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The Washington times., 1920-12-06
CHANCE FOR TRUCE
IN ERIN STRONGER
Believe Arthur Henderson Will
Present Sim Fein Terms to
Premier.

LONDON, Dec. G. G.--IndiCations Of an
Irish truce Ercv stronger today In
timatC friends of Arthur NrriCrera.
VI. T.. head OF the labor comi1isg,on
which has been in Dublin invostiCat-
ing rcpriaalS, said today that hc will
return to London tomorrow. probably
bringing information Of the utmost
value for Premier Lloyd George.
Political adhcrcnts OF Mr. Hcndcr-
son were optimistic over his efforts
in behalf OF a truce in Ireland. They
said he had consulted the leaders Of
all lrish factions and had made ap-
prcciablc progress towards peace
The morning newspapers generally
gave favorable tone u their Irish
true" stories with the exception of
the Morning Post. This ncwSpapc
referred to the "Sinn Fein white flag"
and advocated the repeal OF the 1914
act placatinC ireland. The Morning
Post advises that no definite steps be
taken toward peace until law and
order are established in ireland.
According % Dublin aav!"cs tho
Sim Fcin Is considering peace pro-
posals. but insists upon organized
action instead of individual action.
Ono dispatch said that the Sim
Fcin divisional council had decided
that anyone discussing peace terms or
general settlement, unless directly
authorized by Dali Eircann (Sinn
Fein parliamcnt) would be guilty OF
trcnchcry and the results would be
re repudiatcd "
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

OF American public opinion he Is
contemptuous. Like all British aris-
tocrats he does not court its ap.
proval, especially when he feels sure
that its disapproval will not 20 be-
yond hot air.
Yet he is terrified to the point Of
shooting, flogging. torturing, loot
ing, and burning Ireland into pros
trate subjection because her freedom
must mean fearful danger" to his
own country.
What is this fearful danger?
1t is very simple. Lloyd George
has explained it. Ireland is poor but
submarines are cheap. Ireland
makes illicit whiskey in hills and
bogs out of the reach of the excise
man, and can make poison gas just
as easily.
Battleships are beyond the reach
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President-Elect Addresses
Senate; Galleries Crowded
PRESIDENT EAGER
TO BEFORE
CONGRESS

President Wilson is strongly in
sisting that he will go before Con-
gress tomorrow and read his mes
sage to that body.
All that can dIssuade him from
his seemingly determined purpose
Is the advice. IL not demand. of
Mrs. Wilson and DR.. Cary T. Gray
son. the Presidents personal ply
sician. Both are understood to be
adverse to the undertaking.
FEELS 1T POSSIBLE.
Those who know best the Presi-
dents actual condition and know
how remark ably he had improved
physically since election day. insist
that il is altogether possible for
the President to carry out his plans.
They say that he is able not only
TO walk into the House with vir-
tually a firm step but 10 deliver
his address in a voice that could
be heard by all within the chamber.
Dr. Grayson and Mrs. Wilson fear
only that the ordeal mssht cause 2
relapse which would seriously MON
ace the present bright chance Of the
Presidents permanent recovery.
They both recognize, however, that
the physical perquisites for the act
are had by the Chief Executive.
The President walked much about
the White House today and yester-
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of poor little nations, but no nation
is too poor to make a floating mine
that can sink a battlcship.
A microscope, pennyworth OF
broth and bacillus infected with
Maltese fever arc all that is neces-
sary to ravage troops with disabling
and deadly disease in the manner
discussed and admitted as a future
method of warfare by British Off
GERS on public occasions in London.
That is for militarists lesson Of
war. Engines Of destruction are
now so cheap and so frightful that
no nation is too petty to be feared
or too feeble to be worth crushing.
The principality menace will
henceforth make French miitarists
Continued on Page 5, Column lD
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ASK RAISE FOR
D.C.EMPL0YES
Commissioners in Annual Report
Recommend Congress Increase
Salary Schedules.

