PORTLAND,! OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOL. X. NOV 44.
55
MILLIONS
WANTED
OR
NEEDS OF S. P.
Facing Suit for Dissolution of
Combination With Central
Pacific, Sproule Would
Borrow Big Sum on Most
Favorable Terms.
OLD NOTES FALL DUE,
NEW WORK PRESSING
Exposition of 1915 and Open
ing of Panama Canal Make
Important Work Necessary
at This Time, He Says in
Application.
(By ttrcr international News 8rTlre.) -fian
Francisco, Feb. 7. In the face
of federal action that may tear asunder
tli Southern Pacific railroad system
In California, the 'company has made
arrangements to finance all Improve
roenta necessary) to meet the extraord
inary requirements of the Fanama
Pacffic exposition and the Panama
canal evening by filing with the Cali
fornia railroad commission an appll
. ration to lejine $55,000,000 In 20 year,
l C per cent bonds. This is the largest
financial undertaking California has
known in many yesrs, and by far the
moit Important petition that has ever
been ad J refined to the railroad commis
sion. On Monday, In compliance with a re
quest for the earliest possible hearing,
the rnilmad commission-will hear the
-explanation and the argument of the
. Southern Pacific's representatives, and
within a feW days afterward. It is ex
pneted, wishes of the commission will
lie made known. - ,
Work Depends on Bonds. .
F.very Important undertaking that
the Southern Pacific has planned dur
,Ing the past two or three years is In
voived to some extent In this explana
lion. . Some of the more important
items are:
The double tracking of the Southern
Pacific! from Benecia lo Ogden, in
preparation for the traffic of 1915.
The purchase of millions of dollars
worth of new equipment, some of which
iia-ifMaj been acquired. '
The construction of extensions Into
Minimum Wage for
Women Is in Effect
Baling of . Welfare Commission Pro
Tides S8J5 Per Week fox Experi
enced and 8 8 Inexperienced Workers.
Hereafter It will be unlawful to
work any woman employe more than
54 hours a week, and employers will
be required to pay experienced, women
workers not less than $8.25, and inex
perienced workers not less than 16 a
week. This is the ruling of the State
Industrial Welfare Commission, state
wide in Its scope, which went into ef
feet yesterday.
It is the fifth order to be issued by
the commission, and affects those not
affected by previous orders. Regula
tions for women employed in the In
dustrles in' Portland are already in
operation, while the order taking er-
fect . yesterday applies to the wnoie
state.
It will be unlawful, according to tbe
now rule, to work women later than
8:30 o'clock at night except when ab
solutely necessary. Telephone and
telegraph operators, confectionery
stores, restaurants and hotels are not
affected.
. Rev, Edwin V. O'Hara of the com
mission said last night that the state
wide ruling is being generally ob
served, according to fnformation that
he had received during the day.
"At first it was thought that the
ruling was to work considerable hard
ship on the employers," said Father
O'Hara. "but they are now realizing
such -is not the case. From what
can learn,' the ruling is meeting: with
cordial response, and I think you will
find that it is being generally ob
served." '
New Haven Inquiry
Resolution Passed
(Courlmlrd on Page Two. Colnmn Two)
West Orders Torch ,
to Gaming Tables
ANNIVERSARY
OF
lERTA'S REVOLT
"HEY, MISTER. YOU DROPPED SOMETHJNG?
SET FOR UPRISING
Year Ago Tomorrow Dictator
Plotted to Overthrow and
Kill Madero; the Latter
Friends Planned Reprisal.
TROOPS GUARD PALACE,
MOUNT GUNS IN STREET
Group of Federal Officers Ar-
rested in Guadeloupe on
Conspiracy Charge.
Governor Bends Beprsssntatlvs to
jEaJcet to Bum Gambling parapher
nalia Seised at Copparfleld.
Salem, Or., Feb. 7. There is to be
ft big bonfire in Baker tomorrow morn
ing,. Faro tables, roulette wheels, and
all 'other gambling parapheneralla
taken by Colon si B. K. Law son when he
'cleaned up Copperfleld and Huntington
a short time ago, are to go up in
; smoke.
