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VOL. I,VIII NO. 18,348
Knterd at Portland (Oreg-on)
Postofflc? as Second-O1a5s Matter.
roiM LAND, OREGON. TUESDAY, SEPTE3IIJEK ' 10, 1919.
28 PAGES
PRICE PIVE CENTS.
QUOTES
LEAGUE
Senator in 1915 for Union
of Nations.
WILSON URGES SQUARE DEAL
Special Privileges for United
States Not Sought.
PRO-GERMANS TAKE HEART
Teutons Declared Hoping XT. S. Will.
Reject Pact ; Mothers of Dead
Favor End of Wars.
Quoting from an address made in
1915 by Senator Lodge, chairman of the
senate foreign relations comrrfittee,
suggesting that nations must unite as
men unite to preserve peace. President
Wilson told a Portland audience last
night that the league of nations cove
nant carried out what Mr. Lodge had
suggested. It was the first time dur
ing his speaking tour that Mr. Wilson
lad mentioned by name any of the
senators opposed to the league.
The pre tident's words were greeted
sy laughtir and cheers by an audience
'.hat pack' d the Municipal auditorium,
aid to accomodate more than 7000.
Assertin.r he had found few men
opposed t a league of nations, ' the
resident said the great objection
seemed to e to this particluar league.
Lodge'M Aid Expected.
"I entirely concur in Senator Lodge's
ieclaration," said the president, "and
I hope 1 shall have his co-operation in
carrying out the desired ends."
He recalled his conference with the
foreign relations committee on his
first return from Paris, and said that
;very suggestion for improvement
nade .by the committee members had
een written into the covenant.
One of these . suggestions, he con
tinued, was that the Monroe doctrine
oe protected. He asserted that not only
had the doctrine been specifically re
served to administration by the United
states, but it had been extended to all
the world.
At the behest of the United States, ho
idded. a provision also had been put in
giving the members the right to with
draw. Most of these suggestions, said the
president, had come from republican
sources. He made a plea that the
treaty discussion shuulj not be "dis
figured by the least thought of do
mestic politics.'- The crowd cheered
again when he added: "I am for this
league, not because I am a democrat,
but because 1 am an American and a
lover of mankind."
No Kewiect for Some of Koes.
Saying he meant no disrespect to the
league opponents Mr. Wilson stirred
up another outburst of cheering when
ie added that he had "no respect what
ever" for some .of them.
The question of reservHtions also was
discussed by the president, who said
he saw no objection to such interpreta
tions as would not send the teaty back
to the conference table. But it would
be very awkward, he added, if qual
ifications were put in which would
require the consent of Germany.
The president asserted that "a very
Cew men" now were proposing that
the covenant be changed to give the
United States "a position of special
privilege. " That, he asserted, was 'di
rectly contrary to American principles,
because the nation has entered the
war largely to fight for the principle
jf the equality of nations.
Germany, said the president, was tak
ing heart at the possibility that the
United States might be induced to re
fuse to guarantee the peace settle
ment. To that end, he asserted, a
pro-German propaganda" again was
becoming active in this country.
Mothern eluoted for Peace.
Mr. Wilson said h sometimes won
dered whether the men who oppose
the league have ever talked, as he had,
with women who had lost sons in the
ivar. He declared many of these had
asked him to give all his strength
lo an effort to keep other sons from
having to go to war. The crowd
cheered when he added that he would
fulfill that request.
"T h r o u g h misrepresentation and
svery other vile thing," said the presi
ient. "I shall fisht my way to . that
joal."
Mr. Wilson paid a tribute to the
Tien who sat with him at the peace
'able, mentioning Lord Robert Cecil,
general Smuts and others, and declar
ing there was a unanimous and sincere
agreement that the league was neces
sary to guarantee the peace settle
ment. The following is a stenographic re
port in full of President Wilson's
speech last night at the Portland mu
nicipal auditorium:
Mr. Chairman, iir. Irvine, my fellow
countrymen: Mr. Irvine has very elo
quently stated exactly the errand upon
which I have come. I have come to
confer, face to face, with you on one
of the most solemn occasions that has
ever confronted this nation. As I have
come along through the country and
stopped at station after station, the
first to crowd around the train have
almost always' been little children.
