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3IAI.CII 17. 1919. PACIFIST. SUPPORT , HURTS LEAGUE PLAN CZECHO-SLOVAK ARMY'S ACTS WHILE IN RUSSIA ARE UPHELD Catherine Breshkovmky Asserts That Colonel Raymond Robins of American Red Crows Testified .W rongly Concerning Methods Used by Czechs. Anita Stewart Is at The Liberty in "Virtuous Wives" ' TITE MORXIXG OKEGONIAX, MONDAY, saMMs Members of Congress Not Be Stampeded Again. to SPONSORS LOSE STRENGTH Ikt'prcsentatiTC W lioe Vole AgainM War Threatens Career, T'.x ' plains Present Situation. NEW YORK. Mrch 1. (To trie KdHor.) I am arntiiitir you herewith an article of mine about I h Cafrcho-SloViik in KuuU. which I ltve written with reference to the rnrnt testimony of Raymond Robins be fore th senate committee. Trust inff that In's anit-lv will be of interest to your rcal rrm, 1 bes to rmn verv sincerely yours, CATHfcKI.SE BKfciciHKOVSKY. BV CREGOMA.V NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 1. "Although members f the bouse of representatives have no voice in the ratification of any peace treaty worked out In Paris, all of us will be expected sooner or later to vtate definitely our position on a league of nations, but let me say right now that this is once when I do not intend to take my cue from any pacifists, pussy footers or free lovers," eaid a member of congress who nar rowly escape'! otfeat last November lxcauss he voted against a. declaration of war against Germany. The tone of bitterness in his state ment bad reference to the source of some of the propaganda which is now reachlrir Washington in behalf of the league of nations, and it must be con ceded that, laying aside any discussion of the merits of the proposed peace pact, the proposal is beinir placed at a decided disadvantage by the character of many of those who' are urging it Inost vigorously. Several senators and members of congress who are Inclined to favor the league are hesitating now to commit themselves because, in large part, they recognize the names of some of those rigning pro-league letters as identical with those who once petitioned them Just as earnestly to keep the country out of wan. It was the command of vome of these same writers that a few members of congress and senators obeyed with the result that last year's elections were either a tragedy or a narrow escape for these same states men. rr,feMr, 9apport I'realdeat. The college professors as a whole proved to be thorough-going patriots, but the patriots amng them deplore the very large number of their fellows who restated so bitterly the entrance of the I nil 'd Stales into a war in which this country had a most vital &nd very necessary part to play. Tins same widely-scattered but numerous atroup of college professors who op posed the entry of the United states into the war are now just as strongly for the league of nations. Some of this particular class of col lege professors have pi ways stood by Mr. Wilson in anything he advocated, which naturally arouses the suspicion that much of tho propaganda from this source in behalf of the president's proposals is impelled more by the pe culiar theory that all school teachers should stand together than by any well-considered opinions on the sub Jecta in hand. It Is pointed out by members of eon. srress who ore now being' bombarded by llie league propaganda that a shatne Jully large number of the colleges and universities of the country, and other places m'here college professors and scientists Cot together in the months preceding the war. constituted open forums from which were echoed and re-echoed some celebrated phrases, now Jgnomlniou.-ly outlawed, like, "He kept us out of war," "Too proud to fight." stud "o far as I can remember, no peo ple ever has gone to war: governments liave but peoples have not." and other academic abstractions which were at any rate effective In winning a cer tain election. To some extent these educational institutions have been able t. weed out the faculty members who were responsible for the cloud cast on tin: most learned of professions, but from one perch or another the same ntt-war professors are now crying out Just as earnestly for a leacuc of na-ti-Mis as they once inveighed against War. Many a well-meaiiins: member of con (rress voted against war a?utnst his wn will because of propaganda from this or a similar source, and their pres ent attitude is best summed up in the further expression of the member of ronsress wno is quoteu ai me -ginning of this article, lie said: Majnpetle l.taareled Againt. While I am favorable to a league of rations with what knowledge I now possess. 