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League of Nations Commission'
Sits Until Midnight -Working
on Revisionfof Many Articles;
President Wilson Protests Against
Reiteration of Long-Winded
Speeches Delegates Are Making
By John Edwin Nevin
PARIS, March 25. ll. X. SO
Boundaries -and indemnities
were considered today by Presi
dent Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George, Premier Clemenceau and
Premier Orlando. All possible
.vpe i is being made to reach an
ageeOFient on these problems for
the first peace treaty.
Sixteen Of the 26. articles in the
League of Nations covenant were dis
posed, of at the session of the League
of Nations commission which sat until
. midnight. The agreement was only
partial, however, as It was decided to
submit the" draft to, a committee of
international experts, after it is ap
proved by the commission.
A member of the American delegation
expressed the belief that, when the
new draft is finally completed, . more
than 70 per cent' of the objections to
certain parts of the League of Nations
plan,' put, forward In the United States,
will 'have been met.
'Redraft Is chiefly a matter of
form," said one. high official today. I
have been reading the objections of
Senator Knox and it is certain that they
relate mainly to the form of the instru
ment I am convinced that-when the
newly drafted covenant is completed, a
majority , of ., Senator Knox's objections
will have been met."
The question of the Monroe doctrine is
worrying some of the American dele
gates. But it. is possible to make the
flat statement that President Wilson-and
other American leaders are doing all they
can to, meet the objection on this point.
It ISj hoped that it will be possible to do
this, although it la reiterated -that the
Swiss suggestions , ( put forward,' to pre-J
vent it from interfering in domestic
rights) be modified to meet views held in
the United States and Latin America
It is understood that President Wil-on
raised an objection at the League of Na
tions committee meeting against a re
iteration of ' long and unimportant
speeches that some of the delegates have
been making. ,
London Press Alarmed
London. - March 25. U. P.) "While
the peace delegates are discussing an
idealistic adjustment of central Europe
: events are moving ip such a way there
is liable- to be nothing left for them to
adjust. It they don't hurry-" "
a This typifies the spirit of comment
here today on the latest developments
in Hungary and Germany. The morning
papers are frankly alarmed at the tend-
, ency toward a Bolshevistic block in east
ern and central Europe, leaving the con
tinent divided against itself.' The report
,- that Germany has sent ' a mission to
Moscow has stimulated speculation, re
garding the chances of Russo-German
rapprochment.
. The Times points out that the League
of Nations is not responsible .for the de
lay in reaching a peace settlement, the
league being the only concrete produc
tion of the conference so far. and the
most workable method of carrying out
the terms of the treaty. The Times says
tt believes the real cause of lack of or
ganization in the conference is the fail
ure to eliminate nonessentials.
Wilson Postpones Trip
- Brussels. March 55. U. P.) Presi
dent Wilson as postponed his trip to
, Belgium until after - the preliminary
peace is signed, it wasannounced today.
Los Angeles Has
More Influenza
Los Angeles. March 25. (U. P.) The
recurrence- of influenza In Los Angeles
Is growing more serious. Eighty-nine
cases and four deaths were reported
yesterday and 24 cases were reported in
two hours this morning.
Germans
On
Asking America
For
By Alfred G. Aadersea
(Copyright, 191S. International New S-rrtee)
- Berlin. March 24. Via London, March
i&.-r-il. N S.) Germany is going to the
Paris peace conference with three well
defined groups of claims : . ;
-1 Restoration of German colonies.
. ' -2 Preservation of Germany's ethno
logical borders.
3 Future nationality of disputed t;u
ropean territories formerly, forming part
of the German empire to be considered
-by self-determination. . '
Germany will enter the peace confer
ence wth a clear understanding of the
; obligation- of .paying for the .damage
done in the devastated regions of France
' and Belgium. . ' V - . v
- She probably will make a formal re
quest for a huge American loan to en
able her to discharge these obligations.
