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TTTTS SFXDAT 0T?T?Cr01VTAX. PORTLAND. XOVrBER 20. 1914. V FOE OF SUFFRAGE WRITES TO WILSON Mrs. Dodge Tells President Effort to Obtain Ballot Is "Dismal Failure." 'BLACKLIST' IS DENOUNCED , Mr. Wilson In Letter to Woman Fed eral Employe Reiterates He Be lieves Question Is One for States to Decide. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. In protest against the latest request of woman suffrage leaders for an audience with President Wilson to ask his suDPort for a constitutional suffrage amend ment, Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to woman sutfrage, addressed a letter to the .President today, setting out argu ments against the proposals of the suffragists. Mrs. Dodge wrote to the President that the attempt of the suffragists to obtain popular indorsement at the last elections had been a "dismal failure," and protested "in the name of 20.000.000 mature women In America who are not suffragists" against National lecisla - tion "that would nullify the expressed will of the majority of men and women in the separate states to decide this issue according to their constitutional provisions. "Blacklist" Called Boomerang. "The 'blacklist' against Senators and Representatives was a suffraere boom erang," wrote Mrs. Dodge: "the 'war on Democrats' another. The failure in National convention to get the support of suffrage states was a third proof or tneir political poverty. The well known indifference of most women who have the ballot to use it all, much less ai me aictation or suffrage leaders. Is a final demonstration that the National American Woman Suffrage Association Is not a political power, but a mere state of mind with a small, nervous but noisy fraction of women who are discon tented with the democracy that has made the United States greatest among the nations of the earth." Mrs. Dodge declared that, taking figures presented to the credentials committee at the recent suffraee con vention in Nashville, there were fewer than 200,000 women suffragists In the United States less than one per cent 01 me 4,tas, tzt mature women In America." Sex Said Not to Want Ballot. - She Included In her letter extensive statistics to show that a great major ity of women do not want the ballot. President Wilson at previous audi ences given the suffragists has con sistently reiterated theirs -was a state and not a National question. The President again today defined his position on woman suffrage In a letter to Miss Mary M. Childs. a Gov ernment employe here, reiterating he believed the question to be a state Is sue. "I am deeply impressed with the woman suffrage question," wrote the President, "but I believe it can best be worked out by states rather than by changing the fundamental law of the Nation. Such a change would run too' far and too fast ahead of the general public opinion of the country." The President will see a delegation of suffragists in the near future, but Is not expected to change his position announced again in today's letter. one attack of infantry, to the south of Ypres, which was repulsed by our troops. . "Toward evening our artillery brought down a German biplane, carry ing three aviators. One of the men was killed and the other two were made prisoners. "In the region of Arras and farther to the south there has been no cha.nsre. The day passed quietly in the region of tne Aisne. in Champagne our heavy artillery inflicted serious losses on the artillery of the enemy. "From the Argonne to the Vosges there is nothing to report." BERLIN, Nov. 28 (Via London.) The German War Office gave out an announcement this afternoon, as fol lows: "In the western arena of the war the situation today is unchanged. French attacks in the Argonne Forests have been repulsed. In the forest prize: baby hakes high I score: in test. WILSON ACTS Ifl STRIKE president may name: two to - appproach colorado leaders. 6eth lw and Pennsylvania Mine Offi cial to Be Arbitrator of Long . fought Dispute. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. President Wilson is expected Monday to announce the appointment of a committee, con sisting of Seth Low, former Mayor of New York and president of the National Civic Federation, and Patrick Gilday, a Pennsylvania mine uniun official, to attempt to bring about a settlement of the Colorado coal strike troubles. The President began today the prep aration of a statement reviewing the Colorado situation, telling of his effort to obtain the acceptance of a tentative basis of agreement by the miners and operators and of the sending of a Fed eral detachment of troops to the strike district Mr. Wilson has before him a request from Governor Amnions, of Colorado, received today, asking that the Federal troops be withdrawn from some of the districts concerned in the strike-Labor leaders have protested against the withdrawal of troops on the ground that fighting and rioting may follow. Secretary Wilson, of the Labor De partment, who has had charge of ef forts to bring about an agreement be- tween the miners and operators, talked vei me situation toaay with Presi dent Wilson and is understood to have agreed to the naming of a commission. Secretary Garrison, of tne War De partment, will confer with the Presi dent Monday regarding the advisabil ity of withdrawing the troops. ' PARIS AGAIN IS GAY (Continued From First Page.) way in which they wander aimlessly about staring at everything. They are being well cared for by vairous charit able organizations. It was reported in the United States some time ago tnat the Paris "midinettes." as the shop girls are populariv cHd. were facing star vation. Nothing could be further from the fact. Nothing: cfMry ia Lacking. Government aid for all whose income Is interrupted by the war is carefully organized, and nobody needs starve in Paris unless he so desires. Instead of the progress of the war making worse conditions in the capital, conditions seem to be continually getting better. There is no lack of food, fuel or any thing else, and life Jogs along read justed to the new conditions much the same as it did before the war. GERMAN ARTILLERY ABATING French Report Says Single Infantry Attack Was Repulsed. PARIS. Nov. 28. The following offi cial communication was issued tonight: "As on yesterday, there Is nothing Of importance to report." The earlier renort pSvItut j . ' I - ' - " ' a . U I j U C "In Belgium, the artillery exchanges were continued during the day of No vember 27 without -any particular lnci " dent. The heavy German artillery showed less activity. There was but - - a 't 4 K"? - - Rani morgan, Rnhl Morgan, son of Mrs. G. H. Morgan, of 195 Tenth street, was one of the first prize babies at the Manufacturers' and Land Products Show and is one of the high-score babies examined at - the Congress of Mothers, where he made 96 points. NEUTRALS URGED TO TRY GERMANS United States Suggested as Leader in Plan Put Forth by Bennett. "GERMAN MENACE" HURTS Englishmen Who Feel That Amer ica Ought to Be "Hero in Strife" Submit That Allies Are Fight ing America's Battles, Also. tContinued From First Pago.) northwest of Apremont and In the Vos ges we occupied some French trenches after an obstinate resistance." DtBT HOT FIVE BILLIONS LLOYD GEORGE'S ESTIMATE OF AMERICAN OBLIGATION DENIED. British Banker Figure Obligation at Only Twentieth of Sam Demands to Be Met aa Due. NEW YORK, Nov. 28. An interna tional banking house, with influential British conectlons received today a cable from London touching on the statement of Chancellor Lloyd George, in the House of Commons yesterday, that this country's debts to Great Bri tain aggregated $5,000,000,000. The cable intimates that the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer was misinterpreted and that British bankers estimate the amount of this country's obligations to London as not exceeding J250.000.000. This was the maximum named by Sir George Paish. the Britiah Treasury official, during his 'recent visit to this country. New Tork bankers believe that Mr. Lloyd George probably referred to the amount of American securities held by Danaera ana . individuals of Great Britain. At no time, the bankers said, have this country's obligations to Eng land and her colonies ever amounted to the colossal sum said to have been named by the Chancellor. It was also pointed out by bankers that many American railroad notes and other forms of obligation held by aim trenco oanKs ana investors were to mature within the next few months. Arrangements have been made, it was understood, to meet the demands when due, partly bv further shipments of gold to Canada, to be placed to .the credit of the Bank of England. This process was employed to meet the maturing New York City notes, the greater part of which have already been liquidated. REJOICING - IS PUT OFF PEACE CENTENARY COMMITTEE AWAITS OPPORTUNE TIME. Only Programme Already Arranged for Churches, Schools and Colleges Will Be Carried Ont NEW YORK. Nov 58 of all public rejoicing until the war in Europe is ended, except the participa tion of churches, schools and colleges In the programme of peace celebration already arranged, has been decided on by the American peace centenary com mittee, it was announced today. The committee said it had been notified the committee of 100 of the City of Wash- meion nau postponed its functions until a more convenient season, pos sibly until 