The Oregon daily journal., February 28, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1920.
$1200 MINIMI
FOR TEACHERS IN
UMATILLA COUNTY
PendWton, Feb.. 28. With $1200
indorsed by the school director of
Umatilla county aa the minimum
alary for teachers and a strong;
sentiment among: them for the two
mill tax levy for school purposes,
two steps toward better local educa
tional facilities are believed to have
been taken. The directors have
agreed against competitive bidding
for services of teachers within the
county.
In' paying 11200 a year, the boards
seek teachers with normal school training-
or Its equivalent. They voted to
place- the teacher on a 12-months basin,
..requiring them at the clone of the first
year to attend summer school for six
weeks, at the end ' of the eecond year
teach' summer school in their district
for six week or spend that time In sum
mer school, and at the end of the third
year be given the entire vacation with
pay. Increases each year are to be de
termined by the respective boards.
Contracts are to be offered teachers
not later than March 15. They are to
have 00 days In which to sign. At the
end of that period, no district Is to offer
a contract to a teacher in another dis
trict at a figure higher than that of
fered by her district
The directors declared for teachers
of better mental, moral and physical ad
vantaffen. They Indorsed the miliars
bill for support of the state's higher ed
ucational Institutions. Their salary
minimum for grncle teachers is 120 a
year more than the teachers asked at
their last Institute.
E
(Continued From Pi One)
strikes Is a dang-erous thing on a sugar
plantation. Striking workers were
evicted from thousands of modest homes
which they occupied over' the length and
breadth of Oahu. Trunks, cook stoves,
ironing boards and household goods were
scattered In front of each little frame
house with Its porch shaded by purple
clusters of bougalnvilla and groves of
' papaya and banana trees. Later in the
day creaking carts and heavy automobile
trucks' piled high with the came posses
sions were coming into Honolulu, the
Japanese families trudging In the dust
behind. The fact that in some instances
the health officials counseled against
the evictions added to the probabilities
of trouble with the homeless Idlers who
were undeterred from striking when the
owners threatened to oust them a fort
night ago.
riltES ABE STARTED
Another significant event is the fact
that there have been several fires on the
smallest plantations on the island of
Kauai. Though Oahu Is the only Island
on which the workers are striking the
suggestion was made that troops be sent
to Kauai as It would have a deterrent
effect on the strike. Kauai's single rail'
road train was held up last week In ap.
proved Western style. The fires, ac
cording to the territorial officers, were
.started by" discharged employes. In the
'minds of many, however, the entry of the
government Into the labor controversy
would give color to the argument that a
grave International problem was pend
ing. Out of 46.000 sugar plantation la
borers In the islands 25.000 aro Japan
ese and 12.000 Filipinos. These are or.
ganlsed into the Federation of Japanese
Labor and the Philippine Labor union.
The remaining workers are Porto Rl
cana, Portuguese. Spaniards. Chinese
and Koreans.
STRfCK OX EVE OF HARVEST
The strike started on the eve of harv
esting the sugar crop with a demand for
an increase of wages averaging 62 per
cent. The planters declared that it
would ruin them and that they would
fight the demand even If they had to
lose the whole year's crops. While the
arag scale has not teen changed in 10
years on account of the complicated sys
tem of computing tha wages the pay
has practically been treblt-d on ac
count of. the increase In sugar prices.
It requires n textbook on compound
fractions to understand the method. Th
ordinary laborer Is certainly forced to
Join the union In order to obtain a secre
tary to compute the amount of pay that
is coming to him. -
BowrsES DEPEjrn ox prices
Briefly, the laborer is employed at a
stated price either per day or per ton
when the crop Is harvested. In addition
NEW SHOW TODAY
An
Exttrencirrt
Story of
New i&rk
Studio Life
THE
RAC
HATRED
AND
UNIONISM
END
HAWAII
WA110FF
Starring Beautiful MAY ALLISON
Beautiful Gowna Society Stunt Love and Romance
COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA
Afternoons and Evenings
ORCHESTRA MATINEE 2:30 TO 4:30 P. M.
