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New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
China Begins Transport
OF Troops to France
Military Mission to Place Big
Munition Contracts in
America
[Sfuf Co1Yespondencel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-An tficial
dispatch from Peking to-day states that
the transportation of Chinese troops to
France has begun. Arrangements for
the dispatch OF the soldiers were con-
cluded by a Chino-French commission,
and it is understood that the Peking
government. upon the request of Gen
eral Tuan Chijui. allocated Boxer in
demnity funds for the purpose.
China already has in France more
than 100000 nationals employed on
military works behind the French lines.
but the contingcnts of Chinese troops
now on the way are actual fighting
men. according to the dispatch. The
number of Chinese troops already en-
barked was announced in the dispatch.
hut was withheld here for military
reasons.
The Chinese military mission in tho
United States will return to Washing
ton to morrow. and will formally re :
ceive the delivery Of S2,Oo0.0O0 worth
OF guns and other war material con-
tractcd for several yea~s ago. and
which have just been completed. II is
understood that the Chinese govern
ment will place contracts here for MANY
more millions of dollars worth Of v,.r
supplies.
The guns. munitions and other ma
terals will be shipped to China. md
not to the Chinese base in France il
was learned to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

John Reed, writer and socialist, who
is under Indictment with Max Eastman
and several other members Of the staff
Of "Thc Masses" for alleged violation
OF the espionage act, has been appoint
cd Russian consul general tofNcw York
by the Bolshevik government.
Max Eastman, editor Of "The Masses
until that publication WAS suspended
after the Indictment of its staff on No
vember 10 last by a Federal grand jury,
yesterday verified q news dispatch from
London, announcing the dismissal Of
Michael M. Oustinofr and the appoint
ment of Mr.. Reed.
Mr.. Eastman said that he had re-
ceived message from Mr.. Reed telling
of the Forthcoming appointment Mr.
Oustlnoff has been consul general here
for five years. He was first appointed
by the Cars government and was con-
tlnued IN office after the United States
government officially recognized the
Provisional Government of Russia.
appointment Expected Here
"Wc had been expecting an announce
mcnt of some official recognition for
MI. Reed" said Mr.. Eastman. "He wen.
TO Russia last August, and carried with
him messages from the Socialists or
America to the Russian Socialists.
He was closely identified with every
move made by the Bolsheviki in the
revolution, and entered the Winter
Palace in Pctrograd with the first Boil
shevlk troops and sat in the first ALI
Russian Assembly of Sovicts.
MIR. Reed went TO Russia for .rhe
Masses, and it is delightful irony that
he should be sent back to the citv
where he is under Indictment under
the espionage act"
The latest word received from Mr..
heed by his associates was a cable
gram to Mr. Eastman a week ago. Mr..
Reed was then in Petrograd. and said
mat he expected to leave for Americn
about February I. When he arrives
he probably will find Mr.. Oustinoff still
sctlng az consul under the Kerensky
government that. was recognized bv
the American government.
MIR. Oustinoff Holds On
Mr.. OustinoF. through his secretary
issued the following statement from
TIE Consul Generals Office, 55 Broad
way, soon after the announcement of
Mr.. Reeds appointment was received
here:
eve have not received any official
.Hformation regarding any action on
the part OF the Bolsheviki relating to
TINS office. 1t must be remembered
mat the Bolsheviki have not been Of
iicially recognized By the United States
government: That being the case, we
do not believe the American Govern.
ment would recognize anybody the Bol.
sheviki might appoint as Russian Con.
, sui General here.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Revolutionists Form Gov
ernment, Following Sciz-
ure Of Helsingfors
General Strike Is On
Workers Join With Rcd
Guard-Covcrnment in
Control in North

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 3o.--The Finnish
revolutionists have formed govern
ment under the presidency Of Kulerwo
Manner, with M. Sirold as Minister Of
Foreign Affairs and 0. Tokoi, the for
mer Premier, as Minister Of Food Sup
plies, according to telegram from
Hclsingfors dated Tuesday. The mem
bers of the Finnish Senate were not
molested by the revolutionists. Monday
night in Helsingfors was calm and the
Russian soldiers were passive. Niborg
also was reported to be quiet.
The Finnish government has notified
Sweden that it cannot be responsible
for the lives Of Swedish subjects, of
whom there are about 100000 in Fin
land. All members of the government.
including the former Senator'S, are re-
ported safe. Reports from Uclsingfors
are contradictory, but they indicate
that the rumor that the Swedish Minis
ter had Hed is incorrect.
All of Southern Finland as far as
Tammerfords is reported to be in the
hands of the Red Guards, but the gov
crnment troops have vanquished the
Red Guards at various places in North
ern Finland. They have disarmed 5000
Russians at Jacobstadt, Vars and near
by places and captured twenty machine
guns. They are now marching south
ward.
The general strike continues at Hell
singfors and the Socialists are reported
TO have made common cause with the
revolutionists. The Socialists have is
sued proclamation accusing the gov
crnment Of attempting to organize al
armed force to crush the Finnish pro-
letariat
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Move to Dismiss
Rintelen Charges
Denied by Court
Counsel Calls Defendant
More of a Pacifist Than
Plot Master

