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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
JAPAN WON TO
U. S. BY BERLIN
Exposure Of Zimmerman In-
triuge Brings Us Ally if
HOstilitics Come.

WARRINGTON. March l3.-Japanese
diplomacy. working I'm hearty coopera-
ton with the American State Depart
ment has now effectively checked and
exposed the efforts of the German Gov
ernment to create mutual distrust be-
tween Japan and tho United States. The
net result Of Germany's efforts is now
clear to Secretary Lansing and Aimaro
Sato. the japanese Ambassador here. 1t
has brought about a more friendly rela-
tionship between Toxic and Washington
and a more candid understanding than
probably has ever before existed.
The direct results of the Zimmerman
note may be authOritatively summarized
as follows. 80 far as the relations be-
tween Japan and the United states are
concerned:
First---It provided Secretary Lansing
with an Ideal opportunity most favorably
TO impress Japanese public opinion by
stating officially and without qualifica-
ton that he had every confidence in
the friendAhip OF Japan and secuted the
idea of Japan entertaining any sugges-
tion OF an alliance with Germany against
the United States.
Second-It provided the Toxic Foreign
Office and the japanese Premier with
an excellent opportunity to assure the
American people that Germany's in
trigue would he Indignantly rejected by
the Japanese Government, which would
enter into no compact with An enemy
against a friendly Power.
Third-It has brought the Uhited
States and Japan into such close rela.
tiouship that the two countries virtu.
ally win occupy the role Of allies In the
Far East the moment hOstilities break
out between Germany and the United
states.
This friendly attitude OF Japan will.
IT Is explained. enable President Wilson
to give his whole attention to the At
,antic without the necessity of keeping
an eye on the Pacific.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
GERMAN PLOT TO SEIZE
Fl. HAAlL TON REPORTED:
200 POLICE RUSHED THERE
500 Of Kaises Resevists Said to Have Planned Attack
on Three Sdes-Woods Gets Tip
From Army Officer.

4 report last night that 500 German
feservists under the command Of men
who had seen active service with the
German army were assembling at vari-
Gus points In Brooklyn and preparing to
attack and seiss Fort Hamilton, one of
the defences at the Narrows, caused the
Police Department to put into active
operation some Of the elaborate plans
which have been formulated for the pro-
tecuon OF the military reservation.
BY midnight zoo heavily armed patrol
men. under the command Of Borough In
spector Dillon and Inspector Joseph Com
boy Of the Seventeenth district, had been
thrown about the reservation, search
lights from the fort were playing on
points likely to be attacked, and two po-
lice boats armed with rapid hrers and
machine guns had steamed down the
harbor and begun patrolling the waters
Of the Narrows.
Little definite information could be
obtained about the rumored plot either
from army officers or from Police Head
quarters, officials of the Police Depart
msnt refusing to comment on the matter
except to declare that the version they
had OF the plot warranted their action
in mounting the special guard.
Inspector Dill0n's Reply.
Inspector Dillon said at midnight that
he could say nothing except that the de-
partment was prepared to spare no
trouble In guarding threatened points.
no matter how vague the rumor of
trouble or how improbable the danger.
Army officers were equally reticent
about the sudden activity Of the police.
At IL o'clock an OFFICER at Fort Hamil-
ton said over the telephone that there
was something to the report OF n German
plot to attack the fort but nobody knew
just what It would amount to-" He de-
clined to say whether the coast artillery
repel an attack.
At o'clock In the morning the tele-
phone operator at Fort Hamilton refused
to connect THE SUN with any of the Of
ficers Of the fort. He said that while the
police were on guard. all Of the soldiers
were in bed and he knew nothing of any
plans to guard the reservation.
According to the report current at
practically every police station In
Brooklyn a high army official notified
Police Commissioner Woods about 10
o'clock that the plot had been discov-
cred He is understood to have told the
Commissioner that 500 Germans, prac-
tically all Of them reservists who had
seen service In the German army. had
been assembling At points in Brooklyn
since soon after 8 o'clock.
These men, IL was - rsportad. had
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
UNIONS TO DEFY WILSON;
ORDER MEN OFF TRAINS:
U.S.. MAYOPERATE ROADS
LABOR SEEKS WORKING BASIS
IN CASE WAR is DECLARED
Cooperation Between Federated Interests and
Council for National Defence
Forecast.

