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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PASSAGE OF WAR-TAX
BILL EXPECTED TODAY
CONFEREES AGREEMENT DE
BATED LONG IN SENATE.
EBERT
HEAD
NAVAL EXPANSION IS
.APPROVED IN HOUSE
THREE YEARS' BUILDING PLAN
VOTED AFTER DEBATE.
LEGISLATORS FACE
BIG POST-WAR TASK
GOVERNOR LISTER MAY
QUIT STATE FOR TIME
CHANGE OP CLIMATE ITRGED
FOR SAKE OF HEALTH.
MALIGN FORCES IN
PUBIS STIR STRIFE
TO JAPANESE YOKE
OF
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War Threatened if Chinese
Bare Secret Treaty.
PEACE DELEGATES WARNED
U. S. and England Too Busy to
Aid China, Nipponese Say.
MILITARISTS SAID TO RULE
,TapanC5C Newspapers Point Out
That Action. Toward China Will
Bar Japan From Fcace League.
LONDON, Feb. 10. The correspondent
f Reuter's Limited at Pekin sends the
(following under date of February 3:
"The Japanese on Thursday, January
SO. informed the Chinese Minister at
Tokio that change in the attitude of
the Chinese delegates in France was
desirable. The Chinese should, he
eaid, be guided by the Japanese in all
questions of policy.
'The Japanese Minister at Peking on
Saturday, February 1, informed the
Foreign Minister that a change of front
on the part of the Chinese delegation
was necessary and that Japan desired
China to undertake that she would not
reveal at the peace conference the
secret Chino-Japanese agreements. The
Chinese delegates, he said, should work
in the closest harmony with the Japan
ese delegates upon all questions
fcrought before the peace conference.
China Told to Choose.
"The Japanese minister added that
Great Britain was so disturbed with
strikes and financial troubles that no
definite political or financial help could
he expected from that quarter. Failing
to receive such assurances, Japan would
Immediately exercise effective financial
pressure upon China.
"The Japanese minister demonstrated
that China was in a position to choose
between returning Japan's friendship
or meeting Japan's opposition.
"Simultaneously the Pekin militar
ists brought great pressure to bear in
presidential quarters with a view to
securing the adoption of the Japanese
viewpoint.
'Following numerous evidences of
Japanese pressure upon China in con
nection with the peace conference, this
revelation of Japan's determination
permanently to secure privileges gained
during the European war created as-
T,ihment throughout China, espe
cially as a section of the Japanese gov
ernment is known to be opposed to me
policy of force against China.
Militarists) In Control.
"The newspapers, however, empha
eize Japan's latest and greatest diplo
matic blunder as proving that the
Japanese government is still tied to
the wheels of the military chariot
whose purpose is to destroy China, re
gardless of the fact that its action is
calculated to force Japan outside the
league of nations."
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. (By the
.Associated Press.) Japan's attitude
toward China in the peace conference
is causing grave apprehension among
the representatives of the other asso
ciated powers. According to official
diplomatic irLformation reaching here,
Japan virtually has threatened war if
China makes public secret treaties be
tween the two countries and fails to
carry out an agreement to make Japan
the successor of Germany in rights,
property and concessions held by Ger
rnany at the outbreak of the European
war.
China Hopes for Aid. '
China is relying on the peace con
ference, where her delegates are said
to have made an excellent impression,
and is seeking support from the United
States and Great Britain.
Advices from the orient through dip
lomatic channels say American Min
ister Keinsch at Pekin, seeking to re
assure the Chinese foreign minister
with statements of the friendship of
the United States government, was told
frankly that the foreign minister did'
not see how at this time the United
States or Great Britain could divert
their attention to the orient when fhe
jLF.uropean
Ts"T..!.tev.tim.
situation demanded much
When the Chinese peace delegation
arrived in Paris, the information now
available discloses they renorted that
their copies of the secret treaties were
stolen from their baggage while they
were passing through Japan and con
eequently they were unable to carry
out their purpose of making them pub
lic at the conference.
