TITE SUXDAT OREGOXIA, PORTXATTU, 3IAT 7, 1916. REPUBLICANS PLAN M AMER CANPLATFORM Character of Planks Stands Out as Vital to Party's ! Future Welfare. FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO FORE If Anything Creeps Into Platform iv That Could Be Constrncd as Ap pealing to Hyphenated Vote, Leaders Keallze the Result. r OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS BY JOHN CALiLiAN O'LAUGHLIN. "WASHINGTON. May 6. (Special.) Ji. platform, breathing straightout Americanism will be adopted by the National Republican Convention if the leaders in that gathering have their "way. The necessity of framing a document that will stand the test of scrutiny on the part of the Democrats, as well as the people as a whole. Is regarded as liaving importance second only to the personality of the man selected as the Presidential candidate of the party. Here are the questions which will JiaA'e to be solved and properly solved if the party is to have a chance in the coming campaign: Foreign Affairs Come Klrot. " 1. The character of the planks re lating to foreign affairs. 2. The character of the planks, which, while not . alienating stand-pat Republicans, at the same time will ap peal to Progressives. If anything should creep into the platform that could be construed as an &ppeal to the hyphenated vote, the leaders realize the Democrats would take prompt advantage of it and would make a fight for Americanism which would influence many hundreds of thousands in casting their ballots. If the princilpes which the Progressives enunciated in 1912 should be disre garded, there -would continue the revolt tgainst standpatism with consequent clanger to Republican success. No Compromise Here. On the question of Americanism the leaders do not propose to admit of any compromise. "With reference to the other features of the platform, they tre prepared to make concessions to the Progressives. It is realized, in view of the impor tance of the platform, that the resolu tions committee must be made up of men of broad views and sound judg ment. The selection of the chairman of that committee, as well as its per sonnel, 13 receiving far more considera tion than that of the permanent chair man of the convention. In Bpite of the general impression that the speech of the temporary ehair- luan will sound the keynote for the party's policies; in spite of the neces sity of having a strong man as per manent chairman, to control any de parture from the predetermined pro gramme, the leaders appreciate that what the party stands for will be de cided by the voters upon the choice for President they offer and the plattorm upon which the nominee will base his Claims for election. Senator Lodge In Line. Benator Henry Cabot Lodge, a dele- torate-at-large from Massachusetts, being urged for permanent chairman of the convention. An intimate friend of Colonel Roosevelt and yet a regular Republican, it is being argued that he would be the happy compromise who would please the Progressives and the standpatters. The Oregonian correspondent knows, however, that Senator Lodge does not want the permanent chairmanship. He twice has held this office and has dis charged Its duties with ability and Judgment. Instead Mr. Lodge will be the representative of Massachusetts on the resolutions committee. He will bring to the deliberations of that body ti knowledge of any experience in for eign affairs which give him rank as I statesman. He has poise .and Judg ment and wields a large influence. He has made several speeches on the floor of the Senate on the submarine and armed merchantmen questions and he has stood by the President when Demo crats deserted the leader of their party, but he -is a determined critic of the President's Mexican policy. Standing as Jie does in clear opposition to the Pres Jdent. save with reference to the ar mament of merchantmen for defense, it Is urged that he by all means should be elected as chairman of the resolutions committee. Senator Borah May Be Member. There is reason to believe that as far its possible men of experience and knowledge will be made members of the committee. Senator Borah, of Idaho, representing the Progressive element of the Republican party, a man who has ripe knowledge of foreign questions and whose breadth of judg ment is known to the country, undoubt edly win bs a member of this body. .o will benator Uppltt. of Rhode Is land: Senator Wadsworth, of New Torn. end senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania. ho will be named by Illinois Is not known here, but