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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIIj 1, 1920 n IS ISOLATED; ALLIES MOT ENTER Krupp Factories Idle on Order of Reds. FRANCE ACTS UNAIDED Germany's Request to Send Troops Into Valley Denied by Jlillerand. RU 'l'.V LOXDON, March 81. The Essen i correspondent of the London Times, telegraphing: from Cologne today, says he, was forced to go to Cologne, as the Ruhr valley Is Isolated from the rest of the world, there being no trains, telegraph communication . or telephones. Several factories are " still in operation, although all are picketed by red guards. The workers of Dusseldorf refused to strike and it was reported at Ea sen that the Bochum workers had taken similar action. The reds or dered Krupps to cease work yester day and the huge factory was lying Idle, to the disgust of the workers. The supreme workers' council sent a . delegation to Cologne Monday to Inform the allies that the reichswehr troops were advancing Into the Ruhr basin without the entente powers" permission and requested them either to order that this invasion cease or occupy the Ruhr territory themselves. As the delegates threaten to blow up the factories and mines unless the entente takes action, it will possibly be necessary for the allies to occupy the Ruhr district. Reporting a visit to the red front, the correspondent says the discipline of the red guards seems to have im proved and they are determined not ; to surrender their arms unless possi bly to the allies: but their line is thinly held and often disconnected. There is a lack of artillery and ma chine guns, and, above all, food and ammunition. He- is convinced that ; the reds could not withstand a serious ' attack for an hour. The. correspondent reports that Dortmund . is surrounded by the reichswehr and is expected to fall at any moment. The inhabitants are en tirely without food. PARIS, March 31. The direct nego tiations between the French and German governments, without the participation of the other allies, de veloped in the exchange of communi cations today concerning the question g( the occupation of the Ruhr valley, are regarded here as of extraordinary significance. ,r. Von Mayer, the German charge, ( made his request for permission to send troops today in the Ruhr region to the French government alone, and . to M. Millerand as premier of France and not as a member of the allied su preme council. Premier Millerand's refusal of the request, delivered today, is in the name of the government of ' the French republic without allusion to the entente powers. CITY FIGHTS FDR POWER CKNTRALIA OBTAINS INJUNC TION At; A INST COMPANY. Current Will Not Be Shut Off Threatened Pending Settle ment of Case. CENTRAL! A. Wash.. March 31. (Special.) The city of Centralis to day obtained an Injunction to prevent the North Coast Power company, which furnishes Juice to the city, from cutting off the service. The power company recently asked the public service commission to grant an increase in rates charged the city, and pending the decision by the serv ice commission the city commission l.eld up payment of its January and February bills. Managrer Schoel of the power company notified tie city that unless the bills wee paid in full by 11 o clock, this morning the service would be cut off at midnight tonight. Yesterday the commission allowed the bills in full under protest, but deducted $1645.40 as a penalty for a suspension of service "in December, when the company ran out of coal. The city is combatting the increase in rates on the grounds that it is buying current under contract, which does not expire until October, 1920. LLOYD GEORGE RAPS U. S. Contlnaed From First Page.) parliament's enemies in Ireland by which they might, under the guise of constitutional law, attain results which would be absolutely fatal to the empire. Sir Edward said he would not vote for the bill, but would not- do anything to prevent the bill be coming a law. Referring to the assassinations In Ireland. Sir Edward asserted he did not believe it was his own country men who were in these assassinations. He believed they were committed by ill-conditioned men from America. . 