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SENATE SHOULD
RhT1FY AT ONCE.

If the United States Senate hon
eStly wishes to know the attitude
of the President toward the inter
pretations with which it would like
to qualify the treaty, one sure way
stands open. Let it give its advice
and consent, accompanied by all
the timd exceptions and sulfling
bubbles that may be necessary, and
it will soon find out. TO satisfy a
great curiosity and at the same time
to perform a solemn duty never
was easier
Evidently there are TO be M de
tailed instructions from the White
House. When the treaty was sent
TO the Senate the immediate re.
sp0sibility OF the President ended
If that body will not assent to the
covenant as 1t stands. it has the
privilege of rejecting it outright or
of approving it with such roserva-
tons as may be considered appro-
pirate. Thus far, although eighty
Senators have indicated by vote
that they favor the treaty in one
iNAAi VI etiotAol' itoOhliS nus bC'h
done.
Messengers charged with the task
OF learning from the President how
he would act if he We're a member
of the Senate return with vague
or conflicting reports. Those who
We're in doubt before are now in
tribulation. Ii they dispose of the
treaty ON their own terms they
are afraid that the conclusion may
not be agreeable to the Chief Mag
istrate. who still has the power of
life and death over the instrument
1t seems not to have occurred to
these gentlemen that they have an
obligation in The premises, regard
less OF hlm or anybody else. which
they cannot shift to other should
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WHAT Is
EQUALlTR OF RIGATS2

In a familiar passage o. the Amer
lean Declaration of Independence.
thge IS a certain resemblance 70
more familiar one in the Sermon
on the Mount. Both look 10 an
idealism of the future which should
be striven for and may he reached
in the far futdre. we hold these
truths to b. se'feyident, that all
men are created equal. that they
are endowed by their Creator with
certain unaljeuable rights. that
among these arc life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" What Is
meant by "created equal? Moth
ing has been more conspicuous in
all history than the inequality of
men in their capacity for whatever
activity they may be engaged in.
l. 5 all the more important 10 rec.
ceNize the lights which, with equal
rertantv. are "unalienable." but
nude Of "lte' o. The "pursuit OF
what are they NJ question is
happiness. but what about "liber.
ty"9 That is surely right TO be
Striyen for by all human beings
and TO Ne permitted SO far as the
rights claimed by some do not come
u conflict With those of others.
But all history before and since the
sermon on the Mount ana the Dec.
'aration OF Independence made up
of such conflict. and the ideal is tar
rom Ee.ns reached vet Still. it
should be- The prevailing aim Of hui
man struts lie until il is attained,
however distant the happy realm.
The relation Of capital and labor
has long been one Of conflict with
the basic principle OF our govern.
ment. Each has become a more Or
less organized force for promoting
is own interest. net only at the
cost or he sacrifice IF the other
but OF that or the great mass Of
people constituting the governing
power for themselves and their ma,
Con Whle each OF these forces
his been Struggling t7~ what il re.
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But with all sympathy for those
starving peoples and with all sup
port Of Mr.. Barnes plea for giving
them relief, one may also justly re
mind the United tates Grain Corpo
ration and the United States gov
eminent what q wrong has been
done the American people to make
them pay famine prices for their
bread This is exactly what they
had to do when such prodigious sur.
pluses of breadstuffs were piling up
that now there IS no way to get
rid of the supplies, and if they can
not be sent on an errand of mercy
across the sea they must rot.
Five million barrels of flour, In
the United States there is an esti
mated number Of some 10000, 600
families. A whole barrel of -four
for one American family out Of
every four a quarter of a barrel
of -four for every American family!
And all of it going to waste.
NJ Barnes declares that Amcri-
can people will not buy it because
il is flour made of soft winter wheat
and they want only the higher
grades of fours. This may be the
fact, although it also may be the
fact that the American people were
not willing to pay nearly $1l bar
rel for such flour II the could
have bought the inferior -four for
something like what they used to
pay for the very best grade Of flour
they might have been glad to take
1.-THE Sun and New York Herald
GndD.
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competition to see which one can
buy the most expensive dress Or
which can practise the creates.
thrift in her household, then are the
political questions settled and the
nations economies put in force.
1t would be a splendid thing for
the country if some one would in
auguarte know-your-neighbo-
week, and knowing your neighbor
means much more than knowing his
name and where he works and
what his business is. 1t means a so
cial acquaintance. an acquaintance
which will bring you and your
neighbor together for intimate and
frequent chats. Only in such way
can the spirit of democracy be pre-,
seryed.-Lincoln Star Qnd)
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garded as its own rights and the
common benefit of the country, Or
has professed to regard it as such
both have been really disregarding
the general results of their actiyi-
ties and the effect upon the we'll
being OF the people as a whole and
the power of the nation In the
situation that has been brought
about by conflict there is a great
need of a clearer understanding, a
less selfish motive and higher
sense of justice, which will bring
about cooperation for restoring
sound conditions and working Back
to prosperity in manner that will
leave the forces of peace activities
in harmony for greater progress
than ever before.-.New Cork Jour
nal OF Commerce fnd1
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News (Ind.)
PUBLIC OPINION,
THE STRIKE BREAKER

