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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
BASIS FOR SPEED
LAID BY BIG FIVE
Adoption of League of Nations
Principle Makes Progress
Easier.
PREPARING FOR GERMANY
Public May Soon Find Confer
cnce Giving Fine Harvest
Of Results.
PREPARING FOR GERMANY
Special Gable Despufch TO TIVE s-S from ne
London Ti,ns6 Er,ricr

London Times Se,rice
Copyright 1879: oil rights rcserr,d
Fans. Jan. s1.-The more the main
problems OF the Peace Conference are
scrutinized the more clearly does IL
appear that the adoption by the Con-
ference nf q league Of nations as its
f1rst principle more than outweishs It's
slowncsss IN reaching it's decisions In
other directions.
Questions approached IN the light OF
league arc assuming unhoped for
conference. by calling on the princi
pies OF league the conference Is do
ing more than producing what is TO be
hoped will be to.erable settlement Of
ownership. 1t is laying down g val
liable precedent in regard 70 European
territorial questions.
II by next week formula has been
nial question really can ne settled in
principle. with the problem OF rep
aration by Germany, there will be good
ground FOR the expectation that the
committees upon which the work Will
more and more devolve will te able TO
make speedy progress in preparing the
ground for the advent OF German dele
gates and for the return OF President
Wilson to Europe some time In the
spring
1t is to be hoped that last weeks out
burst by the small countries over the
way In which the league was rai.roaded
into tho programme without their being
consulted and the present controversy
with some Of the British dominions and
to certain extent with Japan over TIE
.ormcc German overseas possessions, will
have had rs effect. and that hcnceforth
a real effort will ia made SO that none
Of TIE colleagues Is :e.; uEdenocTat!cally
in the cold.
II that is done there il no real reason
why, with n LEAGUE Of nations as the
hey piece, the peace puzzle should not
In the next few weeks fall into place
more quickly than the volume of criti-
cism against the management. of the
conference 10 which Paris has been
treated and would allow all 20 hope.
1t is truc that the public in looking at
the concrete results is not yet and is not
likely to he satisfied N.th what It can
find. II may soon reaii-, that within a
brief period OF timn all the preparatory
work begun Will bear fruit and inst. TAD
of having each day an item OF news IL
will find a whole mass OF important reso-
| lutions presented for its digestion il.
one morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
MILLION TROOPS TO
STAY ON THE RHINE
Fifteen American Divisions
Remain Until April I.

PARIS, Jan. 3l.-The number OF Amer
lean, French and British troops to be
maintained In the occupied regions along
the Rhine will he limited to 100000
men, according TO the Echo de Paris.
The military committee OF the Su-
preme Council expects within two days
TO report plan for the allotment among
the three nations Of the troops to be
retained. From the data available it
appears that by April / there will be
fifteen American divisions remaining on
the lines. with fve divisions ready for
embarkation nomeward. A month later.
Il Is expected. this aggregate will be
reduced by fte divisions, OF which ten
will be on the lines and Ave ready TO
return.
The length of the stay In France OF
these ten divisions depends upon the
time OF the signing OF the general peace
treaty 1t IS said that as aoon as that
occurs all the American troops probably
will be withdrawn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
ENGLISH ENGINEERS
TO STRIKE THURSDAY
Sudden Demand Made for
Forty Hour Week.

LONDON. Jan. 31.--Branches OF tho
Society OF Engineers resolved tonight to
strike February and to continue the
strike until a working week Of forty
hours was granted 10 them. The de-
Cision OF the engineers came as sur
prise, as a week ago the London district
society accepted forty-seven hours as a
week and was regarded as immune from
the influences of the Belfast and Glas-
gov workmen.
Several speakers at a meeting tonight
urged a movement for national strike.
declaring the time had arrived for the
workmen to demand control OF industry.
An amendment to the main resolution
in favor OF linking London with the
Clyde strike and stopping every indus
try In London was defeated by large
majority
Az an instance OF the novel phases OF
the present strike movement. 1000 strik-
ers at Edinburgh to-day demanded that
the Edinburgh corporation should grant
$1,000 for a strike fund and the Leigh
corporation S2.500, and threatened un-
constitutional acts IL their demands are
refused.
There is a prospect OF strike In the
electrical trades In South Wales to-mor.
row. Representatives Of the Miners
Federation were in conference to-day
with the Labor Ministry and Board OF
Trade concerning the miners demands
for at.30 per cent increase In wages. a
six hour day and naturalization Of the
mines. The Labor Minister promised "a
place the whole matter before tho Cabl.
net The executive OF tho fedora tior
has In the meantime issued an order dep.
recating any local strikes to secure these
demands.
The shipbuilAinG firms in Belfast have
notified the strikers that unless they re-
sumo work tomorrow on a forty-seven
hour week basis the employers will in
stItute a six week lockout. The s,tua-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
3CHINESESLAIN
IN WASHINGTON
Head of Educational Mission
and Two Students Are
the Victims.
EVIDENCE OF STRUGGLE
Two Bodies Found in Furnace
Room, Where They Had
Been Dragged.
EVIDENCE OF STRUGGLE

