PRESIDENT WILSON
ADDRESSES CONGRESS
' WASHINGTON, Dec 2—President
Wilson who appeared before a joint
cession of the Senate and the House
Congress delivered his message to
Congress, great throngs of visitors
crowding the Galleries. The President
told Congress that although unpreced
ented he considered his trip to Europe
to attend the Peace Conference as a
-personal call to service which he felt
pot nclined to shirk.
As his ideals concerning peace had
.feeen accepted by the Allies as a basis
to work upon and that he considered
4t his imperative duty to see to it that
no false interpretation would be
placed upon them.
Referring to the railroad problem
the President stated that he was as yet
unprepared to say how it should be
handled with justice o all partias con
cerned, but he considered it out of
the question to turn the railroads over
to private control under the old condi
tions. Modifications had become im
peratively necessay as the new condi
tions which had arisen made it neces
sary.
Secretary Daniels’ three year Naval
Program was fully endorsed by the
President who stated that it would be
unwise to curtal its building program
until a world program of disarmament
had been determined upon, 'fhe fu
ture would be the best guide in this
matter in the opinion of the Presi
dent.
President Wilson in his message ap
pealed for the immediate passage of
an act grantng women an extension of
suffrage.
Extolling the splendid work done by
them during this crisis and for whicli
recognition should he given them.
He also favored the immediate
resumption of public works to provide
an avenue of employment for the re
turning soldiers.
The President was wildly cheered
by the Democratic members when he
appealed for the undivided support of
the members of both Houses of Con
gress urging harmony.
The Republican members did not
take part in the demonstration, but
refrained from interrupting the Pres
ident’s address as was reported to
have been planned by some not in ac
cord with the administration.
■CLASS’ NOMINATION
SENT TO SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—The nom
ination of Representative Glass has
4>een sent to the Senate for confir-,
^nation. It is expected that there will;
toe little or no opposition to the ap-.
pointment of Congressman Glass to'
the Secretaryship in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—The nomi
nation for reappointment of Judge
Bunnell and Prosecuting Attorney
Roth both of the Fourth Division
bave been sent to the Senate for
■confirmation.
CAR MEN WIN STRIKE
CLEVELAND, Dec 5—The street
car companies here have acceded to
the striking carmen^ demands to
bave all women, who have been en
gaged in running street cars dis
charged.
The companies agreed to have all
women so engaged, dismissed before
next March.
This settlement being satisfactory
to the strikers they have voted to go i
back to work again. Street car traffic
was entirely suspended during the
period of the strike.
WILL CROSS ATLANTIC
LONDON, Dec 6—That the dream
of Count von Zeppelin which he never
realized while alive may yet be a
fact is the substance of dispatches re
ceived here stating that monster
Zeppelins are under construction in
Friedrichshaven on Lake Constance
Germany, capable of crossing the At
lantic Ocean. They are reported to
have a carrying capacity of 100 pass
engers not including the crew and
sufficient fuel and provisions for the
trip. The first attempt to cross the
ocean wll be made next July. Mon
ster engines are being installed, and
all the latest inventions and appli
ances for air navigation will be utiliz
ed In making the attempt a success.;
Nothing will be left to chance and I
every contingency so far as human I
ingenuity can forsee will be provided
for.
An attempt to cross the Atlantic
was to have been made during the
summer of 1914 but the outbreak of
the war stopped all preparations. A1-!
though a failure as a weapon of of
fense, they have proven themselves
capable of being navigated in almost
any weather and the whole world
will be interested to see whether the
attempt will be crowned with suc
cess or be a failure.
ALLIED DIPLOMATS
CAN NOT AGREE
PARIS, Dec 5—It is freely stated
here that the Allied diplomats after
a thorough discussion of the subject
freedom of the seas at the prelimi
nary Peace Conference have been un
able to solve the problem. Equally
divergent are their views on the es
tablishment of a League of Nations
reported to be. Whether President
i Wilson will be able to bring all these
different interests together and solve
these problems, after he arrives here
! is a theme of daily discussion among
the representatives of the Allied Pow
ers.
AT SEA, Dec 5—Wireless mes
sages from the George Washington
state that tho trip has so far been
uneventful. President Wilson is re
ported to be suffering from a slight
cold.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels is reported as
being a strong advocate of the estab
lshmert of a wireless telegraph mon
opoly by the U. S. Government.
GLASS TO BE SEC. OP TREASURY
WASHINGTON, Dec 3—Congress
man Glass of Virginia at present
serving as chairman of the House
Committee on Currency and Banking
was said by administration officials
to have been offered the post as Sec
| retary of the Treasury. It could not
I be learned whither he had accepted
I or not.
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URKINS FLEET
HAS SURRENDERED
LONDON, Dec 5—Word has been
received here that the complete
Turkish Battle fleet has surrendered
to the Allies.
The crews of the Turkish fleet
have ben dismissed and been replac
ed by officers and men furnished by
the Allies.
