PORTLAND, MAT 15, 1921 REV S OW OF JAPAN'S FOUGES T Important Far East Confer ence Is Called. ASIA PRESENTS PROBLEMS Evacuation of Siberia, Shantung and Island Mandates Among Matters to Be Settled. TOKKIO, May 14. (By the Associ ated Press.) Examination of Japan's position relative to the entire field of questions affecting the Far East is the object ef a colonial conference to be held here soon, according to authoritative information. This con ference, which possibly may remodel Japan's policy in Siberia and in China, will be attended by the high est Japanese civil and military of ficials holding positions in China, Si beria, Korea, Shantung, Kwangtung and Manchuria. One of the principal subjects to be considered is said to be the complete military evacuation of Siberia. Forecasts of the work of the con ference also emphasize the importance placed upon the question of Shantung, in which China persists in declining to enter into negotiations for the restoration to her of that district. In an attempt to hasten a solution 1 of the question, it is said, Japan may decide to withdraw her troops from the Tsinan Fu railroad, but reports that this country intends to release the entire peninsula of Shantung un conditionally are authoritatively de scribed as nonsensical, as Japan prob ably will insist that Tslngtau be made an international port. ' IT. 8. Attitude Considered. There is said to be no possibility of recognition being given the South Chinese government at Canton of which Dr. Sun Yat Sen is president. There are indications also the Japan is seriously examining the possibility of a trade agreement with the far eastern republic, which has its seat of government at Chita. America's attitude toward Japan's activities in the far east is deeply occupying the Japanese, who appar eently are trying to understand what significance lies behind the recent note sent to the powers by Secretary of State Hughes relative to the dis position of mandates over islands in the acific. Endeavors will be made, it is de clared, to determine America's exact intentions in the far east, and Japan is said to be disposed frankly to out line her own attitude. The foreign office declines to discuss the visit to America of Admiral Uriu, who is a close friend of Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary of War Weeks. Aula 'ow First Corn-era. The trend of public discussion here, relative to relations between America and Japan, is distinctly away from the immigration problem and toward the vaster field of Asia, it being believed that an understanding on Asiatic matters is urgently needed. Emphasizing this view. Count Soyejlma, a liberal member of the house of peers, has begun a series of articles on relations between Japan and America, with the avowed purpose of throwing such light on the situa tion as may lead to an adjustment. He dismissed the California question as a "local difficulty," but insisted that potential causes of trouble exist on Asiatic questions. "If the United States, with her enor mous wealth and astounding power," he says,1 "should oppress Japan, it would be impossible for Japan to maintain the peace, despite all her ef forts to do so, because her security would be endangered." IXTERX.4TIOXAI PORT URGED Japan Has Plans for Solution of Tsuis-tau Problem. WASHINGTON, T. C, May 14. (By the Associated Press.) Estab lishment of an international port at Tsingtau is contemplated by the Japa nese government as soon as it can induce the government of China to undertake negotiations for the re linquishment of Japanese control over the entire province of Shantung, it was explained today in Japanese quarters here. Internationalization of the port is insisted upon by Japan, it was ex plained, because maintenance of a distinctive Japanese settlement at Tsingtau might invite demands from the other maritime powers for sim ilar concessions. It was said that it would be impossible to assign sepa rate quarters in Tsingtau to the half dosen maritime powers, correspond ing to their holdings in such open ports as Shanghai, for instance, for the reason that the port of Tsingtau is entirely too small to admit of such compounds. The Japanese propose to settle the question of control over this mixed settlement by inviting the Chinese government to establish a gen darmerie with sufficient strength to insure their ability to keep off the bands of bandits which swarm in Shantung province. per Silesia. Besides, there is noth- J ing of the sort m nis speecn. This reference to Mr. Lloyd George was M. Briand's reply to an inquiry as to what he thought of the speech