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G THE OIICOII DAILY '"JOURNAL," FO RTLAND, TIIUIIZIDAY, . JULY 17, Weapon Decided Upon In England j Can BeUse"d to; Bring AbDut Crisis Any Time It Is Desired r . "v - ARGER" JSSUES IGNORED v. Advocates of Direct Action Can See Only Shorter Hours, More r- money, noj naiionai i merest. I "V : " ' . & Byr Gordon Stllea f pedal Cabla to'Th Journal ana The Chlcato r ' 'Dailf Vtm. C'oPTrijrtit. JSlf. bjr CWmio Defly News Ca) ,- London, England, July ,17. The sane element ln England is stand In? aghast -at the actions of the' La bor . part,, conference in . South port. "When I 'eay 'ttoe'-sane-ilement" X Include at least 40 per - cent of the ttierabera of the.LaJor party. Gen eral opinion, as I father it, is that .the rank and file of .the Labor party has .been carried away by the empty "-eoquertce : of agitators, in the face ff the opposition of .such leaders as John P. Cylnes and" Benjamin Til-r-fett, who realize what efforts to carry out' the principle adopted at 'last Friday's session would mean to Britain. A program such - as that embraced by the card vote an un satisfactory system at' best Is dia metrically opposed to.' democratic government, besides being gigantic blow at British industry. .MORSE THA5 BOLSHEVISM. ,;. '.It Is pot even Bolshevism. It Is some thing worse. Bolshevism . possesses stated ideals although- Bolshevist, suc cess comes only after those Ideals havs been dropped. The "direct action pol icy adopted by the card vote mentioned above Is nothing more or less than a s blackmailing weapon which can be used to bring about- a crisis at any moment or on any point political or industrial. It could demand, on - pain of a general strike, that the government take over any Industry within Xi hours, that -the peace treaty be repudiated and that Kngland declare waf upon any country the party , may choofce to select. By - a majority of less , than 1,000,000 card . votes . the labor , party . has committed itself to this ruinous policy which is liable to affect 50,000,000 , in a direct manner. , . t XIFB OF COU3ITBT THHEATE2TED I have v watched the labor- situation closely - since : returning " from the . hot bed of -labor - unrest in - Berlin and - X tully realize .the responsibility of Bay- ASQUITH'S DAUGHTER- WEDS GREEK NOBLEMAN kbbfs ".. : "Owecir etidsf ; ; Policy SANE ELEMENT IN LABOR AGHAST AT ; POLICY OF PARTY hretehs Political.'-aed' ledMsSal:-:Reiiii in S7 f ' K- V Prince-Antoine Bibeseo and Prlnee ss Bibeseo, nee Miss Elizabeth As- qoith, daughter of the former prime minister of Great Britain, photo- graphed after, "their marriage at the Greek church, Bayswater, England. There' were two ceremonies, one In the Greek church and the other at 'St. Margaret's Westminster, London. The couple are. now on; their honeymoon.- : - '.- ' ' Ing that I regard the situation as worse in England,, than - in Germany. . There the unrest "is due mainly to he- fact that there Is no -work to do owing to the lack of materials. Here where there is plenty of material and acrying need of Increased products lo every line, self-styled leaders who admit themselves to be . admirers of 'Lenin and Trotsky (who, by the fvay. allow labor no voice In the affairs of state) are with tho aid of their blind followers threatening the industrial and political . life of this country. tZ ' N-.r .--- It may be that the minister, of .labor has a policy but after a strenuous seareh lasting three weeks ; have failed to discover it. The minister . declines to commit himself for publication, en any speciflo point, j however -vital. ; BIGGXH THINGS WOT SENSED II have listened - to speakers of all shades of labor faith . addressing the crowds In the- Hyde Park forum on Sun days. The only thought the majority of the listeners ; appear v to grasp Is "more pay and shorter hours." Appeals from sound-minded, orators to produce more and prosperity . la sure to follow fait on ' deaf ' ears. .