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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Incomplete Returns Show
$24,3O7,825 Raised in
N. Y. City Alone
Premier Lloyd George
Praises Organization
Thousands of Workers to
Make Collections To-day;
Drive Ends Tomorrow


The nation completed yesterday the
S1oo,oOo,oo0 funds sought by the Amer
lean Red Cross, and the city passed it's
quota of one quarter of the amount,
with the end of the weeks campaign
still orty-eight hours away Complete
reports for the city were not made
yesterday, but, on the incomplete re-
turns, the Official count was $24,307,-
8l5, and confidence was expressed that
New York was we'll above its quota.
The exact amount will not be known
until tomorrow evening, when the
workers hold their last meeting in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
G. M. Dahl, chairman of the commit
tee for the Atlantic Division, compris-
ing the states of New York, excluding
this city, New Jersey and Connecticut,
announced that the total gifts to the
Atlantic Division Fund, outside New
York City, amounted to $12,721 ,2O3.
Sixty-one of the 219 chapters in the
division, he said, had gone over the
top, Buffalo exceeding it's quota by
more than a million dollars, and New
Haven by $4,000. The total for New
York State, outside of New York City,
is reported as $6,439 ,233. That for New
Jersey is $3,7o7,o25, and Connecticut,
$2,574,945. -
Henry P. Dawson, chairman of the
War Council of the American Red
Cross, yesterday announced the receipt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Special Session Proposal
Abandoned When They
Reject Time Limit Plan
Democrats Prepare
To Frame Legislation
Differences Develop After
Series of Conferences
With President

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Prospects
for postponement of revenue legis-
lation and an early adjournment of
Congress again appeared to have van
ished tonight when Democratic and
Republican leaders in Congress failed
to agree cn programme presented by
President Wilson for special session
after the November elections.
The Republicans, according to Ad-
ministration spokesmen. blocked the
proposal by refusing to give assur-
ance that bill along lines proposed
by the President would be passed with
in definite time. Tonight Demo-
cratic leaders prepared to go ahead
with the framing of bill.
The revenue situation has been con-
siderably muddled for several days.
At one time yesterday it appeared GER
tain Congress would go ahead with the
legislation before adjournment at the
insistence of Secretary McAdoo, but
the President evolved the plan for an
extra session, and up until late to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Mexican Break With Cuba Aimed at u. S.:
M0De in German Plot to Force Border Wa
Gregory Urges Care in
Invoking Sedition Act

WASHINGTON, May s5.-At.
to7ney General Gregory" to-day is.
sued these Instructions under which
the se1o sedition law is to be en-.
forced by district attorneys:
"The prompt and aggressive en-
forcement of this act is of the high
est Importance in suppressing dis
loyal utterances and preventing
preach of peace. 1t is lso<ofygreat
Importance that this statute BE ad-
ministered with discretion. 1t should
net be permitted to become the me-
dium whereby efforts are made to-
suppress hancst, legitimate criti-
cism of tho edministration. or dis
cussion of govcfnment policies; nor
should it be permitted to become
medium for personal feuds or perse-
cution. Theywide scope of the act
and powers conferred, increase the
importance of discretion in admin
isterings it. Protection of loyal per
sons from unjust suspicion and pros
ecut1on is quite as important as the
suppression of actual dislcyalty.
All cases which clearly violate
this law should be promptly and
vigorously prosecuted, but care
should be exercised to avoid uniusti-
fled arrests and prosecution"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

