THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1920
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SPECIAL SPHERES
IN ASIA OPPOSED
U. S. Would Aid China in De
velopment of Industry.
JAPAN ASKS RESERVATIONS
Political Status Desired Inconsist
ent With. Integrity and Inde
pendence of China.
This is the second of a series of four
articles to appear in The Oregonian on
"The New Consortium for China." It is
the story of how the governments of the
United States, Great Britain, France and
Japan, working together through national
banking groups, have planned to do away
with the old selfish policy of special
spheres of influence in China.
BY THOMAS W. LAMONT.
The American banking group hav
ing: been thus successfully formed, the
American government was encour
aged to take its next step. In October,
1918, the United States government
proposed to the governments of Great
Britain, France and Japan that in each
of these countries they should encour
age and support banking groups in the
formation of a new consortium for the
purpose, as already stated, of assisting
China in the development of her great,
public enterprises.
The United States government pro
posed that the new consortium should
have a wider scope than the old con
sortium had possessed; that it should
be in the nature of a free and full
partnership among the banking groups
named; that not only future options
that might be granted but concessions
already held by individual banking
groups on which substantial progress
had not been made, should, so far as
feasible, be pooled with the con
sortium; that working on these two
principles, the operations of the con
sortium would serve to prevent for the
future the setting up of special
spheres of influence on the continent
of Asia. The united States govern
ment laid great stress on this latter
point as being highly effective in doing
away with international jealousies
and in helping to preserve the in
tegrity and independence of China,
These proposals also made clear
that it was not to be the aim of the
consortium to concern itself with gen
eral enterprises in banking, industry
or commerce. Rather it was to in
clude within Its scope only those basic
enterprises, such, for instance, as the
development of transportation sys
tems, highways, reorganization of the
currency, etc., which would serve to
establish sounder economic conditions
throughout China and thus form
firmer foundation for the encourage
ment of private initiative and trade.
Specifically, it was planned that the
consortium's operations should deal
primarily with loans to the Chinese
republic, or the provinces of the
republic, or loans guaranteed by the
republic or by its provinces and, in
each instance, of character sufficiently
important to warrant a public issue;
thus effectively avoiding the curtail
ment of private initiative and enter
prise in China.
In pan Iu.iiHt on Reservations.
These proposals as formulated by
the United States government were
duly approved by the other three gov
ernments, and at their instance the
respective banking groups that had
been formed in each of the four coun
tries directed their representatives to
meet for organization purposes at
Paris in May, 1919. These represen
tatives duly convened, and, it may be
added, as in the case of the American
banking group, in each instance they
represented a much larger banking
group than In the old consortium. I
have already pointed out that in
America the group had been expanded
from 4 to 36. The Japanese group
had been increased to 18 members,
and both the British and French
groups had also been enlarged.
At the organization conference in
Paris entire harmony of spirit and
purpose was attained among all four
groups, and the consortium was duly
organized: its agreement, however, as
unanimously adopted, to be subject to
the approval of the respective gov
ernments.
In the case of Great Britain, France
and the United States this agreement
was approved without change. The
Japanese government, however, dis
tinctly qualified its assent by directing
its banking group to declare that cer
tain portions of the provinces of Man
churia and Mongolia should be re
served irom tne scope of the con
sortium.
These reservations as to Mongolia
and Manchuria were clearly inadmis
sible to the western banking groups,
as being opposed to the idea of a free
and full partnership. They were.
It appeared, equally inadmissible to
the governments of the United States,
Great Britain and France, as tending
to establish a political status for Ja
pan not consistent with the integrity
ana inaepenaence or enma.
These qualifications were in effect a
negation of John Hay's policy of the
"open door" in China. It was not
that the western banking groups had
any particular plans for developing
the provinces In question, nor were
they especially desirous of making in
vestments there, but they must de
cline to be understood as assenting
to be excluded irom tnose provinces
Lamentable Relay Seen.
in the succeeding months, among
the four governments involved,, the
United States taking the lead in the
matter, there followed a long dip
loniatic correspondence, with the idea
f securing Japan s recession from
her position. Little or no headway
was made on this point and the longer
It remained open the gerater the
danger became in two directions.
