ALASKA SET THE PACE FOR VICTORY
THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Volume Two . member of associatfd press NENANA. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21. 1919. Number 43
CABINET SAYS GERMANY CANNOT SIGN
HOUSE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS APPROPRIA TIONS
SENATOR^ IONES WANTS ALIEN SLACKERS EXPELLED
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LODGE PRED CIS
SENATE REFUSAL
10 ACCEPT PACE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
In the opinion of Senator Lodge oi
Massachusetts, the senate will re
fuse to ratify the peace treaty in
its present form. There is much
opposition, declares the senator, to
the mixing of the peace terms and
the league of nations and nothing
in the way of senate endorsemen!
can be expected until the league
covenant has been separted from
the treaty proper. This, he pre
dicts, the senate will do.
Senator Lodge calls attention t-c
the fact that the peace congress
has slighted the senate by declin
ing to accept any of the suggestion:
offered regarding the league cov
enant.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska
spokesman for the administration,
does not share the views of Senatoi
Lodge. He thinks the senate wit
ratify the treaty in the form ir
which it is presented. He admits
» that there is considerable opposi
tion, but says the opposition is di
vided in such a manner as to rende:
it ineffective.
YANKEE PLANES
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Secretary Daniels is in receipt o:
a cablegram from General Pershing
conveying the army’s congratula
tions to the navy department or
the successful flight of Aviatoi
Read, and his companions. Th*
American aviators, the general said
had added a brilliant page to th<
achievements of the American navy
ENGINE DELAYS START
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 21.—
Engine troubles prevented the de
parture of the naval seaplane N C •
from the Azores today, but report1
from the islands indicate that it i:
the intention of Read to make i
start tomorrow sure, providinj
weather conditions are still favor
able. The weather was perfect fo:
the flight today and the failure o'
the engine to work properly cami
as a gretat disappointment, boti
to the aviator and to officials o:
the navy department who are im
patient for the plane to reach th<
European mainland.
LONDONERS FOOLED
BY FAKE GOLDFISb
LONDON. — Camouflaged “gold
fish” have been selling well in Lon
don. Common varieties of smal
fish are being dyed. In about thre
days the dye wears off. Before th<
war, England obtained virtually al
its goldfish from Germany.
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ST. JOHNS, X. F„ May 21.— ]
British aviators who have been j
searching for Harry Hawker have
given up hope of finding the miss
. ing pilot alive, and will abandon
the search after another effort has
been made to locate him. Hawker
left in his plane on Sunday for the
other side of the Atlantic and ;
nothing has been heard from him
since.
Undismayed by the failure of
Hawker, Frederick M. Raynam, an
other British flier, is ready to under- ;
take the transatlantic flight and
expects to make a start within the
next few davs.
BECAUSE RENTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Senator Serman of Illinois is much
| disturbed over the increase in rents r
throughout the capital. In fact, j
it might truthfully be said that the
profiteering proclivities
locali
landlords have thrown the Iilin tan
into a rage.
To newspapermen outside the
capital and to his colleagues in the
senate, he has expressed his views
on the subject of rents in sulphuric
terms, and has even gone so far
as openly and vigorously to advo
cate the removal of the capital to
St. Louis where, he says, reasonable
rents and low living are the rule,
not the exception.
The matter has not yet been
called to the attention of Congress
in the form of a bill to remove
the capital, but Sherman threatens
to carry his fight to a finish in
order to compel local landlords to
treat the nation's lawmakers with
a greater degree of consideration.
COAST FANS 111
NOT MISS BAllLE
—
SEATTLE. May 21,—The North
western sporting fraternity will b;
well represented at the champion
. ship prizering battle at Toledo on
iJuly 4, according to the present
plans of coast fight fans. It is
the intention of Seattle, Tacoma,
Spokane and Portland live wires to
engage a special train for the trip
I East, and lists are now being made
up to ascertain the probable num
' ber that can be depended upon to
join the excursion.
| MRS. SHERRARD SUING
TO ANNUL MARRIAGE
In the Fairbanks district court,
yesterday, the case of Sherrard vs.
Sherrard was up for hearing " be
fore Judge Bunnell.
The court awarded Mrs. Sherrard
temporary alimony pending final ac
tion at the fall term of court. The
amount of the alimony granted was
S75 a month. She was also allowed
$75 for expenses in connection
with the taking of depositions, and
$150 as attorney’s fees.
Henaaa—The Gateway to KcXlaley
■atloaal Puk.
