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The Statesman receive the leased wire report of the As sociated Press, t h greatest and most reliable press as sociation in the world, THE WEATIJLEU Oregon: Wednesday rain; mod erate southwesterly wins. SLTY.EIG1IT1I YEA It KALKM, OREGON. WEDNESDAY MOUXIXG, MARCH 3, 1919 TRICE FIVE CENTS X WILSON SAYS GOODBYE TO THE NATION HVith Ex-President Taft De livers Address in New York City on League of Nations Plan Which Is Unfolding. RESOLUTION IS A SUBJECT OF JEST Taft and President Walk Side by SidePresident Hailed by Crowds ' WILSON OX BOAT. ' NEW YORK, March" 5. President Wilson went aboard the U. S. S. George Washing ton at 12:05 o'clock this morn ing with Mrs. Wilson and oth er members of his tfarty. ' The steamship, is scheduled to sail -for Franec at 8:15 a. m. today. NEW YORK. March 4. On the i lions needed, or to have the war fi eve of his return to the peace con-nan.e corporation extend large loan ference President Wilson delivered an address here tonight at the Met ropolitan Opera house, urging estab lishment of a league of nations. For-! rner President Taft speaking from the same platform, also outalined bis reasons for believing tltat a league should b forced to pi-event future wars. , Governor Smith of Now York'pre tided at the meeting and introduced both President Wilson and Mr. Taft.. Long before the president, coming here tonight from Washington to tail from Iloboken tomoiTow Oil the steamer George Washington, reach ed the opera house, great crowds had collected along. Broadway and Seventh Avenue, while hundreds of "policemen, the strongest guard ever provided in this city, were stationed around the buidlng. - One hour before the doors were thrown open to the few, thousands who had been able to obtain tickets, twenty inspectors from police head quarters searched the opera house from cellar to uppermost gallery. Roofs of buildings iparby were alsa searched. : " ' Police lines were drawn two (Continued on Page 2) " l'i " .ii'iuiwiMiiiMMiJimii.iieiW.WWMI ,nM,m'W The Hat P - 1 &3 By the way, no other hat quite equals a Derby, either for wear or shape retaining qualities. Smart dressers wear them every where they are vogue in the fashion ( ' centers right now. "There is a variety of shapes here, not anti quated but good current styles worth very much more even at the factory. BuC as we i do not expect to ever stock any more Derbys, we are clos ' ing out the';entire line at, . - I jeach ..V.... $1.23 NevCaps for Just received a new fupment giving us one of the most complete lines in Salem. . i See our own specials made for us exclusively from woolen selected from our own ves. These are nobby mixtures plaids at . . 0 The prices of inge from 95c . range There is excellent ADMINISTRATION OF RAILROADS NEAR BANKRUPT Failure of Congress to Pro vide Financial Assistance Hits It Hard : IMPROVEMENTS UNDONE Director General Hines Un able to Say What Will Be Done With Railroads WASHINGTON, March 4. Ad journment of congres without appro priating $750,000,000 for railways left the railroad administration with practically empty -offers, about (381,000,000 back debts and no funds with which to finance the ex tensive program of improvements planned for this year as a measure to take up slack in the materials and labor market. Immediate relinquishment of the roads to private management loomed as a possibility, but officials said this would be done only if it finally appeared not feasible for the rail roads to borrow privately the mil- to the companies. Director Genertl Hines. after con ferences tonight wiia Secretary Glas and Eugene Meyer, Jr., managinr director of the war finance corpora tion, made this statement: "The railroad situation is so com plicated by this recent development and there are so 'many possibilities that I cannot say at this time what may be done with .the railroads. It will take a good deal of consideration before a conclusion is reached." Several treasury officials in clos touch with financial conditions ex pressed belief, that the railroad them over the next few monlhs, al though perhaps at a high interest rate. In this connection a confer ence of leading bankers with treas ury and railroad administration of fielals was proposed. The war finance corporation, was announced today, already has lent $71,503,000 to railroads. It na authorisation to ' advance several hundred million dollars additional under war powers, on adequate col lateral and at rates at least one per cent higher than current rates for 90 days paper. Officials question however, whether the terms of the (Continued on page 6) WWW- J 'A pf Hats 1.25 Men of All Ages anl sort-tonea $1,85 and $2.3. our full line of caps .to $2.75. , choice right now. NO PARTY TO DEFY LEAGUE STILL EXIST President Declares He Will Tell Nations of Europe America Is Overwhelm ingly With Him. IGNORANCE OF SOME MEN-IS UNDER FIRE Do Not Know What Mind of , Man Is Now," Asserts President in Speech NEW YORK, March 4: President Wilson told the American people in an address here tonight on the eve of his return to Paris that he was going back to the peace conference to battle with renewed vigor