THE SUNDAY v OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 2S, 1920
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.Troop Disaffection Branded
as Bolshevik Lie.
WAR OFFICE FIXES BLAME
Alarming Reports in China and Si
beria Attributed to Soviet Ke
glmc at Moscow.
TOKIO, March 19. (By the Associ
ated Trcss. With reference To a
wireless mcssase from Moscow, an
nouncing that disaffection had broken
out among the Japanese troops in Si
'heria., the war office today declared
that the report was an entire fabri
cation. This and similar reports, which have
recently been circulated in China and
elsewhere said the war office, were
evidently bolshevik propaganda aim
ins at creating the impression that
the reds were gaining strength in the
far east.
The vice-minister of war declared
that the Japanese troops throughout
Siberia have loyally adhered to the
original purpose of the allied expe
ditions, namely, to repatriate the
Czechs, maintain order and assist
; patriotic Russians.
; The Japanese troops, he pointed out.
suffered hardships and very severe
privations throughout the lornr and
arduous winter, but, although tnreat
ened on one side by hostile influences,
they persisted in adherence to their
obligations and responsibilities.
"For some months past," the vice
minister adds, "a propaganda of un
. rest has been circulated broadcast by
agencies which are seeking to disrupt
the allies and alienate the only forces
calculated to save the far east from
the bolshevik menace. The purpose
of the alarming reports circulated in
China and Siberia from Moscow is the
defeat of the object for which the
allies entered Siberia and which Japan
continues to pursue, hoping to pre
vent the spread of red revolutionary
influence among the peoples of Chiua
and Japan."
The wireless dispatch in question,
sent out by the soviet government at I
Moscow on March lo, reported that a
revolt had broken out among several
units of Japanese troops in Siberia,
and that the soldiers ripped off their
shoulder straps and substituted red
stripes. A similar revolutionary move
ment in Corea was also reported.
democrat and is understood to be sup
porting the World's candidate. Her
bert Hoover, but the World evidently
did not know that it was assailing
one, of its political aides.
Commenting on Senator Borah's as
sault on Wood in the senate yester
day, the New York Tribune today
said:
"The fact may be overlooked that
the senator is rather forcing the sea
son that he is indulging in a line of
discourse ten weeks before a conven
tion usually reserved for the' final
week."
Vit York Sun Apologise.
The New fork Sun, which is not
supporting Wood, does the extraordl
nary thing today of apologizing for
a dispatch from Indianapolis appear
ing in its columns yesterday, in which
Wood's managers were charged by
the Indiana Times (democratic) with
having paid $2.50 each for testimo
nials for their candidates. This story
was stressed very seriously by Borah
in his speech of yesterday. After
denouncing the story as "silly," the
Sun said: "For this and other rea
sons we regret the appearance of this
story in the columns of the Sun or
elsewhere."
Even democratic newspapers appear
to be chary of the Wood campai
fund story as published in the World.
The New York Times, though demo
cratic, r.ot only ignores the World
Borah charges editorially, but prints
today an exceedingly friendly edi
torial on the progress of the Wood
campaign, as has been done also by
the Cleveland Plaiudealer.
Others Express IteKrei.
Friends of Lowden and Harding ex
press sincere regret at the method ot
attack on Wood because, they say,
such charges, if disproved, besides be
ing grossly unfair, would react in
his favor. They realize that Wrood
was made the target onlv, because he
appeared to be leading and that under
similar circumstances either of their
candidates probably- would have been
assailed just as severely.
Much is made by eastern newspa
pers generally today of the medical
statements given out Thursday in
General Wood's behalf, relative to
the operation for the removal of a
cyst from his brain.
The discussion, however, has been
confined to news columns.
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COAL MEN ARE INDICTED
CContinufid From Hirst PaffO
turn pay the
100 CLUBS H1ZE0
MEDFOKD IiOOSTL'IJS ABE
KEAUV TO STAKT WOKK.
Enthusiastic Support Given Repub
lican Candidate by Over 300
Southern Oregon A'olers.
