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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Campaign Opens in
Southside Tonight
President Augustine Royal
Starts the Ball Rolling
Officially Tonight.


To President Augustine Royal, OF
the Southside Citizens association,
VIII fall the honor OF omcially open
ing the local political campaign.
he VIII PRESIDE at the meeting OF
the club tonight at musings court
part II, ana VIII introduce the speak
ers.
Twelve candidates will be on hand.
It is expected, nine for the fve places
In the house Of delegates, and three
for the two places Ia the state senate.
For some weeks these candidates
have been doing much gum-shoe
work. ana every one Of them expects
TO be elected.
Fortunately for the citizens. none
OF the speakers are .IonT-winded,''
30 that rivinr each one ave minutes
in which TO tell what he expects to
do. ana Allowing for interruptions and
introducforv remarks. and short
talk by one Of the ladies represents
Inr the Richmond EQUAL Suffrage
lea ue. the meetinr should adjourn
ions before morning This will give
the speakers a chance. too. Of rest
ing UP for the meeting tomorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Cannot Force Japan
to Relinquish Claim
This Conclusion is Reached
After Statement Of Charge
d'Affairs in Washington.

Washington, July 24.-Japan has
no intention OF announcing to other
nations at what time she proposes TO
relinquish her claims to Shantung.
This attitude was Ascertained after
= cali at the State Department today
aaffatrs, where ne d1scaasssd ss some
length the ahantunE situation with
oniciais OF the department. The
reasoning and arguments OF japan on
the subject were OF = highly clever
character viewed from the diplomatic
stand point, and indicate that a. she
is in Shantung no one can put her OUT
except herself under limitations to be
written by herself both an to definite
time and conditions OF evacuation
The position of Japan rs explained
today by authorities can be stated
briefly as follows:
First. Japan cannot get out OF
Shantung until she knows what there
is in Shantung. and II is impossible to
ascertain that within . nxed time.
Second. In order to ascertain the
physical, economic and other values
Of Shantung. she, Japan, must be ad-
vised OF the nature and bearing OF
every treaty (secret and other) made
between Germany and China and this
is according to the Japanese obser-
walton, impossible OF ascertainmene
within any fixed time.
Third. There can possible be no
hurry about it, because by the terms
OF the peace treaty Japan Is not bound
to make ony move in the matter until
three months after the ratification of
the convention.
Summed up, Japan's three argu-
ments converge to the same point,
namely, that she cannot and therefore
Will not tell any nation when she pro-
poses to surrender what her fellow
diplomats at the peace conference
gave her. some willingly and others
unwillingly.
1t is commented ON here that ia
pans more or less clever diplomacy
has put the senate in a hole for this
reason. II as she maintains. she is
not bound to make any statement un-
til three months after the ratification
OF the treaty Of peace, the senate must
ratify the treaty before It can extract
any statement from Japan OF any
character. II the senate does not
ratify the treaty. then, the inference
seems plain on the part OF Japan that
she will not be bound to make any
statement at all.
In other words, II the senate keeps
discussing the treaty indefinitely ia
pan will be in position to ignore the
demand that she fix 4 date and viii
rest on her seemingly sound logic and
stay In Shantung indefinitely. It Is
also obvious that there Is no power
now until the treaty Is signed which
can catechixe Japan and bring her to
terms for a definite establishment Of
day and hour for releasing Shan
tung except the great nations who
were. with Japan, represented ut the
peace conference.
japan. II would appear from state
Is arguing very stoutly that, when
she got Snantung she did not know
and does not yet know what she got.
Before answering any questions on
the pig in q poke" quality Of the gift
OF her allies she now proposes to take
her own time about answering what
was In the bag and how long her
grasp should be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
By JAMES NoURSE

Washington July 24-Presdent Wilson's failure 70 d
liver to the senate the treaty signed in Paris by Premier
and himself guaranteeing the assistance Of the
States protect the French frontier against German
occasoned dramatic debate in the senate today
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut member of the
relations committee, read the the full text AZ h1
treaty. which the President thus far has withheld from 0
senate The senator obtained his copy not from thesi
House, but from the of New York
gs:af aA M
In presenting the treaty. Senator Brandegee accuSed
President of direct violation Of provision in th
the French chamber of deputies at the the
with Germany presented.
Premier Clemenceau has complied with this provs6naa
the treaty, shown whereas the senate heard
the President nothing about the treaty except his promise
the recent speech to the senate that the treaty would
livered at a later date s~SzS8a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Secretary Lansing
Discusses the Treaty
Says Under Pact Great Britain
and United States Are
Equally Obliged.

