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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
STATUS OF cANADA's
 DIPLOMATS AT WASHINGTON

Ottawa, Feb. 1S.-Legislat will be introduced at the coming session of parliament, it was learned today, to define the status of the proposed Canadian representative at Washing ton. Since the early days of the war there has been a Canadian mission at Washington but it's functions have been confined to matters of trade. The functions of the Canadian rep resentative will be of a wider charac-
 ter and, it is stated, mi-diplolnatic. The main aim win be to cut out the present circuitous route via the colo
 nial office.
 On matters particularly affecting
 Canada and the United States, the
 Canadian government would deal di- rectly through it's own representative at Washington. On matters of inn periaI concern the Canadian repre- sentative would work in cooperation with the British ambassador. Direct Canadian representation has again been brought to the fore by the dis cussion which has arisen over Can ada's status in the league of nations. It Is suggested that had the Cana dian representative been appointed,
 any representations the Dominion government might wish to make to i Washington in the matter would have been handled by him in conjunction With the British embassy.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
CAUSES OF INCREASES IN
 COST OF COAL TO CONSUMER

Washington, Feb. 16.-Increases in the cost of coal to the consumer since the war have been caused by ad- vanced operating cost due to wage advances, strikes, intermittent car supply and augmented overhead ex- penses, T. H. Watkins, New York. president of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Corporation, today told the senate coal committed
 The IA per cent. increase in wages recently granted bituminous coal miners would never have been neces- sary or demanded by the men if ade- quate transportation facilities had been afforded the mines to allow con ssstent operation. Mr Watkins said l adding that no further wage increases | to miners would he justified.
 MT. Watkins said railroad officials estimated it would cost $S. .750 GOO 00C to provide necessary rolling stock tc handle coal alone when the roads are turned back to private management
 Several coal operators have been forced into bankruptcy by the rail- road administration. MT. Watkins aI- legged. through the policy of confiscat- ing coal and withholding payment for it for long periods.
 Former Fuel Administrator Garfield informed the coal strike settlement | commission today that pressure of private matters rendered it almost prohibitive for him to testify before the commiss on. Chairman Robinson said the commission had informed Dr. Garfield that he need not appear
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19

Vladivostok, Jan. 31 (By the A. P). The firing of a volley in the eastern section of VIadivostok early today signalled the advance of revolutionary troops with artillery, machine gun corps and infantry, one thousand strong. Marching through the princi- pal streets, they occupied government buildings as they advanced.
 As the revo1utionists approached the headquarters of Governor General Pozanoff, Russian commander of the maritime province, a dozen Cossacks who remained loyal to him showed signs of fighting, but surrendered after a few shots.
 Revolutionists occupied the entire city by 10 o'clock, disarming not more than fifty Russian officers who re- mained loyal to the last fragment of Admiral Kolchak's all- Russian gov ernment. Owing to the shell to which the Kolchak power had been reduced here, throughout the day the parading reVolutionists were joined in their eel ebranons by truck loads of soldiers of every description, from cadet officers to veteran fighters in nondescript uni forms.
 Cheers were voiced from street crowds, the first cheers for Russian troops heard here for more than a year.
 During the evening all military units which formed the old Russian staff headquarters declared allegiance to zemstov authority, then three thousand paraded the city, cheering and singing, carrying red flags of rev
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19

An alternative suggestion contem- plating the naturalization Of the en- tire eastern Adriatic shores and waters was said to be nothing more than a revamping of a project made early Ill the negotiations on the. subject and which failed of approval. There is reason to believe, however, that the ger.eraI tendency of the premiers' note is t. invite the United States to come forward with some solution of the problem.
 At the state department 1t was said that the councils note would receive careful consideration, making it evil dent that some time must elapse be- fore reply will be made.
 While the department has decided not to make public the presidents communication and the councils reply without the consent of France, Great Britain and Italy, it was learned from authoritative sources today that the American government looked with fa- yur on the pu7blica tion of the ex- charges and had taken steps to as ce- tain 'the wishes of the governm efts in the matter.
 X factor in the desire of the United States for publicity it was said, was the prejudiced versions of President Wilson's note which were published in the foreign press. These versions were said to have misrepresented the Dresi- dents position and placed the United States in a wrong light before the peo- pc O. the allied countries. One thing of importance from the American viewpoint which developed today was that such decisions as are tredched by the nremiers in their Lon don meetings at which the United States is not represented, are all sub
 
