VOL. 1YVIII. XO. 18,461
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postoffic as Pcond-Clajw Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1920
Pit I CIS FIVE CENTS
CIVIL
WAR PERIL
MILITARY IN INDIA
IDEFENSE TO ASK
DAY'S RAIN REDUCES
DEFICIT 1.7 INCHES
CHINOOK WIND STARTS HEAVY
PRECIPITATION.
GOVERNOR COOLIDGE
- DENIES CANDIDACY
TAKEN
POLICEMAN IS SHOT
WITH OWN REVOLVER
TREATY DOCTORS
FIRES ON STRIKERS
SEEN IN
CWEE OF VENUE
BY SIBERIAN
REDS
ON'H KILLED; SEVERAL CAS
USE OF OFFICE TO WIN STATE
DELEGATION, IS OPPOSED.
WEAPON IN FRIEND'S HAND IS
ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED.
UALTIES INFLICTED.
AMERICANS
GERMANY
V
Timely Aid to Forestall
Collapse Urged.
FOOD PINCH IS INCREASING
Rush to Get Rid of Paper
Marks Also Noticeable.
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BAD
Pessimists Declare Nation Is Rap
idly Drawing Toward Final
Crisis; Strike Talk Heard.
BY CYRIL, BROWN.
fCopyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
BERLIN, Jan. 25. (Special.) It
seems high time to turn in a third
alarm to save Germany if she is not
past saving. The most recent devel
opments are convincing many ob
servers that Germany is fast going
Austria's way and that Berlin will
suffer Vienna's fate, except on a much
larger scale and worse.
Pessimistic prophets see Germany
rapidly driving toward a final crisis,
with perhaps a conflagration of com
munism or civil war in the offing.
Many Germans are beginning to talk
openly of an impending state of bank
ruptcy, discounting this catastrophe
as an inevitable phase through which
Germany must pass before resurrec
tion. MliiMea Lotting? Heart.
An important fact is that the con
tinued sensational downward plunge
of the mark is causing the masses of
Germans to lose heart and confidence
in themselves and German money. The
dominating unfavorable factors are
the food and financial outlopk.
The food pinch is unmistakably in
creasing, though the food shortage
peak is not expected to be reached
until March. The potato supply is
giving out in the cities, and persist
ent ugly rumors says something is
wrong with Germany's bread supply,
and that rations shortly must be re
duced to seven -ounces daily and of
poorer quality.
Another symptom is fresh talk of
a hotel and restaurant keepers' strike
owing to inadequate food supplies,
and this time for a long shut-down of
public eating places.
Financial Outlook (.loom y.
The financial outlook is equally
disturbing. The bottom seems to
have dropped out of the mark and
nobody can predict where the down
ward movement of the mark ex
change can halt.
ine lamous political economist.
Professor Jastrow of the University
of Berlin, writes:
"Our money trading machine has
broken down. "We no longer have a
standard of values. It must be stated
frankly and ruthlessly that we no
longer have a functioning monetary
system.
Benin is experiencing one of the
strangest recorded panics in the form
of a run-away bull market, with
panicky pace set by the falling mark.
People Disposing of Marks
X?ry a .1
puunc nas Deen.
i Bi na or us paper marks
,ur ""y 01 concrete security,
.uu i.nCa ine Dourse with
Uu,...s Clerical Starrs of
brokers and. banks have been work-
jug msni aiiu nay in tnree shifts to
keep up with the boom in business,
and even students have been pressed
into emergency service to help out
the clerical shortage.
Ostensibly to enable the clerical
forces to catch up on the mountain
high piled up business, Berlin's bourse
aa closed down yesterday and to
day. On Monday, apparently, there
will be a big popular stampede to
stand from under before the crash
comes.
MILL ANDJVHEAT BURN
Loss or Plant at Davenport, Wash.,
Totals $200,000.
DAVENPORT, Wash., Jan. 25. The
plant of the Big Bend Milling com
pany was destroyed by fire this after
noon, the fire originating in the heat
ing plant. The loss will total about
$200,000, covered by $150,000 insur
ance.