Washington, July as ecretary
Lansing today gave his first audience
to newspaper men since his return
from France. The secretary said he
had not made any arrangements to APP
pear before the senate foreign affairs
committee. He expects to be in Wash
ington for some time and the senate
committee can call him II It sees At
to do SO.
The senate has asked the state de-
partment for the protest which 1t I'M
oerstands Secretary Lansing. Mr.. White
and General Bliss made against the
Shantung award. Mr.. Lansing was
asked today IL he would state the ma
ture OF that protest. He declined to
do So
Tnc secretary's attention was called
to tire statement from the White House
yesterday relative to Shantung In
erted all the influence he was at lib.
erty to exercise in the circumstances
to obtain a modification" He was
asked II 1t was fair to assume that
the argument which he and Mr.. white
and General Bliss made followed the
line OF argument made by the presi-
dent. His reply was:
That would be . dangerous assump-
ton
MT. Lansing WAS tOto Oh Iu0 0euAI0
In the senate over the French treaty.
He assumed that the text Of the treaty
already had been presented to the sem
ate and when told that It had not been.
expressed surprise. It was explained
to him tina. the criticism Of the Repub-
lican senators was that under article 4
OF tho treaty It was provided that the
treaty should be submitted to the sem
etc at the same time ~ the treaty Of
peace.
"Rut." It was suggested. the full
text Of the treaty has been printed In
the T'aris Figaro and the London Tirnca
and the complaint 10 that It should b.
published abroad before It 10 pub
lished here.
TT makes no matter whether or not
II has been published abroad. they have
no senate to deal with there ~ . part
Of the ratifying power. and We have"
he replied.
but because II must be . party to
ratification II the very reason why the
senate complains that Europe gets the
text OF the treaties before they are
given TO the senate" was further sug.
Eested. To this Secretary Lansing made
the interesting reply:
THE complaint 10 that the treaties
are not made public by the state de-
paftment. II they were made public
by the state department. before Il was
possible to send them to the senate
there would be even grAAter COM
plant. Then We would b accused "
propaganda. We would BE- accused, at
making the document public In order
to form public sentiment in its favor
before II was given to the sAnAts.
know quite likely that would ~ my
contention In those circumstance Il
7 were senatpy."
41nratAry LAnstne waa ae1kAA iesl1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
CHINESE SCHOOL CHILDREN
ENJOY GENERAL STRIKE

Seattle. WASH. July .l.-A nation
wide strike Of school children and COL
lege students followed by boycott Of
japanese goods in China. instituted to
rouse patriotism and to show reaent-
inent against the Shantung award to
Japan. were carried -out with great
success. according to J. II. o'Malley.
representative Of an importing and ex-
porting concern ut Shanghai. He ar
rived hero today after spending thres
years In the Far East. O'Malley said
that boycott and studsnts' strike had
been on for over = month ana were SIN
N enact whAA - loft ChinA three
weelea an.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Administration Senators Believe He Is
Attempting to Save the Republican
Party in His Efforts to Take Leader
ship Away From the President.
Republican Senators Not Keen on Accepting the
Suggestions Of Former Executive and Term
Them Mere interpretations Which Would Not
Be Accepted Under Any Circumstances. !

Washington July 24-The plan of compromise proposed
by Mr. Taft for reservations the league of nations covenant
has aroused than support in the senate
Neither the foes of the league will have anything
do with the reservations proposed by him in his letters TO
Chairman viii Hav which were public here yesterday
Administration who have been carrying On the
fight for the league especially wrought the apparent
nrnoe Of Mr. Taft to the leadership out of their hands
and effect direct opposition to the wishes OF
the President i ;,
Senator Hitchcock the recognized leader in the fight said
looked as if Mr. Taft undertaken the head OF
he President and direction OF the Democratic senators
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
NEWTON POLICE FORCE
GIVES UP HIS PLACE

