PACE SIX.
THE DALLES DAILV CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY,, APRIL 20, 1021.
U, S, SENATE TO
RATIFY TREATY
WITH COLOMBIA
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN ON MEAS
URE ENDING LONG DISPUTE,
TODAY.
j work on the San Juan in a small way,
(ChronlcIc'H Washington Bureau.) but the Lewlsohn interests have nc
WASHINUTON, April 20. 'Without quired dredging rights the entire
question of doubt, tho Colombian length of tho San Juan, a distance of
. . it itnn 11 it. ...lit.
treaty, Which is now tllO Special 01'- muru man uu mueu, iukuuiui wan
dor of business of the senate, will bo tho headwaters of the Atrato and the
ratified when the vote is taken, on minoralized tributaries of both rlv
April 20. But for tho promptness of ers. Development work has been pro
tho administration In urging the sea- ceedlng in the last 10 years on about
ato to take immediate action, the rc- 10,000 ucres of beds and fifty miles
suits might not be so satisfactory to oi river bottoms. Two dredges nro
the friends of the treaty. As it is, now at work, producing at the rate
there will not be many votes to spare of about 20,000 ounces a year. With
above the requisite two-thirds of the ' this additional acquisition the corn
senators present and voting. 'Most 1 pany will have some 400 miles of
of the enemies of tho treaty hide be
hind tho memory of former Presi
dent Roosevelt in their opposition,
but tho fight for tho treuty is led by
Chairman Lodge of the ioroign rela
tions committee, perhaps the closed
political friend the former president
enjoyed.
President Harding has only been In
office six weeks and no matter how
much some of the republican leaders
would prefer not to have the Colom
bian iicaty ratified, they are even
moro determined to have harmony
and cooperation between tho legisla
tive and executive departments of the
government. Therefore, tho first re
quest of President Harding in connon
tion with a foreign treaty will bo ap
proved by the senate. Were his re-
quest to come a year later, after uls- prosecute the work was lacking. En
ngreeinonts and difficulties it is try o)- Amorjcan capital is therefore
improbable that the administration L ,mitter of considerable importance
could muster a two-thirds vote nec- Jn developing a section of the coun-
esary to ratify this treaty wiucti nas
been tho subject of bitter argument
for a number of years.
Some or tho objectionable language
m tho original draft of the treaty I
has boon eliminated, thus enabling
some of tho former opponents of the
treaty now to vote for It. Also there
is now the question of commercial
rights anil privileges of tho American
citizen, oi greater imporiuncu muu
heretofore, Involving oil and platinum
concessions of groat value. In fact,
citizens of tho United States have
Just recently secured concessions for
platinum In Colombia, which glvo
them practically a world monopoly of ,
this metal, now that tho Russian
mines aro In no position to compote
in tho production of platinum or Its
distribution. This platinum concos- (
slon has been securod by tho Lewi-
aohn Exploration company, Nw ,
, York, through Its control of tho South
American gold and platinum company,
which is tho formal holder of tho
concession. Tho United States govern
ment under tho terms of tho conces
sion, Is to havo first call on all tho
platinum needed, after which tho Brit
ish government Is to bo suppliod be
fore tho general public can purchaso
ony platinum. Tho Colombian govern
ment, of course, has prior rights oven
to those of tho United States ana
tlroat Britain.
Titles to all lands and riverbeds
taken over havo been passed on by
the highest courts of Colombia, so
that there is no possible question as
to tho validity of, tho transactions.
Tho revolution in Russia has forced
nil tho largo operators of that count rv
to suspend work, leaving Colombia
tho only dependable producer. Tho
normal annual consumption of pin
ilium by tho United States alone N
double tho present production of tho
entire world. Colombia Is expected to
recover about 50,000 ounces this year.
Asldo from Colombia and ltussla, the
whole world has uovor produced more
than 1500 ounces any year, and moat
of that Iiuh beou Incidental to tho
production of other metals. Colombia
and ltussla havo the only important
deposits thus far proven.
Adolplt Lewisohn of Now York, is
president of tho South American (lo'd
nnd Platinum company, Other inter
intn In addition to He l.owlsohn Hx
Vloratlon company, of which I'lodor
ick Lewisohn Is president, are John
von .Matthoy & Company, of Loudon,
nssayors to .the British government,
uml thu Consolidated Goldtlelds com
pany of Ixindon. Several Important
American capitalists are Interested as
Individuals.
