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TWO
Saturday, March 20, 1920.
THE OKLAHOMA LEADER
Saturday. March 20. 1920.
TWO
ABE PREPARING TO
ENTER BESSARABIA
150,000 Cross Dniester, Dis-
persing Roumanian Forces
Encountered on Way.
LONDON—lleval advlcs. trail.-
mlttsd 1>y The Central New. corre-
siuMid.nt nt Coli.nhag.n. .ay the
n.il.h.vlkl are .xp'rt'd nhortly to
enter H,'«saniW Bolshsvlk troopa to
the number .it 160.000 have crowed
the Dniester at varlou. pot nt*. the
nifiBan,. .u>s. A number of Rou
nianl.u troopa encountered by the
Holshevikl have been Ulaperaad.
«T|||' nulahrrlkl at Oilivm rapt virgil
tlHt Russian rnltoer Vilmlral >ak-
hlnicir. finir hurt de.troj.rs, one
■•i out iompi. <>"'■ at earner, Urn.
trawlers, two cuttcra and two nl>-
murines, iwoordlnK to n wlrrleas
romniwlK'nltOll rorelTcd .MoiuUj
fn>m Moscow.
I'OLlsll OFFKXSIVK STARTS.
COPENHAGEN — Maxim LJtvln
off. thr Bolshevik! representative
hero, nyi ho has received newi
from Moscow that the Poles have
started a big offensive in tho direc-
tion of Gomel.
HALT .VbV.VNCE ON FINNS.
11KLS1N OFOR8—The Bolshrviki
force* hsve ■« top pod their advance
on tho Karolla front on condition
that Finland opens pesce netfntiA-
tlon«.
ready w pay debts.
MOSCOW—M. Kra aln. who as
head of tho Holshevlkl departments
of trado. commerce and transporta-
tion, will he a prominent member of
the commission to visit England, to
discuss tho reopening of trado with
soviet Uuasia, through the re-oper-
ative soeictlre, declared Monday
that tho burning question In Russia
vm the solution of tho transporta-
tion problem.
"Regarding concessions to foreign
capital." ho fald. "the government is
prepared to adopt a liberal policy,
provided the so\ let laws regarding
labor are ob<erved.
•The question of compensation for
losses sustained by foreign capital
has not yet been settled, but an we
stated la^ winter to Bulllt (William
C. Bullitt, an American newspaper
correspondent, who visited Russia In
l 19i soviet Russia is ready to pay
her debts."
OPPOSE DEPORTATIONS OF
INDIAN REVOLUTIONISTS
FROM UNITED STATES
STOCKHOLM At conference
here of the East Indian colony in
Europe a resolution was passed
against the threatened deportation of
Indian revolutionists from America.
A copy of this resolution, signed by
the celebrated Hindu revolutionist,
Bhupendra Dutta. has been for.
warded, to United States Senator
Lodge. The resolution reads:
"Wo Hindu colonists residing In
Europe petition congress to atop In-
human deportation proceedings
against Hindu refugees In America
and to protect imperilled Hindu
patriots struggling for national In-
dependence as your forefathers did
Deportation of Hindu exiles to Brit-
ish ports Implies their death."
FRENCH SOCIALISTS APPROVE
POSITION TAKEN BY AMERICAN
PARTY, JEAN L0NGUET ASSERTS
Loader Declares Amazement at Finding Party j
Attacked bv Certain Elements as False to!
T WHO WILL BENEFIT II C flMfl FIIRflPF
1 BY BIGGER OVT PUT, U' ,,'nl'U LUnUrL
PEACE AGREEMENTASKS moN CH,EF HAVE GONE
III III I PIT 11IPI/TT ^aQe °' '-a'>or ^oes
IN HvflSTEBASKEl mit s£*i0°r,tr i
JOINT HEAD OF BODY
WHICH WOULD BRING
EX-KAISER TO TRIAL
United States During Coming Spring.
BV JOSEPH OOLLOMB.
PARIS — The rank and file of
French Socialism la In complete and
hearty accord with the program,
tactics and spirit of the Socialist
party of the United States.
This Is tho mfsaag* which Jean
Longuot. grsndson of Karl Mar*,
and acknowledged leader of the So
clallst party In France, send* to his
comrades In America In an Inter-
view l had with him at the office of
Le Populaire, the Socialist dally of
which he la editor.
Longuet declared thst he had been
amased to find that a certain ele-
ment In the American Socialist party
had attacked the party as reaction
members.* " With a Gallic twinkle
In his eyes, Comrade Longuet for-
bore further comment on this note
of distress, except to add. "For the
drat time In history we have two So-
cialists In the French senate—Four-
ment and Bouvsrl.
