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The producers news., 1919-09-12

! protiteers all make as their major de.
fenses the plea that property must be
protected
But that is just the reason why
nonopolieH should be killed.
\ few monopolies are taking un.
earned billions from a hundred mil
lion property owners without due
process: oil law.
The farmers farm and the produce
thereon ii property.
The city workers labor power is
property.
The small merchants place of busi-
""s and his business is property.
Th" professional mans profession
i. property.
All of this property is being raided,
filched, stolen away by a few great
interests who enjoy political protcc-
ton in their laiding.
Here is the real issue today.
Let Us be businesslilSe in our think
i::y Of it and make the p,ofiteers meet
Us On common ground.
1t will take most Of the wind out
Of their sails and more people will
see the need of replacing the politi-
cans who give the great n,onopolies
free hand to raid the property of
the nation with men who will protect
our property on q fnir. lust basis.
The producers news., 1919-09-12

In commenting on how the govern
ment grain corporation bought flour
for export at $9.45 to 5000, deliver
ed at Baltimore, the Northwestern
1iller sayai i :!xxi;Ej;. sl1j, =.
The producers news., 1919-09-12

Senator Knox evidently regrets that
We did not get more of thesspoils of
The producers news., 1919-09-12

only trouble with this is that local CO.
operation if not unified with other
locals through terminal cooperation
us failure. But local cooperation is
better than none.
The producers news., 1919-09-12
People and Property

Why 10 we hear 50 much Of an is
sue between people and property?
"1t is because We are working on
a wrong definition of property.
The writer's for the great interests
tly to create the impression that only
vested interests, only great accumu-
lations Of wealth are property, and
many who stand for the people weak
en- their case by unconsciously ac-
cepting this definition and arguing
from it.
They appeal to sympathy onl,' thus
and the big interests can come back
powerfully with the cry: Lets be
practical; let's talk business"
H. picking trust fight. for in
stance. is ns, fight between people
and property, but fight between the
property of a few and that of the
lslany.
The farmers hogs and steers are
as much property as A1nour's Chi
eago plant or Swift's preferred stock.
The dollar whic:, the wage-earner
hand over for meat is as much pro-
terty as the diminishing amount of
meat which the packer hands back
10. this dollar.
Oi! trust, steel combine, coal mono-
pohzers, railroad barons and food
The state federation of farm bu-
reaus that formed temporary or
ganization last week in St. Paul de-
dared one of its objects to be the
promotion Of local cooperation. The
The producers news., 1919-09-12

From Switzerland comes a. brag-
ging report of how the special inter-
ests have been able to use the peas
ant farmers against the city work
crs. The city workers, under semi
starvation as a result Of war condi-
tions, demand an end of proiteering
and such industrial reorganization as
will provide food in decent measure.
The big interests, with their hands
on the government and the press,
have persuaded enough of the peas
ants that the workers are all bad
Bolshevists to make possible the use
of farmer boys to break up city pro-
test meetings and strikes. The plu-
tocrats hold out as a bribe to the
peasants for aid in maintaing stalv-
ing conditions, the promise not to let
meat come in from the outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
PAC|F|STS DEFY
 NEW YORK POLICE 300 Attend Liberties Con- ference in Spite of
 Interference

New York, February 23.--Radicals and pacifists attending liberties conference" here won a bloodless bat
 tie with the police tonight. When the delegates began arriving at Del Imonico's, for the final meeting of a two-day session they were informed by uniformed men stationed outside
 that they could not hold the meeting, at which Scott Nearing, acquitted last week of sedition, was to preside. I About 390 reached the ballroom, how
 ever and refused to leave, although the lights were turned out Algernon Lee, so- cialist alderman, after declaring the meeting would be held in spite of the police, was delegated to negotiate with the authorities.
 Lee learned that Allan A. Ryan spe- cial deputy commissioner, had directed Captain Duggan, of the East Fifty-first
 street station. to forbid the meeting. Aft CT some delay with the arrival of two police stenographers to take down tho remarks of the speakers the radicals
 were permitted to proceed with their ses- sions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
FOUR SH|ROADS !. OF TROOPS DOCK IN NEW YORK HARb0R Montana, Kansas, Artemis and West Durfee Bring
 Back 3389 Men
 and Officers
sy Assse,atss Pres,

