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The sun., 1919-03-10
PRESIDENT MAY
TOUR COUNTRY,
URGING LEAGUE
Report He Will Travel
From Coast to Coast Af-
ter Paris Acts.
MAY DEFER CONGRESS
Word Comes From Ship
That He Is Open to
Changes in Draft.
NEW ARGUMENT IS CITED
Mount Vernon Speech Quoted
Interpreting World Liberty
View of Washington.
NEW ARGUMENT IS CITED
Special Despatch 10 TuL sux.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-President
Wilson, according 10 some of his
spokesmen, will stump the country
from coast to coast il upon his return
from abroad he thinks any doubt
exists as to ratifica ton by the Sen.
ate of a treaty based on his League of
Nations plan. Word to this effect has
gone out to encourage those who are
making advance plans TO cultivate
public support for the league. 1t Is
suggested that the President may
even refrain from calling Congress
into extra session until he has com
pleted his tour, although this latter
contingency is regarded as remote.
News that the President was Sc
riously concerned over growing oppo-
sition to the present league constitu-
ton and that he himself was now
ready to admit the constitution so
hastily drawn up needed some
changes came as surprise to many
on the outside but had been known
confdentially in inner circles for sew
eral days.
The sun., 1919-03-10
GERMANY ORGANIZED
BELGIUM WRECKERS
Proof o. "Destruction Com
panies" Is DISCOVERED.

PARIS, March a.-i1vdence OF an or
aanized system for the destruction Of
shops and manufacturing plants In Bel
gium and northern France by the Ger
mans has been uncovered by the Brus-
sells police IN documents left behind
among the records Of the German Gov
crnment during the occupation of Brus-
sells In view Of the fact that Belgium
Is expected shortly to fiN the indemnity
which she will demand from Germany.
the documents, which were furnished To
the Associated Press by the Belgian
peace delegation, appear timely,
on their face they seem to establish
that destruction companies" were
founded by and operated under the aus
pices of the Government OF occupation.
They were five In number: First the
GutehOTnungshutte Company OF Ober-
hausen second. Helm, Lehman Co
~ Dusseldorf; third, J. Hlgers %
Rheinbrohl fourth, 9. II. Jucho Of Dort
muud fifth. a Berlin firm Cname almos,
illcgiblc oil index ,ard), probably Breest
& CO.
Immediately upon tHc occupation o.
northern France and Belgium a COM
pletc inventory of all the material and
machinery oi the large plants was taken
by q special organization. ENlll indexes
were made, topy OF which was supplied
to the various companies under a Ger
mau official in Brussels. The index
cards were Of different colors. yellow
cards representing the district o.
Longwy-Br,ey, which was called "the
yellow Zone" green cards for Maubeuse
and vicinity. known as the Green Zone A."
The sun., 1919-03-10
AIMS TO STOP
CONSUMPTION
Lloyd George Lays Proposal
Affecting All Europe Be-
fore Council.
FORCED INTO ACTION
French Expected TO Oppose
Measure Demanded by
British Labor.
By a Stag Correspondent Of THE Sun
Copyright. 1919: all rfoAts reserved.


PARIS, March 9.-Premier Lloyd
George of England has formally put
before the Council of Ten at the Peace
Conference proposal to abolish con.
scrlption throughout Europe
His desire TO make Germany i'm
potent and powerless again TO become
military menace to Europe is why
he proposed yesterday that conscrip-
tion be forever forbidden In Germany.
Lloyd Georges plan is to make Ger.
many a starting point in the process
of wiping out the curse Of militarism
in Europe. He wants all the Euro.
pean nations 10 forsake the old sys-
TEN, which he holds was as much to
blame for past wars as secret di
plomacy. He wants to replace mill
tarism with the system in vogue in
America and Great Britain before the
war, namely. small voluntary armies
without conscription.
The sun., 1919-03-10
LODGE INVITED TO SUBMIT
MONROE DOCTRINE CLAUSE;
NO DRAFT, GEORGES PLAN
Hoover Will Quit Food
Board to Earn Living"

pARIS, March 8. - Herbert
Hoover, the American Food
Administrator and lately ap-
pointed director-general of the
interallied relief organization, is
to cease his relief work in the
summer. This was indicated in
statement issued to-day by Mr..
Hoover concerning the wheat sit
uation. He intimated that a ma
jority Of his coworkers also
would return to private life.
Speaking of various problems
connected with the wheat situa-
ton, Mr.. Hoover said that they
would need to be solved by some
one else, because neither my
self nor most of the men in the
Food Administration will be able
to continue in the service of the
Government after next July"
"We also must earn a living"
Mr.. Hoover added.
The sun., 1919-03-10

