JAM J U 1922
VOL. LX NO. V.I.OS7 K2""?" V ' ' "ln l0'---"'
Poaof f nn &rrT-f-n Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1922
PUICE FIVE CENTS
RULE FOR CLERKS'
OVERTIME IS FIXED
WOMAN AND SON, 3, jPUrCT
QlflIM WITH UATPUrr UllLul
FIRST CHEST DOLLAR
HAS BIT OF HISTORY
MOTHER OF 4 KILLED
IN FALL ON SIDEWALK
POPE'S
I P GOLD REDISTRIBUTION
E
SLAIN WITH HATCHET
IN STATE
DECAPITATED BODIES ARE
FOUND IN ROOM..
COIN REMINDER OF WOMAN'S
FORGETFIXNESS. '
WOMAN, STARTING TO CHURCH,
SLIPS NEAR HOME.
HIGH PREMIUM ON V. S. EX
CHANGE REGRETTED.
IN
00
END OF POIHGAn
ROME
Rail Board Grants Extra
Pay After 9 Hours.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE FEB. 1
Road Members in Minority
Report Oppose Action.
OLD AGREEMENT IS NULL
XallonnJ Tact of Federal Con
trol Is Supplanted "Split
Tricks" Authorized.
CHICAGO. Jan. 22. Although op
posed by the three railroad members
of the railroad labor board, provision
for time and a half pay after nine
hours of work was retained in rules
governing railway clerks, Issued to
day by the board, which also au
thorized an eight-hour day within a
spread of 12 hours. The new rule
become effective February 1.
The railroad members issued a dis
senting opinion, declaring that puni
tive overtime within 10 hours was
"unjust, unfair, unreasonable and
burdened the carrier with an uneco
nomical condition."
The new rules supplant the na
tional agreement of federal control,
which has been in effect pending
negotiations of the new agreement.
Limit Put on Overtime.
Abolition of penal overtime pay
nents until after the ninth hour of
work and authorization of "spilt
tricks" instead of compelling over
time payments or two shifts for In
termittent work over a span of more
than eight hours were Important
change
Through elimination of time and
cne-hulf pay for the ninth hour of
work, the railroads are expected to
save thousands of dollars, although
no estimate of the amount Is avail
able. The eight-hour day was re
tained in principle, however, as were
collective bargaining and union rec
ognition. The nev rules cover all
points in clerical working agreements
not covered by rules negotiated be
tween Individual roads and their em
ployes. Time and one-half pay now applies
only to the tenth hour of work or
thereafter, and to hours worked If
held on duty more than two hours
when called for extra work. Sunday
nd holiday work will be paid at
straight time, except where the rall
load agrees to do otherwise.
Small Stations to Reopen.
Heopcnlng of many small railway
stations. Improvement of service to
small towns and on suburban lines Is
expected to follow the adoption of the
jiew rule as to intermittent work.
It will now be possible for the rail
roads to place responsible employes
at the smaller stations at all train
hours without the expense which they
claim now is prohibitive, and which
has resulted In the closing of many
stations and the handing of others
over to caretakers and Janitors at
ome hour of the day.
The new rule announced iy thf
toard provides that where actual
service is Intermittent, eight hours'
actual time on duty within a spread
of 13 hours shall constitute a day's
work. When employes actually work
more than eight houra within the
span or when held longer than 12
hours to perform their work, they are
to be paid time and one-half for the
extra time. j
Old System la Killed.
Under the old national agreement,
an employe received overtime pa;
after expiration of eight hours from
the time he first went on duty, al
though he may have had several hours
of idleness due to the fact that there
was no train service nor any other
duties to perform.
Charges that employes actually
farmed or performed other work for
themselves in such intervals have
been one of the outstanding features
of the criticism leveled at railroad
conditions under federal control.
Where all the work at a station due
to the arrival and departure of trains
only in the morning and evening
comes within a spread of 12 hours,
such an employe under the new rule
would work ln the morning, be re
leased in the middle of tha day with
out pay and report In the afternoon
for the remainder of the day's work.
L'nder the old rule he was paid over
time for the evening work or two
shifts employed, which later was gen
erally done.
