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WILSON WOULD
QCONSQL DATIQN
Dangei of Invasion Held
to Be World Peril.
ORGANIZED FIGHT DEMANDED
Supreme Council Carefully,
Studies Russian Outlook.
SUMPTUOUS BANQUET HELD
President T? Gnest at Inxembo'nrg
Palace, Katingr in Throne
Room TTscd ly Napoleon.
PATtTS. Jan 50. fBy the Associated
Tress.) The two notable events of the
tlay were the meeting of the supreme
counciI to consider the Russian situ
ation and the gala luncheon to Presi
dent Wilson at Luxembourg Palace.
The luncheon, besides bringing to
gether a brilliant assemblage, -also
brought out the declaration from Presi
dent Wilson that "the peril of France,
if it continues, will be the peril of the
world; and not only France must or
ganize against the peril, but the world
must organize against it."
RusMlan Situation Studied.
The meeting of the supreme council
was attended by President Wilson,
Secretary Lansing and representatives
of the other four great powers. An
hour was niven over to hearing M.
Xoulens, the French Ambassador, who
has Just returned from Russia, where
he personally witnessed the various
changes which have been taking place
in the government and conditions
there. What he told the council was
not disclosed, but an authorized state
ment from M. Noulens sums up his
views thus:
"The Bolshevist power is the enemy
of the entente. It is responsible for
the Russian defection from the en
tente. It furnished Germany with food
during the war. It protested against
the terms of the German armistice.
These acts show an uncompromising
altitude of hostility against the en
tente. End of Terror Held, ."Seeded.
"Tyranny and terror, which are in
creasing daily, should pace the bloody
chiefs at Moscow and Petrograd out
side the pale of humanity. No society
of nations could deal with such a
regime, which constitutes today the
most serious obstacle to a general
peace. Until the regime falls, a devel
opment which I hope the allies will
actively seek to bring about, Europe
will continue to b.e exposed to the
severest risks of agitation and war."
M. Noulens will be followed tomor
row by the Danish Minister, H. Scace
ntus, who will speak along the same
lines.
The luncheon to President Wilson
was one of the most elaborate func
tions thus far held, with 300 guests at
the table, including two Presidents and
many Premiers and public leaders in
the sumptuous setting of one of the
finest of the Old World palaces. The
throneroom of the Bourbon Kings was
used for the first time since, 100 years,
ago. Napoleon banquetted his Generals
returning from battle.
Wilson Honors Singer.
The Republican Guard, in white "uni
forms and gleaming helmets, lined the
marble staircase as President Wilson
ascended. The menu was a beautifully
engraved work of art, bearing Presi
dent Wilson's portrait on the cover.
president Wilson's speech was warm
8 applauded, and as he closed the band
Cf the Republican Guard took up the
strains of the "Marseillaise" with the
voice of a tenor from the opera joining
In the refrain. The President was eo
impressed with the demonstration that
lie wrote a. hurried note on his card and
cent it to the singer.
The guests then withdrew for coffee
in the salon Victor Hugo, where two
brilliant groups formed, one with Mar
shal Foch in the center and the other
with President Wilson, the Premiers
and foreign delegates crowding around.
The two Presidents again received
military honors when they departed.'
President Wilson wound up a busy
day by going to Hotel de Crillon at 3
o'clock, where he held a conference v.-ith
the American delegates.
Friendship Termed Pleasing.
President Wilson, at the luncheon
1 today, delivered an address in reply
to the greeting extended him in the
name of the French Senate by Antonin
loubost, its president. .
Addressing M. Dubost and President
(Poincare. who was present, President
I Wilson said:
"Mr. President of the Senate. Mr.
(President of the Republic: Tou have
nade me feel your welcome in words
generous as they are delightful and
feel that you have graciously called
Ime your friend. May I not in turn
all this company a. company of my
lfriends. for everything that you have
o finely said, sir, has been corroborat
ed in every circumstance of our visit
lo this country. Everywhere we have
cen welcomed not only, but welcomed
In the spirit and with the same thought,
inttl it has seemed as if the spirits of
he two countries came together in an
inusual and beautiful accord.
