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VOL. L.VIII.
NO. 18,2.17
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PORTLAND, OREGON, . MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TERMS TOO
BOLSHEVIK FLEET IN
BATTLE WITH BRITISH
RHINE REPUBLIC'S
BIRTH AI01CED
TV0 OREGON BOYS ON
WRECKED TROOP TRAIN
HARSH
TRIUMPHANT FLIER
CHEERED IN LONDON
Commander Read Gets
Enthusiastic Reception.
OLCOTT'S STATUS WILL
BE FIXED WEDNESDAY
IRISH QREGQNIfVNS
MO FREE ERIN
Race Convention Enthusi
astic Affair.
OH
, SAYS FOE
REDS FLEE TO KROXSTADT
AFTER BRIEF FIGHT.
BOTH RESCUED AND NOW
OMAHA HOSPITAL.
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SUPREME COURT EXPECTED TO
HAND DOWN DECISION.
Huns Aghast at Demands,
Rantzau Tells Allies
PAGTHELDTO DBBMBDCHES
Germans Assert to Sign Would
Be Executing "Death Sen
tence" of Nation.
LEAGUE ENTRANCE IS ASKED
Teutons Protest Against Loss
of Territories, Saying Much
Is Settled by Germans.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Germany,
although realizing that she must make
sacrifices to obtain peace, is convinced
that the execution of the peace treaty
as drawn is "more than the German
people can bear."
Count von Brockdorff -Rantzau, head
of the German peace delegation, thus
sums up the attitude of the German
nation towards the proposed treaty of
peace in a note to the allied and asso
ciated powers, outlining various Ger
man counter proposals. The German
rote, delivered to Premier Clemenceau,
president of the peace conference, last
Thursday, was made public tonight by
the state department.
The German delegation nowhere in
its note asserts that it will refuse to
sign the present treaty, but declares
on behalf of the German nation that
"even in her need, justice for her is
too eacred a thing to allow her to
stoop to accept conditions which she
cannot undertake to carry out."
Huns Would Join League.
Exclusion of Germany from the
league of nations, the note asserts,
means that in signing the peace treaty
Germany would be executing a "de
cree for its own proscription, nay, its
own death sentence."
The German people, the note says,
have been disappointed in their hope
for a peace of justice which had been
promised and stands "aghast" at the
lemands made upon them by the "vic
torious violence of our enemies."
The German delegation . agrees to
reduction of Germany's army and navy
on condition that Germany be ad
mitted immediately to the league of
nations; to renounce Germany's sov
ereign rights in Alsace-Lorraine and
Tosen, but as to all other territories
which Germany is called upon to give
up the. principle of self-determination,
applicable at once, is asked; to subject
all German colonies to administration
fcy the league of nations, but under
German mandatory and to make the
indemnity payments as required, but
in amounts that will burden the Ger
man taxpayer no more heavily than
the taxpayer of the most heavily bur
dened nation among those represented
on the reparations commission.
Neutral Inquiry Asked.
The note declares Germany is will
ing to pool her entire merchant marine
with that of the associated powers.
Neutral participation in the inquiry as
to responsibility for the war is asked.
The text of the German note, dated
jVIay 29, and addressed to Premier
Clemenceau, president of the peace
conference, was made public by the
state department as follows:
"Mr. President I have the honor to
transmit to you herewith the obs.erva
tions of the German delegation on the
draft treaty- of peace. We came to
Versailles in the expectation of re
ceiving a peace proposal based on the
agreed principles. We were f irmly re
solved to do everything in our power
with a view to fulfilling the grave
obligations which we had undertaken
"We hoped for the peace of justice
which had been promised to us.
"We were aghast when we read in
documents the demands made upon us
. . the victorious violence of our
enemies. The more deeply we pene
trate into the spirit.of this treaty, the
more convinced we become of the im
possibility of carrying it out. The
executions of this treaty are more than
' the German people can bear.
Valuable Provinces Lost.
"With a view to the re-establishment
of the Polish state we must re-
nounce indisputably German territory,
nearly the whole of the province of
west Frusfjvhich is preponderantly
German, oTmerania, Danzig, which
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Congress of Democratic Party Ap
peals to People for Support of
Admiral Kolchak.
