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Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
EXPLAINS BETTER
 DISDANDING PLAN
Unit Generalization Was Immediate Waiting For Demands Of Industry Would Have Meant Long Delays Expedites Nor nal Return To Peace Conditions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Republican Leader Mann read to the house today a letter from General March explaining why the war department adopted the plan of demoblizing by dsbandinq units, instead of by discharging sol- oiers in accordance with the need of men in industries. The chief of staff said the latter plan had been discarded as impractcabIe. after consideration, because it would have involved the task of appraisinq the case of each individ- ual soldier.
 "On the other hand" he said, dis bandment of the complete military units could be and was ImmedIa ately begun. In this way the military situ- ation was safcguarded and at the same time demobiIization was accelerated"
 General March urged legislation be passed permitting the resumption of voluntary enlistments and re-enlist- nents in the army, saying demobiliza- ton of oVersea forces was being re- tarded to an extent, by the fact that there are practically no troops to re- place them.
 His Plan Quicker One
 Commenting on the American de- mobilization figures, the generals let ter said:
 "Such results would have been simp- Iy impossible had it been attempted to discharge immediately every soldier who made application on individual grounds. There are hundreds of thous- ands of men now returned to their fam. flies. home communities and industrial employment, who might not have been released for months, if the war depart ment had attempted to inaugurate a scheme of demobilization based largely upon individual requests for individua discharge.
 'The absorption of these men into the general life of the country-thei' return to productive emr' 'ment-ha: assisted in the permanent revitaliza- ton of the industrial life and has ex. pedited the return of the country to its normal peace time condition"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
PAY TRIBUTE OR BE
 BURNED SAYS VILLA

FL PASO, Jan. 25.-F'rancisco Villa told the American officials of mining companies in the Santa Eulalia district of Chihuahua Tuesday, that his agent would return to Santa Eulalia March 1 to collect heavy tribute from the Amer ican Companies, and unless this was forthcoming, he would return personal ly two weeks later and wreck and burn all the buildings, railroads and mine shafts in the district. He also told the Americans he had an agent in Fl Paso, to whom these forced loans could be paid in return for protection.
 No action has been taken by the American companies, looking to the pamphlet or the demands, pending re- ceipt of advices from the American state department. They fear Villa will carry out his threat of destruction.
 Bandits Waylay Train
 JUAREZ. Mex, Jan. 25.-Villa fol- lowers held up and robbed a Mexico Northwestern train last night at San Pedro, 150 miles southwest of here. They robbed the cars of large quanti- ties of provisions which were carted to the hills and cached. No one was killed in the trai2 robbery. The band was reported to be in command of Epifanio Holguin, Villa colonel. Villas men were also reported to have fired on the special train carrying General Augustin Castro to Chihuahua City. from Juarez yesterday, near Villa Ahumada, 33 miles south of the border
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
DESCRIBES BITTER
 RELATION BETWEEN
 CR|LEANS- -PERUV|ANS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Dr. Fran cisco Tudela, the new minister of Peru, whose recent arrival in the United States was coincident with the development into a serious state of the long standing controversy be- tween Peru and Chile, in a statement today said:
 "The world knows the origin of the bitter relations between Peru and Chile. Chile made a war of conquest against Peru and Bolivia in 1S79 having ac- cumulated, during the previous years, considerable arrnaments for this pur- pose. Chile thus took possession of the rich salt petre provinces of Tara paca, belonging to Peru, and wrested from Bolivia all her coast, converting that nation into an inland country, and took possession of the Peruvian provinces or Tarata, not mentioned in the treaty of peace. Chile has never complied honorably with her agree ment for a plebiscite. All of the dip lomatic documents show that Chile in- tends only to extend and strengthen her conquest.
 Tn the last few weeks, more violence has been done to Peruvians in Tara paca, and the scandalous expulsions of the Peruvian consul in Iquique obliged the Peruvian government to withdraw her consuls from Chile, so that all re- lations between the two countries have ceased
 Much irritation has been caused in Chile because of the opinion expressed by the Peruvian newspapers, that the principles of President Wilson should be applied to the controversy, pending since the Chilean war of 1879. Peru approved, enthusiastically these prin- ciples and cast her lot definitely for the cause defended by the allies and the United States. The fruit of this irritation was the violent outbreak al Iquique and Pissgua.
 "The offer of mediation by President Wilson, between Peru and Chile. has been well received in Peru, which re- calls the efforts made by the United States during the war of 1S79-S3, tc prevent the implanting of a regime o1 conquest in America The mediation of the United States at this time had in view this important object Presi- dent Garfield and Secretary Blaine demanded of Chile that she content herself with a pecuniary indemnity and that she respect the territorial integrity of Peru and Balivia. The assassination of Garfield disturbed ths international politics of the United States and Chile took advantage ot this, to realize her plans for exten- sion, plans which have introduced tho armed peace in South America
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
RUSS PLAN
 HITS SNAC IN B0LSH|S

