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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-02
del frances para LA PRENSA.

Trad. del frances para LA PRENSA.
va 10 hemos dicho en- otraS ocaslo-
mes. con la conviction con que enun-
ciamos una rerdad: "Americanizar a
los eXtCanieros sometiendolos a Il
persecution moral, es una obra mala;
pu. ell dia en- que los ~eXtranieros
Sc nac~ionalicen americanos para que
Sc les dele t~ranquilos, no Sc habYa To-
grade otra cosa que crear una hlpo-
crecia mas en- el mundo%.
En- cl momento en- que algunOs pc
riodicos americanos. haciGndosc mas
jenofobOs que nunca, acusan a los eX-
tranjeros de todos los crimcnes y los
hacen responsables de todos los ma
les de que sufren los EstadoS Unidcs,
nos sentimoS fclices de poder probar
que auestra conviction es compartida
por una persOnalidad americana que
Sc halla en- condolences dc emitir una
opinion autcrizada. r. efccto. en-
una alocuci6n pronuHciada n CT oc-
tavO Congress- annual de la SegurIdad
Naciona!, q Honorable Hans Ricg. .jc-
fe dc Ia sccciGn cytranjera del De-
partamento del Tcsoro. en- Washing
ton. declare: NO pod3is haccr un a.
mericano De I'm ~eXjraniero nj por Ia
fuerZa nj por un solo dia. Tn GO
b!ernO que tratara de nacionalizar
por Ia fuerza Y arbitrariamcnte a
lp- .~lH,-ti,,- l. ... ...- 80
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-11-02
IA sercil!c= en- les alimer,os

Dos @ tres cases de ~u.ira"Hccs eE
ANA comida. SOY mas sa.9ia3.e5
que um% gan va-.edat. Pero depe
7uaer varieiai - il com:aa q otr1.
s. - tcma1 mucnas ciascz err MA
.o!a comida. e casi SECURE gas ha-
bra combioacIoues De ~a.H2aHr0s CUE
rcqu.c~en tempo Gjfer-"-n aara Ia
digestion. A.cUnas ~ a!gieEe4 rapi-
ta-=~tc = e <e-cro@se~l5' tcrdr&
G~a- a2-es Gc ole & a.ra, ,s.s1
CT c21a.c,on pcra ssHr asl cS,3n-a
20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
WILSON'S STAND AMAZES EUROPE:
BRITAIN WILLING TO MODIFY PACT;
PARTING SPEECH SPURS FOES HERE
Clemenceau Eager to
Retire After Elections

pARIS, March 5.-Premier
Clemenceau told delegations
from the Paris city council and
the general council of the De-
partment of the Seine, who called
on him to-day to congratulate
him on his recovery, that he
would like to see the present
political situation in France ad-
justed and "then retire as / feel
! have a right to do after fifty
years of Parliamentary life"
The Premier said that al
though there were many difficult
ties to be overcome, he was
optimistic. Concerning the pros
poets for the election of a new
Chamber of Deputies. the Premier
said he thought the elections
ought to take place as soon as
possible, but that a date could
not be fixed until after the army
had been demobilized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