"We know the long period of peril
Ihrough which France has gone. France
nought us remote in comprehension
, nd sympathy, and I dare say there
nere times when we did not compre-
iCuncluded -on I-age 4, Column l.
Director-General Is Told Abnormal
Conditions Xo Justification
for Unfairness.
OREGON! AN KEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 20. In an opinion written
by Commissioner Clyde B. Atchison,
formerly a member of the Oregon
State Railroad Commission, handed
down today, the Interstate Commerce
Commission asserts its authority to re
view rates fixed by the Director-General
of Railroads. The commission
goes even further and orders the director-general
to establish new rates that
will be just and reasonable on the basis
prescribed by the commission on lum
ber and other forest products from
Eureka and other points on the North
western Pacific Railroad north of Wil
lits, California, to destinations extend
ing from Denver to the Atlantic (sea
board. The commission declines to be Im
pressed with the contention of counsel
for the director-general that "The Im
portance of the relationship of rates
and rate adjustments has largely dis
appeared for the period of the war,"
and the further plea that extraordi
narily high rates on lumber do not
work a hardship on the industry be
cause of the abnormal prices being
received for the products.
Challenging the contentions of the
director-general. Commissioner Atchi
son says:
"Indeed, the more abnormal other
conditions the greater would seem to
be the need for unswerving fidelity to
standards of justness and reasonable
ness in transportation as between com
peting persons, localities and commo
dities." The opinion is bound to attract wide
attention as sounding a keynote to
business reconstruction and because of
the positive position taken by the com
mission in asserting its supremacy.
HOMESTEAD CHANGE PLAN
House Passes Bill Shortening Period
of Residence In West.
WASHINGTON, .- n. 20. A Senate
bill modifying homestead laws to
shorten the period of residence required
of settlers in mountain regions of the
West was passed today by the House
without amendment.
The present law requires seven
months' residence a ye...- for three
years, but the bill would permit land
office registers to require six months
for four years, or five months for fire
yean in rc. ions where climatic condi
tions ln-a'xe, the longer period Im
practicable.
SOLDIERS BILL AMENDED
Action on Oregon Relief Measure
Expected by Senate Today.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 20
(Special.) The House today passed an
amendment to the soldiers' and sailors"
$100,000 relief bill which would over
come the constitutional objections to
the original bill raised by Secretary
Olcott. The measure will be in the
Senate tomorrow.
Some discussion in the House to re
duce the amount to $50,000 and to pro
vide for free clerical assistance in car
rying out the provisions of the act
failed to change any of the provisions
of the bill.
ROYALIST REVOLT STARTED
Portugal Government Sends Troops
to Suppress Conspiracy.
LONDON, Jan. 20. A revolution has
broken out in Portugal, according to a
wireless dispatch from Lisbon. Paiva
Conceiro has placed himself at the head
of a Royalist revolt at Oporto, Braga
and Viscus and has proclaimed former
King Manuel King of Portugal.
Government troops are on their way
to suppress the conspiracy. The wire
less dispatch adds that former King
Manuel has sent a telegram to the
Portuguese government reproving the
attempt in his behalf.
ANDERSONVILLE IS CITED
Precedent Established by U. S. for
Punishment of Germans.
PARIS, Jan. 20. Leon Bourgeois, ex
Premier arid French authority on the
league of nations, in a statement to
the Matin, cites as a precedent for the
punishment of Germans of all ftegrees
convicted of the violation of the laws
of war, the case of Henry Wirz, who
was tried by court martial and exe
cuted after the Civil War for cruelties
suffered by Northern prisoners in the
camp he commanded at Anderson ville,
Ua.
ICE BlOCKADE is cleared
Tahoma Plows Through Mid-Columbia
Route Due to High Water.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Mid-Columbia boat service, sus
pended because of ice since January 4,
was resumed today by the Tahoma, of
the People's Navigation Company, on
the way from Portland to The Dalles.
