I write that I know of no prohibition such an expression on the congress, but 1 do frankly the desirability of such an I think it is undesirable because of false impressions which may be conve; thereby, * * “On the face of things it is equive alent to saying that the executive branch of the government which is charged with the conduct of foreign relations is not fully alive to a world | situation which is of deep concern to the United States. “As a matterof fact the European has heen given most thor- | ough and thoughtful consideration | for many months. Without question- | ing the good faith of the proposal, I am very sure it would have been | more scemly, and the action of the congress could be taken much moré | intelligently if proper inquiry had been 1 e of the state department relative to the situation in which we are trying to be helpful, * * “In ratifying the treaty of peace with Germany, the senate made & reservation that the United States should not be represented on the | reparations commission without eofi= | sent of the congress and no such con= sent has been given. Moroover, im. creating the world war debt fundii commission, that body was L | to explicit terms for rates of inte and ultimate time of payment. congress really means to facllitate (Continued on Twelfth m? president’s letter follows in against part of question expression, situation i 1.