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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, MAY 9. 1921 KO-IEMCI AMITY IN DANGER Paris Newspaper Launches Attack on Senators. TREATY FACTS DISTORTED Statements Denied by Historic Rec ord Indicate United States Would Undermine France. . BT AXDRE TARDIEU. Ex-French High Commissioner to America. fCopyrlfht. 1921, by The Oragonl&n.) PARIS, May 8. (Special Cable). I Americans and Frenchmen who sin cerely intend to maintain the tradi tional friendshio of the two countries. Imust be on their guard against enter prises on both sides of the ocean I based upon internal policies. One such enterprise has just been I launched in the newspaper Le Matin, I under the name of Stephah Lausanne, who accompanied the Viviani mission I to America. Let me say that my pur- pose In this article is to unmask the maneuver and to re-estaDiisa me I truth. Under the title, "The American Sen- late Voices the Clemenceau cabinet. IM. Lausanne alleges that ex-Fremler Olemenceau, at President Wilson's re- I quest, concealed from the French jubl!c through the censorship early j 1919 all hostile manifestations o lAmerican senators against the league lof nations negotiations in Paris. He declares, notably, that the "round liobln" signed March 3, 1919, by Isenators. urging the separation of the league from the treaty, was withheld I from publication. Both Countries Held Deceived. Lausanne writes thus: 'This de Icisive document was hidden rrom President Wilson, from the plenipo tentiaries and from the parliamentary I committees. Everything remained laecret at Paris, ttie censorship having I received orders to suppress ana I smother what came from Washing ton." In other wordes Le Matin's editor lallrs that both countries were sys Itematically deceived by the abuse of I governmental powers. The truth, which happens to coin Iclde with common sense, is quite to I the contrary. The round robin was widelv published by the American I nrnss and therefore would have been I difficult to "niae irom wuson. n was telegraphed textually to France by the great news gatnering organi sation, the Agencle Havas, ana was communicated to all French papers and published without the slightest censorship on the fourth, fifth and sixth of March, as the files of all the I papers will show. , Another Truth Is Distorted. M - Lauzanne further asserts that I the round robin was communicated bv its Bisrners to Count de cnanDrun charge d'affaires at Washington, with the reauest that it be forwarded to Paris, which the latter instantly am. I This is another distortion of the truth. No transmission ever occurred. More I over, the newspaper puoiicaiions iui- I f iced. The only visit paid, to count ce Chanbrun was in December, 1918, by Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, calling attention to two speeches. verv general in character, concerning the senate s rights In treaty making, delivered by Senators Lodge and Knox. The first charge refers to a communication of December 31, 1918. It is needless to add that the peace I conference had not then begun, hence this move did, not have any precise character. I may add. rrom documentary sources, that Irom January to vcto ber, 1919, all the speeches made by Senators Lodge, Knox, Borah, John- eon and others were correctly report ed bv Havas to French papers and I .-ere published without the least ob jection from the censorship. Facta Contradict Statement. Thus M. Lauzanne'8 statement is contradicted by the facts and Is ex plainable only as a political maneu ver, rather amusing s coming from a Journalist who was one of Presi dent" Wilson's most ardent worship- I ers. Before examining tne maneuver I wish to mention two otners or tne prevailing equally singular concep tions of journalism and to which men tion has been made by well known American writers. Lauzanne cables from Washington March 4. last: "Senator Knox intends to add a r.ew clause to his resolution of which he kindly gives me the text." Then followed the clause saying that: if European peace again was menaced, the United States would consult with the threatened powers and ; co-operate, if necessary, in the defense of civilization. This alleged "amendment simply xrasjthe original article of the Knox resolution, Introduced in March, 1920, end published everywhere. This error also, was unpardonable. Treaty Attitude Also Garbled. Finally M. Lauzanne declared that the ;Knox resolution alone was ac ceptable to the United States; noth ing Jn the Versailles treaty was to be henceforth considered. Twenty-four hours later President Harding's address to congress cate gorically contradicted this "news." Another mistake, as extraordinary as the other. Illumined with proofs, the maneuver stands out