Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 13, 1921, Page 1

Plainly Informs Congress That This Country Cani Have No MmtheSupebPowmlnvutedmtheEnfltypzh&gue of Nations—Advocates a Peace “Resolution” by Con- Reccommendations For Legislation on Tariff and Tax " Revision and on‘the Railway Situation—Has Faith in a - Maintained Merchant Marine—Touched Upon All Other Domestic Problems. ‘Washington, April 12.—Final rejection of the Versallles lsague of nations by the Agderican government was proclaimed to the world today by President Harding In 2 solemn pronouncement of the forelgn policies of his administration, . Speaking before the new congress, sembled, to write a program of political and economic recomstruction, the Presi- dent declared acceptance, of the league would be nothing short of a betrayal of the mandate of the November elections. Instead, he asked. for ‘a congressional declaration of peace and for. ratification of those portions of the Versailles treaty | which protect specifically American rights and interests in tie war settle-] ment, 2 . “In, the existing league of Mations, world government, with its super powers, this republic will haye no- part,” he said. “It 4s only fair to say the world in general and to our associates In war in particular, .that the jeague covenant ean have no sanctian by us." The declaration was answered by a tremendous . demonatration, in which re- publean senators and representatives led, while. most cf their democratic coileagues st silent and unsmil'sg. After weighing the words of the chief sxecutive, the senatorial group of treaty irreconcilables tonight were claiming. a comlete victory, prediciing that even the portions of the treaty endorsed by Mr. Harding never wuulg receive senzte approval. In his recommendations for domestle legislation thé vresident gave greatest at- tertion to tariff and (ax revision, ani t5 the railway situation, thouzh he éndors-d a list of lesser measures which- congres- siopal leaders declared might prolong the speclal session until the snow flies. He alsy took occasion in his address of ftax burden must come for the. present nearly an hour to declare his falth'In a lfrom the rexdjustment of internal tax: maintained merchant mnrine and In the!and the rev <icn or_ repeal of tuvse tax s principle armament reduction Wwithout | which have bOecome unproductive and asking for legislation on either subjcCt. |are so artificial ard burdenspme. as to Al emergency tariff to correct eriout ! defeat their own purpose.., A promp: and dlsarders- 1 American inllustry = Wn8 . ghorangh ge.ng revision of the internal placed at the head of the president’s re-ita¢ liws’' made with due regarl 1a the gues's, ang within an ‘hodr ‘aftér he fi~-/proteciisy of the revepues, s, in my ished speaking. the hodde’ waye 'and judgmen', a requisie to the ravival af fmeans c':""'m * agrecd to P:Wl'h '°"":‘;3‘ Lhnaclr.a: setivity “In this country. It e fow an the smergeney measur eainede therefore, -thiex ‘thE" ¢ - {he Hest-ybion Nnd "‘”"?"”m t“gress will be ahle to enact without aclay Wilsgn. For the permancnt “tariff bill 3 revision of the reve:te laws, and sucn that is ta be feamed later. Mr. Hgrding | s it s s A made no mecific siiegestions extept that |gary to. protect American’ trade anl in- it follow the princip'e 'of protedtion. 1 dustry. 2 Similaf!i® the president refrained from| . It is of less’ conéern' whathr internal detailel ree-mmiendatichs on ° taxation, | taxation or tariff revision shall. come contenting limseif with a general Qis-| first than has’been popularly imagined, suséion of the situation; with an added | because we must do both, but the practe- i reminder that his party pledged itself In| ] course for -earliest accomplisiment the last campaign to repeal the excess | will readily suggest itse'f to the con- proft's tax. ' He also recalleq the cam-|gress. We are committed to the ropeal paign promise to organize a scparate gOV- | of the excess-profits tax ang the abolition crmment department of public welfare, but|of inequities and unjustifiahle exaspera- made no recommendaticn whether a cab- | tions in the present system. mul‘f‘!;hl ‘:;“lzd \;elp!nc:dn :t l‘t’z head. The country does not expec: and will nz that Tates perating ot . ve 2 .shift of b g expense of the rallroads must be: lowered. ko e s 1 e more interested in wibing out the necessi- Mr. Harding asked that congress investi- | ty for imposing them ond =liminating gate the whole transportation problem. |confusion and esst In the, collocticn. He recommended esordination of all gov- * Fér Emer Tarif. ernmental agencies dealing with former| S ATpaE LN sérvice men, stréngthening of the federal 'The urgency for an instant tariff en- laws affecting highway ' construetion and |3ctment, emergency in .character and un- maintenance, enactment of budget legis-|erstood by our. people that it s for the iatton, and a congressional inquiry inte | Mergency only, can; not be tco 1nuch iynéhing and race relations in general, . |emphasized. 