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DEADLOCK ON ARMY BILL.
Conferees Cannot Agree on 100000
Regulars.

WASHINGTON. April 2~s.-Conferees
on the army bill have been deadlocked
over The proposed Increase Of the regu-
lar army to 100000.
The failure to respond to the Gov
ernment's invitation to enlist under the
authorization by Congress OF an Increase
of the regular army to its full legal
strength was cited to-day AS an argu-
ment that IL is futile to try to raise an
army up to $50. 600 under present con-
ditions. This was pointed out by Sena-
tor Hughes at the time the senate
adopted the amendment to the army bill
in the Senate. and enato Hughes, who
voted for the increase. sale II would be
OF no avail unless Congress raised the
pay Of the enlisted men. The Senator
offered an amendment to raise the pay
TO $25 a month. but il failed.
The House conferees have stood out
against the proposed increase and say
that II Congress authorizes an army Of
100000 the strength will he a paper
strength simply and the recruiting under
present conditions will never succeed.
The senate conferees have argued
that the amendments made by the Sem
ate in the bill providing for vocational
training and the shortening OF the term
of enlistment with the inducements Of
fcred for reenlistment will stimulate in
terest IL, Joining the army.
The outlook for An early agreement on
the bill in conference is far from pronris-
Ing.
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JULES BOTS ON PEACE TERMS.
>R>s AIiies VIII Only Accept De-
s%trnctiOM Of prnssIRn Nilltariam.

Jules Bois, the French publicist. in his
first official speech. made last night at
the supplementary conference OF the
French Alliance said the only peace
which the Entente Allies will consider
viii he a peace that destroys the Prus-
san military caste. lie said
W cannot suffer their idea % IN
terror authority and exterior hegemony .
betrayal OF the pledged word, massacre
OF children, d!shouor of uestruc-
ton Of uiiioualitIes. employment OF
means OF destruction Solcrnnly ahan-
duned at a congress held for the purpose
OF furtherinG civilization doing away
with works OF art and rare products OF
tho human intellect complete disregard
and utter sacrifice Of all acquisitions
made in recent centuries by humanity.
thanks to the development of mans
thought and intelligence.
"Thc spirit which animates the Allies
is the same AZ that which revivified the
whole human species receiving it's orders
from reason and aspiration of the mind
and heart. l feel this spirit at work
here in America all around me, The
principles of European democracy for
which the Allies are fighting are the
same as those on which our great sister
republic il built. and which are the only
one on which she can devclope, accord
ing 10 the opinions of very important
statesmen of America"
NJ. BoIs said the spirit animating the
Allies In the present struggle IL based
on liberty. nationality. fulhlment OF
obligations. the regulation of warfare in
the interest OF humanity and non-com-
b~atants, and n pacific civilization as op-
posed to a military civilization.
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Oscar S. Straus, member Of The Hague
peace tribunal. asserted his faith In the
virtue OF power md preparedness for the
peaceful settlement OF International diff
ferences yesterday in an address before
the National Institute OF Social Sciences
at the Academy OF Medicine.
while Righteousness exalteth q ma.
ton he said. 1.-THE present war gives
incontrovertible proof that Righteousness
will not protect "A nation unless all other
nations are likewise exalted by right
eousness. National weakness does not
make for peace. On the contrary. as
tho world Is at present constituted It in
viteS "A disregard for fundamental right 4:
II invites aggression and war. Power
and preparedness within limitation have
a restraining influence and are most
helpful In Leading controversies to settle
tnent by peaceful negotiations.
"A nation without power Is compelled
either to submit to conquest or to
h~urniliatIng conditions. When vital In
terests arise between strong and weak
nations they are moro likely to lead 10
than when they arise between two
strong nations. We need not look Ear
Tor examples for this unfortunate condi-
ton.
with rare exception. in vital and i'm
portant issues the diplomacy OF the
stronger nations wins and that Of the
weaker nations correspondingly fails.
at hs "A mistake to believe that armies
and navlcs lie useless when not engaged
in war. As q matter of fact, armies and
nsvies are the potential forces behind
diplomacy when Vita, interests are at
stake and their p~otentiality in the back
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REJECTION OF BRANDELS
IS DANGER WILSON FACES
Committe Evenly Divided on Nomination
Senator Smith Admits He Hasn't Voted for
Favorable Report Yet.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-A discussion
IN the Senate to-day disclosed more
uehhitely than n other incident that
vas occurred the danger which Presi-
dent Wilson is facing Of having Louis D.
rejected for the United states
Supreme Court.
Senator iioke Smith of Georgia. a mem.
Der OF the Judiciary Committee. which has
oeen considering the nomination. acknowl-
edged on the floor of the Senate that
there never has been a time az yet when
We a been. ready to vote favorably on
the Brandcis nomination.
Il have voted I o postpone the con.
sideration Of the nomination. said he.
because I have not reached the con-
c'usion and I wan a further investiga-
tion and more Information"
1t has been reported that the Judiciary
Committee was evenly divided ON the
Brandeis nomination. but II Senator
smith should vote against him. II prob
ably would mean a majority OF the COM
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SEES TRADE WAR
WHEN PEACE DAWNS
j. 4. Emery Warns Metal
Trades Association to Pre-
pare for Future.


