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The sun., 1919-01-13

PARIS. Jan. 12.--The first American
repatriates from Austria have arrived
here on their way 10 the United States
All are finding difficulty in exchanging
Austrian money. Louis Exert of New
York who is travelling with his four
children. explained that they wee able
to obtain only one third of its face value
The sun., 1919-01-13

I have sometimes seen suggestions in
American newspapers. written in critical
spirit. discussing the question as to
whether the United States delegation
will prove themselves to be a match for
the trained diplomatists OF Europe"
European diplomacy has not displayed
cons picuous hrillance in the last five
years. and it Is my opinion that Col
House and his colleagues. with their
cards frankly laid upon the table, will
show themselves to he a Very good
match for those well trained gentlemen
who, perhaps enjoy a higher reputation
IN the New World than they do in the
Old.
II trained diplomacy means knowl-
edge and preparation OF diplomatic doc
uments Robert Lansing will be the equal
Of the heads of European foreign Offices
In Henry White who knows every one
Of these trained European diplomats in
.imately, and in Gen. Tasker Bliss. a
straightforward soldier whose jddg
ment OF the progress OF the war tested
several timas during its course and
found very accurate. the United states
has most Able representatives,.
These are the candid opinions Of 4
locker on, with regard to your Amer
can team. which is backed by many eX-
perts. including Herbert Hoover, whose
force and drive and knowledge o! food
conditions are unique: Edward Hurley.
who lit the torch OF American shipbuild-
ing which Charles Schwab carried so
loftily; Bernard Baruch, who showed
that American business men. like Eng
lish business men, are Just as good in
government as those who have been
brought up to the Job. Few know more
about trade matters than Vance McCor-
mick.
The sun., 1919-01-13

\ travelling salesman arriving from
Stettin says things are looking black
there as TO the prospects for settled
government SpartacuS influences are
steadily increasing. Ammunition is still
being manufactured. but IT Is supposed
for the domestic use OF Germany. Stettin
has a residential as we'll as an indus
trial quarter. The former lives in con.
slant dread since Bolshevism has been
openly preached. Meetings are con-
stantly held In the working class quar-
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atives who are to attend the conference
am intimate: with others I have only
an acquaintance. AS foreigner I can
speak of them with dsinterested feelings
free from Republican or Democratic
pas or the President 1t is hardly nee
essary to write. because he Is probably
.ne best known man In the world to-day
Marshal Foch perhaps excepted.
month ago President Wilson was n
name only TO Europeans They knew
MN chiefly as mixture OF a great
leader. academic recluse and the maker
OF peliucid phrases. His real individu-
amy was little understood on this side
OF the Atlantic. In one month President
Wilson had suddenly become potert
force In the political life of Great Brit
am France and Italy, and have no
doubt OF many other countries as well
we English are not easily moved to
demonstrations but It il beyond oues-
ton that the Presidential reception in
Great Britain was Of absolutely I'M
precedented co-liality First II was a
tribute to the United States secondly.
IL was soul stirring ovation to the
man who has invented a plan by which.
II carried into effect. the European
dcmocracies are convinced, war in the
future will be made nigh impossible.
Wilson's Appearance Dramatic.
AS the President moved through the
amazing throngs in London and Man
chester the people chanted the words
I'VE wan wilson and "league OF
nations The Presidents dramatic an
pearance In Europe is very different
thing from reading about him when he
was in America. The Chinese have a
N hn
than thousand times hearing about
him.
The Presidents thrill visit TO England
save an impetus TO the idea OF league
OF nations and has made this project
part of our national life. He has be-
hind him the almost unanimous support
of the public and OF the newspa pers
That fact will not mean that British
labor. which well knows that virtually
every morsel of food which II consumes
and every ounce OF raw material which
1t works up has to come overseas. will
abandon its maintenance of strong
protecting navy. What II does mean in
part is that the British. who hate war
as much AZ you do. will demand that the
tremendous weight of ornaments be
taken off the backs of the people.
Those of us who are more or less on
the inside OF the work of the peace
conference know that one of its chief
guiding brains is that of Col. House,
and / say without hesitation that Il Is
a great pity that each of the other dele
cations is not provided with a Col.
House. i confess that I have not yet
met any other man with so great a gift
! OF Cancellation and industrious prepar a
! ton. Col House and his little staff az
, rived here before the end OF the war
some months ago.
I imagine that Col. House, with HE
| many sources OF Information and his
own natural intuition. then knew that
| the horrible struggle was about to end.
| He was one OF the very few men that I
| met at that time who saw the size OF
what is now impending here in Paris.
, and ! do not suppose that there Is one
OF the hundred complex questions that
| will come before the conference which
he does not thoroughly understand
The sun., 1919-01-13
SAVINKOFF HOPEFUL
OF RUSSIA'S FUTURE
Kcrcnsky's War Minister Says
Peasants Are firing of
Rule by Sovicts.
SATISFIED WITH LAND
Believes Allied Army of 3OO,-
600 Entering Through Tx
raine Would Bring Order.
nv II. wICKHAM sTEED.

