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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
'ENTENTE WOULD RATE INCREASE
EXECUTE KAISER WAS NECESSARY
So Declares Postmaster
General BurIeSon

WASHINGTON. April H. re.
cent 20 per cent increases Of trle
graph rates was neceaaitated by the
same reason that forced other in
duatrics to Increase the price 81
products and service hs much as 100
per cent 10 ohviate financial col.
lapse" Postmaster General Hurlcnon
announced today
while the price Of products and
service Of various industrial. mer
camille and miscellaneous corpora
tons Of the United States has In
creased 100 per cent. telegraph ser
Vice has been rendered To the coun.
try az pre- war prices thruout n per
Tod when industrial and business
profits were unprecedented. Burle
son declared
The Increase Of 20 per cent In
telegraph rates should be considered
in comparison with the 100 per cent
Increase IN other prices. and Il h.
less than that found necessary to
Introduce as addition TO the railroad
freight rates. This IL no greater
than have been made generally In
other public utiiity rates, In order
to obviatc financial collapse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
No Discrimination

In making "A rate sufficient 10
maintain the telegraph service or the
country. Burlenon declared there
should be no discrimination between
the two companien During the six
months. from August. 1918. 10 Jan
uary. 1918. the Postal Telegraph
Cable company carried only about IL
per cent Of the business % the coun.
try, and about So pcr cent 81 The
government business. hurleson said,
while the Western Union carried 81
per cent Of the business and 81 per
cent OF government business. Hand
ling Of government business. claimed
by both companies 10 b. at a loss Of
so per cent Of the operating cost. IL
charged against the gross revenues.
which. Burieaon declares. u escaped
by a company avoiding this nccen-
aary public service.
Burlesoh said Western Union husl.
ness. between 1915 and 1915 inercaa'
ed 10 per cent. while the Postal bust
ness increased only . per cent. yet
the earnings of the Postal for the
month Of January were t2S@.gs1.
This year tho Western Union, due
90 an increase In the number OF cui'
pioyca. and in the wage rate com
bincd. will operate AZ an expense OF
SIS 900 600 Ia excess OF the inercase
in It's gross revenues. he said. u
has increased but 80 per cent, II
carried "a times az much govern
ment business IN January. 1919. an In
the same month In 1915
The Postal. he said. avoided carry.
ing the Improbable government
business an far ns possible. actually
issuing instructions Ia somc cases
ito avoid this government business
whenever II can be done. = plausible
excuse being suggested. such aA
shortage Of operators. etc"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
ASK WOMEN TO
HELP MEM0RIAl
Invite Delegates OF County
Towns to Big Meeting

Extending the campaign for re
great war memorial auditorium. tHs
committee Saturday urged ne
women'E Victory lon committee q
King county 10 Jake ~ ina
scheme and see that delegates TO
neyt Tucsdays meeting IN The
Army and Navy club come from
each town IN the county.
The mayors N the county towns
viii be asked % appoint delegates
TO the meeting and the county
commissioner viii attend. u ~
expected that definite plans for no
memorial drive will result.
Tentative plans for the proposes
auditorium are now being made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12

Committees Of active business rnsn
have been appointed by the Frernone
Business Mems association 20 boo&o
for the construction Of sec. 900 pubr
BE dock at the foot Of Stone var
for are lights in the business dle,
trict. and the opening Of BlewetC
avenue. The dock project win y
taken up with the Port commissIod1
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
TEUTON CHIEFS
0KEH DISORDER
Peace Trlckery Planned to
Bluff Allies
BN FRANK j. TAYLOR

United ItehH starr tufrchpondrnO
BERLIN. April II. Win London,
Aprii " The present German gov.
ernmcnt IL much more stable than
appears on tho surface. IL can throw
hnif million we'll trained and equip.
pod troops into the field. n necessary.
and N 10 position 10 maintain order
boy force
liut the government IN not AycrHo
10 the OCCURRENCE 81 strikes and 9th.
er troubles $50 tons AS they do not get
out 81 hand uutii peace ~ made
Then We probably shall see the Ger
mans bringing order out 81 chaos
like an American business man wad-
Inns into the days work
The Havarian affair h not serious.
and viii not be. unless there IN "a gen.
erai communi-tic outbreak. Orgnniz
81 resistance by the deponod socialist
government Is steadily gaining fol
lowers. because tho real BavarianH
resent the way the spartacans flock.
ed to Munich and seized control.
The soviet republic there IL largely
the work ~ "a population that has
flowed la during or since tho war
munitions workers and soldiers. Even
II the Ebert Scheidemann govern.
msnt should. by some chance. be
overihruwn. the foreign office would
remain the same.
Old Machine Active
Foreign Minister Brockdorff Rant
EAU has some sort Of an agreement
with Hugo ilaaNe and tho other indie.
pendent socialist leaders. who admire
him for bis pacifism And II Brock
dorff kantEau stays. Count Won
Ilernstorff and the rest 81 tho pres
cnt outfit will likewise stay. That
means the same old machine Will
conduct the negotiations in Paris.
The Germans probably viii make n
great bluff NJ trying TO scare tho al.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12

