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Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
EUROPA BRINGS
 1860 TROOPS
 FROM FRANCE

New York, March 1S-Seventy- two officers and 1.58S men who fought with the tanks arrived here today on the steamship Europa, from Marseil- les. They comprised the 306th Bri- gade Tank corps complete. 66 officers and 1906 men, and 8 detachment of six officers and 282 men ofCthe 305th Brigade. They are assigned to four teen camps and barracks throughout the country.
 Seven officers and 12S men of the 306th Tank Corps as well as two off, ficers and 66 men of the 305th are assigned to Camp Devens
 Twenty-four officers and 734 men the 106th Machine Gun Battalion complete-of the 27th DNision-ar- rived on the battleship Missouri.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
COUNCIL TO
 DECIDE ON
 OWNERSHIP
Great Britain Consents to Refer Question Regard
 ing Right to Gables.
HELGOLANG TO
 BE DISMANTLED
Decide Also Kiel Canal Shall Be International
 ized- Open to All.

Paris, March 1S-The British dele gadon to the Peace Conference, 1t was announced today, has consented to refer to the Supreme Council the question of future ownership of the German cables to America. All par ties interested in the question are pre- pairing briefs.
 Disposition of German warships is not likely to be included in the Treaty of Peace, according to the view of the American Peace delegations. Germany, however, will be required to surrender title to the ships. The ultimate ownership will be determin- ed later.
 The Qualifications on the island of Hengoland, Germany's formidable base in the North Sea, must be dis mantled. This decision was reached today by the Supreme Allied War Council.
 It was decided also that the KieI Canal should be internauonalized and made available to the ships of all na- tions on even terms.
 Tolls will be collected to pay for the maintenance of the canal Germany probably will retain sovereignty of the waterway.
 The Council has under considera- ton the question of maintaining HeH- goland as a port of refuge for peace full craft.
 President Wilson will hold an i'm portant conference with Preniers Lloyd George, Orlando and CIemen- ceau at the Paris White House" to- day. This gathering of premiers representing the Supreme Directing Force of the Peace Conference, takes the place of the session Of the Su- preme Council, which has been post poned until tomorrow to permit the meeting.
 The question to be discussed is that of securing accord between the Great Powers on all phases of the Peace Treaty and it's early presentation to the Germans. It is expected an agreement will be reached as to the inclusion of the League of Nations as an integral part of the Peace Treaty. in accordance with the reso- 1ution which has been already adopt ed by the Peace Conference.
 Special interest attaches to today's conference in view of recent reports of divergences between the powers as to the inclusion of the League plan in the treaty. The meeting is looked upon as an earnest, decisive effort to reconcile all views into a common understanding for an early concIu- sion of peace in a compreh ensive form, including military, naval eco- homie and financial terms, as well as the League of Nations.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
SEVEN SOLDIERS
 REACH HOME

Seven soldiers registered with the Welcome Home Committee at City t1aIy up until noon Aour today. They brought the total number of enroll rnents close to the 2 300 mark
 Those registering were:
 Harold R. Speers, Camp Upton, 126 wal street; George Calf. Camp Dev- enss 432 Kossuth street; Guisseppe strauzzi, Camp Upton. 1sS Sterling street. James Dawnics, Camp Devens, 54 Keefer street; Alexander Frangos, Camp Upton. 1,4os Stratford avenue; Herbert J. Robinson, fSo Park street; John Callahan. Bridgeport.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
FROM CAPE DAKAR TO BRAZIL

London, March 18-A telegram re- ceived here from Paris says that Lieutenant Fontan, who plans a flight from Cape Dakar, to Pernam buco, Brazil, left ViI1acoublay for Dakar on Sunday, but was compelled to land near Romorantin, southeast of Blois, because of cracked cylinder. It is said he Is now in Paris and intends to start onca more fir Dakar in a few dnSR
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21

