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VOL. XXXIX—NO. 116
UME SEES
DEFEATIHFID
EOMOWS
Trip Over Country Con-
vinces Him Administration
Is Generally Disliked.
WILSON POLICY SCORED
Unpopular Cabinet Ineffi-
ciency and Mistakes Also
Contributing Causes.
The following is the first of three
k articles by Mr. Lawrence giving
w • '.inclusions reached on his ten thou-
‘ band mile tour of the Inited States
which he has just completed. To-
morrow’s article will deal with
presidential candidates of the Re-
publican ami I h-mm-ratio parties
ami an estimate of their strength in
different parts of the country.
By D W ll» l.tw HEM E.
Copyright. 1019. ly .\< w York Evening
In .
Washington I). ('. May 15.—Ten
thousand miles of travel through most
of the states of the union ami with a
days visit in each of .TJ large cities
gives an observer an opportunity to
make a general survey of tlm country
on thing p«diti<al ami to arrive at cm
tain conclusions regarding public .sen-
timent on current question- Editorial
sentiment is frequently a useful index of
public opinion but the rmivrrsmion of
editors business men officeholders la
hor leaders social workers and friends
71 all walks of life who are given to
understand nt tlm outset that they an*
not to be quoted brings out a frankness
|'f expression anti portrayal of condi-
Uoiis which is as nearly acur.itc a- is
humanly po—iblr. In this article arc
set. down the impre.-siom- which I oh-
taimd on such a journey.
When it ''Hmd in certain Mair-
which had previously gone Democratic
that tin* administration was in disfavor
an analysis of tho-c conditions wa* pre-
sent'll from day Io day ju>( a< in other
sections -ynipathy with th<* administra-
tion on important matters of foreign
policy was recorded. But in editm nils J
which have since appeared in some j
Democratic m w-paper- rritirism is ■
made that smh T'poil- could be writ-
ten only by one who is hostile to the
administration.
( ounfry in Irritable Mood.
The reporter’s busim*- is to describe
Miitinmnt a- lie finds it. irn-pectire ot
w hethvr it is harmful or helpful to
either political party. If the I m IU o
• lath- b ad'-i s do not want to know wluit
is wrong with the national patient they
may wake up some day to find out that
In ha> selected another phy-iriati. Il
is from Gmir viewpoint valuable to
know where mistake- have been made'
so that they may Ie- corieri «d while |
llh re i still opport unity .. i hat tin*
election of may at least be a eon '
h-t in Had of a walkaway for the R.
publican party. Ami for tlm Republic
ans it is perhaps worth while for them
to know that then popularity i- not yet
ba>«*d on any performance or demons!ra
tioii of inherent virtues but upon a deep
dissatisfaction with the Democratic par '
ty - past.
Strictly speaking. lim < ountiy i just
now ami has been for the List few i
xx i'd:s at least in an irritable mood. Im-!
patiem-e with the delay - in Paris only i
Reived as an » \i use for the expression ।
Fol f<e|ing long pint up. Tlm Anmn
<-«|.i pcopl* . by aiid large did not see'
tin- im«' iiv for Mr. Wil-ou - vi-il to
Europe though they air willing to c.\
amine the results of th - .- journey to an-i
suer the ipii-lion of the unwisdom or
wisdom of hi mi 'i"ii before making up i
their mind finally about if. Tin y have]
asked again and again why the power!
to negotiate i.-aid md have been deb* i
gated but with the early rilurn of the
President and !h< compbtion of the!
peace treaty this feeling may how a ■
ti-mli t • y to di-nppe:n.
Ydminisl rut ion Is I npopnlar.
Mr. Wilson's appointment of Henry
Whit*- as lim Republican member of thv
prime nii'-ion i universally disapprov-
ed. not 1.0-iiu '• <f any antipathy to Mr.
White who usually i- well -pok'-n of.'
but on tin- ground that hr was md (he
be t man in lid- Republican party for !
the job and that either Mr. Root or
Mr Taft would have hern more i' pre
? 'illative of a p.nlv that happened to
win at th'- la • election Tlm country
i’ocs Ind think Mr Wil on displayed'
part i< übirlv good -purl <man-hip nor
even pdi ions elf interest hi picking
nun who could not bring to his -idr
long experience in international affairs
and a reputation which would have'
mit'd both political partie- behind llm
American mi- i"h
Derived sonu-what from the ill fated
appeal I" a Dei latm « huigrc l:i I
autumn tin- people have an impression '
(hat .Mr. Wilson i infobranl of oppo-
sition even though oppo ition i merely
di .11 1011. Many person? in i Io- I h*mo
eiafic party le-lieve it would have been;
more tartful for tin Pn-idetd to lake i
lip- Senate into hi- coni idem r I hen if
the Senate -bowed itself partisan or ob :
.uuetive. the toiintrv would have ।
known where to phn-e the blame. |
I ti- ati fa< lion vit h the mlmini-lra (
(ion which i- vid" pie.id and 1 a- pro
noiinred in the South as it i in the ।
W est ami La t. i based md ahmr on
Mr. W ikon's ImT's in handling his'
roti tiHiem v with • ferem-e to ike pea. r
mission but to the activities of the dif |
ferent department' ot the pa eminent i
v it h w hi' h tin- people come m contact. (
U ill \of I ni gel liirHiriept y.
Many of Mr. W ikon's mistakes in
ronnection with tin peace negotiations
may be forgiven wln n the peace treaty j
i- ratified »” 1 l <he pi'opb* calmly sur (
\»v the results and accomplishment-.
but they will md i rapidly lorget the
fact that their ‘ohlnis in I'rance rarely
got mail from home in le-- than five or
xi< v\ c<'k and oftentime- longer periods'
than that They will md forget that
much misery and suflering was caused;
bv the niixup over allotments to the
vxiv< -ot soldi"! . They will md fol gel I
that th*' postal service nt home has ।
failed them that telegraph and tele
phone rat* have b- en im reused that I
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
\“COLOSSAL ROBBERY”
IS ALLEGED AGAINST
CARRANZA IN SUIT
Former Mexico City Banker
Says President Confiscat-
ed Nineteen Millions.
