The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 12, 1918, Page 1

nnn Full Leased Wire of the United Press Association. in the parade in Paris. PRUSSIAN GUARD WILL AID EBERT COPENHAG Dec, 13. — The Prussian guard, returning to Berlin, is reported to have sworn allegiance to Chancellor Ebert's government The famous unit, which numbers jthoumands of the best German| troops, was enthusiastically welcom | ed by the people. Definite alignments of the Prus-| sian guard on his «ide is believed to place Ebert in a position where he! need not fear the growing strength | of the Rolsheviki under Karl Lieb- kknecht. With the formation of his give the chancellor a great advan | tae im military strength. HOLLAND AIDS HOHENZOLLERN THE HAGUE, 12. Dee Holland by the allies, says Premier Jonkherr Berenbruck, In a statement | Wednesday, in the lower chamber of parliament The premier made his declaration during the progress of on the viait of the exkaiser to Holland, CAUSES DEADLOCK! and supplemented his assertion by | declaring the right of sanctuary ex The traction company wants | Hesketh declared that the council tended by Holland to a private citi Reh to lease the car system | could not insert such a claune With- | yo within her borders, covered the fer a nominal period of probably out breaking faith with the voter® case of the former emperor com 0 days | who had favored the traction deal on pletely al taxa ‘This wax the proposal made to the understanding that genera -¢ | the city council at the close of a | ton would never be resorted to in OF: (special to The Star by N. B. A.) © deadlock seanion between the city | 1¢r to meet street car deficits DENV Dec. 12.—"Holland in ead traction chiefs Thursday | The City has already gone farther tends to protect, through her very in the traction deal than would be| weakness, ‘arch-fiend, William permitted by the supreme court If) Honenzoliern, now an honored guest q B. Howe, attorney for the i+ should come to a showdown,| within her borders.” rem rarenny. says the pany | Councilman William =“ Hickman) guych is the sensational charge of Monty if the $16,000,000 in| Moore declared John B, Geijzbeek, Dutch consul for Enter Berlin Soon the deal is off, he says. would the difference come from? Howe declared he would put his | COLOGNE, Dec. 11.—(Delayed.) atest proposition in writing Thurs: | Insists on Roling The entente will send’ troops tb Ber day afternoon, and the council prom “Put it up to the supreme lin for the purpose of policing the ised to consider it Friday morning. | court,” insisted J. B. Howe, attor-| 1) way reported here today Shortly before the Thursday ses-| ney for the traction company. “Let : tion closed, the council voted down the court decide all the points em) 5, sistent reports have come from Motion of Councilman Thomson that bodied in the bonds.” Germany particularly Cologne, to Sclduse be inserted in the main trac- Councilman Lane again expressed | 11 ere that the allies are plan thon ordinance, making the bond pay-| vigorous opposition to the idea that) oe eri ey occupation of Berlin Ments a first lien on the gross earn- the general credit of the city nuld | ach of these reports has been offi » ings of the Line. be placed back i Beg iy — clally denied by Washington bonds. They shoul » a Hen only _ i They Oppose It on revenue, he declared Rev. J. D. O. Powers officiates at Councilmen Hesketh and Lane! An entire day’s discussion between | the Church of Vsychic Science at 3 Wire among the principal opposers (Continued on page and § p. m. Sunday, at W. O. W. hall, @ the motion. Both contended that and Marion st ch action would pledge the genet TACOMA, Dec. 12—Drill for men Entered as Hecond Class Matter May 3, ‘Second European Voy IATTLE, WASH., THUR: President May Parade With Yankees in Paris age for Wilson Being Talked as the} Liner George ‘Washington Is eotne the "Shores of F; rance~ ‘BY ROBERT J. BENDER | | ABOARD THE U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—(By wireless |} to the U. P., via London.)—President Wilson may march with the American troops | ABOARD THE UL 8. 