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WEATHER FORECAST. Rain followed by clearing and colder t6-d- y; fair. IT SHINES FOBv ALL Highest temperature yeiterdy,-4- 8; lowest, 41. nn. UtlAil'd winner raports on editorial pigs. VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 146. NEW YORK, FRIDAY', JANUARY 24, 1919. Copyright, b fe Bun Prtnf'n- - cid rublUMn, AmocI-iIIo- PRICE TWO CENTS. PROHIBITION . PASSES 81-- 66 IN ASSEMBLY Wet Koforeiulum Defeat cU, 8; (o 65. and Senate May Act Tuesday. BITTER FIGHT IN HOUSE Sweet Happy \While McCuc Hopes Soldiers Have Bul- lets for Hypocrites. special Despatch to Tub ScK. Albany, Inn. 23. Tho drys Von their expected victory to-d- when the As- sembly voted. 81 to 6B, to ratify tho prohibition amendment to tho, Federal Constitution. Ratification was made a party meas- ure at a cnucas of the Republican As- semblymen. What llttlo hope tho liq- uor men of New York had for passing thslr referendum measure was shatt- ered when the caucus voted against It. and later the resolution was sent back to pigeonhole In committee by a vote cf S3 to 65. The State W. C. T. U. and Anti-Salo- League heads and their \assist- ants and workers, who were present in Urge numbers during the seven hpur Urht In the Assembly over their meas- ure, were delighted at the outcome. Mrs. Klla A. Boole, State president of the W. C. T. U.. congratulated Speaker Thafideus C. Sweet of tho Assembly for his personal victory Jn being able to bring the majority members of the lower house to the side of prohibition tad steering the measure to success. Speaker Sweet \Ttrjolces. I am glad the Assembly ratified tha rrtfclbitlon amendment and 1 feel sure our action will be paralleled by the Sen- ate next week,\ replied Speaker Sweet. The MOtab resolution passed y bjr the Assembly will be sent to the Sen ate before Monday night, and probably irtll be substituted for the Senate ratlfl-- ! ration resolution, which is on the general j orders calendar. The SenateRepublkvins .ire to caucus Monday night under a call for such a conference signed by twenty of the twenty-nin- e Republican Senators :id enough Senators will be bound by the action of the majority to assure passage of the ratification resolution 'ither Tuesday or Wednesday. After that It remains for Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo to send word to the suate Department, at Washington of Jw' York's action. \ With ratrftCRtlon safely through thj Assembly the prohibition workers during the next few days can confine their ac- tivities to the Senate. William II. State Superintendent of the n League, issued a statement praising the Republicans for maki- ng ratification a party measure, and as-- f that the action of the votera last fill In electing a Republican Legislature van a declaration In favor of prohibition. 1U satd : - j \The Republican members of the !- by their, action to-d- in taking 'he moral side of this moral question tive done more to preserve and protect \!i!r party for the future than has been! '.one in many a year. There !s no Incon-- ! istency whatever between rttion and the failure of tho Republican state convention to declare for ratlflca-- t on. Will of Parts- - Ilnlrri. \At the time the convention was held 'ere had been no chance to ascertain th emlmnt of the party. Since then th primary the ratification candidate fir Governor won by 250,000 to 115.C00 .r an outspoken wet. and ratification ciniidates won the Republican nomlna-t'o- n In thb overwhelming majority of tdiatorU! and Assembly districts. The V.eptibllean Assemblymen merely carried 'Jt the clearly expressed will of the rank t.vl (lie of their party. 'Further, tho liquor Interests, through 'hir control of Tammany as the doml-Mt- n influence In the Democratic party In New Yoilt, wrote Into the platform of iat party a declaration ratlflca- - on They could have had no purpose \ hope in so doing except the Intention - hope of electing a Democratic Legislature, eince the Gov-n- has no power upon this question T.4 ratification U exclusively a legisl- ate function Upon that basis tho ts and the liquor Interests lost ' Legislature. So that he action of l.e Assembly repreecntednot merely the 'ejubliean party but the 'sentiment of i. whole State as expressed In the only i.nnner that Is binding upon this ques-lo- ri \ Speaker Sweet declared himself well 'jfd w.th the action of the Assembly. ' Progress MnrcnlnR On, \Whi.e the action of the Sute of New )rk was not necessary to accomplish litlonal prohibition,\ said the Speaker, '.. forty-tw- o States already have reti- red 'he amendment, I feel prouder than 'r that this State has thus far gone on teford In wiping out the liquor traffic as step in further evidence that world Trorress for right Is still marching on. mesns that the great work accom-- f thed by the United States In ths Mrld war Is paralleled by the deliver- - a- - of substantially a million people from the bondage of liquor In our A lf.