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8 TIIE SUNDAY OltEGONIAN. PORTLAND, MARCH 2?, 1921 LLOYD GEORGE WARS BRITS LABOR Premier Declared Trying to Bolster Up Own Power. SILESIAN ISSUE INVOLVED Lumber companj and allied Interests "intended by any means short of ac ta! violence to wreck and bottle up the company's mine east of Centralis, was a sequel to a petition filed in 1916, in which the coal company sought to force the Eastern, Southern Pacific and O.-W. R. & N. to publish a jlfcnt tariff. A hearing was held before the in terstate commerce commission in Portland in February, 1917. The pe tition was denied. The plaintiffs asked for a rehearing, which was granted, and the previous decision was reversed. The defendants then petitioned for a third hearing on the grounds that it was impossible to comply with the commission's order, in that the expense attached thereto would be greater than the gross re- Result of Plebiscite and Allied Move In Germany Complicate International Situation. Br ARTHUR HENDERSON. Ex-Member of the British War Cabinet. (Copyright, W21, by The OreConiaa.) LONDON, March 26. (Special a ble.) The prime minister in his speeches in parliament at the end of the week definitely has declared war on British labor and has Issued a call for closed ranks against what he calls the phenomenal rise to power of a new party with a new set 01 pur. poses of the most subversive char acter. While he played on the fears and prejudices of his followers in order to bolster ud his own political power, the prime minister has himself no real apprehension of labor's aims and ideals. Indeed, prior to the war, jmt. Lloyd George was coquetting with some of the very men he now ae nounces, and, personally, he would rather have formed a coalition witn the left than with the right as at present. As Robert Lansing writes, the pre mier is shifty and inconsistent, pre ferring expediency to principle, and his vilification of labor is but a move in the game of politics. There is good ground, however, for his fearing labor's growing electoral power, for, as he admits, a change of 4 per cent of the votes would put labor In office. Continued Power Declared Object. The significance of the anti-labor crusade is clear. In it Mr. Lloyd George seeks to perpetuate his per sonal regime by frfghtening non labor elements into the,, Lloyd George campaign against labor. He succeed ed in a similar effort at the last elec tion because of the prevalence of the war atmosphere, but his chances of success today are far less bright. The war atmosphere is largely dissipated, and the nation has experienced two years of rule under a coalition whose record both at home and broad is far from brilliant. The result of the plebiscite in Upper Silesia is a further complica tion of the international situation. While Germany has obtained a sub stantial majority in-the whole prov ince, it is .more than likely that France will support Poland in a de mand for the Important industrial districts in which there was a heavy Polish vote. France Lined Up With Poles. To deal Justly with such a compli cated issue manifestly is difficult But as France is more concerned with weakening Germany economically than in .helping her to restore her economic position wifti a view to clearing off the indemnity demands, it is most probable that the allies will resort to a partition. One of the obvious results of such a policy un doubtedly would be. to retard Ger many's payment of the reparations bill. Executives of the second socialist labor Internationale, meeting in Lon don this week, have made an exhaust ive study of the unsettled interna tional situation. They are particu larly concerned with the central Eu ropean situation, and in connection w'th the allied sanctions and demands for reparations have decided to hold a special session in Amsterdam from March 31 to April 2, to which repre sentatives of the industrial and par liamentary parties of the countries concerned will be invited. British Delegates to G. The British representatives will be the writer, Thomas Gosling and Ram sey MacDonald, with Mr. Clynes prob ably representing the parliamentary pa"-ty. It is known that the allied governments are not in accord as to Germany's capacity to pay or as to the methods of extorting the repara tion. British labor, as already stated. Is perturbed seriously by the govern ment's proposal for dealing with the Issue, and in parliament has thrown its votes against the bill applying a GO per cent tax on all German Im ports. Lloyd George has warned France that British labor is a power to be reckoned with and that, with wide spread unemployment and underem ployment -and concerted attack to bring about a general reduction In wages, it manifestly