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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
Senator Knox's Speech.

The senator, after setting forth his
resolution and discussing our aims, then
says.
" Can We not perceive emerging
nom these facts a new American doc
tfihef VIII state this great new doc
trlnC IN these words; If "A situation
should arise in which any power or
combination Of pewGrs should, directly
or indirectly, menace the freedom and
peace of Europe. the United States
would regard such situation with grave
concern as a menaCc to its own peace
and freedom and would consult with
other powers affected with a view to
concerted action for the removal Of
such menace
Further ON in his speech he says.
IT this had been the aVowed and
understood policy Of tho United States
improbable that the war would have
occurred
Again he says:
Let us suppose, for example, that
there should he proposed "A permanent
entente of the English speaking peo-
pies aud Of the French, Italians and
Japanese TO enforce tho peace; to con-
suit together TO maintain peace; to CO.
operate economically, each recognizing
inc others leadership In its peculiar
Ilet1, ana To TORN y permanent COM
mlite0 for consultation on these sub
'.' ~ h''-tNA'l N'bNl "ltIl dllHi
aS to whether tho United States should
Tor general purposes join in or remain
outside such an entente, think the
day has gone by for the rejection on
principle of our close association of this
government with governments of other
countries. To dogmatize against any
possible entente under any possible
circumstances would be almost as un-
reasonable as to wish to rush hcadlonr
into some Utopian world league
MI, President, IN these statements
the learned senator admits the neces.
nlty aud the effectiveness Of precisely
what President Wilson Is trying to do
AT The peace council, namely, to remove
ting, cause IT international disturbances
and to prevent future wars, If the an
nouncement of such n simple doctrine
by the United States as that lust stat
ed by the senator would have prevented
the present war, tho most destructive
war In all history, how vastly more
etiecllNe would be the same doctrine
stated, ratified aud agreed upon with
mutual covenants, not only by the
United states alone but by all the great
nations Of the world Apparently Sen
otor Knox not only believes In the ef-
tlcacy Of a world agreement to secure
peace but he hng "A plup fn,. 10 .
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
People With Wilson.

There Is no doubt that the Ameri-
can people favor these five demands
of President Wilson, They van no Sc
cret diplomacy. No pubic ma In this
country can stand for secret diplomatic
agreements when the issue Is raised and
live politically. And the same is tru
about freedom Of the seas. The people
may not have studied the question, but
they want no interference with their
rights on the seas, They want their
wherever they please on the seas with
war. Finally, they believe that there
should he an end of war. They believe
that It can be prevented by a concert
or agreement OF the nations now. as
has been suggested by President Will
son. They believe II ought to be done
nov, not at some undetermined future
time, as Senators Lodge and Knox want
1t done. II at all. They believe that.
this war was fought for the holy pur-
pose of self-dcfense and out OF a de-
sire to prevent all wars in the future
by mutual agreement, They gave their
ms for this purpose, They gave gem
erously OF their wealth to secure IL,
They bought bonds without stint TO
guarantee II. They have toiled and
endured and suffered 10 put an end 10
m~ilitartsm and to autocracy and to
murder by wholesale on land and oh
sea, II President Wilson, as the chief
geEotiator for America under CIR con-
stitution, shall secure these things i'm
q peace treaty that treaty win be con-
firnled beyond the shadow of a doubt.
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his fight for a righteous and enduring
peace, not 10 uphold the high ideals
which Il nation has so g%loriously
stood for in this war, but to tear down,
to disrupt, to postpone, and apparently
to prevent, II possible, as ii seems to
me, the fulfiIlment OF the high aims
and principles for which this country
went into this war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31
The Knox Resolution.

