THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918
NATIONS LEAGUE
' FOUGHT BY LODGE.
IN SENATE SPEECH
Republican Leader Comes Out
.' Against Any Discussion of Wil
son Plan for Wold Peace.
WILL USE SENATE'S POWER
Gives Warning Allies Understand
, Influence of Senates Majority
to Block President's Proposal.
(Continued From P
to make war the only source from which
a great war is likely to come would oe
closed for generations."
Harmoar ITItb Allies Urged c
Kothina- can bo done unless "we work
In complete harmony with those as
sociated with us," Lodge said. "German
propaganda is busily at work trying to
cause friction.
"To attempt in any way to separate
us from our allies now or to prevent per.
rect unity of action is as harmful as
such efforts were when we were fighting
together la northern France."
Declaring that we must not leave the
work of saving civilization half done,
Lodge said the United States must do
its share, in the occupation of fPerman
territory to be held until Indemnities
are paid. There is also the responsibility,
he said, of doing our parf in aiding the
peoples to whom we have given freedom
and independence. - :;
Waatt Jttere Mea la Bniiia
"We cannot shirk the Russian ques
tion," he asserted. "The restoration of
Russia Is essential not only to the peace
DOR SAYS
HE FAVORS LEAGUE
Former Ambassador to U. S. Op
timistic Over Outlook for
Permanent Peace.
reduction of armaments,
8 The last point, creation of a league
' of nations.
- The definite suggestions that the peace
treaty might be rejected or at lesst
greatly altered. If it came to the senate
carrying provisions for making the Unit
. ed States a member of the league of
f rations, was contained In, the conclud
. Ing words of Senator Lodge's address :
. "The American people desire as
prompt action on peace with Germany
as is consistent with safety," he said.
"The attempt to attach the provisions
for an effective league of nations to the
treaty of peace now making with Oer
many would be to launch the nations
who have been fighting Germany on a
. aea of -boundless discussion. It would
cause wise differences of opinion and
would fcrlnsr long- delays. If the attempt
was Successful, and a league of nations,
. with the powers about which I "have
ventured to inauire. vested in it, were
to come here before the senate, it might
endanger the peace treaty ana cause
V amendments. It would certainly lead
to very long delays." -
Directly Oppoiea "Wilsoa
Senator Lodge thus placed himself
and his followers In the senate on record
In direct opposition to President Wilson
. "The constitution rives to the senate,'
uM senator Lodsre. "the rlitht to advise
as well Vs to consent (In the matter of
fMtaca or treaties) and it is tne wear
right of the senate to offer Its advice,
, whether Invited or unasked, at any stage
of the negotiations.
n unite. Lodae believed, has a per
feet tight to demand that it be kept
fullv Informed upon the peace negotla-
" tlons and also that it is "far from Im
pertinence" on the part of the senate
to offer tts opinions at this time.
.' Alllel Know Resale. Power
t 'At the present unparalleled situation,
" the right of the senate to advise as to a
treaty becomes a solemn and imperative
duty." he continued. "We cannot com
twd Information, but we ar abundantly
able to .make our own opinions known J
' rot only to the president, but to the al-
. lies, who have a very clear ana even
acute idea of the power of the senate
In regard to treaties. They should not
te kept in the dark on, the opinions of
the senate."
i Senator Lodge bolleved "the plan" was
o project the peace treaty upon the
senate without any, prior information,
noon the theory that the senate, al
though it had the power, would, not
dare to reject it. While this theory
probably was correct, he said, there un
doubtedly would be the most protracted
debate and amendment of the treaty if
It did not "please the senate. Therefore
lis asked that the senate gq on record
from time to time in resolutions that
fv 111 express Its opinions to the president
fknd the allies.
t Peace Is First Step -
. Z "Peace being our object," he con
' tlnued, "the first step toward peace Is
fo'tnake peace with the country with
Which we have been at war that is,
. Germany. If the peace with Germany
Is to be durable, terms mu8t be exacted
. which will make it, so far as human
fores feht goes, impossible for Germany
to break out Upon the world again in a
war of conquest. This cannot be done
; fey treaty engagements, with signatures
lo documents. Germany at this Junc
.'ture will sign anything," Lodge said.
