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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
ASK FOR INJUNCTION
New York Brewers Attack War.
time Prohibition.
Petition Alleges Beer With 2.75 Per
Cent Alcohol by Volume is
Not intoxicating.

New York, April 14.-An injunction
restraining Federal officials from en-
forcing the wartime prohibition act is
asked in a bill in equity filed in United
States court by the Clausen-Flannagan
Brewery Corporation. The suit, direct
ed against Richard J. McElliogott, act
ing deputy collector of internal rev.
enue, and United States District At
tory Francis Caffey, is the second of
the kind to be brought here.
The complaint sets forth that the
regulations of the collector in internal
revenue, attempting to limit the sale
and manufacture of beer to beverages
containing not more than one-half of
one percentum alcohol by volume, are
unconstitutional and not provided for
by the wartime prohibition act The
petition insists that beers and other
malt liquors which contain not more
than 2.75 percent of alcohol by volume
are not intoxicating
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
SAYS RATES JUSTIFIED
Wire Control Board Holds In.
crease Was Necessary.
Advance Was Made to Prevent Finan.
ciaI Collapse, Asserts State
ment Issued.

Washington, April a. - In making
public statement in which it gives
figures upon which is based the IN.
crease of telegraph rates, the wire con.
troll board says that while the prices
of products and service of vari-
GUS industrial and mercantile corpora
tions have increased 100 per cent, tele-
graph service has been given at pre-
war prices throughout a period when
industrial and business profits were
unprecedented.
The increase of 20 per cent in tele-
graph rates." says the statement,
should be considered in comparison
with the 100 per cent increase in other
prices, and it is less than that found
necessary to add to the railroad
freight rates and is no greater than
has been made generally in other pub.
lie utility rates, in order to obviate
financial collapse"
After citing figures to show the enor-
nous cost in wages and material oc-
casioned by the increased scope of
operations of the Western Union and
declaring tnat the purpose or the wire
board is to make the lowest rate that
will maintain the service required by
the country, the statement continues:
I'm making rate sufficient to main.
tain the telegraph services of the coun-
try, discrimination could not be made
between two companies performing
this service. That the Postal COM
pany could continue to carry business
at the old rates and still earn it's CON-
pensation, is of practically no signifi-
canoe in constructing a fair schedule
of rates for the country as a whole.
Such rates must cover the cost Of CIV
Ing service to all points, including just
compensation for the property used.
Sound public policy dictates a sched-
ule of rates which shall give all the
people telegraph service"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Samuel Gompers Cables Protest
to President Wilson at Paris
Conference.
PROPOSAL IS APPROVED
British Delegates Amendment Recog.
nizes Conditions in the Orient
Make Uniformity in Labor
Legislation impossible.

New York, April 13.-The president
of the American Federation of Labor.
Samuel Gompers, who has just re.
turned from the peace conference,
where he was chairman OF the inter-
national labor legislation committee,
cabled President Wilson protesting
against reopening the report drafted
by the committee.
Mr.. Gompers' action was based on
the announcement that the plenary
session of the Peace conference had
adopted the report, with an amend
ment offered by G.. n Barnes, labor
member of the British cabinet This
amendment recognizes that conditions
peculiar to the Orient makes absolute
uniformity in labor legislation impos-
sible."
Il cabled President Wilson that l
was impelled to protest against any
amendments or reopening the cove,
nant," Mr.. Gompers said. ut took
the labor representatives of the world
two months to perfect the covenant"
Gompers Had Full Text.
1t was learned that Mr. Gompers re-
ceived cablegram from Paris con-
tanning the full text of the amendment
offered by the British labor leader.
Speaking of the report drafted by
the inter Allied labor commission, Mr..
Gompers declared:
1T is an instrument that can only
make for the good of the working peo-
pie and the masses of people in all
the countries in the world.
1T provides for an international
labor conference annually, and in the
interim a governing board The gov
erning board is composed of a repre-
sentative of each government: a rep
resentative of the employees and a
labor delegate. The conference will
determine each year the next meeting
place. The first conference will be
held in this country in Washington
next October and have been selected
as president of this conference. The
deliberations will last 10 weeks"
Five Declarations Made.
Mr.. Gompers said the inter-Allied
committee made certain declarations
which it hoped might be incorporated
in the treaty. These declarations were
as follows:
/. Labor shall not be held as q
commodity or article of commerce.
2. A standard adequate wage.
3. An eight-hour day.
4. Equal pay for equal work by
man or woman when of equal quantity
and equal quality.
5. Protection of child labor
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
REBEL LEADER SLAIN
General Zapata Falls in Battle
With Mexican Cavalry.
Strongest and Most Successful of All
Bandit Chiefs Is Killed in Sur
prise Attack.