Israel Zangwill in Con-
demning Pact.
Cause of Internationalism—Will Visit the Noted Playwright Is Joined by kansas citt. m - rrt «nt Free Speech Never Brought
Bryan of the United Leather Work
era' International union analyzes the
cry for "greater production" that is
hesrd throughout the land.
1XJNDON The V.rs.1,1.. trsa*, S.S
being unjust and calculated to pro- wyi U>B aU rlpht t0 tell wage earn-
duce future war, should be torn up erB tj,at they must produce,
and thrown into ■ wastebasket, ac-
cording to Oeorga Bernsrd Shaw in
reply to one of a list of questions
presented to him and other promi-
nent Englishmen by The World of
Trade, an Influential Hamburg news-
WHAT OF SOCIALISM IN V. S.
"So much for our strength. Now
what have wr to say to our com-
rades in America?" he went on lu a
«-hanged touc.
"Wo have followed you with deep
sympathy In your bravo and difficult
course In tho war. \ou hate s.ood
nplendldly by the banner of Interna-
tionalliait. You have stoo<l tho teat
of fire. Vou have bean counted by
...... ...w.v.x.v. r .| , vi„ of nre. \ou nave ncen cot
or, nd false lo International i ,h„ s«tolU«. ol Kurope at
olallsm two of their congrcasrs—at Klcntiial
Longuet will visit America In per- i nmj lUmmerweld—as splendidly ea-
son this spring on Invitation of ths | pn*swlve of militant Socialism. It
national executive committee of the j WKa wm, amasement, therefore, that
Socialist party. | we learned that a certain element
Well over six teet and built In pro- j in your ranks attacked the party as
portion, with dark graying hair and Scheldemann-Xoske,' reactionary'
unruly muatache, his forehead that
of a thinker, his Jaw significant of
the man of action, his brown eyes
shining with animation behind his
glasses. his voice resonant and mel-
Jean Longuet makea a dynamlo
figure. A sense of humor ripples
through his talk. Although freight-
ed with responsibility—for In his
hands more than In any other lies
he difficult task of mslntalnlng the
unity of his party, a task which In
other countries has proven Impos-
sible to accomplish—his whole tone
Is buoyant.
WANTS SIMILAR * ' AT* "
"The capita list pre«* of the world
has rejoleed over the 'defeat of
French Socialism at our last alee
and 'traitors' to the caiiM* of Inter-
na tlonal Socialism. Thanks to the
genius of our capitalist governments
for repression, we In Prance knew
comparatively little of what ha* been
going on with our comsades In
America. But little as we know, we
felt that such charges against the
Socialist* of America conld not pos-
sibly he true. Wlien we heard that
the (tarty had split, we didn't under-
stand over what. But now we see
that the rock has tieon lmposalhll-
lien. The tragic mistake your 'Com-
munltsts' have committed Is bearing
swift and hitter fruit, as the news-
paper* dally tell ua. But we learn
by mistakes, and now your party Is
stronger than before.
We here In France have some-
i," ho said. "1 pray for a similar th, (0 jearn from your experience,
defeat for ua at every election
ts true that instead of the 101 So
c la lists elected to the chsmber of
deputies at the election before the
last we have now 68. Hut it la also
true that Instead of only 1,126,000
Socialist votes—the number that
elected the 101 Socialist deputies—
at the last election we received
1.700.000 votes. l*t capitalism get
whatever comfort It can out of it.
Nor ts that all. We not only In-
creased In quantity of votes but In
juallty. The one and a quarter mil-
lion votes that elected the 101 So-
cialist deputies Juat before the war
had a considerable number of merely
. rotestlng elements among them, so-
called radicals, who cannot be con-
sidered 8oclaliats at all.
"At the last election however,
thanks to the Are teats of war and
our support of the cauae of soviet
Russia, these people were purged, • present our great interest is
We too, have our Impossibilities,
though we hope that we shall find
them more reluctant to split Social-
ist forces than your extremists seem
to have been. The party In France
la In the control of the left, where
It should be. Aa lonir as the left
Is united, the right under the leader-
ship of Thomas Henaudel and others,
must obey. If we of the left split
among ourselves, both the extrem-
ists and the rest of us lose. The
right wing would like to participate
In the government with the bour-
geoisie and wouldn't In the least
mind If it coats the party the whole
left wing. The rest of ua value the
left wing as far more precious than
any fruit the right can bring us from
their participation with the govern-
ment.
TO KF.Blll.D INTERNATIONAL.
