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meer te se mare LEGISLATURE ASKED TO INVESTIGATE SWANN’S OFFICE — by 7 19 Copyright, Co. (The ‘New York World). Che | “Circulation Books Open to All.’ ] he Press Publishing NEW Y i pj ORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, HUGH U.S. COMMIS ION REPORTS ~ 300 JEWS SLAIN BY POLES: SPLITS ON PLACING BLAME ~ > “Morgenthau Differs With Jad- win and Johnson, Non-Jew + Members, Over Remedies. ¢ ; BIG PROBLEM TO SOLV + Many Jews Opposed Publi tion of Reports, but Senate Demanded Them. cai. By David Lawrence, Special Correspondent of The Evening World. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1$20).—The Department of State has given to the White House for trans- 3 (Copyright long-awaited reports on the yesults of the investigation conducted by an American commission of three into the “pogroms” or “excesses” against “2 Jows of Poland. Two reports—one signed by Henry Morgenthau, former American Am+ bassador to Turkey, a Jew, and the other, signed by Brig. Gen. Jadwin and Homer Johnson, Jews—constitute an epoch-making chapter in the relations of the people ! of the United States to the newly foundedly republics of Central En rope. The two reports do not differ as non- to facts. They agree that about 300 Jews died as a result of the “ex- cesses” in the period following the armistice, but they disagree as to rer sponsibility and blame and the be: course for Poland fqliow in the . future, IDEAS DIFFER ON PUBLICATION OF REPORTS. Opinion among American Jews who became familiar with the con- tent of the reports before they reached the Department of State dif- fered as to the wi of publishing the documents. Some argued that the ¥ reflections made upon Jewish teach- ing had better left unprinted, Some said it would focus attention on the way the Poles had pn dis- eiminating a nst Jows and would constitute a corrective for the future and make th Polish Republic conscious that the eyes of the world were constantly upon it President Wilson himself did take the initiative in making the re- new not ad not ground that the Government yet been established when the crimes (Continued on Fig mission to the Senate copies of thoae | RAILROAD UNIONS DEMANDING ACTION ~ONPAY INGREAS ‘Reasonable Time,”’in Acccrd- ance With Wilson’s Wishes, About Elapsed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—-The rank and file of the railroad unions now are bringing pressure to bear “upon national ¢ vers here to demand im- mediate action by the Government on | demand for wage increases. | “Letters are pouring in every day insisting on immediate action,” said Secretary John Scott of the Railway Employees’ Department, A. F. of L, to-day. The demands for the increased wages | involve penditure of $1,000,000,000 annually by the E nearly ilroad Administration, ‘taking into consider- ation the scales proposed by all four- | | teen rail unions. The increas Kked range from 25 per cent. on behalf of 400,000 railroad shopmen to 40 per cent, for nearly 100,000 locomotive firemen. At the request of President Wilson, August Goy- | most of the unions agreed in | not to press demands until the ernment shad been given a time” to reduce living costs. At the time the President made the ‘reason request for postponement, the labor leaders were given to understand, they say, that ninety days would be deemed a time.” “It seems reasonable time’ hag nearly claps wid President Timothy Shea, of the Brotherhood of Railroad Piremen to-day, “I bel that high prices will stay with us f at least five years, ers soon will be forced to ask the ¢ “reasonable as i r nd that the work- ca ernment to make good on the Prasi- Little ced in to raise wa dent's prom change downward has been no’ prices, So far ficials of as 1 know any of the none of the of- rail unions ha: ports public. It was only after the|yet taken any step toward calling on Senate passed a resolution sking |the Government to make good on its for the reports that they were pre- |Promise, But action must begin soon. pared for publication beodeenapnead seater are running ‘There is no queption but that after |into debt from 0 $30 @ month,” reading both reports one a fresh | = — idea of the turbulence in which Cen-| WIND BLOWS 5 OVERBOARD, tral Europe finds itself and that all hie the influences of liberalism, patience, | Passengers on Belgian Mail Boat goodwill and tolerance will have to avlea Inia bea: be & ‘ted to he Poland get a ut LONDON, Jan, 18—Five start in the world and to fulfil he ina IAS]! oat froin pledge of religious liberty | blown overboard ¢ - MORGENTHAU GIVES which raged Sunday, ncende POLES MUCH CREDIT. Daily Mail's Ostend corre. Mr, Morgenthau himself gives new Polish Government con: was impossible, Many encouragement and is inclined to| others am i 179 passengers were forgive the “excesses” on the general | severely Indure Paderewsh Switzerta WARSAW, Jan. 10.