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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

ANY amendment to this treaty will
send il back to all the twenty-seven
nations concerned, Germany included.
"This first international charter for
the rights Of labor should be adopted
without delay.
"The world needs to be made safe
for labor, as we'll as democracy. The
world cannot be safe for democracy
until it is safe for labor. world un-
safe for labor never can be safe for
democracy. Labor must be safe in all
lands or it is safe in none. Even Amer
lean labor cannot be wholly secure
until labor everywhere is raised in
hours, in condition and in wages to q
Just and universal standard.
Protects Labor
"The covenant and treaty delayed so
long in the Senate proposes to effect
this They declare labor is not a COM
modify They make it the right and
duty Of every land to bring before a
world tribunal conditions anywhere
which are perilous to its own labor.
The treaty looks to raising labor con-
ditions to their highest present level
in all lands and ending the competition
of unfair conditions in the future so
that there shall be international con-
ditions as we'll as international cards.
'InlS cannot come IN Ody, III a
year or in a decade, but it is possible
to turn the world of nations in this d.
rection, to give the command of For
ward, march, to keep the world NOV
ing until this great end is won. This
cannot be done if the treaty is amend
ed or delayed Senator Fall, of New
Mexico. has already proposed that the
labor articles Of the treaty be cut out
under the pretence that they level
down. They do not.
'The article of the treaty creating a
conference of labor, in which all ma
tons are represented, provides that the
article shall be interpreted in accord
ance with the following principle: In
no case shall any member be asked or
required, as result of the adoption
of any recommendation or draft or
convention by the conference, 10 lessen
the protection afforded by its existing
lcgis lation to the workers concerned
The labor articles of the treaty were
drawn by labor men for labor men.
They will stand"
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, also
gave out statement through the
League to Enforce Peace, in which he
said:
THE Reputation o. anc pending
treaty of peace, as advocated by Sen
ator Knox, of Pennsylvania. in the
Senate Friday, is an open invitation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
De Garlic =, Belgium's
First Ambassador tolls
Former Minister at Washin,,o.
Is Promoted; King and Our,
10 Sail Next Month

BRUSSELS. Aug 3o.-Baron =,
de Cartier de Marchienne lei, Br,,.,
yesterday for Washington as II. e.
Belgian Ambassador to the I.s.s,
States.
King Albert, Queen Elizabeth -,
Crown Prince Leopold will leav. =.
America between September 2s =. ~
q on board United States vs,,sa
leaving from Antwerp.
Baron Cartier de Marchienns !.
since February !. 1917, been Bslr :
Minister at Washington. The ~.
was only recently raised 10 the ~.
of an embassy He was memb., ~ :
the Supreme Economic Council AZ ..
peace conference and was CHARGED o..
the study for plan for the LAM.
ton OF the worlds food control :,
also represented Belgium on the Ir,.'
Allied Commission OF Reparst;s.,
He was married 10 Mrs. Bamii...
Cary, Of New York, IN Paris Jrlv h
las.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

clare. One of this group declared to-
night that a Democratic Senator had
told him he now looked for the defeat
of the whole treaty as a result of the
change in popular opinion toward rati-
fication.
Find Illustration
This Senator took the view that the
announcement that two American regi-
ments are going to Silesia had driven
home to many people throughout the
country Just what mixing into foreign
entanglements meant. The announce
ment that the troops were going, he
said, translated what had been a rath-
err academic phrase, so far as most
people are concerned, into a part of
their lives.
The insistence of most of the speak
ers at to-day's hearing Of the Irish
Americans by the Foreign Relations
Committee also cheered "the Irrecon-
cilables," especially as all of the speak
ers to-day and tremendous percent
age Of the Irish vote in the United
States are not only Democratic, but, in
most instances, strongly regular. So
they are counting on to-day's demon
stration to weigh not only with Irish
Senator's, but with Senators whose
states include blocks of Irish voters
Gompers Assails Delay
Samuel Gompers issued statement
to-day through the League to Enforce
Peace, criticising the Senate's delay
in ratifying the treaty. 1t said, in
part:
"The covenant for a league Of ma
tons and the treaty of peace, of which
it is a part, negotiated at Paris, hold
the first world agreement among the
nations to keep all that has been Sc
cured for labor and to make the stand
ards already gained universal, advanc-
ing and improving for all men. This
agreement is not yet in force. The
Senate of the United States has had
the covenant ALL treaty for eight
weeks. during all of which it has been
in committee. Until it is ratified by
two thirds vote of the Senate, the
covenant and treaty are not safe and
the United States is not a party to it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Pleas for Scotland Not
Needed. Lodge Is Told


