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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1921)
AUGUST ti. . 28, 1921 BERLIN EXALTS WAR AS TREATY IS SIGNED today in the Black forest near Offen burg. Baden, attempting- to pick up some trace of the two assassins who shot and killed Mathias Erzberger, one of the most prominent leaders of the German clerical party. The offi cers had with them half a dozen po lice dogs. Herr Erzberger's body was sent to Bad-Griesbach. ( Chancellory Geta Kewa. News of the murder reached the chancellory while President Loebe of the reichstag was in conference with the party leaders with respect to the autumn session. "The bullets which laid Erzberger low also struck at the peace and quit of the fatherland," Herr Loebe declared. "Their effect on the nation cannot be calculated at this hour." . Deputy Carl X)iez, who was with Herr Erisberger when the assassina tion occurred, described the assas- of four years, meaning an average i of $1,000,000 annually for that time. j ine uuitnoman Lumber & box com pany, an old-established concern, is branching out in its business, having recently purchased the Taquina Northern railroad, built by the spruce T production division of the- United tates government during the war. It has authorized the doubling of ita capital etock to $3,000,000. When Its reorganization is complete, it will Peace With United States Hastens German Crisis. Portland Fair Plans Start mploy 600 more men than now in Us operations. Wheels in Motion. In view of all that is going on and that is contemplated, aa set forth ereln. there is much justification for the statement of the president of one I Portland a big national banks: The future looks pood: we re com- GOVERNMENT FACES RUIN GOOD TIMES HERE AGAIN ng alone; all right. The northwest is the best place on the globe to live and we must' let the world know it through our big exposition." TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTLAM), PROSPERITY WAVE upon nor WST mm M fef Jm 4h Heavy Taxes Expected to Hasten Downfall of AVirth Keglme and May Bestore Slonarchy. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN. (Copyright, lnjl, by Tn ore?onun.) BERLIN. Aug. -27. (Special.) The official signing of the treaty of peace with the United States has coincided with a demonstration In Berlin for the. "next war," and Ludendorff, the man who brought misery to the Ger man people, is the inspiration of a host of marching goose-steppers. The insane people who talk glibly of the next war are finding willing follow ers aa the Wirth government makes public its new tax bills, foretelling the heavy levies which will be laid against the taxpayers to meet the reparations bill of the allies and to pay for the costs of the armies occu pying the Rhineland. The German people must earn 57, 000,000,000 marks this year to pay the allies while they watch their country's scientific, humane and educational in stitutions fall into decay for want of funds. Could international hatred have a better breeding place? Government IS'ear Crisis. There Is every reason to believe the Wirth government is fast approach ing a crisis and the publishing of the terms of the separate treaty with the United States is not likely to enhance its popularity. The new treaty is no better for Germany than the pact of Versailles. But our people long since lost hope of obtaining anything better Irora the Washington government. Meantime a tremendous political Struggle over the new tax burdens is beginning. The comprehensiveness of these taxes is a cause of misgiving. Capital, income, trado and every con ceivable business opportunity is to be burdened. The nationalists are saying: "Our party voted against the ac ceptance of the London ultimatum, carrying th' tremendous reparations demand. It is not our business to raise those sums. We will leave this to the government that signed." If the present government, in con sequence, is overthrown and parlia ment dissolved the demagogues will argue: " "It is not our fault that you have to pay more, but the fault of our op ponents. Vote for us this time." Needless to eay, ir the voters harken to 'this appeal -they still will have to pay the increased taxes or submit to a foreign administration of our' fi nances like old Turkey did. But un doubtedly the nationalists would wel come such a development, for it would Btir up a white-hot hatred of all foreigners. If this question goes to the polls the social democrats will be the oppo sition side, although their representa tives now head the ministries of the treasury and domestic economy. This party's oldest plank demands that the capitalists shall pa and that indirect taxes shall not be levied. This cry is a reactioa of centuries of abuse, when all