St. John's Daily Star, 1919-07-19

              The St. John's Daily Star Our Average Daily Circulation, June, 7f813 Newfoundland THE WEATHER and S. W. Winds, Partly Fro.)  VOLUME V. ($3.00 per Annum) <PBmJ ■ SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1919. (PRICE: Two Cents;) Nα 1& TO HANDOVER EX=EMPEROR Farmer Kaiser of Germany Will Be Surrendered To Allies by Government of Holland. SURRENDER WILL OCCUR AT HAGUE pARIS. Ju'y 18.—(Havas Agency) I __The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung of Berlin, mouthpiece of the government under the former imperial regime, declares it has information that Holland will consent to the extradition of Emperor William, according to a Berlin despatch to a Paris newspaper. Formal handing over of the former emperor to the allies, it adds, will take dace at The Hague. '—1 m »  FINAL GUNS Last Day of Great War Veterans, Drive At the C. C. C. Hall last night President Mitchell announced that $18,000 had already been collected on the territory covered Thursday ,and Friday. Many c# the Water $lreet firms are yet to contribute and Assurances have been given from several that their donations will be in line with those previous firms. This is the last day collectors will tie out and the last chance you have to help them, so remember, St. Jjohn's. nothing is too great for those Inho are "better than the best." t ■ *i » Austrian Treaty Almost Ready Paris. July 18.—The final clauses if the peace treaty to be presented to the Austrian delegates are nearing completion and the document will be idelivered shortly. - ■ • Embargo on Freight New York, July 18.—A freight embargo on coastwise traffic was announced today by the Coastwise Ship companies operating under federal control, as a result of the strike of seamen and engineers. The osder for the embargo was forwarded to shipping points by the United States' railroad administration. GOVERNMENT IN MINORITY VOTE French Ministry Loses on High Cost of Living Question. Paris, July 18.-—By a vote in the chamber of deputies the evening following interpellations on the high cost of living, the government was in the minority by fourteen votes. The issue arose over the order of the day. The government accepted that of Deputy Renard which implied confidence in the government but the chamber adopted by vote a resolution presented by M. Augagnesr, former minister of marine, which the government rejected. After the vote announcement was made in the lobby of the chamber of deputies by M. Bouret, food minister, that he would resign his portfolio, but that he was the only member of the cabinet affected by the vote. Premier Clemenceau, however, will decide what will be the attitude of the government. The general policy of the government did not come up during the debate. ■ ■ — VISITS EX-CROWN PRINCE Former Crown Princess Cecilie To Go To Weiringen London, July 18.—The former German crown princess Cecilie will visit the Island of Weiringen where the former crown prince is living, it was semi-officially announced today at The Hague according to a Central News despatch. Divorce proceedings were said to have been begun by the former Princess Cecilie in April, according to a Zurich despatch there has been nothing to show, however, that papers in the case weTe ever filed, although a statement giving alleged incidents of cruelty was issued by the .former princess' mother, the former Grand Duchess Anastatia of "Mecklenburg- Schwerin. » ■ Pope's Advice to Bishops. Rome, July 18.—Pope Benedict has addressed to the bishops of Germany a letter expressing joy over the removal of the blockade. The letter recommends that an attitude of Christian charity be taken toward the question of reparation for war damages. » » - ■— The Meditation arrived at Oporto on July 10th. HAS JAPAN SECRET PACT WITH BERLIN? Charge Made That Japs Played Entente False PLANNED TO MAKE SEPARATE PEACE Chinese Paper Publishes Text of Alleged Secret German-Japanese Treaty of 1918. JJJOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., July 17—That Japan was an unfaithful ally during die war against Germany and had continually threatened the United States with war, was the statement of Colonel Robert R. Mc- Cormick, co-editor of The Chicago Tribune, while under crossexamination in the Ford-Tribune libel suit. "Unfaithful to England?" asked Ford's attorney. ' "I know she was. I ought to say I learned this on the General Staff. She was exposed not more than six weeks ago as having talked of a separate peace with Germany only a short time before the armistice/,, replied McCormick. SECRET TREATY. LONDON, England—According to the Peking and Tientsin Times, a I document has been brought to light < which points to the existence of a : secret treaty between Germany and 1 Japan, executed as late as 1918. I Says that paper: "We have received from a most reliable source the draft of the (al- ' leged) German-Japan treaty of 1918, with explanatory note. ' "It is a copy of a document taken from the official files of the Centra! | Soviet papers in the Bolshevist ar- ' chives at Perm on Feb. 2 of this year, when the anti-Bolshevist army ■ ejected the Bolsheviki from the town. "The document was obtained by Major Slaughter, U.S. Army, at- 1 tached to the Siberian Army ibr 1 special