VOL. LlIX 0. 18.535 Entered at Portland (Oregon)
I'...j PoBtoffice as Second-Class Matter.
I'OKTLAXU OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920
2G PAGES
TRICE FIVE CENTS
HOOVER IS OUT OF
SUGAR TO BE RAISED
ANOTHER NOTCH SOON
CHARGES AGAINST
HOUSER BASELESS
BISHOP COOKE CALLED
USURPER OF POWERS
PORTLAND PROPOSED
FOR AIR MAIL ROUTE
LIVES SAVED AS GIRL
GIVES FIRE WARNING
BAR CHAMBERLAIN
RUSSIAN TRADE
HELD LIMITLESS
Speakers Point Out Enor
mous Needs.
DREGON CAMPAIGN
ADVANCE TO 2 8 CEXTS XEXT
WEEK HELD LIKELY.
METHODIST SESSIOX IS ASKED
TO FIX ACCOUNTABILITY.
yiSK-HOCB RCX TO SAX FRAN"
CISCO IS CONSIDERED.
JAEGER APARTMENTS BLAZE
CAUSES $20,004 LOSS.
V
Managers Cease Efforts
in His Behalf.
WOULD FIGHT NO-LEAGUE
Primary Contest Should Be
for Principles, Not Men:
HOPES TO BEAT JOHNSON
Declares L'ffort for Mini us Candi
date Is Impractical Wants
League Delegates Chosen.
Herbert Hoover, candidate- for
president, has requested cessation of
all effort in his behalf during the pri
mary campaign in Oregon, asking
that his local management devote ex
clusive attention henceforth to the
selection of republican national con
vention delegates who are committed
to the principles of the league of
nations.
In taking this action he makes it
clear that his unselfish retirement
from the etatc primary is designed
to further a concerted expression, by
the republic voters of Oregon, for
the loague of nations with senate
reservations.
Move Aimed at Johnson.
Inasmuch as the only important
candidate before the voters of Ore
gon, representing "no-league" senti
ment, is Hiram Johnson of California,
the request of Mr. Hoover can be con
strued only aa an urgent request to
defeat Mr. Johnson at the local pri
mary of May 21. His action is not
understood, however, to be in any
sense a withdrawal from candidacy
before the Chicago convention.
Such is the construction placed
Troon a telegram received last night
from Mr. Hoover by Chester G.
Murphy, chairman of the Hoover re
publican club of Oregon, and O. C.
Letter, secretary, who declare that
his Instructions can have no other
interpretation. Mr. Murphy and Mr.
Letter acted Immediately In conform
ance with the instructions of Mr.
Hoover and cent the following mcs-
sago tn. reply:
"Tour telegram of today received.
Subordinating 6ur own desires, we
shall follow your wishes and etop our
campaign efforts in your behalf in
the Oregon republican primary, and
will, as requested by you, devote our
energies toward influencing the peo
plo of the state of Oregon to choose
only delegates to the republican na
tional convention who are committed
to the league of nations with senate
reservations. We are tonight releas
ing your message for publication in
tomorrow morning's papers."
Poindexter ot Considered.
Discussing the Oregon situation,
with reference to the league of na
tions significance, Mr. Hoover de
clared .in his message that the five
candidates appearing on the republi
can ballot render hazardous a proper
expression of united public sentiment
for the league. In the reference to
five candidates it 13 plain that Mr.
Hoover has not taken cognizance of
the retirement of Senator Miles Poin
dexter as a candidate, inasmuch as
the name of the latter, appeared on
ball6ts that were printed prior to
hia announcement of withdrawal.
"I understand there are five candi
dates on the republican ballot," runs
the message to Mr. Murphy and Mr.
Leiter, "all of whom have friends.
Some of these candidates are for and
some against the league. No one of
these candidates can withdraw. Cori-
BexrueDtly there will be a great split
in the votes between mere names re
sulting In the clouding of the vital
Issues. The total vote recorded
against the- no-league' candidates
may give some indication of Ore
gon's views and every effort should
b directed to this end rather than
to the advancement of my name."
Telecram Is Surprise.
When asked to comment further
upon Mr. Hoover's telegram, Mr.