of the British premier yesterday LO-XDOX PAPERS ARE DIVIDED Lloyd George's Stand Foils to Win Support at Home. LONDON, May 14. Premier Lloyd George's denunciation of the Polish revolt in Silesia in the house of com mons yesterday failed of unanimous support from London newspapers to day. The Dally Express commended the prime minister's honesty, courage and statesmanship, and insisted Poland "must be taught she cannot be al lowed to become a disturbing ele ment in Europe." The Daily News held that Poland was "fatally and irretrievably In the wrong." The Daily. Chronicle, usually a staunch supporter of Mr. Lloyd George, said it "would take the situ ation more tragically, but for the defiance of the allies by Mustajflia Kamal Pasha, leader of the Turkish nationalists; Gabriels D'Annunzio, who occupied Fiume for more than a year, and General Zellgouski, whose Polish 'irregulars' are still holding Vilna." ' Mr. Lloyd George was charged with "bitter partisanship, intense dislike of Poland, pusillanimous fear of Germany and ignorance of European politics" by the Morning Post. PLOS CHARGED TO GERMANS FRANCE THREATENS WAR (ContlnuPd Krom First Page. "has returned without reserve to the supreme council. Her voice may be heard and her ideas will be received with the greatest favor." Premier Briand in his statement re counted the circumstances undef which the disturbances broke out among the Polish miners in Upper Silesia, upon the rapid spread of re ports that the allies had decided to award all the mining and industrial areas to Germany regardless of the plebiscite result, the disturbances be ing followed by a strike which soon involved th entire industrial basin In much violence. "The French government," contin ued M. Briand, "protests with the greatest energy against all mislead ing or false statements tending to represent it as having failed in its duty. , "When the documents are made public It will be seen that It accom plished its task in the best possible way." Germans Are Blamed. "The Germans are trying to force developments. It is possible that Germany may intervene in her turn in Upper Silesia. It would be an er ror upon her part. She would pro voke the most formidable eventual ities. "Francec ould not remain disinter ested and not an ally would author ize the entry of German troops into Upper Silesia."' "Mr. Lloyd George has Interpreted the situation from his viewpoint, but we are free countries, great countries, which can talk to each other face to face. The British premier cannot alone take the initiative of author ising German troops to penetrate Up- Red Flag Accused of Treason Be cause of Allegations. BERLIN, May 14. Allegations of high treason are made in proceedings by. the ministry of defense against the radical newspaper Rote Fahne (red flag) as the result of publication by that paper of a series of documents bearing on the situation in Silesia. These documents are alleged to prove that the German military administra tion had planned an invasion of the Upper Silesian plebiscite area last Oc tober and had plotted the 'assassina tion of Adalbert Korfanty. Collapse of the Polish revolt in Up per Silesia is expeced in authoritative quarters there, according to a special dispatch from Breslau. Important conferences are in progress and it is believed that Adalbert Korfanty, leader of the Poles, has lost his fight to secure Upper Silesia for Poland. The retirement of Prince Hatzfeld, German member of the inter-allied commission at Oppeln, is attributed to inability on the part of the allied forces to halt the advance of Kor fanty's men. AID GJVEX ERMAXY, VIEW France Will Xot Allow Her Hand to Be Forced, Says Paper. PARIS, May 14. Newspapers of this city today expressed deep regret and considerable surprise over the address yesterday by Prime Minister Lloyd George in the British houtse of commons, during which he severely arraigned Poland. The Petit Parisien declared Mr. Lloyd George was "playing the game of Germany, and denied the truth of the assertion that the Indigenous population of upper Silesia was Ger man. "France does not permit her hand to be ' forced," declared the Echo de Paris, "and will not permit the In dustrial district which has come to her eastern ally to be taken away from her." REPUBLIC MOCKERY HARDErJ DECLARES Present German Regime Held Insult to People. PERILS NOT YET PASSED German Honor Declared to Be at Low. Ebb .and World Skepti- cism Fully Justified. OIL QUEST UNREWARDED Standard Company May Abandon Washington Wells. ABERDEEN. Wash., May 14. (Spe cial.) The Standard Oil company an nounces abandonment, for