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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
AUSTRIAN TREATY is
SIMILAR TO GERMAN

" s'ps GERMAN, Iune rt--'FcllcwtnE is
a summary OF the conditions of peace
as presented to the Austrian plenipo-
tentlaries at st. German En- Laye to-
day:
The conditions Of peace of the allied
and associated powers, with the excep,
and certain boundary clauses, were
handed to the Austrian plenipotentl"
aries at St German today Those
clauses which are not yet ready Tor
presentation will be delivered as soon
as possible, the Austrians In the mean
work on the greater part OF the treaty
in an effort to facilitate final de-
ciRion,
The Austrian treaty follows exactly
the same outline as the German and N
many places Is Identical with 1t except
specific clauses which applied only to
Germany are Of course omitted and new
clauses included especially as regards
the new states created out OF the for
mer Austro Hungarian empire, and the
protection OF the rights OF the Hun.
a,'Ia the racial. religious and linguistic mi
norities In Austria, Czecho- Slovakia,
Rumania and the Cerb- Croat- -Slovene
state.
Austria is left by the treaty STATE
OF from 5000 900 TO 1000, 900 peoples n.
habiting a territory OF between e,oov
and 5000 square miles. She Ia required
to grant the complete Independence Of
Hungary, Czecho- -Slovakia and the
Serb -Croat -Slovene state. and cede
other territories which previously IN
union with her, composed the empire OF
Austria Hungary with its population OF
more than I'd, 100000 people,
Austria agrees to the league OF ma"
tions covenant and labor charter TO re-
nounce all her extra European rights.
TO demobiHzo her whole naval and
aerial forces, to admit the right OF
trial by the allied and associated pow
ers OF her nationals guilty OF violating
the laws and customs of forge and to
accept detailed provisions similar to
those Of tho German treaty as to SEQ
nomic relations and freedom Of transit:
In the following summary, part OF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02

The German people, the note says,
nave been disappointed In their hope
for = peace az justice which had been
promised,Y and stand "aghast" at the
ssmands taacs ppsn q them by tss we
0ntAning its econnter-p proposals, the
German delegati6n agrees to reduction
Of Gefmanys4 army and navy. on con-
dition that Germany be admitted inl-
nnsdiHtely estRe league of natioTlss 70
in Alsace- Lorraine and Possn. but as
TO al other territories which Germany
Is called upeiif 10 give up tha principle
Of self INSTRUMENTATION, effective at once,
Is asked; To subject all German colonies
to administrator BY the league Of ma
to make the indenuity payments as
required, but ii amounts that will bur-
den. the German taxpayer no more
heavily that the taxpayer of the most
heavily burdened state among those
represented on the reparation commits
sion,, --.
The note declared Germany IS willing
to pool her entire merchant marine with
that of the associated powers. Neutral
participation in the inquiry asNto res
enQnsibility for. the war Isl asked "a
The text III the German NOTE, adS
rsssed 70 Fresnisr cleipenceau8 presi.
6Mr. Pfesident4-T have the honor to
transmit 10 y6u herewith the observa-
tons Of the German delegation of the
Graf aty az tpeene, We assae 40
I WI * Iss MI NE 81 tl6n 5f Y ceeiy
ing peace proposal based on the
agreed principles. We were firmly re-
solved to do everything In our power
with view Of fulfilling the grave OBJ
legations which we had undertaken We
hoped for the peace of justice which
had been promised us. We were aghaEt
when we read in documents the de-
mands made upon us by the victorious
violence of our enemies. The more
deeply we penetrate into the spirit of
this treaty the more convinced we be-
come of the impossibility of carrying 1t
out. The executions OF this treaty are
more than the German people can bear
Urges Plebiscites.
with view to the re-estabIishment
of the Polish state, we must renounce
indisputably German territory, nearly
the whole of the province of West Prus-
sia, which is preponderantly German;
of Dantzig, which Is German to the
core; we must let that ancient Hanse
town be transferred into free states
under Polish suzerainty. We must
agree that East Prussia shall be am
putated from the body Of the. state,
condemned to a lingering death, and
robbed of its northern portion, includ-
ing Memel, which is purely German.
We must renounce Upper Silesia for the
benefit of Poland and CZecho- Slovakia,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 3)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
gIsskS III lERl