- They - accept the principle that if an ' acetylene welder In a shipyard idoes the work of 20 men 19 ,mtn muBt be- thrown out of - jobs. instead of ; the; argument, put forward that more ships could be built, 'thereby keeping the other 19 men busy as well as providing places for additional men working the ships so produced, The only hope - of averting . the ' tre mendous upheaval bere is that the irre sponsible, power-seeking agitators, and who are diffusing . poisonous doctrines and glorifying Bolshevism, shall be. rec ognized for what they are by the rank and file of British workers. : 9IIKESS TP USE TOT SELFISH 4 At for the miners, I have spent sev eral months in the, coal districts, 'and I never saw - a class : which took so much time off. r Last year ' when the coal shortage was acute the Northum berland miners were taking off a week at a time. While the mines were short- handed their countrymen were freezing and the war was stilt on. ' , s In sum and substance the situation is this : Certain branches : of British labor, . consisting mostly - of those branches which made fantastic ; wages during the war, have s run entirely amuck. -They are drunk with the sense of -their own importance . and while shouting for brotherhood with German and Russian labor are injuring, perhaps irreparably, the cause of their brothers '- e, i - . v Ouar Piaiao and Inmeir- " . - - - ; , ' - - . . -. Plkyer ervice; Ekclis . in Many Wavs Back -of every instrument vve sell is therespon-1 ' ; , sibility, and reputation not only of oiif own' local institution but also of the greatest factories known .the; world over.,-: r - Ve arc oii tions here to' stay here to ; give continued' service; year" after jyearvl to tnose wno ouy or us. - . No finer displays of pianos and Inner-Players will you find anywhere., , j ' - . you want .to be sure of the utmost satisfaction and service, make your rtano or inner-flayer selection here MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY Other Stores --San: Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Los , Angeles, San Diego and 'Other Coast Cities f- - SG1I0 NB'S ABOUT OF PEACE PUBLISHED IN MOURNING FRAMES -: x , . r v.: Berlin Newspapers Also - Com--. ment With Frank Outbursts of Revengefulness," By MIchs! Farbmaa BpecUl Csbl to Th ianromx end Tba Chlesse (Copyright, im. br Chicsce Xsu Kw Co.) Berlin, Germany, July 17. The reac tionary t- German -newspapers published' the news about the sigrning- or peace In heavy; black , or mourning frames and their comments were charged with frank outbursts of rancorous natred and glow inr Tentefulness. Reconciliation te not yet spoken of. -: : p-v "We sua live under the stimulation otr force,?' say these papers, "and force alone., Peace beffan and-; the first act was t oannounoe tnat Germany was to be kept under the torture of the block ade for an Indefinite time, in order to extort from : ber ratification of the treaty. Tbere lq no need for such tor ture and such extortion. - There is not the least possible , doubt that Germany will ratify in the shortest ' , possible time., p, -CEITICALTEEIOI HOVT " - Germany" is now roins; through the most critical , period in. her history as a nation. 6he will either KO under, de Toured by hatred and revencerulness, or she will revive and become -a trusted and trustworthy member of the family Of' nations. !; - -. Here in Europe one . realizes the; ne cessity of European reconciliation far more than, one who is 8000 or 4000 miles away in the United States. - Berlin is as near to London as Boston is to Chicago, and -Moscow-is so near to and as inti mately bound - up with Paris as San Francisco is with New" York, v TolSu- rope, in short, the results of this war are as bitter and bad as the results of the. Civil war for America. ' And as America needed peace and reconciliation after the Civil war.' so Europe needs it now in oraev to live., .. BECOtfCIlIATIOir WOBK: REMAINS 'The peace treaty is signed, but the great work of reconciliation remains. Germany., was. . conceited aid stiff. , and had an - insatiable appetite. '. But the sufferings! and .mlofortunes caused by the war ..and the humiliation of defeat and-. .revolutionary unrest have under. mined the. arrogance. Her population is In extreme .want. 4her babies are dying and ... there - are, food . riots ' in . every ' city Kven if -there .were J"eal danger that the "German' government might delay ratification - the allies would have no - cause ' to. continue the - blockade against the German, people. . : -, THREAT SV OtTlB BB BWOXTGH The mere threat .of its revival in case of unwarranted, delay would be Buffi clent