Zurich Herald, 1919-01-31, Page 2kr.
PEACE CONGRESS INDORSES
THE IDEA OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Committees Appointed to Conduct Inquiries and Make Reports
on Particular Phases of Problems Before the Congress.
Paris, Jan. 20.---A series of resolu-
tions dealing Nvith the creation of a •
• League of Nations, enquiries into •
responsibility for the war, on repara-
tion, international legislation and in-
ternational control of porte, water-
ways and railreade were bought he -
fore to -day's session of the Peace
Conference. They follow:
"That it is essential to the nanuteu-
ance of the world settlement \ilia the
Associated Nations are now met to
establish that a League of Nations
be created to promote international
obligations and provide safeguards
against war. This league should be
created as an integral part of the
general treaty of peace, and should
be open to every civilized nation which
can be relied on to promote its objects.
"The members of the league should
periodically meet in international con-
ference, and should have a permanent
organization and secretaries to carry
on the business of the league in the
intervals between the conferences.
"The Conference, therefore, •ap-
paints a committee representative of
the Associated Governments to work,
out the details of the constitution.
and the functions of the league."
This resolution "op the League of
Nations" is the one neferred to in the
news despatches cleewhere as having'
been unanimously adopted by 'the
Peace Conference.
"That a commission composed of ,
two representatives apiece from the
Ave Great. Powers and five represen-
tatives to be elected by the other
powers be appointed to enquire and
report upon the following:
"First -The responsibility of the
authors of the war;
• "Second -The fact as to breaches of
the laws and customs of war commit-
ted by the forces of the -German Em-
pire and their allies on land, on sea,
and in the air during the present
war;
"Third -The degree et responsibil-
ity for these offences attaching to
particular members of the enemy's
forces, including members of the gen-
eral staffs and other iedividuals,
however highly placed;
"Foueth-The constitution and pro-
cedure of a tribunal appropriate to
the trial of these offences;
"Fifth -Any other mattercognate
or ancillary to the above w
arise in the course of the enq
which the commission finds
and relevant to take into c
tion."
"That a commission be appointed
which shall comprise not more than
three representatives apiece - from
each of the five great Powers and not
more than two representatiVes apiece
from Regime Greece, Poland,
mania and Serbia, to examine and
repot:
"First, on the amount of reparation
which the enemy countries ought to
pay; second, on what they are cap-
able of paying, and, third, on the
method, the form and time within
which payment should be made."
"That a commission composed of
two representatives apiece from the
five Great Powers and five represen-
tatives to be elected by the other
powers represented at the Peace Con-
ference be appointed to inquire into
the conditions of employment from
international aspect and to consider
the international means necessary to
secure common action on matters af-
fecting conditions of employment and
to recommend the form of a perman-
ent agency to continue such enquiry
and ;consideration, in co-operation
with and under the direction of the
League of Nations."
"That a commission composed of
two representatives apiece from the
five Great Powers and five represen-
tatives to be appointed to enquire and
report upon the international regime
for ports, waterways and railways."
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Markets of the World
. •
Breadstuff
• Toronto, Jan. 28. -Manitoba wheat
-No. 1 Northern, $2.24%; No. 2
Northern, $2.21%; No. 3 Northern,
$2.17S'e; No. 4 wheat, $2.11%, in
store Fort 'William, not including tax.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 08e;
No. 8 C.W., 65e; extra No. 1 feet,
65c; No. 1 feed, -63Yee, in store Fort
- American corn -Ne. 3 yellow, $1.60;
No. 4 yellow, $1.55. Jane -are- ship -
meet.
Ontario oats, new crop -No. 2
white 08 to 71e; No. 8 white, 67 to
70c, according to freights outside. •
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per
ear lot, $2.14 to $2.22; No. 2, do.,
$2.11 to $2.19; No. 3, do., $2.07 to,
$2.15; No. 1 Spring, $2,00 to $2.17;
No. 2 Spring, $2.06 to $2.14; No. 8
Spring, $2.02 to $2.10 .shipping ,
points, &cording to freghts.
Peas --No. 2, $2.00.
Barley -Malting, new crop, 78 to,
8:3c; according to freights outside.
Buckwheat -No. 2, $1.1o, nominal. i
Rye -No. 2, $1.40, nominal.
Manitoba flour -Ohl erop, war
quality. $11.35, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Wax qea.litys old;
crop, $10.00, in bap, Montreal and '
Milifeed-Car lots,. delivered Mont -
1
Toronto, prompt shipment.
real freights, bags included. Bran,
$37.25 per ton; short'. 842.25 per ;-
Hay -No. 1, $23 to $2,1 per fond
too.
mixed, $2I to $22 pee ton, track Tor-
onto,
Straw -Car lots, $10 to $11, track:
Toronto.