The quarrel occurred at 6:sc' o'clock this morning just after both men went to work and assumed their duties as watchmen at the Hubben factory. For some time past these men have had bad feeling towards each other. The jealousies arose over their respective duties as watohmen-
 At the hospital this morning Swee- ney made the statement that Prender- sast, who was on duty as watchman Q the screw shop on the west side of BostwiClk avenue, crossed the street to the main plant for the purpose of ringing some time clocks. Sweeney offered to ring the clocks but Prem dergast refused to allow him to do so, assuming a very surly mood. Sweeney let Preudergast through the gate and remarked, Whats the mat ter this morning, Tom ?"-
 Prendergast replied There's noth- ing the matter. Your getting 10 be a nuisance around here. Shut up or I'll put a bullet tn you"
 With this remark, Prendergast pulled his gun and fired two shots sLrikins Sweeney in the left hand and .eg. Sweeney then pulled his gun and fred striking Preudergast in the fin- 5ers. He fired a second time then he bullet went directly through Prendergast's heart.
 Sweeney maintains that after he shot by Prendergast he asked, What are you doing?" But as his assailant still assumed the aggressive ne was obliged to shoot. He says, T realize that shot twice, but hope I did not hit him."
 After the shooting Sweeney went directly to McCormicks saloon at Railroad and Fairfield avenues where, in a, fainting condition, he asked that an ambulance be called and remarked that there had been a shooting affair. An ambulance was called to the sa- loon where Sweeney was taken. Prendergast's body was found at the same time lying on the sidewalk at Bostwick avenue and State street.
 Just before the shooting and during the quarrel Sweeney says that Prem 5ergast remorked, I'm from the West and I'll plug yOu.'' 'Innediately he red at me. The first shot struck me T the hand and his second shot hit me in the leg. I started to run, turned md fired. I fred two sloEs.'' i Sweeney maintains that he and Prendergast never had any previous trouble. However, Mrs. PTendergas. stated this morning that there had tbeen trouble between the two men, a. her husband had said so last night to their daughter. She says there was ,oad feeling over the use of clock keys used by both men in their duties.
 Both men were about the same age, Pendergast, 55 and Sweeney, 54. They have been in the employ of the Harvey Hubben concern for about two years. The revolvers used in the fight were 33 Army Colts, and own cd by the HubbelI Go. and a part of the watchmans s equipment.
 Both Sweeney and Pendergast have 'ong been residents of Bridgeport. They both have grown up families. They are known as quiet, sober and ! respectable. Prendergasts family originally came from Opaque, N. Y. He has a brother living on Howard
 venue known about town as a tal- euted musician.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
WANT TO FORM NEW CABINET
 IN LITHUANIA

Lausanne, Switzerland, March 1S- As a result of ministerial crisis which has arisen in Lithuania, M. Dovydaitis has been asked to form . new cabinet, according to the Ldthu- anian news bureau here The Chris tian Democrats will have a majority In the new ministry to which M. No renka, leader of the progressive party. has promised his support. The Socialists have withdrawn.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
Insists League Involves
 Command Of The World

City, Mo, March 18The Missouri legislature joint today address by United Missouri cricsng the League of Nations Constitution
 Reiterating contentious that the League would impair abrogae the Monroe Doctrine American constitution create super of the United States into policing obligations Senator Reed challenged assertions the Leagues decrees and powers advisory. that its and involve command of the world"
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
42ND DIVISION TO SAIL FROM
 ST. NAZALRE

Coblenz, Monday. March 17-(By The Associated Press) -HeadQuarters for the Third army received word to- day of a change of plans for sending home the 42nd Division, which will sail from St. Nazaire instead of Ant werp The change was made, it ;5 said, because of danger from mines in the waters off Holland and the lack of embarkation facilities at Antwerp.
 The division will entrain for France during the first week in April.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
GERMANS TO PAY A LARGE
 SUM IN GOLD

Brussels. March 1S.-Tn accordance with an agreement which has been reached, the German government has contracted to deposit 450.000, poo francs in gold in the Brussels National bank. There will be two payments, one of 175, 5000, 900 francs within four days and the other of PTS, 100000 francs, within 10 days.
 These deposits are presumably 10 be made in connection with the agreement recently reached at the AL lied conference with the Germans at Brussels for the provisioning of Ger many in connection with the ship ping arrangements. Earlier des- patches had reported that Germany was to make large gold deposits at Brussels as part of the financing Of food shipments to her.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21

