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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
FAMINE THREATENED
in EUROPE UNLESS
PEACE Is DECLARED

NV NONNiNe SOoNNAI sFhNtSA hhspnp
Rome, March 22.--Premier Nitti,
outlining to the chamber of depu-
ties today the policy of the new
cabinet, declared that all European
countries were facing difficult sit.
uation and were threatened with
famine unless peace should be
quickly established.
The premier said that more
than three hundred million workers
do not produce the necessaries of
life. Russia and Germany were
producing little. Europe, he said,
could only recover by recognizing
Russia and Germany.
The political and economic dis
order would only disappear when
Europe had become imbued with
peace, he continued, and Italy
would work to this end, feeling that
the interests of Europe should be
put above hatreds and divisions.
Before the league of nations.
which we believe and which we
want. there is society of European
peoples, which by it's own efforts
must better the conditions Of hu-
man life he said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
NATIONS
PROBABLY WILL
Be NOTIFIED Of
FATE Of TREATY
While the Presidents Future
Course Is Unknown, It Is
Believed That This viii
Be His Next Step.
AT SAME TIME HE MAY
MAKE PURPOSE KNOWN
Is Expected to Notify Gov
ernmentS That Have Rat
flied of Status Here So
They May Act Accordingly

tsN MORNING JouRHAL 81 EcIsL LEAsEp wIREI
Washington, March 22.-In the
absence of any authoritative pre-
diction of what President Wilson
would do with the unratifled
treaty, the impression gained In
diplomatic circles today that the
first step probably would be a no.
tification to the other powers that
the senate had refused ratification.
Diplomats pointed out that such
a notification could be given to
clarity relations between the Unit
ed states and other powers regard
less of what decision the president
might make later on the treaty's
re-submission to the senate or ne
gotiation of a separate peace.
In some quarters, il was predict
ed that Mr.. Wilson might, however,
comb bine a notification of the
treaty's failure with an announce
ment of his future purpose. so that
the nations that have ratified may
be advised of what course they can
expect developments here to take.
Senate leaders are understood 20
have been influenced partly by such
a possibility in their decision to de-
lay action on a declaration of peace,
preferring to know what the presi-
dent will do before going ahead.
Today there was some discussion of
the peace declaration proposal in
conference, but II was predicted
that 1t would not come up on the
floor for two weeks or more.
Opinion differed in senate and
house, both of which would have to
act on q peace resolution, as to the
form the declaration should take.
Mild reservation republicans have
declared they would be adverse to
including any statement of policy
which would regard the treaty and
the league of nations as dead, while
republican irreconellables want
questions of policy left OUT
In predicting a notification might
be sent TO the other powers OF the
senate's return of the treaty to the
president, diplomats said the case
had taken a different aspect since
the adverse ratification vote in No
vember. Then the treaty was not
sent back to the president and tt
was possible for him to preserve ST.
lence.
The question of establishing a
modus vivendi with the allies over
clauses of the treaty in which the
United States is inextricably bound
by her interests in case a separate
peace is decided on, Is not believed
to offer great difficulties. Allied,
officials, it is thought. would be
quick to endeavor to reach an un-
derstanding which might preserve
ties established by the war.
In some diplomatic quarters II
was thought probable separat
peace might be established with
Germany, modus vivendi nego-
tiated with the allies and the ques>
tion OF the covenant of the league
of nations alone left to the solemn
referendum" of the nation.
The fate of the French defensive
treaty appears to diplomatic off,
cials to have been forgotten.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
|. w. w. ORGANIZER
ARRESTED AT BlSBEE


Bisbee, Ariz., March 22.-John
Graham, I. w. w. organizer arrest
ed here Saturday. said today that
he had come to Bisbee for the pur-
pose of selling stamps marked
"Centralia Raids" proceeds from
the sale of which were to be used
for the defense of the /. w. w. re-
Gently convicted of murder of vet
erans of the war during the parade
at Centralia on Armistice day
Graham received by mail u num-
Der of packages of stamps and !.
w. w. literature under an assumed
name recently and has distributed
them here. A large part of the lit
erature consisted of pamphlets en-
titled 1.-The Crime Of Centralia,' y
making statements to the effect
that the Centralia |. w. w. were
victims of aggression by citizens OF
that town. Special Agent Doyle. Oh
the department of justice came
here from Douglas today and inter-
viewed Graham, who, Doyle said,
would be held for investigation by
the federal authorities.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
FOR
PRESIDENT ARE
BUS|Ly At WORK
Wood, Johnson, Lowden and
Poindexter to Measure
Their Strength in Primary
in South Dakota Today.