\ Although the Republicans made ratl-- T Cation a party measure, eleven Repub-!'f- n Assemblymen voted against the I'wilutlnn. They were: RlAkely of Westchester, Caulfield of Kings, Hawk-i- a of New York, Malonc and Welsh of Albany, N J. Miller of Krle, Pellet, Helnberg, Ullman and Weiss of New Turk and Wilson of Westchester. All '! Democrats and tho two Socialists \ted against ratification. ' Tha prohibition fight started as soon ii the Assembly convened. There war v cloto call of the House to round ud all .e members. The fact that ths refer- - \uum resolution otsireit Dy xno Demo-Ma'- .l had been reenrted 'fram the com. i.l'tfo added to toe excitement, far no one knew Just what to expect, .and ths \\amber was filled w'lh meri and wamnn Mlc.ktrs who remamfd throughout the Contltucd on Fourth Page. KITCHIN WILL CLARK FOR BE Minority in Next Session to Retire Scot- land Neck Man in Favor of Speaker Seniority Rule Blamed for \Accident\ That Defeated Party. Special Dettxttch to Tns Sex. Washington, Jan. 21. Democrats In the House, tho minority party In the next Congress, aro preparing to drop Claudo Kltchln, who has led them Into strange pastures and Into muddles from which the Republicans have had to to them during tho wnr. The Scotland Neck statesman. Instead of being tho floor leader of his party when It Is In the minority, ,as he now that It Is enjoying Its 'last days as ths majority, will merely be \one of those present.\ Champ Clark, the present Speaker, Js slated for tho minority floor leadership. In following this course those Demo- crats In the House who quietly guide Internal affairs of their own party man- agement there pointed out y that It was Clark and not Kltchln who led tho bitter fight that led to the overthrow of Representative Cannon as Speaker and Installed tho Democrats In tho saddle on Capitol HIIL In addition to this strong claim of the present Speaker on the Democratic floor leadership, it was recalled by Houseeferans that only the accident of seniority put Kltchln nt the head of the Ways and Means Committee and that he Inherited the floor leadership through holding that Job. When Representative Underwood (Ala.) shook tho dust of tho House from OPORTO REBELS ARE BOMBARDED Portuguese Warships Shell Town Controlled .by Monarchists. MANUEL'S COMING HINTED Lisbon Government Lays Heavy Daily Fines on Dis- affected Districts. London', Jan. 23. A wireless des- patch from Madrid says reports from frontier towns are to the effect that Portuguese war vessels are bombard- ing Oporto, which Is still In the con- trol of tho monarchists!. The despatch adds rumors persist that former King' Manuel Is about to land-I- n Portugal. PAnis. Jan. 2S. Contradictor' on the status of tho Monarchist revolution in Portugal were at hand to- day. A wireless despatch from Madrid quotes a Vigo telegram as stating that the monarchical movement has assumed On the other a more serious character. hand, Lisbon advices declare that the Government Is on tho point of quelling the rising. The official Journal of the Lisbon Gov- ernment has promulgated a decree In- flicting heavy fines upon the districts of' Oporto, Vlseu and Rraga. where the Monarchists have been in control. Thcso fines vary from 130,000 to $100,000 for every day the districts remain In a state of rebellion. DUTCH OPPOSED TO , CONCERT FOR KAISER With Entente Feared Over Affair in Castle. Amsterdam, Jan 23. The announce- ment that the local Choral Union at Amerongen would give a cmrert Satur- day at Amerongen Castle In honor of the former fjerman Kmperor has pro voked a strong protest from the d. The newspaper declares that nuch an action is calculated to create difficulties and complications wi:n tno unienm Powcre, who might consider m concert an Indication of Dutch sympathy for William Hohemollcrn. Pv (A Atsociatid Pteu. AMinoNGEN, Jan. 2S. Sawing wood continues to be the chief occupation of h. formitr Gorman Emperor, who Spends several hours each morning and after noon within the casus grounas wormus hard while several men ervants respect- fully hand him logs and then, pile the khort sticks In heaps for use later In the furnaces of the castle. The shortage of coal In Holland com- pels the burning of wood, plentiful of which are obtainable from the Surrounding estate. William Hohenxol-ler- n works to well that he Is able to furnish the entire amount required for the catUe fires. The former Emperor scarcely ever speaks to his attendants while he la at worlt PRINCESS PAT DROPS TITLE. Will He ly Ilamsay Aftrr Iler Marriage Next Month. , Tn 9.1. Kins