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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
ROOT URGES RELIEF
 FOR RUSSIAN REFUGEES

New York. April 11.-Elihu Root, speaking at a Russian relief mass meeting today, urged the American people to keep their promise of aid and friendship for those Russians who have sought refuge in bordering countries 10 await the overthrow of bolshevism. Civilization looks to them. he asserted. to re-establlsh Russia and make her a member of the Society of Nations.
 Tt is fair to s3yG continued Mr. Root. that there are now a million persons who have fiet for their lives before the cruel terror of boishivism. They are homeless and destitute. clad in rags. Diseases are decimating their ranks and unless we help them they will perish.
 "A special reason we should help them is because the bolshevism to which they refused to bow is the deadly enemy of American freedom. its fundamental principle is the destruction of democracy. It is a gov e-nment Of class instead of a gov ernment of the people by themselves, | and the force and strength of bolshe- vism is sending its missions to Eng land, France and the United States ip order establish it's terrors in those countries. The whole dependence for the reconstruction and re-establish- ment of Great Russia and to make her a member of the society Of na- tions is through these refugees. If they die there is no hope of regen- erated Russia."'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
TO PRESENT BILL IN SENATE
 FOR NATL BUDGET SYSTEM

Washington, April .11.-A bill pro- viding for national budget system will. be presented to the senate this week by Senator Mccormick. republi- can. of Illinois, chairman of a special committee assigned to this subject several weeks ago. The plan proposed was adopted unanimously by the com mittee, enator Mccormick said to- night and is more sweeping than that outlined by the house budget bill passed last year.
 Responsibility for fiscal matters ie largely vested in the secretary of the treasury by the senate committee plan, the senator said, adding:
 While the measure reserves to the president the power to revise and control the terms of the budget it is the hope of members of the committee that in the actual working of the pro- posed law, this power would have to be exercised but seldom and that the secretary of the treasury together with the commissioner of the budget would assemble, revise and prepare all estimates of expenditures for the government"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
ashe|liQIl Starts
 in Sonora, Mexico
All Property of the Cafranza' Government at Nogales Has Been Seized in Name of Republic of Sonora.

Noga1es. Sonora, April 11.-Cus- toms houses and all property of the federal government here today were formally seized in the name of the Republic of Sonora"
 The report said CarranZa soldiers at Guaymas were expelled from the town in a short fight, during which two Carranza soldiers were killed. So- nora troops control the entire state, according to official reports. Sonora state officials, headed by Governor Adolfo De La Euerta, gov- ernor of Sonora, who has been pro- claimed supreme power of the Re public of Sonora" by the state con- gross. declared today while the state had seeded, it would return to the Mexican republic hupon guarantees from the national administration that there would be no infringement of the states rights by the federal govern The secession, according to the of ]! ficials. was brought about by Carran- l ga ordering federal troops into the
 state. They said the next move de- bends upon Carranza. Unless he acts
 new republic would defy the Mexi- can federal government and resist with armed forces any attempt of 1 Carranza to take back the state by force.
 l General P. Elias Gales, former gov | ernor of Sonora, who recently re-
 signed from the Carranza cabinet
 has been made supreme commando of the states military forces. He hai I issued a proclamation calling fo
 volunteers and calling on all soldier
 in the state to rally against an! l threatened invasion by Carranz; forces.
 Spread of the secession movemen
 to other states unless the Mexican
 government acts quickly was fore cast here today. The Sinaloa stat
 congress, according to information
 received here, has endorsed the actio
 of the Sonora congress in demandin
 constitut .onaT rights and Lower Cal ifornia; according to these reports,
 expected to do the same. Sinalo; . politics are closely interwoven wit Sonora's and both states are largel , controlled by General Alvaro Obre
 gon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
ARE WE REGARDED ABROAD
 "AS A RACE OF F-QUITTERS?

