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which was now becoming world
wide.
Clsmsnesau Against Wilson.
Tho discussions were rapidly ap-
preaching a complete impassc an be-
tween Wilson and Clemenccau. The
demands, objections, Instructions Of
tho French were stopping progress
at every turn.
What was to be done? The Con-
ference could no longer pretend to
60 on functioning normally. II was
becoming dangerous to drag'out such
obstinate controversies in the cum
bersome Council OF Ten. Evidence
came every day that the German
press was revellng in the reports OF
these difficulties Mt Paris. and was
even predicting That the entire Con-
ference would break down. More
over, there were ugly secret matters
like those connected with the ar
engagements for partitioning Turkey
which Clemenceau and Lloyd George
dared not publish TO the world, but
which must be settled before they
could 90 on.
Consequently the regular meeting:
LOT the Ten, which, under the circum.
stances. were becoming fareisal. wer,
discontinued, and on March 22 III,
conference formally contred in thu
Council OF -Four, working In stric
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this time to being precipitated into
n new and more terrible war. The
flames OF panic-fear, especially Of
B%olshevisrn, were actually famed by
military intrigue in order TO force
the hands OF the councils at Paris
and compel military action. Foch
not only argued insistently his Ma
poleouic schemes of conquest before
the Ten and defied the authority Of
the Four, but an extensive military
and diplomatic intrigue was going on
In Hungary and in Russia.
Behind cIemeneeau's Back?
BY these underhand methods the
"old order was desperately endeav-
oring to force its programme upon
the councils. 1t is probable that
these intrigucs were. in part, played
behind Clemenceau's back and by
elements more or less hostile to him
Could ii have been wholly without
his knowledge2 Just as Lloyd George
eagerly used British reactionaries OF
British Liberals. as the circum.
stances demanded, to serve his pur'
pose, so Clemenccau no doubt used
these forces of the old order TO helr
him in his struggles IN Paris.
While he was unfavorable on thu
whole to Foch's grandiose scheme
for an offensive against Russia, tht
plan Of a defensive line based upor
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Copyright. 1929. oy The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

