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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
LUNCHEON FOR AMERICAN
 NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT

London, Dec. 27.-Forty American newspaper correspondents who are visiting London with President Will sons party were entertained at lunch con today by Lord Northcliffe at the Times office and at dinner tonight by the Newspaper ProprietorS' ASsocia- ton.
 The principal speeches delivered at the luncheon were by Baron Burn ham, Richard V. Oulahan of the New York Times, David Lawrence of the New York Evening Post, Herbert Swope of the New York World, Admi- ral Sims, commander of the American naval forces, Snd Rabbi Stephen $. Wise of New York.
 Lord Northcliffe in welcoming his guests said they would find absolutely no hostility to the United States in England. Momentary instances of ir- ritation had faded away, and in the same way he was certain some of the supposed differences about the com ing peace conference would disappear l in the capable hands the United States and Great Britain had placed them | Lord NorthcIiffe added that the Amer | ican journalists had seen the linC of welcome President Wilson had re. ceived in London, and that it wa: more than remarkable-that it wa: unprecedented.
 Baron Burnham, in extending cor. dial welcome to the guests, made strong plea for the abolition of al censorship. He said that if there haC
 been more real freedom of the pres and if secrets had been more fully re
 vealed, there would have been no war
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28

eign secretary, on peace problems. This was the fulfillmenu of the main purpose of the presidents pilgrimage to London.
 For three hours in the morning Pres ident sat with Lloyd George and the foreign minister before the open fire place in the presidents apartment in Buckingham Palace. Tne d secon meeting was in the cabiret room of the premier's residence in Downing street. The two sessions were broken by a luncheon at which MT. Lloyd George gathered a dozen leading Brit
 ish statesmen of the Conservative, Liberal and Labor par4eS.
 There was a picturesque incident after the luncheon when President Wilson unveiled a portrait Cf George Washington. presented 10 the premier'e residence by Lord AlbemIrfe. The interest of Londoners in Pres- ident Wilson continues high. Crowds
 outside the palace and in Downing street awaited his coming all day, not
 withstandiBc the rain, and cheered his every appearance. Each time they
 saw President Wilson they demanded a speech, but each time the president shook his head negatively. Tine newspape today were filled with tributes to President Wilson
 which undoubtedly have been tn, cause of a heightening in his per sonal popularity in London. lt is expected that another grea ] gathering will witness the progress O ! the president to the GuilJhall tomor { row to receive the address Of the lort l mayor.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
COPPER COMPANIES SUE
 TO RECOVER $3s4,000 TAXES

Boston, Dec. 27-Suits were begun in the federal court here today by ht- teen copper mining companies to re- cover a total of $3S4,oO0 which it is claimed the government Illegally as sessed as income taxes between the years 1913 and 1915.
 Attorney Charles A. Snow repre- sents all the plaintiffs and papers have been served on Internal Revenue Col lector Malley. The suits are the re- suits of differences bteween the gov ernment and officers of the corpora tions as to what is capital and what is income as atNlied to copper mines MT. Snow declared today that the cases would be taken to the United States supreme court for final de- termination of the question. It also is understood that the principle in volved will affect far larger sums which the government collected fol last year and the year before. The biggest suit is for s125,O0O, hlec OH behalf of the Calumet and HecI5 Mining company of this city. The
 cases will come up in the March tern of the federal court.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
TESTIFIED SOCIALISTS
 USED GERMAN CODE

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Disappearance of the German code letter" from the government exhibits in the trial of five socialist leaders charged with vio- lation of the espionage law was re- ported to Federal Judge Landis to- day.
 The letter was alleged to have been written by William F. Kruse, one of the defendants. to Private Arnold Schiller, one of the governments chief witnesses who testified of plans for sn underground railway to snuggle socialist draft evaders into Mexico. Schiller said that notation made by Kruse on the bottom of Sle 1ettar was in a German code used by socialists to oppose the selective service law.
 Kruse on the witness stand today denied making the notation on the let ter and said there was no truth in the story of the underground railway. He asserted he advised all socialists tc obey the laws. He said 65 per cent of socialists of drafe age claimed ex- emptiOn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
AMERICAN GUESTS AT
 THE STATE BANQUET

