BUilLESOiJ STICKS
BY GUNS IN REPLY
TO LABOR LEADER
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Praises Patriotic Services of
' Gompersbut Denies Right to
Dictate Policies, of Service.
SAYS WAGE UP TO CONGRESS
Postmaster General. Denies .Power
to Exceed Authority -Vested in
Him by Legislative Branch.
"Washington, April 28 . Postmaster
General Burleson, maintaining the bar
rag of statements which be has laid
down since the fTjht against him reached
its fever crest, Sunday replied to the as
sertion of Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor, that
"he -will, have to walk the plank, soon
er or later." ,
The postmaster, general tuck by his
runs, and reiterated that "strike on the
part of employes of the government, or
those worklag for the fovernment, is
not permissible." In this category he
placed the striking. New England tele
phone operators. His statement in full
follows: s :
, ."The value and importance of the ser
vice rendered by- Samuel - -Compere
during the recent war was surpassed by
Vut few men In America. He was ear
nest and indefatigable in all his efforts
to - further its successful, prosecution.
Heady admission la made of this fact,
and more, that it was not merely a
favorite pose on the part of Mr. Gom
pers. but was the impulse of . genuine
patriotism. He is entitled to our grate
ful appreciation for this service, but this 1
does not imply that there should be an
acceptance of his views an all other is
sues. .
EMPLOYES HATE IfO VOICE
j "The postmaster general undoubtedly
la at variance with Mr. Gompers on the
matter of the relations between the gov
ernment and .those who are employed In
its service. As the postmaster general j
ees it. it is little short of silly to talk
of collective bargaining with an ex
ecutive officer by civil service employes
under KTs administration. The salary j
and wages to be paid such employes,
the hours of labor and working con1
ciltions are fixed by ?' the legislative
branches, and it is for the executive
head to strictly follow the law in respect
thereto.
"In the matter of fixing compensa
tion, the postmaster general has always
believed that sound public opinion could
safely' be relied upon to Bee that full
Justice is done those who serve the
government. , .
WANTS WAGES JUST
"It is the full duty of an executive
officer to give the legislative branch,
when asked, the benefit of his judg
ment on this subject, and the postmaster
general recommended that the records
show that the government be a model
employer, that compensation for those
who deserve it be fixed upon a gener
ous basis, in fact that the compensa
tion of laborers and- clerks should be
fixed at from 15 to 30 per cent more
than Is paid for similar service In-pri-.
vate employment, but beyond this it
, should "not go. That the legislative
branch may be relied upon to act gen
erously is . shown by the postal estab
lishment in which within two years in
creases have been granted aggregating
more than J40.000.000 annually.
"The attitude of the postmaster gen
eral' toward organisation of government
employes and their affiliation with out
side organisations, having the strike as
a means of redressing grievances, has
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long been known and has been fully set
forth in his annual reports, and not
withstanding the fact that the post
master: general has been denounced by
the American Federation of Labor In a
national convention, his views on this
subject have undergone no change,
Stbike is JDEjrqirar cep
' ' The postmaster i jreneral maintains
'hat the strike on the "part of the em
ploye a of the government or those work
ing, for the government is not permissi
ble, ' in fact. Is unthinkable, and that
the utmost danger to the government
is involved In any suggestion that there
should be a recession from this posi
tion, and that as far as he is 'concerned
there will be none; regardless of "plank
walking or any other consequences. . v
"However justifiable a strike may be
as aft' effective means of securing the
recognition of .proper demands of labor
against private concern" wnose unec
est are involved, the principles should
not 'apply to persons employed by the
government. - - ' -
i "Now, in the matter of telephone and
telegraph employes,- they, are at present
working for the- government, and the
postmaster general insists that a strike
on their part is not permissible and he
will never concede that it la. - '
WAGE PREVIOUSLY FIXED
"While they are wbrklng for the gov
ernment, the wage paid them Is not
fixed as that of other government em
ployes, and hence a different treatment
or method must be used in ascertaining
what is a Just wage. ' . ' .
