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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

THE relationship existing
l. between the Standard Oil
Company Indiana) and its
employees has always been so
harmonious as to constitute
one large, happy family.
AS the stronger guard andcare
for the weaker in the small
family, just so has the Com
pany looked after those of its
employees who have grown
old in it's service-a liberal
annuity attends the pressure
of advancing years.
For those active in the service,
the Company provides steady
employment, good working
conditions, and satisfactory
compensation.
In return the Company has
required ef6ciency-the kind
of whole-hearted, painstaking
effort~which a, well. paid en-
p1oyee, working underpleasant
conditions. is glad and happy
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opingimthis1aigh specialized
brancrofindusny sthes11ighest
type~oaco- tiHe&1nterest,
wfichsenahles<the Company
toarEscfzngeeit lighthouses
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ury&ands benefcia1~to
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stockholders snut9on96w whom
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ofthaskottas1nck
a,sasssszssssaasgs@sf~
ThHesare fs sos srner1& and
women. in the Standard Oil
(Indiana) family, more than
double. o1fnent@ often
Yearseago-yet-o sthosePwho
were with the Company in
1909, nore4thans 1000 are still
actively engaged in the BUSH
ness, whilea over 500 are
wearing -the-gold button, SYM
bolizing twenty. years of con-
tinuouS service.
Standard Oil Company
(LndiGs0)
$40 So AEichf&an Avenue CHICAGO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-09

Miss Alice L. Currie has the dis
tinction of being the first woman 70
be appointed to the position OF as
sistant high school principal IN De-
trOit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
TAFT APPROVES LEAGUE
IN MISSOURI SPEECH
Declares FidSt Step Ia the Limitation
OF Armament of World
Powers.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. April l9-Beforc
an audience OF $4,000 that filled Con-
Hchlipn iiali TO capacity tonight VIII
liam H. Taft delivered an address TO.
favor OF the league plan. Mr.. Taft said
in part:
me constitution Of the league of ma
IONS MARKS the -FOUR greatest steps to-
ward permanent peace in recorded his
TORY. me !lrSt step is the Limitation Of
;trhlanent The plan is that the peace
trcaty VIII impose Il limitation upon the
dctcated nations and that under Article
VII. of the league members will agree
10 limitation Of armament
Article ~. by which all members Of tho
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve the territorial integrity and the
OF the league.
The third great step" Mr.. Taft said
was the arrangement whereby all con-
or1versies may be peacefully settled by
is that compelling open diplomacy"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
LATE NEWS BULLETINS

GO GoPE IN April Is:-Prepara
mons are being made in Germany. for
Ing he peaSe efms osqea OF TO
many. il such rejection Is considered
necessary according to the Cologne
Gazette.
PARIS. April le.-President Wilson
had long conference with Premier
Clcmenceau At the War Office this ar
ternoon., Immediately after the Presl-
dents departure Premier Clemenceau
received Marshal Foch
sTOcKIoIAI, April le.-Thc efforts
S 81 ira Nelson Norris minister 70
further American prisoners in Russia
has resulted IN the release Of six. who
Young Mems Christian Association
s s0Sis,. Of POLK Nebraska, and tiys
Uniied States Infantry rye i"'F'S -"'"'"
ing the protest Of a humber OF min
listers. the exhibition OF IL Victory
uled for tomorrow afternoon at a
local thcater. was called off late to-
night by campaign officials. The pic
at ali.
oKNoNv1I,LE. TENN. April ls.-An
office home for the United Mine Work
is to include an office building and
hospital, also an AUDITORIUM with a
s seat ag eap11eiii5iy for 1000. win be
nounced here today at cost OF
500, 900.
NEW YORK. April le.-The Three
Hundred and Fifty-nrst. Acrsa! Squad
ron. commanded by Lieutenant r. j..
OBrien, OF Durham. y. c.. was among
units returning home today on the
transport Walter a. Luck enbach from
St Nazaire. The unit was composed
chiefly of requirements from other
squadrons; Lieutenant O'Brien. who
preceded his squadron to France, has
several enemy planes TO his credit;
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Apri1 10
-Lieutenant T. S, Rehi, driving a De
flaviland biplanc equipped with a Lib
crty motor. flying an average altitude
OF 1000 feet, travelled from Post Field.
ut Lawton, Okla, to Oklahoma City to-
day, a distance of scvcnty-two miles
in twenty minutes. He was accom-
panied by Lieutenant j. w. Jamison
PARIS. April l9.-The King and
Queen of the Beig ians. the Prince or
Wales Premier Lloyd George, and sew
eral other distinguished statesmen Of
the allied nations may visit the United
States within the next six or eight
months, especially If the first meeting
Of the league of nations Is held in
Washington next October as is now
planned.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Apru Ia
Wireless advices received tonight
stated that the Transport DcKalb
overdue with 100 officers and men Of
the Thirty-fifth Division would reach
the Virginia capes about II O'clock
tomorrow morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
PROTESTS APPARENT SLIGHT
TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
AInbnmn Officer Says Southern Veterans
~ Excluded in Proposed
Union.

