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The sun., 1919-04-15
WHITMAN TO BE HEARD LATER
Postpones Appearance Before
Committee I'm "Doushbag' Probe,


Committee I'm "DouGhbaE" Probe.
Ex-Gov. Charles 8. Whitman, who was
invited to appear before the judiciary
Committee Of the Senate in the investl-
cation Of the so-called "doughbag' dec
larations of Senator George F. Thomp-
son yesterday afternoon, sent a telegram
to Attorney General Newton and Sena-
tor Burlingame, chairman of tho COM
mittee, saying his engagements were
such that he would be unable to go to
Albany yesterday. He thanked them for
their courtesy in giving him the oppor-
tunity to DO heard. and said that he
would be glad to appear before them at
their convenience to-day, tomorrow or
Thursday.
Joseph F. Griffin, president of the Pas
sengers Protective Association of Brook
lyn. composed OF victims OF the Malbone
street wreck, wrote to Senator Thomp-
son yesterday saying that they had
passed a resolution expressing the con-
tiderce Of their organization In his "ab-
solute integrity" and appreciation Of his
''unselish devotion to the best interests
OF the people"
The sun., 1919-04-15
SEES GERMANY IN
PERIL FROM RUSSIA
Berlin Writer Thinks Reds
Will Hold Ukraine.
BY Stay Correspondent Of The SUN.
Copyright, 1918; all rights ysseyrsd.

BERLIN, April l3.-"Steadly more
menacing becomes the situation in east
ern and southeastern Europe" writes
the military critic OF the Deutsche Ta0e,
ZeIturg. Reviewing the military and
political situation he draws a dark pic
ture for Germany.
1T 10 more menacing from a military
standpoint" no writes. FOR the reason
that Trotzky has achieved a consider
able result for his arms in the Ukraine
and the Don region. II IL a question
or only few weeks, until the entire
Ukraine will be In Bolshevist hands,
The weak anti Bolshevist forces I'M
der General Petlura are engaged in a
despatring struggle on two fronts Be-
tween Cherson and Marupol the Soviet
troops have reached the sea. The Rus
sian volunteers and Cossack forces arc
engaged on both sides OF the Don in an
unfsvorable battle.
With the conquest of southern Rus
s!a II would appear that the economic
future of Soviet Russia In assured 40
far as il concerns coal and food. The
Red army thus has obtained tremen-
dous reinforcement After the conques st
OF southern Russia a large proportion
of the Red army will be free for use in
East Prussia. The measures taken by
the Entente troops against the Bolshe4
Wiki apparently have failed. for accord
ing TO the latest news CrImea has been
evacuated as far as Sebastopol
THE operations OF the ALLIES in the
north OF Russia are no. likely to have
any effect in the east or on the Ural
front. nnere the Bolshevlki appear 10
be holding despite occa sional reverses
Through events In Hungary Rumania
has been brought into immediate danger
The sun., 1919-04-15