About 35,000 bushels of wheat were
destroyed.
NEW CERTIFICATES READY
Issue Payable March 15 and to
Bear 4 Ys Per Cent Interest.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Secretary
Glass announced ttday the offering
for subscriptions of new treasury cer
tificates of indebtedness, payable
March 15, with "interest at the rate of
4 Va per cent per annum.
The amount of the issue was not
specified.
French Captain Reinstated.
PARIS, Jan. 25. (Havas.) Captain
Mathieu, who after a trial before
three former French premiers last
year, was sentenced to serve three
months' imprisonment for having di
vulged government secrets, has been
reinstated to his former position by a
special court appointed by the cham
ber of deputies.
Crowd? Hold Up Street Cars and
Compel Passengers to Alight;
Bombay Area Xoisy.
BOMBAY, India, Jan. 20. Disquiet-
ing news from the mill area in the
Bombay presidency, where 200,000 cot.
ton workers went on strike early this
month, reports the firing by the mil
itary on a crowd of strikers causing
a number of casualties, including one
killed.
During the morning, the advices
state, the crowds in the district be
gan holding up streetcars and other
vehicles and compelling the passen
gers to alight.
Later the strikers became more riot-
ous and the military, after giving
warning, it is declared
pelled to fire.
were com-
DANCING MASTERS ROUSED
Cardinal Amette's Pastoral Letter
Causes Flurry In Paris.
PARIS, Jan. 25. Cardinal Amette's
recent pastoral letter against modern
dances, which was read from the pul
pits of all Catholic churches, has
caused a great flurry among dancing
professors. They have sent a dele-
gation to the cardinal to try to get a
compromise.
A weekly newspaper is of the opin
ion mat ine cardinals letter was
aimed principally at American dances,
such as the "fox-trot" and "bunny-
hug."
The dancing teachers have decided
to eliminate a step from the tango and
rename it the "habanera." They have
added a step to the fox-trot and called
the dance the "Spanish schottische."
Some steps have been modified ' in
the one-step and it has been named
the "American polka."
WORKMAN BADLY INJURED
North Bend Mill Employe Caught
in Shafting.
NORTH BEND, Or.. Jan. 25. (Spe
cial.) Fredrick Kiselman, an employe
of the Willamette-Pacific Lumber
company of this city, was severely
injured and narrowly escaped death
yesterday when his plottiing became
caught in a revolving shafting while
he was oiling the machinery.
Kiselman was pinioned to the re
volving shafting for some little time,
his body and limbs sustaining severe
bruises and lacerations before the
clothing gave way and he managed to
extticate himself from his perilous
position. Being alone in the machin
ery room it was nearly an hour after
the accident before he was able to
drag himself to the main floor of the
plant and summon assistance.
FEMININE FRAUDS SOUGHT
"Women Are Preying Upon Worn
en's Trust in Women."
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. The Chicago
Woman's Association of Commerce
has announced appointment of a com
mittee to investigate sales of alleged I
bogus oil stocks to its members and
to institute prosecutions of the of
fenders. Mrs. S. E. Delevan, presi
dent of the association, said the mem
bership book, recently circulated, was
used as a "sucker list" by "certain
.' n'Am.n rtrom n t ia ' ' ii ml n A A a A
1 r '
"Women are preying on women's
trust in women to sell theu hocus-
pocus oil stock.
1 "These conscienceless creatures are
I inducing their victims to invest their
savings in enterprises founded on
POET TO CONSCRIPT MEN
Fiume Council Authorizes D'Anun-
zlo to Add to Forces.
imttST, Jan. Zit xne lume na
tional council has authorized Gabriele
d'Annunzlo to conscript five classes
of citizens.
This follows a request from the I
poet, who maintained that the situa
tion was grave in view of the Italian
government's negotiations. This will 1
add only a few thousand men to
D'Annunzio's forces.
POLES PREPARE TO FIGHT
Mobilization Ordered in View
Bolshevik Advance.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 25. The Polish
cabinet has signed a mobilization or-
aer. says a Warsaw report puDiisnea
by the Politiken today.