"Only physical guarantees can assure
- a durable peace With Germany. The
- physical guarantees which, he believed,
are generally demanded by the Ameri
V can people and the allies are: Restora
tion of Belgium ; return of Alsace-Lorraine,
to France, of Italian Irrldenta to
Italy; establishment of a Jugo-Slav
State and of an independent Csecho-Slav
. atate; security for Greece; restoration
' pt Rouraanla ; neutralisation of the
' straits; putting Constantinople under
International protection, with Greece
' administering the affairs of the city:
Independence for Armenia; protection
Pt Syria and Palestine from the Turks ;
, an Independent Polish state: Independ
hce for Russia's Baltic nrovinee : r-
t.urn of Danish Schleswlg to the Danes ;
neutralisation of the Kiel canal.
2 Most Rem Germany la
t These guarantees, Lodge said, were
necessary to hem Germany In so that
aha cannot attack Russia or dominate
the Slavic, peoples.
In addition, he said, heavy indemnities
fnust be paid by Germany, in which the
' United States should have Its "proper
: and proportionate" share. Ample se
curity must be taken and held for the
extinction of . indemnities dshta. Th
German colonies. Lodge said, should
iiever be returned.
-"It Is the duty of the allies and the
- United States to meet and determine
What terms they will impose upon Ger
many, and then and not until then call
tn the representatives of-Germany and
- v impose uie terms upon them." Lodge as
. sorted.; "When this Is done, the first
X great step will be taken toward the es
tablishment of the world's peace. If we
eliminate. Germany from the opportunity
- By Frank J Taylor
(Copyright. 1918. by United Frew) .,
Berlin, Dec. 21, 11:45 a. m. The Ger
man people feel that their political sal
tation la contingent upon the success
ful Inauguration of a league of nations,
according to the opinion of .Count Jo
hann von Bernstorff, former -German
but to the economic life of the world, ambassador to the United States. Bern-
We have troops now In the northern part torf- who knows the American prest-
of Western Russia and at Vladivostok. ent Personally better than any other
Unfortunately they are so few in num- German ln Public nfe' is optimistic over
ber that it Is greatly feared they are jul . v aeiuemeni ioii8
wholly inadequate far the work they lines advocated by President Wil-
have to do. Nevertheless, tney are . . . . .. '
there and must be sustained and very , "I"1' wno ' 8 - , ulrom
probably Increased."- - Jy, has been acting technically as
How the problem can be solved Lodge ""uc Vr
admitted he did not know. There was smeni, gave.ioaay xne iirsx puouc
one ray of light coming from the people "n""", wmcn. op nu uireciea i
of the Ukraine and by assisting these America since our declaration of war
people who have shown some capacity as.ain.st Germany.
for self-government It may be possible, - People of Germany are over
he believed, to rebuild Russia. - whelmlngly aware that their salvation.
. r-i.m...i - .n a well as the salvation X the entire
. Y " , world, lies In a strong league of nations
7 A "" founded oh a peace of justice and right,
less and breathing out infection on the j p,-.-
world." he said "If Russian anarchy decUrr Bernstorff.
should he permitted to spread through Denies Complicity la Plots
the western civilization, that civilisation j "They are confident that under the
would fail." I leadership of President Wilson such a
Emphasizing that the problems to be I league can be Inaugurated at the com-
outiined lor solution at the peace table ing peace conference, blessing the en
were "appalling In their difficulty and tire war-weary world."
magnitude,"- Senator Lodge asked. I An attempt at this point to draw the
"would It not be folly at this time to at- ex-ambassador out on other lines failed.
tempt to go farther 7" He refused absolutely to discuss at this
Turning to those of President Wilson's time the charges made In the United
peace points which he believed could bet states that Captain Boy-Ed and Cap-
ter be decided at a later time. Lodge as- tain von Papen. former attaches of the
serted that there would always be need kaiser's embassy In Washington, were
of secret diplomacy. Involved In plots against the United
Advocates Secret Diplomacy States government. He did, however,
"I think it will be generally admitted emphatically deny that he was in any
that we never have had more secret way implicated in any such consplra
diplomacy than during the last four teles. Without consenting to -be quoted
years under President Wilson, which ton this point. Von Bernstorff reiterated
would seem to indicate ,that it is easier his statement made on leaving the Unit
to tlk about than to discard these meth- d States In 1917, namely, that he had
ode." done everything In his power to prevent
Whatever this country's views may be a break with the United States. He as-
wlth regard to diplomacy. Lodge said, 8rted that he had never for a moment
peace could be made with Germany with- doubted the gravity of this error on the
out undertaking to settle wnat snail con- i part 0f the kaiser's governments
sutuie aiptomacy in uie xuiuro ana wnat
shall not.
loffee Speculators
In .Other Countries
Blamed for Advance
Rise in the price of coffee ia doe to
practices of dealers outside the United
States, over which the food administra
tion has no control,' according to W. K.