Mexico City, April 14.---It is officially
announced that Gen Emiliana Zapata,
the strongest and most successful OF
all bandit chiefs in Mexico has been
killed
General Pablo Gonzales, who re,
stored order in the state of MorelOs-
Zopata's stronghold few months
ago, reported TO President Carranza
that Zapata had been shot by Col
Jesus Gualfardo. The latter's cavalry
surprised the bandit and his follow
ers, killing many and scattering the
others.
Zapata's body was taken to Con.
zales' headquarters, where it was fully
identified.
For years Zapata was virtual dicta.
tor of Morelos, which is within a
days march of Mexico City. At one
time he actually invaded the capital,
escaping with a quantity Of booty.
Advices from Morelos say the death
of Zapata was brought about by STRAIT.
egy. Zapata with his followers had
been hiding in an inaccessible noun.
tain region since the government
troops had pacified the state of More.
los, which had been the stronghold of
Zapata since he began his revolt in
1909.
At the height of his power several
years ago, General Zapata figured as
the possible head of the Mexican gov.
ernment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
EXECUTING REBEL LEADERS
Hungarian Red Government is Ruling
With Iron Hand.

Budapest, April 14.-The Hungarian
soviet government, threatened by sew
eral revolts, is dealing mercilessly
with the leaders. About 200 peasants
from the region around Harospatak
entered the town and attacked the
Red garrison. Several soldiers and
workmen who went to the soldiers aid
were killed and many wounded.
The peasant leader, Anthony Becker,
as well as another peasant, were con-
demned to death Immediately by a rev.
olutionary tribunal. The two leaders
were hanged and the other peasants
were sentenced to 10 years imprieon-
ment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
HELP HALT ALIEN EXODUS
Appeal is Made to All Savings Banks
of Country.

New York, April 14.-All the saw
ings banks in the United States are
asked in letters sent out today by the
savings bank section of the American
Bankers association to aid in check
ing the exodus from this country of
thousands of aliens who are sailing for
their native lands with millions of
American dollars.
Due to the Bolshevik propaganda,
the association says, an alarming pro-
portion of the 100000 foreign popu-
lation in the United States are selling
their Liberty Bonds and withdrawing
their money from the banks.
1t Is estimated that about 1,300,O 900
cannot be stopped from going and that
they will carry with them nearly
$4,000, 100000, or four-fifths of the ma
tional currency in circulation and in
reserve in the United States before
the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
League of Nations Commission
Completes Consideration
of Covenant.
GOES TO CONFERENCE
Japanese and French Demands Are
Rejected, but These Powers viii
Carry Their Case to the Peace
Congress.

Paris, April Reconsideration of
been completed by the commission.
No sections were included granting the
French and Japanese demands, but
France and Japan announced that they
reserved the right to bring up the de-
sired amendments before the plenary
session of the peace congress.
The feeling of bitterness against
Americans which previously had been
indicated became more pronounced
along the boulevards and in the Cham
Der of Deputies, Frenchmen formerly
friends of Americans and who had
formerly greeted them warmly,
stunned them. The query frequently
was heard: when is President Will
son returning homer
Workers PIacard.
A placard, posted in Paris by the
General Federation of Labor, says of
the league of nations:
Our diplomats offer us a project
of league of nations which is not the
society of nations such as was pre-
scrlbed in the IA points of President
Wilson. The peoples of the world
in their thirst for justice acclaimed
these IA points and we accepted them.
The French working class, faithful to
its conception of a war on war, rises
against the sabotage of peace"
Foreign Policy Condemned.
The placard condemns the foreign
policy of blockade constraints and po-
litical and armed interyentions. 1t
protests against the expedition to Rus
sia
The indications last night are that
Lloyd George, the British prime minis.
ter, will not leave for London. until it
Is determined on what date the Ger
man delegates will be asked to come
to Versailles. An American delegate,
asked for the nearest estimate as to
this date, put it between April 26 and
May /.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
German Report Says Allies An
nOunCe They viii Also Cut Off
Food Supplies.
HUNS ARE DECE|TFUL
Than Appears on Surface, Says
Dispatch From BerIin-Can
Maintain Order by Force.

