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Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
AN OPEN LETTER FROM CLIFFORD
 PINCHOT TO SENATOR PENROSE

through your candidacy. and they
 have been fighting it hard.
 The name of the chairman of the
 Committee on Finance will be insep-
 arably attached to the coming Re-
 publican tariff bill, which will proba
 biy he more widely known and dis
 cr1ssed by our people than ny other
 bill before the next Congress. It
 will be argued by the Democrats that
 you could not be chairman of so
 important a committee and in charge
 of so C lcial a bill unless the Old Guard were in control of the Repubh-
 car party. This argument Is likely
 to be effective with great numbers of progressive Republicans, as well as with Democrats disgusted with Will son and anxious to vote against him 1 if they can.
 If you write the next tariff bill the people will believe, and they are likely to be right. that it is unduiy favorable to special privilege and monopoly. The Payne-AIdrich tariff bill was fatal to the Republican party Tn lglZ. w nat WOuiu d l tIli OSe laA 4iA do to il in 1920?
 You are a liability. The undivided support of all the forces you repre- sent would fall far short of carrying the Republican party to victory in 192O. even if the liqUor interests had not lost their strang!e hold on Ameri~ can politics.
 On the other hand, the Republican party cannot win against the Demo- crats unless the farmers. the women. the progressives, and some of the or ganized workers vote with us. Your name as chairman of the Committee on Finance would go far to insure their hostility to the Republican party.
 The obvious fact is that you ought not to be chairman of the Committee on Finance The mere possibility is Republican misfortune. You know, better than any other man, what a burden you have been to the Repub- lican party. You can not fail te know how much the success of the Republican party in 1920 means for the welfare of the nation, and how you are standing in the way. | If you are not a good enough Re- publican, are you a good enough American to withdraw your name? CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

An interesting incident of it's in troduc, ion was that LieutenantG Gov arnor Wilson, who received il, IS mayor of the city.
 I.,+ore haing offered, several sen ator~ were in conference over the bill. Senator Bartlett had il re3G when offered. Then he said that he would nave moved immediate passage were 1t rot for the fact that the bill does not limit expense of the inquiry, which is chargeable against the state. He asked Senator Clark to eliminate the provision that the state should foot the bill and 10 place a limit on rhe amount to be expended. Senator moments notice; so on suggestion of Senator Klett the bill was laid over until tomorrow. Lieutenant Cover nor Wilson saying that he offered no objection to it other than voiced by senator Bartlett
 There was q protest from Bridge port signers against two bond bills hi2h went in yesterday. This went t@ the finance committee.
 Governor Holcomb sent to the sen ate the Federal prohibition amend mant and il was made the order of the day for Tuesday at 12 o'clock. The amendment will be printed in the Journal. Advocates of it today claimed the senate by a close margin where as. heretofore, irs rejection in the upper branch had been looked for
 The committee on executive nom. nations reported favorably on variou. nominations. mostly re-appointments made by the governor last week. anG these went to the calendar
 An incident, accompanying the signing of how dry I am," led by Colonel Eaton of North Haven, which afforded mirth in the House just when members were expecting to receive the prohibition amendment, came with the breaking of water pipe over the ceiling in the rear A torrent oi water came down, changing the ad- mittedly dry" house to a wet" one for the time being. The force of the water fell upon Representative Robert smith of Manchester, dry ad- yocate- 4 recess was taken and the water shut off. The pipe was in the room of the board of educa ton ant this led to inquiries as to whether ol not the M orrison Code" against which teachers are protesting by the hundred. fell upon it. The materia damage was not great.
 A boxing bill would create witt three men a state athletic commission with salaries, to regulate boxing anc sfarrirg exhibitions and wrestling bouts. Inspectors would be appointed and the commission would make 1t! report to the general assembly. Club: or corporations holding events would
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