New Vork. May 15.— \ enustiam* (’ar
1 rnnza president of Mexico whs chiirged
with "a colossal bank robbery” in a suit
for injunction filed in the Supreme
Court today bv William B. Mitchell
former manager of the Bam-o de Lon
| dres y Mexico d Mexico t'ily seeking
|to restrain Alfred CatuH'gki counsel
] here for Carranza “Commission Moiie-
| tarin” from prosc<-uting a 514000 H
I suit against the Bank of Montreal.
' ’fhe money claimed by the commis
sion from tin* Montreal institution. Mr.
Mitchell alh*ge>. belongs to (lie Banco
de Lomlres y Mexico which he claims
Carranza loof d of XlP.tion.tHMt in I’.MG
by means of a series of illegal govi'rn
mental decrees.
In IHlti. Mr. Mitchell allege. c U r
I ranza issued a decree which abrogated
I all laws giving concessions to banks
; of issue of which the Banco de Lon-
dn*> y Mexi<'o was om*. The decree it
is alleged gave tin* banks l»H days in
which to increase tlnir metallic re-
serves to an amount equal to their bills
of circulation. A subsequent decree
however it is alleged creat«'d the "Coni- !
• mission Monetaria” with authority to
| regulate the l urn'm-y of the country in
। sm-h a manner as to make it impossible '
for the Bam*o de Londres y Mexico to i
maintain its metallic reserves at the!
required point.
When Mr. Mitchell and otln i* offi-'
cials of the bank protested tin* com- ।
plaint continues they were imprisoned:
by pci-onal order of Carranza and were!
compelled by threats of death to sign
papers turning ov«*i the assets of tin*:
bank to the Mexican 'rn*a*ury Depart-:
im nt.
When released. Mr Mitchell alleges. ’
In* v. a - permitted to w itness the taking
over of xr.I.IHMUNH) in gobi ami silver i
by the gov eminent
The governun iit did not take any of
tin* bank's sequrities amounting tn about
SGL<MMM)<Mt. 'I he gold ami silver M*ize<|. 1
it is alleged was used by Carranza for
his personal purposes and "for main
taining his political prestige his ar :
mies ami general adminiMrat ion ex-
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
DIVISION TO START
FOR BREST IN WEEK
All Americans Except Three
Regular Divisions Out of
Germany by June I.
I
By (lie A»mh iutrd I’re-s.
< ohlenz Tuesday May 13.— Il tin
ti'.uian ign the peurr t< m - all tin*
A: ' .hi troop except the Third Corp-
and three divisions ami a lew headipiar-i
t'ls unit-. Will Im* Olli of the occupied;
di iii't of Germany by .him* 1 or soon;
after ilgii date according to reports ini
• irciilat ion in < 'obb'iiz.
If i- Hmb i-tod that tin* I'i?-. Secoml .
and Third Regular Divi ion- will le*
tho-c to remain l u- the duties in eonm*'*- •
t ion with turning over ihe area to'
I remdi • out i o|.
Tin* length of tarn* required to turn' l
affairs over to th" I'rench ha - been de । .
|ermim*d. but it i- e-iimatcd that it may j
take perhaps a month longer. 11 the!
<i«iman- do not accept the plans tor'
the withdrawal of the Amei icans. of l
course will b<* chang'd mat' i iallv. |
Gemi.il Pershing when asked bv th"i
correspondent on Monday what would >
be the pa rt of tin American Arm \ in tlm | .
• ■vent the thrmaii' do not -ign thcj
treaty said it may be depend'd upon
that Anmri'-a will do Imr part w hatevr!
that may be.
In connection with the report that the
Americans except the Third • "ip and
three divisions will be out of (Ljiminy
by .li.ne |. hcad'piarl'is of th" Third!
Army will remain in <'obhnz with Li'u
tenant General Hunter Lig'tt in com
ma ml.
The l ourth I'ifth. >i jh and Seventh
regular army division- will be turned
ovr to the Servic* of Supply . Varimi'
other unit- in the area of o<«upa I i"ii
al o will be ordered I" I'ram-e.
The !M»(|| Division eon-i ting primi
pally o| national army men from Tcxa-
ami t Oklahoma ha- been turned ; to
tlm Service o| Supply and i- ■ Imduled
to tart moving for Bre-t within a w-'k.
I’laiis lor moving the troop imiim
d>at e| \ aft <*r t h<* Germans sjgn I lie t eat«
have been piepared. It i Gm* d to
move eight train- loaded with t>..op-
daily. The equipment of tL- "Idler
will be -hipped out later.
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SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THURSDAY MAY 15 1919
WOMEN SOCIAL
LEADEHS HELD
i WINDLESS
Two Kansas City Matrons
Alleged to Have Obtained
$175000 in Cash.
I
—
HAD MILLION IN NOTES
All Classes Including Many
Working Girls Victim-
ized by Fake Stocks.
Kansas ( ity. Mo. May 15. — Iwo
women prominent locally are under ar
rot here in connection with an albged
.swindle amounting to 5175.000. in ca-h.
according to estimates of tin* autliori
t'es. Not**- given by vi *tim- amount I"
nearly SiJMtojMiO it was stated by 1L .1.
Curtin assistant prosecutor but (hey
will be pronounced valm l<-«.
The women are Mrs. Samm*l Trunin
wife of a produce imri-lmnt. ami Mrs.
R. IL Samis wife of a motor car sup-
ply dealer. Both wre arraigned on
warrants charging obtaining money un-
der fal.se pretense-. They pleaded not
guilty ami their preliminary hearing-
wer»* set for May 27. They were re-
leased on XjO.tMHt bond <;n h.
According Io authorities per-ons who
invested said that they had Ix-en of-
fcreil an opportunity on what was d<*
••land to be an in-ide investment in
some commodity for which tin* govern-
ment was about to enter the market.
Returns uf S2OO for every SHHA inv-t
<•<l. are said to have been offere<l and
to have ben paid. A re investment
however wa- rcqu"-t<*d ami in most
< use- m te- wen- given.