1 A i , 1 . v iiu iiau i-uint3 LmcK. ntre to carry on propaganda which was going on in America ana wnich the British peo ple never took the slightest trouble to answer. Premier Defends Measure. Replying to arguments against the Irish home rule bill. Premier Lloyd George aeciarea mat the government rad every reason to be satisfied with tne course of the debate, as it dem onstrated that the government's plan was the only one that held the field. The difficulty of the problem, said the premier, was that no proposals which would be acceptable to any party in this country would be ac cepted by any party In Ireland. If the people of Ireland were asked what plan they would accept, declared Mr. Lloyd George, they would say by an emphatic majority: "We want independence- and an . Irish republic." The premier Insisted there was no use of talking about self-determination, since those who supported it raus-t go to the full length of granting an Irish republic. Self-Determlnalon limited. "Self-determination," continued the ' premier, "does not mean that every part of the country, which has been acting together for 100 years, should have the right to 6ay:' " 'We mean to set up a separate re public' There must be a limit to the application of any principle; other wise it might be carried to every lo cality in every country throughout the world." Mr. Lloyd George asserted that no one had accepted the plan of former Premier Asquith, dealing with the suggestion of John R. Clynes. Labor, - for a constituent assembly. The pre- mier emphasized that the previous Irish convention had failed and asked if it were likely that the assembly proposed by Mr. Clynea would be any more successful. Since any proposal which the Irish opinion would by a large majority accept would not be accepted by any party In Great Brit ain, Mr. Lloyd George declared, there fore the government must exercise its judgment for the United Kingdom and the whole empire in order to come to the wisest conclusion possible. The premier reiterated his declara tion that the government plan held the field because it recognized the fact that the house would not satisfy Irish opinion in Its present state with out destroying the essential unity of the kingdom. . The demand in Irelaid for the moment was for independence and secession, not self-government.- Mr. Lloyd George said he wanted to say to "our American friends" that Eamonn de Valera was putting .for ward the same claim in exactly the Bame language as Jefferson Davis, ami that some of the men who voted for the Irish self-determination motion in the senate the other day had ancestors who fought to death against conced ing to the. southern states of America the very demand they are now sup porting for Ireland. Demands Held Impossible. The acceptance of that demand, de clared the premier, would never come. It was a demand which, if persisted in, he said, would lead to exactly the same measures of re pression as in the case 6f the south ern states of America. Great Britain, he declared, claimed nothing more than the United States had claimed for themselves. Great Britain, he added, would stand on its own legs. There were certain powers which might be conferred upon Ireland when she settled down to an established union and accepted partnership with the United Kingdom, said the premier, but if they were given at the present they would only be wasted, to. the harm of the union and of herself. It would be placing dangerous weapons in the hands of an infuriated people, he declared. The premier concluded by saying he believed 1 the bill would result in bringing about the union of the north and the south, union with Protestants .and Catholics, union with Great Britain, and Ireland. POLICE BARRACKS ATTACKED Fierce Fight Develops and Many Raiders Reported Wounded. SKIBBEEREXE, County Cork. Ire land, March 31. More than 100 armed men attacked the police barracks at Durrus, seven miles southwest of Bantry, County Cork, with rifles and petrol bombs last night. A portion of the building was blown up and two policemen were wounded, one seriously. .;: After a fierce fight the raiders. some of whom are believed, to have been wounded, were driven off. FAKERS INVADING CANADA k Inspectors Ordered to Watch for Proprietary Medicines. WASHINGTON. March 31. Manv "sure cure" medicine fakes, driven from the United States by the fed eral food and drugs act, have IrrVaded Canada, the department of agricul ture said today in announcing that inspectors had been Instructed to watch proprietary medicines imported from Canada. The food and drugs act applies to imported, as well as domestic manu facturers, and in some respects is more stringent as to imported arti cles, the statement said. FRIEND'S AND FOES JOLTED (Continued From First Pig.) on the part of Senator McKellar to make it sound unintelligent," sarcas tically remarked a Hoover partisan who had heard the discussion. As to the effect on other candi dates, interest centers for the time in California, where Mr. Hoover is pit ted squarely against Hiram Johnson for that state's 26 republican dele gates. It is watched principally for its effect on the Johnson candidacy, because of the likelihood of the Cali fornia senator's being compelled to withdraw from his active campaign in eastern states to save his own state from slipping away. Wood Counted Beneficiary. General Wood is regarded as the probable beneficiary, because much of the fire which has been directed at him by-Johnson and Senator Borah is now likely to 'be turned upon Hoover. In assailing Wood, Senator Borah had no special prejudice against the gen eral, but he does abhor