The Hartford Republican, 1916-01-14

ADMINISTRATION'S ARMY BILL NOT LOOKED UPON WITH FAVOR. WILL BE IHARD TO PASS Congressmen Find Country Objects To Forced Military Training. Washington, D. C. If the senti ments expressed in private by in influential - fluential influential members of Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, are a fair indication of the way the wind Is blqwlng, tho administration is not going to have the easiest time put ting through its preparedness pro program. - gram. program. There probably will not be much difficulty in passing reasonable navy and fortification bills, but it will not be a simple matter unless Indications are decidedly misleading, to put through the army bill. iSenators and representatives 'ap 'appear - pear 'appear unable to arouse enthusiasm over the proposed continental army, Es Especially - pecially Especially is this true of tho Demo Democrats, - crats, Democrats, who are opposed on general grounds to a large standing army of any kind or anything that looks like militarism. Besides entertain entertaining - ing entertaining decided views on the question themselves, they have begun to hear from home the church societies, farmers' granges -and other groups are sending In petitions and resolu resolutions - tions resolutions opposed to the army plans, and the representatives in Congress are bound to heed this sentiment from their states when they come to vote on the bills. They want to support the administration, but they appear outspokenly prepared tp desert the leaders In 'this phase of the prepared ness program unless -it Is modified considerably. "Most of the members on our side seem very passive on the whole pro program," - gram," program," said one of the leading Dem Democrats - ocrats Democrats in discussing the situation. "They seem to bo sorry that the President has raised tho prepared preparedness - ness preparedness question at all, but since It has been raised they want to support the administration in any reasonable way. They aro not ready' to go to extremes, however, and show little enthusiasm over any of It. I am speaking of the most of the mem bers on our side of course there 'are some radicals who would vote for anything that could be proposed in the line of military and naval Increase, and still others, peace-at-any-prlce men, who go to the other extreme but the ones who repre represent - sent represent the most votes In both houses, I think, wish the question had never como up." The member who said this Is himself In favor of substan substantial - tial substantial navy increases, and also of some form of strong military system In the country he is, in fact, an admirer of the German military system, so he docs not voice these opinions out of any desire to find conditions as ho pictures them. To put the matter in a nutshell, a feeling seems to pervade Congress that the country Is willing to strengthen the navy and better the coast defenses but not willing to im impose - pose impose military training upon the citi citizens; - zens; citizens; that the country is willing to spend a good deal of money, If nec necessary, - essary, necessary, to buy ships and guns and mines and munitions tho material for war but not willing to plant the seeds of war In the thought of Am American - erican American boys by Imposing military training in the schools and colleges. Buy all the steel and powder and material things that are necessary, they say, so long as you leave the boys alone. The country Is not ready, they contend, for the Presi President's - dent's President's army of 400,000 "disciplined citizens" proposed In his recent mes mes-sago - sago mes-sago the "citizenry trained and ac accustomed - customed accustomed to the use of arms" ds proposed in his message, of a year ago, The main arguments against tho army plan, as heard in private con conversations - versations conversations with senators and repre representatives - sentatives representatives during the recess, may; be summarized about as follows 1, Any approach to militarism in the United Sfatea Is unpopular- 2. No volunteer citizen army, scheme would succeed, because tho men oould not be paid enough to at attract - tract attract them from private life. The