Motions for the dismissal Of the III
dlctments charging Franz Rntelen and
fifteen other Germans with conspirinc
to blow up the British steamship Kirk
oswald we're denied yesterday by Fed
eral Judge Harland 3. Howe. Counsel
Tor the accused men, headed by George
Gordon Battle, had argued that insult
iicient evidence to warrant conviction
had been offered. Furthermore, they
argued, the United States Court for the
Southern District OF New York lacked
jurisdiction in the case because the
bombs which the government asserts
were put aboard the Kirkoswald were
placed, { at ALL while the vessel lay
at her dock i'll Brooklyn, in the East
ern Federal District.
"ln my mind there is no question AS
to the jurisdiction Of this court" said
Judge Howe. at may act co0rdinatc!y
with the court for the Eastern Dis
trict. The statute clearly states that
SO Tar rs the waters OF the two dis
trlcts arc concerned coordinate jur.s-
diction is vested. construe the Ian
guagc Of the statute to mean that this
jurisdiction applies in criminal as we'll
as IN civil matters"
Mr. battle, arguing for dismissal Of
the indictment against Rintelen, de-
clared the alleged plot master was more
OF a pacitst than conniving conspira-
tor when he came to this country IN
April, 1915.
The conspiracy charged in this in
dlctment was hatched, according to The
government, long before Rintelen's ar.
rival hcrc," he declared Testimony
shows that meetings held by the other
so-called conspirators in the Labo.
Lyceum in Brooklyn were during
March, 1915. also before his arrival
Ihe testimony Of Mr.. Piochman, Of the
transatlantic Trust Company, show.
Rlntelen did not open his account there
until April 7. Yet the $4,000 check
which DR.. Walter p. Scheelc is said
to have shown one Of the governments
witnesses and which, it IS claimed was
used in furthering this conspiracy WAS
dated in March.
The testimony of John J. Hammond
advertising expert. shows that R,r.
telehs purpose in America WAS simn;y
TO promote friendly commercial rela
tions with Germany. The desire he cy.
pressed to get supplies through the
Englsh lines was perfectly leeitimatr
". L. II. Wemple, representino the
dcfendants Captain Otto Wolpcrt. ksr,
Won hleist and Bonford Boriface. askec
.he court to instruct the jury to bring
IN verdict of not guilty in the case
OF his clients. This was denied Joh,
d. Cunecn stated he would rest the ca.
OF ms client, Ernst Becker. which !,
equivalent to stating THAI Becker viii
not take the stand in his own behalf
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Merchants Discuss
Boycott on Germany
Action on Chamber Of Com
merce Proposal To Be
Taken Tomorrow

The Merchants Association OF New
ork met yesterday and discussed the
National Chamber OF Commences pro-
posal to threaten Germany with boy
colt at the end of the war unless she
abandons militarsm, but decided to
leave decision in the matter with the
executive committee of the assocja
ton. The committee will recommend
elther the endorsement or tabling Of
the resolution tomorrow afternoon
when the board Of directors meet.
he discussion over the proposal YES
ttcrday was spirited. II. B. Fernald OBJ
lected to the measure on the ground
Wat IT was pessimistic and insinuated
that America expected the war TO
end before militarism was crushed !
+. Eastman. OF the other hand. as
serted that the resolution was neither
punitive nor vindictivc, but was q
valuable weapon to place in the hands
OF the government in inforcinr demo
cratic peace
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Kaiser in F avor of
Peace by Agreement,
Says Prof. Delbrueck