—Former P: will leave f witzerland an Paderowsh on J ding to ever gotten together, selling rapidl on stand Pupi Now 35c 1920 World Almanac with the short cuts to the greatest g r compilation of facts and figures is now GET YOUR COPY EARLY ! WOMAN SAVES 10 ‘MEN FROM BANDITS ~INRANOF SHOTS |Routs Four Hold-Up Men Who Line Intended Victims ainst Wall. FIGHTS WITH LEADER. Watchman Dying With Bullet in Back After Brooklyn hooting. A Brooklyn Mrs. Ernest fought and routed a hold- woman, Berggren up gang of four men in her husband's saloon, No, 21 Atlant Avenue, early to-day. She escaped a rain of bul- lets, saved the cash register and pre- vented the robbery of ten patrons, in the back room was . man robably mortally shot. tarlier in the night the four ban- dits, all young men wearing black overcoats and caps, drank a few ses of beer in the saloon. When they returned after midnight Berg- gren and his wife were behind the |bar waiting on ten customers, One |robber shouted, “Hold up your |hands!” and three levelled revolvers. |rhen ten patrons were forced to line xinst the wall with hands cle- vated. The bandit leader started behind the bar toward the cash register and Mrs. Berggren P nted herself in his way, He struck her in the face and she grappled with him, Her husband ran to her ald and tho robber yelled to his companions, ‘Shoot!"” More than a dozen shots were fired, all the glass in the place being shat- tered. Jacob Jorgensen, sixty-five, a | watchman living up*s' was in a rear room with his back toward the bar. A bullet passed through the door and hit him, He is in a dying | condition in Logg Island College Ho pital. When the bandit leader suc- ceeded in tearing himseif away from Mrs. Berggren’s grasp he and his |companions fled without having ob- tained anything. _——~-—_—_—— THIEF CHASE STARTS | IN ‘GOVERNOR'S CAR’ Five Hundred Pursue Fugitive Before He Is Finally Captured. The Public Service Commission limou- sine, known as the “Governor's Car” because Commissioner Nixon always turns it over to vy. Smith when the Governor is in town, was the starting point of a chase, which stirred up La fayette Stet, the New York Life In- Broadway, Blin Street d the neighborhood of the 1 rts Building and the Tombs for a busy quarter of an hour this forenoor David Robertson, an elevator man surance Building Crimin the Public Service Building at No. 29 La F became curious wher he saw Ralph Stingone of No, 83 Bax- ter Street, a chauffeur, testing the lev ers of the car at the curb: When | stingone went into the tonneau and |began folding a heavy lap robe, Rob on ran out of the building ingone leaped from the opposite side ind ran through the corridor York Life Building. Rob- houting. When Stin roadway there were ew 1 pursued, merged | ons on his. trail the time ie Waiting arms of Police ran easton Bim | Street, Su ) behind him. He charg mpted larceny, | wa | = Ss : FRENCH DECORATE | BRITISH PREMIER Awards Lloyd George Grand Cro: of the Legion of Honor PARIS, Jan, 12.—The nt to-day decided 1 Liova with 1 n 1 of Ho! 1 Ge ' f n age to 1 Mit of Com WORLD KESTALRANE, To neil Specia milay 920. Ie of lamb, , jan ste: La French fried fwidiows. dle, Tablo d daauer, 40 Late floor “World “Buildiog, Aare, wi HOW GERMANS MUST | BEGIN PAYING OFF | DEBTS TO ALLIES | |Provision Made for Deposit of a Total of 100,000,000,000 Gold Marks Bonds ($25,000,000,000), PARIS, Jan, 13, ITH the opening on Satur- | day of the period during { which Germany must pay | her debts to the Allie) it is an- | nounced that the Commission on Reparation must fix the amount | due by Germany before May 1, 1921, In the meantime the Com- m ion will that rmany carries out her obligations. Until the amount of repara- tion payments been fixed, | Germ. ny will have to deposit 2 000,000,000 marks in gold, or its equivalent in jal, ships, securities and As an acknowledgment and secur- | ity this portion of the debt which is payable immtdiately, the German Government will b> | |» forced to hand over gold bonds representing the full amount. In | addition to this, a sum of 40,000,- | 000,000 marks in gold bonds im- see has | | | mate coal. of mediately negotiable vill be ex- | Sacted and. another sum of 40,- 000,000,000 in gold bonds, which the Commission will negotiate only as it shall consider the fin- | ancial condition of Germany warrants TREATY PARLEY STRIKES NEW SNAG CAUSING DELAY’ —_—— |Both Sides Agree That Final | Action Will Not Be Taken | This Week. | WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.