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New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Apathy Threatens to
Crush Housing League
Hirsch Fears Organization Must
Disband Unless Membership
Increases Rapidiy

Unless there is greater demand for
its further organization, the Citizens
Protective Housing League, which was
started last month by Nathan Hirsch
and Samuel Untermyer, will have to
disband within two weeks, according to
statement issued yesterday by Mr..
Hirsch. When the public was invited
to join the ranks of the organization
it was expected that 100000 members
would be enrolled
Mr.. Hirsch said yesterday:
Il offered to give my time to operat-
ing this league and Mr.. Untermyer
agreed, at my invitation. to serve as
advisory counsel, also without compen-
sation.
''It was understood that the citizens
themselves should form this organiza-
tion and that we should not attempt to
operate it until 100000 paid members
had been enrolled.
"Mr. Untermyer, upon sailing for
Europe, suggested that the offer re-
main open until August 1, when, if the
full membership had not been enrolled
the plan should be withdrawn until
the public conscience is thoroughly
aroused We both felt that unless the
plan met with a spontaneous response
it had best be held in allegiance.
'The response has not been as large
as 1T should have been and if within
the next two weeks there is not an
overwhelming demand for this organi-
zation the work of forming the league
will be suspended"
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Explains Japan's Stand
On Far East Discussion,

Japans reluctance to discuss Pacific
and Far Eastern problems with this
government at present was set forth
yesterday in a statement issued by Kyo
kumasaki. Japanese Consul General
in this city.
the scope of the conference, stating in
detail the matters to be considered. the
statement said, the Japanese govern
ment would confine itself to co6perat-
ing with President Harding to effect
the disarmament of the nations of the
world. The statement issued by the
Consul General said in part:
1t has always been the supreme
aspiration of the Japanese government
and of the people cf Japan to con-
tribute to the enduring peace of the
world and the common welfare of man
KIND. Any scheme or any undertaking
therefore, which aims at these high
IDEALS should be especially welcome to
ernment made reply 70 the United
States on July IL, through the Ameri.
can Charge d'Affaires, in which they
declared their intention gladly to ac.
cept an invitation from the United
States to participate in conference OF
nve powers looking to discussion OF
the question of disarmament.
"As for discussion by the propos ed
conference of Pacific and Far Eastern
problems the Japanese government
considering it more expedient for the
purpose of facilitating an attainment
OF the object of the conference that
the character and scope of these prob
lens should first be defined before they
expressed their views in this respect,
requested the United States govern !.
ment to inform them of the views it
may entertain on that phase of the
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Centenary of Mrs. Eddy's
Birth Observed at Bow
Scientists From All Over New
England Hold Service Despite
Church's nisannrnva!

CONCORD, N. H., July 1e.-~Despite
the strenuous objections of the board
OF directors of the Mother Church
Christian Scientists from ali parts Of
New England to-day made a pilgrimage
to Bow, N. H., the birthplace of Mary
Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian
Science, in honor of the 10Oth ami
versary of her birth.
The services were simple and brief
and consisted of readings by James +
Lord. Of Boston, from the Scriptures
and Mrs. Eddy's book, Science and
Health With Key to the Scriptures. and
an address by former Governor Samuel
w. Mccall of Massachusetts,.
AS the directors of the Mother
Church of Boston and churches in this
state had passed resolutions disapprov-
ing the celebration these churches
were not officially represented at the
obesrvance. About hundred persons
We're on hand for the exercises. about
half from this state, the remainder
from New York and Boston.
Harlan c. Pearson. secretary to
Governor Albert c. Brown, represented
the state and placed wreath at the
base of the pyramid which marks the
spot where once stood the house in
which Mrs. Eddy was born. Another
wreath was placed there by Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Longyear. Of New York
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Weeks Backs Bergdoll Probe
Thorough Inquiry Into Slack.
er,s Escape Planned


WASHINGTON, July 16.--The hearty
cooperation Of the War Department
has been pledged by Secretary of War
Weeks to the special committee OF the
House, headed by Representative
Peters, of Maine, in the Forthcoming
investigation of the escape from mill
tary authorities of Grover c. Bergdoil,
the millionaire Philadelphia Stacker
Chairman Peters has conferred with
Secretary Weeks on the case and has
outlined to the War Secretary the new
evidence that has developed in the
case, which has been deemed of suffi
cient Importance to the House COM
mittee to reopen the inquiry in the
hope that the blame for Bergdoll's
spectacular escape from his military
guard and his departure for Germany
might be definitely fixed The investi-
cation will be reopened within short
time. Secretary Weeks was advised.
IN the mean time the War Depart
ment is continuing it's efforts to accom-
plish the return of Bergdoll to this
country, but thus far has received no
definite assurance from the British
and Canadian governments of their in
tervention in the case.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Germans Get 4~Year Sentence
For Firing Upon Lifeboats

