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The evening world., 1919-02-15
Frau Ebert Views Family'S
New Social Environment
Without Enthusiasm.
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BERLIN, Thursday, Feb. 13.-(As-
ISOLATED Press) Tho Mistress OF the
German Presidential residence is a
comcly "Hausfrau," OF medium
height and slender, who up to the
present time has always attended to
her own household duties, done the
family cooking and has been her own
dressmaker.
Frau Luisc Ebert, wife OF the Pres
ident OF the new German republic,
was born forty-five years ago in a
working mans home in Bremen. She
Nl,Hs her new social environment
with resignation.
81 know We must be prepared for
attacks from the Right and the Left"
she said to-day in discussing the new
position in which the Ebert family
finds itself Those coming from the
Left will probably be the worst. rhey
viii charge us with attempting TO eX-
tricate ourselves from the caste in
which we have been reared, but that
will hever occur. Whatever may
come we are going 10 remain true to
our traditions as plain working
mans family"
The eldest son OF the family, Fried
rich Ebert jr., has taken up newspaper
work. The second son, "A youth OF
The evening world., 1919-02-15
ALLIES DEMAND
FOES SUPER-CUS
Insist on Possession of One of That
Cannon That Bombarded
Paris Churches.

COBLENZ. Feb. Is ASSOCIATED
Press) Tho Allies have taken steps
10 gain possession of one OF the long
range guns which the Germans used
TO fre upon Paris. Tho Interallied
Commission at Spa has made de-
mands upon the German delivering
commission that a long range gun be
Included in the war material which
the Germans are turning over to the
Allies.
All the German officers whom the
American officials have questioned
regs riding the long range guns have
asserted that all the crews who were
assigned 10 the task OF handling the
big Berthas" were sworn 10 secrecy,
( and ever since tho armisuce was
.eigned little has been known regard
ing the fate of these monster
weapons. Recent reports were TO the
effect that one OF the Big Berthas"
had been dismantled In West Prus-
sia. while another report from "A dis
charged soldier said that "a long
range cannon had been seen on rau-
way cars near Essen.
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1,174,545 MEN
OUT OF SERVICE,
MARCH REPORTS
/, $4,000 Ordered Demobil-
lied and Camps Here
Nearly Emptied.

WASHINGTON, Feb. r5.--Total de-
mobilization now stands at 1,103,3f0
men and 1926 officers, total OF
1l74,545, Gen. March said to-day.
A total of 1,5O1, 900 men has been
ordered demobilized and S05,OOO have
already embarked for home. or the
latter 227,O00 have actually landed in
this country.
March revealed that rehabilitation
in camps in the States is about at
an end.
Discharge OF men from overseas will
depend on shipping conditions. March
indicated. Since the amistice the
United states has converted consider
able Army shipping to European food
relief work. The Army has now prac-
tically completed shipment OF 276,0oo
tons Of food TO Rotterdam, Gibraltar,
Constantinople, Constanza and Black
Sea.
Some of the Army shipping is being
readjusted and turned back to use
ful employment other than military.
Some cargo vessels have been remade
into troop ships, and a total OF sc
have been or are being completed, so
as to add n 10000 monthly troop
carrying capacity to the present rate.
Nearly 20 per cent. OF the troops
brought back from overseas have been
carried in American ships
Gen. March pointed ont that the
18th Division, usually identified as
New York and Northern PENNSYLVANIA
troops contained considerable New
Jersey forces. and the SOth now con-
tains so few New Jersey forces it has
almost lost its identity as Il New Jer-
sey organization.
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WOUND ONE
MAN, BEAT THREE
IN BROOKLYN OUTBREAK
Continued from First pageJ

