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Newspaper Page Texturwnn rMstnrlrnl 800 Public Aiiitltcrlum . M Mil The Weather Maximum yetci'iiu)t H7 AU11I11111 iti lHlny IH EDFORD Predictions Today, Fair) Cooler Tomorrow. RBBUNE pully Pnurtiwntb Yw. IvIIODFOttD, OUKUON, THUJCiSDAY, JUNE .19, 1919 ruriy-innin xur. NO. 76 LABOR CHALLENGES POWER: OF T LABORTAKES ISSUE WITH II. S. COURTS American Federation Admits Resolu tion Condemnlno Usurpations of Judiciary and Recommends Inlunc tlons Be Disregarded as Violations of Constitution Judges Exceedlnu Authority Ehould Be Imneached Court's Sinister Influence. ATLANTIC CITY. X. J.. June H. Tim American Ketierntiou of Uibor in 11 resolution adopted nt its pouvpii lion liars loiliiv roiidpiniiiiiir what were ih'cliirvil (o "iiKiiriiiitiniiH liv the in dieinrv" of llm iruvcinmeiit'if Knilu tivc mill excputive powers, rucum mciidcd Unit nrmiiiir.cd liiliur should iliHri'k'iirtl in iuiii't 101111I decrees ot courts 011 tlm uroiitul Hint hiii'Ii de erees violated riiilitu L'unrniitped un der tllO I'OllxtitllticHI, TI10 memorandum iIi'IiiiiikIciI (hut indues who exppeded their iiuthor.tv should be promptly impeached. The leitnlutiim churned further that the court llnil subordinated the IcimhIii tivo ami executive department of the Ifovenimeiit uml tint courts tvero 1 -scribed im "a sinister influence which is siippim; the 1 1 Co out of our iimtitu tioiiH nnd erpiilinit thu worn! hurt C an nutocrncy" , ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June It). TI10 American Federation otVl.uhor in iinniiiil convention here, debuted lodnv 11 ri'Holul ion Invorun.' t lu re striction of iiinuiirriition durini; re construction period. Tim radical plciiient bittcrlv nssuil oil tlio idea, while Ihu eoiwrvntives insisted it wns necessary as u means of protection American lulmr "from exploitation liv vested interests." When tlio nueslinn of prohibit ini: immigration lind been introduced, nidi nil I dolcirutes nil over th hull de manded to ho hi'iird, James Dmirnn of Seattle. 0110 of the radical loaders, iirotvatinc niruiiixt thu udoption of tlip resolution,- dcclnrint: : 1'or lloUhevism ''If von put this over vu will slnrl n pouutpr movement in Spnttlp. This IH, in effect, an irmciidmctit lo Hip PMiioniiuu law. It would prevent rree communication between tlio workers of the world. I wunl to know annul HtiNHin. The iiowspupors lio on that point. I understand (hut women ulioiit to lipar children in Kussiu arc uivpn 11 six Weeks' vacation. If that is trap. I nin for Bolshevism." Hoots and jeers creeled this re mark. Duncan continued hv inoniimi inir Ireland and linked it' Hie con vention desired to put 1111 the liars to Irish brothers "in ease nnvlhiiiu' blows tin in Ireland and political refuueos lire luokiiur fur 11 haven.'1 Aid to Ijilior Spcrelnrv Morrison dcclnrod Hie resolution wns dosimied to prevent 11 flood of people comini: from Europe and Asia to Amcriea diirinir the ro eoiiNtriii'lioii period. "There in iineiiiplovineiit now," he snid. "mid if iuuniL-rution wax per mitted now it would uivo thu 'sled trust' and 'timber barons' opportunity to brinir about the same condition of iinemplovniont that oxiHted before the war when thcro wcro three men for ovurv job. Wo nhould " protect, Amorlciu first, I loll von the trront. interests, throuc.li boiiiu newspapers, hnvo been enrrvins on 11 pernicious propaganda to force trade Unionists back into trfo-wnr conditious." Don't bo fooled: vou nro ilciinir lo Secrclnrv Minrrlson referred to n speech delivered bv Klbort It. (Inry, (Contlnuod on pago twoJ BAD WAY SAYS TAFT WASHINGTON. Juno 10. Testi mony tluit tlio ircnoriil siluation nniouL' tlio eounti'v's public utilities is most diseouni'iinir nnd thut wmro in creaseH, liiirliur eost ol! materials mid kindred eireumstnnceH hnvo itrontlv dotires.sod tlio J'innneinl HtremiHi of the companies was uiven here lodnv bv William Kownrri Tufl. us first wit ness nt. Inn Fedoviil I'lleitrie Hnilwav coinniissiim's henriiiUH into the prob lems of public utility finance uml nervicoi 1., MS BY BELGIAN FIELD Chief Executive and Party Visit the Battle Areaof Death and Destruc tionScientific Devastation Sur passes Expectations Lunches in Picnic Stvle In Houlthoust Forest. ItltfSSKI.S. June III.