New York, February 23-The United States cruisers Montana and Kansas and the transports West Durfee and Artems docked here today with 3Sss troops The voyages were stormy and the Kansas put in at Bermuda for coal
 The Kansas brought 1l30 officers and men. comprising the 1leth engineer regi- mcnt and headquarters motor battalion, headquarters horse battalion, headquar- ters medical detachment, and companies A. B. and D of the 116th ammunition train.
 The Montana brought companies E. k and of the 1l6th ammunition train, the 18th machine gun battalion. the 3O2nd trench mortar battery and casual com panies 255 and 1901, total of 1901 men.
 The West Durfee brought 8 casual of- ficers and men and the Artemis 9 casual officers.
 Corporal Charles E. Nelson. Prosser, Wash, died on the Montana during the trip. Corporal Ruchton. attached to the headquarters motor battalion of the 18th snmunition train, was reported to have died aboard the Kansas.
 The Rt. Rev. w. A. Gueery, Protestant Episcopal bishop of South Carolina, re- turned on the Montana. He was in the Y. NJ. C. A. service overseas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
E|SNER'S SLAYER HAD CONF FEDERATES Report Says Movement to Destroy Republic Now
 Under Way
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 Paris, February 23.--Count Arco Valley, the slayer of Premier Eisner of Bavaria, was not acting independently. says a Zurich dispatch to the Petit Parisian and it is becoming more and more evident that the Wittelsbach dynasty and it's ad- herents are behind an organized move ment to destroy the Bavarian republic. The dispatch adds that it was in anti cipation of an armed attack against th' national assembly and existing institu- tions that the majority socialists, inde- pendent ocialists and Spartacans of Nun ich signed a pact to stand together.
 The action of the Munich socialists and Spartacans, the correspondent adds. pro- bably will not be pleasing to President Ebert and Chancellor Scheidernann' whose policy, it is said. takes another direction The correspondent recalls that sometime ago he interviewed Baron Sten- gel a high official of the former Bavariai, court and asked him if he thought the monarchy had definitely fallen The baron with a smile, answered:
 "Who knows? Many things can hap pen. We have fallen, but we are not dead. The present situation obliges us to act prudently, but we hope we shai be able to do something effective
 Communication between Munich ana Switzerland has been severed, the dis patch adds and news reaching Switzer- land by way of Berlin is vague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
TRANSPORT SIXAOLA
 GOES DOWN IN FLAMES
United States Vessel Sinks While Burning and Two Members
 of Crew Die
By Assoeiassd Prsss

New York, February :3.-The
 army refrixerating ship stxaola
 was sunk at her pier in HobOken
 tonight to save her from flames
 raginx In her holds. Two mem-
 bern of the crew, m officer and .
 hoatswain's mate, who were help
 inx fight the fire. are missing and
 are believed to have perished.
 The vessel was loaded with beef
 and was about to sail for Brest.
 The missing men are Lieut.. E. H.. Foster, Brooklyn, commanding the vessel, and Boatswain's Mate Frank Kramer, Rochester, N. Y. They had donned gas masks and entered the hold to open seacocks to sink the ves- sci. The hold was partly flooded and they are believed to have drowned after fulfilling their mission. Foster had previously been carried from tho hold overcome by smoke. A rescue squad from the U. s. s. Montana att tempted unnecessarily to reach them.
 While crew and firemen were trying to check the flames the vessel listed heavily Her mast damned against the pier and snsnped off. narrowly missin < several firemen.
 The cargo. valued at $3.000.0O0, wiil be a total loss The origin of the fire has. not been determined.
 The Sixaola was owned and oper- ated by the United Fruit company at the outbreak of the war. The vessel, originally of 5000 tons capacity. had been remodeled for transport service. being reduced to 5000 tons. She ar rived here from Bordeaux February 17, and was to have sailed tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
CARDINAL GIBBONS MAKES
 PLEA FOR IRISH FREEDOM
Resolution Adopted by Irish Convention Asking Peace Conference to Consider State of War Between England and Ireland
By A...ei.,.a pr..s

