VOk. XliV.- SO. 14,008.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FREEDOM GIVEN
RUSSIAN ill
Czar Yields Every Point
Witte Urges.
WITTE IS FIRST PREMIER
Shouts of "Hurrah for Liberty"
Greet the News.
STRIKE ALREADY BROKEN
Russians Free to Speak, Think,
Write . and Meet National As
senib1y Given Full Power. .
Suffrage Extended.
.Tin: CZAR'S GRANT OF LIBERTY.
First: Civil liberty based on the
Inviolability of person, freedom of
conscience and liberty of speech, union
and association.
SecondJ The electoral right 1? to be
immediately broadened in a measure,
and universal suffrage Is promised.
Third: The Douma (parliament) Is
to have legislative power, and the
supervision . of the administration of
all laws.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 30. (Mid
night.) "I am sure the American people,
who understand what freedom .is, and the
American press, which voices the wishes
of the people, nvill rejoice with the friend
ly Russian nation at this moment, when
the Russian people have received from his
Imperial Majesty the promises and the
guarantees of freedom, and will Join in
the hope that the Russian people will
wisely aid in the realization of those lib
erties by co-operating with the govern
ment for their peaceful Introduction. Only
thus will it be possible, jto secure the full
benefits of tho freedom conferred upon
the people."
Count Witte, Russia's first Premier, to
night sen the above message to the
American people through ttieAssoclated
Press. He .had Just arrived .at his resi
dence on Karamenlovrov Prospect from
Petcrliof, where in the Alexander Palace
the Emperor- two. hours before had given
his final approval to a manifesto and to
a programme whjch will forever end the
rule of absolutism exercised by him and
his ancestors for 300 years.
Czar Abdicates as Autocrat.
A simple perusal of the manifesto shows
how complete is the Emperor's abdication
of his autocratic power. Tho very style
of the document is clear and direct and
devoid of verbose, vague and bombastic
phraseology which heretofore has charac
terized His Majesty's manifestos. It not
only betrays the real authorship, but
shows that the Emperor at last his Ir
revocably bowed to the inevitable. He
does not even conceal the fact that the
discontent and agitation of his subjects
has driven him to take the step and prac
tically yields everything civil liberty, the
inviolability of person and liberty of con
science, speech and assembly. He not
only converts the farcical imperial Dou
ma, with only consultative power, into an
absolute legislative assembly, without the
assent of which no measure shall become
law, and before -which all governmental
authorities must answer, but promises
eventually universal suffrage.
The title, "Autocrat of All the Russlas,"
with which the manifesto begins, now
takes Its place with the title- of "King
of Jerusalem," borne' by the King of
Spain and the Emperor of Austria, and
"with other obsolete titles of European
sovereigns.
J. Picrpont Morgan, Jr., and George. W.
Perkins were with Finance Minister Ko
kovseff when the latter received the news.
It was a dramatic moment. The Minister
was called to the telephone, and, when
he. returned, he was greatly agitated and
said:
"Gentlemen, the old order of things has
changed, .Russia has a constitution."
The news spread like wildfire through
out the city. The revolutionists and act
ive agitators generally declared loudly
that the government's promises would no
longer suffice, and that the strike must
be continued.
Htrml ess Bomb Thrown .
In fact, an hour after the news became
know the revolutionists took occasion to
throw the first bomb In St. Petersburg
used since tho strike began. The incident
occurred ncarthe Polytechnio School, but
there Tvas no fatality. Practically all
clayses, except the Socialists and the ex
treme radicals- however, read the docu
ment with delight and amazement, and
declared that it could not fall to rally
the moderates to the support of Count
Witte.
Strike Prevents"" Spread of News.
J3y the irony of fate, while the strikers
arc clamoring for a constitution, It has
been impossible to persuade the striking
printers to resume work, and therefore not
a. single newspaper except the Official
Messenger will print the momentous docu
ment for distribution tomorrow. Arrange
ments, however have been made to pla
card the manifesto on every dead wall
In the city, and tho text will be tele
graphed tomorrow to every city, town and
hamlet with whlchjlicre is telegraphic
communication. It has also been read in
the -churches of the empire. -The.orclgn
embassies wcre notified, and lights are
burning late tonight in the chancellories,
where the news is being put Into cipher.
Official notifications will also be sent to
the Russian Ambassadors abroad.