Newell.' acting food administrator.
Dealers have been limited to a 90 days'
supply, which has prevented : any ex
tensive hoarding, and their profits have
been limited to a five per cent margin
for the importer and 7 for the jobber.
Coffee trees in Sao Paulo, . however,
were seriously damaged by a severe
frost, which started the price upward
in Brazil, and the signing of the arm
istice Immediately r started speculation
in outside countries.
AIRMEN SHOT DOWN
Have Own League of Tfatlont
He asserted that the meaning ofUhe Returning to the subject of the
nhrase "freedom of the seas" never has league of nations, wrucn, witn tne ex
been defined and that if it means the ambassador, as with every other Ger
abolitlon of the right of blockade the man in official life, seems to be the
United States as well as Great Britain paramount issue of the hour, Bern-
must have serious objection to It. storff said :
Objects to Karal Program "All classes of Germans are hopeful
th i-aiiMi t- th senate that See-1 that the league will be created. This
retary Daniels had laid before the house, sentiment is not new. A majority of
naval affairs committee a naval program the German people have long held the
tht in 1925 will elve the United States view that the whole future of humanity
a navy equal to that of Great Britain, depends upon a world organisation of
He always had f avorad a strong navy, this kind. Many of us were already
he said, but the new program went far consistently 'advocating the Idea,' even
beyond anything he ever contemplated, during the days when German armies
Searching for an explanation for the had every prospect of victory In the
Budden shift ln naval policy, senator field.
Lodge said he had heard reports that I "In order to further the plan In every
the rreat navy program "was Intended 1 way possible in Germany, we have
to be used in the negotiations to compel founded a German . league of nations
England to agree to disarmament under society with a membership represent
ee menace of great naval competition ine all classes of political opinion.
on our part, j This theory must be false, I These members include Friedrich Ebfert,
he said. , Hugo Haase, Prince Max of Baden,
"I cannot for""a moment think that I myself - and - numerous other men
such an idea should be entertained, by ' prominent In German government af
anyone,-but it gives, a suggestion of, the! fairs.,.
Impression which thla s proposal for j , PaaGeraaas Change ' Tlews
enormuua "A few months ago such an open
aaaea. society would have been bitterly as-
Referring to Admiral Badger s sug-1 Bailed ty tho pan-German press, but
gesuon mai uwi un o w ". I now the society meets universal In
for police duty in connection wim we aorsement.
league of nations, ijoage saia ... "Personally. I have felt sympathetic
It seems to me exu-aoramary uihws toward such a learue ever since Presi
should enter on a scneme lor eternal dent Wilson's speech on the subject
peace throughout the world by propos
ing to build a navy which In seven years
is to be equal to that of England. How
It fits with the policy of reduction of
naval and military forces or with the
high objects of a league of nations I
cannot conceive."
The president's proposal for the
"elimination of economic barriers" was
attacked by Senator . Lodge on the
ground that, according to the president's
Interpretation. It would prevent the
United States having a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba or with South Ameri
can nations.
Wants : Right to Discriminate
Personally, I believe we should have
the right to discriminate against Ger
many, .if we choose, or against any other
nation.". Lodge said. "At any rate, the
settlement of this question is not In the
least essential to the ending of the war
with Germany," he added.
As to reduction of armaments. Lodge
believed the nation had neither tho
facts nor the requisite knowledge requi
site to Intelligent action. The question
of limiting German 'armament, however, 1 0 the league?
in May, 1915. Unfortunately, however,
my views then found, little sympathy
in the imperial government. But
have always favored the league, not
only since the break in relations be
tween the United States and Germany,
but before that event."
