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PRESIDENT WILSON EXPLAINS
PRESIDENT TALKS
ON LEAGUE NATIONS
BOSTON, Feb 24—President Wil
son arrived here shortly after noon
today. An immense crowd had as
sembled to greet the returning execu
tve of the nation.
The President was vociferously
■greeted on his way to Mechanic’s Pa
villion where he addressed a mpnster
gathering.
President Wilson stated in his
speech that he accepted the challenge
of the opponents of the proposed
League of Nations. He strenously
defended the action taken by the
Peace Conference in drawing up a
constitution for the League of Nations
which, thru the adherence to it by
the contracting powers would ensure
peace.
The whole world the President
stated was waiting on America and
that everything was depending on the
action this country would take.
Only thru the League of Nations
would it be possible for the new na
tions to exist and survive as it would
be a guaranty by the world powers,
of their right for national existence
and liberty.
Without this guarantee, these na
tions would be quickly pounced upon
by some cf the powers waiting now
to destroy; them.
Tf America fails them, all nation?
will establish hostile raps, and the
Peace Delegates will return to their
countries ashamed, with the bitter
knowledge that the main object of the
Peace Conference to ensure peace,
has utterly failed.
Should the League of Nations fail
to be an accomplished fact, the rest
of the peace treaty will in President
Wilson’s opinion, be only another
scrap of paper, to be torn to tatters
by some of the powers at theif Ear
liest convenience.
The Mechanic’s Pavillion was pack
ed to the doors with an enthusiastic
crowd which followed President Wil
son’s speech with the utmost atten
tion.
Magnificent weather contributed
greatly to make the reception given to
the President a most memorabde one,
Thousands of people from New Eng
land states travelled to Boston to
greet the returning chief executive of
the nation.
MILLIONS NEARLY
STARVING EUROPE
LONDON, Feb 27—Chas Edward
Russel the American Socialist writer
nays that he whole of Europe east
of the river Rhine faces chaos unless
food is immediately sent on a gigan
tic scale.
He says that a thorough investiga
tion into conditions in Germany, Aus
tria, the greater part of European
Russia, the Balkan states and Italy
conducted by him has convinced him
that three hundred million peaple are
approaching a scale of acute destitu
tion. Conditions among the poorer
* inhabitants of the Scandinavian coun
tries are not much better.
Only thru immediate relief and on
an enormous scale will disastrous con
sequences be averted. Russel says
that conditions are indescribably bad
and the seriousness of the situation
can hardly be over estimated. The
outlook for the future is extremely
serious and efforts of an enormous
scale will have to be made to save
millions of people from dying of star
vation.
The countries most effected by the
food shortage hre in such an unset
tled state owing to the war and the
disorganization of their governments
and industries that it is doubtful
whether the next harvest will tend to
relieve the situation.
PARIS, Feb 25—Dispatches re
ceived from Russia state that hunger
typhus is raging in Moscow and that
the deaths from this cause alone aver
age three thousand daily. Conditions
are reported to be appaling and no
immediate relief in sight.
Thousands are on the verge of
starvation and in such a weak condi
tion owing to malnutrition that they
become easy victime to disease.
The hospitals are crowded, but doc
tors and most all medical supplies are
unprocurable.
The government seems to be unable
to relieve the food shortage, owing
to the disorganization of the trans
portation system.
The dispatches state that unless im
mediate relief Is furnished the death
list will reach appaling figures.
EXPLAINS CONSTITUTION
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb 27—Presidenl
Wilson revealed to the Congressional
Committee on Foreign Affairs the de
tails of the constitution for the pro
posed League of Nations, removing
the ban of secrecy on the members oi
the Committee attending, thus re
plying to Senator Borah and Senatoi
Fall who declined fa attend because
they believed that whatever trans
pired at this meeting would have tc
be considered confidential.
President Wilson stated that any
nation has the privilege to withdraw
fro mthe League by abrogating the
treaty which created the League.
The degree rtf disarmament pro
posed by the contracting nations as
decided by the Executive Council oi
the League is declared by the Presi
dent to be not absolueely binding.
The question of regulation of im
migration can not be properly referrec
to the League nor can the latter reg
ulate international affairs.
Mandates of the League are nol
^compulsory but the President statec
that It is the general feeling of the
Peace Conference that some pressure
may be brot to bear to enforce the
decrees of the League.
The Peace Conference feels that
the U S should take over Armenia and
other parts of the Turkish empire to
be designated later under a guardian
ship.
The League places no restrictions
upon military training but President
Wilson stated that by keeping a thoro
check on the manufacture of all mili
tary equipment, the League of Na
tions will go a long way to eliminate
the danger of wars occurring in the
future.
President Wilson emphatically de
nied the assertion made by some of
his opponents that the establishment
of a League of Nations and Amer
ica’s entrance therein as a member
would destroy the long established
and cherished Monroe doctrine.
The members of the committee fol
lowed Presidents Wilson’s speech and
arguments with the deepest attention
but when Interviewed refused to com ■
ment on the President’s staements,
HAPGOOI) NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, Feb 28—Norman
Hapgood has received the nomination
for Minister Plenipotentiary to Den
mark.
Hapgood who has gained an envia
ble reputation as a writer has been
editor of Colliers Weekly since 1903.
GIMjETT speaker
WASHINGTON, Feb 28—Repre
sentative James R. Mann of Illinois
republican floor leader has been de
feated for the speakership of the
House of Representatives by Con
gressman Frederick H. Gillett of
Massachusetts. Mr Gillett has been
representing his constituents contin
uously since 1893 in the Houso of
Representatives.
