tite morning oeegoniax, TirtmsnAT, October t, 1920
ARMISTICE
END
TO
POLERUSS WARFARE
Friday Reported Date for
Halting Hostifities.
PUBLIC MEET IS CALLED
Lithuanians Reported as Fighting
Alongside Bolsheviks.
Situation Critical.
"WARSAW. Oct. 6. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Dispatches from Riga
ay that hostilities between the Poles
and Russian soviet forces will cease
Friday under an armistice signed by
the Polish and soviet peace delega
tions yesterday.
PARIS, Oct. 6. Dispatches from
"Warsaw and Moscow today announced
that an armistice between soviet
Russia and Poland has been signed,
according to the Havas Agency.
RIGA, Oct. 6. (By the Associated
Press.) The Russo-Polish armistice
negotiations are being rushed to a
speedy conclusion but the Lithuanian
Polish situation seems meanwhile to
have become more acute.
The Polish official statement re
ceived today, reports severe fighting
with attacking Lithuanian divisions
near Orany, about midway between
Grodno and Vilna and adds:
"It is stated that Lithuanian troops
are fighting alongside bolshevik
troops."
According to present plans, the ar
mistice between soviet Russia and Po
land and the preliminary peace treaty
will be signed at a public plenary ses
sion of the peace conference Friday.
Cessation of hostilitiea between
Russian soviet and Polish forces or.
Friday, when the armistice is expected
to be concluded, will mark the close
of the most serious warfare follow
ing the great war.
Fighting between the Russians and
Poles began in December, 1918, and
reached an acute stage when the Poles
made their first sweep eastward to
Kiev, which they captured, followed
by their gradual retreat until the so
viet forces had again forced their way
westward and were threatening "War
saw. The present negotiations were
initiated about that time, first at
Minsk and then at Riga, and have re
sulted in the armistice now announced,
which is to bring the fighting to a
halt Friday.
president yesterday said was "false."
The telegram, which was made pub
lic at the White House without com
ment, follows:
"I am perfectly content to leave it
to the voters of Missouri to determine
which of us is telling the truth."
Replying to the president's letter
of yesterday. Senator Spencer, in a
lvrterr made public at St. Lous last
night, quoted in support of his orlg
lral statement from what he said was
the stenographic i.otes of the eighth
plenary session of the peace confer
ence. He asked the president to in
form him whether Mr. "Wilson had
made the statement as attributed to
him in tne stenographic notes taken
at Paris. -
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HELD DESPITE FIRE
Sunday School Meeting Pro
gramme Unchanged.
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LITHUANIA CUT BY TREATY
Armistice Boundary Line Separates
Country From Russia.
RIGA, Oct. 6. (By the Associated
Press.) The armistice boundary be
tween Poland and soviet Russia will
cut off Lithuania entirely from Rus
sia, granting Poland a corridor be
tween, it was authoritatively stated
at headquarters of the Polish peace
delegation today.
The line as virtually agreed upon
begins to the cast of Dvinsk, runs
south through Baranovitchi, Luninets
and Sarney and virtually along the
German line of 1915 to Roumanian
boundary.
ANTIPODES CARGO WANTED
Steamer West Mahwah Will Come
IT Freight OITers.
The steamer West Mahwah, one of
the shipping board vessels operating
in the liner service of the General
Steamship corporation to Australia
and New Zealand, will be available
for loading at Portland late this
month, it was announced yesterday
by John G. Euson, agent of the com
pany here. The "WeHt Mahwah will
come to Portland if sufficient cargo
is offered for the Antipodes.
0Ports of discharge will be Sydney
and Melbourne, Australia, and Auck
land and Wellington, New Zealand.
Poles Ask U. S. for Food.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. Poland
through its legation here, made in
formal request of the state depart
ment today for the extension of aid
by the United States to Poland in
the form of food supplies.
Legation officials said that because
of the critical food situation it was
hoped the department might find
some means of authorizing credits for
purchase of food in this country.