the time at least, of operations at the Moclips well, which has reached a depth of slightly more than 3800 feet, accord ing to a statement made tonight by A. S. Palmer, superintendent of op erations. Drilling will continue at the. Pacific Beach well for three or four months, according to Palmer, unless oil in paying quantities is found before that time. If oil is found at Pacific Beach work on the Moclips well will be re sumed. If oil is not struck at Pacific Beach both operations will be dis continued, he said. Drilling at Pacific Beach is at a standstill on account of cementing operations, which will require a week to set. The Pacific well is down 3620 feet. CAMP GROUNDS ACQUIRED Baptists Purchase Large Tract for Church Activities. ST. HELENS. Or., May 14. (Spe cial.) A deal involving the purchase of about seven acres of the north end of the Sommarstrom shipyard at Co lumbia City practically has been closed. The purchasers, the American Baptist association, have made a sub stantial deposit and an abstract of the property is being made. It was reported that the associa tion would use the preporty for a summer camp ground and possibly later establish a home for aged per sons. On the property are several good dwellings and also two large build ings which weere used as boarding houses when the yard was in opera tion. The purchase price was about 8U00. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, Gcrmany'H Foremost Publicist. (Copyright, lP-'l. by The OreKonian.) BERLIN, May 14. (Special by Wireless.) During the progress of. tne world war, which apparently had no perils greater than those of what is now termed "peace' President Wil son insisted upon distinguishing always between the German people and the imperial German government. Mr. -Wilson's persistence in making that distinction eventually drove the Hohenzollerns from power in the great German empire. That distinc tion, let me say, is even more real today, perhaps, than when Wilhelm adorned the Wllhelmstrasse. Anyone who supposes that our pro forma republic, as it exists today, represents what the German people expected would follow the revolutions which helped to bring the disastrous war of the Hohenzollerns. the Hln- denburgs and the Ludendorffs to a close, made a grave error. The people beheld this "republican government at the allied conference at Spa, at Paris and at London, plead ing poverty and rejecting as beyond all capacity to pay the reduced bills which the allies presented, while neg lecting to make any but the most im pudent and arrogant offers of its own as to what Germany felt she was able to pay. Republican" Regime Lashed. What a travesty to behold this "re publican" regime of ours defending those whom the people of Germany banished in disgrace and maintaining the entire" innocence in war of the imperial German government! The people of Germany and of the world have had to listen while this "republican" government slandered France as a beggar exploiting her sores. And, finally, we have had to submit to an appeal by this "repub lican" government to the United States an appeal so obviously insin cere that the world's conscience re volted in its contemplation. After all this parade, afterall these whines, after all these threats and lies, this same "republican" regime signs a document promising to pay a sum much larger than the one it originally declared to be impossible Our "republican" government must have known it would eventually have to come to this. Therefore, why has it seized every available opportunity since the treaty of Versailles was signed some two years ago to be smirch the good name of the German people? Why has it followed a de spicable course which could only re suit in deepening the world's belief in German insincerity? Honor Declared Ebbing. It Is lamentable to admit that this belief of insincerity exists. But is it any wonder that the world today. after the worful exhibitions of the last few weeks on the part of our "republican" government, is more skeptical than ever? Tt is any wonder that public opin ion, even among the masses of th' German people, is bewildered an flabbergasted by such kaleidoscopic changes? . Viiph am T rprret to SAT It. Ger man honor is at a lower ebb today than it was in the iateiui year 1Q18 Just as in the old days, when our rulers believed honor to De aynony mn.ie. nlfH o rnn'O Tit nffpnnfflrV. SO tO day the noisy minorities are creating a similar impression. Unless German honor, In this tim . Acinic, K 1. 