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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

the German merchant marine, be-
cause we permitted Britain to &C.
quire security at sea by the seizure
Of the German fleet, while oppos-
ing the French claim for Saar coal
PREPARATION, for Rhine barrier secu-
rity, and vetoing Italian claims along
the Adriatic, the Continent openly
declared that there did exist an
Anglo-American alliance to make the
world Anglo-Saxon, and the Italians,
at least, appealed to the French to
throw off American leadership and
join in purely Continental alliance.
What an Alliance Means
Moreover, If we Join with the
British, and the same is true If our
partner were France or Italy, we
actually agree to military alliance,
become involved with that country
in all its other disputes, inherit its
enemies and make enemies Of ma
tions still our friends. This again
Is a long way from accomplishing
our purpose in performing our duty
to the world by bringing about a
more tolerable settlement than that
Of Versailles or perpetuating the
more tolerable positions Of that
agreement.
But If we do neither tho one nor
the other of these two things, what
is there left for us to do? Entering
the league Of nations will change
nothing. 1t will merely mean en-.
deavoring to do one or the other
Of these things inside the league in.
stead Of out Of it. There will be nc
change in national aspirations. The
British representatives in the league
will be no more prepared to consent
to surrender German colonies OF
German ships than were the British
representatives at Paris. Nor will
the French members feel less
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

know just how much of q part
- the telephone played in upset
ting plans Of German agents
during the war. So nearly universal
is the use Of the telephone in these
modern times that to listen In on
mans TELEPHONE calls is to penetrate
we'll into knowledge Of his daily
activities.
The German agents recognized
this fact and were careful to be-
cloud their conversations as much
as possible.
For example, Paul Koenig, of the
Hamburg-American Line, who d.
rected many German agents in this
country up to the time of his intern.
'ment, had worked out an elaborate
code by which meeting places of the
agents could be disguised when men
toned in conversation over the
phone. Here is page from his
little black secret memorandum
book:
The Code
Operatives Of the s. S. Division
when receiving instructions from
me or through the medium of nv
secretary as to designating meeting
places will understand that such in
structions must be translated as fol-
lows,
"A street number in Manhattan
named over the telephone means
that the meeting will take place five
blocks further uptown than the
street mentioned.
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
means Grand Central Depot.
"Kaiserhof means General Post
Office, in front Of P. o. Box $40.
"Hotel Ansonia means cafe in
Hotel Manhattan (basement.)
"Hotel Belmont means at the bar
in Pabst's, Columbus Circle.
brooklyn Bridge means bar in
Inter den Linden"
Likewise. the Imperial German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
MIR. Wilson'S Role

common resistance of our course.
MIR. Wilson's Role
Now, within certain limits, this
conception was what President Will
SON carried to Paris. Whether he
advocated it we'll or ill is imma-
terial. This was the. role he ac-
cepted for his country. But in prac-
tice he discovered two things: first,
whenever he opposed a national de-
mand unreservedly, as in, the case
Of Italy on the Adriatic, he en-
countered the passionate opposition
of the whole nation, and, secondly,
when he sought to limit the policies
pursued by nation in the interests
Of security he was obliged to offer as
a substitute the army and the navy
Of the United States, as in the case
Of France and the Rhine barrier. In
the one case, therefore, the policy
failed outright; in the other, it led
directly to military alliance,
wholly outside the Presidents no.
ton Of the way world order should
be restored or maintained, and, on
the whole, I believe, at variance
with the views Of a majority Of the
American people.
Recognizing the total failure Of
the first method, as disclosed at
Paris, we may pass to the second,
Here the question is simpler.
America may place itself beside a
single nation, let us say Great Brit
ain, and, accepting British claims,
enlist the British in cur campaign
to reduce the claims Of all other ma
lions to such a degree that Germany
may still be economically rehabili-
tated and Bolshevism avoided in
Central Europe. But this means
that having agreed to the British &C
quisition Of German colonies and
ships we shall call upon France to
surrender her acquisitions Of the
same character or abandon meas
ures taken in the same search for
security. We shall necessarily have
to make similar demands upon Italy,
upon Japan and upon Poland.
A Continental Alliance
Such course, however, leads in
stantly to the charge that we have
entered into an alliance with the
British to create an Anglo-Saxon
hegemony Of the world, and it must
result In the close association Of
Continental nations to resist Anglo
American policies and purposes. We
shall, by this course, avoid forcing
the British into line with the con-
tinent In resisting our proposals,
but we shall intensity Continental
resistance and deprive our undertake
ing Of very large part of its moral
authority.
Once more the experience at Paris
supplies the proof Of This. Because
we raised no protest OF q formal
and lasting character against the
British acquisition of the German
colonies and the larger portion of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
From the Washington Star