obligations growing out Of it have
forced US to limit our exports"
The effect of Mexico possibly cutting
off its exports of peas, beans and Pc
troleum to Cuba, Mr. Montalvo said,
would not be serious. The gravity Of
the situation for the Allies, he
thought. rested more upon what dis
position the Carranza government may
show toward them in regard to the sup
ply of oil from the Tampico fields for
the allied navies.
Cuba Is Prepared
Cuba is prepared, however, for any,
thing the Mexican government may be
planning to do" continued Mr.. Mon
talvo. II shall lose no time in getting
back home when officially apprised Of
the new turn that affairs have taken.
Two days before I left Havana for
New York. Mexican gunboat appeared
in the harbor and was rigidly searched
by my orders. Aboard her we found
a German spy and Senor Ysidro Fa-
bella, Mexican Minister to Argentina
we made no arrests, however, and after
short delay, allowed them to pro-
ceed.
The report that we had conhscated
or stolen Fabela's baggage is untrue
We seized nothing; but this incident, I
suppose, has been exaggerated by the
pro-German propagandists in Mexico
and made to infame Mexican senti-
ment against US.
"On account Of this war Cuba has
been obliged to maintain strict cen
sorship and many suspects from Mexi-
co have been taken into custody We
have no internment camps, so all we
do is send them back to Mexico as
undesirables.
much mail in furtherance of Ger
man designs has also been intercepted.
The nature Of the letters seized by us
aboard Mexican and Spanish steamers
proved beyond doubt the intense
pro-German sentiment of the Mexican
government and people, and that Car
ranza is endeavoring to aid the Cen
trail Powers in every way see only
the hand of Germany in this new de-
velopment of affairs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

3 WASHINGTON, May 25.-Charges
that the Administration has used its
powersito stif1e honest criticism, while
the same time it condones anti-Ally
and anti-American agitation in the
Hearst newspapers. were made by
Theodore Roosevelt to-day in reply to
postmaster General Burleson in their
controversy over the Postoffice Depart
Ments treatment of publications.
The charges were presented to the
Senate by Senator Poindexter, of
Washington.
=. Colonel Roosevelt declared President
ni'son personally was responsible for
Iossmaster General Burleson's atti-
suoe. He assailed Chairman Creel, Of
and added:
Y deal with Mr.. Burleson and his
seslons purely because he is a repre-
sentative of President Wilson, exactly
Mr. Creel.
Charges Political Propaganda
President Wilson is responsible for
sesytnang Postmaster General Burle-
AZ and Secretary Baker and Mr.. Creel
60 or leave undone. | have
cant cant patience with the timidity or the
.vi'y which dares not hold accountable
ns source of power and only venture
~ ~ express displeasure with instruments
sa.0ugh which the power is exercised
:, Messrs. Burleson, Baker, Creel and
neir associates possess no Importance
Snatever, except that accruing to them
because it is through them that the
resident speaks and acts or refuses or
tails to act"
IN attacking Creel, Colonel Roose-
yelt ss declared he "assails publications
.sa, truthfully expose shortcomings
the Administration, and without re-
ssnfough his bureau, actively upholds
y. sae Administration in matters such as
sue aircraft programme, in which have
sines."
This is partisan political propa-
sahda OF the very worst tcke," the
sormer President declared, carried on
~asn public moneys under the guise of
public work"
Attitude Toward Hearst
kegarding the Postmaster Generals
eCunude toward the Hearst papers,
So!onel Roosevelt said:
mr. Burleson has stated that he has
sseeived more complaints about my
uutit'ngs than about those of Mr..
nearst. In view Of Mr.. Burleson's rec
Sfd and actions, there is small cause
s .ol wonder in this. Every pro-German
sac anti-American. every believer in a
sHseoie American war and triumphant
Ssfman peace, every man who follows
-. Hearst, would naturally appeal for
mpathy to Mr.. Burleson in denuncia-
Won 81 what have DONE"
Citing number OF editorials from
ISs,rst newspapers, Colonel Roosevelt
H IS true that since we entered the
Mr.. Hearst has at various times
tssued editorials processing great pa
xtlotic zeal. but it was at the very time
Z men in other editorials he was attack
sag the allies Of America, England and
tspsns in the most offensive way, and
the very time when he was uphold
ing the Russian Boisheviki. who had
nede Russia traitor to the free ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Mexico Is Striking at u. S.,
Says Montalvo, Cuban Minister

