Bridgeport Standard Telegram (Newspaper) - March 28, 1919, Bridgeport, Connecticut STANDARD TELEGRAM 49 STREET Open All Day and for News and TEL. 6100 WEATHER detailed report and miniature Page 2.) VOL. NO. 150. Entered class ma Her at post office .it under act of 3S79 FRIDAY MARCH 28, 1919. Subscription 12 cents z 60 cents it for six for one year 24 FRENCH FRONTIER PROBLEM VEXES REVISED COVENANT IS JAPS RECALL RACE WILSON ANSWERS LENINE COUNSELS President of Company leges Funds Were Juggled by Representatives of Royal Adjustment Co. CLOSE TO JUDGE whr Took U. S. Postal Funds Forced to Draw i at the hearing in the matter of the Dorsen Dry company before Referee in John Banks Abraham Dorsen stated that lie had been advised by B. Willet of the Royal Adjustment company of New York that Judge Carl because of his closeness to was tiie best man in proceedings in to the same witness advised that Judge Foster pretty good at I In addition to this stated that Willet told him that Benham would be all right as a receiver in the Dorsen proceedings because he a nice and that handle him all I1 AU Cut and i Samuel Stienfeldt of the Brothers company of Xew was the only other He stated that his in the case was based on his love of tice and was aroused when he visited Bridgeport for the purpose of attending the first creditor's meeting of Dorsen Dry that he to the office of Foster and Morgan and was told he was out on He talked with Mr. and on bringing up the matter of the creditor's meeting informed that was all cut and and that there was very little use of attending it. Stienfeldt continued this line of stating that he looked up the Dorsen brothers anJ learned of the deal the Royal Adjustment company had He deemed it unfair and 1 subsequently introduced the to Attorney who is nmv in the Stienfeldt that he was chairman of the committee and that when were arrested in Xew he furnished their i Sheriff Serves r the proceedings Sheriff V. Abriola arid with the permission of the court served papers in the case of the Abel vs. Karpf suit for on It is understood that Mr. Willet was made a party to this the sheriff taking age of Willet's presence ir the state of Connecticut to complete service in the This case is outcome of the suit over the of the store formerly pied by the Dorsen Dry Goods Abraham Dorsen occupied the entire day with his was relative to 'the activities of the Royal Adjustment company officials in the affairs of the Dorsen Dry Goods He stated that part payments on the notes for the borrowed the Adjustment company had peen that G. A. for the company had times written out checks he had been coerced into feigning and that despite the of the officials of the Royal company that the would not be in ihe majority of cases the were deposited almost ly after the Royal Adjustment company had received Caused On one occasion at least Dorsen stated such action on the part of LEAGUE OF NATIONS REFERENDUM Standard in co-operation uith other newspapers throughout tha is conducting in a ON Me you wish the United Stales to a League oj Rations to preserve peace The result of the balloting here and in other cities where returns have been made Bridgeport Standard Yes Previously counted Counted today 206 No Total 1.527 York Chicago Daily Union 2.400 Syracuse Journal Angeles Times Grand Press DCS Capital 287 Boston Post Dallas Herald 1.440 Topcka Capital 788 1.5U3 Press 657 Falls Press 70 18 556 323 268 83 464 0 705 118 212 Grand Totals refer specifically to the Wilson Russian Bolshevik Premier lesses Budapest Against Our Russian tics in BE Are Given as Soldiers and Workers Council Pledges March Premier Lenine oC Russian Soviet government has sent a less despatch to Bela the Hungarian minister of foreign fairs asking for guarantees that the new Hungarian government is really communistic and not merely Lenine warns Kun against Prussian tactics in In his message Lenins to peculiar circum- stances I am quite certain it would be a mistake for the Hungarian revolution to Imitate our Russian tactics in 1 must warn you against this on Page FEBRUARY SHOWS GAIN Net Paid Circulation Comparison Feb. Post Feb. 1318 Combined Total Feb. 1919 Feb. 1319 Combined Total 28.823 Combined Net paid daia over 191i) Sunday Feb. 1318 Sunday Feb. 1913 Gain Plot Against Francis Ferdinand Bared by Sisson and XEW March j former chairman of the Committee on Public made public here tonight a i mary of the secret correspondence of Count lale foreign ister at which was turned over to Sisson at by the of the Bohemian One of the most sensational of the dis- closures was that was a coi Curacy against Archduke apparent to throne ot wiio was assassinated at Sarajevo on June 2S, 191-1, he was considered a. rival of the then Em- peror Mr. Creel said Mr. Sisson the the correspondence in behalf of the United States He de- clared one copy was 10 be turned over to Secretary of State Lansing for use of the peace conference commission investigating for the outbreak of the war while another was to be to the committee at Washington ior release to the Building Up In a report to Mr. on the scope of the Captain Im- manuel U. S. head the Prague bureau of the tee on public information tho documents and ters it will be shown that Francis Ferdinand was on ing up a Austria which would eventually emancipate it- self from tha influence of This was blocking Berlin's plan for expansion