8. SORGE WASHINGTON, Dee. aoe Wireless to the United Prews via Paris)—If the peace treaty is not signed before March (when the new congress con- venes) it will be necessary for Preaident Wilson to return to the United States and make a second journey to France, was the be- lief expreased today. The George Washington rounded 1599, at the Pontoffice at Heattia, DAY, | liner passed Pont Det PPP APPAR ARR AAA AAA AAA AAA AAPA AL | ==2:-| The Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Was hh, under the Act of DECEMBER 12, 191 the Azores this morning and started on her last lap of the voyage. As the da. a Portu guese cruiser fired a salute. The George Washington replied. Then four destroyers of the Brest squadron, which had arrived off the fort, saluted, and the Mner again re- plied, President and Mrs. Wilson stood on the deck, watching the maneuvers of the warship and getting their first glimpse of land in a week. Eagerly Await Coming \Of Famous Guest From America [Renda which the city proposes to PAY | xfoore insisted that the council in three Weatern states, in a bitter de sapege first lien on the gross €@rn-| waking the utility bonds a first lien| nunciation of the attitude of his na of the lines. on gross revenue without due con-| tive land. the meantime, Howe propose | wideration to the source of main Rather than become a party to the draft of the bonds prepared | tenance and operation expenses—if| this plot, Geijzbeek resigned as rep Wy the city go before the supreme | 41) receipts should prove insufficient | resentative of the Dutch in Col deurt. If the court decides that the 4. ai purposes—would be’ taking | orado, Utah and New Mexico, His Wends guarantee the bondholders 4 stop which the supreme court/ letter of resignation reads in part:| Uist chance at traction earnings, the | Thursday morning's conference - appt > | found the principals again discuss seourt holds that operation and main’ | ing the same subject—if street car Cologne Reports fenance expenses of the system have | revenue proved insufficient for in Allied Forces to SM equal call with interest payments, | trorest and operation needs, where | 13th and Americans here are betting wil will ¢ chinery is ferences ha the president ally much of the Germany BY FRED 8. FERGUSON (United Preag Correspondent) BREST, France, December 12— proposed socialist army, this weuld|—The George Washington, bearing President Wilson and his party, was 600 miles out from Brest when she | tant i night. lonly 15 knots, owing to seas, schedule Friday afternoon sult of her shortened course ported by wireless, at mid- ‘The big steamer was making the heavy but was expected to arrive on an the re- ‘There was a heavy fog and a drix of rain off shore, The present Willan | weather is anything but fitted for a Hohenzollern cannot be demanded of | ; bration, but Friday falls on the the president's luck number it ar up. rding to present plans, Wilson me ashore between 1 and 3 BY W (United Press Correspon PARIS, Dec. 12.—The neletill, JAM PHILIP SIMMS ont) peace ma at an pending ar. rival of President Wilson. ven the formal preliminary con been abandoned, until an be heard person ‘The Temps declares It cannot fore see any friction between Washington, London, Rome and Par It says the accord which has existed since America’s entry into the war will continue until peace is assured, This unanimity, it holds, will expedite the work of the inter-allied conferences. There ix some rivalry amnong the various political factions as to which shall take the lead in welcoming Wil BY CARL D. GROAT (United Press Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Ger many will not be asked to pay the full allied war debt, as Lioyd George is advocating, provided ident Wilson's principles obtain in’ the peace conference Officials here privately declare British talk of making pay this enormous debt Lioyd George estimates it at $120. 000,000,000-—election tal Our gov ernnent believes Germany will be {o'clock tomorrow afternoon. \gation of noctalints, headed by Albert A ale ‘Thomas, Mayor Godde of Erest, and others, will greet him whem he. wh Offictal Welcome Previously, he will be welcome! aboard the George Washington by | Foreign Minister Pichon, Marine) Minister Leygues and Andre Tar:| dieu. Col. House, Gen. Blins, Gen. shing, Admiral Benson and adesteal Wilson alno will board the steamer to exchange greetings prior to the landing of the party. Margaret Wil son will accompany this party. | While socialist leaders and mem: bers of the chamber of deputies will await the president on shore, the of. ficial welcome will remain in the hands of the French government. | “Wilson’s Task Marks Great Step in Civilized Society” son. Ponters by the labori pealing to thi as an advocate brand of principt The Temps objects to thin attitude, on the ground that Wilson is the guest of all France. “He is the guest of no party, faction, no man,” the newspaper sa: “As a man of great ideals of jus | tice and liberty, who has touched the heart of all humanity, he ix the guest France, It would signally reduce importance of his role and ask compromising influences if he were have been circulated