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Newspaper Page TextTHE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ! PORT LAND, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 43, .1919. DATJESPUZZLED - tffW f-Hi BY SOVIET RUSSIA Significance Attaches to Ger 'manyY Desire to Deal With ; Bolsheviki Regarding Prisoners By Gordon Stiles 8pcUJ Cbl to Th Joortil and Th ChicMO - Dsily New. f (Cnprrifht, 1919, by Chicago Dally Nwi Co.) Copenhagen, Dec. 12. With Max Ira Litvlnof f spreading his Bolshe vist propaganda while, .ostensibly ' confrr)nr trttfi 3 'Ct'CiraAtr M T about the exchange of prisoners. ' and officers of General Tudenitch's defeated army bringing startling tales of the Soviet's doings, Copen hagen finds it difficult to judge the .true meaning of it all; From Berlin ; comes a report that Germany wants to .treat with soviet Russia regard ing the repatriation of such pris oners as remain in the fatherland. Also' there has arrived here a dele gate named Mennlngs from the Es- thonlan rovprnment. who will confer with O'Grady and Litvinoff. The , peace conference at Dorpat is. to be postponed until this delegate reports ! back there. All of which indicates ; that the conference, here over pris oners of war may be more signifi cant than appears on the surface. OPPOSES PEACE WITH BEDS , 1 had a long talk .with C. V. Nyholm. former captain-In the Danish army, who holds the rank of colonel in the Es thonlan force. I repeat what he told me for what it is worth, after seeing various documents, posters, banners and other materials captured from the Bol shevik! at Qatchins. Captain Nyholm is almost frantic over the prospective peace with the Lenin government. "How many Englishmen can shake hands or even speak with Maxim Litvin off Is beyond my comprehension," he said. af other countries only knew what ' I know they would have no dealings with trie government Lltvlnof f repre ' tents." Colonel Nyholm rave rati some amaz ing Information which had come through the Yudenltch intelligence department. One o" these facts was that the soviet government would collapse under Its own wcigm ,py spring. . -i """" . necessary to ' continue military opera tions at all because the Russian peo tile are so tired of being ruled by a ' tiny minority that they will not put up with It much longer. CONTROL BY TERROR Three hundred thousand communists, the colonel said, control the destinies of 100.000,000 people, and that by sheer terror. The officers of the old Russian army are forced to fight with the Bol shevik! under pain of having their fami lies' exterminated if they fail to do so. When a Bolshevist aviator goes into the air four of his friends are held as host age until his return. If he falls to do so they " are shot. This statement was. confirmed today, by an officer, of the-British intelligence service.'-' Colonel Nyholm also declared that the people of soviet Russia were so tired of conditions when General Yudenltch threatened Petrograd, their enthusiasm was so great and their attitude towards the Bolshevist .commissioners so vicious that eight of th. latter committed sui cide. Me said that he knew of a lunch eon given by a leading Bolshevik cost ing 300.000 roubles (nominally $150,000), that butter cost 1400 roubles (nominally $700) a pound and that one prisoner ' captured by the Yudenltch forces had onihlm 600,000 roubles (nominally $300, 00d). ' BBCKK WITH POWER - tThese people are wildly drunk with power," went on Colonel Nyholm, "and ; making peace with them Is going to El ve their infamous doctrines just the : Impetus needed. They rule by macnine giU-J. The canonists plant machine guns at strategic points and shoot any- i on who flinches. Working men are guarded by commun'sts. who follow them home from, the munition factories, and If the:' ever talk t. 1th others they are either shot or thrown Into prison. When be captured Oathlna the people ballad us as deliverers, and when we were forced to abandon the town they 1 left with us rather than live under ,- l.ebLi's regime. : fPeopie once out of the hands of the Red government told us the most amas- .'