TTIE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, THURSDAY,' FEBRUARY 20, 1919.
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VIEWS OF THE SPARTACAXS AND ANTI-SPARTA CAKS IN BERLIN,
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AMONG FIRST TO REACH UNITED STATES.
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Actual Reconstruction Work
Project for League of Nations
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Must Sl;n the Armistice."
BERLIN', Tuesday. Feb. IS (By the
Associated I'ress.t The project for &
leaerue of nations has evoked sharp
critici.m In the German press gener
ally. Professor Schueckinjr. vtce-presi-
dni of the German Association for a
Leacue of Nations, believes Germany
should and must be permitted to Join
the league simultaneously with the
othor powers, lie finds much to crit
icise in the proposed statutes and
thinks Germany should endeavor to
brine about such modifications of
them as would protect her vital in
terests in the- projected league.
WEIMAR. Feb. 18. (Havas.) Tel
ex rami of protest against the sipnlnc
of the new armistice are pouring in
to the national assembly and one. fron
rferun uemanos mat ptnwu ' l na
tional mourning be ordered.
LONDON". Feb. 19. It is reported
that Captain von Selow. naval dele
gate on the German armistice commis
sion, has resinned, the announced
reason beins thai negotiations carried
out by him with Aiaihlas Krstbereer.
the chairman of the commission, "had
disastrous consequences."
BASEU Swltierland. Feb. 19. The
German armistice commission will in
future be under control of the foreign
tffire. according to an unofficial dis
patch from Berlin. The report of the
resumption of Captain von ' Selow.
naval delegate, from the German armi
stice commission. Is semi-of f icially de
clared to be unfounded.
WEIMAR. Feb. 18. (By the Assocl
ated I'ress.) .Mathias F.rzbergrer, of the
German armistice commission, again
held the center of the stage at today's
session of the national assembly, out
lining the entire history of the arm!
atice negotiations, in reply to a bitter
personal attack upon him by delegate
Vogler of the German people's party.
Vol llindeabnrs; Uesaaaded Praee.
The house was in an uproar for the
better part of an hour, first in protest
against Jlerr Vofcler's attack and then
in enthusiastic support of Herr Krz
berger.
Ilerr Kritbergrr told ilia house
many things about the ajmistice
which were either unknown to or had
only been suspected by Ins hearers.
One of these was his unqualified state
ment that it was ITInce Maximilian of
Hjilt-n who had auDroached the en
tente because of the "iron compulsion
of the' Inch military command for
peace. ' It was Field Marshal von
Hindenbiirg who demanded and au
thorized the signing of the first terms,
Jlerr Krzberger declared.
Hirr i;rzberer, who seemingly has
ben very unpopular because of his
Work in t:e armistice negotiations, re
established himself by his speech to
day with all but the conservatives.
rasel Feb. 19. In his attack on
Muthiaa Krzbercer. chairman ot the
lerman armistice commission, at the
meeting of the German national as
sembly yesterday lu Weimar. Herr
Voder M'd Krzberger had failed to
Li.ns'iit exnerts before entering into
negotiation to Rive up railway and
agricultural machinery and criticised
him for sisnitiK ,he naval convention
in the fare of energetic protests from
"competent authorities."
(Intern Were Imperative.
Ilerr Kraherger. in reply, said that
Vngler's most serious complaints were
b.isrd on a complete understanding of
actual events and ucre a tkillful mis
re presen tat ion.
en the evening of November 1", Herr
F.rzbcrrcr continued, he received a wire
less from the German high command.
asking tor concessions on nine points.
hut also containing the phrase, now
made public tor the ilrst time, that
"even if you do not succeed in obtaining
concessions on these points, you must
sis--n the armistice.'"
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Negotiations Begun With the United
States for Tools, Farming Im
plement?, Baw Materials.
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The democratic and spartacan factions daily clash in Berlin, and there are
occasions of street fighting and rioting: in ireneral. The upper photograph
shows a dense spartacan throng gathered in front of the Keichsta building
for a demonstration. The lower shows machine-gun" guards, fully equipped, on
their way to attempt to disperse the socialistic element in obedience to the
commands of Herr Kbert.
