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VOL. L.VIII. XO. 18.416 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
..iv. '"fi" Postofflce as 8econd-C:ass Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 4, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
E FOR PEACE
JAPAN ALARMED BY
BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS
MOVE TO STRENGTHEN FORCE
IX SIBERIA STARTED.
BATTLE TO FORCE
REDS POISON MINDS
OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
AMERICAN CHARGES
ABUSE BY MEXICANS
W. K. MILTOX REACHES V. S.
BADLY MISTREATED.
PACIFIC PROMISED
MEXT FREE LINERS
RECORD WINE HAUL
MADE IN PORTLAND
CURB Oil JAP LAND
WITH TEUTONS DUE
E
ASKED
PUPILS' ACTS FOCXD IXSPIRED
4000 GALLON'S SEIZED AND
OWNERS ARRESTED.
' B5T PROPAGANDISTS.
MOV
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QPENING
ownership
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Lodge Resolution Before
Committee Today.
PRESIDENT UNABLE TO ACT
Senators Certain Message
Not Written by Wilson.
LANSING IS LEFT ALONE
Responsibility for Action In Mex
ican Situation Placed Solely
With Secretary of State.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Dec. 3. Some move to
ward at least a paper peace with Ger
many is expected to be made in a
meeting of the senate committee on
foreign relations called for tomorrow.
The measure of peace before the com
mittee will be the concurrent resolu
tion of Senator Lodge declaring the
war with Germany at an end. Some
members of the committee were In
clined today to believe that the com
mittee will vote to report the resolu
tion to the senate.
It was explained that the treaty
negotiated at Versailles is beyond re
call by the senate and can only be
considered again when withdrawn by
the president and resubmitted. The
parliamentary situation. Senator
Lodge holds, is that there is no treaty
now before the senate. The concur
rent resolution to be considered to
morrow has not been introduced in
the house.
Wilson Declared Tint Author.
The mystery of why yesterday's
message made no mention of the
ever important treaty was cleared up
today, in the opinion of many sena
tors, who have arrived at the positive
conclusion that Mr. Wilson had
nothing whatsoever to do with the
preparation of the, document. . The
view was partially established by a
report widely published in the east
this morning and not denied by the
White House up to a late hour this
afternoon to the effect that the presi
dent has been kept in complete ignor
ance of the Mexican controversy. This
statement appeared in an article
written by Robert T. Small, corre
spondent of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, which in commenting upon
the critical condition of Mr. Wilson's
health, said:
"Probably the most astounding
news the country is about to hear is
the fact that not once stnee the Mexi
can situation came about has the
American secretary of the state, Mr.
Lansing, had an audience with the
president.
Responsibility Ob Lansing?.
"Mr. Lansing in a crisis which
threatens a severance of relations
With a sister republic, has been com
polled to take sole responsibility for
the notes that have gone forward to
Carranza. These notes have been
framed without consultation with the
president, and the secretary of state
can only hope that his course will be
upheld whenever It is thought wise
and opportune to notify the president
of what has taken place. The fact
that the president has not been al
lowed to see or consult with any of
his cabinet members for many days,
and that Senator Hitchcock was un
able to see him as late as last Satur-
dy, more than offset, in the public
.mind, the statements that the presi
dent is' rapidly recovering."
Wllaon Believed Worse.
i
It was, of course, said Immediately
that if the president had not been
permitted to know of the Mexican
crisis, certainly he has not been al
lowed to consider any problem so la
borious as the preparation of a Tries
sage dealing with the broad policy of
the government on the most momen
tous of international and domestic
affairs. Local opinion returned firmly
to the conviction that Mr. Wilson's
illness is something near the degree
of seriousness rumored a few weeks
ago. It was recounted that when he
was first brought back from his
western tour, which ended abruptly
at Pueblo, Colo., he was able to walk
from the motor car to the White
House and took two or three automo
bile tours about the .city after that
time. Now all of the White House
reports show that he is being wheeled
about In an invalid chair in the brief
periods that he is out of hlj bed, and
there are no automobile rides.
Inquiry Into Radicals Asked.