U. S. Officials Silent.
Officials of the state department de
clined to make any formal comment to
day on the situation. The Impression
was given that the whole matter was
being handled in Pans. ,
As regards the Pacific islands claims
of Japan, the American position at the
peace conference has been unofficially
represented as one of the opposition to
annexations and of insistence upon the
internationalization of all Pacific
islands taken from Germany. The Mar
shall and Caroline group lie directly
.east of the Philippines.
According to the reports received
ere. the tnreats against tnnia were
conveyed to the Chinese foreign min
jbier by the. Japanese minister in Pekin
jiinister is said to have pointed out
tinat Japan had an army of more than
a 'million rne.i idle at home, fully
auppod and to have pointed out that
Jrtpa'n had more than a half million
tons' of shipping with the intimation
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Column 4.
Democratic and Republican Leaders
Predict Overwhelming Vote of
Approval for Measure.
AVASHINGTON. Feb. 11. Final ac
tion by congress tomorrow on the 56,
000,000,000 war revenue bill appeared
assured tonight after several l.ours of
debate in the senate on the conferees'
agreement, which the house adopted
last Saturday.
After some difficulties and delay in
taking up the bill today Chairman
Simmons, of the senate managers, ad
dressed the senate for about two hours
on the conference report, while Sen
ator Thomas, of Colorado, democrat,
sharply criticised elimination of his
amendment to tax campaign contribu
tions of $500 or more 100 per cent.
Both democratic and republican lead
ers predicted that an overwhelming
vote of approval would be given the
bill before adjournment tomorrow. Sen
ator Simmons said that it necessary a
night session would.be Leld.
At the outset today republicans de
layed action on the bill, demanding that
the lengthy formal conference report
be read. Its reading took more than
an hour, with the senate virtually de
serted. An incident enlivening the pro
cedure was the inadvertent adoption of
the conference report, but upon ob
jection by Senator Simmons the action
was set aside. Senator McKellar, of
Tennessee, democrat, who was presid
ing, hastily put the question on the
report and formally declared the te
port adopted, but Senator Simmons,
who had not spoken, induced him to
annul his decision.
IDLE CAR LINES TARGET
Spojinc Orders Resumption of Serv
ice Within 2 1 Hours.
SliKANE, Wash.. Feb. 11. (Spe
cial. J Street car service on all of the
abandoned lines of the Washington
Water Power company was ordered re
sumed within 24 hours by the city
commissioners this morning. If the
order is not complied with by the com
pany the city will at once start suit in
the superior court to have its demands
enforced.
The action was taken at this morn
ing's session of the council, after the
commissioners had received an opinion
from Corporation Counsel Geraghty,
"that the street railway company may
not, without the consent of the city,
abandon service on any of the lines on
which they fold franchises."
LUMBER PRICES GO DOWN
Twenty Per Cent Drop Is Regis
tered at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11. (Special.)
The cost of lumber tobogganed Mon
day. Wartime prices went into the dis
card with a rush when the lumber deal
ers of San Francisco announced a 20 per
cent lop-off in the price of all lumber
used in ordinary building construction.
At the headquarters of the lumber
men, it was stated that the reason for
the drop in prices Is the desire of the
dealers to encourage a revival of the
building industry and conserve the
mutual interests of owner, builder and
dealer. The further announcement is
made that the prices fixed today are as
low as they can ever be under existing
conditions.
HAWAII TO COAST IN DAY
French Aviator Says Powerful Ma
chine Could Make Trip.
HONOLULU, T. H., Feb. 11. (Spe- I
cial.) Honolulu to the coast in 24 .
hours is the plan of Sergeant Jean
Servantie, maker of 200 ascents on the
battle front and memoer or me r rencn
flying corps, who is in Honolulu to
gether with 40 other French soldiers
awaiting return transportation to San
Francisco. ,
In an address before the Pan-Pacific
club the other day the aviator de
clared that with a 450 horse power ma
chine he would undertake the flight
from Honolulu to the mainland. The
French soldiers are a part of the 500
who came here on the way to Siberia
a few weeks ago.