The measure was taken, according
to the advices, because of the bol
shevik advance.
PIONEER STOCKMAN SLAIN"
Wealthy Wyoming Resident Found
Murdered at Ranch Home.
CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 25. John. Cor
bett, 42 years old, a wealthy pioneer
stockman of Natrona county, was
found murdered at his ranch horn
six miles southeast of Casper, today.
REDS IN PERSIA AND INDIA
Warsaw Report Says Cavalry Has
Entered Co'untriesi
LONDON. Jan. 25. A wireless mes
sage from Warsaw, undated, gives a
bolshevik rumor that red cavalry has
entered Persia and India.
Affidavits Prepared in Be
half of Radicals.
PREJUDICE' IS CONTENTION
Trial of Alleged Centralia
Murderers Opens Today.
MONTESANO IS CROWDED
Prosecution's Counter-Showing in
Opposition to Change Expect
ed to Prevent Delay.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan. 25.
(Special.) With opening of the Cen
tralia armistice-day murder case in
the superior court here tomorrow
morning, when II alleged I. W. W.
wiir face trial on the charge of first
degree murder, the defense will seek
further delay Dy renewing applica
tion for a change of venue, on the
contention that prejudice is rire in
Grays Harbor county and ' that, in
view of prevalent sentiment, ifwould
be impossible to obtain a fair trial
in this city and county.
.Against this request, which will
mark the third attejnpt of George F.
Vanderveer, attorney for the defense.
to s.hift the scene of legal action, the
prosecution will strive with counter
evidence to prove that there is no
extensive prejudiced sentiment, and
that no valid reason exists why the
defendants should nq.t be tried here.
The accused men are charged with
the murder of four Centralia veterans,
slain during the progress of an
armistice-day parade, November 11,
in the Lewis county city. Fired upon
from ambush, three paraders fell
mortally wounded Warren O. Grimm,
Arthur McElfresh and Ben Casa
granda. The fourth, Ernest Dale
Hubbard, was killed by Wesley
EvrrMtt, one of the fleeing radical
gunmen, while the chase of the sus
pects was on. Everetts was taken
from the Centralia jail the same night
and lynched by a vigilance party of
unknown men.
Eleven Under A Trent
Captured by posse men of the Cen
tralia post of the American Legion,
aided by. legionnaires from all points
in the northwest, 11 I. W. W. were
arrested and charged with the mur
ders. Specifically, they are to be tried
for the murder of Grimm. The de
fendants are Elmer Smith, attorney.
arrested as an accessory before the
fact: Britt Smith. Ray Becker, Bert
Faulkner. James Mclnerny, Bert
Bland. Mike Sheehan, Eugene Barnett
Lorin Roberts John Lamb and O. C.
(Commodore) Bland.
Affidavits of prejudice on behalf of
the defendants and in support of the
demand for a change of venue, which
he will make before Judge Wilson of
the Superior court at 9:30 o'clock to
morrow morning. were formally
served upon W. H. Abel of Monte
sano, one of the counsel of the prose
cution, early today. These documents
set forth that propaganda has been
circulated widely throughout lays
Harbor county, to the prejudice of the
defendants and their interests, and
that as a result a fair and impartial
jury cannot be obtained
We have nothing to iear rrom
these affidavits," said W. H. Abel, in
commenting upon them. "The prose-
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son; Cooler AVeather Fore
cast for Today.
Part of the deficiency in rainfall
recorded since September 1 was wiped
out yesterday. Beginning before mid
night Saturday the soft breezes of a
Chinook wind warmed the atmosphere
and the raindrops began to patter
steadily, playing a tattoo that was
continuous throughout the day. Up to
5 P. M. the weather bureau recorded
a. total of 1.70 Inches of rainfall for
the 24-hour period, bringing the total
seasonal rainfall to 19.41 inches, which
is 5.17 inches below normal for the
period. But it continued throughout
the evening.
Meteorologist Wells announces that
there will probably be a continuation
of the rain today, but, the forecast is
for cooler temperature, with north
erly winds prevailing.
