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jfc A t i ,3a Abbeville Press and Banner j P^iT.^ 1?44. $2.00 the Year. Tri-Weekly. Abbeville, S. C? Wednesday, February 18,1920. Single Copies, Five Cents. 76th Year. ! PEACE TREATY IN " I TANGLED STATE. e "I T Little Headway Being Made With ^ ? Peace Treaty Compromise. Nego- 1 tiations Do Not Seem to Be 1 j Making Headway?Change of 1 Tactics Probable. t ' I ! Washington, Feb. 17.?The peace treaty compromise negotiations got e into a tangle state today so that, de- ? spite claims in some quarters that the t lines on both sides were/ weakening, i the treaty's best friends in the senate minimized the possibilities of agree- j o ' ment. ? (It A I "It looks as though we might come j a out at the same hole we went in,";s said Senator Hitchcock, the Democratic leader, after another effort to n obtain Republican aid in modifying a the Article 10 reservation adopted at i c the last session of congress. He added d that the Republicans apparently had I rejected all compromise proposals on i: the subject and that he was certain j a | the treayt never could be ratifie<J un- b less they did compromise. ; p v?r- j tl /it tile oaxnc time suiuc DCIICILV/XO j ? in the mild reservation "roup of Re-1 s publicans indicated then oelief that u the Democratic proposal might command considerable strength, while v some Democrats predicted that! ii enough Democrats to insure ratific %- c . tion would break away and vote for a the Republican reservation at its if \l stands. i r The result was a muddled situation j 1 in which the. party leaders on both t sides appeared uncertain as to what ft might be the next development. It a generally was agreed, however, that j t there would be no show down im- j p mediately and that the debate which; ii began yesterday would be permitted! n to run for the present without any j v effort to hasten a ratification. I ii C V Forty Democrats had been pledged i tonight for the alternate Article 10 reservations presented by Senator' Hitchcock and he said he hoped even- j tually to have the support of one or1^ two more. It would take 49 votes to1. make up the simple majority neces-i sary to substitute one of these reservations for the Republican draft, and to the seven or more Republican , 1 b votes required for this operation, 15; n v" more would have to be added to in- i c sure final ratification by a two-1. v thirds vote. It was pointed out, how-i ever, that the Republican leaders! might be placed in an awkward posi-i? tion should a majority displace the ^ Republican reservation with one j* drawn up by the Democrats. How jv many Republicans then would swing over on the ratification vote is prob-| lematical. I*5 The senate made no progress today |s towards a vote on the first of the |n proposed modification in the Repub- 8 licans reservations, the entire day beOCCUnipH hv dohnfo nn ftfViQY. features of the treaty. ic h I lp DARDENELLES TO BE ' tl INTERNATIONALIZED 'v |f London, Feb. 17.?The inter-^ nationalization of the Dardenelles,! j which has been forecast, was decided upon definitely by the allied sup-'c reme council today. The details of' the control of the water way, how-, evpr, have not been worked out. One of the big questions to be de-jc cided is the policing of the strait and a knotty problem is as to who .s will furnish flip nprpssarv t.rnnnc. C " "Tw r }. Further then deciding that ^on-i1 stantinople is to remain under Turk-;11 ish control .the council has not;*1 drawn a definite boundary line. Three commissions were set up by * the council today in connection with s the Turkish peace. One is to deci'le ;a upon the boundaries of the Armenian ;a republic, another is to report on the;11 Turkish finances and the thiH is to 0 examine mio LrteeK claims in l.;c | Smyrna territory, which were '.hv'lij upon at lor.gth by Prer?ie'- Vvnize!o:-| in his statement of yesterday. A:\ i':? commission? are expecteri to vooo-v M to the council the latter ~>nr: cf ' I r r week. j j v __ _ ' V . .. * I , r ^EST INDIES ARE SUGGESTED AS GOOD HAVEN FOR Wli H?l\ The Hague, Feb. 17.?The latcs tilled note to Holland with regard t< ixtradition of the former Gcrmai Cmperor reverses the original demanc or his surrender and only asks nil nternment, with the suggestion tha^ie former monarch be sent, perhaps o one of the Dutch islands in th< Cast Indies, it became known