PARIS, Jan. 25.-( (Havas)-The Rus sian bolshevik government at Moscow, according to information received at the socialist newspaper LHumanite, is surprised that the suggestion made by the allied and associated powers for a conference between the Russian factions, comes at a time when the bOlsheviki are victorious in the field. The bolshevihi, however, the advices add, do not reject the principle of d conference.
 Nladimar Bourtzeff, well known Russian reVolutionist, in an article in the Matin, says that the Russian par ties opposed to the bolsheviki will positively refuse to attend the con- ference.
 Basile Maklakoff, the Russian am bassador to France, the article adds, declares that all Russians in Paris feel deeply humiliated by the proposal of the allied and associated powers.
 Russ Minister Objects
 PARIS, Jan. 25.-( H lava s. )-M. Tchitcherin, the bolshevik foreign min ister, has sent a wireless message to the soveit representative in Sweden, asking confirmation of the decision of the supreme council of the peace conference to send a mission to confer with representatives of the different factions in Russia on Princess Islands. NJ. Tchitcherin's message declares that Princess Islands are too remote for such a meeting. He objects to the isolation of the islands as tending to surround the conference with secrecy and leave to the entente the choice of participants.
 This proposition of the supreme council, the message says. is made at Q time when the bolsheviki are vic torious over their opponents and the internal situation of Russia has been settled, but the soveit government. upon receipt of the confirmation re- quested, will carefully consider the proposal.
 MaIakoff is Willing PARIS, Jan. 24. Friday.-Alludins to the decision of the supreme council 1 of the peace conference, to send a | delegation to meet representative ot ! the various factions, which decision | has been objected to in some Rus sian quarters as not in line with the | real interests of the Russian people Basile Maklakoff, the Russian ambas- l sador to France, said today: 1 "The presence of France and Ameri- ca at the peace conference is a guar 1 antee that any unfriendly intention 1 toward Russia, even if there were such l would not be countenanced. It is most strange, however, that France l which on December 29, in alluding u bolshevism, while stating her attitud, toward Russia, declared that she would never have anything to do with crim- inality,' should now have joined ir the proposal to hold discussion witt
 bolsheviki delegates at the Princes Islands,
 Discussing Japan's attitude on tn, Russian question, Baron Makino, heat of the Japanese delegation to the peace 1 conference said:
 Japan has everything to gain iron a prosperous Russia. The richer ant the more orderly she is. the bettel customer she makes for our exports we in our turn becoming a good marke for the products she has to offer
 Therefore it is to our reciprocal ad vantage that peace and order be re stored in Russia"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
UNEMPLOYMENT |s
 BECOMING SERIOUS