Berlin, April IA special dis
patch from Bamberg to the Vos-
ssche Zeitung says the German
government has announced that
the Entente powers have informed
1t Bavaria is not to be included in
the conclusion of peace and that
measures will be taken to prevent
any Entente foodstuffs from reach
ing Bavaria.
Berlin, April 1.-THE present Ger
man government is much more stable
than appears on the surface. 1t can
throw half million well trained and
equipped troops into the field, if nee.
essary and is in position to main
tain order by force.
But the government is not averse to
the occurrence of strikes and other
troubles-until peace is made. Then we
probably shall see the Germans bring
ing order out OF chaos, like an Ameri-
can business man wading into the
days work.
The Bavarian affair is not serious
and will not be unless there is a gen.
eral communist outbreak. Organized
resistance by the deposed socialist gov.
ernment is steadily gaining followers
because the real Bavarians resent the
way the Spartacans flocked to Munich
and seized control
he soviet republic there is largely
the work of a population that had
flowed in during or since the war
munition workers and soldiers. Even
if the Ebert-Scheidemann government
should, by some chance, be over.
thrown, the foreign office would re-
main the same.
Foreign Minister Brockdorff -Rantzau
has some sort of an agreement with
Hugo Haase and the other independent
Socialist leaders, who admire him for
his pacifism. And if Brockdorff-Rant
Eau stays, his cousin, Count Won Bern
ssorh, and the rest of the present out
At will likewise stay. That means
the same old machine will conduct the
negotiations in Paris.
The Germans probably will make a
great bluff at trying to scare the AL
lies. That is, they will threaten to
BolsheviZe themselves and try to get
the French and Italian workmen TO
join them. But it does not seem poss.
BILE, in view of the Germans tradition
al love of system and order, that the
government would quit cold"
Strike Is Only Weapon.
Inasmuch as the workmen are dis.
armed and cannot fight, the only thing
able TO force out the government would
be tremendous strike much larger
than the present one-which most OBJ
servers believe the radicals will be
unable to swing
a message from Danzig reported a
railway strike in that district. The
strih ers, numbering 10000, are de.
manding establishment of a soviet re
public and an alliance with Russia and
Hungary. Three persons are reported
to have been killed in a clash between
strikers and soldiers who were guard
ing a square in front of the principal
railway station.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
NORTH RUSSIA CRISIS PASSED
Shows Melting So That Reinforce
ments Can Arrive.

London, April IA. - The crisis in
northern Russia has passed, according
to an Archangel dispatch to the Post,
The dispatch says SHOWS are melt
ing, paving the way for arrival of re-
Inducements. It was further stated
that the bolsheviki army on the Arch
angel front now numbers 10000. War
Minister Churchill declared Great
Britain would make no effort to nego-
tiate with the Russian soviet govern
ment. England cannot negotiate
with the bolsheviki," he said. THE
Allied troops in Russia will be re-
lieved. The premier has given me full
power to accomplish this
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
FIELD GUNNERS TO PARADE
Rainbow Division Unit Will Visit the
Twin Cities.

st. Paul, April 1.-THE 151st First
Minnesota) field artillery will be sent
to Minneapolis and st. Paul on its way
to rehabilitation camp, Adiutant Gen
eral Rhinow was notified by Adjutant
General Ashburu of the War depart.
ment at Washington.
Advices will be given as soon as
possible, the message stated, of the
date Of sailing, date of arrival and
port. General Rhinow said this in
formation will enable the committee
to make definite arrangements to go
East and welcome returning men in
the Minnesota regiments of the famous
Rainbow division.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
Refuse to Free ledebour.

Berlin, April 1.-THE Prussian au.
thorities are passing from one to tho
other the question of release of Georg
Ledebour, the independent Socialist
arrested during the Spartacan upris-
ing, whose release has been demand
ed by the soviet congress, of which
body he was elected member. The
court before which Ledebour was TO
be tried informed the congress that
the court must stand by it's original
refusal TO surrender the independent
leader.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
ROB ROUMANIAN VILLAGES
Hungarian ReguIaro Compel People to
Seek Safety in FLIGHT.

