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VOL. XXXIX NO.
50 Entered at Portland I Oregon j
Poytoffice as Second -Cias Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY- MORNING, DECEMI5ER 12, 1920
PRICE TEN CENTS
CONGRESS SETTLED
DOWN TO ITS WORK
SOVIET ARK REDS TRY
TO BLOW UP RUSSIANS
PLOTTERS DEPORTED WITH
GOLDMAX, BERKMAX.
FORECASTER SAYS
BREAD TO DROP CENT
UNIFQRM AUTO LAWS
IN NORTHWEST URGED
I flHRFI HIIRSTI RTS 1 caruso bursts blood
LnUIILLII Ullu I LUlUi uirccn niioiMn chmo
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j. num.
I IF FLOUR STAYS LOW
.. :
MILK AXD BULK COFFEE ALSO
I LOOLL UUI1II1U OWI1U
ARE SOLD FOR SOI
SPURS JAPANESE
SECRETARY OF STATE KOZER
'.SUBMITS PROPOSAL.
IXJIRY TO THROAT IS OT
SERIOUS; OPERA HALTS.
MAY TAKE SLUMP.
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STORM
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Agriculture Has First Call
for Assistance.
APPEALS FOR AID FRANTIC
Industries and -Business Are
Clamoring for Relief.
ALIEN PROBLEM SERIOUS
Johnson Bill Restricting Immigra
tion Develops Bitter Opposition,
Fate Still Hangs in Balance.
THE OREGON'IAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec. 11. Politicians of
the republican variety came to "Wash
ington in swarms during the week.
Organization and patronage matters
mostly the latter brought them here,
they admit, but, with all of their ac
tivities, the first week of the last
session of the 66th congress shows a
good record for legislative industry.
Even the visit of Senator Harding,
president-elect, to the national capi
tal, which featured the events of the
week, did not arrest the energy of
the lawmakers, who began early
Monday to get into action, working
early and late even today.
Congress returned in a serious
frame of mind, appreciating the need
for some sort of helpful legislation
for business and industry, as well as
some immediate check upon the flood
of immigration flowing In from war
ridden Europe.
Agriculture Has Firat Call,
The agricultural interests appeared
to have the first call for help, and
both the senate and house showed
signs of a mood to extend early aid.
Never before, perhaps, in years has
the senate been able to get down to
business with such rapidity as that
with which it took up the bill for
the revival of the war-finance cor
poration, proposed as a means of
financing European purchases of
American farm products. '
Almost every branch of Industry
and business is asking some help or
relief from congress. Business men
beseeched congressional leaders at
the opening of the session to give
uome grace for the payment of the
last installment of income and excess
profits taxes, falling due on Decem
ber 15, but this was abandoned for
two reasons there was not time to
enact the legislation ami the treasury
needs the money which would have
been withheld by any plan of relief.
Hnma Selfishness Is Prpnt
As usual, In working out economic
problems,' human selfishness is here
with a loud voice. Every fellow com
ing to town to get a helping hand for
his own industry or business com
plains f the high cost of living, de
nounces the profiteer and keeps a
straight face while he implores con
gress to get for him a fair return on
his own investments, at the same
time blaming many of the present
economic ills to government guaran
tees and cost-plus, contracts.
A shining example of this mental
a-ttitude toward fellow Industrie: is
offered in the resolutions 'adopted by
the farm bureau federation at Indian
apolis during the week, a copy of
which was sent to every senator and
member of the house. .
"We declare that the farmer is en
titled to compensation for his services
equal to actual cost of efficient pro
duction, and a reasonable return upon
hid capital invested," reads one of the
resolutions, but in dealing wit the
steel industry and, the railroads the
resolutions execute an about-face.
Principle Is I n-Amrrlcan.
"We denounce as un-American the
principle, and are opposed to guaran
teeing a fixed return to public utili-
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High Chiefs In Government Marked
for Death; Two" Held In "
Moscow Jail.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Members
of the party deported nearly a year
ago on the soviet "ark" Buford with
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk
man have attempted to blow up of
ficials of the Russian soviet govern
ment, according to information re
ceived today at the department of
justice.
The advices said Markus Orodow
ski and Arthur Katjee were in jail
at Moscow, for attempting to plant
bombs in a building occupied by the
general executive committee 5f the
soviet government. 3chnabel, for
merly head of the union of Russian
workmen, the reports said, had been
killed by the Japanese in Siberia
while engaged in railroad work.
