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VOL. LIX. NO. 18,479
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Postoffice as Scnnc.-C'aF?i Matter.
PORTLAND OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1920
TRICE FIVE CENTS
ENTENTE REJECTS
POSTMASTER MADE
ITALIAN CHEVALIER
TH031AS HARRIKS OF REXTOX
DECOR.1TED BY KING.
PARIS. PRESS THINKS
LANSING SCAPEGOAT
SINN FEINERS BOMB
MARSHALL SEEKS
10 BE DELEGATE
NEW YORK BATTLES
IN VAIN WITH STORM
SNOW-CHOKED STREETS HALT
ALL MOVEMENTS OF FOOD.
i BARRACKS AND TRAIN
POLICE GARRISON CAPTURED;
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.C.L.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S COURSE
REGARDED AS AUTOCRATIC.
MUNITIONS SEIZED.
TERRORISTS TAKEN
RAILROAD
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Change in Fiume Ruling
Is Flatly Refused.
WITHDRAWAL OF U. S. LOOMS
President Threatens to Leave
Allied Conference.
COUNCIL EXAMINES NOTE
Proposed Settlement Submitted to
Jugo-Slavs Is Target; Ital
ian Circles Disturbed.
PARIS, Feb. 16. Premiers Milier
and and Lloyd George have sent a re
ply to President Wilson's note relative
to tire Adriatic compromise and hold
to their position expressed in the note
sent to the Jugo-Slav government on
January 20, giving- that government a
choice between the compromise or the
execution of the treaty of London, ac
cording to Pertinax in the Echo de
Paris this morning.
Mr. Wilson's charges against Italy
are rejected by the two premiers, it
Is said by the newspaper, which de
clared they asserted in their reply
that Italy threw all her weight into
the struggle and fought for high
ideals. The number of Italian dead is
recalled in one section of the reply.
While thus replying to Mr. Wilson,
Mr. Lloyd George, acting as president
of the conference, wrote M. Trum
bitch, Jugo-Slav foreign minister, in
forming him that England and France
maintained their original viewpoint,
namely, that Jugo-Slavia must accept
the compromise agreement or face
the execution of the treaty of London.
PARIS, Feb. 15. Hugh C. Wallace
the American ambassador, yesterday
delivered to the foreign office a mem
orandum from President Wilson, ac
cording to the Temps, in which the
president said he could not approve
of Premier Lloyd George's proposed
settlement of the Adriatic question,
which has been submitted to the
Jugo-Slavs.
The newspaper says that an iden
tical memorandum was delivered to
the British foreign office la London.
Wilaoa Examine. Plam.
PARIS. Feb. IS. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) In his memorandum
President Wilson criticises Premier
Lloyd George's plan as communicated
to the Jugo-Slavs by the supreme
council on January 20.
The president examined the plan,
but declares he cannot approve of its
tenor. He particularly opposes the
idea of giving the Jugo-Slavs the
choice between this plan and execu
tion pure and simple of the league
pact.
In addition, according to the Temps,
the president finds the Lloyd George
plan too divergent from the memor
andum drawn up at London last De
cember by Premiers Lloyd George and
Clemenceau with the collaboration of
the American representative.
The president gives it to be under
stood that If the allied powers settle
the Adriatic problem without consult
ing the United States government, the
United States will find it impossible
to concern Itself in European affairs.
Allies Kx.mlne Note.
The memorandum was Immediately
examined by the chiefs of the allied
governments before the French pre
mier left Lonjlon for Paris, this
morning.
PARIS. Feb. 15. (Havas.) Italian
circles in London are reported to be
greatly disturbed over a note sent by
President Wilson to the supreme al
lied council, in session there, disap
proving of the proposed compromise
by which It was hoped the Adriatic
question might be settled.
REPLY IS SENT TO WILSON
Contents Not to Be Made Public
Until After Delivery.
PARIS. Feb. 15. (By the Associated
Press.) The premiers have drafted a
reply to President Wilson's note on
the Adriatic question, which will be
transmitted through the American ;
ambassadors at London and Paris, ac- !
cording to a member of Premier Mill- :
erand's staff, who arrived in Paris
tonight. I
The greatest discretion is being ob-
gerved as to the contents of the reply !
and it will not be made public until
after it Is 'received by the president ,
of the United States. However, an- j
other' delay In the Adriatic settlement
as a consequence of the incident is j
foreseen in French official circles.