The chief one of these was the
lamentable delay in the formation
the consortium itself. China sorely
needed effective assistance and the
western banking groups were being
Mocked from rendering it. Secondarily
the three western governments
seemed to feel strongly the impropriety
or permitting Japan to continue in
her insistence upon a claim which
might later on be interpreted into a
declaration by Japan of some especial
political status in the provinces of
Manchuria and Mongolia,
This difficulty on the reservations
still existing, I was requested by the
American banking group, with the
approval of the British and French
banking groups and also with the ap
proval of the state department at
Washington, to visit Japan and find
out definitely whether the Japanese
banking group intended to enter the
consortium on the same terms as the
other banking groups.
Japan Withdraws Reservations.
I was in Japan throughout the
month of Marcn last and then again
upon my return in May from China,
before sailing for home, I spent a week.
at Tokio. As a. result of a better un
derstanding Japan withdrew her res
ervations in toto and the Japanese
government authorized its banking
group to enter the consortium without
qualification. Throughout the nego
tiations the governments and the
banking groups were equally active
and worked together with the single
end in view of forming effective co
operation . for the aid of China.
Japan's change of attitude was. of
course, most gratifying, and it served
to make clear several interstlng
points as to the present financial and
political situation in Japan. J found
from the start that the members of
SELLING QUITS
ilSSI
Charles C. Hindman Named
to Fill Vacancy.
CITY WORK DONE BEFORE
Mayor Baker Declares Appointee
Well Qualified to Handle
Problems of Port.
Resignation of Ben Selling as a
member of the commission of public
docks and the appointment of Charles
C. Hindman, well-known attorney, to
fill the vacancy were announced yes
terday by Mayor Baker.
Although Mr. Selling sent his letter
NEW MEMBER OF COMMISSION OF PUBLIC DOCKS NAMED.
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Charles C. Hindman.
Ben Selling, retiring commissioner
the Japanese banking group, which
comprised 18 of the leading institu
tions in the country and a great ma
jority of the leading men of affairs
in Japan, were strongly for the con
sortium and greatly desirous that
Japan should become a member of it
without reservations. Early in my
visit, too, the government, with Pre
mier Hara at its head, stated to me
its conviction as to the wisdom of
withdrawing the reservations. Through
the instrumentality of our ambassa
dor, Roland S. Morris, who occupies
In Japan a position of extraordinary
strength andMnfluence. I was brought
in touch with all the leading members
of the cabinet and of the powerful
diplomatic advisory council, who
gave me private assurances of their
adherence to the American formula
of the consortium.
But there was another element' ir
Japan which for the moment strongly
opposed participation by Japan with
out reservations. That was described
to me by certain Japanese as the so
called military party.
That element clung tenaciously to
its determination to have the record
show some special claim for Japan in
the provinces of Manchuria and JVlon
crolla. Its final withdrawal from this
position was due, I believe, to the i man
joint influence brought to bear upon
it first, from its commercial and
banking interests at home and sec
ond, by the consistent and unyielding
attitude on the part of the American,
British and French governments.
which throughout my long and diffi
cult negotiations in Japan acted prac-
I found on certain points there was
tically as a unit in the whole matter.
It is only fair to say that in japan
sincere misunderstanding, which hap
pily was dispelled by our discussions
in Tokio. We mad) it clear that tne i
i
of resignation to Mayor Baker several
days ago, the announcement of his re
tirement was withheld until the major
had determined upon the appointment
of his successor.
The necessity of giving more time
to his business and personal affairs
was given by Mr. Selling as his reason
for his resignation. Mr. Selling had
been a member of the dock commis
sion since November 23, 1910, when
it was created.
Swan Island Project Opposed
A few days ag"o Mr. Selling ex
pressed himself as opposed to the
Swan island project and it was be
lieved in some circles' that this dis
approval led to nis resignation. The
resignation did not touch this ques
tion. Mr.- Hindman is a practicing attor
ney and also secretary of the DuBois
Lumber company.
