The evening world. Newspaper, March 8, 1921, Page 2

> QUITS LONDON; from other parts of Germany Rhineland. ‘The Rhineland Commission ts con- sulting the various Governments on thie tatter question. €conomic penalties were put iMto effect on an order received from the neutral gone, thirty kilometres (about 18 1-3 miles) east of the Rhine, pocscine- “he wc MAN ENVOY ne TALK OF BLOCKADE "Any Attempt to Divert Traffic From Rhine Will Be “ Punished. LONDON. March 8 (Associated _ Preas).—Dr, Sthamer, the German ‘When asked whether he would re- the German envoy shrugyed shoulders and said he did not Embassy here !s remain- with the Counsellor in _ . There are 12,000 British soldiers in Germany, of whom 4,000 are on tem- porary duty in Upper Silesia, It is believed the, forces along the Rhine will ®e reinforced so that they will -mumber 12,000, four battalions being fendy to go to tire British section of the German occupied territory. Any attempt on the part of the Germans to evade the new customs fone along the Rhine by diverting) trade through Rotterdam or other ports on the North Sea will be promptiy countered by an Allied Dlockade, it is declared by the Dally + Mail. This morning’s newspapers, with exception, approved of the Ailiicd J to penalize Germany for re- fusing to accede to the Allied plan ‘for reparations, This exception was ‘the Daily News, which complained Premier Lioyd George hdd “brushed aide solid German offers making for a pbaceful solution of the situation.” ‘Bone misgivings were expressed by the Daily Express. which urged HARDING TELLS CABINET 10 CUT OUT JEALOUSIES ated ea Open First Meeting With Statement That ‘He Wants Full Co-operation, TO MBET EVERY WBEK. Needs of Each Department Discussed at the Session To-Day. WASHINGTON, March §—Th- | Paname-Costea Rica eituation was discussed to-day by President Har- ding and the Cabinet. In the absence of a reply ¢rom Panhma to the lest Amertoan mote there was nottring to Indicate what the next step of the United Gtates would be. After the meeting, which lasted more thon two tours, it was an- nounced at the White Hound that Mr. Harding would call his official family together again on Friday and that thereafter meetings would ‘be held at least once every week and perhaps oftener, It was understood that one of the first principles laid down by Mr. Har- ding in calling the meeting to order ‘was that departmental jealousies must be done away with during this Administration. In explidit terms the President is understood to have told hie advisers that he wanted fullest co-operation, capecially in the coptemplated re- organization of executive depart- ments, The Secretaries are said to have been told that they must ex- pect from the beginning that certain prerogutives ‘would (be transferred from one department to another and that they must prepare to work to- gether for the good of the whome machine. Bach department bead in turn Inala before the President such difficulties as had arisen ‘in the preliminary organization of his particular depart- ment. Secretary Weeks of the War Department, and Gecreiary Denby of the Navy Department, detalied the troubles arising from readjasting the military and naval estatlishments to ‘@ peace time basis and similarly each other Secretary told what he regarded that Great Britain limit its participa- tion in military activities to the minimum. “If this is a beginning of a Jeagth) campaign requiring widespread prep- rations and the creation of # great General Staff,” the newspaper de- taxpayers cannot support another empensive venture.” German Ambarsader (to France In Called Home. PARIS, , March —~ ‘Wilhelm rm b+ aime 22 : | munity, the members of the Amal- e _ eombined and formed themscives into een bassad to has been cailea to Berlin to touch with nin ae With Sie Govermment. ‘MG EUINED, ALSO PIGKETING BY GARMENT WORKERS (Continued From First Page.) | pose solely to prevent the plaintiffs’ business and bringing about disorder therein and chaos into the com- gamated Clothing Workers of Amer- fea, prior to the commencing of this ‘action, unlawfully and maliciously together, confederated and @ conspiracy, the purpose of which they are proceeding to carry out, to cause plaintiffs’ factory to be sul