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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
All Must Be Published.

been conversant with the business of
foreign affairs do not realize how many
hundreds OF these agreements are made
in a single year and how difficult it
might be to publish the more unimpor-
tant Of them Immediately, how uninter-
esting 1t would be to most of the world
to publish them Immediately, but even
they must be published just as soon as
1t is possible for the secretary general
to publish them
''Then there Is feature about this
covenant which, to my mind, is one of
the greatest and most satisfactory ad-
vances that has been made. We are
done with annexatiOns Of helpless peo-
pies, meant in some instances by some
powers to be used merely for exploita
ton. We recognize in the most solemn
manner that the helpless and undevel-
oped peoples of the world. being in that
condition, put an obligation upon US to
look after their interests primarily be-
fore we used them for our interests: and
that in all cases of this sort hereafter it
shall be the duty of the league to see
that the nations who are assigned as
the tutors and advisers and directors of
these peoples shall look to their inter
ests and their development before they
look to the interests and desires of the
mandatory nation itself.
There has been no greater advance
than this, gentlemen. If you look
back upon the history of the world
you will see how helpless peoples have
too often been a prey to powers that
had no conscience in the matter. 1t
has been one of the many distressing
revelations of recent years that the
great power which has just been, hap
pily. defeated put intolerant burdens
and injustices upon the helpless peo-
nile of some of the colonies which il
annexed to itself. that it's interest was
rather their determination than their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Humane Enterprise.

1--WE have had many instances of
colonies lifted into the sphere oil COM
plete self-government. This Is not
the discovery of a principle. 1t is the
universal application of a principle.
1t is the agreement of the great ma
tons which have tried to live by
these standards in their separate ad-
ministrations to unite in seeing that
their common force and their common
thought and intelligence are lent to
this great and humane enterprise.
81 think it is an admission, there
fore. for the most profound satisfac-
ton that this humane decision should
have been reached in matter for
which the world has long been wait
ing and until a very recent period
thought that it was still too early to
hope.
MANY terrible things have come out
Of this war, gentlemen, but some very
beautiful things have. come out of it.
Wrong has been defeated. but the rest
of the world has been more conscious
than il ever was before of the ma
jority of right
People that were suspicious of one
another can now live as friends and
comrades in a single family, and de-
sire 10 do so. The miasma of dis
trust. of intrigue. is cleared away.
Men are looking eye to eye and say
ing We are brothers and have a
common purpose. We did not realize
it before. but now we do realize it,
and this is our covenant of friend
Ship"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
AMBASSADOR SHARP'S.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
President to Name Successor tn
France on Return-Vance Nc.
Cormick Suggested.

President Wilson is expected to ap-
4o1nt a successor to William Graves
Sharp. United States ambassador to
France, soon after his return from
Europe. The resignation of Mr.
Sharp, accepted by the President De-
oember u, was announced last night
when correspondence between the
ambassador and the President was
made public at the White House.
Vance Mccormick, former chairman
Of the democratic national commit
tee, was mentioned in some circles
today as the probable successor OF
Mr.. Sharp. There was no inforna-
ton, however, in official circles as
10 whom President Wilson has in
mind.
Business and Rest Imperative.
In forwarding his resignation to
me President. Ambassador Sharp said
that necessity of returning to care
Tor his business affairs and need for
y rest after the strenuous duties az
the Paris post impelled him to ask to
Do relieved as soon as his successor
could qualify
5.
having been summoned there by the
president more than a month ago for
work in connection with the peace
conference When he left Washing
ton he told friends that he expected
this work would occupy him for sew
eral months. at least.
Mr.. Sharp's letter to the President
under date of December 10 revealed
that he had first asked to be relieved
Immediately after the signing of the
arnistice, his resignation 70 become
effective before the end of 1918. That
request was more formally renewed
in the letter of December 10 and
brought reply from the President,
under date of December Il, accepting
the resignation and asking that Mr..
Sharp remain in Paris until his sue
eessor could qualify. That Mr..
Sharp has agreed to do.
Letter of Acceptance.
In the letter accepting Ambassador
eharp's resignation President Wilson
said:
Let me tell you again how highly
have valued the unusual services
which you have rendered our govern
ment They have at every turn of the
critical events of recent years been
OF the highest value, and il has been
Q source of confidence and Of strength
to feel that we had such d representa-
tive here. / am expressing not only
my personal feeling, but the feeling
Of all those who have been familiar
with your service here. You are GER
tainly entitled to your release and
assure you that you carry with you
the afectionate regard and confidence
OF those who have had the pleasure
OF being your co-laborers in our gov
ernuent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
S|S[ER AGAIN HEAD
Of TENNIS LEAGUE
Department Racketers Elect
Officers and Discuss Plans
for Season.
BY w. II. HOTEL.

