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WEATHER' viriiri -- r w-- xwwm iif r . .an i T nnt st .Partly cloudy and colder to-da- y; fair; strong north winds- - IT SHINES FOB, ALL g hx? t,.tu.n?perVkure yterty. 6j; lowest, altorill riports on pm ;1 VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 203. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1919; Cowight, 1919, lj (Ac Sun Printing and Puolishtno Association, PRICE TWO CENTS. 1 INTERB OROUGH HOLDING CO. RAIL PAY OFFfiR WILSON TO ASK ARMENIA MANDATE; DEFAULTS APRIL INTEREST; FAILS; ENGLAND FINAL VOTE ON LEAGUE DUE TO-DA- Y; SHEFFIELD MADE RECEIVER AT LABOR CRISIS MANY AMENDMENTS TO BE ACTED ON Superstructure of City's 'L', Surface and Subway Lines Enters Bankruptcy. LOW FARES ONE CAUSE Slionts Explains Wage In- creases and War Condi- - tions Hnrt Wf fonts- - OPERATION NOT AFFECTED AV1I1 Fight Effort to Put Origi- nal I. B. T. Co. Into Courts Net Income Drops. James R. Sheffield was appointed yesterday receiver In bankruptcy for the Interborough Consolidated Cor- poration by Federal Judgo Julius M. Mayer upon a petition signed by Dave H. Morris and others, representing Ihe company's bondholders. t The Interborough Consolidated Cor- poration Is the holding company that controls approximately 97 per Cent, of tlio stock of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company; 85 per cent, of the stock of tho New York Railways, Company (tho \green\ car lines), which went Into a temporary receiver- ship on Thursday, and 45 per cent, of the stock of the New York Transpor- tation Company, which operates the Fifth avenue omnibuses. Whllo yesterday's developments. In- asmuch as they affect the holding company only, and deal with the financial rather than the working end of the transportation problem, are not expected to result In any hnmedlatc Innovations of management, they nevertheless added to the general feeling of unrest that has been ex- perienced by traction men and the holders of local traction securities ' for tho last several months. Theodora P. Shonts, president of the Interborough Consolidated Corporation, the Interborough Rapid Transit Com- pany and the New York Railways Com- - pany. In, a statement Issued yesterday subsequent to thela.ttt receivership or--ti- snld that ItivmJ the Intention of him- self and his associates to tight any fur- ther receiverships to tha bitter end. Maror lias othlnc to Say. Mayor Hylan, when Informed of the court's action said that he had nothing to say and referred questioner' to Cor- poration Counsel William P. Ilurr. The 'Major said he had received no notice of the application for a receivership for the Interborough Consolidated Corporation and didn't want to tall: about It until he had examined the papers. Mr. nurr, at his home by telephone of the dsj's developments, said that he might Issue a statement some time Comptroller Charles U Craig contri- buted the following general Information on the subject : \Everybody knows that the Interbor- ough Consolidated Is a holding company for the 'tall ends' of the old Metropolitan Btrect Railway Company.\ fald Corno-troll- cr Craig. \It wan organized to un- load on the public, and It Is a fortunate thing that the receivership has Inter- fered with tho unloading operation. Neither the receivership of the Interbor- ough Consolidated nor of the New York Railways. Company affect In the slight- est degree the city's contract with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company for the operation of the city owned sub-ws- and equipment.\ James R. Sheffield, the receiver for the Interborough Consolidated Corpora- tion and who may. If the creditors agree, become tho permanent trustee of the corporation's resources. Is a former president of the Republican Club and head of the law firm of Sheffield & Betts. 62 William street He executed a bond of $25,000 in the capacity of custodian of the corporation's assets until the' creditors meet and elect a trustee. Owner, of rift Bond Aet. The petitioning creditors, Dave II. Morris, William F. Ladd and William J, Franaloll, based their right to act on ownership of collateral trust 4H per cent, gold bonds of the Interborough Metropolitan Company. The Interbor- ough Consolidated Corporation was al- leged to bo liable for Interest owed on these bonds as tho resulLof the ronsoll-dallno- f' lntertoroitfSSc\.etropolltan Company and Finance and Holding Corporation. Mr. Morris owns fifty bonds. Mr. Fransloll, four; Mr. Ladd, one. Kvldenro of the bankruptcy of the Jnterborough-Consolldalo- d Corporation was presented In