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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
Spread of Bolshevistic Ideas Are 70
Be Feared More Than the Terror Of
Arms---This Condition Leads Presi-
dent Wilson to His Remark That the
Fortunes Of Men and Women and
Their Happiness Should Receive Sc
rious Thought.
By JUSTIN M'GRATH
Especial Radio DISPATCH. !

Paris Feb (By Wireless Via London THE greatest and
most difficult problems before the conference those
OF Russia and Of labor The two to be closely
Despite reports received here by way Of Geneva hat the
Bolshevik have million under and will
have million more the fear felt here is not Of Russian
but Of the spread of Russian ideas ss
BY bockadng Russia shutting off the supply Of Munitions
the Bolshevik army would be quickly rendered pow6fe
purposes of armed aggression.
But the difficulty is that the harder the allies press
Russia the widespread may become the Russian
paganda in other parts of the world. S@I
Labor unrest is world wide according all the II.
ports pouring into Paris In England and France the situation
becoming disqueng In the central countries very
Putting down Bolshevism in Russia would not save tn
situation Labor elsewhere would also have be considered
dealt with, and reasonably satisfied
The fact that Sovist is in charge Of the labor situation
Belfast does not that the labor elements Of Belfast
Bolshevistic. ID
On the contrary members Of President Wilson's party 49,
made study of Belfast labor conditions recsnty fo
the labor classes Of that city not socsc D
have grievances which the present system Of
failed to adjust and they insist that these grievances
be righted the with American labor. 4#ass .
Samuel Gompers little in sympathy with many 6 H.
socastc ideas Of European labor that he would even
attend the conference at Berne.
Yet American labor also nssent upon reforms cro
just conditions. Mr. Gompers is not in sympathy With Bal
shevsm whose he abhors much anybody N
President Wilson, but his realization Of the extent q M
unrest throughout the world and his belief that should -
legitimate of the rulers led the president sy
did yesterday in the French chamber Of deputies about che
duty of the rulers to think about the fortunes Of and
women and take care that they should be happy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
Says Preachers Are Responsible
For Present Day Religious Apathy
Evangelist Declares Thousands Have Been to Hear Him Preach
Who Had Not Entered Church Years. Because He Says
the Churches SAVIOR Too Much Of the Ice House.

their members would be sure Of OBJ
tanning seats--and choice seats. too;
that insisted on tickets OF admission.
They are not willing to take their
chances with those who haven't tick
stz." ne said. They are unwilling to
rub elbows with the unchurched, and
right here let me say that thousands
have been here to hear me preach
that haven't darkened the doors OF a
church in years. The reason Ia be-
cause the average church IL an ice
house sort OF a proposition.
when the average church mem
Der does condeeccnd to come out to
hear me, ne wants a special door cut
in the building for him and forty cops
to see that he gets in 0. X Oh. l
am diHgusted! Gr-r-r-r! They Just
simply don't appeal to me at all. at
all! No. sir"
Not An Asset.
The preacher who says the working
man who joins his church merely
adds more to the mem bership. but
nothing to the church from q flnan-
cial or social standpoint. according
to Sunday. has missed his calling.
God doesn't want him In the pull
pit. and the sooner he gets out and
goes To splitting rails. the better for
the community and for the cause OF
Cod he declared. The evangelist
added that. come to think Of II. he
doubted II he would make good rail-
splitter.
He has no use for 4 preacher who
cant sac his community beyond his
own denomination. A series OF
ssamenss' greeted this declaration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
Restrictions
Against banks
Mexico to Reorgnnixe Its Entire Bank
ing Systean-Both Foreign
and Domestic.