Ukrainian Officer Joins Bolsheviks
LONDON, Oct. 6. General Makno,
Ukrainian commander who has been
operating under General Wrangel,
anti-bolshevik leader in South Rus
sia, has joined the bolshevik and h
been given a command under the
soviet administration against Wran
gel. it is asserted in a wireless dis
patch from Moscow today.
REED BARES TRICKERY
Continued From First Page.)
HISTORIAN CONFIRMS REPORT
Man Who Wrote Inside Peace Par
ley Story Not Questioned.
CHICAGO. 111., Oct. 6. (Special.)
Did President Wilson tell Roumania
and Serbia in the peace conference
that if the world is again troubled .he
will send soldiers and sailors of the
United States across the ' ocean to
fight?
Senator Spencer of Missouri - .fays
that the president did. The president
says that the senator's statement "is
false." On this question of veracity
Senator New, of the senate committee
on foreign relations, who has gone
through the whole conflict between
senator and president regarding the
league, made this statement today:
"President Wilson's position is very
peculiar. When Senator Spencer said
that Mr. Wilson had promised at the
peace conference the assistance oi
American soldiers and sailors over
seas, he had as his authority stenog
rapher's notes of the peace confer
ence. The stenographer was undoubt
edly as good as could be found in the
world. He had no reason for misrep
resenting Mr. Wilson.
"The question used by Senator
Spencer has been used in the senate
repeatedly. The very words which
Mr. Wilson denies have been attrib
uted to him in many public speeches.
They never before have been denied.
Moreover, Dr. Dillon, in his authori
tive book on the inside story of the
peace conference, confirms what the
stenographer reported and what Sen
ator Spencer and many other senators
have alleged in this matter. The book
has been more generally circulated
and read than any other book in the
peace conference, but its statement on
this matter ha3 nevei been denied by
Mr. Wilson or his friends.
"Of course, this whole discussion
revolves arounT the question whether
the covenant of the league of nations
means war or peace. The question
has been answered so many times
that one can hardly understand Mr.
Wilson's coming out with his present
attack on Senator Spencer. When
asked by Senator Brandegee at the
White House if the league of nations
would prevent war, Mr. Wilson an
swered, 'Nothint at present. But it
will bring about the discussion before
the beginning of war."
"When Mr. Wilson made his treaty
of alliance with France, and pledged
the United States would come imme
diately to the assistance of France in
case of an unprovoked act by Ger
many, he stated in a cablegram to
Secretary Tumulty that he was "thus
merely hastening the action to which
we must be bound by the covenant of
tne league ot nations. i et later in
a speech in Columbus, Mr. Wilson
said: "When this treaty is accepted,
men in khaki will not have to cross
the seas again.' Here we see again
Mr. Wilson's amazing course in pledg
ing one thing for the United States
in Paris, and promising another thing
to the United States in Washington.
"On the question of guaranteeing
the British empire six votes to the
United States, one in the covenant of
the league of nations, Mr. Wilson's
position has been equally .'equivocal.
In his speeches in the west, especially
at San Francisco, he denied that there
was any inequality of votes tn the
eague council, yet at that tme his
name was signed to a letter stating
that "the self-governing dominions
of the British empire may be selected
or named as members of the counci
'Again on his speaking tour across
the continent Mr. Wilson said that
Shantung had been turned over to
Japan in conformity with an agree
ment which England and France had
signed with Japan to induce her to
come into the war. At the time Sen
ator Norris called the president's at
tention to the fact that Japan had
been in the war two and one-half
years before Shantung was promised
her.
President Wilson, in reply, tele
graphed, thanking Senator Norris for
pointing out his 'unintentional inac
curacy.' Then within ten days after
this admission he repeated four times
his misstatement of the facts. He
did this in his speeches at Los An
geles, Reno, Salt Lake City and Chey
enne. Such a record cannot be ig
nored now. It sheds too much light
on the present controversy.
I do not care for obvious reasons
to press home the conclusions which
are very plain from these facts. I
can only say that Mr. Wilson is presi
dent of the United States and a sick
man. Therefore it should be with the
respect and sympathy called for by
his high office and his physical condition."