Rising water has cleared the Ice
blockade between here and The Dalles.
NEVADA IN DRY COLUMN
Legislature Ratines Federal Prohi
bition Amendment.
CARSON CITY. Nev.. Jan. 20. By a
vote of 33 to 3 the Assembly of the
State Legislature ratified the National
prohibition amendment immediately
upon its organization here today.
Big Army Gains Successes
in Fighting in West.
INTERVENTION THREAT AIDS
Certain Slav Elements Oppose
Invasion by Allies.
U. S.-ALLIED ARMY HALTED
Archangel Force Unable to Form
Junction With Czecho-Slovaks
on Perm-Ufa Front.
PARIS. Jan. 20. Authentic informa
tion received here concerning recent
developments in Russia, indicates that
the strength and prestige of the Bol
shevik government at home has weak
ened somewhat in the last few months,
although Premier Lenine and his as
sociates have succeeded in strength
ening their- armies and gaining con
siderable military success in Western
Russia.
Premier Lenine, apprehensive of
political developments and the possi
bility of a vigorous allied Interven
tion, is reported to have proposed to
the executive committee of the soviet
congress that the Bolshevik! surrender.
Trotzky. Carl Hadek and Foreign
Minister Tchitcherin, opposed the pro
posal vigorously. However, Lenine's
proposal was defeated by a majority
of only 12 votes out of 200 cast.
Reds Gain Support.
The prospect of foreign intervention,
it is said, has brought to the Bolshevlki
support from certain elements which
dislike intervention as such, and who
fear that intervention might result in
a counter-revolution and the restora
tion of the monarchy.
The Bolshevik army is estimated to
number 300,000 men. It is said to be
well equipped and under complete con
trol of its leaders. The high pay of
fered by the Bolshevikl, who also con
trol the food supplies, has enabled the
leaders to maintain discipline a nd ' to.
attract recruit.
It is believed here that no revolt by
the- unarmed masses of Northern and
Northwestern Russia will have much
criance of success while the Bolshevik'
maintain control of their army.
Reds bearing Warsaw.
Withdrawal of the Germans is aided
by the military progress of the Bol
sheviki in the west where they are
making their greatest efforts. Bolshe
vik vanguards are operating without
serious military opposition and are
(Continued on Page 4. Column 3.)
346th Field Artillery Did Not Get
Into Front Trenches for
Lack of Equipment.
ST. PAUL.' Minn.. Jan. 20. Four
troop trains carrying the 346th Field-
Artillery, of the Pint Division, com
posed largely of Washington, Oregon
and California men. passed through
here early ' today. They were going
to Camp Lewis to be discharged. The
men sailed from Brest January I, ar
riving in New York January 15. left
there January 17, and if all goes' well
will arrive at Camp Lewis January 23.
The men of the 346th proper did not
get into the front trenches -because of
lack of equipment, though many of
them have been in the service since
September. 1917. They trained In this
country until last July, when they went
abroad.
With the troop trains today were
two or three coaches of casuals, many
of these carrying the marks of battle.
These casuals were not abundantly sup
plied with rations, while the men in the
346th were quite liberally supplied In
that direction, and they gladly shared
their "feed" with their tralnmates.
RHINE ROUTE TO BE USED
American Soldiers May Return by
Way of Rotterdam.
COBLENZ, Sunday. Jan. 19. (By
the Associated Press.) Arrangements
are in progress by which the American
Army of occupation eventually will be
taken homo by way of the Rhine to
Rotterdam or some German port for
embarkation.
Meanwhile efforts are under way to
perfect a plan to bring American Army
supplies on the Rhine to Coblenz from
Rotterdam.
LENS MINES ARE DISABLED
American Engineers Estimate Two
Years Needed for Repairs.