. ing tales Of torture they had J under- ' gone, They said that all outside ob- servers -who were allowed to enter soviet Russia were shown only what the" com munists wanted them to see, and the ' stage :wa cleverly set. The Red lead ers have planted money tit - banks all . over the world, and' when the time comes ; will be glad to - get away, and leave r.ueCla to Its own devices. r" i propaganda is wnrsiwo : Colo: .1 Nyholm showed me some inter eating and clever posters bearing Bol shevist propaganda designed to convert - fJont let that itching spot of eczema ' or: similar skin trouble continue to annoy you. It U not only cmbarrass t0g itwfll eventually affect your nerves. Resinol Ointment will-usually relieve the burning and itching at once, and in most casei dear tke trouble away in a short time. : It is cooling and healing, and its gentle - ingredients soothe while they heaL . RESINOL SHAVING STICK contains these same qualities, mak- s ' -ing it ideal for men with tender 'skins. s . ,.- At all JESSvWILLARD WALLOPED BY GOVERNMENT Kansas City, Kan, DecwlSv- (V. P.) United States District Attorney Robertson Frlds y Issued a foCersJ warrant for the arrest of Jess VYIllard,1 former heavyweight champion, on a charge of profiteering. ' WUlard was charged with vio lation of the law in charging excessive prices for cordwood. The district attorney alleged Willard charged $1.50 a cord for wood on the stump at his farm, which was alleged to be doable a "Jost" charge. A deputy will be sent tonight to arrest the former champion, according to United States Mar shal O. T. Wood, in whose bands the warrant was placed. the readers to Bolshevist principles. Be also had a large collection of photo graphs of Bolshevist atrocities, show Ing the horribly mutilated . bodies of siair men and women. Frankly one doei not know what to believe when confronted with the evidence which both sides are bringing forth. Soldier Is Forced tQ Stand at Attention 33 Hours, He Swears New York. Dec 13. (L N. a) Thirty three hours at attention on one stretch is the bit of "punishment" that Private Fred M. Yates of the 49th United States Infantry swore Friday he had received from Captain Karl W. Detxer, when that officer was in charge of the military police in the Lemans area of France during the war. Yates told his story before the general courtmartlal which is trying Detser on charges of cruelty at Governors Island. It developed that Yates had been ar rested after making a "pistol play" at the officer. Yates, at the time, was ab sent without leave. The witness de clared that, after his arrest, he heard Detzer make a threat to have the pris oner shot full of holes If he made a move. Yates was brought from Leavenworth penitentiary where he is serving time. He wore the prison garb while he was on the stand. Counsel for Detser, who Is a Fort Wayne, Ind., man, declared that scores of telegrams had been received from army officers offering aid. Blue Law Violators In Baltimore Freed; Law Held Invalid Baltimore, Md., Dec. 13. The recently revived Sunday blue laws, some of which date back to 1723 and under which more than 1000 indictments have been re turned by the grand Jury, had their first day in court today since the recent reform wave started. The blue laws suffered defsatiM" ! -The Jury listened to-testimony regard ing Sunday - selling by a confectioner, the first Indicted person to be tried, and promptly returned a verdict of, not guilty. A great deal of Interest attached to the first tried, as it was expected the prosecution would elect a case in which the evidence was clear. One St. Louis Booze Shop Sells $300,000 Of Wines in 4 Days St Louis. Mo.. Dec. 13. (L N. &) Envious eyes are being cast at St Louis theso days, because gastronomers here have something on the rest of the nation. Thirty thousand cases of champagne, sold by one local wine company since Saturday, by right of court order. In sures "bubble" water for St Louis tables for at least two years to come. It was estimated by experts today. "Every thing but a hearse haa been used to haul it away," officials of the company de clared today. As he made the statement a long line of wagons, trucks. tavl. private automobiles, . baby carriages. wneei narrows, ana even a pack mule, was Btandlng in front of the warehouse waiting their turns. The thirty thou sand cases have added 1300,000 to the colters or the company, it was stated. English Capitalists Buy in Transylvania Geneva, Dec. 13. (L N. S.) Several newly formed British companies, backed by English banks, have begun opera tions in Transylvania. They have al ready bought a large potash factory at uiora ana iron mines at Hunedlora. They are now negotiating the purchase of all Important coal, gold and copper mines In this country, other purchases include pelt factories at Siflu and ce ment and gas factories at Turda and Sanbartin. American capitalists are also gaining important concessions in Roumania, especially in the petroleum areas ana me mines. Reason for H. 0. L. Is Found in Farmer Boy Duquoln, 111., Dec 13. (L N. a) Roy Webb, a nusky rarmer boy, has a digestive apparatus that knows no bounds. On a wager he sucked 72 raw eggs, exhausting the visible supply. After" accomplishing his feat, Webb hooked on his bass drum and trotted off to attend a band rehearsal. Webb is equally versatile in disposing of other delicacies. He has eaten two dosen ba nanas and three quarts of ice - cream as the trimmings to a Sunday dinner. Captain Can Have His Old Job Back Evanston, 111.. Dec. . 