These. : are . the outstanding features
, of an , interview I have : just had with
Talaat Pasha; Is
Vanted by Turks
In Constantinopl
Military Courtmartial Under Way
to Fix Responsibility for Na
tion's Entry Into War
Special Cable to The Journal and Th Chicago
Daily New
(Copyright. 191V. 7 Chicago Daily Nwa Co.)
Constantinople, Turkey, March. II.
(Delayed. Preliminary hearings before
a secret military courtmartial began yes
terday in an effort to fix the respons
ibility for .Turkey's entry into the war,
the subsequent conduct of the. war and
the Armenian massacres.
Many political - leaders among Turk
party and other political units which
aided in' tbeprosecution of the war have
been imprisoned on warrants issued by
the i present "liberal entente" cabinet.
Twenty prominent men were arrested
on Thursday and nine on Friday, while
today's reports declare that 40 were ar
rested in various Turkish provinces.
Farther Arrests Impssdtsg
Further arrests are impending and the
cabinet Is making an effort to extradite
Talaat Pasha and other members of the
war1 cabinet, who fled to Germany after
the armistice.
The ' majority of the prisoners are
members of Union and Progress party,
of whieh Envoy Pasha is the leader.
Scant Information has filtered out con
cerning the cross-examination which ap
pears to be directed toward establishing
the approximate guilt of each of the ac
cused. '
The former grand vizier Halim Pasha
and several other former cabinet mem
bers were cross-examined with . results
sufficiently definite to cause these men
to be bound over to face a military trial.
It is understood that the prisoners have
adopted the tactics of refusing to an
swer questions on the ground that not a
military court, but only a high court of
Justice, can try and judge cabinet min
isters and senators. . . .
Drastic Paaahmeat Promised
.The liberal entente ; platform promises
energetic prosecution and drastic punish
ment of the leaders that pjunged Turkey
into the war, and this plan is betng car
ried out-without .visible pressure from
the entente powers.
Many of the officials who were active
during the period of the German-Turkish
alliance are in hiding-. One of these is
Envoy Pasha, who disappeared after the
armistice was signed., A doubtful report
declares that he was assassinated, but
more probably he is hiding in the Cau
casus or in Germany. . .' ;
Operettas ef Ceart HlidereeUf jj.
The operation of -the court, is 'hindered
by attacks from the opposing -political
parties which assert that " trial by a
military courtmartial of cabinet mem
bers and senators is without legal right.
The preliminary processes, are un
doubtedly encountering difficulties be
cause within five days - the presidency
of the court has changed twice. " -:
The same court intends to try the
war profiteers who have been forced to
surrender a large part of their loot.
The Turkish government is preparing
a "red book," " consisting of a compila
tion, of all the official documents rela
tive to Turkey's "entry and participation
in the war. ,
Lieut. Fish of Portland Gathered
, Vast Amount of Evidence
Against Guilty Men.
Spectacular manipulations in United
States army property, for which civil
ian employes, enlisted men and officers
face prison terms, .and which inquiry
might disclose in . many American army
camps, have been uncovered at Browns
ville. Texas, and " nearby troop centers
by Lieutenant Arthur L. Fish, former
business manager or The Journal, who
has just been discharged from the ser
vice. While the United States concentrated
every energy toward winning the war,
the chief occupation: of some of the na
tion's trusted men was to divert to their
personal profits war properties of many
kinds, according to Lieutenant Fish, who
had charge of the official investigation
that resulted in filing serious charges
against a group of officers and civilians.
Lieutenant Fish left Portland a year
ago as a lieutenant of cavalry. ' For
a time he was an instructor In the fourth
officers training school at Fort Bliss.
(Concluded on Pace Seven. Colnma Two)
Count von Bernstortt, former. German
ambassador to the United States, who
will be an adviser to the German delegates.-
, - " , , -. :
Count von Bernstorff has established
what virtually amounts to a ' peace
clearing house at. 21 Behrenstrasse. He
is to be the intermediary link between
the German cabinet and the peace dele
gation at Paris. The German peace en
voys will submit all reports to Bem
storff. who"wlH then sift them and trans
mit the different parts of .them to the
respective government departmental 41
rectly interested in the various -'j sub
jects. ' . :.----- 1 5 . w ' : . ;r-.',;;-,-
Count von Bemstorff. furthermore,
will directly forward all instructions
to the Paris delegation.'