POPULATION OF JAPAN DOUBLES EVERY THIRTY OR FORTY YEARS. MANY SETTLE IN PERU Festivities At Lima Draw Atten tion to Their Significant Progress. Lima, Peru The festivities of the Japanese colony in this city on the occasion of the Mikado's coronation havo prompted the West Coast Lead Leader - er Leader to discuss at considerable length the place the Japanese have made for themselves In this section of South America, and the larger place they seem destined to fill In the near future. Following the hour of tho corona coronation, - tion, coronation, a military band played the Jap Japanese - anese Japanese national anthem In the Zoolog Zoological - ical Zoological gardens, with the populous Jap Japanese - anese Japanese colony crowding among the Dalms under the fluttering banners of tho Rising Sun. Afterward, there wero public exhibitions of character characteristic - istic characteristic Japanese sports wrestling and fencing the bamboo sticksThe Jap anese consulate held a reception, and In the vening a display of fireworks In the Plaza Zela was followed by, a dinner given by leading members of the colony, The part so far played by the Japanese on the west coast'of South America, says the Leader, has been small compared-wlth the work of the great occidental nations, but the lit little - tle little that has been accomplished in re recent - cent recent years is significant of larger things to come. Tho Toyo Risen Kalsbar tho Jap Japanese - anese Japanese steamship line, first begun operating Its vesspls to this 'coast in 1905, and continued on an Irregular itinerary for threo years. From 1908 to 1910 tho service was suspended, but was renewed tho latter year and has sinco been maintained contin continuously - uously continuously with noticeable Improvements Threo steamers are In service at present, affording tho only regular steamship service between west coast ports, San Francisco, Honolulu and the far East. The number of Janpaneso Immi Immigrants - grants Immigrants in Peru at present totals more than 6000, largely workers on the sugar haciendas along the coast or merchants In Lima and other cities and towns. The immigration busi business - ness business is In tho hands of two Japanese companies with offices In. this city. With the more intensive develop development - ment development of the coast regions of Peru, and more especially the montana re regions, - gions, regions, It is axiomatic fhat immigra immigration - tion immigration must be called upon to fill up the huge gaps in population which today leave by far tho greater part of the country barren and uninhabit uninhabited. - ed. uninhabited. Where Peru will turn for these Im Immigrants - migrants Immigrants remains to be seen, buUit is a fact worth knowing .that prac practically - tically practically tho only foreigners who have thus far made a success of coloniza colonization - tion colonization 'in tho montana aro the hundred or more Japanese now settled along thereaches of tho Madre de Dlos river In southwestern Peru. Brought Into the country several years ago by the now defunct Inca Rubber Company, they have settled In the tropical forest regions and solved the question of the high cost of liv living - ing living by laying out their small planta plantations - tions plantations along tho rivers and raising tholr own foodstuffs, rice, sugar cane and vegetables, On the Madre de Dlos they have brought tho price of rlco down from 1 sole--to 15 centa centa-vos - vos centa-vos per pound. It was this high cost of living, both in tho Peruvian and Brazilian rubber regions that sounded the, doom of wild rubber, and all au authorities - thorities authorities on the subject agree that the renaissance of the Industry de depends - pends depends wholly upon the Introduction of Immigrants who will "go to the soil" for their food. With vast spaces la the temperate reglgns of North America, South America and Aus Australia - tralia Australia still unpeopled, It will be many years before any great stream of European Immigrants can be direct directed - ed directed Into the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Anason basin. Brazil, therefore, has already turn- aA tn To nun for tiar aunnlv. and

SHIPS BATTLE-SCARRED .Oniccr Gives Details of the Fight In Which Dlucchcr Was Hunk. u London, Jan. 8. Undor escort of officers assigned by the admiralty, a correspondent of tho Associated Tress and a party of foreign Journal Journalists, - ists, Journalists, recently wore given the first opportunity to visit one of tho great 'sww, 3fl'royers and submarines are seesBbled for tho watch over tho ",Nth Sco and from which point big, ocean-going submarines are sent on forages to tho Baltic and the Dar Dardanelles. - danelles. Dardanelles. It waa an Imprcsslvo sight of con con-centratcd - centratcd con-centratcd power and alert readiness, with long lines of battlo-scarrod cruisers stretching seaward and 3ieaded by the famous Arethusa, back of them a vast flotilla of destroyers, ihen a countless numbor of submar submarines, - ines, submarines, of tho latest D and E. typo, which have recently performed such brilliant work from