The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 29, 1918, Page 1

iH | Full Leased Wire of the United Press | Association. Complete Service of the Newspaper | Enterprise Association. | eee _ 7 = — VOLUME 21. NO. 233 — WASH., —_—--— : THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NIGHT Por Year, by Rntered as Second Clase Matter May @, 1899, at the Fostoffice at Meattio, Wash. under the Act of Congress March 6, 1879. r RIDAY, NOV :MBE R 29, 1918. iMOONEY RESENTS LIFE IMPRISONMENT | The Se attle S lal EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Mail, $5.00 to $9.00 Weather Forec ‘ast: ee (By United Press Leased Wire, Direct to The Star) FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.—-"I} & Blorious death at the hands SACRAMENTO, Nov. %9— | Thomas J. Mooney faced a life in ‘ prison today. By commuting ImY traducers (you included to a] Pre te ee coggong pee. 5am Innocent imprisonment, Gov. Wm. D. i J. Mooney directed that! Stephens saved Mooney's life, getement at Gv. Stephens today in| but failed to make the provision Wuwer to the governor's action in| for = new trial whieh labor or- liiting Money's death sentence| Sumisstions demanded. The governor's action was predict te Ife imprisonment. ed exclusively yesterday by the Unit ee to — the commuta- | ed Press en,” said M Gov, Stephens issued a statement, : see s0peed to to you again to act |in which he said his action was taken a oe sooner the better.” because of new evidence which could @eclared he believed or not be considered by the state su Iabor would not accept the | sreme court, and because of “earnest action as Ory. | requests of the president for commu _ Mabor everyhere, 1 say to YoU, | tation.” ik to you the night the cham-) The governor made public two tele me ef commerce returned a verdict | grans sent bim by President Wilson, B against me, that my rgd in which the president urged commu solidarity of organized 4) tation of Mooney’s sentence, stating LEADERS 2s commutation of the death sentence. The president explained his action by referring to “international aignifi | cance which attaches to the case.” | Fas Forerenr Gortaneate abet” the propaganda which has “been car ried on to make it appear he (Moo ney) is & martyr to the cause of la bor. / refuse to recom @lxe this case as in any fashion. represen a clash between capital and labor,” says the | governor, eS Reviewing the parade bomb out rage, Gov, Stephens tells how, on July 22, 1916, 10 persons were killed and about 50 others wounded in a morning said: bomb explosion in San Francisco. Death or Freedom “Manifestiy, because of the occa “Gov. Stephens’ commutation of | sion chosen, hostility to the nation's * mgeene to one of life im-| defense measures must have had a it. brands him as unfit to_ ‘part in actuating the perpetration of public office as is that arch | #o horrible a deed,” he says. j Fickert, who evidently is| He adds that number of per- ot hie. He would rather | sons of pronounced anarchistic tend- Fickert’s hide than the fair|encies were arrested shortly after and reputation of the nation. | the explosion. and of these Warren “Under the law, Mooney should | K. Billings was convicted and sen . Duncan, ttle Central Labor Soceeth| Dod é die, be given a new trial or) ltenced to life vip omer and his freedom. 10 one attempts | Thomas J. Mooney found guilty and 4 aged extenuating circumstances, | sentenced to be whe: 4 ny other manner condone Explains His Silence a dastardly crime as the throw-} geepnens explains his long silence ig of a bomb; therefore, Gov. Steph action is absolutely unwar- and is that of a coward, a or both. If Stephens and the of California cannot secure jus | for Mooney—labor must.” ; Proctor’s Statement q “gpa interested in the Mooney "said KR. L. Proctor, president “@ the Central Labor council, “be most convincing proot convicted by perjured 4id not have a fair recent Densmore ex Labor is interested to t all these facts should ) Wi tensidered by a fair-minded jury. **| conditional pardon ; Roddy Statement |low a new trial. on the case by saying that as long the avenues of appeal remained to Moongy. he deemed it improper for * | exec utive authority to interfere. The attenpts to obtain a new trial for Mooney were carried thru all the state courts and to the United States supreme court, without success, All of the state courts refused to grant a new trial on the grounds they could not go outside the records in the case, ‘The United States supreme court refused to review the case. The trial judge, Franklin A. Griffin, has since twice asked Gov. Stephens to grant a whieh would al the war . and the Efforts of the defense for a new trial were based largely upon the as wertion that « the trial it has been found that material evidence minst Mooney was perjured evi dence. Gov of the Se! declared Bert Swain, Trades council, governor's announcement WS “entirely unsatisfactory to the and left the situation