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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23

Providence. R. T.. Jan. 22.-Iohn R. Rathom, editor of the Providence Journal, replied tonight to the state ment of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in which the assistant secretary of the navy asserted that MT. Rathom s charges of immoral conditions in the navy were malicious and false. MT. Rathom said in part:
 We are about to present to the senate committee list seven spe- cific charges against Officials of the navy department backed up by hun dreds of pages of official testimony and the names of thirty-five witnesses,
 The Providence, Journal has no in terest whatever in tffe men who have been accused by the navy department. It knows none of them and is not in any way concerned n their guilt or innocence. In presenting these charges we have, only one aim in view-the maintenance of honorable and decent conditions in the United States navy and of it's morale. the protection of tens of thousands of honorable officers and enlisted men in the navy, and the | punishment of the brute beasts re- | sponsible for the present conditions and of those who have permitted sucf conditions to exist.
 MT Roosevelt's statement that oul charges constitute maliciousl!
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
WORKING FOR COMPROMISE
 ON TREATY RESERVATIONS

Washington, Jan. 22.-Progress tow ard complete agreement on com promise reservations t the peace treaty. first reported yesterday, was continued today by thcN bipartisan committee of senate leaders.
 The Lodge reservation to Article Ten of the league of nations covenant, the pivotal reservation of the whole controversy, was considered almost exclusively at today's session of the four republican and five democratic leaders. and tonight spokesmen for both factions joined in expressions hopeful of ultimate settlement One of the democratic leaders said he looked for decisive action tomorrow on the controverted reservation but that conferences ons other reservations probably would continue into next week
 In view of the optimistic reports from both sides the ''rnild reservation republican an dother senators who have been restive over the situation stated today that nothing would be done to interfere with the leaders ne- gotiations until some definite outcome wa SeVident
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
LABOR MEN TRY TO BLOCK
 NTI-SEDITIoN MEASURES

Washington, Jan. 22.-Opponents of anti -Seditlon measures, led by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, today urged the house rules committee to block the passage of the measures because of their drastic provisions and because sufficient laws now exist to prosecute dangerous radicals and communists:
 Attorney General Palmer, who pre- viously had announced his support of both the Sterling bill, which passed the senate. and the Graham measure, which has been held up in the house because of the drastic death penalty provision, failed to appear in defence of the measures. The attorney gener- al, however, sent letter to Chairman Campbell of the rules committee stat ing he was impelled to say that neither of the bills. accords with my views as to what the legislation ought to be- and recommended as a substi- ute a bill which he drafted last No vember and which was introduced sev- eral weeks ago by Representative Davey, democrat. Ohio. The Davey bill provides fines not exceeding $10,- 900 and Imprisonment for not more than twenty years for persons con victed of an attempt to overthrow the government or of acts of violence against the government. The measure q would prohibit writings or teach ings which constitute sedition.
 The department of justice is ready, MT. Palmer informed the committee, to enforce whatever legislation con gress should see fit to pass.
 MT. Gompers5 appearing as the spokesman for the American Fedora tion of Labor, denounced the pending bills in unqualified terms. Mass meet ings, with the orderly purpose to strike to improve living conditions, would be suppressed under the bills, asserted the labor chieftain, adding that strikes and cessations of labor are nothing more or less than aspira tions of working people to improve their conditions.
 T do not believe this species of leg islation will stifie the things it is sup posed to do," Gompers asserted. but rather it will provoke the opposite. It will tie men to their jobs."
 E. W. Evans, president of the Year ly Meeting Society of Friends of Phil adelphia, said it was impossible to separate freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. He advocated an appeal to the public spirited people of this country in an effort to put down those who would overthrow the gov ernment rather than utilization of drastic laws
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
Cummings Declares
 Impartial Neutrality
Statement in Answer to Com ments Made by William Jennings Bryan About the Edwards Dinner.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Homer $. Cummings, chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, in a formal statement tonight declared that II complaints of William Jennings Bryan as made in addresses yesterday in Norfolk and Richmond, Va, were based on the chairman's attendance at the inaugural dinner given Govern or Edward I. Edwards of New Jersey Tuesday night at Newark, the former secretary of states comments "are without merit"
 Chairman Cummings further assert ed that had MT. Bryan read the speech given by the chairman at the dinner, he would not have made the com ments attributed to him." His attend ance at the Edwards dinner, the chair = man said. connected him in no way with any movement having as it's aim the selection of Governor Edwards as the democratic nominee for president, as his position as regards candidates was ''one of impartial neutrality" Former Secretary Bryan referring to MT. Cummings attendance at the Edwards dinner, declared in his ad- 1 dress at Norfolk and later at Rich mond, that the chairman must either separate himself from the New Jer- sey governor or resign from the com mittee.
 The statement. issued by Chairman i Cummings said:
 If MT. Bryan had read my speech on the occasion referred to-, he would not have made the comments attrib- uted to him. If he complains because
 attended an inaugural dinner to g democratic governor of a great state participated in by both uemocrat: and republicans, his comments are
 without merit. whether that governor favored or opposed the adoption of tht
 eighteenth amendment. If I am criti-
 cised for participating in so-callet
 Edwards for presidenf movemen
 that statement also is without foun-
 dation. My position in regard tt
 presidential candidates is one of in partial neutrality. I do not forfei
 that position by participating in func tions in honor of democrats who hay,
 been mentioned for the presidency"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
FOR PRIVATE OPERATION OF
 AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE

Washington. Jan 22.-Private oper- ation of the American merchant ma rine under the supervision of the ship ping board was urged by A. F. Haines, vice president and general manager of the Pacific Steamship Company, at the senate commerce committee hear ing today on permanent shipping leg islation,
 Sale to private operators of the gov eminent fleet was recommended by Mir Haines, who proposed creation of a federal merchant marine corporation as a selling agency. It would have au- thority to issue s3,0O0, ,o0O,0 000 of five per cent. bonds as a means of selling the vessels on long time credits.
 Tt is impossible for Americans to operate the American boats under the American flag without some federal aid" said Mir. Haines. Tt is doubt full whether sufficient money is available for citizens to absorb the fleet xcept on long time, easy pay ments."
 Under his plan. MT. Haines said. the government would have assurance that all of it's vessels would remain under the American flag.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
BRYAN AS DICTATOR
 OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Spartanburg, S. C.. Jan. 22.-Declar- ing that the movement to enter Gov ernor Edward I. Edwards of New Jer- sey on tse anti prohibition platform in the race for the democratic presiden- tial nomination was the greatest islander the democratic party has ever known" William Jennings Bryan, speaking here today in support of pro- hibition enforcement, asserted that the democratic party shall not go down into the grave with John Barleyeorn.' ?
 Again referring to the attendance of Homer S. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee en what the former secretary of state described as the coming out party of Governor Edwards. MT. Bryan said that if MT. Cummings did mot know enough" to stand aloof from atfiiliation with such a movement as the anti prohibition movement or was in sym pathy with it. he was mot fit" to be chairman of the party's national con- mittee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
RAILROADS RETURNING
 TO NORMAL CONDITIONS

New York. Jan. 22.-Railroads of the eastern region have shown a gradual return to normal operating conditions since the armistice and there has been a continued growth in export freight business, according to the annual re- port of A. T. Hardin. regional direc- tor, to Walker D. Hines, director gen eral of railroads. which was made public tonight.
 Since March there has been steady increase in freight businesA which decreased sharply after the shipping of war materials ceased, but all of the roads have been in position to handle more traffic than has been offered, the report says. Passenger traffic has been heavy.
 Not little of the increased passen- ger business was caused by lack of housing facilities in the big cities of the east which has driven more peo- pie than ever before into seeking homes in the suburbs.
 In export freights. the, eastern re- zion railroads handled more than twice as much traffic as during 1913 or 1914, the report said, and 7,2 pel cent. more than in the record year of 1918. Freight delivered to New York during 1919 reached a total of 7,S66, 5S2 tons as compared with 7,- 340.694 tons q the preceding year.
 Thecampaigr for fuel economy. the report says, saved about $9,2o0, 900 for the eastern region lines and an addi- tional saving of $7.955,OO has been made by consolidating operations at various terminal points. Another saw ing of s22S,G9O in printing alone re- suited from consolidation of the tariffs of the virious carriers.
 . more rapidly than hitherto, it is stat ed. The roads pal dout $36,O0OOOO in 1919 on account of loss and damag- age
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23