down, its plant to remain idle, ite Gontracts to Be braken and unfulfilled ‘until euch time as plaintiffs shall eub- mit to the demand of sald Amalga- mated workers to unionize their fac- tory. “They are wrongfully and unlaw- . fully instigating plaintiffs’ employees to cease working for the plaintiffs - (and to join said association in the accomplishment of the aforesaid pur- t is clearly established that pick- is Jawful—that a man may or not, as he shall choose; that de may strike with others and peace- ably seek others to join. But it is equally well @ettied that a worker may Work wheresoever it pipeace him; that he may labor and provide for hime und familly without be- etiny img subjected to the danger of as- aault or threat of bodily harm; thai he cannot'be compeliea to join a » union if he.is not diaposed so to do: that employees may not be enticed from their employment by threats or otherwise; that the right to live und Jet live in a God-given right to be observed by all “Intimidation,” Justice Erlanger de fined, “Does not necessarily carry clared, “it will be opposed. Britlah | o¢ as the most urgent task in making ‘his department efficient. Mr, Harding encountered to-day the first big patronage drive since he entered the White House. During the morning his offices were besieged by members of Congress and others, most whom are understood to have made recommendations regarding ap- pointments. So far the President has made few decisions about any except the highest appointments of his Adininistration. Within the next few days he |s ex- pected to select a considerable number of men for vacancies on various Gov- ernment agenoles. One of the subjects to which he is giving most thought is the membership of the Shipping Board, but Secretary Christian said to-day that uny talk of definite sele tons for the Board was pure specu. Jation. After @ conference of Republican leaders in New York George W. Ald- ridge of Rochester, has been definitely selected for Collector of the Port of New York, to succeed Byron R. New- ton, As soon as Mr. Aldridge signifies his acceptance of the post his name will be sent to the Senate. ‘The appointment of a Postmaster for New York City has not yet been considered ‘by the leaders, and it will not be taken wp unless President Farding overrules the order of Presi- dent Wilson which placed first class postmastors in the permanent classi- fied service. COSTA RICA ORDERS TROOPS WITHDRAWN Armistice With Panama Being Arranged Through United States Mediation. SAN JOBE, Costa Rica, March § (Associated Press),—An anmistice between Panama and Costa Rica and final settloment of the boundaries question which led to the present dispute are being negotiated through © mediation of the United States Government, it has been announced here. Washingtan has been offi- cially informed that withdrawal of the Costa Rican forces from the dis- puted territory in Panama has begun. Tt is wald that the United States guarantees to Costa Rica the expen ses occasioned by the conflict and recognizes the frontier awards of former President Loubet of France and Chief Justice White. The United States cruiser Sacramento arrived at Almirante on Saturday under the command of Commander Bingham. Salva . Guatemala and Ho ras Back Costa f | SAN SALVADOR, March 1.—Tole grams upholding Costa Rica in her {attack on Panama have been sent to an Jose by the Congresses of Sul- vader, Guatemala and Honduras with it an act of violence. The appii- vation of the term ‘acab, the use of tasulting epithets, the fear boing ik and forth to the workshop, and vialkations at the homes of th hers and threatening them If they | did not quit working for the plaintiffs that the . if they The message from Salvador sald in | part: |sembly has received with sympauy }your message requesting our partic: pation in @he conflict with Panama |The Salvadoran representatives: wilt they can to insure the victory jot a and justice." — of Jamen L. March & Odell Upheia, “The Salvadoran National As- | é * . Cy sty Heh THE EVENING WORLD, iN TUESDAY MARCH 8 ‘| Visiting Police Chiefs Praise Rookies Of New York Force at City Hall Drill CROWDS SEE POLICE “ROOKIES” I IN DRILL Officials and Hosts of Citiz Watch City Hall Exhibition. Forty