11 L N. & Raymond Staten . drove a milk waron until be was appointed a patrolman for the local police department, r "When the United States entered the .war he went to fight in France. He received several promotions until be became a captain. Now his brother patrolmen are wonder Ing whether Captain Staten will remain In the army, rejoin the police force or return to the more humble, but lucrative, calling of drWing a milk wagon. ' LETTISH VICTORY IH LITHUANIA mAY . BE PEACE FACTOR Success of Army Is Expected to Influence Negotiations for Peace With Soviet Russia. By Michael Farbman , 8ptdal Cable to The Journal sad The Chicago Daily Newt, (Copyricfat 1B19. by Cbiotco Dsfly News Co.) Riga, Livonia, Dec, l.-( Via Copen hagen, Dec. 4.) The great victory of the Latvian (Litvonlan or Lettish) army In Courland and Lithuania is likely to influence the peace negoti ations with soviet Russia. The Bol sheviki are still occupying part of Latgalia In the eastern part of Lat via. Although Maxim Litvinoff, when in Dorpat, expressed unquali fied unwillingness on the part of the soviet government to withdraw the troops from Latgalia and turn over its administration to the Latvian government, the general staff of Latvia considers it more advanta geous to drive the Bolsheviki from Latgalia by force of arms before en tering upon peace negotiations. As a Polish army Is occupying Poltzk in great force, the strategical posi tion, the time Is 'very favorable for an attack upon the Bolshevist forces in Latgalia. Endangered by the Poles on the left wing, the soviet troops will be smashed or encircled by the first pressure of the Latvian forces from Courland. EASY JOB EXPECTED The Latvian general staff expects an easy Job lasting only a few days. The Lettish population of Latgalia Is eager to Join Latvia and the Bolshevist forces will hardly be able or willing to put up a strong defense. Thus It is expectea that the continuation of the Dorpat ne gotiations with the soviet government will probably be poetponea or contin ued only by the Esthonian government However, this will be not only because of the indicated military considerations. The Latvian government's attitude to ward neace with soviet Russia nas ai ways differed from the position of the Esthonian government It was notice able at Dorpat but here I have been able to learn and understand the Latvian government's attitude in some detail. WILLING FOB PEACE The Latvian government as well as the Esthonian is ready for peace with soviet Russia. The Baltic states prob ably never consented wholeheartedly to become a party to military intervention in Russia. Now at any rate it is safe to say that they have given up any hope of taking part in the march on Petrograd and Moscow. The Baltic leaders assert that the elements in whose favor the allies Invited them to Intervene in Russia were reactionaries and sworn enemies of national self -determination: After Colonel Avaloff- Barmondt's adventure they came to be lieve that. Admiral -Kolchak. General Dentkln and those with them were also In with the pan-Oermana, Now not only are the Baltic peoples against Intervention which, if successful, will inevitably lead to a new war be tween the border states and hold Rus sia but the allies themselves are evi dently alarmed at the results of their policy of intervention. Reactionary. monarchist Russia always was and re mains pro-Qerman and strongly opposed to the western democracies, to neip Admiral Kolchak and General Denekin to nower in Russia (say the Baltic lead ers) means support for a powerful Russo -German combination to be used first against the border states and at a later stage against the western pow ers. CART CONTINUE WAR "We cannot continue the war forever or even for many more months." That is the general sentiment of Latvia and the other Baltls states. Trie iatvian army, it is true, is now permeated by the healthiest patriotic enthusiasm, but it should be understood that the Baltic armies consist mainly of peasants who will defend the soil of their country desperately, but once the land is cleared of invaders they are most anxious to eo back to their villages and till the land. Splenaia in aerense, sucn armies are likely to fail In an Invasion of Rus sia for aims far beyond their concep- . . . . 