LESS TALK WILL BE RULE
Ten-Minute Limit on Speeches to Be
Strictly Enforced.
STATE CAPITOL, Saiem.Or., Feb.
11. (Special.) There will be less talk
and more speed in the house in the
future and every effort will be made
to expedite b;siness. Speaker Jones
stated tonight.
The rule providing for a ten-minute
limit on speeches will be strictly en
forced, he stated, and it is possible the
house will be asked to amend the rules
to set a five-minute limit. The house
only passed four bills today and the
business of the body is becoming con
gested. DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN UP
Ordinance Prepared Setting Clocks
Ahead in Portland.
The daylight saving plan introduced
throughout the United States last year
will be in vogue in Portland during
the summer months if an ordinance
which will be presented to the city
council tomorrow by City Commissioner
Bigelow is approved. Under the pro
visions of this ordinance the official
time in Portland will be advanced one
hour beginning at 2 o'clock A. M of the
last Sunday in March and continuing
until 2 o'clock A. M. of the last Sun
day in October. The ordinance provides
that this plan continue automatically
each year.
President Chosen by Vote
of National Assembly
NEW MINISTRY IS ' BUNGED
Provisional Constitution Is
Adopted After Long Wrangle.
HOUSE DEBATE IS EXCITING
All Agreements With Nations in
Allied League Must Have Sanc
tion of National Assembly.
BASEL, Feb. 11. The German na
tional assembly today, elected Fried
rich Ebert president, of the German
state by a vote of 277 out of 379 votes,
a majority of 102. Herr Ebert accepted
the election. Count con Posadowesky
Wehner received 49 votes.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 11. According
to a dispatch from Weimar an agree
ment has been reached by the German
national assembly on the composition
of the new ministry, which will consist
of 14 members. Philip Scheidemann has
been selected chancellor; Dr. August
Mueller, minister of economics; Herr
Bauer, minister of labor, and Herr
Landsberg, minister of national defense
and justice.
Socialists Have Severn Seats.
Another portfolio will go to Dr.
Eduard David, who resigns the presi
dency of the national assembly at
Weimar, which position will be taken
over by Konstantin Fehrcnbach.
The socialists have seven seats in the
cabinet, the democrats have three and
the centrists have three, including
Mathias Erzberger, who will hold the
post of minister without portfolio.
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, anti
socialist, will be foreign minister.
WEIMAR, Feb. 10. (By the Asso
ciated Pre ) The na tional osser.ibly
unanimously adopted a provisional con
stitution at 6 o'clock this evening after
a three-hour wrangle between the In
dependent socialists on one hand and
all the rest of the house on the other,
over a eingle point the question of
scret agreements.
Independents "Won Over.
Although the independents lost in
their contention that Germany should
pave the way for the entire world in
going definitely on record in favor of
open diplomatic agreements, they arose
belately to make the acceptance of-the
constitution as whole unanimous, de-
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ETjsiHEST partners
Dtvisrox
Programme Carries Construction of
n Battleships, Ten Cruisers,
Appropriation Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Adminis
tration leaders in the house won their
fight for a declaration by congress of
a policy of naval expansion unless lim
itation of world armament is agreed
upon at the peace conference. Afftr
an all-day debate ti'e house vot'ed, 194
to 142, to approve toe new three-year
building programme of ten battleships
and ten scout cruisers and immediately
afterwards adopted the entire naval
appropriation bill.
Legislation for the n-sw programme
was voted in order as a part of the
annual appropriation bi!l today by the
house, which adopted, 205 to 14 8, a spe
cial rule to restore provisions stricken
out yesterday on points of order by
Republican Leader Mann.
