The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, February 17, 1916, Image 3
ID MUSE DISPUTE
ALLIES TO VifiOROliSLY PRO
TEST NEW 1. S. RULING
NOT ARM
Intention to Attnck Sudi
▼«w*els K<'<|ui, « s Decision on UteE
Fnrt of l. S.-—Serious Controversy
im Bxpecte<l With Great Britain and
* ®arh of Her Allies.
A<lniinis( ration officials accept it
•• a certainty that the lTilted
States will become embroiled in a
Utter controversy with Great Bri
tain and her allies In the event
the state department issues*
regulations nlvinn armed mer
chant ships the status of warshi]>s
- and limiting their stay in Ameri- ~
- caa ports.
•acretary of State Lansing has ad
mitted that the diplomatic* repre-
sontatives of the Kntente had dia-
< usaed informally with him the mem
orandum .sent to the Allies, suggest
ing the advisability of disarming ail
merchant ships in order to avoid a
further complicatioii of'the suhma-'
rine difficulty and facilitate com
merce on the high seas. The secre-
•ary would not indicate, however,
that the Kntente diplomats ‘disap
proved the suggested plan.
There is no longer any doubt in
official circles that Gnsat Britain.
France. Italy. Japan and Russia will
not subscribe to the disarming pro
posal. This is more especially true
of Great Britain and Italy, but the
other Kntente powers will join ,ln
their refusal if requested to do so.
It Is recognized that Great Britain
will take the lead in matter* of this"
kind because of the great extent of
her commerce and her absolute con
trol of the seas.
As heretofore stated, the proposal
was made in the best of good faith
and in the firm belief that benefit
would result to ail cummerca-lf guns
wv>rw'removed from merchant ships
flying Kntente flags Despite the con
tentions advanced In press dispatches
from London, officials are still con
vinced that the disarming of mer
chantmen would be of great advart-
tagw even to British commerPe. since,
they believe, it would rob Germany
and Austria of the only excuse they
rave for attacking merchant vessels
without Warning
It can be stated on authority that
the Vhitente powers will cite as a
precedent notes sent to belligerents
earlier ih the war in which the United
State* went on record as admitting
the lawful right of merchant ship* to
carry small guns for defense. In this
connection it Is recalled that Scere-.
iary Lansing made It plain in send
ing oat the disarming proposal that
his suggestion was advanced because
of "change conditions.**
Itoili Gcrmanr and Great Britain
have invaded the right* of neutrals
. aa laid sluwn In International law,
and have done ho hra/enly. each at
tempting fn Justify Its action on the
ground that the oilier did It tlrnt.
“Changed conditions’* were advanced
as the excuse by both sides In their
attempts to explain lllegpi^acts and
restrictions to the United States and
other neutral nations
That conditions of warfare have
changed with the coming of the sub
marines Is beyond nut’sG 0 *' That
guns of small calibre could easily de
stroy submarines can not be denied.
Without having committed the Unit
ed States to any deflnltf position, of
ficials feel that these changed condi
tions should be recognized in some
way.
When Secretary Lansing sept his
disarming suggestions to the Kn-
tentn powers If was not With a view
»--!« niaking easier the work of the
lurking submarine, but.,on thn con
trary in the hope of materially Ijmlt-
ing Us radius of action and iom-
pclllng the observance of the require
ments of international law by sub
■marine rommande r s.
Secretary I^msing • said that it
would not tie qorrert to assume that
the United States will adopt tho de
clared position of Germany and rec
ognize armed merchantmen as ships
of war. He reiterated bis declaration
that the United States has not yet
taken a position on this issue, and
will not until it is directly presented.
The state department lato Satur
day afternoon received from Ambas
sador Gerard at Berlin an official
copy of the German memorandum an
nouncing the deeisiorrof the German
government to sink armed merchant-
mon of tihe Kntente allies, and 'that
■"orders making the new policy effec
tive had been issued by the German
admiralty to all submarine and war
ship commanders. These orders will
go into effect on February 29.
