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WELCOME SNOW FALLS
IN EASTERN OREGON
STOCKMEN JUBILANT OVER
NEEDED MOISTURE.
PACT RESERVATION
BRITISH CABINET
BOSTON'S EX-MAYOR
PRESIDENT'S REST
BUT LITTLE BROKEN
young woman run mMFFRFMP-F
DOWN BY AUTO TRUCK mmi- nu..ui.
UNSEATED IN HOUSE
LIST STILL
SPLIT IS AVERTED
J. F. FITZGERALD GOES OUT,
PETER F. TAGVE SEATED.
MESSAGE TO LAXE IS ONLY EX.
. EBTIOX PERMITTED.
MISHAP SECOND OF KIND FOR
MOTOR DRIVER.
INSIDE OF CEMENT
DEALINGS EXBiD
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Washington Tells
of Trust W? Jds.
GROWS
CRISIS IMPENDING
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V Defeat of Government in
Commons Serious.
( ACTION WHOLLY. UNEXPECTED
Overturn of Present Adminis
tration Possible.
HOUSE AT ONCE ADJOURNS
Cheers From Opposition Follow
Announcement or Vote; Curion
Is Xow Fo.rcign Secretary.
LONDON", Oct. 23. (By the Associ
ated Press.) The country tonight is
suddenly laced by the possibility of a
change of government, or dissolu
tion of parliament, owing to the quite
unexpected defeat of the government
in the house of commons today by a
majority of 72. Only about half the
members were present and the vote
by which the government was de
feated was 185 to 113.
The alien bill, the earlier stages of
which were disposed of during the
Bummer season, was in the report
stage. The committee had previously
inserted an amendment withholding
pilotage certificates from all aliens
and today the government sought by
amendment to modify this restriction
in favor mainly of a number of
French pilots for whom provision had
been' made in existing pilotage acts.
This amendment, however, was de
feated, although in charge of govern
jnent whips.
House At Once Adjourns.
The announcement of the figures
was greeted with loud cheers from
the opposition quarters and caused
much excitement. Andrew Eonar
Law immediately moved adjournment
of the house until Monday to enable
the government to consider what
course it should adopt. He admitted
that the defeat of an amendment
with government whips was a serious
matter requiring consideratipn, but
declined to admit that it necessarily
implied the resignation of the min
istry. This, he declared, would de
pend upon the view of the house of
commons as a whole.
Opinions of the situation as ex
pressed in the lobby is conflicting,
but in view of the small attendance
in the house it is thought that the
government may decide not to resign
LONDON, Oct. 23. It is officially
announced that Earl Curzon has been
appointed foreign secretary in sue
cession to Arthur J. Balfour,
Mr. Balfour has had almost half ;
century of public service, having first
taken his seat in parliament in 1S74
His connection with the foreign pol
icy of the British empire was estab
lished almost Immediately as he was
appointed private secretary to the
marquis of Salisbury, then secretary
of state for foreign affairs, in 1878
and he was a member of the British
mission under Lord Salisbury and
Beaconsfield at the Berlin conference
in 1878.
Balfour Gets New Post.
A few years more saw him ad
vanced to a seat in the cabinet as sec
retary for Scotland in 1886. He be
came leader of the house of common
in 1891 and prime minister in 1902
Mr. Balfour has been appointed
lord president of the council to sue
ceed Earl Curzon.
HUNS GIVEN TO ALLIES
Soldiers Arrive in Paris to Stan
Trial for War Crlaies.
PARIS. Oct. 23. The first tw
members of the German military
forces charged with crimes during-the
German occupation of France and
whose extradition was demanded
have arrived at Lille to stand trial.
They are a .non-commissioned of
ficer named Strause and Lieutenant
von Linder. charged with theft and
other offenses at Halluin and Kou
baix, respectively. They have been
lodged in the Lille citadel pending
trial.
WAR ON RADICALS URGED
Issuance of Rifles and Machine-
Guns to States Proposed.
f WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. A bill au-
'( ttinrifinir tti. M" n r Hono,tm.nfr 4a tea. .a
rifles, pistols and machine guns to the
states for home-guard defense was
introduced today by Senator Harrison,
democrat, Mississippi.