Washington. Feb. 4.---StrinEent re-
strictions against foreign banks are
to be asked by President Carranza OF
Mexico OF the Mexican congress. They
are Incorporated. the department of
commerce made public today, in Car
ranxa's new recommendation for the
reorganization Of the Mexican banking
system.
In report on the operation Of this
law. which the Mexican congress is
expected to enact at a special session.
United States Trade Commissioner Ed
ward F. Feeiy. writing from Mexico
City states that one of the features Of
the law IL that foreign banks are "to
be considered Mexican for all pur-
poses" And that neither they nor
their employees may invoke rights of
alienship."
He adds
'Tt Is proposed that foreign banks,
their local branches and any other
credit institutions at present existent
In thtc republic must submit to the
terms of this law within six months
or cease to operate within the repub-
lie, even as private banks"
The new banking law would divide
Mexican hanks into six distinct
classes. no ono OF which would be
able to transact business in the prov
ince of the other. These classes are
a sole hank of emission. mortgage
bank, banks of prom otion. agricultu-
raj banks, petroleum banks and banks
OF deposit,
The law prohibiting any Mexican
bank. say. for instance n mortgage
bank from being any business in the
province of a hank of deposit would
apply with the same force to foreign
banks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE
RATIFTES AMENDMENT

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 4.-Ey a vote
of lilo to 993 tho house This after
noon passed the Nickerman resolution
ratifying the federal prohibition
amendment after nearly two hours of
spirited debate. The constitutional
majority of the house is 104 votes,
The voting was close throughout and
it was not until the last minute that
either side was sure of victory
The measure will not be brought
from the senate law and order com
mittee until after February Is, at
which time that committee will hold
an open meeting TO consider petit
ton containing 6l45sa names of
bona fide voters of the Trades Union
Liberty League OF Pennsylvania. op~
posing the ratification of the resoiu-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
CATTLE GROWER IS
FOR ]. 5. CONTROL
This the Remedy for Ills of
the Packers
Industry.
REVIEWS HIS ATTACH
Lasater Says Producers Got
All the Best of It from
the United States
Government. w..

waahinxtsn, Feb. A.-EAwara G.
Lasasev. 81 the Nataensi Lsv~~asek
sssseAatfs~. today renewed his at
tack against the feed sAministra-
tien before the house Interstate
conmeHee committee. Existence Of
an alliance befweea the dig ave.
packers and the food ADMINISTRATION
to exploit the livestock producers
Of the country and discriminate
against the smaller packers was
charged
According to Mr. Lasater. who was
formerly chief of the live stock and
food markets department OF the food
administration. the food administration
guaranteed the packers a reason bic
profit but made no such guarantee to
the producers. The food administra-
ton. MIR I.asater said, helped the big
five garner In unearned millions
through it's treatment Of the cotton
seed meal cake and feed situation" and
said, mo real attempt was made to
regulate their profits"
Mr. I-asater said independent pack
ers had been able to make big profit
on their operations although they were
compelled to pay as much
that would result in the
sta blishment Of more Strengthening
centers was recommended by Mr.. Las
alter. who also declared "the combina-
tion Of food administration and pack
ers has had bad effect upon the morale
Of the producers"
Mr.. Hoover's purpose, he said. had
been to keep the price paid the pro-
--
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
Stirs Up The Lukewarm and Declares
That Preachers Cannot Do All the
Saving, But That They Must Have
Assistance From the Rank and File
Presence of Mrs. Whittemore, Founder of the Door
Of Hope Movement, Lends Charm to the Night
Meeting.

Church goers got another stirring from Billy Sunday
yesterday.
Wake up Church of God' echoed from every corner OF
the auditorium when he had completed his sermon last night
As his text he used the cry of David from the an
exile from the wrath of Saul mo man cared for my SOUL and
the evangelist appealed with all the strength Of his eoquence
TO the church members help him his fight for the prn
cipes of Jesus Christ told Of stories of whom
he known whom had carried the story Of
the Master until he them stories of who had hungered
for the consolation of the religion yet had been told Of tbs
splendors
The speaker gave further evidence last night of his emen
dous wealth historical information At his fingers ends he
seemed to have every history when he told
the tale of Duke Gloucester murdered the of
England the Of London he brought tears to OF
his listeners.
Seventy converts forward at the end of the night
service including policemen and his concluding prayer
Billy said Say Lord you need any cops heaven want
recommend the Richmond cops they the best earth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
GREWSOME TALE OF
GERMAN MURDERS
Eyewitness Tells of Assassina,
ton of Leibknecht and
Luxembourg.
CRUELTY OF SOLDIERS
False Report Spread Broadcast
10 Avert Trouble Manu-
featured Story Of At
tempted Escape.
CRUELTY OF SOLDIERS
BY ROBERT WELLS RITCHIE.