Passage by the senate today of the
Watson resolution to have a senate
inquiry Into the number and identity
of radicals alleged to be employed in
the offices of the federal trade com
mission is likely to be far-reaching
before It ends. Already there is an
under-the-surface movement to have
such an Investigation expanded to
take in all of the bureaus of the gov
ernment. It has gradually leaked out
that during the war several depart
ments had among their personnel men
who were not all in sympathy with
the war and that many of them have
since exhibited open sympathy with
red radicalism. Some were in the
committee on public information,
which conducted this country's war
publicity, and several were in the
state department. One of these was
William C. Bullitt, who has freely
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Government Said to Contemplate
Xo Policy Changes, Save Those
Agreed On by Entente.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Bolshevik
successes against Admiral Kolchak's
forces in Siberia have created alarm
in Japan, according to advices re
ceived here, and a popular movement
to strengthen the Japanese forces in
Siberia is taking shape.
The Toklo government is said to
contemplate no change in policy rela
tive to Siberia that is not the out
come of consultation with the entente
government and especially with the
United States.-
Officials of the Japanese foreign
office already have talked with Amer
ican Ambassador Morris, who recent
ly returned to Tokio from Siberia.
There have been no formal exchanges
between the two governments, how
ever. The Japanese view is said to be that
the situation In Siberia demands re
adjustment of the relations of the en
tente powers which participated in the
original military movement into that
country to aid the Czecho-Slovak
forces against the pursuing bolshe
vist army. With that accomplished,
many thousands of the Czecho-Slovak
troops have been repatriated via the
United States or the Red sea. The re
mainder is at points on the eastern
coast of Siberia awaiting transporta
tion. Protection of vast military stores at
Vladivostok, was another purpose of
the Siberian expedition. Most of these
stores now have been distributed
among Kolchak's forces. A third pur
pose was the protection of the Siberr
ian railroad, useful only as a link of
communication between Siberia and
European Russia.
Now that it has been cut by the
bolsheviki west of Omsk, Japanese
strategists see no further necessity
for guarding what is left.
These purposes were set out in a
recent note by Acting Secretary Phil
lips of the state department. As all
apparently now have been accom
plished, certain elements In Japan
are warning ' their government that
complete American withdrawal from
Siberia is to be expected, making
necessary an early decision by the
Japanese government as to the course
it will pursue.
METHODISTS LOSE 60,000
Pastor Tells Missions Board Con
dition Must Be Faced.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 3. The Meth
odist Episcopal church in the United
States lost 60,000 members last year.
This announcement was made today
by Rev. Edgar Blake at the annual
convention of the board of home mis
sions of the church.
'Other denominations blame mem
bership losses on the war because a
large number of their clergymen were
with the army," declared Rev. Mr.
Blake. "Some blame it on the influ
enza epidemic Still others say it is
due to a revision of their records in
cutting off the persons who have died
or moved. .Let us not deceive our
selves with these excuses. The con
dition exists. We must face it fear
lessly. It cannot successfully be met
by the 1113,000,000 centenary fund.
"We must have a solid backing of
more than 4,000,000 Methodists in the
United States."
LUNCHEON, TREATY CLASH
Newspaper Men Learn Why Sign
ing Is Set for Afternoon.
LONDON, Nov. 24. Why the peace
with Germany was signed at Ver
sailles at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
was explained by Sir George Riddell
at a recent luncheon to French
journalists here.
Sir George said that when arrange
ments were being made for the sign
ing he suggested to Premier Clemen.
ceau that it should be 11 A. M.. for
the benefit of the press.
M. Clemenceau replied:
"No, it is impossible. What about
luncheon?"
Sir George insisted:
"What about the press?"
M. Clemenceau replied:
"What is the press to 600 suffering
stomachs.' it win be 3 o clock on
Saturday afternoon. I hope the ques
tion will not be raised again."