Prior to law practice Mr. Hindman
served as assistant city attorney and
handled much business which gave
him an opportunity to study Port
land's needs as a port and a future
commercial and industrial center.
I Because of the information thus
gained Mayor Baker named Mr. Hind-
as a member of the committee
of 15. On this committee Mr. Hind
man offered numerous constructive
suggestions, some of which were em
bodied in the report which was made
to Mayor Baker and the city council.
KleCtion Nomination Won.
At the last primary election Mr.
Hindman was elected as a republican
nominee for representative in the
lower house of the legislature.
Mr. Hindman also served as a dep
uty in the United States district at
torneys office and later as a deputy
American, British and French banking
erouDS had no intentions with respect
to Manchuria and Mongolia that would
seive to threaten the economic se
curity or national safety of Japan.
Further, we were able to specify cer
tain feeder, or branch line, railway
projects in south Manchuria, upon
which substantial progress had al
ready been made by the Japanese, and
which, therefore, in accordance with
the original understanding reached at
Paris, should fall outside the scope of
the consortium.
Japan showed broad-mindedness and
wisdom in waiving her reservations
regarding Manchuria and Mongolia.
She was courageous in recognizing
that those reservations were of no
real value to her and, if persisted in.
would only serve as an inevitable bar
to her entering the partnership with
the western nations a partnership
calculated to prove of more benefit to
Japan s commercial interests than to
those of any other nation:
tTo Be Continued Tomorrow.)
FIRE TRUCK FPU NEED
AKRIAIj apparatus fcd has
be ex depleted.
in the district attorney's office.
"It is with extreme regret that I am
forced to accept the resignation of Mr.
Selling as a member of the commis
sion of public docks," said Mayor
Baker last night. "In appointing his
successor I sought a man who was
not handicapped with any affiliations
that might interfere with the work. I
sought someone who was progressive.
someone who has given the needs ot
Portland as a port some careful study.
Hindman Declared Right Man.
"Mr. Hindman, in my opinion, is the
man with these qualifications. Dur
ing his service with the city I had an
opportunity to observe his work,
which was always exceptionally well
handled. His retirement from the
city's service came when his ambitions
necessitated his stepping from the
narrow confines of municipal work.
His experience gained in the service
of the government, state and city will
serve him well in his new capacity."
Other members of the dock commis
sion are C. B. Moores, John H. Bur
gard, A. H. Averill and C. K. Knapp.
JOYFUL EATING
Unless your food is
digested without the af ter
math of painful acidity, the
joy is taken out of both
'eating and living.
QS
are wonderful in their help
to the stomach troubled
with over-acidity. Pleas
ant to take relief prompt
and definite.
MADE BY SCOTT BOWNE
MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION
Department Appropriation TTsed
and Commissioner Bigelow
Against Deficit.
A portion of the money appropri
ated for the purchase of an aerial fire
truck has been transferred to other
funds in the fire bureau and spent
in the repair of fire equipment, ac
cording to City Commissioner Bige
low yesterday. A check is now being
made to determine how much re
mains in the truck fund and also the
balance .in the other funds.
According: to Commissioner Bigelow
the aerial truck, which is sorely
needed in Portland, as was demon
strated in the lack of long ladders
at the Elton court fire Saturday, will
be ordered as quickly as the money
for such apparatus can be assured.
"I decided not to order the truck
because of the shortage of city funds."
explained Commissioner Bigelow.
"Last year the fire bureau concluded
its work with a deficit of several
thousand dollars, and 1 was deter
mined that before I ordered the truck.
sufficient money should be on hand to
carry the department through the
present year.
"The fire bureau has been ' ex
tremely unfortunate in accidents
which wrecked fire equipment. Re
pair costs have exceeded the amount
set aside to care for maintenance.
However, it is possible that balances
are available in some of the funds
in the fire bureau which can be used
for the truck fund. If not, I will re
quest the council to aid me in trans
ferrins money from other funds to
the fire bureau fund."