1 believe in the protection Seid’s Mtiais of American industry, and it 15 our pur- 4 Proak : - |pese to prosper Ameriea first. The piiv- Biysimt Hirdins ‘adaress to 0m- tleges of the American market to the gress was as fcilows foreign, producer. are offered ‘too a Members of the congress: p i heavly c € today, and the effect on much of our pro. You have been calleq in extraordinary | quctivity is the destruction of -our :pelr session to give your consideration to na- | reliance, which is the founda‘ion of (he tional problems far too pressing to be|independence and good fortuae of cus m:::. 'aW:n ‘::;n flr.mh?l é’:' mu.“kl(oreover. imports should pay mi = r share o1 |- g e Lenon of our cost of govern ever contemplated. Under our polit- ical system the people of the United have charged the new congress and the new administration with the so- lution—the readjustments, reconstruction and restoration which must follow in the wake of war. It may be regretted that we-were so iy prepared for war's aftermath, so littls made ready to return to the ways of peace, but we are not to be discourns- sd. Indéed, we must be the more firmly resolved to undertake our work with high bop#,, and invite every factor in our citizenship to join in the effort to find our mormal, onward way again. The American people have appraised Inexahustibic. - It wi)l strenzthen our res- oluticn if we keep in mind.that a con- tinuation ‘of such a course means inev- itable - disaster. Our’ ‘current =xpenditures arc running at the rate of suproximately five bil- lions' a year, ani the burden is unbear- able. There ars twc agencies to be vmployed in correction; ons is rigid re- 3istance in appropriation and th= other is the utmost ecomomy in adminis‘ration. Let us have have b-th. -have already chargeq departmerl heads with t:is ne- cessity. I am sdre congress will agrec; and both congress and the administration may safely count én the suppert of all right-minded citizens, because the burde; is theirs. The pressure for expendjture, swelling tke flow in one locality Wwhile drainirg another is sure to defsat the !m- position of just burdens, ang the effect of | our “¢itizenship protesting’ outlay will be wholesome and helpf I wisa it might find its reflex in ecomomy apd thift among' the people themselves, bezause therein lies quicker recovery aand added | security for the future. The estimatés of receipts anl expend- itures ang the statements as to the gandi- tion of the treasury which secretary of the treasury is prepared. to or-sent (9 you will indicate what revenu2s must be | provided 17 order to carry on - the gov- “rnment’s ‘business and meet- its ‘cusont 1requirements and fixed-debt charges. Un- jless there are striiing cufs in the im- gortant fields of expenditure, receipts from internal taxes cannot safely be per- mitted to fall below $4,000,000,000 in the fiscal years of 1922 and 1923, is vould mean t tal internal tax cojlections f about one billion less than in 1920 und one-half billion than in 1921 Tax Revision The most substantial relief from the o Protection of - Agriculturs. * One who'values American prosperity and. maintained American standaris o wage and living can have ao sympathy with the proposal that easy entry and the flood of imports will cheapen our costs of living. . It is more Mkely to de- stroy our capacity to buy. Today Amer- ican agriculture is menaced, and itg pro- duets are down 'to pre-war normals, yet Wwe are endangering our fundamental in- dustry through the high cost of transpor- tation from farm to market and through the influx of foreign farm oproducts, be- cause we offer, essentially unprotected, the best market in the world. It would FRESIDENTS MESSAGE 1S EYPLIET OF " BOTH DOMESTIC AND-FORERN | tavorable eéonsideration 1ts present for be better to err in protecting our basic food industry than paralyze our farm activities In the world straggle for re- stored exchanges. 5 The maturer revision of onr tariff laws should be based on the polizy of protec- tion, resisting that * selfishness which turns to creed,: but ever concerned with that productivity at home which 1S the source -of all aBiding good fortune, It is agreed that we cannot sell unless we, buy, but ability to sell is based on home the | situation, and with_ that tolerance and patience which go with understand- ing they will give to us the influence of e public opirion which. ultimate- e s the edict of any popular it. They are. measuring somc of stern necessities; and will join n E. give ang take which is so essen- tion to firm establishment. . Problems at Home First in mind must be the solution of sur problems at home, even though some phases of them are inseparably. linked with our foreign relations. The surest pro¢edure in every government is toput its éwn house in order. I know of mo more pressing problem at homie than to restrict our national in- comié, and at the same time measurably Hft the burdens of war taxation from the shoulders of the American people. Ohe cannot be unmindful that economy is. & much-employed crs, most froqe. trade of the world. Trade can and ought to be honorable, but it knows no: sym- pathy. While the delegates of the nations at war were debating peace terms at Paris, and while we later debated our part in completing the peace, commercial agents of other nations ‘wers opening their linés and establishing their outposte, with a forward look ' to been