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:SEVENTY-rmRD YEAR
WHITE
Adjutant General Puts One
: Time Socialist Candidate
for President in Class
With Bergdoll j
TORRID LETTER. SEfJT
ARMORY CONTROL BOARD
J.o Pfefienfance ShoWn After
Release From Cell By
Tolerant Government
DENIES
' 4 , George A. White, adjutant gen
eral of the state.' yesterday put a
'caietus on Socialist plans for
PebV meetings In Oregon armor-
. ies, when "he advised the repre
sentatives of Eugene V.Debs, one
. time Socialist candidate for pres
ident of the United States, that
they" will hot be permitted to rent
"or use any armory th Oregon for
such a pnrpose, and at the flame
time' threw Debs' war record fn
. their face.
Application for use of the Port
land armory was received by the
Portland armory . ' control , board
from . Otto Newman, on station
ery of the Trade "Union Educa
tional league, of which Mr. New
man Is recorded as the Portland
secretary and treasurer,- the twrit-
; er Btatlnj that he' was acting for
Emel Herman., district secretary
of the Socialist party with head
quarters at Seattle. The armory
control board referred the request
to GeneralWntte for disposition.
) f- Bb Itecord Ctiek .
Debs record, was passed' 'back
. to the applicants in no uncertain
way by the adjutant general, in
announcing his disapproval of the
t request. General White's reply
to the armory , hoard, which ex
presses amazement that such a
request should ''.ever hare Jbeen
TnadeVVa' follow: r
ri , aja tmared ,that tejdal
lst party, or any of its represent
"utives should aalt; for: -use of a
national guard armory In Oregon
I In which,, to hold apnbltc meet-'
'lag for Eugene V. Debs.
' "The public record of this man
Debs Is most unsavory, showing
that he was convicted by the Am
erican courts under the espionage
act at a time when American ex
istence was In the balance,
i "It appears that when all true
- Americans were offering the last
pleasure of deTOtlon, eTen to their
Sves, In the defence 'of .our, na
on; when we were assailed by
Germany,, this man Debs turned
ii head and voice against his
own i countrymen, and by his con
duct gare aid and comfort to the
common enemy.
No Repentnce Seen 1
"While he has been freed by
a tolerant , government; from fcthe
cell in which it -was, fdund neces
K sary ; to confine Mm , antU our
I country had passed through Its
darkest emergency, there is no
'record of repentence or. change
of heart on his .part aodt -o'.Ms
. 'name cannot but be offensive to
the ears of loyal Americans.
j "No one. perhaps, will want to
deny him the right of speech. or
to come and go as he pleases, but
I do not believe any American
citizen will want to .hear him,'
I wen ..from motives of curiosity.
U "Ii 1 event he will not be
accorded the use of any national
guard I armory in Oregon, , any
more than would Grover Bergdoll
or any other of the noxious col
ony that the name of Eugene , Vi.
Debs brings to mind.
City Hall Rioters Are t t.
On Trial at tfexicali
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,l MEXICALI, Lower California,
i liuly 25. Seventeen of 19 persons
I tow under trial by court martial
I here in connection with the city
! iall riet of July H. when three
I were killed and several wounded.
today signed and filed with that
tribunal a statement alleging the
trouble was due to Incitement by
Congressman RIcardo Covarrublas
lot the northern district of Lower
California.
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THE WEATHER
OREGON Pair Thursday. -
LOCAL WEATHER
(Wednesday)
Maximum temperature.. 80.
Minimum .temperature. 2.
Rainfall, none, i ,
River, minus .3.
Atmosphere, clear.
Wind, west. - - -
WA
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SAID
1ISS1G FR
U. S. WAVY ACADEMY
H. L. Dixon, of Palonse, Has Not Been Seen at Annapo
lis Since New Class Formed Last Monday; Officials
Carry Youth on Lists as "Absent Without Leave;"
Mother Notified of His Disappearance.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 25. The name of the missing
midshipman,! whose disappearance from the Naval academy
has puzzled officials, is H. L. Dixon of Palouse, Wash. Dixon
has been missing since Monday night. , .
