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New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Senator Phelan Charges a
Scheme TO Acquire Tract
in Lower California
From American Concern
Peace League Involved
Demand for FortiGcalion
of the Monroe Doctrine
Is Given Fresh Impetus
Ncw Yorh Tribune
WusHjtI0fOu R,,,-pru

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. March 21.-Thc State
Department, in response to number
Of kilograms from Senator Phclan, Of
California, now in that state, which
reported the alleged negotiations by
Japanese interests for the purchase
from American interests of 100000
acres of land in Lower California, has
tclegraphcd to tho California Mexico
Land Company, of Los Angeles, warn
ing it that consummation Of sale Of
such property will not be tolerated by
this government
The nature of the warning is con-
tanned in the text Of the Lodge reso-
luton, adopted by the Senate in 1912,
and which caused the suspension of
negotiations at that time between Jap
anesc interests and an American syn
dicate for the purchase by the latter
Of Magdalena Bay, Lower California,
but which, if allowed, would have fur
nishcd to Japan valuable site for a
naval base
The consequences of the reviving of
the old question Of purchase by Japan
of territory on this continent was re-
gardcd here tonight by students of the
international situation as having pos
siblites of important developments
At the Japanese Embassy knowledge Of
any negotiations between any japanese
4t,1
the purchase Of Mexican land was de-
MED One Japanese authority stated his
personal belief that the report was an
invention.
Some OF the consequences of the dis
cussion which the raising of the ques-
ton is thought to make possible are:
First--Strength thening the position OF
those critics OF the present draft OF
the covenant of the league of nations
who assert it does not conserve the
Monroe Doctrine, and that n specifs
reservation Of that document in the
treaty of peace creating league ought
to be made.
Second Defeat of theJapanese amend
ment of the league covenant guaran-
teeing international racial equality.
Thrd-To bring in question the re
lations between Mexico and Japan. In
one quarter it was asserted 1t was
hardly probable that a sale of such eX-
tensive tracts Of Mexican territory
could be considered without first OBJ
tanning from Mexico City an indication
of the Mexican governments attitude
towards it.
The State Department, it was learned
has no information concerning the re
ported negotiations other than Senator
Phelans kilograms.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
SO to Resign
In League Test
lf Reed Will
Missouri Legislators Dare
Senator TO Go Before
the People for Decision
on Wilson Plan Issue

ST. LOUIS. March 2i.-- Fifty Demo
cratic members of the state Legisla-
turc announced to-day at jefferson
City that they would accept the chal-
lcnge Of Senator James A. Reed and
resign provided Senator Reed would
follow their example and quit the
United States Senate. The legislators
propose that they and Senator Reed
run for election in order to put the
league Of nations issue before the
people and make possible a popular
decision on the matter.
No reply to the legislators proposal
has been made by the Senator
The action of the legislators came
after a series of conferences by Demo
cratic leaders, at which they decided
to call the Senator's bluff" and prove,
as they said. that the people of ii is
souri, were behind Che President and
his league OF nations plan.
Should Senator Reed fell to resign
the Legislators decided, IS an alter
native, to call q state convention of
prominent Democrats from every
county in the state to indorse the
Presidents peace programme, de-
nounce Senator Reed and reorganize
the Democratic .party in tie Sta Of
Missouri.
Senator Reed, III a speech here TO-
night, threw dcwa the gauntlet TO his
opponents, again bitterly attacked the
league of nations idea and told several
thousands of his hearers just what
would happen if the United States
"signed up
Five thousand persons w4rc unable
to gain admittance to the nall.
The Rev. Barrus Jenkins, of Kansas
City, provoked a noisy demonstration
when he mounted the speakers plat
form in the House at Jefferson City
to answer previous attack by Sena-
tor Reed upon the league. He began
with the assertion that the war was
won upon the fourteen points, laid
down by "the Prime Minister of all
mankind. Woodrow wilson"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Senator Sends
Wilson a New
League Plan
King, Democrat, of Utah,
Safeguards Monroe Pact
and Provides America
Govern Internal Affairs
By Carter Field
Neao York Tribune
lYashinnton Bnrcnl

