j ; , THE WEATHER
.'; ,'Portlaad- afcd vicinity -Sander, ralni
, ,'sevtherly. wlads. -
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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 'MORNING,': JANUARY: 28, . 1919,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
vol. xvr. NO. is.
CITY EDITION
I STEP
FOB PEACE
Committees' Provided to Work
' ' Out v Details of Organization,
"i Determine War Blame ' and
I Penalties, Fix All Indemnities.
International Labor Legislation
v and Internationalization, of
':; Ports, Waterways and Rall
r ways Is Also to Be Decided.
MID
fttfJ
IS
- By-Fred S. Fereuson
1 (United Press Staff Correspondent.)
PAljjS, Jan. 1 23v P )-The
general peace congress took
-- steps today to avert future wars
- " and punish those responsible for
- the present one. Resolutions were .
. adopted for special committees to
. , ' .work out- details' ,of the league
--of nations'; determine responsible
' Ity r and fix the ; punishment for
vr war . makers of the central pow
ers; decide the amount and -
method of payment ofs indemnt- .
ties ; tormulate - international la
" " bori: legislation and ! provide for
internationalization 'of" ' certain -,.-
ports', Waterways and railways.'
v. President" Wilson and Colonel - House
mill represent the United States on the
. .league of nations committee, ' - , t- -'
' President Wilson, In opening . discus
" aion of the -Jeagua- of . nations, . pointed
. out tha necftaatty. of it-3tabHahnient
In reaching, a peace settlement and M
-. maintaining-. peaceHe ?, that A nilr
.-. lea's advocacy of the league was not
caused by fear of Its aaf efy but , was
the result of humanitarian Ideals.
' "The league of nations seems 'neces
- sa'ry to the "both in 1 reaching the -con-
: " elusion of , peace and" preserving thai
peace, of , the world," be Bald.
; Lloyd George ladersea Move
. Closing, the president 'said .
"The pulse of the world seems to beat
to the' surface at this hour." 1 "
i The president began speaking at 3:0?
4 o'clock and concluded 'at t :27 o'clock. "
Premier Lloyd George spoke next,
"Nothing is more necessary than the
- league f nations, and I commend this
' resolution." he said, "but i; 1 want to
4- mention that if the British have not
given much .time and attention to the
. question of the league in the last few
j ear a, it Is because they have been ab
, sorbed in a desperate struggle."
Ijoyd George cited as strong argu
ments the sights he viewed on his vwit
. to the devastated regions, drawing
graphic picture of the battle-torn coun
tryside and the graves of the dead.
"These were, the' results of the only
method nations had contrived to settle
-; disputes," he said, "and I thought:
'Surely It is time to find another way.' "
Small Xatloas Seek Voice
Premier Orlando next' spoke in support
of the resolution, .saying!
"We are omy doing our duty and
.. carrying out our eacred promises. On
this great historical day . the rights of
the people are born.'' ;
Senator Bourgeois,' speaking for
France, urged adoption of the resolu
tion.: It waa passed at 4 :31 o'clock.
When the Ch inese delegate was rec
ognised to discuss - the league, - Premier
Hughes of Australia, arose and sharply
- asked if he could: "assume there will be
an opportunity to -discus the scheme
when It is completed," Premier Cle
menceau, speaking in English, for the
' .first time during the conferences, said:
. ' ' "Certainly, there will be ample op-
- portunity." .
. An extended debate relative, torepre
sentatlon of the smaller nations on the
various committees was opened by Bel
glum and Brazil. During the debate,
-. Serbia, Portugal, Greece. Roumania and
- ; Cxecho-Slovakia claimed v the righf to
representation, especially wanting dele
gates on the reparation committee. '
The conference adjourned at 6 o'clock
. this evening.
' : N Kaiser ladle ted, Belief '.-
The- resolution, present-id for estab
lishment of the league of nations said
l it is "essential to maintenance of the
world settlement, which the associated
nations are now met to establish, that
" t the league of nations be created to pro-
mote IntemattonaJ obligations and to
provide taafeguards against ; war."
. If declared that tha "league should be
created; aa an integral part of a general
peace- treaty." and that it "should . be
v -open ;to every civilised nation which-can
-be relied ipon to promote its objects."
. The committee provided for in the res
. olution regarding the responsibility, and
punishment for' the war makers Was in
structed to . inquire into f"f acta as to
breaches of the laws and customs of war
committed by the German, empire, and
' (ts antes." and tt f ix r the degree of
responsibility for these offenses attach
ing to particular knembers of the enemy
force : ' ; ' however highly placed."
