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TBE SUMTER "WATCHMAN, Est: consolidated aug. 2,1 ffiHALloT TELLS STORY OF HEROISM Comander-m-Chief of Allied Armies Praises American ; Soldiers Who Made Victory Possible Kansas City. Mo., Nov. 1.?Fol lov?ng is tlie text of Marshall Foch*s address before the Ameri can Legion convention: : "Officers, non-commissioned offi cers and soldiers of the great American army: "My dear comrades of the. Ameri * can Legion: "I cannot tell you how great is my satisfaction at finding myself v amongst you, valiant soldiers of 1918, to live again our glorious memories. Three years ago, on the first of November, 1918, the en tire American army in France took up vigorously the pursuit of the defeated enemy, and did not halt until tbx German surrender. vV "Hour of glory for the American army, a proper culmination for a "Cmlfciary effort, prodigious alike in its_ intensity as in Its rapdity. One Wad a&r you have had your share in it. You may well be proud. ^^Eh responding in mass to the call to arms of your government, in equipping, training and organizing yourselves as rapidly as possible you had nr. view only the purpose to take your place as soon as pos sible In the line of battle. "In numbers: eighteen months _ after the declaration of war by the United States on Germany, the Aiueriean army had passed from effectives of 9,500-officers and 125, (K>G tuen to 180,000 officers and 3, 500,000. men. "Effort ot organization: If, in . the month of March, 1S18, you had ij2 France but six divisions, six months later you had 41, of which 31 engaged in battle. ~JBffort in instruction; In order to have officers, non-commissioned officers and men rapidly- trained, you-niultii-ded in America as in France, your schools and camps, which became centers o^fJrodigious Activity. "In order to arm you and camp ^you the American manufactories *!?ffip^?^w4t3iout respite and sup jSViied all your needs. Wy "Admirable effort also in trans rjiortation. You swept away every v obstacle which interfered with bringing your units from the cen ters -ol instructions to the ports . of embarkation. "In- France, you improved the ports of debarkation, created new installations, increased the traffic of th* railroad system by work of all kinds and multiplied your store houses and hospitals. "Your shipyards were organized for intensive production in such a way that when the war ended you utilized for your ocean transporta tion almost four millions of marine tonnage^ instead of 94,000 avaiteble at the beginning of the war. "And meanwhile your splendid war fleet, thanks to its vigilance and its fine military qualities, pro tected with an efficiency to which I am happy to pay tribute here, the transportation of your trocps and material. "A prodigious effort on the part of your entire nation's intelligence, will power and energy. A pro digious effort which has filled your associates with admiration and gratitude and confoundedvyour ene- | xay. P^- "This splendid spirit of an entJire nation we find again on the battle fields of France, where it was blaz oned in the admirable virtues of bravery and heroism. "It was the spirit of the second and third American army divisions which, one month later took part t? the battle of the Marne and dis tinguished themselves immediately in operations around Chateau Thierry and in Belleau Wood. Again it was the spirit of those five divisions which, on the ISth of July participated in the victor us counter offensive- of the tenth d? sixth French armies between e Aisne and the Marne and con tributed in great measure to that victory. "Finally, it was that spirit which aniurated all the American army when, on the twenty-fourth of July, General Pershing formed your splendid tmits under his own direct command. "On the twelfth of September, 1918, the first American army de livered its first, battle, on the soil of France. It dislodged the ene my from the St, Mihiel salient, . where? he had entrenched himself for nearly four years, threw him back i>eyond the foot of the hills of the Meuse. F-ora the very first the Armerican army entered into glory. How many further laurels was it yet to win ? "The St. Mihiel operation was yearly ended when the American army attacked on a new front. On the twenty-fifth cf September it was engaged on the right wing of the vast allied offensive. The point ; of direction assigned to it was Gezieres, on the Meuse. i "Deployed from the left bank of 'the Meuse to the eastern confines of Champagne, it had three army corps in line on a front of nearly forty kilometers. "Before it stretched the region of the Argonne* formidable em placement of the German defense, ? wooded terrain, rugged, difficult in its very nature and rendered ibllshed April, 1850. .881. _ uO?L STRIKE j SPREADING JAPIDLY Twenty Thousand Men Walk Out in Indiana Field Virtu ally Stopping Work Indianapolis, Nov. 2.?Work in the Indiana coal field is virtually at a standstill as the result of the walk-out of twenty thousand men at three hundred mines, according to reports to unicn headquarters at Terre Haute. Officers of the United Mine Workers are awaiting re-r ports from all parts of the country j on developments from the tele- j gram sent yesterday advising all j union officials to regard the discon- j tinuance of the check off system as I a breaking- of the wage agreement. ? ' m> ?