TIIE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, POKTLAXD, FEBRUARY 13, 1921
Germany and her productive powers.
Only on this basis is a judgment
to be hoped for whi;'h balance justice
and duty with necessity. Neither
Germany nor France must be weak
. ... ...
Edwards February Exhibition and
BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA
ened indefinitely, nor must it be made
Impossible for them to Import foreign
products.'
Justice Must Triumph.
This would happen if France were
not compensated for her tremendous
losses to the utmost possible limit on
the one hand, while Germany is
forced to pay to France the last
penny of the reparation due her.
All sides, as Judges, must recognize
that this Is a question of impartial
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Conference After March 4
High Soviet Position Won by
More Favorable, Belief.
Late John Reed.
justice wherein sword-rattling and
boastful phrases are without value;
and national honor, like Individual
HARDING THOUGHT FRIEND
hoDor, is nevea disgraced by the ful
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fillment cf a duty or the atonemen
of a wrong, bu. only by disavowing
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Not only the advantage of a sing!
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Germany Has Been Carried Back
Toward 1914, but Situation Is
Exaggerated, Says Publicist.
Communist Leader Second Onlv to
world demands America as a peace
maker. Whosoever in America under
Lenine and TrotzUy, Declares
San Francisco Man.
stands the language of the Atlanti
hears from It the words of the Bible
"All eyes tend to thee."
DELAY REPARATIONS
AMERICAN POWER IN
Plan
SAYS
HARDEN
off.
O-Mfcffintgc
BY MAXIMILIAN" HARDEN,
r:rmunv' Fnrpmfmt Publicist.
(Copyright. 1921. by The Oregonian.)
BEKU.X. eb. 13. (Special uaoie.)
Anyone reading the German papers
during the first two weeks of Feb
ruary might imagine that we na
been carried back, by some evil
witchcraft, to the summer of the un
fortunate year of 1914.
Buckets of abuse have been poured
over the five men who signed the
Paris decisions on reparations and
disarmament. This has come from
those who. despite contrary exper'
ence, still believe it to be the best
way to express national strength.
It Is true that we have not gon
back so far as wild rumors of pois
oned wells, bomb throwing in the
Uremburg station and motor cars
rushing through CJermany with the
colden treasures of . ibelungtn.
But there is even more talk abou
the duty of preserving our national
honor at all costs and likewise about
the unanimity of popular will, despite
nartv allegiance. The stage Is suit
ably set. There have been the usual
run of speeches and interviews by
ministers of the cabinet and discus
sions with leaders of federal states
and parliamentary parties.
Illusions Are All Sides.
And. once again, will o'wisp illu
sions appear. One person declares
he knows positively America is on
our side and Germany's enemies will
be surprised when Harding becomes
nresident." Another swears t
England is secretly pledged to leave
France and her gigantic claims out
In the cold.
Morning, noon and night decisions
are nn nounced after meeting of
assemblies, most of whom never
studied the treaty nor the indemnity
question, but who demand a firm
refusal from the goverrment Lead
on nf the nationalist party are
loudlv demanding indeed that Ger
many seise this opportunity to tear
in the whole despicable treaty.
nn the other hand, the edict of
the Paris conference that Germany
must pav a large indemnity aireaay
has threatened to tighten the income
tax screws used by the nationalist
party, which represents landed pro
prietors and the ricnesi mausines
The party has seized upon Income tax
as a means of agitation at a very op
portune moment.
rnuuiiaa Diet Victory Clinched.
This clinches a great victory In the
P.ussian diet in he election of Feb
ruary 20. which was probable anyhow
on account of the stupidity and inter
nal dissensions of the labor parties as
well as the emptiness of what is here
railed 'citizen democracy."
i If these hopes are fulfilled and the
nationalists gain so many seats that
the form a firm majority with a con
aerxative wing of the Catholic center
party, then, in the spring. Prussia,
like counter-revolutionary Bavaria,
will become a sort of secret kingdom
rejoicing in every opportunity to ad
vance the cause of monarchy.
Although It might be useful as' a
lesson if our super-patriots were
forced to demonstrate their witch
ciaft for the saving of the fatherland,
whoever is acquainted with the lack
cf scruple of these cold-nerved men
and the fury of their followers will
not regard without grave anxiety a
development threatening both north
mid south Germany with strong mili
tary and monarchists reaction that
would restore the old spirit of 1914
tc the two largest federal states.
New Election May Be Called.
