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New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Gen. French Finds
County Clare Quie'

LONDON, March A telegram
from Ennis, capital of County Glare,
which was declared a special area un-
der the defence of the realm act on
account Of lawless outbreaks, says
that Niscount French arrived there
Sunday afternoon, accompanied by
General Sir Bryan Mahon. commander
Of the British forces in Ireland
Niscount French remained in Ennis
about an hour and then went north to
Galway. All is quiet in County Clare,
where added forces of troops were sent
recently.
Nothing has been reported from Ire
land in the last few days which would
suggest that Niscount French's visit
is due to any increase in the trouble
in County Clare or elsewhere. On the
contrary, recent reports have been
that the special measures taken in
County Clare had a remarkably calm
ing effect and although the causes Of
the trouble have not disappeared. the
disturbing elements have been unusu-
ally quiet since the troops were called
to assist the police.
The Central News reports that
George Plunkett, son of Count
Plunkett, chairman Of the Irish con-
vention, was arrested this morning with
4 number of Sinn Feiners in the Boyle
district in connection with cattle and
Land raiding exploits.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
t Finnish Reds Seek
Recognition of u. S.

5. Nuortewa, editor and publisher of
the Finnish daily newspaper "Raivoa ia"
lPlonecr), went to Washington last
night to demand recognition Of the So
clalists OF Finland by the United
States. He had messages from the new
government of the. Finnish Republic
authorizing him to take UP the ques-
ton OF recognition with the United
States
The Bolshevik of Finland. he said.
constituted the anti German and anti.
Swedish party The bdlrgeoisie had
strong lcanlngs toward both Sweden
and Germany, he declared They had
representatives at Brest-Litovsk. he
added, and voted for the cession of the
Aland Islands to Germany and asked
Sweden's intervention.
II the claims of the Red government
OF thc.ncw republic are recognized at
Washington Mr.. Nuortewa will be ap-
pointed Consul General of the Finnish
Republic in New York and will make
arrangements for the appointment of
minister or ambassador.
For five years he has been editor and
publisher Of the "Raivoaja," with an
office in New York, although the paper
is published in Fitchburg Mass. He
formerly was a member Of the Finnish
Parliament.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Text of German
Treaty With Russia

LONDON, March 4-The peace treaty
signed between the Central Powers
and Russia, according to dispatch
from Berlin. says the powers men
toned have agreed to terminate
the state of war and bring about peace
as quickly as possible" and that there
fore the plenipotentiaries signed the
following articles:
"First-The Central Powers and
Russia declare the state of war be-
tween them to be terminated, and are
resolved henceforth to live in peace
and friendship with one another
''Second-The contracting nations
will refrain from all agitation or prov
ocation against other signatory gov
ernments and undertake to spare the
populations of the regions occupied by
the powers of the quadruple entente
(Teutonic)."
''Third-The regions lying west of
the line agreed upon by the contract
ing parties, and formerly belonging to
Russia. shall no longer be under Rus
sian sovereignty. 1t is agreed that the
line appears from the appended may,
No. l, which, as agreed upon, forms an
essential part of the peace treaty The
fixing of the line in the west Will be
settled in the German Russian mixed
commission. The regions in question
will have no obligation whatever tow
ards Russia, arising from their former
relations thereto. Russia undertakes
TO refrain from all interference in the
internal affairs of these territories and
70 let Germany and Austria determine
the future fate of these territories in
agreement with their populations.
Fourth: Germany and Austria agree.
when d general peace is concluded and
Russian demobilzation is fully com
pleted. to evacuate the regions east OF
the line designated in Article 3 Num-
ber 1. IN so far as Article does not
stipulate Otherwise. Russia will do
everything in her power to complete
as soon as possible the evacuation of
the Anatolian provinces and their
orderly return to Turkey The dis
tricts of Erivan. kars and Batoum Will
likewise without delay be evacuated bv
the Russian troops. Russia will not
interfere IN the reorganization of the
constitutional or international condi-
tions of these districts, but leave it to
the populations of the districts to carry
out the reorganization. in agreement
with the neighboring states, particular
- Turkey"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Patentees Lose
Control of Prices
Supreme Court Decides They
Cannot Fix Sale Figures

