VOL,. Li VIII. 0. 18.298 Entered at Portland (Ore. on)
- "' ,Postofrice n Second-Class Matur.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 19. 1910.
I'RICi: FIVE CENTS.
STRIKERS TO BULK
AT RETURN ORDERS
Phone Operators and Elec
tricians Not Content.
HUGE FLEET STARTS
ON WAY TO PACIFIC
Mil. DANIELS BIDS OFFICERS
AXD MEN GOOD-BYE.
HOARY CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT
RENEWED FIGHT IX HOUSE FOR
REPEAL DEFEATED.
COL. McALEXAXDER. TWICE DEC
ORATED FOR GALLANTRY.
DRIVE ON DAYLIGHT '
SAVING FRUSTRATED
'ROCK OF MARNE' TO
ATTEND WAR COLLEGE
BUZES MOW DOWN
IRELAND HELD FDR
PRDEIT; IS CHARGE
Propagandists Aver Eng
land Wants Only Money.
WALKOUT AFFAIRS TANGLED
International Brotherhoods'
Officers Held Negligent.
SAFEGUARDS SAID LACKING
Telephone Heads Saj" Wire Board
fectllemont Effective Only 1'ntii
, I-ast of Month.
PAN KTiANCJSCO. July 1 8. Orders
to all striking telephone workers oit
the Pacific coast to resume work Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock were sent
tonight by J,. C. Crasser, international
vice-president of the electrical brother
hood, and Miss Nellie Johnson, inter
national vice-president of the telephone
operators.
The strike executive committee here
protested aprainwt the action of Orasser
and Miss Johnson and sent telegrams
to their locals asking that the order
to return be not heeded.
Tclep-rams from Miss Julia O'Connor
nd J. P. Noonan, international officers
of the brotherhood, declaring- that plans
for the submission of the grievances
to the federal wiflfc control board had
been agreed upon at Washington in
conferences with Assistant Postmaster
Oeneral Koons were the basis for the
action of Crasser and Miss Johnson.
Meeting: In Adjourned.
When the announcement of the im
pending order to return to work was
made at a meeting of the strike com
mittee this afternoon, a division of
sentiment was apparent. In the midst
of a heated discussion the meeting was
declared adjourned by T. M. Vickers,
chairman of the committee, who had
acted as Grasser's spokesman.
Vickers and Miss Johnson left the
room. The committee reorganized with
R. K. Swan of Los Angeles as chair
man, and sent a delegation to confer
ith D. V. Fullerton, who has repre
sented the telephone company in ne
gotiations with the striker.
AiinM .Not Won, Report.
The delegation was instructed to
learn if the telephone company had
j agreed to abide by the wire control
board's decision.
Return ing, the co mm it tee reported
Fullerton as declaring that except for
retroactive pay, any decision by the
board would be binding on the company
only until the expiration of the board's
fe on July 31 of this year. The com
promise offer of the company to the
workers then would prevail, he said.
This offer was as follows: Operators,
minimum of VI- week, with a maxi
mum of $19 t-" be reached after five
yea ra service ; elec t rii ians, a basic
wage of $6 a ln, with a readjustment
lof classifications.
The operators had asked for a max
imum wage of $24. effective after three
wars service, and ih: electricians de-
I. minded a basic wage of $tj.4l.
Referendum Is Planned.
A statement by the strike committee
tonight declared the committee had not
-eve red connections with the interna
' lonal b rot her hoot 1, but believed the
rdci to return to work had been issued
y international officers without suffi-
iont investigation to find out if the
vorkcrs' i n teres ts ha d been properly
,i If guarded.
A telegram was sent by the commit-
t re to J. 1. Noonan and Miss Julia
'Connor asking that they direct Crasser
i nd Miss Johnson to work in harmony
villi the strike rttmmittee.
The strike committee tonight made
latia to have a referendum of local
I;nions on the proposal to return to
ork.
M flnon Promises fairness.
Utmost confidence that the elec-
rictans and telephone operators will
cceive fair consideration of their
. rievances at the hand of the wire
ontrol board is expressed by President
kv ilson in a t e lepram received today-
Mayor James Kolph.
"The only desire they have in the
latter is to see that the owners of the
roperties and the employes a re both
rea ted In a just and equitable, man
or," the president's message concluded.
-TKIKEKS AWAIT WORK OKDKU
hone Employes Ecol Sure Full De
mands Will Be Won.
