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. IMPItOVK.MKNT OK WORKING
CONDITIONS, SHORTER HOURS
AM MOItR MEMBERS
'llRlVEINTMUSTlEf
'Clauae liiM'iiHl In I'ew'ii Treaty Itc
Ranllng tabor IjookM I'pon M
Great Achievement
Atlantic City. X. J., Juno 9.
Important project fur advancement
of labor and Improvement of work
InK condition, as well an compre
henalvo outline of what ha been ac
'oompllahed on labor' behalf during
the laat year, are ot forth In the re
port of the executive council of tbe
American Federation of labor strb
milled today to the officer and, dele
Kate attending the opening session
of the 3Mb annual convention.
The advent of peace la taken by
tbe oouncll to hold out bright pros
pecta for labor. Of the peace treaty
itself, the labor executive forming
the council, after endorsing the "tri
umph of freedom and Justlr and de
mocracy a exemplified In tbe cove
nant of the league of nations," says
the labor aectlona are a compromise
but that It must, however, ha a
source of deepst satisfaction to the
American working people to know
thai the American position and the
Aiuortcau declarations aa presented
ior lusurtloa lu tho treaty rauked
above all others In point of progress
measured and In point of actual and
.practical application in tho Uvea of
worklug people. Whatever of com
prouUse appears was made because
of the claim that other nations of
world could not pledge themselves
to an Immediate and definite scoop,
taucu uf the atundurdu muinlalned
by the American labor movement aa
tbe established practice of our day."
The executive council suggests
that tbe convention uuthorlzo the
printing and wide circulation of a
lint of measures In which the Amer
ican Federation of Labor Is Interest
ed, among which tire the bill forbid
ding Immigration for four years dur
ing the period of Industrial recon
struction, a Mil lor an old age re
tlrumeut system for federal employee
In the classified service, a bill pro
viding a .minimum wage of 3 a day
for federal employes. Secretary
Lane's bill to furnish land for sol
tilers and sailors, a bill ' to give
state!! the same power over the pro
duct of convict labor from other
states as they exercise over the pro
ducts of tbetr own prisons, Indus
trial vocational education for per
sons crippled In industry, increased
pay for teachers, and educational
bills designed to end adult lllltorary
in the United States. ;
Considerable progress was report
ed In the matter of securing a short
er work day if or various trades and
occupations, it being, added that "the
ft rapid trend toward the general es
tablishment of the shorter work day
"(Continued pn Page8)
' Pullman, .Wash., June 7. That
the completion of the Columbia ba
sin Irrigation project, 'preliminary
surveys ifor iwhlch are to 'be made
this summer Iby a commission au
thorized Iby the last session of the
state legislature, would multiply by
aix the Irrigated land area of Wash
ington, is the statement of O. , L.'
Waller, secretary of the survey com
mission, who recently has 'been over
much of the land included In the
proposed irrigation scheme. ,-' Irri
gated land In Washington already
totals 800,000 acres, and last year
produced, according to , - estimates,
133,000,000 worth of farm crops.
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ANNUA
Cliff,'
Nil
HUNGARIANS FAR
ORSETHAN INWAR
Families of Culture Driven From
Homes Think Americans For
innate nnil Want to Come Here
Budapest, June 9. What may be
the last days of the "lied'' Soviet re
public here are fraught with such
inrror, hunger, mental misery, up
rooting of family ties, heart-break
ing partings, flights, arrests and le
gal lootings that the majority of
Hungarians are praying that suoh
days may never como again. They
live llko people caught In a burning
house with the firemen squirting
benxine on the only escape ladder.
One way out may possibly be pro
vided by tbe Czech and Roumanian
armies, who, though national ene
mies of tbe Magyars, are now hailed
as saviors. The atmosphere la charg
ed with fears and alarms worse than
those felt on any battle front. A
contagious fear like that which pre
vails when an army is In route is
spreading even to foreigners whose
persons are comparatively safe from
srrest owing to the wishes of Beta
Kun, the communist leader, and
other ministers to save themselves
from the gallows when the grand
collapse comes.
When fathers and sons flee ' the
country to evade arrest or to Join
the counter-revolutionists, their
wives and mothers whisper at tbe
parting: "Let us hops we may meet
In happier times."
When the correspondent of tbe
'Associated Press has had occasion
to explain his nationality the listen
er, whether Red guard, peasant or
civilian, has remarked with envy:
"What a fortunate man you are, to
foe an American."