and socialists, people of ap. to welcome him thelr particular repre 1 as the champion of any subsidiary caure “Pr nt Wilson's task is supe rior to any party equabble, It marks A Kreat #tep In civilized society U.S. Officials Think Teutons Can’t Pay Full Allied War Bill about “cleaned” financially when she ia doné with paying merely the res torative indemnities to be asked of her for Belgium, Northern France and elsewhere rmany will be working for the allies a long time ahead, and will pay in the sweat of her brow, in lowered living conditions and in taxes on all for her brutality and the suffering her autocracy imposed upon the rest of the world President Wilson believes in’ a (Continued on Page Five) rene March 8, 1879, 'Vatcinatiog | | First Rule | | Against Flu. ) It Is likely Yo do you @ lot of ) good. It has acted as a preven. tive in countless thousands of Cae, Dr. J. S$. McBride, city health commission urges this step e taken immediately >» person wh having been inated. himself in Do not overeat or eat indi- Keep the intestines clean. Wear warm clothes Keep in the open air. Avoid crowds as much as pos- sible. Sleep at least eight hours out of 2. Exercise physically every day. Bathe often. These are the simple prereq Uisites of health. An additional precaution is the spraying of the mouth and throat with an antiseptic. NEPALESE SELENA, “LEGISLATION FOR LABOR OR REVOLUTION” 5 ) } ) ) ) ) } ) ) t ; } ) ) ) } ) } i} ) ) --Says Sen. Kenyon, WASHINGTON, mpers will be on tx called by th Dec Samuel of the first ex senate education and labor committee in its probe of ma of industrial welfare Senator Kenyon, author of the resolution authorizing the inquiry, said today it has the backing of th federation. Kenyon declared ¢ gress must face the fact that “La- bor no longer can satisfied by handouts from employers.” “We must face the fact that labor has the right to demand and is de manding its fair and equitable share a n: in the country’s prosperity,” said Kenyon “If the reform the resolution out lines doe# not come by legislation it will come by revolution, RUSS SITUATION TO BE SUBJECT AT BIG MEETING le union men will hold mass ly ng to discuss th tion in Russia from eget rs’ viewpoint, according to a resolution carried unanimously by Central La- bor council delegates Wednesday evening The Metal Trade council had previously indorsed the plan, and Wednesday evening eth of the Central Labor council was on mo. tion of machinists’ delegate A date for th Russian meeting will be arranged b the following committee on Russian information Council Secretary James A. Duncan, A. P, Mulligan, Blanche Johnson Anna Louise Strong n Green, Hulet M, Wells, Perey May, J. ©. | Murphy, Fred Nelson and F. Leiter |STREET CAR DEAL NOW IN BAD MUDDLE NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Por Year, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.90 Tonight and Friday Rain Strong Seouthert7 cH Weather Forecast: ATTACKS U, S. RUSS POLICY Hi Johnson Asks Pointed Questions Demands to Kaow Why American Troops Are Still in Slav Country; Wants Peace or War Status Defined BY L. C. MARTIN war prisoners from Germany, 60 food physical condition and uses }/ (nited Presx Staff Correspondent)|per cent of whom are ‘suffering ordinary precautions about his WASHINGTON, Dee.12.—Sen. | from some form of tuberculosig. surroundings, will contract in Hiram Johnson, California, to Is it true that the American fluenga, day introduced in the senate a ambassador and the British high If you want to be certain not resolution calling on the state | commissioner in Russia recommend- to contract influenza or be a and war departments for a frank Jed corporation with the soviet gov- caper, we a ride mays, ob- statement showing: ernment thru the American railroad serve the following rules 1—The U. 8. government’s pol- | commission that the soviet govern- icy in Russia. | ment instructed this co-operation testable foods. 2—Operations of American (and promised control of the Siberian Sleep only in well-ventilated troops in Russia railroad to be placed in the hands rooms. ‘The rewoliition would call on the|f this mission and these recom- mendations were refused by the state department to “send to the sen- ate all data, documents and infor-| American government largely be- mation showing or bearing upon our|C4USe of misinformation received rélations with Russia, as to peace or| thru the Creel committee supported war, #0 that the senate and the na-|>Y leaders and representatives of tion may know why and for what| ‘the old regime in Russia? purpose our soldiers are in Russia} “S—Is ft true that refusal of and