WAsHIHGToN, March Incorporation
between the American Federation Of
Labor and the Council for National De-
fence is definitely assured as the result
OF the unanimous action of the labor
conference yesterday In adopting the
statement OF labor's "war policies" pre-
pared by President Samuel Gompers and
the executive council of the federation.
This is the view taken OF yesterdays
meeting by the Council for National De-
fence. The statement issued by the labor
conference is regarded as establishing q,
working basis for such cooperation in
advance OF actual war.
The calling OF the conference and the
action taken in defining labors attitude
represent Mr.. Gompers's part in the
plans now being worked out by the ad-
visory commission of the Council for Ma
tional Defence. of which Mr.. Gompers
IL a member.
81 think you would be safe in saying
that Samuel Gompers. a member OF the
advisory commission. induced President
Samuel Gompers of che American Fed
Grafton of Labor to call the conference
and propose the ratification OF the state
ment," said w. :. Clifford. director Of
the advisory commission, to-day. "As an
individual, l have no hesitation in say
ing that I am much encouraged by the
events of yesterday"
Gompers's Preparation.
The labor conference was undertaken
after several months OF consultation be-
tween Mr.. Gompers and his colleagues
on the advisory commission. Mr..
Gompers did not specifically set down
the demands which labor would make
In connection with its cooperation. but
members OF the commission. 1t was said
to-day. were aware that these demands
would be in line with labor's war ex-
perience in England.
The commission, IL was explained. Is
In no way committed to support these
specific demands. or to consider them as
essential parts of a contract Of coopera-
ton between organized labor and the
rest Of the country in preparedness
against war. The comm mission, however,
is in sympathy with the movement to
save labor from the Observation-Disclosures
and mistakes encountered in England in
the early stages Of tho war, ...
The commission Is anxious that skilled
labor necessary to the production and
manufacture of munitions and war sup
plies be held at it's tasks in the event
of war instead OF being utilized for
military purposes which do not require
technical skill or mechanical training.
On the other hand, the commission will
not become involved in controversial
matters which can be settled only by
legislation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
WARSHIP FOR GUTHRIE.
Japan to Provide Transport for
BODY to America,

TOXIC, Monday. March 12.--As a spe-
cial mark Of honor to the late George w.
Guthrie, American Amba ssador to
Japan. the Emperor is expected to detail
a japanese warship to transport the
body to the United States.
The official announcement designating
the warship In anticipated with interest
because. broadly interpreted. 1t will be
special manifestation of friendship for
the American nation. especially as Jap
anese warships are at present occupied
In patrol duty in the Pacific and Indian
oceans. 1t was unofficially announced
to-day that the first class cruiser Zuma
probably would be designated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
WAR If SHIP IS SUNK.
Bernstorn Says Future Hinges ON
U-BOat Results.

LONDON. March lS,-In an interview
granted to the Copenhagen CORES pond
crt OF the Berlin TaOebldtt, says an Ex-
change Telegraph despatch, Count Won
Bernstorff. interrogated as to whether
he thought there would be war between
Germany and the United States, replied !:
"That depends on our U-boat warfare
II We sink an American ship We shall
get war, II not l suppose We can avoid
It,"
And H." asked the correspondent,
Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboard"
To this Count Won Bernstorn replied :
THAT Ia not the same"
Count Won Berrstorff and his party
left Copenhagen on a special train at
7.45 this evening for Berlin II Is un-
certain when the train will arrive be-
cause Of ice conditions which have made
all ferry traffic highly unsatisfactory
for the last week.
The Hamburger Fremdenblntt, ac-
CONttNUed on Third Pace
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
RELIEF ship IS
U-BOAT VICTIM
Norwegian Craft. With
Grain for Starving. Sunk
Outside Zone.
SECOND OF KIND TO GO
Three Lives Lost When the
StOrstad Was TOrpedoed
Unwarned.
SECOND OF KIND TO GO

