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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
New President of Peru
Seeks to Cut Living Cost

LIMA, Sept. 20 outlining the pro-
gramme of The new Peruvian govern
ment, President Augusta B. Leaguia,
who took Office after the flight of
President Jose Pardo Bareda. last
duly, said to Tine Associated Press
that he first matters to be considered
would b. lowering the cost of living,
encouraging Industries, building new
roads, 10 fe-tng irrigation projects,
ooildlng up maritime traffic. and at
tracing foreign capital to Peru
President Leguia declared the gov
eminent was we'll established.
"Complete quiet now reipns through
out the country" he said. "Mectings
have been held in virtually every sec
ton or Peru, at which were passed
resolutions affirming adhesion to the
COVE rnment."
Discussing the recently discovered
plot to assissinate nm, and the sub
sequent disorders, the President said:
After the overthrow of the Pardo
government, supporters of that regime
plotted against the present government
and my life, but. fortunately. WARNING
was given and the attempt failed. MANY
OF the principal conspirators being I'M
prlsone4.. SubsequQenqtlQy, $4,000
persons gathered and, with a show of
Indignation. demanded that the prison
ers b. delivered TO them
Notwithstanding the demand that
the prisoners be liberated, these men
40 not have the sympathy of the gen
era public. According to their own
ddeSlrcs: they were sent by ship to
'olon. Inc temporary absence of these
elements from Peru will preclude any
possibility of further troublc''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Arabian Prince Protests
French Mandate in Syria
Son of King of Hedjaz Says, if
Necessary, He Will Take
Appeal to United States

LONDON, Sept. 20.-Prnce Feisal
son of the King of the Hedjaz. who has
come to London to protest against the
French claim to the right to supervise
inc aIalrS OF Syria, o-day told The As
sociated Press that all he asked Of the
great powers was Justice.
Arabia does not want charity but
Justlce,' he declared, land we shall
carry our appeal to the nation which
Will see justice dOne--if necessary. TO
the United States"
Inc prince would not discuss the
situation further at this time. but the
main facts surrounding the circum-
stances which resulted in his Journey
ne mere were learned from another source.
The Kingdom of Hedjaz Processes to
nave no claims to Syria
The ruler of Hedjaz says SYRIA
should be free and indepe ndcnt, in ac-
Ioraahce with the prcccpts Of self
determ'nat'on laid down by the peace
CONFERENCE, his nation being bound to
SYRIA merely by the ties Of race, re-
llglon and commerce.
IL Is CLAIMED that the ASSUMPTION of
mandate by France would result in
the dissection of Arabia. The neon)e
OF SYRIA as whole, it is asserted. be-
lieve that the United States is the only
nation dlsinterested enough to give the
moral protection necessary for the re-
construction tending toward complete
Independence. An appeal, therefore,
that America be given the mandate9i
beng made BY number Of Syrians.
and 1T Is understood that Prince Feisal
Is here to give his support to this an
peal as leader of the Arabian national
movement. and as the representative Of
his father at the peace conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
l.eitisl, Frontier Closed.
Volunteers Enlisted i'm German,
Not Allowed TO Gross

BERLIN. Sept. 2o-The Lettish
frontier OF Eastern Prussia has been
completely closed to volunteers en-
listed in Germany. according to "Vor-
waerts.' The German troops on the
frontier have orders to stop, by use
.of arms If necessary, all attempts to
cross into Letvia
Al Mitau, the general commanding
the German troops called together the
heads of the units in his command
and pointed out TO them the diff
culties which would arise if German
troops remained in Letva, contrary to
the expressed wishes of the Allies.
requested absolute obedience from the
troops and outlined plans for the
evacuation OF the country, the news
paper adds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

