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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
4 RESERVATIONS
Designed to Become
Part of Treaty

And Not Stand Simply A. Dstaehsd
Interpretation by Sensts-aspub-
iiean Sponsors Not Fully Agreed
Upon Effect Intended
tons proposed and agreed 70 by sew
En- Republican senator's as the basis
of the League of Nation scovenant
is so worded. il became known to-
night that the reservations and un-
derstandings" enumerated shall be-
come "a part of the treaty" and shall
not stand simply as a detached in
depreciation by the Senate.
wnile some Of the sponsors Of the
program regard II as merely inter-
pretative in effect. Clarifying the
language of the covenant without
changing the meaning Of any provi-
sion. others Of the seven believe it
goes further and greatly softens GER
tain features. which they say, vioiats
national rights.
i The reservations as agreed 70 IN
definite terms are embodied In pro-
posed ratification resolution reading
as follows:
That the Senate Of the United
States advise and consent 10 the
ratification Of said treaty with the
following reservations and under
standings to be made a part Of the
treaty by the instrument of ratifica-
ton.
81. That whenever the two years
notice of withdrawal from the
League of Nations shall have been
given by the United States as pro-
vided in Article I. the United States
shall be the sole Judge whether all
its International obligations and all
its obligations under this covenant
shall have been fulfilled AT the time
of withdrawal.
20 That the suggestion OF the
Council Of the League of Nations as
10 the means Of carrying the obi
cations of Article x into effect are
only advisory, and that any under
taking under the provisions OF Ar
tiele Y. the execution of which may
require the use Of American military
or naval forces or economic meas
1res. can under the constitution be
carried out only by the action OF the
Congress- and that the failure OF the
Congress to adopt the suggestions OF
me Council of the League. or to pro-
naval fnrrnR
economic measures as shall not con-
stltute violation Of the treaty.
-. The United States reserves TO
Itself the right to decide what ques-
lions are within its domestic Juris-
dictlun and declares that all dones-
TIC and political Questions relating
to It's Internal affairs. including I'M
migration. coastw5se traffic. the tar
If. commerce and all other purely
domestic questions. IRE solely within
The Jurisdiction of the United States
and are not by this covenant submit
ted IN any way either tn arbitration
or TO the consideration of council or
tie assembly of the League Of Ma
tons or To rhe decision or reccmmen-
dEticn Of any other power.
~. The United States does not
bind itself TO submit for arbitration
or inquiry by the assembly or the
council any question which in the
Judgment Of the United States de-
ponds upon or involves its long es-
tabiished policy commonly known
as the Monroe Doctrine and il is
preserved unaffected by any pro-
vision in the said treaty contained "
It became known tonight that the
proposed resolution had not been
Continued on Page 1Coiumn 81
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END STRIKE
Street Car Men in Chi
cagO

Men vsts 10 Return TO work Today
Car Services Starts At Fsur A. N,
an Both Surfaces and Elevated
Iines-Tied Up Since Tuesday
Morning
lineage. A1g. Chicago street
CA nen vctsd today to and tae strike
ps = maturity of sss. Car serv,ce
aA Dc resumed tomorrow morning,
PROBABLY AZ o'clock On both sur
Lace AID elevated lines. which have
oesn ted up since early last Tues
oay morning by a strike Of Is. 600 men.
1ne notal vote Of elevated and sur
lace unions showed Ss6o in favor of &C.
ceptlng and ending tne strike and 5qT4
against
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
Not Notieeahie at Atlanta

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. The strike Of
railroad shopmen In the Southeastern
states. which union leaders said would
involve 3o.01a employees. had not inter
fered TO any great extent tonight with
movement of trains rs far as could
be learned Union men said. however.
that il would be fully = hours before
the strike became complete and that
they expected freight and passenger
traffic would be tied IN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
TO CELEBRATE
CENTENNIAL OF
COLBY NEXT JUNE

Watervllle. Ne, Aug THE CEN
tenuiai Of Colby college viii be ceie-
brated next June. A tentative pro-
gram Of exercises in commemurafloh
If the anniversary was announced
to-day II calls for Commencement
week of five days beginning on sat
urday June Is. and includes many at
fractions. including addresses, an
historical pageant and a torchiiEnt
procession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
NEW L. S.-BRTTISH
COMMERCIAL PACT
AWA ATS ACTION

