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Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
DE REkKER DEFENDS THE
 CARRANZA GOVERMENT

Washington, Sept. 15--Statements issued by the League of Free Ma tions Association to counteract what the orga nization has charged to be a plot to force intervention in Mexico were largely based on information received from George F. Weeks, pub fisher of the Mexican Review, a Carranza organ, l.. J. De Bekker, a member of the leagues committee on Mexico, today told the senate foreign relations sub committee investigating the Mexican situation
 Admission that he received his in formation as to conditions in Mex ico from Weeks was made by De Bekker in the course of d sharp cross examination by Chairman Fall and Senator Brandegee of the sub com mittee. The same cross examination brought cut that De Behker based his charges of an organized movement to force intervention "On newspaper re- ports" but further questioning as 70 tic newspaper reports brought the statement that none were at hand but that he would subscribe to d cliping bureau and get the "evidence' de- sired.
 De Bekker defended the Carranza in his testimony.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
TOWN OF PORT ARANSAS
 IS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT

Houston, Texas. Sept. 15.-Port Ar ansas. twenty-five miles from Cor pus Christi. on the upper end of Mus tang Island, was completely demol- ished by the hurricane Sunday, ac- cording to a wireless message picked up here today which reads:
 Port ~Aransas completely demoI- ished by hurricane. Customs officers and all records lost"
 The message in the first direct word from what is believed to have been the center of the tripical dis turbance which swept inland from the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday, between Cor pus Christi and Brownsville.
 The radio is believed to have been from a ship, the signature being that of Captain Luther, deputy collector of
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16

tions, for self -determina tion, for de- mocracy- It means for England, France Italy and Japan huge terri tories. vast numbers of people. inn mense national gain The burden must be borne of protecting and safeguarding these enormous allied gains The question .is, and the League of Nations squareIy presents it, who shall bear the burden? Shall the burden rest upon the gathers. those who made mock of self-de- termination, of the rights of weak peoples, of all our high sounding idealism, or shall the burden, al the command of one who was a party to the mockery, be thrust upon the only non profiteering nation, the United States
 The sole reason, whispered in fear, or ominously hissed to create fear in the rest of us, why the United States should become the worlds guarantor and underwrite the rape of China and the partition of hundreds of thousands of square miles of terri tory and the transfer of millions of human being to England, France, It. ally and Japan, is that by doing so the possibility of future wars would be minimized and there maye be a greater sensS of security in the pos session by England, France Italy and Japan of their newly acquired peoples and territory
 But this argument in Its last
 
 power and treasure and blood will do for England, France, Italy and Ja- pan what otherwise they would be compelled to do for themselves
 This is not league of nations to prevent war It is league of arm ed nations in a gigantic war trust In It's very creation it has been stripped of every idealistic purpose it ever had. It contains within itself the germs of man. wars. and worse than that, it rivets as in the Shan tung decision, the chains of tyranny upon millions of people and cements for all time unjust and wicked an reNalloHs- It is great world econ om1c trust wherein few men sit ting Tn secret may control the econo- mic oestinies of peoples. It is no.I | league of peoples, nor does it any where concern itself with peoples whose past wrongs and future rights were so eloquently portrayed by the president. It is a power in a new terrible, and sinister sense.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16

Portland. Oregon. Sept 15--An au- romobile containing members of the party accompanying President Wilson on a sceni ctriD over the Columb bia Highway near here shortly after noon today. overturned. killing two men and .nfu-iug three IL was the first acci- dent Of a serious nature to occur dur 5nS the presidents tour of the coun- -rv-
 The dead
 Ben F. Allen. member of the presi- dentisl party and Washington cores pondent for the Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer
 James R. Patterson Portland, Ore. driver of the automobile.
 The injured
 Stanley Reynolds. Washington cor respondent for the Baltimore Sun
 Robert T. Small. Washington cor respondent for the Public Ledger, Philadelphia. and former superintend- rur of the southern division of The Associated Press
 Arthur D. sullivan Portland Ore, news writer
 Allen and Patterson were killed out right when the heavy automobile. be- iuS turned aside to escape another au- -omc pile in it's path overturned, pin ming them underneath. The car lighted itself after turning over
 small Reynolds and Sullivan were riding in the touneau- Small who was on the upper side. was thrown clear and escaped with painful bruises and lzcerations-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO
 APPROVAL OF PEACE TREATY