advantageous .to them. we are, it will be markets secure, and build thereon for our trade with the world. A very important matter is the estah- lishment of the government’s business on a business basis. There .was toleration Tardy as hg pgrpose in both Igisia and adminstration. The unre: tendency to heedless expenditur: : attending growth of public indebredness. exténding from feleral authorily ts that of state ang municip: the Smallest politica! sub-div stituts the most dangcrou roct taxation held the public unmindful of the federal burden. But there is , but | knowledge of the high cost of government some re- [today, and high cost of living is insepa- jrably linked with high cost of govern- Liquidation of War Debt ment. Fhere can be-no complete corree- aggering lo4d of war debt mmst | tion of the high living cost until govern- be cared for in orderly funding and ment's cost is notably reduced. gradual llquidation. We ghall haaten Favers Budget System. the solution and ald effectively in lifting the tax burdens if we strike resolutely at expenditures. It is far more easiv sald than -done. In the fever of war our ependiturce were = little questis the smergency was ) impelling, ria- tion was so unimpeded that we lif not- ea the millions and counted the sury national budget system. ' Con; already recorded its belief in the budget. It will' be a very great satisfaction to ihe morrow's | because we are laying a foundation for a trade. It was wholly proper, and has|long time to come, and the creation s safer to 1old our cwn | sibilities; of the easy-going, unsystematic method |1arger portlon of our commerce, and the of handling our fiscal affairs, when indi- | motor car has become an indispensable know of its early enactment, so that it eral states; but since congress has em- may be employed in: establishing the barked ppon a policy of assisting the ‘economies ‘and - business methods so- es- * states in hizhway improvement, wisely, I —_——— Fightin Senate Over Colombian Treaty = ables. Washington, April 12.—The fight over the Colombian treaty was re-opened ‘in the senate today with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts leading the forces for rar ification. The contest, which —administration leaders hope Will result in a favorable vote on. the long pending pact on April 20, began with the reading in open execu- tive session of a message from President Harding -who declared “the early’ and of “thig treaty would be very helpful at the present time In promoting our friendly relationships.” The executive's message was sent to the senate and read 1n executive session March 9, but was not made public until today. Senator Lodge opened the with a prepared address, declared that ratification of the treaty not only would improve relations ‘be- tween the United States and Latin-Amer- ica, but that the world situation as re- gards oil, of which Colombia has rich stores, seemed ‘‘very strongly to justify, in_fact to demand the ratification.” Acceptance of the pact in its present form, the Massachusetts senator contend- ed, would not be inconsistent with the stand taken in 1917 by reublican minor- it ymembers of the foreign relations committee in refusing to agree to a fa- vorahle report. Since then, he declared. changes have been made, which removed In the main the objections raised against the treaty in 1917. The Massachusetts senator further de- clafeq that ratification of the treaty in would cast no reefiction on the actfon of President Roosevelt in exendting recosmition to Panama after it had.revolted from Colombia. Tomorrew the disenmion will be re- sumed with Senator Kelloza, republican of Minnesota, opposing the pact. discussion setnial to the minimum of expenditure. Cost of Living. One condition in the business world may well receive your inquiry. Deflation has been in prozress but has failed to reach the mark where it.can be proclaim- ed to the great mass of consumers. Re- duced cost of basic production has been recorded, but highcost'of liying has not yielded ini like proportion.. For example, the: priees. on -grains. and.livestoek have ‘been” deflated; “but the cost of bread and meats is not adequately reflected therein, 1t is to be’exdected that non-perishable staples will be slow in viclding to low- ered prices. but the maintaincd retai} costs in perishable foods cannot be justi- fied. > I have asked the federal trade com- missicn for a report of its ohservations. and it attributes, in thz main, the fall-| ure to adjust consumers’ cost to hasic nroduction” costs to the exchange. of i formation by ‘onen-price -associations. which onerate, evidently, within the law, to the very great advantage of thelr mombers and_equal ‘disadvantage to the consuming public. Thostilty or haste in accusation or profit- eerinz, some suitable inquiry by congress might speed the price readiustment to normal relationship. with helpfulness to hoth producer and consumar. A measur- ing rod of fair prices will satisfy the country and give us a business revival to end all depression’ and unemnloyment. The great interest of both the producer and consumer—indeed, all our industrial ond commercial life. from sgrienlture to' | finance—in the problems of transnorta- tion