is dangerous to pursue a reckless policy in relation to the indemnities which would ag gravate instead of alleviate the in dustrial and economic problem in England. Labor Against Measure. French and Belgian labor parties are in full accord with their British comrades in opposition to the allied measures, and it is probable a con certed policy of parliamentary tactics will be arranged to resist the at tempts to- impose upon Germany con ditions that will inflict grave hard ship on their own people. The formation of an agreed con structive policy by the second Inter nationale and by the national labor movements may exercise a very salu tary influence in the councils of the allies and assist In bringing the gov. ernments back to the economic real ltles of the situation. CHEHALIS DREDGING TOPIC Engineers to Discuss Reclamation Project at Centra 11 a. CENTRALIA, Wash., March 26. (Special.) E. M. Chandler, chief engi neer of the state reclamation service, and his assistant, L. L. Beam, will be guests of the chamber of commerce at its noon luncheon Monday and will outline in detail the proposed dredg ing of the Chehalis river and its trib utaries to reclaim thousands of acres of land bordering the streams. Farm ers affected by the Improvement have been Invited to attend the luncheon. The state engineers yesterday at tended a meeting here of interested property owners, at which Mr. Beam explained the procedure to be fol lowed In organizing a drainage dis trict. The proposed district comprises 1000 square miles and the estimated cost of construction exceeds $2,000,000. MINE OWNERS FILE BRIEF Charge That Railroads Are Trying to Wreck r less Is Made. CENTRALIA. ..ash., March it (Special.) A brief filed with the in terstate commerce commission In Washington,. D. C, yesterday, in w hich the Emprem Coal company charged that the Eastern Railway 4, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, 77, DIES. I ( j George S. Jackaon. Funeral services for the late George S. Jackson of this city were held Monday at Finley'a chapel, with Gordon Granger post. No. 43. of the Grand Army of the Republic, in charge. Mr. Jackson, who was born in Har din county, Ohio, In 1844, served in the civil war in company D, 47th regiment, of the Iowa vol unteer infantry. He received a certificate of honor signed by President Lin coln in recognition of valuable services. Mr. Jackson was living with his daughter, Mrs. O. S. Cutler, at 1008 Garfield avenue. He is survived by his daugh ter, one son, Bert Jackson, and one grandson, Wesley Cutler of Portland; a sister, Mrs. A. H. Braley, and brother. John Jack son, both of Pasadena, Cal. MISSTEP NOWMIGH T I WORLD CHAOS World In Critical Position, Declare Leaders. PEACE WITH REDS NEAR ceipts. No action has been taken on this last petition. Since the original petition was filed the plaintiff's mine has gone out of business and track connections have been torn up. Hood River Bill Hart Gets Greeting: From Actor. Complimentary Vote for Sheriff Is In terpreted Wrongly, HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 26. William Hart, city marshal here. who became confused last year with William & Hart, the internationally known movie actor, has Just received from the latter a handsome auto graphed photograph. The confusion in identity of the men arose over facetiousnes9 of Hood River county democrats in writing in the name of Bill Hart (the local man) their choice for candidate for sheriff in the May primaries in 1920. When the office of the secretary of state was canvassing the returns, it was concluded that Bill Hart, the movie hero, had admirers in Hood River, and news stories went forth accordingly. These stories evidently had wide dissemination in France, foe since the election last year the local Bill Hart has received numerous romantic epistles from abroad. He has forwarded all the letters to Hollywood, Cal., the home address of the actor, declaring that the secrets they held are secure, as he cannot read Frenrh. Internal Problems of Britain and France JCever More Grave Eu rope's Eyes Are on America. BY WTLLIAM BIRD. (Copyright, 1921, by The Oregonlan.) PARIS, March 26. (Special Cable.) There are manifold evidences that European statesmen and leaders of public opinion "realize that the world is at the turning point on the path rto peace and that a single false step may lead to destruction. Peace with Russia already is in plain sight. Lloyd George, the Brit ish premier, admits for the first tlm that his commercial agreement is a de facto recognition of the soviet gov ernment and further declares that the Russian government in practice has abandoned the principles of socialism. Even French, opinion accepts this statement with but a mild protest and obviously