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Budapest Reports Mutinies in
French Regiments.
RED DOCTRINES SPREADING
German-Austria Advises Hungary
Ihal Allied "Imperialist Victors
Are Our Chief Enemies."
BASEL. Switzerland. March 55 The
Hungarian commissioner for military
affairs, says a Budapest dispatch today,
lias issued an order instructing all sol
diers to rejoin their units.
Count Karolyl. in taking farewell of
the, DerinKoy cabinet on Sundays, is
Quoted as saying he would support the
leaders of the people, and was willing
to work and serve as a private soldier.
An official statement from Budapest
fluted Monday. March St. declared that
reports from the provinces showed that
peace and ord--r were prevailing.
fwlaiUta In Control.
In most of the large towns the social
1sts have taken over the administra
tion, the statement continues.
VTENW'A. March rt. (By the Associ
ated Press.) All members of the allied
missions in Budapest have been in
terned, including Colonel Yix. the chief
e-f the French mission, according to
travelers arriving here by automobile
from the Hungarian capital.
Except for official messages, there
is no communication by telephone be
tween Budapest and Vienna.
A dispatch to the Xcue Krie Presse
mvs the British-French mission at
Budapest, consisting of 2i men, has
been disarmed and that a wireless mes
sage has been sent to Nikolai Lenine.
Russian Bolshevist premier, announcing
1 that the entente missions have left
Budapest. The message added:
"French troops have been disarmed
ty us. Mutinies have occurred in some
rcnch regiments."
(.ermaa-Austria la Angry.
The executive committee of the work
men's council of German-Austria, re
plying to the proclamation of the Hun
garian proletariat, says it. too, is "ol
' the opinion that after the collapse of
imperialism in Germany und Austro
Hungary the imperialist victors are our
chief enemies. If the peace conference
seeks to offer violence to entire na
tions and violates the right of self-determination
it will meet with deter
mined resistance from the workinginen.
"Unfortunately, your appeal to us to
iollow your example cannot be complied
with, for th? entente has cut off our
supplies. We would starve before the
RitL'sian soviet could help us. We,
therefore, are in a worse position than
you. as we are completely dependent
upon the entente."
e (istrrasirat Supported.
A dispatch to th2 Ncue Frie I'resse
declares that .-ill the non-socialist par
tics in Hungary will support the new
government for the reason. It is aid,
that It has decided to act asainst the
entente. The rural population is re
ported to have yore over to the com.
munisti.
TARI". March -5. t Fy the Associated
Press.) Unofficial reports from Buda
pest state that allied missions there are
ucbatlng the advisability of leaving,
end that the disarmament of French
troops in the city Is belns considered,
order prevails and no injury h is as yet
Veen done foreigners. American rep
resentatives are being a.--urrd protec
tion and may be asked to rrm.in. it is
ald.
Martial law has been declared and
the death penalty has been prescribed
for ariiird resistance to the bolsheviki.
for robbery and looting. A fine of 5000
crowns has been fixed for the sale or
alcoholic 'liquor and a fine of 10.000
crowns for drinking it. Two British
monitors arc reported to have arrived
at Budapest, having been under fire on
their way up the Panube. Other Brit
ish and French vrsscls are near at hand
j British patrol boat was seized by
the authorities, but was returned with
apolocics by the government. It is
said that rumors that Hungary has de
clared war on Houmanla. Czecho
slovakia and Juso-Slavia are extreme
ly doubtful.
"Ka-Prlnoaera Are Red.
Six hundred Hungarians who have
been prisoners of war in Russia are
slid to be returning daily across the
Carpathians, being under the influence
f bolshevik doctrines.
TARIS. March 25. The new Hun
garian communktic government has
arrested lr. Alexander Wckerlo. former
premier, and finance minister, a dis
patch from Budapest says.
"Roumania. which is the last ram
part against bolshcvism. is seriously
threatened by 150.000 Russian bolshe
vik troops and six Hungarian divi
sions." the dispatch ad-is. "The allies
should rush men. munitions and food
there, for every hour lost may have
serious consequences.
The conditions in Hungary seem to
kavo affected German-Austria. Ad
vices to the American peace conference
delegates from private uccnts in Vienna
Plan Is to Put Letters on I'ilms
Which riancs Can Carry and En
large Prints After Passage.
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lished by Arrancement.)
LONDON. March 24. (Special Cable.)
MaJor-General Sir Percy Granville
Girouard, a distinguished enginer, has
conceived a plan Dy which letters can
be reduced for the purpose of transit
to one-fiftieth of their present weight,
so making airship mail between Great
Britain and the United States a practi
cal proposition.