ing blow in tho face with his fist,
took $i2O in jowelry and money from
his person and ran out OF the saloon,
all so swiftly that nobody had time
10 interfere Glasstein lot out ycll
that was heard by Policeman Gramer
Of the ParlVillc station. and Albert
Petri Of No, 3S2 JOth Street, Brooklyn,
was arrested, The police charge that
Nagoroys possessions were found on
the prisoner, He will be brought up
at the Fifth Avenue Court to-day.
A burglar broke into the home OF
Samuel Cohen OF No. 1856 West SIst
street, ripped open a small wall safe
and escaped with $3.50 in Liberty
Bonds and jewelry. Detectives to day
arrested Moe Cohen, no relative OF
the burglars victim. 1t is charged
that some OF the loot was found in
Moe Cohcn's home at 18th Street and
Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island. A
charge OF burglary has been made
against him.
Morris menstock Of No, 1858 tSti
street was attacked at 10th Avenue
and Attn street by a man who struck
him on the head with a heavy
weapon Policeman Gramer arrived
| there at almost the same moment lnc
arrested a man who said he wal
Adolph Bookman of No, 1907 Herks
mer street lie was arraigned to-di!
on "A charge Of felonious assault, Blen
stock Is in tho Norwegian Hosp,.a
with a possible fracture Of the skull
Mrs. Catherine Powell OF No. s.
! Wyckoff Street was awakened by ,
noise and saw man leaving througi
q window OF her apartment Sh,
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ID AMERICANS IN RUSSIA
ARE DECORATED BY BRITAIN
Officers and Men, Mostly From
. Michigan, Get Awards for Gal
hntry and Efficiency.

< ARCHANGEL. Feb. Is ASSOCIATED
Press).-Four officers and ten nom
Z rcommissioned officers and men have
been given British decorations for
Eallantry and efficiency in action.
They are Capt clair S. McArdle. 3i0th
Engineers, Homer. Mich: Dlstin-
gu!shed Service order: Capt. Otto A.
odjard. 33sth Infantry. Portland. ore.
Military Cross; First Lieut. Edwin
~. Stevenson. Engineers, Davenport.
la. Military Cross; Second Lieut. IL.
T. Ketcham. 33sth Infantry. Spring
Green. Wis. Military Cross.
u sergt. Arnold w. Nolf. Engineers.
{ Copemish. Mich. Distinguished Con-
duet Medal: serEt Ewald H. Diiieu.
Highland Park, Mich: Delbert Kratz.
Chesaning. Mich, and Peter oslatlos,
/. Holland. Mich. all engineers. Meri-
tforious Service Medals; Corpl. James
/ Morrow. SSsth Infantry. Detroit. Dis
tinGuished Conduct Medal: Private
Berger W. Bergstet. Engineers. hJe-
troit Mich, Military Medal: Private
Russell A. MCGUIRE. Eng ineers, Rose
push, Mich. Military Medal: Private
{ Al. kawalski. Infantry. Detroit, Mill
tary Medal: PriVates Jerry Doubeh.
, Wauwatosa. Wis, and Alexander II.
Ditterbern. Detroit. Engineers. >Meri-
torious Service Medals.
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TROOPS BREAK
BELFAST STRIKE
|NPOWER PLANTS
Machine Guns Placed at En-
frances and Those Willing
to Work Protected.

BELFAST. Feb. 15.-Gas and cleo
trio service. which had been cut off
for three weeks because of strikes.
was resumed to-day under military
protection, troops having taken
possession of che gas works and the
electric power stations early in the
morning. Infantry was stationed in
side the plants with machine guns
commanding the eAtrances.
Most OF the WORKERS who had been
ordered out by the strike committee
were back at work by noon. The sud
den change in the situation passed off
quietly.
The authorities will make an effort
to restore street car service Monday.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Industrial
situation Is marking time. pending
the meeting to be held on Tuesday OF
the Consultative Committee of the
Laborite triple alliance"-the Miners
Federation, the Railw6ymen's Union
and the Transport Workers Fedora
tion. At that meeting it is under
stood, there will be a discussion OF
the question OF common action.
Premier Lloyd George is anxiously
interested in the situation. realizing
that labor troubles may seriously
retard national reconstruction and
trade development. For this reason.
it is understood. he will probably
prolong his stay in England instead
of returning almost Immediately to
Paris.
The latest outbreak Of discomfort
is among the employees OF the Post
Office and the telegraph and tele-
phone services. all Of which are in a
state of unrest. At meeting held
here last evening resolutions were
passd demanding the immediate con-
veninG OF a Congress OF Employees
to formulate demands for higher
wages and better working conditions
for submission TO the Postmaster
General.
Speakers at the meeting said that
a strike might be necessary IL the
demands were not granted, and CO.
/ operation with the miners, railway
/ men and transport workers TO en-
/ force claims was foreshadowcd.
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German President s Wife,
OlUn Cook dndHOusemuid,
Won t Quit Working Class