conferred for four and half hours, but
did not complete their work. which will
be resumed Wednesday morning. Hope
was expressed tonight that the question
might be ready for the consideration Of
the Council of Four on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Premier Orlando recently suggested TO
The President the ACCESSIBILITY of in
formal exchanges over the question of
Fiume and 1taiy's claims In the eastern
Adriatic- President Wilson, In con-
curing with this suggestion. promised
to give the matter his personal study.
The conference to-day probably was the
outcome OF this suggestion.
The afternoon session OF the council
also was abandoned, and President WIZ
son conferred with the American peace
delegation respecting the programme Of
work still TO be done by the Peace Con-
ference.
The status OF the American, Japanese
and French amendments to the covenant
Of the League Iof Nations has been def
initely established. SO far rs the League
OF Nations Commission Is concerned, with
the American amendment concerning the
Monroe Doctrine the only one to be given
a place in the covenant by the commits
sion. The French and Japanese. how
ever. both have made reservations which
entitle them ~ renew at n plenary ses-
sion Of the Peace Conference the aues-
tons involved In these amendments. 30
that the final decision IL still open.
Indications are that the Germans will
have an opportunity to discuss the peace
terms before the Peace Congress. but
that no extended discussion will be per
mitted. two weeks being suggested as
the outside limit for the sessions to be
held at Versailles. These discussions,
Il In expected now. will be attended by
President Wilson. who 10 said by those
close to him to feel that the progress
made toward concluding the peace Ia
such that he will be able to remain for
the Versailles meeting.
The credentials committee Of the
Peace Conference held its first meeting
to-day and elected Jules Cambon of
France president. On examining the
credentials Of the various delegates the
committee found many to be inadequate
and incomplete. Henry white OF the
American delegation said this apparently
had resulted from n failure to under
stand the requirements, and could be
corrected.
The Conference Commission on Ter
fftorial Questions has settled tho prob
lem Of the Banat district, south Of Hun
gary proper. in which Serbian and Ru-
manian claims were involved, accord
ing to the Petit Parisien The news
paper does not give the terms OF the 30
luton reached. but says the decision re-
apected the rights OF each nation.
The allied commission to investigate
the Syrian and other Far Eastern ques-
lions will probably be abandoned. The
American members OF this commission
are DIR. Henry &. King and Charles Il.
Crane. The other nations have not ap-
pointed delegates, and the indications
are that the Council OF Four will pass
on the questions concerning Palestine,
Syria and Armenia without an invegti-
cation by the commission,
The sun., 1919-04-15
KEEP UP DRIVE ON
REDS. LVOFF URGES
Russian Delegates Back Feed
ing and Fighting.

PARIS, April 1.-THE Russian COM
mission In Paris, headed by Prince Lvofr,
the first Premier after the fall of the
empire, and embracing representatives
OF the various anti Boishevik Govern
ments. is strongly opposed TO the re-
Gently proposed plan for feeding Soviet
Russia through the neutrals on condition
that the Bolsheviki cease hostilities
Prince Lvoff. Sersius sazanoff, Bori.
hakhmeten and their associates favor
the sending Of food to Moscow, Petro-
grad and other large cities under Boil
shevik control, but object to the plan
for the cessation OF hostilities on the
ground that It would do injustice to
the forces OF Admiral Kolchak and Gen.
Denikine. which are making good prog
ress In their campaigns against the Boil
sheviki.
DR.. Fridtjoff Nansen, head of the Nor
wegian food mission to the United
States, and the neutrals who have been
associated with him in the project for
provisioning the Russian cities, would
gladly administer the food relief with
out pledge on the part OF the Boil
shevtki to cease hostilities but this pro-
vision has been insisted upon by sew
eral OF the Entente delegations. and
consequently the plan is apparently
deadlocked In the Council Of -Four.
The sun., 1919-04-15

disappointment to tho opponents of the
league or to its friends" said Senator
Harding (ohio). He said he doubted
whether the changes made would over
come Senate opposition.
Senator Johnson (Cal) said the state
ments regarding the amended covenant
were so conflicting that he preferred TO
withhold comment
Senators Hitchcock (Neb), Walsh
tMont) and Pomerene (Ohio) all found
comfort in the amendments to the origi-
nal pact.
"I believe" said Senator Hitchcock
that the amended constitution OF the
league will meet the objections of most
of the Senators who have opposed the
original draft. A good many OF them
were not extreme in their opposition and
will be satisfied am certain II will be
ratified by the Senate"
Senator Walsh said he did not expect
the amendments to satisfy Senators
Borah. Reed and Poindexter, but could
not predict their effect upon Senators
Lodge and Knox.
Personally" he said, "I do not be-
lieve there Is any vital difference be-
tween the original draft and the amended
form. never was alarmed about the
Monroe Doctrine or the immigration
question. or course the amendments
adopted clarity the meaning OF the docu-
ment and will satisfy some people who
objected to It. The measure, II 1t Is a
success. must have the confidence of the
peoples OF the world"
Very much OF an Improvement" was
the comment of Senator Pomerene on the
amended draft
81 am satisfied" ne said, shat It will
satisfy many OF the Republican Senators
who objected to the original draft. To
tell the truth. those who oppose the
league are finding that the pupblic wants
the league, wants the substance, and 10
not particular about the trimmings"
The sun., 1919-04-15

