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TIIE MORNING OREGOJ
WEDNESDAY, ArfJJI, 7, 1920
BATTLE OVER PEACE
E
BUS
PROMISED
Resolution to End Status of
War Introduced.
FIGHT OPENS TOMORROW
Congress' Power to Declare Peace
Questioned by Democrats, l"p
lield by Republicans.
WASHINGTON. April 6. The ma
jority report of the house committee
on foreign relations recommending
adoption of the resolution declaring
the state of war with Germany at an
end was introduced today by Chair
man Porter, accompanied by a special
rule providing: for nine hours' debate,
under which it will be taken up in
the house Thursday. The minority
report, prepared by Representative
Flood of Virginia, ranking democratic
member of the committee, will be in
troduced tomorrow.
There was some debate in the house
during which it was indicated that
the democrats would vote almost sol
idly against the resolution. Repre
sentative Venable, democrat, Missis
sippi, attacked the constitutional
power of congress to take such action,
characterizing it as an attempted
usurpation of the treaty-making func
tions, while Representative Mondell,
republican leader, asserted that as
congress had the power to create a
condition of war it had the power
to end it.
Authoritien Are Cited.
The majority report recited a num
ber of authorities on international
law to support the committee's con
tention that there were three methods
of terminating a belligerent status
by treaty, by conquest and subjuga
tion of one combatant or by the mere
cessation of hostilities so long con
tinued that It is evident that there Is
no intention of resuming them."
It has become "the plain duty of
congress" to declare "the admitted
fact" that the war with Germany
was ended, the report said.
"There has been," it continued, "a
complete suspension of hostilities on
both sides without any intention of
resuming them. Congress is clearly
exercising powers which are within
its constitutional rights in recogniz
ing and declaring that the war is at
an end. As, by the resolution of April
6. 1917, congress officially recognized
the fact that war had been thrust
upon us, so now it becomes the duty
of congress to give official recogni
tion to the fact that the war Is ended.
I'.nd of War Power Vrnrd.
"Moreover, the general welfare of
the United States imperatively de
mands that all uncertainty upon this
subject shall cease and that the ex
traordinary war powers of the gov
ernment shall be vacated and set
aside."
"The laws conferring extraordinary
powers upon the president for the
duration of the war are still in full
force and effect, and constitutional
rights are still suspended. Many of
these laws are extremely drastic and
could be justified only as war neces-
aities, but since the war has. in fact,
long since ceased, the justification for
these laws no longer exists.
"The effect of this resolution on all
of the war legislation will be pre
cisely the effect that the ratification
and proclamation of the treaty would
have had. Laws that were to be in
force for the period of the war would
have ceased with the president's proc
lamation. Under this resolution they
will cease with the date of Its pass
age. Other Laws to Continue.
"On the other hand, laws that were
to continue in effect for a time after
the ratification and proclamation of
the "t reaty of peace will continue in
effect for the specified time after the
passage of this resolution. The reso
lution, therefore, has no effect upon
existing laws other than the effect
that the ratification and proclamation
of the treaty would have had."
"Section 3 provides for the resump
tion of reciprocal trade relations be
tween Germany and the United States
for a period of 45. days, and further
provides that such reciprocal trade, re
lations shall be permanently estab
lished when the president has ascer
tained and announced that Germany
has declared a termination of the war
and has made the renouncements on
behalf of itself and its nationals
which are specified in said section.
PwerdentB Held Followed.
"The placing of these conditions on
the permanent resumption of trade
with Germany is a reasonable exer
else of the power vested in congress
by the constitution 'to regulate com
merce with foreign nations.' In mak
ing certain legislation contingent on
a laci 10 oe ascertained and an
nounced by the president, this para
graph follows precedents established
in previous acts of congress, and espe
cially section 3 of the act of Octo
ber 1, 1S90 (the McKinley tariff act),
which was sustained by the supreme
court in the case of Field vs. Clark,
11J U.
"Section 4 provides a. penalty for
Tiolation of section 3 whenever the
prohibition provided by that section
. snau De in force.