—-Poss! | | ity of final Senate action on the Pes Treaty by Jan, 16, when the League of Nations Council will assemble in Paris, vanished to-day, according to leaders. smen of n probe if Democratic week, said, was any acti will satisfied ected this month. toward adju servations and next Republican Not both partic able, Democrats ratification is ¢ While negotiations spok before be ment of differences over gained new impetus to-day, it was said some Democrats were disposed to defer action until after the caucus Thursday when @ minority leader will be elected. | Con »s in the compromise ne- | gotiations of the Democrats to-day } centred about a new reservation af | fecting Article Ten of th League | covenant, drafted iby Senator Gore jand another draft by Senator Sim- mons. The former was submitted to mild reservation” Republicans and liscussed also with other Republican leaders, but wither: definite results. Senator Simmons’s draft was said |to be favored by many Democrats and with the MeKellar-Kendrick draft was the subject of further con ferences t lay between Republican Leader Le » and Senator Smith of Georgia | While calling at the White House | to-day seq Secretary Tumulty Senat Underwood said he believed h would be elected minority le Jat the caucus Thursday, If chosen, Ihe said, he will not take front Hitct | ock the ¢ ction of the Dem ¢ forces in the treaty fis He ch {acterized the situation as “hopeful,” and said a compromise would, in t stimation, be reached without the| . of »inting conciliation mittees conference which de Am: tes said represented 20,000,000 here to ratifi early Oscar Strau nmeree of Preside { tional and Labor in the Cabinet Na in organizations represented eluded 4 American Mederation |1albor, the Laague to Entorce Peace, Nataonal Advertising Chibs af A ca, Par Allianoe “Circulation Books Open to All.”’ 1920. Entered as Second-Clasn Matter Poxt Office, New York, N. Y. TO-MORROW’'S WEATHER—Cloudy and Colder. ESSN LL. APP ENS TIN aL TEA PRES VENUS Woce 22 PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS, ES IN SOCIALISTS FIGHT FOR CITY BAR $$$ SAYS MANY GOT MOVE IN ASSEMBLY D.S.M. WHO NEVER | FOR INVESTIGATION SAW WAR FRONT OF SWANN'S OFFICE Unfairne: Representative Gallivan— Urges Inquiry. ) MEDAL IS CHEAPEN Used as Reward For Friendship Is Charge—Pershing and March Attacked. WASHINGTON, n. 13.—-Urging Congressional investigation of the award of army decorations for ser vices during the war, Representative ivan, Democrat of Massachusetts, elated in the’ House to-day that more Distinguished Service medals in proportion were awarded to army ar the front than Washington than to those who officers who never got Saw service overseas. “It is common talk in the army,” sald Mr ivan, “thet our present Chief of Staff and one of his assist ants, a Colonel, whose duty it was to escort and dine foreign missions here in Washington, have no space left between their belts and their collars to display the medais that have been given them as a result of this service.” Congress should investigate all awards of meduls and crosses, Mr. Gullivan said, so as to determine why ome recommendations were «acted upon favorably and others disre- garded. Stella, who is a Boston Anil dog he Distinguished Service Medal] longing lo Mv and Mra, Jacob Bryan | has, been cheapened and certainly |@f No. 491 id Street, yesterday ridiculed by the bold and brazen |*8ved the life of Mrs. Bryan by an astonishing act of animal sagacity. manner in which it uot to those who belong to the lect,” has been passed | Ce Se. fo SI | Rpub for t Gov speci “ove! 000 FOR Action Taken After Fa ion b yAssemblyman Nool B duced as a \slears Owner and Summons Neighbors People an s in Awards Charges | Resolution Asks Legislative ymmittee to Hunt ‘Over- shadowing Crime.’ ih (QUIRY. ilure of nith’s Appointees to Aid Grand Jury. ALBANY, Jan. 13.