George has conVcnUd 'to' the renunciation by Patricia of Connaught of both her ml of Princess and her style of ss on her mar- - noy.l as H.?hnes. Afe'xUeV rSms'.V. brother of the Harl of Dalhousle. The Princess after her marriage will h known as iuiy i Hhe will receivi a from tha estate of her mother, the late Duchess of Connaught FRENCR WOMEN SEEK BAlXOT. Uolater Plea to Parliament br Clt-In- sf United States and England. Paris. J-- 23, The French League of Rights for Women has sent, to tha French Parliament a proclamation de- manding that the franchise pa given to French women., (The proclamation declares that the right of woiHen to. vote Is recognised In enemy and' allied countries, and In- stances England and tho United states. if- - ' SHEL VED; FLOOR LEADER Democratic Complications his feet and entered tho Senato Mr. Kltchln merely happened to bo next In line, and the seniority rule, mado more obnoxious by this affair than by any other single Incident, placed tho North Carolina pnrtlsan In the chairmanship, of tho Ways and Means Committee. The November elections and tho disas- trous outcome, from the Democratic viewpoint, aro still very fresh in the minds of tho bulk of the Domocrats In Congress. They recalled that Kltchln and his theories and practices were made u telling Issue in a great many Congress districts. The half score of Democrats whoso brains entitle them to real guidance of their party's, fate In the next House are willing- - to reallza the effectiveness of the cry \Get rid of Kltchln,\ and are going to put It Into effect in organising tho Democratic part of the next House. Mr. Clark. It was pointed out, might even supplant Kltchln as ranking Demo- cratic 'member of the Ways ond Mcan3 Committee. , In point of actual fuct Mr. Clark's name would be printed In the committee list at tho bottom of the list of Democratic members of the committee or near It, but he would be regarded, un- der the expected overthrow of tho senior- ity rule In appointments ns well as In selecting conference commlftees. as com- ing ahead of Mr. Kltchln fur considera- tion. 'FAIR' MEAL IS $7.50 IN BERLIN Food Prices So High a Bare-Ratio- Is All That Most Persons Can Afford. , .Mayer, counsel lor Armour u i.o., in op- position to th bill further to regulate COST OF MAN'S SUIT $250 the packing Industry. This was accom-- . Weak. Aged and Young Peo- ple Often Succumb From Lack of Eatables. j Special Cable Dtipatch to Tar, Sc. from the tendon Timet Service. Copyright. 1X3; all right reierrtd. Stockholm, .Tan. 23. Food prices In Berlin are still extraordinarily high.' In the best restaurants one gets a fairly good meal for' 2i to 30 marks (nortnally 7.0 . There. Js,. no. butler; oreggs and the bread Is Indigestible. Not one person In a ttidtisanS can af- ford to pay the ruling pricps. The great mass of people .subsist on the bare ration allowance, which is higher than In 1917, but far from sufficient. Clothes and shoes aro not rationed, but are expensive. A man's suit costs 1,000 marks O2301, or nt the cheapest about 600 marks: phoes, 150 marks; a collr.r, C marks (11.30). I tried a second, third and even a fourth class restaurant, where one can get meal nt 10, 6 and 3 marks respec- tively. The food was not good, and the two cbeap places were an thing but clean, yet the food was sutllclent In quantity. 1 tried .also the popular soup halls, organized by the Berlin municipality. These sell every day 67,000 meals ool:ed at eight bljr kitchens and dis- tributed in sixty-fou- r places. Lunch costs DO pfennigs (12 cents), dinner 70 pfennigs, but no bread is served. Lunch consisted of a pint of soup made of po- tatoes and vegetables with a little meat in It aS 60 pfennigs does not cover the expense tho municipality has to add 40 pfennigs. To speak of starvation In Berlin Is exaggeration. Few aro really hungry, but few get enough to eat. A normally healthy person does not suffer much, al- though the weak and tht old and espe- cially children often succumb. AEROS TO CONNECT BERLIN AND PARIS Plans Made to Link Capitals During Peace Parleys. Special Cable Despatch to Tns Bex. Copyright, IJIfl; all rights reservtd. , Paris, Jan. 2S Linking of the Ameri- can peace commission In Paris with Ber- lin by air lines Is planned In connection with the visit to Germany of an Ameri- can mission which will send bick re liable Information ns to conditions in that country for tho jcuidanee of Presl-- ! dent Wilson at the Peace Congress. i It Is the Intention to have American army nvlators bring bock by airplane data collected by the mission, mils will save much time which now Is lost be- cause of the broken dpwn train service and the delays between Paris and Berlin and the unreliable wire communication. The air courier service will be