clearly. On the French side it represents retro spective aggression against the Clem enceau policy, led, with certain American help, by those Frenchmen who' for reasons which I will reveal come day, have been his relentless enemies for the last two years. On the American side, it represents ret rospective aggression against Presi dent' Wilson's policy led, with certain French help, by irreconcilables who always combated that policy. On both tides the object entirely is Internal politics. But International relations, which ought to be eacred to all parties,-, are used to serve such an object. TL'hat is the great danger to which I desire to call attention. Status of negotiations. This much I will now state with out further comment regarding the policy toward America in 1919: l.,'In law, the government nego tiated with President Wilson. Con rldering the American constitution, we could not negotiate with others, although knowing that any agree ment must be ratified by the senate. The anie situation exists in all demo cratic countries. 2. In fact, in the only question wherein President Wilson demanded a sacrifice of France, M. Clemenceau took precautions against non-ratification In the following manner! Pres ident Wilson, backed by Lloyd George, t-.aving refused to permit the occupa tion of the left bank of the Rhine, M. Clemenceau, between April 5S-30. 3919. secured the adoption of the last clause of article 429, which provide! jUal if guarantees against German aggression were lacking meaning if Great Britain and America failed to ratify the special military treaty the occupation of the left bank could be prolonged. WIIms Accepts Theses. S. President Wilson accepted and iefended the French theses. There fore, it was the French government's duty, directed by purely French in terest, to hope that President Wilson would get a treaty sufficiently satis factory to France ratified, and to help him to do so. That is what the 'mem bers of the French cabinet did, no tably, Clemenceau and myself, in speeches of September 24, 1915. ex pressing the hope that the treaty would be ratified. Washington at the time was hesi tating. Moreover, despite President Wilson's illness, leaving the field free to his adversaries for six months, the treaty lacked only six votes of ratifi cation in March, 1920. Anyhow, what ever the final vote might be, it was not the French government's business to assist the opposition, which was fighting a policy undeniably favor able to France. There is the truth. The peoples ot hoth countries must have it if the basis of their relations is to remain clear and wholesome, despite the re grettable efforts of certain politicians to the contrary. Truth Is Summed l"P. This truth is summed up In three statements: 1. No anti-treaty manifestations of republican senators was ever con cealed from the French. All were published. Furthermore, it is absurd to think they could have been con cealed. 2. On the question of the left bank of the Rhine, the only point on rhich French theses suffered a temporary setback, Clemenceau took effectlv precautions against non-ratification which are operative even if America does not ratify the treaty namely. the prolongation of the occupancy, 3. On the whole, the Clemenceau government, without meddling In American internal debates, in which it was not concerned, believed Presi dent Wilson's policy was based on spirit of solidarity better for France than the policy of the Irreconcilables, as pursued for two years and affirmed by Senator Lodge m his latest speecn, in which, abandoning his own reser. vatlons, he goes i.ver to Senator Knox as against President Harding , and Secretary Hughes. Consequently the French govern ment of 1919 steadfastly hoped tha the Wilson policy would triumph. It had a perfect right to Judge and to act thus from the viewpoint of Frencn interests, and subsequent events proved it was right. SLOW PRICE DROP LAID TO RETAILERS Supply and Demand Law Is Frustrated, Says Controller. DEALERS CALLED GREEDY Public Declared Camouflaged by Reduction Sales, In 'Which Profits Are Increased. requires it, . Justice demands It, and the fervid conscience of a God-fearing people will be content with noth ing else; for atlast the people know that only by such a rule may this nation live and be the guiding light in a world sorely distressed. MARINE UNIONS VOTE (Continued From First Paee.) shop with the provision that co tracts be made for a year. ' APPKAI MADE -BY BEXSOX in TRAIN DITCHED : TWO HELD FIREMAX IS KILLED AND OTH EKS IX CREW INJURED. Suspects Deny All Connection With Wreck; Memphis Police Pre dict More Arrests. MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 8. Two men were held tonight by police who said other arrests might followvas the re