Geneva, April 14.-Dispatches to the
Roumanian bureau at Berne say Hun
garian Magyar regulars have attacked
and pillaged Roumanian villages In
Pennsylvania. The Roumanian Ma
tional guard resisted bravely but was
overwhelmed. Fifty Roumanians were
killed and 100 wounded.
In the Scghezel district Thea popula.
tions of many villages fed to the
mountains
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
CLEMENcY is RECOMMENDED
Attorney General Acts in Fifty-two
Spy Law Convictions

Washington, April 14.-Recommen.
dations for executive clemency for So
persons convicted under the espionage
act have been sent to President Wilson
by Attorney General Palmer The
names and communication in each case
will not be announced until the Presi-
dent has acted.
This is in line with the policy of
clemency inaugurated by Thomas w.
Gregory, as attorney general, and ap.
proved by President Wilson recently
through extension of clemency in 55
cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
MANY PRISONERS RELEASED
Review Results in Reduction of Mill
tary Sentences.

Leavenworth, Kan, April IA
Forty-one prisoners have been re-
leased and more than 100 sentences
reduced as result Of the review of
cases of men in the federal prison
here for military offenses, l.. ].
Fletcher, acting warden. announced
None of those liberated was given his
freedom on release orders, however,
but left the prison as commuted sen.
tences expired.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
GOVERNMENT APPEALS CASE
Seeks Right to Fix Railway Rates In
North Dakota.

Washington, April 14.-Authority of
the director general of railroads to fix
freight and passenger rates is to be
determined by the Supreme Court
Appeals were filed by the government
from North Dakota. supreme court
DEGREES enjoining thesNorphern Pacific
railway and other lines In that state
from charging increased rates and
ordering them, along withithe director
general to show cause, why the in
junction should not be made perma-
nent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
READY TO SERVE SENTENCE
Eugene V. Debs Says He VIII Not
Seek Any Delay.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 14.-Eu-
gene V. Debs, under sentence for vio-
lating the espionage law, said here
that he was getting ready to begin his
sentence in federal prison.
He declared he would not ask for
one minutes delay or respite, and
added
During my incarceration my COM
rades will be true and my enemies will
be satisfied and therefore, as far as
am concerned all is we'll with the
world"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
FIRST U. S. FLOUR T0aBERLIN
Housewives of Capital Supplied from
First Consignment.

Berlin, April IA. Housewives Of
Berlin have been supplied, with the
first instalments Of -four which recent.
ly arrived from the United States, the
allotment being at the rate OF one
half pound for each, person, The price
fixed by the authorities is i55 cents
pound, which is seven times the
amount paid in peace times. The food
commissioner declares the high price
set Is necessary, as the, native supplies
are rapidly diminishing andt conserva-
tion OF the imported -four fsasought to
prevent later rise lin the0price Of
bread.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-14
NEW ZEALAND MAY GO DRY
Prohibition Is Leading With Returns
IncompIete

Wellington, N. H., April 1.-THE
vote on the question of prohibition for
New Zealand stands on the returns so
far received as follows:
For continuance of the present IL.
cense system, 220602.
For prohibition, 233,55S.
There are still few home returns
and the votes of 10000 soldiers to be
received
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-09

de expansion V 81 d~esprecio de los
derechos del pueblo para determinar
sus propios destinos ha contribuido
q la enfermedad de Europa que 5u-
70 su crisis en- la guerra mundlal.
LA movilizacion rusa tomo de
manos de los estadiStas, la poSibli-
dad de un curative V 10 que hizo fue
poner la decision en- manos de las
potencias m~ilitares.
La opinion publica en- todos los
raises de nuestroS adversarlos Sc
hace lenglas cor los crimenes que sc
dice Alemania cometio en- la guerra.
En- este tambiep estamos dispuestos
para confesar el error que pueda
haberse hecho.
No hemos venido aqui. para ami
norar las Responsibilities de los
hombres que hcieron la guerra poll
tica Y economical Y para negar cuales-
Guiera crimencs que puedan haberse
cometido contra los derechoS de los
pueblos. RepetimoS la declaration
que Sc hizo en- ell Reichstag aleman
al principle de la guerra, es deer.
que ">se cometi6 I'm atropello con
Belgica," v estamos dispuestos a
repararlo.
'Pero rambien debemos Geclarar
Que en- Ia manera Y modo de hacer
Ia guerra, AlemanIa no IS Ia unica
culpablc. Todas las naciones saben
de hechos Y ~acciones Y de gentes,
que solo los mejores naciona!es re-
cuerdan con pena Y Sentimiento.
mo ouiero contestar a los repro
ches con otros r~eproches; pero pido
que Sc tenga ~presente, Cuando Sc de-
mande la r~eparacion. no olvidar ell
armisticio. Sc necesitaron seis sema-
ras para que al fin 10 consiguiera-
mos V seis semanas mas para que vi
nieramos a o vuestras condi-
clones de paz.
Los crimenes en- la guerra no
pueden ser excusables; pero ellos Sc
cometen tambien en la lucha por Ia
victoria V Ell la defensa de la exis-
tencia nacional, Y Sc levantan las pa
stones que enlbotan Ia ~conciencia de
los puebloS.
Los ~centenarc< de miles de no
combatientes cue han Perecido de-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-09