Income Tax information, and have generously offered to serve the gov ernment and taxpayers in this respect again this year.
 Tt is the aim of the Bureau 10 bring its agencies as close as possible to every person and to make available in official form all necessary informa- ton regarding the requirements of the law. The Bureau welcomes aid from every responsible agency in it's effort to enlighten the people on tax mat ters.
 Every taxpayer is assured of a square deal from the Government based entirely on the tax laws and regulations and the facts in his case. No other influence is allowed to enter into Internal Revenue matters and the statement of any firm or individual that they are in a position to exert special influence with Internal Rev erue Officers is wholly without foun- datton in fact. Painstalzing and open minded considerati Jn is given in every case regardless of whether the tax payer appears in person or by attor- ney.
 rms or persons who offer to pros ecute claims against the Government can secure no epec'al' consideration beyond the merits of the claims as determined by the facts and the law.
 Any former government officer or employe is barred by statute from acting as counsel attorney or agent for prosecuting claims against the United States which were pending while he was an officer or employe; and is also barred from aiding in any manrer the prosecution of such claims within two years after leaving the government service
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

There is a matter of great import ance to the Republican party to which l would like to direct your at tention. Before doing so, want to recall that I ran agains; you for the United States Senate in 1911, and was beaten l had no complaint to make al the time, and l have none now. l mention it merely because there will be a tendency on the part of certain persons to attribute this letter to disappoin. nent or spite. l can assure you honestly that it has nothing to do with eiIner.
 Someone, howeve.', ought io take the burden of writing you this letter. In the absence of any sign that some one else is going to do it. l have de- cided to assume the duty and write il myself
 Like millions of other RepuoHcans, I am anxious to see the DemOc. t@ beaten in 1920. Like them. 1 see in the possibility of your election to the chsirmanshfp of the Senate Commit
  obsta cles in the way Of such Vlc- tory.
 It is we'll known that the middle West will cast the deciding vote lu the next Presidential election. The middle West knows you mainly as the most perfect living representative of the worst type of politics in America. Indeed I am inclined to think it is fair to say that no other man in our history has ever represented to so many Americans all that is worst in American public life. If this is true, it is a record, and you are entitled to whatever credit goes with it.
 The people of the United States know that the great monopolies are vour friends, and that you accepted q check for s25,000 from the Stand ard Oil Go. and thanked them for it.
 They know that you have always been the champion of the liquor in terests.
 The women know that you have steadily worked and. voted agalnst equal suffrage and child labor legisla- tion.
 The farmers hnOW thdt III i'-l SOu voted for the Canadian Reciprocity Bill. which left farm products un- protected and put a high tariff on trust products.
 The railroad men know .nat you voted against a bill providing for block signal systems on all railroads which would make travel much safer for employees and public alike.
 The wage ea-ners know that the American Federation of Labor has officially declared you to have been uniformly hostile or. negligent f9 labor's interests in the Unitc9 Sues Senate"
 The Progressives know tha' E7G opposed Roosevelt in the Republican National vonvention of 1912. c-,en the people of Pennsylvania had he- cIared overwhelmingly for him. They know that you were largely respoHsi- ble for the split in the Repubhca n marty in 1912 and the election of 8 | Democratic President.
 The progressive Republican Sena- 1 tors are fully aware of the danger to | party harmony and success in 1920
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

have To secure licenses from the com mission. The State would receive five Der cent of gross receipts at such events.
 seantor Bailey offered another Sun day bill this one 10 permit places of l 0,000 population to have athletic s.orts. entertainments. concerts and moving pictures between , and h p.
 m. provided the program was ap- lprOved by local authorities who would issue the necessary permit. There is no local option feature in this bin. but otherwise it is similar to the Martin bill of last session on which q contest was waged.
 1 Senator Leonard offered q joint res 1 olutioM favoring a League of Nations 1 to enforce peace and aiming at pro imoting liberty, progress and orderly development of the worlt
 i Another bill would authorize the
 New Lo~don harbors commission to convey to the Federal government certain shore front property there. l Senator kIett offered bill to pro- vide for commitment of females 10 the new State farm for women.
 l A Dill to correct technical errors in 1 the old law establishing a national 1 guard was offered by Senator Brooks. i Probably this Is the first step to- ward reviving the national guard in
 this state until congress shall define ] the nature of the state force. An
 other military bill provides for vaii-
 ous service medals for Connecticut soldiers in the China, Philippines,
 Mexican a'.d European campaigns. House bills included those creating i ferry commissioners ill New London; 1 extending time for starting work by 1 the Bristol and Plainville Tramway
 company; S9O,O00 appropriation to complete the New Britain normal
 school: charter changes for New 1 London; to allow the cattle commis- 1 sioner to eXpend S1O,O00 to encour- age sheep raising; requiring all 1 horse drawn vehicles to be licensed i In concurrence the Senate confirm
 ed c. F. Fellows and C. E. smith as commissioners of New London coun-
 ty, and the House chose J. Z. Douglas
 and A. E. Steele as commissioners ot
 Hartford county and Edward Cover; ! Jr., as Hartford county auditor.
 A bill tn encourage the raising of
 food" came from the food commits
 sioner's department.
 i As Senator KoppIeman is in Cali l fornia his place on the railroads com mittee will be taken for the present | by Senator Dillon.
 All members had red carnations in
 their button holes today to mark Me
 Kinley day and the days proceedings were attended by many men of state prominence who will attend the Me lKinley club dinner tonight when Con-
 gressman Fess will be the speaker.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
NOTHING TO DO
 WITH AMERICANS