to bring theGerman. government to its senses. To continue the blockade now after peace has. been signed is to challenge, the conscience or tne woria. and will help the German . nationalist nroDaeanda of ' hatred ana revenge, a blockade - of peaceful . and : surrendered Germany is Inhuman and therefore un wise. . . - ' " " Blasted dirigible's -Orw Thought Lost; v Search Ijteing Made London. July 17. Search is being made for the crew of the British airship NS-1X, which was blown up -.daring a flight over the North sea Tuesday night. All are believed to have been lost. There were two officers and 10 men aboard. ' The airship was attached to the mine sweeping fleet. Persons living on the Norfolk coast say they heara a series of explosions and saw burning . debris falling into the sea. It 1s believed the airship either was struck by llghtninig or developed engine trouble. Until hte R-34's recent record of 108 hours and 100 minutes in the aisf .on har trans-Atlantic cruise, the NS-U held the record with lot hours continuous flight. - ; t - Mourning May Mark reace uay in uuDim : DublTn, . July 17. Except for troops peace day will not be celebrated here on Saturday, despite" the elaborate plans made tor Its observance in other parts of - Great Britain, it was stated today. It has even been suggested - by Sinn Fein leaders that it be observed1 as -a day of mourning and that black 'flags be hung out. There will be an immense parade of soldiers, however. They will be reviewed : before the old parliament building. KB Ttdsiashmaqhj com serious. ; Some people are inclined to neglect a slight rash. " They consider it a mere trifle and expect It to disappear next day. On the contrary this delay per mits the rash often times to become more malignant in nature, and conse quently more difficult to overcome and heaL v . Save yourself hours of torture- . On the first indication of soreness to the touch, an itchy and inflamed skin, potty, with . a' tendency to .become swollen and painful-T-apply ; tke ismeas licsluig e(atatnt prepared e- . ' ' - pedaUyfer the traatmestaf aucaailaM 4. Defensive Alliance Concluded Between Greece and. Serbia t i - ' t ' a. ' " ' ' ; ByPaal Seett Mowrer SpecUI Ctble to The Jeurtmi sad The Calemce . , iMilt Htm. (Copyright. JtlS. bj Cbieas Daily NWi C-X. " Paris. France. June : Z7-Klelayed.) The Paris Figaro announces that a se cret treaty . for. a defensive .alliance be tween gerbia. and Greece has just been signed in Belgrade. The treaty Is said to . foresee various causes ' for its . con crete .application in the 10 years of iU life. , - i . u x There is every reason to believe that this information is exact.. With the League of Nations still unorganised and the possibility that the American sen ate's opposition ..may , overthrew it en tirely it is" only natural -that the" small nations ' feeling themselves - menaced by enemies should make new military - alli ances. Uri "jv ir-jt?'- f'-ii' Serbia and Greece have been working closely 'together ever since the second Balkan swar. -?With Tiew to. that war they signed a, secret military treaty In 8alonikl on May 19.-1813. , ; Bolshevikf Claim r To.; Contr ol Urals Copenhagen. -. July IT. Capture Of Ekateriabttrgh ; by . the Russian 'Bolshe vist forces is announced In an official communique by War 11 ioiater- Trotsky. Ekaterinborgh ls the center of the rich Ural mining district .and la- a strong strategic point. It Ues 176 miles south east of Perm, captors of which by the Bolsbevlki waS: claimed by Moscow two days ago.r-;vr"'! '.. .".. .- Clashes at Eiume MTof -BeiPassedt) yei ' Paris, July 17. "The "Big Five" or "LdtUe Five,' as they are? called since the departure or President Wilson and Lloyd George.' have decided that the allied and associated powers shall take no action with! regard to , the Franco Italian dashes at Flume, in which scores ol J? rench spiaiers were allied. ;. - Civil Conscription in . Germany Suggested London, July 17. Germany may resort to civil conscription as a result of France's demand for -men for construc tion work' in the devastated areas.. The proposal . for civil conscription has al ready been made In Germany, The So cialist' newspaper Frieheit of . Berlin prints a proclamation that Germany will join1 the general-strike in Europe On July-Zli" .