Senator Harrison said the legisla
tion was designed as part of a plan to
protect communities against violence
by radical elements.
ALASKAN OFFICIAL KILLED
Assistant District Attorney Shot on
Street by Unidentified Person.
KETCHIKAN. Alaska, Oct. 23. (By
the Associated Press.) Steve Ragan,
assistant United States district attor
ney, was shot dead on the street here
tonight.
rolire have no clue as yet to the
author of the crime.
Latter Asserts Political Boss Tried
to Defeat Him by Fraud on Ac
count of Vote for War.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Without a
record vote the house late today un
seated Representative John F. Fitz-
erald of Massachusetts, former
mayor of Boston, and seated former
Representative Peter F. Tague. Both
Fitzgerald and Tague are democrats.
Before seating Mr. Tague the house
refused, by a vote of 167 to 46, to or-
er a new election, a proposal 'offered
by Representative Luce, republican.
Massachusetts, and indorsed by Mr. j
Fitzgerald.
By its final action the house ac
cepted the report of a majority of its
lections committee, which threw out
he vote in three precincts in Boston,
with the result that Mr. Tague was
eld to have received a plurality of
the votes cast last November.
In urging the adoption of this re
port Mr. Goodall said it would have
the effect of serving notice on polit-
cal bosses that they could not over-
ide congress 'by "illegal actions" at
n election. Martin Lomasney of Bos
ton was named by Mr. Goodall aa the
political boss" whose support gave
the election to Mr. Fitzgerald.
Mr. Tague, who served in the last
wo congresses as representative from
the district, asserted that his defeat
in both the primaries and the election
was due to Mr. Lomasney, whose en
mity he said he aroused by voting for
war and conscription. He also
charged that fraud and illegal voting
were responsible for his defeat.
Denying all charges made by Mr.
Tague, Mr. Fitzgerald told the house
that claims of fraud were "only alle
gations" by his opponent and he urged
that a new election be held, asserting
that any other action would "disfran
chise a thousand Boston voters."
More than once," declared Mr. Fitz
gerald, "I have been told that the re
publicans were going to get me."
BETTER ROADS DEMANDED
Wapinitia Plains and Maupin Del
egations Confer With Wasco Court.
THE DALLES. Or., Oct. 23. (Spe-
ciaL) A delegation from Wapinitia
plains and from Maupin met here yes
terday to confer with the county court
to obtain co-operation in obtaining
road work through the section of
the county represented by them and
for which purpose a.6-mill tax levy
has been' approved'."-' - ' - "' "
The engineering work has been
approved by the state highway com
mission. The whole district about
Wapinitia and Maupin is practically
united in the effort to obtain better
roads to enable products to reach
the market in the quickest and easiest
manner.
The Wapinitia commercial club rep
resentatives were: J. S. Brown, Joe
Graham, N. G. Heddin. Dee Woodside
and John West. The Maupin district
delegates were Dr. J. L. Elwood.
Frank Stewart, J. H. Woodcock, L
C. Henneghan and Lou Kelley.
REDS RELEASE AMERICANS
V. M. C. A. Prisoners of Bolshcvikl
Regain Freedom.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23. Albert -F.
Coyle and Clinton W. Areson. T. M. C.
A. secretaries, who had been prisoners
of the bolsheviki on the Archangel
front since early In August, have been
released, according to a telegram
from the etate dspartment received by
the national war work council of the
Y. M. C. A. here today.
With 107 other "Y" workers, they
were serving with the allied expedi
tion on the Murmansk and Archangel
fronts when captured.
LENOIR LOSES APPEAL
Frenchman Sentenced as Traitor
May Be Executed Today.
PARIS. Oct. 23. The commission on
revision having reported that it found
no grounds for granting a rehearing
in the case of Pierre Lenoir, under
sentence of .death for having held in
telligence with the enemy, tnd Presi
dent Poincare having declined to ac
cede to the prisoner's petition for a
pardon, Lenoir will be handed over
to the firing squad for the execution
of the sentence of the court-martial.