Lester Sisler was reelected presi-
dent and Louis l. Doyle again chosen
secretary-treasurer of the Depart
mental Tennis League at a meeting
held last night at 1917 j. street
northwest w. r. Fitch was named
as vice president TO succeed Horace
Barber. who declined reelection.
Plans for the season were also dis
cussed.
Seven teams were represented at
the meeting, and a representative of
another gave word over the telephone
that it would again be in the fold.
These constituted the circuit as made
up last year, but ii is hoped to have
some others which were in the league
in 1916 and 1917 return 1t is highly
probable that a twelve-club organiza-
ton will be possible this season.
There were twelve clubs in the
original organization in 1916 and
thirteen In 1917, the Withdrawals last
season being due TO war conditions.
Committee to Pick Courts.
A committee composed of DR.. w. II.
Davis, chairman; Louis l. Doyle and
y. W. LANCE was appointed with pow
er to determine as to the selection of
courts. arranging of a schedule.
finances and equipment, and to report
to subsequent meeting.
1t was the sense of the meeting.
however, that each club should meet
the other twice during the course OF
the season and that il there were as
many as twelve teams In the circuit
il be divided into two sections of six
clubs each, the winners to play a
three-match. post-season series for
the title.
Teams represented and renewing
franchises were: Commerce. last year s
champion, DR. w. n. Davis; Interior.
o. W. LANCE; Navy. H p. Bailey; Ship
Emergency, w. r. Fitch; Justice
Trade. DIR. f. 0. Merchant; Treasury,
w. Z. Buell.; Interstate Commerce
Commission, l.. l. Doyle. Word was
given over the phone that Smithson-
ian Institution could be counted upon
to retain its membership.
1t is hoped to recruit at least four
other teams from among Agriculture
Post Office, Government Printing O1-
fee, Labor. War and Municipal Build
ing, all former members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Labor to the Fore.

Now. if I may believe the picture
which I see, there comes into the
foreground the great body of the Ia
boring people of the world, the. men
and women and children upon whom
the great burden of sustaining the
world must from day 10 day fall,
whether we wish it to do so or not;
people who go to bed tired and wake
up without the stimulation of lively
hope. These people will be drawn
into the field of international con-
sultation and help and will be among
the wards of the combined govern
ments of the world. This is, l take
leave to say, very great step in ad-
vance in the mere conception of that
Then, as you will notice, there is
an imperative article concerning the
publicity of all international agree
ments. Henceforth no member OF the
league can claim any agreement valid
which il has not registered with the
secretary general, in whose office, OF
course, 1t WIFI be subject to the ex-
animation of anybody representing
member of the league. And the duty
is laid upon the secretary general to
publish every document Of that sort
at the earliest possible time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Cites Hypothetical Case.

