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Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
PACIFIC FLEET
 IGNORED CLAIMS
 ADMIRAL FULLAM

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Charges that. the navy department had made no effort from 1915 to 1917 to prepare ships of the Pacific fleet for war were made before the senate naval investi- gation committee today by Rear Ad- miral William F. Fullam, who com manded that force and directed all al- lied naval operations in Pacific waters during the war.
 Armored cruisers in reserve on the Pacific coast were not made ready. the officer asserted despite his repeated recommendations, and it was only by utilizing naval apprentices at training schools that he was able before the war to get the vessels away from the docks for short training cruises. Even after the outbreak of war in Europe, he said, the department was .'indiffer- ent to the recommendations of senior officers that steps be taken to pre- pare.
 The admiral testified that it was only by going over Secretary Daniels head and sending letters and outlines of plans and policies direct to Assist ant Secretary Roosevelt that a sympa- thetic attitude could be obtained for preparedness measures.
 day. when Admiral Hugh Rodman. day, whe nAdmiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the Pacific fleet, prob ably will testify.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
REC|TE THREATS
 ID MINERS WHO
 REMAINEDL0YAL

TO ME TO E, Ariz, April L. Threats of violence to miners who re- fused to join the strike called in the Warren district in 1917 were recited by several witnesses testifying for the defense today in the trial of Harry E. Wootton, Bisbee hardware dealer, charged with Kidnapping in connection with the Bisbee deportations, July F, 1917.
 Mark Kentro, a miner of Warren said a striker told him if he did not join the walkout he and his family would be blown up. Charles Blair of Bisbee testified one of the men on strike shouted to him when he refused to quit work:
 Your time is short, you old --.''
 William J. White, surface foreman in a mine at Bisbee, said that shortly before the deportations he was called to a shaft to quiet some trouble aris- ing from the efforts of a group of strikers to force workmen to get down from a car of lumber. White said that Mexican approached him with a rock and that, lin order not to take any chances" he knocked the man down F. A. Davis and Charles A. Hines, min CTS, corroborated Whites testimony
 Introduce |. w. w. Button
 While White was on the stand, W. G Gilmore of counsel for the defense showed the witness q button that the latter identified as an I w w. emblem he had seen worn by strikers on the streets of Bisbee. After the button was identified, it was introduced in evil dence and passed to the jury for ex- animation.
 Court was adjourned at 8 o'clock un- til Monday morning at 10 o'clock
 Gov. Thomas F. Campbell has been summoned by the prosecution to tes- tify. County. Attorney Robert N. French announced late today. The gov ernor will be asked regarding condi- tions in the Warren district and re- garding the following statement in the report of President Wilson's mediation committee sent to Bisbee to ascertain the facts regarding the deportations.
 .'Insofar as the deportation of July 12 and the events following constitute. violations of the laws of Arizona. we join in the recommendation of Gov Campbell that the responsible law of ficers of the state and county pursue appropriate remedies for the vindica- tion of such laws"
 It is possible that Gov. Campbell will take the stand Monday, Mir. French said.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02

Under the provisions of the trans portation act, the wage controversy now will be referred to the railroad labor board. which is yet to be ap- pointed by President Wilson. The law provides for three representatives of the public on this board.
 Want Public To Have Voice
 F.. T. Winter, chairman of the rail- way executives conference committee. announced the decision in a statement which said the two sides were in dis agreement as to the provisions of the transportation act. The union repre- sentatives were said to hold that the law contemplated an agreement be- tween the railroads and the employees prior to any opportunity for participa tion by the representatives of the public.
 The railroad committeeman held
 that such an agreement might be
 reached, but they did not believe
 that "congress ever contemplated
 that a controversy involving so
 great addition to transporta-.
 ton costs and in which the public
 is therefore so vitally interested
 should be disposed of by direct ne-
 gotiations."
 MT. Winters statement said in part:
 "The representatives of the railroads take the position that they could not assume the responsibility of adding such burden to the costs of trans portation, which are necessarily borne by the public. without the full knowl- edge and consent of the public, through its repreSents tiVeS, and that they must. therefore. decline the requests and let the entire matter be disposed of as pro Vided in the transportation act
 Submit Question to Labor Board
 This means that the controversy must be submitted to the railroad labor board. to be appointed by the president in accordance with the terms of the law upon which the public will have three representatives, the employees three and the railroad homogeneous three. We invited the committee rep resenting the employees to join with us in the formation of a committee to pre- pare data on the various aspects of the subjectfwhich we feel must ultimately be presented to the labor board in any event, with a view to eXpediting the disposition of this difficult problem. formation of such a committee.
 In support of the position taken by the management conferees that con gross did not intend a large increase in transportation costs should be made without the consent of the public. Mir. Winter quoted section BOT of the trans portation act giving the labor board power to suspend a wage agreement likely to require substantial readust- ment of freight rates. He also pointed out that the law enjoins the concur renee of one member of the public group on the labor board in any i'm portant case to make decision effec- tive.
 At the office of E. NJ. Jewell. chair man of the railway employees confer ence, it was said the unions had no comment to make on the rupture of the wage negotiations but that MT. Jewell might make q statement tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Supreme Court Leaks Actually Exsisted Courts Finds-Indicts 1

