St. John's Daily Star, 1919-08-30

              The St. John's Daily Star  Our Average Daily .Circulation July, 8,174  Newfoundland THE WEATHERProbs VOLUME I. 1 (TWO SECTIONS—SIXTEEN PAGJBS.) SATURDAY, AUGUST 30,1919.  PRICE: Two Cen*-*-"^ No. 191 GREAT NATIONS GET AFTER THE PROFITEER BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES TO PUNISH THOSE WHO EXPLOIT THE PUBLIC NECESSITIES TO CURB TRUSTS Uoyd George Outlines Programme of British Government to Checkmate Profiteers PROSECUTIONS TO BE INSTITUTED [ONDON, Aug. 27—Premier Lloyi George has written to the press to the effect that the discussion ol certain highly controversial points m hi- recent speech in the house of commons has obscured other parts which are of vital concern to the country and deserve full discussion hefore parliament is asked to legislate thereon. He accord ingly furnishes a summary of the government's program as set forth in Ms speech, adding, several proposals to which he says he did not have' time to refer in his, speech. One proposal is to establish a department of standards, to promote and assist standardization in technical trade'matters, which he regards as increasingly important to British industry. Another point is his intention to introduce legislation to secure adequate measures .permanently to protect the auhlic from the: harmful effects of trusts and combinations, should such protection become advis able. His mention of this subject in his speech referred only to a period of six months under the profiteering act. —i—■ t Broken Spirits Berlin, Aug. 29—Complaints that German workers no longer possess revolutionary (vigor and that they cannot be urged to strike for any political aims, have been featured at the two-days* conference of fifty-two delegates of the extreme independent jpartacan section held in Halle, who claim to represent many thousands of workers. FAMOUS PAINTING HAS BEEN STOLEN * + ** :• + *** + ** + + + * + Bologna, Italy, Aug. 29—It has been discovered that Francis masterpiece. Madonna and Child has been stolen from the Academic di Bellearti and that a colored photograph of the picture was substituted in place of the original painting. A thorough investigation is being made by police authorities who suspect some visitors at the gallery last Sunday. MILLION LOSS IN BIG FIRE Big Blaze in California Town Causes Much Damage MERCER, Calif., Aug. 29—Fire originating in the rear of a former saloon, wiped out iow square blocks in the buffness section of Les Panos, thirty-five miles from here yesterday, causing between sev en hundred and fifty thousand and one million in losses, and destroying the habitations of at least two bun dred people. When the flames were checked appraisers said forty-eight places of business had been wiped out. PUNISH PROFITEERS U. S. Government May Impose $5000 Fine On Offenders Washington, Aug. 27—Amendments to the food control act imposing a $5000 fine and imprisonment of two years for profiteering, were ordered favorably reportel today by the house agriculture committee.Twenty Men Killed When Monitor Blows Vp Archangel, Aug- 29—The monitor Glow Worm has been sunk at Berensk. The cause of the disaster was an explosion of an ammunition barge. The loss is estimated at twenty men killed and forty missing. NEEDS A LOAN Canada Must Raise Three Hundred Million Dollars to Meet Obligations. WAR BILL STILL MILLION A DAY QTTAWA, Aug. 27—Frequent con; ferences are being held between the finance officials and the various finan cial interests of the dominion regarding, the new big loan which the government must float in the near future, probably in October. As yet, however, no definite decision has been reached as to the amount, the rate of interest and the various other items. Past domestic loans floated during the war and approximating about a billion and a half dollars have been guaranteed against income tax imposition upon the bonds. This pro vision has met with much criticism, and it is almost certain that the next loan will not be characterised by the tax exemption features. The rate will probably be five and a half per cent. Estimated expenditures for the current year total about 820,000,--000. Estimated revenues for the same period are approximately $250, 000,000. The difference must be made up by borrowing and under the circumstances that borrowing must be done at home. Spend More than Revenue At the present time revenues are lagging far behind expenditures. During the first four months of the present fiscal year total revenues amounted to $99,000,000, as against $91,000,000 for the corresponding period last year, while expenditures "On consolidated fund account alone amounted to $76,000,000 and on capital account and war to $117,000, 000 or