New York, April 11.-Failure of the United States to ratify the peace treaty and join the league of nations has made us regarded abroad 'as a race of quitters. while "our profes- sions of idealism and disinterested- ness are marked down for sham and hypocrisy" Raymond B. Fosdick, who recently resigned as under sec retary general of the league of na- tions, declared here tonight. MT. Fos- dick, who arrived here yesterday on the steamship Baltic, has spent the last month in London and Paris fin ishing up his work in connection with the organization of the league.
 Our isolation is complete and we face the rest of the world in alliance" he asserted. Tt is foolish to assume that the situation has no elements of danger for us. Our position is one of peril, a. fact that is evidently realized in Washington, judging from the plans that are being made for the biggest navy in the world. The price of our isolation will be armament.
 For it must not be forgotten that the ghastly business in Washington has left us without friend anywhere All that we won during the war we have. deliberately thrown away. The influence that we had, our position of leadership, the affection in which ev- erything relating to America was held have all gone by the board.''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12

tions. the report declares. were pub lished for self -glorifcation of certain interests and to provide comfortable and safe places for a large number of men who found such occupation more congenial than active service in the front line trenches"
 While conceding that many war publications were necessary and help ful during the war, the report says. other carvings for the limelight un- doubtedly were inspired by the bonn bastic activities Of the committee on
 public information. headed by that master publicist, George Creel." The law giving the printing conn
 mittee control over government publi- cations, the report declares. nippcd in the bud the greatest propaganda
 scheme the country has ever escaped"
 There is no doubt" the report
 says. that certain clique both in , and out of the army and navy had their preparations well advanced to
 cover the country with an ail-enmesh- ' ing chain of newspapers and maga- zines for the purpose of spreading and ! fastening their military and interna-
 tionalist doctrine upon the United ! States"
 Regarding the transfer of the Of- fcial Bulletin when it's publication by ] the government ceased. to Babson. the
 report charged that with the evident assent of Creei," and through Edward s. Rochester. former editor under Greet. Babson came into possession of tEe Bulletins name. good will
 prestige and value as a going concern.
 staff and office and even was per-
 mitted to copy its mailing lists and
 subscription accounts without paying
 the government one cent'
 Babson and C. T. Clayton continued on the department Of labor payroll
 the report adds, while devoting much : Of their time to the Bulletin and Bab- | son took advantage of his position to give the Bulletin an official status Another eStrayagant publication iF ) sued by the Creel committed" the ie port continues. was the so-called Ns : ion School Service which was ils
 tiibuted free to teachers. Its under | lying purpose, the report decilreh ! seems to have been to convert teach 2 CTS to the idea of tho League of Na . tions and to urge them to teach tha s doctrine to their school children . Regarding the army and navy publi
 cations. the report says that the Cam . Merritt Dispatch and the Mess Ki l were conspicuous examples of th f utter disregard of public funds by of ,. fcials in charge"
 . The Mess Kit" the report ststei . "excelled sensational theatrical publi d cations" with pictures of fascinatin y girls and frothy literature The Dis . patch was said 10 be larger and nor Il elaborately Illustrated than one of th
 most popular women's monthly nation = al magazines.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
<. H. ROAD CANCELS
 15 PASSENGER TRAINS

New Haven, Conn, April H.
 Cancellation of fifteen passenger
 trains because of the switchmen's
 strike around New York was an-
 nounced tonight by the New York,
 New Haven and Hartford Railroad
 All parlor and dining car service in
 and out of New York except on three express trains is annulled,- effective at midnight.
 Nine trains out of New York are among those taken off, including the Il p. m. express for Boston and the train leaving at 7:51 a. m. for Wat erbury. The trains leaving Boston at 1:G5 ?. m. for New York and leaving Waterbury at 12:12 p. m. for New York also are annulled Changes and curtailments are made in sleeping and baggage car service The three trains on which dining and parlor car service will net be affected at present are the Knicker- booker Limited, the Merchants Limited and the Colonial Express.
 Reports received here tonight said that the freight yards at May brook, N. Y, the Central New England Railroad gateway into New England, were tied up by the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
NATION WIDE CAMPAIGN
 AGAINST FOUR LOTTERIES