The official text of the memoran
dum, with its various appendices,
covers fourteen -typewritten pages,
and makes about five /thousand
words.. .-V similar statement of the
policy of Austria-Hungary has been
handed to Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna and ts 1 . being Cabled to the
state-department-
The Berlin memorandum makes
plain the pur|>oses of Germany to
treat all armed merchant ships as no
longer enjoying the status of peaceful
merchantmen and to deal with them
as if they were warships. It also ex
plains that Germany is informing tho
hUed States and other neutral pow;/
ers of this state of affairs in order
that they may warn their citizens not
to risk their lives or prqjpfty on
armed merchant shlps. f ‘
The delivery of, .this notification
open* a new and serious-diplomatic
controversy between the United
States and various belligerent
powers.. In view of the strong proba
bility that the United States will take
kin advanced position in favor pf
PTreatlng armeiA merchantshlpk
TRIED TO POISON DINERS; 1 ipincp III
POLICE HUNT ANARCHIST LLttULIl ill
Ulan Advanced to Day Slilitia and
Itequire Srrvlce Outside
Country.
The proj bsals of the National
Guard association-for federalization,
of the state troops were before the
military conmUttees of congress in
the fornv of a bill drafted ; by repre
sentatives of the association at the re
quest of the Senate committee. Force
is given to the reguiations contem
plated by a provision limiting par
ticipation in the federal pay feature
to officers, men or organizations com
plying with certain specified re-quire-
ments. ,
The scale of annual pay proposed
follows: Major generals, $SQ0; bri
gadiers, $709; colonels, $600; lieu
tenant colonels, $550; majors, $525;
captains, $500; first lieutenants.
$300; second lieutenants, $250. Un
listed men would be paid on the basis
of 25 per cent, of the pay rates of
the regular army, a private receiving
approximately $45 a year.
The niaxiinum Tnimbor of troops
provided for by . the bill is 5001 for
each congressional district, or a tbtal
peace strength of approximately 200,-
000? an increase of 70,000 over the
present strength of National Guard.
Tlfey would form a separate branch
of the_ regular army in time of war
when called Into the federal service.
The act would take effect\3uly 1,
1916.
FORD TO FIGhYPREPAREDNESS
To l-uunch National Advertising
* w
Scheme Against Militarism^
It warf announced Sunday that
Henry Ford is preparing Vo‘ihunch a
country-wide campaign of newspaper
and magazine advertising against the
program for huge navn^ and military
expenditures now before congress.
it was safd Mr Ford intends soon
to carry out his announced intention
to devote millions of dollars to an
educational catupaigh against war
and preparedness, which he declared
to be the first step toward actual
war.
None of the details of the plan
could he obtained, except that Mr.
Ford had lieen considering the cam
paign for some time and that “ all
the people of the country would be
reached by it ”
Soup Served at Banquet Had Been- KITCHIN OLT OF JtARMONY ON
POPULATION 101,208.315
Americans Imreaslng at Kate .^<>f
2,tMMI.tMM) a Vear.
Census bureau exoerts estimated
Sunday that the population of the
United States ott January J last was
I0l.2uk.3l5 and that .by July 1 It
would be l02.0t-7.302 On July I
last year they figured the impulatlnu
at I I fi West* rn states-have
led in growth. Washington heading
thn list, with Oklahoma. Nevada.
North Dakota and New Mexico fol
lowing in the order nauieo. The
bureau's estimates are based on tl|e
rate of increase between the I sort'
and Ik 10 census
that they will travel ph such vessels
at their own risk. ’
Tills !■ likely to prodnre a dif-'
Scull diplomatic controversy with
Great Britain and her allies at a
«*—- whew this country i* ea-
ULES BILL PASSED
Droxidew Alternative Fine or wen-
teiicc i>n FirM Offence.
The House concurred In the Senate
amendments to the Liles bill provid
ing for a ehatngung sentence for sell
ing intoxiratieg liquors The hill was
ordered enrolled for ratification and
the “clinch *r" was put on
The bill provides for an optional
punishment In the case of violation
of the statute regulating storing and
seHAng of liqi!«»~. for the first offense
Otherwise Hie bill remains unchanged
from its passage, in the House.
* THANKS PRESIDENT
House Militun foinmitlee l.lkei
Attitude on Prejni red ness.
Hi'
The House military eon.imittee Fri
day adopted a resolution.'authorizing
Chairman Hay to express to Presi
dent Wilson its appreciation of the
.spirit Of broad-minded fairness in
which lie is dealing with prepared
ness problems. a:ul to thank him for
Ins defence of-the limitary commit
tees as disclosed 5 in his x eorrespomi-
ence with former Secretary Garri
son. /V — ' \
deavoring to,tiring about a modus
vivendl regarding the status of
merchantmen.
