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THE MORVTVO OREOOXIAW. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1916. 3 TROOP WITHDRAWAL IS NOT CONSIDERED President Sticks to Policy to Keep Men in Mexico Un til Brigandage Ends. DISCUSSION IS REFUSED Supplementary Note bent to Cien erals at Border Obregon's Ite-qiic;-t for Vacation of Terri tory Likely to lie Ignored. WASHINGTON, May 1. President Wilson has not altered his purpose to keep American troops in the border region of Mexico until brigandage has come to an end. After a brief con ference at the White House today, Sec retary Baker prepared further instruc tions for Generals Scott and Funston, sought by the officers as a result of their conference with General Obregon Carranza's War Minister. The message went forward tonigrht. Its contents were not revealed, but both Secretary Lansing and Secretary Baker said there had been no change in the Adminis tration's policy. It is believed the American con ferees sought additional instructions because General Obregon dwelt on the view of the de facto government that the American expedition should be withdrawn at once. . As General Scott had no power to discuss this matter he presented what the Mexican War Minister had to say to Washington. DittcuMftion Is Refused. Kliseo Arredondo, Mexican Ambas sador designate, called on Secretary .Lansing during the day to renew his argument in favor of early withdrawa ile followed closely the line taken by General Obregon in his exchange of views -with Generals Scott and Funs ton. He was informed that the State Iepartment would not take up any diplomatic discussion on this subject, as urged by General Carranza, until after this military conference at 11 Paso had been concluded. Later Mr. Arredondo indicated the feeling of his government that the American expedition has already ac complished its real purpose the elimi nation of Villa and his adherents and that longer occupation of Mexican ter ritory by American troops was serv ing only to undermine the control of the de facto government of the general situation in Mexico. The dispatch sent to General Scott tonight was supplement to one sent yesterday. It was prepared by Secre tary Baker after a brief conference with the President, and later talks with Secretary Lansing and Counsellor Folk, of the State Department. Request May Be Ignored. The reports of the conference are signed jointly by Generals Scott and Funston. So far as is known they have contained no recommendations from the two other rs, merely stating what had been s? i and asking for such information a; they thought nec essary to pursue discussions. Lacking explicit instructions, it is doubtful that General Scott would attempt to make any reply to General Obregon's re quest for the withdrawal of the troops. has been the intention of the United , States Government to grant to the islands their freedom, and in order that i they may be better prepared for it a ! larger degree of control over their do mestic affairs is placed in their hands. Manuel L. Quezon, the resident com missioner of the Philippines in Con gress, said he was so greatly disap pointed over the failure of the Senate bill in the House that he would not re turn to Congress. Japan Is 'Sot Feared. "This ends my work in Congress," he said. "I anv not coming back. What Is the use? The action of the House to night makes the fight for independence harder. I notice that not a single Re publican voted' for the Clarke amend ment. They had it all figured- out In advance." Mr. Quezon had advocated the Senate bill in an earnest speech during the afternoon. He told the House that Japan would not seize the islands if they were freed, and moreover that Japan would keep off .any European nation that might turn hungry eyes that way. "Japan is not going to antagonize the Kuropean nations and the United States," he said. "Japan knows that the Philippine people never would be happy under the Japanese flag, and that it would mean that Japan would have a war with some other nation. "Llticolu Wouldn't Know Republican." "Have you confidence in the world nations to believe that you will be left alone after you are free and indepen dent without a standing army and navy ?" demanded Representative O ;haunessy. "I have no more confidence in the world nations than the small nation of the American people in 1776, when there were only 3,000,000 of them," re plied. Mr. Quezon. He said he was satisfied, however. that the bill would go back to the Sen ate, going into conference, there to die. It Abraham Lincoln were here to day," he added, "he would be bewil dered. He would have to be introduced to you on the Republican side." AMERICA WAKENED. PRESIDENT AVERS IRISH FAIR IS OPENED ARCHBISHOP CHRISTIE IS I.OVD rRAISIS OK HIBERNIANS. to Programme