1 . - . W 1 1 tton ana enureiy iortu;n u uusir imme diate interests. The people of Eastern Europe repeats that they are desperately tired and sick of war. and even the best of the armies are growing weary. STATESMANSHIP IS WISE The Esthonian army, though splendid, is war weary and the Esthonian gov eminent is manifesting wise statesman' ship in attempting to terminate the fighting. The Latvian army is younger, has fought less and is still full of vigor. but the Latvian government considers it more advantageous to enter into peace negotiations when it has a vigor ous and powerful army than when it is war weary and the people are clamor- ins: for peace. Thus there Is no difference between the Latvian and Esthonian governments concerning the necessity of peace. They disagree only on the question .as to whether the peace negotiations should be risked by the Baltic states alone or In- agreement with the allies and under conditions of general peace. The Es thonian government is disposed to favor immediate peace, whereas the Latvian government believes that the situation will be favorable zor some time ana Is afraid that separate peace negotia tions may spoil the chances of a gen era) peace. rOSTPOXEMZST IS ADVISED I understand that the Lithuanian gov ernment concurs with the Latvian au thorities on . this point Both govern ments advise the postponement of the meeting with the soviet delegates until the attitude of the allies is fully cleared up. However, the expectation is that a general peace will not materialise and should the allies revive their policy of intervention la Russia a separate peace by the Baltic states with, soviet Russia will be unavoidable. Indiana Operators Boost Coal Prices Indianapolis, , Dec 13. (X. N." a) Indiana mine operators and coal whole salera have generally Increased the price of their contract coal It per eent on the cost of labor in production, with the government price, as fixed by the fuel administration, as the limit of the increase, according? to : press advices here $30,000 LOST AT DAYTON IN THEATRE FIRE Dayton, Wash., Dec. S Fire broke out In liberty theatre be fore dawn Friday morning and razed the building to the ground, causing a loss estimated at $30,-' 000. The principal losers were: S. W. E. Cahlll, C. E. Snffleld, O. Griffin anJ Everett Eager. ' The Rev. Mr. Harvey awoke at S o'clock and saw the- blase through his window. He dashed into the street in his night gown, ran to the church and summoned the town from slum ber by ringing the bell. The mercury stood at 15 degrees be low zero, the coldest weather registered here In SO years. Firemen were hindered by froien hose and fire plugs, f Three buildings besides the trie atre caught fire. , CHEESE LI IN IT COMING FROM E;i French Find New Way to Make America Drunk in Defiance of Prohibition Law. Paris. Dec. 13. With their big gest market for fine wines perma nently shut out by prohibition, Fiench wholesale dealers are turn ing their attention to cultivating in America a taste for distinctively French products. Including vine-fed snails, canned bouillabaisse, melun, pont e'veque, roblochon and other makes of cheese little known across the Atlantic, and folsse, the delicious port bread made in Aveyron and the Pyrennes of whole meal grain, eggs, cognac and unfermented wine. "We have an agent in America and he already sent, us orders, principally for succulent Normandy snails fattened dh the tender shoots of the vine. The orders amount to a considerable sum. Curiously, he has done better business in xsew icra ana unicago inan in Louisiana," said Auguste Cabrieres, Paris exporter. There was some question as to whether some of the cheese and the folsse could be admitted into America because alcohol is 'used in their manu facture, but we found the prohibition law forbids only the . importation of alcoholic beverages. "Could a. man become intoxicated by eating cheese with alcohol in it 7" "He mightif be eats two or three cheeses at a sitting." Son of "Faro King" Aims to Break the Monte Carlo Bank Paris, Dec 13. A $1,000,000 attempt to break the bank