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 25.--Unem- ployment is developing throughout the country with such rapidity as to war rant serious concern, according to Ma than A. Smith, assistant director gen. eral of the United States employment service, at a meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Sci ence here tonight.
 There are unmistakable indications of an impending storm of extreme severity said MT. Smyth. "On Janu- ary 21, firty five cities reported a total unemployment of 211,000.
 Reports from the 750 United States employment service offices throughout the country, which for the week end ing November 9, showed about ESQ., 900 positions open and 10000 appli- cants for jobs, now show that the mar gin has almost entirely disappeared. Generally speaking, the southeastern states still can absorb labor, the Pa cific, north, middle and eastern states show unemployment. In few places, such unemployment has reached un- precedented proportions.
 What the country needs, is not an indiscriminate immediate discharge of all soldiers; it wants more speed in getting out those who have positions awaiting them. The army is already taking steps to meet this situation "Even more important is the stimu- lation of industry. The federal gov ernment is not only failing to take ef- fective steps to stimulate; it is active ly and to a dangerous degree, retard- ing industrial development The gov ernment, which but yesterday was running everything, today is nearly refusing to have anything to do with anything"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
MARSHALS ARREST K.C. STREET CAR OFFICERS

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 25.-Twenty labor union officials and striking street car men were arrested and ar raigned before United States commits sioners here and in Kansas City, Kan, today on a federal complaint charging conspiracy to hinder operation of street cars in interstate traffic and conspir- acy to interfere with the injunction order of John c. Pollock, federal judge for Kansas, which placed operation of the Kansas City, Kan, cars in the hands of the United States marshal.
 All defendants pleaded not guilty and bond was fixed at s5.000 in each case. Six had obtained bond tonight.
 Union officials under arrest are:
 Frank O'Shea, Buffalo, New York. vice president of the Carmen's union.
 L. F. Michael, president of the local Garments union.
 Mrs. Sarah Green. president of the Womens Trade Union League and business manager of the Mattresses union.
 Jerry Burnett. district organizer of the Garments union.
 Charles B. Nelhon, secretary of the Central Trades and Labor union.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
VILLAGE SHATTERED
 AS WAGON EXPLODES

MUSkOGEE, Okla. Jan. 9. A wagon loaded with high explosives for use in the nearby oil fields struck a rut in the street as it was being driven through the residence section of the little town of Big Heart. Okla, late to- day, and as a result four people are dead tonight, at least three are so badly injured that it is not expected they will live. and several others, slightly injured are being cared for in their homes.
 The explosion rocked the entire town. Eight houses were completely demol- ished and some of the dead were killed by the falling debris. Not a building in the town escaped damage. A hole big enough to bury half dozen wagons was torn in the street.
 Panic ensued, and at an early hour tonight the excited populace had not quieted. Telephone wires were torn down, and, except for a single railroad wire, the town was cut off from com munication. The wagon was driven by w. R. English, an experienced man in the handling of explosives. Not a trace of his body or his wagon has been found early tonight
 Several years ago a tornado laid the town waste, and on other occasions wind and fire have all but wiped it out
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
TO INVESTIGATE IF SUPPORT
 IT T|CONDEROGA
Published Criticisms Arouse Daniels -Justifies Deser- tion Of Doomed Ship By Cruiser-C Commanding Of ficer's Report Is Disclosed Clears Himself.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Published reports that the cruiser Galveston had failed to give adequate protection to the American transport Ticonderoga, sunk by a German submarine Septem- Der 30 last, caused Secretary Daniels to issue a statement tonight, describ- ing how the ship was destroyed, as re- ported by the commanding officer of the cruiser, and stating that a court of inquiry was Investigating.
 The statement set forth that the Gal weston. acting as escort for fourteen vessels, 1,400 miles off the British coast, was ahead and on the right flank and that the cargo carrier Feltore was known to be two miles south of the convoy. Shortly before daylight, the Galveston, seeing a gun flash on the starboard side, thinking "the Feltore was attacked, changed her course, ran toward the flash and opened fire with her fiVeinch guns.'
 The commanding officer reported that few minutes later the Galveston saw a second set of gun flashes which were very close together and made it dangerous to continue firing, due to the possibility of hitting a friendly yes sell" Immediately after the cessation of gun flashes, the cruiser quit firing.
 Not knowing the Ticonderoga had fallen out of the convoy. the statement continued, the Galveston returned to her position, and in checking up the ships later, it was found the transport was missing
 ''The commanding officer stated that, due to the large number of men in the engineers force who were sick with influenza" Secretary Daniels said, fit had been necessary to reduce her boiler power, and if he remained absent from the convoy any great length of time. he would be unable to rejoin and the submarine would. therefore, have good opportunity of at tacking the other vessels of the convoy. That he did not know the ship at tackled was from his convoy, and that 1t was his first duty to remain with the large number of ships in the convoy, rather than to remain longer with the ship being attacked, and that he l thought she had a chance to escape.
 "The commanding officer states that his general instructions were that If one or more ships in convoy are torpe- doed or mined, the ocean escort is to proceed with her convoy"
 Survivors of the Ticonderoga re- perted that during the night of Sep tember 29-30, the vessel had dropped out of her position because of diffi- culty Tn maintaining steam and speed
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
STATE TREASURER DEAD