suit of the wreck last midnight of the "Sunshine Special" passenger train westbound on the Missouri Pa cific railway at Almond, Ark. John Slocum, fireman, was killed and the engineer and mall clerks .hurt. The two men declared they were farmers and denied all connection with the wreck. No charges have been preferred against them. After an investigation of the wreck in which the engine, tender, baggage and mail cars went into the ditch, railroad officials declared that the wrecking of the train was evidently intentional. According to railway of ficials, the switch at Almond had been opened, the switch lamps had been extinguished and newspapers wrapped around the lamps. The train ran into a siding and jumped the track. FLOURING MILL DAMAGED FIRE IX FISHER PLANT LAID TO DUST EXPLOSIOX. Three Units at Seattle Put Out of Operation in Blaze Start ing at Xlght. SEATTLE, Wash., May 8. (Spe cial.) Fire believed ' to have been caused by a dust explosion, starting t 10:30 0 clock last night in the million-dollar plant of the Fischer Flouring Mills company on the west waterway, and the water used to ex tinguish it, did damage which will put three of five units of the plant out of operation tomorrow. The plant s one of the largest in the west. O. D. risher, president of the com pany, estimated the damage at "prob ably not more than $10,000." but Fire Chief Mantor said he thought the loss, chiefly caused by water to machinery on the seventh floor of the grain cleaning department, would be consid erably greater than the owner s esti mate. The loss is fully covered by nsurance. The fire was confined to two rooms of the grain cleaning department, oc cupying the west wing of the plant. steel and concrete structure. BISHOP HARRIS IS DEAD Mctliodist Episcopal Prelate Suc cumbs in Tokio. TOKIO. May 8. Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris died tonight at Aoya ma college, a Methodist Episcopal in stitution. His death was due to arterio sclerosis. Dr. Harris was elected bishop of Japan and Corea in May, 1904. He retired in 1916. and was appointed bishop emeritus. He was born at Beallsville. Ohio, in 1846. He served for three years In the Civil war. After serving in the Pittsburg conference be was appointed to Japan in 1873. From 1886 to 1904 he was a member of the Japan annual conference, and superintendent of the Japanese mis sion of the Methodist Episcopal church in San Francisco, establishing Japanese missions in Hawaii and on the Pacific coast and organizing them into a Pacific Japanese mission. AUTO SLAYER SENTENCED James Baker Gets 1 to 10 Years for Running Down Woman. SAN i'RAN'CISCO. i May I. James Baker was given an indeterminate sentence Saturday of from one to ten years in San Quentln penitentiary after he had pleaded guilty to 'man slaughter In having run down with his automobile and killed Mrs. Gussie Moeser. This was the first time in years that a motorist has been sentenced here to the penitentiary for killing a pedestrian, court officials said. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict that Baker had been in an intoxicated con dition at the time of the accident. THE OREGOXIAN .NEWS BUREAU, Washington,' D. C, May 8. O. R. Crissinger, country banker, brought to Washington by President Harding from Marlon, O., to be controller of the treasury, has impressed the na tional capital as a man of convictions with no fear to . express them. When he ttelivered a speech the other day before the district bankers. In which he declared that the law of supply and demand no longer controls busi ness, he attracted much attention to nimseir, Decause It Is unusual for a government official to be so frank. He declared that the reason the drop In the cost of living has not been uniform is because retail prices In many lines fail to reflect lower wholesale prices. Scarcity Said to Fix Price. "Scarcity, coupled with the desire to have, should and does fix the price," he said, "if things people need to eat. wear and house them could be bought -with the assurance that the price was governed by. the same un fettered law, our economic troubles would soon solve themselves. Un fortunately for us all. the law of sup ply and demand is. In these respects. as dead as a New England mackerel. Manufacturers, jobbers, whole salers, retailers, laborers are all in some sort of combination to frustrate this fundamental law ot economics. EacJi is out to "get his' flrst," he said. i realize that 1 am offering you no new thought when I say that at this moment this very condition is the underlying cause of industrial an business paralysis. These combina tions gentlemen s agreements, or what not have gotten' prices things to the point where there no relation between cost' of raw ma terials and cost of