Xiimmm t d Loss al l arty.
1 ’rob -sional men. merchants ami
wealthy women are reported to have |o-t
.sums ranging a- high a- SKMHMi while i
many working girl- lost their savings
it was >talc<l at the prosecutor's office.
Most of the victim- of the alleged 1
swindle wre women. A -i-tant Pro-e I
cutor Curtin -ai«l. (hie of them. 71
yars old. told him that she had been
threatened in <-a*-v she should di-e|os<*
her |o»e-.
Mr.-. Samis according I" IL .1. <L*itt
man. an attorney who fil<(| the com- 1
plaints against the women jo l'd as so-j
licitor for Mrs. Trauin.
About three weks ago. report- to
th'* pios<*<*utor’s office said Mrs. Trunin j
'•ailed many of her creditor- Io her imine
v.l.'iu she vva- giving a party. Mount*!
ing a pianu -tool it i- declared site !
s.i<! :
Vuir money has been stolen do what
you plc;j-e."
Working ('iris A irlimizrd.
Among the victims of the alleged
-vvimlh were two women who (old tin*:
pro-ecuior they had lost and j
respei tiv e|y. A minister re ।
I'ortvd a 10.-s of S2HHU. A man. promi
tent in local politics said that he sold !
lis motor car to inv-t NiGUO. which i
o* lost. A lawyer said that lie had
•een vi'tiniizcd f"i S!»5o(L Numerous
Aorking girl- reported losses of from |
<1(111 to XI IM m.
The alb ged fraud is said to have |
• tarted four years ago. The first in- ।
e-lments wre small ones it i- stated. |
i'hey grew larger and larger however I
is n poits of the profitable investnients I
vci<* quietly circulat'd. Money obtain j
■d from one person was used to pay '
df another if is declared. Tin* most ।
•ommoii "investments’’ were ostensibly ;
Hoig used to purchase oil holding- in I
■oviing the platinum market ami ini
mying junk that it was stated the;
Government was about to purchase.
\o i xplnnation was offercl at (he J
iiraignment of Mrs. Tranin ami Mrs.!
s;mi . t" -how where (he money they ]
tie albged Io have received has gone.
EXODUS^TO MEXICO
Steady I l »vv of Japs and ( liintimrn Into*
Soimra and Sinaloa.
( ity i I Mexico Wednesday. May I I—
R.poll- to U' W-paper- here reflect coll I
-idoablc •om ern ovr the im rea-ing j
number oi ('hinc-c and Japanese arriv-i
mg on th. Pacific < oaM state- of Max I
hi declared that "'(MMi A-iati.-
ni red du ing March and that utile— !
immigi at i'»n i ie-tric|ed the number of
Mongolian- for the current yrar will to-
la I Hmi.imhi.
\|o i o| lie \ at i< - entering t lie conn-|
i> are taking up agi i'lill urn I pur-nits
in th. -tab "I Sonora and Sinaloa. )
MANY IDLE^IN NORTH
I leveland and Pihshurgli Head ( ities (
Having \riny of I mmploycd.
\\ .'ishingtoii. D ( .. May 15.—An in I
rea-e iii ii nemploy menl for the week]
•nding May I” vva- icpoited today by
lie I nitcd Stat. I Employ menl Service. ’
In a total ot s.T .iii< . only twelve had
i shortage of labor hi 2‘J supply and !
lemand luilanc <l. :nd 12 reported an
increase from I 2« s ••• I" 1.”.».3m» per-on-
mt of woik.
(’lev eland with ■h.«hm» unemployed
md Pittsburg ' 2(L(MM> wre the
hief celilel - "I id ■ H"". CXCVpt New
Yolk from which d« finite figures were
not availidd"
Superior. UT . I •' I River. Ma -. and
\kron. < Hiio. w. - ■ । "tilv .it ie- out-.
ide |he Soul h. w 11 II reported a -hort* |
ige of labor.
OIL STATUTE READY
Mexican Deputies ( omplete I r iming of
Law Nationalizing PHndcum 1 irld*.
( ity of Mexico. Wednesday. May ( I.—
n p .I \ .1 ii I in- Rodi gU'*z la I' nte. dia i;
nan of the comim •"» from I lie ('ham ;
m*i* "I Deputie-. a.m li i- friiming tin*
.eflolelllll law. " "Il Will develop Ai
i« |e \\\ll. ot th« Mexican .on-filu 1
ion. nationalizing all oil land- dated i
"day tha* (lie c.uniai-'ion Ini finished I
I- work aod (hat tl bill will be -ub |
ii it t. .1 i " x "ii ii ' n t ~ d.a v -
According to J p'lidi-hed interview .
In* deputy -fated that he could not di
ulge the provi-ioo* of (hr propo-ed
aw. but dechired that in general it rep
e-en(- nn attempt to com iliate all in
ere-ts affected with Ihr greatr't illiplll
HECHT FINDS GERMAN JUNKERS
STUPIFIED AND AGHAST OVER
SEVERITY OF PEACE DEMANDS
If These
to Heli
Are Wilson’s Points Then America Can Go
Is Way Ludendorff Feels About It.
• Leaders Denounce Terms as Murderous.
Other
By Bl X II I.
; al • a"i' t • I l h Vntehio Light I
I # a lei v hK ..go I »aily .. r. 1
I*. I
Berlin May M i Delayedl he knif. )
of the guillotine Ia- fallen. Stupefied
j and whit.* faced. Berlin stands aghad. ।
Th. newspapers -iic shrieking "No L' In j
the re-idem c di-tri. t- groups of men «ind .
j women are a‘-embling. copic- of tin*
} peace terms in their hand-. They talk
••t two things "America ha- deserted u-’ |
! ami "Where i- (he promise of Pre-i-.