for creation of a league of nations. "The first thing I am going to tell the people on the other side of the water, is that an overwhelming ma jority of the American people -is in favor of the league of nations," said the president. Speaking after former President Taft had expounded the main features of the proposed cove nant of nations, Mr. Wilson told the vast audience, which filled the Metropolitan Opera house, his opin ion of opponents of the league plan in America. "No -party has the right to ap propriate this issue, and no party will in the long run dare oppose it," he asserted. Asserting that the league of na tions "is meant as a notice to all outlaw nations that the great peoples of the world will no longer tolerate international crimes." the president said that "Europe is a bit sick at heart at this very moment, because it is seen that statesmen have bad no vision and that the only vision has been the vision of the people, "And I am amazed not alarmed but amazed that there should be in some quarters such a comprehens ive ignorance of the state of the world,", continued Mr. Wilson. "Those gentlemen do not know what the mind of men is just now. Every body else does. "I .do not know where they have been closeted ; I do1 not know by what influences they have been blind ed; but I do know that they have been separated from the general currents of the thought of man kind. "And I want to utter this solemn warning, not in the way of a threat; the forces of the world do not threat en. they operate. The great tides of the world do not give notice that they are going to rise and run; they rise in their majesty and overwhelm ing in might, and those who stand in the way are overwhelmed. .Now the heart of the world is awake and the heart of the world must be satis fied." 'America's soldiers, he said, went overseas feeling they were sacredly bound to the realization of these Ideals which their president had enunciated when the United States went into the war. There is another thing." the nresldent said, "which critics of the league had not observed: "They not only have not observed the temper' of the world, but they have not even observed the temper I of those splendid boys in khaki tha they sent across the seas, he as serted. Of George Washington's warning of entangling alliances. President Wilson said that "the thing what he longed for was just what we are now about to supply: an arrangement which will disentangle all the al liances in the world." ; "The president said criticisms of th league "do not make any Impression on me." because "the sentiment of the country is' proof against such narrowness and such selfishness as that." In closing, the president said America could look forward with confidence to the future, for he had heard cheering news since he came to this side of the water about the progress that is being made in Paris towards the discussion and clarifica tion of a great many difficult mat ters, and he believed settlements will begin to be made rather rapidly from this time on at those con ferences. Declaring that while abroad he had "heard cries for the league of nations from lips of people who had no particular notion of how it was to be done." the president said it "was Inconceivable that we ihould disappoint them and we shall not." "The day vrlll come when men in America will look back with swelling hearts and rising pride that they should have been privileged to make the sacrifice which it. was necessary to make in order to combine tthelr might and their moral power' with the cause of Justice for men of every kind everywhere," he said. "God give us the strength ahid vision to do it wisely. God give us the privilege of knowing that we did it without counting the cost, and be cause we were true Americans, lovers of liberty and of the right." Withycombe's Name Is Imperishable Says Mr, Olcott in Statement Governor Withycombe's traits as a lovable character and as a forceful executive whose name will be imperishable in the his tory of the state were mention ed by Ben AV. Olcott, his suc cessor, in fL trlbute"pald the late governor yesterday. Mr. Olcott said: "In the passing of GovernoH Wlthycombe Oregon has lost a devoted chief executive, and the state will greatly mourn his death. He loved his state with a consuming passion and his greatest happiness was In labor lag --for. its development". He was lovable in character, a man of high Ideals, democratic in manner and easy of approach, but nevertheless firm and force ful. He was essentially do mestic in his tastes, and his home and family ever had first place in his thoughts. He stood firm for loyalty and patriotism at a time when there was need for strong men as leaders, and in doing so made for himself an imperishable name in the history of Oregon. The sense of bereavement will be personal to the people of the entire state." CHURCH FUNERAL FOR GOVERNOR Dr. Avison Will Deliver Ad dressMilitary Setting Is Arranged ' Simplicity will mark, the funeral services and burial- of Governor James Wlthycombe, In accord with what is believed would have been the wishes of the late executive. Services will be held at t. o'clock Thursday afternoon