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New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
President Is Veil on
Road TO Recovery

WASHINGTON, July Presiden.
Wilson. who was confined to his bed
yesterday, was we'll on his way to re
covery tonight, despite the exertions
of busy dav holding conferences with
Republican Senators on peace treaty
subjects and with other officials. Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, the Presidents
personal physician, expressed the be-
lief tonight that although Mr. Wilson
would have to exercise care for several
days, owing to his weakened condition,
no concern need be felt.
The President, upon arising this
morning, expressed a desire to resume
his conferences with the Republican
Senators, and by noon was able to go
to his study. In addition to discussion
of treaty subjects with Senator'S Cal
der, Of New York; Edge, of New Jer-
sey. and Cummins, of iowa, he re-
ceved reports on last nights race
riots in Washington and later sent for
Secretary Baker
At the White House it was mpos-
sible to ascertain whether the Pres-
dents illness might interfere with his
proposed tour of the country. AS it is
understood that the President does not
contemplate starting on his trip before
August 1, it was not considered that
his plans would be materially affected.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Noses Says League
VIII En- br'oiI u. S.
Republican Senator De-
clares Enforcement rs
Left Only to Big Fire.

WASHINGTON. July Declaring
it is not the league of nations but the
"big five" to which the peace treaty
gives responsibility for ctrccting the
terms of peace. Senator Moses, New
Hampshire, Republican and member
Of the Foreign Relations Committee
told the SrpHf: to-day that by accept
ing the rol4 a Il principal power as
defined in tno treaty the United
States would cmbroil itself for many
years TO come in the troubles of
Europe.
The Senator said that while the
ether provisions Of the treaty were
Can't Find Fourteen Points
"In this treaty. said Senator Moses,
"are considerations OF many things
of shoes and ships and scaling wax, Of
plains, sails the seas, delvcs into the
earth and scars into the sky; Huns,
horses and huntsmen alike come within
it's purview; books, boundaries and
bullets, guns, goats, guarantees and
governments, warships, waterways,
woman suffrage, and Wilhelm lin
short, tho alphabet and ALTERATION
alike arc agonized in an attempt to
deal adequately with merely topical
index to this instrument which we are
asked to ratify in haste lest we break
the heart of the world
II wish TO call attention TO the man
nor in which the signatorics to the
instrument have separated themselves
into two distinct groups ps-the first
comprising the United States, the
British Empire, France, italy and
Jaran, and everywhere throughout the
treaty described as the principal Al
lied and associated powers; and the
second. all the other belligerents with
the exception of Costa Rica, whose
absence from the peace table has not
yet been explained. 70 the number of
twenty-five.
Powers Are Divided
"In the delimitation Of the new
frontier line between Belgium and
Germany it is not the league Of ma
tions, but commission Of seven per-
sons, five of whom will be appointed
by the principal Allied and Asso-
ciated powers, who will assume this
task. In matters of controversy re-
lating to the return of Alsace- -Lor-
rainc to French possession it il not
the league OF nations which frnc-
rions. nut Tie oen4rai ]'s.ne con-
mission, an organization set up
years ago undsr ne CA ,e7e'r ;:'.l
now made uso CT III the light oe a
new day. In the establishment Of the
new Czecho-Slovak state it is not the
league Of nations which Will determine
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

on President Wilson's request for ap-
proval for the appointment of Ameri.
can members of the reparation com
mission was as follows:
1T is the judgment of the com
m'ttee that until the proposed treaty
IS ratified in accordance with its
terms no power exists to execute any
OF its provisions, either professionally
or otherwise"
This was adopted by a vote of s to Z
Senator McCumber voting with the
Democrats against it, and the other Re
publicans voting for it. The vote was
For the resolutions: Senators Lodge
Brandegee, Knox, Fall, Hiram johnson
Moses, New and Harding.
Against the resolution: Senators
Hitchcock. Williams. Swanson, Pomc-
rene, Mark Smith, Pittman and Nc
Cumber.
Senator'S Shields and Borah we're alb
sent. Had they been present the vote
probably would have been to in
stead of 8 to 7. Chairman Lodge will
send the resolution to the President
with note telling of the action.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Treaty With Germany
accepted BY Commons