LEiPSlC. Germany, July 10 (By The
Associated Press ).~-Lieutenan Dittmar
and Lieutenant Boldt, charged with
murder in the first degree for firing on
lifeboats after the Canadian hospital
ship Llandovery Castle had been tor
pedoed in the summer Of 1918, were
each sentenced to-day to four years
Imprisonment.
The sentence did not, however, carry
hard labor with it, as demanded by
the public prosecutor. The case of
Dittmar and Boldt differed from others.
inasmuch as the two lieutenants were
brought to trial by the German Public
Prosecutor. Great Britain only had
demanded the trial of Commander Pat
zig of the submarine which torpedoed
the Llandovery Castle, who fed the
country. The public prosecutor, how
ever, after an examination of the evil
dence, ordered that Dittmar and Boldt
be placed on trial.
In addition to his prison sentence
Lieutenant Dittmar's dismissal from
the Reichswehr defense force was
ordered
Lieutenant Boldt, who short time
ago retired from the navy, was or
dered deprived of his civil rights.
The men were sentenced for man
slaughter, not murder, on the ground
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Communists Criticize. Kemal

LONDON, July 1s (By The Asso-
cfated Press).-Mustapha Kemal Pasha
head Of the Turkish Nationalist gov
ernment, was bitterly criticized by
Communist delegates from the Near
East at the hast session of the Third
Internationale, held early this week at
Moscow, says a dispatch from that
city to The Daily Herald. A Turkish
represe entative declared Mustapha
Kema1 was employing the same meth
ods that were pursued by former Sui
tan Abdul Hamid, and said that the
soldiers, peasants and workmen of
AnatoIia realized they were being de-
ceived by the Nationalists. He de-
clared they were rallying to the Turk
ish Communist organization and pre-
dicted that if Mustapha Kemal did not
abandon his policies he would be driven
from power
A Greek delegate asserted a large
number of desertions were occurring in
the Greek army, and that the peasants
and workers of Greece recognized that
they had identical interests with their
Turkish Comrades" M. Zinovieff,
head of the executive committee of the
Third .Internationale, denounced Mus
tapha Kemal's persecution Of the revo-
lutionaries.
Assertion was made by a Persian
delegate that his country had been
"bied white" by British capitalists and
representative of the Armenian So
Wet said that Turks and Ar,nenians
there were living in fraternal peace
and were united in their struggle
against the Turkish Nationalist govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Greeks Seize kutaia as
Turks Rally for Battle
Tatar and Kurd Reinforce.
r ments Coming Up for Clash
IL for Bagdad Railway

ATHENS, July 16-Greek troops
have occupied the. city of Kutaia, an
important point on the southern branch
of the Bagdad railroad about seventy
ffse miles southeast of Brussa, it was
declared in private dispatchereceived
here last night from Smyrna. Adyices
from Asia Minor, where the Greeks
are conducting general offensive
against the Turkish Nationalists, indi-
Gated yesterday the Turks were pour
ing Tatar and Kurd reinforcemerts
into the Kutaia area, and it was in
tiicated severe battle might take
place there.
An official statement dealing with
yesterdays operations said that Greek
forces which started from Tulubunar
and marched in northerly direction
had crossed the Cynaris River, occu-
pied the Ermanli Mountain and devel-
oped an attack south of Kutaia on
strongly organized enemy positions.
The correspondent of the Khronikos
who is at the front in Anatolia, re-
ports that Kutaia was invested yester-
day by Greek columns which had
marched. from Jendiz and Adranos, to
the northwest of Kutaia, and from Tu-
lubunar to. the southwest. Before re-
treating from Afin-K -Karahissar the
Turks, he declares, sacked and de-
stroyed the houses of Armenians.
gE0NSTANTINOPLE, July liz. YBus The
sAssociated Press) king Constantine
Misunderstanding the active direction oi
the Greek offensive against the Turk
ishs Nationalists, it is stated in advices
reachlfg here from the front
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Hardings Take Weekend
Holiday on Mavffower