# ? ? ? Fight to a Finish in New York [Milk Wagon Drivers Say; Strike May Last Three Months New York, Nov. 3.?The milk j wagon drivers' union is preparing j plans for a. finish fight, which the leaders predicted might last three j months, after the employees' or- j ganizatiori rejected Mayor Hylan's j proposal of arbitration. / Thirtieth Division Holding Reunion Large Numbers of Veterans j Arriving in Nashville Nashville. Nov. 3.?Veterans of the Thirtieth Division began early today arriving for the reunion which starts tomorrow. Saturday. General Pershing and General Jacques, of Belgium are scheduled to speak. *_ more so by all the defensive or ganizations which had been accu mulated there during the last four years. "Nothing could discourage or check your army. It threw itself with generous ardor into the im mense melee. The task was a rude one but it was carried out to a thorough fipish. '"Fighting without respite night and day for a month, advancing in spite of the pitfalls and the coun ter attacks of the enemy, it suc ceeded, by pure force of tenacity and heroism, in liberating the wild region of the Argonne. "After St. Mihiel it could now in- 1 scribe proudly upon its banners the name of the Argonne. ''On the 16th of October, this great task finished, it joined hands with the Fourth French Army in j the defile of Grand Pre. "In consequence of this, the enemy's resistance was severely shaken; the moment, had arrived to give him the final blow. "On the first of November, just three years ago today, the First American Army again attacked and. in a splendid advance, reached Buzancy penetrating the German line for more than ten kilometers, j "The enemy this time, retired definitely; the Stars and Stripes at once took up the pursuit and, I six days later, floated victoriously! over the Meuse reconquered. "After St. Mihiel. after tbe Ar- I gonne. the American banners now bore the name of Meuse! In a j few months you had taken 45.000 j prisoners and 1.400 cannon from the enemy. "Glory to the First American Army, glory also to those of your divisions which, distributed among j the French and British armies, j contributed in great measure to j the final success, whether with the Fifth French Army to the north west of Rheims or with the Fourth French Army, in which they car-1 ried in magnificent assault, thp strong positions of Orfeuilles: or again with the British armies for the capture of the famous Minden burg line or with the group of armies of Flanders, pursuing the enemy upon the road to Brussels. "During this time your Second Army impatiently awaited to at tack in its turn in the direction of Metz which already was stretching her arms to us for deliverance; but harassed and defeated, the enemy laid down his arms! "A solemn hour which compen sated all the sacrifices freely con sented for the cause of right. "It is you who have made these sacrifices: More than 75.000 of your countrymen wore buried in the soil of France-: .May they rest in peace. Your French brothers in arms watch over them. "Hlory to you who survive them and who enjoy victorious peace. You may well be proud of your past exploits. "Your country had asked of you to lay Low a redoubtable enemy. You have placed him at your mercy and after having assured every guarantee for the liberty of I our peoples, you have imposed up j on him the peace which our gov | ernment have dictated. Has not j your task been completely fulfilled? j "As for me the great hoi or of j my life will be to hav?- guided along the road of victory the Amer ican army of 1918, which was a real grand army, beginning vith its commander." "Be Just and Fear COAL MINERS THREATEN WALK OUT _ Union Leaders Make Move to Stop In junction Against "Check Off" System Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 1?(By the Associated Press).?A nation wide strike of coal miners seemed inevitable tonight if operators heed the injunction issued by Federal Judge A. B. Aanderson, which pro scribed the "check of" of union dues. A telegram sent late today from headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America after it had been definitely learned that the in junction was not yet in effect, ad vised union officials, to regard dis continuance of the "check oft" as breaking the existing wage agree ment. The telegram signed by President John L. Lewis, vice president Philip I Murray and Secretary William Green, said: "Any abrogation or setting aside of any part or section of this agreement, including the section providing Car the checking oft of dues and assessments cannot be re garded as other than violation of the agreement and should be treated accordingly by the district officers and local unions." While no course of conduct for union officials was outlined