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THE BARALONG INCIDENT.
Elucldatlon Of . Point That Seemed
to Be Plain Enough.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SI: II
seems to mo that your editorial article
entitled THE Baralong Incident com
pletely misses the point of Sir Edward
Grey's proposal. You contend In effect
that Great Britain ought TO accept a
neutral Inquiry into German charges OF
inhumanity by British naval forces en-
gagged in the destruction Of a German
submarine because such acts II COM
mitted as charged by the Germans are
not In accordance with the ethical
standards claimed for the British navy {;
on the other hand. to put 1t in your
words, ''as the German Admiralty is
responsible for submarine warfare and
defends It a. a policy the charge Of
inhumanity would be denied"
On turning to the text of the British
proposal. II will be found that that
which It Is urged should be included In
a neutral inquiry Is not the species OF
acts engaged In by the German navy
md for which German naval officers
have received the highest awards at the
hands Of their Emperor. monstrous as
those proceedings were from every
standpoint. but the following cases:
I. Tho tcrpedoing OF the Arabic. which
Germany has ~"disavowed."
2. The firing Of shrapnel by a Ger
man submarine pon a lifeboat launched
iTOIu u bEttlsu stedllleT Ttueis WIclcbN
one occupant Of the lifeboat was killed
and seven others injured.
3. The killing of several of the crew
OF the submarine which WAS stranded
on the Danish coast.
The proposal that these cases he In
quired into at the same time as tho al
legged Baralong incident may of course
bring forth from the German Admiralty
an admission Of responsibility for the
conduct of the German naval forces to
which Sir Edward Grey calls attention.
coupled will a rejection OF his proposal
on the ground 'that whatever the Ger
man navy does cannot he questioned
these acts. however. are not such as can
be said to be covered by any admission
Of responsibility vet made by the Ger
man Admiralty. and It IL difficult TO see
how II could reject an inquiry into
charges identical in nature with those
concerning which II seeks an inquiry.
MArRIC tEoS.
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Prosperity without preparation is a
peril.
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ASSERTS NEW HAVEN
MEN SHIFTED BLAME.
II. l.. Bats Sums Up for Gov
crnmcnt in Case of Eleven
directors.
JUDGE TO CHARGE TODAY

n l.. Bats OF Austin, Tex, FORMER
II, "a hartman Of Attorney-General Gregory
-,- --,. .,.,.,ucorsral
ana spec'a' A's's.""' -
yesterday summed up Tor inc o>
ment IN the case of the eleven FORMER
directors Of the New Haven raiitpao'
nearly three months on um' "n N""
OF c%onspiring TO inc 'rahs-
portation facilities OF New England.
A.. 49,. .nor ,or Ava hours al
wa " -
'housh TIC Is JUST reoo|0'"s o"
tack OF grip. Starting with the asser-
ton that the jury had the response
b!lity of multiplying the criminal section
of the Sherman antitrust law, he said
all the defendants must be found guilty,
for all had participated In acts when III
was admitted had perfected a monopoly
OF the railroads Of New England.
Edward u. Robbins and Lewis CAss
I.edyard in a lesser degree were singled
out by the lawyer FOR more nan passing
mention. but the surprise OF the day
came when he attacked the veracity or
Charles S. Mellen, who In the trial occu-
pied the unique position Of being princi-
pal witness for both sides.
Mr.. Mellen was said to remind the
speaker OF the ancient buccaneers. "A
man who would tell the literal truth. but
ii was suggested that he had admitted
that he had not always told the truth
when his friends were concerned. lie
had admitted that he had once per-
verted the truth for the sake OK the iate
j. i. Morgan.
x. .u.. p.....
The fact that the trial, called tho
most important for railroads ever con-
Quoted under the sherman act, was
nearing its close brought a large crowd
70 the court room. only a Few OF the
defendants were present MIR. f'ocke-
Teller remained at home gaining strength
for the time when he VIII have 70 APP
pear. Edward ID. Robb!ns is sun ILL.,
,nar'cs nrvoNe, Waa n0' $50, "
McIIarg was in for n few minutes in tie
morning. but went away.
Arrangement have already been made
TO prevent a rush this morning when
Judge Hu.t sums up. TIT authorities
will not allow the court room to be
damned.
Mr.. Bats at the outset paid his re-
spects to the counsel for the defence.
who from time TO time had mentioned
Texas and n few other little things
Then he said the fact that the defendants
are ali rich, influential men should have
nothing 10 do with arriving at "a ver-
diet. Their position only made II more
Necessary that they obey the law.
The prosecutor said he could not quite
understand the defence In the case. 1t
was a shifting one, where the respon-
sibility was said always to lie with
some other person. You accuse Ed
ward ID. Robbins. the lawyer he said.
VERY promptly Il IS explained that he
was ONLY a LAWYER; the directors were
In control. You accuse the directors.
and Just as promptly YOU are told that
their lawyer told them Il was all right
Mr.. Nellcn was said 10 be the one 70
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Advice C~romweuian