FOREIGN Editor Of the London times.
Special cable Despatch TO The srS from the
london Times Serrics.
Copyright. 1919: oil rights reserved.
PARIS, Jan. 12.--Boris Savinkoff, who
WAS a War Minister in the Kerensky
cabinet, has given me the first clear ac-
count Of the realities in the present Rus
sian situation yet have received. He
recently left Omsk and came to Europe
ny way OF Shanghai and Suez Canal at
he head of a special military mission.
His long career as an active revolution
ury. his personal experience OF all the
masses of revolution and his record as
IN intelligent. upright man of action
.,nd importance TO his views
The Russian revolution" he said. lis
over. Paradoxical though 1t may seem.
this is sober truth. The plain fact about
Russia is that her population consists of
I5o.oO0.0o0 PEASANTS, mostly illiterate
Il often is asserted that under the Car
dom the peasants we're convinced mon
archists and afterward become convinced
social revolutionaries or convinced BOZ
shev.sts. In reality they were only con-
y.nced they must have land. Now they
lave got it they want to keep ~. They
t1us have become potentially conserva-
i've and desire the establishment OF
some political or social order to enable
them to keep it. That Is the funda-
mental truth OF Russian revolution.
The sun., 1919-01-13
SPARTACANS MAKE
GAINS IN FRANKFORT
South German City Prepares
for Civil War When Radi-
Gals Seize Barracks.
STRIKES ARE FREQUENT
Stettin Also Coming Over to
BOlshcyism. but Conflicts
Are Fewer There.

london Times Scrricr
COPYRIGHT. 1919: all rights veserred
THE HAGUE. Jan. 12.--N travelling
salesman returning from Frankfort-on-
the-Main says that the Spartacus party
has made great progress there. y fort
night ago they destroyed Il slaughter
house, Selling all the meat smashing all
the machinery and generally doing as
much damage as possible. Every day
ana night demonstrations were held.
The minority in Frankfort is Kaiser
minded and would restore the monarchy
II possible. They say. as many other
people say all over Germany, I'VE had
nothing so bad as this under the Kaiser.
lc Is pity he ever was compelled to
abdicate." The majority Of the popula-
ton. however, take the view that all the
trouble now being experienced in Ger
many is due to the Kaiser and the
system he represented. They desire the
total abolition of all class distinctions
that everybody be equal, with no kaiser.
king, aristocracy or middle class, only
one category OF people, that OF the
workers. For the purpose OF bringing
this about they propose to make life
intolerable for every one but themselves.
Strikes are the order of the day.
The sun., 1919-01-13

Tho Italians bave strona-renresenta
,,,.as rbeir bead man fRaron Son
,,ino ana ha has the same advantage
c,an'arco,u in beirg ahle IA sneak
Ep.Iish narfectlv lie IA tenacious and
,.iyorous tJe ia heIieye half Welsh
Ia LaI, tIohreu, and ono NJ several
s,rora ,,en yrho bava hccn revealed
,,.i,' H. ~ do mot lnou tho
Ionanssa rorrsaeptativcs and So cannot
49, -, than,
A, ,La ,;,,a or ur;,i,, Grant Rritain
hos not not yet announced the full list
80 soia,o,io,, ,,,t nan az any rate
r,,.a,ion son1e ~ i,s rnmbers one being
H. prir,s Minister IIovd Georpe who
is IN the prime OF me anu NtaH'y anu
oyerwhelminR majority Of the peoples
votes lie has probably as good
knowIedee of the problems to be dis
CHASED as ANYBODY. he Is quick in de-
hate conciliatory and does not haggle
over trif,es
Arthur Ralfour. orr Foreign Ninister
Ia a man os 70 lie possesses y person-
air. of preat charm, and has a good deal
~ Tho Scottish stubborness possessed
~. tbo President Labor will be repre-
sorteh nv an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Barnes,
,orroarl,, ,b. socratarv of the Amalea-
,,aa,ad Sooio,,, ~ Enrins.rs one of the
,as,ro go unions In England lie ia
80 10 a. the Conference nv the right OF
the British working classes to have a
The sun., 1919-01-13
Must Re Volunteer Force.