This latter was accepted as referring
- directly to the farmer kaiser. '
The committee en indemnities will de
termine "the - amount -of reparation
; . which the enemy-countries ought to pay
; what they are capable of
- -paying" and the 'fmethod. the form and
the time "within whicn, payment, should
-be made.? : .. . '
. The action of 1 the congress' showed
. . that the variou - questlona- -will be
- whipped into shape by committees of
international specialists, ; leaving -the
tConcJuded eo Page Firteen, Column Two)
Armistice Denied
Royalist Forces
By Loyal Troops;
in
Great Battle for Possession of
Oporto Imminent; Republicans
Seem to Lead in Portugal.
lilsbon, via London, Jan. 25. The
monarchists have asked for an armis
tice but It has been refused by the
republicans, according to an official
announcement .tonight. The loyalists'
leader, Colonel Montioza, who was war
minister in the Paes cabinet, has been
wounded. . .
The Republicans have begun a siege
of Oporto.
London, Jan. 25. (TJ. P.) With a
great battle imminent for possession
of Oporto, the Portuguese republican
forces apparently have won an im
portant victory In Lisbon.
A dispatch from the capital '.filed yes
terday evening, said the republicans
were ; '"completely victorious" at the
end of the fighting there. Previous
dispatches said the government was
preparing for an outbreak by the mon
archists .and had erected barricades in
the lower quarters of the city.
Contrary reports received from Vigo,
Spain, said the situation in Lisbon
was developing adversely for the re
publicans and that a large portion of
the garrison had deserted to the mon
archists. The republicans have been concen
trating forces near Oporto for several
days. Reports from various sources
told of government warships bombard
ing the royalist stronghold. Another
Vigo dispatch said a government air
plane flew, over' the city, dropping leaf
lets warning foreign citizens to leave
immediately so as to avoid being
slaughtered. t
, 'hi. . "
Senate Qommittee
; Bars New Projects
Washington, Jan. 25. -(WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The
senate commerce' committee baa refused
to add; new projects in - Oregon to the
rivers and harbors bill, beyond those in
cluded when it - passed the house of
representatives. . The measure will be
reported, to the ' senate Monday. Sen
atoct Chamberlain made a final -appeal
today for appropriations for the Ump
qua and the Siuslaw, but the committee
deqUned; 4'inclnde them.' ;
News' Index
SECTION ONEt-M i PACES
Pace
r
World Feao Leatue Lunched
I Wilson's Address Masterful
Oregro. Lsiacur- Proenuuimtea
Armour ConceiTed Packers' Hercei
! Vt agne Sponsors 1a Portland Soon
Leniency Urged tot Courts Martial Vic
tims . -S'i ; i :- .
Eminent Japanese Visit Portland
Eight Accepted oa Alben Jury
Artillery Veterans Betorn to Camp
2.
S.
Lewis : . ..
I Insurance BUls Center of Interest
Parent-Teachers Ask Change in School
. . Laws
Bom' Gourd Bill Declared Radical
Bead Lsfrtalation In Tangle
Tax Measures Impend .
"T" Returns to Peace Status
Lang Syne Society to Banquet
Dry- Laws Analyzed "
Kditorial : '
Town Topics
German Leader Says Situation Mastered
Grain Growers Seek Just Bates ,
Splendid Record Made by Shipyard
The Epidemic on Decline
Advice to Influensa Patients
Peace Situation Clarified " .
Peace Congress Adopts Resolutions .
6.
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10.
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15.
16.
Wilson Accomplishes Marvels Overseas
Sixty-fifth Coast Artillery Due ia TJ. 8.
January SO
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Nursery Trade Development Possible
Child Welfare Rill Indorsed
Oregonian Editor Challenged by Soldier
Marine ) 1 '
Windnagle Brintrs Italian Trophies
Commission to Decide on Leonard
Coast Men Lead at Traps
Oldtimea Recalls Oregon Champion
Baseball Contracts Sent to France ,
Trap Season Will Be Big One
May Play Golf at Gearhart
Umpqua Anglers Protest Net Bill
Battery A Takes to Box Can
Name Field for Dead Athletes
Aggie Wrestler Manages Orchard
Washington Racing- Looks Good
Germany Counts on Regaining Her Col
onies Realty News '
Want Ads '
Commercial and Financial News
Office of Local Food -Administrator to
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Belief Agencies Cooperate.
Photoplay News.
In Stageland. i
In Vaudeville.
The Week In Society. .
Women's Club Affairs.
The Realm of Music
Fraternal News, " V. '
' The Law of God A lecture oa Chris
i . tian Science. - (-..
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Foreign News Page.
The Tragedy of Belgium By Brand
Whltlock. . ' :
Bos Culture -By Sheba Child Hart
8. 8oldiera' Letter Page.
4. Overseas : With Battery A By Cor
poral Walter V. Cornwall.
Automobiles, Trucks, Tractors, Good
4-.T.
Roads, t. !-' ".
v In the Malay Wilds By Carreth Wells.
Beginninc T the Church ia Oregon
By George H. Mimea.
