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V SHIPS OF DUTCH
ORDERED SEIZED
BY PRESIDENT
American Ultimatum for
Transfer of Tonnage Re
: Ejected by Holland
NEUTRAL TO GET FOOD
Action 1$ Taken by Wilson
; Only After Final Word
y Comes From London
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tied, or, if unacceptable, a counter
proposal might be made.
lv. S. l.roNal Accepted.
"The negotiations becoming pro
longed, the. Dutch delegates propos
ed, in order that their shins migbt
fooner he put' into remunerative
smiee that "Tutcji tonnage lying
idle in American waters should, with
certain exceptions, be immediately
TTTE OREflOX STATELWt THURSDAY, SIARCH 21, 1018
chartered to the United States for
penotis not exceeding ninety days.
This proposal was accepted by, the
United States government, and on
January 25, 1918, the Dutch min
ister tt. Washington handed to the
secretary of state, of the United
States a note expressing the terms
of the temporary chartering agree
ment, and his government's accept
ance thereof.
"This agreement provided, among
other things, that ISO, 000 tons of
Dutch shipping should, at the dis
cretion of the United States be em
ployed partly in the service of Uel
gian relief and partly for Switzer
land oh safe conduct to Cette,
France, and that for each ship sent
to .llolland ln the service of Belgian
relief a corresponding vessel should
leave Holland for the United States.
States ports with cargoes of food
stuffs; were to proceed to Holland,
similar tonnage being sent In ex
change from Holland to the United
States for charter as in the case of
other Dutch shipping inthe Unit
ed States ports.
Dutch Government I'nwillinff.
"The agreement -was explicitly
temporary in character, and being
designed to meet an immediate situ
ation.' prompt performance was of
the essence. The Dutch government
at once disclosed, however, that it
was unwilling or unable to carry out
kthis chartering agreement which it
had it pelf proposed. The first de
sire of the United States was to se
cure at ofce shipping, as contem-
rplated by the agreement to transport
to Switzerland foodstuffs much
needed bv the state. One difficulty
I EVERY MAN'S PLEDGE
"America shall win this - war Therefore, I will
work, I will save, I -will "sacrifice, I .will endure.' I'
will fight cheerfully, and to. my utmost as if the
whole outcome of the struggle depended upon me
alone." '. !
1 IS'NT that the "America Firsts plan l.oile.l riht
down to a nutshell. Now as yiu SAVK in addition
to doing ..those other things retnemlter that those
. SAVINGS 4n the United States National Hank will
go on earning substantial INTEREST for you.
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Oregon,
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No matter what the, dental operation may be, whether it is
pulling- or filling teeth, capping or straightening them or
putting new ones in place of bad ones, we have a process
by which there is a complete absence of the pain which
has, in the past, kept so many away from the dreaded den
tal chair. ,
And the elimination of suffering is accomplished without using
; treacherous, habit forming drugs. We don't give you tern-
Z porary relief at the price of saddling a far worse condition
; on you. '' ;
And the painless part of the operation doesn't end with the
tth work. You get charged something vk proportion to
i p what the work is worth. Hundreds of thousands.who have
visited the Painless Parker dental offices will tell you he
didn't hurt the pocketbook any more than he hurt the
jaws. ,'.' . !
Neither your pride nor your common sense are hurt. We make
it an infallible, rule to examine a prospective patient's
teeth free of charge, state what has to be done, explain it
frankly and fully and then estimate just how long the
work, will take and how much it will cost. Think of it
getting your dental bill before the tooth mending begins!
The only' thing that has any real agony is the Dental Trust.
And we should worry. The more the Trustites squirm,
the better we are pleased. They have hurt the Common.
People's jaws and purses so long, we feel that it is their.
turn to wince. Make the punishment fit the crime.
The Dental Trust is a good deal like the dog in the manger.
It w,ants only the high-toned, silk-stocking patronage, just
as if the wage earner didn't have aching teeth as much as
the millionaire. And, yet, while scorning the laborer and
the person with a small salary it fights when Painless
Parker educates the multitude about dentistry and points
the way to-tootrr salvation that is sound, painless and rea
sonably priced. I i ,
PAINLESS PARKER DENTIST
Hours 8 to 6. Closed Sundays.'
STATE and COMMERCIAL STS.
