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. - -l-.v. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 4, 1917. . 1 . . ' 4 -! "1 - 1 ' PLOT AGAINST U. S. ADMITTED IN BERLIN German Foreign Minister Fails to See Unfriendliness in - .. Planning Attack. KAISER CALLS CONFERENCE OTflclals Also Meet With Chancellor. Zlmmermann Says Washington Note to South Americans Was "Real Plot." Secretary Bryan's term of office of plan to surround the Pan-Americans with a neutral zone In which there were to be no naval operations. Nothing ever came of it. Zimmermann's statement was read in the Senate today and some Senators who were at first Inclined to think his published instructions to Von Eckhardt. German Minister to Mexico, was a forg ery, had the statement read twice. BELTj article is explained Letter Written in Answer to British Critics of America. CHICAGO. March 3. The Dally News today published the following with ref erence to Foreign Secretary Zimmer mann's reference to Edward Price Bell, London correspondent of the News: "A letter was written by Mr. Bell to the London Times a few weeks ago giving his views as an American citi zen as to the attitude of the American people toward the war in Europe. It is possible that Secretary Zimmermann's statement has reference to some ex pression used in that letter, which was a defense of Americans against criti cism appearing In certain British papers." WETS MAKE EFFORT FINAL HOUSE Resolution to Postpone En forcement of Bone-Dry ' Bill Adopted. MEASURE ALREADY SIGNED LONDON, March 3. The German For eign Secretary, Dr. Zlmmermann, had a long audience with the Emperor yes terday, according to a Berlin dispatch received by the Exchange Telegraph Company by way of Amsterdam. It is generally supposed that the audience concerned the Mexican question. It was followed by a conference be tween the Imperial Chancellor and Dr. Zimmermann, at which several foreign office officials were present, at the Chancellor's residence. BERLIN. March 3. (By wireless to Kayvllle, N. Y.) The following was $1ven out today by the Overseas News agency, the official German news bu' Ifau: "B"ore!gn Secretary Zlmmermann was sited by a staff member of the Over seas News Agency about the English report that a German plot had been revealed to get Mexico to declare war r.gainst the United States and to se izure Japan's aid against the United States, Secretary Zlmmermann an swered: " Tou understand that It Is Impos sible for me to discuss the facts of this "revealed plot" Just at this moment ond under these circumstances. Act Is Defended. "!, therefore, may be allowed to limit my answer to what Is said in the English reports, which certainly are not inspired by sympathy with Ger many. The English report expressly pays that Germany expected and wished to remain on terms of friend ship with the United States, but that we had prepared measures of defense in case the United States declared war against Germany. I fail to see how such a "plot" is Inspired by unfriend liness on our part. It would mean nothing but that we should use means universally admitted In war in case the United States declared war. " "The most Important part of the al leged plot is Its conditional form. The whole "plot" falls flat to the ground in case the United States does not de clare war against us. And if we really, ns the report alleges, considered the possibility of hostile acts of the United States against us, then we really ha?. reasons to do so. American "Plot" Charged. " 'An Argentine newspaper a short time ago really "revealed a plot" when It told that the United States last year suggested to other American republics common action against Germany and lier allies. This "plot" apparently was not conditional in the least. " 'The news as published by La Prensa (Buenos Aires) agrees well with the interpretation given; for instance, by an American newspaper man, Ed ward Price, In Berlin and London, who eaid that the United States was waiting only for the proper moment In order opportunely to assist the entente. The same American said that Americans from the beginning of the war really participated In it by putting the im mense resources of the United States at the entente's disposal, and that Americans had not declared war only because they felt sure that assistance by friendly neutrality would be much more efficient for the entente than di rect participation in the war. " 'Whether this American newspaper man reported the facts exactly we were at a loss to judge in satisfactory fash ion, since we were more or less com pletely cut off from communication with the United States. Other "Facts" Recalled. " 'But there were other facts which eeemed to confirm this and similar as surances. Everybody knows these facts and I need not repeat them. The en tente propaganda services have suffi ciently heralded all these pro-entente demonstration in the United States. And if you link these demonstrations with the actual attitude of the United States, then