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SIfflOF
PRESIDENT
IS 1 Ell
TRlOiRH
Words on League of Nations Are
Not Applauded,, but I Tense
Faces of Listeners Showed Tre
" mendous Impression They Made
MaMSaasWBiaasaasawastaaaBSBiaasaaBBBU- ; ' Jf.
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British Newspaper, Men Call It
Greatest They Ever, Heard;
British French arid Italians
Leave No Doubt as to Stand.
By Justin. MeGralh
Stsff Correspondent of TJnlvenal I, Service.
DARIS, Jan. 23. President Wil-
X7 son's speech on tle league
of nations at today's peace con- .
ference. session was a great per-
sonal triumph probably the
m greatest of his Jife.
There was no applause, but the
tense J faces - of the delegates
showed the tremendous impres
sion the president's words made
upon them.
I happened to be , seated among
the British newspaper men. Their
praise was unstinted. They said
it was the. greatest speech they .
hadvever hrd.; ., f a;: V
The speech tonight ia characterized as
a "fighting speech fejr, peaee.' Colonel
House - smiled hearty approval upon' the
president. - - fl '
- lr. Wilson's statement that the Americana-
had not come tor Kurope e- win
a war. tw(t.-: cause; wa?deriverT lwf
impresfve force The , preidwctw
gestures to drive home his "alb-telling
points. -x ;-. r
Wharj Premier Llovd George said ; tftl j
BrttisftpBrhpire was behind Wilson , he
said it with emphasis. '
The seconding speeches of Premier
Orlando of Italy and Leon Bourgeois,
the' chief French "champion of a league
of nations, left no doubt that the French
and Italians also are strongly in favor
of a-league. ...;..
It ia now clear that the peace con
ference wUI first agree upon -the prin
ciple of the various Issues .and then
select commissions to work, out a plan
privately for the application of the prin
ciple. '
Text of - Preside at's Speech
President Wilson's speech was as fol
lows: - - ,
"Mr. Chairman:
"I consider It a . distinguished privi
lege to be permitted1 to open the dis
cussion in this conference on the league
of nations. We have assembled for two
purposes, to make" the present - settle
ments which have been rendered neces
sary by this war and also to secure the
peace' of the world, not only by the
present settlements, but by the arrange
ments we shall make at, this conference
for its maintenance.
."The league of nations seems to me
to" be necessary for both ofv these pur
poses. There are many complicated
questions connected with . the present
settlements which,, perhaps, cannot be
successfully worked out to an ultimate
issue by the decisions we shall arrive
at here.
"I can easily conceive that many of
these , settlements will need subsequent
consideration, that many of the de
cisions we make- shall need subsequent
alteration in seme degree: for if I may
judge by my own study of some of these
questions they are not susceptible -for
confident judgments at present.
Ftttare to Be Considered '
"It- is, therefore, necessary that we
should set up some machinery by -which
the work of this conference should be
rendered complete.' We have assembled
here for the purpose of doing very much
more than making the present settle
ments that are necessary, ,.
"We are assembled tinder ". Very ; pe
culiar conditions of world opinion. I
may say, without straining the -? point,
that we are not the representatives of
governments, but representatives J ot
peoples. " -- :'i-. . '
"It may not suffice to satisfy govern
mental circles anywhere. It isnneces
sary that we should satisfy the opinion
of mankind.- " .. w '
"The -burdens of this war have fallen
In an unusual degree upon the whole
population of the countries involved.; I
do not need to draw for , you the pic
ture of how the burden has been thrown
back 'from the front upon the older men,
npon the women, uppn the children upon
the homes of the civilised world ' and
how the strain of the war has ' come
where -the- eye; of the government -could
not reach, but where the heart of hu
manity beats. :. . . ,.iJ- t f.'. .
. People Wamt Seearity , - .
"We are bidden by vthese- people to
make a peace which will .make- them
selves secure. We are, bidden by these
people to. see to It ...that this , strain
does hot come upon them again,' and I
venture to say that rt rbaa been- possi
ble for them to farf this ' Strain be
cause 5 they hoped that those who t rep
resented them could get together after
this war and make .such another sac
rifice unnecessary, i ' . - s f
"It is a solemn obligation on our
part, therefore, . to make a permanent
arrangement that justice shall .be ren
dered and peace be .maintained. ; This
is the central object of our meeting.?
'"Settlements . may be temporary but
the action of the nations In the inter-
s tConclodfil on Page Fifteen, Cotaaaa One)
Proble:
of
Loo:
Arsailles Says fill
. - - ... .; r -
Results of Observations of Oregon Man, to Be Presented to State
Departmenti Action of 'Allies to v Check " ;
' Unrest Urged.1 . J
'"PHE big problem of thevorld today is-irtAsia and not rjn Versailles, accord-
inf to Samuel Hill, transportation expert, former president-' of the Home
Telephone company and special commissioner of the. United States govern
ment to Russia. Accompanied by Japanese envoys to the pearie' conference
at Paris, Mr. Hill arrived from Seattle
Mr. Hill sailed for the Orient on his
mission for the government October 30
and returned to Seattle on the steamship
Fushlmi Maru on January 15. He trav
eled thousands of miles through Russia,
Japan and China and Interviewed many
prominent officials of those countries.