COBLENZ. Sunday. Jan. 19. (By
the Associated Press.) American en
gineers who ha ve . inspected the coal
mines in the Lens region. Northern
France, estimate it will be two years
before the mines are again in full
operation, according to Charles M.
Schwab, who has arrived In Coblenz
after visiting Belgium and the battle
fields of France.
SALARY BOOST PROPOSED
Increase to $6000 for Supreme Jus
tices Aim of Rill.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Jan. 20
(Special.) Salaries of Supreme Jus
tices, which are now placed by law at
$4500 a year, will be boosted to $6000
a year, if a bill introduced by Repre
sentative Burdick becomes a law.
It is understood that other legislation
is on tap to likewise increase salaries
of the Governor. State Treasurer and
Secretary of State.
FIGHTING FOR THE REINS.
1
Mr. Richardson Withdraws
Chairmanship Candidacy.
ACTION TO PROMOTE HARMONY
Relations With Joint Commit
tee Entirely Severed.
SELFISH MOTIVES DENIED
Election of Senator Dimick as Suc
cessor Today Seems Certain;
Programme Is Prepared.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. 20.
(Special.) Threatened disruption of
the legislative consolidation programme
was suddenly and unexpectedly blocked
this afternoon when Representative
Richardson, of Multnomah County,
withdrew his candidacy for the chair
manship of the joint House and Senate
committee, and likewise withdrew en
tirely as a member of the committee.
In withdrawing from the committee,
Mr. Richardson made it plain that he
did so solely in 'the interests of har
mony in order that a eane and con
structive consolidation. programme
might be formulated on behalf of the
people of Oregon.
A poll of the Joint committee made
it at once certain that they were hope
lessly deadlocked on the chairmanship.
Senator Dimick received three votes
for the chairmanship and Mr. Richard
son received three votes. Senators
Dimick and Eberhard supported the
candidacy of Mr. Richardson, while
Representatives Thomas. Graham and
Cross voted for Senator Dimick.
Aetioa to Promote Harmony.
Th,e committee, with its new member
as successor to Mr. Richardson, will
meet again at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow
morning. It is practically certain that
Senator Dimick will be chosen chair
man.
"I want the members of this com
mittee to understand 1 ire not per
sonally interested in the chairmanship
of this committee,' Mr. Rlchardsorutold
his fellow members in announcing his
withdrawal. "The people of the state
of Oregon are interested. They are
looking forward to a constructive pro
gramme of sane and sensible consoli
dation, and we cannot serve the people
if we are to enter upon our duties with
personal feelings interjected at the very
outset.
"There have been certain Imputations
against me by some person or persons
(Concluded on Fax 3. Column 3.
Steamer Eleven Days Out Urom
Bordeaux, Delayed by Rough
Weather and Hard Winds.
HALIFAX. Jan. 20. The French liner
Rochambeau. carrying S,J returning
American soldiers, chiefly from Minne
sota and Iowa, and about 600 civilians.
including j. daughter born at sea to
Lieutenant and Mrs. T. M. Atkinson, of
VhltevtIIe, Tenn.. made an unscheduled
stop at this port today to obtain sup
plies and coal and water. The steamer
was 11 days out from Bordeaux for
New Tork. Rough weather and strong
head winds had delayed her, and when
In mid-ocean engine trouble developed,
nnj Captain Juh -i decided to put in
at the Azores for repairs and supplies.
However, American r -cl.-.nics among
the passengers were able o repair the
machinery and the Rochambeau con
tinued toward New York. Fair weather
followed, and the stop here was pre
cautionary, as otherwise reduced ra
tions would have been made necessary
If heavy weather and consequent
further delays had been encountered.
The 339th Field Artillery makes up
most of the fighting men aboard. With
them are li Knights of Columbus sec
retaries and Red Cross. V ai. c. A. and
Salvation Army workers.
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SPRUCE PR0BEN0T OVER
Inspector-General Chamberlain Or
dered to Pacific Coast.
OLYMPIA. Wash., Jan. 20. (Special.)
