TIIE MOItXISG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1017.
JOFFRE'S PRESENCE
STIRS 0. S. SENATE
UNITED STATES NAVAL OFFICER WHOSE FIRST AND ONLY SHOT
SANK OR CRIPPLED U-BOAT AND SAVED LINER MONGOLIA.
ARMY BILL DELAYED
Conference Committee to Act
on Appropriation First.
Hero of Marne Acknowledges
Ovation With Words:
"Vive I'Amerique."
EARLY PASSAGE PREDICTED
M. VIVIAN1 PAYS TRIBUTE
Head of French Mission In Glow
ing: Speech Says Allies' Tasl
irm Be to Carry Oat Wilson
Plan of World Society.
WASHINGTON, May 1. France's war
mission, headed by Rene Vivlanl,
Marshal Joffre and Admiral Choche
prat, spent more than half an hour on
the floor of the Senate today and
stirred that body and galleries crowded
to capacity first to vigorous applause
and then to roars of cheers.
After the Senators and members of
the House had grasped . the hands of
the distinguished visitors, and M.
Vivlanl, Vice-Premier and leader of
the mission, had delivered an ' ad
dress that thrilled his hearers, the
greatest outburst of enthusiasm came.
It was a tribute to the hero of the
Marne.
Joffre Speaka Eight Word.
In response to rousing cries of "Jof
fre, Joffre, Joffre," from every corner
of the chamber, the soldier responded
with eight words of French and Eng
lish, which all understood:
"I do not speak English. Viva
I'Amerique '."
M. Vivlanl said:
"Since I have been granted the su
preme honor of speaking before the
representatives of the American peo
ple, may I ask them first to allow me
to thank this magnificent capital for
the welcome it has accorded us?
"Accustomed as we are In our own
free land to popular manifestations,
and though we had been warned by
your fellow-countrymen who live in
Paris of the enthusiasm burning in
your hearts, we are still full of the
emotion raised by the sights that
awaited us.
Tribute Paid to Women.
"I shall never cease to see the proud
and stalwart men who saluted our
passage, your women, whose grace adds
fresh beauty to your city, their arms
outstretched full of flowers, and your
children hurrying to meet us as if our
coming were looked upon as a lesson
for them, all with one accord acclaim
ing' in our perishable persons immortal
France.
"And yet I predict there will be a
yet grander manifestation the day
when your Illustrious President, re
lieved from burden of power, will come
among us bearing the salute of the Re
public of the United States to a free
Kurope. whose foundations from end
to end shall be based on right.
"It is with unspeakable emotion-that
we cross the threshold of this legisla
tive palace, where prudence and bold
ness meet, and that I for the first time
in the annals of America, though a foreigner,-speak
in this hall,' which only
r few days ago resounded with the
words of virile force.
Wilson Words Praised.
'Ton have set all the democracies of
the world the most magnificent exam
ple. So soon as the common peril was
made manifest to you. with simplicity
and within a few short days you voted
a formidable war credit and proclaimed
that a formidable army was to be
raised. President Wilson's commen
tary on his act, which you made yours,
remains in the history of free peoples
the weightiest of lessons.
"Doubtless you were resolved to
fivenge the insult offered your flag,
which the whole world respected;
doubtless through the thickness of
these massive walls the mournful cry
of all the victims which criminal hands
hurled into the depths of the sea has
reached and stirred your souls; but
it will be your honor in history that
you also heard the cry of humanity,
rnd Invoked against autocracy the
fights of democracies. And I can only
wonder as I speak what, if they still
have any power to think, are the
thoughts of the autocracts who, three
years ago against us, three months ago
against you, unchained this conflict?
Frenen Still Capable.
"Ah! doubtless they said among
themselves that a democracy is an ideal
povernment, that it showers reforms
nmong mankind, that it can in the
domain of labor quicken all economic
activities, and yet now we see the
French Republic, which is fighting in
defense of its territory and the liberty
of nations, opposing to the avalanche
let loose by Prussian militarism the
union of all Its children, who are still
capable of striking many a weighty
How.
"And now we re England, far re
moved like you from conscription, who
'-a kuu uy virtue ul a. discipline all
accepted raised from her soil millions
of fighting men. And we see other na
tions accomplishing the same act. and
that liberty not only enflames all
hearts, but co-ordinates and brings into
being all needed efforts. And now we
pee all America rise and sharpen her
weapons In the midst of peace for the
common struggle.
"Together we will carry on that
(struggle, and when by force we have
at last Imposed military victory, our
labors will not be concluded Our
task will be. I quote t- j noble words
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lieutenant Bruce R. Ware was placed
IT. S. steamship Mongolia, being one of the first men to volunteer for duty
aboard merchantmen. Ten men from various states alsd share the honors.
Lieutenant Ware was assigned from the
Shortly before this he was an office
record of last year is in great part du
on gunnery and engineering. He is 3 0
Mass."
of President Wilson, to organize the
Society of Nations;
"I well know that the Jibes of our
enemies, who have never seen before
them anything but horizons of carnage,
will never cease to Jeer at so -oble a
dream. Such has always been the fate
of ideas at their birth, and if thinkers
and men of action ,iad allowed them
selves to be discouraged by skeptics
mankind would still be in its infancy
and we would still be slaves.
