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4 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1021 MGLO-JiPMSE -"- DEAL IS WATCHED Renewal of Alliance Involves America. LEAGUE VIOLATION FACED "ev Treaty AI0112 Old Lines Is Ieclarc(l to Be Specifically I'orbldden by Covenant. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. rOopyrurht. JOl't. by The OrMonlsn.) WASHINGTON, D. C May 15. (Special.) The American government is watching with keen concern the preliminary negotiations 'or a re newal of the treaty alliance between Great Britain and Japan. The agreement expires July 13 next and before informal steps are taken looking to its renewal or the negotla tion of a new agreement there will be an Imperial conference at London at which all the British dominions win be represented. The call for this con ference already has gone forth. The representatives of Australia, of New Zealand and possibly of Canada are going to the imperial conference instructed to demand that any re newal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty shall be In a form acceptable to the Lotted States. America to lie Drawn In. As strange as the development may seem, the United States therefore is to be drawn in. as an "unofficial" party to the conversations concerning the new treaty. And once again it is shown how futile would be the at tempt to keep America in splendid isolation from the rest of the world. Another strange phase of the Anglo Japanese negotiations is the fact that the making of a treaty along the lines of the old alliance, now in its last days, is specifically forbidden by the covenant of the league of nations, which has been signed and ratified by both Great Britain and Japan. If there should by any chance be a re newal of the old pact, it has been said bere that the league of nations would indeed be "scrapped" by two of its leading signatories, for article 10 of the covenant provides: the assistance of Its ally and will con duct the war in common and make peace in mutual agreement with it Mont Treaties Incomplete. It fa In tho iiHrA nl.tio. that i special provision exempting the unitea oiates is 10 De uemanura. The claim has been made in the past by supporters of the alliance that the United States would ordinarily be ex empted under article four which pro vides that "should either high con trading party have a treaty of gen eral arbitration with a third power, It is agreed . that nothing in this agreement shall entail upon such con tracting party an obligation to go to war with the power with whom such treaty of arbitration is in force. Virtually all of our arbitration treaties are incomplete, however, and In any event this clause is said to be of a negative nature rather than posi tive and would permit a declaration of war with the third power with per feet "propriety." The argument is made in certain quarters that even with an exempting clause, the renewal of the treaty of alliance along the old lines would hardly be satisfactory to the United States. "The hypothesis is set up that If the United States and Japan should go to .war and China should declare war on Japan, at the same time in support of the United States then would not Great Britain under the terms of clause two be compelled to come Into the war to fight China? LABOR EXTREMISTS Glui BRIAN Army and Navy Reservists in Sympathy With Strikers. TROOPS RIOT AT DEPOTS Situation Said to Have Entered on Gravest Phase? With Radicals Getting Upper Hand. BS JAMES M. TUOHY. (Copyright. 1921. by the New York World. Published by Arrangement.) LONDON, May 15. (By Special Cable.) The strike situation In Great ers In many places are taking sim ilar action. However, as the men dis charged will have the full backing of their respective unions, it Is difficult to see how the present tense situation can long endure without a nation wide railway and transport strike or the clearing up of the whole indus trial situation. There are reports that pourparlers with the miners are going on "behind the scenes," but nothing tangible Is being done. The prediction of J. M. Thomas, now nearing New York" on the Olympic, that the coal strike would be "settled within a week" is far from being realized. On the contrary, it is said that the departure of Mr. Thomas at this time has given a free hand to the extrem ist element among the railwaymen, as is shown by their actions since he leff. He is the general secretary of this federation and has always been a conservative influence. With him away there is a stong likelihood that the extremists will take control. Unemployment 1m Growings Two million pounds sterling ($7,980,000 at present exchange rates) is being disbursed weekly by the government in unemployed pay and unemployment Is growing by leaps and bounds. Last week there were 4.500,000 men on the labor bureau's books of unemployed, and at least 1,000,000 will be added this week. The disastrous effect on trade of the present labor troubles, which be- E LECTION CITS! EXCITES ALL ITALY Constitutionalists Claim Vic- tory Over Socialists. 