nessee--Probably showers, cooler
in west; cooler Tuesday,
sisslppi--Unsettled weather, prob
ably showers; cooler Tuesday.
Arkansas cooler.
Alabama--Shower cooler Tuesday.
Kentucky--Showers cooler in central
and west.
Igouisiana--Generally fair, cooler.
Oklahoma--Fair, coloer with frost
rising temperature Tuesday.
East Texas-Fair, cooler. frost In ex-
treme northwest
West Texas--Fair, colder, frost In
north warmer Tuesday except In
southeast.
North Caroiina--Partly cloudy; Tues
day showers.
South Carolina--Partly cloudy, prob
ably occasional thundersnowers,
Georgia--Showers; cooler Tuesday in
northwest.
F1orida--Showers.
Kansas-Fair. warmer Tuesday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
WILSON, DELAYED
BY AUTO MISHAP,
HOLDS UP SESSION

ST. GERMAN. June 2-Austria was today given
10 days to reply to the terms of peace presented by the
allied nations NJ Cemenceau president of the peace
council was the first prominent figure to arrive today
at the meeting at which the terms of peace were pre-
sented
Secretary Lansing and Henry White were the first
American representatives to arrive Premier Orlando
of Italy and Premier Paderewsk, Of Poland and
Arthur J. Balfour following.
At 1910 o'clock President Wilson had not arrived
and the ceremony of presentation was delayed some
what The president, however, reached st. Germain
at 1914 o'clock A punCture in the tire of his auto
mobile had held him up on the way.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
ATLANTA WORKERS CALL
MOVE NATIONWIDE

ATLANTA, Ga, June What union
leaders assert win prove to be n ma
tion-wide strike OF telephone and tele-
graph employees appeared today to
hinge Oh the question Of reinstatement
OF less than dozen telephone girls
here. The strike would go into effect
at o'clock central time, this after
noon
The operators were discharged for
Joining the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union OF America. according to their
itively asserts union affIliation had
nothing to do with the cases Ineffi-
cheney and infraction Of rules was the
reason assigned by President j. Epps
Brown, Of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company, for discharge
ers said seven young women and two
men were discharged for joining the
union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02

the tr@atN oontainiftE th,N covenant bi
the league of nations, and part IL, con
tanning the labor convention, are omit
ted an being Identical with correspond
ing section Of the German treaty. Part
., dealing with prisoners Of war and
graves, and part II, with aerial navi-
cation, are aleo Identical except for the
substitution Of names and arc likewise
omitted Part IS Of the German treaty,
containing guarantees Of execution, Is
not paraleled In the Austrian treaty
The preamble Ia longer and more de-
tailed than in the German summary,
and Is az follows
Whereas, on the request OF tho for
mer imperial and royal Austro- Hun
garian government an nrmistice was
granted to Austria Hungary on Nov. 3,
1918, by the principal allied and hssoci..
ated powers In order that treaty OF
peace might he concluded. and
Whereas, the allied and associated
powers are equally deslrous that the
war In which certain among them were
auccessively involved. directly or indi-
rectly against Austria, and which orig
mated In the declaration OF war against
Serbia on July 2S. 1914. by the former
imperial and royal Austro- Hungarian
government, and In the hostilities con-
Quoted by Germany In alliance with
Austria Hungary. should be replaced by
firm, Just and durable peace, and.
garian monarchy has now ceased to
exist and has been replaced IN Austria
by republican government; and
Whereas. the principal allied and
associated powers have already recog-
nized the CZechoA Slovak state, In which
are incorporated certain portions OF the
said monarchy In free. independent
and allied state, and
Recognize State.
Whereas, the said powers have also
recognized the union OF certain por-
tions Of the said monarchy with the
n free, independent and allied state,
under tho name Of the Serbian -Croa-
tian- Slovenian state; and
Whereas, 1t is necessary while re-
storing peace to regulate the situa-
tlon which has arisen from tho disso-
luton from the said monarchy and the
formation Of the said states and to
establish the governments Of these
countries on firm foundation Of JUS
tice and equity.
For this purpose the high contract
ing parties, duly named,
'Who, having communicated their
full powers. found In good and due
form, have agreed as follows:
"From coming into force Of the pros
ent treaty the state OF war will termi-
nate.
Austria is recognized as new and
Independent state under the name Of
the republic Of Austria.
"From that moment and subject to
the provisions of this treaty. official
relations will exist between the allied
and associated powers and the republic
Of Austria"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
new tIHIcFORCE
AT WORK IN CITY
MAY GET RESULTS
Organization Of Good Govern
ment League May Grow Out
OF Plans Now Under Dis
CuSSion by Prominent Men.

