Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-04-13
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From oar special Correspondent

(From oar special Correspondent
General Gregory Semenoff, self
styled "Ataman of all the Russian
Cossacks," was denounced yesterday
10 the Senate Committee on Educa-
tion and Labor as a brutal and uncoh-
scionable killer OF both Russian prlso,,
ners OF war, both men, women ana
children. and also of American sol
djers bv Brigadier General W. D
Graves and Lieutenant Colonel Char-
les H. Morrow, who commanded tne
American Evolutionary forces IN
Siberia.
Although neither General Graves
nor Colonel Morrow had personally
witnessed any of the killings laid to
Semenoff. they grought such long
let of names, dates. and places OF
ma assacres to the attention of the
Committee that they left little doubt
in the minds OF Committee members
of the authenticity of their state
ments.
The hearing was held to lay ground
work for future proceedings by when
it is hoped to show cause Tor the C con
templated deportation of Semenof on
the ground that he is an undesirable
alien. In addition to this, Senator
Borah Of Idaho. who caused the hear
ings to be started. hopes TO ascertain
how and why Semenoff was admitted
=, +b, TTp;+ad States i'm the light of MS
record in Siberia.
1t seems as if a small group OF
former office holders, are making an
effort to keep former Governor James
NJ. Cox of Ohio in the limehght so
that he will be available" as the
Democratic candidate for President
in 1924. This is the reflection cast
here as the result of the episode of the
National Democrat Club dinner IN
New York to which Joseph P. Tumul-
tv took The message" from Woodrow
Wilson.
IT is now made clear by friends OF
Mr.. Wilson that he did not give his
former Secretary, Mr.. Tumulty, any
formal message to take to the New
York diners. but there is no question
but that he did express. in an informal
way, the sentiments ascribed to nm oy
Mr.. Tumulty. 1t is equally certain
friends of the former President de-
clare that it was not his intention 10
have the message construed as an en-
dorsement of any particular person,
For a long while this group OF
Democrats in Washington domlnat'
ed by former federal Office holders has
becn engaged in an active campaign
TO publicise former Governor Cox and
keep him in the spotlight as the tltu-
lar leader of the Democrat party. The
fact that Mr.. Cox was defeated oy
the largest majority ever given can
didate for President evidently is not
worrying this group which is seeking
10 retain control of the Democratic
party for its own purposes.
The fight to keep former Governor
Cox i'm the limelight is also reflected
i'm the contest that went on within
the party for nearly year to oust
George White, the former national
chairman. and which finally resulted
i'm the selection of Cordell Hull OF
Tennessee as national chairman
White was at all times ready to sur,
render the national chairmanship ou'
he refused to surrender it to a man
who was not friendly to the asplra'
tions of former Governor Cox.
Tumulty is not of the mainSprlnl
of the organization that seeks to per
petuate the control of Mr.. Cox. Per,
sons not on the inside have been lec
to believe from Mr.. Tumulty's atti'
tude that he was rejecting the views
of former President Wilson, but those
who know Mr.. Wilson's position be
! lieve that ne is not eager to see MI
/ Cox made the nominee in 1924.
According to official reports receN
ed from Toxic. it is certain that there
will be a complete withdrawal OF Jap
anese troops from the Shantung Pen
insular by May 10. 49,,
! Japan has been negotiating wltf
/ China since the adjournment Of the
arms limitation conference for the Tor
! mutation of plans for the actual full
fillmeut Of the treaty concluded at that
time for the return of Shantung tC
/ China. and it is understood that the
/ far advanced, and actually in pro
cess of being carried out.
Toxic and Pekin dispatches set May
10 as the probable outside date fol
the completion of the japanese with
drawal. State Department official:
state that information is at hand t.
the affect that japanese troops have
left Shantung and that others are
leaving from time to time, but eoulC
not definitely affirm that all forces
of that country would have left Ma!
10. Isaac GREGG
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