S' : ■ ■ - * ••
It was pointed out in high official
''quarters that the United States
would have to reach a decision quick
ly, only seventeen days remaining be
fore the effective date of the German
declaration, after which commanders
of German anti Austrian submarines
are expected to receive orders per
mitting the torpedoing without warn
ing of any ship that is armed.
Diplomatic reprosentatives of the
Entente alliMpinItVashington have
orally inforiOTd .Secretary Lansing
that their governments are unwilling
to addp.t, the Suggestion for the dis
armament of their merchant vessels.
ft became known that should the
,'CniUMl States modify it* present
rule with res|>ect to the use of the
ports of tills country by armed
merchant ships a protest would lie
made by Great Britain, TYanee,
Japan, Belgium, and Russia,, as
serting the right of merchant shi|is
to carry armament for defensive
purpose* and alleging that for the
United States to adopt a different
course would amount to a change
in the rule* of maritime war dur
ing the war. ami a violation of
Amertran neutrality.
..bqlanL rontentlon’of The ‘Brittsb gov-
Htarficter AM warning American. Prriment u thlt a certain number of
T’olsoned-!—Many People Nar
row ly Escape Deatlk.
' . , ■ ' : ‘ • y*
Police of every Targe city of .Hie
United States were asked Sunday
night to aid-j In the man-hunt for
Jean Chrones, alleged anarchist, and
since last .September an assistant
chief of the University Club at Chi
cago.
ADMINISTRATION BILIS
In the mtnd 6f 'Chrories -a' rtilnd rhbUltmWh'AVTio Now Ulan Consoll-
inflamed from reading I. W. W. and
“red flag” literature, and from asso
ciation with anarchists—the police
believe the plot was hatched to poi
son 200 distinguished men, at the
banquet Thursday night at the club
to the new Chicago archbishop. Geo.
W. Mundelein.
Chrones, alies John Cones, alias
Julius Crones, prepared the soup
stock whicii brought sudden illness
to more than 100 of the guests. He
returned to his home., 2,201 Prairie
Avenue, where he had a room fitted
up as a chemical laboratory and
where he carried on experiments as
a student in chemistry enrolled with
a eorrespondenee school.
With extreme care he burned let
ters. pictures, and qll his papers
which may have had any significance
in an inyeetigation. Chrones- disap
peared Wednesday night at 11.20
oYLoolt. leaving a stench in his room
from burning papers and chemical
experiments. He failed to destroy
six bottles of poison.Hone an empty
bottle which had contained arsenic,
his I. W. W. literature, and a lot of
explosives and equipment which the
police say. were used to make bombs.
On Thursday night, after a kettle
of soup poisoned with, arsenic Jiad
been served at the archbishop's ban
quet. and th^ police sought to find
him, Chicago had swallowed him up.
WANTS NAVAL RESERVE
Blue
^Suggest* Pltui for Reinforcing
PenionDet of Fleet.
Amendments to the naval reserve
law prepared by tho naval depart
ment. presented to the House naval
committee Wednesday J*y Hear 'Ad
miral Blue, proposes virtually a new
act by which department hopes to get
thirty thousand reservists within ■
Tew years and maintain an ample sup
porting force automatically regulated
by the size of the navy;
It Is proposed to change the term
of enlistment to voluntsrysenrollment
in the reserve: make reservlsets sub
ject to the articles of war only when
under call for service; revise the rate
of pay; grant preferences to men who
have served sixteen years, and who
seek government employment ashore,
retirement rights to men who serx'e
thirty years continuously In the navy
and transfer fflsteen anil twenty-year
men ia the regular line.
TO UNITE FOR DEFENCE
Garrison’s Resignation Awakens
This development hat
the cause of the ant I-pr<-paredness
element In Uie Hoiim*. It has brought
to this element a belated realization
of the necessity of getting the party
together/•on a defense, program -a
compromise bill, if it iw to be that-^
w hich must be supported by all Dem
ocrats. Otherwise, it is contended,
the Republicans will wield the bal
ance of power and get the credit for
preparedness.