a grand total of $193,000,000. This is just $94,000,000 more than the revenue, or nearly twice as much. Customs revenues during the periods as compared with last year shows a dropping off of four million dollars- The total net debt at the end of July was $1,670, 263, 691, as against $337,000,000 at thebeginning of the war. On war Canada is spending at the rate of about $30,000,000 a month or a million a day. Ordinary expendit ures during July totalled $40,000,000 as against only $15,000,000 for the corresponding month of 1918. For the first four months of the present fiscal year it totalled $76,000,000 as against only 32,000,000 for the corresponding month of last year. Interest is responsible for part of the increase, which, however, is startling in spite of that May Ask $300,000,000 The government will likely ask for $300,000,000 from the next flotation but will take subscriptions totalling as high as half a billion dollars. On account of the exchange situation any idea of floating a loan in the United States has, it is said, to be abandon ed .inasmuch as the interest to be paid would be exceedingly high- Unit ed Stated investors will, however, be encouraged to subscribe, and to that extent the loan will be international in character. It is believed* that the loan will prove attractive to United States and other investors. Recently the exchange situation for some reason has shown signs of improvement, but imports from the United States continue very much in excess of exports to that country. For instance, in April of the present year imports from the United States totalled $43,000,000 and exports to the United States only $23,000,000. In May imports totalled $5P,000,000, and exports $35,000,000. In June imports totalled $61,000,000, and exports $29,000,000. The unfavorable exchange situation is largely explained by these figures. NEW AMERICAN BISHOP MAY BE ENGLISH PRELATE New York, Aug. 27—An Englishman may be the. next Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, according to rumors heard in local church circles. The names of Rev. Dr. William Temple, rector of St. James* Church, Piccadilly, London; Rev. W. J. Carey, author and a chap lain in mc British navy, asd Rev.' John Stuart Holden, vicar of St. Paul's Chapel, London, ar* mentioned in this connection. -• m •  Argyle left Burin 7 p.m. Os the 28th, going west. COUNCIL DISCUSSES BOUNDARIES QUESTION Paris, Aug. 29—The Italian boundaries were discussed by the supreme council to-day, but no decision was reached. The ques tion came up in connection with the Austrian boundaries, Fiume was sot mentioned. BOTHA IS MOURNED London Press Pay Tribute To Soutl* African Statesman and Soldier^Wajs One of the Outstanding Figures of the Empire WAS BIG FIGURE AT CONFERENCE JONDON. Aug. 29 —(Reuter des-| patch)— Everywhere profound re-*! gret is manifested at the loss to the | j Empire in the death of General i Botha, the South African statesman- It is regarded as practically irrepar- \ able at present while his death is ' regarded .as a calamity to South i Africa as it has lost its greatest advocate of racial conciliation. The Star states that Premier Botha had gained admiration and respect which, was unique. "His loss" says the i Star "we can very hardly spare" The evening standard recalls t;h.4t | in the meetings of the British Empire Cabinet at Paris, his was the dominant voice. President! Wilson j declared that the speech of Premier i Botha to the supreme war council on i the mandate for German South West Africa was the most convincing public utterance he had ever heard- The Westminster Gazette states that the news came as a pang to the, whole Empire, and that there are few men whose death could leave such a gap or create such  difficulties for thoss whose* Hik it will be to take up the work he has left unfinished. Botha, it is stated, was not only a great soldier in his own manner of fighting but a great statesman and one of the most powerful forces for reconciling the forces of the empire. "We can scarcely estimate," says the Gazette, "how much we owe to this man who at the end of the Boer var accepted %he consequences in so fine a spirit and linked his own and hi-; people's fortunes with those of the British. We can but console ourselves that before his death we laid deep and strong the foundations upon which will be built a nobler South African empire in the future. NEW GOLDFIELDS Accidental Discovery of Precious Metal in Australia Sydney, Australia, Aug. 27—A rabtbit-catcher in Mudgee, New South Wales, after robbing a bees' nest stumbled on what he found to be a nugget fourteen pounds in weight. It was in the shape of a Maltese cross and was practically pure gold. TOUCHING INCIDENT. Sir Allen Aylesworth and Prince in Toron'o Toronto, Aug. 29.