Sioux Falls, S. D., March 22.--
Two of the four candidates for re-
publican presidential Endorsement
at the South Dakota primary cleo
tion tomorrow were among an
army of political campaigners in
action throughout the state tonight
urging men and women voters to
go to the polls.
The spirited struggle of General
Leonard Wood Senator Hiram
Johnson, Governor Frank q. Low
den and Senator Miles Poindexter
FOR republican endorsement
eclipsed all other primary issues.
South Dakota's delegates to the
republican national convention will
be Instructed to support the candi-
date receiving primary plurality.
General Wood received endorse
ment from the majority faction OF
the state convention held at Pierre
December 2. Lowden got the mi
nority endorsement while johnson
and Poindexter filed as independ-
ents for support at the primary.
The democratic convention en-
dorsed President Wilson for a third
term. James w. Gerard, of New
York was the minority choice and
James O. Monroe. of haywood, Ill,
filed as an independent.
Party candidates for United
States panator, congressman, gov
ernor and other state offices are
to be nominated. The non-parti-
san league ticket will not be on
the primary ballot, as there We're
no contestants. The league has a
party status in South Dakota,
fractional fights are being waged
by the republicans and democrats
for control of the state organiza-
tions. Willis C. Cook, Sioux Falls
who is seeking election
as republican national committee
man, is opposed by Philo Hall, of
the independent candi-
date. National Committeeman
James Nee, of Centerville, and
John A. Bowler, Sioux Falls. are
seeking support from the demo-
Gratis.
The faction of the republican
party which was in control at the
state convention is headed by Gov
ernor Peter Norbeck. candidate for
United States senator to succeed
Ed s. Johnson. who is not a cam
didate for reelection. johnson Is
a democrat. Judge Dick Haney, IF
Huron, is Norbeck's opponent. U,
s. G.. Cherry, of Sioux Falls, and
Tom Taubman, of Plankington, are
the democratic candidates.
Reports from various sections Of
the state were conflicting as to
probable size of the vote tomor-
row, Heavy balloting was fore
cast in some sections, while dis
patches from several rural dis
tricts intimated that bad roads
might affect the voting.
General Wood spoke tonight at
Rapid City. and Senator PoindeX-
ter addressed a mass meeting at
Sioux Falls.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
BAKER SAYS NITRATE
PLANT WOULD YIELD
PROFIT EACH YEAR

tsy MORNING JouHah- 'rEclAL LEASED WIZ '
Washington, March 22.-An an
nuaI profit of $2,900,000 would
result from government operation
of the Mussel Shoals, Ala, nitrate
plant for manufacture of CONNER
cial fertilizer, Secretary Baker to-
day told the senate agriculture
committee. The secretary adVo-
Gated passage of the war depart
ment bill to organize a s12,5OO,OOo
government corporation to operate
the plant for commercial purposes.
The departments calculations,
Mr.. Baker said, showed that
cyanamid could be produced for
s27 a ton and sold for $3.50 ton,
while sulphate of ammonia, In the
production of which the govern
ment experts propose to specialize,
would cost $4S.22 ton, to pro-
duce and would sell for 500.
Chilean interests now supplying
fertilizer to this country could not
compete with these figures, he said.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
500 CITY EMPLOYEES
IN CHICAGO STRIKE


Chicago, March 22.-The first
walkout in what may be a general
strike of city employees occurred
today when five hundred team
sters and chauffeurs quit work,
tying up collections Of garbage
and interfering with street clean
ing.
The strikers demanded an in
crease of two dollars a day. The
chauffeurs received six dollars and
the teamsters nine dollars.
Officers of the Clerks and Stem
ographers' union notified the city
council that a strike would be
called Thursday unless demands
for a wage increase of twenty-five
dollars month were granted, and
delegates from other groups of
city employees asked for wage ad-
vances.
The council today considered
the 1920 budget which totals $751;
10000 in an effort to straighten
out wage difficulties but took no
action.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
ADMIRAL BENSON
TOLD SIMS NOT
To LET ENGLAND
HOODWINK HIM
Name of Author of Don't
''Let the British Pull the
Wool Over Your Eyes" Is
Made Public At Probe.
STATEMENT WAS MADE
ON TWO OCCASIONS
Witness Says Daniels Did
Not Remind Him of the In
discretion of Guild Hall
Speech, As Claimed.

