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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
WILD MAN AVERS HE
CAUGHT WIFE IN TRAP
STRAXGE STORY OF TATTERED
PAIR IXVESTIGATED.
8 VITAL ISSUES!
BRITISH SUBMARINE
NEW STEEL INVENTOR -WINS
FRITZ MEDAL
BIG SCALE GRAFT
BUSINESS REVIVAL
DECLARED AT HAND
SINKS; ALL ARE LOST
T
K-5 GOESDOWX WITH 50 MEX
SIR ROBERT HADFIELD RAXKS
WITH EDISOX, WRIGHT, BELL.
CXEMPLOYMEXT TO EXD BY
JULY 4, IS PREDICTIOX.
AXD 6 OFFICERS.
BRITAIN SEETHING
LET RUSSIA AIM,
IS WILSON ADVICE
DISCuNTEN
NGTHIS WEEK
4
Erin and Far East Are Dis
turbing Elements.
UNEMPLOYMENT IS GROWING
Cancel All Debts, Says One
. Member of Cabinet.
RAP TAKEN AT AMERICA
Growth of Idleness Is Exploited
.by Revolutionaries GoTern
V. merit Blamed by Many,
4.
ET GEORGE N. BARNES.
Ex-member of the British War Com
misolon and delegate to the Peace Con
ferenca at Parit
(Copyright. 1921, by The Oregonian.)
LONDON. Jan. 22. (Special cable.)
The political barometer of Great
I Britain points to unsatisfactory con
Y iitions. The many disturbing ele
ments in the Irish situation consti
tute one storm; the far eastern trou
bles are another.
Then, too, there are the barna
cles In the government service, be
queathed by the war. each sticking;
to his Job like a limpet to its rack.
Moreover, the unemployment has
grown during- the past week or two
to alarming proportions and Is now
naturally being exploited by the
revolutionaries. And last, but not
least, the public mind has been star
tied this week by two events of mag
nitude. Slna Fein Agitates Leadoa.
The first, was the publication of
documents connecting the Germans
with the Irish Insurgency during the
war. The second was the Sinn Fein
outbreak In London when an attempt
was made to set fire to an oil ware
. house.
Many blame the government for all
these troubles. Indeed, this fact has
only lately been reflected in two elec
tions. In one of these this week the
government candidate retained his
feat only by, the skin of his teeth.
In the other, the government candi
date was lgnominiously defeated.
Normally such events would por
tend an early general election. Lloyd
George may Intend to bang on, hop
ing to liquidate the war settlements
before quitting, but this will tax to
the utmost his genius for political
etrategy.
Debt Caaeellatloa Suggested.
The startling suggestion was made
the other day by a British cabinet
minister that the British debts to the
United States be canceled and tbat
11 debts of countries to Great Britain
also be canceled. The sugestion,
originating in such a quarter, is
proof of the parlous state to which
the war has brought us.
Indeed It is. more. It is the finger
of Nemesis warning us that peace
time finance is not applicable to the
debacle of war. There is much to be
tald for reciprocal cancellation. Our
debt was Incurred largely on behalf
of our poorer allies early In the war.
We never will be repaid, simply be
cause those nations now and forever
will be unable to pay us. And If they
did, it would glut our markets and
further paralyze our -trade.
Moral Argnmrat Given.
The moral argument for cancella
tion Is that all the civilized countries
of the world were concerned in the
war, therefore none should benefit by
belated participation in it. If Amer
ica insists on payment. Great Britain
will naturally pay, but the above
points are surely worthy of consid
eration in the United States. s
At the great league of nations dem"
onstration Wednesday, Viscount Grey
(Concluded on Pag 4. Column 2.)
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Woman Says She Was Captured -3
Years Ago Mate, 72, and
Child, 2, Also Found.
LAUREL, Miss., Jan. 22. Surround
ed by the comforts of civilization, Al
bert Parsons, the "wild man of the
Leaf river bottoms," bis 60-year-old
"wife," whom he aaid he caught 23
years ago in a bear trap, and a two-year-old
baby girl, all of' whom
strayed Into Lux yesterday like peo
ple from another age, tonight were
as much a mystery to authorities as
ever.