twenty, was only recently discharged
from the army. The only daughter,
Amalie, nineteen years old, until a
short time ago was employed as a
clerk by a downtown firm. She now
accords herself on occasion the priH-
logc of riding in the Presidential mo-
tor car.
President Ebert lost a son IN the
lighting in Macedonia and another in
the Chemin des Danes operations.
The family up to two weeks ago
mad been living in "A suburb of Berlin,
but now is installed in official apart
ments Of the Department OF tic In
terror in the Wilhclmstrasse which
formerly was occupied by high Oli-
cials. The permanent official residence
Of the new President has not been de-
tcrmined upon, and President Ebert
has expressed aversion to the Bellevue
Palace as such residence on the ground
that 1t is too imposing"
Just how the newly elected Prcsl-
dent aud the first lady Of the land
will approach the solution Of the
various complex questions facing
them in their new status has not yet
been developed. The question OF otii-
cial receptions Is already worrying
certain circles in the capital who
contemplate with some concern the
SHIFT from the splendor Of the Hohen-
zollern lcvees to the threatened JEFF
fcrsonian simplicity of the new re-
gime.
The new position to which Frau
Ebert has attained has already
caused her to be bosct with offers
from Berlin modistes and trades
Deople
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screamed, and Detective Clair ar
rested John Ward of No. 25 Sump-
ter Street. After searching the house
Mrs. Powell found that $S5 was miss
ing. Ward is held on n charge Of
burglary.
Henry Banz, a sailor attached to
the Bay Ridge Naval Barracks, was
knocked down by a highwayman at
Washington and Sands streets. The
robbcr fed with $40. but Banz's yells
brought Detective Brtdgctts, who ar
rested John McGovcrn, no address,
who is held on a charge OF felonious
assault.
A safe in the office OF r. Tyson
White & Sons, paper box manufac-
turcrs at No. 800 Bridge Street was
found ripped open to-day, one thou
sand dollars worth OF Liberty Bonds,
5000 in cash and several hundred
dollars worth Of jcwchy had been
taken. An elevator door and ONCE
doors usually barred from the inside
were found open this morning. ana
this led the police to believe that
some one hid In the building untll
the employees left and then opened
the safe.
John MrGovern, the New York Gem
trail bookkoeper who was shot ycsicr-
day afternoon by a bandit who was
| attempting to escape after holding up
jeweiry store at NO, go Madison
Avenue. was reported 10 be in serious
condition to-day at Bellevue Hospital
| lie was shot IN the stomach and the
wound may prove fatal
sydney Goldstein, the hold-up mar
who shot McGovern, was hit on tht
head with a hammer thrown by ono Of
his pursuers and he Is also at Bellevu,
| in a critical condition.
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In the Fifth Avenue Police Court in
Brooklyn to-day. charged with compile
ity in the holdup. lie was held without
bah for examination next Monday and
was sent to the Raymond Street jail
When Sheftall was asked II he wanted
counsel he said that Charles T.. Dictz.
Assistant Auditor Of the Fleet Corpora
tion, would represent him. 1Io was
Sh,ftalrs superior. Dfetz said ne would
have a thorough investigation made be-
fore recommending action.
we are not convinced Sheftall is i'm
plicated' Dietz said. lie came to US
with the highest recommendations
Sheftalls wife was in court when
ARA gncd and brought him cigarette
and cake. The couplt live at No. 49,
18th street. Brooklyn.
Sheftalrs finger prints and his
photograph at Police Headquarters
show he was arrested on a forgery
charge IN 1903. but was acquitted
for insufficient evidence.
The two assistant paymastcrs who
were in taNicab with Shcftall when
Il was held up have been released
The police are looking for two men
who Shcftall said, held up the taxi
The automobile used by the robbers
was stolen last Wednesday.
The evening world., 1919-02-15
NEEDHAM ROBERTS EAGER
FOR SIGHT OF PALS OF 18TH
Comrade of Henry johnson in
Famous Fight in Argonne, Now
in Hospital, Sends Greetings.

