THE MORNING OREGONIA. 3IONDAY, JUNE ,22. 1914.
PRESIDENT'S POWER
IF! CHINA IS LARGE
Proposed Constitution, Which
Dr. Goodnow Approves, Is
One-Man Affair.
WESTERN IDEAS MODIFIED
If lif redtlve tf gislttiive Body Cart Is
Developed, It Will EierdBe Great
. Pdwvt Disorders Justify
Ttutn's Conservatism.
f KklN, iuiis 41. tr. Ff&fik j.
Abw, who plans to give up big post of
adviser to the Ffesiaeht of China, and
return to America In August to become
president of JoHns HopKlfls TlnlVef"
Slty, Is pleased with the revision, of the
provisional eonstltutlofl ef this coun
try. 'fhoUgh the revision of the con
stitution is criticised and ridiculed by
the foreign press published in China,
the Chinese press not daring to do so.
JMr. Oeodnow says It lit much 1IM the
drafts which he dreW tip at the request
of the President. "It is modeled In a
large measure," says Goodnow, "on the
Japanese constitution, making: allow
ance for a president as differing from
.n Emperor."
The revised constitution gives the
President dictatorial powers. Me has
held them hitherto ts sueh ah extent
as any single man can be a dictator,
but not legally.
Occidental Idea Adapted to Asia.
"Japan's constitution," Goodnow ex
plains, "has been a successful attempt
to adapt Ideas of European representa
tive government ts an Asiatic people
that has always had an autocratic gov
ern merit The last two years espe
cially Show that the Japanese people
are getting control of their govern
ment.
"The President has, in the first
place, practically supreme power Over
the executive and administrative
branches of the government lie sp'
points all civil and military officers
and has the power to dismiss all off!
cials, with the Single exception of
judges. His exel-dlsa of this power is
hot subject to the ecintrdl of the Leg
lslature.
"He has powef to Issue ordinances
not contrary to law' to promote public
welfare, as well as execution of law.
In times of urgency, when the Legisla
ture cannot be called together, he has
the power to Issue ordinances which
supersede existing law. These ordi
nances must be submitted to the Leg
lslature for approval, and If disap
proved become void. Thus the presi
dent has concurrent power of legisla
tion.
Effeetlve Parliament Possible.
"If, however, a legislative body
which is at all effestive can be de
veloped, it Is hardly to be doubted that
it will exercise great influence over
the President's Dower of legislation
If the body is Incapable it will Mot
hamper him. If if is erreetlve and real
ly represents the people the president
will not be likely to use his power of
veto in serious matters.
, "The success of the revised Consti
tution depends pn th taction of the
President. It is rny belief and opinion
that the President- is sincerely deslr
ous of contributing to the establish
ment of a form of representative gov
ernment Which will permit China to
solve the problems that are Before her.
President Yuan Is Unaccustomed to the
forms and practices of constitutional
government as it is Been in Europe
and America. He must also be guided
in much that lie does br those who are
about him and must make use of the
means which are at his command. He
is naturally Inclined to take a eon
servatlve rather than a radical view
of the situation. The disorders in the
country prove that such art attitude
on his part is correct."
MINERS LAUNCH A UNION
(Continued From First Page.)
til President Moyer has -had an oppor
tunity to outline his policy.
The seceders have an executive com
mittee of 30, a majority of Whom are
known to be members of the industrial
Workers of the World. The chairman
of the committee la J. E. Bradley, one
of the leaders of the I. TV. W. in Butte.
Mover to Aaaonace Plan.
The regulars of the Butte local of
the Western Federation of Miners, tin
der the leadership of Charles II. Mover,
president of the Federation, yesterday
obtained from the present Officers of
the local union and the recently elected
officers who are to take office in July,
their resignation, hoping to hold new
election and thereby save the Butte lo
cal from being disrupted.
Moyor last1 night announced that he
had the resignations and that the com
plete plan he had formulated to nave
the union would be announced at the
regular meeting of the union Tuesday
night. Moyer announced the resigna
tions last night, hoping to forestall ac
tion such as the seceders took today.
The Western Federation holds con
tracts with the mine owners and, be
sides the miners, has jurisdiction over
all other mine workers, including hoist
ing engineers, carpenters, timber men,
blacksmiths. ropemen. electricians,
teamsters, machinists and Boiler
makers. All of these are affiliated
with the American Federation ef La
bor. The Western Federation has the
power by its contract with the mine
owners to cay who may be lowered Into
the mines and the Federation's agent
at the mines has the power to order the
engineer not to lower any of the seced
ers into the workings.
Under the contract between the Fed
eration and the mine owners the Fed
eration, if It has not enough men in
Butte to work the mines, must furnish
them from the outside.
MINEOWIfERS NOT ETVOIVKD
Trouble Ine to Kffort to Dislodge
Federation ITom Montana.
K difference between miners and
mlneowners enters into the situation
at Butte. Mont. The trouble lies lit the
ranks of the miners themselves. It is
an effort successful so far, to dislodge
the Western Federation of Miners from
Montana. -
This is the statement of Thomas W.
Gerber, a newspaperman who has just
returned from Butte, where he had an
opportunity to observe what was going
on.
"The situation is critical. he said
last night. "Most of the people there
acoept it as only the beginning. They
do not look for any more violence right
away, but expect a long struggle. Fur
thermor. SO per cent of the people are
In sympathy with the 'striking miners,
"The -Issues are clearly defined. A
week ago Friday the miners walked
out of two big mines "because they had
decided not to show their cards to the
walking: delegates. They had for a
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longf time been paying; heavy assess
ments for the support of strikes In
other states. iJlssatlsfactlon with what
they regarded as undue levies on their
pay checks resulted in the organized
refusal to show their cards.
"It is the generally acoepted opinion
In Butte that the 'secessionists,' as
they are Called, deliberately appointed
a committee to wreck the did Miners'
Union Hall and destroy the records.
This Is practically the only violence
there has been.
The position taken by the mineown-
erS Is open and antagonistic to none.
They have a signed contract with tho
Miners' Union and declare they are go
ing to live up to It. Under the contract
they can employ only union men and
the 'secessionists' are barred."
SWIMMING POOL SOUGHT
Vancouver Council and Commercial
Club "Committee Investigate.
VANCOUVER, wash., June 21. (Spe
cial.) The need of a swimming pool
for -hoys here has been so pressing for
several years that the City council
and the Vancouver Commercial Cluo
are looking for a place where boys
may swim without ainger At least
half a dozen bovs have been drowned
while swimming m the Columbia River
In the past few years.
A committee composed or v. J. Kin
ney, president of the Commercial Club;
City Engineer B. I Dorman and Coun
cilman George B. Schuele, last evening
visited Burnt Bridge Creek, Just out
side of the city and hot far from the
carllne, to A. Falk's fine picnic grounds.
where a couple of swimming holes are
cot deep en oust h to be dangerous, A
Spring board and other paraphernalia
could be built at trifling cost. Mr.
Falk may either donate or lease the
ground. The committee will report at
the next Council meeting.
Colonel's Cornisin-In-IMTr I Safe.
WASHINGTON. June 21. tndon
Warner, of the Smithsonian Institu
tion, whose relatives feared he -was
lost In a prairie fire In the heart of
Mongolia, Is safe, according to word
received here today. Mrs. Warner, who
waa formerly Miss Loralne Roosevelt.
cousin of Colonel Roosevelt, is in
Shanghai.
LA GRANDE IN GAY DRESS
ORBOON JrtETAIL MERCHANTS TO
BBOIN CONTENTION TODAY.
Three Days to Be Devoted to Baslaess
and Pleasure, Ideladlng Street Danee
and Aatomobllfl Trip la Valley.
t,A GRANDE, Or., June 21. (Spe
cial.) Finishing touches were -put on
the preparations' for the entertainment
of the Oregon Betail Merchants con
vention, which convenes here for three
days tomorrow. The city presents a
gala appearance, being decorated
throughout the business ' Section with
bunting, flags and vari-colored pen
nants. A number of delegates arrived here
today in time to witness the Eastern
Oregon tnotorcyole races. The larger
portion will arrive by special train to
morrow morning, and will bo met by
the La Grande band and escorted to
the hall, whero routine business will
take Up their time Until Tuesday even
ing, when a grand community ball will
be held on the oavement on Adams
avenue, delegate badges to servo as an
introduction to all ladles danolng.
Wednesday morning 150 automobiles
will take the delegates for a tour of
the valley. They will travel the foot
hill road, so as to view the valley aS
a whole, to Summerville. and return
through the center of the valley by
way of Imbler, Union and Hot Lake,
making stops at each place. For
Wednesday afternoon the moat complete
wild West show, consisting of racing,
bull-dogging, broncho-busting and all
bUckarou events has been arranges.
Riders of wide renown will exhibit
their dexterity for the pleasure of La
Grande's guests.
On Wednesday evening a farewell
banquet, prepared end served by 4U0 of
the Neighborhood Club members, will
be spread.
Nothing is beine spared to make this
the banner affair for the visiting mer
chants. Tho La Grande band, the La
Grande orchestra and the Lo Grande
quartet, besides solos and instrumental
music, together with after dinner
speeches, will complete the programme.
Much speculation is afloat as to which
will be the lucay city chosen as the
Meeting place for the lflt convention.
While It Is understood that bids for this
honor will bo registered by Eastern
Oregon towns, It is expected that some
Willamette Valley city will be the
victor.
COLOMBIAN LOBBY
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Attacks on Americans and Ac
tivity Over Canal Treaty
Arouse Senators.
LETTER TO T. R. GIVEN OUT
eenor Eeoubar Heseuto Chevrgo of
Blackmail Against His Nation
and Says Colonel's Own Con
science Accuses Him.
WASHINGTON, June It. Part of the
opposition to ratification of the treaty
that proposes to apoioglxe to Colombia
and pay that nation 125,000,000, besides
making concessions as to rights In the
Panama Canal that tho United Stales
Itself does not enjoy, will center
around the recent activities of Consul
General Escobar, of Colombia. Senor
Escobar has been conducting an exten
sive lobby that has sent out from New
Tork much literature praising the pro
visions of the proposed agreement and
denouncing, frequently In savage
terms, American citisens who have op
posed the apology and the money pay
ment to his country.
Borah t Ura laverjtlaattoa.
Senator Borah, ot Idaho, who. with
Senator Smith, of Miohlgah, will be
active in opposing the ratification of.
this treaty, have been supplied with
copies of the literature being sent out
to Influence the press and with evl-i
dence of other lobbying work by thei
Colombian representatives. They will
submit the documents to the Senate
and ask- an Investigation.
Every Benatur and every Representa
tive in Congress recently received from
Escobar a Copy of a letter addressed
to Colonel 'Roosevelt In reply to the
former President's interview ehsrac
terixihg the proposed 2S,O00,0OO gift
as blackmail. Escobar In this com in u
nlcation used abusive language con
cerning Colonel ltoosevelt, and wound
lip With a plea for a return to the
"golden" traditions of the United
States.
In his letter to Colonel Roosevelt
Benor Escobar said:
"In 1904, when you were the execu
tive power at Washington, you lent to
the Congress of the United States, -one
ef the most august ' bodies uf men, a
message dealing with Colombia In
Which Were made such misstatements
that I felt called on to refute them in
an article published In the North Amer
ican Review for January, 1904.
Colonel's Reply Called "Tirade."
"In the Vear 1911 (October T) you
published in The Outlook a cowardly
tirade against coiomoia ana me Co
lombian people, again full of misstate
ments. Upon that provocation 1 sent
you an epen letter contradicting flatly
your libelous aoousations and hurling
back at you your favorite epithets, but
you did notdeem it necessary to an
swer me either substantiating your
charges or gainsaying my counter
charges. "You satisfied public Opinion with
that overbearing declaration, saying:
'No, t don't Intend to pay any more at
tention to it (my letter) than I would
to tho ravings of Debs or any other
crazy Socialist on the McNainara trial,'
thush intending to classify me wlthi
people with whom I have nothing In
common, forgetting to look up my rec
ord during the long years that I have
lived in your country, oven in the
classrooms of -one ot your most famous
universities, almost as famous as the
one where you procured your versatile
month when you emerged from
the Brazilian Jungle your first out
burst as of relief was the charge or
'blackmailer' hurled again at Colombia
"And now,' even before you had. time
to embrace your dear ones at home,
you corns out against Colombia again,
declaring that the amount stipulated
to be paid to her In tho new treaty la
'blaokmall,'
"It Is plain, therefore, that abuse of
Colombia has become an obsession of
your mind. And searching for an ex
planation Of such! h." psychological dis
ease I have come to the conclusion that
your hatred to Colombia Is born within
your conscience, where, ever and anon,
rises the ghost of that fateful 'Novem
ber 1, 190J,' pointing an accusing fin
ger at the author of Colombia's great
est misfortune.
Blackmail Charge Resented,
"And you try to appease your con
science by abusing the victim; you go
on repeating tho odious word 'black
mail. with which you pretend to brand
every Colombian without heeding our(
protests, with utter disregard of ouri
feelings, and keeping silent when we
ask you for proofs. , I
"I now come to ask you In the most
earnest though respectful manner to
refrain from applying to Colombia and
the Colombians such an ugly word, and
to remind you that you have not proved
your charges so far.
"I further suggest for your consider
ation that oven during your Adminis
tration it wu acknowledged that Co
lombia had a gnevanoo ana was or.-
fared a reparation: that during the roi
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lowing Administration a proposal was
mad to Colombia (which, though
called Informal, has the rhnractrr wf
an official offer) to settle her .claims
tor the sum of jr,.000,0on, which offer
was refused; and that the prenont Ad
ministration, in conenllng to ulan the
hew treaty, has hot given Colombia
anything that w hvt prwlously of
fered. In One form or another, during
llepubliran Administrations.
Finally, It might be proper to call
your attention to the fact that In try
ing to repair a damn, tft rieht an In-
jtmtli-c. to blot out an Infract Ion ef e
solemn puttlln treaty, the prevent AH.
ministration Is nut only proving to t
rt ef the world lis sliiMiuln fnr ib
National honor, hut that'll lr
head In I future of Aiurlrn ertar.
privet In Colomhia a land ef '
Cul potent lH.imr-11; ana met in tn an.
Ina it quirti the conduct of tie
l'nltl mates with world ldes sr.
( hack In the batn track nf !
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bv the fathers of this grest repuk.lo.
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Lafayette Cowan, from the
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Miss Louise Francis, that
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