Juan l.. Montalvo, Cuban Minister of
the Interior. who came here recently
for his health, expressed surprise yes
terday when informed that Mexico had
announced the breaking off of diplo-
matte relations with Cuba. AS head of
the army, navy an dsecret police of the
island republic, he said he had re-
ceived no advices from Havana on the
subject, but was prepared to leave at
once for home upon receiving official
information that the break had oc-
Cured. He added that he would cable
President Menocal at once.
After reading, however, the state
lister of Foreign Affairs, explaining the
recall of the Mexican diplomatic rep
resentative in Cuba, Mr.. Montalvo ex-
pressed the belief that Mexico was
striking at the United States through
Cuba"
Striking at United States"
Mexico" he said, ais actuated with
out doubt by hostility toward the
United States and is striking at it
through Cuba. President Carranza has
said privately, l am informed, that he
favored the German cause in this war,
although he has never admitted it Off
cially.
General Aguilars protestations of
Mexlco's friendship Off Cuba are in my
opinion insincere. He we'll knows that
Cuba is acting in cooperation with the
allies and at the request of the United
States, to whom Cuba owes so much.
IN handling her exports.
"T ho1ipvn +h;c
matte relations is simply manoeuvre
on the part of the Mexican government
to obtain greater amount of food and
other, products from Cuba, we'll know
ing that in the case of sugar. at least.
our output for many months has been
contracted for by the United States
and her allies, excepting a small sur
plus. which has been available to
Mexico and other countries not in the
war. 1t is untrue that Cuba at any
time has withheld sugar from Mexico,
except as the exigencies of war and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

Two Million Men Now in
Army, Congress
Is Told

WASHINGTON, May 25.-There are
1876 American airplanes in France, of
which 1923 are combat planes, accord
ing to the report on the army appro-
priation bill submitted to-day by
Chairman Dent of the House Commit
tee on Military Affairs. The report
showed that there are $3.50 planes in
the United States.
In presenting the report Chairman
Dent announced that the full strength
of the army, including the National
Army, National Guard and regulars, is
now 100000 men.
More than 100000 Americans will be
sent abroad during Nav, and that num-
ber probably will be much exceeded
next month, members of the Senate
Military Committee were told at their
weekly conference with Secretary Baker
and his assistants.
Huge Army Bill
The army bill carries direct appro-
priations amounting to $9,583,349, ,s08
and authorizations totalling $2.458, ,332,-
8o1. Among the items approved are:
Ordnance stores, ammunition, $780,
100000; automatic machine rifles,
$237, ,144,0O0; armored motor cars, $73,-
$4,000; maintenance of provost mar
shall generals department, $15,762,-
600.
The House leaders planned to begin
consideration of the bill on Monday
Secretary Of War Baker to-day en-
deavored to discourage the publication
of statements on the number Of Ameri-
can Troops in France or to be trans
ported in~the future, and declared that
he would cndcavor to make official esti-
mates of the strength of the American
forces in France from time to time.
Warns Against Comment
In. his statement to the press, asking
the withholding of figures on the
strength of Pershing's army, except
when issued by the War Department,
Secretary Baker said:
"a good deal of public comment is
being made on the subject of the
number of American troops in
France and the number from time to
time in course of transportation.
81 want to ask the newspapers of
the country to refrain from comment
and speculation on this .ubject, ex-
cept to the extent that official state
ments with regard to 2uch numbers
are made by the Secretary of War.
make this request because any pro-
gramnie of troop shipment necessari-
-ly depends upon variety of consid-
erations quite apart from the num-
Der of troops in the country ard the
available troopship capacity, and
am therefore anxious that the people
of the country be not unintentional-
ly misled either. as to the. facts at
any given time or by speculative pos
sibilitiss of the situation.
will endeavor froi. time to time
and whenever it can be done to state
through the press approximate num-
bers. My particular request. how
ever. Is that such statements be not
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
President Personally Re-
sponsible for Attitude
Toward Press, He Says
Charges Creel With
Political Propaganda
Quotes Editorials to Show
Anti Americanism of
Hearst's Papers
Burleson Says T. r.
Fails to Back Charge

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The
Postmaster General to-day au-
thorized the following statement
upon being shown the letter of
former President Roosevelt dated
the 22d inst, addressed to Sen
atQr Poindexter:
"Mr. Roosevelt affects to
disregard the incontestable
facts contained in my state
ment published in the papers of
the goth, in which his charges
were fully met.
aThe extended remarks in
The Congressional Record
Inserted at his request by SEN
smr Poindexter, as a whole are
! Derely a rehash of partisan
natter which has appeared
from time to time in certain
newspapers.
1.-THE Postoffice Department
is charged with the execution
Of the laws, at the administra-
ton Of which Mr.. Roosevelt's
criticism was aimed. He has
failed to make good his accu-
sations, but lacks the manly
courage to acknowledge it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
German Agents Wreck Ma.
chinery and Cause
Great Damage
BY Theodore M. knappen