production; no re lation between cost of production and cost to the consumer; in short, where there is no relation between value and selling price. The consumers know this, and so they are waiting. They have joined the procession of interests whose motto is 'we'll get ours first.' They are determined to buy no more than absolute needs In a market thus un consclonably fixed. Improper Relation Observed. That there Is now no relation be tween production cost and consum ers cost is constantly proved. A farmer took 22 calfskins to town and received for them the price of a pair of shoes at 812.50 and a cash balance of 81.20. The farmer sells his fatted sheep at 8 cents a pound but you pay 81.50 at a good hotel for one English mutton shop weighing about six ounces. The same utter lack of logical relationship between costs and prices prevails throughout the gamut of foods, and in about everything else that can be con trolled. As to meats, I can tell you, of my own knowledge, that it is not the packer that is chiefly respon sible. The responsibility lies some where between him and your stom ach. The retailers generally are appar ently reducing prices. They take off something, and in a degree are mak ing the public believe they are taking their share of the loss. But are theyT Are they selling at replace ment prices plus a reasonable profit? An illustration will point the ques tion; Flannel Sale Example. Before last October's slump a re tailer, not In Washington, bought flannels at 42 cents a yard, and sold at 60, which we will agree gave a fair and reasonable margin for ex penses and profit. But later In Oc tober he bought the same flannels at 20 cents the yard. What did he do? He Dut on a sale, offering these flannels at 50 cents the yard. have the wholesaler's word for this. That is, on the first transaction he had a margin of 43 per cent; but-on the later one, made with the pre tense that he was giving his cus tomers the benefit of a great slash ing of prices, he had the unconscion able nrofit of 150 per cent. 'Just another human example in relation to housing that happened to me in recent experience. I bought 57 worth of lumber to make a lew rt-Dairs on an old Darn, ana tnree rampnttm I assigned to do the work consumed 872 in three days' time roll- ntr cicarettes and filling their pipes, when one day was ample to do this rough work. And then there is Com. nlaint of hich rents. They were irettine theirs 'first.' I m cht multiply examples or im sort of thing indefinitely, out it is unnecessary. Readjustment Need Seen. These conditions affect, generally. the food, clothing, housing that peo ple must have. There must be a vital readjustment of wages before we can have permanent reconstruction and ndustrial readjustment. nut now run we. a nation OI uubiiihb iiii. expect wage earners to agree to this while the middleman not omy pasaea his losses to tne consumer, dui exacts an unreasonable profit on re placements? we must nave an nonen-io-owi work from every wage earner if we shall restore economic poise anu prosper our industry, frosperity can not be based on idleness, nor can national resources be increased by half-hearted work. The need of the hour is work and saving, and then work more and thrice save. And when our people follow these three cardinal truths their happiness and contentment will be permanently as sured. New Business Ethlea Needed. "Our economic evolution will be a failure unless the people yes, all the people begin now to .put their con science Into their business and their work. A conscience left at the altar of the church does no useful serv'ce. It must be brought into our daily work and business. This is abso lutely necessary to bring about a correct understanding between those who serve and those who are served. "The first essential step in this economic readjustment Is for business men traders, manufacturers, to square their actions and direct their course by the compass ot righteous ness, good will, fellowship and brotherhood. Then those who serve will be willing to serve well, at a fair wage for an honest day's work. "Out of the reconstruction that will follow must come new business eth ics. The time is coming, and very fast, when the business man -must give honest and full service for a fair reward. The big fact will be service to the people.' Civil liberty I Acceptance of Readjustments Wage Scales Is Urged. NEW YORK. May' 8. Chairman Benson of the shipping board today addressed an appeal to officers and men of the merchant marine asking their co-operation with the board's Policies in the marine situation. He urgec that readjustments in wage scales be accepted. ' The board has not singled out the seamen for reduction, he said, but cuts have been asked in the wage scale in ship yards