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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
Tague Demands
Probe of Ku KIur
Continued from PnEe One

Continued from PnEe One
Ku Klux Klan resulting from a pre-
liminary investigation BY the Postoficc
department as made available for the
Rules Committee consist of Il report
by Inspector q. Is. Williamson, who
spent more than a week in Atlanta
examining the affairs of the Invisible
Emnirc to see whore II has run afoul
Of the postal laws correspondence, the
constitution and bylaws. and much Of
the organization propaganda.
Mr.. Williamson made his report TO
Chief Inspector Rush d. Simmons, who
turned it over 10 Postmaster General
Hays. He forwarded it TO Chairman
Campbell of the committee. Mr.. Hays
announced that a complete financial
statement of the Klan, which promises
to he thc most interesting portion of the
POstoffice Departments information
will be made public during the COM
mittee hearing.
Hays Announces Action
I'VE have made n partial investiga-
tion of Ku KluH activity as It relates
TO the use of the mails, said Mr.. Hays.
I'VE have turned the reports over to
;he committee of Congress in full for
such a il cares to make Of It..
Postofice officials declined to make
Dublic Mr.. Williamson's report, but it
is definitely known that the department
does not acquit the order. Officials in =
dicated the inquiry has not been thor
ough enough to take in all the KIan's 8
work, but in view of the Congressional
action today, declined to say what the
next step will be.
The data collected include a COM
plcto file of all the form correspondence
termed weekly news letters sent out by
headquarters TO KlCagles and salaried
employees from Maine TO California.
These letters were turned over by the
Klan. which. according to postoffiCe
officials, gave the department all the
matter it asked for. Complete infor-
nation about the finances Of the Kan
vas furnished by the Klan officers. it
vas said. These are the data which
Chairman Campbell will make public.
IT was stated officially at the Treas
ury yesterday that Secretary Mellon has
not transmitted to the Rules Committee
turns Of the Klan or its high officials.
The Ryan resolution stressed the allega
zion that proper accounting had not
been made for the Klan's financial har-
vest, which Immediately aroused in
terest at the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue..
Government officials have remarked
about the palatial building occupied by
! the KIan head1sarters in Atlanta. The
statement, il As complete az antici .
pated, will also show the amounts paid
TO kleaRles and Salcsmen
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marked that the negotiations leading NJ
to today's meeting had done nothing
material to narrow the wide gulf be.
tween the views taken ON each side of
the question.
"Of the many conferences held re-
garding Ireland" declared the Daily
Mail, "there has never been one with
such sharply ccntrasted possibilities for
good or evil"
Dublin, Oct. 11.-Eamon de Valera,
in a proclamation issued last night
through the Dali Eireann, says:
THE conference in which the accred-
tied representatives of the Nation nre
about to engage with representatives OF
the British Government must pro-
foundly influence and may determine the
whole course of our country's future.
It will affect the lives and fortunes OF
every section of the community.
whatever the differences OF the
past, it is to the interest, as II is the
duty, Of all Irishmen to stand together
for Ireland now. Our delegates are
keenly conscious of their responsible :
ties. They must be made to feel that
united nation has confidence in them
and will support them unflinchingly.
They share with each one Of us the
ardent desire that this secular conflict
between the rulers of Great Britain
ard the Irish people may happily be
brought to an end.
Only Freedom Can Bring Peace
"But they realize that the ending Of
the conflict does not depend upon their
will or the will Of this nation. The
struggle on our side has always been
simply for the maintenance of right
that in its nature is indefeasible and
that cannot therefore be either re-
linquished or compromised. The only
peace that In the very nature OF things
can end the struggle will be a peace
consistent with the nations right and
guaranteeing freedom worthy the suf-
ferings endured to secure it. Such a
peace will not be easy to obtain. A
claim that conflicts with Ireland's right
has been ruth'cssly persisted in through
centuries Of blood; IL seems unlikely
that this claim will be abandoned now.
Peace and that claim are incompatible.
1.-THE peace that will end this con-
flict will be secured not by the skill or
statesmanship Of the leaders, but by
the stern determination Of a close knit
nation steeled TO acceptance Of death
rather than abandonment Of rightful
liberty. Nothing but such determine
tion by our people can overcome the
forces our delegates will have to con-
tend with.'
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Root May Dominate
u. s. Arms PARTY
Continued from Pare One