The execution probably will take
place tomorrow.
GIFTS TO GO TO SIBERIA
Santa Claus Begins Planning for
Americans Christmas.
NEW YORK. Oct. 23. Santa Claus
began preparations today to get to
Siberia in time to remember each
American soldier on-duty there. Ten
thousand pounds of fruit cake and
other gifts will be sent to Vladivostok
by the Knights of Columbus.
The cakes were purchased today,
with similar Christmas remembrances
for soldiers in the Philippines, France
and Panama.
ENGLAND MAY RUN ROADS
Rail and Canal Control Contem
plated by Transport Minister.
LONDON, Oct. 23. Sir Eric Geddes,
minister of transport, says the Cen
tral News, is preparing a scheme for
state control of railroads and canals.
This became known after the con
ference of delegates of the National
Union of Railway Men with Premier
Lloyd George, which was rejurued
today.
BRIDGE DEAL IS LAID BARE
Independent Dealer Said to
Have Been Frozen Out.
PRICE FIXING CHARGED
Officers of Oswego Company on
Trial for Participation in So
called Conspiracy.
How the alleged cement trust forced
taxpayers to pay 1.90 for cement in
the Interstate brldcre when a bid had
been offered by an independent ce
ment company at Spokane for $1.S5,
and how the so-called cement com
bine pulled strings on railroad offi
cials, caused the rate from Spokane
to the interstate bridge to be tilted
from 13 cents to 25 cents and forced
the independent bidder to throw up
his contract and turn it over to the
three companies in the combine in
Washington, which divided the order
among the members, was frankly tes
tified to in federal court yesterday.
The witness who related the inside
workings of the deal, by which the
cement for the bridge across the Co
lumbia cost the taxpayers thousands
of dollars more than he thought it
should, was A. F. Coates, president
of the Washington Cement company.
a plant 105 miles north of Seattle.
Prices were deliberately fixed ana
the field of operations for the compa
nies in the combine were agreed to
at frequent conferences, related Mr.
Coates. This is some of the testi
mony offered in the trial of R. P.
Butchart, president, and Clark M.
Moore, salesmanager of the Oregon
Portland Cement company of Oswego,
who are on trial charged with being
in the conspiracy.
Price-Fixing Exposed.
There waa fierce competition prior
ti July, 191 stated Mr.' -Coates from
the witness stand, and the companies
In Washington Washington, Superior
and Olympic cement companies were
killing' the business.. Then it was
agreed that the cement companies of
southern California would stay oufof
Oregon; the northern California com
panies would keep away from Wash
ington, and that Oregon would be
the market for the Washington and
northern California companies, wltn
this restriction, that the Washington
companies could not sell in Oregon
south of Salem. The price in Oregon
was fixed by the California compa
nies and the Washington companies
(Concluded on Pa ge 3. Column 1.)
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Other Easiness Barred . at White
House Improvement Recently
Made Is Maintained.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. With ex
ception of brief attention to the dif
ficulties of the national industrial
conference. President Wilson today
got uninterrupted rest.
After a report on developments in
the conference had been given the
president and he had formulated a
message to Secretary Lane, chairman
of the conference. Rear-Admiral Gray
son ordered that no further govern
mental matters be brought to the
president's attention today.
'The prohibition enforcement bill,
with an opinion as to its constitution
ality by Attorney-General Palmer,
reached the White House late in the
day from the department of justice,
but in accordance with Dr. Grayson's
order it was not laid befo're the presi
dent. The president's condition, it. was ex
plained, had not been affected by his
increased activity, but . the . chances
that too much attention to public af
fairs might retard his recovery were
considered too great to risk taking
up matters not urgently needing his
attention.
Dr. Grayson's regular announcement
was confined tonight to this brief bul
letin:
"The president is satisfactorily
maintaining the improvement which
he he has recently made."
GERMAN OPERA TO GO ON
American Legion Fight In New
York Gets Further Setback.