Sergt. Needham Roberts. colored, COM
rade OF Sergt. Henry johnson IN their
famous night with German raiders in
which at least four Germans were
killed and thrty-two wounded is home
sick at United States General Base Hos
pital No, for a sight of his comrades
in the old 18th New York, now at Camp
Upton.
+ send my greetings to the boys" he
asked The Evening World to-day. I'm
lonesome here in the hospital with
nothing to look at but the sky and
water. What ! want most OF all now
IS for tho boys to drop In and see me. "
Sergt Roberts was severely wounded
at the start Of their battle and Sergt.
Henry Johnson finished the fight. which
took place in ths Argonne May Z Rob-
erts was sent home several months ago
Both men won French War Crosses fol
their exploit.
The evening world., 1919-02-15
BRITISH PRESS UPHOLDS CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE

be the readjustment OF the worifs
lfInancial and economic relations.
Three different organiSa tlons have
been created to deal with these sub
I, jects. One Is the Supreme Economic
Council, and Its work is OF the great
est immediate Importance. This
-oouncii. which includes in its mem
bership some of the ablest finaneial
ard business minds OF America ana
Europe, has firmly but quietly and
without exciting animosity been sup
planting the military officials who
had been dealing with the same sub
jects.
or more permanent value Is eN-
pccted 10 be the work of two other
examinations created by the Peace
Conference. These arc the Economic
Drafting Commission and the f1nan-
, cIal Drafting Commission. They also
include in their membership distin-
Rulshed fnauciors from all the En-
tente countries. Tho Economic Draft
ing Commission already has its re-
mort before the Peace Conference
awaiting action by that body. It's
high Importance may be Judged from
the fact that 1t has undertaken TO
/ make practical application OF the
1. third Of President Wilson's fourteen
points, namely that declaring for the
/. removal as far as possible OF all
ecoponic barriers and the establish
ment OF an equality Of trade condi-
4 tions among all Of the nations con-
. senting to the peace and associating
. themselves for It's maintenance.
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HOLLAND TO HELP u. S.
MOVE TROOPS BY RHINE
Only Officers TranShippei al Rot
terdam Nay Garry
Arms.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1j-Aiinlster
Garrett. at the Hague notified the State
Department to-day that tho Neither
lands Government had consented to aid
in the return home Of American troops
by permitting trans-shipment to trans
ports at Rotterdam Of soldiers brought
down tho Rhine. Assurances also were
given hat war material sequostcred In
Holland would be restored soon.
The Dutch Foreign Minister specified
that the transports should Fly the COM
mcrcial flag at Rotterdam, that only
officers be permitted to bear arms and
that notification be given to the Neither
lands Government of each transport.
rhe arms of the soldiers during the
"TRIP on the Rhine will be placed in
separate boats.
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U. S. SOLDIERS START
! TO WATCH GERMAN CAMPS
$50 Officers and Men Viii Super
4 wise Places Where Rus
slams Are Held.

- coBLENz. Feb. IL (Assooisted
Press).--Two special trains carrying
sixty Officers and 500 men left Co
y blenz to-day for Brandenburg and
other prison camps where they are
, 10 undertake supervision Of the care
.of Russian prisoners. The Americans
!. Will go TO Berlin and they will be
;, assigned 10 thirty camps in each OF
which there are from 1900 TO 1000
y Russians imprisoned.
Members of the contingent were
picked from men OF the lst and I'd
Army many OF them speaking Rus
I sian and also German. The Ameri-
aesns are unarmed. Major l.. NJ,
5 Sylvester OF Portsmouth, Va, who is
In charge Of the Brandenburg camp,
llaarar "a cobienz 10 furnish the SOL
dlers with advance informatio lie
faid the camps where the Russians
arc confined are all unsaitary and the
I food is poor.
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.RUMORED GERMAN ARMY
PLANS new RESISTANCE
Story Of Appeal for Volunteers in
Rhineland Discounted by De-
mobilization. However.