Medill McCormick who has been all about the world and who has had the opportunity of obtain ing first-hand knowledge of foreign relations, has been suggested. Mr. Mc cormick -was identified with the Pro gressive party and moreover is known to be friendly to Colonel Roosevelt. It is hoped by leaders of the party that the Southern states will be careful to select men on the committee who will consider the necessities of the country as well as the party and that they will be guided by patriotism rath er than by the need of any faction mong the voters. It is known a small coterie of German-Americans has been busy endeav oring to Influence the selection of dele gates in order to bring about the elec tion of members of the resolutions committee, in favor of a pro-German neutrality. This play is true in the South. As each member of the com mittee has one vote, it is apparent there is a chance of the wishes of the leaders being disregarded. President Wilson does not attach as much importance to the Democratic platform as do the Republicans. If any planks should be Inserted in the platform which he regards as undesir able, he will repudiate them. Mr. Wll- eon feela his record shows where he stands, and that any reflection upon it by the platform will work to his ad vantage rather than to his disadvan tage. Moreover, he does not propose to be bound by the platform, unless it should be in accordance with his poli cies. The Democrats fully understand the attitude of the President in thi connection. It is expected therefore that the- resolutions committee wil Adopt planks which he will submit rather than to precipitate a fight that may cause a split and thereby endanser the chances of party success. French. PARIS, May 6. The text of today's official statement is: In the vicinity of . Lasslgny we de livered a surprise attack on a German trench in the wood of Orval which re sulted in our taking some prlsoners'and inflicting losses on the enemy. "In the Champagne, near Somme-py, the fire of our artillery Inflicted such damage on a German battery that the Germans had to cease firing. "In the Argonne yesterday evening a surprise attack upon a small salient of the enemy lines east of the Binarvllle road made it possible for us to make our way into the German trenches. We brought back some prisoners and took two machine guns. "West of the Meuse the bombardment by the enemy with shells and heavy caliber, accompanied by the use of suf focating gases, continued yesterday and last night. This attack attained an un precedented violence in the sector em bracing Hill No. 304. Here we had to evacuate a part of our trenches on the northern slopes of this hill which had been completely shattered, being rend ered untenable by the artillery fire of the Germans. Our batteries replied with no less energy and checked the ad vance of the enemy. "Last night a German attack upon the wood west and northwest of Hill No. 304 was repulsed with the bayonet. "It has been confirmed that the at tack of the enemy delivered day before yesterday against our positions north of Hill No. 304 was conducted by a fresh division of German troops and that these men suffered overwhelming losses. 'There has been a slow and con tinued bombardment on our line at Dead Man hill and Cumieres. Hast of the Meuse, there has been intense ar tillery activity in the region of Vaui." German. v BERLIN, May 6. Ey wireless to Say- viUe, N. T. The text of today's offi cial report is: "German patrols were successful southeast and south of Armentleres. A number of prisoners were taken and two machine guns and two mine throw ers were captured. ' " Near Givenchy-en-Oohelle a British attack against several craters occupied by us was repulsed. "Northeast of Vienne-le-Chateau a large French patrol enterprise failed after a hand-to-hand struggle. "On the left bank of the Meuse ar tillery and Infantry engagements in the district southeast of Haucourt are in progress. We were again successful. The battles have not yet been termi nated. "South of Varneton Sergeant-Major Frankl. on May 4 shot down a British biplane. This Is the fourth aeroplane shot down by this aviator. The Em peror recognized the achievement of the brave flier by appointing him an of ficer. "Southeast of Diedenhofen a Freno'J aeroplane came to earth. Its occupants were made prisoners. "A. large number of French captive balloons, owing to a. sudden storm, broke loose and were driven over our lines. More than 15 have been cap tured by us up to the. present time. "Balkan front one of the German airships