'In other words," says the Daily
Mall, "it may be possible. In the near
future, for business letters from Great
Britain to be delivered in the United
.States in four or five days at a cost of
not more than double the current rates.
The system has been submitted to the
postmaster-general and as Sir Percy is
on a business trip to the United States,
he may place his proposals before the
American government.
"By his system each letter on stand
ard note paper, say 10 by I Inches, will
be photographed and filmed In a space
1 inch by i of an inch. The film will
be carried by airship across the At
lantic in three days at most and then
reproduced on same size note paper,
placed in an envelope and addressed,
sorted and delivered.
"It is estimated that the present
average business mail from Great Brit
ain to America is 250 to 300 tons per
steamship. Reduction in weight to
one-fiftieth would make the weight ol
film of six tons. The procedure has
been thoroughly tested with existing
apparatus to Girouard's complete sat
isfaction." U. S. AGITATOR IS CHOSEN
Fetrojrrad Police Chief Former Ma
chinist in Sew York.
STOCKHOLM, March 24. The present
chief of police in Petrograd, It has
been learned here, is "William Schotov,
more frequently called "Bill" Schotov,
said to be widely known In New York
labor circles, where he was fcrmerly
active as a socialist agitator".
NEW YORK, March 25. William
Schotov of New York, now chief of po
lice In Petrograd, one of the first
Russians in this city to return to his
country after the imperial government
was overthrown. According to friends
here he at first sided w-ith Kerensky,
but later turned to the Lenir.e and
Trotsky regime.
Schotov was employed in this city as
machinist.
WAR CASUALTIES NEAR END
Deaths From Disease Will Continue
to Be Published.
WASHINGTON. March 25. The last
of the real American casualty lists in
the world war are now being pub
lished in the daily newspapers and
within the next few days the lists will
contain practically only the names of
those who have died or who have been
injured since the armistice. The names
of the few given as killed in action are
those of men for whom extended Inves
tigation had been necessary to estab
lish proof of death.
Daily casualty lists will continue to
be issued, however, indefinitely be
cause as long as the expeditionary
forces remain in Europe there will be
deaths from diseases. The next of kin
will continue to receive official notifi
cations. TEACHER'S CAREER STORMY
Ex-Coo County Educator Now
Oklahoma Penitentiary.
MA RSI I FIELD. Or., March 25. Infor
mation from Oklahoma received here
tells of the circumstances which landed
Flora I. Forem.in in the Oklahoma state
penitentiary. Mrs. Foreman had a
stormy career jn Oregon and was al
most continuously the target of critics.
ic wis an advanced socialist and in
her school teaching fell under tie ban.
here and else-.vhere.
On Kentucky inlet, near North Bend.
Mrs. Foreman's home and belonginpe
were burned by an incendiary while
she was attending a circuit court ses
sion at Coquille. Mrs. Foreman was
sentenced to five years in the Oklahoma
penitentiary for violation of the es
pionasre law.
CITY MAY RUN CARS SOON
Seattle Is Expected to Take Over
SjMein This Week.
SEATTLE. March 25. That the city
of Seattle will become the owner of the
115.000.000 street railway system by
the end of the week was the prediction
at the city hall today.
Members of the council will meet
with the utilities committee Thursday
to talk over the matter, and It is said a
special meeting of the council may be
called Thursday afternoon officially to
authorize Thomas F. Murphine. super
intendent of utilities, to take over the
property at once.
Superintendent Murphine said today
he could take the property on four
hours' notice if necessary.
SWEDEN TO FEED GERMANY
Shipment of $200,000 Barrels of
Hcrrins Is Made.
STOCKHOLM. March 24. Germany is
to receive through the Swedish Ked
Cross, with the consent of the associ
ated powers, 200.000 barrels of salted
herring frcm Sweden.
The cargo is already on the way to
I licrtuauy.
Officials and Yard Owners
Hold Conference.
WOODEN PINTS ARE AFFECTED
Losses Due to War .Measure
Not to Exceed $? 000,000.
STEEL YAP'. J CONTINUE
Vessel'
Cot
' on Ways Will Not Be
etcd, According to a
Late Federal Order.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Plans for
winding up the government's war ven
ture in wooden ships were laid today
at a conference between the shipping
board and representatives of 34 yards
in 13 states on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
"Reasonable concessions" In payment
of claims made for investments in
yards, as well as for canceled con
tracts, were promised by Chairman Hur
ley. Prompt settlement was assured.
General Manager Pies, of the emer
gency fleet corporation will be given
authority, tomorrow, to close the gov
ernment's accounts with the builders as
soon as the claims are properly certi
fied and no more contracts for wooden
ships will be let.
