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\ FEENGH PORT. Oct. 2l.--.
Survivors ot the United States
transient Antilles. which was
sunk bv German submarine last
week whi!e brinc conveyed on her
homcwart: "trip by American war
Slips, were landed here today oE
auxiliary vessels and are U"lnS
c;,ret, fcr bv the American coa-
SuIa,e SriTe ot the men nave
been lodged in local hotels ana "
few hav.. lrlt 70: Paris.
Th, torpedo struck the slip at
7:l5 o'clock "Wednesday mornih@.
MANY nf .ao-" on board were
killed in their .h"GthS aud others
whiir dressing. Tine explosion
killed III" eu2ia"crs. oilers and
nschaniG& nal llo-r "t III" crew
who were in III" bank heiow.
M ~" Sur1 ;v"rS pals" th''
cap;n;n @: ~" Antilles and taS
members: Of INV TN crew VINO
SMnck 10 ;h"ir pol; while ms
oAirr", -r@rc&rt wilh field
cIsS.,,., fo~ H.. <uF"Iar:n" naii
,hc wavr~ ciosr,! o.c" III: ship.
When u,r Antilles sank. torf%
or fit,y m"H wrr" Il: IT," stern.
Most %: t!.,'ra i-..p'.,i lt!ty i""i o.
more into ~" >ea ~ ~" S'Hrn
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u -Four Years In Germany --AbaSsQdOr CerardS Book

settle the terms OF peace according
to our Interests and our require
mcnts. thon We must not forget tho
question OF cost. We must have In
view that the whole future activity
Of our people. SO far as this is>pt all
possible. shall be free from burdens.
The lcaden weight OF billions has
been earned by the lnstiGators OF
this war. and they. in the future.
rather than we. drag il about after
them.
or course by 'instlGators Of the war"
EclHerich moant the opponents Of Ger
many, but think that unconsciously he
was true prophet. and that the "lcaden
weight Of the billions which this war
has cost Germany will be dragged about
inter the war by Germany, tho real In.
StIgator of this world calamity.
In December. 1915. Helrerich voiced
the cnmfurluhlc plea that, because tho
Germans were spending in Germany
their money raised by tho war loans. the
weight Of these loans was not rea
weight upon the German people. HC
snid: we are paying almost exclusive
ly 10 ourselves the money. while the
enemy arc paying abroad their loans-u
guarantee that In the future we shall
maintain the advantage"
This belief OF the Germans and Hell.
nerlch Ia one Of the notable fallacies of
the war. The German war loans have
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Another "U11partisan
Act By the Gouernor;;..
Deposes Dr.. M'Donald