- The effect throughout Russia is expect
ed to ba Instantaneous. While the revo
lutionists threaten an attempt to keep up
the present struggle, the best opinion is
that the backbone or the strike is broken,
but in the final analysis the effect will de
pend npon how far Count Witte will be
able to execute the task which he has as
sumed. Some persons high in the govern
ment Believe it will be necessary to use
ball cartridges to suppress the present
movement, but Count Witte appears con
fident. He has become the bridge where
by he people are to cross to constitution
alism. Russia's First Cabinet.
The ..Count already has tentatively, se
lected the members of his Cabinet. He
will himself hold no portfolio. All the
present Ministers excopt those of war,
navy and foreign affairs, will be retired.
Prince Alexis Obolensky. one of the
Count's former assistants In the Ministry
of Finance, will become Minister of In
terior; M. Romanoff, another former as
sistant to the Minister will take the
Finance portfolio; M. Konl. at present a
Senator, and Russia's ablest jurist, will
be Minister of Justice; M. Krosovsky,
president of the St, Petersburg Municipal
Council, wJH take the Ministry of educa
tion; and M. Zlegler von Schaffhausen,
chief of the railroad department of the
Ministry of Finance, will become Minister
of Ways and Communications.
Shout "Hurrah for liberty."
Iatc tonight, after the news got abroad,
crowds began marching up and down the
Nevsky Prospect, singing the national
hymn and hurrahing for liberty. It is sig
nificant that the great searchlight, h
has been lighting up the Nevsky Prob,.- -t
from the Admiralty tower for three
nights, was turned off tonight
A ludicrous incident occurred at mid
night near the university, when newsboys
with an extra edition of the Official Mes
senger hurried Into a crowd of strikers.
The Instant the news became known tho
strikers raised an uproarious cheer, and
the Cossacks, who were patrolling tho
streets, mistaking the Import of the dem
onstration, and, thinking the cries were
seditious, charged and dispersed the work
men with their whips.
At all the fashionable restaurants wine
was drunlT'to "Liberty and the constitu
tion." SIXG "GOD SAVE THE EMPEROR."
Jubilant Crowds Cheer CzRr and
Shout for Constitution.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 3L (5:15 A.
M.) Celebration of tins issuance of the
imperial manifesto still continues at 3
o'clock this" morning in many streets of
the city, wljcre crowds are singing the
national hymn, cheering for the Em
peror and shouting themselves hoarse.
The restaurants and cafes were closed at
2 o'clock, sending the crowds to the
street. The Coesack patrols were utterly
discomfited and confounded" and were
wholly at a loss to understand the mean
ing of the demonstration or why tho
crowds were singing "God Save the Em
peror," Russia's magnificent national an
them, Instead of the "Marseillaise."
The people displayed the utmost good
humor toward the Cossacks. They sur
rounded their -horses and patted the. rid
ers on the boots, shouting:
"You can go home now; we no Jonger
need you. We have liberty."
They bade the Cossacks to doff their
caps in honor of the constitution. After
2 o'clock the patrols were withdrawn from
the streets and the ordinary night forco
of policemen was left.
Soon after midnight a crowd of several
hundred men collected In the great square
before the Winter palace and sang a
chant from the church liturgy dedlcatetd
to the Efbperor and the national anthem;
and finished with rousing cheers for His
Majesty and the imperial family. Then
they marched to the barracks of the
Preobrajensk of guards and demanded
that the regimental hand lead the pro
cession. Disappointed there, they continued to,
the barracks of the Pavlovsk guards onl
the same errand, but the soldiers, mis
understanding the purpose of the dem
onstration, threw open the gates of the
court and threatened to Are unless the
crowd made off at once, when tho manl
festants fled in terror. In the Nevsky
Prospect there was some rough play, but-
the boisterous ones formed an inconsider
able portion of the crowds.
There were no illuminations or other
formal demonstrations, the population of
the capital having lived too long under a
regime under which all initiative for out
ward festivity came from tho police.
WITTE'S LIBERAL PROGRAMME
Plan of Reform Czar Accepts lo Be
Taken as Guide.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct SO. Count
Wlttc's report to the Emperor, who' in
scribed thereon, "To be taken for guide,'
is as follows:
"Your Majesty has deigned to indicate
to me directions for a government In
consideration of the actual state of Rus
sia, "The agitation of human society Is not
the outcome of partial imperfections In
the social and governmental regime or of
actions organized by tho extreme ele-'
mcnts. Its roots arc much deeper. ' It
took birth in the violation of the balance
between the moral aspirations and the
exterior forms of Russian society.""''