strongly in tho matter Of the Rhine
barrier, tho Saar coal OF the Aus
TRAN union.
The problems will be the same,
our single weapon will remain our
fina ~cial resources, and any attempt
to employ this weapon will encoun-
ter the same resistance, protest,
denunciation which attended the
Presidents course in the matter Of
Fiume. Actually, many of the same
men and all Of the same national
policies and considerations will ap-
pear at the sessions Of the league Of
nations which were present at the
Paris Conference. Nothing will be
changed, save the scenery, If one
may use that figure; people, prob
lens, difficulties, all will be- Identical.
Thinking over these circumstances
during many months, / have been
led to the conclusion that isolation,
within certain limits, Is the only
possible policy for my country.
Moreover, am convinced that while
the European nations continue to
ask for American participation they
are led by total misapprehension
Of what that participation actually
means.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Must Begin Again


In my Judgment, If there u - +"
league OF cations. any form o. y
ISOLATION, we shall have to begin
all over again and at ths beginning
we shall have to content ourseT"
with a far more modest foundas'0n
and proceed only SO FAR IS .heFe .
a common agreement Oh both sac
of the Atlantic. In the 1orrnas'oh
of that association we snail hs's
equally 20 avoid forcing our s'eV'
upon Europe and permitting Europ
to press her own views upon as' -
it stands, Europe has in fact re]esf
ed ours and we have rejected nsI'
This was inevitable, given the 'o's'
difference of actual eoncep1'on'
And in my judgment the real ieseps
of nations will be possible only WIS.
not merely the United States ~,
her recent allies, but Germany sn'
Russia as well, are able and res''
to participate in the formation "
such an associates. Had the leas'0
Of nations come k$a being now
with the United States ~ . palsn,..'
the result would almost fnss'sspy
have been the formation OF . 'l's'
league of nations, with German!
fand Russia as the main factors WIZ
socialism in one form or another =
the basic principle, and events "0s''
have marched swiftly toward -
other world war between tho Wy
systems Of alliances
(CopyigAt, 1880, n - Ael
Newspaper SySdicssA -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Making a "Date"

Not long ago there was semi
criminal investigation in which it
was learned that a society suspect
four or five times a week called a
certain number at about $50 D, M.
and almost invariably followed this
by Immediately calling a certain
'ther number. What did that seem
to indicate? Simply that the man
telephoning had g young woman
friend whom he thought we'll enough
Of to take to dinner several times
week. He called her, and then
when he knew that his dinner en-
gagement with her was assured he
called a restaurant to engage a
table for two. This was only q
rough guess, but further investiga-
ton revealed that the guess was
exactly right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Am American View

know how the French felt in
Paris when we opposed the Rhine
barrier; know how the Italians felt
and acted over Fiume; I remember
the momentary wrath Of the British
when they discovered that the Ger
man ships seized by the United
States would be kept by us. 1 do
not defend our course, but the
British reaction at that time clearly
reveals to me the British reaction
If we should suggest the return to
Germany Of the ships taken to make
good submarine destruction. British
resentment over the Irish amend
ment to the treaty the other day is
q later demonstration Of the same
basic fact.
AS an American I see the justice
Of the British view, the French
view, the Polish view; I understand
the emotion of the Italian, but It is
not less clear to me that there is an
American view; that if America
were asked to remake the treaty in
such fashion as to save Germany
from economic ruin, in the interest
of world stability, and if America
undertook the task, our representa-
tives would have to demand equal
contributions from all. And it is
exactly this which the British do not
see, the French have only begun to
discover, and the Italians, having
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Cuesses Sometimes Fail

1t would not do, however, to rely
on hasty conclusion. know of
a case in which a man called res
taurant every night at 1880 or a
little later. Two investigators were
working on the case. One guessed
that the man must do lot of enter
tanning at that restaurant. He prob
ably called to reserve a table, or to
confer with the headwaiter about
something to be served. The other
investigator, the more experienced
Of the two, shook his head.
mo" he said, che hasn't been
calling to reserve table, because
that restaurant is never crowded.
and, moreover, the rush would be
over, anyhow, by 1880. My idea is
that he Is bit sweet on the cashier
and calls her at 1880, because that
is shortly before she goes of duty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

This conjecture proved to be sub
stantially correct. The restaurant
cashier was not only the mans
sweetheart but his accomplish in a
number Of illegal transactions.
In endeavoring to get line on a
mans character through his tele-
phone calls it is indeed about as
important to know with whom be
has been talking as to know what
he said. For he might talk so
guardedly as completely to obscure
the real object Of conversation !:
but there still remains the question
OF why he ever had the converse
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Opposing Conceptions