will find its reflex in your concern to ald re-establishment. to restore efil- cienev and bring transportation cost into heinfu] relationship rather than con- }w.. ~ it as a hindrance to resumed ac- ivities. in s which he/| ‘Without the snirit of | An air service, consisting of 12 seat aeroplanes, will be added to the York Nationak Guard. put “teeth” in thority to end labor by Secretary Davis, s+ . Steamship Eemland from brought $2,000,000 in gold the New York federal reserve bank. | Minor _earthquakes have occurred dally in’ the Province of Kansu, China, since the severe “quake” on Dec. 16 last. The appointment of Colonel Edward H. Shaughnessy of Chicago as second as- partm was. u it sistant postmaster general was amnounc- The London Times reports that Armen- jan ‘eircles in London have been advised that the French have begun the evacua- tion of Cilicia. Bouds, cash and jeweliry valued at 10,000 was taken from flve frms in an office. building' at Broadway ahd Lepnard street, New, York, by cracksmen. Cohvietion of tho Missourl railroad compahy for violating the Mis- souri ‘freigat discrimination law was sus- tained by tiie supreme court. ' News from Asia Miner received in Paris during the past twenty-four hours indicates that the Turks are pressing the Greeks in the Southern sector. i Naval Academy class of 1922 comsist- ing of 660-members will by order of Secretary Denby be graduated in De- cember next, instead of June, 1922. quess, Presbyterian theologlan in Y3n! ers was announced by the Bible teachers’ traiping school, <f which he was dean. Employes of the Pope tin plate werks at Steubenyille, Pa., of the Weirton Steel Co. voted to return to work, ac- cepting open siacp offer of the company. ~ Finance and budget committee of New Ydrk city board of estimate rejected ap- propriation of $20,000 for Caarles 8. ‘Whitman to carry on pclice investigation. “Representative Fincher . introduced bill in the house to abolisa the railroad labor board and to mlace its duties-under the interstate commerce commission. Rembrandt’s ‘portrait of himselt and pictures by Gerard Terburg and Kaspar Netschar, famous dutch painters, were stclen from. the Weimar Museum, Ger- many. Representatives of skilled labor in the employ of the Lehigh Valley railroad no- tified General Manager Maguire of their non-acceptance of the reduction of wages offered. William T. Green, in Hartford police court, pleaded guilty to vielatlon of the state lottery laws and was fined $100 and costs. Green was accused of con- ducting pools on the “money market.” Employes of Ansonia mills are voting on daylight saving, the gquestion being whether to. begin one hour earlier and quitting one hollr earlier during the ring and summep months. T The Ameriean Sumatra Tobaceo Co. declared a 2 per cent. quarterly dividend on' its commeon *stock -instead of the 2 1-2 ;- per cent. it had been paying since Au- gust, 1918, 4 . Auxillary Bishop Murray. many priests and law¥ers and other friends from all parts of the state attinded the funeral at St. Josepli's church. Meridgh, of Attormey | Patrick T. O'Brien. - Immigrants from America will be bar- red from soviet Russia after April 20, “until Tepresentatives of ~Lenine arrive here’t6 vise passports,” Moscow announe- es. Tollowing. a eonference heiween Gov. Miller ang repuhlican leaders, an in- vestization by legislative committee of tite ‘affairs of New York city was decided upon, Tee Tndastrial Transportation Co, which operates about 150 retail' grocery stores in_ Missourl, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptey. Pennsy™~nia railroad officials in con- ference w ¥ representatives pf the engine service at Pittsburgh proposed wage cut ot ‘approimately 16 per cemt. affecting Raflroad Sitnation. It is little to be wondéred that ill-con- sidered legislation, the war strain, gov- erniment operation in heedlessness of cost, {ana the conflicting programe, or the lack {of them, for restoration have brought about a most difficult situation, made: doubly difficult by the low tide of busi- ness. All aré so intimately related that 15,000 employes. John T. Hettrick who devised the ‘code of practice’ and found guilty of coercion, has been taken to Blackwell's Island, .where he will serve from three months to six years. Sir Robert Hogne, Britisk chancellor of [the echequer. announced in the house of no improvement will be permanent until j commons the issuing of treasury bills the railways are onerated efficiently at a | will be resumed April 21, limited to cost within that which the traffic can 50,000 pounds sterling. bear. If we can have it understood that con- gress has no sanction for Utah pu'fic utilities commission denjed government , application of American raiflway Expross ownership, that congress does not levy | Co. to increase intrastate rates equal taxes upon the people to cover defi in service, which should be self-sustain-|statg commerce commission. ing, there will be an avowed foundation on_which to rebuild. to interstate scale authorized by Inter- Miss Gertrude McCurdy, eashier of a Freight-carrying charges have mounted higher and higher until commerce s halted and production discouraged. Rail- way rates and costs of operation must