"Believing that Russia aspires to laws
based on civil liberty, the chief problem.
of the government consist in making ef
fective, even beforo approval by the State
Douma, all elements of civil -liberty, in
the elaboration of normal legislative
measures giving equality before the laws
to all Russians without distinction of race
or religion.
The problems, ensuing consist In tho
establishment of legislative forms seeking
to guarantee the benefits of civil, political
and economic liberty. These benefits
should be extended to the masses, of tho
people under the "reserves safeguarding
the laws in an civilized countries.
"It must be realized, then, that these
objects cannot, bo attained Immediately,
as no government could suddenly prepare
Concluded en race S.)
Big ODDS GIVEN
I JEROME SIDE
independent Candidate Makes
Great Inroads on the
Votes of Machines .' .
WHOLE NATION HELPSHIM
Voluntary Campaign Contributions
Pour In TJntcrmyer Gives GcnT
crously Jerome's Campaign
Cry in Every 3fouth. .
NEW TORK. Oct. 3. (Spocial.)-A
week ago Tammany men were offering
5 to 1 that District Attorney Jorome
would not be re-elected, and there were
no takers. A fev days later, F. J. Don
ald and Harry R. Sadler put up foOOO even
on Jerome, against J. J. Judge' $5000 on
Osborne.
Odds on Jerome are dally lengthening
in his favor. They opened today at 10 to
S.and closed at 10 to
On the Broad-street curb, Ames" and
Newman bet JC000 on Jerome to I . M.
Teichman's $2400; A. J. Cohn, J1000 on
Considerable Osborne money
sight, but 10 to 6 was asked,
Jerome to Bunnell & Co.'s $050.
was In
and the
Jerome men refused it.
At the Fifth-Avenue Hotel Harry M.
Tod bet $1000 on Jerome, to Fiank Hill's
$700; $100) to $700 with Edward Slier, and
510 to JG50 with Walter Meehan. He has
H5.OD0 more to bet at the same odds, but
the best offers were 10 to t.
Frank Cusack, at the Hoffman House
tonight, offered 516,0)0 on Jerome In $1000
lots at 10 to 7, but got no takers. He
finally placed 53000 In J SCO lots at 6'.t
A pool of 523,000 has been raised by
Jerome's friends and will be offered to
morrow at.10 to 6. '
An Independent candidate, barred off all
the tickets, ruling as an even-money
favorite!
It is an unheard-of condition, and la
probably the most remarkable feature of
a remarkable campaign. -
Cash Comes From Everywhere.- ,
Jerome's battle has attracted,
over the Union, although
elded simply by the voters of Now Yorki
City. 4 '
He has received cash contrlbtytons. and
letters of ncjuragment rpoYf every
where. I. J. Travis of; WJehfta. Kan.",
sent 53. and asked heDlstrtct Attorney
to draw on him forjSe . Jf
"By the time the"draL'achesc, I
.will have sold my crops'-he explains
4 ?SJ&c jf:
THE
A United States naval officer stationed J
at Manila sends 523. j
"You would have been a dandy In our
profession." he writes.
Five Maine woods guides unite In a con
tribution. An actor playing In London
sends 510. The noncommissioned officers
of a battery stationed on Gove"rnors"Isl
and make up 523. A' railroad conductor
on the Grand Trunk Railroad, running
through Canada (he's a Canadian sub
ject, too), forwards 510. with the hope thaf
-"It will help to elect a good fighter and a
square man." -A farmhand near Calll
coon. X. Y. (In the upper end of the
state), sends 51 Tony" Bennett, on be
half of a. number of the-Delaware Bay
pilots, forwards 518 rom Capo May, N.
J., ISO mlles-away. William-Dillon, -on
behalf of the telegraph operators In Chi
cago, sends 535.S0.
These arc just a few of the unique out--side
contributions. In the city, 'of course,
he Is getting all sorts of money In all
sorts of ways., .
Untermycr's Big Donation.
For example, Jerome and a few friends
were talking - the other night regarding
the-absolute necessity of' demonstrating
to the electors the proper way to vote a
split ticket. Samuel Untermyer, one of
th'e biggest legal practitioners in the city,
spoke up:
"Every registered voter . In the city
should' receive a circular showing exactly
how'he can vote for- Jerome and still vote
for any ptber candidates he desires on
other tickets," he deelalfed. "This should
be sent in "a. plain envelope, with a 2-cent
stamp,.to Insure Its being opened."