President Wilson then read the
draft When he reached Article Az
and had read through the second par
agTaph, the President paused ana
said:
Il pause to point out that ms
conception might arise in connection
with one of the sentences / have Just
read-1f any party shall refuse 10
comply. the council shall propose
measures necessary to give effect TO
The recomm endatiOns.'
"A case in point, purely nypo-
thetical case. is this: Suppose there
is in the possession of particular
power a piece of territory, or some
other substantial thing in dispute TO
which it is claimed that 1t is not
entitled suppose that the matter is
submitted to the executive council Tor
recomme ndation as to the settlement
If rho dispute. Diplomacy having fail
ed, and suppose that the decision is
in favor of the party which claims
the subject-matter of dispute, as
a gainst the party which has the sub
ject-matter in dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Armed Force in Background.


in this program. but il is in the back
ground; and if the moral force Of the
world will not suffice. the physical
force of the world shall But that is
the last resort, because this is intend
ed as constitution of peace, not as a
league of war.
The simplicity of the document
seems to me to be one of it's chief
virtues, because, speaking for my
self. | was unable to see the variety
of circumstances with which this
league would have to deal. I Was I'M
able therefore to plan all the machin-
cry that might be necessary to meet
the differing and unexpected contin-
gencies. Therefore l should say of
this document that it is not a strait
Jacket. but vehicle of life.
"A living thing is born, and we
must see to it what clothes we put
on it. 1t is not a vehicle of power.
but vehicle in which power may be
varied at the discretion of those who
exercise it and in accordance with
the changing circumstances of the
time.
And yet, while it is elastic. while it
is general in its terms, it is definite
IN the one thing that we were called
to make definite. 1t is a definite guar
antee of peace. II is a definite guar
antee by word against aggression. 1t
is a definite gUtArantee against the
things which have just come near
bringing the whole structure of civil
lization into ruin
Its purposes do not for a moment
lie vague. Its purposes are declared
and its powers are unmistakable 1t
Is not in contemplation that this
should be merely a league to secure
the peace of the world 1t is a league
which can be used for cooperation in
any international matter. That is the
significance of the provision intro
duced concerning labor. There are
many ameliorations of labor condi-
tions which can be effected by con-
ference and discussion. l anticipate
that there will be a very great useful
ness in the bureau of labor which it is
contemplated shall be set up by the
league. Men, women and children who
work have been in the background
through long ages and sometimes
seemed to be forgotten while govern
ments have had their watchful and
suspicious eyes upon the maneuvers
of one another while the thought OF
statesmen has been about structural
action and the larger transactions OF
commerce and of finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 14.-Presioehl
Wilson's speech at the peace confer
ence at the reading of the draft OF the
league of nations follows:
''Mr. Chairman: 1 have the honor'
and assume it a very great privilege,
of reporting in the name of the COM
mission constituted by this confer
ence on the formulation of plan for
the league of nations. l am happy TO
say that il is a unanimous report,
unanimous report from the represent
atives of fourteen nations-the United
States, Great Britain, France, italy
Japan. Belgium. Brazil, China
Greece, Poland. Por-
tugal. Rumania and Serbia.
Il think it will be seryiceable and
if l, with your permis-
sion. read the document as the only
report we have to make.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
To Force Surrender.

Then if the party in possession of
the subject matter in dispute merely
sits still and does nothing. IL has &C
cepted the decision of the council, in the
sense that il makes no resistance; but
something must be done TO see that II
surrenders the subject-matter in dis
pute.
I'm such a case, the only case con-
templated, il is provided that the ex-
ecutiye council may then consider what
stems will be necessary to oblige the
party against whom judgment has been
given TO comply with the decisions OF
the council
After having read Article XIX Presi-
dent Wilson also stopped and said:
Let me say that before being en-
bodied in this document this was the
subject-matter of a very carefui discus
sion by representatives. OF the Hve
greater parties, and that their unani,
NOUS conclusion is the matter embodied
in this article"
After having read the entire docu-
ment. President Wilson continued as
follows:
1T gives me pleasure to add to TINS
formal reading of the result OF our Ia
bors that the character OF the discus
sion which occurred at the sittings OF
the commission was not only OF the
most constructive. but OF the most en-
couraging sort. 1t was obvious through
out our discussions that, although there
were subjects upon which there were in
dividual differences of Judgment with
regard to the method by which our OBJ
iects should be obtained. there was
practically at no point any serious dif-
ferences of opinion or motive as TO the
objects which we were seeking:
'Indeed, while these debates were
not made the opportunity for the ex-
preston of enthusiasm and senti-
ments, / think the other members OF
the commission will agree with me
that there was an undertone OF high
respect and enthusiasm for the thins
we were irving to do, which was
heartening throughout every meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
PRESIDENT SAYS PEACE WILL
BE MAINTAINED F1ONORABLY
Tells Conference That Unanimous Accept
ance of League Program Is Significant.
Discusses Provisions.