London Aug. THE British for
eign ONCE has completed negotiations
with the United States. according TO
the Evening News, for a new COM
mercial treaty between the United
States and the United Kingdom The
text Will be laid before Parliament
soon, II is said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
REL Medal STEPS TAKEN
TO REDUCE HIGH PRICES
HOUSE FOREGOES RECESS

Committee of Three Begin Work of Devising
Ways and Means to Meet ration
Brotherhood Heads Confer With President
Regarding Increased Wages or Reduction
In Prices Many Bills Designed to Anevi-
ate Conditions Introduced i'm Both Houses
Favorable Report on Resolution Direct
ing Investigation on Increase In Price of
Shoes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
HOUSE GIVES UP
IDEA OF RECESS

washington. Aug. The House with
out record vote tonight abandoned its
FIVE weeks recess plan. House leaders,
however. expect 70 begin a series of
three-dav recesses FOR the next two
weeks the plans for which viii be
framed tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
VERMONT GRANITE
CUTTERS GET RAISE

Harre. Vt, aug. IA new scale OF
wages 70 granite cutters N this vicinity
went into effect today, The men Will
receive Sc minimum daily instead Of
SIZE until April l. 1870. when further
increases will be made. The new scale
includes all workmen connected with
ne industry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
Senate Again
Discusses H. Cot I.

Washington. Aug. The high
c'st II living was discussed IN the
senate again today but action on
ne resolution of Senator Myers.
Aenocrat. of Montana. postponins
'educ1ion IN currency circulation as
Means Of reducing living costs
WIS again postponed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
Washington, Aug. DE
velopments today in the efforts
OF the government to reduce
the high cost of living were:

OF the government to reduce
the high cost of living were:
The House At the request Of
President Wilson. agreed 70 de-
ter ITS planned five weeks recess
and consider demands of rzilroad
employees Tor Increased wages.
The Senate again discussed an.
creased living costs. but post
poned action On the Myers res-
oiution proposing reduction in
currency circulation.
The committee of three, an
pointec yesterday 10 consider
means Of reducing living az
renses and report To the Prssi-
dent and cabinet Monday, began
work.
The officers Of the s-utherhood
Of Railway Conductors conferred
with President Wilrsn regarding
incrsassd wages ard tase cost Of
iIsiag.
he House !,ftsrstate Conn
rercs COMMITTEES reported favor
ably a resolution directing the
Federal Trade Commission To IN
vestigate the Increased price ~
SHOES.
Resolutions and bills aesiarsd
to alieviate conditions Of li~inu
were Introduces IN both houses
Of Congress-.
Of the half dozen important
developments, however, the re-
quest of President Wilson that
the House forego its recess at
least temporarily to consider
wage requests of the railroad
workers Of the country and TO
study economic conditions was
by far the most unexpected
The alacrity with which the
House complied with the re-
quest of the President was tax.
en- as an indication of the deer
impression made on members
Of Congress by pleas for reliei
from all parts of the country.
President Wilson. II was said q.
the White House today. had til,
Continues on Ps0e LCoi. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
COURT ORDERS FORECt AND SALE OF
LEWISTON, AUGUSTA ANDwATERvIllE ST. RY.
Pres. Wilson on League at
Old Orchard, Aug rs or rs

Old Orchard, Me, Aug. 1.-Presidenr Wilson has &C.
cepted invitation of the Old Orchard Canpmeetng As
ISOLATION to deliver address the League of Nations
the campground Augu 25 three days later
stated today by off of the association. The
grounds have seating cap aciry of about 10000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

New York. Aug. The strike call
has met with little response IN the
east according to an unofficial stare
ment given out at the Office of the
regional director of railroads
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

New Haven. Ct. Aug. Mo trouble
was reported ar the local shors of the
New York. View Haven & Hartford rali-
road today and the more than saa en-
ploves were al work as usual. As far
as could be learned. NO strike cau was
received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
POLAND RATEIES
GERMAN TREATY

Paris. Aug. 1l-tBy The Associated
Pressa--The Polish parliament yes
-erday ratified the German treaty
and also the treaty for the protection
IF minoritieE. by vote of 245 to Al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

