The Oregon daily journal., February 08, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, , SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8, 1920.
GREY BREAKS FROM
HOARY
PRECEDENT
Hit Letter on Peace Treaty May
. Establish New Precedent,
Declares Lawrence.
By David Lawrence
Copyright. 1920
Washington, Feb. 7. 8pakln of
. letters destined to become famous
In American history, that letter of
Viscount Grey discussing the con
troversy between the executive and
legislative branches of our govern
ment over the form in which the
treaty of peace shall be ratified, es
tablishes a precedent of far-reaching
significance in international affairs.
It means a long step forward In over
coming the barriers of old fashioned
' diplomacy which have hitherto hin
dered peoples from understanding
one another.
If the letter of Ixrd Grey has given
President Wilson offense, however, it Is
not merely because the British states
man has addressed a communication to
the public on a matter which had
previously been confined- to different
branches, of the American government
-and at a moment when Intense political
strife over the issue cannot be ignored.
YIOLATES PRECEDENT
It Is because Viscount Orey, received
by the secretary of state as the special
ambassador of Great Britain, entered
into communication with molders of the
legislative branch of our government in
stead of confining his communications
to the executive branch which, under
the American constitution, has sole
charge of Intercourse with foreign na
tions. It has been suggested that Mr. Wil
ton appealed over the heads of the
Irish people In his address, at Man
chester. It has been said that he ap
pealed to the Italian populace on the
Flume question.
Neither of these points are valid par
allels because In neither Instance did
Mr. Wilson associate himself or com
municate with member of the opposi
tion party in the house of commons or
the Italian parliament.
But there is somewhat of a parallel in
Mr: Wilson's action in Paris when .he
besought Prime Minister Lloyd George
to grant a hearing to Messrs. Frank P.
Walsh and Former Oovernor Dunne of
Illinois, who came as American cltixens
to plead the cause of Ireland, a contro-
- . n n vnTvi l j ma 1 1 l gov
ernment as a domestic affair. But to
have been a more exact parallel, the
president should have bren discovered
communicating with the Sinn Fein lead
ers Instead of taking up the matter In
the natural and proper way, namely
through the British prime minister, who
Is the executive of the British govern
ment and duly permitted to receive com
munications from, the heads of other
governments.
OrlKY'S ALIBI
The Interesting circumstances, how
ever, about the Viscount Orey letter la
that he Intended no disrespect, intended
no meddling in .American political af
fairs, but ..earnestly hoped to make It
easier for the treaty to be ratified and
America to become a partner In the
enterprise of preserving peace.
That Viscount Orey failed in his clev
erly, worded document to Include a cas
ual reference to the unfortunate plight
of the president of the" United States,
who signed the treaty, but has been
lying 111 at the White House while the
opposition has raged lmfcesant warfare
against the document he negotiated;
that the British envoy did not see fit to
express passing sympathy for the presi
dent, who did as much as any one man
to bring the covenant Into being and
will receive the credit for the structure
whether reservations are adopted or not,
provided the instrument does work as
Viscount Grey is confident that it will,
and the discredit if it is a failure all
this has had an effect on the situation
In Washington dustng the last week
which cannot be lightly dismissed as a
tempest In a teapot, as some of the
British' newspapers are doing.
PREMIER PRAISES WILSON
Prime Minister Lloyd George is ap
parently awake to the seriousness of
the episode, for In the Interview cabled
by Charles Grasty from London he
states that It would be Improper for him
to express the views which Lord Grey
expressed and exonerating the British
envoy on the ground that he wrote as
a "private citizen." Yet the prime min
ister promptly steps into the gap and
speaks a word of sympathy for the
president and praise for his achieve
ments in the war, his readiness to pledge
the American resources to the succor of
a losing allied cause.