After the call for the Prussian elec
tions the reactionary change in public
opinion will require a new reiohstag
election. The present government
eems already prepared for it, other
wise it is impossible to comprehend
its sterile and in all essentials reac
tionary policy and the encouragement
of a daily demonstration against the
allies.
Chancellor Ferrenbach. who was a
. violent opponent of the November.
1918. revolution, lowest exponent of
revenge for the Versailles treaty, as
well as Foreign Minister Simons, the
royalist lawyer from the legal depart
ment of the foreign office, who com
posed all the notes of protest signed
by Brockdorff-Rantzau, and the
jtreater part of the unfortunate speech
delivered by him in the Hall of Mir
rors these two men pay homage to
the "sublime sttfferer of Doorn."
It is not difficult for these gentle
men among whom there is not a
single republican by conviction lo
set the sails of their ship to catch the
winds of nationalism.
Clique Stirring ( Discord.
All of them deny that the imperial
government caused the war or the in
human measures that were used.
From the reefs of this belief they
push the people still further into the
foaming whirlpool of opinion that
Germany is not obligated to pay and
that the victors' demands are mere
robbery.
The situation is far more 'perilous
thai: is imaginable from a distance.
There is little hope that the London
conference will bring relief. What
can be expected frorr. a creditors'
meeting where the chief creditor is
bent?
The London conference on repar
ations ought to he postponed until the
administration has been changed. But.
4 the weeks go by, the poisoning of
the people increases as does the par
alysis of domestic economy.
Premier Brtond appealed to the
American people that the spider webs
of ancient custom should not hinder
the great republic, which is today the
greatest world power, not only fi
nancially but morally, from assisting
La the European situation.
jmerleas Example Urared.
Shall formalities prevent the ex
tinction of a fire? Cannot President
Wilson and President-elect Harding
(r:ve an example or co-operation
which will pave the way for action
to be effective under the new ad
ministration in America? Surely the
importance of the matter Justifies a
disregard of precedent. No disap
pointment or discord ought to re
atraln America from action on a mat
ter for which her youth bled and died.
Germany's creditors have appealed to
America as a debtor who cannot and
wiil not refuse to accept the judg
ment or verdict passed by the Presi
dent of the United States. Such judg
ment which might fcrm the basis of
a new league of nations Including
America ought really to fix the extent
of the damage for which Germany is
responsible even more Impartially
than could an injured person with the
best will In the world., and could ex
pertly examine the real condition of
OREGON SENATOR BETTER
MR. CH.iJfBERLAIX RESUMES
HIS SEAT IX SESATE.
Western Lawmaker Deeply Inter
ested in Army Bill Action for
Camp Is Expected.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C. Feb. 12. Senator
Chamberlain had sufficiently recov
ered from his recent illness to appear
upon the floor of the senate today
and spent about three hours in his
office looking over urgent corre
spondence. If he does not feel any
ill effects from his efforts,today the
senator will be present at a meeting
of the military committee when the
army appropriation bill comes up for
consideration.
It is understood that the senator
is deeply interested in restoring the
regular army to a strength of 175,-
000. With Senator Chamberlain's as
sistance. Chairman Wadsworth ex
peels to report out the bill in this
form.
Both Chairman Wadsworth and
Stnator Chamberlain are anxious
also to put through an increase In
the amount appropriated for civilian
or Plattaburg camps which on the
Pacific are to be held at Camp Lewis
and the Presidio. San Francisco. Ar
rangements have been made for a
hearing of the American Legion
legislative committee on this pro
vision. The American Legion recom
mended to the war department an
appropriation of 13,000,000 for this
purpose.
The estimates for S3, 000. 000 were
sent to the super-appropriation com
mittee of the house, but were re
duced to $1,000,000. This., it is
claimed by the American Legion's
committee, will not provide sufficient
funds to conduct the Plattsburg
camps next summer.
Both Senator Chamberlain and Sen
ator Wadsworth will make an effort
to induce the house conferees to re
cede on this item in the army appro
priation bill. They believe they will
be able to secure an increase from
the senate.
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IDAHO MIXIXG ASSOCIATION
EXDS AXXCAL SESSION.
General Freight Rate Reduction
Urged and All Officers Are
Re-elected for Bienniuni.
BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 12. (Special.)
Reports of the resolutions committee
and the re-election of all the 1920
officers of the association for the
coming biennium. were the features
of the final session of the annual
meeting of the Idaho Mining associa-
ion at Boise chamber of commerce
today.