IT BEATS THE NIGHT LINE
t
MASTER BUILDERS FROM NORTHWEST
v;v"''. Vf.r- if
: . -ft. . $ 9 ' f
.v.,.-;-;: I' ( V .A
' i. I , , 34.- - f ;.'J
; i ? ? i: y 'i
iS Nat ' ff
k rA :- iW vl
' mm i yfr -am
X m "' :? WP
f f f.h V"- ,'$
I 1 : I j r n $y , ;U '-
h -'A A - Xv- mm
I j - . Crr.- I
Left to right V. G. Alexander, Bote
he receives two bonuses. One is a
monthly bonus according to average
monthly price of sugar and applies to
75 per cent of his pay. The other Is
an annual bonus based upon the average
yearly price of sugar and applies to 25
per cent of his pay. Men are required
to work 20 days a month and women 15
in order to qualify for the bonus. When
sugar Is 4.25 cents a pound the bonus
rate is 1.5 per cent It Increases -to 3.24
per cent when sugar Is 15 cents a pound.
The bonuses for six successive years
have been: 1914, 5 per cent; 1915, 20
per cent; 1916, 53 per cent; 1917, "8 per
cent; '1918, 67 per cent, and 1919, 87 per
cent. This year the percentage promises
to be greater than ever before. The
monthly January bonus rate based on
9 Vt cents a pound was 151.5 per cent and
this month, based on 12.7 cents, it is
256 per cent.
AVERAGE WAGE 18 IMS
The minimum day wage is 77 cents
and the average $1.25. The $1.25 mean
would receive S32;52 pay wlUi $37 38
bonus for, January and $83.35 bonus for
February-'-' At the end of the year he
receives thd balance of the bonus cover
ing the same months. In addition he
receives free quarters, water, fuel, medi
cal and hospital attention. The unions
say that the living expenses per month
of a single man are $35.19 and of a mar
ried man $57.05.
The unions agree that the bonus sys
tem keeps the Itinerant workers on the
job. They want the minimum wage
made $1.25 with 15 days' work to qualify
men for the monthly bonus and 10 days
for women. The latter, are to be given
two weeks' vacation before and six
weelcs after childbirth with pay. while
everybody should get double pay for'
Sundays, holidays and overtime,
SAV JAPS STARTED MOVEMEXT
The Japanese Merchants' association
petition on behalf of the unions evoked
a letter today explaining why it was im
possible from the owners' standpoint to
Brant ,hs demands.
The letter was
signed by Rayot D. Mead, secretary of
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' associa
tion. He says that this strike was not
brought about by the conditions of em
ployment. The letter continues:
"From the statements of Japanese
plantation hands I know that the major
ity of the men want to return to work
immediately. The movement was started
by Japanese newspapers and agitators
aided and abetted by Japanese school
teachers and priests. The federation has
appealed to the Japanese national spirit
and Is working on the well known feel-
man, Jklont.; A. C Erfckson, secretary, Tacoma, Wash.; 3. B. Warraek,
president, Seattle; E. Mc Williams, Yakima.
Wedding Is Feature
Of Master Builders'
Banquet at Hotel
The wedding of Thomas Streiff of the
Tacoma Construction company and Miss
Alice Gruden. daughter of S. H. Gru
den of .Tacoma, added to the Joy of the
master builders' banquet at the Mult
nomah hotel Friday night. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. E. - H.
Pence, pastor of the Westminster Pres
byterian church. The banquet was
largely attended by local building con
tractors and visitors present at the third
annual convention of the Northwest
Master Builders' association.
The convention has been in session
since Thursday morning and closed to
da. with a trip over the Columbia river
highway. A smoker at the quarters of
the builders' exchange in the Worcester
building at 8 p. m. wlllbe the final
I event of the convention. At the elec
tion of officers Friday afternoon the
following were chosen :
J. M. Dougan, head of the J. M. Dou-
gan company, president; Christian Ol-
sen of Bremerton, Wash., secretary-
treasurer ; members of the executive
board, C. J. Parker, Portland ; S. A.