The missing youth is carried on the lists as 'absent
without leave." He has been in the academy less than a
month, as formation of the class began July, 1.
FIBE D11GES
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Motor Is Burned Out Kan
sas Young Woman With
. Kodak Disappointed
"The fountain Is on fire!"
Such were the words that start
led the lire department shortly af
ter the dinner hour yesterday.
After answering the call which
came from near the state' house,
the. firemen found that owing to
a short circuit in the motor gov
erning the playing of the Waite
Memorial fountain, the water had
ceased to spout! and that smoke
was coming from within the foun
tain. Outside of a damaged mo
tor there was no other injury
dont.
The trouble was first noticed by
Miss Frances Reedy of the Spa
and her guest. Miss Lena Miller,
of Lawrence, Kas., who is risitlng
here tor a few days. So enrap
tured was she with the fountain,
which she noticed during the band
concert, that she made a special
trip down town yesterday for the
sole purpose to talcing a few ko
dak; pictures. j
When one of the gardeners at
the ground was called by the two
women he msistea upon turning
a hose upon the fountain to put
out the fire. He was swayed from
his intent by their cautioning him
that he .was likely to receive a
shock. . ' '.- : ! ' .
Though very much disappointed
over her inability to obtain the
picture. Miss Miller decided to try
and find one in the city, and was
glad that she had reported the
fire before any j serious damage
had been done. ! H
LlflFIELO COLLEGE
Money Must Be Used .for
uormiiory ana iviaicneu
With Like Amount
RTLAND, July 25. An anj
onymous gift of SO.OOOto.LIn
field college, a Baptist institution
of higher learning located at Mc-
Minnvirie, Ore.,1 was announced
today at the Baptist State conven
tion in session here. The gift is
to provide funds for construction
of ; a new dormitory and under
terms fnade by the, donor, must.be
matched by a similar amount to
be raised from ' other sources by
Christmas, it was announced.
' AV revision of the convention
constitution "to ; co-ordinate it
more closely with modern tenden
cies," was authorized today and
a committed Will be . appointed
Friday to carry out the work.
- Control of teaching policies In
their relation to evolution at Lin
field college was placed on the
calendar for discussion tomorrow.
Charges have been made by,Boine
members of the Baptist organiza
tion in Oregon ' that evolution
was being taught at Llnfield In a
way which set-up contentions co
trary to the .Bible teachings.
Walla .Walla Prison Guard
Shoots Escaping Convict
WALLA WALLA, Wash., July
26 J. - B. Furnett, alias P. J.
Ray, who was ! shot through the
legs by a prison guard while at
tempting to escape - from - the
Washington penitentiary today, is
resting easily at the prison hos
pital: ; Furnett: had very cleverly
fashioned a plaster ! of Paris pis
tol to Imitate an automatic.
When he drew it on Guard John
son, who was pursuing him, John
son immediately ! opened (ire,
wounding ' Furaelt, - wad ' turren
deredJ . ...
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Aamtrai Henry is. Wilson, su-
perintendent of the academy, said
he had written . the missing boy's
mother and until he hears ; from
her would decline tb discuss the
matter. . , . ;
According to Information from
unofficial sources, all the person
al effects of the1 midshipman, in
cluding his watch and other
trinkets, were found in his room
when the usUal Sunday night in
spection was made of the Ban
croft Hall dormitories. ;
AH the members of the "plebe"
'class were ,given their first lib--erty
to visit friends in the city
Saturday. The youth returned
that night "and remained in the
academy, most of Sunday.
Cffl'S FATE 18
Ml MR
.Piffle
Members of Trial Jury Urge
governor Not to MY
low
Man to Hang
' Governor Pierce now has under,
advisement 1 the question J of
whether he shall 'extend executive
clemency fn the case of Dan Casey
who Is sentenced to be hanged
August 24 for the inurderf.o
"Buck" Phillips, Southern Pacific
police officer In Portland. Seve
ral members of the Jury that sat
in the trial of Casey In Multno
mah county have waited upon the
governor in Casey's behalf, and
his attorney, Charles Garland, was
here , yesterday placing data be-
lpre the executive,
Garland contends that Casey
was convicted on exactly the same
testimony that John L. Burns was
acquitted. Burns was accused of
being implicated in the murder.