did not return from a raid on Salonlkl. According to a British report, the airship was shot down and burned." Austriau. BERLIN, May . (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) The official statement issued by the Austro-Hungarlan army headquarters May 5 says: "Austro-Hungarlan airmen bombarded the railway junction at Zdoibunovo on the Russian front day before yesterday, setting several building on fire. "On the Italian front," says the state ment, "Austro-Hungarlan troops drove the enemy from several positions in the Rombon and took more than 100 Alpinl prisoners." ROBBERY ENACTOR SHOTl DETECTIVE TIIINKS POLICE DEMON- STTtATTOX IS REAL THING. Flfth-ATcnae Crowd of 300 Sees Lieu tenant tVoandrd In Head and Assailant Arrested. NT5W YORK-, May S. Before the grandstand on Fifth avenue, where 3000 spectators were watching a demonstra tion of police methods in connection with the annual police parade today, a police officer, who was playing the part of a highwayman in & holdup scene, was shot in the head by a de tective who apparently thought that the holdup was real. The Euppwed highwayman. Lieuten ant Christopher Reilly. after snatching a handbag from a police matron, who was playing the part of a shopper, had been pursued by patrolmen and police dogs and surrounded. While the police were pretending to overpower him, the detective rushed In and fired at Lieutenant Reilly, the bul let passing through his chin and neck. The detective was arrested and the wounded policeman was removed to a hospital. PEACE HINT DISCUSSED (Continued From First Page.) methods relations with her would be severed. The allies insist they cannot afford to make peace. Germany is in occupa tion of Belgium. Northern Prance and a large strip of Russia, Servia and Montenegro have been wiped out. The British have suffered disaster in Meso potamia. Their prestige must be re stored. All of Germany's colcthies are in the enemy's possession. Germany Is pre pared to retire within her boundaries, though unquestionably she will insist on access through Belgium to the sea. German statesmen expect that the operation against Verdun finally will be capped with success. They believe that then there will be a change in TEMPERANCE ESSAY HONORS "WON THRICE BY SAME SCHOOL. ministry In France and the new cabi net will favor peace negotiations, that Russia, with the promise of possession of Persia, with her dream of a warm water port realized through the con trol of the route to the Persian Gulf. will act in conjunction with her historic ally and Great Britain, finding herself aione, win be forced to acquiesce. Wilson Considers Possibilities. President Wilson, in his consldera- on of the German note, has looked at the situation it has developed from various angles, including that of the service of the United States in the cause of peace. The official text of the note was laid before him torlav ana ne louna It to agree almost entire ly wit a the press translation. Subse quently it was declared authoritatively tnat Mr. Wilson had decided to regard the orders issued by the German Ad miralty, the text of which was Included In the note, as a. full compliance with nis denrand. The suggestion of Germanv that im. less the United States forces the Brit- ish government to observe internation al law ehe will return to the methods of warfare to which the President ob jected has ceen considered. It is said that such action on her part will lead to an Immediate termination of offi cial relatione. By direction of Mr. "Wil son, Secretary Xtnslng- is preparing note in answer to the last British com munication, ana it Is said Its language is aeciaeaiy emphatic and will satlsfy the American, people that the Admlnls tration proposes to secure respect for American commercial rights, as well as protection for American life. Six More Steamers Meet Disaster. While the President was reading the official text of the German note there was sent to the White House a dis patch from Consul-General L. Skinuer in London reporting disaster to four more vessels, two British, one French and the fourth Norwegian. Mr. Skinner said that the French steamer Bernadotte was sunk by a sub marine 150 miles from land. Kight the crew succeeded in reaching port ana 28 are missing. The British steame Ruaban was sunk by a submarine. Th British steamer Clan MacFadden wa damaged by the fire of a submarine while crossing the Bay of Biscay. The Norwegian vessel Mass was set on tire by a German submarine. It is not known whether there were any Americans aboard these several craft. In any event, the Administra tion holds that action In these cases would not be justified, as the sub marines probably had not received the orders requiring visit and search be fore a vessel could be destroyed. -Js'J. '';'- - J M'ARTHUR SPEECH LIKED BY EDITORS Republicans Widely Comment on Address Opposing Early Philippine Independence. PORTLAND LETTER IS READ MRS.A.E. WINTLER DIES PIONEER OF VANCOUVER CIMBS TO PKEUMOXIA. SUC Native of Germany and Resident of Civil War Days la Survived by Nine Children. VAXCpUVKR, -SVaEh.. May 6. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Albert. na Eulalie Wintler. past 86 years of ate and a resident of Vancouver since 1863. died at lier home. Twelfth and Main streets early today after a brief illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Wintler. was born in Ra-dolfzell, Baden. Germany. February 3 2. 1830. With her husband. M. Wintler, sh came to Vancouver during the Civil War. and he became a successful mer chant In 1880, with a large sum of money ta pay his monthly bills, he went to Portland, where he was killed and robbed. She leaves to mourn her loss nine children; Mrs. Anna F. Daniels. Mrs. Albertina W. Cook, of Vancouver; J. R. Wintler, of Bakersf ield, Cal.; Miss Marie Wintler, Miss Jessie X. Wintler, Miss Kate Wintler. all of Vancouver; F. Jl. Wintler. of Seattle; Miss Emma E. Wintler, of Corvallis, Or., and Mrs. Ruth W. Burdlck. of Galvtn, Wash. The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock Monday, from St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rev. Ellsworth B. Collier, rector, officiating. Interment will be in the family plot In the city cemetery. Opinion of Local Democrat Who Visited Island That Administra- -tlon Policy Is Wrong Told to Congress. OREGONIAN XEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. May 6. Representative C. iV McArthur. of Portland, whose first speech in opposition to the Philippine independence bill brought forth favor able editorial comment from Repub lican newspapers all over the country, contributed an interesting mite to the discussion of that measure. Just before the House voted. He read to the House letter he received from Zera Snow, a leading Democrat of Portland, who vis ited the Philippines last Fall, and as a result of his visit concluded that-the Administration's Philippine policy was wrong. In the letter Mr. Snow said: I do not heaitate to nay that. In ror opin ion, th Filipino peopl are. on th wbo.e. Incapable of ucceseluily m-Untsvliiii aeli- gvvcrntnent In Uio islands, ana 1 nav ery ciacaca, aa a wtioie, rcaiiy ucir muri-i..- denca, nor lisva they vry aisnuct upon the question or what independence may mean to them. I have no doubt that prior to the present Kuropean war there was quite a local sentiment among the people I do not mean to aay. by any mean, a majority for independence, but. in my opinion, the results of the Kuropean nr have very greatly shaken their-laltn In the proposition for Independence. 1 'resent System Beat. Tn my opinion the people are murh better off UDder the present system of government than they would b with the burden of self government. When Mr. remarked to me what hla peopte"wanted was more lib erty 1 stated to him that the people were bavlnR all the liberty which I ha.l in my territorial jiays. and unquestionably they havft. If T were a member of Congress called upon to vote upon this quest Ion today. 1 should ucihesltailnKly vote a Haiti. InUepen rinrt. thoush whenever T becume Satisfied that the majority of the people desired It. I should pive It to them; but at the present 1 time I cannot see that this Is their desire. I and for this reason I would not force It upon them. I Independence would be an easy method of petting rid of a bad bargain, but at the name time a most shameful one under the present conditions. I found great dissatisfaction existing with the course of the present local administra tion of the Islands, arising tn part, no doubt, by tho unsettled condition of affairs whh-h the project of possible independence has en gendered, and in part by what la supposed to have been mistakes of Governor-General Harrison. I did not learn the details of these sup posed mistakes, but I attribute them very iargely to the factional feeling arising be tween Republicans and Democrats. I can well understand how a new man In the Islands might make mistake. I would not visit the mistake, however, with the con demnation which I found the local Amer ican sentiment was Inclined to Impose upon the Governor. .Uncertainty