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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-07-05

quo pabellon americana; he visto con
amor el nacimiento dc todas mis- her
manas las Republicas del Nuevo Mum
do observando con satisfaction sus
progresses hberales; lie cultivado con fe
inmensa los principles democraticos, go
zando amplamente Ell benefcio de sus
frutos; he aumentado en- ell curse dc
los amos mi prestigio y mi poder, con-
quistando el amor v ell respeto de la
Humanidad; consciente de mis- debe-
res derechos, pcomprendiendo mi mi
sion al peligrar la libertad de los pue-
bios, cruce el oceano hacia los viejos
continentes, entrando Ell ell campo de
batalla EN- medic del estruendo de los
caiiones ell toque de los cIarines: con-
duje a mis- hijos sobre ell terreno del
honor por Ell camino de la gloria ben
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que me destino la Providencia; esco-
giendo para realizar la magma obra
al patricia sabio, sereno, de caracter
bien tcmplado; que conquista para 81
la confanza de su pueblo para su pue-
bio Ia confanza del mundo; que ha-
blando en- ell dia del mas glorioso ami.
versario, desde la cumbre sagrada de
Mont Vernon, ha llevado todos los
pueblos civilizados ell amor nuestra
victoria con la garantia dc su palabra
refexiva y autorizada, diciendo:
"Buscamos el reinado del derecho,
basado en- ell consentimiento de los 60
bernados garantizado por la opinion
constituida de la Humanidad.
Yo, que aun no cuento siglo y
medic de existencia, soy ell mas anti
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Fecha memorable
Ell OLA DE VENEZUELA

Hoy SC cumplen lO8 amos Due las
Provmcias Unidas dc Venezuela Sc dc
clararon hbrcs indcpendicntes dc Ia
tutela de la Madre patria. Y aqucl dia
empezo la epopcya que do libcrtad al
Contincnte.
Ell MUNDo Sc asocia al fausto dia
historico dc Venezuela, heroico y no
bic pals con el cual nos unen fucrtes
vinculos dc afectos, creados por Ia ira
dicion, por el idioma por Ia cultua
que nos lego Ia an.igr Metropoh, igual
Que a todos los pue5los hispano anne
ricanos, hace presentcs sus congratu-
laciones al dignisimo Consul dc la ex-
presaGa Republica cn San Juan.
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DON JESUS DIAz Y GON2AG II

Este conocIlo muy cstimado iovcn
ACADIA dc MORN. a los p amos dc ciaj
en- el pueblo dc Carolina
Jesus estudiaba Farmacia y por su
-caracter y condicioncs pcrsonaics era
Quer'do por todos los quc le trataban.
Enviamos pnestro pesamc a sus IN.
merosos deudos entire los cnalcs Sc en-
cuentran muy csumadas familias dc
Carolina Trujillo Alto rec ba cl cs-
pecial testimonio de nucst9a condolcn-
cia el scnor don Julio Diaz, padre del
malogrado joven.
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Labor legislative
9EsIoN DE AVER EN- Ell sENADo

'@i'oAOt' - "a - LIN LII oh NADO
Sc declare en- session cl Scnado aver
las diez media de "a manana
Sc leyo ol a-1a dc la scaIol anterior
fue aprobada Sc adoptaron valias
rcsoluciones, entire elias Ia dc los seho-
res Felid y Valdes. que dicc
For cuanto un iacendio hororoso quo
dcstruy6 rccieutemcn.e q tcatro enc
Yagucz y en- dicho nccndlo perc.
cieron y fueron gravemcntc hcridas
mas dc $50 personals. entire elias. mn
considerable njmcro dc ninos
Existc Nh arn mmcro dc hcridos
pobres que requicyon atcncion au
xiho economico, IA Cruz Roia Ia ago
tado VA Ia mayor parte dc sus rccursos
con los cualos VIENNA atendicndo las
neccsidadcs dc estas victimas;
For cuanto Ia Asamblea Legislative
provee anuamentc al Gobernador con
IN fondo para atendcr cstos casos;
Por tanto, resuelvasc por ell Senado:
L. que sc Su5lcra reSpetuoSamcntc
al Gobernador Ia convenicncia dc cue
previa investigation del case. auxilie
las cxprcsadas victimas, por media
cion dc la Cruz Roja Scccion dc Maya
giiez, con la mayor suma dc los EXPIRE
sados fondos en- su podcr
2. Que copia de esta resolution sea
transmitida inmediatamcnte al Gobcr
nador para su conocimicnto.
I'll sonor Fo.iu propuso que sea apro-
bada la resolution transcrita, que cs
somctida a votacion aprobada por
unanimidad.
El schor Presidentc dispuso quo Sc
comuniqUc Ia rcfcrida rcsoluc.on al Go.
bcmador
A moci6n del senor Fcliu, cl Scnado
Sc declare en- reccso.
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Los que Sc van
DON RAFAEL AERILLAGA GARCIA