tration. but TO discussion by the execu-
tive council; it can. upon the initia-
tive of either of the parties to the
dispute. be drawn out of the execu-
tive council on the larger forum of the
general body of delegates; because
through this instrument we are de-
pending primarily and chiefly upon
one great force. and this is the moral
force of the public opinion of the
world-the pleasing and clarifying
and compelling influences of public
ity; so that intrigues can no longer
have their coverts, so that designs
that are sinister can at any time be
drawn into the open. so that those
things that are destroyed by the light
may be promptly destroyed by the
overwhelming light of the universal
expression of the condemnation of
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
Unanimously in Favor.

Because we felt that in a way this
conference did intrust unto us the ex-
preston of one of its highest ana
most important purposes, to see 10 II
that the concord of the world IN the
future with regard to the objects OF
Justice should not be subject to doubt
or uncertainty; that the co-operation
of the great body of nations should
be assured in the maintenance OF
peace terms upon honor and OF inter-
national obligations
THE compulsion of that task was
constantly upon US, and at no point
was there shown the slightest desire
to do anything but suggest the best
means to accomplish that great OBJ
ject There is very great significance,
therefore, in the fact that the result
was reached unanimously.
Fourteen nations were represent
ed. among them all of those powers
which for convenience we have called
the great powers, and among the rest
a representation of the greatest va
riety of circumstances and interests.
So that ! think we are justified in
saying that the Significance of the re-
suit, Therefore, has the deepest OF all
meanings, the union of wills in a
common purpose, a union OF wills
which cannot be resisted. and which. /
dare say, no nation VIII run the risk
of attempting to resist.
Now as to the character OF the doc
ument. While it has consumed some
time to read this document, l think
you will see at once that it is very
simple. and in nothing so simple as
in the structure which it suggests for
a league of nations-a body of dele
gates, an executive council and a per-
manent Secretariat
when IL came to the question OF
determining the character Of the rep
resentation in the body of delegates,
we were all aware of a feeling which
is current throughout the world.
"Inasmuch as / am stating 1T in the
presence of the official representatives
of the various governments here
present, including myself, / may say
that there is a universal feeling that
the world cannot rest satisfied with
merely official guidance. There has
reached us through may channels the
feeling that IL the celebrating body
of the league of nations was merely
TO be a body of officials representing
the various governments the peoples
of the world would not be sure that
some of the mistakes which preoccu-
pied officials had admittedly made
might not be repeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
BOWLING BATTLES.

DISTRICT LEAGUE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15

MASONIC LEAGUE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-15
NAVY YARD LEAGUE.
Totals. 1872 $40 5Is Totals.
BECKER LEADS TIN WHISTLES.

Totals. .4s9 40 4S3 Totals. .5l5 AZ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-11
WHO LED THE
WAY FOR BOLSHEVISM
The Russian Reds Have Erect Monument to the French
Radical and Have Insc ribed on 1t His Maxim,
Neither God Nor Master"

