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The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
ADVERSE VOTE ON
ALIEN BILL COMES
LLoYp.eEoRaEs CABINET d MAY
ASK VOTE coFlDENCE

London, Oct. 24,-Members OF
Lloyd-George's cabinet are today con
sidering situation which has arisen
as aresult of an adverse vote in the
Commons yesterday when the govern.
ment amendment to thealien bill was
rejected, 1856 to 112. 1t is probable
that the government will ask Off a
vote of confidence at an early date.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
ITALIAN GENERAL "A!
HONORED in LONDON
DIAz GIVEN FREEDOM OF LON
DON TODAY

London, Oct 24.-Gen. Armando
DaZ, Italian chief of staff was given
the freedom of the city of London
and presented with a sword of honor
today in recognition of his services
in the war.
Arthur j. Balfour who has just re-
tired as foreign minister and has be-
come lord president of the council
was one cS the speakers Of the occa-
sion.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
BULCARS HAND IN
OFFICIAL REPLY
TIME LIMIT EXPIRED TODAY RE-
PLY TO PEACE TERMS

Paris, Oct. 24-Bulgar's reply to
the peace terms of the allied powers
was handed to Secretary Dutasta of
the peace conference this morning,
The time limit for the presentation
of the reply expired today.
The Supreme Council is not meet
ing today but will take cognizance of
the reply tomorrow.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
FURL0W IS CALLING
For MORE ENUMERATORS

: r. NJ Furlow, Of Amcricus, censu
supervisor for the Third Congression
al district, has put in an urgent call
for several more applications for emu
merator's places in Cordele He say
there are not enough enumeratOrf
and the time for applying has been
extended to October 80.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO
GAIN STRENGTH SLOWLY

washington, Oct 24.-President
Wilson continues slowly to gain his
strength, the physicians bulletin said
today 1t added: There's nothing in
addition to report today"
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
VIRGINIA MINERS PLA ARMED CABIN VALLEY INVASION;
RUSSIAN SOVIET PREMIER IS REPORTED TO BE CAPTURED
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE
WILL END TONIGHT

Washington, Oct. 24.-Im-
mediate dissolution of the pub.
lie group, the remaining ele
ment of the National Industrial
Conference was proposed in the
recommendation Of the commit
tee of five which will be made
to the gorup this afternoon.
If adopted, the conference will
end tonight.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
LESS HOPE TODAY or SETTLING
SOFT COAL MINE DIFFERENCES
u. S. GETS NAVAL
STATION IN AZORES

London, Oct. 24.-It was re-
ported today in dispatches form
Lisbon that Portugal had garnt-
ed the United States conces-
sion in the Azores for a naval
station.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
ADMIRAL COUNT CONFIRMED
IN SENATE SESSION

Washington, Oct. "a The nomina.
ton of Admiral Countz of naval ope-
rations was confirmed today by the
Senate in open session.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
OPERATORS ALSO REFUSE Of
FERS TO ADJUST
LATE EFFORT STILL MADE
Conference Operators and
Union Mine Leaders With
Secretary Gains Nothing

Washington, Oct. 24.-Coming
out of the meeting, John Lewis
said "the outlook was less hope
full than last night. There seems
little hope of reaching an agree
ment."
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24

Washington. Oct 24.-Operators
and miners today rejected the pro-
posaI by Secretary Wilson that they
negotiate a new wage agreement cal
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24

Charleston, W. Va, Oct. 3D.
Governor Cornwell today sent a
message to John L. Lewis, head
of the United Mine Workers
charging that the second armed
invasion of the Guyan Valley was
being planned by the miners OF
the cabian Creek coal section.
He also charged that arms and
ammunition were being distribut-
ed among the miners and there
had been talk of shooting public
officials and taking control of the
government.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-10-24
NEW YORK COTTON
LOCAL MARKET

GOOD MTDDLING CLOSED st
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
Sees Politics in Opposition