 ings in Paris at which an American representative probably will be pres eaf.
 Wh . this representative will not ! have Jienary powers to accept or re- | ject any decisions reached at the Paris meetings he will at least be able tc quickly refer them to the state de- pa~tment, thus carrying out the un- dc, standing reached in Paris when tht ] Amer rican peace commissioners with 1 dt ew-that thereafter all question! 1 arising under the peace treaty ana 1 armistice were to be referred to tht 1 various foreign offices.
 1 It is known that the Paris confer 1 ence Will take up the question of thu | disposition of Turkey. and as all tht entente powers are on record as hay 1 ing requested the participation of th' ] TTniteds States, it is expected that Am. 1 hassador Wallace. renresenting tht state department. will be fully advised Rs to, developments.
 While there is no idea that tn, I American government will consent tt accept a mandate of any character | even over Armenia, where the situa 1 tion is reported to be desrerate. th' warm interest in this country in th' | Armenians is so well recognized tha 1 the entente powers are believed to b. | certain to solicit the advise of tn, United States in making an adjust ment of the matter.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
-AiLLQuIT4 MOT COUNSEL -
 FOR RUSSIAN SOVIET BUREAU

Albany N. Y. Feb. 1S.-Morris Hill quit, socialist leader, who defended Soviet Russia while testifying as a witness for the defense at the trial of the five suspended socialist assem- blymen charged with disioyaity, today denied he was "a paid counsel or ad- vocate"of he Russian Soviet bureau in the Uuited States Or of L. C. A. K. Martens. Russian Soviet, "ambassa- dor
 Under verbal crossfire from Martin Conboy, MT. Hillquit admitted he was counsel, but not counsellor for the Russian bureau.
 He declared, however, his appoint ment had not influenced his testimony and asserted he had never received any payment, big or small, from the Soviet government Or MT. Martens, di- rectly or indirectly"
 Wasn't check drawn to your or der for $3,GO0?" asked MT. Conboy None for three thousand dollars
 or three thousand cents." And l presume it will be a sur
 prise to you if we will produce the check ?"
 Tt will be welcome surprise ii you hand it to me-
 No check was produced and MT Hillquit continued his testimony. He S~-ANl NAieAL ACA liiC letoI year He IldO dO- vised MT. Martens regarding the best way to accomplish his worthy mis- sion in this country and had aided him in organization of his office. In direct examination this morning MT. HJlquit, in his dual role of chief counsel and first witness for the. de- fense, testified American socialists i were not bolshevists, but that they i sympathized with Soviet Russia be-
 cause it was conducting "a great so-
 cial experiment leading to an idea | state."
 MT. Conboy also grilled the witness
 concerning the socialist attitude to- 1 ward the war. In direct examination
 Mir Hhlquit had testified that while
 opposing" war. socialists here had not sought unlowfully to "obstruct it. From their point of view he had add l ed, opposition" was patriotic" 1 Under cross examination MT Hill
 quit said he "believed" he had assist. i ed in drafting manifesto adopted by 1 the national committee of the socialist i party at the time of the Lusitanie
 crisis, urging workers not to fight ol 1 product war munitions.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19