Interest centers in the babe's Iden
tity. Authorities declared they did
cot beliave she is the child of the
couple, who, although in perfect
health, show signs of scars of prim
itive living. The woman has lost an
eye, which, she declared, was
scratched out by a wild cat"
The man's clothes were in tatters.
the woman wore the scanty remnants
of a dress and the baby was naked.
They had been driven out ' of their
"home," a shack on a atrip of land In
an Isolated section, by high water.
Parson declared he owns the land.
The trio had lived principally on
roots, wild fruits and game, but
there was evidence of an effort to
farm with the aid of a blind horse
which Parson said he had "captured."
Although the man's mind was said
to be more nearly normal than the
woman's, he was unable to account
for the child. Stories have been
heard for years regarding a "wild
man," but usually were discounted.
The man said he is 73 years old, but
looks older.
The three were cared for at the
poorhouse.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN WORSE
Oregon Senator Reported to Have
' Suffered Relapse.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Jan. 22. Senator Cham
berlain was ntt nearly so well today
as he had been for the last week. He
was allowed to sit up for a consid
erable per'od yesterday and early this
morning he suffered a severe relapse,
which drove his temperature up to
102. His physician said that these
flurries were to be expected, but ap
peared disappointed that the senator's
condition should take such a distress
ing turn. '
Meanwhile plans are going ahead
In New York, Senator Chamberlain's
office was advised today, for giving
the senator a notable send-off at the
close of his term In the senate, count
ing on his being able to attend. At a
meeting in New York last night plans
were made for a banquet to seat 2000
persons to be given on the night of
March 1.-
POWDER MAKER MARRIES
Alfred I. Da Pont of Delaware
Weds Los Angeles Girl.
LOS ANGELES, CaL, Jan. 22.
Alfred i. Du Pont of Wilmington.
Del., and Miss Jessie D. Ball of Los
Angeles were married here today at
the residence of the Rev. Baker P.
Lee, who performed the ceremony. A
few relatives and close friends were
present. Mr. Du Pont is a member of
II I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
powder manufacturers.
The bride is a member of the Ball
family of Virginia, another member
of which was the mother of George
Washington.
RAINS ONLY OCCASIONAL
Xormal Temperatures Predicted for
. Pacific Coast Stales.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Rocky mountains and plateau re
gions Generally fair with tempera
ture normal or above.
Pacific states Normal tempera
tures, considerable cloudiness and oc
casional rains.
Each Is Calculated to Stir
Legislature.
PORT DEVELOPMENT IS ONE
Tax Levying, Bonus, Roads,
Reapportionment Others.
NEW BILLS ARE EXPECTED
Ways and Means Measures Also
Are Already Before Solons
for Early Decision.
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan. 22.
(Special.) Six important matters
loom for the third week of the Ore
gon legislature. They are: Port
development; tax supervision and
conservation bill; reapportionment of
legislative districts; bonus for "ex
service men, road bills, and theways
and means measures. Each of the
half dozen subjects is calculated io
keep the membership stirred up and
precipitate debate.
Aside from these dominant meas
ures, there will be others to fill in
the time, and there will be the usual
grist of new bills. Thus far, the
senate Is forging to the front as a
bill-production factory, having 138
introduced, while the house has 121.
For the same period in 1919, the sen
ate was content with 80 and the house
had offered 191. Thus the house la
70 bills behind its schedule of two
years ago and the senate is 65 ahead.
Coaferraers Are Slated.
The coming week will be one of
conferences, largely. The port con
solidation bills will be up for another
hearing, two hearings having already
been held. At the next hearing, an
ircning out process Is expected, after
which the group of port measures
will probably make faster headway
A determined effort will be made
against the enactment . of the bill
creating a tax supervision and con
servation commission. This bill cen
tralizes budget-making and tax-levying
In Multnomah county. There are
82 tax-levying bodies In the count?
and the commission would have au
thority to supervise the budgets and
virtually veto items. The commission
would be similar to the ways and
means committees of the legislature.
Opposition has developed against the
measure from members of the city
commission in Portland.
Brake Lacking Heretofore.
Heretofore there has been no one
to act as a brake on the budgets of
the city commission, nor for that
matter on the dock commission, the
Port of Portland commission, the
school districts, the county officials
or other tax-levying bodies. Back
of the bill is a desire by taxpayers
to bring about economy in the ex
penditure of public money and to In
crease efficiency in the administra
tion of public departments.