One Dead, One Hurt
Whfen Auto Is Upse
Centralia, Wash., Dec. 21. John
Schmidt died in a local hospital last
night shortly after an automobile driven
by a man named Patterson had turned
over on Ford's prairie, just west of this
city. His skull was crushed. Patterson
is in the hospital with concussion of the
brain. Two other people ln the car re
ceived only minor injuries. The acci
dent is believed to have been caused
by a broken axle. ,
AND REPORTED AMONG
THE DEAD .SHOW UP
Canadian Ace and American Avia
tor From Iowa Again With,
Their Friends.
By Bert Ford
With the American Army of Oocupa
tion In Germany, Dec. 20. (I. N. S.
(By Courier to Nancy.) Captain W. G.
Claxton of Toronto, a member of the
Canadian air service, who was shot down
while "strafing" .the Germans on the
Cambral front on August 18 and who
was reported dead, turned up today. He
had been captured after his machine fell
The Intrepid Canadian had shot down-27
Boches before being made a prisoner.
Captain Eddie Ri:kenbacker of Colum
bus, Ohio, and Captain James A. Meisner
of Brooklyn have just arrived on the
"Rhine front" Rlckenbacker, who has
26 German airplanes to his credit, has
been ordered to hurry back to the
United States.
Captain James Norman Hall of Boies,
he
congress of - the people's servants,'
aald. . .
"No master mind capable of settling
today's problems exists. . A man Is a
fool who thinks he knows what Is in the
minds of all the peoples. : It la neces
saryror us to put all our heads together
and pool everything we possess or tne
benefit of the Ideals common to us all."
Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the
Times, gave a copy of the interview to
the -United Press. . -
British Fears Quieted ,
London. - Dec 21.(U. P.) British
newspapers regard President Wilson's
interview with the Paris correspondent
of the Times as an unusually clear state
ment of allied peace alms and as effect
ually disposing of any misunderstanding
that may have existed between Great
Britain and the United States.
iThe Interview shows the desires of
the man to whom the majority of the
citizens of all freedom-loving countries
are looking as the most powerful factor
in making a righteous and durable
peace,"' said the Times.
"He has been represented as antl
British and desiring to secure a pre
dominant political naVal economical po
sition for his country. ' These legends
are baseless.
i "Not animated by any dictatorial
tpirlt. he came to Europe in a modest.
earnest, almost prayerful mood. We be
lieve he rightly holds that a just and
lasting peace cannot be assured with
out the league of nations. On this point
be Is adamant."
The Daily Mail says: "Xothing in
the Interview affords the slightest sup
port of the Idea suggested in some quar
ters that President Wilson grasps at a
position of ascendancy for the United
States, or that he is antagonistic to the
interests of the country. There Is no
wish to prescribe for Europe other than
an earnest desire to aid the allies by
counsel.
"Regarding the league of nations, he
will find sympathy here. The idea has
touched England by Its splendor. He
declares the non-intervention is ended
for the United States.
"The British and American people are
united -by the bonds of common law,
common language and a common desire
for justice."
"If by "peculiar position' President
Wilson Is to be understood in any de
gree as meaning our unfortunate posi
tion, we think Iris sympathy is unneces
sary," the Eveplng Star says.
PROGRAM
REFORM
OF LAW
MEETING
broke out about 7 :20 o'clock. Several
people in the lodging-house had to be
awakened. The; fire started In the back
end af the restaurant operated by Wil
liam - Stambolls, being caused by over
heated grease. The ; restaurant was
gutted.
Ashland Bov Fell in
WITH1 flPPflOTNL Fight Day Before
ii i t 1 1 . ui i uwi i ivi i I a " i.: ci' j
m una i blue aigucu
Indira Rurnoff ' flnn ftf MomViore I -
" . . I PrivatA irthur T?mv Momn rf Ash.'
Of Committee Reporting! SeeS land was killed In action November 10.
nTT n...U. Af 1.,. p L - - I according to word received by the rela
Grave Doubts of Any Change. Uve, frora tte war aepartment.
vat a Morgan was graduated from the
Ashland high school tn 1917. He en
listed in February, 1918, with the ma
rines, was severely wounded In action
Auaust ' 28. and after betnc discharged
Judge Knowles and Harrison A!-tSSSSffSulS&
len Speak Against Measures i-for. .igng of tn. armuuee.
. - .
Before Bar Association.