SALEM, OREGON
Nineteen offices located as follows:
San Francisco, (2), Oakland, Stock
ton, San Diego, Santa Cruz, L03 An
geles, Fresno, Bakersfield, Sacramen
to and San Jose, Calif.; Portland, Sa
lem and Eugene, Ore;; Taconv and;
Bellingham, Wash; Brooklyn, (2),
New York City, N, Y.
after another was, however, raised
to postpone the chartering of Dutch
ships for Swiss relief, and, although
the reason was never formally ex
pressed, it was generally known
that the Dutch sbip owners feared
lest their". ships should be destroyed
by German submarines, even though
on an errand of mercy and though
not traversing any of the so-called
'danger zones' proclaimed by the
German government. That this fear
was not wholly unjustified has un
happily been shown by the recent
act of the German government in
sinking the Spanish ship 'Sardinero'
outside the 'danger zone,' when
carrying a- cargo of grain for Switz
erland, apd after the submarine
commander had ascertained this
fact by an inspection of the ship's
papers., , : ,
Cierman Hiret Much Feared.
"In respeet of Ilelgian relief, the
Dutch ' government expressed its
present Inability to comply with the
agreement on. the ground that the
German government bad given Hol
land to understand that it would
forcibly jevent the departure from
Holland of the corresponding ships,
which under the agreement were to
leave coincident! vj for the United
States. The Dutch government even
felt itself unable to secure the two
cargoes of foodstuffs, which under
the agreement it was permitted to
secure, since here again the Cerman
government Intervened and threat
ened to destroy the equivalent Dutch
tonnage which under the agree
ment was to leave Holland for the
United States.
J ."Nearly two months have elapsed
since the making of the temporary
chartering agreement, and the pro
posed general r freemen t has lain
even longer without reply on the
part of Holland. Meanwhile the Ger
man threats have grown more vio
lent, with a view to preventing any
permanent agreement and of forc
ing Holland to violate any temporary
agreerrfnt. ,
Independent power lijwlilnir.
"On March 7. through Great Brit
ain, a final proporaj. expiring on the
18th. was submitted to Holland. A
reply has been received, which,
while in Itself unacceptable, might
under other conditions have served
as a basis for further negotiations.
Tint the events to which I have' al
luded h-d served to demonstrate
that welTave been attempting to ne-
yotiate where the essential basis for
an agreement, namely, the meeting j
of free wills, is absent. Even were j
an asreemnt . concluded, mere is
lacking That power of independent
actfdn which alone can assure per
formance.
"I say -this not In criticism of the:
Dutch government. I profoundly
sympathize with the difficulty of her
position under the menace of a mili- j
tary power which has in every way
demoastrated is disdain of neutral
rights. But. since coercion does in
fact exist, no alternative Is left to
us but to aeeomTdifh. through the
exercise of our Indisputably rights as
a sovereign, that whieh Is so rea
sonable that, in other circumstances,
we would tie roonnent or accom
plishing it bv agreement.
ColonUI Trade provide! For.
"SJtep are accordingly .being tak
en to put into our service, Dutch
shloping lying within our territorial
jurisdiction. This action on our
part and the similar action which
is being taken $y governments asso
ciated with u leaves to Holland
ample tonnage for her domestic and
colonial needs. Ve have informed
the Dutch government that her co
lonial trade will be facilitated and
that she may ' at once send ships
from Holland to secure the bread
cereals which her people Tequire.
These ships will be f reel bunkered
and will be Immune from detention
on our part. The liner 'New Am
sterdam which came within our
Jurisdiction under an agreement for
her return, wfll, of course, be per
mitted at once to return to Holland.
Not only so, but she will be auth
orized to carry back with the two
cargoes of foodstuffs which Holland
would have secured under the tem
porary chartering agreement had not
Germany prevented.- Ample compen
sation will be paid "fb the Dutch
owners of the ships whletr will be
put Into our. service, and suitable
provision will bemade to meet the
possibility ofj ships being lost
through enemy, action.
"It Is our" earnest des!re;to safe
guard to the fullest extent the Inter
ests of Holland and of her nationals.
T!y exercising, In this crisis our ad-
mit,d right fo control all property
within our territory, we do no wrong
to Holland. The manner in which
we proposed to exercise this right
and our proposals made to Moiiana
THIS WILL INTEREST
STOMACH SUFFERERS
Says Indigestion comes from an ev
cess itt hydrochloric
acid.
A well-known authority states that
stomach trouble and indigestion ia
nearly always due to acidity acid
stomach and not, as most folks be
lieve, from a lack of digestive juices.