PORTLAND. or. April 11,-By
unanimous vote. members OF the
Portland police department have de-
cided 20 unionlze and affiliate with
the Central Labor council here. IL Ii
announced. The police say the public
need not be- alarmed over prospects
Of a poilceman's strike. when crime
would run rampant. for the charter
VIII have "A nonsirike clause. liz
union will stand against any e
creaHe in wages Of It's members.
wages were raised during tbe war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
Great Britain. France. Italy
Favor Punishment
By LOWELL NEi.I.ETT
United Press Correspondent

Abs'' f'NF tWfthtuftufth
PARIS. April ia roll call
Of the whole peace conference
may he necessary to determine
whether the former kaiser l. 10
he hanged or otherwise corpo-
really punished for his crimes.
Tho committee ON responsibility
for the war was divided on tho cues.
ton OF personal punishment for VII
helm; Great Britain. France and t.
ally favoring IL. and the United
States and Japan opposing II. The
ultimate decision. II WINS anid today.
may have Ia be rendered when the
plenary session discusses the CON.
mlttee report.
Tho point az issue was "a para.
graph In tho committees report pro.
vldin. arraignment before the inter.
national court or national courts Of
all persons deemed guilty OF military
crimes, Regardless 81 rank" The
Japanese and American members
made reservation on this proyi.
sion.
Twelve hundred and nifty copies OF
the report were ordered printed. but
the printing was held up because the
disscnters wanted 10 include mem.
orandum setting forth a reason for
their objections. while the other
three desired simply TO note the fact
that there was a dissenting opinion.
Americans Object
The American objection was based
on the inability to md any inter.
national law sanctioninK prosecution
OF tho heads Of nations. because u n
legally assumed their actions are die.
lated By policies OF state. The Jap
anosc protested they could not sub
scribe TO a doctrine which would con,
trudlct their theory that an emperor
IL sacred person. rcigninK by a.
vine right.
There was some talk In British
circles today that Premier Lloyd
George viii demand wiihrlm's head.
IL no does not sc; Il the former
kalacr's principal punishment II
likely to be a paragraph In the com
miifce's nnal report. CONCERNING MS
actions. since there In reason 10 be
iicv- American legal objections win
carry greater weight In tho confer
encc than they did In committee.
The report as finally drawn. In
cludcs Etlli another ground for In.
dietment OF persons responsible for
war crimes. making a total OF 81.
Tho 3snd relates TO organized ter
rorisrn'' az deliberate war policy.
Under this number Of German
officers might be summoned before
an international court even II the
former kaiser and crown prince.
Grand Admiral Won Ttrpltx. Field
Marshal won HirdenburE and Gen
crai I.udendorN escape under Amert
can technical objections.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
EXSENATOR'S WIFE AND
MAID INJURED BY BOMB

ATLANTA, Ga, April So,-Federal
authorities we're busy today seeking
CLOVIS 10 tho sender OF an internal ma
chino which exploded in tho apart
ment OF former Senator Thomas w.
Hardwick here late yesterday, seriously
ln1uring Mrs. Hardwick and n negro
maid. The package containing the ex-
plosive had been mailed from New
York city TO Mr., Hardwick.
Wrappers bearing the name of Gin
bel Bros, a large department store Of
New York city, marked sample" In
closed tho deadly machine, and postal
authorities link tho occurrence with n
SIMILAR attempt Monday on the life Of
Mayor Ole Hanson, Of Seattle. The
package sent Mayor Hanson was pre-
pared In the Same manner, but did not
explode.
lin a statement following the ex-
plosion Mr., HardwlclS expressed belief
thT4y ttJhe attempt or his life was the
WORK OF anarchists, but he was at n
loss to account for n motive behind
the act.
What the police believe 20 have been
nitric acid was exploded by contact with
some other acid as the maid unwrapped
the parcel The explosion literally blew
the maids hands off. Mrs. HardwicN
was burned about the face and upper
part of the body. a piece Of meta
made a severe cut across her uppei
lip and loosened ONE teeth,
Mrs, Hardwick and the maid were
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30