The former . ambassador continues a
leading democrat in Germany. He is
: (Concluded a rag Seres, Ceuuna Pae)
vounti
Financial
Aid
U TROOP
Men From 49th Regiment Coast
Artillery Have Arrived on Way
to Camp lewis for Discharge.
Many Oregon Men in Party and
About 50 From Washington;
Troops Parade to Temple.
ONE hundred and sixty Oregon
soldiers, 50 Washington
troopers and about 10 representa
tives of other divisional units, ar
rived.at Union station at 2-o'clock
this afternoon. The Oregon men
are members of the Forty-ninth
coast artillery regiment.
Met at the -lation by a great
many friends, as well as the
Multnomah Guard band, the
troops marched to Liberty temple,
where they were addressed
briefly by Acting Mayor C. A.
Bigelow.
The train was commanded by Major
Maginis,. a regular army officer, and
aboard was Lieutenant H. W. Kroger,
a Portland man. Captain W. G. Bisbee
of Camp Merritt, a Texas man, is the
medical officer with the train. He -eaw
action with the Fifth field artillery of
the First division and was wounded in i
July. 1918. 1
Robert Morrison, son of JDr. and Mrs.
A. A. Morrison, is a member of the:
49th coast artillery which arrived today, i
The . 49th did not see action overseas -but
a number of the casuals aboard the I
troog train show battle scars.
i They will be entertained by automobile-trips
through the ctiy this after
noon, and a dinner and dance will mark
the evening program.
; The casuals aboard are members of
Hoboken company 263. and all are. direc
from. Camp Merritt...... - .
-The troops will, step oven here till 3
o'clock Wednesday morning. . They will
4Centta?l en Pace Two, Colta Om)
160 FAVOR LEAGUE
TO ONE OPPOSING
Final' Count in Journal's Plebi
scite Shows Covenant Over
whelmingly Favored.
For a Leagse of Natloaa.. t",843
Against a League ef Nations 17t
The final count in The Journal's
League of Nations plebiscite shows an
overwhelming majority of legal age voters
in the Northwest to be favorable to the
league as an assurance against war.
In a total of 28,015 votes cast in the
plebiscite which started on February "28
and ended on March 15, only 172 nega
tive ballots were cast a vote of 169
t 1 in favor of the covenant.
Each properly signed' and filled out
by a voter, the plebiscite ballots become
the permanent open record of the senti
ment of Northwestern .voters regarding
the league. One of the first ballots filed
was signed on her death bed by Susan
F. Tra.sk of Stayton, Or.-
Regret has been expressed that the
canvass closed so boon, but the result
has been so, decidedly : favorable to the
proposed league and the plebiscite has
received such widespread popularity that
were the canvass continued Indefinitely
the Indications are that the proportion of
votes on each side of the question would
remain constant.
The canvass has proved beyond any
doubt the sentiment of the voters and
since that was its object, its purpose
has been fulfilled.
Judge Embarrassed;
Diving Venus Would
Take., Off Stocking
Cool and unperturbed, Municipal Judge
Ross man usually sits when meting out
Justice, but today. was an-exception. He
plainly had lost his judgelike dignity
and -bis face turned the shade of the
red stripes in the American flag which
bangs above his desk. : ,
Constance Meyer, Multnomah club div
ing venus. was complainant in a case
in which NV I. Braunstein was charged
with reckless. driving, t .
Sunday. rat Third and Alder street,, a
wheel of Braunsteins automobile ran
over Mrs. Meyer's, left heel, she said,
despite her adroit attempt U get out of
the way. - - i '.
;TMSee,",she said.. Til show you
tOh. bo," replied Judge Rossman,, and
showing a sudden Interest in the docket
before nim, said that the charge would
be dlsmssed if Braunstein. would deposit
810 Jn the Red Cross canteen fund bot
tle
Saxony to Confiscate
Ex-aiser,s Property
. . . ' . . .' 1 ; '' . .'"