Paris. Jan. 22.-Am.d tumultuous scenes in the chamber of deputies to- dRy the recently formed cabinet of Premier Alexandre Millerand received a vote Of confidence, 272 to 2S:. The vote was considered . moral defeat for the government, however, as more than 800 deputies abstained from vot- ing. The reluctance of the deputies to vote on the question of confidence re- called d scene in the chamber in the 's6s. when the ministry of Alexandre Ribot was oVerthrown three hours af- ter it's formation.
 The vote of confidence was taken on the demand Of Premier Millerand, following a savage attack by Deputy Leon Daudet editor of L-'Action Fran casss 0n Jules Steeg, minister of the interior NJ. Daudet demanded the right to interpellate the government on M Steeg's appointment to the min istry. He declared that Steeg was an accomplice Of Louis J. Malyy, former minister of the interior. who was banished following his conviction on charges of communicating with the enemy and of Joseph Caiiiaux, former premier. who is soon to be brought to trial on the charge Of attempting to promote a premature and dishonora- ole peace with Germany.
 The significance of the vote was generally interpreted in the lobbies of the chamber to mean that the Miller and cabinet cannot last as now con- stituted and that the premier will have to replace N. Steeg at the min- lstry of the interior or the cabinet will have 10 replace NJ Steeg at the ministry Of the interior or the cabinet will be ovcrthrown on the first ques. ton involving the interior policy in 8 question of confidence.
 Many Of the deputies who ahstained from voting told the correspondent ot The Associated Press that they had given the premier fair warning that the next time they would vote agains
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
TRAINMEN TO ASK FOR
 ANSWER TO DEMANDS

Cleveland. Ohio, Jan. 22-The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, which has a membership of approxi- mately 100000, will ask the railroad administration for a definite answer to it's demands for general wage in- crease of about 40 per cent. Tues day.
 William G. Lee. president of the brotherhood, today asked Director General Hines for an appointment for Tuesday morning and called the twen- tytwo general executive committee chairmenf and grand lodge officers to meet in Washington on that day.
 After the demands were presented July S1, 1919, President Wilson re- quested the men to wait a "reasona ble time" until the government had an opportunity to reduce the cost o1 living.
 'The men are pressing us too hard. MT. Lee said today" A reasonable time has elapsed and the cost of Isx- ing gone up"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
PAY $1,eoo, 900 TO SETTLE
 IN COME TAX CLAIM

Boston, Jan. 22.-William A. Eng fish and John H. OBrien, who as members of the wool firm of English and O'Brien of this city, were sen fenced on July S1. 1919 to eighteen months in the Greenfield jail for con spiracy to defraud the government in connection with the payment of in come taxes, have paid the government $1, SOC, 900 in settlement of the claims of the internal revenue department against them. it was announced to- night by United States District Attor- ney Thomas J. Boynton.
 MT. Boynton added that a civil suit which was brought against the. two men for $3,O0e,O00 in connection with their delinquency soon after they were sent to Greenfield was to be with drawn Both have made application for parole, to which they will be elig- ible in another week when they will have served one-third their sentences The taxes due amounted to $1,379, coo, according to government figures, and to this was added fine of 100 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
MEETING IN BEHALF OF
 ARMENIA CANCELLED