London, Dec 27-The American guests at the state banquet given to- night at Buckingham Palace were: President and Mrs. Wilson Admiral Grayson, Major General Riddle, Brig adler General Harts, the American ambassador and Mrs. Davis, Vice Ad- miral Sims J. Butler Wright, coun- selor of the American embassy and Edward Bell F. M. Grnthcer, R. E. Pennoyer ara E. c. Shoecraft, secre- taries of the American embassy; Da- vid R. Francis, American ambassador to Russia; R. B. Stevens of the Amer ican Shipping Board; Colonel Endi- colt of the American Red Cross; GVr- don Auchincloss, Miss Benham, secre- tary to Mrs. Wilson; Colonel S. L. H. Slccum, military attache of the Amer ican embassy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28

azE an1sndn1ent to the federal constith- tion," MT. LooTnis declared. The laws in regard to it, if adopted would be enforced in different degrees in GSS several states and the subject would be ever-ending force in both state and national elections. What amount of alcohol would make liquor 'intox- icating' and what constitutes "bever- age purposes would furnish large room for debate and inconsistent leg isiative action, which each state has the power under the proposed amendr nent to make"
 amendment never had been properly passed upon by congress, in that two- thirds of the membership of each house had not voted for it. He dis puted rulings of speakers of the house and presidents of the senate to the effect that two-thirds vote means two thirds Of those present or two- thirds Of a quorum The method to be pur- sued by congress in proposing an amendment to the constitution, he in- l sisted, is a mandatory, not a permis sive one.
 Speaking of the amendment, Everett ! P. Wheeler of New Haven said:
 When the constitution of the United l does not mean revolutionary changes The prohibition amendment proposes to subvert the American principle o1 local self government, Democrats anG federalists agreed that this was fun. damentaL We never should have hac the union without it. Experience migh1 show that prohibition did more harm than good. But this amendment woult deprive each state of the power tC change within it's own borders.
 Tt would make this change by tht vote of thirty -six states each casting one vote. Nevada has a population O. only 10S,736, yet it's vote would coun for as much as that of New York witt a population of over ten million. p; nuke ouch revolutionary change o1 such a vote is not democratic.
 Another constitutional objection tt the prohibition amendment is this: I did not pass either house of congress by the vote required by the constitu tion-"
 Simon F1exner was elected presi dent of the association and St. Loui was selected for next years meeting
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28

Paris, Dec. 27.-Prince Albert of Monaco has given to The Associated Press remarkable letter he has ad- dressed to former Emperor William which promises to rival the notable revelations made by Prince Lich- nowsky, German ambassador at Lon don at the outbreak of the war, and Dr. Meuhlon, the former Krupp di- rector
 many conversations with the ex- emperor on his war projects and also number of letters from the former German ruler to the prince. The let ters are addressed to the prince as My Dear Cousin, and are signed Your Highness' Devoted Friend, Cousin and Admirer, William, I. R." In his letter Prince Albert says:
 Tt was open to you to become the greatest figure of all time if you had directed your power to repairing the injustice weighing on Europe and given your high authority to the ideals of right, justice and peace to which 1 mankind is now eagerly turning. But, 1 instead, you maintained the brutal customs of a military monarchy until Germany, which could have won world 1 power based on civilization, has drag i ged you down in it's false ideas and | blind folly.''
 1 Recalling to the ex-emperor their
 conversations, the prince says:
 1 I was deeply impressed with the 1 talk 1 had with you when we inaugu-
 rated the observatory of Ledenbers. 1 When l condemned the mi1itarizing 1 of a people as stunting individual de-
 velopment you described to me the advantages of such a form of national education outside it's purely military 1 objects, because, as you said, it re- | lieved men from the heaviness of their bearing. This was your concep- tion of the principal end of a system l the application of which is terrifying the world. Today in the path of your armies are strewn the marks of this
 education, which betray your true end or your profound error
 Although you said to me one day that it was not your right to take 8
 certain action which would have con-
 served world peace, yet you told me
 on the yacht Meteor on June 28, 1914
 in learning of the assassination o, Archduke Ferdinand: Now I must d< 1 everything over again.
 History will recognize in these tw, manifestations of your conscience thu
 truth of your responsibility for de liberate war. In an interview I naC with you on the same yacht or tn, morning of the same day I noted cer tain points disclosing your real pur
 poses When I said to you that l be | lieved the majority of the French sup : ported the idea of a rapprochemen r with Germany, you answered me witl
 unusual emphasis: Yes but we mus
 hurry or else it will be too late an 3 other arrangements will be necessar : to establish the positions of the na l tions of Europe. Here are the Anglo g Saxons understanding their true inter
 ests and trying to group themselves = joint protection against the yello1 = races. Even this year President Vii S son and England have used diploma ti = language. They understand also tha r there is nothing to do with German
 than to accept her as she is a After thus quoting verbatim the em
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
EAGLE BOATS APPROVED
 BY NAVY CONSTRUCTORS

