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New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Export Trade Decreased
90 Million in December
Decline Laid to Cheap Money
Abroad and Failure 10
Provide Credits

ASlIINGTON, Jan. %. December
apparently marked the turning point
IN American export trade. Statistics
OF the foreign commerce of the United
States, issued to-day by the Depart
mcnt Of Commerce, indicate that the
long expected slump in sales abroad
got under way last month. December
exports were valued at 1851 900 ,OC0, a
decrease of $50 600 from the No
vcnlber tigurcrs.
The depreciation Of European money
in terms of American dollars, follow
ing failure to provide credits with
which to finance European purchases
IN this country, is regarded as the
cause of the decline in exports. 1t is
considered significant that foreign ex-
change has dropped to levels even
lower than those which prevailed last
month
December imports were valued at
S3SlO00,000, a decrease of $4,000 900,
leaving q trade balance in favor of the
United States Of approximately $780,
100000.
The excess Of exports over imports
for the entire year 1919 reached $4,-
ol70Oo,ooo, a high record. Exports
amounting to s3.9o4 900 900. compared
with 1918 exports of S6, 149 100000 and
imports s3,031 900, 600. Gold imports
amounted to S77,000,O0o. compared
with $62 100000 in 1918, while gold ex-
ports jumped to S36S,0OO,00O from
SAL 100000 in 1918.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
British Explorer VIII Make
AHPIane Dash for South Pole
DR. Cope Confident That s'Leap'' From Ice Barrier
at bay OF Whales Will Be Success; Expedi-
ton to Leave England in june

LONDON, Jan 23 BY The Associated
Press DIR. John L. Cope, commander
OF the British imperial Antarctic oxpe-
dltion. which VIII leave England on
the steamer Tcrranova next June for
a hve years tour Of exploration in the
Antarctic, says an attempt will be made
TO dash TO the South Pole by airplane.
To-day he told the correspondent how
he hoped to accomplish this prcten
tious undertaking.
The plane we are taking with us. y
sand DR.. Cope, "is being specially con
structed and Will be so designed that
1t can land on the ice by means of
sklds. Three men will make the dash
tor the pole from the top Of the great
ice barrier at the Bay Of Whales.
Convinced of Success
"Erom the starting point it will be a
continuous climb, since the plane will
have to cross q mountain range with
peaks 1000 feet high. The pilot will
be Captain G. H. Wilkins, who partici-
pated in the fight between England
and Australia.
The plane will be fitted with pat
ent sedge attachment, which will be
used to carry provisions and equipment
If anything happens TO prevent the
journey being continued in the air.
With a full load and crew, tho airplanc
will weigh 1860 pounds. It's speed
will average ninety-three miles an hour.
"Of the three men in the plane. one
will be the pilot. the second the navi-
gator and wireless operator and the
third myself. | will be the observer.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Duchess of w estn1inster
Bride of Her Secretary
Divorced Duke One Month Ago
and Surprises London Society
bv Announcing Marriage
Ncau York Tribune
Eu1.0uenn Rul.RnIk


European Bureau
(Copyrght 1920. New York Tribune lnc.)
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Duchess of
Westminster, who was granted a
divorce from the duke a month ago,
has been married to her private Sec
retary, Captain James Fitzpatrick
Lewis, it was learned to-day. The
duchesss decree of divorce was not
made absolute until December 10.
The marriage is the elimination of
war romance. Captain Lewis. who
is said to be fully ten years younger
than his bride, met the duchess when
he lay wounded in d hospital in
France. Recently he has acted as her
private secretary at her country home
in Hampshire, where they were quietly
married They had intended to slip
away to the Continent and announce
the event from there.
The duchess. who was the daughter
of Colonel William Corvallis West,
was married to the duke nineteen
years ago, when she was only twenty
two. Their estrangement was first no.
ticcd in society eight years later and
many leaders Of the nobility sought to
bring about a reconciliation, but in
June, 1910, the duchess appeared in
the witness box and obtained a sep
aration allowance. Last June she
brought suit again and was granted an
absolute divorce.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
CUpt1in Indicted
IN Ship Inquiry
John A. Blain TO Face
Trial Orer Alleged War
Construction Frauds

SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. 90. Captain
John A. Blain was indicted here day
by a Federal grand jury which has been
Investigating alleged frauds in the war
time construction of ships for the
United States Shipping Board. AS dis
.rict manager of the Shipping Board,
Captain Blain during the war directed
the governments gigantic steel ship
building program in Oregon and WASH
ington.
The indictments charge Captain Blain
received secret commissions from the
Stewart Davit and Equipment Company,
New York City. on sales the company
made to the Shipping Board while he
was district manager. The commiss ions,
it was charged, totalled approximately
$4,000.
Two indictments were returned
against Captain Blain. Both covered
the same charge.
More indictments may be returned
according to government Investigators.
To-day's indictments come as the
climax Of series of vestigations
which members of Congress and gov
ernment agents have been making of
Pacific Coast yards. Captain Blain has
been representing the Stewart COM
pany here since he resigned as district
manager on April l, 1919 He ha; been
prominent in North Pacific shipping
circles for many years as a steamship
manager and company official, and at
one time he was United States inspec-
tor Of hulls at Boston, his home.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Holland Refuses to Give U Ex-Kaiser to Allies;
Cannot Be Bound by Peace Treaty, Note Declare
Families Going
To ExiIed Reds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2233.-
Wives and children of radical
aliens sent to Russia on the army
transport Buford may be pas
sengers on the first ship to leave
The United States for Soviet Rus
sia since the lifting of the block
ade Of that country.
Application for "woman's 5
ship" carrying medicine and milk
for the children of Russia, has
been made to the State Depart
ment by the American Woman S
Emergency Committee. Miss
Helen Todd, chairman of the COM
mlttee, announced to-day that the
department, and Anthony Cami-
nettl, Commissioner General of
immigration, had assured their
cooperation in arranging safe
passage for the stranded families
OF deportees on this ship. The
expenses, Miss Todd said, would
be betrayed by the committee.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Broker Rice Convicted
In Grand Larceny Case
Will Be Sentenced Thursday {;
Prisoner Not Sure Whether
He Is Married

George Graham Rice, broker and pro-
moter, was convicted Of grand larceny
yesterday before Judge Malone in Gen
cral Sessions and will be sentenced
Thursday. The maximum sentence for
the offensc is ten years. The jury was
out four hours.
Rice whose real name is Jacob Her
zig confessed to pcrpleXity when, in
taking his "pedigrce,' the clerk of the
court asked whether he was married.
The prisoner said that the last he knew
he was. but he couldn't be certain, be
cause a divorce suit was pending. He
was written down as married.
1t is the third conviction and there
are half dozen other indictments
against him charging grand lar
ceny. The ono on which he was con-
victcd accuses him of appropriatlng to
his own usc 1921, sent to him by a
client of his firm to buy stock. At the
time Of his arrest Rice was said to
be doing a business Of s35 100000 =
year aS broker.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Rough 9 Tactics
Against Ousted
; Condemned
Republicans and Democrats
at Albany Resent Methods
of Judiciary Committee
in Trial of Socialists
Littleton Talk Assailed
Suspended Men, Denied
Salaries, Consider Taking
Appeal to Supreme Court
Stat Correspondence