tho form of a tran- - script of the minutes of the meeting of the lioard of directors yesterday. This transscrlpt follows: \Tho president stated that Inquiries had been received from holders of per cent, bonds as to whether this corporation would be In a position to pay the semi- annual instalment of Interest due on April 1, Tho president further stated that the corporation was not now nor would It on April 1 be In possession of sufficient cash to meet this liability; that the present condition and Immediate futiiro prospects of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company were such that there was no likelihood of a resumption of dividend payments on the stock of that company for some time to come, and that a continuance of the receipt of such dividends by this company was neces-nar- y If the Interest on Interborough-Met-ropollta- n 4Vi per cent, bonds was to be pnfd, and lhat In the circumstances It Tras matter nf policy for the hoard to decide whelper It wouin not oe aavisaoie to communicate these facts in tne inquir ing Uondnomers ana ai me same umo ex- press a wllllngnrsH lo let such 'further nation tnknti In the courts or other- - ' wife as lo inern sufni. iimi\?r. mcrc-for- e, after discussion, on n motion the !' following resolution was adopted. - RCsolvcd, That tho president be t. n sjmimkui asm u. i rHue. COAL VIA FORBIDDEN TRACK HITS STRIKE, SA VES SUBWA Y With Supply Exhausted and Shutdown Imminent, Inter-- '. bordugh Rushes Fuel From N. Y. Central Yards to Its Powerhouse Marine Workers Indignant. The lines of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company came within an ace of being shut down. on Thursday for lack of cool. Only through tho fact that an emergency track had been laid, to the Iihcrborough's big power house in Twelfth avenue, between Fifty eighth and Fifty-nint- h streets, from the New York. Central yards at Blx-tle- th street and Twelfth avenue was the crisis passed. Cool Is now being taken over this spur direct to the bins of th'&Tnterborough. The marine strikers, who ha'd looked to the tying up of the transit lines of the city as a knockout blow In their fight against the boat owners, were hjghly ' indignant over what they termed the illegal granting of a fran- chise to the New York Central. It was Warned that the track had been laid under a temporary permit from the city authorities with the knowledge of the Public Service Commission and the cooperation of tho Railroad Ad- ministration. This did not In any way constitute a franchise. It was stated, and the track would be removed as soon as the necessity for It had passed. In' December, 1908. tho city authori- ties tore up two tracks that the New York Central had laid down Twelfth ave nue from Sixtieth street to Fifty-e- l ihth street. They were Intended to be per- manent and the Corporation Counsel held that the New York Central had no franchise for Twelfth avenue below Six- tieth street. CAR PENS 2 AT RIVER BOTTOM Motor Coupe's , Door Sticks . After Plunge' From End of a Ferryboat. CRASH FOR FREEDOM Soldiers Throw Preservers to Henry Brudcrcr nnd Miss Yvonne Doric. Henry Druderer, proprietor ot the Alcyou laco and Kmbroldery Con-p'an- who lives at 739 East 182d street, Tho Bronx, mo&t certainly would have rescued his cousin, Miss Yvonne Darlc, when they both sat inside his closed motor car at the bottom of the North liivcr yesterday afternoon, as Miss Durle herself explained last night In her homo at 59 West' Sixty-fift- h street. If It hadn't been for the annoying fact that tho door stuck and he couldn't open it. After waiting as patiently as she could under such circumstances until It became apparent that something was the matter with the mechanism of tho door, Miss Darle simply smashed the glass In the coupe wlnr dow and stepped out on to the bed of tho river. Mr. Rrudercr followed her and they rose together to the sur- face, eventually to regain the deck of tho West Shore Railroad's ferryboat West Point, from which they and their automobile had plunged but a few moments before. Her Skirl Too Tight lo Swim. \t am an expert swimmer,\ Bald Miss D.irlo last night, \but my skirt was so tight that I could hardly move, and It seemed as heavy as lead, and I'm so dlxzy now I can hardly stand up. \You see, my cousin, Mr. Bruderer, and I were going to Newark It was his automobile and we motored down to the ferry nnd on to the West Point. We were the lawt car on and were right against the rear gate, and the gate was Just )ke Rafr. a,,UaUgik hadn't liac this never would have happened. Why, that gate didn't hold us for a minute. \We were nearly over to. the Weehaw-ke- n slip when the automobile In front of us did something or other and backed right Into us, and we went right through that gate, coupe and atl. I was never so surprised In iny life as when I found that my cousin and I were sitting In It right on the river bottom. We had plenty of air until I smashed the window. TThere were somo of our brave sol- diers on the ferryboat who've Just come back from France.