WEIMAR. March s.--Dr. Heinrich r
Albert, Privy Councillor and formerly
Commercial Attache OF the German En-
bassy In Washington. has been appointed
an Under Secretary of State with the
direction of the Chancellery.
The Leipslc strike has been settled and
order has been restored, the Frankfort
Gasotte announces. Minister SchwarE,
the newspaper adds, has arrived in
Leipsic and announced that severe meas
ures will be taken against persistent
idlers and that order will be maintained
by all means at the disposal of the Gov
ernment
The sun., 1919-03-10
I.W.W. RAIDED IN WATERBURY
Nearly 200 Arrested and Liter
nture Is Conhscated,

WATERBURY, Conn, March 9,-Nearly
200 sympathize OF the Industrial
Workers OF the World. including Alex
ander Chernoff of Chicago. national or
ganiger OF the I. w w. movement, were
arrested in a raid organized by the local
police in the city tonight. Two trunks
full Of l. w. W. literature, together with
a large red flag bearing Russian let
ters and two charters authorizing the
organization OF !. w. w. locals In Wa
terbury and New Haven, also were
taken 10 the police station.
Most OF the men taken into custody
alleged they were in no way connected
with the l. W. W. saying they simply
attended the meeting to hear the speak
ers but among the pamphlets confs-
Gated by the police we're found men,
bership cards containing the names of a
number OF the arrested men.
The sun., 1919-03-10
More Benefit Parties
to Help Tobacco Fund

SEVERAL benefit parties have
- been held for THE SUN To-
bacco Fund and all have been
successful. Another will be held
tomorrow night and still another
next Friday, and, like the others,
they will give an opportunity to
help the fund provide smokes for
soldiers abroad.
The boys are thankful for the
tobacco sent to them. Messages
from them maybe read on page Z.
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., 1919-03-10
Fifteen seized in Norfolk Raid.

Npecidl DespoTch 10 THE SUN.
NORFOLK, Va, March 9,-Fifteen al
legged Bolshevists were arrested here
this afternoon by agents of the Depart
ment OF Justice who ralded a house
where meeting was in progress. A
large quantity OF literature printed in
Russian and Polish was conhscated. The
notice assert that the literature deals
with lawless propaganda, Bolshevistlc
discourses and |. W. w. activities. Ad-
vertisements OF a bond sale FOR the
Russian Government" also were found.
It gives the address of the American
headquarters OF the bond bureau as Sc
wall street, New York city.
The sun., 1919-03-10
Americans in London
Riot With Australians

I ,oNDoN, March "a riot on
the Strand this afternoon in
which were engaged American
soldiers and sailors and some Aus
tralians resulted in three or four
Americans being injured in po-
lice baton charge. Seven Ameri-
cans were arrested.
An incorrect report that one
injured American had died in the
Bow street police station caused
a demonstration in front of the
station. This was broken up by
another baton charge.
The sun., 1919-03-10
CIark's Criticism Cited.

In this connection Representative
James NJ May OF Utah, member of the
Democratic reorganization committee,
issued a statement Yesterday citing an
alleged criticism by Champ Clark. Mr..
May said I'VE certainly do not want
antasonistic leaders. I personally
heard Speaker Clark, addressing a
group Of Democrats, say Wilson's
League of Nations has as much chance
OF being ratified as you have OF being
Pope OF Rome
'-The President is being bombarded
from, the front and from ambush We
must not install and support leaders
who will shoot from the rear. Our
friends in solidly Democratic districts
should not impose unnecessary burdens
upon Democratic brothers Of the North
and West"
Mr.. May continues: we cannot af-
ford by our votes to approve sarcastic
antagonism to the League of Nations
our people are heartsick of war and
wilt rebulSe their servants who go coun-
ter TO the earnest determination of the
p-e-,5crt to rrv~tallize the homes and
desires of the civilized world into liv-
ing covenant Of peace"
The sun., 1919-03-10
BAKER PLANS TO
SELL AIRCRAFT
AT JUNK PRICES
Project to Dismantle Big
Equipment Disclosed
by Senators.
WOULD WRECK SERVICE
Proposed Reduction of
Forces Means Loss of
Places for 100000.
AIRPLANE TRUST PERIL
New Of Indiana Says Program
Dooms American Aviation
Efforts.
WOULD WRECK SERVICE
AIRPLANE TRUST PERIL
SPECIAL pespatch 10 TnE srN.