Country Produce -NV holesale
Butter --Dairy, -Lobs and rolls, :38 to!
Lae; prints.; 40 to 41c. C'reamery,;
frs:eh nnde,,e.olid, 51e; prints, 52c.
Eggs -New laid, 58 to 60c.
Dreasecl poultry -Spring chickens,
• n5 to 32e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 27 to
;30c; ducklings, 8e; turkeys, 40e;
equabe, doz. $4.50!; 'geese, 25s.
• Live poultry-Rooetees, 20c; fow1,1
24 to 30c; ducklinge, lb., 35e; turkeys.
nil5c; Spring chickens, 25c; geese, 18c.
Wholeeatere aro selling to the re.'
toil trade at, the following Prices:
Butter -Fresh dairy, chotee, 46. to
48e; memory, soltde, 51 to 58c;
prints, 52 to 54c
Margarine -32 to $4e.
Potatona-Onta.ries, trtiek:
"fo,routo, car lot, .05 cen.ts.
Beans Canadian, hand-picked,1
ntshel, $5.75 to $6.00; imported:
hand-pielsed,_ Burma or Indian, $4.751
to $5,00; Limas, 15 to 16c.
Honey -Extracted ("lover: 5-lh, tins
28 to 29c lb.; 10s4h. tins, 27 to 28c; j
60-1b, 'tins, 26 to 2U e; buckwheat,'
60-1b. tins, 21 to 22e. 0,omb:
$4,50 to $5.00 doz.; 1 2 -oz., $3,50 tol
.$4.00, Alm
Larcl-Pure, tierces, 28 to 28e;
tubs, 28% to 290; pails 28% to 291/4e;
prints, 30 to 30%c; compound, tierces,
25% to 24%c; tubs, 25% to 26%a;
pails, 26 to 263 c; prints, 27% to
27.%e,
.Pdonteal Markets
Montrea,l, Jan. 28. -Oats -Extra
No. 1 feed, 82c. Flour -New stand-
ard grade, $11.25 to $11.35. Rolled
oats -Rags, 90 lbs. $4.00 to $4.40.
Bran. $37.25. Shoats, $42.25. Moulls
lie, $68.00. Hay -No. 2, per ton,
ear lots, $20.00 to $21.00. ,Cheese
-Finest easterns, 24 to 25c. Butter
-Choicest creaniery, 53 to 54c. Eggs
-Selected, 57 to 58c; No. 1 stook,
53 to 54c. Potatoes -Per bag, car
lots, $1.70. Dressed hogs -Abattoir
killed, $25.00 to $25.50.. Lard -Pare
wood pas, 20 lbs. net, 31 to 132%e.
Live Stock Markets
Totonto, Jan. 28.-Chseice heavy
steers, $13 . 00 to $13 . 50; butchers'
cattle, ehoiee, $12.00 to $12.50; 'do.
good, $11.00 to $11.50; do, anecli•uni,
$10.00 to $10.25; do, eornmon, $8.25
to $8. ; bulls, choice, $10.25 to
$11.00; do, medium bulls, $9.00 to
$0.150; do, rough bolls, $7.50 to
$8.00; 'hoteliers' cowe, ;choice, $10.25
to $10.75; do, good, $9.50 to $10.00;
do, medium, s8.5o. to $8.75; do, corn -
;non, $7.00 to $7.75; stockers, $8.00
to $10.00; feeders, $10.50 to $11.50;
(tanners, $5.50 to $6.00; milkers, good
to choice, $90.00 to $130.00; do, cont.
and med.„ $65.00 to $75.00; springers,
$90.00 to $180.00; light ewes, $9.00
to $10.00; yearlings, $12.25 to
$1.8.00; spring lambs, $13.75 to
$14.25; calves, good to choice, $15.50
to $16,50; hog,, fed and watered,
$15.00 to $17.00.