"After material victory we will win
this moral victory. We will shatter
the ponderous sword of militarism; we
will establish guarantees for peace and
then we can disappear from the world's
stage, sinc3 we shall leave at the cost
of our common immolation the noblest
heritage future generations can pos
sess." Various conferences between the mil
itary, naval and economic sections of
the French- mission and representa
tives of the United States continued to
day. Also there was an important con
ference at the official residence of the
mission between its leading members
and Ambassador Jusserand. While no
announcement, was made regarding any
of the discussions, officials attached to
the mission made it plain that they
were highly satisfied with the work
accomplished and the outlook for the
future.
Wilson to Be Host Today.
Tomorrow M. Vivlanl and Marshal
Joffre and probably Admiral Choche
prat will lunch informally at the
White House and talk over war prob
lems with the President personally.
Late this afternoon th Frenchmen
were the center of a demonstration of
patriotic enthusiasm at a charitable ex
hibition of moving pictures of the bat
tle of the Somme. Military members
of the mission saw themselves in the
films, and Secretary Lane, who pre
sided, delivered an address In which,
after paying tribute to M. Vlvianl and
Marshal Joffre, said:
"An aide of Marshal Joffre has told
me the true story of the Marne. Day
after day the Marshal sat at a map in
his headquarters, moving the flag of
France back toward Paris and the
flag of Germany forward as the
armies of Prussianism swept on. The
Marne was reached, and Joffre, tired
of moving the flags toward Pa.-is, sud
denly wrote on a slip of paper: 'We
shall stand at the Marne and die there
if necessary. This has gone far
enough.- That was the spirit of
France then and today.
German Offenaea Recalled.
"It has taken us In the United States
a long time to find out about this war
and what It means. There was Bel
gium, the Lusltanla, the Sussex; we
saw the highways of the world closed
to us; we saw men taken from their
homes and deported to a foreign land.
Now we Join with Joffre and say this
ming nas gone far enough.
Myron T. Herrick, ex-Ambassador to
France, also Bpoke.
Tonight the leading members of the
mission were the guests of honor at a
dinner given by Chief Justice White.
Both the French and British mis
sions will be Invited to visit the House
of Representatives at their conven
ience. Speaker Clark was authorized
today to extend the invitations. It is
doubtful whether the French visitors
can appear in the House until after
their tour of Eastern and Middle West
ern states, which begins Thursday.
SHIPPING NEEDS TO BE LISTED
Allies Prepare Programme, With
Executive Board at Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 1. The founda
tion for an international shipping
agreement among the nations fighting
Germany was laid today at the first
formal conference of the British war
commission with American Government
officials.
Within a few days the allies will put
before this Government a definite pro
gramme of their needs in the way of
supplies and a plan for apportioning
American ships and cargoes. Already
the shipping board without awaiting a
final arrangement has put at the dis
posal of France and Italy two of the
German ships seized in American ports.
Establishment of a permanent com
mission in Washington is contemplated
by the allies to handle In co-operation
with the United States shipping and
export problems.
The shipping programme to be pro
posed will carry a plan for directing
supplies to the countries in which they
are most needed.
WARE, JR., J. S. N.
In charge of the gun crew on the
New York Navy-yard to the Mongolia.
r on the U. S. S. Texas, whose champion
e to his endeavors. He is an authority
years of age and a native of Newton.
All Lines Into Mexico Are Af
fected by Order.
EXPERTS PUT IN CONTROL
Action Is Taken by President Vnder
Authority Given by Constitution
and Congressional Resolution
Declaring State of AVar.
WASHINGTON, May 1. An executive
order signed by President Wilson pro
viding for the censorship of cables out
of the United States and of telegraph
and telephone linos into Mexico, to
gether with regulations governing the
samp, were made public today by the
committee on public information. The
object of the censorship is to prevent
the sending of Information which might
oe of -value to the enemy.
The committee announced today that
arrangements have been made to put
the executive order Into effect imme
diately. "Conferences with the heads of
the cable, telegraph and telephone com
panics have been held in Washington
during the week and all plans hare
been worked out in detail," said the
committee statement.
An expert personnel, previously as.
lected. and generous and complete co
operation of the various companies
combine to assure expedition and effl
clency from the outset.
The order was signed by the Presi
dent under the authority vested in him
by the Constitution and by the Con
gressional resolution declaring the ex
istence of a Btate of war. Enforcement
of the regulations Is delegated to the
W ar and Navy departments.
Order Signed April 28.