police chiefs from towns and cities pwithin a radius of 100 miles of) New York, Chief of Police of Chicago, Mayor Hylan, Commiasioner Enright and other city officials, and seemingly 100,000 citizens who appeared to have nothing else to do, witnessed & combination military drill and ath- letic circus given by 600 police re- cruits in City Hall Park between 11 o'clock and noon to-day. It was the hay downtown show since the war. Fitzmorris boxing, wrestling, jiu jitea and in- fantry tactics. They will all be active members of the police force within a week. The visiting cniefs of police were duly tmpressed. Following the drill the visitors, and Commissioner Bnright went to the Poltce Club on Riversig~e Drive where luncheon was served. + The afternoon was spent in consultation of plans for police co: tion between thin city and surrounding cities and towns, with particular reference to automahi Arimes and the disposition of stole: "Alter" the exhibition Chief declared this city had the of intensive police training witnessed, and he added He itamorris hest ay he had would back with him to Chicago obtained Here. He intends training school at Police Headquarters. Another guest during the exhibition was Ma A. H. “Hilton-Johnson, Deputy iasioner of Police of Shanghai. aS SAW MRS, STOKES KISS COUSIN ‘HAL,’ (Continued From First Page.) sat at the counsel table busy with notebooks and note paper. Now and then he directed a searching glance at Kis wife who met his eye, gazo for gaze. She was entirely self possessed and answered in clear-Voice. Mra, Stokes guid she was Helen Elwood Stokes of Denver and and teen married to Mr. Stokes in Atinn tie City. Then Mr. Wellman, arte delving in a iarge envelope which had lain before Mr, Stokes, took out a batch of photographs which he sub mitted to Mrs. Stokes for identitica tion, OBJECTED TO THE PHOTO- GRAPHS. Mr. Littleton objected the instant the pictures were produced, but to no avail Francis L. Wellman opened the case for Mr. Stokes by calling the Court's attention to certain prefatory details such as the disparity in the age of the two parties “The plaintift in a aight,” he said, mun of sixty. “whereas Mrs, Stokes is only thirty, They were marvied ten years ago and lived together unt New Year's night, 1917. Since ‘en they have not spoken. Mr, Stolos ts suing for an absolute divorce on 9 utory grounds. Mr: for a sep. Letters Have passed etween parties to ton “In one of them Mrs. her husband you are that sides.” In reply to Mr. Wellman ton told the Court that against his client were ration and mendaclty | !Phey are monstrous in lationship and aty in ie is nauintitt tion. the two the Stokes wrote In spite of your dear old thing there were fault t inay be faults én Mr. 1} the charge born of fab »respondr ty 8 cousin fendant. The ¢ \ ‘The conviction of James ious Odell, Baward convicted of | the opportunity States and seven year i Df Mapetinis le open.” pores fe tm ‘The 600 recrvits gave exhibitions of | “AND PAY HIS BLS both | reall Five Chee Gectneaoe Fon Beach in the winter of 1917. January the family went to the tel Nassau. Q. (By Mr. Wellman) Did Stokes have a key to her room? A. Yes, she gave it to me and used to jask me to wait up for her. Q. How many, times did you wait ap” A. Two nights and three days on | (yo oecasions, The witness next related a trip tu Denver after the three weeks’ visit to Long Beach. Mrs. Stokes and Mrs, iiler, her mother, went on the Den-/| ver trip, but Mr. Stokes did not. Q. Do you know a Mr. Hal Billig? A. Yes, he met us at the station on our arrival in Denver. Q. Was he a cohstant visitor to Mrs, Stokes? A. Yes, he came once or twice a week at first, but later, after the fourth or fifth week, he came every evening, The witness told of numerous week- end motor trips in Colorado, on which Mr. Billig drove the car, the party be- ing made up of Billig, Mrs. Stoke the latter's sister, the children and the witness, Sometimes the trips lasted from Friday to Monday. Q. Do you remember a man named Meyer. coming to Denver? A. .es,| “and Mr. Billig looked kind of Jealous. Q. Did you ever see Mrs. Stokes sive Billig money? A. Yes, to buy some stock which he lost, and also to pay pote hotel bitls. Q, Did you e je any dem- onstration of ion between Billig and Mrs. Stokes? A. Yes, In | Ho- Mrs. N've seen Billig go fo her bed: reem without knoe! id you ever see them kiss? | when they were in her hous | seen him put h and kiss her in Denver. I've arm about her | a they were going | yo | went out and left them alone. 