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New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Walk-Out Is
Threatened by
City Firenen
Strike Is Voted Down at
Meeting, but Men Stand
Ready to Resign and Will
Hold Secret Meetings

New York City is facing the pos
sibility of walkout of its firemen.
While the formal suggestion of
strike was voted down at a special
meeting of the Uniformed Firemen's
Association yesterday, individual
groups of fire fighters are discussing
the advsability of wholesale resgna
tions for the department to enforce
their demands for an increase Of $3.50
year in their pay and to protest
against the suppression Of their pub
lication, "The Fireman." by the Mayor.
The meeting was called primarily to
take up the Mayors order for the
discontinuance of the associations
paper, which had been acquired by the
firemel July 20 to assist in improving
the status of the 300 members Of the
force. Following an order issued by
the Mayor that the handling of the
publication was a violation of depart
ment rules, Commissioner Thomas j.
brennan summoned the officials Of the
firemen's association to his Office and
informed them that the Mayor insisted
on their relinquishing al connection
Will tHS paper Ou pSHdiIy VI SHoA SSS
and dismissal from the service.
Resent Mayors Stand
A large number of the firemen
looked upon the Mayors action as an
infringement of their personal liber-
ties and were for immediate action of
some sort, but cooler heads prevailed
1t was pointed out by some that while
the Mayor based his objections on the
fact that the rules prohibit the solicit
ing of ads and other duties connected
with the issuance of paper, the real
reason lay in the fear that the paper
would be used to attack city officials
who opposed q salary increase for the
firemen.
They also suggested that the Mayor
was aware of the ill-feeling existing
among the firemen following the veto
of the three platoon system by the
Hearst Hylan forces" to which the
latter, say the fire-fghters, had been
pledged. The failure of the city au
thorities to go through with this prom
Use, assert the firemen, has led to
fear of attack on this score also in
their publication.
Drop Paper Under Protest
1t was decided to give up the pub
lication under protest. The eight hun
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Battle of Women Calls
Militia to Meat Plant

MILWAUKEE. Aug. 10. One man
was killed, eight others were shot. one
Of them probably mortally wounded
and scores of other persons cut and
bruised in a riot of strikers from the
Cudahy packing plant at Cudahy, near
here, late to-day.
Three companies of state militia were
ordered to the scene tonight. In the
mean time eighty deputy sheriffs will
attempt to maintain order.
The outbreak occurred when women
from the office force attempted TO
leave the plant and were stoned by
wives of the strikers. When deputies
attempted to assist the workers to
safety the women rioters screamed for
their husbands, and when the men
Joined the fighting the officers were
helpless under a fusilage of missiles.
Firing was begun.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
House Passes
Daylight Repeal
Bill Over Veto
Esch Measure Is Approved
by Vote of 223 to lOl;
Senate Is Expected to
Act Similarly To-day
NeW York Tribune
WushtnOtOn Ruren1t

" VdSnlnDtOn bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug 19.-The farmer
defeated the city man, and daylight
saving was practically doomed to day
when the House overrode the Presi
dents veto Of the Esch bill repealing
the essential provisions of the present
arrangement. The vote was 223 to lO1
The Senate is expected tomorrow to
follow the lead 6f the House.
Largely owing to absentees. the
House to-day mustered only seven
votes more than the required two
thirds majority. One hundred and six
teen members were absent
King Swope, new Republican Rep
resentative from the 8th Kentucky
District, cast his first vote to override
the veto.
While Speaker Gillett and other
House leaders confidently expect the
Senate to concur in the Houses action
tomorrow, friends of daylight saving
are relying upon Democratic votes in
the Senate to prevent the farmer from
getting two-thirds majority, although
analysis of the vote in the House
shows 116 Republicans and 1O7 Demo
Gratis voted to repeal the measure and
81 Republicans and AZ Democrats
against.
"This means that daylight saving is
through forever" said Senator Calder,
of New York, father CT +he. daylight
saving bill. 81 cannot understand how
the people allowed it to be defeated.
The Senate undoubtedly will ratify the
action of the House, probably to-mor-
row. I will see that there is test vote
upon it.
daylight saving, during the two
years it has been in effect, has saved
countless millions of dollars. and has
given the workers many extra hours
of pleasure. 1t has been a blessing to
us. but the majority of our people have
not recognized it. Perhaps next year.
when the people begin to miss the extra
hour of sunshine at the end of the day.
they will ask for the return of the law,
but doubt whether any Congress will
ever pass it again"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Lord Mayors Key
NiPped by Sailor