toward 1he East and the Berlin government came to an understanding with the Budapest government to offset the plans of Francis positive proof was found from the documents hand aa to the conspiracy to kill Archduke Francis it is sufficiently evident that there waa no conspiracy in Serbia for that The archduke was er a friend of Serbia in hatred of the Magyar as ho knew of the on Page Get Support from March premise to support the Hungarian with all our power and we will not rest until final victory of socialism in all countries has boon says a from tiie Berlin Workers and council to the garian Central The sage was voted on unanimously ut a of the March oC wireless messages sent by George the Russian Bolshevik foreign to various leaders in Hungary show his indignation that the world refuses to accept the Hungarian i evolution as genuine and discredits its Bolshevik A wireless sent by cherm to the foreign minister at which was intercepted by the French foreign you good news from other If do not fail to wireless sent from Paris to tha United States by the American who MIC sending excellent criticisms of the French policy and the peace con- ference NEW HAVEN ROAD IS GIVEN TIME EXTENSION Federal Judge Grants Stay Of Order Until July 1, 1921. XEW March cause of the post-war condition of the securities Federal Judge Mayer today granted an ex- tension until July 1, 1921, of the period in under the lution decree obtained by the against the New Xew Haven and Hartford Railroad company in 1914, trustees of the road must dispose of securities in other trolley and steamboat lines combined in violation of the Sherman act. Mayer fixed compensation for trustees at per with an additional for chairmen of each 200 Delegates and Experts to Attend Washington Labor Meet First International Labor Conference Conies io ican Capital in of ization Reported March 27. inter- national labor conference to take place in Washington m October will be attended by about 2UO of labor and em- along with to tho Paris correspondent of tho Dail of the British and one of Hie most prominent labor says that the has been with Tiie had been drawn up of Supremo War hut ex- pressed as that tlm would bo An member of tliR bor the ated on an for making that legislation of the luture would bn effectively put into The commission faced with two the Question of Italian con- ditions in Italy could oe brought nilo line with those in other of Oriental labor In the the Italian members oC the bion admitted that more could be done Ilian had been nnd the Oriental representatives showed a desire to meet the At first eastern thes hesitated about binding to if penalties were The thought themselves and the thai if they were to adjust rapidly to European Hie of might react lo tne detriment of the But nil points were satisfactorily cleared Race Issue Withdrawn at Eleventh Hour Premier Hughes Announces ia's Unalterable CALLS IT INTERFERENCE His People Would Regard Suck Provision as Intrusion on Sovereign Hughes De- clares in President Declares League Com- mission Was First to Submit Its Finding to Plenary Con- WELCOMED CRITICISM Suggestions Resulting from of Covenant He claims Any March has in the hour drawn her demand for an to the League of Nations covenant and her backdown about complete agreement inj League of Nations that are the League of Nations com- inS the formulation of peace missions on the amended President Wilson declared the covenant as it now stands the greatest to the Australian position Hughes the premier of made the flat statement to The Press today that he wag unalterably in opposition to the proposed racial the covenant of the league nations or to any form of however mild in recognizing that Mr. Hughes accept this proposal which strikes at the roots of the policy that we maintained so which is to our tence ami which wo have guarded as as has America her Monroe am most to avoid anything likely to hurt the of the people of other but on this since we can not it is best that I speak We not agree lo the insertion of. any words in the covenant or in the treaty of. peace that would even our sovereign rights in regard to any and every oC this of the cordial principles of the league is there shall be no -in the internal affairs of any No nation will re ils sovereignty in matters essential to its welfare to Hie cannot lint regard the posed amendment as mi effort to establish a under which ultimately some nations would find their internal pit icy challenged by the league at the instigation of one its amendment is one no how in- nocuous it may in is certainly aimed at giving the league control of questions ing to naturalization ami matters which can not be rendered by any state without such impairment ot its sovereignty as to make m a subject league is able to compel a state to amend its naturalization and franchise there remains to the state only the shadow of. The sub- stance has No free nation could agree lo dictation in such matters from the League of people cV Australia feel very keenly on this 1'ecl, I as people of California T do not pretend to know intimately tiie sentiment of but my observations have led me to the belief that the cilic would be as op- posed lo the as would the citizens of commuting myself to the draft of the League of I have no hesitation in declaring myself in favor of the attempt to the rule of law and for that of I feel that