LONDON, March 1.-THE Norwegian
steamer Lars Fastenaes Glars Fos-
iehes). bound from America FOR Rottcr-
dam with grain for the American Re-
lief Commission in Belgium. has been
sunk without warning outside the block
ade zone. according to the Norwegian
Mercantile shipping Gazette. The ship
was sunk In the North Sea. She sailed
from New York on December 10 and
stopped at Halifax for repairs.
One other steamship carrying grain for
the American Relief Commission, the
Norwegian Storstad. has been sunk with
out warning since Germany's ruthless
submarine war began. The Storstad was
sunk on March s and three lives were
lost She carried 5000 tons OF grain
from Buenos Ayres.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
COLOMBIA PACT
BEFORE SENATE
Proposed Treaty Favorably
Reported, With Knox
Supporting 1t.

wAsHiNoToN, March ls.-With the aid
Of one Republican vote-that OF Senator
Knox OF Pennsylvania. former Secretary
Of State-the Democratic members or
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to-day ordered the Colombian treaty to
be reported favorabiy to the Senate with
two notifications.
The committee decided to strike out
the apology contained In the text OF the
agreement approved by Secretary Bryan
and insert In it's place an expire ssion OF
sincere regret" on the part Of both the
United States and Colombia that friendly
relations should have been marred.
At the instance Of Senator Lodge an
article was added stipulating that
nothing contained in the treaty shodld
cast any shadow upon the title OF the
United States to the Panama Canal
Tomorrow Chairman Stone will lay
the new draft before the Senate with a
view to pressing for ratification before
the end OF the present extra session.
Republican leaders. stili hostile In spite
of the changes, said tonight there would
be no filibuster to prevent action. but
that more than thirty Senators were
pledged to vote against the treaty.
The amount to be paid Colombia for
the separation of Panama Is restored to
$25,000,000 Last year the Senate COM
mittee cut the sum TO &15,00O.00o.
Dlaekmail Is Alleged.
The amendments approved by the For
>eIgn Relations Committee have not al
tered appreciably the attitude OF Repub-
lican Senators who contend that the de-
mand for the ratification Of TIE treaty
at this time as an inducement 70 Colom-
bia to refrain from conspirlng with Ger
many Is international blackmail. Sena-
tor Lodge made a statement decrying
the attempt to force the Senate to action
a. a patriotic move. THAT We are not
prepared for war l am well aware" he
said, "but we have not yet sunk SO low
that Colombia can levy tribute from us.
In his statement Senator Lodge said :
"The treaty with Colombia now before
the Senate was made by Mr.. Bryan In
1914. It begins with an apology and
ends with paying Colombia S2b,O00.0oO
for nothing In particular except her
treaty has been urged and promoted with
tense energy by representatives Of Co
lombia, by lawyers and writer's, by New
York bankers and great financial Inter-
ests.
.'It has been slumbering on the calen-
dar Of the last Senate since June. 1914,
because there never have been votes
enough to ratify II.
"The reasons given for its ratification
nj this moment are enough to condemn
n, Even II l favored the treaty l would
not support 1t at this time because an
not willing to have my country black
mailed. We are told. and truly / have
no doubt. that German intriEues and
German influence have been active ir
Colombia and therefore we must ratify
this treaty at once and pay Colombis
S25, 900, 900. We are told that Colombis
will furnish submarine bases to Ger
many from which she can assail oul
shipping and the Panama Canal and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14

borhood Of the reservation by trolley and
sv,.,i arn,,,s q, nrSo no, 20 o,tract a..
tention Ev.rv groy, was armed ac-
,,ons,nn a.. ~. .anor, ,,i,h a,,tnn,a,ic
,,Is,n,s ava ris.s wh;oh ,vor. cnrrisd
,,, ~, 80 ,,a,'a,, roo,, $3.50,
,,,aS ,ns,r,,n,nh 80 - tin,e i,. nrosress ,p
30. ,ha ,.,oir,,,, ~ ,bo ror. n, about
&c it,, -
unon ,ho soo Germans vere IN attack
,i," g.. 80, ,Sraa IL. ga o,.a,,,ow.r
,hs ,'.,,,n
,r,o cnn,,,as ao,ora,,, 40 ,,. ronor.
,er ,,.,,. $500 S.n,., ~, snn -,
!',,'. .eu H.''. ~ .v, 80 "
ar.''iery men VINO ior', ,"e ariison a,
.ne io'.' anu Soups ma" oee" s.e' ~ ~
"hose ou.y IL "ouiu pe " ienuer VIC sIs
guns useless anu 10 pio" up .he po"ue'
masazhes anu ai'iiunitioh SUITS.
lmmediateiy upon the receipt Oh tne M
formation from the army oificer Com
missioner Woods notined Borough IN
spector Dillon. VINO IN turn got INTO touen
with Inspector Joseph Conooy. ordering
him, with Capt. Edward Gallagher OF
the Fort Hamilton station, capt. James
Gillen Of the Fourth avenue station and
Capt. Northrup of the Sheepshead Bay
station, to report to the Fort Hamilton
station for conference.
Hurry Call After Con fe renee.
r,.,. ,,. .,,,,rr.s oho,, -,
ms ,s n ~. ~, 80 no,,.a n,fc,a,s
W, uo,'oN, 49,, anu ,asa,.S ,naa,har Tor 1f,e.n
nau oeeH ,.or I';,,on s.nt hrrrv
l'''u.es mn, inSp. - ~. ,or
oaf, aan W a,;a. ona aiso 90. or-
o 80 ~ o,,auan,n ,,an ahove thu,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14