. Montreal, Jan. 28,-Ohoice steers,
$12.00 to $13.00; good, $10.00 to
$11-50; medium, $8.50 to $9.50; 'bulls
$8.50 to $10.00; good, $8.00 to $8.50;
naediuni, $7..00 to $7.50; cows, $9.00
to $10.00; good, $8.50 to $9.00;
medium, 1.00 to $8.00; canners,
$5.00 to $6.60; calves, milkfed,
$12.00 to $15,00; sheep, $9.50 to
$10.50; iambs, $11.00 to $13.00,
ELECT ,34 WOMEN
n't) GERMAN ASSEMBLY
17rovist1ons-'Wholesale
Sn:cned tneats--Harns, medium, 36
to 38c; heavy 130 to 82c; cooked, 50 tol
452e; rollisa32 to 38e; .breakfast baton,
41 to 45ca backs, plain, 15 to 46c;
.eoritelesee, 50 to 53e. •1
Cured eneateee-Long deal" baeon.
o ;. elfearthellies.-'29 to 80c. • • I
A despatch from Berlin says: --The
foeteer National Liberal Party was
the only party which elected no WO -
mon delegates lei the. National As.
sembly. The Majority Socialists elec.
ted 15 women, the Independents three,
the Democrats live, the Clericals
seven, and the Conservatives four.
The advent of women to the. legisla-
tive deliberations of the incoming
Gorman Republic is generally ap.
proved,
.:t9 BR nun SUBMARINES
'WERE LOST DURING WAR
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H.R.H. Princess Patricia 'of Connaught -and noinmander The
Alexander Ramsay, R.N., D.S.O., fleoni" photograph ;leen received from •
Hon.
A despatch florin London Ktys:-.-A
total of 59 submarines were lost by
the British Navy during the war. Of
these, 39 were destroyed}, by enemy
action, The Germans lost 203,sub.
marines.
London.
TERRIBLE CRIMES 1120 U-BOATS SUNK
OF BULGARIANS WITH ALL ABOARD
Burn People Alive During War
and Tear Flesh Off With
Pinchers. -
A despatch front London says: -
Ps is. now agreed that probably; no
crimes during the vvar exceedecl the.
whoiesule 'cruelty and horror of those
c.omrnitted by Bulgarians against the
Greeks and Serbians. Reuter's
learns front official Serbian sources
that the Conunisaion which has been
investigating outrages and which
brought to light appalling and al-
most unbelievable atrocities has in,
manY eases secured the names of the
officers actually responsible.
Among many Bulgarian documents
which give this information is one •
which specifically mentions a certain
Sub -Lieutenant Pelkov having
the district of Viasotinei burned -pe.o.
pie alive. Moreover, in this com-
paratively srnaal district 140 murders,
235 eases of flogging, 51 of torture,
of rape, 187. of blackmail and. 316.
arson., ;have been - 'proved duri
Bulgarian oceupatien; . .
In 'another district it has been prov-
ed that women had their flesh for
off with pincers by Order of a certain
Major Murtsev and under the' euper-
vision of a certain Sergeant Vasil,
while in yet another district 500 men
and women and• children, by order»of
a certain Lieutenant Stojamov, were
massacred with knives and bayonets.
The spot Where this occurred is mark-
ed by skulls and bones.
NOTHING CAN NOW AVERT
CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL
German Submarines Lost Dur-
ing War Total 203
London -Of the 203 German sub -
Marines lost during the war, it is
estimated here senahofficially, 120
were sunk with all on board, and that
in the others an average ,of half the
crew perished.
The ,complement of the German sub-
marines varied. Some -small boats
had only 30 on board, while a boat of
the cruiser type averaged between 50
and 60.
The British navy •during the war
lost 59 submarines, 39 of which were
destroyed by the enemy. Of the re-
mainder four were interned by neu-
trals, seven were blown up in the
Baltic Sea, four were sunk by acci-
dent on trial 'cruises and five were
wrecked in collisions.
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A despatch from London sayse-e-
According to despatches from Lisbon
the situation is developing adversely
for the Government. The monarchist •
cause is gainingmany adherents inn
Lisbon and is rapidly extending the
field of operations to the north, The
Monarchy having been proclaimed at
Louza, Sao Thiago, Villa do Conde
and Barcellos, it is feared that no-
thing can now avert civil war.
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Great Krupp Plant at Essen
Working for U. S. Government
A despatch from Coblenz says: -
The Krupp plant at Essen began
working for the United States Gov--
ernment Tuesday. The task under-
taken by the Krupps eoneists of mak-
ing parts for 72 incomplete cannon,
rejected by the American authorities
as part of the war material offered
by the Germans under the terms of
the armistice. With the delivery of
the parts for the '72 cannon the de-
livery of 152 pieces of heavy artillery
sto the Americans will have been cora"
pieta
QUESTION OF
GERMAN COLONIES
Great Britain is Willing to
Relegate Problem to League
of Nations. •
A despatch from London eays:-
Reuter's Paris correspondent says
has been given to understand that
Great Britain is willing to relegate
such problems 'as Mesopotamia, Pale-
stine and the German colonies to a
League of Nations as soon as that
body is formed, in order to avoid
wasting the time of the Peace Con-
ference. .