service, and was telegraphed in cipher on Feb. 22 from Ekateriaburg to Vladivostok and thence, again in cipher, to Washington and Europe, and its contents must have reached the knowledge of the American State Department and the British and French foreign office, in spite of delays by March 1. Got the Details. "It is stated that the Bolshevist Ambassador to Berlin procured the details of the alleged treaty after the Germa nrevolution, and the sacking of the German state archives, and telegraphed them to Russia; and as teh result the following appeared in the official Isvestia of the all-Russian Central Executive Committees of the Soviets, Nos. 225 (519) and 285 (520) of Nov. 22 and 23, 1918: "From fully reliable sources we are informed that: At the end of October there was received fully reliable and exact information about the arrival in Stockholm of the Japanese Extraordinary Representative Oda, with the aim of carrying on secret conversation with the German Ambassador Lutzius, concerning the conclusion of a German-Japanese secret treaty. An agreement in principle was reached, after which Oda went to Berlin for the final working out of the treaty itself. "The result of the conversation was the draft of a treaty, which together with the explanatory note fcttached, we here publish, We are re-» liably informed that of the German government no other than Scheidemann supported the project in ques* tion, which was, on the etheF hand, opposed by the deputy of the Cen-| ter, Secretary of State Erzberger, Object ef Treaty, "The revolution which took place in Germany prevented the carrying' out of the plan which was the ex-| pression ef the ides ef the treaty an 4 which consisted in the following, namely: that a restoration be carried out in Russia by the forces of Germany and Japan, and a German- Russian-Japanese alliance be formed in which Russia should be subordinated to.the other two partners in the alliance. "After the revolution this treaty became known in the German press, and it was published by the Hamburg Red Banner. This disclosure caused animated discussion and bitter polemic, in connection with which the press close to the German g6vernment tried to refute the very fact of the existence of such a draft. "Material at our disposal, however, does not leave the slightest doubt of the authenticity of \Ht documents published by us, all the rrore that in the composition of Ift« present Japanese cabinet, there iV cne of the most important Japanese ttateuaCA of German orientation, General Tanaka, ministejr of war, whose.pronouncement &c 7th or May, 1917, in defense of an alliance with Germany provoked at that t:me the protest of all the allies. Furthermore, from the documents earlier published by the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, it is manifested that efforts toward the conclusion of a separate peace and an alliance between Germany, Russia and Japan were made by the German government in March, 1916, by the German ambassador in Stockholm, that same Lutzius, through the Japanese Ambassador Ujida (Uchicia.)Draft of German-Japanese Treaty. "Paragraph 1. Both high contracting parties bind themselves, as NEW CHARGE IS GIVEN ALLENBY Paris, July 17.—The inter-allied council decided today that General Allenby of the British army should take entire charge of the occupation of Asia Minor with supervision over British, French, Greek and Italian troops. It was believed this settlement would stabilize conditions in Smyrna and other parts of Southern Asia Minor and prevent clashes between Greek and Italian troops. .AXiEtfBV, his*} Author Peaches Because He Didn't Get Title London, July 9.—Charles Hannan, the author, has issued the text of a curious correspondence between himself and the government regarding his claim to be an inventor of smoke boxes against submarine attack. Mr. Hannan claims his invention was adopted, but his stipulation that the reward should be a "good, oldfashioned knighthood and pension equivalent" was ignored. In February he was informed: "it was not found possible to include your name in the present honors list, but when the next one is prepared you shall again receive consideration." However, no knighthood was forthcoming, and Mr. Hannan now presents the correspondence to the public. • mm ■ — Lots of Applications For Human Fly Jobs Chatham, July 9.—One hundred applications have been received by the Canadian Dcs Moines Steel Co. for positions in France. The applicants must be human flies, as the work they are required to do is eight hundred and twenty feet in the air. The company has the contract of erecting eight wireless stations. < » ■ Lots of Applications For Human Fly Jobs Chatham, July 9.—One hundred applications have been received by the Canadian Dcs Moines Steel Co. ' for positions in France. The applicants must be human flies, as the work they are required to do is eight hundred and twenty feet in the air. The company has the contract of erecting eight wireless stations. » » GERMAN SHIPPING PLANS REVEALED Hans to Rush Reconstruction Of Merchant Marine. Copenhagen, Denmark.