Des Moines Iowa Sept 15-Vig- orous objection to the approval of the peace treaty and the League of Ma lions covenant by the senate without amendments --hicI. protect every in tcresr of the United States, were volc- hv Senzor Hiram W Johnson here tonight in tEo addresses delivered be- fore large and enthusiastic audiences.
 Senator William F. Borah Of Idaho, zzs 10 have spoken here with Sena- TOT Johnson, but he sent a telegram from Chicago stating that he had been called back to Washington to partic- ipzte in the senate debate on the peace pact
 Senator Johnson's principal address Ras delivered at the Coliseum, under rho auspices Of the League for the Prservation of American Independ- cnce-
 we fought 2 righteous var and -cr,r said Senator Johnson With our might and our treasure we de- t.-niued to destroy ruthless militar- ism and it was done In the peace, we would make it impossible for this monster ever again 10 threaten the world
 The victory for the United States means neither territory nor repara tions- It should mean the triumph of eur loud trumpcted ideals for civili- kzln- Tar -hs -i<~ss cf sD-su 1a-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
BINkoWITZ WAS THE
 VICTIM OF ITALIAN BANDITS

New York. Sept. 15.-Belief that Benjamin Binkowitz, the young Wall Street messenger whose mutila ted body was found near Milford, Conn.
 three weeks ago, was murdered by Italian bandits from this city after his disappearance on August 12 with $17S,000 worth of Liberty bonds he was carrying fo rhis employers, was expressed here tonight by the police after Captain John Mayer of the Mill ford police and Detective Frank Varel- Ii of the Connecticut state police had conferred at police headquarters with Sergeant Detective Michael Fischet- ii. commanding the Italian detective squad of the New York police depart ment Captain Mayer and Detective VarelH accompanied by Sergeant Rob- ert Hubbard of the Milford force, arrived here this afternoon to check up on the New York end of the case. Clues indicating the murder was the work of Italians were not revealed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
INTEREST IN PARIS IN
 BULLETS STATEMENT

circles are giving much attention to the published account here of the tes- timony by William C. Bullitt, formerly attached to the American peace dele gation, before the American senate committee on foreign relations. The statement accredited to Mir. Bullitt that has aroused the most interest is one the effect that Phiip Kerr, sec retary to Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, had apoiogized to MT Bullitt for the premier's denial in the house of commons that approaches had been made. by the soviet govern ment to the entente.
 MT. Kerr has authorized the state ment thtt the accoun of private con- versations between himself (Mr. Bull htD, Mir. Lloyd George. and Philip Kerr, as reported in a New York tel egram 10 a Paris newspaper is tis- sue of lies"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
ERiANS DENY PLAN
 FOR INTERVENTION IN MEXICO

New York. Sept 1.-The Board ot Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. through Dr. Robert F. Speer its secretary, repudiated today a re- pert made recently by Rev Samuel G Inman in which he declared inter vention in Mexico is coming just as fast as certain interests can possibly force it." asserting that inspired pro- paaanda was being used to bring about this result
 The report by MT. Inman was sent out with the signature attached of J. B. Wootan. directcr of publicity for the Presbyterian Church in the United states, with the announcement that it was made public through the Presby- terian board of foreign missions, but Dr. Speer asserted in a letter to the National Association for the Protec- tion Of American Rights in Mexico that the report was not made to or issued by the board of missions or the committee on cooperation in Latin America
 Neither the Presbyterian board nor this committee has taken action or made any statement with regard to political conditions in Mexico" Dr. Speer said.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL
 CONFERENCE OF CANADA

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 15.-"In the United States. if we cannot lower the cost of living in any other way. we are going to have a law passed that the price received by the producer must be stamped on the commodity, g said Warren $. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the United States, today in an ad- dress before the National Industrial Conference of Canada. Then we shall soon find out where the trouble is: whether it is the wholesaler jobber or retailer"
 A twenty per cent. increase in wages and a forty per cent. increase in liv- ing cost will never bring peace. The peace period must end war Droflteer- ing, and the cost of living must come down.
 MT. Stone declared that the prob lems in the United States and in Can ada were the same: that the social unrest was only slI ltbering under the crust and could easily be famed into flame.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
SESSION OF INTERNATIONAL
 BROTHERHOOD CONGRESS

London. Sept. 15.-The International Brotherhood Congress today opened a. four day session in the city temple. Dr. Clifford presiding. Messages were read from Sir Robert Borden. premier of Canada; General Jan Christian shuts, Cardinal Mercier and John W. Davis, American ambassador.
 Ambassador Davis message said: The great need of the world is 10 hold before mankind the truth of their brotherhood and make it a living, vii tai force among nations"
 The main purpose of the cngress is to attempt to draw together the classes of the various nations and generally to support the League of Nations.
 Tomorrow Arthur Henderson, secre- tary of the Labor Party, will open dis cusslon on Brotherhood and Social Unrest" The Rev. Samuel Zane Bat ten, general secretary of the Baptist Brotherhood Federation of the United States, and Sir Harry Hamilton John ston, president of the African Society, also will speak.
 Lord Robert Cecil and Professor Gilbert Murray are to talk on the League of Nations
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
GOMPERs IS BUSY
 IN cURRING STRIKES