Specidt Despdfch 10 The SCN,
WASHINGTON. March 9.-Members OF
the United States Senate Committee
on Military Affairs have revealed to
THE SUN an intention by the Secre-
tary of War, Newton D. Baker, to
wreck and dismantle the nations air
service, to hand over to a few shrewd
dealers in the good graces of the Ad-
ministration equipment costing s1.S72,-
100000 at less than junk prices and to
make no provision whatever for such
commercial aircraft service as Great
Britain and other nations are now
working night and day to develop.
The facts are SO astounding as to be
incredible were they not supported by
the evidence in the possession of SEN
ators whose statements are not open
to doubt-Harry S. New OF Indiana
James A. Reed OF Missouri and others
DAs members of the subcommittee on
aviation of the Military Affairs Com
mittee these Senators have gathered
official information (some OF II con-
fidentiaD which exposes the almost
unbelievable design on the part Of the
Secretary Of War, with the apparent
approval Of the President, TO junk the
whole aircraft service of the United
States with hardly any return to the
Treasury, yet with immense profit to
the lucky buyers; to give away N-ir-
tually property which cost the tax
payers in a year and a half more
money than it required to run the
whole Government before the war, and
all with absolute blindness to the needs
Of the future.
The sun., 1919-03-10
BIG POST GOES
TO DR.. ALBERT
German Associated With Plots
Here Made Under Secre-
tary of State.
LEIPSIC STRIKE ENDED
Berlin Radicals Agree to Yield.
but Demand Withdrawal
of Troops.

LONDON. March 9.-One Thousand
persons were killed or wounded in the
fighting in Berlin In the last week, &C
cording to an estimate OF the casual
ties made by the Wolf Bureau, the
leading news agency OF Germany.
The sun., 1919-03-10
News Comes by Wireless.

II was noted that the first inkilng
Of possible changes being indorsed by
the President came from the Presi-
dental ship George Washington via
wireless. These referred to minor
changes in phraseology, &c., but the
understanding here is that the impor
tance OF these changes will increase
rather than diminish from now on
The prospective managers OF the
League of Nations campaign in this
country regard il as Of the utmost i'm
portance that they be not committed
TO defend the league constitution in the
precise form that II has taken. They
want to be in a position to open the
fight for the League OF Nations prin-
ciple without being tied down TO de-
fend features which members of the
Presidents own party are so openly
critIcising.
A clue as to how the League of Ma
tions plan may be interpreted as In
line with instead OF opposed to the
American policy OF nationalism Is
found in the Presidents Mount Vernon
address of July 4, 1918. It is believed
that the President himself called atten-
ton to this address before he left here
and that in appealing for support upon
his return he will follow out the gen.
eral principles therein indicated.
The sun., 1919-03-10
venizeIos Goes to London.
Ry re 4..cciated p-e.,-'

PARIS, March 9.-The Greek Premier.
Elieutherios Venizelos. Leon Bourgeois OF
France and Oscar straus and Hamilton
Holt OF New York left Paris to-day to
attend meeting OF the Society TO En-
force Peace. which will be held in Lon
don this weei.
The sun., 1919-03-10

BERLIN, Friday, March THE condi-
tions under which the WorkinEmen' s
Council OF Greater Berlin declared itself
willing 10 approve the action Of the Ber-
lin Federation Of Labor in adopting a
resolution calling the strike of included
the retirement Of the volunteer regi-
nents from Berlin and the release OF in
surgents arrested during the strike. The
council is the body dominated by the
Radicals. which has been directing the
strike.
BY a law to be passed Immediately
the powers and duties OF the Workmen's s
Councils which the Government promised
TO create as a means of putting a stop
to the strikes will be defined. These
councils will be the economic represen-
tatives OF the workingmen. Each of the
industries will have its industrial council
which shall be consulted as to work.
ing conditions in all cases, while work.
ingmens associations will be created
for the control and regulation of roduc-
tion and distribution in all branches OF
industry and trade. The members will
be factory leaders, workers and EN-
ployees, cooperating with the employers.
The sun., 1919-03-10
Senator Urged From Paris
to Draft Reservation
He FavOrs.
WILSON MAY OPPOSE 1T
Said to Fear Amendment
Might Open Door to Stip-
ulation by Japan.
CECIL ALSO FOR CHANGES
Would Alter Covenant to
Meet Objections Of British
Labor Element.
CECIL ALSO FOR CHANGES
BY LAURENCE HILLS.