CARLISLE WILL RECOVER
Shot in Lung Not Serious Unless
Pneumonia Sets In, Says Doctor
DOUGLAS. Wyo., Dec. 3. William
Carlisle, train robber, captured yes
terday after being shot. in the right
lung by Sheriff Roach of Wheatland
will recover unless pneumonia de
velops or infection sets in, according
to physicians. He probably will be
returned to the state prison at
Laramie to complete his unexpired
term of 50 years.
A statement purporting to come
from Carlisle that he was unarmed
when captured was repudiated tonight
by Dr. L. W. Story, his physician.
FRENCH PAINTER IS DEAD
Renoir, Born in 1841 at Limoges,
Succumbs in Paris.
PARIS, Dec 3. (Havas.) The
death is announced of Firmin Auguste
Renoir, the painter. He was born at
Limoges in 1841.
A painting by Renoir entitled Le
Pont Neuf a Paris" was sold yester
day for 100.000 francs. - Renoir dis
posed of It in 18TS for 300 franca.
Uncle Sam, Patience
Gone, Starts Action.
MINERS HELD IN CONTEMPT
Union Officials Accused of En
couraging Strike.
CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED
84 International and District
leaders Held to Have Violated
U. S. Court Orders.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Dec 3. The
United States government today again
invoked the powers of the federal
courts in an effort to end the strike
of 400,000 bituminous coal miners of
the country.
Information charging criminal con
tempt of court was filed in the United
States district court against 84 in
ternational and district officers of the
United Mine Workers, named in the
j court injunction issued immediately
after the strike was called, and or
ders requiring their appearance to
answer the charges, were issued late
today. It is alleged that all of the
officers have conspired to keep the
strike in force and thus have violated
the terms of the injunction.
Acting President J. L. Lewis; Secretary-Treasurer
William Green.
Percey Tetlow, statistician, and Ellis
Searls, editor of the Mine Workers
Journal, officials of the organization
in Indianapolis, were notified of the
action and agreed to report in court
tomorrow to furnish bond, fixed at
110,000 by Federal Judge Anderson.
Dan W. Simms, special United States
district attorney, said removal pro
ceedings to obtain the appearance in
court here of officers who reside out
side of Indiana will be instituted at
once.
Injunction Held Violated.
Mr. Simms announced that proceed
ings against officers of two locals at
Clinton. Ind.. also would be instituted
soon, charging them specifically with
violations of the injunction by pay
ment of strike benefits to miners.
Officials of local No. 2011. he declared,
paid benefits by check, attempting to
"camouflage" the real nature of the
action by stating that they were for
overpayment of dues.
"It is the government's purpose,
Mr. Simms said, "to continue prosecu
tions as fast as evidence can be pre
pared and filed with the court against
all officers of every local who are
conspiring by concerted effort to keep
the strike in force.
"Refusal to return to work, if a
miner knows of the injunction and the
(Concluded on Pare 2. Column 3.
Movement Which Led Youths to j
Wear Red Buttons Fostered J
by Grown-Up Radicals.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 8. (Spe
cial.) Mysterious night meetings of
radicals at Deep Lake, which are said
by officials to have some connection
with red propaganda among children
of the mining district of King county
and which culminated recently in 21
pupils of Palmer school appearing in
classrooms wearing red ribbons, were
Investigated today by Frank T. Gor
don, at the direction of Prosecuting
Attorney Brown.
There are a. number of abandoned
houses in the vicinity of Deep Lake
and the authorities have information
that these are being used for gather
ings of those responsible for the near
mutiny in the school because, Mr.
Gordon's reports say, reading of
I. W. W. and red literature was not
included in the day's school work.
County Superintendent of Schools
Burroughs made a trip to Palmer last
week following the report of two citi
zens that the children's act was not a
prank, but was inspired and had the
commendation of a man prominent In
that district. "As I gather the facts,"
said Superintendent Burroughs, "a
14-year-old boy was the leader. About
a week after the armistice day riot in
Centralia 21 of the 24 pupils at the
Palmer school appeared wearing red
ribbons. Miss Zulah May Hooper, the
teacher, said the children removed
them when told to do so. I had heard
that a man prominent In the district
sympathized with the children, but he
was not at home the day I was there,
and neither was his son.