- NEW tORK, Oct. 23. The attempt
by the city authorities, backed by ths
American Legion, to stop the singing
of German operas in New York, two
performances of which have resulted
In serious rioting, received a further
setback today when Supreme Court
Justice Giegerlch refused to modify a
temporary injunction obtained by the
producing company. The- injunction
prohibits the city authorities from in
terfering with the performance.
PATERSON, N. J.. Oct. 23. German
opera here was forbidden today by
the chief of police on complaint of the
American Legion.
A New York local of the White Rats,
an actors' union affiliated with the
American Federation- of Labor, had
announced a, performance of "Per
Rastelbinder." ' '
JAPS EXPECT. MORE RIOTS
Time-Expired Soldiers to Remain
in Corea Some Months.
TOKIO. Sept. 29. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The war
office has issued an order to the ef
feet that time-expired soldiers be
longing to the 19th and 20th divisions
in Corea. who were to be discharged
in November, shall remain in service
for about five months longer.
This order was issued "to provide
against riots which may break out at
any time." -
"HEY THERE, SAMUEL, YOU FORGOT YOUR HAT!"
I
Ncwberjr Man Involved in Fatal
Accident Oct. IS Held by Police
for Investigation.
Miss Lenore Connery, 29 years old.
was run down and probably fatally
njured at 6 P. M. yesterday by a
motor-truck driven by M. D. Llchen
thaler of Newberg. Or., at First and
Arthur streets, who was the driver of
an automobile which collided with a
motorcycle and killed Daniel Schnell
of Tlgard, Or., near Multnomah sta
tion October 15. Mr. Lichenthaler is
being held by the police for investiga
tion.
Mr. Lichenthaler reported to the
police that be was driving south on
First street at about IS miles an
hour. Automobiles had been parked
along First street, making it 'neces
sary for him to drive close to the
car track, on which a street car was
headed north.
As the truck approached Arthur
street Miss Connery ran out from
behind an automobile about .60 feet
from the crossing, it Is said, and
started in pursuit of the street car.
Mr. Lichenthaler says she lumped
into the street about five feet ahead
of his machine, and was run down
before he could stop.
Miss Connery was taken to Good
Samaritan hospital by the Ambulance
Service company. Her chest is
crushed and she probably has in
ternal injuries. She had not recov
ered- consciousness at a late hour. She
is a telephone operator. She lodged
at 647 H First street. Her relatives
live in Elgin, 111.
0LO SOLDIER KILLS SELF
John Curtis Found Dead Near In-
stltution at Boise.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 23. (Special.)
John Curtis, 71. ended his. life some
time Wednesday night near the. Sol
diers home hospital, in which he was
patient. A IS-caliber revolver
clasped in his hand when he was
found this morning told the tragic
story of his death. An inquest will
be held Friday.
Mr. Curtis had been an inmate of
the Soldiers' home since 1902. During
the civil war he served as a private
in company K, 1st Wisconsin Infantry.
It is not known if he has any living
relatives.
SILO INJURES FARMER
Man Near Kelso Is Painfully Hurt
by Explosion.
KELSO, Wash., Oct. 23. (Special.)
T. D. Dungan was painfully injured
at his farm, Coweeman Echo ranch.
east of town, yesterday when an en
silage cutter exploded and a flying
piece of metal from the wheel struck
him in the neck.
Mr. Dungan had just walked up to
the machine to tell the crew that din
ner was ready. He was about ten
feet from the machine when it ex
ploded. The cutter was totally
wrecked. The explosion was caused
by the stoppage of the force feed pipe
which carries the ensilage into the
silo.
Secretary Wilson Saves
Day by Appeal.
MEN
REJECT ARBITRATION i
Both
Parties Asked to Start
Sittings .Anew.
PEOPLES' RIGHTS URGED
Labor Department Head Pleads for
Averting of Strike With Grim
Picture of Consequences.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. A dramatic
appeal by Secretary of Labor Wilson
himself a miner, prevented an ooen
break tonight between miners and ;
operators, almost ready to go 'home
after failing- to settle the strike of
500,000 soft-coal miners set for ten
days hence.
