The evening world. Newspaper, June 11, 1919, Page 1

ht, pli by The Press Fottubieg New York W cae’ A (1919. PRICE TWO CENTS. WEATHER—Fair —oonscssweerrown and Thursday. Circulation | Books [*Cizoulation Books Open to AU.”| to Au” |_ 24 PAGES ROOT HAD TREATY; LODGE SAW T; WILSON NOT BOUND TO SHOW SENAT ee REPEAL OF JULY 1 DRY LAW TO BE DEMANDED BY LABOR: ALSO WANTS BURLESON FRED Sesotho $0: | to Be Passed Tells Congress Rider in Bill Was Prohibition Trick. GOING TO WASHINGTON Convention to Be at Anti-Dry Demonstration—Says Postal Chief Invades Rights. (Becta to The Brening World From a Stall Cor ATLANTIC CITY, June 11.—A reso- lution calling upon Congress to re- peal the law which would make the United States bone dry on July 1, by virtue of a trick “rider” adopted during the last gession, was intro- |FRsT $, SOLDIERS FROM RUSSIA NOW AT BREST 339th Infantry Reaches French Port From Archangel on Way : Home. BRDST, June 11-—The first con- tingent of American soldiers being re- patriated from Archangel, North Rus- sia, arrived here this afternoon on the steamer Cear. The detachment com- prised the 339th Infantry. The Mfantrymen dtisembarxer™ the steamer for a few days’ rest Camp Pontanezan, They day. U.S. NAVY OFFICER COMING will proceed tor the United States Saturday or Sun- ~TIEUPS REPORTED BY TELEGRAPHERS Carlton Says Only 166 Out of 40,000 Quit—Union Claims 60,000. When the telegraph operators’ country was eight hours old, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, both sides were claiming victory. Newcom Cartton, President of the. Western Union, said that out of « total of over 40,000 employees who were appealed to to strike only 166 GET QUIGK DENIAL strike to tie up the wire service of the were absent from their work this! morning. . Offiees of the Postal “and Western Union companies were picketed, and some of the pickets 0 hopefully, but they spoke not of things accomplished, to be accomplished. The telegraph business of the country seemed to but of things f |\Commander Read of NC-4 Greeted | In England by U. S. Soldiers BERLIN GIVES UP ‘WON'T SIGN’ TALK; BIG FOUR HOPEFUL Ebert Government, Alarmed by Internal Unrest, Seeks cuses to Make Peace. BERLIN, June 11, — The German Government has assumed a new at- titude regarding the peace situation, as ® result of recent evidences of internal unrest. The United Press was informed authoritatively to-day that the Gov- ernment has abandoned its “won't sign” policy and adopted a more moderate position; sign “if you will let Proper concessions.” At the same time, Government spokesmen are letting it be knowp that War Minister Noske's guards are going to be kept in readiness for any eventuality. A general strike has been called in protest against the execu- us—by making “We desire. to ROOT DEFENDS DAVISON FOR GIVING OUT TREATY NO OTHER Only One Copy COPY 1S FOUND Traced in Inquiry Started by Charges of Lodge and Borah—May Call No More Wit nesses—Morgan Never SawTreaty WASHINGTON, June 11,.—Admission by Elihu Root that Henry” P. Davison, head of the American, Red. Gross. during the wary him a copy of the text of the German Peace Treaty.and that this was thé copy, seen by Senator Lodge were (he important developments to-day at the inquiry of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations into * Wall Street leak of the treaty. Davison himself admitted aving given the copy of the treaty to ton of Levine, a Spartacan leader! in Munich, | Demonstrations are also likely at} the funeral of Rosa Luxemburg, tho| Spartacan leader whose body was re- | to the same effect | cently ti SrOOsdl GhUK 4a GnOat Root, but he asserted that no one had read it except the former Senator and himself. J.P. Morgan and Frank A. Vanderlip Loti testified they had not seen a copy of the tr and Jacob Schiff telegraphed Lodge duced in the convention of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor to-day. D-- bate on the resolution soon estab- lished that it would pass by an over- OVER ON BRITISH DIRIGIBLE "pre aicene ‘s.S: | of the telegraphers’ Lieut. Commander Lansdowne to! Chicago this afternoon said re- Act as Altitude Direction Konenkamp, union, in whelming majority. The most ac- tive opposition came from the dele- gates from Seattle, Wash. and one del from Illinois. slag socom also favors excluding 2.15 per cent beer from the provisions of both war-time and