of Monte Carlo as the result of a bet at Tiajuna this year, was signalled by the arrival here of Ed ward "Tinty" Canfield of San Fran cisco, who says he is the nephew of the Nevada "Faro King." Adorned with 320,000 worth of dia monds, bringing his own magnificent limousine with him and reserving the royal suite at Monte Carlo, Canfield has just telegraphed to the Casino there : "Get all the coin you've got ; I'm com ing to bust you." The telegram has thrown the Casino authorities into considerable consterna tion as it Is admitted that almost any one backed by a million dollars stands a good chance of breaking the bank. Interviewed by Universal Service to day Canfield said: "I busted Tiajuana wide open this year and I bet Hauser I'd do the same at Monte Carlo. Hauser bet me $1000 I couldn't do It I've just cabled him to come and watch me win. From what I've seen of European methods they're short horns. I'm going to introduce Alaskan and Callfornlan methods by which I am confident 111 clean up and clean up big." The Constitution of the United States requires that a census of the United States be taken every ten years. It is by this means that the apportionment of members or the house of representa tives is made as to states. NEW SHOW TODAY! WITH KICK FRANC MIS Curse Eve" What has Eve s expulsion from the Garden of Eden to do with a story . of life : in ; these clays? 4The Curse of Eve',' answers this.! COMEDY "Babies Is Babies" COAL H IS EXPECTED TO BE RAISED NEXT WEEK Trains Will Be Returned to Nor mal Schedules Quickly; West ' to Receive 'Eastern Shipments. Washington, , Dec. 13. Restric tions upon the use of bituminous coal for heat, light and power are expected, to be lifted to a large ex tent or removed altogether early next week. In some sections, especially In the East, it Is said the restrictions will be lifted1 tonight. Trains taken off will be replaced as soon as the coal supply In the various regions justifies such action. An ortffer was issued by the United States railroad administration tonight modifying the order of December I and leaving to the judgment of the various regional directors the question of the removal of restrictions as their respec tive situations may permit. It was learned at the railroad adminis tration that most of the regional direc tors had been reached by long distance and that it was. upon these conversa tions the prediction was based that the restrictions probably would be removed early next week. The order issued by Walker D. Hines, director general of ral loads, follows: "The conservation order of December S, 1919, restricting the use of heat, light and power generated or produced from bituminous coal or coke was issued to make uniform in all parts of the country the restriction which had already been adapoted In many parts of the country and to save coal and coke. Until the production of bituminous coal becomes normal. It is vitally necessary that it be conserved in every way possible, and even after production reaches normal It will be necessary to continue to con serve coal because of the loss in produc tion of between 30,000,000 and 35,000,000 tons during the coal strike. It is im portant, therefore, that the public exer cise the greatest caution in the con sumption of coal. PRODUCTION I5CKEASIXO "It being the desire to discontinue re striction as soon as possible, the con servation order of December has been modified today to permit the resumption as conditions warrant of the supplying OI llgni. neat ana yuwer itouiuou uj the order. Coal is now being moved and will continue to move from the East to the West in as large quantities as the relative situations in the two sections permit. , "The first Increase In production that has resulted from the termination of the 1 strike of the coal miners has been in the East, where- already the bulk ol proauc- - obtained. Conditions In "", " .Ait .rHini. several resions differ and, accordingly. the order of December 8 will be modified on recommendation of regional directors as their respective situations permit. "Regional directors have been instructed today to restore all train service re moved or curtailed because of the strike situation as soon as the general coal supply la their respective regions justi fies in their judgment doing so, suDject to such exceptions as may be ordered by the railroad administration in Wash ington." DIRECTORS HAVE . POWER The decision to leave to the' recom mendations of the various regional di rectors the question of lifting the re strictions was announced after a dele gation of merchants representing retail interests in Washington, Boston and Detroit had called upon Director Gen eral Hines in the name of retail mer chants of all other cities and requested that restrictions be removed until the Christmas shopping was over, after which they were willing to submit the most drastic regulations to save coaL Whiskey Thieves Don't Want Gems Raleigh. N. C, Dec 13. (L N. S.) In a patch of woods two miles outside this city four colored culprits cautiously opened a trunk. All they found In it was about $80,000 worth of jewelry. So they ran away and left it.