op- erated' In relays, like the old time pony express of the plains. The first flight will be to headquarters of the Third Army at Coblenz, thence following the River Main to Beyrouth and acros the Flohtel Mountains to Prague. Changing again at Prague the airplanes will fly direct to Berlin. Aerodromes and gasolene sta- tions are now being established at' Prague. Another important advantage of this system will be a direct ponnectlon of the Americans with the Czecho-SIova- k which now, Is Isolated. It Is not believed to be possible to .start an air courier dally, because tho w earner not always win permit mis, out it Is believed that an average of four days a we.k' can be reached. A number of the foremost American army aviators have applied for assignments In this ser- vice. . Eisner Beaten tit Polls. Basil, Jan. 23. Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian Premier, failed to 'win a seat n the German National Assembly in any of the constituencies whera he Wat a candidate. U. S. PACKERS SOON TO FACE BRITISH PROBE Commission. Will Inquire Jnto Activities of Trust in Europe. SWIFT AT HOUSE HEARING ! Tells Committee Present Regu- lation Hns Accomplished Good Results. Special Cable Detpiteh to Tnr. Sis. Copyright. IMS; all right reierrtd. London, Jan. 23. Tho appointment j of\a commission to Investigate the of the Amcrlcnn beef trust's operations In England will \bo ono of the first actB of the new Food Mints-te- r, who has been In Paris In consulta-Ho- n with Lord Reading, returning tot London j \Great Britain,\ says the Erenino ' Star, \isn't going to take the Chicago packers to task single handed for the activities they have pursued in e. It will bo a branch of the Inter- national work to bo accomplished by the allied nations. There Is a great i deal of material In England, and If the I committee has adequate powers to ex- - , amine witnesses on oath ajid to call j for books. Including handbooks, It will ! be very valuable. Si I in Shnvra Weariness. ' prclal Detpatch to Tur.flrx. Washington. Jan. 23. A full day in j the House Interstate and Foreign Com; merce Committee was devoted to hearing statements and arguments from Louis Swift, president of Swift & Co.. and Levy pushed to the dlseomnture of cnairman Sims, who complained that he was re - malnlng In the chair at the cost of his \personal convenience.\ ' Chairman Pima's complaint was ut- tered In the middle of ono of Mr. Mayer's paragraphs while the latter was answers Ing a question by Representative Hamil- ton (Mich.). Chairman Sims had sug gested several times to Mr. Mayer that \time was pressing.\ but other members of the committee had not lost Interest in the views of the packers' counsel. Finally, while Mr. Mayer was complain! Ing that there was \too much law\ and explaining his views In this respect. Chairman films glanced at his watch for the sbcth or seventh time and announced that that would be all from Mr. Mayer and the committee was \very much obliged.\ Collraatnr neltnkp Chairman. Mr. Slayer ceaned at once, but other members of the committee opened up, I Chairman Alms was admonished by his colleagues that the committee still 'was Interested In Mr. Mayer's vlows. Finally a vote was taken, and with the exception of the chairman the commltteo unani mously voted that Mr. Mayer should re main on the stinil. I I Mr. Mayer's testimony elaborated that j of J. Ognen Armour, His client, and pre- ceded that of Ixniis .Swift. He hrgued largely along constitutional lines, whlla 'Mr. Swift, who followed Mm, pursued much the same line as Mr Armour, pointing out the objections on practical grounds to the benefits Which the Fed- eral Trade Commission claims for the bill. According to Sfr. Swift the only thing wrong with the packing Industry Is the belief on the part of the public that thre Is something wrong, and this belief, he said, has been fostered by misstate- ments of fact and misapprehensions. Great Ponrra to President, Mr. Mayer said tho bill would give the President \supreme authority\ to en- gage In private business which might be extended to any line of commerce. In- cluding \manufacturing cotton cloth, pins, buttons or any other line of busi- ness, oven to own and opernto a news- paper. Its possibilities stagger me.\ He declared there was plenty of law and that tbo trouble lay In tho fact that there Is \too much law.\ Following Mr. Swift's prepared state- ment early In the afternoon the commit- tee members questioned the witness on his vleus. '.\Would the high prices of pork and meat have oxlstcd If the Food Adminis- tration had not fixed the prices'.