"Miss Hooper told me she had taken
the matter up with the school direc
tors, and at her suggestion Director
Cope had given a talk to the children,
counseling them to obey the school
rules, and support the American gov
ernment. The boys I talked to said
it was all a joke. However, it hap
pened before, tome time ago."
Special Investigator Gordon made
an inquiry at that time.
"We are convinced it was a red
movement fostered by grown radi
cals," said Mr. Gordon. "Our infor
mation is that Miss Hooper became
alarmed at the attitude of the chil
dren and reported to the nearest di
rectors. There followed a meeting of
.ue directors.
"Men are behind these children and
we have information of a series of
night meetings in furtherance of this
propaganda."
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Hanson
said the matter had been laid before
him both by Investigator Gordon and
Superintendent Burroughs, but that
as "everything seemed to have been
smoothed over," nothing would be
uone at this time.
ALLIES LIMIT RUMANIA
Six Days Allowed to Answer Last
Conference Xotc.
PARIS, Dec. 3. The supreme coun
cil decided today to extend by six
days, until December 9, the time al
lowed Roumania in which to remit a
reply to the latest allied note.
A LITTLE MATTER OF $5,000,000,000.
A
Former Soldier Crosses Border Suf-
fering From Cuts, Bruises and
Broken Bones.
CALEXICO, Cal., Dec. 3. W. K.
Milton, 24, discharged American sol
dier, was brought across the border
from Mexicalt today suffering from
broken bones, deep cuts and bruises,
the result, he said, of inhuman treat
ment at the hands of Mexican author
ities. . American Consul Boyle, at Mexican,
announced he would report the case
to the state department at Washing
ton. Tonight Milton was being cared for,
pending removal to the Letterman
hospital at San Francisco. His jaw
was broken, three bones in one hand
broken and head and neck cut deeply
and bruised in half a dozen places.
His voice was virtually gone and
surgeons who examined him declared
it was doubtful if he would ever re
cover It.
His injuries were Inflicted, he said,
November 8. by a Mexican policeman,
who had arrested him for Intoxica
tion and who pursued, overtook and
beat him into insensibility after he
had broken away from the police
man while being escorted to jail.
PARIS TWO-THIRDS DARK
Coal Shortage Restricts Gavetv
and Now Hits Street Lights.
PARIS. Dec. 3. The coal shortage
which caused the police recently to
close the daucehalls and later to order
all restaurants and amusement places
to shut their doors at 11:30 P. M. is
resulting in further restrictions. Ef
fective last night the police ordered
two-thirds of the street lights ex.
tinguished and the parks made virtu
ally dark.
btoppage of passenger traffic on
the railroads for a limited time is
under consideration. -
GERMANS WOULD MIGRATE
Many Reported Eager to Come to
United States.
COBLENZ, Nov. 21. There has been
so much talk among German indi
viduals recently of emigrating soon
to the United States that German
newspapers have taken up the ques
tion editorially. The majority advise
against such a move.
Quite a number of Germans In
terned in America during the war and
brought -back to Germany, plan to
return to the United States after
congress takes definite action on the
peace treaty.
PRESIDENT IS IMPROVING
Progress Is Satisfactory, Says Rear
Admiral Grayson.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 3. President
Wilson is Improving -and his progress
Is causing satisfaction. Rear-Admiral
Grayson said today.
Dr. Grayson added that from his
standpoint everything was going fine
with the president.
YVfcMe -rev rvb.
AViOUT OO O, OOO, OOO.
South American Trade to
Get First Available.
ORIENTALS WANT OUR GOODS
Shipping Board Is Told China
Field Is Unlimited.
NEED OF VESSELS URGENT
Japanese Control Is Rapped Mr.
Payne Says Plea Falls on Re
sponsive Ears.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec 3. The lack of American
ships in which to carry American
goods to the orient was presented to
the United States shipping board as
a matter of grave national concern
today. Headed by Charles C. Moore,
who was president of the Panama
Pacific exposition, a delegation of 24
men. representing every port from
Seattle to San Diego, and including
also representatives of Hawaii and
the Philippines, declared to Judge
John Barton Payne, chairman of the
board, that unless immediate steps
were taken to put American ships on
the Pacific routes the United States
was in danger of losing millions in
trade to foreign countries.