A short time back an emplOye on
q French railroad got himself into
an altercatios with the boss and 50
France suffered a complete tie up o.
transportation. The strike is now
over
The trainmen and their affiliated
workers spoke loudly as to what the
railroad directors should do to get
them back to work
The railroad directors were cynl'
cal and boastful as to what weu'a
happen to the trainmen If they
didn't toe the marx.
In the end the men walk back
and agree to forfeit pay for the
time wasted. The directors take
them back and agree to eat their
hedges Of punishment. All is peace
The original quarrel Of two en-
pIoyes is to be arbitrated.
What brought such a happy end
.sg to a crisis which had involved
the government, needed the inter
vention OF the, premier and made
necessary emergency measures not
unlike those of a siege?
Why, that good little old strike
breaker, public opinion The public,
right or wrong, is always a major
ity. Public opinion looked al the
strikers and their cause and disap.
proved; looked on the directors and
their threats with equal GOODNESS.
Public opinion said: This is all n
lot of nonsense and you might as
well 60 back upon the job as sharp
~ as YOU can The strike don't so.
And the trainmen and the direc-
tors. when they found themselves
disable to fan partisanship among
he public, quit cold. Theys LOST
their audience Detroit News Ond)
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MERE CA BINET
CHANGES

Washington chief indoor sport
these days seems 10 be wondering
who will be the next official of the
Wilson administration to present
his resignation.
The correspondents seem to think
that Frank l.. Polk, under-secretary
is likely to be the man, pointing out
that this friendship for former sec
rotary of State Lansing will not
cause him TO want to stay on with
Mr. Lansing's successor.
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appoints them" But this is "a mat
ter which could hardly be touched
by law" since Congress could con
fer no Independent authority on Cab
met officers without subtracting from
that which the Constitution gives the
President The News suggests
However, that
Perhaps that end could be accom-
plished in some measure by making
members of the Cabinet also mem
bers of Congress for debating pur
poses. If that were done, a PreSi
dent in choosing his Cabinet would
feel impclled to get the strongest
men he could draw about him, for
it would be upon them that he would
have to depend for the defense of his
administrator in Congress and for the
advocacy of the measures and polio.
les which he projected"
But such a reform would presup.
pose a Congress willing to inaugu-
rate II. and this is up to the people
thinks the Fort Wayne journal. Ca
zette (Dem1 They have the power
TO send real constructive forces to
Congress. and they too often send
sticks. and whenever an effort is
As6e 10 rid a department Of dead
timber, the hue and cry is made that
he Ill service is being attached to
wicked politicians" The San An
tonic Express lind. DEM has much
the same thought. and says
The general public has suspected
for Il long time that n score or so of
tirst-elass business men could accom-.
piish more in the way of COnStruc-
tive legislation in few weeks than
a Congress composed of several hun
dred practical politicians usually ae
composites in continuous session Of
several months. In fact, there has
been general impression that if a
group of business men could be sub
stituted for the Whole aggregation OF
political insists that make up a por~
ton of the national law making body,
the sessions would be very much
shorter and the useful work done
very much greater
The Philadelphia Ledger flud.D
likewise suggests that we Try the
experiment of putting men trained in
practical business in charge OF the
very practical business OF making
business etficient,' and the Wash.
ingtou hOSt Ondl reminds us that
the lat senator Aldrieh once de.
clared that if the executive depart
ments OF the government were con.
Quoted on approved business princi.
pies saving Of $500 100000 a year
could be Effected. The Post adds
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Perhaps If the country really
wanted to be dry" 1t wouldn't re-
quire the expenditure of s50,000,000
year to keep it that way.-Colum-
bia Record.
No Stacker charge could bebrought
against the French during the war
and none can be brought now, for
the cable dispatches say they are
even "eager to pay taxes. "-Chey-
enne State Dealer.
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PERCY AND FERDIE-front Page, Mr. Editor, Please.