Marshfield was the wettest place
on the map of the weather bureau
yesterday, the rainfall for the day
being 2.52 inches. The precipitation
was quite general in the Columbia
river basin, extending to Walla Walla
and over northeastern Oregon. Snow
and rain fell at Baker and Boise.
NEWS PRINT CONSERVED
Publishers' Economies Decrease
Monthly Amount by 9565 Tons.
WASHINGTON, Jan.' 25. Publish
ers, largely through the introduction
of economies, decreased the amount
of news print paper used last month
by 9565 tons, as compared with the
amount used in November, the fed
eral trade commission disclosed to
day in its monthly news print paper
review for December. Production
during December was 122,71 tons, an
ncrearse of 21.746 tons over November.
Although publishers' stocks de
creased 4061 tons during the month.
this was partially offset by an in
crease of 3572 tons in transit over
that at the close of November.
Total print paper production in
1919 wis 1,374,517 tons as compared
with 1,260,285 tons in 1918.
DEMOCRATS TO BANQUET
Governors Edwards and Smith to
Speak at Cummings Affair.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Governor 1.
Edwards of New Jersey "and-Governor
Alfred E. Smith of New York have been
invited to speak at a testimonial din
ner to be given Homer S. Cummings,
chairman of the democratic national
committee, under the auspices of the
National Democratic club on Thurs
day night, February a. An announce
ment stated tonight that the occasion
would be "memorable from the polit
ical significance of the utterances of
those who will deliver addresses."
The committee in charge consists of
more than 200 persons and includes
prominent men and women democrats
from all parts of the country.
IRISH POLICE ATTACKED
Two-Hour Battle With Band Is In
terrupted by Military.
LIMERICK, Jan. 25. The police
barracks at Murroe. occupied by eight
constables, was attacked after mid-
nlgnt oy aooui s.u armcu men.
The two parties exchanged shots for
two hours. The raiders vainly tried
;o bomb the building, but finally fled
on the approach of the military. So
far as known nobody was injured.
LONDON, Jan. 25. Armed men,
wearing masks, attacked the police
barracks at Baltinglass, county
Wicklow, this evening and shot
and wounded one constable severely
and another slightly. The assailants
escaped.
Massachusets Executive In State
ment Declares Hat Has Not
' Been Cast Into Ring.
BOSTON, Jan. 25. Governor Cool
idge declared today that he was not
and never had been & candidate ' for
president, and that he would not enter
a. contest for the Massachusetts dele
gation to the republican national
convention. He did not say he would
opposo the presentation of his name
at the Chicago convention, but was
emphatic in his assertion that he
would not permit the imputation that
he had used the office of governor to
promote hla own interests through
the selection of delegates.
In a statement for the press Gov
ernor Coolidge said, in part:.
The times require of men charged
with public responsibility a single
ness of purpose. The tendency of the
present is the almost universal grasp
ing for power In high places and in
low to the exclusion of the discharge
of obligations. It is always well for
men to walk humbly. . . -t
have never said I -would become a
candidate for president. I have never
accepted, unless by silence, efforts
made by statesmen of more than na
tional reputation to present my name
to the convention. I have made It
plain I could not seek this office.
Some weeks ago It was reportea to
me that certain forces rn Massachu
setts desired to support me. No con
test for delegates has ever been con
templated. I have had no purpose to
enter such a contest. The probable
outcome of a contest need not be con
sidered at all. It Is enough to know
that some Massachusetts people In
tend to make one. The question is
whether I ought to permit a contest
in my name for delegates in my own
state.
"My paramount obligation is not to
expose the great office of governor,
but to guard and protect It. The peo
ple are entitled to know that their
office Is to be administered not for
my benefit, but for their benefit, and
that I am not placing myself In any
position where any other object could
be inferred. ... I have not been,
and I am not, a candidate for presi
dent." EVACUATION IN PROGRESS
Germans Quit Upper Silesia, Com
plying With Treaty.