Thus, trays the -correspondent it is
apparent that Great Britain is not de-
sirous of making any demands for
territory incompatible with the prin-
ciples of .a League of Nations.
ALL CANADIANS TO LEAVE,
GERMANY AND RETURN HOME
'Cclogne, Jan. 26. -The Canadian
eon:tin:gent is about to loave Germany,
and Bonn, ethich has been their
headquarters since they came to the
banks of the Rhine, .will: fall to the
occupation ,of some other -cows.
IDENTICAL MEDAL AND RIBBON
FOR ALL _ALLIED SOLD/ERS
A despatch from Paris says:-.-The
Supreme War Council of the Peace
Conference has recommended that the
Governments concerned approve is.
sue of an identieal medal and ribbon
to all the forces of the allied and
Associated Powers which had taken
part in the war.
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IN'here Caradiane Are. -Thi e is it picture of the lienveiseity et Boaa,
Comany, which he:trepan:tee-5 Of the 'Olfaction forge on the Rie'ne.
Manly of otir einem are in.:110010 in heilding whirl) :facee, the piddle
gardees. 0
GROWING FOLD
IS CANADA'S JOB
British Finamier 1tg Four
-
Years of increased Food
Production.
;A despatch from London says -
"
"The two countries in the world which
I look to recover moat (paddy from
the present situation are Canada and
Brazil"." This opinion. ,was expressed
by Sir. George Palish.- of the British
GOnernment's financial advisees, to
Messr.s. Harris and Lainbie, repres-
enting the Trade Commission, who
donsulteddhim with reference to the
prospects for Canadian trade, parti-
eagerly in the Balkans.. Iteg.arding
credits to the latter, Sir Georgge
Danish :advised that Canada should ex-
ercise caution in view of the disturb-
ed conditieas existing there.
Sit George, who has made a warm
friend •of Canada and is widely known
an the American continent, also said
to the Commiseioneers; "Canada's
greatest contribution to the neorld at
this time, as well as the greatest con-
tribution to hereelf, will be to devote
her energies to the -production of
food, the values of which will be high
for the neat four years at least."
He •also urged that Canada pre-
pare for the reception of big im-
migration, fellonoing the peace settle-
ment and the restoration of stability
in Britian and Europe. A eesult in
Britain would be the creation of a
much higher level of 'wages with in-
creased efficiency machinery and me-
thods, which conceivably woulA re-
sult in fewer people being empfoyed
and in a surplus of people who would
want to migrate to the new countries.
He suggested that Canadian Itederal
and Provincial Governments and rail-
ways should co-operate in a policy of
preparing foe the s,ebtleanent lane
numbers of people who are bound to
go to the Dominion in the next few
years.
UNDERFEEDING
KILLS 2
SOO 000
it,
OthciaJ- German Report Gives
Figures on Malnutrition
Due to Blockade.
A deepatch from says: -It
is announced officialCy by the German
Government that a further inveetiga-
am of motnedity, •dae to the blockade,
froth 'the Autumn vf .1910 until the
end of 1918, shows that the figures
were much higher then were first sop -
oozed. More than 500,000 deaths,
it is saki, were caused by malmetri-
tiou or undernotrition. Only civilians
are included in the list, which, says
the announcement, "if it errs at all it
is by ,giving too low figures."
Only ,such eases were included, it is
&dared, as were definitely eetablish-
ed as being due to the causes tabled.
The officials intend to publish the
complete material an which the att.,
vestigations were based, "to demon-
strate that this propaganda, but
strictly for the purpose of establish
ing the facts."
THE BRITISH "SUPERSUBS"
Admiralty Reveals Details of Craft
enEquipPed for 3,000 Mile Cruiees.
The Admiralty has just permitted
to be made public the real .story of
the submarine cruisers the British
successfully constructed at the time
the Germans were boasting of their
super-subMarine.
The British craft have two funnel
and znalce ttwenty-four knots on the
surface under steam power. They
carry from eight to ten torpedoe
tubes, two or three 4 -inch guns, and
-are equipped also with internal com-
bustion motors for surface cruising.
The batteries for th.o under -S;: power
can be charged from both the eteam
and combustion engites, and an in-
genious scheme has been devised for
N dismantliug the funnels quietly for
DELEGATES OME submerging. -submerging.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
The vessels displace 2,000 tone on
the surface and 2,700 tons submerged.