la Injurious. In closing T may say that the uncertainty of whether Independence is or la not to he conferred Is most injurious to the prosperity of the island. The question should be set tled once and for all Immediately, and, be ing settled, should not be opened up again. Mr. McArthur also read an extract from a lecture delivered by Woodrow Wilson to the students of Columbia University in 1908, when Mr. Wilson lid: Self-government Is not a mere form of Institutions, to be had when desired If only proper pains he taken. It is a form of char- cter. It follows upon the long discipline w Inch gives a people self-possession, seif mastery, the habit of order and peace and common counsel, and a reverence for law which will not fail when they themselves become the makers of law the steadiness and self control of political maturity. And these things cannot bo had without long discipline. We cn give the Filipinos constitutional government, a government wnu-h they may count upon to be just, a government based upon some clear and equitable understand r.f, intended for their good and not for our grandtzf ment; but we must for tho pres ent ourselves supply that government. . . . Gift 'ot roe si hie. But we cannot give them self-government. Frlf-government is not a thing that can be given to any people, becbuse It Is a form of character and not a form of constitution. No pcopie can be given the self-control of maturity. Only a long apprenticeship of obedience can secure them the precious pos session, a thing no mora to be bought than given, . we of all people n the world should know these fundamental things and should act upon them. If only to Ululstrate the mastery in politics w hich belongs to us of hereditary right. To ij-mor them would be not only to fall and fail miserably, but to fail ridicu lously and to belle ourselves. Concluding his brief speech, Mr. Mc Arthur made this parting comment: Mr. Chairman, the people of the Pacific Coast are not In favor of this policy of scut tV as proposed by the Clarke amendment. When the bpanuth-American War broke out our regiments went to the Philippines and many of our soldiers were killed In battle. w e nave paid ior the Philippines with our money and the Diood or our soldiers, and Hy that to turn them over to their own de struction now would be a course of Nations infamy. (Applause on the Republican side.) LADD E5TATE COMPANY PRINCIPALS SENATE MAY CURB DEBATE Goethe's Best Portrait Sold. BF.RLIX. April IS Josef Raabe's miniature portrait of Goethe, painted In 1811, has been sold at auction here tor 7610 marks. Goethe declared this miniature to be the best portrait of him ever made. Ita whereabouts had been unknown for many years until it re cently cane to lisht In a collection thrown into the market by the death of the owner. .10 Sellwood School has the distinc tion of having won for three successive years the honors in the Woman's Chris tian Temperance ITnion scientific tem perance essay contest. The Sellwood : . .. ., - ---. r-fl 'h- -Ho - lug of all schools in the state. L. B. Jdorgan. principal, is creuind inaucea every pupil from the third grade up to write an essay. Mrs. R. M. Kelly, president of the Sellwood W. c T- has done much to encour age tie work in the district. The prizes were awarded last week by Mrs. G. I Bnlartd. chairman of The educational l.voxk ot tha ."tt", C. X E; Administration Trges Adoption Modified Cloture Kule. of WASHINGTON. May 6. A modified cloture rule designed to expedite legis lative business in the Senate was ap proved today by the rules committee and its adoption at the earliest possible date will be urged by Administration leaders. The rule provides that any 16 Sen ators may petition the Senate in writ ing for a motion that debale on a given measure be closed. It would not be de batable, and if supported by a two thirds vote, each Senator would be lim- itud to one hours' debate on the pend ing measure and amendments. Suez Canal Tolls Increased. LONDON. April 20. The tolls for ships making use of the 5uez Canal have been increased by 50 centimes ton. to offset some of the loss that has been incurred during .the past ye The new tolls are at the rate of S francs. 75 centimes. During tha year 1915 the amount of .hir.r!n?T th passed through the ''anal dc-rf- more than 4-i'0ft.00O ti r.