HELSINGFORS, June 1. (By the As
sociated Press.) A 50-minute battle
took place yesterday between a bolshe
vik fleet comprising the battleship Pe
tropavlovsk (23,307 ton) and three other
warships which had been bombarding
the coast west of Krasnaia Gorka (15
miles west of Krpnstadt), and seven
British warships. The Russians even
tually fled to Kronstadt.
Saturday's encounter In the gulf of
Finland was the second the British have
had recently with bolshevik naval forces
which are trying to harry the Esthon
ian army approaching Petrograd from
the west. May 18, a 35-minute naval
fight occurred not far from the locality
of the one now reported. It had a simi
lar result. Some of their vessels were
reported to have been hit. There were
no casualties to the British forces.
OMSK, June 1. (Russian telegraphic
agency.) An uprising against the bol
sheviki began in the city of Kazan, on
the Volga, north of Samara, on May 15,
according to a bolshevik radio dispatch
sent from Kanzan. The people demanded
food, the removal of bolshevik troops
from Kazan and the liberation of the
hostages.
An uprising at Nizhni-Novgorod re
cently was suppressed with great
cruelty.
The headquarters of the general staff
of the Siberian army has been trans
ferred from Ekaterinburg to Perm. The
commander of the army issued a procla
mation to the people of Ekaterinburg
expressing his appreciation of the help
given him.
The congress of the constitutional
democratic party in an open telegram
to Admiral Kolchak, the head of the
all-Russian government, urges all citi
zens of Russia to unite around the ad
miral In the name of the unity and
independence of Russia.
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SKY PILOT" SOON REALITY
Methodist Minister AVill Preach
' Sermon From Airplane.
NEW YORK, June 1. The first ser
mon from the air, preached by a "sky
pilot" of the Methodist church, will be
a headliner at the Methodist centenary
exposition, to be held at Columbus, O.,
June 20 to July 14. according to tenta
tive plans announced here today.
The organizers of the exposition
have taken a leaf from the book of the
ordinary work-a-day circuc and have
obtained the services of a press agent.
who states the aerial sermon will be
preached by a minister who will float
above the heads of his congregation
at a height of 2000 feet or so. Hit
message will be audible to all by means,
cf a wireless telephone and a mega
phone attachment. '
AUSTRIA GETS PACT TODAY
Allies to Present Treaty to Foe ir.
Incomplete Form. j
PARIS, June 1. (Havas.) The coun
cil of four did not meet today, but the
representatives of the great powers
continued their examination of the Ger
man counter proposals to the peace
terms. The answer of the allied and
associated governments probably will
be delivered at the end of the present
week. ...
On the programme for tomorrow is
the presentation -of the peace terms to
the Austrian delegation. Onlythe po
litical, territorial and military clauses
of the treaty will be commun'cated, the
financial clauses beins withheld for
later presentation. x
LEAGUE TO FURNISH MUSIC
Organization Formed During AVar
Will Continue Activities.
NEW TORK, June 1. To provide
music for military and civil hospitals,
prisons, asylums and other institu
tions, the Music Service League of
America was organized yesterday, with
Charles M. Schwab, president cf the
Bethlehem Stcsl corporation, as its
president. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie is
among the vice-presidents.
Ihe league is the outgrowth of the
National Phonograph Records' Rei-ruit-ing
corps, which distributed instru
ments among soldiers and sailors dur
ing the war. This work wjIT be con
trived by th2 league, its national head
quarters being in Ntv Yorlt.
COLLEGE COMPLETES FUND
Whitman Raises $375,000 to Se
cure State Aid.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jnne 1. Dr.
S. B. L. Penrose, of Whitman college,
announced yesterday that Whitman
college has completed its contract with
the general education board and has
raised $375,000 in cash, by which it will
icceive Jl 25.000 from the board.
The subs riptions were secured foul
years ago,, but until now ail of them
could not be realized upon. The board
has made some payments, but I8J.6U3
is now dae the college.