-l'rchideiit Wilson, who reached the llclL'iun enrt ital Inst liiuht n It it a (Iiiv'h trip from the border which took him tlirouuh districts devastated hv Hie war. beiran the second dav of his visit lo Hcl uiuiu this morniiiL' bv motoriuir to Charlcroi with Ivnu Albert. The kiln: exiiecled lo show the American exeeu-. live Hip destruction wrotiL'bt bv the (lonnnns in the mines nt Charlcroi ami Kunplv him wilh documentary in formation of the wholesale nnd svs lematic detraction practiced bv the ticraians. A luncheon at the Auierieiin letrn tiiiu, the appearance of the president bpfiirp Hip llelcian chamber of depu tes, and li s reception bv Cardinal Merrier at Mulines. were 11 few of the fratnrex on todav's protrram. HHfSKI.S. Jiiiip 18. (liv Hio As--oeiatcd l'ri'ss.) I 'resident ami Mrs. Wilson, with Kinir Albert and Qupen Klir.ahetli us their uuides, todav saw the devastation visited upon llcluium bv the (lemuuiH. The first part of their visit decplv nffpeted not only Mr. Wilson, but those nccoinpunviui: him. The Upeond pbiiso wan of an entirely different character. ' In Hie forenoon almost no rexiden c,s were encountered. In Hie after noon Hip appearance of the president nt Vpros, Ostciid. ZechriiL'i.'0 and fi nally Hrnsxelx ,wa mnde thu oeca sion of demonstrations that miudit bavo been aeeorded 11 conouerini: hero. With Hip president and Airs. Wilson were fixx Mania ret Wilson. H. M. Iliirtieh, Norman Davis, (ieneral W. W. Hurts, Herbert Hoover, chair man of the inter-allied food commis sion, and Commander Baker. The niuht run from l'nris ended nt Adinkerke, just across the Franco Heluinn frontier, where Hint' Albert. Oucen Klir.nbetb nnd 11 party of Hel L'ian officers wniled to receive the pri'sidcut. The Americans bad break fast on their train nnd stepped out of it prepared for their lonir drive. Urand Wbitloek. American minix (er tu Heluituu, accompanied Hie kiiiL' and inieeii and Mr. and Mrs, Wilson IhrouL'hout the trip and explained eondilioiix. ThroUL'b the little station buildinir, which bad been ehihornlclv deeoral ed. Hip pnrlv moved to 11 lone lino of cars anil heL'an itx trip into the shell torn mid as vet abandoned country. VU.lt NlPiiimrt Kroin lime to time the pnrlv halt ed lo permit the visitors to Rltidv at close hands some bit of fortification or some piece of destruction that was usuVuallv IhoroiiL'li. Nienport wns the first hull. President. Wilson, who wns riditiir with Kinar Alburt, follow ed Unpen Klixabotli and Mrs .Wilson, who descended from the next ear nnd walked throuuli what, had been the eitv of Nienport to the minx of Hie eaiiiil. The only bouses Hint wprp intact or even habitable wero one or two frame shacks which wero re cently erected for Iho entertainment of tourists. w l'Voni Nienport easlwnrd alons the old Hun of trenches to Dixmudo whore the lines at one timo almost lunched each other, the pni'tv aliubted to examine the nature of Hie trench es. It then went on toward Ypres. All Hint Hurt of the ride wns in 1111 almost deserted eountrv. There were very few rofuireex nnd there eonld be (Continued on Pago Eight.) y AERQPL ARRIVES SEATTLE HKIXINGHAM. Wnsli.. Juno 10. The nrniv airplane in ebariro of Lieutenant Ketters nnd Soi'iroant kos sol arrived hero from Seattle nt 10:43 this liiorninir, the I'liirht hnvimr been inudo without incident in one hour. The aviators, who will report oh in nnd KenuTuphicnl conditions its well as landine- possibilities hero, carried 11 letter from Mnvor Oro llnnson, of Sen I He. lo Muvor John A. Bella of PRESDEN MPRESSED tow city, . .. .. WILSON HAS A 'HEART in nmnr.Tmi iihti. iu ncrai i ihh nun PEOPLE1 OF BRUSSELS nilUSSEI.S, Juno 19. On stopping- out of 1ho 'piiluco thin mornlnK tho president 'found aeveral thousand persons as- BombloU thero who clnmorod for a gpooch. Ho roxponded with Ills first public talk, which wus confined to a fow words. "My friends," snld tlio prosl- dent, "In coming horo personal- ly 1 have merely followed my 'own heart and tho hoart of tho America!! people townrds Bol- glum." . In tho palaco tho pronldont had Plot nil tlio members of tho nolKlan cabinet, nnd Cardinal Morcler. lly cnlllnR first, tho cardinal oftercxl a diplomatic rnuto for tho president's call upon htm nt M alines today.