Governor West announced today that
he' was sending! a man from here to
Baker to touch the match to the last
evidences of Copperfleld' s gay times.
It will be the end of the equipment
used during the palmy! days when Cop
perfleld was the plaything of, a saloon
gang, before Governor West exhausted
his patience waiting- for the Baker
county officials to enforce the laws,
and. finally took a hand himself and
cleaned out the place.
Neuhuys, the r a Inter, Is Dead.
Locarno, Switzerland, 'Feb. 7. A1-
bert Neuhuys, the well known Dutch
painter, died. here today. :
Horris' Flan to Proceed Against the
Railroad Corporation Is Approved
by Senate, .
Washington, D. C. Feb. 7. The
Norria resolution calling for an inves
tigation of the New Haven system
was adopted by the senate today aftar
it was made clear that Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds would not proceed on
his own initiative. The resolution de-
Imands an answer to these questions:
First, what became of the funds of
said company invested In the various
enterprises and corporations mentioned
in the opinion of Interstate commerce
commission numbered 2384, case num
bered 48.45 entitled "Tho New England
investigation in the matter of rates,
classifications, regulations and prac
tices of carriers," submitted May 20,
1913, and decided June 20, 1913.
Second, whether the persons author
izing .suH?iff" stment of the funds of
said cqfL&rftnd the person or per
sons receiving the benefit thereof are
liable to punishment under existing
laws.
Third, whether under existing laws
such funds so invested can be recov
ered on behalf of the stockholders of
said company.
Fourth, what legislation if any Is
necessary to prevent the recurrence of
similar transactions.
Senator Newlands, chairman of the
Interstate commerce committee, said
he had talked with Attorney General
McReynolds, who said the offenses
came under state law and could ..only
De prosecuted in the state courts.
(United Prrn Lared Wire.)
Mexico City, Mex., Feb. 7. Con
stantly surrounded by troops, both in
the national palace and at home, while
machine guns on the house tops
guarded every avenue of approach to
the palace and the arsenal, General
victoriano Huerta, Just a year after
he seized the presidency, tonight had
left no stone unturned to make a last
desperate stand, a bloody one, if need
be, against the rebels without and
withim
Soldiers were everywhere in the city
ana guns were mounted at every pos
sible point. Huerta constantly con-
lerrea with his advisers and everv. con
ceivable martial move was made to in
timidate the people. Wholesale arrests
of clerks and working men suspected
of. being connected with th nlnt
showed the grim Cetermination of the
dictator to put down the revolt at any
cost.
It was evident from the feverish ac
tivity of the military tnat Huerta was
prepared fo give a- good account of
himself, should the predicted coup d'
etat be attempted tonight or tomorrow
unless, of course, his, own men should
turn against him.
J Croadelonpa pijot Kipped.
Thirty arrests wer made todav at
Guadeloupe, including many officers
of the federal garrison there charged
witn piotiing 10 anow tne rebels to
enter Mexico City from that direction.
A large quantity of arms and ammunl
tion found concealed In Santa Clara,
suburb near Guadeloupe, was seized
and confiscated. The coming of the
federals Into the two small towns
frightened the inhabitants and scores
of them fled Into the bills. The fed
eral batteries set up a:
loupe tn the first excitement early
today were maintained there tonight.
xuexicu v-ity lomgnc was tne scene or
intense, activity and excitement. To
impress the people, Huerta kept his
troops moving and artillery was on
display at every possible vantage point.
ine soldiers guarding the palace and
the arsenal and Huerta's residence
were ordered to sleep on their arms.
Animated groups of natives lurked in
the shadows talking over the situation
in wTHspers and the usual Saturday
night merrymaking of the capital was
missing.
In the foreign colonies there was lit
tle visible excitement, but the defense
organizations held meetings and saw
Agricultuf al Bill
Is Passed by Senate
Government Aid for State College x
pertinent Stations Provided for In
Measure Adopted Testerday.
. Washington, Feb. 7. The senate
passed this afternoon the agricul
tural extension bilL It provides for
government aid to state college ex
perlment stations. r '
Y For the first year $400,000 is ap
propriated and for eacn succeeding
year $600,000 more until a total of
$3,000,000 annually is reached."
