SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1920.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
FARMERS ORGANIZE
T0TAKEACT1VE HAND
IN 1920 CAT4PAIGN
Washington. Feb. Jl.-VVith the ap
unent of a committee of .even
.Wnt form organizations leaders
up a "platform." the Amer
"SZrZr as representaed in the
2Jal board of farm organizations,
"d Notice Friday on present ana
l..lve presidential candidates
"w to is determined to participate
Mly in the coming campaign. Tne
Ztorm will comprise questions -'.d
t0 bring out unmistakably the
" .j. nf each candidate upon mat.
U which argriculturists consider or
amount importance.
C. 8. Barrett of Georgia, president
f the national farmers' union, was
Laed chairman of the committee the
Sr members being T. C. Atkeson of
JfL Virginia, representing the Na
tional Grange; Gifford Pinchot, Penn
ylvanla, of the Pennsylvania Rurai
peeress association; J. B. Housiu...
Wisconsin, secretary Wisconsin Socie
ty of Equity; W. I. Drummond, Okla
homa, International farm congress; R
n Cooper. New Yorkv dairymen's
le'asuo. and J. It. Howard, Washington,
imerican Farm r.urenu federation. .
The committee, if I understood the
temper of organized agriculture,"
Chairamn Barrett said, "will demand
a most comprehensive and unmistak
,ole statement of the position of each
tandldate on questions especially re
lating to agriculture. The farmers
wDl not submit camouflage. More
over, the committee will try to deter
mine before submitting its findings to
the farmers, just what ability a candi
date may have to carry out His pre
election promises. We must get be
hind a strong faithfcil long visioned
man. None other will suit.
The conference adopted resolution!,
asking the early appointment of nn
Wrlcan delegate to the Institute of
agriculture at Rome to succeed the
late David Lubin; approved the Cap-jer-Hersman
bill restoring to farmers
the right of colective buying and sell
ing; expressed confidence in the fed
eral trade commission in connection
with the imminent Investigation of
that body and petitioned congress to
amend the farm loan act to increase
the maximum loanfrom $10,000 to
I2J.000. The invitation from Sir
Horace Plunkett as representative of
Irish farm organizations, that a dele
cation be appointed to attend an in
ternational congress of agriculture at
Dublin during the present year, was
accepted.
Senatbr Polmloxter of Washington
at the afternoon session, character
lied farming as the greatest industry
of the nation and congratulated the
national board upon Its decision to
frecta permanent home in the capital
where its members could keep in closa
touch with the government. An exper
ienced, farmer should be selected to
head the department of agriculture
he said, and farmers "should be given
that freedom of action necessary to
obtain the greatest results."
President's Note
Closes Argument
In Adriatic Case
Washington, Feb. 21. The nosltion
of the American government in Adria
tic settlement has been made sj plain
in President Wilson s reply to the nl-
lied note that administration officials
believe the way to further argument
on the subject virtually h.
closed.
It was said, however, thnt h.
they, did not mean thnt h ...
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further exchanges had been shut. On
mo cunirary. a reply to the president s
latest communication Is anticipated
ahd a filial agreement between he
great powers on the vexing question
expected.
The president is imilim t u-...
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maae it perrectly clear that the Uni
ted States cannot awt th
ment reached by the allied premiers
anu concurred m by Italy and which
was made the subject matter of the
ultimatum to Jugo-Slavia last month.
rie aiso is said to have made It equally
clear that enforcement nf th im.h.
terms of the secret treaty of London,
nEgouaiea oerore this country entered
the war, would be whniiv
"u tu me wiiueu csiaies.
I
IES
HE URGED CLOSER
Paris, Feb. 21. That he had never
championed a policy of closer relations
with Germany, but one of "European
mncilation," and might have been
Kilty of imprudence and impulsive
ness, but never of intelligence with
the enemy, proved to be the open de
fense of Joseph Calllaux, former pre
mier, charged with treasonable deal
ings with the enemy, on the resump
tion of his trial yesterday before the
enate, siting as a high court.