One hundred and thirty-one republic
ans, wth 14 democrats, an independ
ent, a socialist and a prohibitionist,
joined in opposing the rule, while 172
democrats, with 32 republicans and an
independent, cast affirmative votes.
With the adoption of the rule the
House rejected various amendments
framed yesterday to save the building
programme from Mr. Mann's parliamen
tary coup and debate began on original
building provisions under an agree
ment for a final vote at the end of
two hours debate.
SCHOOLS REMAIN CLOSED
Denver Finds It Impossible to Fill
Places of Strikers.
DENVER, Feb. 11. The 23 public
schools closed yesterday by a strike
of the stationary engineers remained
clostd today, despite efforts of school
officials to fill the places of strikers.
Seventeen thousand students and 425
teachers at the schools are affected by
the strike.
"It is impossible to tell when the
schools will reopen," said Carlos M.
Cole, superintendent of schools, today.
FEATURES OF THE OREGON
LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Differences settled on bill cre
ating court of domestic relations
for Multnomah County and bill
reported for passage.
Multnomah delegation decides
to elect Lieutenant-C ilonel George
H. Kelly as - commissioner for
port of Portland.
Boiw.
Kills bill to regulate social evils
on plan used by war department
in cantonments.
Copies of proposed constitu
tional amendment appear among
members for merging of ports of
Astoria and Portland and 16 Co
lumbia river and Willamette val
ley counties into proposed port of
Columbia.
WHILE THE SOURCE OF BOTH THEIR PROFITS
Measures Asked on Five
Reconstruction Phases.
ACTION WILL BE EXPEDITED
Lkck of Unity Feared as End
of Session Draws Near.
EXPERIMENT TO BE MADE
Transportation, Forts, Irrigation,
and Building Work Outlined.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem, Or., Feb. 11.
(Special.) Five phases of reconstruc
tion legislation will -be submitted to
the legislature by the end of the week,
or early next week at the latest. These
are transportation development, port
development,- irrigation, cultivation of
logged-off lands and a building pro
gramme. To expedite action several
lawyers in Portland will be asked
Wednesday to prepare measures and
send them to Salem.
It is believed that this action will
simplify formation of the plan and
enable members of the senate and the
house to grasp the scope of the re
construction problem.
Legislators to Know Tink.
There is a sentiment among some
lawmakers against holding a special
session to consider measures prepared
by the reconstruction commission.
These insist that the present session
can deal with the subject. Others want
to name the personnel of the commis
sion. Friends of the reconstruction
plans have mapped out the five points
indicated and hope, by having measures
on these topics prepared and submitted
as quickly as possible, that the legis
lature will have an inkling of the task
and be willing to come back in about
three months to consider completed
bills.
Han4liwa; f Mraiuni l'rublesu.
How these five measures can be best
handled is a problem. It is feared, for
instance, that if the Burdick element is
identified -ith the bills some of the
Jones supporters will be antagonistic,
and vice versa. The suggestion has
been advanced that the measures bear
names from both camps, such as
Burdick, Gallagher and Smith from
Baker, and Gordon, Sheldon and Bean.
By such a method it is hoped a unity
of action can be obtained.
With the exception of about $1,000,
000, or J2.000.000 at most, the recon
struction programme can be carried
out. it is argued, without additional
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IS NEGLECTED.
Washington Executive Expected to
Go to California, as Improvement
Is Not as Fast as Desired.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Feb. 11. As a re
sult of recent conferences of Governor
Lister's immediate friends, it is be
lieved he can be Induced to try a
change of climate within the next two
weeks, following the full enactment of
legislation in which he is particularly
interested. Medical opinion is said to
be that the governor's chances of rspid
recovery will be greatly increased by
this move.
If the governor decides to make the
change, it is believed he will go to
California. His condition is reported
as no worse, but signs of decided im
provement are what his friends desire.
With the capitol building bill signed
and the Columbia river basin project
appropriation disposed of. it is believed
Governor Lister may revoke his pre
viously expressed determination not to
leave the state while the legislature is
in session. Settlement of the general
strike Is another factor urged as justi
fication for relaxation at this time.
"CO-EDS" RIVAL DIANA
Deep Breathing Improves Stature of
Girls at University.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Feb. 11. (Special.) The average chest
expansion of 200 women of the uni
versity is 3 inches, according to rec
ords just compiled from the examina
tions given by the physical education
department. The ninth rib expansion
average is 3.1 inches. '
These figures show that there is a
tendency among the girls to breathe
more deeply, says Miss Harriet Thom
son, instructor in the department. This
is due. she asserts, to the fact that
physical exercise is becoming more
popular and the old manner of c'lest
breathing is disappearing. The aver
age weight of the 200 girls examined
was 119 pounds and their average age,
19.8 years.
PAIR, 68, WED THIRD TIME
Charity Hope Bride or Robert Tay
lor, Klickitat Farmer.
GOLDENDALE, Wash., Feb. 11.
(Special.) Robert Kerr Taylor, a farm
er in the Blockhouse section of Klicki
tat county, and Charity Caroline Hope,
o Colden.lale, nch embarked on
the matrimonial sea for the third time
Sunday, both are 68 years old.
Mrs. Taylor formerly lived at Co
lumbus, where she conducted a hotel
for many years and recently has been
operating a boarding house at Golden
dale. Mr. Taylor was born at Mount
Vernon. Mo., and Mrs. Taylor is a na
tive of Errold, New Hampshire.
KAR0LYI DEMANDS FACTS
Hungary's President Insists on Fixing-
War Responsibility.
BASEL. Switzerland. Feb. 10. A full
investigation of responsibility for the
continuance of Hungary's participation
in the war and also concerning "cruelty
and barbarities committed in Siberia,
Belgium and France, the ruthless sub
marine war, the inhuman war in the
air and the use of gases and bombs,"
Count Karolyi. the president of Hun
gary, demanded today at a meeting of
the Hungarian constituent assembly,
according to a dispatch from Budapest.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 52
degrees; minimum, 37 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
Strike.
Machine rung sent to Bptte. Page 7.
Seattle industries resume normal stride
. Pace 4.
Legislatures.
Draft of reconstruction measures ordered
Pace 1.
Port mercer before state legislators. Pace IS.
Washington to bar socialist teachers. Page 6.
Appropriations total is mounting steadily
Page .
Foreign.
French affrighted at bogey of new German
army. Page
French press criticism of peace delegates
USUI. H .
ur. rDfrt eieciw president or uerman re-
puDiic. rage l.
China ordered to submit to Japanese Joke.
Pace 1.
Boche plot scented by French military.
Page 7.
German ships boost to American fleet.
Pas 7.
King George pleads in behalf of labor.
Page 2.
National.
Approval of war tax bill expected today.
Page 1.
Naval extension Is approved in hoose. Page 1.
Ruin said to mark red rule In Russia. Page 5.
Oregon troops sail for home. Page 3.
Domestic.
Radicals swear at America as deportation
boat leaves Now York. Pago 4.
Senator Chamberlain and Secretary Baker
again amicable. Page 14.
Lincoln day to bs widely observed. Page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Governor Lister may go to California for
sake of health. Page 1.
Sports.
Boxers on Hetlig programme all eager for
gong. Page 12.
Multnomah Athletic club closes prosperous
year. Page 1-.
McCredle signs Schwartz, star pitcher of
artillery. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Big flour cargoes wait for vessels. Page IS.
Apples go abroad. Page 19.
Livestock prices hold. Page Ii.
Corn advances 3 cents. Page 10.
Fortland and Vicinity.
Judge Stapleton scores unfit husband and
father. Page l;i.
Mayor Raker seeks law against bsrred doors
in Chinatown. Page V.
Mr. Bruce Scott slated for state director.
Page 1:1.
Portland complains of unjust rates to inter
state commerce commission. Page Is.
Wives of Rotarians to share In frolic. Pag
1U.