The order, dated April 28,. is aa fol
lows:
"Whereas, the existence of a state of
war between the United States and
the imperial German government makes
It essential to the public safety that no
communication of a character which
would aid the enemy or Its allies shall
De had;
"Therefore, by virtue of the power
vested In me- under the Constltutio
and by the Joint resolution passed by
Congress on April , 1917. declaring the
existence of a state of war. It is ordered
that all companies or other persons
owning, controlling or operating tele
graph and telephone lines or submarine
cables are hereby prohibited from
transmitting messages to points with
out tne united states and from dellv
ering messages received from such
points, except those permitted under
rules and regulations to be established
by the feecretary of War for telegraph
and telephone lines and by the Secre
tary or the rsavy for submarine cables.
"To these departments. resDectlvelv.
Is delegated the duty of preparing and
enforcing rules and regulations under
this order to accomplish the purpose
memionea.
"This order shall take effect from
date." (Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
Information Under Control.
The objects of the censorship, as an
nounced by the committee, are:
First To deny the enemy informa
tion or military value or any infor
matlon prejudicial to the Interests of
the united States or to the interests of
the enemies of the imperial German
government.
Second To obtain information of
value to the several departments of the
united btates Government.
Third To prevent the spreading of
laise reports or reports likely to inter
fere directly or indirectly with the
successes of the naval or military oper
ations of the United States or likely to
prejudice relations with foreign powers
or the security, training, discipline or
administration of the naval and mili
tary forces of the United States.
Secretary Daniels has assigned Com
mander D. W. Todd, director of naval
communications, to have charge of the
cable censorship, and Commander Ar
thur B. Hoff will be in control of the
New York division. Brieradier-Genemi
Mclntyre has been selected by Secre
tary uaner to direct the telephone and
telegraph supervision on the border.
VVIREGENSQRSHIPON
Differences Over Selective Draft
Measures Are In Age Limits and
Right to Let Colonel Roose
velt' Organise Force.
WASHINGTON. May 1. Conferences
on the war Army bill, passed for a
second time by the Senate today, prob
ably will not begin for several days.
Conferees of the Senate and House will
meet tomorrow, but they also have
the task of smoothing differences over
the annual Army appropriation bill and
they will take up that task first.
There are not many points of dis
agreement In the appropriation bill
and leaders hope to see both measures
completed in time to have President
W ilson attach his signature during the
present week.
The Senate passed the war Army bill
again today to clear up parliamentary
tajigies, without any serious effort to
revive the struggle over the volunteer
system as opposed to the selective
draft feature. Senator La Follette
spoke In support of a substitute with a
referendum on raising an Army by
draft to send to Europe but it was
defeated. 68 to 4.
Principal points of difference be
tween the houses Include the so-called
Roosevelt volunteer amendment In the
Senate bill; the difference In the ages
subject to selective draft, the Senate
bill specifying those between 21 and
27 and the House bill 21 and 40. and
the Senate bill's Army prohibition sec
tion. A compromise Is expected on the im
limits, .possibly fixing the minimum
at 21 and the maximum at 85. The
House representatives probably never
will accept the Roosevelt amendment,
which would permit the ex-President
to raise four infantry divisions for
duty on foreign soiL
North Bank to Raise I'lag.
ASTORIA. Or.. May 1. Sneclal t
The local employes of the Spokane.
roraana ez seauie Itallroad will hold
patriotic exercises next Saturday, when
they will raise a 12 by 26 foot flag on
an 80-foot pole that is to be erected
at the depot grounds. The various
patriotic organizations of tho city will
participate in the ceremonies.
Resd The Oregonian classified ads.
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Yt sLSt the World
y 0-pinTlt& One of an interesting series re-
I r calling events in Oregon's history.
npWENTY million pounds is the estimate of Oregon's wool clip
this year. Its value will approximate $8,500,000.
Much of this gTeat fleece will leave the state as fabrics, blankets
and clothing". Every loom in Oregon is going at top speed to meet
the demands of the United States and our allies.
Since 1856 and 1862, when the first woolen mills were established
at Salem and Oregon City, it has been one of Oregon's important
industries. H. W- Corbett, one of the early merchants and for many
years president of this bank, helped to exploit Oregon woolens and
home industry.
The First National has long
been identified with men and
concerns who developed the
industries of the Northwest.
IATTSMAL
First for three Generations
Russia Is Free
The day has passed when the will of the noble is the law of
the people. The overthrow of the Czar means the removal of
living conditions of the most intolerable character. In
Russia, Hope has never been stifled it has smoldered and
burned ever fiercer until a few days ago it blazed forth as a
mighty beacon to the upstruggling peoples of all the world.
.What the conditions were that led to this upheaval are stir
ringly, powerfully depicted in the photodrama of the hour a
tremendous attraction: .
ALICE BRAD Y in
TO) TO
'Til Saturday Night
See the pre-revolutionary conditions in Russia depicted with'
startling fidelity. See the liberty-loving groups fighting with
the old regime police. A play revolving around the Russian
revolution and the part played by a beautiful young Russian
girl. The programme includes the funniest two-act comedy
in many moons:
"Love and Blazes"
The Mayor, the Fire Department, the Chief of Police and others are
all ludicrously involved in this screamingly funny comedy-burlesque.
It's one of the best shows in months at the
Peoples Theater
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