MEDFOKD, Or.. March 27. (Spe
cial.) AC a largely attended and en
thusiastiu meeting held here tonight
the largest Leonard Wood republican
ciub in Oregon outside of Portland
was organized with 3U0 members at
the start, comprising many of the
leading republican men and women of
Ashland, Medford. Jacksonville, Tal
ent. Phoenix, Central I'oint and Gold
Hill.
Captain Ralph P. Cowgill, president
of the American Legion post of Med
ford. whose term in office expires next
week, was elected president. Other
officers elected were Mrs. A. J.
Klocker of Medford, vice-president;
T. W. Mills of Medford. secretary, and
Mrs. Bert Anderson of Medford. treas-
urer. The executive committee is Mrs.
Alice Sargent, wife of Colonel H. H.
Sargent of Jacksonville; W. Y. Crow
ton. Mrs. Hal Piatt. Glenn O. Taylor.
Mrs. Alice Hanley, Sergeant Paul
! Leonard, Fred W. Mears. Bert Ander
son, Mrs. Harry Stoecknian, all of
Medford; (',. K. Carter of Talent and
Sprague TUegel of Gold Hill.
Speeches were made by Walter L.
Tooze of Salem, the Wood organizer
in the state; Colonel and. Mrs. Sar
gent, who are intimate friends of
General and Mrs. Leonard Wood, hav
ing lived with and served with them
; at army posts and in Cuba for 20
years; Fred C. Homes, president of
the recently organized Ashland Leon
ard Wood Republican club; Mrs. A. J,
Klocker, Gus Newbury, Bert Ander
son, F. W. Mears, John Hempstreet
and others.
The W omen s Leonard Wood club
of Medford and vicinity, which was
organized several moutns ago, at i
meeting held yesterday voted to amal
gamate with the larger club organized
tonight and became a component part
of it. It is predicted that the Med
ford Leonard Wood Republican club
will have not less than 1000 members
Within two weeks.
local unions and in
money to the union.
NEW YORK, March 27. John
Lewis, international president of the
United Mine Workers of America,
named among the coal operators and
miners indicted for alleged violation
of the Lever act. declared in a state
ment here tonight that "there are no
proper grounds'" for the indictment of
himself or his associates. He added
that he does not "fear investigation
by any court of competent jurisdic
tion.". Law Obeyed, Says Lwi.
Mr. Lewis said newspaper reports
of his indictment were the first an
nouncement of such action lie had
received, but that he had "understood
that the entire personnel of miners'
officials were to be named."
"The miners' officers have always
conformed to the law," He declared,
"and have adhered to all its precepts,
no far as official acts are concerned.
I am confident that when the trial
is held it will result in showing their
innocence."
NKW YORK. March 27. Satis
factory agreement will be "speedily
reached" in the making of new wage
contracts for the mine i orkers in
both the anthracite and bituminous
industries. John L. Lewis. Interna
tlonal president of the United Mine
Workers of America, predicted here
tonight. He expressed confidence
that there would be no .suspension of
work in either of the coal regions,
adding that "common sense will rule"
in these negotiations.
Although th'j bituminous agreement
may be disposed of next week, Mr.
Lewis said that the hard coal work
ers' negotiations probably would
extend "until well into April."
"I am optiiristic regarding both
agreements." he asserted.
WJUHED FLETCHER
Caution Against Inadequate
Convoys Ignored.
CHARGES ARE ANSWERED
Admiral Declares Tie Knew of
Danger, but Force at Dispos
al Too Small.
WASHINGTON, March 27. Docu
ments showing that Kear-Admiral
William B. Fletcher was warned by
Admiral siims six weeks before he
was detached from the Brest com
mand in October, 1917, that his convoy
forces were not giving adequate pro
tection to vessels off the French
coast, were introduced in evidence to
day before the naval court of inquiry
investigating the circumstances of
Admiral Fletcher's removal.
Counsel for Admiral Sims produced
several communications from Sims to
Fletcher. The first, dated September
7, emphasized the need for greater
precision and regularity in convoy
operations and contained a report
from the chief of the naval opera
tions to Admiral Sims that two trans
port convoys had been entrusted to
entirely too inadequate an escopt upon
leaving the French coast. Three
weeks later Admiral 45ims again
wrote the Brest commander empha- '
sizing the need for greater protection
to returning transports and declaring
himself to be ready to help carry out
any remedy Admiral l"letcner wouia
suggest, but "that present conditions
would not be permitted to continue."
