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The Washington times., 1922-03-25
Single Vote Stood In Way of
Victory for Treaty Opponents

wasted In playing politics at the
Washington conference In 4 real.
honest-to- goodness conference to
promote trade and work and better
exchange rates in all countries, the
world would be q great deal better
off and a great deal more hopeful
and happy than II II today.
II the leaders of the nations were
really statesmen, they would be
packing their trunks for the Jour-
ney to Genoa, with the eyes of the
world fixed on them. full OF hope.
But as II is. Genoa will be neglected
by governments without whose CO.
operation no economic conference
can accomplish anything In q great
way.
ANY statesman whose dread Of
the spotlight does not deter him
from doing a great public duty can
call a conference to discuss dis
armament alliances, cable stations.
ships and shoes. and sealing wax
and cabbages. AMI kings ard
whether whiskers should be pink
and submarines have wings-and
be sure of a full house and yards
and yards Of press notices.
But a real heart. to heart confer
ence over putting clothes on the
peoples backs and food on their
tables and putting them at work
with wages has no charms for
most OF the personaHes who strut
behind the footlights Of politics and
publicity. They are not intrigued,
so to speak. Nobody can make
bread and butter for ordinary folks
the topic of mounting oratory or
the occasion of rhetorical flights.
And therein lies the true reason
why most conferences are futile
and most statesmen more so.
They would rather talk to the
press galleries than they would to
eat, and IL they feel that way
about themselves and their own
tummies. who can expect them to
worry over the hunger and naked
ness OF other folks.
One Of the crying needs Of hu-
manity today is a large police
force in each country charged with
the special duty of tying a tin can
to the tail of any and every con
ference that may hereafter be
called to discuss any problem any
where.
The world cannot summon up
the energy to go to work as long
as II is being talked to death three
hundred and sixty-five days per
annum.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
By PHILIP FRANCIS.

Thursday morning the men who
were fighting the second war for
American independence counted
twenty-nine votes in the Senate
against the surrender to Engla nd
and Japan-twenty-five Democrats
and four Republicans.
Thursday night another Repub-
lican had agreed to vote with the
American defenders-upon a con.
dition.
The condition was that two
more votes be pledged to his GER
tain knowledge. With these as
sured. he would join in an ulti.
matum to thd White House de
manding the adoption OF the Robin.
son amendment-with the defeat
OF the pact as the penalty for re-
fusal.
The White House. Of course,
would not accept the Robinson
amendment, 80 the treaty would
be beaten II two more votes
against surrender could be OBJ
tanned.
At midnight Thursday an
other Senator had agreed TO vote
against surrender. upon the same
condition.
II another pledge could be OBJ
tained, the two conditionaliy made
were to be binding. II another
could not be secured, then the
two conditionally made were not
to be binding.
SO matters stood when FRIDAYS
rising sun frightened the East.
One more vote, and America
was safe and vcitorious-her ira
ditions preserved. her honor un-
dimmed. her sovereignty undimin-
ished. her great name still ex-
allied, and the road to her noble,
rightful destiny stretching away
straight and clear before her for
ward marching feet.
Upon such a wavering, slender
balance swayed issues 80 big with
fate.
Never before did each man in
the Senate of the United States
hold in his individual hand the
power to decide absolutely a ques-
ton 80 pregnant with the good
fortune or the evil fortune of the
Republic.
What happened the world
knows. Who rose to the full
stature OF opportunity and loyalty
and who stabbed their country's
honor and sovereignty through
and through with the dagsers OF
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
SUPPLEMENTAL
TREATY COMES
UNDER ATTACK
Robinson Condemns Agree
mont Over Sakhalin-NavaI
Treaty Next on List.
BY J. BART CAMPBELL,
International News Service.

