St. John's Daily Star, 1919-03-08

              The St. John's Daily Star Newfoundland VOLUME V. ($3.00 per Annum) <°^^] SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1919. : Moderate Winds, Fair and Cold) No. 55 Two Hundred Shot Down In Fighting In Berlin; Huns Break Off Negotiations With The Allies COMPULSORY RECRUITING British Army of Occupation in Germany To Be Raised By Conscription Method. LABOR MEMBER OPPOSES MEASURE ] ONDON, March 7.—Captain F. W. v Guest introduced a bill in the nouse of commons yesteday which aroposes compulsory service for the yof occupation. This prding to the biil, would -nosed of 900.000 men, and listment period would expire 1920. Shaw, laborite, moved jection of the measure because .the labor party is opposed to a continuance of conscription. >] el Winston Spencer Churchending the bill, argued that the nt in providing for an army c peace was "pursuing a path towards universal voluntary service." SWISS RECOGNITION Serbs, Croatians and Slovenes Rec oginised Independent States Paris. March 6—The Jugo-Slav committee in Paris informed the Associated Press today that the Swiss ment had officially recognised •he kingdom of the Serbs, Croatian? and Slovenes. The Swiss government did not recognise any general boundaries, pending the decision of the peace conference. Favor For Dominions ! Old Country to Give Preference to British Goods. London, March 1 — (Via Reuters Ottawa Agency)—ln the course of ; a speech in the house of commons. Lord Wolmer informed the president 'of the board of trade that considerable feeling existed in Canada as a consequence of the policy of I licensing prohibited imports. He ! asked whether licenses had been issued for import from neutral or allied countries oi goods which had been refused from Canada. Under-Secretary Bridgeman replied that it was true that, owing to their geographical position and to the difficulties of shortage of tonnage, a policy had been adopted respecting import restrictions which had had the undesired effect of discriminating against colonial goods. Now that the tonnage question was easier he hoped that it would be possible to avoid this discrimination. The question was being considered and an announcement would be made shortly. EXPRESS CO. ROBBED. Thieves Make Big Haul In Brilliantly Lighted Building New York, Mar. 7—Robbers operating in a brilliantly lighted corridor of the Adams Express Company building on lower Broadway, robbed a brokers messenger of $50,000 worth of liberty bonds and other securities io-day. The messenger boy was said to have been severely beaten. The stol en papers were the property of I. M. Prince and Company. RELATIONS BROKEN OFF Huns Refuse to Continue Negotiations for Surrens der of German Merchant f Ships. 1 NEGOTIATIONS WILL SOON BE RESUMED [ pARIS, March 7.—Notice of the in\ terruption of the negotiations at I Spa with respect to the surrender of the German merchant fleet was received by the supreme council at its meeting today. Premier Lloyd George addressed the council v»ith regard to the military terms of the preliminary peace with Liermany The discussion of revictualbng the states formerly included m Austria- Hungary was completed. Secretary Lansing of the American delegation submitted a proposal with regard to tl'e German cables at the request of the Italian delegates. It was deed-id to appoint an  allied conference to inquire inio recent incidents at Laibach, Croatia. Wouldn't Agree. London, March 7.—The negotiations at Spa relating to the shipping question have been temporarily broken off, according to a German wireless message received here today. The allies, the message said, demanded that all the remaining Ger| man ships be handed over uncon' dationally without being willing to undertake the obligation of supplying Germany with foodstuffs. The German delegates, it is said, received instructions from their government that the question of shipping, finance- and food supplies must j be dealt with only as a whole. ' Will Be Resumed. Paris, March 7.—A telegram received from Spa this afternoon re- ' ported that the German delegation ' had returned to Weimar whence it I sent a message stating it expected ' soon to have new instructions from i its government enabling it to resume ( the negotiations. 