by the telegram, it was said authoritative ly that the international officers re garded the strike as the union's only weapon to enforce a contract. The telegram was sent to officials in sixteen states, where the check off provision obtains and where 350,000 of the 550,000 union min ers are employed. The text of the telegram fol lows : "As a result of the disagree ment between the United Mine Workers' of America and the coal operators in the fall of 1913 it was suggested by the government of the United States, that the miners and the operators submit all their dif ferences to a commission appoint ed by the president of the United States, said t commission to have full authority to render an award covering every proposition involv ed. The United Mine Workers agreed to this program and the commission in due time rendered an award which {they decided must be written into the form of an agreement by and between the coal operators and the United Mine Workers' of America to be in full force and effect until March 31, 1922. Following the rendition of this award by United States Bit uminous Coal Commission, func tioning under governmental author ity, the president of the United States, in a letter addressed to the coal operators and the United i Mine Workers' of America, com manded both sides to meet in joint conference and duly execute such agreement as directed by the bitu minous coal commission. This was done and the agreement was duly signed in New York City as of March 81, 1920. It is. therefore, obvious that said joint agreement honorably entered into and exe cuted in duo form under the di rection of the government of the United States cannot be modified or changed in any of its provisions until the date of its expiration, March 31, 1322. Any abrogation or setting aside ol any part or sec tion of this agreement for the checking off of union dues and as sessments, cannot be regarded as other than a violation of the agree ment, and should be treated ac cordingly by the district officers and local unions within your juris diction." ! Clemson College News Football, Basket Ball and Amatuers' Theatricals on the Week's Program I Clemson College. Oct. 2 9.?The Clemson reserves today pulled off a 41 to 0 victory against the i North Georgia Agricultural Col j lege team at Dolonegah. (la. j "The Microbe of Love" in the j college chapel last night was a great success. The many pretty girls and the amateur acting de ligbted everyone present. The season has now opened for company basketball. Some fine basketball has already been pull ed off. The winning company will be awarded a large banner. After the company championship has I been played off the varsity squad : will make their debut. A great j season is expected for basketball ! aft<-r the football season has cios I Family Burned To Death f_ i Woman and Four Children Perish in Toledo Toledo. Nov. 3. ? Mrs. Wolf Greenhurg, three daughters, and ono son. perished when fire de stroyed their fruit store and apart ment last night. The father and four other chil dren sleeping in another room es caped the flames, frustrating at tempts to rescue the victims. Not?Let all the ends Thou Aims't i Sumter, S. C, Saturd DEMOCRATS SEECT NEW CHAIRMAN Former Congressman Hall of Tennessee Elected to Succeed George White of Ohio ST. Louis. Nov. 1.?The Demo cratic party today chose former Congressman Ccrdell Hull of Car thage, Term., as chairman of its national committee to succeed Geo. H. White of Marietta. Ohio, who retired to the party ranks, there to "he^p in the struggle for the ideals of Democracy." The change in leadership, which! had been held by Mr. White since' July. 152-0. when he assumed the| chairmanship at the call of former Governor James M. Coy. ot* Ohio, the party's nominee for president, was assured early today, when, al ter a lengthy conference, it was I announced that all elements I of the party had agreed upon either I former Assistant Secretary of State Breckenridge Long or Mr. Hull. Mr. I Long's ultimate selection was con I tingent, however, upon the resig ! naton of Edward F. Gultra of St. Louis, committee-man from Mis souri. Mr. Goltra said he would not resign in Mr. Long's favor. Mr. Hull then was announced as the agreed candidate for the chairman , ship. I Mr. White on his arrival here yesterday announced that he wou'd not resign, regardless of the oppo sition of certain party elements to him, unless a man could be found on whom all could agree. Mr. White and his supporters took s stern position and showed signs cf fight. A conference was arranged at which it is understood the White opposition led by Senator Carter [Glass of Virginia, showed its hani ! displaying a minimum of 63 votes, j either present or by proxy, cut cf a total of less than 100 votes ex I pected to be present. The names of Mr. Long and Mr. Hull as compromise candidates are understood to have been put J forward by the opponents of Mr. White and were declared aceepta--*! ble by Senator Pat Harrison hi ' Mississippi, as Chairman White's 1 I representative. j The retiring chairman