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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
tain Its repeal

tain Its repeal.
The Massachusetts, House recently
passed the. statewide measure to
third reading by vote Of 1876 to A
but the attitude Of the Senate Is said
to be problematical. The Chamber OF
Commerce Of Providence, R. T., re-
Gently canvassed the Rhode Island
legislature where a statewide bill Is
pending and announced 1t was strong
ly favored. While there will be no
session of the Connecticut legislature
this year, the mayors of IS cities at
a conference in New Haven urged the
adoption Of local ordinances. Chi
cago, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, st,
Paul Louisville, St. Louis, San
Francisco. Los Angeles, Oakland and
a number of cities in Pennsylvania
are said to have deferred action.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
NO TRACE YET Of
MISSING A|RMAN
LOST IN THE
EVERGLADES
(By Associated Press.)

Tampa, March 27 7.-Airplanes that
are searching for Lieut.. Omar Nier-
garth, who is believed to be lost in
the Everglades, have reached Naples
and Miami without finding trace Of
the missing man. The search will
be resumed today.
Niergarth, who is from Battle
Creek, Mich, left Carlstrom Field,
Arcadia, Tuesday afternoon, for Fort
Myers, only an hours flight distant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Fifteen thousand young women In
New York city-girls who work for
a living and have average conditions
TO content with in their own homes,
have pledged themselves to the New
York Probation and Protective Asso-
citation to aid In caring for the morals
OF young girls in the metropolis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

American women made their advent
in practical politics In 1910, when
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too were
borne into power partly by the songs
of the women. The Whig meetings
In that year were for the first time,
attended by women, while the Demo-
cratic meetings wer ecomposed Of
men alone.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Suffragists Will Look Elsewhere
(By Associated Press.

Dover, March q. Although the
Delaware legislature was in adjourn
ment until Monday, the struggle on
the suffrage amendment has been con-
tinued, both sides preparing for the
vote expected Tuesday or Wednesday
Should Delaware refuse to ratify the
suffragists will turn their attention
to Connecticut, Vermont, North Car
olina and Louisiana.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

The bridal wreath is usually formed
In Germany of myrtle branches; In
America, England, and France of or
ange-b blossoms; in Italy and Switzer-
land of white roses; in Spain, of red
roses and carnations: in the Islands
of Greece, of vine leaves, and in Cze-
o-Slovakia, of rosemary
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
FOUR DEAD AND
TEN INJURED
IN COLLISION
(By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, March 27.-Four en-
ployes of the Atlantic Refining Com
pany are dead and ten injured as a
result of a collision of motor bus
and a railway train on grade cross
ing in the suburbs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Miss Francesca Porter of Lawrence,
Kas., who was admitted to the Kansas
Medical Society in 1872, is said to
have been the first woman physician
thus recognized by any State medical
society.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

The famous Emperor Charles ".
who was accounted one Of the ablest
rulers Of his time, had such conf
dence In the ability of women to gov
ern that he appointed three success
lively as regents Of the Netherlands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

The married and unmarried women
in Colombia are distinguished by the
way In which they wear flowers In
their hair, the senoras wearing them
on the right side and the senoritas on
the left.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
HOOVER SAYS
He IS NOT
A CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
SAYS HE WANTS 1T UNDERSTOOD
HE Is NOT SEEKING PUBLIC
OFFICE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 27.-Herbert
Hoover replied to an inquiry az to
campaign expenditures addressed
Presidential Possibilities by Labor"
in the Railroad Unions Weekly, BY
saying that ''as I have no campaign.
I have no finance" He reiterated he
is not candidate and not seeking
public Office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

7 the final adoption of the Six
Amendment to the Constitution
United States, 26,SS3,566 won :
pine eligible to vote in all cleo
seventeen million were already
! to vote for President under
avs, and 100000 were en-
20 vote for members Of Con-
Pnder State laws.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

In ancient Athens girls lived In the
strictest seclusion till their marriage,
kept virtually under lock and key
They were seldom permitted to leave
their homes. except on some great
festal occasion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Hines and Roosevelt Got Crosses
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 27.--Distin-
guished service crosses were awarded
Major General John L. Hines and
Lieut.. Colonel Theo. Roosevelt, the
latter for heroism in Cantigny raid
and later at Scissors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Paul Little Doing Well
(By Associated Press.)

