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New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Plan an Entangling Alliance
With Nations With Which
We Have Nothing in
Com M on, He Declares
Temporary Pact Urged
U. S., Britain, France, Italy
and Belgium Should Unite
Until Peace Basis Is At
tanned, He Also Asserts

James M. Beck attacked the league
of nations plan last night as "an en-
tangling alliance with Siam, Pata-
gonia, Madagascar, Liberia and other
monde script nations with which this
country has nothing in common He
velop 50 diplomatic menagerie which
would not last longer than one year
AS substitute Mr.. Beck proposed
that America form temporary alli-
and Belgium, which should continue
until these countries have attained a
peace basis. 1t would be only such
an alliance that George Washington
would approve Of, he said
Sees Another War Near
Mr.. Beck suggested that it was mot
at all improbable" that Italy and Jugo-
Slava might soon be involved in war,
and that America, under the obliga-
tions of the league of nations covenant,
would find itself stirred with the racial
passions of its citizens who came from
those countries.
Mr.. Beck spoke before six hundred
members of the Carpet Association of
America at their eleventh semi-annual
dinner at the Waldorf Astoria. George
McGeachin, the toastmaster, mentioned
as among the "honors' conferred upon
Mr.. Beck the obstructive tactics used by
Mayor Hylan in eliminating Mr.. Beck
rs speaker at recent testimonial to
t,nrico Caruso at the Metropolitan OPP
era House and the refusal of the Mayor
of New Rochelle to permit Mr.. Beck to
speak in schoolhousc there
These Mayors honored me by their
enmity," said Mr.. Beck. "Had they or
the common master OF both approved
Of anything I said | should never have
forgiven them"
Mr.. Beck opened his address with
quotations from the addresses OF
George Washington. He cited the re-
mark of the "Father of His Country
Urging the land 20 steer betHeol tic
Scylla Of complete isolation and the
Charybdis of duplicating Amer.ca n
all the quarrels of the World
This admonition was utterel, he ea d,
ac another word crisis when Robes
pierre and Marat were occupying iAe
places that Lenine and Trotzky hold
to- day.
Mr.. Beck then denied .hat Wash.ng-
tens policy condemned us to complete
isolation under all circumstances, but
said it rather urged us 10 20 to lho
aid of Europe in extraordinary crises.
"Whilc the policy of isolation is thus
falsely prcdicatcd. as | read it., upon
Washington's Farewell Address," he
said, "it is also true that Washing
ton meant-if the English language
means anything America should
always maintain its proud position OF
independence and should never alb
dlcate its sovereignty or attempt to
intervene in all the complicated af
fairs Of the world
u. S. Seen at Crossroads
"Thercfore, no matter how much the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

attempt is made to blind us to the
TACT, the fact is that we ore at the
parting Of the ways; we must deter
mlne IN this great crisis os civi.iza-
ton whether the doctrine Of Washing
ton-which makes the Western Hem
isphere our special sphere Of useful
ness, as developed in the Monroe Noc-
trlne shall be maintained, or whether
we viii take ALI intimate and a direct
interest IN all the collisions of Fu-
ropean politics or those of the Far
East.
What is our position under this
covenant OF the league Of nations? Bv
paragraph 10 the United States under
takes not only to "rcspect'- that would
be all right - but to "preserve" the
national independence and geographical
integrity OF every nation of the world
that Is signatory power to that
treaty In other words, this nation
solemniy obigatcs itself to sacrifice
the blood of its young men and to
spend its treasure like water in future
quarrels the justice or injustice of
which no one can confidently assume
before the controversy arises
Roots Amendment Landed
"As was once said by a great Ameri-
can President, 1T is a condition, not
a theory, that confronts US The i'm
mediate crisis in European affairs
seems to require special and temporary
treatment. Wisely or unwisely, our
representatives at Paris have held out
to the European nations, in this state
Of bowl lderment, the panacca of a
league Of nations, and it may we'll be
that unless a league of some kind
is constituted even the free and CON
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Peace Delegates 10 See
War-Rayaged France