Newton. N. J.. July 2l.-This place
- without police protection. The en-
tire force has quit. Chief Of Police
Arthur G. brown. who had to meet al
expenses on = 5000 salary, tired Of
his Job ct that ,prics and quit cold to-
day. All the reSt OF thn 1orea. anHaslY
ChaF3es Merriam. also Quit~at tins
1eQza AZ ~ teyn cornraitteA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Officers Chosen and Re-
port Endorsing State
Department Adopted.
WOODFIN SELECTED
Membership Of Churches
and Schools in Dover
District Largely In
creased During Year.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Moderator-Solon B. Woodfin.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. B. Woodfin.
Vive- m oderator-Rev. Z. w. Bill
lings.
Treasurer-W. L. Tyler.
Clerk-Rev. W. Thornton Clark.
The executive committee chosen
for the. three sections is as follows:
Western Section-Rev c. c. Davis
Atlee. and l. N. Fox. Ashland: Middle
Section-Rev. William Hedley, Rich
mond, and Arthur B. Clark. Rich
mond; Eastern Section-Rev. l.. B.
Kirby. Richmond, r. F.. D., and J
Brantley Bray, Wakema, va
The conference Of the Dover Bap.
fist association at Greendale, Hen
rico county. came to close with
yesterdays elections and reports from
Richmond churches. All reports were
highly satisfactory, showing increased
membership both of churches and
Sunday schools. Following an appeal
by Mrs. r. A. Henderson, an ad.
the Buchanan mountain school in ad-
dition to the apportionment included
in the SIS. 100000.
The association went on record a.
opposing the abolition of the Office OF
address Of Rev. DR.. ". c. James on
the progress OF the cause Of tenn.
perence was devoted largely to a de.
Tense OF DR. j. Sidney Peters. COM
missioner OF prohibition. and an ex-
PLANTATION of the many stories circu-
lated in an effort to discredit the de-
partment The address in fun u
printed on another page
DIR. James said that the commits.
stoner was the victim of an organized
attack tnstigated by the forces. who
he said. had never ceased their fgh
for dom.nancs Of state and country
DR.. James said that some of thes,
who disapproved OF the department
were conscientious in their belief tina
many OF the actions attributed to Of
ncers OF the department were true
and explained at length that the pro
hibition inspectors were only one Of
Ave groups of men who could be re
sponsible for any OF the so-called out
RACES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
More Investigations.

Washington. July 34.-Two more
branches Of the Democratic admins
traAton came under the IRE OF Re-
rubllcan majority In congress today
Whop the house ordered tnvasttgations
of ~ shipping board ana the post
r lca dsrAftnsnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
ENGLAND RAT1F1Es TREATY WITH rRANcrz

From the
England
in
OF hewhoie
OF
Of
without military
to
III sTsSSy4AE%
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25

The article In the treaty to N u
Senator BrandeSee referred u ~ IT. IN
lows: ~
Article Tv-The present t.
will be submitted to the senate ~ 1T
United States At the same time -
treaty Of Versailles 10 suhualttsd y
the senate for its advice ana cQnE
to ratification. sSS
Senator Lodge suppiemented Son.
tor Brandegee's remarks by pr04N
ing a copy OF the Paris Figaro of J&le6
3. containing the text OF the tx1
which had just been presented ~ n j
French parliament, copy $50
London Times OF July 4 a1s1ftiNR
the treaty had been DELIVERED
house Of commons. In both "
and France, Senator I1odeo e1<t
the provision Of the treaty
complied with. while In t6o IN
States the treaty has baeM.swa>
without explanation.
ASKS FOR TREATY
To bring the matter txln4
Senator Lodge thereupou 11tE06&
resolution calling upon 80
dent to send the Frau0oS Gxo2
treaty 20 the senate. ITO tl4HS1
the senate may constders4
in connection with the treaf s W
with Germany" This res0t0l
over under the rules.
The debate following y I77
Brandegee's introduction 81 n T. 4
ject was stormy Ut times.
tration senator's replying n MI
tack upon the president bNS
that the Republicans w0FS
trying to mag the ,presideut an1
his position q dimcult one -
also suggested that the nron1 1Snf4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
Creates Dramatic Debate When L
Disclosed That an Agreement e
vides for Presentation to Senate
Conjunction With the Treaty
Versailles.