superintendent Of the State Min
ers' hospital at Farmont. Dr..
Mcdonald has served sixteen
years, making a remarkable rec.
ord for efficiency. His admins
tration has been highly endorsed
by the labor organizations OF
Marion county, including the
miners and railroad men, for
whose benefit the hospital was
established. He has been highly
commended by the coal oper-
ators of the Fairmont-C -ClarksburE
region, and by the majority OF the
medical profession Of Marion
county. Under DR.. McDona1d's
direction the hospital has made
a splendid record for surgical EN-
cheney. a fact that was brought
out BY investigators representing
Governors Hatfield and Cornwcli,
respectively. -
The letter from Governor Corn.
we'll removing DR.. Mcdonald
makes no explanation. Not even
the pretense OF bringing charges
and having a board Of control In
ouiry was gone through. DR..
Ramage is a young physician OF
comparatively little experience.
but he has the great merit OF be-
ing the brother-in-law OF Con-
gressman Nicely. He Is now In
baltimore taking a course In sir-
gerry, to prepare himself for the
work he Is about to undertake.
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This handicap. it is said. is imposed
unwittingly BY the loans best friends
who have come to believe. in many
instances. that the treasury depart
ment has deliberately made the Total
subscriptions appear less "by several
hundred million dollars" than tie
real returns. No such practice. It was
emphatically asserted tonight. has
prevailed. The totals. official and es'
timated. as announced each night, II
was asserted. represent the sum OF
official and estimated returns sent
daily BY wire to the treasury and are
not altered. juggled or reduced.
Exaggerated Reports.
Ever since the latter part OF tho.
hrst week Of the drive. reads the
treasury departments statement
tonight. almost three weeks ago.
exaggerated reports Of the total
amouni nt subscriptions have hcen
published daily in connection with
stories that treasury department
figures Were hcariSh to the extent
OF several hundred million dollars
..rh. policy uf the department
throughout the rampaiSn has been
70 publish the latest official ncutcS
AZ hand exactly as returned ny the
different federal reserve banks ana
to make public without chang" SStl-
mates forwarded to Washington by
heads IT the various district COM
mittceS-
COMMITTEES chLirnicn throughout
the country have been asked To base
their estimates "u what they know
to be the faces. AID insofar as Is
known ut the tienIrtmcnt rhey have
done 50. \ striking example "t the
inaccuracy "t some reports Wnlch
have. been sent broadcast was shown
In the cas-. Of tn" Minneapolis dis
,rtct. whcr" estimates IF current
sales were h.n:. publiSh.d daily o.
fore the sale started there
Three Billion Short.
.. The si,;;,tiou tonight. therefore.
according IL tn" h"St Information
that the department possesses Is
rha, tho sal. I" date IS about W.
NuD. .nun nOD short II III" minimum
and s3uho nh0.on0 short OF the
maximum quotas sct Tor th" c"aqtrF
bv SECRETARY McAdoo ut the outset
tSonr!nued on Page Seven-)
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CONGRESSMAN Man*ii' Id NJ.
Nrrly and rx-ludgr Frank y.
Npshirt spoke 10 an audience OF
over 9.000 people at the mass
meeting held at thr Virginia
thra,rr last night under the
auspices nj tho Wheeling lodge
nf E,lks.
Every seat in the vast audi
toriun was filled and The atsles
and sfairways were jammed with
humanity long before o'clock.
the time set for the meeting and
many were turned away. being
unable 10 get inside tho theatnr.
The gathering was one of the
most patriotic ever assembled and
they rhcered. yelled and apnlauded
at evcry opportunity. interrupt
ing tho speakers time and time
again with deateninC nutbursrs OF
enthusiasm.
The crowd gathered early.
many being on hand before the
doors of the thcater were opened
and full half hour before the
speakers mounted the platform
there was not vacant scat in
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been subscribed mainly by the rreal
companies OF Germany. by the savipes
banks. tho life and fire insurance ana
accident insurance companies, and 80 on.
Furthermore. these loans have been
pyramided; that is to say. 4 man who
subscribed and paid for 10o.o 900 marks
OF Loan No. could. when Loan No. ::
was called for. take the bonds he had
bought Of loan No. to his bank. and,
on his agreement to spend the proceeds
In subscribing to Loan No. 2. borrow
from the bank $4,000 marks on the Sc
curity Of his first loan bonds. and so ON.
There Is an annual increment. not cas-
lily aEcertainable with cXactneSs. but
approximately ascertalnable. to the
wealth Of every country In the world.
Just as. when a man is working . farm,
there Is in normal years an increment
or accretion Of wealth or income to
him above the cost OF production OF the
products Of the soil which he sells. there
IL such an annual increment to the
wealth Of each country taken As
whole. Some experts have told me they
calculated that at the outside. In pros:
porous peace times the annual increment
Of German wealth Is ten billion MARKS.
Prospective German Social A1d Moral
Bankruptcy
Now when we have the annual Interest
(ConttAnod on 1AfO X10VOS -
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Names Given Ont