NelD York Tribune
Wdshinoton Bureau
WASHINGTON. March 2l.-A new
constitution for the proposed league
of nations, written with a view, to
meeting some Of the more vigorous
objections which have been raised to
the present draft by such Senators as
Lodge, Knox, Borah, Reed and Poin-
dexter, was completed to day by Sen
ator William H. King, of Utah Mr..
King is Democrat and normally a
strong Administration Senator.
A copy of the King constitution
was mailed TO President Wilson to-
night by Senator King. and in about
thlee weeks, the Utah Senator an
nounced, he will go to Paris personally
to urge on the President his draft
instead of the present instrument.
Senator Kings draft makes the fol-
lowing points in meeting opposition
objections to the draft approved by
the Presidents;
The States Of the League
the league of natlons), shall recog-
nize the Monroe Doctrine
> The western hemisphere shall
supervise its own disturbances
and the eastern hemis phere shall take
care OF its own troubles.
p There shall be no interference
with internal questions, men
tioning specifically that there shall be
no international control of imposts,
or tariff duties, nor of immigration
restrictions.
Senator King is confident that his
form Of league Of nations will meet
the approval not only o. the country
but of great majority of the Senate.
He points out that most ofthe OBJ
jections made by Senators and others
in attacking the league as proposed
have related to the abandonment of
the Monroe Doctrine: the possibility
Of a European or Oriental country ac-
curing territory or concessions in the
Western Hem sphere: the possibility
Of the United States being made man
dntary and obliged TO send its troops
20 police some European Or Asiatic
country; the possibility Of the league
forcing the United States 20 let down
its immigration bars, especially against
Ofientals. and the possibility Of the
League forcing the United States 70
change it's tariff charges.
There also has been the very general
objection that the language Of the
constitution AS reported in Paris and
as championed by the President is not
specific or clear enough on very many
points, and that too many 4oopholes )
for dlsagreements are made possible.
Senator King believes that his draft
of the text meets this objection also.
He has left out many of the custom
airy diplomatic phrases, such as "the
high contracting parties" and has
made the language throughout as clear
and straightforward as possible.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Secret Instructions Issued
Perverting Laws to Give
Comfort 10 I. w. W. and
Socialists, Part of Charge
Officers Are Dumfounded
Revelations Made by Mem
Der of General Court Mar
tial at Camp Funston

KANSAS CITY, March 21-Pcrfcc-
ton OF paciiist organization in such
clever manner that it has reached "the
foundations of the most active depart
ment of the governmcnt-thc War Dc.
partment,' was charged in an address
here to-day by Major Dick b. Foster
member of the court-martial at Camr
Funston, Kansas, which tried 1876 al
legged conscientious objectors.
He accused Secretary of War Baker
OF Intentionally or unintcntionally
aiding and assisting the |. w. W., In
ternatlonal Socialists and Humanitar-
ians in their programme of blocking
construction of the army by extending
and pervcrting the acts of Congress
for the protection, comfort and solace
of these obstructionists"
I'm giving up this story Of con
scicntious objcctors, | want to assure
you that have no personal reason 70,
doing So" Major Foster declared ir
us duUIcSS, WnlCn ne read,
Citizens Entitled to Know
81 am an American citizen, an cX-
officer of the United States army, and
as such feel that every American is
entitled TO know conditions which sur.
rounded the induction into the army
of the true conscientious objectors
and the false conscientious objectors
which included sIndustrial Workers OF
the World, international Socialists
anarchists and slackers.'
Here the speaker brought his charge
that the Secretary of War had given
aid" to the objectors, and then read
paragraphs from what he declared
were official orders providing that
all those having personal scruples
against war" should be construed as
conscientious objectors.'
'Let me impress upon you what
these secret orders meant Major Eos
ter continued. "They meant that every
soldier in the United States army
could have at any time gone to his
commanding officer and upon stating
that he was opposed to war taken off
his uniform and refused to do military
service"
Tells Of Hunger Strike
The officer related now objectors
who were in the guard house awaitinl
trial would refuse to line up for mess
throwing themselves upon the ground
kicking and screaming. The objector;
set up hunger strike, he SAID, anc
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Upton on Way Here to
arrange Yacht Cup Race

