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Evening star., 1919-10-15
Unfair to Other Nations.
Shantung Discussion
Brings Sharp Exchange
in Senate Yesterday

Bitter feeling was evinced in the
Senate yesterday during the debate
over the Shantung amendment to the
peace treaty. While Senator McCum-
ber of North Dakota was replying to
a speech made by Senator Lodge at
tacking the provisions, a controversy
arose between himself and Senator
Reed of Missouri over charges that
Japan was acting in bad faith in her
promise to return Shantung to China
Japan was our associate In the
war" said the North Dakota senator.
"but / know that. now that the war
practically has ended, many senators
prefer to consider her as our enemy.
Germany seems to be more an object
of solicitude than our friends who
helped us defeat Germany" -
IF the senator means that" shout
ed Senator Reed. Il want him to
name the senators to whom he re-.
ferS." &
Senator McCumber retorted that he
would let recent utterances In the
Senate chamber speak for themselves.
and when he declined to yield to fur
ther questioning by Senator Reed tha
latter appealed to the chair. declaring
loudly. while Senator McCumber con-'
tinued his speech. that the languagn
pssd had been unparlaQenta<
Evening star., 1919-10-15
IVAMHOEF, SUSPECTED MAKER
OF BOMBS, STILL AT LARGE
Dozens of Department of Justice Investigators
Reported Following Clues at Gary.
TWenty More Arrests.

, reported to be following clues.
Federal agentr, backed by troops.
early today made four more raids on
homes of radical leaders here. III which
about twenty persons were taken into
custody. Six are being held. 1t is
said that further evidence was OBJ
tanned in these raids of the alleged
plot for an uprising of radicals in
Gary. although Col. W. S. Mapes and
other officials declined to discuss the
details of the information obtained
The force of United States troops
on duty here has been cut in half since
yesterday noon by the transfer of about
1000 men to Camp Grant. Ill. The
authorities evidently believe that the
situation is now so we'll in hand that
larger force is no longer necessary.
Four hundred soldiers left here yes
terday and SIS privates and eighteen
officers were transferred today.
Evening star., 1919-10-15

By the Associated Press.
GARY, Ind, October 15.-Military
authorities and federal agents declared
today that Alexander 1vanhoff, radical
leader and chemist. formerly employed
in the local steel mills and alleged
maker Of the May day and Chicago
post Office bombs. is not yet under ar
rest. He is being sought as the re-
suit of information said to have
been given to the federal authorities
by Anton Gorstai, who is under arrest.
Convinced that Ivanhoff has fled from
Gary. the federal authorities today
transferred their search for the radical
leader to Chicago. where dozens of De-
partment of Justice investigators are
Evening star., 1919-10-15
TITTONI DUE IN PARIS TODAY
Reported He Has Italy's New Pro.
posal in Adriatic Disnute

PARIS, October 15.-Tomasso Tit
toni. the Italian foreign minister, will
reach Paris this afternoon. If Was
announced here today. He left Rome
Monday for conference with King
Victor Emmanuel at the royal shoot.
ing lodge at San Rossore on the way
here.
It, is understood that Foreign Min
ist6 Tittoni is bringing to the peace
conference a new proposal by Italy
for the settlement of the Adriatic dis.
pute. The project. as it has been out
lined. creates buffer state of Fiume
and proposes that Italy shall annex
the district of Volosca, lying between
Fiume and Trieste. in order to estab-
lish a joint boundary between Italy
and the state of Fiume.
Evening star., 1919-10-15
PRESIDENT CONTINUES
TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT

President Wilson had a good nights
rest and continues to show improve
ment despite a, slight headache. said
bulletin today by his physicians.
The bulletin follows:
The White House,
October Is, 1919, 1855 am:
THE President had good nights
rest, enjoyed his breakfast, and aside
from slight headache. continues to
make improvement. The condition
which caused the restlessness of
Monday night. and about which DIR.
Fowler was consulted. gave no trou-
BILE during the night.
tSigned) "GRAYSON,
"RUFF'IN,
..STITT."
President Wilson. it was learned to-
day. is keeping in general touch with
governmental affairs even though
Rear Admiral Grayson IL enforcing
rigidly his prescription Of absolute
rest. 80 -
The manner in which the Presi-
dent is being informed in a general
way of the problems now before the
nation was not disclosed, but it was
presumed it was through Mrs. Wilson
and DR.. Grayson.
Through the aid of DIR. H. A Fow-
Ter, a Washington specialist. the
swelling of the prostate gland, which
fnterfered with Mr. Wilson's rest
Monday night and yesterday, was re-
duced late yesterday, and the absence
OF Irritation was expected to be re-
f1ected soon in the rapidity of his i'm
provement. The President was de-
scribed as better in the bulletin is
sued last night by DIR. Grayson.
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England-to-Italy Plane DAMAGED

| PARIS. October IA giant air.
plane flying from England to 1talv
landed half mile from the village
of charoile. fifty miles north q, Iyon
This morning. One of the wheals Was
broken when the landing was made
but none of the seven passengers was
hurt,
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REAR ADMIRAL CLOVER,
Retired, DIES ON TRAIN
Naval Officer Nearing Cheyenne on
Way to Washington From
California.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. October To-
Rear Admiral Richardson Glover. U.
s. N. retired. died on a train west OF
Cheyenne early today. He was on his
way to his home in Washington. d. c.,
from California. Admiral Clover was
seventy-three years old.
Evening star., 1919-10-15
Treaty Ratifers to Meet

PARIS, October l5 (Havas).-The
exchange Of ratifcations of the treaty
of peace between the allied and as
sociated powers and Germany will
take place at the French foreign Of
nee Friday or Saturday, according to
the. Echo de Paris.
Evening star., 1919-10-15
Britain's Treaty Copy At Paris.

PARIS. October 15.-The copy of the
German peace treaty signed by King
George after the ratification of the
instrument by the British parliament
has been received in Paris, the Petit
Parisien announced today.
Evening star., 1919-10-15

Nervous Exhaustion Follows
Strenuous Day at Indus
trial Conference.
0vERWORK, LEADERS SAY

Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of La bor. is con-
fined to his home here in state OF
nervous exhaustion. His tempera-
ture this morning was 101 degrees
and his physician has ordered him
to remain in bed
Announcement of All. Gompers
breakdown was made by his secre-
tary when the national industrial.
conference convened today. He is
sued the following statement:
Mr. Gompers returned home from
the industrial conference last evening
very greatly exhausted and went i'm
mediately to bed. His physician, Dr.
Henry Parker, was called in to see
him. He found Mr.. Gompers in a
state of nervous exhaustion, with a
temperature of 101. The doctor said
that it would be absolutely necessary
for Mr.. Gompers to remain in bed.
Due to overwork, Leaders Say.
Mr.. Gompers' illness results. labor
leaders said. from months OF unremit-
ting work at home apd abroad in
connection with the peace treaty, the
international labor congress at AM
sterdam and the steel strike.
The veteran labor leader was strlck- :
en- when he reached his home last
night. after delivering an attack in
the industrial conference on the
United States Steel Corpora ton Tor
it's refusal to deal with the steel
strike committee. His friends re-
called that the day was the first an
niversary of the death of his daugh- :
ter, and they said this fact probably
aggravated his condition.
Effect of Strain Seen.
Those who heard Mr.. Gompers' i'm
passioned address in the conference yes
terday realized that he was laboring
under a tremendous nervous strain and
the announcement of his illness did not
come as a surprise to his associates In
the labor group.
Frank Morrison, secretary OF the
elected chairman of the labor group in
the conference today to act for Mr..
Gompers.
Labor leaders said that if Mr.. Comp
ers' illness proved SO serious as to make
it impossible for him to discharge the
duties of president of the federation for
any considerable time the executive
council Of the federation would be called
to elect temporary successor 1t was
said that James Duncan. first vice
Dr6SluenL Ol tNc ISucTddOll, piOodUty
would be designated to act.
Later Mr.. Gompers sent word to men,
bers Of the labor delegation that he
would be present at the conference to-
morrow. -s1....sssss.,
Conference Takes Action
The Industrial conference by a ris-
ing vote adopted h resolution offered
by Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of
the capital group. expressing the con-
ference's hope for speedy recovery Of
the labor leader.
Mr.. Gompers Better at Noon.
At noon Mr.. Gompers' secretary an
nounced that his temperature had fall
len to 90. and that he felt generally
much better. Mr.. Gompers' physician,
however. required that he remain In
bed. The secretary's statement fol-
lows:
"Dr. Parker has just left Mr.. Com
pers. His temperature is 80 degrees,
and he feels generally much better.
but the doctor said he must remain in
bed
Evening star., 1919-10-15
Would Protect Women.