But what the Incident illustrates more
than anything else is the new era in
modern diplomacy. President Wilson
may not like the tone of the Grey
letter. .He may not be pleased because
Losd Grey saw fit to mingle with mem
bers of the American senate and discuss
questions at the moment so vitally re
lated to international politics, but his
resentment only analogous to the anger
which was stirred in Britain when
Messrs Dunne and Walsh went to Ire
land and not only was received by the
mayor of New York City, but when
it became known that DeValera was a
frequent visitor at the offices of U. S.
senators, surely, argue my British
friend, the president would not deny
Viscount Grey the opportunity given to
DeValera, for technically neither one
had ben received by our own govern
ment and the one had as much privilege
as the other. .
FUSS OVER CUSTOM
There Is much unnecessary ceremony
and fuss about precedents in the con
duct of diplomacy and President Wilson
has himself argued that article eleven
of the covenant will give anybody, rep
resenting any nation, the opportunity to
bring before the assembly of the league
for debate any question which may af
fect the peace not only, but the good un
derstanding between nations.
He has insisted that the matter of
Ireland did affect the good understand
ing between the United States and Great
Britain.
It is therefore the principle Involved in
Viscount Grey's Intimacies with Ameri
can senators, followed as It was by a
public comment on a subject that had
become a matter of hested dispute be
tween political factions and not the sub
stance of his communication which Is
involved.
If President Wilson permits the Inci
dent to pass without protest, formal or
Informal, to the British government. It
will stand as a precedent and hereafter
all governments will be able to point to
It as Justification for direct interchange
of views between parliaments and sena
tors and houses of congress on all mat
ters of domestic or foreign concern
which touch the fringe of international
Interest, a direct interchange without
the necessary assent of the executive
branches of modern states.
BILL WOULD OPEN
KLAMATH LANDS
Representative Sinnott Proposes
to Let War Veterans Get
Land on Installments.
Washington, Keb. 7. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OF THE JOUR
NAL.) Opening of the Klamath In
dian reservation ia proposed In the
bill Introduced In the house today
by Representative Sinnott. Allot
ment of lands to all Indians who
have not received allotment is first
provided on a basis of 80 acres of
agricultural lands. 80 aces timber,
or 180 acres grazing land.
The plan provides for equal distribu
tion to members of the tribe of all re
maining glands under supervision of a
committee of three, one appointed by
the secretary of interior, one by the
governor of Oregon and one by the
Klamath tribal council.
VETERANS GIVEN CHANCE
Sale of land after allotment is to be
permitted with consent of Indfan owners
to veterans of any foreign or Civil war
on a 25 year installment plan and all
mineral and water power rights are re
served to the Indiana for. 6 years.
Chamberlain and Sinnott today were
informed by Secretary Lane of a tele
gram received yesjerday from Doak and
Brown, proposed lessees of Klamath lake
lands, saying they are willing to modify
the contract to include government lands
In the diking project. If within one year
the government provides money for this
purpose.
MAT REOPEN QUESTION
While the Doak and Brown project
has been regarded as dead so far as
government lands are . concerned since
last conference between Lane and mem
bers of Oregon delegation. Lane Indi
cated today that he may consider tt
again and further conference with the
delegation may be held.
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I Home-Furnishing Sale
Moonshine and Mash
T&ken, Man Arrested
Barney Patrick was arrested Saturday
afternoon at his home, 15 Fifty-third
street, by deputy sheriffs who also
picked up 200 pints of "moonshine" and
II gallons of rasin mash on the Patrick
premises. Patrick told the deputies ' he
had bought the contraband. He is tn
the county Jail.
To defy burglars a New York man
has Invented a cylindrical safe that is
kept turning around by an electric motor
when it ia locked.
SECRETARY LAND REQUESTS
$5,000,000 TO HASTEN WORK
Washington. Feb. 7. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Secre
tary Lane today asked congress for
$5,000,000 for hastening construction for
existing reclamation projects during the
coming fiscal year in additional to 17,
873,000 covered by regular estimates and
In addition to between $5,000,000 and
$7,000,000 expected to be derived from
impounded oil money following passage
of the oil leasing bill.
Adoption of this recommendation will
provide nearly $20,000,000 for reclamation
next year. Secretary Lane declared It
imperatively necessary work be prose
cuted at grearter speed.