CAREY PROPOSALS CRITICISED
Americans Lose 21 Balloons
Washington, Dec. 21. (U. P.) Dur-
Iowa, is another airman who has turned lnST the allied offensive from September
up alive after being reported killed- 26 to November II. the American army
Hall was shot down on the -Toul front j 'et 21 balloons, while the enemy is be-
atter half of one of the winars of his neved to .have lost at least 60. said
airplane nad been shot away and one of 1 war department official Friday.
tne cylinders of the motor had exploded.
He escaped with a broken ankle and was
captured.
Members of the Ninety-fifth air squad
ron are incensed at a report alleeed
to nave seen circulated by a Y. M. C A.
worker Co the effect that Lieutenant
Quentln Roosevelt, son of the former
American, president, might have been
saved if the other members of his fly
ing group nad not Iiown away when the
Germans attacked.
Captain John Mitchell, former Har
vard student and commander of the
Nlnty-fifth squadron, hotly denied that
Lieutenant Roosevelt had been deserted.
Every man would have sacrificed 1 Sonatnr Kaori nf MiecntirS Qap.
velt's If that had been possible." said
captain Mitcneii. "Quentin s parents
know tne correct version of his death.
The last man to see Lieutenant Roose
velt on the day o! his death was Ned
Buford. He saw Quentln's airplane sud
denly emerge from a cloud bank ln
flames. Apparently Roosevelt had
strayed from the group,
CHARGES OF EFFORT
TO FASTEN TREASON
ON HEARST ARE MADE
Insinuations; Has Tilt With
! New York Legal Official.
MUST POOLfAlMS,
- SAYS PRESIDENT
Remember
Little Bobbie,
a small cigar,
bat earj high
inqoalitj e
(Continued From Page One)
some of them very urgent and pressing
which have been presented by success
ful termination of the war must be
shared by the great nations as comrades
of the less powerful nations.
Washington, -Dec. 21. (U. P.)
Charges that a , concerted effort has
been made to fix treason on W. R.
Hearst by "insinuation" were made to
day by Senator Reed of Missouri before
the : senate committee Investigating
German propaganda.
Reed aald his only purpose at the
hearings was to secure "truth and jus
tice for all."
Reed resented insinuations of Denutv
Attorney General -Becker of New1 York
that be was representing Hearst's in
terests.
'Any man who attempts to defame a
man by Insinuation Is nothing short of
a low down scoundrel," said Reed.
Chairman Overman ruled that Reed's
U. S. Mmt Share Responsibility
The president was asaed why he came ren)arka BhouM De eMcken frora the
record.
"I move that it .stay on the record,1
said Senator wolcott. Delaware.
'Becker has made similar statements
against Senator Reed." he added.
"Anything that the Hearst crowd
says about me doesn't worry me in the
least. Let It stay on record," retorted
Becker.
The committee recessed over the
Christmas holidays with the understand
ing that Becker would return for fur
I ther cross examination
to' Europe.
"To me the answer seems obvious, he
replied. "The issues which must be de
termined at the forthcoming conferences
are of such overwhelming importance
that the United States cannot refuse to
share .with the allies the great respon
sibility toward civilization. And it is
only by the frankest personal counsel
with the allied statesmen that I can. in
some measure, assist ln the solution of
these problems.
"I hope It will be my privilege in the
near future to confer with the allied
statesmen in Franc also to visit the al
lied countries and learn by personal con
tact as much as I can of the general
he said, was entirely legitimate.
Senator Lodge summoned every argu-
2 Is Germany to be a member?
8 How are the nations to vote ln de
ment for his attack upon the president's term In In a- its ToMraOonsV
iat mint h. r , . I lerminmg its operations.
words were "captivating and attract
ive." he said, but it is "difficult to dis
cuss the question at this time because
no definite plan has been put forward."
Ttelllgent discussion becomes diffi
cult when the advocates of the league
4 What is to order the fighting forces
into action and who is to command?
S Are we to allow the ships and men
of the United States to go to war upon
a majority vote?