[d.*nt Wil-on?" In the poorer di-tii.t-'
; there i- silence. The ma--. - are wait-1
• ing. There i- something in the air. In;
• a dilapidated wein -rube I ac. oiintm ed
। a little gathering. They were men who
I t"Ught through the war. "W liatevr
.oines now." they -aid "vv will not |
I light again. ' They have killed the falh :
••riand but w will not go to the
trench' - again.” (»ne ot the group
'prang to hi- feet. "Coward-.’ he cried
ami stamped out of the place.
I saw General Ludendorff in hi< home
an hour alter he . had read the peace |
term-. H- wa- sitting at hi- de-k ।
dre-sed in civilian clothe . IL* had told
the maid to usher me in. "You are an
Ameinan. ” he -aid a- I appear.''! in l
the doorway. "\ery well. I don’t speak
to Americans now. I have nothing to
>ay to American-.” He lapped the new- ' '
paper before him. read lor a moment '
and then raising a drawn face enunciat-j
•d < dearly. "God! If fhe.-c an* Pi. ident |
Wil-on's fourteen points then America
• an go to hell.”
Next I called on \on Tirpitz but the
admiral would not j-fecive me. "If you;
vvi.-h t«» negotiate for his excellency's ;
memoir-.” said hi- secretary "return ati '
o'cl.e k and we will do bo-im --.”
Murder of a Karr.
I entered Count Zil IL vntlow'- -tudy
a lew minutes later. Th<* one time fire
eating junker stood be.-ide his dr-k. I
white faced and seemingly dazen. "Wei
cannot sign.” In* 'ai<l. "To -ign would' !
merely be t" sanction ..ur murder. I c\-i
peeled this peace. I felt that President
Wil-on must be defeated. Now there j
is n«» hope. The allies must march in. I
We cannot defend our.-eiv. -. We can /
only save what is left of our honor by I '
withholding our hand from the dishon-
orable terms. There is no hope. Ger-j
many di«-; Germany di.".” Hr re-
peated the words softly. "What is there’ ।
more to .-ay ? A on< r great nation pas-e- .
out of history. It j- the murder of a ■
"Would Germany if -Im had been vie-j ]
torious. have imposed a^ drastic terms'
upon the entente?” I a.-ked.
"Let us be hoiu'st.” said (lie count.;
"Germany as the victor would have had .
no reason for crushing France. \\ e t
would haw st lengthened our colonies i
and «lemamb'd . eacoa-t rights in Belgium
nothing more. We would have kept ‘
Al-uce and Lorraine—untiling more."
"What do yo*i think of handing over'
the kaj-er and of his guilt?” I a.-kvd. ; ’
Kaiser W ill Not Be Surrendered. j
"h will not be done." h<* replied.
"That i- out of th" qiie-iion. I lie kaiser
was not rc-pon>ible. He committed «r-|
r.»rs out of lack of intelligence but he q
did md want the war.”
"1 left Germany's hading junker 1
standing at hi- disk. "Anyway.” he
smiled a- we said good-bye "it i- a fine! _
day. " Hr remained with a gray face;
turned toward (he sun as I ipiitted the J 1
room. i
A short w hile later I fouud Count von *
Bernstortf a- he was hastening to a
cabinet meeting. I asked him what he
thought of the terms and his first word- »
wen*: "Thal item about the kaiser *
that is impossible and so ridiculous!
The kaiser is dead in Germany and to
hand him over would be to male a mar-
tyr of him. I would revive the ni"ii-'
archistic teeling. Il would mvr be
done. Germany cannot .-igi .”
I inquired about the oilier "unsenti-
mental terms of the alii'- the Saai /I
district. Silesia ALace. the many bil-
lions of indemnities and Danzig.
"It i- an imperialistic pea''*.” he
answered. "It i- th" wr-t in hi-tory.|
It is th«* maximum. We < ann"t -ign.”
•’What w ill y mi d"?”
Haase Is Non ( .umnittal.
('omit vmi Bein-rmtt -hi ugg'd hi-
shoulders and smiled d« pairmgly. "\\ < ]
have no program.'' In* <aid. "We must r |
wait.”
Through thr crowd which had now u
gathi'ied in the -I r> • I made mv way bi
to thr home of ling" ll.ia-e. who today |j
looms as the leader m' tie m \t govern-
ment. Hr vva- bu-v t h«* < liirf of the
Independent S<" ali-t | arty that ii"W si
expei t- to coim* into p" • Heir llaa'e |„
seemed to view ib. h .ation "plimi-li •
.-ally. "Thry ar- 'mm-." hr -aid.
■ Tomorrow I can lai 1 . I* H today I mu>t
confer."
"Do vmi ex|" 1 i ' - • mm nt t•• i >
sign?"' : s i
" \ e-." hr -a IH
"If you strp --a iin*
terms?" | a-l.rd.
"I n ill i. '.I ' ■ '■ • ” I • '(ii- ' :
svvrrd. p«
Tlrnrr wm i . • uterviews ।
which can I" in ihr words: ’
"Wr w ill nevi -gn W । w ill uir first. 11
Let the alii' - ■■■ Bo|»hev i-m m
come. Nothing i । (
A- the day pi"- • - gb'"m "ver
Berlin deepen-. Tin !' a mirimi- mix- 11
lure of attitude- !■ .aru Pie-id« nt Wilt«
-on. I|e i- 1.1 hu. • d li> i- being p (
pitied and In* i- In ।_ a ■al* d to. He p;
is -till tl nr hope . ।;■ many ad« ad . u
hop«>. but -eemingiv tl ' • thing in thr
minds of th«* Grrmai h 'land- br- |j
(ween them and tlri d"- In Wil- Si
helms!nis-r thr oliei.i slid pray- «|
ing to this dead hop. 1’ :p Srhride- JI
iiiann is talking of Pr« ' W ilsou’s ri
fourteen point- I’n id* । Lbert is
-ilelll. el
Talk of War of Rivriigr u
’Today in the corridor- • ’i" govern- g;
liieut building- tin* milio • ial- are m
wandering about dazed. I' ' i'‘ported t<
that Count von Brockdorff K h.i/uu xxill ! tl
rc-ign and that tlm goverm ■ nt will fol- s |
low him ini" oblivion. L believed 1.
