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New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
intent upon a strike of the bituminous
coal miners on November /.

intent upon strike of the bituminous
coal miners on November /.
Coal operators here regard a strike
as certain. They say that nothing
will come of the conference between
President Lewis of the miners and
Secretary of Labor Wilson, and that
nothing can defer the strike except
direct action by President Wilson, on
behalf of the Federal government as
the third party to the national agree
ment, which the operators declare is
IN effect until peace is proclaimed or
until April /, 1920.
See Hope in Coal Strike
A coal miners strike would close
down most of the steel mills and give
the organizers an opportunity to get
at the men again. At the same time
it might force q general agreement be-
tween capital and labor by means of
which the steel strikers would hope
to gain what they have failed to attain
by themselves.
There was no marked change in the
general situation here to-day. Be-
tween the men who are returning and
new men the most of the mills are
getting stronger daily. Many of them
are still woefully crippled and will be
until the strikers acknowledge defeat.
Further progress was made by the
resuming mills in the Youngstown
district, but the strikers still have the
upper hand there. At Johnstown
the strikers arc losing an average of
fifty men daily. At Wierton, where
the I. W. W. were run out of town
last week, the mills now report full
forces. Reports from all the strike
centres show that while the leaders
and the strikers from principle are
still standing firm the strike masses
are gradually dfslntegrating.
Company mills tonight were de-
scribed as "hnc" by a company Of
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Executive Council, Pitts.
bursh Learns, Decided a
Week Ago That 1t Can Be
Kept Alive in Name Only
Look to Miners for Aid
leaders Think the Coal Men
MAY Force a General Set
tlemeut, TO Include Them
Bv Theodore Nj. knappen

PITTSBURGH, Oct Ia. 1t was
learned here to-day that the executive
council Of the American Federation
Of Labor made up its mind q week ago
.hat the steel strike was really lost,
no matter how long itSnight be kept
nominally alive. That the leaders have
surely lost all hope of an early victory
was evidenced to-day when it was dis
closed that preparations were being
made TO establish strikers commits
ssries II was also disclosed that no
regular strike benefits are to be paid.
The twenty-four unions involved in
the strike, or at least all whose con-
stitutions will permit, have decided to
pool their resources to provide com
missaries and TO deal with exceptional
cases Of want. No striker will receive
anv cash benefits until his own re-
sources are exhausted. The A. F. OF l..
executive council has declined to i'm
nose sn assessment on the general
membership for the benefit of the steel
strikers.
CITY Turns Down Strikers
Bvs tie vote the City Council to-day
denied a request of local labor union
committee for a public meeting of the
Council before which to protest against
the way in which the Mayor. the police
and the local magistrates have dealt
with the steel strikers. The strikers
charged that they had been unfairly
dealt with in having their meeting
rlaces limited to the Labor Temple and
one other hall, and in respect to the
large number of arrests Of strikers as
suspicious persons.
The radical labor element in and ou'
of the steel strike is bringing all 1t:
influence to bear to accomplish the
statewide strike threatened by Jane:
L. Maurer, president of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor. The same element il
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
More British Troops
To Face Turk Rebels

CoNSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 14.-Two
British transports have landed rein
forcements on the Turkish Asiatic
coast for the British contingent ope rat
ing against the rebels.
LONDON, Oct. 14.-The Turkish Ma
whose movement, headed by
Mustapha Kemal Pacha, to set up a
new government foH Turkey free from
the supervision of the Allied powers
has been>recently reported to be gaining
notable strength, are declared in a
Constantinople message received here
to-day to have shifted their grounl'
and agreed to support the existing
Turkish government.
This, the message points out, will
solve the political crisis in Turkish
governmental affairs, which has recent
ly been acute.
SMYRNA, Oct. Haireddin Pacha
head Of the Unionist government and
also political and military Governo,
of Siyas, has issued proclamation to
the Turkish Mayors, in which he says
"The Constantinople government is
leading the country to destruction. Re-
nounce that government and uphold the
Sultan as head of the Caliphate
forbid the authorities to communicate
with Constantinople on pain Of death.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
Le,Uis Is Asked to
Delay Strike Call