He pointed out that if each nation is
of nations drape themselves in trailing 1 b given a certain number of repre-
ctouas 01 glory ana omit to tell us the I seniauves, uie league 01 email nauons,
conditions to which they nronose to bind 1 recently formed in New York, could de-
the nations," he declared. terralne the action of the league by the
Propounds Series of Questions I aggregate vote of its members. How
A learue. he said, ia an rm.n ever, if representation were based on
The people must know what they are to population China, would have four times
agree to and as yet "no one has thought a" many representatives as the United
It worth while to tell the people of the States, and England with her Indian
United States what they are to agree to dominions would have many times the
wnen the league Is formed." ivow 01 rance.
Senator Lodge put these questions, j Says We Have Leagae 3?ow
among outers, to indicate, ha said, howl "We are' now. at. this moment, a
little there is of definite understanding I league of nations," Lodge- declared.
of the proposal; I "They have been engaged -in compel!
1 What nations are to be members ing Germany to make peace and ln re
storing peace to the world. By this ex-
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lsting league the peace, onca signed,
must be carried out and made effective.
"The attempt to form now a league of
nations and I mean an effective
; league, with power to enforce Its de-
creea can tend at this moment only to
embarrass the peace that we ought to
make at once with Germany,' Lodge
continued, emphatically.
Summing up his argument. Lodge
saia:
"To enter these disputed fields, which
are not necessary In the making of peace
i with Germany, seems to me perilous and
more likely at this moment to lead to
trouble and to failure with the German
peace and its associated questions than
anything else.
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Irene Anderson of Butte, Mont., who
was arrested by the police at the Union
station a week, ago, was sentenced to
pay a fine- of 100 by Federal Judge
Bean Thursday for violation of the
i Reed amendment. ' Otto. Dynkla. who
! was arrested With Miss Anderson, will
i be arraigned before George Rosaman
or the municipal court for violation of
the city ordinance regarding intoxicat
ing liquors.
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i Tfr ia a n .irht.ng trjk nin.r a rt A ia AaA.
rresiaeni wuson oaiu i. wo i lusi i . htt. n.rli. mum.
wiBU . lo vimi uie AUiofiuau a.t in j , auu
Va waa al.n amvlm.a tn trial ltalv
"the country from which so many of 1 ,"'i.," '5 ...r.... "ori'ir
-I UI m ABn.A I AVVtu muiawuus saw rauiukos. AUT.
"I look forward also with peculiar in
terest and satisfaction to visiting Brus
sels. now happily delivered from the
hands of the enemy." he said.
The president expressed regret that it
appeared now he would not be able to
visit the grand fleet, adding his appre
ciation of Its strong and watchful sup
port in maintaining communications be
tween the allies.
"There has been a very happy com
radeship and a loyar cooperation between
the navy of Great Britain and the navy
of the United States, and I am sure ail
our people keenly appreciate and know
the full significance or tnis situation
and its bearing on the winning of the
war," the president said.
Frank Cooperation Seeesiary
President Wilson said he was very
glad of the opportunity to visit England
because he knew "with what unanimity
and passionate conviction the people of
Great Britain and America entertained
the 'same conception of justice and lib-
ertvJ
"It is essential for tne future peace or
the world." be aald, "that there should
be the frankest possible cooperation and
most' aenerous understandings between
the Ene-llsh speaking aemocracies.
"We comprehend and appreciate, I
believe, the grave problems which arise
from your peculiar position as an lsiana
emnlre." .
The correspondent said he was conn-
dent President Wilson was convinced ini
regard to freedom of the seas, that no th
ins- will prevent a solid guarantee of fu
ture peace and that the president has.1
no anxiety that the "horrors of peace
will be worse than the "horrors of war."
"Bosses'! Ruled at Yieaea
"I am confident that in common coun
cil." said the president, "the statesmen
of the world will be able to. reach a just
and reasonable solution of the problems
presented and earn the gratitude of the
world for the most critical and neces
sary service which has ever been' ren
dered to it."
President Wilson compared the Vienna
and Versailles congresses, pointing out
that the former was -composed of
"bosses" and that the delegates were
more concerned ' with the interests of
themselves and their classes than of the
monies.
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his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J, M. Morgan of Ashland ;
two sisters. Mrs. W. O. SUnsbery of
Portland and Mrs. J. C. Lilscher of
Davton. and thrM brothers- VL f Mnr
consioeraDie opposition iu me pr- pnFi.ii i.mM Mnr.n r
gram of law reiorm inuiaiea in mo asi EdgewooJ. Cal.. and Harrison T. Mor
legislature is . usvewpmn i jan, in France.
oers oi ine tegai proieiuii. .
intr Boeeches made by prominent Jurists
rnd attorneys before the Oregon State
Bar association this morning can be
taken as a criterion.