the burdens were heaped upon lower classes with the privileged es caping. Far into the 19th century the idea prevailed, as expressed by a French archbishop when Cardinal Kichelieu demanded 6,000,000 franca from the church: "The church gives its prayers, the nobility their blood and the common people their fortunes. Tax Estimate Stupendous. But can Gemany obtain the immense urns needed fom the small capitalists this year, with 46,000,000,000 of mark in arrears on reparations? Dr. Wirth asks for 150,000,000,000, of which 180, 000,000.000 are to come from new taxes. Sugar, already out of the reach of the people, is to be taxed half a mark a pound more. It is impossible to eliminate the indirect taxes en tirely, but they should hit alcohol and tobacco and the luxuries. The social democrats complain that the 10 per cent taxes on wages make It impossible , for the workmen to dodge the taxes like the capitalists, and propose to pay -our debt by seis ing "gold values" land, buildings, in dustrial enterprises and everything which has not been turned into paper. They propose to take a first mortgage ! on these properties, using the pro ceeds to lower the indirect and wage taxes which hit the people. The landlords, the captains of In dustry and the merchants naturally oppose the. s steps violently, regard ing them as the first step toward a nationalization of property. A hard struggle is in prospect, as every party hostile to the new tax plans is gaining adherents rapidly. There Is growlrg anger, too, against the regulation and the controls of the new government, while everybody realizes that no con trol will enable the government to take the great war booty from the profiteers. . The law says that all profits ex ceeding 170,000 marks shall go to the state, but the law is extensively did Bed, as the ostentatious luxury of the nouveaux riches plainly shows. But what about the nouveaux pauvres. the educated peoples, officials and the small profiteers? They do not com mand big capital nor massed votes .and hence they vainly wail their dis tress. Everything Is becoming dearer daily. The devastation of the drought has raised the price of bread and 'meat. Coal is rising and money is .-deteriorating through the constant -operation of the printing presses, '-'he new taxes will mean still further in -creases . in prices and as a conse quence there must come an increase of -wages. The miners already arc le .manding 40 per cent more. This will Tincrease production costs 'everywhere -and must bring about further wage .increases until the vicious circle cracks and Germany's industrial ma chine collapses. WHY THE FUTURE LOOKS GOOD FOR PORTLAND, OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST. Eyes of the world are focused upon Portland as the city with sufficient optimism to launch a $5,000,000 exposition for 1925 at a time when business condi tions were "black." Lumber business revives, sale of 27,000 acres at $7,000,000 to one of world's largest operators having fine effect. ' Peninsula Lumber company's new $250,000 plant progressing. Multnomah Lumber & Box company doubles capital etock. increasing to $3,000,000, with enlargements on programme. Will employ 600 more men. Northwestern Electric com pany will expend $4,000,000 on extensions in four years. Five great transcontinental rail systems will construct million-dollar freight terminal on Guild's lake, beginning soon; all property now bought therefor. Willamette Iron & Steel Works is constructing modern steel and concrete plant costing $450,000. Portland Vegetable Oil Mills company is building $500,000 plant. Extensive port Improvements are being added to the modern equipment already provided by expenditure of many millions of dollars, including present construction of 15,000-ton float ing drydock. Port commission is engaged on extensive channel work. Port will enjoy 10 per cent differential over Puget sound on all freight originating in Columbia River basin south of Snake river. Crop prospects are excellent, with largest wheat yield on rec ord bound to relieve financial situation. Every Sign Points to Unexampled Development of Industrial Enterprises in Oregon. (Continued From Firgt Fa.m.) sins as two well-dressed youths who ionowea Herr Erzberger and himself. then suddenly appeared In front of them and accosted the ex-minister for the purpose of "fixing his identity. Both youths thereupon drew re volvers and. 