made by him since the statement of
William c. Bullitt before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, in which
it was alleged that the Secretary of
State on May 10 in Paris said that if
the American people knew what was
in the treaty they would defeat it.
"ln the treaty of peace. MIR. Lam
sing further said, "there is nothing
which invades the sovereignty of this
republic or which limits In any way
the full exercise of such sovereignty"
Mr.. Lansing spoke at the dedication
Of Lansingdorp, a suburb of Water
town. erected by the government to
house munitions workers and named
in honor of the home of the Lansing
family in Holland. He made no direct
reference to the Bullitt testimony.
contenting himself with saying that
the treaty as it is should be ratified.
I'VE are approaching a new era"
he said IAN era of peace and, as
confidently believe, an era of national
prosperity unsurpassed in our history.
The people of the earth ardently long
to enter upon this era, so that they
may begin to rebuild that which has
been destroyed. This cannot be done
until normal commercial and indus
trial conditions are restored, and they
can only De restored in one way. and
that is by ratifying the treaty of peace
which now lies on the table in the
unied States Senate The economic
life o. the world will continue in its
stagnent and wretched state of un-
certainty until the Senate consents TO
ratification.
I'm the treaty of peace there is
nothing which iuvades the sovereignty
OF this republic OF which limits in
any way the full exercise of such
sovereignty There may be in the
treaty features which do not meet
universal approval. 1t would be
strange if it were otherwise. But the
objections which have been made to
certain provisions are trivial compared
with the imperative need of peace
We ought to have peace at once. The
treaty should be ratified without DELAY
and without change.
1T IS a narrow minded statesman
ship which would endanger the going
INTO effect Of the treaty by changing
ITS provisions. and thereby postponing
the return OF peace. cannot COM
pfehend how any man with a true
appreciation of the situation. much
less one who shares the responsibility.
can permit any objection less than
the impairment Of the national
sovereignty OF the United States to
weigh against the universal PRAYER
OF the nation for the restoration of
peace. Let the treaty be immediately
ratified and let us go forward with
the great task which lies before us.
The world demands it, patriotism de
mands ii; common sense demands il.
We have already waited far too long"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

in the custody of the New York Pro-
baton and Protective ssociation. The
girls came here from Belgium in
August. Mrs Preisser- said that on
August II Miss Constance Smith, Of
the probation association, and two men
came to her home and told her that
unless she signed a certain paper her
daughters would be taken from her.
She signed the paper, whose contents
she did not know, but the girls were
taken anyway.
When the case came before Justice
Finch yesterday the association was
willing to release the girls. There was
present, however, an immigration
agent from Ellis Island and the hearing
was adjourned to next Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Italians Appeal for Funds
Seek to Maintain Schools j..
Milan to Teach Crippled SoIa;.

The American Committee IN "A
Italian Soldiers Crippled in War yss...
day appealed for funds 70 return 49,,
tilated soldiers TO evil life Moro 81,
$4,000 has been cabled from, this CAR.
try to maintain the Institution at Mia.
where the wounded heroes are eouin,.,
with artificial limbs ana taught trsss.
and professions. '@us'
The Countess Dolores Maccnl d, +.
lere, wife of the Italian Ambassado,e e'
honorary chairman of the comm;,,..
Mrs. Henry J. Burchell, Chairman ,'', .s3
Mrs. Enrico Caruso, secretary c @,'
tributions should be sent 10 AljeSssrSS.. W.
Oldrinl, treasurer, care Of Gusra-.-
Trust Company, 513 Fifth Avenue =.
city '-''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Special German Police Force
To Safeguard Prussian Electio,

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 20 semi
official statement from Berlin SAYS
that a German police force under the
supervision of the Allies will be
formed to maintain order in the
southern part of East Prussia during
the plebiscitc provided for in the peace
treaty 10y which the inhabitants Will
choose between German and Polish
rule
The statement says there can be- no
question of occupation OF the province
by foreign troops as long as order is
preserved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

The Boishevik report of the evacua-
ton OF Omsk by Admiral Kolchak ap-
parently is incorrect. Recent dispatches
direct from Omsk showed that city was
IN no danger of capture and that Kol-
chak's offensive had made his position
more secure than for several months,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Coal Famine Stops
All Cars i'm Vienna;
Czechs Are Blamed
Critical Situation in Aus
tria Caused by Failure
of Northern Neighbors to
Deliver Fuel Promised