DETROIT, May 25.-A German
,sympathfzer the other day threw a keg
into the rapidly revolving "club" Fro
peller of Liberty motor, being stand
tested at the plant of the Lincoln
Motor Company here, and in a thou
sandth part of second a $4,000 ma
chine was utterly destroyed. This is
only one of .innumerable instances of
a determined and persistent campaign
that has been carried on by German
agents and sympathizers against the
Liberty motor.
The companies manufacturing the
motor aid its parts count the various
manifestations of German enmity to
it as one of the chief obstacles to the
realization of the original schedule
OF production. Literally scores of in
stances of attempts to delay produc-
tion, injure machines and DESTROY
plants can be cited
In the great new Lincoln plant, which
IS scheduled to turn out seventy motors
day when its maximum capacity is
reached, the German campaign seems
To have been most intense and malig-
nant.
Fire Extinguishers Plugged ;
The nozzles of the fire extinguishers
distributed throughout the plant, which
has frontage of $500 feet, have been
found plugged with cotton in such a
manner that all of them would have
been useless in an emergency. The
kplotters were so bold that after this
attempt had been discovered it was
repeated.
At another time more than twenty
OF the extinguishers were found to be
loaded with highly explosive gas.
This effort to destroy the plant was
discovered through the chance use of
one Of the extinguishers to put out a
small outdoors fire. A violent explosion
| followed, fortunately without doing any
injury. An immediate investigation fol-
lowed and revealed thkt twenty extin-
guishers had been similarly charged
with explosive gas.
Connecting rod bolts of Liberty
motors highly stressed part--have
been found in completed motors so
filed as to be weakened enough to break
after few hours use.
Toels Tempered With ~
Sabotage of the most nefarious kind
+, has bee1 practised in the making of
slightly erroneous tools. and mach ine
tools have been pcrsistently tampered
with in such q way as to result in the
crankshaft being milled out of line.
Important tools have been hidden for
weeks at time and the work of max
| ing or adjusting other tools has been
deliberately delayed. One bit Of de-
| liberate misinstruction in one shop de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of parts in one
| evening.
Among thousands Of workmen it has
becn exceedingly difficult to locate the
criminals. and whenever found il in
variably has been the case that they
were among the last in the shop to
be subject to suspicion. because, though
always Of German origin. they are al
! ways willing and energetic workers
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Break in Relations
With Mexico ,NolU
Is Thought Possible

WASHINGTON. May 25.-In Mexice,s
sudden breaking of of diplomatic .e-
lations with Cuba to-day is se.> an
indirect action against the United
States. Those here most familiar with
Latin-American affairs profess to see
in it the. forerunner of more direct
action, possibly an interruption of in
tercourse between the United Statss
and Mexico.
Although without Official informa-
tion of detailed character, it is un-
derstood here that Mexico's real griev-
ance against Cuba is the recent Incl
dent in which the Mexican minister to
Argentina. Senor Fabela, was delayed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

of the following letter addressed to
Ambassador Page by Prime Minister
Lloyd George: ss'
"My Dear Ambassador:
Il feel sure thRt I am only echoing
the thoughtsef many in this country
appreciation Of what the American
Rad Cross has done in this war. Not
oI,ly has it made munificent donations
to the fund of our own Red Cross,
but It was one Of the first American
organizations to begin to serve hu-
manity in this war.
"The work it has done not only in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

are not concerned with party rivalry
but believe that any swoman's vote is
good vote.
Fifty per cent .wasfa large. enrolment,
inasmuch as the issues Of the election
campaign have not been shaped vet in
q way to attract great public interest
and many women are still indifferent
to party affairs. =
The women who enrolled yesterdnv
were Of two classes. They wera. ffsf.
the conscientious, who enrolled yfron6 q q
sense Of civic responsibility, and who
said that if women Sotes were really
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
believed it would be put

it was believed it would be put
through.
After day of conferences between
the President. Secretary McAdoo and
among Congressional leaders, Senator
Simmons, Of North Carolina, chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee, an
nounced that negotiations for delay in
the legislation appeared to be off.
Everything is off," he said. "and
guess we will have to 60 ahead with
the legislation"
The unexpected differences between
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Half Of All
Women Voters
Here Enroll
Suffrage Leaders Well Pleased
With First Showing
in City

