Morning Oregonian., August 30, 1917, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OIIZGCMAX, THURSDAY. AUtiUST 30, 191T.
PRESIDENT'S SPEED
SURPRISES ALLIES
Promptness of Reply to Pope
Is Something New to
v Foreign Statesmen.
PACIFISTS GET NO CHANCE
Members or All Parties at Capital
Generally Approve of Xote Xo
Attempt Made to Dictate
Form of German. Rule.
. "WASHINGTON", Aug. 29. Discussion
of President "Wilson's rejection' of the
rop's peace proposals in diplomatic
circles today revealed that tven some
of the entente governments were un
prepared for the prompt fashion in
which the President disposed of a mat
ter of such tremendous importance.
There had been no doubt at any time
as to tho general nature of the reply
and the understanding is that the
United States was generally looked
upon as the nation to speak first, but
some of the allied foreign offices, ac
customed to long deliberated moves in
diplomacy, regarded the exchanges that
had been goin on between their cap
itals as barely completed. They had
rather expected further discussion of
the time for dispatching replies.
Jt was realized, however, by the en
tente representatives in Washington
that President Wilson must have had
some good and sufficient reason for
acting so quickly. Speculation ascribes
the motive to a desire to impress fa
vorably the great Russian convention
at Moscow while that body still is in
a plastic and receptive state. It also
was suggested that the President might
have wished to anticipate by his re
markable state paper obstructive ac
tion by the pacifist elements in and
out of Congress in the United States.
No rejoinder from the Vatican is ex
pected here in the immediate future.
Comment from the press of Europe,
including Germany and Austria, is
awaited with interest. Bitter attacks
upon the American note by the German
press and possibly condemnatory
speeches by German officials are fully
expected when the President's 'reply is
finally allowed to leak through the
censors to the German people. But for
the present at least no further attempts
at peace negotiations on the old basis.
Involving a continuation in power of
the present autocratic German regime,
Is anticipated.
While the Germans may wage war
with added desperation because of the
sweeping indictment of their methods,
it is confidently believed here that the
spirit of revolt will develop steadily
and rapidly among the people in Ger
many, bringing nearer the day when
they will assert themselves to the point
where President Wilson may feel safe
in listening to peace overtures in the
conviction that they are from German
people themselves and not from the
overlords and military despots.
Approval of the President's note was
expressed generally at the Capitol to
day by members of all parties.
LONDON IMPRESSED BY NOTE
Iabor Leader Declares Position Is
Only Reasonable One. ,
LONDON, Aug. 29. President Wil
son's note has apparently created, a
profound impression on the British So
cialist groups which have been confer
ring 011 the question of sending dele
gates to Stockholm to discuss peace by
negotiations.
Although Arthur Henderson, the La
bor leader, and many others declined to
express their opinion on the ground
that they had not had time to digest the
note, all were deeply interested, liven
the extreme pacifists were not willing
to express disapproval of it.
George James Wardle, Labor member
of th House of Commons, declared that
President Wilson had taken a very high
ground "the only reasonable ground
on which the future peace .of the world
can be guaranteed." He added:
"Until the German people are pre
pared to disown the government under
which they now live, there are little
prospects of any peace which will not
be mere preparation for another and a
worse war."
James Ramsay MacDonald, Socialist
and labor member of Parliament, says
that President Wilson ought to see
that by some conference, such as that
at Stockholm, the German could be di
rectly approached; otherwise the al
lied governments would simply speak
to the German people at long distance
and in words which they would regard,
rightly or wrongly, as a menace and
that the German people would continue
to identify themselves with their
rulers.
"President Wilson's position," he
Rdded, "then means a war of attrition
In a most horrible, devastating form."
Henry M. Hyndman, leader of the
British Socialists, characterized the
note as an "extremely powerful, dig
nified and permanent document,
adding: "It shows clearly that Presi
dent Wilson has no delusions whatso
ever as to the real meaning of the
Pope's pronouncements. If carried out
the Pope's proposal would enable Ger
many at some future time, when the
peoples are again lulled to sleep, to
renew its attempts to dominate world
freedom."
CANADA RALLIES TO DRAFT
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to bring down a bill applying conscrip
tion to Canada to get 100,000 reinforce
ments. L.urler Formerly Oppoacd.