French Slurs of Motives of
Peace Delegates Roil.
WILSON MAY MAKE PROTEST
Peace Conference Gossip Like
That in Vienna Century Ago.
FRANCE EXTENDS DEMANDS
Further Occupation of Rhine's Left
Bank and Extension of Military
Zone on Right Bank Asked.
BT HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE
(Copynght ly the .New york World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.
PARIS, Feb. 11. (Special bt Wire
less.) Sharp dissent is likely to be
registered almost any day by the Amer
ican mission to the peace conference
against the methods in use here to
influence public opinion in France and
other countries in regard to conference
measures. Americans feel that unless
a halt shall be called in these methods
the majority of the delegates will in
sist on transferring the sessions of the
conference to another place than Paris.
Objections are directed against the
programme of publication and publicity
adopted by the French press whereby
there is distributed throughout the
world matters of a nature to disturb
public confidence in the deliberation'
and to block their progress.
M llaon Mi? Protest.
The thing has reached such a pass
that any development or view that
does not chime with certain French
opinions is insidiously branded as pro
German. This has become specially
true In strictures upon the attitude of
American and British delegates.
There is reason to believe that Presi
dent Wilson will protest against the
continuation of propaganda which casts
doubt on the motives of delegates and
which com'ues the activities of the
sessions of the conference. Perhaps in
this way the atmosphere may be
cleared. It cannot be denied that the
situation has become tense.
Gonaln) Doing Harm.
Paris is more and more taking on a
resemblance to Vienna in the peae
congress there of 100 years ago in te
matter of backstair gossip, and in re
spect to the methods of imputing
questionable motives to dissenters from
the views of a single "faction. Such
action now rules, by reason of the
practices now criticised. Where truth
and candor should prevail it has be
come increasingly difficult fop the del
egates to maintain a disinterested at
titude. Unfortunately this environment is
not without effect upon the weighty
considerations regarding further exten
sion of the terms of armistice, which
must be renewed on February 17. The
French arc insistent that new condi
tions be added to the rigor and se
verity of the terms. Americans and
British do not wholly sympathize with
this demand. The compromise of views
seems probable through the medium of
a new clause v. ith compensation
features.
New Terms Proposed.
The plan is to frame the new armis
tice so that its terms, at least partial
ly, may be afterward embodied in the
final peace treaty. This may be done
to the extent of including in the docu
ment certain regulations to assure Ger
man good conduct, in return for which
the blockade will be lifted and food
and necessary supplies will flow Into
Germany.
The French have been always op
posed to lightening the blockade. Now
they seem willing to permit that course
if certain military concessions shall be
made, such as the occupation of Essen,
of the Krupp properties and possibly
other plants. Their further demand is
for further occupation of the left bank
of the Rhine, the extension of their
military zone well over the right bank
and the dismantling of all the forts .
along the western border of Germany.
Still more important is their demand
for the demobilization of the German
armies, which they would reduce to a
force of 25 divisions or less.
Police Force to Be Allowed.
The supreme council gave three
hours yesterday afternoon to discussion
of this highly significant project. It
has been virtually agreed to submit
it to the German commission at the
meeting next week.
President Wilson is understood to
feel that German sincerity -will be put
to a thorough test at the meeting, for
the conditions' to be imposed cannot
unfavorably affect a country which Is
not bent upon war. However far the
conditions may be pressed, the Ger
mans will certainly be left with sua
ficlent army to police their territory.
Bernard Baruch and Vance McCon
mick probably will accompany the
armistice commission to Spa as the
American civilian observers of the
meeting. Should the Germans accept
the new terms a long step will have -been
taken toward erecting a perma
nent peace structure, of which the
armistice will be the foundation.
ALLIES TO KEEP GRIP OX FOE
Armistice Periods May Be Shortened
to Ten Days, It Is Said.
PARIS. Feb. 11. A proposal to change
the allicdt armistice policy and greatly
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