Emergency Fleet corporation and asking-
private underwriters to insure "the
undesirable vessels and the auxiliary
powered hulls."
The latter ships were of faulty con
struction and lacked adequate motive
power, he added, yet privato insurers
had quoted term3 "based on the best
information available," though it was
doubtful, in his opinion "if the rates
will pay the losses, to say nothing of
taxes which the government's funds
escape.
There were no seagoing freighters
of wood in the period prior to the war
and there was no fair basis of compari
son, Mr. McUee asserted. of rates
charged to insure them.
(ML W IS PRGPOSEO
FRENCH MIXISTF.lt OF FLXAXCE
W ORKING OUT PLA"S.
YOUTHFUL COUPLES MARRY
VIKNXA, Tnrnday. Frb. IS. Presi
dent 2fiix of the tiernian-A ustri.ifi re
public in tMfii'h yeMerd;iy declared
thru tlit republic wua fir inly eftftbliahed
and th:it the Hupsburu dynanty was
thins of the past He said th-t the for
mal abdication of tlie throne would
be demanded from former Kmperor
Oi.irlest. who up to this time had only
withdrawn from the government and
had not abdicated.
First Signs of Snrine Appear In
Vancouver, AVasli.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) The first fifing of spring have
appeared here, the marriage of a num
ber of minors. hen spring arrives it
Is usually accompanied by more than
the average number of minor mar
naves.
Today licenses were issued to Georce
A. Winston, 19, and Aliss Esther K. Uer
rard, 17, of Burton. Wash.; Robert Ky
lander, 3f, of Stark, Mont., and Miss
Ellen AValnh 16, of Portland; August
Fichtner, IS, and Mis Gladys "Will
iams. 18, both of Portland.
ivter Bftts, 67, and Mrs. Lucy St
Spear, 60, of Camas, were married here
today.
INSURANCE BATES UPHELD
CIIRC.i:s 1K1I,KKI .OT 1)1 S-
t Klll.TOKV AGAINST V. S.
PrrMlr-iit of Nnlioitnl Board of Ma
rine Vniitruriier An.-uers
ChJircn. of Kiluard N. Hurley.
NEW YOKK. Feb. 19. Marine insur
ance rate are neither excessive nor
discriminatory aaint Americaii bhip
ninu. William 11. McGee. president of
the national board of marine under
writers, dclared in a statement tonight
aii.Hrnnc the charges of Edward N.
Ifurley. chairman of the United States
tihippinp board, and Senator Fletcher,
of Florida, in Washington yesterday.
rommentinp on Mr. Hurley's proposal
of a arnvernment apency to injure ships
and cargoes after the manner of the
temporary emergency plan of the war
risk bureau, Mr. Mcoee said that the
Insurance companies had been placed
in a false licht throutrh the action of
th shfpptns board in carrying its own
protection on sfeel rr:i f t built for th
PIONEER IS HONOR GUEST
Mrs. Sebastian Bass Miller Observes
Birlbday Anniversary.
OH EG ON CITY, Or., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Sebastian Bass Miller, pio
neer of Oregon, celebrated her 90th
birthday anniversary at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. M. J. Bolton, of
Canemah, Thursday evening, when..;
family reunion was held, one of uFi
features of the dinner was a huge
birthday cake. The Bolton home was
prettily decorated with ferns and pussy
willows and cut flowers. Music was
enjoyed during the afternoon and even
ing.
Mrs. Miller was born In Virginia in
1S29. At the nge of 18 months her
parents moved to Ohio. "When 24 years
of age she left Ohio by ox team and
arrived in Oregon City in September,
Payments "Will Extend jOver Long
Period and Will Raise Huge
Snm for Government.
PARIS, Feb. 19. Louis I Klotz,
minister of finance, announced today
that he had completed consideration of
a plan imposing a tax on capital, the
payments on which would extend over
a long period so that the whole burden
would not fall upon the present genera
tion. The minister told the chamber of
deputies committee on tho budget that
he recognized the situation was diffi
cult but there was no need of undue
pessimism.