Within tho last several days con
ferences 1 have been held among the
anti-preparedness men. These con-
fej-ences have resulted in this deci
sion: .
Ration for Adequate Defense
A n t i -1 Yeparedn ess Members Have
Lost Some Strength.
GERMANS HAVE SO ZEPPELINS
I-wlent 'I-Klein l^-nger ami
Afore Guns.
Garry
Highly Zeppelins are now in the
German. service. It appear* from In
formation developed at Friedrich-
sliafen, where th« r Zeppelin works ars
located. One of the latest type that
is having a trial trip this w'eev Is
I.Z-95, which is taken to mean that
it is the ninety-fifth In the aeries
-luting from the beginning of the war,
fifteen haring been lost, It is said.
The newest model seems consider
ably longer than previous types. It
Is of fish-like shape and gray tinted,
by the means of aluminum powder,
it ffc explained The bondolas are of
plated steel. Each has sis machine
guns lu its quick fire battery and ap
paratus for throwing bombs and air
torpedoes. It is reported that a new
air torpedo more powerful than any
previously used Is about to be given
a trial.
French Gruiser Ijost.
The French cruiser Admiral Char-
u- r. it is fe,ared by the Bfitish min
istry of marine, has been lost while
patrolling the Syrian roast. The
cru ; «er has not been heard from since
February 8. when a German dispatch
reported that a submarine had sunk
a-French warship.
•Vants I*race,
e Telegraph company
Bulgarin
The Kxchan
of London received the following dis
patch- Sunday ■'from Athens: "It is
confirmed. in-Entente cireles that Bul
garia has made overtures for a sep
arate peace to the Kntente powers.’’
Veni/.elos to Gome Back.
The Paris Journal’s Athens' corre
spondent says that former Premier
Venizelos of Greece- has decided t-r
return to active political life, be
coming a candidate for .a vacancy in
the chamber of deputies.
^Austrian Seaplanes Attack.
Austria!? ff&aplanesvhave attacked
the town -of -Ravepna, in northeast
Italy, and’sevefaTothcr places in the
vicinity. Fifteen persons are said to
ha^-j been killed and a number in
jured..
Distilleries Become Armories.
■ The British government will im
mediately take over all the-large
whiskey distilleries and use them as
munition -factories, says the London
Daily Chronicle.
Graliafn-W'hite Wounded.
Claude Graham-W'bite. the British
aviator, has been woupdecl gravely.
No details have been obtained. He
was commissioned a lieutenant last
month.
British merchant vessels have been
armed, but only as % precautionary
measure, adopted solely for the de
fease. and that under existing rules
of International law this is n fight of
nil merchant vessels when attacked
Turkish Vessels Sunk.
On the Black Sea Russian [QrpedQ
boat destroyers have sunk additional
Turkish'salllng vessels and have <je-_
stroyed bridges and depots ashofe.
Orman Gunboat Hunk.
The German gunboat Helwig von
Wlsemann has been sunk on I-a be
Tanganyika, Africa, by the Belgians.
The resignation of Lindley M. Gar
rison as secretary of war has brought
congress to a realization of the-char-
acter of the situation confronting the
country in the matter of military pre
paredness: '
Conditions in Washington ap
proach the chaotic^ hut it was appar-
"Ynt that CObgresSmen who had been
indifferent or opposed to the admin
istration’s ■national defense plans had
arrived at the conclusion, as a result
of the attention attracted,to thei'r at
titude by the retirement of Mr. Gar
rison, that sometllingjShould be done
and quickly to meet the conditions
emphasized by the ex-secretary of
war in appealing for action.—’*
The lirst move indicative of the
awakening took the form -if a vir
tual notice to Representative (Taude
kit-Tiin of North Carolina, the chosen
leader of tho House, that he iniist
take immediate step* to procure pre
paredness legislation nr retain the
leadership in name only.
If Mr. Kitchin fails to respond the
ifcfhal leadership is likely to lie as
sumed by Senator Chamn Clark, v.Tio
appears to be willing to feaVy the ros
trum and lead the fight on the floor
for the passage of national defense
measures.
