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rHE SUMMARY V olume 39 Gompers Blames German Labor TeihiFederation Assembly H e Blames Unions There For A noticing War To Start. Labor Chief Vehement In H i s denunciation. D bnver . —Blame for the World War wai placed aqaarely oa the ahoulderi of erganizad labor in Germin/ by Pregidanc Simugl Gomperi in an address to tha American Federation of Labor ••nvsntion here. “I hold, and I accept full responsibility for what 1 am about to say,” said Mr. Gompers, “that the organized labor i&ovemetit of Germany failed dismally at the critical hour. “ If it bad taken the situation in band it might have meant the destruction of a few thousands, but it would have stopped the war. The failure •f men to act at a time of crisis is faithlessness to a common cause.” In his address, which was a response to these of fraternal delegates from Greet Britain and Canada, Mr. Gompers dwelt upon the attitude of the Federation and himself during the war and since, during the period of reconstruction. In putting upon organized labor et Germany the blame for Che war Mr. Gompers said; “I have nothing in my heart that can be inti mated or suggested of feelings of antipathy toward the German people, toward the German labor movement, toward their attempt to conduct a great republican form of government. It can not be driven out of the minds of people who have lost young men of their flesh and blood, fallen in defense of this great common cause, to maintain some degree of a self-determination in a democratic form of government.” MORE BRiriSH FRENCH DIFFICULTIES L ondon .—Tha failure of Great Britain and France to agree upon a policy as to the expulsien af the Polish and German insurgents from Upper Silesia is considered liki- ly here to resalt in a re newal of pressure hy Great Britain for the im mediate asaembling of the Supreme Council. It is pointed out in official circles that Great Britain agreed to a postponement of the meeting at the suggestion of France that order should be restored before the Couocil met to consider the drawing ef the Silesian boundary liae. The re- peited hesitancy of Fiance, however, to act ag ainst the Polish insurgents, who are regarded by Great Britain as the aggressors, is said to be eeasidered as necessitating a declaratien of pel- iay by the Supreme Counail. In diplomatic eirclea it ia declared the situatian has become mere serious during the last few days because the Aliiea were acting at cross purpoces, despite the fact that the Poles are being pushed hack at several points. | AMERICAS LAND FORCES W ashington .— The first mobilization of Amer ican land forces in the event of any great nation al emergency will consist of six field armies, half ef which will be regulars and National Guards men, and the remainder organized rcierves. ac cording to information conveyed to the Gevefnors of the States by Secretary ' f War Weeks out lining plans for the organization of the rasesves, and asking for the co operation and support of the Goveraors in the development of this eom- penent part of our citizen army. Secretary Weeks said that a number of replies had been received from Governors. All express ed hearty approval, he said, and pledged their support or desire to ce-epeiate. JAPS YIELD PARTLY L ondon . - Reuters leans that while fully naiatainiBg her rights asassadatery ever certain Pacifie islands, Japan is ready to agree te the United Statas exaiciaiag eoasplate eentrel over the American cables traversing the Island ef Yap te Manado and teGaam, and hopes that thia plan Will be acceptable te Washiagten. Japan, ascordiag te Reuters, ceasiders that as ,hor maadate ia ano af the previsions ef tha Versaille Treaty a t apaaial island ar mandate can be selaetad as an exception aritkoat altering the treaty itself, and that thorcfereintaraatioBal- ization is put e l the qasatian. E lmira , N, Y., S aturday , J une 18, 1921. * 4b N umber 26 I Harding Plans . Reorganization President Orders That Pres- ^ s u r e On Congress Be Stop- )^ped A s I t Will^Hean Loss Official Heads. W ashington .;— President Harding told the members of bis Cabinet at tiieir regular meeting that be wished them to notify bureau chiefs in their respective departments that any effort on the part of those in tte Goveinment service to influence Congress in connection with the pros pective reorganization of the Government Admin istration would result in the dismissal of the of fending officials. This course of the President is the outcome of a complaint made to him pereerelly a few days ago by Walter P. Brown, Chairman of fcis Joint Execative-CongressiooslReorgenizalion Commis sion. Mr. Brown told the Piesident tbit sn £c- tive propagandist movement to counteract the plans of the Reorganizatien Conrmission was in progress and was likely to influence Congression al action. This propaganda, it was said by Mr. Brown, was being directed from several sources, and Senators and Representatives were beginn ing to feel the effect of if. One of Chairman Brown’s chief reasons ef eomplaint had to do with efforts to prevent the suggested transfer of tbe Naval Hydrographic Office, now under the Navy Department, to the Department of Commerce. It was asserted that some person or persons bad been diligent in get ting uniona of longsht reiman and other organ izations connected with shipping to adopt resolu tion protesting against tbe proposed transfer. Mast of the resolutions and letters of protest, according to Chairman Brown’s information’ came frem New York. TREMENDOUS EXPENDITURE Twenty-eight million people of a population af 48,000,000 apparently are now receiving direct pecuaiary aid in England. This startling state mentwaamadein aleiter to the Daily Telegraph by Geoffrey Drage, widely known social werkev, who demands a complete overhauling of tbe elab- •rats system of doles under which persons ef all sorts are drawing every kind of public relief, Mr. Drage charged that there ia great and wide spread fraud ki this oonnectien, many persana drawing several kinds of relief from varieua authorities. He says that in 1890 only £26,000,000 wes ex pended on relief, while the total from taxes and rates for the year ended March 81 amounted to £332,000,000. MORE GERMAN PROPOSAL P abis .