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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-09
PRESIDENT IS OPEN
TO ALL QUERIES ON
TREATY ANDLEAGUE
Stands UnreservedIy at Dis
posal of Committees of
Senate or House.
ROUTINE WORK AWAITS
ATTENTION ON ARRIVAL
D. C. Appropriation Bill Among
Those Awaiting Signature.
Speaks in Senate Tomorrow.

u was stated ut the White House
earl, this afternoon that FRESH
dent Wilson probably would go 4"
the Capitol later in the day to meet
Senate leaders in the Presidents
room in the north wing of the
Capitol.
During his first administration it
was not unusual for the President
TO go to the Capitol to confer with
leaders of Congress on pending
legislation.
President Wilson will place himself
Bnreservedly at the disposal of Con-
sress. and will confer with any COM
7littee of the Senate or House that de-
sires to consult him or question him in
regard to the peace treaty or issues
growing out of the war.
This announcement was made at the
White House. where today the Presi-
dent set himself to the task of clearing
rp the routine work which has accumu-
lated since he left for France March D..
He rested we'll last night after the
fatigue Of two vociferous receptions in
New York and Washington. and is ex-
1,ected to be in excellent physical trim
when he appears before the Senate at
1915 O'Clock tomorrow to deliver an adj
dress to that body On the peace treaty
and the league of nations.
No date has yet been set for his
departure on speaking tour on
" hich he win appeal directly to the
people in behalf of the league of ma
.ions, but from present indications he
will leave in about two weeks. his
itinerary will take him as far west
as the Pacific coast, where he will re-
view the newly organized Pacific
fleet, which viii reach western waters
some time this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-09
NO WAR funds
HUN LEADERS TOLD
Erzberger Declares Empires
Income Must Go Up
900 Per Cent.
TAX BURDEN ON CAPITAL

BERLIN. Tuesday, July s tby the
Associated Press).-Germany is to
quickly return to a peace time finan-
cial system. said Erzberger. With
other things, the payment of grants
to men who are unemployed will be
reduced. it was indicated during his
address
The empires needs must be divided
henceforth between home needs and
indemnities," he said. The years
expenditures confronting US will
amount to about 1850, OO0, 900 ma rks
Will Tread Hard Path.
Il am firmly resolved to tread the
hard path of economy. and therefore
have given out the watchword that
from October /, 1919, there shall be
shall be no more war funds. The war
finance system shall cease, and a
regular budget system must be re-
established. The first guiding princi
pie is that there must be no more I'M
productive expenditures. Therefore
gradual abolition of non-employ-
ment grants must be faced. How are
the full requirements for the en-
pire new states and communes.
which may be estimated at some 25.
0O0, 600, 900 marks. to be covered"'
Big Revenue From Taxes.
After reciting the returns to the
empire from taxation measures prior
to and during the war and estimating
the revenue to be derived from new
tax bills. Herr Erzberger said
There still remains sum of more
than ten billion marks to be covered"
Drafting Two Tax Bills.
THE ministry of finance has almost
completed the drafting of two impor-
tant bills levying new taxes which l
intend to submit to the house before
the parliamentary recess, he con-
tinued These call for large single
levy on property and large tax on
business turnover, but even II these
bills are passed. the money for the
payment of indemnitieS must be OBJ
tanned in some other way. In the au
tumn new bills will be introduced in
the national assembly with the final
object of covering this deficit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-09
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
probably showers tomorrow.
Temperature for tweuty-four hours
ended pm. today: Highest. 50. at
4:40 pm. yesterday. lowest, "a, at GAO
am. today.
Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-09
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t'ohtlnued on SECOND FaGe.J
The sun., 1919-01-18
43 I. w. w. MEMBERS
RECEIVE SENTENCES
Action on Three More De-
PENDANTS Held Up.

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. l7.-Scntences
ranging from one to ten years impison-
menu were imposed to-day by United
States District Judge +. II. Rudkin OF
Spokane. Wash, on fortythree OF the
forty-siX' defendants convicted in the
Industrial Workers OF the World anti
war conspiracy Gaze.
Sentence OF Miss Theodore Pollok,
Rasile Safrores and A. l.. Fax. the only
three defendants represented by an at
torney, was held UP by their counsel,
who said a motion for new trial would
be offered
The sentences came as a climax to a
morning of oratOry in which n large
number OF the forty-three defendants
who had maintained silence throughout
the trial made mpassoned addressed TO
the court.
Three indictments remain against those
convicted. The true bill on which they
were found guilty charged the destruc-
ton OF more than s3.500.o00 in property
in California and other overt acts aimed
to block the Government in the prose-
cutIon of its war programme, The
prosecution would give no hint as to
what II intended to do with the indict-
ments yet untried.
The sun., 1919-01-18
ALLIES IN RUSSIA TO
HAVE ONE COMMAND
Unity Agreed Upon, With
French General in Charge.
By me Associated Press