BOSTON, Aug. So.--A telegram as
sorting that Scotland does not re-
quire to appeal 70 rself- determination:
Lodge, chairman Of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, from the Of
flee of Thomas R. p. Glib, royal sec
rotary of the Order of Scottish Clans,
to-day. 1t was signed by A. G. Findlay
of Portland, Ore, royal chief, and the
other officers Of the royal clan, COM
prising the royal executive council.
The telegram expressed the convic-
ton of the council that pleas for self
determination for Scotland which have
been presented to the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee "do not represent the
sentiment of the great majority of the
Scottish people, either at home OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Fiumc Not Included
In Austrian Treaty
Five DAYS To BE Granted
Vienna for Consideration
Of Finished Document

PARIS, Aug. 30.-The treaty of peace
to be handed the Austrian delegation
next Tuesday does not solve the prob
lem Of the disposition of Fiume, ac-
cording to ole Temps"
Five days time will be granted the
Austrans in which to consider the fin
ished document.
The council concluded its examina-
ton of the Austrian treaty at this
mornings session and approved the
covering letter. The text will be sent
to the printing press this evening.
Premier Clemenceau presided at the
meeting of the council.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
Modification of Jugoslav
Constitution Being Considered

PARIS, August 30 Modification Of
the Jugoslav constitution in the d.
rection of federization is under con-
sideration, according to dispatches from
Agram, Croatia.
Under this plan, it is pointed out,
Montenegro would be able to join the
Slovene confederation, and at the same
time preserve her integrity as a sepa-
rate state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
cracies were in full flower.

cracies were in full flower.
"The galleries always applaud when
a Senator strikes an oratorical pose
and thunders forth his sturdy Ameri-
canism But the Senator's American
ism did not prevent him from making
an argument at Union College in 1915
in favor of league of nations. Am
drunk to Philip sober?'
"He is not, as he thinks, waging a
war against Woodrow Wilson. He is
waging war against the desires and
the hopes Of all mankind. Let him be-
ware of throwing himself and his
blinded partisans across the path of
tho righteous judgment of mankind. y
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
TIE PRICE TOO HIGH.

A very large number Of people are
convinced that North Dakota needs
one or two more great state elevators.
A small number think that the state
needs one or more great Touring
sniils. And people in varying num-
bers have come 10 believe, or have
permitted themselves to be pe.suad-
cd that the state should 90 into the
banking business, and the general
mercantile business. and the packing
business, and the railroad business,
and into business OF almost every i'm
aStnable kind. ~ &.
VERY we'll Assuming that whatev-
.er legal obstacles stand in the way can
be removed, The problem becomes q
question Of price. II WIN take . lot
Of money to realize all these desires,
md the taxes which have been levied
TO make the preliminary preparations
for some Of these enterprises furnish
some sncDmfortabae suggestions . tc
tho sums which may be required be
fore mo proposed plans arc In opsr-
ation, and bsfore the people can ac-
tuaily know whsther they have sup..
plisd themselves With something tha,
they need. and can use 10 advantage
or havs inyestsd their money Ii .
8klock cf white sleDissnes. s
stilk The money esn peobAbly 81
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26

is too high price to pay for what we
are getting. s.e.5
1t is asserted that a man may be
in favor Of government ownership
without being d social degenerate.
Granted. The 1.-TWO have not neces-
sarily anything in common. But 1t is
impossible to seek to achieve govern
ment ownership, or anything else. in
defiance of, the order. which society
has found it necessary to establish for
the preservation Of it's own existence
without bringing into contempt, as
well, those laws, written and un-
written, which govern the social and
domestic conduct Of individuals.
Wherever contempt of law is preach
ed. contempt Of the marriage rela-
ton and Of the institution Of the fam
lily is pretty sure to be found looming
up in the background or playing
around the edges. e..
And the inculcation of free love
doctrines is too high a price to pay
for enlightenment in economies.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26