un an far an their stand was Stephens acted without avail He said he had just been | ing himnelf of the proffer by Secre Ahat the Portland Metal) tary of Labor Wilson of the inci voted Thursday night | sutenitted by John B. Densmore in the Mooney strike on D&) rector general of employment, | was commissioned by vestigate the Mooney case. Secretary Wilson, on Wednesday night. telegraphed Stephens, stating (Continued on Page Eight) i report ai who Wilson to in ” was the emphatic a prominent of the when y no @%. L. Boddy nd official corporation the workers hens’ action r fleet thought hanged him ) men are satie J of mutation ng secretary overcoat terday Amerongen castle, where she joined the former kaiser. sited of 20 large CHICA woman mayor for Chicago Mins litical hundred pected to register election COPENHAGEN, Austrian former Emr country ary Liepsig dispatch reported today ” egies? Chairman King County _War Saving: Com: tee Says Kaiserin Is ws Kaiserin's “Freedom of Seas” Idea Defined by Britishers LONDON, Nov. 29.--The Mirror's terdam correspondent says the former kalserin, garbed in a dark at Maasbergen yes She arrive morning. Her luggage con trunks, Jane Addams to 1o Rdh for Mayor in Chi? Nov. 29.—Talk Jane Addams—started in po circles here today. thousand women the are ex for leadet “ y Austria Orders Karl to Leave Nov. The has ordered e the antl-revolution conservatives, a ernment ror Karl to ot because agitation by sentence is| ) } THE MOONEY ISSUE | The governor’s commutation of Tom Mooney’s death kerw’ Iron Shipbuilders’ gentence to life imprisonment will not settle the issue arous- which bh 090 pe ot led by this case. r a pardon ' on of b ttve thet measure of justice? Free Mooney? nts make it dif e. A Mine Workers | 48 frmoneed trike, but let |a thousand prosecutors that ooney f there is but will leave suf to pr and Governor ie offiee from | have the privilege of keeping him in prison. What possible they |harm can there be in trying Mooney again? a ee lof murder, whose guilt was not nearly so much in doubt, It will not settle it because it is determi Not if, at a fair trial, he cannot prove | And if he does prove his innocence, not even | ; Stephenses should Others accused | Mtrew Davie | the Botierma é al. If Stephens knew tive of nothing. } Bacon dy — jo The governor’s clear duty was to have granted a con- ary's verdict.” ditional pardon so as to permit Mooney to be tried again. | acs Seapey Mooney has had but one trial—and that one was marked f Cees Satin by what now appears to many as perjured evidence. Why | * t of the Northwest should the governor deny a new trial? Why should there oeaina Mine Work" be such fearful forces brought to bear against this simple > have been given second, third and even fourth trials. Why et the the discrimination against Mooney? motored to | (Copyright, ot a possibly Three spring | ED L. KEEN ¢ United Press) LONDON, Nov. Definition of the phrase “freedom of the the most important problem before the world today. In its retation to the league of nations, it forms the basis for the chief points to be settled by the great forthcoming world peace conference. Responding to a request for their opinion of this all important prob lem, leaders of British thought to: day revealed a wide divergence views Great significance is attached this fact as a result of the the allies in amending Wilson's famous 14 points permit them to enter the peac | seas” ts of r ference without having been commit ted to any definition of the four words eedom of the seas.” which seem destined to become the most vital feature of the new inter national relationsbip. Following are the request made the United Prons for the British view of what the def inition should be BY ADMIRAL BERESFORD | The British fleet insured victory Without the British fleet the whole world would be under the domina et YANKEES ON WAY HOME WASHINGTON, Nov, 29.—Some where on t North Atlantic, the Giant Cunarder Mauretania is speed ing toward New York with more than 3,800 troops aboard Gen March today announced the steamer sailed from Liverpool at 4 m. last Monday Included in the units are men from the 7 2: 19, and sero squadron Fifth ‘onstruction company alr service and a few from the radio detach. ment den City, W. Va., has had a picture of the kais er tattooed on his back removed by la surgeon, 5 answers to the | tion of Germany. The German view of freedom of the seas would paral- lel their view of freedom of land. Refore the war, America objected to some of the principles of our blockades. Directly it entered the war, it adopted the same methods and helped us. The league of nations is no coun terpoise to command of the sean by the Pritish fleet. The British em- pire will never consent to give up command of the seas, but would gladly welcome the assistance of English speaking nations to retain that command BY H Freedom of the means a guarantee by the league of nations of transit without