Morin, Bpokane ; F. A. Erickson, Salem ;
J. H. Mimmack. Boseman, Mont. ; r. L.
Thacker. Yakima, Wash. ; Nick Welrk,
Walla Walla; K. K. Jacobson. Seattle;
S. C. Erickson of Tacoma and IL W.
Hansen of Aberdeen, Wash.
lngs and characteristics of the Japanese.
The organization Is a menace to every
man. woman and child in this territory
of whatever nationality. The by-laws of
the federation provide that members fail
ing to obey its orders will be reported
to the officials at their homes in Japan,
where their families will be scorned,
ridiculed and ostracized. No more pow
erful weapon for keeping the Japanese
laborers in line is devisable. We find
that an alien race has set up Its own
tribunal for the purpose of dealing with
Its own people.
CLAIMS MILITARISTS BEHIND IT
Another official of the association
said : "We have been unable to trace
the plotting to the Japanese government
but we are firmly convinced that the
Japanese military party is behind it. It
is all a part of Its propaganda for stir
ring up. hatred against the Americans."
When it was suggested that the charge
was serious and ought to be made for
mally to the American government, be
replied: "We have no conclusive proof
but we are satisfied that one of the
stritfe leaders is an employe of the Jap
anese military party." To all of which
the local Japanese consul enters em
phatic and repeated denials", demanding
proof or silence. Only one of the fifty
five of the sugar plantations in the
Islands is owned by Japanese interests.
Since the German interests were sold out
the Americans have been in control of
90 per cent of the industry and the Brit
ish of the remainder.
JAPANESE PREDOMINATE
The Japanese form three fifths of the
population and the American whites one
tenth. Closely associated with the pres
ent agitation is a subtle move to close
the Japanese language private schools.
The Japanese desire that their children
shall learn their mother tongue and
therefore they support their own schools,
to which the children trudge at 5 o'clock
In the morning and complete their
studies in time to attend the American
schools at 9 o'clock. The Americans are
not enthusiastic about the melting pot
theories of the public schools and also
maintain private schools where their
hopefuls are taught without rubbing
elbows with oriental a The latter was a
snag against closing the private schools
and a new tack has been taken requiring
Japanese teachers to pass an impossible
course in American history ar6 other
courses not included in the Japanese
curriculum. This delicate subject is
pending In congress with local terri
torial officials now in Washington.
Leap Year Helps Some
Omaha. Neb.. Feb. 28. (U. P.) The
brides all deny doing the proposing, but
marriage licenses in the first two
months of leap year have broken all
previous records by IS per cent
-y. If they Tire, Itch.
Smart or Bum, U Sore,
Irritated. Inflimcd or
II L3 Granulated, on Murine
often, SmUism. Kefruh. Safe (or
infant erAduiL At all Uniggist. Write for
Free Ljt Book. Cute Et tarty U, Oka
MnmE
BLAME IS PUT ON
MARCHERS BY WITNESS
(Con tinned From Put One. I
one of the three witnesses could say that
they saw Grimm make a move towards
the hall.
Standing in front of the Roderick
hotel, a few feet from the L W. W. hall
entrance, Mrs. Sherman said she saw
the soldiers rush the hall, but Bhe did
not know .whether or not the shooting
started before or after that event.
She saw a man stagger away In front
of the hall, his hands clasped over his
stomach. On cross examination. In the
midst of an avalanche of questions
poured In and to which she answered
"that Bhe couldn't say," this reply was
made to a question as to whether or not
the man staggered from the hall before
or after the shooting.
SHE KNEW EVEREST
Mrs. Sherman admitted she had lived
in the Queen rooming house, not far
from the I. W. W. hall, under the as
sumed name of Bertha Hope and had
known Wesley Everest, a member of the
L W. W. who waa lynched the night
following the shooting.
