TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1920
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PRESIDENT OF STRIKING BRITISH MINERS' FEDERATION.
JAPS IfJ CALIFORNIA
TO KiW FATE SOOm
who own land from euch guardian
ship."
The measure has two distinct pur
poses, according to Mr. - Irish,- and
these are: "First, to forbid the leas
IS HELD MISQUOTED
ing of land to Japanese and Chinese;
and, second, to take land-owning mi
nors of these races from the natural
guardianship of the parents and com
mit them to the control of tne puDiic
administrators."
Concluding his argument to the
Guarantee in Excess of $1
Is Not Opposed.
Land-Leasing Privilege May
Be Much Restricted.
voters of California, Mr. Irish says:
"Considered in its effect upon the
land-owners of the state, the initia
tive measure, under penalty of con
fiscation, prohibits them from leas
ing land to a certain class of persons.
If the state can do that it can also
compel land-owners, under penalty of
confiscation, to lease their lands to
a certain class of persons."
REPORTS BRANDED FALSE
DECISION .UP TO PEOPLE
a package
STEVENS TO HELP TAX
Republican Headquarters Explain
Reference In Speech Was to
Pre-War Scale Only.
Initiative Measure) to Be' Passed
Cpon Xovember 2 Would . Dras
tically Change Situation.
Before
EX-FIRK MARSHATj TO RETURN
TO SAVE BUREAU.
HAP! DING
toe war
CHICAGO. Oct. 24. Republican na
tional headquarters issued a state
ment tonight that Senator Harding's
opponents were widely and menda
ciously circulating- reports that the
senator opposed , "guaranteeing- the
American farmer more than a dollar
a bushel for wheat during: the war."
"The tacts are that Senator Harding
voted to guarantee the farmer $2.50
wheat, while President Wilson, when
the power was placed In his hands,
fixed the guarantee ostensibly at
$2.50, though as a matter of fact the
farmer got much less than that," the
statement said.
"Senator Harding's reference to dol
lar wheat, made in an address at the
Minnesota state fair grounds, had no
reference to the price of wheat in
war time.
Pre-War Price TJisenased.
"He was talking about the price
of wheat in times of peace prior to
the great war. He was not even talk
ing of the price of wheat under con
ditions since the war ended.
"While the Lever bill to encourage
food production was before the sen
ate, July 21, 1917, Senator Harding
Slated:
" I said that raising $1 whe"at was
a profitable occupation in times of
pi ace: and I said to the senator from
North Dakota, Mr. McCumber, that the
knowing farmers of the country, are
buying land Jn Ohio at $150 an acre
fi.r the very purpose of going into a
commercial proposition of raising
wheat profitably at $1 a bushel in
times of peace to be sure.'
Statement Held Garbled.
"This was a reference to wheat pro
duction in the days of peace, when
di-llar wheat was looked on far dif
ferently from what it was in the war
period or would be now In the un
st tled conditions following the war.
"Senator Harding's opponents, though
th;y know perfectly well that Sena
tor Harding voted for $2.50 wheat,
lit vertheless garbled the statement
which he made by cutting out the
last seven words 'in times of peace,
to be sure' and circulating the rest
of it so as to give the impression that
Si nator Harding wanted to hold the
farmer down to dollar wheat in war
times,"
COLLEGE BOOK STARTED
Annual Publication of Willamette
Junior Class Progressing.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa
le n. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) Work
on the 1922 Wallulah, annual year
book of the junior class, is progress
ing under direction of Dean Pollock
ol' Joseph. The Wallulah, to be pub
lihed in June, will be practically the
sr.me size as that of last year, but
will contain many additional features
of art work and arrangement.
Mr. Pollock Is editor. Associate ed
it rs are Sheldon Sackett. Sheridan,
and Bertha Leitner, Portland. Other
members of the staff, all of whom
are In the junior class, follow: Cam
pus section, Vernor Sackett, Sheri-
d-itn: class section, Grace Collins,
Portland: athletics, Ralph Curtis,
Bend; organizations. Lorlei Blatch-
ford, Salem, and Emma Shanafelt
Salem: student activities. Lucille
Tucker, Salem: feature section. James
l:ohle, Falls City, and Hugh Doney,
Salem; art work, Margaret Legge and
lirace Presley, both of Salem, and
Yaldo Kelso, Yakima, Wash.