Stat Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. Environment Re-
publicans and Democrats here TODAY
were almost unanimous in their con-
demnation of the manner in which the
trial Of the five suspended Socialists
is being conducted
some OF these critics are members
OF the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
before which the Socialists are beino
tried, and while they constitute q
minority they are talking of making
formal protest against the rough
shod tactics being used at the trial,
Speaker Sweet, seeing the possibility
OF revolt looming ahead of him, mas
started propaganda which he hopes
Will hold his upporters-many of
whom already have deserted him. He
has mailed thousands of copies Of
Martin W. Littleton's speech on the
opening day of the trial to clergymen.
educators and other leaders Of
thought
Littleton Assailed
1t IS this speech or Litteton's which
mas occasioned most Of the unfayor
able comment AMONG LEGISLATORS who
have deserted the Sweet camp. Manv
OF these, incidentally, were originally
persistent advocates Of Sweets ambi-
ton to be Governor.
IN THIS speech Mr.. .Littleton charged
thc hVe SOCIALIST Assemblvmen with
..f, .reason and with bcin~ part of the
invisible EMPIRE whose aim is tho
overthrow of the Republic and the sub
stltutlon in its stead Of soviet form
OF government.
Apoioglsts for Littleton declare that
he, like John B. Stanchfield, another
counsel of the committee, relied on the
evidence which it was alleged that the
Lusk committee had unearthcd against
the Socialists. One friend of Mr..
Llttleton called attention to the follow
ing statement made by Senator Clayton
X. Lusk, chairman of the Lusk commit
tee, after the Socialists were ousted:
The charge made against these men
IS that they are pledged to the over
throw of established government in this
country by force and violence" In an
attempt to make good this charge Mr..
''.4..e -neo at yesterdays session offered
htjle red bound book and transla-
ton Of parts Of it made by an employee
of the Lusk committee.
The pamphlet, printed in Yiddish,
proved boomerang. The translation
made 1T appear that it was an incite-
ment to revolt. 1t was proved, under
the cross examination of COUNCIL for
the Socialists, Morris Hillquit, that
the booklet contained fair summariza-
ton OF the argument for and against
Bolshevsm.
Salaries Held Tn
This Will not happen again, for coun-
sci for the committee hereafter will
insist on knowing all that is in any
CT the foreign publications which the
Continued on ne1t page
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
House APprores
Macy Pay Increase
Bill Prouides Aduance of
One-tlird Of Base: Of
fcers to Come Later

WASHINGTON, Ian 23.-Increase OF
approximately one third in the base pay
of all enlisted men in the navy and the
coast guard, except recruits. is pro-
vided for in bill passed to-day by the
House and sent to the Senate. The vote
was 81 TO 10. The increase, retroactive
to last January i, would continue until
July !, 1921.
No increase for officers was provided
by the bill, Representative Kelley, Re-
publican, of Michigan, who had charge
of the measure, explaining that it was
desired to hurry pay relief for enlisted
men, who are leaving the navy Eat an
alarming rate" He added that officers
might be provided for later. The in
crease for men was estimated at $10,-
100000.
"The navy is short forty TO forty i've
thousand men on its normal strength" >"
said Mr.. Kelley. "A majority of the
ships are tied up for lack of personnel"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
$4,000 CIaTenlOnt
Rental ':Dried Up
Prohibition Puts Inns
Lease on Block, Cutting
City Reuenue in Half

Prohibition is going to cost the city
ABOUT $1,000 month in the rental Of
the Claremont Inn on Riverside Drive.
r. K. Wood, a real estate broker, OBJ
tanned flve-year lease at an annual
rental of $4,000 at an auction yester-
day in the office of Francis D. Gallatin,
Park Commissioner.
When motorists could drop in at the
restaurant and sip highballs and
nckeys and such like, the annual rental
vas S2O.5O0. r. A. Gushee, who held
the lease for several years and sur
rendered 1t because his profits vanished
with prohibition, paid that rental to
the city.
1t was said that Mr.. Wood was act
ing in the interest Of Mr.. Gushee in
making his bid yesterday. The new
contract, which goes into effect Feb
ruary |, permits the leaseholder to
sell milk on the premises for beverage
PURPOSES
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Text Of Netherland's
Reply to Allied Note

by verbal note, dated January IS.
1920, given to the envoy Of the Queen
at Paris, the powers. referring %
Article 227 Of the Treaty of Yer
salles. demand that the government
of Holland give into their hands Will
lam Of Hohenzcllern. former En-
peror Of Germany. 50 shat he may
be tried.
"Support;ng this demand they Oh
serve that If the former Emperor had
remained in Germany the German
government would. un ie- the terms
Of article 228 Of the treaty of pesce,
have been obliged to deliver MIN.
'ln citing as premeditated viola
tions of international treaties, as
we'll as systematic disregard of the
most sacred rules of the rights Of
man, a number of acts committed
during the war by German autho rity,
the powers place the responsibility.
at least morally, upon the former
Emperor.
"They express the opinion tha.
Holland would not fulfil her inter
national duty if she refused 20 asso-
ciate herself with them. within the
limit of her ability. TO pursue or a.
least not to impede. the punishment
OF crimes committed
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Judicial Accusation
Held Not Contemplated