annou^c I ed that Mr. Hull's selecton was a j "very happy one." asserting that { he had not been closely allied with J any of the candidates at the San j Francisco convention. Reports that Daniel C. Roper, j former internal revenue conimis ; sioner, is to be made chairman of (the national executive committee in accordance with the compromise 'agreement on the chairmanship could not be verified tonight. The new chairman said he ex pected to announce the personnel of the executive committee prob ably from Washington, within a few days. As one of the first efforts under his leadership, Mr. Hull said he wanted to "decentralize" authority by throwing greater responsibility on local organizations. He recom mended (dose cooperation between the national, state and local com mittees as a means of success. He also urged that women be more completely represented on the lo cal committees. j Striking at the Republican ad ministration. Chairman Hull de clared that the "reaetionary group of the Republican party executed a new mortgage on it last year and when it went into power last March it had no vestige of policy? no program except to carry out the wishes of the privileged group which financed its campaign." New Chairman Means Business Democratic Committee Will Be Made into Militant and Efficient Organization St. Louis, Nov. 2.?The develop ment of the Democratic national committee into "most militant, and efficient organization" within his capacity and the dissemination of facts concerning "short comings" of the Republican administration will be the policy of Cordell Hull, the new chairman, as outlined tL> the Associated Press. **- a>?o To Legalize Sale of Beer Republican Congressman Pro pares Bill to Tax Boer and Wine Washington, Nov. 2. A bill *o legalize the manufacture and sale and place a four per cent tax on l??-er and light wines to defray the cost of the soldiers' bonus has been drafted by Representative Brennan, lb publican of M ichiga n. Washington. Nov. 3.?The gov ernment expenditures for its fiscal year 1922 are now estimated ,*it three billion, nine hundred and forty million, a reduction of ninety four million from the August esti mate. President Maiding was in formed by Sneaker Gillett. it be thy Country's. Thy God's and lay, November 5, 1921 Iowa Man Elected Commander. Bitter Fight on Resolution Condemning Har vey - i (By the Associated Press) Convention Hall, Kansas City, | Nov. 2.?The national convention of the American Legion adjourned here tonight after electing Han ford MacNeider, of Mason City, i Iowa, natinoal commander; select ing other officers and adopting res olutions covering a wide range of [Subjects. The convention had been in session without a recess since i j early this morni.vg. I J "he election ?>f Mr. MacJCeider to Isucceed John G. Emery, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was marie unanim- I I ou8 after more than half of the j State delegations had seconded hi:-: i ! nomination, and three other candir dates nominated, Roy Hoffman, of j Oklahoma City; Karl M. Cline, of Nebraska City. Neb., and John F. J Williams, of Joplin, Mo., had with- j drawn in his favor. The new commander was brought j to the platform amid cheers and a j big Iowa standard was raised over j his head. He thanked the delegates for the honor and declared he real ized his responsibilty as chief of the legion. Mr. MacNeider impressed upon j the legionnairies that the strengtn of the legion rested within the local posts and not at national headquar ters. He stated that his program would be headed by efforts to do every thing possible for the disabled ex service men. "I stand/ ready for your com mands," he said in closing. Vice Commanders. The vice commanders chosen were: George L. Perry, of Rogerscille. Tf-nn.; H. Nelson Jackson, of Bur lington, Vt., and Charles Kendrick, of San Francisco, representing the. army, and Raymond Brackett. of Marblehead. Mass.. and .r. A. Mc Cormick, of Fort Lyon, Colo., of the navy. The Rev. A. R. Blackmah, of ('haute, Kan., a minister of th-? Christian church. Disciples of Christ, was elected national chap lain. < A fight for the removal of the national legion headquarter, from Indianapolis to Kansas City, which the Missouri delegation promised in pre-convention campaigning to bring to the floor, did not develop. The election of officers conclud ed an all-day session marked by debate and wrangling over certain sections of the resolutions commit tee report. Particularly heated was the discussion of a resolution criticizing severely the speech de livered by George Harvey. AmcriCOC ambassador to Great Britain, before the Pilgrims' Club in London, upon his arrival in England to assume his duties as ambassador, in which Mr. Harvey discussed the reasons why the United States en tered the war. The original resolu tion was thrown out of the report on a roll-call vote, and later a sub stitute was adopted. The substi tute was written in less sharp terms and expressed the belief that the ambassadors remarks did not rep resent the true feeling for which the American