BY RORFRT WEILFS RTTCHIE.
London. Feb. 4.-The striking
similarity between the OFFICIAL
murders Of DR.. Karl Ijcbknccht
and Rosa Luxembourg and those
OF Francisco Madero and Suarcy.
first pointed oht In these dis
patches two weeks ago. Is con-
6-r'cd nv the story given me to-
day by Nels Swanson. 81 Chicago.
swedish american salesman Of
farm implements. who has Just
arrived here from Copenhagen.
II is tho INSIDE" story Of the
killings OF tho two German Red
leaders. and shows the studied
brutality of the of1icial murders
and the evidence manufactured
by tho German militarists sup
porting tho Official account OF
Iiebknecht's attempted escape.
"A week after the murders" said
Swanson. three men and one woman
u HON used to know in Berlin before
the war arrived in Copenha gen. They
had fed from Berlin because they
were suspected of being Spartscists,
though they assured ms they had quit
party because it was too
radical.
THE woman who had lived in the
Eden hotel at Berlin, said on the
night of the assassinations armed sem
tries suddenly were posted at all exits
Of the hotel. Near midnight the >chief
of the criminal police appeared with
thirty soldiers and two officers of the
eavalary guards.
THE hotel was ordered cleared. but
my informant saw Liebknecht in the
midst of guards In the lobby rs she
tNI ~.
turn after midnight. a hotel attendant
told her that Liebknect was not ten
feet from the door when an officer
had signaled to one of the soldiers
who crushed Liebknechtts skull uith
.he hDtt of his gun. hitting him from
behind.
"Other soldiers proceeded to beat
the fallen body with their gun butts
until it was mutilated beyond recogni-
tion. Then the body was put in an
automob and blank shots were fired
toward the car as 1t whizzed Oft.
Rosa Luxembourg was brought to
the hotel ten minutes after Licb-
knechts death. and the same assassinf
her and hammered her
with their gun butts, encouraged by
Her body was thrown into
he canal. At : A. NJ. the hotel en-
ployees assem- bled and the manager
r. al an official explanation. SAYING
both were shot because they had
attcnnted to escape"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05

~ rtIly SUNDAY deniored the fact that
80 many people turn 10 Christ only in
afvcrsi,y ~ an, no rcs~imist,r he de-
eisr~d. n am an cptimist OF the cr-
si rpists but TO- the sake NJ Christ.
weke IN Church of Cod. The clergy
viii never win this world alone. We
fcaIsncr 1s~~ss Aif@ How many OF you
Yner have the nerve to talk religion
A. the westmcreland club. how many
a. you women talk Of Christ In sonr
stesai gatherings OH there are thou-
sands in places just like that who need
shat word, who are hungry for The
head NJ life" ard Billy tasd many ste
r'ss OF people who had never received
Tire Christian message outside the
church or in~ide II.
Deliver the Ncssar~.
Think" he continued. "Arc there
people in your own home "a bo think
ts4at NO ono cares for their soui7 Have
sos given the message that YOU re-
.eS.cd 10 the hoys and girls in your
own home? There arc many who have
{ never received the mcsSags of Christ
In your OWN home. There are an and
noYnen " h0 are not Christians fnF two
reasons. Somc think they aren't strong
enough 10 take M the Christian life.
J. Others that no one cares Tor their soul
and that they are eSiies from tho Chris-
tfan life no YOU know that these men
will be lost unless YOU save them
Then Billy told OF many whom he
had found, who would not only listen
to hin, talk religion. but who actually
rrayed the consolation which they were
denied on account of the reticcnce or
their Christian friends
."rhere are men here tonight who
would pull out their check book and
/ write a check for $1,000 II some one
1 = ould some to them and prove that
Jesus Is the son of God and that there
= for he teA
lost and that salvation is only through
word Of God But the world doesn't
care about these men. No one ever
talks seriously to them about these
questions. The world doesn't care and
the devil gloats.
ever II ala not care. deESou think
Il would come all this distance with
NV helpers and put all the money ]
have into these meetings! DO you
think would stand up here and work
a. hard Is I do II didn't care. There
are men now and always will be in
the soul-saving business: there are
thousands who are sweating and dying
4 Ia see you saved. who are preaching.
and praying and sweating and dying
ID save souls for Jesus Christ. And
don't you reckon God cares? why he
sacrificed his only SON to give you a
pixn for your redemption. Every thorn
in his brow. every nail in his cross
q and every drop of blood he shed went
I 10 put II square up TO you that God
wants you to go to heaven instead OF
hell, and yet men pass 1t up with in
dsrerence."
With gestures Of irritation Billy
Il walked up and down the platform and
stopped. his hands held QUITO his con-
I. gregatjon II wonder that God hasn't
ehncked the Job up and let most OF
YOU ~ to hell. Go out and work. The
trouble i~ a lot Of you take things too
easy You rub elbows with people.
vet never prayer passes your lips:
YOU never had n drop of sweat run
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
EMBARGO IN CONFIACT WITTY
ONE OF FOURTEEN POfNr4