WASHINGTON, Jan. S1.--Washington
police We're engaged tonight In an at
tempt to solve the mystery OF the kill
ing OF Or. T. T. Wong. chief OF the
Chinese Educational Mission to the
United States, and c. II. Hsie and Ben
Sen WI, students at George Washing
ton University.
The bodies were found tonight in a
house in the fashionable Mount Pleas
ant section. They were last seen alive
last Tuesday.
The pistol with which the men had
been shot was found on a chair near
Wongs body. Traces of a death strug-
sic were in evidence A heavy brass
table lamp lay on the floor among the
shattered remnants Of the shade and
bulb. A chair in the dining room ad-
joining was overturned and a brown
colored elastic from a garter was on the
foor.
The bodies OF Hise. who was secre-
tary and treasurer OF the mission. and
WI, confidential secretary TO DR.. Wong,
were found lying head to head in the
lurnacc room and evidently had been
dragged there. \ gas water heater still
was burning when officers entered tho
kitchen. which also is in the basement.
Blood stains were on the kitchen floor
and the narrow stairs leading down TO II.
The police are at n loss for a motive
for the triple murder. There was no
evidence that robbery had been COM
rnittcd and SO far as they were able to
establish from the friends OF the men
they had no enemies. The theory OF the
officers is that the two students were
killed first by some one who lurked in
the house and that Or. Wong was muir
dered later when he returned home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
u. S. STEAMER LOST.
MANY FEARED DEAD
Pioue Wrecked OFT England
~ Officers Aboard.
By tAe Associated Pr,ss.

DEAL, England. Jan. 3i.-The .Ameri-
can steamship Piave, which went ashore
near here Wednesday night parted
amidships tonight during a fierce storm.
accompanied by a binding snow. and is
total loss. il is feared several livee
were lost.
Two boats capslzed while being low
cred. but their occupants were rescued
by liteboat. Thirty OF the crew have
been landed at Deal. They believe
majority OF tho others oC the crew were
rescued by tugs and patrol boats and
say there is a strong possibility OF the
seventeen American officers aboard hav-
ing been saved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
THOUSAND IN U. S. COMMISSION.
Expenses Are SS n Day. Exclusive
Of Their Meals.
Special Gable Despa.ch 10 TIE SrS.


PARIS. Jan. 3l.-The force OF tho
American Commission TO the Peace
Congress now numbers more than 1000
far exceeding the original estimates, and
is expanding daily. a large number ara
housed outside of the Hotel Cril.on,
which IL needed for o:hces and with two
additional Office buildings IL scarcely
adequate.
Those lodged outside OF the Hotel Grill
lon are paying ss day expenses. exclu-
sive of meals. which are furnished by
tho Crillon restaurant. Rather than
bring a large force from the United
States. most OF the personnel has been
recruited from the army in France.
The American force is not the largest
In Paris. The British. for example. have
more than 1000 lodged In three big
hotels. The British newspapers are
complaining that their commission is
overstaffed and must be reduced owing
TO the heavy expense.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
City in Semi Darkness as
Electrical Supply Is
Cut by Rioters.
LEADERS AVERT DEATH
Call for Military Prepared and
Angry Thousands ThrOng
Thoroughfarcs.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-Troops arrived
during the night in Glasgow, where
there were serious strike disorders yes.
terday,

