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" 1 - " -r THE MORMXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, MARC1T 31, 1920 s -t : s -A . i t 1 - . 4 . TURK IH EUROPE IS IIKSIBLE-WILSON Views of U. S. Regarding Ottoman Empire Stated. RUSSIANS TO HAVE VOICE American Interest In Plans for Set tlement of Armenian and Other Problems Made Clear. Continued TYe-m Tint Vxw.') the defeat of the Turkish power with out protest, but even materially as sisted In the defeat, will now so re sent the expulsion of the Turkish gov ernment as to make a complete re versal of policy on the part of the great powers desirable or necessary. "As to the line given as the south ern frontier of Turkey, it ta assumed that this boundary is meant to be the ethnological frontier of the Arab peo ple, in which case. It is suggested, cer tain rectifications would seem neces sary. If, however, other considera tion entered into the choice of this line, this government without any in tentlon to criticise, would appreciate being furnished with the arguments dictating such a course, Russian Interests Noted. "The governnient of the United States notes with pleasure that pro . vision is made for Russian represen- tation on the international council. which it is proposed shall be estab lished for the government of Con stantinople and the straits. This gov ernment Is convinced that no ar ranrement that is now made concern lug the government and control of Constantinople and the straits1 can have anw elements of permanency unless the vital interests of Russia in those problems are carifully provided for and protected, and unless it Is under stood that Russia, when it has a government recognized by the civi lized world, may assert Its right to be heard in regard to the decisions now made. "It Is noted with pleasure that the question of passage of warships and the regime of the straits in war time are Btill under advisement, as this government is convinced that no final decision should or can be made with out the consent of Russia. Part ef Thrace Grecian. "As for Thrace, it would seem right that part of East Tnrace which is outside of the sone reserved for province. As this, the northern part, of the kingdom of Greece, with the exception of the northern part of that province. As this, thenort hern part, is clearly Bulgarian in population, justice and fair-dealing demand that the cities of Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh and the surrounding terri tory should become vart of Bulgaria. tory should become pan or Bulgaria, worthy of most serious consideration on ethnic and historical grounds, but it would also seem that Bulgaria is entitled to have its claim to this ter ritory favorably considered in view of Its baving been compelled to sur render purely Bulgarian territory ana many thousands of Bulgars on its western boundary on no other grounds than the rather doubtful grounds of securing a strategic fron tier for Serbia. "In connection with the proposed preferential right of the three great Mediterranean powers to furnish ad visers and instructors in certain sones. this government feels thai, it Is necessary for it to have more infor mation as to the reason and purpose ef such a plan before it can express an Intelligent opinion. Armenia's Right Asserted. "There can be no question as to the genuine interest of this government in the plans for Armenia, and the government of the United States is convinced that the civilized world de mands and expects the most liberal treatment for that unfortunate coun try. Its boundaries should be drawn In such a way as to recognize all the legitimate claims of the Armenian people and particular to give them easy and unincumbered access to the sea. While unaware of the considera tions governing the decision reached by the supreme council, it is felt that special rights over Lazlstaa would hardly assure to Armenia that access to the sea indispensable to its ex istence. It is hoped that, taking Into consideration the fact that Trebizond had always been the terminus of the trade route across Armenia and that Mr. Venizelos on behalf of the Greeks ef that region, has expressed their preference for connection with Ar menia rather than Turkey, the powers will be willing to grant Trebltond to Armenia. "In regard to the relinquishment by Turkey of her rights to Mesopotamia, Arabia. Palestine, Syria and the isl ands this government suggest that the method resorted to in the case of Austria be adopted, namely, that Tur key should place these provinces in the hands of the great powers to be disposed of as those powers deter mine. Smyrna Serious Problem. " "In regard to the arrangement for Smyrna, this government is not in a position to express an opinion, as the question is too Important to be passed on with the limited information this government has as to the arrange ment that is contemplated and the reasons for the same. "The government of the United States can quite understand the diffl eultie-s that have confronted the su preme council In dealing with the economic question that present themselves for settlement in connec tion with this treaty. It is easy to see that the problems are complex and fruitful ef misunderstanding be cause of the conflicting interests in volved, but this government baa every confidence that the problems will be dealt with in a spirit of fairness and with scrupulous regard for the com- OXE OF THE FIRST ENGLISH WOMEN MAGISTRATES. P M R1I PERMITTED GE TO TAKE AREA France Abandons Demand to Enter Neutral Zone. 2 TO 3 WEEKS ARE GIVEN Photo from Underwood. Lady Arno(t. shown above. In one of the seven British women signally honored by being appointed by the lord chancellor to act as mnglatratea when required. mercial Interests of victor, van quished and neutral. Much Yet to Be Done. 