FLIERS HIT 10,000 FEET UP
Army Aviators Fall to Death When
Planes Collide at New Haven.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. June 1. Lieu
tenant Melvin Keleher. Franklin, lnd..
and Corporal Joseph Katzman. Brook
lyn, army aviators from Mineola, N. Y.,
were killed this afternoon when their
airplane collided with another machine
while flying at a height of 10,000 feet.
Proclamation Welcomed
in Various Cities.
PEOPLE'S SUSPENSE RELIEVE'
New Government Is In?'
at Weisbaden.
DR. D0RDEN IS EXECUTIVE
Situation In Germany Generally Be
comes Hourly More Involved.
Break-Up Is Imminent.
MATENCE, June 1. (Havas.) The
Rhine republic was proclaimed torlay In
various Rhine cities. The population
welcomed the event with satisfaction
and expressed the hope that it would
put an end to the painful uncertainty
prevailing in the Rhine provinces re
garding the allied nations "and Ger
many.
The new government is headed by Dr.
Xorden. It has been installed provi
sionally at Wiesbaden. Dr. Dordcn ad
dressed a message to the different
governments and to the peace confer
ence. BT CYRIL, BROWN.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub-
lished by arrangement.)
BERLIN, June 1. (Special Cable.)
With the peace crisis and its final de
cision believed imminent, the situation
in Germany is becoming hourly more
involved, although, paradoxically, Ber
lin has never appeared so apathetic as
today, when the text of Germany's cove
nant and a full digest of the counter
proposals were published in all the pa
pers.
The text of the allied peace proposals,
too, has for several days been available
to the German public The official Ger
man translation, which swells the
original French-English text, is pur
chasable at all bjjok stores and from
street hawkers for 35 cents a copy, but
the general public shows no disposition
to get excited about the rival texts.
The Berlin masses continue to go
quietly about their business and pleas
ure, inspiring even the professional ob
server wHh a false sense of security.
Peace symptoms, however, carry a sug
gestion of a coming general break-up.
Below the surface all Germany is in a
state of flux with no foretelling the
probable outcome.
Hfcent Clash Significant.
A suggestive symptom or a coming
possible class war was the renewed
clash yesterday in the Prussian parlia
ment between the junkers and the fo
cialists during a debate on the timely
subject of "increased police protection
against highway robberies by country
workers" in the north Prizion district.
.t the junker insult to honest German
labor the independent socialist members
went wild with raget emitting a fierce
chorus, of indignation in which cignifl
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Many Soldiers Injured When Cars
Leave Track and Plunge Into
Creek In Nebraska.
OMAHA, June 1. Twenty-five out of
276 casuals, including five officers and
one Y. M. C. A. secretary, all mem-
3 of the' 557th Hoboken casual com
.ny. were slightly injured when five
jt the coaches bearing them to the
Presidio, San Francisco, plunged down
a 30-foot embankment into Salt creek,
about a half-mile east of Ashland, Neb.,
about 1:30' o'clock Sunday morning.
The men were taken to Fort Omaha.
- George F. Reifel of Astoria and Bee
Snyder of Myrtle Point, Or., were
among the returning heroes aboard the
troop train, westbound, which left the
rails and plunged Into a stream near
Omaha, Neb... this morning. Both men
were rescued and are now l:i the Fort
Omaha hospital, where they are receiv
ing medical treatment. No word has
been received here as to the extent of
their Injuries.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 1. A troop
train carrying more than 200 soldiers
from Camp Merritt. N. J., to San Fran
cisco and Pacifc coast points, was de
railed by a washout on the Burling
ton railroad near Ashland, Neb., 2S
miles cast of Lincoln, early this morn
ing. According to a report received over
the long distance telephone from Fort
Crook, Omaha, about 30 of the soldiers
were injured, none seriously.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 1. Approxi
mately 60 soldiers en route to the Pre
sidio here were injured early today
when six coaches of a troop train
plunged over an embankment into a
river near Omaha, Neb., according to
advices reaching this city tonight. No
deaths were reported.
The train was carrying casual com
pany rjo. 657 and a detachment of en
gineers from the 25th regiment.