what is the policy of the govern-| these recommendations prevented ment in reference to Russia.” the evacuation of large amounts of It would direct the war depart-|™unitions and war supplies from ment to “advine the senate of the|th® western front that susequently number of U. 8, troops in Russia, Were captured by the Germans in their location and their operations, ‘elr advance after-the Brest nego- together with any lists of casualties | “tions had failed? which they have suffered.” “9~Ie It true that the British high | In @ speech on the resolution John- | Commissioner sent to. Russia after son propounded a large list of ques-| the Bolsheviki revolution because of | tons to which he dectared the Amer- | his knowledge and experience in the ‘ican people have the right to demand | Russia situation, after four months answers, because “an extraordinary |in Russia, stated over his signature jamount of misinformation about/that the soviet government had Russia has been given out.” co-operated in aiding the allies, and The questions follow that he believed intervention in co “I—Ig it true that the soviet gov-|peration with the soviet govern- ment offered to the American gov-| Ment feasible as late as the 5th of ernment a basis of co-operation, eco- | May, 1918? nomic and military, and sought the Did U. 8S. Delay? help of the American government to} 1919 it true that the Atherioan prevent the ratification of the/ government so dels shameful treaty of Brest-Litovek and | 4) olay ec cO-osleeation ) with the Kerensky government's that » cater sore nev") plans to support the morale of the | er toca to ne < er army and maintain that provisional he t true that the assistant! government in power as to con - ten “ one somkiie the | tribute largely to the overthrow of president, definitely refused inter-|Kerensky and th the vention in March last, when, if in-| if : Bolsheviki reign?” Johnson declared that, tho “we as a nation have never hesitated to ex- press ourselves concerning Russia, our words are at variance with our tervention was desirable or possible | then was the time to intervene fore the rigors of starvation, the red terror of the unity of the peasants and workers against the allies had been established? BaRe Is it true that in this state-| He declared t in spite of dis- ment there is the language that to|@Vowals by this government of any intervene in Siberia ‘would be doing | intention to intervene in Russia, in the East exactly what the Ger.| “press dispatches have recounted mans were doing in the West,’ and battles and skirmishes between would subject America and the al-| American and Russian soldiers, the lies to the same suspicion on the| taking and retaking of towns and part of the Russian people? | various incidents indicating a state Got Trade Offer yee capa “4—In it true that the soviet gov-| ernment offered a program for mak ing America the most favored for. eign nation in trade and commerce and involving the control by the al 8 of all those supplies most desired the central empires? “5—Is it true that representatives No public official or member of congress appears to know what this government's policy is, Jéhnson de- clared “What is the policy of our nation toward Russia?” he asked, “Are we now engaged in destroy- jing Bolshevism? If we are what of the American Red Cross remained | MVe We decided shall take its place? jin soviet Russia until October in| Are we again to put the Romanoffs perfect safety and reasonable com. | ¥P0n the throne? Do we seek a dic- fort, even after we had intervened | ‘tor for this s Is there and American troops were fighting | ® Single faction, is there a single the diers of the soviet individual we intend to put in power ment and that the last memt jafter fe have waded thru blood to the original American Red Cross | Moscow and Petrograd; when we mission to Russia left Moscow on| have buried our dead of cold, of pri- the Sth of October and Petrograd on | vation and of fatigue, and those who the 16th of October in the safe con.| were slain in battle, ‘e we, with duct and security of the protection| the American flag flying in the of the soviet government? streets of the Russian capital, to set Supplies Refused? |up one kind of government as “G—Is it true that the depart-| against another kind, one set of men ment of state has refused to allow| against another, or one man whe the American Red Cross to ship sup-| comes out of the old regime? 