By a vote of 82 to 23 the Jones
amendment was. rejected. .It would
have made the same provision for
negro as for white colleges;
LEI
IN STATE SCHOOLS
ORDERED
DROPPED
Radical Ruling of Board of
Curricula Affects Agricul
tural College and Univer
sity of Oregon.
TOLLS REPEAL
A GRAVE ERROR
Si
ACTION TAKEN UPON
GROllND OF ECONOMY
Saving of $12,000 Annually
Will. Follow It Is
Claimed.
i UIN ANNOUNCES
HIMSELF CANDIDATE
FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
and Effective Form of
Government.
(Concluded on Page Six, Colnmn Two)
R6und-Up Buckaroo
Is Shot and Killed
Velson Pope, 18 Tears Old, Slays Half
Breed at Pope Banco, Hear John
Day. t
John Day, Or., Feb. 7. In a drunken
row,, about 6 o'clock this afternoon.
Velson Pope, 18 years old. son of a
weU known pioneer, shot and killed
Jim Green, a half breed Indian. . The
shooting occurred at the Pope ranch, a
few miles out of John Day.
Portland Contains
270,527 People
rignre Zs Baaed on Vow Directory;
Aooepted Multiple of SH Being TTssdj
- - Estimate Declared Pair. , -
Portland has a population of 270,627.
This-is the estimate that has been
arrived at by H. T. Hutchinson, local
I manager of the Polk Directory com-
Makes Plea for Simplified janjr- d Secured to t, a very
1 fail- anrl mnlArvntlvA flcrur T im
based on a multiple of 2, an accept
ed standard for such computations,
for the total number of Individual
names of the alphabetical portion of
the directory, which contains 120,234.
"The department of oommerce and
labor bureau of the census estimates
.the population of Portland within tbe
corporate limits on January 1, 1914, at
254,485," said Mr. Hutchinson, but as
we disregard all arbitrary boundary
lines in making: our canvass,, taking In
all the territory adjoining the city and
properly a part of the same, as well
as the suburbs of Linn ton, Mllwaukle
and St. Johns, we consider the esti
mate very conservative."
The estimate of the Polk Directory
company does not show a very ' great
increase over . the figures for Port
land's p6pulation' at the beginning of
1913, which was 266,116. the Increase
being "but 4411. The new directory
will be issued February 20.
EDWARD
C.
The departments of civil engineer
ing in both the Oregon Agricultural
college and the University of Oregon
were ordered eliminated by the board
of higher curricula, in executive ses
sion last night, following a public
hearing held during the afternoon at
the Portland academy on the proposl
tion of transferring the civil engineer
ing department or the college to the
university.
under the ruling, which ts one of
the . most radieal ever made by the
board, and wholly unexpected, no stu
dents will be allowed to matriculate in
the department hereafter and as soon
as those now taking the oourse either
quit or graduate,-the department will
be dropped entirely. Thereafter no
branch of the course will be taught
at the university and at the college
only parts of the course as affect other
engineering departments will be con
tlnued.
fcconomy Zs Aim.
In explaining their action members
of the board say they took action on
the grounds of economy, and for the
additional reason that they believe tbe
call for the course is not sufficient to
warrant the UDbllldina- of a first class
civil engineering department either at
tbe college or university, and hey
could not be content with less. The
immediate saving to the state, they
BAKER OF
CASH!
E
R COMPANY
IS
TODAY'S SUNDAY JOURNAL
Consists of
yese.
SECTION ONE TEN PAGES
I. P. Would In 185,000,000 in Bond.
Civil ZuftaMTiag Corta ta be Abol
lih4. . . .,
ChtmberUia Advocate Free Toll.
UK. I Independent Gubernatorial
Candidate.
Good Kond Kootint in Valley Coun
tio. .
Wilson's Policy BeMiurtr.f to Bail
Rci Feitivol Plant Dovalop.
Crioit for Stair Cajnoeim Hear.
Ranaona for Increased Taxes. .
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10.
IMa-aat of School Surrey Prepared.
Plana for Lincoln's Birthday Oslabra.
tion.
Mulkey Outlines Tideland Case.
Oeore C. Brownell Out tot Governor.
Deliver? of Anns to Eebela Ordered.