Harry Rarey of Tacoma, Wash., is
handling the business end of the
hook, having as his assistants Lester
Day of Bremerton. Wash., and Mil
dred Brown of Outlook. Wash.
TEACHERS' MEET SUCCESS
Coos County Institute Declared
Most Profitable in 12 Years.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) The Coos Bay county teachers'
institute, held in Myrtle Point over a
1-ariod of three days, was declared by
i lany Coos Bay instructors the most
i rofitable gathering in 14 years, the
entertainment arrangements the best
i-ver, and the whole affair of the
highest order. Myrtle Point residents
extended the warmest hospitality,
meeting the guests at the train with
uutomobiles, conveying them to the
assembly room for registration, for
accommodations and afterwards de
liverins them to their quarters. All
merchants decorated their windows
wit:i welcoming placards and after
sessions automobiles were' at the
command of the teachers .Tor rides to
the neighboring districts.
Sessions of the institute were held
in the high school building, the
ALrmory and the churches. The at
tendance of about 250 instructors re
luired a much greater arrangement
than usual.
ROAD'S CONTROL CHANGES
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Photo from Underwood.
Robert Smlllle, wh called strike which threatens to paralyze British Indus
try. Smillie states "this fight la the most serious In British history"
and urges everyone to aid In the fight against the government, which,
he says, "plans to use all its power to detent us."
E PUT IN.' PARLEY
INCREASE HIXGES OX BOOST
IX OUTPUT IX SEW OFFER.
Belief Is Strong Both Side Will
Submit "Difference on Equal
Basis in Few Days.
(Continued Prom First Pare.)
While the conference was in progress
Baron Stamfordham. private secretary
of King George, arrived and remained
tor a brief period.
Emergency Bill Postponed.
One indication of a hopeful turn
was afforded tonight by a report
from a well informed source that the
government contemplated postponing
bill which would virtually place the
country on a war basis.
It had been intended to attempt to
pass this measure through all its
stages in parliament tomorrow.
U. S. SHIPPIXCt PICKS UP
Scores of .vessels Cease to be Idle,
Due to Strike.
WASHINGTON. D. G. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) The nation-wide strike of coal
miners in England is having a tre
mendous effect on American shipping.
Though in progress less than a week,
the strike already has stimulated
shipping in American bottoms to the
extent that scores of vessels that had
been tied to docks because of no cargo
are again at work.
The effect is especially apparent in
the coal trade. It is stated here that
shipping has been offered more coal
for export than can be accommodated
on the vessels now available, despite
the fact that much of the tonnage
that became idle during the recent
depression has been put into service.
The strike also has had the result
of tending to raise ocean freight rates.
which had slumped sharply tollowing
the announcement of the Freneh line
that it had declared a rate war and
the known attitude of other foreign
lines because of the antagonism to
the alleged discriminatory provisions
of the shipping act.
Another factor in the stimulus
shown in shipping by American bot
toms is the fact that the shipping
labor situation is the quietest it has
been in many months and it is now
confidently expected that a satisfac
tory arrangement will be concluded
with both the radio operators and ma
rine engineers.
The announcement by the shipping
board Friday that a lot of 31 ves
sels had been authorized for construc
tion bv American companies also had
a steadying effect on the general
shipping situation.
nents stand for. I stand for a united
America; a humane America; an effi
cient America; America first."
Cowlitz, Chetialis and Cascade Iilne
to Be Improved.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Control of the Cowlits. Che-
halis & Cascade railway, the local
line operating out of Chehalis into
eastern Lewis county, has been taken
over by C. L. Brown, a well-known
Chehalis sawmill man. and W. E.
Brown, formerly district superin
tendent of the Milwaukee's Willapa
Harbor branch line. J. K. Corlett of
Seattle retires from management and
control of the road.