Additional estimates submitted provide
$200,000 for the Klamath project, $140,
000 for Umatilla, $225,000 for King Hill.
Idaho, $423,000 for Minidoka, Idaho. $51.-
000 for Boise, Idaho and $734,000 for
Yakima, Wash.
MANIPULATION IS'
LAID TOJRAIN MEN
(Continued From Put On.
charge vand that a similar price be fixed
on flour and mill feed.
It further recommends that no appro
priation be made by congress to finance
wheat sales to foreign countries until
such time as the American people are
relieved from paying the extortmate
prices now required of them by reason
of grain manipulation.
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HOl'SER DEFIES GRAND Jt'RY
TO PROVE ALLEGATIONS MADE
"Tf these Spokane demagogues want
to learn the truth about me and the
grain corporation, why don't they come
down here like men and learn the
truth?"
Max H. Houeer. United States grain
corporation official, named by the fed
eral grand Jury at Spokane as having
profited greatly through manipulation
nf grain concerns. Saturday night de
fied anyone to prove the allegations
made in the grand jury report
"The books of tiie grain corporation
are open to these men. But they'd
rather send 'gumshoes' down here," he
charged.
8ATS HE LOST MONET
"I haven't made the 'immense profit'
charged by theee demagogues. If I
; wanted to make money I would have got
out of the grain corporation long ago.
: I have lost between $250,000 and $600.
i 000 In the last two years because I neg
lected my own interests to the favor of
the corporation.
"The trouble with them is. they don't
know what they are talking about."
Houser declared Minneapolis markets
cornered much of the Pacific Northwest
wheat crop simply because Pacific
North westerners were not sufficiently
awake.
"Minneapolis bought more Pacific
I Northwest wheat this year than before
because of the Montana crop failure,"
he said.
CAUSE OF SCARCITY
"One reason for scarcity of hard
wheat is the price-fixing of a special
presidential committee, on which several
labor delegates sat. They fixed a price
for hard wheat only three cental above
that for soft wheat, when usually hard
wheat commands eight or nine cents
more.
"So the farmer said to himself : 'Hell,
what's the use of growing hard wheat
when I can raise six or seven bushels
of soft wheat to. every one of hard?'
"But notwithstanding this shortage,
the mills are advertising for sale to any
one who wants to buy, soft wheat at
$10 a barrel. Delivered, it costs only a
few cents more."
GRAND JURY'S CHARGES ARE
ABSURD, DECLARES PILJLSBURY
Minneapolis, Minn.. Feb. 7. U. P. )
Declaring the federal grand Jury report
at Spokane that Minneapolis manipula
tors controlled coast wheat waa "ridicu
lous," John S. Plllsbury, Minneapolis
miller, declared tonight that "not a
bushel of Oregon or Washington wheat
ever reaches Minneapolis."
"The price of wheat In those states
has nothing to do with the price of
wheat in Minneapolis. We never use tt
It is soft wheat and most of it la milled
on the coast"
Pillsbury asserted that Minneapolis
capital la not Invested on the coast in
any way, 6 far as he knows, and cer
tainly not In the grain trade.
"Those fellows evidently don't know
what they're talking about" he said.
Stuart Declines Commission
Waahlngton, Feb. 1. (L N. S.) Henry
stuart. former srovemor of Virginia.
i who was yesterday appointed to the in
' terstate commerce commission by the
resident Is preparing a letter of decll
.' tion, it was learned today.
Easy Terms No Interest
Just the same as though you paid full and
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At Edwards' - This Week!
AH odd pieces and discontinued numbers, as well aa several soiled or
slightly marred samples. The latter, however, are greatly In minority.
Upon completion of invoice books, February 1st the discontinued num
here and odd places were listed. Below are some of them :
Other Bed Davenports
Discontinued.