Herbert Hoover. It was confidently asserted he.re today that had Mr. Hoover de clared himself a week sooner, Sena tor Borah would never have wasted any ammunition on General wood. The Idaho senator is expected im mediately to attack Hoov.er on the score of alleged pro-British sympa thies, to which the instant reply of Mr. Hoover's friends will be that at the worst the former food administra tor lias never been accused of being pro-German. Striet party men, who are now divided between Wood, Lowden and Harding, it is anticipated, will be disposed to get together, and Wood is pointed to as the logical man on whom to concentrate, being the one candidate who combines a very large element of old party regulars with a strong former Roosevelt following. Jersey Senator Pleases. "I am glad Mr. Hoover has finally found the asylum of a party," said Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, a republican. "I congratulate him on his judgment and choice. I agree with him that it is the only party to be long to. It is within the province of any man to aspire to the office, be he railsplitter or canal-boat tower. It is up to the sentiment of the country to consider whether Mr. Hoover ia the man deeired. He did a great work in Belgium in relieving the suffering there. I should not care to comment beyond that on Mr. Hoover prior to action by the republican national con vention." Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, a re publican, said: "I am glad to have people join the republican party. Further than that I have nothing to say of Mr. Hoover." "Is that a fact? asked benator Spencer, of Missouri, republican, when informed of Mr. Hoover's telegram. "Well," he continued, "it shows his good sense, but it takes two to make a bargain." New Is Not Surprise. "I heard three or four days ago that this was coming," said Senator New of Indiana, republican. "I am not surprised. I think Mr. Hoover will be welcome if he wishes to be a member of the republican party." Senator Kendrick of Wyoming, a democrat, said: "It helps some to know what party he belongs to. 1 don't care to comment beyond that at this moment." Senator Phelan of California, demo crat, was surprised, but said there was nothing he cared to say. Representative Fess of Ohio, chair man of the republican congressional committee, said: "In view of Mr. Hoover's plea in 1918 that the only leadership in the world was President Wilsons, I should think he would now find it embarrassing to seek the nom ination of a party which he then tried to defeat. Representative Charles A. Mooney of Ohio, a democrat, said It seemed to him "that things have been working around for. the last few days to the point where Mr. Hoover would become a republican. . . M ES OPERATORS E SCALE Workers Agree to $200,000,- 000 Increase Awarded. PUBLIC TO PAY BILL I Operators Insist That Production Will Xot Be Such That Prices Can Be Kept Down.- NEW YORK March 31. The nego tiations for a new agreement for the bituminous coal miners were brought to a close this afternoon when the general scale committee of operators and miners of the central competitive field ratified ,a contract embodying the award of President Wilson's coal commission. This new agreement, which in volves a wage increase of 27 per cent, becomes effective tomorrow morning and will continue in force for a period of two years. -00,000,000 Increase Granted. Wage increases totaling approxi mately 1200,000,000 annually are granted the workers in the new agreement, which affects about 400, 000 soft coal diggers. Despite contention of workers that Increases should be borne by the op erators without additional costs to the public, the mine owners tonight re iterated their announcement th-i pres ent coal prices will be bosoted from 65 cents to $1.50 per ton at the mines. Representatives of the miners also produced statistics, tonight to show the increases were "unwarranted." They declared that present prices were "no reflection of what the miners received in Increases," as the total increase to the men since 1913 was but 47 cents per ton, while the "increase in the cost of coal averaged from $1.11 before the war to $2.70." Production Held Short. T. L. Lewis, secretary of the New River Coal Operators' association of West Virginia, declared today that the operators were "justified" In in creasing prices because of the increase in wages, cost of equipment and over head expenditures. "There is no possible chance of pro duction during the next year coming anywhere near to meeting the de mand," Mr. Lewis said. The coal fields at the present time are affected by this labor shortage, he said, and it is gradually "growing worse." The agreement ends with a resolu tion that "an interstate joint con ference be held prior to April 1, 1922; the time and place of holding such meeting Is referred to a committee of two operators and two miners from each state herein represented