The simple truth seems to me b
be that in the matter Of the league
of nations Europe was talking and
thinking of one thing, the United
States Of another, and between The
two conceptions there was q gulf Ct
least as wide as the Atlantic Ocean.
President Wilson undertook to con-
promise the two views, but the com
promise contained so much Of Euro
pean conceptions as to be unaccspt
able to the United States, while IL
Senate's reservation" SO complete
ly eliminated the European conesp'
tons as to make the treaty worth
less to Europe.
But it is maintained that Europe
is willing to accept the treaty VIII
the Senate's reservations" IN
reason is, ! think, obvious. The sus.
cess European statesmen bad n
winning Mr.. Wilson over to . con
siderable fraction Of their views b.
not unnaturally inspired the hope
that, in practice, the came resuf
would follow all American partid'
patton in European affairs. Tho ~
sulting situation would be that ~
should be morally, not legally, com
mitted, but this would It'll be long
way from absolute freedom o.
action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
The European Idea

Quite naturally the Englishman
believes that American participation
means American support Of British
views OF world order. The French
man must have the same belief. But
If 1t be made clear to Briton and
Frenchman alike that America in
the nature Of things can intervene
In world affairs only to reorganize
them, her intervention being upon
invitation, provided she Is free to
annul all the conditions of Yer
sailles, to give Germany her colo
MES as we'll as the Saar, her ships
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
the Peace Treaty Rejected What Is the Next Ster

az we'll as the coal France demands,
I am satisfied that both Britain and
France would withdraw their invi-
tations.
= If we are to be a receiver for
Europe we must have receivers
powers. But these are powers no
nation will or can surrender to us;
these are powers which to attempt
to exercise is to invite international
discord. have never been an advo-
cate Of the principles which the
President endeavored to put into
practice at Paris, but / do believe
that it is a mistake to charge Mr..
Wilson with the sole responsibility
for the failure. In my opinion the
larger failure was that Of the prin-
ciples themselves.
have read Mr.. Keynes's book
with very great interest, but the
substance of his comment is that
President Wilson went to Paris with
|. the high and noble purpose Of OBJ
tanning lasting and healing settle
ment, but that in Paris he was
tricked, deceived, bamboozled by
Clemenceau and Lloyd George, with
the result that bad peace was
made, a peace so bad that il Amer
lea does not return to Europe and
unmake it Europe will perish. But
he does not suggest any other
remedy than that we deprive the
French, the Poles and the Italians
Of their national aspirations or their
vitality needed Preparations; he does
not suggest that the British give up
the German ships and colonies. he
does not suggest it because it does
not occur to him. But it occurs in
stantly to many Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

and he desires to meet her after
ward"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Finding a Guest

When the pro-German plotters
were at the height of their activi-
ties suspicion was directed by a
telephone clew against a mysterious
stranger who was known to have
occupied seat No. II In a certain
Pullman chair car. Department Of
Justice investigators learned at the
ticket office that the seat had been
reserved through the head porter Of
big New York hotel. This hotel
porter might ordinarily not have
known who got such reservation
but in this instance the transaction
had been particularly impressed
upon the porter's mind by difficulties
encountered. A hotel guest had
tried to reserve seat on a certain
train after all seats had been sold.
he asked the porter to keep on try
ing to get one up to the last minute.
and If successful to call him at
Room TIT. The porter remembered
the coincidence Of the seat number
being II and the mans room num-
Der TIT. All that remained, then,
was simply to find the name Of the
guest who had occupied Room TIT
on the date In question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
Calls Can Be Traced

Calls Can Be Traced
Nevertheless, regardless Of the
care one may take to cover up the
real nature Of telephone CONVERSE
ton, the telephone is one of the
greatest single sources of informa-
ton about what another man Is
doing, provided one may have ac-
cess to the records.
Most hotels and apartment houses
preserve the records Of the outgoing
telephone calls from each room or
apartment and the time Of day or
night that such calls were made.
When there is criminal investiga-
ton hotel will usually permit &C.
cess to such records, on the theory
that the hotels responsibility to So
ciety, in the interest Of good gov
eminent, is paramount to the cour-
tesy it owes guest. ANY telephone
user may call Central and ascertain
the name of the subscriber having
any listed number.
But even without the names. with
nothing but a list Of numbers that
somebody has been calling from his
hotel during a period of several
days, 1t is surprising how many facts
are instantly available. To ANYBODY
familiar with the city the name of
the telephone exchange indicates the
location.
Clews Easily Followed
In New York the Broad and Rec
tor numbers are down in the finan-
cial section, and the Riverside or
Morningside numbers are up in the
residence districts. So that if man
comes to New York for a week or
two and makes frequent calls Of
numbers prefxed by Broad or Rec
tor there is fair chance that he
may be identified with some kind Of
financial operations.
On the other hand. Il hs calls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
The Telephone as a Spy Catcher