Women voters of New York City took
up the burden of practical politics yes
terday and enrolled with the parties
of their choice. Fully fifty per cent of
the women eligible to vote went to the
registration places to show that they
wish to take an active part in the pri-
maries next fall. 1t was showing
which pleased the suffrage leaders, who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Won Eckert Leader
Of Propagandists
Holding of Troops and
Munitions Here Need
ed in France Is
Object
(speeia. Dispatch to The Tribune,

Especial Dispatch to The Trfbune)
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Fear
of trouble between the United
States and Mexico, due to the ac-
tivities Of German propagandists
headed by the German Minister in
that country, is frankly expressed
by Senators who have been studying
the situation as result of to-day's
dispatches from Mexico City, telling
of the severance of diplomatic rela-
.tions with Cuba by Mexico.
Information relating to the activi-
ties of Won Eckert, the German Min
lister to Mexico, and the army of
propagandists under his direction
has been reaching Washington
through unofficial channels for sofne
time. Nothing has been given out
by the State Department, OF any
other branch of the Administration,
but the unofficial advices have been
most serious, indicating that it was
the deliberate intention of the Ger
mans to provoke trouble between
the United States and Mexico, with
a view to compelling this country to
maintain large army on the border
and thereby cut down the nunlber
of men who could be sent to France.
Perhaps even more important,
from the German standpoint, is the
fact that such trouble would necessi-
tate the keeping here of such mill
tary equipment, rifles, machine guns
and artillery, which should be sent
to France.
Mexico Apparently
Frank With Cuba
Apparently, from the dispatch
from Mexico City to-day, the Mexi.
can government is most frank about
the reason for severing relations
Will SuUds III 10 QuC W Lie ldCC LIdL
Cuba is eager to do her bit in aiding
in the war against Germany. The
use of the word afflicted" as per-
tanning to Cuba, because Cuba is en-
gagged in war with Germany, was
interpreted here as most significant.
The Mexican situation has been
the subject Of much interested but
quiet discussion in Congressional and
diplomatic circles for some time. In
many quarters it is frankly stated
that Carranza has come SO much
under the influence of. Won Eckert as
to be strongly pro-German, and to-
days news, as it is interpreted here,
confirms some Of the fears that have
been entertained.
Other Senators and Representa-
tives, on reading the afternoon pa
pers, began to renew talk of raisino
a special force for policing and pas
trolling the border.
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Showers to-day and probably 1&eudeyS
cooler to-day; moderate skift-
ing wtndA.
Full Report ON Rsss -
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-22
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Table
- ne

Our large stock Of Community Plate
contains your siIVerware needs.
Community will give your table the
right setting. You can buy this on
our Easy Payment Plan. Remember
you pay no more here than else
where for spot cash.
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A9n1eni0 Seen
AS Free State

a new free state, to compose the
six provinces of Turkish Armenia,
Russian Armenia and Silesia, and
based on ideals and standards of the
United States, viii be formed in
Asia Minor, according to DR. Charles
Aked, New York, who Thursday ev-
ening spoke for Armenian Syrian re-
lief in the First Methodist church.
d This will be a free, self-govern-
ing Armenia" said DR.. =Aked, ''made
up OF progressive, God loving people,
looking to the United States for
guidance and support. We must not
fail them - e-17 - @
DR.. Aked said that the Turkish
empire must be maintained, but to
include only the people essentially
Turkish. at would be folly to per-
NIT the establishment of a group OF
small, jealous nations in the near
east" he said. "for that would only
encourage further strife" He de-
clared that such an empire should
be under International rule. as Tur-
key today possessed no element with
ability to maintain liberal govern
ment.
DR.. Aked suggested a solution of
the Russian problem, declaring a
federation of free states on the Swiss
plan could be formed.