Columbus, Ohio, April 11.-What is declared by local police officers to be the start of a = tion-wide campaign against four big lottery companies operating throughout the country was taken here today when fourteen Columbus men were arrested on charges of selling lottery tickets or promoting a lottery.
 More than S100,000 worth of lottery tickets were seized here. the police say.
 The four lottery companies are said to be the Hondurus, the Cuban. which is declared to be conducted through the National Bank of the Republic of Cuba, the Metropolitan, whose head quarters are in Montreal, but whose printing establishment is said to be in Toledo, Ohio. and the Alaskan.
 According to the local police, they learned of the alleged lotteries when ticket salesmen approached police man and asked him to buy tickets. The police state the tickets were of- fered for sale at from fifty cents to ten dollars each, and that the prizes offered ran as high as $10,O00 and | $20.000.
 Those arrested here today included one alleged general agent of the lot | tery companies and thirteen others who acted for the various companies 1 Police here said arrests were ex- pected soon in Toledo, Cleveland anG
 other Ohio cities.
 ] The police said all information re-
 garding the lotteries had been plac- l ed in the hands of federal officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12

Washington, April 11.-(By the A P)-Legal proceeding by the govern ment against George Greet, former chairman of the committee on public information: Roger W. Babson of Wellesley Hills, Mass. and others concerned in the transfer of the com mittees war publication, the Official Bulletin, to Babson are recommended in report made public today by Sen ator Shoot. republican, Utah, chair man, and Representative Kiess, repub- lican, vice chairman of the joint con- gressional printing committee.
 The report charges that Babson ob- tained sthe Bulletin" in March, 1919. by secret connivance" with Creel and others without the government receiving a cent in compensation" and urgeSt that suit be brought to obtain just compensation for the govern ment''
 Numerous abuses in government i publications. includ ng army and navy and other war service journals, are | charged ia the report. Many Of these publications, 1t says. were used for l propa ganda favorable to the League of Nations, the liquor interests and of | ticers in charge. Advertisements. the l quick" oil speculations and political propaganda improper in government publications.
 Another alleged abuse of government funds charged by the report was printing of 30,144,S62 speeches of fed eral officials at an expense of SAP. .79s to the government. Paper consumed
 totalled 1,45l,000 pounds. As mem bers of congress must pay for copies of their speeches, the report says, thu
 gross abuse" resulting from th'
 free printing of other federal officials
 speeches should stop.
 The report says the committee unde
 it's power to supervise goverRmen printing investigated 2s6 journals
 magazines and periodicals and dis
 continued III at a saving of Sl,:0O,O0
 auruaily. Eight army and navy news papers and magazines were suppress
 ed al saving of S49o.000.
 This has been done" the repor
 states, without a single protest iron any man in the ranks, chiefly in who's
 interests it had been urged the publi cations were printed. The objection . to discontinuing came entirely fror
 high ranking officers.
 The committee has no desire what
 ever to hamper or discourage the me , of the army or navy in publication c the.r own magazines and newspaper
 Tn fact, 1t heartily endorses and ap , proves such expression of American ism. Government controlled. censore i. . or subsidized newspapers are utterl i, un- American. and the committee earn , estiy hopes this Prussian idea wi n find no root or favor here
 r Many of the War service publica
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
BoLsHEVIk TROOPS FAIL
 TO INTIMIDATE POLES

Warsaw. Friday. April s.--A heavy artillery. infantry. and cavalry action in the region of Mozir. designed, ac7 cording to an official communication, to bring the Poles to look favora- bly upon the bolshevik terms of peace. has been repulsed with large enemp losses. says a statement issued by the war office today.
 Captured documents, the statement add, show that Soviet delegates ad- dressed the Red soldiers, explaining to them contemplated military action on the various parts of the frot was conceived to compel the Poles to make peace quickly. Two fresh infantry divisions and one of cavalry were thrown against the Poles between Bererina and the Pripet river un- der the command of General Hopie- zyn, a former member of the Rus sian staff.
 The fighting was particularly se- we're in the neighborhood of KaIen- kowecze. where the Reds persistent ly assaulted in an endeavor to wresi the railroad junction from Polish control. Simultaneously the Reds at- tackled at Mozir. The communication asserts that not only were the Reds repulsed but that their military spirit was broken.
 Attacks are continuing, but they are principally by artillery.
 Tine newspapers today say that NJ | Paderewski, the former premier, vii return to Warsaw from Switzerland | April 20 and resume his duties as
 member of the Diet. There is mucl i speculation among the politicians however, as to whether NJ. Fade
 rewswi will actively re-enter poli- tics after his two months vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
RUSSIANS ATTEMPTED TO
 LYNCH A PIckPOCKET