-. r;-r-ntir s? a loss in revenue of nearly 30.00'l.o9 francs. the Prince John placer mine near Spar ta, and. many more are wanted for other placer and quarts mlnea in other parts of the district. STUDENTS REHEARSE PLAY Gresham High Seniors to Kntertain About Mar 2 6. GKKSIIAM, Or, May 6. (Special.) Members of the June class of Union High School No. 2. are rehearsing their annual play. "The Strenuous Life." hich will be presented In Regner's Optra-House about May IS. About IS persons are in the cast, some or whom are sophomores, because of the senior class not being large enough. The play is said to be an Intensely interesting comedy in three acts, writ ten especially for colleges, but also published in a form adaptable to high schools. The seniors secured their copies from New York City, and paid a royalty of SI 3 for it. Principal Good win. Miss Kva Struggles and Misses Mary Good are giving the actors their dramatic instructions. ' SPITZENBURG CROP PAYS Hood Hirer Pool Returns $1.81. SI. 4 7 91.10 for Tliree Grades. HOOD RIVER, Or.. May 6. (Special.) The announcement Of tho average o prices received for the 1918 crop of Spltzenburg apples, as made today by the Apple Growers" Association; which has closed Its pools on the variety, shows that the production of thla vari ety is & profitable business for Hood River orchardlsts. The association has made the fol' lowing average returns per box: Extra fancy, of sizes 250 and larger to the box. SI. 81; fancy. $1.47, and C-grade, 11.10. . ; The association today made a dis tributlon of S36.000. The final dis tribution of the year will be made in the near future. BAKER MINES NEED MEN Increases tn Operations Canw Short cge of Labor. BAKER. Or.. May . (Special.) Mining- li&s become no acttv that mine manager'? In the Baker district are having" dlfleulty in fret tin enough men to ke r the work of Improvements. A p pen in for men have been enperlail ftrong from the Pine and Kagle alley minep and an average nf 10 men a da hav bi-en leaving: lur thre for several The ln1'n Comnnnlon niln- nt Corn u- oi.iia. tociiv ;;it In a re4uei for 35 mn. hu t only 0 rould obtained. Twelve men ere aent Wednesday to Ladd Thrift Plan Since the original announcement of the Ladd Estate Company, on March 30th, we have referred constantly in our advertising to a financial aid and home-building plan of unusual merit No definite details have as yet been published, for the reason that it was the desire of the Ladd interests to test out this plan from every angle, under every condition, and make sure of its complete consistency with good business. Prospective home builders are showing a great eagerness for detailed information as to how this plan can be applied in their individual cases and wherein it differs from plans we have used in the past. The most prominent features of the Ladd Thrift Plan are: 1st. Lower interest rates. 2d. Longer time. 3d. Increase in percentage of loan. 4th. Elimination of loan fees. This plan is based on the same schedules as the famous Pi'att Thrift Plan of Brooklyn, N. Y.; its special object being to encour age people in the building and owning of their homes by substan tially assisting them in the purchasing of homesites and the financing of home construction. The Ladd Thrift Plan will interest EVERY adult in this city and many in other cities, for where is the man who does not want some day to give to his family a home of their very own? SELLING BtPBESfNIATIvtS RRLCBarti Second. Floor-Title and Trust Bid written confession to tho Prosecuting Attorney bn arraigned In court. he says who was told by Rogers that it would bo an ey thinfr to et the Titcum fire, aa his ion had et thMr Iioiih" on fire more thun a year ago and tliev had no trouble collect ing th insurance. Hoy C, Rogers, tha son, denies the wo man 'a statement s hia arrest ha vine; been made by tha police on the woman's partial con- f ejiFton. 3 ACCUSED OF ARSON PLOT Woman's Confession Leads to Kour Arrests for Bellinfliam fire. BELLINGHAM. Waah.. May 6. With the arrest tonight In Seattle of George Titcum four persons are now in cus tody, three charged with arson and the other held on an open charge. The arrests followed the confession of Sirs. Minnie Harland this morning that she was employed to set fire to the Titcum home, which burned lat night. A. A. Rogers, aged 73 and a Civil War veteran, who, with Titcum. the woman alleges, promised to pay her 1500 out of the insurance money, will be arraigned In court tomorrow, as will Mrs. Harland. The woman told the police tonight she would make a We Give Trading Stamps. -.U: .- ' fisiSTtWEO .&.v-V: : .-At .Kc .-.v,-.-.-.-r:.Tj?.v.-v V--..t:yi. It Pays to Buy the Best Rosenthal's Sole Agents 129 10th St., Near Wash. 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