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G TJTZ OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL ' PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1910.- BOLSHEVIST CRAZE DOOMED N RUSSIA SAYS KARTASIEV Ecclesiastical Minister in Keren- sky's Cabinet Says Russia Has No Soil for Western Socialism COUNTRY IS MORE? ASIATIC : Religfous Authority Says His ! People Possess Psychology Different From Europeans. ' Br BuHtt sirtr Special Cm f t )ondenc to Th Jovmal end Tb . . CMeaco XMly Nawa, (CopyrUht. 1919, by Chicago JMI7 Ncw Co.) - . Stockholm, Sweden, May 14. Anton Vladimlrovltch Kartaaiev, ecclesiastical s minister in Alexander Kerensky'a cabi net and a professor of church history, Is now, isitinr Stockholm. He desires to , emphasize a factor in the Russian situation often overlooked, namely, that the Russians are more Asiatic than - European and as such they possess a psychology widely different from that of Europeans. " ; The Bolsheyiat phase will pass," said Professor Kartaalev. "For Russia has no soil for western Socialism. Russia's soil is Asiatic. There is much in our philosophy, art, literature and culture that is otherwise than in the west. That Is '.why the west finds it so difficult to understand what is now- happening. - Socialism or communism is a wrong; name for the present events. A couple of million Industrial workers. Indeed, think soclallsUcally, but the overwhelm ing proportion of Jthe people stand out side of any comprehension of it The - Bolshevikl merely managed to sway the mob at a critical moment, gave it "what it wanted and then built up the present entirely artificial foreign sys tem.., ; : . "What do you think of the future of the Russian church?" I asked. : - "It wUl be revived. Even the Russian church is so different from the western churches. It is not a moral confession like them, but It is a church of ritual. The oriental Asiatic plays so prominent a role In It. It occupied a prominent official position before , the revolution, but it meant nothing in morals or moral Jlfe. It was a religion only for Ignorant people a religion dependent on ritual . but it was their only culture, aiy belief, j however. Is that the Russian church will : undergo a rennalssance. Our Greek Catholic doctrine will be espoused by ' more educated men and put a new lease of life into 'It There are signs of it already. The western peoples are to a .-certain degree emancipated from re ligion but the Russian people have not yet got so far, for, as I said, the church and religion with us are the only culture ; possessed by the lower classes." Professor Kartasiev is a liberal In politics. For a while he acted during : the Bolshevist administration, but then, like his colleagues, be was thrown into prison for several months. When he ROME TURNS OUT TO WELCOME BACK ORLANDO I' f) . r -ft' :v ,7 Til Tuili t"'--i IP wMftiiintiwir v . Premier Orlando of Italy being eheered on his return to Rome en April, 25, 1919, atfer he had left the Paris peace conference because of differences with President Wilson over the Flume Issue. The welcome to the premier was followed by great anll-WIlson demonstration, many of the marchers carrying banners and plaeards demanding Italian control of Flume, Spalato and Dalmatia. was released he went to Moscow and took part in the first free congress of the Russian churches. He is now living in Helsingfors. Ultimate One-Cent Letter Postage. Aim Washington. May 24. L K. S.) Ultimate one cent letter postage is pro vided in a bill introduced in the house this afternoon by Representative Mans field of Texas. The bill would make gradual reductions In letter postage dur ing three years proportionately as the charges are increased on the advertis ing sections of magazines under the cone law, thereby giving letter writers the benefit of increased revenue derived from second class mail. Hen Letters Her Egg Terre Haute, Ind., May IT. James Albert Pigg, of this city, has a hen. The hen's name is Thelma. Pigg also has a rooster. The rooster's name is Tom. Now Pigg says when he lifted the hen recently he found "she had laid an egg with a monogram Initial 'T" in raised shell at one end." YANKEE HERO GETS OVATION Itl HOUSE Tenrieseean at Heacf of Party of Seven Killed 20 Huns and Captured 132. Washington, May 24. (I N. S.) "You 'are a brave man and I congrat ulate you," was Secretary of War Ba ker's greeting today to Sergeant Alvin C. York, of the 328th infantry, who, at the head of a detachment of seven men. killed 20 Germans, took 132 prisoners and pat 86 machine guns out of com mission, York, who was accompanied by Repre sentative Hull of Tennessee, who was showing him the sights of Washington, blushed scarlet and stammered his ap preciation of the secretary's tribute. Later Representative Hull took the i . - - y:i , j Study this "Phantom View" of Tthe 1EME P.H0N06RARH THE Cheney Tonal System bring Into concerted 'action a series of acoustic Amotions, protected by new 2ofic patent. The secree of Cheney tone sreaBcykhereKvealed, 1 CnsasT Reorodncsr Formed of series of concsmtrie walla, sep amtw and Iocbms th sound waves, ths fcold tag tones alwsya oadss psrfsct controL . 