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 14,-John L.
Mine Workers of America, who re-
turned to the union headquarters here
to-day from the joint wage conference
with the mine operators, when it failed
to reach an agreement at Philadelphia,
said tonight he would consider till to-
morrow the invitation of Secretary Of
Labor Wilson to meet him in Washing
ton Thursday before making q re-
ply. Meanwhile the work of drafting
the order calling all bituminous coal
miners to go on strike on November
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commanded the Third italian Army
during the war, incurred the displeas-
ure Of his royal cousin owing to his
attitude toward Captain Gabrielle
d dAnnunzio's raid on Fiume.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
New-York tribune., 1919-10-15

The Duke of Aosta went to Fiume on
October 6, at the suggestion Of King
Victor Emmanuel, ostensibly to urge
d'Annunzio not to extend his opera
tions beyond the limits of Fiume but
to await a settlement of the contro-
versy by the Allies. His mission was
not successful, perhaps because the
Duke himself is said to have been the
chief supporter of d'Annunzio's coup
d'etat. Throughout the war he was re-
garded as leader of the chauvinists and
imperiaists. 1t has been hinted that
all the blame for the seizure of Fiume
belongs properly on one woman-the
Duchess of Aosta--who was said to be
ambitious to wear the crown of Savoy
The Washington times., 1919-11-20

leaves the United States still in a
technical state of war, with war
laws remaining in effect, including
the Lever act for controlling food
and fuel, war prohibition, the espion-
age law, and others. 1t also leaves
in the Presidents hands his wartime
powers, including that of ordering
troops overseas, so he can continue
to send soldiers to Europe to carry
out the terms of the treaty even
though it has been turned down.
Reconstruction Hit Snag.
Failure to ratify the treaty at the
special session marked the end of the
first sitting of the new Republican
Congress which began May 10.
What was to have been the great
reconstruction session struck an
early snag in the treaty and all at
tempts to enact a program of domes-
tic legislation to put the country
back on a peace time basis failed.
Pressing reconstruction questions
on which Congress failed to act in
clude: Return of the railroads, reor-
ganization of the army on a peace
basis, repeal of wartime luxury
taxes, establishment Of merchant
marine policy, opening Of public lands
for soldier settlement development Of
water power sites on public lands,
opening up OF OIL coal and phosphate
lands, Government control Of the meat
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Lodges reace Resolution

The Lodge resolution declare peace Germany which
requiring approval of the House.
according general Practice action by the President follows
"Whereas, by resolution of Congress, adopted April
g. 1917, and by Of acts committed by the then
German government, state of declared to ex-
list between that government and the United Staes and
Whereas, the said acts of the German government
have long since ceased and
''Whereas, by armistice signed November II,
1915 hosttes between Germany and the allied and as
socated powers terminated; and,
Whereas, by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany to be at peace with all the nations engaged
in against her, whenever three governments, desg
mated therein have ratified said treaty; now therefore,
'Be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Repre-
sentatves concurring That the said state of war be-
tween Germany and the United States is hereby de-
clared to be at an end.''
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ican commonwealth, and to make #
once more vassal state to the Brit
ish empire, which was to control by
vote or six to one. With such airs
as only dictator could assume, Mr.
wilson demanded that what compared
with death should be ratified without
change in "the dotting OF an eye or
the crossing of a tee" The last
charge of his obedient battsiion in
the Senate was made under d written
order to obey that insolent command
Every full-blooded American should
thank God that in the midnight hour,
when everything we hold dear was at
stake, noble band of ptiriots IN The
Senate, whose names will become i'm
mortal, struck sharp and decisive
blow which has annihiiated forever
the Wilsonian Dictatorship and its
dreadful progeny known as a League
of Nations. The Senate has spoken,
the decree has gone forth that we are
to live on as Americans; that the old
Constitution, including the Monroe
Doctrine, is to be re-established in its
Integrity" and that those. who have
supported the Wilsonian Dictatorship
can no longer be trusted with the po-
litical destinies of the American peo-
pie America must be governed by
Americans now and forever.
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BRANDED FRUIT Is
EXnED IN DISTRICT
It Has a Kick" Syme Says,
and Now sleuths
Are Busy.