Paris. Tuesday, Jan. 2S.---At least one of the crimes attributed by Paris newspapers to have been committed by Americans in the city has turned out not to be of American planning or execution. The case was that of the theft Of an automobile attributed hy the IntransiEeant to two Ameri- cans who were said to be making a. specialt-- of this kind of crime. The men who stole the automobile have been arrested. There were three of them and one proved to be a deserter from the French army and the others French civilian accomplices.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

leader and was recently minister of labor, said:
 It is time that union leaders make a definite and determined stand. If subordinates refuse to honor their leaders agreements. the leaders must resign. Unfortunately. too many leaders are not free men. The nod- ern idea is that a trade union official exists only to carry out the behests of any temporarily dominant section That is one of the chief causes of the present anarchy and often pre- vents officials from following the dic- tates of their convictions.
 T know many union leaders who are very seriously alarmed by the probable effect of demands now heing made regardless of the corTespol. ding need for an improved Srga lzatlon and a higher efficiency among wor'I- CTS, but their position of dependence prevents them from taking a lead which they know to be vital to the ma tionaI interests. They know that any thing detrimental to national inter ests must ultimately mean disaster to the whole working class, but they do rot dare speak their minds. There must be a fight between revo- lution and reconstruction. If young bloods are allowed to smash the trades union organizations. we will have to face d long period of industrial chaos and a long process of dtsillusionment. The end of this will find the workers infinitely worse off than they are to- day. Labor's Femands can never be completely realized without efficiency of production. I greatly deplore the weakness of those leaders who fail to recnpniza their responSibiHtY."
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
FIVE KILLED
 IN MARBURC Disturbance on Arrival of American "Debarkation
 Missicn.''

Laibach. Jan. 9 - Reports from Marhurg state that quite a serious disturbance broke out there on the arrival of an American "debarkation con mission" under command of Colonel Miles. It is reported that five persons were killed and 30 injured. General Majster, of the Jugo- Slav army, is said 10 have restored order there.
 London, Jan. 29-German residents Of Marburg. Styria, made a demon stration in the streets of that town on Monday in honor of the arrival there by airship of an American mission headed by Colonel Miles. According to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Vienna, the action of the Ger mans aroused General Majster, the Jugo-Slav commander. who ordered the people to disperse. When his or der was not obeyed, the despatch adds. he commanded his troops to fire with the result that eight persons were killed and many injured.
 Marburg is a town in styria, Aus tria, on the Drave river. Nothing in recent despatches would seem to ex- plain the presence of an American commission there.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
Strike On Clyde Grows More Serious; All Large
 Shipyards Are Closing
Strikers Say Object is to Remodel Trades Unionism" Miners in Many of Galleries in West Scotland Also
 Go Out-Much Rioting in Streets of Belfast.

