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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Berger and -Four Other
Socialists Get 20 Years

the understanding that they refrain
from resuming their former acts and
utterances during pendency of their
case.
William Bross Lloyd, Chicago mill
ionaire, who was the Socialist candi-
date for United States Senator at the
last election, offered to. provide surety
for the five, but scheduled only a
fourth of the $500 900 required. The
men were technically placed in the Gus
tody of the Federal marshal and late
perfected.
The new bonds had been fixed at
$4,000 on each count, and each of the
five was found guilty on two counts.
The surety, too, was required to be
double the sum fixed, or $500,000 for
all
Berger and his four associates took
full advantage of the customary in
qury of the judge whether they had
anything to say before sentence was
passed. The Milwaukee Congressman
typewriter statement with tears
streaming down his face.
The war was an imperialistic and
commercial one, Berger declared, and
"over half the white race is in a
chaotic state Of revolution out of
which must develop an orderly Social
ist reign within FIVE years"
"Thc so-called league of nations is
simply thin screen behind which the
capitaistic classes of the winning side
arc dividing the spotls." said Berger
who also declared that "Amcricanism
* now synonymous with capitalism"
Irwin st. John Tucker compared him
self and the other defendants to Jesus
Christ before Ponthis PLATE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Fights Fire in Dress Suit
Chief kenlon's Ballroom Carb
Charms Broadway ThrOng

Crowds issuing from Broadway thea
tres at the closing hour last night
found another show awaiting them.
Large clouds of smoke we're putting
from the five story building at 304 and
306 West Forty second Street. Fire
men who responded to the three alarms
furnished thrills as they fought the
flames from ladders and adjoining
buildings.
The building was occupied principal
ly by the +. Leins Piano Company.
Player piano rolls and varnish made
the fire difficult to suppress. The en-
tire loss was about 100000.
Police reserves had hard work to
handle the crowd, it was so large.
Traffic on the Eighth Avenue and
Forty second Street lines was tied up
two hours.
Fire Chief Kenlon and Robert H.
Manner, honorary deputy chief. at
tended the fire in dress suits. having
been at the fremen's ball at the Star
Casino
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
''Small Americans,'' Says
Taft of League Foes
Calls on Pacific Coast Women to
Use Influence to Bring
Senators Into Line

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2O.-Char-
acterizing as small Americans" men,
bers of the United States Senate who
are opposing the covenant for a league
of nations, former President William
Fl. Taft made an appeal to-day to the
women to bring their influence to bear
in the Senate in behalf of ratifica-
ton of the league Mr. Taft spoke
at a luncheon of the San Francisco
Centre, womans' organization.
Certain small Americans on the
floor of the United States Senate pro-
fess to see dire danger and eventual
disaster to the country if we enter
the league OF nations, agreed upon at
the Paris peace table, safd Mff Taft
al do not use the term small Ameri-
cans in an invidious sense, but to
imply that these gentlemen have a
small view Of America, the provincial
selfish view that the highest duty of
America is to preserve 4 safe, COM
Portable, luxurious prosperity for our
own people, beyond which we have no
other responsibility toward the rest
of the world The only discord is
heard from certain small visioned men
who have been elevated to the United
States Senate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Wilson's Ship
Without News
For "a Hours
Steamer George Washington
Cut Off From Wireless
After Dropping Convoy