whole nolsome problem, new to the
President. Of partitioning Turkey
under the old secret treaties was
poured out. Here also the President
was in opposition 10 both French and
British claims.
Meeting Of Big Four"
All these early meetings OF the
Three or Four were held outside the
regular sessions of the Council OF
Ten. An attempt was made to keep
the old machinery running as usual,
but the more complicated and des-
perate the struggle grew the moro
the leaders felt driven under cover
TO conceal the seriousness of their
own dissensions and 10 make speed
Ter progress. They tried, for eX-
ample. to keep the Polish question.
in which the French were almost as
much interested as in their own de-
mands, before the Ten. Hostilities
had broken out between the Poles
and Ukrainians in Galicia. Foch APP
peared (March 10 with his irrespon-
sible project for sweeping military
operations aimed at Russia. Thi,
time he proposed to pivot his cam
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For a time Wilson Sc his teeth
and struggled manfuJy by sheer logic
and appeal TO higher motives 10
Clemeneeau from his position TO con-
vince him that these military devices
would never secure TO France what
she really wanted, and that there
were better-not only more just but
more practical-ways Of securing the
future OF France.
He Called Wilson "Pro- German"
On n day the session broke up
with bitter charges by Clemenceau
that Wilson was "pro-German." that
he was seeking To destroy France"
The President, bitterly offended, went
for a long drive in the Bots during
the noon intermissiOn, and at the
beginning of the afternoon session
he stood up before the other three
and in a great appeal-Admiral
Grayson, who heard il, said it was
one of the most powerful speeches
the President ever made--set forth
again his vision of the peace.
After it was over NJ. Clemenceau
was much affected, and ne shook the
Presidents hand and said:
You are a good man, MIR. PFesi-
dent, and you are a great man"
But though the President could
touch Clemenceau's emotions he
could not make him yield. "A kind
of feminine mind" was the Presi-
dents characterization of his diff
cult opponent. (Diary, p. 97.)
Some of those who were close "a
the President urged him strongly to
come out with a public statement
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strong friendly States in Eastern
Europe, the sanitary Gordon" APP
pealed strongly 10 him. These mill
tary and diplomatic intrigues might
t~herefore-if given just enough rope.
but not too much-help in the grand
cause of French security. And they
had another great advanta ge-they
tended TO confuse and e down
President Wilson, tended to rush
him off his feet and make him see
that security for France and for the
world could rest only upon a mill
tary basis. 1t tended TO show Will
son how hopeless vas his dream OF
a new order"
All Of these things combined served
TO raise up a vast hubbub OF public
opinion against the delays in con-
popular feeling was genuine enough
growing out OF utter and desperate
war WEAKNESS and fear, but a large
part was also manufactured and
found expression in certain elements
OF both the French and British press
The absurd charge was made that
the League of Nations was causing
these delays.
One may grant that the discussion
of the League OF Nations and the
P~resident'se home problems were adj
d%itionai complications. but they
bulked small indeed before the Other
~stupendous problems that now STOOD
in the way, or the struggle between
Wilson and Clemenceau regarding
the naked principles Of the peace
For Wilson refused to be frightened
by the logic of Bolsheyism or turned
from his course by the criticism
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secrecy. struggling frantically TO
straighten u the confused web in
which they were all entangled.
The next eight or ten days were
the most difficult of the entire Con-
ference-the really dark period. The
leaders themselves were working in
the dark, often without Yer a ecre-
tary present, and no minutes. The
world was in the dark. without real
news-for there was no news-but
fed upon rumor and conjecture. The
future indeed looked black. London
papers on March 80 expressed a gem
eral feeling: Peace Conferences
gravest hour compromise
impossible"
Clemeneeau Obstinate.
In the midst of this blackness with
the entire structure of the world
threatening TO crumble under the
feet of the Four at any moment Gle
menceau obstinately refused TO give
up an item of the programme of Sc
eurity upon which the Conference
had come 10 a deadlock. II seemed
useless to argue with him. He would
break through a process of reason
ing no step of which he could con-
flute and take his stand upon the one
proposition: France must have this
for her security or we have lost the
war" President Wilson despairing,
ly remarked;
we spend an hour reasoning with
Clemenceau, getting him around tC
an agreement, and find when we 90
back TO the original question Gle.
menceau stands just where he did al
the beginning" DIARY, 104-5.)
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world as to what the trouble really
structlonist groups" who were max
ing claims for strategic frontiers
and national aggrandisemsnt."
In pressing what they believe 10
be their immediate interests they
lost sight entirely of the fact that
they are surely sowing seeds Of flu
ture wars"
dent, but he said he was no. ready
Yet TO make statements even so
guarded as these.
Start Of Wilson's Illness.
The pressure was steadily gro wing
heaVerier, and the President desper-
ately driven was beginning 70 show
the physical strain. He was not only
sitting with the others in two long
sessions daily, but he was also try
ing 10 meet the criticisms Of delay,
so far as the Americans were con-
eerned. by holding night sessions of
the League OF Nations Commission at
the Crillon TO drive to a conclusion
the drafting of the covenant.
may here set down his schedule
for a single day March 80:
5 o'clock-Breakfast.
$50 10 0:30-With Close on his
correspondence and examining the
memoranda for the day.
0;30-Lloyd George came in for a
conference.
ll:00-The Big Four met-with a
meeting in another of the hnan.
cial experts. The President Wen
back and forth between the tive
meetings.
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~ THE CRISIS of THE PEACE CONFERENCE
M And the ORIGIN of the COUNCIL of FOUR