Soon the Lord Mayor of London will
be able to shut the front door of the
Mansion House and go to bed peace
fully at night. The key to the house
was found in an army officers bedding
roll at Camp Devens recently. Yester-
day the officer, Lieutenant Ira l. Hodes,
explained its presence there.
"It all happened because | was
soictous about the Lord Mayors well
fare and ordered a sailor to return
the key" he said.
After all, as Lieutenant Hodes, who
has been in the army eleven years and
was formerly with the 106th Infantry
of the 9th Division, explained last
night at his nome IN Brooklyn, the
keys were not the keys to London"
nor were they ever given to General
Pershing as symbol that he had
been granted the freedom of the city.
Last fall" Lieutenant Hodes ex-
planned, II was senior officer at q din
ner given by the Lord Mayor of
London to the American wounded of
the hartford Hospital. | responded to
q toast, and as | was about to leave
the dining hall noticed an American
bluejacket stutfing long, heavy key
into his blouse. | ordered him to re-
turn the key at once. Instead the
sailor left it at the hotel where l was
staying in London"
The day the key was left for Lieu
tenant Hodes he was taken down with
influenza and remained in bed for ten
days, forgetting all about the Lord
Mayors key. On the eleventh day he
was ordered to return to France, and
the key, packed into his bedding roll
by porter, went with him. Lieutenant
Hodes travelled extensively in France
and had no opportunity to return the
key. When he was ordered home as a
casual officer his bedding roll, which
had been mislad, did not go with HIM
Finally it arrived at Camp Devens a
few days ago and search revealed
the missing key together with an old
key which Lieutenant Hodes had pur-
chased at the Old Curiosity Shop in
London.
Somebody thought these were the
keys to London, which apparently had
been mislsid.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Views of the Upper House
Need Not Be Submitted
to Germany, Wilson
Admits at Conference
Data on Shantuno
Pact Are Withheld
Ratification Is Urged hy
President TO Restore
Peace Conditions Soon
Men Yori- I--bvus
Washington Burcdu

Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Aug. ia tho
suggestion of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee and on the invita-
ton of the President. Mr. Wilson met
the members at the White House 20
day. celebrating his views OF the treaty
and the league of nations and sub
mitting to a lengthy cross examination
at the hands of his guests
Although the President was pinned
down rather sharply a times. the pro
ceedings were afterward said 10 haze
been pleasant, upsetting some prc-
vious prophecies. Senator Hitchcock
praised the Republicans for their at
titude and the Republicans admitted
that the President had been entircly
frank.
Mr.. Wilson opened the conference by
reading prepared statement in which
he urged early ratification of the
treaty Of peace with Germany in order
that American trade and business
might be resumed on d peace basis. He
declared that the issues hanging on
Americas action were exceedingly
grave and deplored the hesitancy Of
the Senate in ratifying. Article \ Of
the covenant, he held, was wholly clear
and satisfactory to other nations and
did not bind this country to more than
it was willing to fulfil. 1t was the
backbone of the league, he maintained.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
American Cavalry Enters Mexico to Punish Bandits;
President Cross-Examined ON Treaty by Senators
Declares U. S. Is Only Morally Bound by [eag,
Effect 0n the Senators

WAShlNGTON Aug ia careful of Foreign
t'ons Committee the from the White
House showed absolutely unchanged
did not
or any or those who want reservations But
INSPIRED with more enthusiasm apparently those who
ton without
Senator Harding said The President contractua
Obligations under the league obligations
order to the
armed conflicts of the Old World"
Senator Lodge said II disappointed in the information
gained"
Senators johnson jointly issued statement for the
rreconcabes after the meeng that the Presidents
statements mad entirely justified their position opposing
league. -
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Important Developments
Of the Hearing