—A touching incident took place at Osgoode Hall, here on Wednesday. Just after ihe Prince of Wales had been called to the Ontario, Sir Allen Aylesworth, whose only son, Major Feitherstone Aylesworth bad died but a few days before, had steefed himself to make a formal appearance. The distinguished counsel thinking that the prince had gone was preparing to go home himself when the heir apparent unexpectedly appeared in the room and walked up to Sir Allen, who smiled, and said I thought your royal highness had left us. HELPS VICTORY LOAN. Prince of Wales Will Use Name To Swell Funds. Toronto, Aug. 29—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has consented to the use of his name and coat of arms in connection with the coming victory loan campaign. The flag will be of special design and will be known of as the Prince of Wales flag. It will be presented to each district that reached its quota of subscriptions. ■ m» m The Regimental Depot at the Empire Bujlding will close on Tuesday next. Only two officials '-111 then be employed to look iMer' :he requirements or returning soldiers. YANKS MIX IT German and American Sailors Clash in Copenhagen. — French Tars in Mix-Up. MANY CIVILIANS ARE WOUNDED COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28—Collisions occurred Jbetween German and U. S. sailors on Tuesday at Neufchr Wasar and resulted in the wounding of several civilians and one German seaman, according to Dantzig despatches received here to-day. Neuf- Wasar is a seaport four miles north of Dantzig. The disorders grew out of a quarrel that arose in a dance hall Monday night, according to these despatches. Americans involved in the disturbances, which were continued in the streets after the sailors left the dance hall, returned to their ship, the American destroyer Hals. On Tuesday, seamen on leave from' the German cruiser Frankfort came to blows with American sailors and it was said civilians, supported by French seamen from the French destroyer Claymore charged the crowds. Shots were said to have been fired from the Claymore, wounding four Germans slightly. Frontier guards who were called out, dispersed the crowds and the Americans and the French returned to their ships. ■ i  Kronstadt is Shelled - By the British Forces London, Aug. 29—Heavy bomi bardment lasting two hours wa«> j heard in Vibert, Finland, Wednesj day, in the direction of ■ Kronstadt, the bolsheviki naval base near Pet! rograd, says a Helsingfors message • to-day- It is supposed that British | naval air forces were engaged. The British admiralty received no advices i regarding the reported bombardmentPOLIC ECOURT. A moonshiner for manufacturing a 3 to 4% beverage was fined the usual $100. A carman who whistled around Rawlins' Cross and tripped over a Ford having pleaded guilty to not keeping on the right side of the road was fined $5 or 14 days. Const. Humber summoned a rather frisky individual who was doing a step dance in front of the Blue Puttee Hall at midnight on the 26th and at the same time was soliciting a partner for a sparring match. The new sleuth was also disturbed from his slumbers by the antics of the defendant, and gave evidc to that effect. The result beiu. !ie was fined $2 or. a week inside. The Spanish sailor who put the wind up the captain and crew during the voyage from Spain was remanded for 8 days. BLOCKADE LEGAL Viscount Finlay Delivers Address At Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Aug. 29—Every blockade and retaliatory measure used by Great Britain in defeating Germany, was the subject of strict examination as to its legality and was not used until it was judged to be strictly in accordance with international law. This was the burden of an address on retaliation and the direct blockade by Viscount Finlay, formerly Lord Chancellor of England, before the Canadian Bar Association here today. mm** ' WANT MORE VOTES. United States Demand as Many Votes as Great Britain. Washington, Aug. 29—Another amendment to the peace treaty providing that the United States shall have as many representatives as the British Empire on the league of nations assembly, was adopted today by the Senate foreign relations committee.COUNTRY DEVASTATED. Omsk, Aug. 28—Refugees; who have arrived here from Turkestan declared that the country has been virtually devastated by the Bolsheviki; 1) ey report the cotton plantations destroyed and the population poverty stxicken. AIRMAN'S WEDDING—Sir Athur Whitten Brown, who fi the Atlantic with Alcock, was recently married to Miss Marguerite Iyennedy at the Chapel Royal, Savoy, London. AFTER GRAFT American State Governors Combine For Campaign Ag a i n st Profiteers and Hoarders.IN CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 29—The governors of 7 states came to Washington to-day as a committee from the national conference of governors to offer state co-operation to the federal government in the campaign to reduce the cost of living. They went into conference immediately with attorney-general Palmer to discuss the best methods to be pursued in the hunt for profiteers and hoarders. Later the governors vyere in conference with "President Wilson at the White House. , , . When the Portia arrives in port Capt. T. Connors and Miss Margaret White will be married. 