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New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Without Treaty Europe Will
Fall Back Into Chaos of
War and Involve America
Again He Tells Students
Full Debate Is Favored
Pact Not Perfect but Has
Killed German Militarism
and Means a New Era

PALO ALTO, Cal. Oct. 2.-"If the
league OF nations is to break down. we
must at once prepare to fight" Herbert
Hoover, formerly Economic Director
for the Supreme War Council, told the
students of Stanford University in an
address tonight
The peace treaties, he said "cannot
be carried out without the league If the
league falls the treaties also fall IF the
balance Of power is to supplant the
league of nations. we will have torn
asunder the only hope that Europe will
not break INTO further wars of races,
classes and combinations that will take
civilization back to the middle ages
81 am confident that if we attempt
to revise the treaty we shall tread q
road through European chaos. If we
manage to keep our soldiers out of it
we will not escape fearful economic
losses
The Allies may. them selves, revise
this treaty without us and then assem-
bic a council of nations of their own
IN an endeavor to solve the problems of
Europe. 1t would be a council of Eu-
times. considering the debts they owe
us, the material they must have from
us OF starve, | would rather that we be
represented therein lest it become a
league of Europe against the Western
Hemisphere. A peace without US means
more army and navy for us, the ole
treadmill of taxes and dangers for u.s.
Mr. Hoover said that few people seem
to realize the desperation to which Eu-
rope has been reduced. During the
coming winter some of them will looh
with longing eyes to this rich, fat ma
ton. with its surplus of every human
necessity" he said. Eve cannot fiddle
while Rome burns. If we believe We
can see our neighbors return to another
thirty years war through the break
down Of this treaty. and we still main
tain our progress, it is the egotism o.
/ insanity. Our expansion overseas ma:
cntangled us for good or i'll, and
stand for an honest attempt to join
with Europe's better spirits to preven
these entanglements from involving u!
iii war We are not dealing with per
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03

a state of actual war between Italy and
Jugo Slavia," was prevented by the
landing of American naval forces at
Trau. Dalmatia, September 23, Admiral
Knapp, commanding the American
naval forces in European waters, de-
clared in q report which was trans
mitted to the Senate to- day by Secre-
tary Daniels.
Admiral Knapp's cabed report, trans
resolution by Senator Knox, Republi-
can, Pennsylvania, follows:
THE armistice line extends from
Cape Planka inland. North and west
Of this line Italian troops in occupa-
tion; south and east of the line gar
rlsioned by Serbian troops. This latter
section Dalmatian coast headquarters
of the American naval forces in which.
by agreement after armistice. American
naval forces took charge of all one
time Austro- Hungarian vessels found
there and which has since been gener-
ally called American zone.
Americans Moral Influence
"Americans have no troops on
shore, but have extended strong
moral influence for the preservation
of order and avoidance of clashes be-
tween Italians and Jugo-Slavs. There
has been considc rable friction along
armistice line between Serbians and
Italians, but by the tactful firmness
of American admiral there it has
been kept from causing serious results.
"On September % three truckloads
of Italian soldiers, in commAnd of an
Italian army captain, crossed armlstice
line from Italian zone and surprised
and captured the small Serbian garri-
son at Trau. The Italian authorities
60 l,o a,oo y
present, Captain Boyd, that the move
was unwarranted and asked that the
raiders be turned back. Boyd sent q
destroyer and two chasers to Trau at
once, then saw the Serbian com
mander and got him to agree not to
order an advance until he had an
opportunity to get the Italians to
withdraw. He sent Lieutenant Comman-
der R. S. Fields and Commander Ma
roney, of the Italian ship Puglia. by
automobile to Trau and he himself, in
United States ship Olympia, went to
! Trau
Guard to Preserve Order
con arrival he found that Italians
/ had been induced to return. leaving
/ however. an Italian army captain and
three soldiers, owing to breakdown of
truck He landed q small guard from
U. S. S. Cowel and U. S. S. Olympia to
see no harm done Italians, to preserve
order pending arrival of Serbian troops
He put Italian army captain and three
soldiers on an Italian motorhoat and
turned them over in charge Of ar Ital-
ian naval officer. Upon arrival of the
Serbian troops he withdrew bluejackets
after first receiving assurance that nc
violence would be offered to civilians.
italian Admiral Milo, in command
OF ships and troops in Italian zone OF
occupation, sent senior Italian officer
present at Spalato to U. s. S. Olympia
with thanks for sending Trau raiders
back. He has brought the officer COM
mandng the raiding force to trial by
court martial"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Hoke Smith Proposes
Z Treaty Reservations
Georgia Senator Offers Sub
stitute for Johnson's Amend
nent and Some Ne,p Ones

WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-Opposng
textual changes necessitating resub-
mission to Germany, but declaring
impossible, Senator Hoke Smith. Demo
crat, Of Georgia, IN the Senate to-day
proposed seven reservations to the
peace treaty. They should be adopted
he said, to clear up doubtful or OBJ
jectionable language"
While only specifying seven rcser-
vations, Senator Smith said he be-
lieved Substantial modification" should
be placed upon the labor provisions
but he withheld suggestions because
other Senators contemplated proposing
reservation covering that provision.
Senator Smiths first reservation is
substitute for the amendment of
Senator Johnson, Republican, of Cali
fornia, designed to eQualize the vot-
ing power in both the assembly and
supreme council under the league Of
nations. The next three are similar
to those reported by the Senate For
eign Relations Committee affecting the
right to withdraw from the league, the
right of this country to control it's
own internal affairs.
The fifth reservation covers Article
K. and Senator Smith said the United
States could not assume, under Article
X or any other article, obligation to
preserve the territorial integrity or
political Independence of any other
country, or in case Of controversies be-
tween other nations to engage in eco
nomc boycotts. The reservation
further provides that mandates cannot
be accepted for this country without
Congresses approval
AS new reservations Senator Smith
proposed that the reparations commits
sion could not interfere with com
merce between the United States and
Germany except with this country s
consent, and that all persons filling
positions created by the treaty must
be appointed by the President with
the Senate's consent. Amendments ia
the league covenant also would be
ratified by the Senate
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Craft Carrying 200 Italian
Troops Is Made a Target
While Passing Through
Narrow Adriatic Channel
Nitti Pleads for Unity
Blockade Causes Hardships
in Fiume; Socialists in
Rome Issue a Manifesto

ROME, Oct. 2 (By The Associated
press).-The Italian steamship Epiro,
with 200 Italian troops and some
American officers on board, bound for
Cattaro, is declared in dispatch from
Bari to the Tempo" to have been
shot at by JugoSlav regular troops
in the channel between Rondoni Island
and the ARA promontory.
One Italian was wounded. The Epiro,
the dispatch added made off at full
speed and escaped further attack.
THE locality where the Epro is re-
ported to have been fired upon is along
the winding water passage to the har-
Dor Of Cattaro, on the southern Dali
metian coast, across the Adriatc from
the Italian peninsula. The spot ap-
parently indicated by the dispatch is
at the entrance to the Bocche di Cat
taro, an arm of the sea penetrating far
into the Dalmatian mainland, on the
right of the entrance being the Punta
d'Arza and nearby the rock of Rondoni,
s.
The Epiro is q vessel of 513 tons gross
and is owned by an Italian company
with headquarters in Bari. The town
of Bari is in Southern Italy, on the
Adriatic. to the northwest of
Brindisi
Army Discipline Sought
Premier Nitti, in letter addressed
to his constituents, declares that in the
present emergency there is the utmost
necessity of reestablishing discipline
in the army and ending domestic con-
ficts. He asserts that call Italians are
animated by the same patriotic spirit
their only divergencies being relative
to methods followed in managing af-
fairs
Advices from Fiume report consider
able hardships among the people from
The dock workers are idle as q resul,
Of the shipping tie-up. and many shops
are closing for lack of merchandise.
Socialist Deputies in the Parliament
which has just been dissolved have ad
dressed manifesto to the country
strongly condemning the war, which
"has left behind it a threatening pre-
ponderance Of professional militarism ,
The manifesto continues: Far from
serving liberty, war is death to all lib
critics."
The manifesto declares that the Nitti
Cabinet. having tried for inexorable
financial reasons to demobilize, was
confronted with military sedition. 1t
describes the internal situation as ter.
rible, and says the reactionares may
try to bring about q coup d'etat. 1t
hopes, however, the workmen in their
soldier uniforms will prevent this.
In conclusion, the manifesto urges
the workmen to rise and crush dow1
the war on humanity, and demands E
peace based upon liberty, justice anc
Cnc Il
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03