1 Consideration of the situation here : has given rise to the belief that the I allies commission will be in a posi- ' tion to resume negotiations and affect ' an adjustment early next week. It * is understood that there is no dis- v position among the allies not to pro- v vision Germany. But that the means s and methods are the only problem. c REPORT IS DENIED French Not Responsible for Cessation Of Negotiations Paris, March B—An official note issued to-day says that statements appearing in the press seem to give the impression that the breaking off of negotiations at Spa between the allied and German missions was due to initiative of the French delegation. It is declared that this is untrue. The allied delegates were under the chairmanship of Admiral Hope of the British navy and it was by agreement that they decided to return to Paris to report to their respective gov ernments, it is said. AMERICANS IN PERIL U. S. Citizens Endangered by Spartacian Activities in Berlin London, March 7--When Spar, •tacian forces captured *he mam telegraph office in Berlin Thursday, the members of the American red cross mission were endangered by the shooting, according to exchange report despatch from Benm. Colonel Taylor ordered the women with the mission to seek safety in the Palace Hotel. WAS KEEN CONTEST D. H. McDoujall Elected President of Canadian Mining Institute Montreal, March 7—After a keenly contested election, the scope of which extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Mr. D. H. McDougall president of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co., was declared elected as president of the Canadian mining institute for the coming year. The other candidate for the office was Mr. J. B. Tyrell, the prominent engineer and geologist of Toronto. The vote polled was an unusually large one, but to a considerable extent the coetest was a friendly one. Is Opposed To Sinkings Wilson Thinks Suggested Destruction is Foolish Plan. Washington, D. C, March 7.— President Wilson is opposed to the sinking of the swrendered German fleet. In a letter to Representative Fuller of Massachusetts, dated March 1 st, and made public today, the president said the proposal to destroy ships "seems to mc like the counsel of those who do not know what else to do." He added that the question of the disposition of the vessels would be considered further on his return to Paris. BIG BRITISH DELEGATION Includes Some of Most Outstanding Men of Old Country—Premier Urges More Speed. FULL ACCORD ON DISARMAMENT PARIS, March I—(Via Reuters Ottawa Agency)—The British delegation at the peace conference is now fuller and contains more important members than since the beginning of the conference and, from the vitally important meeting of the supreme war council Thursday afternoon until the departure of Premier j Lloyd George on a brief visit to Lonj don about March 20, every day will I be crowded with work. The Right Hon. Austen Chamberlain crossed the Channel on Wednesday with the premier, who on arrival in Paris lengthily conferred with the Right Hon. A. J. Balfour and Lord Milner. At the meeting of the supreme war council Premier Lloyd George insisted on the necessity of firmness, definitiveness and promptitude on the part of the allies towards Germany, pointing out that the armistice had not merely military but political consequences, for which the heads of the governments were responsible. He, therefore, insisted on strengthening the terms drafted by military experts, especially as regards the German navy. At the instance of the premier, discussion on the military terms of the armistice were adjourned until today, in order that a motion embodying his views may be framed. The council adopted the naval terms of the armistice, but the question as to the fate of the German fleet and its apportionment to the allies was reserved. The sitting was characterized by absolute" unanimity regarding the disarmament of Germany. Attorney General Heward attended the meeting of the war crimes responsibilities commission, which has completed its report, indicating the authors of the crimes both high and > low. Captain Andre Tardieu, at a reception tendered journalists, said the Belgian claims commission had not yet considered the question of Dutch Limburg and added that no military zone would be created in Schleswig because the Danish government had declared that the presence of allied warships at Flensburg would suffice to prevent German interference, with the plebiscite to be taken regarding self-determination. LABOR LEADERS""OF WORLD MEETING IN PARIS These are delegates to the international labor conference which is meeting in Paris parallel wilh the world peace congress. It has no connection with the labor conference held at Berne, Switzerland, its delegates refusing to attend the latter gathering which received delegates from Germany. No. 1 in this picture is Samuel Gompers and No. 2is George Barnes, the British labor leader, who is also a member of the peace congress. The photograph is laken at the French ministry of labor. Men Rioted Over Delay Disturbances in Old Country Due to Slow De~ mobilization. London, March 7.