Philadelphia, February 23. A resolution presented by Car dinal Gibbons for the peace congress to apply to Ireland the doctrine of national self deter mination, and q declaration of principles demanding that if any league of nations be ere ated, allfeatures which may in fringe on the traditional Amer ican policy, including the Mon roe doctrine, shall be elimi- hated, were adopted unani- mously today at the closing session of the convention of the Irish race ill America.
 The declaration says state of war exists between England and Ireland which, in the interests of the peace of the world. the peace conference cannot ig- nore.'
 In support of the nov ement to bring freedom to Ireland the convention has pledged to raise within six months sl.- coo, 900. but before Justice Daniel F. Coha- ian of the New York supreme court. chairman of the conveitnon. completed the calling of list of states and cities, more than N.2s0,OU had been pledged to the cause.
 Delegates from many states, represent ing a large number of Irish organiza :. tions, crowded the Academy of Music when Cardinal Gibbons arose at the after noon session and in few words pre- sented the resolution calling for the right of Ireland to select its form of govern ment Applause swept the crowd as the cardinal slowly read the paper.
 The enthusiasm aroused by the prelate continued as numerous speakers sec onded the resolution. Among those who spoke in support of Ireland's free- dom were Rev. Norman Thomas. Pres byterian minister of New Yo,k; Arcn- bishop Messmer, Milwaukee; Rabbi Jo- seph Krauskopf, Philadelphia; James c. Miter. Protestant Episcopal clergyman Of Norfolk, Va; Mrs. Mary McWhorter. Chicago. head of the ladies auxiliary of the Ancient order or HfDerlans, fehFs Goddard Leach, New York: Thomas j.. Mathews, Providence. R. l., national sec retary of the Ancient Order of Hiper- nians, and Frank P. Walsh. of Kansas City, Mo.
 The convention rose to its feet ana cheered several minutes when Rabbi Krauskopf said that President Wilson declaration that small nations shall have the light of self-goverrment will not die down, and not even President Wfi- son himself can recall it.
 The cardinal presented the resoautio- without formal speech. asserting his advanced years and consequent tnfirmi- ties'' rendered him incapable of makins 2 auch an effort. < .y gssss...
 n hold in my hands,r said the tcardi { nal. "a resolution on behalf of Ire land which should appeal to every lover of liberty and Justice.
 LIBERTY IN THE AIR
 My friends, there is liberty in the air The nations Of sthe earth are clamorine for liberty. And why should not free
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
BIG F|NANC|ERS ID PROTECT HOLDERS
 OF MEXICAN BONDS
U. P. Morgan and Others to
 Form Committee of Bank CTS to Aid Security
 Investors 
By Associated Prs.s


 New York, February 23.-The organ ixation of an international committee of 20 bankers, ten from the United States and five each from England and France, "fOr the purpose of protecting the holders of the securities of the Mexican republic and of the vartOus railway lines of Mexico, and generaily such other enterprises as have their field of action in Mexico, was ans nounced here today by J. P. Morgan & Co.
 The "committee will be prepared" tho statement of the Morgan firm said, ito take such further steps as may seem wise in order to afford counsel and aid to investors who hold interests in Mex ico."
 J. F. Morgan is chairman of the committee.
 This committee is not yet prepared the statement continued ito announce programme of procedure. but in gen- eral it's functions will be to inform it. self as fully as possible as to existing conditions in Mexico with view to such positive action as may be taken whenever circumstances permit. Espe- cial care-h been taken as to the com position of the committee upon broad international basis. 50 as thereby to ensure so far as may be possible. joint ana unlteu action by dli three cuuH- tries, namely. the United States. Great Britain and France. The United States state department at Washington and the foreign offices respectively of the British and French governments have been advised of the formation of this committee. Upon T. w. Lamont return to New York city from Paris, where. on behalf of the United States treasury. he is in attendance upon the sessions of the American commission to negotiate peace and where he will have oppor- tunity of conferring with the British and French interests. he will, as origi- nally planned. undertake the active duties of the chairmanship of this com mittee."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
DENIES REPORTS 0F POOR ARMY SANITATION Conditions at Brest Said to Be Satisfactory and
 Charges Without
 Foundation