According to Ordnance Sergeant
Farley, wno sent notifcation of the
wreck to this city, the injured, all of
whom suffered but slight hurts, were
removed to a uallon school at Omaha in
automobiles volunteered by residents
of Omaha. He said the wreck had been
caused by a washout and that the ar
rival of the troops In San Francisco
would be delayed about two days.
COLLEGE GIRLS SAVE AUTO
Co-Eds Get Stranded Machine Out
of Newport Snrf.
NEWPORT, Or.. June 1. (Special.)
Five Oregon Agricultural college co-eds
rescued E. J. Abbey of Newport and his
new auto from the surf last night. They
were Alice Cady, Madelon Smith, Pearl
Finnegan, Viola Dinger and Freda Har
leen. Mr. Abbey was learning to ope
rate his car and drove it into soft sand
on the edge of the surf near jump-off
Joe.
The car settled down and Mr. Abbey
started for assistance. The girls hap
pened to be near by on the beach and
Miss Cady, who is an expert driver,
jumped into the car and took the wheel,
while the other girls pushed or pulled
according to her directions and the auto
was soon speeding up the beach with
Mr. Abbey, surrounded by five pretty
girls. riding in it.
NOT. ON YOUR LIFE!
1 CoiVmgn iu
t THE." VWlYi
ARRIVAL OF HERO SURPRISE
Joyous American Soldiers Hoist
Aviators to Shoulders.
HAWKER SHOUTS GREETING
Proud Pilot Confident NC-4. With
Few Repairs, Could Make Trip
Back Across Atlantic.
BY JOSEPH W. GRIGG.
(Copyright by the w York World. Pub
lished by trnnxement.)
LONDON, June 1. (Special Cable.)
Surrounded by a frenziedly cheering
mob of American dosrghboys and sailors
n Paddington station this afternoon.
two men grasped hands for a second
and then were hoisted to the shoulders
of the crowd. They were Lieutenant
Commander Read and Harry Hawker.
Hawker had come to congratulate Read
on the latter's trans-Atlantic flight.
The next minute the spacious station
rang with three cheers for Read, fol
lowed by three cheers for Hawker, fol
lowed In turn with rounds of cheers
for Towers and Bellinger.
Hawker's - hearty greeting of Read
struck the Imagination of the American
soldiers and sailors. Hoisted on the
shoulders of two husky American "gobs"
he was carried full tilt into the crowd
lined street behind Read, who was un
dergoing a similar precarious shoulder
ride.
Reception la Enthusiastic.
Once in the street the two became
the center of an impromptu snake dance
before they were finally rushed back
into the station to the relief of the
Royal Aero club reception committee
and the American naval and military
headquarters representatives who had
provided cars for the party, gaily dec
orated with American flags, to con
tinue the Journey to the aero club,
where an informal reception was held.
Read-was finally placed by the en
thusiastic doughboys In a. small auto
mobile which the soldiers and sailors
at once proceeded to drag through the
London streets, followed by the highly
decorated cars and an automobile in
which were Hawker and his wife.
Arrival of Heroes Surprise.
The arrival of the heroes of the hour
was a complete surprise, for it was
not until lato yesterday that it was
decided when the crews of the Ameri
can seaplanes would start for London.
But the crowd which met Read was
liberally sprinkled with Britishers and
colonials and more joined in as this
whirlwind procession proceeded on
through the streets. Before it reached
Hyde Park most of the decorated auto
mobiles had turned Into side streets.
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Capital Looks for Opinion Holding
Olcott Governor In Fact; Kozcr
Is Selected as Secretary.
SALEM. Or.. June 1. (Special.) It
is now practically certain that the
supreme court will hand down the long
expected decision In the Olcott-Hoff
mandamus proceedings next Wednes
day. Chief Justice McBrlde indicated that
the decisions which are due to come
down on Tuesday will be delayed until
Wednesday because of the special state
election.
That the supreme court will sustain
the contention of Attorney-General
Brown that Mr. OlcoTt a governor-ln-fact
and entitled to servo out the full
unexpired term of the late Governor
Withycombe la the general belief In
Salem.
If this is done tne governor will re
sign immediately as secretary of state
and name a successor to that office. In
that event, it likewise seems practi
cally certain that Samuel A. Kozer,
deputy secretary of state, will receive
the appointment.