' The 'result of his observations on this
journey, coupled with - his Intimate
knowledge of oriental problems, furnish
the basis of an exhaustive report on
political, economic and social conditions
in the far .east which will be furnished
by Mr. Kill to the state department at
Washington. V t
Rasslaa Problems Eceaomie
The problems of Russia, according to
Mr. Hill, are economic problems and
must be settled by Intelligent practical
assistance rather than by force Of arm.
The transportation system of Siberia
and "Russia is in need of immediate re
habilitation. The future prosperity of
the country depends upon efficient trans
portation facllties, he says.
For this . purpose there are now - in
Siberia several thousand competent and
well trained American railroad men.
These men were recruited largely from
the roads of the . Northwest and have
been held In idleness at Viadivostock for
more than a year, according to Mr. Hill.
"The spirit of unrest permeates . the
whole population of the Orient," said Mr.
HilL "China and Russia are in a state
of foment and the situation demands
immediate action on the part of the al
lied governments." '
The possibilities for trade development
with the Orient are stupendous, he says,
but first of all the political ; and eco
nomic problems of the countries of the
orient must receive attention., ' .
:: Immediate Acllom Esseatlal .-
"I said In 1916 that the war would be
won : or lost in Russia,?, .said Mr. HUL
-I made this statement - artery . going
around the world-, twice In thWtj year.
Today I see no reason to ohangef that
statement. The interests ottwo hundred-
mllUsgr people, w hsatf represents-
n
OPLE OF U; S.
BACK VOi
HIS LEAGUE
I. T. Janes of National Organiza
tion Sounds Public Sentiment
While on Extended Trip.
The great majority of the people of
the JUnited . States, regardless - of poli
tics, are back of President Wilson in
his advocacy at the world peace con
ference of a league , of nations ". a a
basis for permanent peace.
This s the conviction of " I. T-; Jones,
assistant national campaign manager
of the League 1 to Enforce Peace, who
arrived in Portland. Saturday to com
plete the preparations for the northern
league qf nations rally which will be
held at The Auditorium February 16
and 17 with delegates from Washing
ton, Northern Idaho and Oregon; x
"I am satisfied that at least 90 per
cent- of the people of this nation feel
that if wedont get a league of nations
as a result of . the war ihe war was
fought In vain," said Mr. Jones.
A-group of from 12 to 20 men and
women of national prominence will par
ticipate at the convention in Portland,
which is one of nine to be held Jn the
United States, explained the assistant
campaign manager, of. the League ,to En
force Peace.
Heading the party wiH be William
Howard . Taf t. former president f the
United States and now president of the
League to Enforce Peace ; President A
Lawrence- Lowell of Harvard. Dr. Henry
Van Dyke, former minister to the; Neth
erlands; Frank P. Walslu formerly joint
chairman of the war labor board, and
others. ': : ,-
"Speakers at the- convention will ap
proach the subject of a League of Na
tions from the viewpoint of every man."
Mr. Jonea-explained. ' "That will pro-
XCoBclnded on Page Thirteen. Column Two)
Break in Dtsfeiises
Of High Living Cost
Is Seen in Chicago
. - i ' i" " - ' :- :
Chicago... .Jan' 25. tU. P')-4pfoduce
and provision men here tonight saw a
break in the defenses of the high coat
of Uving.i Predicting 40 cent butter and
35 ceni egg by April, these wholesalers
claimed other lines would begin to de
cline shortly.
! The sudden stopping' of foreign de
mand waa the principal cause of a break
in the produce market. I Butter led the
way down with a drop from 65 to SO
cents, wholesale. .. Eggs fell from' 59 to
S3 cents. . - , '' -
The market' here steadied today' and
shipments to Europe under the 1100,000
000 famine bill are expected to strength
en it- further. - , 1 - . t
Still there are increased receipts from
the big Southwest. . Milk condensaries
with demand suddenly curtailed, turned
to butter making, j By April ye "home
factories'" of the country will find good
roads-to- market, '' - - ,, --
Observers in Chicago believe the dollar
once more-la growing, .. -r.v
Far East
-. - - ' . r - -. . ' . '
rieatei?
Than
Saturday morning.
tlves sit around the table at Versailles
will not. In the flnaL analysis and adjust
ment thtnM jAlttu-.tirh ffiAfl Af ,Ka
JX, hundred million people who will not
be contented and satisfied until the Far
Eastern question is settled. ,
."The blgr problem of -the world today
Ja in Asia and not in Versailles. Unless
this fact is recognised and allied ac
tion centralized, Bolshevism will recur
and will not be confined to. Russia. Ac
tion by the allies, and immediate ac
tion,' is essential. - To get any; kind of
action Organised transportation is vital.
