The Atlanta Constitution
July 8, 1920

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e: pee: See ss ieee Abe: ATLANTA, GA, THURSDAY. MORNING, JULY 8, 1920. 4 : "State Department Re- _ moves Restrictions—Po- litical Recognition Not | Granted by the Action. ' NO MAILCAN BE SENT _ = FROM OR TO COUNTRY \ ae aS . - Step Is Regarded as “‘Put- | ting One Over” the Brit- ' ish in Some Official _ Quarters in Washington. 4 U. S. Calls Soviet’s Bluff. wes ¥ ‘ ‘BY HUDSON HAWLEY, _ United News Staff Correspondent. Washington, July 7.—Restrictions ’ our trade between the United States | @nd soviet Russia were removed to- | @ay by the state department. At “the same time the department gave ' @utthe vigorous assertion that “po- _J litical recognition, present or fu- 4 ture,” is in no sense granted or im- e plied by this action, and warned al! . American firms contemplating trad- * ‘ng ventures in Russia that they | ‘would have to carry them out at their own risk, with no govern- mental backing. The department’s announcement Says: ' “The restrictions which have here- tofore stood in the way of trade and communicatien with soviet Russia | ‘were today removed by action of | the department of state. Such of these restrictions, however, as per- tain to the shipment ofmaterials susceptible of immediate use for War purposes will, for the present, at least, be maintained, “Political recognition, present or future, of any Russian authority ex- ercising or claiming to exercise gov- a *ernmental functions, is neither ' granted nor implied by this action. 4 It should be emphasized, moreover, " that individuals. or corporations _ availing themselves of the present . opportunity to trade with Russia |. will do so on their own responsibility © and at their own risk. //. “The assistance which the United ae is “3 3 "States can normally extend to its ’ elitizens who engage in trade or '~ travel in some. foreign ey pa _. whose government is recognized by Reo Waied Wakes. canpot be looked | * gor in the present case, Bince there fis no officjal or representative Rus- sian authority with which this gov- > ernment can maintain those rela- * tions usually subsisting between na- tions. ~ co Not a Recognition. — a _ “The attion which the United | States 1s now taking in no wise constitutes a recognition of the va- lidity of industrial wor commercial goncessions granted by any existing q * Russian authority. American citi- P | gens availing themselves of the pres- ent relaxation of restrictions are warned against the risks incident to the acceptance of commodities or other values, the title to which may later be brought into question. “The situation which at present prevails relative to travel from or to Russia will be unaffected by the pemoval or trade restrictions. Pass- - ports for Russia cannot be issued. t “mor will any change be made in the ' visa regulations now in force. “since it is not desirable at this time to undertake negotiations with | the soviet postal authorities, the | postoffice department will be unab to accept mail from or to soviet Rus- gia. There has never been any Ppar- cel post convention between the United States and Rusgia, and this mode of forwarding ‘goods 1s, " , unavailable.” ee : oe H \ supplementary statement , ithe department reaffirms that “the attitude of the United States to- ward the recognition of the soivet = svernment has not changed, and . ends by denouncing the soviet re- © -gime as “minority despotism. > Russia’s Raw Materials. me y “ dications are tn nas but a small quantity : of raw {materials availabie for ex- | port,” the stateemnt points out, “that the purchasing power of Russia is F very IMited, and that for these rea- gons theer will not be cond ber Ric: “ : w an Ee ae ge + t, however, ‘goss not teal | that the saw-abiding -- people of Russia should be deprive _ of any assistance which can de- ' rived from such trading as may be '. possible. \ ca “The attitude of the United 4 | Continued on Page 4, Column 3. Aegg 5 >» a, LOEB TESTIFIES General’s Eastern Treas- urer Admits Sending Checks Broadcast With- out Accompaying Let- ters — $5,000 Sent to Georgia. | = COMMITTEE PROBES LOWDEN’S CAMPAIGN Kesterson Describes Prac- tice of Indorsing Blank Checks Cashed for High- er Amounts Than He Received. Chicago, July 7.—The senate com- mitter investigating pre-convention campaign expenditures of various candidates, today resumed its hear- iygs by devling into the organiza- tio nand expenditures of .backers uf Major General Leonard Wood. , The committee also began an ex- haustive inquiry into the’ organi- a Missouri of Governor Frank Lowden, which did not end until early in the evening, after va- rious details of the Roosevelt-Taft fight in 1912 had been brought up by witnesses. | Among the witnesses were Wil- liam Loeb, formerly private secre- tary to Theodore Roosevelt, and who described: himself as a “sort of clear- ing house, through. which Wood funds in the east passed;” J. L. Bab- ler, republican national committee- man from Missouri, and E. L. Morse, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., described by wit: ses as the distributor of Governor Lowden’s campaign funds in Missourl, and “boss of the third ’Missour! district.” Ben F. Kester- the Tafe-Roosevelt issue, declaring both had spent more money in Mis- souriin 1912than Lowden in 1929, and described a system