Klotz said he hoped that the allied
and associated powers would remain in
as close union financially as they had
been united militarily with such happy
results.
M. Klotz declined to indicate what
the new tax on capital might produce,
but several members of the budget
committee cald later that such a tax
would bring in between 45,000,000.000
and 55,000,000.000 francs.
BY HERBERT BAYARD
Copyright by th New York World.
llshed by Arrangement.)
PARIS, Feb. 19. (Special Cable.)
Politics dropped into second place to
day when it became known that France
has reached a condition which will en
able her to undertake actual recon
struction work.
To that end she has begsun negotia
tions with the United btates for pur
chases that may reach, at the outset.
$250,000,000; and she has let it be known
that she will be almost immediately
In the market for $40,000,000 worth of
machine tools, for as much more in
agricultural implements, for $100,000,-'
OuO worth of cotton, and for great
values in copper and other minerals
and raw materials.
The bulk of these purchases, if not I
11 of them, will be made in America.
Purchases will not be negotiated on di
rect government credit, but they will I
be arranged through a banking syndi
cate which will buy supplies and dis-
tribute them to French customers, giv
ing them long time credits.
American firms will be asked to bid
on contracts which will probably be
placed through the French high com
mission in America, co-operating with
such organizations as may be erected
out of what was formerly the war in
dustries board.
French decision, to begin the work
of rebuilding her industries comes co
incidentally with an order permitting
all fugitives to return to their homes
In the devastated districts. The plan is
not related to the new armistice terms.
which have been announced to Germany
after having been unanimously ap
proved by the allies. Marshal Foch ap
peared before the supreme war council
today to report that he had communi
cated the new terms to Germany which
had been previously outlined.
Russian affairs occupied the atten
tion of the council of ten today. Dis
cussion of the plans submitted by
y inston Churchill occupied three hours.
but without substantial result. A
highly important meeting of the rep
aration committee was held this after
noon, at which effort was made to com
pose the differences in three plans of
assessing -payments by Germany, the
plans having been proposed by France,
Great Britain and the United States. It
is probable that Germany's ability will
prove a controlling factor in the adop
tion of a method of computing her lia
bility.
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'GOD'S ACRE' NOT FOR SALE
Church Spurns Offer of Million for
lis Graveyard.
FORT WORTH, Tex. The merrinian
Baptist church -of Ranger, which has
acquired an income of ?200,000 a year
through oil wells sunk in its church
yard, has refused $1,000,000 for the
right to develop wells in the graveyard
which adjoins the church.
The graveyard is surrounded by oil
wells and numerous companies have
made the congregation, which has only
29 members, fabulous offers for the
burying-ground. The congregation has
voted that its entire oil income shall
be devoted to "the glory of God." One
hundred thousand dollars already has
been distributed among Baptist institu
tions in Texas.
Ceo. W. Sweeney
Vr-Pretident
and General Manafer
GENERAL STRIKE OF SPARTA-
CAXS CRIPPLES PRODUCTION.
THIRD OREGON BOYS LAND
(Continued Krom Virst Par.)
Hanson. V. M. Bailey, Hueh w. Cop-
pie. Harold Sexton. Leon Bentley and
Lugene Lattieaw.
Take Hood's
Sarsaparilla
This Spring VnY"
Create Appetite, Civs Strength
UMATILLA PLANNING WELCOME
Soldiers and Sailors to Receive Cer
tificates of Appreciation.
UMATILLA. Or.. Feb. 19. (Special.)
I matllla is planning to welcome
home her returned soldiers and
tailors. A delay in formulating ar
rangements has been caused by the
Illness of the members of the city
council. E. C. "Brownell and Patrick
K. l'ollen have been named as as
sistants to the mayor on the welcome
committee.
A card party or dance is planned
for the near future at which to give
certificates of appreciation for serv
ices to the soldiers and sailors upon
their return. Mr. Foilen has secured
employment for two of Umatilla's re
turned soldiers to date and the town
making an effort to place the boys
positions as O.ey are discharged.
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Cuba Fixes Flour Knibargo.
