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The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27
Peace Delegates Completing the
League of Nations Plan and
Treaty Together.
OPPOSING SENATORS firm
Japan Modifies Her Race Equality
Observation-Disclosures Lose in
North and Win in Ukraine
Stirring Up More Trouble
in Other Lands.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

Seemingly convinced that. by some
means not yet revealed. the opposition
of large part of the American senate
can be overcome, the peace delegates
in Paris went ahead last week with
the work of welding the treaty and the
league of nations plan. President
Wilson declared there was no inten-
tion of handling the two matters sep
arately, and In this he was supported
by others of the leaders. 1t was admit
ted that the league plan would have
TO be amended in various particulars,
and that the American delegates had
made up their minds to accept a cer-
tain limited number of changes. Per
haps il was believed these alterations,
cal. would satisfy the objecting sena-
tors. Their attitude and language do
not tend to justify that belief.
Some of the correspondents in Paris
fear that insistence on joining the
covenant of the league with the peace
treaty will delay the latter. Others,
equally well informed, assert that the
difficulties will be speedily removed,
intimating that the principles of the
league. in so far as they have been
generally accepted, slll be incorporat-
ed I'm the treaty and that differences
of opinion regarding specific parts of
the covenant will be recognized and
discussion of them left to later date
Thus. they think, President Wilson
and the supporters of his plan will be
satisfied and the opposition i'm Ameri-
ca and elsewhere placated.
The specific changes demanded by
the opposing senator's have not been
made public except I'm scattering
way, but courier is on his way to
Paris bearing q lengthy statement for
the French and British press prepared
by Senator Poindexter. The senators
intend to escape any possible cable
censorship by sending all their com
munications by courier. Meanwhile
they are defending their stand before
the American public in speeches and
debates the most interesting of the
latter being between Senator Lodge
and President Lowell Of Harvard uni
yersity. Lodge said he favored
league of nations, but not the cove
nant as presented. He declared the
whole treaty should be redrafted, but
did not believe that would be done in
Paris. Senator Reed violently at
tackled the league plan in speech be-
fore the Missouri legislature, where
upon fifty Democratic members Of that
body formally demanded his resigna-
fion. That Is fair sample of the in.
tolerance displayed by the strongest
parfisans of both sides I'm the dispute.
Several rather startling suggestions
have been made hy the senators who
are fighting the Wilson plan. Lenroot
of WISCONSIN proposes that the senate
adopt resolution declaring the war
with Germany terminated and then
proceed TO formulate peace treaty.
Calder of New York wishes congress,
as soon as IL Is convened, to instruct
the American delegates how they
should proceed.
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

The completed peace treaty, it is
asserted in Paris, will be ready by
April | for presentation to the Ger
man plenipOtentiaries. At the time of
writing Ii was not clear whether this
pact would be preliminary treaty or
the final instrument, or Il renewal of
the strongest provisional armistice In
any case, many important matters
were yet TO be settled. These included
numerous boundary disputes, i'm the
discussion of which Mr.. Wilson was
taking leading part. According to
report, he told Premier Clemenceau he
would not support Frances demands
concerning the disposition of the west
bank of the Rhine, and the "riger"
thereupon tried TO resign, but was dis
Suaded by Premier Poincare, who
showed him France could not get along
without the support of America, no
matter what notifications Mr.. Wilson
might demand in the French program
for the treatment Of Germany. Next.
President Wilson conferred with Prime
Minister Orlando of Italy, and, il was
believed, arranged for Il compromise
by which Italy will get Fiume and sur
render her claim To the Damatian
coast which the Jugo-Slavs demand
This plan is opposed by Foreign Min
lister Sonnino and his party and by
much of the population of Dalmatia.
The western boundary of Poland has
not been definitely determined, though
the decision had been reached that the
Poles should have corridor to the
sea, including Danzig.
The interallied commission on
Poland and the Germans had great
deal Of trouble last week arranging
for a cessation of hostilities between
the Poles and the Germans, but it was
said the desired result would soon he
reached. The supreme council also
took steps to stop the fighting between
the Poles and the Ukrainians i'm Cali
cia
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