MANY DIE IN THEATER FIRE
Eighty Bodies Removed. 53 of Whom
Arc Children and 2 1 Women.
VALENCE - SUR - RHONE. June 1.
Fire broke out today during the per
formance in a moving-picture house
here and a large number of persons
were killed or injured. Early this
evening the list of dead had reached 80,
the bodies of S3 children and II women
having been found at that hour. The
Injuries of most of those taken from
the building were slight. There were
some 100 of these.
Four thousand spectators were In the
theater and when the fire broke out in
the operator's cabinet there was a mad
rush for the exits. Many children were
trampled on.
ENGLAND HAS OIL
WELL
Time In
Strike Is Made for First
Derbyshire.
LONDON. June 1. (Brlti.'h wireless.)
For the first time, mineral oil of high
quality and in considerable quantities,
even at its first flow, has been dis
covered in England. For some months
pa.t. through the Initiative of Lord
Cowdray, experimental borings have
tuen In progress near Chesterfield, in
Derbyshire.
Oil was first ttruck on Tuesday night
at a depth of approximately 3000 feet
Oil rose in the boring to a height of
50 feet, and yesterday had further
risen until It stood at 400 feet. It is
described by American drillers as
very fine show.
DUBLIN APPEARS FIDGETY
Fear Felt That Government Con
templates Some Stroke.
(Copyright ly th New TorV World. Pub
lished by arnngcmeoL)
LONTON Junel. (Special.) A Dub
lin despatch to the Morning Post says
a strange nervousness has been nottce
able there during the past few days.
There is an Idea that something ser
ious is about to happen.
This feeling, the dispatch explains,
Is perhaps due to the sedulous efforts
of certain newspapers to make it ap
pear the government is contemplating
some stroke. The suppression of the
Sinn Klen organization is mentioned.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wrmthrr.
TODAT? Fair and warmer; srntle south
erly winds.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 73
decrees; minimum. 47 degrees.
Forels..
Allies mar yield sllshtly In fixing peae.
terms for oermany. Pace 2.
Two Infamous powers blotted out. cays Har
den. Page 14.
Lieutenant-Commander Read of NO-4 tells
of flight from Azores to Lisbon. Page 2.
Britlrh In battle with bol'hevlk fleet. Page 1.
Germans say terms too harsh. Page 1.
Europrin Jews are facing stsrvalton. Page 6.
Winnipeg strike folly, bays dominion labor
minister. Page 3.
Rhlneland republic is officially proclaimed.
Page 1.
Triumphant Am.rlrsn airman gets ovation
in London, page 1.
al lonaj.
Suffrage, wires snd treaty to be before con
gress this week. Page 4.
Suffrage, wires and treaty up for debate.
Page 4.
Domcitit.
Troop train on way to Pacific coast ditched.
Page 1.
More Oregon troops return. Psge 3.
Canvass shows nation strongly for return of
roads. Page 4.
Telegraphers threaten nation-wide strike to
day. Page 3.
Paeifle Northwest.
Olcott's status to be mad. known Wednesdsy.
Page 1.
Salvationists open new Vancouver hut.
Page 7.
Dr. steiner assumes penitentiary manage
ment. Page 7.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: Los Angeles 5
12, Vernon 4-4; San Krancisco 18-6. Oak
land 5-7; Sacramento 7-.,. trait Lake 6-1;
Portland . Seattle 4. Page 12.
Girls to vie In water contests. Page 18.
Bob Newman king of motorcycle speeders.
Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Northwest business ou:Iook is bright.
Page 11.
Prohibition repeal opposed by church.
Page 10.
Portland bank report shows prosperity la
ilay. Page 13.
Ten city measures on election ballot. Page 18.
Advertising men's headquartets open.
Page 10.
Youngest of woman- river captains in Fort-
l.-nd. Page 10.
EUclion tomorrow vitally important o:m to
Oregon. Page IS.
Irih Oregontans demand self-detennin.ition
for Ireland. Page 1.
Landing tees ready - tor - festival filers.
Page 10.
ACTION BY LAWMAKERS URGED
'Hedging" Representatives to
Congress Denounced.