1 am not going o be stamped-c-d this time until I hear from the red tilooticd Americans in my district whom 1 failed to consult two years ago before voting against the war. 1 had been against Germany from the day the Raiser threw his troops into Belgium, but these individuals who now are oar ring on such a busy crusade in behalf of the league of nations convinced me that my district did not agree with me. 1 surrendered to them, feeling that by s doing 1 was yielding to the will of my constituents. "After regarding the matter more se riously I decided to cast my personal fortunes to the winds and vote my own convictions. I voted for the selective iraft and all other war measures, but that one vote against the war almost billed me politically, because the good Americans In my district were not ready to excuse me for my one blunder In opposing a righteous war. TheA had depended on me to use the right judg ment in matters where the honor of America w as at stake, aitu especially when innocent Americans were being ruthlessly murdered by the Huns in munitions plants at home or on un armed ships on the high seas, and in stead I had listened to the pleadings of the namby-pamby persona who weraj fo proud to fight.' "When 1 got back Into my district T found that mv correspondents who had r-een overwhelming me with anti-war letters did not represent the sentiment of my people at all. The league of rations may be a practical and a work able method of establishing universal peace for all time, but, take it from me. i shall list-n to the advice of those who were square on the war before America entered the conflict. In the meantime I shall form some opinions of my own through a careful study of the rchente. To some of those who led me astray on the matter of declaring war 1 shall say candidly that I reserve the privilege of making up my mind in my own time after ascertaining what the li0 per cent patriots of April 5, 1S17. taink of a league of nations." CATHERINE BRESHKOVSKT. ITH so many, misrepresentations d calumnies afloat now about conditions in Russia. It is almost impossible to reply to every false as sertion or testimony. Yet there are matters of such great consequence, questions so pregnant with meaning, that it would be a crime not to gi.ve the world a true exposition of the actual facts. Among many other calumnies regarding conditions in Russia, one of the most revolting Is the recent testi mony of Colonel Raymond Robins be fore the senate committee In the mat ter of the Czecho-Slovaks, their stay in Russia and their fighting: against the bolsheviki. The events referred to occurred in the spring of 1918. when the remnant of this brave and honorable army, who for three years had fought against Germany together with our Russian troops, decider after the treacherous peace arranged oy Lcnine and Trotxky at Brest-Lltovsk was signed to go to France and continue the war for the freedom of all the democracies of the world, and their otcn as well. As it was impossible for them to cross the former Russian front because of the German troops, the Czecho-Slovaks de cided to go to the east, through all Russia and Siberia, to reach Vladivo stok and from there to sail to France a Journey of many thousands of miles ny land and water. As for myself I was at this time hidden In Moscow and through my many friends could get news from some provinces along the Volga river, where small detachments of the Czecho-Slovak army appeared by and by. part on foot and part by rail, all armed and even with some artillery. Then 1 begarf to get letters from many peasants asking me who those mys terious troops were and what their in tentions were. To these questions they added that this strange army was a well-behaved one. never harming any one and paying regularly for all the provisions obtained along their route. Soon afterward we read In the papers that detachments of Czecho-Slovaks, armed and in good order, dotted the long way from the Volga to eastern Si beria. Finding it impossible to be transported and fed In one large body, they had dissolved themselves Into many groups and were continuing on their way. In the meantime Moscow was ruled by the kaiser's ambassador. Count Mirbach. who ruled all the bol shevist provinces and whose obedient servants w-cre I.er.ine and Trotzky. In keeping with their purpose to cheat the Russian people, these two leaders of the bolsheviki let it be known secretly that they would begin a new war against the kaiser, "who has not fulfilled the terms of the peace," and they even started a sham mobilization to undertake a "crusade against the oppressors of the freedom of the Rus sian people." as Trotsky expressed himself. After two weeks of such proclama tions. Lenine published another one In which he said that, acknowledging the situation, he understands that It would be foolishness to continue a war that would cheak the progress of the revolu tion, and therefore he asserts that "peace with Germany must be con eluded, whatever the terms may be." So. Mirbach. smiling at all the comedies of bis bolshevist assistants, ordered litem to disarm the Czccho Slovaks, who were moving to the east, and to check their march. It was in .May of 191S that some officers were sent by the bolsheviki to Siberia to order these brave men to lay down their arms. Some arms were given tip by tho small detachments near Xovo-Xikolayevsk. but about half was retained by the Czecho-Slovaks. These happenings were reported In the Moscow papers without any comment. but intelligent people began to under stand the meaning of the persecution of the Czecho-Slovaks. It was clear that behind the