"The war labor board, in a matter of
controversy between the telegraph com
panies and their employes, prescribed
certain rules and policies approved by
the president, which should govern their
relations. This was done before the
wires were placed under the control of
the postmaster general. Since taking
control, the . postmaster general has
strictly observed these policies.
The question is. as the postmaster
general sees it, whether the orderly
processes of government shall be ig
nored, whether a labor organisation can.
defy Its authority and put into effect
its will regardless of the rights of others
and the public interest"
HOLDS TO PRINCIPLES
"The wire administration has en
deavored at all times to be absolutely
fall1 and Just to all employes of the
wire service, the owners of the property
and the public. Often during the period j
of control the question has arisen, shall j
those in temporary control of these
wire "properties permit themselves to j
be driven beyond the just principles em- j
bodied in these policies? Shall estab- j
11 shed policies be abandoned or its
powers surrendered to employes be- j
cause of threatened strikes? To allow
this Would be to concede the assumed
riFht nt mnloves servintr the aovern-!
mentao use the strike as a means of.
enforcing whatever oemanas mey may
see fit to make. No such concession has
been or will be made.
MtST JOT CONFESS FAILURE
"The government undertakes to see
tfeat ,v,n VinnrioA tuntlcA la meted out to
all, and where its authority is sought
to be exercisea ana an insistence io inauo
that an outside agency be called in to
AoftAa what oftlnn should be taken, if
yielded to, is to confess that the gov
ernment has failed ana cannot do reiiea
upon to do what is right. In the opin
ion of the postmaster general such con
fession would be indefensible.
' "Frankness requires the foregoing
statement by the postmaster general but
he ' again declares that if he can pre
vent it, this labor question shall not be
-used by certain publishers to obscure
the real issue. The postmaster general
stands ready, to meet this labor question
at the proper time and will not at-
mnt tn rinriira It fir vRrl A It. The nost-
master general insists that the lssae now
is shall these certain selfish, publishers,
who have been bloodsucking) the; postal
establishment for years to the extent of
$72,000,000 annually, be fully restored to
this privilege, having been choked off
by congressional action of only one third
of their 'pap.'
"The postmaster general says 'No.'
And though all kinds of deceitful meth
ods and plans may be brought forward
to evade the issue, he insists that it
be faced ' and settled, and it is sin
cerely hoped that it may be decided with
honesty and courage on the part of
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PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMIiTiOHS III
ARW1YHEVEALED 45JB53 MEN LESS
THAN 10 YEARS OF AGE MENTALLY
Washington, April 2$. I. K. S.)
Psychological tests applied - between
April 27 and. November 30. 1918. re
vealed & total of 45,653 .men in the United-States
army under 10 years, mental
age.' In other .words, - they had minds
of the average child 'of ? leas than , 10
years of age. And a few 'fell below the
mental age of four.
'This was revealed today' by Major IL
M". Yerkes. United States army, in an
address before the National Academy of
.Science, which is holding a three-day
session in Washington. -
. Of these 45,653 men, Major Terkes dis
closed, 4744 were found to have a "men
tal age" below seven years, 7762 between
seven and eight years, 14,56 between
eight and nine years, and 18,551 between
nine and 10 years.
"It is extremely improbable. Major
Terkes observed, "that many of these
individuals were worth what it cost the
government to maintain, equip and. train
thern for military service."
ALL CAMFS INCLUDED
During the same seven months. Major
Terkes said, .7749 men were reported for
discharge by psychological examiners
because of mental inferiority. The rec
ommendations for assignment to labor
battalions because of low grade intelli
gence totalled 9871, or approximately
6 per cent of the . number of men ex
amined. There were 8321 recommenda
those men with whom its final disposi
tion rests." '
RESOLUTIONS DENOUNCE
WIRE ADMINISTRATION
Chicago, April 28. (U. P.) Copies of
resolutions denouncing Postmaster Gen
eral. Burleson's administration of the
telephone system, adopted in 150 cities
Sunday, will be sent to President Wilson,
the war labor board and Burleson, it
was announced here today by W. J.