London Jan 29-The strike on the Clyde reported to- day to be growing serious Almost all the big spyars and engineering the verge closing down carrying their work with small forces.
 The strikers say that their object is to remodel trades nOnsm and to establish national basis the policy of direct action" of which this strike is example.
 leaders of the Glasgow strikers said to be trying o link up strike the Clyde with the strikes in Belfast and London notwithstanding the differences in the aims of all three of these nov
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
Ask Legislature To Look Into Affairs Of This City
 New Procedure In State
Senator George B. Clark Introduces Bill at Request of Bridgeport Taxpayers League Investigate Entire
 Adninistration-Ca Charter Violation

Hartford. C0nn. 29-FOr COnnecticuts history inc general assembly has been asked to investigate ciys affairs To-day Senator Clark Democrat in behalf of the Bridgeport Tax Payers League offered bill to raise com
 iee consisting Of two senators and r2 representatives 10 investigate the administration of that city its finances it's lay ing Of taxes and assessment of property values and it's issuance of bonds asserting violation of the city charter in ways The league claims that through violation of the charter to which attention has been paid there has been 0VereXpendue of municipal funds amounting to Sf0OO0O in The bill M tabled until IOmOrrOM.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
SOLDIERS PAID
 UNTIL PEACE

London, Jan. 29-The pay of the soldiers of the British army who will be retained until a peace footing again Is reached probably will be twenty-one shillings asweek and food and lodgings, according to a statement made by W. W. Appleton, secretary of the general federation of trade unions to the Daily Nail.
 The British cabinet at a special meeting Tuesday decided to retain 100000 the mobilized forces "to finish the job" It was said the pay of the men would be Increased largely and a 1,Ss scheme of leave of absence introduced
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
RATIFICATION
 PROCLAMATION

Washington, Jan. 29-Rati- fication of the prohibition amendment to the Federal Con- stitution, effective January Is, 1920, was proclaimed today in a proclamation signed at 11:2O a. m. at the State Department by Acting Secretary Polk.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
FAVORABLE REPORT
 ON RESOLUTION

Washington. an.2s-Favorable re- port on the resolution for immediate investigation of the Michigan New bury-Ford senatorial campaign was ordered today by the Senate contin- gent expenses committee on a strict rarty vote
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
TROOPS LEAVE FOR WEIMAR-

Berlin. Tuesday, Jan 2S-tBy the Associated Press) - Two battalons from one of the crack German reg- ments will leave for Weimar this week They will be quartered there during the sessions Of the National Assembly and will be at the govern ment's direct disposal in case ne- cessity arises
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
PRESS TELEPHONE
 CONTROL BILL.

Washington, Jan. 29-Approved by the House postoffice committee, a res olut!on providing for termination of government control of telephone and -aDh lines next December 3l .r.E a, pressed for passage in the House under plans made today by Chairman Moon of the committee
 After hearing Postmaster General Bureison on proposed extension of control, the committee late yesterday approved the resolution by vote of len to eight, three Democrats joining with seven Republicans to end the control at the beginning of next year.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
STUDENTS PARADE.

London, Jan. 29-.Hign school stu dents paradcd the streets at Bremen on Monday carrying black, red and Nhite flags. Twenty of them. when arrested. declared the demonstration to he one of respect for the former Emperor and not in favor of the mon nrchy. according to Central News despatoh from Copenhagen
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
of these movements.

Miners in many of the collieries in West Scotland have struck in sym pathy with the men who threw down theh tools at Clyde. This action was taken ln spite of their leaders pro tests.
 A strike conference was held at Glasgow on Tuesday and was attend ed by delegates from all parts or Scotland, as well as Grimsby, Rugy and LCrdon It was decided to sup port the strike committee and sub init to the government proposals for a settlement on basis of forty hour week. It was also decided that the strikers would in no case ap- proach the government or their em- ployers.
 It was announced at the meeting that the strikers in the Clyde dis 1rict are estimated to nU.2"gr ro.OOO.
 Belfast. Jan. 29-There was much rioting in the. dark stretes here last might Many plate glass windows in stores along prominent streets were smashed and some of their contents were stolen. The police frequently charged with their clubs upon the rioters.
 London. Jan. Weakness and subordinauon of conviction to person al interests is charged against many of the trades union leaders by Food Controller George H. Roberts in an interview printed in the Mail today. He says this is one of the chief causes of the present anarchy" in the industrial circles of Great Britain.
 MT. Roberts, who is a veteran labor
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31
EXTEND PERIOD FOR
 FILING INCOME TAX