The District Commissioners today
proposed to Congress that bond
issue be authorized to obtain the
millions Of dollars needed to make
permanent improvements in Wash
ington in the way Of more schools,
parks, Fairgrounds, and modern
bridges.
Declaring they oppose any in
crease in taxation TO finance these
"extraordinary Improvements of a
permanent character" the commits
sioners today submitted their an
nual report for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 to Congress.
MAY BORROW FROM u. $.
Permission to borrow from the
United states Treasury Is asked should
Congress be opposed to any bond
! ISSUE. The District government has
borrowed from the Treasury on sew
eral occasions and desires to do so
again II there is no other way TO oh.
tain funds sufficient to meet the Dis
trict needs.
Increased population due largely to
the lac war and cessation .oC much
ygrecesfArt work OF public tciprove-
ment during the war period are two
reasons assigned by the District Com
nissionerS for seeking money to
make greatly needed municipal i'm
provcmcnts and bettermcnts."
The Commissioners urge that the
bond issue proposal be carefully con-
sidcrcd Immediately by members OF
both houses.
EARLY ACTION FAVORED.
III the matter is delayed tho cost
! Of land needed for park and play
ground purposes will increase So as
to make its acquisition almost pro.
| hibitive. and many sites now avail
able for park and playground pur-
| poses may be built upon" the report
! states.
Such bond issue to he under a
guarantee. the report explains.
with the payment OF interest and
| tn" provision of u sinking fund from
| moneys OF the Treasury of IL" United
| States not otherwise appropriated
and from revenues of the district for
the portion payable by tn" District
! Of Columbia"
| WashinCton's increased population
has mounted the enrolment in "a" pub
| lie <'hOOIs. ans aS q result facilities
| for accommodating the students are
| inadequate. New schools in every
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LTCERNE. Dee. 1.-THE plcbiscite
ia Greece on sunday on the return
Of cN-I\inE Constantine to the Greek
throne resulted in favor of the for.
mer kings return by vote of
i've to one. according to n teIeyran,
from Athens today.
Premier Rhaliis announced today
that Turkey had asked permission to
send representatives to Athens TO
discuss revision OF the treaty OF
Scvrcs. but had been refused.
I'VE are unable to receive any
Turkish delegates until the treaty OF
Scyrcs has been ratified by the Hell
lcnic parliament" said the premier.
at has been charged tnat German
ophlcs have been given positions in
the new government. That is un-
true"
The premier said he believed the
proposal made by Earl Curzon, Brit
ish foreign secretary, for guarantees
by Greece would he acceptable to
the Crock people.
Premier Rhallis has begun 20
weaken under the strain OF his difi-
cult position 1t is probable that he
will resign and viii BE- succeeded by
Dcmctrios Gounaris. minister OF war.
Tho Greek government will reply
To- tho alIleu move 'l ldSN l"h! aSh-
ing for an explanation of the accusa-
tions II contained, Premier Rhallis
announced today. The note accused
cx-King Constantine Of dlsloyalty
and Greece Of hostility toward the
entente.
"1 am unable 10 understand the po-
sltion tho allies have taken" said the
premier. "GrecCc is willing TO ful.
HlI her obligations in ThracC md
smyrna; otherwise We never wanted
tho question OF Constantine brought
up, M II was at the election. Vent
zclos is politically dead. lie was
buried under the peoples votes"
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HANGED TO POLE.

TULSA. Okla. Dec. G..-An unidenti-
fed negro. charged with an attack on
y white woman, siNty-scvcn. was
taken from the IT, rhrs County iail
in lIoldcnNillo tonight by n mob Of
about nftv men and hanged TO telc-
phone post.
The negro's body vas then riddlcd
with bullets.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
BUDGET JUMPS
$936,415,275
Estimated Expenses of Govern
ment Greater Despite Aboli-
ton of War Bureaus.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
International News Service.

