,THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PO RTLAND, WEDNESDAY MAY, 21; 1919.
5
MORROW AFTER A
HEADQUARTERS OF
nPMMATS HFPF
, UL.MIUUIIMIU IIL.I1L.
Oregon National Committeeman
Has Plan to Offset Activities
t of Republicans on This Coast
PORTLAND LOGICAL CENTER
Local Man Requests Fellows
; . From West of Missouri to Meet
- With the Idea of having: established
'in? Portland, a Western headquarters
.1 rom which future activities of the
Democratic party may be officially di
Aoaul hw Wuit.rn mon. Dr. J. W. Mor
row, recently elected Democratic na
tional committeeman from Oregon, will
.leave , Portland Thursday morning at
930 for Chicazo. At Chicago will be
held next week an organisation meeting
of the national committee.
Dr. Morrow will be accompanied East
-oy aim secretary, w. u. jnnem wu?
;also secretary , of the Jackson club and
of the state central committee. At the
.Congress hotel, Chicago, Mr. Bennett on
Monday will establish Western head
quarters and will be Joined there by Dr.
Morrow, who Intends to spend one day
tn Kansas City en route
'REPUBLICAN MOVE CITED'
Dr. Morrow will make an 'effort to
have all national committeemen from
Ktate west of the Missouri river meet
him at the Chicago headquarters with
the idea of amalgamating all Western
states Into, a force behind the plan for
a Western headquarters at Portland.
Dr. MoroW pointed out the existence of
a Western headquarters of the Repub
lican party .at San Francisco, and de
clared that the Democrats must expect
to compete with tuch activity; r
Although the meeting of the national
committee at Chicago Is presumed to be
primarily for the purpose, of organizing
preparatory to the coming presidential
campaign, it can very probably take up
Dt; Morrow's sugesUon, " he declares.
mitteeman stated, why Portland should
be selected as 'the Western headquarters.
There would be no demand, however,
that an Oregon man be put at the head
of the' work here, and all that would
be asked would be a Western man, with
knowledge of Western political condi
tions.
IDEA COMMCKICATED ITS BBIEF
Dr. Morrow has communicated his
idea for a Western center to most of
the committeemen of the West, but only
in brief. He has requested each to call
at his Chicago offices and have the
"proposition thoroughly oulined and dis
cussed. . The doctor declares that he will be
regularly seated at the Chicago conven
tion in spite of statements to the con
trary and that he will be properly fore
armed with sufficient credentials to
warrant his assuming his seat.
. There is a possibility that Harvey G.
Starkweather, chairman .of the state
central committee, will also attend the
Chicago convention, he has announced.
TKievea Loot Police Station
Auto: Parts and Ring Stolen
Thieves, have . been' working .In the
basement of 4 the police station, during
the past - two weeks, ' and have stolen
several" parts of Officer Hamaker's
motorcycle, without being detected . by
the -emergency officers and patrol
wagon drivers,, constantly In the police
garage.
Hamaker reported to Chief Johnson
Tuesday that various parts of his ma
chine had been stolen four times within
the past two weeks. The chief ordered
an investigation.
Fred Zanellt of the King Albert
apartments reported the theft of a J260
diamond ring from his apartment. In
spectors Coleman and Morals, who in
vestigated the theft, - say peculiar cir
cumstances surround the loss, ; as sev
eral other articles of value near the
ring were not touched.
George Morgan, a roomer in the
Xturiunde Jhouse. , reported to . the police
this mornipg that his room had' been
entered this morning and $15. SO in cash
stolen. " - . --
The glass In the door of the Albers
Brothers dental parlors at Second and
Morrison streets was broken during the
night by prowlers, but the T police ..say
nothing was ' taken, although several
pieces of gold were, near the door. T De
tectives say the work looks like the act
of "dope fiends In search of narcotics.
P. Carter of 425 Tillamook street, re
ported his machine stolen about 9
o'clock last night from Twenty-sixth
and Raleigh streets; K. J. Bushman of
7235 Fifty-third avenue southeast, lost
his car from in front his home; Mar
garet Ackerraan of 274 Holladay ave
nue lost her car from Sixth and Tarn
hill streets, and the Louise Home car
was stolen from In front the Institution
on the Barker road.