Washington, Dec. 27.-Trials of the Eagle boats have convinced navy con- slructors that the little craft turned out by the Ford plant at Detroit to fight submarines are worthy of taking their place as permanent units of the fleet. It was learned today that off, cial reports to the navy department giving full details of the trials show that in speed seaworthiness and ma noeuvering ability the new boats ex- ceed all contract requirements
 An average sustained speed of 18.3 knots was made by the boat used by the navy experts in their tests. The vessel showed no signs of ''buckling; under this gait, or when the speed was forced still higher for short pe- ridds.
 Final proof of sea-going qualities were received when three Eagles, re- gently sent through the Welland Ca nal into the Atlantic, arrived at their destination on the coast after passing through two gales of unusual sever ity. The crews reported that the boats had been more comfortable than cer- tain types of destroyers and eXamina- ton showed that the hulls had not strained at any point
 1 It already has been announced that most of the Eagles completed under the war contract will be utilized as gunboats.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
SOME PHASES OF FEDERAL
 CONTROL OF RAILROADS

Concord, N. H. Dec. 27.-Some phases of federal control of railways are touched upon in the annual report of the New Hampshire public service commission made public today.
 If consolidation and unifcation of railroads is desirable for the sake of economy" the commission asks, 'why cannot this be done under private ownership with proper government regulation?
 "Do the farmers wish to have the statute requiring the railroads under certain conditions to maintain farm crossings annulled? Do the property owners wish to surrender their statu- tory right to call upon the railroads to pay damages. caused by fires from their locomotives? Does the state wish to be deprived of the right to re- quire suitable train service to req sonably accommodate the public?
 These and many similar questions, :" says the commission, "are strictly To- cal and should be handled by the states in which they arise"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
SUIT AGAINST ALIEN
 PROPERTY CUSTODIAN

New York Dec. 27.-The American Exchange National Bank brought an injunction suit in federal court here today to restrain A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property custodian, and John Simon, depositor. from further ef- forts to withdraw a deposit of $S5S,- S30 until the ownership of the money has been determined.
 According to the banks petition, Mir. Palmer claims that while the fund was deposited by Simon in June, 1914, it was being held "on behalf of and for the, benefit of Dr. Heinrich F. l Albert, former "paymaster" of German agents in the United States. Simon claims that he is an American citibzen and that the fund on deposit is his own and not Dr. Alberts.
 The bank, in it's petition asks the court to take charge of the deposit during the litigation atd to release it from responsibility.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28