On Thursday all the neutral nations
that desired to present views concern
ing the league of nations were heard
by the subcommission of the commits
sion on the league, of which Lord Rob
ert Cecil is chairman. Most of the
neutrals. it is understood. favored the
league plan with some notifications.
The full commission. with Mr.. Wilson
in the chair met Saturday to consider
all proposed amendments and put the
plan into definite and final form.
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

The Korean independence movement,
In reality peaceful revolt. is attract.
ing much attention and giving Japan
considerable concern. The japanese
have arrested n good many Koreans.
and with them some American mis-
sionary women. according To press
dispatches. No official stories of these
occurrences having been received In
Washington, the state department
Tokyo TO investigate the reports. The
Japanese. II Is said. charge the Ameri.
cans with teaching the Koreans the
doctrines Of liberty and personal
rights.
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

The German government was report
ed TO be facing new political crisis,
with the prospect that Scheidemann
would be forced to relinquish the
chancellorship. The split between the
majority socialists and the independ-
ent socialists was becoming wider.
When the independents demanded the
repeal of martial law in Berlin Wolf
gang Heine. Prussian minister of JUS
tice, bitterly assailed them for their
cooperation with the Spartacans.
The Spartacans, who We're compara-
lively quiet for few days after their
virtual defeat in Berlin, were begin.
ming agitation for new general
strike on March 28, declaring that this
time their success was certain. Their
previous operations along the Rhine,
according TO Berlin dispatches, led the
French troops of occupation TO seize
Mannheim, Karlsruhe and two other
cities. This was neither affirmed nor
denied by the allies.
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

or great scientific interest was the
announcement last Wednesday that
wireless telephony had been estab-
lished between Ireland and Canada.
and between New Jersey and Bresf,
France. Authorities agreed that for
the present, ut least, this means Of
communication will be one Of the lux
uries and that IL will not s,ipplant
wireless telegraphy across the ocean.
Director General Hines has pulled
the railroads out of the financial hole
for the time being by borrowing $50
0OO.OOO from the war finance corpora:
tion. which takes the stand that the
railways are essential war Industries.
Other loans will follow as rapidly as
they can be arranged.
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

Defeat In the north and west and
success in the south met the bOlsheviki
in Russia. They attacked the allied
positions south of Archangel, but were
repused with considerable losses.
The Lettish troops also whipped them.
taking the important town Of Mtau,
southwest Of Riga, and compelling
them to retreat along the whole front
In that region; and the Poles forced
them out Of Pinsk. On the other hand,
the bolShevili, having forced the
French garrison Of Nikolaiev to retire
to Odessa after fierce fighting, were In
possession of virtually the whole of
the Ukraine. Further east they
reached the isthmus of Perekop. which
connects the Crimea with the main
land. Their aim evidentiy is to sub
due before spring all opposition In the
great grain region Of the Ukrnine, In
The Clio messenger., 1919-03-27

Meanwhile, true to their program of
freeing the prOetariat of the entire
world, the Lenine-Trotzky crowd are
increasingly active in lands far apart.
In China they are said to be organic
ing Il great movement and spending
immense sums of money, of which
they seem to have unlimited supplies.
Another uprising in India Is being
planned. In western Canada their in
fluence is apparent in the action taken
by the labor unions. Nearly all local
unions there have voted To secede
from the American Federation of La.
Dor and TO follow the |. w. w. plan of
organizing by industries instead of by
crafts. Their new body is to he
known as the One Big Union. The
delegates to the meeting that took this
action adopted Il resolution commit
ting them to the bolshevik plan of a
dictatorship of the proletariat." and
also voted for n referendum tn call
general strike on June for 30-hour
five-day week.
What Mr.. GOmpers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will
say of this remains to be seen. At
present he Is in Paris, where the com
mission on international labor legisla-
tion has been In session. The British
draft convention for n permanent or
ganlZatiOn was amended and adopted
for submission to the peace confer
ence. The American contention that
each country should settle its Internal
labor problems without invoking the
power of the league of nations pre-
vailed. The commission heard dele
CATION Of women from the allied coun-
tries and promised to give due consid-
Grafton To the points presented. these
including eight claims in behalf of
working women and children
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
CHOICE OF BUT TEN STATES.