discrimination in freights and fares over all seas and international land routes, free of discriminations and extortions by particular nations or combines of private ship owners and transit companies: BY BERNARD SHAW Freedom of the seas means that if you selze contraband of war you pay for it and for all in ntal dam: also that all nations have interna tienally guaran pd the right-of-way (Continued on Page Hight) WELL, WELL! IT IS VILLA AGAIN EL PASO, attack Juarez by Villa’s band of outlaws, a of women and children er the American side bh during night. There was no sign of panic in the Mexican town today, however. the garrison of 800 men and some artillery being generally regarded as yle to cope with a bandit attack Villa ix only 60 miles south of the | border AUSTRIAN LOSS IS Tex., Nov. 20.-Fearing an on number ad tol 4,000,000 IN WAR COPENHAG » Noy, 29. Aus tria Hungary's killed and wounded | in the war totaled 4,000,000, accord ing to data received here today. The total Austrian dead was 806,000, in lcluding 17,000 officers, Francisco | the | _ BEGIN T Wilhelm Is Victim of | a a Grim Fears 'Entente Plans Move to De- mand Extradition of Ex-Emperor \Visits of King George and | King Albert to Paris Are Significant United Press Leased Wire Direct to The Star By ‘IDEAS ARE EXCHANGED 2 —— * AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29.— Count William Hohenzollern soon will leave Amerongen cas- tle to undergo treatment for his shattered nerves in a sanitarium near Arghen, it was understood | here today, He probably will ’ live for some weeks at the home ing more evident, as the interna | of Dr. Lingbeek, at Rinkum. tional representatives gather in The former kaiser is reported to Paris and the actual peace con | pe gubject to frequent fits of violent BY FRED 8. FERGUSON (United Press Correspondent) PARIS, Nov. 29.—Realization that the questions of freedom of | ference draws nearer. | weeping. Some days he ts unable Axa matter of fact, tho, the peace!to write, owing to spells of trem |conference already is in progress. | bling. | Exchanges of ideas between the as-| In well-informed circles at The) sociated governments has been in) Hague, it is expected that the allies | progress singe the armistice was|soon will join in inducing Holland signed, \to expel Wilhelm, offering him the | The visite’ of King George an4/ choice of returning to the German King Albert fo Puris, and of Premier frontier or surrendering to the en- eee ety cannot be re-| tente. As the Germans were informed | duced a small red flag. An attend. | that freedom of the seas is the only ant asked him if he realized it was qhertion remaining open, this is the |the kaiser who stood before him. question most generally discussed.) “Damn the Hohengollerns. Six of From the Acnerican viewpoint, it my brothers died for them,” shouted links closely with that of a league of the soldier. nations, one strengthening the other., Since then the former kaiser has | The first consideration is that | taken no walks. there should be no competitive naval | construction. The view is often tak- en that the sea ts a neutral highway, and should be under cortrol as such Should two nations go to war, the remainder of the league, being neu- tral, could enforce its control of the | wea for the benefit of humanity in| general, and prevent the belligerents | from fighting on it jto have agreed that such a demand International Navy | be made, and the Dutch government The same action would be possible |ts said to be ready to comply. | | —— | LONDON, Nov. 29.—Premier | the manding that Holland turn the | former kaiser over to the allies, the Express declared today. | France and Great Britain are said should a single nation attempt to| The Express said Marshal Foch make war against the league. Under | and Col. House may attend the con- | such an interpretation of freedom of | ference | the seas, an international navy 1 cence within the range of possibilities: Limitation of armaments, the pool ing of the forces of Great Britain leading naval WOMEN PLAN WORLD LEAGUE WASHI Nov. 29.—A big and America as the powers, with contributions from oth: er nations, operating under a unified comman¢. ‘would’ bring such a result. of women is iF. A. Delano May 1 February in Holland, with ates present from all Be Asked to Take (Svuntries. inciuaing Germany and Sac Austria. Treasury Position "5." sccion, it tinatty arranged WASHINGTON, Nov 29. Inter- | will be um the auspices of the eat in th appointment of a new sec. international committee of women retary of the treasury took another | for permanent peace, of which Jane turn today when it became known| Addams, of Chicago, is president. [that Representative Carter Glass.| Miss Addams and Mrs. Louis F. | Virginia, recently had been offered Post, wif Assistant Secretary of a place as a member of the federal| Labor Post, questioned Secretary of reserve board, to take the place of te Lansing today as to the pro |F. A, Delano, He was understood | priety of the session, He informed to have definitely declined the offer.