Washington. Feb. 4.-EnelaDdas en-,
barge against Americas ulnHunaaC.s
lures If in direct cDnillct w44h 10
third OF President Wilson's f6n
Points OF peace. which EnGanna =.
scrfbcd to and is now d1ncnR ~.
the Paris peace confcrcnnA ~ RI
the as@rrtlonnade in q rennauf1a 80
parcd today by SENATOR Wlonu 0G
Massachusetts. demanding a. ~ Gan1as
department. information at W1n4 ID
has done. II anything. Tn hnve IT, -
barge modified or snspeudo6.
Senator Weeks prepared ~ Sua1a-
ton after CONSULTATION wltA ochnn -.
ate leaders and announ0aa to ~
would introduce 1t In IL s1aa1a -
morrow.
Point No. Al tlae fuu11na - -
p"S forward by Prcsadens y0Gnn -
N-t9 TO the estabfisfmsea4 e ~ pQneA
r.s..ares for:
The removal. - mr. - -,
or al economic haExisEU - - -
tablisfnnent Of m equality e Unklo
conditions among an tl,e na11n1s g..
acntfnx "a the peAce amd
themselves for tn naanAe1nnpAS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
YANKEE SOLDIERS
WITH TO0D 1IsA1Ma

Paris. Feb. l.-HenuDek( - i ]
extreme shortage OF 10 m
JngO-Slav and austrian 111111gy !.
and tho unstable gowo1u
American soldiers pFUh1H1v N 5s2#
he sent with MI food tFnfne - Z 81
ing through thoap tcEF1eog3eA d S
was revealed today I'M N ~.
nOuncCnlcnt BY the fO0A a1alk NE
traaion that $4,000 tng,a r.
-four have arrived In EQgDpe IN
the relief OF Ruman1aH nGlC ssss I'M.
Cxccfo-Slnv populations. IN IN
The American steamer NJ III
Plains is at a Rumanian p0et* 49,
1000 tons Of hour. and tn A<14<N
5000 tons have been dOJiverGN VI
Trieste for transportationS - G1oFl
Slovakia. sg4 VI n
In addition to this 5000 toNa M
pork and another shipment Of fNsN44s
tons Of flour have been unlOA4e4
Trieste for Prague. Further e0lpS1
ments will he made a. fart ~ ae044
portation can be made. sss 4
Although American troops WI asS
company the shipments ~ guAf(n. 60,
food administration has also made Nx$
ranEements with JugO-Glavf ass4 AM
tr,a To insure safe transit. aNE0EM
to the announcement. n NJ
Tho supreme council o. enn1&A
relief has stabliahed An tutoe44
commission composed az nsQ m
sentative each from the SGnS NJ Il
ish. italian asld Amer3aNN IL S1Y1
mentH to control the tk&MG
and <ixtrihuften " foc4a
10 ths@ i1taetGys GaM111m " 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
TODAY.s PROGRAM.