together with the international officers of the United Mine Workrs' organization." Miners Are Satisfies. Although the mine workers' of ficials tailed to receive the principal demand with which they entered the conference here the raise in the pa-y of day men from the $1 a day award by the commission to $1.35 they ex pressed general satisfaction tonight that the agreement had been signed. On the question of wage Increase for day laborers, John L. Lewis, in his address to the conference, de clared that he believed that ttie coal commission had made a "serious blunder" in failing to award a higher rate to this class of workers. HeJ contended that the increase of 27 per cent to tonnage workers is "alto gether disproportionate to the In crease awarded the day workmen." BRA KEM EX VOTING OS STRIKE Rock Island Brakemen Demand Some Changes in Rales. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 31. A strike, effective next Sunday evening, April 4, has been voted by brakemen on the entire system of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific roalroad, it was announced today by W. D. Jackson of Little Rock, state chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Of Arkansas. CHICAGO, March 31. W. D. Jack son of Little Rock has no authority to speak for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, with which the brakemen of the Rock Island system are affil iated, and no strike has been voted, A. F. Whitney, vice-president of the brotherhood, announced here today. A strike vote is being taken, but it is not returnable until April 2. It will be canvassed and the result an nounced here, Mr. Whitney said. No question of wage scale enters into the negotiations, he added. The men are asking for new rules regard ing working conditions and for cor rection of violations of several rules. The Rock Island is the only road affected, Whitney stated. PILOTS VOTE TO STRIKE Tie-Up of Harbor Traffic Threat ened in New York. NEW YORK, March 31. A com plete tie-up of harbor traffic at this port was threatened tonight when the American Association of Master Mates and Pilots, with a membership of 28,000, voted to strike at 7 o'clock tomorrow to enforce demands for an eight-hour day. While the strike was called only on lighters, tugs and ferryboats of the Erie railroad, Captain William A. Maher, vice-president of the union predicted that before tomorrow nigh the walkout would spread to all other railroad lines. The strike, coming at the same time as that of coastwise longshore men, at present will affect only 450 men employed by the Erie railroad Engineers and port and terminal workers also will be affected, accord tng to Maher. PEACE PACT IS PROPOSED (Continued From First Page.) pointed out, but republicans predicted that there would be no difficulty in Sure Relief 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief rSE Li-ANS SIGfJ WAG LsZS FOR INDIGESTION obtaining the necessary two-thirds vote to pass it over the veto. The resolution follow: "Whereas, the president of the United States, 'in the performance of his constitutional duty to give to con gress the information of the state of the union, has advised congress that the war with the imperial German government has ended. War Is Declared Ended. "Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress as sembled, that the state of war de clared to exist between the Imperial German government and the people of the United States by a joint resolu tion of congress approved April 6, 1917, Is hereby declared at an end. "Section T That in the interpreta tion of any provision relating to the date of the termination of the present war or of the present or existing emergency in any acts of congress. Joint resolutions or proclamations of the president containing provisions contingent upon the date of the ter mination of the war or of the pres ent or existing emergency, the date when this resolution becomes effec tive shall be construed and treated as the date of the termination of the war or of the present or existing emergency, notwithstanding any pro vision in any act of congress or joint resolution providing any other mode of determination of the date of the termination of the war or of the present or existing emergency. Reciprocal Trade Desired. - "Section 3 That with a ylew to se curing reciprocal trade with the Ger man government and Its nationals, for this purpose it is hereby provided that unless within 45 dayB from the date when this resolution becomes effective the German government shall duly notify the president of the United States that it has declared a termination of the war with the United States and that it waives and renounces on behalf of itself and its nationals any claim, demand, right or benefit against the United States, or its nations that it or they would not have the right to assert had the United States ratified the treaty of Versailles, the president of