1 Chsnsy Tens Arm Amplifies tfib ulartic) tons throvt s series of fo fiat-surfaced resooadti air cLam baxtdmotMthirredaT(iioiM)vibntfioM Ssriss of Conosatrk Rms : rrexres tns parity of tfao Primal toast ss . . tfcs yolam is iscrsaiail 4 Toao Comrsyor ' Transmits tit tones is psrfsct parity. 'f Uppsr Cnblesl Air-Cbambr of-Tlnoot Hers tie crescendo of sound is scientifically dsvsiopsd, T1trost 6 PsktsBsy ! . Co mm eat ss tho ' then oadcr ooatroL 7-IwrCubksi Whor sosads sow in a living throat. ; --CasM7Krhsstnl : Dsveloo tas hich. tf A la - of soana- praii ess psrfsct tmlmem.oi mbmmd - or iimls or a voice, oc sci'i laij a man try ss VioBa Mads of sil bentX la the L(aot aad ill 1 1 I MMIlfil T1. ill . closely raiamblai the vialia. The Cheney is provided with an Automatic Needle-Adjuster which controls the tank mtitoscnrrce vnthaitmufilinZ the sound by makeshift methods. The Cheney Needle Adfuster permits twelve distinct tone volumes, anyone of which can be developed instantly and automatic-ally, at the pleasure of the operator. 1 uclasrra r CHENEY Representatives , . rapweapaf mi ty .- G.F.JmnPiahoCo. 147-J49 Siata St. : Between . AUer aad Morrisoa hero to call upon Adjutant General Har ris and Secretary to the President Tum ulty. This afternoon York appeared in the speaker's gallery of the house as the guest of Representative Hull. He was recognized immediately and the members of the house interrupted proceedings, rose and applauded vigorously for sev eral minutes. Under the leadership of Representative Sims of Tennessee many left the floor of the hpuse to shake hands with the Tennesseean. Woman Suffrage Is Favored in French Chamber of Deputies By Rene Ylvianl Former Premier of France Paris. May 24. (L N. jS.) Now that the chamber of deputies has voted In favor of woman suffrage the senate is about to take up the measure. France lags behind on this question and it will be a disgrace to the republic if we wait until Ecuador or some other such small nation grants votes to women before we step into line. I sincerely hope that this bill is not rejected. Rhetorical homage will no longer satisfy women. They are en titled to vote for an infinite variety o'f reasons, particularly now when grievous war taxation-confronts them. MORE DETAILS OF PEACE TREATY ARE HOW CLEARED UP Germany Will Be Compelled to Admit She Should Pay All Losses Suffered by the Allies. NO FINAL FIGURES GIVEN Economy Commission Able to Estimate That Total Damages Will Rise to Over 45 Billions. By Joaa F. Bass Speeitl Cable to Tba Journal and The Cbic.ro Daflr New (Oopyricht, 1919. by Chicago Pally News Co. The Daily News Peace Conference Bureau. Paris, France. May 24. Cer tain public misunderstandings of clauses In the treaty concerning payments by Germany can now be cleared up. The synopsis of the treaty Issued to the publio Is Insufficient In this as In other respects. The text of the treaty Is still held secret. Why this is done when the acceptance of the treaty by Germany practically binds nations to terms of which they are ignorant, since parlia ments 'will hesitate to overthrow the laborious work of the conference when the treaty Is once signed for fear of upsetting the stability of the govern ment, is not apparent. This continua tion of the system of secrecy from the beginning of the conference has proved the real weakness of the American posi tion. However, X am able to state that Germany Is to acknowledge that she should pay all the losses of the allied governments due to the war, but owing to the fact that she is unable to do this, she must pay for damages to the civ ilian population or their property by acts of war. Under this head, by an elastio process, pensions are included. NO TOTAL PIGUBE8 , The $25,000,000,000 of the bond issue for the payment of damages are only preliminary to a decision being reached by the commission which handles the matter. No final figures have been es tablished for the damages, partly on account of political reason and partly because the total figures are not at hand. The economy commission, how ever, is able to estimate that the total damages would ultimately rise to $45. 