OmsK. Russia, Jan. Is (delayed) -
Unity OF command on the Siberian front
has been arranged aud the French Cen
eral, Jules Janin. who has been COM
marder Of the CzeCho-S -Slovak Army, will
have supreme direction Of the allied
forces.
The appointment OF Gen. Janin Is
hailed RS auguring the ultimate defeat OF
the Bolsheviki Gen. Knox, chief Of the
British military mission and also In
charge OF the commissariat, is occupied
in the task OF selecting a representative
commission to study and formulate a
plan for the selection Of a National As
semhly.
The newspapers call attention TO the
fact that the workmen's cooperative or
ganizations OF Omsk and elsewhere have
proclaimed their support Of the new
Government. The Government is ac-
lively negotiating with the Powers for
recognition and also for participation IN
the peace conference,
The sun., 1919-01-18
DRYSSEEK LAW
TO SEIZE LIQUOR
FOUND IN HOMES
25 Prohibition Organiza-
tions Plan to Destroy All
Vestiges of Whiskey.
PENALTIES TO BE SEVERE
Drastic Rules Sought to Regu-
late Use of Alcohol for
Non-Beverage Purposes.

CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-The twenty five
prohibition and Anti-Saloon League
organizations have agreed on a bone
dry" Federal act to be presented to
Congress, according to a bulletin is
sued to-day from National Anti-Saloon
League headquarters. Tentatively 1t
includes the following provisions:
Appointment of Federal commits
stoners to enforce the act, with power
to prescribe rules and regulations for
the manufacture and distribution Of
wine for sacramental purposes and al
cohol for non-prohibited purposes.
Fixing of adequate penalties for vio-
lation of the act.
The importation, expectation and
possession Of intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes to be prohibited.
All Intoxicating liquors Illegally pos
sessed and all implements used in their
illegal manufacture to be contraband,
An adequate search and seizure pro-
vision.
The sale OF alcoholic patent or pro-
prietary mediums capable Of being
used as beverage to be surrounded by
the same safeguards as the sale of al
cohol.
Such other provisions as will de
stroy every vestige OF the beverage
liquor traffic throughout the United
States and its possessions"
The search and seizure provision Is in
tended TO make Il illega! tor persons to
store liquor in their homes ana II is
planned TO give the right to Federal
agents TO search premises and confscate
liquor that may be discovered.
The sun., 1919-01-18
MOONEY STRIKE
SET FOR JULY 4
Labor Congress Orders General
WalkOut Unless Leader
Gets a New Trial.
81, 100000 FUND PLANNED
Committee Going to Washing
ton-Wilson Kissed, Then
Gets Vote Of Thanks.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA general strike
Of organized labor designed to para
lyze every industry in the country. be-
ginning next Fourth OF July, was de-
cided upon to-day by the National La
Dor Congress as a means OF obtaining
a new trial for Thomas ]. Mooney and
Warren Billings IL Federal interven-
ton and every other means adopted to
procure the desired relief fail
The convention authorized the raising
Of a fund Of 100000 10 carry on a
campaign OF education to llberate the
labor leaders and to promote the pro-
posed general strike. II Is planned to
finance the movement by levying an as
sessment OF so cents on each member OF
organized labor In the country.
The convention. which finished its
four day session tonight. adopted also
resolutions demanding that the people of
Russia and Germany be permitted to
work out their own destiny that Ameri-
can troops be withdrawn from Russia
and that all political and industrial pris-
oneTs receive the same consideration as
prisoners OF war.
Delegates Going to Warrington.
Tho delegates adopted the programme
recommended by the International Work
ers Defence League to obtain the libera =
tion Of Mooney and Billings. The resolu-
ton provided that a committee of 1--WE
labor representatives be named to go to
Washington and ask President Wilson
and members OF Congress for Federal In
tervention.
The committee will ask that = Special
Assistant United States Attorney Cen
eral be appointed to obtain the release
OF Mooney and Billings by habeas s
corpus or other means in order that they
may have new trials IN court outside
OF California
The Legislature Of California will be
asked to pass a law which will enable
the courts OF that state TO grant new
trials in cases where convictions are OBJ
tained by perjured evidence or other
fraudulent means. II these means fall
then organized labor will be asked to
call the general strike.
Asks A. r. Of l.. Approval
The American Federation Of Labor
will be asked to indorse the general
strike at It's next annual convention
The Mooney case programme resulted
in fiery debate. lasting five hours. In the
course OF which radical delegates op-
posed the sending Of a committee to
Washington.
In the discussion President Wilson's
name was Kissed and July was referred
10 as The Masters Holiday"
Later william Spoon Of Oakland, Cal.
paid a tribute to President Wilson for
his sympathetic attitude toward labor.
and the convention by a rising vote ex-
tended thanks 10 the CHIEF Executive for
his efforts to obtain Moneys release
The sun., 1919-01-18
Base Hospital Patients
Grateful to Smoke Fund