\ she went on. \They're In tho Twenty-sevent- h Divi- sion. One of them was named Eddie Reed, I think, and another was named Uarnet, and they threw us some life preservers when we came up. Hu la Saved by a Slller. \Well Mr, Uruderer caught one of them and they hauled him up all right. I got hold of another, but, just as they were' getting me out of the water the rope broke and I dropped right back again right back Into the North River again. Honest, I thought I'd freeie to death. When they finally did get ino out I didn't feel no bad at frit, but now \ well. I'm dlxzy and everything seems In a whirl to me and I'm afraid I can't talk any more about It,\ At Jhe office of the ferry superintend- ent of the West Shore Railroad It was said last night that It had been reported that an automobile had fallen from one of the boats running from Twenty-thir- d street to WeehawkenTSut that the rt was locked up and official details were not available. U lss'barle sins at Ilealv'a. Tho Interborough sees 1,100 tons of coal a day and the situation got so des- perate on Wednesday that General Man- ager Hedley advised the representatives of the Navy Department In the harbor that If they could not get a barge of coal to the Fifty-nint- h street pier by noon the next day the transportation lines would have to be shut down. Jle was told that Washington would be com- municated with, but he heard no more about the matter and he received no coal through navy channels. Writing to Acting Chairman Whitney of the Public Service Commission on Thursday afternoon In regard to the sit- uation General Manager Hedley said : \I advised you yesterday of the critical situation which existed be- cause of the lack of coal and have dally kept you advised regarding the seriousness of the situation. We havo several times, particularly last night, arrived at the critical stage and If it had not been for the as- sistance rendered last night by the Railroad Administration. through A. II. Smith, the Regional Director, and his assistant, A. T. Hardin, who delivered us coal during the night, this transportation property In the city would nave ceased opera- tion, and It la only the extraor- dinary efforts of the . Administra- tion and the two gentlemen above mentioned that have permitted us to continue our service.\ However, the completion of the spur yesterday seemed to assure the company of a steady flow of coal, If the New York Central Railroad could get It through to their Sixtieth street yards. RADIO PHONE IS NOW TRADE AID Montreal Uses System in Com- merce andsWiili Extend Service. ' VAST POSSIBILITIES SEEXi Connection With All Parts of the World Predicted in Near Future. ' ' nt$prttcH to Tnr Siv MoNTREAt, March eless tele-- 1 Phones will be In commercial use in Montreal next week. The Marconi company y announced that n wire - less telephone would be installed In the ofTlce ot J. N, Grrenshlelds next week and another. In the Board of Trado office. A third telephone now Is In operation In tho company's build- ing here. Similar appantus will be instilled nt Three Rivers, Glace Hay, Kingston nnd other points whero tho company has wireless telegraph stations, nnd , owners of tho Montreal wiroles-Aelo- - ! nlmnes Hlt lu. nhi .n. . I places. This morning The Sun eorr.\po;i-den- t listened to \Ajyilo Laurie\ being' whistled over a wireless telephone by tho engineer on the upper floor of the Marconi Building. The engineer also tread an extract from n magazine to The Sun correspondent. Clearer Than Orillnnrj- - Phone, TllS voice Is henrrl mn.'i ntiln.- - the wireless telephone than over the or- - ' dinar? apparatus a, present In use. There Is no buxzlng ami no harsh sounds commlttel- - as eon at a table and conversing with him' In tho ordinary lone of voice. \When do you expect to have wire- less telephone on a commercial basis?\ ed- - the ttresr.. 