The Knox Resolution.
MI. President, I desire 10 discuss
the resolution and the speech of the
senator from Pennsylvania first. The
resolution Of the senator from Penn
sylNania sets up, in substance. that we
went TO war Ito vindicate the ancient
rlghtg If navigation as established un-
der International law and in order to
remove forever the German menace to
our peace, That we are/nOw entitled
MY 10 restitution, Teparation and
guarantees against the German men
ace. Note in both cases the senator
units our purposes ana our rights in
the ensuing treaty to "a disposition OF
the German menace Mr.. president. II
that is al that we fought for, if that
is all hat we went into this war for,
We need not have representatives at
the peace table at all. The collapse OF
Germany and the consequent armistice
have already taken care OF these things.
We have already vindiCated the ancient
rights Of navigation, and surely Ger
many is no longer a nenac to our
peace, With her navy in the hands
Of ourselves and allies, with her mer-
chant marine largely in our hands, with
her government in the hands Of the
EolshcNtsts. and almost IN bankruptcy,
with her armies worn out and defeat
ed, with her emperor and his son alb
dictated and in exile and his family
scattered to the -four winds, with large
portions Of German territory in the
hands Of the allies, with her entire
country hemmod in and guarded by her
victorious enemies, SueeIy Senator
Knox or no one else believes that Amer
lea need 70 to n peace conference to
protect herself from the German men
nee. The HrmistiCe already signed
guarantees everything nat the Knox
resolution demands except reparation,
aud 1t IS well known that our govern
n cut will not ask for reparation, and
ovcN Senator Knox argues against rep
aration, II we are to follow Senator
kuoN's resolution, there Is not only no
necessity for America taking part in
the conference, but she has no right
To be there. She has done all that She
proposed. 1t Is true that he says we
should set up new free states in Nit
tcleuropa' as guarantees against "A pow
ortul nation such AZ Germany and sug-
RestS that such new fhre states may
need protection; but hen again he i'm
mcdiatciy becomes hopeless Of such a
task and explains that we must look
Tor limits 10 the obligations which
America could wisely snare with Eu-
rope How helpless and hopeless IL
America IN her position at the peace
in the opinion of Senator Knox.
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The Ne'0s Sci8itdr is first as an advertising medium
nth Memphis business men. They see results from
their advertising expenditure and results count.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-31

upon the minutes OF the last court,
which, in this case, Is the ensuing
peace conference. Can il be said that
any one Of these points pressed by the
president Is not within the pleadlngs
OF the evidence?
But the senator SAYS:
The object of my resolution is
not to condemn Ia advance any league
OF nations tand least Of all the exist
ing entente, or "A permanent under
standing Of all the English speaking
peoples) Of a kind that might in time
commend Itself TO the considered Judg-
nieht OF the American people. The
object of my resolution is simply to
postpone the larger and very disputable
question Of some comprehensive league
OF nations for that separate and very
deliberate consideration that its nature
demands and hat an act Of congress
has already sanctioned. After all, why
such hurry If a league of nations is
a good thing, surely its merit will be
the better appreciated after careful
study
Why Postpone?
MT. President. ! do not understand
this reasoning OF the senator. / do
not understand this demand for a post
ponement Of the decree. What is the
motive behind it? What Is the reason
Tor IL? We have won the Judgment.
The issues have all been decided in
our favor. Why o enter the decree
Of record? Why should we receive "A
part OF the fruits Of victory now and
postpone the remainder until some
other time? l can understand always
why the lawyer for a defendant desires
to enter a partial decree, but | can
not understand why the representative
OF the complainant Is unwilling to AXE
a fun decree after he has obtained a
decision in his favor. II can not be
explained by the statement hat the
relief sought Is too complicated. II
America vas strong enough, was able
enough to win the fight, she has got
men strong enough and able enough
to secure in a decree the objects and
purposes for which she fought, and il
TX immaterial whether the fruition of
these objects and purposes is to be
called an entente, as named by the
senator from Pennsylvania. or a league
of the I'nitpd Stuto4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
whitman BALKS
Will Not Withdraw in Favor of
Roosevelt.
Will Run for Governor Even If
Teddy Gets In.

Saratoga Springs, July 19.-Gover-
nor Whitman will remain a candidate
for denomination, no matter whether
Colonel Roosevelt consents to enter
the primaries, according to announce
ment this morning by William Orr,
the governors secretary.
Whitman Leader for Colonel.
Saratoga, n. Y. July 19.-Francis
of Gov Charles S. Whitman in the
Republican state convention here to-
day, signed his name to the petition
asking Colonel Roosevelt to make the
race for governor.
Charles E. Hughes has telegraphed
his friends to sign his name to the pc
tition.
What Will Roosevelt Do?
Saratoga Springs, July 19.-"Whar
will Colonel Roosevelt's answer be 2"
This question was uppermost in the
minds of all the delegates to the Re-
publican state convention as hey
gathered for the second days session.
The bomb shells thrown into the
politicians quarters late last night by
the announcement of Attorney Merton
E. Lewis, chief rival of Governor
Whitman for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor, that he would with
draw if the colonel would enter the
primaries. completely overshadowed
the arranged program. AS the con-
vention,s rules provided for consider
alton in open session of minority
committee reports, the delegates en-
tered the hall confident that no dec
laration of principles would be adopt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
RESULT IN DOUBT
French Experts Warn That
Battle Is Not Over.
Success So Far, but Too Early
To Draw Conclusions.