Line of battle will be drawn by
taxpayers on one hand and some of
the tax-levying bodies on the other.
The bill applies exclusively to Multno
mah county, so that legislators from
other counties, while called upon to
vote for or against the measure, will
be in the nature of mere spectators.
A hearing has been set on this bLH
for the coming week.
Appropriatloa Pleas Heard.
For two weeks the joint ways and
means committee has been listening
to delegations apply for appropria
tions. There are few more delega
tions to be heard and some time in
the third week members of the ways
and means committee intend getting
tiown to brass tacks and whipping
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Disaster Occurs During Practice
With Four Other Divers.
Inquiry to Be Held.
, LONDON, Jan. 22. The British
submarine- K-6, Commander John A,
Gaines, was lost with all hands
Thursday at the approaches to the
English channel, the admiralty an
nounced today.
The complement of the lost sub'
marine was not given, but vessels of
this class carry approximately six of
ficers and SO men.'
The disaster occurred' 100 miles off
Land's End. A full complement of
officers and men was aboard.
The K-class of submarines Is the
latest type of British submersible,
being 338 feet' in length, with a sur
face speed of 24 knots and a speed
submerged of nine knots. They carry
eight torpedo tubes, one 4-inch gun
and one 3-lnch gull.
The cause of the disaster was not
known.
The disaster to the K-6 occurred
while she was practicing with four
other submarines. She submerged
and never rose to the surface again.
The four other "K" boats have
been ordered to proceed to Vigo,
Spain, where an Inquiry- is to be
held. - i
The flotilla formed part of the At-
(Concluded on Page 13, Column 4.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 44
degrees; minimum, 31 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; increasing southeasterly
winds.
Departments.
Editorial. Section 3, page 8.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 4.
Moving picture news. Section 4, paae 2.
Real Estate and building news. Section 4,
page 8.
Music. Section 4. page 7.
Churches. Section S, page 2.
Books. Section 5, page 3.
Schools. Section S, page 6.
Automobiles. Section 6.
Women's Features.
Society. Section 3, page I.
Women's activity. ' Section 4, page 6.
Fashions. Section S. page 4.
Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 4. t
Auction bridge. Section 5, page S.
Child-training article. Section S, page 5.
Madame Rlchet's column. Section 5, page 8.
Special Features.
Agates World Industry built locally. Mag
azine section, page 1.
Splitting rainbow colors to cure disease.
Magazine section, page 2.
Woman's cabinet,- new phase of govern
ment. Magazine section, page 3.
News of world as seen by camera. Maga
zine section, page 4.
Grand-daughter of Henry Ward Beecher
warns to be movie star. Magazine sec
tion, page 5.
Montague story. Magazine section, page 6.
Mary is htre. Magazine section, page 6.
Secretary Meredith tells miracle stories.
Magazine section, page 7.
Hill's cartoons, "Among Us MortalsV' Mag
azine section, page 8.
Park superintendent says he has plenty
. of trouble. Section 8, page 7.
Lost races of Oregon were pagans. Sec
tlon 8, page 10.
Story telling Is feature of Sellwood class.
Section S, pnge 10.
Winter fly-swatting campaign is new pol
icy, section 3, page 12.
Stories told on 'tlzens of Portland's busy
life. Section 3, page 12.
George Ade story. Section 4, page 5.
Darling's cartoo .s on topics of the day
Section 5, page 7.
Home-planning articles. Section 5, page 8.
Legislatures.
Six vital measures ;o be before legislature
tnis weeK. section i page 1.
Measure fostering tax economy gains sup
porters, section l, page v.
State censorship of motion picture films
proposed by bill Introduced In senate 01
Idaho. Section 1, page 10.
Welfare and child labor board's offices
will not be removed to Salom by con
solidation, says Gram. Section 1,
page 8.
Foreign.
British, submarine, lost with crew of 56
Section 1, page 1.
New French ministry faces grave diffi
culties, says ex-Premier lviani. Sec
tion 1, page 2.
Britain seeth:ng with discontent. Section
1, page 1.
Domestic.
Departing soviet "a;nbassado' cheered by
hundreds or sympathizers.' Section 1,
page 15.
New York is stirred by controversy over
3-cent loaf section I, page 4.
