THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1920
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FRANCE BACKS OUT
OF REPARATION 1
Giving Germany Voice at
' Conference Opposed.
NEW PROPOSAL DISLIKED
liloj-d George's Suggestion Called
Effort to Shelve Supreme
Council for Iea jrue.
be able to arrive at a proper sum
without undue influence from Ger
man propaganda.
As for the league of nations, French
officialdom has never . been over
fond of that organization. One com
mentator today puts the situation In
this way: "We are certainly not go
ing to intrust the vital Interests of
the nation to an assembly in which
neutrals frjendly to Germany shall
have an equal voice with France.".
LEAGUE IS DISCUSSED
Editor of Portland Paper Addresses
Democrats at McMlnnville.
McMINNVILLE, Or.. Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) A large crowd gathered Satur
day night at the auditorium to hear
B. F. Irvine of Portland discuss the
leaerue of nations, under the ausDices
of the county democratic committee.
la. JS. Lanse, a local attorney, pre
sided and the Walnut City band fur-
ET LINCOLN ETEE.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub.
lished. by Arrangement.)
PARIS. Oct. 30. (Special cable.)
France has atrain kicked over the
entente traces. Even, before the dip-i
lomatic notincation of Premier Lloyd
George's newest scheme for solving
the reparations problem reached the
Qual d'Orsay, the French government
had announced officially its objection
to the proposed attendance of Premier
Leygues at the assembly of the league
of nations in Geneva.
Premier Lloyd George's plan, as
propounded by Prime Minister Dela
croix of Belgium, calls for the pres
ence of all the allied premiers at the
opening sessions of the assembly.
French public opinion, evidently in
spired by the Qual d'Orsay, stigma
tizes the proposal as an attempt to
substitute the league of nations for
the' supreme council, thus further
complicating the entente relations
with Germany, particularly in respect
to the reparational clauses of the Ver
sailles treaty. f
Free Decision la Wanted.
It is also contended by Paris pub
licists that participation of Govern
ment chieftains in the debates of the
assembly would hamper independent
action by that body. Prime ministers
of the great powers, it is held, might
thus bring undue pressure to bear
upon representatives of the smaller
nations, highly detrimental to the
exercise of the right of free decision
assured to the assembly under the
covenant.
Premier Leygues voices beyond
doubt the sentiments of the Elysee
palace in rejecting vigorously the
British suggestion that the heads of
the allied governments meet the Ger
man chancellor and his associates in
Geneva for the purpose of shaping the
work of the conference of the allied
and German financial and economic
experts who are soon to meet in
Brussels.
Mlllerand Policy Re-adopted.
All that the French premier will
concede in this matter is a meeting of
the allied and German finance minis
ters. In other words. Premier Leygues
has reverted to the original Millerand
policy which strongly opposed any
discussion of the treaty with Germany
on equal terms. From this policy M.
Millerand. when premier, receded un
der British and Italian pressure, when
in San Kemo he assented to the im
mediate fixation of Germany's debt
through the medium of a conference
to be held in Spa with the German
political chiefs. Little progress "n
this direction was made at the Spa
conference. 'Since then the conserva
tive supporters of M. Mlllerand in the
French parliament have made it very
plain that they will permit no ar
rangements tending to reduce what
they deem the just claims of France
upon the vanquished.
Approval la Withdrawn.
Tn consequence of this attitude J'
Millerand withdrew the approval prt
viously given by him for a repara-1
tional conference decided upon in Spa,
and he demanded that the entire
matter be sent back to the reparation
conference, from whose hands it had
been taken in San Remo.
Premier Lloyd George was incensed
at this retrograde move, which oc
curred in conjunction with French
recognition of General WrangeL There
was bitter criticism of the British
premier in the French press. All per
sonal communications between hirn
and M. Millerand ceased forthwith
and have not been renewed. lor has
Premier Lloyd George seen fit. to ad
dress himself directly, by telegraph
or by telephone to M. Millerand's suc
cessor in the French premiership, as
had been his practice in the days
when M. Millerand was premier. On
the other hand, he convinced the Bel
gian premier, on the occasion of the
letter's recent visit to London, that in
respect to reparations there was urg
ent need of more rapid and more de
cisive action than could be had
through the reparation commission.