3 SN OLD THING, LOAN NE $500,
THEATRE PARTY on = DINNER
AFTER. TANIN6 MISS VANAsTo6
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TUESDAY. MARCH 9, 1920.
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YOU'LL HAZE To TAME
A $1,000 BILL MONTY
us The SmALLs ST
| AANE ---------------
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Nitti Arrives i'm Paris
To Confer With Premiers
Question of Adriatic Settlement
Is Expected to Figure Promi-
nently in Farley

PARIS, Jan. A. francesca Nitti. the
Italian Premier, arrived here this
afternoon from Rome to take part in
conferences in Paris and London with
Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd
George, at which it is understood the
question Of an Adriatic settlement will
figure prominently.
Signor Nitti was met at the railway
station by Premier Clemenceau and
members of the Italian delegation here,
headed by Foreign Minister Scialoia.
The Italian Premier declined to talk
regarding his mission. He will leave
Paris for London tomorrow morning.
ROME, Jan. 4.-Count Sforza, Acting
Foreign Minister. and other prominent
personages in Italian political life.
speaking to-day with regard to the
visit of Premier Nitti to Paris and
London, said the discomfort toward the
Allies shown by Italians during the
last two months was merely the pass
ing result Of over-long uncertainty in
which Italian questions had been kept
~ the peace conference.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Senate Meets
To-day; Lacks
Treaty Truce
Continued from page 1

merely voted down all changes and
stuck to their program.
"The most serious stumbling block
to an agreement ] see Is the Lcnroo,
reservation" said Senator King. ~
really do not see how it can be softened
sufficiently to remove the objections
and at the same time meet the view
Of those who are insisting upon it
Personally wish the reservation could
be eliminated entirely. I have great
faith in the democracy and good faith
Of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and
Great Britain itself.
Possible Basis for Truce
II believe that the future OF the
world rests with the Anglo-Saxon race,
and that any attempt to sow dissen-
sions between the English speaking
nations Is an unpatriotic act. We had
many attempts during the war to do
this very thing by pro-Germans."
Senator King announced that to.
morrow he would introduce in the
Senate his compromise reservations,
printed some days ago. Although they
may be the basis Of q compromise,
there is no sign Of 1t yet, as they are
unsatisfactory to both sides. Mr.. King
does not say he likes them himself.
He only insists he attempted to fol-.
low the Lodge reservations as closely
as possible. at the same time making
some notifications which he thought
would make them more acceptable to
the Administration.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05