)dllIlOl TX odlC i lGuTCS
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Decrees
limiting the rights Of patentee under
the patent laws to control the resale
price OF an article was rendered to-day
by the Supreme Court
A patentee, the court held, cannot in
selling his article to another reserve
the right by contract to fix the price at
which it is later to be resold.
This Interpretation of the patent
laws was made by the court in answer
ing questions certified by the lower
courts in injunction proceedings re-
straining the Boston Store, of Chicago.
from selling records in violation of a
contract made with the American
Graphophone Company for less than
official list prices.
The opinion is Of vital Importance,
affecting not only 5000 dealers in
graph ophonc records. bound by similar
contracts. but also thousands Of dealers
in many other articles, the resale
prices of which are fixed by the manu-
facturers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
u S. Committed by
Lansing-Ishi Note

Thus by our signing Of the Lansin
ISM note we have practically stopped
our own mouths about Japan's entering
Siberia, whether to prevent anarchy
there or 70 keep Germany from thrust
ing too close TO Japan. No Guild pro
quo tor Che recognition Of Japan's spc-
cial intercs, in the East has been dis
covered unless it was the removal Of
threat Of unfriendly relations which
always hung over this country so long
az Japan's ambitions, which we now
recognize as legitimate, were unrecop-
nized. In return for signing the agree
ment we got the assurance of peace.
But whatever we gained by the Lam
sing Ism agreement we are in danger
Of losing now if we do not recoprizo
ITS force as applying to Siberia. If
the Administration continues undecided
or IL IT hnally opposes Japanese inter
yention 1t will show It's distrust Of
Japan and its unwillingness to let Ia
pan protect It's special interests in the
Far East. We shall be back where we
were automatically before the Lansing
Ishii notes.
On the othcP hand, if Mr. Wilson an
proves. Japans entry Of Siberia, what
wiii become Of the words which he is
no doubt now writing with regard to
Germany's entry into Western Russia ,
VIVA, Will become Of all his diplomacy
Of words addressed to the liberals az
Austria and Germany? He has the
choice Of weakening his diplomacy
which established peace in the Orient
or Of abandoning his diplomacy which
aims AT peace through liberal rcvolu.
tons in Central Europe The result ia
Inaction.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
BezIgar Minister
Quits Washington,
Starting Rurnors
2 Proposed Vacation Trip
Recalls Departure of
Turkish Official
staff Correspondence

WASHINGTON. March 4.-The de
parture of Stephan Panareteif, the Bull
garian Minister. from Washington, os-
tensibly for a vacation in Florida, was
believed in some circles here TO day to
forecast the severance of diplomatic
relations with the Sofia government.
1t is recalled that the Turkish
Charge d'Afaires went away in some
what similar fashion. so far as is
known, the Bulgarian Minister has en-
gagged in no practices to which the gov
crnment here has taken any exception
Magazine" however, he quoted Presi-
dent Wilson in defence of Bulgaria's s
attitude toward the Balkan problem
saying:
"It is to be hoped that the era of
handing people about from sovereign
ty to sovereignty as if they were prop
crty' or of disregarding Historically
established lines of allegiance and ma
tonality' is passed The principle of
nationality is the oniy rational way of
ScttilHG me Balkan question and cllml-
mating any cause for future strife and
Quarrels.
"in the settlement Of the Balkan
question historical rights or pretcn-
sions that go back to pre- Christian
or medieval times can have no place.
1t is no more reasonable for the Greeks
or the Scrbans to claim Macedonia o.
day as Greek or Serbian because Aris-
totle was born there or Byzantine rule
prevailed off and on before the Turk
ish conquest, or because Serbian rule
at some time or other in the Middle
Ages extended over it, than it would
be reasonable for the Bulgarians to
claim hp!rus, Ihcssaly, Belgrade, Al
bania or its seacoast because these re-
glons at certain periods Of their his
tory, were comprised within the medi-
;eval Kingdom of Bulgaria."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
McAdoo Issues
Orders to Reduce
Train Schedules

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Passenger
train schedules between Chicago and
st. Louis were ordered rearranged to-
day by Director General McAdoo to
reduce from fifteen to nine the number
of trains daily each way, effective
March II.
Competing trains at approximately
the same hours will be eliminated. and
railroad administration officials give
assurance that the public will not be
seriously Inconvenience 1t is esti-
mated that the new schedules will save
9,53S tons of coal a month. Freight
traffic also will be improved.
railroad tickets will be good on anv
lnc. Further removal of competitive
trains west Of the Mississippi is ex
pected soon.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Germans Eagerly
Buy Up Russia's
Platinum Supply
Replenish Own Stock and
Keep Metal From
Allies