Premier Millerand has called a cab- 1
Inet meeting for Tuesday to hear his
account of th. I-ndon n.wti.Uo.,
He will also make a statement on the
diplomatic situation to the senate
committee of foreign affairs. j
W HITI HOUSE IS SILENT ,
I
Officials Refuse to Discuss Memo-iMine
rand, to Allies.
WASHIXGTON, Feb. 15. Whit,
House officials tonight refused to
discuss the statement of the Paris
Temos that President Wilson in his
memoranda to th. French and British i
7 foreign offices had disapproved th. '
latest proposal for settlement of the
ICouciuUed ea Ff sTcSiima l7
"Tom Never Wrote of All Honors," j
Says Wife in Discussing Hus
band's War Record.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 15. (Spe
cial.) Thomas Harries, 52 years old,
postmaster at Renton, a coal mining
1 center near here, has been decorated
and knighted by the king of Italy for
valiant work during the war, accord
ing o a 'communication received by
Mrs. Harries Saturday.
Tom never wrote anything about
all these honors," said Mrs. Harries.
"He sent an Italian paper with an ac
count of the ceremony in it, but of
course I couldn't read a word of it. I
brought it to the Italian shoe mend
er on the corner, and he read the ac
count. It seems that my Tom ren
dered some sort of exceptional serv
ice in the Italian Alps, for which he
received the knighthood of the crown
of Italy and became chevalier to the
king. The cobbler said it is an un
usually high honor."
Saturday night confirmation of the
newspaper article was received from
Lieutenant Antonio di Marco, a staff
officer, who congratulated Mrs. Har
ries upon the honor her husbaand re
ceived. According to the Italian lieu
tenant, the former Renton postmaster
went to the dangerous portions of the
Italian battlefront, where he brought
cheer and medical assistance to the
soldiers of the Italian army. The
lieutenant declared in his letter that
the Renton man's various activities
were too many to describe in one short
letter, but that the Italian govern
ment had taken them into account
As far as it is known Harries is the
only American to become an Italian
knight.
In his letters home Harries" inter
est is in his five children and he
seeks news of old neighbors.
Mr. Harries has lived in Renton
more than a quarter of a century,
coming almost directly to that place
from Wales.
PARIS RACING FETE OPENS
William K. Vanderbilt and King
Alfonso Among Starters.
PARIS, Feb. 15. The summer rac
ing season opened in Paris today
along with the advent of summer
time. The metropolitan racing sea
son, was ushered, in at ihe beautiful
Auteuil trSek.
This year's budget of 'prize money
exceeds by nearly 1,250.000 francs
any sum hitherto voted.
Some important new races have
.been placed on the programme. The
two important metropolitan tracks,
with Chantilly and Le Treblay. which
were not available last year, will once
more be in use and there is a possi
bility of a new track being opened at
St. Denis during the season.
William K. Vanderbilt and A. K.
MacComber are the most prominent
American starters. King Alfonso of
Spain will race under the colors of
the duke of Toledo. Frank O'Neill, the
American jockey, will again ride Mr.
Vanderbilt's horses.
SULTAN RETAINS COURT
Turkey to Give Guarantees and
Have No Army.
PARIS, Feb. 15. (Havas.) Agree-
ent has been reached by the su
preme allied council to permit the
sultan to maintain his court in Con
stantinople, but Turkey' must give
guarantees, especially relative to the
Dardanelles, and must not have an
army, according to London advices
quoting a statement by Premier Mil
lerand. Further advices from London, con
firmatory of the above, are to the
effect that the allies will maintain
vigorous military and naval control
over the straits of the Dardanelles.
The experts tomorrow will begin the
discussion of the methods of control.
Marshal Foch will represent France.
RED LAWS HELD TOO MILD
Ex-Secret Service Chief, on Tour of
West, Expresses Opinion.
SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 15. Will
lam James Flynn, former chief of the
United States secret service depart
ment, now director of the bureau of
investigation, v asnmgton. u. v.- was
in Spokane today conferring with
secret service and department of
justice officials. He left tonight for
Seattle.
"In order to stamp out completely
criminal anarchy the states must
adopt more drastic laws." said Mr.
Flynn. "While the present laws are
directed at aliens, the statutes are
not strict enough for the citixen-
seditionist."
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MAINE SINKING OBSERVED
Battleship Speaks at
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2 2d Anniversary,
NEW YORK Feb 15.The twenty-
second anniversary of the blowing
up of the United States battleship
mt Hlvan which P'Pted j
th. Spanisn-Am.ncan war, was com-
memorated here today by the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars. .
Rear-Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, j
retired, who commanded the warship
at th. time, declared in an address I
that the question of what caused I
the explosion which wrecked the
Main, and killed most of her crew J
" stiu mystery.
Forming of Definite Basic
Programme Is Plan.
CONGRESS WEAK, INFERENCE
Recognition of Principles by
Wilson Pleases.
SPEEDY ACTION IS HOPE
Labor Officials Believe Member
ship Will Wait Patiently for
, Conference of February 23.
WASHINGTON; Feb. 15. Formula
tion of a definite programme as a
basis on which to continue its cam
paign against high living costs has
been Initiated by railroad labor, it
was disclosed tonight by union of
ficials. While the wage demands cf
the 2,000.000 railroad workers, which
have held official attention since Feb
ruary 3, will be held in temporary
abeyance at the request of the presi
dent, there is no disposition on the
part of union leaders to regard their
work as complete or to await a!
together a final decision on the whole
wage controversy to be given by the
general conference of union commit
teemen to be held here February 23.
The attitude of the union officials,
while, they expressed gratification at
the recognition of certain, of their
principles by President Wilson, is
predicated on an apparently general
belief among their membership that
the government "has not held together
In many of its drives on the high
cost of living specter."
Much criticism was directed at con
gress and the heads of executive de
partments during the recent wage
negotiations, leaders said. The gen
eral feeling of railroad labor was ex
pressed in this question, asked by a
union official who has carried its
grievances through the negotiations:
"Are we, as Americans, to admit
that we cannot control the profiteer?"
Polities! Effort Unhampered. -
The programme under considera,
tion will in no way run counter to
the plan of the American federation
of Labor which has announced its in
tention of engaging aggressively in
the coming political campaign. With
this railroad union leaders said they
were In complete accord. Union heads
said they desired to have their ideas
worked out comprehensively for. sub
mission to the general conference
next week. Intimation was made that
a plea was to be made to the more
determined of the railroad union
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BORROWING A SUNDAY DINNER. i
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Chief Executive's Accusation as to
Secretary's Actions ' Moves
Libre Parole to Laughter.
PARIS, Feb. 15. Although all Paris
newspapers gave prominence to
Washington dispatches telling of the
resignation of Secretary of State
Lansing and his correspondence with
President .'Wilson, few have com
mented editorially. The Journal calls
the event "a striking example of the
autocratic regime, the : facade of
which is democratic."
"President Wilson," the newspaper
continues, "returns after his mys
terious illness and comes to the con
clusion that Secretary Lansing during
his absenco has been ruling as Lan
sing wished, and dismisses him. Na
tional representaation and popular
sentiment are not even consulted in
reaching a decision in which Louis
XIV would have used more formality.
"Opposition has existed between
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Lansing ever since
the latter acted in the peace confer
ence. Mr. Lansing was openly blamed i
for concessions Mr. Wilson was forced
to make, and the. president's . illness
alone prevented an outbreak of the
conflict between the two. Mr. Wil
son's motive in this matter, however,
may have been complex. Is not Mr.
Lansing called upon to play the clas
sic role of the scapegoat, which as
sumes the burden of his superior's
faults? The choice of a new secre
tary will give an interesting indica
tion." The Libre Parole remarks:
"President Wilson, who has gov
erned his country seven years without
the least regard for national represen
tation; who threw America into the
war after winning the election on a
peace programme and who domineered
over the peace negotiations, returns
from a mysterious illness to accuse
Bis foreign minister of governing
autocratically during his absence.