WASHINGTON, July 1e. President
and Mrs. Harding departed from Wash
ington late to-day on the yacht May
flower for week cruise down the
Potomac. They will return Monday
morning.
Accompanying the President and
Mrs. Harding on the cruise are Cen
eral Pershing, Attorney General
Daugherty, Charlas G.. Dawes, Director
OF the budget; B. c. Forbes, Director
of War Risk Insurance; Senator New,
of Indiana, and Mrs. New: Senator
Edge, of New Jersey; Brigadier Gen
eral Sawyer, the Presidents physician.
and K. B. Mclean, Washington pub
Usher, and Mrs. Mclean.
The Mayflower will probably ride at
anchor at the mouth OF Chesapeake
Bay during Tonight and the better
part Of Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Grant Vetoed Bonus Bill
I'm 1875 to Save Money
Gave Substantially Same Rea-
sons as Harding for Asking
Recommittal by Senate

WASHINGTON, July 1s.--1n the
spring of 1876 Ulysses Grant, when
President of the United States, vetoed
a soldier bonus bill for substantially
the same reasons which prompted Presi-
dent Harding to ask the Senate recently
to recomrnit the present soldier bonus
bill, the White House announced to-
day Grant literally put the bill in his
pocket at the time and in brief veto
message stated that such measure at
that time would seriously embarrass
the Treasury.
The Grant veto was called to the at
tention of President Harding by Gen
eral c. C. Sniffen. The bonus bill of
1876 provided for The payment to every
"non-commissioned officer, musician,
artifcer, wagner and private soldier,
sailor and marine, including those
borne upon the rolls as slaves and IN
dians :. ~. So 1-3 a month for all
the time served" during the war.
The bounties previously paid by the
United States or any state were to be
deducted. No bounty was to be paid
to soldier who served as a substitute
or was captured prisoner at the time
Of his enlistment.
The measure passed the House Of
Representatives, where it originated,
and was sent to the Senate shortly be-
fore the end Of the short term in 1875.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Murphy to Pick 18th Chief
Eight Candidates Seek Place
Held by I. III. O'Conneu

Charles F. Murphy, laeder of Tam
many Hall, will be called upon in few
days to indicate preference for one
of the eight candidates in the contest
for the Democratic leadership of the
18th Assembly District, which takes in
the section of the city from 123d Street
to 136th Street and from Seventh Ave
nue. to Riverside Drive.
John H O'Connell, who died several
weeks ago, had been the leader for
some years, and since his death Thomas
Kane, the chairman of the executive
committee of the district, has been act
ing as leader. He is one of the con-
testants for leader in the coming pri-
maries, but there are seven other mem
bers of the organization who have de-
clared their candidacy for the place.
They are Andrew Heating, Thomas Far
rell, Pierre Murphy, Pierce Mulroney,
James Reilly, Frank Duffy and August
Weis, former alderman. All Of these
men have their followings, and the dis
triet organization is divided into eight
factions, without the possibility of
agreeing on any of the eight unless
Boss Murphy gives the word.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Disarn,ing Move Helped
By Congress Of Pren,iers
Prime Ministers OF Donsinions
Also Credited With Helping
Possibility Of yriey, Peoro

LONDON, July 16.-With the con-
gress of prime ministers of the British
Empire nearing its close, it is now
possible to sum up its achievements
which include the following:
1t paved the way for and made posi-
BILE the great disarmament conference
Of the world powers.
It's deliberations resulted in the de-
cision that the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance must be brought into harmony
with the covenant Of the League of Ma
tions, which means that the military
clause of the treaty must be elimi-
mated, and 1T prompted the idea of a
conference on Pacific problems, which,
II it be successful, viii make the An
gao-Japanese alliance unnecessary
At created the atmosphere favorable
for the step toward the settlement of
the Irish question, and produced Gen
eral Smuts to rescue the negotiations
from failure, at an extremely critical
juncture. NJ
1t enabled the statesmen Of the do.
nlinions to arrive at full knowledge
and comprehension of the principles
underlying the British foreign policy
and of the effect which the applica
tion of such principles produced upon
the international situation.
The naval question was not dis
cussed. The matter came up in a gen
eral way in connection with the con
sideration of the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance, and it is believed that an in
nocuous non -committal resolution will
be passed in connection with it, but
there has been no attempt to formu-
late a policy, and no suggestion what
soever, from any quarter, that the
principle laid down in the resolution
Of 1918, namely dominion control
should be departed from.
The contention of Premier. Meighen
that the whole problem should be
sheived, pending the attempt to secure
conferences such as have been made
possible by President Harding's invita-
tion to Washington, has been accepted
from the first.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Ex-Service Man Starves
Former Sailor Dies After Ap.
peal to Red Cross