It is obvious that it was not frivolous on our part to consider what defensive measures we should take in case we were attacked by the United States.' " The version of the Zlmmermann statement cabled from London gives the name of the American newspaper correspondent referred to by the Ger man Foreign Secretary as Edward Price Bell Instead of Edward Prit.3. Edward Price Bell is the name of the London correspondent of the Chicago Daily News. PRESIDENT MAKES PLEA TB5TSE5SEB SENATE URGED TO RE VERSE SUFFRAGE ACTION, Mr. Wilson Says Democratic Party Is Pledged to Fassagre of Such Meas ures In Legislatures. WASHINGTON. March 3. An earnest hope that the Tennessee Senate will reconsider Its recent action In reject ing a woman suffrage bill was ex pressed by President Wilson in a tele gram today to the President of the Senate. The measure already had passed the lower house of the Legis lature, and the President said he felt the upper house was shirking a moral responsibility when It reiusea to ac cept It. The telegram follows: "Honorable W; R. Crabtree, Presi dent of the Tennessee Senate: "May I not express my earnest hope that the Senate of Tennessee will re consider the vote by which It rejected the legislation extending the suffrage to women? Our party is so distinctly pledged to its passage that it seems to me the moral obligation is complete." COURT PRAISES FIGHTER JITNETJR WHO PUNISHES ANOTHER FOR ETHICS VIOLATION FREED. . Friedman Complains After Whipping for Catting In Ahead of N. It. Green, bnt Gets no Satisfaction. It was not denied that N. R. Green, jitney driver, assaulted S. Friedman, another Jitney driver, on February 28. nor that the assault was carried out with rather disastrous consequences 'to the assaultee, but District Judge Jones threw the case out of court yesterday with a word of commendation for the accused Some Believe If Senate Takes Sim ilar Action and President Signs Before Midnight Meas ure Will Be Legal. WASHINGTON, March 4. Early this mornlnic the Senate agreed to a House resolution postponing the effective date on the Reed bone-dry amendment until July 1. WASHINGTON, March 3. By a vote of 284 to 8 6 the House today adopted a Joint resolution designed to postpone enforcement of the "bon-dry" amend ment to the postal bill, which became effective today, until July 1. Support ers of the resolution entertain a faint hope that it can be rushed through the Senate before adjournment. Some members of Congress, Including Representative Randall, of California, prohibitionist, contended that the res olution would not legally extend the effective date, because the bill. Includ ing the Reed amendment, already had been signed by the President and its provisions could be changed only by passage of a law amending it- Action at Once Sought. Others said that if it passed the Sen ate the resolution could be signed by the President on the legislative day of March 3, the same date of his signa ture of the bill, and would stand in court as a part of the bill Itself. President Wilson today signed the bill containing the "bone-dry" prohibi tion provision. The "bone-dry" provision of the postal bill is the most far-reaching prohibition legislation ever enacted by the Federal Government in fact it is the first direct legislation by the Gov ernment prohibiting the liquor traffic. Fourteen States Affected. At least 14 states which have pro hibition laws but do not prohibit ' the importation of certain quantities of liquor for personal use, will be made( bone-dry by .the new law which pro hibits the importation of liquor into any state that prohibits "its manufac ture and sale." State legislation, recently passed and about to become effective within the next few weeks, will increase the num ber of bone-dry states to at least 22. The same bill prohibits delivery In the mails of any publication of correspond ence bearing liquor advertising in states which by their own laws prohibit such advertising within their borders. Both men were on the Twenty-third SENATE CAN'T FORCE VOTE (Continued From First Page.) from the testimony. Friedman, ac cording to the man he accused, vio lated jitney ethics and "cut in" on a return trip, without making a full run. to pick up waiting passengers ahead of Green. Green objected. Friedman invited him" to object again outside his ma chine, was the testimony. Friedman was over 30 years old. Green was 19. The invitation was accepted and re sulted in Friedman's complaint to the authorities of the attack. This man was unfair, Jones te nas little reason to complain, uase I j ,,-,.