from the First Methodist church. Reverend Richard N. Avison. who was a close friend of the governor, delivering the address. Interment will be in City View cemetery. . " . Complete arrnagements have not yet been made, awaiting the arrival of relatives, but it is known . that there will be a-military setting for the funeral. - It Unexpected that a body of Oregon , Agricultural college students will attend and assist as an escort. . People from every walk of life and from all parts of the state will gather to pay last tribute to - Governor Wlthycombe. Telegrams from all parts of the nation were received by the family of Governor 'Wlthycombe yesterday, bringing messages of sympathy from congressmen and senators and from governors and other public men in all parts of th nation. Dr". C. H. Robertson yesterday said Governor Wtihycombe's death was caused by heart failure. The gover nor felt better Monday than for sev eral days. Dr. Robertson said, and nearly Monday night the physician stopped at the governor's home on a routine call. The governor greeted the doctor as he entered the room and then In a few moments suddenly passed away. The governor's son, Harry Wlthy combe. of Havre. Mont., had been in Salem during the day to visit his father. Encouraged J)j the gover nor's apparently, improved condition he left for his homeland was inter cepted Monday night, by a telegram announcing the governor's death. BADGES MAY BE' SECURED HERE Labels Required for Admis sion to Depot Grounds to Be Had at Statesman Mothers, fathers, wives or other relatives of returning soldiers, who expect to meet them at Portland mtidt wear a special badge before they wilt be- admitted to the depot grounds These handy "passports" may be ob tained at the Statesman office In Sa lem er at the Liberty temple in Port land. . As a large number of local people are planning to be at the Union de pot when the various trains bearing members of the- 69th artillery and sections of the 162nd infantry ar rive this week, the tags will proy extremely useful and if procured ii Salem will save a mad last-minute rush to Liberty temple. The rule regarding the wearing of an identification label is necessarv by reason of the large number of people, who would ctowd about the. trains if permitted, to the exclusion of relatives. The regulation is strict ly adhered to and people will avoid disappointment by procuring a badge early. These are simple whiterlps bearing the words "Committee Am erican War Mothers, Salem, Wel come Home." - WOLFK OVTl'OIXTS II HUMAN CLEVELAND, v)., Marrh. 4. Jack Wolfe of Cleeland easily outpointed Pete Herman of New Orleans, world's champion bantam weight boxer In a ten-round content here to night, according to a decision award ed by newspaper critics. Wolfe was the aggressor through" out and an nexed seven rounds. GRILLING IS HANDED OUT TO CONGRESS Governors and Mayors Take Slap at Lawmakers for Failure to Act on Appropriations- Needed. f . ... HURTS RECONSTRUCTION San Francisco Executive Blames Everybody But the Mayors for Trouble WASHINGTON. March 4 ShaV criticism of congress for not passing appropriation, and other measure and of government departments for what was termed failure to cooperate to the fullest in providing employ ment and releasing raw materials developed today at the White House conference of governors and mayors called to consider labor and bus iness problems. Mayor Rolpb, of San Francisco who led the discussion, declared con gress had failed to pass great appro priation measures at a time when th country was looking to the federal government to set an example to states and, municipalities' In the hand ling of business. Mayor Clark Iinr dick, of Newport. K. I., charged th government plants in his city had re fused to re-employ men who left to go to war. some of whom bad re turned bearing wound stripes. Ma- of Peters of Boston, said business the government would come to som determination of policy as to raw ma teriab such as wool and leather which were controlled - during the war. Monetary consideration was caused when the deliberations in the historic east room of the Whit House were Interrupted by a map who announced himself as a'repre- sentative of bolshevism in America.1 and said he had come to hear th representative of Seattle tell of re cent rtoubles in that city. He gave his name as J. C Parker, an engi neer of Philadelphia. His offer to tell the conference of his Investiga tion into social unrest was refused after several delegates had made th point that he was not accredited to the conference Later he left th executive mansion. Mayor Rolph was frequently In terrupted by applause during his dis- discussion of conditions. "The country and the cities are all right; whatever trouble exists cen ters right here." the San Francisco mayor declared. - "Why did filibuster defeat, the great appropriation meas ures? Why shouldn't congress bo re convened to take up problema faced by all the states? Why are govern ment officials resigning? "These are some of the question I want to ask, but there is nobodv here to answer them. Congress has adjourned, the president has gone to Paris and the vice president t