—The Assembly | to-day referréd to. the Ways and ns Committee a concurrent reso Fox, plican, of New York, to provide he appointment of a Legislature amittees to investigate the District Attorney's office and certain’ city de-| parments of New York City The resolution asked for an ap- | propriation of $25,000, It was intro- result of the failure of Smith's appointees to act as al counsel to the Extraontinary irand Jury in the investigation of an shadowing? crime. ——_— BULL DOG SAVES LIFE OF WOMAN Burning Kimono Off Her to the Rescue. from all over the neighborhood visited the Bryan's flat to-day to pat ald Mr. Gallivgn, “It has ‘been used | the head of Stella and admire her n asa reward for friendship. It has| gold mounted collar, new upholste even, been used to placate those whp {crib and her new china plate inseribell have been removed to make way for| "Fer a good dog.” ecuieicnae Qroolne to Mrs. Brvan ae wiuke d past a gas heater in the dining room of ‘The reading of the sum total of Las Z | grate May oomine Hay Amar the citations in awarding the Distin~ |iimona she was wearing swept axainat guished Service Jal ta severalyine open flame and caught fire. She chair officers of the General Staff | screamed, and St who is 4 year and who never left Washington during |a hatf old, bounded in from the kitchen the war, if believed, would certainly tella, Mrs. Bryan asserts, Jumped at impress one that the war was fought her and with teeth and paws tore off the with red ink at mahofany desks near | blazing klmono. Nor did she stop at 7 this. Running into the kitchen dragging the shadows of the Washington Mon- | 1!" ee uipent water dog then barked, symmon- urely the ‘lounge lizards’ of the} ing neighbors, und gutded them to Mra, ‘Second Army of the Potomac’ can | Bryan who was only slightly burned, have no duarrel with their comrades, | put faint from shock. the ‘Lobby acters’ of the capitol,| Mr. Bryan who came home a few as to the number of D, 8. M.S, these }minutes later from his undertaking 1op in Broadway found the two valiant units received for heroic service in. this war “As for France, whenev mander-in-Chief r the ¢ (Continued on Second Page.) ing with recital of the Boston bull's feat. » full of women and children listen- amazement to Mrs, Bryant's oe HIT WITH “RATTLER” OPERA SINGERS PAY | AT KNICKERBOCKER FROM $50 A WEEK UP* Hotel Guest Declares He Lost Sight FOR ‘WILD’ APPLAUSE Tenors in Chicago Company Say Cfaque Got Money on Threat to Cut Off Artistic Head Christian Temperance Union World Peace Foundwtion, and Jar Knic | of made defendant in Eye During Premature Peace Celebration. mes BR kerbocker I ar President of the sl Corporation, was $15,000 damage suit filed to-day by Frederick H. Birch, CVICAGO, Jan. 13. ‘Treasurer of the real estate firm of INGERS of the Chicago Grand idea “ 4 Heh was dining at the visiie by eopiauss ab che, nature: armisticn celebration performance, according to state other “atiniila ' , unduly ‘celebran ty ts of Cha 8 Fontaine, French rderty A girl re tenor, and Alesandro Bonei, Italian ah and be % a WADE, around her hi of the tenor, made public to-day. An rattler. its end flew. off, it is tasistant stago manager, the tens | alleged, and struck Birch In the . |the sight of which has been destroy ors said, was head of the claque |He said. tho other eye wan impatred Tat GBialicd (Gna ane nder |too. It is for these injuries that. In and obtained the money under | too. Ht in for at promise handclaps, cries of me ‘bravo, ‘encore,’ ‘bis, or threats to “eut off their artistic: |MOBS LOOT CITY heads.” | venetian cote or | IN RHENISH PRUSSIA the company aid he Jheard | LONDON, Jan. 1 Mobs stormed rumors that "Somebody was shak- iT Town Hall at) Hamborr Rhenish ing down” the artists and that @ | Prussia, yesterda wed arms and circular letter was ant to th lestroyed the town archive . sifgers last month ady ng 8. dispatch from ¥ {t was unt ary to pa ; upplause, ae The Qaturbances xpread. to aban TARE BELL-ANS AFTER MEALS and 608 and clushes between mobs and” police ew fine GOOD DIGESTION m A Aéme Continued throughout the nigh spective of part principles of representative govern- ment which are involved in the pro- ceedings now pending” their Way, @ Committgs of eminent counsel, with Justice Hughes as its head, will | be.went to Albany as “peopla'p advn- co of the have cates" to insist on observa principle of orderly representation of every shade of political opinion in the community. M |leader, came from Saranac Lake for a an time Morris Hillquit, list conference with the law committee of the party and the five suspended As- semblymen at the home of one of them in this city, The Soctalists were | determined that no advantage to their party is to be overlooked in the geneval ;| stirring up of public opinion resultany Legislature in| from the action of the 200,000 voters pecause they were members of a party inclined to radicalism in a day when many radicals are under general « ‘The trustees of the City Club, the Mcutive Committee