New York, Jan. PA mass meeting which was to have been held at Car negie hall tomorrow evening to urge the administration to take steps to prevent the powers from cutting up Armenia, has been cancelled at the request of officials in Washington, il was stated today. Announcement ot the cancellation by the American committee for the independence ot Armenia, of which James w. Gerard is chairman, said:
 MT. Gerard intimated that semi- official information received at the of. fees of the committee had suggested the advisability of cancelling the pros posed meeting subject to further de< velopments."
 MT. Gerard declined to discuss whd had asked that the meeting be call- ed off and declared he did not know the reason for the request.
 T did not want to embarrass th{ government in any negotiations that may now be in progress" he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
ADVANCE IN DISCOUNT
 RATES ANNOUNCED

New York, Jan. 22.-A general ad- vance in discount rates on commer- cial paper. Liberty bonds. Victory notes and bank acceptances was an- nounced by the New York federal re- serve bank late today.
 The increases are:
 On commercial paper, for advances not exceeding 15 days for re-discount, from 3-4 to 6 per cent.
 On Liberty bonds amt Victory notes, for advances not exceeding 15 days or for re-discount of notes not ex- ceeding 90 days, from 3-4 to 1-2 per cent.
 On bankers acceptances, for ad- vances not exceeding 15 days and for re-discounts not exceeding 90 days, from 4 S-4 to per cent. The, rate on United States treasury certificates of indebtedness not ex- ceeding 90 days, remains at 3-4 per cent,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
OPPOSED TO HIGH INTEREST
 RATES ON CALL MONEY

Washington, Jan. 22-Declaring that high interest rates on call money in stead of tending to check speculation, uepress market conditions. Senator Owen, who is former chairman of the senate banking committee, to which the bill was referred, said the meas ure was designed to stabilize com
 nerciai interest rates.
 The purpose is to stop violent and arbitrary Fluctuations of interest rates by banks in in leading cities on call loans" the senator's statement add ed There is no sound reason in these excessive call loan rates which are alleged 10. be justified by the desire to check speculation. The high rates co not stop speculation but promote a bear market and create a situation that permits the insiders to sell at a profit
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23

him, should NJ. Steeg remain.
 The charges of M. Daudet against M. Steeg were specific and emphauc. He claimed that M. Steeg was in com plicity with M. Malvy and continued the latter's policy while he (Steeg) was minister of the interior in the Painleve cabinet. M. Daudet refused to withdraw his charges and said he was willing to produce facts to prove his assertions.
 M. Steeg was absent at the senate while NJ Daudet was speaking. Sum moned in haste by telephone, he re- piled that he had always served France with all his heart and intelli- gence.
 The opening speech of Premier Mil lerand was received with respectful indifference by the deputies, but with NJ. Daudet's bitter attack on M. Steeg, the chamber became extremely noisy and unruly. The cabinets ini- tial bow to the house was made amidst conditions which caused many to predict that it's life would be short. There even were moments when the question of the cabinets fall on the very day Of its inauguration was se- riously discussed.
 Before the vote of confidence orders of the day succeeded one another with such rap.dity that at one time seven of them lay on the desk of Speaker Raoul Peret. Premier Millerand add ing the question Of c-dence in the cabinet, finally accepted the order of the day submitted by Deputy Dunes nil, reading: The chamber, approv- ing the governments declarations rel ativc to the choice of minister of the interior and rejecting any addition reverts to the order of the day" The chamber was in an uproar and Speaker Peret threatened to suspend the session. Prince Murat and NJ Daudet exchanged caustic personal re- marks across the floor of the chamber with members of the extreme left amid pandemonium.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
ATTACKS ON THE "PoRKLEss"
 RIVER AND HARBoR BILL


 Washington, Jan. 22.-All attacks on the 'porkless" rivers and harbors ap- propriation bill failed today in the house and after numerous amend ments had been rejected the measure was passed with it's appropriation of SIP 100000 for maintenance and con- tinuance of work on projects under way. The vote on passage of the bill which carried the smallest appropria- ton of any measure of it's kind in yeasr was 167 to 25
 Previous to the final, vote effort was made to recommit the measure with instruction to specify numerous river and harbor improvements, scattered throughout the country, but this move was defeated, 2O7 to 116. Likewise. the house refused to appropriate s11, GOO. = 900 for work on the Mississippi. Ohio and Missouri rivers. as well as for numerous smaller projects
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
MISSION FRO MRussIA
 COMING TO AMERICA