Murphy and Mr. Leiter made the- fol
lowing statement:
"Mr. Hoover's telegram came as a
complete surprise to us, and is only
another evidence of his supreme fit
ness for the presidency of the United
States. It is an evidence of his will
ingness at all times to subordinate
self to the best Interests of the nation.
Wo have no further, comment tr make,
other than is contained In our tele
Craphlc reply to Mr. Hoover.
Asked regarding the attitude of the
local Hoover campaign strength to
ward any of the candidates who are
committed to the league with rcserva
tiona. both Mr. Murphy and Mr. Leiter
aid that they had no recommenda
tions to make with regard to repub
lic&n national convention delegates-
save that the weight of their effort
would be directed toward the selec
tion of delegates who are pledged to
presidential candidates favorable to
the league. 1
Extremes Are Opposed.
The text of the Hoover message to
nis Oregon management is as fol
lows, under date of New Tork, May 13:
"I beg to reply as follows to your
request for my views on various mat
tcrs arising in the Oregon primaries.
"The president has declared that the
democratic party must demand the ac
(CoacIuUnl uo page 0, Column 1.)
Housewives Could, if They Would,
Bear Market hy Boycott, Says
Local Jobber.
Some time next week the retail
price of sugar may climb to about
28 cents a pound, judging from the
actions of the raw sugar market in
the east at this time.
Yesterday New Tork refiners raised
their bids and bought, Cuban raw
sugar at 21 cents. The Pacific coast
refiners have agreed to pay Hawaiian
planters the New Tork price on the
day sugar arrives, and that means
that the California refiners, when they
make their next allotment of new
sugar from the islands, will charge
the jobbers 24 54 -Or 24 cents. The
jobbing price to the retailers will be
about 26 cents, or 1 cents over the
present price.
"There is no way to beat the re
finers' game," said a local jobberyes
terday, "unless the consumers of the
United States voluntarily agree to
boycott sugar for a certain length of
time, and this I doubt whether they
will do. The administration might
have settled the matter some months
ago and given us 9-cent sugar, but
for some reason it turned down the
opportunity and it is now too late for
such action.
"That the refiners are not 'averse
to paying the Cuban and Hawaiian
planters exorbitant prices for their
raw sugar is not-surprising when we
know that the stockholders in the big
American refineries are also stock
holders in the sugar plantations.
"If th6 housewives of America
would agree to boycott sugar for a
month it would bring about such a
slump in the market that no one could
complain about the price. The times
are too prosperous, however, to think
that this will be done."
dan McCarthy, 102, dead
Oldest Vaticnt at Stale Hospital
Parses at Salem.
SALEM, Or., May 13. (Special.)
Daniel McCarthy, 102 years of age and
the oldest patient at the state hos
pital here, died this afternoon. He was
committed to the old Hawthorne in
stitution in Portland in 1868 and re
mained there until 1883. when, with
other patients, he was transferred to
Salem. Nothing is known of Mc
Carthy's early life, as the records of
the Hawthorne institution were lost
in a fire which destroyed the struc
ture many years ago.
The Hawthorne institution was con
ducted by two Portland p'ioncer physi
cians, who had a contract with the
tate to care for its insane. McCarthy
had been in the state hospital for 62
years and based on the average per
capita expense, had cost the common
wealth approximately $10,600.
BRIDE, NOT STATE, WON
Senator Wise Goes From Hawaii on
One Mission, Completes Another.
HONOLULU. T. H., May 13. (Spe-(
rial.) Senator Wise, a territorial sen
ator and member of the commission
that went to Washington from the
island to seek statehood, is on the
mainland at present arranging a tour
for Hawaiian hula dancers. But that
is incidental.
The commission did not get state
hood but the senator obtained a bride.
for he and Edith McDowell of Okla
homa City, a fiction and feature
writer, were married recently. The
two met in Washington when the
commission from Hawaii visited the
capital.
Senator W'se'a first wife died over
six months ago.
GRAZING FEE FIGHT FAILS
Legislative Rider on Agricultural
Bill Goes Through.
WASHINGTON, May 13. Western
members of the house lost their fight
against a legislative rider to the ag
ricultural appropriation bill, which
they said would result in increased
grazing fees on fortst reserve lands.