WASHINGTON. Oct. '2l.-The tull
names and cmerccncy addresses of tho
thren cnrinerr officers who were lost
when t.,". army transport Antilles went
down wer" made public tonight by the
Navy department.. Admiral sims nrst
;dIspatch.% mentioned only their sur
names They are l.. y. Walker, third
engineer officer widow. Mrs. L. A.
Walker. FTnholi"n. New Jersey: I. Hoyle.
Junior engineer officer mother. Mrs. T.
SoylH. County i.Outh. Ireland; J. u
rrRrurkr. junior engineer oH1ccr; SIS
ter. l.. O'Rnurke New York City.
The department tonight was awaiting
,hc complete casualty list and the sur
vivors' story Of th" attack. The COM
Dlric roster Of the dead cannot be made
uut;! the names of the survivors ar"
cl... ks.,l of tn: muster roll prepared nj
,i.. French port of ernharkation.
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NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-Two thousand
mon. women and children OF German
birth or descent. grouped around the
carl Schurz monument in Central park
today. renffirmei thcIr allegiance 70
the United States and pledged tnem-
selves TO aid in ttc end OF waging war
against the enemies Of liberty and free
dom" The meeting. which began as
Liberty Loan rally. ended rs an impress
sivo patriotic ceremonial when the
throng joined in singing THE Star
SpanGled Banner"
The singing OF the national anthem
a number not on the program, WAS be-
gun without prompting from their ell
drrs by children assembled at the base
Of the statue Of the American patriot
Of German bir:n. The childish treble
rcse TO 4 triumphant chant as men and
women took Up the strain.
Give and give 10 the limit OF your
means" and '1et us carry on the war
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the house and the aisles were
rapidly filling up.
Professor and Mrs. lanes Jelly
entertained the thronG with Sc
lections on the organ. playing
many patriotic airs and they re-
ceived many encores for their
skilful work.
All of the center row OF seats
were reserved for the Elks who
marched 10 the theatar In a body
and they formed the most en-.
thusiastlc crowd in the house.
Old Veterans cheered.
Veterans NJ The Civil war fol-
lowed the Elks into the building
and the Elks all stood up as the
old heroes marched TO seats that
had been reserved for them on the
stage while the audience gave
them cheer after cheer.
Seated on the. platform were
Mayor c. Morgan Fester. who
acted AS permanent chairman OF
the meeting; J. B. Handlan, who
was temporary chairman, William
Ncsbtt and Fred Driehorst. trus-
tees Of the Elks lodge; Congress-
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him in his efforts To increase his bust
ness. On tho other hand. in America.
business men hAv" been terror!zed. al
most into inaction by constant prose-
cution. What was Il crime in one part
nr the United Siat-s under one circuit
court az appeals was IL perfectly leKiti-
mate ac: ~ another. If we have tn
meet III" intense competition Of Ger
many after tn" war. We havo got To
view nil these business problems from
new angles. For instance. there iS tho
question of free ports. Representative
Murray Hubert has introduced in the
house oe representatives, resolution
directing the SECRETARY OF the treasury.
the secretary az war and the secretary
Of commerce 10 report to congress as
70 the advisa bility Of tbs establishment
OF free ports within the limits OF the es-
tablished customs OF the United States.
Advantage Of Setting Up FREQ Ports.
Free ports exist in Germany and have
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man NJ. NJ. Nicely, Judge Frank
W. Nesbitt, DR.. J. L. Dic!cy. c.
A. Walden. S. W Harper, Albert
Snedeker, Rabbi Louis Gross, J.
W. Cummins and Senator J. C.
Hearne.
The stage had been appropri-
ately set for the affair and pre-
sented a very fine, appearance
with two large American flags
waving in the breeze from electric
fans which were concealed be-.
hind the scenes.
J. B. Handlan In few brief
words introduced Mayor Vestor
who announced the program and
introduced the speakers, present
ing first ex.Judge Frank w. Nes.
bitt who made a strong speech
in an eloquent manner and who
was interrupted time and time
again by outbursts Of applause.
Before introducing Judge Nes-y
bitt, Mayor Vester called upon
Rabbi Gross, Of the Eotf street
temple, for the invocation, after
which the audience stood and sang
(contnusd on rAEs xsa.l
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The Russian Riga tl"rt has started
n0rihwarJ from Mu"u Sound. POSSIBLY
with the intention nG cndeavnrlng 20
escape through TIA" inrtunIS channels
and utz" Of iSlauI; lyinG between thcm
and the Cuff uf l'ia.~n'.. or. ii is pos
Sihln thai the l;uSSlHn armada. nj
though far infrri"r IN gun power ana
tonnage. has sailed forth from the
sheltered waters wh"r" il tnGk refuge
last week. 10 give battle Ia the dread
unuchts and other craft comprising the
German ilect
The announcement of tn" sailing nr
the iotilla Is contained In the latest
German official communication. which
saws thr Russians l"ti behind III" wreck
nr III. hatticshir Siav;. which was sunk
in Inst Wednesdays battle. and four
additional vessels thai have run aground
since the naval artivitieS in m" Gulf
of Riga began If the Russians are on
lrav0ring to max" their escape. instead
Of Offering hHt'l.. doubtless their dcSti-
nation is RrYal. the Russian fortress
situated ON tn. Gulf OF Finland in north
crn Esthonia.
Meanwhile. the Germans have cap
turrd in it's entirety the island Of laSo.
lying Mt the southwestern entrance to
tho GuIf Of Flnlani and also the island
Of Schilda. situated between Moon
island and III" :Slhnna coast in the
Gulf uf Finland. Several hundred
prisoners were taken on laEo island
10 he a,l,lrd to tho large number cap
turrd during III" past week on OeSci
island.
British naval craft have heavily
bnmhared tho nor: nf Dst"nd. Belgium
which is being used by III" Germans as
submarine base. The lforltn official
communi'al says numerous houses
i'm tn" town w"r" damaged by tho shells
from the naval guns.
on the Erhtia% 'front.' in Belgium.
heavy artillery activity on the part or
(Cortiared ou Page Ten.)
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ERAlAN AMERICANS IN STRIKING !.
SHOWING Of REAL PATRIOTISM