Lexington, KY, March 27.-Paul
Little, rescued yesterday after being
kidnapped, had good nights sleep,
but was nervous today No clue to the
identity Of the kidnapper has been se-
cured,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
To Form Big Sales Agency
(By Associated Press.)

Havana, March 27.-Independent
cigar manufacturers numbering q
dozen have initiated the formation Of
a great cooperative sales agency to
enter the foreign field.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Fn young woman was stopped
~ from smoking in the restaur-
the United States Senate in
pgton, she took her cause to
shest authorities, In this case
pators themselves, with the re-
pat in future a woman will BE-
pea to enjoy her cigarette in
nate restaurant If she so de-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

nlna there is a very strange
lon for women. 1t is carried
'laerly ladies', who go the round
pest houses, announcing their
oy beating a drum, and offer
'lr services to amuse the lady
mouse. This offer accepted,
down and tell he latest scan
u the newest stories and bits
ip' and are rewarded at the
lew pennies per hour.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
|ACERS WERE
CARRYING OUT
PEACE. TREATY
| GERMAN MINISTRY EXPECT
| TO RE ANNOUNCED TODAY
pu Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press')
,ris, March 27.-Great quantities
rms have been discovered in Ger
! BY Allied officers charged with
rvising the execution of the peace
" Thirty-five hundred 3-inch
uns were found in the immedi-
Iicinity Of Berlin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
New Minister OF Denmark
(By Associated Press.

Washington, March 27.--Joseph G,
Grew, councillor embassy of Paris,
has been nominated minister of Den
mark.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

cfedit of arganizing the first
school in the United States is
for a woman-Miss Sarah
20 died at her home in Patter-
j. in 1872, at the age of 30
Miss Colts original idea was
The mill boys to read and
ma from this the school grad
rev into a means of exclusive
instruction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Won't Form New Ministry
(By Associated Press.)
u.s. March 27.-Hermann Muel-
|preign minister of the Bauer
D. has declined the task Of
g the new German ministry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Only Slight Headway Made
fpv Associated Press.)

(rlin, March 27.-Only slight
|vay has been made in the effort
brty leaders to bring order out
parliamentary chaos which has
h the resignation Of the Bauer
let. It is believed the new min
will be announced today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Liner Philadelphia Badly Damaged
(By Associated Press

Southampton, March 27-Two fires
aboard the American liner Philadel-
phia damaged the vessel so badly that
sailing today was abandoned. The
fires are are believed to be of incen-
diary origin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Americans Soon Be Out Of Siberia
(By Associated Press)

Vladivosto, March 27 27.-Evacuation
of eastern Siberia by American troops
will be completed about April first,
two transports leaving this month
with almost three thousand troops.
The remainder will leave about the
end of the month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Thousands of women In Switzerland
earn livelihood by their skill In the
finer work of matchmaking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
PANAMA CANAL
HAS AGAIN
BEEN OPENED
(By Associated Press J

Panama, March 27 27.-0bstructions
in the Culbrea cut have been remov-
ed and the canal has been re-opened
to traffic after six days interruption.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
LAKELAND, FLA. SATURDAY, MARCH 81, 1890
$4,000 OFFERED
TO CARP|ENRER
TO FIGHT lEV|NSKY
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Detroit, March 27.-An offer of
twenty thousand dollars to Carpenter
to meet Battling Levinsky ten rounds
here has been announced.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
SPAN|ARDS ARE
COMING TO j. 5.
IN GREAT NUMBERS
(By Associated press.)