LONDON, July 22.-At what was
virtually an all-night session, the
House of Commons completed its con-
sideraton of both the German peace
treaty and the Anglo-French conven-
ton.
The bill carrying approval of the
German treaty was considered in COM
mittee Of the whole, exciting lengthy
debate, in which Premier Lloyd George
took an active part. The bill then was
placed before the House and passed
it's third reading, after a motion ty
John Devlin to reject it as a protest
against the Premiers attitude toward
Ireland had ben defeated 1853 to 4.
Then, at 3 a. M, the Anglo-French
pact was taken up and the bill approx
ing it passed unanimously after short
but sharp debate, in which the argu-
ment chat the treaty was not consistent
with the spirit of the league of nations
failed to find any substantial echo.
The German treaty passed through
all its stages without amendment.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

COTTON was broughtfr from
~ India, in the Middle Ages,
BY great caravans Of osmels,
plodding many arid miles, the
bales upon their swaylng backs.
At Cairo or Constantinople il
was traded for the goods of
Europe. The Journey required
months, and the hartering of the
merchants and money changers
took weeks more. Ships Of Ven
ice or Genoa bore the weather
beaten bales to the West.
Throughout the ardrous Jour
neying the capital represented
by the cotton was tied up
useless and the finished cloths
were bey ond the reach of al
save the we ealthiest,
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Beckhan, Says u. S.
Wants League Test
Without Res
eruatiOr, Demanded by
Majority, Senator Says

WASHINGTON, July %. - Speaking
in support Of the peace treaty in the
Senate to-day, Senator Beckham, Demo
crat, of Kentucky, urged early ratitica-
tlon without reservations, declaring Il
majority of the American people favor
a trial in the hope that the league Of
nations will promote international con-
cord
Beckham Asks Fair Test"
"No advocate Of this document"
Senator Beckham said. "can proclaim
it perfect. No idealist can safely
promise that it beyond all doubt re-
moves the possibility of war in the
future. But it at least comes to US
with a promise that if given fair
trial, if improved where improvements
may be found necessary later on and
if supported by the civilized govern
ments of the earth, it will certainly
be tremendous advance over all pre-
vlous plans, and one that may in
reality fulfil the dream of it's most
enthusiastic advocates, a world wide
and an enduring peace"
Senator Beckham warned Republican
leaders against making the league of
nations o partisan question, declaring
1T is one which "transcends all partisan
or personal issues"
THE great common people of this
country" said the Kentucky Senator,
have seen with remarkable quickness
and precision that flaw in the argu-
ment of the opposition which suggests
no substitute, which proposes no plan,
which offers no remedy to protect us
IN any way whatever from tho hideous
monster OF war. They realize no in
strument Of this kind can be at once
framed md promulgated without i'm
perfection or defects, but they are
willing to try it,"
Opposition to the treaty because of
tho Shantung provision Senator Beck
ham characterized as zone Of the shall
lowest arguments yet advanced"
"lt is one. however," no added. "that
appeals to sentiment and to tho I'M
agnation, and the opponents Of the
league have not failed to play upon
that fenturc Of it and to cxaggcratc
its Importance in relation 20 tho multi
tude Of far more vital problems which
this treaty undertakes to settle.
Conference Did It's Best
II think thnt undor all Of tho cir
| cumstances tho Qeaca conferenca did
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