that tin* Independent So<i..ii-’- and R
I "inmuni-ts will take powri It i- also d<
brlii*vcd that a nationalistic reaction in
may wipe out Socialism and ir-ult in a In
military dictatorship. No-k- Von l.«t- vi
low. \ orheek. General I loff i .hhi. Gen -|
•ral Ludendorff. General Lull mlz. Cap-: tl
lain l’ab-t the-e ar- the name- on*’ m
hear- in ronm'ilion with tlm g""ip ”1 '•
i military dictato ip ।
Wlmt will actualiv hap|" ii in llm next : Si
Few days it is impo--iblr t" forcca-tjp'
With tin* exception of the < ommuiii-t- pi
ind the Independent Socialist- Gerinanv (I
«»day -(and- again-t -igning the pence p«
ci m- given iht*m. The upper rlasM-. ai
Slinne-. arc talking ot a vva m' r«
"Ii will 'om.*" -ay- Heir Stinnr- "in
20 year-. If the enfen’c leave- a d"/.'n i
Hirn alive vv will fight again."
The pou r dasMs are not -o sanguine.
l■ermany in the hour of it- final tragedy
is not a pleasant spectacle. The -ight
at a once powerful nation suddenly
-tripped bound gagged ami thrown into
irons and reduccl to a vas-al state ovei i
night is m>t a pleasant om . It is not <
idcasant t«» wat'-h and li-hm to the
leath throes of a pie’- -oul.
Now lie’s a Btdslirvisf.
I was re-entering my hotel after a
norning (our when a man I had m vr
•een belore .-eizd me by the arm. "\oii I
ire an Aiiierican ?" he exclaimed. "Then I
•41 me what President Wil-on meant by 1
•ffering ns a peace based on the foin-
•*cn point-. T« II urn why he lied. W e
vould have died in the trenches I" the;
ast man if sm h a peace a- thi- had been
• ffend ii- in Nt»vember. Now w. have
li-bandcd the armies and given away
mi power all because we trusted you. i
<ow look out. I am a Bolshw i-r.” f
There arc few calm rationalistic vice-’
n Germany this attiriioon. Bewilder-
imiit. despair and anger do not make for
oherein y. All day I have li-tencd t";
•ffi'ials and scnii-offirinl- talking of'
in immediate alliance with Bolshevist I
Cu--ia. Y' t of some of the two dozen ।
•ersonages I have -een in the la-t hours'
here wre two who .-poke calmly. These'
vie Maximilian Harden and Ixarl
xoiitsky.
’ I regret simrrely." said Herr Hai-*
en. “that the German republic during!
in* last six months did not succeed in!
onvincing tlm allies of the change in
he German attitude. This failure has;
nspired th»* allies with the belief thati
in*h hard conditions and smh expensive'
ecuritii's are necessary to insure France
roni aggression. I am 'till convinced
hat Presideiil Wil-on did all in Lis?
ower to smooth tlm condition- and 1
er that In* partially succeeded in do !
ag s«i. -o far a- Danzig and the Saar;
re concerned. He saved Danzig from
ecoming a Poli-h state and managed to|
xtrieate the Saar from the I'rrneh an-[
exation plan- by placing it under a •
5-year international control bv tlm
jagur of Nation-.
I anil Largely Germany's.
"Tlm- are comparatively small boon-;
nt they reveal Pre-ident Wil-on’-
and. I repeat that my greatest regret ;
• that the new Germany failed to cn-[
im-e the allies that it was a new Ger *
lany and not the old Germany and by ।
Ini' failing failed al-o to lend power t<»!
’re-ident Wil-on's ideal.-."
Herr Koutsky who i< one of th'
ends of the Indepemient S<" iali-t party
;iid : "It is only possible that Pre-id' id
Vilson agreed to lhr-e terms because Im
id not know tin* inner eomlitions of
lermany. The terms concerning West
*ru-sin and I'pper Silesia are directly
ontrnry to hi- fourteen point-. 1 think
e must finally accept the term*. I am
orry but oiir sorrow will pot <arry
eight with the intentc. We will I"'
H-'-cd to ac'-rpt tlm term.- but we ar"
ot able to guarantee their fulfillment
hat is an impossibility. No country
i our position could fulfill -m h terms
hope there will he a debate over the (
race and I hope something will inter- .
'de. for such a peace as is given u< i< .
<ata-tnqdie. for Ernm*c. England ami’
ermany. It will bring no quiet and i j
»r the world no peace and that is what
ie world needs most urgently.” ।
OSDICK TO HAVE A
PERMANENT PLACE IN I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ;
i
lowrer Cables House Is Ex- [
pected to Be One of J
American Members.
(
Washington. May 15.—Raymond D. j
•-di'-k. ti New York lawyer who was
lairmau of (he ('ommis-ion on 'Train-j
g ('amp A' tiv itie- during the war will । J
one of the permanent American of- ।
•ials in the I.' ague of Nations when • t
" League i- organized. The exact po-! !
ion to which Mr I’o-di'k will b»* ap- J
unted wa- md known today in Wash- |
gt"ii.
- i
House May Be a Delegate
rill xuil UUWREK.
• ■ • I'li' Sr a Antunio Light '
। Ci i' -ro Daily News. I
। ’■ ' likago Daily Nv'vs C.». \
Paris. May (s.—An eminent Ameri- i
ii dip! al today said to me: "The 1
opie and pre— must work haul for the
•ague of Nations if it is to sm-cerd. t
r. gem rally -peaking (he governim-nts ■ I
> oppo-rd t • it ami have only accept 1
ii mob । popular pressure. Even ।
• w. European statesmen do not -.'em ~
und'i-iand the vast extent of it- 1
is-ibilit i'-- 1 hey are living in the
st and -Hue day they may wake up 1
d find I hem-elves in a worhl. ’
"The league is much greater poten •'?
illy than anyone has yet realized. !