tho Dardanelles to tho Dosphorus and throughout the Baltic Sea. The day was typical of tho rigors tho British fleet is now experiencing In tho North 8ea with rain pelting the sailors in oilskins, and tho wind cutting tho sea into foam and sea gulls everywhere. The Uttlo Ashing village on tho coast had been trans transformed - formed transformed by tho war Into a vast naval rendezvous with storo houses stretch stretching - ing stretching a half mllo, prepared to re-cquip an armanda and send It back to sea within two hours of Its arrival. Hero also wero tho "mother" ships Tanging In long lines along tho quay, ready to receive back their .fighting chjldren each tlrao they came, from a raid or a battlo. The huge establishment was vi vibrating - brating vibrating jvlth onorgy, and In the har harbor - bor harbor mlno sweepers wero coming back from their work; hydroaeroplanes -wero maneuvering from tho deck of their craft and black smoko from the funnels of tho. cruisers and destroy destroyers - ers destroyers told of their readiness to dash out to sea after an enemy craft Tells of Sea Battle. The Arethusa and tho light cruls cruls-rr - rr cruls-rr squadron had just returned from scouting along the German coast In search of a a or man fleet which was :sald to have ventured out from tho IClol Canal. Nothing had been seen -of tho Germans ships and tho Brit British - ish British officers tho same who had now .received their stars In tho famous fights under Vice Admiral Sir Davo IBcatty wero deslaive at tho Idea that tho Germans would venture forth. Ono of the officers was tn com command - mand command of the torpedo tubes when they fired tho deadly missiles which struck tho German cruiser Bloucher and sent her reeling to the bottom in tho great fight of last January. Ho pointed out those selt-samo tubes nnd told how they had worked. 'First wo let go that ono." ho said, "and then this one. It was this ono that hit tho Bloucuer amid amidships. - ships. amidships. Sho waB lying off there about 1,500 yards. Tho thing that Im Impressed - pressed Impressed me after wo hit her was tho deathly stillness. It was terribly still until the- great bjg ship throw tip her bow, turned clean over and sank." "Yes, this Is the ono that did It," .and he patted this terrible, death death-deallng - deallng death-deallng engine affectionately, as If tit wore Ula child, as, in truth, It has been sinco ho sunk tho Bluecher, Scars of battlo, were all over tho ship, which tho officers pointed out .-with the pride that a Heidelberg stu student - dent student displays when he exhibits his -wounds. A deck gallery amidships Tiad been entirely shot away, a me me-lanlte - lanlte me-lanlte shell having exploded lu It. This has been rebullt.One dent in the side armor was pointed out as Ps"a n washbowl. The upper ranUterallv DeDDered with Wt the scars 'were 'now d with twe-lnch rlvlt- B, ou im.li fH imuvj ma-strain u "-'''-" ever.

arated from Europe and Asia by two great oceans, no nation would under' take to attack the United States' if protected' by an adequate navy and coast defenses. 5. Coordination of military forces', now available standing army, mllf mllf-tla - tla mllf-tla and reserves would bo adequate police power, and that Is all the country wants of an army In time of peace. Useless army posts should be abolished and troops stationed where they are needed. 6. A large army would be unnec unnecessary - essary unnecessary expense at a time- when the treasury shows a deficit. SPECIALIST TELLS HOW TO FIGHT THE GRD? Washington, Jan. 10, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Sweot today" published suggestions of Dr. Robert H. Babcock, of Chicago, a noted blind specialist in heart and lung diseases, with references to the grip epidemic which is sweeping over the country. Dr. Babcock says the germ that is responsible for the nation nationwide - wide nationwide illness Is not grip, but a modi modification - fication modification or strain ot the pneumonia germ, and his recommendations fol follow: - low: follow: Keep regular hours, get sufficient sleep, keep the feet dry and avoid everything tending to impair the gen general - eral general health or weaken resistance. Keep away from people who are coughing and sneezing. For their own good as well as the safety of others they should be Isolated In a well-ventilated room. Spray your - nostrils and throat , night and morning with a weak aatl- ' septic solution. Borolyptol diluted .with three parts of water will serve this purpose and may be used both as a wash for the nose and gargle for the throat. If you get this infection, stay la bed. Take plenty of bicarbonate of soda, water and fruit Juices, and