.Homesteaders Urge Amendments to
M. O. A. Ski Club's Hoed trl.
Trl-BUte Y. M. O. A; Convention it
view of p. X. KafJiieu's Bemarfc
able Life.
News of the Vortbwest.
Xontague and U'Bea Debate Issues.
SECTION TWO EIGHT PAGES.
I. .
4.
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Pate.
Cooperative Store at Seed Sueeeaaful.
The Weak ia the Beauty Market.
Editorial.
City Maws ia Brief.
Pace.
. 7.
Maiket and Plflsnolal Hew.
Twun Able Acgrecatioa.
Seattle Hews Letter.
rederej Leeme 1
Chances Made In
S. M. A. A. C. Election Tuesday.
SECTION THREETEN PAGES.
Pace
la Thriving.
Football Rules
AU-Suur Bajketha.il Team Named.
For the Coos Player.
3. Additional Snort Haw.
4-t. Claiaiflod AdTertiaementt
marine jievrs.
10.
Pa
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Pace.
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SECTION FOUR EIGHT PAGES.
Bareness de Vaughan Would Sell Home
Theatrical Hews and Goetip,
Mews of TU Mories.
The Week in University and Collate.
Proposed Trmffio Ordinance Explained.
The Xocacmy of Hard Surfaced High-
waya.
Tff.,H-fi,l S? t8f AutomobUUt,
we suuiMBioa -rxseswa &aTM.
7. Mews From Foreign Capitals.
Schools' Portfand's Publl
SECTION FIVE EIGHT PAGES.
rage.
Where Marriafe aad Divorce Are Easy.
Hews of Society.
Mrsioal Hews and Reviews.
Hews of Women's Clubs.
7.
a.
with the Social Service Orranizatioaa.
Parent-Teacher Association Hews.
new own ana xaetr Authors,
In tne Current Maguines.
SECTION SIX (MAGAZINE)
aartna wasningtca ocx xanea
Sentinel. .
Simon L'Ouvrier. ' I
By Geuverneur Morris.
What r Trey Were Souur Whea They
Were Tweatr-One,
Harlem, the Haven ef the Have-Hots.
Conflicting Ptra Toed Laws.
ay (juries wesiay in
William H. Tft. cn Tendencies
. Today. .
of
TEN PAGES.
Every Day Smna
Advioe on Social Cuatoma.
Creasing Basques for the Bride.
French Fashion Hotel.
Seaiaas for the needlewoman.
.. . By Adelaide Byrd
Whea Linoola Hodo the Circuit.
, By fiollin Xerby
SECTION SEVEN (COMIC) FOUR PAGES.
; S.
9,
10.
W. S. ITRen of Oregon City formal
ly announced himself yesterday as an
independent candidate for governor of
Oregon.
"I want to help make the government
of Oregon efficient on the executive and
administrative side," said the man
who is associated in the minds of
people throughout the nation with the
origination of tbe Initiative and recall
and other features of the Oregon
system.
"I jvant to help get such laws that
there will be no such thing as un
employment In Oregon, and that there
may be honorable work for all when
ever they want it, regardless of how
they "spent last week's wages. I want
to help get a system of roads state
highways, hard surfaced, on both sides
of the Willamette valley, and a state
road beginning at Jackson county, ex
tending through, southeastern and
eastern Oregon, thence to the. Colum
bia -river and west to Portland, with
Oreen was employed at the PoDe I laterals extending to all county seats.
ranch to break wild norses, and on his I' Would Abolish Stat Senate,
return yesterday rom ainp to John ..j BhaU make the abolition of the
xjay. ne a huuwl, ui imoxicaung state senate and proportional repre
liquor with him. The liquor is held
responsible for the tragedy.
Pope gave himself up, and is held
on an'open charge., pending an inquest,
which win oe neia nere,
Oreen was noted for his prowess as
a buckaroo, arid was T star performer
at the Pendleton Bound-Up last year.
He is survived by a wife and a child
about one year old.
The shooting was done with a re
volver.
Poor Italian Girl
Wears $2000 Bauble
Her Mother Ticks TJp Actress Dia
mond and Pearl Hairpin, Girt Wears
It Month, Pwti It for $33.