Notwithstanding his contention that
there' was nothing further to Investi
gate In connection with the aircraft
production service. Secretary of War
Baker notified Senator Jones, of Wash
ington, today that Cennral Chamber
lain. Inspector-general of the Army, is
now on the way to the Pacific Coast
to make a "fresh and searching Investi
gation." Secretary Baker says that
in view of complaints made against the
Siems-Carey Company, "General Cham
berlain has himself, by my direction,
now gone to the Coast to insure com
pleteness and thoroughness of the in
quiry." The) Siems-Carey Company is an
Eastern concern which is operating ex
tensively In aircraft production on the
Pacific Coast.
TEACHERS' WAGE RISE AIM
Measure Provides 6.8-MilI Tax Levy
in Portland to Cover Increases.
STATE CAPITOL. Salem. Jan. .
(Special.) Under a bill by Represen
tative Richards the school clerk of the
Portland school district would be made
elective Instead of appointive,
Mr. Richards introduced another bill
providing that a 6 8-mlll, tax levy be
provided In the Portland school dis
trict to increase the pay of all teach
ers there receiving less than $2000 a
year.
DUTCH TO GET BACK SHIPS
United States to Turn Requisitioned
Craft Back Soon.
NEW TORK. Jan. 20. All Dutch
ships requisitioned by the Shipping
Board, with the exception of those en
gaged In Government service, will be
turned back as fast as they become
available In American ports, announced
Commissioner John A. Donald, acting
chairman of the Shipping Board, today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 49
decrees; minimum. 4 J degrees.
TODAY'S Probably rala; Increasing south
erly winds.
War.
Official casualty list. Pj 1
Foreign.
Director-general of railroads ordered to
revise rates. Page t.
Bo aherik power wanes. Page 1.
Wllaon would end menace to France. Page 1.
Election Hots occur in Berun. Page 2.
Foe must prove fitness to sain league of
nauona. Page -4.
National.
Senate d-bate delays passage of food relief
bill. Page 4.
Domestic.
t.iner Rochambeau reaches HaJtfax. Page 1.
Men of lt Division now on ty home
Page 1.
New telephone rates in effect at midnight
Page 3.
Non-partisan official chosen peace delegate
at larmers' conference. Page 5.
Head of wooden shipbuilding division re
views stork done and tenders resignation
Page 6.
Henry J. Alien. Governor of Kansas, looms
high on Republican party horlxon
' Page 1$.
laislatare.
Personal ambition causing discord in Leg
islature. Page 6.
Good roads fight looms at Salem. Page ft.
Olympta Houao smites attempt to open rules
committee meetinrs. Page 7.
Idaho House adopts memorial asking passage
of suffrage amendment. Page 7.
Road cleared to consolidation. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Shipyard strike set for 10 A. M today
I'age 1.
United States control of railways apposed
Pars It.
f port a.
Frank'in High wins second game of Intr
scholsstlc basketball series. Page 12.
Inter-service boxing shows at Camp Lewis
to be conducted. Page 13.
Benny Leonard outpoints Johnny Dundee In
eight-round bout. Page 22.
Commercial and Marine.
Government calls on Northwestern mills for
export flour bids. Page 19.
Corn weakened st Chicago by talk of lower
food prices- Page 1.
Wall-street slocks decline under Increased
liquidation. Page 1U.
Pacific Steamship Company applies for steel
vessels. Page IS.
' Portland and Vicinity.
Weather report, data and forecast. Face 19.
Influenza epidemic apparently checked
Page 20.
Emergency labor survey to bo taken by
Reconstruction Commission. Page 9.
Ssnlty of C. W. Colby. Beaverton slayer,
questioned by close friend. Page 10.
Presbyterians make plans for extension of
endeavors. Tags 11.
45,000 Men in Seattle and
Tacoma to Stop Work.
NINETEEN FIRMS INVOLVED
Building of Both Steel and
Wooden Vessels to Cease.