When members of the American Le
gion took seats In the first row of the
benches for spectators this morning that
have been occupied previously by six
labor jurors, they were promptly ejected
by the court, who said that the places
were reserved for the labor delegation.
Tom Meadon, Centralia, was the sec
ond witness. He testified he had
watched the parade from the southwest
corner of Second titreet and Tower ave
nue. Cries of 'let's go," "come on" and
"let's get 'em" were heard from the
ranks of the halted ex-eoldlert in uni
form, who were across the street. Just
before a few left the formation and
started for the hall, he testified.
HALTED BEFORE RUSH
Meadon said that the parade halted
for possibly five minutes before any
rush was made. Fifteen or 20 men were
in the initial rush, he said.
They ran into the doorway of the hall,
and sounds of crashing glass was heard.
Then came the shooting, apparently from
the hall. Later he saw a wounded man
standing in the rear of the Ajc Billy
place. This apparently was Warren O.
Grimm, he was afterwards informed. He
could not say where this woundM man
came from.
Meadon said he heard shooting from
no other point than the hall.
On cross examination, the witness ad
rnitted that he. In a statement to Pros
ecutor Cunningham a short time follow,
ing Armistice day. said he heard noth
ing which he recognized as shooting.
"That was true then?" asked Prose,
eutor Cunningham.
"Yes," replied Meadon.
"That is true now?"
"Yes." ,
Standing across the. street from the
I. W. W. hall, on the northeast corner
of the intersection, Forrest Campbell,
Centralia candy maker, 19 years of age,
viewed the parade and the rush on the
hall by ex-service men, he said.
Lieutenant A. F. Cormier halted the
parade, Campbell testified, and a short
time later, following cries for a leader
from the ranks, a few men left and ran
towards the hall. The crash of glass
was followed by shots.
The man who was wounded In front of
the hall and whom he said was Arthur
McElfresh, was one of the first to smasb
this door. Campbell said that he turned
and ran, accompanied by a companion,
Fred Ellis, to the back of the building In
front of which he had been standing. .
"DOIf'T SHOOT," "CRIES MAT
A man was standing on the back porch.
Ellis told him afterwards that this man
was armed, and that he cried, "My God !
Don't shoot!" The building referred to
in this testimony has not previously been
mentioned in the case. The prosecution
has never claimed that any , gunmen
were stationed in the structure, which
formerly was a rooming hpuse.
Campbell said he was interviewed by
Rev. T. T. Edmonds, of Seattle, inves
tigator in behalf of die defense, and the
prosecution vainly endeavored to have
him admit that Edmonds, while spend
ing his evening in Centralis., had lived
for a time at the Campbell home.
Campbell also said he was detained
five or six hours in American Legion
headquarters at the city hall la Cen
tralia, when called there to make a
statement, because they had an idea
that "I knew more about it than I had
told."
Continuing the examination of Camp
bell, following the morning recess,
Vanderveer demanded that Special
prosecutor Abel oroduoe a copy of the
signed statement tha - witness miuii ie
Prosecutor Cunningham shortly ''after i
the shooting occurred.
Portions of this were read by Vander
veer to the Jury, amid objections fre
quently made by the prosecution.
DID XT BUSH HALL
' Men in the front ranks of the column
of Centralia service men, at the head
of which was Warren O. Grimm, did not
rush the hall, Campbell said in his
statement to Cunningham.
Before the parade came along:, Camp
bell also said in this statement, three
men came out of the L W. W. hall
into - the street and shortly afterwards
returned to the hall.
When Cunningham bad asked this
witness about the shooting, he is said
to have replied:
"To tell you the truth. It didn't sur
prise me any, but I hardly expected It."
After the statement was partially read,
Vanderveer desisted, principally, he ex
plained, because he did not want to bore
the Jury. The attorneys begun squab
bling about it. Abel insisting that it be
entered as evidence and Vanderveer ob
jecting. "I'll call your bluff let it go in.
then," exclaimed the defense attorney,
and "in" it went, the last act of the
morning session.
Members of the labor Jury here this
afternoon dispatched telegrams to their
respective councils asking that demands
be made on the governor of Washington
to withdraw the troops from Montesano.
The messages were sent to the labor
council of Seattle, Tacoma, Everett and
Centralia. There are two representatives
from Seattle, one representing the Metal
Trades' council and the other the Cen
tralia Labor council. The Portland del
egate did not participate because his
organization could have no. influence
with the Washington executive. The tel
egram was as follows:
"We, the labor committee, request you
to demand governor withdraw troops.
Not needed here. Are here to create
atmosphere." ,
The message was sent, the la
bor delegates declare, when Pros
ecutor Allen of Lewis county refused to
tell them the reasons for the troops be
ing sent here. Allen Bummoned the labor
officials before him Friday night With
the expressed intention of divulging the
nature of his Information, but refused
to do so, It is said. ,
COURT OVERRULES DEFENSE'S
EFFORT TO FIX I. W. W. ALIBI
By, Fred H. MeSell
(Orer The Jonrnal'i 6pecUl Leased Wire.)
Montesano, Wash.. Feb. 28. Plans of
Defense Attorney George F. Vander
veer to present his evidence in chrono
logical order In the Centralia murder
case, beginning first with the hatching
of a plot to raid the I. W. W. hall on
Armistice day and leading up to details
of the actual attack, were balked at the
hands of Superior Judge John M. Wil
son yesterday afternoon.
Persistent objection wai made by the
prosecution to Vanderveer's attempts to
give testimony relating to the meeting
of October 20 in Centralia, when busi
ness people gathered at the Elks' club
rooms and discussed ways and means
of dealing with the I. W. W. situation.
MUST SHOW GRIMM'S PART
Inasmucn as Warren O. Grimm is the
only victim of Armistice day concerned
In this trial, the court ruled that be
fore any evidence of threats against the
I. W. W. be Introduced, it must be
actually shown that Grimm participated
in an assault on the hall and in so doing
was shot down. Afterward, Judge Wil
son said, evidence tending to show that
a conspiracy was developed that ma
tured In a raid will be admissible.
Immediately after court adjourned
Prosecutor Herman Allen of Lewis coun
ty met the six members of the labor
Jury here and gave a general statement
regarding his position in connection with
the cending of soldiers or me regular
army to Montesano to serve during the
trial.
WITNESS IS DOUBTED
From four distinct and trustworthy
sources, Allen declared. Information
came that trouble would occur from the
radical element about the time a ver
dict is rendered. This information was
transmitted to the governor of the state,
Allen said, with recommendation that.
in the face of the facts presented, troops
be sent.
Personally. Allen said, he did not care
whether or not the soldiers were sent
The specific nature of this Information,
or Its source, was not revealed.
Surprising evidence, of a nature to Im
peach the testimony of the prosecution's
witness, E. J. Llndley, who said that he
found the i8-f6 caliber rifle which the
state maintains was fired from a win
dow of the Avalon hotel by Eugene Bar
rett, and with which the prosecution
claims Grimm was killed, came from
the lips of William White, sign painter
of Tacoma.
WHITE FOTJJfD GCX
White said that It was not Llndley,
but himself, who found the rifle under
the sign board. Llndley, the witness
and two others were in the party, and
Llndley was 1Z feet or more away when
the gun was found standing upright
against the signboard, but partially con
cealed by underbrush.
Three boxes of shells and some loose
ones tied in a handkerchief were with
the gun. the witness asserted, and an
examination revealed that none o fthese
had a soft nose or a split nose. Llndley
did not see these shells at that time,
White said, nor was it he who ejected
the shells from the rifle magazine, but
White instead "
Testimony Introduced by the state so
far indicated that Grimm was shot by a
soft nosed, or at least by a bullet that
telescoped as it passed through his body.
White said that he sold the gun to Llnd
ley for 10, the latter turning it over
to Special Prosecutor Cunningham.
WOLLD RTJ2T 1. W. W. OL'T
That F. B. Hubbard, president of
the Eastern Railway A Lumber com
pany of Centralia, had said that were
Are you
having
trouble
with your skin?