'Q What did Billig call A. He called her “Carrots.” (Mrs. Stokes has bright hair.) | ‘The witness stated that Mrs. Stokes had said to her ahe had come to Den ver With the intention of getting a divorce from Mr, Stokes, The tatter. according to the witness, asked her to keep a diary of everything that happened, as that would make it easier (o get the divorce she wanted | The divorce was one of the principal topica of conversation in the Denver her? | auburn home, the witness went on. Mra, Stokes told me that if sh jot a divorce from Mr. Stokes she'd | get a lot of money out of it and sre’ take me to Europe with her. Mim sh Stokes said she did not intend to back to New York ax she wouid no- live with Mr. Stokes. Mr. Welling then took the witne: back over the week end trip. ‘n 1917 and 1918 to Rstes Park, Tro: dale and other places. On thes occasions Bills and Mrs. Stokes hr.| rooms side by side, but not conne ifug, the wit- | Ness stated Q. Were you with ox, Stokes when her jewelry was siolon? A. Yes, the way back to Nw York Q, What did Mrs, Stokes Mrs. Miller, her mother, abe | A. She said: “Oh, mother, my je welr has been stolen, and what will he (Mr, Stokes) do whon he finds out | had @ lot of jewelry he knew noth- ing about? Mr. Littleton objected } this questioning | On New Year's lave, teatified ‘that Billig arrived at the ss home, No. 317 Went 78th Street here met Stokes. He told Stokes kes's cousin se in vain to 1918, the witness spent the night the witness added. nd Winter Garden that night. ‘Mra, | tokes was in her room dreaging that | evening and ‘Billig had a room across | the hallway. Mra. Stokes waa in plain okes came in and Q. What did she reply? A, Bhe said Billig had gone to the hotel Q. What was the next conversation you heard ‘between Mr. and Mre. Stokes? I heard Mr, Stokes say to some one, “What do you mean by coming into my wife's bedroom after midnight?” Then | heard Mrs, Stokes say, “He's my cousin and I gave him Permission to use the bathroom.” Mr. Stokes then said, “Let him use the one on the fourth floor.” Later I heard ‘Mr, Stokes say to him, “Get out of my house,” A short time after that | saw Mr. Billig going down the stairs with his valise, and Mrs, Stokes called to him, “Look, Hal; he's nailed up the door.” SAYS MRS. STOKES THREAT- ENED TO SHOOT HER. After recess Mr. Wellman ques- tioned Miss Gassner closely as to Mr. Stokes's attitude toward his two children of the marriage which he is now seeking to sever. The witness stated that Mr. Stokes was always most Kind and,affectionate to them Stokes, too, 191% the witness sald . Stoks called her into her room, The witness hal already told her that she was leaving her em- ploy. @. What did Mrs. Stokes day to you? A. She took me into her room and closed the door and hugged and kissed me and begged me not to leave. | told her | wanted to go, but id | must not and then she said “ / you say anything about me or Billig or about my character | Will shoot you unless you get down on your knees and take it back!” That day I left her em- ployment. 1 told Mrs. Stokes that | had told Mr. Stokes nothing. The witness testified that her wages had been puid by Mr. Stokes ever sin then, provided she did not leave the jurisdiction of the court. She had re- ceived no other pay from him, she added. The first money paid to her | after she left the employment on Jan. The money | . 1919, was on Jan came through a Mr. Gleason, an a torney of Mr. Stokes, she said, in whose office she had signed a paper of seve- ral pages. ‘The witness testified that in 1918, before moving to West 78th Street. Mrs, Stokes made it a practice, twe or three times a week, to leave her apartment ‘by using the witness's door into the hallway. “Mrs. Stokes always had her hat and coat on when she went evenings. It w she had told Mrs. S s%@ was going to bed.’ Tuere were five or six pictures o Billig in Mrs. Stokes bedroom, the witneas added, “and one of them wa inscribed “to my only sweetheart.” There was some surprise reased during the opening manoeuvres when Mr, Wellman eaid: “By mutual consent it has been de- cided that no evidence will be pre- sented on either side as to the son of Mr. Stokes by # prior marriage. All that we have said with regard to him is withdrawn and all that M Vittleton hax said is withdrawn SOCIALISTS | MOVE FOR NEW PARLEY) Representatives of British, French and German Parties in Session ability to see her Mré. Stokes “Why, he's my | cousin; he doesn't mind” “After that Mr. Stokes sald that a» the house was so crowded It would be | better to get Billig a room at the Ansonia, After Billig and Mra, Stokes Jleft for the Winter © got hammer and nails a the door between Mrs. and (he one Billig was to o¢cupy.”* CAME BACK ALONE AT 21N THE MORNING. Q, What come home? time did Mim. Stokes | AWA little after 2° ua hear Mr, coe Ee aging xn tes wife?’ Rai - Meb Chases Starving Man Tried to Steal, A mob of 500 people chased ‘Tony Ma of No. 60 T pyon Street, Manhattan, along the Hudson Boulevard, Jor City, to-duy until May ran Into the arms of Policeman Gorman of the Oak- land Avenue Station, May had held y a. crows oad tried sire Po ‘ot |G ie te rae 135 at Berlin. PARIS, March 8.—French and Ge: man Socialist leaders are in con PACH at Berlin discussing the question o' repuratiohs, ways a Berlin deapatch to the Journal. Preparations for a conference of French, English and German Socialists, Who! fer ies DIVIDED ON TARIFF AND TAX PLANS ‘Bind Them to a Stated Programme. Confronted With a Situation ’ Like That Which Taft Had to Meet. By David Lawrence. (Special Correspondent of The Eve: | ning World.) WASHINGTON, Marth 8 (Copy- right, 1921)—President Harding has taken counsel with leaders of the Son- ate and the House as to whether the tax bill or the tariff shall precede in the Legislative programme of the spo- cial session of Congress to be con- vened next month, but it will be War- ren Harding who will have to make the decision. Canvass to-day of some of the Sen- ators and Representatives who at’ tended the White House dinner re- veals a variety of opinions as to a reconstruction policy. There are those who believe nothing can be done jn the way of adjusting tariff schedules until it is definitely known how much money wil! be available |through taxation, or, in other wogds, Until a tax bill satisfactory to the various interests and classes of peo- ple in America discloses how much |money can be safely counted upon for Government revenue. ‘Then, ‘it contended, the ‘Tariff Bill can be framed and proteotion given irrespective of considerations of revenue. For obviously, there are concerns in the United States who want a tariff law written that will not necessarily give the Government revenue out of certain schedules, but which will give American industry a chance to compete with overseas The question of where the revenue will be obtained on imports is,.more- over, tied up with the greater consid- eration of levying taxes on products that entcr into the cost of living, If, as it looks now, some of the items | that would have to be taxed in a tariff bill would increase some items in the householder’s budget, some members of Congress prefer that the money be derived through other meth- ods of taxation rather than the tariff. It i# much easier, for example, from @ political point of view to present tax bill that differs but little from the is | Administration than to living which might enable politica opponents to make convincing argu- ments to the masses on the relation- ship of the tariff to the cost of living Members of Congress had a taste of this difficully in trying to enact the Fordney Tariff Bill when, it was ad- mitted, that measure might increase the cost of sugar to the consumer. President Harding had a good op- |portunity to learn how intricate js the whole problem and how hard | is going to be to obtain agreement even among the legislative leaders of his own party. Mr. Harding, how- ever has sought to bring out the vari- ous viewpoints, and when he has ab sorbed them all it will be the Chief | Executive who will decide. . The ex- perience of every President in doing business with Congress is that a large cammittee such as attended