Bright eyed little boys, excited little
girls, children, all seeming sometimes
of the same generation, and I thought
as I looked upon them from the car
platform that after all it was they to
whom I had come to report. I had
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PRESIDENT
LODGE FOR
PRESIDENT REFUSES TO
SEE LABOR DELEGATION
PORTL.1XD COMMITTEE'S PRO-
TEST OX "RUSSIA NOT HEARD' O
Mr. Wilson Says Troubles AVL
Taken Up at Conference Hex '
Is Xow Arranging. -
Positive refusal was made by Presi
dent Wilson to meet yesterday with a
committee named by the Portland cen
tral labor council. A conference had
been granted to 3. committee in Seattle
Sunday and since then requests have
been coming from committees In Port
land. San Francisco. Los Angeles and
other points on the route .still -to .. be
traversed by the president.
The statement was made yesterday
that Mr. Wjlson will not meet any more
labor committees on the trip. He has
called a conference for next month
and is working out details to be pre
sented at that time.. The labor .com
mittee in Seattle wanted-the , president
to act in the case of various prisoners
throughout the country. Details of
what .occurred at that meeting are not
known, as neither the president nor
members of the committee would make
an extended statement. The Portland
committee" was appointed- to" ask' the
president why the United States is .in
terfering with the self-governing peo
ple of Russia. Resolutions to that ef
fect were adopted at a meeting ,of the
Central Labor - Council . .last. Thursday
night and a committee of five was ap
pointed to' lay. the matter before -Mr.
Wilson. There was no 'welcome" onl
the door for the committee.
The president stated in his Seattle
speech that' the civilized governments
of the world have tried to find - the
self-appointed rulers of ' Russia . and
urge them ,to call a constitutional as
sembly so that the people can work out
system -of , government, but that -the
men in control have refused:' Mr. Wil
son also; declared that Ire 'would not
permit, so far as within his power, a
minority controlling-the United States,
as is the case with Russia.
COREAN BOMB TOLL IS 32
Government Asks. Police Force From
Japan to Protect Governor. '
SEOUL, Corea, Sept. 15. (By the As
sociated Press.) The" government "has
requested 1500 police, reinforcements
from Japan as the result pf the recent
bomb outrage against Baron Saito, gov
ernor of Corea.
It tf? announced that the casualties
due to explosion ' of the missiles ag
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WILSON PARTY
Three Also; Hurt. When
Car Dives in Ditch. '
WASHINGTON WRITER VICTIM
Ben F. Allen, Cleveland Plain
. Dealer, Is One of Dead: :
J. R. PATTERSON ALSO DIES
Effort to Avoid Collision With An-
Other Machine -Turning in Line
Causes Accident S'ear Gresham.
WILSON' EXPRESSES SYMPATHY,
President Wilson sent the fol
lowing" letter to Mrs. Ben F'. Allen
in .Washington:
"Our hearts go out to you in
..deepest sympathy -In the tragical
death of your husband, whom, we
all esteemed and trusted." He will
be missed as a true friend'and a
man - who always . Intelligently
sought to. do his duty." . .
Two men were killed and three oth
ers were injured when a high-powered
Packard tour.ing car attached to Presi
dent "Wilson's - automobile highway
party swerved into' a ditch and over
turned on the Powell Valley road, a
mile and 1 a ''half -west of Gresham,
.shortly before .13. o ciock, noon, -yes
terday.
- The ' two men killed ' were' Ben K.
Allen, aged 39, Washington correspond
ent for -the -Cleveland - Plain '. Dealer,
and a member of the newspaper tfarty
attached to the president's special
train. - '
. James K. Patterson, aged -66. a re-
(Conc!ude17on',Pa(e :7. Column, 1.)
OREGON CITIZENS" GREET PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON AT CROWN POINT.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum - temperature, 77
decrees; minimum. SS degrees.
TOUAV'S Pair, gentle southwest winds.
President In Portland.
Oregon gives president cordial welcome.
Page 1.
President's health Is admiral's care. Page 14-
Presldent refuses to see labor delegation.
. Page 1. .
President quotes Senator Lodge in favor of
league of nations.. Page 1.
President signs resolution calling for "Per
shing day" In Washington. Page 1.
Two of president's party killed -in auto. acci
dent. Page I.
Elite of Oregon lunch with. Wilson. .Page 1.
President's bodyguard constantly on alert.
Page 13.
Wilson party sees beauties .of Columbia river
. highway. Page 10.
'Atta boy," Is president's first welcoming
cheer. Pag 14.
Foreign.
D'Anunzin hoists .Italian flag over Flume.
i'uge 3.
National.
Mexicans
reported still- holding ' Dr. J. M.
American physician, for ransom.
Smith,
Pane :
Secretary of war's reasons for keeping troops
in . Siberia called "bunk : at hearing.
Page 5.
German peace treaty up for consideration In
senate. page a.
A Iometlc.
Four thousand homeless. 13 or more dead In
storm at Corpus Chrlstl, Texas. Page 4.'