'Hen In charge of transportation: are
now on the ground. , They ' are thorough
ly competent and only await - the word
to act. If - continued 'delay'.- results In
disaster the ' allied nations will be re
sponsible and, because of -the great trust
reposed In ft. the -United States Twill be
most guilty of all." ;
Japanese Shows Highway
The Japanese delegates accompanying
Mr. Hill are commercial attaches to the
Japanese . peace , commission. Members
of the party are Baron R. Kondo, pres
ident of the Nippon Tusen Kalsha.
transportation commissioner to the peace
conference; T. Okubo, son of the late
Baron Okubo; S. Kurokawa, in charge
of foreign transportation ; Dr. T. Fuji
mori, S. Terashlma, statistician r M.
Nogi and S. Nakase, assistant nwnager
of the Nippon Tusen Kaishaafseattle.
Through the Influence of-Mfc;HiU the
Japanese delegation ' was Induced $ to
journey by way of the United States
instead of through the Mediterranean.
The members were the jruests of Mr.
Hill while in Seattle, and. on the trip to
Portland.
The distinguished visitors were met at
the Union station by J. D. Farrell, pres
ident of the O.-W, R. A NI' company and
entertained at 'the Artingtoa club rat
luncheon. - Saturday - afternoon ""they
were taken for a drtve over- the Colum
bia river- highway; leaving for the east
Saturday, night, 'Via Spokane, St. - Paul
andi Chicago.- ., j , ; t"s- -v-ri 1
i . it . i r i i - li, - ; i' ,i .
i.iEViCHnio
a- . '1
Testimony at. Hearing, on Cham
berlain's bill ta Reform Military
Justice WilL Shock; Nation.
By Rebert W. Hobbav,. ... -Washington,
Jan. 25. The senate mili
tary affairs committee expects the coun
try to be shocked when It 'begins hear
ing on Senator Chamberlain's bill to re
form military justice. Public hearings
on the bill will.be called In a few weeks
and many of the 15,000 victims or war
time court martial 'will be before the
committee, a well, as representatives of
the judge advocate general's of flee- and
-President Page, of the American ; Bar
association. .-..';-.... . .-
"Many of the cases Involved in these
courts martial are tragic," said .Senator
Chamberlain today. - "They will appeal
to 'the heart of every man who 'feels
deeply, when they are taken from the
dull army records and transcribed Into ;
terms of real life. - ..'r--.
: "A boy 15 years of age enlisted. He
had to He about his . age to get into J
me army, xjui in umes os war Doys Will
lie about their aga to fight for their
country. They did it during, tha .civil
war and they did it during the great
war. ., - - - ' - ? -t,
"This boy. was sent, to, a camp on. the
southern : border. His associates were
men older than he, with the interests
of their older ages, 0ut the boyi buoyed
by the courage of his patriotism. ' took
the military training and tried to be the
man he had represented himself to be.
Finally, his- boyish yearnings fort the
warm mother love at home overcame his
manly patriotism and he ran away from
camp to see that mother. . :.. -....5.-
"He was gone five days and .then re
turned to the camp. He came "back to
take up his manly duty as a soldier,
thrusting behind- bJra his boyish, yearn
ing for the mother- love. ( He waa not
arrested and brought back; but came of
his own accord. He had broken the mili
tary law and deserved punishment. But
the court martal sentenced him to three
years' imprisonment, When he comes
(Concluded on-Pare Thirteen,; Column Five) J
18th Engineers Is
Inkllto -Beerei
In Next Few Weeks
. The Eighteenth Eneineers, of which
two companies are composed "largely 'of
Portland and Oregon men, are expected
to reach the United States about the
middle of February, according to unof
ficial Information- . ,
c While no official annoancement of the
regiment's sailing date has- been -Jnade,
a' member of the' unit "who recently re
turned to the. Northwest believed that1-it
won Id be "home ' by February IS.; f v:
. iOf f the two- Portland companlea. Cap
tain 1 Harold. Toong.; son a of -the'--: late
Colonel ' George S. Young, H command
ing one, and Captain Kenneth- Hauser.
son; of. Eric V. Hauser.s In charge of
WARTI
IOAVE:HEARI!!G
f ; ''1 ' asBHaBBtf4aaBIaasiBiHBaT-: ' - .j,;'
uie much. -; .:.-; ;'.'..- ?y
issii
S BEGUM
dv eni fipic
Ul UULUIUU
Big - Legislation Is Still Uncrys
1 - tallized and Committees Have
Just Begun to Fall Into Their
Stride at Salem.