Japan's possession of the for
mer Russian island Of Sakhalin.
off the Siberian coast. was the
storm center Of opposition in the
Senate today to the supplemental
agreement which took the jap
anese homeland out Of the four
power Pacific treaty.
Senator Robinson (Dem.) Of
Arkansas offered an amendment
to strike from the agreement the
name Of Kaarafuto (the Japanese
name for the island) as included
in the term "insular possessions
and insular dominions' used in
the four-power pact.
Defeat Anticipated.
Defeat of the amendment by .
majority vote was anticipated, but
Republican and Democratic Sen
ators who condemned the agree
ment for recognizing Japan's title
to the northern end Of Sakhalir
threatened to engage In unlimited
debate again on Russian-Japanese
relations and the possibility OF a
future war between the two nations.
Ratification Of the agreement
without change was predicted by
Administration leaders, who pointed
out that Karafuto was ceded to
of Portsmouth, which terminated
the Russian Japanese war In lyO5.
Members of the opposition were
prepared, however, to once more ask
oointed questions regarding Japan's
continued possession Of the northern
end of Sakhnlin. which she seized
after a CLASH with the Russian So
Wet forces
After ratirica tJon OF the four-pow:r
pact, upon which the opposition had
centered, debate on the armament
conference treaties still to be acted
ipon was not expected to have the
punch" OF TO consume The time
that discus ssion OF IT did.
Naval Treaty Next.
II was the plan Of Senator Lodge.
the Republican leader. to call VI the
naval limitation treaty as soon as the
supplemented agreement to the four
power pact was disposed Of. The
naval treaty Is expected TO slide
through with comparative ease, de,
ypite opposition to Article XIX. es-
tablishing a stutus quo in Pacific for
tifications and naval bases.
The only serious obstacle In the
way OF speedy iatifica ton Of the Chi
nese treaties was believed to be tn"
customs or tariff agreement. which
Senator Borah of Idaho and other
Republican 'irreconcilables" hav"
criticised.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
MINERS ALL SET
To WIN FIGHT
0NWACE SCALE
Workers Seek to Call Waikout
In Non-union Fields as
Extra Pressure.
BY Ipterpat,s.aI News Service.

CLEVEL AND March 25.-Wlth
the resoluts determination that there
shall be no settlement OF the strike
called for April / In all anthracite
and bituminous coal fields of the
United States and Canada until the
coal operators Of the central competi.
tive field, embrs cling western Penn
sylvania, Ohio Indiana and Illinois.
meet with miners in a wage scale
conference. members of the policy
committee Of the United Mine Work.
-rs today are speeding to their widely
scattered homes to make final DR.
rangements for general tie-up of
:he coal industry.
Al the last minute, q decision was
reached to call out at the same time
miners employed in nonunion fields,
and IL the workers in these mines
heed the call Of their organized fel-
low-workers, approximately 100000
men will quit work.
Officials still on the ground here
today predicted that a large number
Of these men will join the strikers.
TITS a question how long they'll
stick" said one leader, but I believe
that more than hsIf Of these men will
unite with us in forcing the operators
10 come to terms"
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
TWO SUSPECTS
TOGO BEFORE
GIRL VICTIM
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of the crime has never been appre-
hended.
Threats of lynching were openly
made last night around Mclean.
More than score OF automobiles
crowded with men visited the va
rious county officials last night to
learn whether the assailant had
been caught.
Ku Klux Not There.
There were rumors last night Of
a demonstration by members Of the
knights of the KIu klux Klan.
Ii was reported that they would
come through Mclean at 3 o'clock
this morning. Only score Of
citizens were on hand, but the
rumored demonstration did not take
place.
Miss Hawken, who is being cared
for at the home of William Mallory,
today was reported to be improved.
1t is probable she will be removed
to a hospital in a day or two.
The posse of a score of men, in.
cluding a half dozen sheriffs and
deputy sheriffs, today continued
their search.
There VIII be no uemonstratlOn
by the Ku Klux Klan in connection
with the assault, IT was positively
declared this morning by klan of.
ficials. Any action taken by mem.
bers of the mystic organization will
be taken by them as individuals and
without Klan sanction, 1t was
stated.
1t is the general opinion Of Klan
members in Washington, however,
that "a number OF the Virginia
members, working ION their own"
will aid in the search for the negro
suspected of the crime, and that
they will take every possible pre-.
caution to prevent his lynchinC, Il
found, and turn him over to the
authorities.
1.-THE majority Of the Klan mem.
bers feel that ii would be q fine
thing II a klansman could find this
man, or IL we could even prevent
the doing of unlawful punishment
upon suspects taken during the
search" said one member here to.
day.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
MAN FORGETS AUTO AND
LEAVES IT ON FERRY