ny the AssocIdted Preas.
BERLIN. March 5.-The great strike
movement planned for Germany ap-
peared to be we'll in hand by the Gov
ernment to-day. and in some places II
has proved a decided fiasco.
The Vortcuerts, the Socialist organ,
reports that the result of the secret
ballot taken on the strike issue in
eighty Berlin plants showed that more
than 10000 workers were opposed to
and that 1900 were in favor Of a
strike.
The workmen in numerous factories,
the newspaper adds, were stampeded
into a strike by the Radicals Monday
before the Soviet took official action.
Gustav Noske. Minister Of Defence,
has ordered troops to arrest all strik-
ers or leaders Of the strikers who are
guilty Of rioting or intimidating work.
men.
The Spartacans had inaugurated a
movement 20 seize Koenigsberg. East
Prussia, and thereby open a route OF
communication to Moscow so that Boil
shevlk armies from Russia might move
TO the assistance of the Spartacan
forces, according to an official Govern
ment bulletin to-day, but the Govern
ment sent forces into Koenigsberg
which disarmed the Spartacan home
guard after considerable fighting.
Dusseldorf Is Occupied.
The occupation of Dusseldorf b.
Government troops has been accom-
plished without opposition, according
TO another official bulletin issued to-
day. The Radicals are endeavoring
to extend the general strike movement
to southeastern Saxony.
Troops OF the army corps OF Gen.
Won Luettwltz were brought to Berlin
late Monday night TO assist in main
tanning order and are bivouacked in
the open spaces of the city. The GEN.
trail telegraph Office, the central tele-
phone Office. the Reichsbank. food de-
pots, railway stations and slaughter
houses are garrisoned strongly.
The marine division announced that
it would cooperate with the Govern
ment troops In maintaining order and
repressing looting.
An unofficial deputation of Majority
Socialists went TO Weimar yesterday
to confer with the Cabinet on the
strike situation. An official delegation,
representing the Soviet executive
board, which Is directing the strike,
goes to Weimar tomorrow.
1t is believed here that the joint de-
liberations at Weimar will result in the
Government making declarations
which will definitely end the strike.
The attempt to call a general strike
in Dresden was complete fiasco.
>HaHe Fighting s-verevsr
Government troops occupied the city
of Halle, between Berlin and Weimar.
late Monday after sanguinary street
hghting In which thirty civilians were
killed, according TO an aviator. who has
arrived here by airplane from Halle.
The troops also suffered casualties.
During the fighting, the aviator re-
ports. the rioters seized officers of the
Government forces and threw them into
the river Saale, where they permitted
them to drown. There was much loot
ing prior TO and during the lighting and
the property loss is said to be heavy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
Soldier Farmers May
Feel Sure of Smokes

A 500 acre farm near the base
hospital at Mars-sur-Allier in
France, may be put under a de-
tachment of thirty-fve doughboys
and if they farm" it this sum-
mer they are confident THE SUN
Tobacco Fund will not neglect to
send them smokes. Read of this
in Lieut.. Retty's letter on page 8.
Boys of the Seventh Ammuni-
ton Train, near Metz, received
great donation of tobacco" with
much joy.
WARNING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND ha4no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
WILSON SAILING,
STILL CONFIDENT
President Says People Will
Support His Efforts at
Peace Conference.
HITS AT THE POLITICIANS
Transport George Washington
Starts for France With Es-
cort of Warships.
HITS AT THE POLITICIANS
BY Wireless 10 the Associated press


On BOARD TIE U. S. S. GEORGE WASH
INoToN. March 5.-President Wilson
laid aside his work this afternoon after
several hours at his desk and spent the
remainder of the day in various forms
Of diversion.
The President expects to do as little
as possible for the next two or three
days and is looking forward to a brief
vacation after the busy days since he
landed at Boston.
The George Washington this evening
was ploughing ahead at sixteen knots
over smooth seas.
She is heading along the quickest
route TO France, and is expected to
reach her destination on the eighth day
OF her voyage
Before most of the members of the
party on the steamship were astir
President Wilson was up this morn
ing at an early hour, taking his break
fast at 1880 o'clock.
The President has received hundreds
Of kilograms from all parts OF the United
States regarding his position on the
League of Nations plan.
The Presidential steamship was es-
corted to sea by many seaplanes and a
dirigible. from which pictures were taken.
The armored cruiser Montana will
escort ker across the Atlantic with the
dcstroyers which accompanied the steam
ship from New York going only a part
of the way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
HARBOR STRIKE
AT A DEADLOCK;
US. GETS BLAME
Owners Reject Arbitration
and Ask Enforcement
of Macy Award.
PORTS TIEUP GROWS
Federal MediatOrs to Make
New Settlement Offer
To-day.
IDLE BOATMEN FESTIVE
Government Halts Railway
Attempt to Use Nom
union Crews.
Embargo Laid on
New York Freight

SAN FRANCISCO, March s.
An embargo on freight be-
tween Pacific coast points and
New York, Brooklyn, Long Island
and Jersey City has been de-
clared by the United States Rail-
road Administration. according
to advices received here to-day.
Congested freight conditions at
the New, York terminals owing to
the strike Of harbor workers is
responsible for the order, it was
said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
GERMAN STRIKE
PROVES FIASC0;
RED PLOT FAILS
Spartacans Lose Fight to
Open Prussia to Russian
BOlsheviki.
TROOPS GUARD BERLIN
Socialist Soviet Meeting
To-day May Adjust All
Labor Trouble.
HALLE TAKEN BY STORM
Officials Drowned by Rebels
Before Loyal Soldiers
Are Victorious.
HALLE TAKEN BY STORY
Berlin Stores Looted;
Meat Shops Plundered