GLASGOW. Jan. 31.---Ser!ous conflicts
between the police and strikers devel-
oped to-day, in which at least forty
persons were more or less badly In
jured, among them Sheriff Mackenzie.
Chief Constable Stevenson. Deputy
Constable Rennie and number OF po-
licemen. These were all injured by
bottles thrown by strikers when the
police were clearing the streets in
baton charges. Two strike leaders.
William Gallagher and David Kirk
wood were arrested charged with in
citing to riot.
During the height OF the disorders
the rio. act was read, and IL was con-
templated TO invoke military aid. but
the order was cancelled when Gal
lagher and Kirkwood were permitted
BY the authorities 10 address the strfk-
ers and eXhort them TO march on in
orderly procession. as nothing more
could be done to-day.
DESPITE this advice. however, there
were wild scenes Of disorder. and IN va
rious parts OF the city loo,ing was In
duged in. One jewelry shop had goods
10 the value Of $4,000 stolen. while
other shops were p!llaged during the
course OF the riot. About twenty-four
tramcars were 80 badly damaged that
they had TO be removed from the service.
Matters auieted down late in the after
noon but at night dense crowds again
gathered before tho City Hall. The po-
lice made several baton charges and dis
persed them. The city was in eemi-
darkness tonight due to the shortage Of
electric current.
The rioting to-day developed with
srea: suddcnness. 1t was due In part 10
the provosts refusal 10 accede 10 the APP
peal Of the strike leaders to withdraw
the police and in part TO q dramatic In
cident. when a soldier boarded oce of
the tramcars the strikers were attempt
ing to stop and defed the strikers to
touch the vehicle. The police dealt Wig
orous blows with the batons when at
tackled by the rioters and some ugly
wounds were inflicted.
The people OF Glasgow are jug; begin
ming to realize the gravity Of the situa-
ton and the danger OF the c.ty's drifting
into the same conditions that prevail
az Belfast. The power OF the Glasgow
strike committee appears to be lncreas-
ing and It Is now exercising complete
authority over the electrical department
OF the city. As the large Industrial
plants, almost without exception. em-
ploy electric power the strike commit
tees control gives II a great advantage.
The supply OF electricity has been re-
duced to one-tenth OF the normal.
Apparently the strikers are carrying
out their threat 10 fix noon to-day as
the time limit for carrying on their
dispute In a lawful manner. In the
riotous scenes, which occurred in George
Square, the police used their batons and
the strikers replied with bottles, carloads
of which had been taken to the scene
Of the gathering ard used them freely
against the police.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
WILSON BLOCKS
JAPANESE PLAN
Colonial Policy Dictated by
Discovery Of Military
Designs.
HIETED AT WAR WITH Us.
Statements in Secret DOcu-
ments Made Basis for Dis
posing of Islands.
HINTED AT WAR WITH Us.

Sptcid' DespnfcH TO TFE StS.
wAsuISoroN, Jan. 3l.--Presidert Will
sons policy against annexation OF Ger
man possessions by conquering Powers
appears now to diplomats in a new light
In view Of acnadsntial advices respect
ing practical reasons involved. The sup
port which British and other stat tes'nen
are appars nsls etstns ,it1.Aespites proc
, nounoed outburs.s OF popular clan1or Is
explained by officials here on the ground
that the conference is in possession OF
Information not yet availa bile TO the gen.
eral public.
The President in advocating interna-
tionalisation is attempting to translate
what he regards as 4 fundamental prin-
cip!e OF his general policy into action.
but at the same time realizes that an
all important consequence Of this policy
will be 20 prevent Japan from coming
into possession OF the Caroline and Mar
shall Islands, midway between Japan and
Australia.
Japan had received pro rises OF these
Islands under a secret treaty with Great
Britain. This, il develops. was the in
centive which the Allies offered 10 Toxic
for increased Japanese activity against
Germany at the most critical stage OF
the war. The islands are worthless ex-
cept TO serve as naval or strategic bases
which would give Japan a firmer grip
toward domination OF tho Pacific
The Presidents policy would give ia
pan possession OF the islands but would
prohibit their being fortified and used
cor military purposes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Returned Soldier Tells
How Fund Helps Boys