The new rule will also allow the
railroads, at larger terminals where
the arrival and departure of trains Is
bunched, to employ baggagemen,
train announcers, gatemen. train and
engine crew callers and employes in
similar positions on split tricks in
stead of having to maintain two
abuts.
Mrk Lrart I p to Earn Side.
The new code leaves the matter of
sick leave and vacations for employes
up to the men and the managements
entirely. Under the national agree
ments there was no rule securing
these advantages for the employes,
previous prHClice being continued.
The board extended the time al-J
lowtd for Investigation of complaints
of rinu'oyt's claiming to have been
unjustly dismissed from service from j
seven days to ten days. Under the
w rules, meal period worked shall
CvucuuiU wa Culuiuu 2.
Husband Surrenders to Police and
Says He Killed Family While
in Fit of Despondency.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22. The decapitated
bodies of jlrs. Margaret Tierney,
2S. and her 3-year-old son, Ralph,
today were found ln their home,
brutally murdered with a hatchet,
whrch was found nearby. The room
had been tightly closed and the gas
turred on, but the coroner said there
was no loubt that both were dead
long before the murderer fled. Fred
erick Tienery, the husband, was miss
ing when the bodies were found.
Ralph's body was tightly clasped
In bis mother's arms.
William Brennan, landlord of the
building in which the Tlerneys lived,
told the police Tierney several times
had threatened Mrs. Tierney. San
Francisco police have been asked to
look up relations of Tierney at 10
Vicksburg street.
Mr. and Mrs. Tierney met ln San
Francisco when ehe was doing war
work, according to Information here.
The police said they had learned the
romance was a case of love at first
sight
Tierney late tonight went to police
headquarters and surrendered. Police
said he confessed he killed Mrs. Tier
ney and baby Ralph. He said, accord
ing to the police, that he spent his last
80 cents for the hatchet with which
the two were killed, and that his rea
sons were despondency. Inability to
support his family and jealousy of
Mrs. Tierney.
POPE'S MEMORIAL PLAN
Knights of Columbus to Undertake
Italian Welfare Work.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22. The Knights
of Columbus will undertake a million
dollar welfare work ln Italy as a
memorial to Pope Benedict XV, James
H. Flaherty, supreme knight, an
nounced today when Informed of the
pontiff's death.
"The , death of Pope Benedict," he
said, "is a personal loss to every one
of the 800.000 members of the Knights
of Columbus. He was the first su
preme pontiff personally to commis
sion the Knights of Columbus to per
form a definite work, and we shall
make that work a memorial to him."
Requiem masses for the repose of
Pope Benedict will be celebrated un
der the auspices of Knights of Co
lumbus councils throughout the coun
try, W. J. McGinley, supreme secre
tary, announced.
BEND WOMAN SLUGGED
Assailant Flees; Surgeon Called to
Relieve Cuts.
BEND, Or., Jan. 22. (Special.)
Mrs. Lawrence Miles of this city was
slugged on her way home last night
by an unidentified man who fled when
the woman's screams seemed likely to
attract attention. Bleeding from a
cut under the right eye, Mrs. Miles
was able to make her way to her
home, only a block away. Her hus
band called the police and a surgeon.
The description Mrs. Miles was able
to give was vague and no arrests
were made. She had heard the man's
footsteps for some time, she said, and
as he neared she slackened her pace
and stepped to-one side, thinking he
desired to pass. Instead he struck
viciously, knocking her prostrate on
the snow.
MAN FOUND SHOT DEAD
Clarke County Coroner Says That
William Miller Is Suicide.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 22.
(Special.) William L. Miller. 30, said
to have been an overseas veteran,
was found dead today ln his cabin
on Brush prairie. He had been shot
through the head with a rifle. The
body was discovered by two neigh
bors, Philip Tlmon and John Miller,
who went to the cabin to investigate
because they had not seen Mr. Miller
for about a week.
Coroner Limber pronounced the
death suicide and said there would
be no inquest. Mr. Miller is survived
by a brother in Cook, Wash., and'a
sister in Portland. The body was'
held by the coroner pending word
from relatives.
P0RTLANDER'SS0N DEAD
Jack Williamson Thought to Have
Killed SeH In Boise.
