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MCCORMICK OUT
CHAIRMAN
Report at Capital Is That lie
Will Become Envoy
to France.
MUST STAY IN EUROPE
w. G. Sharp. Present Ambas-
sadOr, Is Now in This
Country.
MUST STAY IN EUROPE
SDeooi Dcspatch 10 THE sux.

WAsHINGToS, Jan. l4-NanCe Nc
CormiCk. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and OF the War
Trade Board. has resigned the former
position, it became known here to-
night. Cabled reports to this effect
reached some OF his colleagues on the
national committee
At the same time the report was Cir
culated here that Mr.. Mccormick Is
slated TO succeed William Graves
Sharp as American Ambassador TO
France. Members OF the Administra-
ton refused to believe that Mr.. Sharp
had any intention of leaving the Paris
diplomatic post. as his visit TO this
country was planned only as a flying
visit to see his brother, who was very
ILL., At the State Department the re-
port was disbelieved.
Mr. Mccormick had planned to retire
as head OF the War Trade Board and
give his attention to the Democratic con-
mittee work. When the President sum
| moned Mr.. Mccormick to France and it
became apparent that he would be kept
| there Mr.. Mccormick determined TO re-
sign rather than be an absentee chair-
man OF the political committee.
According to some of Mr.. McCormicl's
| associates on the Democratic National
| Committee, ne has learned that his alb
sence in Europe must be for a period OF
at least six months and possibly longer
and this is the sole reason assigned for
his REIMBURSEMENT of the political post
ne has held until now. Mr. Mccormick
| is now in France and in consultation
with the President.
According to the meagre information
which has reached officials here Mr..
Mccormick put 1t squarely up to the
| President whether he should give up
the War Trade Board work or the Dem
ocratic National Committee and the
| President is understood to have decided
that on account of the extremely inn
portart nature OF the valuable interna-
,ional trade information Mr.. Mccormick
has amassed during the war II would
be highly desirable to keep him in at
tendance on the peace conferences.
AS successor to Mr.. Mccormick at the
head OF the Democratic National Com
mittee only one man generally is mem
| toned. lie If Homer -. Cummings OF
Connecticut, vice-chairman OF the COM
mittee. During the last campaign Mr..
Mccormick took no hand In politics,
Mr.. Cummings taking entire charge OF
the Democratic campaign from a ma
tional standpoint Mr. Cummings is
certain 10 act until his successor is
elected by the committee itself. Whether
he will be elected permanent chairman is
an open question. as the almost com
plete failure of the Democratic machine
two months ago is regarded by some
leading Democrats as partially charge
able to Mr.. Cummings
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SHOTS HEARD BY PHONE.
n.rIin Firing Is Audible to Lis
tencr In CobIenL.

,oRLENz, Jan. 13 (delayed) -- SHOTS
fred sunday night during the street
fightlnG in Berlin We're heard by te'e-
phone in Cobienz sunday evening an
American army officer in tob!ehz cal'eu
up Berlin. soon after the con\ersa'lo"
began the man on the Berlin end SAID :
Hear that"
Several sharp cracks We're heard over
the wire. and ,he Berlin voice said Z:
THAT is a one FOUNDER They are fight
ing now in the streets,
The conversation was resumed and the
man ON the Cobleuz end every no" ana
then heard series of cracks, which tue
Berlin man said were made by machine
guns. All during the conversation 'he
man in Berlin would interrupt every
few minutes to take look out OF 'he
window to get an idea OF nov the fish'
ing was progressing.
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BRITAIN BARES
LEAGUE VIEWS
Wants Binding Agreement Of
Nations to Submit War Dis
pltes TO Tribunal.
WEAPON IN MORAL FORCE
Lord Robert Cecil Says Inter
national Army and Navy
Is Not Feasible.
WEAPON IN MORAL FORCE
Bv ne 4>sociated Press.