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GERMANY DECLINES
TO ACCEPT TREATY
BERLIN', May 21.—Although offi-i
cial answer has not yet been made
to the Allied peace conference, the [
German cabinet has authorized The '
Associated Press to announce that:
Germany declines to sign the prof
fered peace terms. The reason
given for this decision, the cabinet
statement says, is that the treaty
■‘spells economic destruction, politi
cal dishonor and moral degradation
for the German nation, for present j
and future generations.”
Depended On Wilson
The statement explains that Ger
many stopped fighting when it did ;
in the hope of securing peace on
the basis outlined by President Wil- ■
son, in his fourteen points. The
treaty as formulated by the Allied
conference, they claim, does not 1
conform to the Wilson pronounce
ment.
Appeal to Americans
The cabinet appeals to the people
of America to uphold the stand j
WiNNiPEG LABOR
POINTS IV OUT
OF ME MESS
Winnipeg, May 21.—slight im-j
provement in the strike situation*,
which has tied up local industries
during the past week, was shown
today when the committee repre
senting the strikers approached the
employers with an offer of settle
ment, providing recognition would
be given to all unions and the:
strikers reinstated. This proposition
is now receiving consideration, but
there has been no intimation as to
the probable outcome of the con
ference.
The trouble was started by the
metal trades workers, who struck
some time ago for increased wages
and shorter hours of labor. This
was followed, on May 15, by a gen
eral strike, in support of the de
mands of the metal trades workers,
and involving practically every
branch of industry in the city.
Conditions were considerably up
set by the general walkout, but
volunteer workers, co-operating witn
the Citizens’ committee, have re
lieved the situation to some extent i
and made it possible for employers]
to take and maintain a firm stand
against the strikers. The offer of
settlement made today by the strike
committee is regarded as a sign 1
of weakness, indicative of eager
ness, on the part of the sympathetic
strikers, to abandon thei.* fight for
the metal trades workers.
DURGIN WAIVES
PRELIMINARY; HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
E. E. Durgin, who is charged
with robbing the mails, was ar
raigned before Commissioner Reed
Heidig at Fairbanks yesterday aft
ernoon.
He waived a preliminary hearing
and was bound over to the grand
jury. His bonds, which were fixed
in the sum of $1,000, were fur
nished by Ed Ross, T. P. Yager and
Carl White.
Dr. R. R. Myers left yesterday
evening on the Alice for Tanana.
He expects to be away for some
little time.
that has been taken by Germany,
for justice and lasting peace, and
expresses the hope that pressure
will be brought to bear upon the
Allied conference to compel a re
adjustment of the terms so that
they will conform more closely to
the fourteen points upon which
President Wilson announced his
willingness to make peace.
MAY EXTEND TIME
PARIS. May 21.—Announcingj
that they have been unable to;
reach a decision in the matter of
the acceptance of the Allied peace |
terms, the Germans have requested |
an extension of time in which to j
present their answer. What action
will be taken by the Allies cannot
be stated at this time, but it is
believed that the request for more
time will be granted.
The time originally granted the,
Germans in which to sign the treaty <
will expire tomorrow.
Bluo deport
ALIEN SLACKERS
BEFORE SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Among the first measures intro-!
duced in the upper branch of Con-1
gres was a bill introduced by Sen
ator Jones of Washington, provid
ing for the expulsion from the
United States of all aliens who;
evaded military service by the with- j
drawal of their applications for citi-:
zenship.
The introduction of the bill was -
accompanied by a bitter arraign-1
ment of the many declarants in!
America who availed themselves of i
the opportunity to keep out of the1
army in this manner. They were
branded by the senator as unde
sirables of the worst class, unfit
to associate with men who fought
or who displayed a willingness to
fight for the perpetuation of priv
ileges enjoyed in this country.
Their presence in America, he said,
is a menace to law and order and
to Americanism. The senator
voiced the sentiments of the great
majority of the people of the United
States in his scathing arraignment:
of- the offending aliens.
It is expected that the bill, which
was favorably received, will be duly j
passed by both houses of Congress
and soon become a law.
FAMOUS CRUISER
IS BREAKING UP
IN OSTEND HARBOR
HOVER, Eng. — Latest advices
from Ostend indicate that the plan
to bring the famous old cruiser
Vindictive to England may have to,
be abandoned. The Vindictive, sunk
by the British to bottle up Ostend
harbor, is said to have suffered '
such strains in the salvage opera
tions that the hull is on the point
of breaking up.
ORPHAN CLUB MEETING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
A regular meeting of the Orphan
Fund club will be held tomorrow
afternoon, commencing at 2:30, at
the home of Mrs. R. G. Southworth,
on First and B streets, and all mem
bers are cordially invited to the
meeting. j
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 21.—
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President Wilson has recommended
the enactment of an eight-hour law
for the country and urges Congress j
to give this matter early consider -
tion.