PARIS. April l (By The Associated
Press The French government has
invited all delegates to the peace con
ference to visit the devastated regions
of northern France on Sunday.
1t IS planned to take the delegates
to the former battle zone on train
which will leave Paris Saturday night
going to Lens, Arras and other cities
in tho coal and manufacturing centres
which suffered from the war.
Members of the American delega-
ton Will go, but it is as yet unknown
whether President Wilson will be one
OF the party.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

many benefits that England has derived,
and / do not fear to ask any fair
minded Briton whether this does not
more than compensate the great losses
and suffcrings Of the British people for
the last four and onc-half years
don't pretend to say that anything
really compensatcs the loss of the gal
liant lives dedicated to freedom. but in
this respect France also has something
to say.
"The United States and Great Brit
ain, therefore, may fairly be said to
have won the war. France lost it, un-
less in the peace discussions now going
on she can establish terms that will
put her, so far as possible, whore she
was strateg gically in 1870 and economi-
cally in 1914. That is why the great
mass Of the people of France. without
respect to class or political affiliations,
il behind the old man who is acting
as their spokesman to- day.
There is a feeling of terrible un-
easiness abroad-a fcleing that the
Anglo-Saxons arc hanging together at
the expense of the Latin
There is common knowledge that
France to-day can do virtually nothing
without the financial aid of the Allies
and there is a horrible suspicion that
this financial mastery is being used to
constran her to approximate passivity
when with every fibre she is crying out
for vigorous measures.
THE French hear it said on all sides
that American troops never again will
be sent to Europe; that one experience
IN intervention in European affairs has
been Such that 1t is thousand timcs
unlikely that the American people ever
VIII desire to repeat it. They greatly
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Decision on Rhine
Line and Reparations
Expected in 3 Days

PARIS, April Consideration of the
question of reparations and the disposi-
ton of the Rhine Valley was continued
by the Council of Four. comprising
President Wilson and the Premiers OF
France. Great Britain and italy, when
the session of the council was resumed
to-day. 1t is understood to be probable
that at least three more days will be
occupied with these subjects.
American financial experts were
called into the session to-day.
An official note issued to-day says
"The press has published certain in
formation on the peace negotiations
especially the financial negotiations
which does not agree, but is entirely
erroneous"
The "Temps," commenting on this
says: "The above contradiction consti-
tutes the sole official information sup
piled to the French press with regard
to the important deliberations of the
heads of the Allied governments
the Sarre basin by giving France the
right to operate the coal mines under
a form Of supplementary mortgage,
with the possibility that the territory
would be administered through man
date from the leagne of nations, is
criticised by some French newspapers
The Excelsior" points out that this
solution would result in complicated
agreements similar to that concern
ing Morocco. 1t says it was under
stood that this plan had been definitely
abandoned.
The proposal that the French in
demnity from Germany be merely de-
fined instead Of calculated in the pre-
liminary peace treaty is attacked by
several newspapers. Some of them de-
clare that this method would raise
endless difficulties between financiers
and between France and Germany.
The Journal" even fears that such
settlement would pave the way to a
new war rather than to ncace
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
France Fears
Sacrifice ON
Peace Altar

Continued from page
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03

been made, will the Germans be salts
fed and sign"
Will the Bolshevists be impressed
and surrender?
And if neither thing happens, will
the Eastern people, who have been
abandoned; will the French nation,
which feels it is betrayed, take up arms
against Bolshevism, or will Bolshevism
profit as result of the collapse of the
craftsmanship of the Western world ?
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
american Je,ps' Plea for
Le0gue Protection Heard

PARIS, April "a delegation of
American Jews, including Colonel
Harry Cutler, Louis Marshall, of New
York, and Judge Julian w. Mack, of
Chicago, was given a hearing to-day
by the American peace delegation on
the proposition to include in the cove
nant Of the league of nations section
protecting the interests of Jewish and
other minority populations in back
ward states.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
First Session Held With
German Financial EuU0ys

PARIS, April 2 (By The Associates j
Press. The first meeting of The rep
resentatives of the financial commits
sion of the supreme council with the
German financial delegates, who ar
rived at the Chateau Plessis Villette in
Seniis Tuesday, took place to-day in
the chateau
The conference was limited to an ex-
change Of views and will be continued
tomorrow
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
Make his Test For
Acid Stomach