it's frontiers, but it is the principal
Allied and associated powers. Sim
ilarly with Poland, ard so, too, with
East Prussia.
Germany renounces its rights and
titles over Danzig, not to the league
of nations, buS in favor Of the prin-
cipal Allied and associated powers,
who are to appoint g commission to
delimit the frontier. So, too, with the
Schlcswig The limitation of arma-
mental has been presented to US as
one of the fundamental purposes of
the league. Yet nowhere in the in
strUment does this appear to be the
fact. Throughout the whole line of
minutely detailed stipulations which
reduce Germany 70 military impotence
it is not the soothing agency of the
league of nations which essays the
task. but the strong arm Of the prin-
cipal Allied and Associated powers.
Germany renounces in favor of the
principal Allied and associated powers
and not TO the league Of nations all
her rights and titles over her overseas
possessions.
81 shall rot dwell upon the shameful
episode of Shantung, pausing only to
say that it is not to the league of
nations, but to Japan, that Germany
renounces her rights, title and priv
llcges under the provision Of the
treaty.
League Has Few Powers
"Thc provisions for rendering Ger
many harmless in a military sense oc-
cupy many pages of the treaty. But
here again it is conference Of mill
tary experts Of the principal Allied
and associated powers and not the
league Of nations which will fix the
reductions to be made in the number
Of German offectives and will approve
the location and restrict the number
OF factories and works wherein Ger
many will be permitted to manufactu ture
arms, munitions and war materials
"The diminution of German forces
upon the sea is likewise deemed by
the treaty Of too much Importance to
be turned over to the league Of nations.
THE task Of reparation will rest in
the hands Of al interallied commission.
In this day Of open covenants openly
note the absolute requirement in the
treaty that all proceedings of this COM
mission shall be private, unless for
specia! reasons and on particular oc-
casions the commission shall decide
otherwise.
"The principal Allied and associated
Powers figure rs times, the Allied and
associated powers figure 46 times-a
total of 12l. Whereas the league of
nations figures only 81 times, and of
these 21 refer to it's nebulous connec-
ton with the administration of the
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Dr.. LciveII Calls Sha,afuye
Objections q ''Bugbear''

Or: A. Lawrence Lowell president
Of Harvard University, declared in a
statement to the executive committee
or the League to Enforce Peace here
to-day that the objection to the peace
treaty based on the Shantung pro-
vision is bugbear founded on in
sufficient popular knowledge Of the
facts"
President Lowell declared that
Americas acceptance of Article X of
the league Of nations covenant, which
guarantees against external aggression
the territorial integrity ana .cxistinr
political indepc cndono, o. AZ, members
or the league, does not guarantee
Jnpan's possession OF the Chinese
province.
In ratifyng tho treaty, President
Lowell asserted. the United States
would do so on tho assumption that
Japan would carry out her obligation
to return tho ccdod territory to China
in accordance with on agreement bo-
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

tho best it could in regard to the
Shantung issue. Let Japan be given
the opportunity to make good her
promise to right the wrong, originally
committed by Germany, before we
undertake this severe and improper
criticism Of her"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
SHANTUNG
Article 1856

Germany rcnounces, in favor of
Japan, all her rights. title and privi
eges s-particularly those concerning
the territory of Kiaochau, railways,
mines and Submarine cables-which
she acquired in virtue of the treaty
concluded by her with China on March
6, 1898, and of all other arrangements
relative to the province of Shantung.
All German rights in the Tsingtao-
Tsinanfu Railway, including it's branch
lines, together with its subsidiary
property Of all kinds. stations, shops,
fixed and rolling stock, mines, plant
and material for the exploitation Of
the mines, are and remain acquired by
Japan, together with all rights and
privileges attaching thereto.
"The German state submarine cables
from Tsingtao to Shanghai and from
Tsingtao to Chefoo, with all the rights,
privileges and properties attaching
thereto. are similarly acquired by
Japan, free and clear Of all charges and
membranes.
Article l57
"Thc movable and immovablc prop
erty owned by the German state in the
territory of Knaochau, as we'll as all
the rights which Germany might claim
III consequence of the works or I'M
provcments made, or of the expenses
incurred by her, directly or indirectly,
in connection with this territory, are
and remain acquired by Japan, free
AID clear of all charges and incum-
brances.
Article So
"Germany shall nand over to Japan
within three months from the coming
into force Of the present treaty the
archives, registers. plans. title deeds
and documents Of every kind. wher-
ever they may bc, relating to the ad-
ministration, whether civil, military
financial, judicial or other, Of the ter
rltory of Kiaochau
"Within the same period Germany
shall give particulars to Japan Of all
treaties, arrangements or agreements
relating to the rights, title or priv-
leges referred to in the two preceding
articles"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

tween the two countries. 9e added
that it would be wholly inconsistent
with such an agreement to assume an
obligation to defend Japanese posses
sion of the territory.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23

Saar Valley. 1t will be neither a del
icate nor difficult task Of dissection
to remove from the treaty the 10 gen.
eral provisions which it contains in
regard to the league Of nations"
New-York tribune., 1919-07-23
Test of fShantung
Section in Treaty
Section Dealing ith
esePrOuince Wilson
Has admitted He WrOte

The text of Section VIII Of the
treaty Of peace with Germany dealing
with the Shantung province of China.
which President Wilson has admitted
he Wrnte In full follnWs:
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES TO
SPEAK AT FIRST NATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON
LYNCHlNG.