The presentation of the situation
was made by Dr. Paul Reinsch, for
mer United States minister to China.
Dr. Reinsch said the opportunity for
American goods in China was unlim
ited. The government of China was
ready, he said, to co-operate with the
United States in the organisation of
its coastal and river shipping. Two
hundred million Chinese farmers on
20.000,000 farms were ready to buy
implements of American manufacture,
but American ships to carry them
were lacking.
China Wants Anton.
China was awake to the automo
bile, he said, and today there was an
opportunity for the sale of at least
10,000 motor cars. There was oppor
tunity for American manufacturers
to sell cotton good, chemicals, drugs,
glass and all kinds of products, but
the ships to carry them to oriental
ports were lacking, he declared.
He haj no complaint or criticism
or the shipping board. He realized
its difficulties, he said, but it was a
question on the importance of which
the whole country should awaken
ino situation was so serous, he as
serted, that not only were there not
American ships enough to carry our
goods, but it was next to impossible
to get any bookings to oriental ports
on foreign passenger ships.
o uicjisv. Lai., uee. 3. An ur
gent request to J. B. Payne, chair
man of the United States shipping
board, to allocate more steamships to
take care of the rapidly-growing
maritime commerce of the Pacific, is
contained in a telegram sent to Chair
man Payne tonight by members of
the Pacific Coast Harbor Authorities'
association, in session here. The tele
gram says steamships on the coast
are entirely inadequate to handle the
present traffic, as indicated by the
fact that all lines are "booked full
until July next."
This," says the telegram, "is se
riously interfering with present com
merce and practically prohibiting in
crease therein we are entitled to by
reason of peace conditions. Prior to
war American ships carried 47 per
cent first-cabin passengers between
Faclfic coast and orient. Since last
April the average has dropped to 18
per cent, thereby leaving American
merchants at the mercy of foreign
countries, whose primary object is to
increase their foreign commerce at
our expense."
Passenger Ships Needed.
He said the chief obstacle is the
lack of passenger accomodations. He
told of instances where business rep
resentatives of firms had been com
pelled to wait weeks, if not months,
for accomodations. Under Japanese
control of shipping, he said, there
was often juggling and delay of ship
ments, as well as censorship of our
mail and the opening of letters.
Furthermore the great percentage
of Pacific coast shipping, he said,, is
controlled by the Japanese. All this,
he declared, worked against American
business. It was a question of the
most serious concern to the shipping
board, congress and American busi
ness men generally.
The specific thing Dr. Reinsch
recommended was a fortnightly pas
senger service from the Pacific coast
to oriental ports, including passenger
freight vessels of 17 knots speed.
These should cover three routes, he
suggested, with four vessels on each
route. The first of these routes would
reach Japan, Vladivostok, Mongolia
and Siberia. The second would reach
Hawaii, Japan, Central China, Hong
kong and Manila. The third would
reach Manila, India and the straits
settlements.
Bl-Weekly Salllng-s Asked.
There should be a bi-weekly sailing
on each of these routes, he said, which
would give the Pacific coast six sail
ings to the orient each month. Un
less steps were taken, and taken soon
to supply American ships for the
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Revenue Officers and Police Raid
Four Homes Liquor Law
Violation Charged.
Revenue officers and the police last
night seized 400o gallons of wine and
arrested the owners on a charge of
violating tne prohibition law. The
liquor was left in the houses of the
owners, who were forbidden to touch
it.
Three thousand gallons of wine, in
63 barrels, were found in four houses
at 559. 571, 573 and 575 East Seven
teenth street. Sam Terasi. Sam Gat
tuccio and Tony La Rose wen arrested
by Lieutenant Thatcher and Patrol
man Sebum and Spaugh. They were
charged with having intoxicating
liquor 1n their possession.
