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Evening star., 1919-04-26

Lloyd Georges Purpose.
The purpose of Lloyd George in this
persistent attack upon Poland is plain.
The desire to placate Germany, to
prov1de peace terms which Germany
Will accept, fears stimulated by the
growth of bolshevism and its advance
to Budapest, these have combined to
produce the sacrifice of Poland to
Germany. If Poland does not receive
ner gateway to the sea, then there is
q much greater chance that the Ger
mgrs will Sign the treaty Of peace.
II the Germans sign the treaty OF
peace political profit is apparent
But there can be no mistaking the
meaning OF this sacrifice. More than
twenty millions OF Poles will be left
AZ the mercy Of a new Germany, with
oul any economic outlet aside from
tnat which Germany may grant, for
n no one can believe that the Polish
corridor Will long stand against op-
portunities provided for German in
reference, and the Poles will he
driven to choose between bolsheyism
ana Germanism. They will have to
decide whether to follow the example
OF tne dungarians and go to Moscow.
or oDey the cooler advice of other of
their statesmen and seek an under
standing with Berlin, with a sacrifice
OF all their legitimate national asnira :
tions.
The tragedy Of Poland is the out
stanalng circumstance in these last
hours. A century ago at Vienna there
was q period when Polish hopes. sun
ported by the Russian car, seemed
certain certain OF result. There has been a
similar period here at Paris, but once
more jealousies and political asnirs .
tions Of selfish character have tri-
umphed. Mr.. Lloyd Georges present
concern for some 1000, 900 of Germans
wnose S,n t rights have bulked larger to
nlm tnan the rights OF 10000. 900 OF
Poles; his continued anxiety to nno-
duce peace which Germany will sign.
have resulted in a compromise which
cannot last, and in a sacrifice which
is already apparent.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
JUDGE lands RULES
AGAINST RATE RISE

CHICAGO. April 26.-Federal Judge
Lands today ruled that Postmaster
General Burleson could not increase
intrastate telegraph rates.
He said he would dissolve the
temporary injunction restraining the
attorney general of Illinois from in
terfering with the imposition Of the
higher rates.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
TRIED TO DELAY
WILSON STATEMENT
Premiers Lloyd George and
CIemenceau Did Not o. K.
Explanation as to Italy.
READ BEFORE ISSUED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. April 26.--The report that
Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George approved OF President Will
sons statement on the Adriatic prob
lem was declared to be inaccurate in
an announcement made here today.
The text of the statement reads:
The report that Premier C1emen-
ceau and Premier Lloyd George iap-
proved of President Wilson's state
ment is inaccurate The statement was
read to NJ. Clemenceau and Nj Lloyd
George, and President Wilson in
formed them that he intended to is
sue it, NJ. Clemenceau and Mr.. Lloyd
George were anxious that Mr.. Wilson
should postpone publication in the
hope that All arrangement might be
arrived at"
Evening star., 1919-04-26
SITUATION CLEARS,
WHITE HOUSE TOLD
Presidents Action endorsed
Everywhere" Message
Declares.
SECRETARY LANES VIEW

The Italian situation, in the peace
negotiat tions is clearing rapidly" ac-
cording to advices from Paris received
today at the White House.
1t was stated that the action taken
by President Wilson was endorsed
everywhere" Just what developments
were taking place was not disclosed,
but it was evident that as a result of
the message the tension which has
prevailed in administration quarters
for the past three days was consider
ably relaxed.
Secretary Lanes Statement.
Secretary Lane today issued a brief
statement explaining. as he said. "one
or two matters connected with the
Fiume situation that should not he
overlooked" He said:
"Fiume was not to be given to Italy
by the secret treaty made on italy 8
entrance into the war, called the Lon
don treaty. Under this treaty Fium e
was to go to Croatia, which is now a
part Of Jugoslavia. And this Is where
President Wilson wishes it to go now.
Italy thus becomes a question OF good
judgment, and President Wilson and
Premiers Lloyd George and Clemen-
ceau unitedly concluded that to give
Z iuIuS " 4thly WOulu OS uuJusI " TIE
new republics east Of the Adriatic, as
Fiume Is the only port on the eastern
side of the Adriatic which can be
serviceable as sea entrance to Jugo-
slavia and adjoining countries"
''Based on Desire
"The Italian claim is based on Ital-
ian desire, not to any right other than
the claim that as its people are Ital-
ians. they should become a part Of
Italy as they were a hundred years
ago. But to crafty this desire now
would be manifestly to wrong others
and thus maintain a sore spot on the
Adriatic which would cause constant
irritations. Italy. with Venice and
Trieste. can live happily and inde-
rendently without Fiume, while the
young republics on the east of the
Adriatic could not have a free life
without access directly to the world
by water"
Evening star., 1919-04-26
SEEK MISSING SEAPLANE.
Machine With Three Passengers
Believed to Be Helplessly Drifting.