The vast sum of $4,653 ,S56, 1895
is necessary to run the Government
for the next fiscal year, from June
80, 1921, to June 80, 1922, according
to the annual estimates submitted to
Congress at the opening today by
Secretary of the Treasury Houston.
STAGGERING INCREASE.
These figures, taking in all de-
partments. represent an increase Of
1886, 4l5.275. 6S over what was actually
appropriated to run the Government
for the present year, ending June 80.
1921 The same officials estimate
that the Governments needs for the
present year will ach the enor-
nous sum Of 1850, 703.6S.
Tho Congressional pruning shears
have again been sharpcncd for the
estimates now submitted, and it is
considered certain that the figures
will be heavily cut.
Republican leaders are advising
that appropriations be made only for
the bare running expenses of the va
rious departments and Government
bureaus. leaving to the new Adminis-
tration freedom OF action in making
recommendations for additional ap-
propriGtions to carry on specific
works of the Government.
MILITARY DEMANDS HEAVIEST.
The heaviest demands for increased
appropriations come from the mill
tary establishment. The War De.
M rtmcnt asks 5000, ,275.5G2 90. 1t
asked last year S095, 35l ,302.20. and
was given by Congress S39S,700 577.IO
The Navy Department asks this year
SG5S. .5a2. .23I Al The ropriation
las, year for the Navy was Si2l,oSi-
1Si
An agitation has be"r started al
ready in Congress for cut ing the mil
itary establishments total aprropria-
tions at least 80 per cent under last
years appropriation. secretaries
Baker and Daniels must undergo So.
we're catechiEing before the House
Committees this winter and must
nght to secure anything like tho
huge appropriations they are asking.
LIST OF EsTIM >TES.
Estimates submitted for the various
government departments for the next
flscal year compared with appropria-
tons made for the present fiscal year
follow, the new estimates appearing
1rst:
Legislative establishment. S0.32I,-
0iO.75. Ss.0S0 sOST5; executive cs-
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
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|One Leaf From
The Soul Diary

Below is a facsimile reproduction
Of a page from the remarkable soul
diary Of Clara Barton Smith Hdmon,
affinity of the slain Republican
national committeeman from Okla
homa. This reproduction is sufJict-
ent ans1cer to the niimdtions FROM
certain sources that the diary uds
not ge-.uine, but had been faked ty
cleVer netOsp0per fOriters.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
aNFI EFFF6E ~" "
Reproduction Prohibite

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. g.
The Herald and Examiner continues
today it's exclusive presentation of
the diary of Mrs. Clara Smith
Hamon. accused of the murder Of
Jake l.. Hamon, multi-millionaire,
Oklahoma oil man and national
factor in politics.
In the chapter herewith given Mrs.
Hamon recites incidents which oc-
Cured up to within two days of the
shooting of Hamon and clearly indi-
Gates condition of mind which
might result in tragedy.
THE DIARY .,..-l>->.-..
BREEzEs.
Rreexe that blows my love away.
Breeze that hurts my heart all day
Had breeze.
when you know I want love 80.
Why come driftinE make Ii go.
Snd breeze.
Can't yOu read within my heart
That In death alone Wen part,
Mad breeze.
Bring n rainbow with the rain,
Make me happy once again.
Glad breeze.
PRAISE OF POLITICIAN
GIVES HER 4 LAUGH.
Nov. 4. Got laugh today at the
description in the paper Of the
political man and what he means.
The man who is the embodiment OF
all the virtues, homc-loving, Cod
loving resident, according to those
who want him to get oftic" or influ-
cnce.
On Sunday he goes to church, where
his gray hairs lend sanctity to the
surroundings as h" asks for mercy
for his penitent soul. His contribu-
tion, dropped in single Cringled
bill. may equal all the other Contri-
buttons in the church He is a
sterling figure.
But when his past IN looked into
by the opposition they feel justified
and go about calling hin, everything
from n ut-thrOat to bum.
But the world goes on. Candidates
come and candidates go. Powers
come and powers go, and cut-throats
do likewise with slight restraint.
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Washington today and tomorrow.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
These conferences, which will to a
large extent be held at his office that
OF tho Committee on the Philippines
in the Capitol, or at his Senatorial
Offices in the office building, will re-
late in tbe main TO these questions:
The Eslerai nature of the lcgisla-
tive program for this session and
the extra session.
The date for calling the extra ses-
sion. which probably will be March
IA or II.
The peace treaty and League OF
Nations and what plans are to bc
followed in evolving q substitute for
the league.
The personnel of the new Cabinet,
and especially the general character
and qualifications OF those 10 he
named to Cabinet posts.
Many phases OF Federal patronage.
The plans OF Senator Harding for
the winter and for future confer
ences with Senators, House leaders.
and others
Pains for the inauguration. March
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DANGER HE BREADS mot MORAL ,

And the danger that he breads is clearly not moral
danger. He has belief in any mystic power by which
the maryrdom of the Lord Mayor of Cork avenge itself
He knows that public opinion in England is far too
busy with Englands pressing social problems to
have any effective aid for Ireland.
French public opinion he squares by calling Ireland
German.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
GREECE FOR KING
BY VOTE: Of ) TO |
PIebiscite Overwhelmingly in
Favor of Return of Constan-
tine to Throne.