VIENNA, Sept. 90 (By The Associated
Press Efforts are being made by the
Inter-Allied Coal Commission to meet a
coal scarcity which is now threatening
Vienna, due to the failure Of the
Czecho- Slovaks to deliver coal for
which contracts have been made. Dur
ing the first ten days of September less
than one-third the amount agreed upon
for the electric plants of the city was
delivered, and only about onefourth
the coal necessary for domestic use had
reached here.
Faces Critical Situation
The city, unable to accumulate re-
serve, found itself yesterday facing a
critical situation. A notice was issued
stating that beginning Sunday all tram
ways would cease running, all cafes,
restaurants and houses would be closed
at o'clock in the evening, and street
lighting would be reduced. Fear was
expressed that industrial plants would
be forced to close down.
Allied railways and coal authorities
took steps to amciorate conditions and
communicated with the Prague govern
ment. insisting upon immediate ship
ments. 1t is hoped that it will be pos
sible to keep limited tram service in
to Q, as we'll as to keep industries go
ing This would prevent the throwing
into the streets Of between 10000 and
100000 persons who are out of work.
Economic Council Meets
BRUSSELS, Sept. 20.-The Allied SUI
perior Economic Council met here this
morning, NJ. Jaspar, Belgian Minister
of Commercial Affairs, presiding. The
first subject to be considered was the
plan for organization of a permanenk
economic committee. The council also
took up the question of the European
coal supply, especially the situation in
Austria, and the division of tonnage.
The Danube question and the subject
Of customs duty imposed by Germany
on products passing over the right
bank Of the Rhine were considered.
Statistics were introduced showing
the amounts of raw materials and
products possessed by certain of the
Allied countries which could be re
served for other countries in need of
them, as we'll as figures on the amount
of raw materials Germany has avail
able for exchange with the Allies for
finished products.
The final question considered was
that OF supplying the needs of Ru-
mania. Several memoranda concerning
this were approved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Belgian Girls Held
Mother Seeks Writ to Obtain
Their Custodx

Mrs. Fahelomcne Preisser, a Bel
gran, who, with her second husband
CONDUCTS the Belgian Inn at Hugucnot
farK' Staten Island, has brought habeas
corpus proceedings in the S,,nron'o
Court for the return Of her two danoh
ters, aged sixteen and seventeen. row
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Lansing Opposes
Changes in Treaty
Secretary Declares Pact
Should BE Ratified as
II Stands BY Senate

WATERTOWN, Sept 20. THE
treaty should be ratified without delay
and without change" declared Secre-
tary OF State Robert Lansing here
to-day IN the first public utterance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Belgium Approves Command

PARIS, Sept. 90 Belgium has
agreed to the proposal of France that
French general be given supreme
command of Allied forces on the Rhine
according to The Journal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Lenine to Spend Billion
OnBoisherik Propaganda
intensive Campaign Mapped Oh,
for Siberia AMI Finland to
Help Cause OF Russian Reds

ASIllNGTON. Sept. 20. -Bolshevik
propaganda viii be circulated wide
spread in Siberia and Finland. accord
ing to advices received day by the
state Department from lIclsingfors
The Lenine government is said to have
appropriated 300, 900 900 rublos tnomi-
nally $l,250.000, 000) for the spread of
Soviet propaganda in Siberia, and Boil
shevik agents in Sweden are sending
their propaganda into Finland. The
&dVlc"s state that special commission
has been appointed to administer the
territories recaptured from the Kol-
chak forces and to conduct the propa-
ganda campa IGN. Kolchak's headuuar-
ters have been moved from Omsk to
NoVo Nlkolal eVsk. the report asserts
According to the Stockholm press a
manifesto by the Moscow let calls
upon the Red Guard and workmcn to
observe the utmost vigilance to protect
the city. A state of siege was to be pro
claimed it was stated, and all youths
from. 10 TO II years of age had been
called to the colors by the Bolshevik
government.
Swedish, press reports from Petro-
grod, by way Of Helsingtors, state that
the deaths at Pctrograd from cholera
and disentry has risen about 60 per
cent. The daily death rate is from 200
to 800. Sanitary conditions in the city
have become Increasingly intolerable
and many Of the hospitals have closed
because of the scarcity of food and
medicine.
Petrograd newspapers report that a
band Of Bolshevik robbers, for the
third time IN short period, have
sacked the Russian state bank, taking
over 100000 rubles (nominally 1000
goo cash and many valuables
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21