Avalanche of Bills Indicates That
. There Will' Be Same Jam and
Confusion as in Past Years
During Last Days of Session.
By Ralph Watson
nrH E Oregon legislature
has
JL - gone around the circle of an-r --
other seven days and, -generally
speaking, has marched back to
where it .stood a week ago. It
still, has appropriated $100,000 for
. the relief of soldiers, sailors and
marines, '.though there are fresh
mtitierings, as there were a week ,.
: ago, that it- may . wnt to take
the-money Ijackf again.; It has
memorialized congress v several
times wmore, has introduced, a; lot
-of . bills, . most of them 'in the
? house,, .however, ; . and has i ad
Mourned., 'r ' y
..-No - big " legialatfon : ias been, crys
tallsed Into discussable, form and the
(Cooeloded n Past Fits, Ootomn roar)
InGiiaieeM
. Senators wh-aeri that they, voice the
sentiment of the Americaa people-, when
,'theyr? strive' to discredit "President Wil;
son .inlthe 'eyes of,. 'the allies, do, not
speak for the membership of the Farm
ers'., untonl according to a, resolution
adopted by th'Smithfleld local of the
great farmers' organlzatloa at Dallas.
"We stand f irmly, f behind President
Wilson In all efforts to . secure a just
and lasting peace." Is the trenchant dec
laration, of the Dallas farmers. The res
olution as a whole- reads as follows:
"Whereas, there are a- few senators' in
the United States endeavoring to dis
credit President Wilson In the eyes of
the allies- and, to. nullify bis efforts in
securiDg- acceptanca and ratification by
the peace conference of his fourteen
points. - accepted by the allies , priori to
the signing of the armistice, and where
as the same senators are purporting to
voice "the ' 'sentiment - of the American
people, therefore, . '
- "Ber.lt resolved, that we, the members
of thW. Farmers Educational and Coop
erative Union of America Local No. 133.
deny the assertions of thegj senators
that they in any - way . speak for our
membership, . and be it further resolved,
that we stand 'firmly behind President
Wilson in all his efforts to secure a just
and lasting peace, that a copy of these
resolutions be spread on our- minutes
and forwarded, to the leading newspa
pers for publication, also copies sent to
our -national and state presidents and to
our.-representatives In both houses, that
this resolution be given the widest' pub
licity possible. " ' -
tsigneaj . , . vv.-j. tiAKisji.in, -President
Smitbfield Local No. 133.
;- Farmers Educational and Cooperative
-Unio ofAnaerica-i! y. '
New::S cXooLTerm
Opens " Monday With
1000 New-Pupils
The new school term will open Mon
day -with about 1000 new first grade pu
pils in attendance, according to estima
tions of Assistant Superintendent Rice,
The number of new pupils will be some
what: below normal. It is expected, be
cause of Influenza conditions., ' : .
Nothing but registration will be ac
complished Monday, 'and he pupils will
Ym -dismissed after a . few : hours until
Tuesday, when work will commencerln
tarnesL-..-fe. ivH.'i-vi - . t..
. -New pupils entering high school will
approximate 1182. representing the chil
dren who nave Just finished' the' eighth
; The new A.L. Mills open air school,.
at isast. Mixtiettr and kjtark streets, while
1 hotit hotly completed, will be.opened un
Monday A. L. Mills, who-has helped to
make possible: the. new school, and; for
whom nt - iiaa . been named, is much
plessed- over its. prospects. 'A-'-iHrf i, f
- -Bandit iii Seattle
v - -Seattle, ;Janr S.-i-tJ. PJ-While hunt
areas . 01 . saoppers were on me street,
a bandit entered w shoe store in the
center of the retail district 'at' t:30
o'clock tonight and shot and probably.
fatally-wounded MdrtorrA,; HuJford, at
clerk', when -he refused to put up ;bi4
nanos : wnen oraerea to ao so ny toe
ranoiijiy-i.-ne ,..woua-peroDDer; escapea
in i tiie crowas -on,-ne i street-
Wickersbam Says
He WouldLike to
At Hardest Labor
(ntemational -Law,:- Says Great
Authority, Provides No f Prpced
ure. However, for Punishment
Special Cable to The Journal and The Chicago
TTJopjrriflu, 1019, by Chicago DaHy HeW Ce.i
Paris, Jaru , 23. George . W. Wicker
sham, attorney general of the United
States in he cabinet of former President
Taft. one4 of the world's foremost au
thorltles on international law, has given
to the London T5ally Mail an exclusive
statement of his ; views - in regard to
what should be done with 'William Hob
ensoltern. , .': :. yv, , -v.
"I- wiU first tell you what I think-as
based upon - my interpretation -of the
law'--said - Mr. Wlckersham. "Then IJ
shall say how I feel. . The thinking and
the feeling conflict. , . ' , t
"Let us first consider, the punishment
of the former kaiser . purely as a politi
cal matter, because we cannot find any
basis upon which the sovereign t of one
country can be 'tried by the law of an
other country. Jy- J- .