ROTTERDAM, Jan. 30. -- Emperor
William is in sympathy with the move
ment for peace by agreement, accordlns
10 Professor Hans Delbrucck, OF the
University Of Berlin. as quoted IN an
1nterview with the "Nieuwe Rotter-
Jamsche Courant's' Berlin CORE
sponden.. ,,e :.
Professor Delbrueck, who him ELF is
a peace by agreement advocate. SAD tne
warning nations Were now divided INTO
Two camps. the first comprising those
,-ho. like Premier Lloyd George in Eng
i..nd and Admiral Won Tlrpitz IN Ger,
man. wanted fight to a finish, and
ne second consisting Of those who. llke
Emperor William. the German govern
ment, the Reichsta. ma iorlty and the
great majority Of the people, We're
working for negotiated peace.
Germany, declared Professor Del
hrueck, has no thought OF infringing
Npon the integrity CT sovereignty OF
Belgium, and he regretted that Cnancel-
lor Won Iertling in his Reichstag
speech did not say so more definitely
Nothing was further from the Chancel--
lor's intention than the carrying out OF
t. policy of force, IN Professor Del
hrueck's view. and the masses OF the
people we're behind him. The professor
thought the fear that Admiral Won 1lr-
nitz might get the power to shape
;hings as he desired was quite IN
founded.
Professor Delbruesh pointed to the
furious attacks by the Germans
upon the mperor-something hitherto
unheard of in Germany--as sotilclent
yroof of the Emperor's sympathy with
n peace by agreement
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Slavs Abroad Send
Appeal TO Trotzky
Tell Him They Are Misrepre-
sented, and Denounce Deal
ings With Autocracy
[Stof Io1y.espondence1

WASHINGTON, Jan. So.-The Serb
IAN Press Bureau made the following
announcement to-day:
"Thc yugoslav committee in London
has telegraphcd to Mr.. 'rrotzky, Rus
sian Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to
deny the title of the Austro HUNGARIAN
delegates at Brcst- -Litovsk to represent
the Serbs. Croats and Slovencs of Aus
trla- Hungary. The telegram sets forth
the true nature of Austrian and Hun
garian constitutional rule, points out
that under it the southern Slav popu
lation Of the IIapsburg monarchy is
"llfully split up into eleven distinct
admlnistrations. declares that the
southern Slavs desire once for all to
be freed from an atrocious dcspotism
and to be united in democratic free
dom with the people of Serbia and
Montenegro.
Remember this when YOU seek to
negotiate a democratic peace with the
delegates of governments who arc the
last remaining champions of autocracy.
tyranny and militarism, you who until
yesterday were yourself outlawcd bv
an autOcratic Czar'n
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Grand Jury Again
Hears Thompson
Author of Charge u. S. Sho,
ID Spies Refuses to Saw
Why He Was Called

c. s. Thompson, founder of IL.
American Defence Society and uror,
ncnt in its affairs until his rcsiyn.,;o.
4 few days ago following his be;,,
summoned before the Federal Grand
Jury as result Of statements n,do l..
him, appeared for the second time ,o.
tcrday before that body.
What explanations Mr.. Thomn.on
made, either IN support or retr.c,;o"
Of has public allegation that two s.1,ns
containing 100000 rounds Of amynnn;.
ton for Germany had cleared from ~.
port and that fourteen German ao'' sn;as ra.s
had been shot in the United Ststos
since tho beginning Of the war vas va
stated. John c. Knox. Assistant Inites
States District Attorney. who bromsb. f.
Mr. Thompson before the grand ;srr
said. however. that. although Mr.
Thompson had finished his testimony
he purposcd to continue his inYestira.
ton.
Mr.. Thompson. after lcaviny IN.
grand jury room. said he preferred IN
make no statement and 10 have nothinv
further TO say at the present time.
When asked last night whether =.
had advised Mr.. Thompson 10 have
nothing further to say in the matter
Mr.. Knox said that he had done 80
only in a general way; that in reality
Mr.. Thompson was perfectly free
agent, and. in fact. he understood that
he WIS contemplating making public
another letter to Senator Chamberlain
explaining the first letter.
The letter TO which Mr.. Knox r.
fcrred will be completed today. Mr..
Thompson said last night. There are
one or two points | wish 10 elaborate
on" he said. CAS- soon as it is ready
! will make public a copy, and think
it viii clear up the situation Materially
81 might add" continued Mr.. Thomp-
son. that my position in the entire
matter mas never been made very clear
] haven't the slightest desire TO hamper
or interfere in any way with the gov.
crnment, and not even my detracto.s
have 80 much as thought to suggest
tha There is a remote possibility o.
my patriotism being questioned. ] pre-
fer to think that the trouble has arisen
through Misunderstanding and som.
misinfOrmstion'
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Washington Believes
Berlin "Frames.Up"
Reports of Strikes
staff Correspondence


WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Just why
tho German government is permitting
the Socialist paper "Vorwaerts" to
print the ultimatum of the Berlin
strikers amazes officials here. The
news of their demands tonight, aston
ishing as it is, is absolutely in line
with the information which has been
allowed to come out of Germany-in
fact has almost been pushed out Of
Gcrmany-with at least the consent Of
the government.
1t is the opinion in Entente circles,
and Of some American officials, that
tthe news about dissatisfaction inside
81 Germany is really nothing but prop
uganda, beiLg fed out to Great false
nope among the peoples Of the Allies
mat peace Is coming through a Ger
man collapse with a view TO slow;np
down, If not breaking down, war prep
arations against Germany.
1t is feared by some Entente Sinlo-
mats, who cannot, of course, be quoted
that this sort of propaganda is very
dangerous in the United States. since
there are some officials in the Admins
'ra'ion who viii be only too glad to
accept 1t at its full face value.
II 'he information now coming out of
Hefmany IS true, which they are CON
nucht lt is not, IN view of the fact that
IL Is hnown here just how rigid is the
control of the German press NV 49,,
German censorship. there will be many
surprised and delighted officials and
diplomats in Washington.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Bulgaria Hides
Annexation Aim
Berlin Paper Says That, De-
spite Official Statements,
Purpose Is Conquest
Tjie NeW York. Tribune
Ln.Dinl PrDss RuIr1nu

In spite Of the ofiria! statements Of
the Bulgarian government that Bull
garia demands no anneYations, Bulgaria
will insist upon the annexation Of Do
brudja and Macedonia to the Kingdom
Of Bulgaria, according to the "Nos-
sische Zeitung," Of Berlin.
"Bulgaria's war aim writes the
"Nossische Zeitung," "can be expressed
in the following:
"The creation OF Bulgarian state
that would embrace, in addition to the
present Kingdom Of Bulgaria, Mace
donia and Dobrudja. AS to Macedonia,
the question is very simple; Macedonia
had been wrested by Bulgaria from
Turkey during the first Balkan war;
during the second Balkan war Serbia
stole that province from Bulgaria."
And because the Austro- Hungarian
armies succeeded i'll capturing Mace
donia from Serbia, the "Vossische lei
tung' declares Bulgaria is entitled to
that province, especially because con
siderable part Of its population is Bull
garian.
AS to Dobrudja, even the "Vossische
Zeitung,' which is pan German organ,
finds it difficult to justify its occupation
by Bulargia. II admits that ethnologi
cally Bulgaria has no right to Do
lrudja, as that province is inhabited
mainly By Rumanians. Turks, Arme-
mans, Greeks and Russians. Only an
insignificant portion OF its population
! is Bulgarian.
Nevertheless, the "vossische lei
tung" agrees with the Bulgarians in
that Rumanan Dobrudja ought to be
ceded to Bulgaria as reward for her
cooperation with the Central Powers.
The pan-German organ is outspoken in
its praise of the Bulgarian leaders. who
are promising that Rumania would be
granted an outlet 20 the sea by the
neutralization of Costanza. the prin-
clpal port in Dobrudja, which had been
Nrested from Rumania during the Aus.
tro-German drive Of 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Films Ask Sueden
For Help; Interference
improbable, Is Report

LONDON, Jan. 30.--A Stockholm
dispatch TO the "Times" says the Fin
nish government sent a representative
to Sweden with I'll appeal for military
help against the revolutionists. SO
lar as is possible to foresee, the dis
patch says, Sweden will not grant the
request.
King Gustavc who is at Soania
Sweden, had decided to return to Stock
holm Oil account Of the state Of affairs
III Finland.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen says that, according
to press reports. the Swedish autbori-
ties have closed the Swedish Finnish
frontier in order to prevent the Red
Guard from obtaining weapons.
A Reuter- dispatch from Stockholm
says the government has taken meas
urcs for the immediate dispatch of
ships to Finland to bring the Swedcs
resident i'll that country back to
Sweden.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31