Messrs. Brown and Brown expect
immediately to put the road into
first-class operating condition, that
it may better serve the various local
Industries and also those operating
southeast of here, with the purpose
of furthering the early development
of the great timber and other re
sources of the upper Newaukum. Cow
litz and Tilton river valleys.
RAIL DELAY HALTS PLANT
Xorth Bend Firm Unable to Secure
Road to Xew Site.
NORTH BEND. Or.. Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) Delays in securing a roadstead
to its holdings on the water front in
the city, will likely cause the Men
asha Woodenware company, which
contemplated ' constructing a large
plant this fall, to abandon the idea
until spring, according to the resi
dent manager, Herbert Armstrong.
Site for the industry was purchased
under supposition there was access
to it from the city, but it developed
there was none and a crossing was
asked of the Southern Pacific which
railway adjoins the property. The
railroad company was - willing to
comply, but in dealing a mistake was
made and the crossing was not satis
factory. The particular point at which the
crossing is asked is in the land de
partment of the railway company and
it is not believed the matter can be
put through in season to permit any
work beforespring. ',
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ASSAILANTS GET 90 DAYS
Peace Officer Says Attack Was
Worst In Career.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. Oct. 24.' (SDe-
cial.) Judge Coke sentenced Charles
McGrath. George Fitzhenry. Warren
Levin and John Darling. Powers log
gers who were convicted by a jury
of attacking James Brown, an officer
of Powers, to three months in the
county jail.
The men were surprised in a drink
ing bout at Powers and placed under
arrest by Brown, but they attacked
him and for a time it was thought
he might not survive his injuries.
Brown declared that in-his career as
a peace officer he has been attacked
on an average of once a year, but
the Powers incident was the worst.
Friends of the prisoners raised $500
for a defense fund.
Centralia Lumber Drops.
CEN'TRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) The Menefee Lumber Co., of
Winlock, has announced a harp re
duction in the price of lumber. The
reduction was made. H. W. Revis,
manager of the mill explained, to en
courage home building and owing to
the fact that shipments to the east
are slack, resulting in an accumula
tion of lumber at the mill.
HARDING DEMANDS REPLY
(Continued From First Page.)
upbuilding and safeguarding of our
agriculture, and for a merchant ma
rine. "As to our foreign pWMcy and Amer
ica's full expectation of becoming a
member of a wise association "of na
tions, with the preservation of our
own independence and national spirit,
I have given a conscientious and prac
tical proposal.
America la Put First.
"I have stated that I am wholly
against the proposal to. approve our
membership in the league of nations,
as our opponents insist that it shall
be written. Even in the hands of our
opponents that programme is impos
sible. Even in the hands of ourop
ponents, it would result in a hopeless
blockade.
"I have endeavored to serve in this
campaign, not merely to be elected,
but to set before the American people,
sincerely and clearly, a definite policy
for the administration of the United
States to bring our people out of the
jungle of mismanagement and into the
light of a stable good fortune. I have
endeavored to serve by doing what 1
could to harmonize public opinion and
unite America behind a foreign policy
which shall be wise, generous and hu
mane, though it refuses to mortgage
America 10 tne Old world.
".We do not know what our oppo-
BRITISHERS BIT ENVIOUS
Growth of American Merchant Ma.
rine Xot Much, Liked.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 24. (Special.)
British residents of Argentina have
no love for America, for they dislike
to see the growth of the American
merchant and to see goods being
shipped out under the stars and
stripes that formerly were carried by
ships flying the union jack, John E.
Belcher, Tacoma attorney, said upon
his return today after two years spent
in the southern republic Mr. Belcher
was attorney for the International
Products company of South America.
The high cost of living in America
is but a hint of what it is in Argen
tina, he said.
SAN FRANCISCO.. Oct. 24. The
fate of Japanese farmers in California
will be decided Tuesday. November
2, when the electorate- of this state
passes on an initiative measure that
would drastically amend the present
alien land law by withdrawing en
tirely the three-year agricultural
land-leasing privilege from aliens
who are Ineligible to American
citizenship.