New York, April 11.--An attempt to lynch a man accused by worshippers in a Russian church in Brooklyn of having picked the pockets of two persons attending services there was frustrated early today by the police. who took him from a mob as he was being trapped to park. A rope had been procured and the man was badly beaten before the police arrived.
 After his rescue, he gave his name as Jacob Halpern. He is alleged to have taken $960 from the pocket of one worshipper and $65 from another He is being held by the police on two charges cf grand larceny.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
Organized Labor's
 Political Desires
Views on Industrial Problems Have Been Forwarded to Republican National Com n1ittee.

Washington, April 11.-Organlzeo labor's views on industrial prooleHs likely to enter into the coming polu, cal campaign are presented m detdli in reply to a questionnaire supfnitteo bv the advisory committee on pohcies and platform of the republican ha tionaI committee. The reply, maoe nublic today at American Federation of Labor headquarters, Is signed py Samuel Gompers, Matthew WoH ana Frank Morrison as members of the platform committee of the national non- partisan campaign of the federa- ton. Acceptance of the principles enunci- ated in the reply was regarded py nolitical observers here as determining i organized labor's support Of canol- dates in the November elections. These 1 principles include:
 Accordance of the eight hour day | and the six day week with aturday l half holiday.
 Recognition of American wage earn CTS right to organize in accordance with their own judgment. ] Continued exemption of labor organ | izations from antitrust laws. 1 Acceptance of the right of employees 1 to choose their own representatives from within or without the plant. Recognition of the right of employees
 to strike.
 Abandonment of the use of the in- junction in labor disputes! Establishment of free federal em- ployment agencies in the administra- tion of which labor would have . voice.
 Payment of such wages as to render old age and retirement pensions un-
 necessary.
 Equal pay for equal work.
 Minimum age of Is years for em-
 ployment of children.
 Extension of the federal workmen't , compensation act to all wage earners not protected by state compensation l acts.
 !, Elimination of company welfare and upift organizations and substitution of welfare work as conducted by labol
 organizations. Other phases of the industrial sit. uation covered by the questionnair, and labors replies include the princi
 pies of the Kansas court of industria
 relations the function of the secon
 dary strike or boycott, right of govern , ment employees to organize and t, strike, establishment of federal arbi tration boards and encouragement O l thrift among wage earners. Fl "The general principles in what 1 q known as the Kansas court of indus 9 trial relations law" the labor commit . tee asserted, "are principles that ar q so democratic as to be reprehen o sible in the extreme and repugnant t e every American concept of justic,
 freedom and democracy"
 The secondary strike" or boycot tn reply stated. has been resorted { A and will be resorted to only when tac . rtics of employers left to labor no othe \ course.
 si Defending the right of governmer workers to organize, the labor commit
 tee said the right of such workers
 strike should be maintained but ther
 should never be occasion to use it."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
STEAMSHIP RAMMED AND
 SUNK IN HAMPTON ROADS

New York. April 1.-The shipping board steamship Lake Calvenia, bound from New York to Norfolk. was ram med by the steamship H. H. Rogers ia Hampton Roads last night and sank within five minutes. according to a wireless message received here today by the naval communication service. The entire crew of the Lake calyenia was rescued by the coast guard cutter Manning.
 The accident happened at elo o'clock between Thimble Light and Old Point Comfort. The stern of the sunken ship is Srotruding above the water. a menace tU navigation. The Fl. H. Rog- CTS. bound from New York to Tampico via Norfolk, apparently was only slightly damaged The Lake Caivenia registered $500 tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12

. Iporant Break in the Unauthorized Strike of Railroad Employes Occurred at Columbus From the Ranks of Strikers Have Been Reported From Chicago Kansas City and Several Other Cities-brotherhood Leaders Confident That the Peak of the Strike Has Pass ed-Passenger Traffic Has Been Little Affected Except in the New York Area-New Haven Road Has Cancelled IS Passenger Trains Samuel Gompers Declares That ,he Wakout Was I-Advised and That the A. F. of L. VIII Rack Brotherhoods in Their Fight Against the In- srgent Strikers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
HOW K. OF c. IS TO USE
 S7,ooo,ooo OF WAR FUND