By a vote of 148 to 134 the house
instructed its conferees on the bill
to insist on adoption of the original
house provision, eliminated by the
senate, which would direct the agri
cultural department to make an ap
praisement of Ahe value of the pastur
age on the national forests, the basis
of charges for granting permits.
MARSHALL TALK ANTI-DRY
Vice-President Thinks Star Session
Would Have Doomed Prohibition.
RICHMOND, Va., May 13. Vice
President Marshall, speaking today
before the Virginia Bar association,
declared that if national prohibition
had been considered by the senate in
secret session not 20 votes would have
been cast for it.
He asserted that there should be
less tinkering with the constitution
and expressed the opinion that con
stitutional amendments had "brought
a very large measure of evil to the
republic." -
FLOUR SOARS UP AGAIN
Another 50 -Cent Rise Announced
by Great Falls Millers.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 13.-
Flour advanced 60 cents a barrel in
Great Falls today, the wholesale
price being $15.50 per barrel, the
highest since 1917, when the price
was near $18.
This Is thej second 50-cent rise an
nounced by millers here since May 1.
Grain Corporation Offi
cial Exonerated.
FEDERAL INQUIRY FINISHED
Accused Held Entitled to Pub
lic Commendation.
TIME, SERVICE DONATED
Grand Jury Allegation of Manipu
lation, of Wheat Market Is
Wholly Discredited.
Vague and indefinite charges made
by a federal grand jury at Spokane
against the administration of Max H.
Houser as vice-president, of the Unit
ed States grain corporation are
wholly discredited and found to be in
every way baseless by United States
Attorney Humphreys of Portland,
who has completed an investigation
of these charges.
The report and findings of the
United States attorney were made
public yesterday, and disclose that
Mr. Houser not only is exonerated
from any charge of wrong doing, but
is entitled to universal public com
mendation because of hi3 sacrifice of
time and service to the nation while
it was at war with Germany.
Profits Declared Small.
"I find that Mr. Houser personally
and through his companies did not
make immense profits," reads a para
graph in the signed statement given
for publication yesterday by Mr.
Humphreys. "The profits were small.
There was no violation of law, no im
proper use by Mr. Houser of his posi
tion, and no evidence of manipulation
of wheat prices by officials of th
grain corporation.
"On the contrary, the evidence
shows that Mr. Houser sacrificed his
time and business to the work of the
grain corporation."
A resume of the charges and sub
sequent investigation shows that on
February 7, this year, a federal grand
jury sitting at Spokane, submitted a
report in which it accused Mr. Houser
of having manipulated the business o
the grain corporation with immense
profits to himself and milling com
panies. It also charged that present
high prices of grain products were
due to this alleged wrongful manipu
lation.
Houser Demands Inauiry.
Immediately following the publica
tion of this grand jury report, Mr.
Houser telegraphed to Washington
and demanded a full and complete in
vestigation of these charges. United
States Attorney Humphreys was in
structed by Attorney-General Palmer
to institute an inquiry and. report
findings as soon as possible.
Assisting Mr. Humphreys in his in
vestigation were William Eryon, chief
of the bureau of investigation of the
department of justice in this district,
and George R. Mayo, special bank ac
countant for the department of jus
tice. Included with the Humphreys'
report is a statement from Mr. Mayo,
dealing entirely with the financial
side of the investigation. His report
likewise disproves all charges made
against Mr. Houser.
The signed statement given for
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1 ' Sii ll'
Reappointment of District Superin
tendents, Violating Church
Discipline, Is Charged.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 13. It
was made known here today by Rev.
A. E. Poutch, pastor of the Warren
Methodist church, that a petition and
memorial had been filed asking that
acts of Bishop R. J. Cooke of the dio
cese of Montana, which includes Idaho,
who resigned at the Methodist gen
eral conference at Des Moines a few
days ago, be Investigated. -
The conference was requested to
answer the question, "Should the
bishop not be held strictly to account
for his bad precedent and usurpation
of power?"
