Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 9, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 35° AL FOF L GVES WARFARE PON OPPONE NS Anmouncement Made of the Appointment of a Non-Partisan| Condensed Teiegrams Political Campaign Committee to Work For Defeat of | | Candidates Indifferent or is Vigorously Denounced For “Failing to Do Its Duty”—Campaign is to Pursued Without Relaxation Through the Primaries— Circular to Be Distributed to Trade Unionists in Every State Through the Local Frank Morrison and Jemes O’Connell Appointed as Ex- ecutive Committee. ‘Washington, Fb. - Organized labor, 3,000 strong, has thrown its hat into the political ring. Vigorously denouncing cOngress, which it was sa.d, “has failed to do its duty,” the American Federation of | Labor today announced the appoint- ment of a national non-partisan po- litical campaign committce which will mobilize trade unionists and “all lovers of freedom’ in an effort to :l‘e- feat candidates indifferent or hostile| to labor and to elect “true and tried” friends of the trade move- menty ot waiting for the general elec- tion in November, the campaign will| be started immediately and pursued! without relaxation through the pri- i in which it is stated all as- union for office will have their zed, stated in unmis- nguage and g.ven the X | s to all can-| nominees | widest possible publicity. This programme applie: didates, from presidential ident of the federation; Frank Morrison, secre- tary, and James O'Connell, president of the federation's metal trades de-! partment, were appointeq as eXecu-| tive committee, empowered to obtainj such assistants as necessary. ‘our women are included in the national committee. A national crisis, threatening free institutions of the country by the “reactionary” attitude of con- gress, it was gaid, impelled organized labor to apply this year the non-par:| tisan policy formulated in 190§ and us in several subsequent cam- paigns. Announcenent of the decis- jon was made in an official circular embedyving the conclusions federativu’s general committee which has been in session here several days, This circular will be distr'buted to trade unionists in every stata through the local unioms, by which it will be called also to the attention of friends of organized labor. “The inherent rishts and principles of our people are threatened.” the circular begins, “The free institutions of our coun- try_are menaced. “The ideals of democracy are danger. “The congress of the United States has failed to do its duty. It has fail- ed 1o meet the emergency. It given encouragement and suppo: rutocratic and reactionary policies. Its dominating thought has been the repression of labor, “Every effort to secure remedial and constructive legisiation has been strangled. Every appeal for redress has met with subtle and open hostil- ity. The halls of congress have been used by labor’s enemies to foster and spread a viclous propaganda against the n the efforts of the toilers to exercise | their normal and lawful activities for the protection and promotion of their interests and welfare. Labor has appealed for relief in vain. ed when those believe in the maintenance democratic institutions must marshal their forces in defense of their rights! and ideals. “It is intolerable that a people who spared no cost to make the world safe for democracy should be. forced to submit to any restrict’on of the glorious liberties inherited from the founders of our nation. The perpet- uation of our fundamental rights and the enactment of essential cor/ruc- tive legislation demand the eiection of men, regardless of their political affi’iations, who are truly representa- tive of American ideals of liberty. “Conscious of its responsibilities, impressed by the grave problems re- sulting from the great war, the American Federation of Labor at its annual convention in June, adopted a reconstruction programme. This programme defined the essential industrial policies and\legislative en- actments required to establish a full measure of justice and opportunity for labor. emergencies i convention, it imperative that the repre- sentatives of organized labor and of| farmers should assemble and confer to devise ways and means for safe- guarding their rights and liberties as free men and citizens. On December 13, 1919, a conference of representa- —(By The A. P.)ly engaged in efforts to confu | mies who aspire for of the|] of | 1919, | Hostile to Labor — Congress Be Started Immediately and Unions — Samuel Gompers, se_and ' Their | nullify iabor’s political power. object is to divide the labor vote 50| that the elect.on of reactionaries and: enem.es .of labor wll be assured. Un-{ less labor holds steadfastly to its non-partisan political policy, the ene- mieg of labor will Dbe successful in their efforts. Labor. cannot, labor must not, permit its political strength to be divided in the present cris:s.