To the Editor Of the Evening Public
Ledger:
Slr--To the ordinary citizen the propa-
ganda that is now being urged so indus
triously against the approval OF the
constitution of the league of nations
looks very phony. 1t smells too strongly
of politics. It was started by Repub-
lcan Senators who bound themselves by
a secret league and covenant expressly
limited to Republican Senators and
signed by some thirty-seven Of them)
not to vote for the approval of the
league when presented to them for that
purpose. 1t was signed right after SEN
ators Lodge and Knox had made their
partisan speeches in the Senate against
the league. Was there ever before a
more transparent political propaganda
started than this one against the pro-
posed league of nations? What docs the
ordinary citizen care about politics and
politicians? What he wants is to see
that the Pcaco Conference ends its work
as soon as possible and to crown lite
work by providing the necessary means
to make all future wars as improbable
as possible.
The ordinary citizen feels convinced
that when the President Of the United
states has for months past been working
to unite the leading statesmen of the
world, and has finally succeeded in get
ting their unanimous consent to the
adoption Of a solemn league 'to promote
international cooperation and to Sc
cure international peace and security
by the acceptance of obligations not to
resort to war by the prescription Of open
just and honorable relations between
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MANY IN KENSINGTON
WITHOUT AN OPINION

Al the corner of Allegheny and Ken
sIngton avenues, between the hours OF
| 1870 u, m. and $50, out of total OF
| Io1 nersons whose opinion was sought,
46 favored the league, "a were against
! Il and 81 were noncommittaL Ihese
we're all men. The women of this dis
trict reemed 10 have little understand
ing or appreciation Of the league. From
the opinions expressed by the men IL
can be seen that about twice as many
we're for IL as against II, but here again
the number who had no opinion ex-
ceeded by seven the number who were
against It.
one of the heartiest hackers of the
league was a man who had four sons IN
the service of the country. His name
is william Bell, S36 East Westmoreland
street "I guess I ought to be for it,
he said. with four boys in the serv-
Ice. l guess / have reason to favor
ANYTHING which will make it impossible
for such n terrible thing as this war
ever to occur again" One of the boys
Is with the army OF occupation in Ger
many.
A number of persons said they had
been unable to come to decision. One
prosperous-looking citizen. about to
enter his automobile. said. Il really
don't know what I think about it; it's
too big n question to answer without
the most serious thought" Another
man asked how anybody could be eX-
pected to form sane opinion when he
read something different about the
league in the papers every day. Another
man said. well, what Lodge said has
got me thinking There was a gen
cral sentiment against anything which
would tend to abrogate American rights.
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on the great principles involved The
only reasons that any American could
oppose such a league would be first for
the selfish one that he wanted to keep
America for Americans, and second that
he feared that Brit sh or other diplomats
may best ours in the great game Of
diplomacy. Or that we may become
continually embroiled In the turmoil of
Europe.
There are a few things In this life
worth living for. One OF these Is the
antithesis of selhshness; IL you will ask
any one who went to France with our
men you will find that they we're invn-
chile because they had n great unself-
ish purpose to fight for.
Fear" Any man who is afraid to
match his wits with the best that the
world can produce. Is not fit to be placed
alongside the marines who fought at
Chauteau-Thierry
Monroe Doctrine-1 had at one time
a two-cylinder auto but do you think
that I quibblcd about exchanging it for
a four or n siX-cylinder when the range
Of my life demanded them? The two
cylinder Solons who could pick flaws In
everything that they did not propose
should be kept out OF our twelve-cylin-
der arplanes
OF course there will be difficulties.
They were there in the making of this
republic, but we lived and we thrived on
them We developed under them just
as our minds will develop II we are
forced to think in the larger terms.
I am a Republican by training ana
thought and cannot always agree win
the Presidents methods. but his pur-
poses are ours
COLLIN FOULKROD.
Philadelphia, March 1o.t
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PROFIT TO ENGLAND
SEEN BY NAVAL MEN