Some of the more important points
brought out during the subsequent
cross examination show that:
The obligation to send troops at
the request of the league council.
after the territorial integrity Of an
other league member is threatened,
was construed by the President not
to be legal but only moral 1t would
be determined by Congress
The obligation OF the United
States under the Franco American
treaty is also only moral and not
legal 1t, too, would be determined
by Congress.
The President virtually admitted
that it will not be necessary for the
United States to submit to Germany
any reservations or amendments to
the league covenant which the Senate
may adopt.
The President in his preliminary
statement said he saw 10 reason why
the Senate should not press It's in
terpretatiop of the league of nations
covenant SO long as the Interpreter
tions were not made part of the nc,
of ratification. II put in d separate
reservation stating the views of the
Senate he would not oppose them.
The one sign of irritation was
shown by the President when re-
minded that Secretary of State Lam
sing had said Japan would have
yielded on shantung The rcd
mounted his checks as ne replied that
ne disagreed with the Secretary on
that point.
The President admitted that United
States troops may be kept in Ger
many for fifteen years.
The Irish question was not raised.
Asked if the United States had not
prevented France from getting a
boundary considered by Foch to be
defensible, the President declined 70
answer. Senator New had Intended
to ask further if this were not the
reason for the French demanding the
Franco-American treaty so as TO in
sure United States help to defend a
weak frontier.
The Polish corridor. the Saar VAL
ley, and many other questions in
the treaty outside the league cove
nant, were not touched on. Practi-
cally, the league covenant and Shan
tung covered the entire discus
sion.
The Presidents public answers +
questions to-day we're very similar =
the private talks he has bad with in
dividual Republican Senators.
The Presidents attitude in not or
posing separate reservations, and hi
continued opposition to amendmen,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Disturb
Conference at
White House
Presidents Flock Bleats
and Page Is Sent Out
to ''Shoo'' Them Away:
Wilson Tells Stories
NeW York Tribune
HDebip uf1r Rur,,,

WASHINGTON, Aug l9-The White
House to-day was transformed into a
news distributing centre. The executive
offices are already Mecca for news
paper men and once in while for
movie men. but day both groups. re-
lnforced by an army of stenographers
and typists. invaded the sacred pre-
clncts of the old Executive Mansion it.
self
Through horde of all three classes
passed the sixteen Senators of the For
eign Relations Committee who were in
town. Senator Shields being absent.
senator Borah came all the way on
foot. Senator McCumber was his own
chauffeur
Chief Usher Hoover directed them
INTO the Blue Room, but later they
We're taken into the historic East
Room, where the conference took place.
After the questioning had proceeded
about three hours the President sus-
gested noon recess.
Ihe President invited the Senators
to lunch and all except Senator Fall
and Senator Williams accepted Mr..
Fall pleaded an engagement with Mrs.
Fall and Senator Williams had been
compelled to leave
TeSlueHt IeIlS STORIES
At the lunch table the serious dis
cussion was abandoned, and the Presi-
dent told several golf stories, and
others illustrating British wit. Sen
ator Lodge rivaled the President as
story teller
But in the big corridor below stairs
was very different scene. Through
this wide passage way on reception
nights diplomats and digntaries pass
in slow procession on their way up to
the broad stairway, and thence through
the East Room, where the conference
was held to-day. This room Us on re
ception nights a brilliant scene. The
women are gowned as for ball and
men in uniforms and regalia.
But to-day the committee proceeded
in that room for all the world as it
does at the Capitol with a witness.
save that the stenographers seemed
more feverish.
The corridor below was jammed with
typewriter tables, at part of which the
testimony to typists, while at the
others the newspaper men were at
work
Sheep Disturb Proceedings
At one stage of the examination up
stdllS tne frcSluent mock or sheep,
perhaps sensing that something an
usual was going on, came lp so close
to the White House that their bleat-
ings disturbed the proceedings Mr.
Wilson whispered TO page, and in a
few minutes the White House police
were "shooing' the sheep to a more
remote part of the grounds
The luncheon was described by the
guests afterward as elaborate, even
for a dinner. There was no wine.
Curiously enough, the only Senator'S
to be late were the rival "Administra-
tion leaders, Hitchcock and Swanson
They arrived five minutes after 10
O'clock
After the committee had departed
the President went to the corridor of
the White House, where the newspaper
correspondents were waiting for the
end Of the stenographlc report. and
asked if they were satisfied with the
arrangements.
II came down." he said to the CORE
spondents, ito inquire of you gentle
men If the report OF the conference was
handled the way you wanted"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20