\' asked Representative Sweet (Iowa). \The prices might have been higher,\ replied Mr. Swift. \The Food Admini- stration tried to stabilize the prices to provent a series of sensational declines and advances nnd to keep the price at an average level tihlch would be fair botlt to tho consumers and the ltearolallnn n Good Thing. I \Then it accomplished a good thing for both?\ nsked Mr. Sweet, \Yes I think so.\ \.Should the regulation be continued for a year or so?\ \Now Is the most critical time,\ re- - Conflnued on Third Page. Smoke Fund Is Called Soldiers' Best Friend \JJERE'S hands across the sea from the boya of Com- pany B, 353d Infantry, a bunch 'of scrappers of the Eighty-nint- h Division, to THE SUN Tobacco Fund, tho soldiers' best friend. We'vo all boen over the top a couple of times on the St Mihiel nnd Argonne-Meus- e fronts. Now we're in Densborn, Germany. Thanks for the smokes.\ This is one of many messages from the boys overseas. Others will be found on page 5. WARNING! THE SUN TO- BACCO FUND has no connection, with any other fund, organiza- tion or publication. It employs no'ngents or solicitors. REDS FLEEING . PETROGRAD AS TROOPS GIVE IN .Trotzky Moving His Head- - quarters From Capital to Nizhni-Novgoro- d. PEASANTS AltE IX HEVOLT Bolshoviki, TSeutcn in North, Reported in Orenburg, Threatening Hritish. Surrender Indicated by Trotzky's Speech (special Cable IietpatcU to Tsr. Sex from the London Times feriice. Copyright. 1M: all njfitt reserved. TJELSINGFORS, jan. 23. A recent speech by Trotzky to tho Central Moscow Soviet is re- garded ns preliminary to a com- plete ' surrender by the He confessed the economic system of Bolshevik communism was bankrupt, espe- cially in relation to industrial j production, finance and tho food I question. He said the time has come to invite experts of the middle j class to cooperate with the Soviets on an acceptable basis. A similar invitation was ad- dressed to the intellectuals, who declared they stood outside the civil war. On the question of foreipn policy, Trotzky declnred the Soviet Government under certain conditions would give up it3 in ternationalist aims for the time being and raise the banner: \Russia for the Russians.\ Cores t ages, Jan. 23. The Bolshevik forces nre evacuating Petrogrnd and removing all stores, according to a des- patch to the TtrrlinsUc Tidcntc from Helsingfors. The despatch adds that Leon Trotzky, the nolshevik Minister of War, is transferring his headquarters to that the movement is growing daily. In northern Russia tho Bolshevik forces, lioye been defeated and a large part of them have surrendered. In ad- dition great numbers of peasants are reported to be In revolt In 'various parts of Bolshevik Russia. Unconfirmed reports have been re- ceived that tho Bolshevik! have cap- tured Orenburg, capital of the 'prov- ince of that name, on the Ural River about 250 miles north of tho Black Sea. Mar .Jtrtnril Siberian Army. If the report proves true tho diff- iculty of the Rusifan-Slberla- n army getting Into touch with Gen. Denlltlne's force Is Increased. Tho capture of Orenburg also would constitute a threat to tho mall British force In Tranrcaucasln. . Ixwros, Jon. 23. There Is no reason to auooose \th3t this wise ana inin minded offer will b rejected by flnl' Russian Government,\ said the Daily Xetca In commenting on the action of tho Supreme Interallied War Council In nBklng representatives of all Russian Governments to meet Relegates of the allied and associated Powers In Princes Islands for discussion of tho Russian question \It affords them all a chance, to escapo from a future full of menace,\ the paper adds. \It relieves them from threats of foreign Interference which would have mado fiercer class antaRon- - ,h ,..., i,i ' \ ' \ , .... , .' i , m'3\ . .. I But is inG 11BPIU3 i,u..inii oplc. It not only Russia that Wilson has probably saved by this resolution; it is the hope of the league of nations. T.nndon \Times\ In Donht on Plan, The 7\mes says : \Whether the policy declared will work no one, least of all those who framed It, can feel work the sure they the his an for the labor Uie tilf, the \We hope thei.e will be a re- -, SPOHI0 cu CAi.ii. the says the West not will In main the BJshevlkl. can. they de- sire, tho good tho Peace nugatory or they meeting In the of the birth of Russia. the answer may the Allies will have the having a sane courageous Other \If Russia declines the friendly hand that Is now held there other recourses civilization, though them hold tithe tha the experiment that is now made.