clear up the controversy, would Mt
least show the impatient public the
reasons for the exasperating delay.
and that IL war not due TO the Amer
leans or their proposal for a League
Of Nations. The writer, as director
OF the American Press Bureau, was
under great pressure from news
paper writer's for some guidance as
to what was happening. There was
increasing evidence Of alarm and i'm
patience at home. Tumuity cablcd
repeatedly from Washington Of de-
vcloping bitterness" and %"uneasi-
ness"
There is great danger TO you in
the present situation" he says March
rs. II can see signs that our enemies
here and abroad would try 10 make
it appear that you are responsible
for delay in peace settlement and
that delay has increased momentum
of Bolshevism and anarchy in Hun
gary and Balkans. Can responsible
ity for delay be fixed by you in some
way?'
Wilson Unwilling TO Talk.
Finally, on March g.. in order II
get the matter practically before thc
President we worked out, in OH
Press Bureau, a draft OF n proooscc
statement which. without going int
personalities, would yet enlighten tl'
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paign on the relief Of the Polish gar
rison AT Lemberg. He wanted Il
send a part Of Haller's army there
by way Of Vienna. Once more he
was fooled by the adoption of a
peaceful plan for a Polish-Ukrainian
armistice. leaving the transport Of
Haller's troops for further study.
The Copious leakage TO the press re-
garding those delicate matters, with
the fact widely heralded that the
delegates were all at skies and
sevens, drew a hot protest from
Lloyd George on March p (~secret
m!nutes).
At the very same session Foch's
project for sending Haller's army 10
LembeTg was ruled out entirely, and
he was directed TO take up the gen
eral question of its transport with
the Germans at spa. He imme-
d!atey revOlted, refused TO be a let
ter carrier" and this new disagree
ment between the two most powerful
men in France-Clemenceau and
Foch. was eagerly whispered about,
adding to the feverishness of the al
ready overcharged atmosphere of
Paris. What was to be Tor TO keep
FOch down?
On March "a he was summoned 10
a secret meeting of the -Four, re-
duced to order, and given instruc-
tons for his mission at spa,
Military Men Persistent.
But there is the best Of evidence
that the French militaristic party
was by no means subdued by a sin
gle setback. Few people realize how
nearly the whole of Europe Came, al
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Er. President:
apologize ic iuuediatei7 on your
return, Z tase the liberty 70 trouble you With
tho affairs relating 70 ny country. But I DO this
With the conviction. that I IN endeavowrins 70
preven. A. injustice being done and . ~violation
Of the high principles which you havo enunoiated
ard which tAo Allied Nations have accepted
ese.s FOR the future peace.
Tho question relates TO the Hsiisn-
lam Of Western As;a Minor. I Al vell aware how
fully occupied every hour Sd every rinuts OF
YOUR stay IN Europe w.L be, bu. I dare never
tneless to ask you 20 devote sufficient or your
valuable time to peruse ny enclosed usuorsnd@'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
ELkO BASEBALL TEAM is
GETTING INTO SHAPE

Each evening there is a goodly
number of aspirants for the Elko
baseball team at practice at the
high school grounds, and it is ex-
pected that before Memorial Day
arrives, when the first game is
scheduled, that Elko will have a
winning team to put into the field.
Captain Waltz is again in charge of
the rockies" and putting them
through nightly PAGES.
Work has begun on the grounds
and it is hoped to have them in
shape for the opening game on
Tuesday. The finance committee
consisting of Harry Bruce and Bob
Newman is actively engaged in
soliciting subscriptions from the
business houses in support of the
team.-Elko Free Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
AUTOMOBILE EDITORS PASSED
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING

The party made up of newspaper
men and others, who were expected
in this city on Sunday, passed
through here Monday morning on
their tour of inspection of the Vic
tory and Lincoln highways.
These men are acquiring all in
formation possible concerning these
two transcontinental highways. This
tour is being made at the instigation
of Gael Hoag, secretary of the
Lincoln highway association, but the
purpose of boosting for the Lincoln
highway alone, as formerly believed,
has been denied, as the men state
they are travelling in the interests
of and to get acquainted with both
roads.
The fact that automobile tourists
have shown a tendency to travel
south from Salt Lake City to Los
Angeles, thus skipping the northern
and central parts of California has
caused considerable concern, and it
is for this reason that these men are
going over the two routes in an
effort to find some solution to the
problem. -
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
TO RUN HENRY FORD
FOR u. S. PRESIDENCY