The Premier invited Sir Wilfrid Lau
rier, the opposition leader, to join in
forming n coalition government to give
effect to conscription. Sir Wilfrid de
clined and the Premier then opened ne
gotiations with a number of the leading
English-speaking Liberals known to
favor conscription. To a committee of
Liberal members the Prime Minister of
fered the selection of half the port
folios in his government.
The purpose was to bring the English-speaking
people of Canada so firm
ly together that the success of con
scription would not be jeopardized by
resistance of French-Canadians in
Quebec. The union government nego
tiations several times appeared certaiiv
to result in success, but repeatedly
failed, owing to personal and political
matters unconnected with military
service.
Opposition Is Developed.
The prolonged negotiations and pub
licity given the offers of Cabinet
places to Liberals aroused resentment
of strong Conservative party men. who
regarded the negotiations as reflection
on their party and also the resent
ment of a number of Conservative Min
isters who would lose their portfolios
if Liberals were brought into the gov
ernment. Premier Borden showed especial
anxiety to obtain the- support of
English-speaking Canadians west . of
the Great Lakes. To achieve this he
invited to the capital and there of-
fered Cabinet places to Premier Arthur I
Sifton. of Alberta; Hon. John A. Cal
der, the strong man of the provincial
gdvernment of Saskatchewan, and T. E.
Crear, representing the organized farm
ers of Western Canada.
Went Aaku Itmignatlon.
They returned West last week, and
after consulting with their supporters,
sent back word on behalf of the West
that they would enter a government
with Sir Robert Borden, but not under
him. and suggested that he should re
sign the Premiership to enable the for
mation of a union government under
either Sir George Poster, Canadian
Minister of Trade and Commerce; Sir
Adam Beck, chairman of the Ontario
Hydro-Electric Commission; Supreme
Court Justice Duff or Sir Robert Fal
coner, president of Toronto University.
Sir Itobert today stated the terms
proposed by the West to the caucus,
and offered to vacate the leadership in
favor of Sir George Foster.
Sir George replied that he would not
undertake the responsibility of assum
ing the leadership, as he felt that, if
Canada was to continue to prosecute
the war to the utmost, it was desirable
that Sir Robert Borden should remain
at the head of the government.
The caucus unanimously indorsed
this view, and promised to co-operate
with Sir Robert in reorganizing the
government so as to embrace all Cana
dian elements favorable to a vigorous
Canadian war policy. The result of the
caucus is expected to be a straight
party election in Canada next Autumn.
T0NG TRUCE DUE TODAY
Police Are on Alert, However, for
New Outbreak.
The police were on the alert last
night for a new outbreak of the Chi
nese tong war, in which the warring
parties have agreed to a true beginning
today. Until midnight last night, how
ever, hostilities might be started with
out violating the ethics of the game,
and shooting was expected every minute.
A Chinese was seen distributing hand
bills in his own language near police
headquarters at Second and Oak streets,
and the police believe the bills had some
connection with the tong trouble. The
patrolmen observed that the Celestials
began closing up their stores immedi
ately after receiving the bills. This
was taken as a bad sign, but there had
been no demonstration at an early hour
today.
DOUBLE GRAIN CROP ASKED
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our part. Oregon will measure up to
her full requirements, as usual.
Appeal Made to Fanner.
"I want to make a direct appeal to
the farmers of Oregon, who are alwayfc
loyal and patriotic, to respond to this
latest call unitedly. We will help them
in every possible manner and will be
more than glad to give them whatever
help needed at all times. We will work
out this big problem together and I
am sure of the results, providing we
have the proper moisture; I know the
farmers and all concerned will do their
full part.
"The various organizations charged
with handling the problems of food
production and conservation are work
ing together nicely. Mr. Houser, for
example, assured me that he will lend
us every aid in our part of the work
and will be on call at any time."
Food Men to Meet Today.
Oregon was represented at the Spo
kane conference by Dr. Kerr, Paul C
Maris, of Salem; A. 3. Roberts, of The
Dalles; W. H. Harrah. of Umatilla; A.
Blakland, of La Grande, and D. O. Cen
ter, the new extension director of the
Oregon Aricultural College. The states
represented in this district, the com
mittees of which were present, are
California, Oregon, Washington, Ne
vada, Utah, Idaho, Montana arid Colo
rado. Further plans for the work lying
ahead are to bo worked out by Dr.
Kerr and the members of his commit
tee at a conference to be Zield in the
Imperial Hotel at 10 A. M. today. They
will discuss the situation with repre
sentative business men and farmers
and put in motion machinery that will
drive forward the numerous details in
volved in the task at hand.