"m' I I'!' x ''iy that it is perhaps the r
eai'-t thing in the world'.- history <•
d I am n«»i sure but that they are <•
.dll I vv
Il i- iindet-tood that some time will f
>. —• before the league is actually '
bll-h'-u in Geneva. Our peace dele t
hs are very desirous that the first
■•ting should take place in Wa-hing
n. They hav therefore agreed that
• immediate vv »rk of organization
"iild take place in England in the'
pe thai as the league was drafted in । !
iris ami will be organiz'd in Lon-
n. I'ram-e and Britain will be will-' 1
g to accord to the Cnited State- the ’
nor of the first meeting. A- the cox -
ant provides that the first inert mg 1
all b« 'allrd bv President Wilsoii. ‘
is would al-o spure the p n -ident the
r<--itv of again quitting the national
il.
It i- unde-tood thal th" I nitcd ?
air- Will have three deb-gale- t" Ilie 11
ace assembly ('<don.| House will 11
obably be our first tepre-riitalivr in ( *
e league leaving questions a- to 1 t
a«e with Yustriu. Bulgaria. Hungary'S
d Tiiik'\ almost rntirely to Prc-i-|g
SIXTEEN PAGES.
REJECT ENEMY
PUS FOR NEW
IM DF LABOR
Council of Four Holds Its
Decision Meets Demand
for Social Justice.
TO BE ASKED TO SIGN
I
Clemenceau Note Declares
Workers Aims Are Certain
of Realization.
Paris. W • ilnesduy. May ll.— I L
( "iim il of I our La- d«*' iim d t" • "ii-id' r
tlie mH" from » ••unt vu Brockdorff
Rantzau. chief <.f the German pern e mi- *
sion. I'lative t" int i nat lonal labor leg-i
i-latiou. In a n"i« -• nt t" the Grrimtn '
ihdegal i«»n today. M. ( h im n« rau. pn-i
dent of the peace • onferem v. -ay- that;
the allie<l and a--"< uited government-;
lire "«•( the opinion that their dvcisiou-
give satisfaction t • Die unxi'-tv which
the German dej ^ne prof. —« - tor social;
justice ami insure the reali/.ai on "f re >
tonus which the working clas-eH have
more than ev-r a right t" expect attei
the cruel trial to v ni« h the worhl ha-
becii subjected during the last live
var<." |
'l’hc text ot the reply to the German
note mt by M. < Tememegii follows: j
"Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
[he receipt of your letter of May 18. hi:
egard t" mtei nat n nal labor legi-hition.
ogeth< • with a draft of an international’
igreeinent on labor law. The reply ot •
he allied and a-soeiafed governments i- '
I
" I iiey take note ot the drclaration '
iiadc by the German delegates that do ■
ne-iir peace ami the advancement of
nankind depend upon the adjustment of;
he labor question and they arc con ;
im-ed thal smh adjustment will be reii-
Imed easier in tin* future than in the
•a-t. a- men'- mind- are freed from th"!
ear of war. and indu-try i< relieved "J j
h«- burden of armament- which German
iiilitarism had inipo-rd upon ii.
\Y ill Be \ske<l to Sign.
"Part xiii of the draft of the .ond -
ions of peace provide- a means by ;
Ahich such adjustments run be made
md section ii of (his pari of the draft
ay - down the principles whirh will con- ’
;ressively guide the labor organization
md the League of Nation-. Article 27'
indicates dearly that the enunierution of
tin* principle- -et forth is not exhau -
live. Th»* purpo.-e of the labor organi-
zation is that it should promote the eon
stant <b*vdopment of the international
labor regime.
"Tli«- labor chiv rm i"ii ha-' been in-erted
in thr treaty of prarr ami Germany will
[hereforo !•• railed upon to sign it. In
hr future thr rights of your country to
•artirip.-j. in the labor organization will
tr -••cur'd so soon as she is admit
♦*d into the Lragin* of Nations in ar-
•ordanrr with artide 1 of thr treaty.
“It has not been thought nwosary to
ummon a labor cotiferrnre at Vrr-
ailb*s the conclusions of a symlieal
onfrrem-e at Berne whirh are produced !
i the draft of international agreement?
n labor law referred to in the first j
aragraph of your letter of thr 10th in- :
tant has already bren studied with th»*!
losest attention Representatives of i
he trade- union- have taken part in the!
reparation of the articles relating to
ibor.
"As appears moreover from the an-
ox to Section H of Part xiii. page 2<m»
lie program of the first session of the
itei national labor conference to be held i
t Washington next (h-tolwr comprise-;
lie most important <»f tin* questions’
uised at the syndical conferrm-r at
b Hie. Trade unions will bo invited to
uke part in that confrrem-r and it will
e held under rules which provide for ’
tie effect being given to con.-lusi'.n-
-übject only to the assent of thr con
etent authorities in the countries rrp
rsentcd.
(■erinaii Plan Deficient.
“The draft of the international agr* •
lent on labor law. prepared by (h*- <■• :
i.an gov<*rnmcn(. is deficient in tlmt it
lakes no provisions for the ri*pi'-se(ita
ion of labor at the international "'»n
•rrnco which is proposed. It - al-. ’
iterior to th.- provisions subt -?-d hi '
‘art xiii ot th" peace condition- rite '
•How ing rc-pects :
"( \i Live years is sugg' -t-'i •- a ;
laximiim interval between
"•Arli.lv viii 'The pra.-" ■ .h'lit i"i".
he yar.
"( B • Ea« Ii roiintry ha- om A
cb- v ii i The peace cold: m: - _ " a .
olc to ra.-h delegate wii"tL' ■•- r' '
ig a u'.v ••! ument. rmplov - - . vuk'!-
Art id- RDO. i j
' R< -olutions ai i k if
11 : I' d by a majority <" lift of
ir '"t ing countries. । An .• . v ii. • ।
h" pr.-n •- conditions provid" tl . i a h .i-
-•rity of two-thirds only- th" vol— j.
i-r -hall be necessary "ii fii> Imai \"t» ।
• i th" adoption o f j |. ~im:.-?idati"ii a
ti draft ot a eonvcini"ii Ly th" *oti- h
i'li'-'' (Ariide 4(15.' ।
The allied and a"vi.'H'd g"'..in
• nt- are therefore of (In "i'iiii"(i that
i»-ir d«* i-ions give sati'ta<:i"h io (he
ixiely v. hich the German <l' !"gate pro
-ses tor social justice and insure th»*| •
alizati'Hi of forms which the working
asse- have more than even :» right to
■ pect al'f.-r the cruel trial t" which the
• •rid ha- been -übjeefed during the last
wyetn-. ‘ ’
"Acapt. Sir. etc.