- ' . --k Two Shot. From Ambush ' Dallas.? Texas,' ':, July , 17 (I. K" S.)-- j. j L. Roberts k was snot to a earn and Mrs. Sadie Thomas was fatally wounded early-- today when they were fired on from; ambush by unknown parties while motoring' near' the city. llroita, : PARIS GIVO BLAME FOR FALSE REPORTS ABOUT CROWN PRINCE - ' r. . - " MBBMessjsasBBBaMeMBw V' Correspondent ; Says; Dispatches Dealing With German Events Should Be Discounted. . ' By Gerdoa StUss Speebl Cable te The Journal sad The Catest Daily wwa ICoprrlcbt. 1910. by ChloaCo iHIlr.Ness Ca) v London, Kngland. July 17 American- readers will , do . weli to sprinkle salt copiously over those dispatches dealing with German affairs which do not come direct from the fatherland. A recent crop of "news" was beaded by the an nouncement that the crown prince has escaped from Holland into Germany. This report, like, most of the sensational items, regarding -German doings, eman ated from Paris. : - ? On the face of it such , an act is not Plausible. 1 am convinced that the crown- prince would not dare - go to Germany on- bis own account. . , I am sure that none xf the old gang In Germany la anxious to attempt the fool hardy experiment' of trying a revolu tionary -movement "wttn Vr the young William at its head.' sxe la despised by ail classes In Germany, and Is no star to which the revolutionary wagon could confidently be hitched. At Wleringea the crown prince Js well watched.- .He can not make a move without being observed. - Among other sensational' report of Internal , happenings in Germany, we find an account of feverish -war prepara tion A in Silesia cent from' Paris, where they attribute the news to ."Polish of ficial - sources.',' i . ;. x . 150,000 Miners on Strike in Yorkshire London, July 17. -'While union leaders were --discussing the:' government's demand tor guarantees that no strikes be called In the- coal mines for three months, 150.000 miners struck . In " the Yorkshire district Wednesday, Their action was caused by a dispute over the operation of the Bankey award. Thir teen . hundred 'miners have struck in Kent. Fooh Will -Attend London Celebration London. July 17. Marshal Foch will oom'e to London to attend the big peace celebration here Saturday, Bonar Law announced In the commons Wednesday. , -.f- ' ' ' 1 "" 1 1 ' . ; Deutschland Bought As Victory Souvenir .;:-v a--" i. - ' !'. V " i" i-'v - i London, July 17. The German sub marine Deutschland, which made two successful freight carrying trips to the United States during the war, has been bought by. Horatio Bottomley. editor of Bult, who will put the craft m the London museum as a permanent victory souvenir. England and Erin Are Still at War . Dublin. July 17. A memorial pre sented to the mayor of Dublin Wednes day by the permanent city officials, de clares a state of war still exists between England and Ireland, For this reason, they urge the mayor te refuse recogni tion of Saturday's empire-wide peace holldsy. . ; , Reds Report Troop Movements of U. S. London, July 17. (I. K. &) The American 'troops In Northern ' Russia have all been withdrawn with the ex ception : of the railway guards, and these too will be taken away soon, satd a wireless message from the Bolshe vik regime at Moscow today. Pershing and King Have Tea and Talk About the Weather London. July 17. John - J. Pershing, son. of a Missouri railway foreman and a former country schoolmaster, had tea- Wed nesdsy afternoon In the garden of the Buckingham palace with his maj esty, George, king of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas, and emperor of India r : "Mice afternoon, general," George-said to John. - '--"It is, 'your rnaJesry,, John replied. "Glad to see yoa back in London for the peace celebration, Saturday," said George. . . "I am glad -to be here, your majesty," affirmed John. "You bad a nice day in Paris at-the fete, general T" asked George. ?Very nice day, your majesty, re plied John. - "Let's have tea, general,"- suggested George. v- " - "With pleasure, ' your . majesty, ; said John.. . . . That's all they Ulked about the weather and tea." - Nothing' stops m - - . S pexweenxne y grocery store and home when I havo Our New,. Grocery Store 1 Offers Bargains ' Sweetheart Syrap, Vm gal. 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