A Berlin dispatch of September Is
quoted the "Zeitung am Mittag" as de-
claring Won Bernstorff would become
permanent State Secretary Of the For
cign Officep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-21
Denies BernstOrff Will Be
Foreign Affairs Secretarx

BERLIN, Sept 20 (By The Associat-
eed Press 1t is officially denied that
Count Won Bernstorf, former Ambas-
sador to the United States. is to be
made State Secretary Of the Foreign
O flee
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
More Danger For 4. Il. +,
Waterbury Republican,

The girls of America are learning
the truth Of the chorus lady's defini-
ton of life as just one censored
thing after another. No sooner are
they relieved Of the fear of the
Boch as a danger to the young men
i'll our overseas army than the men
ace of the Partisan young women
becomes acute. Now comes dis
patch from Paris saying that a daily
newspaper of that city has con-
Quoted an investigation that shows that
40 per cent. of the Partisan girls are
anxious to get American husbands.
This news, coming on the top of the
recent order of the war departments
permitting our soldiers abroad to
marry their SWeeth carts in this cOun-
try by mail, gives that order a sinister
significance. Was the order q des-
perato attempt to save q few eligible
young men for the girls they left be-
hind them?
True, the news from Paris pays a
decided complim ent to the American
man but that will be poor consola-
ton for the girls over here now It
seems that the French girls like our
soldiers so well because of their
III StLN SOOQ iQtllOi ana courtesy To-
wards the her scX. Our men make
good comrades, say the Partisan girls.
and consequently must make good
husbands. There seems also to be
a tendency to admire the Americans
because they are smooth shaVen. The
attractiveness of the Paris girls goes
without saying. TraditiOnally they
have a way with them that fetches the
helpless male and it must be admitted
that the outlook, accepting the news
from Paris at its face value, is decid-
eddy bad for our girls at home.
The only consolation that we have
to offer is to point out that the French
have 1t penchant for light fiction, and
there is prObab bly, no more truth to
this latest tale from Paris than there
was in the report that deseTters from
our army were respOnsi BILE for a for
midable crime wave in that city. But
as matter Of eCautiOn it might be
a good thing for our girls to send
along to their friends in the A. e. F.
anything good that they have in the
way of eats" That will serve to keep
true the heart of the American in a,
foreign land if anything will Indeed
there is precedent for saying that it
goes a long way with him anywhere.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
Tho RemOdeIIing of Cities.
yorkshire, Eng, Observer

Yorkshire, Eng, Observer
Most of our great municipalities
have schemes in hand for the re-
modelling of their cities The mu-
nicipal reformers of London have a
plan by which the capital Of the
empire will become a city of 700
square miles. Roads costing, millions
of pounds will be constructed and
hundreds of thousands of houses
built. 1t is realized that the two
great problems are the provision of
arterial roads to carry the traffic
and Of houses in the outlying suburbs
for the accomm odation of people en-
ployed in the city. Bradfords scheme
Of model villages around the city
the child of the late E. J. Smith
worked on the communal plan, is a
fascinating one, and it's fruition will
be a great boon to the citizens. The
pre-war scheme of reconstru ction of
the center of the city, and the bring
ing through of the Midland railway
companys main line, has been little
heard of Of late. and perhaps now
that the government is to take over
railways Bradford will have to fore
go the advantage of being put on a
Bradford is we'll abreast of the times
in. education and health matters, and
it is surely the next task of the mu-
nicipal authorities to get rid of slum
areas as quickly as possible.
When the Leeds scheme of arterial
and radial roads and garden viii
lagos, with fast tramcar services, is
carried out, the capital of the West
Riding will be a fine city, and one
of the most important in Great Brit
ain, if the plan for making it an
international air station is consum-
mated. All the municipalities in the
West Riding are busily engaged on
housing schemes, and it is to be
hoped that the plans will be care
fully made so that the people may
be spared the inconvenience and
discomforts of the jerry built dwell
ling and the lack of imagination of
the architect who builds by rule of
thumb
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
rGHWAY ROBBERY INCREASING