600 BUYERS REGISTER
(Continued From First Fa ge. )
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Milk
quickly renews the energy that
youth's excess of spirits or the
day's work burns out.
Milk has been termed "liquid
meat" because much energy is
derived from meat. It has been
proven that milk is richer in
some valuable elements than (
meat, and is more readily as-
similated.
Keep your body in good repair
by the generous use of milk.
Increase your store of energy
. through the regular, continu
ous use of milk.
9 a i vzzzzz
Bsc ".'
i ous use of milk. zp: sj
When you are heat-fagged 'W , i
there's nothing more tonic
in effect than a cool drink (Tli. jifa&Tr
of milk, sipped slowly.
Reinhart. W. S. Babson, H. E. Judge
and W. H. Monroe.
Mr. Bale acted as chairman, intro
ducing Mayor Baker, who delivered
an address of welcome. Solos by Mrs.
Robert Corruccini and Edward H.
Moshowsky made up the musical pro
gramme. Fred A. Brainerd was ac
companist. Oregon-made refresh
ments were served later. 1
Registration will continue today,
the headquarters being open from S
A. M. to 8 P. M., and several hundred
more are expected to sign up. The
big event tonight and one of the fea
tures of the week will be the "high
Jinks" at the Portland Chamber of
Commerce rooms. The event will be a
smoker and a programme of music
and entertainment is planned. The
committee in charge is composed of
Paul De Haas. J. F. Furlong Jr., S.
Mason Ehrman, C. M. Egbert, H. A.
Green, J. L. Louisson, Monte Mayer,
E. W. Johnson, E. C. Ward, L. C.
Garrigus Jr., W. A. McDonald, A. W.
Ellis. Herbert Katz, J. H. MacKenzie,
C. H. Hill and T. S. Townsend.
While the men are enjoying the
smoker the women will be the guests
of women of Portland at a theater
party. The women have been asked
to meet at the headquarters, rirst
floor of the Oregon building, tonight
at 7:30 o'clock. The women's recep
tion committee is composed of Mrs.
W. F. Norman. Mrs. W. D. McWaters,
Mrs. R. M. Irvine, Mrs. T. S. Town
send. Mrs. J. D. Kenworthy, Mrs. W.
K. Slater, Mrs. P. F. Jones, Mrs. W.
J. Ball and Mrs. Willis Fisher.
On Wednesday an aviation luncheon
at noon and a vaudeville and window
trimmers' contest in the evening will
be the features, while on Thursday
the visitors will be taken for a trip
on the river. The main event of Fri
dav will be the annual buyers' week
dinner at the Portland Chamber of
Commerce, and on Saturday automo
bile trips over the city and highway
will be arranged for all who desire
to take advantage of them.
REFINERS D01HS UTMOST
BUREAU OF MIXES HOLDS EF
FORTS ARE PUSHED.
by their wives and families and are
making the trip a combination of
business and pleasure, the serious side
of buyers week, is not being over
looked, and virtually thousands of
orders are expected to be placed with
the Portland jobbers and manufac
turers during the week.
The Portland participants in the
event, including about 150 local firms,
are uniting in the offeryf round-trip
railroad fare to every buyer who pur
chases $500 worth or more of goods
during the week. This offer holds
good, as one of the executive com
mittee declared yesterday, if the buy
er comes from Independence, Kan.
from Alaska or from the other side of
the world.
Social festivities of buyers' week
opened last night with a reception at
the Portland Chamber of Commerce
for the visitors. The event was in
charge of a committee composed of
A. J. Bale. C. F. Wright, George H.
Butterfield, J. R. Krause, E. J. Fail
ing. G. J. Armstrong. Theodore Berg
ma nn, "W. B. Peacock, W. A- Ross, D.
J. Zan. P. Feldman, M. S. Pommers, A.
Buyers Attention!
WOXBERFdi DISPLAY
Fall Millinery
We Invite Voor Inspection of Our
Line
ELSIE TRIMMED HAT CO.
WHOLESALE MILLINERY
Second Floor Artisans' Bldic X. W.