Liberty Bonds-$50. 500. $500, $1,000
can be bought and sold Instantly
John Muir & Co.. 81 Broadway.-Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Orders $4,000, Payment

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. General
Dickman to-day instructed officers at
Candelara to pay the Mexican bandits
the full $4,000 ransom as stipulated
in the agreement made with them by
the United States government
Feeling is tense regarding the border
situation among inhabitants of iso-
lated border towns in New Mexico and
Arizona, according to reports tonight
to military officers in Ell Paso. Ameri-
cans wired that the MeXicans in these
border towns outnumber Sthem and
that great excitement prevails.
The Mexicans have quit wor. in
many instances, the reports said,
awaiting further developments on the
American side. Army men here ad-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Berlin Police in 'Plunes
Foil S5,OOO,OOO Plot

RERLlN, Aug. 10 (By The Associ-
AZ ated Press s).-According to the
afternoon newspapers, policemen US
ing airplanes have frustrated an at
tempt to smugglc 2O,O0O.0OO marks
(nominally S5,oO0,oOo) from Berlin
to Switzerland
The police overlook an express
train on which the smugglers were
fleeing and arrested the men at Nu-
remberg, Bavaria
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
w f A t H E r

Partly cloudy to-day; tomorrow fair,
with rising Temperature; moder-
ate, variable winds
Full Report on Page Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
BROTHERHOOD OFFICIAL
URGES U. S. OWN ROADS

Government ownership of railroads
was urged by W. P. Doake, vice presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. at hearings today before
the House interstate commerce COM
mittee on railroad legislation.
ANY other plan is simply taking a
half step" he said
Mr.. Doake opposed government me-
diation boards for labor disputes, say
ing more was accomplished by volun-
tary boards, such as were in operation
during the war.
I'VE are opposed to giving the Presi-
dent power to name these adjustment
boards" he said, because we wish to
take the whole matter out of the pale
of politics, and we believe Congress-
should have no connection with them
or you will have a congressional in
vestigation of every decision of the
board that does not suit a constituent
of member"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Cleveland Phone Strikers
Return to Work; Agreement
Is Reached in Washington

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 25.-This
city enjoyed normal telephone serv-
ice today for the first time in over
three weeks as result of the termi-
nation of the strike of operators and
electrical workers, who voted almost
unanimously last night to return to
work.
The workers returned on the basis
of an agreement reached in Wash
ington Monday at a conference of
company officials. special commit
tee of city council and post Office au-
thorities.
The agreement provides that tele-
phone companies shall permit their
employees to organize, that all en-
ployes shall be reinstated, that organ
ization activities be forbidden during
working hours and that imported en-
ployes be returned to their homes.
While the Ohio Telephone Company
restores its striking employees to PEN
sion and other benefits at once, the
Cleveland company's employees will
not be restored for six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
WILL IMPROVE BATHING
FACILITIES THIS FALL
Col. Ridley Says Congress Aid
Will Permit Locker Extensions
for Next Year.

Col. Ridley, the engineer officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds.
today said that the appropriation of
100000 recently made by Congress for
the tidal basin bathing beach will per-
init of extensions doubling the capacity
Of the present establishment. He indi-
Gated that most of the money will be
used in the construction of additional
lockers and other facilities in the mems
section of the building, now recognized
as totally inadequate to the demand.
Accommodations for women and girls
also will be enlarged and improved.
Plans are now being prepared for the
proposed extensions and improvements,
with view to their execution during
the fall ard winter so, that they will be
In complete readiness for use and enjoy
ment at the opening of the bathing sea-
son early mkt summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Expect Marine Workers
Strike Will Be Settled
Today by a Compromise

NEW YORK. July 25.-Announce-
ment of the settlement of the marine
workers strike was expected to be
made today. Raymond B. Stevens.
vice chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, who came here Mon
day, has had conferences with repre-
sentatives of both the seamen and the
operators since then and intimated
that practically the only thing neces-
sary to complete a compromise is
the signatures.
The terms of compromise could not
be learned, but as both the steam
ship men and the strikers have said
they would accept the preferential
for American seamen first and union
second, 1t is assumed that some sort
of satisfactory working agreement
has been made and that neither
strikers nor steamship owners are put
in the position of abandoning their
tight.
Striking seamen have agreed to pro-
CONTINUED on Second PaRe.I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Quarantine Placed on Corn,

BOSTON, July 25.-Fifty-three cities
and towns in northeastern Massachu-
sets were quarantined today against
the shipment or sale of corn to other
parts of the state or to other states.
The district is infested with the Eu-
ropean corn borer. according to Will
culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Report Is Not Verified.