'W.'i, 'iwl.t a commercial basis now,\ Manag- ing Director Robb. lip then explained that when, the use of wireless telephones become common In Canada It would ne- cessitate Investment of n large amount of capital as well as con- - i structlon of large buildings the In- stallation of expensive machinery. It will not be long, director said, before the wireless telephone will be In constant use the Atlantic and to an parts ot me worm, lie said the pos- - (hlll(la nf ih. that tc a layman it. dewloi5n.n?l-- ? most staggering, 1', 3, Nary Kxtcnil Plans, Washington, March 21, Transatlan- tic telephone conversation which navy experts say will be carried on as easily as a routine telephone call will be con- ducted the Navy Department to the liner George Washington et completion of that next trip to Europe. The liner ,1s to be equipped with a radio sending set when she next returns, experts are confident that the vessel can both receive and send messages without difficulty during next outward voyage even after she reaches Brest. In the experiments so far the George Washington has been able to receive radlov telephone messages from the Navy Departmit4. but has been unable to re- ply to tli.n, having no sending appa- ratus. In the new experiments con- tinued ronrerratlon between, the ship and the Navy Department will be Government to Hold Great Armed Demonstration in London To-da- y. STRIKE WEDNESDAY Workers' Triple Alliance' Asks Roadmen to Post- pone Action. MINERS ANGERED BY LAW Throat to Use Lorries to Carry Fuel and Provisions Adds \ to Unrest. Special Wlrtltii DtipatcA lo Tss Scs. Coptrricto, all riehti reiervid. London. March 21. The National Rallwaymen y rejected the Gov- ernment's offer In the wage contro- versy, casting a black shadow over tho labor situation In England. To-nig- ht tho trlpla a,lllance the rallwaymen, the miners' and the transport workers passed a resolution recommending that the rallwaymen continue at their places pending further negotiations with the Government In the hope of reaching a solution of the labor prob- lem. This action is Interpreted to meon that there will be no strike be- -, fore next Wednesday, at the earliest. Tho Government fearing an Imme- diate strike had prepared to supply the thickly populated districts with food and fuel by using motor lorries. The! statement ot Andrew Honor Law, tho Government spokesman. In the House of Commons yesterday Is tantamount to a thrcnt against the miners and has ' aroused tremendous ill feeling, and has worked up the fighting spirit among' tho Welsh miners. Prtpsrrd for Worst, The Cabinet members left the meet-- i lng in Downing street hoping for the' best but prepared for the worst The I greatest display of armed force seen , here since 1914 will be made row when the Guards will march' through the .cRy. This may dampen! the strike ardor. \ ! Les'DOS, March 21 One hundred and fifty delegates representing the miners of the United Kingdom met y to discuss the Interim report ot the Coal Commission, of which Justice Sir Sankey la chairman, Issued last night, to decide as to whether there would be a strike or peace In the mining Industry. The conferees met without any recom-- ' mcndallon from the executive officers of the unions before thnm. After reviewing the report of the Coal Commission, Robert Smlllle, leader of \eu\,\'- - u.e '\foolish Andrew Uonar tnt oovernment spokesman. In the House of Commons yesterday, \in which 'i .c threatened the miners.\ Test of Strvnirth Near, \If a strike ensifd and the (lovern-men- t beat the miners, or beat the Oovernment, the result would only show which side was the stronger,\ Mr. Smll- lle declared. After a general discussion of the re- - port the ooufeience udjournrd until four P. XI. to enable the miners' txecutle ,0 make Its recommendation op the mat- - te\ m .'J,tlon- After the adjournment of the confer-- , enco one of the delegates s.itd that the ' Government report, the report of the employers and that of the mlner\ rep- - j lesentatlves were being considered in1 every detail. 'Things look better than they did,\ the delegate added. Thc eo'('\'n a '\\ morning session dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd George ' \our appreciation and support of their endeavor to -- ure the establishment of ot \i\!!1\' rdcr ,I,e e . peace world may be pre-- ; ' At the nftcrnoon session the execu- - the Government to secure some modlfVca- - Hons of the Sankey report. The confer- - ' enc approved this procedure by an over- - whelming majority. Tills Is considered to mjju an nryeptance oT,'he Uojyn- - ' menfioVe'rT'S'rh'Ject ttTflrlaln resera-tlon- s. The conference adjourned to meet again nct Wednesday. Increase Cost Nhovrn, A ditalled official statement which han J\81 bee\ nude public shows tho average learnings oi rauwaymen in isis were 28 shillings e pence a week, and that