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, March 81.
W. A cablegram was received by
the Corinthian Yacht Club to-day
from Sir Thomas Upton stating
that he was sailing on the Aquitania
and would reach the United States
about March 26, when he would
confer with American yachtsmcn
about the resumption of interna-
tional yacht racing.
Sir Thomas has offered a cup for
Class p yachts in races to be ar
ranged this year by the Corinthian
Yacht Club. Some time ago he
cabled the New York Yacht Club a
challenge for the Americas cup, the
races to be contested this year, but
the New York club replied that it
preferred to wait until 1920.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Los Angeles Mayor Held
On Bribe indictment
Charged With Protecting Vice;
Two Others Accused of
Paving Money

Los ANGELES, March 21.-Mayor
Frederick T. Woodman Of Los Angeles
was indicted tonight on a charge of
receiving a bribe for the protection Of
vice.
George Brown and George Hender-
son were indicted on a charge of giving
a brbe in connection with the same al
legged transaction.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Italy Threatens to Quit
Parley If Denied Fiume;
Wilson Seeks Senate Votes
Foes to Shun Parley
Unless Giren Hearing

RERLIN, March 20 (By The
~ Associated Press) The Ger
man government, it is said, is dis
inclined to send a special mission
to Paris for meeting with the
members Of the Allied peace con-
ference, if the reports are coz
rect that the Entente Powers Will
not permit of a discussion of the
draft of the peace treaty.
The German delegates, ID is
stated, consider that if they arc
not to be given hearing they
can spare themselves the trouble
of a trip to Versailles and instead
send messenger to bring the
draft of the peace treaty to
Weimar.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
" ilson Takes Measures
To Raise Federal Funds
PAR1S, March 21 (By The AS

PARlS, March II (By The AS
sociated Press). - President
Wilson is keeping in close touch
with his private secretary, Joseph
j. Tumulty, and Secretary of the
Treasury Glass, regarding the
situation in which the executive
departments at Washington have
been left as result of the failure
of Congress to act on several of
the great annual appropriation
bills.
President Wilson has satisfied
himself that, for the present at
least, there is no imminent dan
ger of the suspension of any vital
government activities, and already
has authorized measures to meet
emergencies that have arisen
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
House TO Offer Counter
Plan in an Effort TO
Placate Rome Envoys
JusO-Slav Issue
Brought to Head
Washington Expects Pow
ers. TO Give I'm Rather
Than Risk a New War

PARIS. March p SBy The Asso-
ciated Press. The Italian delegation
to the peace conference has uuani-
mously decided to withdraw from tho
conference unless Fiume is assigned
to Italy contcmporaneously Nith the
conclusion Of peace
The decision was reached ut meet
ing to-day of the full delegation. pro
sided over by Premier Orlando. II was
Immediately communicated to the pow
crs.
Colonel +. NJ. House, Of tho Amcri.
can mission, promised Premier Or
lando to present within few days
project concerning tho Itallan-Jugo-
Slav frontier which he hopes viii sat
isfactorily settle the dispute
In a cable dispatch to The Tribune
on March 18 Frederick Moore, The
Tribune's Paris correspondent, stated
that the Italian delegation was ready
TO defy President Wilson and quit the
peace table unless Italy's claim to
Fiume was recognized by the peace
conference. This was afterwards dc
MED by a press association
Crisis Brought TO Head
The above dispatch, confirming Mr.
Moore's cable, indicates that the con
troversy between italy and Jugc-
Slavia over the disposition of the land
along the Adratic formerly belonging
to the Austro- Hungarian Empire has
been brought to head.
ltalys claims originally included
virtually the entire Dalmatian coast
with Trieste and Fiume. second princi-
pal seaports on the eastern side o. the
Adrlatlc. Recent reports have been
that the Italian representatives we're
manifesting a disposition to make i'm
portant concessions if Fiumc remained
to Italy The Jugo- -Slavs, however,
have been insistent that Fiumc tc al
lotted to them, claiming it to he cs-
sentially q Croatan city and ceccs-
sary to the new Jugo-Slav state es af-
fording the only suitable sea outlet
for her commerce.
Italy Standing Firm
There has been no disposition on the
part Of Italy to yield, so far as ''iume
was concerned Her attitude was on
cialy stated by Premier Orlando when
he declared that while Italy remained
faithful to the spirit of conciiation
which inspired the treaty upon which
Italy entered the war that did not
mean that she could remain .nsen-
sible to the appeal reaching her from
the Italian town on the Gulf of Quar-
nero (Fiume)," which was Exposed
to the loss of both its nationality and
independence
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
To Use Wireless Phones