New York, Feb. 7. Anna Held's
12000 diamond and pearl collapsible
hairpin, which she lost on the nignlSf.
January 1 while walking, from a res
taurant to the stage door of the Casino
theatre, was recovered today in a
pawnshop at Twenty-eighth street
and Second avenue. It was picked up
by an Italian woman soon after being
dropped by Miss Held and for almost a
month was worn daily by the daughter
of the finder, who finally pawned it
for (25. i
v
if CONTEIf
Appointment of Receiver for
Concern Additional Legal
ClarhpApplied.
YS
SENATOR
hamberlain in Statement on
Proposed Abandonment of
Free Tolls for American
Coastwise Vessels, Ex
plains Entire Situation.
U. S. MUST MAINTAIN ITS
POSITION EVEN TO WAR
Treaty Not Violated. Decided
by Congress, by Ex-President
Jaft, Ex-Secretary
State Knox; Shipping Re
quires Some Bonus.
(Concluded on Pace Two, Colnmn Poor)
Federal Transport
Sunk; 150 Drowned
Rebels pheU Vessel Crossing San
tiago Slver at Tepic, Sinking Her
and Browning' Most of Passengers.
" Mexico City, Mexico, Feb. 7. Rid-
p Sunr Btraala.
By H. E. Bmrd -Ph. D.
nouns ua xieeipeev i or a week.
ZJU leutmis were uivoaia tiic oau
tlago river at Tepic today sank and
150 of the federals were drowned.
Advices here tonight are that 6000
rebels - are' moving from Zacatecas to
t 1 VUl. In hid .tt.olr tn
. -1S1U VI TT L 1 1 ti l . . 1 A u.0 , "
sentation parts of my platform when
the measures are placed before the
Deople. Mr, u'rtens piatrorm. an
nounced yesterday, Is as follows:
To the voters of Oregon I have de
cided to be an independent candidate
for eovernor. though for many years I
have been a Kepublican, and voted for
the party candidates when they were
even moderately progressive. But for
the following reasons I shall not seek
the party nomination.
(1) The measures necessary to
complete what is called the Oregon
system are essentially people's meas
ures rathr than the prqperty of any
political party, many of them opposed
to the Republican farty. These meas
ures provide for conduct of the gov
ernment by officials who are directly
responsible to all tne people, instead of
to a party organization for their first
allegiance.
(2) All the standpatters and reac
tionaries who made up the anti-Statement
fio. one and assembly crowd, in
1910. and who, as they boasted in 1909
in the Oregonian. would "put the knife
into each and ail who declare for
Statement one," are a anxious now
as ever to put that same knife Into
me. They are as bitterly opposed now
as they were in 1910 ta the actual
use of tbe initiative and referendum,
to the corrupt practices act. to the
recall, and' to all the people's power
measures at which they still sneer as
"Urenism" and the "urenic theory
of government. j
Good Heads Urged.
(3) I "would rather have those gen
tlemen fighting me from the front as
open enemies because of the meas
ures I stand for. than knifing me from
my own ranks, as they have done for
many , years past with all Republican
Candidates who were known to be pro
gressive. - ' : . '
I respectfully ask to be elected on
the following pledges, and on my leg
islative record as an advocate of the
people's power- In the government of
Oregon. . - '
If I am elected . I will advocate im
mediate enactment by the legislature.
New Municipality
in Hood Valley
Citizens .Take Advanced Action in
Order to Get Another IJght and
Power Plant for District.
Hood River, Or r"eb. 7. At a mas.
meeting of 300 citizens of Halley, held
Saturday afternoon, a motion was
unanimously passed to form a
municipality of the lower
section of Hood River valley,
covering about eight square milts
for trie purpose of bonding the terri
tory for the installation of an electrle
light and power plant. A committee
appointed was instructed to organize
with the commission form of govern
ment. ,
The new municipality will extend t
present city limits and contain a pop
ulation of 4500, with about four mil
lion dollars assessed valuation. The
committee reported on t je engineers'
report that $100,000 will construct a
complete electric system capable of
generating 3000 horsepower, which Is
about five times the capacity the old
companies now in the field are gen
et ating.. The report shows that light
could e furnished at one half present
rates.