CHATHAM. Mass, April 26.-Sea-
planes and submarine chasers at day
light today continued the search for
one of the seaplanes from the naval
station here. which became disabled
while returning from Boston after
the 26th Division parade yesterday
and was believed to be drifting help
iessly in the sea.
Three men-Lieut. J. S. Buchanan
Ensign John G. Howard and Bernard
Tornes. a radio operator-were in the
machine.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
STAB|[|zERS AGAIN
ASKED TO CONFER
Secretary RedfieId Te'e-
graphs Mr.. Hines in Effort
to Get Together.
BOARD is READY TO QUIT

The controversy over the govern
ments price stabilization program ap
parently reached its final stage today.
Secretary Redfield telegraphed Di-
rector General Hines asking that rep
resentatives Of the railroad admins
tration be instructed to confer anew
with the industrial board Of the De-
partment of Commerce. and saying in
the absence of action looking to
definite results it would be necessary
for the members of the board to re
sumo their personal affairs"
Mr. Peek's Letter.
At the same time Chairman Peek Of
the industrial board made public q
communication he had sent to Mr..
Hines. calling on him to submit facts
and figures to prove that steel prices
agreed to by the board were too high,
and declining to urge steel manufac-
turers to reduce prices merely upon
the railroad Administrations request"
Members of the board had let il be
known that their designations had
been in Secretary Redfeld's hands for
nearly a month and that they were
prepared to abandon the sta bilization
program at once unless the railroad
administration changed it's attitude.
Mr.. Peek had another conference
with Secretary Redfield today in which
he reiterated the wish of the members
Of the board to retire from ONCE. But
Secretary Redfield declared that the
board would not be dissolved or its
personnel be replaced with his consent.
1t is understood that Mr.. Peek inforn-
ed the Secretary of Commerce that the
members of the board wanted to relieve
him of embarrassment and the most
effective way to do this. in the jude-
ment Of the chairman, was for tho
board as it is at present constituted to
go out of existence.
The chairman represented to Secrs.
tary Redfield that the railway admin.
istration had adopted a policy which
if persisted in would terminate tho
usefulness of the board. But Secre..
tary Redfield is reported to have said
he believed a way would be found To
compose the differences and urged
Mr. Peek to continue in ONCE.
cablegram From President Wilson
Three cabIegrams on the subject
have been received here from Presi-
dent Wilson, the last one OF which. adj
dressed to the director general Of
railroads. urged the railroad admin
istration and the industrial board to
effect a reconciliation OF their con-
troversy. Mr.. Hines is travelling i'm
the west inspecting railroad property.
The board is composed of George n.
Peek of Moline, Ill, chairman; WILL
lam NJ Ritter, George e. James.
Samuel y. Bush. Anthony Caminetti
and Thomas w. Gillem.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
italian People in London
March to Their Embassy
in Lively Demonstration
Br th. Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 25.-Italian residents
of London took part in demonstra
tion before the Italian embassy this
afternoon to express the sentiments of
loyalty and solidarity of the Italians
in England to their government and
country in the present crisis. The
demonstrators. preceded by flags ana
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1919-04-26
UKRAINIAN DELEGATES
SEEK PEACE. WITH POLES
Decision to Send ENJOYS to Paris
Follows Message From Presi-
dent Wilson.

BERN. April 26 CHavas)-The
Ukrainian press bureau announces
that the Ukrainian government. hav-
ing received a telegram from Presi-
dent Wilson. has decided to send
delegates to Paris to begin negotia-
tions for a preliminary peace be-
tween the Ukrainians and the Poles.
The Ukrainian government April 8
in an appeal to President Wilson. to
which the foregoing dispatch proba-
bly refers, asked for help in fighting
the bolsheviki and complained that
the polish army was taking Ukrain-
ian territory instead of fighting the
bolsheviki. The Poles and Ukrain-
ians have been fighting in the region
Of Lembery' for several months and
efforts to arrange an armistice have
been unarailing.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.
Norfolk, Va, Ledger-Dispatch Has
$500. 900 Blaze.