District authorities have tabooeA
the sale OF branded fruits from local
grocery stores. and rumor has a.
there are number Of insrector.
going the round OF food dealers in
f" asnington TO ascertain whether or
not there are any picked brandy
fruits for sale.
The fact that there is very little
brandy and practically no resulting
alcoholic stimulant in branded fruits
has been introduced to the District
authorities as an argument against
the ban placed on the sale of these
wares. DIR. William c. Fowler. health
officer, recently received a comma
nication from a New York firm deal
ing In branded fruits, asking n
there was any present legal statute
prohibiting the sale OF such fruits In
Washington Dr. Fowler referred the
communication TO Conrad syme. cor
poration counsel for the District
Briehy, Mr.. syme rendered the YER
oict that picked fruits, named as the
party OF the first part. ~ eaten by a
man, named as the party OF the sec
ono part. would result In the s&ie
party OF the FIRST parts transferring
this state of being picked to the
party of the second part. therefore
II was Illegal TO sell parties OF the
hrst part TO parties Of the second
part.
What he really did say was that
branded fruit can so 4 silly be used
TO introduce Intoxicating liquor oQ0er
that guise that this office has held
that it could not give its sanction
10 their sale and that IL this ruling
should be questioned IL should be
settled by the court"
g 1t seems branded peaches are
"finis" in Washington.
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ALLIES TO IGNORE
U.S.. ACTION ON
TREATY

PARIS, Nov. 2o.-RegardIess Of
the American Governments atti-
tude. the peace treaty of Versailles
will be put into force. according
to the general view expressed
here.
Whatever happens, the feeling
in French circles is that France
cannot meet the German plenipo-
tentiaries again, and French opin-
ion is that Italy and Great Britain
have a like feeling.
The transport America has been
placed at the disposal of the
American delegation to the peace
conference for its voyage home
ward. The transport probably
Will leave Brest with the delega-
ton on board early 10 December.
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AUTHOR OF NATIONS LEAGUE
ASKS U.S.T0 SAVE COVENANT

JOHANNESBURG, L. s. A, Nov. 90.
II appeal to America not to blast
the hopes of the world through
failure to ADOPT the covenant of the
League OF Nations" General Jan
Christian Smuts, British member of
the league commission, declared in a
message addressed to the United
States today.
when freedom was in danger,
America rose to the height of unset
fishness and moral idealism and saved
the world for democracy. Today the
world is in no less danger"
Smuts declared the league alone can
save civilization from dissolution and
decay. America alone hesitates,- he
said. viii the great leader lag be
hind? l cannot believe it,"
The Washington times., 1919-11-20
Stiff Cuff Shirts
again!

Lots of men are again wearing
the stiff cuff shirt at business.
They like its atmosphere of cor
reCtneSS.
Our splendid showing has an
ticipated the returning popular
ity of the stiff cuff shirt. We
have them for as little as $3.50,
in woven madras. Which shows
how long in advance we prepar-
ed for this returning style.
Our stiff cuff shirts are in all
sizes, with full range of sleeve
lengths. Cuffs attached or inter-
changeable.
P.B Stiff Cuff Shirt, ar. s2 s0 IN e3 So
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PRESIDENT BEGINS
FIGHT FOR TREATY
CONTINUED from First Page