| Organ.zed labor owes allegiance to no political party. It is not -partisan | to any political party. It is partisan| to principles—the principies of free-' dom, of ,ustice and of democracy. “It is tne duty of trade unionists,| their friends and sympatrizers, and: all lovers of freedom, justice amil democrat.c ideals and institutions, to, unite in defeating those seeking pub- office who are indifferent or hostile to the people's interests and the rights of labor. $ 2 “Wherever candidates for re-elec- tion have been friendly to labor's in- terests they, should be loyally sup- ported. Wherever candidates are hos- tile or indifferent to labor's interests, they should be defeated and the nom- ination and election of true and tried trade union.sts or of assured friends should be secured. | ‘Complying with the instructions of the last convention and the labor; and farmer conference of December 13, 1919, the. American Federation of Labor announces its determ.nation to apply every legitimate means and all of the power at its command to ac- complish the defeat of labor's ene- public office, whether they be cand'dates for presi- dent, for congress, for state legisia- tures, or any other office. “The American Federation of La- bor calls upon all affiliated and rec- ognized national, international and| brotherhood organizations, state fed- eration of labor, central labor bodies, local unions and labor’s friends and sympathizers to unite and give loyal support to the non-partisan political campa‘gn now set in motion. “This political campaign must be- | gin in the primaries. The record of every aspirant for public office 'must‘ | be thoroughly analyzed, stated in un- mistakable language and given the widest possible . publicity. Labor's enemies and f-iends must be definite- ly known.. To th's end the' American “ederation of Labor has created the National Non-Partisan Political Campaign Committee and it now calls upon all affiliated and recog- . i nized labor organizations to create district and local committees and to cooperate with the national commit- tee and co-ordinate its efforts. “The future welfare, the very abil-| ity of the trade union movement ta | carry on its work for humanity de pends upon the success of the came i paign herewith inaugurated. | “There can be no hesitancy. “The time for vigorous angd deter- | mined action is here. The general committee in charge of the campaign consists of the exe- cutive committee, the eight vice presidents of the federation, James Duncan, Quiney, Mass.; Joseph F. Valentine, Cincinnati; Frank Duffy,! Indianapolis: William Green, Coshox ton, Ohio; D. Mahon, -Detroit; T. A. Rickert, Chicago; Jacob Fischer, Indianapolis; Matthew Woll, Chic: go; Daniel J. Tobin, Indianapolis, treasurer the federation; John Donlin, cago, president; and Wil- liam J. Spencer, Washington, secre- tary of the Buiiding Trades Depart- ment; A. J. Berres, Washington, sec- retary of the metal trades depart- ment; John W. Hays, Indianapolis, president, and John J. Manning, | Washingfon, secretary of the Union! Label trades department; James { Lord, Washington, president of the mining department; Bert M. Jewell, | ‘Washington, actin; president, and | John Scott, Washington, secrefary of | the railroad: employes department; John P. Frey, Norwood, Ohio, editor International Molders Journal; Mrs. Sara A. Conboy, New York, secretary of the United Textile Workers. Miss Anna Fitzgerald, Chicago, president Women’s International Union Label f.eague; Miss Melinda Scott, New York, United Felt, Panama and Straw Hat Trimmers and Operators, and Miss "Anna Neary, Baltiore, In- ternatioral Erotherhood of Bookbind- i of tives of labor and of farmers met in ‘Waskington, D. C. “This conference expressed ‘labor’s| srievances, protests and demands. "No favorable legisiative aetion up- on the recommendations contained in the American Federation of Labor reconstruction programme, or those expressed at the December confer- efice, has been taken by congress. In- stead many congressmen have en- deavored to enact legislation provid- ing for compulsory labor. Despite the patriotism and sacrifice of the masses of labor of America during the world war, under the guise antl-sedition laws the effort made to repress free associa apeech and free press. “Scorned by congress, ridiculed and mis-represented hy many members of both houses, the American labor movement finds it necessary to vigor- ously apply its long and well-estab- lished non-partisan political policy. “Confronted by a succession of hos- tile congresses, the Amer'\'n Federa- tion of Labor in 1908 announced its historic ‘bill of grievances’ This ‘was followed by a vigorous and suc- non-partisan political cam- paign. In 1908, 1910 and 1912, the same programme was energetically applied. As a result, many of labor’s enemies in congress were defeated and all of the essential legislation in m&bm of grievances’ of 1906 was enac “Constructive legislation has never beén =o necessary ag at present. Nev- er has it been 8o essential to secure the defeat of labor’s enemles and the e n of its friends and supporters. forces are already active- GENERAL STRIKE IS THREATENED IN POLAND ‘Warsaw, Feb. 4—The socialists an nounce that a general strike will be government rejects the bolshevik peace offer. They assert that all the labor parties would support such a | strike. The chief council of the Polish so- | cialist party today passed a resolation demanding the immediate opening of | ognition of the independence of Poland and other nations that proclaimed the fall of the Russian czar. The council has called a conerence of trades un- ions, workmen's councils and social- ist members of the diet for Sunday to influence the government, |, RUDDERLESS STEAMSHIP DRIFTING OUT OF LANE Halifax, N. S., Feb. 8.—The French steamship Vanvouver has.lost her rudder and is drifting out of the trans- Atlantic steamship lane, about 400 miles from Halifax, a wireless mes- sage received from the Cunard liner Mauretania stated tonight. The ves- sel is in need of assistance. The Vancouver sailed from Norfolk, Va., January 23, on a voyage from Van- couver, B. C, December 10, for Queenstown. —— The way of the transgressor is hard on his friends, S R POLT VIS OF LAGIR !, .Secretary Lane of the department of ' ‘There_must be no turning aside.! jwas captured February 3 in a battle | | ) proclaimed throughout Poland if the | Dpeace negotiations up the basis of rec- | desire to exist as free states after the | re 20919 resumed Friday in fifty- five cotton mills in Bombay which have been tied up by a strike. Nantucket's’ isolation was broken Saturday morning with the arrival of the steamer Sankaty. A shortage of milk was among the effects of the storm most = seriously considered in Boston. Spain has agreed to defer for on year the payment of the French debt of 450,000,000 pesetas. Eolshevik foru:s are advancing along | the shore of the Black sea twenty miles northeast of Odessa. The government wireleSs station at| Otter Cliffs, Bar’' Harbor, was put out ! of commission by the storm. Austria has received 250,000,000 | kroner from the sale of former Em- peror Charles’ personal property. the interior has placed his resignation in the hands of President Wilson. An increase in pay of 25 per cent for the canzl zone police was announced. About 200 men benefit by the raise. \ | Premier Lioyd George is reported to favor a substantial modification of the list of Germans whose 'surrender the allies demand. i Three of the four high power naval adio stations on the Atlantic coast were ont of commission as the result of the recent storm. William Simmons has been appoint- ed general freight and passenger agent of the Souther Pacific Steamship com- ! pany (Morgan line). Secretary Lane asked congress to Increase appropriations for work on irrigation projects next year from $7,- §73,000 to $12,873,000. | Wholesale looting of mprchandise,! intransit upon the railroads of the United States, caused a loss of approx- imately $45,000,000 in 1919. Eamon de Valera was made an adopted son of Holy Cross coliege Sat- urday when the college confereed on him the honorary degree of LL.D. The Spanish steamer Leon Thir- teenth arrived at New York from Ha- vana after navigating all the way from Cape Hatteras solely by wireless di- rection. E Two safes in the New York offices of the International Agriculturaj cor- poration were looted of $7,500 worth of -~ securities, postage and revenue,; stamps. | Pope Benedict is preparing a collec- tive letter addressed to the Catholic! church in France, inviting members of | that faith to rally in support of the! republie. | Fire Saturday morning caused a loss of $250,000 when it destroved the Bern- ard warghouse in water street at the edge of the business district of Syra- cuse, N. Y. . The London Times airplane which is attempting a flight to Cape Town ' left Assuan, Upper Egyt at 7:15 o'clock | yesterday morning for Khartum, East- ern Sudan, el L Buenos Aires was without taxicab service Friday as the chauffeurs, to the number of several thousand, ceas- ed work to-attend the funeral of five members of their union. Gaudenoio de la Llave, formerly a federal general, but in recent years an outlaw leader in the Vera Cruz region, | near Nautla, state of Vera Cruz. No embargo on cotton importations ' has been put into effect by the British | government and under a recent court decision