- John Cook, a bellboy in the Hotel Yarborough, told the story to the police after a three hours' grilling. He knew traveling salesmen often bring liquor to their customers in the South, and he thought a trunk, belonging to A. J. Goode, a New York jewelry salesman, held whis key. Two other boys and a chauffeur helped him get the trunk to 1 the woods. A negro farmer found the trunk, for wblch the police had been searching three days. Few of the gems were miss ing. Steamer Loaded; Many Rejected London, Dec 13. The Mauretania sails next Wednesday with 2000 passen gers. Three times that number had to be rejected for lack "of room. A Feature De Luxe Aged Woman Badly Injured When Coil In Stove Explodes ' Salem, Dec II. Mrs. Xaziabeth Hoxle, aged TO, aufferMl a broken Jaw. frac tured arm. two broken fingers and other injuries as the result of thl explosion of a coll In a stove on winch she was cooking. It is feared that aha may alao have received Internal Injuries. The house was badly damaged. H. A. Rich mond, owner, estimates bis loss at I2S0. Mrs. H. A. Cupper, mother of State En gineer Cupper, experienced a similar accident Friday but she was not seriously nun. -roe damage to the cupper home will exceed $200. Addresses by prominent lawyers, dis cussions and a banquet featured the first day's sessions of the Oregon Dis trict Attorneys association here. The convention will continue "until this evening. Because of the disagreeable weather the trip of Inspection to the state institutions was .called off. A fea ture of the day's program was a paper read , by Chief Justice McBride of the uregon supreme court dealing with the pages of a district attorney's diary. Frozen Body of an Aged Man Found On Camas Prairie Pendleton. Dec 13. The frosen body of James Oatley, 80. wa& found lying face downward before the stove In his cabin on Camas Prairie, near Ukiah, Wednesday. He had been In poor health and it is thought possible he may have died of illness. He was single and left no known relatives, although he ranched there for SO-years. John Murphy, who was found near Echo Tuesday, with both feet frosen, is still In serious condition in the hos pital here. Amputation, was found necessary. Suinpter Approves New City Charter Baker, Dec 13. Sumpter is now under a commission form of government as the result of a special municipal election held here Wednesday, when a new char ter was adopted by a big majority. Snow paralyzed business and prevented many electors from reaching the polls. W. H. Glisan, a. pioneer resident, was chosen mayor commissioner to serve his third term as mayor In 20 years. John Weath wly ano W. jj. Jamleson were elected commissioners. The charter was drafted by C H. McColloch of Baker. , ' : ; 1 ' -i Another Nasty Skid Another Smashed-up Car Another Call for PROGRESSIVES ARE PEEVED OVER PLAN Idea of Standpatters Shaping "Destinies of Republicans Will Meet Fate, Critics Declare. By James R. Monrse Washington, Dec. 13. The Re publican national committee appears to have played ths very mischief with the progressiva element In the Republican party by adopting Chair man Hays' idea of appointing a committee to draft a platform and have it all fixed up and ready for the convention when it assembles next June. The . Progressives don't like the idea one bit Their opposition to it came to the surface In the talk of Progressive Republican senators in the cloak rooms. Many of the senators talked frankly about the plan and did not mince words In expressing their disapproval of it, PLAIT ROTCTDLY DENOUKCED Senators Borah of Idaho, Moses of New Hampshire and McCormick of Illinois were particularly vehement in deriding the plan, saying it would not work and that the convention would have nothing to da with it. , Senator Moses declared that the con vention "doesn't want a hand-made platform." He expressed grave doubts that a