\ The representatives the various Russian Governments now In y Sazonoff, the Minister Foreign Affairs now Worelgn Minister of tho Omsk Government, to discuss tho deci- sion the Supreme Council hero to wend a commission to Princes Islands to meet representatives \of the various The Russian representatives decided urge their friends In to support the movement for tho proposed confer- ence. The decision the Council the Peace Congress on that Page. WILSON HOLDS UP LEAGUE; WANTS OTHER IDEAS FIRST; FRENCH PLAN TOO STRONG COUNCIL TO HEAR RIGHTSOF LABOR Responsibility foj and Punishment Also Set for WILL RE DEBATE NOW Session of Powers and Military Leaders To-da- y Discuss Army of Occupation. tie Anortnted Pretf. Paris, Jan. Tho council of the great Powers definitely set y four main to presented at the full conference on Saturday First, International labor legislation; second, responsibility punishments for tho war; third. Indemnities; fourth, inter-- ( nationalization ports, waterways railways.\ Theso subjects not to be dis cussed In detail, will be referred Immediately for study and report. Tho American members these committees wero selected extended conference between Presi- dent Wilson tho American dele- gates this afternoon. The American plans on tho first topic nrn already well advanced. While Is no definite Information on the second, relative to responsibility and punishments for the war, Ihe American quarters to a negative attitude, with some sug- gestions that thoso responsible who have fled from Germany should be returned for Germany to deal with. Will Drtrrmtn.: In Pas-- . The third' subject. Indemnities, will not represented In the conference with the amounts claimed each but a committee be with the tnak assembling theso amounts and of determining the probable inaxlnjum the enemy Pow- ers able to have bringing together the Supremo War with Presi- dent Wilson, the Premiers and Foicign Ministers, reenforced by .Marshal Koch, Field Marshal JIalg, Gen, lershlng ,aod Diaz nnd tfie full ni'emoerelilpdf War Council of Versailles. The subject consideration Russia or Poland, supposed, but the status the present military occu pation of Germany, on which coun ell deslres-lnfonnatlo- from the military loaders, dn silled It had been tuggested that the American strength In the occupied regions should relatively larger than that of the other forces, ns the European nllles have gone longer This view Is shared In American quarters, Wliere 1 mainiaineu inr rtiamn American strength Is fully to re- - m\\\\\ . i.,i,.a tn.rtmrrniv 14 pvnerien nil nrlrtnrtlni- - fhl . m,hi.-- t j Wilson Holds neceptlon. President Wilson received y Le Compte. president, nnd Abbe Gen. Mnlletcrrc, vlce-prc- - went or tne seemed p.irtlculmly pleased at of the French writers in calling on him. This nfternoon there was a reception tendered by President Wilson at the t Murat Mansion to about 300 person?, diplomats, politicians, artists and wrlt- - ers. were Introduced to the Presi- - lent and Mrs. Wilson.- - Among those who attended the reception were Gustavo Ad0Pi jreeliPnt of the Swiss Ponfeder-reside- nt0n. with whom President Wilson con completely confident. Hut at any 0rm Britain's plan for the actual If It docs not members of the wor)inB machinery to curry out the conference be from self-re-- 1 proposed Internationalization of labor proach. for they feel that wn outnnen- - to-d- to the Associated have done everything that was jr0jS i,y George Nlcoll Barnes, Mlnls-t- o reach a settlement by agreement.\ ter 'without portfolio, whose proposals Tho Manchester Guardian Says that wm i,e considered by the Poace Confer-th- e decision of the conference Is nt ' onco Saturday. Briefly programme best nugury. lt displays admirable ' ralls establishment of an Inter-splr- it of compromise among the Powers national commission made up of It adds, nnd Is \the i pentatlves of both and capital for act of the great drama of cstab-- 1 tMt!emcot of tabor problems. This llshment of a world's peace.\ commission Is to be responsible to that 1IID1J,I MJ mu diu. l.vill Russian people.\ - mfnsfrr Qatcltr. \Whether that Is toienco of a small commission composed be so or depend the on They If fo make all will of Conference oan make the Sea Mar-mo- ra a new What- ever h satisfaction of taken and course. Rntrntr lias Resources. out are open to none of a of promise of PAisvJan. 2S. of Paris met with Serglus former Russian .of and of Russian elements. to Russia ' . of Supreme of Russian CoitfNt'd on Second War NO Will By 23. subjects be and of and are but to committees nf at nn and there senti- ment in Inclines .llllty be by will charged of also are pay. Tho meeting will added Importance In Council, Gen. the .for Is not as was of the some quarters be service. not It mai up the in nat.. nn Georges , Wctterle and m .Men di He the courtesy who i. rate will free will possible It first ferred for a few moments In his studio: Premier Clemenccau. Foreign Minister I'lchon. J. J. Jusserand, Trench Ambassa- dor to the United States, and M. Dubosrt. President of the SeiiAte. A large num- ber of women also were present. Lnlinr Plan Is Ontllnefl. league, of