guerra. Tai confession en- mi boca
seria n mentira. Estamos muy Ie-
jos de pretender declinar cualquie-
IA -esponSabilidad que nos atana en-
esta guerra del mundo que ACADIA de
pasar Y que sc nizo en- ia lorna Y
manera en- que fue hecha.
La actitud del anterior gooierno
aleman en- Ia Conferencia de Paz dc
ia Haya, u acciones Y omisiones en-
los doce tragicos dias del mes de ju-
Ito de 1917, han contri5uido cierta-
mente al desastre.
"Pero negamoS erergicamente que
Alemania y su pueblo, que estaha
c~onvencido de que hacia tan solo una
guerra de defensa. sean culpables.
Made guerra discutir que Ell desas
ire Sc encauz6 Ell ell desastrcso mo
mento en- que Ell heredcro del trono
de Austria-Hungria GAIA victima de
manoS aseSinas.
En- los uitimos cincuenta NOS de
Imperialism de todos los Estados
EuropeoS, la situaci6n international
Sc ha envenenado cronicamente. La
politjca de reDresalias v la p~olitica
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-09
"ALEMANA NO S LA UNICA CULPABLE DE LA CUE.
IRA" CONTESTO BROCKDORFFRANTZAU ALOS
REPRESENTATIVES ALADOS
iefe de la dele gacion aIemana contesto en- aeman y sin po-
nerse de pie. Confeso la derrota de Alemania, aunque en-
tono ~aItanero, { ivoco los principles del Presidente v.
Wilson como obEgatoros para ambas parties

de ell II de Noviembrc en- vlrtud de!
bloQueo, han sido muertos con fra
deiiberacion, despues de que nuestros
adversarios Sc habian convertible en-
v~encedores V la victoria les habla 81
do asegurada.
"Pensad en- este cuando hablels de
culpabilidad Y castigo."
La medida de la culpa de todos
los que han tornado parte puede
.expresarse tan solo por una india
gatoria impartial ante una comlslon
neutral. ante la cual Sc permlta
hablar a tcdas las principales per,
sonas de la tragedia Y Sc abran
los archives de todas las naciones.
Nosotros hemos demandadO tai in
dagatoria Y ahora repetimos esa
demanda.
En- csta conferencia tambien,
donde nos hallamos ante nuestros
adversarios solos V sin ningun aha
do, no estamos completamente sin
protection. Vosotros mismos nos
habeis traido I'm aliado. a saber, ell
derecho que esta garantizado por Ell
tratado Y por los principles de la
psz.
Los gobiernos aliados Y asociados
de antemano ~juraron, en- el tempo
comprendido del ) de Octubre al .
de Noviembre de 1918. una paz de
violencia V han escrito II paz de
justicia Ell sus banderas. FL D de
Octubre de 1918 el gobierno aleman
propuso los principles del Presidente
de los Estados Unidos de Norte
America, como Ia base para Ia paz
V ell 5 de Noviembre, 81 Secretarlo
de Estado, Mr.. Lansing, declare que
las potencias aliadas Y asocladas
convenian en- estas bases con dos
desviacioneS definidas.
DE esta manera. los principles
del Presidente Wilson han venldo a
ser obligatorios para ambas parties
de la guerra,-par= vosotros, como
para noSotroS. asi como tambien pa
IA antiques aliados. Los dichos prin-
cipios demandan de nosotros fuertes
SACRIFICES economies Y nacionales;
pero los sagrados derechos funda-
mentaiss de todos les pueblos Sc