DETROIT, MICH. "A public
mass meeting to organize a "Henry
Ford for President" club, will be
held in Dearborn, Detroit suberb
and the home of the automobile
manufacturer.
The basic idea back of the meet
ing, it was said by leaders in the
movement is to bring about the can
didacy of Mr.. Ford on an indepen-
dent ticket at the next general
election.
Tentative plans for the meeting
were announced by group of Mr..
Ford's fellow townsmen. Posters
announcing the meeting appeared in
public places at Dearborn today.
At the offices of Mr.. Ford in
Dearborn, knowledge of the meet
ing, other than that the posters had
been observed, was denied.
William T. Kronberg, editor of
a Dearborn newspaper, declared an
effort will be made to induce Mr..
Ford to run for the presidency on
a platform of which "honest cur
rency" would be one of the planks.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
RANGES IMP PROVE
BUT FRUIT HURT

While considerable damage was
done to garden and orchard by the
weather of last week, it was favor
able today in its weekly bulletin on
crop and range conditions. A sum-
mary of the effect of the low tenn
peratures throughout the state, is
as follows.
1.-The weather during the week
was favorable for grain, alfalfa and
range forage, but frost materially
damaged fruit and tender garden
truck on Friday morning. The
period of low temperatures started
on the evening of May "a and
lasted for three days. Light showers
May 25 benefited pastures and
ranges. The frost was unusually
severe in the west portion, where
all fruit was killed in some localities
and materially damaged in others.
Peaches and apples were saved in a
few orchards by smudging. Fruit
was not advanced enough to sus-
tain much damage in Elko county.
"The region around Quinn River
Crossing was visited by two storms
which greatly benefited ranges.
Streams are high, crops and live
stock are doing well and prospects
are favorable. Recent rains have
caused rapid growth of forage in
Elko county and cattle and sheep
are in fine condition. Shearing is
in progress. The season is back
ward and crops are still being
planted. Ranch work is moving
forward rapidly under the favorable
weather.
"In Eureka county most of the
shearing has been done and stock
are in good condition. The condi-
ton of cattle and sheep is fair in
Humboldt county, shearing is go
ing forward and the clip is light
grain and grass are growing rapidly.
Roads are reported to be in good
condition in all sections on Nevada"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS

women will bring nothing new
to politics" said the opponents of
woman suffrage. They didn't know
about Mrs. Mildred Brandt, police
magistrate of an Illinois town. Mrs.
Brandt says: 81 am going to hold
police court in my parlor. 1t will
take less of my time away from
domestic duties and I'll save the
rent of downtown Office"
IF fellow wants to drink, he
will drink" says a Kentucky noun
tain expression. So it would not
seem surprising that some alleged
moonshiners caught and put in a
Kentucky Jail, proceeded to make
a mock of the Volstead act by
making home-brew in their cells
In some way sugar and corn had
been obtained, stove in the cell
and an old tin can and some water
made up the remainder of the out
fit. The "impudence," as it was
termed, was discovered when sounds
of hilarity were heard from the
cells.
Daylight saving in the nations
capital is being fought by letter
carriers on the naive grounds that
mo matter how early a letter car
rier may retire, he feels, when
shutting off his alarm clock at a 40
a. M, that he has been robbed of
one hour Sleep.
A member of the Canadian House
of Commons is making an effort to
prevent Canadians from exporting
electric power to the United States
on the ground that such exporta-
ton adds to the growth of this ma
ton at the expense of Canada. He
requests prohibitive duty on the
export of electricity.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
WILL INVESTIGATE THE
FIRE AT MANHATTAN

That the fire of yesterday morn
ing at Manhattan, which swept away
the greater part of the business
section of the town, as well as a
number of residences, was of in
cendiary origin is now generally
believed, says the Tonopah Bonanza.
1t has already been ascertained that
the blaze had its origin in the Kettle
hut building occupied by "Slim"
Harris as soft drink emporium,
and coupled with the fact that
there had not been fire in the
store for the past four years, and
that the electric wires had been dis
connected there is every reason to
believe that some arsonist was ply
ing his trade.
The heaviest loser was J. E. Con-
nors, whose two hotels, the Palace
and Central, were burned to the
ground. Mr.. Connors lost every
thing, even his personal belongings,
and his loss is estimated at $4,000.
Chas. Lloyd, aged resident who
conducted a rooming house, would
have persisted had he not been awak-
ened by friends. He was asleep
when the fire broke out and when
awakened had only time to get out
of his house. Some friends saved
his kit of carpenter tools.
Investigation of a thorough ma
ture is to be made by the officials
with view of ascertaining the
names of those guilty of incen-
darism, if such thing can be
proved.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
FLAG sALUT|NC
METHOD TOLD