Paris, July 19.-Military commenta-
days Franco-American advance a fine
success, but deprecate jumping to
conclusions as the battle is still going
on. Henri Bidou says the fact that
port the offensive on July IS. have
rushed to the rescue of General Won
Boehm, makes the continuation of the
enemy drive toward Epernay difficult.
What VIII Huns Do?
''What will the enemy do?" adds
Bidou. "Will he attempt to continue
the offensive maneuver southwark
while defending himself on the west
pr will he on the other hand, slacken
his hnld?- VIII he attempt to counter
sAaneuver. We have arrived at the
moment when the manipulation of the
French divisions is going to be de-
cisive and in that game we may be-
lieve that the last word has not been
said"
Where Are Ludendorf's Reserves.
Colonel De Thomasson writes that
common prudence dictated that Cen
eral Ludendorff should keep forces in
reserve to parry a thrust on the right
flank. By the resistance which the
French meet, he adds, it will be
known if this elementary precaution
was taken. 1t may be asked, he con-
cludes, if the infa1uation which seized
Ludendorff after a long series of sue
cesses has not led him to make fatal
blunderS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
They Have Tied Hands of Gov
ernment, Capt. StaytOn Says.
Naval Officer in Startling Talk
at Chamber of Commerce.
FOREIGNERS ON TRANSPORTS
sAnd Unions Don't Inquire as
to Loyalty or Fitness"
Tells of How Overtime RefuSalS
Cripple Ship Work.

"The United States government has
been forced to sign contract with the
Seamen's union in order to get enough
men <to man her small merchant ma :
rine. Under the terms of that con-
tract the United States government
can only employ its seamen for the
merchant marine thru the Seamens
union. Eighty per cent of the Sea-
mems union is foreign born-yet your
boys and mine must be sent overseas
in ships manned by men sent out by
this union without any inquiry into
their loyalty or fitness"
The above statement is only one
of the startling statements made at
the Chamber of Commerce this noon
by Capt. William H. Stayton, former
ly a captain in the United States navy
and the United States marine corps.
Captain Stayton talked rapidly and
distinctly. pressing home his points
with the personal pronoun you" and
laying the blame for the condition
right up against the door of the peo-
pie of the west.
He Blames West.
The west is giving >so much of it's
heart. that it has not had time to give
its head" declared Captain Stayton
pointing out that the citizens of the
west Ol Tie noun
tains have bought thrift stamps and
war bonds to such good effect that
they have lost themselves in the feel
ing that that is all that is necessary to
win the war.
In one .part of his speech Captain
Stayton cited case after case in muni-
ton factories and shipyards where the
labor union Of the country have for
hidden the use of the bonus system
and the forced working of the men
overtime when it is necessary for the
best ;-terests of the American war
machine. Captain Stayton quoted
from the lips of twelve working men
who went from one of the big muni-
tion factories in Canada for the pur-
pose of investigation.
These men, Captain Stayton said.
told me that the Canadian work
v-re ding more work man for man
than the Americans" They attrib-
uted :his condition to the differentran-
giles the two nations have on the war.
Canada mas felt the sorrow of seeing
her sons slaughtered on. the 1ield If
CONTINUED on Page FourD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
GETTING WARMER NOW
Few Showers Reported From Over the
State i'm Last Twenty -four Hours.