The supreme court some time
ago upheld the conviction of the
lower court. Garland then moved
for a recall of the mandate, the
motion setting forth the facts of
Burns' acquittal and also the al
legation that Casey's leading at
torney was intoxicated during the
trial so that he roveriooaed cer
tain important points In the case.
BY TWO FACTIONS
Battle of Labor Still Progres
sing Merrifyj-Number
Effected Varies
i NEW YORK, July 25. The
battle of labor which the Interna
tional Longshoremen's association
and the Marine Transport Work
era division of the Industrial
Workers of the World have been
waging In Hoboken since yester
day continued today with both
sides claiming a victory. .- j I ! -
John A. Ryan, vice president of
the International, gave out .a
statement today saying the strike
hid been settled with the promis
ed return of members of his or
ganization. Officials of the I. W.
W. came back with an answer In
which they denied the strike wis
off and a settlement had been
reached.!-' ;.'! Ji'
Leaders of the I. W. W. assert
there are now 1,600 men out In
the strike, for higher wages and
improved working conditions. Of
ficials of the International declare
there are nowhere near this num
ber out..
SEATTLE COUNCIL ENDORSED
MINNEAPOLIS. July 25. rlie
Minneapolis Trades and Labor as
xembly tonight endorsed the stand
taken by the Seattle Labor coun
cil in' Its controversy with te
executive , council, of the; Ameri
can Federation of Labor. ,
VICTORY
CLAIMED
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING JULY 26. 1923
GERMAN BANK
BESEIGED FOR
PAPER MARKS
Sudden Rise in Prices Has
tens Demand for Currency; .
Small Bills Scarce
BERLIN, July 25. (By the As
eociated Press.) A flood of 10,
000 and 20,000-mark notes is in
undating Berlin because of .the
Reichsbank inability; to supply
EUfficient quantities of high de
nomination currency and a small
army of bank clerks stormed the
institution today la an, attempt
to haul off enough paper to sup
ply the private banks. J
' The Heavy demand for curren
cy was precipitated by a sudden
rise in all prices, due to the fur
ther decline "of the mark. Mer
chants and tourists, who besiege
the banks from early till late, are
forced to depart with: wads of
small bills for ' which a suitcase
or hamper is the only serviceable
container. ... h
The sudden dearth of bills is
due to their having been shipped
into the provinces with a view to
saving transportation and bundl
ing charges, and pending an ap
pearance of new one, five and ten
million mark notes, Berlin will
be obliged to content Itself with
small bills. . . I '
Thousands of bundles of small
notes are plied promiscuously In
to laundry baskets or potor lor
ries without being checked off.
They are subsequently passed out
to bank patrons or tourists ' with
the same indifference and unless
the recipient is possessed of sur
plus time or patiencej he tucks
the bulky, wad under his arm and
walks away without counting
them. ; .... ; . t I , : -..;
The . surfeit of small j bills is In
cidentally responsible for. extrava
gant, tipping.-.which ia, becoming
general throughout Berlin as the
possessor of several million marks
in small denominations; is inclin6d
to unburden himself of their bulk
and it is no unusual sight to see
a tourist pass out ten (or twentv
thousand . mark tips where oner
tenth of the amount Is custom'
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Marnetf Life Now Very Un
happy for C. F.I Ander
son, Local Blacksmith '
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: PORTLAND, Or., July 25. C.
P. Anderson, 79-year-old-brlde-groom
of six weeks, a pioneer
blacksmith of Salem, is under ar
rest for disorderly conduct and his
wife, Emma, 68, not only swears
tb the police that she will prose
cute him to the limit but will
leave his home, taking their bed.
camera and a gold watch he
gave her as a wedding gift.