MAY MAKE IT .
EASIER FOR ENEMY
(Con tinned FYom Fac One)
Germans. The modifications were
designed to make It easier for Ger
many to meet the conditions regard
ing indemnities Imposed by the
allies!
ECONOMIC ISSUE RAISED
These suggestions for changes were
made following receipt of reports from
secret sources that the chances that the
present German government would sign
the treaty would be greatly Increased If
certain modifications were made. It is
expected that the recommendations will
be adopted.
The Germans are completing the fin
ishing touches on their final notes in
anticipation of a possible' adverse reply
from the allies to their request for more
time and wilt ' have them in readiness
tomorrow. Their arguments rest large
ly upon the economic sections of the
treaty which the French experts pro
pose to amend. - -
EARLY DECISIOK EXPECTED
If the allies decline to grant any ex
tension of time, the big; five will begin
considering the German counter-proposals
Immediately and may frtve their
reply 'Saturday or Monday. The issue
will then be joined and the Germans
will have to decide whether to sign the
peace treaty ' or renew hostilities.
The German peace delegation sought
to deny Germany's major responsibility
for the world war In their note regarding
reparations which was rejected by . the
allies Tuesday night, it was made known
today when the text of both the Ger
man note and the allied reply were
made public.
The Germans refuse to admit the
right of the allies to assess Indemni
ties against Germany for losses Incurred
in the war, arguing that allied repre
sentatives had several times said the
German people should not be held re
sponsible for the acts of their govern
ment. Furthermore, they declared that they
"cannot consider the former- German
government as the party which was sole
ly or chiefly to blame for the war."
The texts of the German note and the
allied reply follow:
"His Excellency. Premier -Oemenceau,
president of the peace conference :
t'SUr In the draft of the peace treaty
submitted to the German delegates part
8. concerning reparations, begins with
article 231, which reads as follows:
" The allied and associated govern
ments affirm and Germany accepts the
responsibility of Germany and her allies
for causing all of the loss and damage
to which the allied and associated gov
ernments and their nationals have been
subjected as a consequence of the war
Imposed upon them by the aggression of
Germany and her allies.'
DEKT RESPONSIBILITY
"Now the obligation to make repara
tion by Germany has been accepted by
Germany by virtue of the note from Sec
retary of State Lansing, of November
5. 1918, Independently of the question of
responsibility for the war. The German
delegation cannot admit that there
could arise out of responsibility Incurred
by the former German government In
regard to the origin of the war any right
for the allied and associated .powers to
be indemnified by Germany for. losses
suffered during the war. The repre
sentatives of the allied and associated
powers have, moreover, declared several
times that the German people Fhould
not be held responsible for thi faults
committed by their government.
"The German people did not will the
war and would never have undertaken
a war of aggression.
"They have always remained con
vinced that this war was for them a de
fensive war.
CALLI5G FOB PROOFS
"The German delegates also do not
share the views of the allied and asso
ciated governments in regard . to the
origin of the war. They cannot consider
the former German government as the
party which was solely or chiefly to
blame for the war. The draft of the
treaty of peace transmitted (by you)
contains no facts in support of this
view ; no proof on the subject is fur
nished therein. The German delegates,
therefore, beg (you) to be so good as
to communicate to them the report of
the commission set up by the allied and
'associated governments for the pur
pose of establishing the responsibility
of the authors of the war.
"Pray accept, " M. President, the as
surance of my high consideration.
"BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU."
CLEMENCEAU 8IG5S REPLY t ,
"The reply of the allied governments
and the United States, signed by Pre
mier Clemenceau. pointed out that Ger
many failing to protest against the alle
gation made in Secretary of State Lan
sing's . note . of October 5, 1918, recog
nised the allied contention of responsi
bility for damages " to be well founded,
and stated that it was now too late to
deny responsibility. $
In answer to the German claim that
the new German republic should not be
held responsible for acts of the former
monarch, Premier Clemenceau pointedly
observed that Germany did not act upon
that principle after the proclamation of
a French republic.. following the war of
1871, nor in 1917, when she dealt with
Russia after - the autocratic - government
of the csar had been overthrown.