1917. The programme adopted by the American committee and approved by the Canadian committee, it was an nounced, includes the unveiling of the Ghent memorial tablet In the Octagon building in Washington on December 2. whn PrftairtArtt 'WiloAn t . . ' " " lu ixiu-Ke an address; the publication on December 01 an aaoress to the people of America commemorative of the signing of the treaty of Ghent, which took place on Christmas eve, 1814; the cele bration at New Orleans on January 8 9 and 10. of the 100th anniversary of the battle of New Orleans and of the century of peace between English peo ples which followed that battle. A religious observance of the churches of the United States and Canada on February 14, the Sunday nearest February 17, the date on which the treaty of Ghent was ratified, and formal addresses in many state capi tals on February 17 and 18, the dates respectively of the ratification of the treaty by the Senate and its proclama tion, also are proposed. "Where the statesman," he said, "sees in vision a bronze statute of himself by MacMonnies or Rodin the politician sees a brown-stone front, two automo biles and champagne for dinner." evidence of the same kind as to what you think over there. "The fact Is the proofs of sympathy are so striking that we have begun to ask ourselves whether such sympathy could not be turned into deeds, and ought not to be turned into deeds. Moral Influence. "Some persons in England, perhaps. consider that you ought to mobillzo your Army and Navy and cross the Atlantic with both. I don't Indeed, 1 consider such an Idea entirely absurd. The United States has shown that she can fight, but on the present occasion her moral force will be far more useful than her guns, however efficient they may be. At least, that's my opinion. "It's true that Just now we are fight ing the battle of the United States as well as our own. But we can manage. Wo can, I believe, keep our end up, and a bit more, in the altercation. I've been gradually coming.to this conclusion for some time and so have a lot of other Englishmen. "If we were going to be beaten Amer lea would assuredly have to create an army and increase her navy and quickly, too. Only we aren't. So that America is free to confine herself to the moral role. This is not an easy roie. Moral Role Needs Courage. "The Kaiser (a he still is) might ana. proDabiy would smile at the moral roie. But the Kaiser doesn't under stand everything even in the conduct of war. See how he is mixing ud doII tlcal and military considerations at the present time. The mbral role needs just as much courage as the military roie. inaeea, it noeOi more. "The Kaiser and his staff don't sit in tne trenches and they doubtless take care to get a good meal every few hours. They only tell other people to go out and starve and get wounded and Killed. Bat If the United State under took such a moral role as I have in mind, it is President Wilson .himself and his greatest officials who would have to sit in the trenches. "Now there are two things I want you to understand before I go anv fur. ther. First, I have no-wish that the United States by moral intervention should try to end this war. We prefer to ena tnis war ourselves. Germany began it in her way. I believe that we snail end it in ours. Conclave of Neutrals. 'Secondly, I have no notion what ever of teaching President Wilson his business. We in England clearly real ize that President Wilson Is In an ex tremely difficult and delicate situation, and is proving splendidly equal to it. 1 m not a diplomatist; I m a novelist. But even novelists have ideas occa sionally. I have had an Idea for the utiliza tion of the warm sympathy and the moral force of the United States at the present time. Others may have had the same Idea I don't know. All I know is that I've had it. I offer it with the greatest diffidence and deference. It's this that the United States, as the greatest and mos.t powerful neutral state, should as soon as possible invite the other neutral states of the world to assemble in conclave at The Hague. If ever the court of arbitral Justice, recommended by the second Haaue con- ierence, is to oe inaugurated, now is the moment for doing so. Trial of Cause Suggested. 