PEOPLES OPPRESSED BY
CZECHS FORM LEAGUE
OLMUETZ. Osecho-Slovakla — A
league of peoples oppressed by the
Czechs l\?s been formed In this state
as part of the league of oppreaaed
peoplea which has branches in sev-
eral countries. The special purpose
of the league Is to complain to the
world of the Injustice ci * \©O0
Csecha ruling 9. $00,000 ether na-
tionalities.
DENTAL WORKERS GET
INCREASE IN SALARY
NEW YORK—'The dental workers
won a 70 per cent wage increase
Sunday night wher. thesr strike,
which began Feb 27. was w.tlel
They also won a 4J-hour week
out of our vote, and what remained
was pure metal We have now.
therefore, u clear mandate for our
re pre'sentatlvea—Socialism. And if
we have fewer representatives in
spite of a great increase In our ranks
It simply means thst our pres-int j Socialism by being parties
electoral system Is not represents- world-wide
live.
FX PLAINS KLF.CTION SVSTF M
"Briefly, the explanation lies in
the two-ballot system. In Frsnce if
a party receives one vote more than
one-half the number cast In any!
given district, that party receives
ti 11 the seats. Take the example of
tHe suburbs of Parts, my own con- i
stltuencv There "were 14 deputies
to be elected. By the fualon of reac
tlonarles. so called radicals and tn- ^ woond international. Vnd
dependent Soct.lt.t*.' MWdi. *t. . ,h -reln we have Mf Into splendid
.till rft.lr, the n.me •Soc.lll.U «. | ar(.or„ w||h our tl,mradt, Amfr.
cause in France It is worth some i
thins, our opponents mansged to 1
r ll 143.000 \otes We received Sl*IT TACTICS TO Nf F.DS.
112 000 \otes—but not a single rep- We must combine wtth the third
resentative { But the present situation in weatcrn
If. however, no partv ge's more , democracies demands a different
the rebuilding of a Socialist Interna
tlonal. We are as a party officially
a member of the second. Qut the
second is becoming an International
of the right It has In It elements
which really did l etray the cause of
butchery called "the
great war and who in Germany
have murdered fellow-Social st« It
haa lost the Socialists of Italy,
Switzerland, the Independents of
Germany, among other great groups.
It Is doomed and as it stands now
it deserves to be. French Socialism
can no longer consort with the se
ond under these circumstances.
must stand with those comrades
who have stood by th* cause when
It wes being tried by Are. We must
thsn one-half the votes east, pro
portional representation works snd
seats are given to the various par-
ties according to the rule of per
rentage In a great many districts
• he reactionaries and the so-called
radios'? when acting as 'wo psrtles
found themselves weaker thsn the 1 and shove all In %
gociaBsv So they fused—and best «• still rampant and
paper.
The current issue of the periodical
contains answers by Shaw and Israel
Zangwill, the noted British play-
right. to the four most important
questions.
Thf first question was. "Do you
believe Great Brltsln and America
will allow Germany to seek.and find
relations with the Anglo-Saxon
world in a fashion worthy of the
Germans?"
It brought this reply from Shaw
They must do so If they have any
regard for their own dignity.
On the same question Zangwill re-
plied, "Certainly they will allow It;
necesalty compels us to trade with
Germany."
"TEAR IT TREATY."
The second question was. How j
ould such relations be brought]
about?" |
"Tear up the Versailles scrap or
paper, admit Germany to the league
of nations, recognlxe 'he Bolshevik j
government of Russia, csncel all In-
demnities and otherwise return to
^pre-war relations with Germany,
provided Germsny does not return to
a constitution less democratic than
the British."
••DEFE.*T LLOYD GEORGE."
Zangwill predicted. In reply to the
same question, thst when ambassa-
dorial relations are fully renewed
everything else will follow.
Question three reads; "What pre-
liminary steps do you recommend
for the resumption of such rela-
ttons?" , . _
Shaw's reply, written before the
rscent election of Paul Peschanel as
president of France, said. "Reject
Clemenceau In the French presiden-
tial election The second step would
be tho overwhelming defeat o' the
Llovd George coalition government
In Great Britain a- a general elec-
tion. The third step would be Amer-
ica's acceptsnce of and adhesion to
the league of nations."
Zangwill made this recommenda
Uon "Ler Germany produce alt she
ran for the world, not forgetting
scholarship and science, which ga\e
her the hegemony which she foolish-
ly threw away for military primacy."
LATIN CONTROL DANGEROUS.
Question four reads "What would
* vour present attitude
there may be something to divide
"but," he says, "it does not go far
enough."
The wage earner is wise
enough to know that the articles of
commerce do not come Into his pos-
session from the mines, fields snd
factories; they remain In the hands
of the owners or speculators of the
various industries, and the wage
earner.can only acquire n portion
of that which is placed upon the
market, and even though an abund
ance may be available, he can only-
secure for himself to the extent his
wages will permit.