-- V... Vi dismissed." I waa tuiiccucu, uuncici, uiai. i-mr r" Attorney Morris Goldstein appeared Slblllty still was remote. no vote would be permitted and then to read into the Senate record with the names of those who had stood be hind the President's programme at tached. The leaders had not entirely aban doned hope of saving the measure and some of them thought circulation of said Judge the manifesto for signatures had in- referring to the complainant, creased the possibility of passage. It of South Dakota, and Shafroth, Demo crats, signed the manifesto. Senators present who had not signed were: Democrats Klrby, Lane. Martine, Reed, Stone, Thompson, Tillman and Vardaman. Republicans Clapp, Cummins. Du pont, Gronna, Eenyon, La Follette, Llp pltt, Norris, Penrose, Warren, Weeks and Works. Senator Townsend said the bill would give the President only such power as he already possesses. "If I thought It meant war, in this trying day. It might be fateful-hour, I would hesitate," he said. "But in this solemn hour it seems to me I should vote to give notice to the world that Congress is behind' the President." Senator Townsend said that he favored, however, the portions of the Stone amendment which would exempt munition shins from protection. At 10 P. M. Senator Cummins took the floor to make a long speech against the bilL He said there had been per sistent attempts to distort the attitude of the measure's opponents, and that he based his opposition upon constitu tlonal objections against abandoning to the President the war-making powers of Congress. "It Is a cqjwardly, as well as unconstitutional act for Congress to divest itself," he said. "Congress will follow the - President and the people will follow him In any relations he may establish under the law and the Con stitution. When It is the province of Congress to establish relations to other countries under the Constitution, the President should follow Congress. The watchword of the time shovld be changed a little. It should now be 'stand by ' the Government' instead of 'stand by the President' or "stand by Congress.' "I look upon German submarine war fare upon merchant ships as unspeak ably atrocious. I have no words of justification of the practice of the im perial government of Germany In this regard. I have' no words of Justifica tion for the British act in spreading explosive mines over the high seas." Favoring arming of merchantmen. Senator Cummins said he would expect them to sink German submarines on sight, providing they carry no muni tions. . "Arming them is not an act of war, but of defense," he said. "Germany might declare war as a result, but we must meet that Issue." Parenthetically he said Great Brit ain "had violated all laws of nations and Interfered with our commerce more vastly than Germany, although not so murderously." Senator Hardwlck denounced bit terly those threatening to defeat the bill and pleaded that it be passed "to keep peace, support the President and let the German government know that we will not submit to murder on the seas." Senator Cummins said he was not ready to go to war over Americans killed while on British munition ships. Af te speaking about 90 minutes the Iowa Senator concluded with a plea against vesting extraordinary powers In the President. "I am opposed to Kaiserizing the United States," he de clared. Democratic leaders appealed to the Re publicans to aid them in swinging the little group into line, pleading that in the present crisis failure of the bill would mean National disgrace. For the most part, the Republican leaders showed a willingness to co operate. As the debate proceeded, how ever, without evidence of a break In the opposition, the Administration Senators grew more and more dubious about the prospect The embarrassment of the Democrats was increased by a speech by Senator Stone, chairman of the foreigi. relations committee, opposing th Dill as a war measure. That, however, was the only evidence of defection in the Democratic ranks. Appeals Made In Vain. On behalf of the Administration Sen ators. Senator Simmons conferred with Senator Brandegee, of the regular Re publicans, and Senator Kenyon, repre senting the Progressive Republicans, both of whom have supported the bill. u iiiiiiii!iriniinTiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie as special prosecutor in the case. Plea for Vote Futile. PIG FAMILY OF 19 ARRIVES charge of the bilT made another futUe effort to obtain unanimous consent Chester AVhite, Owned Near Cath- for limitation of debate, and for a lamet, Has 42 Young in Year. CATHLAMET, Wash., March 3. (Special.) "Pigs is pigs" in Wah kiakum County. This week a Chester White sow owned by Joseph Longtain, a farmer living in the Elochoman Val ley, became the mother of 19 pigs, 13 of which are living. This sow had three litters of pigs totaling 42 during a year, and of these 36 lived. Runaway Lad Hunts Father. time, to vote. He proposed to begin final voting at 6 A. M. "An overwhelming majority of the Senate is ready for action now," he said. "The bill passed the House by one of the most overwhelming major ities ever recorded there. I urge Sen ators to give the Senate an opportun ity to express its opinion. Filibuster Idea Disclaimed. Senator Clapp said he did not be lieve it possible to reach an unanimous Lyle La Valley, 15, was found last agreement, as he knew that several f L'Lff w m" p?? .Jip Senators