He would invarlhly ask whether It
would 'be possible to-. reach "America
and wbother foreigners, former ene
mies, would be permitted to land on
her shores. Peasants, who refuse to
furnish food to Budapest or other
cities . because they are hostile to
communlnm and want shoos and
clothes more thart paper money, of
which they have plenty, gladly
enough sold meals and supplies to
the correspondent on the strength of
his American nationality.
"If anyone wants to be convinced
of the futility of remaking the world
In a single day with pet theories, he
should now visit Hungary," was the
remark made by an American naval
officer. It is estimated that half a
million of Hungary's heat cltixens
have been obliged to flee from their
homes and wander across the fron
tier to strange lands.
MEXICANS PROTEST
Mexico City, June 9. The Mexi
can government has ordered the
withdrawal of Mexican delegates
from , the Pan-American commercial
congress as a protest against Speak
er GJllette's address.
OF
Copenhagen, June 9 A pane who
has Just returned from (Russia has
told the Berllngske Tldene that bol-
shevlsm was tlead and that a catas
trophe was to be expected any mo
ment in Petrograd and Moscow.
When this took place he said, there
would be absolute anarchy and
scenes of lawlessness would exceed
the past, "
The leading bolshevlkl, he declar
ed, 'realized clearly that the ' game
was lost. The Rod army was abso
lutely unreliable. Epidemics were
raging throughout 'Russia and there
were hot endugh coffins for the
dead.. Communications were, at . a
standstill and (here was no passen
ger traffic. V
The bolshevlkl," hs , went" on,
"now Are engaged In a . decisive
struggle with their own executive
committee of which Kalinin Is pres
ident. If tbe committee triumphs,
wild terror rwill result."
QUANTS PAHS. JOSEPHINE) OOCNTY,
ESnMFHIRHIIK
IVWIIIU I II VII I VI J
CONCERNED )N
LEAK SCANDAL
i. P. MOItOAX. VAXDKIUJl', AXI
OTHERS TO'OO BEFORE THE
SENATE COMMITTEE
Kan)' to Get Duplicates In Germany
and Intends to Syndicate It.
Borah Take Actio
Washington, June 9. In tho In
vestigation of peace treaty copies
reaching New York, the senate for
eign relations committee subpoenaed
Jacob Schiff, Thomas Lament, H. P.
Davidson, Paul Warburg, J. P. Mor
gan and frank A. Vanderllp. La
mont -was asked to bring any corre
spondence 'between Morgan & - Co',
and Paris or London agents regard
ing the treaty, and particularly any
between the banking-house and
Davidson while he was abroad. The
committee also asked Acting Secre
tary Polk to 'be a witness and cross
examine other witnesses.
New York. June 9. The full text
of the peace treaty haa been brought
to this country by Frailer Jiune. cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune
and Is being syndicated to newspa
per In copy-tight section. Hunt
says it Is one of the original draft
and that he obtained It Jn Pari. He
said it is easy to obtain ' German
translations In derma ny and neutral
countries.
Another American correspondent
mailed a copy of the treaty, tout the
British answer was held up.
Washington. June 9. The copy of
the German peace treaty said to
have teen brought to this country
by e. Chicago newspaper correspon
dent -was presented in the senate to
day by Senator Borah and by a vote
of 47to 24 was ordered put In the
congressional record and printed as
a public document.
Washington, June 9. Answering
charges that the treaty copy he pre
sented might not be authentic. Sen
ator Borah declared that he could
furnish convincing proof by reading
it. He started to read ex 4 o'clock.
probably aa a tactical move, to force
printing the document as tils op
ponents -were seeking to prevent it
Vigorous objection were made.
BERLIN CITY OF LUST.
LORY AND CRIME
Berlin, June 7. -A huge meeting
was hold here the other day to pro-,
test the efforts to strip Berlin of Us
status aa a capital. Mayor Wermuth
and several others painted. Berlin as
a world city of art, a city for visitors
and city of the future. .. Despite
its present smuttiness, crime and
disorders, they said, 'Berlin will re
gain Its reputation as the cleanest,
safest and best governed city In the
world. Wermuth said that further
disturbances would bring agony, and
urged all to work to Improve condi
tions. . ; , . : : , : . ,.