- ' RAISE $559 FUND BKLLINGII AM, Wash., Juno 19. Financial support for tho strlkors of Urltlsh Colunilila wns unnnlinouB ly voted by WnahliiKton Stnto rod oration of Labor this morning aftor an nddress on tho subject hild boon mndo by J. Kavniiagh, president of tho British Colunilila Federation of Labor. A motion also prevailed ask ing all affiliated organizations ot the federation to lond tho strlkors their moral nnd financial support. A collection totalling $539 wns takon up among tho dologntos 'and will be turnod ovor to tho Canadian strike fund. .Mr. Kavanngh said the British Co lumbia strlkors nro fighting tho Can adian govornmont bocnuso It has takon a hand In Industrial affairs, thus converting tlio strike Into a po litical matter. Among iho resolutions passed to day wns one urging n minimum .wngo of $18 a week for womon, nnd anoth er favoring $20 as the minimum. Northcliffe Prottresslna Well. LONDON. Juno 11), Viscount Nnrtbeliffe. who underwent nn opera tion vostordnv, wns proerpssinir snt isfaetorilv today, nccordinc; to his puysieuins. ...... ...c. 'ON THE DOTTED "LINE IMnnn PIFAITC 1 LLnuo Maior General Wood Makes the Com mencement Address at the Univer sity of Pennsylvania Fair Both to Capital and Labor With an Au tocracy of Neither. rillLADKLPHIA. June 1!). "Our men fmmbt with splendid conrauc. Thcv lived up to tho highest tradi tions of our military service and in their performance of dutv trained the admiration of Europe. Thov never fniled: Ihev nlwnvs took their ob ieptivps. Their courage was resist less." Thus spoko Major General In-onnrd Wood today nt tho eommiioecmont ex orcises of the University of l'cnn sylvnniu. Generul Wood uracil Hint this eoun trv must do the riuht thing bv the returning soldiers. "If wo do." ho declnrod. "wo sliull hnvo in the home of each of them a center of pntriot ism nnd n spirit of sorvieo which will go fur to keep alive n sound, pat riotic spirit. A groat part of the world is very much upset, and dan gerous ideas nro abroad. We want to keep our feet on tho ground nnd hold on to tho idens nnd policies which have mndo us irrent. We must (Continued on Page Bight.) T DEFEATED DY VOTE. OVER THREE TO ONE HOME. June 19 (llais.V The Italian government met with defeat in the chamber of depu- ties todav when the chamber re- ieetpd a voto of confidence in the government bv 259 to 70. Premier Orlando bail demanded Hint tho chamber meet in secret ession to bear explanations' re- ffardinff the fnrnimi nnliev. nnd mndo it a question of confidence in tho covernmont. , tttt FOR GENUINE AMERICANISM A DEFECTIVE WATEH ROBS 141 OLD GIRL OF A WORLDS RECORD VICTORIA. B. C. June 19. For more than two davs this week Miss Ada Alger. 14-year- old student of St. Margaret's school here held Hie belief she wns the world's champion 100- yard sprinter, having been cred- itcd with making the century dash in 9',i seconds in a school Tt,l- T.,.lv xi; Al. irjir fnnnil chiimninnshm honors were not to hp for her as it wns discovered the watch that timed her wns defective. Her time to- ilnv wns given as lOVi seconds, i,;..i, ,..,i,i.K. ; ,. r......r,t r.,i- girl. E E BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, June 19 German feeling toward the peace treaty appears to be taking a more favorable trend.' . Altho the. peace delegation Is represented as decided ly opposed to acceptance ot the terms the latest dispatches from Weimar reflect a different viewpoint. The majority socialists, 1he dom inant Volltical force In tho German republic, are declared to be more fa vorably Inclined toward the treaty than at first, while the clericals and democrats ot the loft wing are re ported to