SELMA Ala. April l?.--General
6. w. Hooper, commander OF the Ma
'bama Division. United Confederate
Veterans. has Written Lieutenant Col
one Theodore Roa>sevclt protesting
what he tcTma0 the discrimination
.agains. the Confederate veterans II,
the formation Of one grand union of
american war veterans. The protest
was called forth by newspaper articles
10 the effect that Lieutenant Colonel
inent TO form the veterans of shc
Northern army Of the Civil War.
veterans of the Spanish American War
and OF the World war into one organ
CITATION.
:, In closing his lcttcr. General Hooper
eGaiis attention 10 tn" fact that the
pest way 10 secure cooperation of the
southern soldiers OF the world war is
70 honor, and not reflect on the Con
Z tederatc NetcrAms of This scctinn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
DISCARD SEVERAL PLANS
!. IN RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
Allies Long-Discusscd Recognition
Of Omsk Government as
Dc Facto Regime.
UNITED FRONT Is SOUGHT
Slav Representatives Protest Giving
Credentials to Various Factions
WHO Arc Opposing Bolshcvists.
Wilson Gets Secret Reports.
tBy Associated Press. J

n WASHINGTON. April 1e.-Dccision
of the governments of Great Britain.
e France. Italy and the United states, to
q accord recognition 10 the Omsk govern
Z men as the de fac1o government of all
ssnon- Bolshevist Russia was reached
.-s ftcr several other plans had been
,discardcd, il was learned today from
Official sources. Among the proposals
+ rejected were the sending of large
allied forces into Southern and North
-crn Russia and Siberia. and the re-
3.cosnition of regional governments in
various parts OF Russia controlled by
:. Russians opposing the Bolshcvists.
~ Plans for sending armies into Rus
STA were disapproved with little dis
i was said but the proposal
a to recognize the governments was re-
lected only after vigorous protests had
been lodged with the peace conference
russians
Many Asked Recognition.
q This plan included recognition OF
]the omsl> government. that OF Dcnik
: inc, the government of the North al
ssArchangel and the csta blishmcn, OF
- number OF small Cossack leaders on
Trails
When this matter was presented to
and London they instantly objected on
.the ground that united front must
eas @ka"T she ase ex
,5pressed Year that recognition .hf
reg ional governments would eventually
lead to the recognition Of the Boil
5SheviS;s, who control a large area in
Western and Central Russia.
/. President Gets Reports.
!. Since he has been At Paris; Prcsi-
dent Wilson, 1t WAS learned today, has
ybcen kept advised of conditions in
Siberia through agents sent 10 Dmsk.
These agents penetrated into Euro
pean Russia as far as the Siberian
forces controlled the situation and
. were understood 10 have reported that
the people freed from tho menace OF
1.-The Bolshevist terrorists were firm in
their opposit ion to BolShcriSm. Tscp
resentativcs of the allied governments
sent into Siberia were said TO have
made similar reports.
4 Other agents were dispatched to
Southern and Northern Russia and of
ficials said their reports contained
valuable information not only regard
ing tho attitude OF the Russian people
hut also as 10 economic conditions. the
reports have been made the basis for
the distribution Of food and cloth ing
as we'll rs munitions to the Russians
actively fighting the Bolshevists.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
Society Girls Take
Place of Operators
Many Drive Up IN Aatto-
mobiles and E7lcoauet-
en- Fro1Uns.