NORFOLK. Va. April 26.-Fire
early this morning completely wreck
ed the building occupied by the Nor
folk Ledger-Dispatch, burning out
private offices and that part of the
structure occupied by the business
departments of the newspaper and
the railway administration's tick ct
Office The mechanical equipment of
the paper which was housed in a fire.
proof annex in the rear escaped dam
age.
at 100000.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
KILLING FROST AT RICHMOND
Another Forecast for Tomorrow
Ice in MANY Places.

RICHMOND, Va. April 26.-The lat
est killing frost on record at the
this morning. when the temperature
dropped to thirty-two degrees. The
previous record was April 20, 1904.
Another killing frost is forecast for
places in Virginia within the last two
days.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
FOUR PERISH IN FLAMES.
Mrs. A. S. Galloway and Three
Children Victims of Fire.

REIDSVlLLE. N. c., April 26.-
nent in social life of the town and
state. and her three children were
burned to death early today in a fire
which gutted their home.
The fire was discovered about 2
o'clock this morning by Mrs. Gallo
way, who was sleeping upstairs She
went downstairs to give the alarm,
and then hurried back to her chill
dren to save them. 1t was in this al
tempt that she lost her own life.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
J. Leszynsky, Mine Owner, Dies.

NEW YORK, April 26.-Julius Les.
zynsky, one of the pioneers in the
copper district of Arizona and owner
of copper mines in that state, out OF
which he is said to have amassed a
fortune, died suddenly Of heart dis
ease last night at Columbus avenue
and seth street.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
WOMAN A winner
OF BOND FLIGHT
Mrs. SchWab and Mr.. Co..
poys First in Days Sub
scription Results.
BUREAUS TOTAL MOUNTS
BUREAUS TOTAL MOUNTS
Today's Victory
Loan Demonstrations

Final big gun drill. L. 5. Coast
Artillery, veterans of the war,
music 10y SD Infantry Band,
= to s pm.
Mass meeting 3lSt and NJ
streets northwest. 1880 pm.
musical program by band
TOMORROW.
keith's Theater, The Price OF
: Peace" war film. produced by
the government, showing actual
battle scenes at 1 pm.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
14-CENT milk MAY
Be CUT SHORTLY
Dr.. Fowler Tells Dairymen
May I Prices Are
Threatening.
AUDIENCE is PERTURBED

Milk may sell in Washington for
less than II cents quart after May
l. In no event will II sell at a higher
price. This positive assurance was
given by District Health officer Fow-
ler today to two hundred dairymen
who met in the District building.
DR.. Fowler outlined the local milk
situation in an address before the
producers. who are members of the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Produc->
ers' Association. Called before the
conference later. to answer certain
questions, the health officer threw
bombshell INTO the audience when he
said: Don't he surprised il the price
month"
Will Aid New Territory.
The health officer was asked il he
would refuse to grant new dairy per-
mits: now that there is surplus
OF milk, and III il was his intention
to open up new sources of supply.
He answered that ne would grant q
permit to any dairy meeting the Dis
trict regulations and, also. that THE
department would assist in opening
up new territory that would ship milk.
into the District fully meeting re-
Quirements.
"As health officer, 1 am interested
in the welfare Of half a million peo-
pie in Washington" said DR.. Fowler.
Il propose to see that they get clean
milk at as cheap a price as it can be
produced at with reasonable profit"
Surplus Due to Powder. :.
That there is a surplus of milk in
the District was attributed by many
of the dairymen to the fact that
much powdered milk ie being sold here
F. E. Bowman of Remington, Va.
charged that local dealers are mixing
selling the product as milk.
DIR. Fowler said that there is no
law against tre sale OF q powdered
milk product, provided it is labeled an
such. If il is not so labeled and in
pure food act is involved, and the
health department will prosecute all
such cases that come to its attention, he
said e.. 49,
Dairymen Perturbed.
The dairymen were plainly per-
| turbed over the surplus milk situa-
tion. and various plans for protecting
| their interests were discussed. 1t was
proposed that all the members Of the
association be assessed for the pur-
| pose Of carrying on . campaign OF
! education as to the value Of pure milk
as compared with the, manufactured
| product. s-f~-f1
Plans for an investigation to de-
/; ternine the amount Of powdered milk
sold IN the District and the desira-
! bility of building cooperative
! creamery. for handling the surplus
| quantity Of milk were discussed.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
cablegram From President Wilson
Imperator on Way to Allies.