me 'h'ted STATES races a DIE war OF
peace, in the opinion of James A. Emery.
general ,ouuso, 70, tho National Assoc
,,o,.
- 'e i
'he m'i1bers OF tho National METAL
Trades Association yesterday at the clos
inr session ~ ,he,r eirb,ee,,b annual
corv. n,ior hold n, ,be Uo,., Aston Nv
Emory h,d f,- bIs ,on,r "tpd,s,,i,l Pre-
-,rodn.ss"
81 hoI,ov, ,,i. ,.,,o, ,.oo,
sauguin.r, cor,.s," ho 80, ..h.u.oon
-h,,,I.r,,c oan,nn b.. srara,.
,ro"n,nto .,on,as, ~ ~
al a,a ,.a,.,.., 80. 81. ~.
III 49,, - - ON
..Y,t. ~ -
,..u ."'o US
n" ''r :" ! " ! ''"su'""e
"a ~ - ~ ~ot", !" a'
- - .o' " 49,. .'p".I'! W |1'n.
'.' ~ u""H,. :" out pio"ue,a' out
an ."''rlor' !! MOI uncertain. aoh'ty 10
M 'o'hi"'I''o" 'h p''ce anu service
anu '"ereio,e "o' ohIy 10 oeleno such
lore'sh narNe's AS We nave tenporatiy
Sd'"'u. pu' 10 ho'n our u"tnes'sc iroh,'er
against inc INVASION OF enhcient foreign
'o'npe'''ioh reinforced win io" wage
'"sts
MOI only nave women entered mo
INDUSTRY abroad. bu' they nave deVei-
cped IN IN" engineering trades a 'a'ent
capacity declared ny cNper' witnesses 10
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T.. R. NOT BEATEN IN
BAY STATE-GARDNER
Ticket Was a Puzzle: II
Blundcr. Twas Mine,
He Says.
BLAMES CONSERVATIVES

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Represepta-
tive Gardner, Massachusetts,. in a state'
ment to-day commenting on the results
OF the primary election In the Bay state
tool to himself the blame for the cam
paign in behalf OF Col. Roos welt. He
asserts. however. that there were two
sides to the issue and that the conserva-
tives, to whom the results are attributed,
insisted that the defeat of the Roosevelt
delegates was not to be interpreted as
the rejection Of Col. Roosevelt AS a
nominee.
Gardner says. SHOWS clearly enough
that the icicles OF conservatism at the
present moment are clustered around the
brows Of a majority Of the Republican
party in that state. That is about all
that the result does show.
} Roosevelt carried Progressive Repub-
lean cities like Haverhill and Rrockton.
hut his campaign went 10 pieces on all
the clipped lawns of the conservative
residential towns and city wards. BY
lllf way, li'l' dlt Ibllib'l VS. N'iN
conservatives in Massachusetts, strang
as II may seem. Unfortunately almost
To u man. so far as I can make out they
voted for the unpledged ticket instead
of the Roosevelt ticket. From what |
gather they were willing to trust tho
judgment Of Mccall and Lodge when
the time comes to act.
"turiuusly enough. a good many or
them seemed to be genuinely puzzled as
to which ticket would help Roosevelt
most, In other words. they feared that
a successful Instruction would queer the
whole business and they had not much
regard for tho JUDGMENT of us people
who were IN the Roosevelt ticket.
"All through the campaign we insisted
tina "A vote against W. wa a vote against
Roosevelt. The unpledgcd delegates de-
ntcd II from one end of the State to the
other, both on the stump and in their adj
rertisemeuts Both sides realized that
Roosevelt was an asset. In fact the
whole campaign against MS was based on
three points first that our motives we're
unworthy. SECOND that Roosevelt diSip-
proved of our action. third that tho un-
pledged lraders were discreet and trust
worthy. The argumcnt that Roosevelt
might plunge the country into war
scarcely figured, even remotely, In the
campaign.
Personally | do not think that the
contest was a hlundc-, but recognize
the fact that other peUpl. do not agree
with me. However. II II was a hlund.r
II was my hlundsr. as was IN tho hign-
'st degree responsible for the campaigns
Inception"
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CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO-DAY.
Colonel VIII sound keynote At
Dinner Of 1,SOO.