ley MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LENf5o Rgl
Washington, March 22.--Rear
Admiral Sims told the senate in
vestigating committee today that
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of ma
val operations during the war and
now chairman of the shipping
board, was the officer who told
him mot to let the British pull the
wool over your eyes; We would as
soon fight them as the Germans
This was not a formal instruc-
ton, the admiral said, but was told
to him before other naval officers
after Secretary Daniels had given
him final instructions previous to
his departure overseas, where he
became commander of the Ameri-
can naval forces. 1t was repeated
the following day. he declared, and
six months later when Admiral
Benson visited Paris,
Admiral Sims was reluctant to
reveal the name of the officer
making the statement, but Chair
man Hale insisted.
Cross examination by Senator
Pittman, democrat, of Nevada, de-
veloped that Admiral Sims had
shown his letters criticising the
navy departments conduct of the
war to Henry p. Dawson of New
York, about January Is. Admiral
Sims conceded this was IAN indis-
cretion."
Senator Pittman said he had
reason to believe copy of the let
ter had reached a Washington
correspondent who
probably would be called later.
Explaining his Interpretation Of
what Admiral Benson said, the wit
ness said he had not given the
statement serious consideration
then, because he had assumed it re-
suited from what he described as
an intensely anti-British feeling en-
tertained by Admiral Benson. He
added that Admiral Benson was an
OUTSTANDING and honest man."
Commenting briefly on Secretary
Daniels statements before the COM
mittee, Admiral Sims said that "in
his testimony on awards, the sec
retary stated he had reminded me
of the indiscretion in a speech l
made at Guild hail.
"The secretary's recollection is
mistaken" the witness
added, mo reference was made 10
that occasion"
In reply to questions by Senator
Pittman calculated to bring out
that he made public his letter re-
garding naval decorations before
Secretary Daniels received it, Ad-
miral Sims declared neither he nor
any of his staff gave the matter
any publicity.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
MINE WORKERS
WAGE: PARLEY IS
At STANDST|LL
Anthracite Diggers May
Strike April | Unless Pay
Is Increased and Made
Retroactive to That Date.

tbN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlRGl
New York. March 22,-Negotia-
tions for a new wage agreement
for anthracite coal miners were
virtually at a standstill today pend
ing decision tomorrow by the
workers general scale committee
as to whether there is to be sus-
pension of work April l, when the
agreement expires.
Sentiment of the miners as in
terpreted by union leaders is unan-
imously in favor of walk-out un-
less mine operators agree to make
a wage increase retroactive from
April l. The operators are report
ed opposed to such an agreement.
Hope of speeding up the negotia-
tions and reaching a definite un-
derstanding on the miners de-
mands by April has been virtually
abandoned. Members of the sub
committee of miners and operators
declare their deliberations probably
will extend well into April.
Because of the delay in reaching
q decision on the bituminous sit
uation the subcommittee has
slowed up with the hope that an
award will be made to the soft coal
operator, which can be used as a
basis for an anthracite agreement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
j. S..TO HAVE A
MONSTER FLEET
WITHIN 4 YEARS
Americas Navy Will About
Equal That of England byI
1924 if Present Program
Is Not Interfered With.