at is futile to expect attachments OF
he allied national armies which have
cen lighting the Germans so long to go
,,blingly to Russia in order to fight the
russians. The allied force can only be
gained on a voluntary basis. 1t should
ontain a percentage of Czecho-Slovaks,
-erbians or southern Slavs, who would
ct a friendly reception from the peas
,ntry. in addition to British. French.
italians and II possible Americans. IT
1ould be commanded by a good allied
General of non-politcal sntecedents.
An indispensable preliminary to any
.,ervention would be the plain an
r. ouncement that the object is not to i'm
r.o-e any particular regime on Russia
ut 10 restore order which will enable
ne Russians freely to elect a constituent
}ssembly Above all il must be made
ear that allied intervention would not
AXE away the land from the peasants.
'ormer owners must be Unidentified and
ne title Of the peasants to the land regu-
.arized.
But the constituent Assembly would
ave TO decide whether the future agra
an regime would be land specialization
.~ small private property. | favor the
.ttter alternative.
The sun., 1919-01-13
Food working n Chan &c.

"Nhen the old regime was overthrown
revolution was popular among the
iS0OO. 900 peasants who formed the
army because 1t promised them peace.
The Bolshevists have become popular
amons this peasantry to which the SOL
Tiers belonged because they told them
TO seize land. The social revolutionar!es
led by Kerensky were less popular be-
,.use they were less radical.
T.enine and Trotzky also obtained the
support of 5000, 900 urban workmen ny
proclaiming a dictatorship of the indus
trial proletariat. Thus they had prac-
ticalIy the whole Russian masses on
their side, But now the urban prole-
t1riat largely is altered by the lack OF
food. while in many districts the peas
antry has been estranged by the torcioie
reouisit,oning of secret stores OF grain
consequently Lenine and Trotzky are
faced with either indifference or passive
resistance throughout the country. Iney
maintain power through what now is
Pretorian army composed of Lettish and
Chinese mercenaries stiffened by an ad-
mixture of former Austro-Hungarian
prisoners of war. mostly Magyars. These
troops are we'll paid. Each man receives
from $50 to 500 rubles monthly. Whiie
the civilians starve the Bolshevik SOL
diers are amply and excelientiy fed.
The sun., 1919-01-13

'T-nder the direction If Trotzky Ger
man officers have introduced iron d,scl-
Zine to the Bolshevist forces and nave
taught them to man9uvre. They NUMBER
At least 800. 900. They would he perhaps
no match for Western regular troops, but
they are formidable opponents for troops
as1ll equipped as those of the Omsk gov
eminent. The danger Is that II the Leo
knecht faction triumphs in Germany the
Russian Pretorian may join hands win
the German Bolshevist forces across and
nj the expense of Poland. where large
landed properties and the unemployed OF
we Industrial proetariat offer favorable
onditions for Bolshevist propaganda.
-lould this occur the Western Allies
may he confronted with serious mil
i-ary problem in Germany. They should
therefore, examine the outlook carefully
end act promptly.
Joint allied intervention through
southern Russia, If undertaken rapidly
and with adequate forces. would end the
Rolshevist peril. One year ago. or even
last spring before the Bolshev!st army
vas formed, 10000 allied troops would
lave saved the situation. Now 100000
would be required.
The sun., 1919-01-13

Made of finest seven-ply Enameled Duck
with heavy drill lining. Has separate tray,
genuine Cowhide binding and sewed-on
corners, two good locks and heavy leather
strap that goes all around case. Sizes 26
to 20 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
3 YOUTHS TOUR $4,000
MILES,; EARN OWN WAY.
Worked as Carpenters Along Road
and Lived in Automobile
and Trailer.