Of impending danger to the national security and not "at any time during the existence of a mere technical state of war" declared Charles E. Hughes, counsel for the Commercial Cable and Commercial Pacific Cable companies, in federal court here to- day.
 MT. Hughes made this contention while arguing before Judge Hand on the motion of the United States gov ernment to dismiss the bill of com plaint in an injunction suit brought by the two companies to enjoin Post master General Burleson and New comb Carlton from merging their lines ] under federal control with those of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany, of which Carlton is head. At one point, in reply to question of Judge Hand as to whether ''the se- I cErity of defense of the nation does not depend on achievement of the ob- jects for which the war was fought" ard not on the mere termination of | fighting, MT. Hughes said:
 T think what may be achieved, in the sense of the final results of the var, will probably not be determined during our lifetime. I think that con- gress had no reference to the national security in the sense of the absolute establishment of some conditions Congress had in mind an actual state of applied force.
 Tt was not danger in the sense Qi a nebulous regard for possible policiee which could not be vindicated and carried through by force, that con- gress had in mind It was an actua, state of applied force"
 Previously counsel for the govern ment, who contended that the United States is the vital defendant and cam rot be made party to the suit, had challenged that part of the bill O. complaint in which it is asserted that
 seizure of said cables on the ground that they were or are necessary fol the national security or defense, was and is a mere pretext without sub stance or basis in fact" This i'm puted deception to the president, de- clared Edward F. McC1ennon, specia assistant to Attorney General Greg ory,
 Tt intimates that the mental opera
 tions of the president were not as h, stated them" he said. flor in hi
 proclamation it was distinctly 5patet
 that it was for the national securit! and defense. The only first hand evi
 dence as to the operations of the pres
 idents mind could be obtained b. having the president take the witnes l stand him self D
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
THOUSANDS OF ARMENiANS
 ARE STARVING IN PERSIA

New York, Dec. N.-Thousands of Armenians are destitute and starving throughout Persia and hundreds of thousands of dollars monthly are needed to provide for them, according to cable messages from representa- tvies of the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, made public by the organization here to- night.
 In all parts of the Caucasus terri tory, the messages said, conditions are ritiable, while at Mosul there are 10,- 600 women and children refugees from Turkey. The reports said there are 30,O00 destitute at Tabriz where 1000 1000 Christian refugees need imme- diate aid. At Sojbulal1, it was report ed, 10000 Kurds are sarving. The famine conditions will prevail until the next harvest except for outside relief
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28

peror's language, Prince Albert adds:
 You afterward talked at length to convince me you had no bad senti- ment toward France or anyone, aud you remarked to me that you might have fallen upon Russia when she waS ruined by her war with Japan and upon France when 300, 000 French so1- diers were in hospitals When I an- swered you that Frances pacific iI1- tentions were shown by the tendency to reduce her military forces, you mad nothing more to Say.''
 The prince then relates a sensational conversation in which the emperor, pointing to a British squadron visiting Kiel, foresaw the coming of war. The transformation of your mental- 1 ity became evident to me in June, 1914, 1 when upon the deck of the Hohenzol- l Tern at Kiel you said to me with irri- ! tation as you saw the English squad
 ron come to salute you: If they oblige me to make war the world will sea what it has never known before
 Your mind seemed touched with l last gleam of foresight as these fero-
 cious views took form Perhaps you | still wished to resist the monsrous obsession of those demanding war, for
 you added: Upon those ships where English officers are about to laugh
 and dance with our young women they
 seem very far from dreaming of ma l ing war"
 1 Prince Albert then relates numerous l conversations when the Russian em- peror proposed an international court
 at The Hague. "You disclosed to me one day your real thoughts upon this noble movement in remarking to me
 with a smile that you were happy to participate in the czar's conference, | 1,IIt 5id co f,xyo S<l,
 gates the most vigorous German gen.
 erals" Prince gA1bert's letter contin-
 ues: T recall also that when I asked | your support for the first international
 marine congress you referred me to
 Admiral Won TirpitZ, for whom the soul
 of the sailor will never have any re-
 spect."
 The prince gives a conversation with
 the German crown prince as showing
 his attitude toward The Hague tri-
 bunal: Talking with the crown prince at his Kreuth residence in Bavaria, I complimented you on offering to settle } the Casablanca affair before The
 Hague tribunal. The heir to the inn ) perial throne answered me that the . chancellor had made a mistake in ac- cepting that arrangement, because, : said the crown prince, the French are } right in that affair, but a powerful state should never avoid war even when it is in the wrong, under penalty of losing it's prestige"
 . In another talk with Emperor Viii : liam, the prince says, the emperor re- l marked that he held the Russian czar [ in his hands. In this connection ] Prince Albert writes: Tn the series ? of crimes for which Germany must . bear responsibility there is, one which : will revolt humanity for all times = Nicholas II was incapable of lying or n betraying his allies. He wished to per- v form his duties not agreeing witi your wishes, although you told me yor c held him in your hands. Nicholas t eluded your suggestions, but was as- y sassinated by your Bo1shevik accom-
 iplices without your intervening ts = save him"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
WILSON'S DECLINE TO MAKE
 SIDE TRIPS IN ENGLAND

