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PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921
FR1CE FIVE CENTS
WAGE GUT IS PUT
UP TO RAIL LABOR
FAMINE FORCES SALE IVnilTH IM FnTU7Y
CRUELTY TO INSANE
VETERANS CHARGED
HOUSEWIVES DEMAND
CUT IN BREAD PRICE
AGRICULTURAL BLOC
WINS SENATE FIGHT
RESOLUTION FOR ADJOURN
MENT LOSES Br CLOSE VOTE.
ALLIES HELD BAR
OF WIVES AT $1 EACH 1 uu 1 11 " .huili
KILLS GIRL FRIEND
TO GERMAN PACT
S3 50 REPORTED PAID FOR
GIRL IX OXE INSTANCE.
TREATMENT OF WOUNDED AL
SO SEVERELY CRITICISED.
LABOR AND MATERIALS DOWN
BUT PUBLIC PATS SAME.
COUNTER-OFFER
BY VALERAL1KELY
Conference Call by King
Proposed by Some.
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Union Leaders Decline to
Take Responsibility.
REFERENDUM TO BE HELD
Vote Not Later Than Septem-
ber 1 Is Decided On.
BIG FOUR IS INCLUDED
1500 General Chairmen and Chlf
, Executives Dodge Decision on
( .Accepting 12 Per Cent Drop.
CHICAGO, July 5. The membership
of lis railroad labor organizations. In
cluding: the bis four brotherhoods.
will1 decide thrcjgh a referendum
vote by September 1, whether to ac
cept or reject the 12 per cent wage
reduction that went into effect on
railroads throughout the country July
1. it was decided tonight by the chief
executives and 1500 general chairmen
of the organization.
The general chairmen of the five
leading railroad employes' associa
tions declined to shoulder the respon
sibility for accepting the wage reduc
tions which went into effect July 1
upon order of the United States rail
road labor board.
Whole Matter ! Referred.
They declared that the entire mat
ter should be "referred to the mem
bership through the various general
committees not later than Septem
ber 1."
The organizations represented were
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Englneraen, Order of
Hallway Conductors, Brotherhood of
Kailroad Trainmen, and the Switch
men's Union of North America.
The general chairmen also author
ized their chief executives to make
arrangements, if possible, to meet a
committee of railway executives to
be selected to meet a sub-committee
of the five organizations "to consider
and If possible adjust all matters in
controversy."
' Resolution Gives Orders.
The chief executives and commit
tees that are handling these matters
for the five organizations were di
rected in the resolution "to place the
representatives of the railway cor
porations clearly on record as to
whether or not they will request fur
ther decreases in rates or compensa
tion, the abolition of schedule rules
or regulations or the elimination of
time and one-half time."
Announcement was made that, the
resolution would be immediately con
sidered by the other recognized rail
road labor organizations.
E. H. Fitzgerald, president of the
Erotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks. Frelghthandlers. Express
and Station Employes; said that
"nothing can be expected of the rail
road employes Interested in the deci
sion of the labor board except to re
sist to the fullest extent the reduc
tion of rates of pay and the proposed
abrogation of certain favorable work
ing conditions."
Problems Are Analysed.
The resolution. In extenuation of
the chairmen's positions, declared
that it was not only a wage matter
they were called upon to decide, but
that In many Instances railroad of
ficers have served notice of their in
tention to abolish time and one-halt
for overtime in road, freight and yard
service, and in addition thereto abol
ish many present "rules and condi
tions. "Much uneasiness and unrest." the
resolution ' continued, "add to the
seriousness of the situation and es
tablish a condition of affairs which
makes it practically Impossible for
the general chairman to take the re
sponsibility of deciding these import
ant questions for the reason that we
hold that no reduction in wages of
the various classes is Justifiable."
Decisions Held Disregarded.
The resolutions directed the execu
tive officers to call to the attention
of those in authority "the fact that
certain carriers, namely, the Missouri
Ac North Arkansas railway and the
Atlanta. Birmingham & Atlantic rail
way, have disregarded the decisions
and flouted the authority of the
United States railroad labor board."