TRENTON. N. j., July 16.-Jesse f.
Woods, of Antler, Okla, who saw serv-
Ice during the war as sailor in the
United States Navy, died in the Mer-
Ger Hospital here to-day. The cause
OF his death was ascribed to gastritis.
due to long enforced abstinence from
food.
Woods vent to. the local chapter of
and asked for something to eat
He said that he had been accented
again for service in the navy and
wanted to eat something before goine
to the navy yard for examination. The
Red Cross officials saw that the man
was very i'll and sent him to the hos
pltal, where he became worse.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Soviet Minister
Urges Seizurel of
Constantinople
Proposes Occupation by
Russian and Turk Armies
Opposing Trotzky's! Plan
to Stir Up India Trouble

Copyright, 1921. New FORK Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, July 16.-The occupation OF
Constantinople by combined Russian
and Turkish Nationalist army-an
eventuality threatened few days ago
and preparations for which resulted in
the arrest Of group of Soviet ennis
saries in Cons:antinopie by British au-
thorities there's being proposed by
Foreign Minister Tchftcherins of .he
Moscow government, according to ad-
vices received here. He is topposing
this plan to Minister of War Trotzky's
scheme for diverting a large Bolshevik
army to stir up trouble in India.
Tchitcherin argued at recent coun-
Gil of Soviet government leaders that If
the Bolsheviki should engage in mill
tary enterprises on the Indian border
they would run the risk of instigating
new intervention movement in Rus
sit with British military aid.
The occupation of Constantihople by
the Russians, ON the othasr hand,
Tchitcherin said, would CROWN the long
series of BoIshevik diplom attic sue
cesses and would bring about the Off
cial recognition by the European
powers Of Soviet control in the Turk
ish capital.
It is learned that, besides a.rresting
the Red agents in Constantinpple, the
British authorities there seized several
British shiploads of coal that Leonid
Krassin, the Russian trade envoy, had
bought in London for transmission to
Odessa. This coal has been resold by
the British to other buyers.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
London Review
Backs Premier
On Disar111ing!!, G,
Favors His Proposed Trip to
Washington Conference;
Praises Harding for His
Move for World Peace
Other Weeklies Differ
New Statesman and Nation
Echo 1'imes's Opposition
to Lloyd Georges Move
From The Troune's European Barsau

Copyright 1921, New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, July 16.-T3oth The New
Statesman and The Nation in their
weekly editions to-day echo the opposi-
tion expressed by The Times to the
attendance of Premier Lloyd George
and Lord Curzon, Foreign Secretary,
at the projected disarmament confer
encc in Washington.
The New Statesman. while agreeing
that Lloyd George should not go to the
parley, says that since the Premier is
really the whole government mo one
else but fool or a satellite would
accept the job" as delegate.
The Nation, in supporting Lord
and Lord Curzon, saws: "Unluckiiy,
President Harding's invitation con-
tinues the traditions of Versailles"
This weekly expresses doubt whether
any progress could be made in Wash
ington if the Japanese alliance were
retained in any form and charges that
the Premier's declaration in Parlia-
ment that he wanted to remain friend
ly with both the United States and
Japan and still maintain the open door
IN China was studiously ambiguous.
On the contrary, The Saturday Re-
view cordially indorses the proposal
Tor conference and says: President
Harding has done more than recover
for his country that prestige and in
itiative in world politics which his
predecessor frittered away. He has
also struck the first real note of lead
ership and encouragement that has
been heard since the early idealism of
the victorious Allies was torn to
shreds in the cockpit at Versailles.
Perhaps the very badness of the YER
sailles peace is the best guaranty
that the Washington conference will
be genuinely productive"
The newspaper continues:
Americans regard Premier Lloyd
George as the most fully rounded rep
resentative of the democratic principle
that either Great Britain or the United
States has produced in the last fifty
years. Without him the British dele
in American eyes and nearly all of it's
power in attracting world sympathy"
Both The Nation and The New
Statesmen are severely critical of the
aims of the Washington conference and
of its prospect of success.
The New Statesman says:
"The form of President Harding's
initiative seems somewhat confused
and unfortunate. Since it is limited,
the conference might well have been
still more limited. There is no clear
object to serve by the attendance Of
representatives of either France or
Italy and the widening of the confer
ence to include them threatens repe-
tition Of all the intrigues and utilities
of Paris. In short, President Harding
seems to US to have imperiled really
attainable object OF more limited
conference"
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
f |Famine-Swen,
Russia Denia.
Asking U. Aid
No Official Appeals M,a.
Says Tchifcherin. Tbo'''s aa,
Corky and Tikhon ~
Sent Pleas by Rad;
Lack Way to Apply He,,
Absence of Diplomats ..
Iations Pointed On, as' .
Barring Commuu;cs,;.a .