Senator Hitchcock Explains That the Pact -
League Of Nations Are Not Companion Pape
and President Is Right in Not Forcing D
cussion on Former at This Time. 1I11s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-25
WEATHER

Washington, July a.
Fair nj north. partly cloudy
In south portion Friday
and Saturday, mot much
change In temperature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
CLAIM REFUTED

Claims By Plymouth Rock that she
represents the oldest Anglo-SaNon
civilization in America were torn TO
eaters and thrown bodily in the
waste basket whom the General As
Ssen,bly met in joint session last
week to celebrate its 300th anniver-
gary of continuous existence as a
law-making body.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch IN
commenting upon the incident says
4the little band of pilgrims who
landed from the Mayflower on New
Englsnd's stern and rock-bound
coast, were shown TO have been rank
foreigners for a full year after
Burgesses from eleven Virginia.
plantations had assembled at James
town and passed laws regulating
che Liquor traffic and requiring set
Tiers to attend church regularly.
1T was proved conclusively, with
yut admitting evidence from the
Plymouth Rock side, that Captain
.Ichn Smith had staged countless
~irees with old King Pawhatan
months and years before Miles Stan
Esh sent John Alden on the famous
mission to the home of Priscilla.
Tint wasn't exactly the argument
ithcr. The point continuously IN
he foreground was that Virginia
,-anters had slung guns or their
:hou!lers and had met the Cover
Ncr in his green trousers for the
citing up Of real representative
government long before the most in
:ustrious pilgrim had packed his
rip for the New World.
''In the fight fer age supremacy
he Legislature of Virginia won
lands down. plymouth Rock didn' I
ttcr sound. A Shade of Captain
chr Smith, as adviser Of the dough-
: pioneers who made this Assembly,
rcssible, stalked in triupmh across
he stage. Miles Standish sufferer
Ike fate to that which came to
I'm after Alden had interviewed
Re pretty Priscilla.
'tThe burden Of addresses before
ho Joint session by DISTINGUISHED
Iirginians, including one hG Dr..
-hcmas Nielsen Page, ambassador
or six years from TIE Unitel States
9 ITALY. Was that the world should
q acquainted with the real fact.
cnccrning the part Virginia had
Eayed in bringing about reprcscn-
ative government throughout The
9crla--a movement begun definitely
r1cn the twenty-five Burgcsses. with
ha Governor il his green t!onsers,
net at. the little Jamestown church
i that memorable July Day, 16l9.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
THE CASE OF CARRANZA

Carra2za IS re;2cftoi TO be sur
rounded With pro-Gern.ns, and it
seems rot improbable. During the
way the German influences around
him were ,e:y strong. yet the ar
rival of 100000 American troops on
the Rio Grarde il June! 1916, drove
a few elementary truths into his
mind. and he knew too much to be
caught in March, 1917, by thinner
m;fln's offer of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico.
As is suggested by a contempt
rary, ''hc ought to know too much
now to BE- guided by Germans in a
course of petty spitetfulness toward
this country and England
'aCarYanza hates the United States
because we src the adjacent nation.
the che most concerned in having.
order preserved south of the Rio
Graai:c. He hates England berause.
English capital has largely develop
ed Mexico, and it is human nature
for ..the debtor TO hate bhe creditor
We also are a creditor. and owe
Carranza's i'll will to US partly to
that as well as to our proximity.
Therefore, it was natural enough
for a man Of Carranza's limited
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

E {.
intellectually TO desire the success
of Germany and the defeat of the
United States and England.
s"But Carrsa1za Ought to- lin9v. that
Germany has been defeated, ana vii!
lie in no position to.aiesp HIM for 20
years OF longer. The United States
and England have won, and he can
make nothing by antagonizing them
They have capital for the develop
ment of his country if he we're m
telligent enough to desire that, and
they have naval and military forces
sufficient to blockade Mexico by land
and sea. No other nation is IN a
position to help him So much or hurt
him so much, whichever may DC
needed" il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