COPENHAGEN, Friday, April 25.E
The German steamship Imperator win
proceed to Cuxhaven today to take
on bunker coal, and from there will
20 to England to he turned over to
the allies. according to the Berlin
-aGeblatt. >
Evening star., 1919-04-26
South Carolina College Burns.

GREENVILLE, S. c., April 26.-Fire
of unknown origin, discovered this morn
ing shortly after O'Clock, destroyed the
Chicora College building on South Main
street, known as the Colonial apart
ments. entailing a property damage es-
timated at 5000, 900.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
Conference Is Shaken.

PARIS. Friday. April 25.-The peace
conference has been severely shaken
nv the Italian crisis and the extent
10 which its work will be affected is
receiving the anxious attention of
The delegates. The American storm
has broken and the air has cleared
In that quarter. but in othse quarters
les. optimistic view is taken. the
feelinR being that an element OF con-
fusion has been introduced which will
result In more or less delay at the
moment the German delegates are
arriving.
In French AMI Italian circles the
situation is regarded as serious. and
some quarters even represent il as
desperate but this extreme view is
not generally held.
Evening star., 1919-04-26
Break Not Assumed.

Several of the committees met toda v
with the Italian members present and
the secretariat of the American dele
cation said no notice had been re-
ceived of the Withdrawal Of italian
participation. Pending formal action
no break in relations would he as
sumed il was added. But the depar-
ture of three of the Italian delegates
and announcement of the departure
Of Foreign Minister Sonnino and
former Minister Salandra. to occur
Saturday. creates an anomalous situa-
ZION. as il is not known whether italy
i'll lac represented al the piepary
-
-.ssr nsrts OF the treaty. including the
Evening star., 1919-04-26

Helen Keller. the mcst remarkable
woman in America, is interviewed for
tomorrcws star. Read her wonder
sul story.
Evening star., 1919-04-26

Uncle sam is planning the greatest
job-lot sale in the worlds history. to
lake place in France. Read of IL in
iomorrow's Star.
Evening star., 1919-04-26

, league of nations covenant, will be
finally passed upon.
Dramatic Meeting With Wilson.
French reports represent the final
meeting between President Wilson
and Premier Orlando before the lat
ter's departure as highly dramatic in
character. One version is that the
Italian prime minister in addressing
the American President, said:
You have contested the authority
Of the Italian government before its
the representatives Of the Italian
people and say to them: Decide be-
tween Mr. Wilson and me-"
To this President Wilson is repre-
sented to have replied:
That Is certainly your right"
In American quarters it is said
that the foregoing version of the in
cident is probably a reflex Of Premier
Orlando's public statement In which
he referred to the President appealing
directly to the people
Agreement Was Possible.
1t is said that the chances Of reach
ing an accord at the final meeting
, were good If Premier Orlando had
remained a half hour longer But the
approach of the time for the departure
i of the train and his feeling that he
should consult the Italian people
! finally caused him to withdraw while
| the plan that might have brought
! about an agreement was still under
| discussfaQ. The basis Of this pre-
sumptive accord is said to have been
the partial decentralization Of
Fiume. like Danzig, with the Jugo-
slavs occupying the Dalmatian main
| land and the Italians the outlying is
lands.
| The territorial issue now is felt to
| be less important than the personal
| issue which the Italian premier has
raised by his plan for going before
| parliament and asking vote Of con-
| fidence.
Possible Result Of Appeal.
/ Should this be given it is thought
probable in some quarters that it
| would renew the italian issue before
] the council in a more pronounced form
than either President Wilson or the
council as a whole has thus far been
willing to admit. Should it not be
] given. the probable result would be
cabinet changes. bringing new dele
| cation. with a new policy, to the con-
z, ference.
! There are evidences that President
| Wilson has avoided using anything
, which might be construed as eco
nomic pressure upon Italy. although
/ some quarters have suggested this as
an effective weapon. Secretary Of the
Treasury Glass has asked a credit of
S50.000,00O for Italy, and this request
i is now on the Presidents desk for
! final determination.
Evening star., 1919-04-26

PARIS April 26The arrival OF Premier Orlando in Rome
official telephone message from the Italian
Capital. He received enthusiastically.
MI the members of the American delegation will meet
with conference o'clock this afternoon
Orders Rear Admiral Phillip Andrews
nanng naval forces the Adriatc directing him
exceptional precautions avoid possible disorders,
view oi the tension i'll Italy
The Dalmaan port Of Spaato which the headquarters Of
the american naval forces IN the one OF the centers OF
agitation Italians the Jugosavs 1t explained
that the orders Admiral Andrews wholly precautionary
disorders that district had been received
peace conference watching with intense interest the
odays developments Rome and where the OF
disclose whether the hopes reconciliation
be realized.
Evening star., 1919-04-26

Eight pages of wonderful photo
graphs in the rotoGravure section ~
tomorrow's Star
Evening star., 1919-04-26
Will Be Back on May 1.

