Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-04-25
SerSps and facts.

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a 5,OO0-word official summary; and,
third, the text of the treaty. The two
summaries would be given to the
American press at about the same
time and the treaty day or two later,
the text possibly to be disturbed by
installments as received. The text OF
the covenant of the League of Nations
has already been telesraphed to the
State Department at Washington Tor
release when authorized by president
Wilson.
Persons who may be planning 10
make LIQUOR in their own homes after
national prohibition becomes effective
July l, are to be warned by revenue
authorities as to the penalties to which
they will be subject. The internal
revenue bureau today sent to revenue
collectors and agents a summary or
laws on the subject, and penalties,
with the suggestion that they may be
known widely. The schedule OF penal
ties for various violations is as foi.
lows: For failure to register still S5OO
penalty, fine Of between $500 and Sl,-
900 and Imprisonment Of between one
month and two years; for making IL
uuor IN a community where 1t Is pro-
hibited by local or state laws, tax OF
81 900; for violation wartime prohl-
bition 1000 fine or one year impr1son-
ment or both; for making whiskey
mash or q beer, fine OF between S5Oo
and $4,000 and Imprisonment or be-
tween six months and three years.
Beer making comes within the same
prohibitions.
The supreme economic council at
Paris Is now considering proposals TO
grant a limited supply of raw materi-
ais, notably cotton, to Germany to en-
able the factories there to start work
and to relieve the unemployment
which is said to be at the bottom OF
much of the disorder in Germany. The
council, it is said, also will revise re-
sulations for German exports reQuir-
ed to pay for food imports and prob
ably will discuss the new economic
situation created by the slackening OF
the stockade regulations applied to
Germany's neutral neighbors. After
April 25, goods and commodities may
be shipped to the neutral countries
adjoining Germany virtually without
restrictions, the neutrals themselves
assuming responsibility against the
reexporting Of prohibited wares to
Germany. The "black list" rationing
and Allied control regulations will be
abolished from date. Shipments may
now be made from the United States
and associated countries when con-
signed to neutral control organiZa-
tions such as the Netherlands over
seas Trust and the Swiss and the
Society Of Surveillance without the
necessity Of cabling applications back
and forth across the Atlantic.
Distribution Of Postal Telegram"
the house organ of the Postal Tele-
graph company to employees of the
company through regular channels"
has been ordered suspended by Post
master General Burleson, according to
statement issued tonight by William
j. Deegan, secretary Of the Mackay
companies. Mr.. Deegan added that
distribution to the public Of literature
which in any way reflected on Bur
leson's control" also had been ordered
suspended and that an employee who
expressed any opinion against the
present control must give promise
: to keep his mouth shut or face instant
dismissal" In addition to the orders
against distribution of any literature
attacking the postoffice department re-
system of post office espionage has
been instituted on our lines which
would do credit to the Russian secret
service. Employees" he said, ARE be-
ing lectured by Burleson's represen-
tatives that they must not criticise any
act of Burleson or in any way express
opinions Of Burleson's control. Any
one expressing such opinions Is
reported to the postoffice department
by Burleson'S spies. By means OF these
threats an organized reign OF terror
has been instituted on the lines Of the
Postal Telegraph system and every ef-
fort is being made to shake the conf
dence Of the staff in their belief that
the company will eventually have its
lines returned.
Washington April %: Returns thus
far received from the strike vote now
being taken among the members of
the Commercial Telesraphers Union of
America were declared tonight by +.
H. Mcdowell of Washington, men,
ber of the unions national grievance
committee, to indicate that not less
than from 80 to 95 per cent of the
membership will vote to strike to en-
force the organizations demand for
recognition Of the union and the right
of collective bargaining. Mr.. McDow-
ell, who conferred last week in Bos-
ton with the international president
of the union S. j. Konenkamp, asserted
that the strike vote as received to date
shows nearly 100 per cent Of the New
York and Chicago membership to be
in favor Of a strike. Returns from
San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans,
Dallas, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and
Washington, he said, show a vote of
80 to 95 per cent in favor of strike of
the unions 10000 members. AS a
member Of the committee canvassing
the strike vote. Mr.. Mcdowell said
he would recommend that in event Of
a favorable vote the date Of the strike
be postponed until about May Is "in
order to allow Postmaster General
Burleson to meet the unions request"
The various locals will canvass their
vote April 81, he said, and the vote
for the entire union will be counted
at meeting of the national grievance
committee in Chicago, May 5.
-Appurtenances for an election,
such as voting booths, lists and cleri-s,
are all in readiness for an immediate
plebiscite on the peace terms, which
can be completed all over Germany in
forty eight hours. according to infor-
nation obtained from sources close to
the government. Preparations have
been going on secretly for several
days, it is declared. and if the terms
are published one morning the refer
endum can be taken the next day and
the answer can get to the entente
forty eight hours later. 1t is assert
ed that the only probable chance OF
an affirmative answer would be in
case there Is an agreement to negoti-
ate details of the terms. Thus, II an
indemnity is fixed, Germany cannot
hope to dispute the total, but must
be allowed to send experts to discuss
ways and means of payment II is
said. 1t is, declared that the cabinet
wishes to avoid the responsibility OF
either refusing or accepting the terms.
Therefore a plebiscite is almost GER
tain. 1t is believed that the result
will be refusal to accept the peace
terms because the people will overlook
the consequences Of such an act-the
maintenance of the blockade, the
stoppage of food importations and the
accompanying evils which may be ex-
pected-in view Of their reluctance to
sanction harsh terms. 1t is asserted
that an agreement to negotiate the de-
tails Of the treaty is absolutely the
only basis upon which Germany in her
present mood will vote in the affirm
ative.
Postmaster General Burleson, in
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