—Canadian military headquarters in London today issued a statement with reference to the riot by soldiers at Kingmel Park. The statement says the disturbance was entirely due to the delay in getting the men back to Canada. It was impossible to keep the promises given the men, the statement adds, owing to the shortage of vessels to convey them home. The authorities, however, the statement adds, do not regard the rioting as justified and the offenders, many of whom already are under arrest, will be vigorously dealt with. Likely New Ambassador London, March B—H.A.L. Fisher, minister of education will probably be appointed British ambassador at Washington, according to The Nation. Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher was born in London, March 21, 1865. He received his education at New College, Oxford and in Paris and Gottingen. He was a Lowel lecturer at Harvard university in 1909. MORE RESERVISTS COMING. Reservists who arrived by the Sagona inform The Star that there were about 400 men at the depot, Davenport, awaiting transportation to St. John's. The number was increasing every day. Another hundred men are believed to be crossing the Atlantic and may be expected in about a fortnight's time. BLOODSHED IN STREETS German Capital Scene of i Sanguinary Fighting Between Government and ° Spartacan Forces. ' VICTIMS MOSTLY ; WERE BYSTANDERS t Copenhagen, March 7.—German government troops have captured the police headquarters at Berlin and have completely cleared Alexander Platz of strikers, according to a Berlin despatch received here. Fighting has ceased in the centre of the city, but continues in the Moabit section. The government troops suffered slight losses and cap| hired many prisoners. BERLIN, March 6.—Government •troops began an attack today from all sides on the centre of the city and made brilliant progress. The attack was for the purpose of relieving police headquarters. A column from the west progressed to within a block of the police headquarters in two hours. Between 200 and 300 persons were killed or wounded. The casualties were largely among spectators, who, despite all warnings, persisted in staying to see the fighting. No Cause for Worry. Weimar, March 7.—Leaders of the German government here announced today that the situation in Berlin gave them no cause for worry. They said that the minister of defence, Noske, had sufficient troops to maintain order. Was Night of Terror London, March B—Describing the fighting in Berlin on Thursday night,: , a despatch to the Exchange Tele-' graph Company from Copenhagen says that during the whole night there were sounds of heavy detona-| tions of cannon and explosions in the district where fighting was taking place. Flame throwers and trench weapons of all kinds were employed | in the struggle which was particularly violent around the police headquarters, which the spartacans made, desperate efforts to capture. j Late in the evening government troops under General yon Luttwitz, I reported to number fifty thousand,! I entered Berlin and occupied a great I part of the centre of the city, it is I said. At a stormy meeting held on' Thursday evening the soldiers and| j workmen's councils decided to ex- | tend the strike to the electric power I slants, the gas and water works, il j s reported. -~  The s.s. Coban leaves New York 1 n Monday for St. John's direct. The schooner Olinda has cleared or Carthagena, Spain, with 6,320 uintals of codfish from A. S. Rendl and Co. Ltd. \jg WHAT FARMERS WANT. Ask League of Nations for Special Agricultural Cemioission. Paris, March 7.—Memorandum asking the adoption by • the peace conference of the extended programme calculated to protect the interest of farmers in all countries was presented to the American delegation by Charles Barrett, national president of the farmers' union of the United States. The memorandum asks the inclusion in the league of nations of a special body having directly in charge the interests of international agriculture. LEAGUE HAS LOST FAVOR ' Much Hostility Manifested in America to Wilson's League of Nations. VOTED DOWN BY STATE OF IDAHO [BOISE, Idaho, March 7.—By a vote | of 42 to 16 the lower house of < the Idaho legislature last night adoptjed a memorial to congress, assailing i President Wilson for his "defiant and j dictatorial attitude in which he has I attempted to force his personal views 'on the United States," and calling j upon the United States to reject any i treaty of peace which includes the I present charter for a league of nations.Senator Ledge's View. Boston. Mar;., March 7.—The position of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge proposed Icagus of nations and its constitution, was outlined in a signed statement made public here leday. "My desires." Senator Lodge j said, "are simply to have the constitution for a league proposed by the commission of the peace Conference thoroughly and carefully discussed and considered. If it will not bear discussion, if is not fit'for adaptation; if it is what it ought to be, discussion will only strengthen it. 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