The indictment, returned in the Dis tricti of Columbia. supreme court, charged specifically conspiracy to de- fraud the United States of it's right to secrecy surrounding opinions of the United States supreme court prior to public announcement by the justices in formal session.
 It recites that from time immemorial the custom was to deliver all opinions so that all citizens might and did have equal opportunity to be informed con cerning them to the end that the court should continue and be regarded as an impartial and public tribunal admin istering and declaring public law in a public and geenraI manner without favor one Ashton F. Embry then and there well knew
 While there have been rumors of court leaks in the past, investigation always disclosed that they were with out fnnpfation.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
DEL. LAWMAKERS L DEFEAT SUFFRAGE
 RESOLUTION 22-9

DOVER, Del, April 1.-The rati- fication resolution to make Della ware the thirty-sixth state neces- sary to write the womans suffrage amendment into the constitution of the United States went down to de- feat in the house of representatives today The vote was P to 9, but before the result was announced, three members changed from "yes" to mo" to place themselves in a parliamentary position to move for reconsideration, and one member who was not down as voting asked to be recorded in the negative. This made the official vote 26 nays to 6 ayes. Eighteen affirmative votes were necessary to pass the resolu- tion. After the vote, the house ad- journed until Monday.
 In parliamentary sense, accord ing to the rules of the legislature. the suffrage question is not dead for the special session, but legisIa- tive leaders generally conceded that the hope for affirmative action in both houses is a forforn one.
 An identical ratification resoIu- tion is still sn the senate, where suffragists claim a majority of one.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Miners Say Wage Raise Does Not Justify Increased Coal Prices;
 Say Govt. Erred In Lifting Ban

 
 
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Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
VOTE ON PEACE RESOLUTION TO
 COME APRIL s
C. O. P. Leaders Complete Plans to Declare War With Germany At An End-Democrats Vigor- ously Oppose Program;
IRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON. April 1.-Republi- can leaders in the house completed l today their plans to put through, a week from tomorrow, a resolution de- claring the state of war with Germany at an end. The measure was favorabIy reported today by the foreign affairs committee and will be taken up next Thursday under nine hour debate rule which will bring the vote on Fri day.
 Action of the republicans drew the fire tonight of Homer $. Cummings chairman of the democratic national kcommittee. In a statement to press representatives, he said it marked about the lowest point of moral ca a- pacity to which republican leadership has descended" It was an attempt, he added, to use the treaty of Versailles without first accepting it." and could and probably would lead to interna- of which it is difficult at this time to conjecture"
 Vote on Factonal Lines
 The resolution was reported a strict party vote by the foreign affairs committee Representative Hudd!es- ton, democrat. Alabama, refused to vote but his colleagues on the com |.
 Republican leaders revised their plan to call the measure up Monday be- cause of the probable absence of mem bers on that day owing to the Easter holidays. They had no doubt that it would be adopted. although the democrats were lining up against it. but were mot equally confident that the necessary twothirds to carry it over a presidential veto could be ob- tained
 In that connection Mr Cummings said he did not think for one mo- ment that the president would sign such a resolution. He said the house was attempting to exercise powers 1t did not possess.
 Discussing the general political situ- ation. Mir. Cummings indicated that the democratic leaders expected to have the aid of the president in the com ing campaign.
 Expect Wilson Aid in Campaign
 T hope that the president will be able to participate actively in the cam paign,' he said. He is improved in health and while he may not be able to take the stump he can still write and ne can always be heard through his writings
 He said he mad not discussed this phase lately with the president but that he had little difficulty in ascertain ing the presidents position on the question which I deem crucial
 Asked for the democratic view Of the announcement of Herbert Hoover as candidate for the republican pres identiai nomination. Mir. Cummings said:
 Tt is always a bad thing to see an essential democrdat attempt to liberal ize a standpat party. Suppose we let that stand
 Mir Cummings said he assumed that the question of a more liberal con- struction Of the Volstead prohibition enforcement act would be before the San Francisco convention and also the Chicago convention
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
RUSS SOv|ETS SEEK ARM|ST|CE PENDING
 POLE PEACE FARLEY
IRepubIican A. p. Leased wIrel