GEORGE W. BROPHY, for
~ merly of Company f, 165th
Infantry, said yesterday: Just
before Christmas, 1917, our COM
pany was hard pressed for cigar
cites. Five francs couldn't buy
a pack. The butt of one would
be passed around until it burned
the last mans fingers.
son that day each man re-
ceived a package and a pack of
tobacco from THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. Every man in the bat
TALON thanked THE SUN for the
prompt and timely arrival Of
these smokes"
This soldier is back home, but
there are others abroad who need
smokes. Read what they say on
page 8.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
His Experience at Metz,

Il was at Metz, last May, lie said, that
'ur 4 moment or so he feared he was
going west" The air was clear and he
'0'ed three Boche planes mount the sky.
tie decided To give them battle alone.
" Ncy did not see him coming, but a
,iocle anti aircraft battery did and sig
Jailed TO them with shots.
IIe got above them and started to at
tack. They began to retreat He
4rrpped 5000 feet from an altitude OF
5000 and brought down the nearest
lane. Rickenbacker was in Spad.
h" other BocheS. hoping to knock him
olt While he was concentrated on doing
, the h!er he smashed. came at him.
lie was forced TO flee for salvation.
I pulled the control stick and in
r'antlY the upper right hand wing was
''rn off and l went into tail spin"
Hickenbacker continued. II droped to
$40 feet. ] was in mental whirlwind
nd can tell you / thought OF my past
'fe, my friends and enemies and lots OF
"tner things I knew that II ] crashed.
which seemed certain, II meant going
Vest and I did not feel like doing that
opened up my motor and threw the
'ontrols over, contrary to all practice,
nd got on an even keel. landing just
f,roHd the front line trenches"
Capt Rickenbacker said his last flight
was on Christmas Day. when as a part OF
'1c Army OF Occupation he went alott
'Jr observation. His squadron, he said.
IL the Americans in victories, with a
e.ord OF sixty-nlne. 1t had brought
own the first Boche. gra aduated the FIRST
o and feled the last Boche on Novem-
Ter 10, the day before the signing of
.he armistice. The man who did the
"aal trick was Major Kerby.
Capt. Rickenbacker had one mishap in
n ich he was injured. 1t was at Chateau
lFierry. and seven OF the Bocho sky
7-Ater3 were shooting at him. lie
so 4ght the ground swiftly and got there
ad Of schedule. His motor stopped
h' ause OF lack OF pressure in the gaso-
!'.,e tank and he went earthward at the
'7'e OF about 800 miles an hour. The
sldIen change OF, atmospheric pressure
r0&e his eardrum and he went to the
-" 4 tai DR. Hubbcy OF this city. an
r specialist in the service. fixed him
"
TAe Captain will go to Washington
cor'iru ued on Third Pu9e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
TEUTON BOMB KILLS BR.ToNs.
Two Soldiers LoSe Their Lives at
Mons.

MoNs. Belgium, Jan. 3l.-Two British
soldiers were killed and several injured
to-day by the explosion Of bombs hidden
under coal abandoned by the Germans.
The soldiers were engaged in rcmoy-
ing the coal when the explosions oc-
CURED
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Reds Nearing Brest-Lit0vsls.

LoNpoN, Jan. 3l-The Polish Infor-
nation Committee learns that the Ger
mans have transferred control OF Brest-
IAtovsk 10 the Ukranians and that the
Bolsheviki are expected 10 arrive in that
town within few days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

PARIS Jan. 3lThe Ukranan will
part in the conference the Princes Islands, according
view given the Petit Journal BY NJ Sedorenko Minister of Internal
Communications the Ukrainian
NJ Sedoenko has begun pareys with the French
obtain the admission the Ukraine the
only claim which his country will forward will
this is granted according the
alliance with France the
Russia and will take
payment in part in wheat.
The Peace Conference far has had
the various Russian Governments for conference
Islands these the
refuses to with the Bohevk under
Admiral Kolchak while less
Nothing official connection with the invitation has been re-
ceived from the Russian Soviet Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

NJ pacHit"h on behalf Of the Snrr,.
Croats and SlovsneS, asserted that 'hu
RumaniOn treaty was not mace without.
tho knowledge of Seroio. which was
largely concerned in it, lie iNNOked ti'-
principle OF nationality, which President
Wilson has enunclsted, in support OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
Allies in Prcdicameut.