TsY MORNING JoURnAL SPECIAL LEASED wiaEi
Washington, March 22,-Amer-
ica's navy will about equal that of
Great Britain in fighting power by
1924, Chairman Butler, of the naval
committee told the house today in
defending the provision in the ma.
val appropriation bill for continu-
ing work of the eighteen capital
ships now under construction.
I'm the next four years" said
Mr.. Butler, "the United States will
put out the most formidable ar
mada the world has ever seen pro-
ducedl in q similar period"
In 1924, he continued, Great Bri-
tain will have 60 battleships, the
United States Az France 20, japan
Is and italy 13. While England
will have more ships, he added,
those of the United States will be
about equal in power.
Representative Mondell, the re-
publican leader, said that consid-
ering foreign exchange values. the
$425,000, 600 total of the proposed
American naval appropriation ex-
ceeded the British estimate for the
year by s100,000,000.
For the first time in many
years" he said, "the only naval es-
tablishment and program in the
world comparative with ours is that
of England. No other naval pro-
gram is of size and strength even
remotely approaching ours. In fact.
since the practical wiping out of
the German navy, all the remain
ing navies and naval programs of
the world, exclusive of England, do
not equal ours
The house refused to increase the
appropriation for aviation from
$4,000, 600 to S25,000,000.
Without discussion appropria-
tions aggregating S4.000,000 for
the development of Pacific coast
shore facilities were approved. Most
of the money was for use in San Die
go, Calf, the bill providing that the
government accept from the city
two plots of ground.
An appropriation of $3.50, 900 for
beginning development of q sub
marine and destroyer base at the
mouth of the Columbia river, on
115 acres of land given by Astoria,
Ore, was approved.
other Pacific appropriations
were approved as follows:
For improvements at Pearl Har-
Dor, Hawaii, $4,000; at Mare Is
land, Calf; $175.000; at Puget
Sound, Wash. 100000; ammunt-
ton depot, Pearl Harbor. $4,000;
r. n. T. magazine at Puget Sound
yard, $4,000; and fuel oil station,
Cavite, Philippines, $4,000.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
DiSorderly Conduct of Sol
dierS Parading the Streets
Leads to Clash in Which
Casualties Result.
PASSERSBY J0STLED,
WINDOWS ARE BROKEN
Troops Eventually Return to
Their Barracks, Followed
by Civilians; Armed Men
Roughly Handled,


Dublin, March % (by the
Associated Press). - There
was a riot here tonight IN
which two men were shot
dead and four seriously
wounded. The riot was pre-
cipitated by the disorderly
conduct of soldiers, about
800 of whom paraded the
streets about 9 o'clock, sing
ing, jostling passersby, ham
mering doors and smashing
windows.
After parading through
Harcourt street, the soldiers
returned toward their bar
racks, followed by a crowd
of civilians. At the Porto
Bello bridge, near the bar
racks, a clash seemed lnev-
liable and a volley was fired
over the crowd.
The soldiers who started
the disorder eventually re-
turned to their barracks.
Other soldiers not concerned
in the rioting were roughly
handled by the populace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
CONVICT SAVED LIFE
OF FOREMAN HE HATED

tRy MORNING JOURNAL s~S~IeL Lhhbsp W'NeI
Phoenix, Ariz., March 22.-How a
physically powerful Mexican con-
Wet saved the life of the foreman
he disliked at the risk of his own
life is story p. r. Mines, private
secretary to Governor Campbell,
has brought here on his return
from a trip to the state penitentiary
at Florence, Ariz.
The convict, Pete Salinas, serving
a term for burglary. had grudge
against his foreman of the road
construction gang, Shorty" Nc
Donald, because of the discipline
which the foreman had to impose,
according to Secretary Mines. on
the other hand, Salinas was consid-
cred troublesome. powerful enough
to be a source of danger, and spoil
ing under restraint.
His act of heroism came one day
lust after a premature explosion
knocked Foreman Mcdonald un-
conscious. Salinas. who was out of
the danger zone, rushed in and. be-
fore all the rock had stopped fall
ing, threw his own body on top of
that of the foreman,
A rock fell on Salinas head and
dazed him, the secretary said. but,
realizing another blast was due to
explode Immediately, the convict
struggled to his feet. picked up the
still unconscious foreman and
dragged him out of danger.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
FORMATION Of
JOINT RAILWAY
WAGE DISPUTE
BODY COMPLETE
Bipartisan Board Author
lied Under Railroad Con-
troll Bill, 0rganizeSi {, P,
WhitWer Is Chairman.
CLAIMS OF z MILLION
WORKERS ARE ON FILE
Disposition Seems To Be To
Deal With Specifics Rath-
er Than GeneraIitieS At
the Outset, It Is Said,