FL honorable por+orriqueno cuyo nom
bre siyve de epierafc a estas hncas,
ACADIA dc rendir la iornada dc la vida
ell 81 dia de aver cn su rcsilcncia dc
AMasco
La noticid dc 81 mucrte no nos Ia s0r
prendido pues sabiamos que por dcs
gracia su estado dc salud era sumamen-
te delicado, pero aunque espelabamos
el fatal desenlace, cl infau5to acoltc-
cimiento nos llena de dolor
Parece Que Puerto Rico esta llamado
a quedarse sn directories espiritualcs.
Sus grandes hombrcs van cayendo en-
Ia fosa uno dctras de ORC Las ramas
mas fuertes del arbol dc Ia patria Sc
van desgajando bajo ell golpc certero
del hacha de la fatalidad Un signo
adverse esta suspcndido soDre nucstras
cabezas.
Munoz Rivera, Jose dc Diego. Larrina-
ga. Benitez Castano. Carlos Maria So
Ter, Vivaldi, Diaz Navarro Ahora IN
caido Arrillaga, uno de los de bucna &C
pa. de ilustre linaje, de intehscncia
prcclara, de corazon noble sencroSo
que latia por Ia patria dc Sis amorcs,
en- holocausto de la cual 6l hizo toda cla-
Sc dc sacriGcios. A ella le dio cuanto te-
mia. Por ella sono, por ella bro por
ella lucho. por verla feliz y libre. el
hizo vigorosas campanas, cn Ia tribuIa.
en- la tcrtulia intima, y hasta en- el Sc
no mismo del hogar
Como politico fu6 intachablc. No SC
presto combinaciones, III adulo las
multitudes para conQuistar sus sufra-
gios, III Sc humillo los pcs del domi-
nador, nj figure Ell las nominas del go
bierno. Fue IN pohtico que no hizo del
patriotismo I'M 'modus vivendi' Su
honradez no Sc puso en tela de julcio
en- ninguna OCCASION, Y cl pueblo, reno
de fe cicga Ell su rectitud, le mira
con cl respeto immense con que SC u -
nm idolo sagrado. Era una garantia
para ol pueblo cl Que su nombre dg i
Sc en- una papelcta electoral Por ESQ
durante mucho tempo cl distrito dc
Mayaguez le dio su representation en
la Camara de Representatives..
Como legislator su labor es digna dc
los mas altos elogios.. Lesislo sicmpre
para proteger a los desvaidos, los
caidos, ega gran masa sufrida, dolicn-
tie esqu'lmada que sc llama el pueblo.
Como era un espiritu analitico y razo-
nador siempre busco Ia esencia de las
cosas Sc iba al fondo de los asuntos bus
cando siempre su lado practice. Era de
los pocos hombres que tienen sentido
comin, tocado de un patriotismo sin
ccro. nunca dio su apOyo a los proyec
tos de ley que pudicran ocasionar per
juicios al pueblo Trabajaba Ell pro dc
los derechos del ciudadano portorrique-
no sin alardes, sin discursos dc relum-
bron, sin hacer promeGas cue luego no
Sc cumplen, cosa In cual cstan tan
NAL acostumbrados Ia mayor parte dc
los politicos PROFESSIONALS.
Sc necesitarian muchos paginas para
enaltecer los meritos del insigne por-
torriqueno que acaba de morir Y sin
tempo para mas, solo hemos podido
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trazar cstas lineas en- las que quisiera
NOS poncr la expression del nccro DO
lor que nos abruma La grandcs pea
dumbrcs no sc pucdcA cxprcsar con pr.
labras.
A todos los dcudos del fnado cay a
mos nuestro vivo sentimiento dc con
dolencia. Y rogamos a Dios noe el nc
canso eterno del alma del male ado "a
triota.
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Ii aCOnteCimient0
de esta noChe
LIZ REAPARIcIoN DE LAzAPo