The general chairmen said the
resolutions were adopted "despite all
these provocative circumstances.
coupled with a common desire to
refrain from taking any action that
might precipitate a deplorable sit
uation." Organisation at Cosftrrmn.
The organisations that were repre
sented at the conference tonight at
which the decision to have a referen
dum vote was made, follow:
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers; Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen; Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen; Order of
Jiailway Conductors; Brotherhood of
Railroad Signalmen of America;
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam-
Bhlp Clerks. Freight Handlers, Ex
press and Station Employes; Brother
hood of Railway Carmen of America;
International Alliance of Amalga
(Concluded oa Pact 3, Column 4.
Dealers in Chinese "Women Are De
clurcd to Have Worked Upon
Cupidity of Husbands.
rEKIN, June 2. (Delayed.) Sta
tistics on the sale of children, wives
and relatives-in-law in the - south
China district prepared by the Inter
national famine relief committee,
though covering but a fraction of the
entire famine area, indicate the ex
tent of the traffic carried on. Be
tween deaths and sales, many vil
lages are completely stripped of chil
dren. The prices appear to have
ranged from $1 to J 160, with one in
stance reported of a girl bringing
$350.
Although the traffic was due pri
marily to poverty, it appears from
the investigation made that dealers
worked upon the cupidity of fath
ers and VuBbanda in many cases and
resorted to adroit measures to evade
the law and recruit victims for vari
ous questionable purposes. There
were instances of regular marriage
papers being executed; others used
contracts of sale, either for life or
for a stated term of years. " '
The uses for which purchases were
made' have been classified as fol
lows: Adopted children, wives, concu
bines, actors, servants and prosti
tutes. Many parents too poor to
support their offspring attempted to
give them away when no purchasers
were to be found.
LEA TO QUIT FAIR BOARD
Duties as Manager of Oregon Grain
Grovi-ers Body Prompts Decision.
SALEM. Or., July 6. (Special.)
A. H. Lea, secretary of 'the Oregon
Fair board, will resign his position
immediately following this year's
fair. This was announced by Mr.
Lea tonight, following the receipt of
a telegram announcing that he had
been elected manager of the -Oregon
Grain Growers' association.
Mr. Lea also will retain his position
as manager of the Western Wool
Warehouse company.
Offices of the grain growers asso
ciation will be maintained in the
Title & Trust company's, building in
Portland.
The new manager has begun pre
paring for the handling of the 1921
wheat crop. Nearly 4,500,000 bushels
of Oregon wheat will be marketed
through the co-operative association
this year.
MOTHER KILLS DAUGHTER
Falling Health Given as Cause of
Spokane Murder.
SPOKANE, July 5. Despondent, ac
cording to her statement to the po
lice, over failing health, Mrs. Irene
Weber today shot and killed her 2-year-old
daughter as she lay sleeping
in bed. She then called her husband,
Joe Weber, from his work and went
to the police station with a frlend'of
the family.
She told the officers she had in
tended to kill herself also, "but Just
couldn't do it." She had written a
note to her husband in which she ad
vised him to "don't bother over us,
Joe, but go on being happy."
The Webers were married three
years ago. The wife is held in the
city jail charged 'with murder.
HUNGER STRIKER IS DEAD
Murderer Beginning: Life Term
Starves Himself in Prison.
MOUNDS VILLE, W. Vs., July 5.
After having been convicted of rob
bery and murder and sentenced to
serve a life term In the state peniten
tiary here, Tony Cradiscen died in the
prison hospital today, a hunger
striker.
Gradlscen, according to penitentiary
officials, refused to eat June 20, the
date of his arrival here, and never
swallowed anything afterward. Food
was forcibly administered, but the
prisoner continued to grow weaker.
Gradlscen was convicted in connec
tion with a lumber camp holdup at
Marlinton, W. Va., last winter.
HAYS REINSTATES CLERKS
10 of 11 Postal Union Leaders to
Get Jobs Back.
CHICAGO, July 5. Postmaster
General Hays has signed an order
directing the reinstatement of 10 of
the 11 postal union leaders who were
dismissed from the Chicago postoffice
a year ago by ex-Postmaster-General
Burleson because of their union
activities.