000,000,000 and perhaps $55,000,000,000. It was not determined that. JO years would suffice for Germany to pay. It was estimated, however, that after the first payment of $5,000,000,000 Ger many, when re established, would be re quired to pay between $1,000,000,000 and $2,000,000,000 a year. There are-onry three ways in which a country can -pay - Its ' foreign debts-' with gold, with exported goods and with foreign securities. The . first payment by Germany will absorb all her foreign securities and credit Before the war Germany , Imported about 200,000,000 marks ($50,000,000) more than she ex ported. She made up the difference by the tourist trade and other devices. TWO JUtYE B2CATITE S PEB3IITTED The chances" of making Germany pay depend upon her reducing Imports and Increasing exports, This -Involves the question of whether her population will be willing to work for the allies and make the necessary-sacrifices. Either Germany must be permitted to build up a large export trade, which will eat Into the export trade-of the allied nations, or the allies will 'not get the expected damages from Germany. Even now the question of Germany's payments of damages is becoming an Internal political matter in France and England. As time goes on the political aspect of the question . will , Increase enormously in Importance. Since Amer ica is represented on the commission of seven . nations for handling the debt which Germany owes the' allies, we 'will soon become involved . in the Internal political , situation of our allies and friends. " Since our claims are relatively small, there seems to be no valid rea son why we should be mixed up In thsi matter, from which there Is no satisfac tory Issue. The enforcement of the treaty is go ing to be a long drawn out and Involved affair at best. It is perfectly natural that when Germany defaults in her pay ments that the political men In the allied countries, rather than advocate the necessary taxation of their own people, shoulQ resort to economic expedience such as the control of the German cus toms, railroads 'and manufacturing units. Such devices have already been advanced by France. XIKX MAT BE DBA WIT If the governments and . peoples had been prepared for or were willing to create a league of nations which was really a world confederation, our active participation In all the administrative functions of the confederation would have been a logical outcome. But the League of Nations has been drafted to preserve the sovereignty of each nation intact and carefully separate the sphere of American influence through recognition of the Monroe doctrine. Be sides, the league carefully refrains from participating in the political and ad ministrative organization of the nations. It would seem that our own interfer ence in European matters - under the terms of peace ought to have definite limitations. A Une might well have been drawn in the limitations of the league to prevent our participation .in administrative . matters which do not directly concern our continent and which Involves the Internal political conditions of each country, in Europe. In other words the peace terms as far as we know constitute.' a complex intermingling of the Joint administrative and political functions of European government which the loos structure of the League of Nations seems un fit to control. . . , Bolshevist Plans In United States Told in Stockholm Special Wiralaai to Tha Jonmal sod The Ohieaco ... , Daily Kwa. (Copyright, 191t. by Chteaco Daily Nwm Co.) By Paul Seott Mowrer. The Dally News Peace Conference Bureau. Paris, France, May 84. A Stockholm dispatch to the Echo de Paris says : "Newspapers here give the follow ing details regarding the Bolshevist movement in the United States organ ised under the leadership of an indus trial named Martens, who threatens the Russians with terrible reprisals If thsy refuse to recognise his power. , rt.An n k. m TXnlahAwlat nfMI till. amv.v ... w " . . - reau to be headed by a Finn named Nuertdva. The organisation includes A commercial attache named Heller who is a former bank director; Mr. Gurovttch. head of the statistical department and finally Professor Lemonessoff, who for merly represented Alexander Kerensky in railway affairs. Lemonesaoff has ordered 1,000,000 shoes and la also try ing to order rolling stock. He Is said to enjoy friendly relations with Sena tor Johnson." Anti-Liquor Forces -; For Chicago Busy Chicago. May 24. (U. P.V-Chicago anti-saloon forces prepared today for a giant demonstration here tomorrow against the lifting of the ban on beers and light wines. William J. Bryan and Richmond P. Hob son were to outline the anti-saloon league's campaign for a dry world. Delegates from several foreign countries were to be present. A feature of the demonstration will be a trip through some saloons. Toils 25 Tears in Drug Store Window Linton. Ind., May 24. (L N. S.) Henry W. Wilson, a Linton Jeweler, Will have spent a quarter, of a century in one window If he continues until July 9. . Wilson opened a tool box and went to work tinkering with watches and clocks in the front window of a drug store here. July 9. 