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Regarding the disposition of the ,
railroads of the nation, the Pres:- j
dent has assured Congress that it (
is his intention to restore the sv= 1
terns to their owners not later than .
the end of the present calendar .
year. ,
Congress has been asked to repeal j
the tax on soda fountair wares end ;
on expensive clothing.
WORK ON BILLS;
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Measures carrying appropriations
aggregating twenty-seven million
dollars, to cover deficiencies in
various government departments,
unprovided for by the late Con
gress, have been referred to the
house appropriation committee ar.d
are now receiving consideration.
The committeemen hope to be able
to have their report ready within
a short time so as to expedite ac
tion by the house.
Suffrage Passes
A resolution providing for the
adoption of the woman’s suffrage
constitutional amendment. which
was introduced by Representative
Little of Kansas, was passed by
the house this afternoon after a
debate lasting only three hour.-.
The gallery was filled with women
throughout the debate and when the
result of the vote was announced,
the lawmakers were enthusiasticallv
applauded. Suffrage advocates are
not so certain of smooth sailing
in the senate, but they express con
fidence in the ultimate adoption of
the amendment.
SMALL HOPE FOR
IIS OF NATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21—
It is considered extremely doubtful
if Congress will take any action
to prevent the nation from becom
ing dry on July first under the
terms of the proclamation issued
during the war by President Wilson.
Senate and house leaders express
the belief that the ban on wine ana :
beer will not be lifted, despite the
recommendation of President Wil
son that the war-time prohibition
law be repealed in so far as it
applies to those two beverages.
Republicans and Democrats, in
both branches of Congress, are said
to be opposed to any change being
made at this time, and it is Re
lieved that the measure providing
for the repeal of the war-time re
striction, will be held in committee j
until after the first of July.
Fred Kiel, the Totatlanika ranch-;
er, came into town on a brief busi- :
ness trip yesterday morning, and.'
left again for his ranch in the eve-;'
ning. I1
3APTISIS APE
IN SESSION AT
DENVER TODAY
DENVER, May ill.—The proposal
o place the affairs of the Baptist
hurch on a strictly business basis,
iith specialists in charge of each
■ranch of Baptist activities, will be
ne of the principal questions up
or consideration at the annual con
ention of Northern Baptists, which
ssembled here today for a week's
ession. A part of the business
dan will be financing by a budget
ystem, with a nation-wide campaign
o raise money for the year's work.
The efficiency plan is a result of
cork by the National Committee
if Northern Baptist Laymen ap
lointed at the last convention. It
■ontempiates the creation of a gen
•ra! promotion board of 14U mem
)ers chosen from each state and
■ach national organization in the
lenominati n. This board would
nect once each year, to consider the
leeds of all organizations and to
lass on their yearly budget of ex
lenditures which would be sub
nitted to the board of promotion.
The subscription plan of finance
s one submitted by the Interchurch
'ederation of New York city for a
■ubscription campain similar to the
United War Work campaign, in
vhich thirty religious denominations
vould participate. The money would
>e apportioned among the denomina
ions on a basis of membership and
vould go to carry on the world pro
rram of missions, reconstruction
md religious education.
Opposition already has appeared
o this plan and a convention fight
>n the measure is freely predicted
>y ministers who have followed de
velopments.
Ten thousand Baptist churches in
■very state north of the Mason and
3ix >n line are represented in the
X'orthern Baptist convention. The
oca! committee opened headquarters
n Denver in March to begin pre
>arations and every available room
n hotels and private families has
been listed so that all the delegates
nay find shelter.
Other important measures to
.ome before the convention are
ilans fur rec instruction work in
ievastated Europe. Missionary
eaders have recommended assist
tnce to churches in Europe in re
building their houses of worship.
\ great educational campaign in
connection with foreign missionary
•vork has been recommended, to
gether with an elaborate educational
blan in this country. It is said
ihat the church’s world program
will be on a far greater scale than
jny previously attempted.
IN G'BBS PUNS
NOVFl HONEYMOON
SEATTLE, May 21.—James A.
Jibbs, former Brooks merchant, who
lisposed of his business interests
n the Tolovana to enter the service
>f Uncle Sam, was married in this
■ity yesterday to Miss Vera Smith,
i popular Seattle society girl.
The wedding has attracted more
han ordinary attention, especially
imong the many Northerners here,
>eeause of the announcement of the
ntention of the newlyweds to
ravel by airplane to Tacoma on
heir honeymoon. They expect to
eave tomorrow afternoon.