He states that an excess ot nyuro
chloric acid in the stomach retards
dippstlon and starts food fermenta
tion, then our meals sour like garb
age In a can, rorming acid riuias anu
frHfu which inflate tha stomach like
a -toy galloon. We then get that
heavy, lumpy; reeling in me cnesi.,
we ei-uctate sour rood, Deicn gas, or
hav heartburn, flatulence, water-
Ie tells us to la aside all digest
ive acids and instead, get from any
pharmacy four ounces of Jad Salt
and take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast while it
is effervescing, and furthermore, to
continue this for one weeK. wane
relief follows the first dose, it is im
portant to neutralize the acidity, re
move the gas-making mass, siari me
liver, stimulate the Sidneys ana inus
promote a free flow of pure diges
tive Juices.
Jad Salts In inexpensive and Is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithla
and sodium phosphate. This harm -ie
salts is used by thousands of
people for stomach trouble with ex
cellent results, . ... .
concurrently therewith, cannot, 1 be-l
lleveTall to evidence to Holland th?
sincerity ot our friendship toward
her.
Two Hutch 'fhips in the United
(Signed) ' Wood row Wilson."
38 Shi? Taken Over.
NEW YORK. Mr-h 20. Naval
reservists, acting under orders froia
Washington, took oyer tonight the
thirty-eight Dntch yessels In New
York harbor. When the work was
complete the American flag had been
hoisted on vessels having an aggre
gate tonnage of approximately
200,000.
No details concerning the seizure
of the Dutch merchant fleet were
obtainable. Officials of the navy
yard said all information on this
subject must come from Washington.
It is known, however, that no pro
tests were made by the Dutch com
manders as they had been prepared
for the action for several days.
In preparation for the seizure and
manning of the hips the naval re
serve had ready a force of about 22 j
licensed deck and engine room of
ficers. These officers were await
ing to proceed to the vessels assign
ed to them on the call of the navy
department and take command.
Each of the ships seized will re
quire a commanding officer. from
two to three mates and a fqree of
from three to five yigine roohi offi
cers, engineers assistants. The
crews wil be recruited for tho Yres
ent from the shipping board recruit
ing service and" through the shipping
board agency here.
The largest ;of the Dutch ships in
the harbor ,js the ltyndam of tin Holland-America
line. She is registered
at 12,.r17 tons, gross. Next In size
is the Westerdyk of the same line,
which is registered at S2C1 tons.
Conditions Not Accept aide.
LONDON, March, 20. The condi
tions laid down by the Dutch for
eign minister ;for the acceptance of
the demands of . the associated gov
ernments aswegards the taking over
of Dutch shipping are not likely to
be acceptable to those governments,
according to a Renter dispatch from
The Hague, filed yesterday, it adds.
however, that a concession way be
made to the extent that the arming
of the Dutch vessels may not be in
sisted upon.
The Keuter correspondent says
that the second- chamber today de
bated the shipping question, and the
premier. Dr. Loudon, In a further
statement, explained that his gov
ernment had first intended to re-
Blt th aserwiateri nowers demands.
and only arrived at ?he present deci
sion out of consideration for the Im
perative interests of provisioning
the country, providing raw materials
for industries, and with regard for
the interests of the fleet and the
colonies.
The government it.lf. said the
premier, must bear the responsibility
for the decision, which could not be
transferred to the parliament. The
ministers only regretted that they
had flot previously pnsulted the
party leaders or the public.
Merchant Fleet KmphaslArd.
During the course of the njegotla
tions Dr. London emphasized the ne
cessity of Holland having: her mer
chant fleet, which was vital for the
colonies and taking care that it was
not driven from the eastern seas.
Obviously, he ' continued, once the
Dutch ships were requisitioned, Ger
many would oppose their sailing,
and he concluded by announcing
when Germany demanded an ex
change of vessels, the Dutch govern
ment had immediately notified the
American aovernment that it would
be impossible for Holland to provide
vessels for the Belgian service.
The speakers who followed the
premier" expressed dissatisfaction
with the conduct of the negotiations
but were most bitter against the as
sociated .governments. "By acting
as we diave." said J. De Savornin
Lohmann, "we have lost our right
to co pensation is a vessel is de
stroyed." The Liberal Unionist Patyn de
clared: Allies Are IllamedT
"The associated governments
have done their best to drive us into
the arn of the central powers."
The moderate Liberal Knobell
asked:
"What shall we do if the associat
ed governments accept our propos
als and Germany torpedoes our ships
bringing wheat?'
Pleter Troelstra. th Social Demo
cratic i leader, complained that the
"decision was taken without consult
ing the parliament or the people.
He was skeptical concerning the hy
pothetical hundred thousand tons of
wheat from the associated govern
ments. "The Dutch people ought
not to put their hopes In America for
provisioning." he declared, "but
ought to endeavor to obtain wheat
from Ukraine. The government
ought to pursue negotiations In that
direction. German interests do not
clasJi with a ,favorahle attitude to
vafu us; it Is for this reason that
we forgot to take Fteps to obtain
corn from Germany.