Phoenix.' Ariz. Kvcrybody has flown the coop except the mayors." Mayor Rolph said much of the dif iculty which had arisen from the de mobilization of the army might have been avert eri by discharging all men in their home states, a sentiment ex pressed also by Lieutenant Governor Crossley of Missouri, and others. I was asserted that many discharged men had become stranded near lane cities and perhaps would never re turn to their homes. Less talk about cheap labor an more about adequate' labor and ade quate pay were recommended by Ma yor J. E.' Meyers, of Minneapolis. "You've got to come to it sooner or later." he told the conference, "or yon'll have what Seattle did." Con struction of two transcontinental highways to give employment to la bor was recommended by Lieutenant Governor OeorgeStephan of Colo rado. I l A resolution urging the country t make the victory loan to be floated next month an overwhelming sue cess, was -adopted unanimously b the conference. Concluding session will be held tomorrow. Naming of Uerrpn Subject . 0 Protest by Ministers Salem .ministers have sent a pro test direct to President Wilson against the appointment of Gus D. Herron on the commission to negoti ate peace with Russia. At a meet ing ofthe Salem Ministerial associ ation The following protest was ad dressed to the president, signed by R. N. Avison. If. N. Aldrich and George F. Holt as a comniittee: "Out of respect for ourselves, the chjurches we represent, the fair name ofiour republic, the sacredness of the home, the sanctity of the marriage relation and common decency, we. the members of the Salem Ministerial association, representing 30 Christ ian churches respectfully but earnest ly protest against the appointment of Gus D. Herron on the commission to negotiate a peace with Russia, and would urge the president to withdraw the appointment." COHALAN GETS A SNUB FROM THE PRESIDENT Wilson Refuses to Meet Irish Delegation Until Justice Leaves Room PRO-GERMANISM TALKED Said He Favored Securing In tervention of Huns to Aid Cause of Ireland NEW YORK. March 4. President Wilson refused tonight to confer with the delegation named 'by the Iiibh rare conentlon in Philadelphia to urge his support of Irish freedom until Justice Daniel F. Cohalan of the New York supreme court, men tioned In the Bernstorff case, had withdrawn from the room at the Metropolitan Opera house In which the meetings were held. According to Thomas J. Breslln. member of the delegation, the president asked W. J. Moran. who hded bis secret seiico body guard. to Inform the Irishmen of his refus al to attend the conference if Jus tice Cohalan was present. At the close of the president's ad dress at the Metropolitan Opera house, Breslln said. Moran appear ed in the room asigned fur the meet ing room, rather than Interfere with the conference. Meanwhile, the president, with Joseph P. Tumulty, his private secre tary, remained In an ante room, af ter having stated he would give Jus tice Cohalan five; minutes to leave. On receiving word that he had done so, the president remained In con ference with the Irish delegation for nearly half an hour. " Former Supreme - Court Justice John W. Goff made the following statement regarding the incident; "At the request of the commit tee. Mr. Justice Cohalan. declined to say anything at the prerent time, as it is not a personal matter with him. "A message was received through an authoritative channel stating to me that the resident-would not en ter the room where we were if Jus tice Cohalan was present. 'The mem bers of the committee with sponta neous unanimity .said they would Meae rather than permit -Justice Co halan to leave. Then Mr. Cohalan entered the circl of members dt; cussing the matter and said: The cause is biggetrthan any one man; bigger than I am.' " Among the documents seized by agents of the depaitment of justice when they raised the offices in this city of Wolf Von Igel. the German agent, according lo disclosures made by the committee on public informa tion, was one marked "very secret nir-trVf and signed by Count von then German ambassador, he said "Judge Cohalan requests the transmission of the following re marks." The message says: "The revolution in Ireland can on ly be successful If supported from German. Therefore, help is neces sary. This should consist rlmar ily, or aerial atarks on England and a dirrnion of the fleet simultaneous ly with the Irish revolution. Then, if possible, a landing of troops. arms and ammunition in Ireland and possibly some officers from ZZeppe lins." , Justice Cohalan promptly repudi ated the message and declared he was the victim of British enmity. More than a year earlier Justice Cohalan had been mentioned by Ma jor Price in testimony, before the Irish commission In' Dublin investi gating the Sinn Fein revolt In con nection with money sent from Amer ica to foster it. Cohalan stamped as ridiculous the statement that tie had anyt&ing to do with sending to Ireland funds to finance "the Sinn Fein. J The Irish delegation which confer red with President Wilson tonoght made public a message from Prof. DeLaveria. president of the Sinn Fein party in Ireland which Justice (Continued on page 6) Olcott Soon to Name New Member of Road Commission Among the roost .important ap pointments, to be made by Governor Olcott In the earlyj weeks of his in cumbency will be 'that of a state highway commissioner to succeed W L. Thompson of Pendleton ' whos term as a member of the onuuission expires March 30. Early during tar legislative session Governor 'Wlthy combe told Mr. Thompson he would be reappointed. Relative to any pol icies that he may inaugurate or con tinue Governor Olcott is withholding statements for the prent. . Among appointments that must b made under enactments of the recent legislature are a land settlement com mission, a Judge for the court of do mestic relations In Multnomah coun ty from a list of three names to bo submitted" by the Multnomah eonntv circuit Judges, a tax" supervising con servation commission for Multnomah county," an", egtneers' registration board and a board of architect ex aminers of five members. CONGRESS IN TANGLE V1TH MR. WILSON Filibuster Results in Number . of Appropriation Bills Be ing Shut Out by Maneuvers . of Republicans. PRESIDENT LABELS THEM OBSTRUCTIONISTS Resolution Left in Record Showing Animus Against National League WASHINGTON. March 4. A bit-, ter controversy between "President Wilson and the senate over the league of nations - and a filibuster by a- few republican senators, seek ing to force an Immediate extia ses sion, marked the passing at noon today of the sixty-fifth or great war congress. Called In April, 1917. to throw , America's weight into the conflict overseas, the ton gress held three momentous and histotic sessions. Partisanship lay dormant during the war. but it broke forth in the last session to culminate In a final fili buster which successfully Mocked passage of half or the 14 regular ap propriation bills, including thexl 7 10 000.000 railroad administration re volving fund, and the huge army, na-. vy and merchant marine budgets. Although unsuccessful In their ef forts to record the senate In favor of amendment of the constitution of the league of nations as now drawn. the republican senators left in the record a resolution approved by 19 of them opposing acceptance of the charter in Its present form. Repub lican Leader Lodge and other spokesmen said this was notice to the president and the peace confer ence that the necessary tw9-third majority in the new senate for rat ification of the present plan could , not be obtained. Democratic leaders privately expressed the belier that amendments would be made soon af ter the president reached Paris. President Wilson spent an hour at the capitol before adjournment Later he formally announced that despite the death in the filisbnster of the railroad and other bills, he would adheie to his refusal to call the new congress before 'hia return from France, and criticised "a group of man" for their obstruction. . As a result or the filibuster, which held the senate in continuous session for 2C hours, the president had little to do at the capitol except sign the 1 tl. 000.000.000 wheat guaranty bill Because of, the president's decis ion on the extra session. memLers who crowded outgoing trains tonight felt assured that congress would not again assemble ranch before June 1. Leaders predicted that when It would 1 remain in continuous, session until the 1920 political convention- Dur ing the recess business will be vir tually suspended. With the ending of congrews. score of statements on the results of legislation and the league of na tions were issued by members with democrats and republicans disputing responsibility for failure of Import ant measures. Most republican mem bers urged the catting of an early extra session. Despite, the death of congress, con troversy over the league of nations constitution promises .to be aci'ated continually by advocates and oppo- nents. Prominent democratic and republican congressmen already have speech making itineraries planned with Senators Porah of Ida ho, republican and Reed f Missouri, democrat, and Thomas of Colorado, democrat, to speak toon at New York. Boston and- other cities In crit icism of the league constitution. Chief Interest at the finish center ed In the senate filibuster and the league of nations controversy. The filibuster continued from ten o'clock yesterday morning until 11:30 o'clock today, when Senators Sher man or Illinois. LafoIIette of Wis consin. and France of Maryland, oc cupying most of the time of the long session. It evenpreveated the cus tomary exchanges of coirtesy at the finish. In the house, however, the usual rlotons scenes marked the close of the session. The clock stop ped a few minutes for final felicita tions and for an hour after adjourn ment ' hdute members exchanged goodbyes with music, songs and 1m promtrfn speeches. MKTA 131 KX CONFi n SEATTLE. Wash.. March t Met al Trades leadets of Tacoma. Aber deen and Seattle w-re In arsin to night, after meeting all arternoon. trying to decide upon the form of ballot which th 40.000 sbinvard strikers of the thre cities w'H -on Thursday to determine whether or not they will return to work pend ing the eratenme of a Washington. D. C, wage tenference, '