4 Copenhageiu-r March..2S.--KlT. : P.)The
government of Saxony has decided to
conftcate the former kaiser's property in
that . state, a Dresden dispatch announced
today, v ft :
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IlllLLUUIVlLU
m STATION
Personlnnocently
Possessing Booze
Innocent of Crime
Supreme Could Holds That Ac
cused Must Have Knowledge
He Is Carrying Intoxicants.
. Salem, March 23.-In an opinion hand
ed down by the supreme court on the
bone dry prohibition law. members of
the court divided, four to three,- with
Chief Justice McBrlde and Justices
Johns, Harris and Bennett -standing to
gether as a majority and reversing the
conviction of Huston Cox, Medford
hotel porter, with Justices Burnett, Bean
and Benson subscribing to a dissenting
opinion. Cox was convicted of having
liquor In his possession, although be con
tended he was Ignorant of 'the. fact.
Under a majority opinion the case is
reversed and remanded for new trial on
the grounds that Circuit Judge Calkins
erred when he Instructed the jury that
a person is guilty of violating the pro
hibltion law if he has in his possession
intoxicating liquor whether he knows it
or act
One of the jurors asked the court if,
as was claimed by the defendant in the
present instance, whether the bote! por
ter picked up the suitcase which con
tained the liquor and as a result of that
act had liquor in hi a possession, would
the porter be guilty of violating the
law. Tne court instructed him that he
would, pointing out that guilty intent
is not required under the prohibition
statute.
Justice Johns wrote the majority
opinion, which reverses the lower court
and holds that this instruction was an
error, while Justice Burnett wrote the
(Concluded on Pace Eighteen, Column Five)
Marked Enthusiasm Is Noted in
Getaway This Morning; New -.
Spirit Wonderful.
With the interest of a bigger, better
and more cooperative community spirit
for Portland in mind, 200 volunteer
workers of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce threw out their first skirmish
lines in the three-day drive for 1000 ad
ditional members at o'clock this morn
ing -f . u"A i - . '.-
"Never" hi all the history of local
organization was a more marked . en
thusiasm noted than this morning." said
Sydney Vincent., ."At the meeting last
night a wonderful new cooperative spirit
seemed "rto . have fnew birth - and , this
morning every one of the district squads
were on their toes and ready to go get
the prospects."
O. W, Mielke this morning sent out
the appeal for more new workers to Can
vass the city. Although practically
every man who agreed to undertake the
proposition of helping the qhamber over
the top with the drive appeared - this
morning, a more thorough covering of
the city for prospect has revealed the
fact that - more than 5000 prospective
members are waiting attack in the city.
Members of the chamber are urged to
send in one or more men to act as. cam
paigners. All who volunteered to can
vass the city , and were unable to be
present this- morning are urged to ap
pear Wednesday morning at member
ship headquarters. The new blood is
almost 100 to 1 .strong and it will take
every minute of time and every volunteer
possible to obtain to, interview every
business and professional man who
should be a member of the organization.
At 10 o'clock this morning the mem
bership headquarters were obtaining a
preliminary return from - the city which
gladdened every worker's heart. George
Miller, general secretary of the member
ship department, reported that up until
that time over half a hundred new mem
bers had called upon the telephone to
tell the membership department that
they were sending their membership
(Concluded on Pace Eighteen , Column Four)
t.
Stockman Sleeps
With Red Kupert;
Didn't Know Him
Medford, March 25. It developed Mon
day . that Elton Bee son. widely known
Talent rancher: and stockman, unwit
tingly not only aided Red Rupert, the
Portland convict, Monday a week ago in
making sure his escape from the convict
camp at Gold Hill, but slept In the same
bed with him at Gazelle Cal., that night.
Monday morning Beeson was about
to ship several carloads of cattle from
Medford to Gazelle when a stranger,
who proved to be Rupert, approached,
and volunteered to help him care for the
cattle en route. His services were ac
cepted and Rupert got ' on board the
train with Beeson and the cattle. That
night they slept together at Gazelle and
Tuesday afternoon Rupert boarded a
train for the south.