the White \House dinner will hardly agree, and that the man in whom is vested the final responsibility must make the de- cision. In many reepects, Warren Harding is encountering the same problems as confronted President Taft in_ the spring of 1909 just before the Aldrich- Payne tariff law wae written. Mr Taft consulted the Senate and at- tempted to bring out a national rather than @ sectional result. He planned only to consult the Senate and drive through @ programme much more in line with the national interest, but the Senatorial minds dominated and | Mr. Taft later confessed that schedule K was “indefensible.” All Washington is watching to see |if President Harding in his consulta tions with the Senate will be in fluenced to become a follower or leader. And the fact is, knowing. the conflicting interests ihside Congress, @veryoody hopes Mr. Harding will ai | ube very outset omar his leadtensh tp, FOUR SINN FEINERS ‘| KILLED IN FIGHTING Poliwe Sergeant Also Slain— j gagements Took Place in which is to be held in April in a city of a neutral country, are being made Southern Ireland, and the Germans plah to submit a pro. Kramme for the recons! uction of| DUBLIN, March 8—Five persons Fegions devastated during | 4 war were shot and killed in engagements Pierre Renu M. Gummmbaoh anc , sho walk Leon Jounaux, prominent Prench go-| between Crown forces and Sinn Fein clulist leaders, are declared to be in| detachments in Southern Ireland last Berlin. night, A motor lorry was ambushed near | Ballinrobe, and Capt. Chatfield and ltwo privates were wounded. Polio jwith Sinn Feiners at hoe County Tipperary, three civilians be ing killed and 1wenty captured, One man was killed at Toames, County killed at Kil by five men and ae oP sii MK A police sergeant jimajlock, White House Dinner Fails to! | revenue measures of the preceding | impose new | tariffs on specific items in the cost of | Auxiliaries engaged in an hours fight | | | crease opens 'B.OLP-LEADERS NAY BOOST FARES ‘HERE BEFORE FINAL HEARING IS HELD Promised Amendment to Pre- | vent Temporary Increases | Sidetracked. BIG TASK FOR ‘HARDING.| BOSSES ARE DEFIANT. Pledge Given to Appease New York Set Aside by Their Order, By Joseph S. Jordan. (Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) ALBANY, March §—New York may look for @ boost in car fares just jas soon @s the Miller Rapid Transit Commission can formulate a pian, if the traction bill goes through. Those whose objections to the measure have been allayed by the promise of an amendment that would forbid any temporary increase in fares, before the reorganization plans of the new commission are completed, are due for a rule jolt. There will be no such check. The tenatively promised amend- ment was to have been a sop to the people of New York to appease their wrath over the taking away of their traction lines, and authority over their $300,000,000 invested in the sub- ways, and giving them a unified trac- tion system, in’ which they were to have no voice, Goy, Miller has always assured his hearers that the matter of increased fares was a mere incident in bis plan of organization, and when it was pointed out that the Rapid Transit Commission would have the power ot increasing or decreasing fares pend- ing hearings,-he said that no such authority was intended to be given to the commission and the bill should be changed. Assurance was given by Majority Leader Lusk of the Senate and by Speaker H. Edmund Machold of the Assembly that an amendment would be made prohibiting temporary in- in fares, and all last week everybody at the Capitol was labor- ing under the delusion this was to be done, It was 90 understood at the public hearing. But last night It was given out that there would be no amendment of that nature. It was said the amendment would be so phrased that it would not be necessary to wait until the plan of the Rapid Transit Commission was completed; it would be necessary only for the commission to form a plan. Speaker Machold explained: “It has been suggested that a tem- poraty increase or decrease in fares might be made before the plan of the| commission was fully completed, and | an amendment was planned to make an increase impossible until the com- mission had worked out