comfort and convenience Of the gen
sral public was very properly given
secondary consideration. II was nec-
essary that trains should be- taken
out of service and other trains be put
into service; that trafno should be
held up or switched here or there on
short notice; that the transportation
business of vast districts should be
entirely changed, with corresponding
changes in the service rendered to the
people Of those communities. This
could bc done only under a unified
CONTROL and 1t would not have been
endured under any sort OF control
save for the emergency created by
the war. ~
Neither IL the fact that the govern
ment's railroad operations have been
conducted at a loss. and that the
public has been less adequately served
an argument against public owner
ship. The government was not in the
railroad business to mako money. to
pay expenses. or to serve the public
in tho ordinary sense. Its purpose
was 70 get its armies fitted out in the
best possible manner in the shortest
possible time, regardless Of expense,
and regardless OF everything that was
not vital to the nation. e.
Public ownership has been on trial
only indirectly and incidentally; only
in SO far as it has been possible, after
eliminating those elements insepar-
able from the war emergency, to
make comparisons. And in this re-
spect the field has been greatly mar
rowed by the fact that while the cen
trail control was vested in the govern
mept, that control has been exercised
with the. understanding that it was
but temporary, and the actual work
OF operation has been performed by
the same working forces as formerly,
and, in very many details, under the
arrangements peculiar to the several
separate rnanagements The railway
working force of the country, for one
thing, has not been organized on the
political basis which would inevita-
bly, have controlled under a perma-
nent system of government control.
Yet. with the application of these
methods incomplete as they have
been, there has been observable in
many departments of the work the
growth Of the bureaucratic spirit
which seems to be inseparablc from
government operation Of commercial
enterprises In so far as what has
been done tends to prove anything,
it tends to strengthen the conviction
that the people Of the United States
can best be served by RAILROADS under
private ownership and operation, with
adequate government regulation.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
STAYS ON EARTH TO
SEE WHAT IS NEXT

This story is the true answer Of a
wealthy San Antonio man to his
banks letter calling his collateral
loan. This comes direct from the
bank president:
''For the following reasons I am
unable to send you the check asked
for:
IT have been held up, held down,
sand-bagged, walked on, sat on, flAt-
tened out and squeezed. First by the
United States government, for federal
war tax, the excess profit tax and
Liberty Loan bonds. thrift, capital
stock tax, merchants license and au-
to tax, and by every society and or
ganization that the inventive mind
can invent to extract what 1 may or
may not possess.
from the Society of John the Bap-
tist, the G. A. r.. K. of c., the wom-
ems Relief, the Navy League, the Red
Cross, the Black Cross. the Purpose
Cross, the Double Cross, the 7. M. G,
A. and Y. w. c. A., the Boy Scouts,
the Jewish Relief, the Belgian Relief
and every hospital in town. Then on
top Of all came the Associated Chari-
ties.
The government has SO governed
by business that don't know who
owns it. am inspected. suspected,
examined and re-examined, informed.
required and commanded. SO I don't
know who am. where am. or why
I am here. All I know is I am sup
posed to be an inexbaustfble supply OF
money for every known need, desire
or hope Of <he human race. and be-
cause Will not sell all have and 20
out and beg, borrow or steal money
to give aVay have heen c,,~aad S;r
Guessed, boycotted. talked to. talked
about, lied to, lied about; held up,
hung up, robbed and nearly ruined,
and the only reason = am ciinging to
life is to see what In -the-Hell is com
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
NAVY DECORATIONS,