Washington, February 23. The war department tonight made public another report from Geners.l Pershing denying that insaritary and unhealth- fnl conditions exist i'll the American authorization camp at Brest, France. The American commander-in- chief, replying to a cablegram of protest sent by a New. York newspaper to President Wilson and forward ed to him by the President, summarized a report which he had received from Mai. Gen. Eli A. Helmick, inspector gen. erals department of the expe- ditionary forces, commanding at Brest.
 The cablegram of protest sent to the President charged that soldiers from the front and Red Cross nurses were prac- tically. held prisoners while in the Brest camp and if complaint was made were put at the bottom of the sailing list. that wounded and i'll were forced to stand in the rain for hours for meals. that officers were overbearng and harsh. and that conditions generally were unsanitary.
 Declaring the charge that soldiers from the front and nurses were confined in
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
SIXTEEN DIE WHEN FRENCH BARK SINKS OFF VIRGINIA COAST Helene COllides With Nor wegian Freighter, and
 Many Perish When
 LifebOat Shifts
By Associated Press

New York, February 23. The French bark Helene was sunk early yesterday morning in a collision with the Norwe- gian freighter Ganssfjord off Winter Quarter Light, Va, and 16 of her crew perished. Eight cen survivors, including her skipper, Captain Maisoneuve, were brought here today.
 The survivors were brought on the Ganssfjord with her bows stove in and bound from Baltimore to Nantes. was loaded chiefly with steel and went down like plummet. The Norwegian, from Cabanas, Cuba. for New York registers only 10S7 tons gross compared with S456 for the sailing vessel.
 The collision occurred at a. m. during heavy weather. The Ganssfjord's steer ing gear had become disabled and al- though she reversed her propellers full speed astern when the Helene loomed up out of the night she crashed head on into the French marks starboard quarters, tearing big hole through which water poured swiftly.
 Captain Maisoneuve immediately or dered two lifeboats lounched, one each side, but the Helene heeled so quickly to starboard that the port boat rolled down her side spilling Is men into the sea. The starboard boat, containing the captain and 15 men, cut free of the davit ropes just in time to escape being dragged down by the rapidly sinking ship, and later picked up two men who had chung to the overturned port boat. The Ganssfjord also launched a boat but the 16 other sailors had gone down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
Summary of the News

1-Secret service agents say I. w. w.
 leaders planned to kill Prest-
 dent.
 New German constitution includes
 every phase of modern self-gov-
 ernnemt. 2-PreltnsinaPy peace treaty should
 he ready ny March IS. 3-I.ittle stories of Washington. 4EEditOria1 comment. ITarrant reviews work of empley-
 meat service. e-Hum of jnaustry In the south. z-Return of wire properties urwed. S-Rusiest week In history to ciese
 sesslon of solens. not starving. says ee-
 turned nnrines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24

| opposition and adverse criticism of the
 plal in Congress the President told Rep
 reseftatives Helvering, Norton and
 yFhitf. who made the return trip with
 l iau. tlMSt he was sure he could convince ] lsongfesS leaders that there were no ltxn66nefitAl objections
 | Z After eQ explanation of the plan at E4ene pugfh to the three congressmen ffhey expressed the opinion that the THSSnident could gain much support for ois plan by close conferences with few | IleAAoes. Weo in turn could give an inti- i Ima1e view of the Presidents explana- ticns Q members generally.
 Ths is Probably one of the methods witch will be adopted by the President When he fets back to Washington, be- ofdes undoubtedly making some sort of o11Ro0 ttz a joint session and confer onceb with the members of the foreign |aQAir6 cominittee of each house.
 m Queetion of an extra session of Comnro the President feels, depends W11elly fpca in what condition the pres ct CG6orNes leaves public business. If tho ESl1aents hope is realized that the p4inctpl husiness of the peace confer ence Wl be finished by midsummer and that ho ts abole to return to the United StotNS ooenetime in June or July, the pFoA be1it1ea are that at least an extra se1n1Qq ee the Senate or possibly the Wh0t4 ueW Congress might be called in |the Ieafiy fall to get start on recon slructten legislation and take up the TT 0catiCn of the peace treat.
 | seetdent Wilson had much rougher |1f(p coming: home than he did going v|er. 6cme of the days half the party p cohoned to cabins. but the President |pfk kved Mineelf an excellent sailor and I0E 46eed only once. when the waves ,a1 }sep4HV were dashing over the bridge |f14 0 wetting while watching the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
NO BEER-NO WORK SLOGAN PROPOSED
 LABOR MOVEMENT
sy Associated Prsss