VIEWPOINT, Il. L.. April ia nun
Der Of society girls converted them
selves se, into hello girls as strike
perienee exciting to say the least one
was haughtily ordered from the ex-
change switchboard by an iratc mo-
thcr and practically all OF them were
met by frowns as they drove TO and
from the exchange in automobiles.
Telephone operators do not usually go
to and from the exchange In auto
mobiles. The telephone stpikc has
affected rich and poor alike and IL may
nave been that reason which actual Ell
Mrs. Maud Howard Elliott. daughter
of Julia Ward Howe. to enlist the aid
OF society girls among others to aid
the government" in breaking the
strike.
Among the girls OF prominent fa.mil-
lies who responded were: Miss Dorothy
Willard. daughter OF Colonel Joseph l..
willard: Miss Elizabeth w. Yardly,
Miss Edith Price. Miss Maud Weaver.
MIS-; Miss Helen Weaver and Miss Ruth
Mrs, VIE vas informed by in
censed strikes Of the new occupation
OF her daughter, Dorothy. She I'm :
mediatelE. drove to the telephone cX-
change, whore she asserted parental au-
thority by ordering her daughter to
desert her switchboard at once
1T was perfectly thrilling" was the
comment OF the society girls tonight
referring 10 their work as strike
breakers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
REPATRIATION OF 10000
GREEKS ALMOST FINISHED
Eu!s-uriRns Impede Work OF Red Cross
in Returning Refugees 10
Homes.
TRv Assoclateh prcss

WASHINGTON. April l9.--Repatria-
ton OF nearly 60 900 Greeks who were
removed from their homes durin.; the
war by the BulgarianS has been prac-
ticiilly completed. Reports received to-
day at American Red Cross hcndquar-
tcrs here said the Bulgars tried in
every way possible TO impede the
repatriation work and cndcavorcd to
conceal the fact that thousands of the
Greeks had died during their intern
hlent from starvation and exposure.
Inc dispatch with which the
repatriation was handled" the report
said, was due in large part to the
strong representations made TO the al
lied control which brought pressure to
Dear on the Bulgarian authorities
while the cooperation OF the BRITISH,
French and Greek missions that Went
to Sofia after the armlstice was signed
also was enlisted. The hostility of the
BulSars led them into refusing the per-
nit for Red Cross workers to enter
bulgaria. but this was overcome az
we're 3ulgar efforts to prevent the cs-
enlistment Of cantecns for the return
ing Creeks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
JAMES LUDWELL HILL DIES;
WILL BE BURIED ON TUESDAY
Advertising pnd Directory Agency Head
= Known Throughout Southeastern
- Atlantic States.

James Ludwell Hill. head OF the
advertising and city directory cStab-
lishmcnt bearing his name. died al
ll:55 O'Clock last night at his home.
,l15 North Morris Street, here. Funeral
services will he conducted from the
Hanover Avenue Christian Church
Tuesday afternoon a. o'clock. Inter
Iment will be private.
Mr.. Hill was siNty-onc years old. lie
was one of the best known business
men OF Virginia, and was known all
over the Southeastern part OF the
United States because Of the extensive
operations of his directory business.
lie was president OF the iii Directory
Company, Inc, and Of the Richmond
Type and Electrotype Company, and
was interested in several Other indus
trial establishments here and in other
cities.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Clara Dearborn before marriage,
and by one son and one daughter. The
? son is James l.udwcll Hill. Jr, the
daughter Miss Mary Thclma Hill. Both
reside here. y brother, James Walker
Hill. OF ST. Louis. and n sister, Miss
Isabel s. Hill. also survive.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
America Must Pay
Cost of Victory

carter Glass, Secretary OF the
Treasury. has written for The
The Cost of Victory Must he Paid ',
10 those who have only the lay
mans faint conception or the work
ihgs OF the Treasury Depnrtmcnt
In financing the great wnr IL will he
sniEhicntng. and il will REMOVE my
onhbt TINT might have exist~N ms to
inc iihpertnus necessity OF the fifth
ana last Liberty loan. without thc
money 10 be raised now, the SEE
rotary says, the United Stntcs wanna
bnNc TO abandon its nile, I'm The
ni"mc mt or victory, abandon our SOL
diers In Europe without nay, mud
rcpudinte bills Incurred by the gov
eminent Tor war materials and sun
phcs. which would mean destruction
Oh inc governments credit, the wreck
OF our fndustrtnl md financial
Fabric and social md economIc
chnos. This appeal. with which the
secretary Will open the campnlpn.
Will he printed ON the Editoriai
rage on Monday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
NEW RULE FOR SHIPPING
Hines Issues Orders
Following Conference With state
COMMISSIONER.
INV Associated pros. ,