Associate Justice George H. Burnett
of the supreme court, who was one of
the committee appointed to formulate a
plan for judicial reform, and who signed
the majority report of the committee,
expressed grave doubts if anything
would come of it. It Is a common thing
he said, for committees to be appointed.
mass meetings to be formed, resolutions
passed, slogans adopted, and the sub'
ject then to die.
He had some fears, he said, that the
same thing would happen to uie
present movement. He denied the oft
repeated statement that most Judicial
decisions were based on some unimpor
tant technicality, On the contrary, he
said, the great majority of cases decid
ed in the state supreme court, at least
decided on their broad merits.
Too Radical. Says Jndre Kaowles
Judge Burnett criticised the minority p
report submitted by Judge Charles H.
Carey on the ground that certain of
the Carey proposals, if adopted, would
confer legislative power on an execu
tive board of judges. He objected also
to the "committee on discipline." one of
the features of the Carey plan. Aside
from those two provisions. Judge Bur
nett concluded, all the reforms sought
for in the Carey bill could be carried
out without additional legislation and
could be covered by the present code.
Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles of La
Grande opposed' the Carey report.
"It is too radical," he said. "It would
revolutionize ours, entire system of
judicial procedure."
So far as delay in judicial procedure
was concerned. Judge Knowles declared.
there always had been delay,
Harrison Allenof the firm of Griffith,
Leiter & Allen, attorneys for the Port
land Railway, Light ft Power company.
did not believe in the wide departures
from the present administration of jus
tice as suggested by the commission.
Oregon, he said, had already gone too
far along such lines. The state, he
said, is known everywhere as a clearing
nouse zor "experimental legislation.
Too Much Talk Blamed
The remedy, he suggested, for part of
the law's delays is to have a greater
number of jurors in attendance on the
court, as it is false economy to have
so' few as at present. Another factbr ln
the. delay, he said, is that the judges
talk too much. He cited one instance
where in a stenographic report of a
trial prepared for an appeal, 45 per
cent of the record was made up of re
marks made by the judge.
J. W. Kaste told of a case in Chicago
where final determination of the matter
was not had before three years had
elapsed. Cases, he said, are disposed of
in the Multnomah county courts in three
months on an average.
In the opinion of Ralph R. Duniway,
the present effort to reform the courts
is a dangerous proceeding, tending, he
said, by unwise talk to arousei the
forces of Bolshevism. All remarks that
justice is not meted out in. the courts,
he Bald, constitute a dangerous ferment
and create a demand for change, wheo
there is too much change already. The
changing of laws, he declared, is a dis
ease. At the banquet to be given to the
members of the association at the Ben
son hotel at 6;30 o'clock this evening.
Major Frank D. Earn an, president of the
Detroit Bar association, will deliver the
principal address. Frank Branch Riley
will be toastmaster. Among others to
speak are Harrison G. Allen, Ernest W,
Hardy, Roscoe C Nelson, United States
Attorney Bert E. Haney and Judge C A.
Johns.
Prosecution Drops
. tfomb .riot Unarge
Involving Nolan
San Francisco, Dec 21. (U. P.)
Charges against Ed Nolan, one of the
five Preparedness parade bomb-case de
fendants, were dropped today by the
district attorney's office, which moved
that the charges be dismissed. The
court put over until Monday final ac
tion on the motion. '
Arrested with Thomas Mooney and
the other defendants, Nolan was held
in jail for nine months and refused ball,
although admission was made by some
officers that there was no case against
Mm. It had been charged that the
bomb was made at Nolan's home.
Slacken Sent to Jail
Harry Molts and Mike Honschuck.
two violators , of the selective service
regulations. Were- sentenced to spend
nine months each In the Multnomah
county jail by Federal Judge Bean
Thursday. John Veatch. assistant
United States attorney, who prepared
the information filed against these men.
stated that each failed to register after
being so notified by the sheriff of Lane
county. ,
Fire on Grand Avenue
Fire did about f 1500 damage to the
Jewel lodging-house and restaurant this
morning at 283 Grand avenue. The fire'
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