and repair yards, which I:, most instances have been agreed to. "Review of developments of the regrettable marine labor contro versy," he said, "should convince all unbiased men that the course pur sued by the shipping board is sound and fair; that economic conditions fully justify the readjustment of wage scales ani working conditions." He promised full protection would be given by the board to all who kept ships in operation. The fact that the board is enabled to keep Its boats operating indicates, he said, that the personnel agrees with the board's po sition. He reminded the men that the board had effected Increased rates to cope with increased living costs, and that American laws give oetter protection and working condi tions to seamen than the laws of any other nation. The decline in ocean freight has necessitated general liquidation. CXIOX AT &E.VTTLE ACCEPTS Marine Engineers by Large Major ity Vote for Cut. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 8. Seattle branch. No. 88, of the Marine Engi neers' Beneficial Association, voted today by a large majority to accept the 15 per cent wage reduction, to gether with the tentative provisions relative to overtime pay as submit ted to the various branches by the international officers. The effect of the vote on the local situation is un certain, but it is not expected that the shipping tieup here will be ter minated to any extent ,until some agreement is reached between the conferees at Washington. The Alaska Steamship company an nounced tonight that no effort will be made to get either the steamship Alameda or 'the Jefferson out for Alaska points tomorrow, but that :t was hoped to sail at least one of these vessels Tuesday. The steamship Wheatland Montana, the crew of which was paid off yes terday, will attempt to ship another crew tomorrow for a cruise to the Orient. FIRING STAMPEDES IRiSHI.0N0REGAT.0N Women and Children Tram pled in Church Panic. MORE OFFICERS KILLED Two Constables Slain and Two Ser geants Wounded ; Reprisals . by Military Reported. SAX FRANCISCO PILOTS FIRM Government Proposals to End Strike Are Rejected. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. Bv unanimous vote the San Francisco branch of the Masters, Mates and Pilots' association of the Pacific coast today rejected government pro posals to end the strike which has tied up American vessels here. Last night the marine engineers voted to reject the proposals. Galveston Engineers Accept. GALVESTON, Tex., May 8. The Galveston branch of the Marine Engi neers Beneficial association today voted to accept the final proposition of the steamship owners and the shipping board which provides a wage reduction of 15 per cent, but retains the eight-hour day. Vote Is Taken at San Pedro. V SAN PEDRO, Cal.. May 8. The San Pedro branch of the Marine Engi neers' Beneficial association today voted on the final proposition of the steamship owners and the shipping board, but the result had not been made public tonight. Prisoner's "Health Shattered." MOBILE, Ala., May 8. Emmett Kil- patrick, American Red Cross worker, imprisoned in Russia, declared In a letter receive! yesterday by his broth er,. Dr. C. C. Kilpatrick, that his health was "entirely shattered," but he had "the courage and the will to live on though not the strength to stand much more." Read-The Oregonian classified ads. DUBLIN, Slay 8. Week-end dis turbances in Ireland included the kill ing of two constables and the wound ing of two sergeants, besides a stam pede of a Jesuit congregation in Dub lin, resulting in several persons be ing injured, caused by firing outside the church. The people rushed from the doors on hearing shots fired at individuals who were held responsible for throwing three bombs at a lorry. Women and children were trampled on. Dublin castle reported unsuccessful attacks on the Dublin and Gonbourne barracks Saturday night. Head Constable Storey was killed and a sergeant wounded while return ing from church today at Castle Island. - A constable of Coolgreany was killed and. a sergeant wounded in an ambush at .nch. . Official reports of reprisals by the military in districts in County Cork showed two houses at Clonmult were destroyed May 6, when also the furni ture of two residents of Castlemartyr was.destroyed. These reprisals were for attacks on two members of the royal Irish constabulary. The houses of three Kilmichael residents were destroyed Friday in reprisal for an attack on two auxiliaries at Macroom April 29. Searches were made in the eastern district of Cork, eight arrests being made. - CHIEF SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC Meeting of Sir James Craig and De Valera Held Good Sign. DUBLIN, May 8. (By. the Asso ciated Press.) Sir Hamar Greerwood. chief