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halted TWO CENTS. Copyright, 19) 0, by Co. (The New ‘The Press Publishing York World). [“Giroulation Books Open to All.” | Books Open to All.!” NEW YORK, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919. SPEED UP WoRK OTOP STR _FORSIX sree LABOR’S WILSON REFUSES 10 GIVE PERSHING NOW ON SEA: FOGHS GOODBY 1S: “FRANCE WILL CARE FOR U. §. DEAD” American Commander Departs Praising Poilus, Patriotic Men and Noble Women, EXCHANGE LAST SALUTE. Famous Warriors of the Two Nations Walk to Gang- plank Arm-in-Arm. BREST, Sept. 1—Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the Ameri- can Pxpeditionary Force, sailed from here to-day on the transport Levia- than for the United States, The steamer left port at 3 o'clock this afternoon, Marshal Foch came aboanmt the transport shortly before the Levi than sailed and made a feeling ad- dress to the departing American commander. “In leaving France,” said the Mar- “you leave your dead in our hands. On our soi! we will care for them religiousiy and zealously as bearing witness of the powerful aid you brought us. ‘ These dead witl bring from America many thoughts of remembrance and pious visits and will bind still more strongly our al- ready close union, “If,” concluded the Marshal, “the clouds of war should gather again in the future, would not these dead rise from their tombs and make their voices heard once more by a world which already knows that the same cause, the cause of liberty, has united us since the time of Washington and Lafayette?” Gen, Pershing replied by bidding farewell to France in the person of the Marshal, “to her gallant poilus, to her patriotic men and to her nu- ‘ble women.” Then the General and Marshal Foch walked in arm to the gangplank, exchens.ng final salutes ay the Marshal stepped ashore Returning with Pershing are son, Warren, and his brother, F. Pershing, Chicago Premier Clemenceau, ister Pichon and Capt dieu were among those who gathere at the Invalides Station yesterday to bid Pershing farewell, A military es- cort accompanied him to the station. SUSPECTED MUNITION SHIP SEIZED ON WAY TO.IRELAND British Destroyer Takes Charge of Hampshire Coast, Believed Aiding Sinn Fein, CORK, Ireland pt. 1 carrying munitions to forces, the steamship H was selzed by a Siritish de terday and Waa brought day. ‘Phe steamer left London land Wednesday. - ~~ Syracuse Garbage Men Strike. SUSE, N. Y., Sept, 1 euse's sixty garbage collectors truckmen are on strike to-day are now getting $2.50 and $3 and are demanding a $1 increase ou BE A Rell arm bis James of Fein Coast yes- to Cork for 1 Suspect the Sinn Syras and They a day THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAU, ‘Areade, Pulitser (World) Mutlding, 3-63 Park Row. N. Y. City. ‘Telephone Heckman 4000. Crack room for bageage hd parcels open aay and |MINING MAN SLAIN BY MEXICAN BANDITS Adam Shaeffer, Said to be Either American or British, Killed at His Headuarters. BL PASO, Sept. 1—Adam Shaeffer, said to be either an American or Brit- ish citizen, was killed by Mexican ban- dite at his mine in the State of Zacat: cas Aug. 28, according to @ telegram. from Aguas Calientes received by the American Smelting and Refining Com- pany here to-day. Shaeffer was an in- dependent mining operator and was fifty-five y: old. Shaeffer was general manager of the Cinco Estrellas mine, an independent property near Pinos, Zacatecas. A band of Mexican bandits, operating independently, was reported near Zal!- nas, Zacatecas, last week, Telegrams have been sent American Consulé in Torreon and Aguas Calientes by the American Gpnsul in Juarez and by the smelting company officials to ascertain the facts. seabed aaa! WILSON HERE NEXT MONTH. Promises to Speak at Arts ences Sectety Dinner. YASHINGTON, Sept, 1—President Wilson to-day accepted the invitation of Dr. John W. Tucker of the board of governors of the Society of Arts and Sciences to speak at a dinner in New York in October. The exact date will be announced 1a! WILSON ATTENDS BALL GAME Starts Police Sel- WASHINGTON, ‘Sept. 1.—President Wilson tg-day attended a police pension fund baseball game here and threw out the first ball TEXAS NEGROES DENOUNCE AGITATORS OF OWN RACE AND “MEDDLERS” IN NORTH 2,000 at Mass Meeting Offer Ser- vices to Allay Feeling Be- tween Blacks and Whites. AUSTIN, Tex., Sept, 1. WO thousand negroes and 100 white persons met here last night and discussed the race question, which speakers termed acute, Negroes here said it was the beginning of a State-wide movement, Tho meeting was opened by the reading of a resolution which read in part: “We discourage and emphatic- ally declare our opposition to people of the North who do not understand conditions in the South, intermeddling with our re- lationship, If we are left to our- selves we will in time adjust all our differences for the good of all concerned, We tender our servic to local and State's authorities in allaying this nervousness and un- easiness now existing between the races,” The preamble in to the resolution mmatory negro ' | denounced publications ae Sunday World “W ants’ night, ‘Momey orders and t#evellers’ checks for ™| Work Monday Wonders to the) > 12 PAGES AMERICA’S GREATEST HERO OF WAR WHO IS NOW ON HIS WAY HOME FR des FRANGE e046 BESEOG6SEOO6 HOT OOS9060-6-0 6004-46 BF PIGLLGDODDHHO4 pe 299900686-9960-04rdHSTOH4 SEEK TWO OR MORE MEN FOR COOPER'S MURDER Maid Heard Victim Address Stranger, With» Whom He Left in Auto. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 1.—"'Robin J. Cooper was killed by two or more men and the murderers will soon be apprehended," was the statement made by Police Chief Barthell, this morning. The chief did not reveal the theory upon which he was working. In pursuing a suggestion that Mr. Cooper might have been: the victim of bootleggers, all men here suspected of conndction with that troffe jave been questioned about their movements on ‘Thursday night when Mr: Cooper was called from his home in: Belle Meade Park to be seen no more by the mem- bers of his household until Saturday sifter his body had been found in Rich- land Creek A housegirl in the Cooper home says that about 9 o'clock Thursday night she heard some calling “Cooper,” and went to a window. She saw the shadow of a man who stood in the yard. He joined Cooper and left with him in the automobile. As the automobile left s heard Cooper say: “If you had asked for more you could have had it.” WOMAN AND GIRL HELD UP IN FRONT OF FRIGK HOME Two Boys Accused of Robbery in Fifth Avenue—One Held in $1,000 Bail. Charged with grand larceny when arraigned before Magistrate Sims in Harlem Court to-day, Charles EB. Hil- Hard, sixteen years old, of No, 112 Kast 102d Street, pleaded guilt; and was held in $1,000 bail for the Grand Jury. Hilliard, with Edgar Chisolm, four- teen years old, of No. 104 East 102d Street, was arrested Inst night on the complaint of Mrs, Katharine Smith of East 77th Street. AS Mrs. Smith was walking on Fifth Avenue last night with her daughter Agnes, two youths darted out of the shadows as they Jwere passing the home of Henry C | Frick at 88th Str While one held ‘Mrs. Smith's arm, the other snatched her handbag, which contained $4, Chisolm’s arraignment will be one in PEN SSR Writes Lodge Turning Over Drafts Would: Take Func- tions From Executive. RHINE AGREEMENT HELD, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Replies It Already HasBeen Printed. . WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—President Wilson has declined to give the Sen- ate Foreign Relations Committee any information concerning the treaties still being negotiated in Paris with Austria, Turkey, Huugary and Bul- | garia. The President, in a letter to Sena- tor Lodge made public to-day, indi- cated that resented the commit- tee’s requestifor such information as an attempt — interfere with the ex- ecutive funct}yn of treaty making. Mr. Lodge,lpn reply, disclaimed any such intention by the commiteee and hinted that the President's refusal to give the information might delay the treaty with Germany. ‘The President also declined to give the committee an official copy of the declaration of June 15, regarding pay- ment for Allied armies of occupation in Germany on the ground that its publication might prove embarrassing to the Alves. Senator Lodge replied that the declaration was given to the British House of Commons and made public in England on July 4, and was republished in the Congressional Rec- ord. GIVES POLISH TREATY AND RHINE AGREEMENT. ‘The Polish ‘Treaty and an agreement regarding the occupation of the Rhine territories, which the committee also requested, the President said he would be glad to give them. He complied with this part of the request by send- ing the two documents to the Senate last Friday. The President's letter to Chairman Lodge follows: “Allow me to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of Aug. 23 and to say that I shall take pleasure in lay- ing before the Senate the treaty with Poland signed at Versailles on the 28th of June, and the agreement be- tween the United States, Belgium, the British Empire and France of the one part, and Germany of the other part, with regard to the milf- tary occupation of the territories of the Rhine, also signed at Versailles on the 28th of June. “The declaration of the 16th of June, to which you refer, was 4 mere declaration of policy and does not become in any way pertinent until the treaty is ratified, My impression is that @ certain degree of embar- rassment would be caused, not to the United States but to the countries with which we must necessarily co- \cperate in many particulars in the execution of the treaty, if it were |communicated now. It will of course be made public in