COBLENZ. Feb. H.-Amercan Army
officials are investigating the report
that the commander of the German
troops opposite Cologne had circulated
ar appeal throughout the Rhineland
asking for volunteers to prevent the
enemy from occupying the neutral
zone"
Other information. however. indicates
that demobilization behind the enemy
lines has been spceded up in the pas
two weeks. The morale of the German
soldiers remaining under arms along the
western Nontier is said to be low. Most
OF them refuse to do anything except
draw their pay. Not more than half a
million remain in the whole regular
army, according to semi official advice s..
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LEAGUE CONSTITUTION
IS PRAISED BY TAFT
AS "VERY effective
Former President Indicates His APP
rroval of Provisions for
Disarmament.
MILES CITY, Mont, Feb. IS.

MILES CITY, Mont, Feb. IS.
C(THIS appears 10 he a very
effective document.
though thcro are many
things 10 be worked out later"
said former President William II.
Taft. after a hurried reading of
the Covenant for the League OF
Nations.
While reading the FIRST articles
during the time his train waited
here, Mr., Taft remarked that
they appeared to deal mainly with
generalites, but he nodded Rp-
proval as nc read the sections
which referred TO the manner in
which covenant breaking ma
ton should be treated and to
disarmament.
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MORE RIOTING IN BERLIN;
STRIKE OF 100000 SPREADS
Many Business Places Closed as
Other Workers join Ware
house Mems Walkout.

COPENHAGEN, Feb, 15.-Rioting has
broken out in Berlin, where more than
10 900 warehouse workers have gone on
strike, it was reported in dispatches re-
ceived here to-day, Other workers
have walked out in sympathy, Many
business places have been forced to
close.
German Government troops have re-
occupied Erfurt and disarmcd the Spar
tacans there, according to advices re-
ccived here to-day.
Spartacans are reported to have cap
tured the prison in Wesol and to have
liberated all ths inmstes
The evening world., 1919-02-15
WANTS BONDS FROM ALLIES.
smoot offers mn for Covering
Loans From United states.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator
smoot Of Utah, Republican, to-day
introduced his bin authorizing tho
Secretary OF the Treasury to neg1-
tiate with the Allied nations when
have received loans from this Gov
ernment Tor receipt pf their bonds
to cover notes given The bin. which
was referred 20 the Financial Com
mittee, proposes sale of the Allied
bonds In the open market.
The evening world., 1919-02-15
THIRTY-EiGHT MEN TAKEN IN
GAMBLING RAIDS FINED So
EACH

Thirty-eight prisoners taken in
gambling raids on two east side
stuss games were fined 50 each in
the Night Court on charge of dis
orderly conduct after the Court
changed the charge Of gambling
made by Inspector Boettler of the
LIST District. All the prisoners paid
their fines.
The evening world., 1919-02-15
BRITISH PAPERS
PRAISE LEAGUE,
FRENCH ARE COLD
Unanimous Verdict in London
in Favor of the Constitution
Drawn Up in Paris.