NO LIVES REPORTED LOST
Big nail in Japanese Capital Burns
Down Quickly Statue,
Strangely, Untouched.
Robinette, Or, was shipped today to
Salt Lake, where burial will take
place.
Bert McGee. proprietor of the hotel,
who was also severely burned, it is
now believed, will recover.
STATE TO INVESTIGATE! FIRE
Fatal Blaze at. Robinette to Be
Probed by 3IarshaIN
SALEM, Or, Oct. 6. (Special.)
Thorough Investigation of the fire
which destroyed a hotel at Robinette
recently, with loss of life, will be made
by the state fire marshal's office, ac
cording to announcement today.
H. H. Pomeroy, special arson in
vestigator . for the department, prob
ably will be assigned the task of con
ducting the probe.
OLD CONFEDERATES MEET
3 0TH REUNION AT HOUSTON IS
LAST FOR MANY".
SPENCER RIGHT, SAYS SEW
league. That means we Join the
league therefore to defend Roumania
and Serbia against attack and pre
serve their existing political inde
pendence. That obligation may at
any time call upon us to send our
armies and navies across the ocean
This is Just what the president In
his speech is alleged to have prom
ised. The statements are as alike as
two eggs laid by the same chicken.
.170.00O Army Demanded.
"Besides that, the president de
manded at a time when he regarded
our entrance into the league a cer
tain a standing army of 576,000 men:
universal draft for 'all boys as soon
as they arrived at the age of IS;
enactment of laws to enable the pres
ident to apply the draft to all per
sons between 18 and 45 whenever the
United States should be engaged in
war; 250,000 sailors and marines for
the navy, and an appropriation of
1913,000,000 to build the greatest fleet
of war vessels ever attempted at one
time.
"The president's secretary of war.
Mr. Baker, and chief of staff. General
March, both testified before congres
sional committees that this immense
military establishment was necessary
in order to redeem our obligation."
Missouri Senator Has Best An
thority for Statement.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5. Repubican head
quarters tonight issued a statement
signed by Senator New of the senate
committee on foreign relations, de
claring that Senator Spencer of Mis
souri has "the best authority-" in
quotations he attributes to President
Wilson concerning the sending of
American soldiers overseas.
"President Wilson's position is very
peculiar, for the quotation attributed
to him by Senator Spencer has been
attributed to him in many, public
speecnes ana statements, the state
ment added.
Senator New's statement also said
that, besides the official stenographic
records of the peace conference, many
semi-official reports of the confer
ence attributed the statement to Pres
ident Wilson.
TOKIO, Oct. 5. (By the Associated
Press.) Although the fire which this
afternoon destroyed the large hall in
which the World's Sunday-school
convention was to have been opened
tonight spread with amazing rapidity,
all the persons who were in the build
ing escaped.
This was announced by the conven
tion committee, which at once made
arrangements to hold the meeting
elsewhere, and this evening the first
session took place in the Y. M C. A.
ball. No changes in programme will
be made.
A number of the Americans lost
their bags containing documents and
the costumes which were to have been
worn in the pageants.
Professor Augustus S. Smith of Bos
ton was rehearsing the chorus just
before the fire started. In front of
him, above the platform, was a de
sign representing the east and the
west joined as one, together with an
open Bible with doves of peace fly
ing over all. Incandescent lamps out
lined the words "I Am the Light of
the World." Suddenly, in the center
of the emblem, tiny pencils of fire
thrust out and formed into slowly
creeping flames.
Throng Hashes for Exits.
"Don't be alarmed," called out Pro
fessor Smith, hoping to prevent a
panic There was no let-up in the
rush for the exits, however, for the
fire was spreading rapidly and had
enveloped the entire hall while the
occupants were making their way
out.
Joseph J. Toder, a resident of Mc-
Pherson, Kan., told the correspondent
tonight he was certain everyone es
caped, because he saw some of the
delegates return to save their be
longings after the main body of those
in the building had rushed out. He
praised the coolness of Professor
Smith and also of the American girls.
residents of Tokio, and proficient in
the Japanese language, who had
aided in maintaining order.