A new movement is being discussed
by nbmbe~ of raen who ara ,ntarasta "A
,r ., = l''N, "'o 80 A'.S. 49, !
IN good government and a return TO
higher civic ideals, which NAV result in
the oryanizatiop ~ a rau, toroo a. Mon,-
"a nv" ioiVe "a mem n'
pms pohtlcs, using that term IN It's
broader meaning.
Tho discussion ta, ,,-..s,, ,......s
e 80 .'No''i' "as a'teauy prosresseu
SO far that q preliminary organization
probably win be formed within the next
fau, ,,,oai,a ,,.;t, a., "a. !. ..,.,.,.a,,-- !
WIZ 'ue iuea ol p'.iii''s
lot regular central and ward and pre-
cinct organization, and for placing IN
the field before the next aiertiofi A
ticket for mayor and eonnsIseioisere
which win be backed BY the new or
ganization, 81 4 ~, s
II is the intention. IL tho tentative
plans now under conslderntiOn Are car
rieAout, to eliminate professional poil-
ticians, or men who have been allied n
the past with nrofssisansl uni,tira and
to form such an organization as wifi
appeal TO the best Clements IN the ranks
OF labor, business and the professfons.
n ~ X
To Eliminate Factinns
-, = 80 -
the forming Of a central and ward or
-ganization of az least 1000 members.
the organization TO be strictly rlon-
partisan one so far as political affilia-
tons of Its members arc CONCERNED,
which win work generally for better
civic conditions in Memphis, including
an enforcement Of all the laws and, II,
so far as possible, will attempt to se
cure a city government free from fac
tional politics, something that will be a
rarity in Memphis.
number Of men interested in bring.
ing about such conditions ia Memphis
past few weeks aud have decided that
the time is opportune for taking stems
10 crystallze public sentiment into ac-
tion through such an orgArlzat ton as the
one proposed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
WIRE WALKOUT
CALLED LOCAL

WASHINGTON, June 2---S. j. Konen-
kamp, president OF the Commercial
Telegraphers union, stated here to-
day that no date had jbeen set for a
nationwide telegraphefs strike. and
that the threatened walkout in At
lanta was purely a local affair.
Almost simultaneously with Mr..
Koneukamp's statement, Postmaster
General Burleson announced that II
telephone operators in Atlanta had
been dismissed because OF union af-
filiations they would be reinstated at
once and that steps would be taken
to discipline the responsible officials Of
the Southern Bell Telephone company.
Mr.. Burleson said instructions had
been issued last week to the postofftce
inspector at Atlanta to ascertain the
facts. Action will be based upon the
inspectors report.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
Systematic Raids
By COnstabEes
Create Fat Fees

The courtroom of John j. Mcnamara,
magistrate, has been busy piece since
Saturday night when Constehles jake
Sngiths Carmichael and Kelly went on
Shooter
Seyeftaen dusky bone roiiefs fell into
the Officers clutches Saturday night
and an equal number sunday. The
were the foot OF Vance avenue Second
street and Marble avenue, Lion street
and the Belt Line, and an giley near
Beale avenue and Mulberry rect. Six
gaHnee were raided
The Saturday right devUtecs OF the
dice pleaded guilty, and wern not sent
TO jail They were fined 81 and costs
Ia total OF $500,
The breakers of the SanbaNb, though,
saw the inside of The ShNiby county
jail and the jail fees addod In their
cases Monday morning made their
foutlawry" total sps0 each.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
HIGH COURT
[. X S RAIL
rate BOOST

WASHINGTON June -
Railroad freight and passenger
rate increases made BY the rail-
road administrations last June
were today phsld BY the SUI
pterne court.
The court set aside lower
court DEGREES which held that
under section is Of rhe railroad
control act, psesexisting intra-
state rates remained ii effect as
lawful police regulations.
North Dakota supreme court
DEGREES enjoining the Northern
Pacific raolroad and Director
General Hines from enforcing
an order Of the railroad admin
.istration increasing rates in
that safe were
Increased tefe onk and
telegraph rates. plIf into effect
last Jan, 2i nndef - order Of
postrnaster sneral Blirleson,
Msrc siphtld also today by the
supSerne court. "A
N ne saFt MA suthprityy y
wbFe war poReel I; wv u 4 a1t the pres
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
HUNS CALL TERMS !.
UNIBEA BL. E AND
OUTLINE CHAM GES
Text of German Reply to Allied Demands
Made Public at WnshingtOn SEa0Ws Ten
tons Hare Not aefuSed to Sign