This fact makes it apparent to all
fair-minded readers that the para-
mount question before the wage
earner lv The division of produc-
tion In which he participates.
"It follows that the division of
production Is paramount to produc-
tion unless It is desired to further
enrich the few at the expense of the
many."
LEAVES WEALTH
OF HE OPEN
TO EXPLOITATION
Millerand Gives Over Re-
sources to Private
Interests.
of German nationality?"
PARIS—Premier Millerand stepped
frem the position of governor of
Aleace-Lorrsine into the premiership
of France, leaving in the hands of
private interests the promise of the
richest resources of those provinces,
Alsatians complain.
Just as Millerand loft Strassburg
It Is known, he wss planning to turn
over the rich potash mines of I'rper
Alsace to three groups—the best
mines to Psrls financiers, others to a
Mulhouse group, and the leavings
to the government It required the
most hsrdy opposition, including the
threat of intervention by the cham-
ber of deputies, to forestall this ar-
rangement even provisionally.
EXPLOIT PETROL RESOVRCES
No less noise has been made about
ithe pe rol situation. A vague an
If rou w«r. n<mne,ment his com.
general commissariat of
Sha-
attitude
vould
from the
combustioles
that "the central petrol committee
e of extreme courtesy to R^a-|afler hesring a report by
e United States Scandlnavls,' j^srferer in regard to the <
and Holland with a
Marcel
iKapferer in regard to the exploita
■iewr to the rea- UQn Qf lhe petr0| resources of tb-
the European political
lower Rhine, has decided to cstab'.ish
a powerful commission in which
should be represented, in proportions
to be determined, th* French gov-
ernment. Alsatian interests and
French interests'"
Frank suspicion is expressed
,cter this commission
toration o:
equilibrium."
"Germany Shaw, "is the
renter of «r«vltv of Proteftant north
Europe. nd her domin.tion by th«
Latin-African eouth would be dan-
gerous until the >a*ue and the de-
\ elopinent of lntc:n*tlon«::.«m up«-;lh, ch.r ,
cede the bilance of power and dtplo-1 — um,.
rnacy.' I targitt for criticism.
Zattgw.ll said he wou.i try to p:n4ny the railroad incident has
shame the enemy by showing taera a ^rfet for much criticism of
that whllf France, the Lnited SUttes. , ^ premier. There are some
and Great Britain have beeoms prus- miles of excellently constructed
.tan in ptrtt Germany is the one, ;ai,r0>(,s „ AiMr, some time ■ <-
country which the war really made
safe for democracy.
tempo and tactic* for the socialist
movement than have l een p«wohlrj compared
for Ru*|.i There the capitalist j ^n',r
state has fallen almost of lis own 'ha!
rottenness. Therr* was no other! Aga n. he i
course possible but that which the paper 'i Frai
B«>lshev Uts hate taken. In France, j spokesman fo
. capitalism
the sadtlk'.
Oompers as of the right wing o(
the Socialist party In America Now
little as we know of America here.
with what we should
*re better Informed than
as a tru
oviet Rus
loes not kn
railroads in Alsace
! there were persistant rumors . at
the eastern company was bidding to
take over the system, but that Mil-
lerand was holding it off and refusing
to cede the lines. The moment he
left Alsace, howler, the rumorr re-
appeared more strongly than ever
It was understood that Millerand
favored a 'joint" solution This
proposition was salt on the raw to the
A satins, who claim tha* such a
• Joint" solution would result tn gross
exploitation of the pystem.
Revolutions, but Conditions.
Did. He Says.
BY *HK FEDERATED PRESS
ROCKFORD. III.. March 8—When
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
the ten defendants who are to be
prosecuted here for the alleged vio-
lation of the Illinois anti-sedition
tatute, was asked his opinion re-
garding present conditions In this
country, he said that It appeared
that this country and Europe have
gone mad.
This, and other countries are now
a condition of hysteria as the
result of the world war," said Mr
Darrow. "Thf world is passing
through the ordeal It base ever
known. It appears that no one Is
quite sane In times of hysteria no
one's Judgment can be relied upon
There s-ems to be a disposition In
this country to sweep away the tlme-
hOnored safeguards of freedom and
the individual's right to think, and
speak and plan. These conditions
always follow as the result of great
wars.
FREEDOM MEANS GROWTH,
"The chief thing responsible for
e growth and prosperity of this
country has been one's freedom to
live and think and speak the truth.