be swinging In the same direction. Ono report from Berlin represents the people of the capital as resigned to the future, desiring only to see the treaty signed. In the meantime, however, rumors ot nn exciting nature are printed in London newspapers, It being said that tho British grand fleet Is pre pared, to sail oa short notice tor Ger man waters, and that 'British dirig ibles ar, already near the German coast. If not over German soil. Only minor atfalcs are being taken aip.by the minor officials ot the peace conference In Ihe absence of Presi dent Wilson in Eelglum. Efforts are ibelng made to adjust the railway communications between Flume and Triest aud Vienna to the satisfaction PEACE PROMISE IS CONTAINED IN HUN DEFEAT Senator Lodue Addresses Harvard Graduates On World Peace and War Lesons Have Visions But Don't Be Visionary Best Hooejor Peace Lies in Defeat of Germans. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. June 19. Lenfons for America in Gonnany's military aggression and in-Russia's Bolshevist rule were emphasized in an address here today by United States Senator Lodge of Massachu setts, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, at the com mencement exercises ot Harvard uni versity. ' Destruction of Germany's war power. Senator Lodge declared, now Is the best guarantee of world peace. Misery wrought by Bolshevism in Russia, be asserted, proves that re form must come slowly, by evolution and that present conditions may be endangered "by vainly striving for a glittering Impossibility." In discussing peace efforts and Germany's course, .Mr. Lodge said: "At the close of the last century there was a quite general belief that serious wars would not come again. Some doubted and for their skepti cism were called 'jingoes,'- 'war lov ers' and 'pessimists.' "But almost everyone felt sure that If war should again break upon us Its -horrors would be reduced to the lowest point, and that the conven tions ot Geneva and The Hague, the sufferings and cruelties of past wars would be largely eliminated. Scientific Barbarism "Suddenly the great war . came. Germany esteemed by all as a highly civilized nation, entered deliberately upon a course of savage cruelty worse than any ever imagined. The world had known barbarism before, but never had anything fallen upon men comparable to the scientific, wholesale atrocities carried on by Germany by which not merely indi viduals, but entire communities were subjected to the most hideous suf ferings and the most utter ruin which highly-trained minds entirely destitute of humanity could devise. "As for treaties and laws they went in the fierce flame of war as quickly as the dry leaves of autumn when a spark falls among them. "The beautiful scheme of making mankind suddenly virtuous by a stat- uto or a written convention was once more exhibited In all Its weak nets. ' "It Is a melancholy reflection that the best assurances of tho future peace of the world lies In the de struction of the German war power, which is worth all it costs. "Once again comes the harsh les son that all the advances ot men' in morals and in altruism, in charity and gentler manners and puror laws, all that really remain with ns, come slowly, never in a moment." Visions nnd Visionary "I fervently hope," he said to the Harvard graduates, "that you will have visions and dream dreams, but do not forget that having visions Is one thing, while being a visionary, especially a .visionary whose visions and ideals are stage-properties, is quite another." " Russian Bolshevism, Mr. Lodge" said in conclusion, presents a warn Ing to America in Its "awful results ot a scheme which its authors pre tended and their dupes believed would make all .men happy In a mo ment." "In letters ot fire," said Mr. Lodge "this Russian scene says to us 'this way lies ruins.' "Does the United States tell us trumpet-tongued that the - country for which this younger generation has died is still the best hope for mankind and that it must be pre served as their fathers preserved and saved it in the days that