Australia could uol sign Hie covenant if contained any such amendment as is ed. Words matter The amendment will he unacceptable no matter how tor it strikes at the root of a policy lal to the existence and ideals of and it cannot lie agreed OF THE FARMERS DAIRY ami of The Karmers Dairy held a in Newtown for the purpose of discussing the proposed plan nf It is now put the company in Hie hands of anil lu establish the mi fi Edmund S Wolff of Fust National Hank ril his plan for nnd di of it were Col. J. and Lawyer ry A. March 27. The Wilson today issued the following view of the very surprising impression which seems to exist in some quarters that it is the dis- cussions of the commission on the I am very glad to take the of reporting that the con- of this commission were the first to be laid before the plenary were reported on ruary 14 and the world has had a full month in which to discuss every feature of the draft nant then the last few days the commission has been engaged in an effort to take advantage ot the criticisms which the publication of the covenant has fortunately drawn A committee of the commission has also had the ad- vantage of a conference with of the neutral who evidencing a Aery deep in- terest and a practically unanimous desire to align themselves with the revised covenant is now practically It is in the hands of a committee for the final process of drafting and will most immediately be presented a second lime to the conferences oC the com- mission have invariably been hold at times when they could not in- with the consultation of those who have undertaken to for- mulate the general conclusions of the conference with regard to the many other complicated problems of So that the members of the commission congratulate selves on the fact that no part of their conferences has ever inter- posed any form of NEW HAVENER BADLY HURT IN AUTO COLLISION HERE Howard Taken to St. New Mail Hold. As the result of an automobile collision at Main and Gilbert streets about o'clock last Howard Atkins of New Haven is in a serious St. Vincent's His ries consist a possible fracture of the a deep laceration of the neck and internal Atkins was driving a seven senger tourins ear up Main street when a car operated by Thomas J. 223 Rossotto Xew smashed into cording to the Atkins was thrown through the windshield to the ground by the He was taken lo the hospital in a passing Currans was placed umler arrest charged with violation oC the auto but was released on his op- license to appear in the Cily court this CAN USE BOND RECEIPTS TO PAY BRIDGE JUDGMENT City Auditor Believes Award Can He Met Out of from the of bonds for Grand street bridge could be used to pay damages ot awarded the ot New to toi Keating who the has to pay Ihe award and there is money enough from tho sale of there is no son that money cannot lie used lo pay the The bond issue asks for amounts to and it asked for ilio tion a new at Grand Tins award would be a part uf that .so is no question in my mind but what funds could be March 20. the admiralty says it is unable In any in solving mystery of the disappearance early in of i oar of United collier RHINE ISSUES SNARL FOCH AND BUSS CALLED IN TO PLAN FIGHT UPON BOLSHEVISM Franco-German Frontier Chief Topic of Discussion After Settlement of Policy on Reparations and Germans May Get De- tails to Consider at Redrafted Covenant for Leaga of Nations Goes to Committee without Thei Come SERBS RE-CREATE ADRIATIC PROBLEM BY EMBARGOING TRADE WITH ITALY Conference Circles Are Disturbed by Experts Have Thrown Up Hands on Ehine Placing of on Shoulders of Wilson and the 2 March Council of Four this after- noon called in Marshal Foch and Generals shing and It is presumed that the military leaders were desired for a consideration of the situation in the Near East. March 27. the Associated of the President and known as the Council of divided its labors today between the and private adjoining the war Peace conference circles were disturbed today over the paradoxical situation in the eastern Almost with the Italian action in the in that the Serbian press published a decree prohibiting im- portation from and exportation thus nullifying the Italian Details of have yet reached FRONTIER CHIEF The Franco-German frontier was the chief topic of discussion among the this following upon an agreement reached last night on reparation for war It is that this agreement includes the vital point of total amount of which will not be an- at as likely to cause discussion and arouse ity in enemy It is noted as a coincidence that a German financial commission is being chosen to come to where the settlement of this branch may include all The frontier question turns on the disposition ot the Soar valley Wholesale Massacres and Im- as Populace En- deavors to Shake Off nese Universal March Korea's struggle to throw off the coal regions and the west bank of Japanese yoke has led to a the The territorial experts sale massacre and bloodshed and have said their last and frankly declare that it is a tion now of political on which tho alone can 1'ocli and Called In. Marshal Foch and General ker H. Bliss were called irto the council during the cating that military in- the serious in Hungary and were ing- who lias tually been silent since his return to believes the time is op- portune for a statement which will allay apprehension over the delay