such a step would be impos- sible except by act of parliament. Dr. Charles D. Walcott, secratary of ! the Smithsonian Institution, was ad- | vised of his election to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science in appre- | ciation of his scientific researches. Rather than face a charge of piek-' ing pockets, Nathan Palestine — laid down on the tracks of the elevated | railway in the Bronx and let a train run over him. He was instantly killed. MARKED CARDS USED IN STUD POKER GAME. New York, Feb, 8—Investigation of reports that certain poker players had been cheated out of $350,000 by the use of marked cards was begun Sat- urday by Justice Kernochan on re- quest of District Attorney Swann. , The law firm of William Travers Jerome, formerly district attorney, made a complaint to Mr. Swann in behalf -of several men in the clork and suit trade and motion picture in- dustry whose series of stud polker games ended abruptly . after six months with a fist flight when suspi- cien was aroused that the most con- sistent winner had introduced *“cold decks” with shadings on the back of each card to indicate its nature. MILITIA TO GUARD'COURT DURING TRIAL OF NEGRO. Lexington, Ky., Feb. 8.—Three hun- dred armed militiamne with machine guns and automatic rifles will guard the Fayette courthouse Monday when ‘Wiliam Locket, a negro, goes on trial here for the murder of ten year old Geneva_ H: ~Treaty Fight Todzy A Bitfir Contest is..Forealt Over Article Ten and Per- . haps a Few Other Treaty Provisi — Versailles, which has lain in a parlia- mentary pigeonhole since November 19 while a basis for its ratification Wwas unsuccessfully sought in private negotiations, will be brought formally before the senate again tomorrow. Although prompt agreement is ex- some hope of ratification, but some other senators believe the deadlock certain to continue until'the contro- versy has been fought out in the pres- idential campaign. Republican and democratic leaders plan to co-operate in untangling par- liamentary restrictions and_disposing of the cloture imposed in November. Although the first move will be made at tomorrow’s session these parliamen- tary technicalities are expected to de- lay the beginning of actual debate un- til Tuesday or Wednesday. Aside from the outstanding issues of the treaty fight iself, the most prominent subject of discussion among senators tonight was the letter of President Wilson, laid before ‘the dem- ocratic conference yesterday and made public by Senator Hitchcock of Ne- braska, the democratic leader, The president’s renewed declaration of op- position to some of the language of the republican reservations was in- terpreted in different ways by the va- rious elements in the senate situation. Some declared the letter an uncom- promising reiteration of the taken by the pr ent on the eve of the November ratification vote and as- serted that publication of his letter at this time had widened the bregach. between the democratic and republi- can senate forces. Others, professing to see new evidences of a concession in the president's words, predicted an opposite effect. ) Although the president’s letter was writen before publij:tion of the state- ment of Viscount Grey, British ambas- sador to the United States, regarding reservations, in some quarters it was suggested that the letter would not have been permitted to have become public yesterday if the British state- man's views had resulted in . any change in the president’s position. “The first move to bring the treaty formally back before. the senate is expected to be u request by Senator Lodge of Mas achusetts, republican, for suspension ot tnerules so that the treaty may be taken up. If unani- mous consent is refused Senator Lodge plans to move such a suspension and the democrats are prepared to vote with the republicans for that mo- tion. Reference of the treaty to the for: eign relations committee . is expected to he asked immeddtely aftrwaerd. If the reqliest umbodies no instructions to te committee it also is expected to receive derocratic support. The committee plans to meet on Tuesday and the leaders hope the treaty will be reported back that day. It is uqderstood that when thereport made Senator Lodge will present the modified reservations agreed on by the unofficial bi-partisan committee and the gen expectation is that the democrats will accept them. These reservations, however, do not include ones relating to Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine, about which the new ratification fight is expected to cen- ter, pected generally on many of the minor points at issue, a long and bitter con- test is forecast over Article Ten and ! | perhaps a few other treaty provisions. Leaders on both sides profess to see —_ oy . PEAK OF FLU EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK HAS PASSED New York, Feh. 8.