bolshevist policy to disarm any force fighting the Germans in Russia stool Count von Mirbach. And very soon afterward we read again that some more officers and red guards had been sent to Siberia for the same purpose. But the Czecho-Slovaks understood that it meant death for them to be left to the mercy of the red guards, who already counted among their number many thousands of Ger man anil Magyar prisoners, equipped and armed at the command of Moscow. Instead of surrendering the Czecho slovaks turned to the west and their first deed was to turn the red guards out of the town of Xlkolaycvsk. The Joy ofXhe inhabitants waa intense. The first of July I left Moscow se cretly with a young friend, a member of our party, and proceeded to the east, where I hoped to encounter friends and partisans able to organize a truly dem ocratic government for all Russia. Crossing the Ural mountains, making a , detour to avoid the front, stopping In the villages to change horses and get some rest, on all sides we heard the same lamentations of the peasants about , the looting and violence of the red guards and about the peasants' wishes to get aid from somebody. "There are people, the Czecho-Slovaks. gooa people," i heard from the peas ants. "Why do they not come here to turn out these brigands?" And the nearer we approached Siberia ' the louder were the complaints of the people and the more eager the desire to have these brave soeriiers with them. . Tumen. an important trading center, was full of bolsheviki when we entered it. These brigands were .turning the people mad with despair and fear of their violence and robbery, taking from every family everything possible and emptying all the shops and stores to send the goods to Ekaterinburg. It was just the moment when the Czecho slovaks, having turned the bolsheviki out of Omsk, Tobolsk and the villages on the way. were approaching Tumen and were expected from day to day by the tortured inhabitants. The bolshevist party has opened Its ranks, not only to criminals, but also to many psychologically abnormal, al most insane elements. Given the privi lege of choosing "their functions, these elements had every opportunity to sat isfy their cruel instincts. So. in Tu men. there was a bolshevist inspector of the prison, a ferocious monster who tortured the prisoners arrested by the bolsheviki so incessantly that some went absolutely mad, some died from their tortures, and some were buried under the stones and rocks before they were dead. Having friends all over Russia. I was concealed by several doctors in a hos pital for some time until we should find It possible to leave Tumen safely. Then o'ne morning shouts were heard throughout the .hospital: "They are coming! They. are coming!" And they came. Colonel (now general) Sorovoy, with his gallant Czecho-Slovaks. and a Russian general with some Russian troops. It was a thanksgiving day! Not only the town, but all tho sur rounding villages, were represented here with thousands of people praying, cheering and crying with joy like chil dren. The municipality, the schools. the churches all the organization! sent their delegates to lnvile the saviours to the common feast. Many of the women came dressed in mourn ing: some of the mothers of the vic tims of the bolb'hevist terror had to be supported, for they could not walk by themselves. It was the first time I saw with my own eyes and came in close touch wilh the Czecho-Slovak officers and men. They were admired by all of us. not only for their gallant appear ance, but they were also highly es teemed as brave warriors, most per fect gentlemen and splendid citizens. After this memorable day I always had the most friendly relations with Czecho-Slovak soldiers and officers. 1 was interested in their political aspira tions and everywhere and in all cir cumstances I found them the same noble, unselfish, strong in their duties and faith. In Omsk I was proclaimed by the Czecho-Slovaks the "grand mother" of their troops in Russia. There, as well as in Ekaterinburg, in Cheliabinsk. in Ufa, in Samara, In all these places. I always found them fine men. beloved and esteemed by all the Russians. Yes. they were admired especially for their humanity, their sense ot honor and bravery. While Colonel Robins tells his stories about the Czecho-Slovak "atrocities." 1 have never heard any complaint against them, never a derogatory remark, even by those who envied their valour, their constant and unfailing success. ah intelligent Russians are proud to hav them as brothers in the Slavonic race all our simple people love them for their readiness to sympathetically aid everv suffering human being'. it is natural that such excellent pco pie. such, examples or oravery ana honor, are hated by the bolsheviki and their suooorters. who are in charac ter tho very antithesis of tne Diessea Czecho-Slovak people. I win saw In conclusion, inai it man. called as a v iuicm, .no.nu me about and slander a whole peopl and a whole army, known well to all thA Russian people as tne mooei honor and humanity, what credit can be given to all the assertions made by him at second hand or even, as ne sajs, from his personal knowledge : IbloBii You want clothes that radiate the cheer-up spirit of the times clothes that signify the trend of peace days. Our line of Spring suits and over coats are liberty apparel that will meet with ready approval. KIRSCHBAUM CLOTHES $20, $25, $30 and up to $55 Phegley & CavenHer Cor. Fourth and Alder Sts. All Week: Anita Stewart Is at The Liberty In "Virtuous Wives" Two Stars! nnito vTQworr '--f.