When speech Is suppressed the world
Is likely to lose many things which
are of greatest value
'No human Institution is perfect;
nothing ia finished. Every institu-
tion should be the subject for criti-
cism. to the end that It may be Im-
proved. if possible
"This country has been the aaylum
for all the peoples of the whole
orld. This country has been the
greatest champion of human free
dom It would be a sad thing If
hysteria ahould destroy this condi-
tion.
U HONGS BRING REVOLUTIONS
' No country can ever reach a
point of revolution unless there is
something deeply and profoundly
Revolutions do not come
from talk, but from conditions. This
country is still too rich and there is
too great an opportunity here for
even the poorest, to cause any pos
*• danger from a revolution.
■ The way to meet new theoriea
and ideas e with reason and facts
Improve what needs improving and
show the fallacy, thereby, of extreme
measures. To subvert the Constitu-
tion or the landmarks of public pol-
icy can only work harm to
classes of our people."
MONDELL SEES PANIC
IN M'ADOO PLAN: CUT
EXPENDITURES, HE SAYS
WASHINGTON—In the opinion
of Republican House Leader Mon
dell panic rather than relief would
result from former Secretary of
Treasury McAdoo's suggestion that
bonds be Issued to lake up floating
Indebtedness and to replace Interest
on belated foreign credita
"The unixersal desire to have tax
burdens reduced." Mondell said, "af-
forded McAdoo opportunity for wide
publicity of his suggestion. Those
familiar with the financial situation
of the government, however, have
been at a loss to understand how
the distinguished ex-secretary hopes
to reduce taxation while the admin-
istration's demands for appropria-
tions far outrun the estimated re-
ceipts"
Lord Birkenhead, head of the new
National party In England, presides
er the house of lords In his func
tion as lord chancellor. He ia better
known In America as Sir Frederick
E. Smith. He. with Jules Cambon
of France, will head the interallied
commission which will attempt to
bring to trial German alleged war
culprits. Lord Birkenhead had
leading part In the drafting of the
indictment against the ex-kalser and
preparing the case against the other
German nationals.
U.S.THEINITH
RUSSIA HIS 01
POLICY DFALLIES
Italy and Great Britain Said to
Favor Immediate Trade
Resumption.
LEADER ACQUITTED
IS. NAM POLICY
Admiral Sims Starts Senate
Committee Probe Off With
Sensation.
WA3HINGTO
prolonged tour
l In the first few moctls of *
Ye said, the navy pursue* a
tttirg" and "hand to mouth
Sims, who was the flm
called, attacked the America
potto and Secretary Daniels.
navy', full lire to
fully with allies resulted In i
That Sim a efforts to get
work were "delsyed or nullli
That Daniels committed s
lest outrage" In making pu'
of Sims* letters regarding
Wilson and vartous other na
tad then sending it
. racie-
st a campaign ef **d«
opaganda ' bed been reeort
ua temporar-iv It b the same In It Is not n gesture that wr an- in-
\merie« First the Socialists win . terested tn making—a gesture which
in a three-cornered fight. Then the 1 ostb In «*elf-destruction. It in vtc*
ether parties unite because they have J lory o\er cmpiuli m upon which we
capitalism tn common and for a j are determined. And one fights dlf-
-.me the Socialist party *s defeated," 1 ffrrrntly against an armed man in
though actually stronger In num { the itndille than against a man on
Then comes a Socialist victory foot.
over a un ted capitalist regime. j want to join the third liut
W1U.I-M \TTK\CTS YIHTH •« "Wrm.W-- In Ru«(« who .lon.l-
.... ... . nale the third, mu-t be rcalUt* in
••r-sthermow. U> 1.. ^ ..uiado lo««nl ihr Socialist.
— ro-'iv«« at ,l ctlondo« | (l( MhrT m||Aa; JllM ,,
— ot ®,'tc! as ro&UM* In tlwtr mtltuilf
,r<* • ®' on toward the capitalists of other coun-
\ rr.tr. :n '-he war Taking only the.
ftsera! proportion as a basis, we
• car. Ne eur* that the cause ef Bo
t ctotj -n in FYance had won 400.090
>r*l converts among the young
—. - of our people, converts who
i u 4r bow mute except as their
Mood cries out to the rest of us to
■rush tb« power that sent them te
PALMER FIGHTS MENTAL
HOBGOBLINS WITH U. S.