olution.
 Three trains of Nikolsk revolution ists arrived in the afternoon. They had expected to start the revolution. but local insurgents from the hills surprised everybody when their col umn appeared marching through the city.
 Allied troops here, practically re- duced to Americans, Japanese and Czecho- -Slovaks, maintained policy of strict neutrality toward the occupa- tion of the city by the revolutionitss. But American and Japanese relations were near the breaking point over two incidents.
 One of these was when Japanese company commander attempted to prohibit the advancing column of rev. oiutionists from entering the city. He asserted that the allied council had so agreed the previous night. An Amer ican officer. present told the revolu- tionist leaders that no such policy had been decided and the advance continued.
 Fhe other incideat was when Jap anese forces delayed troop trains from Nikolsk. As a result of this incident Major General William s. Graves, commander-in-c chief of the American expeditionary forces iii Siberia, has submitted a formal protest to the in | ter-allied railway board. General | Graves protested that the Japanese 1 forces have interfered with trains on American ground, the American sec tor of the Siberian railway, which was l in violation of the inter allied agree
 ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
To Define Disability
 of the President
Two Proposals Made in the House Neither Was Aim ed at President Wilson.

Washington, Feb. IS. = President Wilson's extended illness and the att tendant discussion as to whether he was incapacitated for continuing his duties gave rise today to two pro- posaIs in the house to clarify and supplement constitutional provisions on the subject.
 It was made clear, however, that neither proposal was aimed at Pres ident Wilson, the intent being to de- fine the procedure for future emer- gencies beyond any possibility of mis- construction or partisan action.
 The first proposal was in the form amendment, introduced by Represen- tative Fess of Ohio, chairman of the republican congressional committee, proposing to have the supreme court determine the ability of a president to discharge his duties, whenever au- thoriZed by a concurrent resolution of congress. If congress was not sit ting when the emergency arose, the vice president would be authorized to call a special session.
 Unless the constitution expressly states that congress shall be the judge of tho disability of the execu- tive" MT. Fess said, Tit is argued that it cannot safely be allowed by inference; especially would this be true where the two departments | might belong to different political parties.
 'gFhe uncertainty of the constitu- tional question would strongly argue the wisdom if not necessity of an amendment pointing the way out of possible embarrassme | Virtually the same procedure was l outlined in a bill introduced by Rep resentative Rogers, republican, of 1 Massachusetts, and referred to the judiciary committee along with the Fess resolution.
 It would provide that the supreme l court on the request of the senate or i house should determine whethes the president tis unable to discharge the l powers and duties of the office with l in the meaning of the constitution" :" l The same tribunal would be author | ized to say whether the president s inability had been removed, in which case he would be restored to office.
 Nobody knows what constitutes f inability or how it shall be deter ! mined" MT. Rogers said. Yet the 1 decision may be of supreme eonse- quence to the nation.
 Tt is high time that we made certain the uncertainty of the consti-
 tuition. I propose a very simple way "a way making prerequisite action by the legislative and the judicia,
 branches of the government which
 under the constitution are co-ordi- nate with the president himself.
 This is not drive against the
 president. It is simply to eliminate i intolerable, obscurity in our funda-
 mental law.p
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
CHARGES AGAINST THREE
 N. Y. ASST. DIST. ATTORNEY

Albany. N. r., Feb. Ex-Governor Smith received today from Raymond F. Almirall, foreman of the New York County extraordinary grand jury specifications alleging misconduct in office on the part of three assistant district attorneys, John F. Dooling, JamesE. Smith and Edward P. Kil roe
 The governor said that he would designate Attorney General Charles
 D. Newton as special counsel to the grand jury in the investigation of the charges.
 Dooling is charged with conspira-
 cy to bring about the Indictment of
 es.n F. Means for murder; Smith
 is alleged to have been guilty of neg
 tvc. t.uts1 ii respect 70 luvestigat- ing and prosecuting gNnbHng and dis
 orderly housfg, and kilroe is accused of neglect of duty.
 MT. AlmiralPs letter was in reply to a recent communication from tne governor, in which the executive stat ed that if the extraordinary grand jury would furnish him with specifications in connection with allegations Of an "overshadowing crime" he would des- ignate the attorney general as it's spe- cal counsel.
 Because of the preference of the | grand Jury not 10 lillke together the name of a person and >tle charge of an ] uninvestigated crime" Mir. Almirau
 wrote, the grand jury takes the great i liberty of enclosing herewith a memo randum of the names of three n1em- bers of the district attorney staff par i uicularly referred to ln the giand I jury's letter, dated January 22, 1920 with a statement of the crimes with , which suh members are charged" The memorandum states in part i John T. Dooling, charged in con- ] nection with Alexander f.. Reichman i with a conspiracy to falsely and ma ] liciously indict Gaston B. Means fo1 the crime of murder and to, procure l Means to be complained of and arrest i ed for such crimes in violation of the i penal law.
 James E. Smith. charged with va rious violations of the penal law ane 1 with neglect of duty in violation of the | penal law, in respect to the investiga- tioa and presentation of gambling and disorderly houses.
 i Edwin P. Kilroe, charged witt | neglect and omission of duty in viola l tion of the penal law, III failing tC present and prosecute charges of lar 1 cency made by Thomas B. Donaldson 1 insurance commissioner of the state l of Pennsylvania, against George F i MOntgomerX,'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
Loyalty Week" to
 Begin February 2
Period Designated in Proclaim alton Issued by Governor Holcomb Last Night.