The act charged is the reappoint
ment of district superintendents for
the seventh consecutive year In viola
tion of the church discipline. The
superintendents appointed were the
late Rev. W. W. Van Orsdel and the
Rev. J. A. Martin. The latter is now
at the general conference. The peti
tion and memorial is signed by the
Rev. F. A. Riggln, dean of the con
ference in which the alleged viola
tion occurred. Rev. J. A. Alford of
Valier, the Rev. Mr. Foutch of this
city. Judge R. W. Berry and A. J.
Flegal of the local church.
Bishop Cooke's resignation was an
nounced at Des Moines several days
ago.
LINE LAID TO LIGHTHOUSE
Keeper, Long Isolated, Today Will
Be Able to Talk to Shore.
ASTORIA, Or., May 13. (Special.)
The laying of the six miles of sub
marine telephone cable to connect the
Tillamook rock lighthouse with the
shore, was completed late yesterday
afternoon and the line will be con
nected ready for service by tomorrow
afternoon.
The cable was taken out by the
lighthouse tender Manzanita, Captain J
Moder, and the coast guard crew ran
a line from the vessel to the shore at
Kcola Beach, where George Walters,
Jack Mclrwin and. "Dutch" McCrosky
of the port of Astoria, pulled the
cable ashoro with a donkey engine.
The Manzanita is still at Tillamook
rock, assisting in making the proper
connection there.
This telephone cable will be con
nected at Kcola with the telephone
line extending to the coast guardyfita
tiotn' at Hammond 'anu to Asxvrr-a.
Within the next few days the Man
zanita will leave for St. Georges Reef.
Cal., where she will lay six miles of
telephone cable from the lighthouse
to the shore.
I NO AN A GOES FOR WOOD
Four l)clegafe-at-Large Increase
Pledges In- State to Ten.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., May 13. In
diana republicans in state convention
today by a margin of seven votes in
structed the four delegatcs-at-large
to the national convention to support
Major-General Leonard Wood for the
presidential nomination. The vote
was 753 to 746.
One of the closest contests was on
the question of instruction for the
"big four," the Wood forces winning
after the Marion (Indianapolis) coun
ty delegates had been polled twice.
Six district delegates to the na
tional convention in Chicago also
have been instructed for Wood, giv
ing him ten supporters from Indiana
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Cali
fornia, who ran second to Wood in
the state primary election' last week,
will have four instructed district del
egates. Sixteen others were unin
structed. 'EVERYTHING IS
Second Assistant Postmaster-General
Makes Announcement on
Arrival in South.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13. A nine
hour air mail service between Port
land and San Francisco is under con
sideration by the postoffice depart
ment. Otto Praeger, second assistant
postmaster-general, said today upon
his arrival here in connection with
the contemplated San Francisco-New
Tork air mail service.
Mr. Praeger said he believed this
route would likely be the first to be
established after the inauguration O.X
the trans-continental service, which
will probably be about September 1,
it was stated.
The San Francisco-Portland route
would be more feasible than the San
Francisco-Los Angeles route, Mr.
Praeger declared.
"The fastest mail train between San
Francisco and Portland is 30 hours,"
he said. "With air planes we can
make the trip in nine hours. If by
establishing an air mail route we can
save, say $50,000 a year, I can enter
into a contract with a private indi
vidual for the operation of the serv
ice. There might possibly be a serv
ice greater than this."
Landing field conditions in Port
land were described by Mr. Praeger
as "ideal."
GUARD GAINS STRENGTH
Statistics Show 1316 Enlistments
or 2152 Authorized.
SALEM. Or., May 13. (Special.)
Statistics show, according to the war
department statement, that Oregon's
enlisted strength for its national
guard is 2152 men, of which 1346 have
been enlisted.
During the month ending May 1
there were enlisted in Oregon two
companies of infantry, two companies
of coast artillery, one company of en
gineers with 117 men and four offi-
cers, and one quartermaster detach-
ment of 24 men. composed mostly of
commissioned officers.
The company of engineers, .which is
located In Portland, was the first to
win federal recognition in the na
tional guard in the United States, ac
cording to the adjutant-general.
FARMER ADMITS MURDER
Xorth. Dakota , Man Confesses
to
Killing of Family.