These platinum deposits aro also
rich In gold and from them there has
neon taken more than $200,000,000
in gold hIiico tho Spaniards discover
ed them. Tho natives had been work
ing litem- for centuries, for gold, out
throw thu platinum back as they con
nlilurcd It worthless. Platinum bus
boon precious only in tho last gen
eration, In 1919 It ttold as high as $170
I an ounce, and Is now worth about $75
j an ounce. The metal has peculiar
chemical properties thut made It an
aDsoluto necessity in the production
of high explosives during tho great
war. It was at the urgent request of
i
tho United States government that
ewlsohns pushed their work In Co
lombia.
The platinum deposits seem to bo
confined to the headwaters of tne
San Juan and Atrato rivers.
There is one other company at
river bods and bottoms and many
thousund additional acres of placer
ground. It is proposed to add new
dredges as rapidly as they can be
constructed. A third dredge will be
nt work on the property before the
end of this year. It is expected that
20 or 30 dredges will ultimately be
digging in these placers. Tho value
of the platinum and gold in the prop
erty is rougniy estimateu at moro
than $200,000,000.
Dr. Marco Didel Saurez, president of
Colombia, recently visited the mining
headquarters of the company at Anda
goya and expressed satisfaction at
the work being done there by Amer
icans. The work required the outlay
or millions before there could be any
production, and native capital to
try tnat Mas ueen untouched until thu
platinum industry was developed,
No truer fried of former President
Roo8evelt Umn jjenatop ,Lo,,Ke ovor
Hml am, )n hJs oponmg nddrckB on
,ne CoIombttn treaty he 8UInmarlzoa
tho aUUudo of VreMent Roosovelt
(owim,s S(,mUor Mw socrotary
or hQ lnUsrlt as follows:
.. u hUhH nt 8U0W( PreH.
dent Roosevelt had tho very highest
l opinion of libit and In the convention
nf' 1l1fi Sonntnr full nrnnnntnil Hoi-
()ie, Uooaovelt,s nani0 ,0 tno conven.
((m f(Jr lil)mimUlon n8 president. He
,a,d befm.0 Coonel il0osevolt in 1917
tho ,,,an no ,ia(, worit0(i out for
solving tho difficult question of our
rolatlons with Colombia. This plan
involved tho ratification or the treaty
as u now stands with amendments to
o followed by another treaty of
amitv and commerce by which we
should rid ourselves of tho old Grim
adino treaty of 1840, which has boon
a subject of dispute and trouble ever
since it was made and by which we
should also re-oslablsh our relations
with Colombia and secure her prom
Iso to Join with us in tho defonso or
1he canal at any and all tlmos. All tho
details relating to this are set forth
in a letter from the senator, uow sec
rotary, Kail, which I shall read later,
out there Is ono lettor which was
written to him on March 21, 1917, by
ox-President Roosevelt, which I do
slro to road In full hero. In this lot
tor President Roosovelt says:
"I greatly liked your statement
about tho Colombian treaty. It la
very strong I, of course, most earn
estly hope that your negotiations foi
a new ami proper troaty will bo suc
cessful, Tho proposition on tho last
two pagos soman to mo to bo eminent
ly right. 1 fool exactly us you diwibout
tho typo of treaty wo should havo
with these Uitln-Ainorlcan countrloi.
Hoot takes substantially your view.
Ho is going down to Washington, I un
derstand, not long hence, and 1 think
that It would bo well for you to see
him If possible. You keep in touch
with Lodge and Kellogg, do you not?
'If some such troaty as you suggest
could bo negotiated, It would bo a cap
Hal thing. It seems to mo that Unlgo
and Kellogg could holp ,vou work I.
out. They fool very strongly that tho
administration may got through a now
treaty If some of tho objectionable
muter Is eliminated, and, of course, 1
would have much preferred soino -kind
ot a treaty that was good enough to
warrant our supiHirtlng it as would
to eminently tho case If your suggus
Hons worn adopted."
"1 commend tho vonshlar.it Urn of
this lettor to those who havo been
urging upon tho people of tho United
States objection to this treaty on the
ground that Proshlont Roosovelt did
not approve It. It will be seen by this
letter thut he npprovod absolutely
Senator Kail's plan, which was all
laid before him, and thut tho uocos
sarv preliminary to the treaty ot
amity and commerce, of which ho1
i
speaks specifically, Is the adoption of
j the treaty now before us as amended,
Without the ratification of what 13
' contained In this treaty no treaty of
amity and commerce could possibly
be obtained, which President Roose-
( vent knew, of course, to be the case.
1 shall leave at thl3 point the que
,tion of Colonel Roosevelt's attitude
In 1917, two years later than the Met
ropolitan article, toward the project
ol" a settlement with Colombia. I will
merely say this in conclusion on this
point, that to no one can the memory
of Theodore Roosevelt bo dearer or
more sacred than It is to me, and
that no treaty or other measuro would
over receive support from me If I be
lieved that In any way It reflected
upon him or his great career and
services, which will always remain
ono of the finest and noblest chapters
In the history of the republic."