today The Associated Press learns 01 xrellent authority/ that the Dutch :overnment has already determine o reply with an offer actually t< ntern Wilhelm at Doom. Hollanc srould accept the full responsibility if preventing him from endangerinf he peace of the world, establishinj t guard over him and a strict cen orship. Holland, it is pointed out in diplo natic quarters, is anxious to meei nv reauest of the allies which ii ompatible with her own dignity am loes not conflict with the nation': aws and traditions of long stand ng. More than anything else, as fai ,s can be learned, she desires t< ring to a close the issue over th< tresence of the former emperor irhich has been a thorn in her sid< ince the Hohenzollern sought ref ige here in 1918. That the ex-ruler is undoubtedly rilling -to spend the rest of his lif< n Doom is the belief in official cir les, where it is also believed th( Hies will accept the proposal t( dace upon Holland's shoulders th< esponsibility for keeping him there ?hey point to Doom as being a par icularly 'advan* - ,ous place to in exn him, as the village is not neai ijy large city and the house whicl he ex-emperor has bought is s( ilaced as to be easily guarded, anc t is somewhat further from the Ger nan frontier than Amerongen rhere the former emperor is now liv ng. /ADE H. JONES IS , KILLED IN ACCIDENT News has reached the citv of the eath of Wade Hampton Jones, Jr., i Atlanta, being killed when a trucl< -ent wild and crashed into the sidewalk. Wade Hampton Jones, Sr. ormerly ran a hardware store in Abeville and the family is well relembered here. The following ac ount of the fatal accident is taker rom the Anderson Mail: Wade Hampton Jones, Jr., son ol Ir. W. H. Jones of this city, was illed in Atlanta this morning by ? ruck. He was standing on the side ralk, when a wheel came off a large assing truck, and the truck wenl rild and crashed into the sidewalk illing young Jones instantly, anc eriously injuring another young lan by his side. He was 20 years oi ere and was in business in Atlanta. His father, who is connected witl he Anderson Hardware Co., of this ity, went to Atlanta at once upor earing the sad news. His body will irobalby be buried at Charleston heir former home. The young mar ras a nephew of Rev. E S Jones ormerly presiding elder ofAndersor istrict, and a cousin of Mrs. J P 4.1 iiuwue ui txiia titjr. :OURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS WILL CONVENE HERE MONDA\ The Court of General Sessions wil onvene here Monday, February 23 udge T. S. Sease, Spartanburg, pre iding. There are many cases tc ome before the grand jury an: here are a number of cases contin led from last term of court to b< ried at the coming term. The cases continued follow: Gc: )ouglas, murder; Elijah Hunter, r.s ault and battery; Jasper Ashley c 1 QCCQlilf onrl Koffom?* A To/iaV . ay ucuMuiu uuu f n. o* Cituu ssault and battery; Homy Harris nurder; J. C. Taylor et a!.. viola i". if the prohibition law. " Visiting in.Pendleton. Mrs. J. D. Kerr and Mr?. Perc: Miller went up to Pendleton Tuesday \nd visited relatives for several days Flieir stay was a pleasant one. ENGLAND JEALOUS OF THE FRIENDSHIP I OF UNITED STATES t Londan, Feb. 17.?It is impossible )'to emphasize the importance and gravity of the results which may fol\ low the supreme council's reply to 3 President Wilson's note relative to I the Adriatic settlement, says the i Mail. ?| "Anglo-American relations for a 'generation may well depend upon the J terms of the reply," the newspaper J continues. "This country is anxious j'that justice be done between Italy ^and Jugo-Slavia and is equally anxious to cultivate closest friend1 'ship wit^. the United States foreign 'relations. We trust, therefore, that j i ! moderation and clear-sightedness 'jmay characterize the reply so that I the very real crisis with which this ; country is confronted may be a";verted." L ' u Reiterating its past condemnation 3 of the pcace treaty the Herald, laboi 1 ' . 