Isn't that laughable? Mr. Wilson has
given the impression for some days
that he is preparing to 'change his
coat.' Isn't Mr. Lansing's disgrace
the first step?"
LONDON, Feb. 16. The resignation
of Secretary of State Lansing ie given
great prominencein the London morn
ing papers and, in view of the cir
cumstances is treated as a first-class
sensation. Most of the papers edi
torially express the fear that the in
cident will have an adverse effect on
the progress of America's influence
In world affairs. 4
The Dally'. Telegraph describing it'
aa "an amazing and profound sur
prise," eays:
"The affair reveals to the world
clearer than any event in recent times
how nearly the position of the presi
dent approaches absolute personal
sovereignty, i The ordinary Briton has
often heard that this is so, but the
attitude adopted and the language
employed by President Wilson in these
letters will be something of a revela
tion to him."
After remarking on the historic
growth of the powers of the presi
dency, 'until it stands in a position
Military Guards Wounded in Raid
on Train; Wife of Farmer
Killed by Masked Men.
BELFAST, Feb. 15. A large body
of Sinn Feiners , attacked the police
barracks at Beflatrain, County Mon
aghan, todaj employing explosives.
The Sinn Feiners overcame the
small garsison.. four of whom were
wounded, and then removed the arms
and ammunition. This is the first
attack on barracks in Ulster.
' DUBLIN, Feb. 15. A train convey
ing a military guard and arms was
held up outside of Dublin Friday
night by a large band of armed men,
who shot and seriously wounded a
single man and threw bombs into
the train, wounding a corporal and
doing much damage. The guard did
not reply to the fire, owing to the
darkness.
The wife of a farmer at Pallago,
Wexford, resisting masked armea
raiders, was shot dead.
; BELFAST, Feb. 15. (By the As
sociated Press.) Cardinal Logue, in
his lenten pastoral to me aiocese oi
Armagh, says:
"Not within living memory can we
find in Ireland such calamitous con
ditions as xist at present drastic
repression on one side and retaliation
on the other; a military regime rival
ing in severity even that of countries
under the most pitiless autocratic
government; vindictive sentences out
of proportion to alleged ' transgres
sions; letters cachet or arbitrary ar
rests more frequent than in pre-revo-iutionary
France; deportations such
as raised a wild cry of reprobation
against Germany when it was in mili
tary occupation of Belgium. These
and similar acts of power cannot fail
to create exasperation, recklessness,
despair and general disorder.
"On the other side there is retalia
tion, lawlessness and crime such as
man guided by God's law must regret
and reprobate. Crime can never aid
us in the assertion of our rights. On
the contrary, we find it our greatest
obstacle. It alienates sympathy, cre
ates prejudice, mars the fair fame of
our country; discourages our friends
and strengthens the hand of our ene
mies, and furnishes still greater op
pression and tends to Justify the
wrongs we suffer from.
"However we may suffer for the
present, we may console ourselves in
the light of public opinion. Force
cannot be a substitute for good gov
ernment. ' It has failed more than
once, even in the memory of the pres
ent generation, ipvolvlng in its failure
the political doom of its advocates.
"If the prediction of General Smuts
is not to be verified, England shall
sooner or later find it to her interest
to. commit the destinies of this coun
try to some enlightened statesman
who will rely more on justice and
good government than on political
strategy."
Lieutenant-General Jan Christian
Smuts, ex-member of the British war
council and of the British peace dele
gation, in a farewell message issued
at London last July prior to his re-
"Old-Time Principles" of
Party Favored.
INDIANA RACE IS ENTERED
Gossip Slates Vice-President
as Platform Chairman.
VIEWS ON PARTY GIVEN
Tnbrhlled Democracy" Is De
dared Menace in Discussion of
America's Rehabilitation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. Vice-President
Marshall, in a letter to E. G.
Hoffman of Fort Wayne, Ind., secre
tary of the democratic' national com
mittee, made public tonight, an
nounced his candidacy as adelegate
at large from Indiana to the coming
San Francisco convention upon "an
old-time democratic platform."
In view of political gossip that Mr.
Marshall is stated to become chair
man of the democratic platform com
mittee, his letter was read with es
pecial interest by officials here.