and show that the revision of the covenant of tho League of Nations proceeded at night without any interruption to the other main DE VALERA IX March 27. the De the Sinn Fein of visited the Mansion afternoon and was by the lord mayor and some members of his De in an interview said that owing to the attitude of the censors i. would be useless to make a statement at the imprisonment of martial law has been declared throughout the island vand the rising has become This information was conveyed in cable despatches sent from Shanghai to Koreans who have recently arrived here to take up cause of Korean The message the whole of Korea under The Japanese army is firing on the Numbers tortured and A and women and children churches and shops by Japanese Strike movement Missionaries offering resistance Uprising in Manchuria and independence from The message was signed by 33 officers of the Independence Un- ion which include leaders of the Christian Heaven students and Koreans have been prevented from leaving Korea for the United another message Those who have attempted to leave for the purpose of spreading the movement are taken off vessels by Japanese police when they i touch at of 26th Soldiers to Get Free Seats for Big Parade Mareh route for the parade of the 26th division in this city In May was definitely decided upon today by tne slats com- in charge of The roule will bo five miles m The committee also an- that seats in the grand stands would be furnished free to soldiers of the division for dis- among members of their Tho parade route Start nt Beacon and down to Park Park street to to 1-ioVlslon to Arlington to Commonwealth avenue Commonwealth avenue io Charles then counter- march south side of Com- avenue to Berkeley then over to up to Massachusetts to Columbus Columbus avenue to Park The committee to limited not to cities and towns in Xew England to build grand Tha stale will pay for the construction of the A statement issued tonight by ihe stato executive committee state executive committee which has charge of the ments for the reception of the 26th Division has adopted the lowing That the for grand stands built by the other than the bland to be built on the Hancock be exclusively to the families and nearest relatives of the in the or those have served in the 26th provided that due provision be for the families of the who have died in iho for wounded men of other sions aud for grand army WOMEN GET of League Open May Will draw on Two Note Opposition to ClauseY March 27. the Aj ed any reference to the Doctrine nor to the Japanese pn posal for recognition of ihe racli equality of the draft the covenant of the of tions today is in the hands ol til special drafting The draft was completed night at a. sitting of th full commission and the is expected to be ready in com form early next two amendments around which hi centered the greatest may be offered either in tl council of ten or to the peace Among other adopted Wednesday night was 01 directly recognizing the princip of woman's in that it pri vides that the offices of the least are open to Allow for The much discussed question to the possibility of the from membership in the league nation was settled by an ment permitting withdrawal o two years but not until sue nation has filled out interns lional Article X of the covenant t Monroe Doctrine amein ment would stands in original President Wilso having reserved for the present th amendment which had been pn pared as the views the American It now explained that it was not til exact text but only the genen form of the amendment which vn given to the Careful soundings arc to ascertain the that is likely to tic given thi amendment by other If unfriendly sentiment develops j the pressing of other and amendments is threatened as i consequence of insistence upon tin Monroe it is said til amendment may be It has been learned that thu far the result of these inquiries ha not been wholly Since the first mention of desire of the Japanese to an amendment recognizing equal ity for all nationals of the of nation in other countries the Japanese delegates have no pressed their amendment befor the commission They been canvassing the dele gations with various forms of an amendment endeavoring out the feeling toward it. They ran squarely on one ree when Premier Hughes o declared that the delegation would not any amendment .th for Start ot An important adopted last night provides committee on organization of- th to be empowered pro ceed with arrangements for th securing the necessar buildings and the tariat all in advance th ratification of tho Another amendment gathers in to one section all of the separat conventions which arc to be incor in tho those routing to and so that these are nc made a part of the but tha the countries signatory agree 't do the things set forth Provisions is io be fo similar treatment of other conveu lions on other such a white and the opium traf which arc likely hereafter t be inserted in the The of the article has been as make it clear that no nation shal bo obliged to act as a the language of. th whole covenant has been clarified particularly to meet Hi charge of Nicholas Murray Butlet president Columbia University Xew of Ian and Ihc words con trading appear now 111 that one Tho issued to dealing the session o. meeting of th League of Nations held at Ihe Hotel De (I 11. m. on Wednesday Page at