DCOFOLD
Golden oak frame, upholstered seat and
back, with good quality imitation leather. -
Will hold a thick mattress. V I II
Priced now at 4 Xef J
PILIMAX-
Dark golden waxed oak frame, seat and
back upholstered with "Craftsman's Best"tQ ft
leatherette. Revolve the seat to make bed. JSQ4 Ml I
It's yours for
COLONIAL
A very massive golden waxed oak frame,
seat and back upholstered with GENUINE Cff fa
LEATHER (slightly damaged). A snap- BI7I7.0lJ
ping bargain at
BEMEMBEK, EAST TERMS, SO INTEREST
JACOBEAN OAK, PULLMAN
Bed
Davenport
$96.75
William and Mary period, up
holstered In tapestry of extra
good quality. Yes, it will be a
beautiful piece of furniture In
your living room by day and
open to a double bed at night.
A remarkable value.
Chair or Rocker to Match
S49.65
THREE. PIECE
Parlor Suites
(CLOSK . Ot'T NUMBERS)
-Golden Oak Settee, Chair and
Rocker ; seats and backs uphol
stered with dark brown imi
tation leather. The
Jacobean Three-Piece Set with
high posts, cane backs and GEN
VINE LEATHER cushion seats.
Settee, chair and tfQQ 7C
rocker 90)J
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Floor Coverings
The Better Ones:
Wicker Furniture
Discontinued numbers which include plain and uphol
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Brown. Take advantage every piece listed is at a
Substantial Saving
Baronial Brown Settee (upholstered cush
ion and back) $12.95
Baronial Brown Arm Chair (spring seat) . .$18.95
Ivory Reed Table Lamp with Shade $ 9.50
Mahogany-finish Reed Muffin Stand $ 2.95
Rubbed Brown Chaise Lounge $49.00
Ivory Enamel Reed Fire Screen. $ 4.95
Natural Willow Sewing Rocker (loose
cushion) at only .$ 6.95
EASY TERMS NO INTEREST; EVEN WHEN
GOODS ARE ON SALE AT EDWARDS
9x12 Mahal Wilton
9x12 Bangor Wilton
9x12 Sash Abbas Wilton
8.3x10.6 Roubnix (2-tone brown) Wilton
6x9 Teprac Wilton
x9 Shah Abbas Wilton . .,
3tx63 Wiltons (several patterns)
27x54 Wiltons (several patterns)
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.. .1)98.50
9.&5
The Next in Grade :-
9x11 Wilton Velvets
9x12 Axmlnsters
9x12 Axmlnsters
8.3x10.6 Axminsters
9x12 Body Brussels
8.3x10.6 Body Brussels .
9x12 Tapestry Brussels
7.6x9 Tapestry Brussels
6x9 Tapestry Brussels .
34. 70 TO
71.75
16.75
53.65
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These for Even Less:
9x12 Wool and Fibers M17.RO
9x12 Wool and Fibers All.OO
8.3x10.6 Wool anfl Klbers 914. KO
7.6x9 Wool and Fibers $6.05
6x! Wool and Fibers f 5.05
9x10.6 Art Squares 99.05
6x9 Art Squares M6.60
Inlaid Linoleum, per squnre yard $1,95
Congoleum. per square yard b0
7.6x10.6 Linoleum Art Rugs 16.75
6x9 Linoleum Art Kugs 812.75
Odd Pairs of Scrim Curtains
HALF PRICE
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BUFFETS,
TABLES and ,
CHAIRS
Discontinued 5 ambers and They
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Oak Buffet (similar to dOQ Off
illustration), at only
Golden Polished Buffet (nc fZf
at only Pa)OU
Handsome Light Gold- f Q Cf
en Quartered Buffet iDtO.DVI
Fumed Oak Colonial fevlQ CI A
Buffet at only JS7.0U
William and Mary 44- (QQ ff
inch top Buffet at POJ7UU
Jacobean Oak 48-inch feylfl Eft
Top Buffet at 94l79U
Golden Oak William qq fif
and Mary China Closet.. 907iOU
Golden Oak. Flush-Rim, 4S - inch
Quartered Top, Six-Foot 004? tZf
Extension Table DSUsJU
Hard Ash Table. 45-tn. tf04 7C
top. six-foot extension, at WmHi J
42-in. top, six-foot Ex- (1 Q T (
tension Table at. DlI7f O
Mahogany Finish Metal O QC
Tea Wagon V litJJ
Fumed Oak Dining Chairs 0 Q(J
(pad seat), at PO79
Fumed Oak Dining Chairs with gen
uine leather seats, now at (? 7Ct
at only J0 I 9
Three-Slat Back Waxed Oak Diners
with pad seats also, at 0 QC
at only DOJ0
Panel Back Waxed Oak Diners, with
genuine leather slip seats, 0 Al
at only Ou4U
EAST TERMS 0 INTEREST
15 to 40 OFFALL $flk and Mercerized FLOOR LAMP SHADES!