BOISE. Idaho. Jan. 22 Jack Will
iamson of Nome, Alaska, son of G. D.
Williamson, of Portland, Or., who ar
rived in Boise a week ago with his
bride of two weeks, was believed by
the police to have shot himself
through the heart this afternoon, the
body being found by two boys near
the Boise river, about ten blocks from
the hotel where he and his wife were
stopping. A revolver was lying by
his side.
His bride was prostrated over the
affair and could ascribe no reason
for the alleged suicide.
WATER PIPES EXPLODE
Ilachney Collate at John Day Sus
tains Damage.
CANYON CITY. Or., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. A. Hachney, proprietor of
the Hachney Cottage of John Day,
sustained a loss of S200, caused by the
explosion of the water pipes in her
range stove. The stove and dishes
and cooking ware were demolished.
The windows and skylights were
broken and everything breakable in
the room was a complete lusa.
FORCES TO MASS
General Smith to Devote
One Week to Drills.
STRATEGY TO BE PLANNED
White Temple Will Be Scene
of Big Kick-Off Rally.
FLYING SQUADRON READY
Preliminary Campaign for Large
Subscriptions Will Prelude
Opening Next Monday.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
NEEDED.
Before the Community Chest t
campaign committee can func- I
tion efficiently, a great number f
of cards used In handling detail I
work must be sorted and a staff J
to do this is lacking. General
Robert E. Smith yesterday
Issued a call for help and he
urges that all who can spare
some time to this task report
to Mr. Gleason In the registra
tion department of the county
clerk's office at the courthouse
this morning at 9 o'clock. Even
a few hours' work will be
appreciated and both men and
women can be used to advan
tage.
With Just one week to go before he
asks his brigadiers and colonels, "Are
you ready?" General Robert E. Smith,
commander in chief of the community
chest campaign, is ironing out the
few remaining wrinkles In his war
maps and developing strategy.
Brigadiers, colonels and captains
right now feel they are trained to
the point where they can go out and
win. Two brigadier-generals, in par
ticular, are rarln' to go. They -want
to whirl into action and clean up
their sectors quickly, feeling thiy
have had enough drilling. General
Smith has sent out the curt order,
"Steady." to these officers.
He is going to drill them some
more all this week In fact and
when "Forward" is sounded, nothing
will be left to chance there will be
no loose ends whipping around to trip
the campaign up and throw it by the
heels.
"It was that sunken road that
whipped Napoleon," General Smith
was heard ruminating the other
night. "Jt was a small and Insignifi
cant thing, but It proved fatal because
it was unexpected. What we need is
preparation and then some more of
the same." '
This final pre-eampalgn week will
1 Cot. eluded on I'age 3, Column 1 . t
COME
Bit of Silver for Year Concealed in
Secret Drawer of Desk and
Just Discovered.
The first dollar to fill the Com
munity Chest has been turned In.
That leaves only 1798,776 to be collected.
It would make a pretty story if
this lonesome dollar were a widow's
mite, contributed hooefully with the
thought that it would inspire thou
sands of others to give for -the aid of
Portland's unfortunate.
But this cannot be said. The truth
must be told. This dollar Is a monu
ment to woman's forgetfulness, for it
was given ln last year's drive and
was turned In last week by a worker
who brought it to Mrs. C. B. Simmons,
head of the residence division, and it
will be credited to this year's cam
paign. Tho woman worker of last year
found the dollar after It had lain hid
den in a desk drawer since the last
drive. She brought it to headquarters
a once and told the story of how a
secret drawer in her desk had tricked
her.
This is an, artistic bit of furniture
of a far-off French period. A dis
tinctive feature of the desk is its
secret drawer that once. It is hinted,
held court Jewels and court secrets.
The drawer opens only a little way
when a certain place on the deek,
known only to Its owner, is pressed.
The.n one reaches in. exploring with
one's Angers, to find what the mys
terious recess contains.
The desk owner cleaned it out the
other day, and In the secret drawer
was the lonesome dollar.
The women's division for the corn
In Community Chest drive will hold
a big "get-together" luncheon and
rally Wednesday noon ln the Ar
cadian grill of Multnomah hotel. AD
colonels, captains and lieutenants will
be in attendance. It Is estimated that
dose to 2000 women will be there.