BERLIN, Jan. 24. German troops
began evacuation of Upper Silesia to
day in accordance with the terms of
the peace treaty, which requires that
the movement begin within 15 days
after its ratification. Allied . troops
are expected to reach Oppeln on Jan
uary 30. Evacuation will be accom
plished by zones, each of which win
remain under a- provisional military
administration under the inter-allied
commission.
The treaty provides for the occu
patiort of Upper Silesia by a total of
18.000 allied troops. English, French
and Italian troops will be used.
The Lokal Anzeiger yesterday ac
cused Poles of cutting telegraph and
telephone wires and Interfering with
the conveyance of malls in territories
where plebiscites are to be taken.
BARCELONA LOCKOUT ENDS
Employers Decline to Accept Re
sponsibility for Results.
BARCELONA, Jan. 25. In compli
ance with a request of the prefect
of Barcelona, the directing committee
of the employers' association of Cata
Ionia decided last night to end the
lockout of employes on Monday.
The . employers, however, decline
to accept responsibility for eventual
ities.
Whole Polish Army
Also Captured.
RED CROSS WOMAN PRISONER
Garbled Message Sent by ex
U. S. Consul at Irkutsk.
BOLSHEVIKI MAKE GAINS
Colonel ' and Six Engineers Also
Are in Hands of Soviet After
Clash at Kliucbinskaya.
CHITA, East Siberia, Jan. 19, via
I Harbin, Manchuria, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
(By the Associated Press.) Colonel
Blunt and seven other American engi
neers; Miss Ford, Captain Charette
and several other members of the
American Red Cross and an entire
Polish army, composed of former pris
oners, have been captured by the bol
sheviki at Kliuchinskaya, according
to a garbled telegram received from
Joseph ft. Ray, ex-American consul
at Irkutsk.
ine aispatcn from Mr. Ray was
sent from somewhere beyond Nizh-
niudinsk, January 14. It was some
what garbled in transmission. Kliu
clunskaya is on the trans-Siberian
railroad, 100 miles west of Nizhniu-
dinsk.
Bolahevlsna Gains In Chita.
ine Lircns are lighting a rear
guard action with the reds near Kras
noyarsk. Bolshevism is gaining in
cnita. Ernest L. Harris, former Amer
lean consul at Omsk, is still in Chita.
The British, Japanese and French
missions and members of the Red
Cross have arrived in Harbin.
The only officer in the American
army named Blunt is major of cavalry,
Wilfrid M. Blunt, who. accordins to
the latest available directory, wa
stationed at Fort Oglethorpe; GaT '
A bolshevik! wireless communica
tion received in London, January 13,
announced the capture by the boluhe
vikl forces in the Krasnoyarsk region
of 17 -Vumns of Polish legionaries
together with 16 guns and 20,000
rifles..
Pollah Division Reported Loit.
A dispatch from the London Daily
Mail's Harbin correspondent received
in London, January 20, said there was
an unconfirmed report at Harbin that
the bolshevik! had destroyed a Polish
division 'near Krasnoyarsk.
The Poles captured undoubtedly are
prisoners taken by the Russian army
early in the -war and sent to Siberia.
There, after the revolution and when
the Czechs gained the ascendency
they were armed and impressed into
the Russian forces.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 25. Colcnel
Blunt, captured by bolsheviki. is Lieu
tenant-Colonel Blunt, district inspec
tor of the Trans-Siberian railway, ac
cording to Colonel George Emerson
of this city, formerly in charge o
American engineers in Siberia.
KOLCHAK CPSET BY REVOLT
Staff and Bodyguard Also Report
ed to Have Deserted.
CHITA. Jan. 19. (By the Associat
ed Press.) The following is a resum
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One
Bullet Strikes Ernest Grenfell Be
low Heart; Two Companions
Questioned by Police..
Ernest Grenfell. policeman and
brother of Fire Marshal Grenfell. was
accidentally shot and seriously
wounded by a revolver in the hands
of Jay Green, a friend of his, in the
policeman's room in the Collinge ho
tel. Fourth and Clay streets, lae yes
terday.
He was taken to St. Vincent's hos
pital, where it was reported last night
that his recovery was uncertain.