from an encircling attack. The disinte-
grafton OF the Poles and Czecho-slovaks
through Bolshevlk propaganda continues.
10 that revolution there may easily come
about, although Gen. Haller's troops
now going into Poland. may help, pro-
viding they are used against the Boil
sheviki and not against Germany.
Events in Bavaria are confused,
which can be said of Vienna, although
II was through Bavaria that Bolshevism
gained entrance to Germany. In fact.
the tentacles OF Bolshevism are already
stretching into the north Of Germany.
AS whole the situation for Germany
Is extremely grave"
The sun., 1919-04-15
LLOYD GEORGE BACK;
FACES BIG TANGLE


is cause for doubt The Erenino Globe
says:
Our astute Prime Minister. II IL
expected, will score his customary
triumph and make his critics look fool
ish but even the unsuspicious mem
bers realize that their regulations
are at stake unless Lloyd George can
convince the country that he has not
been banboozled at Paris Wednes-
days proceedings therefore will be
closely scrutiniZed and the Premier
and his partisans should remember
that you can't fool all the people all
OF the time
The Premier will he invited 10 appoint
Commons committee to formulate a
scheme OF Irish self government, and
Viscount Curzon will ask him II any
statement ia possible regarding the dis
posal of the German feet, and also for
statement regarding the disposal of
the aliens restriction bill, which Is
meeting severe opposition. These are
only few OF the matters with when the
Premier will have to deal.
PARIS, April l&.-Premier Lloyd
Georges stay In England will be a brief
one. according TO the PETIT J0wrnol to-
day. lie will be back In Paris Friday
TO attend the Peace Conference pro-
ceedings, the newspaper says.
The sun., 1919-04-15
AMERICANS OUT OF ODESSA.
Fled With 10000 Russians Before
Boi.heviki Entered.

WASHINGTON, April 1i,-Every Amer
lean In Odessa. members OF all the for
eign missions and about 10000 Russian
refugees got away safely when the city
wRs abandoned to the Bolsheviki. ac-
cording to belated despatch from
'Constantinopie received to-day at the
State Department. Many Of tho inhabi-
.tants OF the city accompanied the allied
party. which retired toward Alderman.
The despatch said tss city held out
for a long time against the Bolsheyikl
The American consulate was closed
April s. and the exodus OF civilians
coniialsd Until April 6.
The sun., 1919-04-15
Sets New Air Record

Fort WORTH. Tex, April 14.-Major
Theodore Macauley. commander at Tall
iaferro Field, established to-day what
is believed to be a worlds record in
aviation by flying from Rockwell Field,
San Diego. Cal. to Taliaterro Field in
10 hours 10 minutes. Major Macauley
left Rockwell Field at 3:45 o'clock this
morning and reached here at 1895 this
evening. Stops were made at Tucson,
Ariz.. and Sweet Water, Tex.
The sun., 1919-04-15
REDS TERRoRIzE IN RIGA.
All Males between IL and IS
Nobililed by Bolsheviki.

CoPENHAdEN, April 1.-THE entire
male population OF Riga between IS and
3s years Of age has been modified by
the Bolsheviki, according to Libau
despatch to the Iettish Press Bureau.
The Bolsheviki are also reported 10 have
seized three influential citizens as host
ages and taken them to Russia.
Open revolt Is prevented only by ter
rorist means.
Eight persons have been arrested at
Viborg in the act OF planning revolt.
II was intended to blow up the officers
Club OF Viborg. the bridge and ammuni-
ton depot In coordination with n Boil
shevil attack in Finland. A revolt was
also planned to break out in Sweden and
Norway
The sun., 1919-04-15
British Envoy to Retire.