T EXPERT
VIEWS STALLION
GOVERNMENT ANIMAL ONE
FINEST IS BELL'S COM
MENT. OF
Inspecting the 1P.0 government
stallions stationed in 39 states
throughout the United States, George
A. Bell, U. S. specialist in horse
breeding arrived in The Dalles yes
terday and accompanied by J. M.
Thrall, visited the government stal
lion at Dufur.
The remount expert declared that
the horse loaned to Wasco county
to Increase the quality of local
horseflesh is one of the finest poss
essed by the government. Wasco
county is fortunate in securing the
government stallion inasmuch as
there is demand for 2000 animals
with only 130 available.
The plan of the government is to
Increase the quality of horseflesh in
the United States. The need for
encouragement of breeding good
horses has been manifested the last
10 years, said Bell. Good cavalry
horseB aro scdrce almost impossible
to find.
The lowering grade is attributed to
lack of good stallions. Tho govern
ment through allotting stallions of
the finest kind to the several com
munities of the United States hopes
to overcome tho condition.
Aiding the government are many
men of wealth who havo generously
given valuable stallions to the gov
ernment. SUSPECT IS HELD
(Continued From Pago 1.) t
holng depended upon to furnish in
formation which, it is hoped, will
load to tho apprehension of the mem
bers of tho gang.
11. J. Ahorn of tho secret service,
who made the arrest, has been work
ing on the case for seven months.
BOOZE BULGES
(Continued From Pane I.)
than we can store it. The customs
officials aro embarassed by the quan
tities In which it is being seized.
"In trying to dispose of the liquor
we clrcuiarizeu nospmtis aim arus-
gists. But for some unexplained rea
son wo found fow purchasers."
To buy this liquor it Is necessary
to have a permit issued by tho fed-"
oral prohlblton unit.
Hospitals, druggists, manufactur
ers or nair tonic ana ot tiers wno
can show tho noed for liquor for
non-boverago purposes nre able to
get permits to buy.
FOUNDtO
REMOUN
ADD JBOMETHING TO YOUR ACCOUNT
EVERY WEEK
IT'S tho steady, consistent savor who has the best
protection against the 'rainy day.' Tho spasmodic
sgavcr seldom acquires a good bank balance.
Yet, wo bollevo the big majority of Savings Ac
count owners at the French & Company bank save
successfully.
4 Paid
j!nw!iiii'v
E. H.' FRENCH, PrwlM.it
PAUL M.
V. H.
J.
HUMAN HOPES ENTER
INTO LABOR PEACE
CAPITAL AND OPEN SHOP CAN
NOT SOLVE INDUSTRIAL
PROBLEM GOMPERS
By United News
TORONTO, April 20 "If an earnest j
and honest attempt Is to be made to ;
solve the great Industrial problem, it j
cannot be done with capital on the
one side and the open shop on the
other," declared Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, who interrupted his "honey-
moon" Tuesday long enough to ad-
dress the members of tho Empire club
in Toronto.
"The solution will have to be reach-
ed at conference where human hopes
and aspirations are taken Into con-
sideration," he said, "and at confer-
ences which are not keld in the au-
tocracy of the capitalists."
Referring particularly to the sug-
gestlon of Judge Gary of the United
States Steel corporation that labor
unions should be brought under gov -
ernment control, Gompers challenged
Gary to let an investigating commit- army.
tee go into the affairs of both the j The picture was stained and travel
steel trust and the American Feder3- soiled and when Bolln tried to sell It
tion of Labor and see which would ( here it was passed by unheeded for
come out of it with clean skirts. many months.
The American and Canadian labor j (Learning of Thurmond through a
movements, he declared, were the relative, he wrote to the connoisseur,
most- constructive movements in the ! he said. Thurmond took the first
two countries and were the only two
labor movements on the globe "that
nave not placed their hands on the
throats of .their governments."
Gompers poked fun at Judge Gary's
charge against labor unions that they
had had the temerity to try to elect
or defeat candidates for the United
States presidency.
"What an appalling offense," he ex
claimed. "Nobody would ever accuse
the steel corporation of attempting to
influence the election of a president."
In conclusion Gompers declared
that a great part of the work of la-
Dor unions remains to be done.
LOCAL CHAMBER
(Continued From Page I.) I,
structlons to that body to "get busy.