TEXT OF REPLY 1ST FULL
The text of the allied reply, dated May
20, follows :
"In your note of May 13 you state
that Germany, while 'accepting in No
vember. 1918, the obligation to make
reparation, did not understand such an
acceptance to mean that her responsi
bility was involved either for the war
or for the acts ot the former German
government.
"It Is only possible to conceive of Buch
an obligation if its origin and cause is
the responsibility of the author of the
damage. Would that the officers would
never have undertaken a war of aggres
sion (evidently garbled in wireless
transmission) yet in the note of Secre
tary of State Lansing. October 5, 1918,
which you approve of and advise in
favor of your contention. It is stated
that the obligation to make reparation
arises out of "Germany's aggression by
land and sea and in the air.'
"As the German government did not
at this time make any protest against
this allegation. It thereby, recognized it
as well founded.
Therefore Germany recognized In
1918 implicitly and clearly both the ag
gression and her responsibility.
"TOO LATE TO SEEK TO DE3fY"
"It is too late to seek to deny them
today. It would be impossible, you state
rurther, that the. German people should
be regarded as the accomplices concern
ing the faults committed by the former
German government.' However, Ger
many has never claimed, and such a dec-
laration would have been contrary to all
principles of international law that a
modification of its political regime or
a change m the government personal!
ties would be sufficient to extinguish
an obligation already undertaken by any
nation.
"She did not act upon the principle
she now contends for, either in 1871.
after the proclamation of the republic in
France nor in 1917 in regard to Russia
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ANTI-SALOON CHIEF
SAYS THERE WILL BE
NO LET-UP IN FIGHT
'eople Will, Show Wilson They
Have Mind of Their Own, As
serts Edward Rawden.
Objection to the recommendation of
President Wilson that the manufacture
Of beer and light wines be authorized
by congress is voiced by Edward Raw
den, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league in Oregon.
The objection Is contained In the fol
lowing statement prepared by him today
after conferring with some of league
membership :
The action of President Wilson in
recommending to congress that it either
repeal or modify the war prohibition
law so as to permit the manufacture and
sale of beer and wine was not un
expected by the dry forces.
'The persistent rumors that have
come out of Paris relative to his posi
tion on this important matter had in a
measure prepared the temperance forces
for some such action.
'The war prohibition bill, so called
provides that no grains, cereals, fruit
or other food product shall be used in
the manufacture or production of beer,
wine, or other Intoxicating malt ox
vinous liquor for beverage purposes.'
Passed ' to conserve the food products
of the nation the need for it Is just as
necessary now as when the law was
adopted. The United States faces the
stupendous problem of feeding the whole
world and we must conserve our food
supplies as never before. It is worse
than criminal, In the face of this task
to waste one pound of food in the, manu
facture of any kind of intoxicating
liquor, especially as Mr. Hoover insists
that we must save as never before to
do the work we have to do.
The president admits that he is out
of touch with the situation in the United
States and no more boldly does he con
fess his ignorance of the trend of af
fairs than by this recommendation to
congress.
"If he thinks 'that the people will
blindly follow his. leadership In this par
ticular, his experience in attempting to
elect a partisan congress last fall
should have demonstrated to him that
the American people have a mind of
their own and are not at all averse to
exercising It.
The majority of the people of the
United States desire prohibition and will
not welcome this new move by the
chief executive of the nation to deprive
them of any phase of it."
Rates Must 'Go .Up ;
Or Roads Will Go ,
Bankrupt, Is View
St. Louis, May 2L U.P. Freight
rates must be Increased 15 per cent if
the railroads are to.be saved from
bankruptcy, Samuel O. , Dunn, editor .of
the Railway Age, told the American
Iron and Steel and Heavy Hardware
association . here today. "
This increase will be : necessary
whether the railroads are opera-ted by
the government or the private owners,
said Dunn.