"WE were unable to pur-
chase cigarettes while in
hospital, as we are very seldom
paid any money owing to the
fact that our service records are
with our companies. Therefore
we especially appreciate the
work THE SUN Tobacco Fund
is doing for the soldiers" This
message was received from Ser
geant F. f. Kenney, who is in
ward thirty-dx, Base Hospital
1871. Other messages of ap-
probation will be found on
page 8.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
tion or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1919-01-18
PEACE COUNCIL GAG RULE
WORRIES THE AMERICANS:
FORMAL OPENING TODAY
League Outlook Good,
Wilson Cables Clews
president WILSON yester-

PRESIDENT WILSON yester-
day cabled Henry Clews.
chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Civic Forum. as
follows:
/ received with the deepest
interest and qualification the
action Of the mass meeting at
Carnegie Hall and am glad to
report that the prospects for
an agreement upon a League
of Nations are at present most
favorable.
WOODROW WILSON.
The Presidents message was
in answer to one sent by the
Forum. informing him that a
mass meeting under it's asupices
here last Friday night had in
dorsed the idea.
The sun., 1919-01-18
LoNDON-PARIs AIR LINE READY
Regular Passenger Service VIII
He InauRurated Monday.

LoNpoN, Jan. IA regular aerial
passenger service between London and
Paris In connection with the peace con-
ference will be inaugurated Monday.
The time of passage will be two hours
number OF airplanes have been
fitted up for the service. They have
comfortable cabin for two passengers,
including cushion seats and n table, en-
tirely enclosed with glass.
The sun., 1919-01-18
Four Peace Delegates
Named by Germany

ZURICH, Jan. 1.-THE Munich
newspapers state the Ger
man delegates to the peace con-
ference will be Count Won
Brockdorff- -Rantzau, the Foreign
Minister; Prince Lichnowsky,
former Ambassador at London; I;
Count Georg Arco, and the So
cialist Carl Kautsky, former
Under-Secretary of Foreign Af-
fairs in the Ebert Government.
The sun., 1919-01-18

PARIS. Jan. 17,-President Wilson has
bestowed the American Distln guished
Service Cross on the Following French
Generals: Franchet Esperey, De Cas-
tenau, Fayolle, Maistre. Debeney. Hirsch.
auer. Gouraud. Mangin, Degoutte, Berthe.
lot. Humbert Guillaumat and Weygand
The sun., 1919-01-18

VIENNA, Jan. 1.-THE authorities con-
template the institution OF meatless
weeks owing to the almost total cessa-
tion OF meat imports, Recently there
has been n cutting In hG,f OF the bread
ration. and the two fact2 taken In con-
junction with the additional fact that
potatoes are virtually unobtainable, has
caused CONSERVATION among Inc popu-
lation,
The sun., 1919-01-18
BRITISH WON'T LIFT BLOCKADE
Report That Admiralty VIII Not
Let Germany Have Food.

LoNpoN. Jan. l7.--The Admiralty has
no immediate intention OF relaxing its
strict blockade against Germany. the
Central News says 1t learns.
The sun., 1919-01-18
FRANCE MUST
HOLD ON RHINE,
FOCH ASSERTS
Marshal Insists 1t Be Made
Barrier Against New
German Invasion.
LAUDS AMERICAN TROOPS
"Your Men Have the Devils
Punch; Go to It," He Told
Gen. Pcrshing.
LAUDS AMERICAN TROOPS
By tho Associated Press.