It was near the end of a long and
heated session ai which the miners
formally rejected one plan of settle
ment and refused to arbitrate wages,
that the secretary taking hold of a
slender thread, brought the two sides
together and kept them here for an
other conference tomorrow.
As members of the two groups,
weary after three days of argument
and wrangling, left the meeting place,
they refused to hazard an' opinion as
to whether the strike could be avert
ed. In some quarters, however, there
was a more nopeful view than here
tofore. New Sitting; Proposed.
"The miners rejected and the opera
tors neither rejected nor accepted my
first proposal for settlement of their
troubles," Secretary Wilson said to
night. "They now have before them
for consideration a proposition sub
mitted by me that they go into con
ference with each other, without res
ervation as if no demands had been
made or refused, having in mind the
Interests of their respective groups.
"The mlnere are willing to do that;
and the operators are willing to pro
vided the strike order is withdrawn."
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
it-adlng from the conference room a
group of his men, paid:
"The strike order stands.'
Thomas L. Brewster, head of te
coal operators' association, leaving
the meeting with a party of his as
sociates, stopped long enough to say.
"We are just. where we started."
Better Chance Seen.
But out of the mass of conflicting
claims there seemed a better chance
tonight that Secretary Wilson might
be able to bring the miners and
operators together.
All efforts to have the two sides
arbitrate their differences fell down.
Mr. llson explained that early in
the morning the operators proposed
to submit the question of increased
wages, after expiration of the pres
ent contract, to a board of arbitra
tion. Only the question of wages waa
to be considered, but 'Lewis re
jected it.
"In the language of Judge Elbert
H. Gary. I cannot discuss arbitration
at this time," Lewis shouted, and the
talk turned In other directions.
Mr. Wilson, of his own accord, sug
gested formally that all the questions
in dispute be submitted to arbitra
tion, but both sides rejected it.
All the time, however, Mr. Wilson
was breaking into the discussions
with pleas for the people, for some
thought of their rights, with a grin
word picture of what would come
with the shutting town of the mines
and half the country short of coal.
Then, speaking quietly, he laid his
new proposal before the conference,
urging miners and operators to sleep
over it and return with an inclination
and willingness to give and take.
Wasre Agrermrat la Hitch.
The troubles were explained in a
word by Mr. Wilson, who said the
principal difficulty was to get miners
and - operators to proceed whole
heartedly to negotiation of a new
wage agreement.
This morning when the United Mine
Workers of America formally re- J
jected the proposal by Secretary Wil -
son for settlement of the coal strike
called for November 1 President Lewis
of the miners' organization an -
nounced that the proposal was indef
inite, inadequate and failed to meet
the situation.
Officers of the United Mine Work
ers of America, In a formal state
ment, declared "Secretary Wilson's
proposition and the proposition of
the operators are not only alike, but
both follow exactly the lines laid
down by Senator Frellnghuysen In
his speech In the senate In which he
undertook to disclose the basis on
which the operators would deal with
the miners.
"This remarkable similarity." the
statement added, "was at least an
extraordinary coincidence."
Before the joint conference began
it was announced that the operators
had accepted the Wilson plan for set
tling the strike.
President Lewis this morning reit
erated that the union would consider
no offer of settlement that failed to
grant the demand by the miners for
a five-day week,. ...
Pendleton Region Enjoys Six-Inch
Blanket, Heaviest Reported Since
Rains During April.
HEPPNER, Or., Oct. 23. (Special.)
I A light snowfall surprised Heppner
I nannl. I h (u mnn?..n. T fnl Inn-. J V
heavie,,t ram tn cunty enjoyed
1 Biiiuts jtiarcn, lasting an nigni. ine
snow melted as it fell, but reports
from the north end of the county
along the Columbia river at noon
were that the ground was covered and
snow still falling fast.
Farmers and sheepmen are jubilant
over the storm, the moisture being
needed to put the soil in proper con
dition for seeding as well as to start
the grass on the winter sheep ranges.