In the controversy over the distri-
button OF war decorations for navy
service which has sprung up between
Admiral Sims and Secretary Daniels,
there is one feature which is likely
to strike a good many people as pc
cnliar. The secretary OF the navy,
n civilian, holds that in the distribu-
ton OF Ats testimonials Of apprecia-
ton the government should gve a
higher place to active service at sea
in the danger zone than to service
equally faithful and necessary in the
safety Of a home office or on a. ship
in home waters. Admiral Sims, q pro-
fessional fighting sailor, who might
be expected to be prejudiced. in ia
vor of the fighting branch Of the
service. takes exactly the oppo-
site view, and maintains that
officers holding high adminiis-
trative posts on shore occupy
relatively more responsible positions
than those serving at sea- Thus. the
civilian official, who in his own work
experiences no personal risk, would
award the highest honors to those
who are subjected to personal dam
ger. while the active officer would
give greater recognition, other things
being equal. to those who plan than
to those who execute.
Another difference between the
two men, which seems to be more in
accord with the relative fields OF ac-
dvity of the two men, Is that secre-
tary Daniels would give to the com
mander whose ship has been destroy
ed by q submarine equal consideration
with the commander who has destroy
ed q submarine. while. most emphat:
ically. Admiral Sims would do moth.
ing of the sort. Mr.. Daniels would
base his reward on the courage and
capacity shown. and not on the result
which might easily be beyond the
control 0f tho individual.
This recalls 4 custom once quite
prevalent in both nsval ana merchan,
services which prescribes that the
captain who had lost hts ship by ac-
cfdent, no matter what the circum
stances, e11ould never be given an.
other command. Undoubtedly the
rule was made for alertness and ef-
ficiency. Also, without quevtton, I,
worked many cruel hardships. Tht.
rule was deliberately and publicly
tSnored In one conspicuous case jus.
a few years ago when the captain OF
an oil steamer which burned IN the
open sea was Immediately given an
other ship BY his company and
warmly commended fog his splendid
behavior in q disaster for which he
was in no way responsible.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
RoCKEFEu1lER's CHRISTMAS
GIFT.

The donation by John D. Rocke-
feller of another hundred million dol
lars to two beneficent purposes the
one that Of raising the salaries Of
underpaid college professors. and the
other that Of the continuation and ex-
pAnyion of the work Of medical re-
search which has been SO usefuily
carried forward thus far, Is sure to
bring forth comment In considerable
volume and Of varied character.
Ono standpoint from which the
subject Is sure to be viewed is that
the possession by any individual OF
hundreds of millions is In itself a
crime. and that the man who gives
such sums to worthy purposes is
merely restoring to the public email
part of the vast wealth which he has
stolen from the public, adapting to
Twentieth century conditions the
practices of those robbcr. barons OF
the middle ages who plundered and
ravaged right and left and then sought
to make peace with their Creator by
,endowing churches and providing for
masses to be said for their souls.
The subject is an intricate one,
which lends itself to lengthy discus
sion. But. without any thought Of
settling any of the controverted Ques-
tions involved, one or two features
seem to merit attention.
A statement frequently made Is
that instead of great humanitarian
movements depending for their in
itiation and support on the generosity
Of men who have accumulated vast
wealth. that wealth should remain in
the hands of the people. and it should
be left to them to undertake the
great works for which they are now
expected to render thanks to others
But it seems that the masses of the
people have never been inclined to
undertake such works on their ac-
count. Most Of the developments OF
civilization which have required Ia
borious research and the expenditure
of large SUMS of money have been
made possible cnly by the support
given by men OF great wealth, how
ever that wealth may have been
gained.
Again. the work inaugurated
through the instrumentality Of very
wealthy men has often conferred ben
efits on the human race not only out
of all proportion even to the large
euns invested in it, Out having a
money value to the public many times
in excess Of the total fortunes OF those
who have caused it to be undertaken.
In the case. Of Mr.. Rockefeller, to
mention but one instance, the work
that has been accomplished by the
Rockefeller foundation for the BAN
ishment of disease has made additions
to the economic efficiency of the
American people which, If they could
DE expressed in dollars, would dwarf
the entire Rockefeller fortune into
insignificance.
This does not settle anything. 1t
Is not intended to settle anything.
But it may suggest that there are sew
eral things connected with this sub
ject on which one may stub his toe if
he jumps at conclusions on It.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
RETURNING THE RAILROADS.