London. Dec. 27.-In declining ah in- vitation of the mayor of Northampton 10 visit that town, President Wilson wrote.
 1T would, If could. come to North ampton. not only with pleasure, but with the feeling that I was making a plous pilgrimage to that particular part of England most directly asso- ciated with the great manor of Wash fngtOn, but would not be entitled to do homage there if l did not act as suppose General Washington would nct. and do nothing which took me away from the special duties which brought me acrUs the water.
 My visit to Great Britain must be very brief. The only place I can take time to- visit is my mothers birth place. which. understand, can visit without interfering with the special objects of my errand."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
ARGUMENT AGAINST FEDERAL
 PROHIBITION AMENDMENT

Baltimore. Md. Dec. 27..In an ad- dress upon the legal and coDstitu- tional aspects of the proposed prohi- Eition amendns~1S< to the federal con- stitution now before the states for ac- tion, Seymour c. Loomis of New Ha- ven, Conn, secretary of the social and economic science section of the Ameri- can Association for the Advancement of Science, argued against the ratifi- cation of the smendmtnt at today's meeting of the association here.
 The fundamental objection to the amendment, he contehded, is that it proposes to put into the constitution matter of police regulation when that document ought to be. and so far has been, he said. limited to a state ment of the basic principles of rep reSentative government.
 "The liquor question would not be settled by adopting this proposed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
GERMAN GOVERNMENT
 PATTERNED ON THE U. S.?

Geneva, Dec. 27 Reports received from Germany indicate that the present government there is to constitute a federal republic on virtu- ally the same plan as the United States. There would be a congress composed of two chambers, a volkhaus or popular chamber, which would be the chamber of representatives, and a stadtenhaus, or chamber of states, which would take the part of a senate. The president would be elected by the people and would not be responsible before congress. The border states would be completed modified the priv ileges of the nobility abolished and Germany would annex German Aus tria
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
$500, 900 FOR FEDERAL
 GRAIN CORPORATION

Washington. Dec. 27.--An appropri- ation of at least $500, ,O0o, 900 for the food administrators grain corpora tion, which will be charged with car rying out the government peace guar antee fo rthe 1919 crop, yill ke provid- ed in a bill to be introduced in con- gress early next month. Chairman Lever. of the house agricultural com mittee, said tonight thac an efferot would be made to have the measure brought up in the house at an early date.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
BRINGS SUIT FOR s1,527
 AGAINST HER FATHER-IN-L LAW

Bridgeport, Dec. T.-Helen Hill Weed. daughter of the late Congress- man E. J. Hill. filed suit for $1,527 in superior court. this city, today. In 1913, Mrs. Weed says she was about to sue Walter Harvey Weed for di- .yorce. Samuel R. Weed, her hus- bands father. agreed to pay a sum if she held out the divorce complaint the name of a certain woman and did pay $500. She sues for the balance.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
THREE HOUR CONFERENCE
 WITH LLOYD GEORGE

London. Dec 2T.-The environment of President Wilson's second day in England was quieter thar that of the first day.
 Today, however, chiefly was a work Ing day with the president. Five hours were taken up by two conferences with David Lloyd George. the British prime minister, and Arthur J. Balfour, for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-28
HOW QUEEN MARY AND
 MRS. WILSON WERE GOWNED Q

London Dec. H.-Queen Mary wore a cream colored gown of silk with a long train and a tiara of diamonds and many other jewels. Mrs. Wilson's dress was black with spangies and was made at the White House. She wore very few jewels.
 The military and naval officers were in service uniforms and wore their swords. The ambassadors were in fun ambassadorial uniform. Presi- dent Wilson and Ambassador Davis wore the usual formal American eve ming clothes. The British civilian guests wore court dress and the in- signia of many orders.