to victory" were some Of the pleas ot.
the German speakers which moved theil
auditors to cheers.
Franz S!gel. son Of General siEel. q
Civil War fame. who presided. movea
his audience to high pitch OF enthua:ct.
iasm when he said: =.
1T is not necessary for Americans ot
German blood to affirm their patriotism
for our sons are lined up shoulder ID
shoulder in defense Of justice and lioa
crty--the same principles for which
Carl SchurZ fought" -:
The declaration Of W. Foster. prest.;
dent OF the Liderkranz oluh. that ma
matter what the cost. our flaS shall b.
maintained uppcrmost" was greetee
with applause. - +s-;
George Sylvester Vjereck- editor o1
l.Viereck's Weekly. formerly" The Father;
land, said that "Americans oG>expen
birth or descent have never tGcd Uncitl
Sam; they will not fail him now" f%Is z
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Governor Cornwell has dis
carded the mask Of "un.partisan'
ship" which he assumed with
great flourish Of trumpets. and IS
engaged in what he doubtless
considers the pleasing task OF
furnishing fat Offices for "deserv-
ing" Democrats.
Following the deposition OF Dr.
G.. A. Barlow from the superin-
tendency Of the Second Hospital
for the Insane at Spencer, based
on statements not verified in the
investigation by the president OF
the beard of control. the Cover
nor announces the appointment OF
DR.. Chesncy N. Ramage. Of FAR
mont. 10 succeed DR.. W. S. Nc
Donald, formerly OF Benwood. as
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RUSSIAN EXTREMISTS PROPOSE
NATURALIZATION Of PANAMA
CANAL IN PROGRAM Of PEACE

pETROGRAp. Oct. o1.--The Rus
hv the central executive committee
Of tho Council uf NorkmenS ana
Soldiers delegates in thu form OF IN
structions to NJ. Skohcleff. eS-minls-
ter of labor. it's delegates u Tie
Paris conference. consists Of fifteen
articles covering the whole ground
from Panama to Persia ARTICLE NJ
demands the naturalization Of the
Panama Canal and article IN calls
for the restitution OF nil colonies
TO Germany. The program Of the
central executive committee fol-
lows:
First. evacuation by the Germans
OF Russia. and autonomy Of Poland.
L.ithunnia and the Lcttlsh provinces.
Second: Autonomy Of Turkish
Armenia.
Third: Solution Of the .Nsace-
Lorraine question by n plchiScltc,
tho voting being arranged by local
civil authorities after Ihc removal
Of all the troops Of both belllgcr-
ents.
"Fourth: Restoration TO Belgium
OF her ancient frontiers and COM
pcnsution for her losses from an
international fund.
Fifth: Restoration OF Serbia and
Montenegro with similar compcnSa-
tlnn. Serbia 10 have access I" the
Adriatic. Bosnia and Here govlna
TO be autonomous.
sixth: Disputed Balkan districts
To receive provisional autonomy
SoJtou-od nv plPDlgCite
"Seventh: RumaNiA In be restored
her old frontiers rn condition thot
she grant Dohrudja autonomy and
grant equal rights to Jews.
Eighth: utonomy for the ltellan
province. Of Austria TO be followed
by a plebscite.
Ninth: Restitution of all colonies
70 Germany.
"Tenth: Re-cstahlishment OF
Greece and Persia.
"Eleventh: Naturalization OF nll
straits leading To- inner seas and al
so tho SueZ and Panama canals.
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Survivors FROM THE SUNKEN
TRANSPORT ANTILLES LANDED

rose to a perpendicular position
and some were drawn down by
the suction OF the sinking TeSsel:
The submarine was not slghteu
either before or after the eXpl"-
sion. The sea was running high
a; the time. making it difficult 10
save the crew and passengers.
Some survivors. clinging to debris
were in the water one hour be-
fore they we're sighted by the
lift. boats.
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BIG CONTINGENT OF
j, s, OFFICERS HAS
REACHED THE FRONT

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Oct. 2l.-(By tho AS
sociated Prcss)-A large contin-
gent of reserve officers. which re-
Gently reached France. has been split
into several intensive schools. at
which officers are experimenting
1hnir instruction at PlattshurG.
Mcpherson. and other training
camps in America. The officers are
being trained in every detail OF war
operations. When they are finished
they will he. distributed among the
various divisions as they arrive.
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Special Dispatch to ntell1gencer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct.
2l.--Goyornor Cornweu, when
asked tonight for confirmation
or donial Of the report from
wheeling that DR.. Mcdonald had
been removed, and DR.. Ra1nage
selected for the superintendency
of tho Fatrnont miners hospital
replied: THE report cannot be
confirmed" He did not deny tho
report, however, and Its accuracy
is conceded In well INFORMED
quarters.
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LONDON, Oct. 21.-BIitish nava.
planes dropped \ large quantity OF
bombs on the Engel airdromc and
the docks at BrugeG. in Belgium, on
Friday night, causing firm In tho
German establishments, according
to an official British admiralty
statement.
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BRITISH Guns
BONbARD sub
BASE, OSTEND
WARSHIPS AND NAVAL
PLANES IN ATTACK
Heavy Damage Inflicted at
Brugcs, Where Airdrome
Is the Target.