The temperature for the day aver
ages degrees below normal. The
wind at O'Clock this afternoon was
blowing five miles an hour from tie
north.
Only a few scattered showers have
fallen in Kansas during the last twen-
ty-four hours nd these were chiefly
Confined to the north central part of
the state. The heaviest rainfall was
at Concerdia, which received So of an
inch. Manhattan received .06 and
Phillipsburg .04.
The forecast calls for generally fair
weather tonight and Saturday. To-
morrow will be slightly warmer. start
ing in with a temperature of about 7z
and rising to about So in the after
noon.
The highest temperature in Topeka
during the last twe1ty-fouI hours was
SO at 6 o'clock last night and the low
est was ~ at o'clock this morning
This afternoon the mercury will rise
to -.oout S6 degrees.
.e highest temperature in the
United. States Thursday was 1O4 at
Phoenix and the lowest ~ at Sault
Ste. Marie. The highest in Kansas was
90 Hanover.
Both extremes of temperature for
this date occurred on the same day, in
(Conunued on Page Two.I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
LANDED UNHURT?
Companion Flyer Believes
Lieut.. Roosevelt a Prisoner.
Colonel Has Hopeful Message
From SOn.in-Law in France.

London, July 19.-Whether Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt was killed in COM
bat or whether he was shot down and
taken prisoner is not yet known, dis
patches received here from the
French front state.
New York, July 19.-Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt, reported missing after an
aerial engagement back of the Ger
man lines, probably landed unhurt and
is now prisoner in the hands of the
sage received by his father, Colonel
Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt said, on his arri-
val here from Saratoga, that he had
just received from his son-in-la w,
Surgeon Major Richard Derby, who is
now in Paris, a cablegram which read
Companion aviator confident Quen-
tin landed unhurt."
Il have just received a cable from
my Son-in-law, who went over with
the marines and has been invalided to
Paris for a few days" said the colonel.
After giving the text of the telegram
the colonel continued:
"Of course, we can't be sure yet that
Quentin's companion was correct.
However, if he was, it means Quentin
is now prisoner
Red Cross to Investigate.
Washington. July 19.-Every effort
is being made by the American Red
Cross thru the international Re0Cross
in Switzerland to obtain definite word
of the fate of Lieut.. Quentin Roose-
welt, who fell with his airplane behind
the German lines on Sunday. If the
young aviato-' is prisoner in German
hands. the possibility of which is in
dicated in cable dispatches from
France. the Red Cross may receive in
formation to this effect within three
or four days, altho the length of time
frequently required to learn the fate
of aviators ranges from two weeks to
three months.
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ed until there had been much political
oratory.
NGT INTERESTED IN POLITICS.
Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss New
York Goyernorship With ANYONE.

New York, July 1s.-''There is only
one thought in my heart and you
know what Il is" Col Theodore
Roosevelt said here today. when asked
if he had anything to say regarding
the unofficial convention of Republi-
cans at Saratoga. He referred to the
news regarding his son. Lieut.. Quen-
tin Roosevelt. reported dead in an
aerial combat in France.
I have had no conference with any
living man on the subject of politics.
l want none am not interested in
politics at this time. 1t is farthest
from my thoughts
Colonel Roosevelt returned to Oys-
ter Bay with Mrs. Roosevelt and their
daughter. Mrs. Richard Derby. He
asked that he be not disturbed again
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
ENDS BASEBALL?
Baker Rules Players Occupa-
ton Is NOnessentiaI.
Players Within Draft Ages
Must Work or Fight.

Washington, July 19.-Professional
baseball was held a nonessential oc-
cupation under the army work or
fight order today by Secretary Baker.
Il have decided that the work or
fight regulations include baseball, :"
said Mr.. Baker in announcing his de-
cision.
The secretary a1so expressed the
opinion that the draft regulations
should be changed so as to include all
persons engaged solely in entertaining
within the work or fight provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
SINK 3 SUBS TO / BUILT
Three Times Output Equaled in De-
struction of Some Months.

Paris, July 1--we are sinking
submarines ster than Germany can
build them,'' Georges S. Leygiues, the
French minister Of marine, declared in
an interview published here today.
During some months we DESTROYED
three times the output"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
SHOT WOMEN AND SELF
Pittsburg Man Believed to Have Used
Gun After Quarrel.