.Peter Branky was reported to have
entered the ranks of the communist
party and to be associated "with the
international propaganda bureau at
Petrograd.
Hyman Perkins was said to be em
ployed in Odessa, both the Schatz
brothers are in Kiev and Paul Kova
loff is working on a tugboat near
Petrograd.
WASCO MAN IS STABBED
Knife Is Driven into Shoulder Dur
ing Quarrel at Wapinitia.
THE DALLES. Or., Dec. 11. (Spe
cial.) As a result of a quarrel at
Wapinitia, east of The Dalles, early
today, Louis McCoy tonight was nurs
ing a knife wound in the shoulder,
and Charles Delores, E. Barzee and
V. Fitzpatrick were under arrest,
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon. Delores is alleged by county
police officers to have done the
stabbing.
Thinking that McCoy was fatally
wounded, the trio procured an auto-,
mobile and attempted to escape. They
were arrested at Maupin. McCoy
will recover, according to Dr. J. L.
Elwood of Maupia, who is attending
him. '
U. S. INVENTS NEW GUN
7 00 Shots a Minute With Half
Inch Bullets . Weapon's Test.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Success
ful tests of a new machine gun fir
ing half-inch bullets and with at
least double the range of the caliber
.30 machine gun now in use, was an
nounced today by the war depart
ment. - The new weapon gave "re
markable results." the statement declared.-
" John M. Browning, inventor of the
Browning machine gun, collaborated
with war department experts in de
velopment Of the new gun. The tests
demonstrated "unusual possibilities,"
the announcement said. It was stated
that the new weapon had a maximum
rapidity of fire of 700 shots er min
ute and an efficient minimum of 400
shots a tpinute.
RELIEF SUNDAY PROPOSED
Herbert Hoover Asks Churches to
Aid European Victims. ,
CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 11. Herbert
Hoover, chairman of the European
relief council." today issued an appeal
to all churches to observe December
19 as national collection day and to
take part in the campaign to be
launched to raise J33,000,000 as Amer
ica's Christmas present to European
children.
The campaign will extend over the
holidays.
RAINY WEEK FORECAST
Occasional Rains and Generally
Unsettled Weather Coming.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Weather
predictions for , the week beginning
Monday aj-e: '
Pacific states Normal temperature,
unsettled-and occasional rains.
Northern Rocky mountain and pla
teau region Generally fair; the tem
perature will be moderate first half
and much lower second half of week.
Portland Sees Sun for
Only 30 Minutes.
TELEPHONE LINES ARE OUT
Telegraph Wires. Repaired
Except for Some Branches-.
HIGH SEAS ARE RUNNING
Logging Operations Suspended Be
cause of Falling Timbers and
Some Districts Flooded.
The sun peeped out between the
flying clouds at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon and poured his golden rays
through the well-washed air; Port
landers turned down their coat "col
lars, and the weather was balmy for
nearly 30 minutes. Then it started to
rain again.
The storm has passed, however ac-i
cording to "Weatherman "Wells, who
had received reports last night over
as many wires as had been repaired,
and therefore was in-a position to
know. No new damage was reported
from anywhere in the storm area,
though as communications were re
established further casualty reports
came In from almost every sector.
Telephone Service Affected.
The damage in Portland " appears
to have been confined to derangement
of telephone, telegraph and electric
light- services and the uprooting of
a few trees. Many roofs developed
new leaks, a few chicken houses
were blown over and their occupants
scattered and washing was blown
from lines, but withal, Portland es
caped lightly.
Many telephones throughout the
city were still out of commission last
night, but the telephone company has
promised the restoration v of normal
service by tonight. All available men
have been called in from construction
and installation and thrown as re
serves into the repair work and will
spend their usual Sunday holiday
climbing poles and splicing wires.
Teleirrapa Lines Repaired.
The "Western Union Telegraph com
pany, which Friday night was cut' off
from all communication south of this
city, reported that all wires had been
re-established except a few branch
lines to outlying districts.
bervlce on the Southern Pacific
lines, which suffered rather heavily,
was normal except on the Tillamook
line. This train was four hours late.
The heaviest sea and the highest
surf in years was reported yesterday
from many points on the coast, as
the aftermath of the storm. Several
sections of seacoast were Inundated
and bars were breaking , at all the
smaller harbors. At Seaside? Or., ac
cording to a telephone report, break
ers were dashing over the bulkhead
which separates the boardwalk from
the ocean, but no damage was done.