WARSAW, April 1-The note con corning peace addressed to the Poles by M. Tchitcherin, Russian soviet foreign minister, says the Russian government of soviets accepts" with pleasure, the Polish communica tion indicating Po- lands readiness to open peace negotia- tions April 10, seeing in it future friendship between two neighboring countries
 With reference to ceasing military activities and a meeting for the dis cussion of peace Tchitcherin says:
 Tn the meantime the soviet govern ment proposes an armistice on the en- tire Russian Polish front and wishes the assembly of the Polish and Russian peace delegation to take place on neu- tral ground, preferably in some town in Esthonia.'
 The Poles have contended from the beginning that they would agree to an armistice, the militarists holding that the bolsheviki only desired time in which to bring up achievements along the whole front.
 Commencement has been made by M. Patek, Polish foreign minister. as to when a reply will be sent to the so- viet government but it is intimated that he will decline to consider an ar mistice and oppose the suggestion for the meeting to take place in Esthonia, the Polls contending that Borisov, on the Polish frontier, is the most prac- tical point for both sides concerned in the controversy.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
MEXICO AGREES TO
 RECOGNIZE PART IF
 HUERTA OBLIGATION
fRepubIican A. p. Leased wire]


 WASHINGTON, April 1.-An official statement recently authorized by the Mexican government contains the first intimation that recognition of at least a part of the Huerta obligations is pos sible. The statement places the for eign and domestic debts of Mexico at present at upwards of $500, ,000, ,00O, ac- cording to copy that has just reached the state department and is being care- fully studied.
 Revenues for 1919 are placed at 177,- 399. .1S0.03 pesos; expenditures, 173,059.- 323.06 pesos; surplus, 1889. .S66.97 pesos. The foreign and domestic debt is given, with unpaid interest, at 539, ,106, 731.S1 pesos. and the grand total of the gov ernment indebtedness at ,139.371, ,491.76 pesos, or more than S500,000,000 gold.
 Of the Huerta obligations the state. ment says, that before recognizing this indebtedness, which totals $30.000,0 gold. with unpaid interest, the Mexican government must determine exactly what part of the amount was devoted to the uses of the nation This was said to be he first time that the Car ranza government had admitted any responsibility in connection with the Huerta loan
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
IRepubIican A. P. Leased Wirej

WASHINGTON, April For the fiFst time in history, criminal indict- ment was returned today against per sons alleged to have obtained advance information of a supreme court de- cision for the purpose Of stock market speculation.
 Ashton F. Embry, former secretary to Justice Mckenna. was named as the man who disclosed the substance of the highest courts forthcoming decision in the Southern Pacific case last Novem- ber He was said to have received s600 for the information, whereby the other defendants. F. Willard Mayer, Jr., a New York broker; Barnett F.. Moses. lawyer of Washington. and James liar wood Graves. former assistant attorney in the department Of justice, were en- abIed to sell "short" 500 shares of southern Pacific. on which a profit of sI412.51 was made.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Wilson's Name Withdrawn From
 Georgia Ballot

TRepubIican A. P. Lease WireI
 ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-The name of President Wilson, which had been entered by petition in the Georgia presidential preferential primary, has been withdrawn by action of number of signers of the petition.
 The time limit for entries ex- pired today at noon and official an nouncement of the candidates who had been certified revealed that President Wilson was not amorg them.
 Attorney General Palmer, Thorn as E. Watson, former candidate for president on the popuIist ticket, and Senator Hoke Smith, were the only candidates whose names will appear on the ballots.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
NEBRASKA HARD HIT

LINCOLN, Neb, April LA storm of rain, sleet and snow, driven by a brisk wind, tonight threatened tele- phone company lines with further de- moralization begun last Sunday. when high wind and snow caused the break ing of thousands of poles. Tonight's storm was confined chiefly to the cen tral and eastern parts of the state.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
CORN CROP FACING RUIN

LINCOLN, Neb.. April LIT the railroads do not furnish cars imme- diately. much of last years Nebraska corn crop will spoil, according to rep resentations made today by elevator interests and farmers to the state rail- way commission.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
INSTRUCT DELEGATES FOR WOOD

JACKSON, MISS, AprlI I.-EIectlns eight delegates at large to the repub- lican national convention, each with one half vote the republican state con vention today instructed them to vote as unit for Major General Leonard Wood
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
LOWDEN FILES IN OREGON

SALEM, Ore. April 1.-Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois filed today with the secretary of state his dec laration of candidacy for the repub- lican presidential nomination of Ore gOn.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Missouri Court
 Denies Right of
 Labor to Picket