Striking telephone operators a nd
ectrical workers of Portland last
ght were awaiting orders from L. C.
rasser and Miss Nellie Johnson, in
flicting them to return to work Mon
ty morning. Owing to a break in
e ranks of the committee, none would
nture an opinion as to what might
velop. but optimism that had pre
iled during the day was in no degree
ssened by the report from the suuth-
n conference.
One of the most hopeful signs of an
,rly settlement of the strike of oper-
ors was the telegram received yes-
ki day from Miss Julia O'Connor, inter-
itional president, from Washington.
C., which aid:
"Conditions here extremely favorable
r immediate and satisfactory settle-
cnt of all vital points. Hearings be-
re wire control board Friday. 1 will
ke up matter of retroactive pay.
ntrol bound also has power and will
iConviuUfU. uu l'as'J CvJuoju
Feature of Agricultural Bill Elimi
nated and Measure Carrying
$33,900,000 Is Passed.
WASHINGTON', July 18. Renewed
attempts of house republican leaders to
repeal daylight saving through a rider
to the 1920 agricultural appropriation
bill were defeated in the house today,
when republican opponents of repeal
joined with the democrats in voting
to eliminate the repeal provision. Im
mediately afterward, without- a dis
senting vote, the agricultural bill car
rying J3o,jv ft00 was passed and sent
to the senate.
Opponents to inserting the repeal pro
vision gained strength with each vote
in the house, the final action being by
a vote of 20" to 171. This followed
two tentative votes which favored, the
elimination of the rider, 144 to 1-5 and
165 to 12. A few democrats voted
with the majority republicans in op
posing the elimination, but their votes
were more than offset by republican
members.
The senate, regarded as heavily in
favor of repeal, now has before it a
house bill to repeal the daylight saving
law. The senate, it is said by con
gressional leaders, may pass and send
to the president the separate repeal
measure. .
Before the repeal came up in the
house today two of the standing com
mitteesagriculture and rules consid
ered the provision, but the democratic
committeemen of each declined to rec
ommend passage of the repeal as a
part of the appropriation bill. Later
on the floor they were supported by
their colleagues, but the republicans
then voted almost solidly in forcing
consideration of the re pea 1.
ALLIES SHARE IN PRAISE
Marshal Haig, However, Is Jcalou
of deputation of Own Army.
LOXDOX, Thursday, July 17. Speak
ing: in London today on the accom
plishments of the British empire in
the war. Field Marshal Hai, said:
"Nothing could be further from my
thoughts and desires than to attempt
to minimize the efforts of our allies. I
have so often expressed admiration for
their deeds that 1 trust I can say a
word or two in praise of my own peo
ple without giving offense to others,
for whose many successful actions in
the field I have nothing- but admira
tion. "I admit I am very jealous of the
reputation of our own amies."
TESTS UNDO DRINK VENDOitS
Eight Ccntralia and Chehalis Deal
ers Are Put L'nder Arrest.
CHKHAL1S, Wash., July 18. (Spe
cial.) Eight Chehalis and Centralia
dealers in soft drinks were arrested to
day by deputies of the sheriff's office
for selling drinks containing more .than
the allowed percentage of alcohol.
Recently Sheriff Berry made a tour
of the various soft-drink establish
ments in Chehalis and Centralia, gath
ering samples. These were sent to the
state chemist for analysis. The drinks
ranged in alcoholic test from 4.2 to
13.1 per cent. The cases are being
tried before Justices Heaufort and
f'rewitt of Chehalis.
COUNCIL MEETS ON LAWN
Resignation of Police Judge Accept
ed Jit Pasco, Wash.
PA&CO, Wash., July IS. (Special.)
This week's meeting of the city coun
cil was held on the lawn of the city
hall, owing to the warm weather. The
sanding of the asphalt pavement was
ordered by the council. The chief of
police was instructed to enforce rigidly
the automobile traffic ordinance.
The resignation of A. V. Wehe as po
lice judge was accepted and.H. Warden
was appointed to fill the unexpired
term. Mr. Wehe filed his bond as city
clerk, having taken the place of J. A.
JJolan, resigned.
CITY PLANS TO SELL FOOD
Seattle .Mayor Seeks Information on
Purchases From Army.
SEATTLE, Wash., July IS. Informa
tion on which to base possible purchase
by this city of surplus . foodstuffs held
in the army depot quartermaster's
warehouse here was sought today by
Mayor Olc Hanson from the western
army headquarters office.