New York stnte hnd no part In the election Of
the first president Of the United States. For some
years following the establishment Of the federal
government the legislatures OF most OF the states
chose the presidential electors. the people votini
for them only Indirectly. their choice being -
pressed by their votes for Legislators. A deadlocs
between the senate and the assembly preventee
the selection Of electors from New York state
Rhode Island and North Carolina had not ye
ratified the Constitution. 40 Washington wa
elected the first time by the votes OF only ten Of
the IL states.
New York city wns the scene OF the first innugn
ration however. Washington took the Onth OF
the pOrticO Of Federal hnl the present site q
The s,ibtrens,ry ut Wnli and Nassau streets. Apri
10. 1850 Immediately following this ceremony h
retired within the building md delivered nm nd
dress To congress. which met In Federal hall ID
those days John Adams. the second president
also addressed congress In person. but Je1er*os
broke the custom which President Wilson has
vived Jefferson stigmutized That form Of address
~ inonnrchicnl ind put his message In writing
New York Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
,lJL

tember g. 1900 This will Is not nearly no Ions
nor M involved as that OF General WayhnEton
1t was prohAted In 1902 by George Washington
Parke GUSTS and Thomas Peter. two OF the execu
tors II wins taken up with the disposition OF
household effects and provisions for the education
Of her relatives Three grnntidnughters. four
nieces. her grandson. four nephews. grnnhniece
and other distant relatives md friends are me'r
toned. To them she gave paintings. town 'otA
and to nearly all Of them she gave from nve 10
ten guineas with which to buy rings
One OF the odd provisions was: 1t IL my vi"
and desire that Ann Marinh Washington. daughter
Of my niece. be put into handsome mourning al
my death at the expense Of my estate. and DO
queath to her ten gulnens to buy ring"
Another unusual order reads: ut In my VIII
md desire that nll OF the wine In bottles In the
vaults be equally divided between my grand.
daughters and grandson, to each Of whom
beaueath ten guineas to buy a ring for each"
All Of the family pictures. except few spe
officially mentioned, were left to George Washing
ton Purke Custls and to him went large collec'
ton Of household furnishings. including beds
water coolers china and furniture. Special pro
vision was made for the education Of three neph
ewx who were to be fitted In some useful
trade" md she made a further provision that
100 mounds be given to each to set him up In his
trade.
The belntet return Of these two famous docu
ments so essentially personal and human In theii
contents to the little courthouse where they wefs
both filed for probate over century ago ma
mnde of Fnirfnx Court House another Mecca FOL
the hIstoryoving tourist, and II IL rapidly fallinp
into line after Mount Vernon ind Alexandria 10
point Of popularity.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
II Ii

the effuxiops of fattering songs and stories. but
II on Intimate terms Of acquaintance with Its
ldolsed nrst president through the most trust
worthy agency, that Of his own hand'wrtten let
ters and documents. Through the strides OF mod
ern progress and the discovery If remnrkabic
paper surgery. 5000 more private AMI
onicial letters. addresses. documents, reports
anG accounts have been collected. repaired
and bound into volumes. 100 Of them. and are me-
cexsible to those who wish to peruse them In the
big library OF congress- the Interest of research.
But the most important Of nll the papers pennetl
by Washington. and the one which. throughout Its
entire length, IL the most perfect reflection OF
him ns n man OF affairs md Of business. IL his
last Will and testament. almost the lust document
pennci by his hand written about I'VE months
before his death. After many and varied vicissi-
tutles this marvellous paper Inns been repaired
and saved to posterty by being safely deposited
In n steel vnul In Fairfax courthouse, where II
WIS presented for probnte In ls'O.
Washington loved life and crowded Into his SIX.
ty-seven years many and varied interests. Througl,
a Der,,sal Of only few Of the hundreds Of Letters
written to him md by him, II Is thnt he
jOyeti nli outdoor sports and games. was proficient
In most OF them. Inmbled on horses cards. cocks
and lotteries. sr,eculated In lands md stocks.
danced utmost until the year OF Ills death. loved
thestcrs. teas. receptions and NIL socln uInuss-
rnents. Though he mntie constant of wines
On his table, moderation and method III"
prrcept md principle Of his life and these traits
are forccfully Illustrated In the - pnges Of his
WILL which he prepared without legal aid though
contrary to his usual forrthought In leaving this
duty until late In life. Every line Of 1t bears
mute Testimony to his efficiency In business md
his Of responsibility. and II shows that he
spent considerable time In Its preparation for in
,isIOsng Of his various properties In hcQucsts tn
relatives he went into great detail.
The will was signed July q. l7!D. and WINS
hleI for prnlnte ut the county seat Of the county
In n bud vol mn
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
Pc RpLExITY.