Mr. Hays ordered a pew investlga
tion made when he took office, as
signing an outside inspector to the
task. On the inspector's report, the
postmaster-general found that all but
Pierce Butler, president of the postal
clerks' union here, were entitled to
reinstatement.
35-FOOT FALL IS TRIFLE
9-Vcar-OId Girl Tumbles in Front
of Elevated Train in Brooklyn
NEW YORK. July 5. Nine-year-old
Anna Cunningham fell off a station
platform in front of an elevated train
In Brooklyn today. In falling she
missed the approaching cars, dropped
between the rim of the platform and
the track, glanced off an electric feed
wire and landed on the street pave
ment, 35 feet below. She cried as a
policeman picked her up.
Physicians found her only injuries
were three broken teeth and some
cratches. .
Son of Pioneer Coquille
Family Is Suicide.
SHOOTING FOLLOWS DANCE
Bert Clinton Is Jilted by Miss
Erma Wagner, 18.
FRIENDS SEE TRAGEDY
Victim Is Accosted "While on "Way
Home After' Celebration of
Fourth at Myrtle Point.
MARSHFIELD. Or., July 5. (Spe
cial.) Bert Clinton, 21-year-old son
of a pioneer Coquille valley family,
this morning killed Erma Wagner, a
girl of 18, at Myrtle Point while in a
fit of jealousy, and then turned the
gun on himself. Inflicting a fatal
wound. He died two hours later.
Miss Wagner died within a few
minutes after she was shot.
Clinton and Miss Wagner had at
tended a dance, the finale of the
Myrtle Point Fourth of July celebra
tion. The quarral occurred after
they had left the hall for home. No
inquest was held.
Clinton enlisted in the navy at the
start of the world war. He was a
member of the American Legion post
in Myrtle Point.
Youth Jilted by Girl.
" The girl, of whom he was enam
ored, had gone with him at times, but
last night did not care to have his
company, which she was said to have
refused at the time they were leav
ing the dance hall.
Miss Wagner, who was a high
school girl and had lived in the city
with a Myrtle Point family during
the recent school year, started home
with several women acquaintances.
Clinton went ahead and stopped on
the street corner near Miss Wagner's
home, when, he stepped up to Miss
Wagner and requested to have a
private word with her before she
continued on her. way. The girl was
said to have declined and started
away. Then Clinton was said to have
drawn his revolver and to have shot
her.
Mrs. Donaca, who was accompany
ing Miss Wagner, tried to protect
the girl as Clinton ' drew the re
volver, but came dangerously near
being killed when one bullet grazed
her clothing.
Girl Drops to Pavement.
The girl, hit by the bullet, slipped
to the 'pavement. Clinton seized her,
placed the revolver against her face
and shot her through the head. With
out a word, Clinton stepped off a
few paces and sent a bullet through
his own brain.
The bullet went through his head
from the right temple. He died two
Concluded on Page 2, Column 2.)
.VOW 60 IMC TO SVAV
AT
National Commander of Disabled
ex-Soldiers of World "War Tes
tifies Before Senate. .
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 6. Ex
service men are lying today in sub
stantially the same deplorable phys
ical condition as when they were
found upon the field of battle, Robert
S. Marx, national commander of the
disabled American veterans of the
world war, today asserted before a
senate committee Investigating gov
ernment agencies dealing with former
service men.
"There has never been a definite
plan of hospitalization for our men
presented by the United States public
health service," he continued.
Charges that insane patients in the
government hospital at Marion, Ind.,
had been roughly treated were made
by William A. Baugh of Chicago, a
patient of that hospital, ' before the
committee. He asserted a broomstick
was used as a "persuader" in one of
the wards and that patients who de
sired liberties were compelled to
work for favors by mopping, sweep
ing and cleaning. "Work Is done by
patients," he said, "for which at
tendants are paid."
GERMAN FLAGS RESENTED
Poor Eyesight Leads' Chicago Man
Into Error and. Boys Riot.