Prominent Democratic representa
tives, including a considerable num
ber who share Mr. Kilrliln's view
that there is no occasion for pre
paredness, have hinted to him, and
are ready to make the hints more
palmed.- that nntesw fie Tonsfilldlfesi
the Democratic forces behind the ad
ministration's call for a stronger
army and navy the Republicans-will
take matters into their.own hands
and get the credit fog the legislation
enacted. •
A ronsrleaiioun attempt to -leM-rllie
the conditions that |rre\al| In Ixith
houses of congress might np|M>ar like
exaggeration. There Is no real lead
ership. This applies to some extent
to the Republicans, although they are
more united than their Democratic
brethren Mr. Kitchin. the majority
leader. Is not only opposed to pre
paredness. but is looked up<fn as the
leader of (host* Democrats who are
against the i-residcnt'a effort to press
national def-ner legislation.
Whatever leadership exists Is
iiianMwerwd in the cointuttteen. -This
applies to the Sviiule as well as to the
House. In the House eointAUtee on
military affairs practically every
member, without regard to party
lines. Is opiHised to the president’s
suggestions of an adequate military
increase program.' -0
While* the larger, number of Ue-
publicatt retTcib'ntatIves are credited
with favoring legislation for the fur-
uratton of a large force of troops con
trolled by Hie national government.
Hie Republican mem hers of the mili
tary committee stand with their Iietn-
ocratic associates in favoring the pro
posal to place reliance in time of war
mainly on the militia* of the states,
instead of a national rtserve army.
The Senate committee on military
affairs is more friendly toward a na
tional army of citizen .soldiers, but
shows a disposition to confine its ef^
forts to providing for a large increase
In tlie regular standini; military
establishment and accept a -House
amendment-to encourage state or
ganizations. Indifference over the
preparedness program is apparent
elsewhere in . the Senate, and recent
happenings in that body have indi
cated a lack of leadership generally.
The close friends of Mr. Kitchin in
the House have concluded finally that
he now occupies an unhappy posi
tion. He .is the accredited leader of
the House Democracy, but is in sym
pathy with none of the paramount
policies of the? administration.
Representative Rainey of Illinois is
to steer the' tariff commission bill
through tlie lower chamber, because
the chaiynan of the ways and means
committee, Mr. Kitchin. can not ac
cord it whole-hearto'd support. . Mr.
Kitchin told the president he “might
vote for tt. v
The administration ship purchase
hill is to be in charge ot Representa
tive Alexander of Missouri, and it is
doubtful if Mr. Kitchin even makes a
brief speech in it favor.
The army and navy bills wilt he
pressed for passage liy Representa
tive Hay and Padgett, respectively,
but Hie co-operation of tlie majority
leader will tie lacking* unless his
view’s change,
No one yet knows who will have
charge of the revenue-raising legisla
tion or what that legislation will He.
■Reader Kitcdiin will be'behind the
bill if,it consists primarily of provi
sions for increasing the income tax
rates. He will oppose all special
taxes, and he is lukewarm about tire
administration proposal for a sweep
ing provision, to prevent European
products from beingJ-Mumpeiil’.iii the
United Slates at ruinously low.price*.
It-became know n that this situa
tion has begun to worry influential
Democrats of,jhe House who are per
sonal friendp of-the-majority leader.
They chafe" nntKr conditions which
mean that the North Carolinian Is a
leader in name only that the House
has practically no leadership bn ad*
ministration measures.
'Since the resignation of Mr. Gar
rison. the pacifist Democrats have
taken stock of their cumjaign. The
corrvs|M>ndence between the presi
dent and Mr. Garrison revealed
that Mr. Wilson was willing to
treat with congress, that he sought
its advicp ami ex*operation in the
defense program, and Hint he per
mitted his xerrrtary of war to re-
, sign because the latter was evi
dently averse to any compromise.
“That Majority Leader Kitchin ...
must be- persuaded if possible -to -lead v* information., sbo.w-
- 4itha negotiations for an agreement '• s,D ? e country has
among Democrats as to prepared
ness.
‘■That if Mr. Kitchin continues to
hold aloof, Speaker Clark should take
the floor and become the actual
leader of the Hotpsfi majority.
“That, as the’president has shown
a willingnes^Ao recognize that con
gress is doing its best to frame na
tional defense legislation, he stufuld
be met half way by Mr. Kitchin and
other Democrats who have shown a
disposition heretofore to oppose the
entire aTlministration program
fANAlA LAND HOLDERS "
ARE ROBBING GOVERNMENT
Commission Bay* Present Value fop
\l<aii<l Seized Years Ago
When Worthless.