La REAPARIcIQN DE LAZAPO
Aver manana dcsembarcaron en san
Juan los artistas que constituycn n
gran Companja de opera dc Bracale.
Esta noche pareccra c. tcatro TN as
cua de ORC resp,andecicnte
Sc cantara "Rigoletto", en- fmci5a
primcra de abono y reaparccera el
magnihco tenor Lazaro, entire las es-
trellas de primcra magnitud Albcr,b'a
Cassani y Giuseppe Danissc.
Noche dc gloria
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diciendo los cue morian Y orgullo-
sa de mis- heroes; llcgue la meta
dc mi carrcra triunfal, coronado dc lau
relies, envuclta en- llamas cmpapada
en- sangrc americana Y hoy cumpli
ia mi mission, satisfecha dc nj labor.
Eictoriosa fehz .setorno al hogar pa
trio, Y desde las cumbres capitolinas
proclamo solcmnementc que el Derecho.
la Justicia la Libertad, como Ia mi
rada de Dios y como Ia luz del Sol
deben penetrar por todos los ambitos
Gel Mundo.
Jose COLL Y CUCHI
NCTA. Ell senior Coll Cuchi ticne
otro .trabajo de la misma indole, So
bre la bandera de Puerto Rico, que
publicara oportunamente
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FELIZ VIAJG

Hoy cnIbarcard para saato Dolpm.o.
en- compania dc su hcrmano Marcolino.
n inteligcnte y distinsu+da annta
Mercedes Sofa, quicn dirige .on ran
asicrto G. poriodico fominista "a Ffl.
ier del S glo Xxx
Despues de pasar una corr s,,ap..r
da cr aqucna isla Ia sHnoiit1 so.a
gresara a 81 rcsidcncia dc Sen Jaa1.
Les dcscamos fclz viaje
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SESSION DE la TAGDE DE- Los
MAESTROS


" las ooa oc '' ''ipe 81 0'''''o ''''''.
0fa'o para e''udiar II ICY o' '* Le
gisiatnra' sobfc ci anmenio dc suelao'.
r"lo aproo'o' II sis"lehio p''p'e'eioh
qNe p4csch'''' g -. GARCIA ~ II 'n
cc'a.
QUO 80 "ccp'e en- pTincipio 20
s0cidos acofo'dos pof Ia Lo-'si''nia
2 Que Sc pagoe a los pfoie.ofes -.
sncldos dc 10y meses &c luilo asos'o
dcI pfcsenlc 'ho' &c ae"crdo con e t'
ui'paeato en- 81 pIeanphea'o
0uc ei montanle ahn"i uo s'iatio
sea dividido cn dieF parties pa}a'os
"a iin dc cada mo. esco''f
Para discutn & pfiMot ptn'o dci
inlo.mc dc "a ComiNon concedioton
dicz turnos cnco ca pro 3 cine9 cn
contra
Hablaron On faros. io sc"ofos Ilit
Muaiz Quinon"s. Ialu M's're So
VIA y Huykc En- contra los more
Victor melcndc1 Tomas Gonraler @
tn. Perez M0ndcz. Pedro Fal"
Fuesio votaoioa iue aprobado 81
dictamen dcl Comiie. Que So ac@p'e Gu
principle lot ucldos acosdaGos pof la
Legislature.
ScgmJamon'c sc nombro NINA conf
ion compucs a pot los sefor-s Vine'n
=, pieDpa. HONS. Ia senorit' Maria
Bcrcnstein Ia seaora Laura +. &c Mn.
loz. para cue trabaJon cerca del Go
bicrno y la Lc.i,la'ura. con q I'm dc
rcationar y conscsuir mcioras pafa Joy
maestro
FL ST Garc'a dc Ponce aiaca dufa
mcntc al ST. Vnccnty Dice pne y
Asociacion nccosi'a refundirso que q
Sr Vinccnty cs persona NON GRATh
cn Ia direction dc "a asociacion
lie reiuto cl 81. Luis muniz c.ogif
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Dow LUIS vEHEsAs