LONDON, Dec. G.-The British,
French, and italian embassies in
viii he withdrawn, nor will II he re-
tory Premier RhalIis that. in the
event Of Constnntine's return, all
allied financial support to Greece
will he Withdrawn. nor vii be re-
stored In the event Prince George
takes the Hellenic throne, said m
Athens dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph today.
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
CHURCHILL NOT MAN TO BE SCARED.

Now, Mr.. Churchill, nlitarist he is is not ii to
be scared out of his by the ptfu attempt of hand
full of desperate Irshmen-merc in a from the
mltarst point of vewto resist the overwhelming forces
at England disposal.
He would exhibit himself in the very undignied atti-
tude Of elephant terrified by he not per-
suaded that the mouse was horribly dangerous
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
Britain's S Irish Policy
Making War With U.s..
Inevitable, Says Shau
Following the first of series of articles written by George Bernard
Shan for The Washington Times "The NeW TerrOrm.'
By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.
By Cable TO The Washington Time

LONDON, Dec. 6.-The scope of the recent pronounce
by the British Prime Minister the of Ireland
has not yet been grasped
They concern America and Europe than Ireland
by just much as American and European powers
stronger than Ireland
Winston Churchill has condensed Lloyd Georges justi-
caton of the subugaton Of Ireland by any and at
all hazards into a single phrase.
Ireland he says is "a fearful DANGER to England
The Washington times., 1920-12-06
R|VAl'S NOTE
IN SOUL DIARY
Letter to Hamon From Frances
Found Pinned to Last
Page of Journal.
MAY HAVE CAUSED TRAGEDY

The Times here1cith gires the
fourth and concluding chapter Of
Clara Smith Hamon's remdrkabl
diary.
Copyright. 1890, by the Chicago Herald
and Examiner.
All Rights Reserved.
ReproG uction PrOhibited.
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WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight.
Tuesday uAsettiedI prob
ably rain. Little change
In Temperature. Moder-
ate westerly winds he
coming northeast ny
Tuesday.
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HARDING WILL
MEET LEADERS
Plans Conferences With G. O. P.
Chiefs on League, Cabinet
Posts, U. S. Patronage.

Conferences on variety OF i'm
portant subjects will occupy nearly
all the time of Senator Harding,
President-elect. while he is in
Washington today and tomorrow.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
The Washington times., 1920-12-06

That covers the ground in the
American way. The Navy must
be backed up by flying machines
and submarines; Harding knows
that.
II European nations say, eve
arc too poor to compete with you
in shipbuilding," this country's
answer should be, "Then DON'T
compete. Save your money. You
will not be attacked by the United
States, and you know it we'll. This
country means only to have and
TO keep what belongs to it. The
best thing for you is to disarm,
since you used your armies and
navies for offense, and let Uncle
Sam be the international police
man"
In any case. it is a comfort TO
have, in the incoming President.
. man who thinks the United
states has a right to make its own
plans and carry them out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-04
THE JOY MAN
rBy Galen Starr Ross.]

am the Joy-man l am the conductor the Sun
shine special We up the sunny side of the valley of
life We stop anywhere for anyone If you tired and
broken and discouraged and you coming just
your hand and we will stop We will help you on, find you
seat and make you welcome You sit down, lay back
head and rest After you refreshed look out on
brighter and better world; pick out nice looking
ton to get off at and try it again II still you fail and fall
behind in the mad of life look for the next round
trip.
Our schedule is regular and equipment is depend
able Faith the track Hope is the headlight and Love
is the engineer IT, however, you want change across
town to the old road of Greed and Grab you can buy
transfer with frown, an ugly word, unkind deed
but you 40 will have to take with you all your pet
ty jealousy hate suspicion, and seshness because we
need all the space in our baggage for full cargo of
Sunshine Hope and Hepuness for the hungry hearts of
We always slow down at Despair junction. run slower
still through the valley of Sorrow and stop and whistle
and wait at Suicide cliff You pay your fare with
smile on the Sunshine special We will start any time you
are ready. am the Joyman, the conductor love nv
job [ am the richest in the world
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-04
WHERE THE DIFFERENCE LIES.