—The peak of the influenza epidemic in New York eity has been safely passed, Health Com- missioner Copeland announced tonight. He said that the reports for the past two days showed a gradual decease in the number of new cases. _ New influenza cases‘reported duripg the past twenty-four hours were 1, 872, making a total of 58,442 cases to be reported during the epidemic Tnere were 513 pneumonia cases, mak- inz a total of 12,032. Deaths from in- fluenza since the epidemic started kave been 1,755; from pneumonia 4,- i41. Tie health commissioner said that cwing tc the stréets being ' choked with snow, the greater part of the hos- pital ambulance equipment of the city was out of service. The army, he ex- plained, had filled the gap by loaning a number of war ' ambulances for answering hospital calls. Chief Of War Department’s New Historical Division In addition to the state militia, 50 extra police and a sheriif's posse will | will assit in prQrving order. BEvery person entering the courthouse will be searched. BOLSHEVIK UPRISINGS AGAINST THE JAPANESE Tokic, Sarurday, Jan. -31—(By The A. P.) Boishevik uprisings against the Japanese on the island of Sakha- lin are reported. Important Japarese mining anu petreleum plants have been attacked. A rescue party thirty sledges has been sent to the scene. i in| Col. Charles Lynch,. M. C., has been designated as Chief of the re- cently created historical division in the officé of thq Surgeon General of the War Department. He will handle all matters pertaining to the medical and surgical history of the ‘World War, st ‘Washington, Feb. 8.—The treaty of’ of time within o George: Nicoll Barnes and George H. Roberts, the last two labor minis- British Parfiament Financial Situation, Nationali- zation of Mines and Rail. roads, and the Irish Ques- tion—Convenes Tuesday. London, Saturday, Feb. 7—The Brit- ish parliament will reassemble on Tuesday with several of the weighti- st problems of recqnstruction still &ngmg over its head. The financial tuation, the question of nationaliza- tion of mines and railrods, and the Irish problem are three of the most important subjects with which the session is expected to grapple with- out delay. Forecasts of King George's speech predict that it will be an unusually iong and important pronouncement. The King’s speech, read by his Ma- Jesty, but framed by the cabinet, cus- tomarily points out the quently foreshadows the course of legislation. The full dress debate which foilows the king's speech gives an opportunity for members of par. wide range of subjects. Premier Lloyd George is expected to begin the sessien with a review of the general state of Europe and of the British position toward vari- ous developments such as relations with Russia and the Polish and Ital- ial situations. The Laborites promise to move an amendment providing for nationaliza- tion of mines, while the small dele- gation of the Irish Nationalist Party still left in the house of commons is expected to attack the government’s policy of repression, which they blame for Irish disorders. Among announcement§ expected at the ovening session is a statement of hether the government favors the proposed international conference for discussing the world's financial ail- ments. Confirmation also is expected of the goverhment's previous state- ments that Great Britain has not considered asking further loans from the United States. _The home rule bill probably will be brought forward at an early day, the cabinet having overhauled it during the past week at conferences with Viscount French, lord lieutenant and governor general of Ireland, and James Jan MacPherson ' chief secre- tary for Ireland. The bill may prove considerably different from that which had been expected. One proposal which is finding support in England is that it should be made an enabl- ing bill rather than one which would impose a new system upon Ireland, leaving it to the Irish people to de- cide by some form of referendum whether they will accept it and try to put in into effect. Heavy clouds appear to be gather- ing behind the coalition goverment owing to the steadily increasing pow- er of the labor party. Some of the hest informed politicians profess to see the “handwriting on the wal” that the formation of a new ministry by the Taborites is only a ‘quéstion and that the haur.may strike the next few months. ers in Premier Lloyd Geirge's cabi- net, have resigned, leaving the coali- tion government without any renre- <entation of the party which recent bve elections have indicated is now numerically the largest political or- ganization in Great Britain. Mean- while, men of widely different type, such ‘as Viscount Haldane