'fired In a cold-blooded manner at short range. Herr Erzberger attempted to run to cover, but was mortally wounded In the head. The assassins continued to fire into his prostrate form and then fled. ueputy Dies, who was slightly wounded in the hands, crawled to ierr erzberger and found him dead nerr crzoerger is survived by a widow and two daughters, one of whom Intends to enter a convent. His only son was killed in the war. iierr Erzberger's body will be brought to Berlin next Wednesday igr ouriai. Student Is Suspected. The local police have begun inves tigating the present whereabouts of Oltw'g von Hirschfeld, the student recently released from 18 months' imprisonment for his attempt on the life of Herr Erzberger in the court room during the sensational trial of tne tirzDerger-Helfferich libel suit. The party organs continue to pour oui a nooa oi bitter recrimination. ine national party, of which Dr. iieiiierich is one of the leaders, has instituted proceedings for criminal noei against the independent organ reiheit, because of the latter's charge . that the pan-German party insfgatea Jirzoerger s murder. Erzberger's Foea Blamed. The Freiheit has insisted that pri rr.ary responsibility for the murder rests upon Herr Erzberger's political opponents. V'The revolvers discharged in Griesbach, Baden," the newspaper declared, "were loaded in the editorial rooms of the Kreuz Zeitung, the Deutsche Tages Zeitung and other pan-oerman organs. Vorwaerts was outspoken In con demnation of the- national and Ger man peoples' parties, their leaders and tneir newspaper organs, whom it charged with moral responsibility for me muraer Decause of their unrelent ing persecution" of the ex-minister. who, it declared, "when the collaDse came, had the courage to stand bv the fatherland and negotiate the armistice for which Hindenburg and Ludendorff begged on bended knees after William fled to Holland." Germania Cltea Heckling. The clerical organ, Germania. which was close "to Herr Erzberger through out his political career, said the deed was the melancholy consequence o the campaign of villif ication and heckling carried on by the parties of the right which 4t declared did no hesitate to use the most contemptibl falsehoods in their pursuit of the dea man. The Tageblatt said: "Responsibility for the murder taches to nationalist coattails. Its effect on the radical masses is bound to assert itself." "The shots that killed Erzberger threaten to become a danger signal," said the Vossische Zeitupg, which ex pressed the Jear that the work of in ternal reconstruction which was pro gressing peaceably now has been placed in jeopardy. The socialist and communist news papers called upon the masses to Join a common rally for the fiffht against reactionaries along the whole front. The nationalistic organs, visibly dis tressed over the murder, made edi torial efforts to denounce the deed, at the same time cautioning against undue haste in arriving at any con clusions while the murder has not yet been cleared up. GERMANY IS SHAKEN - (Continued From First Page 1 pletion of large forests elsewhere. The last great stand of timber in the United States is in Oregon and Wash ington and It will soon be in great demand. World Exposition la Big Boost. The great exposition to be held in Portland in 1925 is to be capitalised at $5,000,000. With the clearing away of all counter attractions that were projected by other cities and the pass- ng of the joint resolution by con gress, authorizing the president to in vite the nations of the world to Port- and for participation, it means, as has been well said, "four years of hard work and prosperity for all." Portland will undoubtedly reap great returns on its Investment In the exposition, as will the state, the northwest and the coast In general. An era of building is expected. Some big hotels are certain to be built. according to the Judgment of men in large business. There must be thou sands more of homes, as the housing ituation has long been inadequate Industrial conditions are bound to- be come better, there is sure to be much more employment. As for immediate activities ana prospects, there is a crop of from 0,000,000 to SO.000.OUU Dusneis or wheat 4 in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, with a price ranging above the dollar mark. Conditions are sucn that this will be disposed of by the armers. This will start a long line of liquidation, the wheat-raiser tak- nr ud his notes at the bank and the money which he receives for his prod uct being passed along, relieving to a large degree many others Intricately nterlocked with him in the business. This liquidation will help greatly in easing financial conditions. The wheat crop is not the only one of proportions that will be -of great benefit, for Oregon will have a big aDDle yield, doubtless with excellent returns, for there is an unusually small output elsewhere in the United States and the price should be good. Salmon Industry "Cornea Back The salmon-backing industry has come back" strong, the market hav ing recently taken a big turn for the better. This is one of