world policy. In the third place, she
must break up the Russian colossus.
Consequently Germany must haye
sovereignty, not only over Belgium, bit
the French coast from Dunkirk to Bou-
logne and possession or the channel
islands. She must also take the mines
In French Lorraine and create an Afri-
can-German empire by anexing the Bel
gian and French Congos, British Nj
geria, Dahomey and the French West
coast. =
In fixing indemnities the actual car
pacity of a state at the moment should,
not be considered. Besides a large i'm
mediate payment, annual installments
spread over a long period could be ar
making them by decreasing her budget
Of naval and military appropriations.
the reductions to be imposed in the
peace treaty being such as would enable
her to send substantial sums to Ger
many. lndemnities should provide for
the repayment of the full costs of the
war and the damages of war, notably
in East Prussia, the redemption Of all
of Germany's public debt n the Gre
alton of a vast fund for incapacitated
| soldiers"
The memorandum was received by
DR.. Theobald Won -Hollweg,
the then imperial chancellor, with re-
serve, and Gen. Falkenhayn, in ac-
knowledging its receipt wrote that THO
white bear and the whale will give US
many hard nuts to crack yet" a view
which was shared by Gen. Won Moltke
and Admiral\von Tirpitz.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
Japan Dissatisfied.

Still another complication threatens:
Japan haa been and remains bitterly
disappointed at the failure Of her appeal
to the league of nations to remove the
her emigrants by the United States and
certain British colonies. She has, In
addition, a grievance growing out of
her secret treaty with Britain and
France as to German possessions In
the East, and a remedy in her sub
scription to the pact Of London.
So much for the difficulties which
face the Italian Incident has provoked
very great European emotion, Europe
Is reaching the conclusion that the
price she Is paying for American in-
PREVENTION In European affairs is too
high and promises ultimate, perhaps
speedy. ruin.
No one can be In Paris and not feel
h numbers of people who actually
believed In the league OF nations was
always small. BY contrast, millions
OF people entertained a hope which this
proposal seemed 70 express, Hence the
vast enthusiasm at the outset.
But enthusiasm has wAned as French
man, Pole, Italian, Rumanian, l can
not speak for the English, because /
have not accurate information, discov-
cred American opposition in the path
way of these demands which each ma
tionality believed Just. The French de-
mand for security and restoration OF
the devastated regions and shaken FL
nance; Polish ambition for liberty, eco
nomic as we'll as political; Italian
dreams Of Adriatic supremacy; Ru-
manian hopes for racial integrity and
geographical unity, all have been modi-
ted or abolished by American interview
ton.
Tho result Is simple, but 1t Is mmis-
taxable, Every continental nation still
finds itself for financial reasons obliged
to continue to show respect, even def
erence, to American demands, but be
lief In American proposals for the
league OF nations has diminished day by
day for many weeks,
Little by little. despite It's financia
burdens, Europe is beginning to reas.
sert itself, The reaction against Amer.
lean domination and American ideas |;
the single striking circumstance at the
present moment, II Europe still doe;
Is because II stiil has regard for Amer,
lean financial resources and food sup
plies. But aside from this Europe,
mean the continent, whose condition
and history differ radically from thos,
Of England, Is rapidly, very rapidly
approaching a situation IN which 1t viii
prefer financial bankruptcy TO What
II concelves will mean political bank
ruptcy. following further submission Il
American ideas, whether expressed il
the league OF nations covenant or tn.
II points and every ~observant Ameri
can, every sensitive American, is pain
Lfully aware OF this fact today.
Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate1
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
COASTS
PROBLEMS VITAL
TO WHOLE us.
Lawrence Points Out Big
Questions Unanswered in
Portland and Other Cities
Where Conditions Are Bad.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Tbe Ma.Us CrIr,IA..s. c..at-I r.,