Admittedly It would not be rosslble
for the Powers TO single out the par
ticular case OF these islands and ASK
that they be kept from Japan while al
lowing only colonial possessions to bc
disposed OF by the simple means OF an
ncxat!on. Japan could Justly say that
she was being Disseminated against.
and the Allies could not answer the
charge. IL was pointed out;
Secret treaties and stolen diplomatic
papers figure In the discussions regard
ing Japan's plans with respect TO the
islands.
1t is now learned that Lu ChenG-
Hsiang. Chinese Foreign Minister anil
chief Chinese delegate had fifteen sets
OF confidential documents stolen from
him while the ship on which he was trav-
cling was anchored AT a japanese port.
These documents outlined what the Chi
ncse Government had learned of JaDan's
aims and what China purposed to press
at the Paris conference. The papers
were in portfolios in Lu Cheng- -Hsiang's s
cabin when the portfolios were myste-
riously cut open and the papers taken.
Confidential exchanges OF notes be
tween the Japanese Foreign Office and
the Russian Government as II existed
In 1917 are also under consideration as
showing Tolio's peace policy.
A despatch from NJ Krupensky. for
mer Russian Minister at Toxic 10 the
Russian Foreign Once. dated February
s, 1917. is IN part as follows:
"On the other hand the Minister (Vis-
count Motono) pointed out the necessity
for him. in view Of japanese public
opinion as well as with n view 10 safe
guard Japans position at the future
/ Peace Conference II China should be ad-
mitted to It, OF gaining the support OF
the allied Powers In regard to Japan's
! desires for the succession OF all the
rights and privileges hitherto possessed
| by Germany In the Shantung Province
and for the acquisition Of the islands TO
| the north OF the equator"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01
FISHERMAN ROUTS
EX-CROWN PRINCE
Latter Seeks Refuge in Dutch
Shop.
Special Wireless Despatch 70 TIE Svy rom n
London 7ia.6s Service

London 7ia.6s Serrice
copsrigkt 1879; all rights r6s'rred.
THE HAGUE. Jan. Sl.-A Wierinsen
reports says on Monday when the ex-
Crown ITince OF Germany was In the
village OF Oever II. suddenly was ad-
dressed by drunken fisherman who
wanted to shake hands with the Prince.
whom he took by the arm.
The Prince, not liking this, refused TO
shake hands, whereupon the fisherman in
a rage hurled some abusive language
AT the Prince about murder ~ nlasse
Tho Prince remained calm and entered
n shop to- avoid an alteration. His
prosecutor followed, but was not al
lowed TO cu;er and smashed the window
OF the shopkeoper's house. This caused
excitement In the village.
The eN-Crown Prince was escorted 10
his residence by his adiutant and a
gendarme
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-01

The provision for preventing the
building OF vessels OF the new three year
programme until the question Of arma-
ment limitation is decided Is as follows:
III at any time before the construc-
ton authorized by this act shall have
been contracted for there shall have
been established with tho cooperation OF
the United States of America any tribu-
nal or tribunals competent to secure
peaceful determination OF international
disputes and which shall render unnec-
cssar-y the maintenance OF competitive
armamonts. then and in that case such
naval expenditures as shalt be inCon-
sstent with the engagements made Ivy
the establishment Of said tribunal or
tribunals may be suspended when so or
dercd by the President of the United
States and no contracts for the construc-
tion OF the vessels herein authorized
shall be entered into prior TO February
l, 1920"
II is under this section Of the hill that
naval experts will decide during the
next year whether battle cruisers OF the
present general speed OF twenty-nlne
knots, but carrying defensive armament,
or thirty-five knot unarmored battle
cruisers never before attempted shall
be built for the American Navy. British
construction of the twenty-nine knot bat
tie cruisers defended by a l2-inch belt
of armor plate caused the delay in the
American plan TO huild unarmored yes
sells OF this type OF much higher speed.
The bill provides for temporary per-
sornel Of 225.000 men, exclusive OF off,
GERS. and n permanent increase In the
enlisted strength of the Marine Corps
from 1900 to 26.297.
Special consideration "a given men
who enlisted In the navy since the
declaration Of war for the full term OF
enlistment In the matter of early dis
charge from the service IN n provision
of the bill. Such Of these men as
desire early discharge may receive the
status of men who enlisted for the war
by making application in writing 20
their commanding officers. The applI-
cation must be filed before July /
Representative Oliver (Ala.). author Of
the amendment. estimated that there
are about 10000 such men In the
service.