—Louis Louebeur, Freaeb Minister ef the De vested Regions, returned to Paris and three hours later went before tbe Cabinet and gave an accounting of tbe cenveriations be had at Wisi- bedeu with Walter Rsthenau, German Minister of Reconstruction. The atber Ministers learned frem M. Louebeur that no definiie decUien canaeoutof tbe meeting, but that the way was opened for extensive neg otiations between Paris and Berlin to arrange fur the use of German materials and labor in rebuld- ing North PVanee. M. Leucheur posed anmuber ef queitions, to which replies were desired and will meet Dr. Ratbenau again on June 24. MARIN El STRIKE OVER Tbe marine.engineers voted to abide by tbe campromise agreenaerit reached in Washington and ended the strike against vessels conirolled by the United States Shipping Beard which be gan on May 1. The strike agaiast privately own ed American-flag vessels will go en, tbe leaders ■aid, hut the American Steamship Owaers As- Bocintien said tbat there was scch a sarplne of mariae eagiaeers seeking emyloyment that the strike had ceased te be a factor two weeks age. ALASKAN RAILROAD Seward, Alaska.—The Seward Chamber ef Com merce has mamorialixed President Harding te ap point a new commission to take ovtr the vovern- mant's Alaskan railroad project in defaase ef Federal and tarriterial intarastt. \House Adopts 4 Porter Resolution By A Vote Of 3 0 5 To 61 Adopts Resolution To d e clare Peace. Forty Nine d e m o c r a t s Support-O n e Republican Opposes. W ashibgton .— By precisely h five to one vote the House passed the Porter resolution, declar ing a state of peace between this country and GelDiany anti the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The vote was 305 to 61. Forty-nine of the 131 Democrats voted for the resolut'on. Sixty Dem ocrats voud against tbe resolution, as did one Republican, Representa'ive Kelley of Michigan, Chairman of the House conference on tbe Naval bill. T he Porter resolution has been substituted by tbe House for tbe Knox resolution which same from the Senate, and which unlil e tbe Potter resolution contains a repeal of the declaratioo of war. The Senate has decUred tbat it will insist on the Knox rasclution, and if this is true, both will probably be tied up a long time in conference between teptescnlaiives of the two bedier. Before the final vote was takerr, Representativa Flood, tanking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, which stood sporsor for the resolu tion, offered two motions to recommit the resolu tion to the cu5*tcdy of tbe committee. Tbe first leques iedand authorized the President to enter in o negotiations with Germany and her allies after the tashicn regularly adopted in trea ty making. Speaker Gillett ruled this metion out of order afer pi.ints of order bad been made hy Republican leaders. BEER REGULATIONS COMING W ashington . —The regulations for the use of beer for medicinal purposes will probably be isiued shortly in the event that Congress fails te act upen the amendment to tbe Volstead act for- biddiag tbe distribution ef beer. These regulations have been held up for many weeks and would have been issued but lor the fact that the amendnoent to the Volstead aet wai introduced. MIN'NG TROUBLE CONTINUES C haklbston , W. V a .— Two men, asserted by State eificials to have been union miners, were ■bet and killed and a state policeman was pro bably fatally wounded when a force of men at tacked an investigating party at Lick Creek, Mingo CeuBtp. The investigators wereheaoedby Adjt. Gen. Davis whs, with State police went te Lick Creek from Williamson to arrest those re sponsible for Iting OB a party oi motorists Mon day afteriiOOD. AMERICAN EXPORTS ITO AUSTRALIA Expert trade ef the United States with Aus tralia does not appear to be facing extinction in spite of Australi'i’p h'gh prottefive tariff of 1920 urdtr wl.ich pitlernot is given to the United Kingdtm, says the Nalirral Bank of Cemmerea, in a retuir • of Australia’s commerce. However, it ibis tariff is nut revised it will probably cause a coange ia the variety of goads which can he marketiOin Avsuslia, ihe bank believed. EX-PRESIDENT WILSON Washington. - Former President Wilson, in re ceiving a delegation of Princaten University stu dents, was quoted as saying that he planned te “keep bis ideals actively before the public.” Mr. Wilson, his callers said, teld them he was keapiog ig touch with political developments, hut he did not inoicate in what maaaer he planned te participate in public affairs. NOMINEE FOR MAYOR New York. —Fiorella LaGuardia, presidant of tha Board of Aldermen, announced hie candidacy fer the nomination of Mayor in tbe Repuhlicaa pri maries. He declared it his inteatien te preve that there is no popalar demand for tha repeal af the prisaary law and that tbe primary ayitam ia“ tha up-to-date, fair American way ef party eeleeticaB far naaaiaatiaDS.