Legion stands. It directed that a copy of the resolu I tions be sent to President Harding. For Compensation. Two resolutions bearing upon federal compensation for soldiers were among the mass adopted. Both declared in favor of immed iate compensation. o ?? ^ New England Feels Competition Textile Industry Cannot Hold Its Own Against Other Sec tions of Country Boston, Nov. 2.?Dornesttc com petition with New England textile industry is more severe than for eign. Ralph E, Loper, of Fall Riv er, told the opening session of the fall meeting of the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturers. <> ?r New York Election Contest Two Democratic Aldermen Unseated by Socialists New York, Nov. L' -Two years pay for two months work is in store for Algernon Lee and P.dward I*". Cassidy, Socialists, when they t:il<?* the aldermanic seats held for twenty-two months by Mori"/. Graubard and Timothy J. Sullivan. Democrats. Let* Cassidy contested the i fi ] election through the court, charging vote stealing and fraud, and it was found thai he had been elected. -? ? ? ACQUITTED OF PEONAGE CHARGE Greenwood. S. C. Nov. :: ?Wil liam Bedenbaugh, m Saluda county farmer, who was charged with peonage was acquitted in the fed eral court. i V Truth's." TOM WATSON TO FIGHT IT UT IN SENATE - Georgia Firebrand Re fuses to Permit the Charges Against the Army to Be Pigeon Holed Washington, Nov. 2.?Notice was given in the senate today by Sen ator Watson, Democrat, of Geor gia, that he intended to present .to the senate itself evidence on his charges that American soldiers had been hanged overseas without court-martial. The Georgia senator declared he would not be "bundled up in any committee room" and have his evidence "entombed with senators in a report nobody would read," but would make his fight in the open senate. The senator said la ter he would reserve a decision whether he would appear at all before the special senate commit tee appointed to investigate his charges. Senator Watson's statements to day were made in another hoar's spirited clash over the Investiga tion when Senator Brandegee. R? i publican, of Connecticut, chairman of the special committee, presented a formal resolution authorizing the committee to take testimony under oath and subpoenae witnesses and papers. The resolution drew sharp comment from Senator Watson. I and also involved him and Senator I Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, in j spirited discussions with several i Republicans regarding the pro pored investigation, j Senator Watson reiterated his charges and declared they all had I been made in 1918 by former Sen I ator Chamberlain, of Oregon, now a Shipping Board member. The Georg'a senator also declared that today he had received letter.3 and telegrams from former service men and soldiers in Philadelphia and New York supporting his charges. According to his information, he j said, other gallows than that pic I tured in the pho-.ograph he present ed yesterday had been erected and used in France. I The question of whether the sen j ate committee proposed to inves | tigate Senator Watson's charges was raised by Senator Reed, who declared that, in his belief, the in i vestigation was a "grave mistake" j and an unfortunate precedent. Sen j ators' remarks, he contended, were ! "privileged," with accountability j only to senator's home constituents, j This view was challenged sharply I by Senator Brandegee, Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, Repub lican leader, and others. Senator Brandegee disavowed "any purpose of putting the sena tor from Georgia on trial," and said the senate had ordered an in [ vestigation of the truth or falsity of Mr. Watson's charges, j "If true, any officers connected I with the deeds he stated are mur derers and they ought to be hang ed." said Senator Brandegee. Senator Brandegee had his reso lution, clothing the committee with full authority, referred to the sen ate expenditures committee but did I not ask for immediate action. It j was reported favorably at the close j of today's debate but went over. ' Senator Reed, during the discus { sions, advised Senators to "think over" the case and hinted at a mo i tion to squash the inquiry, saying J he believed that upon reflection j senators might consider "the wiser j course would be to discharge the special committee." Senator Watson, in today's de bate again attacked Senator Wads ( worth. Republican, New York. I chairman of the military commit S tee. who yesterday brought Mr. Watson's charges to the senate's j attention. Senator Wadsworth, j the Georgia member declared, had j done so "in a most insolent man ner." "I told him that I'd fight it out face to face." said Senator Watson, j "That's what I'm going to do. The j whole country shall know it." The j senator's charges against me were I made openly t the senate. "I'm J going to meet them here. What ; I'll say, in a few days when I get I ray information, will be read by I millions. The newspapers will j have to carry it. It'll be good j copy." Incredible, Says