II was the view OF the commission to-
day that nothing in labor's statement OF
principles would impede the plans to
mobilize quickly the industrial resources
of the country in time Of threatened
war. On the contrary, ii was accepted
as an agreement by labor to cooperate
IN general preparedness plans and 20
refrain from Offering the obstacles which
have generally been read into the
speeches and writings of labor leaders
and the proceedings OF labor conven-
tions.
The most important of these obstacles.
labor's constant clamor for an abstract
peace, has been definitely removed in
the opinion of members of the commits
sion by this declaration in yesterdays
statement: "A war is on. The time
has not yet come when war has been
abolished. Whether We approve 1t or
not, we must recognize that war Is a
situation with which we must reckon"
Second in Importance only to the
peace" enunclations has been labor's
definite stand against universal military
service. While nothing IN the statement
ratified yesterday could be construed as
directly amendatory of that position, the
fact that organized labor has agreed to
work fos preparedness is regarded rs a
long step In the direction of accepting
universal service-military and indus
trial-as the Keystone OF all proper pre-
paredness.
Statement by GOmpers.
Labor leaders are particularly anxious
that this Interpretation he not empha-
sized at this time, but the clear infer
ence they refuse to discuss. President
Gompers to-day made this statement to
The SUN:
1--WE are going to try and help. as far
as We possibly can, In this effort TO keep
us out of war II war should come de-
spite that we will do our duty. and we
will do IL voluntarily. The American
workingmen will demonstrate that 1t Is
rot necessary TO establish an autocracy
or to deny freedom in order for a de-
mocracy to be efficient in defence Of its
institutions and ideals"
In yesterdays conference In closing
debate on the ratification of the state
ment Mr.. Gompers is quoted as having
said.
The mother Of two boys recently said
to me that she didn't want her sons to
so to war. l replied that II had two
sons and they refused to offer their SER
vices to their country I would gladly
sacrifice the lives they refused to risk
in defence of that flag
The hope. If not the belief OF the MEM
bers of the advisory commission and the
Council for National Defence is that,
once having been assured of fair treat
ment, organized labor wSl not continue
to oppose compulsory military or indus
trial participation in preparedness for
defence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
Mccormick Makes Denial.

HARRISBURG, Pa. March lS.-Vance C.
Mccormick to-day denied q rumor that
he would be named to succeed the late
Ambassador Guthrie at Toxic. There
Is nothing to It," he said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14

Attention, Ned Hsrrissn Ciub-Don't
miss this Harrigan and Hart and Irish
Programme. sousa's Band. Sunday night
At the Hippedroms JOE HUMPAREYs.
Pres-AdV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14

s,ssivsiy st sesas1 wssk March sStSCASv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
Recalls Action OF 1904,

1t was recalled that in 1894. when tha
American Railway Union-the parent OF
the present organiZations-called
strike and offered impediments to mail
delivery Grover Cleveland put troops ON
the trains.
President Cleveland announced that
he would call out every soldier in the
country. II necessary, to deliver a post
card. With this precedent at hand, It Is
the general belief that any Interference
with mail deliveries in the impending
strike will provoke President Wilson to
seizure.
Railroad managers of the East are
resigned to n strike. They will offer no
interference IL President Wilson under-
lakes to put all the roads under Govern
ment control in the crisis. As "A matter
OF fact few of them believe that there
is any other course open to him II the
brotherhoods carry through their strike
purpose.
So far as can he learned there - not
single big railroad IN the United States
that Is taking steps to break "A strike
No strike breakers have been called to
town nor have the roads cauNdsscd their
FORMER engineers, uaiunen and con-
du'tors for en- rscnoy duty. These
steps were taken when the tieup seemed
imminent last july, hut there Is not the
slightest activity In that direction now.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
Decision May Compel Presi-
dent to Put Lines Under
Military Control.
"BIG FOUR" IN FINAL
DEMAND TOMORROW
National Conference of
Railway Managers Alone
Can Avert Strike.