The road to Cannon beach was'
blocked at full tide' by a flood re
sulting, from the rising of the Necani
cuu river and the hirhest tide in re
cent years.
Log-g-tna; Operation Stopped.
Aberdeen, "vvasn., reported trains
held ,up by soft track on the Moclips
line. The business section of Ray
mond, "Wash., was partly under water
as the result of a record high tide.
Logging operations in that section
were suspended because of failing
timbers.
The center of the storm, according
to" weather bureau observations, had
moved eastward last night until it
hovered over the north pleateau re
gion of Montana and Wyoming. The
lowest barometerlc pressure reported
at 5 PL. M. was at Calgary, where
the glass stood at 29.22. The barom-
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PI6T0RIAL COMMENTS ON SOME TOPICS
Local Dairymen 'Declare Product
Will Stay at 14 54 Cents De
f spite Tacoma Price Cut.
Portland consumers who have
been watching for fcrice reductions
in foodstuffs may find a 1-cent re
duction in bread within the next
few weeks If flour prices do not con
tinue, to "fluctuate. The .recent 75
cent rise In flour to bakers fallow
ing 'a. Jump in the wheat market
caused a possible postponement - of
the drop, however, for bakers have
been waiting "for the market " to
stabilize, they saia yesterday.
. Coffee, too, has been showing a
narked downward tendency and re-
ductlons are expected as soon as the
new prices become effective to the re
tailers. Coffee reductions at present,
however,-, are expected to be confined
td bulk gr-adea. Packed stock Is in
fluenced somewhat by the prices of
containers and is less susceptible to
market changes.
Portland people will get small com
fort from the recent reduction of ZVi
cents ai quSrt on milk at Tacoma,
Wash., for ocal distributors hold out
little Immediate prospect for a decline
below 14 cents. The decline to a
12 cent level in Tacoma was largely
due to the condensery situation in
that region. The condensed milk
market has been seriously disrupted
by foreign market conditions. Many
plants have closed down and all are
paying much less for milk.
Seven condehseries In the Tacoma
Seatlle region have cloae'd, and dairy
men nave beei taking what they
could get for their milk, according to
J- W. Pqmeroy, manager of -the Ore
gon Milk Producers. Inc.
A possible reduction in the price
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
' The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46
degrees; minimum. 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably rain; westerly winds.
Deprtmnts.
Editorial, Section 3, page 10.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 4.
Moving pictures. Section 4, page 6.
Real estate and building. Section 4, page 10.
M usic. Section 4, page 7. I
Churches. Section 5, page 2. -
Schools. Section 5, page 8.
Books. Section 5, page 3.
Automobiles. -Section 6. k
Women's Features.
Society. Section 3, pa&e 2.
Women's activities. Section 4, page 8.
Fashions., Section 5, page 4.
Miss Tingle's column. Section 3, page 6.
AUVtion bridge. Section 4, page 2.
Madame Rtchet'a dreeitmaklnf column..
Section 5( page 4.
Special Features.
Horse car days are recalled. Magazine
section, page 1.
The man with the marryftig Jag. Maga
zine section, page 1.
Secretat-y to Jhe president; men who held
the job. Magazine section, page 3.
News of the world In pictures. Magazine
section, page 4.
Talks with T. R. Magazine section, page 5.
Beating Santa Claus at his own trade.
Magazine section, page 6.
Here's a new and uncrowded profession
for you. Magazine section, page 7. -'Amon?
Ub Mortals," by Hill. Magazine
section, page 8.
Interior decorations of home neglected by
lack ot appreciation. Section 5, page i.
Darling's cartoons. Section 5. page 7.
George Ade's modern fables. - Section 4,
page 5.
Rivers, creek's and lakes of state. Section
3. page 9.
Ancient custom revived. Section 3, page 12.
Great-great-grandniece of George Wash
ington to marry- Section 4, page 2.
Foreign,
Armanent of America spurs Japanese. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Constantino will arrive at Athens December
lit. Section 1, page 4.
Germans mae desperate efforts to swing
plebiscite fn upper Silesia. Section 1,
page 2.
Premier Lloyd George may have to defend
Irish policy in commons. Section 1,
page 22.
Soviet ark reds try bombing Russian of
ficials. Section 1, page 1.