Reports Of a shooting of a woman
and child riding in an automobile near
Vincon, Va. in the vicinity of Claren-
don. received no confirmatio from mill
tary authorities at Fort Myer today.
where the report is said to have origi-
mated. No news Of any such shoot
ing had been received by officers at the
post, and it was declared that no mill
tary protective measures were being
taken, other than is usual, in the vi
cinity.
While nearing the District line on
Bunker Hill road at an early hour this
morning, Lieut.. Hugh Higgins, U. S. A,
Of 1907 Monroe street northeast. was
fired upon by an automobile load of
supposed bootleggers. Lieut.. Higgins
took the number of the automobile in
which the men were riding, finding upon
investigation that it was stolen car,
reported missing yesterday.
Nal Gen. Ham, Commissioner
Brownlow and the captains and lieu
tenants of police passed before the ma
chine of a moving picture man in front
of the District. building yesterday aft
ernoon. The picture was taken follow
ing the regular meeting of the police
officials to discuss the riot situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
COLOMBIAN TREATY
COMING UP NEXT WEEK
Will Set Aside Temporarily Peace
Paper Deliberations, According
to Plans.

Under present plans of republican
leaders the peace treaty will be set
aside temporarily for consideration of
the treaty between the United States
and Colombia, proposing payment to
the latter of s25,0O0,000 for damages
arising from American acquisition of
the Panama canal.
Chairman Lodge of the Senate for
eign relations committee said today
the Colombian treaty would be taken
up by the committee next week with
plans for it's immediate ratification
by the Senate. Action on the treaty
has been urged by State Department
officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
Fears indefinite Delay.

The chances are that European pow
ers would want to negotiate further
concerning fundamental reservations.
President Wilson has told senators
this would delay American ratification
of the peace treaty indefinitely. So
the situation in a nutshell seems to
be that while the republicans may be
busy trying to agree on a program
that will seem to get them out of a
political hole such as Mr.. Taft de-
scribes. it is a republican dilemma
and not a Wilson problem.
On the other hand. it is Mr., Will
sons obligation to clarity doubtful
phraseology and meet objections such
as are made by Senator Capper of
Kansas, who wants clarifying
clause added saying that article x
doesn't supersede the Constitution of
the United States with respect to the
war making powers of Congress
Brazil has the same constitutional
difficulty. and an explanatory para
graph would not be objected to by the
European powers. as they have al
ready been informed at Paris Of these
be fulfilled before American aid could
be given under article 10 to resist
external aggression against coun-
tries which have signed the league
covenant.
OF course. the President could accept
TeS0TNdllOHS anu ABOUT a QUICK
ratification of the treaty But he
seems to be positive that this would
in effect destroy the league and make
it as innocuous as the Hague con-
ventions, which contained almost as
many reservations as agreements and
failed, Therefore. to be regarded as
binding by everybody concerned
The Senate now is spending its time
attacking the President for failing
to submit the special French treaty at
the same time that he recently adj
dressed the Senate.
By the language of article w of
the French treaty the pact should be
submitted "at the same time" as the
Versailles document. Mr.. Wilson's
friends say "at the same time" would
apply to any day between the time
Mr.. Wilson advised the Senate of his
intention to addresse the Senate sepa-
rately on the subject and the day on
which a final vote would be taken on
the league of nations covenant and
peace treaty proper.
Word came from the White House
that the President would submit the
French pact to the Senate after he re-
turned from his western trip in
behalf of the league and peace
treaty. AS forecast Mr.. Wilson must
and will take the issue to the country.
but before he does SO, definition of
the position of both sides on "reserva-
lions" and Interpretations can be
looked for. This should develop in
another week.
Copyright. 1912