Baker. Cleveland. O., Nov. 2.?Charges I of Senator Thomas Watson that ! American soldiers in France were I hanged without trial and were sub jected t?) barbarous treatment were j decla to be "preposterous and incredible," by Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war. tonight, j "France was not a howling wiJ I-dem ess but a civilized country," Mr. Baker said. "It was pretty j well crowded with American men and women who would have been I tiuick to report anything of this ; kind. "It" a single American soldier had I been hanged without trial word of : would have come to this coun try and proper measures would j have been taken! The senator's en ! tire ( barges are preposterous and I incredible." p o + The idea seems to be that labor I ought to go around asking for a j reduction in its earnings the way the retailers for example, have I been doing.?Indianapolis Star. THE TRUE SOU: i -_ Georgia Senator Causes* Storm in Senate ? Presents Photograph of Gal lows Said to Have Been Used for Exe cutions _ j Washington, Nov. I. ? Flat charges by Senator Watson, Demo erat, of Georgia, that many Amer ican soldiers in the American ex i peditionary force had been hanged ! in France without courtsmartlal or I other trials stirred up a storm in i the senate today, which resulted in : the adoption by unanimous vote of i an order for an investigation. at j which the Georgia senator will be I asked to present proof of his ; charges. I A special committee, headed by i Senator Brandegee, Republican, of i Connecticut, was appointed to make the inquiry after Senator Watson had refused to present hi.; charges j before the senate military commit j tee, because, he said, it was not ! impartial. Other senators appoint ' ed on the investiga ing committee ! were: Ernest of Kentucky, and ; Willis, of Ohio, Republicans, and j Overman, of North Carolina. Dem i ocrat. Senator l'omerene, Demor i erat, of Ohio, also was appointed to ' the committee, but was unable to J serve, and another Dc rnocrat in h;s ! place will be selected tomorrow. ! None of the committee, by agree I merit, are members of the mili j tary committee. The first meeting will be held tomorrow, but only to i decide upon the procedure, and j hearings will go over for several j days. I Bitter exchanges between Sena j tor Watson and Chairman "Wads j worth, of the military committee, i and other Republicans marked the j debate, which preceded the vote i for an impartial inquiry into the j charges. Senator Wadsworth de ' r.ied vigorously that American sol j diers had been executed without trial, while Senator Watson reiter ated emphatically Iiis charges, and when criticized for refusing to pre ! sent his evidence to the military : committee, agreed to submit to j some other investigating body ! A photograph of a structure, ! which Senator Watson described j as a gallows from which Americans ! had been executed, figured promi | nently during the heated exchange. ! Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho, ? said he also had been shown that I or a similar photograph but that j he did not regard the evidence suf j ficient to warrant bringing the mat | tcr to the attention of the senate j or country, although two former ! service men had vouched for its I authenticity. I Senator New. Republican, Indi j ana, entered the debate to submit information which he said he ! had received from the war depart j ment to the- effect that of the mem i bers of the American Expedition j ary Force who had been condemn J ed by court-martial only nine had ; been executed, whereas Senator i Watson had said that at least twen ty-one had been hanged, many j without having been tried. Examination of the army records j made public today by Secretary Weeks revealed that none of the j men executed in France during the I war was charged with a military I offense, desertion or cowardice or I aiding the enemy. The total num j ber of executions by the army, he said, was.ten. There was no exe j cution, the secretary said, until af I ter careful and searching inquiry j ? and a full trial, j In each or* the ten eases, it. was ! declared, the sentence of the court ; was carried out. Six were on j charges of rape, three for rap.- and I murder, and one for murder and I assault with intent to rape. All I were aggravated eases, it was ex ; plained. The secretary asserted that no j inquiry had been received by him, I or to his knowledge by the de I partment. as to the accuracy o:" the Icharges before they were made by I Senator Watson. ?y <>. ^ ?___ Lloyd George Wins Fight in Commons j London. Oct. 31.?The govern nunt obtained irs expected man date from the House of Commons {tonight to proceed with the tri$n negotiations. Tie- unionists motion, i censuring the government for initi ation of the Irish negotiations was I voted down. 4'''' to j Tin- Premier also achieved anofh ! er of his oratorical victories bef< re an expeetani audience. So far as the movement of protest was <??? ! signed to draw information as to j the proceedings :>f the conference fit failed; th-? Premier gave im> j.