atmosphere of legalism--the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Root, l should say, was
the better man at settling cases out
Of court. Mr.. Root is the more prac
tical, the more diplomatic.
Not understanding men, Mr.. Hughes
is not a good organizer. He organized
the Government of New York State in
differently. He organized his own cam
palgn for the presidency wretchely. In
the State lie Jnrtment he is not an or
ganizcr. He is broodIng Buddha,
who sits in his room in the appalling
building where we house foreign rela =
tions. voraciously dcvours the fact,
rigidiy applies the principles to them.
while contact with the personnel hardly
goes beyond Mr.. Fletcher. This Is cor
rect az organization, but | suspect il
proceeds from Mr.. Hughes weakness
rather than his strength.
To MI. Hughes the coming confer q
cncc is n problem Of facts and princi
rles. Of morals. To Mr.. Root il is likely
to be one of men and negotiations. Mr..
Hughes might fail as Mr.. Wilson failed
Mt Paris because the world did not rise
TO him MIR. Root would come down and
meet the world half way and pull 1t to-
ward him.
lllH flUNIFl'p - important III Nv
coming conference. Mr.. Hughes will BE-
the dominant American hgire. He is
Secretary Of State. He will do the
talking to the press and that ccnters the
eyes Jf the country. Mr.. Root may b"
dominant in actual accomplishment,
from his better knowledge Of men.
Two factors will operate against Mr..
Root. He is not Americas chief
spokesman. And MIR. Hughes docs nor
share credit with another enthusiastic
,aly. rs Mr.. Hoover has learned from
lis tucursions into foreign relations,
Nor, vcr. Mr.. Root is impressed with
lis cwn age. J Ee talks much about it.
He spares himself. His ambition has
coolc,i Of He always mas inclined to
make himself some ones s attorney rather
than any original force. HN may turn
out o 90 Nr. Hughes attorney this
time In this way he will be a useful
supp oment, hHng strong where Mr..
Hughes is weak.
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sponded to the notification sent it tina,
the decoration had been bestowed and
had promised TO fix date for the ex-
ercises. officials Of this Government
acknowledged that no word had ever
been sent to Great Britain officially IN
regard to General Pershings trip nor
the amount of time that he could pass
in Europe.
The evident belief in governmental
circles was that by no stretch Of the
Imagination could the British Govern
ment be considered to have committed
an act Of discourtesy. as 1t had never
been specified by this Government that
Geheral Pershing would be the Amer
lean representative at the British
exercises,
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BRITISH PLAN ARMS PARLEY
Labor viii Gather on Day Amerl.
can Conference Opens

London, OCT. 11.-tBy \, P.l-Af-
lLiat". transport workers., railroad EN-
p."}r~. miners and metal workers have
been called To- meet in conference no
.cD1Drr H. the date Of tn" opening Of
the Washington Conference, On Limita-
t."n Of ArmamentS, according to n de.
rlsion Of III" international Federation
uf Trad" Unions Of Great Britain.
Robert william s. secretar% or the
Transport Worker, Union. informed the
l'a'.. Herald last night that the con-
"rrn'" would call IN the peoples ot
AL.. ".ra and EWuuc to wage war
.girn.t capitalism in the only effectual
way.
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Rum Prosecutions
Held Up BY Coles
Continued from Page One