CHICAGO, July 5. August Geb
hardt's poor eyesight led him into
an error yesterday which almost
proved disastrous. He hung up two
flags in front of his home in honor
of Independence day, but boys in the
neighborhood identified them as flags
of the former German empire. They
had succeeded in pulling down one
and burning it when Gebhardt came
out and started a fight.
Convinced that because of his fail
ing eyesight he had hung up Ger
man instead of American flags, C-eb-hardt
took down the other and burned
it, replacing both with the Stars and
Stripes.
OFFICIAL TRIES SUICIDE
Superintendent of County Poor
Farm Tries to End., Life.
MEDFORD, Or., July 5. (Special.)
W. N. ' Wells, superintendent of the
county poor farm at Talent, was at
his home in a ser.ious condition as
the result of a self-inflicted bullet
wound. Wells has been despondent
because of five years of ill health.
This was the reason given for the
act. He underwent two operations
about five years ago and friends say
this had a depressing effect upon his
mind.
WOMEN FALL IN NIAGARA
Both Are Rescued Short Distance
Above Cataract.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. T., July S.
Mrs. Joseph Raines of this city was
overcome by heat today and tumbled
into the Niagara river a short dis
tance abovo the American falls. An
other woman, unidentified, fainting
from excitement, followed her.
Both were rescued when not far
from the cataract.
THE STAY-AT-HOME.
SVJWlNG'ANO
Resolutions Are Adopted and Put
. on File In Mayor's Office City
Council Requested to Act.
Reduction in the retail price of
bread was demanded in resolutions
adopted yesterday by the Housewives'
council and filed with Mayor Baker.
The resolutions will be referred to
the city council at its regular meet
ing today, it was announced" at the
mayor's office.
The reduction in the cost of ma
terials used in the manufacture of
bread as well as in the cost of labor
has not been reflected In the price
to consumers, according to the reso
tions. It was pointed out that ample time
had elapsed for the bakers to have
used all material bought at high
prices. The housewives declared that
the bakeries, with the exception of a
few small institutions, have shown
no disposition to lower prices despite
the drop in labor and supplies.
. A committee from the Housewives'
league will call on the master bakers
of the city and demand the reason for
the failure to reduce prices.
Mayor Baker had not returned to
the city when the resolutions were
filed in his office. Acting Mayor
Bigelow, however, declared that,
while it was doubtful if the city had
legal power to force any reduction,
he favored some action by the city
council.
"While I have not had an oppor
tunity to make any investigation,"
said the acting mayor, "nevertheless
I know that the prices of materials
used ' In the manufacture of bread
have fallen materially. For that rea
son it would seem to me that the re
tail price should be lowered. s3o far
as I am concerned, I stand willing
to do anything and everything to
force the bakers to lower the costs
to the. consumer In conformity with
the reductions in the materials used
In bread making.
The resolutions adopted by the
Housewives' league were as follows:
. That, whereas, all materials used In
making1 bread have become much cheaper.
it has not been reflected In the price of
Uu loaf, except In a few ot the small
bakeries, and
Whereas, the bakeries show no disposi
tion to lower the price of bread, and
whereas, ample time has elapsed to use
up all material bought at btgh prices,
and, whereas, the cost of labor has been
reduced; therefore.
Be it resolved to appoint a committee
to wait on the master bakers and ask
why a reduction of their manufactured
goods la not made, when Ingredients used
In bakery goods have all been reduced.
And be it further resolved that the
housewives council ask all organizations
to co-operate In helping to reduce the pries
oc tnelr necessities to the consumer.
Prominent bakers refused to com
ment on the resolutions last night.
It was said that the master bakers
probably would, hold a meeting li
mediately to consider the resolutions.
BANK RATE IS REDUCED
0 Per Cent to Prevail in Denmark
and Sweden.
COPENHAGEN, July 5. The bank
rate of Denmark and Sweden has
been reduced to 6 per cent. .
CHRISTIAN! A, Norway. July 5.
The Bank of Norway today lowered
its rate to 6M per cent.
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NEUTRAL CHAIRMAN WANTED
Hope of Peace in Ireland
Aroused by Session.
SMUTS MEETS LEADERS
Founder or Sinn Fein Also Attends
London Gathering in Attempt
to Agree on Plan.