Washington, Sept. 15.-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. returning to his office at the federation headquarters, went over the situations arising from the police strike in Boston and the proposed nationwide steel workers strike September P, but refused abso- lutely to comment on either.
 There were indications. however. at the close of the day that the labor chief was making every effort to ob- tain from heads of the steel workers unions consent to call off the proposed strike and to await the indu striaI con ference called for October by Pres ident Wilson before taking action.
 The work of MT. Gompers was seen in the decision of the United Mine Workers in convention at Cleveland to support a movement to delay the steel workers walkout. In requesting that the mine workers make this decision MT. Gompers forwarded a letter from President Johnson of the International Machinists' Association favoring post ponement of the strike. As the steel workers will hold meeting Wednes- day in Pittsburgh to discuss plans for the strike. it was suggestH in some quarters that President Gompers was endeavoring to influence these work CTS through their affiliated unions.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
LITTLE WORK ON TREATY
 BEFORE NEXT WEEK

Washington, Sept. 15-The German peace treaty, with it's league of ma tions covenant, was called up today in the senate but plans of the senate and individual senators were consid cred as precluding any actual work on the pact until next week.
 While the treaty was put before the senate to be ratified or rejected, there apparently was no disposition to speed it along until after the interruption of business by the Pershing ceremonies Wednesday and Thursday Senator Sherman, republican, Illinois, will take up most of the time of the session to- morrow with an attack on the league covenant and Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, who has been speaking in the west against it, will speak Friday.
 The reading of the treaty, section by section, hardly is expected, there fore, to begin until Monday. The lea que covenant comes first, and right at the beginning almost is the amend ment by Senator Johnson, republican, California, which would give the United States the same voting power as Great Britain.
 After Chairman Lodge had formally called up the treaty today he present. ed a printed text of the treaty with Austria, supplied him by Chicago newspaper, and obtained unanimous consent to have it read. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, who, as rank ing democratic member of the com 1nlIleo, WILL conduct tire ddIll1lStTd ton fight for ratification. made wig orous objection to this procedure, de- claring it "a mere squandering of time"
 To have that treaty read, with dozen senators listening, would be flying in the face of public demand for speed, Senator Hitchcock said in ap- pealing to Senator Lodge to have the document printed and let it go at that. This Senator Lodge agreed to do.
 two onDI9 tndo fnr ratification. by Senator Jones, New Mexico. and Senator Overnan. North Carolina both democrats. Senator McCumber. North Dakota, a repub- lican member of the foreign relations committee who refused to sign the ma iority report against the treaty, filed an individual report, opposing all, and urging modification of drastic resirVa tionS.
 When the senate begins real work on the treaty it will be taken up every day at two o'clock. Snators were agreed today that no attempt would be made to delay it, because of the general desire to dispose of it finally without any waste of time.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
NOTE HAS BEEN SENT
 JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

Tokio, Saturday, Sept. 13.-(By The A. P.)-According to the newspapers today the Japanese government has received note from the American government concerning Japan's desire to exclude Manchuria and Mongolia from the consortium under which fi- nanciers of the United States, Great Britain and France and Japan will assume a dominant position in the finances of China. The American note insists that it would not be wise to exclude the two countries.
 The HOchi Shimbun voices the opinnon that Japan will make con- sessions ad that the question proba ply will be settled by a compromise.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
WOMEN AS "PROVERBIAr
 SINNERS AGAINST HEALTH"

New York. Sept. 15.-Women were described as "proverbial sinners against health" and warned to get rid of the idea that because they were women they were entitled to special consideration by men. in an address delivered today by Dr. Anna l.. Brown of New York al the opening session of the International Conference of Wo- men Physicians conducted under the auspices of the National Board of the Y. W. c. A. Dr. Brown is a member of the national board and the organizer of the conference which has attracted delegates from almost ev- cry country in the world with the ex- ception of Germany and her late all lies and Russia.
 The conference. the principal object of which is to offer solutions for the problems of social reconstruction. es- pecially in regard to women. was opened with an address of welcome by Mrs. Robert E.. Speer. president of the national board. Dr. Brown followed with a general outline of the purposes for which the gathering had been called and adjournment was then 'aken until tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
MRS. w. p. HARRISON WAS
 NOT SERIOUSLY WOUNDED