$275,000 BONDS FOUND
Securities in Detroit Thought Part
of Los Angeles Mail Loot.
DETROIT. Jan. 22. The finding
here of 8275,000 worth of negotiable
bonds, said to have been a part of the
loot of a $600,000 mall robbery in Los
Angeles nearly a year ago. was an
nounced by police today. The bonds
were found, it was said, in a house,
thei occupants ot which were not
aware of their nature or value, the
securities having been left in a pack
age for safekeeping.
No arrests had been made here and
none was likely to be made. It was
said. Search for the bonds was car
ried on by postal inspectors and
police who worked on information
from Los Angeles.
NORWEGIAN CRAFT SINKS
Survivors of Freighter Mod Are on
Board Steamer Melmore Head.
BOSTON, Jan. 22. The steamer
Centennial State reported by radio to
night that the new Norwegian freight
steamer Mod had sunk In mid-ocean.
The message said the survivors
were on board the steamer Melmore
Head, but did not Indicate whether
any members of the crew were lost.
ON! LET'S DRIVE THE WOLVES
Death of Mrs. Guifo May Have
Been Due to Shock ; Evidence of
Skull Fracture Not Found.
Mrs. Mary Guifo. aged 30, and
mother of four small children, was
accidentally killed yesterday morn
ing when she slipped and fell on the
sidewalk in front of her home, 1164
East Twelfth street North. She waa
dead when her husband hurried from
the house and lifted her from the
walk.
Mrs. Guifo was Just starting to
church with one of her children when
Lher feet slipped from under her on
r.i . , I I.J fVnm
me aamp cement wai. wuim
the house to the street.
The body was removed to the
morgue, where It wan announced
there probably would be no Inquest
Whether the unfortunate woman suf
fered a skull fracture or some other
Injury will not be known until a post
mortem examination is held. There
was no evidence of a fractured skull
it was said at the coroner's office,
and death may have been due to
shock.
WOMAN KILLED IN FALL
Mrs. F. A. Sherwood of Berkeley,
Cal., Drops 19 Stories.
NEW YORK. Jan. 22. Mrs. F. A.
SharnrnAil nf Rerke.lfiV. Cal.. WaS
killed today when she plunged from
.the window of her room on the nine
teenth floor of the hotel Commodore,
her body striking on the roof of a
court where scores of persons were
at tea. She had been a patron at
the hotel since early in January, 1920,
but little was known of her there.
Kh was flhaiit 5 vears old and was
said to be the mother of several
children,
BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 22. Friends
and children of Mrs. F. A. Sherwood,
reported killed In New York, ex
pressed the belief tonight that she
met an accidental death. She Is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. Philip
Valentine of Oakland, Cal.; Katherlne
Sherwood, attending the University
of California; Agnes Sherwood, at
tending Wellesley college, and a son.
Raymond Sherwood, attending high
school in Oakland.
MORE COLD IS FORECAST
California Still ln Grip of Bad
Weather; Snow Due ln Oregon..
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. Con
tinued cold weather for California
was the forecast of the San Fran
cisco weather bureau for tonight and
t6morrow. Temperatures will remain
at about the same level as last night
and today.
Rain or snow was predicted for
western Washington and Oregon,
with clear and cold weather for the
eastern sections.
PRINCESS WEDS FEB. 28
Date of Marriage of English King's
Daughter Is Announced.
LONDON, Jan. 22. The wedding of
Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles
will take place February 28. The offi
cial announcement was made today.
OUT.
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Catafalque Is Erected in
Throne Room.
HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE
Late Pope Is Arrayed
Full Canonicals.
in
DEATH IS DESCRIBED
Cardinal Gasparrl Declares End
Came After Night of Intense
Agony and Suffering. '
ROME, Jan. 22. (By the Associated-)
Press.) Arrayed in full canonicals,
with golden mitre, gloves and ring,
the body of Benedict XV today lay ln
state In the throne room, on the floor
Immediately below the apartment ln
which he died.