Resolutions included an Indorse
ment of senate bill No. 45il, ntro
uced in congress by Senator Cham
berlain, which provided for an amend
ment of the present 640-acre home-
tead law, now in effect; a recom
mendation for the repeal of this act;
recommending the permanant setting
of the date for the fiscal year in
which to do annual assessment work
on mining claims as September 1.
The McFadden bill, pending in con
gress, wh'ch provides for the pay
ment of a premium on gold was en
dorsed. A general freight rate reduction
was embodied in another resolution
adopted.
Indorsement of the state bureau of
mines and geology was the substance
of another resolution adopted.
By unanimous consent and a vote of
thanks and appreciation. Jerome - J.
Day, president; J. B. Eldridge, vice
president; Ravenal MacBeth, secretary-treasurer,
of the association, and
the entire executive board were re
elected to serve n their capacities
during the next biennium.
BERLIN. Feb. 12. The late John
Reed, American magazine writer,
newspaper correspondent and a leader
of communists in America, won a
place In soviet Russia second only
to Lenine and Trotsky, M. Schwartz
of San Francisco, socialist and labor
organizer, told the correspondent of
the Associated Press upon his arrival
here from Moscow, where he had been
four months in prison following his
attendance as delegate to the second
congress of the third Internationale.
Reed died in Moscow last autumn.
"When I first went to Moscow some
friends told me John Reed was
there." said Mr. Schwartz. '"What
of it?" I asked, for I had known Reed
in Chicago when, as a big. good-
natured, sincere fellow he had split
the socialist party over the issue of
communism, and his being in Russia
didn't particularly Interest me. It
soon did interest me.
"Some of the Russians had asked
me about the communist party in
America and I had replied that we
tiad no real, organized communist
party there, although we had comr
munists. This, apparently, did not
jibe with the impression Reed had
made. That same day he came, coat
less and angry, into the dining room
where we were all eating and walk
ing up to me put his hand on my
shoulder and In a voice which every
one in the room could near, saia:
"'Schwartz, did you say there was
no communist party in America?
was surprised and answered that
had not said we had no communists
but that we had no legal communist
party. 'I'm glad you dldn t say It,
Reed declared, etill in a loud voice,
and walked out of the room.
Lenlne Forced to Yield.
"Shortly after this I was given an
exhibition of the power he held over
the administration. I had seen him
tearing through the streets with
Lenine and Trotzky and Zinovieff in
official automobiles, evidently on the
best of terms. Then Lenine put
through a Resolution at the congress
that only Russian, German and
French should be spoken. Reed
heard about this an hour or so after
the resolution was adopted and he
came stamping into the convention
in a rage. He was a dramatic figure.
He wore no coat and his shirt was
open at the collar. He walked down
the aisle, pointing his ringer at
Lenine, who was in the chair, in the
meantime speaking rapidly in Eng
lish.
Ensrlish is not to be spoken here.
Lenine shouted, rising from the chair.
Reed continued In English, declar
ing there were 27 delegates who
poke English and English must De
one of the languages of the conven
tlon. Lenine finally heard him
hrough and revoked the resolution
and made English one of the official
convention languages."
Bolshevism Life's Work.
When Reed fell ill o typhus he
was given every possible attention,
Mr. Schwartz said, and when at 1 81
he died his funeral was remarkably
resplendent. He was buried under
the Kremlin walls.
Bolshevism was his life s work.
Schwartz concluded. ''He was ter
ribly in earnest about It. and would.
believe, willingly have died for this
dream of the soviet."
Boiler Inspection Bill Fails.
STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or., Feb. 13.
(Special.) House bill No. 191. pro
viding for a state boiler inspector,
and inspections of all boilers in tne
state by such an officer, and his
deputies, was postponed indefinitely
today with the consent of Represent
tative Lynn who introduced the bilL
Several long hearings were held on
this bill before the committee on
labor and industry, following which
an adverse report 'was filed. The
author of the bill was oen of the
signers of this report.
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Xcw Yorkers Try Ranching.
BEND, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.)
After having passed her entire life in
New York city, Mrs. C. V. Steigleder
arrived at Bend today to go on a
homestead in the Fort Rock valley,
where ranchers live ten miles apart.
Her husband is eager to start dry
land farming, as he has been in the
United States navy for four years.
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$29.75
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$98.75
or Mahogany
$I71-
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$ 1 09
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112-FOOT AX MINSTERS AND WOOL VELVETS NOW
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9x12 LINEN FRINGE WILTON VELVETS
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