fection. we are dealing with the lesser
of evils"
For us to refuse to enter into a
joint attempt with the thinking
sections of large part of the world
to establish a continuing moral consci-
ence against war is the utmost folly
in our own interests"
Pointing out the likelihood that some
European nations will again be plunged
into war with their neighbors. Mr..
Hoover referred to a probability OF
the invasion OF Poland if the treaty
failed.
There are many elements in Europe
who wish to see the treaty break down
and the league of nations disappear. he
SAID. During the last five months our
Allies have been growing weaker from
a military point of view due to the
necessity of demoblizing their armies,
while at the same time the reactionary
group II Germany has been growing
IN strength through the hope of yet
securing division of the Allies At
the time | left Europe, a month ago,
German militarism had already rees-
tabiished itself as a well-dis iplined.
well-o -officered army Of at least 400, 900
men largely congregated on the Polish
frontier and even defying the govern
ment at Berlin. Under the alarm of
this danger the Poles, in the midst of
the greatest economic misery that a
nation ever knew, have been trying to
create an army of 100000 men for their
protection from the Germans on the
one side and the Bolsheviki on the
other. If the treaty is ratified the
German army will be reduced to 20O,-
600 men and dispersed over Germany
and their extra armament destroyed
invasion of the Polish state
This is only one of the powdel
magazines in Europe which cannot be
destroyed until this treaty is ratified
and during every day of delay more
explosives are poured into them"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
AIbuniu11s IrlcenSed at
Idea OF Italian Mandate
Wilson's Reported Agreement
to Plan Protested; Fear Of
Nelp Balkan Far Expressed

PARIS, Oct. 2 (By The Associated
Press ).-Albanian delegates profess to
be greatly discouraged since receiving
information that President Wilson has
agreed in principle to the proposition
of giving Italy a mandate over their
country, in connection with the settle
ment Of the entire almatian Adratic
problem.
The delegates say Italian control
might "easily lead to another Balkan
war at any time and constant friction
would be inevitable. Red Cross officers
who have just arrived in Paris from
Albania say natives of that country are
sniping at Italians.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Senate Kills
IS of Falls
Amendments
Continued from page 1

of all reservations that have the ef-
feet of amendments"
Mr.. Hitchcock declined to specify
whether he included in this class such
reservations as the compromise on Ar
ticle X, which President Wilson said at
Salt Lake City would "cut the heart out
of the covenant" or the proposed COM
promise reservation covering the John
son and Moses amendments proposed
by Senator Lenroot
How Senators Voted
1--WE have not come to the reserva-
tions bridge yet" he insisted.
Senators voting in favor Of the
amendment removing the American
representative from the Belgian Bound
ary Commission were:
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
|. :. Commissioner Fears
New Outbreak i'm Near East

PARIS. Oct. , The Rev James Levi
Barton. director of the American Com
mission For Relief IN the Near East.
who is about TO sail for New NorS
after eight months OF travel IN ASIA.
Syria. Palestine. Mesopetamia and \
menla, says the Near East is becoming
increasingly reStive under the uncer-
tainty regarding the future status oS
Turkey. According to pr Barton. out
breaks already have occurred and dsr
ger exists that there viii be extensive
hostiitios in the Caucasus and Turkey.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
q. S. May Withdra,u Aid
Pending Fiun,e Action

WASHINGTON, Oct. (By The
Associated Press) Unless the Adr-
attic question is settled satisfactorily
within few days, and there is no
disposition to add to the embarrass-
ment Of the Italian government if it
indicates an intention Of taking the
Flume situation in hand, the Amer
lean government may consider the
advisability of withdrawing, for the
present at least, any further financial
or other material assistance to the
other powers unless the council de-
cisions are carried out.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03

State. China had been robbed Of ter
ritory and that IN the past these diff
ferent powerful nations had imposed
Of land
What strange mind !. Is 'ha' can
describe the same act as shameful IN
Paris. abominable and dctestahle' az
Washington, as justified and Just t,iishic
at San Francisco, and what a stranger
mind II IS that calmly and ravely pre-
sents what Il terms former dcspol-
ing Of China in justification of pres
ent robbery"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
War Work Council Disbands
Y. W. c. A. Appoints New Com
mittee to Carry on Work