Beeson did - not learn of the escape
until his return home and he recognized
from the published description his erst
while catUe helper as Red Rupert. He
at" once notified -Sheriff Terrell who
notified - Warden t Stevens, ; who then
easily traced Rupert's movements.
American Soldiers iSt
Encounter Japanese
-S New' ; York, March ' U." i P. The
Far Eastern bureau, representing Ameri
can Interests lit the Orient.; today raade
public the following cable announcing It
had been received from Shanghai :
."Shanghai The Japanese- American
clash has been settled, but the soldiers
of the nations. fight-If they meet' '
- The message was not dated but L the
bureau stated It" had been relayed"
through San, Francisco, March -!.-..
CHAMBER S 1000
MEMBER DRIVE ON
E
0REG0I1
mm
Western Troops Were Greatest
Soldiers in the World, Say
Officers Who Commanded Them
Boys From Portland and Other
Northwest Cities . Return From
Overseas; Now at Camp Mills.
By Walter L. Whitlesly
NEW YORK, March 25 Mon
, . .ay afternoon almost a .
dozen r.ero squadrons, the per-'
" sonnel of which is not yet avail
able, arrived in Hoboken aboard
the transport Manchuria. Among
these are many Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho men, who have
seen duty in France. All of these
units will go to Camp Mills, and
in about a wee- will be on their
way home.
Camp Lewis detachment of the 160th
infantry arrived on the Manchuria, with
the complete regiment and the entire
body left on the ferry for Camp Mills,
Long Island. L. M, Fisher of Eugene
was the only Oregon man in company I,
but there are-several dozen more scat
tered throughout the regiment.
, "I've seen alot Of France," said Ray
Fordyce of Portland, "but I'm like
Roosevelt, the more I see of Europe the
more I think of my qjn country. I
i don't want anything bit to get home.
to see some of our own Yolks and hear
home talk, which is migUty scarce over
in France. We haven'tt had a lot of
news from home and some .of-us are
anxious and many of us. are worried.
We. sure would like a word (from the
folks."
In the Camp Lewis dAahment are
men who have seen man oi the fiercest
struggles. Young Jame4Bady of -Ashland
and some ethers wanr to close their
eves and forget war for a while. , Some
of, them have, been at the front for
seven -months, "
. Walter. EbertlnJPf . Corvalll ioM of
his transrer to tne various sectors, xie
saidr -1 started out in the Lorraine
sector and afterwards, went to Cham
pagne and then north and then back. I
was at the front for more than six
months. ' I have seen many things that
people over here never will know. All
(Concluded on " Pace Eighteen, Column Three)
WE1NHARD ESTATE
Property at East Third and Burn
side Involved in $125,
000 Deal.
The Princess hoUl property at the
northwest corner of East Third and
Burnslde- Btreets was purchased Mon
day afternoon by the Henry Weinhard
estate for $125,000. The building Is of
reinforced concrete construction, four
stories and basement, and has a front
age of 100 feet on Burnslde and 75 feet
on East Third. " ,
" Stores and the hotel office occupy the
ground floor and in the upper stories
are 7 rooms. The sale includes fur
nishings and fixtures and the property
passes on a three year lease to the con
trol of Harry Ladry. a well known hotel
man. - According to Paul ; Wesslnger,
president, and Henry W. Wagner, secre
tary of the Weinhard estate, the build
ing is exceptionally well constructed
and is one of the best hotel properties
in the city. '
The property was purchased from F.
W. Peterson, who held a four fifths in
terest, and P. O. Graham, who owned a
one fifth Interest. The new owners as
sume 4 a mortgage . X. $25,000, the bal
ance of the purchase price being in cash
and city property. ..Among the several
parcels of real estate received by Mr.
Peterson were all of fractional block No.