tne very largest of northwest businesses and Us recent decline caused no little depression in general lines of trade. The future outlook is excellent and this feature Bhould have a strong influence for betterment of conditions. One of the most significant under takings in Portland at the present time is the construction by the rail roads of a huge freight terminal a Guild's lake, the first unit of which will be built lust as soon as dredging can be completed on property where tracks, machine shops, roundhouses, etc., are to be num. ah ounay ap proximating $1,000,000 will be made BAR ON ORIENTALS URGED British Colombia Held In Danger of Yellow Domination. WINNIPEG. Man.. Aug. 27. Per manent exclusion of all orientals from Canada was urged in a resolution dopted by the dominion trades and abor congress in annual session here today. F. W. Welsh of Vancouver declared that unless something was done now British Columbia would be nder the domination of orientals within 20 years. The congress also went on record as opposed to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese treaty. VETERANS SEE PRESIDENT Legionnaires Visit M. Mlllerand at Summer Home. PARIS, Aug. 27. (By the Asso ciated Press.) President Millerand today received the visiting delegation of the American Legion at the presi dential summer home at Rambouillet. This reception was the final cere mony of the visit of the legionnaires o France, which has covered 17 days given over to travel and otfioial cere monies of welcome. They will leave for Belgium tomorrow. ' demonstration was described as being -aimed in particular at Premier Kahr -and Chief of Police Poehner. - When first news that the demon stration was brewing reached Berlin fear was expressed that the Bavarian government faced a serious crisis, as -radical parties are well organized and : reported to be in a determined mood. The authorities had forbidden the : demonstration. M'orklnsmen J'rrTrnt Spmh. i Here in Berlin 7000 workmen or : ganised a procession yesterday and marched to Brandenburg, where War "Minister von Stein had been sched uled to speak under the auspices of the nationalist ex-soldiers' associa tion. The workingmen occupied the ' building in which-the speech was to -have been delivered, and General von Stein left Brandenburg without de livering his address. Detectives were at- work early SUSPECT ORDERED FREED Man Arrested In Alabama Proves Not 'One Wanted. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 27 On the strength of an Associated Press dispatch from Peoria, 111., today which Btated that authorities in that city had advised Birmingham police that Piedro Gussman. held here. Was not the Piedro Gussman charged in the Illinois city with killing his wifethe man was Immediately ordered re leased by Judge Abernathy. PEORIA. 111., Aug. 27. Piedro Gussman, held at Birmingham, Ala., at the request of Peoria authorities, who had been searching for a man of that name last November for the murder of his wife, is not the Piedro Gussman sought here, police declared this morning after inspecting a pho tograph of the Alabama suspect cent to Peoria from. Birmingham. upon this addition to the terminals o transcontinental lines' which connec the city with the worlii business. The last piece of property a por tion of the Reed college estate nas been nurchaeed for the terminal oper ations. Contracts lor tnis land are now nassinjr between rail cnieis oi tne vtriious Ur.t3 concerned ana no uuuui will ho ready for filing soon. At tne city hall papers are being prepared looking to the vacating of certain streets in the freight district, neces sarv for use in construction ot tne new "break-up" yards. By a large majority, the people voted authority to do this, and there Is no turtne hindrance to progress on this score Portland's supremacy as a railroad center is fixed. The Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the isiorthern fa ciflc. the Great Northern and the Spo kane, Portland & Seattle railroads are co-operating in the construction o the freight terminals. Action of th chiefs of these great systems in agreeing to construct so expensive an addition to their equipment is regard ed as indicative of their vision of th future, with this city gaining th ascendancy at a rapid rate, because of Its natural location on a water level grade, bringing about, after on of the hardest-fought battles in his tory. the celebrated victory for the port when the interstate commerc commission gave this city and Van couver. Wash., the benefit of a 10 per cent differential over Puget sound territory on an ireignt originatin south of the Snake river in the Colum bia river basin. Railroa'da to Help Portland. Recently the Northern Facific and the Great Northern systems, through