Konencamp. international president of
the Telegraphers' union.
Partial returns on a nation-wide strike
vote now poing- on led Konenkamp to
predict a vote of 20 to 1 in favor of a
telegraphers' walkout. In Los Angeles,
he said, only two out of "200 workers
voted against striking. In Portland, re
ports show 71 to 1 in favor of striking.
The telegraphers' vote enda May 5 and
that of the electricians on May 11.
Carried Hails 150,000 Miles
Duquoin. 111.. April 28. Thomas Polley.
rural mail carrier for 19 years without
break, has resigned. Polley estimates
he has traveled 150,000 miles, or the
equivalent of more than six times around
the globe. He was the first rural mail
carrier in Perry county.
COURT OF FIVE MAY
TRY JHEJX-KAISER
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obligations of international "' undertak
ings and the validity of international
morality," and to fix the punishment
which' it considers should be imposed
Following are the proposed articles
to be considered : '
"Article 1 The allied and associated
powers publicly arraign William II of
Hohenzollern, former German emperor,
not for an offense against criminal law,
but for a supreme offense against
international morality and sanctity of
treaties.
TBIBUNAI OF FIVE
"A special tribunal will be consti
tuted to try the accused, thereby as
suring him the guaranteed essential to
the right of defense. It will be com
posed of five judges, one appointed by
each of the following five powers:
United States, Great Britain, France,
Italy and Japan.
"In its decision the tribunal will be
guided by - the highest motives of the
international policy with a view to
vindicating - the . solemn obligations of
international ' undertakings and the
validity of international morality. It
will be its duty to fix the punishment
which it considers should be imposed.
"The allied and associated powers
Will address a request to the govern
ment of the Netherlands for the sur
render to them of the exremperor in
order that he may. be put on trial.
OTHER OFFENDERS INCLUDED
"Article two The German govern
ment not haviftg insured the punish
ment of the persons accused of having
exercised acts in violation of the laws
and customs ofs war. such persons
will be brought .before military tri
bunals by the allied and associated
powers and, if found guilty, sentenced
to the punishment laid down by mili
tary law.
"The German government shall hand
over to the allied and associated powers,
or to such one of them as shall so re
quest, all persons accused of having
committed an act in violation of the
laws and customs of war, who are speci
fied either by name or the rank, office
or employment which they held under
the German authorities.
"Article 3 Persons guilty of criminal
acts against the natienals of one of the
allied and associated powers wlli be
brought before the military 'tribunal of
that power.
COUNSEL FOB. ACCUSED
"Persons guilty of criminal acts
against the' nationals of more than one
of the allied associated powers will be
brought before military tribunals com'
posed of members of the military trl
bunals of the powers concerned.
"In every case the accused will be en
titled to name his own counsel.
Article 4 The German government
undertakes to furnish all documents and
Information of every kind, the produc
tion of which may be considered nec
essary to insure the full knowledge of
the incriminating acts, the discovery of
the orrenders, the just appreciation of
the responsibility."
GERMAN ORGANIZATION -
WOULD SAVE KAISER
Berlin, April 6 (By Mail.) f L N. S.)
To save the kaiser from the vengeance
of tne entente on tne one nana and the
wrath of anti-monarchial Germans on
the other, is the object 'of a new Ger
man organization - boasting ' a country
wide following - and a membership ex
ceeding one million. " ,
- These champions of the kaiser's per
sonal weiiare are aoing business under
the firm name of "League of German
Men and Women for the Protection of
the Personal Liberty and Life of Wil
liam II." with headquarters at Goerlits.