Continued from First Page.)
Germany at an end would take tn.
making of peace out of the Pres
dents hands. The House has ALREADY
adjourned, so no action is possible
until after the opening of the regular
session, December l.. The concur
rent resolution was referred to the
Foreign Relations Committee. This
means a renewal of the battle in the
next session.
The Democrats will fight the con
current resolution on the ground thai
it is an infringement of the peroga-
tive of the Executive, who alone pos
sesses the power to negotiate trea-
ties-and peace cannot be estab
hshed without agreement betwee
the nations that were at war, that i.
by treaty. A concurrent resolution
is one that does not go to the Presi-
dent.
No Chance for Veto.
A joint resolution he can veto, but
a concurrent resolution requires onl.
Congressional action. II they G
through with it, the Supreme Cour
will have to decide on the constitu
tionality of the resolution. Tn
Lodge group base their theory thai
the suggested action is in the powe.
of Congress, on the constitutions
provision that Congress has the
power to declare war, and therefor
has the power to declare war at al
end.
The. President, however, has the
power, if he cares to exercise 1t,
convene the Senate in special ses'
sion to consider the peace treaty.
Ends swet Christmas Hope.
Failure of the treaty knocked the
ground from under hopes that there
would be a wet Christmas" Peace
through treaty ratification is fur
ther away than ever before, 1t
seemed. The only chance of the
''wets" was that the President, in
disgust at the treaty failure, would
issue a proclamation of peace and
lift the wartime prohibition ban re-
gardless of consequences, but this
seemed hardly probable.
The Administration today was
anxiously awaiting the worlds reac-
ton TO the treaty defeat.
See Great Shock to Allies.
Government officials believed that
il would be a severe shock to other
nations which participated in the
Peace Conference, pointing out that
America took the lead throughout,
and now refuses to accept the docu-
ment or be party to any of the ar
rangements it sets up.
President Wilson himself is known
to believe that with the United
States standing aloof Europe is lia-
Bile to be plunged into another war,
worse than the one just ended, in
which this country will again be-
come involved. Those close to him
say he regarded the League of Ma
tions as the only safeguard against
this, and that he believed it was the
only hope Of war-weary peoples who
wanted peace. Therefore he is ex-
pected to continue his fight.
Fears Entente With Germany.
If the league should hold together
without the United States, the
President fears the United States
and Germany-being the two impor-
tant countries shut out of the
league-would be thrown together
In an entente, and that this is the
object toward which German propa-
ganda is working.
The check to the Peace Treaty
The Washington times., 1919-11-20
MICHAEL BUYS PROPERTY.

The property at the northwest cor
ner of North Capitol and II streets. op-
posite the old Government Printing
Office. was bought today by Theodore
Michael. president of the North Capt.
tol Savings Bank. for $4,000. The
property was owned by DR.. James j.
Kilroy. and the sale wzs executed la
Attorney Martin J. McNama1
The Washington times., 1919-11-20
CIoture Open Question.

STERLING At $500.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Sterling ex-
change on New York was S4OO.
The Washington times., 1919-11-20
FIGHT FOR WHlSKEY
BEFORE HIGH COURT
Supreme Body Hears Brief
Supporting Wartime
Prohibition.

Attorneys for the liquor interests
ana the Government began their
'gal battle over the constitutionalfty
OF wartime prohibition before the Su-
preme Court today
Fhe opening move was q rcrucst
OF Wavne L. Wheeler. counsel for Tho
Ant-Sa."on League, 20 file L brief il
support OF the Government, This
was granted by Chief Justice White
me court was crowded to capacity
Outside, throng lined I'D for a block.
waited OF gain entrance.
EIihu Root, Levy Mayer and William
Marshall Bullitt We're in the court be
hlnd mass of papers to make the
arguments for the liquor interests
Assistant Attorney General Frierson
was ready to make the main argument
Tor the Government, assisted by So
licltor General King
Antis Give Jews.
The Ant-Salon League, in its brief.
Claimed prohibition was necessary to
the general welfare in the war.
The brewers" the brief said were
using Gi,OU0,O0 pounds of sugar 4
year, and enough grain to feed 7,OOO,-
900 people year. The brewers, in
1917 used 100000 tons of coal. and
required 13500.OOO teams and cars, in
cludihS Zoo,oOO freight cars"
The argument was opened on the
appeal OF the Government in the case
OF the Kentucky Distilleries Ware~
hcuse company, involving the de-
cisioh OF Judge Evans permitting sale
% taX-paid whiskcy. The case is to
test the cOnstitutionality of wartime
prohibition.
Argues Act Is Valid,
Assistant
soh' OF the Depart nent of Justice, ar
Eued in support of the constitutiona1-
lty OF the act. This is a valid con-
stitutional law. still in effect" said
Frierson. II do not understand that
the validity of the law when passed
IL attacked, but it is now a tackled be-
cause necessity for it has passed. This
raises the question of the power of
Congress to act.
The Washington times., 1919-11-20