Most of the sheep are now out of
the mountains or low enough down to
be out of danger of being snowed In.
THE DALLES. Oct. 23. (Special.)
The first snow of the season fell last
night and this morning on the Klicki
tat hills north of this city. All day
the white mantle covered the range
and this sign is considered the first
harbinger of real winter.
PENDLETON. Or.. Oct. 23. (Ppe
ciaL) Pendleton today experienced
its first October snow storm In 20
years. w hile the storm lasted the
entire morning, following a good
shower during the night, there is i
none on the ground in the city this I
evening. j
On the hills nearby, however, where;
the temperature is lower and where,
,nBleaa oi rain leu last night, ;
there is several inches of snow.
For farmers who have seeded or
are ready to do so, the moisture is a
boon. It is not sufficient. It is said
however, for fall plowing. The total
precipitation for the storm was .55
of an inch, the heaviest since April.
LA GRANDE. Or., Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) The snow line is rapidly work
ing down the mountain sides toward
La Grande. Intermittent flurries today
gave warning of the near approach of
winter.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) Summer vanished overnight In
the mld-Columbla. and residents of
the fruit districts arose this morning
to find the surrounding ranges white
topped with snow. A thin blanket
covers the floor of orchards of higher
altitudes, and in the upper Hood River
valley and the higher points of Un-
derwood. Wash., unpicked apples felt
the touch of snowflakea.
BOARD TO LOAD SHIPS
Strikebreakers at New York to Be
Quartered on Vessel.
NEW YORK. Oct. 23. Unless the
unauthorized strike of longshoremen
at this port is called off by tonfbrrow
night, the United States shipping
board will undertake to end the tieup
by loading and unloading its ships i
with men who will be quartered on a ;
vessel now moored at one of the I
trans-Atlantic piers, according to an !
announcement by board officials here
tonight.
With virtually all of its men back
at work after a 10-day strike, the
American Railway Express company
tonight announced that the embargo
against "perishables" had been re
moved. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
At degrees; minimum. 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Pain; moderate northerly winds.
Foreign.
British government loses alien Mil contest.
Pace 1.
Marshal Petaln describes historic struggle
at Verdun. Page 3.
Change of government In Great Britain
Impending. Page 1.
Kaiser indifferent to Wilson's offer. Page 4.
Marshal tells how Verdun was taken.
Page 3.
New election system prolongs disturbed
conditions in Home. Page 3.
National.
I Improvement In President s condition main-
talnea. 1'age i.
Europe calls for billions In credit. Page 4.
Public group only left In Industrial con
ference. Page i
Senate committee orders Watson Inquiry
resolution reported favorably. Page -More
treaty reservationa approved by sen-
st. committee. Page 1.
Railroad executives to ssk for Immediate
rate Increase. Page J4.
Hopes of several democrats for 1920 re
viving. I'age S.
Domestic.
SDllt
In mine conference ts averted.
rage l-
Boston's ex-mayor
Is unseated by house.
Page 1.
No sugar famine feared. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Painter and mother to be charged with
murder of Mrs. Bryan. Page 0.
Snorts.
I Hlil Military academy beats columella
..XoLJ
I igton high school eleven. Page Itt.
1 Stanford special leaves tomorrow at 10.
Page Itt.
Winged "M" to play Pacific here tomor
row. Page 18.
Joe Beckett wants to fight In America.
Page IT.
Commercial and Marine.
Government control ot sugar approved by
trade. Page -'4.
Chicago grain unsettled by labor devel
opments. Page 24.
Violent fluctuations In Wall street stock
market. Page i4.
New docks tariff is placed In effect.
Page 24.
Portland and Vicinity.
( Flve countles raise Roosevelt memorial
fund quotas. rage -1-Otto
Kraemer chosen president of Oregon
Humane society. Page 8.
Portland fifth In I'nited States In army
lore sales. rage If.
Park activities depend on outcome of pe
ctal tax levy election. Page 13.
i Business men give to Roosevelt
fund.