Is preparing itself to be persuaded that Lenine has become sufficiently bourgeoise to warrant recognition. It is true that mighty changes have taken place in soviet practices, but they have been gradual and have cov ered a long period of evolution. The abrupt change of heart is in the west ern countries, which have tired of waiting for peace until bolsbevism should be overthrown. In other words, Mahomet goes to the moun tain. Britain Gravely Menaced. Lloyd George reveals the real rea son for this abrupt change when he declares that socialism has become a serious menace in Great Britain, Jus tifying the continuance of the coali tion. The need for a united front against an outside enemy was the reason for coalition and now it is declared there is the tame need of a united front against an Internal enemy. ' England and other western nations must make peace abroad in order to 'concentrate their strength against the menace within. , France rapidly is getting Into the same position. Frenchmen c'.aily are becoming more and more convinced that the German indemnity is a de lusion and when it is officially stated in the senate that without the in demnity France is bankrupt, the only possible result is deep and widespread apprehension. France begins to re alize that she must withdraw into her own boundaries and make peace with Russia and In the orient in order to gather strength, first, for a de cisive struggle with a recalcitrant army, and next with the socialists, who are .waiting to assume the re ceivership in the event of failure. All Eyes on America. Where is America in all his? Will the new administration at Washington take the turning which leads to coali tion or the one leading to secession? Europe. waits only a sign from Wash ington to. make a decision. Econo mists agree that Europe, united, is solvent. Europe divided by war and distrust is ruined. Unfortunately every move the allies make toward coercing Germany only stifles trade, reducing Germany's paying power and increasing unemployment in the al lied countries. In the face of this -crisis the po litical situation in the principal coun tries may be summarized thus: England Lloyd George is planning to transform the present liberal-conservative coalition into a strong new Conservative party which would at tract to it all voters opposed to ex treme socialism. By this he would attempt to eliminate foreign issues on which British liberals are now di vided. France The necessity of concen trating all possible strength on col lecting the German indemnity de mands the rapid conciliation of Rus sia and a hasty peace in the Near East. Socialism Is not a menace at the moment. France's chief difficulty is fiscal, resulting from the political mistake of imposing taxes on peasant proprietors. With only 600.000 per sons paying direct taxes, it Is ob vious that France is far from having exhausted her resources. But an ef fort to tax the peasants if Germany should fail to pay would threaten and might cause a revolt. Germany Economically able to contribute much toward European re storation, Germany refuses to be co erced. German industry has billions of capital staked on world peace, the only condition which will bring pros- pertty, and will readily pay large sums for the privilege of trading. Coercive measures, however, only strengthen the sterile parties of re action and decline. If the French and German reactionaries were working hand In hand, they could not better promote each other's game than they are now doing. It is a noteworthy fact that the liberals of both coun tries are looking to America for sup port. ' The real Issue is not between France and Germany, but between re action and progress. ROSEBURG GIRL HONORED Cincinnati League Gives Member ship for Letter on Prone Week. ROSEBURG, Or.,' March 26. (Spe cial.) Miss Bessie Brlttenbucher, lo cal high school girl, was today noti fied she has been made a member of the Cincinnati civic and vocational league of Cincinnati, Ohio. This hon or comes to Miss Brlttenbucher as a result of a letter written by her to the Cincinnati chamber of commerce during prune week. Because of her -display of civic pride and helpfulness, she was con sidered worthy of membership In the organization, composed of men and women who are found active In civic welfare work. i Bagdad to Get Air Service. LONDON, March 26. (Jewish Tele graph Agency.) A regular air service will be established at an early date between Palestine ami Bagdad, ac cording to a Cairo dispatch today. A party of aviators has left Cairo to select sites for ad-dromes and land ing places en route.' -Portland Man Sees President. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, March 26. 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