Maj. Gen. Geo. W. Goethals Satur
day charged that the United States is
being "robbed’’ o> triBtween $16,000,-
909 and, 1 $17,"00/0,0(hUHhtough land-
deals in the Panama catuil zone. He
laid before tlie House interstate corn-
country
been called upon to pay between
$17,000,000 and $13,000,000 foC
lands worth less than $1,000,000.
The land deals at Panama have
been handled thrrffigh a joint land
connaisHion comprising two represen
tatives of the United States and two
of the Panama republic.
• Under the treaty between the Unit
ed States and Panama, which ceded
the canal ione to this country, thia
joint land commission has had exclu
sive authority to settle the land
claims of priyate tiersons'Whose prop-
It is planned that during the com---f, r,y boen * a ken over in connec
tion with, the building of the canal.
Gen. Goethals told the committee
that a provision In the treaty pre
scribing that .land..should he paid on
the basis of the/valuatfon on which
the treaty had been consummated,
had been totally disregarded and.that
the lan'd commission had awarded
vast sums for land which a fe,w year*
ago was practically worth nothing.
Ing week some close friends of the
majority leader, preferably Repre
sentative Page of North Carolina,
shall go to Mr. Kitchin and advise a
“get-together" conference of Demo
crats. Mr. Kitchin will be told that
tlie party'is suffering because of the
spectacle now presented; that the
country is evidently behind a reason
able preparedness program, and that
a compromise bill, giving much of
what the administration asks, must
bo put through by Democratic votes.
It was confidently asserted by a
prominent anil-preparedness Detno-
ernt that, with the exception of four
or tlxe ineniliers, all Democrats eon he
IM-rsuadcd to get together in tlie
present erlsis. Failure to reach an
understanding, he said, would mean
the spectacle of a party in control
that lacked the votes to put through
its own legislation and an adminis
tration that must depend on Repub
lican support to redeem Itself.
TILLMAN SAYS ROBBERS
CAtt NOT BLACKMAIL NAVY
“NONSENSE,’’ SAYS CHAMP;
KITCHIN IS ALL RI6HT
Threat of Armor Maker* Gaa Not
Prevent Building of Naval
• Plant.
A bill for a government armor
plate factory was approved by the
Senate naval committee Tueeday
within a few minutes after manufac
turer! had served notice that should
such a plant be established the price
charged the aovernment for armor
made by private conrerna would be
Increased nearly one-half.
The bill carries sn appropriation
of eleven million dollars for purchase
or construct too ot a government far-
f lory with annual output of not lea*
than twenty thomaqd tons. That Is
| only enough for two first class bat-
| tleships. and thus a large part of the
armor needed in the navy’s increased
building program would hsvs to
como from private plants.
The threat of the private manufac
turers was communicated to the com-
| mittee by Senator Penrose, who said
the Rctldehem and Midvale enm-
I panic* were among those who had
j agreed to an Increase of two hun-
1 -1 red dollars a ton If the government
! factory proposal went through. The
I navy department n6w pays about
$425. '
Senator Tillman, chairman of the
committee and author of the bill,
told Mr. Penrosa that “the threat of
the armor barons" could not prevent
passage of the measure. “I guess
we can find a way to stop the rob
bers." he added. "In time of trou
ble we coul4 seize their plants and
operate them by right of eminent
uomaln.”
The proposal for a government
plant has the barking of Secretary
Daniels and Senator Tillman will
pres his bill for early passage.
GERMAN LOST HEAVY
Amsterdam Paper Kays Teutonic
Total Reaches 2,377,378.
The Amsterdam Courant states
that the Prussian casualty lists num
bered 420 to 429 show 19,339 dead,
wounded and missing, and Prussian
lists'numbered 430 to 439 show 18,-
34 9 dead, wounded and missing. The
total Prussian losses are computed
by this newspaper as 2,377,378. The
German military losses include also
335 lists of casualties of Wurttem-
burg forces, 247 Bavarian lists, 248
Saxon lists, 60 navy lists and some
lists concerning German officers and
non-commissioner officers in the
Turkish service, accprdinlg to The
Courant.
S|x*aker Ih-nount e* Effort.* Itring
Mmle to t au** Strife
Among Ikmocrat*.