pAgIs. Jan. l+--Lord Robert cecil.
who has been charged by the British
with the duty of present
ing Great Britain's ideas with regard
to league of nations. tonight gave
the American journalists his views as
To the actual working details OF the
league It was the moS
statement yet under
taken by any OF the delegates to the
peace conference. At the outset LORD
Robert offered his definition Of league
OF nations, as follows:
AN improved association OF nations
providing safeguards for peace and the
securing OF better International coopera-
ton
The basis Of league OF nations as
conceived by Lord Robert may be epit-
omlzed as follows:
An agreement among nations by
which each nation binds itself to see
that all warllie disputes are pre-
scented to the leagues tribunal iof
cous.d .dera tion. and the use Of force to
accomplish this If necessary.
Quarrels are TO remain under con-
s!deratiOn for a specified time. ana
further time is to elapse after de-
C.siuu has been TeacheS before the
conteuding countries shall be allowed
TO 60 to war Moral force. however
is to be the ultimate factor EN-
ploycd 10 prevent war
In amp!iiication Lord Robert asserted
that an international army ana navy
We're not feasible at this time. Nations
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"" MEN ARRESTED IN FRANCE.
Accused of s3s.0iO DefaIcations.
but Most of Money Is Recovered.

PARIS. Ian. l4.-lt became known
to-day that three Y. NJ. G, A. workers
are under arrest In Paris charged with
defalcation of funds by the association
The men are George Schocffel for
merly secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of Rochester, n. Y the Rev
r. Atkins of Eagle Pass Tex. and ---
Mansfield, said to have been once sec
retary of a sailors union in New York
city.
The amount involved is said to be
s3s,94O. and most OF 1t has been re-
covered. r.. G. Carter, secretary OF
the Y. NJ. G. A, with the American Ex-
peditionary Force. says that Tho Y.
NJ G. A. has asked the army to prose
cute these cases to the limit and to
impose the fun penalty on any workers
proving recreant 10 the trust OF the
American people"
The military trials will begin this
week.
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public Opinion Controls.

"Iu the daily life Of any country,
Lord Robert continued. "it is public
.opluion and not the policeman which
controls the conduct OF the people. You
have yourselves seen that even in 'ases
where law and publi' opinion cash
public opinion wins
As TO the machinery OF league OF
nations. Lord Robert said there should
be an international -ecretdiidt operating
pernaneutlY to carry on the routine
business between meetings Of the main
ir,terra, iouM tribunal The main tri-
hunal would meet periodically perhaps
every month or six weeks TO handle
matters Of moment.
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BOLSHEVIkS WIRE
THREAT TO SWISS
To Shoot 80 Citizens Unless
Russians Are Freed.

GENEVA, Jan. 14.--The Bolsheyik Gov
ernment in PetrOGrad has telegraphed an
ult!matum to the Swiss Federal authori-
ties saying that unless thirty BolShevists
who were arrested and imprisoned in the
Fortress of Savantan. In the canton Of
Valais. are released before February
thirty Swiss citizens in PetroGrad will
be shot without trial There is great in
dignation here over the situation.
The Boshevist movement seems 20 be
spreading in the Rhine towns and in
north Switzerland, where Nine. Bdlo-
nova, Russian VITO recently was OK
PEELED has returned secretly with several
million rublCs for the carrying out OF
Bolshevist propaganda. The police are
searching for hers
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Police Tear Off Spartacan
Bands and Help ROut
Out BOlshevistS.
LIEBkNECHT DISAPPEARS
Troops Will Remain to Safe
guard ElcctiOns-Next Move
Will Be Against Poles.
Majority Socialists
Win in Two Elections


MUNICH, Jan. 14.-In the cleo
ton to-day for members of
the Bavarian Constituent As
sembly, all political parties took
part, including a heavy repre-
sentation of women voters,
especially those belonging to the
religious orders.
Partial returns indicate that
the Majority Socialists will have
90 per cent. of the membership
of the Assembly, the Clericals
and Conservatives 32 per cent,
the German Democrats IA per
cent. and 4 per cent. scattered.
The Independent Socialists
were beaten decisively.
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The preservation or peace Would D.
the normal instead OF the special rune
tion OF the league" said Lord Robert:
In case OF quarrel the league could
only express an opinion, because an IN
ternational army is not feasible for Sc
,llug disputes. The power behind IN"
league would not be police control, put
The weight Of puhli" opinion fuDI!E
oninion however. would be Sufficient to
insure a, least that any future war
y ould be reduced to single disputes
that is. there would never be another
war like the present one.
Lord Robert would not go so tar AS
10 say there would he no more wars
but he expressed confidence that they
would be confined TO the immediate dis
putants.
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GERMAN FOOD PLEAS PROBED.
American Committee to lnvesh-
nat. Occupied Area.