a resident of nearby city IN a
communication to newspaper has
the following to say concerning
present conditions:
cThe high cost Of living is direct
ly attributable to the workingman
himself. Every particle of food he
eats, every article OF clothing he
wears is made by labor. It costs
lust what the laboring man charges,
plus the cost Of material. And since
the material is also the product of
labor, its cost, in turn, is controlled
by the price paid for that labor. The
workingnlan has entirely within his
own control the cost of what ne
shall eat and what he shall wear.
but instead of squarely facingy his
problem like a man he refuses TOTO
tai UP his balances.
.s'The price Of milk is controlled by
the wages of the driver, the wages
Of the dairymen, then back to the
wages which the farmer must pay
for hire. and so in a circle back i
comes to the rYorkingman again. He
controls the cosr of his food.
:tsThc same is true Of bread.
awe hear great talk Of q pre-war
scale Of living. But THAT pre-war
scale Of living was governed by tho
cost of labor at that time. The cost
of that labor at thht time is matter
of record, and if the wcrkinsman
Swill go hopestly:.t that scale and
examine it and determine for him
self the cost of production at that
time he will te~sble to honestly de-
terminc whether he really wants the
high cost of diving to go down or his
wages to keep up. For you cannot
have both at the same time.
"If tna soldiers ard sailors who
ws1:t across with their monthly pit
lance had dared to unionize on the
value of their services. where would
the world he today? They received
third for a months service of
what most workingmen were making
in week anil offered their services
gladly while receiving the pittance.
They sat in their trenches reading of
the Injuries which their friends
were enjoying on dollar-an-hour
work. which was a whole days pay
to them, plus the almost sure
chance that they might have to go
home crippled or perhaps their fam
lily be made destitute by their lives
being completely cut off.
,"AEid they came back to stub
born l,nicn. of workingmen who re
fuse to recognize the fact that the
entire world after war of such
nla gntu6c requires REIMBURSEMENT.
''fhc issue must be squarely faced
by each Individual.
IA great hue and cry Gas gone up
al the raising of rents. But all over
The countr? sit builders who have
b9tn carrying mortgages on ground
Just waiting for the opportunity to
make tnat ground beehive If activ-
ity in building. Who is stoppin"
his progress? The workingman. He
viii not; work unless he gets his 81
per hour And the builder says. az
he has to say. All right. Pay high
rents. l have tried to help yoG, but
you know it all"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
GIRL CAPTIVE OF GyRslEss ?.
Louise Mitchell, Of Roahnke, Fell:
Remarkable Story Of Kid
,.nn;rr ,pd Nor,-ioro

New York, Aug. 1S.-A remarka-
bic story Of being kidnapped by
gyrsics and becoming the. bride O
the chiefs son was told Friday by
Louise Mitchell, of Richmond Hill,
who has returned. to her home after
an absence Of three years,
During the three years the rs
wear old glri was with the band she
Became their queen and bore heF
gv,,&y husband a daughter, now
years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19

per cent above the before the war
figures.
Keeping pace with the price Of
baskets for the dead. the rate for
hearse and carriage or automobile
service mas been advanced equally
high,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
COST OF COFFINS RISES

1t WkiiaTcvloped at session of the
diEec9re Of the Civic Bettermcnt
Assogafion, in Washington, yes5ter-
Gay afternoon, that the cost Of cof-
fins has becn advanced about IS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-08-19
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TEMPTING PROVIDENCE
A warning sesitsout by the gsfR
RAG At'rhtfi}haa4llf:4stti3 ssfAHHlAs.sa sA
iststIatl raoA ayAlg eso.ssinE AeA.

Ian.s results from their own care
lsssn ezss. tn'heylI a sptn! pfo7sinsS
at toe high speed they take chances
By racing with trains in an effort TO
get there first, they|ao not !stop,
Jock ard listen" and they disregard
gates, and flags. Figures. ape given
to show how rnany. ears sdTeldsssr9y-
ed, usually with loss Of Life, by the
omission of the simplest precau-
Itions.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1919-11-25
NO REPLY TO
MEXICAN NOTE
Cabinet Reaches No Decisions As To
The Mexican Situation-Condi-
tiOnS Discussed.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-The
cabinet reached no decision today on
the Mexican situation, according to
Secretary Lansing, who presided at
the regular weekly meeting 1t is
stated no reply has yet been received
from the American note to the Mexi.
can government, demanding the i'm.
mediate release of William 0. Jen,
kins, American Consular Agent al
at Puebla, who was arrested after his
release by kidnappers.
The note also gave warning that
further molestation of Jenkins, woult
seriously effect the relations between
the United States and Mexico.
Mexico's failure to make promp'
reply has apparently created an un
favorable impression in official circles
General conditions in Mexico were dis
cussed at today's cabinet meeting, ii
addition to the Jenkins case.