of payment bv blank checks, fear which he re- ceived $25 each, but which were cashed for sums up to $250, he said. Kesterson was a Taft supporter. $1,000,000 fo Wood. After Mr. Loeb had described how a group of New York men under- wrote $1,000,000 for the Wood cam- paign, Senator. James Reed took up the cross-questiohing and particu- larly in thethird congressional dis- trict, which, he said, was always noted as a hotbed of political fights.” Mr. Loeb presented several checks which were transcribed into the records, and which he said would shows what funds he disbursed. About $406,000 passed through his hands, he testified. He also told of sending cashier’s checks for $5,006, without accompanying practice which he asserted was not unusual in politics. He sent these checks wherever he was told to by “)og), Hitchcock, former postmas- ter gneral and a Wood manager, Nat Goldstein and Robert Mvore, the two St. Louis delegates to. the republican national convention, who previously admitted receiving $2,500 each to help Lowden’s inter- est, presented cancelled checks as proof they had returned the money. A gashier’s check for $5,000 was ‘gent to Georgia, Loeb said. Asked if this check went to a “colored gentleman,” he safd@ he didn’t know. J. L. Babler described the dis- bursement of: several thousand dol- lars and said that sums given .o EK. E. E. McJiftisey. and Roscoe Pat- terson, of Springfield, Mo., candi- dates for governor and congress- man, respectively, were intended to further the Lowden interest, but the recipients might have thought the money was for their own cam- paigns. Tells of Check Scheme. ~ tioned by Senator Reed concerning the Taft-Roosevelt fight in 1912. He claimed th&t Morse ‘employed him for $25 a day and expenses to 24 . > 7" "| READERS GOING Pi OUT OF TOWN x j . Readers of The Daily Consti- Ji at the same time. - tution can have the paper sent | | than $30,000,and which represented) money spent in behalf.of Governor] . boost Taft, and paid him in cash, making him indorse blank checks “I received about $25 on each check,” said Kesterson, “while they were cashed up to $260. During the Lowden campaign. Morse gave me $700, but I thought it was to make up the difference between what I received and what he got on the checks in 1912. He also gave me $100 to advertise a meeting where Senator Uiram Johnson spoke in behalf of J..E. Frost, candidate for congress.” — Morse declared that Kesterson “was giddy,” and that he knew nothing of any such checks. “Every cent he gave out was with Kis understanding that It was to be used only to help atch of checks +. oe Howden, he valde Other witnesses told of -money son, of Prineetomy M6., _brongit it. letters, a¥% Mr. Kesterson was closely ques- | Lowden,” he tes-' FFRAGE URGED BY GOVERNOR CO ‘ASDUTYTOPAR Democratic Nominee Asks Legislature of Louisiana to Ratify Amendment So Women May Vote in November. t GOVERNOR TO CONDUCT FIGHT FROM COLUMBUS Leaders of Ticket to Get Together When Roose- velt Visits Cox at Day- ton Home Saturday. Dayton, Ohio, July 7.—If the leg- islature of Louisiana acts in ac- cofd with the opinion of Governor James M. Cox. the democratic nom- inee for president. women will be enfranchised to vote at the Novem- ber election and the democratic par- ty may get the credit for making universal suffrage a fact. In a telegram to Frank J>-Looney, chairman of the Louisiana state cen- tral committee, Governor Cox ex- pressed it as his opinion that the Louisiana legislature Owes it as a duty to the democratic party at once. Mr. Looney had. wired the governor asking him to express his views to the legislature on rati- fication of the amendment. Reply From Cox. The governor’s answer to Mr. Looney follows: “I have your wire as chairman of the democratic state central com- mittee of Louisiana on the subject of the ratification of the suffrage amendment by the general assem- bly. I can only express my opin- ion. It is that the legislature owes it as a duty to the democratic party to ratify at once.” In -his official capacity. as gov- ernor of Ohio, the democratic can- didate has repeatedly placed him- self on record as being in favor of giving the vote to women. He has signed a number of bills intended to enfranchise women in this state and in a special message to the legislature transmitting the federal amendment for ratification, urged., favorable action. Conse- quently, Ris frank opinion expressed today onthe subject was not un- expected here. | Roosevelt te Visit Cex, . As stated today by those in close. Aouch’ with’ the détideratic - presi- dential candidate that he contem- plated conducting his campaign from Columbus, where he will nec- jessarily have to be much of the time in connection with his duties of governor. His Dayton friends, however, anticipate that his home city will be one of the principal nerve centers in the campaign and that no small part of his campaign work will be conducted from his newspaper office. ; It has been the practice of the goverrery to come home each Fre day from Columbus and spend the week-end with his family at Trail's End, and at his newspaper office. No. political conferences of im- portance were expected until the party leaders return from San Francisco. The visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the vice presiden- tial nominee, which is expected Saturday, is not anticipated