I. Given at Benefit Lift Burden of Debt on Hall on Russell Street. "The Hibernians stand for American citizenship and ail that it means said K. H. Deery. as he opened the Irish Fair last night in Hibernian Hall on .ttusseu street. The ran- will con tinue three nights under the auspices of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Auxiliary. Archbishop Alexander Christie spoke or the Jiioernlan order as a champion of pure religion and education. The fair, he said, is to lighten the financal burdens of the members and as such it deserved the highest success. A musical programme was rendered The hall is beautifully decorated with evergreen and preen streamers. Along the sides are the booths filled with useful articles. The La Hoa girls have charge of the candy stands near the south end of the "hall. All the booths are attractively decorated and filled with fancy articles. The women served a dinner last night to several hundred people. Warning Not to Tamper With Honor Voiced by Wilson, Who Scouts Hyphen Talk. WAR POSSIBILITY THEME Declaration Made That World Will Be Thrilled by Rally to Stand ards of Liberty if Con flict Is Xecessary. Join the New Classes Pictorial Review , Dressmaking and Sewing School t Entire course of 15 les sons to be completed be fore the June Rose Festi val. For 50c Under Personal Direction of Madam Richet Representing the Pictorial Review Pattern Company I i i MKX1CAX OFFICIALS GLOOMY AYusliiiigton's Withdrawal Refusal to Consider Regarded as Grave. EL PASO, Tex.. May 1. Information from Washington that Secretary Baker had instructed General Scott and Gen eral Funston to make it plain to Gen eral Obregon that any agreement reached at their conference here must not be based on any plan for immedi ate withdrawal was received with gravity in Juarez tonight. General Obregon refused to comment, saying he would await developments at his next conference with the Ameri cans. This, it was expected tonight, wiil take place tomorrow, although it was thought possible that it might be delayed until after the regular Tues day cabinet meeting at Washington. Among other Mexican officials gloom was openly expressed. It was pointed out that General Obregon had come to 'the border confident that he could per suade Generals Scott and Funston that the American expeditionary forces should be withdrawn at once. Secre tary Baker's instructions to the Ameri can conferees were regarded as com pletely blocking the hopes of the Mex ican Minister of War. SILVERTON KILLS BONDS Voters Overwhelmingly Defeat Mu nicipal Lighting l'lant Issue. SILVERTON. Or.. May 1. (Special.l Silverton decided today by a vote of 2SS to 47 not. to establish a municipal lighting plant. The campaign had been a warm one. but the fight for the bonds failed to carry weight with the 328 voters who cast their ballots. T. "W. Totter was elected Mayor. He is a Republican. The following were elected Coum'ilmen: G. R. Barr, M. Bigerness and R. G. Allen. Kor Recorder. M. Paulson received the high est vote, with L.. C. Eastman second highest. There is some question of Mr. Paulson's ability to qualify, as it understood he is registered as a voter in Multnomah County. It ts doubted that he has been established here Ions enough to qualify for the office. 1''. H. CalHster was elected Treasurer. On May 13 the city will hold an elec tion to vote on bonds for a municipal water system. CRISIS IS HELD PASSED f Continued From First Fae.) harder to reach a decision, and the question would then be whether advan tage for the moment or consideration for -the future should govern. He re fers to the fact that the offensive has been the guiding spirit of Prussia and Germany's military operations since the time of Frederick the Great, and concludes: "And if our statesmen, in reaching decision in the light of their" in formation on all the conditions in volved; believe that they must do so the face of the uncertainty as to what the purposes of the other party are, they will have to take into con- ideration the question whether in such cases it is not wiser to take the ead themselves rather than be forced to play to the lead of the other player." Compromise Considered Poafiiblev Herr Wolffs article refers again to the hopes of Germany's enemies of rupture between the United States and Germany and to 'the dissenting voice of Gustave Herve (the French anti- military agitator'), whom he quotes as saying that France's only hope is Ger many's thickheadedness. Jierr olff declares that the war can and will last a long time "unless reason illuminates the darkened minds of those who still do not want peace.' The Taglische Rundschau -still be lieves that it will not be possible to find a compromise between President Wilson's demand and the protection of Germany e vital interests, since Pres