TREEs, Jan. Is (delayed). 1t is the
conviction OF Marshal Foch that the
Rhine must be made the barrier be-
tween Germany and France. He eS-
pressed this clearly to-day when he
received American newspaper corre-
spondents. The Marshal is here in
connection with the meeting concern
ing the extension Of the German ar
mistice.
Marshal Foch pointed out the diff
culties that had been overcome and
said that peace must be commensurate
with the price OF victory. Germany
now WAS beaten, he added, but with her
resources. especially in men, recupera-
ton in a comparatively short time was
possible. It was now the duty of the
Allies to prevent further aggressions.
Marshal Foch praised the work OF the
American troops and said that Gen.
Pershing had asked that the American
forces be concentrated for an attack on
one sector. The Allied GenerHliss!mo
admitted that the Argonne-Meuse front,
where the Americans began their often
sive on September 90, was a sector hard
TO tackle"
The sun., 1919-01-18
CHAOS SWEEPS
GERMANY AFTER
REDS ARE SLAIN
Liebknecht and Luxembourg
Murders Inspire Threat
of WalkOut.
MAY PREVENT ELECTION
More Terrorist Leaders Ar
rested, but EichhOrn Is
Still at Large.

LONDON, Jan. 17.--There are appre-
tensions in Berlin OF a general strike
and upr.sings to avenge the deaths OF
DR.. Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem-
burg. the Spartacan leaders. according
TO a Copenhagen despatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company. 1t is
doubtful II the elections to the Ma
tional Assembly can be held on Sunday
because OF the tremendous excitement.
Several more Spartacan leaders have
been arrested, but the former Chief OF
Police. Eichhorn, is still at large.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 1.-THE Hdndels- =
bldd Berlin correspondent in a des-
patch received to-day says:
THE whole city Is now swarming
with soldiers, wearing steel helmets,
carrying loaded rifles and with hand
grenades hanging on their belts. They
have occupied all the bridges, where
they halt and search pedestrians for
arms and call for the exhibition Of
Identification papers. Similar searches
are even being made on the street
cars"
The sun., 1919-01-18

IAN right. I said to him. Your
men have the devils own punch. They
will get away with all that. Go TO IT
And finally everything went well.
Everything went so we'll that here we
are on the Rhine"
Marshal Foch was asked by the cor
respondent:
But was not the arm!stice concluded
too soon"
"It was not possible 10 do otherwise. ."
answered the Marshal. because the
Germans gave US everything that we
asked for at once. They satisfied all
OF our conditions, I: was difficult to
ask more.
Doubtless any General would have
preferred to have continued the struggle
and to have battle when the battle
which offered itself was 20 promising,
but father Of n family could not but
help think OF the blood that would be
shed. A victory. however easy, costs
the lives OF men We held victory in our
grasp without any further sacrifice. We
took It as II came.
Tho German high command was not
ignorant OF the fact that Il faced a CO.
lossal disaster. When It surrendered
Continued on Third Page
The sun., 1919-01-18
DCHIEFSFL
RUSSIAN REVOLT
Petrograd Uprising Causes
BOlshevists to Retreat
and Murder Many.
SEND APPEAL TO WILSON
Offer to Cease World Agita-
ton if Recognized at
Peace Congress.

HRI.sIEGyoRs. Jan. II. A counter
revolution has broken out in Petro-
grad. according to reports from Reval
and the Bolsheviki have started gen
eral hurried retreat eastward from Es-
thonia.
The sun., 1919-01-18

BERLIN, Jan. l1.-Dr. Kari Lieb-
knecht and Rosa LuSemburg, the two
leaders OF the spartacans, have been
killed
When Il became known yesterday that
Or. Liebknecht and Rosa LuXemburg
were at the Hotel Eden. In the western
part Of the city. a crowd rapidly con-
eregated and stormed the lobby. Both
were spirited TO a side entrance, but tho
mob foresta!led the attempt Of the
troops to save Fyaulein Luxembourg She
WAS beaten into insensibil!ty and then
thrown into an automobile by the
crowd. which intended to take her to
prison,
A few blocks down the street the
machine was halted b. a second mob.
and when the presence OF Fraulein
Luxemburg became known man
Jumped on the running board Of the car
and shot her through the head. The
body was dragged from the auto and
carried OF. II Is supposed to have been
thrown into the canal. but has not been
found.
In the meantime DR.. Liebknecht was
hurried into another automobile by
officers and troops and the car was
headed for the Moabit prison. While
going through the Tiergaren the ma
chine was halted by punctured tire.
The sun., 1919-01-18

Yes. they were superb. There is no
other word When they Appeared our
armies were. as you know. fat,gued by
three years OF relentless struggle and
the mantle OF war laid heavily upon
them. We were magniflcently comforted
by the viril!ty OF your Americans.
The youth OF the United States
brought a renewal OF the hope that
hastened victory Not only was this
moral fact OF the highest Importance but
you also brought enormous material aid
and the wealth which you placed at our
disposal contributed 10 the Anal success
Nobody among us ever will forget what
America did.
And you know what happened on the
field OF battle since the month OF July
frst on the Marne, then In the region of
Verdun. Gen. Pershing wished as far n.
possible to have his army concentrated
in an American sector. The Arsonne
and the heights OF the Meuse were a
sector hard 10 tacnie. There were con-
siderable obstacles there.
The sun., 1919-01-18