The Bolsheviki have erected a mon
ument in Petrograd to Louis Auguste
Blanqui, French revolutionist and
radical. Blanquis famous maxim.
Neither God Nor Master" is inscrib-
ed on the monument
Louis Auguste Blanqui was a sort
of lesser Lenine of the middle of the
late century. He attempted much the
same program as Lenine has put into
effect in Russia and his social theo-
ries were little different. The Paris
correspondent of the New York World
in 1879 wrote of Blanqui as follows:
TT is impossible to get along with
him without giving him all he wants,
and all he wants is simply the aboli-
tion of poverty, misery, crime, in
equality, luxury and ignorance with
one stroke of the pen. A stroke of
the sword will do as we'll. but. what
ever the implement the operation
must be performed at one coup. You
are to take the whole framework of
society, put it into the melting pot.
pour it into a new mold. let it cool
off and you will have such a new
earth that you need not trouble your
self about any new heaven"
Wanted Millennium I'm n Hurry
How like the Bolsheviki plan this
sounds! The same haste to attain a
proletariat Millennium Immediately.
Blanuui was weTl born. He was the
son of a French perfect in Nice and
a brother of Jerome Adolphe Blan-
qui, one of the sanest of the French
writers on political economy. The
radical, violent views of the one and
the ordered judgment of the other
caused the brothers to clash and they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-11
WILL RECEIVE
SAME QUOTAS
Federal Reserve Districts to
Get Share AS in
Former Loans

Washington, April II. - Although
rNe amount and terms of the victory
Liberty Loan will not be announced
until next week, Secretary Glass
stated yesterday that each federal
reserve district will be assigned the
same proportionate quotas for the
Victory Loan as were given them
in the Fourth Liberty loan. Since
the amount of the Victory Loan is
expected to be in the neighborhood
of $6,000,000,000 the same as the
fourth loan, the district quotas
probably will be about comparable
with those in the drive last fall.
BY districts, the percentage quotas
will be as follows:
Boston S.3S 1-3 percent; New
York $50; Philadelphia S.SS 1-3
Cleveland 10; Richmond 4.66 2-S;
Atlanta 81; Chicago 14.5: st. Louis
4.S3 1-3; Minneapolis S.o; Kansas
City ABB 1-S; Dallas 81 and San
Francisco 6.7.
In the fourth loan every federal
reseve district oversubscribed It's
quota and final subscriptions to the
loan amounted to about s6,SSo,ooo'
600.
Whatever terms are decided upon
for the victory loan, it certain
that one aim will be to strengthen
the market position of bonds of
past issues. some of which now are
selling more than six points below
par.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-11

were unfriendly to the end of their
lives.
By the time he was 81 Louis
Adolphe Blanqui was ranked as a
revolutionary. When the royal
troops fired on the populace follow
ing a transient political disturbance
in Paris in 1927, Blanqui was wound
ed. He was % then. This incident
embittered the man and in 1880 he
was one of those who launched a
revolt against the rule of Charles Y.
Under the rule of Louis Philippe,
Blanqui prosecuted a fervent conflict
against the bourgeoise or trading
classes. He was altogether for the
proletariat.
Died Preaching Revolution
Blanqui had his first experience
with prisons in 1885. He was destined
to spend more than half his career
behind the shadows of the gray walls
From then on his life was merely a
succession of incarcerations with
brief spells of liberty. during which
he vigorously preached the red
doctrines. For a fleeting moment in
1871. just before the Commune, he
seemed to have attained victory, for
he was one of the band that seized
the reins of power in that time of
confusion and uncertainty. 1t ended
as had all his other efforts. in prison.
Within less than ten years he was
pardoned and at once set about
preaching a new revolution. He was
an old man then-past 20 and sick
in mind and body. In a speech at a
revolutionary meeting in Paris in
1880 he was stricken with apoplexy
and died.
Blanqui was one of the greatest
agitators of all time. He lived under
half a dozen different governments
and was opposed to them all. He
believed in no religion and he thought
the present course of civilization was
wrong. To correct it he advanced no
other means than the eradication of
the middle and upper classes along
with their property, their customs and
their ideals. He, like Trotzky and
Lenine, would have lowered all man
kind at one sweep to the level of the
lowest group. then would have begun
So closely have the Rus
sian pair copied the aims and views
of his French evangel of disorder
that it is only fitting they should
erect a monument to him.