Wild man avers be captured wife In bear
trap 23 years ago. Section 1, page 1.
Inventor of new steel wins John Fritz
medal. Section 1, page I.
All conferees won by Harding's faith. Sec
tion J, page 2.
Robber, ex -pastor, says business partner
heipoji in sihs.uoo mall robbery. Sec
tion 1, page l.V 1
NEWS EVENTS OF WEEK AS DEPICTED BY CARTOONIST
Manganese Used to Make Millions
of Helmets During War; Prod
uct Is Xot Magnetic.
NEWYORK. Jan. 22. Sir Robert
Hadfield, inventor of manganese steel
and leader of the British steel Indus
try, has been awarded the John Frit:
gold medal for notaole scientific and
industrial achievements, it was an
nounced here today by the John Fritz
medal board, representing five lead
ing American engineering societies.
Manganese steel was first discov
ered by Sir Robert Hadfield in 1893.
but it did not become generally
known until the world war. Man
ganese is not magnetic and millions
of helmets made of this material were
worn during the war by Americans.
British and Belgians.
In addition to inventing manganese
steel. Sir Robert discovered a mag
netic steel of permeability, especially
suited for use In dynamos and mo
tors.
The medal was established In 1902
In honor of John Fritz, ironmaster of
Bethlehem, Pa. Since then noted men
have been honored annually, Includ
ing Thomas A. Edison, General
George W. Goethals, George Westing-
house, Orville Wright and Alexander
Graham Bell.
National. '
Senator Borah of ldano says world can
be disarmed. Section 1, page 4.
Harding will find senate serious problem,
- says Elizabeth King Stokes. Section 1,
page 6.
Houston opposes validating 'Insurance of
Armistice day victims. Suction 1,
page 8.
Wilson says territorial integrity of Rus
sia must be guaranteed to protect Ar
menia. Section 1, page 1.
Big scale graft in house revealed. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Business revival is declared to be at hand.
Section 1. page 1.
Charges against shipping board wholly un-
lounded, says Charles Plex. Section 2,
page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
Lumber prices drop 45 per cent in year.
Section 1, page 18.
Depositors want Scmdlnavian-American
banx building in Tacoma, Wash., com
pleted. Section 1, paje 10.
George Howard, young murderer of Mal
heur county. Oregon, sentenced to
death. Section 1. page 10.
Oregon grain growers finish organizing.
Section 1, page 7.
Sports.
Football Is best financial aid of colleges.
Section 1, page 1.
Army boxers go into training for return
matches with British soldiers In Lon
' don. Section 2, page 4.
Big bowling event scheduled for today.
Section 2, page 3.
Football" practice to start at Oregon in
spring. Section 2, page 1.
Keller once rated ahead of Dempsey. Sec
tion 2, page 3.
South Parkway squad to play Arleta. Sec
. tion 2, page 4.
Multnomah club to hold smoker. Section
2, page :
Four Stanford men to help fix rules. Sec
tion 2, page 4.
LSeason of 1920 best in American goU. Sec
tion z, page a.
Baseball queer game . for breaks. Section
2. page 2.
Multnomah to hold state diving and swim
ming championships soon. Section 2,
page 2.
Commercial and Marine.
Chicago wheat higher with continued ex
port buying. Section 1, page 19.
Report of university investigators opposes
seamen's Institute In Portland. Sec
tion 1, page 18.
Better days coming, declare leading finan
ciers and business men. Section 1,
page 19.
Shipping trade contract with Uritish to be
investigated. S-ctlon 2, page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Sudden and violent deaths in Multnomah
county for last year total 331. Section
3, page 14.
High schools to give diplomas to 317 this
week. Section 1, page 13.
Preparations under way for third annual
international mining congress. Section
1, page 14.
Gas company tells how to cut bills. Section
1, page 13.
Large building operations this year fore
cast for Portland. Section 1, page 12.
State commission on new sources of rev
enue files report. Section 1, page 17.
Elherldges sign over nearly .all property.
Section 1. page 12. .
Al Kader temple Initiates 200 candidates
into Mystic Shrine., Section 1, page 16.
Board of health to select secretary on
Thursday. Section 1 page 16.
The "Shadow" believed to have operated
in Pasco. Wash. Section 1. page 16.