The Andersons were married In
Vancouver, Wash., Jiine 12, and
since then anything but peace and
harmony has featured the Ander
son home. They took up their
residence in Salem where Ander
son had lived more than 40 years,
but the bride thought! Salem was
too small a town and urged that
they, come. to. Portland. . .
When asked at police headquar
ters today about the trouble be
tween his new bride phis fourth
and himself, he Said, "she talks
too much."
"Prom 4- o'clock in the morn
ing until midnight she yells at
me," he declared. . "Arid febe talks
so loud I can t understand what
she says. So t go over across the
street from where we live at No.
587 Milwaukee street and sit in
the park. When I ask her Jo talk
Ibwer. she: calls itie-A dirty liar
and a lot of names I'm not used
to. ' . ' :
"I don't kndw wiiat l am irre'st-
ed for, she made all the noise this
morning." I
, "Why. a," the old man con
tinued," she has been married
three times, and, divorced one of
her men and I'ye had three wives
before and ulever divorced apy.
, According to the story given
the police. Mrs. Anderson 'got up
unusually early this morning and
there wasthe usual 'Rumpus. She
left home a few minutes later, car
rying., the .camera and a few, other
tiling and not long after Patrol
man Vanderwaht arrived,
, Vanderwahl . accepted Mrs. An
derson's word that her newly ac
quired husbadd deeered to be ar
rested and took . the j old man to
police headquarters. '
GRAIN FIELD BURKED
WASCO, Or.. July 25. Fire In
grain field on the farm of E.
McMillan, near here, today
swept over 140 acres land destroy
ed ripening wheat estfmafed at
7000 bushels. I
is on
HIES
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Arrival of Harding Marks
First Time Chief Execu
tive Has Visited Domin
ion Territory j
VANCOUVER DECORATED
FOR FAMOUS VISITORS
Thousands Await Landing
of Distinguished party;
Salute Planned
VANCOUVER, B. C., July 25.
(By Canadian PressT--Gally dec
orated Vancouver waited tonight
on the tip-toe of (excitement for
the' arrival of President Warren
G. Harding of the United States
and hla distinguished party to
morrow morning. It will be the
first time that a United States
chiet executive has visited Canada
and the 'occasion has attracted
thousands of persons from all over
the northwest. ;
'. Radio messages from the Unit
ed States steamship Henderson to
night confirmed arrangements
made by officials here for the vis
it, which terminates at 9:20 to
morrow evening when the Hen-"
derson sails for Seattle. It was
also stated that a company of
marines with the JJnited States
naval band would , land to take
part in the. president's parade to
Stanley Park when the Hender
son docks at 11 a. m. . The presi
dential address will be delivered
fn the park. As the Henderson;
steams through the Narrows into
the Inner harbor she will exchange
salutes of f 21 guns with H. M. S.
Curlew and H. M. C. S. Patrlcfan,
which are rat anchor here. 1; V
To Give Royal Salute
When President Harding steps1
ashore the 68th battery of 'the
15th brigade Canadian Artillery,'
will commence firing a 21-gun
salufe. which will be taken up by
the HJ M. S.j Curlew. He will be
received by a combined guard pf
honor of 100 men from the Cur
lew and the Patrician and a guard
of honor with King's and regi
mental colors and two bands fur
Ished by the 23rd Infantry bri
gade. The mounted escort of the
Royal Canadian Mounted police
will also be on hand . to receive
him.