COIN. SAYS RALSTON
I WASHINGTON—]
d it ion leglilation. i
•f sll this 9 defeat' for French I
enlists.' he went on. "we are eon- I
i? But even the capitalists sre I
ginnir.g to be troubled about their 1
ctory Nor ts it confined to!
ance. this doubtful note in their;
v cing " He picked up a c ipping 1
'The London Times and read j
VOTABLF. SOC1.U.IST GAIN
~ "The reou'.; of the munleipal I
►et orw la Parts require# some ex-'
inatioa. In the provinces the Sc-
ia ts hare ssade notable victories .
d in some cas-s the results are la
atradidiea with tiM
that the paper is the
M man suspected to
be 'he agent of the police, a scoun-
drel whom even the extremists of
our lef* wing, the most ardent shout-
srs for l«olshe\ism. ha^ e expelled
from their group.
HI SS Ml ST I M>KHSTANO HIST.
"It is clear, therefore, that if at
the present moment we. '.ike the in-j ston. attorne
dependents of Germany and. 1 think, j lo the house
our comrades n America, want to Att> Ge
join the third international there 9 .600.000 ?
nust be s clearer understanding cr generosity 01
the part of our Russian comrade? hin-„ is now
ss to the problems which confront! goblins of h s mind
us It would be a serious lots for department
Just as they are offering oon- tf the third excluded froir lawyer declare-, pro-ones attacks
cesrtofis to foreign capitalists to «xv I ,^lf !mrorUnt forces as the on the g^vfrnment b> 1 own court'
operate in building up HuvUa ander AlK,r rao^m«. ts of England. Bel ,„d conduct It ^ dangerous to
soviet rule, so the Bolshevik* must ^.um an(j other countrtea As the' pu| more power into tie hands of
brttatlen the ■•cope of the oall of the; .a;i of thf lh international stand* th-->«e who today are abusing it. he
third ln«rrnatW>uaJ U Include In It j ,.,#t now however. It Is too exclusive said.
srestem Socialists who ha\e a pet>b-j -t mu?t not commit Socialist* of
lent vastly different fr* en the Hu«- countries to tactics purely LABOR TO BOYCOTT
I Russian.
! My hope, therefore, is for a.n
early conference of Socialists of all
opposing «e-
ison H. Ral-
r.is statement
udiciary committee:
Palmer, with the
d. which you in your
rrtdulity set aside for
saged in fighting hob-
mind "
of Justice, the,
Charge of Seditious Libel;
Against Fred J. Dixon
Fails.
WINNIPEG — Fred J. Dixon,
charged with seditious libel in ar-
ticles published in the Strike Bulle-
tin during the 191s Winnipeg gen-
eral strike, has been acquitted.
Similar charges agarnst the Rev.
J. S Woodsworth a ere then dropped
by th? crown-
Cheers followed the announcement
of the Dixon verdict. His acquittal
was climax to a sensational tr.
WASHINGTON—As soon as the
allied governments have outlined a
definite policy, trade relations will
be established with the Russian
soviet republic by the American
government, according to semi-offi-
cial statements issued here.
Ths first step by the allies toward
dealing commercially with Russia,
since the decision on Jan. 17 to per-
mit trade with the Russian co-oper-
ative societies, was the announce-
ment last week of the appointment
of a commission to be sent there to
study the situation and report to the
league of nations council.
merely -approve trade.'*
Whether the United States will
act upon the invitation of the allies
to send a representative Is uncertain
ah yet, but in any event it is be-
lieved this government will act as
soon aa the commission has returned
and reported, probably early In the
spring.
Action by this government, it is
said, will be limited merely to an
official statement of appro\a! of
trade with individuals by Amer.can
firms.
france hangs back.
Recent reports indicated that
Italv and Great Britain favored
plans for trade with Russia, but that
France had accepted "with reserva-
tions." The Italian premier. Nitti
ha? expressed himself in favor of the
resumption of "normsl relations
with Russia." and officials believe
this points the way to a definite
agreement.
may "investigate" soviet.
PARIS—A formal call by the al-
! supreme counc 1 for an extraor-
iect :ng of the egSCtftiVe I j
L
t Paris on March 1?. fo- | I
th" question of sending '
ar invest gating committee to Ru5«=ii _
under the control of the league, has I
been Issued
The commission will consist of 10 I
VERSAILLES PICT
"Don't Let Sick Man Disturb
World Opinion," Piea ol
Paris Paper. 1
PARIS—"President Wilson does
not concern himself with what is
happening in his own country,
which is seeking to wrest from
Great Britain mastery of the seas,"
Le l'etlt Bleu said Friday continuing
its bitter attack upon Wilson for the
charges In his Hitchcock .letter.
Wilson's letter, the newspaper be-
lieved. has annihilated the treaty
of Versailles. It professed to believe
the president will follow his charge
that France is Imperialistic by ac-
cusing us of having started the war
in 1914."
MANY BITTER ATTACKS.