Cancellations Reduce Losses.
With the government's retirement
from the wooden ship industry, one of
the developments of the national emer
gency virtually will be abandoned, ac
cording to the builders.
Claims for losses due to the creation.
as a war measure, of shipyards which
now will have to be scrapped as worth
less, are expected to aggregate not
more than $3,000,000. It has not been
possible to estimate the amount neces
sary to settle contracts claims, because
inventories of expenditures for material
and labor on ships which will not be
completed have not been made. A total
of more than $100,000,000 In contracts
has been canceled, but in many in
stances work had not begun, so the
amount to be paid by the government
will be correspondingly less.
Steel Yards to Continue.
Satisfaction with the action of Chair
man Hurley and his associates was ex
pressed by executives of the yards, who,
later, at a separate meeting, discussed
plans for presenting their claims. Each
yard will act independently as the emer
gency fleet corporation will pass on each
claim on its merits.
The shipbuilders were frank in stat
ing that the decision of thetshipping
board to confine its futuro construc
tion to steel vessels meant that at least
98 per cent of the facilities for build
ing wooden ships would be useless in
the future. A total of S3 ways was
represented at the meeting, nearly all
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Educators and Business Men Con
sulted Approve Plan Sim
plicity Idea to Prevail.
. SPOKANE, Wash., March 35. (Spe
cial.) Uniform dresses and hoes for
all girls of Spokane's public schools
are favored. Mrs. L. A. Robinson, wife
of Dr. L. A. Robinson, 1035 Cleveland
avenue, and mother of one of the mem
bers of the Emerson school graduating
classes last week, which appeared in
uniform dress for the graduating exer
cises, now proposes a plan to have all
school girls adopt a simple, service
able dress of uniform style.
She has taken the matter before
educators and business men of the city
and in most cases has met with the
approval of those who hear the plan.
Eventually Mrs. Robinson hopes the
idea may be spread to other cities and
become a general custom to schools
throughout-the west.
Superintendent O. C. Pratt is in favor
of uniform dress if its meets with the
approval of all and does not incur the
bitter opposition of any.
SENATOR PILOTS AIRPLANE
Henderson of Nevada Maneuvers
Over National Capital.
WASHINGTON, March 25. The first
flight over Washington of a machine
piloted by a member of the United
States senate was made today by Sen
ator Henderson of Nevada. In a plane
equipped for two-pilot control, Senator
Henderson ascended with Major W. O.
Ocker, an army aviator. After reaching
a height of 5000 feet. Major Ocker
turned over the work of piloting to the
senator, who maneuvered the plane over
the city for about an hour.
Senators Myers of Montana and Ken-
drlck of Wyoming were passengers in
another army plane in a flight over the
city, lasting about half an hour.
PORTLAND PROTEST FAILS
Governor Denies Power to Annul
Daylight Savins' Plan.
SALEM, Or., March 25. (Special.)
Efforts to revoke the federal order
setting the clocks ahead one hour on
April 1 were blocked today when Gov
ernor Olcott informed J. A. Chapman
and others of Portland that he has no
authority to seek to annul the action
of the federal government.
A petition signed by a considerable
number of Portland resides... who
asked that the daylight saving order
be revoked, reached the executive's
office this morning.
NATION WILL BUILD ROADS
Rlamath Falls and Crater Lake
Highways Assured.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 25. Both the Medford
Klamath Falls road and the Crater
lake national park road will be under
taken and pressed to completion this
year, A. F. Potter, acting United States
forester, advised Senator McNary today.
Preparations were making to start
work on these roads when the war
started, but the work was abandoned
awaiting peace.
Sums Up to $50,000,000
to Be Made Available.
FOREIGN POSSIBILITIES SEEN
Exporters to Make Extensive
' Use of Federal Plan.
BANKS HELPLESS TO ACT
Nature of Collateral Security and
Interest Yet to Be Worked
Out by Corporation.
WASHINGTON. March 25. The gov
ernment's billion-dollar fund for financ
ing foreign trade soon will be opened to
American exporters through loans for
the war finance corporation. Regula
tions now being prepared by the cor
poration to cover advances will pro
vide for the lending of sums up to
$50,000,000 to any individual firm, cor
poration or export association, probably
at 5?i per cent for a maximum of five
years on adequate collateral.
The nature of this collateral security
to be accepted remains to be worked
out by the corporation, but indications
are that paper representing merchan
dise engaged in the export process will
be acceptable. Collateral to the extent
of 125 per cent of the loan probably will
be required and loans will be made
either direct to the exporters or through
banks.