LONDON, July 6. The ' parliamen
tary correspondent of the London
Times today said that well informed
quarters expect Eamonn de Valera
to reply to Premier Lloyd George
with a counter-proposal. He said it
has been suggested in some quarters
that the Sinn Feiners would prefer,
if they enter a London conference, to
have it called by the king and have a
chairman who is not a direct repre
resentative . of the British govern
ment, rather than Lloyd George.
The correspondent cited the Buck
ingham palace conference in 1914 as
a precedent. It was called by the
king and the speaker of parliament
was in the chair. He added that it
was also suggested that the overseas
dominions be represented, a dominion
premier occupying the chair.
Trace Plan Outlined.
Regarding the cessation of fight
ing he observed that an unofficial
truce, "an understanding binding on
the leaders and enforced as far as
possible on the scattered units" was
thought to be more advisable than
formal cessation of hostilities. For
some days past, the correspondent
asserted, these have been no repris
als, official or unofficial, by the
forces of the crown.
LONDON. Jujy I.(By the Asso
ciated Press.) General Jan Christian
Smut, the premier of the Union of
South Africa, who Is in Ireland on
a mission of peace, today conferred
with Eamonn de Valera. republican
leader, and Arthur, Griffith, founder
or the Sinn Fein, acording to a dis
patch from Dublin to the Evening
News. The topic of discussion was
not mentioned.
Conferences between Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George, Earl Middleton,
one of the southern unionists, who
conferred In Dublin with Eamonn de
Valera, the Irish republican leader,
Monday, and Sir James Craig, the
Ulster premier, and the arrival of
General Smuts, the South African
premier, in Dublin were the develop
ments today In the Irish political
situation, following yesterday's con
ference In Dublin.
London Circles Hopeful.
Well-informed circles in London
were hopeful that the conference be
tween Mr. De Valera and the southern
unionists may presage a tacit cessa
tion of provocative acts by the crown
forces and Irish republican army
pending the outcome of Mr. Lloyd
George's efforts to bring Mr. De
Valera and Sir James. Craig together
in a conference here.
On- the government side, word has
gone forth that raids are to be con
fined to those on premises whers
there is good reason to believe muni
tions are stored, the orders directing
that in case of doubt decision as to
whether a raid is to be made shall be
left to "higher authority," in other
words, to the Dublin Castle authori
ties. There is no reciprocal act from
the Irish republican army chiefs, so
far as the government has been ad
vised, but the impression prevails that
both sides are disposed not to em
barrass the possibilities of peace by
any aggressive acts.
Mission Interests Public.
Great Interest Is manifest in the
mission of General Smuts, there being
a difference Oi opinion whether it was
prompter hy the government or un
dertaken at the invitation of Irish
leaders. London newspapers today
expressed great hope that the Dublin
conference would lead to peace in
Ireland.
Earl Middleton, one of the four south
ern unionists, who took part in yes
terday's conference at Dublin, ar
rived in England last night, and it is
assumed he intends to confer with
politicians here during the interval
before the resumption of the Dublin
conference Friday. The earl declined
to talk ot the proceedings of the con
ference, saying the participants mu
tually had agreed to say nothing for
publication at present, adding that,
as far as he. personally, was con
cerned, he would say there was no
reason to be dissatisfied with the
progress made. He said that certain
decisions had been reached, but re
fused to indicate anything regarding
their character.
Spokesmen Are Gnarded.
Government spokesmen were ex
tremely guarded in their statements
with reference to any diminution in
Sinn Fein activities, being fearful lest
sny claim made of that nature might
result In fresh outbreaks calculated to
show that the power of the Irish re
publican army is unimpaired.
On both sides, it was pointed out.
(.Concluded on Page S. Column 3. i
Members Favoring Farmers Aid
Demand Immediate Action in
Pending Legislation.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July B.-s-The
agricultural bloc of the senate today
caused the defeat of a proposal for
adjournment of the senate next Sat
urday for four weeks, while the house
is considering the tariff bill.