We then create an oligarchy cloth ed with more arbitrary powers than were ever yielded by any despot of earth.' he said. Here is a tribunal of five men, without any limitations whatsoever upon their authority, against whose decision, once rendered, there is no appeal save to armed forces. Against the abuse of their power there are neither checks nor safeguards, If this be not a creation of the very command of the world, then the language of agreements can not create powers"
 Senator Reed said there was wide public misconception of the league and that majority ot the American people had not read the proposed constitution.
 ''The nisapprehension thus threat ened," he said, t'has been recently fostered by certain distinguished men who have fortified their argument by characterizing all those who opposed them as narrow-headed. pispny-mind- ed, etc. r. has even bsan suggested thu. those who venture to inquire oughS to be hanged upon gibbets as high as Heaven. but pointed in the opposite direction. s1aI
 ''The questions involved are too great to be settled by the calling of names"
 The disarmament provision of the League charter, the Senator asserted. would give the executive council ab- s0lute power to limit American arma- rs~@A
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21

In detail Senator Reed analyzed the League charter, copies of which he had distributed to all members of the Joint legislative session. Declaring that the tentative constitution was of British origin, he asserted that Amer ica would be directly entangled in Europea alliances, and added:
 European diplomats have skillfully woven their spiders web so that we may be caught in it's mesheS and may be bound for all time to send our gallant sons to assist the dominant nations of the earth in policing the world, and ultimately to assist some of them in the ambitions for power, or quarre1s over territory"
 Asserting that the League charter contains no provision for withdrawal of nations from the League and add ed:
 'sIyhoese who conceived its structure 7sd not intend to allow the United ates to escape, once it should fate lily step within the entangling web.
 ''The American people were told that the constitution of the League had been conceived by American rSp- resentatives and was being forced on reluctant Europe. It now transpires that the entire scheme, from first to last with some slight notifications is the product of British statesman ship"
 This might indicate, he said, why Englan1 would outvote the United States five to one and be allowed to retain her feet
 The executive council feature of the lplan was attacked especially by the
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
EXTRA SESSION IF
 CONGRESS CERTAIN
 BEFORE JUNE FIRST
These Predictions Without Support of Evidence Show President Wilson Has Changed His Determina-
 tion Not to Gall Session.

Washington March 18An extra of congress fore June Is believed to be certainty by many officials and members of although predictions without the support that President Wilson changed determination not to summon con- before his return from
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
CAN'T FIND WILKINS.

Long Beach, L. l., March 1S-An all-night search here and in New York failed to disclose the where abouts of Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, the elderly physician fer whom a warrant was issued last facslt charg- ing him with the murder kf his wife ruarx 27.
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21

Washington, March 1S-Women street car conductors of the Cleye- land, Ohio, Railway Co.,. who were discharged March l, must be restored to their work, under a decision of the War Labor Board made today by 1ai.s c,aais,.aza Taft ard Aanlsr-
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
COAI PRCE INCREAsE

Washington, March 1S-IEcreases of AZ to A per cent In coal prices since 191a were reported today in the March issue of the Labor Review of tha Ruraau of Lebor s<atistics
Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
TIGHT WITH PISTOLS PRENDERGAST YELLED
 SWEENEY TWICE HURT
Watchmen at Harvey HubbeI Factory Fight Wild West Style With .33 Calibre Colt Pistols-One is Shot Through Heart, Other in Left Leg and Left
 Arrn-Mutual Irritation the Cause.