be reduced. Congress may well investigate and let the public understand wherein o sys- tem and the federal regulations lack- iIng in helpfulness or hindering in re- strictions. The remaining obstacles which are the heritance of capitalistic exploita- development and the fosterng of home,tion must be removed, and labor must markets., There is little sentiment in tke|join management in understanding that the public which pays is the public to be served, and simple justice isythe flg& and will continue to be the right of the people. Transportation over the highways fis little less important, but the problems relate to construction .and .development, and deserve your most earnest attentionm, very difficult to visualize in its great pos- The highways are not only feeders to the railroads and afford relief from their local burdens; they are actually lines of motor traffic in ~interstats commerce. y are the smaller arteries of the instrument in our political, industrial life. Highway Constraetion. There is begun a néw era in highway construction, the outlay for which runs soclal and far into hundreds of millions of dollars. Bond issues by road districts, counties and states mount to enormeus figures, /| and the country is facing such an outlay Let me most heartily commend the en- | that it is vita] that every effort shall be actment of legislation. providing for the|directed against wasted effort and uny gress has | justifiable expenditure. ° The federal government can place no inhibition on the expenditure in the sev- i lmmnuluuon --and-=cables: To . me stratégic, commercial and political needs, lmble- of watef transportation—inland, i | ‘& great. mefchant marin Chicago grocery company, was robbed of a satchel containing $3,000 in currency and $10,000 in checks by three automobile bandits while on her way to a South Side bank. 7 Representatives of 15,000 engine ser- vice employes of the Pennsylvania rafl- road company notified the managers com- mittee of the road that they had decided to reject proposals for a 16 per cent. wage reduction. Emperor Yoshihite of Japan in s letter to President Harding expresses regret that “unavoidable circumstances closely connected with himself” will not allow the Crown Prince to visit this country after his tour of Europe. believe, it can assert a wholly becoming Influence. in shaping policy. Water Transportation. Linked with rail and highway is the coastwise and trans-oceanic. It is not possible, on this occasion, to suggest to congress the additiona) legislation needful to meet the aspirations of our people for a merchant marine. In the emergency of ‘war we have constructed a tonnage equal- ing our largest expectations. Its war cost must be discounted to the actual values of peace, and the large difference charged to the war emergency and the pressing task is to turn our assets in tonnage to an agency of commerce. s It is not necessary to say it to congress, Pacific, The death of Dr. Willlam Hoge Mar-ltreaty and league, expressed disappoint- - Discussion With a Prepared it + Washington, April - 12.—General -,ap- proval~of President Harding’s declar: -l tions in his first message o congress; to- day that the United States could have nol part in the present league of mations and that state of war should be ended by con- | gessional resolutfon was éxpréssed by re- publiean ‘senate leaders; both of the “ir-: reconcilable” __an -servationists” groups. | Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the re- publican” leader, who "led ‘the fight Tor) reservation’ to the- treaty of Versailles, ; said he was “extremely Dleased” by the | megsage, whith he declared separates us from the league and appreves passage of the Knox resolution. Senators .Johnsun of - California and Borah of Idaho, leaders of the “irrecon- cilables,” expressed gratification that the president had definitely ' rejected present league and had declared for res- toration of peace by congressional action. They expressed doubt, however, that the treaty of Versailles with teh league cove- nant excluded could be put into shape for ratification—a ‘possibility suggested * by Mr. Harding. 7% Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, acting democratic leader, who led the Wilson forces in the senate for ratification of the ment at the president’s message. He de- clared that by refusing to enter the league the United States had refused to take part in the effort ‘to stabilize the social, business and governmental condi- tions of the world. without which, He said, there could be neither a revival of busi- ness nor prosperity. Senator Knox, republican, Pennsylva~ nia, author of the peace resolution to be urged by the republican leaders, indicated tonight that he was in agreemént with the president and would oppose the policy déclaration. Mr. Harding gave congress no exposi- tion of his views on the formation of an association of nations, merely renewing in his address to pledge to work for such an organization with all the diplomatic means available. | ARRESTS IN CLEVELAND FOR WALL STREET BOMB PLOT New York, April 12—The arrests n Cleveland in connection with the Wall street bomb plot were made after the woman had asserted that one of the men under detention had been hiding five days after the- explosion it was stated here at police headquarters. \ According to word received “y the New York police the womaa gave t)3 name of Martha Zelinsky. Notified of the arrests police sald they immediately sent. a dotective of pemb squaq to the Oh!s city to make an investigation. ‘They- fa)d however, that no -report of the resuits on his trip .xd ve* been roceived a: headquerters, and Indicated they had Ut".