By a vote of 27 to 24, an adjourn
ment resolution offered by Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, the repub
lican leader, was voted down. It was
supported by a majority of repub
licans and five democrats, but -was
beaten by 16 republicans and 11 dem
ocrats. Nearly all of the opponents
were aligned with the agricultural
bloc.
Demands for rarmer relief legisla
tion featured the discussion, which
was waged for three hours. Senator
Lodge said he had been requested by
many senators to propose the ad
journment for the only period, he ex
plained, when it would be possible
for senators to be away this summer.
Chairman Norris and Senator Ken
yon, republican, Iowa, of the agri
cultural committee, with the assist
once of Senator Simmons, democrat.
North Carolina, urged Immediate ac
tion to aid agricultural interests, and
led the opposition to adjournment.
Senator Underwood of Alabama, the
democratic leader, however, supported
the adjournment proposal.
After defeating the adjournment
resolution, the senate agreed to pro
ceed tomorrow with the soldiers'
bonus legislation. Senators Under
wood and Myers, Montana, democrats,
and Warren, republican, Wyoming,
voted against giving the bonus meas
ure privileged status.
In behalf of agriculturists. Senator
Norris yrged early action on his bill
to create a $100,000,000 government
corporation with power to issue
11,000,000,000 of tax-exempt bonds to
aid exportation of farm products. He
was supported by Senator Simmons,
who suggested that private bankers,
desiring to keep the government from
"going into, the money loaning busi
ness," opposed the bill.
The republicans. Senator Simmons
declared, "would confess imbecility
and Incompetency" should they ad
journ and take no steps to aid the
farmers.
BANK IN IDAHO ROBBED
Cash and Liberty Bonds Stolen
During,, Week-End Holidays.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. July 5. Cash
and liberty bonds reported to be
worth about $1000 were stolen, from
the Firth, Idaho, First National bank
over the week-end, it was discovered
last night by the cashier after he re
turned from a vacation trip.
The burglars broke into a nearby
section house and got tools to break
into the vault, leaving the tools in
the bank.
EX-POSTMASTER IS JAILED
C. H. Fortman ot Helena Pleads
Guilty of Embezzlement.
HELENA. Mont., July 6. C. H.
Fortman. ex-postmaster at Helena,
pleaded guilty in United States dis
trict court here today to a charge of
embezzling government funds and
was sentenced by Judge Bourquin to
a term of 90 days in the county Jail
and fined $250.
He was charged with misappro
priating war savings certificates val
ued at $22.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 72
degrees; minimum, 64 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, warmer: northwesterly
winds.
Foreign.
Famine forces sale of Chinese wives at
,91 each. Page 1.
German minister of reconstruction ne
clares ' United States aid la needed.
Page 6.
Counter-proposal by Valera Is likely.
Page 1.
National.
McNary Irrigation bill lauded as national
benefit. Page 2.
Agricultural bloc, in senate defeats adjourn
ment resolution. Page 1.
United 8tates battle craft to protect Amer
ican Interests in Mexico. Page 2.
Wounded soldiers declared no better than
when on battle fields. Page 1.
Break occurs among republicans in com
mittee tariff building. Page S.
Sullivan declares America is not free to
make German trade treaty. Page 1.
United States aviators plan trails for air
men, page 3-
Domestle.
Acceptance of wage cut is put up to rati
labor. Page 1.
Sale of film stock causes indictments.
Page 4.
Women not wanted on Jury to try Mrs.
Kaber on charge of murdering husband.
Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Governor of Washington promises huge
cut tn taxes, rare a.
Youth in frenzy kills girl friend at Myrtle
Point. Page 1.
Sports.
Californlan stars Mia up for tennis.
Page 12.
Motion to quash baaeball Indictments lost.
Page 12. s
Jaci? Dempaey, under fire, leaves for west
Page 12.
All-around track championship won by
Thomson. ran i.
Commercial and Marine.
World wheat crops are closely watched.
Page 18.
Lower temperatures weaken wheat mar
ket at cnicago. rata xv.
Mexican oils weakest feature of New Tork
stock market, rage j.
North Portland harbor project due to
be started Friday. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Multnomah county treasury is reduced to
warrant basis. Page 7.
Mr Ellers denies em belli In g cash. Page 11.