11 TT1 il S a TJfll 1111 Is TV All wholehearted fulfillment of promise and of duty, German honor will be but a gaudy escutcheon at a funeral pro cession ELECTRICALMEN TO MEET Eugene Plane Entertainment for Visitors In June. EUGENE, Or., May 14. (Special.)-- Eugene will entertain the- 10th annual convention of the Oregon electrical contractors and dealers June 13 and 14, according' to announcement of F. R. Whittlesey, secretary of the as sociation. who was here from Port land yesterday to confer with the local committee, of which L. B. Sig- wart is chairman. It is expected that between 75 and 100 members of the association will be here. Included in the programme will be a banquet, a golf tournament on the country club links and a fish ing trip .up the McKenzie river. Other than the usual business trans acted by the Convention, it is an nounced that the newly organized Northwest Electric Service league will be one of the main topics for discussion. This league has recently been organized in the states of Ore gon and Washington and is a combi nation of lighting, companies, dealers and contractors. Ferry Interests Prosser. PROSSER, Wash., May 14. (Spe cial.) Headed by officials of the mu nicipal government and of the Com munity club, 50 Prosser business men went to Patterson yesterday to par ticipate in the exercises incident to the opening of the new ferry service across the Columbia. The ferry lands on the Oregon shore near the town of Irrlgon and there connects with the Columbia river highway and provides a convenient auto route between Portland and cities of the lower Yak ima valley. ' Roturians Go to Seaside. ASTORIA, Or., May 14. (Special.) A party of about 125 Rotarians from ortland, Salem and Vancouver arrived here by automobile this af ternoon and accompanied by a large delegation of local members of the organization went to Seaside, where all visitors will spend Sunday: MINER BATTLE RAGES (Continued From First Page.) powered Secretary Weeks of the war department to promulgate it should later information indicate that it was necessary. The bell in the cathedral of St. Stephen, Vienna, weighing 39,096 pounds, is made from ISO pieces of cannon taken from the Turks. S. & H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co., coal and wood. Main 253 660-21 Adv. Men's Spring Clothing Ready for Wear (Ervin's Standard) Lounge Suits and Top Coats in smart models, ex pertly designed, well tailored and featuring the newest materials, are ready for selection. (jolf and Outing Suits K.S.Ervin&Co.,Ltd. Established 1901. General English Tailors . Clothing Ready for Use Second Floor, Selling Bldg Sixth and Alder Streets DANCING GUARANTEED Gentlemen, 4 leamon. :ti 8 leNMons, $3 ItadfeN, 8 leMonH, $2. De Honey's Beautiful Academy . 23d and Washington 0m Outfits r Single Pieces You'll Save at Edwards See What's in the Windows Today f B UY1NG GOOD FURNITURE is an in vestment not an expense. At Edwards See What's in the Windows Today I stocks are large and varied, particularly select mJ pA. and trices so attractively low that your ulti mate and logical action will be buy at Edwards. Note these typical values othct home. furnishings not listed are priced just as attractively. Then, too, terms will be arranga to please your own individual requirement no interest, regardless of what you select. mm O O " I - in t I 1 r 1 it un m m White or Ivory Enamel THE FOIR PIECES AT EDWARDS $119 I .31 I -3 On easy terms, tool and, if desired, you may take V J t "! tne P'ece" separately, as follows: L A t I . ... . , . i m mi jj sea t or run hio. Dresser. . ..-v. ... Chiffonier. . ...........rv:....,-;"-73 Vanity Table. . ... ...... ......... .S,00 Of all the suites displayed on the third floor. Lfl there's none so popular as this simple but stylish straight-line design. Every piece is finely finished and, for so little money, extreme difficulty will be experienced if this price is to be surpassed. $59. 7 not Is a special low price on this tTable and 6 Solid Oak Chairs $S CASH ai.BO WEEK. no ivrfc.Kfc.si. Notice the heavy pedestal base, it's all solid oak, the top. When closed, measures 45 inches In diameter. Chairs have Lr-ahaped angle-Iron braces under the seats against the back posts. Insuring them against the sometimes undue strain given chairs in the dining room. That ever popular Hand-Ruibbed Wax Finish, but, if you prefer. Fumed you can have it at the same price. "Queen Anne Walnut or Mahogany Table and Six Chairs at Edwards $169 Of all periods, you'll no doulvt egrre, there's noti so choice or charming, yet simple, as Queen Anni Notioe the graceful lines and. when the table is ex tended, whether ons or two leaves ir used, the ban remains evenly divided. The