For many hours today to the room
where he had made his fight for life,
came a stream of officials, the repre
sentatives of foreign nations, high
prelates and others. Then, late in
the afternoon, ln gorgeous procession
composed of palatine guards, gen
darmes, the Swiss guard, secret cham
berlains and honorary chamberlains,
the body was solemnly transported
down the royal staircase, through
Clementine hall, into the throne room,
where It was placed on a raised cata
falque, before which the whole diplo
matic corps paid devout reverence.
Absolution la Given.
The Sacristian Zampini gave abso
lution, and the cardinals sprinkled
holy water, while the penitentiaries
chanted prayers, answered by the
kneeling onlookers. Immediately aft
erward the doors were opened to the
multitudes desirous of looking for the
last time on the departed pontiff.
The sacred congregation convened
this morning when the cardinals were
informed of the pope's death. With
the exception of Cardinal Gasparrl,
the papal secretary , of state, they
ealhered ln Benedict's .private apart
ment. Gasparrl, ln due and solemn
form, escorted by the Swiss guard in
full dress and accompanied by the
prelates and acolytes of the reverend
apestolic chamber, entered the apart
ments a few minutes later. He will
administer the holy see during the
interregnum.
Death Officially Announced.
Cardinal Gasparri, surrounded by
the cardinals, then proceded to verify
the death of Benedict, extending over
the lifeless form a silver wand and
crying out; "Giacomo! Glacomo!
Giacomo!"
He opened the certificate of death
and declared:
"Dominus papa noster mortuus
est," thus announcing officially the
pope's death.
On leaving the pontifical chambers,
Cardinal Gasparrl, still escorted by
the Swiss guard, descended to the
first floor, where the sacred congre
gation convened, commencing Its de
liberations at 10 o'clock.
The official and semi-offiolal Vatican
organs gave s o clock as the time of
the pope's death and the Rome news
papers did likewise.
Lust Moments Described.
Cardinal Pizzardo, in describing
the last moments, said to the Asso
ciated Press correspondent, who was
the only American newspaper repre
sentative admitted to the ante cham
ber: "When the end was near I was
called from my chamber and hurried
quickly to the pontiff's bedroom.
That was a few minutes before 6
o'clock. I saw the holy father breathe
his last. As the other prelates knelt
beside the silent and lifeless form, I
asked that I might tell the news to
the press. I thereupon hurried to the
ante chamber, where Beveral newt
paper men were awaiting events, and
informed them that the pope had
died."
Bells Toll Pope's Passing.
The cardinal was asked at what
hour death had occurred and he re
plied: "Exactly at this minute."
At this moment the ponderous bells
of St. Peter's began tolling six.
Then, one by one, the bells in Rome's
400 churches Joined ln the horologic
symphony that marked the passing
of the pope.
The end came after an anxious
night of Intense agony and suffering,
the pontiff now and then lapsing into
delirium.. Shortly before midnight
he took a little nourishment, which
seemed momentarily to revive his
spirits, but within an hour he began
to sink rapidly. At 1:15 o'clock Dr.
Battlstlnl told the. Associated Press
correspondent the end was approach
ing, that already his hands and nose
felt cold.
Breathing Become Hard.
From that period the pope neared
the end. Breathing became an ago
nizing task, as the pontiff, who had
resisted the severe lung and throat
congestion, was too weak to over
come the overwhelming attack.
His eyes were half closed as he
lapsed Into unconsciousness, while
the terrible mastery which pneumo
nia had won over the holy father's
dogged resistance now began Its
rapid extinction of his slender hold
on life.
riis heart rapidly weakeneJ, and at
United States Feels That Surplus
Stocks Should Be Invested ln
Foreign Channels.
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 22. The
United States feels it to be to its own
Interest that the surplus stocks of
gold in the country should be redis
tributed and utilized in Investment In
foreign channels, according to a
statement on the effect of exchange
of inter-American commerce made
public tonight by the United States
section of the inter-American high
commission.
The statement expressed the views
of the American section on the in
ternational gold situation for the
Information of the Latin-American
sections of the commission.
The American section in its state
ment discussed the exchange situa
tion from the ' European standpoint
as well as from the Inter-Amerclan
and United States angles.