WASHBURN. N. D.. May 13. Henry
Layer, farmer, has confessed to the
killing of the Jacob Wolf family and
their chore boy, .Jake Hofer, on the
Wolf farm threo miles west of Turtle
Lake, N. D., April 22, It was an
nounced here today by J. E. Williams,
state's attorney for McCIean county.
Ill feeling of long standing, cul
minating in a quarrel over injuries
administered to Layer's cattle by
Wolf's dog, was responsible for the
crime, according to 'Layer's confes
sion. $15,000 REPORTED STOLEN
Express Messenger at Spokane Is
Beaten; Unable to Talk.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 14 An ex
press messenger, so badly beaten that
he was unable to talk, was taken to
the emergency hospital late last night
from the express office at the Great
Northern railroad station.
Although no information could be
obtained from the injured man, there
were reports that a robber or robbers
had obtained the keys to his strong
box and had made away with $15,000.
Officers early this morning started an
investigation to ascertain the loss.
HARMONIOUS."
I-S WILSON EDICT
Split in Oregon Democ
racy Inevitable.
CHALLENGE CLEARLY MADE
Message to Dr. Smith Affirms
Hamaker Letter.
HUGE BOYCOTT ESSAYED
President Asserts Support of Sena
tor in Oregon Is Inimical to
the Administration.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, May 13. It was evident
from private telegrams reaching
Washington today from Oregon that
a number of democrats in that state
favor making a clear-cut Issue be
tween Senator Chamberlain and the
president.
The view of these democrats ap
pears to be that since the telegram
sent by Secretary Tumulty yesterday
to C. J. Smith, chairman of the Oregon
democratic state central committee,
there is nothing to do but accept the
challenge and say to every democrat
in the state, "You must either stand
for Chamberlain or the president. Tou
cannot support both at the same
time."
Chamberlain Aimed At.
It was late today before many of
the leading democrats iad seen the
Tumulty telegram to Chairman
Smith, which, to their minds, clinched
the fact that the president's telegram
of last Sunday night sent to Gilbert
R. Hamaker of Portland, anti-Chamberlain
leader, was for the purpose of
injuring Senator Chamberlain. The
apparent intention of the White
House was to withhold the telegram
from eastern newspapers, and only
one of them "got it, the New York
World, which seems to take the view
of it already attributed to. others,
which is that it was meant to beat
Chamberlain.
the telegram was a surprise, how
ever, because Secretary Tumulty had
promised to send a disavowal of any
intention to injure the Oregon sena
tor. The explanation offered today
by senate democrats was that when
the matter reached the president he
demurred to any disavowal and chose
instead to have Tumulty send a wire
which would emphasize his opposi
tion. Mtuase Cart Enongh.
Democratic friends of Senator
Chamberlain read the curt telegram
to Chairman Smith over and over. It
read:
reiegram received. The presi
dent s telegram to Mr. Hamaker i
to be taken exactly for what It is
the answer to a question."
una conclusion was that the pres
ident was not only confirming the
general public impression of what his
earlier telegram meant, but that he
was trying in the Smith telegram to
"get rough about it." And then
came expressions of regret from some
that the president's son-in-law. Will
lam Gibbs mcaooo, had been per
mitted to have the field all to him
self on the democratic ballot in Ore
gon Chamberlain democrats, it was
asserted, should have some anti
(Concluded on Papa 4, Column 4.)
Fireman Injured Fighting Flames.
Two Persons Carried "From
Fourth Floor to Safety.
Presence of mind on the part of Miss
Elacita Thatcher, pretty young daugh
ter of Dr. Alexander P. Thatcher,
ownerof the Jaegar apartments, 701
Washington street, corner of King
street, resulted in saving lives when
Are, which did $20,000 damage, was
discovered in that structure at 9:50
o'clock last night. The only person
injured was a fireman who sustained
a slight burn. Two persons were car
ried to safety from the fourth floor.
The 32 apartments in the building,
which has four floors, all were oc
cupied. The fire originated in the base
ment at the rear of the building at the
foot of the freight elevator shaft,
either- from oily rags or an electric
drop light; which weoe found near a
pile of badly scorched newspapers.