CoB,rN2. Jan. 14--Applicatio"s "a for
assistance in supplying German CIVIL
ians OF the occupied zone with FOOD
,,,,, become So numerous recently that
,be American officials have decided to
investigate the food and food supply
conditions throughout the area held by
the Third Army.
The investigation will BE- carried out
under the direction OF Gen. Harry \.
smith. in charge OF civil affairs within
the occupied area . by Col Walter Ben-
sell "A former New York health ofhcer'
and Lieut.. e. Mason, tood expert
formerly employed 10y the state Of
MARYLAND According to the Germans
the principal shortage now is in fats,
potatoes and -four.
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STUTTGART. Jan. 14.-In
the elections to the Wurttemberg
Diet, the Majority Socialists won
fifty-two seats to thirty-eight for
the German Democratic party,
thirty-one for the Clericals,
twenty-five for the Conservative
Bloc and four for the Indepen-
dent Socialists.
The Independent Socialists
polled less than one-tcnth as
many votes as the Majority So
cialists. Against the Socialists
fifty-six seats, the civil parties
elected ninety-four members.
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Liaison 'Twixt Soldier
and the Smoke Fund
pRIVATE W. s. MASON of

PRIVATE w. S. MASON of
Ambulance Company 10S,
Sanitary Train 10, defines it as
the package of cigarettes, the
sack of smoking or the plug of
chewing tobacco, all three of
which "seem so essential to the
soldiers life" His full account
of this happy connection and
other cards from soldiers mail
may be read on page 8.
Now, more than at any period
during the fighting, the Ameri-
cans in Germany want smokes
and their cards of acknowledge
ment exhaust the adjectives of
gratitude. 1t is a good time to
help the fund send tobacco over.
WARMING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
tion or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
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Cochran Jnafrnid of Reds.

W. Bourke Cochran Of New York.
counsel for Mooney. then addressed the
delegates He praised President Will
sons labor policies and made a violent
attach On the administration of Justice IN
the courts.
The last word from our President Is
that the Bolshevik IN Europe can be
queled by food" said Attorney Cochran.
Il do not agree with him, The only
cure for Rolshevism is to give them JUS
tice. Bolshevism means rule by the
majority. That does not sound unfair.
do not fear this new force that has
come into being The masses have never
been vicious. 1t is always the classes.
The worlds choice to-day is between
democracy and chaos. In a Government
like this everything depends upon the
honesty Of the judiciary our constitu-
ton amounts to nothing except 50 far as
IL is confirmed 10y the judiciary"
Mr., Cochran said the Mooney case is
now an international question. The con-
viction of Mooney on pcrjured evidence.
he said, was a judicial crime. lie asked
the convention to adopt resolutions de-
manding that the California Legislature
pass a law permitting the setting aside
OF verd.cts obtained on perjured testi-
mony. He said nearly every other state
has such "A Law.
The convention passed a motion di-
reeting the chairman to cable to presi-
dent Wilson and Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation OF La
bor. In Paris its approval of the senti-
meuts expressed by Attorney Cochran.
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JEWS KILLED BY HUNDREDS
AS PEASANTS INVADE CITY
Pogrom in Berdichev Ukraine, Begins When
Victims Refuse to Give Up Ams-Accused
Of Aiding Reds
BY tho Associated Press.

WARSAW Monday, JAM 3 deayed-A is reported to
have taken Bdch popularity the Jewish capital
OF the Ukraine the place of its all Jewish
population The trouble result
attempt organizing
sary when the Moscow Government breaks up.
Reports received here the killed several
while other hundreds declared wounded There
may be exggeraon the the casualties however
1t considered here that the control Pua the Ukranan
leader has weakened otherwise would permitted the
his policy previously the when
possible
1t is poned out that the Jews bitterly hated
because of their alleged
by the Boshevk they being only intelligent
educated instruments obanable work.
By
Przemy Galca by the Ukanans according
The Ukranans have been bombadng
past by land and by conditions
terrible
The and electric plants have destroyed there light
in the town. Water and food also lacking
LONDON, 13An unconfrmed wireless
that the Ukranian directorate fallen.
in the hands of the Boheviki
OF
The the
assigned
the
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PRESIDENT SEEKING CLOSER
ACCORD WITH THE BRITISH;
WOULD CURB FRENCH AIMS
CIemenceau Praises
Action on Armistice

paris, Jan. I4.-Of Mondays
meeting of the Supreme War
Council Premier CIemenceau
said:
We finished, first of all, with
the armistice, and there, / think,
we did good work. Then we
continued our examination of
the procedure for the conference,
notably the representation of the
small Powers.
As to the conference itself,
which should meet on Thursday,
it had to be postponed until
Saturday on account of the alb
sence of the Italian Premier,
Signor Orlando.
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|. W. W. TRIES TO
SEIZE MOONEY
LABOR MEETING
Reds, Backed by Socialists
Fight for Control of De-
fence League Congress.
FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE
BOurke Cochran Urges Law to
Undo "Crime" of Conviction
of California UniOnist.