RIGA July 1e (By The A...
Press).-George Tchitcherin n. s'ss
sian Soviet Foreign Minister !, @''
nection with reports aunss,;- = s'i-
newspapers in the Balsic sta.sv :. ). .
effect that Russia, because Of tbs - ,''
spread famine, has appealed far A. s''s'
lean aid through Senator JOss,s s.s,' !,
France Of Maryland, Who now !; .
Russia, says that no direct - a
has been made to the Un;tea c. rpsA
ID. Ichltcherin's message reads:
We have not appealed to Ar..
except through the widespread r.s;a M
peais OF Maxim Gorky and the Mos. M.y by y
DR.. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Rnss;s *,
have no connection with the aws.. We
government and therefore have =.
tention to appeal 30 the Amer,csn.. ~
help. having in mind that we go W
ask for American relief repressnss. ~
when we have no existing relaS,,S.sss,'
The newspaper reports of ths :,
legged appeal to America ss;5 a Z
United States had replied it conld .es ss'
consider giving help if a const;tmt,saa ,oaa'
government should be establisSsxV bliSVas !.
Russia, and the reports ment;o,. !.
Nikolai Lenine, the Soviet premi., pn;,s
as favoring this. A''''
mo one has proposed the for.,,,
of constitutional government in u' pra'
STA on the principle Of constitrs, ,ss
assembly" NJ. Tchitcherin asserts in -
message. "This is also q ridieuIaa ~
rumor."
The Izvestia OF Moscow says tA.
an official appeal to all citizen. :
Russia to aid in alleviating the sue.,
ing caused by famine, signed by Il
members of the government, placss a.
number Of starving at not less ia,
100000 in Astrakhan, Tsaritsrr
Saratov, Samara. Simbirsk, Ufa ar
Viatka governments, and alonv n
Volga, in the Tartar Republic and n
Chuvash territory. These. the. apnss
says, cannot exist until the next Ia,
vest without aid. The famine is cha,
acterized as national calamity.
According to an American relief .,
pert in Riga, the cost of completsl
relieving this number from outside .
Russia would exceed SAC, 900, 900 month
ly.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
30, 900 Horses To Be Killed
England Forced to Dispose of
Army Animals in MesoDotaria

LONDON. June % (by mail Horse
lovers throughout the country have
been shocked by Colonial Secretary
Winston Churchills announcement in
the House of Commons that 10000
army horses in Mesopotamia are to be
killed because it is too expensive to
bring them home
It was explained that they are mainly
heavy draft horses for which there is
no local use and that they had to be
fed on imported fodder. The nearest
possible markets are India and Egypt.
but the difficulties and cost of trans
portation thence are said to be pro-
hibitive. Shipping men say it costs
$40 to $50 to bring horse from the
East to England, not counting horse
mems wages.
The War Office view is that it is bet
ter for the horses to be killed humane
ly and scientifically than to be left
in the hands of natives who would not
care for them properly, and no one
would suggest turning them adrift in
the desert.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-17
Senate Fight Delefed
From Congress Record
No Mention of McCumvber's
Challenge to Reed TO Sc tile
Difference ss@)utgide''

WASHINGTON, July ia blue
pencilled Congressional Record ap-
peared to-day with its accounts Of the
personal clash yesterday III the Senate
over recommittal of the soldiers bonus
bill heavily censored. Comparative
peace and calm in the Record as well
as the Capitol atmosphere succeeded
the storm which then ragged within and
without the chamber.
Expunged from official history we're
most of the tempestuous exchanges be-
tween Senators McCumber, Republican.
North Dakota, and Reed, Democrat
Missouri. The Record was sihnt or
Mr.. McCun1ber's invitation to settle
differences "outside." Also lost to his
tory were Senator Reeds remarks
about "blackguards," it being under
stood that the stenographer's iingside
report had been blue-pencillerd by the
principals them selves in the interest
OF Senate decorum.