Wy tkoDoofeeS1
New York, March 27.-Qable dis
PATCHES from Madrid describing the
crowds seeking passports Of the
American consulate leads to the be-
lief that the number of Spanish immi-
grants might break all records.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
IS
APPOINTED AS
SOLICITOR Of
DEPT. Of AGR|

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, March 27.-Robert
w. Williams, Of Florida, has been ap-
pointed solicitor Of the Department Of
Agriculture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
NovOrOssisk Captured
(By Associated Press.)

|ndon, March 27.--Novor0ssisk,
bst southern Russian base under
|ol of General Denikine, has been
|red by the Bolsheviki.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27

Move Govt from Warsaw
(By Associated Press.)
hdon, March 27.-The Polish
|hment was removed from War
10 Bromberg, Berlin dispatches
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
Odessa Captured
(By Associated Press.)

Fis, March 27.-Odessa has
occupied by the Ukranian ma
army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-27
To Claim Dictatorship
(By Associated Press }

enna, March 27.-Admiral Hor-
regent of Hungary, plans to pro-
military dictatorship, according
(dapest dispatches.
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off" treaty with Great Britain. Colo
mel House told Bernstorff in 1916
that there was never any possibility
Of war with the British over sea
rights or blockade questions. In the
fall of 1914, when the German Am
bassador had a personal interview
with the President, he intimated to
the latter that American neutrality
seemed to be "tinged with sympa-
thy" for Germany's enemies. The
President contradicted this emphat-
ically, Bernstorff says. The latter
adds:
"He [Wilson1 thought that this
appearance was the result Of Eng
lands naval power, which he could
do nothing to alter"
Protests to Britain
Our State Department made many
emphatic circumstances against
British infringements on neutral
rights. Yet friction never went be-
yond a certain point. AS Colonel
House once put it to Bernstorf, the
American public would never have
stood for war with the Entente.
With Germany the case was diff
ferent. There was no general arbi-
tration or years grace treaty. Bern
storff laments the fact that the Ger
man government foolishly turned
down Secretary Bryan's proposal to
negotiate one. That was only one
of the many disastrous errors of
German diplomacy. To say, as the
note of February 10, 1915, did, that
the United States would hold Ger
many ito strict accountability" for
the destruction on the high seas or
in the blockaded" zone of an Amer
lean vessel or the lives of American
citizens, was to open the way to
war in case Germany persisted in
prosecuting her submarine campaign
by methods which she considered
defensible, because they were de-
scribed as form of reprisal.
The position taken in the note of
February 10 was sound. But it
wasn't position to be taken pru-
IDENTIFY by nation which didn't in
tend to go to war. For war was
likely to be the only effective means
of enforcing "strict accountability"
Bernstorff tells us that Mr.. Bryan
was at first "incredulous" when the
German Admiralty's "war zone"
proclamation was handed to him. He
took it as bluff" The American
protest must have been framed in
that skeptical state of mind. The
author of the note may have felt
that it was also safe to bluff, That
was a misjudgment. For when the
Lusitania was sunk the Admins
tratlon's purpose to keep out of war
was strained almost to the swapping
point.
According to Bernstorff the Presi-
dent didn't realize at once how diff
cult it would be to reconcile the
declarations of the February 10
note with a continuance of his pa
cifist policy. The German Ambas.
sador telegraphed on May 9-two
days after the massacre: "Mr. Will
son regards matters calmly" He
says further: "The first expressions
Of opinion which received from the
President and Mr.. Bryan gave me
good grounds for hope that these
gentlemen would do everything in
their power to preserve peace"
Too Proud to Fight
But on May 10 Mr.. Wilson went
to Philadelphia and made his famous
too proud to fight" speech. Bern
storff believes the President would
not have gone 50 directly counter to
~
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entirely willing, Bernstorff says, to
leave the adjustment Of damages to
arbitration after the war.
But even before the public cor
respondence ended Bernstorff was
writing. home-July %, 1915:
"The latest note from America,
which Is already on its way to Berlin,
will, in sense, bring the. negotia-
tions to a conclusion. as the gov
eminent want to have a definite
basis of agreement which may form
the foundations of their discussions
with England. In my conversations
with Mr.. Lansing, I have been given
to understand that the government
wish to know, verbally, or in writ
ing, whether we are in a position
to incline somewhat to the Ameri-
can point Of view and whether we
can see our way to assist the present
government to secure, by means of
joint conversations with Germany
and England, the freedom of the
seas, which has always been the main
object of Mr.. Wilson's endeavors,."
By Secret Negotiations
This is a sufficient commentary
on the innocuous character of the
Lusitania correspondence. Bern
storff added on July %: "Both
President Wilson and Mr.. Lansing
are now prepared to reach an agree
ment by this means [secret negotia-
tions]. What Mr.. Wilson
wants is to satisfy public opinion
here, by the serious tone of the note
sent us, and at the same time to in
duce US to make certain concessions
and thus carry out his daring prof.
ect of the freedom of the seas"
The Arabic incident interviewed.
This forced Bernstorff's hand. On
his own initiative, he says, he in
formed Mr.. Lansing that the attack
on the Arabic was entirely contrary
to the intentions of the German gov
eminent. He was afterward re-
buked for this by Secretary Won
Jagow. But it turned out that he
had guessed Berlin's real intentions,
and after some delay Won Jagow
admitted that the unrestricted u
boat warfare had been abandoned in
favor Of Cruiser warfare" Thus
the Arabic n,odus viuemdi came into
existence, the Administrator won
it's temporary victory and friction
with Germany over U-boat methods
was allayed.
On February 8, 1916, the German
government announced its intention
to sink armed enemy merchantmen
without notice. This led to discus
sion in the United States of the
status Of armed merchantmen, in
the course Of which Mr.. Lansing is
sued his extraordinary memorandum
to the Allies, practically admitting
the justice of Germany's position.
Mr.. Wilson felt obliged to repudiate
it. But the next crisis with Germany
arose not over the sinking Of an
armed merchantmap, but over the
torpedoing Of the Sussex, an English
passenger ship with Americans
aboard. The Presidential campaign
was approaching and the Admins
tration was extremely sensitive to
the suggestion of hostile critics that
the Arabic guarantees had become
worthless. The President was also
still hoping to become a mediator
between the two groups of belliger-
ents. Next to the program Of keep
ing out of war, the prospect Of figur-
ing as the mediator Of the Euro
pean quarrel appealed most to him.
President Roosevelt's achievement
ip bringing Japan and Russia to-
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s. HE value 81 the theory thus
y aeesptsd hy the President,
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Sussex Case a Jar