Il ,ONDON, March 5.-Burglaries
amounting to many millions
worth of property in Berlin have
been carried out in the last two
days, according to Reuter-
despatch from that city. Jew
ellers' stores were looted and also
dry goods establishments, where
merchandise was taken valued
at hundreds of thousands of
marks.
In the northeast of the town
dairy. produce and meat shops
have been plundered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
RETURN OF PREMIER
WILL SPEED UP WORK
GroWing Acuteness of Food
Situation Causes Anxiety.
BY q. y. ADA Ms.
Special cable DtspatcA 10 TUE SuN from TIE
London Times ScrUiCC

London Times SrruicC
Copyright. 1913; al rights rrscrl I'd.
PARIS, March "a careful survey or
the present position ot the Peace Con
ference strengthens the feeling that
Premier Lloyd George has not returned
to Paris moment too soon. Important
as has been the work on which he has
been engaged at home. his pro-
tracted absence has caused some irrita-
tion and FASTENED to postpone some
urgent decisions.
An abundance of work awaits him
here. He will need all his character
istic alertness Of mind to catch on" 10
the situation again and enable decisions
which he alone can See 10 that action
be taken quickly,
The feeling that the whole business
OF peace making has been exposed to
sudden dislocation by unforeseen events
has been growing very strong among
well informed delegates Of late All re-
ports that reach Paris upon the condl-
tions 0. things IN Austria Rohems Po-
land and Germany show that unless the
revictualling problem Is promptly solved
chaos and anarchy may extend through
out the greater part Of Central Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
GERMAN DOCTORS AND
UNDERTAkERS QUIT
Despite Paralysis Red Wave
Is Receding.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun from tho
London Times Service.
Copyright, 1919; al rights reserved.
THE HAGUE. March 5.-The latest des-
patches from Germany say that III Leip-
Zig all shops and Offices are closed. the
city Is without light and the water sup
ply is threatened
Erfurt Is without water. the dead there
are unburied, the chemists refuse medl-
cines and the doctors decline TO attend
patients
The case with which GoyeUA3ent
Continued on Second Page.
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Special Wireless Despafch 10 TBE SrS.
Copui0kt. 1919; all rights reser1ed.


Special Wireless Despafch 10 THE Srx.
Copyright. 1919; all rights rese-red.
PARIS. March 5.-The question Of
the future government OF ireland is
rot considered in British circles here
as likely to be subject for discussion
by the Peace Conference. 1t is re-
sarded as domestic British problem.
like the coal strike, rehabilitation and
probable that President Wilson will
take up the matter with Premier Lloyd
George. except perhaps in a perfume
tory manner when they get together.
The British peace delegates read
with eager interest the dispatches
the reception by the President Of an
Irish delegation in New York juS be-
fore he sailed for France, but their po-
sition is outlined as follows:
The fact that President Wilson re-
ceived this delegation does not mean
at all that he is likely to receive
the representatives OF the Sim Fen
now in Paris he does not obligate
himself TO do So The so-called
Irish whom President Wilson will
see are actually Irish Americans.
whom the President receives as
American citizens, just as he would
receive suffrage delegation; they
have no connection with the Sim
Fen government nor with its So
called government here.
As tho British see it, President Wilson
was manpuvred into receiving the Irish
Americans by the opposition in America
desrous OF embarrassing him. The
important point in the British view is
that ireland is going to get home rule
soon. no matter what President Wilson
says Niscount French. the military
governor of Ireland, favors 1t and will
propose it to Premier Lloyd George as
soon as he RECEIVERS from his present
Illness.
Gen. French went to Ireland In a con-
ciliatory spirit Although a soldier lie
is also an Irshman and he desires
earnestly to settle his country's troubles.
He studied the situation thoroughly,
always using the smallest possible
amount Of force in the execution Of his
duty. and some weeks ago returned to
England 10 confer with Lloyd George.
He had made up his mind as to what
was best TO be done, but hc~wa taken
seriously III ~ has not 6eef1 ahls yet
to place his ideas before the Premier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
Sherman's Com ment.

The Presidents suggestion that he
would tell the people of Europe that
America was for the League OF Nations
overwhelmingly induced Senator Sher-
man Gll.) TO make the following COM
ment:
"The New York speech OF Mr.. Will
son is an impsssloned invocation
mingled with invectivc. How he fig
uressout tina; he can got t,lis League
OF Nations constitution ratified with
more than fifty Senators pledged
against II Is beyond me, but Ii must
Continued on Second Pdgs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
BRITAIN TO FREE
IRISHPRISONERS
"Daily Mail" Says Government
Will Send Them Home in
Small Parties.
SELF RULE IS PROMISED
Not Believed Wilson Will Re-
ceive Sim Feiners in
Paris.
SELF RULE IS PROMISED

LONDON. March 6.-The British Gov
ernment has decided to release all Irish
political prisoners, says the Daily Mail
to-day
To prevent great public demon
stration, the newspaper adds. the pris-
oners will return to Ireland in small
parties.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
what Gore and Gronna Find.