> hope toat the o8t Would solve tie mystery. ) 1 REOLT IN THE EQUATORIAL DlB'l':lltT OF BDELGIAN CONGO Brussels,” April 12.—The revolt of na- tives. in the equatorial = district of ‘the Belgion Congo last month during which fifty trading posts were burneq was fo- mented by a native pretending to have discovered a_éharm making its possessor invisible and invulnerable, according to advices received here today from official sjurces in the Congo. The charms were sold to eredulous natives, whose faith in them seemed to be confirmed when troops in the air. The natives'finding them- s:lves uninjured, became uncontrollable and a widespréad- use of troops was nec- essary to stamp cut the resulting trouble. 1t will take several' months, it is sald n the advices, to restore ordér | entirely without - bloodshed. BILL BY LAFOLLETTE FOR RECOGNITION OF IRELAND SRS Washington, April 12.—The first joint resolution to be put before thé senate to- day was that by Senator LaFollette, re- publican, Wisconsin, proposing tg' express the “sense of congress that the republic of Ireland” should be recognized by the United States. active encouragement should be given to the extension ~of American-owned and sperated cable and radio services. Be- tween the United States and its posses- sions ‘there should be ample communica~ tion facilities providing direct services at reasonable rates.. Between the United States and other countries not only shouid there be adequate facilities, but these should be,” 50 -far as practicable, direct and free from foreign intermediation. Friendly co-operation should be extended {to International efforts aimed at encour- aging improvement of international com- munication facilities and designed to fur- ther the exchange of messages. Private monopolies tending to nrevent the devel- |opment of needed facilities should be proJ hibited. Government-owned facilities, wherever possible without unduly -inter- fering with private enterprises or govern- ment needs, should be made available for general uses. g For Aviation Development. Aviation is inseparable from either the army - or- the navy, and the government must, in the interests of national de- | fense, encourage its development for mili- tary and civil purposes. The encourage- ment of -the civil development of aeronau- tics is esecially desirable as relieving the government largely of the expense of | development, and of maintenance of an industry, now almost- entirely borne by |the government through appropriations {for the military. naval and postai air ser- vices. The air mail service is'an impor- tant initial step in the direction of com- mercial aviation. 1 recommend the enactment of legisla- tion establishing a bureau of 2eronautics in the navy departmetn to ecentralize the control ‘of naval activitiés in aeronautics and removing the restrictions on the per- sonnel detailed to aviation in the navy. ! The army air service should be contin-| ued as a co-ordinate part of the army, and its' existing organization utilized in co-operation with other agencies of the government in the establishment of na. tional transcontinental airways, and in co- operation with the states in the establish- ment of local airdromes and landing.fields Ald for Veterans. "The American people expect congress ' unfailingly to voice the gratitude of the' republic in a-geenrous-and -practical way but: I have .thought this.to be a befitting | {0 its .defenders in the world war who occasion “to, give notice that the Unitedneed the supporting arm of the govern- States' means to establish and maintain o 5 It is proper to invite your attention to the: ifaportance of the question of radio ot ment. Our very immediate concern is for the crippled seldiers and those deeply needing the helping hand of government. scious of the generous intent of con- ss, and the public concern for the crip- pled and dependent, I invited the services changing the convictions expressed in. its proposals. He insisted that a hational pool of profits would lead to government attempting to quiet the excitément lredl | BALTIMORE GRAT { ter before here last night of heart disease " BRITISH TRIPLE ALLIANCE - SUSPENDS STRIKE NoTICE Mincn Stlnd Firmly Fer a National Pool of Profits and a Nat- ional Settlement of Wages—Government is Unalterably Opposed to the Pooling of Profits—Miners Are to Send a Written Reply to Governments Proposals—Triple Al- liance is to Meet at 11 A. M. Today—Preparations Are Gomg on to Protect Workers and Carry on Transport- London, April 12.