III. on the other hand. the minors
MINIMUM wage were the same as the
minimum wage for women eighteen
years old or over. the merchants
would have no inducement to employ
the minors In preference to the WON
ed en- sne,M.. .ne women 81. would thus be protect
childrsn. and the children themselves
would 6e left in school. These are the
principles i believe the board should
nave recognized in its order-which il
oiu @ recognize in its original order
anu could not conscientiously do
continucd IN Second Page)
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Recognition for Farmers.

A demand for greater recognition
Of the services of the farmers was
made in a statement presented
through the employers group by the
representatives of agriculture. Charles
.. Barrett, president of the Farmers
Cooperative Union, said il was pre-
pared by five conferees-three in the
employers group and two in the pub
JIG group.
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WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, prob
ably showers; not much change in
temperature.
Temperature for tweuty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest, 50. at
$3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest, 5s, at
am. today.
Full report on page %.
Evening star., 1919-10-15

Member OF the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication OF ell news dispatches
credited to Il or not otherwise credited In this
paper and also the local news published herein
All rights of publication OF special
dispatches herein also reserved.
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Discusses Waste.

tContlnued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1919-02-06
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION.

THAT measures for after-war relief for suffering peo-
pie In Europe should be matter OF voluntary con-
rlbution and not taxation upon all the people OF the
United States was the position taken by Congressman
Martin B. Madden, Of Illinois. during the discussion Of
the bill 10 appropriate siOO0OOOO TO be expended under
the direction Of the President for the purchase and dis
tributon Of food and other supplies, Said Mr. Madden:
Il would be willing as citizen OF the United States
TO be one OF ii00O0O0O people to contribute TO the
fund now sought but not willing to cast my vote
TO take this siO0OOOOOO out Of the pockets of an already
overtaxed people"
Further discussing the subject Mr. Madden said:
1--WE have already spent s25OOOOOOOOO Of the peoples
money TO win the We have yet many billion dol
lars to pay. We are maintaining a great army and
great navy that will not all be demoblzed for the next
two years. We viii call upon the American people soon
for the payment Of $4,000 100000 tax We will call
upon them also for the purchase Of s6OOOO0OOO worth
more OF Liberty Bonds. We will continue to tax them
TO the limit during more than the coming generation"
Because OF those taxes, certain 10 be imposed In the
future, Mr. Madden insisted that il Is time TO call halt
to extravasant expenditures Of public funds
Evening journal., 1919-02-06
The Riddle Of influenza
From the New York SUM-

The latest statistics OF the epidemic
or influenza, or epidemic catarrh as
some physicians prefer 10 call II. are
Impressive reading The encouragino
feature Of the situation Is in the fact
mat the second wave OF the great in
nuenza epidemic, which has passed
over our heads and left MS breathless. .
as II has been called Is seen to be sub
siding.
The influenza epidemic Is in its origan
largely. or preponderatingly, social and
san 'tary; there Is, and has been. an
immense mass Of infection dissemln-
ated by splitting, coughing and sneezing
by those who do not realize the need
or protecting others from the dangers
arising in this manner The epidemic
has swept over the country because
precautions against infect on have not
been obsery ed. and because some Of the
authorities have not had the energy re-
quired TO deal with this aspect OF. the
mighty problem, which Is still un-
solved
II is painfully evident that many per-
sons have not grasped the fact thar
the disease Is spread by those Incau-
tious or thoughtless individuals who
forget that the secretions OF the human
nose and throat contain infectious mat
ter even In the case OF apparently
healthy people. The studies OF this
phase OF The epidemic which lave Just
been published in England, France and
Germany. AFFORD striking confirmation
OF this statement.
AS a result OF the review Of the whole
subject published by the British War
Evening journal., 1919-02-06
Biunderinq in Russia
From The New York Trlbune.)