--.. mum oi&nuii Is at The Liberty In f. ti$5 "Virtuous Wives" SSSS? Two Features! I A a III! M W V . i- -' I ff '-Cr"? Is at The Liberty In . 7" "Virtuous Wives" J&l' Double Bill! Anita Stewart rifs Is at The Liberty in "Virtuous Wives Come Early! LOGS ACTIVITY OF SAWMILLS TEXPS TO STIFFEN MARKET. Supplies In Northwest Generally Limited and Loggers Are l.rged to Speed Vp Operatlojs. SGHOLLS IN STOUT SOIL FARMERS HEAR ADDRESSES II V COLLEGE EXPERTS. War-liinglon County Agent Organizer of Scries New Being Held at Various Points. BOBBER STILL AT LARGE o Trace I uund or Man Who Looted I"e EH Depositor). CENTRAUIA. Wash, March 16. Special.) No trace lias been found of the man who last Friday afternoon held up the T F.ll State bank and escaped with SJol'K. Lewis county of ficers, however, have not abandoned their search. It was learned here yesterday that thieves list Wednesday night tried to dynamite the safe of the Oakville State bank. They managed to break off the combination knob, but were unable to Cfen the door of the safe. BEAVBRTOX, Or.. March 16. (Spe cial.) More than 40 of the enterprising farmers of the Scholls neighborhood. south of this town, attended a soils school, conducteel under the auspices of the Washington County Farm bureau yesterday, in the Scholls Grange hall. County Agent N. C. Jamison was the organizer of the series of soils and poultry schoeiis which are now being held throughout this county and of which the Svholls school was one. Professor C. V. Ruzek of O. A. C. gave lectures on the "Chemical Com position of Soils and Its Relation to Crop Production." and on the "Use of Commercial Fertilizers on Washington County Soils." Professor E. J. Torger son. also of O. A. C. spoke on "Humus and the Nitrogen Content of Soils." and "Crop Rotation and Its Relationship to Permanent Agriculture." Ferd Groner of Scholls gave his experiences with "drainage." and County Agent Jamison told "how lime may be used on Wash ington county soils." More than 25 sumples of soil were tested for acidity. Many questions were asked anil answered and the interest displayed gave evidence that the farm ers .are alive to the efforts of the college and the county agent to be of service to them. The Instructors state that it was in every respect a success ful meeting. White, girls' physical director of Lewis and Clark high school, and Miss v.iie Pinkham. director of gins pnysi cal training at Spokane North Central high school. , Montana V. M. C. A. Extends Work HELENA. Mont., March 1. The state association of the Y. M. C. A. in Montana is conducting a campaign to raise S3o,9J0 for state extension work. The money is to be used for work of the new state staff which will go Into unorganized districts and put "Y" bodies into cities, railroad points, colleges, schools and smaller towns. Ralph A. Stow of Medina. Ohio, comes to Montana to take charge of organiz ing county work. W. B. Van Akin of Billings is state secretary. 6easoned siaowovd and Inside wood, green stamps, for cash. Holman Fuel Co Main 353, A 2363. Adv. Read The Oregonian classified ads. "'I'm too wise-"""w Inland Empire Teachers to Meet. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 16. Physi- j cal education will have an important place on the programme of the Inland Empire teachers' convention which will be held in Spokane. April 2. 3 and 4. K. A. Hinderman, physical director of the Lewis and Clark higlt school of this city, is head of the phy sical education section of the associa tion, and has arranged for addresses by a number of authorities. Among the speakers, it is expected, will be D. B. Heil. president of the local school board; Dr. J. K. Drake, health super visor of Spokane schools; 2difs .Eva 'to forget Kondons I to tele cold but now I cany tube of Kondon's and m little annffed up my nostril ketep my head dear, prevent cold, relieves catarrh.' v Minneapolis. ilum. Tree ZP-Tiinmii Coupon A tin (lanre enoogh f ir JD BDttl'rattntiM) will b mailed on reretr of vfmr BAnH Bud addm i or li bj 11 dmgifila. If Krmdos's doesn't do vpnders lor ; ou r eoia. Qnezmc cougn. ironto cawrrn. nose-Dicea, houdacha. aora nose, etc. we'll p jour money back. CONDON'S Resumption of operations by nearly all of the sawmills of western Oregon and Washington has brought a demand for loss which already exceeds the out put, lumbermen report.' Log prices are holding up wen, the surplus of fir is cone in most quarters, and millmen de clare a real shortage is imminent unless logging concerns speed up. A lumberman familiar wun conai- tions in western Washington thus sum marized the, log situation: Un ruget souna me iug maiaci io strong at 12. 