Our motto IL: IN God We trust"
But white We trust let's Try
To have our cannon free from rust
And keep our powder dry!
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NORTHWESTERN BRINGS
 BIG PASSENGER LIST

Seventy-hve people arrived this morning on the Northwestern. Tne names of the passengers from Seat tie were printed before but the fol- lowing came from way points:
 J. Lafer, W. H. Merritt, E. Girard, Miss Lillie Latte, Miss Jennie times, S. Magids, Mrs. Magids, H. c. Steel, NJ. V. Latten, H. Gessner, E. V. Boyle, W. A. Steel, S. O. Brydman, r. T.. Hayman, c. E. Martin, O. Larson, O.. Hewett, c. A. Bronson, Fl. S. Wilson, Mrs. Wilson, S. E. Austin, H. Brady and 10 steerage.
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* @ e e e e * q e e % % * CHARLES HEBRON {" " CAME TOO LATE "'

Charles E. Heron, formerly chair man of the Republican territorial committee, arrived this morning on the Northwestern but too late to take part in the convention. It is under stood that even if he had arrived in time he would have been with the minority. It has been stated by sev- ral delegates that the convention should not have been called without him and it was even rumored that he and others intend to call another con vention. He declined to say yes or no today when asked if he really intend ed to call such a convention.
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]. --GERMAN SITUATION REMAINS THE SAME
FAILED TO NOMINATE
 A CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE

total of 2l9. The report was adopted.
 In answer to Shackleford, Faulkner said none were protested. Ritchie wanted to know if it were necessary to read the names but the chair said that as there was no contest the read ing was not necessary. Oscar Fish requested the reading of the names and the chair so ordered.
 Murane presented report of perman- ent organization and Order of Busi- ness which recommended that the temporary organization be made per manent. This made Irving, of Ju- neau, permanent chairman and Thompson, of Katalla, permanent sec retary. After a discussion between Ritchie and Gilmore as to propriety of adopting the platform before mak- ing nominations the report of the per manent organization was adopted. Frazier moved that the platform be adopted before nominations but chair ruled him out of order. Russell de- clared the committee on platform was not ready to make a report and Hazelet moved adjournment to 9 p. m. Chair said "noes" had it but Ritchie called for a division. It was here that the solid ranks of the First, Second and Fourth showed in the casting of votes in great bulk by proxy and Ray remarked that the Third had mo one man power" The motion was lost.
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Territorial Committee;

First Division: Howard Ashley, of skagway; Elmer Smith, of Douglas; H. l.. Faulkner and S. H. Ewing, of Juneau; P. c. Mccormack, of Wran- geu; J. R. Heclman, of Ketchikan; John GOOdell, of Sitka.
 Second Division: Wm Eddy, A. A. Allan, Fred Daniels, Henry Burgh, Dr. Chace, George D. Schofeld, H. H. Moller, all of Nome.
 Third Division: J. J. Finnegan, of Seward; s. M. Graf, of Seward, John Lyons and Al White, of Valdez; Chace, of Cordova; Boyle, of Valdez; and Frank COtter, of Anchorage.
 Fourth Division; Thos. Lloyd, T. A. Marquam, Cecil Clegg, Joseph Dehr, Leroy Tozier, all of Fairbanks or Tanana; Charles Hoxsie, of Ruby and Percy Charles, of Iditarod.
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HUNT AT STANDSTILL

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-TO lay the ground for the withdrawal of the American forces from Mexico be- ieved to be the object of General ScOts trip to San An tonio In the meantime the hunt for Villa is at stand sti but whether because it is believed Villa is dead or that the Washington administration does not wish to deny the request for withdrawal is not known No further in- formation has arrived as to the real facts concerning the finding of the alleged body of Villa but strong doubt still exists as the identity of that body No report has been issued about the rumored advance of an American de- tachment towards Satevo but it is believed that all the United States troops are stationary now
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LONDON EXPECTS A BREACH
 AND VERY PROBABLY A WAR

WASHINGTON, April 2O-Ambassador vOn Bern sor will send to Berlin tonight long dispatch interpret ing the situation at Washington and making recommends tons It is understood that he has advised his govern ment that he believes the United States means just what it says in it's note and that something will have to be done quickly if friendly relations are to continue. In answer to questions today yon Bernstorf said:
 T can make no comment either on the presidents address to congress or upon the communication which is being sent to my government"
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CABINET CRISIS
 VERY NARROWLY AVERTED
BRITISH CRISIS AyERTED