CHICAGO. Jan. 14--An attempt by the
|. w. w. to get control of the National
LABOR Congress- with the apparent IN
tention OF inflaming workers every
where to start general strike TOT lhe
purpose of freeing Thomas j. Mooney,
was the feature of the opening session
of the congress to-day.
Only trades unions were invited 10
send delegates to the meeting, whlch
was called BY the International De-
fence League TO decide upon a plan of
action 10 obtain new trials for Mooney
and Warren X. Billings. now serving
life terms for murder in connection
with the bomb explosion in san fTah-
cisco on Preparedness day. July ~
1916, Nevertheless many ]. w. w. lead
crs who have been trying TO make cap
ital for themselves out Of the Mooney
agitation demanded that they be
seated, and in this demand several num-
Jred Socialists eventually joined.
Among the Socialists in at'rnuance
we're Adolph Germer. national secre-
tary Of the party, and the Rev. Irwin ~.
John Tucker. both recently convicted OF
violating the espionage law. Germ n
later was seated a a delegate from a
local of the United Mine Workers.
Although seats were denied the rhdi-
calls they refused TO leave the hall and
attempted TO participate in the proceed
ings. Apparently they intend TO con-
tinue their fight AT every session OF
the three day convention. They will
it is said. work for TIE passage of "A
resolution favoriug generaN labor
, strike
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May Divert From Mooney Case.

May Divert From Mooney Case.
The International Workers Defence
League in planning the congress wanted
the discussion confined to the Mooney
case, but Bolshevism and many other
subjects will be considered by the meet
ing il the radicals carry out their plan.
Although the conservative element won
in the first clash to-day there seems TO
be considerable doubt whether they
will be able to control the action OF
the convention throughout.
The trouble started when John
Fitzpatrick. president Of the tAicago
Federation Of Labor. after welcoming
the delegates. attempted to introduce l..
L. Nolan. secretary treasurer OF the lE'
ternatioual Workers Defence League, a.
the permanent chairman OF the meeting
There were loud protests from the rad
Gals, who insisted that the convention
select it's own chairman.
Finally 1t was agreed that Nolan
should act as temporary chairman and
+ Il. Ault OF Seattle was chosen tenn
porary secretary.
The delegates loudly cneered every
mention OF the genera! strike
Selig Schulberg OF san Francisco
spoke in favor OF excluding radicals
Finally he shook his fist at Socialist
and shouted:
"You never worked a day in yoIr
life and we want YOU and your kind 20
get out. You fellows want to ruin
this movement
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COL. HOUSE IS BETTER.
l.. 3. Peace CommissiOner Expects
TO BE Ont Again Soon.