There are millions of people who
suffer almost daily from the horrors
Of an acid-stomach-indig sour,
gassy, stomach; distressing heartburn ;
sickening food-repeating; painful
bloat and that miserable, pulled up,
lumpy feeling after eating. Many of
these people have tried treatment after
treatment; medicine after medicine
others have gone to doctors and stom-
ach specialists and some to hospitals,
but in spite of all of their efforts they
have obtained no lasting relief or a
permanent cure.
These symptoms simply mean acid
stomach. II allowed to run on, they
are very likely to cause a lot of seri-
ous trouble. Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
govt, lumbago, sciatica, splitting head
ache. dizzy spells, nervousness, Sleep
leSSnesS, mental depression, melan-
chOlia, feeling of listleSsneSS and
l-gOneneSs-theSe are just a few of
the disorders which can be traced to
acid-stOmach. AS a matter of fact,
hcid-stomach is often the direct cause
of those almost incurable conditions
known as cata-rh of the stomach, in
festival ulcer, and cancer of the stom-
ach. The lives of those who suffer
from these serious troubles are moth
ing short of daily agony. Surely,
then, you must see how important it
is to go at once TO the seat of the
trouble - id-stomach. You know
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
Is MILLION BUY u. S. BONDS
Amount of Subscriptions Will Be An.
nounced Not Later Than
May &c.

ashington.-Fifteen million Amer
leans bought Victory Liberty loan
notes in the Victory drive, according
TO estimates received by the treasury
from federal reserve banks. This com
pares with about 21.000 900 purchas,
ers in the fourth loan. 100000 in
the third, 100000 in the second and
four million in the first
The treasury announces that the of.
fetal total probably would not be
known before May &c. Indications are
that the loan had been heavily over.
subscribed
Banks Will have until May 90 TO re-
port their subscriptions to federal re,
serve banks, and the federal reserve
banks will report to the treasury by
May "a
Reports from all districts indicate
that in practically the entire country
the quota was taken without material
assistance from the banks" said a
treasury announcement
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
BRITISH OWE U. S. S35.OOO.O0O
Pay For Constructing Liberty Motors,
Munitions and Food For Allies
During World War.

Washington.-A complete and com
prehensive settlement" of all claims
between the United States and Great
Britain growing out of the military
operations has been reached by the
American liquidation commission. Sec
rotary Baker announces that under
the settlement the British government
will pay the United States $50,
600 as a net and final adjustment.
The claims made by the United
States consisted largely of the Brit
ish governments share in the ex-
penses of procuring spruce for avia-
ton material, the production of Lib
erty engines, the proportion of Amer
lean wool turned over to British
manufacturers for uniforms and ship
ments of cotton linters, powder and
distillates. 1t was elected the British
should pay II per cent of the tota,
cost Of producing the Liberty engines
This item alone amounting to SIC,
500 600
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
RUSSIA QUESTIONS
ALLIES FOOD PLAN
PEACE CONFERENCE RECEIVES
NOTE FROM NORTH RUS
STA ON PROPOSALS.
MAY AID THE BOLSHEvIKI
Fear Is Expressed That Reds VIII
Override Entire Country II Al
lowed To Participate in Food
Distribution.

| Paris.-The feeding OF the Russian
population is no solution of the Rus
sian question, it is declared in a mem
orandum sent to the peace conference
| by Prince Lyoff, Sergius Sazonoff and
President Tschaikowsky of the North
Russian government concerning the
proposal to feed soviet Russia through
neutral countries on condition that the
Bolsheviki cease hostilities. The
memorandum says:
1.-THE allies wish to assist the Rus
sian people and to reduce the starva.
ton brought by the Bolshevik re-
gime. This can not fail to awake
deep feelings of gratitude. 1t is not
merely a deed Of humanity. but also
a manifestation of the solidarity of
peoples.
Nevertheless the signers of this
declaration consider that the realiza-
ton of this generous thought will
have a contrary result unless eff.
ficient measures are taken to prevent
the Bolsheviki authorities from in.
terfering with the revictualing of
Russia. To bring failure to this deed
Of humanity would be of use only to
protectors of the Bolshevik regime
and would help to prolong their dom
ination.
The task which the Russian ma
tional movement must fulfill is to
liberate Russia from the yoke of those
who have reduced her to her present
state of impotence and to the neces-
sity of relying upon foreign countries
for her food. The feeding of the
famished population is no solution OF
the Russian question. Consequently
the struggle to libe<ate Russia from
her oppressors and to give Russia a
government of her own choosing can
not be stopped for any reason what
ever The signers of this declaration
wish to state that Russia will pay
for the food provided for her but
they hope that the allies will refuse
to give the Bolshevik usurpers the
right to dispose of Russia's patri-
mony"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23