—(By The A. P.) The conference of the mine owners, the mine workers and government officials today failed to reach a settlement in the min- ers’ sirike, the miners refusing to accept the prime minister's proposals for a na- tional settlement of wages without a na- tion” pool of profits, which Mr. Lloyd George declared impracticable. The transport workers and railwaymeén however, suspended their strike notices, which would have expired at midnight tonight. Thus the day, which opened With almost certainty that the transport facilties of the country would be idie to- morrow, ended with brighter hopes, de- spite the fact that the executive of the transport workers in sending out notice of the suspension of the strixe asserted “the situation 1g still critical The only government proposal which the miners would consider was one in which_the government offered, after thi ‘wages quertion had been settled, to give temporary assistance to mitigate the rap- 1d " reduction of wages; the others they brushed asile, at times with heated ar- guments. The premier met the owners and min- ers in separate conferences, then jointly, but none of the arguments of tne premier or the owners could move the miners. They stuck. firmly to their demand for a national ‘pool of profits and a national settlement of wages, declaring through their spokesman, Frank Hodges, that “the workmen for the first time are go- ing to have a share of the total pros. perity in" trade.” The premier after a two hours’ ses. sion with the miners, and again 'n the Joint session, id he knew of nothing that would justify the government in control, to which parliament woull not agree. He also entered a strong protest against any subsidizing of wages or prof- Its of indusiry out of the general taxes of the couniry, on the same grounds Mr. Hodges retorted that the miners only asked for temporary assistancs ond that their permanent scheme was ahso- lutely free from government contwol. Evan Williangs, president of the min- AMERICAN SMELTING CUTS SALARIED MEN 20 PER CENT New - York, April 12—The salaried force of the American Smelting and Re- fining company will receive a 20 per cent cut in pay, and wages of laboring classes between 30 and 40, per cent., June 1, ft was learned officially here to- night. Y Fifteen hundred members of the ex- ation Should Strike Occur. enter pooling by campulsion, w lesflhl:;lon. followed by control. erbert Smith, the fighting delega of the miners’ federation. then annaunc:: Ing assocfation, sald the owners would the miners' final decision—that the pro- i.’mn:\l! of Mr. Lloyd George were, with the exception of the one relating to tem- porary assistance, unacceptable, and it that was all the government and owners had to offer, there was no hope of settle- ment. “It may be that you have in your minds that it will be possible to starve us into submission,” he exclaimed. “It you do, it won't bring pence to the coal flelds.” He declared that the miners did not intend to have their wages cut by any method which the owners cared to bring about, and that they were not out for nationalization, ag that would have tec come through’ the ballot box. Mr, lefyd George made a final appeal, saying that the government and the own- ers were prepared to examine the ques- tion of wages, but Mr. Smith brought the proceedings to a close by saying that the time was late, and “we will send a written reply.” The miners went direct from the con- ference to a meeting of the triple al ance, where thelr decison known. It was immediately dacided to postpone the sympathetic strike of the rallwaymen and_transport workers. The meeting reassembled later in the evening to consider the whele question, but had reached no new decision when it ad- journed at 10 o'clock until 11 o'cloek to- morrow morning. . The min told their colleagues that the negotiations could not be resumed with any hope of success on the present proposals of the government and the owners, and that the stage had been reached when the triple alliance would “have to take action.” Preparations are going on throughout the country to protect the workers and carry on transportation should the strike occur. The streets of London are al- ready well sprinkled with khak! and to- night 500 marines with machine guns ae- companied by tanks were drafted Intc Glasgow., e —— VAS AGENT FOR AUTO DEALERS IN BRIDGEPORT Detroit, Mich., April 12.—Further tes- mony that he acted as agent for auto- moblle dealers in Bridgeport, Conn.. and Brooklyn who are alleged to have bought effective | Stolen machines from persons in Detroit. was offered in United States district court here today by Almon C. Basden In the ‘trial of several men charged with $3 750,000, are affected by the 20 per cent. decreased. Approximately based on the high wages paid during the ‘War emergency. President: Simon Guggenheim down.” tors. —_— FOR TAX ON CORFPORATIONS TO REPLACE EXCESS PROFITS TAX five per cent. tax on corporations to The 20-per cent. reduction will be ap-|aided in transporting stolen cars from plicable, It -was sald, to “every one from Detroit to the east for shipment to Sde- ecutive foree, whose annual salaries total | conspiracy to violate the Dyer act. Bas- den, who confessed to being a member of 12 000 |an alleged “ring,” is under two-year sen- wage eatriers are affected by the larger |tence in Leavenworth. His testimony to- decreasé, which, It was pointed .out, is|day Was on cross-examination. DBasden reiterated previous testimemy. given in direct examination, that he had den. He mentioned James C. Burroughs President Simon Gugzenheim and other |of Bridgeport, one of the defendants, s officers of the company were re-clected | PAVIng agreed ot pay him $1 today at a meeting of the board of direc- | 3ct I8 his agent. 