The guards will give the presi
dent a rpyal salute, the colors
will be dipped and the band of
the 72n'd! battalion. In pre-war
full dress, will play the Star
Spangled Banner. ; v
Will Inspect Guard
After the president Inspects
the guards he will receive address
es of welcome, from Canada; the
province of British Columbia and
the city of Vancouver and reply
thereto. Mr. Harding's greeting
to the people of Canada will . be
delivered nder. the great trees of
Stanley park, where huge, crowds
assemble, i A system of amplifiers
will make the president's voice
audible to those who are oot lucky
enough to get a close position. Af
ter the president's speech is fin
ished, the official pkrfy will pro
ceed tb a hotel, where the provin
cial and civic luncheon will be
held. . r . ; , ;'. '
After a game of golf In the af
ternbon, the ' presidential party
will dine under auspices of the do
minion government, when he will
meet leading statesmen, clergy
men, Judges, soldiers and official
citizens. i-,-
After a brief visit to local
newspapermen, who are entertain
ing on their own account, the
newspapermen connected with. the
presidential tour, I Mr. Harding
will conclude his i visit with a
public reception in j the hotel.
No Heavy Flood Losses
At Riverton, Wyoming
'CASPER, !Wyo., July 25 The
town of Riverton, 'Wyo.. reported
inundated by, flood waters of,tho
Wind river, has not suffered very
heavy loss from the flood, it was
learned late -today, - when tele
phone communication with that
place was 1 restored.1 ,
. A telephone report to the Wyo
mfng State Tribune here from
Riverton . stated that although the
Wind river is swollen, the water
his hot encroached upon the town
and no great damage has result
ed. Telegraph service tdRIvfer
ton waa restored lafe tnfa after
noon. . ; .!'. t , j';W4
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FORPB
ES DEM
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RAIL RATES DN
Omaha Businessmen Ask 25
Per Cent Emergency Re
duction for Export From
All Points in U. S.
WOULD ALSO APPLY TO
; GRAIN IN ELEVATORS
Resolution to Be Sent to
Head of Railway Execu
tives' Association
; OMAHA. Neb., July 25. Oma
ha businessmen through their
"Buy wheat and flour" committee
late today unanimously adopted a
resolution requesting all Ameri
can railroads to grant a 25 per
cent temporary emergency reduc
tion on the export rate on flour
and wheat from all points In the
United States. Chairman John L.
Kennedy immediately sent the
proposal to Hale Holden, head of
the Railway Executives associa
tion. : ( :
The request specifies all rate
reduction as the water lines are
separate from the railroad inter
ests and to obtain their consent
would require long negotiation,
the committee declared .in mak
ing their proposal. Quick action
Is paramount at this time, it was
Bald.
Proposed Plan Given
' rlt was also requested that the
new condition, If acceptable to
the railroads, apply to all grain
at present in elevators. Other
wise, it Is pointed out, the situ
ation could not - be cleared as
many elevators are full and could
not be emptied to encourage the
new buying movement. , j. i .
The plan is set forth in' the fol
lowing resolution:
' "Resolved, that the railroads be
requested through the Association
of Railway Executives and the
presidents of the individual west
ern lines,, to publish immediately
upon short notice, with the con
sent of, the interstate commerce
commission, emergency rail rates
on wheat and flour shipped from
all points in. the United States,
including all grain on hand In ele
vators or at storage points, to the
Atlantic. , Gulf and Pacific ports
for export on the basis of 75 per
cent of the rates now lh effect;
these emergency rates to expire
January 30, 1924; that the grain
shipped. on. these emergency rates
be allowed only one Intermediate
stop at transit or proportional
rates be allowed only one Inter
mediate stop at transit or propor
tional rate breaking points, except
that one additional stop may be
made for milling purposes, and
that storage at transit, milling or
rate-brea'king point, and also at
elevator and seaport, be limited
to 30 days."
; Meets Present Need
Intimations were given at the
meeting that while the . .matter
must be first taken up by the rail
way executives, there is a good
prospect that they will give the
plan a weighty consideration.
"The Committee believes," said
Mr. Kennedy, "that the plan out
lined will meet the needs Of the
present time and that it has mer
it enough to win instant recogni
tion from heads of railroads in the
country.
"The rate of exchange between
the United States and Great Bri
tain is most suitable of all for
eign ports. A 25 per cent cut on
the export rate of wheat and flour
would tend to place the American
wheat at, say Liverpool, at such
a figure that it could successfully
compete with wheat from Canada
and Argentina."