If you have eczema, ringworm or sim
ilar itching, burning, sleep-destroying
skin-eruption, try Resinol Ointment and
Resinol Soap and see bow quickly the
itching stops and the troab disappears.
,ii I Smp aa4 Rasiaal Oiatsam an toid br
all rua. Far saapks, fna, writ to Dept. S-R,
.4. Jtnmtmitr thmt-
make aide akin well llW
Re
smdin
IT '
he chief of police the L W. W would be
run out of town In 24 hoars, was testi
mony of J. M. Bubanks of Centralia,
father of Bernard Eu banks, an ex-soldier
who was wounded in the firing on
Armistice day.
The statement was made at the meet
ing of October 20 in the Elks' club,
Eubanks said.
"Did Scales say anything about raid
ing the. I. W. W. hall?" asked Van
derveer William Scales Is tha Cen
tralia grocer who presided at the meet
ing. "He wouldn't advise them to go and
mop up on the hall, but If they did, he
said no American Jury would convict
them," he replied. He added that a
committee of one was appointed to look
Into the matter.
SATS SOLDIERS CATSPAWS"
It was at this stage of the hearing
that Judge Wilson requested Vander
veer to first prove an overt act on the
part of 3rlmm before putting In tes
timony of threats against the L W. W.
organization. The attorney said that
he would have witnesses for the new
form of testimony Saturday morning.
Ex-service men were used as cats
paws. Vanderveer asserted, in opening
his arguments before Judge WUson In
behalf of, permission to offer evidence
showing threats against the I. W. W.
by Centralia business organizations.
He offered to prove that, at the Octo
ber 20 meeting, the police chief and City
Commissioner Saunders, after interview
ing Herman Allen and the city 'attor
ney, were advised that there was no
way of ridding the town of the I. W.
W. b lawful means, and so Informed
those present at the meeting.
HUBBARD BECOMES ANGRY
Hubbard, head of the Eastern Rail
way 3c Milling company, then said that
he would get rid of them, law or no
law, Vanderveer . declared. When the
meeting proceeded to elect a committee
and named thereon a Mr. Henry, mem
ber of a railway brotherhood, the latter,
declining to serve, air- branded a
"skunk" by Hubbard, said Vanderveer.
In the course of his argument he
branded Special Prosecutor C. D. Cun
ningham as Hubbard's attorney.
"Mr. Cunningham is the attorney for
the Eastern Railway ft Lumber com
pany," retorted Abel, "but that doesn't
Justify killing, even in Belf defense. In
order to JuBtify self defense it must ap
pear that the person killed was making
an assault
PROVE RAID, SAYS ABEL
"Until today, counsel never claimed
that Warren Grimm was making an
assault. He studiously avoided it until
he was driven to It in order to Justify
the stand he Is making today.
"We are entirelywilling for him to
prove his purported raid. We have
never been unwilling to face that. It
Isn't what F. B. Hubbard is ; it is not
whether he Is president of the Eastern,
not whether he is manager or president
oi the Employers' association ; not
whether Mr. Cunningham is attorney
tor one or the other. These things are
merely poison injected for the purpose
of trying to snat&i a verdict from a
Jury by bias and irrespective of the
merits of the case."
CO.
GETS LARGE ORDER;
NIGHT FORCE ADDED
Vancouver, Wash., Feb. 28. As the
result of a large order for lumber for
foreign shipment received by the Du Bols
Lumber company Friday, a night shift
will be put on at once, affording employ
ment to many Vancouver men.
Part of the lumber will be shipped to
China and part to South America The
lumber for shipment to China will be
loaded on scows and towed to the St.
Johns terminal for reloading. The bal
ance will be loaded at the company's
dock here, and at the Crossett-Western
Lumber company dock, lower down the
Columbia.
Hurt by Gas Explosion
Temporarily blinded and nursing sev
eral bums on the face and hands, Dr.