They emphasize the special char
acter of their demands. which con-
template not judicial accusation
but an act of high international pol
ICY. and they make an appeal to Hol-
lands respect of law and love Of
justice not to cover with her moral
authority violation by Germany OF
the essential principles of the soli-
darity of nations
The Queen has the honor to OBJ
serve. first. that obligations which
tor Germany could have resulted
from Article 22S of the treaty OF
peace cannot serve TO determine the
duty of Holland, which is not party
to the treaty.
The government of the Queen,
moved. BY imprescriptible reasons.
cannot view the question raised by
the demand of the powers except
from the point of view of its own
duty. 1t was absolutely unconnected
with the origin of the war and has
maintained, and not without diff
ticulty, its neutrality to the end. II
finds itself, then, face to face With
facts of the war in a position differ
ent from that Of the powers.
1T. rejects With, energy all su,.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
kolchak's Life in Peril.
Is Report to London
Surrender of Admiral to Reds"
hv Czechs at lrkutsk Is
Confirmed

LONDON, Jan. I.-Conllrming the
report that Admiral kolchak. ormer
head of the Omsk government in Rus
sla. is a prisoner OF the revolution
lists at Irkutsk, "The Daily Nails"
IIarbin CORE spondent, in dispatch
dated Thursday, says the indications
are that he will be tried and that his
life is in danger.
"Various reasons are current" says
the correspondent, why Kolchak was
surrendered by the Czechs, to whose
protection he had been confded by the
Allies. but it would be premature to
accuse the Czechs Of bad faith"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Navy Calls 1t "World's War;

NEWPORT. r. L., Jan 23.-An order
received to-day from Secretary of the
Navy Daniels announces that hence
forth the war which this country en-
tered INTO on April s, 1917. shall be
known s the Worlds War" and shall
be so defined in all official communi-
cations Of the navy.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Mrs. Stokes Awaiting Appeal

Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes is now at
large on bail pending hearing of her
appeal from the sentence of ten years
imprisonment imposed upon her after
conviction as violator of the espion-
age act. In spite of this fact she has
continued her public speeches. recently
telling members of the Communist party
who assembled at the Manhattan Ly-
ceum that the only result of the gov
ernment's activities against radical
propaganda would be to force the radi-
Gals to use underground methods.
DR.. Macmillan Cohen is editor of
"The Communist World" member Of
the executive committee for the United
States Of the Communist organization
and member of the party's program
committee which outlined the radical
work to be carried out in 1hs country
Nicholas Hourwich was editor of the
Bolshevik paper here, "Novy Mir"
which was suppressed
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
GOOD MORNING:

GOOD MORNING:
II you have lost your automobile nego-
table securities. jewelry or other valu
ables call the Good Morning Girl, Beek-
man 5000. and let her insert an ADVERTISE
ment for you in to-morrows New York
TTibune.-Advts
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
"Irreconcilables'' Refuse
to Listen to Any Hint of
Compromise and Plan
Fight to Bitter End
Alarm Now Felt
Over Article Y
G. O., P. Revolt Against
Concessions Called Real
and May Extend Far
Ne1c Yori; Tre,urc
lfGshtnU atom Burenll

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Noticc
was served on Senator Lodge to-day
by the "irreconcilable' Republican
Senator's that they will refuse to
support him in any compromise
agreement which modifes the Lodge
reservations to the league of nations
covenant.
Coming when the unofficial BIZ
partisan conferences Of Republican
and Democratitc Senators called to
work out compromise reservations
were said to be approaching an agree
ment, the action of the "irreconcll-
ables' complicated the peace treaty
situation to such an extent that TO-
night nobody who has watched the
fight would care to predict just what
may happen in the next few days.
The action of the 'irreconcll-
ables," however, is almost certain to
force speedy action Of some kind
which will make it clear soon either
that the treaty will be ratified or
heaten.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Rose p. Stokes.
With "a Others.
Indicted as Red
Several New Workers Are
Among Those Accused in
Chicago of Conspiracy to
Overthrow Government
inquiry Ends Next Week
investigators Preparing to
Take Up Charges Against
Leaders of I. w. w. Forces