s WASHINGTON June Germany although realizing that
she make sacrifices obtain peace convinced that the
people bear Count Brockdorf Ranzau head Of
the German peace delegation thus up he attitude of the
German nation toward the proposed treaty of peace in note
the allied and associated powers outlining various German
nterproposas The German note, delivered by Premier
Cemencu president Of the conference last Thursday
is made public by the state department.
German delegation nowhere in its asserts that it
fnse sign The present treaty but declares behalf
oI tho German nation that even in her need justice for her IS
too sacred ag ri aoNyher to stoop 70 achieve conditions
which Sic capnot undertake to carry OUT ny
Excusenof Germany from the league Of nations the note
that IN signing the peace treaty Germany would
be executing decree for its prescription nay its own
.donl.-n
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
ADRIATIC QUESTION IS
NOT YET DISPOSED OF

PARIS, June 1.-The terms OF peace
were presented to the Austrians today
with the problem OF the Adriatic claims
OF Italy unsoved. The council OF four
held brief meeting before going to
ST. Germain this morning, Premier Or
lando OF Italy aud Col u, NJ, House Of
the United States being present, Dur
ing the meeting the Adriatic question
WAS discussed
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02

trlRn chancellor and head Of the dele
cation, then began an address In
French. DR., Renner opened with com
plant at the delay in the presentation
OF the peace terms,
The chancellor declared tho Austrian
republic, was entirely free from the
llapshurg dynasty 1t would never
have declared war itself, he asserted
uhe chancellor concluded his address at
IL 80 o'clock.
Premier Clemenceau spoke In French
His remarks were translated into Eng
lish. then into Italian and then into
German,
After DR.. Renners address, Premier
Clemenceau asked II anyone else de-
sired TO speak. There was no response
and he declared the ceremony ended.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
VILLA REPORTED IN
CHIHU1y ATTACK

,fH9fB reiiSfie ana. FSNy sair6es
today are that CfkatsiftA City was At
tackled In force Yesterday by Gen. villa
and Gen. Angeles. All communication
is cut off between JuareZ and the
southern city and Mexican federal au-
thorities at this end of the line arc
piaKing no attempt to restore them, Re-
ports from Mexican sources are that
the fight at Chihuahua City is still
In progress,
Telegraphic communication between
Chihuahua City and Terrazas, a sta
tion on the Mexican Central railroad
about 30 miles north Of the former city,
was cut yesterday shortly after Next
can federal authorities here had re-
ceivcd message to the effect that
Gems, Villa and Angeles had attacked.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
NEGROES SNATCH PURSE,

: AS Mrs M Langham, s65 Latham
street. was walking along Maryland
urday night two negroes came up be-
hind her, Before she was aware she
was In danger, they had snatched her
purse containing two valuable rings and
other articles BY the time men could
come to her aid the thieves had disap-
peared.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
BAKER ASKS MONEY TO
BUY CAPE COD CANAL

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Secretary
Baker today asked congress for legis-
lative authority and an appropriation
of $40, 000,0 900 for the immediate pur-
chase Of the Cape Cod canal. Action
by congress was necessary, he said, so
the canal might be acquired without
waiting the result of pending condem-
nation proceedings
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
MAYOR SAYS DAVANT
NOT TO BE RENAMED

James s. Davant, member OF the
Memphis water commission, will not
be reappointed, according to Mayor F.
L. Monteverde, who returned Sunday
from trip to Nashville. Mr.. Davant's
successor has not been chosen, the
mayor said
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
LIKES SATURDAY
CHURCH PAGE

To The News Scimitar, City:
I wish to express my appreciation
for the church page which Is now
appearing In the Saturday editions
Of The News Scimitar. congratu-
late you first for the generous space
you are giving to religious activi-
ties, and second for the splendid
manner In which this church page
is arranged and conducted. It Is a
distinct contribution to the religious
progress, and development Of our
city.
! am confident the church PEOPLE
Of Memphis appreciate the efforts
OF The News Scimitar in stressing
the Importance Of church work. and
I trust they will cooperate with
your paper in helping to make
Memphis better city In which to
live.
with best wishes, I am, sin
cerely. r. l.. JAMISoN.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
WANTED SUNDAY DINNER

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. J
Tratt, ll0 Vance avenue, before dawn
Sunday was entered by burglars who
stole three pairs OF shoes and took
from the pantry all the provisions fol-
Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02
II You Lived in a Glass
House