StuU correspondent OF 1HB sun.
Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved
PARIS. March 9.-The greatest In
terest is manifested here in the prob
able attitude of Senator Lodge with
regard to q cabled request that has
been sent to him to draft a reserva'
ton with regard to the Monroe Doc
trine that he would have Incorporated
in the League of Nations covenant.
This invitation, THE Sun learns, did
not come from the peace mission, and
The SUN is not permitted to disclose
it's source; but any response the Sen.
ator makes will he laid before ths
mission. Naturally the action of ths
mission would depend entirely upon
the Presidents will, and while II is
generally accepted that the President
would not approve anything OF Lodge
authorship n reply nevertheless would
put the President on record as to his
exact position regarding the Monroe
Doctrine and would create an inter
esting situation here.
The sun., 1919-03-10

That Is the key TO a great many diff
ferences between the French and Amer
leans The French have never forgot
ten how the Germans raised a secret
army after they were crushed by Ma
poleon at Jena, and they are reluctant 10
do away with the big army that saved
France from Germany in 1914.
They are already making tentative
objections TO Lloyd Georges plan. Mar
shall Foch's proposal, which Lloyd
George wishes changed, Is that the Ger
man army be restricted TO 100000 men
Lloyd George wants them to have only
10000 men, all volunteers.
4 His argument that II the Germans
are permitted to train 2oO,O men every
two years they will have an army of a
million trained men in five years. The
French admit this but counter with the
argument that volunteer army OF TO-
Daa
The sun., 1919-03-10

II you have money, buy more
LIBERTY BOSDS-from US
n you need money, we will buy
LIBERTY BONDS--from you.
iohn Muir 4 Co., 81 S'wsy,-Adv..
The sun., 1919-03-10
Acted for All Mankind"

In this address the President said;
at is ignifcant-signihcant OF
their own character and purpose and
of the influences they were setting
afoot-that Washington and his as
sociates. like the Barons at Runny-
mede. spoke and acted, not for sin
gle purpose only. but for all man
kind
This is the cruN OF the whole situa'
ton so far as the Presidents interpre'
tation of Americas duty Is concerned
according TO men in the confidence of the
President. This IS why members OF tht
Presidents Cabinet in their public
speeches refer TO the marrow vision" Of
their opponents. The work OF Washing
ton was not for America alone, but 70,
mankind, according to this conception
and the League OF Nations plan is de
scrihed as translating the broadest view
of the work Cor liberty of the nation!
forefathers.
.e In supporting the Presidents stanc
for idealism and world peace the pro
spective league champions feel they will
have many points in their favor pro
vided, however. the Objectionable fea
lures OF the present league covenant b,
removed. In other words, they wan
10 urge Endorsement OF plan which
they believe will stand a fair chance o
ratification.
The sun., 1919-03-10
Ono Condition stipulated.

II is understood that a suggestion
accompanied the invitation to Sen
ator Lodge that any draft he might
make must meet the condition; that II
must not open the doors for other ma
ttons to make similar reservation.
The Presidents friends insist that n
any reference is made to the Monroe
Doctrine Japan will insist upon In
cooperating the Lansing-Ishii principle
in the covenant.
In diplomatic circles here the great
est amazement is expressed that Amer
lea should want the league constitu
ton to contain any specific references
to the Monroe Doctrine, as It should be
taken for granted, it is pointed out,
that the Monroe principle will be OBJ
served by the league.
The Japanese give the impression
that they are purposely keeping very
quiet about the league, and for reasons
which are not clear here. They have
however. expressed assent 10 the
league principle.
The sun., 1919-03-10
Expects French Opposition

In this move the British Premier
counts upon the support of America,
although he anticipates much scepti-
cism from the French. who nre gov
erned always by mistrust of Germany
and by their native caution and re,
luctsnce to change.
Though Lloyd George believes this
is the best way to make a start toward
the limitation Of ornaments, which the
people or all countries hope will be tho
issue from the Peace Conference. what
impels him TO start the movement now
is public opinion in his own country.
While he was in England the Pre-
>mier received unmistakable indications
that the British masses, particularly
labor, will resist tooth and nail the
retention of consumption which Eng
land. like the United States, adopted
as the only means of beating the Ger
mans. This labor sentiment was un-
mistakably manifested yesterday in
the House of Commons in the debate
over the Governments proposal to re-
tain in the army until April, 1890
900, 900 men.
OF this opposition Lloyd George was
forewarned and he returned TO Paris
realizing the necessity of combating
It. His action OF yesterday was the
result.
His Government is in rather difficult
position. on the one hand Is strons
public opinion at home demanding an
end to conscription. and on the other
some doubts that unless all OF Europe
follows suit the policy would be wise.
The sun., 1919-03-10
To Sell Liberty Motors.