They Etre 340 feet long, have a beam
of 26 feet and a cruising vadius of
3,000 miles. They are designed to be
a mateb even for torpedo-boat des-
troyers in surface fighting.
It is known also that the Brititth
have buiit successfully a submarine
tarrying a 12 -inch gun. although the
details of this craft have not been
made public. The new ideas embraced
-
in the construction of the include
the "cushioning" of the boat to with-
stand the terrible concussion of the
gun. This idea is represented antoffi-
cially as having been successful. So
far. as is 'known, the new craft never
was employed against any enemy
vessel.
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SAYS BOLSHEVIKI HAVE WON
•••••••••••••
Paris, Jan. 20. -The &legatee (ef
the League of Nations, it was learn-
ed Saturday night, will be:
. For Great Brltain-Lord Robert
Cecil and General. Jan Christian
Smuts.,
For France -Leon Bourgeois and.
'Ferdinand Larnaude, . Dean of the
Faculty- of Law ef the -Univeesity. of
Paris.
For Italy -Premier Orlando and
Vibeirio Scialoia..
For Japan -Viscount Chinda and
K. Cellist
For the United, States-Prasident
Wilson and Colonel Edward M.
House.
$8,000,000,000 FOR
NATIONAL WAR BONDS
A despatch from London says: -
The subscriptions to the National War
Bonds reached anal passed a total of
.21,600,000,000 before the close of
Saturday last, it is learned. The
Bank of England figures now available
show that during the final week of
the issue applications were made for
2102,980,202, making the grand total
for the Bank of England isspe of ap-
plications of 21,549,605,815. 'To this
has been added 150,986,240 subscribed_
1through the post office. The amount
therefore so far realized by the Na-
tional War Bonde. is 21,600,5924055.
OVER 3,500 INDIANS
ENLISTED F01 1NVA1
A despatch from Ottawa seye:-
A report issued by the Department
of Indian Affairs shows to what ex -
GREATEST VICTORY IN PARIS
A despatch from Paris sayer. -
Prince Lvolf, former Russian Pre- -
!flier, in a statement an Thursday
strongly' deprecated the decision of
the Supreme Council regarding Rues
sia. "We never thought," said Prince
Lvoff, "that the Confdrence would
commence its peace' work by tiqinV-
ing relations' with our tyrants. • .
The Bolsheviki have won their great-
est victory in Paris . . the de-
cision of the Council not only is of
danger to US to the 'Mit& V'or(1.;
It gives new impulse to anarehee"
P ETROGItAD EVACUATED
13Y BOLSFIEVIKI TROOPS
A despatch from Copenhagen
says: -The Bolshevik forces are cvace
tent men of Indian blood enlisted meting Petrograd and removing all
the Canadian forces. The report says
that riaore than 3,500 enlistments were
recorded "by the department. This
number presents approximately 135
per cent, of the Indian male popula-
tion of military age resident in the
nine provinces of the"Dominion. It is
pointed out further that many Indians
enlisted of whom the department ha
no record.
PRINCESS PATRICIA
TO RENOUNCE TIME
t,
A despatch from London says: --
Lloyd George has consented to Prin.
cess Patricia renouncing both her titla
off princess and her style of address
as her royal highness on her marriage.
The Princess, after her marriage, will
be known as Lady Patricia Ramsay.
She will now receive a considerable
fortune from her mother's estate.
rim NATIONAL DAY
OF INTERCESSION
Adespatch from Ottawa says: -
Sunday, February 16, has boen fixed
by the Government as a national day
of intercession that the deliberations
of the Peace Conference may result
"in the establislonett Of a world-wide
peace oe a just and permanent :Seen_
dation.".
stores, molding to a despatch to the.
Berlinske Tidendem from Helsingfors.
The despatch adds that Leon Trot.
zky, the Bolshevik Blinister of 'War,
is transferring his headquarters to
Nizini-Novgorod, and that the anti-
Bolehevik movement is growing
daily.
CHINA WILL REPATRIATE'
ALL TEUTONS UNDER SIXTY
A despatch from Pekin says: -The
Chinese Government has decided to
sequestrate all enemy property
China on February 12: The law call-
ing for the repatriation of eaemey
citizens will become effective March
L The only exceptions will be doe -
tors, invalidand all persona over 60
years of age.
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THREE BRITISH DIVISIONS
DISBANDING IN ITALY
A despatch from London vayea-
The British have three divisions in
Italy which are being reduced by 'de-
mobiliZation. _Probably only a frac-
tion of this force will be retained
tained after general &Mobilization to
form part of the allied army of "oc-
cupation in Austria, in nuonialre
with the wish of 141ield Mavahal Foch
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