Opinio, of Issues Give..
"Another presidential ampaign im
pends," Mr. Marshall ' wrote. "Thus
far the president, who is the caief of
our party, has not ueemed it expedi
ent to express his opinion as to what
the issues will be. As I am desirous
of being a delegate at large from the
state of Indiana I wish, in consonance
with what I hope has been my entire
public career, to state the substance
of what I think the democratic party
should stand for. I would not want
to go under any misapprehension as
to my views upon the part of the
unfaltering democrats of Indiana.
"We were in the war from the very
moment of its European beginning,
because it affected our internal af
fairs'. All of the methods and mea-i
sures adopted for the preservation of
the peace of our country and the win
ning of the war met with my approv
al and I am ready to defend them.
J Rehabilitation Is Discussed.
"The war is now over and the re
habilitation of America, as well as
the rest of the world, is taking place.
It is not possible to accomplish our
rehabilitation other than through the
instrumentalities of political parties.
How shall the democratic party pro
pose, to rehabilitate the political sys
tem of the United States if entrusted
with power, is the question.
"I have watched in other countries
the effects of so-called unbridled de
mocracy, and I have seen its menace
in this country, until I am quite con
vinced that the peace, prosperity and
perpetuity of the American republic
must rest finally upon a few ancient
and time-honored democratic doc
trines, "No one save God can remove the
individual aa th. "unit of good gov
ernment. Legislative efforts to pro
duce Justice and good order in society
by listening and acceding to the de
mands of persons and classes will, in
the hour of peace, produce failure.
Th. only sure foundation for a stable
republic must rest upon th. Jeffer-
sonian right to life, to liberty and to
the pursuit of happiness.
Individual Right a Upheld.
- "The democratic party should stand
for this and pledge itself to rebuild
the American political structure along
this line by clearly dividing its citi
zens into th. law-abiding and law-
breaking; making its laws rest
equally upon all men; permitting the
individual citizen who is honest to
succeed by honest methods; giving
to no citizen legislative advantage;
speedily punishing anyone who un
justly obtains success by crooked
and dishonest means; recognizing
that thia is still a federation of
states; demanding that th. states
discharge th. duties of local self
government; resisting the usurpa
tions of the general government; re-J
moving corrupt and biased judges;
but standing always for obedience to
the decrees of courts and to con
stituted authority; insisting that the
legislative branch of the government
shall be responsible for the discharge
of its duty and serving notice upon
it that it cannot skulk behind an
alleged interference upon the part
of the executive branch and Innum
erable agents made necessary by the
war and to administer public affairs
along economic lines, even to th.
point of th. veto of every bill carry
ing not only unnecessary and ill ad
vised appropriations, but appropria
tions for the benefit of a few citi
zens, rather than for the common
good; regulating strictly every pub
lic utility; and punishing all those
seeking to profiteer, whether per
sonally or through aggregated com
binations of men or money; in short,
the presentation to the people for
their suffrage of . man upon an old
time, democratic platform, under th.
principles of which the republic for
so many years was contented, pros
perous and Invincible.
"If a faith of this kind appeals to
the democrats of Indiana. I desire to
go as. a delegate at large to the
convention at San Francisco to advo
cate this kind of platform and to
ascertain whether everythln g that
jlCsnciuded so Page i. Column I.J.
Worst Blizzard in History Is Rac
ing Over Other Portions or
Cold-Stricken State.
NEW TORK. Feb. 15. The masses
of snow which have choked the
streets for the past ten days, defying
the onslaughts of firemen, policemen,
army flam, throwers and brigades
of pick and shovel men, were frozen
into ic. fields tonight when the city
was gripped in a cold wave. A biting
gale . from the northwest .wept the
metropolis and th. mercury tumbled
until at midnight It had dropped to
S degrees above sero, a fall of 33
degrees since early morning.
An army of 15,000 men, headed by
Mayor Hylan, spent th. day In re
newed efforts to'open the more im
portant thoroughfares but the re
sult of their efforts was almost
negligible. Throughout the greater
part of the city tonight vehicular
traffic was impossible while pedes
trians risked their limbs on ice-covered
sidewalks. On. of th. most
serious features of the blockade Is
the inability to move the stores of
food piling up in the railroad ter
minals and on wharves.