ON BOARD THE L. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, IL A. NJ. nv
wireless to The Associated Press).-
Inc steamer George Washington. on
winch President Wilson is returning to
the United States, was in full wireless
communication again to-day after hav-
ing been internationally cut off from
certain communication for twentv~four
hours.
After leaving the conveying torpedo
boat destroyers behind in the heavy
seas Tuesday trouble developed on
board the battleship New Mexico, and
that vessel had to drop out of the con-
voy. To-day the George Washington
has been proceeding alone
The battleship North Carolina is
coming up for the purpose of relaying
wireless communications.
All has been going we'll on board the
George Washington. The President
has alternately worked and taken ex-
ercise.
~'~S'NN7 VIC AOi MAI message us
patched to Premier Clemenceau. Pres
ldent Wilson expressed his deep con-
Germ for the French Premier and hope
Tor his rapid recovery.
To-day the George WASHINGTON is
running through better weather. The
course of the vessel is constantly be-
ing shortened in order to make up for
the loss i'll time that has been expert
enced
There seems to be 10 doubt that pres
ident Wilson will make report to
Congress on the league of nations
in the form of an address. and also
that he will make use of the oppor-
tunity to say goodbye to many of the
members who are returning to private
life. 1t is believed he will make some
expression of appreciation of the sup
port rendered in the war by the Con-
gress now retiring.
1t has been decided he shall make
only one speech on landing-that at
Boston-and orders have been issued
that arrangements be made for his
departure for Washing, on imme diate-
ly after delivery of this address He
wishes to waste no time in getting
back to the ~apital, so that he can
become conversant with Congressional
business bbfore the closing hours OF
the session and confer with the mem
bers of the foreign committees of both
houses.
The only incident to-day was boat
dill, the first thus far in the voy-
age. twenty-five hundred regular
army engineers piled on deck and tool
their stations as the bugles sounded
and then abandoned ship
The drill was no novelty to the
President, he having taken part il
one on the trip to Europe.
The warm semi-tropical day was
spoiled by rain and winds, which came
on in the afternoon, driving many
from the decks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.--A maximum SEN
Prison was imposed by Federal Judge
Lands to-day on Congressman elect
Victor l.. Berger, OF Milwaukee, and
four other Socialist leaders, who in
their final pleas likcned themselves to
hstory's greatest martyrs. The five
men. convicted of conspiracy to OBJ
struct the draft in violation Of the cs-
pionage act, succeeded in obtaining re-
lease on $4,000 bail from Judge Alt
schuler and declared they would carry
their legal fight to the United States
Supreme Court.
Besides Berger publisher of 1.-THE
Milwaukee Leader" the other convicted
men are: /.
The Rev Irwin St John Tucker. lee
turer and writer.
Adolph Gcrmcr, national secretary of
the Socialist party.
j. Louis Engdahl, editor of "The
American Socialist"
William +. Kruse, head of the Young
Peoples Socialist League
Judge Lands overrulcd motions for
new trial, for stay of execution and
Tor bail, but grantpl the filing Of a
petition for writ Of error Counsel
for the convicted men then went be-
fore Judge Samuel p. Alschulcr, of the
United States Circuit Court Of Appcnly
and asked for bail
Judge Altschulcr granted them bail,
increased from $4,000 to s25 900, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
f ess Is Out.
Cillett Will
Be Speaker
Ohio Man Withdraws and
Calls on His Friends to
Vote for New Englander
Neac York Tribune
IVdshinotOn B,irenu

WASHINGTON, Feb 2O.-Dr. Sim
con D. Fess, Of Ohio, chairman of the
Republican Congressional Committee
in the last campaign, formally with
drew from the Speakership race to-
night, thus leaving the fight a lineup
between James r. Mann and Frederick
II. Gillett. This is believed here to
mean the nomination of Gillett on the
first ballot.
Representative Fess gave out the
Following statements:
''ln the interest of party solidarity
| have withdrawn from the Speaker
ship contest and hereby release my
friends from any and all pledges in
my support. am deeply grateful
to them and to the press for the
very cordial support proffered me.
"My action is wholly based on my
sense of duty TO the party, which is
paramount to every other consdera-
ton"
The Fess statement followed a con
ference between the Ohio candidate
and Will H. Hays, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, which
lasted several hours. Friends of DR..
Fess and the Gillett men, who natur-
ally were delighted, declared together
that what moved DR.. Fess to this step
was the fear that something might
start drift toward Mann which would
make it impossible TO defeat HIM. Dr.
Fess is known to share earnestly with
the Gillett hackers the belief that
Mann's election as Speaker would be
big handicap to the Republican party
in 1920.
A close friend Of DR.. Fess said to-
night that there were fifty-seven votes
pledged to him, and that all but three
would go to Gillett.
The election of Gillett seems practi-
cally assured now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
No Beer i'm
New York City
After April /
Sufficient Supply on Hand
for But Five Weeks.
Says Brewers President
Only Whiskey After That
Whole Country Will Be
Out of Malt Beverage by
May, 1t Is Also Declared