Organizations in county units will
be used throughout the state to con
duct the campaign for Oregon's share
of Winter wheat and rye.
Liquor Supply Is Seized.
Five Italians were arrested and six
suitcases of liquor were seized last
night' by Deputy Sheriffs Phillips,
Christofferson, Rodney, Hurlburt and
Rexford, who swooped down upon the
party as they were entering an auto
mobile at the North Bank Station. The
men had just come into the city on
the steamer train.
Those arrested were: A. Airguccl,
A. C. Cuchini, Frank Ghilaiduce. Monte
Carlo, and Mattuci Prino. They were
released on ball.
Residence Destroyed by Fire.
The home of J. P. Corcoran, 232 East
Seventy-eighth street, was destroyed
by fire last night, with a loss of about
$1600. There was no one in the build
ing at the time the fire started, and
none of the family had appeared at an
early hour today. Captain Roberts,
of the Fire Marshal's office, is inves
tigating. s
WILSON ASKS FOR
MORE DESTROYERS
$350,000,000 Is Wanted to
Make America First Sea
Power; Plants to Rise.
HASTE WILL BE REQUIRED
Engine Factories 'Would Be Estab
lished in Inferior, "Where Gov
ernment Can Get Skilled
Men to Handle Task.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2D. President
Wilson approved today estimates of the
Navy Department for the expenditure
of an additional J350.000.000 for de
stroyers to combat German submarines.
The project will be laid before Con
gress immediately by Secretary Daniels.
Provisions will be sougTit to expend
$25,000,000 of the total appropriation
on construction or purchase and ex
pansion of engine and shipbuilding
plants to provide the facilities needed
The present destroyer building capa
city of the country is fully engaged on
contracts already given.
Plants to Be In Interior.
To reach new labor centers, where
the skilled men can be found to do the
work quickly, it is indicated that the
new engine-building plants proposed
will be placed in the interior of the
country.
The department has never made
public the number of destroyers now
building or the additional numbers
contemplated in the new project. It is
known, however, that when vessels
now under construction have all been
completed, which will be some time in
1918, the Navy will have a destroyer
force comparable to that of any power,
while the new project will give the
United States the strongest destroyer
fleet in the world.
Admiral Sims' Advice Followed.
Navy designers have already worked
out a standard type of destroyer on
which the quantity production ma
chinery proposed will be employed. The
new standardized designs, it is unaer
stood, include recommendations as to
equipment made by Vice-Admiral Sims
and his officers, based on the actual
experience of American destroyers in
the North Sea.
A Navy Department statement an
nouncing the President's approval says:
"The General Board of the Navy, the
Chief of Operations of the Navy and a
special board on the submarine men
ace, recently ordered to consider and
report upon the whole subject, a
agreed in believing that at present the
construction of a maximum number of
destroyers is the most desirable ma
terial development for the Navy, and a
vital military necessity, and have so
reported to Secretary Daniels.
Contract Speeded l'p.
"Arrangements have already been
made to accelerate to the utmost ex
tent practicable the construction of all
destroyers under contract at the be
ginning of the war and ordered since.
The large orders for additional destroy
ers under the naval emergency fund
in the last naval bill and the pending
deficiency in this fund absorb all the
present facilities for destroyer con
struction in the country which give
promise of prompt delivery.
"To undertake, with reasonable as
surance of early completion, the large
number of additional destroyers -which
the military situation renders desirable
it will be necessary to provide entirely
new facilities for building the hulls
and machinery and their appurtenances,
CMgreiis to lie Asked to Hurry.
"The Navy Department has been in
conference with various shipbuilders
and machinery builders of experience
In destroyer work, and is assured that
it Is physically possible to provide
these additional facilities. It will be
desirable to locate those which are
not necessarily on the seaboard in the
interior of the country to facilitate ob
taining the necessary labor, which is
in scant supply in shipbuilding trades
at present.
"Moreover, If this project is under
taken, direct and prompt action is es
sential if the desired results are to be
obtained, and Secretary Daniels will
urge early authorization and appro
priation by Congress."
PEACE MAN TO GO TO PEN
Postmaster at Ten-Mile Sentenced to
13 Months' Imprisonment.
Because he obeyed the dictates of
his own conscience, instead of the law
of the land, and advised young men
not to enlist or to oboy the draft or-
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