National. '
Gridiron club gives statesman close-d-p view
of themselves. Section 1, page 8.
fcongress attacks seriously pressing prob
lems and headway Is noted. Section 1,
page 1.
Federal government refuses to help Oregon
improve Crater Jake situation. Section
1, page C.
Mark Sullivan says Chairman Will Hays
is much talked of as cabinet possibility.
Section 1, page1 22.
Personnel of navy urged by Rear-Admiral
Washington. Section 1, page 18..
Conference of Automobile Depart
ment Officials of Four States
May Be Called Shortly.
SALEM. Or.,' Dec. 11. (Special.)
Measures having for thg'ir purpose
the regulation of interstate traffic
as it relates to the operation of mo
tor vehicles and uniform laws for
all the northwest states will be sub
mitted to the legislatures of Wash
ington, California, Oregon and Idaho,
in case officials in 'charge of the
automobile departments of these
states comply ' with the request of
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, who
in a letter issued today urged a con-
ference at an early date to decide
upon regulations needed in handling
the traffic situation.
"The fact that there Is much in
terstate business In the northwest."
said Mr. Kozer i.i his letter, "and that
many residents of these states travel
f i om one state to another makes
matters relating to interstate traffic
a subject of interest to motorists.
For example, uniform laws should
exist especally in these states affect
ing motor vehicles enterlng'one state
from another, the length of time for
eign licenses may be recognized in
each- state, the registering of resi
dents o other states upon entry to
the states arid other similar matters.
"We all know that the interests of
the four states are co-related and
that the laws of some of them in
many respects are ind'efinite and
without provisions covering some of
the matters referred to. In view of
this condition it appears to me that
it would be productive .of good re
sults if a meeting of representatives
of the respective departments coulo.
be arranged at some central place
at an early ' date."
Domestic.
Billion dollar foreign trade corporation
launched. Section i.page 18.
Anti-alien land law of California has dras
tic provisions. Section 1, page 22.
Caruso bursts blond vessel in throat dur
ing song. Section 1, page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Fattier pf Bobby Stagg expected to sur
render In Seattle as real culprit in kid
naplng case. Section 1, page 7.
Uniform motor laws for northwestern states
urged by secretary of state. Section X,
" page 1.
Scale of $18 for women employed in Wash
lngton state hotels upheld by-supreme !
court. Section 1, page 0.
Lfeu tenant-Go vernor-elect Coyle finishes
first draft of committee organization of
Washington state senate. Section 1,
page 10.
Idaho seeks appoirftment of Governor Davis
as secretary of the interior. Section 1,
page 11.
Tacoma engineer prisoner flve years in
Mexican salt mine. Section 1, page 2u.
Sports.
Baseball document committee, named. Sec
tion 2. page 1.
Portland ranked second In aquatic sports.
Section 2, page 2.
Two thousand to be taught by O. A. C.
coaches. Section 2, page 3.
Conference football teams arrange sched
ules. Section 2, page 1.
Plans for Stanford stadium finished. Sec
tion 2, page 2.
Only clever boxers worry Gorman. Sec--tlon
2, page 3.
Harvard is quick to gain football knowl
edge. Section 2, page 8.
Commrrcial and Murine.
Wheat prices again advancing in north
western markets. Section 2, page 19.
Export demand and short covering lift
wheat at Chicago. Section 2, page 10.
General decline in stocks with, renewed
selling. Section 2, page 19.
Steamer Moerdyk, tempest tossed, unre
ported at Tatoosh. Section 2, page 18.
Seven tankers for oil line are named. Sec
tion 2, page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Laurelhurst' lots are sold - at auction for
- less than cost of street work. - Section
1. page 1.
Bread to drop cent if flour stays low. Sec
tion 1. page, l.
Bigger licejib squad needed. Section .1,
page 2d.
Forecaster declares storm is broken. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Portland symphony orchestra to give' popu
lar concerts. Section 1, page 15.
All fairs hitherto held to be outdone by
Portland's 1025 exposition. Section 1,
page 14.
Still Is operated- to finance sick -friend. Sec
tion 1, page ID. .
State board of forestry supports federal
control of woods. Section 1, page 15.
Fire Marshal ,;renfell ' sounds warning
against Christmas tree accidents. Sec
tion 1, page 10. . .
Meier & Frank Co. announces $5,000,000
- increase in capital stock. Section 1,
page 17.
Increase in gas rate to be argued before
commission Wednesday. Section 2,
page 20.