The complex state of affairs sur
rounding the 'United State Cashier
company, against which a stockhold
ers' suit for an accounting was filed
Wednesday, reached high water mark
yesterday afternoon and last night.
In' the afternoon a receiver was ap
pointed to take charge of the corpora
tion's tangible property and in the
evening Edward C. Baker was-arrested '
for contempt of court. Coupled with
the restraining order Issued early yes
terday morning, a legal tangle has en
sued which can only be unraveled by
by Circuit Judge Gatens.
As a result of the petition praying
for the appointment of a receiver,
James K. Hunt of the Wellesley Court
apartments, retired hardware mer
chant, former state senator and ex
police commissioner, was appointed to
the receivership yesterday afternoon
by Circuit Judge Gatens.
Mr. Hunt went to the Kenton fac
tory of the United States Cashier com
pany about 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon armed with the authority of the
court to take charge of the property.
He found that despite the injunction
granted by Judge Davis yesterday the
work of packing and loading the ma
chinery and dies used in the manufac
ture of computing machines had pro
ceeded unchecked.
Demanding that all the property of
the company be turned over to him In
his capacity of receiver he met with a
(Concluded on Peze Four. Colnmn One)
New Hospital Will
RiseinUpperAlbina
pirst Unit of Smmannal Structure Win
Honse 76 Patients, Will Cost 946,000,
- and Will Be Pive Stories nigh.
. Work on a new Hospital for Portland
will be commenced in a few days. The
first unit of the structure will accom
modate 76 'patients and will cost ap
proximately $45,000. It will be located
at Commercial street and Graham ave
nue. Upper Albina.
The building will be the new home
of the Emmanuel hospital, now located
in a. rented building at Tenth and Tay
lor, on the west Miae, operated by the
Emmanuel Charity Association of the
Columbia conference. of tbe Augustana
Synod" of the Lutheran church.
The building committee, composed of
Rev. Carl J. Renhard. Rev. if. Ef Sand-
stedt. J. W. Hawklqs and David E.
Lofgren, purchased for the association,
some time ago, a site with a frontage
of 270 feet on Commercial street and
190 feet on Graham avenue and 160
feet on Stanton street, and during the
week tentative plans for the first unit
of the building were completed by the
architects.
The building will be 45 by 110 feet
and five stories in height. It will be
of reinforced concrete with light brick
facing.
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(Concinded on Pace Fire. Column Firei
AU Radinm Ores
to Be Sold to U. S.
Senator Walsh of Montana Would
Establish Government Control of
All Carnottto Deposits.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 7. Senator
Walsh of Montana today Introduced a
bill giving- the gornment absolute
control of all radium bearing' ores in
this eountry and providing for free
distribution of the radium to cancer
victims through hospitals having spe
cial facilities and expert treatment of
this disease.
Senator Walsh's bill provides that
all deposits of carnotlte, pitch Mend
or other radium bearing ores in suffi
cient quantities for extraction Inlands
belonging -to the United States shall
be subject to exploration, occupation
and purchase under the mining laws
on the condition that the radium bear
ing ores, shall be exclusively sold and
delivered to the United States.
'Aeroplane" Tries
to See President
Persists ia Showing Wilson how to
Volplane and Is Taken to Asylum
for Observation.
Washington, Feb. 7. Police endeav
ored tonight to get in touch with rel
atives of Edwin Tanner; who describ
ed himself as an "aeroplane" and who
was taken from the White House to
th insane asylum for observation-
late today when he persisted in his
demand to be ' permitted to- show the
Dresident how he could volplane.
Tanner gave nis residence as Oak
land. Cat. He will be held at the asy
lum for observation pending efrorts
to communicate with relatives. He
has $1022 in his pockets.
Crown Prince Would
Visit United States
Pre&erich WOhelm of Germany Wants
to Shoot Grizzlies and So tho aorta
Padflo Coast and Alaska,
Berlin, Feb. 7. Crown Prince Fred
ericn Wllhelm of. Germany wants to
visit the United States, unofficially,
and hunt grizzly bear in the Rockies.