EAST ORANGE, N. j., March 2S.
Ernest J. Reugg, of West Hoboken,
admitted yesterday to State Motor
Vehicle Commissioner Dill that he
had mislaid his automobile on q Wee
hawken ferry, March 4, Just as one
would forget an umbrella" The
MANNER of 1t was this. he explained:
He drove aboard the ferry. left his
machine, entered the cabin and be-
came absorbed in his newspaper.
When the Manhattan shore was
reached, he landed with the foot
passengers, took a taIicab to his
office and never thought about his
motor again until he was informed
that II had been found.
The commissioner suspended sen.
tence, although remarking that he
didn't know whether such a forgetful
man was tit to drive an automobile.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
To BACK
MINERS STRIKE,
SAYS G0MPERS
Federation to Lend Aid In What
Is Regarded as Fight to
Finish.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

Organized labor of the United
States stands as solid as Gibraltar
behind the coal miners, Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, declared today
in a statement to the Cosmopolitan
News Service.
Mine owners have made enormous
profits. They used the war as best
they could for the purpose OF goug'
ing the people," said the veteran
labor leader.
Forced under a measure OF con-
troll. they plunged into profiteering
with renewed vigor when the con-
troll was removed.
THE mine owners have punished
the people without conscience and
now they break their pledge with
equal abandon.
But let me say this" warned
labor's head, "If the mine owners
think they have selected moment
of weakness among the workers for
this vicious, brazen breach Of faith
they are seriously mistaken.
Labor stands united and solid. II
Is determined. And thrice armed is
he whose cause is just.
Labor throughout the United
States, with all it's resources is pre-
pairing for what, in the opinion OF
the leaders, is the Waterloo in the
titanic struggle between capital and
labor.
The United Mine Workers o.
America. they point out, is the
largest single labor body in the worlt
and the most powerful in the Ameri
can Federation Of Labor. II Its
strike calling out the largest number
of men in history is lost, labor will
receive a gigantic blow. Smash thi:
powerful miners organization as 6
death blow to all organized labor
that is the program of the big EN-
ploying interests standing behind the
operators, according to the unior
leaders.
The miners strike. in the opinion
Of many Of the labor leaders, will
test the new economic alliance he
tween the miners and the railroad
workers. 1t will be put into practica
operation as a last resort to help th'
miners. It Is predicted, for hopes o
the railroad unions for the future
rest largely on the outcome OF the
miners struggle.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
LEWIS, IN LAST
HOUR APPEAL,
RESTSH|SCASE
Mine Union Chief Cites Two
Reasons for Waikout OF
100000 Workers.

The following statement, 1oritteM
exclusively for the International
News Service 6y President joins L.
Lewis, of the United Mine Workers,
gives the official vie,o Of the n'sio,,
leaders Of underlying causes Of
sUhat Mr.. Lewis calls the greatest
strike in history"
BY JOHN L. LEWIS,
President Of the United Mine
Workers Of America
Written for International News Service.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 25.-
II the United Mine Workers could
prevent it, there would be no strike
of coal miners. We have done
everything humanity possible within
the bounds of honor, but two pow.
erful groups of operators In Pitts
burgh and Ohio have deliberately
forced the miners to strike. These
two groups OF operators have two
objects in view:
First. they want to destroy the
miners union.
Second, they want 90 stop the
production Of coal and thus create
scare among the people and boost
the price Of millions of tons Of coal
on hand and clean up enormous
profits.
1t will be a gouge Of the coal
consumer pocketbook. but that's
what these operators are after.
They broke their contract with
the miners for the purpose Of driv-
ing the miners into a strike. We
want the public to remember. when
It is compelled to pay high price
for coal. that the miners are not
TO blame.
In 1921 the vnion miners CT the
country were employed only an
average of 1875 days. Thousands
had only II to 26 days work in
the entire year.
The average earnings were only
800. This is not enough to sup
port a family these days. But We
are not asking for an increase. We
are willing TO continue the present
wage scale in force for another
two years. in the hope that there
may be a revival Of business and
industry that will afford them more
setady employment. They are WILL
ing to take this chance.
The whole matter is now in the
hands OF the public. More than
500 900 men will lay down their
tools on April l, because the op-
orators refuse to make wage
agreement with them. The men
cannot be expected to work when
they do not know what they are to
get for their labor, nor the con-
hitions under which they are to
work. 80.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
SEAPLANEP|L
RESCUED; TELLS
GRIPPING STORY
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use the pump, and the boat, swamp
ed by huge wave, overturned.
Butte and Moore scrambled back
up the side of the overturned craft
and Moore fastened a rope about his
waist to support himself in case he,
too, should become too exhausted to
hold himself to the boat.
Hope of rescue seemed DINNER and
thinner. Finally, Moore stood up on
the wrecked plane and began to wave
n small haadkci chief in the hope
that some one would see It. Butte
vas praying for help. Finally, Moore
said, Butte gave up and handed a roll
of $4,000 to the pilot, with the words:
Gives Moore His Money.
"You are younger than I am and
may be able to come through. ] can.
not hold on any longer"
And Moore wss left alone as Butte
slipped over the side of the boat and
disappeared beneath the water.
The two women whom Moore had
held in his arms died Wednesday
night, he said, and he let them clip
into the water.
Moore's inooherent story as related
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
FLOOD RECEDINO;
NO GREAT DAMAGE DONE