GLOVERS VILLE, N. T Feb. 15.
Tonight the worst blizzard in years is
raging In Gloversvllle and Johnstown.
For the first time in its history th.
Interurban division of the Fonda,
Johnstown and Gloversvllle railroad
today was forced to abandon trolley
service to Amsterdam and Schenec
tady. Many cars striled. In Sche
nectady people went to church on skis
and snowshoes.
JAMESTOWN, N. T., Feb. 15. With
three feet of snow on the level and
deep drifts in the cuts, railway traf
fic is completely suspended between
Buffalo and this city.
SLAV REDS WORRY POLES
Soviet Government Masses Army on
Frontier, But Talks Peace.
WARSAW, Feb. 15. A heavy con
centration of bolshevik troops Is re
ported at three points along the Pol
ish frontier and discussion of the so
viet operations Is overshadowing the
peace talk, especially among the Pol
ish military authorities.
Nevertheless, discussions looking to
the opening of peace negotiations,
possibly in March. s,ro, continuing to
Warsaw and Moscow.
BOAT IN ICE; AID ASKED
Steamer Orion Sends Radio Call
for Immediate Assistance.
BOSTON, Feb. 16. The United
States shipping board steamer Orion,
bound from Hamburg for St John,
N. B., has been caught in an Ice field
in the Barrington passage, off Nova
Scotia and is in need of assistance,
according to radio messages inter
cepted here early today.
The 'last message received said:
"Need immediate assistance on ac
count of Ice. Fuel supply very low."
STEAMER DRIFTS AT SEA
Red Mountain Reported Helpless,
With Boiler Tubes Blown Ont.
BOSTON, Feb. 15. Th. Red Moun
tain, shipping board steamer, bound
from Galveston, Texas, to Havre,
France, blew out the tubes in three
of her boilers and is adrift about
1000 miles east of New Tork, accord-1
ing to a radio message intercepted
here early today.
A late message said she would prob
ably tow to Halifax for repairs.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature,
42 degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TODAT'S Fair: westerly lnda.
Foreign.
w.r eulorlla hope to mils entente. Page 2.
Wllaon note to a'llea demanda hand In
Adriatic aettlement. Pace I.
Lanelng deemed arapegoat for Wilson by
Parts preaa. rsc .
Treaty voting power reservation by United
Slates la oppoaed by Canada. Page 5.
Sinn Feiners capture barracka and bomb
train. Page 1.
N'atlanal.
Congreas experted to act on "crisis" In
cabinet. Page 2.
Thirty ex-German liners to go on sale at
auction today. Page 4.
Railroad unions announce renewed fight
against high coat of living. Pago 1.
DomNrtle.
Vice-President Marshall to seek election
aa Indiana delegate at larga. Page L
Twenty-nine armed terrorists caught la
New Jersey raid. Page 1.
New Tork vainly battles to move food
through anow-choked atreete. Page 1.
Two burglara killed In duel In dark; mil
lionaire and army major wounded.
Page 6.
Pacific Korthweat.
Ambuscade of reds an Important pola.- in
trial. Page 3. ,
Thomas Harrlea. Renton. Wash., poatmas-
te" nlghted by Italian king. Page 1.
Albany workman, victim of attack, relatea
atory to police accusing comrade, paga i.
plana for licenalng auto drivers are made.
Page .
Seattle protests examiners report on rata
case. Page 4.
Building leaeed for new Wasco county
bank. Page 10.
8 porta.
Multnomah guard to play Spokane riva
again. . r. .
National doublea trapahootlng record is
Ued. Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Five peraona In lured when auto turns tur
tle. Page 18.
A11 telephone linemen out on strike, de
clare? union chief in Portland. Pag J.
Investors show readiness to foster Oregon
industries. Page 11.
Astoria opens homo products show.
Page 10-
Chamber of Commerce favors absorption
by government of loss on aal of ships.
Pag 10.
Three angles surround caae of Deacampa.
Page 1.
City's street car brief is completed, rage 4.
29 Desperate Radicals
Caught in New Jersey.