'It is evident that there is yet much o be done before a comprehensive plan can be worked out and this gov ernment will welcome further infor mation on the subject of the economic clauses of this treaty. Incidentally the plan that has apparently been worked out by the supreme council in connection with continuation of concessions granted to aliens and glv- ng the right to revise or cancel con cessions on payment of indemnity, referred to in the eighth paragraph of your excellency's note, has grave possibilities and would seem to re quire careful elucidation. "Let me say in conclusion that it is the understanding of the government of the United States that whatever territorial changes or arrangements may be made in the former Ottoman empire, such changes or arrangements will in no way place American citi zens or corporations, or the citizens or corporations of any other country, In a less favorable situation than the citizens or corporations of any power party to this treaty." DOCK STRIKE END SOUGHT COXFEREXCE CALLED FOR GULF AXD ATLANTIC COAST. of Session Aimed at Settlement Longshoremen's Walkout to Be Held in Washington. NEW YORK. March. 30. A confer ence with a view of settling the long shoremen's strike that has tied up shipping along the Atlantic and gulf coasts has been called by Secretary of Labor Wilson to meet Friday morn ing in Washington. A strike of crews of railroad floats was threatened today by T. K. O'Con- I Right to Use Strong Force in Dis trict Threatened by Radicals Is Granted. BERLIN". March 30. France has abandoned her demand to oceupy th neutal zone and 'has consented grant Germany from two to three weeks to employ a strong force in th I disturbed Ruhr area, according to an announcement made to the national assembly today by Chancellor Muelle The chancellor referred to the situ ation in the Ruhr territory and th threats of a general strike as an an swer to the alleged military action He declared that the ministry of de fense had given orders for the avoid lance ef all unnecessary harshness and he must contradict the allega tions that the executive authorities were thirsting for the blood of th workers. He then ' made his announcemen regarding the abandonment by Franc of her demand for the -occupation of the neutrol zone, and added: In the period allotted us we can restore constitutional order. The assembly rejected a vote of lack of confidence In the German gov. ernraent and then adopted over th votes of the German nationalists an independent socialists a motion ap proving the government's statement. Assurances have been given by th I German government that it will no send into the Ruhr valley more reg ular troops than allowed by the terms of the Versailles treaty ESSEX, March 29. (By the Asso ciated Press.) AH but one stipula tion of the Berlin government rela five to a cessation of fighting in th Ruhr district have been accepted by the central committee in charge anti-government operations here, ac cording to a notification sent to Ber lin tonight. Exception was taken the fourth condition regarding th surrender of arms and ammunition The government was informed that this condition will be accepted i construed in accordance with th Bielefeld agreement. The government stipulated its con dltions must be accepted by tomor row. Otto Bowenslpen, military com mander of the reds, who has Just come from the front, told the corre spondent that the continued existence of the Richswehr would mean anothe European war. Another member of the directing committee said the com mittee was thoroughly determined to subject the mines to sabotage if the tteicnswenr marched into the Rhur district The reds, he declared, would kill their families and themselves be fore surrendering. THE HAGUE, March 30. (Havas.) The Dutch government was reported to nave given tiermany 4400 tons of wheat and barley for revictualine luwua in me unr vauey, PARIS, March SO. 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As a gentle laxative, Hood's Pill help crea.Ujr.--A.dv. I feicgaics Also will Be Chosen on Same Date for Chicago and San Francisco Conventions. JL'.VEAU. Alaska, March 30. Full tickets have been filed bv repub licans and democrats to contest at a primary election Apsil 27 for nom (nations to Alaska's territorial of fices. Alaska voters, at the primary, will nominate candidates to run for the posts of territorial delegate to con gress and territorial T-oad commis sioner. They will also choose candi- dates for the territorial legislature. In addition the voters will elect. at the primaries, the delegates who win represent Alaska at the Chicago ana ban ranclsco conventions. James Wickersham, the republican leader, who 1s a veteran of scores of battles at the polls, is not running at the coming election. "Wlckershara has been territorial representative several times. No contest will be made for the nominations for the post of territorial representative. George B. Grigsby, democratic incumbent, is the only democratic aspirant. Senator Dan Sutherland, Fairbanks, is the only re. publican in the race against him. VANCOUVER POST ELECtS Ray Becman Chosen Commander by Former Service Men. VANCOUVER. Wash, March 30. (Special.) Ray Beeman was , elected commander of Smith-Reynolds post, American Legion, at the election held last night. He will succeed Dale Mc Mullern, the first commander, who is not a candidate