"iom used 10 promise nnytiIn. that might
please the voters fancy
Yes. observed Senator Sorghum. II don't tr,
that any more Voters are getting noiionn,
YOU can't even tell whnt kind of IL promise is 90
ing to suit their fancy"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
EALISTiC.

you have n realistic picture I" advertise YOU
breakfast fool
almost too realistic. 4 gont cnmc along Rnc
ate one right IN the billboard. Louisville Cour
irr.Joirnu
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10

to . ghost Of tunefulnsaA .And its
nothing. A blankI know then it's
not going to happen. II IL terribly
mall Its happened. often. Now. ]
wait for that-veii. Whel It falls. !
know what 1t means"
And you have had that-ssnss'
about this river businessr
Estrada turned his pensivs eass a.
ths American. "Yes, often. ! thossAk
after fathers death, tAat that was-
what II meant. But 1t cane again. Il
kept coming. had It while you were
all talking, Just now. dent speak of
this. It sounds ehicken-heaHted. An0
I'm In this with an my ssul-my fA-
ther-I couldn't do It any other way-
but"
You think We are going TO failr
II can't see 1t finished" was Esera-
da's mournful answer. He turned
again to stare out Of the window.
"Who are the river men In the val
leyT demanded the newcomer. n
want to meet them, to talk to them"
"Cor'nel. he's an Indian. Hes worth.
talking to. he knows its history. it,
legends. Perhaps some Of 1t u his
tory"
where's he to be found1"
'You'll run across himl Whenever
anything's up. he is on hand. he senses
1t. And then there's Matt Hamlin."
"1'll see him. Of course. Has he-
been up the riverf'
mo, but I'll tell you two who have.
Maldonado. 4 half-breed. who lives
some twenty miles down the river
from HamlinS. He knows the ella ~
though he were pure Indian. The
elias trickyl Maldonado's grandfa-
ther was trapper. his great.grandfa-
ther. they say, q priest. The women
were all Indian. He's smart. Smart
and bad"
Estrada's japanese servant came
back into the car to Offer tea. freshly
iced.
That's what I want, smart river
men. not teal" laughed Rickard. 'T
want river history"
there's another man you ought TO-
meet. He was with the second Powell
expedition. Hes written the best book
on the river. he knows 1t, II any man
does. You wanted these maps" Es-
trada was gathering them together.
thank you. And you can Just
strangle that foreboding Of yours, Mr..
Estrada. For tell you, we're going
to govern that riverl"
Estrada's penslve smile followed the
dancing step Of the engineer until II
carried him out Of sight. Perhapsf
Because he was the son of his father,
he must work % hard rs II conviction
went with him. as IL success awaited
at the other end Of the long road. But
II was not going to be. He would never
see that river shackled-
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10

Gel and impersonal. adding to his
points. and HacLean slowly won to
tie stronger side. Hardin. on his feet
asain. was suffering helplessly at
Babcock, when Richard called for .
vota The appropriation WAS carried
Har6in's face was swollen with raoo.
Nekard then called for . report O
the clam-shell dredge being rushed at
Yuma. Where Was the machinery
Was It not to have been hnished In
Tebruary1
"why not get the machinery hersi
What's the ~ Of taking chaneesr d.
manded Richard.
Hardin felt the personal implication.
BE was on his feet In q second. There
are NO chances." He looked at Mac
Lean. The machinery's done. It's no
use getting It here until we're ready"
~There are always chances," inter
rupted his opponent coolly. I'VE are
going to take none. want Mr.. Har-
din. gentlemen. appointed q committee
Of one to zee that the machinery Is de-
livered at once. and the dredge rushed"
The working force was Informally
discussed. Hardin said they could de-
pend on hobo labor. Rickard agreed
that they would nnd such help. but It
would not do to rely on 1t. The big
sewer system Of New Orleans was
about completed; he had planned to
write there. stating the need. And
there was man In Zacatecas, named
Porter r1
"Frank Porterf" sneered Hardin,
"that-murderer3"
"His brother" Rickard answered
pleasantly. Jim furnishes the men
for the big mines In Sonora and Sina-
loa He'll send Us all the labor We
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10

