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THE 3IOKNIXG OItEGOXIA WEDXESDAT, JANUARY 31. 1917.
DEMOCRATS CHECK
DEBATEOVER PEACE
Jlartine Only Senator Joining
Republicans in Airing of
4 Wilson's Policy.
CUMMINS CRITICISES PLAN
BIRTH CONTROL ADVOCATE WHO HAS BEEN ON MILD HUNGER
STRIKE IN PRISON.
Senator Says 'World Power Would
Either Destroy Sovereignty of
Stations or Involve Con
Giant Rebellion.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Debate on
President Wilson's world-peace ad
dress enlivened the Senate for sev-
eral hours today before it was halted
by concerted action of Administration
leaders. Then Senator Cummins' mo
tion to take up his resolution to set
aside time for a general discussion of
the subject was tabled by a vote of
33 to 30.
Senators Hitchcock and Williams, of
the foreign relations committee, engi
neered the movement to kill the Cum
mins resolution. Senator Martine. of
New Jersey, being the only Democrat
refusing to support them in their con
. tention that the clogged legislative
calendar made the action necessary.
Republicans voted solidly against the
motion to table.
Debate Not Wholly Checked.
The action of the majority, while
definitely disposing of plans for a
prolonged discussion, will not serve to
check intermittent debate. Senators
Lodge, Borah and other Republicans
.having served notice that they would
address the Senate on the subject in
the near future.
Senator Cummins spoke at length
today, declaring that to carry out
President Wilson's suggestions would
necessitate the creation of a world
power that would destroy the sov
ereignty of nations and lead the United
States inevitably either into constant
world war or constant rebellion against
the authority of the new world sov
ereignty his peace league plan would
create.
Replying, Senator Hitchcock Insisted
that the Iowa Senator's criticisms were
based on an erroneous assumption that
the President proposed a new military
world power to enforce peace. The
President, Senator Hitchcock declared,
advocated diminution of armaments,
the rule of reason and the right of all
nations to work out ther own policy
"unhindered, unthreatened and un
afraid." Cummins Interprets Wilson.
Praising the President's purpose In
peeking to bring an end to the war
and eulogizing much of his address.
Senator Cummins confined his criti
cism to his own interpretation of con
ditions which Mr. Wilson would imprse
on Americans joining a league to en
force peace.
"There is but one conclusion that
can be drawn from the President's
.... AA h (1 onlo roH "T t In that
over all the nations of the earth there
snail De a common ana supreme puwci,
which will not only undertake to de-
lead to international disturbance, but
which, having enterea juagmeni uyuu
them, will compel obedience. There is
It... n a a r 4m which nhedienca can
always be compelled. The protesting
or rebellious nation must no ini.iiuj
by force of arms.
"That I am right In the interpreta
tion which I have put upon the mes
sage is further proved by the analogy
which he finds between the Monroe
' Doctrine and his doctrine of the world.
I will not pause to point out that in
stead of analogy there is utter repug
nance; but evidently there is a par
allel in his mind and that is sufficient
lor my present purposes.
Forn Absolutely Necessary.
n-,, nrh. thinv that the President
Joes not intend that the decisions of
the league of nations are to De eietuit"
e . v. , . hut t .- pamember tnat if
any foreign nation were to attempt
to invade the American Monroe Doc
trine there is but one way for the
United States to enforce it. Without
. . ..n-m .ithnr actual or
me luii t3 vi ......... - - .
potential, behind it. our policy In this
. regard would re tne eraimwi
In concluding his address, the Iowa
. ..u v. .tnnri with the Presl-
dent in every moral effort possible for
him to exert to ena me p -but
refused to follow him when he
leads the way toward the world sov
ereignty which ne nas pruijuo.
s .i..i....v instated that pro
oenaior Li-.iiv- . - .
. . ,1,1. limn could get
the Senate nowhere, and that Senator
Cummins had misinterpret -
ldent's address.
-vvrl.l Territory Apportioned.
In the course of his speech Senator
Cummins said:
"To take the world as Jt is ana
j,V..j it. l.rrltnrv and its people.
observing these principles, is the work
of the Almighty and even his power and
wisdom would oe taxea m meir vm,
t a. no hnm that the providence
of God. aided by the example of those
. -i which An reroernize these na
tional beatitudes will in the fullness of
time and the evolution of mankind, lead
the world to this perfection. I am. for
one, willing to pray for it and work
for it. That, however, is not what the
President proposes
"To put it in very homely phrase, he
wants the United States to sit down
i . v. . hA nnwcrij nf thfl e&rtb and
seriously attempt to agree upon a
division oi tne earin nu n. kc"vico
into eovereiKTines, guiucu, oon3, v..
the principles he so persuasively states.