Patrolmen Huntington, Russell, Cor
der and Schulpius seized 400 gallons
of wine at 444 East Eleventh street
and 600 gallons at 442 East Eleventh
street. They arrested Sam Ainato,
alleged owner of the wine, on a charge
of violating the prohibition law.
George Masich, proprietor of the
National restaurant, 101 North Third
street, was arrested by Patrolmen
Huntington and Russell and charged
with violating the prohibition law.
after the police had arrested Bob
Raich, a waiter in the place, for hav
ing a pint of moonshine whisky in the
pocket of his apron. The police say
Masich has a long record In the mu
nicipal court.
The seizure of 4000 gallons of liquot
in one night sets a new record for the
anti-bootlegger campaign. As the po
lice had no evidence that the owners
of the wine had been selling it. how
ever, they released them on $250 bail
each.
BELGIUM MARKET LARGE
U. S. Sales in Nine Months Agere-
gate $3 7 for Eacli Belgian.
NEW YORK, Dec 3. Belgium is the
fifth market of the world for Ameri
can goods, according to statistics
gathered by the United States depart
ment of commerce, the Guaranty
Trust company of New York an
nounced tonight in a review of indus
trial conditions compiled by the bank's
Brussels office.
American sales to Belgium for the
first nine months of 1919 amounted
to I283.S17.000, or about 137 for each
Belgian.
NEW PARIS COSTUME OUT
Serviceable Suit for Man Made by
Government Costs $11.
PARIS, Dec. 3. The "national cos
tume" for men. manufactured by the
government to combat the increasing
price of clothing, made its appearance
on the Paris boulevards December 1,
as promised by the authorities.
There is one thing alone in which
the national garment differs from
others, and that is the price, as the
suit sells for 110 francs, or ill in
American money.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
:S degrees; minimum, 28 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, continued cold; moder
ate easterly winds.
Foreign.
Villa captured by own men and held for
reward from carranza. says Mexican re
port. Page 4.
Soviet republic predicted for Germany,
Page -J.
Omk government announces cabinet on
which reconciliation hope its based.
Page 5.
Germany to Insist on modification of proto
col. Page 1 1.
National.
Pacific must w-alt for more liners. Page 1.
Tax on Incomes of normal size recom
mended. Page 8.
McAdoo toots his whistle to labor. Page 3.
Government charges mine union officials
with violating terms of injunction.
Page 1.
Move for peace with Germany due today.
r-age i.
Senate resolution calls for break with Mex
ico. Page 1.
Trade commission probe la ordered. Page 2.
Domeatlc.
Japan Is alarmed by bolsheviki successes
against Kolchak. Page 1.
Resolutions Introduced at trial of I. W. W.
secretary expose aims of radicals.
Page 2.
Man pieaas guuty in dewberry case.
Page 4.
American abused by Mexican policeman.
Page 1.
Would-be suicide taken as "ghost" in
chimney. Page ft.
National . planks of republican party pre
sented by Chairman Hays at New York
banquet. Page 6.
Search to be made in west for relatives of
trunk victim Page 16.
Distress reported in many sections of coun
try as result of coal strike. Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Officials of Union Record are arrested.
Page 7.
Centralia I. W. W. in Montesano jail.
Page 7.
Reds poison minds of .school children.
Page 1.
Laws to curb Japanese Invasion asked.
Page 1.
Oregon students seek to raise 330.000 dur
ing holidays. Page 8.
Sports.
Oaklsnd baseball team to have three new
lnfielders. Page 14.
Multnomah club will hold prep basketball
tournament. Page 14.
Heavies in London will fight today.
Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Milts run behind in tilling feed orders.
Page -3.
Corn slumps 3 cents in Chicago market.
Page 23.
Wall -street stock market dull but generally
firm. Page 2,1.
Officers of Falls of Clyde deny running
aground at HIlo. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Congress faces big problems, says Senator
McNary on departure lor capital.
Page 5.
Dow V. Walker to manage General Woods'
campaign In Oregon. Page II.
Alleged white slaver lames father for
prosecution. fage 1-.
Federal census enumerators will start
work January 1. Page 33.