"It's' fine," sald Jerome. ,"But think of
the expense, Sam. It keeps me-1 busy
finding funds." as It Is.' .' .
"How much .would It cost?" asked Un
termyer sharply.
"Well, the 'Postage alone jtor 323,000 cir
culars would be '.55500," calculated' Jerome,'
slowly. "Th'en the iprlntlng-and the ad
dressing, and mailing well. I should say
It would be between 510,000 and 51,000."-
"All right. Billy." responded Unter
myer. "Just wipe that off your mind.
I'll draw up the circular myself and see
it goes out. It won't cost you a cent. We
will call It my contribution to your
fund."
And so it was settled.. .
Cry Ls "Where Did You Get It?"
Jerome ' is making an average of five
speeches? a night. The keynote of every
one of these talks Is the same:
"Charlie Murphy, where did you get It?"
He points out the fact that Murphy,
w:oijth nothing a few years ago. Is now
"WorthsoUHons, and he Inquired again:
'CharlfeWurphy. where did you get It?"
Jcromo JlsRlunt,, plain talker. - He is
demoting considerable attention to J,. Ser
geant Cram, chairman of Tammany's
general committee, a leader In society
and" Murphy's great friend. The District
Attorney declares that Cram rules the
jman-ho .rules Ncw York, because the
to break Into soicty. Here is
one of
on the
'Jerome's characteristic spccchc
subject: , . -i
Rulcii by the 'Uoss Boss.
It wouldn't be so bad to be ruled by a
bos?, but It does make us feel small to be
; ruled by a bora's boss. That's pretty bad.
(Concluded on Page 4.)
MAN OF THE HOUR IN RUSSIA
COUNT.5EKCItiSDE-TVTTJTE
OREGON NEEDS
FULL STRENGTH
Hard Fight Required to Secure
Appropriation 'for the
. Columbia Bar.
HANDICAP TO OVERCOME
Onlyllopo to Sccnre Continuing Con.
tracts by "Sending Clean, Strong
. . 3Icn to Congress in Place
of Disqualified Ones.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Oct. 30. In view of the atti
tude assumed by Secretary Taft and
the fact that there will be no river and
harbor bill this Winter, It seems abso
lutely certain that no appropriation can
be -secured for the mouth of the Co
lumbia River at the coming: session if
Oregon, has but one" representative in
Congress, and, even if the other three
places should be filled by new men, the
chance- of securing the much-needed
appropriation would still be remote.
Army engineers, who recognize the
importance of pushing work on the Co
lumbia River bar, and who have every
confidence that the project now Under
way will provide a channel deep enough
to meet all the Immediate demands of
Portland's commerce, are anxious that
an appropriation shall be made this
Winter. They want at least $1,250,000;
unless they get It, they admit that
work will have to be suspended without
securing- a -40-foot depth, and, further
raoxc, discontinuance of work while the
Jetty remains unfinished means retro
gression and waste, which will ulti
mately increase the cost of the project
beyond the original estimate.. These en
gineers are fully cognizant of the need
of early completion of the Jetty, they
realize the necessity of a deep channel
across the bar to accommodate rapidly-growing-
commerce, and have hopes of
getting a 40-foot, depth before the rail
way down the north, bank of the Co
lumbia reaches, 'Portland. But their
hand are-tied; they cannot go to Con
gress ane recommend this appropria
tion over the head of their superior,
MrsSafL
Only nope Continuing Contrac.
Howevej-. before Mr. Taft announced
his position Major Langfitt prepared
and submitted his annual report, in
whth he pointed out the necessity for
': .A
a further appropriation and this report
is now of record. It Is the only official
document which could be used as a
basis for Congressional action, but it is
sufficient ground. If there Is ample
force behind It.
It will be absolutely out of the ques
tion for any delegation from Oregon,
aided by the delegations from Washing
ton and Idaho, to secure the passage of
a special act making- the appropriation.
Any such bill would at once be seized
upon by delegations from other states,
other appropriations would be added
until It became a virtual river and har
bor bill, apd then It would be defeated
by the House committee on rivers and
harbors, and by Speaker Cannon' and
his supporters.
There appear to be only two ways
in which appropriations for the Colum
bia River can be secured this Winter?
One by attaching an amendment to
some general appropriation act, which
is a very precarious method of legisla
tion; the other and more feasible plan
is to pass a special act or attach an
amendment to the sundry civil bill
making; the Columbia bar project a
continuing- contract, thereby placing it
on a footing with other continuing con
tracts for which appropiatlons will be
made in the next sundry civil bill,
which Is certain to pass at the coming
session. Once this project becomes a
a continuing contract. It does not need
further consideration by the rivers and
harbors committee, but is provided for
by the appropriations committee and
receives an appropriation each year as
money Is needed, regardless of whether
or not the river and harbor bill Is
passed.
.Mighty Effort Required.
But It will require a mighty effort to
have this project made a continuing con
tract. One man from Oregon cannot ac
complish It. nor can one Oregon man,
aided by 'the 'Washington and Idaho dele
gations, accomplish It. Notwithstanding
the fact that the Columbia River Is an
Interstate stream and Improvements of
that river benefit Washington and Idaho
as well as Oregon, the fact that Portland
Is the most direct beneficiary from the
Improvement of the mouth of the river
has caused Congreas to look upon the bar
project as belonging very largely toOre
gon and for this reason It falls upon
Oregon to take the Initiative In the cam
paign to secure an appropriation for con
tinuing work on the Jetty. If Oregon has
no representation In the House to press
the Interests of the Columbia River, but
must depend entirely upon other states,
the House will not listen to any proposi
tion to make the bar project a continuing
contract.
Oregon Xeeds Full Delegation.
Oregon would be no better off If Repre
sentatives Hermann and Williamson
should present themselves and urge the
passage of such legislation". They would
Injure rather than aid the cause they ad
vocated, for the House would resent ac
tivity on their part, If it did not deny
them the right to seats under existing
(Concluded on Page -4.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTTHRDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58
dr.: minimum, 45 dtg.
TOD.VT'3-Falr; easterly winds.
BuMta.
Czar jrants full liberty and legislative power
and appoints Witte Premier. Page 1.
Wltte'n plan for reform, of government. Paje 1.
Wild enthusiasm In St. .Petersburr over
Czar's manifesto. Pajte 1.
Monarchists bees;e students at Moscow and
troops relieve them. Pae 3.
Strike spreads to Finland and riots occur in
many cities. Pace 3.
rbrelra.
French Chamber rrants amnesty and Paul de
Roulide starts borne. Paf-e 4.
Bloodless duel on Paris street. Paza 4.
China's modern army makes rood shewing at
maneuvers. Page 4.
XatloBal.
Von Buelow says Germany wants trade treaty
with United States. Page 4.
Oregon's need of full delegation in Congress
to sccnre appropriation for Columbia bar.
Pace 1.
Admiral Train and his son attacked by Chi
nee: mob. Pace 5.
President arrives in Chesapeake Bay. Page 5.
De-is estlc.
Thirteen persons killed in train wreck in
Miwouri. Pare 2.
Boston polled on trail of doctor who killed
Miss Gear; Nathan confesses. Page 5.
Politic.
Big odds given that Jerome will be elected.
Pace 1.
Election board shuts Jerome oft Republican
ticket. Page 1.
Sports.
University of Idaho defeats University of
Washington S to- 0. Page 7.
Faclae Coast.
Oregon Supreme Court decides that Portland
Municipal Judga has power of Jotitico of
seace. Pace 8.
Clareno Robretta may be indieted by Idaho
Federal grand Jury for conspiracy. Page 8.
Girt horsethlef spent money to buy her fine
clothes. Fajza 6.
Washington Grain Commission endeavors to
break combination of wheatbuyers. Pago a.
North Coast Railway wtll ssk franohlse to
enter Walla Walla. Pace 7.
Investigation of Wajla Walla penitentiary and
charges against Warden Keen.- Page B.
Commercial and Marine.
Lick of flour orders causes weakness In
wheat market. Page 15.
Oregon potatoes sell well at San Francisco.
Tage 15.
Fluctuations in what at Chicago. Page 13.
Sharp rise at opening of stock market not
maintained. Page 13. '
Eleven vessels will take out grain and flour
during November. Tage 14.
rertlaad and Vicinity.
Estimated cost of road now building and
those projected on which actual work has
begun la the Northwest is 151,000,000'.
rage- 10.
Proposed amendments to the initiative and
referendum law may exclude two that
were suggested. Page 10.
Idaho tak.i sixty-four medals for agricultu
ral exhibits, of which fifty-eight are gold.
Page 14.
Judge Frazcr decides a second time against
ticket brokers. Page 11.
Practical Joker summons a score or more
persons to Police Station . to answer al
leged offenses. Page 10.
Northwest will take united action in face of
the crisis which Improvement of Columbia
River must meet. Pace 1.
Follce record for October is a heavy one
Page 11.
Men arrested for beating way In boxcar say
they paid employe for the ride. Page W.
UNITED ACTION IN
FACE OF CO
Deepening of Columbia
River Demanded.
PUBLIC OPINION IS AROUSED
Portland and Northwest Will
Work for Improvement,
CAMPAIGN TO BE PLANNED
Commercial Organizations of City
and Influential Men of Three
States to Urge Congress to
Make Appropriations.
SUMS NEEDED FOR COLUMBIA
RIVER.
Every day spent in idleness on the
Columbia Jetty means the expenditure
of additional dollars, made ncefsary
by the deterioration and destruction of
the temporary work now in use by the
engineers. According to the estimate
made by the board of engineers, which
planned the Jetty. It will require an ex
penditure of ?1.S15,000 more than la
now appropriated or pledged to com
plete the project. The engineer In
charge In his annual report has recom
mended that an appropriation of $1,150.
000 be made to cover the exnenss of
construction on the Jetty project up
to the end of the fiscal year of 1007.
To complete the Celllo project will
require $3,779,000. and the engineer's
office has asked for $1,250,000 to carry
the work until the end of June. 1007.
The sum required to deepen the Co
lumbia and the Willamette between
Astoria -and Portland is estimated at
2.C73.60O. The engineer's office has
recommended that ?623,00O of this
amount be appropriated to conduct the
work for the same length of time as in
the othey project
Portland, the State of Oregon, and
the entire Northwest stand as a unit in
urging Congress to make the necessary
appropriations for the Columbia River
improvements. Public sentiment is
aroused to the necessity for action,
and all are ready to follow the advice
of Representative Burton, given to a
Portland man, that the way to secure
recognition for Oregon projects by Con
gress was by earnest, untiring and
ceaseless efforts well directed.
The commercial bodies of Portland,
the state at large, and the Northwest
are making ready for the struggle, not
blindly or heatedly or rashly, but cool
ly, quietly and earnestly. No hasty ac
tion Is to be taken, but caution Is man
ifest on every side. There will be no
headlong- rush into resolution, but a
careful, steady plan of campaign will
be mapped out after the true condition
of affairs has been discovered, and It
Is known by what path Congress In gen
eral, and the rivers and harbors com
mittee in particular, can best be ap
proached. When those conditions have
been made plain, and the plan has been
determined upon, then the business and
commercial organizations of the entire
district will join with the public men
and with the Congressional representa
tives in a systematic campaign.
Seek Cause of Taft's Action.
Men in Portland who have been In the
past and are now- In close touch with
Mr. Burton, chairman of the committee
on rivers and harbors of the House,
and those who can open communication
wtthpther sources of Information, are
now making an effort to find out why
it is that Secretary Taft has set hla
face against the recommendations for
aproprlatlons. These men will try.
with hope of success, to learn the truo
reason that actuates the Secretary In
taking- the course he has. and from
their Information to plan the means for
combatting' the stand. Upon the result
of this Inquiry will depend the plan of
battle. If battle there is to be.
If the step Is one of administrative
economy taken In- the face of the com
ing presidential election as a measure
calculated to cut down the total of Gov
ernmental expenditures, it will be
shown that such a policy as regards the
Columbia jetty project alone will be
fal?c economy for the reason that It
will entail the loss of vast sums al
ready spent by the Government by tne
deterioration of the works now In
course of construction. But whatever
the cause., once It is known definitely,
the forces of the Northwest will be put
In motion and they will only stop when
they have shown Congress fairly and
fully that It is an absolute necessity
for an appropriation to be made at the
coming session. It will be made plain
by facts and figures and statements oC
condition that the future prosperity,
growth and permanent welfare of Port
land and of a large part of tho North
west is dependent upon the continuous
prosecution and speedy Improvement
of the Columbia River.
Whatever tho plan may be. whether
delegations working In harmony with.
Sonator Fulton, Senator Ankcny and
Representative Jones, and other North
western Congressional representatives,
or resolutions or memorials, or concur
rent telcjrraras from all organizations
throughout the district, or other moans
of expressing the wishes and desires of
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