CHICAGO, Jan. 90 - Eighty-five
members Of the Communist party were
indicted to-day by the special grand
jury probing radical activities. Most
prominent among them is Mrs. Rose
Pastor Stokes. said to be member of
the national executive committee of the
organization. The grand jury Wednes-
day indicted thirty-eight officials of the
Communist Labor party.
All those indicted are named in one
general conspiracy Indictment charging
them with advocating overthrow of the
government by violence. In addition
all but three are named in separate in
dlctments charging .hem with viola
tion of the lllnios new state sedi.ion
law
Bail Fixed at $1,000
Bond was fixed b. Chief Justice
Grove at $1,000 on each count. or S1O-
000 for all but the three.
Others indicted are John J. Ballem
Boston; A. Bittleman, New York; Maxi
millian Cohen, New York Charles
Dirba. Minneapolis; Daniel Elbaum.
Detroit; Isaac F. Ferguson. Chicago;
Louis Fraina. New York; Nicholas /.
Hourwich. New York; K B. Karosoes.
Phlladel lphia; Jay Lovestone, New
York; Paul Petras, New York; Charles
(. Ruthenberg, Cleveland; John
Schwartz, Boston; Alexander Stoklits
Ky. now SAID TO be in Mexico CITY;
Oscar Ty~erowsky, New York, and
Harry NJ. Wioks. Portland. Ore. They
are said to be members of the national
executive committee of the Communist
party.
Among Those Indicted
Among others indicted were:
Federation secretaries residing in
Chicago: V. j. Andrules. joseph II. Cos
trell. Leo Frankel, Fred NJ. Friedman.
Alias Fritz Friedman; Joseph Kowal-
ski. Paul Ladan and P Rsga.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton residing in Chlcago +. Salchu-
mas, George Selahovich and .. W
Spiro
City committee on Russi1a rcsGera-
tion: Peter Omelianowich and Boris
Shklar
Dennis f. Bait, of Detroit, an active
member, also was indicted.
The grand jury is expected to con-
clude its work next week. when it will
consider evidence against members of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
the last organization under inves tiga-
ton. e
Assistant States Attorneys LLOYD
Heth and Marvin L. Barnhart, who are
in charge Of the investigation. are pre-
pairing extradition papers for those
indicted who are not in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Idea Of Covering Guilt
Rejected with Energy"

After reminding the powers OF Hol-
lands neutrality during the war and
rejecting with energy" any suspicion
of wishing to cover with its sovereign
right" any violation of the principles
of the solidarity of nations, the Dutch
government declares that it cannot
associate itself with this act"
The note states that Holland N ght
associate itself with the powers Il the
league Of nations should in the future
establish an internationa, tribunal
competent to try persons for crimes
committed in war by statute antedat-
ing the act.
In this way the note questions the
legal authority of the powers 10 try
the former Kaiser for the acts he com
mitted before the peace conference
arraigned him for the Supreme
offense' of violating treaties. Under
the circum stances. the note asserts.
the Holland government; cannot admit
any duty except one founded on the
laws OF the kingdom or national tradi-
ton, both of which oppose compliance
with the Allied demand. The note
follows:
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24
Constitution and Tradi.
tons Declared to Pre-
vent Them From Com
plying With Demand
Surrender Called
Betrayal of Trust
Legality of Trial for Com
duet Before Tribunal
Was Created Is Doubted

PARIS. Jan. 23.-The Dutch gov
ernment, in note delivered to the
peace conference to-day. unqualified
ly refuses to surrender William Ho-
henzollern, former German Emperor.
to the Allied and associated govern
ments for trial under Article 227 of
the Versailles peace treaty.
The note, which was delivered at
the Supreme Councils Office at the
Foreign Ministry by the Dutch Min
lister at $50 p. M. stated that
neither the laws nor the traditions
of Holland will permit the govern
ment to defer to the desires of the
powers by withdrawing from the
former Kaiser the protection afford
ed by his sanctuary in Holland. On
the contrary, the note asserts, both
justice and national honor forbid
Holland to yield to the demand
The note begins by referring to
the statement in the Supreme Coun-
ellis demand that if the former En-
peror had remained in Germany the
Berlin government would have been
compelled under Article 22S Of the
peace treaty to surrender William
Hohenzollern for trial This is an
swered with the assertion that what
Germany would have done cannot
determine the duty Of Holland.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-24

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Rain to-day; tomorrow cloudy and
colder. probably local SHOWS: fresh
cast winds. becoming variable
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