for election. Rich ard Yeatman, who has been post ad jutant for several months past, was elected to succeed himself. William O'Neill was elected vice-commander; Harry Teagarten. finance officer; Louis Schaefer, historian, and D. Rog ers, chaplain. The executive ooara chosen are: Louis James, Harry Brace, Louis Schaefer, Dale McMullen and A. G. Berry. RETURN HOME BELATED Aberdeen Kaval Officer on Fur , lough; Enlisted in 1917. ABERDEEN, Wash-, March SO. (Special.) Lieutenant Adolph Bloom of the navy, who Is here on furlough, is among the few Aberdeen men still in service. Lieutenant Bloom left Grays Har bor early in 1917. After his enlist ment he was sent to the American mine-sweeping base at Lorlent, where be was stationed until the signing of the armistice. After that he was ith the transport corps which brought back the men from France, and then, this task being completed, he again went Into the mine area, re maining until it was cleared. S. & H. Green Holman 9ual Co. !-Adv,, Stamps ror cash. Main 3ti. ttO-tL union, unless the United Fruit com' pany ceased using union float men to unload its boats. Deep-sea longshore men are on strike against the com pany which is employing strike breakers. WASHIXGTOX, March 30. The serious effect of a continuation of the longshoremen's strike upon the food situation In the larger cities of New York and New England caused the department of labor to take the Ini tiative in moving toward a settlement, it was said today at the department. Coming at a season when, normally, great quantities of early fruits, vege tables and other foodstuffs would be moving from the south, the strike threatened to block completely the coastal transportation lines by which most of this traffic is moved. Invitations to Friday's conference were telegraphed to officials of a dozen steamship heads centering in New York, Boston and New Orleans, and to heads of a score of locals la the longshoremen's union. Informa tion furnished the department today indicated that 20,000 men were out in 14 ports on the Atlantio and- gult coasts. a declaration from the German gov ernment concerning the terms of oc cupation of the neutral zone by Ger man troops. The premier immediately expressed to or. von Mayer formal reservations, and added that, accord ing to his Information, it was doubtful 11 tno occupation or the Ruhr was indispensable. It was only in case occupation and consequent infraction of article 44 of the peace treaty could not be avoided that the guarantees orrerea by the German government came into play. The matter, he said. required further elucidation. DANES THREATEN STRIKE OPPONENTS OF NEW CABINET TO DECIDE ACTION TODAY. Trades Union Federation Considers Calling General Walkout to Enforce Demands. HINDU HELD FOR MURDER MAX CAUGHT BOARDING TRANS-PACIFIC STEAMER. Slaying of Three Laborers on Jer sey Island in Sacramento River Is Charged. MARTINEZ, Cal., March 30. Maher Singh, a Hindu, who is wanted in con. nection with the killing of three other Hindus, Bran Singh, Dhetan Singh and Isher Singh, on Jersey lal- and in the aacramento river, Septem ber 16, lslt, was arrested by Sheriff R. R. Veale of Contra Costa county aa be was about to board a trans-Pa cific steamer .in San Francisco today, the sherifrs office here was informed. Maher Singh was traced to many points in Oregon and Washington be fore the sheriff received information that he would board a vessel at San Francisco for the East Indies. One of the men was shot and killed as he lay asleep In his bunk. The other two were warned of the coming of the slayer but he trapped them in a room and hot them down despite their pleas for mercy, the sheriffs office said. The shooting was said to have been the result of a feud between two fac tions of Hindu laborers on the island. PEST THREATENS FIELDS Millions of Army Worms Heading for Imperial Valley. EL CENTRO, Cal., March 30 Mil lions of army worms, reported travel ing toward the green fields of Impe rial valley from the desert west of Dixieland, will be met and fought by ranchers, who are preparing to place poison on the bridges across Irriga tion ditches and so prevent the entry of the worms. Where the worms came from is not known. The desert is reported cov ered with them over an area of sev eral square miles. They seem to be moving in a never- ending migration to the growing crops. Where the worms have crossed paved highways automobiles skid as on a greased pavement. COPENHAGEN. March SO. The Trades Union federation today post poned until tomorrow the decision whether to call a general strike. The social democratic parliamentary group has Issued a manifesto pro testing against the king's dismissal of the cabinet and summoning the people at the elections to overthrow his re actionary designs." The manifesto says: "Out watchword is drastic democ ratization of our constitution a re public and a one-chamber system with suffrage at the age of 21." A crowd estimated to number 200,- 000 attended a meeting tonight or ganized by the socialists in protest against the action of King Christian in dissolving the Zahle cabinet, the old organization. King Christian today announced his refusal to comply with the ultimatum ef the social democrats demanding the reinstatement of the Zahle minis try, dismissed by the king, and other action in connection with the gov ernment crisis. The demand was made under threat of a general strlke- The action demanded included the Immediate summoning of the rigsdag and the restoration of constitutional conditions. Socialist and trade anion repre sentatives who conferred with King