due time. “With regard to the treaties of | Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur- key, it would be out of the question tor me to submit them in their pres- ent form, even to the Committee on Foreign Relations, They are in proc- (Continued on Fifth Page.) 4 : SENATORS FOUR TREATIES STILL UNDER NEGOTIATION BROOKLYN TOILERS BRAVE THE RAIN IN LABOR DAY PARADE | Representatives of 100 Unions March, But Women Are Not Represented. ‘The weather put a damper on many of the activities for the celebration of Labor Day, but failed to check the parade of the Central Laoor Union in Brooklyn, It was to be mostly a “play day,” filled with ath- letic events on the various greens, but the rainy which has been playing no favors since the advent of St. Swithin’s Day, fell at most inoppor- tune moments and a lot of sprinters and other crackerjack performers stayed indoors, Instead of the 10,000 who were to be in the Brooklyn parade not more than 8,000 or 4,000 started up the Schermerhorn lane from Borough Hall and wended their way through Flatbush Avenue to Prospect Park through the triumphal arch. At Park Ciyele the addresses of the day were made. Representatives of 100 unions were in line, @ representation of 26,000 work ipgmen. ture of the procession was the ab- sence of women. No explanation of this feature was given, But it wasn't the weather that kept the women away. No arrangement had been made for their participation, John P. Coughlin was the Grand Marshal of the parade and his chief ald was William F, Kehoe, It was said that Mr. Kehoe, who was missed right after the start of the parade, had come to Manhattan to see Eamon De Valera, the president of the Irish Republic, to invite him to be one of the speakers at Park Circle, but it was understood that Mr. De Valera had an engagement which would prevent him from accepting the invitation There was music in plenty in the parade, not less than fifteen bands de- fying the weather, The marchers wore A distinguishing fea- white felt hats and carried little American flags over their shoulders, It was a parade of pleasure, a happy outpouring of men who bore the marks of prosperity, On this side of the river arrange- ments had been made for the obser- vation of the day in sports of all sorts, good old fashioned games and | athletic stunts for which prizes were | given. In style with the day of rest the events were fixed for the after- noon so that the sleep of those who courted slumber shoul not ‘ve inter- fered with, One unique feature was the outdoor sports of 1,800 cripples of the war un- der the auspices of the Red Cross at Fox Hills, where the boys trom over there indulged in al! kinds of games and recreation, TROOPS PUT DOWN KNOXVILLE RIOTS; BLACKS FLEE CITY Two Known Dead and Thir- teen Wounded in Clashes After Mob Storms Jail. MACHINE GUNS READY. Militiamen Search Negroes for Weapons and Keep Them Off Streets. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 1.—Quilet prevailed throughout the city and suburbs this morning, after the rac> | poting of Saturday night and Gun- day. The city wae practically under martial law Jast night, with military patrols and machine guns in all the business section and in the territory where the negro population is great- est. No disorder was reported throughout the night. Pedestrians and automobiles were ordered off the streets everywhere in the city at 10 o'clook. very person was ‘held up by a soldier or police- man and was made to give an ac- counting before being permitted to proceed. Despite the fact that to-day is a holiday, expected crowds did not ap- pear in the streets, Where groups of men did gather they were ordered to “move on,” the order being enforced by police and military patrols. Ne- sr0es were searched for firearms and other weapons. Two persons are known to be dead as the result of the rioting and more than thirteen were injured. Bishop 8. J, Hargrave, colored, a leading ministerial worker among the colored people of the eity, issued an appeal to the men and women of his race to maintain order and refrain trom violence of any character, He assured them that the white people were théir friends. He asserted that the trouble of Saturday night amd Sunday was due to the “lowest types of blacks and whites, and not to the better element of either race, who have to @uffer in consequence.” Political meetings scheduled for the week, preliminary to the municipal Primaries to be held next Saturday, have been abandoned. The opinion was expressed to-day that the result of the election might show the influ- ence of the disturbances in a reduc tion of the negro vote, particularly in the crowded negro wards. Damage done to the county jail buildings Saturday night when a mob stormed it in 4 fruitless search for Maurice Mayes, a negro charged with the murder of a white woman, lead- ing, to the outbreak, was estimated to-day