"In my opinion Germany would
be .well within her rights In consid
ering our attitude toward the asso
ciated governments as effective co
operation in the war."
Use of Loganberry Juice
Means Big Saving of Grain
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RED CROSS
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ATSO
COUNTRY STORE AND AUCTION SAL!
To be held in the Armory, Salem Oregon, on Friday and Saturday, March
22nd and 23rd for the benefit of the Red Cross. " J '
The country store will open on Friday morning and continue until Satur
day at 1;3( when everything left will be sold at Auction together with
live stock, poultry, etc, donated. ;
Every person in the community who is interested in advancing Red Cross
work is hereby appointed a committee of one to boost for the success of this
enterprise. 11
A hot dinner will be served on Friday from 11 to 1 and from 5:30 to 7
at night there will be a cafeteria luncheon, and on Saturday there will be a
cafeteria luncheon from 11 until 1.
There will be a big jitney dance on Saturday night t
This space vas bought and pail for 1y the follovcug merchant,'
V. (I. Shipley JVC. Perry, (1. W. Johnson & Sons, WeWer Iiros., (ale
& Co., Fry's Dnip store, K. T. liarnes, Rostcin & (jreenbeuui and
H. W. & M. L. Meyers. - '-' . "
RED CROSS
RED CROSS
"For every ton of loganberries
which we turn into juice for that
soldiers, there is a ton of grain sav
ed for bread, that might outherwise
be tume4, into beverage of some
kind." said President H. S. Gile of
the Pheasant Northwest Products
company, yesterday.
"We are not asking the farmers
of this county, or any other coun
ty in this valley to plant more acres
of loganberry vines just tor me run
of it. but are asking them to double
their acreage thlsi year, ia order that
we can ship that much more Phez or
Loiu to the soldiers and sailors.
"Not only Is this the right kind of
patriotism on the part or the rarmers
and growers of the valley, buj is a
crop for which we are paying good
prices, even befere the vines ere
planted, and if properly cultivated,
every acre of loganberry Tinea should
Field upwards of 1200 net profit.
SIECKE IS NOW
TEXAS OFFICIAL
Deputy State Forester Be
comes Head of Department
in Southern State
E. O. Siecke, deputy state forester,
has resigned to accept an appoint
ment as state forester of Texas. The
resignation is effective immediately
and Mr. Siecke, who is already in
Texas, will enter upon his new duties
at once..
The resignation-was submitted to
State Forester Elliott in a telegram
from Bryan, Texas, where Siecke wag
called several days ago to confer
with "Texas officials. The reason giv
en for the immediate effectiveness
of the resignation is that the spring
fire season In Texas has already be
gun and that "his "presence in the
fctate Is required in connection with
his office. Mr. Siecke had been rec
ommended for the position prior to
his leaving for Texas. r
Mr. Siecke bas been deputy state
rforester for Oregon since May, 1911,
a month after the state forestry de
partment was organized. Forester
Elliott has not decided w hom he will
appoint to fill the vacancy.
State Fair Awards to
Be Paid in War Bonds
Racing pttTses Jand premium
awards" aggregating7 an estimated
$10,009 will be paid in liberty bonds
and thrift stamps on Patriotic day at
the state fair this , year, Secretary
Lea of the state fair board said yes
terday. In addition all of the help
about-the state fair grounds will re
ceive; their wages for that day la
war securities. -
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At a recent hearing of the Federal Trade Commission there
was introduced correspondence taken from the private files of
Swift &Company,which showed that the Company had been con
sidering for some time an educational advertising campaign.
The need for this publicity has been apparent to us for sev
eral. years. , .The gross misrepresentation to which we have
recently been subjected has convinced us that we should no longer
delay in putting before the public the basic facts of. our business,
relying on the fair-mindedness of the American people.
The feeling against the American packer is based largely on
the belief that the- income and well-being of the producer- and
consumer are adversely affected by the packers operations,
resulting in unreasonably large profits.
Swift & Company's net profit is reasonable, and represents
an insignificant factor in the cost of living.
For the fiscal year 1917 the total sales and net profit of Swift
& Company were as follows: ;
Sales' ': ' ' r" 7 " ' ''
$875,000,000. 1 - I
Profits ' ' - - .
$34,650,000.
This is equivalent to a $3,465. profit on a business of $87,500.' -
If Swift & Company had made no profit at all, the cattle raiser
would have received only one-eighth of a cent per pound ruore for his
cattle, or the consumer would have saved only one-quarter of a cent per
pound on dressed beet
Swift & Company, U. S. A. i