13,' North Portland'; ' property at the
southeast corner of Twenty-sixth and
Upshur streets, improved with three
residences and a large store building,
and several properties on Union avenue,
the principal . one being the two story
brick building at 283 Union avenue, un
der lease to the Willamette dairy. - ,
Fred E. Taylor of the ,F. E. Taylor
company, assisted by Ralph H. Cake of
the law firm -of Cake & Cake, repre
sented Mr. Peterson and, his partner , in
the negotiations. ; The Weinhard- estate
w-as " represented by Henry Fries and
Fred J. Revermah Of the Wakefield: A
Fries company, and Wojbd, Montague'. A
Matthiesenr, attorneys. Henry Wagner.
secretary of .the Weinhard estate, also
assisted in closing the deal. .- '
George.BeU, Negro -Giant;
Is Shot Dead '
K In Booming House
1"- ! ' ';: ... .-" v. -;"';' j i
- ; Milwaukee. Wis.. March 25(H P.)
George O. Bell, colored, said to be the
largest r actor on the legitimate stage,
was shot and killedin a rooming house
here early , today, i He ' was feet 11
inches tail and weighed 37S pounds. . Miss
Masle Ea1y. colored, said to be the com
mon law wife of Bel I, is held in connec
tion with the kiUlng,- ,
""Bell "playe "the palt" of "fhelatfgh!ng
giant la 'Chu Chin Chow.''- - "-a .l - -
HOTEL BOUGHT BY
Spartacans Intend
To Renew Warfare
Byth
e First o
Russian and Hungarian Soviet Govern
ments Call for World-Wide Uprising of
Proletariat Lenine Prefers Propagan
da Campaign to Armed Bolshevist War
....
BERLIN, March 23. (Delayed.) (U. .P.) The Kussian and
Hungarian soviet governments have called for a world-wide
today from Budapest. While agreeing to an offensive and defen
sive alliance with the Hungarians, Premier Lenine is said to have
declared his objection to an armed Bolshevist crusade at this time,
preferring to use propaganda and money with the help of the for
eign proletariat to win over the bourgeoisie. v H '
Amsterdam, March 25. (I. N. S.) - (Via London.) Red
guards are marching toward Roumania, according to advices
reaching the Central News from Budapest today.
, By Freak J. Taylor
(Copyright, 119. by the Vnited Prau)
Berlin. March 21. (By Courier to
Paris, March 25t) Spartacans are plan
ning to launch their third revolution be
fore the first of April.
This revolt. It was learned from
Spartacans themselves today, is intended
as the signal for a general Bolshevist
uprising through central Europe. Rus
sian Bolshevikl have been asked to start
an Invasion to insure the revolution's
success.
The Spartacans expect to open hos
tilities without warning, since the gen
eral strike that preceded the last revolu
tion gave the government time to pre
pare. They are gathering weapons, am
munition and food, which they are stor
ing in numerous secret rendezvous.
Some of the Spartacans, vasUy in the
minority," favor postponing the revolu
tion until after the soviet congress
which meets here April 8. then seeking
to persuade the workmen and independ
ent Socialists to join them. This plan
NAVAL COMMITTEE
IS ON WAY NORTH
Party Due td '"Arrive in Portland
at 7?30 o'Ciock Wednesday
"Morning. ".
: Representatives - of the naval affairs
committee and their party left Oakland
at 11 o'clock last night, on the last lap
of their Journey, up the coast to . Port
land. Fears that the party might be
delayed In the time-of arrival were al
leged by a message received this morn
ing, stating that the party was already
on its way north and due to arrive in
Portland at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The big luncheon In honor of the rep
resentatives will be held at the Cham
ber of Commerce Wednesday noon.
Members of both the chamber and the
Portland Ad club win be the hosts and
Judge C. II. Carey, chairman Of the
reception committee will preside at the
luncheon. Each of the visitors will be
called upon to make an address. At
the conclusion of the luncheon the party
will be taken for a trip over the Colum
bia river highway.