to de- velop into anything more than an exchange pf felicitations. Mr. Roosevelt will stop here on his way home from the convention. at his newspaper office receiving callers and reading messages of congratulations which have poured into his office in a constant stream ‘since early Tuesday. Among them were félicitations from all the can- didates who were contenders for the honor, that came to the Ohio gov- ernor,*Vice President and Mrs. Mar- shall, capinet members, political leaders of both parties, representatives of labor, business men and personal friends. One message from Franklin K Lane, former secretary of the inte: rior, said: “I sincerely congratulate you and the country. Do give us a campaign that is constructive; that will challenge the interest and sup- port of the new Voters. “The people want to hear a defi- nite word as to home’ affairs, as well as foreign.” : Governor Talks Golf. Tonight the governor talked golf with the contestants in the Ohio golf tournament at a dinner at the Day- ton Country club. “There is an erroneous impression that golf is a rich man’s game. It is not. A set of clubs. don’t cost much,” he said. He declared it en- couraged outdoor life and particu- larly country living. “If I have one public hob that is more outstanding thanany other, it has beén the preachment of ‘more homes.’ You can preach patriotism toamanand appealto his sense of duty, but you can’t make the sort of ] own reflections after he owns a home. “He buys a lot, and quite often borrows money to build a home; his hopes are centered in the enterprise and he works forit and it becomes his own particular interest in his general allotment of God's footstool. “when he fihally achieves his ob- jective and owns his home, he real- izes it is his, and that he is pro- tectedin his ownership by his gov- ernment: that under the laws, he is given the right to transfer what he has earned to the next generation, and realizes that this genration, too. with be protected. : ; “He ts a real object lesson of the relation that exists between the government and the individual. SOLONS EXPECTED TO ACT TODAY. “Baton Rouge, La. July 7.—fhe general assembly adjourned ton t without taking any action on v- fernor Cox's teleg ~ areing the ratification of federal female It is expected w. ; . k J. Looney other lunatic to dictate, to me,” declared Judge Gilbert E. Du- pre, representative from St. Landry parish, when a telegram from the uM bes q Janey pee ie i 4 : . ~~ 4 c las eee oy t we Fy ‘ mee , tr ee . oe oe ¥ to its obligations respecting the . protection of the Iives and property. of foreigners, Iglesias Calderon, the special én» voy sent by Be La Huerta to urge recognition, will ask for another conference with Davis as soon as he has discussed the situation with the members of his staff who have just arrived here from Mexico City. Old Gang fn Charge. American officials, it is stated authoritatively, are impressed with the evident sincerity of the expres- sions of De Huerta and of the ef- forts to bring abouf’ order in Mex- ico, but they have ’taken note that the active workers in the various departments of the Mexican govern- ment nw) not been chasiged and that the newly appointed cabinet officers leave the work of their oef- fices chiefly to the same men Be conducted. the affairs under Car- ranza. . Reports from Mexico City state elgners who went. to the that . for- Mexican, tural, mining anf “Mmanutactirihg— are forced to deal with the very meh who hampered their work, and In some cases; directed the confis- cation of thelr properties under Car- Franza and that they are meeting with the same difficulties as before. _ Mextean Army Larger. General Obregon’s desires to re- duce the size of the army, as has been reported in official and un- official advices “from Mexico City, are believed by officials to be sin- cere, but it Is noted that the army hag been increased by 30,000 men as a result of the revolution. Of- ficial reports received here have told of efforts that are belng m to “moralize” the army by sto st of life and prop- — Ping the abuses erty. General Calles has issued a strong “order of the subject. The treasury department has es~. timated that the cost o at present is 1,000,000 esos . and Salvador Alvarado: doting sake retary of the treasury, officially announced that there were “elght or ten thousand people” living on teams by the padding of pay ro One of the most Serious of the f the army A : not as yet been able t . was fixed at $15,000; Derrick’ Oo correct Seeihdag h mg Of railway cars Fs e withholdi locomotives in spite of specific or- ders for their return to the owne ers. More than 3,000 cars are still in the possession of the military and a The Weather LOCAL SHOWERS a anhington—F oreeast : eorgia—Local showers Thu Friday probably fair. : — Local Weather Report. Highest temperature /........ ‘ Lowest temperature ....... eees Mean temperature ......e0cece Normal temperature ......°..... Rainfall in past 24 hours, ins. Deficiency since lst of mo., ins. Excess since January 1, inches.10 7 . nuar 24 Dry temperat RY erature. Wet bulb *Peeeeee ° 0 Rel. humidity ... 76 Reports of Weather Bureau Stations STATIONS . : Temperature. and State of a 7 p.m. | High. WEATHER. er “a. pt cl Mobile, cldy Montgomery, ely : k, cl Acting Secretary . reaching Washington pose the differences. * e , p ¢ am . * eG. ’ 4