PARIS, Jan. l4.-Col. Edward NJ
House has been slightly III for the last
few days. He was better to-day, how
ever, and expects TO he out again
shortly.
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LONDON. Jan. / Berlin is emerging
from the Spartacan revolt and at the
same time taking active steps for
crushing out what remains OF the Boil
shevik contagion which sripped the
city. Orders have been issued for the
arrest OF DR.. Kari Liebknecht the
leader OF the Bolshevik faction, and his
followers
An Associated Press despatch from
Berlin says that Chief OF Police RicL-
ter Immediately upon assuming Office
in succession to chief Eichhorn for
whose retention the SpartaCans fought.
issued decree declaring all Eichhorn
DEGREES invalid. lie also announced
revolvers would be returned To the pO-
licemen, and in turn they ripped the
terview tie new Chief of Police said:
In the interest OF safety and order
II is necessary that the escaped leaders
OF the uprising. such as Eichhorn. Lieb-
knecht and the others be arrested at
the earliest moment possible, We have
in custody GeOrg Ledcbour. Herr Meyer
and DR. Liebknechts son, but not Rosa
LuXemburg or Karl Radek' cone OF the
Russian Bolshevik emissa riesD
Eichhorn Vow Euglttve.
Herr Meyer formerly was an editor
OF IorrdertS. but later became Spar
tacan leader. Echhorn fled from the
Silesan railway station many hours
cannot be found
The whereabouts of Dr Liebknecht Is
unknown. although one report says he
has fed Berlin TO Leipsic. Another re
port saws that LiebkneCht was wounded
severely in the lighting in Berlin.
A Copenhagen despatch says that
E;chhorn has fled To Denmark on a
passport obtained from the Danish
Legation in Berlin some days ago \
large mass Of documents was seized at
Eichhorn's residence after his depart
ure
All the regular daily newspapers ap-
poared In Berlin yesterday morning. with
tie exception OF the RED Flag. the Lieb-
knecht organ. With the exception of
Die Frcheit they contailSd jubilant ar
ticles On the restoration OF least SEM
klance OF order. DE Freihe{t. although
markedly less violent than in some OF
it's recent utteranCes, declares that the
forces of reaction have won the vic
tory. 1t is the ylly newspaper TO pub
lsh speech by Hugo Haase, the In
dependent Socialist leader. delivered at
a mass meeting in which the former
cabinet member continues his appeals
to the Independents To cripple the pres
ent cabinet.
Civilians VIII He Armed.
\ German wireless despatch received
! here says that all civilians will he
armed to defend Berlin. Gustav Noske
! H. charge OF the Governments defen-
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HARTsHORNE, FALEs q CO., Membsrs
N, u. stock Exchange. 4 Wall st.-Agp.
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Civilians VIII he Armed.

\ German wireless despatch received
here says that all civilians will he
armed to defend Berlin. Gustav Noske.
H. charge OF the Governments defen-
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Continued on Second Page.
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No Enemies in Sight.

Continued on Third PGss.
The Washington herald., 1919-11-01
A New Crime Era.

OF the gather that
only bolder before but that some new
modes being ntoduced fashions prove entirely
dunbfounding the tvnicaI American cop.
, a Pachc Coast an epidemic of suicides A OF
found downtown hotels There was
OF violence struggle; and the verdict was
either suicide heart
One HUSKY logger air his hall bedroom
and found gassy.
He CHANGED glance under his tube
proeng quietly he slipped to the door, jcrked
Japanese, who had connected small
was patiently waiting the door until the
The Jap escaped but the discovery
the several Suicides in the cheaper
The had noated the sleeping then
worked safety after the locking the door be-
- OF violence also coming prewar hold
Ip seldom shot his He indulge fist fight.
be would sometimes the sand bag but his screamed
fought back. he usually took to has heels
2 Hghwayun and bank robbers showing the
suit OF training for frequently they victims
Without hesitation.
Finally will probably be found
Beneath the fifty American linking Grim.
with propaganda, and with European high training and
ong with thief on that H..
big work Of detection country over must be placed in
Federal hands.
n Secret Service usually goes after and politics
Is nothing in his young life
The moral and the dilemma selfevdent
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Steady, Old u. S. A.

= The strike compeates greater
extent than domestic difficulty the civil The demands
of the light
heetofore existed but when dssected said
proportion grants
effective point the miners make that their work hazardous
life and limb and that hours with the unwhoiesom
conditions health be desired than eight hours
work in the sunlight This appeal fast
growing number workingmans
welfare mustb be to grow strong
That feeling exists that the miners should have deferred their
strike unit, the country
be denied 1t is likely feeling operate against
speedy favorable conclusion OF the strike for the
4 The operators They
had the They
negotiate the union
= The Presidents request delay
offer Of arbitration with the sympathy of the people
right thing do Mr. Wilson oceful public
Failure OF the miners accde
something virulent than the demands
minds OF the miners leaders unadcd by the abnormal
OF world affairs If strike put weeks
ratified camc view
might have been the result.
But is with facts and not with theories deal The
strike peace OF our pco
pie in the balance.
Fortunately has coal supply Moro
people have bought supply
public utilities companies warned by the approaching strike
laid in coal the Thce
suffering here
In threatening may quickly ended
the sympathy OF the OF the people be directed
the side of right and justice If be proved that the
acted within their rights sympathy should be
shown that the side should
have public sympathy In order reach right
people listen antvey read undcrsandingy
minds There for excitement government is
powerful and keep the situation hand The gov
with its head Washington. majesty
people Loyalty the government, fields
will bring right
In the words Garfield: God
,reign and the Washington lves"