As the result of ealousies existing between Thomas Prem 1rgast of 4S West and Michael avenue both watchmen at the Harvey ubbe factory State street and Bosc avenue, Prenderga is dead from bullet wound through the heart and Sweeney at St. Vncens hosp a suffering from several wounds charged with the he dead drna0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

The returned soldier will not 90
oeeper INTO government nor politics
than he cid before the war; the re-
turned officer will The plain soldier
has no ambitions along army or gov
eminent lines, for the average experi-
ence over here discourages ambition in
the enlisted man. The officer has been
given authority, often whether or not
re deserved it. He has had personal
servants and the best available living
conditions. He will go after more of
this good stuff in the army or in poll
ties. 10 the officer the army, the gov
eminent, represent personal success.
10 the plain soldier or "non-conl" the
army represents dead weight upon
nm which all but eXterminates his in
dlviduality. That's one reason WIN
home looks so sweet and the old Job so
good to the men of the A. f. F. And
that's why most Of the enthusia SIN
about the army expressed when we're
all "back over" will be manifested bv
former officers.
Inc average discharged soldier soon
Will become a normal citizen Of his
former type. plus the confidence gained
from having done his duty because he
coui. rot avoid doing it. "His not to
ask the reason why" and he didn't. He
did what he wanted to do ana ate
loafcd, drank vim blanc and firted in
France, then got home as soon as he
could.
Those things are not going to mean
any real change in the Johns and Joes
and Harrys. Neither is the fact that
most Of them carry home with them a
distorted and uncomplimentary opinion
OF France, and particularly of French
women (due to living in Frances back
yards and barnyards and TO coming in
contact, naturally under The conditions
with the most undesirable class of
French womcn). Nc.ther are the bows
going to be permanently affected in
soul by the fact that they have. as
rule. drunk more wine and cognac
than they ever saw before. that thew
smoke two cigarettes where they puffed
one before, that they have acquired a
big callhre and hair-triggered vocabu-
larry Of cuss words, and that thew have
discarded creed and witnessed genuine
religion.
Yes, your same old boys are return
ing home, older and wiser by so many
months and vivid experiences, and bet
tie: by just the natural increase in ap-
probation Of all things fair and square
and comfortable and tender. But. for
heaven sake, don't expect US to come
back c. implicitly renovated and recon
structed nor Transformed into gods dis
guced in uniforms OF olive drab.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Recalling a Call on Whitman

Corner, where hung John ". Alexan-
der's much later portrait Of Whitman,
showing him venerable and beautiful.
with abundant white hair, the snowy
hdornment Of his silken beard, the sim
gularly clear glance Of the blue-gray
eyes and the serene countenance out of
which had been utterly refined that
faint suggestion Of the Satyr which
some persons saw in his younger face.
Whitman was occupied in pasting a
portrait Of himself as frontispiece to
many copies Of his book, then recently
rublished--I think probably the volume
entitled "Two Rivulets," issued in
1876. Understood that most Of these
copies were to be sent to friends and
brother poets in this country and
abroad. Possibly many were for those
persons who were aiding Whitman with
money for his daily living and for the
publication of the book itself Not vet
was he surrounded with the group of
admirers that burned Incense under his
nose in later years, nor had the pill
grimage Of visitors from abroad begun,
fancy, for in answer to my tactless
question as to distinguished callers he
said, perhaps somewhat testify, that he
had none such. AS matter Of fact, he
was still an object of ridicule to smart
parodists, and had won recognition
from comparatively few persons in this
country, though he has impressed his
fellow poets abroad, as he had Emcr-
son, though not Lowell. "No, no; the
kind of thing you describe won't do"
wrote Lowell TO Eliot Norton from
Dresden about twenty years before in
comment ofS Norton's report touching
Leaves Of Grass" and in the whole
two volumes of the Lowell letters is
no other reference Co Whitman.
We youngsters, recently out of col
lege, and full Of i'll digested good read
ing, talked with Whitman Of books and
writer's, and to our talk he responded
with patient good nature fear we
asked impairment questions, but Whit
man kept on with his pastebrush in
dustry in the sunlight, and possibly
did not listen to our chatter Once |
got rise out Of him. We had come to
Thackeray in our comprehensive view
of men and letters, and ! had ventured
to speak of him as "wholesome."
term snatched from my reading Of
older critics. At the word Whitman
paused in his manual task, and peer
ing at me with keen eyes, said. in a
tone almost of challenge: you call
him wholesome?" This question 81
fenced me. and it is the sole implica-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
Class
Struggle