"The hall burned like paper," he
remarked.
The building was of wood and
stucco construction, erected by the
Japanese at a cost of 100.000 yen. It
seated 3000 persons. The hall was to
remain a permanent memorial of the
world's -Sunday school convention.
There are about 2000 delegates here,
including 500 Americans. Thirty
countries are "represented.
Statue I'ntonrhrd by Fire.
The convention leaders were deeply
impressed by the fact that, although
the building had been reduced to
ashes, a statue at the entrance by
the Japanese scuoltor Takishi. show
ing Christ blessing the children of
the world, was untouched.
The fire is attributed to Imperfect
wiring for the electrical installation.
At tonight's meeting in the Y. M.
C A. hall speeches . of . welcome were
delivered by leaders of Japanese
Christianity.
There was an address by Inajiro
Tajiro, the mayor of Tokio. who cor
dially greeted the delegates.
sponses were read from President
Thomas R. Ferens and John Wana
maker, chairman of the executive
committee of the association, who
were absent.
The organizers of the convention
today expressed their desire to make
it a strictly religious effort. - Political
considerations, however, have disap
pointed the hopes of having larger
delegations from China and Corea.
Ffw Coreans Present.
Strong political opposition by Core
ans to the attendance of their fellow
countrymen because the convention
le being held in the capital of Japan
prevailed, and only two or three Core
ans are here, while Chinese repug
nance to participation was so insist
ent that there are no accredited Chi
nese whatever. In some cases the
Chinese notified foreign missionaries
that if they themselves attended they
need not return to their posts in
China. The Japanese are present in
great numbers.
The annual meeting of the America-Japan
society opened today in a
nearby building. Its members adopt
ed a resolution of sympathy with the
Sunday school association over the
great loss suffered bv the fire.
Owing to existing conditions Japa
nese have declared themselves fear-
iui or tne poaaiDiiuy or tne impres
sion going abroad that the fire was
due to malice, but the testimony of
observers is that it was indisputably
tne result or rauity wiring.
Aged Warriors Still Shout Rebel
Yell With All Vigor
of 1861.
HOUSTON. Tex., . Oct. . Houston
last night was host to more than 8000
gray haired men whose steps were
faltering and whose eyes were dim,
but whose spirit became young again
as they gathered for the 30th. an
nual reunion of the United Confed
erate Veterans.
For many of the old soldiers it
will be their last reunion and ap
parently all are minded to forget
their age and as nearly as possible
live over scenes of comradeship in
which they participated more than
half a century ago. For them the
cause of the south, although lost
still is sacred and whenever one of
the numerous bands on the streets
strikes into "Dixie" or another of
the tunes of civil war days, they let
out their rebel yell with all the
vigor with which they shouted in
1861.
However, that they have passed
their allotted three score and ten
years is poignantly evident. With
hardly an exception they are feeble
and many of them, despite their
dauntless spirit, are dependent upon
younger relatives of Boy Scouts in
their movements about the city.
The first session of the reunion of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans was
held last night.
OFFICIAL COUNT IS GIVEN
State Auditor Announces Votes
Polled in Washington.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Oct. 6. United
States Senator Wesley L. Jones, can
didate for renominatlon at the repub
lican primaries September 14, received
a total of 102,852 votes, -and William
It. Inglis, his nearest opponent 41,765
according to results of an official
canvass announced by State Auditor
J. Grant Hinkle.
For governor on the republican
ballot. Governor Louis F. Hart re
ceived 64,751 votes, and Roland H
Hartley 56.219. W. ,W. Black, demo
cratic candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination, polled 9735 and Kdward
T. Mathes, his nearest opponent, re
ceived 6061 votes.
CHINA CHANGES MINISTERS
Dr
Wellington Koo to Be Sent to
Court of Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. The state
department was informed Tuesday
that Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese
minister, had been named minister to
Re- 1 Great Britain and would be succeeded
The new minister is a native of
Chekiang, was educated at Cornell
university and was acting commis
sioner for lorelgn atiairs in, iiu.