Cut in bread prices Is demanded by house
wives council. raja i.
Joint ownership of North Bank road to
continue. Page 4.
Circuit Judge Kavanaugh rules governor
may control only interstate bridge tolls.
Page 10.
Portland -Industry praised by; mayor.
Page 10,
America Declared Not Yet
Free to Act.
PEAfcE MOVE IS MINIMIZED
Trade Treaty Faces Obsta
cles at Present.
ALL ANGLES CONSIDERED
Mark Sullivan Believes Virtual
Mortgage Is Held on Defunct
Nation by ex-Encmies.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the Xew York Evening Post.
Inc. Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 5 (Spe
cial.) There is a gejieral belief that
Secretary Hughes has a plan in mind
for the next step in our foreign rela
tions and that there is universal con
fidence in Secretary Hughes' ability
to make the best of a difficult situ
ation. Beyond this there is nothing to be
said as to what is going to be done
now that the peace resolution 13
recognized as more or less Innocuous,
Ineffective and merely technical.
There are, however, serious miscon
ceptions on the subject of what it is
now possible to do.
The cheerful talk about negotiat
ing a new treaty of amity and com
merce with Germany omits an Import
ant fact. Germany is not free to
negotiate any sort of treaty of com
merce that she may feel like negotiat
ing. Germany is under mortgage, so
to speak, to the allies. Germany is in
position of a bankrupt in the hands
of trustees. Anybody who wants to
deal with Germany must consult the
trustees.
Veto Held by Allies.
The allies can permit Germany to
do just as much or just as little in the
way of a treaty with the United
States as seems expedient to the al
lies. In short, the allies have a veto
and an extremely large regular po we?
over any negotiations between Ger
many and the United States looking
to a new treaty.
Against this fact must be balanced
another. In any interference, which
the allies may quite reasonably set
up against our new treaty with Ger
many, we have no formal or legal
right to protest. Their position as
holder of the mortgage is incontesta
ble. But we do have a strength of
position which in any trading or
negotiating on this subject between
the allies and the United States will
serve us strongly.
United States Position Dlpacuftsed.
We are in a position such that 'the
all'es will be sure to hesitate to take
an unreasonable position with regard
to a new treaty between Germany and
ourselves. The allies owe us a great
deal of money, on which the interest
is overdue. In many other respects
wo have an economic and financial
position which the allies are sure to
regard with respect and which we
caa use as "a counter-weapon to the
allies' position as guardian over Ger
many. Having stated this, it also is to be
stated that this is not a pleasant way
to look at the subject, and we are
more or less" morally bound to respect
the position of a mortgage which the
allies have over Germany.
Allies Can't Be Displeased.
We would be in an unpleasant po
sition if we should force the issue
and Insist upon making with Ger
many a kind of treaty which would
be displeasing to the allies or which
would interfere with the allies' rela
tion to Germany.
Specifically, there is hardly any
American who would like to see us
insisting upon a form of treaty w'th
Germany which in its tariff and trade
clauses might impair the arrange
ments which the allies have! already
made with the Germans in order to
give them prior rights over all of
Germany's resources.
In point of fact, when and if we now
set out to make a separate treaty
with Germany, we will have to deal
not with Germany but with Germany's
guardian, the allies. Whether we like
it or not, the fact is that in making
the new treaty with Germany, which
everybody now contemplates, we will
be dealing really with the allies and
will actually be, to use President -Harding's
phrase, "engaging under the
Versailles treaty."
Allies Declared Bound.
The allies, are bound to each other
by the Versailles treaty and Ger
many's relations to the allies are de
termined by the Versailles treaty and
any new relation which we may now
set up with Germany must be de
termined and limited by the Versailles
treaty.
Under these circumstances, pene
trating persor3 here In . Washington
reaffirm what President Harding
said In April, namely, that the sim
plest way for us to get out of the
dilemma and resume normal rela
tions with Germany and the rest of
the world would be for President
Harding to resubmit to the senate
the Versailles treaty, with the league
of nations excepted, and with all
other necessary qualifications. That
this is the simplest way to go about
it is incontrovertible.
Those who seek another way arrive
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