Premier orlando ana MS COUeaGueS
on the Italian delegation to the peace
Italian parliament Monday next.
April IS. according to the Petit Pa
risien- The newspaper says:
we are able to affirm that, what
ever the outcome of this session of
the Italian parliament. the premier
and his fellow delegates will imme-
diately start for Paris. and that the
strength at Versailles on May IL
Meanwhile the plans for receiving
the German delegates to the peace
congress are proceeding. it being
thought probable that the meeting
with the Germans will take place
next Wednesday. April 80. by which
time the complete draft of the treaty
of peace Is expected to be ready. The
chief task Of the council of three to-
q large number Of small details still
remaining open. together with some
larger questions. including the dis
position of the frst-line German war
ships.
The plenary session OF the CONFER
ence to be held on Monday may con
tinue through Tuesday in order that
the work Of the body may De COM
pieted before the delegates pro-
ceed to Versailles on Wednesday Tor
the frst session with the Germans.
This Sc ssion is predicated on the COM
pletion of the treaty. which is now
fully expected by Wednesday. as the
council 10 opposed to the delivery OF
the treaty in piecemeal or to making
n public In parts. The latest esti-
mates by experts place the total
length of the document at 10000
words.
Evening star., 1919-04-26

-'''s Rambler writes of Aunt" Ag-
whom you all know. in tomorrow $
Evening star., 1919-04-26
DELEGATES RETURN
MAY Be SET AHEAD
Paris Is Conjecturing on Pos.
sjbIe Action of American
Conferees.
NATIoNALIsM IS RAMPANT
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.
to The Evening Star and
ChlcagO Daily News. Copyright 1917.


Cablexram to The Evening Star and
ChIcaEo Daily News. Copyright. 1919
PARIS, April 2S.-There is reason
to ask whether the Ita1ians' break
will not hasten the return OF the
American delega ton to the United
States x
9 II has been thought that our dele
gates would have concluded their
task around May 20 or at the latest
by June !. but q we'll informed Amert-
can ofiicia1 told me today that ne
be even earlier than May 20. This
would seem to mean, in view OF the
present distressing situation, that our
delegates desire to conclude what is
essential to peace as quickly as pos
sible.
quarters whether President Wilson In
precipitating the "show-down" OH
the Italian claims did not have back
in his mind some idea OF getting
the United States out Of the European
muddle before we become 80 deeply
involved that extrication is impos-
sible. This is obviously a mere hy-
pothesis, but it is one which has be-
gun to cause conjecture.
Recent Crisis With France.
was able. in a dispatch on April s.
to make the drst announcement that
President Wilson was standing on
principle in the Saar crisis and waa
even contemplating an appeal to the
people over the heads OF the govern
ment, b1t Frances tremendous sacrl-
fices and her obvious right to great
consideration apparently caused him
to hesitate. Instead of making the
appeal he ordered the George wash
ington to Brest. For few days more
the conference was under tremen-
bility Of an open break, but before
this ominous possibility every one
seems to have given way little and
the Saar question was compromised.
The Italian crisis differs from the
Saar crisis in that now France. Brit
emily stand together in opposing
Italy's claims. Moreover. the diplo-
matte maneuvers OF the Italians In
continually shifting the debate from
one ground to another are said to
have been particularly exasperating
to their colleagues.
Nationalism Running Rampant.
There is another consideration which
looms more darkly. The Presidents
assertion Of principle in the Italian
question implies the application OF
principle with equal firmness in the
Questions relating to the Balkans and
the new states Of central and eastern
Europe. where ambition and violent
nationalism are running rampant.
The task Of fixing Italian frontiers
may prove to have been simple as
compared with the task Of fixing
frontiers in Greece, Jugoslavia. Ru-
mania, Czechoslovakia and Poland.
II the President, foreseeing what the
future holds. has really decided to
slip quietly out of it all at the EARLIEST
opportunity he can hardly be blamed.