Sunday Sufts bisapftear;
Average Man Has Change
SEATTLE Jpuly 25. The Sun
day eult has become a thing of
the past, Fred Volland of Topeka,
Kas.. president of the National
Association Retail Clothiers, told
the Washington-Idaho Retail
Clothiers' and Furnishers' .asso
ciation, which opened Its annual
I convention' here today. . -;
The average man, explained, Mr.
Volland, is trying to express youth
by his clothing and Instead of a
Sunday suit, has. two good suits
that he wears in alternation all
the time. : , . . . ;
WHEW! 108 DEGREES
- MARSHALL, TeX., July . 12 5.
Th-etemperature today reached
108, the hottest in two years.
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ALL WELCOME
TO WEDDING
AT HEIGHTS
Gladys Burnside and JJaryl
Clare Washburn Married at
Community Ceremony ;
The most delightful and unique
social event of all the many fine
things in the history of Salem
Heights was celebrated at the
community hail Wednesday night
when Daryl Clare Washburn and
Gladys Burnside were married in
the persence of practically the
whole community, with everybody
as a specially invited, guest. The
young people have lived for .year
in the community and everybody
knows them intimately. '-.-
--JL hundred hands decorated the
hall in their honor, with flower
and evergreens and vines and a
whole , army of people-r-bald-heads,
grey-heads, babies In' arms,
matrons, giggling " girls, bashful
boys, staid fathers and mothers,
and tearfully glad parents and
sisters v and brothers attended
the ceremony. Rev. Ward Willis
Long of the First Presbyterian
church officiated.
The ceremony was preceded by
a baritone solo, "For I Love You
Truly, Dear,'- sung by Edward
Burnside, brother of - the bride
The wedding march was played
by Mrs. R. S. Van Orsdal, and
the four little flower girls .were
Betty Stewart, Jean, BartlettJ
Pauline Van Orsdal and Clara
Belle. Burnside, sister of the. bride.
Miss Georgella Wilson was the
bridesmaid, and Donald Fetram
was the best man.
They kissed the bride after, the
ceremony was over, because they
love her ' and are proud of - her.:
And they shook hands with 'the
groom in ft' glad way, . because
they have known him and believe
In him. - They te the big wed
ding cake, cut by the bride, and
drank fruit punch and munched
heart wafers in honor of .the
event, and the whole evening .was
so full of sentiment that even toll
hardened old hands took on a ten
der touch, and wrinkled faces
fairly - glowed .with romance,' f in
honor of the couple, fit was a
community -wedding,. .with every
body a bride or groom-In memory
or In glad respect. ;
Present Wheat Prices Hard
on Farmer; Aid From
Congress Sought:
PORTLAND, Or., July 25
Charles N. IcNary, senior United
States senator , from Oregon, an
nounced today that he will urge
President Harding to call a spe
cial session of congress to fix a
minimum price for wheat at f 1.75
a bushel. ' . t
". '.The; present price of wheat,"
said Senator .McNary,. .'is below
the tactual . cost r of , prod.actlon.
The farmers are in serious straits
as a result, I think they must
have government aid -in order to
put the farming industry on a
stable ; basis., . ,Tbe fixing of a
fair price for wheat seems to of
fer the 1 most' feasible method";
Senator McNary said he hoped
to join the presidential piarty
when It passes -through Oregon
next week and to confer with the
president on the project 'for -an
extra session.
Three Escaped Prisoners
Are Still Going at Large
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With the exception of James
Arnold, who voluntarily returned
late Tuesday night; none of the
four prisoners who escaped from
the state penitentiary by hiding
in a carload of brick, has yet been
returned. They are believed to
have gone north and the hunt
mainly is In that direction.
The four men who escaped were
Hubert M. Berry, Richard Moore,
Lionel J. Hobson and Uames Ar
nold. 1 : :
C. E. Reeves, a guard, ; and
Fore man Burton of the brick
yard, were in charge of the gang
from which the four men escap
ed, and to their negligence" War
den Smith attributes the escape.