Hartford. Conn.,. Feb. Ex-Governor Holcomb, in a proclamation tonight, designated the week beginning Feb ruary P as loyalty week." The proc lamation follows:
 Two great Americans, Washington and Lincoln, were born in February. They acknowledged allegiance to no other country. In this period of tur- moi1 and unrest with foreign propa- ganda promulgated in many newspa- pers and from many pulpits, finding fertile soil and willing ears. it is of vital importance that loyal Americans seriously attempt to Americanize America, including native as well as foreign born citizens, in order that government of, for and by the people shall not perish in the United States.
 Therefore in accordance with the action taken by sister states, I pro- claim the week beginning on Sunday, February 22 CWashington's Birthday, as Loyalty Week, and urge that all cit izens of Connecticut renew to them selves pledges of loyalty to the pr-n- ciples of liberty, supremacy of law representative government and the en- frightened rule of the majority.
 I also call upon all clergymen to make public pronouncement upon these subjects"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
NO REDUCTION IN WAGES OF RAILROAD MEN BEFORE SEPT.

Washington, Feb. 1S.lGuarantee against any reduction in wages be- fore next September 1 is given rail- road workers in the revised draft of the railroad reorganization bill re- ported today to the senate and house.
 Railroad corporations which are to regain control and operation of their properties March 1 are safe guarded likewise by the compromise measure against reductions in rates and fares at the hands of state com missions prior to September 1, the bill providing specifically against any rate or fare reduction not approved by the interstate commerce commits sion, the federal regulatory body.
 The re-drafted reorganization measure, while not prohibiting ad- vances either in wages or in rates in the opinion of the members of the conference committee subscribing to the majority report thus will tend to stabilize conditions in the railroad industry insofar as the conferences deemed advisable.
 Before presentation of the confer ees' report and the re-drafted meas ure to the house, where it first was received, the section of the bill rel ative to wages was interpreted as es- tablishing the pay of railroad em- ployes at the level effective when the properties are returned. This inter- pretation. which later was found to be erroneous, led to hurried confer ences among railroad labor leaders ir Washington, despatching of labor representatives to the capitol to as- certain the exact provision of the measure, and to the calling of a con- ference for tonight of officials of the fourteen railroad unions together with Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison, president and secretary. re- spectively, of the American Fedora. ton of Labor. The labor leaders or learning that an advance in wages was not precluded between March ] and September 1 under the bill, gen erally expressed satisfaction with tht provision against any reduction ot pay during the next SIX months.
 The house fixed Saturday for con sideration of the conference report agreeing to meet an hour earlier thar customary so a finel vote might be req ched before adjournment
 |. Representative Barkley. democrat Kentucky. a minority conferee. was given permission to file a disagreeins report. He served notice that an eff back to conference under instruction, to eliminate some of the provisions Supporters of the report. however were confident that the report woult be approved.
 Chairman Cummins of the senate commerce committee announced tha the report would be taken up in the senate as soon as it was sent ovel from the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
OPINIONS ON IMMEDIATE
 SALE OF GERMAN SHIPS