Ml'ST retain supremacy
LONDON, Dec 5—Lord Winston
Churchill, .British Minister of Muni
tions is authority for the statement
that Great Britain's Envoys to the
Peace Conference are determined to
oppose all restrictions which some of
the other powers may want to im
pose upon her in maintaining Eng
lands supremacy of the seas. Lord
Churchill declared that under no cir
cumstances will England agree to a
Imitation of her naval armamant con
sidering that the possession by her
of a powerful fleet will be the best
guarantee of peace.
WICK-Sl'LZER CONTEST DECIDED
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—The Com
mittee on elections and privileges
brot in their final report on the W ck
ersham-Sulzer delegate contest today
finding that Judge Wickersham was
lawfully elected as delegate in 1916
by a plurality of 47 votes.
Judge Wckersham will be entitled
to draw 15,000 in salary and mileage.
This decision ends a contest that
has been carried on for nearly two
years.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—Judge
4Wickersham states that he has re
ceived a telegram from his supporters
in Juneau claiming that he has car
ried Alaska in the last election by
thirty votes.
REFUSES TO ACT
WASHINGTON, Dec 6—Otto Hart
wig, President of the Oregon Federa
tion of Labor who in the name of this
body appealed to Secretary of Labor
Wilson in behalf of Thomas Mooney
has been informed by Mr Wilson that
he declines to act in the matter. The
Secretary stated that not a particle of
evidence had been produced by the
Labor Organization who had appealed
to him clearing Mooney of the crime
for whch he has been convicted. To
have a new trial granted him would
u((ly defeat justice by destroying a
time honored institution, namely, the
American Jury System.
Hartwig when asked what further
steps his organization would take in
view of the answer received by him
stated that he would inform the
members of his organization and it
was up to them to take further action
if they saw fit to do so.
CUMMINGS RESOLUTION
DEFEATED
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—The Com
mittee of Foreign Relations has re
ported the resolution introduced by
Senator Cummins to send a senator
ial committee to the Peace confer
ence, unfavorably.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5—Secretary
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CAN’T SUPPRESS REDS
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 6—Dispatches
received here indicate that the Ger
man Provisional government is un
able to suppress the Bolsheviki move
ment in Berlin. The Radicals are re
ported to be gaining adherents daily.
Sanguinary fighting between the P.eds
and the Police is taking place daily.
Both sides are using machine guns
and rifles freely and many have been
killed and wounded. Regent Ebert
and the members of his cabinet are
helpless and their efforts to restore
order unavailing.
PRESIDENT TO VISIT GERMANY
PARIS, Dec 4—That President Wil
son after his arrival here will visit
Germany is the opinion expressed in
diplomatic circles. That by conferr
ing with the German government and
the representatives of the people he
may be enabled to aid in the estab
lishment of a permanent government.
It is believed here that he will
thoroughly investigate the question
of relief to be furnished to the Ger
man people as he was asked to do so
by Secretary Solf of Berlin.
CROWN PRINCE WILL ABDICATE
COPENHAGEN, Dec 4—Continen
tal advices state the formal abdica
tion of the erman Crown Prince, to
all his rights to the throne of Ger
many will be published today, having
been prevailed upon to do so by his
family and friends. ,
GARFIELD RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, Dec 3—It has been
announced here that Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield has tendered his resig
nation to President Wilson to take
effect as soon as the President feels
that his services are no langer re
quired. It is stated that the Presi
dent has acepted his resignation.
TO PUNISH E (-KAISER
l.ONDON, Deo 2- -i‘ has been an
nounced that the embers o£ the
P tliminary peace council in session
here have fully concurred in an
agreement that some punishment
should be meted out to the Ex-Kai
ser of Germany. What form this pro
posed punishment will take has not
been stated, as the council wishes to
take no further action in the matter
until the arrival of President Wilson
in London, who will be consulted and
who very likely will be the one to
decide the fate and future of the ex
Kaiser.
Speculation is rife and the wildest
rumors are current, but nothing def
inite can be learned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4—Attor
ney General Webb of California has
named E. B. Powers a prominent
member of the bar to assist the Grand
Jury in the investigation of Prosecut
ing Attorney Fickert's office. Webb
promises a thorough sifting of Dens
more's charges of misconduct in the
Thomas Mooney trial against the
Prosecuting Attorney and his staff.
BLOOMINGTON. 111. Dec 4—The
American Federation of Labor unan
imously voiced the opinion that Presi
dent Wilson is the one man needed at
the Peace Council who will be able to
bring enough influence to bear to re
concile the conflicting elements that
would otherwise be bound to clash at
the conference.
PROSPECTIVE ALLIANCE
F R A N CE- IT ALT"
ROME, Dec. 4—Prominent news
papers of this city claim to have been
informed by reliable authorities that
arrangements for an alliance between
Italy and France are being made.
Whether this alliance is only of a com
mercial nature or carries with it stip
ulations of an offensive and defensive
nature could not be learned.
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