9 ROME HOUSES BEFLAGGED Fascist! and Commnnists Frequent- ly Clash in Provinces; Order Maintained With Clubs.. ROME, May 15. (By the Associat ed Press.) General elections were held throughout Italy today. Members of parliament were chosen. I but no definite results were known tonight In Rome the constitutional- HOW PROPOSED BRIDGE ACROSS WILLAMETTE AT OREGON CITY WILL LOOK. League Clause la Cited. "The members of the league sev erally agree that this covenant Is ac cepted as abrogating "all obligations of understanding per se which are in consistent with the terms thereof and solemnly undertake that they will not hereafter enter into any engagements inconsistent with the terms thereof. "The old Anglo-Japanese agree ment" was already of military alii ance. pure and simple, and as euch would seem to come in conflict with the covenant of the league, but it may be held by both Great Britain and Japan that the proposed tri-partite agreement among G r e a.t Britain France and the United States to come Immediately to the aid of France In the event of an "act of aggression" on the part of Germany was also a vio lation of the spirit and letter of the covenant. The agreement was sup posed to hold only if the league should begin to function. I'. S. Attitude Explained. It is possible to set down here, with what may be said to be official sanc tion, just what the attitude of the United States will be toward a new agreement and her ally, Great Britain. However "unofficial" may be our par ticipation in the negotiations, we will insist: First, that there shall be Included in the agreement a clause specifically exempting the United States from the operation of the alliance. Second, no statement in the agree ment contained therein shall inter fere with the maintenance of the "open door" in the far east. Outspoken opposition to a renewal of the old treaty exists not only In Australia, Canada and New Zealand but in England itself. It has been recognized, however, that for diplo matic reasons it may be necessary for the British government to enter Into some further agreement with Japan. Old Alliance la Wanted. The latter government unquestion ably would like to have the old alii ' ance confirmed for a further term of years. Nothing has given Japan greater confidence in herself as a world power than her military alli ance with Great Britain, an alliance to which she scrupulously adhered in declaring war on Germany. Japans participation in the war. however, was conditioned upon cer tain secret agreements which startled President Wilson during the peace negotiations at Paris and which even now stand in the way of any abso lutely free and independent action by England in the Pacific. The demand both in the dominions and at home that the United States be consulted and be made virtually a party to any further Anglo-Japanese agreements cannot be ignored by the British government. Premier Hughes of Australia has proclaimed that the mother country, in cultivating further relations with Japan, must, not make an enemy of America. Arthur Henderson, ex-member of the British cabinet and one of the leaders of liberal thought in England, has declared that a renewal of the old alliance would cost the friendship of America and would constitute "a world blunder of the first magnitude." Other leaders in England have as serted publicly that an alliance with Japan which might draw Great Britain into war with the United States would be tantamount to blow ing the British empire to smithereens. Bold propaganda on the other hand is at work in Great Britain in favor of a renewal of the treaty. The Jap anese ambassador at London has given out many interviews seeking to show the advantages of alliance to the British peoples, asserting all the while that Japan regards any possible involvements with the United States as "unthinkable" and declaring fur ther than Japan virtually could not exist without the friendship of the American people. Xl S. Kxrmptlon Favored. Nevertheless there is a strong cur rent of opinion in England that the relations between the United States and Japan are a bit strained, to say the least. This opinion demands with the dominion that there shall be a clause in any new form of agreement specifically and for all time exempt ing the United States from the field of its operations. The binding clause of the existing agreement In clause two reads: "If by reason of unprovoked attack or aggressive? action, wherever aris ing, on the, part of any power or powers, either high contracting party rhould be involved in war in defense sf its territorial rights or special in terests mentioned in the preamble of this agrement, the other high con tracting party will at once come to t P : "I iUi-' J : . T I r - . SKETCH MADE FROM DESIGNER'S PLANS. SALEM, Or., May 15. (Special.) Plans and specifications, together with the design of the new bridge which it Is proposed to construct over thf Willamette river at Oregon City, nave been completed by the state nignway department. The proposed structure will consist of a main arch span of 3o0 feet flanked by reinforced concrete approaches, the entire overall length being '550 feet. The estimated cost of the structure Is J22O.000. The state highway department, Clackamas county, and Oregon City will join In paying for the bridge. ine construction win be 01 concrete ana steel tnrougnoui. The complications are manifold and apparent. With the British dominions as al lies and demanding that nothing whatever shall be d"ne to offend the sense or security of the United States it is felt here that American interests in the alliance are well cared for. s At the same time with respect to the entire Japanese situation, it may be said that the policy of the new ad ministration is not "watchful wait ing" but vigilant concern. MILITARY RITES TO BE GIVEN. 