back panels of chair vary slightly from lllustrstlon. Heats are coverr with genuine leather, either blus or brown. All chair art carefully flnlined to match either table. m I MW Corona w portable typo writer. Other makes at attractive" priceo. ee ua before you buy E. W. PEASE Co 110 Sixth Street It Costs Only Five OeBits a Pay or $1.60 per month for helpful med ical treatment If you take Hood's Sarsaparilla. known in thousands of homes as the lest reconstruc tive tonic. For nearly half a cen tury this good medicine has stood in a class by itself in curative pow er and economy. Hood's Sarsapa rilla gives more for the money than any other. It tones up the whnla fivatpm frpAta an arynr tit v promotes assimilation,- so as to se cure for you 100 per cent, of the nutrition in your food. More than this, it purifies and en nhaa thA hTnnH fllniinatPK nniflfin. ous matter after diphtheria, scarlet and typhoid levers, eraaicaies scrofula and catarrh, relieves rheu- m.flnn nviirrfimpi thAt tirpd fil ing and makes the weak strong. Nnr Summer lasNes. Beginners' class starts Monday and Thursday evenings. Advanced classes Tuesday and Friday evening. 8 to n:3U. . fiemy or aesiraoie partners. No embarrassment. The social feature alone is worth doirble the price. Free private instruction wttn class lessons. My latest book, describing all' dances. etiquet. etc., free. All dances taught as dancea in ine Danroom toaay. xuu can never become a dancer in private lessons alone or in public lialls. W'e have taught 30,000 people to dance during the past three -years. If you do learn in Portland it will eventually be at De Honey s. start mis ween, learn from teacners wno can ounce and teach dancing. We guarantee to teach you to dance in one term or give you the second Jerm free. 1 Know Ol no uiner Dtuuui Willi xnn above desirable features or where they guarantee to teach you to dance or give you the second term free. ' A Dancer of Ability. ' - Remember. Mr. Be Honey has de voted his life to the art of dancing. He is a professional dancer and nor mal instructor. He is acknowledged by the profession to be one of Ameri ca's foremost authorities on dancing. He as erected and conducted the fin est academies in ten of America's largest cities. He has given exhibi tions s.nd normal instructions in al n.oi,t every large city 'u America and Canada. . We do not derive our profits from -.ublic dances. We cater to teaching alone and conduct each lesson the en tire evening and guarantee to teach r0u to dance in one term or give you the second term free. I conscientiously believe one lesson from us is worth 6 in the average school. Join our new classes this week. Where you are cure to learn. START THIS WEEK This guarantee term is worth many times the price, and if you ever in tend to learn dancing be sure to se cure tickets this week. Use them at any of our classes as you desire. Tick ets are good until used. Private les sons all hours. Phone Main TSz. Hood's Sarsaparilla . IS PECULIAR TO ITSELF IN EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY. Whrn You Call m fall Broadway 98 Portland Black and White - Taxicab Co. Touring Cars 3.50 Per Holir Second to None Is Edwards Variety of Charming and Distinctive Tapestry and Velour Overstuffed Whether Ope or More' Pieces Be Selected. Terms to Please Your Individual Requirement V tu lie Arrangeu. Davenports Chairs & Rockers $96.50 to $298.00 $29.50 to $135.00 There's nothing quite so luxurious as Overstuffed and. when it comes to appearance for living-room settings. Overstuffed again tops the list. From a voluminous spring business there are many single pieces left from two and three-piece suites. These are at extra special prices. Very Beautiful Period Mahogany Library Tables Reduced to $49.5G Colonial. Queen Anne and William and Mary 'very fine tables, too. Each shewing a substantial cash eavlngr below today's actual market value. For your convenience they're In the Fifth-street window today. There being less than a doaen la all early selection is of vital Importance. 'nUtrtttt SHr MatercA SELLERS KITCHEN CABINETS '7ht Iclt Sirwnt in Tour Houtt " SOLD EXCXI MVELY AT EDWARDS These CaMnets, famous for their 15 convenience features so extensive ly advertised In leading magazines, on display In oiled steamproof Oak and white enamel finishes. With a Sellers In your kitchen, trot, ting back and forth while getting meals will be eliminated. Can be had on terms to please your Individual need. NO INTEREST CHARGED ON RIUS, EITHER. See the 3-Room Outfit in the Window Today . . . . 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