Second, that in the struggle for
wealth men are divided into per,
nanent classess-those who employ
and those who labor-and that be.
tween these classes there ia and
should be class struggle or class
war, TO be carried on to the bitter
end, until those who labor not only
conquer those who employ, but ex-
Guide them from any place In the
community.
This doctrine of class struggle ID
the savage teaching of Karl Marx,
a man whose consuming passion was
hate. 1t ia the extreme form of the
doctrines Of Karl Marx which Lc-
nine and Trotzky have been applying
IN Russia for a year and half past
with such terrible results. In con-
sequence, that once great country
VI boundless possibilities is now Oh
Helpless al a child, and it lies, for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01

7
XN/ man In the middle 10 of the
last century and In the mid
die tifttes Of his age, I ought
TO have known better. Youth ia brash.
however. and I had the support and
suggestion Of a comrade no older than
I. We found the poet seated in the
ground floor front room Of the little
wooden house in Camden, N. J.. the
first, believe. that he occupied in that
strange retreat. Bright sunlight fell in
at the window upon the figure Of Whit
man as he sat in his shirtsleeves. sur
rounded by newly printed copies of his
own works.
Whitman was then we'll under<sixty
but to the eyes Of youth he looked an
'old man, and, indeed, he was far older
in appearance than his years warrant
ed, with hair deeply grayed and face
lined, though the complexion was clear
and ruddy. He was then recovering
from his paralytic stroke Of about
three years before. As he sat durinp
the whole OF our visit cannot say how
we'll able he was to move about, but
he had full control Of hands and arms
and his voide was strong, his look Wig
orous and his eyes were clear and live
~ AS ever, he was neat in dress and
agreeably> unconventional My recollec
tion Is that he did not then wear the
long beard that, whitened with wears.
made his true old age venerable
and distinguished. Even then the fig
ure was ample, as of a man much above
the common height and breadth.
The room was of good size and
cheerful with sunshine. 1t was simply
though comfortably, furnished. On the
wall was an oil portrait of the poet far
from hattcring, and done, | should say.
some years before. as it showed him
considerably younger in aspect. though
with hair and beard somewhat grizzled.
recall that it struck me az showing a
far from poetic countcnance, for tho
forehead seemed low and the cxpres-
sion was not especially attractive.
After all these years | cannot shake off
the notion that the portrait was by
painter who failed TO seize the inner
man and put him upon canvas. Years
after lived at the FclIowcraft Club,
opposite the Little Church Round tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-01
The A. E. F. Speaks for Itself

business men ard reformers. NAV like
TO be forewarned of the truth about us.
The truth anent the change in the
men Of our army is startling. 1t is:
there Is no change. I am speaking of
the mass, Of course, and the rule is
sworn to by exceptions which will be
noticeable from time to time in indi-
vidual cases. Most Of the tall and
type applied to the TRANSPORTATION" in
the characters and ideals of the men
who have been over here make both
officers and ducks" of the A. Z. +.
either smoker or swear.
Do our people back there behind the
Statue Of Liberty believe that uniform.
wStatue Of Liberty believe that the uni
form, few fights and few months in
of cosmic incubator, which has Matched
our men out as a brand new breed of
the genus homo? If so, I hasten to as
sure them that such is far from the
fact. You'll find your Joes and Johns
and HarryS essentially the SAME old
boys, and the million of US over here
want you to know it, The only effects
Of the experience which may be tenn
porarily noticeable to parents, empIov-
ers and sweethearts will be the minor
ones of an acquired laziness and dis
content.
A few will feel that the old harnes So
never will fit them again; they'll find
new jobs or settle back into the old
line, and time will act as a colIar-pad
to make the old harness serve. The
laziness-r resulting from the ready
made living (such as it isl issued to
the soldier by the government, and
from the fact that in the army others
are supposed to do his thinking for
him-will yield to capacious stom-
nch, latent ambition or a prospective
bride. But the whole crop of apparent
new wrinkles in the cpiderms of the
soldiers character will. in general, I
believe, be smoothed out by a quick
and easy adjustment from the ire
sponsible and migratory existence of
the army to the responsibilities and
stationary qualities of civil life. In
other words. the boys are rot easen-
TALLY changed.