| them, Miss Addams said, that he| The tender was made several/ saw no objection to the plan. | weeks prior to announcement of Mc-| As atively outlined, the con Adoo’s resignation, it was stated by | ference would be meeting during the high officials. McAdoo personally | ¢itth week of the general pea . asked Glass to take the job at the| sion. Its purpose, according to Miss |request of the president, it was) Addams, is maihly to move world hinted opinion as to women's position on Officials believe Delano has the | questions affecting a durable peace strong support of McAdoo for ap pointment as secretary of the treas ury PANIC STARTS Forests of Western Siberia have be scarcely explored, but they are stated to be 200,000,000 acres in ex | fesse BY WEBB MILLER ———~_~-~~ _— — (United Press Correspondent) i LUXEMBURG, Nov (Night.) The largest audience in Atmerican troops are patrolling along the Moselle and the Saur riv awaiting orders. erman villages on the oppo: nk appear to be almost desert It is reported that the civilians became panic-stricken and attempted {the Northwest is listening. What Have You capa ers. site bh ed 5 to flee, but that the government or I to dered them back | Officers and members of the Third ‘ Say? army have been ordered to exercise if ‘ i the greatest patience and self-control | ) Do you fe. ant 6 rent,{ | ind to use no force unless in an ex buy or sell? tremity, in the forthcoming occupa Tell about it with a Star} |" of Rnenish Prussia i : Want Ad. |Ask Soldiers to | 5 Phone Send Delegates | Main A | 600 THE HAGUR, Nov vidiers’ councils on all fronts h n no tified to send delegates to a special . meeting at Baden December 1, to | You can have the Want Fe uss participation in plans’ for | organization of the German gov- Ad charged. i——~~_~-rrrrr \ ernment, according to dispatches / ‘today, w { | plunged | premier said, | wate, Tonight and ath: ‘aturday, rain; sterly winds. TEUTONS n PAY COSTS, SAYS GEORGE British Premier Says Ger- many Cannot Escape Just Penalty for War : URGES VIGOROUS ACTION Direct to The Star 1 Pay United Press Loses Weel | * 3 AMSTERDAM, Nov. 29.— The Cologne Gazette says representatives of Great Britain, France and_ the United States soon will ar- rive in Berlin to “discuss ar- mistice questions.” PARIS, Nov. 29.—Appointment of allied representatives to go to Berlin and Vienna to investigate the food conditions in the central emptres is _Tewarded aa likely. “The principle has always been that the loser pays. Germany. “Peace must be sternly just. Ger- many will not be permitted to pay | the indemnities by dumping cheap goods in this country.” “We must make sure that in the future men who are tempted to fol- jow the example of the ruler who the world into war will know what awaits them, “Just, relentless and fearless action | must insure that his crime will never be repeated. “The men who inhumantly treated our men who had been taken prison- er must be held responsible,” the “but it is not our pur- pose to pursue a policy of ven- feance Regarding the culpability for the origin of ‘the war, Lloyd George said: “An Investigation will be conduct ed. It will be perfectly fair and stern, and must go to the final reck- oning. The submarine pirates must receive punishment.” Referring to his stand in the com- ing elections, the premier said: “I won't lead the government if I am to be subjected to the old party con- spiracies and intrigues.” WILSON RUSHES COMPLETION OF NEXT MESSAGE BY ROBERT J, BENDER {United Press Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.— President Wilson today held final conferences with his advis- ers before completing his annual message to congress. des the regular cabinet meet- ing te at which he expected to fo over phases of his message, the president planned to confer with Sec- retary McAdoo as to who shall be secretary of the treasury and direc- or general of railroads. When retary McAdoo did not return to Washington today, his con- ference with the president was post- poned until tomorrow. If congress meets promptly, that he can address it Monday, president will sail Tuesday An official announcement personnel of the American peace delegates was expected today It any go beyond the four already men- so the of the tioned by the United Press—the president, Secretary Lansing, Col. House and ex-Ambassador Henry White day Of the four mentioned, the presi- dent will be only a temporary dele- he does not plan to remain during the entire session. it was not indicated early to- because DIVISION NO 5 WILL MEET Members of division No. 5, counett of patriotic service, will meet at Red- ding’s hall, 711 First ave. W., Tues- day, December 3, at § p. 7m. A mu sical program has been arranged. MEET PRECINCT 35 M Minute Men of Precinet 85 wil meet at 7409 Greenwood ave. Friday at S p.m eee CH 1 ' saan