Christian last night demanded im mediate reinstatement of the-Zahle ministry, an- immediate call for a meeting of the rigsdag and the In troduction once more of constitution al conditions in this country. Crowds in the public squares up to an early hour this morning were raising cries for the establishment of a republican form of government for Denmark. Slight disturbances oc curred while soldiers were occupying one of the squares. M. Rovslng, one of tie ministers in the new cabinet formed to take the place ef the Zahle ministry, wa reported today as saying the new government intended holding elec tions before summoning the parlia ment to consider the question o Flensberg, the principal town in the second plebiscite zone. The Zahle ministry considered the question o disposing of the second zone, settled in favor of Germany by the recen plebiscite. The opposition, however, insisted there should be at leapt pro. visional Internationalization of Flens berg and the second sone. The new cabinet just formed is headed by M. Liebe, an advocate In the high court who takes the posts of premier and minister of justice Commander Konow, under the title of minister of defense, assumes the port folio of both war and marine min istries, and also provisionally takes over the foreign portfolio. Professor Thorkid Rovsing is mln ister of education: state councillor M on berg, minister of. traffic; M. Oxholm. minister of the interior, and also provisionally minister of agri culture-: 1 M. Hjerlhansen, finance; M, Hasszradejuensen, worship. LOWDEY SECOND CHOICE OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS. McAdoo Far Ahead of All Rivals Among Democrats; League Main Issue. (Copyright, 1919. by the Sun and New York (Herald. Published by arrangement.) NEW YORK. March 31. The 13 del egates from Mississippi to the repub lican national convention in Chicago will vote for Major-General Leonard Wood for presidential candidate if they follow nut the preferences of that state as Indicated in the poll of the county leaders as taken by the Sun and New York Herald. Governor Lowden or Illinois Is as clearly the second choice as Wood is the first. Apparently they know no other can didates in Mississippi other than Wood, Lowden and Harding. The gen eral got approximately 73 per cent of all the "first-choice" ballots, while Lowden captured 17 per cent and the Ohio senator 10 per cent. William G. McAdoo Is far and away ahead of his rivals for the democratic preference for president, according to the reports of the republican leaders. Herbert Hoover is next, with Attor ney-General A. Mitchell Palmer being the only other democratic possibility mentioned. There was much evidence that the democrats were in a state of confusion, as is apparent elsewhere. The league of nations will be the paramount issue in the campaign, ac cording to the sentiment of republic ans in Mississippi. Next to this comes "Americanism." WITNESS HIDES IDENTITY LONG DISCUSSION' FAILS SOLVE MYSTERY. TO Incident Occurs During Trial of Former French Premier Cail laux on Charge of Treason. PARIS, March 30. The mystery of the identity of the Buenos Aires wit ness in the case of former Premier Joseph Caillaux, on trial before the high court of the senate on the charge of treason, was still unsolved after two hours of discussion this after noon. The prosecution maintained the witness was Leon Manuel Rosenwald. born in Rio Janeiro In September. 1857, and at present an editor of Buenos Aires. The defense charged that he was Leon Cahen, born at Sar reguemines, Alsace, in 1S51. and bad been convicted of embezzlement, for which he served a term in jail before departing for South America. Rosenwald, early In the trial, testi fied that Caillaux, in 1917, told him France must make peace "immedi ately at any cost" and that "she could not continue the sacrifices of the last three years." One of the witnesses for Caillaux, Daniel Levy, an Alsatian, testified re garding Rosenwald's alleged identity and conviction. Levy was present In court today and asked to be confronted with Rosen wald, but the latter did not appear. EARNINGS ARE $4,603,208 National Leather Makes More Than 15 Per Cent in Six Months. CHICAGO, March 30. Earnings of the National .Leather company, organ ized last year to take over the tan ning properties of Swift & Co., were $4,603,208 in the last six months of 1919, according to the first report. made public today. Distribution sales for the full year were J8S.000.000. The earnings, nearly all of which were put into reserves, were equal to 15.34 per cent on the $30,000,000 capi tal stock for the six-months' period. Tax Revision Proposed. WASHINGTON. March 30. Propo sals for revision of federal tax sched ules induing possible repeal of excess profits and other taxes Imposed dur ing the war will be considered Thurs- ay at a joint meeting or the senate finance committee and the bouse ways and means committee. Author Off for Siberia. SAN FRANCISCO, March SO. Her bert Quick, author and former them- er of the federal farm loan board, left for Vladivostok today on the FOR YOUNG MEN AND MEN WHOSTAYYOUNO rjw?mKr2i&M 1 :;,jrMy ttt-t; ; fFms - ,j?k 1 5 - w ' I " U r'' I it 1 ' - - 3 c t:s::!:K-:.sa:ss:5S4::-J ': i; f v , ' f - V, W v' , j L ' i ' ivriTOHiiinmni l j tm ,MmmtMmmiM a and workmanship are of major importance. All-wool fabric will keep you warm and the pattern may be pleasing. but converting the fabric into a garment that has better styje, fit and finish is crafts manship above the ordinary and identifies Society Brand. 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