LONDON, April 2O.-The crisis which threatened to disrupt the British cabinet has been averted and the diff frenceS over the conScrptOn issue have been settled This announcement was made officially today and 1t IS re- ported that compromise reached by which conscrp- ton would be postponed for two months to give the vol uner system another chance to produce the number of men which the army heads demand Up to last evening the crisis looked very grave but ministerial conference was held and more hopeful feeling became evident The feeling last evening wsa that the grave nature of the statement made by Asquth indicates that the life of the ministry hung by thread.
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BRYAN DEFEATED FOR
 DELEGATE TO CONVENTION

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 2O.- The returns from the Nebraska pre- ferential primary indicates that Will liam Jennings Bryan is seventh in the list of candidates for delegates at large to the national convention with four delegates only to be chosen.
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CALL STRIKE
 FOR SATURDAY
UNLESS WAGE SCALE FIXED ON GOVT. K. K. BY THAT
 TIME.

ANCHORAGE, April 2O - Nine hundred members attended the meet ing of the labor union last night and passed resolution calling a genera, strike on railroad work for Saturday at noon unless the Labor Commission CTS fix the wage scale before that time. The union leaders and the labor commissioners have made no state ment.
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DELEGATES LEAVE

The great majority of the delegates to the convention got away on the steamroller-beg pardon-steamship Evans this morning but a few, in- cluding Messrs. Hazelet and Oscar Fish, are still here,
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Advancing into Seward in solid ranks, the delegates of the First, Second and Fourth divisions entered the Republican Territorial convention yesterday and swept everything be- fore them, including the sometimes bitter opposition of the delegates from the Third division, and the re- suit was that just before II O'clOcl last night the convention adjourned with the above named men selectO d for the several positions designated before their names. At times the delegates from the Third division opened all their batteries on the in vaders and the convention became warm to the point of roasting. Early in the day it became known that all the other three divisions had arranged everything before arriving and that the Third division had evidently been not considered in the deliberations. It was noticed at once that the vast majority of the home delegates gath cred together in one part of the hall as though to make their fight all the more courageous by the knowledge of the propinquity of each other, and there they sat as might the opposition party in a house of parliament, voting in a solid phalanx and making up in strength of language and lungs for lack of numbers.
 Throughout the day adjournment after adjournment was called so that an answer might be received from Delegate Wickersham by his repre- sentative, Ed. Russell, of Juneau, but no answer arrived and no candidate for delegate was nominated, a com mittee consisting of one delegate from each division being appointed instead to select the standard bearer of the party at the coming congressional election. It is stated that Mr. Wick ersham was asked merely to wire to the chairman of the convention that he is a Republican and that he sub scribed to the platform drawn up by the convention but this, the leading delegates say, he failed to do before the convention adjourned Just be- fore the close Mir. Russell announced that he would not place Mir. Wicker sham's name before the convention and he then withdrew.
 At the reconvening at 1 p. m. Faulkner presented the report of the credentials committee which showed that the divisions were represented, respectively by 60, 50, 56 and 48 dele gates or their proxies, This made a
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% q H e q % 6 6 $ * % * # CHARTER SECURED *' @ ANCHORAGE BANK #

Harry Balderston received cable from Sid Anderson this morning stat ing that the charter for the Bank of Anchorage had been secured and that he is now purchasing the equipment and supplies with which he will come back as soon as possible.
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Nominations.

Schoield moved to proceed with the election of delegates to the national convention and Faulkner nominated Shackleford and Gilmore. Ray nomi- mated John Sutherland, of Anchorage, and L. L. James, Jr, nominated John Rustgard, of Juneau. Murane moved the nominations closed and it was carried. Willard declared that it was conceded by the Third that Thompson, the two Sullivans and White would vote for Shackleford and Gilmore and this was the first public indication of how the Third delegation was divided. After a little discussion on the Port Wells representation the chair an nounced that Willard was allowed to sit for Granite and White for Port Wells. Willard asked if White was J
 here in person from Valdez and here in person also from Port Wells and the delegates and audience laughed. When the voting came for the nation al convention delegates Ritchie cast 45 votes from the Third for Rustgard and Sutherland. Finnegan, Howard and Cotter of the Third, however, an aounced they would vote for Shackle- ford and Sutherland. Thompson did likewise. Schofeld and WhittemOre suggested placing the names on pap CT and voting for them. Faulkner cast 57 votes from the First for Shackleford and Gilmore and the Second and Fourth went solid for them. Shackleford ironically declared q cast one vote for Mir. Rustgard" but the thing was hopeless from the anti-Shackleford point of view. Here little tiff came between the chair and Ray whc said Afognak ought to be voted before Chitina and ever afterwards when Ray voted AfOgnak he sarcastically thanked the chair for granting him the permission to do so. Harvey Sullivan voted "for Shackle- ford and his partner who is going to be sent to Chicago with him." The voting showed that all the other three | divisions were practically solid for Shackleford and Gilmore while the Third was for the others, a few of the Third, however, voting for Shackle- ford instead of Rustgard. The result of the voting was ShacklefOrd 179, Gilmore 175, Sutherland 45 and Rust gard 87. This is about the same as the result of all the other divisions and shows how the delegates were lined up. shaekleford and Gilmore were declared elected and Murane moved that it be the sense of the con- vention that they go uninstructed. Ray moved they be instructed for Theo- dOre Roosevelt and it was cbeered but
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THINK GERMANY WILL DEFY