BERLIN, Oct. 2l.-The Belgian
port OF ostend, which is eub1aa-
I1no base Of the Germans on tho
North sea, has been bolnbarded from
tho SEA-, 1t was announced by tho
German war office today, houses Ia
the town being damaged.
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WASHINGTON 21-The Liberty Loan campaign swings
into the home stretch with subscriptions of only
600 600 or slightly forty the hoped for
In the final spurt the Saturday. officials said tonight
it carries handicap regarded the form OF vide
spread reports that the announced by the treasury depart
actualy below the totals really SubScrlbed
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WATER BARRIER TO STOP HAIG

danng the canal two miles above
Neuoort be
show how the water you'd be bae'
Rvance
Flanders indicate the have Little
their
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Judge Nesbitt and Congressman
NeeZy Enthused Great Crowd
(cortiared ou Page Ten.)

EIXS MASS MEETING BEHALF OF THE LIBERTY LOAN ATTENDED BY lNO
THOUSAND PEOpLEWAR MUST BE WON FREED CAUSE RE.
CkPDESS OF THE PRICE, DECLARES MAJOR NEEY TERRIBLE bA
RARITY OF THE RUTHLESS GERMANS DEPICTED.
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Loan Campaign Pace Must increase
If Five Billion Goal Is 10 Be Reached

TREASURY DEPARTMENT MAKES IT PLAIN DAILY
REPORTS REPRESENT ALL SUBSCRlPF FlONS. -
THREE BILLIONS MUST BE PUT ACROSS IN FINAL
WEEK OF WORK BY GREAT ARMY OF SOLlCl-
TORS
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(Conttuued on Page Ten.)
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Foreoasti
West Vtrginia-Fair and warmer on
Monday; Tuesday probably rain.
western Pennsylvania and Ohio
Partly cloudy Monday; Tuesday probably
rain
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BY JAMES w. GERARD
American Ambassador at the German
Imperial Court, July %, 1873, to
Eehruary d. 1917.

C.ooyright, 1917. by tho Public Ledger
, Company.
Copyright Canada. 1917. by IN" 'uoitc
Ledger Company. International copy
right. 1917 BY the Public Ledger COM
pany AL rights reserved. Any IN
frinsenisnt will b. prosecuted.
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WAS NOT HELFFERICH A TRUE PROPHET IN PUT
TING THE FINANCIAL BURDENS OF THE WAR ON
THE "INSTIGATORS OF THE WAR;? HOW GER
MAN LOANS HAVE GROWN INTO BILLIONS OF
MARKS BY PYRAMIDlNG.
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xxXV1.
DRAGGING THE LEADEN WEIGHT
OF BILLIONS FOR THE WAR.

Much OF the commercial success OF
the Germans during the last forty years
10 due 70 the fact th;l each nlanufac-
turer each discovrrcr in Germany. c"ch
exporter knew that the Who'll" weight
and power Of the government was behind
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-16
Ex.President Appointed as
Head of New Ministry
by Poincare.
BERLIN PRESS SEES
STEP TOWARD PEACE
Thinks illumination of Lloyd
George as War Factor
Would Be EpOchal.

Paris, Nov. l5.--Former President
Clemenceau has agreed to form a new
cabinet.
NJ. Clemenceau remained at Elysee
palace with President poincare for
more than an hour after which the
announcement was made that the pres
ident had offered him the mission Of
forming cabinet, which he had ac-
cepted. On leaving the palace, NJ
Clemenceau said:
Il intend to act quickly and ration
ally. There are certain little matters
to examine and regulate and think
shall need 4S hours. I shall per-
haps be able to give the first exact
information tomorrow evening"
The radical and radical Socialist
group in the senate met and adopted
Il resolution that the circumstances of
the hour required that the best quali-
fled men take office regardless of par
ties. The corresponding group in the
chamber. after sharp discussion,
adopted q resolution against the
party pronouncing against NJ Gle
menccau.