BY the terms OF the presidents
proclamation of December "a the
United States government goes out Of
the transportation business on March
1. Some months ago tho president
declared it to be his purpose to re-
store the transportation systems to
their owners at the close of the pres
ent calendar year unless conEress
should in the meantime make other
Novision. Because legislation is
pending providing for the future reg
ulation Of the transportation business,
the proclamation, while issued before
the close of the year, il not to take
effect until March /, the additional
two months being allowed to enable
this legislation to be perfected, and
to permit the railway managers and
the government representatives to at
tend to the multitude of details ia
volved IN the transfer.
If any doubt has been entertained
as to whether or not the control OF
the railroads by the government would
be continued, that doubt Is sat at rest,
The Observation-Disclosures is not a dec
1aration OF intent It is the perform
ance of an act. and, when the time
prescribed has elapsed, without any
further action on the part Of the
government the railroads VIII auto
matica11y pass again into the control
Of their ovner1.
tfsySAS mt rA -.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
FUBIdC DEBT INCREASES.

London. Dec 8.-(Mail. "a par
iiamentary white paper shovs\ that
dom has increased fl67.l0 shilIinEs
for each person since the beginning
Of the war: Tho increase in other
countries is given as follows: Cor
many. f128; France. fila: Austria
Hungary, ESQ: Belgium, ETA; Italy,
f74: United States, f55; Japan, three
shiIltngs. two and one-half pence.
Retail prices of food show great in
creases inA all countries, and taking
100 ais the standard for 1914. the
figures in recent months were: United
Kingden; sd Paris 7ts,x s:; ,1ni1 Other
States, 181: Sweden, 336.
Expansion in currency rs compared
with 100 in 1913. shows the following
increases: United Kingdom, 24A:
Italy, 40; France, 3s5; United
States. 173.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
SEND SAMPLES OF CROPS.

Juneau, Alaska. Nov. 2o.-(By
Mail)-Samples Of crops grown in the
Tanana valley, in centraF Alaska, in,
cluding wheat, oats, fax, clover. tim
othy and barley, have been forward
ed to the Alaska Publicity bureau by
the Fairbanks Commercial club. =
For several years experiments have
been carried on to determine which
varieties Of grain are best adapted to
the climate Of the territory and the
samples cent from the Tenana, region
are declared by farmers in that dis.
trict to prove that staple grains may
be grown but q few score miles south
Of the Arctic circle.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
NO OPEN COLLEGE.

Mexico City, Dec. lo.-(Mal. -
The military college Of Chapultepec..
the West Point Of Mexico, will be re
opened during the first week in Janu-
ary next after being closed since 1914.
This school up to the moment that
the Kaleidoscope change of political
events in the republic made its oper-
alton impossible, was reckoned as one
Of the best, its faculty being recruited
from Mexican military men who had
received their training in similar
military academies in Europe and the
United States.
Chapuhepec castle, huge ornate
structure that overlooks the valley Of
Mexico from a high hill. for several
years has been the nominal home Of
President Carranza. but the chief ex-
ecutive prefers to live In a more
modest home in the center of the city.
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
AaLAsKAN aI NATIVES 10 MEET:

Anchor6ge. Alaska, Nov. i4.-(By
Mail - Natives from all southeastern
AlaAks villages viii attend the sixth
annual. convention pf the. AlaSRa Ma
tive motherhood. TO be. held In sitka
ssen, according to advices received
here. Concerts by the Metlakatla or
chestra, composed. entirely ofsmakiVa4.
VIII BE- feature 0f the program. y;
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-26
STOPS CONSTRUCTION OF FENCE

Doom, Holland. Dec. -s.-(Mail.) y
The burgomeister Of Doom has halted,
at least temporarily, the erection of a
high fence along the roadside about
the house Of Doom, the future resi-
dence Of the former German EN-.
peror. There is no wall about the
estate, such as at the Bentinck castle
at Amerongen, the present home of
William Hohenzollern.
It was found, however, that the
fence encroached on a public highway
and, for this reason, the burgomeister
orders its construction stopped.
The former monarch is expected to
take up his residence here in Febru-
ars The work of remodeling is we'll
under way as the house has been
vacated by the Baroness Won Heem
stra. de Beaufort, it's former >owner.
A new central heating plant is to be
built; the farm house is being reiitted
as residence for the former en-
peror's stan, with accommodations
for 16 and the house Of the gardener
will be arranged as an administrative
Office. Msot Of the employees who
worked for the Baroness van Heem-
stra have been employed by Count
Hohenzollern.
Because Of the cold weather lately,
the former emperor has made few
visits to his new home. but he is in
close touch with those IN charge OF
the repair work and receives fire:
Quent reports on its progress, 4 sstg4,a