WASHINGTON. March A. Germany
is taking advantage Of the peace nego-
tlations with Russia to buy up every
available ounce Of platinum, according
TO advices received to-day by the
American government. Officials said to-
day that undoubtedly the Germans were
badly in need of the platinum. but their
intention. doubtless, also was to keep
the United States and other Allies from
obtaining the important metal.
The Germans were said to be paying
any prices asked without haggling.
Competition for platinum among the
nations of the world has become one of
the keencsu commercial struggles of the
war. Officials say ii is one which af-
fects the war most vitality, for without
1t munitions and many kinds of delicate
electric instruments essential to war
machinery cannot be made. Tanks are
lmmobile without platinum, for contact
points OF magnotos and signal instru-
ments are dumb without the metal.
I. S. Supply Short
Supplies Of platinum in the United
states amount to between 25.O0O and
$4,000 ounces. Most of which will be
taken over by the government under
the communicating order issued last
week. While that amount seems sufi-
cent Tor present needs, the country is
short OF iridium, a constituent metal of
platinum. which it is used to harden
There IS not an ounce Of iridium for
sale IN America to-day. Last sales of
'rldlum We're made at $1S5 am ounce
and OF platinum at 500
with Russia, the worlds princinal
platinum market, closed by German
control, the use of platinum for iewolrv
Is expected to cease after present
stocks IN the hands Of manufacturino.
jewellers are exhausted. Those stocks
nave not been taken over, one reosoo
oelng that approximately 5000 men in
new York and Newark alone depend
ON platinum work for livelihood.
The possibility of increasing Amori-
can production Of platinum is being
studied in the emergency. Heretofore
Nevada, California, Utah and Oregon
nave turned out about $50 ounces Il
year which geologists believe can be-
increased to 5000 ounces
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Henderson Gables
Sympathy to Russians
[Stdf Correspondence
New YORK Tribune Gable Service


LONDON, March 4.-The corresnond-
ent Of the "Ruskoe Slovo" has obtained
the following message to Russia from
Arthur Henderson, British pacifst.
labor leader and former Cabinet mem
Der:
In the hour Of Russia's agony the
organized workers of Great Britain
would wish me TO send a message Of
sympathy to their Socialist comrades.
They have watched with anxiety and
dismay the course of recent events in
Russia. The early promise Of the revo-
luton has failed to materalize. Russia.
distracted, enfeebled and assailed by
powerful and relentless enemy. has
been beaten to its knees, and is being
forced 70 express its willingness TO
accept an undemocratic and Infamous
peace.
sIn thia movement Of total crisis in
the fortune of the revolution, British
labor proclaims to the Socialist and
working class parties of Russia its un-
diminished faith in revolutionary prin-
eiples and its confidence in their event
ual triumph"
Discussing the Bolshevik principles,
ht SoyS
I'VE have accepted those principles
We nave urged our government to
adopt them. In pursuit of policy of
concerted action on the part of the
international democracy we have en-
bodied the revolutionary principles Of
no annexations or punitive inden-
mites and the right of self-determina-
tion FOR all peoples in the mcmoran
DUN OF war aims adopted by the CON
ference Of labor and Socialig, parties
IN the Allied countries, and we are
taking Immediate steps to seek a sim
liar agreement with the organized
democracy Of the Central Empirea.
Even at this late hour we earnestly
nope a settlement fatal to free democ-
racy has not been concluded, but If it
mar we are profoundly convinced that
the shameful conditions imposed upon
Russia BY the impcriaiistic rulers OF
Austria and Germany cannot stand
They will have made peace which rs
no peace. But the sacrifices which
Russia has made for peace and free
dom will not be made in vain. Inter
national democracy makes Russia's
cause its own in demanding that peace
when 1t comes shall not violate the
Yights and Liberties of any nation.
zmaft or great
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Germany to Occupy
Finland; Sweden
Protests at Move