PRESSURE In low aiong the Atlantic
seaboard and during the lasi. a hours
general showers and tnunder storms
have occurred east OF the mississippi
river Temperatures are below the sen
sunal average in New England.
The oufionk il for generally fair
weather Saturday ana sunday.
Temper-rs1re changes win be unim-
partant.
winds. Nortn OF Sandy Hsuk. us<3r
<rzte nsrthwesr winds ana partly Go
MaAttGrs. Saa3y Hsok % HatzHrzn
srnas nzrtal winlE paz M sisas1s - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
THE WEATHER
FAIR

New England and eastern New York
Hair Saturday and Sunday. Little
change in temperature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02

Boston and vicinity: Fair Saturday
and Sunday Not much change in tenn
perature- Moderate Northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-02
Lightning Kills
Live Stock

Two valuable cows xv~rs str,.eL .,5
salsu by iiahtnins st Litch6.ld
Juiy "a.
- e0.s rad bssn yours could
YOU base afforded &h.,r -, ~
''aid # you'd had ts,sm in.ur.d.
our nay, your barns, your haild;nu.
are to valuable 10 gamble vita. mt
them under enver al - -,
snrs poiicy II encs-you'u -.
essier wissa the nsxt tssurd.r .h,,....
connes aisns.
6. {. Downing
'one fuo Auqustz
49,, Sichsry Building
, 1919-11-06

ed in the amounts necessary to provide
for he aforesaid payments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have
hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of tne Government Of the Virgin Islands
of tie United States to be affixed.
Issued in St Thomas, this 18th day OF
October, 1919, A. d.
tSEALt
j. w. OMAN.
BIZ The Governor
&. c. TIMMONS.
Government Secretary.
Thus duly passed and approved at the
Bro Ordinary meeting OF the Colonial
Couaci) held Monday, october 70, 1919.
D.. c. CANEGATA. ROBT. MERWlN.
Secretary. Ch0trnI0W'
The above Provisional Ordinance IS
hereb by sanctioned and approved.
Witness my Hand and the Seal Of the
Government Of the Virgin island Is OF the
Uni ed States at St. Thomas he 9th
day of October in the year 1919.
(SEAL.)
J.. w. OMAN.
Governor.
, 1919-11-06

AliC ~
oath.
l. shall have the power 10 determine
the prices and quantities at which
all or ary article of, food may be
sold by wholesalers, retailers, produc.
ers or manufacturers, provided
however, a reasonable margin OF
profit shall be allowed. 1t shall
also have the power to restrict the
expectation Of ali locally produced Or
manufac ureG articles of afo0d. 10
the extent Of the amount required
FOR Ioc ] consumption; provided the
prices fixed FOR local sale of a locally
produced or manufactured article
Of food shall not be less, than
the net cash amount which might u
gained By expectation.
1t shall have the power to test all
weights, scales and measures and 70
fix standards thereof.
1t stall have the po yer t. make all
rules and regulations necessary 60
efficiently carry out the POWERS here
in granted.
Any person who shall refuse to appear
before the Food Commission, when
summoned, or who shall refuse otes-
tify, or shall testify falsely, or shah
tail b produce books or documents re
Quired or shall sell any article OF food
in a larger |quartity or at a higher
price than prescribed by the Food
Commission, or shall use a weight,
measure or scale prohibited by the
Food Commission, or shall violate
any rule or regulation promulgated
by The Food Commission. shall be
guilty OF d m. -sdemeanour and on con
viction thereof shall be punished by
fine OF NOT to exceed Francs 100000
or by Imprisonment rot to exceed SIX
months Or by both such fine and inn
prisonment bv the discretion Of the
Court.
All prosecutions or violations IF this
Ordinance shall! be by Information
filed by tie Government Attorney in
the Ordinary Town Court.
'hus dry passed at the 3rd Ordinary
citing of the Colonial Council held
aday, October &c. 1919.
.~hlistiansted, October p, 1919.
c. CANEGATA, ROBT. MERMIN,
Secretary. Chairman.
he above Ordinance is hereby sane
led and approved.
my Hand and the Seal Of the
lernment Of the Virgin Islands OF the
tied States at St. Thomas, the 9th
Of October. in the year 1919.
(SEAL)
j. v. OMAN,
, 1919-11-06
An Or finance
CREATING A COMNISSION IOREG-
ULATE AND CONTROL IHE PRIC-
rs OF FOODSTUFFS IN THE NUM-
CIPALITY or ST. CROIX, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.