The War Work Council. of the Young
Women's Christian Association. has
been dissolved. This action, taken on
Tuesday at meeting of the national
board. was made public yesterday at
the annual meeting Of the council at
GOO Lexington Avenue.
continuing committee Of ten mem
bers was appointed to carry out work
which was provided for in special war
funds, and to direct the work of trans
forming the organization from war
to peace time basis.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Thousand Women
Cheer as johnson
Bombards League
Senator. at San Francisco.
Assails Wilson's ''Change-
able Mind" That Decries.
Then Upholds Shantung

san FRANCISCO. Oct. . United
States Senator Hiram w Johnson. at
luncheon here TO- day, told more than
one thousand women that the peace
treaty with its Shantung provision *
blot on American honor and that
the league of nations as now con
stituted would make America a party
to perpetuating this and other wrongs.
The women were enthusiastic and
time after time interrupted the speaker
with applause and cheers. The audi
ence represented the women leaders
in professional. business and social
life of the city.
This was Senator Johnson's third
and final speech in San Francisco on
his present tour. President Wilson,
here two weeks ago. spoke in support
of the league of nations covenant.
In Los Angeles To-day
Senator Johnson tonight will 60 to
Los Angeles TO continue his fight
From California, he coes to Oregon
W Washington. Utah and Colorado.
The Senator declared the league to
be "A league of great powers of the
earth TO preserve power and existing
governments The great question,
he said, was giving power over United
States resources and military forces tc
the league instead Of keeping this
power in the hands of Congress anc
the American people. In discussion
of the Shantung settlement. Senator
johnson said:
The President talked TO you con
corning Shantune in fashion which
he had never spoken before. In Paris
to use his own words as related I,
US. the Shantung decision was "Shamc
full In Washington he described j
as 'abominablc and detestabe.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03
Calls Wilson's Strange Mind

"The Shantung decision. when it
reached San Francisco. was not only
justitiable but justified by him. II was
justified by him upon the theory that
in the past China had been despoilcd
that during the Presidency of McKin-
ley and while Hay was Secretary Of
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03

ain and I want to see a strong deciar-
alton against the Shantung award to
Japan"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-03

Do the falling leaves sug-
gest turning over a new leaf
for Fall?
Why should any man
wait weeks and weeks for
his new Fall clothes be-
sides paying an exorbitant
fee for a crack tailor's
label?
Why, when you can
come here and not only see
the fit before you order, but
get fabrics and tailoring
comparable only to the
finest custom made-at less
than half you'd pay a good
tailor?
*Composite Derbies fit
and look we'll on the ma
)orlty Of men. They're built
to our own specifications,
according to careful records
kept for FIVE successive sea-
sons of our most becoming
shapes.
'Ke1taseyed Trndewu1Yk
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
broadway Broadway
u 18th St. Pour at Gath ST.
Convenient
broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
u Warren at 4lst St.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-12
WILL BENNY LEONARD, KING
OF LIGHTWEIGHTS, SECURE
THREE NIT CHAMPIONSHIPS

1891. His most noteworthy achieve
ment was not registered dntil some
six years later, when he stopped
Jim Corbett in fourteen rounds in
Carson City, New, on March IT,
1897, and thereby was acclaimed
by many as the worlds champion
To round out the trio of titles that
FitZsimmons claimed. there is the
decision victory, that ne scored
over George Gardner in twenty
round battle at San Francisco on
November 25, 1908. This pout went
the limit. So it is plain to see that
Rubie Robert did not begin 70
measure up to the remarkable rec
ord set up by McGovern.
Few patrons of the ring game
doubt that Leonard will be able TO
set a record of three champion
ships won by knockouts-if he gets
the opportunity to do so. Benny is
still mere striplig out of his
teens. in fact. he is now verging
onto his twenty-third year, as his
birthday anniversary will be OBJ
served on Monday He has been q
clean living fighter, and there is
every reason to believe that in tho
years still remaining of mis- great
career he will eventually achieve
the ambition that he seeks. If he
gets the opportunity against Brit
ton in a battle of say twenty
rounds. the betting would be heay-
lily in favor of Leonard winning by
a knockout.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-12
GOBS TO COMPETE
FOR TEAM PLACES
ON YANKEE SQUAD