And. naving so appnruoiiru ypum
'
. rks? "
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tion of the world among distinct gov
ernments, that this universal council
shall create a supreme, power which.
through armies and navies contributed
by the several subordinate nations will
maintain the status thus established by
suppressing insurrections, repelling in
vasions, overcoming every effort of
any single government or combination
of governments to change the existing
condition-
Eternal Fixity Contemplated.
"The plan involves of course, the
denial to any sucn nation of the right
to redress its own wrongs or to main
tain its own honor. It contemplates
complete crystallization, eternal fixity.
It may be that there is in his mind the
reserve thought that the league of na
tions or supreme power of the world
can change the territorial limits of
governments or transfer a given people.'
with their consent, from one to another,!
but he does not make this point as
clear as could be wished. j
"The question which the American
people must answer is whether they
desire their Government to participate
in any such effort, with the under
standing that out of it is to grow a
league of nations or world authority
which will have jurisdiction not only
to settle all international disputes, but
the power through armies anQ navies
to coerce every nation Into acceptance
of its awards or laws."
Here Senator Cummins reviewed the
President's outline of world peace
terms, quoting from the address at
length.
Obedience Implies Force.
'There is but one conclusion that
can be drawn from these utterances,"
the Iowa Senator declared. "It Is that
over all the nations of the earth there
shall be a common and supreme power.
which will not only undertake to de
cide all the controversies which may
lead to International disturbance, but
which, having entered Judgment upon
them, will compel obedience. There is
but one way in which obedience can
always be compelled. The protesting
or rebellious nation must be overcome
by force of arms. Whose arms, may I
inquire? Arms of .the superior power,
I answer. This military force may be
contributed voluntarily by certain of
the nations which unite to form the
supreme power under the compulsion
only of a prior agreement, or it may
be a force organized into an involun
tary through the exercise of the right
of taxation."
Hitchcock Defends Wilson.
The President. Senator Hitchcock
declared in reply, had presented no pro
gramme, but merely had suggested a
principle under which this Government
could unite with a league of nations
for peace.
"The address," said Senator Hitch
cock, "has met a responsive chord in
every great country in the world: it
will be the greatest instrument for
world peace at the close of the war;
it has hastened the advent of neace.
and probably has saved millions of
lives among the fighting nations. Since
the message was delivered there has
been a tremendous spread of sentiment
in Europe for steps toward peace, and
it is only by the aid of a great outside
power like the United States that peace
can come."
The Nebraska Senator predicted that
after the war there would be such a
development of democracy and senti
ment for popular government that a
iuture war would with great difficulty
be forced upon the people. Future
peace of the world, he said, would de
pend upon self-government and pub
licity of diplomacy.
GERMANS ALARM DUTCH
2 0,000 Troops and Artillery Con
- centrated on Border.
THE HAGUE, via London, Jan. SO.
The Amsterdam Telegraaf quotes from
a Dutch newspaper a letter received
from Brekkelenkamp, in Holland, near
the German border, which says that
the Inhabitants of that part of the
country feel some anxiety on account
of th military preparations of the
Germans along the frontier.
Trenches have Just been constructed,
the letter says, and German troops have
arrived at various places, such as Uel-
sen. near Meuenhaus, where 20.000 men
and much artillery are stationed.
MARTYR S PASSIV
E
Mrs. Byrne Not so Willing to
Die as She Thought.
HUNGER STRIKE FIZZLING
Birth- Control Advocate In Black'
well's Island Penitentiary Per
mits Doctors to Peed Her
and Assists Them.
NEW TORK, Jan. 30. The condition
of Mrs. Ethel Byrne, birth-control ad
vocate, who is on a hunger strike at
Blackwell's Island Penitentiary while
serving a 30-day sentence, was report
ed again today as "excellent." Mrs.
Byrne was still being fed "forcibly but
gently." by the prison authorities, but
was ottering only passive resistance.