— Captain Persius, writing in The Berliner Tageblatt regarding the shipping construction problem, states that as regards the 200,000 tons to be constructed annually for foreign account, the German government has proposed r to hand over only 100,000 during j the first year and after that to increase the amount annually up to 300,000 in the last year. No reply to this offer has yet been received, but in any case he 'estimates that Germany will have no difficulty in producing the 200,000 tons required, provided her dockyards are given a fair chance of working. During 1913, over 500,000 tons were built in German yards and since then many new dockyards have been constructed and old ones enlarged Evenwith Danzig and Flensburg gone Germany can still produce 500,000 I annually, particularly as the abolition of conscription will place a much larger number of workmen at her disposal. I Sydney: J. K. MacKenzie, Sydney, C. S- Williams, St- John's, R. J. Jackson, Montreal, A. J. Walker, Montreal, Geo. Hierlihy, Bay Roberts, R. S. Stoddard, Vancouver, .B-C, S- R. Ericson, Sweden; R. W Tobin, New York, A. P. Lidstrom, St. John's, W- B- Cabot, St- John's. MAKES PLEA FOR IRELAND Irish Problem the Chronic Trouble of the British Empire General Smuts Tells Old Country. POISONING VITAL FOREIGN RELATIONS LONDON, July 18.—Lieut.-General Jan Smuts of the Union of South Africa and member of the British peace delegation, in a farewell message appeals for an abiding faith in high ideals, despite what he terms delusions produced by the peace treaty. He says, the fundamental significance of war has been the victory of spiritual and moral over material factors, a victory of the finer ele- ments of human nature over the baser, and hence there should be no bitterness left in the minds of the people. He pleads for appeasement and reconciliation means for the regeneration of exhausted Europe, which he says is the most awful spectacle in history. * Smuts concludes by dealing with the questions concerning the empire and the dominions and says that the most pressing of all is the Irish question. It has become 'a chronic wound—whose effects are spreading to our whole system and through its influence on America. It is beginning to poison our vital foreign rela| tions and unless it is settled on the great principles which form the basis of this empire, this empire must cease to exist. Our statesmen in Paris dealt with racial problems resembling Ireland and in every way as difficult as the Irish question and may not shrink from applying to Ireland the same medicine they applied to Bohemia and many other parts of Europe. GENERAL SMUTTS TREATY MAKES FRANCE SECURE ! Guarantees French Nation Protection Against Unjust Attack Paris, July 18.—Premier Clemenceau today appeared before the committee of the chamber of deputies appointed to consider the peace treaty and decided that the treaty and its attendant guarantees insured the security of France. The premier said that if British and American aid in case of attack by Germany had been guaranteed in 1914 the war would have been avoided even with Germany strong and redoubtable.He expressed confidence that on the verge of a just war should one come, the United States and Great Britain would give their whole effort to I securing this. THE TRAITOR'S GATE—This famous entrance to the Tower of London is being oiled and got into readiness for its openins t0 receive William H ohenzollern, former Emperor of Germany when he is taken to London for his international trial. What's the use?—Chicago Tribune HUNS STILL HAVE HUGE EQUIPMENT (By HENRY WALES.) Armies Both East and West Have All Needed Supplies Despite Surrender HUNS STILL MAKING SUPPLIES FOR ARMY DARlS.—Since November 11 the allies have taken possession ot more than double the amount of war material demanded of Germany in the armistice, according to General Tasker Bliss. Despite this fact, the German armies on the eastern frontiers are well equipped with artillery, machine-guns, trench mortars and! airplanes. The light forces facing the allied troops on the Rhine bridgehead also are heavily supplied. The belief is held that Germany has been continuing the manufacture of war material since the armistice, using other factories than Krupps, however, as the Essen plants have been carefully watched. When Marshal Foch framed the armistice terms, demanding that the Germans surrender 5,000 pieces of artillery half heavy calibre and the other half field guns, 25,000 machine-guns, 3000 trench mortars and 1700 airplanes, it was believed this  represented exactly half the amount Germany had. Germany, since- the armistice, however, when the German army retreated across the Rhine and demob» iiized itself, the French, British, Belgian and American armies have picked up an equal amount of abandoned material in as good condition as that which they later received under the armistice clauses. Thus the allies obtained 10,000 German pieces of artillery, or 2500 batteries, 50,000 light and heavy machine guns, 6000 trench mortars of all calibres, and 3500 airplanes, including night and day bombers, photo planes, artillery regulators and fighting workers. BELA KUN'S ARMY IS DEMOBILIZED Troops Straggling Back to Budapest Utterly Undisciplined Paris, July 18.