Conference Plan Evolved.
There was then evolved the plan for
reparational conferences in Brussels,
which was accepted by France on
condition that the experts of the com
missions be present, though not as
representatives of the commissions,
and that both the allied and German
delegates function there as technical
advisers, without power of final deci
sion. In regard to the ultimate fixa
tion of the indemnity total and the
method of payment, the French gov
ernment frankly 'prefers to leave both
matters to the reparation commission.
Obviously the French project for a
council of the allied and German
finance ministers, offered as a coun
ter proposal in place of another Spa
conference, promises no definite solu
tion of the problem, for the finance
ministers sitting alone would be as
powerless to reach a final dec sion as
would the experts.
In the last analysis, France is play
ing a waiting game. She feels that
the British, Italians and Belgians
seated at a council board with the
Germans might be tricked by Ger
man pleading into fixing the repara
tional total at a figure far below
that which Germany is capable of
(paying; whereas every day reveals
more clearly to French eyes the po
tential prosperity of Germany.
France believes that some time be
fore next May, when the treaty
amount of the idemnity must be spec!
fied, the reparation commission will
THE OREGONLU'S ADVICE.
Compulsory voting. Vote 301
no.
Regulating legislative ses
sions. Vote 303 yea.
Oleomargarine bill. Vote 305
no.
Single tax. Vote 307 no.
Fixing county officers' term.
Vote SOS yea.
Port consolidation. Vote 310
yea.
Anti-vaccination. Vote-313 no.
Fixing interest rates. Vote
315 no. .
Bird refuge bin. No recom
mendation. Divided legislative session.
Vote 318 yea.
State market commission.
Vote 320 yea.
SPECIAL TO PORTLAND
VOTERS!
Vote yea on every measure on
city ballot.
nished the music for the occasion. A
large portion of the audience were
republicans.
Major Gleason was to have been
present and lecture on etereopticon
views taken overseas but he did not
appear so the views were shown with
out the lecture.
The democrats in this ' county are
making great efforts to stem the
growing tide of sentiment for Rob
ert N. Stanfield for. senator.
MONTANA FIGHT BITTER
Xon-Partisan League Big Factor
in All Issues.
HELENA, Mont., Oct 31. The na
tional non-partisan league figures
largely in the vote to be cast by Mon
tana electors. J. M. Dixon, ex
United States senator- and ex-representative
in congress, running for
governor on the republican ticket, is
opposed by B. K. Wheeler, ex-United
States district attorney, on the demo
cratic ticket, which previous to the
August primary was indorsed by
the non-partisan league and labor
elements.
The latter stages of the campaign
have been bitter. United States Sena
tor Myers, having repudiated the dem
ocratic ticket, which he character
ized as having "stolen" the demo
cratic party, and Senator Walsh sup
porting the regular nominees.
The registration is about 261,000.
STILL FOUND AT WIOHLER
Complete Outfit Discovered. in
Eooni Underneath Garase.
TILLAMOOK, Or.. ' Oct. 31. (Spe--ial.)
The sheriff and his deputies
ist Sunday made a laid on a still in
.lohler, which was the largest ever
found In this county. Ace Cook and
L. W. Travis, it is said, were operat
ing it underneath a garage and had
been making moonshine for two or
three months. They were arrested.
The authorities discovered the still,
which had a double coil and charcoal
purifier, in a large subterranean
chamber, which was entered through
a trap-door in the floor of the garage.
Three barrels of mash were found,
but only a small amount of the fin
ished product.
The men are In the county jail
awaiting the action of the justice
court.
.To Assure the
Re-election of
Mayor Baker
Vote Only One
Choi
oice
NEW MARKET IS SOUGHT
C. J. Hogue Will Comb East to
. Find Buyers for Lumber. "
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) C. J. Hogue, manager of the
West Coast Forest Products board
left Friday night for the east to hunt
markets for northwest lumber. Mr.