r.. M.--Biliy Sunday breaches
nj City Auditorium on THE Bene-
ats OF Prayer"
p. M.--Miss Saxes' Bible class
1T City Auditorium.
r. M---Miss kidneys meeting
FOR boys and girls. 10 to IA years of
age. in Gintcr Park Methodist Sun
day school room.
a. r. MFRS. Asher will address
Il meeting of women In Centenary
Methodist church on "Women's
Work for Women"
1880 p. M.--BiIly Sunday will
nrcacl1 at City Auditorium on is II
Well With Thee?''
SIP. M.--Miss Saxe's Bible class
Tor Scuthsiders at Bainbridgc- Street
HAptist church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
BARON vON HNMMFRSTEIN
SUCCEEDS WTNTERFELDT

Eeriin. Feb. 1.-THE resignation OF
General yDn Winterfeldt as president
uo,sslntnoo soIisYtuIv ustuIsO sul ~
has been reluctantly accepted by the
Ebert government. He refused to re-
consider it General Baron Won Ham
mcrstcin has been named to succeed
him,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
MISS kINNEY's ROUTE.
Wednesday.

Wednesday.
3 T. M--Ginter Park NJ. f. Sunday
school; meeting for boys and girls.
ten 10 fourteen years Of age.
r. Y s;s'4'f9 1hurs6sy.
$3.50 p. M--Sixth Mount Zion Bap-
fist church: meeting for girls at
Armstrong High school.
Friday.
5:tS r. M,--Highland Park NJ. e.
church; meeting for boys and girls
OF Highland Park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
Strike Is Avcrtcti

London, Feb. 4.--The national
strike of railway clerks, which had
been scheduled for this evening. was
averted at the eleventh hour by gov
eminent recognition Of the union.
General resumption Of work by the
strikers on the clyde 10 looked for
tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
PARLIAMENT FACES
SOCIAL REVOLUTION
Broad Distinctions Give Way
to Admixturc of Varied
Cults.
HOME. RULE 4 SOLUTION
Seven Sad Survivors All That
Remain of the Irish Repre-
scntation Of the Oldcn
Day.

London. Feb. A.--~N ohody can
foreScc what parliament viii do
about the Irish question. An
unprecedented situation exists.
and possibly unprecedented ac-
ton will he necessary. However,
YOU may rest assured that par
Lament win not listen to the sug-
gestion OF n self-governing. In
dependent Island.
This statement was made TO Tai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
TRAINS BETWEEN PARIS
AND BRUSSELS SOON

Brussels. Feb. 4.-A-Thc first train
from Paris arrived here today by way
of Mons and MaubeuEe. Direct train
service between Paris and BrussNis n
expected to ~ opened within thrae
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HERE To AID K, 0F {.
MEMBERSHIP RUN
Supreme Grand Knight James
A. Flaherty Visits Richmond
Council.
is GUEST AT BANQUET
Order That Did Woman Work
For Boys Overseas Plans
to Boost Roster to
Million Members.

supreme Grand Knight James
a. Etahrrfy. Of PfiladcIpaltn. was
rendered n reception by the OH.
Gers and members OF the Rich
mond council Of the knights OF
Columbus last night The occa-
SION Was the ofylc5at visit OF the
head or the Catholic order to tho
local branch. He Is making n
tour Of the country. visiting the
principal cities, in the interest Of
the campaign which has "a its
slogan "a million membership in
1912" The membership of tho
knights of Columbus was about
half n million al tho beginning of
the world war. buf has Sincr been
Increased to approximately ESQ.,
000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-05
WEATHER

Washington Feb. A.
Forecast:
Virginia - Fair, colder
wednesday; Thursd y.
fair: warmer In west.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-05

fact that cannot escape attention of
the party leaders.
National interests demand that the
next president be man who is fitted
by experience and inclination to carry
on the work of President Wilson and
none stands this test better than
Pomerene. He has been close in the
condolences of the President and heart
lily in sympathy with him in his pro-
gram.
His election to the presidential chair
will mean a continuation of admins
tration closely in line with Wilson's
policies. 1t is only through the cleo
ton of such man that America can
escape the chaos that a change of ma
tional policies always entails.
President Wilson's administration
during his first term was approved in
1916 by his return to Office with Ohio
playing the leading part in the vic
tory. Approval of his second term,
during which the war ended largely
through Americas participation under
his leadership, can best be expressed
through the nomination and election
of Atlee Pomerene to the presidency
| in 1920.