The leaders mentioned in yesterdays
news dispatches as heading the work
ers' organization formed in Berlin are
ure is that the Majority and Minority
Socialists, split since the early days
of the war, have united for the general
strike. and apparently are represented
about equally on the workers council.
OF the six mentioned as heading the
workers, three -Scheiticmann. Ebert
and Braun-arc official. or Majority,
Socialists; and three-Haase. Lede-
bour and Dittman-M Minority Socialists.
The two most famous Minority So
cialist leaders, Karl Lebknecht (son
of a man more prominent among Soci-
alists. the late Wilhelm Liebknecht), y,
and Rosa Luxembourg, have been in
German prisons since just after the
beginning of the war.
The Minority Socialists arc those
who refused TO support the German
governments war measures, following
the Socialist tenet generally recognized
UcIOIe tuc Wal tidV tlc piOlSVnA ia Va
every nation should offer combined
front to the so-called capitalists, or
propertied classes. The Majority So
cialists broke with this tenet on the
ground that national patriotism should
override intentional class interests in
a crisis.
Scheidemann's Career
PHILIPP SCHEIDEMANN was born in
Cassel on July %, 1866. He was trained
as a book printer in trade schools, and
at the are OF eighteen became men,
Der of the Social Democratic party and
OF the Book Printers Union. In 1895
he became the editor of the "Mittel
deutsche Sonntag Zeitung," of Giessen.
Since then he has been editor of sew
eral other papers. He has been a
member Of the Reichstag since 1908.
He is now the recognized leader Of
the Majority Socialists. Scheidemann
played prominent part in trying to
bring about international peace confer
ences at Stockholm. These conferences
we're denounced in Entente countries as
pro German manGuvrcs. He also be-
came q factor in the negotiations be-
tween Germany and the Bolsheviki.
In 1919 he made q speaking tour Of
the United States. He denounced the
Industrial Workers Of the World and
said the innovations in society urged by
the Socialists should be brought about
New-York tribune., 1918-01-31
Bolsheviki Name John Reed:
Indicted Writer, Consul Here
Former Member of Staff Of Suppressed Masses Bound
Home From Russia-Max Eastman Announces
New Magazine, The Librator

"Thc American government, on the
other hand, did recognize the Prov'-
sional Government, and We are oper-
ating our Offices here under that off,
cial recognition. Later, when the Pro-
visional Government WAS succeeded ny
the Bolsheviki. we continued our ser
vice here as though nothing had hap
pened. and are still doing So"
John Reed has been an active Socia'-
ist since he was graduated from Har-
ward, several years ago-~so active. in
fact. that he was gent to jail along
with several 7. w. w. leaders in the
Paterson, n. j., strike Of silk workers..
MIR. Reed Twenty-seven Years Old
lie is twenty-seven years old the
son Of the former United States Mar
shall in Portland. Ore, and in the sev-
eral years nc has been engaged in
newspaper and magazine work he has
been associated with the "American"
and metropolitan" magazines. "Thc
Evening Mail" and "rhe Masses"
He was with Villa in Mexico and
narrowly escaped with his life in scv-
eral battles. When the world war
broke out he visited all Of the battle
fronts az correspondent for maya
in Russia. While in German trench
he was reported TO have sprayed a ma
chine gun on the French lines. and has
not been permitted by the French gov
ernment to visit France since then
He was arrested in Russia in June.
1916. for entering the war zone with
out permission. He later returned to
this country and remained here until
just before the Bolshevik revolution.
New Magazine Announced
The announcement Of Mr.. Reeds
new post also brough. forth the further
statement from Mr.. Eastman that a
new magazine is to be published along
somewhat the same lines as "Thc
Masses" The publication will be
called "The Liberator," and will have
the same staff as "Thc Masses" with
Max Eastman editor, his sister. Crystal
Eastman. managing editor. and Floyd
Dell, secretary. 1t will also have the
same staff OF contributors, including
the stan members who are to be.tried
next March on the charge Of violating
the espionage act. "The Liberatorv
Lincoln's Birthday. and will publish
the articles Mr.. Reed went to Russia
to write for "The Masses"
Mr.. Eastman said that Mr.. Reed was
indicted by the Federal grand jury as
a member OF the staff Of "The Masses,
primarily because the magazine
strenuously disagreed with the govern
ment owing to its failure to indorse
the Russian peace terms
Will Uphold Bolsheviki
In a statement regarding the policies
Of "The Liberator," Mr.. Eastman virtu-
ally announced that the new publica
ton will continue to uphold the Boil
sherih war or peace terms.
The Liberator" will indorse the war
aims outlined by the Russian people
and cIpounded by President wilson
a peace without forciblc annexations
without punitive indemnities. will, free
development and determination fol
. all peoples" tile preliminary announce.
mcrt Of the issuance of the magazine
reads.