VICTORIA. B. C.. April 14.-Sir Conyns-
ham Greene. British Ambassador 10
Japan. arrived here to-day on his vay
to London where he will sever his con.
nectiOn with the Government and retire
He has been in the British diplomatic
service forty-two years. Sir Conyngham
said he thought there was small possd-
bility OF Coren gaining anything iiks
independence from the present revolt
The outbreak, he said. was being sup
pressed carefully.
The sun., 1919-04-15
TROOPS IN BERLIN
SHOOT INTO MODS


southeast OF Dresden. have established
themselves near the Catholic church to
defend the northern end Of the Fried
rich Augustus Bridge.
Government troops sent against the
Brunswick Soviet are reported to-day
from Magdeburg to have come into con-
tact with the outposts Of the Druns-
wick Communist forces The outposts
fed before the advance Of the Govern
ment contingent
: On Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing government troops attacked Sparta
quarter. in the southeastern section Of
Dusseldorf. and. after a violent bonn
bardment with artillery and mine throw
ers, elected them. The majority Of the
Spartacides fed in the direction Of EIler
and the troops are no longer encounter
ing serious resistance.
The Soviet Congress has been Informed
that George Ledebour who IL confined
In Moabft jail and whose release was
demanded on March 80 by the Com
munist Workmen's Council, will not be
liberated.
Independent Socialist newspapers print
an attack written by Iedebour while IN
Jail upon Herr Heine, Prussian Minister
of Justice, accusing him of mistreatinR
Spartacan prisoners in the Moabit jaii,
lie declares himself In daily fear OF be-
ing murdered and that Karl Radeks life
was In constant jeopardy while he was
In prison. Ledebour claims that he has
heard groans OF arrested Spartacan ad =
herents who, he says. were being done
to death in some hidden recess of tho
prison" He declares that he has also
heard rife shots, Indicating wholesale
executions there.
DernburE Minister of Finance.
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nonnc.s
4 nv psrr.r, r,.rrh,ro h.-,r ,,,. a.
= ,s.,orv ci.ry and sro,.rstaa 80 ~
wi. ~, ~ $40. 80, - ",
,ohtaired smnlovrent in hsnE ana
later returned m Germany "a great al.
The sun., 1919-04-15
FORCE OF JAPANESE
WIPED OUT BY REDS
Gen. Graues Refused to As
sist Mikado's Troops.
Special Despateh TO The sus.

WASHINGTON, April 14.--An official
statement given out by the Japanese
War Department recites I'm detail the
circumstances resulting from the refusal
OF Major-Gen. Graves. commanding the
American troops in Siberia, TO assist the
Japanese against the Bolsheviki at Ha-
barovsk late last February,
Unable to obtain American assistance,
the japanese troops. commanded by
Major Tanaka, advanced against the
numerically superior enemy and, accord
ing to the War Depar tments state
nent, suffered heavily in 'uphoiding
the traditions Of the soidiery Of Japan"
The facts and the casualty list are
summarized as follows: Total Japa-
nese force engaged. 81 killed In action,
500; wounded In action, 8.
The report states that eleven officers,
one interpreter and 2sO soldiers died in
the battle against overwhelming odds
No single japanese soldier escaped or
attempted to escape. Before permitting
themselves TO be wiped out the japanese
killed at least 400 OF the enemy. The
number Of Bolshevik troops engaged
numbered between 1000 and 1000.
The reason which Major-Gen. Graves
advanced for not allowing Americans to
render aid was, according to the Japa-
nese statement. that he did not recog-
nize the opposing force as an enemy.
WASHINGTON, April Decentralization
ordered by the State Department az the
result OF frequent mention o: Chinese
troops operating with the Russian Boil
shevik forces has disclosed that the Boil
sheviki are using n mercenary Chinese
legion some 10000 strong, composed
almost wholly Of laborers imported from
China by the Imperial Russian Govern
ment soon after the war began for work
on the Murmansk Railroad.
This Information. 1t was learned to-
day. was obtained by the Department
through inquiries by American repre-
sentatives abroad and officials OF neu-
trail countries
The sun., 1919-04-15
PESSOA WINS IN BRAZIL.
Peace Delegate Elected to the
Presidency.