New York will not wait until July
to go dry, as far as beer is concerned.
This city has only about five more
weeks in which to quafF the beverage,
simply because by April l the supply
will be exhausted.
Christian w. Feigenspan, president
Of the United States Brewers Asso-
citation, impaired this information to
local saloonkeepers as easily as pos
sible yesterday. Saloonkeepers were
free to derive whatever consolation
thy might from Mr.. Feiganspan's add
ed assurance that beer taps would be-
gin to gather rust in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut and other
Eastern states at the same time, and
that the entire country would be out
of beer by May l.
In order to make the beer supply
hereabouts last even to April 1, he said,
it had been necessary for brewers to
adopt system of pooling their stocks
What there is will be doled out from
the pool.
Owe are pooling our interests" he
said, "and hope to make the supply last
as long as we can. In this way no
brewery will have any advantage, and
practically all will close at the same
time.
eve are anxious to make the supply
last as long as we can. With the coun-
try out of beer by May, you can see
what it will mean. During May and
June the country will be on a strictly
whiskey basis until July l. In the
days of unrest that are ahead it will
be dangerous to have beer drinkers
switch to whiskey. The results may
surprise people"
From Washington last night it was
reported that the restrictions on the
use of grain in the manufacture of
near beer" and other Notwithstanding
beverages had been removed, after re-
ceipt of the proclamation signed at
Paris by President Wilson and Sec
retary Lansing several weeks ago.
doubt was expressed as TO "hether
many brewers would care to take ad-
vantage of this.
Ten of the biggest breweries in the
country will close their doors within
two weeks, it is reported. On the other
hand, many breweries are ready to
turn their plants to making milk
products.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Sec'y Wilson
Tells How I. S.
Nipped Revolt
Strike in West Not Economic
But Revolutionary, Head
of Labor Department Says

William B. Wilson, Secretary of La
Dor, declared last night that a de
termined effort to overthrow the gov
ernment of this country and to es-
tablish Soviet government had just
terminated, and that this danger, in
connection with the Seattle, Butte and
Lawrence strikes, had been averted
only by the preventive measures taken
by the government to combat 7. w. W.
and Bolshevi doctrines.
Speaking at the banquet of the
Queens County Chamber of Com
merce al the Hotel Biltmore, he said:
"The revolt they expected to start
this month was a failure, but suppose
you have large numbers Of willing
workers out Of employment. How
much effect are Arguments against
such philosophy going to have then?
eve. have dangerous situation to
deal with Few realize that we have
been sitting on a volcano for a num-
Der Of years. Few realize the extent
to which the philosophy of the |. w.
W. and the Bolsheviki have reached
the working people
Effort to Revolt
"Therc has just terminated strong
and determined effort to bring about
a revolt against the government OF
this country and to establish a soviet
form of government. That effort was
brought to naught because of the
efforts made by the government. The
strikes at Seattle, Butte, Lawrence
and other places were not strikes OF
the economic kind, but were for the
sole purpose of bringing about soviet
government, under which they would
take possession of all property and
operate it themselves. For two years
the Department of Labor has been
combating that philosophy
"Amerca is the only place where the
masses have been able to work out
their own destinics In other countries
those opportunities did not occur be-
fore the Great War. Improvement
could only be brought about by force.
Some of those coming from Europe, be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
American Army 10
Beat Shod of All

There is mud in Pontanczin Camp.
Il rains almost every day during the
fail and winter on the coast OF Brit
fany, and there is mud everywhere in
MS region. The camp is a vast city
about equally divided between brown
pyramid tents and substantial wooden
barracks of the same model seen in
american military camps. There are
main streets and side streets like those
% any normal, we'll planned city. These
ent rain combined with the traffic,
especially in the main roads. inevitably
creates soupy mud which is con-
SANITY swept into the drainage dtches
at the roadsidcs.
Inc American army is probably the
pest shod army in the world, but even
70 the men in this camp to-day are
not forced TO walk in tho soupy mud.
vide wooden sidewalks, elevated two
iset, On either side Of the main roads,
ssfFy constant stream Of dry-footed
humanity. blackboard sidewalks serve
everywhere. To-day ! saw an imfnac-
Siaee staff officer, in highly polished
s'c's,. walking on one Of these main
s'ae~aiSs, looking fit for any drawing
room Getting muddy IL entirely op-
ticnaI.
Hons vi my "priyatc companions'
kfo"ied specifically about the mud TO-
Wy Nor wag the food mentioned ex-
sspt upon my initiative, and then II
~ss universally voted good, in one
sase the speaker declaring IL was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Tribune Inquiry Shows
Brest Camp Is Sanitary
And Men Are Well Fed
Welcome Home!