opposed to the bill desired to villa station. The lad said he had run speak. He said he personally did not away from his grandmother's home at desire to delay a vote. Hurlburt, Or. because his grandmother Disclaiming any desire to filibus containing 30 cents. The boy said he ter, Senator Works said that while a was in search of his father, who lives Senate majority undoubtedly favors in Portland. He was sent to the I V,o V.;il o mainritv rvf thn American .. j j County Jail for the night. BERLIX REMOVES ALL DOUBT Zimmerman's Admission Franker Than Was Expected. WASHINGTON, March 3. German Foreign Minister Zimmermann's frank admission that Germany did seek to ally Japan and Mexico with her to war against the United States caused no surprise to American officials, although it may be said they did not expect so full and free an acknowledgment of the exposure. Some officials had thought there might be an attempt to discredit the authenticity of the revelations by offer ing an explanation of a different char acter. American officials never have lhad the least doubt of the authenticity of the evidence in their hands. Min ister Zimmermann's defense of Ger many's Intrigue on the ground that it was only intended to be carried out in the event the United States did not re .main neutral is taken not to change the situation in the slightest degree. Facts Not Altered. Whether it was presented to General Carranza or not and the fact that it is believed not to have been communicated to Japan do not, in the opinion of Amer ican officials, alter the established fact that Germany, while seeking the offices of the United States to make peace, ana while protesting her innocence in any Intention to violate American lives, was at the same moment preparing unre stricted submarine warfare and was Intriguing to attack the United States with two allies. Mr. Zimmermann's references to an alleged "plot" by the United States to mite Pan-America against Germany are regarded with mingled feelings of incomprehension and amusement. The Pan-American Union, the Argentine Embassy and the State Department can find record of no such newspaper pub lication as Zimmermann contends re vealed the "plot" in Buenos Aires. Bryan's Pact Plan Recalled. The only event which officials can recall which is susceptible of being dis torted Into such a charge as Zimmer- auann makes was discussion early in A. Matthias, Cyclist, Injured. A. Matthias, a farmer living at Syca more station, was injured severely at 10:30 last night by the collision of his motorcycle with a street barrier erect ed by the Portland Gas & Coke Com pany to protect an excavation at Bast Thirty-ninth and Division streets. He was attended at the Emergency Hos pital. Mr. Matthias sustained cuts and bruises. The machine was wrecked. Rings Pawned for Clothes. She had to pawn her rings to buy clothing for her 4-year-old son, Law rence, says Martha Rosalie Price in a suit for divorce from Calvin J. Price, filed in the Circuit Court yesterday. She asks alimony of $20 a month. Franklin Herbert Wilde filed suit for divorce from Irene Wilde, alleging desertion. "Women Study Bean Bill. The Women's Political Science Study Club will hear a discussion of the Bean bill, authorizing County Assessors to restore the Oregon & California grant lands to the tax rolls, at their regular meeting in room A of the Public Library at 2 o'clock next Tuesday after noon. Speakers will be invited to pre sent both sides of the subject. Choloroforming Mistress Fails. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Mrs. Richard J. Reynolds, of 2328 Cleveland avenue, when en&aging new servants in the fu ture, probably will . search them for chloroform before admitting them to her house. Mrs. Reynolds narrated how a new laundress tried to chloroform her. A man was called in to clear the house of the suffocating fumes. The new laundress departed hastily. "Cow and Hen Special" Is Latest. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. A train for edu cational purposes, called the "Cow and Hen Special." has been announced by the Santa Fe Railroad as an addition to its equipment. The train, made up of seven cars, will be operated in co operation with the Kansas State Agri cultural College, through Kansas. people oppose any step whicn may lead to war. Declaring the bill's friends had consumed more time than its opponents, he added: "If it fails, it may be justly said that it was killed by its friends." Debate Is Resumed. Senator Hitchcock then withdrew his request and the debate was resumed The manifesto, which by midnight had been signed by 68 Senators, follows: "The undersigned United States Sen ators favor the passage of Senate bill 8322, to authorize the President of the United States to arm American mer chant vessels. A similar bill already has passed the House of Representa tives by a vote of 403 to 13. Under he rules of the Senate allowing unlimited debate it now appears to be impossible to obtain a vote prior to noon March 4, 