LbN AORNlNb JSpNNNL SFtAlNA LhNbtb WlNbl
Washington, March 22.-Forma-
ton of the joint railroad wage
board was completed tonight by the
conference committees, represent
ing the railroad corporations and
the sixteen railroad unions, which
elected f. p. Whittier Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, chairman. Tho
bipartisan body is ready to consid-
er wage demands of the two million
workers which have been twice be-
fore the president without u settle
ment.
The board today began re-exami-
nation of the voluminous records
and data on workers claims, gath
cred by the wage adjustment
boards of the railroad administra-
ton. The corporation representa-
tives agreed to include these in the
boards wage records and to en-
ploy them as far as practicable as
a basis on which to discuss the
controversy.
According to indications, the
board will not deal with the ques-
ton as a whole until minor points
of differences are eliminated.
The suggestion of the president
that the board should give close
study to the relationship between
present railroad wages and the cost
of living and also to the pay Of la
Dor in other industries probably viii
not enter into the conference until
toward the end. The disposition
seemed to be to talk of specifics
rather than generalities, - at the
outset, and on this point union
leaders said they had won.
Railroad representatives ex-
planned that the association of rail
road executives had instructed
them TO enter the negotiations I'm
a. spirit of cooperation" but they
the union leaders that
financial responsibilities rested on
the corporation which must be con-
sldered when wage claims were un-
der consideration. Reference was
made, it was said, to the hearings
now before the Interstate Com
merce commission and the state
ment made that wage increases
hinge on higher rates.
Union leaders secuted the report
that their demand would aggregate
an additional one billion dollars on
railroad operating expenses
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
OPINIONS DIFFER WIDELY
REGARDING VALUE OF
RAILROADS UNDER LAW

Washington, March 22.-Rail-
road executives and employees diff
fered widely before the Interstate
Commerce commission today as to
the methods to be employed in de-
termining the roads valuation on
which an annual net return of IL
per cent is guaranteed for two
years by the transportation act.
Congress has made it imperative
that an immediate valuation be
made. A. P. Thorn, general counsel
for the association of railway ex-
ecutives, said. Property investment
accounts and material and supply
accounts, he declared to be the
minimum conservative figures now
to use. Data being
gathered by the commission is in
complete. he said and should not
be considered at present.
Estimating at twenty billion dol
lars the value of the properties, Mr..
Thorn declared over-statements in
the railroad accounts filed with the
commission would b. more than
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
SHOE MEN DECIDE TO
HAVE A HEART" AND
MAKE LESS PROFITS

New York. March 22.-Prices
of standard shoes will be re-
duced during the spring and
summer, John ]. Slater, presi-
dent OF the Retail Shoe Dealers
association, announced today in
a communication to Arthur
Williams, federal food admins
traitor. Retailers at a recent
meeting decided to be content
with a smaller margin of profit,
Mr.. Slater said. Reductions,
however, will not apply to all
kinds Of fancy and ultra fash
ionable footwear
The action of the retail shoe
dealers, Mr.. Williams said,
probably presaged the begin
ming of a general narrowing of
profit margins in other wear
ing apparel.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23

offset by the rise in values in the
last two years.
Speaking for railroad employees,
Donald r. Richberg, representing
Glenn f. Plumb, author of the
Plumb plan for railroad ownership,
expressed surprise that the execu-
tives and security owners should
advocate construction of the act
mot as 1t is written but as it would
have been but for misconcep-
ton" He said the interest of the
employees in the roads valuation lay
in assuring a return sufficient to
provide operating expenses which
could meet the reasonable wage re-
quirements of the workers. He de-
MED congress intended an imme-
diate valuation should be made and
called the property investment ac-
count evidence of 'minor import
ance."
Opposition to subdivision of the
western classification groups of
roads to form o southwestern sub
division for the purpose of the new
rate adjustment was voiced by s.
T. Bledsoe, general counsel Of the
Santa Fe railroad, -.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-23
17-YEAR- -0LD GIRL IS
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER

Durango, Colo. March 22.--
Caroline Jones, II years old con-
fessed slayer of Carl Bay of Bay
field, today was placed on trial in
district court here charged with
murder. Sixteen men of panel of
fifty were examined and excused
before court adjourned tonight.
Bay was shot and killed at Bay
field January 20, last. when he met
the girl on the street, Caroline
went into a hotel after the shooting
and waited for officers to arrest
her. She charged that Bay had in
suited her.
Attorneys TO rthe girl announced
that the defense would be justifi-
able homicide. Bay was o former
soldier and son Of wealthy parents,