316 and 320. There is no surplus; in fact, a shortage exists, and there is a very good demand for fir logs at these prices. "Cedar logs are strong and in good demand: In fact, there are no cedar logs in the water and buyers are begging for them and going to tne Dooms ana taking three, four or five sections away at a time, just as soon as they are rafted. The poorest shingle cedar is selling for 315. Cedar logs with 7 per cent of lumber are bringing 316 to 317 per thousand. 'Hemlock logs are selling ior n and 312. One sale was made last week of 2,000,000 feet of hemlock logs which averaged 514 feet to the log at 11. These logs had been in the water since last June. "On Grays harbor the stock of logs is below normal, lower than it has been for some time. The price of fir logs on Grays harbor is 312, 316 and 320. Cedar is very scarce, and camp-run cedar Is selling at 316. The mills want logs to stick at the present prices to prevent a general break of lumber prices. "On the harbor all mills are running except two, the National Lumber &. Box campany and A. J. West. The Grays Harbor Commercial company is running two shifts, the Western Lum ber company two shifts, and the Grays Harbor Lumber company three shifts. Although there are two mills closed, other mills are running four extra shifts. The sawmills are gaining every week on the supply of logs and are cutting more logs than the camps are putting in." While supplies of logs in western Oregon seem not to have been reduced so low as in the north, the demand here is strong also. Logging operations are being resumed generally. Among other firms which have recently put crews at work in the woods is the Eastern & Western Lumber company. It put 250 men on logging operations about the first of this month. From the Siletz basin word has come that extensive logging operations will begin not later than May 1. LUMBER DEALER ARRESTED CHARLES V. COOPER INVOLVED IN" LLNNTON BAXK CASE. Anita Stewart Is at The Liberty In J'x'f "Virtuous Wives" J$?:i, PEACE . JUBILEE PROPOSED Taeoma Will Invite All Northwest to Join Celebration. TACOMA. Wash.. March 16. Tacoma will invite the entire northwest to join with her this year on July 4 in a "northwest peace jubilee," it was an nounced last night. The jubilee" will extend over an en tire week with auto races a main fea tureand is held directly under the su pervision of the city itself. The Com mercial, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs; the inter-fraternal council and the Knights of Columbus at present have repre sentation on the general committee, but every civic, religious and social organi zation in the city has been asked to aid in the arrangements. Breaking Records! City Will Bnild Own Pipeline. THE DALLES, Or., March 16. (Spe cial.) Bids for laying a new pipeline from Mesplies reservoir to this .city, a distance of three miles, were all re jected by the city water commission this week on the ground that they were too high. Tomorrow the city will begin the work by force account. The water commission declares that it can save 'about 32000 on the job, which they estimated will cost between 36000 and 37000. Phone your want ads to the Orego nian. Phone Main 7070, A 6095. Conspiracy With J. S. Mann and J. Al Pattison to Misapply Funds Is Charge. Charles V. Cooperi wholesale lumber dealer, has been arrested on a federal Indictment charging him with conspir ing with Jerome S. Mann, J. Al Pattison and one other, to misapply the funds of the First National bank of Linntoji. Mr. Mann was arrested and released on 310,000 bail Saturday. Mr. Pattison has been under arrest for some time. , The indictment against Mr. Cooper, 1 according to United titates Attorney Haney, mentions four specific instances where the four conspired to misapply funds. Mr. Haney says he has informa tion of 125 other instances, but chose those, he says, were most apparent. Mr. Haney said last night that the funds in question amounted to approxi- I mately 3123,000. The greater part of j the charges, Mr. Haney asserted, were I jointly against the four defendants. Some applied only to Mr. Pattison and Mr. Mann, it is said. Mr. Haney said all the funds in question had been re stored to the bank. Mr. Cooper obtained" his liberty on 310,000 bail immediatetly after his ar rest. The case arose through the oper ations of Mr. Pattison, who.t operating as the J. Al Pattison Lumber company, is alleged to have forged trade ac ceptances which Mr. Mann, as cashier of the bank, cashed with the institu tion's funds. Anita Stewart Is at The Liberty in "Virtuous Wives" Hi Don't Delay- Anita Stewart px Is at The Liberty in ' "Virtuous Wives" 4 Cio Today- Anita Stewart Is at The Uberty In fr T "Virtuous Wives "Fatty" -Is Her ,JP JTi 1 B it Revival to Continue. The special revival meetings being conducted in West Piedmont Friends' church, corner Borthwick and Jessup streets, by Rev. Harry Hays and Rev. Lurana Terrel, will continue through out this week, every night at 7:45. "How Advertised? J When a salesman tries to sell you a line of ad vertised goods, Mr. Storekeeper, ask him: "How advertised?" 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