The Governor OF the Virgin IS'andS
Is hereby authorized and empowered
10 appoint a Commission to Tx and
regulate the selling prices Tor orti-
cles of food sold IN ST. roiX, ana 20
carry out the powers and duties
hereinafter set forth.
The said Commission shall be known
as the Food Commission of St.
Croix''. The members Of which
shall be residents of St CroiX. The
Governor shall name the Chairman of
the Commission. Tbs members OF
the Food Commission shall be APP
pointed for a period of one year and
shall continue in office thereafter
until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
The Food Commission shall have
power to investigate the prices at
which ali articles of food are sold or
purchased by importers, merchants,
dealers, producers, manufacturers,
or consumers, and for that purpose
the books of all such shall be open to
inspection by the Food Commission,
and. if necessary, it may ISIS le sub
poenas for the attendance of wit
nesses or for the production Of books
or other documents, and it shall have
, 1919-11-06
Provisional Ordinance.

0IVCIi lOI has HQIlI'ilIJ = ioDN0
VisiOnal Laws or Ordinances.
AND. WHEREAS, by Section 2 Of an
Act of Congress entitled AN Act to pro
vide a temporary Government Tor me
West Indian Islands acquired by the
United States from Denmark, etc. ap-
proved by the President on the Bird Gay
of March, 1917, it is further crowded IN
said Act as follows:
That, until Congress shall other" Sc
provide, in so far as compatible WIN
the changed sovereignty and not IN
conhict with the provisions OF IS
Act, the laws regulating elections
and the electoral franchise as 5t
forth in the code of laws published
at Amalienborg the 9th OF ApIl,
1906, and the other local laws IN
force and effect IN said Islands on the
18th day Of January, 1917, shall re-
main in force and effect IN SAID Is
lands"
AND, WHEREAS, the rate Of eX-
change for an American dollar INTO
francs Of the currency OF the SAID s.
lands has, on October IS, 1919, sudden
ly advanced from $l~04 to Sl.27-ll2.
NOW, THEREFORE,, |, j.. W. Oman,
Governor of the Virgin Islands or the
United States, formerly known as me
Danish West Indian Islands, under and
by virtue of he aforesaid VS., consid-
ering extraordina circumstances as.
now existing, in view Of the increase IN
prices of necessities of life, incident 70
the aforementioned advance in the rae
of exchange, hereby determine and by
this proclamation do that II IS
essential, in order to provide susficieat
means whereby the employees OF the
Government of the said Virgin lslanas
of the Urited States may obtain sufficient
necessities of life under the salaries nov
paid to such employees in the currency
of the said Islands, and in order that
the public good will be promoted thereby,
to add to the salaries Of said employee,
do hereby authorize and direct, effective
Immediately and until otherwise provld-
ed, thai there shall be added to the sala
ry of each emplcye Of this Government
such further amounts, in local currency
in addition TO such salaries as will equal
the difference between the normal "a e
of exchange ISL 4) and the rate Of eN-
change existing when such salaries
are due and payable. The bulge 5
for the Municipality of St. Thomas
and St. John and for the Nunlcl-
paliCy of st. Croix, for the fscal year
ending June 80, 1920, are hereby increas-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20

cial paper and shall print all court
and public notices, state reports, etc.
no other paper can secure this class
OF printing, League members admit
that at least $4,000 per annum will
come to each county league paper. and
that the law will eventually silence
the opposition press by killing at
least zoo small weeklies in the state.
The facts here summarized are TAX
en- from a report of a special repre-
sentative of the Oregonian, who went
to North Dakota to make personal
investigation, and they may therefore
be accepted as true. In view of this
showing the first duty of every citi-
zen Is to help save Idaho from the fate
that has befallen North Dakota.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20

with deep seriousness ponder every
promise we make, so as to be sure
that our people will fulfill it. 1t will
be worse than idle for us to enter any
league if, when the test comes in the
future, this country acts as badly as
1t did in refusing to make any protest
when Germany violated the Hague
conventions, in refusing to 60 to war
when the Lusitania was sunk, and in
refusing to go to war with Bulgaria
or Turkey at all.
Let us go into such a league. But
let us weigh well what we promise,
and then train ourselves in body and
soul to keep our promises. Let us
treat the formation Of the league as
an addition to but in no sense as a
substitute for preparing our own
defense. And let us build a genuine
rnationalism-that is, genuine
and generous regard for the rights Of
others-on the only healthy basis--a
sound and intense development of the
broadcast spirit Of American national
ism.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20
TREAT DIRECTORS WITH KIND
LY CONSIDERATION"