3LEX WHO IEI IS FRANCE. Funeral Service for Fred' T. Mer rill Jr. to Be Held at 2 :30 P. M. Tomorrow. Bodies of five Portland soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in France will arrive In Portland today for permanent burial In this city. In 11 the bodies of 27 soldiers from the northwest will arrive here. The oth- rs will be shipped to various points fox burial. Included in tne solemn cortege from France Is the body of James W. Kidd, who was killed in action urlng one of the early battles fol lowing the arrival of American troops In France. He was the son of Air. nd Mrs. Frank L. Kidd, 750 East Main street. He was a member of company K, 18th infantry. Arrange ments for the funeral will not be completed until after the arrival of the body today. Funeral services for Fred T. Merrill Jr., a sergeant in the 23d infantry. ill t"TKi " J I Sergeant Fred I nhoiie body T. Merrill Jr., -will arrive in Portland today from France. will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Elks' temple, where military services will be conducted by the American Legion. Sergeant Merrill was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Merrill, 1104 East Stark street. He was killed in action near Soissons July 18, 1918, after taking part in 12 engagements. He -was 19 years old at the time of his death and prior to his enlistment was a student at Washington high school. Besides his father and mother he Is survived by a sister. Mrs. Sheldon R. Coons of Beechurst, L I.,' and a brother, Gormelly, of this city. Other bodies of Portland soldiers who met death at the front and which will arrive here today include Private Frank L. Gaddis, company E, 16th Infantry; Private Ronald E. Smith, company A, 2d machine gun battalion; and Private R. L Kelly, company K, 26th infantry. Britain has now entered on its grav est phase and, unless some means can be found to get the coal miners back to work, the extremist elements in the great labor unions will com pletely gain the upper hand and cause endless trouble." . Also there have been serious de velopments among the forces relied upon for the protection of the nation In case of conflict with the workers. Details are coming out concerning outbreaks among both army and navy reservists who have been mobilized at various depots to meet any danger. Reaervea Are Restive. At the naval station, at Portsmouth naval reservists late last week in dulged in a strong demonstration against their further detention in the service. This was followed by simi lar demonstrations among the mili tary reserves in the great camp at Aldershot and at Colchester and Don caster. Much damage was done to Aider shot town in rioting Saturday night, when the soldiers broke all discipline and indulged In looting and destruc tion. The men were finally brought Into order and have been forbidden to go to the town after 7 at night. At Colchester were reservists who had been brought from the coal dis tricts, and these had warmly espoused the cause of the strikers. The result was a general fight with reservists who oppose the strike, and the hos tilities were ended only by the Inter vention of Infantry and cavalry. A smaller affair of the same sort took place at Doncaster. Loss of Joba Feared. These outbreaks were all directly connected -with the coal strike. Some of the reservists were actuated in their rebellion against further service by fear of losing their civilian Jobs, but others fostered violence out of frank sympathy with the miners. In Lancashire, where a large num ber of miners enlisted In the defense corps, the authorities are skeptical of their loyalty and are afraid to give them arms. They are drawing their nay and virtually doing nothing, while their discipline Is hardly wortny or the name. It is now felt that the ten days during which the government and public subordinated everything to watching the struggle over Germany In the supreme council would have been much better employed In seek ing a settlement with the miners In stead of letting the situation drift In the groundless hope that the strike would settle itself. This idea was very prevalent a week ago, when It was being said freely that the miners were being starved into submission. though all the evidence was that their temper. was growing more sullen ana menacing. Triple Alliance Reforming. Now the triple alliance of miners, railwaymen and transport workers is being reconstituted. Refusal to han dle imported coal by the transport workers 'and railwaymen is steadily spreading, and in one case 10,000 tons shipped from South Wales to Glas gow to the Caledonian railway is ly Ing untouched In the Clyde. This la what the miners originally sought from the other members of the triple alliance, but which was refused. Now it Is being done irregularly and, In some parts, in defiance of the union leaders. The executive committee of the transport workers held a long meet- in er here to"consider the demand of the government that the embargo against foreign coal should be lifted by the unions. It resolved to main tain the embargo. It Is understood that a meeting of the' executives of the railway men will be held here. The Scotch section of the transport workers Is pressing for a general strike of the two big unions. The cabinet considered the strike situation for two hours today, and afterward Its transport committee had further discussions. It is reportsd that the government is planning, un less there Is an immediate change for the better, to reopen the huge food and transport depot at Hyde park, which was partially demobilized when the recent threat of a general strike was not carried out. The question of the railwaymen and transport workers refusing to move coal may produce a crisis at any hour, as the government has ordered the railways to discharge men if they do not obey orders and dockers' employ- gan with the coal strike April 1, Is graphically illustrated by official returns showing that exports and im ports for the month of April this year are Only a little more than 50 per cent of those of April 1920. FISH WARDEN IS SUED ARRESTED BOATMEN" SEEKING HEAVY DAMAGES. Fee of $600 Is Awarded Portland Attorney, Who Asked $1000 for His Services. ST. HELENS, Or., May 15. (Spe cial.) George Estes, an attorney, won a verdict of $600 In his suit against Henry Kruger of Scappoose for $1000 attorney s fee last week. The case of John Dateman of St. Helens vs. J. E. Campbell