But what is true of the mall receive
by the Senators who have spoken "c-
/ mains true to IA remarkable degree of
the mail of those Senators who have
not addressed the Senate on the subject
at all. Senator Gore (Okla), Demo
crat. has remarked for several days the
growing arti-leaguc sentiment disclosed
in his mail. which comes largely from
the great agricultural state which he
represents Senator Gronna (N. D., =
Republican. remarks a similar sort Of
correspondence. Tonight he safe:
IF the President senses such an
overwhelming sentiment in favor Of
his League of Nations plan he ought
TO take look at my mail. The only
people in North Dakota who are
exhibiting any signs OF Willingness to
support the Paris plan are a lot Of
Lutheran ministers. The rest of the
mail condemns the whole scheme in
: frank SS~K =.
80 ! have written a four page
letter to tile Lutheran clergyman who
was most enthusiastic for the league
to tell him that | did not believe the
Lutheran clergymen we're any longer
engaged in preaching the doctrines
In view of the eupport they had
yielded to the war against humanity
which Germany waged and that for
ono 7 would rather die than vote for
| the ratification OF the League of Ma
tions convention framed to sacrifice
Americas nationality"
! Senator Hitchcock (Nobp, chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations
said he had received more than 100 let
ters recently. including some from prom
/ inent Nebraska Republicans, .indorsing
his course and his recent speech in sup
port of the league, but in comparison
with this must be placed the avalanche
! OF mail received by Senator Borah-
more than 500 letters in a single day
giving allegiance TO the denunciat tions
put toward by him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

Starting yesterday for France to re-
sumo his efforts for the establishment
Of the League of Nations. President
Wilson gave as his last word that he was
well satisfied with the general situation
and supremely confident that the peo-
pie of the country would back UP his
endeavors at the Peace Conference.
He said this to the newspaper cor
respondents who will accompany him
on his journey back, making his state
ment after he had looked through the
newspaper reports of his speech and
its reception at the Metropolitan Opera
House the night before. To II he added
an expression Of his belief that every
statement he had made at the opera
house meeting and every utterance OF
his since his return to the United
States will be understood by the people
at large If not ~ certain politicians
The responsibility for the blocking OF
necessary legislation at Washington, he
said, is perfectly well known to the
people and does not have to be shared.
He repeated also the statement he
made In his speech at the opera house
: that he hoped to get through with
ANAL deliberations sooner than at first
expected because of the rapid progress
which has been made since he left
France and the fact that the pro-
gramme had been advanced rapidly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
wsrships Act as Escort.

The transport George Washington,
which is carrying him back to the
Peace Conference. left her flohoken pier
at Sis to the minute yesterday morn
ing and had gained the open sea by
five minutes before 10 o'clock. She was
escorted by a battleship and five de
stroyers and all the way down the bay
was saluted by the flags and whistles
of various vessels OF war and peace.
I, had been arranged that there was
to be nothing in the nature Of demon
stration about the beginning of the
Presidents second journey abroad, and
there we're only 4 few persons on hand
to bid him good-hy.
The upper gangway by means OF
which he and Mrs. Wilson boarded the
George Washington on Tuesday night
was drawn I'm few minutes after they
had crossed IT, Thereafter until the
vessel drew out from her berth only a
single gangwRy leading to lower
deck connected her with the pierside, Il
solitary Marine standing guard at its
approach But all the yard gates and
sther points SiY,1S access to LaS
steamship piers were strongly guarded,
even the pier roofs and the roofs OF
buildings along the Hoboken water
front having their sentries and special
guards prowlng about In inconspicu-
Gus clothes
: The President was up hetimee yes-
terday, and while he was at breakfast
an orderly went ashore and returned
with a great eheaf OF the morning =
newspapers. He went through them and
then only five minutes before the ship
began her Journey Issued his short
TonfiuueH Second PuOc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