In this country, the statement de
clared that the situation is unfortu
nate because the high premium on
American exchange has attracted the
gold flow of the world, resulting in
overstocking and a surplus earning
of interest and serving no useful pur
pose. KANSAN 101 YEARS OLD
Man Lives In Times of Every Pres
ident Except Washington.
EUREKA. Kan., Jan. 22. George A.
Gordon, who has lived In the lifetime
of every president of the United States
except Washington, was 101 years
old today.
Members of the family assert that
Mr. Gordon Is the only grandfather
of a civil war veteran still living, and
one of few. If not the only man. living
today who heard revolutionary war
stories from his grandfather, who
fought for independence.
"But." he asserted, "there are some
present day systems of which I do
not approve. I refer to style of wom
en's dress short eklrts. low necked
dresses; also this bobbed hair fad.
Perhaps more than anything else I
deplore the growing lack of observ
ance of thie Sabbath."
Mr. Gordon lost two sons ln the
civil war. Mrs. Hypatla B. Hart of
Seattle, Wash, is one of his six living
daughters.
BONfJS CANVASS PLANNED
Veterans' Choice of Compensation
Will Be Learned by Legion.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22. All vet
erans of the world war will be can
vassed by American Legion represent
atives to obtain data on the status of
disabled and sick ex-service men, and
to determine the veterans choice of
the five provisions of the adjusted
compensation bill now before con
gress. Decision to make the canvass
was reached today at a national
conference of legion officials, in
eluding departmental commanders and
adjutants.
The legion census will be taken by
the state departments within the next
few weeks.
CANYON CELEBRATION SET
60th Anniversary of Discovery of
Gold to Be Observed.
CANYON CITY. Or.. Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) The celebration of the 60th an
niversary of the discovery of gold on
Canyon creek, which will take place
June 8, 9 and 10 at Canyon City, prom
ises to be one of the important fea
tures of 1922 in eastern Oregon.
Residents from several counties are
expected to attend.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 88
degrees; minimum. 81 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably light rain or snow;
easterly winds.
Foreign.
France demands fB rights, no more, no
less, says Andre Tardeau. Page 1.
Pope's body Ilea ln state ln Rome. Page 1.
Craig and Collins agree on boundurier.
Page 6.
Vengeance ot France aroutas Britain.
Page 17.
Viscount Brjrce, 8S. dies In England.
Page 2.
Social democrats force Berlin crisis. Page i.
National.
Democrats center next fight in Ohio.
Page 3.
Americans acquiring Germanic d'clllty.
says correspondent, atter long absence.
Page 12.
Change In overtime pay for railway clerks
ia denied. Page 1.
America for gold redistribution. Paga 1.
Siberia to replace Chinese questions at
Washington conference this week.
Page 4.
Domestic.
New York discovers big traffic In Chinese
eggs. Page 3.
Woman and baby slain with hatchet.
Page 1.
Hair tonie fraud, says doctor. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Prohibition work in Washington declared
weakened. Page S.
Sports.
Asher and his manager both war veterans.
Page 10.
This week to see coast conference quintets
tested. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Karonga to take 6000 tons of wheat to the
Uu'ted Kingdom. Pag" 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
Final touches will be put upon community
chest drive this week. Page 1.
First dollar ' that goes Into community
chest haa bit of history. Page 1.
Mother of four small children killed ln fall
on sidewalk. Page 1.
Lumber prospects ar called good. Paga 10.
Cost of service In goods largest. Page 17.
Stale board plans health meetings.
Page IS.
Aulo show ready for opening today. Page
18.
Bootlegger more dangerous than I. W. W
says Dr. Pence. Page 7.
A. P. Armstrong, ex-superintendent of
ilultnuiuah county schuoia, dies. Pag 6,
RULE ISV1SI0NED
Ministry Will Go Soon,
Says Tardieu.
MILITARISM CHARGE DENIED
Only 9 Per Cent of Expendi
tures Go to Army.
TREATY HELD MISTREATED
Pact Declared Ignored by One
Party, Mutilated by Another.
France Must Depend on Self.
BY ANDRE TARDIEU.
Prance's Distinguished Spokesman.
tCopyrlght. m-A by The Oregoalan.)