and Ad- wmiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher have come out for lahor. Viscount Haldane, who was one of the most conservative members of the, 91d@ Liberal government which brought Great Britain into the war and a close political . friend of Herbert A. Asouith and Viscount Grey, threw a bomb into that group when he gave an interview ‘declaring that “the la- Lo Party alone has a vision which will enable it to possess and serve the Cuture.” Speculationfas to the personnel of the next inet advances Arthur Henderson, the Lahorite leader, as a possible premier; scount Haldane as lord chancellor, and Professor John Maynard Keynes, British delezate on the reparations sub-commission of the peace conference, % whose de- fection from the neace ~ference and book dissecting the treaty of Versail-l les have made him one of the most prominent personages of the day, as chancellor of the exchequer. Nationalization of industry and op=- position to armaments are two of the strongest planks in the Labor pro- gramme. Premier Llovd Georze con- templates a bill ving the miners a larze share in the management . of mines. but this week refused a sug- gestion made by representatives of the miners that wa amwiny in the bill the recommendations of the commission for a larze measure of nationalization. Talk of direct action which means a general strike to bring about nationalization, has been revived. GUY S. SPIKER AND MISS EMILY KNOWLES MARRIED Fall River, Mass, Feb. $—Guy S. Spiker of Baltimore and Miss Emily S. Knowles of Staleybridge, England, were married here this afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Battersby. The ceremony, which was performed by Rev. Henry A. Arn- old, pastor of the Bogle Street Chris- tian church, was attended by Mrs. Sarah Battersby, a daughter-in-law of Mrs. Battersby, Charles Whitehead, a gon-in-law, and a number of news- paper men. . Rev. Mr. Arnold said he “had no scrupples ahout performing the cery emony and was glad to do it for this young woman.” A congratulatory tel- egram was received from Baltimore from Mrs. Perley Spiker, sister-in-law of fhe bridegroom and fe of the father of the child that was brought to this country from England several days ago by Miss Knowles. Mr. and Mrs. Spiker said they would leave for New York and Baltimore to- morrow morning. NO TRACE OF MEMBERS OF CREW OF STEAMER POLIA! Rockland, Maine, Feb. 8—No trace was found today of the eleven mem- bers of the crew of the steamer Polias, who left her in a lifeboat after she struck on Old Cilley Ledge on Friday ~ EIGHT PAGES—56 COj principal | topics of national interest and fre-| liament to in free discussion over ai PRESENTI L NOMNATION Declares No One is Authorized to Speak For Him Politically —Is to Exercise the Prerogative of American Citizenship and Decline to Pledge His Vote Blindfolded—If Treaty Goes Over to the Presidential Election Hoover Says He Will Vote For the Party That Stands For the League of Nations—Does Not Believe in More Than Two Great Parties. New York, Feb. §6—Herbert Hoover tonight issued o statement defining his attitude toward the presidency. date for the nomination and that no one is authorized to speak for him politically. If the League of Nations is made an issue in the election he says he will vote for the party that stands for the league. In response to requests that he declare allegiance. to either one or the other of the great political parties, Mr. Hoover says he will wait until it more definitely ap- pears what the party managers sta for, and will “exercise a prerogativ of American citizenship and decline to pledge my vote blindfold”. statement follows: “In order to answer a large num- ber of.questions all at once, let me emphasize that I have taken a day joff from the industrial conference in | Washington to New York solely to . attend to pressing matters in connec- tion with the children’s relief. I want tot say again: I have not sought and am not seeking the presidency. I am not a cahdidate. -1 have no ‘organl- zation’. No one is authorized to speak for me politically. “As an American citizen by birth and of long ancestry, I am naturally deeply interested in the present crit- ical situation. My sincere and only political desire is that one or both of the great political parties will ap- proach the vital issues which have grown ouf of the war and are new, with a clear purpose looking to the welfare of our people and that can- didates capable of carrying out this work should be nominated. “If the treaty goves over to the presidential election (with anv reser- vations necessary to clarify the world’s mind that there can be no in- fringement of the safezuards provided by our constitution and our nationl old traditions) then I must vote for the narty that