If the insufficiency of revenue for
1919 is relatively as large as It was
during the first three months of 1918
and 'the present passenger and freight
rates are continued, the end of - the
year will find a deficit of $500,000,000,
Dunn said.
It would ,be economy, for the public
to permit an increase of rates and the
return of the roads to private control
as against government operation with
out the increase, Dunn said.
Daughter of Former
S. P. Official Passes
Railroad officials In Portland received
a message from San Francisco this
morning announcing the sudden death
of Louise, the 19-year-old daughter of
K. O. McCormick, former vice president
of the Southrn Pacific Mr. McCor
mick is well known in Portland and at
present Is on leave of absence from the
Southern Pacific doing special work for
Franklin K. Lane of the department of
the interior.
JERSEY BREEDERS ON
TRIP THROUGH VALLEY;
WILL
inspect
Banquet Concludes Day of Sight
seeing, Scenery and Cows,' in
and Around Portland.
Will Motor to Roseburg
Rufus C. Holman, county commissioner,
will leave Thursday by machine for
Roseburg, where he will speak at a meet
ing of the commissioners of Doug-las
county, Friday evening, on the subject
of good roads. The invitation was for
warded to Commissioner Holman by
County Judge Marsters of Roseburg.
Jersey cattle breeders banqueted Tues
day' night at the Chamber of Commerce,
following their day of sight-seeing which
included both scenery nd cows. O. M.
Plummer, manager of the Pacific Inter
national Livestock association, was
toastmaster and R. L. Burknart,' W. K.
Taylor and P. M. Brandt members of
the committee on arrangements. .
Principal speakers- were :. William M.
Ladd, one of the first Jersey cow-breed
ers in the state, who gave a historical
sketch of the history of the Jersey breed
in Oregon; H. Barton, president. of the
Canadian Jersey Cattle club ; Kd Carey,
member of the directorate of the Amer
.lean Jersey -Cattle club; W. K. Newell,
Leslie Butler of Hood River, Ira P.
Whitney of Spokane, Harry ' West of
Scappoose. II. K. Taylor of Montesano,
Wash., and Mrs. Crawford of Tillamook.
Resolutions of sympathy were adopted
and sent to M. D. Munn, president of
the national club, who was prevented
from attending the banquet because of
the sudden death of a nephew. Expres
sions of regret at the Illness of Presi
dent W, K, Taylor of the Oregon club
and hope for his recovery were sent to
his home in Corvallis.
The Jersey cattle breeders have left
for an inspection trip of the dairy, farms
down the valley which will last through
Friday, beginning with Ladd's Iron
Mine farm at Oswego. Lunch w.
served at the Ed Carey farm near Carl
ton.
Church Obtains Big :
Share in Two Days
In two days of its drive the Methodist
Chorea South, report $15,500,000 of the
$35,000,000 quota raised. This informa
tion was wired from Nashville, Tenn.;
this morning ?to the - Rev. Jam T.
French. The " Portland churches ha e
raised $2000, and the Willamette valley
district $29,850. Thirteen charges are
included in the district.
A city In . England to experimenting
with a steam driven street sprinkinar
curt - of 1000 gallons' capacity;
Here's A Gentle Laxative
Fo r Elderly People
A daily free morement of the boards becoeae a teriooa
problem aa you step from middle-Ufa Into old age, end much
dependence can no longer be placed on nature herself. The '
bowels find artificial aid necessary.
: The stronger the physic, as old people soon team; the
greater the contraction of the bowels thereafter, and so the
wise purposely avoid salt waters, pills and other harsh per- '
gsthres. ' liany have learned to place absolute reliance on
the gentle but positive action of a combination of simple
laxative herbe with pepsin sold by druggists under the name
of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
It produces an agreeable movement as nearly natural and
free as high pharmaceutical skill can make it. Thousands
use it regularly, in the small dose prescribed, and keep (hem- -selves
in fine health and good cheer, and entirely free .from
constipation.: --vy : . , '
The druggUt mrilt refund your money it it ltdl
' r fo as promimmd. .