The mayor, it is said, hopes to be
able to have the city buy a quantity
of the surplus stocks and offer them
for public sale at low cost through its
markets.
WOLVES ATTACK TOURISTS
Cliicagoans Beat Off Animals on
Highway in Arizona.
FLAGSTAFF. Ariz.. July IS. Dr.
Charles K. Krueger and party of Chi
cago, traveling by automobile from
Chicago to California, w-ere attacked
by a band of timber wolves last night
on the trans-continental highway east
of here.
They killed three of the animals with
their revolvers and wounded five others
before the band was driven off.
STRIKE NOT TO BE GENERAL
French Demonstration for July 20 Is
Losing Momentum.
VARIS. Thursday, July 17. The pro
posed demonstrative, strike of 24 hours,
bet for July 20-S1. will be far from
peneral in Paris, according to the lat
est iudications.
MILES OF TIMBER
Fire Situation Is Growing
Steadily Worse.
FIGHT SEEMS HOPELESS ONE
Serious. Conflagrations r
ported in Three State? C
HIGH WINDS SPEED . 700
Forces Battling Against Destruction
in Many Places Wholly Unable
to Check Spread.
MISSOULA. Mont., July 18. Towns in
the Coeur d'Alene valley, western Mon
tana, are now threatened by the forest
fires of district No. 1, according to re
ports to headquarters here today. Some
of these towns are reported as cut off
from communication with this city by
the fires.
Last night the Henderson fire jumped
the mountains into the Mullan gulch
country, while the fire which is re
ported as threatening St. Regis, Mont.,
jumped the river there and is now
spreading rapidly and with little op
position. The greatly increased menace of the
fires in the last two days is due to the
excessive heat which was followed by
high winds. Should the high winds
continue, forest service officials de
clare, there are not enough men under
orders of the district to stop the flames.
Two dangerous fires near Henderson
and St. Regis are in the Lolo forest,
as is the Gold creek fire, near St.
Regis. The crew fighting this fire are
on the opposite sides of Camel's Hump,
an eminence there, and thus far they
have succeeded.
Timber Loane Enormous..
The Rattlesnake fire, near Missoula,
for the first time in a number of days,
was given an encouraging report to
day. This fire, which has destroyed
millions of feet of lumber in the region
from which Missoula gets its water
supply, will he under control in 48
hours more, officia's believe, if .'a
vorab. weather continues.
The report yesterday that 1000 sheep
had died in fires near Tarkio was in
creased today to 1700 and the state
ment was made that the sheep were
owned by the Northwest Sheep com
pany at Portland. Or.
BOISE. Idaho. July 18. The cost of
fighting fires now raging in Idaho and
western Montana may total $1,000,000
before the season is over, according to
information received by Governor D.
W. Davis. As a result the $48,000 set
aside out of the' appropriation given the
general land office for fighting fires
on the public domain in central Idaho
will be wholly inadequate, he said
today.
Frdrral Aid to Be Ankrd.
Governor Davis will meet R. A. Hol
ley. of the general land office at Salt
Lake, and Harry J. Shellworth, of the
Southern Idaho Co-operative Fire Pro-
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of General Staff.
OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAV. Wash
ington. July 18. Colcnel L". G. McAlex
t "er. former commandant of Oregon
Jltural college and until yester-
a brigadier-general, has been as
.led to the war college as a student
ficer, where he will be instructed In
ne higher duties of the general staff.
As the war is ended. Colonel McAlex-
ander was returned to his former grade
according to law. Twice decorated for
gallantry, once by the United States
government and once by the French
government. Colonel McAlexarder. who
commanded the 38th infantry at the
second battle of the Marne. has been
heralded as "The Rock of the Marne."
James Cassady, well known in Port
land, Or., labor circles, left Camp Mer
ritt today for Camp Lewis. Wash.,
where he wiU be mustered out. In a
letter to Representative Sinnott Mr.
Cassady expressed hfS'intention of quit
ting the city to take up farm life in
Oregon.
Senator Chambetlain delivered a eu
logy in the senate late today on Edward
V. Murphy, for 60 years a reporter and
pt'.-nrgrapher of the senate, who uied
suddenly in New York Wednesday.
.