TO be modified, on the ground Of ex-
, pedency. to the extent OF treating the
soviets on the same basis as the pro-
Ally Russian governments, there should
have been at least a presumption that
a reconciliation Of Russian claims was
feasible And there should have heen
an alternative programme, involving
continued prosecution OF the war with
the soviets. In which the Allies are en-
gagged. In case Lenlne ignored the offer
OF a settlement by negotiation.
The Allied forces in Northern Russia
have Just been Obliged 10 retreat moro
than one hundred miles toward their
base. In A. changel. They are outnum-
bered on the Arctic front. As mat
ter OF safety they ought TO be with
drawn o. adequately reinforced. The
Bolshevists have recaptured Kiev. ac-
cordlng to the latest dispatches. There
can be little doubt that their armies
have been greatly strengthened In the
last six months. The fact that they
have been using gas shells on the
sector indicates that they have
come into possession OF war material
lsft behind by the retiring Germans.
The Allies have never had a genuine
policy in Russia. They have turned
from one Inakeshift to another. II is
time to deal resolutely with a danger
Gus situation.
Are the Allies still making war on the
Lenine government, or are they not9
That is the root Of the whole matter
Evening journal., 1919-02-06

| tion. Pennsylvania has 100000 Massachusetts has
100000 foregn-born residents thrtyhree per cent
| OF It's population.
About $4,000 persons in Delaware probably do not
speak English About 1900 of these probably do not
read or write IL.
New York City alone has 10000 who never use the
English language.
In Wilmington remarkable Interest In Americaniza-
ton has been shown by the foregn-born groups them
selves
In many other cIrs the foreigner be induced
10 go night school.
This is the bright side OF the picture nsoflr as It
affects Delaware But we must not let the ease with
which we could make State hundred per cent
American blind 10 the fact that as a State we haven't
even attempted to do It.
judge in this city recently refused to hear a case
the plaintiff had been the United States for
fifteen and could no. speak English He Justly
indignant that such state OF affairs should exist In
American Delaware
But ought we TO be penaizng the immigrant for our
failure to provide opportunity for him TO share our
speech and privileges and responsibilities as Amer
citizen?
The would-be Americans OF Delaware ask that $4,000
them from the real America.
Here is Kind Of Liberty Loan-an investment
for the State in the future america.
We cannot afford 10 let It go byi
The welfare OF city. State and our country
calls for real American action by the real Americans
who people commonwealth and who should desire
most earnestly 10 make It's teemng thousands one hun
dred per cent American in thought speech and action
Evening journal., 1919-02-06

When the Council OF Ten authorized
the Princes Islands conference with al.
Russian factions, including the Boil
sheviki. IL did not develop a policy II
postponed the issue. The conference
project has failed The French Foreign
MI ster, NJ Plchon, sad on sunday that
only one response had been received to
the invitation dispatched 10 the various
Russian de facto governments The head
OF the provisional regime In the Crimea
sent word that he was willing TO go to
Princes Islands. but feared that he
would be the sole Russian conferee
present Evidently the conference Is
dead.
What Is OF more consequence is NJ.
PIchon's frank admission that the Coun-
ell OF Ten made no provision against
this dismal contingency. IL did not
consider what was to be done II the
Russians declined. Il now has no sub
stitute plan for the settlement OF the!
Russian problem. And that is perhaps
the most serious and immediate prob
lem 10 be solved as a preliminary 10
the paclflcatlon and reorganization OF
Europe.
The invitation TO the Bolshevists TO
participate in an all-Russian council
was a startling departu e on the part
Of the Allies It.negatived nearly every
thing that they had been saying about
Lenine and Trotzky They had declared
the Moscow terrorists to be beyond the
pale Of civilization. II this attitude was
Evening journal., 1919-02-06
ApMINIsTRATIoN TnE ONLY nnAKE.