LONDON. Feb. 15.--Tho constitu-
tion OF tho League OF Nations re-
ccived Endorsement OF the London
morning newspapers to-day
"The draft goes deeper into the
causes Of war and will do more for
their removal than any ono expected"
declared the Times. 1T Is the most
important international document
ever published"
ut Is the greatest scheme ever
forged for the maintenance OF peace, .
In the opinion OF the News.
I'VE hope the draft means thc
opening Of anew era Of political llfo."
said the Mail. 1T is noble effort
TO achieve a great ideal"
I'VE are hopeful that the constitu-
tion is n satisfactory rendering OF the
conclusions to which the Allies are
coming" the Chronicle said.
III tho League does not give an
efIectual means for preventing wag.
trust will be n solid alliance OF the
five great powers. which is no mean
achievement In the cause Of peace"
said the Post.
1T Ia pregnant with good for the
peace and prosperity Of the world"
declared the Express. Its modified
form indicates that President Wilson
has learned a good deal since he came
90 Europe"
PARIS, Feb. 1j.-Comment in rep
resen;ativc French newspapers on
the Constitution OF the League OF
Nations as presented at yesterdays
plcnary session OF the Peace Confer
enco reveals little enthusiasm over
the shape the project has taken. The
Figaro says:
THE commission. on the initiative
Of its illustrious chairman, President
Wilson, wisely decided not to ravish
Tomorrow from the eternal and con-
fined itself TO make safe the present.
The Mystic Society Of Nations has,
then, become a league OF the five
great powers which beat Germany
and which. having conquered. mean
to consolidate both victory and peace.
A close alliance will result between
the United States. England. France,
Italy and Japan"
The Journal, one OF the most widely
circulated newspapers here, says:
while all are speaking determination
and eternal peace. the French people
cannot lose sight OF reality, aud
reality IS the vicinity OF 70,O00.OOo hu-
inflated Germans shuddering under
merited punishment II is half OF Eu-
rope in chaos. When we see evoked
amidst such perspectives, the seduc-
| tive idea OF disarmament II IL ouI
| duty to ask plainly. where are the
| guarantees and what ~ the force
| which will shelter us from the redu'
| tion OF tragic surprisc?"
The Echo de Paris ends a long arr
| ticle by saying: I'VE are forced 10
conclude that the twcnty-six articles
bring us no security. Until they are
changed we can sacrifice nothing Of
our means OF defense 10 them"
The Socialist newspaper HumanitC
IL even less pleased than the ''bour-
geois" papers. Deputy Marcel Caohor
writes In his publication: ut Is i'm.
possible to conceal the impression o
diAillusionment that first examination
of the long convention makes on US
II is clear to the dullcst that we ar,
far from President Wilson's first pro.
posals."
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ROUMANIkH ROYAL FAMILY
REPORTED TO HAVE FLED
New Plot Aglinst King Said to
Have Been DiScovered-Martial
Law in Bucharest.

COPENHAG Feb. 15.-A state Of
siege has been proclaimed in Bucha-
rest, where the Roumanian anti-mon-
archical revolution Is centred. accord
ing to dispatches received here to-day.
4 new plot against King Ferdinand and
Crown Prince Carol Is said TO have been
discovered. The royal family is report
ed to have fled.
Previous dispatches received by way
OF Berlin and Vienna reported that the
king was slightly wounded when the
royal palace was bombarded. and that
the royal family was prevented by rev.
olutionaries from leaving the city. Ca
5les from London yesterday. however,
questioned the authenticity OF these
reports.
The evening world., 1919-02-15
S2,OOO,OOO OF QUEER" IN
RAID ON FAKE RACE GAME
New Orleans Police Make Rich
Haul in Finely Furnished
Apartment.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. iS.-Near.
ly 100000 In counterfeit gold and sill
yer certificates. ranging in denomina-
tIons OF from 500 to $1,000, was seized
by the police last night in raid on a
richly furnished apartment in Governor
Nichols street several wealthy visl-
tors from Sacramento, Cal; Chicago
and other cities had iodgei compla n,s
they had lost large sums at the apart
ment through bogus race betting
scheme,
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LEAGUE PLAN IN SENATE.
Proposed Constitution Ordered
Printed on Motion by Lodge.

WASHINGTON, Fob. 15.-Upon re-
quest Of Minority Leader Lodge the pro-
posed Constitution Of tho League OF Ma
tons was put into the Congressional
Record to-day and oriered printed as a
senate document.
Senator Pittman of Nevada, Democrat,
asked, and Senator Lodge agreed, that
President Wilson'S address In present
ing the Constitution be Included