leave q loophole for increasing arma.
ment at the slightest pretext and lead
to recurrence Of other wars.
Believes in Disarmament
ut has been stated that this would
leave every country exposed to it's ene-
miles,. he said. "But it leaves the
enemies just as naked. If Europe. the
center OF trouble, can agree to disarm,
can't we do likewise, with an ocean on
each side between us and Europe and
between us and Asia? Other countries
are not afraid that we would exceed
our limits Of armament. They know
that not until we got into a war would
Congress come within gunshot Of reach
ing the limit allowed u.s."
The reservation against paying
Americas part Of the expenses of ad-
terized by Professor Taft as ga small
piece of business" He said that this
country was better able to pay such
expenses than other nations, and that
the rest Of the world would not take
that reservation seriously.
:. Referring to the reservation on
Shantung, Mr.. Taft said: "The wisest
thing for US to do is to go into the
league first and then insist on Japan
carrying out the provisions under
which she secured Shantung."
Mr.. Taft said that the protest
against the plural vote Of the men,
bers Of the British empire in the as
sembly Of the league had basis Of
justification. Hv secuted the possi-
bility, however, Of more than one
British vote in the council of the
league.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
,Jellicoe Given Official
Welcome at Washington
British First Sea Lord Greeted
by Admiral Niblack; Starts
ON Receptions

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-As unob-
trusively as private citizen, Viscount
.Jellicoe of Scapa, admiral of the
British feet Of Jutland fame. arrived
here to-day from New York for a visit
to the capital as the guest of The
Navy Department. Lord Jellicoe was
welcomed by Rear Admiral Niblack
naval aide to the distinguished visitor
during his stay.
my word, but that is an imposing
pile" the world famous naval con-
mander exclaimed as the battleshi
gray Of the Capitol building caug
his eye upon emerging to the stree
The architectural beauty ST the Uni
Station elected likewise an express
OF admiration from Lord Jellicoe.
To- night the British Admiral and
staff were entertained at dinner at t.
british Embassy, after an extend
afternoons drive about the city.
Tomorrow after calling on vi
President Marshall. Lord Jellicoe y
visit Secretaries Lansing and Danio
A visit to the naval gun factory
be followed by luncheon with r..
Admiral Grant commandant of /,
Navy Yard. In the afternoon. &
admiral will be shown the Libra,
OF Congress and will visit the SEM
ano mouse OF Representatives. i
will take tea at the residence
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and "
dine with Secretary Daniels, follow,
by reception at the Secretary of t.
Nays home.
Lord Jellicoe will 60 to Annanol
Tuesday to inspect the Naval Acadsm
returning to Washington to take th
train for Key West. After v;s;t;r
Havana, he will embark on Tho ret,",
voyage TO England on the battlo
cruiser New Zealand. ''''e
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Dorpat Says Admiral Has
Notified U. S. He Will
Give Toxic Part of Siberia
Unless Aided at Once
Reds Force Caucasus Road
Russian Envoy in Paris De.
nies Overthrow of Gen.
Denikine's Government

LONDON, Jan. "A wireless dis
patch received here from Moscow
quotes Dorpat report as saying that
Admiral Kolchak, head of the Omsk
government, has notified the United
States government that he will cede
part Of Siberia to Japan unless the
Allies send further assistance to the
white" army to save Russia.
"The RED cavalry" says the dis
patch, ais at the gates Of Taganrog and
Mariupol, and the fall Of Novocher-
kask is considered imminent as se-
quel to the capture Of Liknaya juno
ton, where the Red cavalrv took 4,50O
prisoners.
General Denikine's troops are fee
ing from Tsaritsin in panic in the d.
rection Of Tikhoryetskaya (Kuban
Province), being cut off from Rostov
and at the same time squeezed upon
two sides.
Road to Caucasus Open
"The road to the Caucasus is now
open from the northeast"
A Bolsheyik communication issued
Saturday and receivedt here to-day
says:
"In. the direction of Berdiansk Con
the shore of the Sea Of Azov) we have
occupied the Makarenko station, and in
the direction Of Mariupol (southeast Of
Ekaterinoslav) we occupied Tlenovka
station, twenty versts southwest Of
Yuzovka. In this region we took 1,10O
prisoners. twenty-five guns, ffty-two
machine guns and other booty.
according to supplementary infor-
from q q I
Of the enemy's Markoff division were
killed, and the rest, sixty-seven officers
and 1900 men, with twelve guns and
fifty machine guns, were captured.
French Gun Plant Taken
"In the direction of Tsaritsin, cross
ing the Volga on the ice, we captured
after fight French gun factory and
entered Tsaritsin."
PARIS. Jan. IN. Aleresky, for
mer member of the Russian Duma and
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Senators Fon,enting War
With Britain. Sovs Wis.,