In one of the most violent of
many bitter attacks upon the presi-
dent Le Petit Bleu said:
"If President Wilson no longer
enjoys his full faculties It should al
least be necessary to quiet him
enough to prevent those periodic
epistolary manifestations with which
he disturbs world opinion. It is
undignified for the United States to
permit the opinion to become gen-
eral that the republic is presided
over by such a man.
"Mr. Wilson, who during his sta>
In Paris believed himself the world #
sovereign, now backs up. frightened
by imperialism he has discovered In
the supreme council, especially
France. He believes the military
party now controls us. Shortly he'll
be accusing us of having started
the war In 1914.
HAS "ANNIHILATED" TREATY.
"This man has now annihilated
the treaty of Versailles of which
formerly he proudly boasted hit
paternity. This professor of democ-
racy does not concern himself with
what is happening In his own coun-
try. which is seeking to wrest from
1 Great Britain mastery of the seas.
| "He respects his own Monroe doc.
trine but will not permit Its applica-
tion anywhere else. Wilson will end
by alienating his best friends. If he
receives a certain Indulgence it is
only because It is recognized thai
he Is affected seriously. Neverthe-
less It Is dangerous to allow this
sick man to continue to disturb the
world's tranquility by his Intolerant
and tempestuous wanderings."
STONE CUTTERS'UNION 1'
WOULD OUTLAW AIR
AND ELECTRIC HAMMER
TORONTO, Ontario — Stone cut- 1
ters are urging legislation that will
outlaw the air and electric hammei
In this industry. At the recent con-
ference of trade unionists and gov-
ernment officials in the city of Ot-
tawa. representatives of the Stona
Cutters' union gave a practical illus-
tration of the workings of the pneu-
matic hammer. It was shown how
the vibration of this tool affected ths
nervous system with the result thai
In a short period of time three fing-
ers of the worker become practically
paralysed. It was stated that insur-
ance companies will not accept risks
or issue policies to men who handle
this hammei.
ARTISTS FORM UNION
NEW YORK—The formation of
sn artists u lion, to l>e known as
the Artists' Guild of America, is un-
der way hcrr The new union Is be-
ing organized by Albert Gleizes,
French artist and organiser of ths
syndicate of French graphic and
plastic artists. The union will M
patterned after the French model.
The principal object of the organi-
zation will be the protection of ar-
tists from exploitation because ol
their pro\erb!al ignorance of busi-
ness methods.
xarni
which efforts
him guilty of
sian~
SAYS
I.F.NINE MISINFORMED
UNFRIENDLY BANKERS
"I am convinced tha* t>ut for th* j
cordon santtalre.' whle.i the capita'
tots of the world have thrown abou;
Russia, making it * difficult fo
truth as well as food to get imo
Russia, that our comrade# there
would have come to a complete un-
derstanding snd agn-emer.t with us
by now As thing* stand today they
are the victims of misinformation as
wett as of ths blockade against fWd
Communication wtth the outside
world Is practically a gamble A
message may reach or it may not.
ere made to find
tttous conspiracy
with the seven strike spokesmen be -
ng tried in an ad>olnlng court as
well as with R B Russell, alreadj
serving a two year term In the peni-
tentiary for alleged seditious con
*ptrscy.
■luninri r.urv .« v— ... . ,.... l)u,cw, Dixon pled his own case without
d wtth th. BoUHevIk! to lake up b«n*. Wlongtnj t. th. tlMrtnl th. aid of lawyer. H« no propo«al of M. Tchltth.rnln• '".tri
tho problem of a broad .nough basts houw association will b. th. answf wltncM*. Hi. d.feru. tnclud <l ar, mlnlit.r of soviet a «« •
to th. third Internationa! to admit cf i,bor to the announcement that htatorlca: summary of the fl*ht fojritlat. peace, according o Bit vice.
«;i traly revolutionary elements. t)le clearing house will refuse to freedom of the press and "f speech from London. -,v„
You know, for eiatnp'e. that while ;,na„ce anv building rroj^ta .m- In both Canada and Great Britain. . At the same time other reports
the Swiss Socialists at their eoasTMi plovlng only union labor Even Dtion is well known throughout , .:d the long-hera.ded attack of the
ted to Join the third the member- unlor. man ha. beer, asked to with- Winnipeg and western Canada, and soviet armlM on Poland had ''"'.d
the country on d-^w hi* sa\lnit* immediately from is a member of the provincial legis- .- o far .' wss sa d the I e a
the association, latiirj : f.ndrl th.ms.lv.. succ~afully.
members, it is unders*ooa.
TO DEC IDE ON REPLY.