France gladly bares her budget figures
for the benefit of Henator McOormlck and
his associates In the United States aenale.
Only 9 per cenUof her expenditures go
to the military and more than r,0 per
cent go to pay Interest on money bor
rowed to reconstruct the devastated dis
tricts and pty the claims of war widows,
orphans and Invalids ..II of which Cier
many waa condemned to pay, but haa
not paid. M. Tardieu, right-hand man
of Tiger" Cleraenceau. declarea the Poln
cara ministry. In which ha declined a
portfolio, probably Is only transitional. All
premiere who do not stand out tor the
rlghta of France will follow Ilrland into
the discard. Eventually the homogeneous
group which fought the war for Fmne
will come into power. This Is a signifi
cant statement coming from M. Tardieu.
In her darkest hour of need In the war
France called upon the "Tiger." He
brought the victory which now Frenchmen
say la threatened. Thla unquestionably
Is M. Tardleu's moat notable dispatch to
The Oregonian,
PARIS. Jan. 22. (Special Cable.)
The Poincare ministry is probably
ony transitional. Considering Its be
ginning, it will probably have a thou
sand differences, but, after It you
will see come into power the homo
geneous group of men who fought
tho war, and they will defend France's
rights, inscribed In the treaties, as
they defended the trenches before the
German hordes.
We Frenchmen are much less lluht
than you Americans' used to think.
Remember, that we astonished you at
Verdun. We are going to astonish,
you in peace, also.
My readers foresaw Brland's fall,
which I predicted ten weeks ago amid
fieneral Incredulity.
Let me add that all others will fall
who forget that the French people
mean to have their treaty rights re
spected. I am friend enough of the 1'nltcd
States to speak to Americana frankly.
I conjure them not to Judge Fran.
by stupid calumnies. We want our
rights respected; nothing more, noth
ing less.
Facts Easily Available.
We are rather tired of being read
lessons by people not qualified to give
them. They do not Impress us;
neither do they worry us; but we
reserve the right to consider them out
of place, or perhaps comical.
When, for example. Senator McCor
mlck of Illinois asked Secretary
Hughes for official documents as to
the condition of our finances and the
extent of the military expenditures
of France, one could not help smillnR.
If the senator had taken the trouble
to Inquire he could have learned
easily enough that our budftct of
25.000,000,000 francs Included 13.000.
100.000 devoted to debts. This Is 6.000.
000,000 more than ln 1919 and It rep
resents the Interest on 80,000,000.000
francs borrowed to rebuild our 600,000
destroyed houses and to pay widows
and orphans and Invalids their pen
sions, all of which Germany should
have paid.
Everybody knows this, apparently,
except Senator McCormlck. Apparent
ly he does not know that our military
expenditures are only t per cent of
our budget.
Germans Held EacoDrsged,
However, If he does not know all
of this he perhaps knows that Ger
many has been greatly encouraged
in her resistance to the treaty she
signed by certain political acts In
1920 to which Mr. McCormick and his
friends are not entirely strangers.
Senator McCormick must know,
also, that France has been twice
Invaded within 50 years and will
guard against repetition whether he
approves or not. You must under
stand, of course, that I do not take
such manifestations too seriously. I
only want the American public to
know how unjustly they are and
what a bad effect they create.
France has learned bitterly how
little dependence can be placed upon
international signatures. She signed
a treaty with her enemy, who In
stantly escaped. She signed that
treaty with two of her friends, one
of whom refused to ratify, while tho
other Immediately began to mutilate.
Is that not enough to teach us that
we must depend un ourselves?
French Imperlnliam Denied.
Let me tell you, my American
friends, that you are showing as
much credulity toward German pro
paganda today as ln 1916 and 1917.
But this time you have no excusi-,
for you have been able meantime tv
Judge Germany by her acts.
Instead of denouncing French im
perialism, which does not exist In
this land of cemeteries, why not
think of the German impei lali.in
which only a few days ago, on Jan
uary 18, celebrated the anniversary
of its vulture empire.
1 have spoken plainly today. If
my words wound the feeliiiKs t.f
those whtt-tliink thems.'lveH fiifornii' 1
but are not, 1 beg their trdtm. li.t
my task here is to tell the truth.