Only- Peaalty Is Force
"The sovereign of Oermany determined
the issues of . war . and peace according
to the law of his own country. lAlt In
ternational law is a compact of usage
between eountriea - The ohly penalty is
military force. . If the victors in ttae
present situation ; choose to center the
responsibility upon the X former kaiser
they will undoubtedly be able to do so,
but there is no basis In international law
for the creation of an ex post 1 facto
judicial liability which the victors can
enforce by any court which they choose
to create. I repeat that as a political
matter they can, but as a Judicial mat
ter they cannot assume and enforce a
liability which did not exist s - ; ;
"Let us get at the specific J case of
William Hohenzollern. 4 He la now - the
most despised of men, whether he feels
it or not. He Is not a menace to tbe
world as -Napoleon was. ..because Na
poleon faced- the issue with dignity. This
ran away. , Ha Is a contemptible figure,
but an attempt to. deal with him in an
extraordinary way rnlght create sympathy-
for hlnv: In. some quarters.' . ,
- V '.rfaal.Hlai af fsr .
."On the" other band, there ia a natural
desire to see justice done, and a. bitter
resentment at $be pecUcle of this man
living at ease in a castle In Holland.
There la a feeling, not unnatural, that
be should suffer the conseauences of his
crime, but I fear that if a trlbunai I
created And he is the first to be brought
before it there might be unfortunate re
suits. : He ia "the -raoat dramatic expo
nent of the1 policy' that caused the war.
but after all the pan-German party lead
ers who wanted war. for war's sake and
to 'expand the 'power - of. Germany are
quite as guilty. In my opinion, as the
leaders who planned ' the campaign of
frtghtf ulness.. Tlrplts, first of all. should
be hanged. - . r
-"Getting back td the law again. I be
lieve It would be a mistake to build an
artificial Judicial structure" tc Justify
something which in tbe last analysis is a
political. decision, ai-' r r ;;-?-."-.. - -'
Would Pat Him to j Work
"An inquiry In Judicial 'form to de
termine the kaiser's moral guilt would
have the advantage of making solemn
record .for the world and thus let public
sentiment' have - a chance to be heard.
Viewed in that aspect a Judicial Inquiry
would be of value and its conclusions
would have weight But the decision as
to what is to become of William Hohen
zollern should be labeled a political de
cision only. " I may revise this opinion
after reading the French legal 'evidence
In which is offered as an exhibit the
letter from " the ex-kaiser to Emperor
Franz - Joseph, . in which I understand
William stated that he had personally
ordered, the killing of women and chil
dren and sought .to Justify that de
cision. ' 'i - ' '.' :
"Now as to what I feeL In order to
make his punishment fit his crime. I
should like to have William Hohenzol
lern compelled to pass the remainder of
his days digging foundations upon which
are to be rebuilt the destroyed' houses
in the devastated areas.of France." ;
Police Oaptiire Two
Burglars in Home of
Chester. 6. Murphy
Quick action on the part of the police
force caused the arrest, of Howard Man-:
ning and - Lark N- Evans, , as .'the two
men were robbing the residence of Ches
ter G. - Murphy, attorney,- at ; 261 i King
street about 10 o'clock-Friday nights ,
-A broken window, first -attracted Spe
cial Officer VjtVhiteside whO' looked in
the window and saw a light flashing In
another part lof tboi house. ; He, sum
moned a neighbor, who called the police
station, i Awaiting f tbearrival of the
police. Officer Whltesltiev together with
other,, neighbors, -surrounded the- house.
vMotorcycle .Officers Korene, and, Scott
and the police car carrying . Inspectors
Niles and Graves, and Of fleers Ingle and
Rlneharr arrived -on 'the? scene shortly,
also the patrol with officers Nelson and
Foster - ' -. - -. ? -.: . -r !
After- a seareh. of the,-house Manning
waa found hiding under; a sofa, of the
third .floor by Jnspector; Graves.'; while
Evans was found in a closet by Officers
Norene and tNiles. it-v- ';4. :
. None.ot thepToperty.beionglng. to Mr,
Murphy was, molested.r, , The ...arrest of
Manning and - Evans made' a- total of.
three burglars caught: In the act of rob
bing houses. Friday. '".i..w lii Jj c;:'
Alleged 'Woid
4 :
i A ypuihf ul gapg. of ,aUeged.robbeTS-to-
be waa arrested Saturday by Inspectors
Hellyer and -Leonard ".and. Officers Ab
bott-and Prake. t According to the detee-i
tlves, lh boys have'made a. partlar con-:
feesien -of their - intentions of robbing a
siore'ih St.-Johns. The boys are Clar
ence Edmund Proper; It; Edgar Hunter,'
See Ex
Kaiser Put
fS2,-ad Tom Van Hennelh 18. 4 ft ,
IWLI OL :.Lj
KKIflsL.