S Dr. CildweW
YRUP OEPSIN
-iSJJSS v The Perfect ii L&xztica '
oy escnacuia i prows - " .
sad absorbing war ,
FKEK SAMWJE3 If yea hmrm me used
Dr. UMl'l 8ynq fi wmm tar m tee trial
boctto to Dr. W. B. Caldwell. 4S WaahinctM
8t MoeborDo, VL U there sis baMsi statoma,
atk tot s copy of Dr. CsJdwcB's book. The
Caveef Baby." .
Uch hia Samfly Wuc-
tifi see pein som oy
druggists far the past
as year. Two i
.SecaadftLOO.
Goes to Medford
To Attend Hearing
In White job Case
Charles Keames, assistant United
States attorney, went to Medford this
morning to attend the commissioners'
hearing of ML Whitejob, a San Francisco
traveling salesman, and David Davidson.
engineer, of Albany Or., who are charged
with transporting an 18-year-old married
woman to California from Klamath Falls
and back to Medford.
All three are serving sentences for va
grancy, to which charge they pleaded
guilty- a few days ago before a Justice of
the peace. The federal charge followed
alleged admissions of the girl that she
went to Weed, Cal.. with Davidson, and
then went to Medford with Whitejob,
whom she had met on the train before
arriving at Weed.
after the revolution which abolished the
czarist regime.
"Finally, you ask that the report
of the commission on responsibility may
be communicated to you. In reply we
beg to say that the allied and associated
powers consider the reports of the com
mission set up by the peace conference
as a document of an internal character
which cannot be transmitted to you.
"Accept, Mr. President, etc., etc
"M. CLEMENCEAU."
DUTCH WILL RESIST ANY
REQUEST TO YIELD LAND
Paris, May 21. (U. P.) The Dutch
delegation, invited to the peace confer
ence to aid in revision of the treaty
of 1839, is in conference with the coun
cil of foreign ministers and Belgian
representatives. The following demands
have been made by Belgium:
First, annulment of the clause of the
treaty of 1839 binding them to per
petual neutrality. They point out this
failed to save them from invasion in
1914 and insist on their right now to
make alliances and take other steps to
protect themselves against . future
aggression.
Second, revision of the clause which
cuts off Antwerp from the sea. They
declare this clause, which gives Holland
possession of' the left bank of the
Scheldt, prevented the revictualling of
Antwerp in 1914 and also resulted In
the Internment of 30,000 Belgian sol
diers who crossed Into Dutch territory
on the west bank.
Third, removal of the constant men
ace to the Belgian border created by the
"peninsula" of Dutch Llmberg, which
runs down into Belgium, crossing the
Meuse near Maastricht. They point out
this prevented them from holding the
Meuse line in 1914 and likewise permit
ted the escape of a portion of the Ger
man army in 1918.
While Belgium's claims have - im
pressed the peace conference to the ex
tent of making provision in the present
uerman treaty for revision of the ob
jectionable clause of the treaty of 1839,
there is no Indication that the Dutch
intend to cede' any vital points without
putting up a hard diplomatic fight. It
is understood the Dutch will especially
resist yielding any territory. They are
expected, too, to oppose Belgium's de
sire for complete sovereignty over the
Scheldt. The Dutch delegation is pre
pared, among other things, to demon
strate the full value of Dutch neutrality
during the war.
COUNTER PROPOSALS ALL
FINISHED REPORTS BERLIN
BerUn. May 20.-(Delayed) (XT. P.
Germany's counter proposals regarding
i fie peace treaty are complete so far as
Berlin is concerned, it was learned from
an authoritative source today.
The communications are believed to
have been forwarded: to Versailles last
night. .The government is understood to
have claimed these are Germany's ut
most concessions. They are said to pro
pose a plebiscite in the eastern prov4
tnces, euminauon ox rrencn control over
the Saar basin and alteration of the
provisions for- taking over German mer
chant ships. . ;
Fearing serious outbreaks tn Silesia,
the government- had dispatched large
lorces oc troops to inai district.
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