Silesia,' and branches in all principal
tions for assignment to development
battalions for observation and preliminary-training
to discover ways of using
the "men in the army.
After preliminary- trial In four can
tonments, psychological examinations
were extended by" the war department
to the entire . arrays Major Terkes said,
excepting only field and general, offi
cers. , The work was organized finally
in 35 army training camps, and a grand
total pf 1.726,006. men had been sub
jected to the examinations prior to
January 1, 1919. it 'was stated. Of this
number about 41,000 were commissioned
officers. The ratings were classified in
five divisions-i-A, B, C T and E.
OFFICERS RATED HIGH
'Commissioned officers usually pos
sess an -obviously should possess, A
or B intelligence," said Major Terkes.
"Many excellent non-commissioned offi
cers rate C intelligence, but in the main
this group is composed of men with C
plus or B ratings.
"Results suggest that if military effi
ciency alone were to be considered the
army would undoubtedly gain largely
by rejecting all D and E men. This
procedure would greatly lessen the
group of disciplinary cases so trouble
some and costly in a military organisa
tion. Numerous varieties of evidence in
dicate, the extreme military importance
of the prompt recognition of low grade
n.cn-".
cities, of which Berlin Is the most im
portant. Although the league professes a strict
non-political aim, it offered the protect
orship to Prince Henry -of Prussia, the
kaiser's brother.- Prince Henry, how
ever, grociously declined the honor and
suggested Hindenburg for the distinc
tion, but accepted a membership in-the
league, for which he enclosed the regu
lar fee of 25 cents.
SO BIG MEN ON LIST '-
This I learned today from Lieutenant
Walter Rohde, manager of the Berlin
branch.
"Can you give ma the names of some
of your most distinguished members T"
I asked.
Lieutenant Rohde scanned his mem
bership roll.
"As a matter of fact I don't see any
exceptionally well known persons on my
list. For instance, I have no record of
Ludendorff. The biggest men on the
list are Field Marshal General Von
Wayrsth. Surgeon General mering and
Colonel Von Witsleben. Tese men are.
of course, well known in Germany, but
in America I do not think their names
would mean anything."
I requested Lieutenant Rohde to out
line the league's program. He replied:
MAT APPEAL DIRECT
"Our aim is to prevent the trial of
Wilhelm II in an entente court of jus
tice on the charge of being responsible
for the war. We also are opposed to his
being tried on this charge by any Ger
man tribunal, unless others, such as the
ministers who constituted' the German
cabinet at the outbreak of the war, are
tried with him. We are convinced that
our opponents were equally responsible
with Germany for precipitating th con
flict, and therefore consider it an in
justice to. make Wilhelm JI the,cape
"We will work asrainst the former
kaiser's trial by the entente through the
uerman government. But if the Ger1
man government declines to represent
our cause we shall make direct repre
sentations to the entente governments.
we xuriner nold that the kaiser ia en
titled to live ip Prussia. He is a Prus
sian subject and should W allowed to
erjoy all. the privileges of a Prussian.
Tho South German republics have
granted their former rulers a safe asy
lum within their borders. Why should
not Prussia do as much for their former
king?"
"Is there any sentiment in the league
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REVIVALIST TO PUSH LOAN
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"Billy" Sunday, who speaks tonight
flagging csrmpaign to
for restoring William II to the throne T'
I asked. '
"The league is absolutely non-political."
reiterated Lieutenant Rohde. "But
it is quite possible that many of our
members, like myself, are tf the opinion
that the restoration of the old empire
would be the best thing that could hap
pen the 3erman Our 1 members are
drawnt frojt all walks of life. Many
worklngmenre members of the league."
"Any Socialists T'
"No, no Socialists. At least, I don't
think bo. Aa a matter of fact, some So
cialists are working against us. The
Spartacans are our outspoken enemies.
Only two days ago I received a very hos
tile letter from a Spartacus club in Ber
lin. They threaten us , with al sorts of
violence if we succeed n bringing Wil
liam II back to Germany."