Cor. Broadway and Oak Stm.
Patterns Modeled From 10 A M. to
P. M.
RED ROUT IS REPORTED
General Wransel Telegraphs of
Success of Offensive.
PARIS, Aug. 9. General Baron
Wrangel, the anti-bolshevik com
mander in south Russia has tele
graphed the Russian embassy in
Paris under date of August 6. that
the second attempt of the bolshevik
to stop development of his offensive
"ended in complete disaster lor
them."
Summer Test of Fuel Shows That
Deeper Cut Is Being Made in
Crude Oil to Meet Demand.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Evidence
that refiners have been putting forth
their utmost efforts to keep up with
the increasing demand for motor gas
oline, even reducing the quality to add
to the quantity, is disclosed In the
summer test of motor fuel just com
pleted by the bureau of mines. The
report, after noting the tremendous
increase in demand, continues:
"To obtain sufficient gasoline, it
has evidently been neoessary for re
finers to cut deeper into the crude oil.
adding somewhat to the amount of
high boiling material marketed as
motor gasoline."
The bureau places domestic con
sumption increase for the first five
months of 1920 at 20 per cent over
last year. The 1919 total consump
tion for a like period was 1.217,879.
649 barrels against 1.418,534,063 in
1920, an increase of 290,664.414 barrels.
Semi-annual motor gasoline surveys
were ordered because of the tenden
cy of refiners to sell gasoline of a bet
ter grade with less high boiling
material in winter than in summer.
The winter test was made in January.
The summer test was conducted
late in July and the report says that
"the results apparently show that
there has been a greater decrease in
the volatility of motor gasoline than
can be accounted for as the normal
change from winter to summer qual
ity."
The average boiling point for the
summer test this year was found to be
2 1 7 degrees against 265 degrees in
April of last year and 264 degrees
last January. The report stated that
"at least two samples show evidence
of being adulterated with kerosene
and that four others showed "careless
refining if not actual adulteration.
As among cities1, the tests indicated
that San Francisco was getting the
best summer gasoline with an aver
age boiling point -of 270 degrees,
while Salt Lake city's tested 286.
Elks Frolic Tonight.
Portland Elks' lodge 142. will give
a dance and swim-frolic at Winde
muth this evening. Dancing will be
CIWE
FOR
SHOW CASES
ADDING MACHINES
POOL TABLES
MEAT SLICERS
SILVERWARE
GAS AND STEEL RANGES
STOCK KETTLES
SINKS AND CANOPIES
VIENNA CHAIRS
COFFEE URNS
NATIONAL CASH REGISTERS
TYPEWRITERS
SAFES
CROCKERY
FLOOR SCALES
STEAM TABLES
STEAM COOKERS
TABLES WALL CASES
ELECTRIC COFFEE MILL
ART GLASS
2 ROOT BEER BARRELS
ADDRESSOGRAPH MACHINES
TYPEWRITERS
CHECK PROTECTORS
Hoclif eld Bros.
43 FST ST. PHONE BDWY. 184
Buyers' Guide and Reference Directory of
Wholesalers ManufacturersJobbers
c'nn
LAST
TIMES
TODAY
DOUGLAS MacLEAN
and DORIS MAY
Let's B
Fashionable
i the
NEW SHOW
TOMORROW
UVW A comedy
VftsVA "ipe, rare variety
M ETHEL CLAYTON
fin "THE LADDER
i OF-LIES"
LEAH Va WPlf
LEASKA W if I
Soprano Vy f,
KEATES Atb ORGAN
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gin at 9 P. M-. but those who come
early for a swim will see many thrill
ing sights.
Boats will leave every few minutes
from the foot of Morrison street and
from Windemuth. landing on the east
eide.
-BUYERS' WEEK AUGUST 9 TO 14-
H O B A R T
BOSWORTH
-IN-
"BELOW THE SURFACE
A daring theme treated in a daring
manner. Remarkable under-water scenes.
"MONKEY BUSINESS" A COMEDY
CHESTER OUTING PATHE REVIEW
NOW
BATHING SCITS. HOSIKRT, SWEATERS.