nations. . UHUBl ' itnt.ty. ni..t..u the appointment by the Peace Confer- - of delegates from tne ureat rowers. This commission would convene the first labor conferenre which. In turn, would becomo thn central International com- mission for the betterment of labor. Because of lack of machinery the present Peace Conference would be un-nb- lo to establish a perfected commis- sion, although the Peace Coisference may mako certain suggestions sod even bind the Powers to them. M'UI Avoid Internal Problems. For example, such questions ns the ; right of the people to form themselves Into trade unions might be settled by tho Peace Conference, The matter of tha houwi of labor and similar problems would como before the International labor commission. In case of of labor agreements the league of nations would bo called In to settle the matter. Tho International labor commission, or bureau, will not deal with purely In- - , ternal problems of thn nations Capital auu lauor mu puii vtuiiv um m7u iviui differences na before. Asked as to what power tho com- mission would have back of It to en- force Its ruling, Mr. Barnes replied In substanco 1hat If any natlun refused to play the game sho might be brought to reason by depriving hor of trade pilvl-lege- s with sister States. Japan Wishes 'to Keep Pact With Britain Alive Special Cable Despatch to Tax Six. Copyright, li'.f, all rightt reserved. LONDON, Jan. 23. THE SUN learns from an authoritative source that Japan is anxious about the fate of the Anglo-Japane- se alliance, which would come to an end with the launch- ing of a league of nations. The Far Eastern Power strongly de- sires the continuance of the present treaty between herself and Great Britain. The Japanese delegates to the Peace Conference 'had an inter- view with Premier Lloyd Gcorgo and President Wilson on the sub- ject. Dr. Tnchi, a member of the Japanese miraion and u. re- cognized expert on international law, expressed the opinion that the United States plenipoten- tiaries will take exception to the continuance of the offensive and defensive alliance between two nations that aro members of the league. He contends there is no rea- son for tho abrogation of exist- ing alliances between nations in the league. LOYAL RUSSIANS RESENT PARLEY Scrgius Sazonoff Doubts if They Will Send Envoys to Princes Islands. ENOUGH OF BOLSHEVISM Prince Lvoff Calls TuvitaUon to Trotzky Really a Vic- tory for Beds. By the Atsociated Frees. Pints, Jan. 23. Sorglus'Sazonoff, the, former Russian Foreign Minister un- der the old regime and now represent- ing the Government of Yekaterlnndar and the Siberian Government at Omsk, has declared In a statement to the J$cho.-i&-Far- that he would not par- ticipate in the conference proposed by th Supreme Council with Bolshevik representatives. He added that It was very likely that ' , Kolchak nor that of Gen. Denlklne would send emissaries, for they were fully uware of what Bolshevifm mtant. Prince Lvoff. former Russian Pre- mier, in it .statement y strongly deprecated tho decision of thf Supreme Council of the Peace Conference re- garding Russia. \We never thought,\ said Prince Lvoff, \that the conference would commence its peace work by renewing relations with our tyrants. The Bol shevik! have won their greatest vie-- 1 tory in Paris. The decision of the, council not only Is of danger to us but j the whole world, it gives now impulse to anarchy.\ Delay Ixprrtcd In Tteply. Whether tho effort of the great Pow- ers to tranqullllie Russia Is to succeed or fall Is still in the balance No reply had come from the Holshevlkl or from any other faction, nnd as the wire- less message embodying the proposal of the associated Towers was not sent until 2 o'clock this morning some days may Intervene befmc anything definite ts known. Tho scml-ofllcI.- il Tcmp nriert.i Hint the Supremo Council's proposal \permits traitors who withdrew Rti3la from the war and turned the entire German strength against France to ! received on the sam footing as tho faithful.\ The American nnd Britlsn delegates foel, however, that tho proposal was the only course open. Information reaching the Allies Ind- icates that the Bo'shevlkl h'U' a power- ful army. In which discipline Is being en- forced. In view of thin information one of the Premiers pointed out y 'that the Holshevlkl could only ho combated by r. Urge number o: allied troops, which would hsvfl to te rn tV spot Im- mediately, whereas none of the Govern- ments could ask people already wearied by war to undertake another large mili- tary expedition. Charles R. Pmta, representing the Bsthonlan Government at tho Peace Conference, said that thn were ready to rend delegates to the Princes Islands to give their views to the Powers, but that they wish to maintain