the United States shall have the power, and it shall be his duty, to proclaim the fact that the German government has not given tne notifications hereinbefore mentioned and thereupon and until the president shall have proclaimed the receipt of such notification com mercial intercourse between the United States and Germany and the making of loans or credits and the furnishing of financial assistance or supplies to the German government or the inhabitants of Germany, di rectly or indirectly, by the govern ment or the inhabitants of the United States, shall, except with the license of the president, be prohibited. Violations Provided For. Section 4 That whoever hn -nrii- fully violate the foregoing prohibi tion, whenever .the same shall be in force, shall upon conviction be finad not more than $10,000, or, if a -natural- iea person, imprisoned for not more nan two years or both, and the officer director or agent of any corporation who knowingly particinaten In .,.!, violation shall be punished by a like fine. Imprisonment or both, and any property, funds, securities, papers or other articles or documents or any vessel, together with her tackle ap parel, furniture and equipment, con cerned In such violation shall be forfeited to the United States section b That nothing waiver by the United Stat r .. i)iiviiege, indemnities, repa- r i. V. . I "lM lo wnich the United fatates has become entitle der the terms of the armistice, signed .,1, ..i, Jsla, or which were ac- Mui.cu, in possession of the i.mii.cu ouiira oy reason of its partici pation in -the war or otherwise, and w..o, ..u.iiures, penalties and seizures Imposed or made by the o4-i are nereby ratified, con firmed and maintained." V. S. PARTICIPATION PUZZLES ft Selection of Delegates, if Any, Not Made by Department. PARIS. March 31. The reui.mr.ti,,.. -r. me oiluiih oi tne peace conference wnicn now seems definitely set for April xu or li at San Remn i.i brings up the question whether the united states will be represented and If so, by whom. Hugh C. Wallace, the American ambassador to France, has been Bitting in the peace conference sessions held in Paris, and Ambassa dor John W. Davis at London. They are sitting not as active dele gates, but by courtesy of the repre sentatives of the allied powers, sa that they may keep in touch with the course of the negotiations and thus be ready either to take part in them oniciany or to acquaint new Amer can delegates if any are appointed should the United States resume its piace at tne peace conference table. ban Remo. however, is situated in tne territory of America's recently appointed diplomatic representative Ambassador Robert Underwood John son, and it is doubtful if Ambassador Wallace will journey to San Remo and resume his place as an interested spectator at the conference table. It is possible that Mr. Johnson mav lane mat post. No instructions have been received at the American embassy at Paris in this connection from the state de partment. Everything is in readiness at San Kemo lor tne arrival of the delegates and numerous telegraph instruments nave oeen installed for the corre spondents. Premier Lloyd Geortre Anarew uonar Aaw and tsarl Curson nave reservea apartments for them selves ana their staffs. SENATOR UNDER KNIFE Chamberlain Has Abcess Kcmoved From Klglit Ear. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Mar.ch 31. United States Senator Chamberlain of Oregon was operated upon this afternoon for an abcess in the right ear. The trouble was the result of a severe cold from which the senator has been suffering for several days. When an operation appeared to be necessary this morning efforts were made to take him to a hospital. All hospitals to which entrance was sought being filled to capacity, the -over folks ill .mill. Hmsmujisjiili . mm ir i nnni n itw sr r Buddha Let Me Bo-La-Bo Harem aWtUkaM (sssUBBBssattsaaBal operation was performed at his resi dence. The specialist attending; him said that the senator will be con fined to his room for some time. EXTRAVAGANT ERA AT END (Continued From First Page) speaking, caution and conservatism are called for and the efforts to re strict the volume of credit have been only partially successful. As a re sult high interest rates and a relative scarcity of funds will continue to pre vail during the period in which the country is endeavoring to expand Us productive capacity and to overcome the relative loss of progress result ing from war limitations upon invest ment and production." Oil Business Expands. MOOSE JAW, Sask. At least 300, 000 will be expended in southern Sas katchewan this year in warehouses, tanks and extensions, by the Imperial Oil company. Coral Atoll Uninhabited. PAGO PAGO, American Samoa. Governor Terhune of American Samoa lias just returned from Rose island. a million do . o Ill m ''" Htfl J.USIJ ll.Jll M IHi.iyiin.il. 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