tlfey were Increased during the war by 33 shillings. In addition to this, It Is said. an eight hour day was granted. .These Increased earnings and\the shert 'J0\1? f ?hT Is. \\J'1' d(i tiu.uuu.uuu i a i o.uuw.uvu ; ui ine annual of P\\\S t,,e railways, to which kay be added f2;,00O,00O (12S,000,000) due to the Increased cost of materials, The statement sets forth details of the ' men's present demands, which It Is said ' would cost flOO,000,000 0300,000,000) a year, At a meeting of the representatives of the two unions of railway men with Sir Albert Stanley, president of the Hoard of Trade; Sir Robert S. Home, Minister of Labor, and other Government officials yesterday concessions were offered the men as regards wages. Among other things they were offered h forty-eig- hour week with a rontlnuapce of their prelent wages until tlje end of the cur- rent year. This means. It is declared an Increase In railway rates. Pajf Homage to Bi:nu,v, March 21. The address ot homage circulated on Hie nccas'nii of the- former Kmperor's birthday received 436,912. signatures. It Is announced. The address and signatures will be bound In a series of thirty-seve- n volumes and sent tor Amerongeiu and eery word comes distinct and clear. tlve advised the men to con-- It Is the same sitting opposite a per- - tlnue at work pending negotiations with the replied the the and the across from the vessel's and the and John they SAYS LEAGUE IS BIG 1920 ISSUE Col. Harvey Tolls Boston Audi-enc- o Wilson Has Thrown Gauntlet. QUOTES \SUN\ EDITORIAL Again Flays Troposcd Cove nant and Shows British Origin. tiptcial DtipatcA lo Tna Bex. Boston, March 21. ChirnrierMm. last Monday'g editorial In The Sun as ti thoroughly accurate representation of the League of Nations situation Col. George Harvey ht told the Com- mercial Club here that the lssuo of the next national convention campaign is a clear one of nationalism backed by n.o nepuDiican party against the In- ternationalism of the Democrats. After reading from The Sun edito rial he turned to the audience which packed tho small dining room of tho Back Bay Algonquin Club and de- clared : - \That Is an exact statement of the issue, the overwhelming issue bound to confront tho country in the next national campaign. Not only because It will make for a final determination as between na- tionalism nnd internationalism nnd as between sentimentality and pa- triotism, but because Interwoven In internationalism are all the threads of socialism and bolshevlsm, and the sooner the Republicans take an unqualified stand upon all these al- lied fallacies the better it will be not ony for our country but for tho entire world.\ Predicts Rejection of Plan, Col. Harvey traced the logical train of circumstances which will compel the political lineup of his prediction, despite the efforts of the President to Involve the covenant with the peace treaty. Col. Harvey predicted that the Senate will And a way to separate them no matter how closely Interwoven, and that two-thir- ds of the Senate will confirm the peace treaty and reject the League of Nations draft, \President Wilson has Hie Democratic party In his vest pocket,\ he declared, and added: \When the league has been rejected he cannot help but go to the people for Its intlftcatlon In the next campaign. The Democratic party has voluntarily surrendered. it cannot escape. The Republican party cannot but accept the challenge.\ Kven though the coenaut should be so amended as to lure some of the Re- publicans In the Senate to confirm It, Col. Harvey declared that no ono fa- miliar with the temper of the Senate nould venture to predict that two-thlr- d of the body would vote for confirmation. lie tinced through the President's fouileen points anil for each of them he called them \commandments\ he cited a previous similar utterance by Lloyd George. \That proves beyond doubt the Ilrlt-Is- h ohj rl origo of It all,\ he said. \Perhaps It explains why the President has been so vague about It all.\ The Commorclai Club Is the oldest business association In Doston. It has exerted a powerful Influence In the af- fairs of the city and of both business and politics. It was Indeed a \solid\ audience. References to \old\ men bt SO brought a good natured protest from all around fhe table. It was an audience moulded to Col. Harvey's hand, und there was no amateurish hesitancy In the way he gripped It. He was In the top of his form despite his eight previous speeches In the last five days.v Ilonnd lo lie an Issue. Col, Harvey's speech was ns follons: \All agree that a question such as this ought not to be or to become a partisan Issue. There do arise, however, con- ditions in the process of solving national and International problems which can- not be controlled by individuals because they are necessarily subject to circum- stances existing. \The jjjynt Instance Is one of that kind. As I rrcelx\?