ident Wilson seems to desire a breach and in 14 days new cases would follow the Sussex case if that should have been adjusted. The paper declares that a breach "of the present more than faulty and remark able diplomatic relations" would give batck to Germany her freedom of ac tion and would not necessarily be fol lowed by war. as it understands that two-thirds of the Congressmen "advo cate peace. - WASHINGTON. May 1. America re awakened in National spirit through lessens of the war in Europe was the theme of an address by President Wil son today at the opening of the Na tional service school military encamp ment for young women. In conclud ing the President voiced a warning that the honor and integrity of the United States cannot be tampered with, He prayed that the country should not be drawn into war, but declared that if it should be "in the great voice of National enthusiasm which would be raised, all the world would stand once j more thrilled to hear the voice of the new world asserting the standards of justice and liberty." - The President expressed confidence that In time of trouble the great mass of foreign-born citizens of the United States would be loyal. lUiIly to Flag Predicted. "I never had the slightest doubt of what would happen when America called upon those of her citizen born in other countries to come to the sup port of the flag," he said. "Why, they will come with cheers, they will come with a momentum which will make us realize that America has once more been cried awake out of every sort of distemper and dream and distraction, and that any man who dares tamper with the spirit of America will be cast out of the confidence of a great Nation upon the instant." The address follows: "It is with unaffected pleasure that I come to greet you as you have as sembled for the interesting things you are going to do. i have always felt that there was much more inspira tion in things that were voluntarily done than in things that were done under official direction and by official summons. You have volunteered to come tbgether without official sugges tion in order to study some things, which, while they are characteristic of the sort of comfort and assistance whicli women have been accustomed to offer, are nevertheless in this in stance associated with a very great National conception and duty. Gw DaDKer Made Clear. 'We, of course, are living iu the presence of conditions which we cannot yet assess, because they are unprece dented. The world never witnessed such a war as is now convulsing almost every part of the world except this part, which we particularly love and would seek to safeguard, and the very foundations of the ordinary life of nations have been disturbed, so deeply disturbed that no man can pre dict what the final settlement will be. And if this war has done nothing else, it has at least done this: It has made America aware of dangers which most of us had deemed unreal and has made us aware that the danger of our own time is nothing less than the unsettle ment of the foundations of civilization. 'Civilization does not rest upon war. It rests upon peace. It rests upon those things which men achieve by co operation and mutual interest in one nother. It does not flourish in the soil of hostility and antagonism, and a world war is a war in the presence of which civilization holds its breath &nd wonders if it will itself survive. A we see these great issues joined, we on this side of the water are done this service : We are reminded of our spir itual relation not only to this great struggle, but particularly to this-'great Nation of which we constitute pacts, and our spiritual relation to the rest of the world is retermined by our spir itual relation to America. Individual Only t nit In .Nations "This Government was established in order that justice and liberty mie'ht be long to every man whom our institu tions could touch, and not only that justice and liberty should belong to America, but -that so far as America was concerned, they should he extended to mankind everywhere. So the in spiration of serving America is a very prof ound inspiration. "Have you not thought what migh be the outcome of this great struggle, so far as the nations already engaged are concerned? Can you not imagine the great awakening that has come to a country like France, for example how murn more intensely every Frenchman and every German feels the national compulsion than he ever fe it before? How much more he feel himself, not an individual, but a frac tion of the great whole'. How much more his blood springs to the challenge of patriotic suggestion? He Is no fighting for his own life. He is sacri xicing nis own lire, or wining to sac rifice it, in order that a greater life than hi? might persist, the life of his You commence mak-.l ing your