" WASHINGTON. March 4. Ger
manys occupation of the Aiand Islands
is only preliminary to the total occu-
patton of Finland. Official dispatches
to the Swedish Legation to-day say
Germany has announced to the Stock.
holm Foreign Office her intention to
occupy Finland and that Sweden has
protested.
Germany advised Sweden, the dis
patches say, that it was necessary tenn
porarlly to occupy Finland to restore
order, but gave assurances that she had
no intention of taking permanent pos
session of the territory. Sweden pro
tested also against the Aland Islands
being placed in the war zone
The occupation of the Aland Islands.
the dispatches say. is to make them a
base for supplying the German occupa-
tion of Finland.
There are 500 Swedish troops on the
islands for police purposes. Their com
mander was notified by the German
commander of his intentions, and while
so far there has been no clash re-
ported, the Swedish troops have not
been withdrawn, and the feeling is de-
scrlbed here as bcin very tense.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05

brotherhood you have led our people
TO disaster with the cry of love on
your lips.
Your propaganda proclaimed the
unity of the democratic elements of
the whole world. You stretched forth
your hands to our simple, trusting sol
der. As he extended his hand to re
turn your grasp of fellowship you
snatched his weapons OF defence from
him.
Now gaze upon the Russian soldier.
He stands disarmed before you. Your
sword is raised over his head, ready
to penetrate the vitas of his nation.
The treachery of Judas pales before
the crime that you have committed.
Do not say that you are powerless
in your struggle against the purposes
of your government
Raised Zimmerwald Banner
1t was you who raised the banner
Of Zimmerwald From our Socialist
ranks came Lenine and other agitators
into Russia. The hour has come when
men who have principles must fight for
them Sincere men give up their lives
for their principles. They 90 to the
What have YOU done to prove your sim
cerity?
The world awaits your words Of CON
demnation of your government. But
not a sound is heard.
On the contrary, your government is
now riumphantly reaping the fruits Of
your propaganda. You stand idly by
You do not check it, The result of
your conduct is a mockery Of all ideal
ISM The most sacred ideas are pressed
into temporary service to replace the
poison gases of warfare.
Sounds Call TO Honor
call upon YOU. not in the name OF
Russia, not in the name of any material
thing; call upon you in the name of
those great ideals of human brother
hood and fellowship which YOU have
insulted and shamefully trampled down.
Unfortunately individuals sometimes
act in violation OF their protessed prin-
ciples. Society condemns such indivjd-
uals bitterly. But in this case ideals
have been misused to lead astray {; ma
ton. Their highest aspirations, their
faith in human nature itself. has been
trifcd with. And remember that upon
you, the leaders of German thought.
the sponsors for these appeals, falls
the heavy possibility, not only in
the eyes Of the world, not only before
your own people-no, your greatest re-
sponsibiIlty rests upon you yourselves.
How car you face the judgment OF
your own conscience and the verdict of
victory?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Austria Feverishly Assem-
bling All Her F orces to
Continue War
Enrolling Wounded
Hungarians Already Exploit
ing Conquests in Monte
negro, Bureau Asserts
{.StoF Correspondence1

/WASHINGTON. March A.-The Ser
bian Press Bureau made public to-day
the following from the Central Serbian
Press Bureau in Geneva: a
"A correspondent who is very trust
worthy has just sent from one of the
provinces of Austrla-lIungary informal
ton which confirms the fact that the
pacifst manpuvres of Count Czcrnin
are only intended to throw dust in the
eyes Of the Allies, and that Austria is
feverishly assembling all her forces to
continue the war
While people in neutral countries.
he writes, are talking Of peace, in our
country preparations are being made
for the great coming struggle. Soldiers
are being enrolled, whatever their
state Of health wounded or invalid. We
will leave for the front in the begin
ming Of February. In spite of my
wounds | have been forced to attend
classes for instruction in the handling
Of the wounded
THE Hungarans are already exploit
ing to the limit their conquests in
Montenegro. Count Armin Mikes, a
wealthy Hungarian industrialist, has
bought immense forest districts in that
kingdom. He has purchased large for
ests in the Tara districts from which
he can obtain between five and six
million cubic yards of wood.
"The negotiations have been exces-
sively laborous and have been partly
conducted in neutral countries. A
whole swarm cf agents have been at
work on this sale. The court of Mon
tencgro has an interest in part of these
forests. a successful result was only
obtained, thanks to the efforts Of a
number Of highly placed personages.
Experts value the forests thus pur-
chased at from sixty to eighty million
crowns.
"Similar negotiations have been car
ried out by the f. A. Bank of Vienna
with the firm of Groedel and the Vic
ner Bank Nerein. of Constantinople, for
the purchase of forests in Asia Minor"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
By Count Ilya Tolstoy