Representative C. N. McArthur of
Oregon arrived in Portland Monday
night,, direct from Washington, and left
the city for the day to attend to private
business. He will return to Portland
Wednesday morning in time to join the
party consisting of Representatives Pad
gett. Riordan. Oliver. Vinson, Brown
ing, Britten and Hicks. ' '
Arrangements for the reception of the
committee at Astoria have been com
pleted. Leaving Portland on a special
observation car at 8 :10 o'clock Thurs
day morning the party will reach Astoria
at noon; They will take lunch at Astoria
and wiH then leave by auto to Gearhart
and Seaside. They will return at :S0
o'clock for a big banquet prepared by
the Astoria reception committee.
Friday morning the party will go
aboard the lighthouse tender Manzanita
to; be taken to Tongue Point where they
will istepect the site proposed in the
Helm "report as a spot suitable for the
establishment of a naval base. Upon
thelr ; return to Astoria at noon, the
committee will make an Inspection of
the port docks and will partake of lunch
at the docks. At 1 :30 they will again
board the Manzanita and will be taken
to the Columbia river Jetty- and to Fort
Stevens. They will return to Astoria
at 4 :io for dinner and at SHlO'will board
their special car for the return trip to
Portland. ' 8
Arrangements have been perfected for
the entertainment of the ladles In the
party, numbering six or seven, and it is
possible that they will not make the
trip to Astoria but remain in Portland
the four days the party fa In Oregon.
Saturday the entire party will again
be the guests of Portland and it Is
planned on this day to have the com
mittee make an inspection of the Indus
trial plants in this district, view various
boulevards and make a trip up the Wil
lamette to the Waver ley club for din
ner. The party will leave at It p. m.
for Puget Sound points. -
Fire in Rubbish Pile ;
: Costs life; of Child
McMlnnvllle, March 25. Margarite. 6"-.
year-old daughter of Mrs. Augustus
Eowdy living on the Braly farm near
this city, was, burned to death. Monday
afternon. With a 11-year-old aunt she
was burning , rubbish in the yard when
her clothing caaght fire. ' The aunt' was
unable to put oat the flames. Death
came 4 hours latr. The child's fa
ther is .serving in the American army in
France, i-, - ' '
fApril
has met with little favor, as the work
men and independents want no violence
and the Spartacans do..
The Spartacans recently, sent a dele
gation to Moscow In an airplane they
had stolen. ; This method of establish
ing communication was employed be
cause the frontiers are closed. They
asked the Bolshevik! to assist the pend
ing revolution by throwing large, forces
of soviet troops into- central Europe.
Spartacan leaders say. it will take 10
years ' for Bolshevism to dominate Eu
rope completely. They are laying their
plans accordingly. ,
The government, under direction of
War Minister Noske, is massing
weapons and ammunition ami , strength
ening Its arsenals in preparation for the
struggle. ,-
New Riots Are Reported
Copenhagen, March 25. U. P.) Fresh
Spartacan agitaUon has resulted in riots
in Stettin and strikes in Luebeck, a
Berlin dispatch reported today. '
Builders Meet. With" Board, in
;.Ef fort to Come'to' Sofncr Sort
, of Decision. r. -
Washington, March 25. (U. P.) Wood
shipbuilders will be granted "reasonable
concessions' on all of their claims
against the shipping board. Chairman
Hurley announced late today.
Washington, March 25. (U. P. Wood
shipbuilders met with the shipping board
today in an effort to adjust the unfin
ished contracts which they hold. The
contracts amount to about $120,000,000.
The shipbuilders declared they ' face
a crisis financially as a result of the
long drawn out controversy over these
contracts. Shipping board officials be
gan in December, to revise ' the ship
building program which entailed cancel
lation, suspension or revision of scores
of contracts. Due to Chairman Hurley's
absence for three months,, final settle
ment of a majority of these contracts
was never made. ? "
From the shipbuilders came the infor
mation that their creditors and financial
supporters were' pressing them to meet
their obligations. They say that until
the shipping board makes settlement on
their contracts they will not be able to
meet ; the demands of their creditors.
Many ' of the wooden ships, under con
struction have not pro tressed further
than SO per cent complete. The ship
builders declare that , in view of the
board's program, most of the wooden
ships now on the ways will not .be com
pleted. Someone must take the loss and
the wooden shipbuilding men fear they,
will have to carry a majority Of it.