ri IS Tesorrfo y aefHai aHhfit-staf
Act Baneo Territorial hsrirois asa
Luis vensaas ha sHffld8 un senslbie
1ccidenie. qus is D. disinr 80 rr 80
Mrcho dcpiorastn fsta uaficia. ias aa
mcrcsos amigos ~ don Lai vsa
Iuien z0za dc sfaadss Fimpsflss r
sus mcrecimieuios y hauasdes
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
WITNESS SAYS PHYSICIAN
QUARRELED WITH WOMAN
Declares Dr. Walker Keenc wilkins,
Held for Murder. Was Enrnged
With Wife.

MINEOLA. y. Y. March 22.-Dr and
Mrs. Walter kcnnc Wilkins. socially
prominent in Manhattan and Long Is
land circles, quarrelcd in the Jamaica
station while waiting for train to
take ;hcm TO their country place the
night of February 81. but an hour or
so before Mrs. Wilkins was beaten to
death with a hammer. according to a
man who claimed today to have wit
messed the quarrel
The murder was enacted just out
side the wilkins Long Beach home
If the new witness story proves true
his testimony will add another strong
link TO the chain Of evidence to be
presented against DR.. Wilkins when
his wife.
Detectives are still running down
clues and new leads" TO establish the
motive which lay behind the ply
sic!ans alleged act.
New evidence discovered today and
reported by detectives to District At
torncy Charles r. Weeks consisted of
the finding of bloody finger prints on
the wall above a clothes hamper in the
wilkins home at Long Beach. and on
the hamper itself. The hamper was
one used by DIR. wilkins for soilcd
clothes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
POLICE SAY MOTHER LOVE
WAS CAUSE OF SHOOTING
Boston Woman Held on Serious Charge,
Following Sensational Affair over
Foster Son.

BOSTON, MASS. March 22.-Mother
love, even though the object of her
love was not her own flesh and blood.
drove Mrs. Gertrude Lacourt into a
state OF frenzy today, which Gull
minated when she fired two shots at
her husband. Louis Lacourt, accord
ing to the police. Both were in an
automobile. Hc is at the relief hos
pital Although his name is on the
dangerous list, it was not believed to-
night that he would die.
The attractive young mother was Ia
boring under the belief that her fos-
Ter son had been kidnapped. For some
reason or other she believed that her
husband had something to do with the
kidnapping.
only twenty minutes before the
sound of shots startled North Street,
she had been at the Hanover Street
police Station to tell Captain Mat
thew Daley of the alleged kidnapping.
She had recounted her story to him,
and he had advised her to go TO the
city Hall Avenue Station to report
her troubles, as the family apartment
was within that district.
To Captain Daley it seemed as
though the young woman had hardly
left the station when the report OF
The shooting was received. And then
within a brief interval she had been
hooked charged with murderous as
saulI and taken to the relief hospital,
where her husband saw her and idcn-
tilted her as his aSsailant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
THOUSANDS WELCOlNE
BRITISH GUARDS BACK
FROM WAR VICTORIES
Very Souiof Engtand;s army"
Pdrddcs for I,Uo Hours Be-
fore Cheering Cro,rds.

LONDON. March e2.-Londons pop
uiar welcome homo" 10 returned he
tocs was held today when the Guards,
the very soul Of the British army"
paradcd through the streets and were
reviewed by King George and Queen
Mary. Il, was the first review of war
heroes. Many bands blarcd the strains
of over There" and other popular
war songs AS deep crowds lining the
curbS CAV" vent to Nocifcrous cheers.
Ii was the greatest tribute in the mem
ory of a generation.
The parade took two hours to pass
The Prince Of Wales. bearing the rank
OF captain, riding behind the Earl OF
Cavan and at the head OF the Ercna-
dtrrs. who carried bayonets. was con-
stantly chccrcd and WAS obliged to sa :
Lutte every few seconds.
All the colors OF tho units were
"rcathcd with laurel, and Il few big
guns and pontoons were drawn along
for inspection by the spectators
Many wounded mon were carried in
lorries. while discharged members OF
the guards in civilian dress marched
behind the battalion Of which they had
been members.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
BOY OF EIGHT DIES HERE
OF SLEEPING SICKNESS
Street, Richmond's Third Vic
tim OF Epidemic.
UNCONSCIOUS SEVENTEEN DAYS
First Signs Of Disease Developed in
Twitching Of Arm, and Later
Paralysis OF Entire Body-Erup-
tions Break Out Over Skin.