Formal orders for the beginning OF
the railroad strike were issued in tho
East yesterday by the Big Four" rail.
road brotherhoods. Members of the or.
ganization have been instructed to leave
their trains at 6 z. NJ. on Saturday
unless otherwise notified" Only II the
National Conference Of Railway Man.
ayers yields to the demands that are to
be presented tomorrow will there be
any recession of the strike order, Il Il
expected.
In the circular that has been sent Ia
the hrotherhoods' men they are in.
formed:
so far MS your legal right to strikS
Is concerned there is no difference be.
tween mail train and freight train,
You have idcntically the same right to
refuse to perform service on a mail
train as you have to refuse to perform
service on freight train"
In this paragraph of the order, rail.
road men believe. tho Big Four In
rushing headlonC into situation that
Will compel President Wilson to put tho
roads on military basis. Their walk.
out on mail trains will give the Presi.
dent the right to make every system
part or the military establishment.
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Costtnued on Thir6 Page.
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CowtixUed on Thtrd Page.
New-York tribune., 1917-08-12
Photos BY Uxdty,psod 3 Undr, Uood.

While the children carry their grim play and their fathers the
reality trenches the mothers and invaded about the
sober Of rebuilding the homes wrecked by ruthessnes:
The the left resting unchns from such
erusts a. they have. Notice the tiny lamb
The above her ruined hearth still stunned by the
tragedy that has broken upon her peaceful life.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-09
Lincoln High Closes in a Blaze Of Glory
COMMENCEMENT AT CONVENTION HALL
More than 5000 People Witness the Closing Program
of this Excellent School.


ministered to him until Drs. Jones
and Walker, who were in the audience,
responded and in a half hour succeeded
in restoring him. The judges were
composed of officers and employees of
the Bank of Commerce The program
was interspersed with several delight
full musical numbers and much enthu-
siasm was engendered by the Class
Yelling Contest between the Juniors
and Seniors. On Wednesday, the
Alumni gave it's play, "The Suffragette
Baby" which kept the large audience
in a constant uproar and the players
acquitted themselves fine. On Thurs
day afternoon Immediately following
the second rendition of the Senior play,
social reunion of the graduates from
'S5 to 1917 was held and several i'm
promptu addresses were given and on
Friday evening, June s, the greatest
Commencement ever witnessed in the
history of public school in this coun-
try was given in Convention Hall. AS
early as $50, the people could be seen
vending their way toward Convention
Hall and when the program began at
Sis promptly there was not a vacant
seat in the vast auditorium. The fol-
lowing Commencement program was
rendered.:
l. March, 1.-THE Lincoln High School
Cadets. .....,..N N. Clark Smith
Orchestra.
Invocation Rev. Samuel w. Bacote
Pastor, Second Baptist Church.
2. Song, Sail On, Sail On. Gabriel
School, Chorus and Orchestra.
3. Better Housing Conditions-A
City Concern. Helen Mae Brown
4. The Opportunity of the Negro
Physician. .... Ora Albert Bond
s. Anthem, "Afro- American Prayer"
Gladys Jones, Chorus and Orchestra.
(Words by Kelly Miller; Music by
N. Clark SMITH
g. Some Phases of Home Econom-
les. Doris May Wells
7. Rebuilding an Automobile. .....
................... .Eudell Johnson
8. Clarinet Solo, MY Old Kentucky
Home 49,. .... Foster-Masten
Eugene Perry and Orchestra.
8. Racial Unpreparedness-What
1t Has Cost Us. Us...............
.......... Cecilia Ethelena Smith
10. Duet, from I'll Trovatore" $50.
....... .Nerdl
Ruth Price, Harry Duckett,
Chorus and Orchestra.