TWO weeks ago the navy dis.
- charged Seaman Irving Gold
stein, of I'LL Sterling Place,
Brooklyn, with a few dollars in his
pocket, a gold chevron for overseas
service on his sleeve and the hope
of getting back his old lob high
within him.
Irving still has the gold chevron.
Hope of the job went when he
called at the Offices of the safety
razor concern that employed him
before the war and was informed
the firm was Satisfied with the
man who had taken his place.
Most of the money went to the
mother who is partly dependent
upon him. The rest he spent look
ing for work.
He is still looking; only now he
is doing most of his searching
afoot.
81 guess it's only question of
keeping plugging. Maybe I'll land
something pretty soon," he said
yesterday.
Irving is searching for job
that will give him and his mother
a living. Something that pays $25
week will do, he says.
Other men in the X. of C. hut
where he stops daily to rest his
feet say Irving is an optimist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
" Hs0n. at Sea, Speeds
Sympathy to CIemenceau

IN BOARD u. S. S. GEORGE
~ WASHINGTON, Feb. 90
President Wilson sent the follow
ing message of coincidence on
learning of the attack upon Pre-
mier Clemenceau:
Lansing, American mission,
Paris: Please convey to NJ. Gle
menceau my heartfelt sympathy
and my JOY at his escape.
II sincerely hope that the re-
port that he was only slightly in
jured is altogether true. was
deeply shocked by the news of the
attack.
"WOODROW WILSON"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Holding It's
first long night session siace leaders
framed their programme to expedite
conRcsted money bills, the Senate late
to- might passed the legislative. execu-
tive and judicial appropriation meas
urc, carrying S97 100000. The bill now
goes tq conference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Charges Are Due to
Misrepresentation

As fast as the cables can carry this
message to America | want to say to
American mothers, and especially the
mothers Of New York City and state,
whose boys already are beginning to
come through Pontanezin camp en-
route home. that the allegations they
are hearing to-day are exaggerated and
based on misrepresentation of existing
facts. have interviewed scores of
men who talked without restraint, be-
cause they believed they were talking
TO one who was interested in nothing
moro than their personal comfort.
No American soldier to whom the
Tribune correspondent talked at Pom
tanezn Camp to-day had complaint
10 offer OF camp conditions, food or
lodgings. About dozen summed up
the general complaints as follows:
Why don't they get enough boats
over here 20 take US home? They have
inspected and deloused US, and we
have been sitting around here two
weeks expecting to sail every day"
Another popular remark was:
I Will be glad to leave France;
haven't seen anything but mud since
| landed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
CLEzNENCEAU, SHOT IN LUNGS,
TAKES STROLL ON BALCONY.
BUT HOUSEHOLD IS ALARMED
Allies Pressing Wilson to Define preparation"
By Frederick Moore
.Ne1c York Tribune
Special Gable Servicc

Trbua
c
adentW
the word
thcpre
pernir
and aN Ile
promised relief But
Germany be alv
0 hao ha wrought.
md
en am told
for rqucks
VINO to yield quetNrN Wilson Prcmers?
in the Alrd
to make erepaaton y spared
o t Qua Orsyto
BaIour o jo 1t vash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Traub ExtOls
Troops i'm His
Reply to Allen
Testimony Before House
Rules Committee Becomes
Tribute to Western Men
BY Theodore M. knappen
Nep York Tribuns
L. L..