Both are now with a posse that Is
scouring the ; northern end of
Marlon county and. southern
Clackamas county for the three
men who are still at large. " -
Sheriffs and police officers are
also on the lookout for; the fugi
tives. '!:ff
MERCURY HITS 103
OKANOGAN, Wash., auly 25.
The mercury broke the record
here yesterday by going to 105.
The highest previous mark in the
five years that records have been
kept here was Monday, 104.
SPECtSESSIOij
PRICE FIVE CENTO
FUTILE IE0T
siiysjoHiisoi:
Neither That Wor League of
Nations Will Prevent Xtzr
in . Future Is f.tessage
From Caiifornian
POLLS SHOULD DECIDE
UPON FOREIGN POLICY
Insists Election of
Should Direct. Course
Adopted By Nation
NEW YORK, July 25. (By
the Associated . Press) Senator
Hiram Johnson of California de
clared tonight that America
should stay out of the world court
and the league of nations and ia
sisted that the nation's foreign
policy should be ' decided at the
polls In 1924.. . , .
Senator JdBnion, who returned
Monday: from Europe, where he
talked' with leading 'statesmen of
many countries, expressed his
views at a dinner given in his hon
or by a committee composed large
lyfof men, who supported the lata
Theodore Roosevelt ' in his third
party campaign for the presidency
in 1912. ...
The chairman of the committee
givirig , the dinner waa Colonel
Rhinela'nder, Waldo, while Georga
Henry. Payne, active In state Re
publican politics, and . a campaign
manager, for.. Roosevelt, was vice
chairman , Mayor Hy la n of New
York, whosd administration, la
supported .by newspapers owned
by Winiam Randolph' Hearst, was
among the. guests. .
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T)ineWw'ttli Hardlngr ;
- "Many friends of , the , aenat'or
Have boomed him .for a presiden
tial candidate next .year, and it
was noted 'with , interest that "his
views on, America's .'entrance into
fhe world eourf 'directly clashed
with those set forth by President
Harding. - , , . , ,
"Nobody In Europe cares a ra$
for. the international court," Sen
ator .Johnson ( said. . "MJtny H:aJ
care vey , much whether we gef
Into if. Nobody expects the worl
court to solve any provocative in,
ternatlonal problems, but manj
expect the United States cat
be lured info It, the United State!
Is on the way, not only of the
league of "nations, but to full par
ticipation In European affair.
"However well Intended." he
added, "it's a dreadful thing to
fell our "people that the interna
tional court will stop war or that
it will have the slightest effect
upon wars, j ......
"It is an utterly futile agency
for peace it cannot and will not
prevent wan and It does not pre
tend either In Us organisation or
its operation to do so. It has Jur
isdiction of nothing except what
countries may choose to submit to
it and the. four great members.
Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, have specifically declined
to submit to Its compulsory Jurisdiction.-
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; ; Was "Innocent Abroad
Senator; Johnson said tohight'4
meeting was Without political sig
nificance and his address merely
was to give hi opinion on interna
tional affairs as be had seen them
during his visit to. Europe.
"I was an "innocent' abroad
he said. "I went to Europe Just
as an American; I return Just as
an American." ,
Senator Johnson said he spoke
with neither "personal nor polit
ical hostility to any man," but as
serted he could not "forgive the
men who decides this nation's fu
ture solely by the present . appar- -ent
necessity of partisan politics."
National Mind Poisoned
Unlike domestic politics, Sena
tor Johnson said, foreign politics
could not readily be changed. He
declared this fact made ft Import
ant that a decision be reached on
America's kttitude toward Europe
without hate, passion, partisan
ship or prejudice.
America has been filled with
"foreign propaganda," that is
"poisoning the national mind,"
the senator declared. It comes
principally from the British, em
pire, "although Britain' is no
worse only more effective than
other- countries," he eaid. This
propaganda taints the very sourc
es of our news and "often speaks
in the holiest aspirations of man
kind." Senator Johnson summed up
the present. European situation by
declaring "that England pursues
the policy of commercial suprem-
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