When the flag of the United
States passes in parade, carried by
a color bearer with proper guard
the civilian should stop, face the
flag and remove his hat from his
head with his right hand and hold il
over his left breast, according Ia
Col. j. ? Ryan, commander at the
university. He discussed the proper
salute to the flag at the request of
the Reno Gazette following an in
cident that happened at the GENE
terry yesterday when a civilian and
one of the disabled war vetrans en-
gagged in an alteration.
Every civilian should salute the
flag as it passes," said Col Ryan
"and he should stop, face it and un-
cover his head. If sitting down he
should rise and remove his hat and
if in an automobile he should re-
move his hat and to do it properly
should step out of the machine and
stand facing the flag as it passes.
1T is not necessary to salute
every small flag, but only when the
standard colors are properly car
ried by recognized organization. I"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
w. C. LEE is REELECTED
TREATMENTS PRESIDENT

William G. Lee of Cleveland,
president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen yesterday was
reelected on the first ballot for a
term of three years at the triennial
convention of the brotherhood now
in session at Toronto, Ont, accord
ing to a telephone message received
from Mr.. Lee from the brotherhood
headquarters here this afternoon.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
DANCING PARTY AT
THE QUICKER HOME

Mrs. A. E. Quicker was hostess
last evening for a dancing party at
her home in honor of her niece,
Miss Mabel Connors of Winnie
mucca. About thirty Carson high
school boys and girls were the
guests. Refreshments at midnight
marked the close of a very pleasant
social event.-Carosn News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01

Brig. Gen. John II. Russell, United
States marine corps, whose appoint.
ment by President Harding as ambas-
sador extraordinary to Haiti was at
tackled in the senate by Senator King
of Utah.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
HE SIT. ALMOST

The Chicago board of education
has published this essay on the frog,
written by Norwegian student:
"What wonderful bird the frog
are. When he stand he sit, almost.
When he hop, he fly, almost. He
amt got no sense, hardly. He amt
got no Jail, hardly, either. When
he sits, he sit on what he amt got,
almost"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-01
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The Crittenden press., 1922-04-28
BAKER

Sunday school was organized At
this place Sunday
Dir Galen Newcom. Miss Mamie
Williams and Myrtle Newcom at
tended church ~ Rosebud Sunday
Mr. J W Scott and family spent
Sunday at the home Of c B Col
lins and family
Mr b Farley of Clay spent Sat
urday and Sunday with Messs x.
and Galen Newcom.
Mrs Minnie Crowell and children
Of Providence spent Sunday with her
daughter. Mrs Ruby O'Neal
Mi J r. Collins and family and
Mr J L. Duncan and family at
tended church az Rosebud Sunday.
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-28
DEANW0OD

Mr. and Mrs o Andrews and
children Of Marion were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Acie Walker Sunday
Mr.. John Maxwell visited Mr. J..
Stewart Sunday
Miss Beatrice Lamb was the guest
of Miss Lillian Walker sunday
Mrs. Bessie Mcconnell and chill.
dren visited Mr and Mrs l. Brown
Sunday
Mr II Maxwell was the guest u
Mr W M Walker Sunday
Miss Bertha Eaton h visiting her
brother Mr Roy Eaton AZ Black
ford.
Mr and Mrs James n Walker
and baby were guests q " p
Lamb the week end
Mr. and Mr. h. , brennan and
children visited her father. Mr G..
Kemp a. Marion Sunday
The Crittenden press., 1922-04-28

s Agriculture Dept ai Washing
ton. D {
CHitsudsn County i certainly well
loraied ard vs'l adapted in sysfy
way for poultry W. should there.
tore give every attention O. uuf hoek
~ chickens and reap IN harvest
vti,h awaits Ia when mors careful
feeding and oafs afy given
ltdltofs Note: Another insialmsnt
u this article Will appear nsxt
week.