6 U. S. AGENTS ARREST EACH
Violenca by Individuals Is
Creed of Group.
MASS ACTION NOT WAITED
Editor of Italian Paper Known
"The Massacre" Regarded as
Most Important Cupture,
PATERSON. N. J., Feb. 15. Twenty,
nln. radicals, said by secret service
agents to include the most dangerous
terrorist. In th. United States mem
bers of the notorious L'Era Nouva
group, whose creed la assassination
and violence by Individuals without
waiting for "mass action" were cap
tured early today by 100 picked agents
of th. department of Justice In a dra
matic raid on "red" headquarters
here. Warrants had been .worn out
for 32, but threo .scaped.
All official records of the 1. W. W.
for th. entire district east of Chicago
wer. seized in th. horn, of Andre
Graxiano. anarchist.
In this house, federal agents said,
E. F. Doree, Philadelphia, secretary
of th. I. W. W was in hiding, lis la
under Indictment In Chicago and is
alleged to hav. moved th. records
from Chicago to Philadelphia, theme
to Paterson.
Editor ( The Mauaere" t'au.kt.
Th. most Important capture, offi
cials say, was that of Ludlvlco M.
Caminelta. editor of th. Italian an
archist magasln.. La Jacquerl- (th.
massacre).
Th. printing office was raided snd
aa the federal agents entered they
found printers running off an I. W. W.
pamphlet entitled "Th. Trulh About'
Centralia." The library of Fermlno
Gallo, said to be the most complete
collection of anarchistic literature In
the United States also was raided.
Every anarchist captured wa
armed. Six raiders wer. detailed to
each arrest, in view of th. reputed
desperate character of th. men
sought.
Camlnetta Is a disciple of Enrico
Malatesta, who founded the L'Kra
Nouva group 23 years ago. Brescia,
the assassin of King Humbert of Italy,
belonged to this coterie.
Iadivldoal Aaarrky Tauafct.
Malatesta came to this country
from Italy to spread the propaganda
of "terrorist-Individualist" anarchy.
He was highly educated and was said
to be a member of a titled family of
Italy.'
Camlnetta formerly edited the anar
chist magazine II Bolletlno de L kra
Nouva In New Tork. It was confis
cated during President Roosevelt s
administration, but reappeared In
Paterson.
The L'Era Nouva group la afMlatrd
with th. Ferrer club and the "Iiinor-
taX
During the silk dyers'
strike In
Paterson In 100! the anarchistic, prin
ciples of the L'Era Nouva group led
to much rioting and bloodshed.
Camlartt. Vltrlolle Writer.
Camlnetta Is described by the fed
eral authorities as a "fluent, vitriolic
writer on anarchist subjects and al
ways typifies In his writings the
principles and teaching of his master.
Malatesta." After Malatesta's banish
ment from the United Btalcs Camln
etta was his' chief representative in
thia country and was in conatant
communication with him, it Is
charged.
Recent excerpts from La Jacquerie
said:
"Oh, assassins of th. proletariat, to
you not the evil wishes, but the prom
ise In th. not far future, we shall en
tertain you on the barricades."
Th. men arrested In this raid, fed
eral agents asserted, "are not like th
Russian workers, or communists;
they seek their ends through the us
of bombs and other engines of de
struction to create terror and fear.
They are disciples of Prod ham, Kro
potkin and later Bankunln, whoa
propaganda of violence resulted In
heavy loss of life in Marseilles,
France, during a strike there."
The prisoners will be taken to Ellis
Island tomorrow to await deportation
proceeding".
SERBIAN CABINET QUITS
Refusal of Prince to Call National
Assembly Election Is Canse.
BELGRADE. Feb. 14. Th. cabinet.
headed by Premier Llouba Davldovltrh
resigned today, owing to th. refusal
of Prince Regent Alexander to dis
solve the present provisional national
representation and order elections for
a national constituent assembly.
Th Davidovltch ministry was
formed on August 1 last.
An official communication sayi:
Tb Prince Regent not having
deigned to accept the proposition of
the royal government to dissolve th
provisional assembly and ordain elec
tions for a national permanent as
sembly, the Davidovltch cabin. t baa
tendered Its resignation."
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