THE News Sclmltar's Special Core.
s%pondent.l
PORTLAND, Ore, April 30.-Pacific
coast problems Of reconstruction are
Of vital interest TO the whole country,
II not the world. In the big shipyards
built here thousands upon thousands OF
skilled workmen have been employed
along the coast-some 2 1000 in Port
LAND alone. What shall become Of the
immense yards and ways? What shall
become Of the men? What shall be-
come Of the ships already built or
building? Answer these questions and
the whole Pacific coatst viii breathe
a sigh Of relief.
Also one might then discover the an
swer to the question of unemployment.
For already there are many men out of
work because the ~shipyards do not
know what the future viii bring, and
already many moro are worrying about
what is to become of them when all the
work on present contracts ends in Oc-
tober next. Again, lumber is abundant
IN this northwest region. Yet every
city OF Importance in the Central West
and many in the Eastern states have
high rents and a lack of homes.
Big business in many cities is en-
couraging .workmen to own their own
homes. The demand for lumber is
bound to become nationwide, yet
prices have not dropped. One banker
here insisted that the cost of labor
keeps the price of materials high and
that only by a guarantee OF greater
efficiency all along the line can there
be any profit.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
Still Expect Drop.

But the general public, It is urged,
still believes that materials must come
down, If they are wrong, a campaign
OF education to convince them Of the
ing OF materials a be begun. Any
way, with lumber trade tied up by a
hesitating buyer and the shipyard
workers wondering where they are go.
ing to work after Oct. /, and the in
vestors of capital in these s%hipbuilding
enterprises still more anxious to get a
decision from the government so that
they a convert their capital to other
uses or get foreign contracts, some idea
Of the general effect on this region Of
government policies can be derived.
Out here they fail to understand
President Wilson'S purpose in forbid
ding the yards in America from accent
Ing foreign contracts to build ships.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Holland
were anxious to get ships built. I'M
doubtedly some of these neutral vessels
Ultimately would carry German goods,
but on the other hand even the re-
quest Of the French government for
permission to negotiate contracts for
was denied.
Mr.. Wilson's policy would be under
stood in the West If it intended to
build more ships for itself or to ar
range for the construction OF an Amer
lCAh merchant marine ny Co-opeTaIlOn
between the government and private
capital. But not a scintilla Of informa.
ton as to the future Is available. Con-
gress has. not formulated a policy be-
cause 1t Is not in session, and Presi-
dent Wilson has sent no word from
Paris concerning acceptance of foreign
contracts. When the armistice was
signed there was plenty of opportunity
to get foreign contracts, Now with the
fall In the price of tonnage, 1t is doubt
full whether the yards can compete with
builders abroad, America may com
pete If the speed with which ships car
be made ready for use as well as the
ability of the shipbuilding companies
to get greater efficiency by eliminating
waste and double registration of men
and loafing on the job are factors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30

In the kitchen at the time Of the ex-
ploslon and Il kitchen cabinet was
wrecked and furniture damaged.
Police described the Internal machine
as being composed of a piece OF wood
about six inches long, three inches wide
and probably an inch thick, A hole
acid c~ontainer, which they believed was
glass, was placed IN this. 1t was SO
arranged. they said, that untying the
wrapper loosened q coil spring, which
allowed the larger quantity OF acid to
come In contact with some other acid
and the explosion followed. The piece
OF wood and pieces of the wrapper
were found. The wood was burned
black in places, Small metal slugs APP
peared to have been wrapped around
the wood.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
ERZBERGER TERMS
ARE GIVEN OUT
Peace Plan Written in 1914
for Allies to Accept Asked
Big indemnity.

PARIS, April 30.-The terms Matthias
Ersberger was in favor of imposing up
on the allies, II Germany had been Viz
t%orious, as set forth in a memorandum
written by him in 1914, are outlined by
a Geneva dispatch to the Journal, hav-
ing been received at Geneva from the
private secretary Of the late Kurt Els
ner, former Bavarian premier.
Germany in the first place can not
tolerate the presence on her frontiers
Of so-called neutral states insufficiently
strong to preserve their neutrality or
which do not want to remain NEUTRAL
said Erzberger.
Her second aim must be to free
herself from the in~supportable leading
strings Of England on all questions OF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
AMERICAN OFFICERS
AT FlUME ARE H00TED

COPENHAGEN. April so. (By the
Associated Press)-There have been
noisy anti-Ameriean demonstrations In
In the streets, according to a report re-
and French troops maintained order
with difficulty.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
KILLING
KNOXVILLE OFFICER

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, April SOD. c.
Rcbart OF Luttrel, Tenn. returned TO
Knoxville today III custody OF a deputy
sheriff 10 whom he had surrendered,
and admitted TO police authorities that
re killed Patrolman william IL Madi-
son at the home OF Mrs. T, L. Weaver,
Monday afternoon, 1t is understood he
will plead self defense, but he declined
TO make n statement. He waived pre-.
lminary hearing and his oond was
fixed at $1,000,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
Anxious to Learn.