—Despatches reaching the peace conference circles from Budapest indicate that general demoralization has struck Bela Kun's army which is straggling back from j different fronts with utter lacy of j discipline. The breakdown in the spirit of the j troops is attributed to discontinuai tion of the fighting against Czechs I and Rumanians in consequence of the armistice and to the hasty increase of the well drilled loyal army of 60,00q to mord than 125,000 men. War Costs United States $30,000,000,000 to June Washington, July 9.—The war cost the United States 30,177,000,--000 up to June 20, 1919. Secretary Glass made this estimate today in submitting to the congressional appropriations committee the preliminary statements of the treasury on the condition of the nation's finances. He arrived at the estimate by subtracting the average peace-time expenses for the same length of time, at the rate of 1,--000,000 annually, from the total expenditures, $32,427,000,000 during the war. Taxes and other revenues than borrowed money took care of 9,--384,000,000, or about 29 per cent, of the war cost. The remainder came from Liberty bond and Victory note issues and saving stamps. i^i TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE Captain Hanams of Thomas W. Tells of Vessel's Loss Captain Hanams of the illrfated schooner Thomas W., whose loss was reported in The Star about two weeks ago, arrived yesterday from Barbadoes on board the schooner Excelda. The Thomas W., owned by Geo. M. Barr, had left Barbadoes for this port with a cargo of molasses for Job Bros. & Co. Soon after they left Bridgeport the schooner was struck by a cyclone and her three masts went by the board; the rigging attached to them prevented them from drifting clear and before the crew could possibly cut thru the restraining wire stays a hole had been battered thru the side of the ship. For thirty hours the crew worked steadily at the pumps. But six men without food or sleep could not hope to keep her afloat and becoming exhausted, after 30 hours of heartbreaking work, they were forced to risk their lives in the tiny boat despite the heavy sea running, so they left the ship. They were 60 miles from Barbadies, which they succeeded in reaching after a terrible struggle. Shortly after they abandoned the ship she sank. She was a fine vessel and rebuilt only a couple of years ago. The crew of six men will arrive here later. The Glencoe arrived at Port aux- Basques at 11-10 pm. yesterday. The Clyde arrived at Lewisporte at 610 am. yesterday. PREPARATION FOR PARADE Mile After Mile of War! Craft to Participate In Britain's Celebration Ofi Victory. MILITARY UNITS TO BE REPRESENTED LONDON, July 18.—(Reuters Ottawa Agency)—The peace celebrations tomorrow will culminate i with the lighting of eleven night chain , bonfires throughout the Kingdom. j The great peace pageants will be inaugurated this afternoon by the arrival of the fleet at Southend. Four submarine flotillas will be anchored between Westcliff and Southend Pier, opposite which will lie the first, second, third, fourth and fifty destroyer flotillas, with the repair ship Assist-J , ance and the flying ship  which was originally one of the four famous mystery cruisers, between them and the shore. The dreadnoughts will stretch westward in a long line, headed by the Queen Elizabeth, the Lion, Tigef, Barnham, Valiant, Malalia, Revenge, Royal Sovereign, King George Fifth, Erin, Conqueror, Orion, Monarch, and Thunderer. The public will be admitted to [ practically all the ships, excepting theh Queen Elizabeth. The ships will be illuminated on Saturday night and rockets and deck flares will be fired from the deck* of all the ships. It is announced that five thousand officers and men of all ranks have been chosen to represent the British and dominions' forces in the victory march tomorrow. Regiments and various sections of artillery, signallers, royal engineers and infantry will be represented by composite battalions. A composite battalion comprised of officers and men will be selected from the English, Scottish, , Irish and Welsh regiments. Detachments from the headquarters of the Australian, New Zealand and Southf [ African forces will represent the , overseas troops. There will be one mounted band of pipes and drums • and eight infantry bands.' Four tanks i will be detailed and two sections of a : machine-gun battalion. Some 300 of all ranks will represent the territorials and yeomanry. ! The labor corps, women's legion, 0. A. M. C. field ambulance, matrons, i nurses, military probationers, vans, ordinance, veterinary corps, chap- I lams' department, army pay departi ment, military police and W. A. A. ! C. will also be represented. ■ ■ ' BRITISH BEGIN CELEBRATIONS Notabilities Share in Notable Event* j in Great Britain. London, July 18.—Great Britain's : peace celebrations begun formally I today with many ceremonies. 5 A large part of the •population. ■ stopped work today and filled thel, park and streets watching the many' contingents of British and allied sol diers and sailors marching about and the processions headed by  Foch of France and General Persht ing on their way to various functions) in their honor. (Continued on Page 2) WAI rArtKri llrlLL l rti Liiu AND TO MATCH. 12.000 ROLLS The BEST SELECTION The BEST PA TTERNS The BEST QUALITY AND THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED. Prices Range from HsUGb to $2.00. Bowring Bros, Ltd. 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