He also wants to see the Pacific north
west and Alaska. Ambassador Gerard
tonight admitted that the - crown
prince had expressed a desire to go to
America, but obviously, Gerard 'said,
he could not discuss tho matter. ,
Hawpii Is Dumping
Ground for Japanese
Complaints to State Department Charge
Island Planters With Encouraging
Immigration of Orientals..
Washington, D. C, Feb. 7.-Corn-
plalnts that Hawaii is being mad a
"dumping ground" for Japanese and
that the Philippines are utilised as a
sort of "underground railroad base
for immigration of Japanese to Pa
cific territory have been placed before
the state department, "it was learned
tonight. Sugar and pineapple planta
tion owners In Hawaii are charged
with encouraging, if not actually sld
ing Japanese immigration.
The state department has been told
it is alleged, that of lo.zoo Japanese
who were admitted to this country
in 1913, more than 6,000 settled in
Hawaii.
(Waeblncton Buiwaa of -Tlte JonrBsL) '
Washington. Feb. 17. Senator
Chamberlain when asked for a stats
ment In reference to the proposed re
peal of the clause It the Panama
canal act exempting coast wine vessels
from .payment of tolls at the canal,
said : - -j .
"It Is unfortunate for the country
that agitation is orr foot to bring
about repeal of the clause In the act '
f fAugust 24, 1912, "exempting coast
wise vessels from payment of tolls.
Thlre is no question but what thera ?
are international complications which -make
the subject a delicate one at
this particular. Juncture, but a truly
American policy demands that Xhat
art should stand as it was enacted In
spite of these complications. Ths
United States ought to maintain Us
position aTt any hazard or cost.
"It is insisted by those who would
repeal the clause, firsts that it ts lu
violation of the . Hay-Pauncefoto
treaty, and second, that 'it is an In
direct payment of a subsidy to- ves-"-sels
engaged in coastwise shipping
which It Is. asserted now have a
monopoly of this business. In an
swer to the first objection ths ques
tion of treaty violation was discussed'
at great length both In -the- senate
and in the house prior to the time
the law was enacted and It was de
termined by an - overwhelming vote
In both tbe senate and, house that ths -.enactment
of the law wm in no senas
trf tim 'weig 'J-Mu'lthHyf ths treaty.
If was not a party question but ns
or national import. -
Taft and Knox Approved Act.
"Not only wss this view- taken
by congrens but the then president of
tbe United States as well as the sec
retary of state, both "of whom were
and are distinguished, constitutional
lawyers, maintained the same View.
The firs in his approtal of the act
as passed and .the second Jn tii an
swer to ths protest, of Earl Grey.
Further than that tbe supreme court '-
or the United states in passing upon
the treaty provision between tbs
Unite States and Great Britain rr
much like the one In question,' held
that It was not a violation of ths
terms of the treaty that tho legisla
ture of " Texas discriminated In .favor '
of American vessels engaged In navi
gating the waters of that state.
The consensus of opinion through
out the United States sustains ths
view that. there is no sound basis for
tbe argument) that the law violates
any treaty obi I gay oris and amongst
other distinguished Jurists who have
taken the same view might be
mentioned ex-Secretary of Stats lch
ard OIney. who In a masterly addrsss
maintained the right of congress to
enact the law under consideration.
Party Pledge Cited,
Aside from the question of treaty
stipulations there are! compelling po
litical, military and A economic rea
sons why the party i now In power
should not undertakes to repeal the
free tolls provision, nor as i view it,
even to suspend its operation. As so
ably argued lo The' Journal soma
days ago, the Democratic party is
pledged In its Baltimore platform ts
the doctrine declared. In ths very law
which It Is now proposed to repeal.
"What becomes of our treaty with "
Panama under which the Canal Zone
was acquired if there Is to be a
repeal, of 'this act,, for that treaty
provides for tbs passage of ths ves
sels of that republic 'through tbs
canal without the payment of tolls'
and the .treaty was mads without any
protest from Great RritalnT Are ws
to violate our treaty obligations which
have made possible the acquirement
of ths jterritory. througtf which ths
canal was built? What becomes of our
right to; utilize the canal for military
purposes? Are we to be denied ths
(Canclndrd eo 1'afs Vine. Co In ma roar)
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