platform drafted months In ad vance by Chairman Hays' personally se lected committee would be acceptable to the rank and file of the party or to the convention. Senator Borah was equally emphatic in asserting that the convention would be quick to reject such a platform. He declared that the convention would In sist upon having a hand in drawing up the declaration of principles upon which the party will' make Its fight. Any other sort of platform, the senator said, would represent nothing more than the Ideas of a handful of "men rather than the spontaneous suggestions of the mass of delegates. LODGE CHAMPIONS SCHEME In oppostlon to all these criticisms, Senator Lodge, who has been chairman of one or two conventions and chairman of the resolutions committee In at least two, issued a statement defending the the Ambulance, Will Motorists never learn to take warning from the experiences of others? . A ehainles9 car on a slippery pavement is an uncertain tar. You know this as well as we do, and are expected to be prepared. Being prepared doesn't merely mean carrying tire chains la your tool box what earthly good can they do then? r When IV Wet or Slippery Weed Tire Chains Belong On the Tires Yon shooldart hesitate a moment In bauBng them oct of fbt todbcacatthefirtttlropofram. Use Precaution as well as Cantion. ' TooaretobbzM If your car skids. You are responsible if tt swings into a pedestrian. ; V For Safety9 Sak Put Weed Chains on Your Tire Weed Chains are also made to meet the demand for an efficient traction and anti-skid device for tracks equipped with single and dual solid tires or with the very large pneumatic tires. They are so constructed that they satisfactorily meet the requirements of heavy track service in mod sand or snow A1!ERIC AN.CHAIN COIVlPaInCs Lerggst O&h Marsifactertrs fa tha World Ths Csaa-Jsts liJmSSiSmS ?UVT?U General S&t 09c Grand Cegrsl TercSaaiKsvYorkCXy plan and ststlng that ft helpful.' ' ' f 1 ' - ' A. better platform would be the result. In .the senator's opinion, because ths ; committee would have time to hear from ' everybody . in ;- the country who . had an , idea to submit for the platform and to; weed out all Improper, or Impracticable suggestions.-.'"" - The Ire of the Progressives was pri marily" aroused by observing upon th committee list the names of some of the handiest and -best known performers la the old guard wing of the party, FB0GBE8SIYES ABE IQNOBEO IV -. ' They wore shocked when they, saw1; that the work of drafting the platform ; for the 1920 fight was to be entrusted -to such fine old standpatters' as Sena tors Penrose and Smoot. former. Sena- tor Murray Crane, Herbert Parsons of - New York and a few more like them, - Not a single Republican of Progressive t'f tendencies was named on the commit tee, the objectors claim. ( The committee chairman Is B. C Bursum of New Mexico, and others on' It are William H. Crocker; California ; V. U Highland. West Virginia I R. B. Howell, Nebraska ; , H. F. MacOragor, , Texas; John C Morehead, North. Car- Una: Charles B. Warren. Michigan, and ' Senator Kellogg of Minnesota. Chairman Hays thinks very well of v the plan. He said last night that be ex ' pected the committee to go to work V right away and spend the next six I months In combing over ideas for the"; platform. y ' PLATFORM BVBDEXS HEAYT - Senator Lodge, in his statement points out that the platform committee usu-,' ally haa to work , under great pressure, . t that Jt has to stay in session two days V and two nights continuously and all the . time la overwhelmed with "all sorts of crude propositions, hastily prepared, and j; with constant pressure from local and i! special interests here and there." . i The senator said: . ,. 'What is to go into a national plat- ,t form ought to havo longer and better consideration than this and all those . who represent serious interests and . who desire some declaration in the plat v form ought to have an opportunity to . prepare It and bring It before the com mlttee." . i ... .-i Cumming Bill Has A Federal Ownership, j Slants It Is Stated j Waanlfi-A-i .Ttswe t (t XT CI TfcaV - Cummins' railroad bill embodies "all the Tl MIlMIBjWWI OVl W f All elements of government ownershlD." Sen ator McKellar. (D., Tenn.) declared In the senate Friday when consider s atlon of the measure was resunfed. He( said the Plumb plan for operation of the railroads by its employes was no vnrin "than th Cummins' nlen for thlr operation by the employers. - ' -1 ill' I fefechaiK if r i 4 I;