Admiral Fletcher under examina
tion declared that he realized the
situation demanded remedying but
that the remedy lay in augmenting
his "small and poorly adapted con
voy forces." Repeated representations
o this effect had been made to Ad- :
miral Sims, he said, but with small
result up to the time of his detach
ment.
Asked why he had not shared some
of the responsibility of directing con-
ov operations with Captain 1 nomas
r a(TMiH.. htc phiiif of Rtaff- Ad
miral Fletcher declared he had not
done so because he "lacked confi
dence in Maerruder." Rear-Admiral
Rodgers, president of the board of
inquiry, moved that Captain Magruaer
be made ap interested party to me
proceedings, to which plan counsel
for both sides agreed.
POLAND SUES. FOR PEACE
(Continued From First Page.)
Portland Man Buys Property.
SUSANVILLE. Cal., March 27.
(Special.) Transfer of the property
here known as the Bon Marche build
ing to C. Root of Portland, Or., is
nnounced by C. T. Thomas, the for
mer owner. J ne Duiiding is located
on the main street of Susanvilte. Root.
who is now in Susanville, has taken
possession of the property.
formation regarding the removal of
the seat of the Polish government
from Warsaw to Bromberg has been
received at the Polish legation, where
it was said that the circulation of
rumors to this effect in Berlin prob
ably was only another attempt to
discredit Poland.
Major-General Sigismund Brynk,
Polish military attache, said neither
this report nor that of the fall of
Vilna was to be taken seriously.
W. W. Poland May Run.
ALBANY, Or., March 27. (Special.)
W. V. Poland, a prominent farmer
residing near Shedd and president of
the Linn county farm bureau, will
probably be a candidate for county
commissioner of Linn county at the
coining election, according to reports
here today. Mr. Poland is a demo
crat and probably will be unopposed
in the democratic primaries. T. J.
Butler, the county commissioner
whose term expires this year and
who has served four terms in that
office, has no opposition as yet for
renomination in the republican primaries.
Professor Scliafer Leaves.
EUGENE. Or., March 27. (Special.)
Professor Joseph Schafer, member
of the faculty of the University of
Oregon tor the past 20 years and who
has accepted the position as head of
the department of history at the
Univeristy of Wisconsin at Madison,
left today for his new post, lie was
accompanied by his family.
ATTACK ON WOODS FAILS
(Continued From First Page.)
the Wood men, became disgruntled at
, being displaced, went to the Hiram
Johnson managers and complained of
' bavins been shabbily treated by
w ooas ineno.5. j ne jonnson men,
knowing of the New York World's
. cordial dislike for Wood, passed on to
a World correspondent the "slush
fund story," which may or may not
rave been given to them in all its
uetaiis by Jvmg.
The Wood supporters charge that
. the etory was given to the world by
, Senator borah personally, in order
that he might be able to quote it in
the senate yesterday, as he did on the
authority of the world.
Paper's Inlerrat Two-Fold.
The New York World, a democratic
paper, and not usually quoted by re
publicans as an authority on domes
tic matters in the republican house
hold, has a two-fold interest. It. is
pointed out.
In the first place, the World is
promoting a boom for Hoover and
it might be compelled in the end to
ask a place for him on the republi
can ticket as there appears to be a
mutual coolness between Mr. Hoover
and the democratic party. In the
second place, the World does not for
get that Leonard Wood was the fore
most friend . of Theodore Roosevelt
whom it fought mercilessly through-
. out the last 23 years of his active
public life.
Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate,
who was named as one of the con
tributors to the W ood campaign, has
denied making any contribution or
even having been asked to contribute
before Senator Borah's senate attack
of yesterday, but for some reason the
Idaho senator ignored this denial.
New Yorker Denies Charters.
On that day William Boyce Thomp
son of New York, another alleged con
tributor, entered denial, so that the
charges are at least 20 per cent dis
counted at this time. Cohen is a
Geddcs lo Sail on April 10.
LONDON. March 27. Sir Auckland
Geddes will sail for New York on
April 10 to take up his post as ambas
sador to the United States, according
to announcement made today.
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