Homely gifts need of many poor families.
Section 2, page 4.
IN THE NEWS BY CARTOONIST PERRY.
Building Sites Cost Less
Than Street Work.
MARKET WILL BE AFFECTED
Throngs Crowd Hotel Ball
room; Many Turned Away.
FAMILY ROWS COMMON
Husbands and Wives Dispute Often
Over Bids to Be Made on Some
Lots Especially Wanted.'
Lots in Laurel hurst were sold at
suction yesterday for less than the
cost of the street Improvements, and
the Laurelhurst company, a- a condi
tion of the sale,, pays all the street
assessments. So cheaply did .he lots
go under the hammer that It is be
lieved that the realty market for
building lots will be materially af
fected for the next six months or a
year.
The auction was held in Cnc grand
ballroom of the Multnomah, hotel. So
great was the throng that people
could ndt all be accommodated, and
hundreds unable to wedge their way
into the ballroom had to turn away.
The auction was held in the hotel in
stead of a large tent on the y.ract,
as originally planned.
Sale Continues at Alsht.
Over 185 lots were sold during the
afternoon and evening sales running
the total for the first day of the auc
tion to the neighborhood of $185,000.
Of this amount $118,000 was paid dur
ing the afternoon for the 116 lots
'placed under the hammer. Bidders
crowded the room throughout the en
tire evening and not until a late hour
did the crowd in the ballroom begin
to dwindle away.
The highest bid of the day's sale
was made by W. F. McKenney, presi
dent of the Oregon State Motor asso
ciation, on a large corner lot over
looking Laurelhurst Park on the
south. He paid J2900 for the lot, said
to have been listed at J12.500. The.
record bid during the afternoon was
J2000, paid for the first lot auctioned.
James M. Andresen, 935 Couch, bought
an inside lot on Burnside street for
J1500 last night.
Bidders Captions at First.
The first lot sold was lot 1", in
block 78, and wept to E. W. Sanberg
for $2000. The lot faces Laurelhurst
avenue and East Davis street. Then
cirtne half a dozen' lots in block 81.
which is the highest part of the tract
south of the streetcar line, and these
rajnged arouftd $900 and ?975, al
though they had been on the market
for $3500.
As the first lota were put up the
bidding was cautious but as choic
lots began to- disappear the bidders
became bolder and higher prices were
received for less favored lots. Toward
the close the bidding became more
spirited, but always the lots were
knocked down at far below their mar
ket value, or even their assessed valu
ation. Many lots were sold at a shade
above the cost of the street Improve
ments and "some lots actually sold for
less thaf the street work.
Dealers Among; Bnyers.
Real estate dealers, house builders
and homeseekers proposed the audi
ence which packed the ballroom to
.the doors. The real estate dealers J
picked up bargains right and left,
either' buying lor their own specula
tion or to execute commissions for
clients. The building contractors were
as shrewd as the real estate dealers
and they bought freely, with the in
tention of erecting houses and selling
them. Obtaining the lots at such
bargains - will enable the builders to
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Tenor Finishes Act Before Seeking
Medical Aid; Audience Refuses
to Let Performance Go On.
NEW YORK. Dec. 11. Enrico Ca
ruso, tenor, burst a blood vessel in
his throat while Binging ak the
Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight.
The performance was stopped.
The accident, which it was said is
not serious, occurred during the first
act of Donizetti's "L'EIisir d'Amore."
but the singer did not stop until the
end of the act.
A physician then told him it would
be unwise to continue, for if he did so
the result might prove serious. In
addition, the blood in his throat in
terfered with his vocalization.
The manager, in dismissing the au
dience, said:
"Mr. OUruso assures nie he is will
ing and even anxious to finish, if you
wish him tof It is for you to decide."
"No," came the answer.
The hemorrhages were similar to
those which resulted from a ruptured
blood vessel while Mr. Caruso was
singing at the Metropolitan opera
house last Wednesday, it was said.
$1500 IS FOUND IN BERTH
Honest Pullman Porter Turns Over
Savings of Chinese on Way Home.
Because a negro Pullman porter
with the romantic name of Bertrand
Countee placed honesty above riches.
Jim Lee, an aged Chinese en route to
China to spend his remaining days,
will sail soon from San Francisco
with enough wealth t.3 last him until
he is called to his fathers.