An cx-paymaster in tho navy. who
has Travelled around the world, said:
Il am opposed TO the league of ma
tons because believe It is English con-
trivcd and for the benefit Of England
alone. have talked with many British
naval men and know, from hearing
them talk, the wonderful faculty which
England has for keeping in tho back
ground and getting another nation to
do her work believe that Is what she
Is doing today. ours viii be the sacri-
fces and losses and England will profit
by our altruism. believe We should
escape from any treaty with European
nations"
A storekccpcr who introduced himself
a. n British subject said
we ought to stand together and es-
tablsh peace. I had five brothers IN
this war. THAT Is enough for me"
OF fOrt"-niuc persons interviewed on
Main street, Mauayunk, thirty declared
themselves IN favor Of tho entry Of the
United States into Il league Of nations
and liuctccu we're opposed. Those in
favor urged the establishment of the
league on tie ground that it would pro
mote rcar". Th" ODpUnenta argued tha
the | uIted states would be oulVUtcd ai
tho league Of nations and that the dis
triLutluH OF power would be unfair.
At the corner of Germantown ana
CheltCn avenues between $3.50 a. IN. ana
1880 u. M, ont Of a total of "Q3 per
sons whose opinion was sought. ninety
eight favored the league forty were
against it, and siAty-nve had como to
no decision as to its merits. out OF
total Of 143 men. sevcnty-thrcc favored
the league. thrty-one were opposed 10
it and 'hirty-niuc were noncommltaL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

nations. by the firm establishment Of the
understandings of International law as
the actual rule of conduct among gov
ernments, and by the maintenance of
justice and a scrupuious respect for all
treaty obligations in the dealings of or
ganized peoples with one another" there
is far less chance of his going wrong
In accepting the results of that work
than to defeat 1t by following the, du-
bious and questionable lead OF biased
politicians who seem to care more for
political advantage than they do for
guaranteeing the future peace of the
world.
In his great speech in New York, just
before starting OH his return to the
Peace Conference at Paris, President
Wilson said: THE first thing I am
going to tell the people on the other
side of the water Is that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the American people
is in favor VI the league of nations" II
now remains for the American people
to show the world that their President
correctly interpreted what Is the wish
and hope of the American people and
further to indorse his statement that
no party has the right to appropriate
this issue and no party will in the long
run dare to oppose It," A political party
is now trying to oppose 1t and has
started political propaganda against
1t. VIII the common people stand for II
and permit the good work of statesmen
to be marred and dislgured by politi.
clans? Never.
HARRY c. COPE.
Bethlehem, March 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
s HERE, 2 TO I, FIRST POLL IN CITY SHOWS

who are the persons that start the hue
and cry? They are persons who opposed
the draft of men for the war with the
Huns. The are hop-srowers. brewers.
distillers. grape-growers, booze makers.
beer makers, wine makers and booze
fighters. They are cabaret owners, sa-'
loon men and the workers in such places,
along with FOUNDERS, night prowlers and
idlers.
Read the names of the opposers Of the
above mentioned measures which are be-
fore the people and the signatures on
any given day smack largely of the
Hun. These people who talk SO big
about the loss of freedom are those who
for centuries have stif1ed the brains OF
men. ruined their bodies and filled the
madhouses. They are the same persons
that In old Israelitish days were said to
have been possessed with seven devils.
These sc,ons of the saloon and caba-
ret are pleading for the retention Of
wines and beers have done all possible
to have the labor unions take up their
cause on the plea that many men will
be thrown out of employment.
Very we'll, who are the men that win
be thrown out OF employment? OF what
nationality are the men for the most
part employed in the breweries in old
Springfield. in st. Louis, Syracuse, n. T.,
Milwaukee, Chicago. Philadelphia and
other cities? These breweries have been
the camping grounds for the spread of
Hun propaganda for years. They have
gone into the labor unions throughout
tho United States and have done all
they possibly could to stir up the unions
against the nation. This Is not guess
work, I know of what speak and have
evidence to prove my assertions
MILAN l.. HAWKINS,
.104 East Twenty-ninth street, New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

To The Editor Of the Euening Pu
Ledger:

To the Editor Of the Buentng Public
Ledger:
Sir-Perhaps it is just a series of CO.
incidences, but In talking with scores
OF PEOPLE recently my attention has been
drawn to the fact that in nearly every
case where n person has been opposed
to the prohibtory amendment, he has
also been opposed to a league of nations
is Il bitter partisan, a biased Republican,
strong believer in h gh tariff for the
protection of American industries and
would sacrifice the good of the nation
as we'll as the welfare of all mankind for
his party.
II one has the courage to speak well
of the league of nations. one is told
at once that the plan as drawn for the
league of nations must be greatly
changed to receive the approval of our
people and that we do not care to have
the Monroe Doctrine infringed upon by
Europe.
One does not have to look far to
discover the sources whence such per-
sons drawn their arguments. If one re-
fers to the partisan announcements Of the
league of nations in the Senate of the
United States during the last fortnight
one can readily discover where the op-
ponents of the league of nations look
for their opinions. To Borah, Reed,
Penrose, Sherman, Lodge and a few
more persons who have presidential bees
in their bonnets.
When a measure like the prohibition
amendment is passed n accordance with
the demands of the Constitution by more
than a two-thrds majority of the states,
four-fifths of which have already passed
state prohibitory laws, there is a terrible
hue and cry raised for a referendum
vote and that the liberty of the people
is being taken away from them. Now,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
BAPTIST PLEDGES NEEDED
$5OO,OOO Necessary for Morehouse
Memorial to Get Layman's Gift

Baptist churches must obtain S500, 900
in pledges to the Morehouse Memorial
Fund for aged ministers and mis-
sionaries before March 81, If the re-
Gently announced gift of 100000 fror,
prominent Baptist layman, whose
name Is withheld. is to become available.
DR.. j. Foster Wilcox director of the
Pennsylvania district, announced today
tnat n. Baptist churches of his district
will cndeavor TO meet their allotment of
$4,000 on time.
pennsylvania must save the day"ais
the appeal that has gone forth from the
campaign headquarters in New York,
The Baptist churches of the eastern
Pennsylvania district are depended upon
to save the $4,000 conditional gift and
insure the SUCCESS Of the victory cam
paign.
The campaign for the Morehouse Me-
niorial Fund is being conducted by the
ministers and missionaries benefit
board.
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Provisions OF Covenant
to PreUent Future Vars

The league of nations will be ad.
ministered by an executive council
and a permanent secretariat.
The executive council shall con-
sist of Representatives OF the United
States, Great Britain, France, italy
and Japan, with four representa-.
tives of other states.
Mountaineering nations upon
giving guarantees Of their inten.
ton 10 observe the leagues laws
shall be admitted.
Members are required to submit
disputes to the executive council,
which may refer the problems to
an international court of justice.
If a disputant fails to accept the
award the executive council shall
decide on measures necessary to
enforce il. These may take the
orm Of a severance of diplomatic
relations, an economic blockade or
use of armed forces under direction
of the executive council.
|. The executive council shall for.
mulate plans for reduction Of ar
mamcnts to the lowest point COIL
sistent with national safety. Pri.
vate manufacture of war materials
will be prohibited.
German colonies, in the Pacific
and Africa shall be placed under
protectorates of nations best suited
politically and geographically TO
administer them. Certain former
Turkish territories shall be given
the benefit Of protectoratcs on the
basis of self-dCtcrmination.
Tho league shall secure and main.
tain freedom of transit and eQuita-
bic treatment for the commerce of
all member nations.
All previous obligations entered
into by member nations inconsist.
ont with the laws of the league
are abrogatcd.
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,EAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN IA VORED BY CITLZE

stop war, let us support the Ieague Of
nations"
And another woman said
II had n brother wounded In France
and one cousin killed in action.
when the war has come home rs
reality one stops theorizing. i am In
favor of any plan, no matter what Its
defects, that serves to lessen the chances
OF war. Either we are to remain In
sta:c of civilization or we will sink back,
through war, to the level of our prehis.
torlc ancestors. Either We shall have
peace or we will surely be destroyed"
At the corner of Fifty-seCond and Mar
ket streets III men and women were IN
tervtcwed as to their opinions on the
league of nations.
OF these, forty-two men and twenty
seven women, n total of siNty-nine. were
in favor of the entry OF the United States
into the world league. Thirty-one men
and seventeen women. n total of forty
eight, were opposed to the entry of the
United States into the league.
A man employed by the Pennsylvania
Railroad said:
You can bet YOUR car 7 am in favor
Of tho league Of nations Not only
myself. but 95 per cent of all the men
employed on railroads in this country
are in favor Of the league. We believe
that President Wilson has devised
plan whirh Will make for peace, or a.
least mako war more difficult. Nnd We
have seen enough OF war from the men
who came back wounded. hundreds OF
thousands of railroad men enlisted or
wcrr drafted. Tens of thousands OF
thom served ut the front. Tho stories
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has told me Of the hundreds OF other
young men who did not return. 7 have
heard enough OF this war from him, "
7 had not heard a word Of " elsewhere,
TO make mo wish for the end OF war.
hope that the league OF nations will
help TO end war. II II does II deserves
our united support"
Said a bricklayer:
Now the President Is in France we
ought to stand back of him. We stuck
by him in the war and we ought TO stick
by him when he is trying to make
neacc. When we desert him we just
make Il harder for him"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
SEES FIRST STEP TOHARD
INTERN4TIONALISM
A musician said