Mrs. C. B. Bloodgood. who occupies
an apartment on the first floor, dis
covered smoke coming from the base
ment and notified the Thatchers. Miss
Thatcher immediately rang all the
telephone buzzers in the various
apartments simultaneously by a spe
cial system of alarm, and after all
the residents were thoroughly aroused.
sent in an alarm to the fire depart
ment. '
Many persons had retired for the
night, while others in all forms of
decollete attire made their way scant
ily clad to the street, using the stair
ways, while others used the fire
escape.
Only one person became hysterical,
Mrs. A. E. Koss, who, with her hus
band occupied an apartment on the
fourth floor.
BLINDED DRIVER HITS CAR
Chauffeur of Grain Truck Strikes
Electric Train.
Blinded by the sun's reflection on
the windshield of the large grain
truck he was driving late yesterday
afternoon, Chester Stewart of Hills-
boro, swerved his machine directly
into an inbound Southern Paotfic elec
tric train near Front and Hamilton
streets. Fred Blatter, 10, of 390 Ham
ilton avenue, jumped just before the
collision and escaped injury, but the
driver of the truck was slightly
hurt.
The truck received a smashed hood
while the front of the interurban car
was but little damaged: ' "Both " ve
hicles were proceeding at a low rate
of speed.
$100 SET AS AERIAL FARE
Regular Service" to Start Between
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 13.
One hundred dollars has been set as
the fare between Los Angeles and
San Francisco by an aerial trans
portation company that plans to in
augurate regular passenger service
between here and the southern city
Monday.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
tin degrees; minimum, 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly wind.
Foreign.
Poland obtains access to Black sea by
agreement with Ukralnia. Page 7.
National.
President's fear of encroachment by con
gress surprise to lawmakers. Pago 4.
Railroads worried by freight congestion.
Page 2.
Daniels declares cablegram to Sims forged.
Page 2.
Bar Chamberlain, says "Wilson In holding
Oregon party split inevitable. Page 1.
Domestic.
Debs nominated by socialist party. Page 5.
Carranza is reported to be in desperate
straits. Page 3.
Marshill Field 3d opens attack on grand
father's will. Page ill.
Bishop Cooke accused of usurpation of
power. Page 1.
Russian trade held limitless. Page 1.
vian Franclsco-Portiand air mail route pro
posed. Page 1.
Pacific Norlbwewt.
'Open shop" labor opposes unionizing Se
attle, shipyard but denies fighting Itod
gers. Pago 4.
Student officers elected at University of
Oregon. Page 10.
Isadore Grecnbaum of Marion County, Tax
pavers' league annoum-t-s he will sup
port levy for higher education. Page 6.
Young Howell for third time denies killing
of girl at Bandon. Page s.
iSport.
Sam Ross. Vernon outcast pitcher, signed
by Beaver skipper. Page 17.
Portland Golf club names team for Clcmson
trophy play. Page 18.
Coast league results: Los Angeles 1, Port
land 3; San Francisco 3. ifcattle 0;
Sacramento 3. Vernon 7; Salt Laks o.
Oakland 3. Page 16.
i Brown-Gorman go expected to be pugilistic
classic, ruse
Trouble threatens over question of what
motor polo team shall represent America
at Olympic games. Page 17.
Commercial and Marine.
4 1 Ten Oregon w uuuv n l..- . w ........ v. .
i I coal. Page B.
Barley in stronger ucmaiiu m vi".i -
cal cereals. Page 25.
Rallies in Chicago corn market fail to hold.
Page 25.
Selling pressure relaxes in stock market.
Page 25.
Portland and Yit-initj.
Portland consumers may pay 28 cents a
pound for sugar next week. luge 1.
Charges against Max H. Houser groundless,
says United States attorney. Page 1.
Senator McXary asks state to support
Johnson. Page 11.
Offer of H daily for rooms by Shrine
committee is denied. Page 2ti.
Early morning joy-ride ends in grief for
Pnrtlund Quartet. Page 11.
t I Board of inquiry holds crew of electric
T I v-n V'-l all eouallv to blamo for Bertha
wreck. Page 26.
Decline of Lowdcn denied by manager.
Page 4.
Girl's warning saves lives In J20.000 fire in
Jaeger apartments. Page 1.