Quick Income tr.x returns urged. Section
1, page 11. r-
Northwest states agree on uniform automo
bile regulations. Section 1, page 8.
Flight of convict is thrilling one. Section
1. page 14.
A
Public Pays Non-Working
Relatives Good Salaries.
BOTH PARTIES ARE CAUGHT
Uplifters and Economy Howl
ers on List of Boodlers.
NORTHWEST FAIRLY CLEAN
Prominent "Friends of the People"
Permit Hard-Working Stenog-
y raphcrs Half of Allowance.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington, Jan. 22. (Special.) Ne
potism, which from time immemorial
has been the favorite indoor sport in
political circles, romps all through
the annual report of William Tyler
Page, clerk of the house of represen
tatives,' made public this week.
Incidentally, It has caused a heavy
dark cloud to hover over the house
end of the capitok because the New
York Evening World gave publicity
to an analysis of the report showing
that 114 members of the house have
133 relatives on the payroll, draw
ing from small to large amounts
from the regular clerk hire allow
ance. The part as to the relatives is not
quite so bad as it sounds because
some of the members of the house
have sons or daughters on the payroll
who actually work hard and perform
service commensurate with the pay
received.
Many Do No Work.
The report, however, does expose
an amazing amount of graft in that i
in many cases wives or other per
sons In the" family are carried on the
payroll, receiving good allowances,
but performing no services whatso
ever. One member of the house from a
middle western state is shown to have
carried his law partner on the pay
roll. The chetJTt went to the law part
ner each month and what he did with
it is to be surmised. This startling
form of graft is not confined to any
one party but includes both repub
licans and democrats, economy howl
ers and uplifters.
The northwest states show less of
this practice than other sections of
the country. Two years ago congress
provided $3200 a year for clerk hire
for each member and In the same law
required that the names of persons,
meaning clerks actually employed,
should be entered on the payroll.
This was to defeat the graft made
possible under the old system where
by each representative received the
clerk hire himself and then dis
bursed It in his own way.
Dummies Pay Back Half. .
Immediately a very large number
of statesmen sought a way to pocket
a portion of the larger allowance,
which was solved by putting some
one on the roll to receive part of the
pay who could be trusted to hand
It back to the representatives.
The job trtien was given to a hard
working stenographer, willing to do
all the work for the balance of the
allowance. Some of the men who
have been doing this are among the
active champions of the poor working
people.
This exposure has been thevsensa
tion of the week around the capitol
and at some of the quorum calls the
assembly of the 435 had the demeanor
of a funeral gathering. Those who
have been exposed see trouble ahead
when they go before the electorate
two years hence.
The Evening World was frank and
fearless, sending a copy of the pa-
(Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.)
PERRY.
l GUESS
THAT TH-E OLD
OMEIS WORE.
Low Mark of Industrial Develop
ment Expected in Ten Days
or Two Weeks.
BY WARREN COLFAX
(Copyright. 1921. by The Oregonlan.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. (Special.)
American industry has touched bot
tom in our economic crisis. By March
1 activity in several leading lines
will have 'increased. April 1 will
find unemployment decidedly shrunk
en from its present proportions. On
Independence day every man who
really wants a job should be at work.
So says the crystal to business,
locking with anxious eyes to the
future. A symposium of views, rep
resenting the conservative thought
of no less than 25,000 big and little
industrial and other firms and, ex
pressed through their national or
ganizations, leaves room for no other
conclusion. These conclusions give
employment to about 5,000,1)00
workers.
Coming back to normal Is going
to be slow during the next few weeks.
This movement, however, is expected
to gain impetus gradually. The low
mark of industrial readjustment prob
ably will be reached within ten days
or two weeks and business Is so
close to the situation that it is dif
ficult to obtain a true perspective.
A decidedly spotty situation exists
today, but it is clearing. Some in
dustries are stirring rapidly, others
more slowly, and still others seem
becalmed. For the test, the present
hour seems to be the calm before
the wind's revival.
Here's what an analysis of the
situation shows:
The financial situation, according
to reports to the federal reserve
board is stronger today than it has
been' at any time within a year. The
immense volume of liquidation has
reached the turn. It came during
the present week. From now on, un
less every indication fails, credit will
be freer and loans expanded in a
healthy ratio.