THE PLAZA.
Diunsr dances In grill-room
from 1880 until elose.-Idv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
SENATORS PLAN
TO TAKESTUMP
Wilson's Assertion Majority
Of People Back League
Will Be Tested.
PROTESTS STILL POUR IN
Twenty Letters Denouncinp
Draft Reach Washington to
One Approving 1t.
PROTESTS STILL POUR IN
Special Despdtch 10 TsE srS.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-About the
last assertion the President made be-
fore he left the United States-that
the people Of the United States are be-
mind the League of Nations-has made
perfectly rigid the general determina-
ton of Republican Senators and some
oil the Democrats to go out to the coun-
try and tell the people just what the
British Wilson. league would do-sur-
render American sovereignty for hybrid
internationalism and bring the United
States to the level of mere vassal in
an alien congregation of nations.
The Presidents statement caused
mingled amazement, amusement and
disgust. Senators were at a loss TO
understand on what the President
based his remarkable assertion.
To say that the President was TAX
Ing great deal for granted was put
ting it mildly, these Senators said, re-
calling that the last time the people
of the nation had a chance to express
their opinions-at the polls last No
vember-Woodrow Wilson and his
policies and ideas were buried under
an adverse majority Of votes amount
ing TO 1,347 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
Mayor to Board Ira ansport.

Coniisued on 'sirth Pass
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

KAN, PROBABLY changing to snow and
lower temperature; tomorrow fair.
Highest temperature yesterday, So; lowest, "A
Detailed weather reports on editorial psse
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c0ntinssd on Fsfth Page,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06
Protests Flow In.

scHlt VI TIE
independent Democrats hailed the an
nouncement as one more evidence that
the President had failed to glimpse the
rising storm of protest against the de-
naturalization of America as proposed
in the Paris pact.
The opposition leaders OF both parties
are beginning 10 wonder II the political
reaction OF last November means moth
ing to the President These same states
men also are compelled to marvel at
the very apparent discrepancy between
the letters and kilograms flowing into
their Offices and those which go TO
that perhaps a process of segregation
Of the White House mail prevents the
President from ascertaining the true
ratio between the number of commen-
datory communications and those of a
denunciatory character.
The mail of the Senators, those who
Lave announced their willingness to sup
port the league plan and those who
have denounced IL, shows striking bal
ancc against the League of Nations pro-
gramme. Naturally ii would be ex-
pected that Senators who have spoken
against the league, such as Lodge
tMassD, Rorah Idaho), Knox CPa.),
sherman (Ill), Reed (Mo.), Hale (Me.)
and Lenroot (Wis.), would disclose a
predomnance OF letters OF commenda-
tion, hut that this mail should be in
the ratio Of one letter OF praise TO ten.
twenty and even more than twenty TO
one against the Paris product is re-
garded as highly significant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

Continued on Second Page
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09
"0ld King Cole" Of Nursery
Fame an Ancient Sovereign

The first reference TO "Old King
Cole" the ''merry old soul" of the fam
Gus nursery rhyme. was made in n
book written by DR.. William King,
who was born in 1893 1t is probable
that the song was composed in the
seventeenth century, although some
Investigators think 1t much older.
Halliweli identifies the merry monarch
with Cole or Coel, seml-mythical
king of Britain, who is supposed to
have reigned In the third century.
The Scotch also have an "0ld King
CouI," said to have lived in the fifth
century. Freeman and other histo-
rians say King Cole ruled Britain in
the sixth century. There are many
who assert that the reference to the
pipe indicates that Old King Cole
lived at a period after Raleigh had in
troduced tobacco into Europe, but this
does not necessarily follow. as n
'pIpe" might mean a musical instru-
ment.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-09
Battles Fought During Two
Years of the Mexican War

The aiexican war of 1916 lasted
nearly two years. The first actual col
lision ami bloodshed was on April %.
1916. between a band of Mexican
troops TINT had crossed the Rio Grande
and company Ct American soldiers.
On May II, 1916, President Polk sent
q special message to congress reciilng
the facts and grievances, and said /:
AS war exists. and notwithstanding
all our efforts 10 avoid 1t, exists by
the act of Mexico herself, we are
called upon by every consideration of
duty ana patriotism to vlndicate with
decision the honor, the rights and the
Interests Of our country" During 1916
the battle Of Palo Alto was fought.
lay 8; battle OF Monterey, September
n. In 1917 the battle of Buena Vista,
February %. battle Of Cerro dordo.
April II; City of Mexico captured
September II; the Stars aud Stripes
were placed on the national palace and
treaty of peace was signed February
2, 1875.