CHICAGO. Ill. April 2S.-The Roosevelt
campaign will be launched in Chicago to-
morrow. From the time the Colonel ar
rives in the morning until the closing
dinner in the evening there will be con-
ferences. speeches and toasts
The first important conference will be
"A gathering Of the Progressive leaders
AT the home OF Harold c. Ickes in Hub
bard Woods. a North Shore suburb. n
WAS suggested tonight that a number
OF States will be asked 10 withdraw
"favorite sons and join the Roosevelt
movement.
The demand for admission tickets to
the dinner which is TO he given under
the auspices of the Illinois Bar Associa-
ton. has been large aud hundreds will
he disappointed. Covers will be laid for
500. the largest hotel dinner ever given
in Chicago. Col. Roosevclt's address will
be the feature OF this occasion.
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JUSTICES TO LEAD
LAWYERS IN PARADE
Two Thousand Attorneys Al
ready Enrolled for Prepared
ness Demonstration.
MANY GIRLS TO MARCH

The Justices Of the supreme Court
p~aredness In the Citizens Preparedness
Parade on May 10. It was announced
yesterday that they. under the leader.
ship OF Supreme Court Justice Hotch.
kiss. will lead the 1000 lawyers OF the
city h have already enrolled for the
demonstration.
The women's section Of the Movement
for National Preparedness has declined
to take part. When IT was decided last
week to let women participate In the
parade ar invitation was extended to
this organization. whose chairman Is
Mrs. Lindon Bates and which numbers
among It's committee members such
women as Mrs. william X. Vanderbilt,
MrS. Francis Men. Bacon. Mrs. August
Belmont and Mrs. Edward X. Hewitt.
Mrs. Bates. in declining the invitation.
explained that II had been voted on by
the national board OF nine members and
the New York state committee Of
twenty-five members, who decided TO de-
cline on the ground that the members
we're not such as would be appealed to
by the prospect OF a street parade. Many
Of the members belong to the y. A. r..
q. a. H.. auNiliarics and other organ-
izations. II was feared therefore that
many would be unable to take part and
that a scarcity of numbers might give a
false idea that they were numerically
weak.
The Women's National League for
Self Defence which has been receiving
military instruction In New York ar
mories. will march. More than $4,000
working girls have been enrolled. Many
OF them are from the department stores
and factories, willing. although they
have stood OF their feet all day at work.
to march several miles In the evening
for the cause.
col. Charles ". Sheriff. VIII I've grand
marshal. and II WAS announced yester-
day that Major Alfred v. Whitney will
I've chief Of stan. lie will also have
personal supervision OF the red and blu
divisions OF the line, and Capt. Latham
g. Reed will ave the green division.
Col. Arthur T.. Schermerhorn. chief OF
aides. will supervise the white and pur-
pie divisions. one marshal will bc al.
lowed to each trade represented. "a
lead II.
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BANKERS PLAN TO MARCH.
Com ga mics "a Have $500 -
Preparedness Parade,

Representatives of trust companies "
New York and Brooklyn met yesterday
at a luncheon at the Lawyers Clu pre-
sided over by Mortimer -. RuclSrer.
president of the New York Trust Com
pany. to consider plans for the prepared
ness parade on May II. Col. Oliver n.
Bridgman. who Is to he grand marshal
OF the parade. was guest Of honor,
II was decided that the trust com.
pany section would be in OF
a president or chairman ~ the board
of one OF the trust companies. who IN
TO have AS members Of his STAFF the pres
idents OF the other companies. Each
trust company troop will probably have
as commander its ranking virc-presi-
dent. who In turn will have as his stan
the other officers of the The
clerks Of each institution will he or
gained in companies beaded ny the
chief clerks OF departments. lndica-
tons are, IL was said. that there will ~
about $500 men in tho section.
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STRAUS DELIVERS 4 PLEA
FOR u. S. PREPAREDNESS
Member Of the Hague Tribunal Points Out the Nations
Need for Greater Army and Navy, Even
in the Time of Peace.