II ROM end Of the country to the other there has
been evidence OF earnest desire on the part OF en-
ployers Of labor TO maintain far practicable the
and working conditions attained during the war
There has been little hope among people who study
conditions that wartime prices or wartime wages can
be long sustained In time OF peace.
Few expect that abnormal wages and prices will pre-
vail in normal times.
But reduction OF or increase In hours OF labor
Is TO be avoided wherever possible
At the same time men who producing goods for
peacetlme markets nnd themselves under the necessity
OF figuring upon receiving peace-time prices.
Moreover some lines of industry have been waiting
to see what the government policies will be in regard
TO removal Of war restrictions upon business
The period Of waiting and the uncertainty 10 the
future have delayed Of enterprises that
would have called for employment Of considerable
bers Of workers.
The readustment period. therefore. has been dis
appointment to both employer and empoye.
No man with dollar Of Idle capital wants his money
to be idle longer than necessary.
No man with an idle mill wants his property TO re-
main inactive longer than necessary.
If industry has during the readiustment period
therefore, through lack Of desire on the part Of
American manufacturers TO keep the fires burning and
the wheels turning
Evening journal., 1919-02-06

I ONCE in the Medical Supplement, there
Is no doubt that the real cause Of th'
disease is poison or virus which is In
visible or so small that II passe:
through the finest hitter. The rare pres
ence OF the influenza bacillus In the
sputum, its rare recovery from the
lungs, were noted In the early periods
Of the epidemic, but today the real
bacillus has been found by special
methods In nearly every case This is
the authentic news OF the disease just
reported from European cent es
The authoritative explanation Is that
Pfeiffei's bacillus, that Is the influenza
bacillus. exists In two forms, one visible
and the other invisible. and that the
latter has been especially prevalent
during the present epidemic Thus II Is
obvious that recent experiments have
fully borne out the warnings to the
public concerning the method OF trans
mission OF the Infection and II the dis
case Is not 10 continue TO flourish these
warning should he needed The enforce
ment OF tie sanitary measures on
which we must depend for protection
Is exceedingly d'flcult because a single
careless person may Infect many 9TH
ers Attempts have been made In some
communities to compel all persons TO
wear gatZe masks, but these have not
been entirely successful. The greatest
need Is education OF the public TO the
necessity OF observing the simple rules
which will prevent the spread OF the
bacilli
Evening journal., 1919-02-06
With The Pdraqrapiers

Indas cotton this year has been reduced N
1883 600 compared with i32630O0 year. and climatic
conditions reported to have injured the crop ma
terlally-lndlanapos News.
Under new ruling by the War Department Ameri-
can girls may marry American soldiers the Rhine by
United States mail The girl who avas berself Of this
opportunity should take the precautlon Of nsuring the
letter Husbands too valuable 10 send by ordinary
United States. Matthew York sun.
Last Thursday quite number Of the men folk Of the
NJ E. Church took IL In their heads 10 go Ladies' Aid
and surprise them giving them treat with fine apples
costing cents pound about six cents apiece and
were splendidly received and cordially invited TO come
again Between thirty and forty ladies present
Such Is what makes life worth whie.-Jamestown In
dependence Concordia Kansan.
Few OF the famous British regiments still bear the
names under which their early battle honors were won
but the navy-whose record OF fame dates from much
earlier period than the armyhas consistently followed
the policy Of perpetuang her famous names The name
OF famous battleship is handed down to capital shp
while famous frigate or sloop is perpetuated in
WouSrn Win gunboat or light cruiser.-Rocky Mountain
British nns OF the armistce did not bring any rest to
then in sWeepers, for they have been busy since
laid by C;ernsns up all the mneneds and obstructons
began the Brtish sloe German waters Since the war
mines They sver nine sweepers have removed 65 200
up 70 the Of se Up $4,000 mines in 1917 and in 1918
water ana W. mine sveenon ines were swept up
Utica Press s ene War i5s min Ded $4,000 miles OF |
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