,Novorossiysk Saturday Jan 10.- (Russian Telegraph Agency). A spe- cial mission from southern Russ a, headed by the Under Secretary of the Interior, P. P. Cronsky. will leave for America soon. The special task of the mission will be to establish po- Htical relations with the United States.
 The mission will also .clza up the work of establishing economic re- lations between southern Russia and America in respect to export and im- port. The members of the mission will be specialists thoroughly ac- quainted with economic. political and military question:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
ALL PASSENGERS TAKEN
 FROM STEAMER 'PoWHATAN

New York. Jan. 22.-All the 271 pas aengers on board the disabled army transport Powhatan have been trans terred to the transport Northern Pa cific and are on their way to New York This news was received here tonight in wireless messages, confirm Ing previous reports from Halifax. The transfer of the passengers was sneeted late today under good weath- sr conditions and without any acci- dent occurring.
 The Northern Pacific is expected to reach New York on Saturday. The Powhatan is being lowed to Halifax by the Canadian government steamer Lady Laurier, while the United States destroyer Leary is acting as a rud- Ter by means of a line passed from the transports stern. The destroyer SharEey and the coast guard cutter Ossipee are standing by to render any additional assistance which may be needed.
 The safe transfer of the Powhatan's passengers brings t3 a close a striking sen drama which opened last Sunday when the first message was receiv- Cd from the transport that the shin vas leaking, the fire room flooded. a Northeastern gale blowing and imme- eizte assistance needed. The wire
 
 sponded 10 by half score of vessels which put out from Canadian and American ports or rushed to the scene from mid ocean, The first ship to ar rive was the White Star liner Cedric en her way from England to New York. She was quicyiy followed by the Western Comet, United States Shipping Board steamer.
 The Cedric and the Western Com q found the disabled transport roll ing heavily in a stormy sea, without lights or heat. but were helpless to rander any aid in the face of the per aistent gale The transport Northern Pacific, which was bound for New 1srk with the last details of the American expeditionary force from France reached it's distressed sister ship on Monday and replaced the Cedric which proceeded on it's voyage 10 New York For four days more the Powhatau lay helpless in the face of the unabsting storm while a grow ing fleet of would be rescuers made vain efforts to take her in tow or ef- feet a transfer of her passengers. Or repeated occasions tow lines were passed. only to snap under the ter rife strain nf tho dereiict's dead. weight the surging sea and the ferc, wind.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
RECONSTRUCTION WORK IN
 WESTERN ASIA. s33 900 ooo

New York Jan. 22.-The Near East rehef has disbursed more than S3s . OOO,0OO in reconstruction work in west ern Asia, Cleveland H. Dodge. treas urer, announced tonight at the annual meeting of the organization here. The commission has established 196 or tals with 14S,72S clinic attendants snd IS homes for women rescued from Moslem harens, in addition to indus trial plants which provide empIov- ment for native workers.
 A letter from Secretary of War Baker was read in which the secre- tary declared that before and durine the war Armenia WAS especially de- vastated; if the remnant of tb;s hardy people is to be saved to re. establish the country, it must be done this winter, when their own means ot subsistence are utterly inadequate,''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-23
GALL FOR FOOD FOR THE
 NEEDY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

New York. Jan. 22-The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America today appealed to congress and the house ways and means com mittee particularly, to act promptly in providing food relief for the 'starv- ing countries of Europe"
 Favorable action on proposals to get food to, needy European countries, especially Poland, Austria, Hungary and Armenia" was urged in resolu- tions adopted by the administrative committee of the council. Transpor- tation difficulties. partial crop failures and, delays in establishment of economic interchange in Europe and the Caucasus are the causes contrib uting to a serious condition of food shortage, it was said.