Signed) "G. < 'b-in"Ucvau.” !’
| ;
Attack Police Free Sinn I eimr.
By the \—«win(»*<i press.
kii'nldong Ireland. Max 15. — l our
»li«*r officers who wic taking a Sinn ।
• in prisoner to Cork were attacked by
i armed build at the Ixiiocklolig sta .
on ye-ierday. Tlm armed men rescu -d J
ic prisoner and kill'd "lie of the p.i
leinen and seriously injured another. 1
third p'di* eman i- missing.
C hicago Milkmen Walk Out.
( hicago. May (s.—Tl.re. th . aid;
ilk wagon driver- today went on strike I 1
Chicago virluaih tying up tlm city's
ilk supply Rcpre-eutat iv <•- of tlm'
•iv.rs who are a-king wage increases'
om S2G a week and commission- to (
••» and ciHiimi-sioii-. -aid that eim i - | •
•i" y ddivcri - would be mad" Io ho- i I
... । । i .. 1
GERMANS NOTIFY ALLIES
PEACE TERMS IN PRESENT
FORM CAN NOT BE SIGNED
Impossible to Fulfill Demands Says Note
From Head of Delegation—Declared
Economic Features Would Take Sev-
eral Times as Many Lives as Did the
War—Plans Completed for Imme-
diate Resumption of Blockade If Fee
Actually Rejects Pact.
By (hr Yssm i.ih-d Pre-s.
Berlin Wednesday May 14.—(Hunt Von Broekdorff-
Rantzau the head of the Herman peace delegation in com-
municating to the other members of the delegation the text
ot the three notes he sent to Prender ( lemeneeati pointed out
that the peace treaty in its present form could not be accept-
ed and could not be signed because it is impossible to fulfill
its terms.
One ot the notes deals with the economic aspects of the
peace terms and the effect they will have on Germany. It
is pointed in this note that Germany is no longer an agrarian
state and cannot feed more than 10.0(10000 people.
I he economic terms of the peace treaty with their restric-
tions ol trade and other factors which are involved means
the note says that "many millions of people in Germans will
perish all the more ouiekly as fhe nation's health is already
broken by the blockade."
HUGE GASBAG REACHES
NEWFOUNDLAND READY
FOR ATLANTIC FLIGHT
Unfavorable Weather Con-
ditions May Prevent Start
of Plane Squadron.
Washington. I>. ('„ Ma — (| IP
gantio naval iloiigibl. < whirl | P f (
.Montauk I'oiiit. X ■ P s..nhn
iß'H'ning at \ '•'l'.rk arrived at Si
J"bh'. N* w f.niudland. at 1:45 ..\ |.. ( k
this afl'-in.'.Hi Grvvnvvi'h timv. nvrnrd
ing to wii'l'-s iriMH-ts i<*vcivvd at thv
Navy D.'H.iHiiiviit today after having
been a Ini i 25 hours and 15 minute*.
Both offi. ei < and m. n *to«»d t!v trip
well and ii’’" a*:xi"iis t" I"* th*- fir-i t<»
• ro-- th.* Atlantic.
Witli Lu'iil. I>. P. ( at th.
wheel the big bag iuad<- a p'H'ti laud-
ing within Inc iiarmw <"ntiii'- of the
olu rii' ket fn-ld lurd an am hnragr.
It had be. n -•••■king St. .1 •Ln- t"r rai
hours it- radio having . ' « ii nut nf enm
mi»i"i! f"i a time. Li* Jmant ( nm !
mand'-i ( "i' -aid. and Hi" la-t h w mik-
nf the joiirnvy was iniuh by following
th* raiimad li;i' k t" this < ity.
'The "P»!imp'« trouble- bvgan shortly j
aftvr midhignf. iLe ■ -"inmander saiu
wli' ii ti -- '•kv V. "ame ovi'-ast. B« im r !
(Lat tini" tli" btill""ni-ls had operated i
und"' ;i lull in" >n. flying al an altitude I
i Mwi j.. i. Jhe mg craft lost it- 1
".iii.: wlp:i approariiing Little Mi-i
|IHI'!I I- and. "ft tm* south coast of New I
: '"indla..! about 17H miles from St.'
I"hn>.
N( I Enroute Io Trepa.ssey .
Trrpa'.spy N. I-.. May 15—4'ommami I
l - annoumed aih-r a rontereii'-" ’
hi- ait rm»oii with his tian- Atlautn ।
light . •il'-agues thal r'poiHol vt rat her I
niiditions <hi thr eastward 'lid "L th' |
mil-" to th" Az"ies w• i" "not higlily
itviable." However no d'vi-i"ii wa>:
biinun' i-d i"garding a p"s-iblr start •
it- today.
I In- N’ I. piloted by ('ommander ■
. ( R»ad. i' li Halifax to join In i -i-
-i -hip.- at s : 12 this morning. Lui wa-j
in dr-end al Stnuy H'd ai
22. b'-'a i-'- of engine tfniibb. The
ight i" Now Foumiland vva- v-inn d
A" h'"H - lab i. If Ihe Nt I r- a« l: -
n pa--y Bay before the depailui" m I
• nth' i plane- -he will prohably a<
•mpuny them mi th" big "jump ' a-t"--
Atlantic.
Ihe ''pneh-making -tint rahiinl I" d"
yrd much Inng'-i. be<-ar>v nt tin- im i
ml ihe "ribbon' ••!' destroyer- whe !i
•c strung m i"-- thr ocean at n.i
itrrvals me rapidly running -m- • ••;
n*l.