HIGHER WAGES DEMANDED
Kntirc Sound District T"nion Said
to Be Unit Against Mncy
Board Award.
SEATTLK, Wash.. Jan. ro (Spe
cial.) Seattle's shipbuilding industry
.will bo paralyzed and 30.000 shipyard
workers will be out of employment be
ginning at 10 o'clock tomorrow, the.
hour on which the city-wide strike or
der of the Metal Trades Council be
comes effective to enforce demands for
a new blanket agreement asking: basic
shipyard wages of IS. 7 and J 6 per
day.
This was the outlook admitted early
Monday evening; by union officials and
shipyard employers. Hope of averting
the strike was hinged on the outcome
of the conference of employers early in
the afternoon.
Employer "Standing; Pst."
Nothing materialized from this meet
ing:, however. Employers refused to
issue any statement and Intimated that
they were still "standing pat" in their
refusal to accept the new natc de
mands of the metal unions.
1-ate Monday afternoon A. K. Miller,
chairman of the conference strike com
mittee of the Metal Trades Council, de
clared that three or four employers in
the shipyard Industry had indicated
their desire to sign the new asrrce
ment. These employers do not repre
sent any of the, shipyards, but shops
manufacturing shipbuilding: supplies
and accessories.
Intone Prepared to Strike.
'Outside of this the situation is un
changed and we are prepared to strike
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning." de
clared Chairman Miller.
'We have nothing to-say." was the
statement of all shipyard employers in
terviewed. Since Saturday five prominent metal
trades unions have indorsed the action
of the metal trades delegates in call
ing the strike. Strike officials said
they had no knowledge of purported
petitions being circulated asking for a
referendum vole on the issue.
Other DiNlrieta inspected to Join.
According to official reports reeeived
by unionists yesterday. SO00 shipyard
workers in Tacoma will lay down their
tools this morning in unison with Se
attle. It Is believed that shipyard
workers in Olympia and o'her ship
yard districts will act likewise. Ship
yard workers in Aberdeen are already
out on strike.
SEATTLE. Jan. 20. Reports that M.
Roberts, representative of the Depart
ment of Labor, was in Seattle for a
last-minute conference with labor lead
ers in the hope of averting tomorrow's
shipyard strike were set at rest late
today when Mr. Roberts denied bis mis
sion had anything to do with the strike.
Employers hold that they are bound
by the Government's watte award, and
that action is in the hands of the
United States Shipping Board. Eleven
wooden and four steel shipyards are
affected.
TACOMA, Wash.. Jan. 20. Ship
building in Tacoma. with the exception
of one ard. camo to a halt for an in
definite period tonight, when approxi
mately 15.000 employes of three wooden
and one steel yard commenced their
strike for higher waees.
Higher Vir Sole Onjert.
Union leaders here deny that the
movement is in fiy way a sympathy
strike, declaring that a higher wage
scale Is the sole object.
The yards affected are the Todd
Shipbuilding Company, building 1! steel
vessels, and the fallowing wooden yards
with a total of 11 vesac's buildinp:
Wright Shipbuilding Company. Seaborn
Shipbuilding Company and Barbare
Bros." Shipyards. The Foundation Com
pany yard has not been operating for
some ti-ne and is not included.
The Tacoma Shipbuilding Company.
which operates a nonunion yard. I;: the
only concern which wli; resume tomor
row.
Shipping; Board Slay Art.
The strike committee of the union
has been In closed session for hours,
planning future movements, it was
stated tonight.
That at least one yard will put the
proposition entirely up to the Shipping
Board was Indicated by the statement
today of J. A. Hves, general manager
of the Todd plan..
"Our contracts for all United States
Shipping Board vessels and for scout
cruisers demand that we must work
under the Macy scale." he said.
"The Government could close down
on us if wo broke the scale and if we
accept the union demands we would h
responsible for all expenditures above
the scale.
Tleanlta Will Be Awaited.
"We must simply wait for results.
The union men understand our posi
tion. If the war had continued the men
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