of the Citizens Union, a voluntary committee of twelve leading clergymen headed by disfranchising nsure, the Rev, Dr. orge Alexander, the Women's ‘Trade Union League, the Women's City Club and a committee of 200 called together by Mrs, J. Borden Harriman, R, Fulton Cutting and H. t Parsons have also en- tered the campaign of protest against the suspension of the Assemblymen, ALLIES OFFER U.S. ONLY 2 PER CENT. OF GERMAN SHIPS Ambassador Replies That This Country Prefers to Waive Its Claim Entirely, PARIS, Jan, 13, HE Supreme Council of the | Peace Conference to-day notified Hugh Wallace, American Ambassador, that its decision to award the United States only 2 per cent. of the Ger- man shipping to be distributed mong the Allied and Associated ywers Was unchanged. Mr. Wallace immediat that the United States pre its claim entirely y replied erred to waive It was decided to refer all ques- tions in future to 1 committee Am’ The decided to publish the the Peace Conference WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—It was said at the te Depart- ment that the shipping referred to Ambassador Wallace was the Included in the ny agreed to make for si of council minutes of vassadors also by art repar rman fleet at Seapa the peace treaty Racing Entries on Page 2. ee HUGHES MAY REPRESENT BAR ASSOCIATION AT ALBANY TO RESEAT FIVE SOCIALISTS Former Justice Not Attorney of' Ousted Members, but Acts for. Principles of Representative Gov- ernment—Many Aid Fight. The guiding spirits of the New York Bar Association were laying out to-day a programme for the special meeting called for to-night at the re- quest of former United States Supreme Court Justice Hughes, former Governor Whitman, former Justice Morgan J, O'Brien, former Secre- tary of War Henry L, Stimson and a score of others as prominent, irre- for discussion and action on the suspension of five Assemblymen because they are members of the Socialist Party. If those who urged a meeting for ¢—————__ oe jection “to aafeguard and protect the/ DEMOCRATS BEATEN IN PLAN TO TRY OUSTED SOCIALISTS Assembly, by Vote of 16 to 80, Refuses to Aimend the : Rules, ALBA) Jan. 13—A move to tumend the rules of the Assembly by which the entire body would become & committee of judiciary fi lost to try the Soclallst members suspended, was to-day, by a vote of 16 to 8° This was one of the moves which had been fianned by the Democrats to.re- turn the Socialists to their seats pend= ing their examination During debate on the resolution, Assemblyman McCue, New Y. tacked Charles A, ork, at- Hughes and some |ot the newspapermen present. “E will say for the benefit of Charles E. Hughes,” he said, “that [ have looked with suspicion on his actions for several years past. I re- member the time when it was first thought that he was elected Presi- dent of the United States that ever: pro-German in my district paraded in his honor.” Turning to the newspaper men, he Said: ‘These men (the Socialist members) are going to have a fair trial, ‘They are going to have a fuirer trial than some of the news- Papers are giving us to-day. They have accused us of violating the Con- stitution when we have lived up to it. “If there is no evidence against these men, seat them, but don't let any member of this House intimate that they are not going to get a fair trial, He declared that if the entire As- sembly sat as a comitee of the whole \t would give “certain members, who could not do otherwise, an opportun- to get into the limelight by asking suions.” Assemblyman Steinbeng —_ inter- rupted to say that anyone knew what questions would be asked by the pre= siding offi “Looking over direction answers my own conten- tion,” replied Mr, MeCue, “I am ured of all this spouting by four- flushers, Some have admitted that they wore caught napping, but it @as no one’s blame but their own. I have ittue use for the attacks which some eminent men have been making upon this body without waiting to hear the facts." The Judiciary Committee will meet in executive session later to-day, it in Mr, Steinberg's jas announced, and decide upon the rules of procedure for the hearing which Will begin probably to-morrow. Paying his respects to the resotu- jon of the New York Bar Assocla- tion, he added, “Let these great the Bar Association who have come out with their insutts on you and me wait until thd evidemee jurists of | comes in,” Possibility that the trial of the So- cialists will not be started before Thursday developed this aftermoon. i inion sntaintanee Ses ernment ee en ee a | rs ~~ nei ae pei een encase ge eee ems amen cee ae. —_