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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 29, 1917: I WILL EFFECT PRO MINENT IN ALLIED WAR COU NCI L ; IN NATIONAL LIFE Emergency Paves Way for Changes That Are Ordi narily Termed Radical. The Theatre Beautiful 6th St. at Washington 4 days commencing today, 10:30 a. m. OUTLOOK IS PROMISING Tli Age-Old rear of "Government In terference With Eaainais" Weak ened Beyond Recovery. WAR NEW RELATIONSHIPS Ml ( j ..J l IL, r- f U I m n Washington, April 28 (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Control of food prices by the govern ment; control of the distribution of the products, and fixing of minimum Drices to be paid to the grower are questions now calmly discussed in! congress. Secretary Houston of the depart- i mervt of agriculture has suggested j these things ae part of the war pro- j gram. He has made only a ripple, and It seems likely that the power to do j these things will be conferred. A few years ago scarcely any of the senators who now debate the best means of applying such a law could have hinted i at such a thing without facing politi- , -xai anmnuauon. This should whafthe war view is do- Ing to long cherished ideas in Ameri- : ean life. To say that America will never be the same as the result of the world war is to repeat. a trite truth. It may. be doubted whether any who ; try to indicate the changes can give ' any clear view or wnai is i ioiiow. ' New Domestic Outlook. i a t i 1 1 v trio tin n n.'i is nianftn uuun the -new and closer relationship which, .this country, it is assumed, will bear toward the nations of the old world. Vnit a a the new nil t look on world af- ; fairs promises to be, it Is still more difficult to estimate oncoming events ; In ttie purely domestic sphere. i y Already the query is being asked. ! ' Vint f tn.-.V roilioal nntinntl am nrlrA I T. . Ill' I. aui'll I . . i . 1. ' ...... v .j w . . . .fixing become-grounded; in the national policy? If the thing works well in I war. time, prevents extortion. Insures ? fair distribution and confers benefit to : the common welfare, will not a demand arise for it in time of peace to follow? "Interference" Doctrine Punctured. a In such an event the old fear of ! government "interference with busi ness" is likely to' be weakened and a i new era based on war experience arise 'In its pi&ce. No one can tell how far I lUl L L 1 H y will rniiifi. uvvciir ( ment operation of ships, coal mines, manufacturing plants, railroads and ' like activities wild in a short time ..produce profound changes in thought and policy. . ; Along with Jt might easily come a close examination of the whole prob lem of governmental taxation. The taxing power is reaching In all direc tions to pay the cost of the war. The taxes are to be heavy in war time, and 'will be heavy after the war Is over. ! Bo far the tax program Is largely one o securing revenue from production lertergies, particularly Incomes and profits. Ultimately it may lead to ) consideration of other means of dl rect taxation, including land. taulr wihidned Ideas Pass. 5Ct When the nation is straining every -nerve toward increasing production, 'and official from president down are -urging the use of land, there Is likely to be less and less patience with 'those who tie up the productive en- ftifflA r9 thA rntintrw in lfirr lnnri .-'holdings, with speculative values at tached. There can hardly be a sys tematic, spirit' toward the land specu- ia-imr,in suujl bui i uuuuuiga. , So President Wilson's echoing call to democracy the world over Is likely to have full -play for reflex action at home. Old fashioned ideas are going to smash In congress day by day, with few protesting voices to pay them nono?. "War Measures" preferred. ' Only war measures are to be con sidered, at the extra session or con gross. But "war measures" is an elas tic term, since the business, commerce arid agriculture of the country are so closely related to the conduct of the wo,?. . Apparently the program of the ees Ion Will include all bills which the president and his advisers believe will stimulate the production of the coun try and make it most effective on the -world tage. Such matters as amend--ment of the federal reserve law. In tended to strengthen the nation's fi nancial ability: improvements to rivers And harbors that will assist in mo blitzing the country's resources, and measures to- bring increased acreage for the production of crops are clearly within the list. "j ' Matters of local Importance must 'wait for the regular session, at least. Congress will not take up