"Section 5 maintains the riirhts to
which the United States has become
entitled under the terms of the armis
tice, or by reason of its participation
in me war or otherwise, and ratifies,
confirms and maintains all fines, for
feitures, penalties and seizures im
posed or made by the United States on
account ot me war."
progressing east 6f Dortmund, which
the first detachment has just entered
and where It advanced against con
siderably stronger detachments of
red guards on the Leunen-Kamen
mine. In the Hoerde district the
Wickede railway station has been
stormed by red guards, as also were
the Admiral and Glueckauf mines.
"Considerable plundering occurred
in Dortmund. At Essen the Krupp
provision department was robbed."
PARIS. April 6. Up to noon today
the French government had not re
ceived a reply from Great Britain and
Italy to its notification to them of
the occupation of - Frankfort, Darra
Btadt and other German cities In the
Rhiaeland.
German Envoy 3io tided.
The supposition in certain quarters
is that the communication made by
Hugh C. Wallace. American ambassa
dor, to Premier Millerand today, had
some relation to this fact, but nothing
is really known yet to support this
theory.
Premier Millerand today formally
notified Dr. von Mayer, the German
charge d'affaires, of the action of the
French government in ordering the
advance and informed him that as
soon as there had been complete
evacuation of the neutral zone by the
German troops the French would
evacuate the cities they had been
ordered to occupy. The premier's
note read:
"By my letter of April 2, I asked
you to make insistent representations
to your government to obtain the im
mediate withdrawal of the German
troops which unduly penetrated the
neutral zone fixed by article 32 of the
treaty of Versailles.
"My request having obtained no
result up to this time, I have the
honor of informing you that the gen
eral commanding in chief the army
of the Rhine has. received orders to
occupy Immediately the cities of
Frankfort, Hamburg, Hanau, Darm
stadt and Dieburg. This occupation
witf end as soon as the German troops
shall have completely evacuated the
neutral zone."
15,000 IDLE THROUGH
SWITCHMENS STRIKE
Walkout Branded Illegal by
- Trainmen Chief.
CHICAGO YARDS CRIPPLED
OPINION OF WILSOX WANTED
France Asks for Kxpression on Ad
vance in Germany.
WASHINGTON,' Aprii ' 6. (By the
Associated Press.) The French gov
ernment through Ambassador Jus
serand has asked for an expression
of opinion by President Wilson as to
the French occupation of cities in
he neutral zone beyond the Rhine.
It has learned today that the
French ambassador presented a state
ment of the French position to Secre-
ary Colby yesterday and asked that
t ba communicated to the president.
Presumably this was the communica
tion referred to in recent press dis
patches from Paris as having been
sent to the American, British and
Italian governments.
At the state department todav it
was said that the United States had
made no statement with regard . to
the advance of the French forces and
that it was unlikely that any would
be made for the present at least. The
position of the American government
was described as that of merely an
interested spectator.
Officials said Great Britain anrl
Italy had taken the same view as the
united stales, that there was no oh-
jection to the movement of German
troops into the Ruhr district to quell
disturbances there provided they were
n unarawn as soon as normal condi
tions had been restored.
PROCLAMATION SENT TO r. S.
French General Gives Reasons for
Move on Germany.
WASHINGTON. April 6. The text
of the proclamation issued by General
Dcgoutto in extending the occupation
of the French army of the Rhine was
received here from Paris today and
maae puoiic Dy the French embassy.
It said:
'The German government yielding
to the pressure of the military party,
has launched a hasty offensive of the
German troops against the working
population of the Ruhr basin. In
doing so, it has violated one of the
most Imperative and most solemn
stipulations of the peace treaty.
jh me conversations which have
been taking place to this day, the
French government has made all ef
forts in order to dissuade the German
government from undertaking that
military action, which a little moder
ation would have made it possible to
avoid.