PROBE AT UNIVERSITY
peiiranee of "Stand;; I" sheet on
\ustin Streets Being investigated.
Yustin. Tex.. May 15.—Belote J us-
er nl (he P' Uce M. M. J<diUsi»li. a
•arching inv• -tigatimi i^ being cm- '
m tvd relativ' to Ihe printing and dis- !
ibution of the "Bluiiderbu'.tie." which!
ppeared on ihe I niwisity ean.pu- and !
u the streets of Austin un April 1.
Vitutsses from the i nivei-ity and othet ।
laces are being examined al the private '
earing and testimony taken in order'
• fix the rr^poii-iLnlii y for the publica-
imi.
Already three men have been charged
. ith •riiuinal libel in connect ion with
n-iic appearing in tiie publiraion. < >ne
- an Austin man and (hr other twai"
loin Galveston. An inve-tigat ion i-al-o
nder way bv th* I nivrisity fi' i tv'-
i-' ip'inc • mailing.
Issues l all for Bank Xalemenl*.
Washinclon. D (. Xlay (5. — llm
omptroller of ••inirmy today issud a
all (or the cHidi(i"H of all mHiomil
>anks ai thr close of business on Mon
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
* not. |...:nt- out that Germany
in Iwo ”. !!•" a ims hu- "a I from an
agrj' .<n ti an in<iu-f i ial stah*. As an
amaiian -tai.- it • .mid Led iH.UtMUHKt
p- . -"h- and a- an industrial -late H
v a- I" pioxid.- tood fur G7.IMHt.DOO tb"
i yt. 'I. lai* -. B. L»t« the war it is said
|.>.(HIUtHH» (L riuiih- Well dependent for
I." I' lixing upmi foreign trade Rhip-
pmg ami t.u.ign raw material-.
* • i "t- pi ■•• ■d- to inuii-at'* Hl «!•■-
’ • - would
bidin. ■ ..n.imir paialy-i-. destroy
1 'i- ■ . -i: . and make it in.-
to provide work and fnml for
million- "i pr.qdi ' wli . wmild be obliged
I (•» emigrai* «"• t- ri-h " No r< ii< f work
’ how''ver 1 arg* ii- -<; I. or however long
I*n fluration. । mid prevent wholesale
■ I"— nf life th.* m*t" -ay -.
' I *•■ !»• a< ■ terms." the note con-
itinH'-. "would demand ••! Germany bm-
•’•'al tm a many victim- as did the
^' : G There have b« n nearly a million
victim- of the blockade."
( ount cm 1L... kd'Uli Rantzau con-
'■lud< - by -fating that he considers ir.
hi' ■ ty I" L n ।uc ating further de-
lud- to bring lle -e g.-m-ral r marks to
fie ki"\v ledge of the allied and associ-
ated delegates jnd promises to furnish
'lati-tii al • v idem e if if j- required.
YRE REYDY FOR REJECTION.
( ouni-il Considers Immediate Reimposi.
lion of Bl u kade.
By the \--o.i.ttri| Press.
Paris May 15.—'The (’"uncii of Four
compo-.d of Pre-ident Wilson. Davit!
Lloyd George M ( lemem-eau and Sig-
nor Orlando ye-buday considered the
immediate reimposition of the blockade
ngain.-t Germany in case that country'
declines to sign tlm peace treaty. The
subjert was under di-cu--jou jt two sep-
arate meeting- of the Kuim il.
(hi th" oflmr Land it is anticipated
that firn bl". **d" will b" enfiiclv lifted
immodiat'dy if the German delegates af-
fix their -ignatures to the treaty.
Immediate n-a-;H"- (ending to the
further subjugation of Germany if its
delegates refuse to -ign the peace treaty
wore ind mated bv ih" announeement
that Marshal !•’«•»» iu.d biim sent to the
R L> th** i'out I'..nr to take
sm H a< t on js may b.-"..nie necessary in
th' 1 event 1 at tin- tr-aty i- not signal.
* 1“ 1 notes from t ’ouut vn
Lii K<i"itt-Rantzau have been referred
'■v 1 1." ( ii< ~ m !•.» nbi -perial com-
mit tn
Gl RM \\S K.NORE CRISIS.
Hun Popiilm e in Rhine Districts Apa-
fhetic Regarding Peace Terms.
B» \OBI I HAI L.
• m Tlm Public Ledger Co.
I 1"!' Titles Ser vie.?.
' '' ; ’ T'-i. San Antonio (.Ight
’ o '• ipbia Public Bedger.
( iddenz. Max |5. Anv st ranger com-
ng into i oblenz today would never have
lieanied (bat any decision of vital iui-
tonane.* to the happiness and welfare
•t tlm people was about to be taken. s«»
•are-free and contented did the peo|>le
ippear. as they went about their busi-
ic-s in the sunshine of an ideal spring
lay. Inc first wo have had this rear.
Even thv news verniers were listless <.nd
[he demnmi for their papers was no
greater than on any other day.
It seems to be the foregone conclusion
l cat (■ermany will sign the treaty with
minor modifications but with mental
reservations as to the carrying out of
the financi'il stipulation. A banker of
prominence said tu me:
"We shall live it through.”
Here in occupied .territory there does
md seem to be any rent fear of Bol-
slievi-ni. although it i- a favorite imst-
linrn to wave the spvtre of "red” revo-
lution.
In tlm Inm h sector from Wm-badcil
to May • m*e. th- -aim* total indifference
to tlm pence lerm- reigns.
Henry Heinz rhkle King Dead.
Pitl^Mirgh. Pa.. May 15.—Henry J.
Heinz presideiil of the H -I. Hvina
i i iii|Minv. a pickling ami preserving ruf»
point ion "i mtei ual loiuil pruiiiinmer.
di'*d at his home yesh rdny. following ■
short ilho-s. Mr Hein/.. Im»hi in this
• ity in IM I. wa* well known as a |»M-
hinlhi"pi-*t mid a Sunday school work-
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 116, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1919, newspaper, May 15, 1919; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1615121/m1/1/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .