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'.'-'"'fi.. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. ' TUESDAY. FEBRUARY1 17, 11W0. 0 r AMERICAN ADVISOR TO CHINESE PEACE DELEGATION HERE Thomas Millard Declares Shan- ; rung Controversy Has United China as Never Before. Back from Paris vrhere for five months he acted as American advisor to the Chinese peace conference del egation, Thomas P. V. Millard, cor respondent and writer on Far East ern topics, is visiting his brother in Portland today. He will leave San FrancLseo February 19 for Shang hai, where he publishes two news papers. Millard, through 20 years' residence jind active participation in ..Far East ern development, is well informed on Chinese politic' and commerce. lie de clares that never before has there been wch patriotism and such a spirit of wldeawakeness there aw now. These, he lielleves, are results of the peace conferenc and th Shantung controversy. GIVES WILSOX CREDIT President Wilson he thanks for the new Chinese awakening, although he is opposed to WilHon's policies. "Wilson's attitude on Shantung dur ing the peace conference aroused the Chinese to a great spirit of patriotism," ' Millard srfys. "But It had a good effect. Never better than now were opportuni ties for American investment and de velopment in the Far Kast." Secretary of State Lansing's resigna tion from the cabinet Millard brands as "another Wilson mistake.' ' . Millard years ago was Sunday editor Of the INfew York, Herald. Then he be came a war correspondent, and for Scribner's Magazine, the New " York Herald, New ork World, London Dally Mali and other newspapers "covered" the Greco-Turkish Boer, Spanish American Wars, the Boxer uprising In China and the Russo-Japanese war. INTERESTED IS FAR EAST It was white reporting for Scribner's end the London Daily Mall that Millard became (nterented in the Far Kast. For seven or eight years he studied condi tions thSre, and as a result published several books. Later he moved to, Shanghai, and established the Chinese Press, a daily newspaper, and Millard's Review, a weekly. Books he has written are: The New Far Kast, America and the Far East ern Question, and Our Eastern Ques tion. ..-He came to Portland from San Fran cisco to visit his brother. H. S. Millard, whom he had not seen for 15 years. H. . S. Millard Is manager of the J. C. Penny tore at The Dalles, and will be assist ant manager of the J. C. Penny Store to be established In Portland sometime during April. If PARTISANSHIP NTERS E INTO FREAR'S REPORT (Continued From Put Ona.) can finished airplane lumber was bet ter than Canadian. Pendleton, an America'n, who served Canada free, re plied that Canadian spruce was far su perior to any other. "Pendleton Is confirmed by Dant, leading lumber exporter of this coun try, who handled great quantities and SEES BROTHER FIRST . TIME IN MANY YEARS v.-.::','S.- b t III f III tu JgpjBjsjSJ0Bsv .1!ft4taV- .ft-,. 1 f -ft,. 12 UTt-- JF'jCKZZXSmZ Thomas F. F. Millard quoted a French representative to the effect tljat 85 per cent of the American product was wasted In Disque's earlier operations by Improper cutting. Prac tically the, same reasons were given by Pendleton." The report declares logging and saw mill Interests of the Northwest had a capacity of 9,000,000,000 feet, while the normal Canadian cut was only 10 per cent as much, which Is cited as showing "what could have been ac complished In this country in 1918 with ordinary facilities directed by existing lumber agencies." SLIGH SOT SELFISH Praising the work of Colonel George H. Kelly, who Is described as a "prac tical man, like Pendleton In: Canada," it is stated that within one year Kelly In France built up from nothing to 60, 000,000 feet per month. "The record of two practical American lumbermen In France and Canada shows what might have been done by us tut was not," 13 Frear's comment. Reviewing early history of spruce operations. Major Charles R. Sllgh. who was soon dismissed, is commended as a "conscientious, hard working of ficial," but handicapped by selfish in terests. Russell Hawkins was first pro posed to take charge, the report states, but Disque was suddenly sent from Washington. The report recites that Disque relieved Hawkins at Portland and Major Lead better relieved Sligh at Washington as llason officer, and continues: LEAD BETTER FRIENDSHIP "Disque disclaimed any connection with Lead bet Ur prior to the latter's ap pointment, but subsequent correspond ence and a telegram show that they were intimate and that Leadbetter was ubed to further schemes thereafter car ried into force." Disque Is arraigned for inexperience aS apparently not 'knowing the differ ence between spruce and fir- with no record beyond handling Filipinos in Manila and convicts in Michigan when scores of able lumbermen could have been named like Kelly, Pendleton and Hawkins. Freer next discussed "Disque's army" of soldier loggers. contrasting their civilian pay with pay received by other soldiers, estimating "total illegal pay ment of ,50O,OOO." The report then says: "We are of the opinion that the sec retary of war and other high officials of the war department who were in- l fftrumental In making this unlawful ex penditure of public funds should be held strictly accountable therefor. SATS DI8QCE AMBITIOUS "Colonel Kelly was ung soldiers for lumbering in the Vosges mountains in six feet of snow and aero weather at 81 per day. Men at lumber camps Bear the front were tinder fire and occa sionally killed, but back in Oregon and Washington. 6000 miles from the front. Colonel Disque, modern soldier of for tune, set up aa autocratic mflttary es tablishment that rivaled . anything ever possessed by any European or Asiatic potentate." , Disque Is quoted as testifying that had he been given proper rank be would have bexn major general, and the report declaa the most persuasive argument advanced for his army was his Inordinate ambition to wear three stars , "Director Ryan promised to Disque a brigadier generalship," . Frear continues, "and Disque's pompous military sur roundings in the Yfcon building head quarters, so dear to a man who had been 19 years in rising to captaincy, in part explain what was humorously known on the coast as IMsque's army of the Teon." " WIST DISQUE'S FRIEND Considerable space ts devoted to Disque's efforts to secure greater power for action. It is narrated , that former Governor West became a vigorous sup porter of Disque's ambitions and "at Washington was an effective aid in in terceding with the secretary of the air service, officials, senators and others who might clear the way." 'West was a partner of McCulloch," the report continues, "who in turn was attorney for the Warren Spruce cor poration that had cost plus contracts with the government. "Lieutenant Kerrigan says of this partnership, 'We will be able to prove that West and McCulloch told Disque they would give him free reign and unlimited power and they in return wire awarded contracts for the War ren Construction company." PLANKED TO GIVE MEDALS ' "West and others pulled strings for Disque, who worked every agency while at Portland until he secured un limited authority. With government millions at his command, power to con trol labor and priorities, with as sumed power to commandeer timber, mills and private business generally, however distantly connected with spruce. with a large army of soldiers and a staff of sycophants surrounding him, the situation was unique in American affairs, though disheartening in delay in spruce production." Disque is alleged to have spent $47,000 in publicity. Early ending of the war is declared to have frustrated' a de sign of Disque to confer distinguished service 'medals on about "twenty gal lant warriors stationed at palatial Port land headquarters." The1 report declared enough spruce and fir was produced during, each pf several years before Disque- tried to learn the lumber business to build from CO, 000 to 100,000 airplanes each year if facilities had been coordinated as they were in France and Canada. HIT?HCOCK A DOORKEEPER Disque is charged with illegally sign ing contracts aggregating $39,000,000, because they were not approved by su perior offioers. "Riving was a short-lived experiment that would never have been undertaken by sny experienced lumberman," is the oonclusion concerning that work. Disque is declared to have rebuffed and ig nored reputable lumbermen, and this follows : "Major Hitchcock, Disque's aide, was represented as an arrogant doorkeeper, according to testimony of reputable witnesses, and Lightner, Goodyear, Pol son and other large loggers were un able to get audience with the comman der of the army of the Yeon." More than $30,000,000 is declared to have been wasted In production of air craft lumber. Disque's cost plus con tracts are declared in keeping with spruce railways which are said to cost $9,845,000, and are sweeplngly con demned as squandering money. DE50TJJfCE8 RAILWAYS Three of these enterprises are at tacked In . detaO. the Newport line, Blodgett roads and Siems-Carey. road. Disque la alleged to .have shown ignor- Lea. asserts that much of the criti cism arose from jealousy ; of a dis gruntled faction of the Loggerr. asso ciation, and he concludes that their plea of defending the government's interests "was made a cloak for selfish ends. a see fn testimony as to proposed opera tions at Toledo. . . The report says: "It will be apparent to any Impartial person wh reads evidence that if of ficials wanted, to ret spruce lumber in Oregontall that was necessary, and the only thing of public interest, was to extend logging road directly north from Toledo Into the Sflett basin." More significant, says the Frear re port, is the Blodett road, of which it is said: ; "This, timber tract, bought by Disque, was to give value to a worthless $2, 000,000 railroad, and It Is significant this railroad .has not yet been sold, -although given by spruce production officials a value of less than I per cent Charges were made of attempted official graft. based on trying to force Blodgett to sell for $450,000. No testimony to that end was presented to the committee." BOUQUETS ARE THBOWJt. The Siems-Carey road in Washington is declared to have cost 10 times oo much and charges made against Air Director Ryan, in that connection are alluded to without any direct .. charge of impropriety on his part, but .with a long recital of what are termed coinci dents," reflecting upon Ryan, Disque, Carr and others connected with the Milwaukee extension or with Cary's spruce contract. Frear - reaches the conclusion that $19,000,000 were thrown away on spruce cost plus contracts. In conclusion Frear gives his com mittee a bouquet, declaring it went "af ter facts," without conscious prejudices, political or personal. "We have tried to giv an impartial and correct picture of the military regime of General Disque." Lumbermen and loggers of the North west cooperated magnificently as a whole, says Lea's report in support of the government's efforts. A few ex ceptions to. this genera rule made up a small coterie whose chief contribution was fault finding and trouble making. HE IS BUSINESS MAN Me points to warm approval given General Brice P. Disque by the West Coast Lumbermen's association at Port land in November, 1918, at about the same time when disgruntled loggers in duced the sending of the famous How's telegram, stating that lumbermen were unanimous in demanding investigation. "Much is attempted to be made of the appointment of Disque because' he was not a logger or a lumberman," the minority report proceeds. "Disque w not appointed to follow either of-these occupations, in reference to which his duties brought him in close contact. Disque labored under no delusions as to his lack of ripe experience in those occupations. He candidly admitted It and immediately on 'arrival at Portland and throughout the whole spruce pro duction enterprise, he sought and fol lowed the advice of lumbermen and loggers who were men of 'unquestioned sbility. BEST ROUTES CHOSEN "Such men as Mark K. Reed. J. J. Donovan, S. F. Crammer, H. S. Hol land. J. B. Yeon, Amos Benson, Wil liam M. Ladd and George K. Breeoe, intimately connected with spruce pro duction effort, all men of experience, represented the' highest and best type of clean, efficient and patriotic American business men. Disque's ability as a business man is practically affirmd by the fact that he is at the present time active head of one of the greatest im porting, and exporting firms in Amer ica." v -t. .. -'"J - Concerning rejection of the Sllets route for a logging- railroad In Oregon, Lea makes this comment: ' ' s "Much criticism has been directed against the spruce production division on account of Its not having construct ed its railroad north from Toledo te Tidewater on the fiileta. The -criticism before the committee, however, has been voiced entirely by those having special interest in construction or that route or immediately connected with those ' who have such Interest. "When report, gained currency that the government was going to construct a railroad Into the Sileta, river district, it started a boom in timber lands. All persons having any interest in timber in that section, or interested in pro moting railroads or sawmills that would be supplied from that source, were strong advocates of that route and were proportionately disappointed when an other route was selected. Ex-Governor West of Oregon. In testifying, stated that he would accept the judgment of Benson over all that If ad appeared te advocate the Toledo route." 0( the Crescent Lake route, selected for spruce operations In Washington. Lea says: "1 "This route was the most free of sug gestion of selfish influesoe of alL The Port Angeles and Grays Harbor route was . principally " sponsored by those wanting to promote a new railroad' ex tension of the Milwaukee, and was fa vored by that company, twhoee interests would be best secured thereby. The Clallam Bay route was support ed by the operating company at Claltaro Bay, whose Interests it would' have served. Those interested In selecting" the Crescent route were neither pro--moters of railroads nor lands. Rasons for its selection are well established and are such aa will appeal to the judg ment of any practical roan. - f "Within five months from the time the road was started a locomotive ran over the line. This is a record which, considering the , character of the coun try, has few equals tp the history of American railroad construction." t ' 1 " . . . . r ' ; r- ; 1 .' . HI I ill mm mm " jy. 8 of a Series on "Know Portland and tjie Northivetf' A Marked Suburban Development ; Tributary to Portland Within a short distance from Portland in all directions are hundreds of small farms, or acre tracts, where thrifty people, with an eye, to the future of their families, are leading contented, industrious lives. The splendid paved roads and convenient interurban car service, which make it possible to sell their, products in local markets, have been factors in. inducing these .men and women to take up dairying, poultry raising, vegetable growing and" the raising of small fruits, berries ana nursery stocks. A trip out to any of these suburbs will in spire in one a desire to Jo and do likewise, So charming are these country places, with their comfortable, modem homes and pros perous, well-kept look. The Ladd & Tilton Bank lias ever encour aged saving with home ownership in view, and will be glad to aid with business advice those who aspire to live in the suburban ter ritory tributary to Portland. 1 1 1 " "I - ji mm i 1 St ... j-: i : It U women to taice up asirying, pouury raising, . . .. . . . . -r-r. , - , t 1 vegetable growing anT the raising of small lnse wno asF,r v ,n we supuroan icr- liltlJ3siSiSffi? Vl fruits, berries and nursery stocks. , ritory tributary to Portland. - VSire"' 1 LADD & TILTON BANK iSflHc OWest in bTT Washington JMk Ifelllj the Northwest g at Third fdi YTV 1 the Mpsr I: : . - I - -. and then When the lure of open road "has been answered v v you're doubly grateful for the cordial greeting that awaits you in a cup of- At for grocer's -UVlb..l-lb,and )-R. sealed cans. x iMAaDuiJ co. Solo-Concerto Player Piam jri 'i i i . .. . . . Buy a Player Piano Now! We place on Special Sale Monday, February 16, full carload of Solo-Con certo player pianos at $575 ea. Save $150 to $250 now on a new player piano Gall or write us today. Something big is going to happen in our Church . next Sunday " It was a hard headed business man speaking. He was tired as all of us are of having the Church constantly asking for money. He was ashamed as all of us ought to be that the church should have to ask. He was telling of what the Stewardship Plan would do for his Church. "Most of the leading business men I've talked to are for it heart, soul and pocketbook" he said. "We have often wondered why the Church didn't get on a plain business basis of raising funds. With the Stewardship Plan there wiU be no more beg ging; no more deficrts.', Something will happen next Sunday in every church in your church if every member recognizes that God is the owner of his life and earning power; and that he, himself, is simply a Steward. Stewardship Calendar Plbramry ChHatiaa Stewardship Bavcattooal fried; Fetoniarr tt. Stvwanisfalp Ackaewt dfmeot Bandar; Februrv ttth. XJSm Work Rnlte naat Sa4ar March fra-Iutn Parlod for th detln of t 84ritaa! Ufa, EvangeHun ao tb Knhetmant of Racrolu April April 4, EMtar Svoaar. Matiooal Joto-tha-Cbnrcn Saadar Churches, in cooperation with the Interchurch World Movement, as Stewardship Month. Sunday, February 29th will be National Life Service Enlistment Sunday. On that day the call will go forth to tens of fhousands of young people to enlist for special Christian Service. Next Sunday, February 22nd, has been chosen as Nation-wide Steward ship Acknowledgment Sunday. The goal of aH the churches is ten million Christian Steward , regularly enrolled in the holy habit 4 of giving of themselves and $f their resources. The" money tet is primary to a one hundred per cent Christianity, The consecra tion of the first fruits of your in come is your first part in the task - of world rebuilding. Will you be one next Sunday to formally acknowledge ' God's ownership of your life, your labor and your possessions? f Will you dedicate some definite proportion February is set apart by the Evangelical of your income in His cause? For fuB ixtformmtioamnd help for Ptor Sunday School Svpmr iatmndaota mod Women' and Young People' Societies write the ' Stewardship Department INTERGHIIRCH airara Foley & Van Dyke of SNbrih uAmmm 106 FIFTH ST. BIT. 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