By Count Ilya Tolstoy
TO you, the thinking people Of Ger
many; to you, the leaders of the So
cial Democratic party, and to all citl-
zens of Germany whose conscience is
not yet dead. address this appeal.
believe that if my words are true
nobody viii be able to stihe them, and
that they will reach you.
The answer must come not to me, but
to the whole world.
accuse you Of the most heinous
crime that can be committed by man.
l accuse you of abusing and trihing
with the highest humane ideals.
SO long as you followed the law Of
Moses, an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth, and were running millions
OF lives, lnventing terrible weapons for
warfare and murder, while you We're
inhumanly killing fellow men and you
yourselves were dying fanatically,
pitied. Humanity might have taken
that the trampled ideals Of love and
brotherhood could be resurrected to
save and bring the human race to-
gether.
Once Proclaimed Ideals
You Germans proclaimed those
ideals long before the war. You pro-
claimed them loudly. The Socialists
of your country promised their com
rades of different nations that you
would not lift your sword for the con-
quest of imperialism. You have not
kept these promises.
Formerly you might have been con-
WINGED that Germany was not con-
ductlng a war of conquest. You might
have thought that you were defending
your fatherland from the imperialism
of Russia Since then everything has
changed. Russia's imperiaistic gov
ernment has fallen. Russia has be-
come democratic. Yet you continue to
advance against the helpless Russians.
The greed of your government has be-
come a terror
What can be your justification now ?
What have You done to prove your
sincerity? Not only have you not de-
manded the cessation Of the war. and
not kept your promises, but you have
committed far graver crime
Took Unfair Advantage
Taking advantage Of the freedom Of
propaganda in Russia, you entered our
trenches, penetrated into the interior
of our country as heralds Of a new
ideal of international orotherh ood,
Under false banners Of international
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Allies Are Urged
TO Recognize Ne1u
Finnish Republic
St0U COrrosDONdenceI |

WASHINGTON, March d -T The con
sttution of the new Republic of Fin
land will be submitted to the Allied
powers. according to a diplomatic dis
patch from Rome to-day, as follows:
"The Finnish diplomatic mission ar
rived in Rome, headed by Dr.. Wolff.
who stated that he was charged bv
ms government to urge the Western
European powers to recognize officially
Ihe new independent state of Finland.
DR.. Wolff will submit to the Allied
powers the constitution Of the new re-
public
"Three other similar committees are
VISITING the Scandinavian countries and
the Central Empires for the same pur-
pose w. Wolff expressed great sat
lsiaction at the most cordial rccep-
tions given him by British Foreign
Minister Balfour and by the French
government"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-05
Germans Must
Attack Soon,
Says Churchill
Either That or Admit In
ability; British Army
Ready

LONDON, March 4. Winston Spencer
Churchill, speaking at the Mansion
House to-day at meeting of the
Anglo-French Society in celebration of
the anniversary of Vcrdun, said:
"ln few weeks, perhaps few days,
the Germans must either attack on the
West front or expose the fact that they
are incompetent to deliver great Of
fensive. In the hush before this I'M
pending event it is pleasant to reflect
that our army is stronger and better
equipped than ever before, and that
the German attack Will be received with
the most devastating blast of artillery
fire in the history of the world"
Mr.. Churchill, speaking with refer
cnce to league of nations, SAID:
No Room for Germany
at is important that the league
and sincerity. There can be no room
IN the league for Kaiser-ridden Ger
many. A league of nations PROSTATE
before the feet of a victorious German
militarism would be a sickening hum
bug. Self determination of peoples as
interpreted by the Prussian drill ser
geant would be dismal farce"
On the question of Alsace- Lorraine,
he said:
eve realize the Importance to France
and Europe of the liberation of Alsace-
Lorraine from the vile and bitter
tyranny of oppression in which it has
long been held. We seek this in no
lust of conquest, but because we know
hot Oh
us largely arose from the misgovern-
ment of those provinces by Germany
and the crime which wrested them from
France"