Your men have the devils own
punch" the Marshal said he had told
Gen. Persh!ng. They will get away
with all that. Go to IL"
The American attack succeeded. the
Mar shall continued. "and here we are on
the Rhine"
The armistice was not concluded too
soon and the Allies got all they asked
for from Germany without continuing
the fighting. The Allies, Marshal Foch
said. were prepared for another offensive
stroke which would have forced the Ger
mans to give up. This was to have been
made IN Lorraine on November Il with
six American and twenty French div.
sions.
This is for me happy opportunity
Marshal Foch began. ito tell you all the
good things I think of the American
army and Of the part It PLAYED on our
side. Your soldiers were superb They
came to us young, enthusiastic and car
ried forward by a vigorous ideallsm and
they marched 10 battle with admirable
gallantry.
The sun., 1919-01-18

CoPENHAGEN, Jan. 17.-Maxim Litvi-
nofT, the former Bolshevik Ambassador
at London, has sent note TO President
Wilson declaring that the Bolshevik
Government OF Russia Is prepared to
cease Its world propaganda If the Allies
will agree to enter into peace negotia-
tions with II. according to the Social
Dom oErQtcn.
The sun., 1919-01-18

An effort was made to-day to pro-
duce the impression that the resolu-
tion for secrecy was deferred and not
adopted on Wednesday,, yet the evil
dencc Is TO the contrary. All the
members Of the conference are acting
under the provisions Of the gag rule
in refusing to talk: the French ncwI-
papers are censored in accordance
with ~" resolution and members Of
the American mission who were not
present at the time it was acted upon
We're Informed that 1t had been
adopted. Their Indignation Is ap-
parent over the fact that such a mat
ter should he settled before their at
tendance.
IN thcir concern some Of the
Wilson party are urging him to clear
up the matter for the public with
out delay, realizing that the present
situation and the American reaction
are likely to prove fatal to his plans
These urgings We're proceeding all
day. The President seemingly is uu.
decided. hoping apparently that the
protests Of the correspondents will
afford some way out.
The sun., 1919-01-18

London Times Serrfce
Copyright: lTe al! -i0his rec.rT'd
TELsISGFo2s, Jan 1.-THE l;sthontan
General StaT reports that the Boisha-
visits are rapidly retiring toward PskoS,
l62 miles southwest OF Petrograd. The
Narova which flows between the gov
e-nments oe Petrograd and Esthonia. IL
occupied by the Esthonians. II seems
certain the Esthonians will cross the
frontier and attack the town OF Naroya.
The Bolshev!ki. before giving up Dor
pat in Livon!a. shot 225 men and eighty
women. among them being the chief
Orthodox Bishop ot Esthon!a and four
Lutheran pastors. The number shot at
Wesenberg in iGsthonia before the Boil
sheviN fed exceeded 10
The sun., 1919-01-18
BALKANS PERIL
IS FOUND ACUTE
Allied Commission Reports
JcalOusies Rampant as
Famine Draws Near.
CENTRAL EUROPECHAOTIC
German Austria Lacks Coal
and FOOd-Vienna Drab
and Near Bankruptcy.
CENTRAL EUROPECHAOTIC
Specid! Wireless Despatch 10 THE suN

PARIS, Jan. 17.-ominOUS indeed for
President Wilson's hopes of establish
ing a permanent peace based upon
mutual good will and understanding
among Its many peoples is the actual
situation in the Balkans and central
Europe. as viewed by the interallied
investigating commission.
The commission has Just returned
after passing almost a month study
ing the remnants Of the Austro- Hun
garian Empire. visiting Vienna. Buda-
pest and Prague and looking into con-
ditions in German Austria, Hungary
and the newly formed Czecho- Slovak
state
Distrust and Jealousy Rule.
Besides the spectre Of want and fam
Inc, approaching financial collapse, and
the deadly octopus Of apathy and ex-
haustion. 1t was found that the whole
region Is IN the clutches OF d!strust
and Jealousy centuries old. Animosity
and ciashing ambitions. the first re
suits OF which were seen in the out
! break between the Jugo-Slavs and the
Italians, who are ancient antagonists.
seem to be SO deeply rooted that it
will take a magician to allay them and
bring forth q new and better order Of
things.
The only concrete conclusion reached
so far Is that Austria Hungary. inc!ud-
ing Bohemia. must be fed and probably