New York. April 12.-Candidates
for positions on the Atlantic fleets
track and field teams to be entered
in the inter-allied games in France
during the summer will compete
for places at Travers island on
April 25 and 26. The meet will
determine what men are to wear
the naval colors il the French COM
petitions.
The meet here will be conducted
by the Y. M. c. A, which is acting
in cooperation with the American
Library association, Jewish Welfare
board, war camp community ser
Vice, Young Women's Christian as
sociation, Knights of Columbus and
Salvation army in welcoming and
entertaining the 10000 officers and
men of the victory fleet" on its ar
rival here on April Is.
The meet will also determine the
championship of the fleet, all teams
entered under the names of the
hundred ships which compose the
big fighting unit. Individual win
Lers will make up the navy's team
that will go to France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-12

viii Benny Leonard. the most
spectacular lightweight in the
modern annals of pugilism. realize
his ambition to set a new record
for his profession by knocking out
three worlds champions in differ
ent classes?
1t is an achievement that never
has been registered by any fighter
although some writers on the
sport enormously give that disinc-
ton to both Terry McGovern and
Bob Fitzsimmons. Both knocked
out three champions, it is true, but
their victims were not holders OF
worlds titles.
In the case of Leonard. he al
ready is near to achieving the de-
sire which now envelopes him be-
cause he has put away both John
ny Kilbane and Freddie Welsh,
and each was undisputedly a
worlds champion.
There still remains Jack Britton,
newly crowned ruler among the
welters, as the one obstacle in the
path of Leonard's ambitions, but
whether the lightweight king will
get an opportunity to bring about
the downfall of Britton, only the
future will reveal. Leonard is
eagerly casting about for the
chance, however, but no response
comes from the handlers Of welter-
weight champion. Perhaps the lure
of a rich financial reward may
eventually tempt Britton into max
ing the match. 1t is not surprising
that he is cautious in this matter.
Not so very long ago he tried con-
illusions with Leonard and was
given a beating, but it was not a
decisive one.
Followers of boxing would like
to see Leonard attain the ambition
that is stirring him on, not only
because of his personal popular
ity, but for the further reason that
it would be a considerable attain
ment for an American boy to set a
record that no other fighter has
ever accomplished.
In this connection, it is timely
to point out the errors that many
sporting writers have made when
they declared that McGOvern and
Fitzsimmons have held three
worlds championships.
McGovern knocked out Pedlar
Palmer of England in one round on
Sept. -, 1899, and thereby won
the worlds bantamweignt crown.
He followed this up by stopping
George Dixon, featherweight. in
eight rounds on Jan. 8, 1900, and
six months later put away Frank
Erne, lightweight, but neither
Dixon nor Erne were legitimate
champions at the time of their de-
feat.
The record of Fitzsimmons in re-
spect to knocking out different
is not as credible as
the one set by McGovern. To be-
gin with, FitZsimmons won only
the midlewe;gEt championship of
America, when he slowed away
Jack Dempsey in thirteen rounds
in New Orleans on January IA,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-12
WRESTLING

Sterling, H., April. 12.-Bon B,
Monagoff of Chicago failed to ap-
pear for his wrestling match with
Jack Sampson Thursday night. Dad
Clark of Iowa is matched with
Young Sampson of Rock Island for
April %.
Milwaukee. Wis, April 12.-The
wrestling match between Wladek
Zbyszko, who lays claim to the
worlds championship, and DR.. Rol-
Ter came to an end after % minutes
Of fast wrestling Thursday night.
Zbyszko got a deadlock on Roller,
lifted him in the air, and dropped
him. Roller fell on his head and
severely injured himself. He was
unconscious for Is minutes. The
referee refused to let the bout con-
tinue.
Chicago, April 12.-Mike Yokel,
Salt Lake middleweight wrestler,
and credited with being the king pin
in that division, despite Johnny
Meyers claim of championship, will
exhibit his skill and science on the
mat at the Crown theatre Tuesday
night. He is matched to meet jim
my Demetral, the west side Greek
who made such a good showing last
Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-12

driver, will tool the same Stutz
that was built for him to drive in
the 1915 race at Indianapolis. w
". Brown is making his first start
in one of the HoOsier events with
a 24-Yalve Hudson. Brown was en-
tered in the 1915 event with Du-
Cresneau, but was not able to
qualify
Natural aptitude to understand an
internal combustion engine made a
star racing driver of Ralph Null
ford. who will drive a Frontenac.
milford comes from a little town
FEAR Portland, Maine. From his
earliest days he was fascinated by
engines. Milford started driving
for the Lozier factory when it was
located in Pittsburgh. n. Y.
Entries for the race do not close
Until May l, and the next 80 days
will see all the boys getting their
names down on the dotted line
drawn by the lure of $4,000 in cash
and the honor that goes with win
ming or placing at Indianapolis.