McNARY TELEGRAM HISSED
Message From Senator Borah of
Idaho Received With Acclaim.
Ringing; Resolutions Adopted.
Determination of residents of Oregon
of Irish descent to assist in bringing
bout self-determination for Ireland
under the league of nations programma
was so forcefully expressed at yester
day's session of the Irish race conven
tion. In the auditorium of the Lincoln
high school, that new hope and en
thusiasm were aroused among them
and the movement was given decided
Impetus.
Denunciation of representatives in
congress who appear to be hedging on
the issue; a call to all who believe in
liberty and freedom for Erin, and a
review of the great work done for
other nations, now enjoying the priv
ileges denied the land of the shamrock,
featured the addresses, which brought
round upon round of applause.
Sraators Asked ta Art.
Fashioned after the declaration of in
dependence of the United States, res
olutions were presented by a committee
consisting of D. J. McLaughlin, of Fort
land; George Dooley, of Albany, and
Frank McNally, of Pendleton, and were
unanimously adopted. The resolutions
declare that the convention Is opposed
to a league of nations that does not
guarantee self-determination to the
people of Ireland, and call upon United
States Senators Chamberlain and Mc
Nary to endorse the stand taken by
the Irlyh people who are citizens of
Oregon.
Hisses greeted the reading of a long
telegram from Senator McNary. in
which it was asserted by speakers, th.
senator was endeavoring to evade th.
issue. Messages from Representatives
McArthur and Sinnott, wholly in sup
port of the movement, were received
with joyous acclaim, while 'a message
from Senator Borah of Idaho, created
such an impression that the big audi
ence remained standing during its read
ing. Borah's Support Appreciated.
By unanimous vote of the conven
tion, thanks were extended to Senator
Borah, and it was decided that a tele
gram should be sent to Senator
McNary, telling him. in effect, that his
sympathy was not so much desired as
his vote.
"Smoke 'cm out," "was the popular
slogan applied to delegates In congress
who do not seem disposed to support,
the movement for Irish independence,
and all present wero urged by the
chairman to write to representatives
and senators. Insisting upon favorable
i Hutign. i lie umiui in me coming elec
tion was suggested as the weapon to
be wielded In case the demands are not?
complied with.
Dr. A. ". Smith Presides.
Organization of the convention occu
pied but a short time, following invo
cation by Rev. W. A. Daly of Port
land. Andrew C. Smith was unani
mously chosen president of the conven
tion: Miss Anna Kearns secretary and
P. E. Sullivan vice-president. A com
mittee of five was appointed to pass on
credentials, members of this body be
ing P. E. Sullivan, E. H. Deery, M. J.
Driscoll, M. C. Menamin, Heppner, and
Thomas Brown of Salem.
Led by Mrs. Winnie Flannlgan, the
convention sang the "Star Spangled
Banner," after which Judge P. H.
D'Arcy of Salem delivered an atHress
advocating self-determination for Ire
land. Judge D'Arcy brought the con
vention to its feet with cheers as he
drew from his pocket a silken banner
which he said was that of the land of
his father and mother, and again when
he unfurled a miniature American flag,
emblem of the world's greatest expon
ent of freedom and liberty.
Irish Martyr. Recalled.
While the audience stood with bowed
heads. Judge D'Arcy read the names of
16 of the foremost Irish martyrs oC
1316, and followed this with the daciae
ration that England's treatment of
those men had made Ireland Sinn Fein
"from top to bottom." He referred vo'
George Washington as the "Sinn Feitier
of America," and reviewed briefly th-e
dark days of the revolution and Inci
dents which served to turn the tide in
favor of the colonies. '
Judge D'Arcy was the unammotss
choice of the convention as state dele
gate to the national convention to be
held June IS in Washington. D. C.
" McNary t. Be aerte4.
Following the reading of the telegram
from Senator McNary, motion was made
that the convention telegraph that of
ficial, asking him if he "thinks he is
serving America when he votes for a
league of nations, giving England five
votes and the United States but one."
As an amendment, P. E. Sullivan of
fered the suggestion that the conven
tion inform Mr. McNary that it is not
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