Overstuffed Pieces Also Reduced
Easy Terms, Even at Sale Prices,
at Edwards
Tapestry Overstuffed Davenport, with three loose
cushions, spring base and spring back. A (QQ ff
big value at only IOJtUU
Another Tapestry Davenport, with three dQO "7C
loose cushions at only aPivOe f M
Beautiful Overstuffed Rockers
$42.50, $48.75, $49.75, $88.50
Mahogany Cane Back Chair and Rocker (William and
Mary), mulberry velour cushions and pil- Q'T Cfi
lows ; each DO I .OU
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LIBRARY TABLES
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Samples Only on Host
of These. Soa't Delay. .
4Sx28-inch top William and Mary
Table. Very similar to 11- A( CA
lustration above tUOU
Another William and Mary Table
with a broad pattern de- OQ ff
sign, underneath shelf, at WUl'iUW
Also a William and Mary Period
Table with book racks at OQ Crt
each end. This one only. OfcO.OU
A Waxed Oak Period , Table with
24x42-inch quartered top, 00
Golden Oak Straight-Post Table with-28x42-lnch
quartered top, (OO Oft
at only 4&&0J
Hard Ash 28x44 top Ta- 1 7 QC
ble at only.; 91 I .IO
Another Aah Table with (lO QC
24x38-lnch ton at only... 910e7U
Fumed Oak Magaslne-end Table 24
x88-inch quartered oak 17 7fS
top, at only iPllWil
Bridge-Beach & Co.'s
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Six-Hole Polished Top Wood and Coal Range, with large flCC 7tt
oven and gray enameled body . J -
Slx-Hle Polished Top Wood and Coal Range, with large eiCC 7C
oven and blue enameled body
$162.00
$172.00
$206.00
four gas burners and
oven and blue enameled body
Plain Black Combination fojir lids
two separate ovens
Nickel Trimmed Combination four lids, four gas burners
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TERMS TO FIT YOUR REQUIREMENT
TOUR OLD STOVE A8 PART PATME5T
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IT'S-EAST-TO-PAT-THE-EDWARDS-WAY
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JTU8T TWO BLOCKS SOTH OF WASHUGTOH
FOR YOUR KITCHEN
10 -piece Guernsey 7tt
Ware Baking Seta... ! I O
12-pleca Blue and Whits Sa
bring Enamel 011 ft ft
Cooking Outfft ... liUU
. Small Aluminum Tea Kettle
with insert boiler at
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Elegant Bedroom Pieces
REMEHBER, EASY TERMS OS THESE, TOO
Tkrse-Pleee Ivory Saite Caae Paaels. Browa Flatlag and Feitoos OraameaU.
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Full-Size Bed i
--Chiffonier With Mirror
Three-Mirror Dressing Table
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Adam Period Chiffonier in Ivory j with three-section shirt drawer (no $39,75
mirror), at ............. ',''' 'lLLtl 'L'Ja ViWii"mirr' nw' mmm
Ivory Dressing Table, aecorauon. ": " .., - Jpjy J
Irow Enamii Wood' Bed 1 Q 7t
-Ivory Enamel
Square CutContinuous.post 04 "ft
Ivory Wood Bed (full slse) . . . -f
Golden oak Dresser, quarter- 07 7 c
Sawed. A bargain rigb at
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