VENICE. March 25.-Venice was
assuming it's normal appearance yes
terday as the tidal wave that inun.
dated the lower parts Of the city be.
gan to subside. The floods covered
ST. Marks square and reached the
basement of the royal palace, but no
appreciable damage was done.
The tidal wave rushed in on the
city with unusual suddenness. The
first three weeks OF March had been
marked by almost summer weather,
but two days ago the temperature
dropped suddenly, resulting in abun-
dant SHOWS on the mountains, heavy
rains along the plains and excep-
tionally strong southern winds from
the sea.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
BANDIT WHO HAD
HALF HOUR
GIVEN 4 YEARS
Walter Branham, Who Held Up
PiggIy Wiggiy Manager. Son.
fenced by Justice Mccoy.

Walter Branham, twenty six years
old, who February 20 last held up
at the point Of pistol John l.
Starnes, manager of the Arcade
Branch Of the Piggly-Wiggly Com
pany and robbed him Of $1,0G1,36 at
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest, was today sem
fenced to four years In the pom
itentiary by Chief Justice Mccoy,
presiding in CriminaI Court No. l.
Branham recently entered a plea Of
guilty.
Thirty minutes after Branha,n had
committed the crime he was arrested
by Detectives Springman and Der
nell. of the Central office. Tn"
money was recovered as IL was be-
ing counted on a bed at the Harring-
ton Hotel where Branham stopped.
Starnes had just stepped from a
street car at Seventh and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest when he
was stopped by a man who. present
ing a pistol, told him to surrender
his money.
Under threat If death II he
made an outcry, Starnes turned over
the package containing the money,
the days receipts of the company's
store at the Arcade. Placing the
money in his pocket, Branham pass
ed a crossing officer twenty feet
from the scene OF the robbery and
started to run.
Shouting stop thief" Starnes, fol-
lowed by Crossing Officer Miller,
pursued the bandit until he disap-
peared in an alley on ID street near
Seventh street northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25

here said tia. nine boats had passed
''"FN" l. ane as II was toss II
about on the sea. One OF them, he
saId, came 40 close he could read it's
name, but none he said. saw the
PLIGHT OF tn craft.
When placed aboard the tanker,
Moore was taken in charge by Mrs.
j. Stewart Williams, wife of a con-
sulting engineer. She was passen.
ger aboard the boat on her way to
Tampa to join her husband.
Captain Tells of Rescue.
Capt. William Machsmuth, of the
takner, told comrades of Moore, who
were aboard the submarine chaser,
that II must have been an act Of
Providence that impelled him to go
point off his course, resulting in
his sighting the overturned flying
boat and it's sole survivor.
II was gathering dusk. he said,
when he left his cabin for a last
look before going below. Afar off,
he said, he saw an object on { Z
water, which. when he used
glasses, he made out to be a man
waving something. The tanker was
swung about as close as possible
to the object and, although a high
sea was running. a small boat was
lowered. AS the sailors reached
the side OF the wrecked plane
Moore fell into their arms ex-
hauste. 1t was some time, the
captain said, before Moore recover.
ed consciousness sufficiently to tell
them anything Of his experiences.
Pilots Mind Affected.
First news of the rescue OF the
lone survivor of the Miss Miami
came last night in a radiogram from
the tanker. In answer to inquiries
throughout the night the tanker's
officers said the pilots mind was
unbalanced and asked that a physi.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
rrixh,. 1879. by Star Company.