I The courts are the most powerful
Btrument of human society for dis
uraging highway robbery and they
Gould employ their authority to the
most. Gangsters bent on holding
paymasters and jewelers. must be
8ade to realize the seriousness of the
mes. In nearly every case report
to the police of large cities recent
the robbery was accompanied by
ooting and in some instances muir
r. was added to the original offense.
Judge Mcintyre of New York SEN
need a highwayman to fifteen years
eprisonment yesterday and, COM
ea1ting on the case, announced:
Human life is held too cheap
{ in this city. Men are shot and
killed for d five-cent piece. The
Judges of this court have decided
to impose substantial sentences
on those convicted of highway
robbery.
The highwayman makes his habitat
large centers Of population where
may nltngle with street crowds
j ID improve his chances of escaping.
the same time he endangers all
3 thin reach of his gun as few hest
Ate to shoot when pursued. AS the
representatives. of law and order, it
a solemn duty of the courts to ex-
else their extreme authority to
nditti.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
I. and r.. Percentages.
Portland OregOnian.

Only 124,245 votes for justice Of
the Supreme COURT were cast in the
recent election. The number is less
than 40 per cent of the total regis
tered vote.
The special significance of these
mine the number of names necessary
to initiate or referend measures in
the next succeeding election.
The constitution provides that 8
per cent. of the voters may initiate
a measure and that per cent may
order referendum. But in deter
mining the number of voters an ar
bitrary basis is fixed by taking the
number Of votes cast for supreme
Judge in the preceding election.
Some basis, of course, must be pro-
vided, but in the next initiation of
measures lower basis than has ex-
listed in eight years will apply. Yet
the population and the mum Der of
voters are both greater than ever be-
fore.
The vote for the supreme judge in
the last election Wa@ affected bv
apathy toward the election in gen
eral and by the absence of a con-
test for the one position regularly to
be filed.
Instead Of per cent Of the voters
initiating the measure next submitted
the real percentage will be about
per cent. Direct legislation and cleo
ton of judges are wholly unrelated.
The percentage should be significant
Of a demand for the legislation pro-
posed. 1t is idle to say that about
10, 900 voters names on a petition
in 1920 will be truly significant of a
demand When in 1918 more than
16, 900 were required. Yet such is the
result Of the system.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
SIGNS ON STATE HIGHWAYS.

The slight attention paid to a bill
requiring the highway commissioners
to establish a system of colored signs
on state highways to guide tourists,
which was killed by a Senate commit
tee yesterday, is probably responsible
for the death of the measure It was
not generally known that such q pro-
posaI had been introduced until an
nouncement of an unfavorable report
was made.
Colored signs for the convenience
Of tourists have been installed in other
states with beneficial effect and Con-
necticut should not lag in it's obliga-
tions toward those who use the pub
lie highways. With automobile traf-
fc increasing every year, some means
of Identifying roads must soon be
adopted. Guiding signs are not for
the benefit of strangers alone; they
are of value to our own citizens who
are within gasoline distance of all
parts Of the comm onWealth on d days
trip. The expense Of such q system
would not be great. AS a conven-
fence to the public its benefits would
be numerous.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
OF A NEW PASTOR.

Mans greatest handicap is his in
] ility to know what Fate has in store
r him from day to day. He retires
night in the full bloom of health
d, for all he knows, when Morpheus
/ ntly closes his lids they are to re-
4 ain closed until the trumpet sounds
@veille on the Day of Judgment.
I kewise when he awakes in the
orning he knows not whether Fate
about to pour a stream Of gold into
s lap or present him with a hand
H'enade set for three seconds.
Some receive the gold, others the
and grenades. 1t is in the latter
ass that the new pastor Of st. PauHs
.lurch in Meriden should be placed.
e announced recently the temporary
Fquisition of Professor Clarence r.
s6inner of Tufts college, who had
greed to speak to the patriots of
8eriden on "Some Problems Involved
League of Nations" The whole
wn was agog with excitement. The
Eninent speaker from Tufts was ten
bred a warm welcome. In fact, his
|rist ached from returning the hand
rasps of Meriden citizens.
Then he spoke. And his audience
asped. They sat as if in a dream.
rofessor Skinner continued to speak
nd the thread of his address was
Pat Trotzky compared favorably with
|braham Lincoln and George Wash
hgton, that the Soviet Republic of