!Pag 21.
Cslifornia drinks as Sahara nears. Page 20.
Officers of Oswego cement company on
trial on conspiracy charge. Page
t Young woman run down by motor truck
may die. vase l
We!l.onie snow falls
f luge 1.
in eastern UUiutt.
Senate Committee Adds
4 More Features.
OTHERS EXPECTED TO COME
Representation in League Is
One Consideration.
LEADERS' GRIP WEAKENING
Control on Both Sides in Contest
Said to Be Far From Sure; Long
Fight Now Counted On.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23. Four more
reservations were approved by the
senate foreign relations committee
today as part of its new programme
for qualified acceptance of the peace
treatv
its action brought the number of
reservations approved by the com-
mittee up to 14. and while It was said
no more were to be considered for the
present, it is considered likelv that
there will be additions as senate con
sideration of the treaty proceeds.
The four accepted by the committee
majority today provide for decision
by congress as to who shall repre
sent this country In the league of na
tions and as to what other interna
tional representatives shall be chosen
under the treaty: for validation of
proceedings relative to enemy prop
erty only Insofar as such proceed
ings do not violate the laws of the
United States; for renunciation by
this government of any part in the
German colonies; and for a blanket
provision to conserve the "national
honor and vital Interests" of this
nation.
Vote Question Debated.
One of the subjects on which res
ervations still are to be drafted is
' the equality of voting power in the
i league, action being delayed until
I the senate has acted on two pending
j committee amendments dealing with
(voting strength In the council and
assembly.
One of these by Senator Johnson,
republican, California, was debated
In the senate all of today and may
be brought to a rollcall tomorrow.
It generally Is conceded that both
will be defeated.
Not all of the reservations adopted
in committee, tnrlav hail the nnlM
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the republican leaders declared a ma
jority of the senate had been pledged
to them. Senator McCumber of North
Dakota, who stood with the other
republicans in favor of all of the 10
approved yesterday, voted In the
negative on the one relating to con
gressional choice of American repre
sentatives in the league and that
concerning the German colonies. Sena
tor Shields. democrat. Tennessee,
stood with the republican majority
throughout.
Leaders) Grip Weakens).
Meantime evidence developed that
the leaders on neither side had a
hard-and-fast grip upon the attitude
of their respective forces aa to the
committee's reservation programme.
Some senators standing with the
reservationlsts were understood to be
dissatisfied with the committee's
proposal regarding the Monroe doc
trine, while on the democratic side
the senators who believe some reser
vations should be accepted brought
increasing pressure to bear on Sena
tor Hitchcock of Nebraska, adminis
tration leader.
y The situation seemed to forecast
a prolonged fight on the senate floor
in an effort to modify the programme
now being formulated by the commit
tee majority.
By a vote of il to 6, the committee
rejected a reservation proposed by
Senator Jones, republican, Washing
ton, giving notice that the United
States would withdraw from the
league at the end of two years un
less league members had abandoned
the policy of peace time conscrip
tion and a satisfactory settlement
had been made in regard to Shantung.
Ireland and Egypt. The reservation
was taken up on motion of Senator
Fall, republican. New Mexico, and the
others voting for :t were Senators
Borah, Idano: Knox, Pennsylvania;
Johnson, California; New, Indiana;
and Moses. New Hampshire, all re
publicans. Only three of the four reservations
adopted today were put into exavt
form, the phraseology of the fourth
being left to Chairman Lodge. Tha
three follow:
"The congress of the United States,
by law, will provide for the appoint
ment of the representatives of the
United States in the assembly and the
council of the league of nations, and
may In its discretion provide for the
participation of the United States on
any commission, committee, tribunal,
court, council or conference, or In the
selection of any members thereof, and
for the appointment of members of
said commissions, committees, courts,
councils or conferences, or any other
- I representatives under the tre.ty of
peace, or in carrying out Its pro
visions, and until sucn participation
and appointment have been so pro
vided for and the powers and duties
of such representatives so defined, no
person shall represent the United
States under either the said league of
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