are gone? Be Americans first, Americans last and Americans always. From that firm foundation you can march on. Abandon it and chaos will come as when the civilization of Rome crash ed down In Irremediable ruin." Claim Aqents Meet Oakland. OAKLAND, t'nlif.. Juno 19. Pa eiflc coast claim nirents beann to dav a three duv session here. Presi dent II. Q. Winsor of Taeonia, is president. ' of Italy. Judo-Slavla - and Czech Slavakia. The problem may be left over to be considered by the Leaguo of Nations. CLAIM G.O.P. STACKED THE COMMITTEE Lively Row in Senate Over Leatjue of . Nations Senator Thdniay De clares Only Enemies of Leaque Al-' lowed on Committee Forelqn Reta- ; tions Only Democrats Allowed in Paris Replies Senator McCormick , Presidlnc- Officer Has Hard, Job. WASHINGTON. June 10. Adop- .. tion of the Knox resolution retrardimr - the Leasnie of Nations and the peace ; trentv would be interpreted as an ' uncalled for effort bv the senate to . dictate to the . pence conference, , Senator Thomas, demoerat. Colorado. ' said fodav in opposing tho measure, r The Colorado senator declared the '! proposal that the senate declared it- quIP nnnr cuminst: fie eeiitin? the IcaLMIC as intcrtwincd'with the peace terms-; was improper and unwise. Senator Thomas declared the Knox nnlniinn friiKprl fundamental cues- ( tions reeardine the power of the sen ate in treaty mnkine and also of ex.---' pedienov of an expression bv the sen-. ate, : v; ' 5 Hemes rarusansnip - Roi.lvincr . ' in ' Senator ' Knox'li . eh antes that the democrats-had made , tfiA iftnirnp n hnrflsan issne.' Senator Thomas cited the round robiri.of the' last session aeainst tho leairuc "on which the name of the republican. lj taA nil thn rpst." . Democratic senators. Mr. Thomas said, were eiv- en no opportunity to sura: the. docu ment. ' - - " ; "The republicans." he continued, "have reorganized this senate.. Thcv have tboroueblv reorganized the coni- mitlnn nn fnrp'ini relations. . It is 311 open secret that no now senators ex- . cent enemies ot the Jeaeuo or tta-. tions were elieiolo to membership on that commitce." : Committee Is Stacked . Spnnfnr Pnmerenp. of Ohio, a dom- . ocratic member of the committee in terrupted to remark that tho repub licans also were "not satisfied until Hiev had eiven themselves a majority of three' on the committee and sena tor Williilms; democrat of Mississippi, ehullemred anv republican senator to deuv '.'Hint; the committee had bocu stacked nirauifit the leuirue." The fbnllensre .stnrted u partisan clash so heated tbiit Vice President Marshall repeatedlv admonished son- 1 nfnr mniinst breaking the riifcsSen- utor Moses of New Hampshire, a new republican member ot. the committee, said his selection to membership had Wn oI.ii.L'iwI fimtittsr thp liresiilnnt only in the sense that he 5s a demo crat and I am n republican." , ( ' "No."' shouted Senator Williams, "vou have stacked it nirnirist tho hopo ' of world peace ns well us nuninst u democratic president. You hnvo lott on it onlv one republican favorini! the league. Mr. Mi'dimbcr of North Da kota, nnd the reason vou left him was because vou did not dare take him , off." ' '''-. Stacked With Democrats Also Senutor McCormick. republican. Illinois, declared it minht nls'o be snid thilt "the iipiiee commission to Paris was stacked with demoenrts rendv to bow to the will ot the chief execu tive." . . .. ; Senator William's replied that the Paris conference at least bad dono its work while' the republican sena tors throuuli the Knox resolution were "askins for time to think when, if vou had anv enpacitv to think at all. vou'dMiave thought lone alio." RECEIVES A JOLT P1TTSUUHG. Juno 19. Plans for a nation wide anti-tobacco campuiun intended to follow the actunl promui tration of prohibition were given a setback here todav when Juduo James McF. Cnrpenter handed down nn opinion in common pious court rc f iisinu to eratit a charter to tho No Tobacco corporation. The petition wns surned bv prominent church peo ple and ministers of Ibis nnd other cities pf the country.