Plana to Be Unshed,
Scores of informal applications for
information or for advances have been
received from individual exporting
firms or representatives of the export
associations being organized under the
Webb act, the war finance corporation
reported today. Preparations for mak
ing the loans will be rushed, in spite
of the enormous burden thrown on the
corporation by the necessity of making
large advances to railroad companies.
Reports indicate that exporters are
planning to make extensive use of the
government's foreign trade fund as soon
a; the regulations are completed and
the corporation is ready to accept for
mal applications.
Three Influences Cited.
This is caused by three principal in
fluences. First European countries, which will
need great quantities of American
materials during the next year or two
for reconstruction and to make up for
lack of constructive enterprises in
the war, have neither the gold nor the
credits to pay for their purchases in
this country, and their inability will
be increased when at the end of the
war the United States government
stops making loans to the allies.
Second Foreign exchange rates, fol
lowing removal of artificial govern
ment influences by France, Italy and
the United States last weelc. have pro-
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Copyright, 1919, by John T. McCutcheon.
American Food Responsible for Re
storing Fat Tailors and Haber
dashers Note Difference.
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lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON, March 34. (Special Cable.)
The British people are rapidly re
gaining the average weight prevailing
before the submarine campaign, accord
ing to expert estimate expressed today.
It is now conceded that during the
height of the German submarine war
fare, with the resultant food shortage
in Great Britain, the average weight
of the pubic was decreased to a point
hitherto unknown in this country.
Tailors have noted increased male
waistlines lately, and haberdashers
have sold more large-sized collars.
American food is responsible for this
gain in weight, particularly the much
maligned American bacon, which, as
the ordinary British consumer does not
understand, was heavily salted by of
ficial request, so it could be kept for a
long time if necessary.
This is one achievement placed to the
credit of American food, which is now
being mobilized in vast quantities to
prevent the ravages of famine in the
war-stricken and other countries on
the continent.
SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Government Takes Energetic Action
to Curb General Strike.
MADRID, March 23. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The Spanish govern
ment has agreed to withdraw its resig
nation owing to the general strike in
Barcelona and has proclaimed martial
law throughout Spain.
Troops are now occupying the chief
streets of Barcelona in order to insure
the carrying out of the public services.
The government is determined to ex
ercise energetic measures to re-establish
order and as a result the con
cessions offered by it to the strikers
have been slight.
STORES IN VIENNA CLOSED
Death Penalty, It Is Said, Will Fol
low Disobedience of Orders.
VIENNA, March 25 (By the Asso
ciated Prese.) The Hungarian peo
ple's commissary for socialization has
ordered the immediate closing of all
stores except food, drug and tobacco
shops, and has directed that no foods
shall be removed from places under
this ban.
Offenders will be liable to incur the
death penalty, it is said.
EGYPTIAN NEWS ASSURING
Reports Give Cause for Less Anxiety,
Says Earl Curzon.
LONDON, March 25. (Via Montreal.)
The recent manifestations in Egypt
were predatory rather than political,
and the latest news from Egypt gives
cause for less anxiety, Earl Curzon said
in a speech in the house of lords last
night.
PREMIERS NEEDED AT HOME
Lloyd George's and Orlando's Ab
sence Is Felt as Bolshcvism Gains.
PARIS, March 25. Both Premier Or
lando and Premier Lloyd George must
return to their respective capitals soon
as their absence at the present moment
is more acutely felt because of the
spread of bolshevism.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tli Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61
degrees; minimum, S3 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; light northerly winds.
Foreign.
Committee work at Paris done. Paffe t.
British waistband are again expanding.
Page 1.
Peace delegates idle while reds gain.
Page 2.
Trans-atlantic air mail planned. Page 1.
AmericaJi agent in Turkey is curbing
profiteers. Page 12..
Situation in Egypt declared serious. Page 6.
Hungarian troops ordered out. Page 1.
Radicals ready to strike vital blow. Page 5.
National,
Government prepares to pay shipyard
claims. Page 1.
United States opens fund for export trade.
Page 1.
Washington thinks allies should act. Page 2.
Wage Increase in coast shipyards declared
unlikely. Page 4.
Three transports reach New York with Ore
gon men aboard. Page 3.
Coast wheat will move eventually, says
Julius Barnes. Page 3.
Domestic.
National league of women voters plan.
Page 4.
Mexican oil order affects Americana seri
ously. Page 0-
Sports.
State game warden will answer charges of
critics. Page 7.
First track meet of' season scheduled for
Saturday at Columbia. Page 15.