The Rev. DR.. Stephen s. Wise, in an
address before the Free Synagogue at
Carnegie Hall yesterday, accused
United States Senator'S Of encouraging
= war against Great Britain. Those
Senators who we're doing it, he de
clared, were as great a menace to the
United States as "some prizes Of the
recent Red raids"
+ President Wilson, duly authorized as
the treaty-maker Of the nation, DR..
Wise said, had gone to Paris with the
ratifying function Of the Senate in the
forefront of his mind and had con.
Quoted his negotiations with regard al
ways for the rights Of the Senate. The
Republican leaders in the Senate, he
continued, had worked against the
President in his absence and spread
abroad the impression, which reached
even Europe, that Mr.. Wilson was act
ing on his own responsibility and
against the will Of the nation.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05
Ex-Kaiser Tolls to Sta,
Flood Menacing Cash.
Rising Rhine, at Highest Sta.
in Tears, Threatens to Over
throw Ameronpen D;L.

THE HAGUE. Jan. a (By TIL. y.
ciated Press).-The Rhine has res.a 1850 !.
its highest stage in many wears .saso ass|
vicinity of Amerongen and threats ~ sas
overthrow the dixie about Bent;nssa Bt;sas H 70
tie, former Emperor Williams ns..a = YES.
home. Workmen are busy strenats raetsseas
ing the dixie to meet the ssoen. ems,sa
and advices from the castle renoss oessnsy,
ex-Emperor is aiding them n 's ~ aae
task. ~ snelr
Should the river rise a feu
inches it's level would be high s,a mofs
to permit the water to seen ovsr roaeh
the grounds and flood the lowsr N mo
of the castle. Watchers of the ;ssoly
rise, however, express the opin;oass sssss q
flood has reached its highest stara .Is sns
that the danger to the castle ;se Is anc
although the fields between it snS Syssf, &
river, q distance Of about a ,n;is iha me
flooded. are
The castle is situated on tb. -
side of huge government dixie wssa ,sssst
forms 8 roadway, and the buildins" "n.ca tae
is subject to flood damage in s gssa.as sass
degree than the main part of tbs tbssSf =
lage, which this dixie protects VII
The flood has caused great dan..
to property, 25 per cent of Holion 81
brickmaking industry having b,saas been -
stroyed. 0s
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05

selected a representative Of tie United
States government. In that way alone
we called the attention Of the American
people to the absolute lack Of guaran-
tees Of their safety in Mexico existing
under. the so-called Carranza govern
mont"
Here the rebel leader stopped to call
down every curse upon the Carransa
government known to the Spanish vo-
cabulary. 1t was then. as he screwed
up his face and clenched his fists. that
he looked the part Of bandit. Though
dressed in . black sweater over calico
shirt without necktie, ordinary black
trousers and his fedora hat, Cordova
showed the face Of terrible hater.
His outburst Of rage convinced both
my interpreter and myself that Cor
dova was telling the truth when he
later disclosed that he had scorned
100000 pesos and immunity from
prosecution as rebel rather than give
false testimony in the coming trial Of
Consular Agent Jenkins.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-05

that had it mot been for his (the Presi-
dent's) letter. the treaty would have
been ratified, with the reservations. at
the last session. He, therefore, having
prevented It's ratification, is in duty
and honor bound to take the next step
in the proceedings, II any further step
is to be taken"
Senator William M. Calder, Repub-
lican, New York: ~ voted for the
treaty, although in many respects the
reservations incorporated in the reso-
luton Of ratification did not meet my
own personal views. 1t was my opin-
ion that they should be stronger, but
accepted them in the spirit of COM
promise"
Senator Poindexter, Of Washington;
Senator Jones, Republican, Of Wash
ington; Augustus o. Stanley, Demo
crat, Of Kentucky; Nelson, Republican,
Minnesota, and Mcclellan, Democrat, of
Tennessee, replied that they would give
the associations appeal their earnest
considerations"