WARSAW—A formal conference
to frame the ahswer of Poland and
oorder states to the soviet appeals,
will open Monday
I* ii understood thst the peace
program which • to be presented to
•he conference, wi'l be submitted to
the allied powers for approval. The
border states are aaid to be tager
to reach a de islon j>articu!ar!y. be-
-ause of ths approach of spring
when the long advertised Bolshevik
ffrr.sive against them Is due to
commence.
ACCEPT PEACE PROPOSAL.
PARIS—Alexander Valda-Voevod.
Roumanian premier accepted the
ship
throughout the country on draw his swings
declared that they were banks belonging
lumber of
Irkutsk, recent seat of the Kol- Ing to A
Secretary of Philippine Com*
mission Says People Have
Fulfilled Conditions.
WASHINGTON Secretary Kalaw
of the Philippine commission of in-
dependence. wants some one to de-
fine the terms ■ability." "capacity"
and sufficient education" as applied
to the Filipinos.
"Capacity for self go\ ernment."
■ays the secretin 1* as broad and
elastic ss the world, and f thst
should be ths criterion for the grsnt-
Ing of Philippine Independence.
America might as well say to the*
Filipinos. '1 will give you Independ-
ence when It pleases me to do so.'
• When America, through her con-
gress. officially told the Filipino peo-
ple thst they would be granted their
Independence ms soon as they could
establish a stable government, M
abstract or obscure condition wifl
meant. Stable governments accord*
an usage, means a
one of the -hak go\ ernment.
tho certain definite thii
not ready to do so at present. The Th# amount involved runs into the Woodsworth was for a
tndeoer.denta of Germany whi.e hundred thousands. 1 years assistant pastor of 1
- - iirsfst Winnipeg Methodist churches hands of Bolshevik regulars. It Is The official representathe of the
He was also director of the bureau announced in a Moscow wire lea. | UnltedState. in the Philippine 1«-
of social research
voting to Join the third, also specified —
a, „ condition, the brssdenlng of Its WOMEN IN PALESTINE
scope The majority of the French
"man'- • dep-.
It may come through clear
■ •ee' >- for the chaw.ber of i '-t seems to be the cast, when It does Socialists I think feel about id
Thus at Lyon. M Herrtet coene through at all. thst It is Mm« wsy tn the matter, and I ua
-eTVr- *«rKe4. sometimes by interested derstaad that the feeling of ev
- .. j k'oc through lo parties often because of the condi- comrades in America ts with ua Of Palestine hs^e wen iba right of suf-1 * lecturer on Sot-i. Sendee He Is a
tn the parliamen- ttons of communicstion. Under course ur extreme right led by men frage. according^ a report received ^ m«n-.ber of the international Long-
WIN RIGHTS TO VOTE ments of the provinces of Manitoba. 1
Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and i
yiW TORK-Jewish women in wcu known from coast to c^ast as
message.
lands, the governor general, has re-
ported both to the Amerlcsm coo-
nph
fer The
has' bsea beaten sueh circumstances truth haa a wiffl- Thomas are extremely opposed' here Meaday Th's ass decided oc sheresser. s union, ha. r.g worked on
Aos ef mayer ; ^ult tim* getting itself commual- to Joining the third and even to leav- by the greaeor actions committee of ■ the docks %t Vsncouver for more
"pa' eonncila *aied ing the second And our extremist j ths intsmaQensl Zionist orcanisa-1 thar^ a year
vclegates l^nln 's a shrewd Judge of truth friends at the other end of the scale I tfon in I^ondor. It will permit worn- Labor here !• elated over th ac-
e>e Yet w mm- bv seme of the infrequent are Just as determined on an abs^ | r to vote for the delegates to the; qulttal of Dtx ^*nd dismissal of
- i - jsnt assembly, to be called [ charses aga.ns Woodsworth. and itj4l-hsur week oy
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa I Krcs-< snd ths sdmlnlstratlor., that
—Practically e'ery engineering , the Filipino people have fullt'led the
union in South Alrica has joined the 1 specification He aaid The Filipino
Amalgamated Engineers' union, the
art pal acting v^at (the
age? from htm how open he is J lute sutmisalon to every word and
powerful new British organisation
with more than 4SO.OOO members
New branches of the A E t". formed
her* have succeeded in winning the
four days over
In
utterances of the j soon t'
establish a constitution for j is solidly backing the other neo on I
• holy land. trlsl. 1*1
:ime strike.
and have obtained
sn hws.
people have eitabllahed the stable
government demanded by congroe
a a prerequisite, for the granting
of Independence, namely, a govern-
ment elected by the suffrage of the
people, which Is supported by the
people, which la cwpable of main-
taining order and of fu'filling ti* in-
ternational obllaatloaa' •
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