general leg . Islatiott. Matters which can bring themselves within the definition of aiding the country in the war will be considered, and other things will not be, v Woman Suffrage Gains. - Woman suffrage, by the "state method" Is marching steadily ahead Six states, by the action of their legislatures this year, have given worn n the right to vote for president and vice president, and all but one of these at the same time granted municipal suffrage. This makes a total of 18 states , where women will hereafter have the right to vote, for president, and in . Arkansas they have been given the right to participate In party primaries ' Within the last 10 days or two weeks - Rhode Island, Michigan and Nebraska have been added to the . presidential urfrage list. V This :dvance had been encouraging . to those who are working for national suffrage, Eery state added brings more "votes' in congress Into line, and . adds weight to the arguments for the , national amendment. In the hearing recently given by the senate commit tea Miss Rankin, the congresswoman from Montana, made an analysis of the state constitutions to show how 3CZ I'boU by American Pre Awoclatiou. Arthur J. Balfour, British foreign minister; Cecil Spring-Rice, British ambassador to the United States, and Hugh Gibson of the state department. difficult it would be to gain suffrage In all the states by state action. Constitution Amending Difficult. For example, New Hampshire's con stitution can be amended only by a convention, and conventions must be at least seven years apart. Fourteen states require amendments to pass two successive legislatures before they go to the people. . Mississippi and South Carolina require an amendment to be passed by the legislature, then by the people, and then again by the legis lature. Two-thirds, three-fifths and three-fourths majorities are required to pass most of the legislatures. New Mexico surpasses all' the rest In the precautions taken to protect ' its constitution from reckless amendment. A three-fourths vote of the legislature is- the first step, then a three fourths vote of the people to ratify, and a two-thirds majority In each county. Thirty-four per cent of the voters In any one of the counties is enough to kill the amendment. EXISTENCE OF GERMAN E UPON BRAZILIAN COAST SAID TO EXIST Responsible Plantation Own er Vouches for Statement Rendezvous Is Maintained COZY DAIRY LUNCH ' - 323 Washington St. - ' Wear Sixth v Choice Steaks T-Bone 40c. Tenderloin -SOc. Small Club 20c. Small Sirloin 15 c. Select Roast Beef . or Baked v , Sugar Ham 15c, Sich Waffles or Hotcakes a U hours IOC. Delicious , Coffee. Pies,. Pas tries and " JJUb BHOBT 0 SEB8 AST TZSGB roruzjut FKXCX8 HOPE OF RESCUING ENTOMBED MINERS NEARLY ABANDONED A Loss of Life Connected With Mine Fire at Hastings Be lieved to Be 120. Rio de Janeiro. April 28. (U. P.) After numberless rumors and uncon firmed reports regarding naval bases said to have been established by Ger man raiders and submarines on the coast of Brazil, what appears to be a reliable story of such a base has reached this city. The story is vouched for by Colonel Jose Maria da Sllva, proprietor of a large plantation on tne Ilha de Maraca, which is said to have been the rendezvous of several Ger man ships at various times since the beginning of the war. The Ilha de Macara Is separated from the northern coast of Brazil by the Carrapaparls channel. Three Ger man warshtps anchored In this channel for several days during the first year of the war, and have used the hiding place several times since, the last time being during February this year. Fresh Meat Secured, He declared that fresh meat was fur nished the ships by several cattle rais ers, that the ships to'ok water and made .repairs.- Tropical jungle climbs precipitous slopes of land, so that ships masts or funnels are completely obscured when the ship lies close In to shore. Colonel Silva reported that officers from the first German ships to use the hiding place embarked in gasoline launches and made careful soundings of the channel and the entire neigh borhood of the island, and that they made detailed maps from their obser vations. With the publishing of Colonel Silva"s statements the Brazilian cruis er "Tymbra" was dispatched to the scene tc verify the story and protect Brazilian neutrality. V &alUrs Still Active, Reports indicating that the raiders are still active in the South Atlantic continue to arrive, the latest being a telegram irom jseiem, a city near the mouth of the Amazon, saying that a naval battle had been fought within sight of the city. The report