WASHINGTON Feb. 20.-They called
it hearing, but it was really dra-
matte recital of the epic struggle of
the Argonne that Maj. Gen. Peter e.
Traub, commander of the 35th Division
in the great death grapple in the
French forest, gave to the House Rules
Committee to-day in answer to charges
recently made before the same commit
tee by Governor Allen, of Kansas. 1t
was more a recital of mighty deeds in
an immortal combat; it was an appre-
citation and gloritication of the Ameri
can soldier and culogy Of General
Pershing.
General Traub, who was twice gassed
in .he Argonne fighting, frequently
gasped for breath and spoke at times
only in hoarse whisper. His eyes
still were inaamed from the effects Of
German gas.
"Gentlemen.' he paused to say in
his remarks time and again, "ah, gen
tlcmen, they were marvellous-those
American soldiers, marvellous! Won
derful!"
In answer to Governor Aliens tes-
tmony he said that before the battle
the Governor and ell the Y. M. c. A.
men were sent five kilometres to the
rear to avoid any chance "leak" in the
battle plans, and that therefore the
Governor was not an eye witness OF
the battle The general later amend
ed this bit by saying he had sort
of "sneaking" recollection that Gov
error Allen did visit his point of COM
mand during the fight.
As to Governor Aliens complaints
and charges, however, General Traub
either denied their validity or said of
them, when admitted, that they simply
dealt with the unprcvcntabc things Of
war
Backed by ample Artillery
The American army was backed by
ample and effective artillery, the air
plane service was good and efficient,
the intelligence arrangements cxcei-
lent, the transport the best possible,
the engineers interchangeable and re-
sourceful and the medical service all
that human effort and preparation
could make it. Yet, with all this there
were great hardship, hunger, suffering,
delays and mistakes of such was
the nature Of war.
Considering that the Both Division
| Missouri and Kansas troops) fought
three Of the best divisions in the
! German army and captured ]. 900 prs-
oncrs, 85 machine guns. 100 anti-tank
guns, "a pieces Of light and heavy
artillery and vast quantities Of ammu-
ntion and supplies, and that the Ger
man position had been considered i'm
pregnabIe, he did not consider the
loss Of about 1000 men as excessive
Concerning the dismissal of the
commanders OF his brigadcs, Generals
Martin and Mcclure. two days before
the battle General Traub said that was
a delicate subject, but he would say
that both generals were deposcd on
orders from General Headquarters and
on hs accommodation.
General Mcclure was a regular arm y
officer and lifelong personal friend:
General Martin was National Guard
officer whom he counted friend.
Without waiting on General Head
| -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Barracks and Tents Are
Waterproof, Floored
and Each Has a Stove
Mattress and Five
Blankets TO a Man
Raised Walks Over Entire
Area and No Soldier Is
Found Who Complains
THERE haze been grave

THERE haze been grave
charges made against con-
ditious at the American embarka-
ton camps in France. Brest has
beer called "death hole," and
the classification camp at st.
Aignan has been condemned as
the "cdmp Of agony."
The Tribune has Instructed
two of its staff men i1a France to
Investigate these camps. IN the
following cable Wilbur Forrest
describes conditions as he found
them at Brest. Tomorrow an
other Tribune correspondent aoiU
report on st. Afghan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
By Wilbur F orrest
Ne,c York Tribune
SDeci1f Cable .Ser1,ce


lCopyrght. 1919. New York Tribune. lncD
BREST, Feb. 19.-L came to Brcst
determined to make a fair and COM
plete Investigation of the allegations
which have not only stirred America
but are to-day the subject of discus
sion and dire forebodings on the part
Of nearly every commanding officer of
the American army III France con-
.emplating the homeward journey.
arrived at Pontanezin Camp to
see it as any mothers soldier son
might see it to-day, while she at home
visuaizes him improperly fed. sleep
ing in mud, enduring harsh treatment
and enforced labor, standing for
hours in mud "thigh Deep and rain.
waiting for insufficient food served
isom "flthy ash and garbage cans"
sei housed at night in filthy, leaking
eats and barracks, with pneumonia
larking everywhere. She sees the con-
SANITY growing graveyards, where the
victims are buried by scores, and per-
maps, even worse, she sees her boy, in
weakened condition from wounds re-
ceive6 in battle, enduring these hard
ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-21
Conroys Left Behind
By Presidential Ship
As Sea Becomes Rough,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O-The presi-
Dental ship George Washington is pro-
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