MONTREAL, March 21.-Thc wire
less telephone is TO be put to practical
commercial use here.
Instruments are being installed in
the effices Of the Montreal Board of
Trade. and these will enable brokers
20 talk With Kingston, Ottawa, Three
Hissrs end Quebec.
Il is expected here that ultimately
conse1sationg will take place between
the Eoard of Trade and Ireland, over
the Marconi company's wireless plant.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Frank Hitchcock Flies
From Coblenz to Cologne
Now York Tribune
Special Cable Service

COBLENZ, March l9--~Frank Hitch
cock, formerly Mr.. Taft's campaign
manager, who has been here without
political significance, left to-day for
Cologne by aeroplane.
Mr. Hitchcock went to Cologne in an
American machine as the passenger of
Captain Dogan Arthur, OF Union, S. c.,
commander OF the Twelfth Acre Squad
ron.
Mr. Hitchcock before leaving cx-
pressed the greatest admiration for the
morale and appearance of the American
Army Of Occupation.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
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New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Republican Backing Is
Sought TO Insure Adop-
lion of League Draft
American EnvOys
See Fight Ahead
Convinced Congress VIII
Be Most Critical Of
Treaty When Presented
Ncfo yort T'rbmps
.5pcciG, Cable .Sorricc
-opyrisal 1919. Nox York rr!ovue 1rc)

tCopyrigh 1Nla. N'. York T"s5uDe Irc)
PARIS. March There is at prca-
ont very noticeable change from the
former cocksure attitude Of American
delegates that American opinion VIII
force tic United States Senate to ac-
ccpt any treaty which President vii
son brings homo to it.
Nov that the President las won a
notable victory on this side of the At
lantic by his Insistepcc that his views
on a league of nations covenant be
Part and parcel Of a preliminary pcate .
treaty. he is cXerting himself 70 obtain
Senatorial sanction Of the proposed
draft.
1t is clear That if there is to be a
sght in the Senate it Will be over the
preliminary treaty. in which all i'm
portant questions arc to be included
The fact that the United States Senate
is the only representative body Of the
five great powers which must ratify the
treaty tends to make the situation at
Washington increasingly important.
Efforts arc now being made through
enc American delegate here to obtain
sumcient number of Republican vote =:
to pave the way toward a successful
two-thlrds vote necessary to ratify the
peace terms as they will be presented
to America
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Fear Disastrous Delay

President Wilson is we'll aware Of the
impatience Of Europeans, who have
waited FIVE months for peace, chatting
under the delay. The council Of ten
virtually promised to have peace terms
drawn up and conditions adjusted in
two weeks, and that period having been
greatly exceeded the President is not
unconscious OF the onus for further
delay which viii fall on the Senate,
and he counts upon that fact to hasten
its action in ratifyIng the treaty as it
is presented to it.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Amendments Discussed

At yesterday afternoons meeting at
the Hotel Crillon of neutral repre-
sentatives, with Colonel House, Lord
Robert Cecil and Leon Bourgeois and
other representatives of the league Of
nations committee, discussion of pos
slole amendments 20 the proposed
terms was brought forth by the Amcri-
can delegation.
II the meeting was successful, it will
further strengthen the Wilson conteff-
tion that the world is behind the league
Of nations, and the Senate will be
forced to fall in line or assume respon-
sibility for delaying peace which the
world wants
Diplomatic opinion here is that the
most adrot thing which Wilson has
yet done in the peace conference is
firmly. to tie the league Of nations
plan to the preliminary peace draft as
to force European statesmen, whether
reluctant or not, morally to support
him in whatever domestic infelicities
may arise at home with the Senate.
1t is clearly realized that delay in
ratification Of the peace terms by the
Senate may have fatal results in the
projecting of permanent peace. This
has been keenly perceived by the
French delegates, who have urged an
immediate preliminary peace which will
remove the German menace and permit
them n rpS11mp heir normal in d1I ~ ri al
and economic life.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and colder to-day. fair
tomorrow. Fresh 20 strong
north winds.
Full Report on Page II
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22