at $5,000. It was regarded as one of the strongest jails in the State, and when the mob failed to batter n the doors, dynamite was used to blow out the steel grating over a window, Judge Nelson of the Criminal Court crdered an increase to-day in the number of deputy sheriffs on duty, and Col, James A. Gleason, who saw active service in France with an ar- |tillery unit, was placed in charge of lus “special force. Addressing uties, Col. Gleason shoot to kill if it became necessary to fire; as shooting in air would incite further trouble |} The Criminal Court Grand Jury | will convene Wednesday to consider jthe case against Mayes. Attorney General R. A. Mynatt sald to-day that the jury would also look into the mob's activities with a view to re- turning indictments. Offleers at the jail are said to have igeptified as rioters and a long list of names has | been furnished to the Attorney Gen- eral, told them to| merely | KES | PLAN SUSPENSION OF ALL STRIKES, WARTIME SPEED IN WORK, URGED 10 CUT LIVING COST State Federation Officials, Reporting After Conference With Capital, Would Have Truce Last as Long. as Wilson Requires to Readjust Wage Conditions. ‘ By Frederick Lawrence. | oppression, cessful end. firm and safe business basis. follows: “Dear Sir and Brother: enterp RAILWAY SHOPMEN VOTING TO ACCEPT WILSON’S OFFER; Strong Sentiment Against Strike Action Now, Says A. F. of L. Official. WASHINGTON, Sept Wilson's proposal for & wage increase lof 4 cents an hour pending reduction in living costs will be accepted by railway shopmen now taking a strike vote, it is indicated in early returns received at the A. ¥. of L. “About one-third of the 7,000 local jhave voted and reported,” said Seer tary John Scott of the Railway De- partment. ‘There seems to be @ strong sentiment against strike action now, especially on the part of those men who walked out last month and Jlost several days, Several locals in Chicago yoted strongly to accept the resident's proposal.” —_——-—~ a 1.—President THIRD OF BALLOTS ARE IN) Suspend all pending labor strikes on the basis of the status quo for a period of six months or until such further time as Presi- dent Wilson may require to effect a reduction of the cost of living. Order no new strikes during the same period except those that may be nécessary to relieve wage earners from intolerable The Executive Council of the New York State Federation of Labor to be the judges of what strikes now pending shall be deemed necessary for vital reasons to be continued, and also of the necessity that renders a.new strike imperative. Increase production by the same intensive methods that en- abled the Government to bring the war to a speedy andl ous: Uphold the hands of the President of the United States in his efforts to reduce the cost of living and put the country on « These concepts of the duty of organized labor are urged for adoption upon the American Federation of Labor, the New York State Federation of Labor and labor unions generally throughout the United. States by the Cost of Living Committee appointed by President James P. Hclland of the New York State Federation, TEXT OF COMMITTEE’S REPORT. The report of the committee, which was made public this morning, “New York, Sept. 1, 1919. “To James P. Holland, President New York State Federation of: Labor, “Your committee of members of trade unions under the jurisdiction of the New York State Federation of Labor and affiliated with the Amer-, ican Federation of Labor, whom you instructed on July 29 to confer with representatives of industrial, commercial, manufacturing, finangial, transportation and other enterprises and associations representing such s, with a view to devising plans to effect a reduction in the cost of living, beg leave to submit the following report: —_——————-qr “Your committee does not intend to burden you with ® tiresome disserta- tion on the causes of the high cost of living. They are patent to all thought- ful men, The representative busipess men with whom your committee con- ferred presented facts and figures te show that the high cost of living is due to"the high cost of and decrease in production. These facts were well known to your committee, ‘ “Arguments were also preconted to support the contention that since the armistice was signe’ the business men of the country have been im 4 state of apprehension due to rapidly chan ;ing conditions, No man could predict one day what new conditions he would have to meet the next. Un certainty as to Government regula- tions, uncertainty as to industrial eon~ ditions, uncertainty ag to ‘a ate titude, uncertainty as to new legiaiis tion, unoertainty as to future market conditions, have disturbed and dislo~ cated industry to @ degree never ex’ periencéd before, These are facts’ which no body of men ought to dis. pute, Labor will certainly not quegs tion them, “Your committes is cenvineed ig all