BuENos AYREs, April 14.--Brasilian
newspapers to-day concede the election
Of DR.. Epitacio Pessoa to the Presidency
OF Brazil as a result OF Sundays ballot
ing, according 10 dispatches from Rio
Janelro to-day.
Or. Pessoa, who Ia head OF the Brazil
ian delegation to the Peace Conference
will assume the Office upon his return 10
Brazil. which will await only the arrival
OF Dr. Regis de Olive!ra. the new bra
Gillian Minister to France, who LEFT Rio
Janeiro for Paris on Saturday
The sun., 1919-04-15
HAWAIIAN REDS LOSE.
Munich Garrison sweeps Aside
Soviet Forces.

PARIS, April IA proclamation
Issued by the Bavarian Government an
nounces that the garrison Mt Munich has
swept away the Soviet forces, and that
the regime Of Herr Hoffman has beer
reestablished.
The transportation OF the Polish Gen
Haller's army across Germany for
Poland will start April Is.
The sun., 1919-04-15

with some loss of life, including Euro
peans. according to a Government state
ment to Parliament to-day.
CAIRO, April I2.--An official state
ment issued to-day (Saturday) at tn,
headquarters OF General Allenby, Specia
High. Commissioner for Egypt and tn
Sudan. to-day reads:
Since noon yesterday quiet has
prevailed throughout Egypt. An at
tempt on Thursday to tamper with
railway resulted in Ave arrests,
while attempts to interfere with tele-
graphic communication resulted in
the village of Benz Sembil being sur
rounded and given three days in
which to produce the guilty persons.
On Friday two rioters were killed
and one was wounded when they
were caught cutting telephone wires
near Quesna
"A deputation of prominent Alex
andr.an citizens has cabled the COM
manding officer. deploring disorders
on Thursday and expressing anpre-
citation Of the forbearance of the
troops. Four hundred persons have
been arrested In connection with re-
cent rioting.
Apart from collision with mobs
on April Sth, 9th. 10th and 18th,
four officers and fifteen men have
been killed through attacks on indi-
Nduals. The police report the civilian
casualties for the twenty-four hours
ending at noon on Friday as being
three killed and fifteen wounded"
A deputation of Egyptian Nationalists
which received permission to go to Eng
land. had an enthusiastic farewell yes
terday. At Malta the deputation will
pick up Said Zagloul Pasha, the forme
Minister OF Justice and leader of th
campaign for complete autonomy.
The Cabinet met yesterday. Tn
Nationalist are covertly hostile to tn
Cabinet, the views OF which are not ex
IRENE enough for the National,sts.
The sun., 1919-04-15

These are some OF the things which
seem still to inhere in the proposed
league and this being so could not
and would not support H. Indeed I
think the real issue is now formed and
the real contest now begins"
~ am wondering whether this re-
drafted constitution would he more o! a
The sun., 1919-04-15
Revolt in Serbia Denied.

LONDON. April l4.--Serbian officials in
London declared to-day there was no
truth in the report that a revolution
had broken out In Serbia. The latest
Official dispatches from Serbia report
no unusual happenings there.
The sun., 1919-04-15
CARDINAL MERCER COMING.
Belgian Prelate to Visit United
States Next October.