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Armour Makes Admission That
T He Had Tried to Bring About
- . t . ..... - . t
Giant Monopoly in the Forma-
tioh i of the ' B ig Veeder' Pod
Searching Inquiries Directed
i Against Witness" by Heney tok
v Disclose Packer's . Holdings in
1 Railroads :and Other Interests,
I - :: By Raymond Clapper
-' i. (United Press Staff Correspondent)
W ASHINGTON, Jan. 23. (U. P.)
i J. Ogden Armour tr jed to
merge all the packers ' of'' the
' . United States Into . one giant
monopoly, he admitted to - tlio
senate, agricultural eommiltee" to
l day.'.it is still the ideal solution,
he .insisted. . : ; ,'. .'' '
For six hours Armour faced the
grilling fire of Francis J. Heney,
, vho was examining for the sen
ate . committee. Armour aumit-
bw ,.
ient amor
maintain establlsheapercentages in division-of
business.
iThat -branch houses of the big pack
era work together. :'7j: ;
. That he attempted tp form" a" nation-''
wide -packing monopoly 'when' the old
Yler pool waa broken up. -
, Holding out $10,000,000 South Amer
ican profits from the financial statement
aanmltted td the senate committee.
United efforts of packers to defeat
the Borland resolution.
, That there is a Joker in the food ad
ministration's per cent profits limit
iJ-i'To Farther Qalz Armour
r Twice 'Armour insisted that he be al
lowed to return to Chicago, but 'Heney
refused to let him go. Armour will be
further qulased Monday. '.
After the Veeder pool was broken up
In- 1902. Armour- consulted with New
York bankers In an attempt' to form a
$90,900.000 -corporation to include all the
important-packing plants in the United
States, Heney charged.
'"Isn't that right?" he asked Armour.
' "Tes. I assume the figures are right;
If la correct In principle,':
"And you were going to get practically
the entire packing business of the coun
try into one corporation?" Heney con-tinued..---'
V-: .1. ,,..'-'-"' ..
-v.. "Yea" --C - '-. -
"Your Idea waa that it would be a
good thing to get all the packing busi
ness into a monopoly,, then? , Is that
still 'your Idea of the solution?" '
"We could have saveL many .millions
in duplication In the business," Armour
replied. '
"I will go further and say that If thst
were possible today, and livestock men
were taken In and It were done under
the supervision of the government o
that the packers would be allowed a fair
margin, livestock growers would ' get
mora for their stock and the consumer
would get his stuff for less. The sav
ing would be enormous." - .
1 "You think the five packers could Join
and still give the aame service at a sav
ing?" Heney asked. -
"Yes. X am a believer in large units,
properly run." - '.: ',
- Armour admitted he owned 70 per cent
of the stock in Armour Sc. Co. and that
he ran the business practically as 1 o
pleased, without consulting the director.
Armour admitted holding stock, in th
Chicago, Milwaukee A : St. Paul ; the
Illinois Central ; Baltimore tc Ohltf, and
Rock Island railroads, as well as banks
in Chicago and New York. , .
. Heney was about to dig deeper, but
Armour's attorney interrupted,' saying
publicity might not be a good thing and
that- If facta were really - wanted., they
would be submitted privately to ; tl.e
committee. Heney went Into the allege l
fifty-fifty agreement at Denver between
Swift and Armour. - . -.
, 4yWealdf Malatala Perceatage -
Armour said' they were merely trying
to maintain the relative, percentages of
business held 1 when the two packers
wrent Into the Denver field.'
"You always try to maintain. the rela
tive positions in taking over ; plants?"
Heney Inquired. ' - ' ' ,-y
Armour admitted thla was true.
. "The result, ..then,, isja tacit under
standing among the packers that each U
trying to- maintain his position," Heney
suggested. :-.i :.. t. -.;"' "-?' -i -.
; Armour said that was about the sit
uation. - "We ttry to" keep the position
lnv the : trade" always had;" . ?
i Jleney turned to the Fort Worth sltua- .
tion., .: . ' - . ' .', ' - - -i .. ' .
, Armour said lie induced Swift to bui: 1
atK6rt. Worth ;they wouldn't- have t
build another stockyards at Dallas, or.:y
SO .miles' away.- -, 4. - '-:...-.
'"We sold SWlft half the stockyard
there,"J; Armour explained. , -
v.,tWhen.yoiutaUed,tp Swift did he u -
JConcioded pn Pate Ten. Colums C..)
Kansas ;0it3rStril:cf;
"ElacedlUhder Arr c :;
1 Kansaa ,'Clty. Mo., Jan, 23, Tw
union "officials and striking utrf
men Including one woman, are i.
arrest on federal warrants la cor.
with violence. -