Plans for the first National Confer
ence on Lynching, called by 12O citl-
zens in all parts of the country, which
is to begin with mass meeting III
Carnegie Hall on the night of May
9TH. were announced at the headquar-
ters of the conference, 10 Fifth aven-
ne, today.
The mass meeting is to be addressed
by Charles Evans Hughes, DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw, honorary president of
the National American Woman Sut-
frage Association; Emett O'Neal, ex-
governor of Alabama General John
ored artillery of the 92nd Division, and
James Weldon johnson, of the Nation
al Association for the Advancement of
Colored People.
The second day of the conference,
May 9th, is to be devoted to organi-
ZatiOn of committees which will con-
duct nationwide campaign against
lynching in the United States. Among
the committees which it is planned to
form are committee to take. legal
measures against lynching, Il commit
tee to use publicity and educational
methods to combat lynching, and n
committee to finance the national cam
paign.
Meetings in the morning and after
noon of May 9th are to be held at the
Association of the Bar of the City
of New York and in the evening at the
New York Society for Ethical Culture,
Central Park West and 63rd street.
Among the southern people who
have accepted invitations to be pres
ent at the conference are ]. A. More
head, president of Roanoke College,
Salem, Va; Bishop William f. Nc
Dowell, of Washington, d. c.; and
Desha Breckenridge, owner and editor
of the Lexington, KY, Herald; Jack
c. Wilson, secretary Mississippi We'll
fare League, and J. r. Bingham, vice
chairman of the league.
Other acceptances have been re-
ceived from Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University !;
Charles H. Strong, William G. Wilcox,
Hamilton Holt, Owen r. LovejOy, j..
G. Phelps Stokes, Lawson Purdy, Mrs.
V. G.. Simkhovitch, Rev. Charles S.
mcfarland and Rabbi Stephen s..
Wise.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
DENVER, COLORADO. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 19l

Democrats who are sincere in their
he with this effort to form n Negro
Socialist annex of the Democratic par
ty is an interesting subject for specu-
lation. The professional Dixie Demo-
cratic politicians of course favor any
thing that is grist for the Democratic
mill. 1t is just possible that the or
ganized effort to make Socialists, or
Bolsheviki, out of the Negro prolet-
ariat, might cause some uneasiness
even among these politicians. The
managers of the movement have con-
fined their activities to the northern
side of the Ohio, where the Negro has
political rights, and have kept out of
the Dixie side, where he hasn't But
it is possible that the thing might
spread into states like Mississippi and
South Carolina, where Il preponder-
ance of black people and n complete
absence of black votes might create
the impression that the practice as
we'll hs the theory of the rule of the
proletariat ought TO begin, at least
with the party in power there that
pretepds to stand for the down-trod-
den masses at Paris and elsewhere
away from home.
The national administration has
been playing up" to certain men who
pose as leaders of the colored race.
The Bureau of Public Information
ington~of the editors of cOlored news
papers last summer, where the meet
ing was harangued by Democratic ad-
ministration representatives who un-
the original colOred mans friend. A
Chicago Negro newspaper announced
in thousands of copies of his paper
scattered through the northern and
border states that the editor had been
converted at this conference, and that
others had gone forth from it TO labor
for the election of Democratic Con-
gress. The federal payroll is adorned
Wltn tne names OF quite lew NeSro
functionaries who have been trying to
reciprocate by delivering the Negro
vote to the Democracy which has done
so much for the race in the states
where it is always on top by one
method or another. The administra-
tons effort to make Socialists of the
Negroes and bring them around by
that route to the administrations sup
port is the latest thing out. But it
has its elements of peril.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
NEGROES DISSATISFIED LEAV-
ING SOUTHLAND