Hoover out of Oregon's campaign. Page 1.
4 I Students m windows snow scnool work.
4 j Page 6.
, standard's claim of gasoline shortage dis
4 I proved by government. Page 13.
Labor refuses to indorse streetcar relief
A measures. I'attc ti.
HOPE FOR STABILITY FAINT
Friendliness of Orientals Told
at Convention.
GOVERNMENT IS RAPPED
World Center of Commerce to
Svinr to Pacific With Develop
ment of Iial, Is Assertion.
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., May 13.
The imporlasc'O of Russia as a factor
in world trade was emphasized here
tonight by speakers at a group ses
sion of the seventh anual convention
of the National Foreign Trade council.
Addresses at the session, which was
on the topic, "American trade With
Russia," were given by William C.
Redfield, former secretary of corn
merce and now president of tho American-Russian
chamber of commerce;
Dr. David P. Barrows, president of
tho University of California, and
Jerome Landfield, former adviser to
the state department on Russian af
fairs and now executive vice-president
of the American-Russian chamber of
commerce.
"There are several points of view
from which Russia and America are so
interdependent as to concern every
one of us in his personal life," said
Mr. Iledficld. "One acre out of every
six on this globe is a Russian acre;
one out of every eight human souls
in this world is an inhabitant of
Russia."
Itrat Trnde Walts Culm,
"No real trade with Russia is to b
looked for until the catastrophic trans
portation system in that country in
reha-bilitated and production begun
again, and there is no hope of either
of these eventualities under the pres
ent soviet governments. But when th
time comes that real trade with Rus
sia is possible, it will be found that
Russia will constitute by far our most
important customer and an unlimited
field for profitable enterprises."
Potentialities of trans-Pacific trade
possibilities and harriers to foreign
trade by what was described as gov
ernmental inefficiency and lack of co
ordination were subjects discussed to
day. Oriental Friendship Told.
Trade leaders from the far east told
how approximately 1,000,000,000 peo
ple, a vast majority of them much
more friendly to the United States
than the American can imagine, are
waiting upon the Pacific shores for
long-needed idevelopment of cable or
wireless communication facilities, and
ships. Representatives from China,
Japan, the Philippines, French Indo
china and the Dutch East Indies de
scribed the wealth of resources of
these countries awaiting development
of commerce that will swing the
world cemer of trade to the Pacific.
American experts discussed neces
sary governmental steps to pave the
way for world -trade by Americans.
Henry Suzzallo. president of the Uni
versity of Washington, declared
that reorganization of governmental
agencies and legislation to remove
barriers the United States has set
against American foreign traders is
the first essential.
Chinese Connol Speaks.
Greater means of transportation and
communication between me United
States and the countries of tho far
cast would result in increased trade
between these two portions of the
world, as .comparative lack of these
facilities alone has hampered proper
development of commerce in the Pa
cific delebates were told by Chu-Chao-Hsin,
Chinese consul-general in San
Francisco.
Mr. Chu pointed out that the ex
istence of only one cable between
America and the orient, and the fact
that there were no facilities for wire
less communication across the Pa
cific Without relay, had hampered in
terchange of commodities in tho past.
He urged that the delegates advocate
the establishment of more cables and
more powerful wireless apparatus.
Despite this handicap, trade be
tween China and the United States
has steadily increased in the last dec
ade, and indications were, that the In
crease would continue, Air. Chu said.
America Debtor 40 China.
"The general subject of this con
vention is 'the effect of being a cred
itor nation.' but the United States ia
not a creditor, but a debtor, nation,
in its relations with China," Mr. Chu
said, "andi Amorici should be content
to remain a debtor nation, respecting
China, because the purchasing power
of the Chinese people is steadily in
creasing because ofv the abnormal
gold and silver exchange situation."
Mr. Chu advised American manufac
turers to approximate more closely to
the tastes and customs of China than
has been done in the past. He pointed
out "a growing menace'' to American
foreign trade in the resumed compe
tition of European powers whose ex
ports were restricted during the war.
He advised American manufactur-
crs tosend men to China to study th
commercial situation, markets, cus
toms and tastes of that country, and
to compare their products with those
of European manufacturers which