Howard Elliott and Louis W. Hil chairmen, respectively, of their gen eral boards, announced their intentio of operating their own trains over th Spokane. Portland & Seattle road often called the North Bank, from Spokane direct to Portland. Whil final details have not been arrange as to how the properties will be han died, both chairmen have made i plain that Portland will be the galne by whatever final action is taken an that they intend to do everything i their power to help this city Meanwhile, aggressive measures ar being taken to make the port's faclli ties even more -complete than the are. the commission of public docks being engaged in the construction a 15,000-ton floating drydock wit five pontoons, augmenting the port's older drydock of 10.000 tons. The Port of Portland commission is busily engaged in maintaining the channel to the sea. Expenditure of millions of dollars during the past few years has provided thoroughly up-to-the-minute docks, terminals, etc., so that Portland's harbor is known the world over as one of the best. In Portland proper there is consid erable activity. The Willamette Iron & Steel works, a big industrial con cern, is engaged In the construction ' of a new concrete and steel plant that will run Into an expenditure of $500, 000. Not far distant is the scene of the Portland Vegetable Oil Mills com pany's activity, where its plant, to cost $450,000, is In process of building. Both of these Industrial enterprises are hoping to be-ready for business in their new locations this fall. Official announcements have been made b. the Northwestern Electric company and the Multnomah Lumber & Box company of extensions and ex pansions In their industries of large importance. The Northwestern Electric company will expend $4,000,000 in general ex tensions, plant equipment and im provements in its system from White Salmon, Wash., to Portland and In its various connections In some of the smaller towns -of Washington. This money will be expended over a period NDIA MOB IS RIDDLED (Continued From Fir.gt Paga.) Ernakulam, capital of the native state of Cochin) Friday. Nearly six lakhs oaa rupees (600,000 rupees, or normally about $190,000) were said o have been contained in the treas ury. The Moplahs, or native Moslems, released, prisoners from jail and forced two of them and a warden to accept the Mohammedan religion. They also carried off arms and am munition from the police station. A motor bus returning to Calicut from the disturbed area was attacked by Moplahs, who killed the driver and an attendant and set the vehicle on fire. SITTJATIOCV IS HELD GRAVE Detachment of Soldiers Reported to Be Cut Orr From liase. LONDON, Aug. 27. Conditions in the disturbed district south of Calicut, British India, were shown to be of considerable gravity in an official statement Issued at the Indian office here. This statement, based on a tele gram from Madras, filed early Friday, Btated that a mob of 2000 attacked the police in the town of Tirur and later clashed with a Leinster platoon, which dispersed the rioters with machine guns. Lieutenants Rowley and John son became separated from - their troops and were killed. Their bodies terribly mutilated, were subsequently tecovared. The battleship Canopus arrived at Calicut yesterday and the situation in that city is said to be qufet. Further south and east however, there have been a number of serious fights. . A detachment of soldiers at Malaparum, 35 miles southeast of Calicut, has been cut off from its base, but, is reported to be safe. Reports from a number of towns along the Malabar coast state that'looting continues and that public offices in many places have been looted by mobs. BOMBAY, British India, Aug. 27. (By the Associated Press.) Looting by riotous natives in southern India still continues, according to a message from Calicut. A band of fanatics was reported to have entered an estate at ?ullengode, where a European named Eaton was surprised in his bungalow and beheaded The bungalow then was burned. Eaton's wife had left the estate recently. It was also reported that an inspec tor of special reserve police was mur dered by Moplah rioters. The bodj wag thrown -into the river. Fall Breaks Man's "eck. SPARTANBURG, S. C, Aug. 27. B. C. Caldwell. Spartanburg business man, stumbled on railroad crossing today, struck his chin on one of the steel rails and broke his neck. He died within a few minutes. S. A H. green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel" Co., coal and wood. Main 851: 560-21. Adv. BUY DIAMONDS From DIAMOND CLEARING HOUSE We Buy. Sell and Exchange DIAMONDS Also loan money on your diamonds and Jewelry. Government licensed and bonded brokers. SSS WASHINGTON TT.. 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