what acid-mOuth does to the teeth
how 1t eats right through the hard
enamel and causes them to decay.
Think then OF the havoc that must
be caused by excess acid IN the stom-
ach!
Even IL you are not suffering any
immediate stomach pains. but are not
feeling just as fit and fine as you
should, you should by all means make
this test: Go to your drug store at
once and get a big box Of EATONIC.
1t is in the form Of pleaSant-tasting
tablets-you eat them like a bit OF
candy. EATONIC is prepared for just
one purpose-cOrrecting acid-stOmach
by driving out the excess acid
EATONIC literally absorbs the excess
acid. 1t brings instant relief from
the pains of indigestion, heartburn.
belching, sour. gassy stomach, bIoat.
etc. 1t makes the stomach pure, sweet.
cool and comfortable, puts it in nor
NAL, healthy condition, so that your
food is properly digested. You need
every bit of strength you can possibly
get out of the food you eat-and
EATONIC helps you get it.
Don't put this test Off If you value
your future GOOD health and happi-
ness. You run no chance at all be
cause EATONIC is absolutely guar
anteed TO give you relief or your drug
giSt will refund your money The
cost is q mere tribe
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
KOREA ASKS RECOGNITION
Wants League Of Nations To Liberate
Them From Japan-To Be
independent.

Paris.-A petition from the Korean
people and nation asking for liberation
from Japan was submitted TO the
peace conference by representatives
of Korea. The petition also asks for
recognition of Korea as an independ-
ent state and for notification of the
treaty of August. 1910.
A treaty signed Aug 80, 1910. by
Japan and Korea formally annexed
the Korean territory TO the empire
of Japan. The Korean imperial gov.
eminent was overthrown in 1905 The
treaty of 1910 deprived the Korean
emperor of all political power, chang.
ed the name of the country to "Cho.
sen" and established the office of the
Japanese governor general From the
date of the treaty Korea became an
integral part OF the Japanese empire
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
HUN YELPS PLEASE BRITONS
British Papers Call Chsncellor's IT,
rade der Tag With Re-
verse English.

London.-The bowling, whining I'll
rade by Phillip Scheidemann, German
chancellor, has merely intoxicated
England with glee. This dramatic cul-
mination of German vitriolic diplom-
acy was just what England has been
waiting for. 1t is an Der Tag" with
reverse English.
London press opinion respectfully
directs world attention to the fact
that throughout Herr Scheidemann's
shrek he never once said the treaty
would not be signed. He called the
terms unacceptable, outrageous, muir
derous, throttling. strangling, enslav-
ing, communicating and everything
dreadful, but the papers here join in
a headline chant, yet they will
sign," with the accent on will"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
SOLDIERS RETURN TO FARMS
Farmer Boys Return To Rural Life AS
Soon As Discharged From
Army Service.

Washington.-Th majority of sol
diers who entered the army from
farms are returning TO that work i'm
mediately upon being discharged. ac-
cOrding to an announcement by the de-
partment OF agriculture. Careful sur
veys made by farm help specialists
were said to refute published state
ments that from 75 to 80 per cent OF
the farmers in the army were seeking
other occupations. In one camp alone
the specialists found that SO per cent
of the soldier-farmers who had been
discharged actually had returned to
the land.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
HOLD TWO WOMEN
IN ALLEGED FRAUD
ALLEGED GOVERNMENT .PUR
CHASEs" BAIT Used TO EN-
TRAP UNSOPHIsTicATED.
WORKING GIRLS ARE VICTIMS
Professional Men, Merchants ane
Wealthy Women Also in List of
Alleged Victims For About
$4,000 in Cash.