ZIG
The Sussex case was an unpleas-
ant jar to both these ideals. Won
Jagow's awkward attempt to dodge
culpability for the loss Of the Sus-
sex especially irritated him, Bern
storff thinks, because he detected a
direct untruth in it," "For the sake
of his prestige" the ex-German AM
bassador reports, "Mr. Wilson was
now compelled by the recent course
of events to take action, although
the excitement Of public opinion was
this time undoubtedly less than was
the case after the torpedoing of the
Lusitania and the Arabic
The American note of April IS,
1916, took the form of an ultimatum.
Bernstorff is convinced that chad it
not been for this ultimatum diplo-
matte relations would not have been
broken off Immediately, even in
1917" He blames Won Jagow's
"clumsiness" for bringing about a
situation in which "a challenge in
the form of our formal declaration
of January 81, 1917, could no longer
be tolerated"
Won Jagow backed water prompt
~. He renewed the Arabic guar
antics and enlarged them SO as to
cover not only liners but all mer-
chant vessels. But the harm had
been done. He had deprived Mr..
Wilson of the power to negotiate
further with Germany over a re-
sumption of unrestricted submarine
warfare.
From April, 1915, to January 81,
1917, the President, feeling that he
had kept the country safely out of
war, pursued his alternative policy
Of mediatory intervention. Early in
May Ambassador Gerard reported
that Germany was ready to agree to
American mediation. Bernstorff
quotes these words of the Kaiser
explaining Germany's attitude:
"Gerard's utterances had made it
clear that Wilson was seeking a
ladder for reelection. 1t was better,
then, that we should offer him the
ladder of peace than the ladder Of
war, which would eventually fall on
our own heads" Such remark dis
closed sound judgment ON the
Kaiser's part. But he was not the
master in Germany. The ladder of
war was eventually offered to Will
son by General Ludendorff.
Wilson Oratory Analysed
Bernstorff telegraphed to Berlin
on May FL, 1916: Wilson regards
conflict with us as thing of the
past and desires to let things rest
and soon to lay the foundation of
peace" On May 81 the President
limited at his plansNin a speech be-
fore the American League to Enforce
Peace-a speech which Bernstorff
shrewdly described as displaying
"all the characteristics of Mr.. Will
sons oratory: brilliant command of
the English language, dazzling
wealth of vocabulary and nebulous
sentence construction, which made
the purpose clear only to the init
ated."
The German government was
never entirely sincere in encourag-
ing Mr.. Wilson'S activities as peace
maker. This appears from Won
Jagow's dispatch of June Z, 1916, to
-
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January 81, 1917, revolved, in fact,
between these two purposes-keep-
ing America out Of the war and in
jecting himself into it as peace
maker.
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rnstorff Throws Light On Some of Our War Diplom
The German Side Of the Stov Il
by the Former
Ambassador