WASHINGTON". Feb. 19.The Cuban
I government has placed a 60-day em
bargo on aH Importations of wheat
flour, the war trade board announced
today for the Information of American
I exporters. The board caid it had not
received the particulars regarding the
TAFT TO RETURN TO YALE
Kent Professorship of law to Hold
ex-President as Lecturer.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Feb. 19. Will
iam Howard Taft will return to Yale
university next fall as Kent professor
of law, it was announced at the uni
versity yesterday.
Onlr On. -BKOMO QITNISE"
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AT1VE BKOMO yCIM.NE Tablets. Look tor
signature ot . W. UKUVE. Cures a Cold in
One lJay. 30c. Adv.
Seasoned skibwood and Inside wood,
green stamps, for cash. Holman Fuel
Co.. Main 353. A 33S3. Adv.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
LODGE OFFICIAL IS GUEST
Eastern Star Entertains Most Mor
4 thy Grand Matron.
Mrs. Emma C. Ocobock of Hartford,
Mich., most worthy grand matron of the
Order of the Eastern Star, was hon
ored by chapters of the state at a ban
quet and reception held at the Mult
nomah hotel last night. Mrs. Mabel
Settlemeir of Woodburn, worthy grand
matron of Oregon, was the official hos
tess. She wris assisted by representa
tives of the ISO chapters of the state in
welcoming the highest official in the
Eastern Star.
The dinner was attended by grand
officers and past grand officers. George
M. Hyland, of Vancouver, Wash., most
worthy grand patron, was also an hon
ored guest of the occasion.
Strikers Reported .to Have Seized
Munitions and Compelled Young
Men to Enter Army.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 19. More than
100 coal mines in Westphalia have been
closed on account of the general strike
called by the Spartacans.
It is reported the Spartacans have
seized quantities of munitions and
compelled young men to enter the
Spartacan army. At many place
sailors and laborers have carried out
acts of sabotage.
BERLIN. Tuesday, Feb. 18. By th
Associated Press.) The communis
strike movement continues to spread
the industrial districts of western
Germany under the guidance of the
Spartacans and independent socialists.
The Spartacans also are showing ac
tivity in other parts of Germany.
reported from. Ortelsburg, East
Prussia, that Spartacans fired from
houses on soldiers. The soldiers re.
turned the fire and two men were
killed and eight wounded.
in a week, will beyond all question
make so smooth the way of peace and
so hard the path of war that fear of
impending' hostilities will immediately
be lifted from the earth."
"It is probably no exaggeration to
say," telegraphs the Daily News' spe
cial correspondent in Paris, "that Dr.
Wilson, whose face was wreathed in
smiles as he entered the room and
shook hands with several of the dele
gates lived the proudest moments of
his life today. It is but the ban truth
to say that President Wilson dominated
the whole assembly and that never in
the whole history of parliaments has i
been given to one man to secure such
a magnificent personaX triumph as the
president of the United States obtained
today, tie could leave the Invalides
station tonight with a full assurance
that his task had been successfully ac
complished."
Johnson, former Aberdeen boys, who
were wounded in the fighting in
France, have arrived at Camp Lewis
and are expecting discharges soon. The
nature of Leacock's wound is not
known. Johnson was shot through the
wrist. At one time he was one of four
men out of 60 to escaiy German bullets.
Ilertling Jr. Writing Book.
BASLE. A son of the late Count
George F. von Hertling, former impe
rial chancellor of Germany, has pub
lished an indignant denial of the charge
that the German imperial government
was twice requested by the supreme
army command to conclude peace while
his father was holding office. The Gen
eral Anzeiger of Frankfort. which
prints the denial, adds that youftg Hert
ling is preparing a 'book in which full
records of his father's activities will be
given.
PEACE COVENANT PRAISED
London Press Declares Document
Practical and Binding.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON, Feb. 19. (Special cable.)
The Daily News says: "The draft of
the proposed constitution of the league
of nations is one of the most momen
tous documents ever published to tlie
world. It is manifest that the league
is a profoundly practical proposition
which, though it may not abolish war
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afternoon caused a fire which spread
to a drydock and damaged a score of
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