Speaker Clark iiwued a statement
Sunday night characterizing as non
sense talk of ousting Representative
Kitchin from the House majority
leadership because of his opposition
to 'the preparedness program and
othor adminhdrattnn plans. He said
he ex|»crted to leave the speaker’s
chair whenever he felt it necessary
to oppose any measure, but would do
so without any Intent to supplant
Representative Kitrhln or any other
committee chairman or leader
“It’s a pity.” said the Kpeaker,
’ that ail Iteraocrata do not agree
about all things, but Mr. Kitrhln has
as much right to his opinion as tba
president has to his or I hava to
mine.
"No man ran bull a proposition
through the House by main strength.
The entire philosophy of surcesa In
that able and tumultuous body Is to
tske things by the smooth handlo, to
rub the hair the right way of tho hide
and to confer freely with members
persuading rather than attempting to
drive, yielding In non-essentials, firm
as a reek on fundamentals. Thera
arc four hundred and thlrty-Bvo
members, and every one of them has
a perfe. t right to his opinion and to
express it whenever and wharever it
seems to him meet and proper.
"If the busy bodies who are trying
to stir up strife by magnifying small
difference of opinion among Demo
crats would help eliminate thesfc dif
ference* they would constitute them
selves patriots lD*tead of marplots.''
PLOTTERSTCCL'SED
Grand Jury Indicia German and
German (’on*ala.
Weeks of Investigation by depart
ment of justice agents resulted Tues
day in the voting of Indictments by
a federal grand Jury In San Francisco
against prominent figures In what ara
considered here to be two of the bold
est plots involving questions of Amer
ican neutrality that have been un
covered since the European war ba-
gan.
Among those against whom Indict
ments were voted, according to n
message received in Washington, nra
Franz Bopp, German consul-general;
Baron E. H. von Shack, vice-consnl
of Germany, and Maurice Hall, the
Turkish consul-general.
THE HOUSE PREPARES
Speaker Clark and Republican
I/eader Mann fought side by side in
the House Monday for adequate na
tional defence. With party lines ob
literated. most of the members fol
lowed their leaders and two navy
measures were passed without a dis
senting vote. One, to- provide for
adding three hundred midshipmen to
the entering class at Annapolis next
July, passed 173 to 0, and the other,
to equip navy yards for construction
of battleships Numbers Forty-three
and Forty-four, passed without a roll
call. *<•
CRUISERS OFF THE CAPES
Allies Probably Expect Oilier Prizes
, at Newport News,.
British ship masters 'arriving at
Newport News Tuesday reported that
two allied cruisers—one British and
the other French-—are patrolling tlfe
coast off the Virginia capes. Slncq
there is .no probability of the German
prize Appam putting to sea in the
near future, marine men take the
presence of the warships outside, to
mean that the aHted government ex
pect other prizes’icaptured by the
mysterious Gqjunan raidsr-U> be
brought to Hampton Roads..
^Germans Seize Ship.
A Stockholm diapatch to the Daily
Telegraph.Friday says that the Swed
ish steamship Frlga with coffee and
piece goods for Gothenburg has been
seized by the-Germsns and taken into
Swinemunde.
J. P. Morgan In Ix'ndon.
J. P. Morgan arrived in London
Friday morning by.special train from
Fcimouth. where he landed Thues-
dsy from the Holland-Amorton Uns
stssmihlp Rottsrdsm.
Seven Miners Killed.
Seven workmen were killed and
two injured by a gas explosion In at
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal com
pany mine at Plymouth, Pa., late
Tuesday. All the victims were of for
eign, birth and several of them left
Targe families.
Rhett Heads Chamber.
R. G. Rhett, former mayor of
Charleston, Friday was elected presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce of
the Unitbd States In session at Wash
ington.
Favors Conciliation Board.
The bill to create a board of con
ciliation for the investigation and
arbitration of industrial diapgtM
passed second reading in th# House
Thursday night without opposition.
Eighty-two Midshipmen Dismissed.
SecreUry Daniels Friday approved
the recommisadetlons of the academic
board at tile uval academy dismiss
ing eighty-two midshipmen *or
failure in their studies.
Won’t Appoint I
The president will not appoint n
southern man to succeed Mr. Garrl-
•on. It wee sold Friday U well In
formed clrtise.
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