Operetta to Be Given
Oregon City, April 28. The women of
the Saturday club will: present the "Rose
Dream," an operetta, - at Shiveley's
opera house, Friday evening.
MASTERPIECE
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at The Auditorium
put Portland "over."
in support of.
B. SUNDAY TO SPEAK
FORjflCTORY L
( Continued From Pas Oaa)
over the highway in honor of the offi
cers of the Oregon -is F. W, Mulkey,
Fred LockleyT Captain J. Speier, J. C.
Ainsworth. L. P. Campbell, Captain
Duncan-E. Nease, Thomas J. Cleeton.
Can 45 per cent or Portland Victory
loan quota be subscribed this week?
Fifty-five per cent was taken last week.
Portland is still short $6,925,225 of at
taining its quota.. If the city can main
tain the same rate of progress as marked
the opening week, next Saturday will
have the task over and Portland will
have "finished the Job."
All of the biggest subscriptions' In
sight are represented in the 65 per cent,
however, such as the $2,000,00 from the
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banks" and the $100,000 subscriptions. As
the drive 'proceeds it will encounter
harder sledding, for the size of the sub
scriptions applied for will be, smaller.
PUBLIC IS INDIFFERENT -
" There " are in aight. - however, a " few,
very substantial subscriptions. In, the
current week at least $500,000 is ex
pected from the employes of the various
steam railroads, and another half mil
lien dollars is looked for from the 12S
industries in the city. ; These large sums
are not enough to put Portland over the
top. The industrial department will
begin receiving reports this week, for a
score or more of concerns have reported
100 per cent, but what amount of bonds
have been taken has not been indicated.
"I'd like to know," ; said Emery Olm
atead. city manager, 'if the people 'of
Portland have no more pride in their city
than to see It fall to raise its quota.
The Victory drive has more stunts and
features and things to arouse the public
interest than any previous drive, and, yet
the public remains cold and indifferent.
We will keep this campaign going until
we raise the necessary sum, unless the
men who are giving their time as solici
tors desert and return to look after their
private affairs, which they neglected all
last week." ; . V'.
DONT WAIT TO BE ASKED
What virtually amounts to a new
launching of the Victory drive was
planned today. H. B. Van Duser. di
recting the sales force; states that prac-j
ticany au of the districts will be re
canvassed. Many individuals in the
downtown district have not come
through with sufficiently large sub
scriptions, or have declined to take any
interest in the drive. The district direc
tors have agreed to comb over their
territory on a recheck.
"I haven't been asked to subscribe
yet." is an excuse which does not hold
water.' An earnest effort has been muds
by solicitors to interview, everyone in
their district, but anyone who wishes to
make replication for Victory bonds does
not have to wait to be catted on. Any
bank in the city will accept an applica
tion, and there is a force at Victory Hut
ready to sell bonds to all comer.
For last week 1351 persons visited Vic
torv Hut and made annlication for a
total of $185,400. paying down $77.05
There were 387 subscriptions at Victory
Hut Saturday, representing $63,860 with
$li,25J cash, i For the corresponding day
In the Fourth Liberty lodn drive there
were 277 subscriptions, amounting to
$ZM00. and. cash $11,205. Saturday's
business at the hut was the first day
when the corresponding day of the
fourths loan was equaled and surpassed.
MEN ON SHIP BUY
No urging was required among the of
ficers and men ef the battleship Oregon
Sunday, when a force from Victory Hut
was on hand to receive applications. The
officers and men ef the warship took
$8000 of Victory bonds and visitors who
locked ovr the veteran battleship wrote
their names down for $1850.
. Among the people who - applied for
$1200 of bends at Optimism Center Sat
urday night was a 7 year old youngster,
who planked down $5 for a $50 bond,
and bright and early this morning he
brought the remaining $45 from his sav
ings bank. Of the $3200 subscribed, two
were $1000 subscriptions. Mrs. Mosby
of Victory Hut had charge of the sales
force, consisting of Misses Baldwin.