SALONICA, Nov. 20.-More than
z, 900 Russian refugees from Sebas-
topol are being cared for here by two
American girls, Miss o. II. Harrison.
of -Westfield. n. J.. and Miss Morle
Draper. of Edison, Nebraska. both
members of the American Red Cross
have been supplied with complete ont
fits of clothing as well as food and
medical supplies.
The Washington times., 1919-11-20
BY HANNIS TAYLOR.
Former Minister to Spain. and Author
fty on International Law.

Last night the American people
witnessed the final overthrow of the
Wilsonian Dictatorship, which was in.
augurated by the Kings speech"
pronounced in lieu of the Presidential
message on March 4. 1913.
Long before that time Mr.. Wilson
had declared in his academic essays
that the Presidential office, as con-
ceived of by Jefferson, Madison, Jack
son and Lincoln, had proved a COM
plete failure because IL had been "be-
Titled by the growth of Congress
sionaI power" To use his own words,
chat high office has fallen from its
first estate OF dignity because it's
power has waned, and its power has
waned because the power of Congress
has become predominant"
He declared that the Presidency, az
he conceived of ii. should be "the real
throne of administration" Again. to
use his own words, The President is
at liberty both in law and conscience.
to be as big a man as he can. His
capacity will set the limit; and IL
Congress be overborne by him, il will
be no fault of the makers Of the Con-
stitution."
With that new monarchical creed
blazoned on his banners Mr.. Wilson
set himself to work to overthrow the
old system of Congressional govern
ment the Fathers had founded, and
long before the great war was over
he had been completely successful.
The old-fashioned theory of the Presl-
dency had been abolished, the OLD re-
publican office of Chief Mag strate
had been transformed into dictetor
ship. While the ancient forms or the
Constitution still remained, the once
democratic Government of the United
States became the autocratic govern
ment of one man.
In his new capacity as dictator, Mr.
Wilson in fragrant defiance OF the
Constitution. removed the capltai OF
this nation TO Paris where, in concert
with Mr.. Lloyd George, he undertook
entirely outside of the limits or the
treaty making power 70 construct
new system of unauthorized govern
ment whose primary purpose was TO
abolish the sovereignty of the Amer
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,acking industry and revision Of the

packing industry and revision Of the
court-martial system.
When Congress comes back Decem-
Der /, action on these measures will
be blocked until the treaty is dis
posed of. Senate leaders expect to
push for prompt action on the treaty
to clear the way for domestic legis-
lation. Early next year the national
campaign will be shaping up and
the Republican Congress wants to be
ready to face the country with some
Of its proposed domestic legislation
enacted.
Should Administration Senators fall
10 get together with Repub leans on a
compromise program soon after tho
new session begins, the senate For
eign Relations Committee is expec ed
to report out the Lodge resolution
Action will be pressed in the Sena c
md with the concurrence Of the
House, peace will then have been
technically obtained SO far as Com
sress is concerned.
CIoture Open Question.
Whether cloture Will Apply when
the treaty comes back into the Ser
ate is an open question. General be-
ief was that the treaty viii not be
'eported out by the Foreign Relations
Committee until an agreement h2s
been reachd between Administration
leaders and Republicans over reser-
vations
Belief ir some quarters that Presl-
lent Wilson would call another sps-
cial session before December ] AMI
force the Senate to resume consider A.
ion of the peace treaty was secuted
by Senator Hitchcock. He announced
he will go to his home in Omaha dur
ing the recess, and that "" Pr 10
has no intention of calling another
extra session, so far as he knUns
STERLING At S4.OO.
LONDON, Nov. 2O.-Sterling ex-
change on New York was S4.00.