Sydlcus Willner admitted that Ber
lin never was popular, especially In
Germany and that "Berlin is consid
ered a black sheep, among German
cities." He explained that its posi
tion necessitated the presence of
good, ibad and Indifferent. -i-
Dr. 'Max Osborn declared that Im
perial Berlin had clogged itself with
lonely buildings and senseless monu
ments. "The real 'Berlin Is hidden
'behind these pretentious character
less things but now there is no har
rier recreating It as city of art
without parajllol," ' he declared.
OREGON, MONDAY, Jl'VK 9,
BIG FOUR MAY
SOFTEN TERMS
FOR GERiNS
HUNS MAV UK ADMITTED TO
LEAGUE IF THKV SHOW
STABLE GOVERNMENT
President Hays Anyone in I'osseasion
of Official Text of Terms Has
What Not Entitled To
Paris, June 9. The conference is
considering plans for easing the
terms upon -which Germany may be
admitted to tbe league of nations.
She will be admitted if she shows a
stable government, signs the treaty
and loyally executes It. The replies
to Germany will not be delivered
before Friday.
It will be stipulated that Germany
must accept or reject the treaty
within five days. The delay in fram
ing the reply to Germany Is said to
be due to divergent views of Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau.
Washington, June 9. In a cable
gram to Senator Hitchcock, Presi
dent Wilson said he thought it high
ly undesirable to communicate the
text of the document still in negotia
tion and jmbject to change, and
hoped the Investigation would be
thoroughly prosecuted.
The president said anyone In pos
session of the official English text
'Miaa -what he elairly is not .entitled
to have orto communicate."
Washington, June 9. The state
ment in a Paris dispatch that Presi
dent Wilson might leave France for
the United States within ten days or
two -weeks was said to be "quite
probable" tonight at the White
House. It was not indicated wheth
er a definite date had been set for
the sailing of tbe president from
France.
In view of the plan of the presi
dent to visit Belgium it was consider
ed that the sailing date more likely
was two weeks distant than ten
days. '
Charlestown. W. Va.. June 9
More than 130 towns In West Vir
ginia have been marked by terrorists
for bomb explosions, according to a
map and evidence found in oosses-
sion of Edwin (L. iMcGurty, alleged
I. w. W. leader arrested at Pitts
burg, the governor's office announc
ed today. -
great Wheat crop
' FOR UNITED STATES
Washington, June 9. A wheat
crop of 1,236,000,000 bushels, com
bining the winter and spring cram,
Is 'forecast by the department of ag
riculture. The winter crop of 893,-
000,000 bushels will be the largest
ever grown. The spring crop is e
ttmate at 43,000,000 bushels. .
FORECAST FOR THK PERIOD
, ' OF JUNE 0 TO JUNE 14
Washington, June 1 7.- Pacific
Coast States: Generally fair with
normal temperatures. . '
aiETHODISTS ItAISE BIG SOI
Portland, Ore., June 9. Accord
ing to a telegram received here yes
terday the Methodist have gone well
beyond their goal of 1105,000,000 in
their great centenary drive. ;'
1019.
PLANES PASS OVER
CITYONVMYNORTH
Divide into Two Squadrons, Four
Passing: Over New Aviation Field
Here Stop on Retain
Medford, Ore., June 9. Tbe fly
ing circus of eight airplane from
Sacramento field, en route to the
Rose Festival at Portland, arrived
here at 10 o'clock today. They
landed and secured supplies of gas
and oil. i
Medford, Ore., June 9. Six of the
eight airplanes remained here until
noon, then continued) their flight
north. One, the DaHaviland, did
not stop fcere but continued north
from Ashland. " '
The planes gave a thrilling earbibi
lion In this city, looping twisting
and turning.
Eugene, Ore., June 9. The mam
moth DeHaviland airplane, on route
from Sacramento to Portland, passed
over, Eugene at 12:20 o'clock today.
It is understood that at Medford
the eight airplane divided into two
squadrons for the trip north. Four
of them arrived -at Grants Pass at
12:85 today and passed over the
newly-prepared aviation field, but
did not atop. The schedule states
that the planes will leave Portland
next Saturday and on the return
trip some of them will stop in this
dty, according to word received here
from (Mather Field. '
' The four planes passed over this
city at an elevation of about a mile,
occasionally passing through a small
clond. The buzzing of the ' motors
could be plainly heard.