The examination of M. Caillaux.cov.
wed his trip to South America late in
19H and early in 1915. The name or
James Minotto, son-in-law of LouisF.
8wift of Chicago, who was internuc hi
,,",Ulled states as an alien enemy In
191 S, was frequently mentioned
throughout the Interrogations by Leon
Bourgeoise. president of the senate.
"Calllaux in reply, claimed to have
f0lcJ by Minotto, as numerous
ners had been fooled, he said. He
aa every reason to believe" Minotto
Ma respectable, he said, ho had been
TOiched for by manv ' nrominen-
"Wichmen. Ho declared he was in-
"a to ninotto by Edwin V Mor
. the American ambassador at Rio
"wire.
JL Cf.ilIaux disposed of Minotto by
we that he wa8 Dne of the numcr
spies who infested his trail while
"Boulli i America, the German' mm
"fat Rio Janeiro, fearine-the result
mm T R u o"'.- having rv.
r!ln 10 "Iace 100,000 marks
adTP0Sal t have M. Calllaux
"Mowed continually. -
Kxoeria n.m . .'.
totii v ' lv" ou 1 nave not
toTSL this WRr: 1 am a poorer
H Calli, . ' was in 1814-" declared
Edmo.n. readln a letter from
aff.i "rttzman ministry of for
mgho !?M aomPany Calllaux
ithout his visit to Brazil. In the
V had a wT ?atei that Mr' Ca"-
- hnni pen a srea patriot
trmi for ,he final victory of
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For January $12,655
ttf-j,1 " motor futl oiIs ia by
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Airplanes to Be Used in
Locatn? hsh schools
Washington, Feb. 21. Profiting
hy war experience in the use of sea
planes to locate submerged subma
rines, the bureau ef fisheries plans to
use aircraft in aiding the sardine fish
ermen in finding schools of fish.
The bureau announced today that
recent experiments with naval Bea.
'planes off the California coast, un
dertaken with tho authority of the
navy department, have shown the
possibilities of "fishing with planes."
Peking, Tuesday. Feb. 17. Details
0 the capture of Admiral Alexander
B. Kolchak, former head of the all-
Russian government in Siberia who
was executed by social revolutionists
in Irkutsk February 7, have oeon
learned through the receipt of a tel
egram by Hear Admiral Michael Smir
hov, minister of marine in the Kol
chak cabinet, who a short time ago
reached this city. Czech forces guard
ing Kolchak evidently were induced
to surrender him in order that their
evacuation of Irkutsk might be fa
cilitated.
General Janin, commander rf
Czech forces in Siberia, was under or
ders from the allies to protect Kol
chak and convey him to a place of
safety. .
Riding in a car attached to a Czech
troop train Kolchak proceeded to Ir
kutsk but upon its arrival there pies
sure was brought to bear on the
Czechs, who finally withdrew their
guard and permitted social revolu
tionists to seize Korchak. At this time
it Is said, there were five thousand
Czechs and a batalilon of Japanese
soldiers in Irkutsk.
After Kolchak had been a prisoner
at Irkutsk for a short tinio the social
revolutionists believed an Attempt
would be mado to liberate their cap
tive. They thereupon decided upon
his execution nnthe was put to death
lormer .I'remier f-eppeuuyuii mcing
the s(uad with him.
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TOO FAST-DAVIS
Paris, Feb. II. John W. Davts.
American ambassador to Great Brit
ain, spoke in London last night of
certain instructions" he had receiv
ed from President Wilson although
the president's note to the supreme
allied council has not as yet arrived
at the British capital, says "Pertl-
nax, political editor of th r
Paris.
"In order to Droncrlv fniinw k.
course of events." ha u-ri.. ....
.should be said that the note received
.oy me council from President Wilson
February 13 was in answer to a state
ment sent to (he state department in
Washington January 24 hv Ra.-i r-,.
zon, British secretary of state for for
eign affairs. Hugh C. Wallace. Am
erican ambassador to France, attend
ed meetings of the supremo couneil
,in this city last monin and In ine
name or nis government expressed
formal reservations in regard to tho
demand sent to Belgrade January 29.
On that occasion, speaking as much
.in regard to Turkey as the .Adriatic,
he said:
" 'You are going much too far and
much too fust. Presldont Wilson can
not follow you.'
"Earl Curzon then drafted his note
Which was intended to calm Mr. Wil
son's anxiety, assure him that great
est deference would be shown his
.views and that Ambassador Wallace
would be kept fully informed. Appar
ently after three weeks of patient
waiting President Wilson felt these
soft words would not be enough. It
can thus be seen the note of Febru
ary 13 was not a 'bolt from the blue.'
"Knowledgo of certain facts may
also throw light on Mr. Wilson's prob
able policy relative to Turkish afr&irs
Jn October the American president
formally asked the peace conference
, to postpone drafting the Turkish
treaty until spring. In one of the last
meetings of the supremo council it
was decided that before the treaty
was communicated to tho Turks it
would be approval to 'our great as
sociate.' "What will ho do? In whatever
way one looks at it the work done In
Downing street seems more or less
threatened, as a word from across
the Atlantic may reduce to nothing
the important conversations that
have been going on."
French Rasa to Subscribe i
to New Government Loanj
Parin, Friday, Feb. SO A great rush '
of selling orders from clients anxious j
to have money available for subscrip- i
tion to the new loan is reported by
brokers here. From the moment the
banks opened their doors Thursday
morning, they were filled with eager
subscribers to the loan and a great
rush of business has continued. One
marked effect of the new loan was a
sharp rise in the exchange rate to
the franc In London.
Smiib Ptpnni- Return
FMt Dwn Coast Soon
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 21. Major A.J
o. smith, army aviator, who is in Se
attic investigating airplane equipment
and facilities for aerial patrol work
over Washington forests, plans to leave
here Tuesday on his return flight to
San Diego. He arrived yesterday from
the south in his small scout plane.
The 184 mile air line between Port
land and Seattle was covered by Ma
jor Smith yesterday in one hour and
twenty minutes. Officials of the aero
club of the northwest said was a $:!
ord.
Forest patrol service will be es
tablished ii Washington in April or
May, Major Smith announced. Four
patrols of three two-seated machines
will operate out of Camp Lewis, Ta-coma.
GOLD IS SHIPPFJO
New York, Feb. SI. Gold valued at
114,300,000 has been withdrawn from
the sub-treasury here this week for
shipment to Argentina, it was an
nounced today.
Minctto Declines to
Discuss Spy Charge
Chiciso. Feb. 21. James Minotto,
son-in-law of Louis F. Swift, today
declined to discuss statements of ex
Premier Joseph Calllaux on trial In
Paris, that Minotto was a German spy
who diiped him when Caillan vfsiron
South Amreica in 19 14-1 91 5.
"That is an old story. There is noth
ing to it," Minotto said. "I am inter
ested in it as you would bo interest
ed in the picture of your grandmother
-out it is alt dead to me, ' he added.
Since his release from Fort Ocle-
thorpe, where he was interned as an
alien enemy during the war, after de
portation proceedings had failed. Mi
notto has dropped his title of count.
He is now employed in the office of a
Chicago exporting firm.
Bandits Who Kidnaped
American Are Located
Washington, Feb. 21. Mexican fed
eral authorities have located the ban
dits who kidnaped Joseph E. Askew,
an American citizen, near Lerdo, state
of nuiango February 2, and troops
are (-U pursuit in the hope of attest
ing. Askew's release, tho American em
bassy at Mexico City has been inform
ed by tho Mexican foreign office. No
further details were given in the em
bassy s report received today at the
state department.
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 1. University
of Idafib basketball five won from the
University of Washington tenm, 18 to
11. here last night in tho first game of
a two-game series. Idaho led through
out most of the game, although Wash-
Ington mado a brief spurt early in the
second half and took the lead for ft
few moments. Accurate shooting on
the part of Idaho's forwards was re
monslhle for the difference in the
scores. ,
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London, Feb." "1.. Sir Auklun-l
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