national prohi- bition. Samuel Gompers, President of tie American Federation of Labor, spoke driefly in favor of the resolution. Mr. Gompers and other speakers made clear that the “rider” was a Prohi- tion trick, for it prohibits the sale of liquor under the pretense of protect- ing American soldiers at war and nearly 2,000,000 soldiers have been discharged from the army. Another resolution to be introduced will ask President Wilson to remove Postmaster General Burleson on the anred that he has “invaded the ights of employees" and interfered in dofiance of law with proper function ng of their organizations. GOMPERS ANSWERS CRITICISM ON DRY ARTICLES. Gompers said that his been drawn into the discussion delegates who criticized him for ving written magazine articles on prohibition, and explained that he had written articles “as an Ameri- can nad a good citizen.” “rom the time of th the Declaration of Independence the conception of t ConsUtulion the United State: he sald, Prohibition question is the first involved deni o things. I and near n my life, Mr. name had by signing of and ot the that actually of of people to n optimist t far m has ever the right alw: provid Now, for th have apprehension for the future of my country. 1 always have favored temperance. Those who like me least have placed mo in company with President Wilson as a representative ot the brewery My own contention is that organized Jabor has done more than any other agency in the world to further temperance, be- cause it has brought about higher wages and shorter hours, It is tem- perate in everything. “{ do say this: It has been scienti- fically demonstrated that 23- 4dper cent, beverages are not intoxicating. “The resolution is ‘determine whether (Continued on Second Page.) — have ys been aimed and first ¢ interests. we think it fair Ts a proposition to Pilot on R-34. LONDON, June 11.—Licut. mandtr Zachary Lansdowne, U. S naval aviator, will accompny the British didigible R-34 in its proposed trans-Auantic flight as altitude di- rection pilot, it was officially an-| nounced this afternoon. The British Com- Admiralty’s invitation to Lansdowns | is understood to have been issued a the suggestion of Lord Reading. Somt be substituted for Lansdowne on the returu trip, it was stated. ST. JOHN'S, N. F., JJune 11.—Two British airplanes are ready to start at- tempted transatlantic flights, Newfoundland to Ireland. The dig Handley-Page made a suocessful trial flight yesterday. The Vickers Vimy bomber is waiting for its fuel supply arrive by ship from. England, but is otherwise in perfect shape for the effort. WILSON RESENTS SENATE t ACTION ON IRELAND Friends Say the Resolution Adopted Is an Unwarranted Interfer- ence With Another Nation. PARIS, June 11.—President Wilson was expected to announce his decision ding the Senate's action in urging ation for the Irish republic Conference ‘duled meeting with Frank and Edward Dunne to-day, According te members of the Amer- ican Commiasion, the action of Senate is an unwarranted interferen in another nation’s domestic affairs. John Gavin Duffy, of Parliament in Paris, to the Irish Parliament censure Senator Williams as Walsh has fordarded @ motion “the willful Senator who voted against the Irish resolution.” DUBLIN, to the Freeman's @ournal state that Col, B. M, House will vis the next fortnight and urge Batish Government the settling the Irish question. that he also intends to visit investigate conditions and asc sentiment of the people there. upon necessit ‘American army officer will | from | soon after his| the | Sinn Fein member | to one June 11,—A Paris despatch [ t England during | the felt safe in estimating 60,000 telegraphers would be on strike fore night. He id 500 Postal employees are now striking Chicago. Percy Thonfis, deputy international | President of the union for New York and New England said: “When the companies deciare they | nifVe lost no men or women and that {their entire staffs are at work, it ts foolish, Where do they think we yet |the thousand or more men and women who are now on the streets? 