-i ! formation as to what has been de I cided. or is being discussed regard : ing Mr. De Valera's claim t" inde pendence and the rumored at j tempts to arrange concessions j from Ulster for a United Ireland. ! This remain in the realm of spec I ulation. On*' piece of information the Premier did give. It was that un ' less something happened within a few days, presumably in the confer ! ence. to solve the unsettled status of Ireland's two governments, steps would be taken to give the Ulster parliament the powers necessary to make it a real government. fHROX, Esta Wished June 1, 1S3G. VOL. LII. NO. 24 First Lord of British Admiralty Says the World Has Learned That Militari?m is Menace Now York. Nov. 1.?British del egates to the conference on limi tation of armaments will go to Washington resolved that, short of compromising the safety of the empire or its sea security, they will ; go to almost any length to meet other great naval powers in a mu | tual and proportionate effort to re J Iieve their people from the bur j den of competitive armament. Titis declaration was made today by Lord Lee. of Fareham, first lord of the British admiralty, and orte' of the official delegates of hir country, who arrived on the Olyrn- j pic with other delegates to the conference from Italy, China and Japan. Referring to the World War, Lord Lee said he had been con vinced -for year3 that Germany meant mischief, and added that the lessons learned from that war were not confined to those learned from Germany. "The world," he asserted .in a prepared statement, "has learned a wider lesson still?that military ism, wherever situated and how ever introduced, is a menace to civilization and must be given no tice to quit. "That i3 what brings us to Wash ington and if, as I trust, we all go there in a spirit not merely of hope and sincerity, but of fixed 02 termination to con\*crt the presi I dent's lofty aspiration into a prac tical worKing agreement, the war will not have been fought in vain. "So far as I am concerned, ^nd here I speak not only as the re sponsible head of the British ad miralty but as one of the official j delegates, I come in a spirit of I quiet confidence that the results of this conference will be such, as amply to justify President Hard ing's far-seeing initia ive, and, personally I am not prepared even to c \itS-.v.plate the pos.jibiltiec of failure. To do so would be to as sume that the yvorld v. as a.Tikr.ed with an incurable in-::nry- and could not be restrained ti ,.n sui cide." "Italy," according 1 > "enr.tor Carlo Schanzer, a a rt-.-..e mi is sued cn landing, "ho: .-. sep.ed most willingly the invi.'tti i f; ym the Ur.ited States to t;. 3 ..art in the conference. "The undertaking ct' : .-^sid nt Harding," he added, ;c. ucces an historical fact, the i n..^rta .ce of which has not been ::..-.jntt .jr stocd by any one. "America, calling tc .1 r '? >~ peoples of Europe and . i?. :o eis l cuss questions of wor- ! . :ter.st, j proclaims the princi,.. . a; all i mankind constitutes c:. j . at or l ganization and that if ? i ant i > enable this great oryx h.- ion to realize its historical < -i iy. we must consider the quf i? con cerning the defeated p <p. s?ntbt sidedly, but from a ge. n I p^iirt of view, remembering ; at all peoples have an equal : gl ? to de velop themselves and t > ] ogress. "The Washington con. r r.ee will help towards the reei;.abli-,nrnent of such international i fo^ons as will be the real guarairtte of peace among nations." ? ' , Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, Chi nese minister to Great Liritum, who heads the Chinese delegation. ! declared China would do it:; share toward making the conference the success that the entire world hopes it would be." ? ? ? ? ?? Weeks Calls Henry Ford To Discuss Matter of Muscle Shoals Plant Washington. Oct. 31.?Secretary Weeks, returning today from his trip of inspection of the' Mucc!fi Shoals, Alabama, nitrate and pow > r plants, conferred with Presi dent Harding and announced lie had requested Henry Ford to come to Washington for a conference relative to the Detroit manufac turer's offer for the projects. .Mr. Weeks explained that his in vitation to Mr. Ford did net speci fy a date or time for the confer ence leaving that question entirely at the convenience of the manu factu rer. Referring to construction work required for the completion cf the Wilson dam. Mr. Weeks said he be lieved the $22,000,000 estimated and allowed by Mr. Ford for the completion ci this project would be sufficient but added that that figure made no allowance for completion of dam Nr. 3. The secretary indicated he was disinclined tc favor the lease of the government's power plant at Shef field. Ala., while negotiations for ? its sale wore in progress. Lease of the Sheffield works, he said, would probably complicate the ne-?. gotiations now in hand. Xew York. Nov. 3.?Dan R. Han na, a son of the late Senator Mar ens I. Raima, and proprietor of the Cleveland News, died at" his home at Croton-on-the-Hudson last night, his friends were informed today. .