George Armstrong Quits Beaver camp. Page
14.
Unusual track and field meet scheduled at
Willamette university. Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
Uniform dress for Spokane girl graduates
recommended. Page 1.
Rig-ht Rev. Mr. McGrath consecrated bishop.
Page T.
New decision rendered on prohibition law.
Paso 8.
Commercial and Marine.
Advance in eastern apple markets meets
with check. Page 21.
Danish competition on Pacific ocean remote.
Pase 21.
Portland and Vicinity
Chamber of Commerce membership drive
begins in earnest. Page 21.
Combine charged by city commissioner.
Page 11.
Myers capltol trip basis of speculation.
, Page 22.
Federal employment bureau taken over by
state commission. Page 16.
Portland gives big welcome to 49th coast
artillery. Page 8.
House naval affairs committee to arrive
this morning. Page 12.
Spruce corporation policies are defended.
rage Jo.
WeaUlcr report, data and forecast- fa fie 21
Instructions of Supreme
War Council Awaited.
MANY CHANGES PROPOSED
U. S. Amendment Seeks to
Prevent Foreign-Labor Influx.
SAFEGUARDS ARE PROVIDED
Americans to Offer Amendment ti
Article Ten to Bar Trespass on
Monroe Doctrine by Others.
PAR13, March 25. (By the Assox
ciated Press.) Virtually all the com
missions and sub-commissions of the
peace conference are waiting: for in
structions from the supreme council in
order to close and submit their re
ports. It is said that except for instruc
tions on certain broad principles which
must come from the premiers, the re
ports are ready to be submitted within
a few hours after the instructions are
received.
An American amendment to protect
nations against the influx of foreign
labor was adopted today by the league
of nations commission. It affirms the
right of any country in the league t
control matters solely within domestic
jurisdiction.
Armament Reduction Studied.
Another important amendment to the
league covenant affects article VIII.
which empowers the executive council
to formulate a plan for the reduction
of armaments. The language of the
article is altered so as to limit the
powers of the council to a simple rec
ommendation to the governments af
fected. The American peace delegation, it is
understood, has definitely agreed upon
the amendment it will offer to article
X of the covenant of the league of na
tions to safeguard the Monroe doctrine.
The amendment provides that agree
ments under the covenant shall not be
construed as an infringement upon the
principles of International policies
heretofore generally recognized.
President Wilson would have offered
the amendment at the meeting of the
league of nations commissioned last
night, but discovered a slight Imperfec
tion in the text and reserved the right
to submit it later.
Monroe Doctrine Tiot Mentioned.
As framed, the amendment will be
an appendix to tne article pledging
members of the league to respect and
preserve against external aggression
the territorial integrity and existing
political independence of members.
Mention of the Monroe doctrine by
name is avoided purposely.
Inasmuch as President Wilson and
E. M. House on several occasions have
discussed the subject with Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Orlando,
it is assumed that the president as
sured himself of favorable action In
advance of the submission of the
amendment to the commission.
Other changes in the covenant made
at last night's meeting and which are
regarded by the American delegates of
great importance were calculated to
meet suggestions and objections ema
nating from America. They include a
substitute for the phrase "states mem
bers of the league" in article X and
elsewhere in the covenant, thus meet
ing objections that the latter term cre
ated membership.
Covenant Revision Provided.
Provision also was made for the re
vision of the covenant itself from time
to time, thus meeting the objection
that it is inflexible. The admission of
other states was provided for, but it
was agreed that any change In num
bers must be with due regard to the
proportion between the representation
of the large and small powers on the
executive council as defined in the
articles creating the council.
Article X of the draft of the league
of nations covenant reads as follows:
"The high contracting parties shall
undertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the terri
torial integrity and existing political
Independence of all states members ol
the league. In case of any such ag
gression or in case of any threat of
danger of such aggression, the execu
tive council shall advise upon the
means by which the obligation shall
be fulfilled."
Farther Changes Possible.
Many changes in the text of the
covenant were made with the special
purpose of clarification and removing
ambiguities to which attention had
been called by speakers in the
United States. Some doubt is en
tertained In some quarters as to the
wisdom ot amendments affirming ab
solute control of countries over their
internal affairs as possibly prohibiting
the extension of outside aid to cut
down revolutions, and it is possible
this language may be further modified.
One amendment to be submitted
adopts a provision that powers which
are not specifically delegated to the
league are reserved to Individual mem
bers. Nothing has yet been done to
state the right of a nation affirmatively
with regard to its withdrawal from
the league, nor has the Japanese amend
ment regarding racial discriminations
been reached. This latter, however, has
been modified so as simply to declare
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