Not unlike their adventuresome ances-
seas centuries ago. Thure, Emil and
David Styrlund, three youths of vik-
ing, Mimi. have just completed a land
voyage covering more than half the
United States.
The tour was made in a touring car.
Throughout almost the entire journey Of
approximately 5000 miles. the auto
pulled a trailer. as big as the car itself.
loaded with a camping outfit and tools.
The three boys are carpenters. They
set out from their home in Viking sew
eral months ago with the intention Of
paying their expenses along the way by
working at their trade. They journeyed
west over the Rockies and Cascade
mountains through the National Park
district to Seattle, Wash. At Seattle
Later they worked in Vancouver.
Snow in the Shasta mountains forced
them to ship their car from Vancouver
to San Francisco. the next lap of their
journey. From Frisco they travelled
leisurely down the western coast. trav-
valley and Big Redwood district, and
stopping at Los Angeles and San Diego
Leaving the coast, they started east
through the Imperial valley and Cali
fornia desert, with Eastland, Tex, as
their objective, and crossed the Sierra
In the Rockies they came upon a
stranded car. Playing the part of good
Samaritans they roped the car behind
the trailer, and their auto hauled both
over rugged roads of the Great Divide.
From the Rockies they plunged into
IA r1n.r
negotiated without mishap save the loss
Of their tire chains, which had become
worn out, and reached Eastland. From
Eastland they travelled to Brownsville,
on the Rio Grande, passing through the
Texas sand wastes en- route. The deep
sands Of the Texas desert provided q
most crucial test. the boys declare.
From Brownsville the Styrlauds made
their way to Corpus Christi for an out
ing, and from there began their trip
homeward. They journeyed first to
Baton Rouge , Ia: and thence north
LOUIS. From St Louis they proceeded
tosDuluth, not many miles from their
home town.
In spite of the extent Of the trip the
boys seemingly never tired Of riding.
They were as highly enthusiastic upon
it is said. They declare their expert
ences are worth many hundreds Of dol
lars to them and that they would not
have missed the opportunity for any
thing.
During the entire trip they were not
compelled to change the spark plugs
with which the car was equipped at the
factory. They estimate that the car
averaged fifteen miles to the gallon Of
gasoline with the trailer and twenty
two miles without, which is considered
remarkable in view Of tho desert and
mountain roads over which they passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
REED MEN TO HAVE OUTING.
Chesapeake Beach Railway to En-.
terrain Them at Resort Tomorrow.

Boxing bouts, crutch races. one
legged races and wheel-chair races
will be among the unique athletic
events to be participated in by
wounded soldiers from Walter Reed
Hospital on an outing to be given the
men tomorrow at Chesapeake Beach
by the Chesapeake Beach railway.
Arrangements for the excursion are
being handled by Mrs. c. r. Zappone,
known as 1.-The mother Of Walter
Reed Hospital" For four months Mrs.
Zappone has been q member Of the
staff Of the War Camp Community
Service, detailed to entertainment
work at the hospital. Prior to that
time she engaged independently In
the same work for sixteen months.
She is said to have inaugurated well
fare work at the hospital
The party which wilt visit the beach
tomorrow will be composed of 800
wounded men, twenty-five Medical
Corps men stationed at the hospital
and twenty-five hospital aids. They
will leave the District line at $3.50
o'clock and will remain at the resort
until 8. They will be transported to
and from Chesapeake Junction by the
Red Cross Motor Corps. Special cars
will take them to and from the beach.
On arriving at the resort they will
be treated to a big dinner, furnished
by the Business Mems Association of
Chesapeake Beach. Cigarettes and re-
freshments also will be supplied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
AIRPLANE IS USED
TO NAB AUTO SPEEDER

From Los Angeles comes the
story Of the first successful use Of
an airplane to overhaul and arrest
an automobile speeders A motor
cycle officer tried to overtake a
speed maniac going at sixty miles
an hour or thereabout in one of
the suburbs of the city. He was
forced to stop due to engine trou-
BILE, but, being near a commercial
aviation field and being an air
pilot himself, he obtained the use
of an airplane and went after the
offending motorist at the rate of
ninety miles an hour. He made a
good landing two miles ahead Of
the motor culprit, and the latter,
slowing down, thinking the pilot
was in trouble, was coolly in
formed that he was under arrest.
1t was the first case in the court
records there of an arrest for auto
mobile speeding by airplane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
CHANGES IN ENGINE.
DESIGN FOR BETTER.
Fred J. Wagner Points Out
Development of Last Fiji
teen Years.
DRIVERS ARE Affected

Those who have been associated
with automobile racing the last ten
or fifteen years cannot fail to ap-
preciate the changes that have taken
place. not olly in the cars, but in the
drivers" says Fred ]. Wagner.
Automobile racing in fifteen years
has Influenced the engineering world
to such an extent as to bring about
the use Of smaller engines, more
valve-fn-h engines, better lubrica-
ton and cooling, greater knowledge
of spark plugs and ignition apparatus.
engines of lighter weight. higher
speed and more power for their
weight and size.
1.-The racing car designs have taught
more about metals than most Of US
imagine. 1t is stated that vanadium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
DR.. BAYNE FIGHTS TYPHUS.
D. c. Man in Charge Of Hospitals
and Clinic in Rumania.