stands for the league. With it. there is hope not only of the prevention of war. but aiso that we can safely economize in military nol- icles. Thers is hope of earlier return of confidence and the economic re- construction of the world. I could not i i i ) He announced that he is not a candi- | d | His | 1 vote with a party if it were dominat- ed by groups who seek to set aside our constitutional guarantees for free j Speech or free representation, who hope to re-establish control of the government for profit and privilege. I could not vote with a party if it were dominated by groups who hope for any form of socialism whether it be nationalization of industry, or other destruction of individual initi- ative. Both these extremes, camou- flaged or open, are active enough in the country today: Neither of these dominations would -enable those con- structive ecomomic policies that will get us down from the unsound eco- nomic practices which 6f necessity grew out of the war, nor woud they secure the good will to production in our f; ers and workers or maintain the injfiative of our business men. The i%ues look forward, not back. “I do not believe in more than two great parties. Otherwise, combina- tions of groups could, as«n Europe, create a danger of minority rule. I do believe in party organization fto support great ideals and to ecarry great issues and consistent policles. Nor can any one man dictate the i sues of great parties. It appears to me that the hove of a great majority of our o ns in confronting this new veriod in American life is that the great parties will take opposite stands on the many issues that cora front us, and will select men whose character and associations will guar- antee their -pledges. . “I am being urged by people in both parties to declare my allegiance to either one or the other. Those who knowyme that I am able to make up my mind when a subject is clearly de- fined. Consequently, until it . more definitely appears what the party managers stand for, I must exercise a perozative of American citizenship ;\r’]r(ix decline to pledge my vote blind- old. L “I am not unappreciative to the many kind things that mv friends have advanced on my behalf. Yet T hope they will realize mv sincerity in not tving myself to undefined parti- sanship.” i {LIST OF WAR CRIMINALS HANDED PREMIER BAUER Berlin, Feb, 8.—The allied list of wat eriminals,and the covering letter was handed to Premier Gustav Bauer at 9 o'clock Saturday night by M. De Marecilly, the French charge d’affaires. A letter from Premier Millerand ac- companied the note and list, gxp!ammg the new procedure of the allies as the outcome of the refusal of Baron Kurt Von . Lersner to transmit the list to the German government. Premier Bauer expressed to the French charge the goverument's dis- approval of Von Lersner's action. The cabinet is sitting today to dis- cuss the allied demands. The covering note says that not all Germans guilty of infractions of the laws of warfare are included in the list, but for reasons of practicabil- ity only those are cited to whom the greatest responsibility attaches. The allied powers, however, do not propose amnesty for those not included, but reserve the right to prosecute them in the event they are apprehended in | their territoris. Possession of all German documentary evidence and access to the archives are also de- anded, to facilitate prosecution. In a supplementary note the aliied ! powers reply to the German commu- nication of January 25, which explain- ,ed Germany’s reasons for not carrying iout the extradition provision, Premier | Millerand, in a letter to Gustav Bauer. intimates that he does not hold the | German government respoasible for ! Baron Von- Lersner’s action in quit- ting Paris, because he assumes that Germany will not attempt to evade a | treaty obligation to which its signa- | ture ‘was affixed. Official quarters thus far have de- "clined information regarding the size or nature of the list. | m SPEAKER GILLETT ON Springfield, Mass.,, Feb. 8. he | United States is facing the worst fi- nancial crisis in its history, declared Speaker Frederick H. Gillett of the national.house of representatives this afternoon in an address before 5,000 persons. The present high cost of liv- ing, he said, is due largely to the greatly inflated conditions, because of treasury certificates. 