57 PLANES IN AIR RACE Many Aviators in Flight From Toronto To New York MINEOLA, Aug. 29—Twenty-seven aviators in the Toronto-New York aerial derby have finished the race, and nine others are expected to com plete the flight by 2 o'clock this afternoon, according to an official summary of the contest announced at Roosevelt field to-day. Fifty-seven planes were originally entered, but only fifty-two actually started. During the race thus far sixteen machines were slightly damaged and temporarily put out of com mission- 1 «  Austrian Peace Treaty Paris, Aug. 29—The supreme council to-day considered the Austrian peace treaty. The covering let ter to accompany the treaty is. as yet unfinished, but the treaty probab ly will be given to the Austrians early next week. ■ mm m Will Lift Censorship Dublin, Aug. 29—The government has decided to abolish the censorship in Ireland on August 31. TO KILL TREATY American Senate May Kill Peace Pact to Make Sure of Destroying League of Nations. 8 REPUBLICANS IRRECONCILABLES WASHINGTON, Aug.'2B—As an offshoot of the senate situation which has crystallised during the last two days in focussing the fight of the opponents of the league of nations coy enant upon drastic reservations rather than interpretative ones, eight of the league opponents conferred today at luncheon in senator Knox's office at the„capitol, and talked over a program for the flat rejection of the treaty. The eight senators, who compromise a group characterised by one of their number as the "battalion of death," agreed to fight for the elim ination of the league covenant from the treaty. If that attempt fails they will endeavor to muster enough votes to defeat the entire treaty. Eight Irreconcilables In the conference were senators Knox, Fall, Johnson, Moses, Brandegee, Borah, Pointdexter, republicans; and Reed, democrat. Senator Lodge, the majority leader, joined the conference before it ended, but did not assent to the program to reject the treaty if the league of nations covenant is not taken out of it. Senator Lodge's attitude, as explained by one of the senators, is that of a leader who is trying to unite the elements of opposition. His appearance at the conference, it was stated, was merely to ascertain the trend of mind of the eight irreconcilables- Senator Reed, one of the most pronounceed enemies of the league of nations, joined the conference, as one of them said, because there was "no other place where he could find a formidable group of senators who thoroughly agreed with him." Eight More in Sympathy All of the eight senators, it was said, spoke unreservedly of rejecting the treaty out of hand if the league covenant is not separated from it, or drastic amendments adopted. Beside the eight, they assert ,there are at least eight more, making sixteen in all, who are in sympathy with the "battalion of death." Apart from the group of sixteen there are enough senators opposed to the league of nations covenant, it is said, to make sure of the rejection of the treaty unless drastic amendments are adopted. These latter adopt peace treaty reservations but would not accept it, the leaders say, unless strong reservations are made. The eight senators talked for three hours during which Mr. Knox assert ed his intention of bringing up in the senate, when the treaty is reported out, a resolution to separate the league covenant for independent vote No Compromise Washington, Aug. 27—The compromise proposal ta have the senate adopt peace treaty reservatoins but keep them apart from the ratification itself was put aside indefinitely today after democratic leaders had de clincd to assume responsibility for it, and the republicans of all shades of opinion had given notice they could not accept it. Among the republicans the development was interpreted as meaning that action never would be sought on the proposal in its present form, and democratic leaders generally said they had no plans for bringing it to a vote. New Union President Chicago, Aug. 29—Roscoe H. Johnston, of Chicago, has been elect ed president of the commercial telegraphers* union of America. 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