do not go out so long as the infection persists In nose and throat, or so long as you have any temperature. DENVER BREWEfcS OVT QP T WORK HOLD MASS MtfETYN'O Denver, Jan. 10. A mass meet meeting - ing meeting and later a demonstration on the State Capitol grounds was held here today by several hundred people representing persons unemployed as a result of prohibition. Resolutions were presented Gov, George A. Carlson by a committee headed by William Koch, secretary of the Brewery Workers Union ask asking - ing asking that an extra session of the Leg Legislature - islature Legislature be called to devise means of furnishing employment tor those de deprived - prived deprived of their positions. Gov. Carlson suggosted today that a list be furnished the State Indus Industrial - trial Industrial Relations Commission stating how many were unemployed and the naturo ot work desired. Tho demonstration ended with a parade. Banners reading: Wet or dry, wo must have work or we'll know why," wore carried. The Denver Labor Council re recently - cently recently estimated tho number of per persons - sons persons thrown out of employment thru prohibition In Denver and those dependent upon them at five thous thousand. - and. thousand. i ELECTRIC LINE BETWEEN WESTERN KENTUCKY TOWN Morganflold, Ky Jan, 8. In a petition presented to the fiscal court and signed by R- B. Anderson of Memphis, Tenn., and G. L. Drury, of this city, they propose, if right-of-way is granted by the court, to ereet and maintain an electric, .standard .standard-gauge, - gauge, .standard-gauge, trunk railroad betweea Mor Morganflold - ganflold Morganflold and Unlontown, and it will bo In operation within twelve months. They ask the rlght-ef-way along tho main thoroughfare, new " In operation, between these poiate. For this grant they agree to wake concessions In regard to what haul- '' lng the county nay have. It was also said, but not by peti petition, - tion, petition, that In the event ot Its ereetlea a Una to Bturgts aai" alTte Hea-r dersoa wilt be built. ,

TELLS PROGRESSIVE COMMITTEE WHAT HE BELIEVES COUN COUNTRY - TRY COUNTRY REALLY NEEDB. Chicago, Jan. 11. A telegram from Cal. Theodore Roosovelt at to today's - day's today's meeting of the Progressive Na National - tional National committee emphasized the need of preparedness, not alone In material ways, but of the. soul and spirit and declared that the crying need .Is for a "sound Americanism, which shall Insist that every man within our borders shall be an American and nothing else. "Thor "Thorough - ough "Thorough going preparedness," the mes message - sage message said, Is the best guarantee of any honorable peace. When tho National committee met here today for the purpose of select selecting - ing selecting a time and place for holding tho national convention, Chicago, where the birth of the party occurred In 1912 appeared to be the unanimous choice for the placo for holding the convention In the week' of Juno 7. The Republican National convention will be in session at the same time, in tho same city. Progressive party leaders havo made reservations for 800 hotel rooms and have options on the audi torium theater and orchestra hall tor the week oWune 7. This was dis disclosed - closed disclosed In connection with the plan to hold tho party's national conven convention - tion convention simultaneously with the Repub Republican - lican Republican convention. Forty-six of the 48 states aro rep represented - resented represented and 150 leaders of the party are here to attend the committee meeting and conference. Geo. W. Perkins, chairman of the executive commltteo of the Progre3slvo party who was host last night at a banquet to members of the commltteo in an address said-tho leaders of tho Re Republican - publican Republican party are "speechless tn our country's crisis," and that the Dem Democratic - ocratic Democratic party has 'utterely failed In vision, In courage, and in patriot patriotism," - ism," patriotism," " J, W McGrath, secretary to Col. xRoosevelt, is hero and was in con ference with party leaders before the committee wont into session. EIGHT KILLED BY EXPLOSION IN DUPONT POWDER PLANT Philadelphia, .Jan. 10. At least eight' persons aro reported to have been killed In an explosion at the Bocher plant of the du Pon( Powder Company at Carney's Point early to today, - day, today, -The steamer Longbeach, which was Just leaving its dock, was blown partly out of the water. All Its windows were broken and part of the cabin waa smashed! None of the passengers, however, are believed to bayo bean hurt. The force of the explosion was so great tnai u was heanLjln this city, twenty-five miles distant.