ITOHh rage One
United States District Attorney, # il.
said that he told Mr. Coles that if the
warrants were not issued he would make
public sworn statement giving the
names Of the men involved. He aI+n
ta!d that this statement would give do
tails as TO just how the viu'utors uf IT,.
N0lstead act managed 70 withdra,c
thousands of cases, barrels and gaIlorr.
al gin, wine, whisky and rhampugnc
from Government bonded warehouses.
Dry Agents Are on Job
The canguard # tho 100 men vie
ore 20 come here from washington ~
iLake n series Of raids expected to dry
~ Philadelphia are in the rill today
''nd are said IT, be planning t."ir lir,r
tescent some time bcfoI, rnoru.n.. I,
S. said that Washington ptii"ial vino
Is RESPONSIBLE for their being sent here
spent five months in Inrhorimg It,. rri.
Gcnce, and that the "hyirg squadron
d. armed with warrants AMI will start
making arrests at once. II Is init
RATED that one local politician Will BE-
Ilaced under arrest.
Government officials say this uoli .
tlcian has established a luxurious suite
ot Offices in "A local office building and
has given up all other business ..pr
of bootlegging. The Government ofTirial
,laims to have evidence to prove that
he has enjoyed peculiar privi eyer in
tie matter Of withdrawal permits and
Las taken thousands of gallons from
bonded warehouse. 1t is said this sys.
lem involves the dozens Of mushroom
drug stores" that have sprung into
being all over the city. When the liquor
Eoes TO these places TO be made into
patent medicines, the Government Of .
fetal declares, Il finds it's way into the
spslers Of cTtomers instead.
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Send Welcome
to General PerShing
Continued from Page One

Ehgo oHt
Times. Congressional ci.cl.s are show
ing irritation at this apparent discour-
teOus Indifference. We assume that
there Is some adequate explanation Of
the official lapse. which, were the facts
as reported, would be objectionable. The
hRr. .7OQy between the two peoples might
he more seriously impaired by an Incl
dent Of this kind even than by diver
2encies Of policy
The only thing that came 10 the
official minds was presentation OF the
Victoria Cross TO the United States
"uuknown," but then It was found
that the honor-the highest Great Brit
ain can bestow-never had been con-
ferred on any but q British subject
or course. this case was different, but
IN lieu OF making some decision the
matter was turned over to the War
Office. whore II was allowed ComDla-
Gently 70 rest until inquiries recently
were made.
Then otiicialdom was in a hullabaloo
over whether King George and the
Pr!vy Council could authorize bestowal
Parliament which Is not in session,
should do il.
A copyright dispatch from Sydney
Thatcher in this mornings PUBLIC
LEDGER said:
American circles in London were
aStOunded last night when II became
known that the British Government had
simply received General Pcrshing =
message announcing the cancellation Of
his trip to London to place the Con-
gressional Medal on the grave Of the
unknown warrior" without 50 much
ns an Acknowledgement
am also able to state. notwith e
standing the official explanations which
lave been given for the last few days
to the effect that officials had been
busy studying precedent and other
thiugs--thdt n recommendation Of the
British War Department In answer 10
suggestion about General PershinR
coming here virtually amounted TO a
recommendation against accepting the
medal.
No explanation is given and the high
est American circles in London are al
loss 20 know why. Americans en-
phatically declared that nothing less
than a full explanation from the Brit
ish Government would be satisfactory
When tho British War Department
received General Pershing's message
ranc"ing his trip to London It did not
take the trouble ever 10 inform lO
Downing street, and the first intima %
tion Premier Lloyd Georges immediate
ofininl family had of the latest dcvol p
Opment was through a PUBIC LEDGER
correspondent.
Washington, Oct. l.-GOyernment
officials yesterday took official notice OF
| the storm caused abroad due to the fail .
ure Of the British Government to set a
! date for the presentation Of the Congress :
siOnal Medal Of Honor to England
! unknown dead in time for Genera! Per
shing to bcstOw the decoration. The
facts. M made public by officials of this
! Government, are:
John W Weeks, Secretary Of War
said that hen General Pershing went
/ to France IL was understood that hs
was to be back in this country by No.
vember !, and also that he would Off
ciate at the British ceremonies, but
only If they were fixed at a time tc
enable him 10 participate.
The State Department announced
that the British Government had ,,S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
CROWD ATTENDING
KU KLUX HEARING
sg O sto.r correspondcnt

Washington, Oct. 11.--The begin
ming of the Ku Klux Klan investigation
by III" House Rules Committee here to.
Gay brought a curious public response
Not since the days when tic Hou>e
r"bcd the Money Trust" md fine
Steel Trust" calling to Washington
tie rountry's greatest fnanciers, has
there been such invasion Of hearing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
Or. ]. R. Hayden Found Dead