1 organ, interprets' decision concerning the surrender of former Emperor - William ovfr-adi+inn n-f fjormmit; fif?. Reused of war crimes and the future i. status of Constantinople as s realiza? tion of the "folly" of the authors oi > the treaty." Wilson's "Boundless Egotism" "The histrionic talents of Premier I Lloyd George," the newspaper goes r!on, "have wrought more harm than ' | the vindictiveness of Premier Cle"menceau or the boundless egotism of ',the American President. The drastic ) reappearance of President Wilson "|may be a mere gesture, but it may be "|mupch more, for America can enforce its will and can, even at this Mate hour, insist that justice be done. f;Does the - president mean business? V'lf he does, there is still a chance for ' him to retrieve some of his reputation I and give Europe a tolerable peace." "l Deep anxiety lest the allies send ? President Wilson a reply containing further cause for discussion is expressed by the Times, "because in the jactual mood they are now in, the Am.jerican people might believe a very lit I tie 1 'ti" sufficient to make them withd1 i their countenance from the j peace st tlement and turn their backs 'ifor a season upon the affairs of the ' | old world." i J 'says peace treaty not fair to losers i Washington. Feb. 17.?Tlrcnncr the I Senate to judge the treaty of peace I with Germany by the light of history 3 and test it by the principles of international justice," Senator Thomas, . j Democrat, declared today in the Sen, ate that the document was an effective disregard bythe United State and the allies of the general pea 1 terms which Gemany was induced to P assept when she signed the armistice, p Reviewing the many speeches of 'President Wilson during the war and j notes to Germany just prior to the , armistice, Senator Thomas said they j! constituted a binding agreement to [itreat Germany fairly, and did not % justify the reparation and territorial ^ xcabuics vrx one ticat^ as illicitly ! drawn up. y I . i Lloyd George Bends. i j "The statesmen of the allies unquestionably intended to stand by the agreement,' ' he said. "Unfortunately the British premier appeal' 'ed to the country as they were 'emerging from a conflict which haii 1 shaken the British empire to its foundations, and put the mark of death - on the door of every "family in'the > land. The populace was moved by a i; demand for revenge, miscalled justice - and Lloyd George bent beneath the ? i storm. ' "France, smarting under the sore . afflictions, reacted in the same fash-ion." t. , Work On Washington Street. I : The work of laying the concrete on Washington Street , preparatory to laying the brick, was finished Wednesday. This street leading to : ho Southern depot is one of the most j important strev'.' j pletion of the paving on this thor. oujrhfarp v.'i!! by hail? ! w'-.h ...i' tion. ANOTHER REASON IZ ADVANCED FOR WILSON'S ACTION Washington, Feb. 16.?An intimation by Robert Lansing that Vice President Marshall should take over President Wilson's duties during his 1 illness was the direct cause of Mr. Lansing's resignation, according to information today from a source usually well informed. The suggestion was made months ago, but came to Mr. Wilson's ears 1 only recently. A few hours afterward, it was stated, he acted to force Mr. Lansing out of the cabinet. Relations between the president and the secretary of state had been ' chilly for more than a year, accord1 ing to this information. The presi' dent, it was said, regarded Mr. Lans1 ing's suggestion as a personal af; front, and as "the last straw." It | climaxed a long series of irritations. ! The president, it is believed, felt he j could not resume his active work in i co-operation with the man who had I suggested his presidential duties i should be delegated to another.1 I Therefore, he virtually demanded Mr. , J Lansing's resignation. i With regard to the reason given? calling cabinet meetings?it is pointed out that Mr. Wilson knew of these meetings, had known of them for ' months) and that, therefore, they ; could not have precipitated his sud, den demand upon Mr. Lansing for information concerning them. Dr. Grayson was at some of the meetings, i and Attorney General Palmer, at the I time of the coal strike crisis, told the ! president the conclusions of the cabij net with regard to it, and laid them ! before him. Colonel House Peacemaker. Colonel House, it was learned, inj tervened to preserve bearable relations between the two while they . were in Paris, but after their re. I turn to the United States, when Col. onel House no longer saw the president, this influence was removed and , j the bitterness between the two men increased. ' J .' Nomination of a new secretary of ;! state was awaited with intense in! I terest in Washington