CALEXICO. Cal. Jan 25-Thomas Be- lendez. aged 36. treasurer of the north ern district of Lower California, die6, last night. Belendez. was a close per. sonal friend of Governor Esteban Can tn of Lower California. and was consid- cred his chief aide in the mountain dis trict- Mexicali, where he lived, was draped in mourning today.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
BOLIVIA HAS DELEGATE

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Jan. 25.-General Ismael Montes, ex-president of Boli- via, and now Bolivian ambassador to France, has been appointed Bolivian delegate to the peace congress. He has been instructed to inform the congress of Bolivio's need of an outlet to the sea, and to request that the situation be remedied in this respect.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
BERLIN STILL RIOTING

LONDON, Jan. A.-There were nu- merous casualties in heavy fighting between spartacans and government forces in Berlin Thursday night says an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company. The fight ing was mostly in the vicinity of the newspaper offices and at the Anhalt station
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
First Sian of Division


 PARIS, Jan. 25.-(By the Associated Press)-The session of the peace con- ference opened at 3 o'clock this af- ternoon in the Sale de la PaiX, of the foreign office, with the same imposing setting as the first session, but with little ceremony and the manifest pur- pose of business.
 M Clemenceau was again in the chair, with President Wilson and the full American delegation at his right, and Premier Lloyd George and the British delegation at his left.
 The first signs of a division in the conference was when it proceeded to consider the four resolutions framed by the council of the great powers, providing for committees on labor responsibility for the war, reparation for damages and ports, railways and waterways.
 Camille Huysmans, in behalf of Bel gium, asked for two members of the committees of labor. reparation and the league of nations, and one each on the others. Serbia made a similar request
 Brazil was more emphatic. declaring against "a cut and dried program and saying that the conference should be master of it's own decisions.
 NJ. Nenizelos said that Greece was entitled to membership on the com mittees' of reparation and ports. N. Bratiano, for Rumania, and Dr. Bense for CZecho- Slovakia, as well as the delegations representing Portugal. China, Siam and Poland. also asked for places on the committees.
 Clemenceau is Diplomatic
 sr tempered speech. said that the council had not imposed its decision. but had simply invoked the conference to con slider the plan.
 After 4S years of public life" he said. T am satisfied that the larger the committee is. the less it accom- plishes. I beg the delegates not to waste time on questions of procedure when millions of men are waiting to be demobiliZed. Let us organize the committees at once and so get to work, We have no desire to be unjust to any one, but wish to devise a proceed ure leading to rapid results"
 NJ. Clemenceau's assurance that the council would consider the questions raised finally prevailed, and Belgium, on behalf of the smaller powers. with drew the protests, saying that the po- SlllOIl ndNlIlS Deeu cledTeQ, Incy trusted to the fairness of the council All the resolutions were declared carried with out dissent.
 PARIS, Jan. 25.-Colonel House was present at the session of the confer ence for the first time since his ill., ness.
 ''The league of nations is the first subject on the agenda," said M. Clem- enceau. as he read the resolutions for mulated by the supreme council.
 Wilson Proposes Resolution President Wilson rose as the reading of the resolutions closed, and in calm, rather low, earnest tones, spoke in sup port of the league with which his name has been identified .
 Premier Lloyd George followed ! President Wilson in a brief speech, supporting the general principle of the league. His speech was chiefly not able for the vivid picture of the ruins of France and the need of setting up some system to take the place of this organized savagery."
 The Italian premier. Vittorio Orlan- do. also briefly supported the resolu- ! tion for the league, speaking of the 1 high ideals it represented | The former French premier, Leon
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
CIai7r1 Mooney Money Going
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IHePUpITCdH N. P, LedStu WTTeJ
 NEW YORK, Jan 25.-lra M. Ornburn, secretary of the Connec- ticut Federation of -bor, has is sued warnino that money con- tributed by organized labor to the Mooney d fense fund is being used by the |. w. w. and the bolshevik to further their own ends. The warning is in the form of letter to all secretaries of central labor unions and affiliated local unions.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26