E. H. Prehn Is recovering today from a
gas explosion which occurred in his of
fices in the Majestic theatre building
Friday afternoon. Prehn was engaged
in lighting a heater In , which gas had
accumulated, when the explosion took
place. The blast shook the building
And threw carbon from the heater colls
over the room, blackening the furnish
ings.
NEW
SHOW
TODAY!
O
'Take them in your armm;
Bl
LUMBER
Look lovingly in their eyem ;
Brothe pretty words in their w
And they'll mU kiss
- From babies to grandmother."
says
1
TOOTS)
J
AMERICA'S PBEMIEm MOTION PICTT7RE AXD COXCEBT ORCHESTRA, ISBEE PEBSOSAL
JDIBLCTIOS OF THE FAMOUS
Russian Conductor, MISCHA GUTERSON
SPECIAL SUNDAY CONCERT AT 12t30 NOON
Xo. 1 Mlgaoa Overtare
Se.I soarealr Drdla (violin
Played
DAILY CONCERT
Prizma
Topics
General
Pi
RECORDS D1SCL0S
E
ALLEGED AIMS OF
PORTLAND REDS
Direct evidence connecting the I.
W. W. with the Third International
and with communist groups in Eu
rope today la believed to be in pos
session of immigration authorities
here. The alleged incriminating
statements on which government ;
officials base such belief are found j
In the report and minutes of the
general executive board of the I. W.
W., for the meeting in August-September,
1919, and of which only one
copy is supposed to be In possession
of officials in the Pacific Northwest.
The minutes will be used by immigra
tion authorities in attempting to prove
the dangerous alms of several alleged
radicals held here, and whose deportation
the government seeks.
L W. W. INCLUDED
"Moved by Speed, seconded by King,"
reads the report on pages 18 and 14, "that
the following resolution be concurred In
and that the secretary treasurer and
the secretaries of Industrial Unions shall
act as a committee to communicate with
officers of the Third International. Re
solved, Whereas the soviet republic of
Russia in Its calls for the organization
of the Third International Included the
I. W. W. as one of the bodies eligible to
such new International, and
"Whereas the L W. W. Is the only
organization in the United States whose
profrram is absolutely scientific and un
compromising, and is the logical Ameri
can unit of the Third International, and
"Whereas, the proletarian revolution Is
worldwide and not national or local in
its scope ;
AMERICA U'IT ESTABLISHED
"Therefore, The time has come for the
I. W. W. to assume Its proper place as
the American unit of the Workers' Red
International, and to" establish closer re
lations with groups of the same or sim
ilar principles in every country, such as
the communist of Russia. Hungary, Ba
varia, etc., the Spartacans of Germany,
the Syndicalists of France, Italy and
Great Britain and other countries, and
the Industrial Unionists of Canada and
Australia ; therefore, be it.
"Resolved, That the I. W. W. shall
create a 'committee on International re
lations, which shall at once establish and
maintain correspondence and fraternal
relations with such aforesaid revolution
ary groups throughout the world and
shall provide for the representation of
the I. W. W. as a constituent member of
the third international. Carried unani
mously." That divisions of nationality are re
nounced by the I. W. W., Is said to be
proved by another statement of the min
utes. RECORDS ABE DESTROYED
" Indicating that writings of certain
members of the "One Big Union" in
the past have been considered danger
ous to the safety of the organization.
anotlfer resolution was passed by the
delegates' according to the minutes on
page 5.
"In all the Industrial unions and head
quarters the letter files are of no use
after three months," It Is asserted. "If
any errors occur they will come to
light in that time. Destroy
all letters of delegates upon the clos
ing of their accounts and the issuance
of a clearance card. Carrledj Noie
We advise this, not because we fear our
usual correspondence, but because awe
do not want the organization held re
sponsible for the raving of some Indi
vidual or any letters that may be plant
ed In our files."
The copy of the minutes fell Into th
hands of Thomas M. Fisher, Immigra
tion Inspector at Seattle. He loaned it
to local Immigration officials.