Estrada's thoughtful glance rested
on the angry face. Was this genuine.
or did not Hardin know Of the years
Richard had served on the road; OF
the JOB In the heat-baked barrancas
Of MEXICO. where Marshall had found"
hint But be would not ~ again to
pefsuade Hardin to give up bis trip
to Los Angeles. Il might be better.
after all. for the new manager to take
charge with his predecessor out Of
the way.
'NacLean's coming down tonight"
he threw out, still watching Hardin's
face. with Babcock."
II won't b. missed" Hardin's
mouth was bitter. Estrada. 4 had
the sense Of Q goat I'd seai out, cell
my stock to Mclean and quit. what's
In all this for met Does anyone doubt
my reason for stayingi II would bs
like leaving Q sinking ship. like de-
ssfting the passengers and crew one
had brought on board. Godl I'd like
to eoi But how can II I've got hold
Of the tail of he bear and I can't let
GOT"
mo one doubts you" began H.
trada. Hardin turned away. with an
ugly oath. The Mexican stood watch
ing his stumbling anger. "Poor Har-
dinr"
In the Once Richard was speaking
to NacLsan. whom hs had drawn to
one side. out Of earshot Of the checker
players.
Il waat you to Do something for
me. net At all agreeable" His tone
implied that the boy was not given
the chance to beg OF. "what ums
does The train pull out In the NOM
mgr
"Six.ilfteen."
"I'll have q letter for you at the
hotel at six. BE on time. ! want to
catch Hardin before he leaves for Los
Angeles. II he's really going. IN givs
him today to think II over. But he
can't disregard an order a. he did my
invitation. didn't want to rub II In
before the men,"
MacI.ean stared. then said that he
thought he was not likely toi
Rickard left the once in time to
see Hardin shutting the outer gate
behind him. His exit released . cho-
rus Of indignant voices.
"An outrnge!"
"A ID shamsi" This from
Wooster.
''Hardin'H luck I"
On the other side Of the door Rick.
ard delibersted. The hotel and its curl.
ous lOunsers, or his new once. where
Ogilvie was making great show Of
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10
CHAPTER WI.
A Garden In q psssrt.

~ V0S0OU " = OVO0Vs
HIS dwelling leaped Into sight ~
Hardin turned the corner Of the street.
Thef4 Wes-Aut one street running
through the twin towns; 11naed- - tAe'
bitches Of running water. The rest
were bitches Of running water edged
BY footpaths. Scowling. he passed I'M.
der the overhanging bird cages Of the
Desert hotel without q greeting for the
loungers. whose chairs were drawn ND
against the shade Of the brick walls.
The momentum slackened a. Hardin
neared the place he called his home.
An inner tenderness diluted the sneer
that dIsngured his face. He could sec
Innes a. she moved around In the lit
tie fenced-in strip that surrounded her
desert tent. She insisted on calling 1t
a garden. In spite Of his raillery.
"Gerty's In bed, I suppose" thought
Tom. He had . sudden vivid picture
Of her accusing martyrdom. His mouth
hardened again. Innes, STOPPING over
. rose. passed out Of his vision.
It came to Hardin suddenly that Q
man has made circle Of failure when
he breads going to his once and
shrinks from the reproaches at home.
"A 'has-been' at forty!" he unused.
Where were all his ships driftingf
lnnes. STRENGTHENING. waved 4 eny
hand.
"Shs's raising 4 goodiy crop of bar
rels." His thought Knocked and a.
ressed her. Her garden devotion wks
tender Joke with him. He loved The
Hardin trait In her. the persistence
which will not be daunted. An occupa.
tion with q Hardin was q dedication.
He would not acknowledge the Innes
blood 10 her. Like that fancy mother
OF hersf lnnes was q Hardin through
and through!
"It's In the blood" ran his thought
"Shs can't help II. All the Hardins
work that why. The Hardins always
make fools Of themselvesw r.
lnnes, lifting her eyes from Q Grip.
pied rose, saw That the black devils
were consuming him again.
"Will you look ut this wrecki" shs
cried.