liichmond's third fatality from sleep
ing sickness occurred Yesterday when
Horace Fourqurcan. eight years old
succumbcd TO the malady at Virginia
Hospital. The child mad been in :,
state OF coma since March 6. being
aroused at intervals for nourishncnt.
He was a son Of Albert Fourqurcln. OF
3io3 Hull street, South Richmond
II was stated yesterday that the
child had had influenza last October.
but that it Was thought that he had
entirely recovered The first syinp-
toms OF the malady which caused his
death were twitchings Of the left
hand. This WAS soon followed by
partial paralysis OF the entire left
side. Laser. cruptions all over the
body developed. These were similar
staff physicians at the hospital and
many private practitioners had the
case under observation all the time the
boy was in the hospital in the hone
that their observation would lead to
the detection Of the cause of the dis
ease. The result OF these observations
however, has not been made public.
In the meantime physicians continue
to View the disease with optimism
While none VIII hazard Il definite opin-
ion AS TO It's origin. most OF them ch-
press the view That II is nothing to
become excited over. So far as is
during the last two days
Funeral services for tho boy will be
conducted from The home this after
noon at 8 o'clock
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
LORD FAIRFAX REACHES
GOTHAM FROM ENGLAND
Nirginian Member of British Nobility
Arrives Aboard Steamer
Baltic.
son OF NORTHAMPTON MAN
Peer Was Formerly Albert Kirby
Fairfax, and Is Native OF Com
monwcaItli-Relatcd to Fairfax
and Harrison Families.

Lord Fairfax. Of Cameron. was among
the $40 passengers which the White
star steamship Baltic from Liver
pool, landed at New York yesterday
according 10 advices received here last
night.
Lord Fairfax was formerly Albert
Kirby Fairfax. who resided in Virginia
but was a member OF Il New York and
London financial firm. He was born
in Virginia in 1871. and is "A relative
OF Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. the
authorcss; Fairfax Harrison. president
Of the Southern Railway, ANA several
other members Of the Harrison and
Fairfax families.
Lord Fairfax is the son OF the late
DR.. John Contcc Fairfax. of Northamp-
ton. Va. from whom he inherited his
title. The father had no desire for
the disnities OF peeragc and made
no claim 20 his rights, prcfcrring al
ways to be called "Dr. Fairfax" The
present Lord Fairfax is the twelfth
peer in the line of INarfaNes Some
$eara aSo he decided 10 claim his titl,s
and he took his seat in the House Of
Lords in 1917.
On the voyage TO New York the
Baltic stopped at Halifax and landed
5000 Canadian troops there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
PRIVATE FUNDS HELP
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
TO CONTINUE SERVICE
Maintain 80 Per Gent Of Orguni-
SALON Until Congress .ippro-
Priatcs Sufficient Honey.
iBy Associa,ca rrcs, 1

WASHINGTON March 22.-John +.
Densnorc, dircctor-Scncral of the Fed
cEal Employment Service, announced
tonight that through State. city and
private contribution: already pledged.
III: employment service would be abls
to keep at least 90 per cent OF it's
present organization together until the
next Congress provides funds for a
fun force l;ut Cor this support Mr..
Dcnsmorc said, the employment service
today would have been reduced to less
than 90 per cent and been forced to
abandon much OF it's work OF placing
soldiers. sailors and war workers.
Nearly $50 Offices, in addition to the
hfty-SiX Offices which the employment
service had arranged 10 continue, Will
now be KEEP; in operation. kilograms
plcdging funds still are being received
and officials expect IL will be possible
to keep many more Offices going 10 sup
plcment the work OF the 1000 bureaus
for returning soldiers and sailors and
the activities Of the employment scrv-
ice in the rehabilitation camps and
on the transports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
BURLES0N REMOVES
CLARENCE MACKAY
Postal Telegraph President and
Associates Dismissed From
Government Employ.
DID NOT OBEY INSTRUCTIONS
Post-Office Department Charges
Failure of Cooperation in
Handling Properties.
DID NOT OBEY INSTRUCTIONS
I By Associated Press