Continued on page seven
New-York tribune., 1919-03-22

'a'sf,nuSd IN 1agc efy
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-07
More Documents Published
to Show Entente
Menace
GUILT FOR WORLD WAR
Claim Germany Surrounded by Ban
dts Fought Out in Self
Defence

BERLIN, March 7-(Associated
Press.)-The Foreign Office and the
Government in general have not only
taken no steps to publish the promis-
ed White Book, with the full Ger
man diplomatic correspondence COW
ering the outbreak of the war, but
they are decidedly opposed to any
such publications before the conclu-
sion of peace.
Their spokesmen argue that the
onesided publication by Germany OF
such correspondence before the En-
tente governments likewise lay open
their archives would be a technical
mistake. There is also the view of
the great mass of men prominent in
business and political life who have
discussed the question with the cor
respondent. Only a few of the Rad
cial Socialists, like Kautsky, who
no longer has access to the German
archives, believe that Germany should
print these documents for the judg-
naent of the world.
Instead of publishing this cores
pondence, a new edition of the docu-
ments alleged to have been taken
from the Belgium archives at Brus-
sells is now being brought out. The
Government launches this publication
with it's blessing in a column and a
half review in the official North Ger
man Gazette, under the heading,
"New Documents Concerning Guilt
for the World War"
An idea of the argument made by
the official organ may be found in the
following quotation from the article:
"When three or four bandits sur
round peaceful traveller and keep
closing in on him until, in recognition
of his danger, he strikes out In self
defense, is it, forsooth, inexcusable
that he does not wait for them to
spring upon him, and is his the guilt
for the blows and the bloodshed?"
The Gazette's only admission is
that there was considerable SHINING
on the German as well as on the 9TH
er side in the tactical handling of the
Anglo German difficulties. After cit
ing briefly number of what it de-
clares are hitherto unpublished Belgi-
an diplomatic reports, it asserts that
these show a steady policy on the
part of Russia, France and Great Bri-
tain to inclose peace-loving Germany,
and that the documents gravely COM
promise the Entente Powers in con-
nection with responsibility for the
war.
The publication will include docu-
ments from 1897 to 1914, but the two
volumes now issued cover only the
subjects entitled. "The Dual Al
lance" "Anglo-German Rivalry"
"The Morocco Crisis-King Edward" ;"
bringing the documents up to 1907.
These volumes were issued today.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-07
REPUBLICANS PICK
CHAIRMANSHIPSOF
HOUSE COMMITTEES
Agree to Old Seniority Rule
of Selecting Chairmen
of Committees
HARMONY PREVAILED
Mann Supporters Get Nine of the
Eleven Most Important
Chairmanships

WASHINGTON, March Head
ed by James r. Mann of Illinois, the
recently defeated candidate for the
Republican speakership of the next
House of Representatives, the COM
mittee on committees Of that faction
began Wednesday to select the chair
men of the committees that will
handle the Congressional business.
Republicans, who composed the mcrn-
bership of the committee, insisted
that the representatives named as
chairmen were only temporary ap-
pointments and might be switched
later, but the idea was very strong
about the Capitol that the occupants
would continue in their positions.
The very first thing the committee
did, after selecting Mr.. Mann as it's
temporary" chairman, was to
agree that the old rule of selecting
chairmen of important committees by
seniority should obtain. This means
that in the naming of chairn,en for
the II most important committees, all
except two of them were supporters
of Mr.. Mann. Members stated fat
ly that the meeting was perfectly
harmonious and that there were no
jars, either over Mr.. Mann's selection
as temporary" chairman, or over the
adoption of the seniority rule Mr.
Mann said tonight the work of pick
ing the committee slate would prob
ably take week and that the COM
mittee will continue work tomorrow.
Under the action of the committee
these Republicans, who now head
their party in the important commit
tees, would succeed to the chairman
ships:
Ways and Means-Jo Joseph w. Ford
ney of Michigan.
Appropriations-James w. Good
of Iowa.
Military Affairs-Julius Kahn of
California.
Naval Affairs-Thomas S. Butler,
of Pennsylvania.
Interstate and foreign commerce
John j. Esch of Wisconsin.
Agrieulture-Gilbert N. Haugen of
Iowa.
Foreign Affairs-Stephen G. Porter
Of Pennsylvania.
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