Mrs. Byrne s attitude today, said the
officials, was in sharp contrast to her
defiant attitude when she entered her
cell. Then she cried, "To jail and to
death," and added:
"I made up my mind last night to die
for the cause. I ate a farewell dinner
of turkey with plenty of ice cream. I
shall go on hunger strike and die It
need be for my sex. For the laws of
the state are now killing hundreds of
womer who. not having knowledge
of any other means, undergo illegal
operations."
Today Mrs. Byrne not only permitted
the doctors to feed her with a glass
tube, but, as she did yesterday, aided
them materially In doing so.
GERMANS' FOOD SHORT
HEAD OF REGCLATIOS BOARD SATS
GREATER ECONOMY NEEDED.
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Amusement, but a Serious Food
He has in one sentence, summed up
what we. have-always known. It is a
serious food and at the same:.time it's a
delightful food, a nourishing foqd ancfa
sweet Wholesome food. You don't have
' - to be tempted into eating it. Right now
you feel that ..you could enjoy a plate
immensely. Everybody does. There is
no closed season for Ice Cream.
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you can be absolutely certain of its pedigree.
Supply of Potatoes and Wlieat la Two
Blilllon Tons Each Ieas Than
Was Available Lrfut Year. -
AMSTERDAM, via London, Jan. 30.
According to the Berlin Vorwaerts,
Adolph BatocKi, president of the food
regulation board, clearly Indicated in
recent speech tnat the German food
supply for the Spring was very scanty
and would require the most careful dis
tribution and economical use.
Calculating potatoes and the value
of wheat he said that for the current
year there were 2.000.000 tons less of
both available for animal and human
consumption than there was last year.
and that, owing to the prohibition of
wheat for animal feeding, this would
greatly diminish the yield for animal
products. Even turnips cannot now be
used for animal fodder.
Herr Batocki pointed out that im
ports from neutrals were a slender
factor in the situation and that the as
sets gained in Roumania. while valu
able, could improve conditions only
gradually. He defended the system of
distribution or looasturrs with the re
mark: "The scarcer the total quantity
of supplies the more necessary is a
system of management.
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securities which have been in physical
possession of the United Kingdom and
not in the possession of any subject of
an enemy power since the outbreak or
the war. may be sold in the United
States, Canada or Newfoundland, pro
vided the proceeds from such sales are
remitted to England immediately and
invested here.
Another regulation prohibits the sale
in any foreign country or British pos
session of any United States, Canadian
or Newfoundland securities, but per
mits foreign, colonial and Indian se
curities, other than American, Cana
dian and Newfoundland issues, to be
sold abroad under" the same conditions
as before mentioned.
STEEL PROFITS BIG
MYERS LOOKS TO FENCES
Portland Postmaster Confers AVitb
Senators at Washington.
OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 30. O. M. Clark, president
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
and Postmaster Myers, of Portland, are
here to attend the annual meeting of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce. Mrs. Clark Is here with her hus
band. Postmaster Myers Is understood to be
looking after his fences while In Wash
ington. His four-year term will expire
next Summer and If Congress Is to be
called In extra session this will be his
last opportunity to confer personally
with the Oregon Senators before that
time. If Mr. Myers is to be reappointed
it is not necessary that his nomination
be sent to the Senate before March 4,
for a recess appointment can be given
him In the event Congress is not In
session. v
SECURITIES RULES TIGHTEN
New Regulations of Sales Issued by
British Government.
LONDON. Jan. 30. The treasury de
partment tonight iesued new regula
tions concerning Its recent order requi
sitioning securities for mobilization.
The new regulations permit, under
strict conditions, which are enumerat
ed, that fureioO. colonial and Indian
TURKS ARE RESENTFUL
Entente Demand for Expulsion Re
garded as Insult.
BERLIN, Jan. 30. (By wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.) 'We shall never for
get this insult," says the Constantino
ple newspaper Tanine in its comment
on the entente reply to President u
son's note to the belligerents, referring
to the demand for the expulsion of
Turkey from Europe. .
"We certainly know how to repay."
the newspaper adds. "England and
France, especially France, wiil find af
ter the end of the war that the doors
of Constautinople, which already are
physically closed to them by the strug
gle of the Dardanelles, are also morally
closed because of this last note."
AH Previous Records for Pros
perity Are Broken.
EXTRA DIVIDEND IS PAID
pany several years ago and closed
down through expectation the company
would need the land on which it stands.