Hogue will stop at Madison. Wis., for
a conference with J. A. Newlin, who
has charge of timber testing in the
United States forest products bureau
in that city.
Lumbermen in all branches of the
industry consider the market exten
sion work to be carried on by the
West-Coast Forest Products bureau
as one of the most important activi
ties they have entered into in recent
years. Market conditions. higher
freight rates and other problems will
be discussed at a meeting of the West
Re -Elect
A.L.BARBUR
as
City Commissioner
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He has saved the taxpayers money.
He has always made good.
A vote for him is a vote for the
municipal paving plant.
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PROTECT OREGON
Goods purchased from Foreign Countries rob us of our money. -
Products purchased at home build up our pay rolls and keep our money at home.
The Republican Party Stands for Protective Tariff
Protective Tariff is vital to the lumber men, farmers, stock men, business men and. working men
of Oregon. We must protect our timber, butter, eggs, wheat, sheep and cattle. We cannot compete
with cheap foreign labor. American citizens demand better living than foreigners.
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ROBERT Jt. STATTFIELD
Vote X 40
WARBEX G. HARDING
C. X. HcARTHTJR
Vote X 44
Elect ROBERT N. STANFIELD Republican United States Senator and re-elect
C. N. McARTHUR Republican Congressman, , to back up a Republican President.
Republican County Central Committee.
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day in the new Washing-ton hotel.
Kelso Schools Vote for Harding.
KELSO, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Pupils of the Catlin school in a
straw vote for president taken Fri
day afternoon, favored Harding by
the. following: overwhelming vote:
Harding 93, Cox 33. Christensen 13.
Kelso Nurses Class Large.
KELSO, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
The enrollment for the nurses'
training class, which the Cowlitz
county chapter of the American Red
Cross is organizing here, was so
large that it was necessary to divide
it -into two divisions. Thirty-eight
women have enrolled. Miss Marian
Adams of Castle Rock is the instruc
tor. The classes are held every Tues
day afternoon.
Alien Land' Bill Oppositoin Denied.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 31. U. Oyama.
Japanese consul in Los Angeles, has
issued a signed statement denying he
had been active in opposing initiative
measure No. 1, the alien land bill, to
he voted on next Tuesday, as charged
in a telegram sent to Secretary of
State Colby at Washington. D. C-. by
the Los Angeles County Anti-Asiatic
association. .
Town Bar 9 Stock.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) The Bucoda council, at its last
meeting, passed an ordinance pro
hibiting stock from running at large
within the limits of the town.
' Centralia Legoin Has Quartet.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 1. (Spe
cial.) A quartet has been organized
by the Grant. Hodge post, American
Legion, to furnish entertainment at
future meetings or the post. The
first rehearsal was held Friday night.
The members- of the quartet are Will
iam Grimm, Day Hilborn, Don Arthur
and Sam. Crawrd.
Please vote ONCE for Dan Kellaher,
either first, second or third choice.
Dan Kellaher for mayor means 5-cent
fare. 99 X. Kellaher for Mayor Com.
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have you believe that additional state laws are
necessary to regulate and license the industry and
protect you from fraud and deception.
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Such is not the case as the U. 5.- Government
regulations contain 79 pages covering oleomarga
rine industry. They regulate, license and prevent
fraud or deception; laws covering manufacturer,
wholesaler, and dealer.
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The real intent of the fathers of this measure was
to kill a legitimate Oregon industry and curtail con
sumers9 rights.
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Mayor Baker's Alibis
Alibis and flimsy excuses are the only things Baker offers
when asked to explain why city expenses have increased
more than $2,500,000 (1921 budget) over operating costs
of 1917.
The Increased cost of materials and of pay can't explain it.
But lack of business sense and the construction of the
Baker political machine can.
Baker Wants the Million-Dollar 3-Mill
Levy to spend.
Gordon wants to save it.
Vote for Gordon
for Mayor
GIVE HIM YOUR FIRST OR SECOND CHOICE VOTE
He Is Against the 3-Mill Levy
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