1894. He is still tinkering with watches and clocks In the same window. REPUBLICANS PLAH TARIFF REVISIOII Fordney Criticises Reduction of Freight Rates on Goods Im ported via Pacific Ports. Washington, May 24. (L N. S.) For mal announcement was made to the house today by Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee that there would be a general revision of the tariff law. In making the announcement Fordney said: ' "I learned yesterday that the railroad administration has decided, without con sulting any other branch of the govern ment, to reduce freight rates on foreign imports entering this country on the Pa cific coast and going .to the Atlantlo coast. Freight rates on foreign imports,, especially from the Orient, will be re duced from $2.70 per ton to $S per ton on less than carload lots and from $1.57 H per ton on carload lots to $1.50 per ton on carload lots. This reduction was requested by Importers of foreign made goods and not by domestic pro ducers. . "This is a reduction In every sense of our present tariff rates on Imported goods. It Is another way of getting at lower Import dutlea It applies to all kinds Of competitive commodities from Japan and China. Our tariff rates are down to the lowest . ad valorem rates charged by any country- They are a fraction less than 5 per cent ad valorem below those of China." Hotel Guests Are ' Trapped by Fife; Six Are Missing Chicago, May 24. (L N. S.) Six per sons, three women and three men, are reported missing and are believed to have perished in a fir which swept through the Bell hotel, on South Wabash avenue, late today. The charred body of one man was found on the fifth floor of the burning building. One woman, her clothing ablaze. Jumped from a third-story window. She was hurried to a hospital and is said to be fatally injured. ' A score or more guests, men and women, were trapped on an upper floor and carried to safety by firemen. Three firemen were seriously scalded when a steam pipe broke. International Trade Route Not to Cross Territory of Huns Brussels, via London, May 24. (L N. S.) This city Is to be made the head quarters -of the International Institute of Commerce, it was learned today fol lowing a conference of -representatives of the various allied powers. An international trade route is to be established between Bordeaux, Venice, Trieste, Flume, Agram, Bucharest and Odessa. It will not cross either Ger many or Austria. The Orient express, which formerly ran between Berlin and Constantinople, will now cross Europe by way of Italy and Jugo-Slavia with London and Paris as connections. Members All Sign For Own Hanging Columbus, Ohio, May i4. (I. N. S.) The average man will sign any kind of a petition, from that , of a candidate for office to one calling for the immediate execution of the moEt prominent citi sen of the community. The members of the Y. M.'C. A. Auto club have proven It. A petition was presented to mem bers. The first paragraph invited Cap tain Eddie' Rickenbacker to visit the club. The last paragraph called for the hanging "by the neck until dead" of every member of the club. All mem bers p resent signed the petition. Blind Students Present I Dramas Jacksonville 111., May 24. (L N. S.) Blind students at the State School for the Blind here participated in a recent entertainment at which three plays were given. They staged the old one act plays entitled "The Silver Lining," "Gretna Green" and "Ashes of Roses." Part of the audience were blind. Wit nesses who could see said the general lnterpretaion of the i persons por trayed was excellent. The ease with which the various entrances and exits and stags movements were accom plished was particularly ' commented on. .. . . Target Practice 1 Valuable to Yank Norcross. Ga.-..May 24. (L N. S.) It was the training he received firing at bobbing targets on the small arms rifle range at Norcross that enabled Horace O. Bell to pick off ta German sharp shooter who was playing .havoc in the Argonne fighting. The German, perched in a tree, was clinging to a limb, en tirely obscured from ' view, ; He was picking off a detachment of the Eighty second division right and left., the limb bobbing ' up and . down like a bobbing target, Bell caught a gllnmse of the Hun as he bobbed downward, fired and. according to" Bert, "a new Hun face shortly appeare n hades." s We Believe in Truthful Advertising TBACKX Enough to Ask for a High-Class if wmm a n 9 A o The Answer is Mo re t h a n $159000 Profit In Read the Com plete Story Below WE HAVE been in business four years, and have conducted over 1800 funerals. From a small beginning we have grown to very nearly the largest undertaking business in the state. We own our motor hearses automobiles all of our elaborate equipment. We manufacture caskets. 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