Grenfell, Green and Grenfell's room
mate, Floyd Gaines, a fireman with
ngine 4, were In the room at the
ime of the accident. Grenfell had
ust dressed as he was to have gone
n duty at 6:15. He and Green were
looking at the policeman's revolver
when Green accidentally discharged it.
The bullet struck the policeman
just below the heart and he was re
ported last night to be suffering from
internal hemorrhage.
Grenfell had been a member of the
police force only a short time. He
was on Captain Harm's relief and had
been working in plain clothes. He
is 23 years of age.
Green, who is said to be an old-
ime friend .of the policeman, is em
ployed at the Columbia Optical com
pany. He is 22.
The police were, notified of the
shooting and internes from the emer
gency hospital gave first aid. Gren
fell was then taken to the hospital
by the Ambulance Service company.
Green and Gaines were taken to the
police station to give a report of the
shooting to Lieutenant of Detectives
John Goltz. Green said he did not
know the revolver was loaded.
They were also examined by Deputy
District Attorney Deieh.
HONOLULU GIRL IS BRIDE
David R. Erwin, Seattle, and Mar
garet. Linn Are Married Here.
A romance, the budding of which
began three years ago in Seattle
when a Honolulu girl was a visitor
for a brief stay, and which progressed
while missives were exchanged he-
tween an American doughboy who
served two years overseas and the
young lady on the other side of the
globe, culminated in a wedding in
Portland last .night.
Margaret Linn Is the young woman.
and David R. Erwin, special writer
of the Seattle Times, the young man.
They were married at the homo of
Warren A. Erwin, 1221 East Pine
street, by Rev. W. T. McKlveen of
the First Congregational church.
Miss Linn arrived in San Francisco.
Wednesday on the Steamship Mat-
sonia and was met at Portland by Mr.
Erwin.
EXTRADITION IS OPPOSED
Germans Applaud U. S. for Hold
ing Aloof From Ismic.
BERLIN, Jan. 25. A mass meeting
in protest against the extradition by
the allies of Germans wanted for trial
was held today by patriotic societies
in the Circus Busch. A large crowd
attended. Margaret Behm, conserv
ative member of the assembly, one of
the speakers, was interrupted by cries
of "Revenge, revenge!"
Not yet, not yet! she replied. "Be
patient!"
ine cnairman or the meeting was
applauded when he announced that
the United States was holding aloof
from the extradition issue.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 34
degrees; minimum, 49 dogrpes;
TODAY'S Probably rain; colder; north
erly winds.
Foreign.
Japanese want troops to stay in Siberia.
Page 2.
Dancer of civil wax in Germany is scented
Page 1.
Reward I offered for Information leading
io arrest oi muraerers ot 14 iriub. po
licemen. Page 9.
Fifteen killed, many Injured in Canadian
railway wreck. Page o.
Military in India inflicts casualties amonc
strikers. Page 1.
Americans and on whole Polish army
captured by Russian reds. Page 1.
National.
Ten thousand acres of reclaimed land to
bre opened to homestead entry soon.
Page 3.
Treaty compromise negotiations to reach
critical stage today. Page 1.
Congress this week resumes work of in
vestigation aiong various lines. Page 4.
Domestic.
Compromise that ended coal strike un
sound, says Lr. oarlield. Page 3.
Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts denies
candidacy for remibltcan presidential
I" nomination. Page 1.
Both party bosses view Hoover as menace.
Page u.
Icific Northwest.
Counsel for Centralia murder suspects t
ask change of venue on grounds of
prejudicice in Grays Harbor county.
Page 1.
Fjsh and game authority evidently lack
ing until formation of new commission
in March. Page S.
Woman and son live on $16 a week.
Page .4.
Sports'.
Real fights slated for next Wednesday
night at Alilwaukie arena. Page 8.
Y. M. C. A. Acorn quint puts crimp in
Multnomah Guard second team. Page H.
Portbuid and Vicinity.
South Portland barracks to open today as
Influenza hospital. Page Itt.
Rare opportunities for American trade de
velopment seen in far east. Page 15.