A document from the COMMITTEE OF Forty
eight declares that there is abroad spirit OF
tyranny manifest in attempts to prevent the
organization of new political groups, political
parties with new platforms to offer to the cleo
torate'' The argument offered maintains that
so-called radical movements are nothing more
than the organization OF people and pubic
thought Just IS these Wee organized When tt,
republican and democrat parties were formed.
Now there is no law in the land that prevents
a number OF people from holding the same be-
liefs and from working to convince other peo-
pie they are right, provided they conform to
the law of the land There is nothing to pre-
vent radicals from becoming a majority IL this
nation provided this majority is brought to be
Dy lawful methods. Two great parties have
fought the nation, its laws and its constitution.
They have sought to control by getting votes;
they have not sought to seize property, power
and ii gifts that they could not get by votes.
The trouble with the radical as we know him
is that he is a bad loser. He will not stay with
In the law and wait until he convlnces people
lie is right. Having convinced desperate
minority he incites this minority to use vic
lence on the majority. This is where the radi-
cal departs from our law and our tradition.
This is why in self-defense the government
must suppress his campaigning The defeated
party in our elections does not run to talk of
violence and bombs when it is defeated. And
this is what the radical is continually doing.
We are not showing spirit of tyranny; we are
showing sense in providing for self-defense.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-04
IN DEFENSE OF NEW YORK.

| New York Evening Telegram
Doubtless the Rev. John Roach STRAIT
on's revelations" of alleged law
breaking will be seized upon by small
town critics of New York as evidence
that this is the wickedest of cities,
We may expect, in consequence, a
revival of that too familiar mud sling.
ing which delights in making New
York target
or the charges made by the reyer.
Iend gentleman after his Summing ex.
perlence only that which suggests DO
ice protection for vice need be taken
seriously.
That liquor is sold and bought in
this city in contraVention of law goes
without saying. 1t is bought and sold
everywhere throughout the land in
contrayention of law.
Only in size and the consequent
larger opportunities does New York
diner from any other city of the coun.
try Ii there is more Illegal selling
and illegal buying here than else
where 1t is because there are more
people-residents and visitors-here
than in any other city. In this re-
sDect and in respect to what is known
do lAO SoCldl CIVIL the Kew. John
Roach Straton has told New Workers
nothing that they did not know. The
substance of his indictment is that
there is as much human nature here
IN proportion to population as there
is anywhere-and to that New York
will plead guilty.
Here, as in any other city, town or
hamlet, the man who sets out to find
persons of questionable habits can
find them.
This does not mean that New York
is any more of a sink of iniauity. in
proportion to size, than any other CITY
or smaller municipality. In fact,
despite the aspersions of professional
holy ones, New York contains more
law abiding citizens than any other
spot of similar dimensions on this
continent and has to its credit great
er aggregate of good works.
1t is right and proper that the Rev.
John Roach Straton's charge that vice
receives police protection should be
thoroughly investigated by the grand
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-04
Two Views Of johnson.

New York Tribune: Senator John.
son has lined up in his behalf the pro-
Germans, the nonpartisan leaguers,
whose chiefs have been convicted OF
disloyalty; the Plumb planners, for
whose scheme he has declared; the
Hearstites of New York and the
Thompsonites Of Chicago, and many
other motley elements But the
strangest amid his following are the
millionaires OF California who are his
chief banner bearers in his home
state.
Los Angeles Times: There was
never any ranker political hnmbug
than Hiram Johnson. Hateful in
spirit, coarse in his nature, vile in
his language, tricky in his politics,
he has for years devoted himself,
through subservient legislatures, to
such manipulation of our election
laws as might enable him, with the
aid Of the machine which he has
created. to perpetuate the fraud
which he is now attempting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-04
CONGRESS MAY GIVE ORDERS.

1t viii be new experience for the president
to take orders from congress, as he will II the
peace resolution now under consideration be-
comes law The resolution provides in part
that unless Germany declares the termination OF
its war with the United States within forty
five days after it's passage then commercial IN
tcrcourse between the two countries shall be
prohibited until such notification is received
In the event of that contingency the resolution
says that "the president of the United States
shall have the power, and it shall be his duty to
proclaim the fact that the German government
has not given the notification" Previous war
legislation has simply conferred authority up
on the executive to do certain things, but this
s the first time that he has been summa11ly
ordered to act The interesting question arises:
Suppose the president vetoes the peace resolu-
ton, it is passed over his veto by congress, and
at the end of forty-fve days he fails to comply
with its terms, Germany not having notified
this country Of its termination of the war. Will
Mr.. Wilson then be subject to impeachment