The measure aims also to place
minor land-owning aliens under the
guardianship of a public administra
tor. The actual ownership. of farm
lands by aliens ineligible to citizen
ship already is prohibited by the
alien land law enacted by the state
legislature fn 1913.
'The initiative measure. Its pro
ponents assert, will conform - strictly
to the letter of the treaty between
Japan and the United States, in which
Japanese residents were granted cer
tain privileges. The opponents of
the proposed new law declare that
the issue raises the question of an
interpretation of phraseology in the
treaty, wherein, it is provided tl -t
Japanese resident in the United
States "may own or hire and occupy
houses, manufactories, warehouses,
shops and premises and lease lands
for residential and commercial purposes."
It is pointed .out by persons
opposed to amending the present law
tnat tne leasing of land Tor "com
mercial purposes" contemplated the
privilege of leasing agricultural
lands. The voters of the state have
had the legal verbiage of the meas
ure clarified by arguments for and
against it, respectively, by V. S. Mc
Ciatchy, publisher of the Sacramento
Cal., Bae, and by JohnP. Irish, an
extensive land-owner of Stockton,
uai.
In Behalf of the measure. Mr. Mr-
Clatchy says in part:
"Through the measure, California
eeks, as is her inherent right.- to
preserve her lands for Americans,
precisely as Japan preservesjier lands
for the Japanese. Its primarV pur
pose is to prohibit orientals who can
not become American citizens from
controlling our rich agricultural
lands. ...
'Our present treaty of commerce
and navigation with Japan deliber
ately omits from the privileges grant
ed the Japanese in this country either
ownership or lease of agricultural
lands. Japan has always p-ofiitited
ownership, or lease, or use of agn
cultural lands in Japan by Americans
or other foreigners.-
Orientals, and more particularly
Japanese, having commenced to se
cure control of agricultural lands in
California, there was enacted in 1913
the alien land law, which prohibited
ownership or lease beyond three
years of agricultural lands by aliens
ineligible to cHizenship.
In defiance of that law, through
various subterfuges, including use of
dummy-corporations and - minor- native-born
children, orientals, largely
Japanese, are last securing contro
of the richest irrigated lands in the
state, through lease or ownership, the
proportion already controlled n some
counties being from 50 to 75 par cent.
"The initiative measure simply
closes tne- loophole in the 1913felaw
which permits violation and evasion
thereof. In addition, it forbid- even
short leases.
Irish Opposes Measure.
In his argument against the meas
ure, Mr. Irish discusses the commer
cial treaty with Japan and declares
that "in its economic definition com
merce consists of production, trans
portation and exchange; production is
the ranking element, because without
it there can be no commerce.
"The treaty is intended then," the
opposition argument continues, "to
give the Japanese privilege to enter
upon complete commerce, and there-1
fore protects their right to lease land
for productin. Any other interpre
tation twists the plain language of
the treaty into vain repetition.
"Considered in the light of the 14th
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, which says. 'No state
shall deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws, we find the initiative meas
ure is in conflict with our constitu
tion, 4Hnce it proposes a discrimina
tory classinca'.ion - of aliens, confer
ring upon one class the protection of
the law which it denies to another
class.
"This discrimination, applies also to
the leasing of land denied to Japa
nese and permitted to other aliens. It
also applies to the feature of the
initiative measure which subjects
Japanese minors who own land to the
guardianship of the public adminis
trator, but exempts other alien minors
Giles Beys, a printer of Paris, in
troduced the letter "J" into the alpha
bet in 1550.
Harding Continues Kayorite
CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) F. B. Hubbard, Centralia lum
berman and trustee of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association, who has re
turned from Chicago, reports senti
ment in the east is strong for Senator
Harding. In Chicago Monday, Mr.
Hubbard says, bets of 8 to 1 were
placed that Harding would carry Cal
ifornia; 4 to 1 that he would carry
Ohio. 4 to l tnat he would be elect
ed,and even money that the repub
lican candidate would carry as many
states In the south as Cox does in the
north.
S. St 17. greets stamps for cash
Holman Fuel Co. Main 353. 680-21.
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Defeat of Three-Mill Lery Would
Cripple Portland's Work,
Says Prevention Expert.