LONDON, April 2O-WeI informed officials of the British government do not believe that Germany will yield to the American demands to the present methods of submarine warfare and the opinion in dpO mac circles is that break in the relations is certain and war a strong probability.
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FRENCH APPROVE WILSON

PARIS April 20. - President Wilson's strong stand with Germany instant approval here and the question of the relations between Germany and America now over shadows the progress of the battle at Verdun.
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NOTE REACHES BERLIN

BERLIN April 2O-President Wilson's note reach ed the American embassy at Il this morning but not enough time has elapsed for it's delivery No comments have yet been publicly made.
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HOLLAND STILL EXERCISED

THE HAGUE April 2O.-"The dangers which the government feared have not yet disappeared declared Premier Vanderlinden today to a delegation which re- ouested him to allow the customary Easter furlough to the soldiers of the Dutch army.
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RUSSIANS REACH FRANCE

PARIS, April 2O.-Russian troops have been landed at Marsees but no information has been given out as to their numbers or the manner in which they reached French territory.
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National Committeeman.

National Committeeman. c. D. Murane. Delegates to National Convention: Louis P. Shackleford and w. A. Gilmore.
 Candidate for Attorney General: George D. SchOfeld. Committee to Select Candidate for Congress:
 H. l.. Faulkner, of Juneau; W. A. Gilmore, of Nome; Harvey Sullivan, of Valdez, and Thos. Lloyd, of Fair banks.
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Attorney General

Finnegan moved and Shackleford seconded that Schofeld be nominated for attorney general of the Territory.
 Ritchie moved and Dooley second ed nomination of c. M. Frazier of Cordova. Schofeld received ITS votes and Frazier got 41. Called for a speech SchOfeld declared that all soreness in the party should be cut out He believed excessive legislation the curse of all states and territories. q hope to be able to instruct the legislature against foolish legisla- tion," he said, land now that have received the nomination l expect to make a fight for election from one end of the territory to the other"
 Russell moved and Willard seconded that convention adjourn to 8 p. m. and the motion carried.
 After Adjournment.
 On reconvening at 8 o'clock Chair man declared the next order of busi- ness to be the nomination for delegate to congress. Frazier repeated the statement of belief that the platform should first be adopted.
 The Platform.
 The request of Frazier was granted and Finnegan read the platform. It called for greater power for the ter ritory and statehood, for the en- couragement of railroad building, private and otherwise, for the quick construction of the government rail road, for restoration of protective tar riff, for building a merchant marine, for extension of cable and wireless systems, for eliminating delay in securing title to lands, for investiga- ton of fish monopoly, for adequate coast defenses, for appointment of bona fide Alaskans to office in the territory, and it finished up with an
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Murane said that in view of the fact that Roosevelt had expressed his in- tention of refusing the nomination and that he had expressed himself in favor of Hughes it would be unwise to instruct the delegates for him. In speaking Murane said the convention should be fair and the Third delega- ton laughed ironically no doubt with the thought of the vast Murane majority and the use made of it, and the judge got little peeved and let out viciously at the Third delegation. Shackleford seconded his effort. "We are here as your guests, gentlemen, he reminded the Third men. "There is no intention to be discourteous," answered Ray, "and there is no reason for showing your peevishness." Murane declared he had not taken umbrage at what was said but at the "sneers." q object to the manner in which l was received by the Seward delegation" said he. "We expect courteous treatment" said Shackle- ford again. Willard here declared he for one was in favor of sending the delegates to the national convention uninstructed. q am not in favor of Roosevelt" he said, but would sup port him if he got the nomination be- cause l am a Republican," He believ- ed the delegation should go with hands united to do the best for AL aska. Ritchie agreed with Willard and also expressed regret that anyone had offended Murane. Gilmore hoped the convention would not tie his hands. He wanted to get the best nominee to defeat the Democrat. Schofeld believed it would be a bad policy to have word sent outside just now that Alaska favored any man above another. Bruner agreed with Murane. Ray said if Third division delegates wished his amendment withdrawn he would do so but the chair put the question and Murane's motion was carried.
 National Committeeman.
 Schofeld then moved that the dele gates to the national convention be
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National Committeeman.

Schofeld then moved that the dele gates to the national convention be instructed to secure the place of na- tional committeeman for Murane and the motion carried.