Later he was minister of posts and
communications and for a time act
ing minister of finance in. the first
cabinet of the Chinese republic. He
was appointed minister to Great
Britain in 1B14.
FIRE DEATHS NOW FIVE
WOMAN BURNED IX ROBIN
ETTE HOT Eli BLAZE DIES.
WOMAN SEEKS FREEDOM
Habeas Corpus Action Begun for
Release of Murder Suspect.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Oct. 6. A writ
of habeas corpus was issued here
early today by Judge Grant Jackson
of the superior court on application
of O. N. Hilton of Ontario, for-th
release from restraint of Mrs. R. C.
Peete.
Mrs. Peete was the housekeeper for
Jacob B. Denton, whose bound body
was found in the basement of hid
home here" recently under circum
stances -indicating murder.
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mised improvement assessments of
$13,141 with the city for J8603.
The old residence overlooking the
sonnd, which was part of the Whit-
worth property, was sold for $21,000 to
J." P. Weyerhaeuser, who will build a
magnificent home on the site.
The settlement leaves Whitwortn
with ten acres of land unincumbered
except for first mortgage. The col
lege, which is a sectarian school, was
moved to Spokane several years ago.
According to estimates recently
prepared by the fuel administration.
the amount of natural gas wasted
the United States in the year 1917
was equivalent to $1,200,000,000 worth
of artificial gas.
Popular English Novelist Dead.
BATH. England. Oct. 6 The death
of Charles Norris Williamson. Journal
ist and novelist, has been announced.
He gained wide popularity as a writer
of stories in which the automobile
played a prominent part. Mr. Will
iamson was a scientist and enctneer.
WHITW0RTH FEES PAID
Tangled College Estate Finally
Straightened Out by Court,
TACOMA, "Wash., Oct. 6. (Special.)
For his services in clearing up the
tangled estate of the old Whitwortn
college property, Robert G. Walker,
Tacoma realtor, was allowed $2000 by
Superior Judge Chapman today. His
attorneys were allowed $1000. Walker
succeeded in getting general taxes cut
from $12.774 to $7325 and compro-
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VOTERS TO DECIDE TRUTH
President Says Missourians Will
Vindicate Him.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6. President
Wilson today telegraphed Senator
Spencer, republican, Missouri, that he
was content to let the voters of Mis
souri decide which of them was tell
ing the truth. The teleeram referred
to Senator Spencer's charge that the
president had promised military aid
to Roumania and Serbia, which the
SPENCER WANTS AN ANSWER
Telegram Demanding Open Reply
Sent to President.
SALISBURY, Mo.. Oct. 6. Senator
Spencer, when informed of President
Wilson's telegram to him today, pre
pared the following message for
transmission to the president:
"There must be no misunderstand
ing about a matter of such great na
tional Importance as to whether you
stated to Premeir Bratiano of Eon
mania that the American army and
navy would be sent across the sea in
case the -world was again troubled.
It has for months been publicly
stated that such an agreement on your
part is incorporated In the steno
graphic report of the eighth plenary
session of the peace conference. I
again beg of you to let me know
whether you made such an agreement,"
Bert McGee, Proprietor of Hostelry,
Reported Improving in
Boise Hospital.
HALFWAY, Or., Oct. . (Special.)
Word has been received of the
death of another victim of the fire at
Robinette Monday night. Mrs. George
White died at Weiser, where she had
been taken. This brings the number
of deaths to five.
There were only ten persons In the
thotel and two of the living are in
jured. Bert McGee, owner of the
hotel. Is in a dangerous condition at
Boise hospital. Three persons escaped
uninjured.
BOISE. Idaho., Oct. 6. (Special.)
The body of P. E. Parsons of Nampa,
superintendent of bridge and building
for the Oregon Short Line railroad,
who died last night as the result' of
burns received in the hotel fire at
Half Million to Aid China.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. Half a mil
lion dollars for the relief of famine
sufferers in-the Pekin, China, district
has been appropriated by the Amer
ican Red Cross.
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