Because he believes that defeat if
the three-mill .tax, which the city
council has asked the voters to
authorize for next year as it did a
year ago for the present year, would
destroy years , of fire prevention ef
fort In Portland, ' Jay Stevens, in
charge of the fire prevention bureau
of the national board of fire under
writers, has decided to come to Port
land to aid in the campaign for the
re-authorization of the tax measure.
Mr. Stevens., -who was formerly
battalion fire chief and fire marshal
of Portland, is scheduled to arrive
in the city this morning, accord-
ng to a letter received Saturday by
City Commissioner Bigelow. So that
he might take an active part in the
three-mill tax campaign, Mr. Stevens
delayed the inauguration of several
fire prevention campaigns in eastern
cities and is making a cross-country
journey direct to Portland.
"I have decided to come to Portland
and should arrive Monday morning,"
reads the letter received by Commis
sioner Bigelow. "Although there- is
much important fire prevention work
to be launched in the east, I do not
know of anything more important in
my work than to aid in the campaign
to obtain a re-authorization of the
three-mill tax.
"While I am not so concerned over
the financial difficulties of Portland,
insofar as they affect other depart
ments, I am decidedly worried over
the effect of a defeat of he tax
measure on the fire bureau- Know
ing Portland conditions as I do, it is
easy to realize that a reduction which
would be necessary in the event of
such defeat would demoralize the
Portland fire department.
"Much time and effort has been
given to fire prevention work in
Portland and it now looms as a city
iwhich. is in the forefront in this work.
But a reduced fire bureau, inadequate
in equipment and manpower, would
wipe out all effects of fire prevention
work. It would even affect the fire
prevention bureau, for I cannot see
ho.w this department will be able to
escape uncut any more-' than any
'other department.'" -
Mr. Stevens until recently was in
charge of the fire prevention bureau
of the Pacific, operated by the board
of fire underwriters. Recently he
was placed in charge of t ire preven
tion work throughout " the United
States.
According to Commissioner Bige
low, Mr. Stevens has kept a close
watch on Portland and conditions
here, especially in the fire bureau.
It is probable that meetings will be
arranged for Mr. Stevens in various
parts of the city, although definite
plans will not be made until he
arrives and has had a conference
with city officials.
- Venison Feast Flees Trainmen.
ASHLAND. Or.. Oct. 23. (Special.)
While taking the work train on the
Southern Pacific from here over the
mountains Friday Walter Frulen,
conductor, and I. R. Bateman, engi
neer, struck a spike deer with their
engine near Steinman. They slowed
down and with visions of a feast of
venison they hastened out of the en
gine cab to pick up the priae.
To their great chagrin the animal
suddenly bounded to its feet, leaped
over the cowcatcher and disappeared
into the forest, none the worse for its
encounter with 'the engine.
Willamette Head Goes East.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem. Or., Oct. 24. (Special.) Dr. Car!
G. Doney, president of the university
left for the east Saturday for a two
weekjS' trip. President Doney will at
tend tne annual session or the uni
versity Senate, which- meets this year
in unio. Tne ooay is composed of
representatives of Methodist colleges
and universities in every section of
the country, and meets each year to
discuss problems which arise in con
I nection with the denominational
I schools. '
Centralia to Start Armory.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Oct. 24. (Spe
cial.) It has been announced that
work will begin within ten days on
an armory for Co. L, Washington na
tional guard tank corps. The struc
ture will be two stories, with club
rooms, officers' quarters, etc., on the
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second floor. Temporary quarters for
the company will be in the Burnham
building over the Golden Rule store.
Theaters Refused Third Party.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) After the recent refusal of F.
A. Graham, manager of the Liberty, I theaters. Farmer-labor orators havs
Grand and Rialto theaters In Cen- teen urging a boycott against th
tralla, to rent the Rialto for meetings I theaters by union men.
of the farmer-labor party, the Call, Statements were published yester
the local publication of the third day by both the musicians' and stag
party, charged Graham with being hands' unions to the effect that all
unfair to organized labor and -with three theaters are complying strictly
employing non-union men in the with union regulations.
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