WASHINGTON. March 22-Clarence
X. Mackay. president OF the Postal
Telegraph Cable Company. was re
moved today by Postmaster General
Burlcson.
Besides Mr.. Maekay. orders were
Issued removing w. w Cook, general
counsel; William :. Deegan. secretary
Of the board OF trustees or directors
and the owners Of the Mackay com
panies operating the Postal systems
from all duties appertaining 10 the
control and operation OF service under
government control.
a. F. Adams president OF the Kansas
City Home Telephone Company and q.
member Of the general telegraph and
telephone operating board, was APP
pointed by the Postmastsr: General TO
ADAMS pfesented II, the o SSsiewo oday Mo 70
aver D ceeSIo1 and immediately tooA
Mr.. hackay was not in the Office al
the time.
HAVE FAILED TO FOLLOW
DEPARTMENTS INSTRUCTIONS
An announcement, BY the Post once
moving Messrs, Mackay. Cook and
government control was made ncces.
sary by the fact that since the Post
Office Department refused to grant the
by them, these officials have refused or
failed to follow out the instructions of
the department in tho management OF
the properties, and failed to put into
operation promptly the wage schedule
and the eight-hour day. and in various
ways endeavorcd 10 embarrass and dis
crcolt the government operation OF
the wires.
DECLARES DIFFERENCES
IN SWORN STATEMENTS
The reason for the refusal Of the
department to grant the compensation
mcnt, submitted to the Interstate Com
mercc Commission in behalf OF the
is si NJ EllS?s the wn net the swdfn
statements they made TO the wire con
t Il, ca board d as basis for compensation
year at st,4s5.5e3.as.'
SECRETARY DEEGAN
MAKES STATEMENT
in New York tonight Secretary VII
lam j. peeEar. ot the Macka. Com
panies. which controls the Postal COM
This order OF Burieson was de-
liVercd TO US at IL o'clock today with
out any word OF warning or previous
notice. and in the absence of MIR. Mac
Kay from the city over the Weekend
Burleson gives as reason for the
order that we have failed to carry out
not know what Burlcson refers to in
the way of orders and instructions.
This is all pretcnse. The statement
by Burleson that we failed to promptly
put into effect the wage schedule is a
distortion. We announced an increase
IN the wages of all our employees on
March 9TH. TO take effect on January
!, 1919. which was more generous than
that ordered by Burlcson.
II is one OF the most dcspotic things
~ the history of government. We
snail not surrender or abandon our
night against Burleson's usurpatious.
Ills purpose very evidently is to de
stroy the Postal Telegraph system but
he will fail in that. This turning Of
our property over TO our competitors
removing our officers and giving our
money to the Western Union would bo
lncredible il il were not true"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-23
CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS
BY MAJORITY BALLOT
Opponents Admit Power TO Reverse
League Pinns Rests with Wilson
Supporters.
Icy Associ.tca press 4

w WASHINGTON. March 3..--Rcports
from Paris of plans TO cntwinc the
constitution OF the league OF nations
incNtricably in the peace treaty de-
Veloped discussion today among SEN
ators still III Washington of questions
or senate procedure not hitherto en-
phaSiZcd. Although IA two-thirtis vote
of the Senate is required Tor ratiilca-
ton OF treaties, Senator'S pointed out
that. under the rule. amendments may
be adopted by a majority vote. Sen.
aior liorah, OF Idaho. Republican, a
critic OF the league Of nations plan.
declared this would give opponents u
distinct advantage NJ ii would cnabl
n bare majority to revise the league
cons tiiution OF separate ii from tho
peace treaty.
Other Senators said the majority
rule might we'll become an important
asset OF Senator'S supporting the
league. The latter believe n consider
able majority of the Senatc's member
ship favors league OF nations Of some
description. although they estimate
that more than majority oppose the
existing draft