Seoul, Saturday, Sept. 6.-(By The A. P)-Mrs. w. P. Harrison, of Chi cago, who was wounded by the bomb thrown at Baron Saito, governor of Korea, on September ?, nan attempt to assassinate him, is not in a seri- ous condition, though she and her hus- band, who was also slightly injured, are still in Severance hospital.
 Mrs. Harrison was wounded twice, under the left arm. piece of metal has been extracted from one of the wounds. She was also wounded in the back.
 Accounting their experiences, MT. Harrison said they had just arrived from Peking and as they were near the station sightseeing, they joined in which Baron Saito was riding. Suddenly he saw a small object like a bronze vase, with a smoking fuse, roll under the governors carriage.
 Mrs. Harrison screamed: It's a bombi" She instinctively covered her face with her arms and then collaps- ed. Possibly this saved her from more serious injuries.
 First aid was rendered and then Mir. and Mrs. Harrison were taken to the hospital which they expect to leave soon. The government officials are showing great solicitude over the oc- currence.
 Baron Saito said to the cores pondent: T regard the outrage as a mere incident. It will not deter me from carrying out reforms. On the contrary, I consider it a splendid op- portunity to prove the sincerity of Japans motives"
 Yesterday Baron Saito drove to the Korean palace, where he had an ap- pointment. There were policemen sta tioned along the road every six feet The governor made the jourey without incident.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
SUBJECTS TO COME BEFORE
 THE MINERS CONVENTION

Gle, eland. O.. Sept. 15.-The sug- gested national political strike Oct. 8 which western labor men yesterday held before President Wilson as a pos sibili'y in case Thomas J. Mooney is not re, ,eased. the political bankground of the Illinois miners strike now in progress, a demand of the radical ele- ment for a withdrawal of the miners from the American Federation of La DOT aE.d other political topics on which radicals mad conservatives in the United Mine Workers of America are sharply divided, bid fair to occupy the alter ton of the convention of that or ganization almost all this week. The committee on resolutions, though re- porting a resolution asking re-trial for Mooney, will not endores the pro- posed strike
 Fee ing runs high and the debates on these subjects will be protracted.
 A resolution against tre use of con- yict labor in coal mines anywhere in the United States has been approved by the committee on resolutions.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16

Corpus Christi, Texas. Sept. 15.- From fifteen to twenty five persons are dead, approximately 40O0 are homeless and property damage it is estimated, will reach $4,000,000 as d result of the tropical hurricane which ragged here for twenty hours.
 The city is in distress and Mayor Gordon Boone has sent the following appeal to Governor Hobby at Austin:
 Please send at once two companies of national guard with supplies and join in appeal for financial assist ance. Condition here deplorable and immediate help needed"
 The court house is being used as sons are af1oat in Neuces Bay tonight where they were washed out by the waves. They were clinging to spars and debris and what few boats were left undamaged by the storm were being used tonight to recover them.
 The city is without drinking water. There were no lights or gas tonight and the food supply was insufficient. Unless help reaches here tomorrow morning there will be serious suffering it is feaIed.
 The railroad to the Causeway has been washed away but the town can be reached from the west. Word was received tonight that a train is com ing north from St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico. It was believed supplies could be sent from Laredo.
 The entire North Beach residential section of the city has been swept clean. except the Spohn Sanatorium, the United States public health ser vice hospital, which was occupied by 37 soldiers sent here for treatment, and one frame dwelling house.
 The damage was caused mostly by the tidal wave driven in from the north by a gale estimated at from 65 to 70 miles an hour. The official rec ord of the tide places it at 10 feet. 6 inches.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-16
DISCoNTENT THE PRICE
 WE PAY FOR THE WARP

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 15.-"I some times feel that l can even thank God for the tactics of the United States senate in it's treatment of the peace treaty, when I remember that by ths senate's conduct the American people are being awakened to a realization of Americas new position among the nations as a result of the war; said President William Douglas Mackenzie of the Hartford Seminary Foundation this morning as he opened the two days ministers retreat in the chapel of the seminary.
 Dr. Mackenzie contended that tho present discontent that is rife in ev- cry part of the world is the price we pay for the war. It was right for America to go into the war, but the war itself was born in iniquity. And we are now going through the after math of sin. It is the high calling of the Christian church to know what is the fundamental purpose of God in spite of changing circumstances of human life and how that divine pur- pose may be worked in adapting our selves to these new conditions.