ground Is often the controlling factor in
obviating the development Of conditions
that lead to war.
Entirely apart from the menace OF
foreign attack. II we are to be an ef-
fective influence. either now or hereafter.
In the promotion OF The maintenance OF
the peace Of the world. the measure Of
our influence will certainly not be In
proportion to our weakness. but In pro-
portion to our available strength. 1t
10 said by some that to enlarge Dur
naval and military forces will N itself
be provocative OF war. in that II will
prompt the spirit Of militarism, but ar
maments for defence are a bulwark for
the maintenance Of the reign Of law and
Of Justice.
This world war Is a distinct proof
that neither pacifism without might nor
might unless dominated by right can
be effectual In obtaining permanent
peace.
America. though not q beliigerent. is
equally concerned in the worlds peace
as arc the nations NJ war. We must
take part In the reconstruction. Nor
man Angel significantly says that II we
do not mix in European affairs Europe
viii mix In our affairs. We " 1t
to ourselves. TO humanity and to the
world to lend our best efforts and to
make our fullest contribution 10 that
reconstruction which must ONE"
George Il. Roberts. former director OF
the mint and now Of the National City
Bank, spoke on the financial and eco
homie aspects Of the war. which, he
said. were not 40 grave AZ the stupen-
dous figures would lead one to believe.
Samuel l.. Parish also spoke. Or. Mich
olas Murray Butler presided.
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inittee would render an unfavorable re.
port.
The Brandeis nomination came I'm In
ne Senate when Senator Sutherland,
Utah. took Senator Ashurst. Arizona,
Democrat. to task for having charged
In an interview that the Republicans
were Wibustering to prevent action on
the braipdeis nomination until afusr tho
political conventions.
This charge was cmphatically denied
by Senator Sutherland and the other Re.
publican members Of the committed, who
asserted that they had been ready time
and again to vote on the nomination.
Senator Ashurst charged that the Re
niibVcans were now engaged In despera-
ton In an attempt To secure a candidate
who they thought could win against
President Wilson and 10 grasp from
tho Supreme Court one Of It's members In
order to mingle him with the debauch-
cries OF politics"
senator bvcrman. Democrat. chairman
or the Judiciary Committee. finally came
10 the support OF the Republican mem
hers and ahsolved thcm from any at
tempt to Wihustcr against IA vote on the
Brandeis nomination.
Tho upshot 1T tho discussion was that
Senator Ashurst Withdrew his statement.
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DEWEY LEARNS HE
THWARTED KAISER
Germany Had Almost Closed
Bargain for Philippines Day
He Dcficd Won Dicdrich.

Owosso. Mich. April 2S.-Unitcd
States senator William Alden Smith was
tn" principal speaker at a banquet here
tonight. following the Eighth district
Republican convention.
After discussing the Presidential pri-
mary vote and his defeat by Hcpry Ford
the Senator startled his audience with
disclosures regarding the near collision
between Admiral Dewey and the Ger
mIH fleet under Admiral Won Dicdtich
in Manila Bay during the opening days
Of the Spanish war. when Dcwcy's ia
nous def was delivered to the German
Admiral.
This country, aud its then leader,
William Mckinley. were surely wauds In
the hands of God" he said. and II was
never proven more s~trikiugly than "A few
days ago in Washington when Admiral
Dewey told mc that lie had discovered
less than four months ago the reasons
for the presence OF tho German fleet
outside Manila Bay.
admiral Dewey told me that he had
Just received i~ndisputtble and absolute
proof that Germany had arranged for
the purchase of the p|hilippiuc Islands
from Spain and that the bargain had
been concluded except for tine final sig
natures when IN" spanish American war
broke out
Won piedrich had been sent to take
charge Of the islands. the \dmiral nav
ing been appointed it's FIRST Governor.
Just before the final sealing of the bar
gain the war broke out and Germany
was loath. naturally, to see the islands
slipping away.
Admiral Dewey told me that u he
had had this information four months
ago. it would have appeared in his
book Just published, hut II came too
late
But consider the possibilities had the
Spanish war not INTERVIEWED. Germany
would have now owned tho Philippines,
They would have been tremendously
fortified. A great Asiatic German fleet
would ave been maintained and Japan
and inevitably China, with nearly one
third OF tho worlds population. would
have been IN the t1ick Of tho world var.
dcluging the Eastern seas with human
blood
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GOVERNORS ISLAND
IS INVADED MILDLY
Regiment Of Coast Guard Ar
tiIIcry Gives q Sample Of
Rapid Modifying.