New York, Oct, ll.--The body d
DR.. James Rqynor HAYDEN, a widely
known New York physician, with o
bull" wound in the head, was found
I"st"rIaS in damp OF trees near the
Roranway Hunt GIHb on Long Island
where hc Lad been passing the summer.
The police recorded the death az a sui
eide.
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Mdy Seat Ulster
at London PdrLey
Continued from Pare One

Continued from Pare One
all. He rode on the front seat with
the driver, looking wonderingly through
his monocle at the demonstrators.
when the conference opened the Irish
delegates, after an exchange Of intro
ductions, took seats at the cabinet table
with their backs to windows overlooking
the Horse Guards parade, with the
British representatives opposite them.
Strictly speaking, nobody presided in
the ordinary sense of the word, but
Lloyd George was the spokesman at the
outset for the British, and Arthur Grif-
fifth. Sim Fein Foreign Minister, for
the Irish.
Lloyd Georges opening remarks were
brief, as was the reply of Griffith, and
the conference settled down to the work
in hand Irish sympathizers outside
sang hymns during the opening of the
conference.
The Irish delegates were cheered as
they drove away from No. 10 Downing
street in motorcars. They refused to
answer questions put by newspaper cor
respondents.
One of Mr.. Lloyd Georges secreta.
ries. who received the newspaper men
lust after the conference opened, smil-
ingly said:
"You cannot expect any news for
weeks yet
Nothing occurred at the conference
to suggest the DUllcy of a break in
negotiations, according to Sim Fein
officials. who expect the meetings to
ontinue daily during the remainder OF
the week.
Text Of Official CommuDique
The text Of the communiquc given
out after the first session follows:
"Thc first session OF the conference
on ireland was held at No. 10 Down
ing str Get at II o'clock Those present
were the British representatives, Prime
Minister Lloyd George, Lord Birken- :
head, Winston Spencer Churchill, Sir
Iaming Worthlngton Evans, Sir Ha-
mar Greenwood and Sir Gordon Ilew-
art. and the Irish representatives, Ar
thur Griffith, Michael Collins, Robert
=. Barton, Eamon J. Duggan and
George Gavan Duffy. There also we're
present two British secretaries. and Er-
skine Childers and John Chartres, the
Irish secretaries. The conference ad-
journed until 4 o'clock
1t is doubtful if there was ever an
opening day of an important confer
ence in London marked by so little
newspaper comment rs today's meet
ing. Several of this mornings journals
refrained altogether from discussing the
conference, while others assumed an at
titude of restraint, manifcstly balancing
between hope and fear,
The proclamation issued at Dublin
last night bv EamOn de Valera, in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11
Emery MapeA

. Minneapolis. Oct. 1l.-Emery Mapes,
sixty eight years old, president Of the
Cream Of Wheat Company, Is dead at
his home here Of heart diseake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11

Italian Socialists Open Congress
Milan, Italy. Oct. 1.-THE eight
eenth session of the Italian Socialist
Congress opened here yesterday.
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q. S. ARMS DELEGATES
TO MEET TOMORROW