secretary for Ireland, speaking of the conference of Sir James Craig premier-designate of Ulster, and Eamonn de Valera, Irish republican leader, declared the meeting was the most hopeful sign for peace in Ireland in 750 lears. ' "It is not only the best thing that has happened in modern history," he raid, "but the most hopeful thing in '50 years. Ireland must settle her problem herself. Therefore, thj meet ing is an extremely significant sign. I must praise the courage of Sir James, who consented to accompany strangers whom he knew to be en emies in a motor car from ray lodge to the meeting place. ' He emphasized that this was the first time on record that the repre sentatives of north and south Ireland had consented to meet for a friendly discussion. He declared himself ex tremely optimistic. When asked if these was any pos sibility of a settlement before the parliamentary elections. Sir Hamar said: "When the present British govern ment has one virtue its consistency, which will be followed first, last and all the time, there is no question as to the gowerinment s going on witn the elections. The Irish question must be settled through the home rule act. After the elections the atmosphere will be cleared, and we shall all be in a better position to discuss matters." BATTLE LASTS TWO HOCRS Crown Forces and Ambushing Party Clash In County Cavan. BELFAST, May 8. A two-hour en gagement between crown forces ap proaching Knappagh mountain and ai ambushing party was reported from County Cavan today, the encounter result ing in the dislodgment of the ambushing forces, of which one was killed and nine taken prisoner. One soldier was wounded. A house nearby, the reports state, was found to contain bombs, ammu nition, clothing, rations and bedding. Police cyclists were ambushed near Gorey, County Wexford, yesterday. One constable was killed and a ser- DON'T MISS if t i -i ,- BEGINNING today, at the Municipal Auditorium, and continuing throughout the week, closing Saturday night, the "Build -a-Home" Exposition .will be open to the public. Every item that enters into the 'creation of a mod ern, comfortable home will be on'exhibi tion there all the latest ideas in design and furnishing on display under one roof. The Auditorium Will Be Open From 11 A. M. - to 10 P. M. Each Day No Admission Is Charged (This space furnished by the Northwestern National Bank) geant wounded. People who had been attending a fair there vanished, and the storekeepers were ordered to close their shops. ilrl with collection boxes Invlt Ing subscriptions for the republican nrmv were the indirect cause of riot here today. Police demanded the nm f' tha collectors, upon which k crowd appeared, and, it was alleged. stoned the police, who used their re volvers. One man was wounoeu. ICE BROKEN, SAYS CRAIG Premier Designate or Ulster Re ports Valera Conference. BELFAST, May 8. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Sir James Craig, pre mier designate of 'Ulster,- who re. cently conferred with Eamnn de Va lera, said at Lisburn yesterday that he had made it plain to the south and west of Ireland .that it was not with amateur peacemakers .and meddlers in Irish affairs they had to deal, but with the leaders of the people of Ul ster. if there were to be peace nego tiations. - The good effect of his meeting, he continued, was that the broken. ; ice was Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. Main 7070, Automatic 5B0-9B irf SWEET jf . . . . MOJl!Uii)) Doesn't it grate on your nerves to grate chocolate ? Of course it does ! Besides, there's the bother. But there isn't when you use Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate. 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For this -reason, local real estate boards and the Na tional Association of Real Estate Boards, were organ ized. Their purpose was and IS to eliminate the ir responsible agent and place the realty .profession on the high plane in the professional world which its im-. . portance and responsibilities should command. During the last five years particularly, magnificent progress has been made, la many states, such as Oregon, the boards have secured laws requiring a license for realty agents; with the object of forcing 6harpers out of business for the public's pro tection. In addition the boards themselves retain as members only real estate men, who .in the opinion of boards, have the character, and knowledge necessary to transact a CLEAN, SQUARE, business. When such men are admitted to member ship then they are entitled to the use of the name "Realtor" v For your own protection do business with "Realtors" and at the same time help us keep the profession on high standards we have set. 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