ASHLAND DEFEATED
Grant Pass honors were never in
doubt at the ball game in Ashland
yesterday, though the big" score by
the Grants 'Pass boys was made pos
sible by the lack of team' work' on
the psrt of Ashland. Their players
were individually, all good players,
the third inning being the proof
when Grants Pass scored 8 runs with
only one clean hit. It will take a lot
of batting practice, though, if they
wish to face Pitcher Frye who struck
out 10, allowed but S hits and walk
ed only 2 men.
Ashland only got eight men to the
first corner and their only nm was
a homer made by Plymate.'
The Grants iPass boys were well
treated and there was a good and ap
preciative turn out. A return game
Is planned for the near future, when
the people of Grant Pass will have
a chance to see what a really good
road team they have. The badly
balanced score is, however, no indi
cation of what the next game will
be, for the lAshtand boys made sun
dry and dire threats as to what they
Intended to do. -
The final score stood. Grants Pass
13. Ashland 1. Grants Pass made
10 hits and Ashland five.
The Gfents Pass line-up was as j
follows: Eddlngs, ',, catcher; 'Frye1
pitcher; Bears, first1 base; Tingley.
second base: Gale Smith, third base;
Hoffman, shortstop; Kiggs. left
field: iBlevtna, center field; Pernoll,
right field. ; '
FiUpatrick (ran for Oloffman. ,In
the seventh inning Gale Smith ran
for Pernoll, who injured his knee in
that inning. , Fitzpatriok subbed for
Pernoll in the eighth and ninth.
MA XV ENLISTING FOB .
OVERSEAS 8EBVTCE
, Washington, June 9. Fifty thou
sand recruits for the annyof oocu
patlon (have been obtained. General
March, chief of staff, announced to
day, that incomplete reports showed
48,023 men enrolled. Three-year
enlistment continue to predominate
over the one-year.- i
WHOLE JfVMBER S6.
AUSTRIA SAYS
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VIENNA CROWDS GATHEIt AND
DENOUNCE CONDITIONS IM
POSED BT BIG FOUR
STARVATION IS PRED1CTE0
Declare the Treaty a "Peace of Hate
and Say Tyrol Would Never
, Submit f
' Vienna, June 9. The peace term
presented to 'Austria are impossible
and mean the death of the country
by starvation. President Seitz declar
ed In bis address opening the extra
ordinary session of the national as
sembly yesterday.
After declaring that the treaty
was a peace of hate, Bauer released
personal rial of wrath against the
Czechs, who, he said, had taken all
of Austria's sugar. The loss of Ger
man Bohemia to 'Austria, he added,
meant not merely subjection of over
3,500,000 German to foreign rule,
but the loes of the most valuable
parts of German-Austria, industrially
and' culturally. '
Pr. Bauer declared the Tyrol'
would never submit to the peace '
terms and that it, as wen aa the Ger-,
mans of 'Bohemia, had the sympathy
of all German.
He said there was no danger of
an Irredenta movement in German '
south Tyrol, remarking that the Ger
man people might hope gradually to
win the' friendship of Italy, but that
it would be a misfortune to both If
the annexation of German south Ty
rol prevented this.
Regarding western Hungary' and
the frontiers of Carlnthia and Styrla,
the foreign minister added, the Aus
trian peace delegation would propoae
plebtecities under neutral control.
Austria, he declared, also' must
have direct communication with
Italy for commercial reason.
Copenhagen, June " 9. Great
crowds gathered in the streets of .
Vienna yesterday and outside the
quarters of the entente mission.
Shouts of protest were raised after
a big demonstration at which th
peace term were denounced, accord
ing to a dispatch received here.
Union with Germany was demanded
and a resolution adopted calling on.
the Austrian delegates to refuse to
sign the peace treaty in its present
form.
RAILROADS CUT D01
Washington, June 9. The house
appropriations committee made a '
reduction of $450,000,000 in the 31.
200,000 revolving fund asked by the
railroad administration for the re
mainder of the calendar year. , ,
TURNS
SOLDIER'S HAIR 1ITE
Cheyenne. Wyo June 9. Ser
geant J. Wv Roberts, formerly ; of
Dee Moines, has white hair today,
though he (s not out of his twenties.
Roberts recently was discharged
from the army at Fort Russell. In ;
1 8 months overseas, he "participated
In seven battles and was wounded In
each, receiving five rifle wounds in
the legs. On top of all this, he came
home only to find that his father,
mother, wife and two children had.
succumbed to the influenza during
the epidemic last winter. . Now he i
working for the 'Union Pacific rail
road company here as a crossing;
watchman. ,i j
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