1 am quite certain there are out in New ‘York City at least 1,000 men and women, and the figure is probably 11,350. From Chicago we have word that the Postal end of the strike was com- pletely satisfactory and that the Weet- ern Binion employees walked out about sixty five per cent. From the South the reports show splendid success and from the West fair success.” President Carlton, in a message to Postmaster General Burleson, who had asked for it, said: “| have just received reports from all seven divisions. They all report that absolutely nothing ha happened, A full force is work- ing and traffic is clearing, Weare handling business throughout the country without serious interrup- tion anywhere.” Later President Cariton issued the following statement ‘Out of a total force of over 40,000 employees that were appealed to to trike by the Telegraphers’ Union, a |total of 166 were absent from their work this morning, And of this small number, proably many were kept ‘away by illness and other natural causes, “This is a repetition of the tempest in a teapot that took place last year when similar agitation from the same \quarter, with similar misrepresen tions, resulted, as the public know in a complete failure. The failure this year is equally pronounced.” General Manager Reynolds of the Postal Telegraph Company told al- most the same story, “Our men,” Mr, Reynolds said, “are all at work. You may have ecen some of the people who early in the morn- in (Continued on Second Page.) beso ait you can save money you 3 tavest while you save, Ask ft ruculars of Pian. was.—Aéve, i | ports were so encouraging that he | i When Commander Read fy: the him on their shoulders, Ne- 4 attived at Paddington Station, outside London, on June 1 American soldiers met him and carried FOUR YOUNGER MEN ADDED 10 JURORS Court Orders 25 Talesmen for To-Morrow— Physician Still Confident. From @ Staff Corresnondent of World | oe jexamination of talesmen yiclded four The frening MINEOLA, June 11.—The | additonal | walter der of his wife. | fifteen years younger than any of the jsix J en, Of the | other two one is under forty, and the other under fifty The State used three challenges ond the defense two in the effort to «ifect a change in the aver- age of tne Jurors. challenged were apparently |tory in every other respect Thougn twenty-three names talesmen remained in the box Court Clerk Sealey, Justice ordered twenty-five nore | called for to-morrow. District Attorney Weeks opened his lexamination of the first talesman, |Randall Smith of Oyster Bay, by Jealling attention to the statements issued heretofore at at Jopening of court by Dr. (Continued on Second Page.) Jurors to-day to try Dr. Keene Wilkins for the mur Two are thirty-four. urors previously peremptory The men who were satisfac- of of Manning talesmen each day's Wilkins, in AT WILKINS TRL Additional | NOW THE FATHER OF “BOBBY ASHE" APPEARS IN CASE Calls on the Feinblooms and Further’ Complicates the Foundling’s Affairs. The brief but kaleidoscopic of five-months-old Bobby Ashe, areer who ‘was found abandoned in ash can in Mount Vernon, was further compll- an | eated to-day when it was learned that Ja well-dressed j seven, called at th Mrs. John Feinbloom, No, 78 West 182d Street, on Monday evening and said he was the father of Eybby. The belated appearance of the father and the dramatic meeting be- tween father and son in the Fein- bloom home was narrated to-day to V. Everitt Macy, of Charities for Westchester County, to whom Danjel W. Blumenthal, coun for the Feinblooms, sent a letter de- tailing the occurrence at his client's home. The man Feinbloom n twe Mr about home of ty- Commissioner gave his name but Mr. withholding it at the request The latter, the ning World man. afraid eriminal jaction might be taken against him for the part he played in the aban- donment of the child. The man spoke (Continued on Second Page.) to Mrs. Blumenthal is reputed father's lawyer told is an Eve- and! recovered from the Landwehr The Government is doing l everything possible to allay the peo- | ple’s resentment over the Levine and Luxemburg incidents. The bidding for suMicient conces- jsions from the Allies to permit the present Government to sign the treaty and avold overthrow is thus given ad- {ditional impetus by the signs of po- | litical dissension evident in many | parts of the country. ——_— BIG FOUR ANNOUNCE HOPE OF EARLY ACTION OM FINAL “ANSWER Fewer Changes in Terms Than Generally Supposed, French and Allies Intimate, PARIS, June 11 (Associated Press). ~Official announcement was made after the meeting of the Council of our yesterday that there was hope of a comparatively early