W ASlIlNGTON, April l9.--An agree
ment Tor the handling of freight
IN less than carload lots which will
De OF wide interest to jobbcrs through
out the United states, was announced
TO-DAY ny pircctor-Gencral Hines rs u
result OF conferences with represent
natlNes OF tn" National Industrial
ira'ilc League and some State railroad
commissioners.
SHIPPERS Shall not be deprived of
me rHht 10 route less than ear load
lfcish' over any line at the legal rates
applicable or Of delivering Il at point
OF origin TO such carrier on any week
dty, except holidays, during tho bust
ness hours of service" said tho an
nouncerncnt. a'rcfcfred routes will be
established on the basis OF convenience
81 patrons Dispatch and proper des-
iihatlon OF railroads not under Federal
control and less than car load freight
VIII be r0NtGd ilcnnriliurlN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
BIG FOUR COUNCIL
DEADL0CKED OVER
ITALIAN PROBLEM

tContlnued From tlrst PaSe.)
Paris, the text OF the peace terms
would DO Immediately made public and
n special train would be placed ut the
disposal OF the German representatives.
The allies have been prepared for
this eventuality for several weeks
past N. Hutin adds and simultaneous
ly with the German refusal n plan
elaborated by the chief commands Of
tho allied armies and nayics wouldIbe
put into operation. =
Discuss Question OF Alliance.
The question OF an alliance be-
tween France. the United States and
Great Britain Is still being discussed
ny the newspapers. The Excelsior to-
day says that the latest suggestion is
for special covenant restricted to
would not be intended to insure the
payment Of financial PREPARATION.
Publish Treaty Inte In Week.
The text fthe preliminary peace
treaty Will be transmitted to the press
Friday or Saturday OF next week, April
25 or 26, the Petit Parislen says The
Echo ne Paris oecareR that in case
Germany refuses to sign the preliminary
peace. a special train will Immediately
be put at the disposal OF the enemy
delegates for their return to Germany
and the allies will take military and
naval measures to enforce the treaty
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
FIND PIGEON FROM ABROAD
Carrier Bird Lights In New York Ex
hHustcd nnd with Scared
ItrcnSt.

NEW YORK. April ia carrier
pigeon, which apparently should wear
gold wound stripe on its right leg,
lot ITS brcaSa was Scared as il grazed
hS Il bullet tluttercd TO the roof OF
bellevue Hospital garage today. and
appeared grateful at being captured
Al -17-II 1929" and officials Mt the
hospital concluded II was an army car
r:er. which had been used 10 bear mes
sases In France
The pigeon was greatly fatieued. as
IL from Il long flight. and made no
mistake. in selecting the hospital as a
haven. for 1t Is being treated as Il dis
tinSnlshcd patient while awaiting a
claimant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
GERMAN U-BOAT ARRIVES
u-iiI Slips Into New York
Aid in Victory Loan
Campaign.
IRv Associaled Prcss

NEW YORK. April l9.-Thc German
submarine t-iil the first German un-
deraea craft 10 DC brought TO this coun-
Try. slipped into New York harbor
tonight. with the imperial German
haEa! Standard lying beneath the stars
'nd stripes. The U-boat was taken 10
NE navy-yard. and Will he exhibited 10
stimulate interest In thc Victory loan.
Inc J-lll, one Of Il fleet OF five such
boats now on their way to New York
was making good speed when she
passed through the narfows running
on April Z, carrying four officers and
thirty-four enlisted men. She is a
large vessel, with guns mounted fore
ana ait. The other submarines arc eX-
1pectcd within q day or two
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
URGE ACTION IN VOTE
Operators Ask international President
10 Hasten Poll Now Being
Taken.
lRy Associated Press. l

NEW YORK, April 19.-S !. Konen-
commercial photographers Union OF
America, was urged TO hasten the poll
now oeinS taken on nation wide
strike vote. in order that effective aid
might be given Immediately to strik
ing telephone workers in New England
In resolution adopted today by the
executive committee OF District Coun-
Gil No. I6.
The strike contemplated by teIcgra-
phors is Intended, II Is said, as pro-
test against treatment the workers
have received from Postmaster-Gen-
crai Burleson. The resolution pro-
tested against the date the strike vote
shall bc recorded, being deferred from
April 22 to May e. BUSINESS ordinarily
carried on by the telephone is being
diverted to the tclcgraphers- because
of the telephone strike, and tho tcler.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20

of General Mangin commander OF the
Tenth French army, in the Palace of
the former Duke of Hcssc today. Tie
party motored froHl the Neuweid head
quarters of the Second Division, and
after the luncheon Secretary and Mrs
Daniels strolled about Mayence buying
post cards.
Paul barnes, Secretary Daniels
negro valet, attracted such crowds OF
children wherever he went that he
hnally decided to keep out of sight
The return trip down the Rhine to
Neuwcid occupied most Of the after
noon. and was made on Major General
Dlckman's Communicated river steam
q
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
DANvILLE TO CELEBRATE
bIiiIs VIII Not Operate ON Mond.x /,
Honor Of Easter
Holiday.