1t is now known from the officia
record that while American soldiers
were fighting and dying in France
Secretary Of War Baker issued Sc.
cret order to division commanders al
home to treat conscientious directors
with kindly consideration" and as no,
having violated military law. This in
formation came out in the course of
the investigation by the senate mill
tary committee Of courtmartial pro-
cedure upon soldiers in the field. Here
is the order in full
War Department, Washington,
Oct. 10. 1918.
Confidential.
For the adjutant generals of
all national army and national
guard division camps.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20
is WOODROW WILSON PRESI.
DENT OR DICTATOR.

According to President Wilson, the
United States entered the war fol-
the purpose of making the world safe
for democracy. Now after the war has
been won, but before peace has been
ratified, he has assumed a dictatorial
position as the head of the worlds
greatest democracy that is without
parallel in any country since the
kaiser was dethroned. Just prior to
the election last fall he served notice
upon his countrymen that unless a
democratic congress was returned, he
OF the election as a reputation of his
war policy. A republican majority
was elected in both houses, and ac-
cording to the presidents own words
he stood repudiated by the people In
spite Of the protest of the vast ma
jority of the people, he left the coun-
try in violation of precedent and un-
written law made tour of the cap
itals Of Europe, being received with
pomp and ceremony and with all the
trappings of royalty. While this was
pleasing to his vanity, it was not
pleasing to the democratic spirit of
America nor in harmony with the
democratic simplicity" for which his
party stands.
After foisting upon the peace con-
ference constitution for a league of |
nations, he returned home for a few
lays for the purpose of forcing its ia
'orable consideration upon the senate,
which must ratify it before the Unit
ID States can become member OF the
eague. Instead of accepting the con-
titution, thrity-nine senator's, more
1900 Wv hNNSSSuiy thiu required 10 ~
efeat it, signed a declaration to the 3
Meet that they would not support the
'ague constitution in it's present ;
,rm. The president met this declar- c
ton with insulting comments direct l
! at the senator's who opposed him
nd returned to Paris with a threat
lat he would force acceptance Of the O
ague constitution. {
Reports from Paris indicate that he u
working to that end. During his
,sence the peace conference had
ade rapid progress toward the
ioption Of a preliminary treaty Of a
sace. on the ground that this was o,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20
HERON AND THE PRESIDENT.
National Republican,

!
| THE Continent" one Of the princi-
pal publications Of the Presbyterian
church, protests vigorously against
the appointment of Prof. George Her.
ron to the diplomatic service Of the
country by President Wilson. There
is deeper significance In. this ap-
pointment than appears on the sur
face Prof. Heron is not only an APP
pointee of the administration, chosen
to bear hand in the settlement of
the problems arising out Of the war
on behalf Of the administration, but
ne is the official interpreter of the
purposes Of the Administrations lea
que Of nations plan, as set forth in
his work widely circulated in Europe
as administration propaganda:
Woodrow Wilson and the Worlds
Peace" Prof. Heron declares that
President Wilson is revolutionary be-
You'd the dreams Of most men and that
beside him many European socialists
are reactlonaries. In interpreting the
real purposes behind the plans for So
cial reconstruction President Wilson is
proposing, the statements of such in
terpreters as Prof. Heron are useful.
The appointment Of Prof. Heron as
'ne of the ambassadors to the bolshe-
Wiki is startling principally in its rev.
slation of the inspired nature Of Her
'on's outgivings in which he proclaims
he theory that through President
Wilson the socialist international Is at
and.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-20
H. S. HARMED,
Adjutant General.

Colonel E. G.. Davis, who by the
way, Is an Idaho man, was on the wit
ness stand when this letter was in
troduced When asked under what
authority Of law the order was issued
he said he did not believe there was
any authority for it, but he assumed
that the secretary had issued it un-
der the power he has to grant Glenn
ency at any time. The last paragraph
In which the secretary enjoins secrecy
from the newspapers, has attracted
even more severe criticism than his
kindly consideration" for conscienti-
Gus DIRECTORS. 1t is regarded as an
admission by the secretary that such
an order was violation of all the
proprieties and a fragrant insult to all
patriotic citizens, especially to the
men who were wearing the uniform
of United States soldiers and Offering
their lives upon the battle field.