1 do plies to Moscow and Petrograd for|not know our policy and know n@ ‘the relief of the returning Russian | other man who knows our policy, | standard of dignity before and dur- n Seattle ing the war,” said Mrs. W. B. Mar- “I would be very glad,” said the| tin, of 9801 15th ave. N. W, “The “to impose sentence upon | only dignified thing to be done now : he were tried here and @/ js to treat him like the English verdict returned. teatan. Nanbiadé | “Bind him over to the Belgians,”| Mrs, H. BP of the Hotel says Mrs. W. J. Patterson, 1518] Fairfield, also believes in the Na 1ith ave. W poleon theory Charles A, Leven, 470 Maple Leat| “Tho the treatment given Na- place, believes he ought to be ban-| Poleon would be too good for Ho- ished tanish him to some island|hengollern, I believe something of like the English did Napoleon,” he| the same plan should be used in his says case,” said Mrs, Peck. “He should Mrs. C. Tu Morton, of 1208 10th|D® Sent to some island, forced to ave, W., says she is a Canadian. bea: on Roa all sighte Sy pal Late tuahie uals "| any citizenship. \ eas bah la rs uve anal But the t blow of all to be struck at Wilhelm is that of Ben kaiser place in confinement under : ubiectls jamin Priteca, architect, designer of British guard and subjected to se) tne Pantages theatre, ete. Priteos veer ene ee would sentence the kaiser to board Make Him Work the Cowen Park car at the postoffice “The United States set a certain} corner every day during rush hours, fund of the city in the event that) of the 13th division at Camp Lewis nues were not sufficient | was cut to #ix hours daily, begin ’ t payments, mainte-| ning tod: Night work in the bar 9 ! Mance and operation expenses: racks has been discontinued unis | e m ea, fe) e a e 1m 1 e in r r -1 WICE E If old Pill Hohenzollern knew “Individuals would be unable to puts what Seattle people w uld like to| property judg him,” = said Mrs. i » would rave much | Rubenstein, “and criminals always i do with him he w puldn't b mu "i Mediaeval Masher Tactics Didn’t Work Well °) rsh: Suftel with tim Ralph Potter of Kirkland lan-,car, Ralph followed. He ventured Just to f out the kind of pon Make Him Work | Mishes in the city jail Thursday, be | to inquire if he could se r home. | jshment attleites recommend for “Put him where he can do no tise of hia alleged reversion ¢ », thank you éo Mangels| tne ex-kaiser, The Star assembled] mors damage, guard him like a jail Mediaeval tactics and crude diplo-| is alleged to have replied, with ala prief symposium of opinion Had; AeRy him. all’ pleasures and oy in pproaching a young | tons of her head And how Seattle folk do hate old) make him work like a common la Woman who captured his wandering| But Ralph was persistent. He tag: | pitt |borer.” ‘Thi from Mrs. P. B. Craw. fancy aboard an Alki st. car Wednes-| ged along, deeply smitten. He Kot) irore are some of the recommen: | ford, of 1107 Franklin ave Gy evening at 7 on Miss Mangels’ nerves, so she #tep: | 4 tions Siig Cima Hiteterd. | & ataiee caer ene this way e ped into . ms arby renldence and | ale “He ought to be hung, ar awn and rapher saa believes. that time ph, who in a husky, 2% rold | phoned jen it a ” sists John Taviner o! ill work joe , 26 ve. 8, V 10 rushed | quartered,” in i ’ pete eer aw. a opelatase roo A the r sat mitre Meenas’ 1100 Seventh a apital puni i Has ane te ens bes ; wah ab ; ee the Ont, ane $0u es ee Pe a be too easy and would| pose of him in pette vanne 417 34th ave. S. W ph poh Zalph was still following Misa Man-| not be a fi mec Rineberg. But who in the world Mitcela were. both al nding. | gels with his protestations of endear. | henzollern’s avast of 1113 52nd|ever knew before that William had 4 : hen Charles jumped on| Mrs. W. Markows! 3 ne A unique suggestion comes from Belgium, particularly the women ¥ were standing very near each| ment. Th W., Ballard, born in Poland,| a conscien : Naya sien, bron ; (ther. | Reiph. Chatles was stronger. than «: “L think the former kaiser Treat him as the English tre Moburg, secretary to United /Moburg declares, “since they wer Ascording to tne police report,| the husky bolter-up, whom he beat | mays: Vt ink Jed Napoleon,” says W. 1, The District Judge Jeremiah the greatest of war sufferers Mangles said Faiph took ad:|up. Then he wat on ttiipy vie. | Mrs. 8. H, Rubenstein, of 1900 1] United States deputy marshal in Moc eam ataltestson aed car casey ik aa the opportunity to be-| Police Sergeant Guy ‘arae | Spruce believes that Bill's, pun: | charge ers. ie AO SrORtAy PORE : “ ie of]. Judge Neterer himself wiches that . constantly approach-|. Ralph is held on an open charge | St eae att to ae ishment than solitary confinement."|the former kaiser by the people of] J ? | | ishmen! Closer, And whan she left the and his Kirkland abode 1s desola .¢ macnn Yee ote