A MUSICIAN Sald;
This Is tho first step toward Inter
natiOualism -- toward the universal
brotherhood Of man. That is why
support it Much Of the cry against
the Bolshevists is done by those who
would preserve national and racial
hatreds But the President, by the
creation of this league, has established
i means by which men will come to
know each other.
Once men come 10 know each other
their petty disIikes (Which otherwise
develop into hatredD quickly disappear.
1 an "A believer in iBternstionalism and
that Is why l am In favor of the league
of nations
A woman who said she was a wife
and mother said
"I had one son who served in France.
Happily. he returned TO me. But hs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
PEOPLE ~ VARIOUS
WALKS APPROACHED

Tic people approached were from
virtually all walks of life and included
musicians. dressmakers. osteopath ply
sicians. tinsmiths, gardeners. statesmen.
inurance agents, steel workers, mail car
riers, soldiers, policemen. ministers,
bootblacks, city employees, plumbers.
plastcrers, hodcarriers, retired mer-
chants, street car conductors and 9TH
cs,
Many persons believed in the league
merely because of an implicit faith in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
FOR GOOD or MANKIND,
IS BELIEF or IMPORTER

N mpmrtor said:
..r h,r,,,., ,r, ,coqy,,, of nations IS for
,,is'y 7, ,no,. NOT ston
'' 7'N" W ''''''
y policeman SAID:
II am opposed to the league because
I don't want To sec US trading our
rights sror a lot of things We don't know
anything about. We ought to keep this
country for AmcrcanS.'
n,,sir.sy r,,, took much the samc
Vow
",rno ,oonlo of ,nis country" he said,
..I,nuId have ,no rieht to say whether
,l,n, ,ant - ,rodn t,ei- rights with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

favor of It. Ivo got just about all
care to handle"
II don't know Two been away and
just got home"
II don't understand anything about
that. it's above my persimmon."
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Wants Peace First

To the Editor Of the Erenin0 Public
Ledger:
Sir-1 am glad to record my opinion
on the league of nations II is this
First of all, give us or the world peace
and then let all nations great and small
come together and agree on this league.
Unless this is done there will be no
peace. and, in fact, there Will be no
peace or busipess in the world unless
Germany signs 1t. And any man can
see 1t. LYONS.
Philadelpha. March Is.
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He Fayors the League

To the Editor Of the EUertng Public
Ledger:
Sir~-As an American citizen cast my
ballot for the league OF nations. ! am
n Republican. but am W tn the Prcs'-
dent I am sure he will do right with
the help of Cod
OWEN 5. YOUNG.
Germantown. March is.
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Dead Fish Line Ohio Shore

Cleveland, o.. March 2O.--(By A. P.)
Scientists were puzzled last night by
the phenomenon VIII ch washed thou
sands OF fish, chiefly of the sheepshead
variety, ashore for nine miles between
Avon Beach and Lorain. In some places
the fish lay several inches high, many
apparently stunned and many dead. The
gills Of many were reported filled with
sand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
READERS DISCUSS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Ieague Means Peace

To the Editor OF the Evening Public
LcdgeT--The Peoples Paper:
Sir-Thc writer Is. in favor OF the
league of nations, because it is in favor
of peace Everybody is In favor of the
league of nations. a. G. PAISLEY.
March 49, @435 South Carlisle st.
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Two.Cylinder Solons Rappe

To the Editor Of the ETening Public
Ledger.
Sir--l want 10 thank you for the op-
portunity given in the paper today to ex-
press our views on the proposed league
Of nations.
No man can fail to have some opinion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
EOMEN FOR ANY PLAN
TO HELP STOP VARS

I'D . woman clerk in a downtown
snent store:
t'prepe lsssus sf nstiens win help %