Republican A. P- Leased Wire1
 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April i. The supreme court of Missouri ruled against the right of labor union to picket place of business, in an opinion handed down here today.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Billion Dollar Demands of RR Workers Cause Committee Break
Owners Representatives Refuse to Continue the Wage Negotiations Unless Public Is Given
 Voice In Proceedings
oAY SHARP RATE INCREASES WOULD RESULT
Big Increases In Transportation Costs Would Be Neces sary to Meet Labor's Demands Say Executives
 Public VitalV Interested
[ic VitaIlV Interested


 t the railroads the broken off tonight when  which billion a in the
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
IRISH DEMONSTRATION FAILS

WASHINGION. AprlI 1.-Bearlng banners urging freedom for Ireland, q dozen women attempted a demonstra- ton today before congress. They were escored from the Capitol grounds by police before reaching the Capitol.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
FAvoRs AMERIcANIzATIoN

LAY CITY, M1ch.. April 1--GoVern- or Frank Q. Lowden of Illinois, repub- lican presidential candidate, in speech tonight declared that Ameri- canization was the most important work now before the people. Develop ment through law. he said, was the first principle of Standardization.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
SOCIALISTS
 MEMBERS IN N. '. OUT
Assembly Votes Overwhelm- ingly To Expel Men Ad- judged Guilty of Being Members of a Traitorous Party-Plan To Continue Fight Against Party
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

ALBANY, N. Y, April 1.-The five socialist members of the state assem- bly,, Louis Waldman and August Claessens of New York; Samuel A. De- witt and Samuel Orr of the Bronx, and Charles Solomon of Kings county, were expelled from the lower house of the legislature today by an overwhelming 2 majority.
 The next step in the fight against the socialist party, characterized as a "traitorous" party by the assembly ju- dietary committee, will be taken in the legislature tomorrow.
 Would Exclude Party From State
 Bills designed to carry out the rec concentrations of the judiciary com mittee that appropriate legislation be enacted to the end that hereafter no party, group or political organization in which aliens are acceptable as members. or whose principles, policies or program are responsive to or deter mined by an organization. national or state, composed of persons not mem- bers of the electorate of the nation or state, shall be privileged to occupy the position of a political party on the of ficial ballot Of this state, are expected to be introduced in the assembly.
 Legislative circles tonight were dis cussing the statement given out today by Louis Waldman and Charles Solo mon. two of the busted assemblymen, in which they said: tThe workers by whom we were elected must and will be heard. If the people are to be driven from the ballot box where shall they go?"
 Reports reaching here from New York that the socialists would appeal to the courts were given little or no at tention most members of the assembly declaring that the courts could not re- view the action of the assembly in voting to deny seats to the five as senlblymen because, they said, the house is a judge of it's own members and it's decision is final
 Say Appeal Will Be Taken
 NEW YORK, April 1.-The five so- cialists evicted from the New York as- sembly today will appeal to the su- preme court, and if necessary to the United States supreme court, s. John Block, state chairman of the socialist party. announced here tonight. He said counsel for the socialists would meet in a day or two to determine whether an immediate appeal to the state supreme court should be made.
 Charles E. Hughes said today that he regarded the expulsion of the socialists from the New York state assembly as a serious blow at the standards of true Americanism and nothing short of al calamity
 Those who make their patriotism a vehicle of intolerance he continued, "are very dangerous friends of our in stitutions. I expressed my views upon this question at the outset and I have seen no reason to change them.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Unanimously Accept Pact
here from Essen tonight

ESSEN, April 1.-The central com mittee and 200 delegates of all the local committees voted this afternoon unan- imous acceptance of the Bielefeld agreement of March 24
 The workmen's central committee had been in session for many hours discussing the terms that delegates brought back from Munster. There was some dissatisfaction with the re- suits of the Munster conference. but most. of the members of the central committee maintained an optimistic attitude
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
ACCEPT BERLIN
 PROPOSAL-RUHR
 REVOLT AT END
Republican A. p. Leased Wire

DUSSELDORF, April 1.-Com-
 promise proposals made by the
 Berlin government were accepted
 by the workmen's general confer
 ence at Essen today and thus the
 Ruhr revolution is ended, according
 to telephone message received
 here from Essen tonight.
 Leaders of the communist army are said to have expressed their objection to capitulating, saying they preferred to die fighting but submitted the mat ter to decision of the majority of the central committee Of the Ruhr district.
 Agreement was reached on the basis of the Bielefeld terms but amnesty had been extended until noon tomorrow. It is understood that if the communist army and workmen start to comply with the terms in good faith imme diately the government is willing to give a reasonable time for the disarm- ing and withdrawal of red troops. which will be technically required by noon tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-02
Foch Has No Authority

Replying specifically to the remain ing questions in the resolutions of the house of representatives. I will state that Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch has no authority over the United States troops in German territory, nor can anyone direct their activities with out express orders from the president of the United States.