Mr Mann has stated that he will
relinquish the floor leadership.
WILL ESTABLISH
NEW REPUBLIC
t
PARIS, Feb 27—It has been un
officially! stated that the Peace Con
ference ha# declared on a ocmpromise
regarding the German territory west
of the rive i.hine including Alsace
Lorraine and part of Rheinish Prus
sia. The inhabitants of this terri
tory will be allowed to establish an
independent republic under the pro
tection of the League of Nations un
til Germany has paid her war debts
in full. •
After '.he debt has been completely
wiped c.’t, then the people of this
republic shall determine whether or
not hey prefer independence or wishj
to be reunited with Germany.
—
LONDON, Feb 28—Dispatches re
ceived here from continental sources
state that the French troops which
have been occupying Mannheim, and
Karlsruhe in Baden and the Rheingau
have unexpectedly evacuated the lat
ter towns and districts and have been
withdrawn to the left bank of the
Rhine.
No explanations for this totally un
expected move have been made public
Considerable speculation is being in
dulged in regarding this withdrawal.
LONDON, Feb 28—The London
Times asserts on good authority that
the Peace Conference has stipulated
as one of the preliminary peace terms
that Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey be completely disarmed.
Germany will be asked to surrender
a supplementary one hundred war
vessels of all kinds and all subma
rines still in her possession to be
turned over to Allied control.
Keep Posted, Read the AVORKF1J.
PARTIES UNITE TO
BUCK RADICALS
BERLIN, Feb 27—It is reported
here that serious trouble is brewing
in the German National Assembly
and that a crisis in the cabinet is con
sequently imminent.
The Consdpra^ive Socialists and
the Centrum party or Clericals have
formed a coalition for the purpose of
reducing the so-called Sovietism in
the German government.
The members of the coalition alarm
ed at the spread of radicalism and
fearing the passage of much radical
legislation to which they are bitterly
opposed intend to block any and all
legislation proposed by the majority
Socialists which is, considered by the
coalition to be of a too revolutionary
character.
That the radicals will not allow them
selves to be thus sidetracked is taken
for granted here and some extremely
spirited sessions of the Assembly are
expected whenever the coalition uses
their reactionary tactics to block any
legislation proposed by the Radicals
but which fails to suit the coalition
members.
BERLIN, Feb 27—it is rumored
here that the German monarchist
party has not as yet given up all hope
of restoring the Hohenzollern dynast*
ty.
A number of former German army
officers, members of the nobility are
reported to have been arrested by the
govenment, having been implicated in
a plot to overthrow the present Ger
man government.
This plot when nipped in the bud
is reported to have reached quite
formidable dimensions, but the ar
rest of the leaders has tended to dis
courage the instigation of t’his move
ment.
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TODAY’S NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
COMPANY CUTS WAGES
CALUMET, Mich. March 1—The
Copper Mining Companies operating
in this district have officially an
nounced that the wages o£ all their
employees would be reduced 15 per
cent from this date. Operations of
the different companies will be cur
tailed and all workers now employed
will be employed only 4 days during
each week. The officials of the min
ing companies state, that owing to
changes in the copper market brot
about by the conclusion of the war,
expenses will have to be reduced and
operations curtailed by the compan
ies.
Ten thousand copper mine workers
in this district will be affected by this
cut in wages and hours.
Union officials when interviewed
on this proposed action of the com
panies refused to state what action
the members of their organizations
would take.
WOULD DESTltOV SOVEREIGNTY
WASHINGTON, March 1—Speak
I ing during yesterday’s session of the
Senate, Senator Knox of Pennsylvania
annalyzing the constitution of the
proposed League of Nations stated
that American Sovereignty would be
destroyed should the U. S. become a
member of the League.
Senator Knox claims that a wai
would be legalized under seven dlf
ferent circumstances and be mad<
compulsory in three.
The U. S. Congress would relin
quish the power to declare war, ant
by agreeing to a limitation of arma
ment, America entrance into the
League would be a deathblow tc
American sovereignty.
TAFT SATISFIED
ALANTA, March X—Ex Presidenl
W. H. Taft while speaking here al
a monster meeting stated that he was
convinced that the entrance of the U
.S. as a member of the proposed
League of Nations would not destroy
America’s sovereignty nor would il
endanger the Monroe doctrine. He
stntod f'-i ~»«i heartily in favoi
of the U. S. becoming a member ol
the League, and failed to see any
danger arising to the country by the
U. S. participating in the work and
responsibilities laid out by the
League.
DECLARES MARTIAL LAW
MADRID, March 1—The Bolshe
vik disturbances have assumed suet
serious limensions that the Spanist
government has ben compelled to de
clahe martial law in this city.
Stores have been looted by the
rioters and fights beween the radical
element and the police are of daily
occurrence.
Soldiers have been brot into the
city to assist he civil authorities in
mantaining order.
FIGHT IN MUNIHC
BERLIN'. March 1—Serious dis
turbances are continuing in Munich
Bavaria.
Some soldiers assisted by support
ers of the German government are
reported to have succeeded in holding
and fortifying the court buildings.
Successive attempts by the radicals
to oust them from this position have
been made, but have been repulsed
with considerable losses to the at
tacking forces.
TOOK OATH OF OFFICE
It seems likely after all that the
legislature will be seated and go into
session next Tuesday, according to
advices reaching here. It is under
stood the Clerk's Office was wired to
and requested to wire the returns of
the missing precincts. John A. Wil
son took the oath of office as R,oad
Commissioner in the Clerk’s office to
day.