own gar- ments alter the third lesson Beginners' Classes Start May 5th. Advance Classes Start May 6th. Register and Secure Your Tickets Now. n Sale Notion Counter, First Floor, or Pattern Sec lion, Second Floor. oUpmanQoiSe, c& (So. J MerchandiM of CV Merit Only nation. So In America we are srettinK already the indirect benefit of that suggestion. We are beginning? to real- ze how a nation is a unit and that any individual of it who does not feel the mpiilse of the whole docs not belong to it. We have heard a great deal aitout divided allegiance in this country, but before we discuss divided allegiance in ts political aspect we ought to let our noughts run back to what were per haps our divided allegiences in respect to our relations to each other. America had been brought to such a point of diversification of Interest, of occupa tion, of objects sought, that she was in danger of losing the consciousness of her singleness and solidarity. We have all been reminded with an emphasis. for which I for one thank God. that we are first of all Americans, and only after that at liberty to seek our indi vidual interest. And those of our fel- ow citizens who may for a little while been tempted to think. rather of the lands of theip origin than of the land of their present allegiance, have been reminded that there is. politically speaking, only one allegiance conceiv able and possible. "You have heard a great deal anout the hyphen. 1 for one have never been deceived. The number of .persons of really divided allegiance in this coun try is very small and had 1 been ,n some other country I wo lufdor one resent the representations which have been made by those who were not the spokesmen of those for whom they pre tended to speak in suggesting a divided allegiance. 1 have never had the slight est doubt of what would happen .when America called upon those of her citi zens born in other countries to come to the support of the flag. Why, they will come with cheers, they will come with a momentum which will make us realize that America has once moro been cried awake out of every sort of distemper and dream and distraction, and that any man who dares tamper with the spirit of America will be cast out of the confidence of a givat Nation upon the instant. Voice of Liberty Not Stilled. I believe that a certain spiritual re generation is going to come out of this thing. We have been thinking too much about our individual selves and too little about the country of which we constitute a part. "God forbid that we should be drawn into war. but If we should be. America would seem ouce more to shake herself out of a dream to say "Did any man dream that we were asleep? Iid any man deem that we had forgotten the traditions of America? Did any man deem that he could tamper with the honor and integrity of the United Stales? And In the great voice of en thusiasm which would be raised all the world would stand once more thrilled to hear the voice of the new world as serting the standards of Justice and liberty. i ne resident poke before severa hundred young women dressed in khukl and drawn up In military order. T hey entered an encampment today wnli-n they will be taught first aid to the wounded, bandaqe making. telg raphy and other war-time arts. The encampment is being held under the auspices of the women's section of the Navy League. Secreatries Baker and Uan'els and a large group of Govern ment officials and Army and Navy of fieers were included In the audience The presidents speech followed th formal raiflng of the American flag over tne encampment. J. Ii. Wiley Appointed Register. WASHINGTON. May 1. rresiden Wilson today nominated John U. Wi of Spokane, as register of the Lan Office at Spokane. ISLANDS IM0TT'0BE FREE n'pntinnfd From Fir. Fag". I saeliupetts, and O'Shaunessy, Rhode I.-land. The first vote. takn after eight hours In committee of the whole, showed 191 to 151 votes against the Senate provision. Chairman Jones, of the in nil.ir affairs committee, then attempted to procure the adoption of substitutes extending- the time limit for freeing the Kilipino. They were quickly voted down. The first, to grant freedom in not less than two or not more than six ars. was defeated 1S6 to lio. and the second, making the minimum time four vtars and the maximum eight, was lost 10.1 t.j 162. Larger Control la Given. Then came the substitution of the Jones bill. Without further debate on other sections of the Senate bill, Mr. Jones offered his measure as a substi tute for the remainder of the Senate bill and it was adopted immediately. There Is nothing: in .the body of the Jones bill promising independence to the Filipinos nor anything in any part of it setting a definite time for a dec laration of their independence. 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