JANTZETf KNITTING MILl-S.
Eut 20th and Sandy blvd. East 7378.
BEAR CAT TJfiOINO AND SPOBTS-
MK' BOOTS.
C-W SHOE MANUFACTURING CO..
251 N. letn st. Broaaway 3U19.
CEREALS.
GOITDETN' BOD MILLING CO.,
S33 U&K St. uroaawajr sou.
CRACKER AND CAKE MFCRS.
INDEPENDENT CRACKER CO..
430 East Davis St. East 1948.
CREAMERY PRODCCTS, BUTTER. EGGS.
lllhrr.. ruti.TKi, i,tj- u f. : i-. u
CO.,
Front and Ankeny ats. Broadway 507.
DRUGS.
CLARKE, WOODWARD DRUG CO..
Aider at West Park St. Marshall 4.700.
HARDWARE AND STOVES
WHOLESALE.
StAY HARDWARE CO..
124 and 12B Front su Main 152.
HOME AND OFFICE CHAIRS.
WEBSTER MANUFACTURING CO..
16th and Thurman sts. Broadway 1212.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND STOVES
WHOLESALE.
HEXTER & CO..
13th and Hoyt sts. Broadway "1104.
LACNDRT SOAP.
LUCKEU KING & CAKE SOAP CO.,
640-600 Hood St. Main 779.
LEATHER SHOE FINDINGS. SHOE
STOKE SI "PPI.IKS. SHOE
MACHINERY.
THE BRETMAN LEATHER CO..
N. E. Cor. Second and Oak. Main 71 OS.
MANUFACTURERS OF TRUNKS. SUIT
CASES, TELESCOPES. ETC.
MULTNOMAH TRUNK A BAG CO..
S, Water K. Automatic S2-16S.
MANUFACTURERS OF OFFICE. LI
BRARY AND DINING TABLES,
AND CEDAR CHESTS.
OREGON TABLE CO,
Lewis and Lorlng; sts. East 0652. ,
NECKWEAR AND SUSPENDERS.
ADRIAN NECKWEAR CO..
603-605 Worcester bids. Main 2S5S.
NOTIONS, HOSIERY AND KNIT GOODS.
MILLER. CALHOUN, JOHNSON CO,
Firth and Couch. Broadway 263.
OFFICE FURNITURE AND SUPPLIES.
"EVERYTHING FOR THE OFFICE."
KILHAM STATIONERY A PRINTING CO.
Fifth and Oak sts. Marshall 6080.
OUTING SUITS FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
WATERPROOF GARMENT CO..
North 5th t. Broadway 839.
PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS.
RASMUSSEN & CO..
N. E. Cor. Second & Taylor. Main 1771.
PICKLES, VINEGAR, ETC.
KNIGHT PACKING CO..
East 0th and East Alder. East 60, 21-568.
RUBBER FOOTWEAR. DRUGGIST SUN
DRIES, CLOTHING, MECHANICAL
GOODS AND TIRES.
CNITETD STATES RUBBER CO.,
6th and Giisan sts. Broadway 760.
WHOLESALE DAIRY PRODUCTS.
MUTUAL CREAMERY CO..
East 7th and Everett sts. East 6S00.
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
T. W. JENKINS 4 CO..
Front and Pine sts. Mala 601.
WILLOW FURNITURE AND BASKETS.
WILLOWCRAFT FURNITURE CO.,
Central bids. Main 378o.
WINDOW SHADES.
COLUMBIA AWNING 4c SHADE CO,
lt8 Second 1U Main 2848.
WOMENS AND MIS8KS SUITS, COATS.
WAISTS, DRESSES.
WEIN STEIN BROS.,
2&3 Morgan, bids. Marshall 5727. ..
B I L L I
E BURKE
IN
"AWAY GOES PRUDENCE"
A laugh some frolic.
THEN-
-THERE'S
"TRAILED BY THREE".
The red-blooded American
story of thrills and action.
TODAY AND ALL WEEK
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