\i the Republican party ha no more option In the matter than It had when last year the \Presi- dent announced thnt politics was ad- journed. That Is to say, and I am speaking now philosophically and wholly dispassionately with respect to the main point, the President Is In a position to malss and must necessarily make the League of Nations the real Issue In the forthcoming campaign. \The reason Is quite simple. Tho Com finned on Fifth Page. \Sun\ Fund Smokes Stop Panhandling CEKGEANT V. T. VITALE of 0 tho 305th Infantry writes that the boys of his platoon were reduced to befrginrr tobnrco from nny one who owned some, Aut this sad state of affairs was cured by the arrival of smokes from THE SUN Tobncco Fund. \We can't thank THE SUN in words for its good work to us boys, neither can we hope to tell the contributors how we ap- preciate their kindness.\ WARNING! THE, SUN TO- BACCO FUND has no.connection with any other fund, organisa- tion or publication. It employs no agents or solicitors. Secrecy Resorted To in Final Shaping of Peace Treaty; in Hands of Three Powers Bu a Staff Cdrrespondent of Tug Scn. Copyright, 1019, all rights reserved. pARIS, March 21. There has been a change in the process of peaco making here which has resulted finally in converting the Peace Conference into a series of small private meetings, among a few indi- viduals, not at the Quai d'Orsay, which is tho French Foreign Office, but at the homo of President WHson ot the apartments of CoL E. M. House in the Hotel Crillon. Tho Supreme War Council still'l unctions at the Quai d'Orsay, but tho Council of Ten apparently has disintegrated irlto these private conferences, which represent plainly a reversion to the methods of the lost century. As for the plenary sessions of the Peace Congress, they are scarcely mentioned any more. The fact is the peace treaty now is being framed at the Hotel Crillon, not the Quai d'Orsay, and with greater secrecy that has existed before. No one watching the present proceedings can escape the conviction that President Wilson's-\ope- n covenant\ plank was a huge joke. The asttmishing fact is that the President or his repre- sentatives here have had a direct hand in this change. Both the British and the French newHpapors obviously have been all at sea in the last few days in regard to the plan agreed upon by \the Big Three.\ The Big Three is spoken of advisedly because Japan and Italy, under the new plan, do not participate to the same extent as the other Powers. Expedition may result, but it is evident it will be at some cost. Already one hears the rumbles and mutterings of discontent. CENSOR RIPS UP 'SUN' EDITORIAL Appeal for Fij?ht on Present League Plan Is Mutilated for \Echo de Paris.\' BAD IMPRESSION CAUSED Wilson's Disregard of French Garbling: of l S. Xews Excites Wonder. BU a Staff Correspondent oTiiiSra, r,oprlght, wt; alt rights rtimtd. Paws, March 21. If anything- - vera lacUInK to show the extent of the cen-orili- lp the French arc Imposing on news from America It rras Rupplled yes- terday when the editorial article In Thh SfN urging the Republicans to make th matter n party Issue and defeat the present plans for the Iensue of NatlonH appeared In the ;cio de Paris mutilated by- - tho censor. The incident aroused much attention here, as the article already had been tho subject of comment in the pre- vious day's British papers, exeitlnir great Interest In British circles both In London and here. The article was contained in a cabled despatch from the Washington correspondent of the 7cio de Paris, nnd was allowed to ap- pear In port, but evidently had been cut In Its most important feature, a wide gap appearing In the mldrtlo of the tiuotatlon. The correspondent was allowed to say, however, that the oppoltlon of The Sun had given (tre.it strength to the fight agaliiRt the President's league plan. This Is not the first time that the same cor- respondent's despatches regarding the American situation have appeared sadly deleted. fiinprr li lunurntlnl. The Hcio de Paris Is one of the most Important papers here and Its political articles are commanding much attention. In Hie past It was supposed to reflect often the views of the French Foreign Olllcc. When the correspondent of The Sun called the attention of the