Embassy was always referred to as
5000; Won Papen, 1000; Boy-Ed,
5000, and DR.. Heinrich Albert. the
commercial attache Of the embassy.
5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

nothing but residence numbers, such
as Riverside or Schuyler, and calls
them In, say, the afternoon hours.
perhaps there are women In the case.
for men are not usually at home
during the afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
By Fred G. Kelly

4 r WOULD be interesting to
3 know Just how much of q part
No. the telephone played in upset
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

impartiality, then we should incur j,
the hatred Of all, and not impossibly |
all would. in the end, be led to a |
common resistance Of our course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28

cal power won by our soldiers on
the battle field, because Of the moral
prestige earned by our relief work
ers, and in Europe the work of
Hoover certainly measured up to
that Of Pershing, the United States
is able to speak with no little au-
thority, and its opinions, in part at
least, can be enforced because of
the financial, moral and military
strength behind them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-28
The Real Issue

1O 4SCo4 4SSU0
The fears that American sover-
eighty will ba invaded, American
liberties threatened. American poll
cies and interests compromised, seem
to me unfounded. When one has
seen at first hand the impression
left in Europe by tho temporary
presence Of millions Of American
soldiers and by the revelation Of
the material resources Of the Amer
lean people, these apprehensions
seem wholly negligible. Rather, the
real question becomes, What, after
all. can the United States actually
Obviously there are three we'll
defined courses open. Since the war
touched our national resources little,
BY comparison with the strain placed
upon those Of Europe, because our
position saves as from any personal
interests In any European rivairies. i
because Of the rsputation for physi-
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-10-03
INDIANS WIN TITLE
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE.
CHICAGO IS SECOND
Cleveland Will Take Part in
World Series as Result OF
Victory at Detroit.

Detroit, Oct 2-Cleyeland won its
way into the worlds series this after
noon, capturing the American league
pcnnant with 10 to | victory over
Detroit. Cleveland needed but half a
game more margin in the league race
70 remove definitely the possibility Of
Il tie with Chicago.
The Indians opened their offensive
in the third inning and sustained it
practically throughout the game. coup
ling it with Oldham's five passes aud
some poor fielding BY Detroit
iris Speaker. the Cleveland manager
was the idol of the 10000 fans through
ont the game. He was given an ovation
when ne stepped TO the plate in the
first inning. Speaker responded with
five brilliant fielding plays and three
hits.
Speaker made the final putout Of the
game which brought his team the cham
pionship A fan jumped from the
bleachers and asked Speaker for the
bah, but the manager refused. saving
ne wanted it as keepsake.
More than a thousand of the spcctat-
orS crowded onto the field and surround
ed Speaker as he started for the dress
ing rotnn. He was patted on the back
and his hands seized by admiring fans
The demonstration continued for fif-
teen minutes after the game
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-10-03
Many Owners Approve
Plans to Give Baseball
Into Tribunals S Hands

Chicago. Oct. 2.-Seores Of kilograms
expressing approval Of the plan proposed
Friday by four major league clubs to
take control Of the game out Of the
hands of men financially interested and
place it under tribunal Of three dis
Interested persons We're received today
by President William Necyk Of The Chi
cago National league club Neeck
Charles A. Comiskey, Barney Dreyfuss
and John ]. McGraw were til" signcrs
of letters sent out explaining the plan.
$. h. Bredon. president Of the SC.
Louis National league club. teiegraph"d
he had 'signed proposed Lasker, plan
and heartily approved
Others who telegraphed approval
were: Roger Bresnahan, president To
ledo American association club George
X BeIdon. president Minneapolis Ameri-
can association club; G.. It. Chaplin. prcsi-
dent Rochester International league club;
John c. Ryan. president Peoria Three
league club; Warren G. Giles. president
Moline Three | league club, and many
newspaper writer's and prominent sports
men.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-10-03
Giant Score Board
to Show Each Play
of Worlds Series

Great Falls baseball fans will have
the opportunity 10 watch every play IN
the worlds series on thc giant automatic
electric board at the Grand theater this
week. Arrangements have been com
pleted by Manager William Stcegc to re-
ceive teiegraDhic flashes at the theater
on every play az il il made Six men
are required to relay the plays to the
score board.
by watching the board. every strike.
ball. foul. the positions of the variou,
men and every other detail Of the games
can be seen. The worlds series will
open on Tuesday afternoon. According
to Manager Stcege. the board IL the most
modern of any in the country 1t was
installed last wear and was used at the
Grand during the 1919 worlds series.