for mediation they are, meanwhile,
meeting with vigorous opposition in
England. If they are rejected by
England the result cannot but be
favorable to US, for we are natural
ly skeptical of mediation on the part
of a statesman so partial to Eng
land and at the same time so naive
as President Wilson. This necessari-
ly follows on the consideration that
the President would be concerned to
construct peace on the basis Of the
status quo ante, and particularly in
respect to Belgium. Although there
is to-day little on which to form an
estimate as to how far we shall be
in position to bring about solu-
ton in conformity with our inter-
ests into the Belgian question, which
is the direct result of the war, so
much is certain, that if the war con-
tinues in our favor, a peace on the
basis of the absolute status quo
ante would not be acceptable to US.
So as the President interprets his
role as the chosen champion of all
that, in his opinion, is right and
just, it is to be feared that re-
fusal on our part to make peace
on this basis might induce him to
go over openly to the enemy. 1t is
not, however, out of the question
that public opinion in England may
in time turn again 10 Mr.. Wilson
and his desire for mediation. AS
soon, therefore, as Mr.. Wilson's plans
threaten to assume a more concrete
form and there is evidence of an
inclination on the part of England
to fall in with them, it will be Your
Excellency's duty to prevent Presi-
dent Wilson from approaching US
with positive proposal of media
ton"
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Hinted at Mediation

AS Ludendorff's book shows, he
was sufficiently worried about the
German military situation in Sep
TENDER and October to be willing to
restrain submarine warfare and ex-
pertinent with peace proposals. The
Kaiser therefore wrote a memoran-
dunn for the President, intended to
be delivered to Ambassador Gerard,
but later transmitted through Bern
storff, in which a pointed hint was
given that American mediation
would be welcome if offered prompt
ly. Otherwise Germany might have
to consider a renewal of the unre-
stricted U-boat campaign.
The President declined, however,
to do anything until after the cleo
ton. Then he acted, but not quickly
enough.
AS Wilson delayed, the German
military party became confident
again and pushed for action against
England. Won Jagow was forced
out of the Foreign Office and the
Berlin government decided to side
track Wilson'S peace offer with ar
offer of its own. This annoyed the
President. Bernstorff writes:
"The President himself, as Colonel
House told me. was very disappointed
when he received the news Of our
peace offer. Colonel House told mo
that he 1.-THE Presidentl would natu-
rally have liked to take the first
step himself. Apart from this, he
had always warned US against men
tioning peace. because this would be
interpreted by the Entente as weak
ness. He therefore regarded our
peace offer as m obstacle to action on
his part, as it was bound to diminish
the enemy's readiness to enter into
negotiations"
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The German Offer

The President transmitted the
German offer to the Allied belliger-
ents without any comment, and :
few dsYs latsr, on nscsmber Is,
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Too Proud to Fight

But on May 10 Mr.. Wilson went
TO Philadelphia and made his famous
too proud to fight" speech. Bern
storR believes the President would
not have gone 50 directly counter to