Kansas City, Mo.-Two women
| here in connection with an alleged
swfndle amounting to S175, 900 in cash
according to estimates of the authori
ties Notes given by reported victims
amount to nearly $1,000,000, it wai
stated by Z. J. Curtin, assistant prose
cutor, but they will be pronounced
valueless
The women are Mrs. Samuel Tranin,
wife of a produce merchant, and Mrs.
r. Z. SAINTS, wife of a motor car sup.
ply dealer. Both were arraigned on
warrants charging obtaining money
under false pretenses. They pleaded
not guilty and their preliminary hear
ings were set for May 27. They were
released on $4,000 bonds each.
According 10 the authorities, per
sons who invested sad that they had
been offered an opportunity on what
was declared TO be an inside invest
ment" in some commodity for which
the government was about TO enter the
market Returns of 5000 for every s1OC
invested are said TO have been offered
and paid. A reinvestment. however
was requested, and IL most cases notes
were given.
Professional men, merchants and
wealthy women are reported TO have
lost sums ranging as high as $4,000
while many working girls lost their
savings. it was stated at the prosecu.
tors office Most of the victims Of
the alleged swindle were women, As.
sistant Prosecutor Curtis said. One of
them, a years old, told him that she
had been threatened in case she
should disclose her losses.
Among the victims of the alleged
swindle were two women who told the
prosecutor they had lost $4,000 and
s25 900, respectively. a minister re-
ported a loss of $4,000 A man promi.
nent in local politics said that he sold
his motor car to invest $1,000, which
he lost A lawyer said that he had
been victimized of $4,000 Numerous
working girls reported losses of from
500 to $1,000
The alleged fraud is said to have
started four years ago. The first in
vestments were small ones, it is said
They grew larger and larger, however,
as reports OF the profitable invest
ments were quietly circulated. The
obtained from one person was
used to pay off another, it is declared
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
MAI GEN. WOOD HELD BY COP
Army Commander Prevented From
Reaching Reviewing Stand by
wise" Chicago Cop.

Chica gO.-Maj.-Gen Leonard Wood
commander of the Central division o.
the army, looks just like any other sol
der to q traffic policeman. The state
ment comes from Gen. Wood himself
and explains why he was not in the re
viewing stand when the 18th engineers
swept along Michigan boulevard.
The general. in trying to make his
way over the boulevard to the stand
was stopped by policeman. The man
in blue was too busy TO listen to ex
plantations or expOstulations. So the
general stood among the home folk
and watched the fighting Thirteenth
march by.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
OVER TWO MILLION MEN OUT
All Troops Will Be Discharged BY
August I Under Present
Schedule.

Washington.-Dem of the
war army has passed the two million
mark, Gen. March. chief of staff, an
nounces, and the number of troops re-
turned from France now exceeds l.
100000.
Official estimates of the general
staff show that a continuation of the
present rate OF Transporting troops
from France will result in the reduc-
ton by Aug. OF the American force
in France and Germany to 225.924 Of
ficers and men. including combat and
service of supply troops, marine de-
tachments and the navy personnel at
tached to the army.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American Soldiers in North Russia To
Start Home Early in June,
Says Baker.

changel-Tentative arrangements
are being made to begin the withdraw
al of American troops from North Rus
STA early in June. These plans have
been taken up because of the public
announcement of the plans OF the u.
S. government by Secretary of War
Baker, but no definite orders have
been received by the American com
mander American troops have not
been engaged on large scale in the
last months fighting.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
VETS TABOO U. S. PENSIONS.
Do Not Desire Pensions From Gov
ernmen They Fought.

Mobile Ala-Oppositiop to a sug-
gestion of legislation providing federal
pensions for Confederate veterans was
expressed by unanimous vote of mem
bers of the Alabama division, United
Confederate Veterans. in reunion here.
The veterans are said to feel they
should not accept financial aid from
a government they once opposed. even
though they have become loyal citi-
zenS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
Methodists Get Beduest.

New York.-A gift of s750,000, half
of the anonymous donors fortune, to
the Methodist centenary fund. was an
nounced by George NJ. Fowles, treas
urer of the fund. Mr.. Fowles said the
gift came from a Western man who
was not a Methodist. and who request
ed that his name be withheld.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
shinhuiIdlno Crow.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. this yeaT
has continued the fast pace set during
the war The shipping board an.
nounces that from January l to May
Z American yards turned out 20l
steamships Of 1880 gross tons. all
except 80 of which were Of steel con-
structiOu