, New Orleans, February 23.-A no- beer. no work movement was launched here today by the local branch of the Personal Liberty League of America, organized from men employed in the beverage trades and liquor dealers of New Orleans It plans to organize labor in this city against the adop- tion of the federal amendment, pro- hibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors in the United States after July 1, 1919.
 ' A telegram was sent by the league < 10 President Wilson today. asking for a modification of the amendment to provide for the manufacture of beer and light wines and the submission of the question to . referendum vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
Gen. Bennett H. Young
 Dies in Louisville, Ky.
Famous Confederate Leader Suc- ! cumbs After Lingering Illness
sv Asssciste1 Pres,

Louisville. ky. February 2;.--C;en. Bennett II. Young, comma cr-in-chsrf of the United Confederate yeterans from 1913 to 1916. died at his home here this afternoon. following . short illness. He returned to i.ouisville sat- urday night in . dying condition from Florida. where he went several weeks ago to recuperate.
 General Young served with Moran. J~b stuart and Mosby during the civtt war and won considerable fame as . cavalry leader. In 1914 he wrote .(.Om- federate Wixardss Of the Saddle,' de- scribing the operations of the Confeder- ate mounted forces during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24

After being questioned at police headquarters, where their finger prints were taken, the prisoners were locked up without bail pending arraignment before United States commissioner tomorrow.
 Meanwhile mechanical experts have been assigned to assemble complicat- ed machine found dismantled in one of the rooms raided.
 The secret service agents said they were at loss to explain its purpose. TransIators were put to work on a mass of papers and pamphlets seized. One of the houses raided has been under police surveillance for several days as a result of meetings held there. it was said.
 Eleven of the prisoners, when book ed at the police station, gave New York addresses, two said they lived in Philadelphia and third said his home was in Elizabeth, N.~J. All the men. it was said, are Spanish aliens who have come to the United States during the past three years
 According to the secret service men, youth of 25 years, who gave the name of Jose Grau, is the chief organizer of the Spanish I. w. w. here, and is the editor of a radical Spanish paper published in New York.
 In the l. w. w. organization, it was said, he is known as Armoldo Sapatena
 Frank Francisco and Edward
 DOwd of the secret service, as well
 as New York detectives who as-
 sisted them in the raids, declared
 they had obtained evidence which
 would be used in attempt to
 prove the prisoners had pig ned to
 assassinate President Wilson i'm
 Ha3ton tomorrow, but this asscr- ton was llscfedited by Capt. Peter < Rubinee of the Secret service. who
 directed the raids.
 According to the police, the two Philadelphia men, who frankly ad- 1nitted they were anarchists, stopped here on their way to Boston and in- tended to go on to that city tonight
 It was explained that the Spanish branch of the l. w. w. in this country had been watched closely for months by the secret service, as most of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24
MUNICH KILLINGS
 WERE EXAGGERATED
nx A,,.ei.aaa er,..

Paris, February 2.-A semiofficial dis patch from Munich. quoting foreign ministry note, says the only persons killed in Munich were Kurt Eisner, the premier. and Deputy Oesel.
 The dispatch says that Minister of the Interior Auer was seriously wounded, as also were two officials. Minister of War Rossaupter was taken to place Of safety and the other reports of killings were unfounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-24

ever, possesses little veto power on the
 liI es of the British House of Lords
 The second division contains il articles
 regarding the basic rights of the Ger
 man people, including full freedom of be-
 lief, religion, art and science. Labor.
 as the greatest national wealth, is es-
 pecially protected. Personal freedom of
 dwelling and property are guaranteed.
 as is secrecy of the postal service.
 The third division contains 19 articles
 and provides that details shall be de- termined by ihe national government re- garding the regulation of elections. The government will meet each year on the first Monday of December at the capital of the government. The President. it is provided, can call the assembly earlier
 and must do so if at least one-third of the members demand it be called. X court to control the voting would con- sst of three members of the assembly and two members of the national coun- cil. The constitution may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the full member ship of the assembly.
 The election of q President is provided for in fourth division. He must al least be B years old and German citi- zen for 10 years and will serve seven year term. He may be recalled through
 a popular vote, The President cannot be member of the assembly. It is pro- i vided the assembly can demand the pres
 ence before it of the chancellor and the cabinet.
 The firth and sixth divisions touch on finance, trade and transportation and common postal system for the entire net ticn. The seventh division covers de- tails of courts and other Judicial organi- zations including q state court for the entire nation. -4Ass ys-