It was bound to come, according
to the board's calculations. It gen
erally comes about the latter part
of January. In normal times it
means little, but in this year of eco
nomic chance it means much. It is
the difference between continued
hard times and a revival of Industry.
The railroad situation seems stag
nant. Two weeks ago there were
258.000 itfle cars on the roads. At
this time of the year there is gen
erally a car shortage. A week ago
the freight of the country required
only 706,000 cars to move it. In
October the record week's loadings
were upwards of 1,000,000 cars. That's
how the situation had gone in little
more than two months.
But today the outlook is better.
There is a rumble of coming business.
Already an increase has come in the
demand for can of one type box
cars for grain loading and indi
cations of a pick-up in other lines
are at hand. The car service division
of the American Railway association
would not be greatly surprised to
find its cars all busy, or nearly all
busy, within the next three or four
months.
"I, feel conservatively optimistic
concerning the future, said Daniel
Willard. . chairman of the advisory
board of the Association of Railway
Executives. "I find myself accept
ing the general view that business
will begin to get better shortly."
The ra'lroads employ approximate
ly 2,000.000 men in normal times.
They have on their rolls now per
haps 1,750,000. When business gets
better with them it spells prosperity
for many thousands.
The shipping situation, likewise, is
In what appears to be a dead calm.
But the proportions of Idleness In
shipping circles have great magnified.
There are less than 250 steet ships of
the shippir.r board tied up today.
Here and there are indications of a
revival.
In the iron and steel industries,
where wages have been cut, and other
cuts, effective soon, have been an
nounced, buying has been better dur
ing the last week in the east. The
movement has not yet reached the
(Concluded on Page 4, Column 4.)
Basis of Pacifying Ar
menia Outlined.
NOTE SENT TO LEAGUE CHIEF
Solemn Engagement Among
World Powers Urged.
WIDE DISTRESS IS NOTED
Territorial Integrity of cx-Czar's
Empire Must Xot Be Violated,
Declares President.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 22. "Public
and solemn," engagement among the
great powers not to violate or to per
mit the violation of the territorial
integrity of Russia is regarded by
President Wilson as the sine qua non
of an attempt at the pacification of
Armenia and other states bordering
on the former empire. His views are
given In a note transmitted to Paul
Hymans, president of the league of
nations assembly, by Acting Secre
tary of State Davis, made public to
night. The "distressful situation," of Ar-
menia, invaded by both the Turkish
nationalists and Soviets is only one
detail of the Russian problem, the
president said, and he urged his con
viction that it Is only by a general
and comprehensive treatment of tho
problem, "only by full co-operation
of. the principal powers," that a hope
ful approach to the pacification and
independence of Armenia can be
found.
Araied Invasion Opposed.
The president said he has never be
,!eved that the problems raised by the
oolsheviki coup could be solved by
outside military actions, and he ex
pressed the hope that the tragical
events on the Polish front and in the
Crimea have convinced the world that
armed invasion Is not the way to
bring peace to Russia.
Air. Wilson added that these events
have only strengthened his convic
tion that the Russlun revolution must
be Uevelopedto a satisfactory con
clusion by the Russians with such
help as may be "voluntarily re
ceived." lliltrr Illxlruxt Noted.
The problem, he said, is one of re
iaiions between central Russia and
surrounding smaller national groups.
Uitter and mutual distrust, he states,
is the cause of the unrest and in
stability along the border; the strug
gling new nationalities are afraid to
disarm and return to peace, because
they distrust the bolshevikl, while the
Soviets contend that they are afraid
to demooiiize, fearing new attacks.
ilr. Wilson expressed the opinion
that the present offers a "peculiarly
pressing challenge" to an attempt at
general pacification on tha Russian
borders along the lines of a clear
distinction between offensive and de
fense. "Such an attempt seems to the
president to be the only logical du
velopment of the request to mediate
in the Armenian conflict. . . It is
obvious that these small struggling
border states will not attack great
Russia unless encouraged by promise
of support from the stronger powers,''
the note said.
Declaration In SnggrNted.
The president suggested a "public
and solemn" declaration among the
powers to refrain from extending
si h aid, declaring that in this way
responsibility for any new war on
the Russian border would be "clearly
placed."
"If the principal powers represent
ed on the council of the league." Mr.
Wilson concluded, "find themselves in
(Concluded on Fage 3. Column 1.)