Every member of the house ways and
means committee received from Rep
resentative Hawley today a. pint bottle
of loganberry juice. To each bottle was
attached a tag calling attention to the
hearing to be held by the committee
all day Monday on the question of re
ducing the tax on loganberry and other
fruit juices.
SHIP CONTRACTS REPLACED
First Reinstatements of I'aclflc Coast
Deals Announced.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. July IS. The first reinstate
ments of ship building contracts on the
Pacific coast cancelled last January
came today when contracts were signed
by the shipping board with the Los
Angeles shipbuilding company to build
five ships. ,
The cancelled contracts' called for
ships of 8S00 deadweight tons each, but
the new contracts specify ships of 12,000
deadweight tons. A way was found
to increase the tonnage of the ships
with very litii-j additional cost to the
government. The new ships are of the
fast Rosseter type and constitute the
first element of balancing the fleet as
proposed by the Bhipping board.
Progress on reinstatements further
up the coast is quite satisfactory and
other important announcements will
come In a short time. It Is anticipated.
PIONEERS VISIT OLD TRAIL
North westerners to Go Over Immi
grants Pass Through Nachex Pass.
TACOMA, Wash.. July 18. (Special.)
Three pioneers George Ilimes of
Portland. David Longmire and Clarence
Bagley left Tacoma today over the
Sunset highway to pass through Sno
qualmie pass, expecting to camp by
night at Lake Kachess and then pro
ceed to look over the old landmarks of
the trail the Immigrant party of 1S52
cut through the Nacheas pass.
They left Ezra Meeker at Olympja
looking up some historical data.
CAN'T STAND MANY MORE OF
SINN FEIN BACKS ARGUMENT
Politics and Religion Declared
Secondary Questions.
ECONOMIC CONTROL CRUX
Irl-h Independents Assert Ilritain
Rules Erin's Industries hy
Hard Financial System.
BV LINCOLN EYRE.
(Copyright by the New York Wor.ti. Pub
lished by arrangement.
PARIS. July 18. (Special cable.) A
campaign of propaganda was begun to
day on behalf of Irish independence
through John A. Murphy, head of the
American commission on furthering the
interests of republican Ireland. It is
the purpose of the campaign to show
that England's desire to keep the Irish
nation in the British union is based on
the consideration of the dollars and
cents which England gets out of Ire
land, and it has no political, strategic
or religious background.
Sinn Fein spokesmen are preparing to
concentrate on this line of argument,
which probably will become their chief
weapon In forthcoming efforts to con
vince the league of nations of the right
of their land to independence.
The question: "What is the real rea
son why the English government is vio
lently opposed to setting the Irish
free?" is answered by Mr. Murphy In a
long statement now issued here.
Mr. Murphy undertakes to show that
the speech of Sir Edward Carson In
Belfast proves that Ulster is more con
cerned with the individual privileges
it has enjoyed than with the interests
of the British' empn c a whole.
Ilranom le Contrail I ...r.
"What Ulbter wants." Mr. Murphy
insists, "is not the maintenance of Ul
ster's union with England, but the re
tention of the economic cr ntrol by
Ulster over the rest of Ireland. That
is what England wants, too." He asks
if civilization and its prospective in
strument, the league of nations, can
continue to sanction much longer a
condition by which a country that pays
in taxes three times the cost of its
administration shall be absolutely
barred from free commerce with the
rest of the world except through Lon
don. "The real point at issue between
England and Ireland." he continues,
"is economic control and industrial su
premacy, which England has imposed
upon Ireland, to the detriment of Irish
Interests by a financial system more
potent than law.
"Such is the power of English finance
over Irish banks, railroads, ports, ship
ping and other economic sources that it
la actually cheaper to send goods to
Liverpool and back than to send them
one-fifth the distance in Ireland. Coal
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Armada Far Mightier One Than
That AMiiih Sailed Around
World Years Ago.
ti'ASHIXOTON". July It. Officers and
members of the crews of the newly or
ganised Pacific fleet were wi.hed God
speed and a safe and pleasant voyage
hy Secretary Daniels in a message sent
to Admiral Hugh Rodman., fleet com
mander, on the eve of the departure of
the armada f om Hampton roads for the
I west coast. The secretary in his mes
sage drew a vivid comparison between
the mighty for-e that will steam out
from between tne Virginia capes to
morrcw morning and the fleet which
the United states sent uround the world
11 years a so.