Washing;oH, Jan. 29.---The period for filing income and profits tax re- turns probably will be extended by Internal Revenue Comp1issioner Ro- per from March 15 to April Is or even later, it was stated today. This would give taxpayers about two months in which to make out end file returns.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

Also the school children have to go into so many different enterprises now, that they ought to have a study day once in @ while.
Republican farmer., 1919-01-31

France is in need Of farm znschn- cry and tools
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-24

nes de la Casa de Espafia en- la
Isla, Sc acord0 solicitar la adhe-
sion de las colonias espanolas es-
tablecidas en- America para en-
War al Presidente del Congreso
de los Diputados de Espaiia, ell
siguiente despacho cablegrafico:
Asamblea Casa de Espafia Puer-
to Rico solicita que problema ac-
tual espaiiol de todas las regiones
sea resuelto en- el sentido auton6-
mico mas amplio compatible con
la unidad Patria.
Tambien, y como es costumbre0
todos los aflos, Sc acordo enyiar
un mensaje de salutaci6n al Jefe
del Estado Espanol, S. M. el Rey
don Alfonso XIII.
La Asamblea design6 a una CO.
mission compuesta por los sefores
Fabian, Lopez de Tord, Enrique
Zorrilla, Buckart Teiada y Cau-
bet para saludar al dignisimo Re
presentante de Espaiia en- Puerto
Rico don Emilio de Motta.
Ell senior Consul de Espafa hon
70 con su vista ell local, acompa-
iiado de la comisi6n que fue a
presentarle los homenajes de la
Asamblea Y tuvo, respondiendo a
la salutacion muy expresiva de
don Rafael Fabian, palabras de
cordialidad y de elogio para la
actuaci6n de La Asamblea y para
los espanoles ALI congregados.
AL saber la Asamblea que el es-
tado de salud no lie permitfa a
Don Abelardo de la Haba asistir
al acto, tom6 ellacnerdo de que Sc
consignase en- el acta el sentimien-
to con que Sc vefa privada la jun
ia de la cooperation valiosa del
seiior de la Haba y que asi Sc le
notifique por la secretaria.
III acfo conio va daialnos CON
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-02-24
Ell ESPLEND[DO .ACT0 DE AVER.

Vicente Capllonch y don Manuel
Garcia Mendez; de Ciales, D. En-
rique Zorrilla, don Manuel Fer
nandez v don Juan Vicens Ber-
nat; de Guayama, don Fernando
Valledor, don Francisco Recio y
don Fernando Beiro; de Huma-
Gao, don Jose Burset y don Jose
Mendez; de Juncos, don Ricardo
Perez, don Andres Zavala y don
Claudio Calenti; de Lares, don
Pablo Canals, don Seyerino Isc-
.caroz u don Pablo Calcerrada de
Manatf, don Valentfn Saenz y don
Enrique Zorrilla; de Mayagiiez
don Benino Rodriguez Campo
amor, don Antonio Vicens Ma
graner Y don Francisco Falagan
Lobao; de Patillas, don Francis
leo Echevarrfa y don Bartolome
Gaya ]; de Ponce, don Carlos Lopez
Ide Tord, don Bartolome Melia y
don Juan Colon Frontera I; de Rio
lPiedras, don Jose Perez Fernan-
dez Y don Ramon Diaz; de San
Juan, los sehores Fernandez JUN
cos, Pedro Arsuaga, Abelardo de
| Ia Haba, Rafael Fabian, Antonio
Sarmiento, Antonio Caubet, Ma
Bnuel Gambler, Emilio s. Jimenez,
Antonio Somoza, Pedro Bolivar,
Jose D. Riera, Jose Ma. Lomba,
Jose Perez Losada, Segundo Ca
dierno: y Fernando Diaz; de Utua7.
do, don Ramon Fernandez Abar-
ca v don Bartolome Riera; de We
! ga Baia, don Baltasar Arraiza y
don Manuel Dorna; de Yabucoa,
don Jose Ma. Mendez y don Sc
gundo Gonzalez Prida; de Yauco,
Moran; de Curabo, don Juan Ro-
don Dionisio Trigo y don cecilio
Diaz.
Ia Asamblea do c0mienzo a
Ilac nnovo ID Ia mafiana y fermin6