mean cowardice-these, too, are
matters of knowledge and OF re-
membrance. But this l have said
about the closeness of the fight
for the preservation of American
independence is the truth of the
whole matter.
The ultimatum delivered to Ger
many by the Preparations Commis-
sion will be submitted to by the
Germans. Needs must, when the
devil drives. Still no one need
doubt that this vindictive treat
ment of vanquished people will
breed a day of vengeance and
terror.
In his history Of France, Henrie
Martin speaks of the political
theory OF Gambetta, which was
that France could only remain
rich and powerful by keeping all
other p opi's on the continent of
Europe poor and feeble. That also
was the theory OF Napoleon-of
both Napoleons. the little Napo-
leon as well as the great Napoleon.
That, too. is the theory OF Poin-
care. Nevertheless. II is false
theory, and full of woes TO France
and to all Europe. So il has al
ways been. So IL will be again.
1t would be far better for
France TO initiate the moderation
with which Germany treated her
after the unprovoked war which
the German arms won.
AS II is. the vindictivenessness
with which the helpless German
people are being pursued makes
the re-establishment of peace and
industry as impossible in France
as in central Europe, and must
inevitably result in fresh war,
fresh invasions, and, most likely,
in terrific revolutions which may
shake the civilization of Europe to
its fall and complete ruin.
The conference called to meet
at Genoa seems doomed to failure.
Yet the Italian statesmen, with
their usual good sense, were alb
solutely right in their insistence
upon subordinating the political
and military discussion which
have plagued Europe for three
wretched years to consideration
OF the problems of economic res
toration.
If our own statesmen-it is hard
to write the word statesmen in
that connection without a violent
impulse to give three rousing
cheers-had used the months
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
PRINCETON WINS IN DEBATE
WITH HARVARD AND YALE

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, March rs.
Princeton won the fourteenth an
nual Harvard -Yale-Pr trisn-
gular debate last night. The oues'
ton was: Resolved, That the
United States. In joint action with
France, England. Japan. and Italy,
should recognize the soviet govern.
ment OF Russia"
The Princeton negative team de.
feated Yale at Princeton, while the
Yale negative debaters lost to the
Harvard affirmative team here. The
Princeton affirmative squad Won
over Harvard at Cambridge.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25

Foreign Minister Won Hintze by
telephone and also by Won Hinden-
burg not TO postpone his departure
for Holland, since only by a quick
surprise action would such a trip
be successful.
Gruenau told the Kaiser that all
roads were blocked by mutinous
troops tearing the epaulettes from
their officers and that not even an
auto could pass them and that fur.
ther hesitation by the Kaiser would
be fatal.
Finally Agrees.
General Won Pressen, who hith-
erto had opposed the Kaiser's de-
parture, listened to Baron Gruenau
and thinking that the latter acted
on Won Hindenburgs instructions,
now advised the Kaiser to leave
early the next morning.
THE Kaiser had been worn and
wearied down and saw no other way
out" the author states.
The book shows that while Won
Hindenburg advised the Kaiser to
prepare to leave in an extreme
emergency, he had nothing to do
with the Kaiser's actual departure.
This part of the volume links up
with recent correspondence made
public between the Kaiser and Hin
denburg, written a year ago.
While the volume shows the col
lapse of the army on the field OF
battle was utter and absolute, 1t
reveals that the breakdown on the
home front was not nearly SO bad
as heretofore painted.
The Washington times., 1922-03-25
ALL LCOALEDUP,
NATION AWAITS
MINERS STRIKE
Harding Won't Issue Eleventh.
Hour AppeaI-"Watchfu
Waiting" Policy Now.
BY Interim tionaI News Service.

Convinced by q number Of surveys
that the nation Is we'll stocked and
prepared to Withstand the effects OF
a nation wide coal strike, President
Harding ami his advisers will take
no further action toward preventing
the suspension OF mining operations
one week from today.
President Han ding feels that the
Government has gone as far as II
possibly can 'oward sverting the tie.
up, and thu. IL can go, no further
until the public interest is actually
endangered.
The Administration policy will be
one of 'watchful waiting" The Ad.
ministratio1 will seek no intunctions
to prevent The walkout. nor Will
there be any public appeal" BY the
President TO he operators and min
ers to adjust their differences With
out recourse to strika.
A number of Government 'cials
who have loosely followed the de-
velopments In the coal situation be.
lieve the strike will be q long di avn
out affair.
Officials Of the National Coal As
sociation expressed the belief that In
some Of the union districts the men
would return to work as the result
Of local agreements before the strike
lasts very long.
Official Washington today expi ess.
ed considerable doubt as to the sue
cess which the srganfzed mine
workers would have in getting the
nOnuniOn miners to walk out and
thus completely tie up the nation 8
entire coal supply.
This new phase in the strike sit
uation came as a complete surprise
10 officials of the Labor Department.