Washington, Oct. ll.-(By A. y
Th,. first meeting Of the American dele
gptp, To the Conference on Limitation
Of Armament will be held tomorrow
with the arrival from New York OF
Elhu Root.
Serrctary Hughes to-day issued the
call, for the first meeting at 10 A. NJ.
at ii, State Department.
Mr.. Root is coming for tho purpose
Of thu preliminary meeting of the Amer :
fron d,legntlon. and there will be avail
able when the four delegates get to-
rtthrr reports as u the progress made
by various Government departments in
working up data which the confcrees
will need when the armament discussion
hcgiIIs. All interested departments, IN
Guiding the War and Navy Depart
mentq, are understood TO have made
considerable progress with this prep
aration Of material for use at the con-
frrorrc, although the personnel of the
advisory commission is yet to be an
nounCed by President Harding.
Lodge COnfers With Harding
Senator Lodge conferred today with
President Harding, and the first meet
ng uf the COntereCs was snid TO nave
been discussed. but Mt that time the
Pres dent had not heard of Mr.. Root
plans.
In connection with the meeting Of inc
American delegates there became avail
able today AL authoritative outline ol
the general manner In which the Ameri-
can group will approach the interna
tioual gathering. II was fully realized
il WIS said, that the conference must
Z, II, F,;n Inirit hy
all parties il anything IS to be accom-
WiNHrd. since it is an agreement that is
70 b. sought and not conclusion die
tnted by majority vote.
In the American view This makes il
necessary that the conference Itself
ShouH map ont the method Of procedure
which seems best suited 70 promote suCt
IN agreement. II is for that reason
largely that no attempt will be mad,
by the American group TO do more thnr
suggest ways of consideration of thu
topics outlined in the agenda already
generally accomplished by the govern
mont~ concerned.
Won't Try 10 Dominate
1t vas indicated that the American
representatives would take every pre-.
caution to guard against the appear
ance of attempting 10 dominate proceed
ngs in any way and were hopeful tdat
the visiting delegations would come II
the ,ame spirit.
Il was said to seem obvious to tn
members IF the American group, how.
ever. that progress would be assured
toward the ultimate aim of the confer
"nce, reduction of the heavy burden nov
resting on the nations through costs o.
competitive aTmamcntS. if all those
Uuiul upon which an understanding
could b" reached quickly were first di-,
p"~"d "f. There are u number of mat.
ror- Of this nature. not believed TO In.
vujy" any considerable degree Of cor.
tr"y'rNy or conflicting interests VIII
thc-' out Of the way / IS hoped thar
III" road 10 adjustment Of more com.
.I'N questions would in GONE measure
h' 90 AIRED in adyan,e.
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Prudence Tempers OptImism

The public was advised ny the Daily
Chronicle to blend prudent caution
with optimism" The newspaper re.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-11

+. w. PAPER CO., Manufacturers, ALBANY, N. y
FHILADELPHIA BRANCH as NORTH FRONT sr
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-17
TOURISTS PAM
LAS VEGAS To
SANTA FE ROAD

Tourists from the east have been
complaining at the Chamber of
Commerce on account of the bad
condition of the road between
Santa Fe and Las Vegas. Many
report this to be the worst stretch
Of road they have encountered on
their entire trips from the eastern
states. A part of the road farther
north is in bad shape. but the trav-
elers claim 1t is extremely bad and
dangerous between the Capital
City and Las Vegas,
Roads west of Albuquerque are
in fine condition, tourists report
who have just arrived in the city
from western points.
Although the number of tourists
is not as great as in former years,
many are now passing through AL
buquerque and large numbers dur
ing the week have remained here
for several days, taking side trips
to the many points of interest.
Chamber of Commerce officials
believe that there is no foundation
to the reports that more tourists
are going west by the northern
routes, as persons arriving here
by motor from the coast report
that there is not the usual number
of autoists in California this sea-
son. The big flock of eastern tour
lists going to California for the
winter will probably start coming
through New Mexico within a few
weeks. Chamber of Commerce Of
| ficialS believe.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-17
DEMOCRATS WILL
SET CONVENTION
DATE TOMORROW

Members of the state central
democratic committee from Ber-
nalillo county received a call re-
Gently to meet in Santa Fe Monday
afternoon for the purpose of ar
ranging a convention to nominate
the democratic candidate for the
United state senate in the coming
election.
Three members of the commit
tee will be present to represent
Bernalillo. They will be Edmund
Ross, Mrs. N. J. Strumquist and
Mrs. Z. r. Labelle. Dennis Chav-
ez, the fourth member of the COM
mittee, will be unable to attend as
he has to be present at the session
Of the district court here tOmOr-
row.
The meeting will probably not
last longer than tomorrow evening,
Mr.. Chavez stated last night. The
purpose will be to determine the
date and place of the convention.
and to discuss in a purely informal
way the plans for the campaign.
1t is expected that a large num-
Der Of local democrats will accom-
pany the delegates to the meeting
tomorrow. The full list of those
who intend to attend the meeting
was not obtainable last night. The
trip will probably be made by mo-
| tor