County commissioners prune itenxs of 19.
budget. ras 10.
Farmers Demand Law to
Limit Holdings.
ORIENTALS HELD DECEITFUL
Contest Between Mongolians
and Whites Declared On.
SPEEDY ACTION WANTED
Oregon and South Idaho Cnion
Calls for Permanent and Dras
tic Legislation in Northwest.
THE DALLES. Or.. Dec 3. (Spe
cial.) "The contest between the white
man and the Mongolian Is now on and
must be entered sooner or later," as
serted Walter M. Pierce of La Grande,
in discussing the incursion of the
Japanese into the best lands of Ore
gon, before 150 members of the Ore
gon and southern Idaho sections of
the farmers' educational and co-operative
union of America, now in the
second day of its session here.
If such a procedure means war.
hen the sooner it comes the better.
The Jap has absolutely no moral or
honesty standard according to our
conceptions. He practices his deceits
in both business and private life. The
abrogation of contracts means noth
ing to the Mongolian if such an act
eans his own betterment. The east
is east and the west is west and the
two cannot mix.
Legislative Curb Trsred.
"It is only a matter of time until
the prolific Japanese will own the
best land in our fertile state. Already
they have become established in our
most productive sections. I urge v( ry
stringent and aggressive legislation
to curb forever their activities in
Oregon."
The resolutions committee will later
return its recommendations for ac
ceptance by the union. The resolution
is expected to urge that appropriate
laws, "the more drastic the better,"
be passed by the legislature or put on
the state ballot limiting absolutely
the holdings of Mongolians in Oregon.
The white man cannot compete
against the Japanese." said R. E.
Scott, secretary of the Hood River
Anti-Asiatic association. "I believe
that the next state ballot will contain
measures to protect American agri
culturists and food producers.
New Generation Problem.
"The greatest question will be with
the children of the now unnaturalized
Japanese, who will automatically
upon birth become American. It will
be a serious question to meet, and the
sooner we get into the problem the
better. Senator Chamberlain told me
he was in hearty sympathy with the
movement started in Hood River to
limit the inroads of the Japs."
The courtroom rang with cheers
when Mr. Scott concluded in impres
sive and solemn tones: "Let the Mon
golians have the eastern hemisphere,
but save our United States for Amer
icans." Central Oregon was represented in
the discussion by George IL Mac-
Gregor of Bend, who said the interior
of the stote was menaced by the ag-
randizement of the Mongolians. He
asserted that the Asiatics had gained
control of much valuable potato lands
by deceitful methods. The Deschutes
Growers' association, he asserted, had
refused to accept potatoes grown by
the Japanese in the interior country.
"Time to Act la Now."
"The association has requested of
Japanese farmers that they use Amer
ican or white labor on their farms."
said Mr. MacGregor. "They often
work from 12 to 16 hours each day
and no white man should be required
to do that. We can meet the Japanese
question now and it will be easier to
handle now than In the future. The
whites of central Oregon are behind
any effort urged here to rid the state
from the yellow scourge."
A remedy for the situation was sug
gested by J. H. Koberg. director of
the Hood River Anti-Asiatic asso
ciation. He said that in addition to
legislation passed by the state dis
couraging Japanese possession of
land that inducements be made to
the youth of the land to attract them
to farming pursuits. He urged the
same conditions on the farm as are
enjoyed by laborers in other occupa
tions. Mr. Koberg said the eight-hour
day with appropriate wages and cer
tain provisions for recreation would
go far towards luring the lad of to
day back to the farm.
Two hundred plates were laid at the
annual union banquet tonight at Hotel
Dalles. Five minute talks by visiting
delegates were featured.
CALIFORNIA WANTS ACTION
Special Legislative Session Asked
to Curb Japanese.
OAKLAND, Cal.. Dec. 3. A resolu
tion calling upon Governor Stephens
to summon a special session of the
legislature immediately to consider
legislation concerning the Japanese
In California and to enact laws bar
ring them fromwning land in the
state was adopted today by California
Farmers' Co-operative and Educa
tional union.
The action followed a speech by
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