Word has been received here that
Dr.. Breckenridge Bayne of Washing
ton now has charge Of two hospitals
and a clinic in the typhus epidemic
district, near Bilcuresti. Rumania,
where he is member of the Ameri-
can Red Cross unit. DR.. Bayne is ex-
pected back in this city in Septem-
Der.
During the visit Of Queen Marie of
E.umania to Bilcuresti. she visited
slie hospitals and complimented the
Red Cross on the excellent work it is
doing throughout her country.
DR.. Bayne, who is a graduate of
Georgetown University, left Wash
ington for England in August, 1916,
and was sent to Bucharest. where he
has performed notable services, hav-
ing bean under enemy she'll and air
plano IRE many times. For his val
liable services he was awarded the
-'star of Rumaaia'' ~ the King o< Ru-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
TYPHUs FOUGHT IN SIBERIA.
American Red Cross Preparing for
Next Winters Campaign.

Extensive preparations for the tight
against typhus in Siberia the coming
winter were announced today By the
American Red Cross. Last Winter
more than 10000 people died from this
plague in that section and the number
of persons afflicted with the disease
has been estimated at more than
100000
The Red Cross personnel in Siberia,
which until three months ago num-
bered s21. has been increased to $50.
many additional doctors and nurses
having been sent abroad for the ty-
plus campaign. AS body lice are car
riers of the disease, clean clothing
with ample bathing and delousing ia
cilities are essential to the success Of
the campaign.
The last shipment to Siberia IN
c1uded 1000 convalescent suits for
hospital use and 2z.18S sweaters. A
previous shipment contained 100000
articles Of n,en'A voDen's ana chill
dren's muslin underwear made t. Z
special Russian pattern --------..-.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-27
BETTER ROADS ARE
PART OF ARMY PLAN
High Military Officials Aware
of Value Of Compre-
hensive System.
THOSE OVERSEAS KNOW

Military opinion, both in the states
and with the American forces over
seas. fayors a comprehensive road
plan for this country. High officials
in the War Department have been
taught by the war the necessity of
good roads as military and economic
assets to a country and they are
deeply interested in any legislative
plan in Congress for improved high
way conditions, according to the
American Automobile Association.
Secretary Baker of the War De-
partment, speaking here on the day
the United States Army Motor Trans
port Corps left for San Francisco,
characterized the world war as "a
war of motor Transports" In stat
ing the purposes Of the motor trip.
among other things. Mr.. Baker said
that 1.-The War Departments contri-
button to the good roads movement
was for the purpose of developing the
construction of through-route and
transcontinental highways as a mill
tary and economic basis"
Good Road Necessity.
lenz Germany, by the A. E. F., says
that "the most urgent necessity of
our country in the immediate future
is good roads that can be used twelve
months in each year. The roads of
today are absolutely inadequate, in
efficient and antiquated"
The News states that the roads
question reaches down into the very
foundation of our social and eco
nomic scheme of life, for roads are
the clearing houses for the various
states and the only means of free
travel" 1t says that the success of
the allies was due in great part to
the great arteries Of travel which
the far-sighted Frenchmen had con-
structed in the time of peace"
Good Roads Necessity.
The News also refers to postwar
problems. and says that "our national
prosperity, education and social in
tercourse OF the immediate future
demand that this disadvantage of
roads be overcome. This can only
be done by honest legislators making
laws, the enforcement Of which shall
be placed in the hands of men who
have passed the test, by service in
the construction and maintenance of
highways. Good roads mean extend
ed prosperity to America
congress will be held under the aus
pices of the American Road Builders.
Association, at Louisville, KY, the
second week in February. 1t is ex-
pected that important matters will
be brought up for consideration. par
ticularly those touching on legisla-
ton concerning roads.