Westerbrooki Hoffman, Colt and Hel
gesson. , ; '
'Having taken a good rest Sunday, the
Victory loan drive opened up this morn
ing with renewed energy and there la
every hope that the public will be suf
ficiently generous and considerate to
"finish the Job" by Saturday night at
the latest. The good name of Portland
is at stake. .
Kelso to See Trophy Train
Kelso, Wash., April 28. ;The trophy
tram, Which is now touring the state of
Washington, will make its only Cowlitz
county stop at Kelso Thursday, from It
to" 12 a. nr.! The airplanes, which are
acccmpanylng the train, will give exhi
bitions., Centralia Exceeds Quota
Centralia, ' April 28. Centralia went
over: the top In the Victory loan drive
Saturday afternoon; subscriptions at the
close of the first week of the campaign
totaling $205,000 on a quota of $200,000.
The Fords Prairie district, No. 11, of the
Centralia division, also reported itself
oversubscribed Saturday afternoon, sub
scriptions aggregating $3500 on an allot
ment of $3450. Theo. Hoss is vice-chairman
of District No. 1L
MURTAGH MASTER MUSICIAN ;
I ONOOR .
i $50,000 WURLITZER
FRANK V.ALLEE
DESERTED NAVY 1
. GO OVER .THE TOR,
Son" of Missouri Legislator Tires
of Seeing Boys Escorted
Across Ocean.
Chicago, April 28. (I. N. a ) Frank
W. Allee, 18, son of a Missouri legisla
tor, and an army and navy veteran, is
today "a prisoner at large." after Sur
rendering to naval authorities at Great
Lakes as a "deserter." j
Allee enlisted in the navy February
28, 1917. He was assigned to the bat
tleship South Carolina and . forj IS
months cruised along the" Atlantlo
coast "watching transports take j the
boys over to fight." "4.
Then Sailor Allee failed to show! up
on the North Carolina one day.sl At
about the same time Jack Anderson! en
listed in the 602d engineers at Boston,
Three weeks later Anderson Jwaa6 In
Brest, nd in a short time was in t the
thick of the fighting. He went to con
lens and was mustered out April t.
He hurried to his hom at Springfield,
Mo. Then, as Frank Allee.' he surren
dered to the authorities at Great Lkes
for 'deserting from the navy. I
He is waiting a decision from Wash
ington to find out tf he ia really a de
serter, but in the meantime the navy
officers at Great Lakes smile and class
him as a "prisoner at large."
Guaranteed
IW LES805S j ,
Ladies $2.50
Gentlemen $5
At TeHeaeys Bsaatlfal
Academy, t8daa4
f
watBisgios
New classes for bealnners start Men-
day and Thursday evenings this week.
Advanced classes start Tuesday and Fri
day evenings this week. Ail Dances
taught Ladles, $3.6o. tieaUemes i.M to
all joining these classes this week.
Take one or four lessons a week. Tick
ets are good until used. The only school
teaching from 8 to 11 ;30. Plenty of prac
tice. No embarrassment. Separate stp
room and extra teachers for backward
pupils. A thorough printed description
of all dances free for pupils. We have
large and select classes and the social
feature alone Is worth double the price,
and this is the only school where jthey"
guarantee to teach you to dance. Pri
vate lessons given all hours. Avoid In
ferior teachers who dance and teach
only a few simple ballroom dances.
Learn correctly from professional In
structors who can dance and guarantee
to teach you to dance. - Learn the gtngle
fox trot and new Jass steps. Call after
noon or evening. Phone Main 7S5f ..
Poor tired feet
walked all day
danced all night. ,
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BENGUE
: for quick and, sure
relief. Soothing
and refreshing
Tbot. Ltamiag A C., N. Y.
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