Cincinnati. Ohio, April 30.-The he
gira from the South continues. Last
Thursday afternoon four cars filled
with Colored men from the South
passed through Ohio enroute to Mich
igan Those talked to said they We're
tired of the South's jim-crOw cars, low
wages. inferior school facilities and
the lynch laws. One Southerner, when
told that DIR. Motion claimed the South
was the best place for the Colored man
and that conditions down there were
getting better, replied: Conditions
may be better for Motion, but for the
masses of us they are just as bad as
ever. How can any place where they
jim-crow us, deny us the elective fran
chise and lynch us be the best place
for us?" All We're healthy, vigorous
and industrious men.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
THE FALLAcY OF RACE AGAINST
RACE
~ HERE is grave danger in the po-

T HERE is grave danger i'll the po-
sition that some of our race lead
= ers are taking in charging that
the white race as whole is an enemy
to the Negro race, and, therefore, such
race leaders are seeking to array race
against race and to meet prejudice
with prejudice, hatred with hatred, bit
terness with bitterness. This position
is wrong. In the first place, it is
wrong as a matter of policy. We will
get nowhere in our effort to secure
Justice and equity if we array our
selves as a race against race that
has superior numbers, intelligence and
wealth and social and political advan-
tage. 1t would be far better to seek
to show the white people themselves
and the world the fairness of our ap-
peal.
We do not underestimate that ele-
ment to the white race that is disposed
not to give us an even-handed justice.
This element is considerable in num-
ber, persistent in its attitude and de-
termined so far as possible to see TO
it that the Negro is hindered at every
point and is reduced or kept in practi-
cal peonage. But another fact is equal
ly apparent. There is a large and
growing element of white people,
South as well as North, that is anxious
for the Negro to have a square deal.
There are individuals in this group,
who. because of the attitude, are GO
ing up against social embarrassment
and in some instances economical boy
colt and political discord. They are
fighting with might and main to main
tain a good conscience and sense of
self-respect, and. therefore, to accord
to all men. including the Negro. n
square deal. 1t is an easy matter for
our race orators, agitators, debaters,
and writer's. TO change the entire white
race as being opposed to the best in
terests of the Negro. While 1t is easy
TO do this. it is exceedingly hazardous
and unfair. We must not forget the
individual white men and women ana
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
NOTED NEGRO RUNNER TRAIN
ING IN FRANCE FOR A. E. F.
TOURNEY

Des Moines. Ia, May Howard
Drew. noted Negro sprinter, who IS
joint holder of the worlds 100-yard
record of 0:O9 80, is in training at
Nice. France, for the outdoor track and
field meet of the A. e. f., to be held
this month, and for the navy Olympics
in June, according to reports received
here.
Drew, Il sergeant in the army, will
compete in the 100 and 22O-yard
dashes. He made sensational come
back in the Western conference out
door championships in Chicago last
June, defeating the crack sprinters OF
the West.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
AFRICAN BLACKS KILL THREE
YANKEES

London, April pa clash between
party of Americans and South Afri-
can blacks today at Winchester, south
west of London, resulted in the death
of three Americans and injuries to
thirty more.
The fight started when the blacks
began paying attention to white girls.
The Americans interfered and the
blacks attacked them with clubs. Brit
ish troops quelled the riot.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Winchester said the Americans
were soldiers in the American army.
American army headquarters here de-
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
RACE NEWS S,tisss S.'is's1 s,.'s.. r'sn

the large and influential groups, South
and North, who are doing their level
best to improve our condition and
make life all the more tolerable. We
must not forget the millions of dollars
spent and the lives given for our up
lift.
In our effort to secure justice, we
must not be unjust. In our effort TO
break down prejudice, we must not
endorse prejudice by being prejudiced
ourselves-S. w. Christian Advocate.
ourselves.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
NINE. C. J. WALKER TAKEN
SUDDENLY ILL IN ST. LOUIS

New York, April 30.-Mme. c. ].
Walker, richest woman of the Race
and a leader in social and business
life, was taken i'll in st. Louis and re-
turned to her hame, villa 'Lewaro, Irv-
ington- 1.-THE Hudson. She was ac-
companied by DR.. Curtiss and a trained
nurse from st. Louis. DR.. ]. III. Ward,
her family physician, stated after con-
sultation with DR. Curtiss that he was
optimistic over the prospects of her
recovery and that he would give out
daily bulletins at her New York City
residence, 110 West both street.