3 The principal means of bringing down the high cost of living, he de- i clared, is by thrifc on the part of the public, and unless the people save, this country will face a panic similar to_that of 1893. Like the problem of years ago, when the government was forced to fight trusts, the speaker said that today congress faces a new question. b 2 is a question whether the combina- tion of the employed are not more threatening to our business life than that of the employers,” he said. ° Contintiing, he declared he believed that labor unions are essential for the protection of the men, but “when they g0 80 far as to threaten for their own advancement to stop the wheels of the mines, without which our while in- dustrial organization would collapse, they, in their turn, are exercising a power which no government can safe- ly permit.” 2 SNOWBOUND ‘AND WITHOUT MEDICINE FOR INFLUENZA Northampton, Mass., Feb. 8.— Snow- bound and without communication, ex- cept by telephone, Cummington, small town in Hampshire hills to night. ' It was airly well established that the wreckage found on Monhegan Island yesterday came from one of the Polias’ boats, but it could not be de- termined whether it was from the missing boat or from another which was torn from the davits by the storm. Captdin Coghlan and the 28 mem- bers of the crew who were rescued by coast guardsmen yesterday were quar- tered in hotels here tonizht the’ west of this city, is facing a se- ious condition as the resust of an ep- idemic of influenza_and weather con- ditions. - Shortage of medicines and food and the fact that the only two doctors in the town afe overtaxed led to an npfeal to the Northampton Red Grass today for aid. The town is threatened by a food shortage, because 1o vehicular traffic has been able to reach it for four HIGH COST OF LIVING | the floating debt of $4,000,000,000 in | railroads and closc the output of the| SHORTAGE IN CASH DRAWERS “BLESSED” BY GYPSY WOMEN New York, Feb. 8—A seore of Fifth avenue merchants, in_the superstitious hope of making, good business better, ney in their cash reg- lessed”. by gypsy women, but the immediate result was an appreci- !able loss, according to a detective ser- geant who arraigned in court today two gaudily dressed - fortune tellers, Rosie Mark and Mary Miller. One merchant who appeared as a witness against the gypsies told Magistrate McAdoo that after his fortune had been told and mysterious passes were made over the cash drawer, $70 had disappeared. Another merchant’s sim- ilar experience cost him $100. The women were held in $1,000 bail which was furnished by a surety company. GOODYEAR TIRE EMPLOYES GET INCREASES IN WAGES. ! Monday,..RUARYau WY YP YPPPP Akron, Ohio, Feb. 8—The Goodyear | Tire and Rubber company has an- nounced that beginning March 15 the minimum ‘wage scale for male em- ployes would be $6 a day and for women workers $4 a day. The plan will apply to fhose who have been continuously employed six months or more, It affects between ,000 and. 30,000 workers. In addition | to establiskiig a minimum wage, the company also announced incre of |5 to 15 per cent., on hourly rates and piece work, effective February 15 ) OBITUARY. Arthur J. Hawley Bristol, - Coin, Feb. 8—Arthur J. Hawley, president of the Bristol Maa ufacturing Company, died in the Har ford hospital today after two weeks’ illness of pneumonia. He was 56 years old, a director of* the Bristol National Bank and had been engaged in the ! knit goods business. He was a grad- uate of Williams college. Mr. Hawley is survived by a widow, who is now on her way home from Paris, where she was informed by jcable that he was ill. He also leaves ! one son, a well known newspaperman, {who is in Paris. Rev. Dr. James Buckley. Morristown, N. J., Feb. 8.—Rev. Dr. James Monroce Buckiey, 83 years old, clergyman, editor and author, died at e today. Fir thirty years was e r of The Christian Ad- vocate and for sixty years was prom- inent in the affairs of,the Metnodist | Episcopal _church. Dr. Buckley, who was born in Rah- way, N. J., held pastorates in Exeter, Dover, and Manchester, New Hamp- shire; Detroit, Stamford, and Brookiyn. For many was a member of the board ‘of forcign miss.ons of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Eimer Southard. New York, Feb. 8—Dr. Elmer Ernest Southard, cf Cambridg Bul- | lard professor of ne a L the Harvard Medical Schooi, and &3= sistant professor .of psychology at Harvard, died here today from pneu- monia. Dr. Southard came here from Bos- ton a week ago to deliver severa] ad- dresses before medical bedics His fe, Dr. Mabel Austn-Sout] le at Wellesley couilege, was at his e. Southard addressed the Associ- Dr. =3 ation of Mental Hygiene at the Ac emy of Me ne Wednesday night. He was striken the next day and was ordered to bed by his physician. Ha, was 44 years old. At the time of his death he was pathologist to the Massachusetts Com- mission on Mental Disepses and direc- tor of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Institution and during the war he was a major in the chemical wariare ser- vice. He was also chairman of tae committee on psychiatry and neurole ogy of the National Research Council. .