decision on the reply to Germany. It was said on agreement, tn prin ciple, was reached on the reparation to the effect that no definite sum to be paid by Germany will be fixed in the treaty and that the ques- tion would be left virtually as in the original draft In French circles it was stated to- day that the treaty, aga mitted to the Ger will be much Jiess altered than hag been generally supposed Peace Conference jGerman request f the former clauses, as n sub- Dans, heads refuse the mandate for German colon it was jlearned to-day. A long memorandum gives the reasons for the refusal and Jexplains the operations of the League of Nations on colonial matters. The re- which has been completed and has reached the printer, does not ix the total sum which th G must pay. The text of the treaty it- self is not changed, but the reply con- tains assurances to Germany regard- ing the method of the process, explaining that it is a work- arrangement Wits a reparations portion of the ply, reparations able President n fought strenu- (Continued on Second Page.) _> TO SLE . ul fore» Melt he ‘phate. elias Fat Saumott is bade reais fore reusing, Wares ‘aan HOW LODGE IN SENATE CONCEALED ROOT'S NAME ‘ASA MATTER ( OF HONOR’ Said Treay Was Given Out by| Some of the President’s Fol- lowers in Paris. HARGES that coples of the Cc German treaty were in the hands of Wall Street inter- ests were made in the Senate by Borah of Idaho, on Tuesday, June % Backing Senator Borah's charges, Senator Lodge made the statement that he had seen a copy of the treaty in New York. Dur- ing the discussion Senator Lod, was asked who had given out the treaty, ‘| suppose some of the Presi- dent's follower replied Lodge, Vhat fonowers?” asked Sena- Swanson. tor “There ure no representatives there but. the President's personal agents,” replied Lodge. There is nobody authorized to give out foreign affairs under the Constitution except the Presi- dent,” red Mr, Swanson. Very well, then, th given out by his orders,” Mr. Lodge In the ‘Thursday cock f inves! on Wall st 1 was over dec were * replied n the Senate on ot Hiteh solution providing for of the treaty et Senator Lodge said a copy of the treaty with Germany by a friend nnected with no debate June 5, he an in shown © of mine who is © interests, entirely a private’ citi- zen. How it came into his hands I did not inquire, He is a man of the utmost upright character, If I were at liberty to mention his name, which | am not, the whole would know there never was 4 more outrageous suggestion than to suppose anything had come into his hands by corrup- country “Cm nobody finan within two or three Street.” Mr of the bonor, w representing a I did not go miles of Wall 1 interest ge said the withholding name was @ matter of Chairman Lodge, Senator Hitch- cock and other committee mem= © bers said it was doubtful whether any further investigation would © be made. Mr. Lodge received # © ge from Paul M. Warburg. | in which Mr. Warburg w. me nowledge of any treaty in New York, ‘The inquiry was based on the <a made by Senator Borah that the financial interests had been provided with copies of the treaty and Senator — Lodge's assertion that he had seca t one of the copies. Both Borah and Lodge attempted in their speeches put the responsibility for the leak to President Wilson, and on Wilson's request Senator Hitchcock introduced the resglution providing for the ime vestigation. NOT WILSON’S DUTY TO CONs SULT THE SENATE. When Mr. Root was asked if he thought President Wilson had acted properly in net consulting the Senate more closely, “The President. exercised his Constitutional power and | do net want to critic have facil not his duty f asked Senator Williams. “No,” said Mr, Root. Root said it would have been wise to keep the Senate advised | from time to time. “But,” he said, “I think that when it appeared there might be changes, it was quite wise to say ‘don't disturb this now.’” In his testimony Vanderlip said there was strong sentiment in and French circles that the Uni States ought never to expect e ment from those countries of billions loaned them, That Vanderlip said, is regarded in countries as part of America’s share of the war's burden because this country’s late entrance inte war, Vanderlip said he had not this view. ROOT ADMITS HE GOT FROM DAVISON. “Publication of the desire committee te learn how copies