Washington, Feb. IS. = Conflicting opinions as to the advisability of the immediate sale of the thirty former German passenger liners recently of fered by the shipping board were presented to the senate commerce committee today by members of the board.
 Chairman Payne told the commit tee that the reconditioning of the vessels for passenger service would involve an expenditure of more than 375,o00 090 and offered a resolution approved by three of the four mem bers of the board requesting author ity to put the ships on the market Abl bids recently received for the purchase of the liners have been re- jected. he stated.
 Vice Chairman Stevens, of the board, on the other hand, declared that the vessels should not be sold at this time as their true valuation has never been worked out He urged that the vessels be reconditioned be- fore their sale. Estimates of the value of the vessels received by the board. he said, had been made with a depreciation charge of five per cent. while only 2 1-2 per cent. should be thus charged off. He placed the value of the fleet at nearly $75 5,000,- 900.
 Opposing the immediate sale of the liners because of the uncertainty as to their value, MT. Stevens said the public was entitled to know whether the fleet was being offered at fair prices. More than money was in- volved, he added, and the transfer of the ships should not be made until 1t was known that the best interests of the government were being served.
 The advantage accruing from the sale of the craft as they stand, Chair man Payne said, lies in the saving of the estimated cost of the repairs together with the uncertainty as to conditions in which. the shipping world after the six months or more necessary for the repairs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
RULES MILK DEALERS DO
 NOT REQUIRE LICENSES

Waterbury. Feb. 1S-.Tudge Walter D. Makepease in the district court here today ruled that the law passed by the last session of the legislature, requiring milk dealers to have licenses, is unconstitutional. Grant Porter. a local milk dealer, was in court for not taking out license. The law reuuir- ed bonds of an amount of be fixed in every case by the dairy commissioner. If mlllSmen failed to pay dairymen or producers, suit could be brought on the bond, according to the provisions of the act. Attorney c. G. Root, who attacked the validity of the act, claim ed that the law would make a collec- tion agency out of the attorney gen erals office. The state will appeal the case to the supreme ccvrt.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
DUTCH PRESS ON THE
 SECOND ALLIED NOTE

The Hague, Tuesday. Feb. 1.-The Dutch press. although inclined to re- sent what one newspaper calls "a display of bad temper in the rather sharp wording of some parts Of the second allied note with regard to the former German emperor, in comment generally takes the view that these portions are intended only for home consumption and that the real mean ing of the note is that Holland is simply asked to prevent Wilhelm from interfering with the peace of the world
 The government, the newspapers say, is undoubtedly pleased that the allies did not attempt to dictate the specific place of internment. The general feeling is that the incident will be speedily settled with Hol- lands expected offer to intern Will l helm at Doorn.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
BISHOP BREWSTER HAS
 BROKEN SHOULDER BONE

Hartford. Feb. 1S.-Although suf- fering from a broken shoulder bone the result of fall on the icy pave ments Monday. Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster, of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Connecticut, following a custom of many years standing. de- livered the address at the first Etn- ten monday service in Chr st church cathedral today. Bishop Brewster was injured in Branford. fracturing his left shoulder in two places. The bishop is rapidly recovtrlng and has been performing some of his usual duties although his shoulder is held in plaster cast and he is unable to use his left hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-19
THREE READ, 32 MISSING
 IN PROVIDENCE HOTEL FIRE

Providence, R. L, Feb. 18-Three known dead and g others missing was the official police checking late tonight of the guests at the Lorraine Hotel here, which was swept by fire at 4.30 this morning. Search of the ruins for other bodies, which the police feel certain must be there, will begin to- morrow morning. There were a total of 106 guests registered and of these the authorities have found Il to be safe. Tne missing are practically all Massachusetts and New York peo- pie.
 Police and coroner's investigations of the cause of the fire adn of an al- legged lack of fire escapes and fail ure to properly warn guests when the blaze was discovered were under way tonight.