The Eighth Provisional Regiment ~
Brigade assembled yesterday for the hrst
time as a regiment OF infantry In full
marching order for review n inspec-
ton and movcd to Governors Island.
The regiment is made up OF the COM
pan!es of coast artillery stationed at
Forts Totten. Hamilton and Hancock,
They were organized as provisional in
faUtry about -four years ago. together
with the other coast defence forces. but
until yesterday had never assembled
The purpose OF the mobilization was
partly to give the men a chancc To go
through battalion drill, a chance they
have not had while scattered about tho
three forts to which they are assigned.
and partly to see how efficiently they
could he assembled as an organization
Of infantry in case OF military necessity.
They gave n creditable account Of them
selves In both regards. for at 10 \. NJ,
the hour set In the mobilization orders,
every man had been brought 10 the land
Ing place at the island, disembarked
from one of the many boats and was ir
ranks on the parade ground.
Tine regiment was reviewed by Major
Gen. Leonard Wood and his STAFF and
the commanding officer ~ the brigade,
Gen. II. T.. Hodges. and his stan. The
men went through battalion drill, and
then shelter tents were pitched and an
inspection was held. There was all the
precision and appearance OF actual war
service. and the effect was heightened
when a fast scouting hiplane made It's
appearance from the hangar near the
seawall and swooped over the heads Of
the men as II sped on toward the city
II was Filip Bjorklund, the Curtiss avia-
tor. who was trying out for the first
time the new J-N machine which Is in
tended to be the nucleus OF a citizens
military aviation training school at tho
island this summer.
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DEMOCRATIC RIDERS
PROTESTED In HOUSE
Republican Leaders Charge the
Majority With Throttling
Debate.

WASHINGTON. April 2s-Under a spc-
cial rule. which aroused the protests OF
the Republican minority. tho House
paved the way to-day for attaching as
riders to the pending agricultural APP
preparation measure the cotton futures.
Standardization bills. The first OF these
was adopted as an amendment. The
other two will be probably added to the
measure tomorrow.
The minority leaders charged the
Democrats with throt,ling debate and
gagging the House to add legislative
riders to appropriation bills. The move
of the majority is looked on as pre-
saying the adoption of drastic methods
to speed up legislation and force through
the House the Administrations pro-
gramine.
Representative Lenroot Of Wisconsin
laid the responsibility for the gag rule
at the doors of the Southern members.
II do not like to raise the cry OF
scctionalism.' he said, but to-day cot
ton is king. You Democrats are in the
saddle and YOU are going to put throuch
this rule 10 limit debate 10 serve your
own purposes. As a sop to the members
from the North and middle West o
are throwing in this grain STANDARDIZED
ton bill. II is only a sop and little
or nothing will be accomplished by it"
Representative Harris rctorted that
the Democrats in framing the rule had
been much more liberal than the Rcpub.
licans had been in their day by allowing
u certain amount Of debate and oppor-
tunity for amendment
Yes" said Mr.. Ienroot. land you re-
member la happened To them"
The grain Standardization and the
warehouse licensing bills. which have
passed one or both branches OF Con-
gross before. will he adopted tomorrow,
and the appropriation. bill completed.
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HEART DISEASE ON INCREASE.
TubercuIosis Claims Fewer v1ctims,
Census shows.

More than 30 per cent. OF he sss.o5e
deaths that occurred in 1914 in tho
registration area of the United states,
comprising about two-thirds of the popu-
latinn, were due to heart disease. tuber-
culosis and pneumonia, according TO a
preliminary announcement OF the Bureau
OF Census.
The deaths from heart disease III.
MriicpI Record says in an analysis Of
the report, numbered 1854. or 1908
per 100, 900 OF population. This is a
marked increase over 1900. when the
rate WAS only 1871 per 100. 900.
Tuberculosis caused 6.s03 deaths. OF
which S4.366 were due to the pulmonary
disease. This gives a death rate per
100, 900 OF 1863, an encouraging decline
from the rate OF 2oo.7 recorded In 1904.
Pneumonia caused $500 deaths, or 1877
per 1901 900. the lowest rate on record
for this disease.
Cancer and other malignant tumors
caused 52.42o deaths In 1914. The death
rate from cancer has risen from SO
per 10000 In 1900 TO 7s.% In 1914"