T. To sell at private bidding the
greater part OF 10000 Liberty mo-
tors. on terms that conscientious
manufacturers denounce as ridicu
lous even scandalous.
4. To sell at private bidding 30,-
00O, 900 feet of selected spruce. cost
ing 100000, 900. at a price which
Continued on Fourth Page.
The sun., 1919-03-10
Partisa nship Not Involved.

The Senators that have asked THE
SUN 10 inform the people OF the United
States about what amounts, at least. TO
a conspiracy of ignorance, are not pro
ceeding from partisan or political con-
siderations, since some are Democrats,
some Republicans. Mr.. New OF Indl-
ana, for example, is a Republican Mr..
Reed OF Missouri is a Democrat Mir
Chamberlain of oregon, chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Military Az
fairs. is a Democrat; Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen OF New Jersey is a Republican.
They and others see that there is
little to block the wrecking plans OF
the Secretary of War. now that Con-
gress has adjourned and the President
| has refused to call an extra session
except the public opinion OF the coun-
try. That opinion, they are convinced
demands an investigation. Otherwise
the air service equipment will be sold
to friendly buyers for a song. and or
such terms that the Government can
/ not realize cents on the dollar and
the now formidable service and equip
ment will be reduced to the puny di.
nens!ons OF 1914 The meaning Of
I Secretary Bakers project is just s II
{ Secretary Daniels purposed to sell The
whole United States Navy to the junk
| man.
! On the authority OF Senator New o.
Indiana, probably the best informed
man in the country regarding the past
present and future of aircraft. WHIT
/ brought TO light. indeed, the truth o
/ the costly blundering and fiounderini
OF aircraft planning and aircraft manu-
fscture IN this country in the first yea
the United States was at war. THE SUn
Ia able to state that the Administration
purposes these destructive aims, in IA
rejection OF the will OF Congress:
l. To reduce the air service from
10000 aviators, costing $4,000 a
man TO develop, and 10000 skilled
mechanics and assistants, to 5000
pilots and 5000 mechanics.
2. To sell at private bidding, on
such terms as would virtui rye
giving away Government property.
the greater part OF 1850 training
airplanes in this country and 6,33i
service and training planes ia
7 France
The sun., 1919-03-10
Tnft's stand Excites Interest.

The fact that william II. Taft is now
openly favoring recognition OF the
Monroe Doctrine has excited renewed
interest in this phase OF the league
work. If the feeling encountered In
many allied circles is any criterion Mr..
Taft's belief that such reservation
would not arouse as much opposition
as has been predicted seems justified
Some sort Of a league is so much
desired by the European countries thai
they are prepared TO meet any sugges
tions in order TO get America in. This
is increasingly apparent Lord Rob
ert Cecil. who has professed satisfac
tion with the present covenant, Is now
preparing TO offer an amendment him
SELF owing to many complaints in
British labor circles and elsewhere that
the present plan Of representation in
the league is not sufficiently demo
cratic and composed exclusively OF
Government officials. Lord Robert now
proposes 10 redraft the clause making
il plain that delegates may be selected
by popular vote or otherwise.
The sun., 1919-03-10

District Workmen's Council chambers
will be created for certain sections of
the country and Central Workmen's
Council for the empire. The members
will be workmen OF all sorts. Em-
ployers' councils will assist in the proc
ess OF socialzation and control OF the
socialized plants and industries. All
economic and social legislation must be
submitted to'them for approval and they
will have the right TO propose such legis-
lation to the Government.
Another bill provides for the right Of
labor to unite for the purpose Of Great
ing democratic constitutional relations
in industries
In Investigations conducted in this
country since the entry of the United
States into the war the name OF Or
Heinrich +. Albert has been closely con-
nected with various plots in the German
interest. in conjunction with Count Won
Bernstorff, the German Ambassador to
the United States DR.. Albert was like
wise extremely active in German propa-
gandist work and in the emotion OF
various German financial schemes in
this country.