"The reichwehr troops have none
the less invaded the Ruhr basin and
the government of the French repub
lic feels compelled to secure guaran
tees in order to bring the Berlin gov
ernment over to respect its signature.
nave thus been instructed to order
the immediate occupation of the cities
of Frankfort, Homberg, Hanau, Darm
stadt and. Diebourg.
While proceeding to that occupa
tion, I wish to assure you that it does
not involve any hostile thought
toward the labor populations of this
region. Its only purpose is to insure
the execution of the treaty.
"It will come to an end as soon as
the troops of the reichswehr have
completely evacuated the neutral
zone."
GERMANS CAPTURE ESSEN
(Continugtl From Klrst Pase.l
necessity for the above measures and
hopes repression will not be neces
sary.
BKHi'iA. April 6. The German
forces in the Ruhr district; according
to information from the minister of
war to the Inter-allied commission of
control, comprise the following:
Twenty-six battalions of infantry.
nine squadrons or cavalry, 23 batter
ies, four companies of pioneers, two
companies of mine throwers, three
armored trains, one armored automo
bile, one squadron of airplanes, four
liaison sections, one searchlight eec
tion, four supply automobiles, one re
pair Hection.
Three Hundred Radical Are Killed.
The reds lost 300 killed in fighting
witn government troops near Pel
keen, southeast of Hamm, Westphalia
according to a 'dispatch from Hamm
to the Lokal Anzelger. Two armored
cars and one flying squadron partici
Dated in the action.
The progress of the German troops
into tne Ruhr region was chronicled
In the following official statement
today:
"The action of the police forces in
the Industrial region is proceeding
, according to plan. Regular troops
are present north of Bottrop. West
phalia, which has not yet been occu
pied. The clearing action is also
Trouble Laid to Discharge of Con
ductor, Head of "Renegade
Organization."
CHICAGO, April 6. Between 15.000
and 18,000 packing-house workers
were thrown out of employment today
by the unauthorized strike of switch
men in the Chicago switching district,
and further suspension of activities
was predicted by packing officials.
Receipts today at the stockyards
totaled 100 cars. The United States
bureau of markets reported tomorow's
receipts would be 84 cars.
A. F. Whitney, vice-president of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
announced that approximately 1000
switchmen from other cities had ar
rived to take the place of strikers
and that an additional thousand were
on the way. Another 24 hours, he said.
would see an end to the walkout,
which had largely halted freight
movement.
While the Chicago yardmen's union,
which called the strike, claimed 14,000
men were out. railroad officers placed
the number idle at 2500.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train
men tonight ordered all striking mem
bers to return to work Thursday or
suffer expulsion from the union.
STRIKE IS BRANDED ILLEGAL
Trainmen Head Says Walkout
Work of Renegade Organization.
" CLEVELAND, O.. April 6. W. G.
Lee. president of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, today Issued the
following statement regarding the
employment of brotherhood members
as union strikebreakers in the Chi
cago switchmen's strike:
"Regardless of reports issued by
John Gruneau, leader of the strike of
switchmen at Chicago, such strike is
illegal and members of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and others
will be fully protected in accepting
positions as switchmen or switch
tenders made vacant by such illegal
strike.
"The question of increased wages
had nothing to do with the present
trouble, but the removal of John Gru
neau from a position as yard con
ductor was the cause of a few switch- j
men in the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. I
Paul yard, who were members of a
renegade organization headed by Gru
neau. quitting work. The question of
increase in the wages was later in
jected for the purpose rff playing upon
the sympathies .of other train and
yard men, who naturally feel that the
federal railroad administration did not
grant fair and equitable wages during
government control."
NEW SCALE IS DISCUSSED
Mass Meeting Held at Toledo, O.,
to Work Out New Wage.
TOLEDO, O., April R. Increased
wage scales for railway trainmen and
switchmen were discussed at a mass
meeting of members of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and
Switchmen's union of North America
tonight. t
Switchmen under the present scale
are receiving from 63 to 65 cents an
hour. Compensation of $7 a day for
a helper, J7.50 for a night helper, the
same for a day foreman and 18 for
night foremen, were agreed upon as
the amount to be demanded. Th
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen is
demanding $6.90 for day men and
$7.30 for night men.