IN YOUNGSTOWN CONSISTS OF GREAT VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE "WORTH MANY THOUSANDS. Youngston, O., Jan. 11. Thou Thousands - sands Thousands of dollars' worth of loot, seiz seized - ed seized by rioters In East Youngston dur during - ing during tho wild scenes of last Friday night and early Saturday, have been recovered by the military and police, and present a collection of almost everything found tor salo In a small town. Four cash registers, two phono phonographs, - graphs, phonographs, 40 trunks, 12 suit cases, 40 bushels of potatoes and 85 sacks of flour were anion g the things first re recovered. - covered. recovered. Then the military found 300 cartridges, somo of them made into very fair dum-dum bullets, and 125 bottles of catsup, spices, coffee and tea; sevon bushels of apples, 150 loaves of bread, two bushels of on onions - ions onions and 40 dozen boxes of matches. Wearing apparel appealed particu particularly - larly particularly to tho rioters, and tho military unearthed 102 suits of clothes, 300 coats, 800 pairs of troupers, 50 pairs of overalls, 2,200 pairs of gloves, 1, 1,-630 - 630 1,-630 pairs of shoes, 1,112 suits of un underwear, - derwear, underwear, 2,100 neckties, 3,000 pairs of Bocks, and 300 collars. The soldiers also recovered 112 re revolvers, - volvers, revolvers, 407 knives of assorted sIzob, 25 razors, 25 gold and silver watches, 25 rings, 24 pairs cuff links and 36 watch fobs. . There was a vast amount of'othor material stolen, much of which the authorities believe they will never be able Jo locate. Roosevelt Declines. Minneapolis, Mich., Jan. 8. Wil William - liam William T. Coe of Mlneapplls announc announced - ed announced at a meeting of local Progressives today the receipt of the following letter from Col, Theodore Roose Roosevelt - velt Roosevelt tn reply to a question whether the colonel would agree to his name being placed xon the Minnesota Re Republican - publican Republican presidential ballot, "I cannot consent to have myname filed in say primaries. What I am trying to do is to fight tor straight straight-out - out straight-out Amerleanlsm. I am not con cerned whatever with any individual, -.... i-

latest typo of big destroyers which are hero ranged In great battalions with steam up. They are very fast, somo of them making 37 or' 38 knots and oven touched 42 knots on a measured mile, while all of them reg regularly - ularly regularly do 35 knots on regular ser service. - vice. service. Lying outside' of them aro tho ubmarlncn of tho D and E typo, tho latter being seagoing craft of great radius which aro now making dis distant - tant distant unsca voyages to the Baltic and tho Dardanelles. The smaller D boats havo tho trim outlines of an clght-oared racing shell, but the big now ocean rangers are bb ugly as some submarine monster, with a aeol fin running foro and af and a camel's hump amldship for a deck. One of tho commanders pointed out their fine qualities. "They can Btay under water for 72 hours," he said, "yes, three days, without any Inconvenience to tho crew from lack of air. The D boats are good for runs of 24 hours under water, but tho E boats mako 72 hours just as easily. During these long deep water runs they thread their way through tho Skagerrak or skirt around Tcnerlffe and past Gl Gl-bralter - bralter Gl-bralter with as much ease under water as if afloat. "The direction and proximity or distance from land, are all determin determined - ed determined with mathematical accuracy by the science of navigation, and the steering goes on as easily under water as above. There are many famous sea fight fighters - ers fighters among the destroyers, Including tho Lance, which helped to 'sink the Koonigln Lulse off Harwich and was in tho Helgoland battle. In fact, all these ships had seen battle service unless they had Just come from tho yards, and the Arethusa's men were proud of the fact that she had gone from the ship yard Into a battle. "Yes," Bald ono of her officers, "wo got out of tho yard on a Satur Saturday; - day; Saturday; wo were In tho fight Wednesday and bad sunk a battleship, and we wero back in the yard again -by next Saturday. How Is that for a re record?" - cord?" record?" . LOOT RECOVERED

Japanese are sifting into South Am America - erica America in increasing numbers. Discussing tho subject in his book, "South of Panama," Professor Ross of tho University of Wisconsin re recalls - calls recalls tho following: "When, you havo filled up Korea and Manchuria,' I said to Count Ok Ok-uma - uma Ok-uma in Toklo tho day after the an annexation - nexation annexation of Korea, 'whither will the increaso of your pcoplo go? Your population tends to double every 30 or 40 years, and Japan Is crowded.' Will you not bo obliged to quarrel with Franco for Indo-Chlna with England for Australia, or with the United Statos for the Philippines?' No replied tho veteran states statesman; - man; statesman; 'South America, especially the northern ( part, will furnish ample room for our surplus." "Provided that no barrier bo In Interposed," - terposed," Interposed," continues Professor Ross, "to the inflow from man-stifled Asia, It Is well, within tho bounds of pro probability - bability probability that by the qlose of this century South America will be the home of 20,000,000 or 30,000,000 of orientals or the descendants of orientals! To predict this in 1915 Is certainly less rash than it would have been to predict In 1815 that before tio close of the nineteenth century a slnglo country in North America would receive nearly 20, 20,-000,000 - 000,000 20,-000,000 of Europeans, and that In 1900 the surviving Immigrants, wlth wlth-thelr - thelr wlth-thelr descendants, would number more than 31,000,000! This, how how-over, - over, how-over, Is precisely what has occurred. COL. ROOSEVELT SENDS MESSAGE