Land and labor party invention to be
held Thursday in fralcm. Page 15.
Oregon brooms and brushes shown In
library dlspay. 1'age ju.
What man believes supremely important
concern, says Dr. blansfietd. Page 1H.
klrnest Grenfell, policeman, accidentally
shot with own revolver In hands of
friend. Page 1.
Day's rainfall reduces deficiency1. 1.7
WlM. Page 1, .
GET EDICT TODAY
Republicans Set Limit on
Compromise Steps.
OUTCOME MAY BE VITAL
Principle of Lodge Reserva
tions to Be Protected.
COMMITTEE IS JO MEET
Success or Failure of Present Ne
gotiations May Hinge on Re
sult of Session.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Limits t
which republican senate leaders are
willing to go in modifying "the Lodge
reservations to the peace treaty will
be transmitted to democratic mem
bers of the bi-partisan compromise
committee tomorrow at a meeting
upon which may hinge the success
or failure of the present compromise
negotiations.
Although there was no official
definition of the limits set by Sena
tor Lodge and his associates available
tonight, it was understood that the
democrats would be informed that the
two main reservations, those relating
to article 10 and to voting power in
the league of nations, must be
changed in language and not in prin
ciple. Majority Sentiment Expressed.
Such an answer to democratic pro
posals for changes in verbal compu
sition was said by several members
of the republican committee to reflect
the majority sentiment on the repub
lican side of the senate and also to
be agreeable for the most part to
Senators Johnson, Borah and the
others of that group who Friday
called Senator Lodge and Senator New
of Indiana into conference and de- .
manded to know whither the nego
tiations for compromise were going
and how far.
Neither Senator Lodge nor Senator
Hitchcock would predict tonight the
outcome of tomorrow's meeting, the
former confining his comment to the
statement that he was "a poor prophet
in such matters" and the latter as
serting merely that he was "hopeful
but not confident."
Break May Be Delayed.
In other quarters the belief was ex
pressed that even though an agree
ment on the basis of the republican
answers might be viewed by the
democratic conferees as hopeless, the
negotiations might be continued for
several days before the final break
came.
Should there be a break between
the two informal committees, it was
considered possible that the "mild
reservation" republicans might again
send out "feelers" among the demo
crats and new negotiations be started.
LODGE RESERVATIONS RAPPED
Wickersliam Declares Approval of
Allies Would Be Necessary.
NEW TOItK, Jan. 23. Adoption ot
the Lod?:e reservations by the senate,
would require the re-submission of
the peace treaty to the allied nations
and Germany in order to make the
treaty "a legal and binding instru
ment." George W. Wiehersham. ex-attornry-general
of the United States, ,
declared in a statement tonight which
he has prepared for the League to
Knforce Peace.
Tho fourth reservation, by which
the 1'nited States "would reserve to
itself exclusively the right to decide
what questions are within its juris
diction." he declared, would remove
from the jurisdiction of the league "a
series of questions of the highest im
portance" and "peculiarly provocative
of international difficulty."
The K.nth reservation, which given
the United States the right to in
crease its armament whenever threat
ened with invasion or engaged in war,
Mr. Wickersham maintained. in
against the spirit of the covenant and
amounts to an amendment of the
treaty. He also objected to the elev
enth reservation, which says the unit
ed States will use its own judgment
about boycotting offending nation,
stating that it modified article XVI
of the covenant.
"These examples appear to me to be
sufficient,'- he continued, "to demon
strate that the reservations as pro
posed, involve a modification In essen
tial particulars of provisions of trie
traty, and a ratification upon condi
tion of the adoption, in my opinion.,
would be invalid until accepted by
the otaer powers to the peace treaty."
BOAT 20 HOURS OVERDUE
Fears
Kxpressed for Safety of
Steamer Jerrerson.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. S. The
steamer Jefferson is 20 hours over
due on her trip from southeastern
Alaska and all efforts to communi
cate with her by wireless have proved
futile. She was last spoken at Mil
bank sound Saturday morning.
At 1 o'clock this morning the local
officials express fears for her safety.
It Is not known how many were on
board.