PARIS, April l4.-Cardinal Mercier.
the primate OF Belgium, has informed
members OF the American Congress who
sre visiting Brussels that he intends to
visit the United States
He expects to sail next October.
The sun., 1919-04-15
JAPAN PAYS U. s. $27o,ooo.
Settles for Killing or Two Amsv-
lean soldiers at Tfen-tsin.

SAN Francisco, April IA oaSes-
gram received to-day by tho Chinese
World. local newspaper. from its
Shanghai correspondent. said the JapA-
nese Government has settled with the
United States Government for tho killing
OF two American soldiers by japanese
soldiers in the recent disturbances N
the French concession at Tien-tsin b.
the payment OF 100000
The sun., 1919-04-15

The disturbance evidently referred -
took place in the French concession at
Tien -tsin March iS. No reports previ-
ously were published in the United
States that two American soldiers naA
been Killed. II was reported two Amsrs-
cans had been severely wounded,
The sun., 1919-04-15
ALLIES FAVOR PLAN
TO FEED RUSSIANS
Wilson FavOrs Policy of Tacit
Truce With Lenine Through
Neutrals.
CRIMEA DRIVE ALARMS
Paris Uneasy Over Reports
That Sebastopol, Moder-
ates' City, Is in Peril.
CRIMEA DRIVE ALARMS
Special csoie Despatch to THs Son.
Copv,tohf. 1919: oil ytphts reseyred.


Pans, April lit ia not admitted
that the Council of -Four has been I'M
able to decide what to do about the
proposal to have the neutrais feed Rus
sia with American food. However. II
has been delayed SO long that the orig
inal time limit fixed by Premier Lenine
for the acceptance or rejection of his
proposal has expired.
At Saturdays meeting Of the council
Russia was not discussed at all. DR..
Fridtjof Nansen appeared ut the Crillon
this morning. supposing n decision had
been made, and talked with Herbert
Hoover, Director General of allied relief,
who. It is understood. was unable to
give him exact information.
THE Sun obtained confirmation of the
fact that the Allies, although unable to
agree as yet upon the question OF rec
ognition, are anxious to make n tacit
truce with I,enine. This would be OBJ
tainable through feeding Petrograd and
Moscow. To save their own faces some
OF the Allies want the neutrais to be-
come nominal agents in this enterprise.
Wilson Backs Plan.
1t was intimated in American circles
today that President Wilson is more
strongly inclined to this policy than any
or the othera DR.. Nansen believes the
Allies must decide within few days. In
view Of the critical situation upon the
Bolshevik fronts. The news to-day IS
encouraging from Hungary and Bavaria.
but bad from Saxony, where unrest Is
reported to be gaining Roadway. The
most serious news comes from the cor
ridor leading into Crimea.
Paris 10 uneasy regarding London re-
ports indicating that the defences before
Sebastopol have been reached. Crimea,
until now, has been the one safe place
in Russia, and many Russians Of the
moderate type have gone there for
refuge. II they are lost or forced TO
fee the effect upon allied prestige with
tho anti Bolshevik portions in Russia win
be disastrous. The Allies in that case
will ind themselves almost without
friend of any sort in Russia.
Russians Are Dismayed.
The greatest disnay was expressed by
Russian representatives in Paris They
say they will make q concerted protest
to the Allies against the plan Of with.
drawing troops and unc0vering Crimea-
They are giving lively support to the
French stan plan for n unified offensive
and defensive campaign against the Boil
sheviki.
From Munich It is reported that the
new Red Government is finding more op-
position daily and that its success is now
doubtful. Thus far the Berlin Congress
of SOldierR and Work . - ha NJ, h,,r,t ,,t,>
flame. and from Budapest comes news
indicating a further tendency toward
common sense on the part of the Bella
Kun Government which Is giving the
moderate Socialists greater hand in
affairs- II is interesting to note that this
policy followed the receipt OF a telegram
from Lenine advising moderation lest
excuses have tho same disastrous effect
In Hungary that they had in Russia.