of Kalama, a deputy game and fish warden for the state of Washington, also was begun. Dateman was charged with illegal fishing and Campbell took his boat and gear to Kalama and Date man was taken there for trial. The jury, after being out five minutes, brought in a verdict of not guilty. Dateman's boat is yet In possession of the Washington authorities and he Is suing Campbell for $800 for the boat and gear and another amount for loss of time and $5000 for damages. The plaintiff will finish Monday and the defense will require another day. C. D. Shoemaker of the Oregon fish commission was one of'the witnesses for the plaintiff and testified that the line used by Dateman was not con trary to the laws of Oregon. The case of Hansen vs. Adams will be heard by Judge Kelly of Albany. Mrs. Hansen is suing Mrs. Adams for $50,000 for alleged alienation of the affection of her husband. The case was to have been heard at this term of court, but it is probable that Judge Kelly will not be able to bsar it until June, ists claimed a great triumph. Houses were oeriagged and demonstrations were held. The great fight was between the constitutionalists and socialists. At Milan socialists returned 17 members. as compared with ten representatives of all other parties. At Turin the socialists elected 11, the constitution alists five, the Catholics three; at Florence . the. socialists eight, consti tutionalists three, Catholics three. The socialist vote, which was no ticeably decreased, was even smaller where communist candidates were on the ticket. The fasclstl, or extreme national ists, armed with clubs and other weapons, maintained order in the most turbulent districts. Complete results will not be known until the end of the week, but offi cial reports, based on calculations made by the different parties, indi cate the probabilities. Although the constitutional voters were less nu merous than had been expected, it seems probable they will have suffi cient votes to form a large majority, especially In Rome, Naples, Palmero and In southern Italy. They also are expected to be victorious In Genoa. In Bologna, where the struggle was bitter, the socialists returned 18 can didates, the republicans two, the Catholics three and the constitution alists only one. There, were no disorders In Rome. The excitement in the provinces was intense, there being frequent conflicts between fasciti and communists. ym. Get the great benefit of M this low-cost aid to. appe- M tite and digestion. m 14 Keeps teeth isfcite, , ffl breath sweet and M M throat dear. M KjlL Makes yoar fa J M, smokes taste better, II y Relieves M v I nervous- m V :s m ness. m I Tib Flavor Lasts be able to talk by radio telephone to Dutch Harbor, where there is a pow erful wireless station. Dutch Harbor can send the messages by radio to southwestern Alaska where they can be relayed by cable to the United States. Political Activities Denied. the administration that he desired no political position. Mr. Rone managed the publicity for the republican na tional commltton last )fr THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, May 15. Special.) Senator Jones of Washington wrote to Secretary of the Interior Fall yes- RADIO PHONES INSTALLED T. Parkin, of Seattle is not in any way identified with politics In Alaska. BAPTISTS ACQUIRE SITE Summer Assemblies to Be Held on Tract at Columbia City. The American Baptist association has taken an option for the purchase of seven acres of the north end of the Sommarstrom shipyard at Columbia City, and plans to use the property for a summer camp grounds, accord ing to advices received from St. Helens yesterday. It Is declared that a substantial deposit on the property has been made and abstracts are be ing prepared. The site is 30 miles from Portland on the main highway to Astoria and has a frontage on the Columbia river of 500 feet. The purchase price was said to be about $8000. On the property are several good dwellings and two large buildings which were used as boarding houses when the yard was in operation. The grounds may later be used for the establishment of an old people's home. The Portland Baptist Toung Peo ple's Union societies are planning for a river excursion to the grounds on May 30- The state convention of the church will meet there July 26 to 29 and the summer assembly will be held July 29 to August 8. A school of Christian training is also planned. Youth Seriously Hurt. Bud Henry, 266 Knott street, sus tained severe cuts and bruises and possibly internal Injuries when" he was struck by an automobile driven by & Scheftio, 1364 Alameda drive, at East Forty-seventh and Halsey streets yesterday afternoon. The youth was taken to the police emergency hos pital and later sent home. Scheftio was arrested on a charge of driving with defective brakes. His machine is said to have skidded a distance of 70 feet. He was released on his own recognizance. Lighthouse Keepers on vAIaska Coast to Be Able to Talk. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 15. (SDe- cial.) Their voices vibrating hun dreds of miles over the storm-swept waters of the north Pacific and Ber ing sea, the keepers of the lonely lighthouses at Cape Sarichef and Scotch Cap at the entrances of Una mak Pass will soon be able to talk to ships at sea and with wireless sta tions along the Alaska coast. This Improvement in the communi cation system of Alaska Is being made b.y the United States navy col lier Saturn, which is establishing rado telephones in the north. The vessel arrived in Seattle last Friday night after installing wireless tele phones in the lighthouses at Cape Sarichef and Scotch Cap, which guard the entrances to Unamak Pass, the gateway to Bering sea. 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