2 week te ROW IN COURT ROOM WHEN JURY ACQUITTED A NEOBA Frederick, Md. Aoril 12.—A rot oe- . Washington, April 12.—Suggesti~n of a | CurTed In the circuit court room late this afternoon when a jury acquitted aries replace the excess profits tax was made | Henry Dorsey, colored, of criminal as- to the American Farm Bugpau Federation conference here today by T. 8. Adame, ta expert of the treasury department. He also epresseg opposition to a sales tax. ‘The conference then voted to extend sault upon Miss Delsie Tweedale of Bai- timore. The nezro prisoner was struck by members of the girl's family, an ink- well, hurled at him, struck the clerk of the cpurt and Dorsey was saved from an invitation to Senator Smoot, republi- |Mob Violence by ore of the judges. Tie can, Utah, and other advocates of & sales |[N®€T0 finally was epirited away and it tax, to discuss with them the proposals. of the farmers will later be placed before rongress by the conference. J. R. Howard president of the federa- tisn, declared he hag received advices from four siates trat schools in some gections were being forced to close on zecount of the irability of farmers to pay taxes. The ccohomic situation in all sections of the country was descdibad Oy the delegates as ous. BROKER FOUND WITH THROAT CUT IN HAVANA Baltimore, Md., April 12.—Henry Wack,, head of the grain brokerage firm of Henry E. Wack & company of Balti- more, was found dead with his throat cut early today In his room at the Hotel Sevilla, Havana, Cuba, a despatch to the firm from Havana said. Member§ of the company laid the mat- e state department at Wash- ington by telephone d@nd officials ‘there said they would ask Cuban officials to make a careful investigation. A message was received here from Mr. | Wack yesterday to-the effect that he was | eaving Havana with a larze sum of money secured in settlement of a grain contract for which purpose he took the trip' to Cuba. He was 46 years old and married. YEAR FOR TRAFFICKING IN: WOOD ALCOHOL New Haven, Cona., April 12.—Frank county aufhorities today and was taken 0 jall to begin serving a sentence of one year which w: He had been ut ion on his app 1 bonds to the OBITUARY. Cofnelins’ A." Hammond. Seymour, Conn.,. April 12.—Cornelius. A. Hammond, 82, a former member of the Annicelli of this city surrendered to the; | imrosed on_him after ato have expressad su! ijury found him guilty of traflicking in ‘was reported tonight he had been remov- A program of legislation in the interest |©d to another part of the state. OPPOSED TO GRANTING FREEDOM OF NEW YORK OITY New York, April 12.—The hoard of al- dermen today Indicated an increasing ten- dency to be less free with the fresdom of the city. After cne member last week succonde in holding up for reveral days conferrin {of this honor on Professor Albert Bin- stein, the four socialists on the hearl today voted against nunding ov-r Father Knickerbocker's key to Itene Viviani, en- voy extraordinary from Krance. |honor finally was conferred by a vote of {32 to 5 after an emerzency message Dad been received from Moyor Hylan. GOODYEAR COMMON STOCK CUT $100,000,000 TO 51,000,800 Akren, O., April 12.—Reduction of the capital common stock of the Goodyeir Tire and Rubber company tuday fre $100,000,000 to $1,000,000 is merely on- of the steps to be taken in the reiinan ing of the company, It is said here. OfF ficials of the company wou'd make | statement pending the holding | stockholders’ me-ting > ;ancing plans. ne of the pass on refin Tue stockholders’ mueting was powr- poned this aftern: wt til tomorrow. FRANCE RECOGNIZES RIGHTS OF AMERICA NMANDATE- Washington, April 12 —The Fr.\ 1 government, in replying 1 '8 ary i.ughes’ notes to the four gret | powers regarding mandates. is understood al agreeme:t with the American government's ¢ nte: tion’that the United States has surre ered none of its rizhis in the forme (By the A. Py state supreme gourt, The decision upheld | German overszeas possessions throush iis the superior court’s sentence. failure to become & parly to the tres:v of Versailies. RAIROAD W BE SEATLE DISPUTE WILL WITHOUT STRIK! New York, April 12.—Tre railroad woge legislature, died suddenly at his home| dispate will be settled without a strit He was | Howard Elliott, chairman f the hoard of born in_Torrington, was a veteran of the [ directors of the Northern Pacific railroad. Civil war, having served with Company d 1, Ninth' Connecticut Volunteer infantry. declared today in an address at the ma nual stcckholders meeting. He sald thai He was elected to the:legislature as alsome fmportant decisions by the ra‘l- of Pythias. one son and a daughter survive. representative from this town in 1906. He ' road labor board w o b Bevendent, L inrirad ¢ 2 R ive frus 1 tow road labor board were expecteq after th ‘ (Continiéd on Page 8, Column 4.) = His wife, roads had an opportunity to present thelr arguments next Monday.