Attention was called by the secre
tary to the fact that the force sent on
the history-making voyage around the
world, the mightiest fleet the United
States had ever gathered together up
to that time, was almost insignificant
In comparison with the new Pacific
force. He commented on the fact that
the new west coast fleet will have a
tonnage mere than twice as great as
that of the ships assembled in 107 un
der command of Admiral Robley D.
Evans and Said that while the most
powerful vessel in ihe fleet that went
around the world mounted four 12
?nch guns with a maximum effective
rang 3 of 10.0UO yards, the New Mexico,
Admiral Kudman's flagship, and sev
er.! other vessels of the Pacific flaet
had batteries of 12 14-Inch guns capa
ble of penetrating armor at 20.000
yards. '
Mr. Daniels, in commenting on the
advances in naval science achieved
since the f!eet went around the world,
pointed out that while the 1907 force
was greatly restricted In its cruising
rad:tis by reason of using coal for fuel.
Admiral Rodman's vessel for the most
part were oil burnets, while the New
Mexico is electrically propelled, an in
novation almost undreamed of in Ad
miral Evans' time.
TWO HURT IN AUTO SMASH
Stearlng Urar Falls and Car Collides
Willi Telephone l'olc.
ASTORIA. Or., July 18. (Special.)
A. D. Callahan Is suffering from a
broken wrist while tJeorgo White is
still ' unconscious as the result of an
automobile accident which occurred
near Seaside late last night.
The two ouiir men. with a party
of frit litis, were returning to Astoria
in Callahan's machine when th steer
ing gear failed and the car collided
with a telephone pole. The automobile
was badly smashed, but Callahan and
White were the only occupants-of the
car injured.
WOMAN GOOD MARKSMAN
Washington Adjutant-General's Wife
Cheered by Troops.
TACOMA. July 18. When the Id
Washington regiment was practicing
machine gun firing on the rifle range
at Camp Lewis today, Mrs. Harvey J.
Moss, wife of the state adjutant-general,
who was a spectator, was asked
to try a shot.
Mrs. Moss manipulated the Browning
gun with such good effect that she
stored several hits on the target. The
state troops cheered her and the offi
cers congratulated her on her marks
manship. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, to
decrees: minimum. .".4 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair and armer: gentle north
erly winds.
f-'orlgn.
Plan for separation of church and state la
Germany fails. Pace -.
Ireland Is held by Knfflaml for profit only,
propagandists assert. Pace 1.
London is listless on eve of peace ce'ebra-
tlon. Case 4.
Iondon votas awnrrf of honor to General
Pennine- Pace 6.
Bonar l.w accused of supporting rebel
movement In Ulster. Pace -.
National.
racifi ficet starts on voyace to west coast
today. Pi(n t.
Driv aealnst daylicht savinc defeated In
house. Pace I.
Senator MrNiry confers with president on
peace treaty. Pago 1.
Wilton auks reward for Generals Pershlnr
and March. Pace IX
Reviaed aundrv elvtl appropriation bill la
acnt to prealdent. Paso 3.
Ifomeatle.
Telephone strikers proteat order to return
to work Monday mornlnc. Pace 1.
Gallant veteran of Marne. to study at Cor
vallls. Pace 1.
t'ord'a counsel holds manufacturer's exam
ination la "brutal." Pace 5.
Valera hopes for recognition In United
states. Pace d
Flrea ara mowing down miles of timber in
three states. Pace 1.
Paeifle NarthWMt.
Third of Pacific hlchvay In Oousias county
Pace 10.
O. A. C. inspection party rearhes Medford
la Crater LaIic road. Pace 4.
Sport a.
Pacific Coast leacue results: Portland 5. Salt
Uk 4; Vernon 8. Los Ancelea I: San
Francisco 8. Seattle, i; Sacramento 7
Oakland . Pace 1-.
Walter Cox makes cleanup at Ka'smazoo
grand circuit msetini. Pace 12.
J'hW Neer wins junior tennis championship
f ofnmrrrlal asd Marine.
Wlnfer wheat harvt progressing In north
Pactrie coast atalea. Pac IV.
Chicago corn slumps with persistent selling.
Pace 1.
Decline In stock market eicrcomt by rally
before close. Pace 1U.
Wawalona addad to Pacific Steamahtp ori
ental schedule. Pace IS.
I'ortlaad maMI trusily.
Chief forester of t'nlted Stares advocates
redwood memorial. Pace lu.
Missing tiro ts traced by Auditor Martin.