spokesman of I the American mission to what had been done he declared that the President had made no request for such censorship and that It was a matter In which the Ainerl- - cans could not Interfere, a- - It belonged exclusively to the French Government. The chief of the French censors when asked for the reason of the mutilation luiiaiui-- i 'u wie qurauun nil pel lutein mill pointed out that mntter appearing In the .Vench iuK vxpers was not sujlect to American Inquiry. Whether the I'rcs'dent bad or had not an Indirect hand In censorship of this kind, the fact stands out that he is doing nothing to stop what would not \have been tolerated In any other country where the conference could have been held. This I slgnlfcant lu view of the fact the more Intimation to tho French of Presi- dent Wilson's wishes liere appears to be regarded by them as law, and thee Is no question In thin case the Presi dent has It In his power to put an end to the situation Immediately. naorahl Apprnra llrajinllr. From the beginning of the Pence Con ference the diplomatic censorship lias appeared despotic to many Americans. and this view Is merely emphas zed by .Its evercli-- now lo prevent the situation In America from being made known I here. The French authorities In the past lhae defended this practice on the quaint I ground that President Wilson as their guest is entitled to protection. This latest Instance of censoring has created a bad liniuesslon here, nnd even the frnds of the League of Na- tions admit that It Is certain to hurt the President. Incredible as II may veem that such a situation could exist lu the Peace Conference, designed for public decisions publicly nrrlved at, It reveal, cleirly the tremendous power which ihe Prexldept , bus potentially .over ti French. This censorship, natural!;., is not con- fined to American despatches, but Is ap- - CottKnuecf on Fourth Page. ZEPPELIN MADE 7,000 MILE TRIP German Craft \Went to Africa in Tain Effort, to Rescue General. QUEST PROVED UTILITY Flight From and Rciurn to Bulgaria Upholds Cross Ocean Theory. fiptcwl Cable Detpatch to Till Srv. Coptrlgtil, 1SJ; alt rights reserved. Paris, March 21. That a dirigible airship should cross the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to tho United States or vice versa does not seem Impossible when It Is known that n Zeppelin flew almost the whole length of the African continent and back somo two j ears ago. This was a German Zeppelin, prob- ably of the largest type, nnd Its flight, If It had been successful, would havo constituted one of the astounding-romance- of the war, rivalling: the voyage of tho submarine Dcutschland to America nnd back. I)nrln llmcue I'lniineil. The scheme was nothing more nor less than the rescuo of Count von Iettow Vorbcck, commander ot the troops In Ciermnn Kant Africa, who so long eluded the converging armies of tho Allies nnd was lionized by the German people in 1917, when the great offensive was planned that opened Just a year ago According to the well authenticated story, the German Staff wanted Vorbeck because of his proved brilliance as an expert on open warfaro and decided to try this striking means of bringing him to Germany. The Zeppelin started from a place In the Interior of llulgarla with orders to take Vorbeck from the African jungle and deliver him In llerlln. I'llRtit I'lnn. The airshrt made Its trip to Africa and circled about over the place ap- - pointed as a rendezvous; It Is even said that some of the crew landed and sought the General, but he had been forced to. Hee by the encircling armies of the Allies nnd so the Zeppelin returned to Bul- garia, making a total llight of some 7,000 miles. Another feat of the Zeppelins was to make possible the exploits of the Ger- - It is now believed that the secret of their success in evading the Urltlh North Hen patrol wbi that they fojili from Kiel or WTihehnshaven iTMffbyed-\- \ Zeppelins, which could ec the lintlsh craft many miles away. i BRITISH READY FOR of Tub Sl'K's aitlcle, replied that hcjman sea raiders like tic Moewe, that that Krlllsh to be to N. it. imiu 10 oo on ine and nnother machine by Porte is about tu be British Government Is ui m0 venture, nut so far as in uirrcu) TP with It. Navy here, preparing plr.!