its plan of reorganization, It was then argued | that this would tie up the commis- sion in the event of any obstruction to its work, and the amendment now will permit an increase or decrease as soon as the commission, has mapped out a plan.” ‘ The Speaker said that al! the amendments which are now in the hands o& the committee would. be ready to be added to the Traction Bill by to-morrow, when the docu- ment will be again sent to the printer. It would appear from this that the public will be able to see what the bill really contains by Thursday or Friday. LUSK AN OPEN ADVOCATE OF HIGHER FARES. It is interesting to note that the Governor, when speaking of his trac- tion measure, never alludes to thi regulation of fares, which he has de clared is the least important feature of the plan, On the other hand, Major- ity Leader Lusk always takes the increased fare viewpoint, Senator Lusk sees many reasons why fares should be increased, his latest being on the grounds of public health and morals. a DRYS WIN IN ALBANY IN FIRST TEST VOTE Enforcement Bills Advanced, 76 to 55—Thirty Republicans Oppose Action. ALBANY, March 8.—Prohibition en forcement legislation, embodying Miller's recommendations, triumphed ir its first test in the Assembly to-da when three bills introduced by Assen viyman Bert PF. Coe, Republican Wyoming were advanced to the onder of final pas: over Objection b Minority Leader Charles D. Donohue The vote on Mr. Donohue's motion tu delay their advancement was Heventy-alx voles arc Go virtually ‘ . probably later this week Republicans jotne the Dumocrats and poolulists pre opposing advuncement. ‘hey Aronson, Baum, Bly, |t Doherty, Uruas, Di'Pirro, Halpern, Re | stiit, Climan, W The billa are top enforvemant of the Prohibition «Amend. ment in the hands of the State and ~ Tamers eee oe ALLIEDINVASION BREACH OF TREATY, EBERT CHARGES German President Says ‘Honor and Self - Respect Forbid’ Compliance With Demands. BPRLI March §& (Associated Press).—Friedrich Bbert, tie Germag Imperial President, to-day issued a Proclamation in which he sald: “Our opponents in the World War imposed upon us unheard of demands, both in money and kind, imposs¥ble of fulfilment, Not only ourselves, but our ohiidren and grandchildren, would have become the work slaves of our adversaries by our signature. We wero caled upon to seal a contract which even the work of a generation would not have sufficed to carry out. “We must not and we cannet com+ ply with it. Our honor and selt~ respect forbid it. “With an open breach of the Peace Treaty of Versailles,, out opponents are advancing to the occupation of more German territory. We hows eVer, are not in a position to oppose force with force. We are defense. less. “Nevertheless; we can cry out, 60 all who atill recognize the voice of righteousness may hear, Right is being downtrodden by might. “The whole German people is euf- fering with those of our citizens who are forced to suffer foreign domina- tion. With firm bonds must this sorrow unite us in one sentiment— one will, “Fellow citizens, meet this foreign domination h grave dignity, Maintain an upright demeanor. Do not allow yourselves to be driven into eommitting ill-considered acta, Be patient and have faith, “The Imperial Government will off rest until the foreign power yiei}s before our right,” LINER AGROUND IN BOSTON HARBOR Strikes on Lovell’s Island in Dense Fog—From Savannah With 30 Passengers. BOSTON, March §.—The ocean Ino steamer City of Columbus with thirty passengers and a general cargo from Savannah ran aground on Lovell's Island fn the inner harbor here early to-~day In a-dense fog bit her stern was seen to be in deep water when the fox lifted. Five tugs were sont to the aid aa once. The water im the inner harbor was fairly smooth and it was now thought that those aboard would bs greatly alarmed. ‘The passengers were landed here latew in the day, thejr transfer to tugs having been effected without a mishap. LUCKY STRIKE cigarette RELIGIOUS NOTICES. Dr. Grant ; | |. During Lent will speak on | WEDNESDAYS, ATS P.M, | | “WHAT SOME GREAT. | MODERN THINKERS SAY ABOUT GOD” | SUNDAYS, AT mn A.M, ||| WHAT IS RELIGION, ITS | ORIGIN AND METHODS | At Church of the Ascension 5th Ave, and 10th Street,