Washington, April 11.-Directors of the Knights of Columbus in session here today notified Archbishop John Bonzano. papal delegate. of their de- cision to use the sT o,0o0 balance of their war fund in educational work for former service men. Monsignor Bonzano endorsed their action and told the directors that just before he left Rome Pope Benedict had told him he looked to America not only for material and economic leadership, but also for moral leadership.
 The delegation of Knights of Co., lumbus who will go to Metz to pres ent the city statue of Lafayette in August, were invited to visit Rome.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
IRREGULARITIES DISCLOSED
 IN GOVERNMENT PR|NTERY

.gal Proceedings Against George Cree Roger w. Robson and Others Concerned in the Publication of the Official Bulletin Are Recommended by Joint Congressional Printing Committee That Suit Be Brought to Ob tain "Just Compensation For the Government Merritt Dispatch and the 'Mess Kit' Conspicuous Ex srnplcs of Disregard of Public Funds by Officials in Charge-Commttee Discontinued III Magazines and Periodicals Without Protest From the Men-Many Were Established For Self lfGlorfcation-G Pro- paganda Scheme the Country Has Ever Escaped
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
EXEMPTIONS OF CHILDREN
 IN THE RuHR VALLEY

Berlin. April s.-Privations suffered by children and nursing mothers in. the industrial areas of the Ruhr val ley, Saxony, and Silesia are so severe that the American Society of Friends relief committee for Germany has de- cided to extend it's operations to in- clude 75e,00O women and children in fifty cities. Alfred Scattergood and Harold Evans both Of Philadelphia, said today the organization was feed ing 3s,00o chile-cr .n thIs city and more in other centers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
SUIcIDED WHILE AWAITING
 TRIAL FOR PRoFITEERINe

New York, April 11.-Awaiting trial on charge of violating the Lever act by profiteering, for which he was ar rested Saturday. Joseph Nichthauser, aged 70 years, q Brooklyn haberdash- CT, today committed suicide at his home by shooting himself in the head, according to the police. Nichthauser was out on $2.5oO bail! He is alleged to have averaged profit of 6s per cent. on articles sold in his store.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
HAIRoAo STRIKE SITUATION
 IN AND AROUND NEW YORK

New York, April 11.-With the su- prenne test to date in the strike of railroad switchmen, yard workers and aremen scheduled here for tomorrow morning, the operators and strikers today 1larshalled their forces for bat tic Sunday with it's quiet brought Bpportunity for both managers and strikers to draft plans for the strug kie into which Greater New York has ken plunged now for three full days,
 Prom information obtainable tonight thc situation on the railroads affected ky the strike in and around New Hork appeared to be as follows:
 New York Central-Through and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
Situation in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, April II. = Although there were no additions to the ranks of the striking trainmen and switch men of the Pennsylvania Railroad here today. the situation was describ- ed by an official of the company as serious and growing more so hourly An embargo was placed today on all express, except milk, to points east ot this city and further curtailment was made in passenger service Freight movement virtually was at 3 standstilL About 800 men are out.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
GENERAL oBREGoN UNDER
 ARREST IN MEXICO CITY

Nogales. Sonora, April 11.-General Alvareo Obregon is technically under arrest in Mexico City in connection with the arrest of General Roberto Cejudo, Mexicon rebel leader. accord ing to an unverified report received here General Obregon, according to the report, is not allowed to leave the city but has not been put in jail.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-12
GREAT BRITAIN REPLIES ,. .a TO LAST FRENCH NOTE

Paris, April 11.-(By The A. P.) The Earl of Derby, British ambassador to France, this morning handed to Pre- mier Millerand, Great Britain's reply to the last French note concerning Frances invasion of the Rhineland.
 The note is animated with the spir- it of conciliation, according to a semi official communication, and allows of the hope that within brief time the difficulties which have arisen in the past few days will be smoothed over and that a representative of Great Britain will return to the ambassa dors' conference.