The box factory was established in
1905.
Three different companies are nego
tiating for the plant on a five-year
lease, and it is believed opei-tions will
start by April or May. The opening
would give employment to between 50
and SO men.
Two Youths Arrested.
Earl Deyoe, aged 18, and Joe Allarle,
aged 17. were arrested yesterday by
City Detectives Golts and Howell on
a charge of having stolen a prestollte
tank and an auto lamp from a machine
belonging to the Market Woodyard, 325
Front street, and later selling the ar
ticles to George K- Waltie, locksmith,
at 2k6 Third street. Waltie was also
arrested and a charge of operating a
second-hand business without a ltcentse
was placed against him. Joe Allarle was
turned over to the Juvenile Court.
Read The Orcsonian claseiaeil ads.
Corporation's Earnings for Last
Quarter of 1910 Are $105,
968,347, Far In Excess of
Previous High Record.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30. All previous
"prosperity records in the history of
the United States Steel Corporation
were surpassed today, when the direc
tor declared an extra dividend of 1
per cent on common stock, together
with the regular quartely disburse
ment of Hi per cent for the fourth
quarter of 1916. and issued a statement
of earnings for the same period ex
ceeding by far all similar exhibits of
past years, as well as more than ful
filling the .most optimistic forecasts.
The earnings for the quarter, amount
ing to $luo.&68,347. brought the year's
total earnings to $333,625.0S6, which
more than doubled those of 1907, which,
showing earnings of 160.9.6T4. stood
as the record year until the close of
1916.
The total earnings for the quarter
covered In today's statement compare
with the total of SS5.S17.067 for the
thir J quarter of 1916, a sum which then
constituted a record.
The total 1916 earnings compare with
$140,250,066 in 1915.
With today's disbursement the total
dividends on the common shares for
1916 amount to per cent. The extra
common disbursement calls for an out
lay of $8,895,294. This makes the total
dividend disbursement for the fourth
quarter, including the regular per
cent common dividend and the usual
1 per cent preferred stock, amount to
$21,533,996. Some surprise was ex
pressed in some quarters that the direc
tors did not declare a larger dividend
return. In the face of the enormous
earnings of the fourth quarter.
Analysis of this final period shows
that the corporation was not materially
handicapped by the shortage of coal
and cars and labor.
SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET
Candidates Nominated for Aberdeen
City Offices.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Jan. 80. (Spe
cial.) The Socialist party has nom
inated T. H. Ash for Mayor, and Anton
Dlsta, John Strommer. Mark McGreg' r
ana V. T. Evans for Councilmen.
The taxpayers are making a strong
effort to get taxpayers elected to the
Council, and in most or the wards
have secured candidates, who, it is un
derstood, will stand for a reduction in
city expenses.
BOX FACTORY MAY OPEN
Old Plant on North Bend Expected
to Employ About SO Men.
NORTH BEND. Or.. Jan. 30. Spe
cial.) The general activity tn lumber
manufacture and new development on
Coos Bay seem likely to bring .about
the reopening of the old box factory in
this city. It was purchased with right
of way by the AouUiein. 1 acme Com-
John Ketrmer Dead.
STEVENSON. Wash., Jan. 30. (Spe
cial.) John Ketzmer. for 25 years a
resident of Skamania, a dairy district
west of here, died of heart failure at
his home at that place Sunday night,
leaving a widow and one daughter. Mrs.
Ferdinend Merz, who uvea with them.
Mr. Ketzmer was born about 66 years
ago in Prussia. Germany, and served
in the Franco-Prussian war. coming to
America about 30 years ago.
Land Question Still in Doubt.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. Jan. 30.
(Special.) Replying to telegraphic in
quiries from Yakima homesteaders
regarding the attitude of tne united
States land department in the contro
versy between homesteaders and the
state "as to the letter's selections of,
indemnity school lands outside of the
forest reserves. Senator Jones nas in
formed Inquirers here that the rights
of the state and of homesteaders both
will be preserved. A question still in
doubt is as to what rights the state
rUy has to these lands."
Detroit Journal Sold.
DETROIT, Jan. 30. The sale of the
Detroit Journal, an afternoon newspa
per, was announced today. The new
owners are N. C. Wright and H. S.
Thalheimer. of Toledo, and C C. Ver
nam arvd Paul Block, of New York.
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