\ for tr,in.it-- ' to bo undertaken m jay, I previous by or Page. Request to Congress to Act in Christian Turkey Will Accompany Treaty. POWER BESTS WITH IT President Unable to Give Decision When Urged by Other Powere. POLISH DISPUTE WORRIES Foch Opposes Mediation in Ef- fort to Stop Hostilities x With Ukranians. iir iunEXCE im.i,. Staff Correspondent of The Suk. Copyright, 1S19; all rights reserved. ' Paiiis, March When President Wilson lnys the preliminary peaco treaty before the United States Sen- ate with his covenant of tho Leagilo of Nations Incorporated, as he firmly expects now to do, he will couple with It a request thnt Congress accept a mnndnte for Armenia. There seems little doubt of this now In view of yesterday's deveIo-mpnt- s, when nt n long meeting at the domicile of Premier Ifloyd the President. Premier CUcmenceau and Premier Orlnndo being present, the whole question of Minor was taken up and the President Is under- stood to have been pressed by nil there, including Allenby, the eon-qtier- of Palestine, who appeared to give expert mhire, to have America take charge of Arnientn. Mkn oil the conferences held recently, It was an- nounced laconically that no decision had been reached on any question. Final Action on I.encne To-da- y, Some clear understanding muit have arrived at, however, for according to tho accepted programme all or nearly all of these details must be settled by morning. the tlnnl takes place of tile Committee on the J.eaguo of Nations, which adopt the final form of the covenant, to be incorporated In Hie preliminary pence treaty next week. Oreat Britain apparently Is willing to take oxer Palestine, while Italy nnd France both the mandate for Syria,-Indicatin- the exNIcnce of .mother The question of Jlesn-potaml- a was left for the present. . The President was unable to give the assurances which the foreigners seemed lo expect that America ready to accept snub mandates, say- ing that he would have to lay each case before f'ongress separately. This meeting - Illustration nf Hie curious way In which the con- ference now proceeding, no ques- tion being settled. Complaint Is by the French newspapers that the Important problem of the I'nlMi boun- daries was left undecided Wednes- day and there l veiled criticism ot tho request to the Pole\ and Ukrain- ians to htop lighting. The author-shi- p of this request N attributed lo President Wilson and It Is likened to the I'rlnklpn affair. Foeh 0ioi-- l Mediation. It appears that Marshal I nch op- posed mediation on Ihe ground that It would Impair badly the prestige nf the Allies nt a very critical time. It was made clear j. however. thnt President WINon ha approved the new PolNh b.iiiiidnrles that were recommended, which ghe Danzig (o Ihe Pole. It Is asserted now that be meant Ibis disposition In his erence to the subject In bis fourteen IHtliils. The President W finding It difficult In pa-- on the-- e matters while Iff Is wnrkliict ik.'iitvd 'iti llnlfli the cownnnt of the league. The French newspapers point out that many amendments will be of--I fered to the invenant at the meeting I llinvhen erl.,ln IJclaj, Trent j. \President WIN \ lie mbN, \In. sss that the enmplele charier of th League nf must be inis.trjKv- - rated in the tieai. ; his own pilitlca' situation demands It. It might b said that mil Ihe irln-Ipl- cs ar needed, but lu our opinion only tua rOACC CCA CI fTJf cumuli OCl rLlKitil jthnt the President means to keep to I programme, but the partnership of Private Company Will Afafte the Pn-I.l- ciit and Lord Hubert Ceeii, Attempt Soon. tli British prop ment of the league, I dominates the situation. .'peciol Itespaleh 'nr. Siv ., ,. Washington, March ' \P'K' rench ( lp Per. here are that the nrst transatlantic night I'miv. writing III the I'.rho dr Pans. will made by a private Hiltlh com-iw- n pennllted in express In Hie most .To5 iar\ f urT '\'lllUs\ ' J- - taches here understand that several I1\11\ \\' present procedure Ho companies nre In the field tn win the points out that the nnlv actual Jm's $50,000 prle. and that ad- - j .mplsimclit s., fur ill the conclusion vance preparations have about lcen ... , completed for sending the first airship n \'\' \r l\ H' prepnra-acros- s. tlon of Hie nillllnr.v terms, which nri IlrltHh airmen an.l experts are under-- 1 unsalisfai liiry In Hint tbev do not stood have alreadv arrived at St John's. F. One HrltiM, nuchlne a ',n,v ndeqimte surveillance. Other Sopwlth two sealer uiih a twelve cylin- - matters, like the lialiish and French der 371 horse.nuvver ltolU.-Ilo.v- engine, boundaries and Ihe war Indemnities. wa) Hiuii unglmiil designed l.ieut - shipped. The n.itu.alh imeresieu ... n. .,i nin noniiei I The Department ' while Its a lantlc flight will encourage any aitemm made Urlllnh others to win the CoitUitiicrf on Sixth 21. Oeorge. Asia Hen. been meeting mnt want snag. was another mad ref t II - II get , I,. Nations