Jim Lee. the China-bound, arrived
in Portland from Spokane, and upon
going to visit John Wo, 84 Second
street, discovered that his money bag
containing J1960, had been left be
neath the pillow of his Pullman
berth. - j
In company with John Wo and
Police Inspectors Coleman and Col
lins, the Chinese went to the Pullman
office where he learned that the por
ter had turned over the money bag.
The sum of $420 was missing, but
the porter said the money bag was
untied when he found it.
j Qf naving anythin& to do with the
missing J420. Jim Lee departed on
his return trip to China thankful that
a greater part of his money had been
found. - .
MOHAIR GROWERS ADJOURN
New Mexican President: Portland
Man Secrefarj -Treasurer.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 11. R. E. Tay
lor of Carlsbad, N. M., was elected
president of the National Mohair
Growers' association, succeeding - V
S. Grant of Dallas, Or..' at the annual
convention of the association, which
closed here today. Grant was presi
dent of the association for 11 years.
A- C. Gage of Portland. Or., was
chosen secreta.ry-treasurer.
Resolutions asking for a flat 'duty
of 25 cents abound on mohair, and
resolutions favoring the French fab
ric stamping bill to show the per
centage of wool fabric contained,
were adopted.
SNOW IS CAUSE OF FIRE
Slaking Lime Ignites Woodpile
and Flames Spread to House.
BEND. Or., Dec. 11. (Special.)
Lime, slaked by falling snow, set fire
to a woodpile, the flames spread to a
juniper tree, then jumped to the house
of J. E. Curley of this city. Chem
icals extinguished the blaze. The'
damage was small.
PONZI NOW BEHIND BARS
Gct-Kich-Quiek Scheme Promoter
: - Begins Prison Term.
FLTMOUTH, Mass., Dec. 11.
Charles Ponzi today started serving
his sentence of five years for fraud.
He obtained millions of dollars from
thousands of persons.
Ishii Tells League Check
Now Is Impossible.
THREE WEEKS' DEBATE FUTILE
Beginning of Reduction Not
Considered Likely.
EXPANSION . TO HALT
Covenant and How to Choose Four
Elected Members of Coun- '
cil Causes Kirt. "
GENEVA, Dec. ll.--(By the Asso
ciated Prcss.i World disarmament
must be a slow and gradual process,
the league of nations assembly com
mission which has been deliberating
on the questiun more than three
weeks decided today. Opinions of
leading members are that neither the
political situation nor public opinion
is yet ready for full realization of
the object. Even beginning reduc
tion of armament is not corsidered
possible.
The programme to be presented to
the assembly is to proceed in three
stages. The first involves an agree- .
ment between the powers to make no
further increase in armament. The
second will provide a gradual reduc
tion on a basis to be laid down by the
armament commission. The third will
provide for general and complete dis
armament when found that the situa
tion permits.
Japan Will ot Reduce.
Viscount lshii has given notice thai
Japan cannot reduce her armament
while the United States increases her
One conspicuous fact is the necessity
of propaganda to prepare the world
for a radical solution of the question.
The covenant again gave rise to a
long and confused debate. The ques
tion was how to choose the four
elected members of the council. The
committee, which decided the most
important point by only one majority,
proposed that the terms of these mem
bers be limited to two years and that
members shall be eligible for re-election
for two years more,' then in
eligible for re-election the succeed
ing four years. This provision is in
tended to facilitate access to the coun
cil to all members of the league.
Provision Protested.
Another provision which was more
stoutly contested apportioned mem
bers among the different continents.
Europe and the Americas getting
th!ee afid Asia one. The provision is
hel contrary to the covenant, which
povides the assembly shall "freely"
choose the mernbers of the council,
while apportionment would tie the
hands of the next assembly.
A dispute between Chile and Bolivia
in the assembly today has raised the
possibility of the withdrawal of one
country or the other from the league.
Chile Threatens to Quit.
The Tacna and Arica case was sub
mitted to the Assembly at the begin
ning of its session and soon reached
an acute stage involving Chile and
Bolivia in a serious dispute. Chile
renewed her opposition to th assem
bly hearing the case, while Bolivia
insisted on an immediate inquiry. The
Chtlean delegates threaten drastic ac
tion should the steering committee
decide to hear the case in -the present
assembly and the withdrawal of
either country is" considered a pos
sibility. Conditional acceptance by Holland
of the invitation of the league of
nations to contribute a portion of the
military force to be sent by the
league to the Vilna district for the
plebescite there was announced to
day. - The acceptance is subject to
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