Van Scholck suggested that every !
member of the chamber be urged to
"got another member,"" adding that
hd believed that 100 additional mem
bers could be ec'ured in 'this manner.
A postcard canvass of the entire
membership of the chamber, inwhicU
each member will be asked tor his ot
her suggestions as to what the cham
ber should undertake during the iv
mainder of 1921, was suggested Siy
Van Scholck. The directors decided to
adopt tho plan.
Directpr F. B. Ingles was instruct
ed to serve with Van Scholck in an cf
lort to secure an appropriation from
the state fish and game commission
for the removal of obstructions in
lower Fifteen Mile creek, which at the
'present time prevent fish from as
cending the stream. It was also sug
gosted that Ingle nnd Van Scholck
see if there is any possibility or a
fish hatchery being securod for Mat;
pin. Tho following persons were appoint
ed by President H. S. Rice to serve
upon tho various chamber commit
tees :
Publicity committee: T. H. West.
Pat Foley, Fred H. McNeil, T .C.
Queen, E. R. Jackman.
Membership committee: N. A. Bonn,
on Savings
FPENCH, Vlcv-Presldtiu
MCNCH. Secretary
C. HOSTETLER. Cashier
FRENCH & CO.
BANKERS
THE DULLES OREGON
Li. A. Duncan, iBert Thomas, George
Johnston, C. R. Marshall.
Auto park committee: H. R. Fan
cher, J. T. Rorick, John G. Odell, C.
A. Johnston, C. N. Burget.
Road committee: F. B. Ingels, N. G.
Hedin, P. J. Stndelman, E. C. Pease,
Clyde R. Seitz.
'Union Station Scenes," April
Get seats at drug stores.
STOLEN CANVA8 IS FOUND
IN OKLAHOMA TOWN
By United News
TULSA, Okln, April 20. Rubens'
"Descent from the Cross," which db-
appeared from a Belgium cathedral
during the German occupancy, was
found here Sunday, according to
Charles Thurmond, who declares him-
self to be a New York art connoisseur
commissioned by the Belgian govern-
ment to hunt for the picture in the
United States.
iR. L. Bolln, an apprentice tool
dresser, who served with the A. E. F.
in the military police, was exhibiting
' the picture, which Thurmond says is
the most valuable canvas in the world,
In. a small shop. He bought it at
Baure, Germany, with two others, he
, said, and carried it with him, rolled
up unMl he was mustered out of the
j train west and after a minute's ex-
amination, pronounced it to be the
missing Rubens and gave its date as
1692.
, IRELAND TO ASK HUG
LOAN FRON SYMPATHIZERS
Pv TT.itf Taw- I
CHICAGO, April 20-Declaring that,Pst wl" be held tne second Monda
me struggle oetween ungiand ana
Ireland "has resolved itself into a
question of money," Harry J. Deland,
, representative of- Eamonn De Val-
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Price $3.75 yard
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BRIGHT SHADES IN
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Full 56 in. wide, comes in Scarlet, Green and
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Price $4.50 yard
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'era; announced Mondny night that
Ireland will ask American sympathiz
ers for another huge loan probably
$100,000,000 to finance its fight
against Great Britain.
A loan of $20,000,000 for Ireland
was asked about a year ago. About
$5,000,000 was subscribed.
Boland made the announcement at
the first annual convention of tho
American association for the recog
nition ,of the Irish Republic which
is in session here.
Delegates to the convention were
seated in state groups.
Mayor William Hals Thompson de-
ityered an address of welcome,
in
which he assailed former President
Wilson for refusing to aid Ireland,
Delegations completed in cheering
De Valera. All carried small Amer-
lean flags and the orange, green
and white banner of the 'Republic."
A message from De Valera, who
is in Ireland, was read.
CLAIMSOF
(Continued From Page 1.)
V. Galloway, for instance, that he
had, an army overcoat coming. Henry
Scherrer of the Wttsco County bank,
was likewise pleased when he found
out that the government owes him a
little matter of 11 cents a mile from
New York, where he was discharged,
to The Dalles. Several others are go
ing to cash in on this proposition. The
men were paid only 3i cents a mile
on discharge, whereas they are en
titled to 5 cents a mile.
These were just a few of the things
that ex-service men who stayed away
from this meeting missed. 'At Hood
River Monday night, Elvers said, 20'
ox's" attended tho meeting.
Adjutant Elvers and his party left
at noon today for Dufur. Tomorrow
they will, go to Bend an Madras, and
expect to return to Portland Sunday.
An alanHnn nf nftlforn In Thfi Dalles
in May, Dr. uoDertn, ,tne comniaimcr,
announced. There is already develop
ing considerable rivalry tor the post
offices.