'Let the court be convened By- Presi dent Wilson. He is an idealist and a man of experience, and of powerful common sense. He has. Immense indi vidual force. In short, he would be fully able to bear the enormous re sponsibility of the undertaking and probably nobody else would. The tribunal would consist of a bench of the neutral states. Three of tne belligerent powers Germany. France and Belgium have already ap pealed to the United States on contro versial questions relating to the war atrocities, dumdum bullets, etc., so that America already has a sort of interna tional mandate to take rthe Initiative, especially as the question of questions .Belgium has been formally put be fore her. My scheme Is that the tribunal thus constituted and presided over bv the United States should try a case. You can describe that case in ono word Belgium!" Even today the significance of that word has not been sufficiently impressed on the imagination of the world. Germany's Answer Requested. - "The action of the tribunal would Im press this word as nothing before ever has been impressed on the world's imagination. Belgium would be the complainant in this political trial. Ger many would be the defendant. Ger many would be invited to the interna tional bar to answer Belgium's indict ment. She already has claimed that her Belgian case is good. She would have the chance to prove her claim. "She might refuse to enter an appear ance. Well, so much the worse for her. If she came the court would have to see that she confined her pleading to the Indictment Belgium! Let the court assume, if Germany insists, that Slav ism is a menace to Germanism what ever that formula may mean. "Let the . court, if It pleases, also assume that a miserable nation of Eng lish shopkepers is filled with envy of an inoffensive, pacific, ambitious, su perior rival. Let Germany's counsel talk eloquently of the French dream of a revanche, and how In pure self-defense she had to throttle it. Belgium Considered Alone. "Then let the court gently bring Ger many back to the sole indictment Bel gium! Germany would be made to see that Belgium, and Belgium alone, is the matter before the court, and that the verdict wouja concern itself with Bel gium and Belgium alone. "Assuming that Germany entered ap pearance before the tribunal, she would of course assert what she has all along asserted namely: That she meant well to the Belgians, Intended them no per manent harm, and only offered - them violence when her army of "necessity knows no law' was welcomed with shot and shell instead of with open arms. She will inevitably argue that Louvainj Termonde and Aerschot were 'reprisals' for brutalities unspeakable, inflicted by Belgian civilian snipers, as well as by uniformed men authorized to kill, on the Kaiser's culture-laden soldiers. "In reply to all this and a lot more. Belgium, the complainant, would no doubt ask Germany to define the differ ence 1 between a German army In Bel gium and an armed burglar in a private house. And when Germany had an swered the conundrumto the best of her ability, the tribunal would give its verdict. Belgium Burglarised Is Claim. "My own personal feeling is that Ger many did not go to war with Belgium. She burglarized Belgium. If she was maimed while doing so she was simply a victim of the risks of the burglar's profession. Every housebreaker who operates with revolvers and dynamite knows what he may expect. "Germany has-doubtless not gotten in Belgium what she expected, but she has received nothing but what she deserved. However, I will not seek to anticipate the tribunal's verdict. "Let us suppose that the court has convened, heard the evidence, deliber ated and given a verdict. You say that would not stop the war. . Of course It would not stop the war. Of course it wouldn't. But I am morally quite cer tain that the effect of the verdict would be enormous. That verdict would re sound through the world with a rever beration louder than all Germany's guns put together. It would be immortal. United States Urged to Lead. "The United States, and the United States alone, is qualified nay, more by reason of the previous appeals to her she is authorized to take the first step in the direction I have Indicated. To my mind here lies her duty to civil! zation. I haven't attempted to work out the scheme in detail. My talk is necessarily crude. But I will stand by the essentials of it. "Winston Churchill has reminded us that 'this is no ordinary war.' No 'or dinary' methods of treating the moral situation- arising from it are in place. It would be no ordinary thing for the United States President to initiate the action I have ventured to suggest. But he is no ordinary man. And America occupies no ordinary position in the world, either. "I've told you already the English opinion of President Wilson, He is on mistakably the man of the hour. The grandeur of his opportunity and the vastness of the issue should appeal to the heroic quality in him. I say no more, and let me repeat that what 1 have said is said with diffidence and the deepest respect. My manner Is pos sibly not diffident, but you must not judge by that" LOAN MADE ATTRACTIVE BRITISH WAR FLOTATION HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES. Guarantee of Advance to Full Value by Bank of England Makes Bonds Almost Like Currency. LONDON, Nov. 18. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The new war loan for 350,000.000 ($1,750,000,- 000), which was issued today, has sev era! features likely to make it attract ive to the general public. The fact that the government decided to make 3H Per cent at 96 'will allow trustees to participate, a special clause being inserted in the prospectus to that errect. Ordinarily trustees may not buy stock at over par, which is redeemable at par within 15 years, and if the issue had been 4 per .cent at 69 A and it rose to a premium, trustees would have been barred from participating. The loan being redeemable in such a comparatively short t'me, 10 to 13 years, at par, gives the Investor a bonus of 5 sterling. An important feature from the market and investors' standpoint is that for three years the Bank of England 'guarantees to ad vance to any holder of the stock its full value at 1 per cent under bank rates. This is considered by the mar ket to be a clever idea, as it indicates the credit of the government, provides possible emergency power and prevents undue and inconvenient fluctuations in price. In fact, the loan will thus be come liquid and nearly actual currency. An attraction for the small Investor is the fact that only 2 ($10) per hun dred is required to be paid on applica- cation ana tz on allotment, with four payments spread over five months. FREE EGYPT IS URGED GERMANY SUGGESTS THAT TURKEY LIBERATE COUNTRY. Italy Declared Menaced Doubly by the Establishment of Allies' Naval Bases la Mediterranean. BERLIN, Nov. "28. (By wireless to Sayville. L. I.) The following infor mation was given out today by the of ficial bureau: "Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister of War, and Djemal Pasha, the Min ister of Marine, have left for Egypt. Turkish newspapers, commenting on the situation in the Mediterranean brought about by Turkey's action, say that if Turkey liberates Egypt, political dis sension will disappear. toince the French established a naval base at Bizerta, Tunis, Italy has been threatened in the Mediterranean. She has likewise been menaced at Bengazi by the British naval base in the Gulf of Soloum. Italy is thus in a perplex ing situation. Victory for Turkey and her allies, these newspapers say, will extricate Italy from these dangers. 'The Tasfiri Efkiar, of Constanti nople, says that Russia's only way of approach to Constantinople is by way of Vienna, since Italy and --Roumanla are fhe masters of the Russians in the Adriatic as well as in the Black Sea." Mrs. Hackney Improves. Friends of Mrs. James Hackney, of Hackney Cottage. Seaview, Wash., who underwent a serious operation at Good Samaritan Hospital last week, will be slad to learn that Mrs. Hackney is re covering rapidlly. 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The charges are accepting fares for less than tariff rates, commonly known as short fares, drinking intox icating liquors, frequently places where liquors are sold while on duty and falsifying meal checks and accounts. It was discovered that there was no general ring engaged in. the practices, the irregularities being carried on by employes individually. Among other things it was ascertained that confed erates were used in various towns for the purpose of soliciting "short fares" for brakemen, who, in turn. Introduced them to the conductors. In falsifying dining-car checks, one check would be used over again several times, the first figures being erased and the amounts withheld. The following is a table of rates, reg ular and short: Regular Short Between Fare Fare Oakland and Fresno s 5.75 $3.00 Oakland and Sacramento 2.50 1.00 Oakland and Stockton 2.30 1.00 Stockton and Sacramento ...... 1.4.j 100 Sparks and Carlin 11.00 5.00 Sacramento and Sparks 6.0O S.O0 Fresno and Los Angeles 8.25 6.00 In "short fares" the conductor would collect the cash from the passenger on the train and withhold the amount. BRITISH HERO MISSING DOUBT AS TO KATE OP DECORATED OFFICER IS EXPRESSED. Leader of Charge In Trenches, Tak.ru by Germans, Reported Escaped, bat No Tiding Received. LONDON, Nov. 28. Doubt has arisen concerning the fate of Major Charles Alllx Lavington Yate, of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, recently decorated with the Victoria Cross, who was said to have died while a prisoner of war. Major Yate. a son of Colonel Charles E. Yate. member of the House of Com mons, commanded one of the two com panies which remained to the end in the trenches at Le Chateau. 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