today as the ! next development in the virtually ' forced resignation of Secretary Lan: sing. Tho-o most likely ot be nominated ; ire believed to be the following: ' John W. Davis, United States ambassador to Great Britain. | i Frank L. Polk, under secretary of | state and now acting secretary for i thirty daysr after the resignation of ' j Lansing, and Newton D. Baker, secrej tary of war. , I The disposition at both the White , House and the state department to( day was to leave the Wilson-Lansing j break a closed incident. .! i i [ WOULD GRANT PRESIDENTIAL i i SUFFRAGE TO VIRGINIA WOMEN Richmond, Va.. Feb. 16.?Senator ; G. Walter Mapp, of Accomac, with [ other patrons, this afternoon intror duced in the senate a bill providing . presidential suffrage for the women i of Virginia, assessing state capita,! tion taxes against them, and setting j forth the requisite qualifications for . j women entitled to vote for electors . for president and for vice-president of the United States. *** ??? r?/\ * I $Zb,UUU,UUU UUUU KUAUO DU11V ISSUE VOTED IN ALABAMA \ Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 17.?Ala1 bama overwhelmingly vested in favor ! of a $25,000,000 good roads bond is sue, according to incomplete and un| official returns today from yesterday's special election. Reports indicate that the amendment carried by j i vote of ten to one. The state by this action qualified for a like amount from the federal government for highway construction. Poincare Says Goodbye. I Paris, Feb. 17.?President Poincare. who relinquishes his office tomorrow to President-elect De.schanel, good-by? to the cabinet today. i \ v--y.A-:-; .. . M'CORMICK ASSAILS ADVOCATES OF PEACE PACT COMPROMISE Washintgon, Feb. 16.?Senator Lodge called up the peace treaty in ^ the senate at 1:42 p. m. today and i at once moved that the senate take | up his proposed amendment on the j reservation x relating to withdrawal from the League of Nations. In the opening speech of the de^ / I bate on the treaty, Senator McCor-, mick, Illinois, a Republican "bitterender," assailed those trying for| cAmnrnmiee reservations "We are invited solemnly to? witness the reduction of an irreducible minimum," said Senator McCormick. "We are summoned to share in the transubstantiation of a resolution which cut the heart out of the cove- , nant, into one so superlatively inter-1 pretative that, to Americans it would j seem to assure their peace and se-| curity, while to Elurope it will appear j to guarantee their participation in every future war, even against the | American conscience and judgment. "At the moment when Democrats at the other end of the avenue ani at the other end of the capitol have broken the leash which bound them to the White House, some of them j seem to be coming to heel. * j, "Senators proposed to rati fy the J treaty and at the very moment when |. the horrid and spectral truth has ar-ji peared in Europe to compel the af-1 frighted people to cry out for revision. In the very hour when the i majority leader and the majority in 11 the senate are about to be justified j1 by events, it is proposed that they 1 shall yield the safeguards to Amer- ! peace, and honor." h TT- J 4.U ? ? f T7n..1 I xae quuteu buc ataucuien to ui uaii * Curzon and others in parliament to," show the need for revision of the?1 treaty. Mr. McCormick criticised Senator, Lodge, his party leader, for being! willing to discuss compromises of the ' Lodge reservation, comparing Mr. i' Lodge's compromise negotiations ' with uncompromising attitude of ' Daniel Webster on questions involv-j' ing the American constitution. Hei' said: J ' 4 "The venerable senator from Mas- ' sachusetts sits here in succession to ' a great son of the old commonwealth!