Turkey Forms New Ministry.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 6. A new
ministry has been formed with Damad
Ferid Pasha as grand vizier and min
ister of forelfcn affairs: Rechld Bev
as minister of the interior; Mehmed
Said Pasha as minister of war ad in
terim, and Ruchudi Effendi as minis
ter of Justice.
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POISON SENT COMMUNISTS
Former Hungarian Dictator Be
comes Sick but Recovers.
VIENNA, April 6. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An attempt has been
made to poison Bela Kun, former dic
tator of Hungary, and other com
munists interned at Steinhod. The
poison was concealed in a gift of
Easter sweetmeats. Kun and all
others 'were made ill, but are recov
ering. The gift has been traced to three
Hungarians, one of whom has been
arrested.
Farm Editors Organize.
CHICAGO, April 6. The American
Farm Papers Editorial association
was organized today with C. W. Pugs
ley. Lincoln. Neb., editor of the Ne
braska Farmer, as president. The
first annual meeting will be held in
St. Louis May 9, 1921. The organiza
tion was formed to promote the wel
fare of the members and the farming
interests and to obtain legislation
beneficial to the farming industry It
was announced.
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Astonishment has been expressed that a five
and ten-cent store is so successful on fashionable
Fifth Avenue.
Because the wealthy frequent the Avenue, it is
assumed that all are wealthy and that small coins
are disdained.
It is sometimes believed that open-handed pro
digality is an attribute of wealth. It m,ay be in
buying old masters, yachts or tiaras, but commer
cially the relatively poor are the "spenders."
In the circle of your own experience, who spends
most on patent leather shoes, "nobby clothes" or
other foibles ?
The market possibilities for luxuries has in
creased greatly in the past ten years.
The war-made "free spender" has raised his
standard of, living.
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TREASCRY OFFICIALS AGAINST
INCREASE OF DEBT.
Proposed Annual Sinking Fund for
Purchase of Liberty Bonds "ot
to Be Abandoned.
NEW YORK, April 6. Officials of
the United States treasury have let
it be known that they are opposed to
further bisc bond issues, either as pro
posed by William G. McAdoo, former
secretary of the treasury, or for the
purpose of paying bonuses to soldiers,
as proposed by some veterans of the
world war.
Nor will the plan to create from
taxation an annual sinking- fund ot
$250,000,000 for the purchase of lib
erty bonds be abandoned or post
poned. Mr. McAdoo proposed that this
latter plan for stabilizing the liberty
bond market be not taken up for two
years, and that -meanwhile there be
issued each year $1,000,000,000 in lone
term bonds to meet current expendi
tures, thereby making: it possible to
reduce taxation each of the two years
by that amount. Mr. McAdoo's ar
gument was that at the end of two
years Europe will be able to pay the
annual interest on her indebtedness to
the United States and that this ex
pected $300,000,000 a year will en
able the government to meet all cur
rent and debt charges without bur
dening too greatly the taxpayer.
It is believed -some arrangement
will be made for the next three years
to fund Europe's annual interest debt
into long-term obligations. Secretary
of the Treasury Houston says that
the- remainder of the credits to the
allied nations authorised by congress
will not be granted. Loans amount
ing to $9,659,834,649 of the $10,000.
000,000 authorized have already been
made.
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SAX LUIS OBISPO. Cal., April 6.
Frederick Forrest Peabody of Santa
Barbara, wealthy shirt manufacturer,
and Miss Kathleen Burke, who won
fame in Europe as a war worker,
were married here Monday by Superior
Judge Thomas A. Norton, at the Ho
tel Andrews. The bridegroom was at
tended by W. R. Kdwards. a personal
friend and banker of Santa Barbara,
and the bride by her mother.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs
Peabody left for a honeymoon at
Eawle's Nest on the Von Schroeder
ranch, which Mr. Peabody recently
acquired, near here.
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