1917, when the session of Congress ex pires. Record Is Wanted. "We desire the statement entered In the record to establish the fact that the Senate favors the legislation, and would pass it if a vote could be ob tained. Bill Not. Regarded as War. Senators who signed the manifesto were: Democrat s Ashurst, Bankhead Beckham, Broussard, Bryan, Chamber lain, Chilton, Culberson, Fletcher, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, Husting, James, Johnson, of Maine Kern, Lea, Lee, Lewis, Martin, Myers, Newlands, O Gorman. Overman, Owen Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Robinson; Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Simmons, Smith, of Georgia; Smith, of Maryland; Smith, of South Carolina Swanson, Thomas, Walsh and Williams 43. Republicans Borah, Brady, Bran degee, Clrk. Colt, Curtis, Dillingham, Fall, Fernald, Harding, Lodge, McCum ber, McLean, Nelson, Oliver, Page, Polndexter, Sherman, Smith, of Mich igan; Smoot, Sterling, . Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth and Watson 25. Among the Senators absent were Galllnger, Goff, Gore and Smith of Ari zona. 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Tlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltatllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllallllla- rging them to intercede with Senators La Follette, Norris, Gronna and Cum mins, the four Progressive Republicans who refused any proposition to expe dite passage. While the negotiations were proceed Ing several Senators sought to Induce friends of the measure to refrain from discussing It, In order to force the four Progressive Republicans to take the floor. None of them had yet spoken at length. They would not admit that hey intended to filibuster but thev had given notice of an intention to dis cuss the measure fully, and that was Interpreted to mean they were reserv ing themselves for a final effort to talk the bill to death. Senator Norris had openly declared he would kill the bill if he could." Precedent May Be Broken. Another proposal taken under con sideration by the leaders was to force vote by a motion for the Drevious question. Such a move would be un precedented in Senate procedure, but tonight there were conservative Sena tors wno aeciarea tnat in this case the end would justify the means. Declaring that "to say the entente are fighting our battles is a dream, a nightmare of disordered brains," Sena tor Stone called attention to the allies' conrerences tor commercial co-operation after the war, and said this was problem that must be faced. "When did it come to pass that the people of the United States have good reason to lean upon the strong shoul ders of Johnny Bull?" asked Senator Stone. "Whence came this impulse of dominating affection? There are Sen ators and members of the House who somehow have been duped or pe suaded or have persuaded themselves to ally themselves with England; to announce themselves as partisans of that power. I can t share that idea. When he concluded Senator Stone had been talking for four and a half hours. Senator Sutherland, Republican, of Utah, supported the bill, but declared the President already has authority to protect. American citizens on American ships, Just as he has power to repel in vasion without consulting Congress. Effect Abroad Feared. Notwithstanding the President's au thority," he said, "he has asked Con gress for this authority. If this legis lation were to fail it would be misun derstood abroad. I am not afraid ol the result of this legislation whatever t might lead to. We ought to stand for our rights and maintain them, even If it leads to war." Senator Jones declared the neutrality bill was the most momentous measure presented to Congress since the Civil War. He said that Senators had not been criticised for desiring to discuss it fully. He said he wanted "to stand by the President notwithstanding the fact that the President seemed to mani fest no desire to stand by Congress." He found it difficult to believe, he said, that the President, as reported, did not want Congress oh his Lands In the present crisis. "If we want the President to arm American ships and sink German sub marines, we should direct him to do so, not pass discretion and responsibility for decision to him," said Senator Jones. The allies, he said, had closed the seas to American commerce. If they had not sunk American ships in their barred zone it was only because the ships had not gone there. Senators Sterling and Nelson objected, saying that the allies in their blockade always had observed international law. In reply Senator Jones cited the blockade of Greece, reading reports of resulting starvation in that country and of the sinking or Greek ships. "This shows that England would. If necessary, do the same thing Germany is doing," he continued. "The allies have no more regard for rights of neu trals than Germany, unless It's neces sary for salf-preservation." 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