L. But the whole Northwest coast is
anxious for some decision. Maybe there
are too many yards; maybe some OF
them viii have to go out of business
because OF foreign competition. Maybe
the skilled mechanics will be absorbed
by the automobile and truck industry
the country which are begging for me-
| chanlcs. But many of these workers
have homes here and are natives of this
| region. In fact most of the workers
are Americans and there has been rela-
| lively little industrial trouble for that
| reason. Conservative leaders have
been In charge of the labor movement
and there Is good spirit Of co-opera-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
WILL ADDREss

COLUMBUS. Miss, April 10. tSpt)
Hon, A, G. Mathews. of Memphis.
head consul OF the Woodmeu OF the
world for the state Of Tennessee, viii,
be the principal speaker when mona
mcnts erected to the memory OF mem
hers Of the local camp who have died
during the past year are unveiled on
Sunday. Nav II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
TROOPS MARCH
ON CITY OF MTNSK

PARIS. April 50, French wireless
Service )-Polish troops having driven
the Bolsheviki from Wilma are marching
on Minsk, according 10 information
given the Temps by NJ. Wasiiewski,
formerly Polish foreign minister. In
connection with the Polish operations
In Lithuania the former minister said
the Polish diet had announced that
military activity In Lithuania is only 10
protect the Inhabitants against inva-
sion.
The liberation Of White Russia and
L~ithuania. NJ. Wasilewski added, would
make an end to Bolsheyik plans to In
vate Poland through those territories.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
Italian Course.

Italian Course.
As to the Italian course, IL is clear
that Italy Is in the throes Of q nation
alistic explosion which would make it
unsafe for any Italian statesman to
surrender. The presidents position in
the matter OF Fiume has the approval
Of the fair and rlght-mihded Europeans
as a question of abstract justice. italy,
on the contrary, has enormous sympathy
growing Que OF ever-mounting resent
ment at American interference In pure
ly EUROPEAN questions, and the dicta-
torial tone that accompanies our inter
ference.
l am told the president would choose
TO return to America rather thar sur
render In the Adriatic matter. But l
am equally. clearly advised, even by
t~ration, that 1t Is becoming clearer and
clearer that there Is small prospect
that Italy will recede from her position.
IL she refuses to repede, she can hard
ly be expected to sign the treaty with
Germany, which carries the realization
Of at least a portion Of French and
British demands. and leaves her
Adriatic demands pending. II Italy re-
fuses to sign. she has power to invoke
q treaty made with her European allies,
not a secret but a >public treaty, by
which Britain, France and Italy agreed
not to take a separate peace with Ger
many.
This raises the final question: II
Italy refuses, will France and Britain
still sign? Here there ia more light.
Unless all indications fail, France will
not break what she regards as a solemn
treaty obligation, | do not think there
Is the slightest chance that France will
desert Italy, although most Frenchmen
sympathiEe; but II France and Italy
refuse to sign, there is no treaty of
peace. Moreover, II Germany arrives
on Thursday, Italy will not be repre-
sented and Germany will only receive
terms informally, with d grant OF time
to examine these terms, while her con-
querors try to adopt them.
In a word, an anomalous and un-
~precedented situation has arisen and
not the smallest step toward solution
has yet been taken,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
B0LSHEvIK ATTACK
DEFEATED BY ALLIES

LONDON. April 30.-Bolsheyik forces
attacked the allied troops on the Muir
mansk railway at Kurgomim, Monday.
but were easily repulsed, says a state
ment from the British war office. The
enemy left a number OF prisoners be-
hind.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-30
PUBLISHES DEAD.

PENSACOLA. Fla, April S09G-llarry
r. Cook, publisher Of the Pensacola
journal, died at y hospital here last
The body viii be sent to the family
homo at bridgeport Conn, spr funeral
and inteTnerL