Macon ' civil servte hoard ealls on police
and firemen's unions to dissolve. Page 2.
Pacific Northwest. '
Karly start on Crescent City harbor work
promised. Page 7.
Sports.
Billy Mascott pleases fight fans by showing
in workout bouts. ' Page IS.
Joe Beckett scorns fight with Pulton, rage
18. ' s
Beaver team, returns for series with Seattle.
' Page ID.
Commercial and Marine.
Wheat buying for Portland mills tempora
rily ceases.. Page -7.
Portland and Vicinity.
County fair at Gresham best yet, says Addi
son liennett. Page 13. .
R (osevelt win arrive tomorrow. . Page 4.
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PRESIDENT EATS. HEARTILY
Kxecutlve and Mrs. Wilson Take
Illnner In Private Dlning-Kooin.
President Wilson dined well; but not
elaborately, with Mrs. Wilson In the
private-dining room in their-suite at
the rortlajid hotel at 6:30 last evening.
. The -president ate heartily and chat
ted with Mrs. Wilson. No one else was
present at' the meal.
The meal, which was prepared under
the direction of Kmil Altorfer, 'chef at
the Portland hotel. ' consisted of:
Crab cocktail. . celery .: hearts. ' ripe
olives, broiled boneless squab chicken,
minced creamed potatoes,- fresh corn
cut" off the cob' served in a chafing
dish, lettuce and tomato salad with
roquefort cheese dressing, fancy Ice
cream, sliced peaches, charlotte russe, I
demi tasse.
OREGON
"S ELITE AT
Tinkling of Silver Marks
, r. Entry Into Grill. . .
LEAGUE APPEAL IS ELOQUENT
Lad in Corduroys Dodges Past
- Outer. Guards.
RESPECT PAID, HAT IN HAND
President and Mayor Baker Enjoy
Confidentially Humorous Repar
tee; 2 00 Guests Get Places. -
Their feet on the paths to chaos, the
nations of the old-world are looking
to America as their savior, the power
ful, sane and unselfish guiding spirit
of - the dark days that follow world
war, declared President Wilson yes
terday noon." wnen lie spoke "briefly
but with vigor and eloquent appeal at
the luncheon tendered him in the. Hotel
Portland, with Colonel C. S. Jackson as
host.
. "I . beg . leave to say,", charged .the
president, "that, consciously or uncon
sciously, the man wbo is. opposing this
great enterprise either has . no im
agination, or no knowledge, or is a
quitter!-" - .
His audience gave approval to this
direct reference to opponents of the
league of nations covenant, by pro
longed and hearty cheering punctu
ated with genuine western whoops and
a tumult of hand clapping. '
" More than 200 Invited guests from
Portland and all parts of Oregon, rep
resenting .the commercial and official
life of the entire . state, rose to their
feet and set the silver tinkling with
cheers when President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson entered the grill roomwlth its
lane of snowy tables.
But It is to be conjectured that not the
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W SON
LUNCHEON
HOLIDAY DECLARED
IN PERSHING'S HONOR
PRKSIDKXT
OLVTIOX
SIGNS JOINT RES
IN' PORTLAND.
Senate Measure Calls for Celebra
tion for Commander on His Ar
- rival at. Nation's Capital.
While he was spending a few hours
of "repose," as h:n sides gave it out.
at his suite at tne Portland hotel yes
terday President Wilson took up cer
tain matters requiring his attention at
the national capital.
Among other matters he signed a
Joint resolution providing for u holiday
in the District of Columbia tomorrow
in honor of the visit of General Persh
ing. and the Pershing parade, which is
to be held at Washington at that time.
The resolution was senate resolu
tion 100.
Klaborate plans are under way for
the reception of -General Pershing at
Washington tomorrow.
WASHINGTON', Sent. 15. After a
round of parades and ceremonies of
reception or farewell which have oc
cupied him ever ,ince he started home
from France. General Pershing settled
down to office routine again today at
headquarters here of the American ex
peditionary forces.
His entire day was devoted to callers
or correspondence of an official char
acter and tonight he went to the the
ater. BROTHERS APART 42 YEARS
C. I. Hardlsty, I.akeview, Meets
Relative In Gransevillc.
LEW1STON'. Idaho, Sept." 15. (Spe
cial.) After separation for 42 years
W. H. tlardisty, rancher of the Den
ver section, on Saturday met his
brother, C. I. Hardisty of Lakevlew.
Or., the latter having come to Grange
ville for the meeting.
C D. Hardisty accompanied his
brother home, and will remain In the
Grangeville section until after the bor
der days celebration.
BRITISH COTTON BAN OFF
Prohibition on Re-exportation From
Domains Is Withdrawn.
-WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. Great Rrl
tain has withdrawn the prohimltlon on
the re-exportation of American cotton
from her domains. -
This was reported today by the
American Cotton Journal in London.
CORDIAL
E
IS GIVEN PRESIDENT
Oregon's Greeting Is Dig
nified, Respectful.
NO DISCORDANT NOTE HEARD
Nation's Chief Affected by Fa
tal Highway Accident.
WILSON IN FIGHTING TRIM
Two Speeches Give Hesired Oppor
tunity to Tresent Claim for
League of Nations to People.
With a cordial, dignified, typicallj
Oregon welcome, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States, was re
ceived In Portland yerterday. A greet
ii such as befits the appearance ol
the chief executive of the nation wag
accorded. It waa not hysterical, for
Portland Is ever reserved when massed
on the thoroughfares to watch a per
sonage or a parade, but It was re
spectful, gratifying and an eminently
satisfactory reception.
Portland's Interest in the visit of the
president was manifested by the thou
sands upon thousands of men. women
and children who formed a deep
fringe along the sidewalks, and who
lined the Sandy boulevard and points
on the Columbia river highway as far
as Crown Point, nearly 30 miles distant
from the heart of the city.
DlBeoateat Not Manifest.
There was a complete absence of
signs of discontent in the crowd, such
as marked Mr. Wilson's Journey through
Seattle streets. Portland presented an
all-American greeting. So far as tu
mult goes, the Wilson crowd displayed
more than it has given some presidents,
and less than others have received. In
numbers, however, it equaled or ex
elled any previous presidential throng.
But for the tragedy on the return
trip from Crown Tolnt, there would
have been nothing to mar the day in
the Rose City. The snuffing out of the
life of Ben P. Allen, a correspondent
who was an intimate friend of Mr. Wil
son and his immediate official family,
cast a shadow over the succeeding
events, which naturally was reflected
in a depression of spirits.
Operative Commends Preparations.
Aside from the unfortunate affair,
an accident which even extraordinary
precautions failed to prevent, there was
not a hitch in the programme. Joo
Murphy. In charge of the secret service
operatives, declared that in no other
city on the president's swing around
the circle were the arrangements so
well laid. Government detectives, police
inspectors and a flock of Plnkerton
operatives swarmed over the route and
at the Hotel Portland. Crowds In the.
downtown section were held in leash
by ropes, a plan highly commended by
the government officers.
Hearing a message direct t-. the peo
ple, the president had two opportunities
during the day to discuss the league of
nations. Mr. Wilson's trip to the west
is for the express purpose of giving his
Interpretation of the covenant to ttio
sovereign voters. During the noon
luncheon, at which C. S. Jackson was
host to some 2oO cltixens. Mr. Wilson
dwelt in a quarter-hour talk on tho
I advantages of the league. At the audi
torium last night he presented his main
argument. Uelivery of this message la
! the sole purpose of the trip to the west
i ...,.. ...H Mr Wilson subordinates all
else to It.
Few Hoars Left for Rest.
Save for a few hours in the after
noon. Mr. Wilson's day was full. L'pon
his arrival at 9 o'clock he was launched.
' on the longest automobile ride that he
has experienced since leaving Wash
ington. The parade through the city
ccnter was followed by a glimpse of
nature's wonder book, .the Columbia
highway, as far as Crown Point. At
times the machines in the party reg
istered 43 miles an hour, and once an
order had to be issued to slacken
speed. But there was a great distance
to be covered and speed was essential
to maintain the programme.
Without braving their car, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson absorbed the magnificent
view at Crown l'oint and then ere
whisked cityward, pausing at Gresham
to swinsr around the track in tho
I county fairgrounds, where hundreds uC
i country people were assembled.
Luncheon followed at th-e Hotel Tort-
una on tne arrival in mn ana men
! it was that Mr. Wilson painted a,
picture of
world to be saved only
j through the action of the United Slates.
It was a distinguished company of
citixenry who broke bread with the
president and they represented all sorts
of political beliefs.
Politics was adjourned In Portland
yesterday, however, and it was due
largely to Mr. Wilson's attitude that
politics was adjourned. There were u.
few members of his party who sought a
private interview, but they were de
nied; there was a committee of or
ganised labor which wished to disc--a
International and domestic policies,
with him, and this committee, too, wua
politely but firmly refused an audi,
ence.
Encircled by guardians. Mr. Wilsoi
rested after tho luncheon, preparing
himself for the nfght's effort at tha
auditorium. Mrs. Wilson, also, kept in
retirement. And to reach the president
yesterday. without the presidential
consent, it would be easier for a catnei
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