Perhaps people could
see when you had a
room for rent: The
easiest way of rent
Ing a room In Mem
phis Is by putting a
small want ad In The
News Scimitar Clas-
sified.
Thousands Of peo--
pie look to The
News Scimitar for
the wants ads-and
especially for the
room ads"
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06
The Murder Spirit

A number of very singular muir
der mysteries. reported from various
parts of the country recently, have
occupied front positions in the news
papers. Such crimes were of course
being committed all through the
war period, but did not attract so
much attention then The terrible
homicidal motive is still prominent
in the human heart, and is worth
attention as social symptom.
To most people, such an act is
simply incomprehensible. The mur'
derer's state of mind would seem
hell worse than any field of battle.
He trembles at every shadow, starts
whenever he sees an officer of the
law, never has a moment of security.
Then the agony of anxiety if appre
hended, during the trial of his case,
and the dread fear of the electrical
chair or gallows
Most people can not imagine any
suffering or wrong that would seem
harder to bear than the punishment
of the man who except in proper
self defence or through accident,
has killed a fellow creature. How
can you account for this type of
character that can perform an act
that brings such intense suffering
upon the doer?
The most contemplate crime, is
where one kills some one for money.
The person who would do that sinks
far below the beast. But whatever
the motive, the more one looks at
this crime, the more ferocious, cruel,
and brutal it appears. There is no
reason why murderers should Get
any public sympathy. If they are
clearly OF unsound mind and ire
sponsible. they may be entitled to
consideration.
Otherwise they have voluntarily
dug a chasm of infinite depth be-
tween themselves and the rest o.
the human race. A person who
would deliberately perform such ar
act must have yielded for years to
the most brutal motives of his ma
ture, shutting out all human feeling
ftom his heart
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06
Dry-Time Drinks

What will We drink when Genes
July? we hear the thirsty people
cry, the friends of old John Barley
corn, who'll sadly miss their fire.
quent horn. In time they'll hit the
babbling stream. whose waters in
the sunlight gleam; at some far day
that drink will please, but they
would reach it by degrees; sudden
change from booze. eadzooks, to
snifters from the babbline brooks,
would give their works too hard a
jolt. and cause interior revolt. But
there are drinks for every toff, with
which that gent may taper off To-
basco sauce is rich and hot, and
hair restorers hit the spot, remove
from weary hearts the care, and
sometimes grow pink whiskers there.
And there ale divers colored inks
which some regard as tempting
drinks. Good writing fluid. blue or
black, sends pleasant thrills along
the back, and makes a man SO full
of vim he'd tear a bobcat limb from
limb. When quit booze often
yearned for something strong that
Jared and burned, and then I'd sip
some turpentine. and found its &C.
ton very fine | sampled all the
drinks in view, from linseed oil to
liquid glue. and finally was recon.
ciled to tapping up the waters wild
And now l would not trade my we'll
for all the booze this side of Em-
poria. Kansas Walt Mason.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-06-06
Readers of Books

A nation wide campaign to pro
mote good reading was discussed at
the recent convention of the Amer
ican Booksellers Association at
Boston. 1t was claimed that the
mass of the population never read
the great books Of the present and
past, which convey their message
of immortal truth, and exhibit the
latest developments of human pro-
eress.
Many book stores carry little but
trashy novels, which are sold mostly
by fashy girl pictures on thu covers
OF course Libraries have spread
tremendously and largely supply
the book demand. But the majority
Of the people never read books.
Some people who used TO be great
readers, do not encourage their
children to enjoy books, fearing lest
they become bookworms. They
think the quality that counts most
in life is action. and that the read.
ing of books lends more to con-
temptation than to action. How
ever, unless action bases itself on
human experience as set forth 10
books, it will accomplish no per-
manent results.
Some say the habit of newspaper
and magazine reading distracts at
tention from good books. Probably
much of the magazine reading has
that effect When people can buy
for 10 or 20 cents a trashy period.
cal that will fill them up with silly
fiction and fashion and frils for a
week, they have no time left for
anything better.
Newspaper reading should not
have that effect. since newspapers
deal exclusively with real life. The
man who is reading the snail phase
of any subject presented in any one
newspaper issue. should become in
terested to get good book and
familiarize himself with the whole
subject. This time of readjustment
when social institutions must be re
built on a sounder foundation, is 6
| time when the people need to seel
1.-The deepest sources of wisdom