^ whose name today is cherished above all .others who have been senators, | not for the compromise which he i made to secure his own ambition, > but for his uncompromising ^defense ' of the constitution of the United ', States whether it were assailed by . those who would destroy it through ' secession or by another who threat-! fwynii U,T am nA^ " cucu ib uy an ati vi uaui patiun. In spite of extremely inclement', weather, the usual large crowd filled the senate galleries in anticipation of lively debate. Mr. Lodge did not call up the treaty earlier because of ', the debate on the sale of German; ships and because of the lateness of I; the hour he permitted McCormick to speak immediately after the formal; motions incident to calling up the treaty had been made. This prevented general debate. It also prevented Senator Hitchcock : making a suggestion that article ten ; be taken up first in order to deter- | mine at once whether there is any I. use going on with the debate. By get- i ting the withdrawal reservation be tore the senate, Mr. Lodge has for the time being forestalled any effort 1 to take ud the question of article ten. ' ,1 ADMIRAL BENSON SUCCEEDS PAYNE i Washington, Feb. 17.?Rear Ad- i rr.iral Benson, chief of naval opera- i tlons during the war and now on the 1 retired list, has been selected by ' P'-esident Wilson to succeed John Barton Payne as a member of the shipping board. Moving In. The handsome new home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Peebles is nearing completion and they hope to move in 1 by March 1st. The house is of brick, 1 is commodious and conveniently ar- ' ranged. It is an ornament to Chest- ' nut street and to the town. , (MAUX TRIAL I NOW ON IN PIS | r r .1 n _ t i n rormer rrencn rremier on i rial Before Senate For Treason?Ha# Been Two Years in Prisop. Care Related to That of Bolo Pasha. ' Paris, Feb. 17.?Charged with having attempted to bring about a dishonorable peace with Germany, Joseph Caillaux, former premier, went to trial today before the senate acting as a high court. The senate adjourned at 0:00 p. m. M. Caillaux was then taken away by guards. After its adjournment as a high court, the senate went into secret session to consider the.- eligibility cr propriety of certain former government officials sitting as judges in the trial ofNtf. Caillaux. It was agreed to hold sessions as a high court on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays, >eghming next week but the day for the next session remains set for Friday of this week. M. Caillaux, whose life is at stake, seemed in the best of health and determined and combative. Under French legal procedure the defendant during the trial may review the whole of his political career and give also his foreign policy while in office. The defense has not yet outlined its plans but the general opinion in the senate this afternoon was that M. Caillaux, nrU a i o/J 4- r\ *v*n 1?a nn o /1/JvAOO wins CApcttcu tu ixiaxvc an auuicoa Friday extending over a period of two hours, will champion his policy before the war for closer relations with- Germany and repudiate the charge of having had intelligence with the enemy during hostilities. Two years ago, on Janjuary 14, 19 18, for the first time in the history Df the third republic of France, one i>f its former premiers, Joseph Caillaux, was thrust into prison on the ;harge of high treason and of endeavoring to make a premature and dishonorable peace with Germany. For more than 20 years he had been a power in French political life, both as premier and minister of finance. He has expressed his determination to "fight to the last ditch," although his long detention has made inroads upon his health. After 44 preliminary hearings, he protested in vain against the law's delay. Last September Caillaux was removed from his Paris prison to a hospital at Neuilly. The case against Caillaux is somewhat related to that against BoloPasha, who wa? executed at Vincennes as a spy in April, 1918, and M. Duval, editor of the Germanophile newspaper. Bonnet Rouge, who went to his death for similar treachery tha following Jyly. PAYNE SUBMITS POLICY OUTLINE Washington, Feb. 17.?Recommendations as to the future policy to be followed by the shipping board in regard to the sale of the 30 German passenger ship has stirred up a con UUVCiay IIIVUIVII15 OCYCim uiuiiviiw of the government will be submitted to the senate commerce committee tomorrow by Chairman Payne. A report on the bid received for the vessels is expected to be laid before the committee together with estimates of the amounts necessary for refitting the shins for passenger service. Chairman Payne stated tonight after meeting of the board that the matter of the sale of the craft would lot be considered until the situation bad been laid before the sen at." co:r.nittee. WVVVVVVVVWVVVV V. COTTON MARKET. ' V \ V V. February 18. V V Spot Cotton 29.50 S. v s: V March ? 36.52 V ^ vr... Q l on < ^ IV1 uy ? July 32.10 \ V. October 29.72 V V December 20.2-' \ \ ?. !. 1