DANvILLE. VA, April 1s.-nss,er
day will be celebrated hore witt, special
services in nll OF tho local Churches
DR.. Henry G. MORRISON. who Is con
Quoting revival at Mount Vernon
Church, will address a massl mcetdnr
In the afternoon at tho tabernacle
Monday Will DO general hoddtIav
the mills will cease operations Tor ~,
day and nearly all of the merci1n nts
VIII close too. florists say that thev
can never remember a time when nov:
ers were In greater demand. Tho
abundance OF orders caused them 10
cease taking orders after o'clocS
yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
SOLDIER RETURNS HOME
TO FIND OIL ON LAND
Syndicate Makes 0Tcr of s.j,oOO for
small strip of Texas
Soil

DANNILLE, April lo-B r. Massey
a banVi!ic volunteer who served seven
months on the Mexican border with
the First Virginia volunteers and with
eighteen months service in the Euro
pchn war. is counting himself Il luck y
soldier.
Before he rc-cnlistcd with his old
command, the local infantry COM
nany. he purchased q strip OF land i'm
Texas from AN cntcrprising agent He
returned recently from France and
WAS mustered out. TO learn that his
land had been found To contain oil
ana That syndicate was willing TO
pay him $4,000 for tho property lie
accepted II. and he is now living with
ms parents at l-onokc. Ark.
massey left here with Company NJ
rirSt virginia Infantry for Camp Me-
ticIiah, but was there transferred Ia
a mach nc-gun battalion, with which
ne fought throughout tho war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
WANTED FOR MURDER
Rocky Mount, y. c., Gambler i. lie.
ieved to BE Hiding in
~ Richmond.

a charge Of murder. Chethaln White. a
smooth Ia king gambler. has been ad :
,yertiscd by the authorities there, ana
~ reward offered for his arrest. il is
gheHeyed by the North Carolina author.
:fties that he il hiding in Richmond, hut
tho local police have not as yet appre.
ffended him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
BOARD TO FIX. PRICES
Department OF Commerce VIII Not
WHIT for Settlement OF
Differences.

WASHINGTON. April 1a.-Nfembcrs Of
tho Department OF Commcrce's indus
trial board indicated today the board
would resume its general price stabili-
ration program without waiting for set:
tlomcnt Of differences with the rail
road administration over steel prices
1t was said an intensive effort would be
made to reduce the cost Of food and
other necessities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
URGING RANK FOR NURSES
daughters Of Revolution Take Action
calling Upon Congress to
Recognize Service.

w S II NC TON, April 10
The Daughters of the American Rcvo-
lutIon has taken action. calling upon
Congress to confer rank upon the
nurses OF the army nurse c-~ps.
a resolution demanding congressional
action Will be sent to Secretary Baker
General Lytilc G. Brown and Surgeon
General ireland ana the Military
Affairs Committees OF Congress.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
CONFERENCE AT DIES MONIES
sMethodists Select Iowa City for Hold
ing of aundri~nninI Session
~ In 1870.
iBy Associated Press

5 CINCINNATI, ONO. Aprii la.-pcs
MONIES, Iowa, was TO-DAY recommended
methodist Episcopal church, WHEN
meets. beginning May L. 1920 This
selection was made by the book com
mittee of the General Conference n,
its meeting here this morning, ana
according TO an announcement Des
Moines VIII be formally awarded the
quadrcnnial conference.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
ELECT LOUISIANA WOMAN
Miss Mary l.. Hnrkne@s. OF New Or.
leans. President OF Southern Col
leKe Womcn'R Society.

COLUMBUS, MISS. April 19.-SIiss
Mary l.. darkness of New Orleans. was
elected president. and Miss Alice Wild
man. of Columbus, secretary treasurer.
at the concluding session here tonight
of the fifteenth annual convention Of
the Southern Association of College
Women. Other officers elected were:
first vice-preSident. Miss Elizabeth
Avery Cotton. Raleigh. y. c.: second
vice president, Miss Glenn Swissett,
Washington: auditor, Miss Ava Staler,
Talladega, Ala Selection of the 1920
convention city was left to the execu-
tive committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-20
JAPAN DISAPPOINTED
Papers Urge People 10 Face the
Situation Bravely and
StendfastIy.
IBy Associated Press.

TOKYO, Thursday, April 1.-THE
report. from Paris that the Japanese
delegates for the inclusion in the
covenant OF the league OF nations OF
a clause providing for racial equality
mad failed of approval has caused
great disappointment in Japan
The llochi says Japan should refuse
TO Join the league of nations, but the
majority of the newspapers declare
and steadfastly and endcavcr 10 en-
nance the nations progress and pres