PARIS. Jan. 25.-The delegates of the great powers in the league of na tions it was learned tonight. will be: for the United States President Will son and Colonel l.. NJ. House; for Great Britain, Lord Robert Cecil and General 6n Christian Shuts; for france. Leon Bourgeois and Ferdinand Tardnieu, lord of the faculty of law of the University of Paris; for Italy, Premier Orlando and Eitorio Scialola; for Japan, Viscout Chinda and K. Ochiai. The delegates of the small na- tions will be announced later.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26

PARIS, Jan. 25.-A series of resolutions dealing with the crea- ton of league Of nations, in quiries into responsibility for the war and violation of international law and other topics were in readi- ness for presentation to the peace conference session today. The preliminary draft for the creation of a league was given out official iy as follows:
 "lt is essential to the mainten- ance of the world settlement which the associated nations now are met to establish, that a league Of nations be created to promote in ternationaI obligations and to pro- vide safeguards against war. This league should be created as an integral part of the general treaty of peace, and should be open to every civilized nation which can be relied on to promote its ob- jects.
 "The members of the league should periodically meet in inter national conference and should have permanent organization and secretarys to carry on the busi ness of the league in the intervals between the conferences.
 "The conference, therefore, ap- points a committee representative of the associated governments to work out the details of the consti- tuition and the functions of the league"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
NEWS EPHTOME E
FOREIGN

Peace conference adopts league of nations policy without a dissent ing voice.
 President Wilson will spend today on the American battIefieIds in France.
 Plans to meet with Russian factions hit snaq in the bolsheviki.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
President Wilson Is Chairman Of Com mittee Schism Developed Is Avoided By Clemenceau-Lloyd George Sec onds Proposal To Adopt Other Nations Quickly Lend Their Support Premier Hughes Wants To Speak To Question.

PARIS, Jan. 25-The con- ference unanimously adopt ed the league of nations pro- ject. President Wilson and Colonel House are the Amer ican members of the commis- sion thereon.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
DOMESTIC

Armour suggests that a giant meat trust be formed, under government supervision.
 Gen. P. C. March explains to con- gress his reason for demobiization plan.
 Lack ot defensive support for the Ticonderoga to be investigated. President Carranza is reported to have taken up active plans to capture Villa. Village Of Big Heart, OkIa., shat tered when wagon of explosives blows up.
 Unemployment problem is becomino serious throuahout the country
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26
LOCAL

Associated Press to establish bureau in Phoenix. Public schools will reopen on Mon- day, after being closed two weeks on account of influenza epidemic. House in half day session, accom- pishes little. Senate not in ses- sion.
 Program out for good roads con- ference in this city Monday and Tuesday.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-26

PARIS, Jan. 25.-Colonel House was present at the session of the confer ence for the first time since his ill., ness.
 ''The league of nations is the first subject on the agenda,' said M. Clem- enceau, as he read the resolutions for mulated by the supreme council.