State Chamber Head
Comes for Meetings
Charles Hall, president of the Oregon
Slate Chamber of Commerce, arrived to
day from Marshfleld to attend meetings
of directors. of the state chamber end of
the fleh and game commission the flrsl
of the week. Hall has Junt been In San
Francisco making srrangements for
work on his new sawmill which he Is
erecting at Marshfleld. with a capacity
of 60,000 board feet a day.
Know what a "Cheater" is?
Well he's a fellow who slips
something over. Probably
we
are slightly so inclined 'cause i
we've slipped over the best
show in town.
GUTERSON'S ORCHESTRA-
Thoags Ke. t ffeiiag Hang
sole)..
no. waits i,eat
by T. Ckrlstensea
So. I Glow Worst
"Mignon" Overture (Thom)j
Admission: Matinee 25c. Evening 35c
Railroad Changes
Affecting Oregon
Electric Are Made
Oregon Electric stations at Wood
burn and Forest Grove, closed and con
solidated with the Southern Paclfio
stations during federal operation of
the railroads, will be reopened Monday
for both freight and passenger service,
according to an announcement made by
R. H. Crosier, assistant general pas
senger agent, this morning.
On the name date train No. 45, leav
ing Portland at :10 p. m. and arrlvii:
at Orenco at 10:05, will be extend
ed to Forest Grove, arriving at 10:89
o'clock. The train will carry baggage
cars and make intermediate stops. Re
turning aa train No. 4. It will leave
Forest Grove at 10 :60 p. m., arrive
Orenco 11.11 and Portland 12 :05 a, m.
Train No. 46 now leaves Orenco at 10:10
p. rru, and arrives at Portland at 11:05.
Ry Lee EU maker
Washington, Feb. 28. (I N. S.)
Recognition of the Russian soviet
government by the European coun
tries is now but a matter of days,
according to many members of the
United States senate.
"It may be perfected before th
end of 10 days," Senator Borah, of
Idaho, member of the senate com
mittee Investigating Bolshevik activ
ities in the United States, declared
today.
"The temper of the members of the
United States senste has changed to--,
ward the Russian soviet government In
the last week." Senator France of Mary
land, and sponsor of a resolution ask
ing that this government recognise so
viet Russia, stated. "I Intend to press'
my resolution for Immediate considera
tion and hearing in the foreign rela
tions committee." France continued. "I
believe the European nations will rec
ognize the soviet government very soon.
The policy of European statesmen al
ways has been coldly calculated, while
ours has been highly emotional.
"These statesmen played on our emo
tions and used them to further their
own purposes when they feared Bol
shevism. 'Now that they see Russia about to
form a coalition with Oermany and
realise that she offers tremendous op
portunities for trade, they want to find
a way to capture these markets.
"It was a blunder for the allies to lose
Russia. If the new Russian govern
ment had acknowledged responsibility
for the bonds held by France there
never would have been the anil Bol
shevist feeling In Europe.
"Bolshevism Is a state of revolution.
Communitm was necessary In Russia to
break up the large estate. This may
revert Into a system of private owner
ship later.
"The free people of the United States
should welcome the pea Me of Russia as
the creators of another great republic
The Russtan people are of the Jilghust
class, from all I can learn. I cannot
believe they will not adjust tnemseives
to a position among the great republics
of the world "
Lclghton Granted Divorce
Oregon City. Feb. 28. Judge J. U.
Campbell signed a decree Friday grant
ing a divorce to E. M. Lelghton from
Grace Lelghton.
Yon Come Tonight
ASD ESJOY A GOOD TIMB
BUNGALOW
ORCHESTRA
MURLARK HALL
tld and Wstslngton St.
SPECIAL WED. EVEK1NO PRICES
LADIES SO MEIf 566
Including Wsr Ta
NEW
SHOW
TODAY!
...MeaOltioaa
jctnmln
..Llacks
"Souvenir" (DrdU)
!N
Comedy
Weekly
RUSSIA GAINING
FAVOR IN SENATE