WOOD SHIP WORK
; STILL IN BALANCE
Because Europe's Tyrants Feared the
Growing Spirit' of Liberty They
Precipitated the Great War!
The Journal and the Chicago
Daily News are now receiving by
cable from A- R-T Decker, their
staff correspondent rn Prague,, a
translation of' voluminous; secret?
papers of Count Czernin, long
the foreirn miniiter of Austrla-
Hunzary. This powerful states
man for years was "the wllline'
- tool, but not the dupe,-- of the
'two greatest enemies of human
freedom In modern - times, Em
"peror William of Germany and
Archduke Francis ' Ferdinand,
then heir to the throne r of
Austria-Huncary.
This cold-blooded - adviser of
imperial autocrats wrote down
full 'reports of his conversations
with them, - thus placing on rec
ord - not only his own hatred of
progress based on liberty, but
the infamous plans of oppression
approved by men in lofty places
who sought to control the des-.
tinies of the world.
On Thu rsday. March 2 7, The
Journal will begin the ' publica
f
tion f these 'extraordinary-rev- " '"
elations. They will diclose for the first time the real causes from
which sprune the devastating war which has strewn Europe wjth
wreckage of empires; 'This remarkable series of cable dispatches
. will be continued from day to day.
mm
Peace Conference Realizes Ne
cessity of Early Action to
turn Rising Tide of Radicalism.
.
Reestablishment of Normal Eco
nomic Conditions Believed the
First Need of Europe Today.
LONDON, March 23. (I. N: SO -Premier
'Werkcrle has bent.
: imprisoned by the Bolsjicvist gov
ernment.' according to advices re
ceived by- the Exchange TcIr
jrraph - company from Budapest
r today. '
LONDON, March S3.fl. N. SO
Th4" starting suggCfelioii is
now being made in .Paris thai
Nicolat Lenine, the Bolshevik pre
mier of Ru-ssia, bo asked to send
; representatives of the soviet gov
ernment to the peaee conference,
according to the Daily; Express
today.
By Fred S. Fergasoa
Paris. March 25, - (U, T.) That
American , or allied troops must be
rushed Into Hungary at once to save.,
the situation was the opinion expressed
in advices received today by the peace
conference from its agents in that country.--,
""'J-:'-- -..'--' ' '
Allied forces -how In Hungary are en
tirely Inadequate, It was stated, and
must be Immediately and heavily rein- )
forced to prevent Bolshevism from ob
talning & foothold from which it can
spread Into western Europe. '
The conference has been deeply Im
pressed by the collapse of the Hungarian
government, the " alliance of the new
government with the Russian Bolshevikl
and the reported declaration of war
against the entente. Every effort is nw
being mad '. to speed up the peace
settlement , with Germany and the
other -euemy countries,, , with Ihs
resultant lifting of the block-,
ade.- One of the most potent weap
ons in the hands of the allies to prevent
the spread of Bolshevism westward will
be reestablishment of normal economic
conditions in central Europe, the dele
gates agree,;.c, .. r.4 n
j The supreme .- war council proceeded
with Us routine business Monday, but
all the delegates showed the greatest
desire to obtain all information possible
(Concluded on. Face E1bten. i.'olumn Tbreet
Suicide Believed
To Be J. 0. Overman
: A discharged sailor, whose name the
police believe to be J. C. Overman of ;
Albany, N. T was found dead at noort
today in the. Le Roy hotel. Fifth and
Stark streets. It Is believed he committed-suicide,;
Death jwas caused by
strychnine, taken in a glass-of grap.
Juice. He wore civilian clothes, but
regulation underwear and shoe, on
which are the Initials J. C. O. Ie re- -uttered
at the hotel by the name of if.
M. Johnson. ' - . . ' '''t ,;
Labor Situation in , ' :
England Is Hopeful-
London; March 25. (TJ P.)-rThe labor
situation was said by both government,
and union -representatives to be more
hopeful today. ' Conferences ire continu
mg. - ' v "-"'
COUNT CZERNIN
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