Pace IS
Bryan, at local reception, spoaks on put
and pre.enl political eventa. Pass U.
Fruit man and ranners prott acatnat ratas
charged by ral!as. Pago -u.
Intrrt carnln&a vn state funds gala.
Page 7.
Eg-aoldler paroled to cro for French bride,
be deserted. Page U. '
Wisw zttr Cta and (dniLaaL l'at la.
Obstacles at Paris Peace
Conference Recounted.
RESUBMISSION IS OPPOSED
Mr. Wilson Says Amendments
Would Cause Confusion.
SENATE OUTLOOK PLEASES
Fxccutite May Issue Statement on
Shantung Provision to Subdue
Apprehension.
OREGOXIAX XHWS HUREAL". Wash
ington, July IS. Senator Charles Mc
Xary of Oregon, conferred with I'resl-
ident Wilson for an hour 'this after
noon on the league of nations, receiv
ing much information on the difficul
ties encountered at Paris In bringing
the nations together, he said. The presi
dent told the Oregon senator of the
compromises that were necessary to
overcome differences and particularly
to untie the nations on the league.
"I found that my views are very much
in accord with the president's." said
Senator McXary. "The president said
that if the treaty is amended In any
particular It will have to go back for
resubmission to the other nations, the
conference would have to bo reas
sembled and interminable discussions
would result, old amendments which
were rejected would again be presented
and endless difficulties would follow.
He said that the league of nation, is
needed by Europe and especially needed
to protect the small nations.
H riabnUos la OppowedL
"I told the president that I favored
certain interpretations but that I would
not support any reservations which
might compel the resubmission of the.
treaty."
From other sources It vis learned
that the president told some of the
vlidting senators that the Shantung
provision Is net nearly as objectionable
as It appears and that if the question
continues to excite the opposition he
will issue a statement giving the public
all the facts.
The president's conference with other
republican senators was not quite aa
satisfactory. It Is understood. Senator
Capper of Kansas, came away no better
satisfied than when he went to tho
White House and said that he would
have to insist on reservations,
F.XECCTIVF. MLETS IlITCHCOCK
Leader or Ratification Fight Tells or
Disputed I'oints.
WASHINGTON-. July IS. President
Wilton talked over the peace treaty
with four more republican senators at
tne White House today and later he
wert to the capitol and discussed the
entire senate situation with Senator
Hitchcock, leader of tho administration
forces cn the ratification fight.
The republican senators asked for in
formation about many features of the
treaty and Senator Hitchcock told the
president of other points that have
come into dispute during senate de
bate. At the end of the day of con
ferences. Mr. Wilson told a group of
correspondents he was satisfied that to
reach a solution it was only necessary
to 'clarify counsel.
There had been many misunderstand
ings about the treaty, the president
s&id. adding that some of the construc
tions placed on It seemed to him evi
dent misinterpretations.
ses.Kar 1cnry Gets Facta.
Senator McXary. Oregon, one of the
republicans who went to the 'White
House, said first impressions about the
Shantung aettlement had been soft
ened by his talk with the president,
while Senator Capper, Kansas, said Mr.
Wilson had given him much new and
pertinent information on that subject.
Senators Kellogg, Minnesota, and Ken
yon, Iowa, the others who saw the
president, declined afterward to talk.
Senator McXary has been a supporter
of the league of nations, while the
other three never have taken a definite
stand regarding It.
"I found myself practically In accord
with the president regarding the prin
ciple of the league." said Mr. McXary.
"though I had and still have certain
opinions regarding the effect of reser
vations. I shall announce these opin
ions In my address next week In the
senate. Regarding Shantung, the presi
dent possesses facts which soften first
impressions of the provision."
Senator's View IsekiBgrs.
"The president was very ready to
give information about the negotia
tions," Mr. Capper said. "And he has a
great deal of It. especially regarding
Shantung, that is to tne point. How
ever. I have not changed my opinicn
that certain reservations are neceeaary
in ratifying the treaty."
Senator Hitchcock described the
president as feeling "very cheerful"
over the senate outlook, though he raid
Mr. Wilson did not discuss what the
republican senators had said at the
White House. The Nebraska senator
said he had told the president it was
assured that the treaty could not be T
amended.
One result of the day's conferences
was to strengthen the report that the
president soon might send to the sen
ate a special message regarding Shan
tung. Soni.- of the WhUe House call-
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