stated that it was believed that the- engage. ment was fought between the French cruiser "Greydon" and th German raider. Hastings. Col., April 28. U. P.) Hastings mourns the death of a hundred and twenty fathers, husbands and brothers tonight. Hope of rescuing any of the 120 men who went down into the black maw of the Victor-American mine yesterday morning, little suspecting tnat death lurked there, has beer. it virtually abandoned. Fifteen gruesome, charred, unrecog nizable shapes which yesterday were men brought out by the helmet squads, have convinced the 300 grief crazed women and children, who have been dumbly watching the ugly gash in the snow covered hillside, hoping against hope that a miracle might save 'their men," that there is no hope. Rescue Worker Are Handicapped. Tonight seven squads of rescue workers were working with undi minished energy, attempting to reach the fire which handicaps their work and must be extinguished before tho imprisoned men whether they are dead or alive can be reached. State and company officials were investigating the disaster, with a view to ascertaining Its real cause. Wild rumors of German and Aus trian plots have been circulating in the mining district since the holocaust occurred. Company officials, however refuse to confirm these reports, and are backed up In their refusal by state mining officials, who declare that no definite Information will be available until the fire is extinguished and In vestigators can be sent down into the shaft. Italian Contract Is Denied. One report that the Victor company, operators of the mine, has been fur nishing coal under contract to the Italian government, was flatly denied by company officials. I The fire continues to rage, nearly a mile back under the hillside. Prelim inary observation by rescuers lndi dicates that the tiif Is the after-effevt of an explosion which In turn precipi tated a series of explosions. The writ ten' report of James IL Davis, fire boss, to the. effect that at 6 o'clock Friday morning two and a half hours before the disaster ocourred the mine was absolutely free of gas, lends cre dence to the plot theory. Experts say that it would have been Impossible for sufficient gas to accumulate In the In terval to cause such an explosion as occurred. Dynamite May Be Cause. G. T. Bartlett, president of the Vic tor company, stated It Is possible that dynamite- caused the explosion, al though he asserted none of the miners, except one man who did nothing else, was permitted to handle explosives. ?oal, as irwrybody knows. Is one of the basic necessities of warfare. I anr tlcipate, because this is true, a great deal of trouible about coal mines of the country, and It Is possible perhaps probable thaV this disaster Is the first of a series of operations logical u expect," said Bartlett. It is pointed out, on the other hand, by those Inclined to doubt the plot theosy, that the mine was knoVn as a "gas" mine dangerous at any time, despite the elaborate precautions of Its operators and that such a disaster ai occurred yesterday is a possibility at any time in such a shaft. Doors Open 10:30 A.M. Continuous Admission, 15c Children, 5c WM. S. HART DESERT MAN Grim, taciturn, sinister, was this rugged wanderer, who braved sun and sands in his search for gold. He came upon a village the village of Broken Hope, they called it and when he decided to unpack and stay, on account of a pretty girl, things began to happen. This is Hart's last picture at regular prices. All future features are made under his $10,000-a-week contract. NATURE DANCE "Her Nature Dance," our two-reel comedy, features Key stone's nifty nymphs in a symphony of grace, grass, giggles and sylvan scenes! Tobacco Checks Contagion. &erun, Apru zs. a. oerman army surgeon of high rank reports in medical journal that tobacco protects the soldiers in the field against con- tagiious diseases. 1 ' Girls Are Steel Chemists. Londotx April 28. -Fifty girls bar been trained at the Sheffield university during the past three months as teel I chemists to replace fit young men.- trian plots have been circulating in any time in such a shaft. II Jt"l j X. ifP YherePordandlBi (, f j , PO Dine, lPflS I Y W h J J ( CfV US -" J City', favorite WlSlS: U SJjrA A s4--7 All UHf place of entertainment. OW.im V I I Js I t f t Iff - A t,V 1 I I -Deiiehtful breakfasts, Jj&tfffiji tZZS V JJl ,f I J V - vffrtruztitzzn i i j w i jtjx. i ik-i. , n C,1Wr,W fariUt.Vc frvr r.3. X.J&JfKXltlA I I I Tift . K hVziSV. I 7r A- I - quets ana social iunctions. ,11. '42a , I SfSZ ftp. 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