the right to put forward the same vtews nt the Peace Conference In Paris, from which they expect definite satisfaction of their claims,' BLOCKADE COST 500,000 LIVES. Germans Urolnre I'atlmnlr If it Ilrrs lit All Is Too Loir, Py the Associated Pr'sf. Bbi-lin- Jan. 23. It U announced of- ficially by the German Government that a further Investigation of mortality \due to the blockade\ from the autumn of 1916 until thn end of 1018 shows that the figures wore much higher than were at first supposed. More than T.UO.000 deaths, It Is said, wero caused by mal- nutrition or undernutrition. Only civil- - tans nre Included In the llt. which, ') nnnmmCrmcM, n .rrs llt'a!i'.'tl Large Army for Each Na- tion Provided by Bour- geois Draft. SENATE WOULD OPPOSE-- ' Delay of President in Sub mitting His Views Excites Much Comment. BRITISH ALSO CAL'TIOUS Lord Robert Cecil Says His Na- tion Is Unwilling to Yield in Naval Strength. nr LAUnKxcE hill. Staff Correspondent of Tun Scn. Copyright, 1815; a1 rights reserved. Paris, Jan. Secrecy Is still maintained rosnrdlug the Amcrlcnn plan for n league of nations, which hns been drafted, and this attitude on the part of the American repre- sentatives Is excltlnp unfavorable comment, particularly In view of the British utterances. On the other hnml It is represented thnt the British proposals represent merely tho views of individuals like Lord Robert Cecil nnd Lord Mllnor. In the course of discussion the limi- tation of armament question came up nnd elicited somu unequivocal expres- sions thnt were unrnvornblo lo nny material reduction, such as would seem to bo demanded by the Presi- dent's fourth point. Ilrttalii Demands nig Xaij. Statements were, made by Premier Lloyd George nnd Premier Clemeu-cca- u in tho informal discussion which are understood to have provinl finite disturbing to the Presldcnr. The British Premier's. remnrk wns to the elTect that In his view the BritMi navy should not be reduced nt thU time, and Premier Clcmencenu said that France's tinny should be These subjects were d Informally, n they liuve not yetbgnajyaihe(l ou the conference) programmed The Rritlt-- nnd French statesmen are said to have taken the position thnt they would stand by the pre.-e- ut arrangement until they conH lie shown that the league of nation.- - phiii would guarantee a durable penee. a point on which they nre still sceptical. Wilson Plnii In Drnfteil. The letigue plnn tho l'tviilpur Ii.m drawn up has been seen and approved by a member of the eommilim nnd described by him ns complete - in detail\. The mnin feature were written nf Cnl. Motive's summer home last , Aiicum nt the limo .of the President s visit. Atbliti'Mi-- . and changes were made here. . Mr. Lloyd iSeorsi; at the meet.ns of the couforeneo Sntunlny will n(4 n general resolution to adopt the Presi- dent's plan. Tho President nlsi will speak, but his plnnt will be Uept for later presentation to the conference. President WINon probably will withhold his plan until the others are all submitted. Tiir. Sun Is in- formed thnt n constitutional point has been avoided In the American pinny the inference being that the plan does not cull for an international force about which controversy now ecu! res. French Wniit 1Mb Armies, A French authority sn.vs that l'rel-den- t Wilson and Leon Bourgeois found themselves in accord the other day, yet It has been learned that the Bourgeois plnn, ns yet unpublished, calls for a lnrgc standing tinny in each nation. President Wilson's plnn is undoubt- edly a compromise, with indications that he will have to permit inan subfrnetious. The armament nnd sens questions arc the most ticklish ques. tlons, nnd they are being held back in nil plans. The Republican contention that theso questions should be omitted from coup Idem tli m hero bus nttructed attention and unnoubtedly is exertinc Influence lu diplomatic circles sym- pathetic to this viewpoint. Snr Brltnln Must Hnlr rr. 1.0 rd Robert Cecil, who Is chief of the lengue of nations section of tins British delegation, but who took pnlns to sny Hint he spoke only for l:imelf. told Tin: Sun y that British public opinion demanded thnt Britannia continue to rule the sens, and thnt no rearrangement looking lo nny other result would bo permitted. Lord Bobert believes the British . ..1.1 1. till.... In by giving too low flrure.-.- \ 'uu-ci- ii i\ Only fcurh ci!\s were included, it i a general limitation o'. tipval as were d..miltel i.tahllslwd .(ruction, liicamng Manlier naies nil as being duo to tho causes tiam:d Th offlclalK Intend to publish tho complete \'-m !iml ''\ 1,0 I\1\- - wi'Uoa material on which ll lnvrwtlgutlonw to cut down, !' sn lenst refrain from rnMb;;;- - ti,t purpot? of c V - f.icts\ would i'is!.M, however, Hint the pry ' t f K 1 J