Pittsburg. Kan. July 19.-Mrs.
John Haigh of Radley is dead. her
daughter Lille, %. Is dangerously in
jured, and David Johnson, sweetheart
of the girl. 27, is in a l. spital here
and believed to he dying as the 'esult
of shooting il. the Haigh home
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
No arrest has been made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
SPANISH MINISTER SAFE

Athens, July 1e-The new Spanish
minister to Greece, Senior de Vega.
whu was aboard a Spanish ship tor
ped ed by an Austro-H Hungarian sub
marine. is safe. wireless messages re-
ceived here stated today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

Pvt. William A. Clark. St Louis.
Pvt. Joseph Danielson, Chicago.
Pvt. MCKINLEY Deaton, Barhersville, Ky.
Pvt Bert Gordon (no address1
Pvt Alton f. Muncey. Providence. r. L
Pvt John Taiask. Rochester, n. Y.
Pvt. Edmund NJ. Wilson. Pittsburgh.
Americans on Canadian List
Ottawa, July 19.-The following American
names appear in today's overseas casualty
list:
KILLED IN ACTION
t Campbell Conway, Ark Presumed to
have died.
r. A. Wilson. Kansas City. Mo,
W. Meddlen. Moundville- No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19
SUB SINKS BIG SHIP
Passengers and Crew of the British
Liner Carpa thia, Landed Safely.

London, July 19.-The British
steamer, Carpathia, of 1900 tons, has
been torpedoed and sunk, it was off,
cially announced today. Her passen-
gers and crew were landed.
The Carpathia was a steel screw
steamship of 1868 gross tons. She
was builtin 1908 at Newcastle. regis
tered at Liverpool and was owned by
the Cunard line.
The Carpathia was the vessel which
picked up the survivors from the giant
steamship. Titanic, when she struck
an iceberg and sank on her maiden
voyage several years ago She has
been in British admiralty service since
the war began.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

Washington, July 19.-
Thirty thousand Germans
have been captured in the
Franco-American drive, ac-
cording to official announce
ment here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

INSTEAD of sending troops to Rus
sia via the Pacific, America has de-
cided on the Berlin route
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

Washington, July 19.-WhiIe no an
nouncement of the capture of the city
of Soissons had reached the war de-
partment, Secretary Baker said today
that the fall of that city seems to be
indicated by dispatches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

Paris, July 19.-More than
one hundred guns have been cap
tured in the allied attack on the
Aisne-Marne front, according to
the Herald today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-19

Fair tonight and Saturday.
Warmer tonight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-18
TURN TO THE RIGHT
IN OTTAWA MAY 8

The Gayety theatre will present on
Wednesday evening, May Sth. Turn
to the Right" the famous comedy by
Winchell Smith and John Hazard,
which ran for solid year at the
Gaiety theatre, New York City Dur.
ing its New York run the universally
of its appeal was proven by the fact
that another company ran for nine
months in Chicago and a third one
fairly took Australia by storm The
Chicago company comes here.
The premier Of Turn to the Right
in New York was The most notable
FIRST night in the memory Of the old
est theatre-goers of that city and no
more instantaneous success was ever
scored on Broadway It conquered
both by tears and laughter, for al
though essentially an uproarous
comedy there are pathetic situations
in the absorbing story that the most
hardened amusement seeker cannot
resist
The story OF Turn to the Right
deals with the return Of Joe Basc0m
TO the home he had left seven years
before, the plight Of his gentle moth.
er and little sister who are about to
lose their home for lack of small
sum of money and their rescue from
the tolls Of the village sknnint by
two Of Joe's young pals-a burglar
and pickpocket, who later by hon
est efforts bring fortune to all Thru
out this story runs three romances
The play is in prologue and three
acts and the stage settings are OF
exceptional beauty,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-18
PARIS EATS MORE HORSES
Prices Rise From % 70 40 Cents for
Ordinary cuts-suppy From
British.

Paris.-A more extended sale OF
morse meat is counted upon by Jh- city
authorities to relieve the provisions
market. The sale of horse flesh FOR
many years has been considerable In
me poorer quarters of Paris. II has
increased considerably during the war.
Last year 43.SS4 horses were killed 1t
the Vanguard slaughter houses. the
increased supply of horse meat had no
depressing effect upon prices. however.
The British army is now The chief
source of supply More than 1900
Horses were received from that source
last wear, yet the prices went from the
equivalent of % cents pound 10 10
certs for ordinary cuts and from 10 to
90 cents pound for the choice.